Wessington Springs High School - Spartonian Yearbook (Wessington Springs, SD)

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Z.. .Li 1 - ' tulsa il THE STAFF Editor ...,,,,,,,....A.,....,,. Alan Sheppard Associate editor ,... Glenn Burchfield Managing editor ,..,..... ,Patricia Pinard Makeup editor ,,,,,7,,,7,,., Mary Swanson Business manager i,,,..,.e.,i, Clair Tiede Asst. business manager .. Dick Wade Special reporter ,,,,,,,,,,e., Zilpha Shoff Special columnist ...Herbert Wickre News columnist ,,,,,e,,ee,e Phyllis Wood Music reporter .,,e.,,.,,,,, Mary Swanson Features .. ,l..., ..,.,...., .,,,,ee,, . L ois Hawley Forensics .,.l.,.i.. ....., B everly Knight Class News ,..... .....ee, M yron Kleppin Grade News e,,.,,.,,,........,e..., Alta Rogers Book review ,,,,,..e,..... Mary Lou Anton Art editor .....,.e.,,,,,,,,.,,....,.,, Clair Tiede Assistant art editor ,,,,,,,.. .John Anton Sports reporter ..,..,...e., Don Thompson Assistant sports reporter ........ Rodney Flannery Ag. reporter e........,,..v. Kenneth Kieser Reporter ,,,e,,,e............,,., Arlene Kraft Typist ...,,,.,,.,,.,,...,...,..... Ada Faulhaber Advisor ,......e,,,.,.,,e, Miss Lorna Meyer AS INITIATION NEARS ' As it has been a custom in our school, the freshmen will receive their annual entertainment this year, but, to change tradition, the whole school will make it a festivity. Probably the poor freshmen willl not suffer to a large degree, but with combined forces of the upper class- men, we promise you freshmen that it won't be a snap. Although time will tell, We hope the sophomores do not get too clev- er, since, after all, We were all freshmen once. So let's everybody attend and watch the freshmen with their clever antics. G.S.B. I - l l I News In A Nutshell I I u l By Phyllis Wood When General MacArthur, allied supreme commander, stated that he could eventually occupy Japan with 200,000 soldiers, things started hap- peningL Various senators in Wash- ington immediately criticized Mac- Arthur for making such a statement. Some think it might be possible that jealousy is the cause of the criticism. It could be they are seeking the hon- or and glory that usually accom- panies the occupation of a defeated country. Those opposed to MacAr- thur feel he has an eye on the '48 election, although he has publicly claimed he has no interest. 1 ll l I I GRADE NEWS I I I I First Grade: Mrs. Hulda Burg and Mrs. Ann Hasz visited first grade Tuesday. Robert Short Jr., was absent Fri- day. Patsy Burg was absent one afternoon. Second Grade: Donnie Wenzel had the misfortune of falling off the slide and breaking his arm. The following members of the class had perfect spelling papers: Irma Lawver, Dorothy Costello, Dixie Hanson, Jerry VanB'uren, Benita Hume, Joyce Wheeler, Alice Fildes, Donnie Ocean, Bonnie Carr and Gary Bell. A Third Grade: ' I Miss Marilyn Schneider was ab- Isent Monday due to illness. Mrs. QHelmuth Neuharth is substituting ' for the present. Fourth Grade: Art class worked on paper cutting of daisies this week. Mrs. Anita Askeland and Luther visited Tuesday afternoon. Health and spelling charts are I being started. Fifth 8: Sixth Grades: The fifth and sixth Y.C.L. of- ficers are as follows: President, Ava Lee Theurerg Vice president, Charles Miller, Sec- retary, Norma Kludtg Corresponding Secretary, Shirley Gruber: Treasur- er, Jerry Cameron. The major project with fifth and sixth graders is interstate correspon- gdence. A minor project is the mak- 'ing of health Scrapbooks. Another controversy that arose last and labor. Last spring the C.I.O. News predicted industrial peace for the postwar period and look what they got. Labor troubles seemed to be brewing, but when Ithe explosion finally came, Wash- ington was not ready. Labor's de- mands were for shorter working hours and higher wages. It is de- manding a 30 per cent wage increase which would give us a good start towards an inflation unsurpassed in the U. S. Seventeen United States scientists who helped in the development of ,the atomic bomb met in Chicago 'last week. The majority of them I 'week was between management' I I l II Dorm News I I I l What were those oh's and ah's that were heard at the dormitory? Could they have been the result of the wonderful music collected from the freshman class? Or were they caused by those perfect blond waves?? Mr. Wing's eye-brows raised with a question showing determination as the time to do K.P. came with all the volunteers C?7crowded around the piano. The attention of all stu- dents centered around two freshman boys, who, with a piano and an ac- Icordian, were trying to create some- thing related to music. From the comments that followed one can arrive at no conclusion as ,to which was the better or as to whether the result was music. I Later in the day a new addition was made, consisting of a guitar and e voice OD. As we welcome the freshman class we welcome, too, these questioned musicians. L-1-as-Al I I I WITTY-WITS I By Wickre I I I I I hear that a certain Juliet from the sophomore class got a love let- ,ter with fourteen darlings in it from a certain boy in Miller. I hear the only reason Haddy is playing quarterback is because he thinks it's a refund. Wolting doesn't lgve room in the Plymouth for all his girls any more, I so now he uses the bus. Freshmen come and go, Initiation does the same, The receivers in their first year Don't think much of the game. CBoy, I heard Longfelow roll over in his grave.D 1-.1-Q-Q--- felt that the discovery was a real tragedy. They are extremely sorry that Hiroshimo and Jagasoki had to be destroyed to make the Japanese surrender. They also feel that the government should allow the free exchange of scientific information. 'Washington already has a commis- sion to control future atomic re- search. ' Q 6 fi ., 'I 75, A ' 'f 9-'5 rv'

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122 pa,-man PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRIN GS CITY SCHOOLS ' VOLUME SEVENTEEN THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1945 NUMBER TWO CLASS OFFICERS I I I FOOTBALL PRACTICE ELECTED FOR 1945 L Class-News J GETS UNDER WAY Thursday afternoon, Sept. 20, the respective classes elected their of- ficers for the coming year. Each president will be a representative of the Student Council. The officers were chosen as fol- lows: Freshmen: president, Dean Chris- tensen, vice president, Vernon Reis- land, secretary, Beverly Durnil. Sophomores: president, Keith , Sheffield, vice president, Rodney, Flannery, secretary, Lila Koenig. Q Juniors: president, Hermine I Wheeler, vice president, Beverlyl Breland, secretary, Don Thompson. l Seniors: president, Bernard Mad-A den, vice president, Richard Had-1 dorff, secretary, Patricia Magee. ' Sixty-Three Report i For G.A.A. Meeting The first G.A.A. meeting of this year was held Wednesday afternoon, Sc-pt. 19, with sixty-three girls re- porting. New officers were elected, and include Beverly Knight, presi- dent, Hermine Wheeler, vice presi- dent and Alta Rogers, secretary- treasurer. Ruby Knigge was chosen: to act as kittenball manager for' the first nine weeks. Extra points will be awarded to the girls who serve as officers. In the afternoon the group divided into two teams and la ed kitten P Y - ball and a committee consisting of. Hermine Wheeler, chairman ,Patricia Pinard, Beverly Hein, Phyllis Wood, Darlene Ochsner and Betty Krog were in charge of the food. p m I 5 The Bookshelf I , 1 By Mary Lou Anton p I I I ' Cluny Brown, in the book by Mar- i gery Sharp, had as much sense as most girls, but she was a willing, good-tempered, tall and homely girl. Cluny, being an orphan, struck a severe blow upon Mr. Porritt, a plumber, as it was his place to handle and care for her. Often peo- ple commented that Cluny did not know her place-Certainly it was not having tea at the Ritz, staying in bed all day Sunday or eating oranges to relax the nerves. Mr. Porritt decided her actions did not help his reputation as a plumber, so he shipped her to Friars Carmel in Devon, which is owned by Sir Henry Carmel. Events began to happen when Sir Henry's son And- American history class is making maps of the early Roman, Grecian, Egyptian and Phoenician empires. English II class is continuing the study of Silas Marnerf' In gram- mar the students are studying sen- tence building and the use of parti- cipial and prepositional phrases. English III class is working on conversation. Advanced agriculture class is studying farm machinery, the pre- sent unit is a study of plows. Freshman shop class is making wooden coat hangers in order to learn the use of various shop tools. Economic class is studying the electrical service in Wessington Springs. Members of the Spanish class are planning to write to students from South American countries. CONCERNING BYGOLLOGY UI think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a grasshopper, A louse, a flea, or mining bee Or the greasy goo on the food chop- per.' Due to the requirement of two sciences to graduate, most of the little sophomores and two brilliant seniors, are very busy studying by- gollogy. Because most of the students re- quested taking the easiest half the first semester, they are deep in the eart of mesothorax, coxa, trochanter femur and the trachae. By the way, the last year biolo- gists want to know if this year'si biologists have harvested the corn' crop which was planted last year. P We now know why some people remind us of grasshoppers-they have three simple eyes in front, two compound eyes on the sides, one ear 1 on each side. You know-those people who see all, hear all and, know nothing. ' -la-,Qi ,- rew visited his parents. Betty Cream, , a friend of Andrew's, did not tend, to help matters at Friars Carmel., Mi. Belenski, the famous Polish! writer, was invited by Andrew to stay for awhile. l Lady Carmel seemed more absorb- ed in her flowers and Sir Henry in writing letters than in the question' of the exact truth about Mr. Belen-i ski. Mr. Belenski, for a time, seem- ed content to live a quiet, secluded Football practice has gotten well under way, uniforms were issued Friday, Sept. 21. . The line-up includes: Richard Haddorff, quarterback, Fayne Fitz- gerald, fullback, Bob Winegarden, right halfback, Glen Burchfield, left halfback, Vernon Reisland, center, Alan Sheppard, left guard, Lester Rousch, right guard, Junior Schryer, left tackle, Richard Brad- ley, right tackle, Robert Bult, right end, Bob Wolting, left end. The schedule up-to-date includes: Oct. 5, at Miller Nov. 9, here with Miller Oct. 19, at Plankinton Coach Hall is arranging a game for homecoming. Faculty Committees Announced For 1945-1946 Faculty committees for 1945-46 have been announced. The school ex- hibit committee, which plans for all school and state fair exhibits, is made up of Mr. Gadda, chairman of the state Fair exhibit, Miss Knutson, Mr. Memmer, Mrs. Eagle, chairman of the local exhibit, all grade teach- ers. The high school social committee has control of all high school af- fairs and is composed of Miss Knut- son, chairman, Mrs. Greener and Miss Meyer. . I Salvage and contribution drives such as U.S.O. and Junior Red Cross, are in charge of a committee com- posed of Mrs. Greener, chairman, Mrs. Warta and Miss Bietz. The assembly committee plans as- sembly programs and is made up of Mr. Memmer, chairman, Mr. Gadda, Mrs. Moxon and Mrs. Hoerner. The general executive committee, which makes out a general school calendar, is Mr. Holland, chairman, Mr. Memmer, Mr. Gadda and Mr. Hall. All high school English teachers are on the declamation committee. They are Mrs. Warta, chairman, Mrs. Moxon and Mrs. Hoerner. 1.-4.0- ..,. life, but then things happened. Cluny seemed to confuse everyone by her amazing acquaintances, the village chemist went to London, and Betty Cream and Andrew planned to be married. The plot is suddenly and myster- iously solved by Cluny and Adam Belenski. Many more startling and curious events confront the readers of Cluny Brown.

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EE paffonian I PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS VOLUME SEVENTEEN THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1945 A NUMBERYTHREE SPARTANS PREPARE FOR FIRST GAME With complete confidence the Spartans are making final prepara- tions for their first football game of the season, which will be Friday, Oct. 6, with Miller. The game starts at 2:30 P. M. on the Miller field. A Coach Hall announces the starting lineup for the game as follows: Vernon Riesland, center, Palmer and Sheppard, guards: Burchfield and Schryer, tackles, Wolting and Brad- ley, ends, Haddorff, quarterback: Roush and Winegarden, halfbacksg and Fitzgerald, fullback. No game has been scheduled for Homecoming as yet. la.-Q-L. School Library Staff Chosen For 1945-46 Senior members of the library staff chose Lorraine Pfeifer as librarian. The assistant librarians who were chosen, and the time they serve are as follows: 8:30- 9:00 Helen Raabe and Ra- mona Koenig. 9:00- 9:45 Lois Hawley and Pa- tricia Magee. 9:45-10:30 Margaret Waybright and Betty Wickre. 10:30-11:15 Darlene Ochsner and Irene Weber. 11:15-12:00 Phyllis Wood. 1200- 2:15 Beverly Knight and Beverly Breland. 2:15- 3:15 Ada Faulhaber and Er- ma Kludt. 3:15- 4:00 Rosellen Lindstedt and Genevieve Hendricks. 4:00- 4:30 Mary Swanson and Iola Kludt. l-5-o-cl FIRST F. F. A. MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 25 The first F.F.A. meeting of the new school year was held Sept. 25 in the Ag. room with vice-president Bernard Madden presiding. The meeting opened with the usual ceremony. The treasurer gave a treasurer's report, which showed 842.85 to the good. Bernard went over the program of work. Mr. Gad- da presented last year's awards. Ira Cashman was elected to represent F.FA. on 'Student Council. George Krog and Bernard Madden were elected captains of seed corn selling teams. The motion was made and seconded that the students have an F.F.A.-Home Ec. party. The of- meeting in Madison, Oct. 17, at 8:15 I l I l r i 1 l i i l ficers decided to attend an officer'sI The meeting was adjourned. INITIATION HIGHLIGHTS Once again the most eventful day of the freshman year, that of initia- tion, has come and gone. The ini- tiation ceremonies took place in the, high school auditorium Tuesday ev- ening at 7:00 with Alta Rogers as 'H. s. SERVICE FLAG I BROUGHT UP-To-DATE 4 The service flag of Wessington Springs high school has been brought ,up-to-date. The number of stars :now totals 201, which includes eight mistress of ceremonies. The fresh- l gold stars, four of which were ad- nian boys were attired in girls clothes. Most of them were wearing skirts and sweaters, girls shoes and anklets and plenty of make-up. The girls wore cotton dresses and boy's shoes, stockings and garters. Their hair was pinned down and covered lded this summer-they are Wallace 'C'hurchill, class of '37, Philip Romig, ' class of '37, Ivan Kieser, class of '39, and Howard Kopke, class of '41, 1 The bluestars that have been ad- ' ded are: lciass of '45, with black hairnets. No make-upl Don Will was allowed. As they were brought! Art Webb into the high school in pairs, theyl Hollis Grieve . were given an appetizing bite of: Duane MCMIIIIOH onion. A funeral march was playedl Don Lamb while they marched into the auditor- l Rollin Boe ium. lClass of '44: The freshmen were called on the: Glen Waters stage in groups and performed var-i Everett Reindl ious stunts. The stunt that inter- ested the male students most was the one by four Hula Hula girls-these were portrayed by Jack Anton, Lee Schnable, Marvin Rainy and Edgar Hemmelman. Darrell Knight and. Genevieve Arnott helped out the jan- itor by scrubbing the steps. Beverly l Baby Durnil was pushed aroundi the stage in a baby carriage by Ger-i ald Fuerst and Maynard Lindstedt! Myron Winter gave his version of' an old-fashioned proposal to the girl CCont. Page 2, Col. 2.3 n v l l I .News In A Nutshell i By Phyllis Wood l l l Wartime wages-peace time hours. Now that the laborers are no longer, bound to their no-strike promise,I they seem to be making up for lost- time. Instead of making trade ne-l gotiations with foreign countries,. we are spending all our time withi internal problems: this is hindering, the establishment of a world organi-I zation. I Very little had been said about the political situation in Greece until Archbishop Damos Kinos, Regent of Greece, made a visit to London last' week. The Greeks believe he still holds his Regency and controls the government, which, by the way, is' supported by the British in Greece. As winter grows closer, Greece isl still a hungry nation-whose job will it be to feed it? . The uprisings in China are steadily growing worse. The Chinese fear an on-coming winter, their situation is comparable to that of the Greeks: many lives will be needlessly lost unless something is done soon. ' Class of '43: Garfield Kraft 'Class of '42, Loren Thompson If corrections or additions are available please notify Mrs. Lester Greener. Phys. Ed. Girls Elect Managers Of Sports In the physical education class Monday unorganized sports mana- gers were elected as follows: Bicy- cling, Betty Conklin: skating, Bever- ly Brelandg hiking, Anna Mae Bult: skiiing, horseback and bowling, De- lores Voigt. 1 Points will not be given for more than two hours of activity, and a weekly report of time spent in un- oiganized activities must be made to the G.A.A. advisor or head of that activity. Three points will be given for each hourls participation in any of the unorganized sports if another G.A.A. girl accompanies. t Soft ball teams have been organiz- ed with the juniors and freshmen opposing and the seniors and sopho- mores opposing. Chosen as captains were-Juniors and freshmen, Phyl- lis Wood and Beverly Hansen, sen- iors and sophomores, Ruth Hodgson and Pat Pinard. MUSIC-ENGLISH TEACHER TO ARRIVE HERE SOON Miss Bernice Lutz has informed Supt. Holland that she will be able to come soon. She has been delayed because of the illness of her mother. Miss Lutz will replace Mrs. Ver- non Moxon, who is teaching English and music at present. She is from Faith, South Dakota.