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

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.Smudgely, the school principal, PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS SEVENTEEN SPARTANS BEGIN B. B. PRACTICE Basketball practice for the 1945 season has gotten well under way with nearly three weeks of practice already. Among the twenty who have reported for practice are six lettermeng Fayne Fitzgerald, Bob Winegarden, Richard Bradley, Lest- er Rousch, Dick Wade and Bob Wolt- lllg. Coach Hall announced that fifteen games and two tournaments will make up the Spartans season and games have been secured with the Wessington Springs college. The list of those who have report- ed for practice are as follows: Fayne, Fitzgerald, Lester Rousch, Richard Bradley, Lester Weber, Bob Wine- garden, Dick Wade, Bob Wolting, Junior Schryer, Roy Palmer, Don Hemmelman, Don Thompson, My- ron Kleppin, Francis Nelson, Floyd Thompson, Gilbert Magee, Myron Mebius, Rodney Flannery, Lee Sch- nabel, Myron Winter. The Spartans Schedule is as fol- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945 NUMBER ELEVEN I I I rl 45-46 FACULTY I l I ' I I l 1 l I V I i l 1 l l l l 1 l 1 1 I l ' cnnstantly heckling Paul by blaming CAST CHOSEN FOR JUNIOR CLASS PLAY The Junior class play, entitled Almost Summerfl by Christopher Spergel, is to be presented Decem- 'ber 19. The play is under the di- rection of Mrs. A. L. Hoerner. Almost Summer is the story of the Jones family-their trials and tribulations. It takes places a few idays before school is out, and Paul, played by Clair Tiede, is worrying about his grades, his girl and his rival. Jane, enacted by Beverly ,Knight, is Paul's heorine. Jane is lthe most beautiful girl in the world in Paul's eyes. Then there is Mary, played by ,Phyllis Wood, Paul's sister who is l very much in love with Jack, played by Francis Nelson. Junior, the Wo- man hater, enacted by Dick Wade, is l l trings on him, especially when Mr. iplayed by Don Hemmelman, is a- l round. l Junior's social standing is nearly :ruined when a mysterious girl nam- 'cd Lilah, portrayed by Virgina Sch- Siflgtfifl Springs high School, MT- C- iwabauer appears. Mr. and Mrs. Jones lows: Dec. 7-Artesian .....,.,..,. .,.,,,, , where! supt' C' T' Holland Dee. 11-Forestburg .a...., . ......,,, here Beginning his second year in Wes- Dec. 14-Woonsocket ,,,,,,,,--,,,, therel DSC- 18-W. S. College .......,, ,..,,., h erelT. Holland again performs the du- Jen. 4-Artesian ..,aa,a.a..a. . ,. there ties of Superintendent. Mr. Holland Jan. 8-Plankinton ..... .. ........ therelgraduated from springfieia High Jen- 11-Alpena .. ....a...,a. . ...., ,...,,.,, h erelSchool. He earned his B.S. degree JZID. 51-Woonsocket .,,. . ....,,.,,.,,,,, herein Southern State Normal in 1931 Jan. 18-19-Conference Tournament and received his M.A. in the Uni- ? versity of South Dakota in 1942. Jan. 25-Forestburg .... ,,,,,., , ,Htherel His previous experiences are as Jan. 29-Lane ,..., . ....., ,...,,,., h ere ifollows: Two years in rural schools, Feb. 1-Letcher ,,.... ,,,,,,,,, h ere coach and principal of Bonilla high Feb. 5-Alpena .... . ....,,. ,,,,,, t herelschool in 1931-136, supt. of Fulton Feb. 8-Letcher .. ....,...,. .. A,.,,,. therelhigh school 1936-'43, and from 1943 Feb. 12-W. S. College ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,, here to the time he started at Wessington Feb. 15-Lane ..............,.,..,.,.,,,,,.,,, there Springs he acted as supt. of Artesian 1 -TQMOT high school. 'l Wo Assembly Programs 1 -, Y '- e Given In H.S. Auditorium The movie, High School, starr- ing Jane Withers, was shown at the high school Wednesday afternoon, November 21, as a Thanksgiving treat. Pupils from the grade school also attended. School was dismissed at 3:15. Monday afternoon, November 26, the students who won in the local, declamatory contest gave their read- ings in the assembly before the student body. Margaret Waybright read the oration There Will Always 130 B231-1tV.,' by Ruth Harriet Kach. Hermine Wheeler, who will enter in he poetry division, read John Green- 5 leaf Whittier's Maud 'Mullerfl Helen Raabe gave the dramatic read- ing Sweet as the Breath of Jesus, by Clair Laidlaw, and Beverly Han- sen read W. Henry Galbreth's hu- morous reading, The Flea Gang's First Cigars. First Grade: Robert Osborn missed three days last Week. The class finished vege- table booklets. They have learned Thanksgiving songs. ' Second Grade: Community helpers are being studied in class. Pictures have been made of milkmen, policemen, fire- men and postmen. The class is' learning to tell time. Third Grade: Christmas songs are being prac- ticed in class. Constance Atkins from St. Paul, was a visitor Wednes- day. are very effectively played by Don Thompson and Beverly Breland. Of course, every family must have a maid, as do the Jones'. Anna, play- ed by Hermine Weeler, is their maid. l As the whole, the play is interest- ing and entertaining. l I .1 W.S. Club Initiation l Held Tuesday Night 1 It seems rather funny these days to see some of the future letter men of the W.S. club go tip-toeing down the hall very quietly. But it all ends when a letter man steps up and says, Sing me a song and make it good. There will probably be a weak reply of some little diddy, but it always finishes up with a good dose of castor oil. ' All in all, this is just a sample of what happens at W.S. club initiation and if you stick around long enough you will see Sheppard coming drag- ing in looking like he had been drag- ged through a knot hole the wrong way. 1 But at five o'clock the fire works begin. You will see Tiede come strolling in as happy as can be. Just as he turns the corner Wade steps out with a paddle and WHACK! Tiede walks no more. A

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I THANKSGIVING This year we have a great deal to, be thankful for. The end of a great and disastrous war has come. It has left the people of war torn Europe feeling bitter toward one anotherI and toward us, the conquerors. Yet in a way it means better conditionsI are coming. The tradition of Thanksgiving started long ago. The Pilgrim gave thanks for the meager subsistence they received and surely we have more to give thanks for than they did. So, this Thanksgiving Day, we should all give thanks for everything. large or small. A.L.S. EVOLUTION--MONK OBJECTS Perhaps you've heard the old say-I ing 'Man descended from monkey or His ancestors swung by their tails. Well. I have proof that the monkey definitelly doesn't like it stated that man descended from him. I Three monkeys sat in a coconut! tree, Q I Discussing things as they're said: to be, I Said one to the others, Now, listen you two, I There's a certain rumor that can't be true, That man descended from our noble' race, The very idea is a disgrace. No monkey ever deserted his wife, Starved lhfer babies and ruined heri 1 e. . And you never know a mother monk To leave her babies with others to bunk, And pass them on from one to an- other 'Till they scarcely knew who was their mother. And another thing you'l1 never see A monk build a fence around a co- coanut tree, And let the cocoanuts go to waste Forbidding all other monks to taste li I put a fence around a tree, Starvation will force you to steal from me. I Here-'s another thing a monk won'tI do I Go out at night and get on a stew, I Or use a club or knife to take some other monkey's life. I Yes, man descended, the ornery cuss But, brother, he didn't descend from us!! See what I mean? Never again will I go so far as to insult the poor I 1 monkey! p I I I The Bookshelf I I By Mary Lou Anton I I I I I I The Peacock Sheds His Tail, by Alice Tisdale Hobart, is a colorful romance of modern Mexico. Concha Navarro's life really be- gins the day her brother brings the tall, handsome senor Buchanan to their home. Grandmother Navarro becomes furious when the North American, a man with democratic GRADE NEWS First Grade: The class have finished their first writing books. Everyone joined the Red Cross. The children are making a vege- table book this week for science, art and writing. Second Grade: In language class a poem was writ- ten on Thanksgiving. THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving day comes once a year. lf we don't have a turkey-oh dear! Pie and cakes so snowy white, And cranberry sauce so red 85 bright On thanksgiving day we are all so gay Hey! Hey! Hey! What a day! Tommy Haddorff visted the room on Monday. Donnie Wenzel has broken his arm again. The class wrote letters to him. Third Grade: The class donated 32.50 to the American Red Cross. Animal charts were made in the science class. Fourth Grade: Constance Askeland celebarted her ninth birthday, treating the class to cake. The Junior Red Cross contribution from the grade school was 88.18. The class finished the nine weeks health chart. Constance Askeland and Margaret Anton did all the health chores each day of the nine weeks. Fifth 8: Sixth Grades: During Book Week the class work- ed on several projects-posters, jack- ets for books and book reviews. l n l I WITTY-WITS I By Wickre I I Boy, this flu epidemic surely is a good excuse to skip school. I am even writing this at home, since I'm a victim of the epidemic. Mrs. Greener- You misspelled divingg there should be two Ts' in it. Margaret Waybright- But Mrs. Greener, there's only one I on this typewriter. Mrs. Hoerner-- How many in this class object to war?' Rod Flannery- I do. Mrs. H.- Good, now tell us why. Rod-Because wars make history, and I hate historyf' Mr. Memmer- Heat makes things expand. Vernon Riesland- Then why are the winters in the Artic six months long? ideas, crossed their threshold. The Navarros look upon religions as a worldly power intending to mobilize democracy. James Buchanan, the young Amer- ican diplomat, smashes the old tra- THE STAFF IEditor .......................... -Alan Sheppard Associate editor .... Glenn Burchfield Managing editor--. ........ Patricia Pinard IMake-up editor ......r.. Mary Swanson Business manager .............. Clair Tiede Asst. business manager.-...Dick Wade Special reporter ........... ...Zilpha Shoff I Special ' columnistr... Herbert Wickre News columnist ............ Phyllis Wood Features .............. .. ....... ....... L ois Hawley IForensics ............. ...... B everly Knight Class news ....... ......... M yron Kleppin Grade news .... ................... . Alta Rogers Book review .............. Mary Lou Anton Art editor .......... ................. C lair Tiede Assistant art editor..., .... John Anton Sports reporter ........... Don Thompson Assistant sports reporter ........ ........--..........---.--..Rodney Flannery Ag. reporter... ........... .Kenneth Kieser Reporter .......... ........ . Arlene Kraft Typist ....... .......... A da Faulhaber Advisor ..... ...... M iss Lorna Meyer I OUR MIGHTY SENIORS I I By Zilpha Shoff I an an :. u 1- .- Betty Wickre First in foods cat-eyed Betty Wick- re names fried chicken and cherry pieg in colors she likes blue. Her pet peeve Was a bit too strong to print but if anyone is interested just ask Lizzie, alias Bedpost, alias Submarine, alias Betty Wickre. Her ideal man is--well- any man will do. - Her subjects are economics, chem- istry, English and typing, with ec- onomics as the one she hates the best. Bettyls ambition is to take it easy after twelve long years of school. Fayne Fitzgerald If you want to tempt blue-eyed Fayne Fitzgerald, try a nice big juicy steak with shoestring potatoes on the side. Chief's pet peeve is that R lang- uage which many of the girls have taken up. When asked what his ideal girl would be, he just replied, Oh, boy! Chemistry, English, government Iand bookkeeping take up most of his school time. He likes mathe- matics best but of the above subjects English is his favorite. After graduation, Fayne plans to join the Marines. dition of the Navarros. He repre- Isents everything they oppose, yet Ithe gentle Concha falls madly in love with him. How she gains her I parents consent to marry the Ameri- 'can intruder is a thrilling story in itself. I In this novel, Hobart has woven a Ithrilling and romantic story of a marriage into the conflicts of a land tailing toward democracy. The pea- cock, the bird of Mexican revolution- ists, is symbolized as greed and lux- ury. A turbulent story of Mexico is illustrated, plus a great and moving love story.

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Music in W.S.H.S. this year has! V A., I we - MTW. s N.. . . MUSIC - l DITTIE ' 1 OUR MIGHTY SENIORS I I DQR11,H1e,ne Kraft S 1 By ziipha shoff 1 Y 22 ' if 1: Last week the dormitory was a been sorely neglected. This is due to the fact that, as yet, no teacher can be secured for the position. school spirit would be greatly lifted by the presence of a band glee club at our school activities public performances. If a teacher can be secured, students, in appreciation of this fact, should do everything in their power to bring out the high school music talent and present it to the public as a token of having made possible the music department. So, in remembering we may have a teacher soon, let us make up our minds to work toward that goal which will bring praise, instead of needless criticism. PLP .--4,-4-4:-t The up- and and the THE FLU EPIDEMIC It proved to be a blue Monday this week for-the members of the faculty, especially Mr. Memmer as the line of students desiring make- up slips grew longer and longer be- fore school called that morning. No, they haven't been skipping school, they've simply been taking part in the flu epidemic. Taking roll call last week was definitely a head-ache to the teach- ers, as each day the number of ab- sentees grew steadily worse. Monday there were fifty-four absent, Tuesday an increased rate of ten was obvious and by Wednesday a total of seventy were gone. Fate must have stepped in then for Thanksgiving vacation began, thus giving the students a chance to recuperate. And now school duties have been resumed a- gain. for nearly every one has fully recovered. EI I I , WITTY-Wrrs l I By Wickre I K3 l Well, basketball is progressing wonderfully. I think from the looks of things that we will come out on top this year. I wish that this flu Cor is it flew?J epidemic would soon get over with. It get so darn lonely in those classes. Chief- The way she resists me at night, I didn't think she could catch the flu. Bradley- Yep, I agree with her. Chief- Who? Bradley-K'Whoever she is that thinks you're a germ? I can't go to a show anymore with- out seeing Pinky Schryer and Virginia. There's one romance I think will last. Don't Fence Me inn should be the theme song for Mr. Memmerg I notice that he has been mighty popu- lar lately in filling out makeup slips for the absentees. Well, I guess I must say so long, goodbye, adios, au revoir and stuff like that there 'till next week. i 1 I 1 1 4 n I l l l x 1 l 1 l Alan Sheppard The same as Chief's, only more son is Alan Sheppard's pet peeve, which is the RRRRRR language. Al, as many of his friends call him, takes English IV, economics, typing I, and chemistry. He is edi- tor of the Spartonian and is an active member in athletics. Favorite hobby of Alan-Ahhhh, Women, favorite pastime of Alan- Ahhhh Women. When asked his ideal women he said, HI don't know, I haven't met her yet? Dottie Lamour is the woman in Al's life and Eddie Bracken don't do so worsel' on the screen. Jack Armstrong and Dagwood run neck and neck to being A 1 with radio but the Lone Ranger isn't bad, some- tfmes. Alan plans to join the navy when school is out, if it is still open for enlistment. Mary Lou Anton Ummmm, onions and crackers. that's for me, says Mary Lou An- ton, but not so with ice cream or cake. As a pasttime Mary Lou saves school scraps for her scrapbook but also enjoys sewing. White Christ- mas will sooth her nerves any dayf' Sky blue and any show with Gene Kelly is tops with this senior. Chem- istry, economics, English IV and l typing take up most of Mary Lou's' time, but also has staff and phys. ed. with basketball as her favorite sport. Miss Anton's ideal man has to be tall, dark and possess a good per- sonality. ,I Her future plans are indefinite, but she has college in mind. Class News Advanced Algebra class is study- ing factoring. Bookkeeping class is studying the 'iPurchase Journal. l i General science class have beeni taking observation of the stars and moon as part of their work in the study of astronomy. American government class is studying the U. S. system of federal courts. Home Ec. I class are making me- dium breakfasts. English II are finishing the study of current magazines. Oral reports will be made on current topics or stories, and authors of the same. The spelling of hyphenated words and the use of words are being studied also. American history class is study- ing the close of the Revolutionary War and the results of the same. World history class is studying European nations during the Me- dieval period of history. The Spanish class is practicing Spanish Christmas carols. Biology classes are studying the structure and function of stems. P 1 V lonely place. Many of its inmates had the flu, and the dining room looked very empty. Mr. Wing went around' asking for volunteers to do the work of those Who were absent. The dormitory had one visitor dur- ing the week, as Mrs. Kearton's dau- ghter, Josephine, had a short vaca- tion. This Week nearly everyone is well and back to school. Mr. Gadda has been ill with the ilu this week. v I I I News In A Nutshell i By Phyllis Wood I I I Truman, Attlee and King George have decided to leave the next move to Russia. In their meeting at the White House last week they decided that Russia would have to guarantee that it would work with and trust the U.N.O. in exchange for atomic information. With Eisenhower as the new chief of staff and Nimitz as the new naval operations chief, proposal for a mer- ger are still being made. The situ- ation remains about the same, as Eisenhower favors the merger and Nimitz opposes it. Sumner Wells backed Cordell Hull's statement that he and Roose- velt did as much as they could to de- lay a conflict with Japan. Wells has been rather inactive diplomat- ically since he left the state depart- ment but it looks as if he will have quite a little to say during the hear- ing on Pearl Harbor. Miss Knutson-Qvzisialled home Monday evening, November 26, due to the illness of her father. is-.-Q- I I I Q The Bookshelf ! I By Mary Lou Anton - E I An absorbing and lively story al- though historical, is Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray. Adam proves to be a real boy inside his gay striped jacket-like coat. The road becomes a home to this minstrel who begins travelling at eleven, after his beloved dog, Nick, is stole and his father disappears. He begins a thorough search of fair and market towns for his beloved companions. Every sort of person from the rich merchant to the lowly thief is en- countered on the road, and some- where in the crowd tall Roger, and Nick, a small red spaniel, are found. All kinds of people and all parts of England are brought together' in this thirteenth century story. Journalism class is studying the writing of editorials.