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

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--1------.------'Y-.. ---a--- ---M -fv-:un-- Y Quan! ' RESPECT OUR BOOKS Many of the students are having trouble locating books that seem to have been lost, strayed or stolen. Many of us are very careless: when we see a book or a piece of paper we just give it a kick and forget about it. The way these books start flying around are: One student who seems books to be in a hurry just piles his on his desk and goes innocently on his way. The next fellow, likewise in a hurry, hits the desk and plop!! The books are neatly sprawled on the floor. So just a little precaution from each fellow will help the situation. A. L. S. BAND PRACTICE BEGINS Oh, my goodness, you should have seen the band members Wednesday morning! What amoronish looking and acting bunch. They started the morning out by gallantly crawling out of bed and assembling in the band room be- tween 8:00 and 8:30, picking up their instruments and politely dusting orf the summer gatherings. Bob Winegarden, not fortunate enough to have valve oil, found out that spit worked just as well and was certainly much cheaper. Pat Bradley invited Bob to have a tug- o-war so as to pull a pipe loose, but no ducks . Don Thompson had to turn his tuba upside down to see if anyone had lost belongings in the top as it sounded as bad as Glee club tryouts. I I I I I An argument was also held be-I tween Alan Sheppard and Dick W de to see whose drumsticks were' a the best, they tested the drumsticks by throwing the sticks on the floor and seeing whose bounced the high- est. In the meantime, the clarinet play- ers sat there licking the cracked reeds, as if they were all day suck- ers, and the trombones frantically worked their slides to find no oil available. A in all we hope Cyou notice hopel to have a successful year. -i...,., 1- Sponsor School Party Held Wednesday A school party was held at the high school on Wednesday evening, December 12, at 7:30 otclock. The Juniors were in charge of the party. Dick Wade and Lois Hawley were in charge of entertainment. Those who served were as follows: Beverly Breland and Harold Hotch- kiss from 8:30 to 9100: Beverly But all I said we band this J uniors I I I I I I I I I I I I I Knight and Robert Wolting fromI 9:00 to 9:30, Hermine Wheeler and Clair Tiede from 9:30 to l0:00g and Virginia Schwabauer and Junior Schryer from 10:00 to 10:30. I All Juniors were on the clean upI I committee. E n l , I WITTY-Wirs I I I By Wickre I E I I Greeting, Gates!-Well, I guess the sophomores are really going to rack and ruin, in the class meeting the other day, Ruth Ann Hodgson addressed Keith Sheffield as madam president. Flash! Margaret Waybright ' breaks a leg Con chemistry stoolb. I Donald Sickler makes news again, this time he co-stars with Paul, Patton. Their topic: Florence Candl I don't mean Florence, Italyb. Two or three or four little girlsI don't have to worry about walking home in the cold after junior playI practice, do they? Ccontributed by Clair Tiedeb. ' I Don't be surprised if in the jun-I ior play you hear Phyllis Wood sayf Did Paul abscound the familyI bankroll? every time she comes onI the stage. Boy, she should know that line pretty soon. I hear Archie Roush was elected as candidate for President of the United States at the National con- vention performed by the American. government class. Congratulations, Archie!! I GRADE NEWS First Grade: Iva Bawers returned after hav- ing been ill several weeks. Lola Jane Hasz missed school last week. The first grade are busy making' Christmas decorations. Most of the group are reading their second pre-primer Tom and Dan. I Second Grade: I Dorothy Costello, Elizabeth Cut- ler, Dennis Christensen, Alice Fil- des, Vivian Palmer, Gary Bell, Don- ald-Wenzel. Bonnie Carr, Joyce Wheeler, Jerry VanBuren, Irma Lawver and Benita Hume all had perfect papers in spelling. I Third Grade: I Josephine Atkins, Patricia Carr,' Dorothy Christensen and Marlene Brown were on the honor roll forI the six weeks. I Patricia Carr and Dorothy Chris-' tensen won the twelve week spelling I contest. I Fourth Grade: I Christmas cards are being madeI in art. I The honor roll from the fourth grade isnlt ready because of so much illness the past weeks. I Elaine Hoerth had perfect attend-I ance for the past six weeks. I 1L9....,- SCHOOL CALENDAR I I December 13-F.F.A. meeting. December 14-Basketball game- Woonsocket there. , December 17-Dormitory party. I December 18-Basketball game-col- lege here. December 19-Junior play. DORM DITTIES By Arlene Kraft At the dormitory everyone is pre- paring for Christmas, the boys have decorated the dining room and the Christmas tree. The girls have re- decorated the flower pots. The students drew names for Christmas gifts, which are to be exchanged at the Christmas party on Monday, December 17. oun MIG:-1'iiY SENIOBS 'I I By zilpha Shioff I -. ZZ it Elaine Bender Elaine Bender, of medium height, brown hair and brown eyes is an- other senior of WSHS. In her spare time she enjoys playing the piano while the rest of the time is taken up with American government, typ- ing II, bookkeeping and English IV. Red is very appealing to this senior in any shade as is any kind of food made of chocolate. The movie, Meet Me in St. Louis,,, was really sumpthin' altho there are many others which run close to it in this girl's estimation. Bicycling is Elaine's favorite sport and her favorite personality must have a good sense of humor and be polite. She is undecided as yet what she will do after high school but sup- poses she will work. John Swenson Agricultural minded John Swen- sen, states that farming is his hob- by so is it any wonder that Ag. hap- pens to be his favorite subject out of journalism, English IV, economics and agriculture. To John, apple pie shines, but no hint of spinach or carrots. Not giving all his time to farming he finds time for recreation, too. Skiing is a very interesting sport and the movie National Velvet was tops. Blue is his favorite color. John plans to go into the army after graduation, but he will still have farming in mind. ' -Q-Q-.sl p II li I The Bookshelf i I By Mary Lou Anton I H l I Mary Poppins Comes I-Iomeu, by P. L. Traver, is a sequel of Mary Poppins. Both of these books have been widely read, and editions have been translated in many languages. Mary Poppin is a delightful new character, possessed with wit, wis- dom and a genuine flair for fun. Mary left the Banks family in her usual unpredictable way, and the children had a faint hope for her return. Mary, the great exception, returned to delight thousands of children as well as grownups over the entire world who have become a national institution known through out the world.

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS VOLUME SEVENTEEN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1945 NUMBERMTHTRTEEN IUNIUR- GLASS T0 PRESENT ALMOST SUMMER Cl ' T' d T k . an le e a BS 1 HQARTESIAN RAMS Leading Role . The junior class play, Almost Summer, by Christopher Speigel, will be presented in the auditorium December 19, at 8:00 o'clock. It is under the supervision of Mrs. A. L. Hoerner. Almost Summer is a story of the Jones family and all its troubles. 'l'he play takes place a few days be- fore school is out. Paul, played by Clair Tiede, is worrying about his grades and also about his girl, play- ed by Beverly Knight, who Paul seems to think the most beautiful girl in the world. Then there are Jack and Mary, played by Phyllis Wood and Francis Nelson, who are very much in love. Mary is also Paul's sister. Junior, played by Dick Wade, is absolutely a Women hater and pest. He is al- ways heckling Paul by blaming things on him, especially when Mr. Smudgely, the school principal, play- ed by Wesley Villbrandt, is around. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, played by Don Thompson and Beverly Breland, in- sist on having a maid as most fam- ilies dog the maid is Anna, played by Hermine Wheeler. Poor Junior's social standing is nearly ruined when Lilah, the mysterious girl, played by Virginia Schwabauer, ap- pears. , The junior class is very proud to present this play and will insure you fun, laughter and every good amuse- ment throughout the play. Regional Declamation Contest Held In Kimball The Regional Declamation contest, held at Kimball, December 4, was held in order to choose the state con- testant, who will compete some time in the near future. Among the towns competing were Kimball, Mitchell, Huron, Woon- socket, Cavour, Bonesteel, White Lake, Wessington, Wessington Springs, Parkston, Armour, Cham- berlain, Letcher, Platte, Gregory, Lake Andes and Plankinton. The contestants from Wessington 7 F l Springs were Helen Raabe, whol competed in dramatics, and won a rating of good, and Margaret Way-Q bright. who competed in oratory and maintained an excellent rating. E 1945-'46 EACULTY , -N I I Mrs. Greener Mrs. Lester Greener, a graduate of our high school, is one of the very few who have come back to teach. I I She attended the University of South l Dakota where she earned her B.A. degree and was graduated in 1937. 1 She looks into the future whenl her husband will be released from' Japan and receives a desirable as- signment where they can take up! living once again. Her chief interest is her son, Rich- , ard, but she is interested in build-R ing the speed average of typing stu-E dents and vocabularies of shorthandf students. MR. PETERSON, 'NEW MUSIC INSTRUCTORl l Mr. Wilbur Peterson, three year ex-navy man of Mankato, Minne- sota, has taken over his duties as music and English instructor at W. training at Augustana, Rock Island, l I S.H.S. He received his college Illinois, and has previously taught in Minnesota and Iowa. After resuming his duties on De- cember 3, he prepared to organize a band, glee clubs and mixed chorus and is now having tryouts for each. The contest began in the afternoon 3 when the oratory and dramatics con-I He has been living in Aberdeen tests were held. During the evening since his discharge and will move the poetry and humorous COI'ltBSt,l'l1S wife and son here as soon as a was carried on. 'home can be secured. LOSE T0 SPARTANS The Spartans emerged victorious from their first game of the season when they handed the Artesian Rams a 43-12 defeat. The first game started at 8:00 and the Spartan's second team won that game by a 42- 19 margin. Throughout both games, the Spar- tans held the lead and, therefore, Coach Hall substituted freely dur- ing the games. The Spartans' second team in- cluded: Roy Palmer, Lester Weber, forwards, Junior Schryer, center, Lester Rousch, Myron Kleppin, guards. Substitutes included Flan- nery, Hasz, Tiede and Schnabel. In the first string game, fast play- ing brought the score to 19-2 in favor of the Spartans by the end of the first quarter and 22-8 at the half. Both teams kept on in this manner and the game finished with a score of 43-12 in the Spartan's favor. Fitzgerald, Wade and Bradley were the high scorers for the Spartans and Stewart and Moon were high scorers for Artesian. Dick Wade and Fayne Fitzgerald, forwards, Richard Bradley, center, Bob Winegarden, Bob Wolting, guards, and Lester Rousch ,Myron Kleppin, Lester Weber, Roy Palmer and Junior Schryer formed the Spar- tans line-up for the game. Representatives From W.S.T.A. Go To Aberdeen Representatives from the W.S.T.A. to the state S.D.E.A. convention at Aberdeen on December 7-8, were Supt. C. T. Holland, Dean Parsons, Hilding Gadda and W. G. Peterson. Friday evening was taken up with registration. The speaker of the Saturday morning session was Gov. M. Q. Sharpe. Speakers of the af- ternoon session were Karl Mundt and Elli Gulbertson. Another out- standing talk was given by a young Lieutenant who had spent much time in the main areas of European battles. At the general session Saturday morning Mr. Lloyd Euker, superin- tendent of the Vermillion public high school, was elected to be presi- dent of the state S.D.E.A. The total registration of the meet- inf neared l,00O.

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both the first and second team li partoniarz PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS VOLUME SEVENTEEN THURSDAY DECEMBER 20, 1945 NUMB-ER FQURTEE-Nl SPARTANS CHALK . TWO VICTORIES SPARTANS 23 vs FORESTBURG 17 In their second game of the season, the Spartans triumphed 23-17 over Forestburg in a game played Tues- day night, December 11, 1945. Both the first and second team games were victorious for the Spartans al- thcught they were both quite close. In the first team game, the score ,was tied at the end of the first three quarters, and the score remained the ,same until the last part of the fourth l quarter when the Spartans forged! ahead. Bob Winegarden was high point man for the Springs and Burrill was l 1 'high for Forestburg with six. SPARTANS 30 vs REDMEN 13 lnvading the Woonsocket Redman, the Spartans chalked up a 30-13 victory in their third straight win cf the season. The game was play- ed at Woonsocket on December 17, 1945. The second team game started at 8:00, and the Spartans emerged victorious with a score of 12-21. In I games, several substitutions were made. The first game was favorable for the Spartans from the beginning and 1 the Spartans held the lead through-, out the game. At the half, the Spar- 1 tans had 13 points compared to the1 Redmens' 6. Progress was about the l same the remainder of the game! when the game ended with a score1 of 30-13 in the Spartans favor. l Fitzgerald and Bradley were thel Spartans high point men and Heggf with a score of 6, was high for F 1 Woonsocket. 1 Spanish Class Goes 1 Christmas Carolling The Spanish class held a caroll-' ing party on Thursday night Decem- ber 13. They carolled around town from 7:30 to 9:30, singing Spanishl and English carols, among the Span- l ish carols were Noche de Paz, Yo Sueno con Una Navidad Blanca, 1 and Jubilo al Mundo? Translated, l these are Silent Night, I'm1 Dreaming of a White Christmasnl and 'KJoy to the World. 1 When the class finished carolling in town they went to the home of Beverly Gilbertson, who has been ill, and carolled there. Following the carolling, the class held a party at Caryol Meade's. Games were played, and gifts were exchanged. Chile con carne, nuecesl 52' dulces were served to the group. r.F.A. Holds November RMUSICAL GROUPS v Meeting Thursday Night1 GET UNDERWAY The regular November meeting of! Plans have gotten under way for the F.F.A., which was postponed, 1 a successful musical year. Mr. Pet- was held Thursday night, Decem-1erson,CfhE musecl instfutctondhgs ora ber 13, at 7:30. The meeting came ganize oy's ee ,c u an an. L0 Order with the regular ritua1,lB GiI'l'S Glee club. Mixed Chorus 1S The chairmen of the eight commit- I made up of members of Boy's. Glee tees gave their reports which were club and the A section of the girls. amended by vote- Girls A Glee club: The Niationalglgaptar contestagulets Fil-sg 5091-anog..BerniQe Water, VYGFG ISPUSSS Y , 9 P1'eS1.9U- Marjorie Peterson, Darlene ins, 'UIC meeting WHS HdJ0UfH9Cl Wlth alfiladys Leichner, Beverley Durnil DYLOSFHUI and H lunch f0110W1I'1g- lEthel Jane Powell and Marilyn Keith Sheffgield gave a history ofiBoeh1er. the N3'Cl0Ual fOLll'1datlO1'1, and Secgnd 5-Qpranqsilfrma Kludt, Hasz gaV9 two pl3.I1O selections. Q Genevie Arnott, Mary Swanson, Vif- Lunch of sandwiches and coffee was - ginia Schwabauery Zilpha Shoff, A1- S61'V9d by the recreation Committee- ta Rogers, Jean Leischner and Alice . if . 1 The Bookshelf I 1 By Mary Lou Anton l II l I 'KA Christmas Carol in prose is one of our leading Christmas season books. It is one of the most charm- ing stories Dickens gave us. Writ- ten for the Christmas of 1842, it has forever touched the hearts of men with a personal kindness. After denouncing Christmas as being humbug, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, grumpy man proceeded home. Shortly afterwards he was visited by the ghost of his late part- ner Marley, who had been dead for seven years. Marley informed him that if he valued his future hap- piness he must pay heed to what he would be shown by the spirits of Christmas, who were coming to visit him. The Ghost of Christmas Past showed Scrogge his old master, Fez- ziwig, making everybody happy at Christmas. Scrooge even saw him- self as a happy young man. Old Scrooge was then taken to the home of his clerk, Bob Cratchit, where he was shown happiness and good will. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come showed Scrooge at his death, which was a cause of happiness for many. After Scrooge, the miser, had been visited by the spirits of Christmas, he was utterly changed from a miser into a kind-hearted old man. Pre- tending to be angry at Cratchit on Boxing day for coming in late, he playfully dug him in the ribs, saying he would punish him by raising his wages. Thus the spirit of good-will is breathed into this loyal Christmas story. 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 I 1 1 1 Hille. First alto-Thelma Redman, Iola Kiudt, Beverly Hanson, Helen Web- er, Helen Raabe, Virgina Webb and Beverly Breland. . Second altos-Pat Pinard, Betty Krog, Elaine Bender, Hermine Wheeler, Beverly Knight, Ada Faul- haber and Phyllis Wood. Boy's Glee club First tenors-Dick Wade, Myron Kleppin, Gene Peterson, Rodney Flannery, Gerald Fuerst, Gilbert Ma- gee, Paul Patton and Richard Brad- lE:f, . Baritones-Kenneth Kieser, Clair Tiede, Glenn Burchfield, Walter Borkowski, Dihl Hasz, Joe Patton, Vincent Reisland and Myron Wint- ers. Second tenors-Dean Christensen, James Thimsen, Kent Walker, Keith Sheffield, Ralph Grohs, Thomas Thompson, Richard Haddorff and Laverne Rapp. Basses-Alan Sheppard, Bob Wol- ting, Don Thompson, Francis Nelson, Bob Winegarden, Bob Bult, Curtis Youine and Wesley Villbrandt. Girl's B Glee club First sopranos-Norma Schwa-- bauer, Caryol Meade, Margueritte Swenson, Mavis Thimpsen, Leola Weber, Lila Koenig, Alta Madden, and Ruth Ann Hodgson. Altos-Elaine Knigge Elaine Shef- field, Dorene Krueger, Deloris Voigt, Shirley Knigge, Beverly Lasson, Ar- lene Kraft and Edna Borkowski. Second sopranos-Elaine Mettler, Barbara Magee, Deloris Fuerst, An- ette Radke, Ruby Knigge, Margaret Waybright, Doris Clifton, Geraldine Rhodes and Betty Conklin. The fourth grade gave a Christ- mas program for the Mother-Teacher Club.