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

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHUUl.S VOLUME SEVENTEEN 'THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1946 NUMBER EIGHTEEN SOPHOMORES LEAD IN HONOR ROLL Five students of W.S.H.S. have straight A averages for the last nine weeks. They are, seniors, Mary Lou Anton, Lorraine Pfieferg sophomores James Anton, Lila Koenig and Betty Krog. The remainder are as follows: Seniors: Elaine Bender, Ada Faulhaber, Alexa Grieve, Beverly Hein, Arlene Heitzman, Erma Kludt, Iola Kludt, George Krog, Darlene Peterson, Helen Raabe, Josephine Schraeder, Margaret Waybright and Betty Wickre. Juniors: Mary Lou Beckman, Bev- erly Breland, Lorraine Lindstedt, Bob Winegarden and Phyllis Wood. Sophomores: Curtis Younie, Rod- ney Flannery, Beverly Gilbertson, Darlene Hins, Opal Hotchkiss, My- ron Kleppin, Darlene Kludt, Arlene' Kraft, Gene Peterson, Thelma Red- mann, Keith Sheffield, Harold Stol- en, Maynard Willman and Virginia Webb. Freshmen: Marilyn Boehler, Dean Christensen, Betty Conklin, Alyce liille, Beverly Lasson, Marjorie Pet- erson, Geraldine Rhodes, Willard Snyder, Marvin Rainy and Deloris Voigt. January School Party Held Wednesday Night Wednesday evening the students held their January school party. The sophomores served on the re- freshment committee throughout the evening, the lunch consisted of ham- burgers and various beverages. The students appreciated the sev- en new records purchased especially for the school parties. Bingo was played by those not caring to take part in folk games and other activities. CLASS NEWS The seventh and eighth grade hon- or roll includes the following, Loret- ta Lawver, Anne Bidleman, Max Hawk and Robert Santee. The Jackson Guyes Y.C.L. held the monthly meeting January 22. New officers were elected and are as follows: President, Donald Sick- lerg vice president, Edward Wickreg secretary-treasurer, Keo Shoff. Members of the Y.C.L. also decid- ed to have dues of 2c a month. The money will be used to buy library books. The seventh and eighth science class is studying the solar system. l l l I 1945-'46 FACULTY i l l Miss Lorna Meyer One of the new teachers in Wess- ington Springs High School is Miss Lorna Meyer. Miss Meyer is from Bonilla where she was graduated from its high school. She was graduated from Huron College where she was editor of the Alphomega, a member of Pi Gamma Mu, and also president of the Y.W.C.A. She teaches Spanish, Business English and biology. My hobby,' she says Is poetry. Miss Meyer wishes to travel Europe some day. WATER SYSTEM REPAIRED IN LAST FEW WEEKS During the last few Weeks, the water system throughout the whole building has been slowly deteriorat- ing, and there has also been a possi- bility that the basement would be flooded. With the help of a plumber, our efficient custodian immediately took care of the situation by replacing seventy feet or more of the old pipe. Spanish classes are beginning their projectsg for their first pro- ject they are making Mexican dolls. The St. Patricks day tallies have been mimeographed and sent in to the Red Cross. Margaret Wayb- rights' pattern was chosen for the stencil. FIRST CONFERENCE DEFEAT OF SEASON The Spartans were defeated by the Forestburg Buccaneers in the Spar- tan's first conference loss of this season. This return game was held on the Forestburg floor on Friday, January 25. The half time score was 15-16 in the Buccaneers favor: the final score was 32-26. Coach Hall's line-up included Wade, Fitzgerald as forwardsg Brad- ley, center, Weber and Schryer as guards. The Spartans second team won the preliminary game with a score cf 13-11. The second team line-up consisted of Palmer and Flannary, forwards, Tiede, center, and Hasz and Kleppin, guards. Springs Get a Second In Tournament Drawing The Pony Hills basketball con- ference standing gives the Springs Spartans a second place position with only one loss for the entire 1945-'46 season. After the conference tournament, which was held January 27-28, the conference tilt reads as follows: Per- Won Lost centage Letcher ............... 6 0 1.000 Springs .,.. ..... . . ..... 6 1 .855 Alpena .,...... ...,..., 4 3 .571 Woonsocket ....... 3 3 .500 Lane , . ......... ,. 3 4 .426 Forestburg ......... .3 6 .333 Artesian ....., , 0 8 .000 Since Letcher was conference tournament winners, they will have first place in the district tourna- ment drawing. M4441- English II'class are giving book reports this week. World history class is studying the American Revolution. American history class is study- ing the American Civil War. Ag. I class is working on the sub- ject of soil and water and their re- lation to crop growth. In shop Ag I students are building projects of their own, such as chicken feeders, farm furniture and hog troughs. Ag II class is studying beef cat- tle, including breeds, judging, feed- ing, care. and management. In shop the students are working on solder- ing. Adv. ag is working on farm mo- tors, farm plumbing, forging and construction projects. Trigonometry class has been work- ing with scale drawings. , .

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COOPERATION Cooperation as a technical expres- sion has a very broad definition, but is usually expressed as the rela- tionship of persons who try to work together for a successful ending. With this definition in mind, we may understand how this applies to the various phases of school life.- Such as the sports division, where cooperation is carried on not only by the fellows on the floor but also by the students, both in pep squads and in the audience. The faculty and the students can do a much better job if both are co- operating. The staff must work to- gether to complete the paper and finally the annual. There are times when every stu- dent must cooperateg therefore, this nakes cooperation a necessity. I News In A Nutshell I By Phyllis Wood .. .. - .Q Chester Bowles, head of the OPA, has been spending his time trying to keep prices down. He hasn't had any cooperation from Scyder, recon- version director, or Caskie Collet, economic stabilizer, who have push- ed prices higher with a new price for steel. It seems that the only solution for the meat packer's strike is a one-half cent a pound raise in the price of meat sold to UNRRA, the army and navy. Bowles intends tc. set a ceiling price for cotton, and, if he succeeds, the senators from the cotton states may refuse to renew his price controls when they expire June 30th. The bill for the army-navy mer- ger may be ready in about six weeks. The navy still opposes the merger and has presented a plan in which the army, navy and air forces shall all be tied in at the top under the National Security council. The ar- my is quite sure of its plan for an outright merger since it has gained the backing of President Truman. The State department has an- nrunced the Export-Import bank had lent twenty-five million dollars to Greece. The explanation for such a loan was that Greece could not sta- bilize without money, and some- thing needed to be done to help ease the tense political situation, but the way things are going it didn't seem to contribute to recovery. :rg I l U WITTY-WITS l I By Wickre I I I Flash--Boy hits girl and knocks out five teeth Con his comb, silly.D How many liked the little green ribbons on the Lane cheerleaders' uniforms? Don't all speak at once A Einstein? Frankenstein? This week brings forth bad news lor us kids. It's report card week! Oh, please don't look so sad! It might not be so bad as you think. If it is, mebbe Pop'l will let you off easy on condition that the report will be slightly better next time. Anyway let's watch the reaction of some of the students as they re- ceive their report cards. OH, OH, here comes Wood Cthat walking en- cyclopediab. Will you look at that smile! That must mean four A's again. Look at who stands over there in the corner-If it isn't Clair! Ilow about it T. D., did you get that IHA in history? Fellow students, this is one of our history master ,n-inds.! Yiknow we had true and false questions on our test and Clair and Virgina fthe other genius! mark- ed all their questions Htruev and re- ceived 94 as their grade. For fur- ther information-see either of those two or Mrs. Hoerner. Gosh, here comes Breezy. She has rather a sick look on her face Cone like mine hadb. She and I used about the same technique in writing our history test and we ,nearly CD flunked. Something cer- ltainly happened!!! There comes Haddorff, Kieser, Burchfield and Sheppard down the hall. I'll betcha Haddorff got a good grade in government. Did you hear about his taking Mr. Memmer's place as sixth period study hall teacher Monday? It really distin- guished his disappearance-Richard's I mean. Speaking of seniors, that reminds me of one of those bright people who defined a rolling pin as the secret weapon of the home. He should be put on the radio program, Can YOU Beat This? That's get- ting a little off the subject isnit it? Well, lets get back to report cards. Listen, I hear some of those lit- tle Freshies coming. There's Ver- non Reisland. Wonder if he got a .good grade in algebra after the help that certain senior girl who sits be- hind him in sixth period gave him? Well, it seems that no one is look- ing so pretty good after the shock, so letfs leave them to recover-Or, let's hope they'll recover!! .boysf That means you to, coach. To find out how tired the boys Iwere after the Letcher game read tne following: Getting up from time out in the Artesian game, Bradley and Hasz stumbled over each other and Brad- ley sat down on Hasz's head. Yuk! Yuk! Bradleyls comment- I felt so foolish. Hi ya, Fayne, where ya preachin' today? so the conversation goes, now that its picture taknig time a- gain. Reverand Sheppard walked into government class to be addres- ered by Mr. Memmer as preacher.'l Can you imagine that? THE STAFF .Editor ................... , ..... ..Alan Sheppard 'Associate editor .... Glenn Burchfield ,Managing editor ......... Patricia Pinard Make-up editor ..... Mary Swanson Business manager .... ....... C lair Tiede Asst. business manager . Dick Wade !Special reporter .............. Zilpha Shoff !Special columnist ..... Herbert Wickre News columnist .............. Phyllis Wood .......Lois Hawley Beverly Knight Class news .... .... ......... M y ron Kleppin Grade news Book review ....... ...... M ary Lou Anton Clair Tiede editor ......... John Anton Sports reporter ..........., Don Thompson Assistant sports reporter ........ Features ......... ............ Forensics .................... Alta Rogers l Art editor ....... ...... ............ Assistant art ,,,,,,,..-....,......,-....,Rodney Flannery Ag. reporter ............... Kenneth Kieser ,Reporter ................,........ .Arlene Kraft 1 Typist ,,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,,......,,, Ada Faulhaber Advisor ...... ........ M iss Lorna Meyer I I I , The Bookshelf 'j By Mary Lou Anton I I I i I 1 Many new novels and non-fiction lbooks have recently been added to Your Public Library. Among these is The Black Rose by Thomas B. Cutain. This exciting, as well as historical novel, moves from England after the crusades to the Orient or Bublai Khan. After Walter of Curnie, the son on the Earl of Lessford, became in- volved in the Oxford riots of 1278, he left college and sailed east to the Mongal empire. He had left be- hind him the lovely Lady Engaine, but had taken with him his best friend, Tristam Griffen. Tristam and Griffen arranged a plan to see Kublai Khan's great general. Presents were sent to the Khan by a powerful merchant, which included a harem of beauties. A- mong them was Maryam, the daught- 'er of an English crusader and Gre- cian woman. Both Englishmen fell deeply in love with her and thus helped her to escape. Walter was tortured for his part in the escape, but later met Maryam and married her. They were sep- arated in escaping, whereas Walter and Tristam made their homeward tourney to England. As years pas- sed and no word was received from Maryam, Walter again returned to his first love, Engaine. This double love of Walter furnish- ed a stirring and dramatic turning point of the narrative. The vivid descriptions furnish the reader with an actual life picture of the Mid- dle Ages. I do hope Alpena isn't disappoint- cd in losing the championship game to Letcher. After all, Letcher was worn-out when they started.

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ATTENDANCE Attendance may seem a jovial thing to some of us, but actual rec- oi ds have proved that in only a few classes have honor roll students mis- sed more than three days of school. These facts show us that the more satisfactory work is done by students attending classes. A new system of getting make-up slips, in all cases except sickness, is being enforced, whether or not this will solve the problem remains to be seen, but it seems the only Way out. Those students expecting to go out of town or who are forced to miss school for some other reason should see their advisor and have their work in. With this system, we should be able to maintain a higher scholastic standing. Let's all cooperate with the teach- ers and make the last half year of '46 at W.S.H.S. a successful one as far as attendance is concerned. P.L.P. I l I WITTY-WITS By Wickre I l l Well, I've heard everything now. You know what I mean-The game with Forestburg. I guess it was too cold and our boys got stiff jointed. Could be. There's a certain cute freshman girl who is out to get Dean Chris- tensen. Better be on your toes, Dean. Report cards are out again. Some of the kids had to brush up on for- gery. I heard Myron Kleppin going around asking how to spell George. I wonder why?? Could it have some connection with his dad, George Kleppin? You cant' say the sophomores are cheap skates. They furnished a. party to the whole school. It was even completed with eats. It seems that nearly everyone wants to be a business man or wo- man. The Business English class had 85 applications. Congratulations to Doctor Pat Pin- ard for a very unsuccessful operation on patient Betty Wickre. I find but one fault. Why didn't you knife her ir the first place, Pat?? I'll bet that Bulldog could guess iermine Wheeler's weight with ease. He held her all the way over to For- cstburg Friday. Will the person who took off with my column stretcher please return it? I am running short of words. Second Grade: Vernon Miller enrolled from White Lake. In social studies the new unit is clothing. Cotton and how it grows is being studied. I OUR MIGHTY SENIORS , I By Zilpha Shoff I Henry Schrader A big pan of popcorn, a good book and an easy chair by the radio is the hobby of this Week's mighty senior boy, Henry, or Hank Schraeder. When not reading a book, he en- joys hunting or fishing very much- especially when the fish or game are plentiful. Besides popcorn, he can eat any- thing, but steak is what he can eat the most of. Although he hasn't been too many places he finds the most interesting place to be right here at homeg he finds brown and blue to be his fav- orite colors. V Henry hasn't seen any favorite show, but he likes shows like Son of Lassief' Mushy ones are abso- lutely the 'bunkf' Strange as it may seem, he likes romantic songs, or songs that are hot and have swing. As yet he hasn't decided what he will do when he is graduated, but it will probably have something to do with farming. One of the things Hank hasn't de- cided yet is whether or not to be a bachelor. Mary Swanson Blue eyed, medium sized and sweet tempered, is redheaded Mary Swan- son, our Homecoming Queen for 1945-'46. Even though films were and are very scarce since the beginning of World War II, Mary's hobby is col- lecting snapshots. Personality, sporty clothes and good looks are the characteristics she likes to see in boys. Most generally known as Billi', she finds Donald O'Conner and Peg- gy Ryan her favorite actors, and as for food, any kind will do. Aside from bookkeeping, English IV, typing and economics, Bill is busy with glee club, staff and band. As far as on-looking is concerned basketball is her favprite sport. Because they are becoming and she prefers them, Mary often wears blue and brown. Although she is undecided as yet, Mary will probably go to college. Leanna Thompson She lives west of town, is short, small and dark, and is one of our cheerleaders. You're right, it's Leanna Thompson, better known as 'Rabbitf' People who get mad at the least little thing one says or people that steal Bill and her car and don't return it, really make her angry. You Came Along will readily soften her mood, however. Rabbit enjoys rollerskating and biking, and blue appeals to her also. Her ideal boy is of medium height, is a sporty dresser, has a good per- sonalitv, is full of fun and has smiles for everyone that would reach for a thousand miles. Aside from cheerleading, Leanna finds time for bookkeeping, eco- DAY DREAMING Isn't it odd what people day dream about? I have often wondered what other people's dreams are so I de- cided ,to inquire around and find out. They say that curiosity kill- ed the cat, but in this case it paid to be curious!! I found that people dream of trips abroad clear down to American history class! Rosellen Lindstedt told me this- HI usually day dream about senior privileges that are coming up this spring. Maybe I could even skip a day and go to Sioux Falls, or may- be just stay home and sleep, to catch up after the night before. I found out that Peachie Hem- 1'nelman's favorite dream is about the next American history class. Herb Wickre says his choice dream is that of the day when school is out and before that time the tournament at Woonsocketf' About this time I spied Shirley Knigge and she said- Oh, wonder- ing what tomorrow will be like. I often wonder that myself! I usually start day dreaming when I get on the line of music and then start wondering what will be in store for the rest of the day and night. Sometimes, y'know, fun- ny things happen at the dorm, es- pecially in our room! came from Beverly Hein. Mrs. Greener, after second thought decided hers was That stockings would soon be available. While in the senior room, Fayne Fitzgerald sat there studying so hard I couldn't resist bohtering him, so I popped the question to him. He looked at me rather oddly, so I fin- ally said, Don't you ever dream of anything funny? Then he quickly said, Kenneth Kieserf' Hm, I could dream about him myself!! Mrs. Hoerner's day dream is to travel the Orient and the South Sea Isles by plane. Miss Meyer's turned out to be similar as she hopes to take a trip to Europe and visit homes of the great literary men and the composers. Now, after reading these. your dreams don't sound quite so foolish, do they? Y'know, everybody can day dream, even me! Fifth and Sixth Grades: The honor roll for the fifth grade included: Bernice Kidman, Gwen Hemmelman, Jean Roush, Russell Van Buren, Kathleen Wahl and Mauren Rhodes. On the honor roll for the sixth grade are: Norma Kludt, Berdyne Harris, Vern Pfeiffer, Betty Powell, Richard Hille, Ava Lee Theurer, Beth Wellman and Shirley Gruber. Third Grade: The honor roll for this six weeks included: Marlene Brown, Patricia Carr, Dorothy Christensen, Mary Costello, Jean Neuharth and Jose- phine Atkins. nomics, English IV and typing II. College, then teaching, is ahead for Leanna after graduation.