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

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E ANNUAL CARNIVAL Wessington Springs High School is having its annual carnival Friday night, March 8. As is the custom, each class are selling votes for their candidates for prince and princess. This is a very good policy, as it not only creates a friendly rivalry in- terest betwen the classes, but it al- so gives everyone of the students a chance to try out his or her luck as a high-pressure salesman. This sort of salesmanship gives the classes a chance to show their patriotism to their candidates. A thermometer on the bulletin board in the main hall tells the royal forecastg as more votes are sold the temperature rises. Let's see which class can make it the hottest for the others! ALS -.-.4-93,1 Shorthand II Students Assume Office Duties Due to the shortage of office girls, the Shorthand I class has taken over those duties. Ruth Huether, the former secretary, resigned her position to ,take a job at the local Independent Office. The schedule is arranged so that one member of the class is in the office each period as follows: first period, .Ada Fal- hauberg second period, rotation a- mong members of the classy third period, Gladys Leischnerg fourth per- iod, Virginia Schwabauer: fifth per- iod, Lorraine Pfeiferg sixth period, Darlene Petersong seventh period and from four to four-thirty rota- tion among the class. This work will help prepare the girls further for the courses they have taken. It will give them ex- perience in all office tasks such as- taking dictation, transcription, mim- eograph work and office courtesy. Committees For Carnival Have Things Underway Committees appointed to work on the carnival, which is to be held March 8, have it well in hand and are busy practicing for this. and thatg more new Coriginal?J ideas have come from students and sup- The main feature, the Prince and Princess campaign, is progressing satisfactorily. According to the Royalty Forecast the juniors, Lois Hawley and Wesley Villbrandt, are leading, the seniors, Ethel Jane Pow- ell and Richard Bradley, rate sec- ond, the sophomores, Ruby Knigge and Billy Will third, and the fresh- man, fourth. Trigonemetery class is studying components of force. Biology classes are beginning the study of human biology. Spanish class is studying the im- perfect tense, and continuing work on their project. For Friday they are writing a theme on Nuestro Estado, or Our State. . . ..-.mln-IQ.-.. , ,I oun MIGHTY SENIORS i . 5 By Zilpha shoff I .. .U ,- -. 0- .- Patricia Magee I plan to take up nurses' train- ,ing in the near futurej' replied blue- eyed, brown-haired Patricia Magee, 'when asked what her future plans fare. At present Pat finds plenty to do .studying English IV, bookkeeping, Shorthand II and chemistry., Sewing is her favorite pastime, and she would rather have the ma- terial blue. Patricia is many times called Yon. As a favorite food, ,Yon lists lemon pie which really doesn't sound bad. She just hates the 7:00 o'clock 'buzzer on Friday morning, after Thurday night in the Doghouse In the line of movies Mrs. Min- niver and The Sullivans' rank high. She likes the song Till the End of Time. Walter Borkowski Brookings, replied Walter Bor- kowski when asked the most inter- esting place he ever visited. He comes from the farm, which prob- ably explains why he is planning to be a farmer when he is out of W.S. H.S. At present he is studying Ag, English IV, government and Chem- istry and is active in F.F.A. in his spare time. The only pet peeve Walter could think of was being late to school on Monday morning and not having an excuse. His hobby? Oh, brother!! This future alumnus likes Some Sunday Morning and Boogie Woogie. Cherry sundae's are A-l. He lists basketball and horseback- riding as his favorite sports. Anthony Beckman Anthony Beckman, better known as Ant,' around W.S.H.S., is a sen- 'ior of medium heighth and has lbrown hair. Government, book- ,keeping, Ag IV and chemistry oc- fcupy most of the time for Ant, but I he usually has a little spare time for 4 1 Commercial Awards For January Presented Commercial awards for the month of January have been received by the commercial class. The Order of Gregg Artist certifi- cates were awarded to Mary Lou Beckman, Lorraine Lindstedt, Helen Weber and Clair Tiede of Shorthand I, and Gladys Leischner, Lorraine Pfeifer, Patricia Magee, Ada Faul- haber Ramona Koenig and Darlene Peterson of Shorthand II class. They received these awards for hav- ing attained the required degree of skill and artistry in writing short- hand. Ada Faulhaber received an OGA pin as having the best formed characters out of this group. Competent typist test awards went to Ethel Jane Powell, Zilpha Shoff, Mary Swanson, Elaine Bender and Mary Lou Beckman. Lorraine Pfeifer received the 100 word certificate for February for having completed this test satisfac- torily. Another group of tests will soon be sent in so that more can join this Honor Roll group. 1-11-011- I I I WITTY-WITS 1 I By Wickre I I I I Well, here I am again, alone with my readers. They don't dare leave me all alone. Just think, Friday is a big day for all Wessington Springs. As one senior stated it, Gosh, a 'corny- ville'. Don't anyone dare miss it- you will get your money's worth! Now I wonder what made Miss Meyer look so dumbfounded fifth period Monday? Could it be that she heard some of the dorm girls speaking the er language. And :her a language teacher, too! I always thought that Boom get a rat trap, chicken in a cat trap, siss hlspastime, which is gqing hunting, lboom-bah was part of a yell, but 01' Just haV1Dg H good UIHGH H6 CO1- , now I know differentg it's just Ant lects Old YUOUSY f0I' na 1'10bbV- A qBeckrnan's ford coming down the ervisors, 1 To put something off which rgad, should have been done a long time ago, or to get caught doing some- This poem is dalled 'Mary Get Your ,thing I'm not supposed to do-that's Needleni . my pet peeve, states Anthony. IMEIFY had H 11121216 lamb I As far as eating is concerned, heQW1th H9966 HS white HS SHOW, ! has no special choiceg just give him enough to eat. Ant intends to continue farm- 'ing or else get a job on some other farm. He would some day like to be a cattle ranchman. --19-Q-3.1. Office News The conference all-star game will be played at Letcher on Tuesday, March 12, according to information received by Superintendent Holland. The Grade School Declam Con- test has been planed for April 6, at Woonsocket. The moths hit him with a slam And ate his rug I know. Now where once fleece covered the lamb The skin is beginning to show. Don't tell anyone, but that last ditty was corny. Yeah, I know, that's how it got in this column. With the people who know the candidates best, its the seniors two to one. CAs you gathered, this was contributed by a seniorl. Business English classes are fin- ishing the study of the parts of speech.

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V... .rg-.W . , EE partonian PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS VOLUME SEVEN TEEN THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946 NUMBER TWENTY-THREE SENIORS WINNERS OF TOURNAMENT The seniors emerged victorious from the annual inter-class tourna- ments held last Thursday and Fri- day after school. The juniors were a very close runner-up, while the sophomores won the consolation game. Thursday night, at 4:00 p. m. the seniors and freshmen played a very one sided game which the seniors won by a score of 87-7. After this game, the juniors and sophomores played a much better game, but the juniors won by a score of 39-21. The championship game between the juniors and seniors was close: the seniors won with a score of 28-25. The sophomores easily clipped the freshmen by a score of 27-4. Those who played on the various teams in this tournament are: Seniors: Fayne Fitzgerald, Richard Bradley, Lester Weber, Alan Shep- pard. Richard Haddorff. Juniors: Bob Winegarden. Junior Schryer, Dick Wade Clair Tiede, Roy Palmer, Bob Bult, Francis Nelson Floyd Thompson. Sophomores: Flannery, Kleppin. Mebius. Magee, Anton, Ben- berg, Wickre. Freshman: Dihl Hasz, Vernon Riesland, Myron Winter, Lee Schnabel, Jack Anton and Ervin Palmer. February Meeting of FFA Held Tuesday Evenng The February meeting of the lo- cal chapter of the F.F.A. was held Tuesday evening, February 27, at 8:00 in the ag room. Good attend- ance was shown. Bernard Madden, vice president, carried on in the absence of the president, George Krog. Willard Snyder won the at- tandce prize. The treasurer's report was given bv Myron Kleppin, and the fin- ancial status of the group is good. The eight committee chairmen gave reports of their respective commit- tees. The honorary guest. Mr. Asa Memmer, gave a short and interest- ing talk on scholarship, which was followed by his initiation into the chapter as an honorary member. The meeting was adjourned, fol- lowing it, basketball was played. Two of the senior ag boys have made applications for the South Da- kota state farmer degree, an honor well worth working for. One must be outstanding in scholastic work as well as in project work to attain this degree I I I I 1945-'46 FACULTY Q I I I Miss Kathryn Knutson Miss Knutson completed her high school education in Inwood, Iowa, attended Augustana College, and was graduated from South Dakota State College. She then enlisted in the WAC's, where she spent two and one-half years in the service and was imc of the first WACS to enter Ber- in. Her favorite food, she says, is milk. Her ambition is to travel, and her hobby is sports, especially bad- minton. MUSIC DEPARTMENT PESENTS PROGRAM The W. S. H. S. music department will play an important part in the carnival Friday. Out of the regular band a show band has been organized. Its play- ers are as follows: Richard Bradley and Bob Wnegarden, trumpets, Mary Lou Anton, Pat Pinard and Phyllis 'Wood, trombones, Virginia Webb and Darlene Hins, horns: Iola Kludt, Gladys Leichner, Mary Swanson, Al- ta Rogers, Betty Krog and Arlene Kraft clarinetsg Alan Sheppard and Dick Wade, drums, Don Thompson, bass: Florence Loveless, fluet and piano. This band will play a few inumbers as part of the program at .8:00 p. m. The high school trio-Gladys Leischner, soprano: Lorraine Pfei- TWO ACT OPERETTA TO BE PRESENTED The two act operetta, The Chil- dren of Butter Cup Common, will be presented by the grade school, Friday, March 15 in the high school auditorium. The cast is composed of pupils of the grade school and is directed by the teachers of the grades. The story takes place in Chatter- town. Butercup Commons and Crab Apple Lane are two adjoining dis- tricts in Chattertown. The plot in- volves the children of Buttercup Commons. The Hury-Gurdy man is present with his Mother Goose Wax Fig- urines. The cast is as follows: The children, Tim, Ronald Jen- sen, Peter, Robert Schnabel: Jackie, Russell VanBureng Robin, Bryce Nucholsg Edith, Margaret An- ton, Morris, Jimmie Solemg Hen- rietta, Trudy Lou Kieserg Joan, Dor- othy Christenseng Sue, Gwen Hem- melmang Mavis, Phyllis Hauge, Lib- by, Dixie Lee Hanson, Charlotte, Bernice Kidman: Seven Old Ladies: Berdyne Harris. Ava Lee Theurer, Mary Ann Brad- ley, Betty Powell, Maureen Rhodes, Kathleen Wahl and Shirley Gruber. Hilbert the Warworks man, Vern Pfeifer. I Figurines of Wax-works: Tin Soldier, Paul Wickre: Red Riding Hood, Lola Jane Haszg Sleeping Beauty. Jacqueline Lamb, Prince, fGary Will: Cinderella, Marlene iBrowng Little Black Sambo, Carrol SWahlg Boy Blue, Calvin Holland, Bo- Peep, Bonnie Carr, Jack and Jill, Darwin Jenner and Elizabeth Cut- ler: Miss Muffet, Norma Hurley, Old Woman in the Shoe, Joan Neuharth. The chorus will be made up of children from the grades. Government class is studying the executive department. ,fer, second soprano, and Pat Pinard, lalto, will harmonize on 'Whisper- ing. A featured part of the show will 'be the ballet. The dancers are Glenn Burchfield, Henry Schrader, 'George Krog, Richard Haddorff, Fayne Fitzgerald, Harold Hotchkiss, Junior Schryer, Roy Palmer, Dean Christensen, Myron Kleppin, Vernon iReisland and Keith Sheffield. Their accompaniest will be Florence Love- less.

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHOOLS N i VOLUME SEVENTEEN f THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946 NUMBER TWENTY-FOUB HIGH SBHUUL NETS 550 FROM ANNUAL CARNIVAL THE CHILDREN OF BUTTERCUP COMMON T0 BE PRESENTED BY THE GRADES 5 L ' I WITTY-WITS I By Wickre B l I Well, that's over with! What's over with? Why the carnival you silly you? Boy, am I glad? My legs are still numb from prancing around in that bingo stand. Alan Sheppard said the reason he couldn't win at the car races was that they didn't have two dice instead of one. Here's a poem that fits some of the booths they had at the carnival: 'fFreshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, We solicit aid from you. We are anxious for your items And we want your money to. fTaken from a sophomore English bookj Congratulations are in store for Richard Bradley and Ethel Jane Powell for being the Prince and Princess of the 1946 carnival. I didn't know we had such beau- ties in our school, but I noticed twelve of them on the stage Friday night. They all looked like girls except Henrietta. Yuk! Yuk! To bad something went wrong with the loudspeaking system Fri- day, it was just like putting Willie's Serenaders off the air, but they sounded good anyway. Speaking about Willie's Serenad- ers, those songs were all arranged bv Mr. Peterson. CLASS NEWS Geometry class has finished the study of circles and is taking up locus. Government class is studying the cabinet. the present cabinet mem-- bers and their duties. Adv. Ag. Class is studying farm motors. Teams which will be en- tered in the state judging contest are as follows: crops, livestock, dairy, poultry and eggs, farm shop and meat judging. ' World history is beginning the re- view of the French revolution. 4 During the past week the children of the grade school have been putt- ing the finishing touches on their two act operetta, The Children of Buttercup Commonsf' The story is about children who live in a district called Buttercup Commons, which is a part of Chat- tertown. The story takes place in two places, first on the commons and second in a wax factory. The operetta will be given for the benefit of the high school students on Thursday afternoon, and the final performance will be given Friday night. The cost of admission will be 30c. No reserved seats will be available. The operetta is under the direc- tion of the grade teachers, with Miss Opal Boese as accompanist. GRADE NEWS First Grade: Tommy McWilliams returned to school after two weeks illness. Lola Jane Hasz also returned af- ter being ill. The children are making ABC books for writing and art. Second Grade: In the arithmetic contest held this week Darvin Jenner was the winner. Mrs. May Ocean visited Tuesday afternoon and brought birthday for the class from Donald treats Ocean. .. Third The honor Grade: following people were on the roll for the six weeks: Mar- lene Brown, Dorothy Christensen, Joan Neuharth and Patricia Carr. Donald Wood and Norma Lee Hur- lev were crown bearers for the Prince and Princess at the carnival. Fifth 8: Sixth Grades: The fifth grade honor roll pupils are, Bernice Kidman. Gwendolyn Hemmelman, Russell VanBuren. Maureen Rhodes, Jean Roush and Kathleen Wahl. The sixth grade honor roll pupils are Norma Kludt, Berdyne Har- ris. Vern Pfeifer, Shirley Gruber, Bettv Powell and Ava Lee Thurer. Keith Haines is a new pupil in the sixth grade. Business English classes are studying verbals. Powell and Bradley Crowned As Royalty Results of the 1946 W.S.H.S. car- nival were favorable. The net profit derived from it was 35550, which is to be deposited in the school fund. The carnival play and the beau- tiful club foot ballet were enjoyed by all, as were the selections by the band and girlfs trio. The highlight of the evening was a great surprise to all when the seniors won out as Prince and Princess, the honors go- ing to Richard Bradley and Ethel Jane Powell. The Prince and Prin- cess were presented to the public by the Homecoming King and Queen, Mary Swanson and Kenneth Kieser, and the royalty party reigned over the remainder of the program. Thanks goes to all business con- cerns who contributed so willingly for the door prizes which were given at the close of the program, and to all of those who contributed to the museum. The S25. war bond was won by Vernon Burg of Woonsocket. The following is a list of door prizes contributed by the Wessing- ton Springs merchants: Farmers Union Elevator, 952.00 cash, Neuharth Elevator, Mineral block, Anton Grain and Coal Co., 3 glass bowls, North Side Grocery, 31.00, Rainbow Cafe, case of pop, Flittie Creamery, 6 lbs of butter, Bowling Center, 1 carton of cigaret- tes, l box of candy bars, Gamble Store, rake, Bakery, Angel food cake, Wickre's hatchery, poultry tonic, Wahl's Texaco, 5 qts. oil, Flannery's Firestone, tire tube, Er- nest DeJong's Service Station, 4 gallons of oil, Mettler's store, dandi- lion rake, Pinard's Electric Store, 52.00 credit, Winter's Service Sta- tion, grease job and oil change, Spencer's Garage, 5 gts. of oil, K 8: K, sack of flour, Republican, l year subscription, LeValley's store, Bullion cubes, Goehring's Meat mar- ket, SL50 credit, Beasom's Drug Store 1 can of paint, perfume, and a pencil, Shultz Hardware, comb and brush, Valentines, picture, Gol- den Rule, box of groceries, W. S. Independent, box of stationery, Springs Cafe, box candy bars and a meal ticket, Short's Grocery, box of groceries, Ray's Coffee Shop, car- ton of cough drops, Patton's Service Station, bottle of furniture polish, CContinued on next pagel