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

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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

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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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ST. PATRICICS DAY Although the many stories told about Saint Patrick are little more than legendary, his feast day, March 17, is celebrated all over the world, wherever the Irish have penetrated. The favorite legend is the one of his driving the snakes out of Ireland. It is truly a great man who found all Ireland heathen and left it all Chris- tian. The shamrock, the national em- blem of Irleand, is believed to have been planted by Patrick himself and is represented by a white clover with its leaves- of blue-green color and each made up of three leaflets. The traditional Waring of the green is not so customary as it used to be, but we still see many Irish who don green to celebrate the feast day of this great saint. The fact remains that he is ac- tually of Scottish decent and not Irich so we can hardly trace the Irish temper back to St. Patrick. O'Pinard CContinued from p. 1, col. 3.5 Loveless Meat Market, 2 lbs. of coffee, Jimis shoe shop, 1 doz. cans of shoe polishg Owl Cafe, 2 boxes of candy, Percy Newcomer, 5 lbs. of gun greeseg J. J. Weber, anteseptice powder, Short's Variety, cocktail shakerg H 8z H, rugg Springs Imple- ment Store, 1 qt. of paint, Hasz Ser- vice Station, 3 gts. of oil, AC store, garden forks, Co-op Service Station, 5 lbs. of grease, Co-op Store, box of groceries, Co-op feed store, bottle of poultry tonic, Brown's Barber Shop, bottle of dandruff removerg Raabe's Garage, 3 gts. of oil, Hayes Lucas, bottle of wax, Fullerton Lumber company, can of varnish, Buck's Pharmacy, cookie jar. l !T i-.- l I News In A Nutshell I By Phyllis wood I I I Now that Russia has withdrawn her troops from Manchuria chaos is likely to result because of the pre- sence of numerous Chinese Reds. It may start a civil war in China, which we were trying to avoid when we told Russia we did not favor the presence of her troops in Manchuria. It might be we complained to soon. Speaking of Russia, it brings to mind Senator Vandenberg's com- ments on the situation. Vandenberg believes harmony between the U.S. and Russia is possible if the U. S. will be as open and frank as Russia and will uphold all her policies as Russia does. If we were to follow this plan it might be a sure cure for isolationism, which may get a firm hold on us unless we are exception- ally.carefu1. One report states that a good manv Americans do not favor a 33750.00 loan to Britain. The Treas- vrv department stated that seven billion is the limit for foreign loans. Among other nations asking for help are France and China. Russia asked for a billion last August, but nothing has been done about it. :nucsznnenana ra- I I I II The Bookshelf I I By Mary Lou Anton I eil I I Francis Parkinson Keyes' four- teenth novel, entitled The River Road, has proved more popular than any of its predecessors. It is a grand, sweeping saga of love, life and adventure along the banks of the Mississippi River. Battles with Huey Long around the Louisiana capitol are exciting, but this novel is not merely a pag- eant of the South. The superb love story of Gervais d'Alvery and Merry Randall proves entrancing. When they met aboard the dance boat River Queen it- was love at first sight. Gervais, heir to the d'Alvery fortune, defies his family ire to marry the penniless Merry. The whilwind courtship proved the talk of the town. Gervais brought his bride to Belle Heloise, the star- ied, secret-ridden d'Alvery's house. Adventures of their married life con- cludes this drama and romance. - - :-o-1-l 7' - oun MIGHTY ssmons H I By Zilpha shoff I 22 II Gilmore Fuerst Favorite Color? Blue-green. Subjects? Agriculture IV, English IV, government and business En- glish. Favorite Actors? Bud Abbot and Lou Costello. Pet Peeve? Long assignments. Hobby? None. Favorite Movie? Thirty Seconds ov- er Tokyo. Nick Name? Jeff, What will you do after graduation? Work on my dad's farm, if I don't go to the army. Anneiie Radke Favorite Color? Blue. Subjects? Typing, bookkeeping, En- glish, chemistry and economics. Favorite Actors? Dennis Morgan and Margaret O'Brien. Pet Peeve? Being interrupted when I have just got settled to listen to a good radio program. Career? I really donit know for sure yet, but I would like to at- tend a business school somewhere. Favorite Song? Ik adik a due or At Twilight Time. iFavorite Movie? Laddie, Son of Lassie. Nick Name? Nettie, as most peo- ple call me, although I don't like it. I Ag. II class is studying wholesale ,and retail cuts of meat in prepara- tion for the state judging contest. Spanish class is studying the im- perfect and preterite tenses. They are continuing work on their Span- ish themes. English II class is studying She IStoops to Conquer by Oliver Gold- gsmith in literature and verbs in grammar. ' I I I Americanwlnsgijyaisgviewing the agricultural development in the U.S I -NOW THAT ITS OVER I Fellows, did you see those ravish- mg dancing girls at the W.S.H.S. carnival Friday night, March 8? Hubba, Hubba. We didn't know we had such beauties in our school, did we? But one never knows, does one? All of them had such shapely legs and girlish figures. My, My!! And the wayrWillie's serenaders put forth the music-it really sent me! We found that the museum was a great attraction for certain senior boys, as a couple of certain girls worked in it throughout the evening. As Fayne put it, Museums can be so interesting, canit they, Glenn? Another popular spot for those interested in a little romancing was the Tunnel of Love operated solely by Fayne Cwhen he wasn't in the museumh and Beaner. Barney took great delight in blowing out the candles as certain parties progres- sed through the tunnel. Tsk, Tskl And then there were the bright people who thought the check room was a place to get their cashed. checks The lunch room seemed to be the most popular place of the evening. it couldnt' be that it was connected with food could it? I understand that the senior girls ran into some wolves in Woon- socket and Alpena Friday afternoon when they were over there to sell tickets on the bond. Anyway these fellows came over to see them Fri- day night. The gala event of the evening was the coronation of Prince Richard Bradley and Princess Ethel Jane Powell. Did you notice that King Kieser got Richard's crown on straight this time? The evening ended after a draw- ing of door prizes and everyone journeyed homeward, or at least journeyed. DORM DITTIES By Arlene Kraft Angel food cake and icecream! Can anyone think of a better com-- bination? Thursday night Mr. Wing called for volunteers. He got plenty of them to. Then amid a great deal of hustle and bustle the girls made the cake and ice cream while the boys froze the ice cream. Am I mis- taken, or was that Twig Younie slav- ing over some cooking of some sort? Maybe he was just trying to show the girls up. Some boys had some spoons too. Of course, there's a suitable explanation for everything. Everyone had to taste the results. I assure you though, there was plenty of ice cream and cake left. because everyone enjoyed good homemade ice cream and angel food cake at the carnival Friday night. Even the waitresses and the chefs who served the ice cream were vol- unteers. I'm sure the dorm had a very successful Coffee Shop.