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

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Ze partonian PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WESSINGTON SPRINGS CITY SCHUULS VOLUME SEVENTEEN THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1946 NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE PARENTS NIGHT I , I ' IOPERETTA PROVES HELD MARCH is L 1945- 46 IQACULTY GREAT SUCCESS The annual F.F.A. parents, night program was held Monday night at 8:00 in the high school auditorium. There was much better attendance than expected. The program consis- ted of the regular opening and clos- ing ceremony of the meeting. Dan Eberly of South Dakota State Col- lege was the guest speaker of the evening. He gave an interesting talk on the foundation for the basis of our thinking so as to build a bet- ter world and a world safe for de- mocracy. He said that it is up to the younger generations to settle the conflicts which the present rul- ing generation has not been able to do. Ward Miller, professor of botany at South Dakota State College, was also a guest performer working ma- gic much to the amazement of the audience. Some of the acts he pre- sented were incredible as well as amusing. Superintendent Holland spoke a few words on the F.F.A. Bernard Madden gave a report of the accom- plishments of the local chapter. The Girl's trio sang one number and the Barnyard quartette sang the'F.F.A. song. Mr. Gadda showed his appre- ciation for the cooperation of the parents in making this annual event a success. At the close of the pro- gram refreshments were served by the boys. I I l I News In A Nutshell I 1 By Phyllis wood I l l n The United States has sent the Missouri to Turkey and the Middle East. The Red Army prepared fake battles in Manchuria. In the Atlan- tic the U.S. Navy has prepared to go to work, and the Air Forces in the Pacific were also prepared. It looks as though very little faith is being placed in the UNO for protec- tion. Could it be World problems would not be so acute if the UNO were better organized? Churchill's plea for combining the forces of the U.S. and Britain did not go over too well with the Ameri- can people. Some felt it would make Russia too suspicious, and that she may leave the UNO flat. Due to appearances the F world knows very little about what is hap- pening inside Spain. It is true Spain could be bluffing, but there is also the chance she could be up to some- thing which may not be of help to democracy. 4 ' Mr. Wilbur Peterson Teaching English III and IV and also conducting instrumental and vocal groups is Mr. Peterson. He attended high school in Manhate, Minnesota, and Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. There he received an A.B. degree in music. His ambition is to teach sometime in college, that is choral conducting. His hobby is fishing, but he says he can't find any place to fish in this country. Mr. Peterson was discharged from the Navy just before accepting this position. He has served three and one-half years in the service. Office News A grade tournament will be held in Lane on Friday, March 22. A meeting of all the schools who are interested in a Music Festival will be held in Lane on Friday, March 22, also. The purpose of the meeting is to settle final arrange- ments for the Festival. -Business English classes are re- viewing the nine weeks' test. -..-...-.- Eighth grade social science stu- dents are studying state officers and their duties. Third Grade: The class has begun the study of solid. liquids, and gaseous matter in science. Students of the grade school pre- sented the operetta, The Children of Buttercup Commons, at the high school 'on Friday, March 15. This operetta was enacted by the pupils of the first six grades, all the chil- dren took part in this operetta and poitrayed the characters well. Mrs. Bertha Eagle, principal of these six grades, reports the net pro- fit to be S56.60. This is to be used in supplying some type of equip- ment for the students. The operetta was directed by the teachers, Miss Lena Wilson, Miss Marilyn Schneider, Mrs. Harriet Jenkinson, Mrs. Bertha Eagle and Miss Opal Boese. Miss Boese also acted as accompanist throughout the program. f CLAQHEVVS English I classes are beginning the study of Julius Caesar. Bookkeeping class is completing the chapter on interest and bank discount. English II classes have finished the study of the play She Stoops to Conquer. World history class is reviewing the European countries and revolu- tions. ' General science class is studying soils and has tested acidity and al- ikalinity. 3 Typing I class are making book- lets of Busines Letters which in- clude form and style, examples of each and an outline of their con- structions. Spanish class has finished the study of the preterite tense. Government class heard from Sen- ators Bushfield and Gurney and Con- gressman Mundt, who expressed their views on current legislative problems. .lg-0.3-,- Independent Girls Team Defeated by WS College The Independent girl's team, the Smoochers, composed of Mary Lou Anton, Beverly Hanson, Pat Pinard, Hermine Wheeler, Alta Rogers and Phyllis Wood, played the Wessing- ton Springs College girls on Thurs- day night, March 7, and were de- feated by a score of 26-13. Good playing was shown by both teams, but the college kept in the lead all the way. They were invited to a challenge by the Smoochers on the high school gym floor.

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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.

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.. -. . ....a.r-ri... -..gvnvvrwr,.....-.1 ,.,. Yanni!!! . JL.. KEEP OFF THE GRASS With the annual Spring drawing nearer, and the usual amount of showers, we must resort to the fa- miliar old slogan Keep off the Grass. Although the grass will seem far greener, and the distance so much shorter, we must remember that the shortest way is not always the sweetest way and thereby tread the long and steady sidewalk. After all it is much better when the school year has ended to be able to look at the nice green lawn that doesn't have paths leading away from every door. So again, as before, let's remem- ber this with the understanding that we will keep off the grass. G.S.B. - I I I The Bookshelf I I By Mary Lou Anton I I I I The first novel of Frank Yerby is The Foxes of Harroww which char- acterizes the riotous life of New Orleans in the early frontier days. Stephen Fox, upon arriving in New Orleans in 1925, was bent upon adventure. Ambition to own a large plantation prompted him to work like a slave to achieve this goal. By careful saving he was able to build a magnificent estate that he called Harrow. His bold tactics finally won for him Adalie Arceneaux, the loveliest girl in New Orleans. There was little warmth in Adalie's nature for Stephen. To Stephen married life seemed a failure, and thus he spent more and more of his time in the sinful city of New Orleans. It was at New Orleans that he met Desiree, whom he greatly admired. To Tante Caleen, Stephen's negro slave, the marriage of Stephen and Adalie seemed a crumbled ruin be- cause of Desiree. It was Caleen who helped to solve the problems of Adalie. This exciting romance by Yerby includes many thrilling experiences, which will entrance you throughout your reading. GRADE NEWS First Grade: Robert Osborn has been absent flue to measles. I Second Grade: . Dennis Christensen and Dorothy Costello treated the class on their birthdays. I , Gary Bell was taken to the hospi- tal Friday. Donald Wenzel is sick with the chicken pox. ' I The arithmetic class began divi- sion. Fifth 8: Sixth Grades: I Science class is studying the science life. For the project each pupil is making a scrap book includ- ing pctures of mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish. A large percentage of the students are interested in declam and will begin the memorizing of their pieces. I E I F-If FY M'-JYWI WITTY-WITS I I By Wickre I Be- I I Oh gosh, here it's test Week again, and me unprepared as usual, but,- oh happy thought, only nine weeks left. Congratulations to the grade school for putting on an excellent performance in their annual operet- ta. Well, that's over with. What's next? I guess you know this is hard work Cespecially for mel to 'think up this column, so if you have any- thing you want in it, it's most cer- tainly welcome. If you saw any juniors walking, or should I say crawling, slowly through the halls Friday, it wasn't any fault of theirs that they didn't cripple themselves up so they could not be in school. You know they had a skating party Thursday. Fitzgerald's Bombers are to play in the Y.C.L. tournament at Lane Saturday. They meet Fedora in the first game. Snow is gone. Rain has come, Streets are wet, And this is dumb. Contributed by Peachy Hemmelman. But, as the fuse said to the TNT, let's blow. So that's all for this week. SPRING APPROACHES Looking into my crystal glove I see, approaching a dark and gloomy week for you, fellow students of W. S.H.S. . Possibly you wonder why it is to be so dark and gloomy. My globe discloses many, difficult nine week's tests in store for us. Not only this, but a few more days of rainy weath- er to take the curl out of our beau- tiful tresses, girls. And not only this, but a few more days of extra cleaning for our valiant janitor, namely Swede. I'1l bet he appre- ciates that . But, towards that end of the week, we find a light shining that will change our view on life, that will brighten everything and awaken us from the sleepy repose in which we have been reclining. Well! Imagine me using all those lo-o-ong words. I must have swallowed that diction- ary that disappeared from the school library-anyway, you've been held in suspense long enough-that bright light shining at the end of the week is CCan you take ith Thursday, the first day of Spring! That means that the grass and the flowers will grow, and the sun will shine, and, above all, it's the time of the year for tahem!! love. '- .... N .- oun MIG!-I'rY SENIORS 'I I By Zilpha Shoff I Ira Cashman Agricultural-minded Ira Cashman finds that his hobby is raising a herd of Hereford cattle. He enjoys fish- ing and hunting and also horseback riding, which fits in well with his hobby. ITO many this senior is known as if ke.77 After he is through studying En- glish IV, government, Ag IV, and chemistry he likes to listen to the radio, Ike prefers waltzes and Sigmund Romberg. He is also an active member of the F.F.A. Ira's favorite actors are Tim Holt and his pal Ike although he doesn't like cowboy movies. He doesn't care for mushy ones either. His future plans depend upon what Uncle Sam says. He planned on going to State College at Brook- ings for at least two years or more, then he planned to come back to continue farming. By the way, he will need a cook! -1.,...-Q.- - - DORM DITTIES By Arlene Kraft It was dark! in fact, it was very dark! In fact, it was midnight. It was so silent I cou1dn't sleep. And then they came, one after another, tr'pping along, their feet not even touching the floor. There was a powdery white mist all about them. A strange light was showing in their very center. My teeth would have been ready to jump down my throat, but I was in on it all. It was just some of my so-called roommates, haunting the dormitory. 'Artillery at work! Ready! Aim! Fire! Almost everyone is glad that the snow is gone, especially the dor- mitory girls. Last week there was always a mad dash for the door. Woe unto all boys at arms! If you want to fight, join the army. ---3-Q..-T. Fourth Grade: Ronald Jensen's name was acci- dently omitted from the honor roll last week. W , E A D. ,-5. -1 124 . 5 .IT , ' .MA ' f , I W i if . O 96 I MARCH 21