Tomorrow night the curtain will rise for the first presentation of the blood congealing, laugh enforcing Senior class play, “When’s Your Birthday?”
The eighth grade has prepared a butterfly and moth collection for the state fair. Many specimens are included.
April 26, 1928 Collins Alumni Banquet to be held on May 18 members of the Collins Alumni Association met Friday evening, April 20, at the A. F. Heinrich home and the following committees were appointed to take charge of the Alumni banquet which will be held the evening of May 18 at the high school building:
“Toastmaster” – Harold Carver; “Entertainment Committee” – Myrna Sokol, Thelma Oswalt, Beulah Gearhart, Harold Lingenfelter, Lloyd Holland, Steve Carr. “Lunch Com.” – Lena Vasey, Doris Holland, Edna Franklin, Mary Gingles, and Flora Holland. “Invitation Com.” – Mary Holmes, Josephine Shearer, Leona Keagle. “Decoration Com.” – Mildred Ozmun, Alice Burney, Lowell Halterman, Alice Marsh, David Ozmun, Jack Wade, Zola Gilley, Anna Marsh, Iona Stratton, George Gingles, Wm. Mead.
April 26, 1928 COLLINS SCHOOL RANKS ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE
The Collins school for the first lime can lay claim to being better than the average school in the United States. Why? Because of their score in the most complete and thorough achievement test that can be secured. The test is called the Stanford Achievement Test, and is published by Leland Stanford University of Palo Alto, California. These tests cover every branch of instruction and are standardized by scores taken from city schools over the entire U. S. The city schools rank as a rule about four to five months in advance of consolidated school in their achievements in these tests. With this in mind, it is a distinct achievement to rank above the national average, as it shows that the school has improved a great deal, for three years ago we were uniformly low. Now we rank above average in reading, natural science and arithmetic; just average in spelling and history, with a little below average in language usage and word meaning. This means that another year we must put special emphasis on these subjects.
We have demonstrated the value of these tests as an educational tool for three years ago we were very low in arithmetic. This year because of the effort put forth by the teachers over a period of three years, our arithmetic work averages one year in advance of the average school and our reading, two months above the average school. The teachers should be thanked by the entire community for their efforts in accomplishing this as they do not have the equipment that is available in our city schools. In another year we should stand above the national average in all subjects.
May 3, 1928 Collins Loses. Melbourne proved too much for the local H. S. baseball team Tuesday evening, and won on their own field by a score of 6 to 2. The Melbourne boys garnered a feast of hits off the local twirler, while their own mounds man was holding the Collins artillery in check. The local outfield worked in fine style. (No box score found)