March 5, 1931 On Saturday evening of last week the Junior High chorus presented their operetta to a large and appreciative audience. Although the song drama was far more difficult to present than was anticipated, the young singers portrayed the story with flying colors.
Evening Nutrition Class “No family has the right to purchase any meat until each member has at least a pint of milk daily.” Such was the statement made by Dr. E. V. McCollum, a specialist in the field of nutrition. How many housewives are overstepping this statement? Will less meat and more milk make your family healthier? Try it! The discussion of the Evening Nutrition class last Monday evening was on “Planning Well-Balanced Menus.” The following foods were found to be necessary in each day’s diet in order to make it balanced: 1. Meat once a day; 2. An egg a day; 3. Milk – one pint for adults and one quart for children; 4. One whole-grain cereal; 5. One tablespoon of butter per person per meal; 6. Two vegetables besides potatoes, plus one raw vegetable or tomatoes; 7. Fruit twice a day.
March 12, 1931 Vocational Agriculture John Haas, Dale Hand, and Kenneth Haas were judges of a very interesting debate conducted by the Ag. Class last Tuesday. The question, “Resolved, a farmer can better use a binder than a combine in harvesting,” was fully developed and well argued. According to the decision of the judges, the affirmative team won.
Notes The Juniors have selected their play, “Climbing Roses,’ and have begun their rehearsals. Last Wednesday afternoon was cleaning up day for the students in Collins High. Each cleaned out his locker and straightened the books. In a few instances the task proved to be a difficult one.
Sectional Basketball Tournament Thursday evening the Collins basketball boys went to Nevada to compete in the sectional tournament, playing Maxwell. The Collins boys put up a hard fight, but luck was against them. They had the ball most of the time and outplayed their opponents. The ball just wouldn’t go in their basket. When the game ended, the score stood 25 to 35 in Maxwell’s favor.
March 26, 1931 Music Contest At 9:50 Friday morning, Lloyd Patton will represent Collins High at the district music contest at Ames by singing a baritone solo. At 10:05 Geraldine Keagle will go into competition with soprano soloists from Boone, Colo, Gilbert and Kelley. The mixed small vocal groups in which Collins and Jordan have entered will appear on the program at 10:50. In the afternoon, the Girls’ Glee clubs will sing. The other schools that have entered are Alden, Ankeny, Gilbert, Huxley, Jordan, Kelley and Slater. Following these, the Boys’ Glee clubs from Alden, Ankeny and Collins will compete. At 3:45, the High school girls’ quartet will sing. Other schools entered in the girls’ small vocal groups are Boone, Colo, Eldora, Gilbert, Jordan and Kelley. The boys’ quartet will compete with the boys’ small vocal groups from Eldora, Jordan and Kelley at 7:30.
Since basketball season is over, the girls are learning to play volleyball and tennis.
School Notes After a series of spelldowns, Oscar Serbein was the winner of the Junior spelling bee and will represent the seventh and eighth grades at the county contest.