October 8, 1931 Collins High baseball team defeated Cambridge TuesDay evening by a score of 4 to 1. Milo let Cambridge down with one lone hit. Lineup: rf - Forest Lafferty (33); p – Milo Dodd; ss – Earl Jay (32); 1st – John Crabb (32): 3rd – John Weld (33); c – Clarence Kassel (34); 2nd – Pete Vasey; cf – Wm. Vasey (32); lf – Hank Vasey (34); lf – Charles Sokol (33).
Collins won from Huxley by a score of 4-2 last WednesDay afternoon. It was a well played baseball game. The Collins team made only one error. Milo Dodd, on the mound for Collins, pitched a very good game, having 11 strikeouts to his credit. Lineup: rf – Bob Sokol (33) ; p – Milo Dodd; ss – Earl Jay (32); 1st – John Crabb (32): 3rd – Wm. (Bill) Vasey (32); c – Clarence Kassel (34); 2nd – Pete Vasey; cf – Forest Lafferty (33) ; cf – Hank Vasey (34); lf – Wendell Halterman (32).
Shop Class During the first week of school the Farm Shop class collected three small gas engines to work on in their shop class. At that time none of them would run. The boys get science with practice because they study the theory and then they work out these principles on the gas engine.
Wallace Inman and Maurice Vasey attended the annual Future Farmers convention for the Central Iowa district held at Winterset MonDay, Sept. 28. Even though the Collins High school does not have a chapter the Iowa organization urged that each Vocational department be represented at the meeting.
October 15, 1931 Here comes the carnival as amusing as Ringling Bros. Circus and probably the most exciting event in the year to the school children and townspeople. On SaturDay evening of October 31 in the high school gymnasium, everyone craving amusement will be there. The chairmen of the following committees are: Program – Isabel Neale; Advertising – Lyle Jay; Decorating – Orpha Renfeldt; Concessions – Dwight Luing. Mr. Grosscup will have charge of the booths and Miss Day will take charge of the food. Watch for further details which will be published here.
Collins lost to Cambridge at Cambridge last ThursDay night, 1 to 0. The features of the baseball game were the brilliant fielding of Collins and the pitching of Dodd and Jennings. The game went an extra inning. Lineup: rf - Forest Lafferty (33); p – Milo Dodd; c- John Weld (33); ss – Earl Jay (32); 1st – John Crabb (32): 3rd – Wm. (Bill) Vasey (32); cf – Clarence Kassel (34); 2nd – Pete Vasey; lf – Hank Vasey (34).
Collins came back to take Zearing to the tune of 7-0 FriDay night. Jay made his debut on the mound and he with the help of his teammates held Zearing scoreless. Lineup: rf - Forest Lafferty (33); p – Earl Jay (32); ss – Pete Vasey; 1st – John Crabb (32): 3rd – Wm. (Bill) Vasey (32); c – John Weld (33) 2nd – Milo Dodd; cf – Clarence Kassel (34); lf – Hank Vasey (34).
School is on its way and is showing marked progress. This coming FriDay night will close the first six week period. It’s the week for exams and time when the teachers show us what we don’t know.
Assembly this MonDay morning took the form of a Columbus Day program with the following numbers: Song, America – The Assembly; Why We Celebrate Columbus Day – Winfred Holmes;