The Collins High School Junior-Senior Banquet, held Friday evening in the gymnasium was reported a great success. The gym was completely "remolded" to conform to the banquet theme of "Keep `Em Flying." The setting was complete from hangars to planes. One large model plane suspended from the ceiling was especially realistic. It was constructed by Fred Renfeldt, school custodian. The committee in charge of decorations and theme were - John Kingman, Helen Deal, Lowell Atkinson, and LaVerne Lillard. Invitations were in the form of airplane tickets. The invitation committee - Bill Atwood, Claretta Duncan, Dorrell Taylor, Lois Robinson and Hazel Harris. Entertainment Committee - Eileen Hofer, Ronald Johnston, Dale Deal, Ruth Mullihan. Program Committee - Bob Keagle, Joe Anderson, Gladys Dodd, Ronald Ball.
May 14, 1942 - Captain Frank Miles of Des Moines, Editor of the Iowa Legionnaire, will deliver the address of the evening at the Commencement Exercises to be held in the high school auditorium at 8:00 P.M. The program is: Star Spangled Banner - Audience; Cornet Music - Bill Pritchard, Patty Fertig; Processional; Invocation; Solo - Flo Signs; Address - Frank Miles - "America Tomorrow;" Boys Quartette - Caisson Song; Presentation of Class Graduates - Supt. Erickson; Class History - Jack Fertig; Last Will and Testament - Jack Stratton; Class Gift to School - Jack Stratton; Class Prophesy - Anoka Elliott; Salutatory - Flo Signs; Valedictory - Anne Fish; Sign's Honor Trophy Award; Award of Achievement Pins - Mr. Peer; Awarding of Athletic Letters - Mr. Cooper; Awarding of Diplomas - Supt. Erickson; Benediction; Congratulatory. (Alumni Banquet follows immediately in the gymnasium)
Baseball - A steady, 4-hit, mound job by Joe Anderson and the brilliant defensive play gave the Collins baseball team a 3-0 victory over Nevada and the Spring Sectional Baseball Championship. Collins Lineup: Milligan (c) 1 hit; Atwood (cf) 2 hits; Coles (ss) 1 hit; J. Fertig (1b) 0 hits; Stratton (3b) 2 hits; Kimberley (rf) 0 hits; G. Fertig (2b) - 0 hits; Taylor (lf) 1 hit; Anderson (p) 0 hits. Collins 3 runs, 7 hits, no errors. The tournament was held at Zearing last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. In the opening game, Collins eliminated Shipley 5-1 with Anderson allowing only four hits. Milligan was the catcher. Semi-finals - The Collins team had plenty of trouble in getting by a stubborn Clemons team that scored five runs in the second inning. With Dorrell Taylor leading the way, the Co-HawkS kept pecking away to come from behind and win in the 7th, 6-5. Collins had six runs on five hits and five errors. Jack Fertig pitched and Arnold Milligan was catcher.
August 20, 1942 New Faculty Members - W. E. Young - Supt.; Leona Schilder - Commercial and English; Olive Divine - Grades Five and Six; Gladys Bredall - Grade Two; Bus Drivers - Byron Keagle - Rt. 1; Dwight Luing - Rt. 2; D. L. Halterman - Rt. 3; C. G. Schlarb - Rt. 4; E. L. Woolheather - Rt. 5.
A number of improvements have been made to the school facilities. New equipment in the shop includes a wood turning lathe, drill press with shaping attachments, band saw, jig saw, tool grinder, combination planer and jointer, hand and electric drill, soldering equipment and hand tools for wood and metal working. New tables and chairs for the homemaking department. A supply of new kitchen equipment is also added. Numerous replacements of textbooks have been made with worn-out copies discarded. The music program has been expanded. Free band instrument will be offered to pupils from grade five through twelve. As planned hot lunches will be available during the noon period. The school will continue the policy of renting textbooks to pupils. The rental fees are derived from the cost of replacing the textbooks after a five-year period, the normal period of time the book is usable. The present national emergency (World War II) will require much from the public schools. It is possible that certain extra-curricular programs will be curtailed.