March 4, 1943 Collins boys lost a first and second team double header to Milford. This is the last scheduled game of the season. Atwood and Taylor were absent because of the measles. Final score of first team game - Milford 31, Collins 13.
Junior Class will present their class play, "Take It Easy," on March 12 in the high school auditorium.
The senior class party was held in the high school gym. As each person entered, identification card was pinned on. The evening was spent in playing cards, ping-pong, and dancing, with refreshments late in the party.
Honor Roll: Seniors - Bill Atwood, Dale Deal, Helen Deal, Gladys Dodd, Claretta Duncan, Elaine Hofer, Ruth Mulligan, Dorothy Neale, Marguerite Oswalt, Lois Robinson. Juniors - Gene Fertig, Roger Huntrods. Sophomores - Rex Beavers, Wanda Huntrods, Carol Kimberley, Beverly Kitchen, Curtis Marsh, Russell Oswalt, Johanna Tiffany.
March 11, 1943 Boys' Sectional Tournament. Collins got to the finals by defeating Maxwell [score not available]; LaMoille [score not available] and Clemons [score not available], but was beaten in the finals by the fast Marshalltown team. Bill Atwood was standout on defense as well as offense, scoring 48 points in the four games. First Round - Collins vs. Maxwell, Lineup: Lillard - 4 pts; Fertig - 2 pts; Atwood - 19; Taylor - 6 pts; Deal - 0 pts; Kingman - 4 pts; Long - 6 pts. Second Round - Collins vs. Lamoille Lineup: Lillard - 13 pts; Fertig - 10 pts; Atwood - 10; Taylor - 4 pts; Deal - 6 pts; Kingman - 0 pts. Semi-Finals - Collins vs. Clemons Lineup: Lillard - 10 pts; Fertig - 1 pts; Atwood - 11; Taylor - 7 pts; Deal - 2 pts; Kingman - 8 pts. Finals - Collins vs. Marshalltown Lineup: LaVern Lillard - 6 pts; Gene Fertig - 0 pts; Bill Atwood - 8; Dorrell Taylor - 1 pts; Dale Deal - 0 pts; John Kingman - 7 pts.
School Bus Routes The Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) has ordered a drastic cut to be made in school bus mileage. According to ODT directions, pupils will be required to walk a distance of not more than one and a half miles to meet school buses. Since no gasoline certificates will be issued to the local school district after April 1, unless such regulations are met, the local board of education has no alternative except to comply with ODT regulations. [Insert 2004: My personal experience (8-10 yrs.) was walking .4 miles to and from Hwy for the school bus. Bus routes were to avoid back-tracking.]
Assembly Speaker Monday morning was Dr. Hal Dewey, who has spent 23 years in India as a Methodist missionary. Dr. Dewey gave a very interesting talk about life in India. He told of the hardships of the life of most of the people, the lack of opportunities for education among lower classes, the religious differences and customs. He is a friend and admirer of Mahatma Gandhi, and gave us a very different impression of the Hindu leader. He demonstrated the mode of dress in India and also showed us some of the beautiful objects in metal and needlework made by pupils in the missionary school.