Now that basketball season is over, we are now going to play volleyball. Teams will be drawn and tournament will begin this coming Wednesday.
March 5, 1953 On February 26 the girls basketball team went to the Drake University field house in Des Moines to see the girls state tournament. We wish to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Schrader for taking cars. We greatly enjoyed the games.
Sportsmanship in a general sense covers a lot of territory. If everyone practiced sportsmanship to the very letter, the world would undoubtedly be much better. In our school, for instance, sincere sportsmanship can start a sort of chain reaction. Several good examples of this were shown in a film presented recently at C. H. S. on the subject of "Contagious Courtesy," which is really a small part of sportsmanship. If one person shows they are really trying to be a good sport, some of the efforts usually rub off on friends and persons with whom they associate. Hence, a "chain reaction." Actually, one can apply the rules of good sportsmanship to life itself. If we all follow the rules, it is no telling what the turn of events might be. Let's try it sometime and find out. Asst. Editor - Dale Derby.
March 12, 1953 School Election - With only 48 votes cast Monday, Thayer Derby, unopposed, was elected for the three-year term as school director to succeed Ernest Hofer. G. L. Kimberley was re-elected treasurer for a two-year term.
The second Annual Parent-Son banquet of the Collins Future Farmers of America (F. F. A) was held March 7. The banquet was conducted in the form of a special meeting, using regular opening and closing ceremonies and having the dinner as the predominant item of business. Twenty members and 46 guests were present. Our speaker was Hampton T. Hall, State Supervisor of the F. F. A and Vocational Agriculture, who gave us an interesting talk on the origin and purposes of the F. F. A. The Welcome to Parents and Guests was given by Jack Koehler, with Norman Partridge and Mrs. Lee Morrison very ably handled the responses. D. G. Partridge sang two solos, accompanied by Janet Evans. Don Johnson and Jerry Nichol presented other special entertainment. Guy Elliott and Bradford Stevens were named honorary members because of the help and cooperation they have given us during the past year.
The Freshmen gave a party in honor of the sophomores with the whole high school invited last Friday night. Each girl had to put one of her shoes into a basket. The boys took a shoe from the basket and then had to find the girl it belonged to. When he found her, they danced the first dance. This got the party started in flying fashion. For lunch we had sandwiches, punch and potato chips. John Vasey.
March 19, 1953 A very lovely spring program is planned for the March meeting of the Collins Parent-Teachers Association on March 23. The third grade, under the direction of
Mrs. Anna Meeker and Mrs. Florence Lewis, teachers, will present "Spring Glow," an operetta in three acts. Cheryl Partridge will sing a solo and Darwin Luing will play a trumpet solo between acts. The glee club, mixed chorus, and girls' sextet will sing some numbers. Maris Slauson and D. G. Partridge will present solos. Chairmen of the lunch committee are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawson.