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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
6
A dated school bulletin extols loyalty shaping a school's rank and the student body. It prescribes conduct like upholding the school, avoiding slander, and consistent behavior in all settings. The text also contains a collage of odd phrases and jokes about language and classroom moments.
Coming events list includes April 13 chapel talk by Rev Kah, April 14 assembly singing, April 15 six weeks exams and the first copy of the senior thesis due, and April 16 six weeks exams.
In Sidney high school the writer lists students whose names resemble first names or gendered forms. Martha Allen is noted, with others like Gladys, Virginia Daniels, Bartholomew the longest name, Ely and Flo the shortest, and three Bells including Velma and Trene. The piece weaves playful observations about pronunciation, origins, and how names seem to fit or clash with expectations, ending with Martha Allen reading the list while Arthur and Fanny Belle Zike bring up the rear.
After an hour forty minutes of persuasive speech the negative won student confidence at Sidney high school about cabinet members not having floor rights in congress. Six faculty judged the debate with final score favoring the negative. Participants included Viola Foster Kermit Moore and El rie Williams on the affirmative and Hollis Kepler Harlan Kinton Roland Jones on the negative. A quoted line from a song and stray phrases appear in the report but do not alter the main outcome or facts of the debate and its educational value.
Sidney and Bayard debated in Bayard with Sidney's affirmative team winning 3 to 0 after a lively trip. Debaters traveled by Mr Kratz, with Storkan absent due to tonsil surgery. The Bayard auditorium hosted about thirty spectators as Harlan Kin ton performed a stumble stepping onto a pedestal before delivering his speech.
This weekly chapel diary records Monday through Friday activities with absent staff noted Miss SelMichting and Mr Storkan, Dr Light’s talk Know Yourself, a new roll call method, spelling lesson, and Friday surprise test by Mr Weymouth. It includes mentions of Mr Davis, Mr Lieben dorfer, and Mr Weymouth.
A long list of local daily routines and visits is recorded, noting Meadow Lawn items owners, Mr and Mrs Frank Weigans, and many neighbors in Dalton and Bridgeport. The notes include calls, shopping trips, corn shelling, and dinners at various homes, with Easter visit by Miss Rose Walsh and other social visits across several towns. A Burlington agent investigated freight track issues and a juvenile arrest, with court costs assigned, as Minatare Free Press reports.
We glimpse partial text from The Telegraph with garbled names and phrases suggesting a small news item. No clear date, place, or event details emerge beyond a general report fragment. The readable bits hint at a standard telegraph style dispatch.
Monday Hollis trains his voice for tomorrow night. Tuesday debating may affect Roland. Wednesday the Uplay books placed in the library. Thursday Mer Storkan returns to school after noon. Friday most seniors have paid for announcements and hope to finish by week’s start.
Mable Emrick was rushed to North Platte hospital Sunday afternoon for an appendicitis operation. The note expresses hope for a quick recovery and mentions Mrs. Siorkan grieving her sister's death, with extended sympathy to her.
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