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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
5
A short historical note presents Henry Smith advising students not to quit after a single failing grade or business setback. It emphasizes perseverance and retrying efforts as a guiding motto. The snippet reflects attitudes of resilience in school and commerce contexts.
The weekly Trail lists the editorial team and contributors for the issue. Irene Miller is editor in chief. Olive Bush associate editor. Kenneth Griswold athletic notes. Floyd Miller agg notes. Ardis Fundingsland personals. Henry Smith Sunny Side Up. Dorothy Johnson Funny Side Up. Leroy Price class history. Earl Young class poem. Freda Narges quill notes. Hester Null debate. Dorothy Dimick music notes. Kathryn Brummage grade notes. Lillian Zike convocation doings.
The schedule lists Western Nebraska Music Contest on April 27, a Junior-Senior banquet on May 1, Quill society on May 2, school exhibit from May 3 to 4, state declamatory contest and tract meet on May 4, and a debate tournament at Lincoln on May 10.
A high school freshman class, aged 12 to 15, enters with ambition to be top of the class. They are chased back to school by teachers during initiation at a carnival, faces painted dark green by sophomores, and begin rigorous study after the first week. Earl Young signs as class poet for the 31 class es.
Week shows students preparing for a Lincoln trip with grain grading practice and a Friday demonstration by Clifford Jones and Billy Taylor with Earl Mantor as alternate. Other activities include seed identification, shop work, class photo framing, a Baldwin combine school visit, and a hot bed built beside the aggie building. A Nebraska professor notes one in four children finish college, urging perseverance.
Sidney High School will enter mixed chorus, boys Glee club, girls Glee club. Soloists include soprano Marjorie Pettett, tenor Frank Lin Barger, baritone Robert Harper, piano Helen Doran, cornet Alie Baker.
Records from last year are being tested again as Coach Weymouth believes the team has a strong chance in relay races at the Scotts Bluff track meet on May 4. Training continues nightly at the local fair grounds after four o'clock.
The text recounts the class of 1931 starting in 1919 under Miss Neubauer in a library side room, progressing through elementary grades with teachers Miss Todd Miss Stoetzel Miss Oldershaw and Miss Road, receiving diplomas after eighth grade, and finally reaching high school. Names of teachers and milestones mark their early education journey.
We were represented by our great athlete Kenneth Griswold who played end in football and guard in basketball as a freshman. The class of ’31 has about 45 members with officers Vernon Stiverson president Lillian Zike vice president Lucille Kinton treasurer Henry Smith secretary. Sponsors are Miss Lawles and Mr Nielsen. We look forward to three more years of eventful high school life Leroy Price.
This week featured a Smith-Hughes judging contest at the Mitchell experiment station, a sewing class style show, daily choir convocation singing, a western Nebraska debate championship and a talk from an agricultural college professor. Four Smith-Hughes boys demonstrated grain judging.
The Sidney debate team defeated Scottsbluff and Bayard to clinch the western Nebraska championship. Members include Paul Kahl Lomila McCleneghan Gwen Jorgenson and Loretta Osborn alter nate. Bayard Lions Club awarded a silver cup to the champion. Coach Storkan spoke on debate principles Wednesday morning.
Sidney high debaters will travel to Lincoln on May 10 for the state debate tournament. Hester Null notes the school’s pride in its team and its readiness to compete at the event.
A roster of students across grade levels lists senior Freda Thompson Owen Jorgenson Erwin Hinrichs Agnes Chambers Mable Emrick. junior Loretta Osborn Lomila McCleneghan Marjorie Adam Sabina Morton Lucille Waddell. sophomore Gladys Ellsworth Virginia Johnson Paul Kahl Alfred Ladine Kenneth Johnson. freshman Henry Smith Lauree Lewis Irene Miller Lola Lewis Earl Young.
Seventh Grade scores show Taft-Cather ine Jones 89 Walker M una Stryker 88 Ruth Curless 88 Laurence Taylor 83 Hansen Ada Bell 95 Pearl Twist 93 Joan Bicknell 93 Clara Mae Woodworth 93 Irene Smith 91. Eighth Grade scores list Baker Fielden Waddell 87 Don Brewer 86 Marian Daggett 83 Leonard Noyes 82 Harold Moore 82. Eighth Grade Miss White Carl Livoni 92 Viola Benish 91 Clara Ladine 91 Dorothy Brewer 91 Floy Thaper 90.
The western Nebraska music contest will be held in the auditorium of the Methodist church on Friday April 27 beginning at 10 o clock and extending to about 9 in the evening for local and distant attendees. Seventeen schools are entered and lodging for long distance visitors is being arranged.
East Ward lists top students by grade and teacher across sixth, fourth, and combined third and fourth grades. Names include Miss Oldershaw pupils Helen Heck and Helen Harper with high marks, and Miss Runge students Eugene Reker and Virginia Lar among others. Continued on page 4.
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