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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1926
Page
16
The fragment notes a remark about Mr Storkan and Miss Schilch ting provoking increased study. It records a school context with two named individuals and a general mandate to focus on academics. No dates or places are provided in readable text.
A humorous compilation of student misstatements and wordplay such as a vacuum being a large Emmy space where the Pope lives and parallel lines never meeting unless bent, with other quirky definitions and garbled references from school exams.
A schedule lists activities from April 30 to May 28 including exhibits, theses sponsorships, chapel talks, junior senior banquet, kindergarten, high school picnic, senior play, exams, eighth grade commencement, class night, baccalaureate, commencement and report card collection.
On a rainy Friday April 23 Sidney High School seniors and a few cans sneak a trip to Scottsbluff. Four cars and a Dodge carry the group to the Eagle cafe sugar factory and auto show. The day includes tours, a campus tour and observing local sights while noting the motto quietness in a sign of goat breeding.
A 1926 class recounts a day of driving to town, shopping, and flapper shopping. The group dines at Eagle cafe with two boys entertaining a Gering lady, attends a show, and lasts at a local dance. They end the day tired yet proud of memories made.
The Juniors dominated the inter class meet earning 47 points while Seniors trailed with 36 Sophomores 21 and Frostmen 13. Williams and Siedow led the Juniors with five firsts seven seconds and one third. Kepler won shot put broad jump and high jump for the Seniors, while Siedow beat Williams and Clark in the 100 yard dash in 10.35 seconds marking his first track appearance.
The diary entries outline a planned sneak day with dates from Monday to Friday. The group expects to succeed, conceals the secret from underclassmen, and mentions traveling to Scottebluff early Friday morning amid rain.
A collection of classroom humor and student lines features Gwendolyn debating why history is hard, mischief during a poem reading, and a series of light exchanges among students and teachers. The piece captures schoolday wit and a playful Yell Leader moment, with teachers commenting on line order and manners.
Monday note recalls Rev Kaub as chapel speaker with a humorous take on success and conviction. He argues a true winner calls his own shots. Laughter follows his mock struggle to climb a tape after a mile race.
The following pupils achieved 100 percent in spelling this week: Eunice Babb Irene Brooks Agnes Chambers Vir gina Daniel Taylor Daniel Helen Doran Lillie Histon Dorothy Garey Har vey George Ada Gerard Frances Greer Frances Hade Lillian Hostethe Cecil Jones Doris Maley Sabina Morton Henry Siedow Freda Siedow Fanny Snyder Emma Welseman Orval Williams Bernice Young.
The high school announces student lists by grade levels with top performers and a separate Shark list highlighting standout seniors and sophomores. Named students include Lomika McCleneghan, Freda Thompson, Estella Oberg, Viola Foster, and Mable Foster among others.
The piece lists teachers and students by grade from 3 to 8 with names such as Miss Foster Miss Dorcas Johnston and Miss Ruth Gilmore, plus a note that A. Burwett will take over the Kinwall undertaking. The family rents the Snane Roush place and Western Nebraska Government is mentioned.
The two new structures by W Me Zar and the Sidmey Ice Storage company in the city are nearly finished. Exteriors of the Duiktings are nearly done with painting, roofing, and interior plastering underway. Both buildings expected to be ready soon according to the Chappell Register.
Congressman Simmons reports the House managers delivering articles of impeachment against Judge English and the Senate setting May 3 for trial. He notes Senate farm relief proposals, a national farm board, and funding schemes, plus three competing bills from Haugen, Tincher, and Aswell. The piece also covers the D A R annual meeting, and a new consolidated federal statute, with commentary from Robert G. Simmons.
County Agent N. D. Willey will hold rat killing demonstrations using cyan gas at multiple farm and community sites around Sunol and Potter between May 4 and May 7. Listed locations include Carl Thomas north of Sunol, Jona Billeter near Sunol, Westerhoff near Dalton, Hans Anderson in Dalon, EL Beale farm near Potter, Madden farm near Potter, John McGrane near Gurley, and Henry Kneelhorst near Gurfey. Demonstrations invite anyone interested. gas method tested at 12 county sites with no guarantee of 100 percent effectiveness.
Sterling Elks hosted Fort Morgan visitors for a combined golf and trapshooting event. Golf scores counted from the ten best on each club with Sterling winning by 586 strokes. The trap portion was tight with Heinie Bauman and Jay Closman delivering top golf notes for Sterling and Morgan squads. Noel Feim posted a strong 1 1 1 as the closest opponent.
Frank R. Coates, president of the American Electric Railway association, foresees great progress in the current year and predicts that within five years the competition problem will be largely solved. About 275 electric lines use bus service now and city bus transport may come under electric line ownership, improving coordination of passenger traffic.
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