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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1927
Page
6
Ellie Williams serves as Editor-in-Chief with Earl Witters and Fred Ladine Weirdon as associate editors. Thomas handles jokes as Joke Editor in the basketball edition staff roster.
Calendar lists events from March 25 to May 26 including Commercial Contest Sub-District Declamatory Contest Debates at Morrill and Scottsbluff District Declamatory Contest Chadron Debating Tournament District Music Contest Senior Class Play Class Night Baccalaurette Service and Commencement each with dates and sequence for the school term.
The schedule lists activities from March 16 to March 25 including singing on several days, spelling sessions, talks by Judge Kahl, and speakers Forrest Plank Louis Miller and James Allen guiding different programs. The sequence shows recurring evenings in a community program.
The column covers weekly activities with student piano performances and contest prep. It highlights upcoming basketball prospects, noting four departing players and several returning reserves aimed at strengthening Sidney’s team for the next season, plus match results from late-season games.
CAPT ELRIE WILLIAMS describes Fat as a reliable guard and notes this is his final season. Hollis Kepler known as Jazs finishes his second year and center play will be hard to replace. Grant Poole Ike shines as a first year forward and is a junior. Weldon Thomas Tommy excels at forward and will return to teach dribbling and passing. Earl Witters Newt is famed for dead eye shooting and is concluding his year at forward. Alfred Ladine Alf is listed as a player soon to be continued.
Orval Williams praises freshman guard Biffo for his first year with the team and eye for the hoop. Perc Dimick nicknamed Ham impressed as a fast forward who can hit the basket, with one more year to prove his stuff.
The Sidney second team closed the season with five closely contested games. Strong student backing and public praise helped drive the squad to a string of victories, matching the excitement of the first team and reflecting broad community support.
The Commercial contest for district 8 will be held March 23 in H S gym with the junior chamber of commerce in charge. Local hosts include Ellie Williams Don Livont Eugene Davis and hostesses Cecil Jones Ferne Riggs and Freda Thompson. Lunch prepared by Gwen Jorgenson and Geraldine Kennedy. Participating towns are Scottsbluff Bayard Gering Bridgeport Chappell Kimball Potter and Dix with entries in Spelling Penmanship Shorthand and Novice Typists led by Sabina Morton Mary V Marsh Helen Doran Lucille Waddell Ruth Karvanek Harlan Kinton Fanny Snyder Louis Miller Er
The piece argues that the real miser is youth who hoards time for later pleasure rather than investing it in study. It warns that delaying effort reduces future dividends and urges generous spending of time on learning now to gain greater returns later.
A playful collage of campus humor with lines about a worm and sparrow, a spelling bee girl, skating and astronomy, hogs in the bleachers, decalog jazz, and a clergyman reacting to modern piano tunes, all delivered in brisk, light dialogue.
The fragment satirically links test results to social climbing and quirky classifications. It asserts that prunes are social climbers, organdie equals marma lade, croquettes are weapons, maintenance signals cowardice, a wizard equals a nightmare, and a differential is part of the tynewriter.
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