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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1927
Page
6
The May schedule lists events from May 17 to May 27 including Senior examinations May 17 and 18, the All High School picnic May 19, class night May 20, Baccalaureate service May 22, commencement May 26, and school closes May 27 along with the May 18 junior senior banquet.
A fragmentary report of a dialogue opera in Espanol performed before an audience Wednesday. Characters include a blond Spaniard named Fritz Vath, a Swede shoemaker Goldwin Dyke, and actors portraying Orval Williams Earl Mantor and other locals. The plot centers on a king and princess, with a king who is a painter and a queen who is a butcher’s daughter, as the cast enacts attempts to make the princess laugh amid audience reactions.
On May 6 in drizzling rain Sidney sent nine men to the Western Nebraska Track and Field Meet. Sidney placed third of eighteen schools with 20 points, Scottsbluff winning at 41 and Morrill second at 29. The meet featured a Western Medley relay win by Sidney, earning a loving cup, and standout efforts by Williams Osborne Siedow EF Call and the high hurdle exhibition between Ed Weir and Floyd Wright, with Weir winning in 15.6 seconds.
A regal scene unfolds as the king presents the princess who fails to suppress a giggle. Orval seizes the moment, lifts her and carries her aloft, dancing as if on a cloud in a fanciful display of whimsy.
Faculty members enjoyed a Wednesday dinner at the Methodist church with Supt. and Mrs. Liebendorfer and guests Miss Sixta Miss Foster Miss Schlichting. Yellow and white flowers and peppy songs set the mood. A short program followed with a faculty quartet piano solo singing and a humorous reading concluding with a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. Liebendorfer.
Cecile Jones Gladys Sweet Marjorie Pettett Freda Thomron and their chaperon Mr Havlovic journeyed to Lincoln on Thursday for the State Music Contest. Sidney failed to return with banners yet the group enjoyed top singers of the state and Bertha Flo entered the State Declamatory Contest at Kearney. Miss Freytag joined in Chappell as the troupe headed home with bridge games and a black and white color scheme. Mr Havlovic won high honors in bridge.
Monday Mr Storkan announced a first rate study opportunity during chapel perial. Tuesday students wore blue hoping for more study but Rev Light offered a talk on Your Opportunities. Wednesday a Spanish play and a speaker appeared while a Union Pacific Safety First rep spoke on safety. Thursday seniors were missing and studying filled the morning. Friday the seniors remained absent and another fifteen minutes were spent studying.
In the waning days before final exams the Class of 27 faces a mix of emotions as seniors anticipate their sheepskins and uncertain futures. Juniors pressure intensifies, a banquet leaves an unsettled mood, and the Trail staff shrinks to a few, while no one volunteered to cover Senior Sneak Day.
Doris Maley, Sidney High School’s top typist, earned two jeweled pins in April. She achieved a 70 WPM standard for 15 minutes on the Remington with five or fewer errors, earning a gold ruby pin, and qualified for the Underwood pearl pin with no errors limit.
Ferne Riggs and Gladys James earn silver Remington pins while Gladys James receives bronze Underwood. Gladys Sweet passed the silver Underwood test. In May students may take both May and June tests, aiming to earn many pins in the final weeks of school.
An article argues that too many extracurriculars harm high school grades and long term self realization. It urges balance, noting grades reflect intellect and warning against neglecting studies while praising measured activity.
At a meeting of all the 1927 basketball lettermen Grant Poole was elected captain of the 1928 squad by unanimous vote. Ike is praised for his forward play this year and is expected to lead next season.
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