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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
6
A reflective writeup captures teachers busy with grades and records and students wandering the halls between assemblies. Seniors depart but leave memories and influence behind as the school heads into summer and a new year.
The annual junior high Music Memory Contest included fifth through eighth graders on May 19. preliminaries occurred in class rooms with finals in the evening. Carolyn Kennedy, fifth grade, won first place with 95 percent, followed by Floy Thayer, seventh grade, with 90 percent.
The annual high school picnic was held at Krueger's Lake on May 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Faculty played bridge and danced while students fished, swang, and joined in sports. Ellie Williams and Pretty Brooks led the ham burger stand with coffee, onions, pickles, and ice cream.
Essay urges choosing what is right over pleasing others, noting that yielding to public opinion can be wrong. It praises inner conviction, courage, and steadfast resolve, warning against being swayed by every passerby’s view and predicting that critics may later praise the stand taken.
The column notes the final week of regular classes with open books on desks except for seniors. Visitors Mr Pindell Major Murphy and Albert Greenlee share camp details for a boys summer program. Grant Poole and Weldon Thomas praise the camp, and the week includes an upcoming all high school picnic after juniors push the seniors from their assembly seats.
The writer signs as Bunny and bids farewell to readers, noting room for the next year’s freshies and that all are registered for the coming year. This is likely the last column of the year from Bunny.
The baccalaureate service was held Sunday evening at the M B E church. Rev Rauh urged the class to see life as the beginning, not the end, stressing breadth and depth. The S H S chorus sang two numbers and Rev Bicknell delivered invocation and benediction with junior girls and boys serving as ushers.
A fragmented list presents names and numbers including Gwenie Jorgenson Audrey Howard Geraldine Kennedy Frances McDaniel Merriman Riggs Marie Tank and figures like 1492 123450789.02 1999 9% and a reference to a second. The text appears as a stray compilation lacking coherent narrative or context.
The senior class of St Patrick s Academy staged All on Account of Polly a three act comedy on May 22 in which Beverly family wealth and vanity meet Polly Perkins s sweetness and tact The cast including Geraldine Pitman Bernard Murphy Hugh Mitchell Jean McIntosh and William Dalton received high praise for their clear expressions and overall performance with musical selections by Margaret Joy and Gladys Sweet concluding the event.
Rev Father Link presents Miss Sweet with a Teacher's certificate from the Art Society of St Louis Missouri. He praises her talents and urges continued cultivation. St Patrick's faculty and students join in hearty congratulations to Miss Sweet.
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