Freshman Initiation and School Play Retell the Week
Freshmen at S. H. S. faced an excited anxious afternoon during the eighth period with a dance by Margaret Schamp Irene Rash Rosetta Seimers and Vera Hawkins and an onion lunch. The event included Atkins vaudeville acts Meronn and Black giggles and a boxing of anticipation. Friday featured a pep rally and sketches from Alias The Deacon to be staged October 28 and 29. Bill Davis Robert Morris and Earl Masse performed mouth harps and a banjo for the orchestra. The Deacon play’s prologue included a box car scene and the portrayal of Tony a desperate Colorado prison escapee. The cast listed Brick Paul Kahl Tony Earl Mass John Adams Lawrence Portrey The Deacon Kenneth Johnson Phyllis Hester Null Mrs Clark Genestia Poster Mrs Gregory Olive Bush Luelle Virginia Johnson Ed King Ben Sheckler Cunningham Lloyd Westover Bull Moran Clifford Jones Slim Sullivan Clayton Jones Brakeman deputy sheriff Alfred Ladine Student Manager Alie Baker Mona Livoni Fern Dodds Irene Miller. Sid ney pulled out of danger and the quarter featured a Sidney score on a Riggs to Maley pass. The fourth quarter saw near basketb al play as locals threatened Kimball’s goal but were held. Quarterback Riggs outsmarted Kimball with solid play and all the boys showed good sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Schamp
Irene Rash
Rosetta Seimers
Vera Hawkins
Howard Maley
Vivian Clark
Evelyn Corbett
John Thompson
Imogene Mowrer
Brick
Tony
the Deacon
John Adams
Colorado
Paul Kahl
Earl Mass
Lawrence Portrey
Kenneth Johnson
Phyllis
Hester Null
Clark
Genestia Poster
Gregory
Olive Bush
Luelle Virginia Johnson
Ed King
Ben Sheckler
Cunningham
Lloyd Westover
Bull Moran
Clifford Jones
Slim Sullivan
Clayton Jones
Alfred Ladine
Alie
Sidney 13 Bayard in slow game with late Bayard surge
Sidney Maroons edged Bayard in a cautious gridiron clash. Bayard opened with a passing attack in the fourth quarter, but Adams to Ladine connected for a touchdown and the extra point as Sidney recovered and prepared for today’s Alliance matchup.
Sidney 6 Kimball 0 Defeats Visitors on Goal Line Stand
Sidney led 6 to 0 as Kimball pushed to Sidney’s eight yard line before fumbling on fourth down. Gug Fisher recovered for Sidney after Kimball advanced to the doorstep, continuing the home team’s strong defense in a hard fought game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Sidneys
Gug Fisher
Scores From Multigrade Merit List Show Mixed Results
A readers digest of grades lists seventh to eighth graders with scores ranging from 79.8 to 94 in various classes. Names include Dorris Fisher Elvira Martin Dorothy Daggett Lucile Hardy Marjorie Sellers Zelpha Lockwood Robert Jones Joyce Hietz Margaret Miller and others across seventh to eighth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorris Fisher
Elvira Martin
Dorothy Daggett
Lucile Hardy
Marjorie Sellers
Marian Bassett
James Hand
Lucile Schulz
Joyce Anderson
Abbott Slayter
Florent Bayliff
Jean Liebendorfer
Nyda Schwasnick
Billy Craig
Helen Masse
Zelpha Lockwood
Robert Jones
Joyce Hietz
Margaret Miller
Duane Willey
Evelyn Millett
Eleanor Templin
Erma McDonough
Kenneth Swenson
Marjorie Taylor
Helen Harper
Richard Craig
Carolyn Kennedy
Bessie Heinek
Jane Dimery
Evelyn Bundy
Pearl Johnson
Dorothy Hietz
Marion Hinek
Ida Morris
Eeighth Grade
Virginia Larson
Zelena Worden
Gertrude Troutman
Florence Brown
Fern Poquette
Advanced agriculture class promotes Cheyenne county poster
The vocational agriculture class led by Prof. Neilson and County Agent Willey plans a poster for the Ak-Sar-Ben show in Omaha, with about 150 dollars prize. They toured Van Aelstyn's garden farm where Willey demonstrated methods to destroy bindweed. Several students were briefly ill after a day of eating plentiful turnips and carrots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neilson
Willey
Cheyenne County
Omaha
van Aelstyn
History class debates six week exams after revolution
The American history class spent the past week studying conditions in the colonies after the Revolutionary War. The class also discussed whether schools should implement six week examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonies
Classes Study Silas Marner and The Magic Spear
One division of the elementary composition class is studying Silas Marner. Another division of the advanced composition class reads The Magic Spear and enjoys it. The advanced class also does visual writing and sense appeal work. The oral English class prepares plays and performs extemporaneous tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Marner
Mathematics Bulletin Tracks Drawings in Mechanical Drawing
A board bulletin in Mr. Davis room lists drawings completed by each student in mechanical drawing. Kahl and Daniel lead with 12 drawings each, followed by Matthews 11, Riggs 11, Baker 10, Coach 9, Jones 7, and Young 39. Last Tuesday marked the first monthly meeting of the S H S Math club with checkers and cards and brief reports on activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Kahl
Daniel
Riggs
Baker
Coach
Jones
Matthews
Young
Transportation talk and club meeting summarized
Sidney Ladine presided as club president delivering a speech on airway transportation. Richard Chaney spoke on railways, Olive Bush on highways, and Merriman Riggs on airplane transport followed by resumed games. A 9:30 lunch sparked favorable reaction. Members listed include Ladine Chaney Kahl Johnson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Alfred Ladine
Richard Chaney
Olive Bush
Merriman Riggs
Alfred Ladine
Paul Kahl
Kenneth Johnson
Sam Daniel
Virginia Johnson
S H S orchestra and glee club debut at P T A meeting
The S H S orchestra and girls glee club debuted at a P T A meeting last week to positive reception. The orchestra, new to Sidney high, featured cello and string bass, with the glee club also performing. Katharine Krech, dramatic soprano, will give two concerts November 15, with a school pupils afternoon and a public evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. S. Orchestra
Girls Glee Club
P.T. A
Glee Club
Sidney High
Katherine Krech
Miss Krech
Lunch Project Kickoff for Six Weeks Health Focus
A six week program begins to explore healthy eating habits and foods that support good health. Students plan meals, learn nutrition basics, and set goals for improved eating patterns.
Short Hand Class Studies Transcription Notes
Commercial notes report on the week’s short hand class work with Miss Abbot reading a letter and transcription underway The bookkeeping class finished its first set and moves to the second The typing class learns new letters on the machine and copies exercises perfectly Examinations occurred Thursday focusing on reading materials beyond standard subjects Mr Weymouth conducted the test Some books passed the censor while others did not
G A A elects sports leaders at Monday meeting
The G. A. A. met Monday afternoon at the eighth period and elected sports leaders. They are as follows: Josephine Jordan, swimming. Kathryn Grabill and Evelyn Tompkins, tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Jordan
Kathryn Grabill
Evelyn Tompkins
Quip filled school chatter and football pep talk
A collage of light humor and daily school life unfolds with a doll purchase in calico, jokes about kissing and war, a moon England riddle, fortune telling, football team quirks, romance denials, and a coach urging players to develop individuality and leadership.
Oddities Amid a Job Hunt in a Quiet Town
A college man recalls wandering from a bookshop where a lady paid him two dollars to a plan to loiter in a piano store. A rambling morning follows as the absent minded professor drives into a garage. His wife mentions a red lantern by an excavation as a clue to the night prior. Lawrence Witters notes his Ford rattling before a strike. Mr Cochran questions loud playing and a sign PP meaning power.
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Mona Livoni
Sidney
Maley
Bayard
Sidney Maroons
Bayardites
Maroons
Adams
Ladine
Alliance
Mathematics
Alias
Hymer
Clemens
U.S. A. Theatre
THE
Sidney High School
Samuel French
New York
Home Economics
Patty
Granny
Miss Shires
Irwin
Weymouth
England
Clifford
Sonny Riggs
Loretta Tank
Aubrey Adams
Loretta
Aubrey
Dick Wade
al Ladine
Evelyn Lanterman
Lawrence Witters
Ford
Mr. Cochran
Sidney Motor Sales Co
Oldfield
Star
Chevrolet
Forder
Tudor
Furniture
Atwater Kent Screen Grid Radio
Court House
Nebraska
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