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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
7
The Sidney schools opened Monday September 3 with an enrollment of 198. Classes are well organized and invite parents and patrons to visit. Beginning foreign language English and history meet in the forenoon. advanced classes in the afternoon. Girls in physical education ordered new gym suits and await delivery. Advanced girls have sports and athletics during the eighth period.
Mr Wenough the world history teacher took down 24 student names. The first lesson covered early men before writing and the stone ages. The bronze age in Egypt followed detailing Egyptian progress. A short Friday test was given to preview future work.Weekly papers were voted on for the year and the Weekly News Review won.
In the semester the science curriculum includes physics and biology taught by Prof. Black. Biology is mandatory for underclassmen and conducted in two afternoon sections with two lab periods weekly. The upperclassmen must take physics or chemistry, outlining a two-track science path.
Taught every other year in place physics, science interest grows as seniors who took chemistry now study physics. Two physics classes each week include labs, taught in the morning. A chemistry night demonstration last year is recalled, with a physics night planned in the second semester. Visitors welcome to tour science classes anytime.
Thirty one boys are enrolled in the agriculture course this semester with six in the beginning class and fifteen in the advanced class. Recent field trips included crop inspections after frost and rain, and the advanced group visited Chappell to judge stock at the Deuel county fair.
The normal training department started this year with a promising cohort of ten girls. Seven are seniors: Elizabeth Bryant, Vera Driever, Genevieve Dyke, Lillian Gade, Mona Livoni, Muriel Riggs and Loretta Tank. The three juniors are Irene Miller, Vera Tompkins and Mildred Witters. The class anticipates observing teaching and planning engaging field trips.
The clubs held Friday afternoon sessions to organize the class structure. Seniors named sponsors Mr Black and Miss Gillette and elected officers Paul Kahl as president Muriel Riggs as vice president Evelyn Tompkins as secretary and Kenneth Johnson as treasurer. The juniors chose Mr Cochran and
Miss Crawford sponsors and officers George Barker president Kenneth Griswold vice Dorothy Dimick secretary Benjamin Sheckler treasurer. Sophomores select Mr Davis and Miss Abbott to assist at class meetings Harold Chesebro president Vera Dimick vice Josephine Jordan treasurer. Freshmen choose Miss Shires Miss Foster and Mr Neilson Elmer Ladine president Earl Massee vice Junior Walker secretary treasurer. With these leaders the classes look bright for the year.
The Math club will begin in about two weeks. Students who have completed four semesters of mathematics are eligible to join.
Piggly Wiggly Store announces a car load arrival of peaches pears and grapes this week with prices right and ready for shoppers. The message emphasizes value and fresh fruit in the store's weekly update.
Miss Eva Olson spends winter in Denver while Emil Nelson family reports roads in very bad condition. Cemetery plot expansion planned. Rose Hite of Kimball visits daughter Mrs Jesse Rowe. Death shocks community as Melvin Oeltsen, eight, dies after brief illness. Edna Seyfang leaves for Sunol to teach grades three to five. Dr C V Johnson and Rev Vic Johnson back from western trip. Niels Troelstrup and son Edward greet locals. Airplane makes forced landing west of town in fog. Dr and Mrs Beasen of Beatrice visit Quein family. Clarence Rogers hires at Proudfit. Hubert Ely resigns. Leo Osborn and Mr Bell transact business. John Quein attends Spanish War veterans convention in Denver. Mrs Fred Vaughn ill with intestinal flu. Ladies Aid meets at church basement. P Mogensen visits North Platte. Rev Troy attends conference with father.
Independent farmer creamery in Falls City Nebraska appeals to producers to ship cream directly, promising no deductions and paying market price or better. Weather cooler. transportation charges paid. Reference: Richardson County Bank.
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