Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1957 — Page 10

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Work is rapidly progressing on construction of the new addition of Adams county Memorial hospital and before too long we can point with pride to one of the finest hospitals in any county our size in Indiana. Wouldn't it be a wise move for the hospital board to take immediate steps to create a reserve fund, so the Hospital would never again get in its present antiquated condition? O ■<> — Hoosierland is still talking and thinking basketball, and every game this week-end and the next and the next will be replayed a dozen times. Wouldh't it be a great state, if we took that much interest in Indiana’s young people the year around? If we had as much interest in boys’ and girls’ clubs and other youth activities, there wouldn’t be such a thing as delinquency. o o An interesting program has been announced for Decatur’s Girl Scout Week observance from March 10 to March 17. Local Girl Scouts will be joined in their observance by Brownie Scouts. Purpose of the annual national observance is to inform the public concerning activities of the Young Misses. The week-long observance will start Sunday with group attendance in three Decatur Churches. Theme for the 1957 affair will be "Girl Scouting, a family affair.” o o Hundreds of people of this area observe the Lenten season in varied ways. It all leads us in preparation of the observance of the day* before the death of Jesus and celebration of the glorious Easter Day. Traditions change and modes of living change, but where would we be without a belief in a Supreme being, call Him what you may? Faith in God has given us strength through the ages and will continue so to the end of time. It’s a wonderful season—a time when we can make an accounting of our short-com-ings. It can be a period in our life when we can realize how, without faith, our own life would be pretty useless. We should thank God that we have been given the power and privilege to know what our life and that of our brothers would be like, if we didn't have that faith.

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In four more days, plus, if the Assemblymen follow the practice of stopping the clock, you’ll have all the news good and bad coming from the halls of the Legislature. ——o —o—— They're seeing robins now; baseball teams are limbering up; tulips are bobbing out of the ground. In fact we have about all the signs of spring, but the weather—and even the Legislature can't do much about that. ——o- o People through the middlewest will watch with interest the operation* of Indiana's new anti-Un-ion labor law. Since it is the law cf the state, certainly it should be given a fair opportunity to work. o—o It is amusing to read the numerous letters we receive pertaining to a half dozen legislative proposals, all aimed at optometrists. Many Indiana newspapers have joined in a' crusade to urge the elimination of any law which would outlaw the advertising of prices of eye glasses. We don’t go along with this move. We feel that if an optometrist doesn’t see the value of advertising, that’s his business. When you buy glasses, you get what you pay for. If they are advertised to sell for $8.98, you will get about that much for your money. It is regrettable, but there always will be some shysters in every business, who are unethical and who will charge a half dozen prices for the same thing, depending on what the seller believes the buyer can stand. That practice is wrong, of course, but why should an entire profession be punished because of a few unscrupulous members of a profession. We have them in our own business. When it comes to printing purely advertising matter, which all professions try to force onto the public as “newsworthy,” that’s a different story. If newspapers are stupid enough to print it free, isn’t that their fault. It is our humble opinion that the newspa‘pers, as a group, should let the optometrists run their own business and then if we don't like their ethics, we can criticize. Let's give them the opportunity of what they term "raising their standard of ethics”.

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The School Reporter

MONMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL By Grace Fuhrman

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, Congratulations; to the Hartford Gorillas on winning the sectional. The Gorillas played good basketball a 1 11 through the sec-, tional and . deserved to win. I Monmouth wishes Hartford the best

of luck in the regional next Saturday. when the Gorillas will meet the South Side Archers. —M.H.S.— ' Loud enthusiastic yells, black and gold "shakers,” and white shirts and blouses marked the Monmouth cheer bloc last Wednesday evening. MHS fans gave full support to the team, which did its best against a good Yellow Jacket team. Monmouth is proud of the Eagles who managed to "hold down” the Jackets for the first half, but came up with a poor third quarter to give Decatur the advantage. Some Eagles who deserve recognition for some sectional “firsts" are Bob Hildebrand, just field goal; Don Menter. first free throw; Ron BitIner, first substitution. Nice going, boys! - M.H.S.— When you look at Monmouth’s record for the entire basketball season, you say that Monmouth had a poor season. If you are going to determine the success of a team by its number of wins and losses, then it may be said that Monmouth was unsuccessful. However, the main objective of a high school athletic program is not just to win games, but to teach the students to work with others and to be good sports. If you determine a team’s success in this way, you can see that Monmouth did not have such a poor team after all. Perhaps, with so many losses, the team and fans appreciated the victories just a little more. —M.H.S.— "Let’s go, team!" will be heard at Monmouth on Friday night of this week, for basketball is not quite over at MHS. Friday evening will find seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen cheering for their respective teams for this is the evening of the class tourney. This tourney is an annual event at Monmouth and is enjoyed by all the students and teachers. Attention, all high school students! Be sure to be there to cheep" your class team on to victory! —M.H.S.— Here’s some ."news for you. The Monmouth band parents organization is having a fish fry this montK. "Mark off the date, March 22, on your calendar. Other information about this event has not been announced as yet; but watch this paper, for all arrangements will be completed within the next two weeks. —M.H.S.— Another educational film was shown to the physics class Monday. "Elementary Electricity" was the subject of the movie, which proved to be very helpful to the physics students who have been studying electricity for the last few weeks. However, most of the class members agree that the study of electricity is not “elementary” for them, ' —M.H.S.— Come one, come all! Come to the PT A athletic recognition night supper, our admission price is a well-filled basket of food. In return you will receive a wonderful “pot luck" supper, and an evening of entertainment. The supper will be next Tuesday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. This should be a "must attend” event for all Monmouth school patrons. - M.H.S.— “I believe that the solution to juvenile delinquency is—” was a statement maae by several speech class members last week. "Juvenile Delinquency” was the timely subject discussed by the class members. The first step in this assignment was to define juvenile delinquency. Then half of the students explained the different phases of delinquency and the other half suggested various solutions. A great deal of research was required ‘to obtain material for the speeches, but the interesting discussions held in class proved the work to be worth while. —M.H.S.— Flash! more news about the athletic banquet. The art class is hard at work making decorations for the supper. Even if you aren't hungry, come next Tuesday evening; it would be worthwhile to come and see the decorations, for the art students usually come up with somthing unique. ’ —M.H.S.— An important new arrival at MHS is the “Encyclopedia Americana. The Encyclopedia has been installed in the study hall so it will be "handy” for all of the students. Monmouth students are very grateful for the new books, for it seems that encyclopedias are used so much that they wear but quickly. Also, there are not enough to “go round” to all of the students who use them a certain period. The hew “Americana” should remedy this situation somewhat. —M.H.S.— A very good movie concerning the construction of pianos was shown to Monmouth students this week. The film was obtained through! the Decatur Music House. Many of the students were surprised that so much work goes into the making of one piano. The t • |.-e- -

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cabinet and playing apparatus must be made with great precision. Miraculously, these procedures may be done with machines, which have been designed especially for this purpose. As you can see, the movie was very enlightening to every who saw it. —M.H.S.— PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Marabelle Wolfe

Tuesday was; the evening set' for the 4-H en-| rollment meet-5 ing. Old mem-j bers were urged! to bring some’ new prospects with them. ThiSj way the Adams! county 4-H clubsa will be able to>

reach that 1,000 mark. —P.M.H.S.— During a chorus meeting, Mrs. Ehrsam asked the group if they wanted to go to the district chorus music contest at Greentown. An overwhelming majority voted yes, so Mrs. Sutton and Mr. Monroe were asked to bring their excellent ears to the next choir practice. Acting as critics, they informed Mrs. Ehrsam as to where more polished tones should be. —P.M.H.S.— Last Thursday morning two big boxes were found near the study hall door. Everyone was asking each other about them. Finally the unveiling occurred and what to all’s wondering eyes did appear but the complete set of “Encyclopedia Americana." Now the teachers are getting ideas about assigning more reseach work on famous people and other useful things. - P.M.H.S.— Senior band members are being awarded chevrons for as many years as they have been faithful. These chevrons will be given every year, to all band member who graduate. —P.M.H.S — The juniors have been selling concessions once a week to exhaust the supplies of soft drinks and candy which were left over from the basketball games. The profits from the project will be helpful toward their long-sought-for trip that they will start Abril 14. —P.M.H.S.— The results from the Berne vs Pleasant Mills game left many people sad. One person especially was Dick McCullough, an innocent victim of an injured right foot. The Spartans will -lose Dick in graduation this year, but all the fans are still proud of his sportsmanship, —P.M.H.S.— The enrollment at P.M.H.S. increased Monday when Judy and Larry Tinkham came. Judy is in the eighth and Larry is a freshmen. Everyone hopes you will find P.M.H.S. the best school you have gone or will go to. —P.M.H.S.— Track season being here, Mr. Lehman has been ordering cinders for the field. The coach has put forth a lot of time and energy toward this and everyone at •P.M.H.S. is thankful. —P.M.H.S.— March 20 was the day announced for the freshman skating party. "Come one come all” is the class motto. Tickets may be obtained from any freshman. Junior high art class, under the supervision of Mrs. Ehrsam, is making plaques out of plaster of pairs. The students have their choice between Washington or Lincoln molds. - P.M.H.S.— Attention everyone. The seeds you have ordered from the F. F. A. chapter have arrived. The boys will be around to deliver them soon. —P.M.H.S.— As it is the custom at fteasant Mills, award sweaters were given to the senior varsity cheerleaders again this year. There were two senior girls. Judy Bollenbacher and Beverly Ehrsam who received sweaters this year. The sweaters are very attractive and the girls are proud to be able to wear them. - P.M.H.S.— This past week the chemistry class has been experimenting with carbon dioxide. Larry Wable, Roger Terrell, Terry King, David Rash, and Jay Sheets know what happens when they make a fire extinguisher that backfires. During lab. work Mr. Johns demonstrated a CO2 extinguisher to the group. Now if a fire should start, any chemistry student could come to the rescue. —P.M.H.S.— “The Big Suprise!” Beverly Myers can tell you exactly what her surprise was Wednesday when she got home from school. There in the basement of her home she heard Voices singing the usual birthday song. Those 7tn and Bth grade girls invited kept this a secret from her. —P.M.H.S.— ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Barbara Fiechter

Almost unnotic-j cd in the pandemonium of basketball’s finale last week, the third page of the calendar turned quietly, bringing to Central a de-! luge of class ac-| tivity and pre-j paration' for'

spring's highlights. Already there arc several important "near futures" vying for the spotlight, so let's treat them first . . «

Two facta are important right now: “Reserve Two For Murder” is the name. Friday evening, April 5, is the date. The junior class play was selected last week, and already Central is abuzz with “whats?” and “why's” and “who’s?" for the spring play promises to be one such as Central has never experienced. Class plays are noted for the superlatives their publicity deals out; however, in the twists that have begun even the press promises to keep the "sacks” under the hat (no superlatives, no detailed descriptions) provided there is some leak about the plot or the surprises. What will definitely be known soon about the mystery is the cast. Miss Imogene Beihold, play director, and junior hopefuls held tryouts beginning last Monday. Next week the names of the players will be made known. —A.fJ.H.S — Salestalks and samples are now in the sophomore line as the ten-th-graders knock dh doors to self items from their stationery list. Looking forward to the festivities of “senior year' now, the sophs met Mon. to paid up and receive their sample packets. Stationery, both plain or personalized with monograms or names, paper napkins. calling cards, and envelopes are included. It’s a good preparatory experience, With an eye on the future, and fall magazine sales competition; besides a good first boost for the soph’s beginning class fund. - A.C.H.S.— Six of the ten pupils who will compete in the regional Indiana state achievement program at Bluffton March 23, have been nafned. Tests to eliminate all but two from the freshman and advanced algebra geometry and junior and senior English classes, continue this week. Frosh Jeanne Kaehr and Loren Habegger topped their algebra class in the elimination test, Miss Lucille Beavers, math instructor, has announced. In the English department, the four who will vie for chances to go on to the state contest at Bloomington next month are Jane Grimm, Ruth Sipe, Gary McMillen, and Barbara Fiechter. Soon the. students who will represent Adams Central in the geometry and comphrehensive math divisions will know the results of their class elimination tests. -A.C.H.S.— Just a week ago excitement and speculation soared along at the pace typical of sectional time. Now Adams county congratulates Hartford high school on copping the crown and settles back to watch the Gorillas represent this section of Hoosierland at the Fort Wayne regional next Saturday. From Central, Hartford, come sincere contragulations and best wishes for lots of luck at Fort Wayne! Who can forget this year’s sectional though? There were all the ingredients of what a tourney should be. Remember? There were new-type shakers, a blossoming of megaphones and mascots, booster pictures and special hats to add color. And out on the hardwood there was the basketball that fans crowd in to see — overtime play and dream-like endings. Adams County can congratulate herself on another successful sectional. —A.C.H.S.— Central will not soon forget Thursday, February 28, a week ago tonight, when the Greyhounds won over the Geneva Cardinals by a single point. There have been excellent accounts of how the Scarlet and Grey poured in the points during those last three minutes of play, but the spirit that reigned in the gym after the gun cracked remain undescribed. And so it will! Though the Greyhounds bowed to the “champions-to-be” Hartford Gorillas in Saturday afternoon’s semi-finals, Central will remember this sectional for a long time. - A.C.H.S.— With the close of varsity basketball 'the final tip of the Central derby goes to coach Cable and the team for their good season. Certainly Central has had her victory all over again in boosting team and coach who worked together hard and well to improve the working of another team: made up of not just the quintet but including, the cheer bloc, faculty, and school. Congratulations on a job well done! —A.C.H.S.— Comes the end of a season, there are the records to compile and individual honors to tell. There were twelve boys eligible for the sectional team: Ron Corson, Gene Baumgartner, Wayne Byerly, Tom Heyerly, Alan Habegger, Ron Gerber, Jim Steiner, Mark Ripley, Dave Isch. Gary McMillen, Dave Smith, and Phil Barger. Trophies will be awarded to the following teammates: Jim Steiner, for the top field goal percentage of .450 (he was closely followed by Wayne Byerly, who scored a .400 average) and Gary McMillen, copping three top brackets, the free throw percentage of .675, 109 assists, and 161 rebounds. Jim Steiner followed closely in the rebound department with 159. —A.C.H.S.— Certainly the tables deserve to be turned for once; for Central should give three cheers for the work of the “cheer bloc,” advisor Miss Madge Cornett, and the cheerleaders this year. Leading the pep and keeping color in the basketball season were seniors Mary Lou Ehrsam, Arlecn Freels. and Linda' Schug, and freshman Jeannie Smith. The uniforms that set the Central cheering bloc apart from the others and the “extras” of booster pictures and tissuepaper shakers for the sectional took much planning and work. —A.C.H S— Another round of “Thanks!" go

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to tourney fans who faithfully pa* tronized the senior concessions and the Gazette coat check. The profits on soft drinks, pop com, and ice cream sales have almost made the senior trip materialize before the very eyes of the class of '57. Hard work on their part and big appetites of tourney fans cooperated to make this possible. The Gazette treasury, drained tow from making the final payment on the mimeograph, now holds enough to pay for the extra expenses of the souvenir “tourney Issue” and the new cabinet-stand for supplies and the mimeograph. The tourney, then, was a boon in many ways. . . —A.C.H.S.— From the east wings, are the twelve boys, who, coached by Douglas LeMaster, represent Central in the junior high county tourney this week. They are Dale Hirschy, Jerry Hirschy, Claude Striker, Dewey Arnold, Leroy Cable, Joe Morris, Dwight Moser, Clayton Strickler, Arlen Gerber, Roger Roth, Danny Michaels, and Rene Brown. Monday, before tourney play with Pleasant Mills, their win-loss record stood at 12 wins and 2 losses.—A.C.H.S.— Helping to jboost the Scarlet and Grey colors a little higher, athleti-cs-wise, is a team that must not be forgotten: the seconds, also coached by Leroy Cable. In their eighteen battles preliminary to varsity play, the seconds have realized an excellent 11-7 record. Teammates are: Gene Baumgartner, Alan Habegger, Dave Isch, Tom Heyerly, Max Egley, Norman Hart, Bill Hoffman, Palmer Uhrick, Larry Foreman, Jimmy Brown, Roger Schlickman, Fred Mann, Don Ray, Ron Maines, and Clair Inniger. Record holders and their divi-

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