Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1957 — Page 12

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SCHOOL REPORTER -PMILBA P.M.H.S la very proud of its cross country boys for again they won another trophy which is very pretty. It will have the names of the boys that won points for the team on it. Wednesday they again took first but there was no trophygiven. Friday was the first defeat of cross country, coming in second with Adams Central leading, but Monday the team was again on

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tap, wluntag over A£lW. —P.M.H.S.Not as much caa be said for the baseball team. Monday was the last game of the season and all of them were losses. -PJM.H.S— The new time change is a stumper. Students leave home any time from 7 to 7:30 and gat to school at 7:10. But to top it all off, they leave school at 2:35 and get home any time from 3:55 to 4:15. Quite mixed up wouldn’t you say?

Tarry King. Larry Hindenlang and Roy Ehrsam attended the 6th district FFA meeting It was at Warren and an officer's training meeting. —P.M.H.S.— The FFA will have a meeting Monday evening, October 7, at the school. —P.M.n.SMrs. Helen Ehrsam has ed Uiat there will be tryrtts for the girls' quartet and girls* trio this week. Anyone interested should see her.

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ADAMS CENTRAL HI6H By Mariloa Uhrtck

I mmmmmmmm i '■. Again Rev.

Because of his great popularity with the younger generation, the Rev. Joe Crouse returned to Adams Central Friday for the second chapel program.

Crouse led the faculty and student body in group and played numbers on the piano and his accordion.. Rev. Crouse" spoke this time

on how to become a' leader tor God. Central hopes Rev. Crouse will be able to return for another program. —A.C.H.S.— Last Friday was also the first club day. The archery club met with its sponsor, Mardin Watkins, in the west wing and the other sharp shooters club, tile rifle club, mjt with its sponsors, Doyle Collier and conservation officer Jack Hurst. The rifle club set the sights on their rifles and discussed the care of their guns. -AC.H.S — Because the art class was on a field trip to Fort Wayne,’ the art club was unable to meet Friday afternoon. Hubert Feasel, art instructor, and his senior high students visited the Fort Wayne art school and the exhibit of orglnal Post magazine covers on display at one of the downtown stores. —A.C.H.S.— Next week is it! A week from tins Friday, October 11. the seniors will present their play “Our Miss Brooks”. Busily memorizing their roles as students in the play are Jacie Snyder, Doris Blume, Donna Cauble, Chloe Neuenschwander, Marilyn Christner. Cecilia Lehman, Marcia Merriman, Jane Grimm, Roger Hawkins and Roily Zimmerman. Portraying the librarian Miss Finch, will be Pat Liechty, and playing the society woman will be Barbara Steiner. —A.C.H.S.— Ned Stucky, editor of Central’s yearbook Centralis, and the rest of the annual staff have been busy selling ads for the 57-58 yearbooks. The staff has collected thus far $843 for the "new and different" advertisements. A CHS “Gosh am I stiff!!” Ever since principal Herman Frantz announced that cheer leader tryouts would be held soon, that’s the general kind of comment heard from the ambitious, prospective cheerleaders. Rumors say that they might be some boys trying out this year which would make a pleasant change for Central. -A.C.H.S.— The freshman biology class is finding out the hard way what makes a grassphopper click or jump as the case may be. For a week squeals of delight (?) could be heard as the youngest class in high school cut up, piece, the “pickled” grasSphoppers.” It’s a shame those poor little fellows had to go, we mean the grosshoppers, of course. —A.C.H.S.— DECATUR CATHOLIC HIGH By Mary F. Beckmeyer

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goods at their bake sale on Saturday, October 5, at the Western Auto Store. The starting time is 9 a.m. —D.C.H.S.— The Commodores wound up their fall baseball campaign on the victory trail as they won two games in two consecutive nights. These games were over Monmouth. 10 to 6, and Adams Central, 9 to 7. The team had a fine season record of 4 and 2. —D.C.H.S.— ■ * The first pep rally of the school year was held last Friday in the auditorium. Following prayer, short talks were given by Fa-

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ther Jaeger and_ Coach Lindahl. The triple trio then sang their rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Candidates for cheerleaders demonstrated their ability by leading the students in various yells. While the votes were being counted, Pat Kintz played several selections on her saxapbone. —D.CJi.S— Cheerleaders elected for the coming year are Ray O’Campo, Gary Coffee, Rita Mendz, Leonida Mies, and Bonnie Hake. DCHS congratulates them and knows they will do a fine job in keeping spirit up at all ball games. —D.H.S.— Realizing the tremendous importance of a fire drill, all students marched out quietly and seriously as the first drill was conducted last Thursday. —D.C.H.S.— "World series fever” has once again struck the students of DCHS. Their ears are glued to a radio every moment possible. A survey reveals sentiment is pretty evenly divided as to what the outcome win be. —DCHS — Congratulations are in order to the freshman boys on their debut as members of the St. Mary’s church choir. After several weeks of intensive rehearsal, they sang the7;3o mass last Wednesday. ' —D.C.H.S.— How to prepare and keep on a budget is the topic of discussion in the third year home ec class. As an extra project, the students ire keeping personal budgets for a two week period. —D.C.H.S.— The drivers’ training classes are the proud possessors of a ’57 Ford, courtesy of Schwartz Ford company. With this “behind-the-wheel" training, today’s teenagers will become the safe adult drivers of tomorrow. —D.C.H.S.— The whole school is glad to see Sarah Sutton back in attendance.

This popular young seventh grader was in a cast most of the summer as a result of a serious back operation. • -D.C.H.S.— Sophomore biologists are collecting live specimens to be studied along with their regular text. To date, such thihgs as spiders and lizards have been observed in their habits. -D.C.H.S.— Several casualities have occurred during the first practice session of tire cheerleaders. The boys report sore sides after going through a series of cartwheels. The girls report several buttons missing and several split seams. However, they remedied these situations in short order. —D.C.H.S.— Coach Lindahl will have had a look at the prospects for the 195758 basketball team by the time this goes to press. Practice began in earnest October 1. —D.C.H.S.— DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL ’ By Emily Swearingew

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“Wow! Look at those legs.” Lately there have been all forts of colored e g s running around the halls of DHS. Why? Because all the

girls are wearing Bermuda sox. It's the latest fad. This fad was started by the sophomore girls 1 and has been picked up by the girls of all the other classes. Be-, sides looking "sharp”, the sox also have a practical side; they keep your legs warm. The high school choir officers were elected last Friday morning. They are Dave Eichenauer, president, Janalpe gmith, vice president: Jack Macklin, secretary, and Jean Wass, treasurer. Congratulations to these people. The choir members are sure they will do a good job. V •

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1957

—-D.H.S.— The students and faculty were sorry to see Owen Wemhoff leave, but they also wish to welcome Mrs. Martha Ferger. who is replacing him. Wemhoff has accepted the position of principal and teacher at the Allen county school for retarded children, and DHS wishes him much luck. Mrs. Ferger took over his eighth grade and freshman English classes on Tuesday. Good luck to you also, Mrs. Ferger. —D.H.S,— A tea for Wemhoff and Mrs. Ferger was held in the home economics room Monday night. The teachers were served fudge, cookies, tea and coffee. Assisting Mrs. Eugene Chronister in preparing for the tea were Karen Jefferies, Marjorie Wolfe, Bev Thieme, Jackie Burk, Donna Miller, and Dianne Fulton. -—D. H.S.— Tomorrow is the deadline for Jacket Journal subscriptions. Get your subscription now! —D.H.S — Have you had the flu yet? If not, your turn is probably coming. DHS has had an epidemic of it this week and there have been many students and a few teachers absent for several days. Everyone hopes this epidemic will soon be over and things will. be back to normal. —D.H.S.— , William McColly will take over the job of coaching the reserve basketball team this year, and Floyd Reed will take over McColly’s junior high coaching position. Reed will also continue as freshman coach. -D.H.S.— The FHA elected its officers this w : eek. They chose Karen Jefferies as president, Jackie Burke as vice president, Kathy Hullinger as secretary, and Diana Hill as treasurer. Congratulations! —D.H.S.— DHS has two new students this