Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1957 — Page 12

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SCHOOL REPORTER Speakers were Phil Reed. Geraldine Schultz, and Dave Kable. Bill Beal introduced the speakers and led the discussion which followed the talks. CJI s — DCHS's band will make Its first appearance of the season at home when they march in the Halloween parade tonight. —D.C.H.S.— ' Two seventh and two eighth graders will cheer the junior high team on to victory this year. Chosen as cheerleaders were Louise Wilder, Patty Gerardot, Pat Roberts, and Bernardine Kiting. i —D.C.H.S.— , This is national Catholic youth week. All the students are making , a special effort to be at mass and holy communion every morning. In addition, each class prepared a program which was given at an assembly yesterday afternoon. —D.C.H.S.— “Down With Catholic Youth

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WmK* with apotodM to C. R Lewis and Fattier Joseph T. MeGloin, S. J M was the theme of the seniors’ skit. This skit dealt with a discussion between Satan and his co-workers on how to ensnare DCHS students who spent a very profitable forty hours and Catholic youth week spiritually. -D.C.H.S.The juniors featured a quiz on the saints. Different students read a short life of some saint. Students in the audience had to guess which one it was. They also made posters encouraging more widespread observation of youth week. -4J.C.H.SA quiz show based on the $64,000 Question was the program presented by the sophomores. Several contestants correctly answered questions concerning Catholic youth and their role in the world as future adults. —D.C.H.S-J “Working Wonders With Youth” was the title of the freshmen’s skit. They brought out the social

virtues valued by youth, such as modesty, sincerity, friendly criticism, and good argument. . -D.C.H.S— The Commodores open their basketball season Tuesday, November 5, meeting the Monroeville Cubs on the home floor. The entire squad has been working hard in preparation for the season’s opener. —D.C.H.S.— DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL By Emily Swearingen

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Monday morning, the students reported back to school all rested up (?) after their fourd a y vacation. Everyone enjoyed the vacation,

but they have settled down into the same school routine and seem to be cracking the books again. —D.H.S.— During the vacation, DHS had cause to be very proud of one

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of its girls. Susan Custer, a senior, was chosen soybean queen for 1957. ,The students are very proud of Susan and wish to congratulate her for this honor that she won. —D.H.S.— Judy Rhodes, a junior, was run-ner-up in the soybean contest. Judy did a very good job in the contest and she should also be congratulated. —D.H.S.— Two other finalists in the contest were Sharron Sheets and Emily Swearingen. Sharron is a junior at DHS, and Emily is a senior. —D.H.S.— Last week the students in speech class gave extemp talks. Some of the topics for these talks were “Lampposts,” "Scotchtape.” "Are You an Engine or a Caboose?” >• "Going Steady.” The class enjoyed the talks and are looking forward , to more of the same type. —D.H.S.— On Wednesday of last week, the freshman class sponsored a dance at the Center. The decorations

were made around the theme “Beehive Bounce." A cardboard beehive with arms and legs of crepe paper, and the name of the dance were placed on the wall behind the stage. Small beehives with the names of the members of the football team were placed on the window. In spite of the cancelled game, the dance was a success and everyone seemed to enjoy it. —D.H.S.— DHS has seven engaged girls in school this year. Marjorie Wolfe, Linda Norris, Judy Melchi, JoAnn Jones, and Janice VoShell are the senior girls who are engaged; and Ann Dyer and Rita Gantz are the junior girls. The students wish them much happiness in their future vocations as housewives. —D.H.S.— More of the biology insect collections are on display in the trophy case. Joyce Helm, Janet Kiess, John Cowan, Barbara Harden, and John Margerum are the students whose work is being displayed this week. - D.H.S.— Last Friday night, the Decatur Yellow Jackets played their final game of the 1957 football season. They were defeated by Kendallville, 20-13. While the Jackets’ record is not too impressive, the student body is very proud of its team. The record doesn’t tell of all the determination and fight the boys showed during the season. The students wouldn’t trade one of the members of their team for the best player in the conference; nor woud they trade their coach, Bob Worthman. They feel they could not have a better coach than Worthman has been. - D.H.S.— Last Saturday the band travelled to Bloomington to participate in the annual band day at Indiana University. About 30 people made the trip. -DHS.— Cheerleading try-outs were held on Monday and Tuesday, and elections were on Wednesday. Judy Lane and Janalee Smith; Susie Heller, Carolyn Drake, Rosie Conrad, and Phil McDonald; Ted Hutker, John Hebble, Jack Macklin, and Fred Locke; Bobbi Kalver, Sandy Stevens, and Emily Swearingen were the people trying out for the first team. Taya Erekson, Sidney Beery, Cassie Strickler and Becky Maddox; Linda Sexton, Lois Gerke, and Marie Barlett tried-out for second team. At this writing,

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the results are unknown, but the group elected will have to be good because there is a lot of competition. —D,H.S.— JoAnn Jones, a senior at DHS spent the two-day vacation recovering from a tonsillectomy. The students wish JoAnn a speedy recovery and hope to see her back in school before long. Z —-D.H.S.— BasketnMll practice started Monday at DHS. The new coach, Paul Bevelhimer has 50 boys trying out for the varsity team. Eliminations will probably’ be sometime this week. The first game is less than two weeks away so the boys will be working hard. —D.H.S.— DHS wishes to congratulate its three football players who are on the all-conference team. The three are Larry Moses and John Hebble, seniors, and Tim Murphy, a junior. These three boys, along with the rest of the team, gave the football fans some thrilling moments this season. -DHS—--0 — -"9 County Agent's Citumih, 0 0 Farm Management What yield does a farmer have to have in order to break even raising corn? How much does it

cost to raise an acre of corn? What yield should a tenant have to break even growing corn? Paul R. Robbins, Purdue University agricultural economist, and Monte Juillerat, a graduate assistant, found the answers to these questions in a farm management study in crop production. They interviewed approximately 350 farmers in northern Indiana. These farmers tilled soils ranging from prairie to light sand. Figuring the price of corn at 91.12 a bushel (the 1954-56 harvesttime average*, the economists say a yield of about 44 bushels per acre is necessary for a farmer t* break even on first-year corn after a legume sod. The yield must go up to 49 bushels on second or t'u ture-years corn. The yields weie averages for all soils and may va>y slightly, depending on the type of soil farmed. A slightly higher yield is necessary for a tenant to break even. Assuming a 50-50 crop share lease, the economists say it requires a 4j bushel per acre yield on first-year corn and a 55-bushel yield on second and later years plantings. The farmers reported an average cost of $49 an acre to raise con; following a legume sod in 183. There was as much as $9 an acre difference in costs, depending on the type soil. Costs and also yields were generally higher on the prairie, dark sand and level, silty

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clay loam soils. There the average cost was about $52 an acre. For the sloping, silty clay loam the cost was S4B and for the light sands it was $43. Resulting chiefly from increaser’ fertilizer and manure expediture.', costs of growing second-year co-r. increased from $5 to $6 an acre over first-year corn. Principal cost of corn raising was land charge-taxes and interest. On first-year corn, land charg was slightly more than one-fourth of the cost. Fertilizer made up the second biggest item, 19 percertt. Tractor cost was 13 percent, labor and machinery nine and one-half percenf, each. The economists found that it costs “very little more to raise corn than it does to raise soybeans, wheat, oats and alfalfa." For instance, first-year corn costs were only $2 more an acre than wheat, $4 more than soybeans, and $7 mor? than oats and alfalfa. These differences would be about $6 greater in each case for second or other years corn than for firstyear corn. Trends in crop production in the area studied showed more corn in prospect, greater use of commercial nitrogen. more meadow intercrops and fewer st andover meadows. Between 1916 and 1954, the U.S. Weather Bureau recorded 666 tornadoes in Texas.