Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1959 — Page 11

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1959

The School Reporter

MONROEVILLE HIGH By Jane Wyss

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Miss Jea ni Warfield, art instructor, invited John Ross to be guest speaker for the P. T. A. meeting last! Thursday. Mr. i Ross attended the John Herrin art school and is presently cur-

ator of the Fort Wayne art museum. His informal lecture emphasized that art reflects the tempo at the day. —M.H.S.— The M.H.S. track squad opened the season at a dual meet at Leo. The Lions won the meet 49-51, with Neil Elliott leading the field in individual honors, bringing home four blue ribbons. Bob Hart copped a blue ribbon in the high jump and placed in other events. Steve Sipe and Bill Carpenter tied for first in the pole vault. —M.H.S.— The second meet of the season was a dual meet at Lafayette Central. The Cubs were victorious, 55%-53% Neil Elliott received four blue ribbons in his specialties. Bob Hart tied for first in the 440 yard dash and Larry Mclntosh captured the shot put with a heave of 51 feet. —M.H.S.— The Monroeville high school choir, under the direction of Paul Arnold, will entertain the grade school in Aboite Tuesday afternoon. The choir will present a facsimile reproduction of the choral festival previously given. —M.H.S.— “The People Versus Maxine Lowe” will be presented this Friday and Saturday in the Monroeville high school gymnasium. The play is under the direction of Miss Catherine Hahn with the junior class interpreting the various roles. - M.H.S.— o —— .o 20 Years Ago Today 0 — _o April 23. 1939 was Sunday and no paper was published.

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PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Marie Ohler

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Last Monday the senior class received their invitations, and this Monday their caps apd gowns. The seniors are realizing that graduation day will be here soon. Commencement

exceriaes will be held Monday evening, May 4, at 7:30 in the school gymnasium. — P. M. H. S. — y Pleasant Mills will gradauate 17 seniors. Betty Myers is Pleasant Mills valedictorian and Sheldon Light will be salutatorian. — P. M. H. S. — Wednesday, April 29, is the date to bring your children to Pleasant Mills for the pre-school check-up. Parents keep this date in mind if you have a pre-school child. — P. M. H. S. — The Pleasant Mills P.T.A. will honor the seniors with a carry-in supper at 6:30 Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gage will be showing selected pictures on different countries. Miss Andrews will also show slides and play a tape recording of the various activities of the seventh grade during the school year. This will be a very interesting evening Os eating and entertainment. Everyone is invited. — P. M. H. S. — Last Wednesday and Thursday there was an excellent group of kids present for the showing of the film “Seventeen”. Everyone enjoyed it very much. We were glad to see all those 65 kids in Bible club and we will be looking for you again and other this week. As guest speaker we are having the Rev. Robert Magary. Everyone be sure and attend!!!!!! — P. M. H. S. — Our concert choir presented a sacred concert to a large and oppreciative audience at the Salem Methodist church Sunday night. They will present another concert tills Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Monroe Methodist church. Some of the selections on the program in addition to the choir are a brass sextet, a double sextet, quartets, and trios. The public is invited to attend. — P. M. H. S. — ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Shirley Osterman

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f ive of the 12j Adams county! high school pu-| pils who will| compete in the ■' annual math and English contests hail from Central. The five

will be in the finals of the 45th contest this Saturday on the Indiana University campus at Bloomington. Bill Hoffman, senior, will write in the comprehensive math test. Others are Reginald Welch, sophomore, geometry; and Bill McMillen and Arlene Johnson, freshmen, algebra. Senior Jim Hoffman is Central’s only entry in the English division. Good luck, kids! —A.C.H.S.-

Winning by 21 points, Central's trackmen scored another victory April 15 by defeating Ossian and Lancaster Central. Team scores were AC 74%, Ossian 53%, and Lancaster Central 29. A meet with Berne last Friday, though, saw Central beaten 56-53. Firsts from Central in the Beme-AC meet were Alan Habegger, high hurdles (14.5); mile relay (3:53); Max Egley and Bill Hoffman, high jump (5’5”); and Larry Foreman, broad jump jump (18’9%”). Three meets, including Fort Wayne South Side, Geneva, Hartford, and Pleasant Mills, are also scheduled for April 27 and 28. -A.C.H.S.— Star-studded class rings were unanimously decided on by this year’s sophomore class members. A clever and different design of the graduating year and initials will apear on a rectangular stone of the ‘6l Adams Central graduates rings. A popular new style with the boys this year seemed to be the “College style” ring which is larger than the regular boy’s ring. —A.C.H.S.— Tim R1 ngg e r and Sidney Schwartz were the only “plngpongers” from Central to capture a county first. Um and Sidney de-, seated the two boys from Hartford to'win the countyboys’ doubles. Nice going, boy® ? —A.C.H.S.— One hundred and thirteen persons were present to see Clair Inniger and John Lantz receive two awards at the seventh annual FFA banquet last Friday evening in Central's cafeteria. Clair won the chapter’s Star Farmer award and John was presented with the DeKalb agricultural achievement award. A third award, the honorary farmer degee, went to Robert Tsch, a member of the school's agricultural advisory board. Loren Habegger spoke on judging, John Inniger on the chapter farming program, and Jerry Funk on FFA work. Others participating in the program were Jim Brown, welcome: Robert Brown, response; Carl Scott, state FFA supervisor; the Rev. Vernon Riley, invocation and L. E. Archbold, who gave an illustrated talk on a Mexican trip. Master of ceremonies was Larry Foreman. —A.C.H.S.—Friday, the Adams county honor band will be traveling to the five county rural schools to present a short concert at each school. The band is composed of the best musicians from each school, who will be recognized in their individual school. Numbers that are more difficult to play are concentrated on by the members of this organization. ‘ ~—■— , —A.C.H.S.— Four of Martin Watson’s FFA boys will comprise the soil judging team that will travel to Oklahoma City, Okla, for the national land judging contest. Roy Mazelin, Clair Inniger, Phillip Gerber, and Loren Habbegger will leave with Mr. Watson April 27 and return May 2. These boys have the distinction of being the first team from AC to win this honor. Nine other teams from Indiana will also represent the Hoosier state. The Krick-Tyn-dall Tile company will sponsor the boys. _ —A.C.H.S.— Twenty-two high school Centra-

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lites have been listed on the fifth period honor roll. Os these 22, two seniors, Phyllis Biberstein and Shirley Osterman, obtained straight A’s. The list for the next-to-last grading period is seniors: Phyllis Biberstein, Tom Heyerly, James Hoffman, Bill Hoffman, Dave Isch, Shirley Osterman, and Mabel Steffen; juniors: Mabel Bowers, James Brown, Larry Foreman, Loren Habbegger, and Albert Hollinger; sophomores: Duana Arnold, Jerry Franz, Rosalyn Mishler, Reginald Welch, and Carolyn Yake; and freshment: Max Hawkins, Arlene Johnson, Janice Ringger, Julie Sanders, find Barbara Tinkham. A list of the thirteen honorable mention members follows: seniors: Carol Helmrich, Inez Merriman, Olin Moeschberger and Evan Yoder; juniors: Carole Miller and Lana Mcßride; sophomores: Onalee Barkley, Jerry Hirschy, Diana Kerschner, Janice Liechty, and Maran Zimmerman; and freshmen: Barbara Carver and Richard Habegger. —A.C.H.S.— • v ■ : DECATUR CATHOLIC HIGH By Theresa Laurent

Seniors, Dolores Kohne, Kathleen Kohne, and Judy Koors, students of chemistry at Decatur Catholic high win motor | to Fort Wayne. Saturday to contest in a chemistry examination. 4 With the exam-J

ination given from 10 to 11 a.m., the students will assemble at the Indiana University Center at 9:30 o’clock for pre-examination instructions. In addition, a luncheon and an afternoon program are being planned for the entrants and their instructors. The examination is sponsored by the Northeastern Indiana section of the American Chemical Society. — D. C. H. S. — Last week Latin I and II students took part in the 28th annual APSL • Association for the preservation of the study of Latin) nationwide Latin examination. Meanwhile,

the completed test forms have been sent to contest headquarters in New Jersey to be scored and rated according to the national student level, In due time the students will be informed of the results. - D. C. H. S. — Congratulations, Pat and Mike! Defeating Adams Central Hartford,' and finally Berne in the Adams county ping pong tournament at Adams Central, Pat Kintz and Mike Durkin, Decatur Catholic junior and senior respectively, won the mixed doubles championship. Nice going, kids! DC H S Within the past week the junior and senior high groups listened to a tape recorded eulogy on Lincoln at his death. Four speeches made by the Indiana supreme court judges on June 20, 1865, to honor Lincoln were enacted by gentlemen from Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne radio station, WOWO, sent the tape. - D. C. H. S. — The D.C.H.S. baseball club will meet with Huntington Catholic this Friday. A home game, it is the first to be played on home territory and the second of the season. How about a winner, boys? - D. C. H. S. — DECATUR HIGH By Kathy 'Schulte

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The D. H. S. M ffmnasium will ■ t the scene, of fl e annual pop ’'j concert Friday J night at 8 ■ o’clock. An art V exhibit under! the direction of — — Kauffman ■ will also beß displayed. Th el

* •• w—W^———■ Illi band and choir will present separate programs and will then do two numbers together. Miss Haubold and Mr. Reed have been working for weeks with their groups and promise an enjoyable evening. — D. H. S. — The choir will present a variety of numbers. The program includes “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” “Kentucky Kin,” “Colorado Trail,” “Scarlet Ribbons,” and “The Birth of the Blues.” The band and choir will combine to do “George Brown’s Fiddle” and “Now God Be Praised.” See you there! _ D. H. S. - Last Thursday the sophomores took the national defense tests. I" WIP ■ $ //I. O' 44 1 Mfr• •a > BUS BOY TO MAYOR—Jose Gilberto Socas tidies up for ths last time in Orlando, Fla, where he worked as a bus boy for two years—and at night for ; Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolutionary movement. Castro named him mayor of Bolondron, a town of 16,000 tn Cuba. Jose said he’d just about rather be a bus boy in the U. S, but he’d try to be a good mayor.

in to Unrota achool auditorium. The tests, though rather tang, did not prove too complicated. — D. H. 6. — Th* Portland Panthers defeated the Yellow Jackets in a duel track meet, Wednesday after school at Worthman’s Field. The D.H.S. half mile relay team was once again victorious. — D. H. 8. —- The golf team was defeated lor the first time this season by Elmhurst. Elmhurst merited nine and one half points and Decatur got a half a point. — D. H. S. — The baseball team continued its winning streak Friday at Worthman's Field. Decatur played host to Concordia and defeated them in an N.E.I.C. game, 44. - H. S. - Huntington played host to six area teams Tuesday afternoon. Decatur won the half mile relay, for its only first place in the meet — D. H. S. —- The girls volleyball team was once again victorious. Tuesday after school, the volleyball team was host to Bern* and Bluffton. D.H.S. defeated Berne four out of tour games and Bluffton two out of two. - D. H. S. — The speech class is planning its annual banquet for April 28. This semi-formal dinner will be held at the Youth and Community Center. The menu will prove to be very it nii sal and it is advised that the flAninrs in the speech class better start practicing their table manners. — D. H. S. — The baseball team traveled to Marion Saturday tor a double header there. Decatur outhit Marion, but walks by pitchers proved the cause for Marion’s wins. D.H.S. was defated in both games. —, D. H. S.—

MONMOUTH HIGH Since the seniors are touring Washington D.C. this week, a group of juniors are writing this column. Those participating are: Jackie Hurst, Margaret Boerger, Joyce Busick, Nancy Rice, Marlin Blakey, Doris Hockemeyer, Pat Krueckeberg, and Shirley Bieberich. From these participants, next year’s reporters will be chosen. —M.H.S.— Having worked four years to accumulate the money for their trip, the seniors are now realizing that dream. Twenty-nine seniors left via the Erie railroad at 12 o’clock Sunday for Washington, D.C. They will be gone for five days. During this time they wIU visit many of the famous and historic {daces in Washington. —M.HB.— Saturday, May 2, at 8:30 a.m., 32 members of the junior history class, six sophomores, and Mr. and Mrs. John Rosier will board a Greyhound bus at Monmouth school. Their destination is Springfield, 111. On the way the group will stop at Indianapolis and New Salem, 111. This being the Lincoln sesquicentennial year, the purpose of the trip to visit Lincoln’s home, tomb, and other places of historical interest. The group will return Sunday evening. —M.H.S.— On April 14 the pre-school age children of Root, Union and Preble townships were required to take a physical check-up at the Monmouth high school gymnasium. These 76 children will all be six years old before September 31. The round-up was under the supervision of Mrs. Richard Harkless and Mrs. Dallas Brown. Some of the children who passed the physical test are now visiting school for one day. This will give them a preview of what is in store tor them, —M.H.S.— Judy Selking, a member of the freshman class, is to be congratulated. She won a blue ribbon in the culinary arts department of the Fort Wayne home show last week. Judy’s entry was a 50th anniversary cake, decorated with white icing, gold numerals, and flowers etched in gold. This entry was the only one from a school outside of Fort Wayne. Sounds like a real homemaker of tomorrow, doesn’t she! —M.H.S.— The freshmen are very excited about their trip to Chicago. Saturday. at 5 a.m., the freshmen biology class will leave Monmouth for the science and industry museum in Chicago. The group will go in a school bus driven by Bill Auman and Ray Reinking. Mrs. Robert Rice, Mrs. Leo King, Jr., and James Woolsey, class teacher, will accompany the group. They plan to return to Monmouth by 12 midnight. Have fun and we hope you will enjoy your trip. Don’t forget your 12 page theme! —•M.H.S.— . Next Tuesday morning, April 28, twenty-four juniors will take the national merit scholarship test. This test is a nationwide search for students who demonstrate extraordinary ability to benefit from a college education. Best of hick

SPRENZ SPREE OVER— FBI agents question bank robbing, / airplane stealing Frank Lawrence Sprenz (middle) in Laredo, Tex, where he was held under >IOO,OOO bond after being . departed tram Mexico. He’s wanted in various states and Canada, and real bad in Hamilton, 0., in a 126,000 bank robbery. That's where Sprenx stole an airplane for getaway.

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