The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1964 — Page 6

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TOM GANSHORN Yes! The Syracuse high school industrial arts department has in it's possession a new 1964 V-8 Chevrolet engine. They credit this to McCormick-Cutter Chevrolet in Syracuse. When asked what the engine would be used for. Mr. Alford. industrial arts teacher, stated that it was to be used only as a teachFreshman Field Trip * ■ • By Pam Cobum Tie freshman class of Syracuse high school visited the Fort Wayne State Sciwol for the Mentally Retardrei on November 13 This is an annual trip that the freshmen health classes take each year. The group arrived in Fort Wayne around ten o'clock on Friday moming After a short Orientation period, tn whidi the students were given informalion about the school arid the residents, the group was given a tour around; the school by a well trained personnel Some of the interesting places which were visited were the gymnasium. w ere church. dances, roller skating, and other activities are curried on; the laundry, where | all of the laundry is done by the ! residents; a couple of the resident dormitories or cottages as they are called at the school; a classroom, where some of the younger residents were being re-habilitated and also a home economics classroom where sewing. cooking and other things are taught After the. tour of the hospital the groups, rebinied to the gymnasium for a question and answer session. Before heading for home, the students had the opportunity to visit downtown Fort Wayne for lunch and do some window shopping. .After returning home the classes wrote about their trip and what their thoughts were on the school The thoughts and feeling which Steve Runge gave are as follows: “I can t really say I enjoyed this | trip to the institution because I don't believe anyone could enjoy seeing such a pitiful sight It is pitiful and I can't understand why more monev isn't used for such a worthy cause and less money for foreign aid. *‘l am very glad to see that there are people that give their lives to help these people. These people can be helped. I'm sure It just takes time and patience I noticed that they hare all types of recreation tor them. ' . - < I reaHy believe that those people ■ enjoy it there and I’m sure they enjoy it better than most of us do school.” Most of' the students had the same feeling which Steve had. The general feeling that it was not an . enjoyable trip, hit a very interest- ; ing and worthwhile trip. Most of ' the students were pleased to know 1 that when given the chance, many of the mentolly retarded were able ' to carry out many everyday activities All of the students recom- ! mended that the high school continue the trip Ln the years to come. The class was accompanied by Mrs. Shtr’ev Talmadge and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bond. AT IV MEETING Princinol Donn D. Kesler of Milford high school attended the junior division meeting at Indiana uni- i versity last Tuesday. While on the campus he visited I with Milford high school graduates Earleen Fisher. Jean Kaiser and Rick Woodward ( In the afternoon the high school I principal attended a panel discussion on various subject areas in . the high school curriculum.

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JAMES .ALFORD ing device: During the year the automotive class will tear down the engine with special tools sent for just that purpose. The General Motors Corporation also sent along an automatic transmission for the class to examine. It sounds as though the class will be busylearning from the engine as well as their teacher. Lillian Hamman F.T.A. Club Initiates I Initiation of the new members |of the Lillian Hamman Future Teachers of America club of Syracuse was held at the home of president. Mike Brown, on Monday evening. Nov. 30. at 7:30. The meeting was called to order Mike and a solemn initiation followed for new members Debby 4 Money. Carlos Abaili, Sue Traster, I and Jo Ellen Schoeff The F.T.A. ! pledge was then read by all members and a short business meeting followed. Program booklets were given to everyone and some of the I coming events were discussed. Refreshments were served and discussion of various elements in the . teaching field followed SYRACUSE SUMMARY By Jo Ellen Schoeff Congratulations Jackets! We all ; were thrilled with the victory over i Leesburg! The spirit of the Jacket fans was never so high as it was J during that game. Good show at the Mentone game too! You tried your hardest and the proof of that was the score. What a squeaker 1 May you keep up the good work and we ll keep up the good spirit! We’ve heard byway of the grape vine that the fabulous Tikis are going to entertain at the Leesburg Homecoming dance. Try not to miss this great sound from SHS! Happenings at school this week include F.T.A, Tri-M, and Junior Ladies meetings and several basketball games Good hick all you Jackets from 7th grade on up! SYRACUSE G. A. A. NEWS By Cheryl Peffley This week the six remaining soccer teams will fight for the plaque. These six are: Seniors - Graves and Kowallik Juniors - Huiley and Poynter Sophomores - Peffley Freshmen - Stanfield On Saturday, the twenty-first of November, about fifteen high school girls had pfanoed to attend a gymnastic session at Concord high school, but the trip was cancelled because of the bed weather. The volleyball season has started and physical education time is being spent in practicing for the volleybaH« tournament which will be played in a few months. SYRACUSE SCHOOL MENUS Monday - Wiener sandwich, buttered corn, fruit salad, peanut butter cooties, milk. Tuesday- Pork loaf, mashed potatoes. dutch sweet sauerkraut, fruit, bread and butter, mffle. Wednesday - Beans and ham, lettuce salad, fruit, cornbread, butter and jelly, milk. Thursdav - Meatballs and soaehetti. coleslaw, fruit, bread and butter. mflk Friday - Fish sticks, potato salad. cherry cobbler, bread, butter, and milk.

Milford School Hews By PAULA BURGETT It seems impossible that another month has ended. It’s December already! This too many of us is one of the busiest times of the vear. We are in the midst of preparing for holiday parties, buying Christmas gifts, putting up derations, studying, going to basketball games, receiving our report cards for the second time, and looking forward to the new year. People wonder what the younger generation does in their spare time. Whats spare time? ? ? Since Last week was mostly vacation there’s not much to tell about The Rhrtama did decide to have a Christmas dance December 22. Everyone is looking forward to this. Also, at the last Rhetama meeting we agreed to decorate Milford for Christmas. W’e have started and so far it has been loads of fun. -MRSSENIOR OF THE WEEK ANN PURDUM This week we’ll take a look at .Ann Purdum. Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Purdum. Jr., of Milford. She was bom January 17. 1947. From her years at MRS Arm has obtained maturity and social ease. Her most highlighted point in her education was being first clarinet player in the high school band. Ann’.s plans after graduation are to go to Northwestern university to study English. On the question of the world’s future Ann answered that she thought we would be at war in a short time. She feels that the United States is being accused an a- | gressor; Johnson, in Ann’s opinion is being way to easy on other countries. The Civil Rights Bill is a good , thing We needed it. The Bill pro- • vides equality for ell people and • |not just the negroes. • I Ann s advice to the underclass- ■ men is don’t be afraid to take I harder subjects. In the long run ‘ j it pays off. ,1 _—_— — SENIOR HOMEMAKERS I ELECT OFFICERS By Donna Davidsen The second meeting of the Senior Homemaker's 4-H dub of Milford was held November 22 at the home of Sandra Cain. Debbie Arthur presided over the meeting in the absence of the president. Barb Davis. The major event of the evening was the election of officers The result of the election is as follows: President - Barb Davis Vice President - Becky Brown Secretary - Debbie Arthur Treasurer - Linda Maxson Reporter - Donna Davidsen Health and safety leader - Betty Sorensen Recreation leader - Jenny .Arthur Song leader - Becky Barker. Refreshments of punch and cookies were served by Jenny Arthur, Sandra Cain and Sharleen Kaiser. Debbie Jessop will be the hostess of the next meeting which wil be a Christmas party on December 21. < NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEETS The National Honor Society of Syracuse high school met Wednesday. Nov. 25. with Gen Bauer pre- ; siding. Cassie Wells had the m>.n- --! utes and gave the treasurer’s report. Plans were made to take two field trips, one to Indiana university and the other to Ball State Teachers' college. A panel consisting of David Jones, Max Brower, Lynn Pittman, Cassie Wells, Bessie Wolfe, Mary Barb Immel, Rosie Bushong, and Gen Bauer was formed to lead a discussion on the exemption of seniors from taking exams in courses which they have an “A” average. This panel will be presented at the Teachers’ Meeting on Monday, Dec. 7. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. Fawley. . MILFORD SCHOOL MENUS Monday - Hamburgers, green beans, carrot sticks, fruit cup. Johnny Appleseed cake. milk. Tuesday- Beef and dumplings, buttered broccoli, celery sticks, hot rolls and butter, pineapple, milk. Wednesday - Meat loaf, potatoes and gravy, cabbage-carrot salad, bread, butter, jelly, date pudding, milk, Thursday . Chili and crackers, egg salad sandwiches, tossed salad. peach half. milk. Friday - Fried chicken, creamed potatoes, condbmabkn salad with cheese square, bread, butter, ice cream and milk.

S. H. S. Graduate Gives First-Hand Report Os South Viet Nam

By Julie Connolly ]■ The history' classes of Syracuse i high school ha dthe honor of bearing a speech given by Ist. lieutenant Terry Frushour U.S.M.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Terry- is a pilot ' and his home base is in Japan. He' told us many interesting things about Japan and the ’ surI rounding countries. Terry lives off base in a one room house, where the floor is two inches thick. As is a custom in Japan Terry' sits on pillows and has very short tables, the floor is his bed. | The farmers of Japan live like the people of the United States did ’ in the 1800’s but they are making steady improvements. The soldiers of these countries: Okinawa, Taiman. Philippines. S. Viet Nam, Saigon, South Korea, and Wake Island, receive no money but instead receive land to farm. Terry talked on each of the proceeding countries and told us some of their customs, habits, and about the people in general. His speech was very interesting and I know we all enjoyed it very’ much. By now Terry is back in Japan in his own home doing his well Idled job (hauling the At yin—Army republic of ‘Viet Nam). Terry is a graduate of Syracuse high school and we are ail veryproud of him. KEEP IT UP! By Mary Kimes, Cheerleader The spirit at all of the games has been overwhelming. The cheerblock is doing great. So, keep it up! I have gotten so many compliments from fans of S.H.S. telling me how proud they were of them. So don’t let the team down keep cording to the games and cheering the team mi to victory! i NORTH WEBSTER J I SCHOOL NEWS / — Melinda Watson Receives Good Citizen Award Melinda Watson was recently ‘ presented the D. A. R. Good Citizen Award. Melinda was chosen to i receive the award by her fellow classmates and the members of » the faculty. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Watson of r 1 North Webster. I -nNWHSI PTA Christmas Music Program The annual Parent-Teachers’ Association sponsored Christmas music : program will be held Tuesday night, ’ Dec. 8. at 7:30 in the school gymnasium. The opening numbers of the program will be gixei: by lhe kindergarten department. Immediately [fdlowing, grades one through six will give their performance. “Lets Decorate for Christmas” is the theme chosen for the elementary' portion of tlie program Mark Bell. Jerry- Lemmon and Steve Harrison will serve as narrators for this pert of the program. The remainder of the program | will feature both the junior and the senior high school chorus with smaller vocal and instrumental groups also performing. Group singing of some of the old traditional Christmas songs will conclude the program. School music directors in charge of the program are Mrs. Louis Crandall and James Turner. Sherri Rider will provide accompaniment for both choruses. -NWHSS A T TESTS Announcement has been made that twenty NWHS seniors will be given Scholastic Aptitude Tests Saturday. Dec. 5 at Warsaw. These tests are required by most colleges from students applying for entrance. —NWHS— Christmas Decorations Planned For School Members of the art club, Student council, other persons wishing do >x help will meet at the sefiboi Thursday night, Dec. 3 at 6:30 for She purpose of decorating die school for the Christmas sea- ' son. Refreshments will be served. < Deputy Gaushorn Returns Bad Check Artist Kosciusko county deputy sheriff ( Max Gansbom left Chicago by jet on . Tuesday of this week for New Or- j leans. La . where he picked up Got- , don Bruster of r 3 Warsaw. They ; returned to Warsaw via jet to Chicago Wednesday evening. Bruster was being held by the New ( Orleans police for issuing fraudlent ’ checks in the total amount of $1,900. 1 According to a report in this paper ( last week Bruster stole 23 blank 1 : checks from the Lake Realty and Investment Co., of near Chapman lake. | He had worked for the firm at one < time. 1 Sheriff Howard G. (Sam) Holbrook i stated last week that the New Or- 1 leans police said someone had “rat- ’ ted” on him, giving them a tip for • Beuster’s apprehension there.

LT. TERRY FRUSHOUR LCSC To Hol d Adult Farmer Classes Dec. 10 Classes for adult farmers in the Lakeland Community School Corporation will start with a joint meeting at the Milford high school on December 10 at 7.30 p. m. All interested persons from the Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, and Leesburg area are invited to attend. Don Frantz, county agent, will present the program on he agricultural outlook for 1965. December 10 - Farm Outlook (at Milford; December 17 - Sealed storage; January 14 - New crop varieties; January 21 - Concrete on the farm; January 28 - Economics in purchasing farm machinery; February 4 - Beef production; February 11 - Drying farm crops; February 18 - Social security; March 11 - Dairy production; March 18 - Open. At Milford Hie 1964-65 schedule of adult farm meetings at Milford is as follows: j December 10 - Outlook for 1965 - , Don Frantz. This will be a joint ' meeting with Syracuse at Milford. December 17 - Sealed storage - Harvestore.. This will be a joint ’ meeting with Syracuse at Syracuse. ! January 14 - Hog disease - treatment and control - Anchor Serum. I January 21 - Feeding systems for growing and finishing hogs. j January 28 - Open February’ 4 - Open 1 February 11 - Concrete - use and construction. February 18 - Open March 11 - Com, fertilization, and culture. March 18 - Supper - Presentation of diplomas. Syracuse Locals Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson of Syracuse spent Thanksgiving in Warsaw with Mr. Patterson’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robie and two sons of Syracuse spent the holiday weekend with Mrs. Robie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stockman, in Washington, la. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Mullet of West Lafayette spent the Thanksgiving vacation with Mrs. Mullet’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stump, Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Combs and daughter of Bloomington spent the Thanksgiving weekend with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Combs and daughter, Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Antonia Ganz oi Chicago have returned to their home after spending the holiday weekend in the home of their son, Everardo Ganz, and Mrs. Ganz. Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. David 5 West of Zionsville spent last week in Syracuse with Mrs. West’s parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Fosbrink. Sally Jo Fosbrink, a student at Purdue, was also home for the holiday. Paul Brewer, Vona Schacht, Roberta Stiver, Steve Carlson, Judy Stocky and Mickey Jones, all students at Ball State college, Muncie. spent the holiday vacation with their parents in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lovett and family of Coldwater, 0., spent Thanksgiving day with the latter’s mother. Mrs. Ralph Jeffries, and grandson. Brandon, of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bassett and son. Jim, Syracuse, and Mrs. Helen Humphrey of Milford were Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tharon Smith and sons of New Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Deaton and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Watkins and daughter of r 2 Syracuse were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Conkling of Fort Wayne. John Thornburg a student at Purdue and Jill Thornburg, a student at Indiana university, spent the holiday vacation with their parents Mr and Mrs. Ralph Thornburg. Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. William Haas and daughters of Mendelein. Hl . Bud Xanders and Mr. and Mrs. Laucks Xanders and family spent Thanksgiving with their parents. Mr. . and Mrs. George Xanders. Syracuse. Thanksgiving day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kammerdiener and daughters were Miss Lillian Hamman and Mrs Catherine Babcock of Syracuse. In the afternoon the todies oiled on Mrs. Babcock’s aunt, Mrs. Rosa Kehr, at Oswego.

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