The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 March 1969 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Mar. 5, 196?

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Lakeland SCHOOL NEWS

W IM.*!,<» JuL 1 HB uOilnil READY FOR SPELLING BEE — These seventh grade students in the class of Miss Patricia Kurtz, English instructor at Syracuse junior high school, will be participating in the annual spelling bee at the Parent-Teacher Association meeting next Tuesday in Syracuse. From left are Kathy Kell, Ann Brice, Nina Bryant, Miss Kurtz, Robin Dust and Bill Rush. Five representatives from grades five through eight will be featured in the contest.

Syracuse Spelling Bee March 11 The Syracuse Spelling Bee will be held in the Syracuse gymnasium at 7.30 p. m. on Tuesday, March 11. Students in grades five through eight will compete in this contest to determine the school winners who will represent the Syracuse schools in the area contest. The National Spelling Bee is held each year throughout the United States and is designed to help boys and girls improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives. There are other rewards, too. These include a week's sight--seeing anyl entertainment in Washington for each area champion, prizes of more than $5,000 in cash, and a New York trip for the national champion. William E. Dorsey, chairman of the 1969 Syracuse Spelling Bee, reports that 20 finalists will compete in the bee. Room and grade level elimination contests are being conducted to select the five finalists at each grade level. The 1969 Spelling Bee is sponsored by the Syracuse PTA. The Syracuse school champion will receive a plaq.’.e anti a $25 savings bond. The school runner-up will receive a plaque and a $5 award. This contest will also determine the student at the seventh and eighth grade level and the student at the fifth and sixth grade level who will advance to county competition at Warsaw. All finalists participating in the Syracuse Spelling Bee will receive a ribbon and a certificate of participation. The general public is invited to attend the Syracuse Spelling Bee. Officials for this year's contest will be as follows: Pronouncer: 'William E. Dorsey; judges: Dr. Wcndel Shank, Philip Fawley and Mrs. Max Ellen Smith. Card Party Planned For Boosters Members of the Lakeland Evening Bridge-O-Rama are planning a card party for April 14 at the Lakeland Youth Center in Wawasec Village. Mrs. William Wesner is serving as chairman and states other games besides bridge will be played at the party. Proceeds will be given to the Wawasee Boosters.

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DECA Club In District Contest The Wawasee high school Distributive Education Clubs of America will participate in the regional DECA contest at Jimtown high school on March 6 at 2:30 p.m. Representing Wawasee high school in sales demonstration will be Denny Carlton and Daryl Thomas. Public speaking will be represented by Joe Thornburg and Marcia Linn. In job interview will be Carla Singrey and Jann Shoemaker. In display Wawasee will have Phil Baumgardt and Marcia Peffley. In add lay-out will be Gary Donham and Paul Evans. In the sweetheart contest will be Rose Ann Wolfe. Screeners for the regional DECA officers will be Steve Edwards and Ginger Shipley. Alan Butt will be running for regional vice president. The first and second place winners in the senior division and the first place winner in the junior division will qualify for the state contest on March 21 and 22 in Indianapolis. Schools participating in the contests will be Wawasee, Goshen, Elkhart, Jimtown, South Bend LaSalle, South Bend Jackson, South Bend Washington, South Bend Adams and South Bend Central. The Wawasee DECA group will be under the direction of Don B. Bradley 111, teacher-coordinator of distributive education. Kschoolßp LUNCH EL ENUS : 55SSSSSS1 LAKELAND SCHOOL MENUS March 10 - 14 Mon.-- Wiener on bun, cheese stick, coleslaw, buttered corn, cookies, milk. Tues. - Chicken and noodles, sweet potatoes, lettuce salad, peanut butter sandwich, cake, milk. Wed. - Ham and beans, buttered broccoli, carrot.and celery sticks, jell-o salad, cornbread, butter and jelly, milk. Thurs. - Steakettes, mashed potatoes. gravy, perfection salad, fruit. bread and butter, milk. Fri. - Tuna salad sandwich, potato soup, crackers, fruit, cookies, milk. A bushel of coal weighs pounds.

168 In Adult Classes At Wawasee Members of the Lakeland school board met Tuesday night and signed supplemental contracts for teachers who are involved in the adult education classes at Wawasee. A total of 163 adults are enrolled. Board members also approved an additional appropriation for ?200,000 for construction, equipment and architect fees for Wawasee high school. The money comes from existing funds of the corporation, No taxpayers were present for the meeting, A contract was signed with American Fletcher National Bank and Trust for a payroll service as prescribed by the state board of accounts. Board vice president Charles H. Purdum, Jr., who has just returned from Indianapolis, brought the board up-to-date on the legislature and told of talking to various legislatures on Sunday evening. At the close of the meeting board members reviewed plans for the dedication on Sunday. RETURN FROM FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Felkner of Milford returned Friday from a two weeks vacation in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., with friends, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hare of Syracuse, who remained there. While there they enjoyed visiting in Miami and seeing Marine land and the swampbuggy races at Naples. Also visiting in Fort Myers Beach were Mr. and Mrs. Eudell Sellers of r 4 Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Coffman of r 1 New Paris. \

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Elementary Music Festival Robert D. Hamman, principal of Syracuse elementary school, has anno need that the Syracuse elemental y music festival will be held on Friday, March 14. at 7:39 p. m. in. the boys’ gymnasium, which is used by both the junior high and .tudents. All elementary students in grades 1-5 will take part in presenting the pregram. This involves a total cf 501 students and promises to he an outstanding, performance. The music teachers' at the school, Mrs. .Virginia Ditmer and Mrs. Carol Darr, have been working very hard with the pupils in preparation for this program. This is a geed opportunity for pations tc see and hear what students have accomplished. Mrs. Helen Knapp, art teacher, has the responsibility of preparing the settings for the program. The custodians. Edwyn Caskey and Louis Firestone, are busy constructing a portable stage to be used for programs like this. The public is invited to attend the festival. Admission is free. Lakeland Youth News By Tom The following is the dance and program schedule for the Youth Center for March. Friday. March 7, 8 to 11, The Glass Echo. *•’ Tuesday, March 11, Karate Exhibition at 7:30. Friday, March 14, Abercromie’s, 8 to 11. Friday, March 21, The U. S. Male, 8 to 11. Karate Exhibition Scheduled For Youth Center Tom Kitch, Youth Center director, has 'announced that a Judb-Karate exhibition will be held Tuesday,'March 11, at 7:30 in the Lakeland Youth Center. The exhibition will be put on by the Daemyoung Judo-Karate school at Fort Wayne, and will feature Ken Gibbs and Mel Wise. Mel Wise holds a second degree black belt in Karate from the U. S. Karate Association. There is no admission and students and adults are invited to attend. ENTERTAIN FOR BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Doral McFarren and family of Milford entertained Sunday at dinner in honor of Mrs. McFarren’s birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith and Rebecca of Mishawaka, her mother Mrs. Gladys E. Campbell of Albion and her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smolek' and children, Belinda Lee, Brenda Lee and Richard Lee. Most people judge their fellowmen by the way they accept them and their ideas.

Junior High Hi kites WHAT’S HAPPENING By Jean Mellinger We are all very proud and happy about the results of our team’s work to win the county junior high tournament. After cur Trojans won and the nets were cut. everyone piled into the shower room to see Mr. Dick, “our mighty coach.” get soaked—clothes ant! all. It was quite a scene. Mr. Dick and our seventh grade coach Mr. Hite seem to be a little superstitious. Mr. Dick claims that if he doesn’t use his electric toothbrush before a game we loose. But if he buzzes away we win. As for Mr. Hite, he just makes sure that everything is the same from one victory to the next. This week our basketball boys are starting intramural basketball. More information will be revealed about that later. Columbian Reading Circle Meets The Columbian Reading Circle met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. William Martin. The business meeting was opened in the usual manner with the roll call being answered to the members relating their most embarrassing experience. During the business meeting plans for the spring party were discussed, the book committee expedited plans for the next year schedules and lessons. Membership was discussed and the county meeting was announced for March 26th, at Etna Green. Members were asked to exhibit any handiwork at the meeting for display only. Due to the lesson leader not being able to attend, the evening was spent in game night, with Mrs. Elmer Sorenson winning first prize and Mrs. Ronald Baumgartner wining low prize. A silent auction was held to replace the check sent to the Nancy Hunsberger kidney machine fund. The next meeting will be held March 10th with the members meeting at the junior high school at 7:10 p.m. and going to Goshen to a ceramic shop for their meeting where the members will be participating in a project. Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich will be in charge of the meeting. Syracuse Locals Mrs. Doris Mohler, Syracuse, spent the week end at Millersburg in the home of her son, Bud Mohler, and family. Miss Marsha Trimmer and Dick Wenger of Goshen were Sunday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Merl Laughlin at Syracuse. SP4 Richard Trimmer of Germany visited at Paris, France, last week. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Merl Laughlin Sr., of Syracuse. — Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert and daughters of Syracuse spent Sunday afternoon at Bristol and Goshen.

Meet The Wawasee Seniors

CYNTHIA BETH JONES Cynthia Beth Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord E. Jones of 52 East Shore Drive, Syracuse. Cindy will graduate with majors in business, social studies and English and minors in Spanish. math and science. Intensive laboratory is her favorite subject. She is a member of GAA, • gymnastics, FTA, Drama club, cheerblock and business club. She is also a member of the youth center governing board for two years, serving as secretary for one year. She plans to be married after graduation. Cindy has two older sisters, Mrs. Chuck (Lititia) Clevenger of Syracuse and Mrs. Tom (Cheryl) Swartz also of Syracuse. She also has a younger brother, Jay, who is an eighth grade student at Syracuse. Her favorite sport is gymnas-tics-tumbling and free exercise. She works at Regent Homes. “An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dresier is her favorite book. —WHS—DANNY RAY. STROMBECK Danny Ray Strombeck of r 1 North Webster is the son of Norma and Daie Strombeck. He will graduate with majors in social studies, English and business. He will have minors in Spanish, and math. Government is his favorite subject. He was a member of the art club for three years, Spanish club for two years, intramural basketball for three years and intramural volleyball. He has received an intramural trophy and ribbons. After graduation he plans to work. Dan has two brothers, Tim, a sophomore and Jeff, a sixth grader. He works at North Webster Concrete Products. Baseball and skin diving are his favorite sports. Cars are his hobby. —WHS—CONNIE SUE ROBINSON Connie Sue Robinson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Robinson of r 1 Warsaw. She will graduate with majors in home ec., English and history and a

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minor in business. Her favorite subjects are home ec. and English. She is a member of FHA, GAA and the cheerblock. After graduating Connie plans to go into nursing. She works at the Prairie View rest home. Connie has one sister, Mrs. Max Lee (Patty Jo) Robinson who resides on r 1 Warsaw. Bowling is Connie’s favorite sport. Her hobbies include horseback riding, sewing and painting. —WHSGUY WILLIAM FISHER Guy William Fisher is interested in coin collecting, cars, and snow and water skiing for his hobbies. Skiing and basketball are his favorite sports and the bowling alley is his place of employment. Guy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher of 612 Front street. Syracuse. He will graduate 'with majors in English, math, business and social studies and a minor, in Spanish. Math and business arc his favorites. * ■ ' He is a member of the United Methodist church and participates in intramurals and cheer block. After graduating he plans to attend Purdue and take engineering electronics technology. Guy is the youngest of three He has an older brother, John Garry, and an older sister, Mrs. Richard (Linda) Neff. —WHS—JOHN ROBERT HULLEY John is the only boy in the Hulley family. He has three sisters, Charlotte, 21; Margie. 19: and Donna, a junior at Wawasse. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hulley of Syracuse. k English, social studies, business and math are his majors. Art is his minor. Drama is his favorite subject. John is a member of the Lettermans club. Drama club, golf team, social studies club, science club, photograph club and is the basketball team’s student manager. \ He has lettered in golf the lags three years and won the jfiost valuable player in golf last year at Syracuse. He plans to enlist in the navy or air force next March.

John works at the South shore eolf course and golf is his favorite sport. His favorite book is “Catcher in the Rye”. NEXT WEEK IN THE LAKELAND SCHOOLS Today 3 p.m. — Seventh and eighth grade wrestling at Milford junior high gym. Eighth grade orientation all day at Wawasee high school, 6:30 p.m. — Junior high wrestling at North Webster. Thursday 2 p.m. — Wawasee high school participating in district DECA contest at Jimtown. 2 p.m. — High school choir to sing at Huntington. 3 p.m. — Milford GAA in junior high gym. 3:15 p.m. — North Webster junior high wrestling. Friday No school for students — Teachers’ workshop all day at Syracuse school. Wawasee high school district gymnastics meet at Jimtown. 3:30 p.m. — Elementary basketball games at North Wel> ster. 5 p.m. — Milford PTO Chili supper (fund raising project). > Saturday Regional science fair at Notre Dame. Health careers club meeting at Wawasee high school. Sunday 2 p.m. — Dedication of Wawasee high school followed by a tour of the building. Monday 3 p.m. — Grades seven and eight wrestling at Milford junior high gym. 3:15 p.m. — Junior high wrestling in new gym. 7:30 p.m. — North Webster elementary and junior high school science fair exhibit. Tuesday 3 p.m. — Seventh and eighth grade wrestling at Milford junior high gym. 3:15 p.m. — Junior high wrestling in North Webster. Wawasee high school gymnastics at Jimtown. 7:45 p.m. — Milford PTO meeting in elementary school, including spelling bee. Wednesday 3 p.m. — Junior high wrestling at Milford. SYRACUSE LOCAL Miss Jean Matthews and Mrs. Frances Trimmer of Goshen visited with Mr. and Mrs. Merl Laughlin Sr. at Syracuse Saturday evening.