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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The following students are on
the honor rolls for the firr.t six
■weeks. They have made outstand
ing scholastic and citizenship
achievements.
A honor roll: Helen Hagensick
and Lydia Halva.
B honor roll:
Freshmen—LaVern Borg, Clif
ford Burival, George Hendrick and
Francis Murray.
Sophoftiores—Deloris Bachman,
Clay Johnson, Davene Loy, Ruth
Page, Betty Puckett, Lois Jean
Robertson.
Juniors—Leone Belzer, Robert
Clift, Howard Jeffrey, Mariam Ku
bichek, Hugh McKenna, Lucille
Penland, Martha Switzer and Lydia
Wilkinson.
Seniors—Mae DeLong, Elizabeth
Graves, Lyle Hartford, Nadine Kil
patrick, Dora Hughes, Lois Lind
herg, Marie Miller, Robert Ott,
Alice Sexsmith, Helene Suchy.
The English nine class is begin
ning to study “Treasure Island”
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Each
student will work on the contract
basis. The contract will give op
portunity for written and oral com
position and manual constructions.
We hope to have an interesting dis
play of things described in the
story.
The Merchant of Venice is serv
ing as an interesting study for the
English 10 class. Interesting char
acter sketches of the characters
Shylock, Antonia and Portia have
been written.
The Ceaser class enjoyed the
story of the Odyssey as given by
Bill Randall last week.
The Library class has finished
the Btudy of the card catalogue.
They urge the students to use it
not only as a help to the librarians
but to themselves.
The American History classes
are beginning a unit of work on
westward expansion and illustrat
ing each acquisition of the terri
tory by map work.
Grade School News
The grades show improvement in
attendance this six weeks. Special
emphasis has been placed upon
achieving a higher percentage of
attendance with the 'following re
sults: h . i , I
First grade: Dorothy Thomas,
Earl Mitchell. Second grade: Mary
Salmans, Normiin Uhl. Third:
Tma J. Calkins, Marva Losher,
Mabel Neal, Dickie Lu Robinson.
Fourth: Joan JBurgess, Alma Jane
Doiley, Marie Yenglin, Jacqueline
Bussard, Doyal Kellar, Leon Uhl,
Alvin Vorce, Clyde Warford, Ger
trude Jones, Fred Osenbaugh, Or
ville Neal, Rosaleoe Coats, Cora
dellia Coats, Gordon Hiatt. Fifth:
Myrlen Beckwith, Vincent Cun
ningham, Orville Dailey, Ruth
Harris, Katherine Ives, Phyllis
Mitchell, Clyde Neal. Margaret
Jean Yantzi. Sixth: Leah Bruge
man, Virginia Darley, Jack Demp
sey, Betty Jane Ernst, Marvin Kor
ab, Alice Robinson, Margaret Tha
vanet, Maxine Wilkinson. Seventh:
Robert Bachman, William Brueg
man, Warren Burgess, Harold Cal
kins, Arthur Ellis, Yvonne Ernst,
Della Hagensick, Julia Keller,
Dorothy Lowery, John Osenbaugh,
Donna Sterner, LaVern VanEvery,
Lloyd Wyant, Roy Tenborg, Leone
Korab. Eighth: Genevieve Graves,
Donald Loy and Roy Lungren.
Outstanding work, with all
grades either A’s or B’s have been
made by these people eligible for
the Grade Honor Roll:
First— Darlene Claussen, Earl
Mitchell, Gerry Dean Penisten,
Jerry Richard, Wallace Shellhom
er, Dorothy Thomas; Second—Ar
thur Tibbets; Third—Donna Jean
Richards, Naomi Jean Knepper;
Fourth—J. R. Barnes; Fifth—Vin
cent Cunningham; Sixth, Patricia
Kruse, Betty Lou Harris; Seventh
—Buelah Johnson, Ruth Burge;
Eighth—Jerry Toy, Keith Vincent
Marvin Hoswell of Norfolk is a
new pupil in the Second grade.
The Arithmetic contest in the
Third grade was won by the girls.
As a result they found a nice sur
prise on their desks this week.
However, the score was so close
that the boys are “plotting har
work” as a means of keeping tha
' surprise from decorating the girls
desks the next time.
’ Health prizes in the Third grad
were won by Bonnie Morton, Mabl
1 Neal, Alta Boatman, Ida Ferrif
Elsie Hobbs and Marva Losher,
The “B" reading group of th
Fourth grade have worked har<
and since so much improvement ha
been shown they now have a nev
book, The Elson Reader.
The Holland Booklets are pro
gressing nicely in the Fourth grade
The art work is original and fre«
hand.
The Fifth grade checked up or
themselves as to the new facts thej
had learned. This is the result
(1) New nickels will soon be is
sued with the picture of Thomas
Jefferson instead of the buffalo
(We have a feeling the nickel won’t
be quite the same without that
friendly buffalo.) (2) Thelma Mor
gan insists that turtles can talk.
(What, a turtle Charlie Mc
Carthy?) (3) Canned pineapple
comes from Hawaii. (4) Grapefruit
seeds produce a very satisfactory
tree.
They are reading Malots No
body’s Boy” in story period of the
Fifth grade. «
The new club officers for the
Sixth grade have taken over their
duties for this six weeks term.
They are, Virginia Dailey, presi
dent; Leah Brugeman, vice presi
dent; Phyllis Johnson, secretary,
and Evelyn Jane Patros, treasurer.
Nebraska, as the white spot of
the nation, is the basis for some
interesting geography work in the
Seventh grade. The class, work
ing in groups, has selected some
manufacturing industries which it
thinks could be developed here in
O’Neill. The problem is to sell the
idea so that capital can be obtained
to finance these new industries.
One section of the class represents
the Eastern capitalists with money
to invest, and they are proving ex
tremely difficult to convince, de
manding proof that these indus
tries would give them sufficient re
turns to justify an investment.
They refuse to accept “maybe,” “I
think,” and “suppose” as part of
a convincing argument.
The Eighth grade pupils are
enjoying short stories from the
“Bedside Book of Famous Ameri
can Stories” as a part of their
opening exercises.
The grade basketball team and
their boosters have been sporting
new emblems on their sweaters this
week. Plans for a tournament on
our local floor are being discussed.
The O’Neill grade team has made
u splendid showing, being undefeat
ed this season. We feel they would
muke an excellent showing in the
tournament if definite plans can
be arranged to hold one.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
As predicted in this column more
than eight months ago, Governor
Cochran has declared his candidacy
for a third term. Unless unfor
seen political events lure Charley
Bryan into the First congressional
district fight, there will be a bitter
three-cornered contest for the gov
ernorship next fall. Cochran's
friends scoff at any uncertainty
about the primary, even if Terry
Carpenter should enter the race.
The latter is sparring for a busi
ness location in Lincoln and an in
vasion of eastern Nebraska.
Cochran probably will make an
extended statement at the time of
filing. In his statement last week
1 he merely declared he would rur
t on his record.
Carpenter is toying with the old
age 7)608100 idea. He advocates
s $30 a month for the aged. Bryar
1 champions homestead exemption
> and a $30 a month old age pension
to all who are 65 years of age or
- over.
"Simplicity in state government
•should be restored,” asserted Mr.
Bryan. “The numerous boards,
bureaus, commissions, committees,
inspectors, councils and whatnot
' should be abolished. These tax
eaters pleague the people. It is
all right not to have new taxes,
but we should not double and treble
the old ones.
In the contest for chief justice
of the Supreme Court, it is pre
dicted that Robert G. Simmons and
C. A. Sorensen, both of Lincoln, will
soon file on the non-partisan ticket.
Already in the race are E. B. Chap
pell of Lincoln and Judge Yeager
of Omaha.
All four are registered republi
cans. Sorensen is a libera] or pro
gressive, while the other three are
from the conservative camp. Ad
mirers of Frank A. Anderson of
Holdrege have been urging him to
run. Another suggestion for the
Supreme bench is State Senator
Charles A. Defoe of Teeumseh.
Enactment of a shop license tax
as a means toward definite control
over sanitation is going to be asked
by state barbers of the next legis
lature, says Henry J. Walker, secre
tary of the state bferber board. No
way is provided at present, says
Mr. Walker, for the revocation of
the indidual barber licenses when
the rules of sanitation have been
violated. The shop license plan
would provide for inspection of
each barber shop by the state
board which would have power to
revoke licenses for cause. An
annual shop license fee of $3 would
be provided. The proposed law
would affect 3,124 barbers working
in 520 towns.
Donald. R. Hodder of Lincoln has
recently been appointed by State
Insurance Director CharleB Smrha
as a department insurance exam
iner.
The condition of the general fund
along about June 30, 1938, is cer
tain to be a political issue in the
next campaign. Already the white
spot advertisers are being charged
with lack of frankness in specific
details. The overdraft in the gen
eral fund amounted to about $723,
000 on March 1. Some critics
maintain that the indebtedness
will amount to $1,500,000 by July
1 owing to highway and board of
control committments.
Unless this amount is covered
by tax collections before January 1,
1939, the next legislature will have
to make a special levy to cover the
deficit. During the administration
of Former Governor A. J. Weaver
a deficit of about $5,000,000 was
liquidated in this manner. Accord
ing to the legislative records, a
special investigating committee
found that the overdraft started
in the second term of Samuel R.
McKelvie and persisted during the
first term of Charley Bryan and
the two terms of Adam McMullen.
Weaver recommended a special
levy to clean up the deficit. The
legislature approved it. The result
was an increase in taxes. Oppon
ents of Weaver used the expanded
levy as an argument against him
for reelection in 1930.
S. F. Fair Sets ,39 Fashions
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The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, to be held on
Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, already is setting the styles
for next year. Here Beth Cleve displays a “Treasure Island"
bracelet designed by Marie Ayrault and hung with pirate charms.
Note the dress print worn by Miss Cleve, showing some of the
World’s Fair towers and palaces.
i Administrator Dwight Felton of
the WPA declares that the »ndus
. trial advertising campaign has
, made the relief task more difficult,
i “The Nebraska delegation in
i congress is certainly occupying
a hot spot,” he said. “There is
criticism from the east when the
state’s relief needs are set forth.
“County commissioners are also
having a harder time. It is true
that there are 77 counties without
bonded indebtedness. It is also a
Tact that there are 43 counties that
have warrants drawing 7 per cent
interest that cannot be cashed.
The newspapers are panning the
officials in Douglas county where
payrolls cannot be met. There
are many county officials that are
doing their best to find some way
to relieve suffering.”
Mr, Felton asserted that it is
now most difficult to get consider
ation from federal officials for Ne
braska’s actual relief needs.
As the first step in seeing what
can be done to establish a definite
program of help to the blind in
Nebraska, a survey has been con
ducted under the direction of the
state assistance division. Neil C.
Vandemoer, director of the division
report/ that only 117 of the 1,177
blind persons in the state are able
to read Braille. Of these, 543 are
supported by blind assistance
grants, 246 by relatives; 142 by old
age grants, and 115 earn their own
living.
In his last weekly radio address,
.Governor Cochran gave high com
mendation to the state workmen’s
compensation law, which the state
has had since 1913. Since 1935,
the administration of the law has
been in the hand of a three-mem
ber conmpensation court. Both so
cial and economic benefits result,
the governor claims, and disability
payments keep the injured workers
or their dependents from becoming
public charges.
A director in each of the 93
counties of Nebraska has been ap
pointed by John G. Aldrich, presi
MEN WANTED
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first and more later. Local mana
ger of nationally known company
wants to hire several men for work
in this locality. Deliver orders for
farmers, render service and do
other work. Farm experience very
desirable. Car necessary. Per
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dent of the Nebraska safety council
and of these 32 have already ac
cepted. These county directors
are to serve as links between the
courtty and state organizations,
and they will co-ordinate safety
efforts in the counties. Those who
have already begun work are as
follows: Antelope, Dr. H. Green
of Elgin; Cass, Robert Fitch of
Plattsmouth; Chase, John Green
of Wauneta; Cherry, George Gross
of Valentine; Colfax, Adolph Pok
orney of Schuyler; Deuel, D. A.
Clouse of Chappell; Dundy, Victor
Westerwark of Benkleman; Furnas
George Proud of Arapahoe; Gar
field, Guy Laverty of Burwell;
Gosper, Cloyd E. Clark of El.wood;
Greeley, M. G. Williams of Scotia;
Hall, Lloyd Kelley of Grand Island;
Hamilton, Carl Swanson of Aur
ora; Holt, John Kersenbrock of /*
O’Neill; Hooker, Dr. D. A. Walker
of Mullen; Jefferson, R. M, Wehle
moe of Fairbury; Keith, R. A.
Goodall of Ogallala; Knox, Keith
Peterson of Center; Logan, E. E.
Carr of Stapleton; Lancaster, Trev
E. Gillespie of Lincoln; Morrill, C.
F. Perry of Bridgeport; Nuckolls,
Ancil Green of Superior; Pawnee,
Charles McCourtney of Table Rock;
(Continued on page 5, column 5.)
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