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I ft THE STAFF Kditor-in-Chief .. K.ithy Wondra News Kditor .... Carlenc Ilaith F eature Kditor . . Katliy Kggert Sports Editor Ron Marsh Reporters Linda Bowman Joyce Grassman Spor;;( r Mr. Dciwi!-r Tiio fifth edition of the Devils Workshop was written by num bers of Heme Room KB at Platts mouth Junior High School. What Is School Spirit? I IMTOniAl In my opinion, school .spiri' is , the enthusiastic loyalty that a team receives Irom the s'udent.;, ' teachers, and citizens of ihe city Of course, there art many other; forms of school spirit, but I con sider this one very important for any school. I believe that Piat'smouth re ceives fairly good support from the people who attend our foot ball and basketball sanies. Many j peole attend the out-of-'own ' Karnes as well as the home names. This is a very good si'rn ' of school spirit because it shows j loyalty to our teams. ! However, on the other hand.j I believe there are some people who have very poor school .spirit. These are the ones who, if our teams lose, begin to gripe and complain about, how our teams didn't work together or didn't play well. The majority of these people were griping when Plattsmouth nad its losing streak this last season in basketball. I believe if our teams received encouragement from the fans they would feel more like work ing together. But actually, what difference does it make how "good" or how "bad" a team is? Isn't the main idea to support your team with school spirit at all times? Kathy Wondra 'Bundle Days Drive' Set for April 23 At Junior High Campaigning to collect used "Clothing a child or adult would be proud to wear," the .students of Plattsmouth Junior High .school will launch Save the Chil dren Federation's 20th Annual Bundle Days Used Clothing Col lection on April 23, in behalf of the needy children and adults of the American Southern Moun tains area and elsewhere. The clothing project is con ducted by Save the Children Federation, thirty-year-old in ternatonal organization in Nor walk, Connecticut, which serves the interests of children the world around, in cooperation with leading U. S. educators and more than six million students across the United Slates. "This is an important com munity operation," said Tom Detwiler, sponsor. "Children and their parents in the Southern Mountains and in depressed are in serious need of this donated clothing which comes from communities all over the country. Both summer and winter shoes and garments are desired coats, shoes, dresses, suits, blue jeans, dungarees, un derwear, gloves, We strongly urge our citizens to respond gener ously to the call. "An important new emphasis is being placed this year on the quality of the clothing donated. In years past, it appears that Save the Children Federation has found itself with a vast amount of unwearable clothing clothing that is beyond clean ing or repairing, disposable only as rags, which it has cost the Federation much money to transport, sort, store and dis pose of. "Parents and friends are urged to contribute wearable clothing, clothing that is out grown but not worn out to give generously of "clothing a child or adult could be proud to wear." The clothing should be taken or sent to the Junior High school. Council Awards Certificates of Merit to 39 for Scholarship if n student does not receive a grade lower than "B-" in any subject during the quarter, he is entitled to a Certificate of Merit from the Student Council. In the 3rd Quarter 21 students from the 7th grade and 18 students from the 8th grade qualified for the Certificate. This is the first time that the 7th Grade has ever ex celled the Sth. Certificate winners by home room: . . 7A Connie Adkins, Rebecca Fahrlander, Carol Huckaboy, Di anne Reimer, Gloria Rozell, Me lissa Toman. 7B Marlene Dickman, Connie Doulas. Sherry Haffke, Linda Herre, Mary Jo Hirz, Christine DEVILS WORKSHOP 1 .... - i m JkIi.i 1 1hoii;.siiii Student Interview For our .stu:!:jit interview of ' he liio.itli we selecttd a fellow who is known for this by his da sin ales: friendline-'.s and j high grades. H? is Jonn Thomp- son, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. j H. Thompson of 224 North 6th I Street in Platlsmouth. John's classmates look to him for leadership. In the 7th Grade, John was elected to the Student Council. This year he i; an alter nate. He has previously served a:, president and secretary of Home Room 8B. In addition, he is now serving as vice-president of "B" Band. Hard work and study has paid off for John in his two junior high years. Ever since the Coun cil began recognizing students for outstanding scholarship John's name has been at the top of the list. John is a member of the First Lutheran Church in Platts mouth. He says he enjoys junior high, the teachers, and the school activities. Swimming is John's favorite sport. His favorite foods are hamburgers and french fries. Phil F'ischer and Dale Fogel strom are his best friends. His best subject is .social studies, and his favorite hobby is collecting records. John isn't sure what he wants to do later in life. But whatever he does we know he will be a success. 70 Wins Cage Final from 7A Thanks to Chuck Ault, Bob Fuller, and Ray Mullican, Home room 7D won the final game of the basketball tournament from 7A to be declared the champion, 29-14. Ray Mullican had too much height and Chuck Ault and Bob Fuller were sinking their shots before 7A could get going. Scott Davis and Lenny Bowen led 7A. 7D had gained the finals by beating 7B 20-6 in the semi finals. Tim Kalasek led the win ners wuh 6 points. 7A made it to the finals by winning over 7C 16-4 in the .semifinals. Lenny Bowen was high point man with 8. In the Consolation game 7B beat 7C 17-7 behind Lloyd Fitch who scored 8 points for the win ners. Rivalry at PJH At the end of the third quar ter, the PJH Home Room Bas ketball Tournament and Spelling Contest came to a close. This poem was presented along with a prize by 8A (the tournament champions) to 8D (winners of the spelling contest). The race is o'er. The battle done, You spelled us down! The game we won! You had ihe brains, We had the brawn, But "smarts" won't help you Mow the lawn. More life is toil Than jest or song We're not so bright, But we'll get along! 3A Jepsen, Gary Way, Cheryl Chris tiansen. 7C John Bernhardt, Karen Pritchard. 7D Mary Ann Dingraan, Cheryl Prokupek, Susan Rouse, Elaine Tlustos, Susan Jernigan. 8A Bradley Bourne, Michael Ferguson, Nancy Smalley, Walt er Fulton. 8B Linda Ahrer.ds, Linda Bowman, Candy Carper, Kathy Eggert, Phil Fischer, Carla Har old, Debbie Woster. 8C Wesley Jordon, Michael Buxton. 8D Dale Fogelstrom, Dixie O'Donnell. Connie Rhylander, Dick Spangler, Sharon Rouse. Jack Gorton. New Scholarship Record Set by 22 PJH Students People thought it couldn't hap pen but it did. A record-shattering 22 students, eleven 8th grade ai d e even 7th grade, are now proudly displaying the "A" Pin as a resul of receiving a grade of 93'-' and better in all their subjeds during the 3rd Quarter. It was not surprising to learn that eleven 8th grade s udents had earned the Pin because there were thirteen winners in the 2nd Quarter: however, only one 7th grade student had re ceived the award in the 2nd Quarter. Quite a jump from one to eleven! The winners by home room: 7A-Scott Davis, Elaine Sharp. 7B John Clcidt, John Meyer, Lyle Mussman. Billy Rishel, Su zanne Solomon, Joyce McLeod. 7D Chuck Ault, Pam McCool. Connie Skalak. Roving Reporter: Students Prefer Present Schedule Ever since i' was learned that our school might shift to a split schedule i morning and after noon) next year, a person new to the school might think he was hearing the "Great Debates." Just about everybody has an opinion about the proposed change, so our roving reporter decided to find out who thought what and why. The question was: "What do you think of the sched ule that we might have next year, which would mean some students attending in the morn ing only and others in the after noon only?" And here are some replies: LINDA BOWMAN: I don't think I would like the idea be cause it would mean doing all our work at home. If we did change I would rather go in the afternoon because I like to sleep late! LINDA A RENDS: I wouldn't like the idea because it would mean more homework at home. If I had a choice I would prefer the morning because the after noon classes would be too hot. CAROL SCOTT: I would rather keep the schedule we have now; but if we changed I would pre fer an afternoon schedule. That's too early to get up! CANDY CARPER : I don't think I would like the change. The best thing would be a separ ate junior high. We've gone on our own schedule for a long time; why can't we keep on like this? If a change took place, I would want the afternoon off to do homework. JACK DELONC: I wouldn't like the schedule to be changed because we would have to take so much work home. And I don't think we would learn as much because the classes would be shorter. Teacher Interview We are happy to say that our Junior High Band Director, Mr. Alan Kreglo, has been selected for the teacher interview of the month. Mr. Kreglo was born at Au burn, Nebraska in 1938. He at tended and was graduated from Peru State Teachers College. Before coming to Plattsmouth, Mr. Kreglo taught in California. Mr. Kreglo is a family man, having a very pretty wife who goes by the name of "Perky" and a three week old daughter "Terri Renee." Our Band Director's main pet peeve is, in his own words, "Stu dents who can't count measures in their music." Favorite hob bies include fishing, golf, and stamp collecting. Pizza rates as his top food choice. He is an active member of his church and is very interested in com munity affairs. We asked about his future plans and learned that he would like to continue teaching music. We are glad to hear that and hope that it will be in Platts mouth. Mr. Alan Kreglo v F 8A Tanis Baldwin, Ed uison. Leo Sand. 8B Jeri Payton, John Thomp son, Kathy Wondra. 8C Susan Evers, Garth Mam orar., Dick Osterholm, Dorothy Woser. 8D Cheryl Tesch. Theme of the Month (Ever wonder about ture? Here's something you think twice.) the fu to make THE EARTH'S DESTIllTTION By Sherry Kephart Out of the future comes a frightening tale of tomorrow. Our story takes place on this planet earth centuries from now. The people are taking on the form of early man, and 'he ani mals are takin on the form of prehistoric monsters. The cli mate is also beginning to change The people have noticed their changes and also the changes of the things around them. They become fearful and panicky; they want to prove it is only a dream. They soon realize it is not a dream and decide to try to survive. The earth and its inhabitants take on changes day by day, and soon the people and the land creatures perish. The animals have become water creatures. The vegetation has also disap peared. There are constant erup tions. Soon the earth fell into darkness and there was an explo sion which destroyed the planet. Is it possible that this could happen? Should we indulge in merry-making today, for tomor row there may be no planet earth? Cass County Spelling Contest EDITORIAL March 31st marked the end of another Cass County Spelling Contest, in which contestants from our school districts were given the opportunity to display their spelling abilities. We think the idea of an annual "spelling bee" is a commendable one be cause it serves the purpose of creating and stimulating interest in an almost forgotten art; and it provides an opportunity for stu dents of similar ages and inter ests to participate in healthy competition. For these reasons we believe our County Superintendent, Mr. Neil Lancaster, deserves a word of praise for his part in organ izing and conducting such a worthwhile activity. In observing first hand the past two contests, our personal observations have led us to make certain judgments which we would like to pass on to Mr. Lancaster and his staff. It is hoped that what we say will, in no way, seem negative or crit ical because we mean only to make positive and constructive suggestions with a single pur pose in mind: to help improve the quality of the contest. First of all, we have observed that the contest in the past two years has never exceeded 30 minutes in length. We are cer tain that many of the contestants put in long hours over the past few months in preparation for the contest. Our previous t w o entries, Sherry Simons and Dorothy Wos ter, who won the last two con tests, began studying the words as early as September. Even though they won we seriously questioned whether it was worth all the time and effort to parti cipate for less than 30 minutes. It must be extremely discour aging to the less fortunate con testants who perhaps worked equally as hard during the year, only to find themselves eliminated in the first few min utes. Secondly, we have observed that the words selected and given are quite difficult, even in the early rounds. We base this on the high percentage drop-out in the beginning rounds. For example, four contestants in this year's contest dropped out the very first round; by the end of the second round seven more had dropped out; and by the end of the third six more had been ehmina'ed. This left only four contestants going into the fourth round out of the original 21. In other words, a year's prep aration had all gone for naught in the space of three words for seventeen students. We don't know how hard some of these contestants studied and prepared for the contest, but it must have been extremely discouraging (o them and their coaches to go down so soon. ft 24 Report for Intramural ! Track at PJH The season to get rid of kinks and straighten out muscles is: here for our junior high bov! who are interested in track and i field activities. So far 24 biy.s have reported ! to Conch IleffelJinger and assist ants Robert Medina a id Tom Detwller. Th3 schedule calls for : a let of running and calisthen ics to get in shape for an inter- ; squad meet the middle of April The squad: Don Story, Brad! Bourne, Howard Clark, Jack ! Austin, Lloyd Fitch, Dale Foge'.-j itrom, Steve Sullivan, Tim Kaia-: sek. I Gary Way, Lyle Mussman. j Walter Fulton. Dick Osterholm ! John Simons, Jack Gorton, Ron Dillon, Dick Spangler. Jim Wuelli.igs, Dan Wards. Mike Bowman. John Meyer, Ed die Davidson, Dick Cnuich, Dar rel Draper and Bob Mohr. 8A Defeats 8C For Homeroom Title! With Walter Fulton grabbing j the rebounds and tipping in ' shots, home room 8A outscored 8C, 34-26 in the finals of the Home Room Tournament. 8C had trouble finding the basket in the first quarter, and by the time they warmed up 8A had a strong lead which they never lost. Fulton with 14 points was high for 8A. Dick Osterholm and Dick Church each had 10 for 8C. 8A had prevously defeated 8D in the semifinals by a score of 36-33. 8C had beaten 8B in the semi finals by the score of 35-10. In the Consolation game, 8D walloped 8B to the tune of 59 14. Danny Wards led the win ner.; ".vith 16 points, followed by Dale Fogelstrom and Butch Clark with 14 each. Phil Fischer was high for 8B with 10. Thirdly, we observed that the "toughness" of words varied in each individual round. For ex ample, in the second round, two words selected from the Begin ning word list were pronounced (stubborn and population) along with words from the Intermediate-word list, which are on a more difficult level (chaos, gra mmatically, adenoids, vaude ville). It is our judgment that con testants in each individual round should be given words on the same level of difficulty. This would eliminate the possibility of one contestant getting a word like "population," and the person sitting next to him a word like "chaos," in the same round. This inequality of word selec tion was particularly evident in the last round when the contest was down to two people. The entry from St. John's was given the word "arpeggio," a word from the Final list. It was misspelled and referred to our contestant. She spelled it correctly, but now she had to spell the next word on the list before being de clared the winner. The word was "squeamish" which she spelled correctly; however, "squeam ish" is not classified as a Final Word. It appears in the Inter mediate list. Wouldn't it have been more logical and consistent to give our contestant a word from the Final list? Finally, we observed in this year's contest that the contest ant were not introduced or iden tified except by grade only, and then not until the very end. We think these boys and girls deserve introduction by name, parent, teacher and school dis trict because, after all, each one is a champion in his own right by the very fact he is present: therefore, he is deserving cf mention and honor. Based on our observations and judgments we would like to make the following recommendations for future contests: 1. Make the contest longer by having several rounds of easier words at the beginning so that more studen's will have the op portunity to remain in the con test. 2. After several rounds have elapsed and the contestants have go'ten the "feel" of the contest increase the word difficulty on a gradual level. 3. Avoid inerchanging Begin ning words, Intermediate words and Final words in the same round in order to eliminate un fair word advantages. 4. At the beginning of the con test and at the end, make the contestants feel that it is a real honor to be there. 5. Study the possibilities of in cluding a written division in ad dition to the orals. 6. Encourage the contesants Oratory Contest Topic Announced "E d u c a 1 1 o n, The Hope of America'' is the subject to be discussed by Plattsmouth Junior High stude its, in the 3rd Annual Civic Oration Contest to be held during April and May, it was announced today. This is an age of change, oi.l theories are being discarded. Former doctrines are being re evaluated. How can this country prepare to meet these chal lenges? Only through education. Through education whose goal is the preservation of democracy in governmental, industrial, and scientific achievement. Through education which develops young men and women with ui appreciation of m:ral, physical, social and spiritual values. Through education which is not content with mediocrity, but which fires student to reach out to the finest and bet. Schools which had participat ed previously in the Civic Ora tion Contest were asked to sub mit subjects which they felt would be of interest and benefiL to stude its in future competi tion. The subject as given ab;ive wa.s the suggestion of Mrs. Abi gail Alexander of Renick High School, Renick, Missouri. The fifteenth in a series of , annual contests sponsored by i Modern Woodmen of America,! the local contest is und?r the sponsorship of the Junior High Student Council and the Depart ment of Language Arts. Awards will be distributed by Clement Woster. According to Mr. Woster, two individual trophies will be given, one each to the winner and the runner-up. Another trophy, to be presented to the school, will be engraved with the winner's name. Five other gold pin awards will be made. All trophies and prizes are provided by Modern Woodmen of America. In order to select contestants for the final competition, in dividual home room contests will be held during April. The two winners of each home room contest will meet in a school contest to decide seven contest ants for the finals in May. Individual home room con testants Include: 8A Tanis Baldwin, Darrel Draper, Mike Ferguson, Bob Withers. 8B Candy Carper, Phil Fischer, Linda Arends, Tye Fin ney, Joyce Grassman, Carlene Haith, Bob Loffer, Ken Mei nnger, Ron Marsh, John Thompson, Dixie Wilson, Kathy Wondra. 8C Tom Arnold, John De Rosa, Susan Evers, Wesley Jor don, Dick Osterholm, Ronda Schwenneker, Rosilyn Taylor. 8D Dixie O'Donnell, Cheryl Tesch, Phillip Lee. 7B John Cloidt, Billy Ris hel, Diane Swabby, Ted Moulas, Gary Way. 7D Connie Skalak, Susan Rouse. and officials to talk louder so that the audience can hear. We sat in the front row and found it very difficult to hear at times. Those in the rear must not have heard at all. 7. Encourage the audience to show a little spirit and enthusi asm by applauding. We applaud ed and jumped with joy when our contestant won, but felt like an odd-ball because no one else even blinked an eye! 8. Award prizes of significance in addition to the first and sec ond place ribbons. It is our sincere hope that the people responsible will make an evaluation of the Annual Cass County Spelling Contest. MR. DETWILER Dorcas Society EAGLE (Special! The Im manuel Lutheran Dorcas Society members met at the church Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Clyde Althouse hostess. Ten members were present, who an swered roll call by repeating Bible verses, pertaining to the Easter season. The topic leader, Mrs. Claude Gerhard, led the discussion on "Love begins at home." The members arranged an annual all day church cleaning day for Wednesday. The Nebraka City Ladies Aid members will be invited to the Eagle Dorcas Society meeling and 10 o' colck luncheon May 2. Pastor Robert Grote of Fre mont will be installed at Im mamel Lutheran church April 29, with a social and pantry shower following the services. The society members will again serve a cold drink and cookies for the schoo; children who attend the Vacation Bible School. Mrs. Elda Schroder, recretary. SHORT DATE Hartford, Conn In order to keep a date with his girl friend, an inmate of the state prison jumped over the wall. Donald Lareau made a clean jump but found state police offi cers waiting for him. They had been informed of his olans. La reau offered no resistance and wa.s returned to prison. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NERRASKA, ST MI-WECKLY JOURNAL HiuimLiv. April 12. Ie02 Section C PAGE ONE x ATTEND I hSTIVAI Pat Jordan, left, and Yehla Nickels f Plattsmouth Hih School posed for this picture during attendance last weekend in Lincoln at the I'niversilv of Nebraska l ine Ails Festival. Farm Families In State Repay $7,371,620 LINCOLN Nebraska .farm families repaid $7,371,620 in principal and inter; st in U.S. Farmers Home Administration loans last year, Hea.sty Reesman, the agency's State Director, an nounced in Lincoln. This was 12 per cent above collections of the previous year in the State. A total of 508 Ne braska families completely re paid their loans 5n 1 90 1 . Reesman said the Farmers Home Administration loan pro gram is an outstanding example of those USDA activities produc ing large returns to the U.S. Treasury which nearly balance out initial cost. "The repayment record of Ne braska farm families dem onstrates thtir willingness to make sacrifices now in order to develop sound, and efficient farms for the future. "Farmers Home Administra tion makes loans to young farm ers, small farmers attempting to improve their operations, farm ers whose equities have been wiped out by the low returns of recent years, and those hard hit by natural disaster. Loans are made to both part-time and full-time farmers. Before these borrowers came to the Farmers Connie's Column HONEY-BUN SALAD Turn a canned pear-half face down on each salad plate; toothpick a full-size marsh mallow to the pear's plump est part. Add two "ears" at the top, from green pepper strips. Give the pear extra "shape" with a sift of paprika. Ring those Easter bunnies with shredded lett uce, and pass the dressing! HAM DANDY As Easter nears, note this. Canned ham bakes to per fection, bathed in maple flavored syrup! Cross-hatch and clove the ham, if you like. Pour on syrup at the start about one-third cup per pound. Twice during the baking, baste with more syrup. An easy Easter treat! AT LOOSE ENDS No more sobbin' over a bobbin that runs out unex pectedly, while you sew! Mrs. Kdith R. Howe of Storm Lake, Iowa, draws several inches of thread through a red wax cray on, before winding the bobbin. As wind-up nears, red thread tells her it's time to change. CAPTURED SUNSHINE April showers bring MaylAr flowers, buttVVf they don'tiV tears not ;7 fY -rr since most -'f.yK) I j covered gas clothes dryers ! ' Gas keeps this Spring's flower-splashed fabrics brighter . . . dries them gent ly, quickly. You'll swear they smell like sunshine! Sunniest note: a gas clothes dryer costs less to install, less to operate. Saves clothes, which also saves money. Save a day soon; see your local gas company or gas appliance dealer. A -' ) Northern Natural Gat Company, Omaha, Nebraska Home Administration, tiny were unable to obtain credit from any other sources. "During the past, 25 years about 2 million .arm latnilies have borrowed $5.5 billion from the Farmers Home Admi nistra tion a id its predecessors. To date they've repaid more then $4 billion of this. Most of the amount outstanding has not fallen due. Inteiest coilectimus far exceed los-es on principal," LOSES l.l tiS TO WALK Battle Creek, Mich. Four-year-old Susan Shirk's legs will be amnutated so she will be able to walk some day. Susan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stuck, suiters from a disease that makes it, impos sible for her leg muscles to de velop. After treatment she will be able to walk on artificial limbs. YORK Air - Conditioning PRE SEASON SALE Ci!AS..WARGA GRANDMA-SAVERS -.(, rrec auvito Jrrr. t i r u in ivi i a . I Arthur Frieden of Iowa just in time for Easter dinner! Grandkiddies can't help spilling, but you can save your tablecloth. Give young sters a pastel place mat, right on top of the cloth. Call it an extra Easter treat! Small mounds of jelly-beans, at each top corner, make it even more festive. KIDNEY BEAN RAREGIT Mrs. Catherine Deeds of Minneapolis, Minn., reports this Lenten treat rates with hungry lunchers. Saute '( cup chopped onions and cup chopped green pepper in 2 Tbsp. butter. Mix in one f:2 can kidney beans (drained), 2 Tbsp. catsup, 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce, I- tsp. salt and Ys tsp. pepper. Dice lb. American cheese. Alternate layers of beans and cheese in buttered one-quart casserole. Bake 20 minutes in a 350 degree gas oven. Serve to three, with tossed salad be side it. COOL CUE In this pause between Win ter and Summer, don't for get the sizzle ahead! Give some cool-headed thoughts to gas whole-house air con ditioning just as clean, convenient and efficient as your whole-house gas heating system. Your gas heating-air conditioning con tractor isn't rushed in April. Perhaps he'll even have an "off-season deal" for you! Remember, even a Summer storm can't stop gas air conditioning. Gas comes to you 365 days a year, from your local gas company . . through the pipelines of Northern Natural Gas Company. c