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Sheldon High School Speaking
I am Sheldon High School. To know me you must see me by day and by night. I am busy all the time.
I have 90 students in daytime, and more than that at night. The daytime students, however, spend their whole day here five days a week, while the night students attend three to four hours a week.
Come to see me on Tuesday and Friday nights during basketball season and will see a crowd watching the games. Come on other nights and you will find square dances, a Cub Scout Pack meeting, a show by a radio troupe, a magician, a F.F.A. meeting, or maybe, like the other week, a Minstrel Show two nights in a row.
I maybe old, and I may show my age, too, but I do twice the work of some younger schools I know. During the school season almost every citizen of Sheldon and the surrounding community finds himself within my walls at least once.
All in all, I work pretty hard at my job.
What’s Your Favorite Song?
Jo Ellen: I Can Dream, Can’t I?
Herman: I Wish I Knew
Mary Lou: There’s No Tomorrow
Jim E.: The Old Master Painter
Marge: I’ll Be Seeing You
Gaily: Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Zella: Charles, My Boy
Bob C. : Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Alberta: It’s Nice To Have A Man Around the House
Charlie: I Can Dream, Can’t I?
Reta: We’ll Build a Bungalow
Bo: You’re Always There
Ollie: Si-
Francis: Music, Music, Music
F.F.A.
The F.F.A. basketball team played Onarga a few weeks ago. They have a first and a second team. Both teams have won their games, the first team winning 29 to 17.
The magazine selling contest is over. Richard Quinn’s team won and Marlin Johnson gets the camera for selling the highest amount. Josie Courtright’s team will give the winners a party sometime soon.
The F.F.A. Banquet was quite a success. There were talks by Mr. Smiley, Mr. Lindholm, Richard Mayotte, Richard Quinn, and Robert Clark. There were slides shown by Mr. Smiley.
Melvin Laird played his electric guitar for us, and Richie Quinn sang his contest number.
What’s Your Favorite Band?
Bea Light: Sammy Kaye
Jo Ellen Kusch: Eddy Howard
Donnie Jo Thompson: Art Castle
Joann Long: Tex Beneke
Miss Bush: Dick Jergens
Bo Busick: Clyde McCoy
Dorene Norder: Eddy Howard
Ann Smith: Russ Morgan
Miss Cordell: Guy Lombardo
Alberta Sowers: Lawrence Welk
Pet Peeves
Dick Mayotte: Having to study
Marilyn Swanson: Playing deck tennis
Miss Seymour: Students dragging into class late
Marge Riker: People who talk while trying to type
Don Busick: Girls
Mr. Hollingsworth: Hating to hear the alarm clock
Mr. Phillips: Babies who cry when I am trying to sing or play the piano
Reta Swanson: Sneaking people
Dick Goin: Studying
Miss Bush: People cracking gum in class
Songs Remind Us of
Oh, Johnny: John Kirk
Stardust: Mary Lou Donohue
Music, Music, Music: Mr. Hollingsworth
Sophisticated Lady: Ollie Croxville
The Johnson Rag: Either Jim or Ed
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: Anna Smith
Mule Train: Arnold Mayotte
Lucky Old Sun: Sonny Galloway
Old Man River: Jim Ewen
Tiger Rag: “Digger” Bussert
Way Down Home in Indiana: LaQuita Thompson
Just my Bill: Billie Conrad
Time on My Hands: Jake Norder
Some Enchanted Evening: Marcia Schlotman
There’s Nothing Like a Dame: Dick Goin
Kentucky Babe: Don Busick
Georgia On My Mind: Marge Riker
The Old Master Painter: Rudy Mabbitt