The baseball team lost to Fernald, 4-3 and also to Dowling High of Des Moines 11-0. Team roster is: Jack Fertig, Floyd Carver, Charles Kimberley, Chase Westcott, Dorrell Taylor, Wendell Coles, Bill Atwood, Joe Anderson, Bill Stoneberg, Dale Deal, Jack Stratton, Manager - Lowell Atkinson, Coach - Mr. Turkal.
May 14, 1941 - Did you get your annual? That seems to be what everybody is asking each other since they were handed out Friday. If you don't have yours, you better hurry as the supply is limited. (Insert 2004: This is the second school annual.)
The Senior class went to the Ledges State Park near Boone for a picnic for their Senior Class Day. Miss Swanson was the sponsor.
The Student Council election was held Wednesday. Everybody in high school and junior high voted for one representative from each grade: Those elected are: Pres. - Reid Beavers; Vice-Pres. - Charles Kimberley; Sec.-Treas. - Bill Atwood; Senior Rep. - Karol Robinson; Junior Rep. - Bob Keagle; Sophomore Rep. - Norma Smith; Freshman Rep. - Johanna Tiffany; Eighth Grade Rep. - Donald Snyder; Seventh Grade Rep. - Joyce Maxwell.
Boys in Mr. Perkins' Ag classes, attending Veishea at Iowa State College/University in Ames, won merit awards in Farm Crops Management, Farm Crops Judging, Animal Husbandry Judging, and Poultry Judging.
May 29, 1941 - The month of May 1941 marks the 50th milestone in the existence of the Collins Gazette, and a certificate has been received for membership in "The American Press Half-Century Club."