Faculty Tea: The faculty, home room mothers, and wives of faculty members were entertained by the Parent Teachers Association (P.T.A.) Executive Committee after school on September 4, at a tea in the Home Ec sewing room. The courtesy was enjoyed and appreciated by the faculty.
Election of Class Officers for the 1951-52 school year: Seniors - Pres. - Darrel Moses, V. Pres. - John Carver, Sec.-Treas. - Shirley Smith, Student Council Rep. - Erwin Frerichs. Juniors - Pres. Phyllis Carroll, V. Pres. - Donald Johnson, Sec-Treas. - Lee Ann Ridgeway, Student Council Rep - Dorothy Long; Sophomores - Pres. Richard Thomas, V. Pres. - Howard Hofer, Sec. - Marilyn Carver, Treas. Carla Smith, Student Council Rep. - Gary Coughenour. Freshmen - Pres. Ronnie Long, V. Pres. - Janet Evans, Sec.-Treas. - Norma Hollingsworth, Student Council Rep. - Jack Kilgore; Eighth Grade - Pres. - Zola Gilley, V. Pres. - Betty Spooner, Sec-Treas. - Donna Hand. Seventh - Pres. - David Maxwell, V. Pres. - Sharon Hollingsworth, Sec- Treas. - Glen Novinger.
Grade News: First - 29 pupils; Second - 30; Third - 31; Fourth - 21; Fifth - 16 and Sixth - 15 (combined into one classroom); Seventh - 18; Eighth - 18.
September 25, 1951 Baseball: Collins opened the fall season by shutting out Slater 6-0. Holland pitched 7 innings: runs - 0, hits - 3, strikeouts - 15, walks - 5. Johnson caught. Phil H. wielded the big bat of the game by collecting a triple, double, and a single. Collins team collected 11 hits in scoring their 6 runs. Lineup: John Duesbury (52) (ss) 2 hits; Ronnie Long (55) (rf) 0 hits; Phil Holland (52) (p) 3 hits; Erwin Frerichs (52) (3b) 0 hits; Don Johnson (53) (c) 2 hits; Larry Heintz (52) (1b) 1 hit; Carroll Smith (53) (cf) 1 hit; Jack Kilgore (55) (2b) 2 hits; Rhineardt Kilker (52) (lf) 0 hits; Jack Koehler (53) (rf) 0 hits.
Collins gained its second straight victory, blanking Rhodes 3-0, collecting 6 hits. Duesbury pitched 7 innings. Runs 0, hits - 4, strikeouts - 8, walks - 0. Johnson caught. The big hitters were Holland, double and single and Heintz with two singles. Lineup: Ronnie Long (55) (rf) 0 hits; Larry Heintz (52) (1b) 2 hits; Phil Holland (52) (ss) 2 hits; Don Johnson (53) (c) 1 hit; Erwin Frerichs (52) (3b) 0 hits; Jack Kilgore (55) (2b) 0 hits; John Duesbury (52) (p) 0 hits; Carroll Smith (53) (cf) 1 hit; Rhineardt Kilker (52) (lf) 0 hits; Jim Andersion (54) (lf) 0 hits; Jack Koehler (53) (rf) 0 hits.