November 13, 1952 Basketball - The girls opened the season by defeating Farrar 49-47. We have four new girls in the starting lineup: Dolores Milligan, Reda Smith, Janet Evans as guards, and Mary McGrane as post forward. Top scorers were Dorothy Long with 26 points and Mary McGrane with 22. The boys also opened their season at Farrar, losing 46-35. Carroll Smith was high point with 14 and Kilgore followed with 7. (Insert 2005: Box scores not found)
Basketball - The girls defeated Elkart in a close-scoring game 62-58. Collins' scoring was Mary McGrane 30 points, Dorothy Long 18, and Jeanie Carroll 14. The boys won an exciting hard-fought game over Elkhart 47-42. Halftime score was 21-21 and Collins trailed by one point at the third quarter mark. Collins' scoring was Jack Kilgore - 16, Carroll Smith - 13, John Vasey - 12. (Insert 2005: Box scores not found)
The Adult Evening School was held November 10. The Commercial Law class discussed the topic of bills and notes. The homemaking class discussed making use of the broiler. Demonstrations were given and the women contributed their ideas on the use of the broiler. The Agriculture class topic was Efficiency in Farming. There was a lively discussion on some of the shortcuts that could be employed to take some of the time, labor and expense out of everyday farming tasks.
November 20, 1952 Basketball - The girls suffered their first defeat of the season at Cambridge 45-43. The girls started slow and had a strong fourth quarter, falling short 2 points. Scoring was very balanced for Collins. Mary McGrane - 17, Dorothy Long - 14, Jeanie Carroll - 12. (Insert 2005: Box scores not found)
Basketball - The girls suffered their second defeat 51-21 to Colo. The Colo out forwards were excellent shooters. The boys defeated Colo in a thrilling 46-34. The score was within 2 to 3 points until the fourth quarter when Collins came on strong to win by a 12-point margin. Leading scorers for Collins were Jack Kilgore - 13, Carroll Smith - 10. (Insert: Box scores not found for above games).
Grade News: Second - In Numbers, we have been studying about money. We are also working on the reading and writing of large numbers. For Reading and Language, we are learning to write sentences to answer questions. Sometimes we forget capital letters and periods. Third - In Science, we are making charts showing the requirements of animals and plants for growth.
December 4, 1952 Sophomore News: In Geometry we are studying distance. It might sound a little easier than "congruent triangles and parallel lines," but it makes us think just the same. In English, we are studying sentences, their construction, verbs, adverbs, and the rest of the parts of speech. In World History, we have studied the old English customs, the ruling families, and the progress of England. Also, we have studied the Renaissance, its effect, and influence on the world. In General Business, we are studying insurance.
Regular meeting of the F. F. A. chapter was held November 20. We initiated the "chapter farmers," raising them from the "green hand" degree. Those initiated are: Jack Koehler, Dale Derby, Gene Fitzgerald, Max Bach, and Tom Reese.