Officers elected - Seniors: Pres. - Mary McGrane; Vice Pres. - Sandra Long; Sec.-Treas. - Janet Evans; Student Council Rep. - Gene Fitzgerald; Sponsor - Supt. Jackson. Juniors: Pres. - Betty Spooner; Vice Pres. - Larry Laird; Sec.-Treas. - Donna Hand; Student Council Rep. - Jim Dodd; Sponsors - Miss Burton and Mr. Lawson. Sophomores: Pres. - Mary Jo Shultz; Vice Pres. - Glen Novinger; Sec.-Treas. - Daisy Maxwell; Student Council Rep. - Sandra Carley; Sponsors - Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Graves. Freshman: Pres. - Gordon Smith; Vice Pres. - Dorothy Hand; Sec.-Treas. - Saundra Smith; Sponsor - Louis Schrader.
September 16, 1954 Optic Staff: Editor - Mary McGrane; Assist. Editor - John Vasey; Feature Writers - George Keagle, Janice Heintz; Girls' Sports - Mary Jo Shultz; Boys' Sports - Jack Kilgore; F. F. A. - Elliott Partridge; Music Reporter - Daisy Mary Maxwell; Reporters: Junior High - Jane Ballard, Grades - Georgiann Briles; Typists - Sandra Long, Janet Evans.
State Tests - "Iowa Every Pupil Tests" were given September 8-9. This is a large text booklet consisting of nine smaller exams on various subjects - English, History, Math, Quantitative Reading, etc. with a time allowance for the multiple-type questions. The purpose of the test is to find out how the individual knowledge ranks with other pupils in the state and how the school as a unit ranks with other schools of comparative size in Iowa. In the previous two years, Collins High has been among the top schools in the state. ~ George Keagle
Music News - Band Officers Pres. - Sandra Long; Vice President - Rex Morrison; Sec. - John Vasey; Treas. - Mary Shultz.
Baseball - Collins gained the first victory of the season by defeating Slater 6-3. Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 3; hits - 6; strikeouts (?); walks - 7. Nichol caught. Vasey did a fine job of clutch pitching with men on base. Collins scored four runs in the first inning and two in the fourth. Slater's three runs were in the seventh. Lineup: Ronnie Long (55) (2b) 1 hit; John Vasey (56) (p) 1 hit; Jerry Nichol (56) (c) 2 hits; Jack Kilgore (55) (3b) 0 hits; Gene Fitzgerald (55) (lf) 0 hits; Jim Dodd (56) (ss) 1 hit; Larry Laird (56) (lb) 0 hits; Jerry Thornton (55) (cf) 0 hits; Ben Clark (57) (rf) 0 hits; Bill Ballard (56) (cf) 1 hit; Norlyn Smith (57) (1b) 0 hits.
September 23, 1954 Sectional Baseball Tournament: First round - Collins vs. Bye;
Semi final - Collins went on a hitting spree in defeating Fernald 12-7. Vasey slammed a home run and two doubles, Nichol a triple, and Ballard four singles. Vasey 7 innings. Runs - 7; hits - 7; strikeouts - (?); walks - (?). Nichol caught. Collins scored three runs in the first, two in the third, and seven in the sixth inning. Fernald scored four of their seven runs in the seventh inning. Lineup: Ben Clark (57) (3b) 2 hits; Bill Ballard (56) (cf) 4 hits; Jerry Nichol (56) (c) 2 hits; John Vasey (56) (p) 3 hits; Norlyn Smith (57) (1b) 0 hits; Gordon Smith (58) (2b) 1 hit; David Fitzgerald (57) (ss) 0 hits; Pat Fitzgerald (58) (lf) 0 hits; Darwin Luing (58) (rf) 0 hits.