April 14, 1955 School Annuals are now on sale. Deposit of $1.50 with one of the seniors so you will be sure to have an annual.
Baseball - Collins trounced Rhodes 15-0 in the opening game of the season. John Vasey, Gordie Smith, and Jerry Nichol held the Rhodes' club to one hit. Collins cut loose with 13 hits with 3 for extra bases for their 15 runs. (Insert 2005: Box score not found)
April 21, 1955 The Senior Class Play will be held in the high school auditorium on April 28. Adults price is .50 and children .25. The cast: Jack Kilgore - Tom Arsdale who is girl shy; Gene Fitzgerald - Oke Stimson, who isn't; Mary McGrane - Caroline as Tom's aunt; Jerry Thornton - Anthony Arsdale, Tom's father; Mary Jo Shultz - Sylvia Webster, Tom's pet aversion; Tom Reese - Dean Marlow, dean of the college; Janet Evans - Peaches Carter, Oke's present weakness; Betty Spooner - Asma, wash lady; Sandra Long - Birdie Laverne, movie aspirant; Maris Slauson - Barbara Sanford, the other woman; Ronnie Long - Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd, class poet; Max Bach - Chuck Mayo, Birdie's late affinity. It is graduation time at the college attended by Tom and Oke.
This and That - The Home Ec. girls are finishing work on the last garments to be sown this year. The six members in the class are: Darlene Kelderhouse, Maris Slauson, Sandra Long, Janet Evans, Mary McGrane, and Betty Taylor. Our able teacher is Miss Leota Burton; she deserves both congratulations and thanks for her guidance and patience. The P. T. O. has asked us to give a style show at their next meeting.
Baseball - Collins gained their second victory of the season, trouncing Huxley 16-0. Collins collected 12 hits in scoring their 16 runs, 9 runs in the second inning. Lineup: G.Fitzgerald (3b) 2 hits; Long (2b) 2 hits; Vasey (p) 2 hits; Nichol (c) 1 hit; Thornton (cf) 0 hits; Kilgore (1b) 1 hit; Clark (lf) 2 hits; Laird (rf) 1 hit; Dodd (ss) 1 hit; N. Smith (1b) 0 hits; D. Fitzgerald (ss) 0 hits; G. Smith (rf) 0 hits.
Collins lost their first game of the season to East High of Des Moines, 10-5. Erratic fielding was a major factor as East scored four runs due to errors. Collins scored their five runs on only five hits. John Vasey was the pitcher and Jerry Nichol caught. Lineup omitted.
Collins defeated Maxwell 12-9. Vasey hit a home run and a triple. Maxwell collected only four hits off three Collins pitchers, one a grand slam home run in the seventh inning. Collins scored their twelve runs in the first four innings. Lineup: G.Fitzgerald (3b) 1 hit; Long (2b) 0 hits; Vasey (1b) 2 hits; N. Smith (c) 1 hit; Laird (lf) 2 hits; Clark (rf) 2 hits; Thornton (cf) 1 hit; Dodd (ss) 2 hits; Kilgore (p) 0 hits.