This and That - The Home Ec. girls had a style show of their sewing of this year at the P. T. O. Meeting. We want to thank everyone for the many complements.
Music News - Thursday, May 12, there will be a music recital by the music students of the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades in the school auditorium. All parents and friends are invited.
Sectional Baseball Tournament at Collins: First round - Collins vs. Bye.
Semi-finals - Collins down Shipley 13-2 in a five-inning game because of the ten-run rule. Collins scored two runs in the first, six in the second, four in the third, and one in the last inning on nine hits. Lineup: G.Fitzgerald (55) (3b) 0 hits; Ronnie Long (55) (2b) 3 hits; John Vasey (56) (cf-p) 1 hit; Norlyn Smith (57) (c) 0 hits; Jack Kilgore (55) (p-c) 0 hits; Larry Laird (56) (1b) 1 hit; Jim Dodd (56) (ss) 2 hits; Jerry Thornton (55) (1f) 1 hit; Ben Clark (57) (rf) 1 hit; Gordon Smith (58) (cf) 0 hits.
Finals - Collins dumped Melbourne 11-2 to win the Sectional Tournament Championship. John Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 2, hits - 6, strikeouts - 13, walks - 6. Kilgore caught. Collins managed only six hits, but got most of their runs on errors and one squeeze play that scored two runs. Lineup: GeneFitzgerald (55) (3b) 0 hits; Ronnie Long (55) (2b) 0 hits; John Vasey (56) (p) 1 hit; Jack Kilgore (55) (c) 1 hit; Larry Laird (56) (1b) 0 hits; Ben Clark (57) (lf) 2 hits; Jerry Thornton (55) (cf) 1 hit; Jim Dodd (56) (ss) 1 hit; Jerry Nichol (56) (rf) 0 hits.
District Baseball Tournament at Kellogg: First Round/Semi-finals - Collins defeated Victor 9-2. The Clippers let loose with a seven-run second inning and were never in serious trouble. Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 2, hits - 3, strikeouts (?), walks (?). Lineup: GeneFitzgerald (55) (3b) 0 hits; Ronnie Long (55) (2b) 0 hits; John Vasey (56) (p) 0 hits; Jack Kilgore (55) (c-1b) 1 hit; Jerry Nichol (56) (rf-c) 1 hit; Larry Laird (56) (1b-rf) 1 hit; Jim Dodd (56) (ss) 1 hit; Ben Clark (57) (lf) 1 hit; Jerry Thornton (55) (cf) 1 hit.
Finals - Collins won the District Tournament Championship trouncing Laurel 8-1. Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 1, hits - 1, strikeouts - 17, walks - (?). (Insert 2005:
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May 19, 1955 Sixty-Third Annual Commencement, Collins High School Auditorium, May 19, 1955. Program: Processional - Mary Jo Shultz; Invocation - Rev. Robert Robinson; "Into the Night" - Girls' Glee Club; Address - Dr. Pak Chue Chan, M. D., Ames, Iowa, "Look Upward and Win;" "Mayday Carol" - Maris Slauson; Presentation of Senior Class - Supt. E. E. Jackson; Presentation of Diplomas - Grainger Buck, Pres. Board of Education; "Eternal Life" - Girls' Glee Club; Benediction - Rev. Robinson; Recessional - Mary Jo Shultz. Class Members: Max Bach, Janet Evans, Eugene Fitzgerald, Darlene Kelderhouse, Jack Kilgore, Sandra Long, Ronald Long, Mary McGrane, Thomas Reese, Maris Slauson, Jerry Thornton.