December 22, 1955 The Home Ec class gave a tea for their mothers, teachers, and the junior and senior girls Tuesday.
Basketball - The Clipperettes won their twelfth victory by tramping Baxter 67-48 on the home court. Collins had first quarter lead of 33-7 and halftime, 47-16. Kilgore (f) 19 pts.; Spooner (f) 19 pts.; Carley (f) 24 pts.; Christian (f) 2 pts.; Stratton (f) 2 pts.; Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Smith (g); M. Kloppenborg (g); E. Kloppenborg (g); Hand (g); Clark (g); Downing (g).
The boys trounced Baxter for the second time this season, 71-38. Collins had first quarter lead of 28-2 and halftime 38-12. Lineup: Ballard (f) 7 pts.; Partridge (f) 15 pts; Vasey (c) 18 pts.; Laird (g) 4 pts.; Morrison (g) 4 pts.; Nichol (g) 13 pts.; D. Fitzgerald (g) 2 pts.; G. Smith (g) 4 pts.; Clark (g) 2 pts.; Huffman (g) 2 pts.
The Clipperettes continued their winning ways defeating Shipley 60-47 for their thirteenth consecutive victory. The game was very close until midway in the third quarter when Collins girls began to pull away. Kilgore (f) 15 pts.; Spooner (f) 31 pts.; Carley (f) 14 pts.; Christian (f) 0 pts.; Frerichs (f) 0 pts.; Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Smith (g); Hand (g).
The Collins boys trimmed an inspired rival, Shipley, 69-38 for their fifth consecutive conference win with no defeats. Collins led at the first quarter 15-13 and at halftime 37-24. They held Shipley to four points in the third quarter to take a 48-28 lead. Lineup: Ballard (f) 11 pts.; Partridge (f) 8 pts.; Vasey (c) 19 pts.; Laird (g) 16 pts.; Morrison (g) 2 pts.; Nichol (g) 0 pts.; Jim Dodd (g) 11 pts.; D. Fitzgerald (g) 2 pts.
Basketball: Free Throws - During our regular warm-up practice before each game we shoot free throws instead of a tiring practice warm up. Usually each player shoots 30 before each game to sharpen their eye. Here are the top five out of the second cycle of 200 shots - Girls: Briles - 145, Kilgore - 143, Frerichs - 134, Spooner - 131, Carley 121. Boys: Vasey - 151, Ballard - 142, Laird - 136, Morrison - 135, Jim Dodd - 127.
December 29, 1955 New Gazette Publisher takes charge Monday: This is to introduce Eugene Bulkeley who will take over the Collins Gazette after January 1, 1956, as editor and publisher. It will soon be twenty-nine years (April 1, 1927) since we came out from Des Moines to Collins and took over the Gazette. During those years we have been discouraged at times, and I seem to remember going through a slight depression. But, taken as a whole, they have been happy years spent in a community of the finest people on earth. ~J. R. Armstrong.