After Christmas: The day after Christmas, and every other day, gives us all opportunity to live by the ideals we affirm on December 25. We can accrue our neighbors' respect; we can consider the rights and wishes of others as we consider our own; we can express our concern for the well-being of others; we can believe that our contribution to well-being of others is a contribution to our own. This does not demand a humorless self-consciousness about everything we do. It means only an expression of what we already sometimes do, and a remembering of the values we hold most important. The fairness and consideration of our dealings with our own children and family can often serve as samples of the kind of concern we can extend to others. The day after Christmas need not be entirely different from the day before.
Story County Girls Basketball Tournament will be played at Collins and Zearing for the first and second round and the final rounds at Story City. Girls County Tourney - Girls lost to Slater in the first round 81-54. Slater had a small halftime lead. Lineup: Georgiann Briles 31 pts.; Dorothy Hand 17 pts; Sharon Stratton 6 pts.; Saundra Smith (g); Betty Jane Kearns (g); Elaine Kloppenborg (g); Celayne Elliott (g); Rosemary Cory (g); Charlene Luing; Linda Horn (g).
January 23, 1958 Back Talk - I hope everyone saw Collins represented by some of our "Rock and Rollers" on TV Saturday. They seemed to have quite a good time.
What's your favorite song:? Verlie Etnier - "Don't;" Jim Nichol - "Great Balls of Fire;" Jane Chittenden - "Stood Up;" Sharon Clark - "You Are My Special Angel;" Gary Borts - "She's Neat;" Danny Branscomb - "Maybe Tomorrow;" Juanita Hanson - "Sugartime;" Denny Sullivan - "Mary Lou;" Gary Hanson - "Catch A Falling Star;" Edward Smith - "Joann."
High School - One of the first things the high school pupils did this school year was take the Iowa Every Pupil Test. The results of the juniors and sophomores were gratifying. The freshmen didn't do too badly, but what happened to the seniors?
The second semester has begun and a few changes have been made around C.H.S. The 8th graders have moved upstairs and are now in the study hall with the high school. Sociology has been replaced by Economics for this semester for juniors and seniors.
Sociology Trip - The junior and senior classes went on a tour of the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School at Vinton and the State Mental Hospital at Independence. We arrived at Vinton around 11:00 a.m. The first thing we noticed was the beautiful grounds and nice buildings. Our guides were two young girls who were juniors in the school. Our guides showed us the weaving room, boys' industrial workshop, and recreational room. Our guides explained the junior class sold candy and pop to earn money for their junior prom. Most interesting of all was the library, which was about four times larger than ours. The reason is they have Braille copies and also large print. We visited the typing room and saw the class in action and their speed and accuracy amazed us. The last section was the homemaking class. It was well equipped with modern furniture, stove, sewing machines, and refrigerators.
Our next stop was the State Mental Hospital at Independence. We were immediately impressed by the restful appearance of the hospital. The Catholic Chaplin told us about the important part religion plays in the hospital. The Hilltop school was for those able to learn. Teen town was for those able to help themselves some and Pogo Village was for the near helpless. The guides stressed that being mentally ill was no worse than being physically ill and that the patients were sick, not insane or unbalanced. The elderly lady's ward was a frightful sight. The elderly men's ward was nearly as bad. Anyone who is able is given a job; in the green house, kitchen, or cleaning. The library is very nice and books are taken to wards if the inmates cannot go to the library themselves. Their occupational therapy consists of sewing carpet rags, leather tooling, and belt making. The tour was interesting and we learned a great deal. When you finally get out the door, you are glad you are not mentally ill, but you feel that you want to help these people in some way. - Written by Edward Smith.