With this issue, the Collins Gazette and the Maxwell Tribune will be printed at the Tribune's printing plant at Maxwell by Carl Hoit, Collins publisher, and Carolyn Dustin of the Tribune. Since the death of Richard Dustin, Maxwell publisher, on March 26, there has been the need for a new arrangement in order that the Maxwell Tribune may continue to be published.
April 9, 1959 The Collins Music Department will present a concert of the numbers which will be played at the State Music Contest on April 13 in the high school gym.
"The Mad Marsh Heirs"is the senior class play is to be presented April 10. This is a lively comedy which will be enjoyed by young and old alike. The central character of Obadiah Marsh, the head of the crazy family waiting to inherit his money, will be played by Gary Hanson. The heirs are his daughter, Henrietta - Jane Chittenden; Letty, his daughter-in-law - Jane Ballard; her three children: Rosalind - Sharon Stratton, Hamlet - David Derby, Cordelia - Pat Hickle. Each has a plan and his own ideas about how to spend his share of the inheritance. How grandfather thwarts them provides the plot of this comedy. Others in the play include Ed Smith - grandfather's attorney and Rosalind's fiancé; Mary Ann Kearns - grandfather's secretary who caused all the trouble; Ferber, the butler - Don Evans; Freda, the maid - Elaine Kloppenborg; Baron DuBois, the French Actor - Jerry Dodd; Fred, the chauffer - Denny Sullivan; Didy Hunnicut - Sharon Clark; Bob and Jukes - Teddy Hudson and Lawrence Horn, all Cordelia's friends.
April 16, 1959 The Collins Music Department will present a band and chorus concert on April 23 in the high school gymnasium. The selections will be played for the State Music contest the first week in May at Baxter. Both groups are directed by Mrs. Gary Parr.
Students and teachers took part in the driving demonstrations at the high school which were conducted in a specially equipped car. The test driver was signaled to stop by an electronically controlled detonator. As the shell was fired, the street was marked with yellow paint. A second bullet was fired as the brakes were applied, and a third after the car came to a complete stop. Distances between the spots were carefully measured to determine how far the car traveled before the driver applied the brakes and how far it traveled after the brakes were applied. Today's safety demonstration was brought to Collins under the sponsorship of the local Farm Bureau as part of a long arranged traffic safety program.
The famous WHO Harris Hop is coming to the Collins high school Friday night. They will present the latest in rock and roll music with a variety of dancing games, contests and novelty stunts for the enjoyment of teenagers. Admission is .50 for teenagers and .25 for parents. There will be no admittance to boys in blue jeans, levis and t-shorts or girls in slacks or shorts. Dress right, look right, feel right. This event is sponsored by the Rebekah Lodge of Collins.
Prospective Teachers Day was held at Iowa colleges on April 8. Thirteen students from C.H.S. visited Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa) at Cedar Falls. The group was welcomed by Dr. Nelson, dean of the college. Tours through the various departments were conducted in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Those participating: Ron Etnier, Edward Smith, Doug Gibford, Gary Hanson, Danny Long, Betty Jane Kearns, Margaretha Fitzgerald, Shirley Kern, Lois Struthers, Mary Ann Kearns, Duretta Phares, Jane Chittenden, Sharon Stratton. The students were accompanied by Principal Mr. Hinders and by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Kearns.