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Sheldon Jackson
(by Christine Neseth &
Tom Hix)
l ias is your Sheldon Jack
son High School reporter
bringing you up on the latest
happenings on our campus.
During the past week we
have had some very impor
tant visitors to inspect our
campus. Dr. Harold Martin,
Moderator of General As
sembly, his wife, and a lew
others, came here to Alaska
as their last stop on his jour
ney around tin* different
parts of the world to inspect
our church. Dr. Martin is the
Moderator of the Presby
terian Church. Also Doctor
haul Jackman from the New
York office was on our cam
pus and left for Petersbcrg
April 16.
The main topic on our
campus is the Junior
Senior prom. Everyone is
buzzing about it and it pro
mises to be a great success.
This will take place May 2nd.
The Juniors are sponsoring
the Prom. Attending the
Prom will be the Juniors,
Seniors and their guests.
If you happen to he pass
ing by the compos on a sun
ney day you would probably
have seen students running,
high jumping or any number
of sports which all means
that they have begun prac
ticing for field day.
(Mir music department has
conic alive & will he giving
a few programs. First, there
will he a music contest at Mt.
Edgecombe where the three
schools will sing individually
and the hands play individ
ually and then altogether in
one mass production.
This will take place Fri.
April 18, and Sat., April 19.
Our plan for Sat night is a
variety show and quoting Mr.
liosevear, our music director,
“There sho will he variety.
Some of you may have
known that the choir went on
tour in S, E. Alaska. Here are
some statistics of their trip.
The choir sang for 22(X) peo
ple, toured nine towns, gave
13 concerts, and traveled 780
miles.
Dr. Armstrong, Dean
Kosehmann and Miss Eraser
left for the Presbytery meet
ing at Petersburg last week
on Tuesday.
The Jay Gees are anxiously
awaiting the return of Dr.
Armstrong so they may move
into their new dorm. The
new dorm, by the way, is a
beauty. It has been named
('londit House after Dr. Con
dit an early Alaskan mission
ary and superintendent of S|
from 1921 to 1931.
The Senior Sneak is sched
auled some time between
now and the end of school.
Date and destination are a
secret of course, although it
must lx admitted that quite
a few underclassmen, mainly
of the feminine gender, seem
to know more than the Sen
iors about it.
basketball has almost fad
ed from the campus scene,
but before it comple tely dis
appears, let us take one last
look at this year’s record
The Warriors started off in
high gear, winning eleven
stiaighf games before they
finally dropped one. In the
process they captured the
Lion's Tournament trophy
for the first tune in many a
\ r.. They finished up the re
gular season play with a 14
5 record, which was tops for
this area. In the Southeast
Alaska Tournament they
romped over W rangell in the
opener, then squeezed past
Sitka in the semi-finals to
earn the right to meet Jun
eau for tht* Championship
game. They went down to
defeat there, & ended up the
season with a 22 16 record
6 these trophies: the Lions
Tournament, the City Iiigh
S hool basket hall trophy,
and second place i t the S. L.
Alaska Tournament.
In the Intramural Series,
tin* juniors tame out on top
with a 1 0 record; tin* Sen
tors came m second with a
3-1 record, anti the jay-Cecs,
Sophomores and I'Teshmen
tied for third with a 1-3 re
cord.
While we are still on the
sports Kick, let us turn to
track. The team has been
turning out regularly and
appears on the whole to be
rathei strong in the Held
events. lion Leask and hob
Olsen, who placed one-two
last year at the Kdgeeumbe
relays, are S. j,s. main hopes
in the pole vault. Lewis Ai
ken, that mass of muscles
from harrow, lias been tos
sing the discus and shot tor
good distances and will pro
hably represent us in these
events. The highjumprrs are
now three in number, alter
having lost some of their
number to poor health and
other reasons, and may pull
some surprises this year. The
first cross-country run ot the
season was held Iasi Friday.
The Sophomores became the
new intramural cross eoun
try champs as they heat out
tin* Frosh and Juni as hy It)
and 18 points respective iv
Sophomore Ivan t harh s
won the race and set a new
record for the course while
doing so. His time was (i
minutes, 7 seconds and broke
the old record, which he also
set, by some eight seconds.
Sam Ivey, a soph, and Cepe
Bushkin, a I rush, placed see
cond and third respectively.
Sheldon Jackson is now
conducting an extensive
sc arch for all ol its Alumni
Mrs. Harding is the secretary
in charge of all correspon
dence. Anyone who has ever
attended S. J. (graduation
is not the determining lac
tor ol you being a member
of the Alumni) is requested
to send their name into the
S. J. Alumni office along
With any news they may
have of the activities ot any
of the Alumni.
Many supplies an* being
Stocked up for next year to
aid tin* student. Among these
are such items as desk
lamps, ball point pen sets,
paper binders sueli as you
use for history notebooks,
etc. and many other items.
The college business class
lias many new machines, and
students will gain practical
as well as scholastic know
ledge by operating them. lire
two new duplicators are an
invaluable aid to the smooth
functioning of Sheldon Jack
son, and the* students get a
kick out of running them.
Two new tape recorders have*
just arrived. One is destined
for the speech department
and the other lor the music
department.
Sheldon Jackson students
hold a variety of outside
jobs. Most of you have pro
bably heard Connie or her
stand-in Barbara W illiams,
over KSEW.
Dr. Milton \V. Brown will
he Hi;* Commencement
.speaker this year. The grad
uation will take place May
14, 1958 at ten o'clock in the
morning in the Allen atidi
toriiim.
W ith the advent ot spring
many of the girls are re
moving those long locks that
have adorned their heads lor
to, these many months and
are replacing them with the
< ooler short hair. The lull
skirts are also S'T i once a
gain. It's getting So the girls
have to go through the doors
one at a lint or ■ I, - fh n * is
likely to ' e a trai l ic jam.
O O 0 o
I he liinioi S ’ a
<|ftef and prom will be h T.I
May 2. It should he good as
the Juniors ha\e I een dili
gent k working on it.
(.letting hack to track lor
a seen >d the S. | field da>
will he held sometime early
iii Ma\. With so maii\ evenly
matched competitors, the
events should he close and
c o-iting.
• nun
SitkccHi
Tlu- Junior Class oi this
year presented theii Junior
banquet, Aj)ii 1 11, in tin*
multi purpose room ol tin*
Barauof school.
1 he dance which follow
t-d is said to have been the
best in quite a lew years,
and the decorations were a
large part of that success. A
well and arbor made by Jack
Seller were the star features.
Parachutes borrowed from
Ml. Fdgecumbe made an ef
fective false ceiling.
'Hie affair lasted until one
in tile morning and everyone
went home tired, but happy
and quite eontented.
Sitka high has been going
strong on the lung and wind
sect ion result j* I he tip &
coming Music Festival. Only
15 members in the chorus
this year last year there
were 23. New band director,
Mr. (May has made mam
changes, but they are all lor
the good and we have high
hopes for the Festival.
Would like to wish good
luck to Sheldon Jackson and
Nit. Kdgeeumhe may the
best group win!
The Science (dub lias a
new project putting speei
mens in plastic. Some items
that arc ready for the pro
cess are a beautiful yellow
and black butterfly species
Monarch. The wing spread
of the insect is about three
niches. I here are also two
birds eggs from California
am! a \ariety of bugs and
sea creatures. We are all
watching the experiment
with i 11 crest.
The third annual Pep
(ado banquet was held at
Si. Peter's rector) last Sat.
The dinner was served by
the ladies of the St. Peters
(aiihl.
Awards for the year wen
presented by coach W illiani
Marsh. Those rceeiv mg first
awards were Mark llalver*
son and Vie kosehman. Cla
rence \ntioquia was given
his third cheer-leader award,
and Bob W elicit who has
several awards for track.
Th< )Se r< *eei v ing sect md
awards were Barry Berg
dole and Bay Sirstad. Third
awards’ were given to Bo
Client ikoff, Lyle Meyers &
Dick Sirstad. These boys
wane also awarded gold
basket halls for three con
secutive years of athletic par
ticipation.
Entertainment was pro
vided by Mr. (’lay who play
ed several numbers, Several
members of the Pep (dub
sang.
0 a o 0
Mf. Edgecumbe
it is said that d something
happens to a president, the
vice-president takes over, if
something happens to inca
pacitate the vice president,
the treasure is nest in line,
and if anything happens to
keep' the treasurer from suc
ceeding, the secretary would
act as president.
The Junior Class at Mt.
Edgecumbe School is getting
some actual experience in
finding out bow the line of
succession works. Walter
Adams was class president,
but breuase ol unavoidable
complications ho was unable
io continue in oil ice, so Lar
i\ Peterson the vice-presi
deni succeeded him. before
long Larry was unlucky
enough to have to go to the
hospital lor an iiidelinite
stay, so now it s up to the
treasurer. David Lawrence,
the treasurer, now succeeds
to the presidency of the Jun
joi Class, and Zoe Nelson,
the secretary, is saying,
Wood Luck David ’, tearing
that she may ; e next.
Miss Shiriey Paddock ind
Miss |ca'! =’■ H i •”'< w r<
1*11 s* sp ais a' tie* Vpril
ineeli tT (>l the I'hImr* Nurs
es Club. Miss Shirley Pad
dnck, a graduate ol Sheldon*
f ji kson School, and of tin*
! ica'Mmess Hospital School
of Xtirsi *•>. told the < :hil> ol
her cyoerienees and a stu
* it * * 11 s point ol view about I he
school. She stated Alaska
students should have learned
how to study before going
into \nising and should have
good i ,ides Miss I’oil green,
a graduate ol the Pasadena
( atv School ol Nursing when*
a two \ ear course in Nurs
nig is on an experimental
basis, said that she would not
recommend this sort ol train
ing lor any except those who
have had one 01 two years
ol eollegt*. These guests
were very gracious and aus
wa red all questions the stu
dents asked. It was very in
teresting to the ( lull iiu'in
beis to hear about a student s
hardships, and joy at final
accomplishment.
Iii an interview with one of
the reporters on the school
paper Robin R. I)ean, Super
inlendent of Mt. Edgecombe
School, said he had two main
purposes on his recent trip
to th(‘ Bethel area. Mr. Dean
\ ml, “One of the purpose's
was to interview personnel
hi that area who might be in
terested in filling vacancies
that will exist at Mt. Edge.
School next school year. An
other reason was to get
acquainted with the* area
where some of the students
of Mt. Edgecombe live.” ^
Mr. Dean emphasized tin*
fact that he enjoyed the trip
and he thinks it was profit
able and worthwhile.
One of the villages where
Mr. Dean visited was Nun
apetchuk. The teachers there
are Mr. and Mis. James [hu
man, whom Mr. Dean knew
in Oaklahoma and are his
close friends. He visited at
Kasigluk the teachers there
a, • Mr. and Mrs. Emil How
alczynk, at Chivak which
had no teachers and at Hoop
er Ba\ the teachers are Mr.
curnbe April 8th and return
and Mrs. John (Gordon. Mr.
Dean also visited several par
ents, especially at Mt. Vil
lage and Hooper Bay. At
Mt. Village lie visited the
teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Dunham. Mr. Dean also
went to Kwiguk where a new
school has post been built.
There were no leat hers but
next year I lit* new school will
begin.
Mr. Dean left Mt. Edge
t d April 12th.
Cleaning House
Can you imagine what
spring cleaning is like in a
girls dormitory of three to
four hundred students?
Every year there is a date
set for spring cleaning at the
dorm, and Oh, Brother, what
a sight!
Wherever you look, you
see girls at work, running
here, and there. How the
dust flies! How the vacuum
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