

VOL, III, No, 1
Robin Mickle's enrollment has increased by 46. The September count by grades is as follows: grade seven, 229; grade eight, 211; grade nine, 214; special education, 17 With 4 new enrollees the
October 24, 1962
October total is 675. All classrooms are being used and Mr. Ketll reports that this is the last yecr the · whole school will be able to meet ·as one assembly group.
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A new projection lens has been purchased for use in the movie projector. It will now be possible to show films from the projection booth and plug into the sound system in the auditorium.
Supt. Watkins explained at the Oct. PTA the crowded school situation and urged everyone to use his right to vote on Oct. 9. The bond issue was voted the next week; · consequently good school days ·are ahead for Lincoln.
At the same meeting, the following PTA officers were introduced; president Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pavelka; vice-president, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gausman; treasurer, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Barringer; secretary, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hermano
"One out of every 14 people that drink alcoholic beverages becomes an alcoholic, and that means 5 million alcoholics in the United States," stated Clyde Gooderham, executive director of the Utah State Commissi non Alcoholism, at the ass em bly, Oct. 2.
Mr. Gooderh m tDld his life story--how he became an alcoholic, how he was temporarily separated from his family and of the many jobs he lost. He told of the many nights spent in misery and how he 1 nged for a clean shirt and s ha ve.
Don't drink if you're going to drive and don't make up your mind ab 11 t. rl rinking until J >U !1-.~ve r a.Jhcrl mat nr1 t.y, ::t vj ~ro Mr. G od8 rh::un.
"Accident ?., are a conse:quence of ·'leek of respec: for laws and rules," sai d Lt. E. P. Schroeder, of tbs State Safety Patrol, at assembly, Oct. 8.
Rules are for everynne cbey and if not followec, they result in loss of l~i9 health, physical and men~~: well-being, unity ~f ~am: Y and security.
Obedience to basic rU:es may mean the difference ~ftween life and death. few simple rules Ll. Schroeder pointed out we~: get out of a car on t e side nearer the curb, a:ways cross streets at 1eeigna ted places, arrl w~e11ever possible, use S!dewalks.
Always be alert, :t. Schroeder cautioned, a=.i use your best mental ca~-bili ties and good ,:,udf'!7J~."1~ •
To emphasize sa:ety .:urther, Lt. Schroooer ~h t,;eci th e film, NQ. Fc,ci s Pedestrian.
.. Contemplate your . ,wers, not your r blam~.'
ctober 24, 1962
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By Nancy Newcomb
Where do most of the teenagers spend their time? Many of them spend it in front of a convenient invention called television.
With Halloween coming in a week, the problem always arises about pranksters soaping windows, breaking car antennas, and doing other tricks designed to destroy property or torment people. The kids want to have their fun, but too often they carry_it too far. Adults are human ard understand the kids' desire to have fun, and they will cooperate to plan good clean recreation.
Junior high teenagers are reaching maturity and should realize their responsibility to the community. A good way to . test yourself in your tricks is to have someone else do the same trick on you. In reality this is not and would not be necessary. But give it a thought when you go out October Jl. Halloween can be fun if you make it fun for yourself and others. Go out and have a good Halloween in all respects. J. J<.
The word television comes from the le.tin word "see' arxl the Greek word afar away." 'Far away" . from his assignment is the student . who watches tel~vision while he studies.
Studying is reading and thinking in order to learn something. A person . may watch television and study science at the same time, but is he learning all he can about the subject.
When one is watching a Western it is hard to study about the earth's surface.
Reward yourself! Tell yourself that you can watch your favorite program if you do your homework first. Catol Acd Gl ms
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A pencil reproduction of St. Vincent Millet's painting, 0 The Gleaners," was drawn by Carol Adams, grade eight.
The drawing is 23 by 18 inches and is hanging in the office. Mrs. Calkins, Garol's teacher, submitted the picture.
"If every black cloud had a cyclone in it, the world would have been blown into toothpicks long ago."
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Robin Mickle has ten new faculty members. They are ~r. Alquist, Mrs. EbQl,
Mr. Gast, Mr. Harder, Mr. English and speech Henrichs, Mrs. Johnson, teacher Warren Mattes> with Mr. Mattes, Mrs. Saunders, . friend, went on a 1400 Miss Watson, and Mr. Wiles.
mile bicycling trip Watch this page for a
through Europe during the story about each one.
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drama, golf, tennis, and
classical music. Brahms
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director. music room this year.· • The Mr. Mattes is requiring voice is that of Miss his classes to watch the Naida Watson from Beemer, Age of Kings. He hopes Neb. where she ·tau ht in- "atteJli-ed the French summer students will thus be led strumental music and his- session at McGill Univer- to enj8y worthwhile TV tory . sity, Montreal. She _plays programs and to gain an Miss Watson is a gradu- the clarinet, piano, and entertaining introduction ate of the University of organ and is a member of to the poet Shakespeare. Nebr3.ska and has taught Willard Sorority. Majoring in English and music for nine years. Her minoring in ~peech and hobby is music and _ she French, he received his plays almost every instru-
degree from Wesleyan. ment except the harp.
Dorr and Stehlik
Mickle has two cadets, Misses Elaine Dorr and Jane Stehlik. Both are seniors from Wesleyan. Miss Dorr teaches physical educ a tion and typing. She is interested. in sports and reading, plays the clarinet and is a member of the Willard Sorority.
Teaching Mrs. Calkins' optional French class is Miss Stehlik. Sh e is also librarian for Mr s . Welch. Her major is Fr e nch a nd last summer Miss St ehlik
Jean Henrichs came to Mickle from Aurora, a suburb of Denver • . He is a gradu~te of the University of Nebraska where he majored in mathematics and chemistry.
His hobbies range from sports and swimming to crossword puzzles. He likes Robin Mickle, students who study hard, and peach pie. His dislikes are people who say "what' in class, liver, and Ford cars.
At his home town in Wymore, he managed and guarded the swimming pool. His experiences ranged from row boats dead-~, fish in the pool.
Listening to classical and vocal music - with the exception of rock and rollis a prime interest of Clyde Wiles, mathematics teacher.
Mr. Wiles, a mathematics major, graduated from the University of Nebraska. For extra credit, Mr. Wiles assigns his pupils written reports on related mathematical subjects.
7wo and one half years of his four-year career in the Air Force were spent in Japan. Mr. Wiles is married and has three ehildren.
Mrs. Saunder's seventh graders went on an imag- inative trip to Egypt with the million dollars Michael Anthony gave them. This trip cost each student $893 from Lincoln to Cairo, Egypt.
Each person had a passport with his picture on it. The visa showed each one's test grades on Egypt. For their information, the class wrote to the district court.
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To accompany their study on Egypt, Dale Blackford, a seventh grader from Mrs . Ramsey's class made a water wheel. Mrs. Ramsey's eighth grade wrote a play on Life ln the Colonies. Jerry Meehan, of the eighth grade displayed arrows Indians shot at his grandfather, ·an engineer on a train.
Dave Pueppke was elected president during a unit study, of obligations and responsibilities as citizens, in Mrs . Saunder's guidance class. Serving as secretary was Ka ren Kors and as treasurer, Carol Neal.
Each member in Mr. Harder' s seventh grade is contributing something special to the class. Preparing the window display are Judy Prieb, Viki Dean, and Linda Mason.
Cheryl White and Carol Schluter arranged the bulletin board on Egypt. The other class members gave special reports.
In Spanish the phrase is tanto gusto, (glad to meet you), not tonto gusto (dumbbell pleased), Mrs. Welch pointed out to her Spanish students who wrote tonto in place of tanto on their test papers.
''What does Gronquist mean in French?" asked one of Mrs. Calkin's first period French students while Mrs. Calkins was speakin5 of Susan Gronquist in a French sentence~
Mrs. Badami teaches a seventh period art class of 22 members. This new class is making puppets and plans to put on a play for another class. The pu- pils report they like the new class, for it is interesting and fun.
Halloween murals and masks were made by eighth
The Triple · Trio has a singing appoi~tment, Dec. 4. The members are: Mariann Rewerts, Barbara Stansbury, Kathy Scott, C~rol Neal Jane Kollman, Diane Kirb;, Cindy Wolfe , J~lie Gustin, Susan Gronquist, and alternates Janet Czolgos, Marie Graesser, ar,id Barbara Beaver.
Kent Remmenga, John Robinson, and Craig Lehr have been named to the Lincoln Boys' Choir • Already in the choir from Mickle are Bob Thacker and Bob Dingwell.
Edgar Allen Poe and Mark T~ain are popular writers among Mrs. Hansen's ninth graders. Possibly the nearness of Halloween has influenced them.
What rings about success and failure? How do young people develop good study habits and become good citizens? How should I choose my friends? Guidance cl~sses have been searching for the answers to these questions during the first six weeks of school.
"Democracy is a thing you have to earn to really ap- preciate it," said Jerome Warner Oct. 8, to Miss Wieland!' s --and r.Mr. Harder' s first period classes.
Mr. Warner , a ca~idate for State Legislature,toldtha classes about the seven constitutional amendments that are on the agenda, six of which deal with state elective offices. One is the changing of the term of governor from a two to a four year term.
The best method of campaigning, said Mr. Warnelj is go- ing from door to doer. Other good methods are posters and advertising on television and radio; these,however, are the most expensive.
Mr Warner's advice to young people is-''Be interested in politics."
The girls were playing their after-school hockey game when Sue Peterson galloped up oh her Shetland pony. Miss Sage left the officiating to Carolyn Cadwell and went to try her luck at riding.
The first time she got on, the horqe did an abrupt about face, neatly slidin g Miss Sage onto the ground. Collecting her pride and courage , she mounted again, and with fee t d·angling, alm ost tn the ground, th ey lumbered off.
EL ~C TION
TO BE HE l D
A rousing election to government offices in Nov . is being planned by Mr . Harder's ninth grade cl ~sses.
The class memb ers have joined either th e Democrat or Republican party. Each party is nominating candidates for offices. Party campaigns will pr e c ede the election. * * * * *
Two hundred six new books will soon be on the library shelves. For your reading pleasure, check out one of the following: T4nglewood Tales, The fil&a 21: George Ge rshwin, The Last the Mohic~ms , or a Tale Q! Two Cities .
A complete listing of magazines dating from 1940 has been do at-
Page 5 different arrangements which were displayed in the office and several classroom windows.
Except for 1108~uito bites and hay-fever producing pollens, the class reported they had fun.
ers "t';t' frequently fo the vocal room are rebelling against Mrs. Lowell. She _ never ·steps on them, just carefully sets her wasteean over them and slides it back to its proper place. Do you think they have a case aga inst her?
Woodworking activiti predominate in the Industrial Arts Department headed by Rolland Gast. Seventh gr aders are dr a wing plans for their projects and eighth graders are making footstools and hot pad holders. The advanced wood class are building cabinets, coff ee tables, bookcases and other pieces of furniture.
ed. to the library: "Bonjour, Jean, comment WEEDS HAVE f, - v s tu?" was the first
NEW l~ " ,,, -~· ~~1line taught in Mrs. Calkt\ ~'~ins ' Fren~h classes. Her :_:_ :;._- )·r French students range from Walkbig-: -1::hroughl'telds gr de seven to nine. Her to look for , unusual seventh . r. French class weeds to be mWe into begins at 8 o'clock. centerpieces was a pro- \-lhen asked if she had ject of the ninth grade any field trips planned, home economics class. she said shew uld like t These weeds were painted, take her pupils to see the then cut and made into Eiffel Tower.
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Mr. Johnson attended the lands and heard wild par- Visiting days brought National Education Associ- rots. many parents to Robin Mication . Salary School, Sept. Mrs. Lowell says she al- kle, Sept. 18, 25, and 24-28, at Washington, D.c. so brought back with her Oct. 2.
Sixty representatives a better understanding of Fathers and mothers were from local • teachers' as- and respect for the Mex- surprised and pleased by sociations of the )6 larg- ican people, the techniques used by est school districts met C~ass -06' 0 o. 0. ng the math .teachers and said the first two days. There d) - t> 0 0• • that teaching was quite were 160 present from all • o different from when they 50 states for the remain- 5 p eC j me' r \ -~ 0 o. went to schoOl, ing three days. . Following lunch, Mr.
The purpose of the meet- A salamarxier, crawdads, Keill w Miss Clark met ing was to aid teachers dragon flies, spiders, with the guests in the auds erving as salary commit- meal worms, snails am itorium for a question and tee chairmen for their lo- slugs were brought to Mr. answer period. cal associations. Pres- Henrich's class by seventh Co I or f u I Displays idents and executive sec- graders. The specimens retaries also attended. were used in connection Made Mr. Johnson traveled by with a unit on plant and Four colorful bulletin jet plane. animal life. boards are attention get-
Seventh ~.nd eighth graders took California Achievement tests in Oct. Ninth graders will take Kud e r Preference ~ tests later in the year.
Typing II students are making booklets on manners called the Right Way to Do it.
Do you know what a maguey plant is? Mrs. Lowe ll of the Vocal Music Dept. brought home such a plant from a vacation trip to Mexico.
Better known as a century plant, it grows on the dry Kexican tabl e l a nds. From its leaves a r e rrade binder twine and rope. It is also the source of an intoxicating drink.
Three junior high teachers from Shenandoah, Iowa~ visited Mickle, Oct. 9.
They were especially interested in the arithmetic., algebra, and English classes taught here.
Mr. D. Rathe, curriculum coordinator for Lincoln public schools was host to the group.
Recessed for a meeting of the County Institut~ the members chose to visit large schools in Omaha ard Lincoln in place of having a speaker.
"Studying about the - library with attractive cadet teacher Miss Stehlik giving the lecture was v e ry information !3.lld pleas a nt,' reported Mrs. Saund e r's ft e r her seventh gr a ders tourad, the libr:iry Oct. 12.
ters in Mrs. Greenwade's room. She says they seem to stir the pupil's working ability.
Each board represents a subject being studied. One is about books. Each pupil is reading a library book and reporting on it orally. Her window display illustrates little people made from punctuation marks.
A day nursery was sponsored by Mrs. Gi.shwiller's eighth grade girls 1 in October.
The program for the preschool age brothers and sisters included supervised play and refreshments prepared by the girls. The class observed the children talk, play, and share with each other during free play time.
'I'he toys made by the girls were later displayed in the clasroom window.
1. Do you do your p ~rt of the work at home because (a) you want to ask a favor, (b) you feel you should share a part of the responsibility, (c) you are expected to do certain things?
2. At the table do you ( a ) compl ain about what's been happening at school, (b) eat as hurriedly as possible so that you can meet your friends, (c) tell about something interesting t h at h a s h~ppened during the day?
3. If you have been refused some new clothes for a special party, do you (a) accept the refusal graciously (b) grumble and compla in, (c) threaten to drop out of· school7
4. If a member of the family has received a letter f?ffl someone you know, should you (a) wait for him to offer to tell you the l~t e st news, (b) read the letter whente is away from home, (c) ask his permission to read the letter? •
5. Family affairs should be (a) k~pt nthin the family (b) discussed only with your best friends, (c) told to anyone who is willing to listen.
1. b 2. c 3. a 4c a 5. a
From Manners
By Be tty Sabalka
"It is not violence that best overcomes hate----nor vengeance th a t most cert a inly heals injury," says Helen Burns, the main character in Jane~, a book well wor t h reading.
Th is is Helen's cod e of life, altogether different from Jane's who believes in disliking unkind people. Jane sees life and people in a different light after she befriends Helen. . Charlotte Bronte, author, got many ···or her ide:;is for her book from person a l experiences. It is also said that Helen Burns is supposed to portray Miss Bronte's oldest sist e r, Mari a , to whom she w~s strongly attached.
This hunter is hunting with his new dog. He shoots a duck. The dog trots out on top of the water and brin g s back t he duck. The next da y t h e hunter brings out an othe r friend with him. He
Who says principals don't care about the comfort of the students? Ours does! Thursday, Oct. 11, Mr. Keill gave us a 10 minute break during second period when the tempe~ature was in the high 8ct's.
Realizing that we aPprecia ted this break, ~e gave us another one between fifth and sixth periods.
When asked if he intenrurl to give any more of these breaks during Indian summer, Mr. Keill said, "If the students conduct themselves like adults, I believe we can."
Red Cross officers for 1962-63 are: Carolyn Cadwell, president; Bob Thacker, vice-president; Martha Fitchett, secretary; and Nellie Whith am, county council alternate. The sponsors are Mrs. Badami .- a nd Mrs. Hansen.
At their first meeting, Sept. 28, the new members were told how the Junior Red Cross functions. Each member also chose the committee on which he wished to serve.
shoots a duck q nd the dog trot~ on top of the water a nd bri ngs the duck b a ck. The junter says, "Didn't you notice anything diff e rent about my dog?·• The friend says, nyes, your dog c a n't swim. '-The Viking Page 7
For one day Mickle had a J-ye a r-old Sp~nish student. Sandra Arnold's little sister Jean came to school with her mother on ninth grade visiting day. When she h ea rd the students repeating Spanish phrases, she, too, tried her best. She alse tried writing S:>anish, but it was her own version.
13.J, Bob Thacker
~alls-..All - aroum him were walls. High, rough and we~ ·. - • Daro~ecause of the depth they sank into the earth. •
He felt them time and time again, for he had been sentenced to live here in solitude for the remaining days of his life. The pit reeked with an odor of staleness, dampness am. rotting mold. Against one wall Wa3 a bench, a heavy wooden bench with iron rings attached to it. From these rings led chains, heavy hammered iron chains that formed a web in which he was shackled. His ankles and wrists ·were chained and every move was mooka:l vith the jangle of iron. The sourrl goes out only to be engulfed by emptiness.
By Carol Payne
Men, the fools, S~y they're so wise. And scoff at us, And speak such lies.
Of course, they say, "We're the master of all, Of the sky, the sea, Of the creatures, so small."
But we know more, We're wiser than they . We really scoff them, In our own sp e cial way.
They ma7 kill us Or capture us, But we're still free. Yes, we h~ve all, the sky and the sea.
We know nothing, But we c~re not. We may be dumb, But we're the happiest lot!
Submitted by Mr . DeGr.:1.w
Above him came footsteps that heave with the tread of authority. These steps marked the passing of time. Each day the guard brought him the only contact with too world above. This was a bucket suspended by a rope, an old bucket in which a loaf of bread and a pewter cup were lowered. The iron door above him 100 feet grated slowly open arid then cl:mged back making a gong that echoed throughout the entire prison.
A sh3ft of light streaked through the small opening, blinding him and causing the veins around his eyes to throb. The pail slowly drifted down and he grabbed at it furiously, like the beast he had become. He bit at the hard stale loaf and gulped the metallic-tasting water from his old b:ittered cup. In his mind, a voice asked, "How much longer can you go on? Another day? week? or even a y ear? " The door slammed shut. Su mitted by Mr. Mattes
Sandy Arnold ·
A German shepherd decided it should get into the line for physical fitness a few weeks ago when it showed up for a girls ' gym class.
During class the pup wand e red around the gym and between the rows of ninth gr de irls doing exercises. After the warm -u p, it followed th e girls outdoors, but cauti ously stayed at th e sid e lines while the girls swung their hock ey sticks
Following the girls to th e showers, the pup looked on curiously and seemed to say, 'May I come in arrl cool off.·•
To start out ·their after school activities at 3:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursday s , the girls played softball, Seventh graders playod. s~pt. 24, Oct. 1 and 8. The three team names are The Mickle Soccetts, Busy Bees, and the Blue Bells. Eighth graders played Sept. 27, Oct. 4 _ and 11 with the team names of Missiles, Robins, Mickletts, and Base Runners. Ninth grade teams are the Mickle Aces and Blue Speedsters. They will play softball, hockey and speedaway. Their teamsplayed on Sept. 26 and Oct. 17. * * *
Members f the two softball teams are: Blue Speedsters-Karen Westover, Susan Tays, Ruth Mozdzen, Sandy Arnold, Nancy Newcomb, Sharon Detenbeck, Rosanne Irick, Kat hy 1offitt, and Ardyce Wcy or; Mickle Aces-Shar on Worley, Shirley Gillespie, Te rry Sizemore, Sorrlra Ankrom, Cathy McGrew, Car olyn Nahley, Connie Bausch, Kathy Hanneman, Pam During, and Marcia Wa ll.
Because of rain Friday night, field day activities for Oct. 20 were cancelled.
In the seventh grad~ tennis field day, Sept.29, Dale Blackford played singles, and Dehnis Crouse played doubles.
Jim Hietbrink was third in singles~anrl Ilgars Buss and Steve Franks placed fourth in the eighth grade city tennis competitio~.
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Period two gym class
way, a game very much like leads in the after-school flag football. They have touch football league. taken tests in kick-ups, punts, and drop kicks.
By Jim Barnes
A casualty occurred during the flag football game played by the ninth grade fifth period gym class, Oct. 19.
No it was not a split head this time; for Andy Taut- fest' it was an _"injured'' finger----all because of a lit- tle field mouse.
After a play, Andy and Ronnie I.m.1.shsaw the mouse and set out to catch it. Andy succeeded, and when he held it up to show it to the others, mousie just laid those two front teeth into Amy's finger good and hard. It really wasn't a bad bite, although it did break the skin and caused the finger to bleed.
Rabies? I don't think so. But I'll tell you one thing. It'll probably be a long time before Andy picks up another field mouse
Flag football is being played in addition to touch football in gym classes this year.
Eighth graders have been taking tests in punting, p ssing, kickoffs, and tine trials in the 50 yard dash.
A total f $50.13 was given by Mickle pupils to the C mmu.nity Chest.
A sky show at the Planetarium was viewed by eighth grade science classes, Oct. 18. They als s·aw Ceres, the visible woman.
The bus ride be0.am e a double-decked affair sine only 2 buses came for them. School rules declare that no one is to stand up in buses; consequently, the pupils sat on each other's laps on the way down. Other buses were summ ned s the travelers rode more co fortably returning.
Automobile accident: head-on collision between two cars parked on the righ side ~f the road and obeying all traffic signals.
Walking down Mickle's main hall, a freshman accidently stepped on the heels of a new seventh grade girl. Turning with a satirical smile, she queried with deadly calm, "Are you going to walk arourrl or climb over?
With library doors open to everyone, o remaining ignorance about subjects that interest us is sheer laziness.
Scored: The teacher turned on little Gary. "Young man,'' she said, "I will have to keep you in class again! "Okay!" repli 'ed red-haired Gary. "But I'll have you know that half the town says we're going steady."
Tho' they had never met B4 What cause had she 2 care She loved him lOderly because He was a 1,000,000 aire.
Cautious Driver: Motorist on the way to court to pay a speeding ticket.
Chiropractor: Slipped-disc jockey.
What's for Dessert?
Cannibal Prince: ''Am I too late for dinner?''
Cannibal King: "Yes, everybody's ea ten.''
Who Knows?
Kirk: Will Februa ry March?
Dave: No, but April May.
Mickle stude~ts elected members to the Student Council, in their guidanee classes during tre first week of November.
-Those who wished to be members of the council submitted their names to Mr• Keill and Miss Clark who checked them and them referred them to th~ faculty
Robin Mic k l e J r. H.s.
for further checking. The Hastings and Grand Island, Neb. , thriving citieG or fully a.ccepted names were the Midwest, might well be ghost towns with the m&jor- then voted upon. ity of their 44JOOO population wiped ,mt by a dread
The following were el- disease worse than polio, ~aneer, and tuberculosis ected: Peggy Strain, De- combined. The disease? Careless driving. lora Schneider, Bonnie This hypothetical story should startle us, for the Irick, Phil Borchers,Linda facts given by Capt. Bill Morton in assembly, Nov. 6, Stansbury, Connie Rausch, are not imaginary. He stated that by the end of 1962 Kathy Evans, Peggy Woodrum there Will be 11 million reportable automobile acci- Marcia Wall, Barbara Emery dents, 3 million people hurt, a.nd 41,000 dead-----a.1Roger Cook, Claudia Hansen most all of the people in two Nebraska towns. Alden Lewis, Barbara Stans- Through his magical performances, the captain urged bury,Nancy Staberg, ~athy his listeners to become courteous, considerate, and McGrew, Cindy Wolfe, Peggy careful drivers. No magic in the wnrld can produce Fuller, Elizabeth Shel- a spare body, he said. Pulling a fish, then a duck hourn, BrendJ1. Vifquain, from out of a stop light, m warned, 11 If you are such Paula Irick,au, '. K,inn . •Kors. a silly fish to disobey lights, • you may end up a dead eont~n~ed . ~ - I?age 5 duck. 11
he be st sJng ~n is SAFETY FIRST winning MICKLE GIRL 5 WIN PRIZE colorful autumn landscape high division, AT GATE WA y SHO p PING by Lois Herman, Jenny Ham- them $5. CENTER ilton and Christine Gaus- About 85 junior and sen-
Horrified Ichabod Crane heing pursued by the headless horseman was the seene painted against man in the Gateway Halln- ior high students took ween window painting con- part in tte contest. test, Oct. 25-26. He who sows courtesy rMPJ The girls 1 entry took friendship,and he who p.l&nts third place in the juni o r kindness gathers l o ve. --Brooks
N~vember 21 2 1962 Mickle Missile
• "In not too many years
you will be our leaders.
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said that there is only
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pointed out, loves his country, knows all about its government, people~ _
By Barry · Menefee
Are you one of the people who clutter the school with paper, candy wrapp e rs, and other things that cause the janitors extra work? The janitors are the people who make it possible for your school to be in a presentable and ··usable condition. They take pride in having one of the cleanest and most presentable schools in the city. Students, don't clutter the halls with items that need to be picked up, for janitors don't like unnecessary work any more than we like it. And who likes an untidy school? Not any loyal Robin Mickle pupil!
Page 2 physical features, and economy., He will support the constitution and defend his land against enemies from within and with out.
Five hundred thousand loyal Americans have given their lives on the battlefield. In their memory has Veteran's Day been named.
Appropriate to the occ~sion were three songs by the Boys' Chorus--"This is My- Country," "One Little Carrlle, •• and "American Hymn.n
By Jack Ketterer
In the recent intramural football all-star games boys from all three grades p a rticipated. In the first game the eighth gr a de pounded ~nd undermanned seventh grade 32-0. The eighth grade was then knocked all over the field by a crushing ninth grade to the tune of J8-0.
Editor .................................... Jack Ketterer
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Despite the lopsided scores in both affairs, they provided worthwhile after-school recreation for students and teachers. On e great factor was apparent in both contests-sportsman ship. Neither side argued the call of officials. Neither side let - their tem• pers get the best of them.
This is a reflection of what Robin Mickle sports participants have shown in the past. Records show that our school has been among the best in the city in competition and sportsmanship in its two year existence. Let's keep up the good work.
. Before coming -to Mickle she taught mathematics and Engli~ at Millard Lefler. Mrs. J ohnson graduated from tho University of Nebraska where she majored in mathematics and minored • n English.
"Noisy kids'' ·: said Mr. R. Gast, "are rrry pet peeves ... Mr. Gast, a graduate of Wayne State Teachers' College is the new industrial arts teacher. At Wayne State h e majored in industrial arts and minored in geography and physical education. He. received a Master's degree from the University of South Dakota. Previously he taught two years at Niobrara and five years at Madison,Nebraska. M r . Gast coached football, b a sketball, and track all seven years.
The Gasts have a son Reggie 8, and a daughter Mary Sue 4.· Mr. Gast likes to bowl and play golf in his spare time.
"Someone who is at tenti ve, hardworking, arrl enth u siastic is rrry idea of an ideal student,• stated Mrs. Johnson, a newcomer to the Robin Mickle staff.
The Johnsons have four )ildre~ 5, 9, 10, and 12.
Mr. Robe~t Harder, ninth
grade social studies teach e r, taught part time at th e Ne braska State Reformatory before . coming to Mickle.
He went to high school at Mead, Kansas, and graduated fr.om the University of Nebraska.
During the summer Mr. Harder enjoys golfing, fishing and swimming. His pet peeve is students who constantly talk and don't get their work in on time. Mrs. Harder is co mpleting her college work a t • . the University of r' ebraska.
"I think the students are quite well mannered for their age, " said Mr. Ahlquist, new guidance tea. cher.
Collecting pennies is Mr. Ahlquist's hobby; at present he is looking for Indig,n head pennies. He likes ~olf, +.e nnis, camping and ~--~-e s} ,-- L .ng.
Mr. P.. :1 -· •J:..ii~t re ceived his B,A :f r: vffi :~na. College and ti i s ·! , fr om Colorado State Teachers' College,
He majored in physical education and school administration and minored in mathematics and guidance.
The Ahlquists have three sons--Todd 8, Mark 6, and Randy 5.
It was the parent's turn to attend school Monday, Oct. 15, · at Culler Junior High for their annual open house.
The vocal and instrumental music departments provided entertainment.
Kt Southeast High School Principal Whitney holds weekly meetings givi ng small groups of student s a chance to discuss infonnally with him problems pertaining to schools and their administration.
-~·tinastasia," Northeast's first all-school play, was given at the Northeast au• ditorium, Nov. 9-10. • ,obert Colwell, band teacher at Everett Junior High, was a featured singer on the Joe Martin show on KOLN-TV, Oct. 1.
Y-TEENS ELECT 1~ OFFICE RS • r1_7, .
Newly-elected officers of t~e Y-Teens are: Linda Stansbury, president; Barb Petri, vice-president; K~ren Kors, secretary ; Rosanne Irick, treasur e r; Sharon Detenbeck, int e:-club council represent ative. • Bonnie Stansbury and Mary Ellen Kather, bc ch juniors at Wesley n, are club advisers.
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1. Traffic rules for school hal~=C: :j~~-r:::nly (a) to create a good impression on visitors, (b) to make it easier for you to get around, (c) to avoid accidents.
2. rr ·you find a~ost::llrW-CWii at se~ol~ -JOU should {a) leave it where you find it, (b) tum it in to the Lost and Found, (c) kee:r it yourself after you have discovePed that it doesn't belong to anyone near by.
3. If you take a visitor to class with you, you should (a) stop after class and introduce him to the teacher, (b) . say nothing to the teacher unless s l'E asks to meet him, (c) introduce him to the principal before class and ask pennission to have him visit.
4. When a difficult assignment is made, you smuld (a) protest to the teacher, {b) &ccept the announcement and decide to do the best you can, (c) just not do the work at all.
5. If a speaker is not interesting, it's a good time to (a) close your eyes and relax, (b) do your assignment for the next class, {c) determine what makes him dull. l. b 2. b 3. c 4. b 5.c Manners Made Easy
Dental Check - up
"Cries of, 11 Oh, I forgot to brush my teeth, 11 and "I forg t my card," were heard the morning of Nov. l, when Dr. A.H. Capek
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Ten Y-Teen girls modeled school clothes, sports wear, and party dresses furnished by J. C.Penneys for a Y-Teen style show, Nov. 6, at Mickle 3:30 p.m. All Mickle girls were invited to the show and encouraged to join the club. The models were Linda Stansbury, Scarlet Kennedy Debbie Tumblin, Barb Petri Sandy Tesch, Cindy DeBoer, and Wynne Matson.
Ninth grade girls served refreshments following the show.
High school teachers of White Hall girls were guests at an open house and tea, Sunday p.m., Oct. 21.
The girls escorted treir teachers through t he home, fonnerly one of Lincoln 1 s old mansions.
A fall centerpiece, home made cookies, nuts and candies decorated the long dining table at which two sePior girls served.
Ngvemb e r 21, 1962
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BRENTON THORWALL, grade eight, makes model airolanes and won first prize in a glider flying cont e st; he once received a scholarship giving hi - a year of private cello lessons. In 1961 he v~cationed in Europe, traveling in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Scotland, and Denmark.
ALAN COOK, grade nine, with his mother and sister, in 1960, lived in France for more than two months. Among places visited were Paris, Reims, and Grenoble.
MARILYN LEE, grade eight, collects rocks, old coins, and salt and pepper shakers.
RANDY LOOS, grade eight has traveled in Canada and old Mexico, is a champion kite flyer, and has collections of coins, model cars and planes.
GREGG YORK, grade eight, plays the accordion, has two bowling awards and is a stamp collector.
CHERYL TIPTON, grage eight, has vac~tioned in Mexico.
' MELISSA OAKES collects glass dogs and dog pictures and has traveled in Canada.
BEVERLY BACKENCAMP, grade eight, has an unusual hobby-collecting pamphlets about the U.S. government. She has r eceived a garden and a JRC award.
CYNTHIA DUNN, grade eight, has a butterfly collection.
NEAL ANDER ON, grade nine, collects glass animals, studies taxidermy, and was awarded first price for a pencil sketch.
JANET CZOLGOS, grade eight, lived in Germany with her family for two years. Her father w~s in the Air Force. During this time Janet went to th e Brussels World's Fair in Belgium and traveled in Holland, Swi tzerlarrl, France, Luxembourg, Austria,and the Bavarian Alps. She camped al~ng the Rhine River and says she learned to speak some German and understand much f the German way of life. 'l= e
Enrollment at Mickle jumped from 677 to_ 1085 on Tuesday, Nov. 6. With the increase came a staff of 10.
Why this influx? It was election day. The new enrollees were 408 registered voters, and the additional staff was the election board. You see, Robin Mickle is the voting station for this area.
Alt e rnates to serve for regular members in case o'f absences are: Mary Sabalka Rosemary Bladgett, Ruth Westover, Merrie Peterson, Harriet Turner, Cindy Hinm.::i.n, Kar en Westover, Ca rolyn Nahley, B~rbara Bratt, Jim Collura, Jim Barnes, Jan Remington, Carol Payne Kath arine Kalinowski, Phil Hood, Jorn Pierce, Greg York, Rick Collura, Barbara Petri, Peggy Van Horn Susan Scholtz, and Ca rol Neal.
SANDY ARNOI.D, grade nine, has lived in N ewf' oundland for nearly three years. She has also toured Canada ,
RHONDA HIBBERT is an ardent hobbyist. She collects stamps; Jefferson. Buffalo, and Liberty nickels; party napkins wi t h notations of date, occaion, arrl hostess; postcards; packages of sugar from drive-ins and restaurants; story book dolls; and match folders from hotels, motels, and eating pl~ces. Rhonda is in the seventh grade.
! Woman Who Wrote a Lettfil: was the film shown on the history of the Red Cross, Oct. 25.
After the viewing, Mrs. Bla~kledge, director of Public Information, talked on how to publicize the Junior Red Cross. All cornmi ttees met to determine their objectives for the year.
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Water color pictures of grave yards, eerie looking monsters and the flight of witches decor. ated the southeast hall wall just before Halloween
The paintings CJ1me from Mrs. Badami's art classes.
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~1AMF ACT
Dressed -·as a British go\f:. ernor and a colonial patriot, Beverly Backencamp and Carol Adams from Mrs. Ramsey's eighth grade so~ ial studies class debated the question of the Stamp Act.
An imaginary trip i nto the deep, dark, mysterious jungle to see natives, bushmen, wild animals, and scenery is planned by Mrs. Greenwade's room as they study about Afpican countries.
-" ~en the Hurlyburly' s Done/' one of the two puppet shows given by Mrs. Badami's 8 o'clock class,showed a group of high school girls riding a bewitched bus to another town to give a Hallnween play
''Hag Wallow," the other play took place in the cave of the witches . Ther~ the witches were eating ghost tastios for green slaving stamps When they had enou gh stamps to buy a green slave, they were sent a boy instead of a girl. The final act shows how the predicament was resolved.
Memb ers of the class made their own puppets, scenery, and props .
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In oqservance of National Education Week, the Mickle PTA featured the industrial arts and home economics curriculums to parents, Nov. 13, 7:30 p m.
Coordinators, F.dward Schwartz ko pf and Mrs. Virgiline Cronkite, outlined the course work in their respective departments and invited parents to visit classrooms and laboratories. -Some of Mrs. Gishwiller's home ec. girls showed the group toys and aprons they had made. They als o served refreshments in the lunchroom In the shop Mr. Gast's bo ys received visitors .
The Boys' Chorus sang "This Is My Country, 0 ''One Little Candle, ' ~'Moon River," and "Benediction." For the i n spir at ional thsught Rev Carl Davidson told his listeners that they should be thankful to God for what they have and for the gift of life itself . _ _ -·· __
h :: ) M E R ' 5 I L I l\ D
Mrs. ~-iansen's seventh grade is preparing a play on the I]iad by Homer.
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Students were surprised when the fire buzzer went off twice in one period, Nov. 13. They, however, filed out of the building without hesitation.
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Actually only one drill was intended. It seems there was some difficulty in getting the buzzer turned· off.
T M - AC K ( R I -~ JRC PRESIDENT
Bob Thacker was recentl elected county counci = president of the count.. Junior Red Cross.
The fluffy, whi ~loµ</ Hung~ •· •·•· i l l~ea; as ,j.f ·•··. ~fJ one could reach up and" grab a handful of soft cotton~ :·. ..-., , Bel w, in the twilight of the passing fall\day,~~ V .·.c ~/ autumn leaves rustled i:1 the. la~y, warm breezes. Maple •• .= <~ ··'}>iL\ I,}) trees, dres~ed in their brilliant colors of browns.., ,/1 • • .-.- .:: ·:~ ? j /
reds and beiges, sang a quiet lullaby t the coming-" l ,.· :::· night. said Mrs. Lowell, ire tpr.
_As the ~tillness of evening began to settle, the flap "The girls sang.well an? ping of wings f ducks and geese making their way looked 1 vely in ~hei through the clouds to their winter homes in the Sou th, new royal blue s e_a h could be heard. dresses. Their num ers
Peacefully, the darkness swept over the earth and the were °Climb Every Mounwarm breeze took on a briskness that made one reach for tain," "I Feel Pretty," a sweater and remember that winter is alm st upon us. "Sound f Music," and
A s mall model house with real framework and interior decorating made by Janic e Colvert was shown in rs. Saunder's r m.
Others t display their hobbies were De Anne Judd brought an oil paint-. of the Last Supper; Steve Frank and Cletus McMurtry, different types of bows and aP.rows; Ricky Lehl, model cars, ·and Mike Shriner, blue prints of homes.
A r o s c, e ,, ,__, c D0Y
The Mercury space plan, future space trips, and space men were topics discussed by C 1. Robert Van Wa goner and Maj r Vernon R zelle at an aer space and science day program at Northeast High School, Nov. 14.
Ace mpanying the lecture were tw films, one about landing on the moon, aspects of space and trips to Mars and Venus. The seond film showed the prob-
--Submitted bf Mrs. Lowell 'Country Lane. ' fem of weight essness - to Thank: qi Vi n.g space men.
Life size pictures of Mickle Pilgrims grace the southeast hall wall. Art pupils posed for the drawing& which were painted ~l'>e~ like Pilgrims. Can you identify your classmates?
H rJ r t tn a n Wr it es So f '--'. :.y Slot1,,n
"I've often ~bserved this while traveling at night; the dimmer the wit the bri ghter the light," is the winning safety slogan written by Larry Hartman in a contest sponsored by KLMS.
Larry received a diamond birth stone for his efforts.
Singing before Wesley~ an's music s udent organization, the evening cf Nov. 15, at the c.c. White Hall, were Mickleas Triple Trio.
"There was a good crowd,
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The Rev. La Reau Thor-
wall with hiss n Brenton as master of ceremonies addressed Mickle students at Thanksgiving assembly Nov. 20.
The Girls' Chorus prvided Thanksgiving music.
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Watch the industrial arts show window for foot stools, coffee tables,some leathercraft,b ok shelves, a china cabinet, and house number signs--all projects of the class.
In Miss Wieland's window may be seen dolls and flags of the United Nation s
TA L l l ~T P.R. 0 -:, AM
AT VETS ' 110 ' PITAL
The ·'•junior Red Cross sp nsored a talent program at the Veterans' Hospital Wednesday evening, Nov. 21 Appearing on the program were the Triple Trio, the 10 member band combo, and five students from speech class in a humorous skit.
November 21, 1962
By Colleen Preston
What will you be thinking about when yi,u··enjoy- your Q_ ) ) turkey on Thanksgiving Day? The Pilgrims of so long q ,_
8 worked in too kitchen making tte cranberry sauce, pump- •~· ,,,, 1 kin pie, and basting the turkey? /
I think of who made the turkeys, and pumpkins and / Pilgrims, and of my lost friends 3and relatives. But then I don't have much to be thankful for. It doesn't seem fair that you eat us once a year and we don't even know what you taste likel
By Marcia Mather
With lakes or sapphire
field/~;8'
green.
emerald
With granite cliffs of
diamond white;
Like jewels It ve never
seen.
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grandeur. The quiet dig- ';·/:::: America i3 truly fortunate in possessing two beautiful mountain rangesthe Rochies and Appalachians. The A9palachian Mountains, ealm and serene are gentle and peaceful, robed in ~uiet dignity. The Rockies are stately and majestic, tooir towering peaks ~wathed in icy
nity of the Appalachian 1 s At night the sky is velvet gentle hillsides instill The stars are diamonds an awareness of peace and bright. beauty. The Rockies in- The moon is like a jewel; spire a feeling of awe and Pinned to the waist cf night. excitement, as they rear their rocky heads in defiance to the sky. They are mighty rulers, monarchs of the sky.
--Submitted by Mrs. Hans en
By Howard Rasmussen
The town was quiet except for the saloon. As usual it was quite busy, even on this rot day in : August. In front of the saloon sat two men, leaning their chairs against the wall and talking. (cont on page 9)
Each morn the sun's an orb of gold; The prize of Lady Day. Its sphere sees love and beauty
As it wanders 'long the way
To me this Jeweled J ourney Is worth more than words can say. We should each take a Journey, There are Jewels along each way.
"What are you thankful for? asked roving reporter Colleen Preston of differ~t ,.People.
Mickle Missile Page 9
!!ing the~~ is an exciting autobiography that will push its way through ordinary medical st~ries and stay with the reader for decades. It's the dramatic tale of hospital life as never told before!
Dr. Paul B. Magnuson, the author, has a dynamic personality that carries him a long way. He is a truly great man and should be classified with such ·medieal men as Dr. Tom Dooley and Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
Ir you find medical stories especially interesting then don't miss this story of a great bone surgeon.
Sharon Robb, ninth grader from Whittier, is thankful for the stars.
Marty Fitchett from Mickle, says she is glad Kruschev didn't declare war.
·•Freedom of religion," was the reply of Albert Rowe eighth grader, from Millard Lefler.
Linda Rahe from Mickle is thankful for her understanding parents.
Ruthie Westover , Sandy Arnold, Mrs. Welch and many others say they are thankful for peace at this time.
Home economics . teacher, C•rrene Herbster, Linc ln Hi gh, is glad the A~ua Lin~s ~~h=o~w.-i~s.....;;..o~ve=r~•----
SHOWOO~Ni AT N•OON
· ; .lt.Jumph1~ , Jehosephant! Never in all rrry life have ·· I veled fast and now every seen such a dad-blasting hot day," declared the older. window and door was occu-
"Yep, neith'r have I," added the younger one. Not a pied. soul is movin any--Well, lookee there, some poor guy is The two fighters walked out in the sun." the _prescribed distance
"Well at least he isn't heatin that horse up by run- from each other. Then turn ning her. said the older looking up the street. ing, they were about to
The man on the horse c~me up the street slowly and draw when-looked in every window and door. When he got to the 'Cut! Cut!" screamed the • saloon, he dismounted and strolled p~st the two men. director; st it's time to eat.
Once inside, he stopped and let his eyes get accus- --Submitted by Mr. Mattes tomed to dimness. Then he surv eyed the big room. [ i b r o r y Realizing that a stranger had entered the room, the Che CL_ LJ p noise died down abruptly and the card g ames stopped.
The stranger said, "J:1ke, I've been looking fer you Are you eager to be help fer many years; now I've found you.n ful? Then check yourself
The man addressed as Jake replied, ''Howdy, Slim, l<"lng by answering the following time, no see. How have you been? questions about the libr'.ll"y
"You know how I am, Jake, replied Slim. You elugged 1. Do I put magazines in me and left me for the buzzards. ' 1 place after I read them?
"You shouldn't say things that ain't true,'' s:iid Jake 2. Do I take books to the "I'm not, and if you don't come out in the street and desk after I take them from fight me, "I'll shoot you here, said Slim. "It don't nake the shelves? much difference to me . ·"
3. Do I come to the li-
Shaking slightly, J~e said, "What! Not now, it's too brary for social purposes hot for shooting. Come over here and let's talk it over. or to read?
"No!" said Slim starting to draw his gun.
'Wait!" screamed Jake, 11 1'11 fight you--if that's Small deeds done are betwhat you want." ter than great deeds
With this both men went into the street. News. had tra- planned. --Peter Marshall
November 21, 1962
Mick~ Missile
This short· dark-haired eighth grade girl warns \J1V lr__J o ? all other girls to 'look V J • out for my little brother:\ She also said, 'I have no l I I \ J\v j-,I: o,? real hobbies, but I like V1 V to play records in my spare time."
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Sh e lists hamburgers as • i ;~ her favorite food and J) ,- - ~ arithmetic and physical )
education as her most ~\_,. _ enjoyable classes. . l .-, ...A _,v· _,.r
Volleyball and softball j , ,,// __:::_ , .) are her choice sports. She \ _ was on the eighth grade (" 1 all-star team that con,. • } ...,. / 1 quered the ninth grade
"I like to play chess, was her reply when asked about her favo.r-ite pastimes. Steak and pheasant are her preferred foods. She hopes some day to graduate from Wesleyan with a music degree. She likes friends that are quiet, kind, sensible and honest. You can probably find her almost anytime by looking for her frierrl, Merrie Peterson.
Ii 1 / , j girls 5-2 in their soft-
! -' / / / ...:: 1 ball game November 2.
J - • .., / A trip to Lake Tahoe, 1( - - -:: L :- " she s a ys is her most in( / ••,_;- ~(.-\ J ~ -- - teresting vacation. Col, ,,
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v , : )!_ ! •·. ) le~Me is in her pians,; ( ~/ y only pet peev~ you ' ' 1 11 /"'J·u J guessed it), she said1 "is my little br ther." ?
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This 14 year-old blonde . J haired ninth grade girl is ii / active in Job's Daughters, 1 • Y-Teens, and C~i Rho. Her
Chicken steak, and mashed potatoes are the foods relished by this eig hth grade boy. He cons tr ucts model cars as a hobby and likes to play baseball, basketball, and footb a ll in his spare time. His favorite classes are physical education and arithmetic.
Two interesting vacations--one to Tucson, Ariz. and the other to Regina, Saskatchewan, in Canada, highlight his traveling experiences.
When asked if he would like to see any ch a n ges at Mickle, he replied, "I would switch to a l on ger lunch hour and open t h e gym during lunch hour every day."
hobby is acrobatics.
During teachers' convention she participated in a phy sical education perfo rmance. • It is not surpri s in g that physical educa t i on is her favorite class.
After high school she plans to attend the University of Minnesota to study medicine. ?
This young lass, a native Lincolni te, attended Pers hing Elementary School last year. At Mickle English is her favorite · elass.
She has two brothers and one sister, also a dog na med Hans. To study about fish is her hobby. Her pet peeve is two-timing boys.
Very athletic with a preference for football is this seventh grade boy. Included among his choice studies are gym, ari thmetic •and irrl us trial arts •• His pet peeve though is homework.
He is often seen with Jack Hinman, Paul Brown Allen Campbell. His brother Tim is in the ninth grade. Last year he attend ed Pershing E17m• School.
In a friend this ninth grader looks for one with a good sense of humor and similar interests. His ambition is to become a medical doctor.
If he is heard making strange sounds, he is only • practicin ~ his French phrases.
He likes Christmas because, he says, "It is the longest school vacation.' 9 He is 5 feet 6 inches tall has black hair and brown eyes. His sister and brother are his pet peeves. Football, basketball, and Hi-Y are his choice activities.
CORRECTION: The names of Karen Kors, Cindy Wolfe, and Barbara Stansbury who also modeled in the style show were omitted in the story on page 5. Ed.
November 21 1 1962
Ninth grade football players on Nov. 5 and 6 checked in their uniforms to be used again by the Northeast freshmen ~f '63.
Saturday, Nov. 3 marked the end f this year's freshman football team coached by George Alexander, Jerry 0ehring, Pat Murphy, and Tom Kidd, formerly of Mickle. The team reported that the practices were ru~ged, but fun. The boys played Lincoln and Southeast High School freshman teams.
( Vt M'T H G i. A D E ALL· .'.:il A t.5 CHOSEN
Seventh grade all-stars were chosen by players in the intramural football eagues.
The starting line-up is: Steve Keyser and Derald Murrell at the ends; Gale Saathoff and Graig Spaeth, tackles; Phil Hood and Jim Pickerel, guards; Jim Winchester, center; Stan Erickson, fullback; Alan Campbell and Larry Mohatt, half backs; and Greg Lambert, quarterback. The substitutes are Monty Cady Dale Blackford, Dick Bornemeier, Tom True, Tom Hinkle, and Bill ?hadwell.
GRADER~ CH1\MFIONS
Ninth graders remain vie. tors of the footb a ll field by defeating the eighth grade runner-ups 38-0 Friday, Nov. 9.
The boys played well especially Topliff and Luedke. Luedke fouled up just about every play in eighth grade backfield and recovered a fumble, ran 40 yards for a touchdown only t o have it called back by an offsides pen~lty. Topliff made two tremendous catches for those touchdowns. Krieger played well considering his back injury, and Hecht made a two good trap blocks to
spring Campbell loose. Penalties cost the team three touchdowns and one extra point.
Making records in physical fitness tests for the seventh grade are: Stan Erickson, 14 pull-upt; Tom Hinkle, 5.1 in the rope climb; and Walter Moomau, 65 push-ups.
The eighth grade started off hot and never cooled off until they took their showers after the seventh vs. eighth gr~de g~me, Nov. 7. im with 12 points was leading scorer in the 32-0 romp.
Each Mondai., after · school seve nth grade girls play in a Nebraska Ball tournament. Championships will be played off in a few weeks.
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Four Nebraska&-all teams have been organized by ninth grade girls. Members of Team 1 are: Nancy Newc mb, captain; Rosanne Irick, Cathy McGrew, Karen Westover, Sandy Arnold, Terry Sizemore, Karen Shelbourn, Carol Wed.berg, Joyce Farber and Ruth Mozdzen.
Team 2 members are: Cindy Buis, cqpt a in j Dor-
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othy Waller, Barb Petri, Sharon Detenbeck, Shirley Gillispie, Janis Shirey, Ardyce Weyer, Sharon Morley -arrl LaVonne Dyer.
Team J members are:Kathy Moffitt; Cheryl Hamilton, Jane Kollman, Rita Roberts
Pam During, Peg Manley," Marcia Wall and Susan Tays . In team 4 are: Carolyn Nahley, eaphin; Debbie • Tumblin, Diane Kirby, Anita Hisey, Charlene Lehr
Judy Vanderfecht, Barib Emery, Karen Fontaine, Donna Cuzzupe, Linda Longmore and Shirley Hladik.
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Champions ,: of the after school softball tournament are the Base Runners, ar eighth grade team. Th E team comprises Claudi e Hansen, Dianne Messing s Sue Miller, Judy Hitch , Kathy Keyser, Deanne Judd f Susan Beam, Judy Nielson~ and Melissa Oakes.
Cindy iolfe, embarrassed dumbfounded, and shocked, broke down in streams of laughter after being caught red-handed.
Everything was going fine until she startoo. to use a pen that was left on her desk. So~n after the bell rang, someone knocked on the door. Answering the door, Mr. Harder met the boy who used Cindy's seat third period, demanding his pen.
Mr . Harder went over to reclaim it. Pointing to the pen, he said, ·'Did you find that?"
Not underptanding, she replied, ·'What7 ·'
"That,·' came the exasperated sigh.
~'Oh, ye11'! she replied in a quiet, restrained voice.
Wor will trade
Tom Burkhardt repo~ted that the Common Market 3dmitted Greece because it needed French fried potato~s~•"-------------
Why are teeth like verbs? Because they are regular, irregular, ~nd defective.
By Ardyce Weyer
You are on the · gym floor and wearing your street shoes. Miss Sage comes in . . What do you do7 (a) Run.(b Eat your shoes; (c) Walk on your hands. (d) Say, ;er fell from · the ventilator. ·'
You are standing in the locker room with •'Object•i in your hand~ You must get rid of it fast. How?{a) Swallow it.(b) Stamp it out with your bare feet. (c) Put it ~n your pocket. (d) Say, "The air is awfully thick today. '
You are cutting through the auditor;um and you 11 bum:p into Mr. Keill. What do you say? (a) What's new? (b) "Fancy meeting you here rt c J "Nice announcements you made this morning!(d) •rs this room 1057"
You' re talking about Mr . . DeGraw md he comes up behind you. What do you do? Die:
1. 2. Who's Who Jerry Colvert
Kathy Parrott
Dorothy Waller
Sigrid Paulson
Tom Hinkle t ck Parrqt:t:..._ ----...
doesn how ma he'll trade for!
Two of the best fed girls in the country are at Mickle.
During their lunch period, Marsha iall and Marty Fitchett had a race to see who could eat the most food.
Marsha's menu cost 58 cents and consisted of a hot dish, cake, jello, corn, sandwich, potato chips, fudge bar, fritos, and two cartons of milk . Marty downed 55 cents' worth of food. She chose a hot dish, corn, potatoe~ sandwich, two pieces of cake, milk, potato chips, and a fudge bar.
· Marsha won by a glass of milk .
large li ghted Christmas tree in the front hal; gaily colored display windows, and C ristmas-like bu ll etin boards fill Robin ickle with the holiday at mo s phere.
s one walks down the halls, he may see resem- blances of snow, sleighs, reindeer, anta, trees, gifts, Wise men,shepherds, the manger scene, stars, and candles.
'iay this spirit of fel-
Vcl. III, Ne. 3 ROBIN MICKLE J. De. 20 1 62
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Burton E. Grossman, Governor of District 41), Rotary lowship radiate from International, Tampico, Mexico, was guest of Mickle and ickle to the live of the Spanish class, Dec. l).
hundreds of people.
• Greeted at the door by hostesses Lucinda Haar and / 1 .) I C A n d 5p e ec h
Sa~y rnold' r. 3r~ssman as taken on a tour of the - Christmas, ·• 1'The Christmas building before he came to
C r O U p ': • " I c t e Song. '' Spanish class. There he X •• r..
Boys' Chorus--- "Deck the listened in on group re- rn c , :., _, 0 r y Halls •• , II O Tell It on the sponses to the tape record- Interspersed by approp- ountains." er and to dialogues given ria t e choral numbers the Eighth and ninth grade by Joan uigley, Lucinda s p?ak ing c hoir related the girls---" hy, 0 S!iepherd Haar, Vicki Hensley and Chi-istma s story according Maiden?"
1 Vha t Child Is Sandy rnold, to t . Luke in an assembly This?·•
Mr. Grossman highly rec- Dec. 20
Mixed Chorus---- 11 0 Holy mroended the oral approach
Th e Brass Choir played i ht,'' "Birthday flf a to foreign language study,
a t t he beg i n ni ng and close King," "Silent ight," He ans ered questions a- of t he program 'Christ- • Triple Trio---'Lo, Ho A bout Mexico and his work m:1s Ui·eetin" s rch, . 1 11 on- Rose E'er BJ.oollling, • "Away there. He has lived in d erl;, r d by ight, 11 and In a Manger. 1 Mexico for 21 years, is " .S p.i.d.t of Chri s tmas,•• Robinaires---"Rise Up, executive Vice-president W">re played by ••• ,the , Ad- Shepherd and Follow, '' of Sistema Fleishman s. , va n..:6d Band.
The audience joined the which operates 8 Coca Cola Ch ora l gr oups singing groups singing "O Come All bottling plants and 18 '" , , • " oll s: Seventh Ye Faithful, ' and "Joy r., warehouses served y hes e gr ~ " s: c:- J • -- 'It 's Beg in- The ' lorld. · , Bob , Tb1iolrer plants. ning to Look a Lo t Like was pro gram narrator. cont, on page 3
With Christmas in the making, and ~nly four m~re shoppiag days left, there will be a mad rush to all the department st~res and t~y st~res. Although this sees tn be the wh le idea nf Christmas to m3.ny--pr e s e nts and Christmas trees and all, the pe ple f . ric!J. still remember the re3.l meaning f Chri s ~s
The idea ~r givin~ pr e s e n s ~s st~ rt ed wh e n the thr e e kings, Melrhoir, B3.l t ha z a r, ~r.d C~s p er, brnught gifts ti"'\ Jesus n wh t c a. e to b a Christ . a s ni ght, . Thus t he first gifts we r e giv e n, not r eceiv ed n Chris t mas n : .ght. The tr3.di t ion ha s carried n until to day. tbw , h wever, th e giv i ng of gifts has undergone 8. v g, st c h n e. Santa Cl aus is a fqt, j lly ld s ul who has c e t b e kn wn a t C~r is~ m~ s tie. The Christ qs tr ee is s met h in g to h ~n ~ 0rn~me ts ~n ~nd pile gifts u nre r. we ek r wo l~ t e r it usu~lly perishes in the i n s inerator. The s ~i ~ii h g nd beautiful wr~p ings are t >ssed b y t h e wa ys ide in the e xci tement f the gifts. B l the h~nnin e ss and .err i me nt Christ 3.S brings is s .,: 1 ll 1 pp e ~;, .ost in p ee _ l e ; s t houghts. erry Christmas a1 id H::.ppy eT Ye ar to 3.l ! r ....................................Jack Ke terer 2xch~ nge ..................................... St v2 3a ~e
S :-1 1 ews ••••••••••••..• Linda Stansbury, Rj k C l lura
S1 0rt s ........ Jim B1.rn a s, ~n 1ei e r h u s e , B';!rb a ra Pe:.r i, etty J · Lail~a , y {o fi'.U t C1 s. . . . . . . . . . . . 3. !' c al, 1 e llie • h i th1.ro, - a ay Fe~ture ...................................... Ks.r e n K rs Literary .................... Keith Snyder, Steve Sampsnn Circul~ti~n .•..............................•. D n Spin~r J kes and Cartonns ... ~._...... Ardyce eyer, Bqrry Menefee Art and Ccver .•..............• Phil Vnyles, S ndy Ifland C pyreaders ............•. ancy ewe b, C~lleen Pr e st~n Reporters .•• Sandra rn ld, nn Dunn, P~ Durin ,Shirley Gillespie, Kenny Plnck, K~ren Shelburn, Car 1 -ledber , Sh..,ri,n 1 ~rley Sp onsor... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rs. elch
CH I~ TMAS H MANY MEANI GS By Keith Snyder
T~ me ristmas me ans a vac~ti~n frnm sch 11nd time t~ give as Gll ~s to receive gifts. It i s a tie t bet ~eth e r 2 ~ilies ~nd ti ~e to wo r- ship C rist's birth. It is a tie t keep the spir- it ~r Santa c1~us glcwing am~n~ the younger c i ld e n. It is a time o b.:.ild sn w men, sn w for ts , and t~ . throw snow b 1ll3 It is ime to b~ t i e e and d e c or 'lte it 1·,:, t.:1 b a·. 1.s and st r· .l12' S pl 'i C G gi fts b 0 n : _:., h it . This is Chr i st ~ : .
FR.I Cit-JAL D I E~T :
C I V I L D EF E N ~ E r K t LL Mi .k le rd e rly Tu esd1. 2 , ..T..., v f il e s c h 1 , 3 r. J 5 ~L t e .!.
ur pose i:, (! , :_-- L·2c;t~ c e was t i nf r 1n ~-)~!?. of a city wid e ci vil d eJ' en se poli,.!y . The P" j '"' Y ::, t::it ed th 3. t he p u i) s r: e 1·e t0 di sc1 s s with tta:L p ... e nts th e ! : ~· e tog i n c~se of m tio nal emerg 8ncy.
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Book number 1,025 has recently been accessioned ~t the Mickle lib r~ry ann unced J.;rs . ! _ ·:. ) ~Libr:1.ri.::.n. . Of this nu rt" be r, 26 have been added this year.
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Let my l"ve, lika sunlight surr und y u and yet give y u illumin fre dom. R~bindr~ t h Fe .re
e~ember 20, 962
TttANGLE TREE
'T kill time try w~rking it t death" reads a small w oden plaque in rs . Johns n's rn m.
Her seventh gr ~de arithmetic c:ass lade Chr f stmas decorati :-is out •0 r ge metric figures. One is a ball made ~f 20 ~aily colored equil~ter~l triangles .
T O P T EN T YP t ·) TS
he ten t p typists in tying I are listed each week n a bulletin bo~rd in !iss Bratcher 9 s ro m. he top is shar ~d by Rick Collur3. and Kathy Sc tt. The thers -~re in rder as follows: Rae nn S1f)te, 2,9.:-cia ·:lall , Ken Dre el, Ca rol real , Cqr 1 1-led erg, Ken Swanson, ancy Staber&, B~rbara Petri, ~nd L n Te· der o se.
R. CORDS _;C)M '2CLf
5P£llf G I ROGR.E 55 .t!,i h h . graders in ·irs . R sen.uist's En~lish class s re making a hicve ent ook_Gts cont ~ining each one's est sp e lin records. A the end '"'f the s en e ster e~ch e n easure his progress.
Missile i _;
Mr . Gr ssm~n fr m p~ge 1
Invited t~ Linc 1n y R~tary G vern~r Clift~n, Mr. Gr~ssman is hel ing t make pl-9.ns f~r R~tari~ns to visit Mexic .
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S I-' f l t I •'t S < H A M PS
In a spell-d wn etween Mr. DeGraw's and Mrs Saunder's seventh gr~ders, Mrs. Saunder's class were the vi ., tors .
T RI f'\ N , __ l E F Z Z LE . Ai•· V
Mr. Wiles keeps his arithmatic cl,qsses ~lert by h~ving them figure ut trian ~le puzzles he makes fORtlG RECtPE
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T visit the home ecnn m• ics r 0m ~nd e~t pizza, a dish chRr~cteristic f Italy was the privilege of r. H~~der's seventh grade s cial studi~s class.
STEHLIK NAMED
TO rt' HO') W H 0
Miss Jane Ste lik, c~det Q O y een the C 1e s e 21 re -
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[') Lf YAM GROU~ TC' UR 5,...HOOL
Mrs . Kat e rine Br wn and het ethods cl2ss, a Wesleyan group, toured~ the building qnd visited ~1~sses n Dec 17 period tw Alk FOt~/~E OfflCEl
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By Don Spinar
Seventh raders fr m Mr . DeGr~w•s and Mrs . R~msey's class e s were hon red De c. 7 byavisit fr n ~r . Rqker~ an ex - Ai r Force Officer.
r. Rakers who hqd been to Sp~in , Portug~l, and Engl~nd showed movies of these countri es . The ·· movie on Sp~in ~nd Portug~l showed a bull fight which r. Rakers described as ngcry. 9 The bull w~s put into the ring with four r five fighters we~ring pink c ~pes . Then a m~n n a p~dded h rse angered the bull even more Next the m~tador made his entry and killed the bull which w~s then used for charities.
The second film n foggy England especially fe~tured-ch2nging of the guards at Buckingham Palace.
F 11 ing the sho ings the uest ~nswerad questi ns ~sked y the pupils HAV~ YOU EvEI
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During typing ~lass, the members ere in~e rrupted y a fr e;.:i_,c s o • <.A. Tnen C3. e3-scr e9. .~.ng thro 1 ~g:1 the window. r.": e t: 1~1:.: ·iter s began to s t0p 3 :1 -~ 11y stopp d alt r.;~tl e r.. ' "_rnn Miss Br3 ch?!r s :.i , •1H2s :)n' t y u ever h rd th wind?' 1
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The bunny hp and the h kie p kic were tw0 f the ost p . ul ar anc~ s enjo -r e at he fir st allsc h 1 hop h e l d N v. 3 in the cafeteria dec or a ted with the sc }i ool c o lors, blue and wh ite.
Rec rds were provid d by students for dancin g . S t udent Council ~e mbers s old pop and c okies Ci ndy Wr,lf, pr e side nt; f Student Council was ann unc e r. Mr.Kill co mm ented I t was w rth doing and the
students did what was expected f them. ·'
Tw Mil a Lefl e r irl ~
Pat St:. r('s , :~ d 1r. C. . r i!3 tnse n , won t:1e fi ~st r ::.~ tze for the c · , c tur e p a i :. 1. i: 1g c ontest •• o:L t he Gateway Sh r. _,ping C' c:: ~e r . :): * *
Three Jo rt hGa s t foo tba l l pl a y ers mc=i.de th e a ll - ci ty t er "' • Th~ y a re junior cent er l\.:! rJ.in Brodd , s en ior fu llba c k Stan ~ ell, and R illi0r-, uch 1-· Or.e U liars?
·.. s e io r guar d Brad Paulson. ·~ M B::. c dd at l:,e 1ded 1ic k le in By S:1. ndy
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On e billi n d llar hills pliced end t · end w uld e xt e nd a distance cf 96,~70 miles, r a b out fur ti me s .ro nj the world~ If y~u traveled around the w~rld ·•.('k in g t h em up at th rate f one per second, 42 h our s a -1eek, y u w uld have to w rk 134 years t ec 0m e a b illionaire-.
It wou ld take alm ;t two thousand years, a peri d e ., rt Pndi ng fr0m the birth of Christ, to spend ne b i ~lion d ollars at the rate of one dollar per minute.
Oi1e b i l lion dollars would pay fr 100,000 h uses c osting $1 0 ,000 each; these w uld be enough dwelling u Lit s t o make a city the size of Omaha.
~Ji. h one billion dollars you could buy 500, 00 new a u totno bil es, each costing $2, 00. Pla cd umper t b 0n pe r t he se cars would xtend 1,562 miles, abut the dis t a nce fro Clevel.8!.nd, Ohi, t Salt Lake City, Utah.
1. Sk in glands that secreto ~il are te~hnicallykn"Wn as ( a ) sehace~us, (b) acne, (c) endocrine.
2. s ap with lanolin,. -;elive il r c~ld cream is (a) ~ ='>t ri~g c nt, ( b) gr n { ) superfatted.
3. If y u h ave black h ads, y u sh~ u ld (a) press ~ut the c :) • en ts , ( b ) s U C!')ZC " ut t h c n t ents, (e) leave them a lu1 .
. Of mo st i pr anc to b ea u t y f t h e hair is (a) are (b) c 1 r, (c) style .
6 . To count er act he d r f pers ira t i n, y u sh uld use ( a) perf e, (b) a pilatnry , (a) ad d rant. 1. a, 2. c, 3. a, 4 . a, 5.
, •· ninth grad. e
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D by Restau fr m Culler is th e J u ni or I nternatio nal Ch a mni o n Ba ton 1\.;-'\.1.· J e r in the 11-14 y ea r old d~.visi n. She ha s b2e n taking bat n lessons fo r four years and has won 114 tr phies.
Darnell Denis n, Culler ninth grader, ate 75 ice cream sandwic hes, Sept 28 to Oct. 4. He ate an a verage ""f 15 a day. * * *
Traditi n rei gned once again n Oct. 24 , at Daw es, the date f t he ir a n~u a l Ghoul Day. mong t he d isguises were t hos e of mosuit es, gypsies, and be atniks.
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G i , 'v T --. ,: Teas f r th e 1othBrs of sev enth grade home econonics ir ls e re h eld Dec .12 and 13. Th e ot he rs were served c ok ies a nd mints ade y t h eir daugh t e rs. c nt . o n 3.ge 5
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ear i n a black t r e nch 3.t and bi white f -qr ry
His f ~vo :- i t e class is , and sp rt is hasketball Ste k rarks num er ne 0n his list ~f fav orite f oods , In a fr l - :d he look s f or someon i10 i s f n a n h as a gc d. DGr ':i ,), "J. lvY Girls
2. :c ~o n~:; :1.u r s l rd s h obby . as:- c: in _. h:. s pet b e s L;J.ted , ., y 1 1·,t, 2 t l' oc 1{ r; 'i ,.~ L l.'.;. Yr' •:·s old nd i ~ :i .r t :-- P. 0 i her g a de • ii n .Jrr.c:i .Jt !l>.!.'3 , he said m ~w girl -f' r iend 1! ?
nin h gr ade h ) m ~., f r om s cho 1 tl is s eve nth grade boy busy In his sp a re t.:. . .e he makes model cars . He is 12 years o d and has lived in r folk and Oma~a as well as Linc ln . He is activ e i nt e YMCA and has ne br othe r and one siste r.
This e ighth g r ade gi r l lo l·er s on second fl ("' or n 2 ;. 1rs . Gree wade' s r _, 1 li:s.s a brother in the se..r0 r . th e- r ad e.
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T r j(,~ _:-ii r e s , a • '1)T S ' si nr-;.' r 1t-· g~oup is a ns- org:i. r·:;_ ~' ( i l a l, •• , :<:l e ~ I ts eif'u-: ·s arc'" -3.Ve ue1 1 k e, Bob Th e d , e r, Doi_ g C, m be ll Eob D.:.r ·•,all , Ii.:ln:iy L_,o s, Ki r k E1"' )\m Lar:i.' Ge the , S te1·1i..n Ot t , an Rick Bn. ley : CaJ. ol Nea l is th e i a cc o p is t 1 ve-9. ri n li ght 1. e s eat. ers as p rt of t: 1 h· c stume , the bey ~&d e t h e ir first appe r :1 nce a t the Christ as assembly,Dec . 20
By Betty Sa lka
' The way t be hap y i~ tn be good , · is the .r1 : .t c f Laddie , a young mcJ.n u ~1C f 11.ows it wi.,h c a r e :i. n a b ok called , na tural ly, L~ dci:f ~ by Gene S ua ttor Por :_,3r
One of the mid le c :. ild r en i n a large r ~~ ily , Laddie i s the favori t e of e veryone , esJecially little Sister, who tells this tale f mystery , sen t iment and humor laddie is the kid of person ho thi nl: s o; ctjers before hi 111!-;~.lf, ar.c thus e e'1rs hi. s =>l f t < Litle Sister , the o unoe s t . uch can b9 l earnec ab ~ut thoughtfuln ess f r or Laddie , Mr . a 1 s . ~t ~nt n , and even Little Sister . FLASH -..S anta a r rived a h e a f chedule wi ~h e ~1r
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Dec . 12 to 1
CAROL PAY E, 0 rade seven, with _1 c:r fa. . :2.lJ acnLl~or.lc in Europe for t~ r Je weeks the s - r, -'~-: of 1 9 62? She traveled in ..!.r i:.: l=1n , Holland, Ge n~ - !~Y , I-caly , Fr5.nce, and Switzerlan She also visi c d Vatican City and onaco .
KATHY MOk'F I T traveled with her family to the Philip- pin e I5lands , Hong Kon ,.., , Japa n, Alaska and Haw ii1 Her fa her 's employment with o dyear took them tn thes e pl ac e.-
CHIP HE.DER. SON lived tw ye3rs each in Sweden rid Sp ~ :- . His father was stationed in these countries fr o. · 1948 -19 51.
ST ~HE THOMPSON h~s visited ustrali~, his mo he rs ho melJ.nd ? He says he enjoyed oin barefoot to --~11..: ol and li vi g closet the ncean. On th ei r return to the U ~· .A the family stopped at New Zeq_l nd, Figi, and H:rwa ii.
Traveling by jet plane, R n~ u~ I~ BLODGETT accompa- nied her family to Germany in uec., 1961. In Heidelberg they celebrated Christmas with relativ e s. Rose Marie enj yed seeing the old ca~tles. One in Heidelberg, ~as nearly 800 ye sold. The univ ersi ty there recent- ly celebrated its 575th birthday. She ~lso enjoyed seeing the old towns and castles along the Rhine River.
Many Mickle students have chosen painting, sketching and drawing as their hobbies. Amon t~em are PAUL BRO':JN, LINDA BALL, BOB DI G:vELL ho als likes t design, ARTYCE OLSON who works with oils, COLLEEN PRESTO , JANELL FLOREA, JENNY HAMILTO"J ANJ CAROLE ADJ-l.J: S.
VAUGHN PESTER draws cart ns. He likes drawing to~, and one of his pictures of a house was chosen for dis- play at Miller and Paine art show.
HERBIE THO S has compl eted m~ projects in cer~mics He hopes to enter some of them at the State Fair.
ROBEaT STEPHJ!JSON receiv ed ~n ward for entering five paintings and drawings in art exhibits in Lincoln and other braska towns. Besides living in Germ~ny for three years he has visited nine forei~n countries.
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Gary Beggs, the J ack Frost in peci~l Educati on roo, painted frost on he dis-ob.v win-iow. ~rry ••=ir ris scored as to. c cller fo~ the second six ,e ; ks' pe~iod .
I .te:: 2 s t_ in ne s rri tin~, he _. ·9ils h'lvc een re a in~ front p~ge stories.,
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1 inth grade girls gave a c ffee for the facu -+: :.~ c !1 Dec. 19. They s erv-sr1 •:'.:lr.• 1 • ious yeast br aq,ds.
Christmas cen t e • ~~~ :es for the three oc r., ~·: lon s were made by t he 6 i~1s Though their ~teri?-~~ included such cm on 1-h:n~ s -9.S t'ld candles, dete1• .c.: s n t bottles, ~nd ·sp s of 0~0w spray, the finis hed p:·oducts f e~ t red be~ut]._:'i;.l ~~els ~nd Christmas tr~e~.
comics and the movie section d uiving reports on assigned s ectio~s.
Every gift which is given, even though it be s m~ll , is in r e3l ity re t if it be given with ff ction. --Pi nd r
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Tr avel-brad is awaiting the Saunder's fqmily . They say they • 11 ::lit unt i l their 4-.re .r-old Trudy is at le:ist 10. rrs . Saund e rs w~o taught at Irving Jtnior Hi h befo r e she came to lickle, enj ys golf, bridg e , and re:iding a book a y She gr~duated from the University of Nebraska nd majnred in English nd social studies . Her ar~duqte work w~s taken at Color d University . Bee use r f her desire t inves her life in e pl~ rs . S~unders chose teaching ~sher professi n . She says she likes the beautiful plant :it ickle and finds the student body well r ~nized and ab ve average .
,r, tr • ·it:_ se nior Te·t·t ·s 0: ro'ie·ts
e Jean Dell , a senior ortheast , t ld ~r l~st su er's experience • in Madrid , Spain , with the merican Field Service , Tuesd~y , Dec . 11 , at an all sch 1 assembly
Miss Dell showed slide pictures f the places she visit and the Spanish family with whom she lived fr two nths . Of special interest were pictures ~f the Royal PaJ ac e in adrid , a bull fight, and the Eiffel T wer in Paris . he purpose nf meric n Field Service is t ~ impr ve relati ns between ountries and t bring pe ple cl ser t each other , said iss Dell In order t be eligi le for this kind f trip ~broad, one st .aint in hi h
h~ two y ~rs f foreign lan u::ige study -q,nd cplcted hjs junior ye~r in hio- sc ool
- • · rs . os ui'st, who C'.3.mc to -ickJ e to substitute for lr s . Ebel Till remqin ~s En lish qnd ~rithm tic teach e r this semester
G~rdening ~nd collecting small pieces f antique gl ss are her hobbies . She is ch ir n of the C::inteen Red Cr ss .of Lancaster C unty . This means that in case f disaster she w uld be sent out t pr epare f od fr the people in the disasters.re~
Mrs . R senquist i s gr aduate f the Univ ersity ~r Nebr ~ska . She plans t~ t~ -Cinc i nn1.ti , Oh i o , f f'r Christm1.s .
Red Cross me bers have c ll ec ~ct 1282 key strips and 1~ el s for the Christmas cl , .
In their Jecem er meeting 1r. Dappen gqve instruer tions n first ~id and mouth t mouth respira n . The Red Cr ss Council went -c~roling Dec 19 ~t the University Place Y:inke nursin h me . * * *
Ninth rs.de Y- Teens held thei r Xm3s ::irty , Dec 18 in the library . Joyce Ellis read the Xm~s story
The group then pl~y d games ~nd exchang gifts
The club sp ns rs serv cookies . . ,:~_, ORr ..1H:'\:. rs John D . Or rrshowed s lides and t:llked about he r trip t Eur pe to the se v enth grades cial studi es cl~sses ~f Mrs . Ramsey a.nd Mr. DeGraw on De~ 14.!.. _
If y u fee l r eal brs.ve today , test yourself by answe r- ing these questions !
1 . Al l w yourself fi v e minutes to rea r range the letter s Q W D _ L R W t spell a new w rd ut not a pr pe r n~me, nor an hing f rei n r ' 1unn1.tur:1l . -~ ri te it out .
2. Figure out this pro l em in di ,) o ~tic reb.tions : I f an intern~tion~l qirliner cr ~sh ~ ex~ctly n the u . s . _C1.n~1i~n ord ~r, :~ere would th ey be re uired Y int ern~tion~l l~w t bury the survivors?
J . Fi re out this .roblem within ne inute: If one face f cube measur s 2 x 4 , wh tis the rea of each oft e r~ces , and wh qt is the t t 1 area fall eight f1.ces?
4 n ~rch~eol gist rep rted finding tw g ld coins d t e 46 B C. L~ter, he as thor ughly qnd cp e nly discredit by a dis.runtled fell arch~eologist . hyr
5. If y u had nly ne atch , and entered s. r om t start 1p ker sene lamp, ~n il he~ter , ~nd a ood - burning s ve , w ich ould you light first and y?
6 . lh~t unusu~l chqrqcteristics do th se ix ords h3. ve in c m on 1 EFI' SIGHL G C ZSS C O Y IRST ST. (Pl qs compl te y ur within five inut es ) for answers.
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8. -· ,..:k____ g es the clock.
9. -n ~nimal th3.t wo~l ccmes fro . • 2 m .e ffiajorette __ _ th ~nd - >
2 • ) . ,... ; t ,... was b rn . f the ou o en a locked clcor with S C... -· tio little felco ., .es cwn the on Christ as. int n irdy ht i the
8 . ou decor~te s time . 10. pl~n 11. 14 . for ifts 17 19 . 20 . 21. 24. 25 . 28 . 30 . 31. 34 . 37 . vertise .ents . Ah lei~ the ground. Th opposite of que~ns . The T G is a i n- of Ch;istm~s . · The nwber ~fter eight . Somet~ing you like on 3. birthd1.y c1.lrn.
27 . F od that ~ttr~cts
29 . fish . rizht object in the sky
21 . A hen 13.ys this 33 . he abbrevi~ ion fr the United r ions . 35 . Everything incl ded 36 . The town here Christ 3. horn.
J8 . A short n3.me for Susan D wn
1 . A Christ as fl wer . 2 . The 17th le ter in the _lp h -ibet . ·--3 • me:1.nin you do so bin .
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6 . Title of~ ch;i;t- s
Ta heqvenly peop e in t 1::: S .<.y . Th;_ LS! S Sq ta rings to kids - on nhr~straas . A g -m yo cqr ,·hen ou sing in choir . Re do 0 rqn own the hill.
The oppo ite of pa . See Rnswers next issue
C HR 15 T A. S 1'11 G H f . By ar Fin hy
On the first hrist~~s morn
In 1 l~nd f~r ~~ay
The Crist Ghil w~s born On hat firs Christm~s
Tho h 'tw1s sm~ll day . stale
Whe~e in the rr.~ng r he l~y 'mwqs beautiful si ght Th~t first Christ~as d~y .
CHR ISTMA S AND YOU
By J hn Ingwerson [I
T many eopl Christ!n3.s me-ns toys And t some it meg.ns grea oy But then t m~ny i means the Baby Jesus and the m~n~er scenes . Alth ugh th~se me~ninC's ~re right, .,: .__ t d YOU think of on Christ..... s night
December 20, 1962
l.( R d t k c, _"\' I r; s C J . s C un r·y Rae e
B b Luedtke took the lead and led all the way to win the third annual cros·s country race in 5 minutes and 18 sec nds, Nov. 21.
The course to k the boys up and down hills, around Robin ickle school,across the park and back t the football field. The course was about ne mile 1 ng.
The folll') n.ng finished in the next eight places:
2nd Tom Krieger grade 9
3rd Dave S.ith " 9
4th Lon eiderhouse ' 9
5th Dan lden •• 9
6th xel Cab era ' 9
7th Jim Heitbrink ~, 8
8th lan C~ripbell •• ?
9th Jim Pickerel " ?
SATUI C · AY RECREATI N ..
advantage of the scho l's ph y sical education facilities.
At the gym the boys may play b 2 sketball, learn a few stunts on the trampoline, play volleyball, footb-3.ll, '"'ruse the gym- nastic equipment.
l1hen there is a field day nr some other sp rts event on Saturday, the gym is closed.
Seventh e:rade
Pull-ups - tan Ericksrm 14
Rope Clirnb -Tim Hinkle 5.1
Push-u - -r ::tlt r omau 65 Ei 11:t _ e-1 ~d_e
Pull-ups - Jerry eehan 15
Rope cl.irnb-J e Meehan 4
Push-ups..Bill Opp 60 Scott nderson 60 -int.b. gi:nde
Pu.11-• t\ps -- llan Cof'k 19
Rope c1imb-L. Lnckhart 3.3
Push-u s- Steve Forcier 60 early every Saturday moL1: rr bet een 9 and 12
VO L L EYB A l L f I EL D DAY m3.ny boys from Mickle and The girls' Mickle team other juaior highs take won and lost three '
gam he volleyball
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8TH BOYS WINNER~
Alth ugh the seventh boys fought hard they just ccu~dn't s~ore very well ag~in~t the eighth grade in the all-star volley all game, ec. 11.
The - score in game one was 15-7; game two, 15-7; and in g~me three, 15-0.
Yells fro~ the girls' 1 cker r OPl Dec. 3, 1ere a sure sign that the ei ..., hth grade girls' char. pion r ebraskab' 11 team as a spirited cne.
The ictorious team members are: 1.:-. G-.1.. aesser ,K. Parrotts K. Scott, B. Ball, c. Bickford, R. Tharnish, Mr. Flemi g, J. Seikman, ilson, W. Dyer, J.Bunteme rer.. and - 1 • Ore. #
play ay, Dec~·- • On the team tT 0 re , Pickerel, D. Turib:in, Jc El Es, S. Peterso~1, R. •!oz.den, S Worley, B. Emer r, C. Cad-iell, T. Sizemore and B. Peet •
By Lon 1~eiderhouse
Seventh and eighth grades were city champions in the volleyball field day at Southeast High, Dec. 8. The ninth grade finish, d second with a 6-1 rec. The seventh and . Jhth grades with a 8-0 . ; ore made an overall r h ool record of 20-1.
Competition was on the b a~i s of a round-robin s chedule with the other s e v e n junior highs. The t ea ms played a 15 point g~me that counted as a m~ tch in the tournament. he seventh graders' hardest game came against Irving. Irving scored 7 points, the most points sc ored against them. The game d th Da es ~?,S tough~ est for the eighth graders. Dawes scored 9 points against them. inth g a ers had their problems wi th Millard Lefler who de• feated them 15-9; Lefler then went on to a 7-0 record.
Seventh grade made an &1J; around effort for their championship; the eighth grade had help from Jim Knight's spikes. The ninth • g~ade was led by Paul Topliff's spikes.
This year's eighth grade are now winners for two s ccessive years.
": (· v1 I N G U P
fi:: minton g r de 7 Southeast
grade 8 Southeast
grade 9 Lefler
B!ts bal
grade 7 Whittier
rade 8 Whittier rade 9 Whittier
Grade seven
1. Jim ' Jebster
2. St3n Erickson
3. Gerald Mohatt
4. ~yne ragosh ,
5. Pat Murrell
6. Jeff unford
7. Mike Peterson
8. Monty Cady
9. Roger Cook
10. Doug urrell
11. Steve Keyser
Grade eight
I. Ron Hilliams
2. Jim Knight
j. Rex Mere er
4. Jim Rasmussen
5. Wayne Summ a. s
6. Jim Hietb~ink
7. Dennis Beranek
8. Jerry Colv e rt
9. Gary ~olds e rry
10. Ro g er Holmes
11. Randy Loos
12. Bill Fagler
Grade nine
1. Paul Topliff
2. Doug Campbell
J. Lon Neiderhouse
4. Jack Ketterer
5. Hal Smith
6. Jim Harris
7. Rick Parrott
8. L3.rry Lockhart
9. Derald Ferguson
10. llen Cook
11. Tom Luedtke
12. Rick Collura
13. Tom Krieger
Jan. 5
Jan. 5
Jan. 5
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26
Though the ninth graders were behind at the half by 9 points, they pulled out in front the second half to win over the eighth graders by a scor-e of 35 to 34 in the ebr skaball tournament, Dec. 7.
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The 1962-63 play er s "ar e
D. Tumblin, B. Em ery , C. Nahley, D. Kirby, c . Le hr, J. Vanderfecht, K. Font a ine D. Cuzzupe, s. Hladik, and L. l:iongm re.
J , . ·• .J HOU 5 E
R r, 1 5 TO ENG.
British lad with a smile and merry t • nkl e in his eyes has ~2n ttending Mickle this first semester.
John House and his - f am ily are in the United Sttes while his father, a n exchange professor, t e aches Russian and European geography at rebraska University. He has lived in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco. He comme nted his farm is outside rew Castle, but he prefers to call his home e Castle because only 2,0 0 people live in his small village.
John attended Royal ew Castle Grammar chool in ew Castle, England. "This doesn't mean that the only thing we study is grammar, 11 he quickly explained in his characteristic British accent. ctually students take 8 subjects a day and 13 all together. Smiling, he said, ·•I think your taking the same subject every day, day after day, is a bore. 1 f e have 5 physical education classes a week. In summer we have four days of cricket and one of gym. During winter there are four days of rugby." When asked to describe the rugby game, he replied, 'It is a cross between your football and soccer.''
"~e have to wear uniforms. They consist of a blue jacket with shirt and cont. on page 11
1. The directions told you to "rearrange the letters 0- -D-E.. A.JLW to spell a new word. nso you should have spelled A NEW :lORD. Did you?
2. Now, really? It would hardly be conducive to good international relations to 'bµry the survivors," do you think?
J. e bet you noticed right away tnat this isn't a proper problem at all because a cube has neither rectangular faces nor eight faces. This is what you no-
4. The coins were ~t '46 B.C." h..11mnn? A1.1d D.C. means ;'Before Christ ...• Nuf Sed.
5. A fell ow planning to light something with a match will likely light the match first, no?
6. Each of the six words contains three letter s of the alphabet in regular alphab e tical order. Unticed, isn't it?" • us ~ul , j s n 't it? · He if>. ~).:0..Zil& New Ideas Jac ~r 'f .:1;~(1 or
By Rick Collura
g r ay trousers. We also ca r caps, hich embarrass us, a ties in colors ac no r di ng to our house.
Sc hools are held .; in three sessions 10 or 11 wee ks long. The three holidays are Christmas, Easter, and summer.
Students . address their men teachers by nMaster·•, or 'Sir''. \ hen asked about Robin Mickle, John stated, 'This is nice with all the books and equipme nt. They change some b ooks each 15 years at ho me.~,
John plans to be a doctor and hopes to attend Oxf ord, Cambridge, or lond cn . Wh en asked about the United States he commented 0 You have been very nice to us, but you mericans t h ink and talk too much abo ut your democracy and pat io t ism.'
9Rld:i.n g in your cars fri gh tens me, ' grinned Jo hn . ' When crossing int e r se ctions it looks like we are going to crash." Th is is b ecause of the Eng li s h l aw of driving on the ~.eft ha nd side of the s ti•(-;et
Bon Vo ya ge, John, as you return to your homeland.
- •Twas the night before Christmas and all through the pad not a hipster was swinging, not even old Dad;
S • .' WHO
Cindy Wolfe
B ,. uc e Bo t nds
GU.f f Yeung
£ !die Ubb en
Ci ntl y Hinman
- the ch ~mney was draped in that s tcc King routine, in hopes t h at "The Fat Man" would soon make the scene; . The wee cats were laid out all cool in their bed~ sounds of t h e usugar Blues wailed t h rough their heads; had j u st co nked out cold for a forty-wink snore, ~h e n o~t of left field there came on such a ribble, I brok e from my sack to see wh a t -,as ~his dribble! Tc the glass:~d. ne I cut like a B-1·Jes t er] } ) : movie, tuned in on t h e action, and, Man, was it i.. ; . groovy!
The moon and the snow were, / ·::::: like fakinf tog~~ _ 1er which made the scene . ft ~:~ -:~:;.~ - rock ir the Day People weather, when, ii-" '•:·.•:. :•:--::::-:-.-. lt•:•: what tc these peepers should come on I t.;-·•:f.>}:<.:.. •--~~ -. real que€ b t 1 1 · h d .._-...!:;!:•:•/-. · .,_: ,. ( ,, eight u a rea crazy s e1g , an It 1;--.i.r. ;;·····::::::·:·· t \ swinging reindeer, ' • 1: :·•:•::::;:;:; -/·
With a hipped-up old
on some frantic kick, I was '(/!,. ~ r-,<~~
driver
hip ~. nash that it mus~ ?e Saint, 4-~··:Y>
Much faster than ''Bird''
Nie_
ble this group was no drag, fl f '~
an' he rocked, and he rolled,
an he pegged them by tag·
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Darse er! .Like Prancer and
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To be concluded next • Christmas.