Know what a Senior High down-slip is?
That's an academic "no-no."
The Senior High commencement program was fine. The comfort range was lousy, but no one got up and walked out.
There aren't many events in this country where moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas can sit still for an hour under such discomfort as the muggy conditions at the auditorium — but graduation is worth it, all agree.
The mosc comfortable thing I can think of these past sunny days are my prescription sunglasses, er . . . shades . . . sorry about that.
"Old soldiers never die . . .."
Nothing could have pleased me more than to see WWI Company B guardsmen reject a suggestion that the reunion of a week ago be the last.
Keep up the Company B spirit! You are a model for the young warriors of today.
Col. Jay Holmes, San Antonio, Tex., the commander of the guard unit, says he enjoys his visits to Nebraska City each year to attend the reunion.
The colonel always attends the Kentucky Derby race and then comes to Nebraska City to meet with some more "hosses."
I stayed glued to the tube as the Apollo astronauts transmitted live color pictures from the moon.
Without doubt, the greatest photographers of the decade, bar none, are the American astronauts.
The opening of the Steinhart Park swimming pool a week later than originally scheduled for a paint job, won't sell "yes" votes in the pool bond issue, but will provided a satisfactorily-maintained pool for this summer.
The pool, despite arguments, about its shape, is a popular place for a lot of people during the summer.
And it is also a place for special safety training — the Red Cross swimming lessons.
I don't know of another sport that is taught to so many children for such a small cost that has such a life-saving effect.
Wilma McIntire, executive secretary of the Red Cross, is organizing the Red Cross swimming lessons again this year at Nebraska City and Syracuse.
She will publish notices soon on the swimming program.
The big cost of teaching children to swim is paid with money you donated to the Community Chest.
This will be a busy month for the Sam Metcalfs. They will be moving to Kearney where he will take over direction of educational programs at two elementary schools.
I'm going to miss the Sam Metcalf family and the community will also feel the loss.
They came here from Valentine with three daughters in schools, added another, Yuko Meguro, and became active in many community activities.
Their loss will be felt in the church, Chamber and other community activities, because they are an active family.
Now, the youngest, Rennie, has graduated from high school, and Yuko leaves Monday for Japan. Sam and Loretta say the house won't be the same.
Up on the North 40.
Did you ever hear a disgusted carpenter after he hits his thumb with a hammer — "oh, goodness!" he says.
Well, that's the story on the North 40 . . . the carpenters are building a new home . . . for Pastor Rinne.
And welcome to the hill to the Merle Lindseys, formerly of Pennsylvania and now transplanted to Nebraska City and American Meter company where Merle is personnel manager.