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, 1923-05-26

Poppy Day Is NOT Just an ordinary day. tits a day of sorrow for many
spared from grim death sc that you may let those brave good and true war;
They have died so that W might live, others art suffering untold tortur
of remembering those who died and those who still suffer that you should BIZ
, 1923-05-26
Set the Example

Wearing a poppy may not mean much to Won ex-
cept a pleasant excuse for not buying more peoples.
but those who see you wear it will realize that YOU
have given something toward a great cause. The ex-
ample will have its effect. You cannot afford by rea-
son OF your own self-respect and patriotism to 90
, 1923-05-26

OfThe
Poppy

Symbolic of blood
that has been spilled
and that can never be
gathered again into hui
man bodies, the poppy
stands today as the
greatest emblem of the
World war that we can
wear. Buy a poppy.
, 1923-05-26
Poppies Are Premier
Flowers

Poppies blow in Flanders fields as they have al
ways done. They are also waving in America on this
day. With every promise of payment of a great debt,
with beauty in themselves that makes them attrac-
tive, with the memory of the work of many hands
that 1T took to make them, the peoples which are be-
ing worn today are the most significant and the most
beautiful flowers available.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
EXTRA CURRICULAR

teams since there will be only one
team left to defeat. We intend to
! send a team to the state.
The first debate was we'll attended
but there were hardly half as many at
the second. These are worth the
normal charge of 25c. Turn out and
! give the debaters a big boost in the
remaining debates.
The Miller affirmative was defeated
by the Watertown negative debating
team Tuesday night by a 3 to 0 score.
| No particulars are known but there
is no doubt that it was a fight and
this team is to complimented on the
good work they have done for this
is their first year in this work.
We still have team in the ace.
Let's give it all the support and boost
ing we can for we're going to send 1t
thru for a district championship this
year. Show your spirit by being at
that debate against Faulkton on Sat-
urday, March 3rd.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
MUST

| must go to schoof. We should all
take this as our maxim in youth, and
after we have fulfilled 1t we can
change II to IL must learn" Why?
Because it will pay. Statistics sent
out by those interested in education
show that for every day you go to
school you are receiving 1902 after
wards in increased wages or salary;
statistics show that the man with an
Sth grade education receives for his
labors $500 per year, while the man
with a high school education receives
$1,000 per year.
At the same time 81 of every 5,00O,-
900 without an Sth grade education.
800 of every 5000, 900 with an Sth
grade education become great, while
1245 of every 2,000, 900 High School
graduates and 576S of every million
college graduates gain this end. Ger
tainly 1t pays. Go on, don't do a thing
half way, its to your benefit anyway.
Take advantage Of Americas great
school system. it's meant for you.
At the same time don't forget that
Miller High is the best Of this whole
system.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

pulse to drive us on toward better and
greater things, to make US to give our
best, to get all that we can of educa-
ton while we are in school, 30 that
we may successfully carry on this
great plan, and il possible, to make
it still greater and better.
We should not think of this duty
as a task or burden; it should be a
desired privilege to carry on this
great work for democracy, humanity
and civilization, for II amounts to such
in the end. We, the people, have
come to be the leading power in the
world today; as We do SO does the rest
of the world. Certainly this privilege
is not free from responsibility. 1t is
a great responsibility, and II We fail
to recognize 1t, We fail to succeed in
our appointed office.
The only way to come to see this
responsibility and prepare ourselves
to meet it four square. is to give our
best now in educating ourselves. We
have the opportunity spread before us
it is left for us to take It..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
r BASKET BALL

We're going to win, win!" With
this as a motto the girls basket ball
team began the season. The girls
resolved to make every game a square
deal, and II by any chance, the scores
Of the opposing team were in the ma
jority. the girls were going to be good
losers.
They won every game this season
and now feel that was due to a great
extent to their good spirit.
The girls are a real live bunch and
full Of pep" Every game was looked
forward to with enthusiasm and each
member Of the team put forth honest
efforts to carry of the honors OF vic
tory.
The total number Of games amount
ed to five. The schedule and scores
were as follows:
Harold Miller, h~ere-Score Is to 0.
Rec Heights-M Miller, here-Score s to 2
Harrold-Miller, there-Score 10 to z.
Rec Heights-Miller there-Score 1874,
Washington Miller, there-Score s to Z
Elsie Englemann, captain of the
team, has 10 equal as a star jumping
center; Esther Harris plays well. the
energetic part Of running center; AL
ma Spain and Ruth Collins, though
both small. are active and are excel
lent forwards; and Vera Burke and
Henrietta 0sterhaus, guards, are both
good players. Those chosen as sub
etitutes are Sylvia Peterka, Grace
Kelley and Nellie Stigman.
Four of the girls are seniors this
year and will be greatly missed next
season. However, there Is good prom
Use of an ambitious team. who may
follow the examples Of the players
! who leave High School this year.
Miss Jennings coached the girls
! team and accompanied them on most
Of their trips to outside games. The
members of the team are decidedly
prejudiced, in Miss Jennings favor.
The basket ball eason is nearly al
an end but the girls have stored VI
= great deal of pep and energy for
next year. We extend best wishes
for following seasons as successful as
this has been,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
THLETICS

the following week We met Messing
ton on the home door. Miller proved
victorious I'm q slow game. The game
ended SO to s. A week after vacation
the team went to Highmore. The
Miller boys were not used to the
Highmore gym and 80 could not show
their skill, as they would DO able to
at home. consequently We lost. The
score was 31-l3. The next week we
played Harold. The team had Inn
proved a great deal In floor work and
basket shooting. The game ended q
to IL In favor OF the home team. The
following week the team ! went To
Pierre and played a double header.
In n interesting game with the In
dams. we proved the better and won
by a score 30 to Is. The following
night we played the Pierre High
School. In a rough and tumble game
| Pierre came out on top only In bas-
kets and not on floor work. Click
sons eye for the basket was too much
for ue, he making 20 OF the % points
for Pierre to Miller's II. The next
week Miller and Huron clashed on the
home floor. In one OF the fastest
games ever played on this noor Huron
won by the score IL 10 s. In two
week Miller and Highmore mot on the
home floor. Sorry to say Miller
failed to put the ball through the
loon as many time as Hishmore did.
The score need not be told.
The next night Miller second team
met Rec Heights on Rec Heights door.
| Team came home with q victory by a
score OF % to 2. This lone basket was
made the full length OF the Rec
Heights gym. Lucky I'd say! The
next week the second team lost to
! washington at washington In a hard
fought game. The game ended with
the score IS TO IL. The same night
at home the Miller first and third
teams won from Rec Heights In q
slow game by a o Of al to s.
The next we played IroQuois. The
Miller team for the first time this sea
son found their eye for the basket,
Altho the score does not show. this
was a fast game. Score was 81 to ~,
The mex night Miller won from Har-
rold on the latters floor by q score
Of 80 to IL.
The next Miller and Pierre had II
out on the home floor. Pierre having
won from us at Pierre. We were de-
termined to win. In battle from b
ginning to end, Miirer came out on
fop. The game ended l6 to 10. Mon
day we played the Huron Academy,
This game was n Of the fastest
games played this season on the NIL
Ter floor. At the end OF the first hai'
Huron was leading by one point, 8 &c
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
YOURSELF

To be so strong that nothing cal
disturb your peace OF mind.
To talk health, happiness, pros
perity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel ina
they have great possibilities.
To look on the sunny side OF every
thing and make your optimism come
true.
To think only Of the best, 70 WORK
only for the best, and to expect only
the best.
To be Just as enthusiastic about tho
success of others as lou are abou'
your own success.
To forget the mistakes OF the pas'
and to press on to the greater achieve
ments of the future.
To wear a cheerfuI c~ountenarce a
all times and to have a smile READY
for every living creature you meet.
To give so much time to the i'm
provement of yourself that you vii
have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble
for anger, too strong for fear, and toe
happy to permit the presence oil
trouble.
To think we'll of yourself and to
proclaim this fact to the world-not IN
loud words, but i'm great deeds.
To live in the faith that the world
is on your side as long as you are
true to the best that is in you.-Wei-
fare Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
DEBATE

Miller High School has an enviable
record in all Of her inter-school Tex
ira curricular) activities this veal and
out debating teams have the most en-
viable of these. Under the able coach
ing of Miss Smith, with Mr.. Cooper
and Mrs. BentZ just as ably assisting,
two winning teams have been turned
out. Each of the two teams have won
two debates. The affirmative defeat
ing both Huron College Academy and
Brookings High School. by a 8 to Q
decision. The negative team defeated
Pierre High School 3 to 0, and De
Smet 2 to 1.
At present we have two of the six
remaining teams in this district OF
the state debating league, that is, we
have two Of the six high school teams.
This is a record of which we may. be
proud.
The affirmative team is composed OF
three boys: Walter futile, Wallace
McCullen and Lyonel Hines. The ne
gative team is composed of m girl
and two boys. namely, Ethel Bentz,
Lowell Greene and Charles Burns.
The question for debate is: "Resolv-
ed: That Congress should enact the
demonstrating Bill" and, while
there is no doubt as 10 the ~worthiness
Of the bill, yet 1t is a fair question
for debate.
Tuesday night, February q, the af-
frmative team debates WATERFOWL at
WATERFOWL and Saturday night the
negative team debates Faulkton here.
We are all roofing for Miller and we
are sure that our teams a put across
the stun that win the decision.
One team goes from each district
10 attend the state debate at Vermil-
lion, and II we win these, we
should be able to send n Of our
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
CARNIVAL

Everybody right this way-for. one
small dime, Ito Of a dollar, only ten
small pennies you !an-pOpcorn, rub
Der dolls, ice cream cones, lemonade
see the-canes and toy balloons,-the
next performance-nows the time boys
watcha say-let's all have a good time
-bang-whoop-hey. o.
Does that sound familiar or inter
esting? Sometime in the neal future
Miller High School is going to put
on one Of the finest, largest, best
equipped carnivals eve staged in Mil
Ter. II will have the best acts OBJ.
tainable in America, with the bes,
performers in the world. At the same
! time we will have innumerable small
wares to tickle the eye, palate, nose
sense of humor and even the baby,
with the purpose. of sharing the DEUS
i've small change.
We advise a rigid economy plan In
every household for the next month.
Don't buy any gum, ice cream, candy
Or toys or any Injuries it is possible
to get along without, and If necessary
to get along without a meal once In a
while. The object is. TO save as much
money as possible. You might ever
leave out the moving picture shows
ard tho whiz Bang, Lovers Lane. De-
tective Stories, and such fine literature
for a time. Deny yourself, 1t develops
your will power.
But why all this economy" you
ask. 1t is to make 1t possible for you
TO have enough money to last all OF
one afternoon and evening next month,
Bring the kids, Grandma and Grandpa,
and close up the store so that the
clerks may go, let's have a ripping
good time for one day.
Who doesn't like to see Fairy, the
largest women in the world; the slim
NEST the shortest, the funniest and
the "iest" everything there is to be
seen. Who doesn't like to take a crack
at the nigger-babies or throw rings
to get q gold tin watch.
Who doesn't like ice cream, candy,
lemonade, peanuts and popcorn. Hey
let's go. Whadye say. Huh. Dontcha
wanter? Course we all do. Can't you
hear II now?
Watch for the bills stating the date,
watch the newspapers, but above all
watch your purses, so that no one else
can get at them before we do.
One whole afternoon and evening OF
n high time. We're gonna turn this
town upside down and paint it red.
Right this way to the snake eater,
the girl with two heads and the man
with three ears. Only ten cents. let's
90 Hey Skinny, asst yer NAV fer fifteen
cents to Q the elifant jump the fence.
He'll jump so high he'll never come
down till Fourth Of July.
Let's all be young again, and don't
afraid to act and shell out that way.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
DECLAMATORY AND ORATORY

Last year only five students entered
the declamatory contest and six en-
tered the O~ratorical contest. This
year the number Is much larger for
there are thirteen going in for oratory
and seventeen going I'm for declama-
tory, making the total number nearly
three times that of last year.
Last year the winners of the local
d~eclamatory contes. ranked as fol-
lows:
Genevieve Dunn-First.
Irene Frahm-Sccond.
Dorcthea Love-Third.
In Oratory:
Ethel Bentz-First.
Clarence Thomas-Second.
Walter Tuttle-Third.
The district contest was also held
in Miller. Fort PiSrre received first
prize in 0ratory and Miller first in
Declamatory. The state contest was
then held at Huron, and Refleld receiy-
cd first prize and Miller second.
Considering the size of the school
Miller had ought to have as many as
thirty going in Declamatory and Ora
tory.
Local Contests-March 8 and 8.
Final Local-March II.
District (Highmore)-March %.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
EDITORIALS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
1t Is a known fact that advertise
ment Is a necessity for success in
business. Out Of this fact and in close
relationship with it comes the fact
that by eyerlastingly pounding at one
thing we can put it across.
Here II is:
Miller needs a new High School
building and just as badly does she
need more room for the grades. This
has been the situation for the last
four years. Three years ago the en-
rollment was 108, this year II Is about
ITO. 1t was built to accommodate k10
students. Now because of the num-
Der Of seats that have been added
there is only about 2-3 the floor space
per person that Is required.
Every day In every way, the school
Is getting smaller and smaller. The
gym can no longer be Dragged upon
as the best in this section of the
country. 1t is one of the poorest and
in saddest need of repair. The library
is used for a class room, and so is
the rest room. The principals Office
is used as a typewrit;ng oom and all
of the science classes are too large
to be Accommodated by the room and
apparatus we have now. At the same
time all of the other classes are too
large to get the most benefit and they
recite in rooms that are too small,
The ventilating and heating systems
are in bad need of reconstruction. Do
we need a new High School? Let me
add that the Manual Training and
d. s. classes are crowded, and do not
have the working space they should,
The boys dressing rooms are used
for coat rooms. Isn't that enough
said? Let's boost for it. One that
will hold twice as many as there are
at the time it is built, as we are grow
ing on an average Of ten each year.
Let's boost and see if we can't get
the best building with the best back
ing In the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

0. Miller came in enc second half
much stronger and won the game by
four points, Is 10 10. BY the summary
OF the games OF the season you are
able to see We shall be a large con-
tender at the district tournament on
Thursday and Friday OF this week.
Time schedule for tournament:
THURSDAY
1880 a. m.-Miller va. Washington.
Scoop. m.-Highmore vs. Blunt.
3:16 p. m.-Ree Heights va. morning
500 D. m.-Onida VS.. Pierre.
e:15 p. Meaning vs. Harold.
FRIDAY
2:00 p. m. and 3:i5 p. m.-Semi finals.
8:08 p. m~.-Ffnals.
The 3. b. team Is:
b. Titus. c. Titus, Percy Runger,
Arc Zimmerman. Eldon McCari. Wal
ter futile. Wallace McCullen, Rogers
Simons.
The large point getters for the sea-
SON are: b. Titus. C. Titus. Eldon
McCari.
We wish to thank the public for
their attendance to our games. max
ing Il a very successful season.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
RAND CONCERT

The only purely musical number on
the schedule for txe next six weeks IL
a hand concert. This Is the bands
nrst appearance on the concert plat
form aitho the high school q testify
to the amount Of work and energy
this organization has put FORTH since
It's organization In the fall or l92Z.
They have progressed rapidly under
the most able leadership Of Mrs.
Olson.
The band consists or th'rty-five piec-
ea. Interspersed between the pieces
will be q saxophone quartet. a brass
sextet, a trombone-baritone duet. a
sarophone-clarinet duet. a xylophone
solo and numbers by both the boys
and girls glee clubs.
This promises to be n OF the best
programs that Miller High has given
this year.
The date: April 9Th.
The place: Miller Opera House.
That desired: A full house.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
BOYS, BASKET BALL TEAM

The tournament at Highmore will
end n very successful seaso for the
Boys Basket Ball team. Nine teams
have entered this tournament and we
are one of them. We hope to be able
to represent this district at Mitchell.
At the frst of the aso Miller
High opened up the basket bali season
by a ~inter-class tournament.
Each class took part. The Sopho-
mores had the best team and so came
out on top. A team was chosen and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

in carrying on" II is your duty.
1t is no hardship for one who Wills
it. The tuition now averages about
800. Such are the positions open
that one can earn at least half OF his
expenses for each year, which are as
about $500 while one Is going to
school. Statistics prove that 1t pays
why stop this side Of a big CHARGE.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
WHY STOP

Their are thirteen colleges in this
state. four normals, a school of mines,
a state university and a state agri-
cultural college, and six denomina-
tional colleges. All Of these offer
their many advantages Of a higher
education. A man with a college edu-
cation has about ten times the chances
of q high school graduate to make
a success in life. You are only being
fair to yourself and to your country
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
"ME. TILE

We, the People! This is the foun-
dation on which our government is
laid; it is its sum and substance.
Therefore our government can be no
: greater o better than that great
multitude that 1t represents.
We are the citizen of tomorrow, a,
fact which we should keep constantly
in our minds. II should be the i'm
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
WEARING OF Til GREEN

The ticket sales have been the best
In several years for miller and conse-
quentiy the contest for the green cap
has been hard and exciting--for the
boys. Charles Bowen and Fred De
Geest will both receive caps for their
good work. No tams will be awarded
the girls as they all failed to quality.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01
A FABRICATION OF THE FINE,
FORCEFUL, FAMOUS, FUSS
ING FACULTY

| was on my way to Miller High in
the country of Education, and as THIS
was to be my home for the ensuing
| nine months I wondered what this
Damberg was like, its architecture and
it's plan. ,
These questions were loon dispelled
for soon I was part OF this prosperous
| community though at first ] doubted
that | would ever be able to Pierce
its cool calculating mathematical eX-
terror. Soon l met both the Junior
and Senior population at a Banquet
though / had to go Sophomore than
this to get into a Glass that was diff
ferent.
One Of the first days ] was there
Hound myself strolling Weston Science
| Avenue. On all sides l noted the
fauna and fora of the world while a
STRAIN of smoke trailed across the sky
from a chemical manufactury.
After some walk I found myself in
front of a small but interesting build
ing. | walked i'm to find myself in the
presence Of the Harry Cooper, whom,
| had teen told was the political boss
| OF the town. He welcomed me heart
lily and / liked him Immediately. Soon
he showed me how he perfected ex-
amples of his art to sent into the world
to make it better. Just as he finished
a young woman entered, She was in
troduced as Hal the Cooper's assistant,
and Halloween that she was, doffed her
hat and gave me a bow that would
nave done Sir Walter Raleigh credit.
/ now saw that the Cooper wished
to resume his work so l departed and
attracted by a red light farther on l
continued on my way. When ] reach
ed this light I entered to see the Smith
of the town, a ~jovial, pleasant person.
She told me the History Of this town.
and as meal-time approached took
her leave.
l returned to my lodging for dinner,
after which we have fifteen minutes
for conversation which Stevens each
day with one or two Of her inimitable
antedoctes.
From my observations had seen
that the feminine species Bentz in this
town were Latin to me, though these
women had had a Normal Training.
l asked one of the boarders to explain
it to me but he answered
mOrosely, Jaw. go Bacon Wilson
Continued to page 49,
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

Hardest worker-Syivia Peterka-
Greatest stretcher-Bryan Titus.
Mildred Mckay chews the most at
one time.
Gladys McCarl has most graceful
jaw movement.
Marion Penweli makes hers last the
longest.
Ruth Sessions gets the most salts
faction.
Exact records supplied upon request.
Sim says: The question for debate
in South Dakota this year IL the Town
er-Sterling Bill, but a more debatable
question In Miller Is: Will she ever
get a new High School.
Mother-Elsie, did you break this
vase?
EIsie-I cannot tell a lie. I chased
the cat and she did II with her little
scratched.
Damberg Tin NJ. r. L)-Draw Q
square oblong.
Miss Stevens-why In IL that girls
speak better English than boys?
Abner-They talk more.
Miss H.-Phyllis, you are not work
ing you are too interested in Niles.
Kenneth-When people study a Iona
time they like to got out and study the
chickens.
Wanted-An alarm clock that won't
go of when set at ten p. n.
Lowell Greene.
Wallace Nit wasn't stage fright.
] just had q bad cold.
Wayne-where are you going with
that alarm clock?
Perc-Pa said his foot was asleep.
Miss Smith (soing down the hail)
Has anyone seen my history wan
dering around here?
Walter-No. not many would care to
have their history wander around.
Marion-He's frightfuiiy attractive.
l think, Mother.
Mother-I can't see IT,
Marion-Good Heavens. do you mean
to say you can't q that big 0ldsmo-
bile.
Charley Burns-H0w far is il be-
tween your ears?
Charley WI don't know. How
far?
Charley Burns-One block.
Miss Pierce had written on the bach
Of a theme Please write moro leg
ibly."
The next day-Miss Pierce what's
J this you put on my theme?