Editorial on Alpine school news and library access
The school year features weekly pupil contributions in the Alpine Avalanche to publish school news. A Literary Society aims to improve English and promises future success. Fourth year English pupils gain Sul Ross Library access every Thursday for one hour to read and reference. Standard tests measure composition across A H S and other schools, guiding improvements.
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Alpine Avalanche
Sul Ross
Ttory
Christmas Spirit and Gift Giving Thoughts
Viola Dod reflects on Christmas to reject anxiety over receiving gifts. She urges celebrating with joy, sharing with those less fortunate, and focusing on God's gift to mankind instead of dwelling on who gave what.
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Christman
Someon
Viola Dod
Ugly Room Deliberations Highlight School Pride
Reports from the Tenth Grade acknowledge Grace Carter for a new flag and praise Farrel Warren and Darrel York for fixing bell wires. They urge the Board to fund repainting, blackboard repairs, and replacing the unsightly window to improve their seven hours daily.
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Grace Carter
Farrel Warren
Darrel York
Hades
Library adequacy judged by state inspector at JR School
State inspector finds JR School Library fairly adequate for its size. The library contains several encyclopedia sets including New Standard Encyclopedia Collier's New Encyclopedia and New International Encyclopedia.
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Collier's New Encyclopedia
New International Encyclopedia
School Library Wins Support and Holiday Schedule Noted
A report details library plans at the A H S Broadcaster school with staff names and grades, noting new books and magazines, a hoped for librarian, and student effort. It lists Christmas holidays from December 23, 1925 to January 4, 1926, with school resuming January 14, 1926, and mentions basketball practice and first game against Fort Davis.
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Harvard Classics
Poe
Shakespeare
Dumas
Irving
O'Heat
Mark Twain
Mother Hubbard
Bucks
el Paso
Spys
Fort Davis
Alps
Personal Notices and Student Felicitations
A group of youths gathered at Loretta Davis home Saturday for dancing and entertainment by James. Lida Belle McGonagill plans to move to Mr Van Sickle’s to spend the rest of the school term. Estelle Overstreet27 shows improvement and is expected back after holidays. Several pupils were absent due to snow. Agnes Lee Roberts28 notes a Christmas questionnaire asking how to spend holidays with varied local plans ranging from Alpine to Dallas and Navasota.
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Loretta Davis
Dancing
James
Lida Belle McGonagill
Miss Tendiey
Mr. McKenzie
Austin
Mins Bunton
Valentine
Mr. Reynolds
Houston
Navasota
Miss Bone
Dallas
Katle Knight
Literary Society Adopts By Laws and Chooses Name
The Literary Society met Wednesday afternoon December 18 and adopted its by laws. Members chose a society name though the result could not be reported this issue. The program featured a debate on Christmas giving, Tom Cross affirmative and Forel Warren negative. Crystal Hal narrated Alden's story Why the Chimes Rang. Annie Kate recited a Christmas poem. The meeting closed with carols by all.
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Literary Society
Tom
Tom Cross
Forel Warren
Crystal Hal
Alden
Annie Kate
Chapel program notes by Mr. Melton Tuesday morning
A brief chapel program entry notes that Mr. Melton spoke Tuesday morning during the chapel period. The readable fragment records a short, school-related event with no further details available.
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Mr. Melton
Seventh Grade Party Planned for December Night
Seventh Grade holds a class party on December 19 from 7 20 to 11 at Katherine Turney home. Mrs Turney will provide entertainment for all and a large turnout is expected as the first class party of the year.
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Katherine Turney
Rtg
Fifth Grade News Attendance Drops
Fifth grade notes poor attendance this week with several students named including D C Thrift Gordon Lane Marvin Turney Bess Lee Moorman and Thomas Roberts. Room environment described as paint shop like during art class with students busy making Christmas gifts under teacher Elizabeth Baines.
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D.C. Thrift
Gordon Lane
Marvin Turney
Bess Lee Moorman
Thomas Roberts
Santa Claus
Elizabeth Baines
Eee Ewes
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