Amarillo High School R O T C To Undergo Federal Inspection
The annual Federal inspection of the Amarillo High School ROTC unit is set for tomorrow. Major Hathaway of the Eighth Corps Area will conduct the inspection, forming the corps on campus at 9:00 AM for ranks and review. Cadet Major Phillip Leewald leads rifle drills before groups meet with Major Hathaway for questioning on studied theory. This marks the first inspection since Lt. McDonald became instructor, with 179 cadets enrolled, a 40 percent rise from last year.
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T. C
Hathaway
United States Army
Eighth Corps
Hatha- Way
Phillip Leewald
McDonald
Burns
O'Neal
Ghiselin
Threadgill
Stunts and Dreams Highlight Amarillo High Dramatic Program
Amarillo High School dramatics under Mrs Lela Crossett staged a lively assembly program featuring stunts dances and songs by the dramatics classes and a one act play Moonlight and Mistletoe by Pi Delta Dramatic Club under Mrs W E Murrell and Mrs W A McDavid. The program included a prize winning cowboy and frontier women square dance and a varied cast with Carlie Barnes Louise Faulkner Kay Davis Woode Bossemeyer Dolly Gulerie Aileen Barker John Peterson and others. Proceeds support Pi Delta painting and future scenery.
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Amarillo High School
Lela Crossett
Pi-Delta Dramatic Club
W. E. Murrell
W. A. McDavid
Marion Vinson
Carlos Briley
Gilbert Lewis
George Calvert
George Pearce
Garland Pearce
Dolores Baum
Charlie Fyfe
Kathryn Baker
Dudley Caldwell
Marjorie Fisk
Bill Kenyon
Edna Earl Cleghorn
Dudley Taylor
Mary Reed
Frank Beets
Virginia Cauble
Charles Lawrence
Jack Hardgrave
Kathrine Lawler
Dixie Irby
Lucien Upshaw
Charles Hart
Hollis Sneed
Pi Delta Dramatic Club
Carlie Barnes
Louise Faulkner
Ann Nell McDaniels
Miss Winters
Clyde Scott
Sammy Draper
St. Agnes Eve
Capres Hatchett
Foster Dumas
Allen
Kay Davis
Woode Bossemeyer
Dolly Gulerie
Aileen Barker
Calvin McIver
East Lynn
John Peterson
Isabel Boxwell
Doa Caldwell
Billy Budd
Loring Read
Amber Darnall
Vivian Roberts
Geneva McAnarney
Cindermae
Oliver Scott
Martha Frances Doud
Ruth Herrington
Ellenn McMurtry
Margaret Defenbaugh
Alice Moore
George Denton
Jack Boston
Cherry
Curtis Powell
Carl Roark
Catheryne Allen
Joyce Cobb
Mozelle Hall
Faye Horne
Rubey Jean McLaughlin
Elizabeth Means
Dorothy Porterfield
Rena Roddy
Carlynn Threadwell
Aileen Ballew
Mable Rowan
Alpha Mae Stone
Ursula Angell
Norma Lee Bankston
Vara Davis Shinn
Pi Delta
Cadet Unit Prepares For Inspection With Promoted Cadets
The cadet unit reports 20 percent of officers and cadets have uniforms. Guidons and flags were added. Cadet Major Proctor Stephens becomes cadet lieutenant colonel and Cadet Captain Phillip Seewald becomes cadet major. Company commands are A Kenneth Neal B Norris Norman C Woode Bossemeyer EF Jack Frye. Instructor Thomas H. McDonald says the boys look forward to the inspection.
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Proctor Stephens
Phillip Seewald
Kenneth Neal
Norris Norman
Woode Bossemeyer
Jack Frye
Thomas H. McDonald
Club Discusses Bogota City Study
Members of Los Viajeros Spanish Club at the senior high school studied South American nations with Bogota Colombia as the week’s topic. Talks included Glance Into History of Bogota by Pat Busick Location and Climate by Anna Mohler and The Modern City by Walter Watkins.
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Bogota
Los Viajeros
South America
Colombia
Pat Busick
Anna Mohler
Walter Watkins
Amarillo High bake sale raises funds and fines
Between classes the girls and boys glee clubs held a bake sale at Amarillo High last Saturday. Members who did not contribute were charged $1. A German helmet from Verdun and a trap door spider nest were sent to history instructor Mrs Vara Davis Shinn by Davenny Rogers, former student of Amarillo High School.
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Verdun
Vara Davis Shinn
Davenny Rogers
Barton's Grocery
Sixteenth Avenue
Monroe Street
Amarillo School Board OKs Use of Surplus Fees
The Amarillo School Board approved using surplus fees from various schools to meet present needs. Senior High purchases included gym equipment, books, lab gear, R O T C storage, and an electrostatic machine, while other campuses received pottery, art supplies, mimeographs, library books, and teaching aids. Several faculty updates and student events were noted, including assembly programs and upcoming bake sale by R O T C units.
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Summit
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Sandie Basketball Team to Play in Regional Meet
The Amarillo Golden Sandstorm will represent the district in a regional double elimination tournament in Canyon tomorrow and Saturday. Lamesa Crowell Pampa and Amarillo compete with Amarillo meeting Lamesa in the opener. Semi finals and finals set for Saturday morning.
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Canyon
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Amarillo
Delta Delta Pi Drama Club Presents Spring Play
The Alpha Chapter of Pi Delta Dramatic Club at Amarillo High School rehearses a play to be staged in assembly. Cast includes Lenora Jean Taylor Julia Lowenstern and Claude Gray. Directed by Mrs. Alice McDavid sponsor of Alpha Chapter. A second play titled The Kleptomaniac directed by Miss Annie Mr Donald will have a cast chosen this week.
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PL Delta
Alpha Chapter
Pi Delta Dramatic Club
Amarillo High School
Lenora Jean Taylor
Julia Lowenstern
Claude Gray
Alice McDavid
Annie Mr Donald
Gay Nineties Spirit Pervades Amarillo High Assembly
Cowboys in five gallon hats bright dresses and old time fiddlers and square dancers led a "rip snorter" program at Amarillo High School last Tuesday. Students felt born thirty years too late as they enjoyed the Gay Nineties themed event with a lively caller and party atmosphere.
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Amarillo High School
Amarillo High to Send Debaters to Dallas Tournament
Marvin Collie Tom Moore from the boys squad and Francis Chesshir Ernes t.ne Quarles from the girls squad will travel to Dallas for a Saturday tournament sponsored by North Dallas High School. Coach Miss Oretha Cornelius says the event will draw many state towns, features student judges, and includes mutual debates with constructive cross critique. The day starts at 8 am with debates and ends with an informal dance at 8 pm for visitors.
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Marvin Collie
Tom Moore
Francis Chesshir
Ernest
Ne Quarles
Amarillo High School
Dallas
North Dallas High School
Oretha Cornelius
Geologist Speaks to Amarillo History Club on Panhandle geology
T. C. Craig of Phillips Petroleum explained the geological history of the Panhandle to the Junior Panhandle Historical Society at Amarillo High School. He described rock formation processes, mineralogy, and the role of wind in transporting sands and shales, noting buried mountains evident in Texas and exposed in Oklahoma.
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T. C. Craig
Phillips Petroleum Company
Panhandle Historical Society
Amarillo High School
Mr. Craig
Panhandle
Craig
Texas
Oklahoma
Students Present Program on Radio
Amarillo High School students staged a radio playlet titled The Three Hundredth Birthday of the American High School to celebrate the tercentenary of secondary education. Directed by Annie McDonald with Kathryn Roach as announcer and Inga Borgstrom on piano, the cast included Mary Tom Morgan Margaret Gulekie Ann Nell McDaniel Ruth Early Bedford Johnson David Kasco Billy Budd and Frank Storm.
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Gladys Schmitt
Amarillo High School
WDAG
Annie McDonald
Kathryn Roach
Inga Borgstrom
Mary Tom Morgan
Margaret Gulekie
Ann Nell McDaniel
Ruth
Amarillo High Students Send Latin Essays to State Chair
Essays by Amarillo High School Latin students go to Mrs. Marion C. Butler of Waco and Miss Anna May Klapproth, Latin instructor, for the Texas Latin Tournament. Selected pieces include Charlene Barrett's Romans Gardens, Lois Crawford's The Druids, and Bedford Johnson's Our Debt to Cicero. Winners will be named at the district Latin tournament in Lubbock on March 30.
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Texas
Marion C. Butler
Waco
Anna May Klapproth
Romans Gardens
Charlene Barrett
Druids
Lois Crawford
Cicero
Bedford Johnson
Lubbock
Pupils Elect Council Head Amarillo Senior High
Officers of the Amarillo Senior High School Student Council were elected Monday with Charles Fyfe as president and Kathryn Roach as secretary. The council discussed timely problems facing school authorities, including assembly programs, home room organization, and regular class meetings to boost class spirit and intra-mural activities. A summary of each meeting will be mimeographed for home room discussion. The council was organized two weeks ago to promote student participation in school government.
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Amarillo Senior High School
Charles Fyfe
Kathryn Roach
Jack Taylor
Pupils Enjoy Latest Additions To Library
Students at Senior High celebrate a new shipment of books in the school library. They praise social science and chemistry references while discussing titles like Challenge to Liberty So Red the Rose and Familiar Quotations. The seniors thank the school board for the fresh collection.
Golden Sandies Honored In Master Barbers Magazine
In the January issue of Master Barbers Magazine and Beauty Culturist, Herbert Hughes of Amarillo praises the Golden Sandies football team for a string of victories that carried them to the state championship. He cites organization training and leadership as key strengths and compares the team to a unified community working together under capable leaders.
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Golden Sandies
Herbert Hughes
Amarillo
Master Barbers Magazine
Sandies
Descendant of Sam Houston Attends Amarillo High
Mary Louise McDonald, junior at Amarillo High, is a direct descendant of Sam Houston. Her great grandfather was the Texas hero, and her family preserves Houston memorabilia including a silver pension cap, engraved cups, and small wood carvings.
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Sam Houston
Texas Hisory
Mary Louise McDonald
Amarillo High School
Texas
Mary
Mary Willie Houston
Jessie Morrow
R. E. McDonald
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