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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1939
Page
4
Supt Carruth reveals a new plan for class sponsors this year with Troon teachers as sponsors. The schedule lists each class and the named sponsors and chairs, including Mrs Arnedge, Miss Anthony, Miss Kinkead, Miss Mayo, Miss W Hiems, and Mr Anderson among others.
Chemistry classes of Mr Weaks watched a biography picture show about Madame Marie Curie and the discovery of radium in 1808. The still pictures will be used in chemistry lessons to illustrate divisions of the subject.
Mr. Gober Blake of Blake's Cleaners becomes the seventh member of the Bantham Board of Education replacing the late Neil Williams Jr. Born in Bonham, Blake has a varied background from Paducah to Dallas, served in World War I, and runs City Dye Works with his brother before opening his cleaning business on West Fifth Street. He is active in First Methodist Church and has a daughter Betty in sixth grade. He emphasizes education as essential for happiness and success.
The Bonhil staff lists Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors and sponsors. principal and superintendent are noted as key school authorities guiding the publication and its funding.
Bonham high school pupils are urged to see themselves as future citizens shaping tomorrow. The essay argues youth develop talents beyond childhood into adulthood and stresses discovering and using individual gifts to advance cooperative living and civilization. It cautions against burying talents and calls for purposeful work aligned with character and ideals.
The Honey Grove Bonham football game will not be played due to Texas Interscholastic League regulations prohibiting high school football after December 1 except for Class A bi districts regional playoffs and the Class AA state championship game.
Bonhi Library announces 90 new books across fiction biographies science art and reference with notable titles including How to Win Friends and Influence People The Little Book of the Flag World Books and Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Also listed are City Editor Peggy Covers the News and Sara Teasdale and Emily Dickinson poetry volumes plus guides on geometry inventions and model airplanes.
Senior Joyce Shuler presents Triad a poem praised by readers and critics alike. The piece invokes Crystal drops in grass and evening dew while exploring loss and longing through imagery of rain and a mother’s sorrow for her child.
Miss Anthony's third year foods class hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon last Wednesday at noon in the foods room. Buffet service, white linen tables, and chrysanthemums as decorations. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Miss Kinkead, Miss Pritchett, Mrs. Ruark, and Miss Williams. Class officers Maurine Friar Jean Parsons Cleva Smith Marietta Barr and Marcille Adamson acted as hostesses.
Bondi art classes under Miss Bahlan make cuts of Christmas cards or linoleum blocks. Each pupil designs his own card. The cuts will be printed on different colored paper with corresponding ink.
Bettyejane Smith aged 68 39 formerly editor of the Bonhi now serves on the Stephens Life staff at Stephens College a single sex school edited by girls. The Stephens Life is active in the Associated Collegiate Press and features feminine activities and articles by notable speakers including Ernesto Montenegro and Ruth Miller.
The Coushatta staff begins a survey to measure the buying power of Bonham High School. A questionnaire asks individuals to report expenditures on shoes hats coats soft drinks entertainment after shows dances and parties to aid securing ads for the Coushatta.
In a recent class meeting seniors decided to wear caps and gowns for graduation for the first time in years. Mr. Brown of the rental company outlined costs and return rules, noting $2.25 for one week and color differences between high schools and colleges.
Bonham Public Schools run a hot lunch program with schools, PTA, civic groups, and WPA aid feeding about 120 children daily. Half the meals are prepared by the schools, the rest supplied by government agencies. weight and school work have shown gains. Citizens are urged to donate money or food and volunteer through elementary principals or the superintendent.
Mrs. Anderson's fourth period clothing class met Friday for the November gathering. After planning the Christmas program, members played games and enjoyed refreshments. Lilian Crumpacker presides with Katie Lee Turbyfill as secretary.
This afternoon at 3 30 the ex squad meets next year s team on Carruth Field with the exes favored. Texas Forever with music by Fred Waring will debut on his radio program at 6 p m CST December 20 over NBC red network.
A travelogue describing a summer journey with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Arledge and Miss Kinkead through northern New Mexico. Highlights include Raton Pass at Eagle Nest Lake, Taos with its Pueblo and Indian life, Red River fishing and scenery, and Santa Fe's historic sites and the San Miguel Mission.
A festive report on the Thanksgiving Band Parents Dance with mentions of Mary Jo Dulaney and Frank Crow dancing, Senior Soph couple Fred Jones and Dorothy Horton, and various local students. The piece notes a lively crowd of college men and coeds, a few cautions about criminals, and a short list of weeklong social pairings.
Miss Margaret White, Bonhi alumna and noted educator, spoke to Bonham School faculty and friends in the high school library about teaching reading. She is now elementary supervisor for Cleveland Public Schools and emphasized reading methods that teach how to read what to read and promote reading pleasure.
School officials announce a nine day holiday for Bondi students. Dismissal occurs Friday afternoon December 22 and students return January 1.
A playful, fragmentary monologue features disjointed musings by Gertrude Stein McAnally about weather, a seedy tomato market, a sweet saxophone, swimming in January, and plans to shop for groceries and a bicycle for Christmas. The voice is casual and humorous with alternating topics.
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Emily Post notes that almost everyone can host but few know how to attend well. Good guests prepare, respect others, avoid dominating conversations, and balance sociability with restraint to ensure enjoyable events for all.
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