Seventh Grade Pupils Form 67 Go Getters Club
The seventh grade organized a club meeting in September 1929 with Mies Blanche Hensley as chair. Officers elected were Ernest Sharpe president Giles Arriett vice president Patsy McGregor secretary treasurer. A second meeting chose the name 67 Go-Getters colors pink and green motto Go Get It and sweet peas as flowers. The club aims: friendly gathering programs to improve speaking and meeting skills.
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Mies Blanche Hensley
Ernest Sharpe
Giles Arriett
Patsy McGregor
Sec
Treas
Sec. & Treas
A Night Outdoors by Roy Baskin
A Boy Scout Troop 82 all night hike recounts a misadventure filled with wet dew, a near cliff edge, a nighttime raid, and a sleepless vigil. Eleven boys share camp life, a barricade, bacon and eggs breakfast, and a final plea for more sleep from the narrator's mother.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 82
Benny Archer
Giles
Sleeping Outdoors with Clayton Sapp
A nostalgic note recounts sleeping outdoors with Ernest and F. E. near Ernest’s house. They discover and extinguish a small railroad track light fire, then wake to discuss astronomy as a cow nibbles the paper wrapping on their pajamas.
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Ernest
F. E
Treatment of Textbooks Giles Arriett School
Textbooks at Giles Arriett School should always be treated with care and respect. They belong to the students and are intended for learning and study.
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Giles Arriett
Treatment of Textbooks Roy Baskin Voice of a Texan educator on textbook care
Roy Baskin argues students and parents would protect textbooks more if they paid for them. He claims state provision leads to careless handling and calls for limits on writing and damaging pages to save state funds.
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Texas
Going Out of Doors at Recess
Reminder from Harley Modesett on recess conduct. Students should march quietly out, avoid loud talking, and collect needed items before leaving the room. Emphasizes that fresh air and play are essential to prevent fatigue and laziness from staying indoors all day.
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Harley Modesett
Ernest Sharpe Faces Different Baseball Duties
Ernest Sharpe notes playing baseball for a local team differs from his earlier team duties. He describes changes in practice, stance, and coach expectations as he adapts to a new role and level of competition.
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Ernest Sharpe
Baseball teamwork and sacrifice for the win
A speaker urges players to sacrifice and cheer teammates to help the team win. He explains letting the best fielder catch the ball is a sacrifice, as it advances runners and honors the capable player. He stresses cooperation and practice with the saying practice makes perfect.
Speaking Correctly by Opal Worcester
A guide for parents to stop baby talk and enforce proper English. It suggests mothers jot misused words daily and families check for don't versus doesn't usage. The plan uses daily listening, nightly review, and a dictionary placed in a convenient spot for all members.
Dorothy Receives Many Beautiful Gifts At Guest Event
A guest was given a bouncing ball as a playful token while Dorothy received numerous beautiful gifts during the gathering.
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Guest
Dorothy
Lost Nickel Sparks Street Crying Boy Tale
Ikey sobs after losing a nickel in front of his father’s store. Rev J B McSnorter offers another nickel to ease the tears. Ikey accepts the coin yet cries louder, fearing punishment for not saying he lost a dime when told by his father.
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Ikey
J. B. McSnorter
Poppa
McSnorter
Fadder
No Such Word as Cant Said by Teacher and Wise Senior
A teacher proclaims there is no word cant while a Wise Senior challenges with a metaphor about scratching a match on a bar of soap. The exchange captures a contrast between instruction and creative problem solving in a brief anecdote.
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Wise Senior
Dorothy Matula Celebrates Tenth Birthday Party
On October 23 Dorothy Matula hosted a birthday party at her home with a small group of girl friends. Guests enjoyed Eskimo Pies and peanut butter candy sticks as they cut the cake and received a long list of favors including toys and keepsakes such as a skate, bugle, boat, wedding ring and other trinkets.
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Dorothy Matula
Ruth Hobson
Catherine Monroe
Loraine Pope
Ruth Mode
Helen Ryan
Zora Wilkerson
Dorothy Gohmert
Virginia Freeman
Frances Terry
Edith McGehee
Ella Bess Haygood
Viola Thomas
Clara Baskin
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GO Getters Society Society
Roy Baskin
Clayton Sapp
S. R. Cotton
Palace of Sweets
Opal
S. P. Cross
Cameron
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Co
Chas
Frank G
Green
Milam County Lumber Company
Wm. P. Carey Company
A-Vol Co
Holton
Kealther Heart
Fletcher
SS A
Aia
Ole
Astoria
Elies
Lede
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