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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
4
Last Monday during seventh period fifteen boys were awarded football honor sweaters by Coach Klingerhoefer after speeches by Mr. Feuge and captain John Evers. The red sweaters feature a large white F and stripes indicating each boy’s honors.
The basketball girls are practicing every Monday and Wednesday.
The message lists the newsroom leadership including Alma Schmidt as editor in chief and Aline White as assistant editor in chief. May Stein serves as managing editor with Herman Kuhlmann as sport editor. Wesley Gold is assistant sport editor, while Viola Schaefer leads society coverage with Stella Brannies as assistant society editor.
Felix Hahn Margaret Klein Udo Ransleben and Joe Guerrero will be honored with a December birthday party on Friday. The sixth and seventh grades plan a program to judge acting skill and the seventh grade organized a girls and boys basketball team to raise funds.
The senior class extends deep gratitude to the Public School auxiliary and University alumni for providing a delicious lunch for the University of Texas Glee Club after their concert at the High School auditorium. The note expresses sincere appreciation for the community support and hospitality.
On Wednesday evening December 11 the class acknowledges public support for their concert. They note many bought tickets and attended, thank the press for generous publicity, and extend appreciation to the general public.
The junior class staged a December program for high school peers featuring a boys quintet Alton Hansen Raymond Braentigam Woodrow Braentigam Guenther Wittig Werner Borchers singing I m Still Caring. An orchestra piece by Sidney Henke Francis Stahl Estella Brannies Wesley Gold May Stein Lady Divine Pagan Love Song followed, then a skit Who s who in the Senior Class with impersonations. A girls quartet Nila Bode Dora Eckhardt Margaret Mogford Estella Branner performed a lively number before the juniors closed with another orchestra selection.
Elise Weber and Ruby Kneese visited Kerrville on Sunday while Minna Crenwelge spent Monday and Tuesday in Luling and Erna Dietel stayed in New Braunfels on Sunday.
Miss Esther Hanna entertained her sister Mrs Stiles as a guest. Mr Johnson was summoned to his father’s bedside last week for family matters.
Ninth grade completes Merchant of Venice and begins short stories and essays. Classes include physiology brain and nerves, biology heredity and environment, eu genics, physics heat, and junior English lives of writers and their works. Seniors finish Macbeth and Mr Zincke donates two subscriptions to Brackenridge and The American Monthly.
Dora and Nora Arhelger and Esther Kolmeier attended a birth day party at Margaret Molter's home near Comfort Thursday night. William Klein visited relatives in Kerrville Saturday. Gilbert Nagel visited his grandmother at Comfort Sunday. Marshall Klingelhoefer shot up eight point back Saturday Dec 14.
Letters of appreciation for the warm welcome and entertaining appearance of the University of Texas Girls Glee Club in Fredericksburg have been received. Messages from club president Miss Adelin Harvey manager Miss Virginia Dechert secretary Miss Gertrude Umlang and assistant dean of women Miss Dorothy Gebauer note the chaperoned visit.
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