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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
8
Principal W C Westerfeldt announced mid term exams will be held Wednesday and Thursday with a detailed period by period timetable. Make up and excused absences occur Friday and all students must have attendance counted by Wednesday. No exemptions, exams lasting one to two hours, library fines settled by Tuesday. Final exams will mix essay and objective questions approximately 50 50.
The FHS band accepted invitation to participate in the inaugural parade at Austin. The ceremony will honor Governor Joan Connally after his inauguration. The band departs Fredericksburg to arrive for the 2 PM parade down Congress Avenue.
Billikens defeat Liberty Hill 39 to 23 in the Llano tournament on January 3. High scorer was Hagee with 14 points. Next game is January 5 at 1 pm against Goldthwaite. The B team lost 26 to 24 to Copperas Cove, with Victor Nixon scoring 9.
Several students spent the Christmas holidays visiting out of town relatives. Carolyn Harvey enjoyed a white Christmas with her grandmother at Whitedeer in the Panhandle as snow fell on Christmas Eve and Day. Barbara Sagebiel Sammy Berend and Teddy Mumme traveled to Columbus Ohio to see Mr and Mrs Richard Skipper Mumme. Kathy Coffman joined friends at Corpus Christi Jo Nell and Benno Engel visited their sister Mrs Milton Pohler in Corpus Christi and their brother James in San Antonio with his family. Corinne Hartmann spent time in Austin with her brother Freddy and his family and sister Annabel.
The FHS Billie basketball team lost 67 to 48 at home to the San Marcos Rattlers. Dennis Enderlin scored 21 points as a top scorer. On January 11 the Varsity and B teams travel to Kerrville to face the Tivy Antlers.
Principal W. C. Westerfeldt announced lunchroom tickets will be sold in the main hallway just before dinner for students who have not yet purchased theirs. No student may enter the lunchroom without a ticket. tickets will not be sold at the lunchroom door.
The annual county school census seeks names of all children who will be six by Sept 1 1963 and age under 18. Enumerators record birth dates, grade, handicaps, residence, length of county residency, and parents' names and addresses to determine per capita state aid for 1963 64.
Freshman English students explore figures of speech by describing a locomotive in varied similes. The prototypical lesson uses comparisons to a horse, derpiller, puzzle, lion, bull, and other imagery to illustrate metaphor and sound.
Fred Thompson school superintendent will speak to the Heart of the Hills Future Teachers club. The meeting is set for Wednesday January 23 at 7 30 p m. It had been moved from January 9 due to mid term exams led by FTA president Jeral Gold.
Public school lunchroom offers a weekly menu from January 14 to 18. Items include hot dogs with pinto beans and fruit Monday, smoked turkey and potato salad Tuesday, hamburger patties and crisp salad Wednesday, jumbo hamburger Thursday, and seafood with corn Friday. Milk accompanies every meal.
A brief note catalogs the phire beside diamonds as an exceptionally hard gem. The fragment highlights its near equal status to the diamond in hardness and prominence among precious stones.
Mrs. Esther Weaver librarian receives a New Year greeting from her brother Walter Richter recently elected to the State legislature. He contemplated a Resolution but wrote a humorous bill titled An Act providing for placing of additional emphasis on the brotherhood of man.
Cairo earns the nickname Mother of the World for its ancient monuments, cultural heritage, and historic role as a crossroads of civilizations influencing art, science, and trade across the region.
Students vary in study habits as mid term exams approach. Nancy Kowert and Jon Ann Hilburn prefer quiet rooms to concentrate for hours. Patsy Zenner notes noise disrupts focus. Jerry Klein struggles with siblings and TV. Carl Weaver can study while multitasking. Many say they study only when required. results will reveal effectiveness.
Former FHS bookkeeping and math teacher Logan Templeton will guest speak at the FBLA meeting on Monday January 14 at 7 00 PM in the high school auditorium. He now lives in Llano and plans a missionary trip to Hong Kong with his family, leaving San Francisco in February. Sandra Scott information shared for FBLA pins purchase.
A brief notice claims hunting licenses are not required to find what you want in Standard classifieds. It emphasizes easy access and clear guidance for readers seeking items or services.
A sophomore student Eileen Schneider writes in English class about confusion with sums and subtraction. She describes the roiling thoughts in algebra as x’s and y’s float before her eyes and pleads for help.
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