Harper School Students Aid Under Supervisor Ruth Carpenter
Students at Harper School assisted under the supervision and sponsorship of Mrs Ruth Carpenter.
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1952
Page
2
Students at Harper School assisted under the supervision and sponsorship of Mrs Ruth Carpenter.
On Tuesday night, March 18, the Freshman Class and dates rode to Devil's River in the Sam Henly pasture for a hayride and wiener roast. Chaperones Mesd G. A. Gibson Lydia Blerschwale and J. A. Lennon oversaw activities. Genneth Ochler provided the pickup and trailer. The group enjoyed roasting the wieners a large bonfire photos with flash cameras and explored bluffs in the surrounding country. Everyone had a very enjoyable time.
Harper pep squad elected new leaders in a March 13 meeting. Drum majorettes include Marlene Kaiser Joann Spaeth M Liss Spaeth. cheerleaders Frances Ditt Mar Jennielea Wienecke Lydia Fre Bierschwab. drummers Janice Spaeth Virginia Roeder Peggy Lou Schmidt Bobbie Gibson. mascots Judy Mahler Delores Duderstadt. Barbara Lennon reporter.
Last Thursday and Friday March 13 and 14 the vocational age boys hauled gravel and several loads of sand for the new playground equipment. They sourced sand and gravel from the Devil’s River on Sam Henig’s place. The track team thanks Mr Honig for the sand which provides a soft landing for high and broad jumpers.
Harper High School yearbook staff led by Worth Duderstadt and Jo Ann Spaeth reports good progress. Most grade photos are done, now focusing on sports homemaking agriculture and Freshmen Day pictures. Ads are selling well under Buddy Friederich with Worth Duderstadt and Cherrie Parker preparing ads.
On Tuesday afternoon March 18 the girls’ softball team selected their summer uniforms. The new outfits feature green and white colors. reporter M Liss Spaeth notes the selection event.
Joe and Sally Specees described their Eldorado weekend trip. The report covers illness reducing attendance, multiple students missing class, library duties by pupils, and new reference books and a United States map aiding social studies. News of groom officers and local visitors is also noted.
Five teams make up the Hill Country League for the 1952 season as Goldthwaite drops out due to distance. Frederickburg Comfort Boerne Stonewall Camp Stanley will compete with a revised April start and a scheduled set of city matchups through late June.
A satirical note mocks both parties at national conventions in Chicago and jokes about tax refunds and reminders to spend wisely. A barroom quip about John and a Winston Churchill joke parody current figures, with a closing tease for Talent Scouts on CBS and TV.
The Christophers sponsor a $10,000 contest open to all ages and backgrounds. Write 300 to 1,600 words on what one person has done to help make a better world. Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday timeline. entries to The Christopher Contest, 18 E. 48th St., New York. Prizes range from 100 to 2000 dollars. proceeds from story sales go to the author.
Tom Philips and grandson Charles Neal of the Noxville section were Harper visitors Tuesday. Miss Geraldine Bierschwale of Austin spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Lydia Bierschwale.
Mr and Mrs Rex Fox of Austin spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Mack Scarborough. Farmers should plan to produce adequate feed crops this season weather permitting. The use of adapted varieties of crops and liberal applications of fertilizers will aid in getting maximum yields.
Carroll Bierschwale of San Antonio visited his father, Fred Bierschwale, Monday afternoon.
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