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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1961
Page
8
The popular 1962 Dodge Motor Home will be shown at Standard Service Company on Thursday November 23 at 11 am. The 23 and 26 foot models sleep six and include stove refrigerator full bathroom running water dining table and swivel seats. It sits on a Dodge chassis with a 200 horsepower V-8 engine and pushbutton automatic transmission.
Three re conditioned typewriters join the typing room bringing total to seventeen. A new electric water cooler replaces the old fountain, donated by the Harper Lions Club. A television set was added to the science room for future science programs, furnished and set up by Mr. Dunn.
The Round-Up surveys hunters about gear and tags as the hunting season nears. Interviews in Gillespie County predict many does to be shot, a good season, and average-sized deer with average horn size.
Two new students join Harper High School the 1961-62 year. Inona Cottle transfers from Mason High School bringing clarinet to the band and joining English III American history math typing and journalism. Carol Cochran transfers from Center Point High School bringing English IV journalism math American history and band and serves in student roles.
Miss Martha Stevens was appointed by our journalism teacher Mr. Rogers to be editor of the Longhorn, the high school annual. She also serves as vice president of the band and of the Future Teachers of America and as president of the Future Homemakers of America. Martha was interviewed by Mr. John Sandidge of Star Engraving Company who urged sixteen pages of copy by December first.
The six weeks tests were held Tuesday and Wednesday for all grades. Freshmen took Agriculture Homemaking English General Science on Tuesday and Algebra on Wednesday. Sophomores had Biology Tuesday and Plain Geometry English World History and Agriculture Wednesday. Juniors sat American History Algebra Chemistry Tuesday and English Agriculture Homemaking Wednesday. Seniors took English Chemistry and Journalism Tuesday and General Math World History American History Civics and Spanish Wednesday. The note ends that most students likely passed after studying.
The Harper School received district honors with three boys named to the All-District team by coaches and superintendents. First team selections include David Hopf Cody Marshall and Logan Stevens with Lucke Mains on the second team. Also named to the Harper first team are Bobby Wienecke and Lloyd Wendel Marshall and Hopf chosen to represent the district at the All-Star BAM St Ccachellavin in summer.
A large group of Harper students and Longhorn backers parade from the Lutheran Church to the school for a pep rally on Wednesday night November 8. Drum major Gayle Dittmar lit the brush pile for the fire as the band played Bugle Call.
A lively pep rally at D'Hanis featured chants such as Team Fight and If You Want to Beat D’Hanis. Students shouted for a bidistrict win after the school song ended and the rally concluded.
The class of 1962 seniors prepare civics reports that will count as half their midterm grade. Each student is assigned a chapter and must present about 30 minutes on topics beyond the textbook with mimographed sheets of key facts provided beforehand.
Mr and Mrs Max Lange visited Mr and Mrs August Kirchoff and Miss Helen. Mr and Mrs Richard Bierschwale and others attended the funeral of Mrs Frank Webb at Eldorado. Charles Gammenthaler and Mrs Adolph Juenke visited Kerrville and Fred Gammenthaler’s home. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Henry Maurer and Miss Gertrude Maurer. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf visited the Nabers home. Mrs J C Cowper visited daughter Mrs Roy Cattle in Rocksprings. Mr and Mrs E B Cochran and children and Twinkles Lennon of Midland were here over the weekend with Mrs Herbert Jones.
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