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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1964
Page
6
The article argues paddling is a strong school power used to quell discipline. Teachers may use the paddle from the desk and escalate to harder blows for truly disruptive students to enforce behavior.
The Harper Longhon football team seeks a district win as exams end. F H A girls discuss fundraising and bus orders. Bet Bailes leads basketball practice while the Harper Band performs songs Friday night.
Ragged OCR note shows students barely pacing through a sprints and strength PT drill. Mentions Ling and Javeear as names, plus Navy ring and English heat note amid rough transcript. Schools relay the Round Up program and cadence of endurance tasks.
The 64 Longhorn has arrived and been handed out for student perusal. Plans for the 68 edition are underway with Lloyd Harper and Javdear Peril photographing possible title pages and color group shots. Gay Kilman will return October 22 for mug shots and group photos as staff appointments follow.
Vague recollections of a school pep event describe cadet dresses in gold and white and a spirited display. Students shout taunts and chants while mentors comment on team potential and future games.
The Shorthorns of Horner Elementary beat Center Point's Junior Pirates 30-0. Gary Rahe scored Harper's first TD in the second quarter after an early miss, with later touchdowns and extra points adding to the lead. halftime pep show featured Nancy Feller and a marching display.
Gary converted two extra points after the final touchdown as every team member saw action. Head coach Mr. Harry Sultemeier leads the Shorthorns with captains Leo Heinemann and Larry Jung. Next game at Harper on Oct 15 against Medina marks homecoming.
The P T A showcased Harper High School physical education activities last Thursday October 1. Students from first through eighth grade demonstrated exercises for heart and lung strength, flexibility, and endurance, guided by P E teacher Leon Dunn and school staff.
A group from Ha. pe: min Ser made an educational trip to New Braur fe.s and Srenewac visiting the Mission Va.ley Mauls at New Baurfel- Tregurls COUR to observe loom work. They toured the phcairy room, learned dyeing, spinning, and weaving, and viewed finished cloths, packs, and color experiments, concluding with a lunch and notes on multi style finishes.
A scrambled recap notes Harpe high school marking period end as sixth week closes. It mentions exams given by special instructors, grades described as mostly good, and a rotating class schedule with efforts toward new routines and female students to start a new term.
Medina defeats Longhorns 22 to 6 in a defensive district game Friday. Neal Matthews and Dusty Green led Medina with interceptions and passes while Harper, Siear, and Tre Freeman contributed key plays. Final score 22 6 as Medina pulls away in the second quarter.
The schedule lists October 9 La Pryor October 16 Nueces Canyon October 23 Center Point October W Leakey November 6 Medina November 20 Nueces Canyon with home games denoted by Denotes home games PAB MO LC.
The Harper Longhorn Band under E. D. Cochran performed at Medina Friday night. Dolores Duderstadt led the drum majorettes as the band formed an M for Medina and played He s Got the Whole World in His Hands. They then faced Harper fans with an H and played Smile Darn Ya Smile before Harper s fight song Washington and Lee. Medina band followed with Bells Across the Grid Iron and a diamond formation.
Jerry Fowles spent the weekend in Brady with grandmother Bula Johnson. Dittmar family hosted a turkey dinner honoring Odto Dittmar’s seventh birthday with relatives including Mrs John Dittmar and Mrs Alex Durst. Other attendees included Mrs Alfred Kort of Kerrville and Janice Spaeth of Big Spring visiting home. The posture featured church singing at Hillcrest and several family dinners as relatives traveled between San Luis Obispo area and Austin.
Mrs Beo M Elroy and Mrs J J Rogers with relatives met in New Braunfels and Fredericksburg areas for weekend visits. They were joined by Mary Lou and other kin as funeral services for Mrs Oscar Bammann in Fredericksburg were attended. Relatives from Port Arthur and Seguin visited Nere for a homecoming and family gathering.
How to keep a landing net from drying out and floating between catches. Dip the net in melted paraffin before you go out, so it sinks like a rock when used.
Harper Boy Scout troop members and Scoutmaster Malcolm Marscall ushered at the University of Texas Army game in Austin on Saturday October 3. Scouts from Gillespie County Doss Troop 132 and Explorer Post 136 also assisted. The Band Booster Club met October 1 with 10 members, led by president Mrs Clint Brown, and discussed treasurer and concession stand items ahead of the next PTA meeting.
Mrs C N Taylor and others from Harper Austin Fredericksburg and San Antonio attended a Woods Cottle and Harrell family reunion in La Grange Park overlooking the city. James Day State Archives director spoke. lunch served to about 150 attendees.
The Department of Agriculture authorizes emergency loans for farmers and ranchers in Bexar Blanco Kerr Maverick Medina Zavala to recover from droughts hail and heat. SBA may process Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications for affected businesses through the San Antonio office.
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