Seventh Grade Class Self Government Constitution Details
The seventh grade operates under a class constitution for self governance with officers elected by secret ballot for president and by standing vote for others. Qualifications include good standing, grades of C or higher, meeting leadership, setting a good example, and debt freedom. Officers serve six weeks. vacancies allow the president to appoint. The oath pledges faithful execution of duties and defense of the constitution. Citizens of the Month assist in disciplinary matters with fines noted for paper wad throws. A note of thanks from Richard Goodner and family expresses gratitude for support during illness.
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Richard Goodner
Rickey
Richard
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Ex Student Stationed in Italy on Seafaring Transfer
Second Class Seaman Murl Lake, a 1945 Jal High School graduate, has been sent to Italy and will be in port about two weeks before moving to a new port. He spent weeks on maneuvers in the Atlantic. In a letter to his mother Mrs. Frank Lake of Jal, he says it will likely be 9 to 12 months before he returns to the United States.
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Italy
Murl Lake
Murl
Atlantic Ocean
Frank Lake
Jal
Marl
United States
Morrow and Myres Visit Friends Then Travel to Liberal
Leroy Morrow and Johnny Myres visited friends in Jal and left for Liberal Kansas on April 1. The pair are formerly from Lackney Texas.
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Leroy Morrow
Johnny Myres
Jal
Liberal
Kansas
Leroy
Johnny
Lackney
Texas
Seventh graders face fines and juried penalties in school code
The text describes penalties for disturbances and improper conduct in class and hallways, including fines payable to a class treasurer or 100 word essays. If unpaid after one day, a D.H. is served canceling the fine. Offenders are tried by a jury of elected Citizens-of-the-Month, as seventh graders gain active school participation and potential for a stronger Student Council.
Of Day-Dreaming by Beverly Burke in English IV
A classroom essay discusses day dreaming as a tool for relaxation and planning. It outlines benefits for the ambitious, harms for the lazy, and hopes for the loving, while warning that excessive dreaming can lead to instability or poor outcomes. It emphasizes timing and self discipline.
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Beverly JO Burke
Clifton Hicks Hurt in Jal Tank Fire
Clifton Hicks, employee of Plains Production Co., was badly burned Monday March 31 while his crew cleaned a gas tank area in Jal. The fire started when gas around the tank caught flame. others narrowly escaped injury as they had moved from the area minutes earlier. Dr. J T Brady treated Hicks and Jal Fire Department extinguished the blazes before serious property damage.
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Clifton Hicks
The
Plains Production Co
Jal
Juniors Celebrate Play Success With Party
The Junior class hosted a party in the home economics building after their play Me and My Shadow on March 21. Attendees danced, cake and punch were served, and a purple and yellow color scheme highlighted a sheet cake reading JUNIORS 1946-1947.
Jal High graduate Carl Murray makes all A’s at ACC
Carl Murray, 1939 Jal High graduate now at A C C, earned all A’s last semester per his mother Mrs Hugh Murray. In his senior year, he plans a postgraduate course at the University of Colorado after serving in the Marines and returning to ACC.
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Carl Murray
Jal High
A.C.C
Hugh Murray
Carl
University of Colorado
Marines
Jal man drills 12 foot well with steel mill tower
Mr S R Cooper of Jal recently had a water well drilled over which he has placed a 12 foot steel mill supported by a 40 foot steel tower. He plans to use the water to water a small orchard a few flowers yard shrubs and other trees.
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S. R. Cooper
Jal
Jean Martin Enrolled in South Texas Seventh Grade
Jean Martin of South Texas enrolled in the seventh grade on March 24.
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Jean Martin
South Texas
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Prescription Department
Jal, N. M
J. W. Stone
Jal, N. Mex
First Baptist Church
WM. Cameron &C
M& J Cafe
Kermit
Woolsworth Hotel
Mr. and
Mrs
Pete Bish
Snook
Arthur and
Theta
E. F. Butler
Prop
Federated Store
South Leaf County
Tony Hurta
Joan Crawford
John Garfield
Oscar Levant
Apel
Auto Supplies
Jal, New Mexico
Chris Antone
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