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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
6
A fragmentary campus note lists Clayton Hopkins Gervice Archer and several others including Mrs Ramsey Randolph Kathryn Bradford Elizabeth Wright Nancy Durst and Patty Patterson. It hints at sharing experiences for learning and profit.
The senior play Little Miss Dreamer headlines at the High School Auditorium this Friday evening. Nancy Durst leads as the heroine with Charles Cunningham and Patricia Patterson providing comic support. Carl ton Sisler plays Stark Davis the Great Lover while Elizabeth Wright and Maurine Highsmith round out the cast. A band concert between acts accompanies the show.
The Junction School Band will present a thirty minute concert in town on Saturday evening. Members will appear in uniform at 8 o clock. Earlier this week the band members had a picnic and played baseball at Kimble Courts on Wednesday afternoon.
Annie Emma Bierschwale, a sophomore, leads her class through membership in the Home Economics Club and the School Band. She maintains good grades, makes the honor roll often, and attends frequently despite absenteeism. She aims to be a conductor and a geologist, writes poetry as a hobby, and hopes to become a skilled tennis player.
Mrs Bower greets Mauril Russell from Streeter as a new pupil. Mrs Kindrick’s pupils study Mediterranean Countries. Iris Hodges joins Mrs Martin’s class. Margie Clough leaves for Lonegroves, Texas. Doris Nell Parker moves to Lyford, Texas. Betty Lee Holland is omitted from writing certificate list. Seventh grades enjoy six weeks of entertain ment with ice cold soda after gym on Monday April 24.
Four Homemaking girls from Junc tion will attend a state Future Homemakers of Texas rally. Sue Gilliam Annabelle Becker and Ann Hardeman were chosen for dress grades and tests. Irene Ferris was elected club representative. Miss Mertie Marie Fowler and Mrs. W N Hardeman will accompany them.
The poem by Margaret Ann Wright travels along the Llano River from distant hills to Edwards Kimble counties. It sings of Seven Hundred Springs feeding the river and the confluence with the Colorado. It describes cool clear water and summer fishing for perch and catfish under shade trees with visitors from afar.
A poem about the Llano River describing its clarity and the wildlife along its banks. The speaker recalls diving from a board, splashing into the river and emerging with stars in the eyes as the water rushes past.
Among the hills the Llano sings with springs that run and splash. Moss, maiden hair fern, birds, squirrels, swallows, and a sleepy turtle populate the scene. Fish crowd the river as it twists from rocks to sand toward the Colorado and the bay.
Mitchell Smith, a quiet high school senior with excellent grades and a perfect honor roll record for four years, will graduate second highest in his class. He participates in the Chemistry and Commercial clubs, and the Bachelor Club, enjoys dancing and singing, and hopes to study dentistry in California this summer with a goal of leading the American Dental Association one day.
Seventh grade students present an assembly program sponsored by Mrs. Otis Fau. The event showcases student work and school activities in a concise program for the community.
The weekly assembly opened with Helen Hardin leading devotions and a Psalm reading by Rev. Ennis B. Hill. The seventh grade sang Texas Our Texas as Joanna Smith accompanied. Plays The Tailor-Made Suit and How Jimmy Saved Pa were performed by named students, with readings by Robert Hunger and Geraldine Rogers announcing numbers.
The Senior Class and faculty were guests of the Junior Class at a prom in the school gym last Friday. The decor featured blue lights, palm trees, and a grass hut with a punch bowl. About one hundred attended as Frank Jackson welcomed the seniors and James Liverman replied.
Local notes mention Mr. Taylor in Kerrville and a Wednesday fish boys’ dance. Seniors are teased about spelling while Marie enjoys airplane movies and shrieks during loud events. Judy Bode learns the schottische with help. Prom dances netted some money. Kat primps as Wan da takes attention. Mrs. Randolph and Lorena receive praise for sports and appearance.
Friday night dances featured seniors with Molly and Gene, Beth with Maurice, and Arch asking Mrs. Felps who refused. F Lane attended last Wednesday and Barbara danced with Cecil Martin Saturday while many typing students had paper on Tuesday.
In a study hall themed lesson students discuss Confucius maxims on politeness honesty and tact. Teachers note parallels to daily life from school to world affairs and reflect on human nature and ambition amid near term exams and social events.
Faculty members and guests gathered for a picnic supper on Tuesday evening. The entertainment committee served barbecue bread pickles beans potato salad iced tea and ice cream. Mrs Mattie Patterson thanked coach Clayton Hopkins and assistant coach Gervice Archer for their excellent work and announced they will not return next year.
Mr. Kothmann sponsored a barbecue for Chemistry Club members and faculty last Wednesday afternoon. They gathered at the Scout Grounds where baseball was played. A picnic supper at the Fair Grounds Grandstand featured barbecue beans pickles bread potato salad cake and tea.
The senior class will sponsor Friday’s chapel program in a dignified event. The focus remains on a respectful observance organized by senior students.
A brief note hints at a defining trait of the Class of 1939 seniors. It suggests a unique, never-to-be-repeated quality that set them apart. The remark carries a nostalgic tone, implying lasting significance of their moment in time.
The senior class and sponsor Miss Fae Jensen were honored with a theatre party hosted by Mrs. Walker Ragsdale last Thursday. The class chose the film Dawn Patrol. The seniors sat in a gold decorated section and enjoyed popcorn during the evening.
The three courts are finished with north backstops in place. The WPA contributed to the project and Mr. Rothman is remembered for enabling courts for youth development and enjoyment at Junction High School.
By mistake the names of Dur ward Barrow and E Lane Joy were omitted from the honors list for the fifth six weeks.
Afternoon English III tests on The Tempest and plans themes this week while Morning section starts the study. Both sections will complete one hundred lines of memory work Friday. Ninth grade studies letter writing dependent clauses and punctuation.
Homemakers organized a style show in the gymnasium recreating Hawaii with its charm. The event emphasized home crafts and fashion reflecting island ambience for attendees.
A note asked that two stamps be added to two letters mailed without stamps in East Moline. A clerk located the two stamped letters after a thorough search and attached the stamps as requested.
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