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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1924
Page
6
Senior Class Reporter Margaret Howard and Junior Class Reporter Billie Harrison lead a list of student correspondents. Also named are Sophomore Class Reporter Ruby Peer and Freshman Class Reporter Tillman Dardin plus Caneseexpelitor Wary Stine referenced in the roster.
Last Monday Rev. J. M. Garner spoke to students on choosing a profession, stressing righteousness, humanity, and steady effort. He cited Daniel as a model and urged fixed markers and hard work to reach worthy goals, praising Monday assemblies for leading thoughtful guidance.
Pecos Hi second team held Toyah first team to a 16 to 16 tie last Friday evening. Despite being outweighed they battled to the finish creating an exciting affair for the stands. Hicks Eisenwine and the group performed well, contributing to a hard fought score.
Balmorhea faces Barstow in what is expected to be among the toughest games of the season. The team is known for fighting spirit, while students plan to travel to the game and pep squads prepare to rally the crowd.
A dance was held Friday night at the Biggs residence with many students invited. The event provided a festive time and closed at one o'clock with the sentiment Till we meet again.
Mr. E. L. Harp attended Monday singing practice. He joined in singing Glory Glory Hallelujah and left in good order.
The freshmen met Tuesday to organize a new slate and plan a hike for Saturday. Miss Slaton and Miss Corley will accompany the group. The class grows larger with Hoyt Davis and Miss Jenson as new members.
The item reports on sophomore activities noting Nap dropping ink without breaking on the sidewalk. It mentions two additions to the class Velma and Thelma Jackett, with one dropout. Claude Hendricks is named among the events.
The junior class reports no leadership changes, but notes some members have grown lazy while claiming to clear debt and seeking repayment. Thomas injured the middle finger playing soccer and Bessie shows a new vanity case. Further details promised next week.
Seniors in the study hall celebrated the arrival of rings and pins distributed by class president John Wilson. Most ordered rings, some opted for pins without guards, sparking discussion but expected to resolve. Commencement plans advance as books are ordered and practice for the class play begins.
A Valley squad from Toyah Valley defeated Pecos Hi 26 to 6 in a Saturday game at Saragosa. Norman arranged a practice match with players from miles around, including former conference champions, as Pecos Hi gained needed experience and the Valley team dominated from start to finish.
Mrs. Brooks reports Miss Mattie Lee Wilson former Pecos High student has the highest average in Spanish and ranks among the top in all subjects. She attends the International Business School in El Paso, a fully accredited institution.
High School students earnestly rehearse "Out Where the West Begins" and "My Sweetheart of Pecos Hi" on Wednesday. Everyone is glad they have returned to practice and performance.
Carpenters finished a large tin slide for the playground on Wednesday after starting Monday. Children eagerly lined up for turns and enjoyed the new feature, with demand remaining strong.
The fifth lyceum number sponsored by the school is rescheduled to January 21, not January 23. Mr Hampton enabled the shift to a more satisfactory date. Come join us.
Miss Delma Alexander teaches the fourth grade during Miss Irene Prewit’s absence in Roswell. Alexander, a Pecos High graduate who attended Sul Ross Normal, conducted the classes unusually well.
Austin based State School Inspector is expected to inspect the local school soon. The mood is calm but residents stress the need for serious study and preparedness ahead of the visit.
A speaker recounts a mishap at a fountain where soda spilled on Janey’s lap. Janey remained gracious, remarking with a smile that the drinks are on her, showcasing tact and composure in a lighthearted incident.
In a classroom exchange Mrs Anderson asks about decisive battles. James cites Thermopylae and a lone messenger who delivered news. Charlie notes the messenger would have needed speed, highlighting the story of rapid tidings from ancient battles.
In a math class Mr. Norman demonstrates that a debt of minus twenty dollars equals plus twenty dollars. Nathan adds that you would be better off not aiming to pay the debt.
A bill submitted to the Virginia Legislature seeks to repeal an act that prohibited fishing within 500 yards of the mill dam on the Clinch River in Scott County. The original prohibition was approved March 13, 1912 and amended March 13, 1918.
A humorous exchange links common phrases to occupational roles. A flipper owner complains of a jar while a radio orator vows to tell the world. a murderer jokes about hanging. a judge approves. a flapper boasts. The telephonist notes a number. the fisherman offers a line. the author writes. the seamstress curses. the hydro electric engineer jokes about a dam.
A mother rails at her son William for bruised features and fighting. He brushes off the concern, claiming a hero does not care about looks.
Direct Contact Alice reports Jack loves Mabel only for money. Virginia counters he loves her money regardless. John asks about the girl as James reveals the affair collapsed last day. A rumor says she eloped with another man.
A husband confronts his wife Hazel after she wakes him from a deep sleep, insisting the disturbance was terrible though details are left to imagination. The fragment hints at a tense domestic moment and unresolved tension between the couple.
A short medicinal ad notes a tablet form of laxative and quinine labeled to cure a cold in one day. It emphasizes a seal or signature on each box and a price of 30 cents.
The winner of the Bok prize urges the United States to join other nations in wielding moral influence for peace and opposing war. The plan adapts Wilson's ideas to current international conditions, as reported by The Mobile Register.
The Bok Peace Plan Committee or Bok may have awarded the prize to the Chronicle as the winning plan mirrors policies the Chronicle has advocated since the League of Nations discussion began.
The Hartford Courant notes that the heart of the plan is the League of Nations. Supporters will vote in favor, while opponents may abstain, underscoring the era’s international approach.
The Indianapolis News notes that for government to cooperate at all it must do so with the League of Nations, though not as a member. It argues social international gravitation makes cooperation inevitable and suggests extending current cooperation without increasing obligations or commitments.
The Des Moines Register argues that the United States should join the International Court of Justice and cooperate with the League of Nations, urging voters to elect officials who support such participation and reject those opposed to international engagement.
The Detroit Free Press notes the Bok prize plan as a hedgpodge of old straw, with tortuous ramifications and likely to be impractical from a congenital standpoint, though not necessary to dwell on these issues as the League taint casts a fearful initial handicap.
The Boston Herald calls for a genuine and widespread popular reaction to the plan. It urges citizens to vote after real thought and careful reading, stressing the value of informed civic engagement.
The Baltimore Sun asks two questions before judging the American peace award proposal. First how will the League view the suggestions. Second if the plan answers all valid criticisms of American participation.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes the proposal yields little practical harm or real global benefit. It says the paper is generally sympathetic but not optimistically inclined toward the plan.
The Kansas City Star notes that 22 165 plans were submitted for Mr Bok's 50 000 prize. The winning plan, chosen by the award jury, is the League of Nations plan, deemed the best. Plans excluding U S into the League were considered inferior.
A South Carolina observer backs the Bok peace prize plan as the best practicable method to make the United States join the World Court and work closely with the League of Nations, a sharp contrast to current policy.
The Bok Peace Prize recognizes a plan that credits the World Court and the League of Nations as the best means for the United States to cooperate with other nations to maintain world peace. It questions whether the Administration will adopt the plan and if the Senate will approve it.
The New York World calls for a yes vote in the referendum to support the peace plan, noting that Republicans and Democrats alike have already supported it and that even Senator Lodge has effectively backed it. The paper urges readers who seek peace to approve the plan.
The New York Tribune criticizes the League proposal for humane projects as existing today while warning the addition would grant anomalous participation in the Assembly and Council. America would be represented without vote or obligation, a dubious compromise that could place moral responsibility without power.
The Brooklyn Eagle hails Edward Bok for a vast peace effort aiming to engage 250,000 potential participants and spark 25,000 actual plans for world peace. It calls the project a potent contribution and notes Bok believes his funds were well spent regardless of future outcomes.
The Portland Oregonian praises a straightforward plan for government reform in Oregon, urging the United States to continue on the current course with a clear goal in sight and a definite path to reach it.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes the plan is a compromise not fully aligned with Wilson or the bitter-enders. It avoids committing the United States to any fixed course except joining the Permanent Court of International Justice with Congress consent.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes that the Senate reservations echo the American stance in the League of Nations covenant, portraying a cooperative international framework with no meddling or coercion and rejecting any coercive commitments.
The Washington Post criticizes an unnamed immortals peace plan as supremely simple and foolish, arguing it assumes the US cannot originate ideas and would follow Europe’s blunders. It warns nations against joining a scheme that cedes city and world control to a few strong powers.
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