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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
4
Four hundred students take 2000 driving safety exams in a five day "Amerikan Problems class" at a senior school. Montgomery and Wallace-Ni lecture on topics such as The Driver and The Pedestrian and Sound Driving Practice.
Elva Radeck senior at Vojeational and Technical School received the highest lieutenant colonel sponsor honor at the annual Tech military ball held at Olmos Club Friday evening. Cadet sponsors were presented to the R. C. battalion by Sponsor Miss Dorothy Delemater with named second rank sponsors Doris Lunday and Dorothy Louis Sela. Several cadets earned ranks from major to second lieutenant, including Rose Elis Thardon Mabey Dratten Isabel San Marco Wanda Wise Ruby Kirchioff and many others. After the presentations, a dance for sponsors officers and dates followed led by master of ceremonies Hobby White.
A benefit dance for the Ban Fee nanda cathedral school drum and bugle corps, nearly complete in uniforms and instruments, will be held at Prospect Hill Recreation Center on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Local student Lorraine Channel announced the event.
County schools plan Thanksgiving activities on November 23 while observing events with President Roosevelt and Governor O'Daniel on November 21. Judge Charles W Anderson urged expanding a rural schools health program, improving clinic intervals, and broadening reach across county schools. Leon Valley Gazettes choir performed America's Harvest by sponsor Mrs Ardig M Ward, with club leaders Josephine Reloeger as president and Dorothy Steubing as vice president. The county board toured Lone Star Mesina Von Ormy and Tinsley schools during an autumn visit.
Lanier will hold an open house Friday from 7 to 12 pm in observance of National Education Week. Activities include Andulsoor concert by the school band, dances for Los Mexicanitas, selections by the school orchestra, and Leo Garcia’s orchestra in the evening. A hamburger hut, visits to homerooms, and a reception by educators are planned.
Pauline Nelson school will present the play In the Bookshop as part of Book Week observance. The performance, featuring fourth grade pupils depicting a variety of characters, will be shown before parents and friends at the school on Friday afternoon.
Officers report 1346 subscribers from schools and colleges in San Antonio totaling 3690.92 dollars. The drive aims to reach quotas for schools and colleges. Subscriptions exceed goal by about 16 percent.
A Harris program centered on Education for Common Defense featured Whitner Lehmberg and Donald Allison with a patriotic song by Dre Lee Brombaugh. Doreen Bradford Freddie MaedJohnnat Floyd Baird Lene Granato and Lucy Trevino debated What Does America Have to Defend, followed by How Is America Defended led by Arthur Retinger and Betty Phunk King. The event highlighted resource depletion and included Harris Orchestra performances, with Jack Walsh as program chairman.
A group of Jefferson journalism students selected winners in a three year autograph contest. Nominees included Jean Curry Bob Helen Powell Betty Eng Nye Joan Gaikey Mary Jo Warren Faybert Martin Dorothy Vernon Smith Virginia Rhodes Augie Crvoldayne Wash iverde Wright Rey Booth and Lidenis Harr. The event showcased student work in state biographies and related writing exercises.
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A safety dance at Brackenridge High School will be held on December 20. Students with certificates proving passage of the safety quiz gain free admission. Escorts must also pass the test or pay admission. Three orchestras will play for one hour each. A total of 2000 safety peripherals will be distributed to civic class members sponsored for the event.
Tech students staged RECESS and Hansel and Gretel as part of Cafeteria Day. Cast included Alex Haptch Rosa Lee Burris Joanie Castillo Hortense Paciin Concepcion Mucixs Raymond Castro Alfonso Corlucelli Cetin Davila Mita Loveseanne Blantey Rebecca Martinez Judy Yoneda Edmund Visitor Robert Quijans Carnies Sueny Ampara Feyar Thomas Hernandez Warris led by Horace Mann students. The school showcased murals and student art, with Red Grass relief drives at Jefferson and a senior assembly program led by intrapersonal activity instructor Jimmie Dingyer.
Eighteen children from Pan Min School, six weeks into the term, earned places on the honor roll. From the high first grade are Rachael Ramon, Jack Sauer newein, Stephen Schumann, John Skalski and Eugene Vidal. The second graders listed include Lily Canta, Modesta Garza, Marvin Howe, Marcie Howe, Betty Mahar, Florence Morales, Elidra Rodrigues, Katherine Schmidt, Virginia Vidal, Rudy Georges, John Mahan, Frank Sadler and John Williams.
A reception was held in the teachers cafeteria at Jefferson School on November 12 to honor Major Joseph B McShane who was transferred from reserve duty to active duty. He was released from his assignment as the falling officer for Jeffersons RO unit and to join the plans and training office at the National Guard encampment in Brownwood.
A fragment shows Dogger addressing the assembly during Bank Week with a query about the best known almanac of policy in prose. The text cuts after a brief silence and the start of a number in parentheses.
A classroom scene ends with Mildred finally identifying the answer she had read in her catechism class. Despite students shouting responses to other questions, she remains quiet until she speaks with the correct answer: The Bible.
Rose Wallace Oscar Wunsch and Herbert Cumpion selected as end men for Jefferson junior class play to be staged in May. Wright Riley and Otto Anderson to sing Solas, John Bob Payne to act as interlocutor, Lanier Smith to perform modern cake walk Strut Miss Livzin. Marguerite Peres oversees several groups of blackface dancers and Phyllis Wheatley orchestra may participate.
Pace School will hold Owen House Friday evening starting at 7:45 with demonstrations by wireless classes. Home economics manual training and wandworking will be shown. More than 200 students will take part as parents attend for exhibits and refreshments.
Woodlawn elementary pupils study occupations and present a program during American Education Week. Second graders at Orting and Jow focus on local workplaces such as a canning company bakery and barber shop. Principal A. 8 Bush will speak on education for the common defense.
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