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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
6
Thursday December 12 basketball tournament in West Orange. Friday December 13 open. Saturday December 14 ACT test. Monday December 16 basketball game in Orange. Tuesday December 17 club schedule in various rooms and locations. Tuesday December 17 basketball game in Woodville. Wednesday December 18 early dismissal at 3 10 for Christmas Holidays.
Silsbee High students received diatheria and polio shots on December 2 1968 with cards on file. December 9 brought typhoid and smallpox inoculations followed by a second typhoid shot on December 16. Seniors aiming for college next fall must have them and all students are urged to participate.
Eleven Tiger Band members will try for the All Region Band at Victor High School on December 14. Readying with after school sessions under Jimmy Jones, contenders include Carlin Freeman Roxanne Simmons Craig Irby flute and others, aiming for first or second chair to advance to the Area Band.
The second class candy sale is now in progress. The Junior class promotes a fundraiser featuring candy from a top American factory aimed at supporting student activities and programs.
The Silsbee High School student publication exposes readers to the Tiger Rag from 1140 East Avenue N in Silsbee Texas. It is produced by the SHS Publications Department and follows UIL and THSPA guidelines. Opinions reflect student editors.
The Silsbee Tigers basketball team opened with a 54 to 48 loss to Deweyville as Deweyville’s sharp shooting pulled away in the final quarter. The Tigers, defending 9 AAA champs, look to rebound at the Jasper tournament December 5 to 7 and improve from a 5-0 Deweyville start. SHS honored Mr and Mrs J Sagstetter at the Alvin pep rally for their long support of the Tigers since 1924.
The Maroon and White Club advances a student directory project with 78 members led by Gail McClelland. Typing is under way and a Christmas completion is hoped, with directories priced at 25 cents listing all students and faculty.
The editorial praises Silsbee townspeople for backing SHS Tigers across recent seasons. It notes strong attendance and loyalty from adults with little direct ties to the team, highlighting renewed local enthusiasm and solid records by the Silsbee squad.
In a wet Bi-District clash against Elmore, Silsbee drew a crowd that outnumbered the Elmore fans by at least ten to one despite mud and cold. The author commends the town and SHS students for their overwhelming support and cheer for the team after a tough season.
A SHS history class exhibits misconceptions from students, jokingly miscasting events. The piece notes wrong ideas about the Great Depression, Andrew Jackson, the Oregon sale price, and the Whisky Ring, illustrating how imagination can distort facts.
The excerpt shows students misattributing works and titles, calling Odyssey by Bard Barcas and hailing Caesar as Father of America while misdefining terms like Demosthenes and Plebeian. Overall, they struggle to distinguish fact from fancy when writing.
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