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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1964
Page
10
Halloween, observed this year on October 31, blends beliefs from ancient Druids and Samhain traditions. It traces modern decor and ghostly motifs to Druids who lit bonfires to scare away spirits and demons during autumn feasts.
The notice lists ACT and SAT deadlines with dates for final registrations and filing, stressing that receipts determine deadlines not postmarks. It also includes a history of Halloween from Druid and medieval roots to modern festivities and safety concerns with pranks and community events.
Mr. Crawford the high school principal congratulates all who took part in the Home coming activities. Special recognition goes to the football team the Queen and her court the drill team and the band. He thanks everyone who attended making this Home coming the largest in the history of Silsbee High School.
The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test was given to interested juniors on October 24. It measures verbal and mathematical abilities and follows a format similar to the SAT used by many colleges for entrance.
The PSAT will be scored by December and returned to students. Scores indicate probable SAT outcomes and can be compared to the national average to gauge scholastic ability. The test is aimed at college-bound students and sophomores should plan to take it next year.
Silsbee Latin Club joins the Junior Classical League JCL a national body of clubs in junior and senior high schools Established 1936 sponsored by the American Classical League Members pay a life initiation fee 25 cents plus 25 cent national membership card The local chapter will participate in state and national conventions and JCL activities Initiation rites include Roman tunics incense and symbolic seeds in a brazier UCLA hosts the second week in August for the national convention
Democratic students and Republican peers left classes to hear Mrs Lyndon Johnson speak in Beaumont at Lamar Tech gymnasium. She appeared with Mrs Robert McNamara and other escorts as Tigerettes performed a Johnson Rag routine not funded by the school.
Report notes a Stonewall Texas barbecue for Democratic figures on October 18 with over a thousand attendees. Attendees included Mrs. Mitchell, Steve Eppes, and third senatorials director for Young Citizens for Johnson and Humphrey. The event featured a Plane trip by Temple Industries DC-3, Rolls Royce arrival, and remarks by Lyndon Johnson's wife, Gov John Connally, and Dan Blocker. The luncheon lasted 11:30 to 2:30 with a Texas picnic menu and a royal reception.
The Silsbee High School Thespian Society changes pledge rules to admit sophomores alongside juniors. Forty sophomores and juniors have pledged. initiates undergo a two week spring period earning points before becoming full Thespians. Mr. Palmer Hall notes members must work on plays floats and other duties.
Remember that Tuesday November 3 is Election Day. Encourage your parents to vote and participate in the local and national elections today.
Winfred Davis, president of the Silsbee FFA Chapter, placed second and fourth in the Swine Show at the South Texas State Fair last Thursday. He exhibited two Berkshire hogs. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Davis of Silsbee Rt 3 Box 1043.
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