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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
7
In a school note from The W H S Reflector Mrs Jack Lackey and Sarah Belle Gillett with Guy Andrews describe a mathematics discovery: the boys calculated that 117,824 seeds equal a bush el of Watson and 131,136 seeds equal a bushel of Cliett.
Members of the freshman opportunity English class explored the dictionary focusing on the spelling demons. In a written spelling relay Nina Marie Pierce and Wandell Riddle won and became captains for an oral spelling match. Wandell's team won with Wandell Paul Simmons Jackie Thompson and Othell Stapleton still standing while Nina Marie supported her side.
The sophomore English class held its monthly club meeting in April with Mildred Fleming as chairman, Merlyn Brown secretary, and Brazwell Alexander critic. The program included readings and talks on topics about April. Alexander was named next chairman, Imo gene Alexander secretary, and Pascal Connelly critic.
Home Econ II girls spent the past week sewing their general wear dresses. Pleats and boleros appear in many patterns. Shantungs and linens were the favored materials among the students.
A playful local note questions couples and outings seen around town. It mentions Birt Russell and Elwanda Bowers, Wilson and Aileen, Jack Jernigan with Jo Willa Boyd and Sarah, and inquiries about Ted Bow, Billie, Wilma, Drunette Farley, and T. D. S. Phyllis Brown drives in a gravel truck to town.
The W A HI ag class conducted a weight study of Cliett and Watson cottonseed. Three bushels from the Cliett Company and three from the Watson Company were weighed to compare seed counts per pound. Results showed 4089 seeds per pound for Cliett and 3682 for Watson, a difference of 407 seeds.
English IV begins a new unit titled Social Adjustment centered on A Tale of Two Cities. Students will have daily lessons and vocabulary drills linked to the novel and write a term theme on the French Revolution. Readings include essays and poetry on citizenship democracy fraternity and industrialism by Carlyle Defoe Montaigne.
A church notice urges all readers to attend Easter Sunday worship on April 17. It explains Easter as the day of Christ resurrection, invites reverent observance beyond spring customs, and emphasizes the day’s significance in Christian faith.
The English III class studies grammar focusing on verbals phrases infinitives gerunds and clauses. The unit will be completed in about two weeks and then the class will begin a study on the cowboy P. B.
Pattie Everheart and Jack Knox of Whitewright High swept first in county Interscholastic League declamation at Sherman on April 2. In the district meet at Southern Methodist University on April 9 they did not place in the top three, though their speeches were eloquent, according to H. V.
The Black List adds several careless seniors to its mentions last week. Ralph Kent lands on the dark list for misusing tense in that phrase after you had done left. Fred Starr appears with ain’t in common speech, continuing the pattern of verbal slips.
A quip filled week ends with both sides in dispute as Red Conner claims it is done time while others debate who did it. Birt Russell adds dialect while the Snooper notes a double play in the exchange between Joe Preston Lee and G W Scott and their misheard questions.
The junior class and Home Making Club sponsor a Friday game party in the High School gym on April 22 at 7 45 pm to raise funds for the junior senior banquet and for delegations to the State Homemaking Rally in San Antonio in May. Events include a floor show and games like bridge dominoes forty two monopoly bingo cake walk and pie walk. The event features pageant style introductions of the best personality and ugliest boy in W H S by class with listed winners from freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors.
W H S Flits Nina Marie Pierce and Thelma Autrey visited Geraldine Williams a former high school student in Dallas on Sunday. Lissie Mae Anderson spent Sunday in Nobility. May Udell and Mattie Zerue Ash Inhurst visited Sherman on Saturday. Elwanda Bowers spent Saturday in Leonard. Dorothy Jo Akridge in Dallas Saturday. Loretta Doyle and Jones Alexander visited Sherman Saturday. Evelyn Hill visited Tom Bean on Sunday. Elaine and Fred Starr spent Sunday in Denton. Velma Lee and Oleta Norris visited Sherman Saturday. Genette and Genelle Hicks spent Saturday in Sherman.
The Whitewright Tigers lost their second game as Trenton Bulldogs won 6 to 3. Phillips pitched well into the sixth, earning a double and two singles at bat. Rowel starred for Trenton, hitting a late grand slam opportunity and driving in four runs in the sixth. Starting Tigers lineup included Starr, Phillips, Henderson, Everheart, Newman, Harrison, Sears, Hughes, and Pritchett.
The Easter parade showcases new gay colored frocks with silk and dotted Swiss materials, featuring pleated skirts and feminine styles. Hats favor natural straw or bright hues, black patent shoes, and coordinated purses and gloves. Boys gain color while girls maintain focus on the outfits.
A senior class athlete contestant named Willa Stateville is in the running for girl with the best personality. She is praised by the senior class and all at W. H. S. for glamour talent and intelligence. The feature highlights her brown eyes golden hair and graceful presence though notes she stands five feet three inches.
The passage denounces Herman Riddle known as Muchacho as the ugliest senior boy. It urges voting for other female candidates and mocks Muchacho with insulting depictions and nicknames like Romeo-minus. The piece pressures peers to cast their pennies against him as a public display within the senior class pageant.
The item records short, quirky schoolroom questions and rumors about authorship, hairstyles, a Denton boy, a football sweater wearer, absences, a teacher’s care for "Jane," and a lonely student named M V, inferred from casual chatter.
Home economics I girls studied colors and lines for each girl this week. Next week they will bring patterns and materials to make a practical attractive school dress. From thirty eight dresses made one will be chosen to go to the Home Making rally in San Antonio in May.
The seniors have chosen the musical comedy Kicked Out of College for their spring production directed by Mr. Jernigan. Casting is not yet complete and the show will be presented in early May.
A class voted on preferred ballads from Masefield Noyes Scott Tennyson Whittier and Browning. Browning Herve Riel received the most votes while Whittier Skipper Ireson's Ride was second. Each pupil also wrote a ballad of his own.
A playful list from W H S notes hints at student quirks and preferences. It mentions Dorothy Jo avoiding home ec, Thelma Autrey talking loudly, Anna Louise lacking personality, Marie Badgett frowning, Betty Atkinson stopping seniors from pestering, Lloyd Badgett and Jack Wallace avoiding fights, notes always causing trouble, James Erwin struggling at baseball, Aileen enjoying plays, Mary Lee Reeves being short and fat, Claire Doss preferring activity over study, and Jones Alexander loud in class.
A reflective column notes how prosperity fluctuates while mood drags on. It suggests comfort in old shoes and self reliance if misfits seek meaning. The piece remarks on business as self serving for profit and recalls women’s reactions to men at dinner. It ends with a Sun office line about buying adding machine paper.
A freshman notes Doretha Darwin as the popular girl Tillie and Jarvis D. Maddux as the ugliest boy Mac. Doretha is praised for popularity intelligence looks and friendliness while Jarvis is described as short glasses tousled hair large feet and popeyed. Readers are asked to vote for the popular girl and ugly boy with pennies.
Sophomore English students finish a Silas Marner unit and each pupil sketches a classmate. Names drawn, then word pictures written in rhyme by George Hansard, David Taylor, and Robert Benson under springtime influence.
The Civil Service Commission cautions the public against promises of government positions by so called civil service schools and their agents or ads. No school can fulfill such promises and some are under government investigation for defrauding by mail.
Typewriter paper typewriter carbons adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons are offered for sale by The Sun. The listing highlights supplies for office work and writing tasks.
A freshman English class completes a unit on shorter narrative poetry after a focused study of concise verse and storytelling. The lesson emphasized craft, structure, and the impact of brevity in poetry.
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