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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1951
Page
6
The High School Reflector lists editors Laura Jean Wilson and Barrie Blanton with sections including Conway Craig Society Pep Squad Features Class Facts Bus Chatter and Here and There. A brief entry notes a Mr Petty described as tall with light brown hair blue eyes and 165 pounds, per J D B.
Five Whitewright High School runners and coach S. T. Montgomery competed at Ownby Stadium in Dallas on Saturday. Billy Earl Brown placed third in both the 100 yard dash and the 220 yard dash. The 440 relay team finished fourth but was disqualified for an improper baton handoff. It is the first year back for a track program, and they have posted a promising start.
The seniors sponsor a game night in the high school gym on Thursday April 26 starting at 8 00 to raise money for the annual cost. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for students. Candy and cold drinks will be sold and games include dominoes canasta bridge and ping pong.
Last Friday April 13 Mrs. Glenn Doss visited WHS to present seniors with invitation samples. Nineteen seniors are planned to graduate this year with L. J. W. involved.
Mr. Dane Petty born in Cumby Texas in 1931 is practicing teaching at WHS. He grew up on a dairy farm and finished high school in Campbell. He attended East Texas State Teachers College at Commerce majoring in vocational agriculture and minoring in general science. He plans to teach vocational agriculture after practice teaching.
Five students return after illnesses including mumps and flu. Names listed: Jim my Christian, Nancy May, Mary Lou Alexander, Joe Morris Wallace, Martha Garner. Others noted absent: Glenda Lumpkins with mumps, Isaac Rogers with illness or spring fever, Shirley Blanton one day, and Jack Smith two days with flu.
An unhappy group of Whitewright High School students moped around Thursday and Friday after receiving report cards. The era of six week tests is blamed for the gloom, though most WHS students are above average in intelligence.
Last Friday afternoon about fifteen youths joined Rev and Mrs James Cooper for a skating party at the Roller Bowl in Denison. They met at the church at six, carried a picnic lunch, and ate indoors due to rain after plans to dine at Munson Park changed.
The Youth Center hosted juniors on Friday night with domino tables drawing men and boys while some girls gathered around the piano. Appreciation was voiced for Miss Darwin, Mrs Roddy, Mr Howard, and Mr and Mrs Edgar Bow for supporting an evening that might have been stayed home had the center not opened.
The list shows Gladine Harper Pat Russell Joy Ann Lay man H D Lewis Dixie Watkins Beverly Bassett and Bobby Clark as never absent this year. Barrie Blanton Billy Earl Brown Peggy Burchfield Bobby Hyepock Beverly Judd Gwen Kent Mollie Jo Rutledge Elnora Word Audrey Bass have not been absent for six weeks.
Community members Ann Harper Dorotha Magers Betty McKinney Mozelle Harvey J Don Biggerstaff Ruth Ann Cummings Norman Harper Myra Scott Mary Edna McKinney Babe Beazley Jerry Ray Brown Buddy Gibson Betty Harris James Neal Mary Lou Pennell William Lyndal Pierson Garland Dean Smith and Juanita Thrasher appear in a local notice listing residents and participants.
Last Friday the speech class debated adopting the honor system in our school. Beverly Judd started the discussion by defining the honor system. After arguments for and against, the group decided it would not be successful in our school.
Florena Williams, a three year Pep Squad member and class president for three years, is named student of the week. She has a 90 average, was brass drum winner last year, and now serves as secretary for the Methodist sub district. Her goals include college at TSCW Denton. Others from WHS ex students pursue education or military service across Texas.
The text advises that real learning comes from daily interactions not just books and school. It encourages observing people, avoiding perpetual know-it-alls, handling disruptive talk, and promoting cooperation to gain privileges. It urges giving others a chance before judging and getting along with people to find many nice qualities.
The text urges seeking greater goals beyond comfort, avoiding routine. It promotes the golden rule and doing unto others as you would have them do to you, encouraging thoughtful, ethical ambition.
Dale Carnegie’s Tenants of the Mind uses C T Danielson’s 1929 minneapolis stock market collapse as a cautionary tale about mental tenancy. A doctor’s warning about Old Man Worry frames a shift to choose resilience and manage one’s thoughts despite financial ruin.
A quoted parable leads a reader to choose courage over fear as a life lesson. C T Danielson reflects that enduring hardship and an operation taught him value over two decades. A historical aside recalls Napoleon using balloons at Fleuris in 1794 for recon.
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