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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
7
The high school paper notes warm Thursday as every basketball boy and girl wore new sweaters. Editor Floyd Everheart and staff including Sara K. Atterberry and many reporters cover student activities and sports.
At the basement church hall Saturday night April 22 juniors hosted the senior banquet with blue and gold decor. Sophomore waitresses wore white dresses with blue and gold accents. The program featured a radio skit, prophecies and wills, and a “Good Luck” theme with diplomas and fortunes.
Editor and principal express sincere thanks to businessmen students mothers fathers and faculty for their roles in preparing boxes selling tickets and assisting at the minstrel show on Wednesday night April 19 helping make the event a financial success.
Excitement ran through the assembly as Mr Jernigan and Mr Montgomery, the girls and boys coaches, presented long ordered basketball sweaters to the teams. Boxes in the auditorium were noted as the event unfolded.
The campus and gym host daily noon activities with girls and boys playing basketball and volleyball in the gym while boys pitch horseshoes and washers on the campus. Uncle Tom Cunningham coaches the girls baseball champions out east of the building, and older girls play separately. The boys also play baseball nearly every day when weather permits.
The W H S Glee Club staged The Negro Minstrel after postponements, with songs solos and tap numbers by Billie Rhom Pennington Bettye Nell Yeager Murry White and others. After the performance boxes were auctioned then King Billie Glen Earnheart and Queen Sara Kathryn Atterberry were crowned with banquet to follow.
Assembly was held Monday morning April 17 where Mr Jer Nigan announced a donkey baseball game to be played on Monday. The notice outlines event timing and participants. The brief emphasizes the upcoming community entertainment and schedule details.
Floyd Everheart announced a ventriloquist night at the high school Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Seniors earned a small share of proceeds from passing out circulars as Mr Jernigan sponsored the Glee Club which presented a negro minstrel on Wednesday. Mr Key praised teachers and students for cooperation during inspectors visit and noted mixed evaluations. Southern Association checks covered 1400 questions with 1100 judged for W H S. Dr Altstetter will return in a year to assess improvement.
The student body was turned out ten minutes early at noon on Wednesday so that each class could have a meeting. In these meetings the schedules for the afternoon and evening procedures were announced.
The item catalogs social chatter among seniors with names and pairs at a banquet last Wednesday night and questions about who dated whom. It notes escort pairs, possible romances, and rumors about who stood up whom, ending with suspense about a disputed couple.
The Home Ec Club elected officers and Martha Jo Darwin as the club delegate to Galveston on May first. Officers chosen were Betty Atkinson president Jonnie B Robbins first vice president Mary Dale King vice president Dorotha Darwin secretary Marie Badgett treasurer Velma Holland parliamentarian Merlyn Brown historian Earleen Benson reporter Barbara Jean Gordon critic. A nominating committee proposed officers based on poise interest social adjustment initiative and willingness to take suggestions.
The Whitewright Tigers were beaten 6-2 by Windom last Tuesday in a wind chilled game. Windom struck first as Lynwood doubled, stole, advanced on a pass ball and scored on a Brent flyout. Harrison had a two hit night for Whitewright, with Pritchett adding a run on a infield single. Glenn Neal pitched well for Windom, driving in a run and contributing a hit. Starting Whitewright lineup included Harrison, Burch, Anderson, Neal, and Davis, while Windom used Nichols and Pruett on the mound.
The senior class met Thursday to decide on plans for the senior play. Mr. Key led the discussion and guided committee selections for production duties and rehearsal scheduling.
Discussion focused on time shortages and off campus seniors hindering night practice. Proposals included rescheduling classes to allow daytime practice and altering commencement, letting graduates perform as individuals rather than as a group. S. K. A.
The note profiles two boys: a sophomore class president about five feet seven inches tall and 135 pounds with blond hair blue eyes who enjoys studying in second period study hall and coins collection as a hobby. his favorite movie star is Gene Autry. A second profile features a lighter brown haired, blue eyed sophomore leader about five feet three inches tall and 120 pounds whose hobby is collecting coins, subject favorite is science, and film idol is Spencer Tracy. Both are described as well liked, with strong personality notes.
Students at W. H. S. learned on Monday that a beloved companion had died. The loss leaves the school less cheerful while the rats appear more playful and bold in the wake of the incident. The friend is identified as Mr. Short's cat.
The English III class met on April 19 to organize the Radio and Movie Fans club. Officers elected were David Taylor as president Rudolph Russell as vice president Cathleen Blackerby as secretary treasurer Brazwell as parliamentarian Claire Doss as critic and Quinton Nicholson as watchdog. The group will arrange schedules for upcoming shows and attend picture nights while also listening to radio programs and studying one act plays.
Home economics II A class has spent a week observing children's habits and will continue the study for two weeks. Afterward they plan to create a child’s garment based on their findings.
Chemistry students spent the past week giving oral talks on subjects including The Wonder World of Chemistry Things Are Not What They Seem and Sulphur. The class now shifts to photography with plans to take pictures and develop them.
The Home Ec III class worked on family budgets using their fathers' income. They learned budgeting time for a housewife and prepared weekly menus.
Typing students selected 10 favorite poems and are typing them for a future reader book. Covers will be made by each student and poems compiled into a book.
Iroma a magician ventriloquist and musician performed Tuesday night in the Whitewright High School auditorium. The program included magic, a one man band, singing and his dummy Happy. The audience enjoyed the varied acts.
Six W. H. S. students Floyd Everheart Jr C B Bryant III Claire Doss Mary Alice Harrison Wilma Alexander Brazwell Alexander and Mr Jernigan visited the Demonstration School at Denton on Tuesday April 18. They aimed to compare W H S with Denton High and assess ways to improve W H S curricula, visiting the director Dr Matthews and principal Mr Masters.
Six Denton students introduced the W H S group to campus life at Demonstration High School. The school enrolls about 280 students from first to eleventh grade, with a student council led by Margaret McMath and a youth conference that discusses war, recreation, and student government. The group toured music and English classes, heard student teachers, and enjoyed a Marquis Hall lunch.
A fragment notes W A expresses hope for the day a youth conference will be held. The brief hints at organized youth activities, but provides no specific date place or organizing group.
The Whitewright Hi Y Club ordered sweaters on Monday April 17. Eleven students placed orders: Billy Pritchett C B Bryant III Brother Gillett Willie B Smith Floyd Everheart Jr J B Smith Othel Stapleton Jarvis D Maddux Otto Russell Jr Lewis Vestal and R A Scott. Some chose coat sweaters others slip over. Some plan to order later, arrival in three to four weeks.
English IV students finish a unit on grammar and begin poetry. Each student will attempt an original poem or capture poetic thoughts to heighten appreciation of beauty around them.
In class four social science, students finished a unit on advertising and begin a new unit on democracy. They will learn the meaning of democracy and how to apply the term to everyday life.
The Hi Y Club met Monday night April 16 at the high school gym under Mr. Jernigan. Twenty five members attended. Lucian Vestal led the opening prayer. Otto Russell was named chairman for the next meeting. A joint meeting with Sherman club was discussed. Members then played volleyball and the sponsor led the creed.
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