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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
6
The passage discusses verb voice with an example of a strict old maid character. It explains active and passive verbs, noting how the subject performs or receives the action. The author signals exams will test understanding and ends with a skeptical view of verbs.
Mr McKinney announced in assembly that the class schedule is being changed. The third and sixth periods will be exchanged to give the basketball boys an hour and a half for practice. Miss Proctor will teach music in grade school in the afternoon and history in high school will be taken over by Miss Sanders.
In a Friday morning assembly the speech class hosted Rev J L Truett as speaker. Grace Harris introduced him with a brief life sketch while Miss Proctor led two songs and Truett urged students to value time money and character with practical suggestions.
Second year English classes studied uses of the verb and wrote essays for six weeks. Mary Frances Stephens contributed one noted piece describing copulative auxiliary irregular and regular verbs, with playful judgments on their roles and past tense forms.
The girls basketball team is to receive new gold satin trim uniforms. Mrs. McSpedden makes them, and current wearers include Juanita England Martha Jo Conner Gladys Reeves Helen Maddux Lotta Faye Brown Haleen Benson Etha Louise Brown Dale Robbins Patty Everheart Madgene Phillips Joan Brown. Leadership depends on work effort. first game scheduled for next week. The Black List also notes several students on campus for minor errors and slang.
After finishing poetry, four English classes begin drama with a unit on Macbeth by Shakespeare. Mimeographed study guides on the drama were distributed Tuesday.
Whitewright Tigers finish 7-1-2 season under coach Boyd Payne. beat Van Alstyne 19 to 0 in the Thanksgiving game. District standings list Whitewright 3 2 1 and season totals show 159 points for and 54 against.
During the third period on Monday morning the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company presented three safety films to the student body. The films Watch Your Step Learn to Live and Sounding the Alarm were well received and offered helpful safety tips. Pamphlets on safety were distributed to each student at the door.
Porky Pig alludes to overheard chatter about Etna Brown with Billy Christian Sunday, Patty Everheart with Trenton boys, and others like Lotta Brown with J Frank Wilson. He hints at flirtations involving Mary Ellen, Lyn dall Sharp, and Joe Tate Jones, urging readers to stay alert until next week.
Members of the Hi Y Club met Tuesday to decide sweater orders. Eleven boys planned to order, then the group adjourned to the office where a W A Holt representative took their measurements.
The English III class Stop Look and Listen Club met last Friday during sixth period with president Ruth McSpedden presiding. A brief business session led to jokes and riddles by Madgene Phillips and Ann LaRoe quiz, Ana Faye Blackerby reading. bell rang before ending.
Last Tuesday morning certain students were called to the office to be measured for football jackets. Names listed include C. B. Burchfield Davis Parrish Marvin Smith Lucian Vestal Lloyd Cato C. B. Bryant III Lester Simpson Philip Earnheart Billy Grammer Wallace Reeves Carlton Alexander Bobby D Montgomery Billy Kincaid Emerson Sears James Talley Dick Thornton.
J Frank Wilson and Ed Kent are mentioned along with manager Russell Summers who was measured. Eleven boys lettered this year. The squad attended the football banquet Tuesday night where they were introduced by Coach Payne.
The Tigers watched Van Alstyne Panthers defeat Royse City 18 to 15 boosting Whitewright to second in the district standings. Royse City suffered two losses and two ties while Whitewright had two losses and one tie.
A new ball and net arrived for the girls playing volleyball. About fifteen girls practice under Miss Thornton during activity period and appreciate the new equipment.
The choral club prepares a Christmas pageant titled Stars and Desert Sand. They thank boys C. B. Bryant John Biggerstaff Fred Cook Davis Parrish Carlton Alexander Doyce Worsham and Leroy for their help.
Martin assists in updating the pag eant as football season ends. Boys joining the choral club will sing Stars and Desert Sand and Thy Light Is Come. Miss Proctor invites more boys to join. Pageant date pending. Girls perform Any Bonds Today and All American Girl at the football banquet.
Students at W H S seek a Santa preview visit bringing an annual subscription as a gift. The first deposit date Dec 5 approaches while the dummy issue for the annual is prepared. Several contests are underway with a free annual prize for winners.
Mrs. Roddy informed that the speech class will manage the assembly programs for the remainder of the year. Rev. J. L. Truett visited recently and was present during the proceedings.
The note says assemblies will feature student introductions for each speaker and teachers will not participate. It expresses hope that within the year every student will appear on the program and that a Friday at 11:30 is set for speaking.
Prudence Vain-Bird writes a brisk note from town about students dressing up for Monday school pictures. Lads wore ties and girls wore bows, a stylish scene before the annual portraits. She signs off with a playful postscript guessing Santa's gifts.
Last Monday morning after football season ended, Coach Payne began basketball tryouts. Only eight boys had experience and Lloyd Cato was ruled ineligible, leaving C. B. Burchfield as the lone holdover from last year. Early standouts include Dick Thornton Clifton Ross J Frank Wilson Wallace Reeves Gomer White L V Conner and Morrison Mat. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7.
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