High School Reflector Names Staff and Reporters
High School Reflector lists Mary Frances Stephens as editor Mary Frances Stephens is editor with Clarence Wootten sponsor The Miss Neathery paper reports reporters including Lindy Ashinhurst G C Brown Joe Cook Weldon Ingram John C Jones Kirk May Bob Montgomery Edward Montgomery Bobby Morgan Clifton Ross Muriel Scoggins Lester Simpson London Slaughter Betty M Allen Etha Brown Jean Caraway Mary J Cobb Opal Goodnight Margaret Hanna Willa J Hunter Theda Lewis Dorthia Mitchell Alma R Reeves Willadean Rice Thelma Jo Wilson.
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Mary Frances Stephens
Clarence Wootten
Miss Neathery
Lindy Ashinhurst
G. C. Brown
Joe Cook
Weldon Ingram
John C. Jones
Kirk May
Bob Montgomery
Edward Montgomery
Bobby Morgan
Clifton Ross
Muriel Scoggins
Lester Simpson
London Slaughter
Betty M. Allen
Etha Brown
Jean Caraway
Mary J. Cobb
Opal Goodnight
Margaret Hanna
Willa J. Hunter
Theda Lewis
A Recommended Change of Habit
A letter argues youths flock to movies and drug stores instead of sport and calls for organized groups to promote exercise and better use of recreational facilities. The writer urges community action to emphasize physical activity for boys and girls.
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L. A
Vandalism in School Aims to Teach Respect for Property
A student letter argues vandalism harms the school and the students who use it. Damage burdens janitors and taxpayers, and ruins the defacer’s own reputation. The writer urges students to think twice, act wisely, and protect school property.
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South Pacific
M. Ss
Qualities of a Good School Citizen
The passage defines a good school citizen as someone who is honest, polite, and thoughtful of others. It emphasizes training in achieving polite behavior not only in the classroom but everywhere, with two guiding questions on qualifications and qualities for students.
Recreation in Every School Urges Health and Service Readiness
A call for universal recreation in schools highlights football basketball volleyball and tennis as crucial for health. Active students gain fitness useful for military service and general well being, with emphasis on widespread participation in athletic activities.
Value of Forming Early Habits
The small child who begins early to work and study with effort gains experience that starts the path to success. Success comes from determined effort to reach the goal held in mind. The excerpt emphasizes habit formation and perseverance as keys to achievement.
Enduring Education Builds World Leaders Says E M
The excerpt argues that strong early study habits forge lasting habits in children. It notes that a solid foundation eases daily work and learning, and predicts a future needing dependable young leaders to sustain a democracy.
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E. M
Music in School Lessons and Benefits
A school assembly highlights music as a universal language and a vital curricular part. It notes that a band or orchestra can raise funds through concerts with small admissions, while keeping students in a study mood afterward.
Athletes as Officers Is Emphasized in War Effort
A wartime article cites Army officials who say sports build disciplined minds and aid military training. It highlights Tommy Harmon, Chicago football star turned bomber pilot, as an example of athletic background aiding leadership and performance in service.
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America
Army
United States Army
Tommy Harmon
University of Chicago
Tommy
K. M
Science as a field offering youth a future in medicine and tech
C W argues science offers a future for youth willing to study. He highlights medicine, new diseases, wartime innovations in planes guns ships and the rise of television connected to radio, urging youths to pursue training to improve the world.
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Medical Department
Science
C. W
NEED OF A LOUNGE FOR SCHOOL HEALTH CARE
A reader urges a dedicated nurse and room at Grammar and High School to treat ill or contagious pupils away from others. Such a facility would reduce absences by handling diphtheria chickenpox and similar illnesses and keep germs from spreading until parents arrive.
War Time Rationing Ethic Urges Public Sacrifice
A wartime exhortation urges citizens to accept rationing without complaint. It emphasizes sacrifice for the front lines, limiting travel, conserving tires and gasoline, and foregoing canned foods to support fighting men and preserve freedom.
Citizens urged to accept wartime rationing and curb black market
A letter stresses government efforts to share scarce supplies on the home front. It notes soldiers’ dependence on canned food and emergency packs, urging acceptance of rationing and avoidance of black market activity.
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J. C
Importance of Blood Plasma at War Fronts
A wartime appeal urges donating blood plasma for soldiers. The piece praises plasma's battlefield use, notes doctors can administer it before hospital transfer, and calls for widespread cooperation with the Red Cross to aid wounded personnel.
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Red Cross
Whitewright School Improvements Include Banisters and Ag Clubs
Students at Whitewright Schools benefit from building upgrades aided by agriculture boys. New banisters were installed at Grammar School to help smaller children. At High School agriculture classes I II and III contributed to ongoing improvements.
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Whitewright
Grammar School
Boys of Agriculture
Improvements in the Agriculture Room
The walls have been painted and the tables sanded and varnished to improve the agriculture room. Children are urged to keep the buildings and equipment clean as a result of these upgrades.
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L. S
Freshman Pin Up Suspicions And School Gossip
Letters from a high school page reveal rumors about M S becoming the freshman class Pin Up and questions about M L H and R R S. D N tries borrowing money for a date while E B M and E L B are mentioned with tensions. Mid term exams ended last week and a senior arrives unwashed.
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M. S
D. N
H. M
Importance of manners for a child entering work
The piece argues that manners shape a child’s view of the world and counter the notion that politeness implies weakness. It stresses that good breeding and respectfulness create a stronger job impression when applying for work.
Alphabetical A to Z Traits From The Senior Class
A playful list assigns adjectives to initials from A to Z with nicknames and names like Edward Montgomery and Ruth Maddux. The piece catalogues students and faculty traits in a breezy yearbook style with quotes and humor.
Welch Woman Finds Air Raids Ordinary in War Time Letter
A placid Welch woman writes to an American friend that she endured four air raids in one day. She quips that Hitler’s planes are foolish to overfly so often and says one grows used to danger like she did with hellfire threats from her father. Cardiff is named as a comparisons.
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Welch
Hitler
Hell
Cardiff
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