High School Reflector Footnotes and Scene at Meeting
A High School Reflector issue notes staff including Editor-in-Chief Loretta Alexander and several assistants. During a club meeting refreshments were served and speaker Albert Thornton proposed a three hour speech by Philip Earnheart. A bucket of water was emptied as a joke replacing water with rice while Davis Parrish did Donald Duck impressions before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thornton
Philip Earnheart
Billy Jack Harper
Philip
Davis Parrish
Donald Duck
Brazwell Alexander
Old and New Styles Presented by Homemaking Class
Miss Williams homemaking III staged a model show contrasting old and new fashions. Students modeled old traveling suits to modern versions and wore period wedding and graduation outfits with a closing song. Teachers and students praised the assembly as the best of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Williams
Lorene Worsham
Marjorie Burchfield
Billie Hatfield
Ruby Holcomb
Edith Layman
Grace Connelly
Florenc Turner
Dorothea Auten
Tommie D. Booker
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Floy Whitworth
Virginia Hill
Juana Ruth Andrew
Jennie Irl Hicks
Helen Maddow
Ira Mae Gough
Lotta
Ever Ready Club Elects New Vice President
The Ever Ready English II Club met January 30 with President Robert Owens presiding. Dick Thornton was elected vice-president to succeed Wallace Reeves. The program featured a story by Ann LaRoe a book report by Troy Owens and a pantomime by Dick Thornton and Carlis Ray Neal. Next meeting is February 13 with a Valentine program.
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Robert Owens
Dick Thornton
Wallace Reeves
Story
Ann LaRoe
Troy Owens
Carlis Ray Neal
Chemistry Class Studies Nitrogen Chemistry
A chemistry class has studied nitrogen and phosphorus focusing on ammonia and nitric acid. They learned about ammonia properties uses of nitric acid nitrogen fixation and the elements arsenic antimony and bismuth. The next days cover sulfur and laboratory experiments.
Whitewright High notes student losses and club success
Glee Club and speech class shows Thursday night drew praise for performances while stage curtains boost auditorium look. School announces postponed Glee Club trip to Farmersville. Two students Birt Phillips and Billie Rachell Dixon are reported lost in the last week. Miss Williams organized Friday assembly comparing olden and modern clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Farmersville
Whitewright High School
Birt Phillips
Billie Rachell Dixon
Miss Williams
Local Social Roster Notes from Sherman and Dallas
Nightly and weekend visits sprinkle Stapleton Sherman Dallas. Guests include Jonnie B Robbins Doretha Darwin Marie Badgett at Velma Hollands. Doretha Darwin Sonny Gosnell in Sherman. Lewis Vestal back from Pittsburgh. Mrs Lackey Mary Edna Cox Louise Wilson in Dallas. Marjorie Burchfield shopping Sherman. Malachia Wright Sherman visitor. Dorothy Sue Douglas Dallas. Mr Morris Leonard visit. Anna Ruth Johnson pleasure trip to Dallas.
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Doretha Darwin
Loretta Alexander
Mary Alice Harrison
Jack Lackey
Sweet Sponse
Dorothea Auten
Marie Badgett
Jackie Braden
Billy Ray Conner
Mary Edna Cox
J. W. Chaney
Bertha Ford
Morris Gillett
Lelia Gough
Billy Jack Harper
Laverne Kilgree
Mary Dale King
Estelle Lewis
Jarvis Maddox
Lynd J. Moore
Ardell Penny
James Birt Phillips
Jonnie B. Robbins
Sarah Simmons
Othel Stapleton
Albert Thornton
Ernestine Tomlinson
Lewis Vestal
Malachia Wright
Marjorie Burchfield
Dortha Jeanne Crowell
J. H. Gosnell
Bert Russell
Alma Jo Sanderson
J. B. Smith
Jackie Lee Thompson
Marie Ward
Floy Whitworth
Velma Holland
Stapleton
Savoy
Sherman
Sonny Gosnell
Pittsburgh
Lackey
Dallas
Louise Wilson
Who's Who in Sophomore Class at W H S
A pleasant young lady on the campus is popular with students and teachers. She lives near Grammar School in the south part of town. She has brown hair and brown eyes, weighs 104 pounds and stands five feet three and a half inches. Her favorite food is cherry pie and her favorite subject is history. She likes Claudette Colbert and Robert Taylor. She is critic of the Ever Ready English Club, a Student Council member, and part of the Camp Fire organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Claudette Colbert
Robert Taylor
Ever Ready
Camp Fire
Dorothy Sue Douglas Highlighted For School Roles
Dorothy Sue Douglas is described as a leader joining the Pep Squad president and sophomore class vice president. She also stood out as a basketball team member and last year’s F F A Sweetheart.
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Dorothy Sue Douglas
Whitewright Tigers Crown 1941 Class A Champions
The Whitewright Tigers coached by S. T. Montgomery won the 1941 Grayson County Interscholastic League Class A boys basketball title at Collinsville, defeating Van Alstyne 29 to 22 in the final. Whitewright led 10 to 4 after one period and 21 to 8 at halftime.
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Whitewright Tigers
S. T. Montgomery
Grayson County
Tiger
Hargett
Conner
al Thornton
Cato
Burchfield
van Alstyne Panthers
Richard Hynds
J. C. Barnett
Whitewright
Gunter
van Alstyne
Collinsville
B. R
Senior Student Lewis Vestal Trip To Pittsburgh
Lewis Vestal a WHS senior traveled from St Louis to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on Thursday January 23. He visited his brothers Burgher Reid Vestal and Addison Vestal and spoke with several business people gaining views on work life. He found Pittsburgh cold smoky yet educational and returned home Thursday morning at 5 o clock.
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Lewis Vestal
Pittsburgh
Burgher Reid Vestal
Addison Vestal
Lewis
St. Louis
Addison
V. H
Concert and Plays Presented by Local Schools
Last Thursday the speech department led by Mrs. D M Roddy and the music department under Mr. Daniel Russ presented two one act plays and musical numbers by the Glee Club and band to a full house. The program opened with Glee Club selections followed by plays Feet First and Jimmie Takes a Bow, then a piano solo by Katie Kincaid and concluded with White Wright High School Band performances. Proceeds will fund a new recording machine for voice improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Roddy
Daniel Russ
Glee Club
St. Mary
Feet First
Helen S. White
Ellie Lou Peasly
Una Fae Blackerby
Granny Peasly
Marine Ward
Belle Martin
Dale Marie Robbins
Buck Seffers
Tracy Stephens
Mr. Lawler
Ben Robert Jones
Katie Kincaid
Jimmie
Mark McMillin
Lucella Armond
Martha Louise Vestal
Judson Pinkley
J. J. Sloan
Jimmie Gunther
Jack Sears
Bob Dunford
Jackie Thompson
Singnor Campini
Marvin Smith
Lina Mantinelli
Betty Jane Harper
General Science Class Studies Light and Eyes
Mr. Russ teaches a general science class on light including reflection and mirrors, refraction, and the relation between object and image. The class also explores the human eye defects and methods of correction.
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Russ
Tigerettes Enter Van Alstyne Tournament
Coach Tom Cunningham's Tigerettes plan to join the Van Alstyne tournament next week. County Class A teams including Whitewright and Collinsville vie for second place as Van aims for the championship.
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Tom Cunningham
Tigerettes
Van
Whitewright
Collinsville
Travis Homemakers Meet Play Boy Dates Girl
The Travis Homemakers met on regular club day and presented the play Boy Dates Girl. Juana Ruth Andrew led the program with participants Mary Ellen Brown Virginia Hill Marjorie Burchfield Ruby Holcomb Grace Connelly Ruth McSpedden and Lucille Starr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Juana Ruth Andrew
Mary Ellen Brown
Virginia Hill
Marjorie Burchfield
Ruby Holcomb
Grace Connelly
Ruth McSpedden
Lucille Starr
M. B
Civics Class Continues Studies Cabinet and Economics
Civics students extend their course to finish the Presidents cabinet study and then begin economics. The mid term delays push the continuation into subsequent weeks.
Homemaking Club Reports On Dating Studies And Play
The third year homemaking girls presented oral reports on dating in class and felt they had accomplished much. They are practicing a play for an upcoming assembly and will next study managing a home.
English IV Studies Short Stories Assignment Notes
Mrs. Lackey's English IV class studies short stories in class and on ten stories from textbooks. Students report five more from magazines and compile an original short story biography of Conrad with a development theme into a notebook due Friday with a weekly test.
English II Studies Verbs Struggle With Verb Lesson
The English II class remains challenged by verbs. Mrs. Roddy gave an early week test with few passes. She plans to continue verb study, noting it as one of the hardest parts of speech.
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Roddy
V. H
Cooperation Acknowledgment for Speech Program Helpers
Mrs Roddy and the speech class thank the students who made posters Mrs Haile for the flowers Mrs Cook and Mrs Rollie Vestal for the furniture Miss Williams for the dishes and some furniture and all teachers for their cooperation in the program presented last Thursday night.
Chatterbox Gossip Rumors Fly Around Local Ball Night
The note-writer cites various names seen together at social events on Friday and Sunday nights. Mentions blondes and couples with implications of flirtation, speculating on why certain pairs stood up or attended together. The piece ends with a playful prompt to several individuals.
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B. G
R. H
O. R
M. B
O. N
J. E
G. R
J. M
Jarvis
L .S
G. H
R. B
van Alstyne
Genette
L. P
Typing Students Submit Budgets in Class Under Mr Sears
The typing class under Mr. Sears has students typing letters as budgets with weekly speech tests on Wednesdays and Fridays. Grace Harris led with 42 words per minute, the highest score.
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Sears
Grace Harris
A. P
Tigerettes Practice Gearing For Van Alstyne Game
The Tigerettes have held 12 30 daily gym sessions this week focusing on jumping and free throws. Coach Cunning ham has used guards as forwards to cover for a shortage of forwards and sharpen weak spots from the recent game with Van Alstyne.
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Tigerettes
Cunningham
van Alstyne
Pictures Arrive For School Annual Delayed Arrival
Students waited for yearbook pictures as the prints arrived on Wednesday January 30. Some students are pleased with their photos while others plan to submit alternate images for the annual.
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V. H
Know the Faculty Morning Visitor at Local High School
A man seen daily arrives in a green car to a local school. He lives on College street, south of the High School, and hails from Mount Pleasant. He studied at East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce and is described as having blue eyes and medium brown hair with a pleasant smile.
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College Street
Mount Pleasant
East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce
Whitewright High School Faculty Highlights
The text profiles two Whitewright High School staff members. Daniel R. Russ, an instructor in glee and band and senior sponsor, is praised for school spirit and travel with teams, while Eva Williams, head of home economics and sponsor of the Pep Squad and freshman class, is described as a new teacher with Kodaking hobbies and a fondness for Bing Crosby and Alice Faye.
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Bing Crosby
Alice Faye
Glee Club
Daniel R. Russ
Whitewright
Bells
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
James Stewart
Claudette Colbert
Eva Williams
Whitewright High School
Japanese Minister Delights Students In Assembly
Noboya Utsanomynia, a Japanese minister in the United States for two years, spoke to the student body on Monday. He plans to finish his M A and B D degrees at SMA in June and return to Kobe to continue ministerial work. He described the challenge of learning slang and its meanings and shared the Japanese Christian viewpoint with Americans.
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Noboya Utsanomynia
Rev. Utsanomynia
United States
Utsanomynia
Kobe
Japan
Appalachian Barrier Studied in History Class
An American history class explored post crossing life after the Appalachian Mountains in Spanish territory. Mr. Morris led discussion on the Treaty of Paris impact, the Mississippi River right of deposit at New Orleans, and the Louisiana Purchase. The next lesson will cover the Saga of the Road.
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Appalachian Mountains
Mr. Morris
United States
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
Morris
D. T. Y. A. Club Elects Officers At January Meeting
The English II Club held its regular meeting Friday January 31 during class. D. T. Y. A. stands for Dont Torture Your Audience a fitting name for a speech class. Officers elected to begin the term include President Charles Skaggs and Vice President Edith Harper.
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Charles Skaggs
Edith Harper
Secre
Program Notes From Local Meeting Talent Night
Gladys Reeves chaired the program presenting a varied lineup. Leroy Martin performed a clarinet solo, Ruth MacSpedden delivered jokes, Azilee Smith led riddles, and Betty Lou Tomlinson directed a game with Mildred Kent and Leo Howell assisting. Betty Thornhill reported on staff coverage.
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Tary
Betty Sue Thornhill
Jack Sears
John Biggerstaff
Gladys Reeves
Leroy Martin
Ruth MacSpedden
Leo Howell
Mildred Kent
Azilee Smith
Betty Lou Tomlinson
Glee Club Prepares New Songs for Spring Tour
The Glee Club led by Mr. Russ works on Deep In My Heart Torrents in Summer and Today There Is Ringing. Girls sing The Robin and the Rain while boys perform Winter Song. A trip to Farmersville is planned with an April Longview visit in view.
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Glee Club
Mr. Russ
Sigmund Romberg
Edward Elgar
Melius Christiansen
Improvement of Kitchens Studied by Homemaking I Students
Homemaking I students explored kitchen layout by drawing as found and desired plans. They rearranged movable items and planned placements for pots and utensils. The unit includes floor coverings wall finishes and will extend to dining room furniture curtains linens silver and china.
Banana superior in food value among common fruits
The article notes that except for grapes, no common fruit matches the banana in food value, highlighting its superior nutritional profile. It emphasizes bananas as a standout among everyday fruits for nutrition.
The ear in fishes serves as an organ of balance
The article notes that in fishes the ear functions primarily to maintain equilibrium rather than hearing. It discusses how the labyrinth of inner ear structures detects motion and orientation, aiding the fish in balance during swimming.
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Tigers
Travis Homemakers
English
Chatterbox
D. T. Y. A. Club
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