Doss Leads Staff Amid Editorial Changes At Albert Lea
Robt L Doss serves as editor in chief with Gladys Ray as faculty adviser and a staff including Billie Earl Montgomery Merle Robbins Ruth Jopling David Smith Mary Lena Reeves Inez Coffey Thomas Sears Monabelle Biggerstaff Albert Lea Jackson overseeing the paper in a period of transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensvaresidee Robt
L. Dosssattees
Gladys Ray
Billie Earl Montgomery
Merle Robbins
Ruth Jopling
David Smith
Mary Lena Reeves
Inez Coffey Thomas Sears Monabelle Biggerstaff
Albert Lea Jackson
Let Us Have This High School Hobby
Editor praises Whitewright High students for reduced bullying and hazing this year. The piece contrasts a past incident involving Hooey Long and a reporter with a calmer school climate and better sportsmanship among students.
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Yours
Hooey Long
Whitewright High
Recognition Story Continues in The Reflector
The Reflector announces the continuation of a home made tale by Anna Joyce Benson, inviting readers to consult last week's installment and this week's second part for the full story.
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Reflector
Anna Joyce Benson
Meet Mutt and Jeff at Whitewright High School
J B Cates president of the dramatic Club and Jay Lee Vestal president of the sophomore class appear as Mutt and Jeff on campus. Observers note J B Cates towers over Vestal when seen together and rumor a public impersonation of the comic strip duo may come.
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J. B. Cates
Dramatic Club
Jay Lee Vestal
Mutt and
Jeff
Whitewright High School
B. Towers
J. Lee
Matt and
Boys Debating Team Decided by Tryout
The school held aFriday morning elimination contest in assembly with entrants Robert Doss J Y Russell Jay Lee Vestal Othal Ray Adams and Paul Pierson. Judges named Robert and J Y Russell first place Jay Lee Vestal and Paul Pierson tied for second and Othal Ray third. The team will include Robert J Y Russell and Paul or Jay Lee as alternates.
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Robert Doss
J. Y. Russell
Jay Lee Vestal
Othal Ray Adams
Paul Pierson
Robert
J. Y
Jay Lee
Paul
Othal Ray
Then She Got Hit Miss Sue Get Something in Your Eye
A brief comic exchange captures a moment of playful misunderstanding between two women. Ila asks if something is in her eye while Miss Sue humorously notes she is peering through her thumb.
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Ila
Outlook Good for Literary Contests at W. H. S.
The preliminaries in most literary events are complete. W. H. S. will have representatives in every event with a boys’ debate team of J. Russell and Robert Doss, and a girls’ team of Inez Coffey and Lula Lee Vestal. Monabelle Biggerstaff leads extemporaneous speaking, while Woodrow Belew will present extemporaneous remarks for the boys. Lilly Thrash er and Luha Sue Hollingsworth pace spelling with Marie Biggerstaff, and declamation tryouts include Julia Ann Pritchett Norma Gene Smith and Nora Bryant. In essays, Monabelle Biggerstaff or Robert Doss will represent the school. among One Act Play characters are Billy Earl Montgomery Franklin Dixon Tom Sears Norma Jo Mangrum and Margaret Lilly with the play titled A Just Claim. The school seeks to repeat its past wins in literary events.
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J. ¥. Russell
Robert Doss
Inez Coffey
Lula Lee Vestal
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Woodrow Belew
Spelling
Lytle Biggerstaff
Luha Sue Hollingsworth
Marie Thrasher
Julia Ann Pritchett
Norma Gene Smith
Nora Bryant
I. C
Honor Students Have Hobbies Too at W H S
The piece lists the school leaders and honor students at W H S with their hobbies including horseback riding collecting scrapbooks of history athletics collecting pictures baseball books sewing taking pictures skating and jigsaw puzzles. The editor notes grades determine honor student status and boys who would have qualified did not meet the required 90s.
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Thomas Sears
J. B. Cates
Jack Lay
J. Lee Vestal
Betty Jo Morrow
Hobbies and Grades Reflections in The Reflector
A student writes in The Reflector about personal hobbies and the value of good grades. The piece notes a low semester average and contemplates studying American Literature next year after flunking several subjects.
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Ray
Bookworm reviews Foster biography ties to Yale drama scene
Walter Prichard Eaton reviews John Tasker Howard’s Stephen Foster biography in the New York Herald-Tribune Book Section. The work uses family letters and edition lists, offers solid access to Foster correspondence, and aims as a definitive source on the pianist and his era. A separate note covers Sinclair Lewis’s My Work of Art, reviewed by Isabel Paterson, comparing it to Main Street.
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Walter Prichard Eaton
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Stephen Foster
America
John Tasker Howard
New York Herald-Tribune
Mr. Howard
Foster
Sinclair Lewis
Isabel Paterson
Lewis
Whispered Whimsies and School Life Snippets
A collection of short notes detailing small personal impressions from a school setting. Entries mention classmates and activities such as parties, class preferences, sports enthusiasm, chores, and everyday moments in a light, observational tone. Names include Winnie Farmer Leon Adams Dororthy Bennett Vonda Lee Vineyard Lorena Anna Lee Yowell Anna Joyce Sybil Helen Lane W. O. White Tom Bean Wayne Martin and others.
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Wilma Janway
Dorothy Nicholson
Vonda Lee
Bells
Lorena
Anna Lee Yowell
Anna Joyce
Chapel
Sybil
Helen Lane
W. O. White
Trenton
Ford Sisters
Tom Bean
Wayne Martin
Student Reflects On Homework And Grades
A student writes about why teachers may dislike constant study and extra work. He suggests teachers push hard on his papers, possibly lowering his grades. He notes plane geometry is easy and vows to share semester results to gauge his grade improvement.
Portraits of Two Sophomore Girls Featured in School Paper
In the sophomore class one girl is a brunette with brown eyes whose hobby is chattering and who seeks to annoy others, a garrulous popular figure. Another popular sophomore is a blonde from Kentucky town with blue eyes whose hobby is driving Model A Fords into telephone posts and who also is labeled a pest. The item ends by asking who the second girl might be.
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Kentuckytown
Johnny
Dorothy Tate Hosts Dinner Guests at Her Home
Sunday evening a six o'clock dinner was held at the home of Miss Dorothy Tate. The room featured red geraniums and candles. Guests included Martha Bryant Donald Hall Vivian Echols Paul Vestal and Prentiss Compton.
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Dorothy Tate
Martha Bryant
Donald Hall
Vivian Echols
Paul Vestal
Prentiss Compton
M. B
Tell the World Wayne Tests Weight On Seaside Promenade
Wayne spots a weighing machine with the line I speak your weight and drops a penny on the seaside promenade. The machine replies One at a time please prompting a short, humorous moment in the coastal town setting.
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Wayne
Teachers Disclose Hobbies To Students At W H S
A humorous school note lists W H S teachers and their hobbies. Gladys Ray enjoys dogs and books, Dorothy Tapscott favors cats and perfume, Margaret Boone mentions cutting and pasting, Sue Stephens has Sonny, A N Gee studies diet, F W Smith loves books and golf, H W Key shares interest in athletics and comic strips, N Manning lists athletics, and the piece quips about the principal reading Popeye.
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Gladys Ray
Dorothy Tapscott
Miss Ray
Margaret Boone
Sue Stephens
Sonny
A. N. Gee
F. W. Smith
Tillie the Toiler
M. B
The Enchanted Church Part II
A narrator recalls a night with an old storyteller and his grandfather seeking an enchanted church. As they approach the church door the storyteller collapses, hinting at a mysterious fate while chills run through the listener. The tale suggests a recurring, uncanny night and a looming culmination.
Mary Frances Myrick Saturday Night Hostess
Miss Mary Frances Myrick entertained friends at her home on February 3. Forty two bridge and other games were played with tallies featuring Valentines text bidding farewell to Ross Wilson. The evening ended with dancing and refreshments.
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Mary Frances Myrick
Ross Wilson
Tigers Prep for Sherman Dual as February 24 Meet Looms
The W H S track team receives an invitation to a dual meet in Sherman on February 24 as the Tigers prepare. Friday’s study hall sparked rumors, but Superintendent Smith’s talk was a warning about the library. The Tigers defeated Howe 19 13 and Trenton 22 25 in recent games and will open conference play in Sherman against Whitesboro Saturday night. Jimmie Lindsey, former W H S honor graduate now at Texas Tech, visited. Webster’s Dictionary donated by the P T A. Monabble Biggerstaff and Velma Jo Bow were absent with illness and measles respectively. A CWA class started with ten students. old library books moved to the new room.
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Sherman
Smith
C. C. Dennis
Methodist Church
Tigers
Howe
Trenton
Jimmie Lindsey
W. H
Jimmie
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Whitesboro
Dorothy Tate
Vivian Echols
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Velma Jo Bow
Alfred Tennyson
Sophs
Dorothy Bennett
Amateene Rector
P. S
Masqueraders Hold Hillbilly Party in Arkansas Hills
The Masqueraders' Club met at Miss Sue Stephens home on Friday February 2 for a hillbilly party with gingham dresses boots and overalls. Ross Wilson leaves town for Dallas after a record setting year and the club honors him with a remembrance and toasts.
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Sue Stephens
Sonny Hancock
Arkansas
William Trembletoe
Joe Thomas May
Ross Wilson
Dallas
Ross
Peg
Miss Ray
Leon Adams
M. B
The President's Hobby and the Warm Springs Foundation
The article notes President Roosevelt's hobby as the Warm Springs Foundation. It explains how students learned the meaning of hobby and describes the President's growing interest in the foundation and its activities at Warm Springs.
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Warm Springs Foundation
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Birthday Benefit Show At Local Theatre
On Roosevelt's birthday Tuesday January 30 a benefit show was held at the local theatre. Students from surrounding schools attended and participated including four Tom Bean students in a musical number. High school members were introduced as Will Rogers and Lawrence Owens. Franklin Dixon spoke on women and the high school female sextet performed two songs, introduced by editor Robert Doss.
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Roosevelt
Tom Bean
Will Rogers
Lawrence Owens
Franklin Dixon
Robert Doss
R. J
President Shares View On Hobbies And Giving
A letter notes the United States supports an institution through fundraising. It asserts everyone has hobbies including the President, highlighting appreciation for personal interests and charitable contributions. The author signs with initials R. J.
Examinations Question Sparks Daughter Birth Era Talk
Mrs Short asks about her daughter's exams while Mrs Craig recalls they were questioned on events before she was born. The exchange highlights the odd line of questioning and family reactions to it.
Dark Corner Kiss Inquiry Sparks Parent and Jack Lay Dialogue
A tense exchange centers on accusations of a kiss in a dark area. Parent questions the motive while Jack Lay somewhat evasively responds that after seeing her he himself wonders.
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Jack
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