All State Clinic Chorus trip by Whitewright students
Two Whitewright High School students Mary Alice Harrison and Brazwell Alexander with Mr. and Mrs. Russ attended the All-State Clinic Chorus in Mineral Wells February 1 to 3. They stayed in a private home due to full hotels and participated in rehearsals, dinners, and performances with Mr. Noble Cain directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Harrison
Brazwell Alexander
Russ
Clinic
Mineral Wells
Whitewright
Baker Hotel
Texas Music Directors
Noble Cain
Chicago
Cain
Whitewrighters
Crazy Hotel
Denton A Cappella
Brazwell
East Mountain
Mr. Russ
Denton
Mary Alice
Mr. Cain
Roy Johnson
Senior Pilot Grove student nicknamed Bolivar profile
In the senior class a Pilot Grove boy nicknamed Bolivar stands five feet eleven inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. His favorite subject is farm shop, and he dislikes history. His favorite sport is basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Gordon
West of
Whitewright
Joby
W. H. S. Reflector
I. M
Pilot Grove
Bolivar
Dinners Served to School Board by Homemaking Class
After delays the third year homemaking students hosted dinners for the school board and teachers. Groups led by Mary Dale King and Ruby Anderson served to guests including Claud Meador John Reeves Roscoe Gillett Gomer May B W Newman Clay Horton Key Cunningham Montgomery and others. A six week report will follow on personal appearance projects and cooking knowledge tested by questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Meador
John Reeves
Roscoe Gillett
Mary Dale King
Joyce Hinton
Merlyn Brown
Gomer May
B. W. Newman
Clay Horton
Key
Cunningham
Montgomery
Ruby Anderson
Oleta Norris
Nina Marie Pierce
Miss Williams
C. D
Economics Class Reports On Fortune Articles
Economics students under Mr. Manning read Fortune articles and prepare class reports. They also study future plans for schooling or work and how to pursue jobs or college entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Manning
Fortune
I. H
Typewriters Repaired During Absence of Teacher
Mrs Kennemer, typing teacher, had students document their typewriter models and defects. In her absence Friday, the typewriters were repaired and are now in good shape, allowing students to resume typing work.
F F A Tournament Planned by Sherman District Units
Plans by Whitewright Future Farmers for the annual F F A basketball tournament in Sherman District to be held here on Saturday February 10. About nine teams are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Future Farmers
Sherman
Tournament to decide district basketball entrants
Play-off games will determine which teams from Cooke, Fannin, Collin and Grayson counties enter the Sherman District tournament. The winner will represent the district at the Area V F F A tournament in Arlington. Three periods of play on Saturday morning, afternoon, and finals Saturday night.
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Cooke, Fannin
Collin
Grayson Counties
Sherman
Arlington
Sick list notes illnesses in Whitewright school
Mrs Kennemer suffered a severe cold and high fever last week. She went home Thursday night missed Friday and returned Sunday night but was ill again Monday and did not attend. Students say they miss her and hope for her return. Mr Short and Earleen Benson improved from double pneumonia since last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennemer
Whitewright
Hi-Y Club Holds January Meeting With Plan Talk
The Hi-Y Club met Monday night January 29 with Lucian Vestal leading the opening prayer. After a short business session plans for a party were discussed but no date set. A March 1 assembly program was announced and a variety of performances followed including French harp solos and novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y
Lucian Vestal
Johnny
Wallace Reeves
Red River Valley
Carl Vawter
Casey Jones
George New
Donald Duck
Davis Parrish
Student Council Reorganizes and Plans Calendar
The Student Council reorganized with David Taylor as vice president and Philip Barnheart as secretary and treasurer. A plan assigns weekly assemblies to different classes and groups. Dances gain approval with a Feb 14 freshman-sophomore event and Feb 28 junior-senior dance. Students will help teach dancing as needed. Attention turns to field day with spring tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Taylor
Philip Barnheart
C. D
Citizenship Club Elects Officers for New Semester
The Citizenship Club of the third period American history class met January 26 to elect officers. Nina Marie Pierce was chosen president Estelle Lewis vice president Ruby Anderson secretary Carl Douglas Dixon parliamentarian Charlie Cue Childress critic Oleta Norris program chairman Marie Ward reporter. The group plans to meet biweekly for programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizenship Club
Mr. Manning
Nina Marie Pierce
Estelle Lewis
Ruby Anderson
Carl Douglas Dixon
Charlie Cue Childress
Oleta Norris
Marie Ward
Whitewright Tigers Triumph at Van Alstyne
Whitewright boys defeated Van Alstyne 29 to 13 after leading 12 to 6 at halftime on February 1 in Van Alstyne. In a second Whitewright win at home, the Tigers beat Van Alstyne 33 to 26 as Wallace and Conner each scored 8 points while Littrell led Van Alstyne with 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Andrew
Thornton
Taylor
Conner
Wallace
Tigers
Littrell
van van Alstyne
H. W
Glee Club Presents Student Planned Assembly Program
Last Friday the Glee Club entertained the student body with a music program planned entirely by the club due to the absence of Mrs. Kenmer and Mr. Russ. Bussy Thornhill announced and Laverne Kilgree played piano as numbers included Farmer in the Dell Hickory Dickory Dock and Paradise Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Kennemer
Russ
Bussy Thornhill
Laverne Kilgree
Farmer
Dell
Musicians and Pupil Performances Highlight Local Recital
Virginia Wade and Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst join Margaret Reynolds and Bonnie Reynolds in a piano solo showcase. Included are works like Bull Dog Song Spanish Cavalier St Louis Blues and Shine on Harvest Moon performed by a group of students and teachers led by G H.
Drama Week Features TV Play The Casting Bureau
During Drama Week February 5 to 12 Mrs. Roddy presents another television assembly play with Jack Sears narrating The Casting Bureau. Cast includes Ann Laroe Madelyn Price Robert Owen Walter Price Ana Fae Blackerby Mrs Price Wallace Reeves Pierre Betty Jane Harper Katherine Martha Vestal Gloria Foucheaux Vestal Dayton Pattie Everheart Countess and John Bigger staff as sound engineer.
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Roddy
Jack Sears
Ann Laroe
Madelyn Price
Robert Owen
Walter Price
Ana Fae Blackerby
Mrs. Price
Wallace Reeves
Pierre
Betty Jane Harper
Katherine
Martha Louise Vestal
Gloria
Foucheaux Vestal
Dayton
Pattie Everheart
John Biggerstaff
Whitewright Tigers Lose Twice to Van Alstyne Girls
Whitewright girls basketball falls 22 11 on February 1 and 24 16 on February 3 to Van Alstyne. Absent Whitewright players cited as factors. several Tigerettes rotated through guard due to fouls and substitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
van Alstyne Girls
Juanita England
Marjorie Henderson
Jonnie B. Robbins
Martha Jo Conner
Oleta Norris
Charlie Sue Childress
Ann Smith
Cathleen Blackerby
Mary Alice Harrison
van Alstyne
Nell Smith
Mary Batsford
Lurline
Tigerettes
Whitewight
M. H
Student Discovers Musical Talent at W H S Band
Many students at West High School learned of a new musical discovery last week. A senior boy, Doyle Alexander, can play nearly any stringed instrument and is a member of the recently formed stringed band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Alexander
R. R
Rev Wootten Speaks at Chapel Services
Rev E P Wootten, pastor of the Baptist Church, spoke in chapel on Wednesday January 31. The audience heard a sermon from Ecclesiastes reminding students to remember their Creator in their youth. A quartet including Brazwell Alexander Bussy Thornhill Leroy Martin and James Birt Phillips performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wedneday
Brazwell Alexander
Bussy Thornhill
Leroy Martin
James Birt Phillips
Wootten
The
Baptist Church
G. H
Whitewright Hosts Pilot Point Debating Practice
Pilot Point High School debaters and coach Mr. Jernigan visited Whitewright High School and Mr. Key for Friday afternoon practice debates on Socialized Medicine. The sessions were unjudged but aimed to prepare contestants for upcoming conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Point High School
Jernigan
Whitewright High School
Key
M. D
Glee Club Tryouts Set for Longview Trip
Mr Russ announced that Glee Club members must sing two songs perfectly to be chosen for a trip to Longview. He will select 36 students to form an A Cappella choir, signaling extensive practice ahead.
Literary Lights Meet Elections In English Club
The English III Club Literary Lights met Friday under Mrs Lackey to elect officers led by President J H Gosnell and Vice President Loretta Alexander. Secretary treasurer Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst and others served as officers and committee chairs. Marie Ward was named program chair with Dorothea Auten Genette Hicks and Mary Edna Cox on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English III Club
Lackey
J. H. Gosnell
Loretta Alexander
Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst
J. B. Smith
Gene Hargett
Ernestine Tomlinson
Marie Ward
Dorothea Auten
Genette Hicks
Mary Edna Cox
Genelle Hicks
Dor
Literary Lights Set Meeting In Two Weeks
The note lists attendees including Othea Auten Ella Brown Bertha Ford Oleta Norris Bonnie and Margaret Reynolds and states the group will meet again in two weeks. The item reflects a literary circle keeping a schedule and participants in a Spanish language story context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othea Auten
Ella Brown
Bertha Ford
Oleta Norris
Bonnie
Margaret Reynolds
M. B
V A III Class Performs Farm Field Work and Talks
Two field trips last week saw V A III students run terrace lines for Houston Darwin and dehorn a cattle herd for J H Gossal. Weather permitting the class expects more dehorning and terrace work. Students also gained public speaking practice presenting brief talks on diseases and insects harmful to trees and shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Darwin
J. H. Gosnell
R. R
U S Club Elects Officers for New Year
The English II S U S Club elected Velma Holland as President and Brother Gillett as Vice President. Ann Smith was Secretary and Treasurer with Othel Stapleton as Reporter, Albert Thornton as Sergeant at Arms, and J W Chaney as Critic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. U. S. Club
Velma Holland
Brother Gillett
Ann Smith
Othel Stapleton
Albert Thornton
J. W. Chaney
Hollywood
Mr. Smith
Washington
R. B
Student Council Leader and Janitor Push Fountain Plan
The president of the Student Council and the new janitor J B Smith and Bussy Thornhill work to install a water fountain on the first floor. Smith aims to fulfill his campaign promises with the fountain expected to be functioning next week.
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J. B. Smith
Bussy Thornhill
M. V
Smile Girl contest names four winners from two weeks
The Smile Girl selection committee has chosen four winners from two weeks, with each class represented by a Smile Girl. In the next weeks four additional girls will be named as finalists as the contest proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Sue Childress
Mary Edna Cox
Dorothea Auten
Smile Girls Contest Set at Wright High
A Wright High School fundraiser features one contestant from each class level Mary Helen Maddux Martha Jo Conner Mary Dale King and Marilyn Smith chosen as Smile Girls judging focuses on friendliness personality attractiveness and a winning smile. The top eight will lead to a student body vote to pick Wright’s state contest representative with a 150 prize or a trip to the New York World’s Fair. Contest closes April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Helen Maddux
Martha Jo Conner
Mary Dale King
Marilyn Smith
Whitewright
Line-up for the future string band of W. H. S.
The lineup lists Fiddle Houston Darwin guitarists Leslie Andrew Hack Harrison Willie B. Smith Hawaiian guitar Howard Wallace mandolins Doyle Alexander Pascal Connelly ten or banjo Eugene Anderson bull fiddle Red Conner maybe. The faithful instructor is Mr. Daniel Russ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future String Band
Houston Darwin
Leslie Andrew
Hack Harrison
Willie B. Smith
Howard Wallace
Doyle Alexander
Pascal Connelly
Eugene Anderson
Plane geometry classes study polygons under Mr Key
The plane geometry classes under Mr Key study polygons with great interest. Students find this unit easier than the recent constructions unit they have just completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key
Classified ad leads to First Lady marriage to Grant
A mid-century newspaper carried a classified ad seeking a simple young woman for matrimony from a 41 year old farmer. Meg Charlton answered, married the author General Ulysses S. Grant, who would become the 18th president and First Lady of the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meg Charlton
Ulysses S. Grant
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Earleen Benson
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Dorothy Booker
Claire Doss
Drunette Farley
Mildred Fleming
Imogene Head
Evelyn Hill
Emma Joyce Hinton
Eula Mae Lambden
Joe Magers
Eula
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Whitewright Boys
Van
E. P. Wootten
V. A
U. S. Club
SMILE
Gordon
Luther Gordon
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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