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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
7
High School Reflector shares Emily Post guidance urging politeness inside the school. Secret Sally’s gossip hints at romances among students, noting various couples and potential pairings as a light, hometown social feature.
This week the community notes 44 graduates. Kirk May, ex freshman at Texas Tech, transferred to Austin College in Sherman. G. C. Brown, a prior graduate, just finished boot camp and becomes seaman 2c. Bob Morgan joined the Coast Guard after Baylor. Guy Owenby Lloyd Mitchell, ex W. H. S. students, train for the Merchant Marine in Florida. Murrell Stanford finished boot camp and spent days at home.
A reflective wartime note contrasts a sunset after rain with hope for postwar peace and recovery. The author envisions the emotional toll, financial costs, and the solace of future inventions while honoring fallen soldiers and the reassurance of brighter days ahead.
The feature profiles a 13 year old blonde named Zoe Vestal born May 28 1931. She stands five feet three inches tall weighs 100 pounds and lists fried chicken basketball Betty Grable John Payne and red as favorites. A sibling birthday for 1931 is noted as January 25 for a boy turning fourteen.
A 1930 birthday list features Happy Jack Watson born June 14 and David Lynn Brooks with five feet six inches height and 121 pounds. It also notes a girl born November 11, Lou Rae Holcomb, fourteen, five feet three inches tall and 109 pounds. Favorites include food, sport, riding horses or bicycles, movie stars Betty Grable and others.
Readers find sophomores cheerful after midterms while report cards hint at changes. In English, sophs study Silas Marner with chapter tests. choral girls write three page themes on old masters and practice three part harmonizing. homemakers serve cookies and punch after a farm program. Boys work on pruning and grafting trees under Mr Barker. Gossip mentions Paul and Betty Lou at Bonham. Dorothy Wallace eyes a senior basketball player. Y B torn between Trenton and Bells. Patsy and Curtis, Sprout’s status questioned.
In general math Algebra confusion arises as a pupil suggests counting alphabet positions for W weeks at 1.25 dollars weekly. Homemaking focuses on fashions. English I struggles with spelling words like acquaintance and foreigner. Science class studies rocks. Insects fascinate Gentry’s pupils while Barker’s agriculture class explores plant grafting.
An wartime essay extols math as essential for all, from soldiers and sailors to pilots and home front workers. It links timekeeping, counting, and figures to coordinating combat, production, and daily commerce.
A pithy reflection by B M S noting that math intersects daily life and raises questions about public knowledge of counting. The author suggests a world where people should understand numbers to navigate modern existence.
Mr Gentry leads the general math class as they finish the first half of the book and review corrections. He notes algebra study will challenge some students while others find it easier, urging more nights of study.
The author lists ideal facial features and attributes by naming several individuals such as Barbara Ann Williams Patsy Parnell Aurelia Penny Betty Lou Reeves and Irene Kent plus others like Betty Ann Darwin Ruth Maddux Henrietta Jackson Polly Brown Norma Smith and Joanne Grammer to describe an imagined ideal pinup with hair eyes lips figure voice grades and personality.
The damaged ceiling plaster is being repaired by Mr. Gibson of Leonard and Mr. Hardin of Sulphur Springs. Two coats have been applied to most downstairs ceilings. the auditorium ceiling will be plastered next and the newly plastered areas will be painted white to look like new.
The senior class received an invitation to a banquet in their honor by the Baptist W M A ladies. The banquet will be held tonight February 8 in the church. Seniors plan to attend and thank the ladies for the cordial invitation. K. K.
After tomorrow the sophomore class will be minus one of its nicest members Joanne Grammer is moving to Bonham During her two years in high school she has been a member of the Pep Squad one year as a majorette class secretary and sophomore editor for The
Reflector and Bell writer express gratitude to Joanne for her kindness and contributions. Students of W H S wish happiness and success in her new home at Bonam K K.
Bell staff members work in the annual room each morning between 9 and 10 o'clock. They focus on advertising and snapshot pages and have begun taking individual pictures of the student body. The plan includes group photos of organizations and many more snapshots to fill pages.
The report cards for the third six weeks were issued in an assembly. Seniors Henrietta Jackson Polly Ann Brown Billie Ruth Holcomb Katie Kincaid Odell Neal Nina Bell Hood Jean Neal. Juniors Marjorie Young. Sophomores Louise Owens Betty Ann Darwin Jessie Franklin Hazel Neal Dorothy Wallace Joanne Grammer Irene Kent. Freshmen Jackie Nossaman Dorothy Head.
Students greet the end of exams with relief as seniors ask about passing civics and teachers greet them. The mood at school shifts from worry to celebration once Mrs Beazley appears and confirms results.
A note from B. M. S. praises teachers for correcting papers and fostering patriotism as students commit to improved school work in the last semester after a weaker first term.
A playful verse letter reads like a regional puzzle of initials and states. The author, J. R. B., playfully vows love across many states with a simple U and Me motif.
A student asks why history matters and the piece argues it builds informed citizens, supports voting wisely, and fosters patriotism. It notes democracy, national growth, and learning from past mistakes to understand current world affairs and the actions of other nations.
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