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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
7
The High School Reflector lists staff including George Hansard and Martha Jo Darwin with sponsors and reporters. It notes animal breeds studied Herefords chosen for the community and mentions V A III boys bringing valentines to class on Valentine’s Day and Uncle Tom giving a test with questions about St Valentine’s Day heart symbolism and poetry.
A list of high school entrants for the Interscholastic League spelling contest includes Ira Mae Young Edith Harper Lois Combest Madgene Phillips John Biggerstaff Jack Sears Leroy Martin Jimmie Golden Mozelle Marley Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst and Fredna Owen. They have sixteen lines to learn studying two lines daily.
Mrs. Lackey leads English IV through Dickens classic A Tale of Two Cities. Students enjoy the blood and thunder novel for its historical romantic and exciting storytelling.
In a second period American history class on Friday a small group of five students brought and shared sandwiches cookies and potato chips while the rest of the class reviewed material. Mr. Manning dismissed the five to the bookroom and the five ate their cookies, leaving others to study.
The interscholastic play Last Flight Over supervised by Mrs. Roddy is progressing rapidly. Students gather costumes and stage equipment and memorize lines. Rehearsals continue without books and the show is set for about two weeks with admission to be announced.
The Tigers edged Southmayd in a hard fought Monday night game. Players displayed intensity and spirited defense as fans witnessed a hard final push to carry the W. H. S.-M. D. color and claim a hard earned win.
Students at V. A. I have spent the past week examining methods and criteria for selecting beef cattle. The program focuses on evaluating breed characteristics, meat yield, and overall suitability for market production.
In Whitewright on Feb 1, the Tigers lost 26 to 31 to the Southmayd Kangaroos in a two out of three Grayson County championship series game. Thornton scored ten for Whitewright. Wells led Southmayd with twelve. Taylor was sidelined by a knee injury. Conner left with a side injury as Southmayd heads to district meet in Dallas.
The Homemaking I class has completed remodeling garments and will soon begin constructing general wear dresses. Students study colors suited to individuals by personality, complexion, and hair and eye color and learn proper lines for dresses to create the desired illusion.
The English I class studies sentence structure and dramatizations. They will present the play Smoke in assembly soon and later practice and present Rubber.
The Student Council sponsored a Valentine party Wednesday night February 14 attended by seventy freshmen and sophomores. Various games provided entertainment and social activity for the attendees.
Students enjoyed a party featuring Polly Anna, dominoes, Chinese checkers and card games along with a lively dance called Paul Jones. Teachers present included Mrs. Roddy and Miss Frances Williams. chaperons were several mothers listed.
The class completed study on bed rooms including colors and wallpaper and will start garment construction soon. Each girl aims to improve her own bedroom as a home project and must make a gown or blouse while learning material selection and pattern layout.
The What-Next Club held its regular meeting on Thursday February 16 under supervision of Mrs Roddy. President J D Hughes presided and the program featured Wallace Reeves John Biggerstaff and others. The English club will meet again on Thursday.
English II students under Mrs. Roddy study Silas Marner by George Eliot. On Thursday they wrote character sketches, each imagining themselves as a character at Rainbow Inn in the story.
Pascal Connelly led the SOS Club program on Friday February 16 in English III under Mrs Lackey sponsorship. Speakers included Laverne Kilgree Abe Lincoln in Illinois J W Chaney Velma Holland Dorotha Darwin Lynal Moore with titles The Soul of Anne Rutledge Now He Belongs to the Ages The Railsplitter's Reading Sandburg Talks of Lincoln.
The economics class under Mr Manning formed a club on Thursday. Officers include President David Taylor Vice President Jarvis Maddox and Secretary Treas Claire Doss. Other offices to be filled later. Government books issued for use with research work.
A classroom scene unfolds as the English teacher is missing and the editor and assistant editor supervise students. The class compiles and types material for two papers while correcting errors, revealing that drafting and editing are harder than expected.
Students explored how people differ in understanding common words like home and mother. They linked words to personal memories through contests matching associations with words sentences and paragraphs for deeper meaning.
Whitewright girls defeated Southmayor 27 to 23 in a Monday game at the Whitewright gym. Mary Alice Harrison led with 14 points and received a silver basketball and chain from a Dallas oil firm for top scoring. The team heads to Savoy for a Friday matchup with Bells while coach Mr. Key was ill.
Bells girls led Whitewright at halftime by six, then the Tigerettes surged to tie 14 apiece. In the second half Bells pulled away late as the Bells team tightened defense and shot to finish 21-19 in Bells' favor.
The general math class studied lumber measurement and finally grasped the concept by week’s end. Mr. Russ notes plans for a common size house may be drawn once students master the measurements. The group enjoys learning about building houses.
David Taylor nicknamed Wink age eighteen born December twenty six lists basketball as his best sport while sleeping remains his favorite pastime Do I Love You is his preferred song and green his chosen color Gossip vexes him as he seeks an ideal partner He plans to work and join the army aviator corps after graduation Imogene Head known as Jeannie is seventeen born June six football is her sport Movies fill her leisure time At the Balalaika is her favorite song baby blue her color She dislikes gossip and has no ideal man Her post graduation aim is college and she aspires to become a secretary
The typing I class continues budget studies with an emphasis on tabulation. Students practice word and abbreviation exercises and letter use, and have had one or two speed tests with average or above grades.
Students conducted a week of experiments testing halogens sulfur sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid. They studied the element families focusing on the halogen group: fluorine chlorine bromine and iodine. The periodic law is explored.
Each Wednesday a religious assembly is held in the auditorium. Last week Rev Mullens from the Church of Christ spoke reading from James and titled the talk What Is a Life. Mr Manning announced no songs and a fifteen minute enrollment check after noon.
Barbara Jean Gordon Marie Badgett Modene Vineyard Jarvis Maddox Philip Ray Earnheart were seen in Blue Ridge on Sunday. Drunette Farley and Marie Badgett visited Sherman on Friday. Cathleen Blackerby spent the weekend in Bonham. Marjorie Henderson was in Sherman on Friday. Kirk May and Dorothy Sue Douglas attended a Denison show on Sunday.
Glee Club members auditioned last week and 38 will travel to Longview for an April state contest. They will perform Prayer of Thanksgiving Brahms Silent Night and Deep River unaccompanied with a fifth piece on five minutes notice. Attendee list to be announced later.
The group picks Out on the Texas Plains as theme and learns Beautiful Texas Rubber Dollie Little Brown Jug Just Because O Susanna Tumbling Tumble Weed. Red Conner eyeing a bull fiddle while instructor Mr. Russ predicts a string band at W H S yet L A and W B S.
The Glee Club will visit Tom Bean High School on Friday February 23 to present a student program. It will include songs such as By the Mississippi Waiting in the Shadows Out of the Dusk Curtains of Night and an accordion number.
Margaret Ann Burnham performs solo. A trumpet trio Summers Summers Vestal plays Scatter brain and South of the Border. A boys octet will sing Winter Song and John Peel. Girls group sing Come Let Us Dance and Neapolitan Nights. A Capella closes with Now the Day Is Over. D. F.
Friday at 3 o'clock students rushed to the hall as Mr. Montgomery rang a cow bell to signal dismissal while the electricity failed. The bell operates on power, so the outage halted usual signaling and prompted a show of surprise and relief.
A wry column notes flattery is soft soap with lye, jokes that color blind girls misread a boy as yellow or green, and warns that quick laughter earns a dummy reputation. It adds that lovesick does not mean a girl will take any pill.
The readable lines mention freshmen and sophomores disappointed on February 14 and spring references. It notes senior girls and “smile girls” questions, a boys basketball game on Monday night, a freshman home room on the first floor, English IV and Mrs Lackey, and an interrupted economics class.
Don’t let constipation lead to harsh measures. Take BLACK-DRAUGHT at bedtime for a gentle thorough action. Its principal ingredient tones bowel muscles. Next time choose all-vegetable BLACK-DRAUGHT. Economical 25 to 40 doses for 25c.
Local readers question weekly Reflector schedule Friday morning editions and whether Whitewright High School maintains a Glee Club. J W and B M Ss referenced in reader notes.
A practical tip to avoid sticking is to dip the cup in hot water before measuring and to mix the syrup to prevent it from clinging to the sides. This method helps achieve accurate, consistent measurements and makes pouring easier.
An ad claims Mentho Mulsion, conceived by a university dean, contains nine elements and vitamins A and D to stop coughing and relieve nasal congestion. It guarantees complete recovery in the shortest time or a full refund and is endorsed by Childress Pharmacy and local neighbors.
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