Whitewright High Reflector editors and staff listed
The Whitewright High School Reflector presents editor in chief Lytle Biggestaff assistant editor Velma Mae Nicely and faculty adviser Velma Mae Nicely. Reporters include Joe Alexander William Baxter Jimmie Lee Brown Mary Lea Cheaney Lucase Cooper Isabelle Craig Sybil Davenport Katie Ford Vivian Echols Preston Hannah An ther Hudgins Pattie Jean Hulett Dorothy LaRoe Margaret Lilley Pauline Mitchell Dorothy Nicholson Paul Pierson Ocie Scott Onie Scott Byron Tesque Anna Lee Yowell Grace Chumbley Leon Chumbley. With their books speech students will perform several plays near term. The Modern Geography text studies the relationship between man and geographic conditions upon work.
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Lytle Biggestaff
Velma Mae Nicely
Dorothy Tapscott
Joe Alexander
William Baxter
Jimmie Lee Brown
Mary Lea Cheaney
Lucase Cooper
Isabelle Craig
Sybil Davenport
Katie Ford
Vivian Echols
Preston Hannah
Anther Hudgins
Pattie Jean Hulett
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Pauline Mitchell
Dorothy Nicholson
Paul Pierson
Ocie Scott
Onie Scott
Byron Tesque
Anna Lee Yowell
Grace Chumbley
Leon Chumbley
Why Do You Go To School A Wise Student’s Advice
A school note urges students to study and work rather than loaf. It warns some pupils waste days in idleness and annoy teachers. The author, L. C., encourages purposeful attendance, promising a report at month’s end that both parents and teachers will be proud of.
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L. C
A Mid summer Night's Dream at Palace Theatre
The Shakespearean drama A Mid summers Night s Dream will be shown at the Palace Theatre with a matinee at 3 15 and an evening showing at 7 30 on Monday March 2 Prices are 55c for children 85c for adults in the matinee and 85c and 1 10 for the evening All students are urged to attend earning four English credits and two in public speech from Vivian Echols
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Palace Theatre
Vivian Echols
Snoopin' Susie and Sunday Night Strain
Velma Mae Nicely reviews gossip among friends noting Pattie’s infidelity rumors about Roger H Boyd wandering Saturday night Norma missing a movie with him and Sybil possibly seeing Bing Crosby in Two For Tonight. It mentions Mary Jane Ford cutting a finger Sunday night and admonishes Charlie Mae and Georgia Mae for studying Sunday.
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Pattie
Roger H. Boyd
Norma
Sybil
Bing Crosby
Mary Jane Ford
Mary Jane
Charlie Mae
Georgia Mae
Velma Mae
Chuckle Column Exchange Sparks School Day Humor
Miss Tapscott announces no eighth period this afternoon. Dot LaRoe asks about a ninth period while Mrs. Kennemer queries an anti cycle. Hamilton cites a dictionary for opinion. Mr Bean probes language and farming terms with Osborn and Houston.
No student has right to do as he pleases
A short column notes that students should turn in early to turn out well and that leisure should be used for useful work. It mentions the National Youth Administration boys using time well on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning and comments on pick and shovel work as good exercise but causing sore backs.
Glee Club Resumes Practice Under New Pianist
The High School Glee Club starts rehearsals again last Monday and will meet on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:00 through the second semester. Grace Chumbley left for college, and Sarah Belle Gillett now serves as pianist. Mr. Burma is the director.
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Glee Club
Grace Chumbley
Sarah Belle Gillett
Mr. Burma
Anther Hudgins Jr
F F A Plans Cottonseed Club Sale At Two Dollars
The F F A held a meeting on February 20 to organize a Consumers Cottonseed Club. Members would sell seed at 2.00 per bushel with 0.25 allocated to F F A, and Whitewright’s quota could net 48.50 for the club treasury. Varieties listed include methane kash and boykin, promising farmers Pedi greed seed.
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Whitewright
J. A
New Fad at W H S Students Knit Old Fashioned Items
W H S students, both girls and boys, revive knitting as a hobby. Two boys, Jim Henry Andrews and Fred Starr, start a rug project while most girls knit purses and skirts. They work during spare moments each day.
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Jim Henry Andrews
Fred Starr
P. H
F. F. A. Calendar Dates Set For March Events
The local F F A schedules two March events. On the fourteenth the group travels to Fort Worth for the Fat Stock Show. On the twentieth the annual father and son banquet occurs in the High School auditorium with all members expected to attend and bring their fathers.
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Fort Worth
J. A
Chapel Program Disrupted by Late Bus Arrival
The Friday chapel, led by Miss Travis, was cut short when a late bus prevented several students from performing. The program included piano solos by Sarah Belle Gillett and Betty Jo Morrow, a harmonica solo by Sarah Jo Ayres, and a talk by Mr. Key who urged cleaner facilities and greater care from students and teachers in the future.
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Miss Travis
Sarah Belle Gillett
Betty Jo Morrow
Sarah Jo Ayres
Key
Clean Up Week at W H S Desks, Shades Repaired
W H S observes Clean up Week with spring cleaning across classrooms. Students wash blackboards, dust erasers, mend shades, and tidy desks while home economics girls repair torn shades. Mr Short fixes them. Mr Key imposes three minutes per period for passing the basket and straightening the room.
Drama and Dramatics Topic Assigned to Classes
Two new texts were chosen by the public speaking and commercial geography classes. The public speaking group selected Drama and Dramatics, a book covering dramatics and the management and production of plays.
Education aid opens work for youths at relief schools
According to Mr Key head of the N Y A project any person ages 16 to 25 may secure employment around the school if their family is on relief. The policy also covers those not presently in school. Those out of school due to financial trouble may now obtain education and aid.
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Key
Sybil Davenport
Measurements Day At W. H. S For Student Health
Faculty members spent Monday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons measuring all W. H. S. students. Each student's measurements and weight were recorded on a filing card for future reference. The aim is to improve health and physique through physical training.
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V. E
P. T. A. Meeting Presents High School Play
Miss Corrine Lewis dramatic director presented pupils in a P T A play at the High School Thursday night. Cast included William Howard Harrison Dorothy LaRoe Lorna Lee Thornton Hamilton Vestal Jack Meador Jack Yeager Boyd Newman Albert Lea Jackson. Principal R L Speer of Sherman High School spoke on Home Discipline and Its Effect on Conduct in School. Musical features by Vivian Echols and Mary Dale King.
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Corrine Lewis
William Howard Harrison
Dorothy LaRoe
Lorna Lee Thornton
Hamilton Vestal
Jack Meador
Jack Yeager
Boyd Newman
Albert Lea Jackson
R. L. Speer
Sherman
Vivian Echols
Mary Dale King
D. L
Masqueraders Meet for Regular Session and Dues Reminder
The Masqueraders held a regular meeting last Thursday. A social was discussed and a committee of Vivian Echols Jack Meador and Fred Starr was appointed. Members were urged to pay dues with a Thursday deadline. A five cent fine was set for missing or late program assignments or for absence without excuse. The club adjourned to meet next Thursday morning.
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Vivian Echols
Jack Meador
Fred Starr
M. L
Poem of Identification Reflects campus stereotypes
A short verse contrasts seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen by tone and appearance, noting the ease of identifying upperclassmen yet the difficulty of identifying a freshman, in a light humorous campus vignette.
Attractive junior girl admired in school life
In the junior class a striking girl with light brown wavy hair and blue eyes is noted for popularity and a straight A six weeks. She belongs to the Glee Club and stands out in scholastic achievement among peers. A strict English IV teacher nicknamed the name prioresse is described as exceptionally neat and orderly in appearance and habits.
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Glee Club
Whitewright High girls list ideal boy traits
A Whitewright High School girls list ideal boy traits including athletic build, five feet eleven, clean shaven, blonde with blue eyes, good conversation, respect for girls, tact, and domestic interest. They value manners, cleanliness, common sense, good student grades, school activity participation, and non stingy behavior.
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Whitewright
Anna Lee Yowell
HI Y Club Sets Standards For Ideal Girl
During a February meeting on Tuesday the HI Y Club established criteria for an ideal girl. Members specified traits include brunette hair brown eyes a weight of 112 pounds and a height of five feet.
Traditional Woman Ideal From A. L. Y. List
A list enumerates female expectations: height four inches? curves, neat dress, moderate makeup, no smoking, medium voice, engaging conversation, not flirtatious with every boy, respect for parents, loyalty to school, musical, able to dance, disapprove of drinking, active Christian, good cook, interested in housework, budget awareness, home focus with career interest, natural demeanor, not overly jealous, and common sense.
How To Treat a Man How To Treat a Man By a Horse
A historical cruelty guide cites abusive methods to punish workers. It advocates striking with boards and whips, denying water, overworking, and forcing bodily harm to supposedly improve health, labeling the oppressor as a benevolent trainer.
Clergy Oppose Roosevelt New Deal in Digest Poll
A Literary Digest clergy poll shows 70.22 percent of 21,606 clergy voting "no" on Roosevelt's New Deal, far exceeding the general public's 62.66 percent opposition. Only Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina favor the policy. Maryland and Delaware show the strongest clergy disapproval at 4 to 1. Water is a prized beverage in Aden.
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Literary Digest
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Utah
Maryland
Delaware
Skin as ears for deaf study proposed by Iowa professor
Professor George W. Stewart of the University of Iowa predicts future deafness treatment using amplified sounds transmitted to large skin areas like the back or abdomen. He notes current amplification can overcome most deafness but pain limits use and foresees a new field of perception translating sound to skin sensations.
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Iowa City
George W. Stewart
University of Iowa
Stewart
Cleaning Mirrors With Denatured Alcohol Say Missouri Expert
Miss Julia M. Rocheford of the Missouri College of Agriculture says denatured alcohol cleans mirrors and glass well. It evaporates quickly leaves a brilliant sheen and prevents moisture from getting behind the glass to cause spots.
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Julia M. Rocheford
Missouri College of Agriculture
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