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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
5
The Whs Reflector highlights holiday visits by Sherman with family in Ennis and Mr Gaddis at Mt Pleasant, with Mrs Jack Lackey, Miss Tapscott, and others visiting Dallas Commerce Sedalia Jacksonville and surrounding towns during the holidays. Journalists named include Anita Vestal and Kathleen Mitchell with staff reporters.
Miss Tapscott and Mr. Jack Lackey wed December 22 1935 in Waxahachie at Mrs Tirey Wilemon s home. Rozelle Cavaness, former Whitewright High School faculty, attended. Eight people, including women, kept the secret until mas cards announced the marriage.
Mrs Lula Mae Anderson of Dallas is the new substitute home economics teacher until Miss Travis returns. She attended NTSTC at Denton and taught in the nursery school there for 1.5 years. Previously she taught eight years at Tyler High School before marriage and has substituted in Dallas schools since.
A short feature lists two students: a Ely boy five feet seven inches, 120 pounds, brown hair, quiet and studious, high grades, public speaking is his favorite subject. A Shady Grove girl five feet two inches, about 114 pounds, brown hair and eyes, well-liked, good grades, typing is her favorite subject.
The note lists Charlie Moe's loneliness and mentions M. W. returning to school and V. being rushed by her return from Trenton. It also references a football sweater, a Romeo from Orangeville on Sunday night, D. G. and J. M. A. showing interest in Trenton, and N. G. S. missing a ring once worn by L. H. an old fiend.
Society column mentions holidays in Paso with references to large gatherings and social ties. It notes festive events and local traditions, highlighting community participation and notable hosts during the season.
Christmas visit at W. H. S. yields tales of gift exchanges among students. Mary Lee Chaney receives a watch from Lloyd, Junior gives Vonda Lee a watch, Jimmy gives Helen Lane a ring, Betty gets a red coat, and Shotgun earns a rifle. Anita and Aileen receive Eve ning in Paris sets from boyfriends. Imogene gifts Clif gloves, and Boyd gets a radio memory tied to Billie.
Van Alstyne defeated Whitewright 32 to 11 on December 23 as the Tigresses fought to the end. Starting lineup included Golden F Morrow F Wilson C Alexander G Wright G Thornton G with substitutes Vineyard and Rutledge.
Mr. Bean selects boys from each class for three FFA teams to judge livestock, dairy, and pool at A&M College in spring 1937. A fourth team will judge milk and represent the school at Fort Worth. Practice will begin soon. winners earn a free trip to Kansas City next fall.
Mrs Lackey has had a change of heart since Christmas and decided book reports will not be due until January 11.
A public speaking class continues debate study with the question to be debated: Resolved that government ownership of munitions is advisable. The class plans an interscholastic debating team to compete in the county meet next spring.
Commercial law notes outline a daily briefing of cases with the aim that the finished notebooks hold one hundred cases by course end. The task emphasizes consistent briefing and organization of each decision for study.
A concise briefing covering core contract law subjects including Competent Parties Reality of Consent Legality of Object Statute of Frauds Termination of Contracts Bailments Common Carriers Hotel Keepers Negotiable Instruments Suretyship and Guaranty Agency Master and Servant Partnership Corporations and Insurance.
Notebooks are prepared for the first semester in junior business training. They include themes thrift practice good business traits causes of waste in school definitions and negotiable instruments. Daily class work fills out negotiable instruments such as checks drafts money orders and deposit slips. Themes accompany each chapter.
Mr. Key returned from Austin on Tuesday January 5 after devoting his time to business concerning the school.
Geraldine Williams, a sophomore at W H S, will not attend school during 1937. She is moving to Denton to attend school there in the future. Her class will be filled by Georgia Mears of Cannon Tennessee.
The Hi Y Club held a picnic about a mile northeast of Orangeville on Tuesday December 22. Afterward six members including Mr Burma spent the night at the camping site. Later another group joined, bringing food such as steak turkey hot tamales and fruits.
Students return to school to find a new side walk linking the main path to the gymnasium. The route eases frequent rain delays since the school year began, and both students and Mr. Short will appreciate the improvement.
A noon game called pitching washers starts for pupils. With no washers, players throw half dollars. The crowd gathers as the coins fly and everyone hopes a stray half dollar might appear.
Ethel Harper spent Wednesday in Bonham and Norma Gene Smith visited Sherman on Thursday. Velma Mae Nicely, former W H S student, visited Lorraine Rutledge over the holidays. Lorna Lee Thornton drove to Frisco during the holidays. Mrs Myrtle Anderson from Iowa visited Freddie Mae Call. Velma Jo Bow visited Savoy over the holidays. Wanda Means from Oklahoma visited Marie Thrasher. Betty Jo Morrow visited Tom Bean during the holidays. Irene Autrey hosted a watch party on New Year s Eve for the B Y P U at Bethel.
A fragment from a humorous exchange features Mr. Bean and students trading agricultural jokes. Lines include quips about undertakers, hog tails, and sticking a student with a knife, followed by a remark about what follows the plow during plowing.
Students select home projects to become more economical and efficient while easing mothers’ burden. Each writes a report detailing work divisions and hours spent, with twenty hours per semester. The home economics teacher visits homes to review progress. Names listed include Sara Kathryn Atterbury and Geraldine Williams.
J D Hall budget officer said the board of control will complete recommendations for next biennial state spending by Jan 31. The four section plan covers eleemosynary educational departmental and judiciary functions. Salary increases and larger enrollment drive the rise. Governor to print after tweaks. Legislature will use it as a working base. Revenue needs seen to curb the $15 million deficit. Senate finance chair Redditt hopes expenditures can stay low enough to avoid new taxes.
Van Alstyne firemen were summoned Monday to extinguish a blaze in a Model T automobile. The department spent $4.00 and a tank of chemicals to fight the fire. The owner, who bought the car in Dallas, had paid $1.50 for it. No great damage occurred.
Home economics students nearing completion on a variety of home projects. Some projects focus on bedroom improvements, wardrobe planning, cooking and menu planning, and grocery purchases, reflecting practical domestic skills in the curriculum.
Dr. Harold M. Hildreth of Syracuse University reported at the AAAS session that in 247 humans with brain damage, intelligence could not be traced to a single region. He said damage to various areas yielded no consistent loss of overall intellect, supporting a view of the brain as a unified organ for intelligence.
In a classroom moment a teacher asks Janey to name Napoleon's nationality and Janey responds confidently. The teacher confirms the answer as correct. The brief exchange highlights a quick geography and history check in a school setting.
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