Editor in Chief and faculty advisers named in staff roster
The page lists Lula Lee Vestal as Editor in Chief and Gladys B. Ray as Faculty Adviser with reporters Inez Coffey Nova Bryant Mary Lena Reeves Anna Joyce Benson Meda Jane Wiser Martha Bryant Lawrence Owen Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols Anita Vestal Albert Lea Jackson Dorothy Bennett Merle Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Lee Vestal
Gladys B. Ray
Inez Coffey
Nova Bryant
Mary Lena Reeves
Anna Joyce Benson
Meda Jane Wiser
Martha Bryant Lawrence Owen
Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols
Anita Vestal
Albert Lea Jackson
Dorothy Bennett Merle Robbins
Let Us Check Up On Our Own Weaknesses
A student editorial urges periodic self assessment of school work and activities. It compares business practice of balance sheets to student life, advising a survey of strengths and weaknesses to improve efficiency and avoid continual reverses.
Absences Shrink Reflector Page This Week
The Reflector issues a shorter edition as many staffers are away due to cold weather. Editors promise to publish full coverage again once the weather improves.
Twenty Students Exempt From Midterm Examinations
Twenty students were exempt in all subjects and did not take their midterms. The list includes Lula Vestal, Anna Benson, Inez Coffey, Sarah Gillett, Nell Holmes, Aileen Pennington, Louise Cooper, Mary Chaney, Lytle Biggerstaff, Pat Hulett, Roy Martin, Mildred Autrey, Anita Vestal, Sue Barnes, Kathleen Mitchell, Marie Thrasher, Jo Stateville, Litha Hollingsworth, Clyde Owen, and Roscoe Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Lee Vestal
Anna Joyce Benson
Inez Coffey
Sarah Belle Gillett
Nell Holmes
Aileen Pennington
Louise Cooper
Mary Lee Chaney
Lytle Biggerstaff
Pattie Jean Hulett
Roy Martin
Mildred Autrey
Anita Vestal
Sue Barnes
Kathleen Mitchell
Marie Thrasher
Jo Willa Stateville
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Clyde Owen
Roscoe
Ida district students may leave W H S due to transport ruling
Principal W B Cunningham announced bus schedules will change this week as Ida district students must attend Tom Bean schools for free transportation according to State Department of Education rules. Seventeen Ida students currently attend W H S, raising cost concerns and prompting hoped for a local arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Cunningham
State Department of Education
Ida
Tom Bean
State Department
Whitewright
Time Management: A Call to Daily Resolutions
Louise Cooper argues that people waste time by delaying tasks and proposes setting aside specific hours for work and entertainment. She urges daily resolutions and sticking to them to gain time for both work and play. She emphasizes measurement and discipline over excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young America
Louise Cooper
Fashions In Our School Shine With Colorful Style
In the school room and halls a shift in dress shows red as dominant with blue second. The orange tiger jacket worn by Miss Dorothy Nicholson signals football spirit, while Mr. Burma's cheerful presence lifts mood. Gym wear for girls and boys features black orange and blue white outfits. An electric lighter shields oil field smokers from weather and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Nicholson
Mr. Burma
Guy Stepp
Texas
Parley-Voiced Gossip From Beatrice To Biology Class
Collegiate rumors spread through Fr iday chats and classroom chatter. Tales include Beatrice asking why writing is slow, a clerk praising gum as pure as a dream, and a biology lesson interrupted by an exploding lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne
Charlie
Jack B
Do You Know Our House of Mystery
A community note recalls a mysterious house built by a tall stranger with barred basement windows and eerie reports. The house, now unused, drew rumors of crime and punishment, while a prominent family reportedly resides there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggerstaff
Weather Disrupts Start Of New Term
Monday marked the start of the second semester but near zero weather halted assemblies and enrollment. Many students were absent and buses arrived late with promises to install heaters. Only four Reflector staff members reported for the issue while Fern Russell, Katie Ford, and Mary Jane Ford walked to catch buses amid the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Russell
Katie
Mary Jane Ford
Examinations End The Reflector Notes School Happenings
The article caps over exam season and hints at upcoming student entertainments. It highlights Miss Boone enforcing decorum in the home economics lab and cautions against chewing gum. It praises teachers at a basketball game and featur s the librarians benefiting from Fat Cantrell's cataloging help. It mentions dues for the Scholastic and Marie Thrasher’s rapid progress with her hope chest. La Monte Dodd transfers from W. H. S. to Ector for next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Burma
Mr. Kay
Ducky
Fat” Cantrell
Burma
Scholastic
Miss Ray
Marie Thrasher
Hope Chest
The
Reflector
la Monte Dodd
Ector
Freshman Blues and School Struggles Reflected in Verse
A student laments being freshman seeking senior status while facing tough math and harsh critique. The speaker longs to be older to avoid the cold world and financial worry, describing Mr Key as a strict teacher who forces explanations and exposes ignorance.
Football Boys to Receive Sweaters This Year
Football sweaters become a reality with fourteen players ordered to pay seventy five cents each. Named recipients include A N McCoy Ross Brown Byron Teague L E Garner Paul Pierson J Y Russell Eldridge Caylor Fred Starr Merriwell Vineyard J B Thornhill Mark Montgomery Jr Guy Stepp Grady Stepp and manager Murl Ryon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. McCoy
Ross Brown
Byron Teague
L. E. Garner
Paul Pierson
J. Y. Russell
Eldridge Caylor
Fred Starr
Merri
Indian hunt theme drawn in painted faces and girls
A fragment reflects distress and sadness tied to a course and a man hunt. Indians, and girls with painted faces, are noted in a contributed line. The note conveys mood rather than a clear event or date.
Roosevelt Jr Named in 35000 Dollar Auto Suit
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr the President’s son is named defendant in two suits totaling 35000 dollars filed in East Boston District Court. The suits arise from a March accident when Mrs Mary M O Leary of East Boston was struck by Roosevelt’s car in the Jamaica Plain district and seek 25000 dollars for Mrs O Leary and 10000 dollars for her husband Daniel T O Leary for loss of services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
East Boston
Mary M. O’leary
Young Roosevelt
Jamaica Plain
O’leary
Daniel T. O’leary
Jokes and miscalls in classroom banter prompt laughs
In a classroom skit Miss Tapscott and students joke about grammar and politics. Fred Starr corrects a nonstandard form while Mickey queries parental advice and a pocket veto quip prompts laughter. Winnie defines a pocket veto with a pocket line.
Boners From Our Own Exams Oddities and Errors
A collection of humorous schoolhouse boners with exaggerated claims and misstatements. Notable bits include incorrect attributions to historical figures and places, jumbled geography, and playful misinterpretations of events and terms.
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Havana
Fashions OF Our School
Southern Ice & Util. Co
Ww. R. Vineyard
VICKS
Walter Winchell
Lorrina
Beatrice
Charmaine
Sue
Leon
L. E
Frances
Riley
Ross B
Mr. Key
Anita
Desert
Will
Woodie
R. V. Henry
Joe Alexander
Trenton
Whitesboro
Bonham
Bessie
Roosevelt Junior
Probak Junior
Munior
Uga
T. M.reg
U.S. Pat
Gillette
Probak
Mickey M
Mr. McCoy
Mickey
Oliver Cromwell
Louisiana
Saar
Huey Long
Pope
Spain
Portugal
Caesar
Congress
Marathon
Chivalry
France
Germany
Mississippi
Nebraska
Arkansas
Alabama
Great Britain
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Alexander the Great
England
Shakespeare
Benjamin Franklin
Cooper
Julius Caesar
Kirkpatrick’s
Bayer
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