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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
6
The W H S Reflector notes editor Anita Vestal and staff announce the seniors have resolved to improve their grades after a student, possibly the entire class, flunked an exam or course. The piece offers sympathy to the seniors and reflects hope for better results this semester.
The F F A boys worked Tuesday January 19 digging a ditch from the street to the gymnasium to lay a gas line. Agriculture boys assisted as usual under supervision by G H.
Two new courses will be offered next semester, replacing commercial law and civics. The offerings are business English and economics, taught in place of the former subjects, according to P. D.
Mr Bean began a Monday trip on January 18 to collect shovels for vocational agriculture. Heavy rains made roads treacherous and he slid into the deepest mud hole, requiring a borrowed wagon and team to pull him free. He completed the journey safely.
A group of agriculture boys cut fallen ice damaged limbs from trees and stack them behind the boiler room, creating a large pile ready for use when needed.
The public speaking class visited the lic library on Friday morning seeking debate material. Only a small amount of material was found but students enjoyed the snowy trip downtown with their teacher.
Work on girls basketball uniforms is in progress with several suits nearly complete. Recipients listed include Imogene Alexander Gladys Wright Lorna Lee Thornton Frances Golden Joy Wilson Martha Jo Henderson Madine Vineyard Mary Phillips Nell Holmes Daisy Bee Layman Emma Jean Layman Glenda Mae Rutledge Margaret Arnwine Wilma Lee Coffey Wilma Alexander and Betty Jo Morrow.
Special to the Seniors notes students at Washington High School anxiously await exam results. The piece observes seniors face long anticipation before graduation, with many pondering their scholastic standing as exams remain unannounced.
Students gathered from 10 30 a m to 12 m on Wednesday to listen to the presidential inauguration ceremonies.
In chapel on Wednesday January 20 Mr Burma outlined the mid term exam timetable for students. He noted there would be no bell to dismiss after school and home room teachers would dismiss once rooms were set in order.
Walter Tom Holmes, Jack Meador, and Albert Lea Jackson aided two High School students stranded in mud after their car got stuck. The Scouts escorted the distressed girl home and then worked to free the vehicle, earning lighthearted teasing from the couple.
General math classes conducted a diagnostic test with time and accuracy as grading factors. The test occurred Thursday under Mr Key supervision with Mr Gaddis and Mr Jernigan as time keepers. Students must maintain a daily percentage graph and a chart of fundamentals, problems on the test, attempts, correct answers, and percentage. an average of 90 percent is required to pass.
The F. F. A. basketball tournament scheduled for Sherman on Saturday January 23 was postponed to January 30 due to bad weather. Whitewright was to enter and will likely participate next Saturday. The event covers Area 5 of the F. F. A.
The Bells quintet beat Whitewright 18 to 16 in the local gymnasium on Tuesday night January 19, their fourth conference game. The Tigers led 7 to 5 at halftime in a hard fought contest.
The Bells built a small early lead as the third period started with four points from Conner. He finished as the standout with 10 points and strong defense, while Cobb led the Bells with eight points and Ramsey added seven. Lineups listed for Bells and players.
Home economics classes progress under Mrs Anderson with I class cooking vegetables, II class sewing basketball suits, and III class studying child activities with scrapbooks. Best work may be kept as year end exhibits.
From Canaan comes a tall lad with brown hair and gray eyes who excels in plane geometry and favors vocational agriculture. A shorter lass from Wolfe City, popular and athletic, stands five four with dark brown hair and black eyes and loves typing while playing girls basketball.
Whitewright Tigers end a three game skid by beating Bonham 31 to 20. Red Conner led scorers with 11 points as Starr shined after replacing McMillan late in the second quarter. Starting lineup included McMillan Robertson Conner Kaiser Lewis.
The Bells girls defeated the Whitewright sextet 30 to 19 on Tuesday night January 19. Golden led the Tigresses as top scorer and Harmon paced Bells with solid scoring. Starting lineups included Golden Mears Morrow Thornton Alexander Holmes for the Tigresses and Brown Watson Harmon Johnson Crews Ryan for Bells with substitutes Cobble and Wilhelm.
Bonham Warriors defeated Whitewright 42 6 on Wednesday night January 20. Golden led Whitewright with a high single score while Keeton paced Bonham with top points. Whitewright lineup included Golden Alexander Wright Morrow Wilson Thornton with subs Henderson Mears Arnwine Layman Holmes. Bonham starters Keeton Williams Gibbs Cummings Shipley with subs Keeton Snow McClain Hilldinger.
A special Thursday chapel in the fourth period held a 45 minute singsong with the student body performing many songs. Joe Preston Lee William Howard Harrison and Jim Henry Andrews sang Alla En El Rancho Grande while Jim Henry and William Howard led When Did You Leave Heaven. The finale featured Mr. Burma Mr. Jernigan Jim Henry and William Howard singing Little Brown Church In The Vale.
New invention at General Electric laboratory in Schenectady uses pure grain alcohol in a sealed container as a heat transfer medium. Steam heats the alcohol which then vaporizes and delivers heat to radiators, with a reservoir condensing liquid back for reheating under thermostat control. Advantages cited include no radiator valves, no steam on/off, and stable temperatures across hot steam to hot water ranges.
Postal edition notes a 1900s Saturday Evening Post quip about white salmon mislabeling. A canner once sold white salmon with a label claiming it would never turn pink in any climate, highlighting taste and market bias around color.
A compact catalog traces common sayings to ancient Greece and Athens, Elizabethan England, Shakespeare, Swift, Bible Ecclesiastes, Scott, and Browning. It cites origins for phrases like academic groves, all is lost save honor, the apple of my eye, and heard the lion in his den, noting varied linguistic journeys. The attribution ends with K. M.
An AEF surgeon and chaplain share a dying soldier moment. The wounded man requests his inside pocket billfold, a ten dollar bill, and with whispered resolve bets he will not die. He survives, proving his will to live.
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