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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
7
The Reflector announces editors C. B. Bryant and Lucille Starr with Miss Thornton and Mrs. Roddy as advisors. Reporters include Woodrow Anderson Juana Ruth Andrew Helen Benson and many others listed in the staff roll.
Last weekend the first half of the annual was completed and sent to the publisher. For the last two weeks there has been a continuous process of checking and typing at the annual meetings. Students are asked to submit any snapshots to the staff for inclusion.
Seniors present The Road to Niagara a three act farce at the high school on Thursday March 12. Eleven cast members include Davis Parrish Emerson Sears C B Bryant III Lucian Vestal and Cecil Owens with supporting players Virginia Hill Mary Ellen Brown Jimmie Golden Juana Ruth Andrew Grace Harris Lucille Starr. Tickets will go on sale soon and student support is encouraged.
Lucian Vestal led the HI Y session last Monday night and shared statistics on sea air and manpower of the belligerent nations in the war. A volleyball game followed to hear President Roosevelt’s speech. Bobby Jim Morgan has the program for the next meeting.
The first year homemaking classes completed a six week test on Wednesday and corrected it on Thursday. Students studied selecting material for garments and prepared patterns and cutting plans, with some already pinning patterns and starting to cut. They will then pin fit and baste the dresses together.
Second year homemaking pupils studied child guidance and clothing. They chose to make items for the Red Cross, receiving enough material for six garments. Under Miss Williams guidance they bought more material, producing four hospital gowns, two wrappers, and two blankets plus additional items for the bundle.
The girls have selected patterns and fabrics for their special occasion dresses and are making alterations. Each girl prepared a work plan for her garment, with some already cutting out the fabric and trying fittings.
At a regular meeting last Tuesday the F F A Chapter heard Governor Stevenson on a radio program then held a chapter meeting with games and a short talk on duties to national defense. Robert Owens was elected reporter to succeed C B Burchfield. The group adjourned to meet March 10.
The junior class presented a "Way Wyser" musical program in assembly on Friday with Jack Sears as host and Anna Ruth Johnson on piano. Contestants Davis Parrish Lucille Starr Charles Skaggs Carol Ireland Billy Rhom Pennington Margaret Hanna Don Newman and Janis Jayne Horton competed. Davis Parrish and Margaret Hanna won and received snicker-wickers while consolation prizes went to all participants. A duet by Leroy Martin and Russell Ray Summers performed between rounds and a tobacco auction scene featured senior Davis Parrish as the auctioneer.
Last week biology classes started an experiment named the Tumbler Garden. Each student brought a tumbler and seeds and filled the tumbler with moss. Seeds were planted along the moss edge to observe root and stem development, with a diary kept by each student.
A compiled list presents students with playful nicknames and descriptors such as Bad-boy Davis Parrish Clever Grace Harris Dependable Grace Connelly Elegant Ruth Mears Funny James Talley and others. The roster includes varied traits from Humorous C B Burchfield to Unique J J Sloan and Zealous Juanita England.
Last Friday at school a freshman joked about snow and sparked laughter. On Monday students dodged snowballs entering W. H. S as pretty campus snow fell. Girls wore slacks and the scene was lively with playful blue Monday energy.
Due to five of eight schools unable to attend the Denison event last Saturday the festival was canceled. The Whitewright cast prepared to present Gratitude and felt disappointed by the cancellation.
Dear Susie Que, I share news of White Wright High School's checker team achieving new champions status. This win marks a notable achievement for the school and its players.
Davis Parrish captain of the team led his players Lucian Vestal C B Bryant III and J J Sloan to the state title last week. Parrish suffered a painful injury when his chin slipped from his hand and mashed his toe on the table. The letter notes the captain as the key mover of the checkers and praises the team, with pride from Prudence Van Bird.
Shorthand class students may choose to go downtown to take dictation from local businessmen as announced by Mr. Sears. Extra points will be awarded to those who participate.
Grammar workbooks have arrived for use in senior English classes. They provide a cumulative review of high school grammar with drills and check-up tests on sentence structure parts of speech modifiers verbals. Both seniors and juniors study The Reader's Digest as part of lessons with oral reports tests and reading for pleasure and profit.
A note from G H lists numerous students named Billy or Billie at West High School. The writers name several girls Billie Phillips Hatfield Holcomb Vineyard Haleen Benson and boys Billy Kaiser Kincaid Gladden Norris Christian Pennnington Murl Scoggins and Grammer.
The text notes five elements nickel chromium manganese tungsten and silicon used to create alloy steels for different purposes. A six week iron study was interrupted by a stiff test but everyone seemed prepared for it.
A vote at W H S determined parental support for six day weeks. Parents approved six days a week by a two to one margin, but students will attend only every other Saturday to finish a week early for farm work and to help national efforts.
The notice discusses alternating Saturday classes for eleven weeks left in the term. It notes a senior play on March 12 and a choral club concert in an assembly on Saturday. It mentions the speech class selecting spring plays and juniors ordering class rings for 1943. It also cites choral themes written last week and a named W. H. S. orchestra. Report cards are expected this week.
The Choral Club has been asked to perform at the senior play on March 12 and will sing Fairest Lord Jesus Monotone Pilgrim Chorus and other songs they have practiced. They will also sing in the Saturday assembly.
Miss McKinzie announces arrival of new orchestra numbers including God Bless America and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. The orchestra will meet Monday Wednesday and Friday during activity period. students meeting requirements will earn one fourth credit.
Miss Eva Williams Mrs Thomas Sears and Mrs Floyd Everheart attended a Grayson County Home Economists meeting in Sherman. A 7 oclock business session led by Miss Wilma Moore discussed printing diet cards for daily balance to place on public menu cards in Whitewright and beyond.
Dr. Ercel Eppwright head of the home economics department at T. S. C. W. Denton will speak in May at Sherman. The open public meeting invites everyone to attend and discuss patriotic duty to eat the proper foods daily.
During last Friday activity period the junior class chose a gold shield pen from Southern Engraving Company as a premium for early ring deposits. The pen bears a black enamel W and High School. Deposits must be in by April 1 with pens to be received about two weeks later.
A poet laments being shunned by friends and grandchildren who evade him and refuse his company and stories about the family. He notes boastful boasting about the grandchildren may have angered them and fears isolation as a grandfather.
A Texas note advises not to phone army if a carrier pigeon with a U S band on its right leg is found. Let it rest and feed it corn, then release on a sunny morning to return home. The State Game Department learned the procedure by contacting Fort Sam Houston signal corps after a warden reported the find.
Washington Senator O Daniel on the Senate floor decried Congress for national muddle and outlined an 11 point plan. Key proposals include daily prayer, curbing non essential spending, equal job opportunities, 100 percent excess war profits tax, open raw materials, and ending alcohol in military reservations. A closing joke ends the read.
Mr. McKinney's sixth period chemistry class covers iron occurrence, mining, smelting, and use. It explains gray cast iron white cast iron and malleable iron along with steel production and alloy metals. The lesson outlines two main steel processes open hearth and Bessemer.
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