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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
6
Committee chairs announced for the W H S junior senior banquet to be held April 25 at 7 30 p m in Sherman Grayson Hotel. Names include Zoe Vestal decoration Emaline Bennett menu and Barbara Williams program.
A guidance note questions student tardiness and its consequences. It contrasts arriving late due to genuine delays with laziness and loitering, stressing that missing class wastes important material and raises questions about future punctuality. The author urges serious reflection and timely arrivals for school and other commitments.
Tickets for three one act plays at Whitewright High School auditorium go on sale Tuesday March 10. Reserved seats 35 cents general admission 25 cents.
In a recent business meeting agriculture boys discussed a boxing tournament to be held on March 19 20 and 21. Plans are preliminary and the event remains open to participants and spectators as details are finalized.
The Alamo moved from the Rio Grande to San Antonio around 1718 under Padre Olivares, later serving as a fort. In 1836 Santa Anna led 4000 to 6000 troops against 187 Texans under Lt Col Travis, ending in a heroic last stand from Feb 23 to March 6. Most died, with only six survivors, while the site is now preserved as a memorial.
The group studied agriculture for six weeks and made two field trips. They visited Mr. Barker’s flock of about 500 chickens to learn feeding and housing. Then they joined the fish boys at the Community Frozen Food Market to tour the freezing unit and observe meat preparation.
Tom Bean Tom Cats defeated the Tigers 33 to 9 on the Tom Bean court in a non conference game. Don Reynolds led the Tigers with five points as Bass Burchfield Alexander and Leard contributed. In the girls game Tom Bean won 28 to 18 with Whitewright leading at halftime 11 to 7. Speedy Joan Huseman scored 12 for the locals. starting forwards Doty Huseman and Wilson and guards Kent Neal and Hughes.
No substitutions occurred all game. Tom Bean B defeated W H S B 15 6 in the last interval. Whitewright starters included King Parnell Pierce Hayes and Cook. Blackerby and King tied high point honors with two each. The White Phantom presented with Dorothy Wallace as Mrs Blake and Bettye Reeves as Mrs Frazier, social climbers.
In the third year class the students learn about occasions for teas, formal and informal tea differences, and decorating a tea table. They practice preparing dainty sandwiches and other foods, with groups choosing the most attractive varieties while a large cake will be decorated collectively.
A passage arguing play is not idleness but a vital, restorative force equal to work. It claims good clean play sharpens perception and decision, refreshes the mind after study, and teaches politeness and proper conduct for better future effort.
A discussion of fair play as a guiding rule in games, condemning tricks and urging honest effort. The excerpt notes Patsy Parnell and Doris Hunter portraying twins in a production, implying a theater context.
A brief moral note on gossip urging self-reflection. It claims gossip harms the gossiper more than the target, compares gossip to crime, and suggests substituting one's own name to feel its sting, attributed to E. C.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes noon hallway conversations at W. H. S. with glimpses of outings. Names like Gene Don Jackie Y. B. Whacker Joanne Sprout appear as scattered references to events such as a show and a ball game.
A bustling high school crowd hums with gossip and romance as Jackie Nossaman stars as Ginger in Antic Spring. Robert the poet, played by Charles Caldwell, is the object of earnest infatuation amid a tangle of flirtations and secrets.
Patsy wore her hair up to the senior banquet Betty Anne was the only girl with a corsage Joe Glenn lends money to everyone Mr Gentrys biology class is going buggy Pinkey still wears glasses Y B is passing out his picture to his fans Everybody teases Orville Henry Jack picks at everybody Lela Simpson is better known as Sadie Sprout works for REA, continued on next page
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