High School Reflector Staff Roster Highlight
The High School Reflector lists staff roles led by Editor-in-Chief Loretta Alexander with Assistant Editor Mary Alice Harrison and Asst. Editor Mrs. Jack Lackey. Sponsor reporters include Dorothea Auten Marie Badgett Jackie Braden Billy Ray Conner and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doretha Darwin
Loretta Alexander
Mary Alice Harrison
Jack Lackey
Dorothea Auten
Marie Badgett
Jackie Braden
Billy Ray Conner
Mary Edna Cox
J. W. Chaney
Bertha Ford
Morris Gillett
Lelia Gough
Billy Jack Harper
Laverne Kilgree
Mary Dale King
Estelle Lewis
Jarvis Maddox
Lynd J. Moore
Ardell Penny
James Birt Phillips
Glee Club Travels Far for Longview Contest
Thirty five members journeyed from Whitewright to Longview on March 15 for a regional meet. They traveled about 150 miles, sang three numbers and a sight reading piece, then returned home due to Mr. Russ's measles. Guardians included Brazwell Alexander and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Longview
Russ
Mineola
East Texas State Teachers College At Commerce
Brazwell Alexander
Brother Gillett
Lewis Vestal
Davis Parrish
Otto Russell
Fred Cook Jr
Leroy Martin
J. D. Hughes
Billy Jack Harper
Paul Jarvis
Jones Ray Vestal
Foucheaux Vestal
Bonnie Reynolds
Ruth Marie Chesser
Madgene Phillips
Billie Joe Phillips
Virginia Hill
Elimination Contest Chooses Whitewright Declaimers
An afternoon assembly selected four division declaimers to represent Whitewright at the county contest. Junior girls and boys compete with five minute limits while senior girls and boys read prose with six and a half minutes. Judges were Mrs. H. T. Atterberry Rev. E. P. Wootten and Dr. Alan Harvey-Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
H. T. Atterberry
E. P. Wootten
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Short hand class conducts Friday test on March 14
Mr. Sears dictated three letters to the class which were typed. The class has no transcript in the book and wonders how they will finish the book without a transcript.
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Sears
V. H
Our friends leave names in albums and shape who we are
A reflective note cites friendships as formative, noting that friends inscribe names in albums and contribute to personal growth and identity, attributed to Hul bard and B. G.
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Hulbard
B. G
D.T.Y.A. Club Meeting Reports March 14 Program
The D. T. Y. A. English II Club met March 14 with Charles Skaggs presiding. Gladys Reeves announced the program including a clarinet solo Ruth McSpeden, songs Carol Ray Ireland, poems Ira Mae Young W. A. Gladden Mildred Kent Azilee Smith Madgene Phillips Mary Nell Talley Edith Harper and game directed by John Biggerstaff. The next meeting is March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Skaggs
Gladys Reeves
Ruth McSpedden
Carol Ray Ireland
Ira Mae Young
W. A. Gladden
Mildred Kent
Azilee Smith
Madgene Phillips
Mary Nell Talley
Edith Harper
John Biggerstaff
D. D
Annual staff seeks ads for leather binding
The annual staff asks for local businesses to sponsor ads to fund a leather binding. They aim for a May 1 release and request cooperation from all involved. Entries for contest snapshots are due by Friday March 21 and suggestions for names should be submitted promptly. Cartoonists are urged to apply.
Virginia Hill Jeopardy Portrait of a Junior Class Miss
A junior class profile highlights a young girl named Virginia Hill born August 12 who will turn sixteen. She stands five feet six inches tall and weighs 121 pounds with brown eyes and dark brown hair. Her favored subjects include history while fruit salad tops her meals. She sits front row when Richard Greene or Judy Garland perform and enjoys softball and driving a car. Her color is red and the rose is her flower.
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Richard Greene
Judy Garland
Virginia Hill
Measles Epidemic Spreads Through School
The measles outbreak continues at the school in W. H. S. Faculty member Mr. Russ contracted the illness and stayed home for several days. Many students are listed as having German measles, including Florenc Turner, Mary Dale King, Lester Simpson, Jack Sears, Charles Skaggs, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Russ
Florenc Turner
Mary Dale King
Lester Simpson
Jack Sears
Charles Skaggs
Wallace Reeves
Glenn Anderson
Thomas Brown
Leo Howell
Davis Parrish
C. B. Bryant
Emerson Sears
Robert Owens
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Mary Edna Cox
Louise Wilson
Malachia Wright
V. H
Visitors in Sherman and surrounding towns report
Dorothea Auten and Ruby Holcomb visited Sherman on Saturday with Sarah Simmons. Al Thornton also in Sherman Saturday night. Marie Badgett traveled to Bonham on Sunday. Dorothy Sue Douglas and others visited Sadler Sherman and Trenton. Billie Kincaid and Mary Frances Call were in Sherman and Leon ard. Lucille Starr in Sherman Saturday. Glee Club members with Mr and Mrs Russ traveled to Longview Saturday for the regional meet. Davis Parrish was in Sherman Friday night. Gladys Reeves in Trenton Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Auten
Sherman
Sarah Simmons
Tyler
al Thornton
Marie Badgett
Bonham
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Mary Helen Maddux
Betty Jane Harper
Sadler
Trenton
Billie Kincaid
Ruby Holcomb
Sarah Hicks
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Howe
Margaret
Bonnie Reynolds
Bailey
Mary Nell Talley
Mary Frances Call
Leonard
J. D
Shorty) Hughes
Westminster
Lucille Starr
Gene Anderson
Glee Club
W. H. S. Campus Echoes From Past Year Highlights
Recollections from W. H. S. cover Field Day on April 1 last year, the 1939 Student Council formation, a Darwin’s house moment, M H M liking a brown Chevrolet, the romance of M W and D T, the missing first floor fountain, phone calls from the second floor, no gym on campus, Glee Club trip to Longview, J D M’s feelings for J G, D R singing I found my thrill on Tom Bean hill, three days of the Pure Food Show, and the strength of last year and this year’s basketball team along with Pep Squad uniforms.
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B. G
Heaven On Earth
Darwin
M. W
D. T
Glee Club
Longview
J.G
D. R
Tom Bean Hill
W H S Sports Highlights Preview Campus Contests
Weather improves on campus boosting spring football training softball track and tennis. Students prepare for Sherman county meet while shop boys play two softball games against Leonard with Leonard winning both.
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Sherman
Shop
Leonard
B. G
F. F. A. Boys Buy Boxing Gloves for Summer Tournament
The F. F. A. chapter entered three boys in the Trenton boxing tournament and bought eight ounce gloves. The boys need practice before the F. F. A. tournament at Woodlake in July.
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Trenton
Woodlake
Seniors Receive Handbooks From Dallas College
A Dallas business college mailed senior class handbooks with autograph pages. The seniors are collecting autographs from every member, pursuing signatures for the senior book. V. H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Business College
V. H
Freshmen Plan Party Date Change at Class Meeting
Freshman class met Tuesday March 11 to plan an event. President Merle Scoggins presided while Mary Frances Stephens read minutes and checked attendance. The party date moved from March 17 to March 21 and items each freshman will bring were listed.
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Merle Scoggins
Mary Frances Stephens
Mary Frances
V. H
Homemakers Meet The Travis Club Holds Regular Session
The Travis Homemakers conducted their regular club meeting Thursday featuring reports from officers and plans for upcoming community projects and social events.
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Travis Homemakers
Morning with the President and Girls Club Program
Lucille Starr leads a club meeting as the medicine kit is replenished with Aspirins and tape. The basement of the girls club is announced for better care since Mrs. Anderson, the matron, is no longer here. Mary Frances Clabhorn leads a program featuring songs, recitations, prayers, solos, and dances performed by a group including Tommie Dee Booker Loretta Alexander Virginia Hill Jonnie B Robbins Marie Badgett Dorotha Darwin Billie Burke Vineyard and Martha Louise Vestal with Velma Holland on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Starr
Texas
Loretta Alexander
America
Virginia Hill
Jonnie B. Robbins
Marie Badgett
Dorotha Darwin
Velma Holland
Billie Burke Vineyard
Martha Louise Vestal
M. B
Whitewright Tennis Tourney Produces Senior Champion
A Friday morning event decided Whitewright's senior tennis singles champion as Philip Earnheart defeated J. W. Chaney 6-3 6-3. Billy Grammer won the junior singles by default, while senior and junior doubles were postponed due to measles.
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Whitewright
Philip Earnheart
J. W. Chaney
Billy Grammer
A. P
March events list marks pivotal U S and Texas milestones
A dated summary lists notable events in March including Texas independence declared in 1836, the Alamo fall, Amundsen's South Pole discovery announced in 1912, Whitney patenting the cotton gin in 1794, Saint Patrick’s Day, Patrick Henry’s oration in 1775, and the first Congress under the new Constitution in 1789.
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Texas
Washington
The
Alamo
South Pole
Amundsen
Whitney
Patrick Henry
Congress
Football and Basketball Boys Order Jackets
Twenty three boys were measured for jackets last week with ten basketball players and fifteen football players receiving jackets. Some lettered in both sports but will get only one jacket each. names include Red Conner Gene Hargett Al Thornton D W Garland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Conner
Gene Hargett
al Thornton
D. W. Garland
J. H. Gosnell
Birt Russell
Dick Thornton
W. A. Gladden
Lloyd
Trip to Denison for ads by high school group
Coach Montgomery LaVerne Kilgree Lucille Starr Wilton McFarland and Al Thornton travelled to Denison on March 13 to obtain ads for the annual. The group collected twelve dollars to help pay binding costs for the high school annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Montgomery
LaVerne Kilgree
Lucille Starr
Wilton McFarland
al Thornton
D. D
Moving Day at Whitewright High School
Whitewright High School moves the office telephone from the second floor to the first floor main office and relocates the bell push button inside the main doorway. The changes ease calls and bell ringing for students and faculty and ensure someone is always available to answer the phone.
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Whitewright High School
Physics class moves office telephone and bell
The physics class uses knowledge of electricity to relocate a telephone from the second floor office to the present office. They also move the bell press button to the new office after solving several difficulties. The class plans further wiring to the chemistry lab for photography experiments.
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B. G
Trip to Sherman for ad collection by five pupils
Five pupils Laverne Kilgree Marie Badgett Albert Thornton Otto Russell and Mr Sears traveled to Sherman Tuesday morning to gather ads for the annual cover. They arrived around 9 30 and began work at once in the stores.
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Laverne Kilgree
Marie Badgett
Albert Thornton
Otto Russell
Mr. Sears
Sherman
Group finishes work and eats at Travis lunch room
About 11 45 they grew very hungry and ate at the Travis lunch room after receiving an ad. They finished eating and continued working. Approximately 4 30 they decided they had done all the good they could and started home. The group collected 47 50 and were very happy with the results.
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Travis
M. B
Local Charmer Rumors and Sightings Parade Through Bonham
A string of brief social notices from Bonham highlights names like O R and B G contrasting times with C R I J R B seen with O N Saturday night. Mentions of D D S G E T and W M with others, questions about W J B O N, and references to the National Guard letter to M B plus Fort Worth Fat Stock Show absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R
B. G
L. S
V. H
Dallas
D.S. D
Sadler
M. B
National Guard Department
R. H
S. H
D. P
Desert
Jimmie
F. T
S. S
G. M
O. S
Fort Worth
C. B
English IV Studies Grammar Struggles Continue
English IV classes struggle with grammar as they study verbs and pronouns this past week. Students read and correct exercises in class with Mrs. Lackey's help.
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Lackey
F. W
Economics Class Delves Into Interest Discussion
The economics class extended discussion beyond the due date of last Tuesday as fifteen questions at chapter end on Interest sparked strong interest. They plan to tackle the chapter on Credit next.
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F. W
Typing Classes Make Progress in Interscholastic Meet Prep
Under Mr Sears guidance students conduct manuscript typing with a due date of March 12 for a unit task. A fifteen minute speed test on March 13 shows lower WPM than shorter tests. At Sherman meet on March 24 entries will type for fifteen minutes, preparing Whitewright entrants to compete.
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Sears
Sherman
Whitewright
V. H
Chemistry Class Studies Metal Chemistry History
The chemistry class under Mr. Russ studies common metals and compounds including iron copper aluminum tin and lead. Lab work features preparing gunpowder and related explosives as part of the metal chemistry study.
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Mr. Russ
Fragmentary Note on Dye Testing and Cloth Bleaching
A fragment cites the use of substances in fireworks for color, dyes and chlorine for bleaching, and mentions fabric tests on cloth samples by burning and boiling in sodium hydroxide.
Whitewright Glee Club and students set for county events
Whitewright notes show 35 Glee Club members traveling to Longview on March 15. Senior and junior tennis singles will be represented by Philip Earnheart Billie Grammer. Pattie Everheart Etna Louise Brown Jack Sears and Foucheaux Vestal named for declamation at county meet. Malachia Wright and Juanita England to represent in senior girls doubles.
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Whitewright
Etha Louise Brown
Alamo
Joaquin Miller
Foucheaux Vestal
Pattie Everheart
Jack Sears
Melba Jeanne Neathery
Dorothea Mitchell
Sara Teasdale
Martha Louise Vestal
Carol Ray Ireland
America
Elsie Robinson
Troy Owens
Frank Knapps
Glee Club
Longview
Philip Earnheart
Billie Grammer
Mr. Russ
Etna Louise Brown
Grayson County
Malachia Wright
Juanita England
D. D
World History Studies Compare Ancient Empires
The world history class led by Mr Morris studies the Roman and Greek empires with growing interest this year. Students discuss topics in class while Mr Montgomery was absent. seniors show new grasp of ancient history concepts.
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Morris
Montgomery
Entrance dates of states studied in American history class
Mr. Morris assigns study of each state's entrance date as 48 states are reviewed. Students recite state names with dates on roll, and absence from lesson meant an extended seventh period. Pupils submit unit IV and a technology definition alongside topic assignments.
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United States
Morris
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