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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
7
The High School Reflector lists editors and reporters for a small town school. It praises intimate student networks and urges broad social engagement, then shifts to theatre notes for a senior class play and the V-12 qualified students and a student portrait feature.
The following students are on the honor roll with averages of ninety or better in all subjects. Freshmen Jessie Franklin Robbie D Blanks Doris Hunter Cassie Goodnight Hazel Neal. Sophomores Edith Neal Mary Judd Fred Murphy. Juniors Polly Ann Brown Nina Hood Janis Horton Katie Kincaid. Seniors Mary Frances Stephens Clarence Wootten Betty Marie Allen.
The senior class selects Spring Fever by Glenn Hughes and plans a production by Row Peterson and Company. Mrs Spangler runs a Brookfield College rooming house where students and visitors mingle. cast includes Howard Brant and Ed Burns with chemistry student Ed Montgomery in a lively pre commencement run.
This week the sophomores worked hard to correct their six weeks test papers. One student copied his paper three times before finally correcting it. Mrs. Roddy urges fewer picture shows and more time spent on English.
Homemaking classes met to plan a trip to the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Most students stayed home while those who went were chaperoned by Mrs. Clyde Gibson Mrs. Fred Cook and Mrs. Fred Cook Jr with Mr. Otto Russell driving. All reports say the outing was wonderful.
The piece explains shorthand from a layperson viewpoint as jagged marks with no meaning, but for a student in Mrs Beazleys class it is a tool to handle all business correspondence efficiently.
Advice on proper dance etiquette urges guests to greet hosts upon arrival and thank them at departure. First and last dances involve the date. circulating guests are popular but should avoid showy routines. Girls are praised for poise, while boys should skip flashy moves and focus on courtesy and making others feel welcome.
The President asserts music's value in a tense era, saying great music can elevate spiritual values and inspire the nation. He emphasizes that music transcends barriers of law and borders to uplift American life.
A wartime message urges Americans to unite through music and keep singing. It emphasizes music’s role in boosting morale and victory, calling on high school students to join the nation’s fighting spirit and contribute to a Singing America.
In a W. H. S. study hall gossip note several couples are described as steadies. Ruth and Y. B. remain strong while Stillwell and Morgan show unwavering devotion with weekly misunderstandings. New pairs Marcia Lane with N. H. and Norma with Joe surface, as Don and Etha grow closer and Jean prefers a twosome over a threesome.
In a school scene Mr. Felker asks for the three types of burns and a student quips Bob Burns. The same gathering features a high school chorus performing Just For Today and The Lord's Prayer at the Baptist event.
A collection of light humor and classroom banter including mispronunciations geometry jokes about circles algebra lessons a verbals pun and a quip about a chair fall period scenes feature students like Eugene Thornhill Jack Hicks and Betty Key with teachers Mr. Felker Miss Neathery and others in a school setting.
A playful exchange features Bee Knowledge Visitor asking Peg about a line from a bee themed poem. Peg responds with a wry warning about interfering with the bee and a humorous remark.
A humorous local exchange shows a traveling evangelist prompting a boy to name religious folks. The boy references an old man beyond the hill with religion, then remarks the man is nearly well of it now, capturing small town humor and faith themes.
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