Editor in Chief and Board of Advisors Named
King Robt L Doss heads a staff that includes Gladys Ray Billie E Montgomery Ruth Jopling Merle Robbins Thomas Sears Monabelle Bigger and David Smith with Mary Lena Reeves Inez Coffey Albert Lea Jackson serving as advisers and editors across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedaal
King Robt. L. Doss
Voce Noa
Gladys Ray
Billie Earl Montgomery
Ruth Jopling
Merle Robbins Thomas Sears
Monabelle Bigger Staff
David Smith
Mary Lena Reeves
Inez Coffey
Albert Lea Jackson
Sophomore Edition notes student teamwork
The copy for this issue is contributed entirely by Sophomore class members with one or two articles from others. The editor hopes for a freshman edition next week and, in closing weeks, special junior and senior editions.
School Picnic Idea Proposed by Bettie Mae Phillips
A reader urges an all day school picnic on campus with lunch by attendees and a paid program in the afternoon. The note suggests a king and queen election and an entertainment lineup to celebrate the end of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Mae Phillips
They Call Us Silly Sophs Changes From Freshmen to Juniors
A school note reflects on being labeled silly sophs and defends the stage of adolescence from freshman to junior years. The author argues generation cycles, peer jealousy, and the transition to young adulthood with self importance. Included is a quote from J. Lee Vestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Vestal
A Few Jokes About a Slow Turtle Soup Line
A humor strip features a diner, O. T. Adams, quipping about a half hour wait for turtle soup. The waiter replies turtles are slow. In another gag, Vivian E. asks about a friend in the West Indies and is corrected that the friend went on her own accord, with Martha B. chiming Jamaica as a guess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian E
West Indies
Martha B
Jamaica
Vivian
Dialogue and geology lines from a classroom excerpt
A classroom scene shows Miss Tapscott addressing a freshman and prompting a joke about dumbbells, followed by a heated pause. The text then shifts to a note on marble as a close grained limestone formed by heat and pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tapscott
Mark M
Five More Weeks to End Our Team
A school reflection notes five weeks remain in the 1933-34 term as students anticipate vacation. The piece urges use of the time for friendship and scholarship while seniors prepare for college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnie Ruth Smith
SNOOPIN SAL Gossip column from Whitewright social week
The column recounts weekend gossip in Leisure Lodge with Daisy absent on duty. It notes Whitewright residents Daisy and Isabelle, Sybil, Anita Vestal, Pearl England, Lorena, and others among local social circles. Dining, dating, and rumored affections mix with weather and a few disputes, mentioning Dor othy Nicholson and J B Cates.
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Leisure Lodge
Whitewright Reeds
Sonny and
Leon
Mary Frances
Isabelle
Sybil
G. V
Cupid
Whitewright
Anita Vestal
Pearl England
Lorena
Sal
Daisy
Dorothy Nicholson
G. V. Vestal
Pinky May
Trenton
Dot
J. B. Cates
Sherman
Eloise Thorne
Sophs of 34 Honor Seniors in Joyful Graduation Poem
A class year poem praises the 1934 sophomores for their hard work and bright spirits. It names students such as Jay Lee Vestal Leslie Riley Meador Jim Williams Christine Hicks and others, celebrates their achievements and sponsor Mr. Manning, and looks toward future life as juniors.
Reach for the Moon staged by senior class Friday
The senior class presents Reach for the Moon at 8 00 p m on May 4 at West High School theater. Tickets cost 15 and 25 cents and are sold by seniors. stars include J B Cates in the leading romantic role with Larry Thomas Sears and the cast from Peg O My Heart and Esmeralda.
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John Cameron
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Larry
Thomas Sears
Esmeralda
Dasher
the Plains
J. B. Cates
Replacing Names With Odd Substitutions in a Rhetorical List
A reader proposes substituting common names with unusual phrases and objects for multiple individuals. The list pairs each original name with an alternate term such as poppy Eve today green Greenland cliff etc, creating a surreal mapping that mixes professions and personal names with everyday items.
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Margaret
Leon
Betty Jo
Woodrow
Pearl
Greenland
England
Lorraine
Jack
Mary Jane
Leslie
Spain
Holland
Campus Chatter and Local Accidents Reported
Gladys Gosnell slipped on a downtown curb and suffered several bruises on Saturday night. Leon and Sonny had a minor incident near the Y after a Denison social visit Friday. Bud Wiser fell from a truck Saturday night and bruised herself. Christine Williams and Isabelle Craig have measles. Preston Hannah signs off with a hopeful note for the future.
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Gladys Gosnell
Johnie Ruth Smith
Greenville
Leon
Sonny
Denison
O. B. Bartley
Tom Bean
Bud Wiser
Bud
Lula Lee
Pearl
Farmersville
Christine Williams
Isabelle Craig
Brave New World and Cimarron Book Reviews
Paul Pierson discusses Aldous Huxley s Brave New World noting its satire of scientists and gods and its social control through drugs and Ford worship. He highlights Bernard Lenina Linda John and Linda s fate and suggests the novel critiques civilization. Edna Ferber s Cimarron is praised for its Oklahoma settlement tale and Yancy Cravat s wanderer arc with Sabra and a printing press.
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Bernard
Lenina
Linda
John
Paul Pierson
Fishing Trip Tale From W H S Boys At Pilot Grove Creek
Four boys from old W H S embark on a fishing trip to Pilot Grove Creek on Saturday. They travel by wagon loaded with quilts tackle and guns, camp by the creek sleep poorly as a cow crashes the camp, Earl dodges the wagon and the group catches fish before returning Sunday afternoon.
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David Smith
Othal Ray Adams
Earl Phillips
Leslie Holland
Pilot Grove Creek
David
Earl
Holland
Jail visit by night sparks local curiosity
Five boys in a car near the Baptist Church during a singing program visited the jail after a night watchman permitted entry. The guard stayed outside, lights went off, and the youths were locked inside briefly before being released, prompting surprised reactions.
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Baptist Church
Saturday Night Dinner Party Hosts Delight Guests
Misses Julia Ann Pritchett and Ruth Jopling hosted a three course dinner on April 28 at Mrs. Robert Sears home. Partners were drawn and guests included Thomas Sears, Dorothy Ryan, Sonny Hancock, Mary Frances Mirrick, Leon Adams, Martha Bryant, Dick Montgomery, Vivian Echols, Nora Bryant, Norma Jo Mangrum and J. B. Cates. All agreed they had a delightful time.
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Julia Ann Pritchett
Ruth Jopling
Robert Sears
Thomas Sears
Dorothy Ryan
Sonny Hancock
Mary Frances Myrick
Leon Adams
Martha Bryant
Dick Montgomery
Vivian Echols
Nora Bryant
Norma Jo Mangrum
J. B. Cates
N. B
Barber Tony Intentions Stirred Scandal Amid City
A heated exchange reveals a man named Tony the barber grabbed Cam era beneath the chin and stretched him, prompting questions about who performed the action and igniting local gossip.
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Tony
Moth larvae devour food far beyond adult moth weight
The text notes moth larvae consume 11 to 13 times the weight of the adult moth. It pairs with a quip about Mrs Banks and a day of silence as a humorous aside.
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Snoopin
Soph
Jay Lee Vestal
Pard
Riley
Meador
Jim
Miss LaRoe
J. C. Lovelady
J. C
Clyde Medearis
Williams
Christine
Reginald Hicks
Shiek
Willie B Anderson
Cooper
Louise
Phillipses
Betty
Onie Scott
Anna Lee
Guy Stepp
Pierson and Baxter
Garner
Charles White
Merle Fleming
Johnie
Dorothy Faye
Dorothy
Ramona
Mr. Manning
Whitewright Lumber Co
Preston Hannah
Aldous Hux
Ford
Barbee-Bassett
Insurance Agency
LaRoe
L. Laroe & CO
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