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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
7
Chapter was high point man in horse judging at the State contest at A. & M. on Monday April 18. He received a hexagon shaped silver watch with a horse head, awarded by the Horse and Mule Association of Texas, with a probable trip to Kansas City in the fall.
The senior English class hands over the Reflector to the junior class for two weeks with sophomores and freshmen in charge respectively. The final edition returns to the seniors. The staff hopes the lower classes share the same pleasure the seniors found.
Home economics I girls completed their first sewing unit making an everyday slip. Most grades were satisfactory. The new unit is to make a print dress. patterns and material are chosen and some dresses cut out. Miss Travis hopes completion before school ends.
This week is devoted to fire prevention study by junior and freshman classes. They make posters, collect clippings, study first aid, and write slogans and themes on fire prevention while looking up fire hazards in Whitewright.
Sophomores and juniors focus on safe driving with themes and posters. The Wednesday chapel on May 12 features principal speakers Marguerite Arnwine and Hamilton Vestal from the junior class and Sara Kathryn Atterberry and Floyd Everheart from the sophomore class.
On a Wednesday night the Bonham Hi Y Club travelers reached Bonham to see a game between exes and the high team at Bonham High School. The game was postponed to the next Wednesday. Four boys arrived at 8 30 to find the park dark and empty and then went to band practice and were run out of the courthouse before driving home.
Sixteen members of the freshman class picnicked at Rock Lake on Wednesday evening May 5 They carried sandwiches cold drinks cookies and fruit They waded and played games under the chaperonage of Mrs Kennemer and Miss Draper.
The home economics II girls are studying interior decoration and cutting out pictures to illustrate the work in the outline. Topics include locating a home, choosing a house plan, planning color schemes, and making the home surroundings more attractive and harmonious.
Whitewright High School Jeeps crushed Tren ton High 25 to 11 on May 6 with six home runs and twenty-one hits. The visitors posted two homers, ten hits, and five errors while Whitewright had three errors. The Jeeps now stand five games into the season with one loss to a businessmen and faculty team at 7 to 6.
The history III class began a new unit on Friday May 7 focusing on the preamble and the constitution of the United States. Students memorized the preamble and punctuated it as in the book, rewriting whenever a mistake occurred to ensure correctness.
Home economics II girls study equipment for kitchen and meal service. The class is divided into groups to tackle problems on polishing silverware, kitchen size and layout, and lighting and coverings. Each member has a specific problem to solve.
A chalk prank disrupted an English III class Friday morning. Mrs Lackey questioned students. four boys remained suspects after Mr Burma’s inquiry. An open door theory offered as possible cause, but no culprit was identified.
In a classroom a chalk throwing incident sparked a belief among students that the guilty party had fled since no one was convicted. Mrs Lackey remained unconvinced about the culprit.
On Saturday Marilee Reeves visited in Tom Bean. Sherman hosted several visiting W H S students including Sara Kathryn Atterberry Mary Lee Chaney Ida Mae Martin Norma Donigan Phyllis Brown Mrs Kennemer Albert Lea Jackson and Clyde Owen. On Sunday Christine Moore visited in Prosper Emma Jean Layman in Randolph Ruth Waldrum went to Savoy Marcell Gosnell in Commerce Litha Sue Hollingsworth in Dallas Lorna Lee Thornton to Ida Kathleen Mitchell in Sherman Dorothy Jo Akridge to Villa Stateville Herman Riddle in Sulphur Springs.
The team next season will largely be powered by current juniors with seventeen juniors, eight sophomores and three grammar school players. Trainer Mr Gaddis limited workouts while a faculty fishing trip last weekend may have influenced him. Junior lettermen for spring training include Merriwell Vineyard Wilson Kaiser Joe P Lee J W Sanderson Boyd Newman and Ernest Lewis. First year juniors are Guy Andrews Paul Phillips Russell Hicks Joe Garland Clyde Whitworth Willie D Ross and Jackie Jernigan. Sophomore lettermen are Buss Thornhill Billy Pritchett and Quinton Nicholson. First year men are Charles Harrison Charles Howard and Elmer Robertson.
Senior class presents a three act drama The Full House about a jewel theft and train wreck with a full cast. Rehearsals run nightly 7 30 to 10 30 for two weeks and actors include Nicholas King Grady Stepp Ned Pembroke Jr Jeck Meador George Holwell William Howard Harrison Daugherty Walter Tom Holmes Jim Mooney Mark Montgomery Clancy aO Hefner Mrs Fleming Litha Sue Hollings worth Vera Vernon Betty Jo Morrow Lorraine Rut ledge.
A hive swarmed over the W. H. S. campus on Tuesday noon while a football game was underway. Boys disturbed the bees, provoking a swarm that broke up the game, but the bees eventually dispersed and the students remained unharmed.
The program opened with Future Farmer ceremonies and included talks on choosing professions by Mr. Spivey Sherman V A teacher Rex Brown on agricultural work and Future Farmer activities by Floyd Everheart. Bill Cunningham spoke on community relations and H W Key urged cooperation among students, parents and teachers. Musical numbers featured the F F A String Band directed by D J A.
Whitewright Tigers played a spring training game at Bells on Friday May 7 with Thornhill Kaiser Pritchett Everheart Vineyard Montgomery New man Nicholson Lee Sanderson Whitworth Jernigan and Vestal all seeing action. Final score 18 to 0. The team will meet Bells again in Whitewright on Friday May 14.
A junior class feature profiles a boy nicknamed Speedy Sleepy, about five feet ten, 150 pounds with curly hair and interest in agriculture. A popular girl with blonde hair and blue eyes is seen with Boyd Newman, earns straight A’s, is honor roll, was queen candidate and football queen, and may be introduced by Boyd.
The freshman English classes presented two plays in chapel on Wednesday morning May 5 directed by Miss Draper. First was Two Crooks and a Lady with roles including Miller-Buren Bradshaw Lucille and Glenda Rutledge Mrs Simms Vane Drunette Farley Miss Jones Ruby Pierson Garrity Lloyd Roddy Inspector Willie B. Smith. The second play The Trysting Place featured Mrs Curtis Mary Ruth Holmes Mrs Briggs Claire Doss Jessie Briggs Mildred Fleming Lancelot Robert Benson Rupert Smith Pascal Connelly Mr Ingoldsby George Hansard and Mysterious Voice Creed Key.
A snapshot of students with playful character sketches. Fred Jones is the president replacement. Alexander is polite and diligent. Mildred Autrey stays busy with good grades, while Joe Garland juggles books and school life. Charles Medearis is a ladies man, Frances and Margaret share strong friendship, Herman Riddle attractive but seldom successful with girls, and Guy Andrews is noted for basketball.
In Johnston City Illinois sixteen high school teachers have received no cash since May 1933. They live on scrip and groceries provided by the school board and a nearby grocer who accepts scrip up to 23 dollars monthly with a ten percent markup. Local merchants, a theater, drug stores, and professionals take scrip, while coin has vanished from their lives. Coal mine closures reduced tax revenue and local industry, leaving teachers dependent on WPA relief as Old Ben mine flood and other damages crippled the town’s employment base.
A playful, fragmentary note hints at a Don Juan in the Bonham post office seeking a missed letter. It mentions J P Li and J B C with flirtations for Trenton senoritas, D J A and a “beeg” interest in Jackie J, and various other names in courting intrigues. The piece ends with Los Hombres Juan y Don’s regretful refrain.
Thirteen junior boys train for football and the class boasts the largest membership. They raised 119 for the junior senior banquet and hold about 40 in the bank. The class ran two debate teams, picked class rings, placed three of five on the first basketball team, sponsored a derby show, and hosted three chapel plays recently. A junior serves as the new football manager.
New York reports there are over 35 million telephones worldwide with the United States holding nearly half at 17,428,871. Germany, Great Britain, and France follow in total numbers, while San Francisco and Washington lead U.S. cities with more than one phone per three people. New York City tallies 1,503,712 phones.
The Future Farmers of America and their fathers were honored at a Friday night banquet on May 7. Home economics girls served the meal in the study hall labor atory. Tables bore white and red roses and verbenas with F F A pennants and emblems on the walls. The menu included chicken and dressing, gravy, English peas, creamed potatoes, rolls, fruit salad, apple pie and whipped cream.
Buenos Dias Senores y senoritas. We are here with the best gossip of the week. A small junior senor, G. A., was seen enjoying the brisk morning air.
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