Whitewright High School Reflector Editors and Faculty
The Whitewright High School Reflector lists Editor in chief Litle Biggestaff and Assistant Editor Velma Mae Nicely with Faculty Adviser Velma Mae Nicely. Reporters include Joe Alexander William Baxter Jimmie Lee Brown Mary Lea Cheaney Lucase Cooper Isabelle Craig Sybil Davenport Katie Ford Vivian Echols Preston Hannah An ther Hudgins Pattie Jean Hulett Dorothy LaRoe Margaret Lilley Pauline Mitchell Ocie Scott Onie Scott Byron Teague Anna Lee Yowell Grace Chumbley and Leon Chumbley. The piece notes excellent work by both departments and strong affiliation prospects.
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Litle Biggestaff
Velma Mae Nicely
Dorothy Tapscott
Joe Alexander
William Baxter
Jimmie Lee Brown
Mary Lea Cheaney
Lucase Cooper
Isabelle Craig
Sybil Davenport
Katie Ford
Vivian Echols
Preston Hannah
Anther Hudgins
Pattie Jean Hulett
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Pauline Mitchell
Dorothy Nicholson
Paul Pierson
Ocie Scott
Onie Scott
Byron Teague
Anna Lee Yowell
Grace Chumbley
Leon Chumbley
Civics class debates woman president candidate
A civics class discusses whether a woman should become president and how they would vote, noting the possibility of a future female candidate and the need for thoughtful consideration rather than a sudden change.
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United States
P. H
Senior Invitations Delayed Then Distributed at School
Invitations arrived Thursday but funds delayed mail out. by Friday morning seniors received them during the second period. Cards feature a ring seal, a tiger emblem, school name, graduation date and place, with graduate card insert option.
F. F. A. Trip to Denton Dairy Day in Denison
Thirty two FFA members attended a Denison dairy day featuring speeches on dairy products pure bred stock and herd improvement. Whitewright FFA exhibited cows. a heifer prize went to L. E. Hall. boxed lunch included cheese sandwich barbecue sandwich chips and an apple. frozen malt was served.
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Denison
Briggs
Farm and Ranch
Dallas
Riddle
Kraft Cheese Company
Sheperdson
A. & M. College
Peters
Citizens National Bank
Jack Shelton
Whitewright F. F. A
L. E. Hall
Lane
J. A
Austin College students lead moral growth assembly
Five theological students from Austin College sponsored an early morning assembly focusing on Christ’s development in moral, physical, and mental aspects. Speakers Merion Runners Fred Smith McCord discussed Jesus increasing in stature and favor, Joe Brown sang, with Douglas concluding the program with prayer.
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Austin College
Christian Education
Christ
Douglas
Merion Runners
Jesus
Fred Smith
God
McCord
Joe Brown
Runners
V. E
Courses Affiliated This Term Include Journalism And Public Speaking
The new courses taught this term were affiliated with the program and Mr Key was notified early this week. Journal ism and public speaking sought affiliation this year and the inspector noted that he thought some details remained unsettled.
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Key
Valedictorian and salutatorian named for senior honors
On Monday Mr John Burma announced the valedictorian Lucase Cooper and the salutatorian Paul Pierson as the top two scholastic honors for the senior class.
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Lucase Cooper
Paul Pierson
John Burma
Sophomores and juniors take swimming picnic to Bonham
A group of sophomores and juniors went to Bonham on a swimming picnic Sunday night. Names include Sarah Gillett, Boyd Newman, Norma Donigan, Walter Tom Holmes, Aileen Pennington, and Jack Meador. Aleta B Head visited Bells, Katie Ford in Denison, Miss Lewis in Dallas, and Norma Jene Smith in Bonham Sunday.
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Bonham
Sarah Gillett
Boyd Newman
Norma Donigan
Walter Tom Holmes
Aileen Pennington
Jack Meador
Aleta B. Head
Bells
Katie Ford
Denison
Miss Lewis
Dallas
Norma Jene Smith
V. E
Skim Milk one act play staged at high school stage
Skim Milk a one act play was presented in the high school auditorium on Monday May eighteenth during the noon hour. It was a public speaking production directed by Lorraine Rutledge Noma Garland and Anther Hudgins Jr. The cast included Rose Stanley Pattie Jean Hulett John Stanley Joe Alexander Jean Stanley Fay Burk Ted Stanley Jack Lewis Yeager and Captain Levering William Braden.
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Lorraine Rutledge
Noma Garland
Anther Hudgins Jr
Rose Stanley
Pattie Jean Hulett
John Stanley
Joe Alexander
Jean Stanley
Fay Burk
Ted Stanley
Jack Lewis Yeager
Captain Levering
William Braden
Librarians Meet On Library Rules And Closings
Mary Lee Chaney reports a Wednesday meeting at 8 45 in the library. The library will close Friday and all two week books must be returned by then. Magazines used by history students cannot be checked out to the same person for more than one period and cannot be checked out overnight. A 25 cent fine applies for keeping magazines borrowed, with names listed on a black list until fines are paid.
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Mary Lee Chaney
Masqueraders Club Postpones Meeting for Play Practice
The Masqueraders Club did not meet on Thursday morning because the auditorium was used for practice on the speech class play Crude and Unrefined, presented at 12 45 p m. The next and final meeting will be Thursday at 8 30 a m with Anther Hudgins Jr.
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Masqueraders Club
Anther Hudgins Jr
Supervised Practice Jobs For Agriculture Boys
The agriculture students completed ten supervised practice jobs this morning. Mr. Bean sent boys into the country to vaccinate five calves and dehorn fifteen head of cattle. After one hour and twenty minutes of work they finished in record time. By Ron Teague.
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Mr. Bean
Byron Teague
Nominating committee chosen for F F A officer slate
A nominating committee to select next year’s F F A officers was elected from the first year class on Wednesday morning. A second committee will be chosen from the second year class. Each class will appoint one candidate for each office. First year members are Byron Teague, chairman, Fred Starr, and Boyd Newman.
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Byron Teague
Fred Starr
Boyd Newman
Joe Alexander
School assembly notes final exams start May 25
Mr Key led the Wednesday morning assembly with announcements: final examinations begin Monday May 25. students holding a straight A card will be exempted. freshman hazing will be abolished for the remainder of the time per Anna Lee Yowell.
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Key
Teacher Gives Monday Test Due to Absences
Sybil Davenport reports that Miss Tapscott’s class was told to submit all book reports by Monday after suspense over reporting. In history, Mr Burma postponed the test until Monday because many students were absent.
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Sybil Davenport
Student braves rain in bare feet at school
Joann Everheart resisted the sudden downpour last week, removing her blue and white sandals and stepping outdoors barefoot. The sight occurred as students faced wet weather unprepared, with Joann enjoying the rain freely.
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Joann Everheart
Senior program set for Friday the 29th announced
Mr. Burma announced on Tuesday that the senior program will be Friday the 29th. It will be the last day for examinations and the program time will be during the morning chapel period. Dorothy LaRoe.
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Burma
Dorothy LaRoe
Baylor Representative Visits W. H. S.
Dr. C. V. Edwards vice president of Mary Hardin Baylor College Belton Texas visited in W. H. S Tuesday addressing senior girls. He announced a 160 scholarship for the top grade girl at the school with contingency that if the top student declines it passes to the second highest. Edwards spoke with many senior girls before leaving Whitewright.
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C. V. Edwards
Mary Hardin Baylor College
Belton
Texas
W. H. Ss
Edwards
Mary Hardin Baylor
Gossip and Rumors From Trenton High School
Readable scraps reveal social chatter at White-Wright High School with mentions of couples, dating rumors, and after school activities. Names like Imogene, J R, Jim Henry, D M M, Charlie Mae, Georgia Mae, Mary E, Katie, Pattie Jean, Anna Lee, Jack Farley, Rudolph Taylor, Pauline M, Paul P, Vivian, R D Booker, Kathleen Mitchell, Ross Brown, Dot LaRue, Leslie H, Joann Everheart, Jim Pat Meador, Margaret Lilley, Earl, C W, L A R surface amid a flurry of senior romance and school social life.
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Imogene
Trenton
J. R
Jim Henry
Joe A
William B
Charlie Mae
Georgia Mae
Mary E
Katie
Lorna Lee
White- Wright High School
Pattie Jean
Anna Lee
Jack Farley
Rudolph Taylor
Pauline M
Paul P
Vivian
R. D. Booker
Kathleen Mitchell
Ross Brown
Dot LaRue
Leslie H
Charlie White
Joann Everheart
Jim Pat Meador
Margaret Lilley
Earl
C. W
Wedding Performed For Ayres and Smith at Local School
Miss Sarah Jo Ayres a W H S student married Mr J Lee Smith a former student Saturday Rev G C Minor of Howe presided Minor formerly minister at Central Christian Church where Mr Smith is a member Mrs Smith a junior active in school activities They will reside in Whitewright with Mr Smith employed by the Community Public Service Company Dot Nicholson
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Sarah Jo Ayres
J. Lee Smith
G. C. Minor
Howe
Minor
Central Christian Church
Smith
Senior Class Meeting Elects Officers in May Session
The senior class met on Monday May 11 to discuss matters and elect class officers. Anther Hudgins Jr was chosen for the class will Isa belle Craig for history Margaret Lilley named class poet Pattie Jean Hulett for a position.
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Anther Hudgins Jr
Isabelle Craig
Margaret Lilley
Pattie Jean Hulett
Dot Nicholson
Surprises at English class as reports are due
Miss Tapscott warned that all book reports were due Friday. The English IV class entered with gloomy faces and doubt about meeting the deadline, then she helped each student through the task, turning the day into a pleasant surprise.
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Miss Tapscott
Difficult Experiment on Rectifier Built by Students
Some physics students with Mr. Gaddis succeeded Wednesday in building a rectifier in the laboratory. A rectifier converts alternating current to direct current. The experiment is very hard and not often successfully completed.
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Gaddis
Byron Teague
The Bad Penny presented at high school auditorium
A noon Tuesday performance of The Bad Penny a one act play by Rachael Field took place in the high school auditorium. Directed by Onie Scott and Jimmye Lee Brown the cast featured Margaret Downs Percy Darwin Peggy Downs Margaret’s daughter Ocie Scott Kate Penny Lucase Cooper Lillian Penny and Vonda Lee Vineyard in the Penny home setting in Boston.
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Rachael Field
Onie Scott
Jimmye Lee Brown
Margaret Downs
Percy Darwin
Peggy Downs
Margaret
Ocie Scott
Kate Penny
Lucase Cooper
Lillian Penny
Vonda Lee Vineyard
the Penny
True Character Shines in Public Speech Class Clown Act
Report notes Jim Henry Andrews and Jack Lewis Yeager displayed true character as the public speech class members acted naturally and impressed as if they were professionals.
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Jim Henry Andrews
Jack Lewis Yeager
P. H
Crude and Unrefined stage play slated for Thursday
A one act play Crude and Unrefined will be presented Thursday at noon in the auditorium. Directed by Mary Edna Musser and Katie Ford the cast includes Roy Martin Joe Alexander William Braden Fern Russell Willie B Anderson Lorna Lee Thornton and O A Hefner reported by Anna Lee Yowell.
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Mary Edna Musser
Katie Ford
Roy Martin
Joe Alexander
William Braden
Fern Russell
Willie B. Anderson
Lorna Lee Thornton
O. A. Hefner
Anna Lee Yowell
HI Y MEETING ELECTS OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR
The HI Y program Tuesday night elected officers for next year. Walter Tom Holmes was chosen president, Jack Meador vice president, Hamilton Vestal secretary, Boyd Newman treasurer, Clifton DeBerry sergeant at arms. Installation will occur next Tuesday with a special service. A camping trip planning discussion ended the meeting.
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Walter Tom Holmes
Jack Meador
Hamilton Vestal
Boyd Newman
Clifton DeBerry
P. P
Chapel program and notices at school
Miss Lewis led the Friday chapel. Teachers announced items. Mr. Bean listed Denison-bound boys who pass. Mr. Burma reported complaints about students driving to town at noon and ordered car parking during noon hour. Library closes May 22 for book return. Scene from the senior play "Three Taps at Twelve" shown. play to be performed Friday night in the auditorium.
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Miss Lewis
Bean
Denison
Burma
Kennemer
Soil erosion impact shown from overcropping and grazing
Historical figures note soil destruction from overcropping and overgrazing. Three centuries ago American settlement began. within 100 years fifty million acres ruined and fifty million damaged by erosion. Global erosion effects affect two thirds of 1.907 billion acres, with eighty eight million tons of food elements lost and ten million tons removed by crops annually.
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America
Fashions in Jackets and Suits for the Season
Fashions jackets printed with wide lapels and patch pockets are popular with most dress types. Divided skirts are favored for sports and resemble regular skirts until motion. For informal evenings, the dinner suit mirrors street suits in length and is worn with an organdie blouse. Linen white suits pair with dark polka crepe or plaid gingham blouses.
Aunt Heton Teaching School in Town
Robert Quillen in the Fountain Inn notes a teacher’s burden, saying teaching is treated as a sacred calling but unpaid, demanding excesses from teachers who must educate, entertain, lead plays, sing in choirs, tutor Sunday school, and bear gossip, with no pay six months and poor living.
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Robert Quillen
Fountain Inn
Seven Kansas City Children Recover From New Cortin TB Treatment
In Kansas City, seven children with tuberculosis fully recovered after six months on a new cortin based therapy. Dr. F. M. Pottenger Jr. of Monrovia California reported the results to the Association for the Study of Internal Secretions. Cortin, derived from adrenal glands of animals, showed no failures in these seven cases. prior guinea pig experiments suggested protective effects.
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Kansas City
Association For the
F. M. Pottenger Jr
Monrovia
Calif
Pottenger
Cortin
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Special Assembly
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S. H. Montgomery Agency
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Luther Gordon
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