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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
7
The Whitewright High School Reflector lists editors, reporters, and officers including Editor-in-chief Lytle Biggestaff and staff members. A swimming party was discussed for Friday May 29 with a meal, but junior participation lagged as plans tangled with a Bonham trip proposal.
The Reflector of the 1935 1936 term closes after nine months and the staff thanks Whitewright Sun for space and Miss Tapscott for patience. They express appreciation and hope future Reflectors will be better and that readers enjoyed the paper.
The 1936 graduating class will hold baccalaureate services on Sunday morning May 31 at the Methodist Church. Rev J R Waldrum will deliver the address, the Whitewright Music Club sponsors music, and Mrs Guy Hamilton plays the processional and recessional. Dr Webb will give the invocation and Rev G C Ivins will close with benediction.
The 1936 seniors outline next year plans with most heading to college. Individual plans include Byron Teague Vivian Echols Isa belle Craig Dorothy LaRoe William Baxter Leslie Holland Pattie Jean Hulett Paul Pierson Margaret Lilley Anther Hudgins Jimmye Lee Brown Lucase Cooper and Jimmye Lee Brown ell. Others include Guy Stepp farming Vonda Lee England Preston Hannah working or college Earle Phillips working Christine Williams studying music Velma Mae Nicely business college.
Sarah Jo Ayers wed Jay Lee Smith on Friday the fifteenth in a local ceremony. The incident prompts High School students to wonder who might be next to settle down, with Preston Hannah noted as another example of the trend.
The Whitewright F. F. A. Chapter held a Thursday night meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Elected were President Jack Meador Vice President Fred Starr Secretary Boyd Newman Treasurer Merriwell Vineyard Watch Dog Guy Stepp Reporters Billie Smith and Charles Harrison.
The Hi-Y Club met last Tuesday night for the installation of next year’s officers. The outgoing president Paul Pierson and vice-president Byron Teague handed over to the incoming officers as Jim Henry and others prepared to take their posts.
Lucase Cooper is named valedictorian while Paul Pierson and Vivian Echols tie for second place. The announcement credits Mr. John Burma for the honors, noting these two as the two highest honors in the senior class.
Last Friday May 22 teachers announced exemptions for seniors. Names include Lucase Cooper Jimmye Lee Brown Velma Mae Nicely Percy Darwin Paul Pierson Vivian Echols Gladys Gosnell Dorothy LaRoe Christine Williams Katie Ford Leslie Holland in public speaking civics English IV Lytle Biggerstaff Margaret Lilley Byron Teague agriculture William Braden Joe Alexander typing plane geometry and no exemptions in history IV journalism physics junior business training and commercial geography Anther Hudgins Jr.
The senior exam schedule was announced last Friday morning May 22 by Mr. Burma, principal. Exams were taken Monday and Tuesday of this week with History IV typing public speaking Monday morning, English Monday afternoon, Agriculture home economics Tuesday morning, and Civics physics Tuesday afternoon. Anther Hudgins Jr.
The high school auditorium hosted the senior play Three Taps at Twelve on May 15. Paul Pierson starred as Jameson Edwards who invites five foes to hear his will read. Anther Hudgins played the killer. Leslie Holland aids detection. Margaret Lilley and Guy Stepp add humor. additional roles include Christine Williams Byron Teague William Baxter and Vivian Echols.
The May 22 after school event drew seniors juniors and sophomores to the Orangeville pool four miles southeast of town. Light showers and chill weather kept about half in the water while the rest played on the bank. As the air turned colder the bathers reluctantly left the pool after a hearty sendoff.
The class recalls initiation pranks and misfit lessons from freshman year with jokes about Luther and capital versus labor. They describe new rules, funny excuses, and the rise of senior confidence, ending with a wistful pledge to strive and sing their resolve.
Local clippings reveal a flurry of dating whispers among residents. Names mentioned include Fred, Jo ann, Earle, Walter, Byron, Tom Bean, Grady Stepp, J. W. Sanderson, Sarah Teague, Aubrey Lane, Onie Scott, Rudolph Taylor, Kathleen, Pattie Jean, Jack Farley, Isabelle, and Dot La Roe. Crowd scenes mention riding outings and flats with fourteen holes in one inner tube.
The 1935 senior class disbands and bids farewell to the juniors and faculty. They leave memories of school life and a wish for continued education and happiness, noting a humorous parting gift of the coldest room and the legacy of loyalty and effort.
Velma Nicely recalls how the 1936 senior class bequeathed students to 1937 including Ashinhurst Lane, Teague presidency, Reflector editors, and staff roles while noting teachers and townspeople, then travels through Whitewright Texas oil boom, local schools, and eventual Washington interview parts plus a Hollywood divorce case.
A former W H S graduate recalls four years in newspaper work starting in Illinois, then as traveling reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He meets editor Anther Hudgins and star reporter Vivian Echols during planning for a special edition after a visit by U S treasurer Paul Pierson. He covers the first night of Hi Diddle Diddle with designer Isabelle Craig and dancers LaRoe and Holland.
A listing of senior movie pairings and ensembles features stars such as Dick Powell, Ocie Scott, Gladys Gosnell, Willie B. Anderson, Mary Edna Musser, Jesse White, and Joe Rochelle Hudson. It also names John Boles, Pauline Mitchell, Isabelle Craig, Bing Crosby, Pattie Jean Hulett, Sybil Davenport, Fern Russell, Joan Blondell, Anther Hudgins Jr, Katie Ford, Robert Taylor, Margaret Lilley, Vivian Echols, Dorothy LaRoe, Ginger Rogers, Leslie Holland, William Braden, Preston Hannah, Velma Mae Nicely, and Shirley Temple with various partners.
The list names actors Earle Phillips Jim Pat Meador Stepin Fetchit Guy Stepp Byron Teague Warner Baxter Dorothy Nichol son Ken Maynard Lucase Cooper Claudette Colbert Paul Pierson Janet Gaynor William Baxter George Raft C W Phillips Bert Wheeler Vonda Lee Vine yard L C and J L B.
Dorothy LaRoe wears black patent leather sandals while Gladys Gosnell and Dorothy La Roe display new wrist watches gifted for graduation. Katie Ford showcases a navy blue eyelet batiste dress, Miss Travis a pink knit dress, Margaret Lilley white sport oxfords, and Annie Lee Yowell a diamond ring also given for graduation.
Vegetable marrows keep well when rested on the flower end with the stalk upward or hung by a taped stalk from the ceiling. This method enhances flavor, but ensure they are stored in a dry place.
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