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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
6
The Whitewright High School Pep Squad met during activity period to discuss Friday’s game against Plano. They planned a field march and yell forming a P and a W to root for both teams, reflecting the school spirit and upcoming ceremonies.
In a wartime reflection Byrd argues that the United States should reorganize its defense machinery with top business leaders at the helm. He cites William Knudsen and Edward Stettinius as examples of trusted executives guiding policy over politicized figures. He warns that economic principles determine democracy’s fate and urges respect for business minds to guard against socialism and other isms.
An editorial urges caution near schools as speeding cars risk harming children. It warns drivers to stay alert for playing youths and warns against teenagers clinging to moving vehicles to prevent accidents and improve community safety.
The class just completed a weekly biology test covering starfish earth worms grasshoppers and crawfish. Students learned animal habits reproduction and self defense and each will hand in a biology themed theme by mid term.
The W. H. S. band shows improvement in marching and playing after several weeks of practice. Drum major Carol Ray Ireland leads the group with twirlers Jack Sears, Martha Jo Conner, and Bonnie Mae Scott as they rehearse the popular number The Band Played On.
Last Thursday the first period sophomore English class organized a club. Officers elected include Willa Jean Hunter as president, Mary Frances Stephens as vice president, Margaret Hanna as secretary, and Bobbie Jim Morgan as reporter.
This week has been spent in hammering posting painting and decorating to ready the Pure Food Show. Organizers promise the best show yet with top entertainment for all ages. Thursday night Bryant Field is expected to draw the season's largest crowd.
Haleen Benson has brown hair grey eyes light complexion favorites basketball skating civics and economics Grace Harris sports tennis skating civics and economics Joe Tate Jones prefers football eating English Fred Cook Jr shows black hair blue eyes light complexion football collecting cattle pictures agriculture.
Freshmen sophomores and juniors held class meetings last week to raise money for their candidates in the Show Queen race. The event has generated notable student enthusiasm as each class works to fund its queen hopeful.
The V A I boys study parliamentary procedure and learn to make correct motions. They discover there is much to learn before mastering all parliamentary laws. After the course they will know how to conduct a meeting successfully.
Monday night at the HI Y Club meeting four officers and ten new members endured a harsh initiation. The program featured blindfolds a tackling dummy a pecan race and a supper of raw oyster raw egg and castor oil amid rowdy hazing.
Whitewright earned a 7 0 halftime lead and held on for a 7 6 victory over Plano as Bryant scored the first touchdown and Cato, Burchfield starred on defense. The game marked Whitewright’s first win over Plano since 1937 in district 17 A play.
At the suggestion of the Student Council last Wednesday, students organized a campus clean-up. Sophomore girls cleaned the third floor, senior girls the second floor, freshman and junior girls the first floor, while boys aided by Mr. McKinney scraped tennis courts and Charles Skaggs supervised paper pickup. The campus looked much better after the campaign.
Mr Butler opened an unannounced assembly to praise the football team for last Friday’s win. He apologized for not taking a Pep Squad bus to Plano due to pleasant weather and commended freshmen for progress in campaigning for their candidates as fundraising continues on page.
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