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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
9
In the High School Reflector, editors plead for a Whitewright youth center citing success in Sherman and Denison. The piece urges townsfolk support and outlines involvement by students led by editor comments and sponsor Lillian Neathery. It highlights student life and exes news as context.
Robert Ripley notes that Betty Ann Darwin Hazel Neal Dorothy Wallace Billy Mac Williams and Charles Cauldwell earned 100s in six weeks. Mr Gentry says such a feat is unprecedented in his teaching career while the class studies fundamentals and discovers two new factors. The senior Spanish class also counts to a hundred.
A lively column notes bus traffic with three daily rounds and many riders from both grade and high schools. It also recalls student chatter on buses, class discussions about women, and entries from Mr Gentry and the Civics class about air, water, and carbon dioxide.
The list records names with hobby notes ranging from swimming and driving to horseback riding and cooking. Several entries show playful or humorous lines about activities and interactions, ending with a cheeky question to Mrs Blanton purportedly from N S E.
Penpoint portraits spotlight a popular W. H. S. senior with blonde curls and grey green eyes noted as carnival queen candidate, Reflector reporter, civics ace and Pep Squad drum major. A Bonham transfer freshman with black hair and green eyes gains notice as carnival coronation escort.
A brief note quoting E B naming an individual as Icky Walsh with the casual aside Can you guess by the nickname Icky Walsh.
The pupils of W. H. S. received report cards at a Wednesday assembly led by Mr. Caraway. Those on the first six week honor roll include freshmen Jackie Nossaman Betty Bryant sophomores Bobby Dale Blanks Irene Kent Dorothy Wallace Hazel Neal Jesse Franklin juniors Edith Neal Mary Judd Marjorie Young Bobby Witt and seniors Katie Kincaid Janis Horton Polly Ann Brown Billy Ruth Holcomb Edith Biggerstaff Odell Neal Jean Neal Henrietta Jackson.
Nervous tension filled the morning as report cards for the first six weeks were handed out after the fifth period. Mr. Caraway urged students to strive for improved grades by the next grading period.
If you had been with this class when report cards were passed out you would have seen smiles of relief from most students while a few would have saddened you with tears of grief. The mixed reactions reflect varying grades and expectations among classmates.
A lively classroom chronicle describes English, math, science lessons and experiments led by Mr. Gentry and Mrs. Beazley. It notes new couples, ongoing crushes, and social antics among students including Betty, N H D, Dan Cupid, and several named peers. Adults are referenced approvingly as teachers.
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