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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
6
A school carnival featured cake walks and spooky Fun House booths run by the home ec III class. Marcel Gosnell was crowned queen and Charles Harrison was king with attendants from each class. About $41 was raised to help fund the football banquet.
The Reflector notes a correction adding Doretha Darwin to the sophomores who earned four A's in the past six weeks after a previous omission. The correction appears in the staff note signed S. K. A.
A civics class sent letters to Washington and other parts of the United States asking about government functions. Each student addressed a different department and the class expects responses in two to three weeks.
Tom Bean and Whitewright girls were ready to play on Tuesday but the visit never came. A Thursday match was arranged but was rained out. The teams still hope to meet.
The Whitewright Tigers hosted the Tom Bean Tomcats for a regulated scrimmage on Tuesday November 1. Both teams moved the ball but could not score as the Tigers failed to reach the end zone multiple times while Biggerstaff, Sparks, Darwin, and Sells highlighted the play for their teams.
Home Economics Club and Pep Squad hosted a Halloween Carnival in the high school gym on Monday night. The gym featured black and orange decor with skeletons, booths, and student activities including cold drinks, hot dogs, a show titled The Ghost of Captain Kidd, table tennis, and a milk bottle game.
The Snooper recalls quips from W H S students in various classes. Quotes range from misused verbs to casual refusals and humorous exchanges. Hack Harrisons’s line notes grammar concerns while Doris Nicholson’s remark gives a glimpse into English IV class moments.
Four white rats named Lon Sam Tom and Jim are assigned to home ec classes to test diets with results to be recorded. P A and Harold are the goldfish in the library. High school men take pride in their namesakes R F.
The Salmagundi Club of the English IV class met on Wednesday during the regular period. President Floyd Everheart turned the meeting over to Charles Harrison, with pupil talks on grammar topics led by Houston Darwin, William Janway, John Robert Bow, and others. The meeting adjourned with Thelma Autrey named next chairman and Sara Kathryn Atterberry delivering the critic’s report.
Whitewright led by Everheart and Phillips rallied to a 19 to 6 win over Whitewright. Everheart ran and passed for Whitewright, whilePlano’s Nelson, Bolton, Parish, Cross, Frazee and Batchlor starred. The game featured multiple turnovers and key scores in each half.
On Halloween week students on the W H S campus debated queen candidates. By Oct 31 Marcel Gosnell led with 1149 votes, over Lucille Starr 845, Drunette Farley 385, and Marie Badgett 180. Final runoff crowned Gosnell. Charles Harrison named senior king. Senior class maintains its three year queen streak.
The Home Ec II class led by Miss Williams learned how to select stoves and what buyers should look for. They debated which of two oil stove brands is better and will study refrigerators next. A separate class examined good and bad buys with examples, and cleaned the old science lab for the new dining room and living room suites.
The commercial law class under Mrs Kennemer studies negotiable instruments including kinds parties to an instrument and presentment for acceptance and payment. The class also covers dishonor and writes case notes from library case books.
In a campus note, desks suffer carvings with a quoted proverb about fools. Students neglect book covers though covers were donated by advertisers. Mr Key urged continued campus cleanliness as students moved to first period class.
Mr Jernigan asked seniors to write their full names and addresses and chosen vocations after graduation A list includes Charles Harrison Clifton Burchfield Charles Howard Sara Kathryn Atterberry John Robert Bow Dorothy Smith Velma Jo Reeves Mary Phillips Naomi Penny Marcel Gosnell Wilma Alexander who will receive college materials for their chosen fields
Five minute speed tests are conducted daily in W. H. S. typewriting classes led by Mrs. Kennemer. Students note errors by ten, compute words typed per minute, then adjust a second score for accuracy by weighting mistakes and comparing to a hand count.
Assembly heard Mr Key outline rules for the student body during Friday morning. Shelves under desks in the Study hall are for books not paper. Students should visit the library or gym during the first five minutes of the period.
The passage explains adding the speed grade from a chart given by Mrs Kennemer to the accuracy grade, dividing by two to obtain the average speed grade. It then notes the class has begun learning parts of a business letter and has typed only a few so far but plans to type many more in the future. W. A.
A senior lass near town is described as five feet four inches tall, 128 pounds, brown eyes, light brown hair, with typing and English favored and horseback riding as a hobby. A male classmate in East Whitewright stands five foot eleven, 148 pounds, grey eyes, black hair, prefers vocational agriculture, and enjoys travel writing and making friends.
Time rambles along with two readable birthday entries. Betty Atkinson turns 14 on November 2 and Haleen Benson is 13 on November 7. M. K. P.
The Whitewright Tigers resume hard practice after a solid showing against Whitesboro and Tom Bean. Freshman Ott Russell and C B Burchfield stand out in drills while Thomas Arney returns to uniform. Injuries are minor with a Charlie horse, sore shoulder, and lip cut among players. Coach S T Montgomery earns praise for shaping a competitive squad.
A terse scouting note notes the squad will turn out a team hard to handle in the future. It identifies rising players and hints at strong defensive schemes. No specific names, dates, or places are provided in the readable text.
A note urges students to start monthly dues to build a bank of funds for future activities. Freshmen will soon be juniors in 1940 and must fund the junior senior banquet and senior year events. The writer, S. K. A., encourages collaboration, reelection of officers only if they work, and using any leftover money for the school.
Two farmers meet after church and discuss selling a pig for ten dollars. They detail costs including a three dollar shoot and six point eighty dollars for feed. The exchange ends noting that despite low profit the seller gained valuable business experience.
A noted quotation appears, attributing a sentiment to William Lyon Phelps about the true measure of a gentleman. The line asserts respect for those who cannot benefit him, framing character over utility.
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