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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
6
The W H S Reflector reports on Janis Jane Horton singing The Cassion Song and leading the student body. Davis Parish narrates a dug excitement as Robert Sears announced the queen race winners and the two candidates from each class were called to the stage with losers pledging support.
The Home Demonstration Club meets at Mrs R D Maddux to view her handiwork in redecorating woodwork windows and furniture. Open house runs until 4 o clock with all homemaking girls invited. The group thanks Mrs Maddux for the invitation.
Mr Butler's office announces Thanksgiving holidays on Thursday and Friday November 20 and 21. Christmas holidays dismiss on Friday noon December 19 with work resuming Monday December 29. Two Easter holidays will be the Friday before and the Monday after Easter.
After a busy morning an assembly was held to count votes for a candidate with Mr. McKinney in charge. Students staged an impromptu program in the auditorium as four class presidents spoke for their groups and Bettye Nell Yeager opened with a song.
A column lists several pupil lapses such as I can't move it no more I didn t ask nothing don t you know how to write no other way one of them things I seen him yesterday ain t used twice and Haleen Benson I ain t got a memory.
The article argues business people and economists guard democracy by applying experience and reasoning to facts. It cites Lamont and Frank to stress information and self-guided study. High school studies in history and economics train the mind to analyze facts and develop sound judgment.
The first year homemaking class studies beverages including milk coffee tea and hot chocolate. Students read their texts take self graded tests and plan a beverage preparation laboratory with each girl writing her recipes on file cards.
The Sherman band faced east and formed an S for Sherman then a W for Whitewright. Miss Proctor led the snare drum while Whitewright showcased drum major Carol Ireland and majorettes Bonnie Mae Scott and Martha Vestal in new uniforms.
Friday afternoon winners announced Friday night include age groups six months to one year with Billy Bob Mize and Teddy Joan Hodges both from Whitewright. ages one to two with Richard Leon Clabhorn and Dolores Jean Layman from Whitewright. ages two to three with Bobby Gene Head and Beverly Joyce Kennedy from Whitewright. ages three to five with Bobby Binion and Rogann Holcomb from Whitewright.
Leonard High School invited teachers and students to a Mental Hygiene Conference in the school auditorium on November 10 to 12. Dr. Bertha K. Duncan led the meeting with speakers secured through the Hogg Foundation and platform guests including several local clergy and educators.
The Sherman-Whitewright football game featured the Sherman High School Pep Squad performing a Morse code V for victory during the half. Leaders and majorettes formed three dots and a dash with gold toppers as dots and batons as the dash, drawing cheers from the west grandstand.
At the Pure Food Show on Saturday night the amateur contest crowned Leroy and Lonnie D. Martin champions after their performances of Ain't We Crazy and Spending a Year with Uncle Sam. Second went to Carol Ray Ireland and Jack Sears for baton twirling with other acts by Betty Jo Henderson Jimmie Ruth Burks Margie Young and more.
Last Monday night at 7 30 the HI Y Club met for its regular session. The program featured a piano solo by Billy Rhom Pennington a trumpet solo by Russell Ray Summers a song Bread and Gravy sung by Carlton Alexander and a skit Willabe and George by Davis Parrish. The group adjourned with the usual order.
Gladys Reeves, junior candidate, was crowned queen Saturday night at 9 15 in a colorful ceremony. King Dick Thornton led the procession with members from freshman to senior classes and trainbearers Rogann Holcomb and Doris Ann Wallace.
Mrs Dick Montgomery oversaw the arrangements for the program as credited by M E B indicating her central role in coordinating details.
A boiler patch on the W H S boiler came off last Monday. Because of extreme cold the school was dismissed Tuesday. Buses ran as usual and students prepared for the Pure Food Show. No classes Thursday and Friday while teachers and students worked to resume normal work after repairs.
Mrs Roddy’s first year English students completed a unit on the subject and predicate with excellent test grades. They now study modifiers of the subject and predicate. Fifteen minutes daily are devoted to book reports. Some students have all semester points in while others begin memorizing poetry.
The Whitewright Tigers won 26 to 7 as Parrish scored from 55 yards and Parrish again before leaving with a sprained ankle. Bearcats rallied late but two passes were intercepted for touchdowns. Tigers extend to five wins this season.
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