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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
6
Students and faculty express heartfelt thanks to all who helped with the carnival. The piece reflects on W. H. S. values, growth, and the role of education in shaping youth, praising enduring ideals, perseverance, and faith in the school’s mission.
Students and faculty thank the school board for the New Webster Twentieth Century Unabridged Dictionary and The World Book Encyclopedia purchased for the library. Mrs Kilgree has placed pictures over sections and repaired old books, enhancing appearance and care. Students are reminded to handle volumes gently and return reference books to shelves.
A historic school library is praised as one of its most attractive rooms, celebrated for its design and ambiance. Details emphasize the space as a central feature attracting students and staff.
An old school note praises helpers from the carnival and the senior class for earnings while faulting non cooperators. It salutes Norma as queen of the high school and the grammar school queen, and criticizes those who fail to pay the annual deposit or cooperate. It also notes removal of a gossip column and thanks editors and business managers for ads.
In a dated word play, Billie Jean and Loren Paul alter expectations by substituting new roles for familiar names. The verse lists pairs where common associations shift to novel equivalents across a sequence including Cora Lee, Dorothy, Betty Joe, and others. The piece reads like a playful ledger of swapped identities.
Attendees at the W H S Carnival on November 7 witnessed pageant crowning for grammar and high school queens. Grammar school crowned sixteen queens led by King Jimmie Hoover, Queen Barbara Hasty, and crown bearers, with each grade naming princes and princesses. High school followed with freshmen through seniors presenting princes and ladies in varied gowns and colors, noted for specific dress details and accessories.
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Senior candidates Prince David Johnson and Princess Marcia Blanks led the coronation, with Marcia in a pink marquisette gown trimmed in satin. King Joe of Vestal and Queen Norma of Smith attended, Norma wearing a white gown with blue ribbon.
A large crowd gathered in the high school gym Thursday for a junior senior and freshman carnival. The freshman booth The Country Store offered green and white decor and varied items while a ring tossing booth and an auction led by Coach Montgomery drew cheers. The sophomores presented a candy themed booth with sandwiches and cold drinks and a baby show judged by out of town guests. Juniors shouted hot dogs as they ran aqua and sushi themed booths and prizes included angel food cakes won by Pat Gray and Mrs Roddy. Seniors sold cake pie and coffee in another corner.
Booths featured red and white decorations with games where players threw balls at dolls and bottles. The booth also managed the penny pitching set, reflecting a quaint fairground scene described by B. D.
The senior class urges freshmen to stay in school and work through difficulties. They recall being beginners, assure support, and offer a helping hand to guide newcomers toward brighter days ahead as they all move toward graduation.
The piece urges every high school student to personalize their school, stressing individual responsibility to engage fully for the benefit of their own institution. It frames W. H. S. as each student's personal school and calls for collective effort to improve their high school experience.
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