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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
18
The second grade studies Indians with a museum sand table showing wigwams canoes and peace pipe customs. They learned Armistice Day songs and received a picture with four flags and four children representing each country.
The first grade studies Thanksgiving and displays many turkey pictures around the board. Students have improved reading and now read nicely. James Edgar Taylor contributed flowers to brighten the room.
The third grade explores Thanksgiving with Deers and Turkeys reading groups. They created drawings and peace posters on Armistice Day. A Friday play Hansel and Gretel featured cast members Gretel Gretel Father Ernest Harrison Gretel Mother Mary Helen Hill Gretel Betty Jo Hamilton Hansel Billie Ward Evans Cuckoo Daniel Lane Sandman Billie Earl Henslee Dew Fairy Betty Sears Witch Betty Lee Jones.
The curriculum covers spelling and vocabulary work with fill in blanks and word lists. Students study proper punctuation word choice and the correct use of less and fewer and dictionary usage. Arithmetic includes story problems and long division. Geography covers the Southern States with state capitals. Health lessons touch on fight-
A fragment describes study of disease germs, reading about flowers, and hero dogs, noting how the dogs are buried. The lines are cryptic and imply a narrative about memory and science through objects and animals.
Fourth grade pupils study Pilgrims with pictures of a pioneer man in homespun and coon skin cap. They read stories of pioneer life and focus on Armistice Day and World War results. In arithmetic, pupils play store to practice change and addition.
The class covers history of the first trouble with Mexico and how to use a dictionary and correct pronunciation. A Friday English club named H. H. is discussed, with hints about what the initials stand for.
The Wednesday circus at the Grammar School drew the High School and a musical program followed on Tuesday. Two sixth grade boys injured their eyes in a football mishap and required medical care. Several students visited during the weekend and some returned home to Denton Sherman Dallas Blue Ridge.
R M Hurrah notes boys display home crafted toys while Mr Humphrey demonstrates a one piece wooden chair and various tricks. The sun returns after rain and excitement grows as Jessie Mae eyes a home run and teams prepare to play soon.
Grace Harris avoids gum in home economics class while Lotta Fay Brown seeks a beau. C B Bryant shows little interest in studies as the Grammar School grants a half holiday. Dorothy Sue Douglas pitches on the main team and Mary Frances Clabhorn and Lucian Vestal sing from the same song book. Billie Burke Vineyard falls ill after candy made by Lucille Starr. H C Youth Child study surveys youth training across senses growth and adolescence needs.
Sympathy and encouragement guide teacher preparation as child study reshapes education. Interest of each pupil determines material and timing, and understanding must exist between parents and child before ease in learning can occur.
The boys train hard and prepare for a match against Sherman to be played at Sherman. J. T. W. notes the team's ambition to win and their strong effort.
Relics joined the local museum collection include a small deer head and items donated by Lonnie Beads Loren Paul Jack Jimmie Edith Belt and Gene Pat.
Orangeville residents share social visits and family gatherings with relatives in towns including Nobility Trenton Sherman and Sherman area. The report notes multiple families hosting relatives and friends over weekends and Sundays with names such as Henson Bowen Wilder Donihoo Mayse and Blanton among others.
Sacramento Calif Figures compiled show last year's California gold production valued at 37 710 470 dollars. Frank C Jordan secretary of state found pioneers in 1852 extracted 81 194 700 worth of gold with no modern machinery. Since 1848 California has produced gold totaling 1 973 926 161 dollars. Records note 1934 unemployment era output only five percent of annual total, totaling 34 888 fine ounces.
The Third Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Enterprise Sunday afternoon starting at 2 o'clock. Announced by W. C. Brown, the event was rained out last third Sunday. The public is invited to attend.
A Whip sedan on display in a car company showroom bore a price placard reading Runs good 6.95. A prospective buyer asked about payments, while the salesman prepared an answer. The item appears in the Eastland County Weekly Record with a humorous old time note. You can also buy adding machine paper at the Sun office.
Homer Hanna, a freshman engineering student at Texas Technological College, reports for the annual required physical examination at the Lubbock sanitarium. The report notes his hearing was restored after a wad of lint was removed, illustrating the practical benefits of the college’s health checkups.
A physician found a wad of cotton inserted deep in the ear of a student, which was removed to restore hearing. Among over 300 examined students, doctors found assorted items such as peas, beans, cottonseed, a Crayola, lead pencil, and a long black bag. Parents may forget to remove cotton used during earaches.
A farmer carrying a bundle of straw in a barn is struck in the seat by a horse’s hind feet. The force lifts him off the ground and against a wall before he recovers and orders the horse to stop, noting he is busy.
A barber jokes with a customer about wearing rubber gloves to keep hair from growing on his hands. He then sells a bottle, promising hair restoration.
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