Whitewright High School Reflector Editorial Team
The list names editor in chief Lytle Biggestaff assistant editor Velma Mae Nicely faculty adviser Velma Mae Nicely and Dorothy Tapscott report on staff reporters including Joe Alexander William Baxter Jimmie Lee Brown Mary Lea Cheaney Lucase Cooper Isabelle Craig Sybil Davenport Katie Ford Vivian Echols Preston Hannah An ther Hudgins Pattie Jean Hulett Dorothy LaRoe Margaret Lilley Pauline Mitchell Dorothy Nicholson Paul Pierson Ocie Scott Onie Scott Byron Teague Anna Lee Yowell Grace Chumbley and Leon Chumbley.
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Lytle Biggestaff
Velma Mae Nicely
Dorothy Tapscott
Joe Alexander
William Baxter
Jimmie Lee Brown
Mary Lea Cheaney
Lucase Cooper
Isabelle Craig
Sybil Davenport
Katie Ford
Vivian Echols
Preston Hannah
Anther Hudgins
Pattie Jean Hulett
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Pauline Mitchell
Dorothy Nicholson
Paul
Ideal Student Described by W H S Editor
A piece praises an ideal student at W H S noting calm disposition, readiness to help others, self reliance, independent study, promptness, and deep respect for teachers. The editor frames the student as a rare model whose benevolence is given without expectation of repayment.
New Pep For W. H. S Editorial
The Student Council plans a Thanksgiving eve pep rally before the Whitewright vs Van Alstyne game with a prize for the best meeting idea. The piece urges strong student turnout to boost morale for a rivalry noted as bloodier and to spur the team to win.
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Whitewright
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Margaret Lilley
Schoolmate Fifty Years Later Wedding Anniversary
Speech classes feature anniversary talks as Katie Ford honors Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pierson on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Pierson, former Lorna Lee Thornton, is noted for teaching home economics at Whitewright High School. Mr. Pierson is an engineer from Texas A&M. The couple met in Ecuador in 1945 during a South American tour and wed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Now aged 90 and 89, they enjoy retirement in their home.
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Paul Pierson
Katie Ford
South America
Ecuador
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
America
Pierson
Mrs. Pierson
Ocie Scott
Typing Students Learn Mimeograph Operation
Students in a typing class study mimeographing focusing on parts and care. They practice handling the ink roller carefully to avoid smudges, with several removing and cleaning the roller before mastering usage.
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Litle Biggerstaff
Help Yourself Play Prompts Hushed Rehearsal With Cast Reveal
Rehearsals for the new three act musical comedy Help Yourself reveal a cast including John Gordon as Leon Chumbley and Margaret Lilley as a silent lover. Isabelle Craig and Dorothy LaRoe play June and Polly, with the production described as witty musical comedy. Watch for dates to attend.
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John Gordon
Margaret Lilley
Leon Chumbley
Martha
June
Isabelle Craig
Polly
Dorothy LaRoe
L Isabelle Craig
The Value of Home Economics Editorial
An editorial extols home economics as vital for planning a home. It argues the subject teaches cooking sewing and budgeting improving family progress and interior decoration for girls in high school.
Wanted A Hickory Stick for Miss Lewis Class
A peculiar class notice list includes requests for a hickory stick for Miss Lewis English II and a date for Clyde Whit worth. It also seeks a faster arrangement to keep peers from Marcell Gosnell during fifth period study hall and leisure time for seniors.
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John Robert Bow
Anther Hudgins Jr
Freshman Poet Hidden Quietly in School Note
A shy freshman is described as a budding poetess with a playful riddle about a cricket. The piece hints the student prefers anonymity while sharing whimsical verse about the elfin fiddler in the grass. The editor signals the poet remains unnamed.
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Diddle de Diddle
Journalism Scrap Books Enter Field of Work
Journalism students clip Reflector articles for their own scrap books. Four fifths of the grade depend on the number of clippings. Annie Lee Yowell notes this new assignment encourages practical clipping and organization skills.
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Annie Lee Yowell
Peace Conference Talk and World War Sketch at Assembly
A special assembly on November 11 featured President Roosevelt's address on the peace conference for American Legion listeners. Afterward Mr. Key outlined World War causes and urged students to question wartime tales. He then declared a half holiday for the afternoon observance. Grace Chumbley.
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Roosevelt
American Legion
Key
Grace Chumbley
Whitewright girls beat Pilot Grove 13 to 5 in season opener
Whitewright High School girls basketball team secured its first victory of the year by defeating Pilot Grove 13 to 5 on Monday night in Pilot Grove gym. The lineup included Imogene Alexander Fern Russell Mae Andrews Pattie Jean Hulett Tootsie Garland and Martha Jo Henderson.
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Whitewright High School
Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove Gymnasium
Imogene Alexander
Fern Russell
Mae Andrews
Pattie Jean Hulett
Tootsie Garland
Martha Jo Henderson
Typing Room Reduces Tables for Compact Neatness
Under Mrs J Kennemer supervision the typing room furniture has been rearranged from three single rows to a single double row creating a more compact space. The policy is Neatness and the change was approved by Pattie J Hulett.
Dinner at Home Ec Lab Delights Four Guests
Four guests attended a November 14 dinner in the home economics laboratory. Host Vonda Lee Vineyard and hostess Imogene Alexander greeted Lorraine Rutledge Anna Lee Yowell Fern Russell and Lorna Lee Thornton. Menu included vegetable soup meat loaf carrots string beans pineapple salad hot chocolate buns and lime jello with whipped cream. A dishwashing program followed.
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Home Co. Laboratory
Imogene Alexander
Vonda Lee Vineyard
Loraine Rutledge
Anna Lee Yowell
Fern Russell
Lorna Lee Thornton
Ocie Scott
Hi Y Club Meeting Fireside Program
Hi Y Club members gathered around the camp fire Tuesday night to share progress and goals. New members Grady Stepp and Fred Starr described expectations to build better character and break bad habits, then the meeting adjourned.
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Grady Stepp
Fred Starr
L. B
Seniors Urged to Pay for Class Rings Arrival Imminent
The senior class met to urge payment for ring costs with about two hundred dollars still unpaid. Rings are expected any day and will be sent COD, held at the post office for only a few days, so all seniors should pay promptly per Lucase Cooper.
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Lucase Cooper
Fools of the Bible topic at chapel program
Mr Bryant led Friday morning chapel with J R Waldrum of the Church of Christ delivering a constructive talk on Fools of the Bible He urged the audience to follow Christ’s example Next week Miss Lewis leads the program by Jimmye Lee Brown
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Mr. Bryant
Brother J. R. Waldrum
Church of Christ
Brother Waldrum
Christ
Miss Lewis
Jimmye Lee Brown
Teachers Attend Institute in Denton District 5
An institute for District 5 teachers was held in Denton on Nov. 16. Deputy State Superintendent Everett M. Sheperd led discussions on changes in school subject matter. Attendees from Whitewright included Mrs Kennemer Miss Lewis Miss Tapscott Miss Dorothy Hamilton Mr Bryant Mr Key and Mr Bean.
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Denton
Everett M. Sheperd
Whitewright
Kennemer
Lewis
Tapscott
Dorothy Hamilton
Bryant
Key
Bean
Mary Lee Chaney
Whitewright High at Pilot Grove in opener basketball game
Whitewright High School lost 19 15 to Pilot Grove in the season opener on November 11. Charles Medearis scored 10 points and Clyde Medearis added five as the lineup featured Charles Mederais Leslie Holland Preston Henderson Clyde Medearis Ben Henderson Joe Alexander and Clifton DeBerry.
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Whitewright High School
Pilot Grove
Whitewright High
Charles Medearis
Clyde Medearis
Charles Mederais
Leslie Holland
Preston Henderson
Ben Henderson
Joe Alexander
Clifton DeBerry
J. A
Home Ec Girls Entertain With Buffet Supper
A Friday November 8 gathering in Home Ec III featured four ladies and four men. Hostess Miss Katie Ford and host Mr Grace Chumbley welcomed guests including Miss Willie B Anderson Lorraine Rutledge Onie Scott and Messrs Imogene Alexander OCie Scott Mary Jane Ford. The menu included lettuce cup salad creamed potatoes mints hot bread butter ham stuffed olives cake with whipped cream and cherries. After dining a dish washing and lab cleaning program followed while guests evaluated the hosts.
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Katie Ford
Grace Chumbley
Willie B. Anderson
Lorraine Rutledge
Onie Scott
Imogene Alexander
Ocie Scott
Mary Jane Ford
Extra football team organized for lightweights
A 120 pound football team has 25 plus boys from freshman and sophomore classes organized with Mr. Burma as coach. They aim to give smaller players a chance and train for future playing, each with a specific position, learning plays including the double wing. They practice at noon and one afternoon weekly and have two games scheduled against Tom Bean. They are raising funds by selling subscriptions to the Saturday Evening Post.
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Burma
Tom Bean
Saturday Evening Post
Jack Yeager
Boyd Newman
Paul Phillips
Herman Riddle
Hack Harrison
Hoot’ Darwin
Billie Pritchett
R. A. Scott
Vivian Echols
Whitewright Tigers Tie Collinsville Pirates In Bridge Fortified Game
Whitewright and Collinsville played to a 13 13 tie at Collinsville last Friday. Collinsville led 13 0 after their third quarter score but Whitewright rallied with a Starr to Montgomery pass for a TD and Teague’s two point attempt. Tigers recovered a fumble and drove to the six inch line before time ran out. Paul Pierson reports.
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Whitewright Tigers
Collinsville Pirates
Collinsville
Tigers
Starr
Montgomery
Tiger
Pirates
Whitewright
Teague
Paul Pierson
Campus Chatter and Whispered Romances on Campus
Gossip columns reveal crowded social scene with numerous couples and rumored liaisons among students including Dot LaRue Paul P Anita Vestal Joann Lloyd Alexander Murl R and others observed at shows and gatherings last Wednesday and Thursday night.
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Dot LaRue
Paul P
Charlie Clyde
Lon Reedy Bradley
Lloyd Alexander
Joann
Anita Vestal
Anna Lee
I. A
Cotton” Franklin
Sara Frances
Grace Chumbley
Rex Felker
Pattie J
Jack Ferguson
Mary Lee Chaney
R. D. Booker
Charlie May Ross
Murl R
Kathleen
No captioned events about noon ball game plans
Sybil D notes unclear social plans involving Jack Lewis, Vivian, Leslie, Dodo Smith, Helen Lane, and Dot Nicholson at noon last Friday. Questions linger over who attended and who did not.
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Jack Lewis
A. P
Vivian
Leslie
Seem on the Boulevard gossip and car chatter
Aileen Pennington drives Miss Lewis to school in a 1936 V-8 while Miss Travis shows off a 1936 Chevrolet. Clyde Whitworth finds his fountain pen and Mr. Bean arrives with a carload of students. Merle Ryan and Clyde Whitworth travel to school and town daily, with light back-and-forth banter about outfits and gear.
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Aileen Pennington
Miss Lewis
Miss Travis
Clyde Whitworth
Mr. Bean
Merle Ryan
Merle F
Society Notes Highlight Dallas Play and Local Visits
Paul Pierson Bill Baxter Mr Burma Jack Meador and J Y Rus sell traveled to Dallas Wednesday night to watch Mid Summer Nights Dream Bonnie Lou Henson hosted a party at her home Wednesday night with guests Lorraine Rutledge Morris Brown Vonda Lee Vineyard Wayne Bowen G V Vestal L E Garner Ralph Brown Roy Clines and Lucille Bowen Hot chocolate and cake were served Isabelle Craig and Dorothy LaRoe spent the weekend in Denton as guests of Nova and Martha Bryant Nearly all High School teachers attended a conference in Denton Saturday.
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Paul Pierson
Bill Baxter
Mr. Burma
Jack Meador
J. Y. Russell
Dallas
Bonnie Lou Henson
Lorraine Rutledge
Morris Brown
Vonda Lee Vineyard
Wayne Bowen
G. V. Vestal
L. E. Garner
Ralph Brown
Roy Clines
Lucille Bowen
Isabelle Craig
Dorothy LaRoe
Denton
Nova
Martha Bryant
All Electric Kitchen Demonstration Downtown
Miss Travis led several home eco girls to view the All Electric Kitchen in front of the light office on Wednesday afternoon. The demonstration was conducted by Mr. R. A. Grogan.
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Miss Travis
Eco
R. A. Grogan
Details of a Practical Vintage Kitchen From Dorothy Nicholson
The description outlines a kitchen with two side benches for ironing and a radio seat, two built in closets and a writing desk, an electric stove with a vent fan and lamp, a sink with drawers, an electric dishwasher and dryer, a Kelvinator for dish storage, and various cooking vessels including a dripolater, multiple toasters, a waffle iron, a percolator and a cooker.
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Dorothy Nicholson
F F A District Meet Highlights Whitewright Presence
The Whitewright Future Farmer Chapter sent thirteen members plus Mr Bean to a district meeting last Wednesday. Samuel spoke on Sheep while other members commented. Sherman Chapter led talks and several boys advanced from Green Horn to Future Farmers. Whitewright had twelve members receive the Future Farmers degree. The meeting closed with entertainment from several chapters.
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Whitewright
Future Farmer
Bean
Samuel
Sherman
Leon Chumbley
Masqueraders Plan Social and Play Promotion
At the Masqueraders meeting on Thursday November 14 plans were made for a social on Friday evening November 22 before the play Help Yourself which opens Tuesday November 26. A publicity committee led by Fred Starr Jo ann Everheart and Pinky May will handle tickets and programs while a poster committee of Norma Frances Donigan Fern Russell and Vivian Echols coordinates posters.
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Fred Starr
Joann Everheart
Pinky May
Norma Frances Donigan
Fern Russell
Vivian Echols
Salesmanship Miss Travis in a Grocer Banter
A humor vignette shows a grocer quizzing his clerk about egg freshness with a brisk prankish line about peeling eggs to test coolness. The exchange captures streetwise sales banter and local character.
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Travis
John
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