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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
8
A collection of aphorisms on speaking less to hear more and on evaluating past beliefs. It notes Edison s experiments at Fort Myers sowing 1400 wild plants for rubber, finding 80 with rubber and 12 frost tolerant on cotton soils, praising golden red as a strong native source. It ends with a quip about office boys vs presidents.
A rallying call to the enduring teamwork of every member, stressing that collective effort sustains morale and progress beyond mere force or battlefield strength. The speaker notes that some ideals are better lived than spoken, emphasizing shared purpose and perseverance.
A letter from V V in 1932 criticizes damage to public property and school equipment by so called decorators. It argues community cost, urges responsibility, and requests stronger punishment to deter future acts.
Last week the seniors learned their class rings ordered about a month earlier from an East engraving firm had arrived. A fundraising effort followed to pay for the rings, and a committee distributed the decorative distinctions after collecting the money.
The Home Economics Club notes a regular meeting with minutes read and a program of songs and piano pieces. Seniors display class rings engraved with the 1929 Whitewright High School emblem, and Mr. Smith cites nearly 90 percent of graduates entering college, signaling strong school influence and top test performance.
High school students attended a morning Walter Damrosch program from ten to eleven. Damrosch, dean of American composers, is noted for broadening orchestral interest in the U.S. Born in Germany on January 50 1862, he became conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra in 1885.
Elbert Bennett was a Trenton visitor Saturday night. Irene Rector, Grover B Smith, Virginia Benson and Oneida Nell Harris were in Trenton Sunday afternoon. Ernest Neal spent the week end in Georgetown and Flowing Wells. Imogene and Margaret Sears hosted Miss Rosie Peal and Lois Sanders of Mangum Oklahoma last week end. Lois Cates visited Sherman Saturday. Ollie Mitchell attended the Savoy singing convention Sunday. Babe Nell Penn spent Saturday in Sherman. Alwilda Ryan visited Sherman Wednesday. Willie Fae Brown was in Savoy Sunday afternoon.
At ten Walter Damrosch greeted a large audience and led a lesson on stringed instruments, focusing on violins and the violin cello. He explained overtures from William Tell and Egmont, with solos by oboe and clarinet, noting the program benefited students via a radio by Joe Johnson.
Miss Marian Wetzel spent the weekend in Denton. Miss Lauderdale attended the TCU Texas football game in Fort Worth Saturday. Miss Margaret Sears visited Sherman Saturday. Misses Mary Connelly and Euna Lee Hampton visited Miss Ona Bell Hampton Sunday in Sherman where she is hospitalized. One Bell underwent mastoid surgery. Houston Young was a social visitor in Bells Sunday. Miss Dorothy Belew spent Saturday. Miss Mary Lee Andrews was in Orangeville Sunday afternoon. Misses Fae Alverson and Lucile Williams attended a singing convention in Savoy Sunday afternoon. Miss Lillian Cambron spent Sunday in Savoy. Dick Barbee was a social visitor in Leonard Friday night.
Readable snippets show a mix of jokes and remarks from a school setting. Students and teachers exchange wry lines about history, pronunciation, and everyday worries while neighbors and locals are mentioned in passing notes and brief visits.
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