Editor in Chief and Staff List for Vestal Faculty Advisers
A compiled roster with names of editors and reporters including ESove dee Lula Lee Vestal, Reporter Gladys B Ray, Inez Coffey, Nova Bryant, Mary Lena Reeves, Anna Joyce Benson, Meda Jane Viser, Martha Bryant, Lawrence Owen, Isabelle Craig, Vivian Echols, Anita Vestal, Albert Lea Jackson, Dorothy Bennett, Merle Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esove Dee Lula Lee Vestal
Eesaneevere
Gladys B. Ray Inez Coffey
Nova Bryant
Mary Lena Reeves Anna Joyce Benson
Meda Jane Viser
Martha Bryant Lawrence Owen Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols
Anita Vestal Albert Lea Jackson
Dorothy Bennett Merle Robbins
Let Us Be Thankful And Thoughtful
A reflective Thanksgiving note praising health, work satisfaction, civilization, and national unity. It urges gratitude for blessings, peacefulness, and a young nation able to learn from others' mistakes, encouraging readers to be grateful to the source of their gifts.
Boys Defeat Bells In Fast Game At Whitewright
Whitewright High School edged Bells 22 to 15 on the downtown court near the old Texaco station. Ross Brown led Whitewright with 11 points, with Charles Medearis Clyde Medearis Leslie Holland J. B. Henderson Clifton DeBerry Glendal Fleming William Harrison and Billy Smith also scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bells
Whitewright
Texaco
Charles Medearis
Clyde Medearis
Ross Brown
J. B. Henderson
Leslie Holland
Clifton DeBerry
Glendal Fleming
William Howard Harrison
Billy Smith
Aileen Pennington Hosts Evening of Card Games
Miss Aileen Pennington entertained fourteen guests at her home last Saturday at seven o'clock. Card games and other amusements filled the evening, followed by a salad course with cocoa. Guests departed praising the delightful gathering. Etiquette counsels mourners of China to look merry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Pennington
A. V
China
W. H. S. Finds Much to Be Thankful For This Year
Beatrice Burke notes W. H. S has much to be thankful for including renovated facilities, higher rural enrollment, a new bus, a successful football team, new courses, and many student clubs. The article highlights improved spirit and cooperative campus culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Burke
Special Costumes For Agriculturists At W H S
Agriculture class boys wore football uniforms after rain left their clothes soaked. They paraded through the halls while girls teased and teachers watched. The boys wore the suits home since their own clothes stayed damp.
W. H. S. Girls Open Basketball Season With Bells Game
The W. H. S. basketball girls kicked off their season with a 14 to 20 loss to Bells. Captain Lorena Ashinhurst led forwards Lamonte Dodd Capitola Conner and Oleta B. Headguards Imogene Alexander Fern Russell Charley Mae Ross. The crowd praised their scrappy effort and school spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Ashinhurst
Lamonte Dodd
Capitola Conner
Oleta B
Imogene Alexander
Fern Russell
Charley Mae Ross
E. I
Thanksgiving notes from the school of many voices
A brisk school column recalls Grace Chumbley performing for classmates, staff stories, and holiday mood. Mentions Miss Scott blushes, Miss Boone in red, P A remarks about paper on the study hall floor, and Mrs Kennemer filling in for Burma during a game. Students report hard six weeks tests and a home economics faculty entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Chumbley
Miss Boone
P. A
Econopics Laboratory
Theme Songs From W H S Campus Revealed
Observations at Whitewright High School list student and staff theme songs. The collection includes Lets Fall in Love for boys and Temptation for copycats, with a range of titles from Shine On Harvest Moon to Stormy Weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. H. S. Boys
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Whitewright High School
E. I
Junto Club Debates Honor System for Examinations
The Junto Club held its regular meeting with a Thanksgiving program. Merle Fleming gave a humorous talk on Thoughts of Thanksgiving. The debate favored introducing the honor system in high schools with Nora Bryant and Martha Bryant for the affirmative against Lorena Ashinhurst and Isabelle Craig. Merle Robbins elected club reporter for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junto Club
Merle Fleming
Nora Bryant
Martha Bryant
Lorena Ashinhurst
Isabelle Craig
Merle Robbins
M. R
Luler's Birthday Party Celebrated for Vestal and Childress
Local youths and girls attended a joint birthday party for Lula Lee Vestal and Clovis Childress on Friday night. Twelve played bridge and enjoyed refreshments served by Mrs. Vestal. All wished the pair many more happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Lee Vestal
Clovis Childress
Bridegroom Query Confuses Young Student
A teacher questions a seven year old about the term bridegroom. The girl replies that it is a thing they have at weddings. The exchange reflects the playful misunderstandings in a child's view of wedding customs.
Whitewright Tigers Triumph 6-0 Over Collinsville Pirates
Whitewright wins 6-0 after noon over Collinsville as Montgomery connects on a 45-yard pass to Brown in the second quarter. The Tigers’ defense and improved running game stifle Collinsville, with key plays from Stepp Thornhill Montgomery and a late punt return sequence sealing the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Brown
Collinsville
Whitewright
Tigers
Pirate
Pirates
Guy Stepp
Bussie Thornhill
McCoy
Pierson
Nicholson
Harrison
M. Montgomery
Stepp
Lay
Garner
Russell
Teague
Robert Cantrell
Advice from Charmaine and Yvonne on high school scenes
Readers ask how to fit in at school and handle flirting and rivals. The column answers with playful guidance urging friendliness over pestlike behavior, devotion to friends, and focus on football success while dating other girls to ease rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmaine
Robert R
Cantrell
Robert
Winsome
Yvonne
To College or Not Who Should Go in Scribners Review
Book Corner notes John R. Tunis article in Scribners arguing the decision to attend college should be based on the boy’s fit and interests. Also recommended Thanksgiving reading Bay Psalm Book by the Puritans as verse psalms for church use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Tunis
Scribners
Tunis
Honor To Early Pilgrim Writer John Winthrop
A Cambridge graduate and governor of the Colony of Boston, John Winthrop helped found the settlement and wrote Winthrop's Journal covering 1630 to 1644. An Englishman asked an Indian about state basics. he cited salt iron and ships, foreshadowing prosperity. The Puritans pursued an ideal national relationship to rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winthrop
Cambridge
Boston
Winthrop
V. E
Thedford’s Black-Draught Longtime Laxative Endorsed
Mr. C. E. Ratliff of Hinton West Virginia reports thirty five years of use for constipation tiredness and headache with Black-Draught claiming no better remedy. He notes a cleansing effect and praises the product in thirty five year testimony. Gold in 26 cent packages advertised. Children like the syrup says the label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
C. E. Ratliff
Hinton
W. Va
Reflector Joins Texas High School Press Association
The Reflector has joined the Texas High School Press Association and paid 3 dollar dues. Schools with pages in local newspapers will compete separately this year, putting Reflector in line for awards. Four issues were sent to Baylor College for the contest, which closed Nov. 20 with extra time granted. Awards will be announced December 14 and 15 at Baylor College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas High School Press Association
Texas
South
Association
Baylor College
Belton
Mary Jo Sears
Home Ec Class Hosts Mexican Lunch for Faculty
The home economics HI class transformed the lab into a dining room for a Mexican lunch. Drawn shades candles and a Mexican menu set the scene as Ila May greeted guests and Lula Lee Vestal poured coffee. Guests included H. W. Key W. S. Cunningham N. L. Manning A. N. Gee and others while radio entertainment capped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics HI
Home Economics
Mexico
Ila May
Lula Lee Vestal
H. W. Key
W. S. Cunningham
Origin of Thanksgiving Day in United States
The article describes Thanksgiving Day as observed annually on the last Thursday of November. It notes the Pilgrims introduced corn in 1621 and held feasts to give thanks, with each year proclaimed by the President and celebrated nationwide. It also mentions observance after some wars and respect paid to forefathers and Pilgrims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
America
United States
L. R. Oo
Unclear dialogue fragment on silence among women
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a company of women perfectly silent and an aside about age asking which was the oldest, illustrating a terse exchange between two speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrdlu
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Whitewright Lumber Co
W. H. S. Campus
Luler’s
Wilma Winsome
L. C
H.” Garner
Heavyweight” Garner
Sincerely, Yvonne and
Yvonne Et
Gazonda
Gazoof
Reflector
Press Association
L. LaRoe & Co
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