Flower Choices and Faculty Aides at Albert Lea Class
The class colors are blue and white with the flower sweet pea. Editor-in-chief Robert Doss faculty adviser Gladys Ray and staff Merle Robbins Jesse DeBerry Ruth Jopling Jack Lay Merle Fleming Isabelle Craig Albert Lea Jackson were named among the staff and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy E. Montgomery
Monabelle Bigger Staff
Merle Robbins
Jesse DeBerry
Ruth Jopling
Jack Lay
Merle Fleming
Isabelle Craig Albert Lea Jackson
Reflector Announces 1933 34 Dirt and News Diggers
The new editor asks readers and students to back the Reflector as it aims to surpass prior years. The note recalls loss of last year’s editor and staff called the Untouchables and invites support for a whale of a success this school year.
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Reflector
Voice of
Sarah Janway
School class elections and plans for year
The article lists freshman through senior class officers elected on Sept 26 1933 and Oct 2. Freshmen Betty Joe Morrow president Grady Stepp vice president Dorothy Hagard secretary O A Hefner treasurer Albert Lea Jackson reporter. Sophomores J Lee Vestal president Vivian Echol s vice president Isabelle Craig secretary treasurer Merle Fleming reporter Clyde Medearis captain. Juniors Jack Lay president Edith Mae Sears treasurer Frances Haliburton secretary Jack Lay reporter. Class details include colors white and yellow flower daisy song Daisies Won't Tell motto Painted flowers have no scent and upcoming junior benefit show at Palace Theatre. Seniors Thomas Sears president Billy Montgomery vice president Robert Doss secretary Ruth Jopling treasurer.
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Betty Joe Morrow
Grady Stepp
Dorothy Hagard
O. A. Hefner
Albert Lea Jackson
J. Lee Vestal
Vivian Echols
Isabelle Craig
Merle Fleming
Clyde Medearis
M. F
Jack Lay
Edith Mae Sears
Frances Haliburton
Dorothy Tate
Lawrence Owens
Winnie Farmer
Mary Lena Reeves
Lorena Ashenhurst
Inez Coffey
J. Y. Russell
Leon Adams
Ira May
Elizabeth Ireland
Palace Theatre
Thomas Sears
Billy E. Montgomery
Robert Doss
Ruth Jopling
W H S Forms Athletic Association With Officers
Students at W H S formed an athletic association on Tuesday September 26 with Mr Manning as chair appointing a nominating committee. Jesse DeBerry was elected president and Franklin Dixon secretary treasurer. Committees were created for sports management a motto and colors. Sports named were football basketball track and tennis with training starting at season start for early spring interscholastic meets. The group shows enthusiasm and expects strong results.
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Manning
Jesse DeBerry
Franklin Dixon
Whitewright Bus Serves Kentuckytown Bethel Pilot Grove
Whitewright operates a large bus to transport students from Kentuckytown Bethel Pilot Grove Orangeville and Canaan communities. It departs 7 15 am for the first route and 3 30 pm for the return. A second small bus from Ely carries ten students in a Model A Ford with winter provisions.
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Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Bethel
Pilot Grove
Orangeville
Canaan
Ely
M. R
Library moves to old senior room for easier access
W H S relocates the library from the auditorium to the second floor old senior room south of the auditorium to reduce disruption during study. The school will acquire English and Spanish classics for student use with fees for freshmen to juniors set at 75 cents and seniors at 50 cents. The library has not opened for general use yet.
Whitewright High School Dictionaries In Study Hall
The basketball club met on Tuesday and the boys now train for rankings. Whitewright High School provided two top dictionaries for student use. they will be placed in the study hall for convenience. Visitors have been plentiful this past week with entries from Noel Ashenhurst Frances Montgomery Elizabeth Keeling and May My.
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Whitewright High School
Noel Ashenhurst
Frances Montgomery
Elizabeth Keeling
W H S Students Pass Injuries And Incidents
Rick Belew Keel and Mrs Dorothy Belew Keel on Amateur Day. F W Smith injured September 28 uses crutches since. Mildred McFarland injured falling from a swing at Leonard Park. Troy Lee Ford in Sherman hospital for appendicitis. J B Cates returns after malaria illness. Jack Yeager tests ivy around school and shows reaction.
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Rick
Dorothy Belew Keeling
F. W. Smith
Paul Pierson
Mildred McFarland
Leonard Park
Troy Lee Ford
Sherman
J. B. Cates
Jack Lewis Yeager
Enrollment Boom Brings New Students From Many Districts
The high school notes record enrollment growth with new students from Bethel, Shady Grove, Pilot Grove, Ely, Enterprise, Canaan, Orangeville, Port er, Dallas and other areas. Names include Imogene Alexander Irene Autrey Pauline Dixon Lorina Ashenhurst Pauline Smith Charlie Mae Ross Georgia Mae Hicks Pauline Blackerby L amonte Dodd Norma Gene Smith W O White C F Collins Leon Robarts Glendys Fleming Pete Nicely Johnnie Ruth Smith Elizabeth Stroud Aubrey Lane Helen Lane Christine Moore Louise Cooper Sybil Davenport. Old students greet the newcomers to the high school.
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Imogene Alexander
Irene Autrey
Pauline Dixon
Bethel
Velma
Bow
Ted Bow
Shady Grove
Lorina Ashenhurst
Pilot Grove
Pauline Smith
Charlie Mae Ross
Georgia Mae Hicks
Pauline Blackerby
Lamonte Dodd
Norma Gene Smith
Ely
W. O. White
C. F. Collins
Leon Robarts
Glendys Fleming
Pete Nicely
Enterprise
Johnnie Ruth Smith
Canaan
Jimmy Lee Brown
Elizabeth Stroud
Orangeville
Aubrey
Helen Lane
Christine Moore
Louise Cooper
Porter
Sybil Davenport
Dallas
M. R
Dignity of Being a Sophomore Emerges in School
An essay on the sophomore class declaring the student body now embraces dignity under the National Recovery Act era. The piece mocks past silliness while praising maturity, self control, and reduced disruption in classes and assemblies as sophomores prove their change.
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I. C
Impressions of High School From a Freshman
A freshman recounts start of high school on September 15 with nerves and humor. He notes help from Mr. Smith and Mr. Key, adjusting to classes, early missteps, and being nicknamed a fish by upperclassmen while finding studies and teachers engaging.
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Mr. Smith
A. V
Moving Day At W H S Library Rehousing Hurdles Ahead
The school library receives Federal aid and will relocate to the old senior classroom. The move aims to expand space with new books and more furniture, addressing crowding in the current room.
Masqueraders to Use Library Room as Clubroom
A note from M B describes the library moving out and the Masqueraders gaining a clubroom off stage. The seniors lament loss of a home as the library becomes the new hub and 3,000 volumes must be rearranged onto new shelves. Faculty promised a room on Monday and questions linger about the seniors’ fate.
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M. B
Freshman Football Edge Grammar School Team 42 to 6
On Friday afternoon the freshman football squad defeated a grammar school team 42 to 6 on the grammar school campus. More games are planned for the near future.
Masqueraders Club Members Preview Variety Show
Last Friday morning at assembly the Masqueraders Club presented a stunt program and variety show announced by secretary Mona belle Biggerstaff. The lineup featured multiple monologues songs and scenes including The Importance of Being Earnest and A Baby Show. The club plans to elect new members next week and to stage its first play of the season in November.
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Masqueraders
Monabelle Biggerstaff
J. B. Cates
Dorothy Tate
Vivian Echols
William Baxter
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Franklin Dixon
Lula Lee Veestal
Ila May
Leon Adams
Isabel Craig
Percy
Edith Mae Sears
Frances Haliburton
Othal Ray Adams
Elizabeth Ireland
Wilma Janway
Norma Jo Mangrum
Paul Pierson
Julia Ann Pritchett
Eight graduates pursue further study in various fields
From last year’s class eight members are attending college this year. Frances Hedgpeth in Denton at North Texas State Teachers College. Emma Claire Vestal and Edna Earl Stateville at Northeast Texas State Teachers College Commerce. Mary Jo Sears at Baylor College Belton. Dick Montgomery at Austin College Sherman. Maurine Pierce and Joe Thomas Meador at Texas Tech Lubbock. Ross Wilson in a postgraduate program. Rumor links Montgomery to a future lawyer and Nicholson to a dentist. Meador aims for commercial art, Sears for business, Hedgpeth for speech.
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Frances Hedgpeth
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Emma Claire Vestal
N. B. Nicholson
Edna Earl Stateville
Northeast
Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Mary Jo Sears
Baylor College
Belton
Dick Montgomery
Austin College
Sherman
Maurine Pierce
Joe Thomas Meador
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Ross Wilson
R. J
Summer activities of our faculty
The summer brought varied pursuits for faculty members. Smith and Gee aimed for canning industry entry, Key studied rustic life, Tapscott completed Romantic Literature to sharpen analysis and composition, Stephens managed social events including a family wedding, Boone had the most varied focus as yet.
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Smith
Gee
Key
Summer of Us All by G B R
The writer details a glamorous summer itinerary across New Orleans New York Chicago and the Great Lakes cruise plus a Washington tour West Texas hospital stay and travels to St Louis Chicago and Tennessee. Mr Manning pursues history in S M A and this piece notes his plan to diagnose governments with mapbooks and contracts.
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New Orleans
New York
City
Chicago
Century of Progress
Great Lakes
Washington
Texas
Manning
St. Louis
Tennessee
Fragmented classroom dialogue on divorce, weather, and language
A mosaic of student exchanges includes jokes about film stars and divorce courts, weather questions, verb conjugation, and reading from a text. The scene features Dorothy LaRoe and several teachers, with clashing humor and incomplete quips.
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Dorothy LaRoe
Vivian Echols
Rin-Tin-Tin
Rooster Cooking Metaphor And Odd Anecdotes On Campus
A fragment describes a crude test to determine when a rooster is done by a brick and fork. The scene includes a woodpecker drilling on a freshman, breaking its bill, and a quote on a child as a stomach surrounded by curiosity. It mentions four electric motors claimed to power a French passenger ship as the most powerful built.
Venus Atmosphere Rich in Carbon Dioxide Reported
The Carnegie Institute of Washington reports a large amount of carbon dioxide in Venus atmosphere, noting the planet's dense air content.
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The
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Venus
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