High School Reflector Names Staff and Officers
The High School Reflector lists assistant editor George Hansard sponsor Martha Jo Darwin and a large roster of reporters including Brazwell Alexander Leslie Andrew Earleen Benson Robert Benson Cathleen Blackerby Dorothy Booker Merlyn Brown Claire Doss Drunette Farley Mildred Fleming Marjorie Henderson Imogene Head Evelyn Hill Emma Joyce Hinton Eula Mae Lambden Joe Magers Eula Mae McSpedden Irene Mitchell Fredna Owen Ruby Pierson Rudolph Russell Marilyn Smith Frances Riddle Willie B. Smith David Taylor Jack Wallace Howard Wallace Joy Wilson Ruth Andrew and secretary C. B. Bryant. After officers elected, a program committee was formed with Bob Sears Betty Ann Wiser Joe Yates Lotta Fae Brown and Juanita England. The class has not chosen a club name yet and will decide at the next meeting.
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George Hansard
Martha Jo Darwin
Jack Lackey
Brazwell Alexander
Leslie Andrew
Earleen Benson
Robert Benson
Cathleen Blackerby
Dorothy Booker
Merlyn Brown
Claire Doss
Drunette Farley
Mildred Fleming
Marjorie Henderson
Imogene Head
Evelyn Hill
Emma Joyce Hinton
Eula Mae Lambden
Joe Magers
Eula Mae McSpedden
Ruth Andrew
C. B. Bryant
Davis Parrish
Bob Sears
Betty Ann Wiser
Joe Yates
Lotta Fae Brown
Juanita England
I. M
We Want Tennis Courts At W H S
A group of students at W H S pleads for tennis facilities after years of idle recreation. They organized a meeting led by Mr. Manning to gauge support for building courts and forming a tennis club.
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Manning
V A III Students Prep Red River Valley Fair Booth
Students in V A III plan a F F A division booth with cotton education backdrop. Twelve farm crops will be displayed. Mr Cunningham states post fair lessons will cover farm marketing for the V A III boys.
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V. A. III
Cunningham
R. R
Civics Class Draws Posters Under Mr Manning
The civics class led by Mr Manning has spent a week creating posters and graphs. Bulletin boards display war conditions in Poland and Germany, rising women workers, and tax money expenditures.
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Civics
Manning
Poland
Germany
J. M
Basketball Practice Begins at W. H. S. For Third Straight Title
The W. H. S. basketball team opened practice for a potential third straight class A Grayson County championship, aiming to keep the cup permanently. Lettered players include Billy Ray Conner, Leslie Andrew, David Taylor, Howard Wallace, Albert Thornton, Rudolph Phillips. substitutes Lloyd Cato, Bert Russell, Wilton McFarland, J. W. Chaney. Leslie Andrew elected captain. Games start the third week of December as students rally behind the squad.
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Grayson
Billy Ray Conner
Leslie Andrew
David Taylor
Howard Wallace
Albert Thornton
Rudolph Phillips
Lloyd Cato
Bert Russell
Wilton McFarland
J. W. Chaney
D. F
English II Class Forms Club Meeting Officers Elected
The English II class met recently to form a club. Officers elected include President Jim mie Golden and Vice President Juana.
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Jimmie Golden
Juana
Class Speech Unit Adopts North Texas Judging Method
English II students begin a speech unit by sharing anecdotes and using a judging system adopted at North Texas State Teachers College this summer. The method yields nearly unanimous decisions with any number of judges. Next week students will memorize a declamation, I. M.
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North Texas State Teachers College
I. M
English III Organizes Club Formation of school English club
English III class met during regular period to organize a club. Officers elected include President Johnnie B Robbins Vice President Laverne Kilgree Secretary Dorotha Darwin Treasurer Morris Fogle Gillett Reporter Mary Alice Harrison Critic James Norris Parliamentarian Albert Thornton. Two committees were appointed by the president.
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Johnnie B. Robbins
Laverne Kilgree
Dorotha Darwin
Morris Fogle Gillett
Mary Alice Harrison
James Norris
Albert Thornton
M. B
English IV Class Studies Drama Unit for Fundraising
The English IV class is studying drama as its first literature unit and plans to stage one or more plays in assembly. Admission will be charged to raise funds for the club treasury.
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M. F
Home Making Club elects officers and forms committees
The Home Making Club met Thursday morning and elected Reporter Claire Doss Historian Irene Mitchell and Song Leader Mary Alice Harrison. A four girl committee Helen Maddox Ann La Roe Dorothy Sue Douglas and Billie Burke Vineyard will keep the girls basement clean. Madene Vineyard was named yearbook chairman. Nina Marie Pierce chairs a sick room committee. Merlyn Brown to represent nonhome making club girls at council.
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Claire Doss
Irene Mitchell
Mary Alice Harrison
Helen Maddox
Ann la Roe
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Billie Burke Vineyard
Madene Vineyard
Nina Marie Pierce
Merlyn Brown
Fifth Period English III Organizes Club Officers Named
The fifth period English III class formed a new club with officers President Oleta Norris Vice President Loretta Alexander Secretary Marie Ward Treasurer Genelle Hicks Reporter Mattie Zerue Ashin hurst Critic Nina Marie Pierce Parliamentarian J H Gosnell. Roses chosen as club flower and meetings set for every other Friday.
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Oleta Norris
Loretta Alexander
Marie Ward
Genelle Hicks
Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst
Nina Marie Pierce
J. H. Gosnell
M. S
Student Council Campaign Plans Outlined by Assembly
The student body met in the auditorium to discuss plans for the Student Council. Candidates for the presidency will file names and give campaign speeches on Friday. Councilmen will be elected from each class.
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G. E
Home Economics Class Learns Fun Under Miss Williams
For the past week the boys taking home ec under Miss Williams have been learning the fun and practical skills of cooking and sewing. The small group explores basic recipes, fabric care, and thrift-minded projects aimed at building confidence and teamwork.
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Miss Williams
Fundamentals of cooking lesson ends with safe breakfast
On Friday the boys entered the cooking lab and prepared a light breakfast. After cooking and eating, no one appeared ill. J. E. W. notes luck was with them as outcomes were normal.
Senior class outlines fund-raising plans
The senior class met Thursday morning to decide ways of raising funds and urged all members to pay for their rings promptly. A chuck-wagon supper is planned on the football field Thursday, October 5, by R. B.
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R. B
HIY Members Convene for Halloween Carnival Talk
HI Y participants gathered in the gym Monday night for a regular meeting led by Willie B. Smith who opened with a prayer. Members discussed a Halloween carnival to raise funds for sweaters and closed with the creed.
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Hi-Y
Willie B. Smith
W. B.S
Government Class Sees Movies At High School
Mr Manning's government class viewed prehistoric scenes of ancient tree and lake dwellers then watched Greece Rome Italy and the Roman drama Ben Hur. A new set of films will arrive monthly for others, with changes made periodically.
Kilgroe Begins Coaching New Volleyball Team
Exclamations from Coach Laverne Kilgroe during tryouts signal a tough start for the new volleyball squad. Kilgroe, under the direction of Coach Kilgroe, vows to sharpen serving and ball control as opponents brace for impact.
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Laverne Kilgroe
Kilgroe
Third Year H E Girls Remodel Furniture
The home making III class recently split into groups. One group planned an assembly program on leisure time, the other remodeled the department living room suite. They removed old upholstery, added cotton padding, stripped varnish, sanded parts, applied new varnish, and fitted rust colored upholstery with gold braid to match the curtains. Completion is expected by week’s end.
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C. D
Second year home making girls study the ideal kitchen
Students in the second year home making class continue their study by compiling notebooks on the ideal kitchen. They cover details from curtains and rugs to overall room layout and decor as part of a complete study project led by C. D.
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C. D
Rouse City Bulldogs Rout Whitewright Tigers 52 0
Fast end sweeps and powerful drives powered the Rouse City Bulldogs to a decisive 52 0 victory over the Whitewright Tigers at Royse City on Sept 29. The Tigers defense fought hard but could not stop the heavier Bulldogs. J B Smith and Otto Russell left with minor injuries after a knee and head collision.
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Rouse City Bulldogs
Whitewright Tigers
Royse City
Bulldogs
Tigers
Tiger
Birchfield
Phillips
J. B. Smith
Otto Russell
J. B
Otto
D. T
Typing Class Uses Music To Tempo Learning
Students type to music as they learn proper timing in a typing lab. Each keystroke counts as a stroke and capital letters are allowed two. A daily leader coordinates students who fall behind. The second year class had its first lesson with the ditto machine Friday.
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E. B
Sophomores Elect Officers in Classroom Vote
After electing the president from the sophomore class each home room chose a chairman. Mrs Roddy's home room elected Phillip Earnheart as chair man Otto Russell as vice chairman and Billie Burke Vineyard as secretary and treasurer Phillip Earnheart then appointed committees James Talley was named chairman of a committee to check the roll Eugene Anderson acts
Plans for Home Room Pep and Committee Names
Lucian Vestal chairs the program committee with Fred Cook and Mary Frances Clabhorn serving on the panel. The official housekeepers are Billie Hatfield Virginia Hill and Anna Laura Ashley. No further plans were made, but the home room intends to have plenty of pep.
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Lucian Vestal
Fred Cook
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Billie Hatfield
Virginia Hill
Anna Laura Ashley
D. F
Plans for two delegates to FFA convention Kansas City
The Future Farmers club scheduled two delegates David Taylor and Brother Gillett to attend the National FFA convention in Kansas City, departing October 15 for four to five days. They also plan to enter washer pitching, horseshoe pitching, and a singing group at the Dallas Fair on October 7 with contest winners earning a free trip to Kansas City. Progress on the queen’s race is limited and meetings occur every two weeks.
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Kansas City
Future Farmers
David Taylor
Brother Gillett
Dallas Fair
Remedial readers boost enrollment and speed skills
Remedial readers rose to seventy five this week. They practice speed tests and finding information quickly by using the index and contents. They visited the library to explore encyclopedias Readers' Guide Who's Who in America Roget's Thesaurus and the card catalogue. Foucheaux Vestal Madgene Phillips and Mary Nell Talley are top rankers in word finding.
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America
Roget
Foucheaux Vestal
Madgene Phillips
Mary Nell Talley
Government class pep squad uniforms selected
The Pep Squad met on Thursday September 28 to choose uniforms. Girls wear gold jelly bean sweaters black skirts gold socks black kerchiefs and black toppers with gold W H S stamped. Boys wear gold shirts black trousers with black kerchiefs and toppers.
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G. H
Makes Posters Students in government class engage more
Students in the government class show increased interest in their work after Mr Manning assigns a poster project. The assignment aims to illustrate civic topics and encourage participation.
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Mr. Manning
Student posters on current topics for class
Students labor over posters about government expenditures arms and armaments and cooperation. Some will report on the Social Security Acts affecting many students or their parents. Later in the year motion pictures will illustrate these subjects to the class.
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R. R
Senior class plans and school notes float in text
W H S organizes a band and pep squad dons new uniforms. Seniors plan an annual event with a chuck wagon supper Thursday night. Enrollment shows 217 students and the senior home room is on the third floor. George Hansard is listed as senior class president.
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George Hansard
F. R
School updates boost science, arts and athletics
The chemistry lab was upgraded with new equipment and a farm shop joined the agriculture department. Thirty-three seniors remain, the Glee Club gains a half credit course, basketball boys train for the county championship, and a band forms under Mr Russ.
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Agriculture Department
Russ
D. F
Students rally for tennis court at Manning meeting
Mr Manning convened a Friday morning gathering of students eager to play tennis. About sixty students showed readiness to start, highlighting strong interest. They now seek a suitable tennis court to use.
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Mr. Manning
E. H
Future Farmers Order Shirts For Whitewright Chapter
The Whitewright Chapter of Future Farmers has ordered special shirts in the official blue color with gold ties. The shirts are expected to arrive in about five days.
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Whitewright Chapter
Future Farmers
D. T
Girls High Program Shows Lessons on Leisure Choices
The home making program demonstrated how leisure time can be used well or wasted. Skits contrasted wise and careless movie picks, hobbies, radio entertainments, and sports involvement among students. Teachers and students highlighted the benefits of collecting stamps, exercising, and choosing educational reading.
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Ber
Oleta Norris
Nina Marie Pierce
Claire Doss
Mildred Fleming
Malachia Wright
Irene Mitchell
Laverne Kilgree
Mary Dale King
Alma Jo Sanderson
Ruby Anderson
Marjorie Henderson
Mary Alice Harrison
E. B
Dequeen Youth Dies After Odd Highway Mishap
Roy Christian 20 died after a Friday night accident near DeQueen involving a horse and an automobile. His companion Della Mae Smith 16 had both legs amputated below the knees and was reported slightly improved. She had just been elected prettiest girl present at a community social.
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Dequeen
Ark
Roy Christian
Della Mae Smith
Christian
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Travis Home
Aenna
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H. E. Girls
Future Farmers Meet
W. HL. S
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Jarvis D. Maddox
Rouse City
Kennemer
Kivolens Department Stores
Ernest Lilley
Denison, Texas
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