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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
3
The W H S Reflector lists staff like editor Mary Jo Sears and reporters Norma Jo Mangrum Sara Janway and others with senior sponsor Dorothy Tapscott and adviser Gladys Ray. N B Nicholson handles most complaints.
The W H S Reflector begins a new year at Whitewright High with hopes of publishing a student written article from every reader. The editorial team seeks poems essays and stories to make the paper flourish and live up to past success.
The 1933 senior class organized and elected officers in the second week of school. Joe Thom as Meador will guide classmates through the coming year. Notable members include Nell Ashinhurst and Frances Pope in music, and a large cast of dramatic stars led by Miss Gladys.
The article notes staff shifts at White Wright High School with principal Cantrell replaced by Mr. Key and Miss Cavaness leaving to become Mrs. Tirey Wiseman. History chair Newton Manning now leads the department and several teachers, Tapscott Boone Stephens Ray, along with Smith and Gee, remain.
Seniors skip one civics and one chemistry class under a time honored ring selection custom. Measurements were taken Friday and rings will arrive in about four weeks. All seniors praise their rings as the prettiest ever, and the community agrees.
The freshman class met Thursday afternoon Sept. 29 to elect officers. Pauline Coley was named president with Dorothy LaRoe as vice president, Othel Ray Adams treasurer, William Baxter reporter, and Isabelle Craig critic.
The sophomore class met on September 20 and elected Lula Lee Vestal president J Y Russell secretary and treasurer and Jack Lay reporter for 32 33. Miss Ray named a committee to choose motto colors and flower the colors pink and green the flower sweet pea and the motto No need to use a sledge to smash a fly.
The junior class held its first meeting on Sept. 16 to elect officers. Elected were J. B. Cates president Woodrow Belew vice president Billie Earl Montgomery secretary-treasurer Norma Jo Mangrum reporter. Sponsor is Mr. Manning. The class aims for a pleasant profitable year.
The senior class elected Joe Thomas Meador as president, Emma Claire Vestal as vice president, Agnes Coffey as secretary, and Dick Montgomery as treasurer. The motto is With the ropes of the past we will ring the bells of the future, flower larkspur, colors dark green and white. The class of 1933 is large and intelligent, notes M J S.
The new principal Mr Key leads nearly all morning chapel sessions with songs and speeches by students from each grade. The student body enjoys the daily programs and hopes they continue, though the duration is not certain.
Over the past three years in W. H. S. non-resident pupils have led resident pupils. About 160 students are enrolled now, with 85 non-residents and 75 residents. Districts from Grayson, Fannin and Collin counties are represented, including Bells and Desert.
D E McCoy, once ill with appendicitis, is back in town recovering at home. Local friends report steady improvement as he resumes daily activities and looks forward to full recovery.
W. H. S will form a basketball squad this year to compete in the Inter scholastic meet. With school cooperation equipment will be purchased by the boys. Newton Manning, a new teacher, will coach. Practice starts when equipment arrives.
Sonny Hancock's or Rexall, known as Rex, gains Blue Ribbon and champions under six months, plus a Red and White Ribbon. White Ribbon removes him from Grand Championship contention. Miss Ray's dog Tony takes Red Ribbon in his age class.
The Masqueraders Dramatic Club reconvened at the high school with offi cers Dick Montgomery president Mary Jo Sears secretary and treasurer Joe Thomas Meador stage manager Monabelle Biggerstaff reporter Miss Ray director. Plans include new lighting and scenery improvements plus at least four public performances and a late October one act program. The club aims to maintain a high standard after graduating fourteen members last year.
Lloyd Stowers, top graduate, attends State Teachers College at Denton to major in English. Madge Sears attends Austin College at Sherman.
Advertises Cardui as a pure vegetable tonic used for over 60 years to improve general health and tone. Claims it eases aches and tired nerves in run down women and makes monthly periods easier, suitable for women of all ages.
F. C. notes eight students continuing studies at various colleges. Myra Nell Vestal at Baylor College Belton majors in Sanish while working in a bookstore. Burgher Reed Vestal at Baylor University Waco trains for business. Clyde Johnson at Texas Christian University Fort Worth pursues music. James Lindsey at Texas Technological College Lubbock studies journalism with high honors. Edwin Fulton at University of Texas Austin aims for first class education. Homer Lee Sears at A and M College College Station returns after summer with good grades in military training. Myra Nell Vestal and Clyde Johnson highlighted for musical talents and promising futures.
The late Baylor University president Dr. S P Brooks is quoted on the idea of “good loafing.” He contrasts good loafing with bad loafing, calling the latter a metaphorical disease that harms character, ambition, and energy, potentially spreading to others.
An excerpt contrasts good loafing as a refreshing pause in hard work with bad loafing seen as mere play. It cites old and modern maxims to illustrate the balance needed for a wise life. The author urges learning the difference between beneficial and detrimental loafing.
A playful set of explanations outlines how terms like Boners and Blunderbuss relate to culture and law. It asserts truancy as true, notes the Resurrection, and questions noun categories including trousers and adagio. The tone is classroom style with cheeky definitions.
The Bonham Favorite reports a monthly Retail Merchant's bulletin warns of a man posing as a government inspector who confiscates canned goods from rural homes. He enters, exams items, deems them faulty, takes several dozen and escapes. Read by readers for caution.
A notice from a county official warns residents to alert the sheriff if an inspector visits homes. It cautions against a man posing as a government currency inspector who checks money and marks high denomination bills as counterfeit, then leaves.
An electrician returns home to find his son with a bandaged hand. The boy explains he picked up a fly and one end wasn’t insulated, delivering a dry family humor twist in a lighthearted punchline.
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