The W H S Reflector Staff List Names
A long list of staff members and editors appears for The W H S Reflector including Mrs. Jack Lackey Sarah Belle Gillett Guy Andrews and many dozens of others such as T. S. Russell Mildred Autrey Louise Magers Norma Frances Donigan Joe P. Lee Hamilton Vestal Fred Starr James Clabhorn Wilson Kaiser Jo Willa Stuteville J. B. Connor Rex Brown Wyneth Howard J B Henderson Jack Jernigan Aileen Pennington Ralph Kent Lloyd Badgett Emma Jean Layman Ernest Lewis Marilee Reeves Phyllis Brown Dorothy Jo Akridge Roy Martin Merriwell Vineyard Frances Golden Herman Riddle Thomas Dan Sears Hilda Lewis Clyde Whitworth Boyd Newman Margarite Hopper Jones Alexander Billy Burl Hopper J. W. Sanderson Kermit Anderson James Erwin Hughes Anna Louise Sanders Lisa Mae Anderson Paul Phillips Marguerite Arnwine.
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T. S. Russell
Mildred Autrey
Louise Magers
Norma Frances Donigan
Joe P. Lee
Hamilton Vestal
Fred Starr
James Clabhorn
Wilson Kaiser
Jo Willa Stuteville
J. B. Connor
Rex Brown
Wyneth Howard
J. B. Henderson
Jack Jernigan
Aileen Pennington
Ralph Kent
Lloyd Badgett
Emma Jean Layman
Ernest Lewis
Marilee Reeves
Phyllis Brown
Dorothy Jo Akridge
Roy Martin
Merriwell Vineyard
Frances Golden
Herman Riddle
Thomas Dan Sears
Hilda Lewis
Clyde Whitworth
Boyd Newman
Margarite Hopper
Jones Alexander
Billy Burl Hopper
J. W. Sanderson
Kermit Anderson
James Erwin Hughes
Anna Louise Sanders
Lisa Mae Anderson
Paul Phillips
Marguerite Arnwine
The Honors of the Honor Club
A high school forms an Honor Club to raise scholastic standards and reward achievement. The top student at year end and future valedictorian and salutatorian are expected to be past members. Belonging is valued for current honor and later life benefits, per S B G.
Rockwall and Whitewright Pep Squad Spirit Letter
A Rockwall audience note defends local pep squads after an announcer compared Rockwall’s fifty six members to Whitewright’s thirty four. The writer praises small squads for spirit, supports the Tigers and Tigerettes, and asserts commitment to winning the championship despite critics.
Scholastics Arrive for Civics History and English use
Four back issues of Scholastic were received by students on Wednesday while teachers got one copy. All sophomores juniors and seniors must take Scholastic this year for civics and history as well as English. A combined edition is being published.
Commercial Law Class Studies Cases in Trial Practice
The commercial law class studies real cases tried in various courts and plans to witness a trial soon. It started with five students and has grown to fourteen, reflecting growing interest in practical law learning.
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B. N
Freshmen study sentence relations and predicates
The note describes freshmen receiving work books last week and being given back a dime. It reports they are studying sentence relations and that a master's test showed many had not mastered the predicate. Next week they will study the short story and may continue detective work hunting subjects and predicates.
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The
Society Flashes From Sherman Durant and Greenville
Emma Jean Layman was in Sherman on last Wednesday night Dorothy Jo Akridge visited Durant on Sunday Guy Andrew was in Greenville on last Saturday A group including Sarah Belle Gillett Norma Frances Donigan Aileen Pennington Merriwell Vineyard Wilson Kaiser Fred Starr Herman Riddle Roy Martin Madene Vineyard Helen Clabhorn Drunette Farley Evelyn Hill Jack Jernigan Frances Dale Mitchell Elaine Kaiser and Floyd Everheart visited the Pan-American Exposition on Friday October eighth Lissie Mae Anderson visited Tom Bean Saturday night
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Emma Jean Layman
Sherman
Dorothy Jo Akridge
Durant
Guy Andrew
Greenville
Sarah Belle Gillett
Norma Frances Donigan
Aileen Pennington
Merriwell Vineyard
Wilson Kaiser
Fred Starr
Herman Riddle
Roy Martin
Madene Vineyard
Helen Clabhorn
Drunette Farley
Evelyn Hill
Jack Jernigan
Frances Dale Mitchell
Elaine Kaiser
Floyd Everheart
Home Economics Drama Sparks Scented Scandal
In a humorous campus episode Mr Jernigan noses out a kitchen aroma and returns disappointed after being refused a handout. Soon Mrs Lackey, also with a keen nose, sends blackmail notes to the home economics instructor over a shared scent. Miss Travis remains unsure of what comes next.
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Mr. Jernigan
Class Rings Arrive for Senior Graduating Year
The senior class received their rings on October 7 with footballs bracelets and belt buckles as premiums for last year’s orders. Rings had lingered in the express office while the class organized distribution. Most seniors already purchased rings though a few new orders from first year students are expected to arrive in weeks.
Carnival proceeds to fund pep squad treasury
Funds from the carnival will be turned over to the pep squad treasury.
Pep squad emblems arrive for jackets in Houston order
The pep squad received emblems for their jackets order last week from Bell Cap and Uniform Company in Houston Texas. Leaders will place black emblems with an orange tiger on the back of orange jackets while the squad wears orange emblems with black lettering and tigers. The delay caused disappointment for the Rockwall game last Friday but officials expect to attend more games at home and away.
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Bell Cap
Houston
Texas
Honor Club Organized Opens School Year Focus on Grades
An Honor Club organized last Tuesday afternoon by Mr. Jernigan aims to spark better grades among students. Charter members include Claire Doss, Sarah Belle Gillett, Aileen Pennington, Lloyd Roddy, Jack Jernigan, Emma Joyce Hinton, Charles Harrison, Guy Andrew, and Norma Donigan. Entrance rules require four E grades in six weeks for automatic membership. others join as pledges or be placed on inactive status if they slip.
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Jernigan
Claire Doss
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Lloyd Roddy
Jack Jernigan
Emma Joyce Hinton
Charles Harrison
Guy Andrew
Norma Donigan
Fire drill mistake interrupts busy class scene
Students in class Friday afternoon rushed outside as a loud fire alert echoed through the building. Mr Key announced it was a drill, calming frightened pupils and rallying them back inside after the alarm.
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Key
H. L
Home Economics I Girls Complete Unit
The Home Economics I group completed a unit on food spoilage with satisfactory grades. The class now begins a new unit on food refrigeration taught by Miss Travis who distributed reading books and will end with a test.
Agriculture I on field trip at Russell's farm
Thirty two agriculture I students visited Mr Otto Russell on Wednesday and vaccinated twelve calves for blackleg with Mr Cunningham leading the first vaccination and the boys handling the rest. Next week Cunningham will teach terrace building and the group will construct a concrete walk from the school to the gym.
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Otto Russell
Cunningham
Pep Squad Considers Fundraiser Plans at Meeting
The Pep Squad met on Wednesday to choose a money making plan to buy town stickers. A three act play was proposed but not adopted, and a picture show at the local theatre was decided upon. Frances Mitchell to arrange details for the show. A Halloween Carnival was approved as a fundraiser.
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Frances Mitchell
New Caretaker Fish Clean Gym Floors
A note from J. E. H. reports Mr. Short, the caretaker, asked freshmen to sweep a dirty gym. The freshmen complied respectfully and did a fine job, earning potential term work as a reward for their effort.
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Mr. Short
Home Economics I Plan Menus Study
The home economics I class has been studying menu planning and the form for writing menus. They have written menus for light medium and heavy breakfasts. Next they will study methods of preparing fruits and cereals for breakfast.
Home Economics III Plans Calorie Balanced Menu
The home economics III class prepared a day s meal meeting nutrition targets with about 75 percent carbohydrates 15 percent protein and 10 percent fat. They wrote menus and weighed portions to verify the intake and plan to test high and low calorie diets next week.
Birthday greetings to seven Reflector students
The Reflector lists happy birthday messages for seven students. Charles Harrison turns sixteen on October 1, Robert Waldo reaches fourteen on October 2, Margaret Coffey is fourteen on October 4, Ardella Smith is sixteen on October 10, Claire Doss is fifteen on October 10, Carl Dixon is fifteen on October 11, and Thelma Autrey is fourteen on October 11.
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Charles Harrison
Robert Waldo
Margaret Coffey
Ardella Smith
Claire Doss
Carl Dixon
Thelma Autrey
D. A
New Librarian Chosen for WPA Project in Grayson County
Mrs. Hannah Viser of Pilot Grove named librarian for the WPA effort serving eleven Grayson County schools. She will bind and mend books and handle library duties, visiting Sherman monthly for instructions. Assistant supervisor Mrs. Katherine Morgan arrived Tuesday to begin her training.
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Hannah Viser
Pilot Grove
WPA
Grayson County
Viser
Sherman
Katherine Morgan
Wiser
Sophomore English Class Organized Presents Weekly Orals
The sophomore English class organized on Wednesday to present oral talks weekly. Frances Mitchell George Hansard and Ruby Pierson elected as officers of the sixth period class, Lloyd Roddy Claire Doss and Pascal Connelly as fourth period officers. Clyde Russell voted best speaker in one class and Earleen Benson in the other.
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Frances Mitchell
George Hansard
Ruby Pierson
Lloyd Roddy
Claire Doss
Pascal Connelly
Clyde Russell
Earleen Benson
Who's Who From Desert Senior Class Pair Named
An entry profiles a senior class girl, about five feet five inches, 112 pounds, brown eyes, auburn hair, studious with home economics as favorite subject. It also highlights a Pilot Grove young man who excels academically, cheers for the pep squad, favors English and vocational agriculture, and plays basketball, noting a tendency to be attracted to sophomore girls.
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Desert
Pilot Grove
J. S
Civics Debate on Taxation in Civic Class
The October seventh civics class held a debate on whether income tax should be the only direct tax. Affirmative speakers Boyd Newman and Hamilton Vestal argued for the resolution, while Norma Donigan and Sarah Belle Gillett opposed it. Fred Starr chaired. The class split verdict favors the negative, though the affirmative gave strong cases.
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Civics
Boyd Newman
Hamilton Vestal
Norma Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Fred Starr
Glee Club to Sponsor Armistice Day Program
The Glee Club of W. H. S. met Friday and sang songs from 1936. It plans an Armistice Day program and will begin practice soon. Sponsor Mr. Jernigan ordered new books and hopes to have several accomplished singers by year end.
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Glee Club
Jernigan
H. V
F. F. A. Holds Meeting in Whitewright Chapter
The Whitewright F. F. A. chapter met Tuesday night October 5 with thirty-one members present. A program committee was appointed and named Thomas D. Sears Melvin Tidwell Charles Howard and Roy Martin. A motion authorized setting aside a fund from the treasury and Mr Cunningham was allowed to spend it on books and pamphlets beneficial to the chapter.
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Whitewright
Thomas D. Sears
Melvin Tidwell
Charles Howard
Roy Martin
F.F. A. Treasury
Cunningham
R. M
Rumors and pairs swirl at weekend social scene
Buzz cites T J R and B N C seen together, Sarah Belle admires Boyd's car, and B J G with D H reportedly still in bloom. Rumors place B A and G H with E H and H C Friday night, while Floyd Everheart enjoys a train ride beside a sophomore, D B F. E J L seen with a Savoy boy. J J urged for comment. Marcell Gosnell downhearted. Charles Medearis linked to another girl.
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Sarah Belle
Boyd
D. H
B. A
G. H
E. H
H. C
Floyd Everheart
Savoy
J. J
Marcell Gosnell
Charles Medearis
G. A
FFA FAIR ENTRIES AT RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR
A few Future Farmers boys entered calves corn and other articles. Buck Howard entered a calf that would have won first. The calf refused to move until Buck sat down. She rose with no hesitation but the score or outcome was not completed in the fragment.
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Red River Valley
Buck Howard
Buck
Calf and Produce Entries Win Multiple Second Places
Billie Pritchett entered a year old calf which took second place. Rex Brown won second on one of the two calves he entered. Lloyd Badgett won second on a jar of pecans gathered this year. One sack of maize entered by Wilson Kaiser took second place. All entries were in one day.
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Billie Pritchett
Rex Brown
Lloyd Badgett
Wilson Kaiser
Cameraman’s risky shot at Whitewright High
A photographer prowled Whitewright High School seeking subjects for portraits. Six pictures sold for thirty cents each, prompting questions about why students fixed their looks for the camera and which girl or boy might appear in future gardens of the school.
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Whitewright High School
Trip to Pan American Exposition Students Headed Out
About twenty five students boarded the 9 50 train to the Pan American Exposition last Friday morning. The group could use special round trip rates and many enjoyed the Expo, show, or ball game. By five, crowds gathered at the grounds. Jack Jernigan slipped while practicing a football move, tearing his trousers. A photo opportunity followed.
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Exposition Grounds
Jack Jernigan
School trip ends with rain delayed train to Whitewright
A group of students rode a train scheduled to depart at eleven p m for Whitewright. As rain began at ten p m the trip continued in rain and the train reached Whitewright around 1 15 a m. Most parents were waiting when students arrived and all said they enjoyed the trip.
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Whitewright
Alaska seeks government purchase check from 1867 sale
Alaska aims to recover the canceled $7.2 million United States purchase check from 1867 that bought Alaska from Russia. Delegate Anthony Dimond introduced a bill in Congress to turn the check over to Alaska’s territorial museum, but the Senate committee on territories kept it in Washington, offering a photo copy for the museum instead.
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Juneau
Alaska
Russia
Congress
Anthony Dimond
United States
Dimond
Territorial Museum
Senate Committee On Territories
Washington
The Link Instructor and Student Riddle Stew Answer
A classroom quip frames a joke about the bridge between animal and vegetable kingdoms. The instructor claims a connecting link, while the student replies with stew as the humorous pivot.
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First National Bank
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