The Glow Worm Staff and Student News Highlights
The Glow Worm lists editors, reporters, and staffers led by Beth Cunningham and John Biggerstaff. Fifth graders begin United States history as their second unit, aiming to trace national history over six weeks. Dallas visitor Betty Lou England, Denison guest Margaret Ann Burnham, and Randolph guest Ima Sue Garner noted.
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United States
Betty Lou
Nancy Sue England
Margaret Ann Burnham
Denison
Ima Sue Garner
Randolph
Editorial brainstorm during rush with a glow worm diet remark
John and Beth struggle to plan an editorial as their sponsor, exhausted from grading papers, questions if editing fits the Glow Worm diet. The pair fear being sunk as they seek a new idea amid time pressure and distractions.
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John
Beth
First Grade Homework and Indian Studies Report
The first grade finishes three houses with furniture being made and creates readable charts. Mary Frances Thornhill turned seven last Saturday with a party that afternoon. Elaine Connally began school on Monday. The second grade continues studying Indians reading stories and drawing scenes of Indian life. They learn the Red Skins taught the white man many things and enjoy recess games like Cat and Mouse Drop the Handkerchief Flying Dutchman and Races.
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Mary Frances Thornhill
Elaine Connally
Third grade gains and losses noted in regional visits
Mary Louise Andrew left the third grade to move to Van Alstyne, replaced by Eugene Thornhill from Trenton to keep membership at 37. Irene Kent visited Dallas over the weekend, Betty Lou Reeves and Joann Grammer were in Sherman and Bonham, Gene Pat Gray visited his grandmother in Randolph, and Betty Ann Darwin spent Saturday in Sherman.
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Mary Louise Andrew
van Alstyne
Eugene Thornhill
Trenton
Irene Kent
Dallas
Betty Lou Reeves
Sherman
Joann Grammer
Bonham
Gene Pat Gray
Randolph
Betty Ann Darwin
Fourth Grade Play "Jack-o'-Lantern at Home" Presented
The fourth grade pupils presented a play titled Jack-o-Lantern at Home during Thursday morning assembly. Cast included Ernest Harrison Jr and Betty Jo Hamilton among others as the principal characters.
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Ernest Harrison Jr
Betty Jo Hamilton
Bil
Assembly
Six Feet Six and Sam Houston poster maps history talk
In history a poster maps and Six Feet Six are referenced as part of the discussion on Sam Houston. The text notes case and parts of speech in English and hints at a history focus on poster maps and the life of Sam Houston. The item mentions a quilt project and several local visitors in Sherman and Dallas.
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Sam Houston
Kirk May
Sherman
Etha Louise Brown
Bonham
Edward Montgomery
Denison
Kenneth Norris
Dallas
Lester Simpson
Margaret Lucyle Hanna
Fourth grade Halloween play and seventh grade group selections
A brief excerpt recalls a fourth grade Halloween play and seventh grade group selections. It contrasts old and modern times noting log houses mud walls rough benches switches in classrooms and water carried from afar before mentioning modern conveniences like electric lights gas stoves radios and water.
Home Remembered and Hopes of a Simpler Past
Dorothy Sue Douglas, Beth Cunningham, and James Arney contribute verses reflecting on home life. The writers recall comforts of modern living and the longing for a familiar birthplace, contrasting past hardships with present conveniences, as they contemplate domestic memories.
Home and family values through poems and reflections
A collection of verses on what makes a home, contrasting loving, cooperative households with quarrelsome ones. It traces home life from old candlelit, simple homes to modern conveniences, praising love, prayer, and shared effort as key. Poems by Betty Jane Harper Cecil Magers Pattie Everheart Wallace Reeves and Carlton Alexander reflect on home care and gratitude.
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Betty Jane Harper
Pattie Everheart
Comparing Old and Modern Homes
The passage contrasts early homes built of logs and mud with modern houses. It notes primitive sleeping on the ground, minimal furniture, and studying by firelight versus table light. It mentions children walking long distances to school, implying hardship before contemporary conveniences.
Whiteboards to be tried in New York schools
Glass whiteboards with a white coating will be used by New York City students this fall. Black chalk will be used on the surface, and classrooms are expected to feel lighter as wall space is repurposed.
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New York
Drivers urged to demand gasoline price cut in Texas
In Austin Col Ernest O Thompson, chairman of the Texas railroad commission, urged motorists to press for lower gasoline prices aligned with cheaper crude. He said refineries sell cheaper raw product but branded dealers do not pass cuts along. Retailers report refiners have not reduced prices to them, while majors raise prices when crude goes up.
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Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Pecan Crop Set To Hit 15 Year Low In Denison Area
Pecan yields this year look to be the smallest in 15 years as dry weather and heat cut output to about a quarter of normal. John Kemper of Pecandale farm at Carpenter's Bluff notes some trees still fringe with limited production while some Southern Oklahoma spots report total failure for the crop.
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Denison
John Kemper
Pecandale Farm
Carpenter’s Bluff
Kemper
Oklahoma
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