W H S Reflector Honors Constitution Shrine Amid Ceremony
The Dallas Bar Association president and a long list of staff and speakers attended a formal ceremony for the shrine to the Constitution. The Gaucho Quartet sang America, a trumpeter played To the Colors, and speakers praised the document as the state's greatest. The shrine will stay in the store for several weeks before moving to a public building.
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J. Cleo Thompson
Dallas Bar Association
Gaucho
Whitewright High Embraces Strong Pep Rally for Football Season
School spirit surges as Whitewright High launches its first pep rally of the year. Students rally behind the Demon in Football nickname, with players urged to carry the pigskin and repay school spirit through a victorious season.
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Whitewright High
Tigers
Whitewright High School
Reflector Staff Organized at Whitewright High School
In an election held by the senior English class on September 15 an editor and assistant editor were chosen for the Whitewright High School Reflector Sarah Belle Gil lett was elected editor and Guy An drews assistant editor These two leaders with the cooperation of forty other class members will publish the Reflector this year.
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Whitewright High School
Sarah Belle Gillett
Guy Andrews
New Agriculture Teacher Appointed at Local School
Mr. Tom Cunningham becomes the vocational agriculture teacher replacing Johnnie Bean who moved to Sherman High School. Cunningham, brother of former instructor Bill Cunningham, previously taught at Edhube and earned a degree from A. and M. College. About eighty boys enroll as the program shifts to vocational agriculture I II one year and I and III the next.
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Johnnie Bean
Sherman High School
Tom Cunningham
Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
Edhube
A. & M. College
Constitution Day Celebration Broadcast Unveils Republic Documents
Students gathered at 11 45 Friday for Constitution Day as a radio program from A Harris & Company in Dallas showcased a replica of the U S Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Speakers included Dr Norman Crozier Dallas school superintendent and Congressman Hatton W Summers.
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A. Harris & Company
Dallas
Norman Crozier
Hatton W. Summers
New Music Department Opens At Whitewright Schools
Mrs. Guy Hamilton introduces a new music department this year. Classes at the High School will be held Mondays and Thursdays in the repurposed agriculture building. At the Grammar School the studio will be in the room east of the auditorium with Tuesday and Friday sessions.
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Whitewright
Guy Hamilton
New Agriculture Room Opens in Wright School
The agriculture department meets in a north gymnasium room this year. New teacher Mr. Cunningham has built desks chairs and a bookcase for the upgraded quarters at White Wright.
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Agriculture Department
Cunningham
Whitewright
J, B,c
Pep Squad Wins School Purchase for Uniforms
Twenty seven students sign to join the pep squad after years of urging. The school will buy material, and the girls will sew at home. Pattern and fabric undecided. likely black skirts with gold blouses.
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A. P
Home Economics Lab Improvements Reported
During the summer vacation the home economics laboratories were improved. In the cooking laboratory the windows were screened and new cooking utensils obtained. The sewing machines were moved to the Grammar School where Miss Travis teaches home economics to sixth and seventh grade girls.
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Miss Travis
Agriculture class reviews last year projects for profit
The third year agriculture class studies and compares last year’s project outcomes with actual earnings. Record books track whether a boy makes money or loses money, showing the importance of careful farming records. W. K.
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W. K
Pep Rally Sparks Whitewright High School Spirit
About thirty students gathered at Whitewright High on September 16 at 7 30 for a pep rally. They paraded through town after yelling and singing, then dispersed after thirty minutes, leaving with sore throats but boosted school spirit ahead of the September 17 football game with Whitesboro.
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Whitewright High School
Whitesboro
Home Economics II Studies Nutrition and Lab Cleanup
The Home Economics II class occupied the first part of the week cleaning and preparing the cooking laboratory and making improvements for smoother use of equipment. Twenty five students then spent the latter part of the week studying body nutrition, a multi week topic.
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M. R
New History Teacher Placed at Local High School
A new faculty member joins the High School this year. Mr. Rick Ricketts transfers from the Grammar School to replace Mr. Burma who departs for Sherman High School. Ricketts will teach history and a general mathematics class.
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Ricketts
Mr. Burma
Burma
Sherman High School
A. P
Greenhands Enroll in Agriculture Class Start
Thirty students enter agriculture I on Monday September 13 including freshmen and upperclassmen. The group, mostly freshmen, will be initiated into the FFA as they begin study of farm enterprises and concrete work with Mr Cunningham noting both town and farm boys start at the same level.
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Cunningham
Tigers Clean Bearcats at Whitesboro 49 to 7
Whitewright High School opened football with a dominant 49 point win at Whitesboro. Kaiser scored four times and added multiple extra points while Thornhill contributed two touchdowns and a key interception late in the fourth quarter. Whitesboro fought with a late surge and a passing attack but could not overcome the Tigers’ rushing drive.
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Whitewright High School
Whitesboro
Tigers
Kaiser
Thornhill
Bearcats
Turnhill
Tiger
Tipton
Marshall
Newman
Local club shines as Thornhill Kaiser Vineyard lead
Star players Thornhill Kaiser Vineyard Jernigan and Nicholson stood out for the local club while Wattson Marshall and Tipton led Whitesboro as the top performers in a competitive game noted by F. S.
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Thornhill
Kaiser
Vineyard
Jernigan
Nicholson
Wattson
Marshall
Tipton
Whitesboro
F. S
New Football Suits For Whitewright Tigers
Fifteen new football uniforms arrived for Whitewright High School Tigers on September 1 for the 15-B Conference race. Suits are black government cloth with a gold stripe on the legs and gold belt loops.
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Tigers
Whitewright High School
Mrs Roddy Joins High School English Faculty
Interview with Mrs Katherine Roddy names her as Miss Draper’s replacement on the High School faculty teaching freshman and sophomore English. Roddy notes she enjoys the new work but regrets leaving Grammar School, with several students she has known for three years, and mentions pursuing a master's degree in English.
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Katherine Roddy
Miss Draper
Aransas Pass
Roddy
Grammar School
Home Economics II Opens With Lab Clean Up
The Home Economics II class began Tuesday by cleaning the foods lab. New paper was placed in desks and equipment checked. On Wednesday students washed dishes and utensils, organized them, and cleaned stove, sink, refrigerator, and cabinet. They will study foods first semester and clothing second, focusing this unit on Spending the Family Income and budgeting the food dollar. The department reports record enrollment.
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Home Economics Department
Society Ledger Observes Local Arrivals this Week
Marguerite Arnwine and Dorothy Jo Akridge shopped in Sherman on Monday afternoon. Drunette Farley visited Leonard on Sunday. Rex Brown was seen in Range Creek on Sunday night. Modene Vineyard visited Bells on Sunday afternoon. Guy Andrew was seen in Pilot Grove on Tuesday night.
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Marguerite Arnwine
Dorothy Jo Akridge
Sherman
Drunette Farley
Leonard
Rex Brown
Bugtussle
Range Creek
Modene Vineyard
Guy Andrew
Pilot Grove
F. G
Local vineyard board slate announced in brief note
Rex Brown serves as president of Merri well Vineyard with Buck Howard as vice president and Pascal Connelly as secretary. Pascal Connelly is treasurer and Wilson Kaiser reports. Fred Starr is historian, Guy Andrew parliamentarian, and Billy Pritchett is watchdog in the organizational note.
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Rex Brown
Merriwell Vineyard
Buck Howard
Pascal Connelly
Wilson Kaiser
Fred Starr
Guy Andrew
Billy Pritchett
W. K
New Students Arrive at Area Schools This Year
New senior students are Bobbie Nell Cox Sherman Thomas Dan Sears Gainesville Wyneth Howard Nocona Kermit Anderson Pilot Grove and Marguerite Hopper Pilot Grove New junior students are Naomi Penny and Melvin Tidwell Ely New sophomores Beau lah Mae Scott Rudolph Russell Leslie Andrew David Taylor Howard Wallace Elaine Kaiser Earlun Benson Billy Ray Connor and Mayadell Ashinhurst Pilot Grove Merlyn Brown and Fredna Owen Orangeville Robert Smith Desert Frances Mitchell Chicago.
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Bobbie Nell Cox
Sherman
Thomas Dan Sears
Gainesville
Wyneth Howard
Nocona
Kermit Anderson
Pilot Grove
Marguerite Hopper
Naomi Penny
Melvin Tidwell
Ely
HI Y Meeting Sets Sponsor and Drive
The HI Y club held its first official meeting of the school year at the High School. Mr Jernigan was elected sponsor and a membership drive was scheduled. The year outline was discussed but deferred. Duties were assigned for initiating new members and the next meeting was set in the vocational agriculture room of the gymnasium.
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Jernigan
Lost and Found Items in a Small-Town High School
The note ridicules gossip about students and crushes at a local school. Mentions P punk Golden, Leonard, Bonham, E. K. from Pilot Grove, H. W., Rex, Jo Willa, Ruth Waldrum not being in school, a junior C. H. missing, Ernest Lee taking a ride after the pep rally, Mrs. Kennemer and the library fee. T. D. S.
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Punk Golden
Leonard
Bonham
E. K
Pilot Grove
H. W
Rex
Jo Willa
Ruth Waldrum
C. H
Ernest Lee
Enrollment totals at Whitewright High School 1937 38
Whitewright High School reports 185 students for the 1937 38 term with 63 freshmen 41 sophomores 37 juniors and 44 seniors. The enrollment rises from the previous term, per W H.
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Whitewright High School
W. H
Dear Old Golden Rule Days
Whitewright High School students gather as the bell calls them to study with a playful nod to younger years. The piece notes their enthusiasm yet jokes about geography and math skills while hinting at school spirit during games.
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Whitewright High School
Kansas
F. F. A. Holds First Meeting and Plans for Banquet
The Future Farmers of America held their first meeting on Tuesday night September 14 with twenty nine members present. They set the first Tuesday of each month as the regular meeting night and approved one dollar dues per member. New advisor Mr Cunningham envisions about seventy five enrollments before school continues. Plans were made for the Father and Son Banquet. Officers elected are as follows.
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Future Farmers of America
Red River Valley
Joe Louis Crawford All American teem names noted
A brief column notes the inclusion of Joe Louis and Joan Crawford among the All American selections. The piece adds a light aside about turning a new leaf and learning Shakespeare, the constitution, physics basics, and vitamin counts, with a disclaimer on duration.
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Joe Louis
Joan Crawford
First Chapel Names New Cheerleaders at School
The first chapel of the year in the gymnasium announced four elected cheerleaders: Sarah Belle Gillett, Rex Brown, Elaine Kaiser, and Guy Andrew. They led the school in several yells after a morning of songs and a talk by Mr. Gaddis.
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The
Republic
America
Gaddis
Jernigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Rex Brown
Elaine Kaiser
Guy Andrew
J. S
Mary Had a Little Lamb A Senior Class Moment
A short classroom anecdote describes Boyd entering with a doggie admirer drawing giggles from the senior class. He realizes the laughter and, blushing, calmly leaves the room for the safety of home.
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Boyd
A. P
Gnats Trouble Whitewright High Students
Whitewright High School students fight a gnats infestation that lasts a week, with masking handkerchiefs, swats, and noisy efforts to drive the pests away. The piece humorously compares the gnats to biblical plagues and notes some students seek smarter solutions.
Industrial growth in Netherlands Indies shows strong year rise
The latest reports indicate notable industrial expansion in the Netherlands Indies over the past year with gains across sectors. Analysts cite rising output and investment as indicators of accelerated development in the colony.
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Netherlands Indies
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T. S. Russell
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Wim Kaiser
Jo Willa Stuteville
J. B.onnor
Wyneth Howrd
J. B. Henderson
Jack Jernigan
Aileen Pennington
Ralph Kent
Lloyd Badgett
Emma Jean Layman
Ernest Lewis
Marilee Reeves
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S. H. Montgomery Agency
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