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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
7
The school paper lists editors and reporters including Doretha Darwin Loretta Alexander and Mary Alice Harrison. It also highlights a student named Joanna Harrison described with physical traits hobbies and preferences, ending with a playful note about Clarence Wootten.
A humorous reflection on time as a person within W. H. S. and the school year. It notes how time is savaged by band practice and study halls yet endures, with grade cards prompting resolutions and cycles of studying and relaxation leading to postponed work.
W H S introduces a speech class under Mrs Roddy focusing on declamations and drama this year. Eighteen members join courses in bookkeeping and shorthand taught by Mrs Kennemer. New bulletin board book troughs, racks, two new teachers Miss Eva Williams and Mr Morris, plus Kelous Watson on duty. Fresh paint on classroom walls and freshly printed gym floor stripes noted.
A young freshman girl, five feet four inches tall and 102 pounds, with ash brown hair and brown eyes, enjoys collecting match folders. She was Grammar School student body president last year, loves baseball, and aims to be a housewife.
On Sept 20 a speech class held a panel where pupils instructed the teacher about football activities. Leader Foucheaux Vestal guided topics including proper game dress, game observations, plays, bands and pep squads with students Anna Ruth Johnson Jackie Thompson Carlton Alexander and Jack Sears. The session revealed pupils need better vocabulary while the teacher learned about the game.
Several W. H. S. students visited towns and sites over the weekend. Velma Holland went to Pottsboro Sunday. Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst toured the Denison Dam area Sunday. Haleen Benson traveled to Howe and Sherman Saturday. Dorothy Sue Douglas and Helen Maddux spent Saturday and Sunday in Bells buying hot dogs. Dorotha Darwin and Marie Badgett visited Dallas Saturday. Sarah Simmons visited Sherman Saturday. Mary Alice Harrison attended a Sunday baseball game at Van Alstyne. Mary Dale King saw the Denison and Greenville football game in Greenville Friday. Claire Doss, former student, spent the weekend at home. Lotta Faye Brown visited Edhube Sunday.
A Wednesday night pep rally gathered a large group of students and football players on the High School campus at seven. They marched through town with four main street yells led by last year’s yell leaders, then returned to the street and cheered onward. C B Bryant III announced in the picture show about the upcoming Bonham game with permission from Mr Horton and Mr Johnson, leaving the group tired but eager for kickoff.
The first year homemaking class has studied personal grooming this week. Students completed notebooks and will begin aprons and uniforms for cooking in the clothing laboratory later in the week.
The F F A boys gather crops for their booth at the Sherman Fair. Cotton, corn, hay, millet, wheat, oats and other crops are shown. Other boys plan to enter livestock as well. The Future Farmers seek first place.
Mr Key substitutes for Mr Morris in civics class studying the constitution. On Thursday he gave eight questions to answer. Every senior must pass a constitution test, with Thursday’s quiz serving as practice for the real exam according to A J S.
Coach Montgomery announces new football pants sweatshirts blocking pads shoulder pads and shoes arrived Thursday. Many boys will join football practice with fresh gear though shortages left some without. The equipment was worn for the first time at the Bonham game Thursday night.
After a Bonham game on Thursday night Whitewright students returned late and tired. The next morning their swollen eyes and lagging steps showed the sleep shortage. A student commented that Thursday night football disrupts sleep.
The home making I class studied home nursing and first aid this past week. Robert E. Sears talked on first aid Tuesday and demonstrated on a class member. The class will complete a scrapbook and prepare a class exhibit with personal first aid kits.
A classroom note: students study pronouns with no antecedents, along with transitive and intransitive verbs. Mrs. Lackey lectures on the use of maam yesterday and president, highlighting language rules in a concise report.
Whitewright Tigers meet Royse City this Friday at Whitewright in a rough battle. Tigers rely on Bonham experience and aim for a stronger performance. Players vow to whip Rouse City and urge students and citizens to attend in large numbers.
Students in room 11 continue typing on new state supplied books attracting attention with steady keystrokes and growing memory. The column notes the arrival and use of the new books this year.
Whitewright High School students Velma Holland Dorotha Darwin and Roby Magers purchased typewriters over the weekend with Velma and Dorotha choosing Royal machines while Roby selected a Corona. Teachers note rapid typing progress and urge manufacturers to watch these students.
The senior class held a called meeting on Tuesday morning to appoint committees. Ring committee chaired by Marie Badgett Malacha Wright Joe Yates Albert Thornton Loretta Alexander. social committee chaired by Velma Holland Oleta Norris Ernestine Tomlinson Sonny Gosnell. ways and means chaired by Dorothy Darwin Laverne Kilgree Jonnie Robbins Mary Dale King J B Smith. invitation committee chaired by Brother Gillett Lynal J Moore Dorothea Auten Dorothy Jean Crowell Lewis Vestal Sara Simmons. program committee chaired by Mary Alice Harrison Billy Jack Harper Wilton McFarland and
After committees were appointed another officer was added to the list. Sonny Gosnell was elected parliamentarian. The class also decided to hold regular meetings each Thursday morning at 8:30.
The V. A. I class reviews last year’s records to select profitable and location suited projects for the coming year. J. H. G. notes the aim to maximize earnings and fit with their sites.
A new bookkeeping course under Mrs Kennemer drew thirty two students this year. The class started with inventories including clothes jewels and cosmetics. It then prepared a general balance sheet and will next compile cash records as the new books arrive.
Thursday morning a pep assembly urged student interest in the Bonham and Whitewright game played that night in Bonham. J. B. Smith led the event with former pep leaders guiding the yells. Mr. Key announced details about the football game.
After days away Mr Morris reappears at Bonham High School with his voice recovered crowds of students and teachers greet him warmly as he resumes classes following his tonsil issue during a Bonham football game attendance.
The V A II class studies feeds and feedings with a multweek unit on balanced rations. They learn a ration feeds an animal with proper protein and carbohydrates in twenty four hours and note seeds vary in protein versus carbohydrate content.
Reporters note Whitewright High School’s pep squad feels newly spirited this season. Spectators remark the same members display a brighter voice and livelier presence, drawing attention from both sides. The piece previews continued enthusiasm at future games.
Shorthand books have arrived and students begin reading. Early practice shows students slow but improving as they learn to read and write shorthand. The material fascinates the class after a brief period of study, notes V. H.
The pep squad held a meeting on September 17 to finish officer elections. Remaining positions were treasurer and reporter. Jimmie Golden was elected treasurer and Dorotha Darwin became reporter.
A pep squad meeting on September 16, led by vice president Marie Badgett, chose gold military jackets with black braid and black buttons. Badgett named Pattie Everheart chair and six others to pick pattern and material.
The Tigers endured a hard week of workouts and a loss but gained valuable experience. Players suffered some soreness yet escaped serious injuries as they ready for Royse City, with their heads held high and momentum building for next week's game.
Mary Alice Harrison led the senior class in a Kay Kyser musical school during Thursday morning’s regular meeting. Girls on the team were Doretha Darwin, Marie Badgett, Mattie Zerue Ashhurst, and Marie Ward. boys were Sonny Gosnell, Lynal J. Moore, and Ardell Penny. Scores not kept, so winner unknown. Marie Ward read aloud, next meeting set for Thursday September 26.
The passage notes many students in the study hall with little seating left, and hints that P. E. may be happy to see his brother off to college. It mentions several local names and teams, including Blue Ridge and Whitewright boys, and references road knowledge to Tom Bean.
Billie Jack Harper waved instead of speaking during a Whitewright Bonham game causing disruption. An inquiry revealed he lost his voice yelling for the WHS Tigers Thursday night, relieving teachers who could run classes without constant interruptions.
The Tigers, despite a Thursday night setback, stay upbeat and prepared for the next game. Team members express resilience and focus on continuing improvements and upcoming opponents.
The chemistry class has begun with first principles of science. It covers what chemistry is its purpose and its daily life relevance. Oxygen and hydrogen are introduced as key elements as students prepare for laboratory work with new manuals and experiments.
The W. H. S.-M. D. K. Glee Club, now two years old, moves from class D to class C and prepares for the regional meet in Longview against Mt. Pleasant Sulphur Springs and Texarkana. Last year the club won second place in Longview to bring home the large loving cup. The group plans to work hard to win another trophy.
Homemaking girls showcased summer projects Friday from 2 to 4 pm in the home economics laboratory. Billie Hatfield and Lotta Faye Brown oversaw the register as guests were invited to view the displays.
Women report headaches nervousness and cramps from functional dysmenorrhea tied to malnutrition. CARDUS is said to increase appetite stimulate gastric juices improve digestion and build physical resistance. It may reduce periodic distress when taken before and during the cycle, a use spanning 50 years.
Miss Williams led 33 girls to showcase summer labor projects in cooking sewing gardening canning and room remodeling. Dresses blouses skirts and a candlewick bedspread were displayed along with canned produce. Guests and mothers toured the exhibits then dined as chairs and table were refinished decorators noted progress and welcomed the new teacher.
Mr. Russo’s Glee Club grapples with tough pieces during the first weeks of school. The group rehearses Prayer Perfect and The Heaven’s Resound while adding Robin in the Rain for a boys ensemble. After loud football game yellings, members are told not to sing the last thirty minutes Friday to protect sore throats and sleep-deprived singers.
A teacher asks for the meaning of unaware. A child quips that unaware is what you put on first and take off last, revealing confusion and humor in a classroom moment.
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