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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1938
Page
3
The message cheers that exams are over and grades have arrived. It urges students not to relax but stay alert to avoid danger and keep working hard, citing Theodore Vokum, D. D., in a warning to persevere after the exams.
A sequence of student names honored on the school roll appears in a local notice. The list includes Joyce Stickle Jimmie Brown and many others such as Mary Richard Marion Hurst Dorothy Robinson Jean Ebert and Dorothy Anderson.
A concise note lists Helen Ludwell Mrs Solenberger Edward Grove and Jimmy Sprint with Miss Rice amid a local event centered on track racing. The fragment names Pedro Nicholsen as part of the scene, indicating a community sports notice or social reference.
Week schedule lists activities from Monday to Friday with assemblies booster club orchestra and sports practice. Key event is Tuesday 7 30 pm basketball game Handley versus Hagerstown. Wednesday features Executive Council. Thursday hosts Boys Glee Club Ley versus Martinsburg at Martinsburg. Friday includes another assembly.
The writer notes relief after first semester exams and urges a better start to the new term. It criticizes students who stay out late and sleep in class and those who arrive late, urging punctuality and focus to avoid failures.
The passage asserts books revive the dead in imagination and guide future discoveries. It classifies reading into tasting, swallowing, chewing, digesting, partial reads, and full, diligent study, praising books as patient teachers and sources of inquiry.
Kenneth Heine and fellow seniors entertained the audience after Wednesday’s opening exercises. The event aimed to engage students and showcase local talent during the assembly.
Entertainment featured readings and imitations by Bill Baker in a white vest, Dick Rosenberger in Kenneth's overalls, and Joe Zuckerman performing The Barber of Seville until crowds hurled rotten produce. Mr Quarles urged students to focus on A and E studies. Miss Haynes led songs. assembly singing praised as best yet.
A clock set backward makes a 97 year old narrator grow younger by the minute. She recalls John Kerr school assembly memories featuring Halford Harwood Baker and others, noting poems, songs, and stage fright.
A list of varied school related notes includes Kitty Baker with a southern accent, Paul Fries and Lucille the nurse, Kenneth Heine with Shakefoo, Mr Coe sewing buttons, Lohn Dunlap with a harem, Margaret Bean in Austin, Margaret Jane Athey with a navy, The Muggins Club treasury, Snag Sargent Virginia bean, Billy Baker Zypher, Mrs Barr arranging graceful girls, a Birmingham boy, Ottie Fries coal rucks, Mec Quarles quiet assembly, Harry Fowle private flag pole, football team new uniforms, and Everyone on exams.
On Monday the Greens and Oranges held their first volley ball practice. Peggy McIntyre was elected Greens captain and Freda Loy captain of the Oranges.
Handley endured an exam rush to field a strong lineup and contest R M A. Key players include Little Willie Cather, Jay Elder, Red O Baker, Little Henry Baker, Brassie Dunn, plus substitutes Percie Stewart Oliver Ritter Pete Himelright Angel Hayley and Tom Whitham in a spirited loss.
The column teases social rumors at the school including band chatter without Mr McKiwee, junior names Snoopy and redheaded youths in trouble, Nancy Groff’s return and Home Management class decorating Winchester Furniture Store window.
The Senior class is highlighted with chosen Class Day Exercise participants and a Who's Who list. Handley Girls Bowling wins three straight against Lions Club while Faculty Bowling shuts out Coca-Cola three times.
A soaked football match sees rain and mud as home side trails by two at halftime. In a theatre row a patron complains while Winnie and Pecote chat. elsewhere a battleship visit shows a bronze tablet marking a captain’s fallen landmark, interrupted by Peggy McIntyre.
A fourth grade student Ellen Largent writes a brief message about her effort for Miss De Hart and the difficulty gaining a start amid school fun and glee at the Junior Evening Star program.
A 5th grade verse describes winter dreary and weary and spring bright with blue skies and hopeful days. Summer is hot and radiant with sunlit heat, followed by fall with red brown leaves swirling down from tall trees.
A 6th grade poem by Evelyn Preston celebrates the seasons with playful contrasts. It highlights sun and swimming in summer, colorful autumn, dreary winter, and lively spring with birds and nature returning.
The column asks readers what single item they would choose if given limitless options. Opinions vary from practical to fanciful, reflecting personal values, needs, and dreams.
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