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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1938
Page
7
The document lists times for student groups and activities across days. It includes ensembles such as Glee Clubs and Band Practice, with assemblies and council meetings noted on Tuesday and Thursday. The text ends abruptly with Friday incomplete.
The narrator recalls Charlie McCarthy explaining four or five player types in a basketball squad including a flashy ball handler a selfish ball owner a seat warmer and tall lean runners. He then hears of a Handley High School game and hopes the team performs well with interest from the town. Zachariah Ezekiel Obadiah Smith
Wednesday Mr Kane led a travel talk tracing Marco Polo s route with costume changes from various countries. Fridie 2a After opening exercises Mr Quarles announced several items and exams begin next week prompting study. Coughing in Assembly prompted Prof Browning to offer advice after school.
A Penbrook Pennsylvania high school quote emphasizes good manners and courtesy as essential in everyday life. It urges students not to take advantage of others, to respect elders, and to show consideration for the less fortunate, urging patience with bad behavior and to demonstrate training.
The piece describes a bored pupil who pixilates by making noises and fidgeting. He writes notes, taps pencils, carves on desks, and taps feet to a rhythm until a teacher’s glare stops him, then gazes out the window as he contemplates life beyond school.
The text emphasizes reducing boredom by focusing on lessons and effort. It suggests that effort can overcome dullness and that keeping the mind on the lesson matters, even when it is hard. The speaker encourages persistence to avoid complacency.
A list presents students and teachers with quirky traits and outfits. Descriptions include Dick Kern imagined as a woman hater and Janet Larget weighing two hundred, along with Miss Haynes sliding downhill, Mrs Solenberger awarding all A’s, and Paul Riley's high pitched voice. The tone resembles a playful yearbook caption collection.
A southern beauty sobs on a lawn under magnolia scented air as Ellen meets a tall shadow named Mark. She pleads for him to leave to avoid discovery while danger and fear loom over their reunion. The scene blends nostalgia and tension in a silent, moonlit moment.
Handley started the season with a home win against Charles Town. The lineup included B Baker REP Billy Spinks D Sutton and G Dunn with substitutes J Elders W Cather Oscar Weller and L Rister. The team won 25 at home and followed with a 35 26 win at Ferry and a road game at Hagerstown amid strong support from spectators.
A garbled, OCR style entry lists two personas with conflicting attributes. It mentions a football club monogram, nicknames Willie and Wihi, varying heights of 5'4", brown hair and eyes, and interests in clothes and scooters. Contact numbers appear as 169 and 590.
A committee from the Executive Council assigns twenty four monitors every three weeks eight per week with Isabelle Simpson as a permanent cash register monitor. Monitors are placed in the west and east corridors play court and art corridor behind the gymnasium foot of cafeteria stairs and at candy counters to curb misbehavior and protect lunches. Six monitors upstairs focus on order and conduct in classrooms and halls. Cooperation is essential and students should report faults or suggest improvements to representatives or the supervising committee.
A collection of schoolhouse rumors explains how Jean Shryock earned the nickname Lucky and traces other teen lore. Tales include Margaret Jake Athey’s nose incident, a Junior boy’s laugh becoming a fad, Tom Whitham’s moniker Flash Gordon, Jeanne Miller’s lunch line edge, Scoots Robinson’s surprising sprint home, and a red haired Junior nicknamed Junior for acting young. Also mentions a radiator rent plan and Handley’s Arabian mood during study hall led by Mr. Coe.
Students and stars listed include Jane Athey Martha Ye Kenneth Heine Spanky Mc Farland Louise Miller Eleanor Powell Brice Kitty Baker Bubbles Mowery Dor Sey Hubert Kerr Don Ameche Halford Baker Johnny Weissmuller. The fragment references performer pairings across a theater or film context with several notable names.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 5 p m yesterday. January to date is 0.60 inches, year to date 0.60 inches, based on 25 year averages from 1913 to 1937. Annual average rainfall listed as 35.36 inches. Statistics from the Winchester Research Laboratory.
The list names Sk Byy Gene Autry with supporting cast members Bile Ioas Lily Pons Step in Fetchit Olive Stretchberry Jeanet McDonald Helen Lillis Zazu Pitts.
A humorous campus column recalls student views on love mixing playful quips with food service life. The piece contrasts witty lines about love from students and a faculty member with observations on Handley tray lovers and the ritual of returning trays.
Hagerstown defeated Handley High on a windy Wednesday in a hard fought game. Hartle led Handley with high points while Baker and Yeakle contributed, as Handley shot well from the line and Hagerstown used zone defense to limit inside scoring.
A man named Trautwein nearly suffocated after a cave in at a garden site. His brother Paul shielded his face with a hand, allowing neighbors to thrust a garden hose into the breach and force air to him. Trautwein survived after seven hours.
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