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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1938
Page
5
A sequence of events arranged for the week includes a Junior-Senior Prom Monday at 8:00 PM, an Assembly Tuesday at 9:00 AM, a Senior banquet and dance Tuesday at 6:00 PM, Assembly Wednesday at 9:00 AM, Class Day Exercises Wednesday at 3:00 PM, Lantern Parade Wednesday at 8:00 PM, and Graduation Exercises at 8:00 PM.
A long fond farewell to Handley High School seniors from the Jolly Juniors. Read fond recollections of school halls from elementary to senior year and notes praising notable classmates like Beanie and Winnie Bailey. Theodore Yokem signs off with best wishes for the graduates.
The passage presents a playful catalog of different types of senior girls arranged by traits such as height and hair color. It contrasts a broad spectrum of descriptors with a stipulation that there are no bad or sad girls, framing a charming composite picture.
A Booster Club editorial bids goodbye as 272 days of studying end and the U S S Vacation ship sails off. It recalls exams as a foe, notes some students fell but many survived, and toasts friends who will part or continue aboard for future voyages.
A junior writer expresses sympathy for seniors who faced relocation years ago and recalls personal feelings of missing their former surroundings and timing. The short reminiscence hints at school community impact and student perspective.
A brief verse celebrating the class of 1938. It honors the graduates with a pledge to strive for excellence and never give up, even when challenges require digging in and delving deep. The tone mirrors a nostalgic school or college memory card.
From the Shades of the Departing Seniors they warn of a long dreary winter of hard lessons and brutal workloads. Students recount piled notebooks desks and chairs with endless tasks and tiring tutors. They share their anguish at losing time for rest and the struggle to conquer months of study.
Adminstrator W E Edwards will sell at public auction on Tuesday June 7 1938 at 10 am at the late residence of Raleigh S Brown deceased near Whitacre Virginia. Items include livestock tools furniture kitchenware and 200 jars of canned fruit with cash terms.
Household and kitchen items to be sold include General Electric Frigidaire and Magic Chef gas stove Hoover vacuum cleaner buffet china cabinet beds chests of drawers vanity dresser oil stove window screens garden tools lawn mower linoleum rugs dishes and more. Duvall & Dunn, auctioneers.
A humorous dialogue set features students and teachers trading quips. Lines reference Caesar, language classes, and a punch line about starting at the bottom. The exchange includes a pun about Venetian blinds and a joke about a hotel lobby confrontation.
John Temple Graves second argues education is essential for democracy to work and for machinery to function, speaking at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg. He stresses humane development over vocational training, praising the college's name reflecting national character and moral leadership.
Wilfred E. Egg, 29, of Jasper, appeared in City Court and told Judge Marion J. Rice he wanted prison. The judge sentenced him to 60 days at the State Penal Farm on a charge of intoxication. Egg quipped, I feel like a good egg now.
N K Larrick chair of Mount Olive United Brethren Church announced a general clean up day for June 7. Relatives and friends buried there should assemble Tuesday afternoon with tools to renovate the church and cemetery ahead of the memorial service the following Sunday.
Modern motor cars use eight or more cylinders for smooth power and performance. Ford stands out as the only maker delivering an affordable 8 cylinder car with low operating costs. The V-8s in De Luxe and Standard 60 share the same chassis and 8 cylinder quality throughout, offering comfort, instruments, interiors, brakes, and honest design.
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