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APRIL 22, J.938
McGregor mirror, McGregor, texas
PAGE THREE
PUS CHATTER
ID BY PUPILS OF McGREGOK HIGH SCHOOL
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McGregor Wins District Track
and Field Championship—
McGregor High’s Bulldogs,
county track and field champions
annexed the district 12 champion-
ship at Waco last Saturday' in
competition against schools from
throughout Central Texas. Mc-
GrfJ^or scored 24 points to lead
the field. Second place honors
went to State Home *of Corsi-
cana with a total of 21 points,
and the Waco High Tigers placed
third with a score of 19 points.
This is the first such champion-
ship McGregor has won since
1935.
McGregor placed a balanced
team on the field Saturday, and
though no outstanding marks
were set for the day, the local
hoys won places in seven events.
The track was in poor condition
after the recent rains, so thletes
from all schools were handi-
capped in their efforts to estab-
lish new records.
Durward Brooks lead the locals
in point-getting. He won first
place in the high hurdle race with
a time of 17.4 seconds and placed
second in the broad jump. In the
latter event Brooks lost his first
place position by an inch in the
last jump made by the winner,
Keeling, of Wortham.
E. A. Shirley won the mile race
with a time of 5 minutes and 22
seconds. Shirley has run this
race consistently in better time
than he did at the district meet,
■but the wet gravel track slowed
him down. This boy has not been
out-run in a mile race this year,
and he has a gnod chance to win
a place in the event at the region-
al meet at Denton Saturday.
With a toss of 107 feet and 3
inches, Henry Smith won first
place honors in the discus throw.
William Janes won second place
in the pole vault as he cleared
the bar at an altitude of ten and
one-half feet. Trav Bass took
third place in the javelin throw.
The first place in the javelin
throw went to Stephens of Mexia
with an unusually good throw
measuring 170 1-2 feet.
McGregor’s mile relay team
won fourth place in the relay
race. Running this event were
Doyle Webb, F. A. Shirley, Dur-
ward Bronks and Raymond Col-
lins.
Winning the district champion-
ship is a distinct credit to Coach
Lloyd Mitchell. He has worked
hard with his boys for many
weeks and their performances in
all meets have been evidence of
the good coaching which they
have received.
M.H.S.
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A GOOD LAXATIVE
Caught Between the Upper
and Lower Millstones
of Necessity—
Unemployment among youth is
not a new phenomenon, although
it has become much more serious
and mure evident during the last
ten years. For many years the
schools have been conscious of a
growing problem of unemploy-
ment among youth. Industry has
become progressively more un-
wil ing to employ inexperienced
young people below the age of
18 to 20. The great increases in
high school enrollments are due
in very large part to the fact that
many young people have stayed
in school because they have had
nothing else to do. Although
there has been a tendelncy to-
ward a higher average school-
leaving age, the average indus-
try-entrance age has moved up so
much more rapidly that there has
been a widening gap between
school 'and work. Within this
wideing gap are now some mil-
lions of young people who are
neither in school, at work, nor
obtaining any type of experience
that might prepare them event-
ually f’or work.
Unemployed out - of - school
youth are caught between the up-
per and lower millstones of nec-
essity. On the one hand, without
training or experience, they are
of little value to an employer;
industrial and commercial trends
influence employers to give pre-
ference to older youth and adults;
and the demand for higher edu-
cational qualifications becomes
more and more insistent. On the
Other hand, without resources to
prolong their schooling or with-
out confidence in the programs
offered by the schools, they can
not prosecute the period of fur-
ther preparation that frequently
seems essential to effective par-
ticipation in gainful employment.
The result is they live under the
curse of not being wanted.
Apathy, resentment, and personal
disintegration are almost sure to
follow; the possibiility of their
becoming antisocial in behavior
under such circumstances is very
large.
M.H.S.
McGregor Receives Affiliation
in New Course—
____ In a cmmunication recently
received by Snpt. T. H. Jenkins
from J. W. O’Banion, director of
supervision of the state depart-
ment of education, it was stated
that McGregor High School would
be given affiliation of one-half
unlit in Occupations. This course
is being offered for the first time
here during the present semester
and is taught by Mr. Prince. 36
pupils are registered for the
course.
M.H.S.
Boren and Bonldin Chosen
1938 Football Captains—
J. W. Boren, end and Henry
Bouldin, guard, were elected as
co-captains to lead the McGregur
Bulldogs through the 1938 cam-
paign, Coaqh Lloyd Mitchell an-
nounced this week. Lettermen
from last year’s team-voted. Both
boys are experienced players in
both football and basketball hnd
Buren won a letter in track and
field events this year.
These boys are clean players,
are popular with faculty members
and the student body, and are ex;
cellent performers on the grid-
iron. Their teammates are to be
congratulated on their selection.
The Danger of Individual
Self-Guidance—
The question is often debated
whether a youth should think out
the right and wrong of things for
one’s self. It -must, be admitted
that he would be a very superior
person who could be trusted to
judge for himself as to what is
right and wrong. Such persons
are rare indeed. In the first
place, one life is too short to fol-
low conduct through to its con-
sequences. In the second place,
most intellects are too small to
note all the effects of any act.
And third, human nature cpn sel-
dom think and wish at the same
time. Black looks white, or at
least gray, when one’s desires are
on the rampage.
Fifty per cent *of the people are
of average mentality or less; for
them, at least, obedience is the
safest rule of life. Probably it is
for all of us. There is great dan-
ger in the modern doctrine that
each person may be his own
guide in murals. That doctrine
is a false inference from a mis-
conceived idea pf dem!oc!racy.
That was the very doctrine on
which society went to pieces once
before; and the Greek sophists
were the culprits who prumulgat
ed the doctrine. The world ought
to be wiser by now.
M.H.S.
Seniors Enjoy Denton Trip—
Nineteen members of the senior
class made a trip to Denton last
Saturday for the purpose of visit
ing the campuses of the two col-
leges located there.
The group went to North Tex-
as Teachers College first and
were shown around the campus
by members of the reception
committee. After this tour of the
campus, the seniors attended
radio broadcast in the auditor-
ium. This program was very in-
teresting because it portrayed the
life of the various activities of
the college.
After a delightful barbecue
dinner served by the Teachers
College, the visitors visited Texas
State College for Woman, and in-
spected their campus.
After a show in Fort Worth,
and a flood at Itasca, the group
returned to McGregUr very worn
out from their strenuous day.
The McGregor delegation con-
sisted of Miss Hauk, senior spon-
Mrs. Elmer Brown, and the
Bulldogs to Enter Regional
Track and Field Meet Saturday—
McGregor’s county and district
championship track and field
team will journey to Denton Sat-
urday to participate in the region
III meet. Here they will compete
against athletes from a wide
area. Contestants will be pres-
ent from Wichita Falls, Fort
Worth, Dallas, Waco and the
smaller surrounding schools.
In this meet Henry Smith wil
throw the discus; F. A. Shirley
will run the mile race and throwl
the javelin; Trav Bass will enter)
the javelin event; Doyle Web
will enter the 220 low hurdle race
and the 440-yard dash; Raymond
Collins will run the 40-yard and
220-yard dashes; and Bill Janes
will enter the pole vaulting con-
test. These boys were winners in
events at the district meet at
Waco last week-end.
M.H.S.
HomeMaking News—
On Friday, April 15th, the
Homemaking 'Club was host to
about 25 young boys and girls at
an Easter egg hunt, planned and
directed by the girls in the home-
making classes of McGregor High
School. Each girl made a small
Easter basket, colored the eggs
and invited a guest. The weather
prevented having the hunt in the
ball park so the clothing room
was used as a substitute. Leaves
and grass were used for places in
which to hide eggs. The expres-
sions on the faces
OGLESBY DEPARTMENT
W. ALEXANDER, Representative
am
deeply sympathize with mm tor
theirs was a long and happy
journey together. Because of this
sorrow in his heart and home,
there will be no Oglesby news
section this week, only the fol-
lowing sent to us by a friend
there.
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SOY:
following class members: Louise
Bailey, /Virginia Herring!, Mar-
ian Isbill, Joyce Bradshaw, Ella
Geltemeyer, Margaret Fulp, Wil-
lie Dean Johnson, Yvonne Fulp,
Ethel Vise, Rosemary McDonald,
Helen Dalton, Camille Johnson,
Ada Lorenson, Viola Murphy,
Ruth Westerfield, Ruth Mize,
Doyle Brown, Newton Connally,
Nick Johnson.
M.H.S.
Magazine Campaign Raging—
A magazine selling campaign
was started last Thursday in Mc-
Gregor High School to raise funds
for the purchase of band uni-
forms. Mr. Barber, representa-
tive of the Curtis Publishing Co.
instructed the students to sell as
many as they could for attrac-
tive prizes which the school of
fers.
A sizeable per cent of the sub-
scription proceeds will go to the
benefit ■of the school band. There
are two teams, the winning one
of which will be awarded a holi-
day from school and if the total
amount brought in exceeds $100,
fifteen pounds of chocolates will
be eaten by the winners.
M.H.S.
J. E. Lockhart Garries Judging
Team to A. & M. College—
J. E. Lockhart, vocational ag-
riculture teacher spent the first
part of the week at Texas A. &
M. College where he carried
judging teams to participate in
the annual contests sponsored by
the college. The poultry judging
team consisted of O. C. Webb, M.
B. Martin, Jr., and Eldon Schmal-
riede. The dairy cattle judging
team was composed of Horace
Hoy, M. L. Kittrell and (Charles
Meador. Judging in the horticul-
ture events were Alton Janes,
William Welch, August Hadeler
and Lawton Crain.
M.H.S.
Members *of the Senior Class
wish to express their sincere
sympathy to one of their class-
mates, William I5aker, whose
mother was claimedjby death last
week.
guests proved that they all enjoy-
ed the occasion.
All girls of the clothing classes,
numbering abut 52, are expected
to have finished dresses for them-
selves by the end of this week.
These garments are simple school
dresses by the first year class,
tailored presses by thie second
year class and special occasion
dresses by the third year girls.
These dresses will be shown in a
style show next week.
M.H.S.
Senior Girls to Attend
Play Day at Belton—
A clever invitation written in
natural language was received
this week inviting eight senior
girls to attend the play day held
annually at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Pollege at Belton. The girls were
reminded to bring clothing suit-
able for various outdoor sports,
including tennis and swimming.
They will also be guests of honor
at a luncheon that day.
Seniors planning to attend the
event are Yvonne Fulp, Dawn Is-
bill, Louise Bailey, Margaret Dix-
on, Ada Lorsenson, Ruth Mize
Viola Murphy and Isla Jean
Curry.
M.H.S.
“Army” Wins From “Navy”
In Spring Football—
In a practice football game be-
tween the “Army” and “Navy”
teams of Coach Lloyd Mitchell’s
spring football squad Monday af-
ternoon, the Army was victorious
with 12-0 score. “Red” Brad-
shaw and Darrel Pedigo scored
the tochdowns. The victory by
the .Army evened the series of
games with a victory for each.
Henceforth, games between the
two teams will be played on
Wood Field on Tuesdays and Fri-
days. There is no admission
charge and fans are invited to
come out and see the boys in ac-
tion.
M.H.S.
Bow Wow News—
Leita' McLeod, high school jun-
ior, has been elected president of
the Bow Wow club, the high
school pep squad. Curtis Mc-
Ginley, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ollie McGinley, and Ann
Bouldin, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E|. fBouldjin, have
been elected mascots of the pep
organization for this year’s foot-
ball season. Jimmie Louise Wil-
lis has been elected banner car-
rier.
M.H.S.
Sophomore-Freshmen Party—
Last Tuesday evening the first
forma] party of the freshmen-
sophomore classes was given in
the gym. Many games were en-
joyed, after which ice cream was
served. Besides class members,
guests were Miss Lena Amsler,
freshmen sponsor; Mr. Prince,
sophomore sponsor; Mr. Jenkins
and Coach and Mrs. Mitchell.
M.H.S.
Patronize Mirror advertisers.
MRS. W. ALEXANDER.
On Friday, April 15, 1938, at
10:50 a. m., the death angel visit-
ed the home of Rev. W. Alexander
and took his precious wife, the
mother of his children and liis
companion for sixty happy years.
In the passing of this lovely,
sacrificial, Christian character,
the church, as well as the entire
of the small j community, has suffered a great
loss. As long as her health would
permit, it was her great delight
to attend her church and enjoy
the Christian fellowship. Her
hands were always ready to light-
en the burden of a neighbor or
to help a sick friend. But where
this tiny, dainty, frail mother will
be missed most is in her own
home, the place she loved so well
and over which she presided, with
such graciousness.
She was neyier happiejr than
when preparing for a visit from
her children, and these children
in turn, when she became ill,
nursed her with such tenderness
and obtained for her the best
medical services.
Although our hearts are sad
and our tears fall now that we
see. her no more, we should re-
member that for her there is “a
mansion in the sky, a building not
made with hands eternal in the
heavens. ’ ’
Emma Alice Jones was born
February 9, 1859, at Russellville.
Ga. She was married to White
Alexander in September 1878. To
this union were born eight chil-
dren. One son died in infancy,
another son, John T. Alexander,
passed away in June 1922. Her
life was spent in Georgia and
Louisiana until moving to Milam
county, Texas, about 44 years
ago, where the family resided
nine years, moving from there to
Oglesby, Coryell county, Texas,
which place she had lived the past
thirty-five years.
Under a gorgeous bower of ex-
quisite flowers, she was laid to
rest in Post Oak Cemetery Sun-
day afternoon, following funeral
services at the First Baptist
church at 3 o’clock, conducted by
her pastor, Rev. Carroll jChad-
wick, assisted by Rev. W. C. Tay-
lor, pastor of the Methodist
church.
A host of sorrowing friends
from Waco, Temple, Gatesville,
Waxahachie, McGregor, and oth-
er points were present to pay the
last respects to this dear Mother
of Israel.
Relatives attending the funeral
from other places were a brother,
Rev. R. B. Jones, Winfield, Texas;
a niece, Mrs. Clyde McMinn of
Meridian, Miss.; two nephews,
Rob Gallman and wife and Allan
Gallman, all of Longview, Texas.
Other than her husband, Mrs.
Alexander is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. B. C. Yar-
borough, Waco; W. B. Alexander,
Temple; L. D. Alexander, Fort
Worth; C. W. Alexander, Clovis,
N. M., Mrs. Georgia Collard, Og-
lesby and Mrs. A. P. Anderson,
Temple. The following grand-
children, Morris and Henry Alex-
ander, Temple; Harrell A. Col-
lard, Brownwood; Jo Anne Alex-
ander, Clovis, N. M.; Mrs. Ruth
Clements, Dallas; three great
grand-children: Howard Riddle,
Oglesby, Bryan Riddle, Waco
and Dolores Clements, Dallas.
She is also survived by the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters, Rev.
R. B. Jjones, Winfield; Homer
Jones, Lizella, Ga.; C. L. Jones,
Madill, Okla.; Mrs. Lizzie Ballew,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Clara
Gallman, Ruston, La. and a num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were M. B. Martin,
L. W. Stockberger, T. M. Rucker,
L. C. Woods, F. B. Lam, Alton
Dalton, with Lee undertakers in
charge.
Out ill Life’s garden where sympathy
grew,
God planted a soul, it was that soul
of you.
Life’s wonderful garden, love seek-
ing went through,
Till he found a heart, it was the heart
of you.
I have sought through life’s garden
of roses and rue,
And I found one sweet blossom, all
jewelled with dew.
Love, sympathy, faith, all unchanging
and true,
And the heart of this flower, Dear
Mother was you. Contributed.
Style Show at Ritz
Tuesday Night—
The annual style show of the
home economics group of Mc-
Gregor High School will be stag-
ed at the Ritz Theatre Tuesday
night, April 26th. The annual
showing of wearing apparel made
by the girls in the class room has
become a classic event. Miss
Luella Hauk will direct the pro-
gram which will he staged on a
special platform prepared for the
occasion.
M.H.S
Mrs. C. S. Lawhon and daugh-
ter, Naomi of Levelland are visit-
ing here with, her sister, Mrs.
Howard Ormsby and brother, E.
C. Yeager.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hunter and
son of Ranger, Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Reed of Breckenridge and Glenn
Reed of Stratford spent last
week-end here with Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Reed. Glenn will remain
here to assist Warren in their
farming interests for awhile.
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