The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1973 Page: 1 of 24
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Harper Public
School Teachers
HARPER SCHOOL FACULTY ...
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Left to right: Emery Dixon Junior High English Principal and Science; and E. Dean Hopf,
and Spanish; Clayton Massey, Vocational Agri- Superintendent.
culture and FFA; Leon Dunn, Elementary - Harper Herald photo.
Left to right: Gary Wright, Band Director and
6th grade; Lee Feuge, 4th grade; Robbin
Lamb, Physical Education, 5th and 6th
grades; Ronnie Lumpkins, Athletic Coach and
Social Studies; Mrs. Lenora Schmidt, 1st and
2nd grades; and Mrs. Alta McDougall, 2nd and
3rd grades.
- Harper Herald photo.
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The Harper public school sys- iciation has, over the years, been
tem has shown a nice increase very instrumental in helping to
in enrollment during the cur- provide playground equipment,
rent 1972-73 school year, Super- ibooks for the library, etc.
intendent E. Dean Hopf re-1
vealed to the Harper Herald
week. As of Wednesday, Apr
25, a total of 221 pupils were
attending the Harper schooltf
grades one through 12. This is
an increase of 25 students over|
file past school year, 1971-72.
Part of the increase is due
an influx of new residents
the Harper community and sur-
rounding trade area. A few
transfers have come from the
Ingram and Doss communities,
Supt. Hopf said. The increase
will probably continue in the en-
suing school year with no let-up
seen in the years ahead.
The Harper School has an ex-
cellent, highly qualified staff of
teachers, including the voca-
tional agriculture, homemak-
ing, science and band depart-
ments. A physical education
program is maintained and, in
addition to other outdoor sports
and activities, the school has
added a tennis court to the out-
door playing fields such as foot-
ball, basketball (for which there
is a large, splendid gymnas-
ium), volleyball and first-class
playground equipment. The
Harper Parent-Teacher Asso-
Supt. Hopf has been a teacher
|in the Harper schools for most
the years since 1935. He has
srved as superintendent for the
st 12 consecutive years. For
four years he taught at Schrei-
ner Institute and for one year he
e^/ocatioijal Ag teacher for
Mjifort and Center Point. Supt.
How recalls that when he first
started teaching here 38 years
ago Iiere were less than 150 stu-
dents attending.
Many improvements and
additions have been made in the
Harper School system in recent
years.I The main building has
been Enlarged, a Cafetorium
and Apiculture building added,
and recently a livestock barn
for the annual youth stock show
was built behind the Ag build-
ing. The school grounds have a
first-class football field com-
plete with bleachers and lights
for night-time games.
As Harper grows and pros-
pers, so the Harper Independent
School District will continue to
expand and increase its facili-
ties. The school is considered
one of the finest and best in the
state for a community this size.
MRS. EDW. BAILEY INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT
Mrs. Edward (Jane) Bailey is
confined to the Peterson Hos-
pital in Kerrville since Monday
evening after sustaining an
injured back, possibly a
cracked vertebrae, in a car
accident.
State Highway Patrolman
Eugene Demuth of Fredericks-
burg was called to investigate
the incident which involved a
1971 Plymouth sedan owned and
driven by Levi Kensing of Har-
per. Kensing, accompanied by
Mrs. Bailey (both are employed
at the Entomological Station at
Kerrville), was returning home
when he ran off the pavement
3.2 miles south of Harper on the
Kerrville road Monday evening
shortly after 5 p.m. According
to Demuth a slow moving ve-
hicle, driven by Henry Baethge
of Doss, was also traveling in
the same direction, toward Har-
per. Baethge was accompanied
by his wife.
In trying to avert hitting the
auto in front of him, Kensing re-
portedly veered his car to the
left on the down hill slope, at
Dittmar Creek. He apparently
lost control of his car, causing
the auto to turn over and land in
the bar ditch. The car was badly
damaged, possibly totaled, De-
I READ THIS
(CONTRIBUTED)
Some facts about cats: A cat catches a mouse hiding in
the darkness because the mouse emits infra-red rays, guiding
the cats thermal sensitivity as the warmth of the sun’s rays
guide a blind man. And a cat walks or runs by moving the front
and back legs on one side, then those on the other. The only
other animals that move like this are the camel and the giraffe.
Advice to sleep on the right or left side, with the head to
the north or east, are warnings not based on scientific learning.
It is impossible for you to regulate position when you are asleep.
The best posture is any in which the body is comfortable and
completely relaxed.
People enjoy a wonderfully high standard of living in the
United States. To prove it, here’s what the annual garbage .pile
looks like: 26 million bottles; 48 million cans; 4 million tons of
plastic; 30 million tons of paper.
The number of visitors Throughout the national park
system has nearly doubled since 1946. In that year, there were
92,160,000 visitors to our parks, compared with an estimated
total of 183,900,000 in 1972.
The cost of running Congress has doubled. In 1968
appropriations for the legislative branch totaled $277.5 million,
and for 1972 the figure was $557 million.
TIME is the chrysalis of eternity.
Defensive
Driving /
Course V
Reminder
The Defensive Driving Course
being offered to patrons of the
Harper Community will be
scheduled for May 17,18 and 22,
first session, and May 29, June 4
and 5, second session.
Deadline for registration is
May 1.
The driving course will be an
8 hour course with a cost of $8.
per person. There is a 10 per-
cent reduction in, insurance
rates over a 3 year period. The
course is very interesting and
informative and should be bene-
ficial to anyone who drives.
Check with your insurance
agent before starting the course
to see how the course will apply
to your policy.
Call Mrs. Elbert Feller at the
school office if you want to sign
up for the course.
Mrs. Otto Itz
Honored On
90th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Itz
honored his mother, Mrs. Otto
Itz, at a barbecue dinner on her
90th birthday on Saturday, April
21, at their home ten miles west
of Harper.
The intimate family gather-
ing included the children of
Mrs. Itz, Ruth, Mrs. Clifford
Bode, Johanna, Mrs. Victor
Wendel, Norma, Mrs. Chester
Bernhard, Chester Itz, all of
Harper, and Lee Roy Itz of Aus-
tin. Another daughter, Bessie,
Mrs. Archie Wienecke of San
Antonio, was unable to attend.
Present for the occasion were
her sister, Mrs. Lorenz Wendel,
and most of her 12 grandchild-
ren and 19 great grandchildren.
Another sister, Mrs. Emil Hart-
mann of Fredericksburg was
unable to attend.
The some 50 guests extended
good wishes, gifts and flowers
to Mrs. Itz, who is able to get
about with the aid of a walker,
attends church. Of sound and
good mind, she enjoys reading
as her favorite pastime.
HARPER’ SCHOOL TEACHERS
Left to right: Mrs. E. Dean (Ola Mae) Hopf, English and
Business; Elbert Schmidt, High School Math; and Mrs. Leon
Dunn, Homemaking.
Baethges injured.
The Harper Fire Depart-
ment’s ambulance took Mrs.
muth reported. Baethge’s car
was not damaged since it was
not struck; neither were the
Bailey to the Kerrville Hospital
where she was retained for fur-
ther treatment at the time of
this writing Wednesday noon.
Kensing, reportedly, sustained
minor cuts and bruises.
BILL BEARD DEMONSTRATES
KNOT TIEING
Bill Beard demonstrated and
taught simple knot tieing at the
meeting of the Harper 4-H
Horse Club held Monday, April
23 at the community building.
Fourteen members and five
new members attended.
The next meeting will be May
28 at 7:30 p.m. at the commun-
ity building.
CLARK BIERSCHWALE
TO GEORGIA
Clark Bierschwale left last
Saturday for Macon, Georgia,
where he is taking a special
course and schooling in savings
and loan work. Clark, who is
with the Hill Country Federal
Savings & Loan Association at
Kerrville, is scheduled to return
home on May 5.
Left to right: Mrs. Myrtle Feller, Secretary of the Super-
intendent; Mrs. Lesa Bierschwale, Teacher Aid ; and Mrs.
Mattie McDougall, Librarian and Teacher Aid.
- Harper Herald photo.
THE MOST VALUABLE LEGACY
“What is a man’s most valuable asset?
“A man may be stripped of every material
possession, yet still be well-to-do if he knows
a trade or a profession by which he can earn
a living. Earning ability is more precious than
bonds or stocks or real estate.
“The best inheritance that a father can leave
a son is the training and knowledge necessary
to earn a living. The ability to do something
that commands a price in any market and
under any conditions is a form of indestructi-
ble wealth.
“To leave a competency to children is the
dream of every father. To train children so
that they can earn their own way in the world
is kinder and wiser. Then, barring ill-health,
they are self-sufficient.”
—The William Feather Magazine
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Dietel, Norman J. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1973, newspaper, April 27, 1973; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034236/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harper Library.