The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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Weatherford, Texas, Wednesday, October 15, 1941 No. 3
STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES CHOSEN
Log of The Good
Ship W. H. S.
By Blanche Patrick
Last year’s student council evi-
dently met the approval of the ’42
crop of Seniors. Virginia Gardner,
Calvin Wren, and Margaret Camp-
bell, who were council members
their Junior year were re-elected to
represent their home rooms.
• • •
Overheard: Carmel Moore to Wan-
da Garland, “My foot must have
been bored in civics class. It went to
sleep.”
• • •
Incidentally, have you noticed the
cross Carmel is wearing? It came
from Roanoke, Virginia and is a na-
tural formation of rock. A legend
says that these cross-shaped bits of
stone are the petrified tears the fair-
ies wept when they heard of the
crucifixion of Christ.
• • •
Professional newspapers claim
that three people read each issue
sold. At that rate, the Grass Burr
has a circulation of 546 copies.
• • •
There is a vase in Miss Gatlin’s
room that tells the history of the
commercial classes. Scribbed on it
are the names of 116 former W. H.
S. Students.
• • •
Jottings at Mineral Wells game:
W. H. S. exes Donald Scherer and
Eugene Nash in their Tarleton uni-
forms. A Mineral Wells woman ex-
plains the regular Mountaineer band
leader has been in the National
Guard since last year. The predo-
minating color on the bleachers
across the field are not the MWHS
red and white or our blue and white.
Instead there are great blotches of
brown and khaki.
• • •
Hadja heard: That Miss Gatlin is
absent with asthma, and her substi-
tute is Onie Mae Moss, a ’41 grad
who is making 85 words in short-
hand at business college?
That Butch Bucher is keeping a
detailed scrapbook on her senior ac-
tivities .... even to saving chewing
gum wrappers?
That Miss Whitsett has two Dal-
mations, a couple of Chihuahuas and
a cocker-spaniel?
That Verna Mae Jefferson has
worked in a drug store and can make
anything from a banana split to a
super-malt?
• • •
Wedding bells are echoeing for
Eddylee Wells, former W. H. S. pep
Continued on page 3
Melon Vine Staff
Complete For The
Work To Begin
The Melon Vine staff for the 1941-
’42 edition of the annual has been
completed and the photographer has
been chosen, Margaret Campbell,
editor, announced Monday. The com-
plete staff consists of—
Editor-in-Chief, Margaret Camp-
bell
Assistant Editor, Carolyn Jean
Nunnally.
Business manager, Adele Bourke
Assistant Business Managers,
Jeanne Bozzell and Charles Milliken
Sports Editor, Eugene Boyd
Assistant Sports Editors, Catherine
Spracklin, Hubert Grafft
Snap Shop Editor, Betty Cato
Assistant Editor, Jodie Boren
Club Editor, Carabeth Sturdivant
Assistan Club Editor, Naomi Bro-
thers.
Class Editor, Bettye Jo Bucher
Assistant Class Editor, Joy Nell
Culwell.
The photographer is Mr. Dumain.
County Nurse
Presents Program
Miss Helen Schreiber, the county
nurse, was in charge of the program
presented to the student body last
Thursday at the assembly period.
She introduced the guest speaker,
Mrs. Hawthorne Hatchett. Mrs.
Hatchett spoke on recreation in the
home and also exhibited some exam-
ples for recreation.
Mrs. Hatchett has previously been
connected with the Home Demon-
stration Work in this county. Miss
Schreiber closed the program with a
short lecture on personal appear-
ance.
Journalism Class
Has Work Room
The Journalism Class is now car-
rying on their work in the room
formerly occupied by Mr. Turner.
Tables have been placed in the room
in order to simplify the matter of
writing articles for the “Grass Burr”.
It seems that Eddie Layman and
Sissy Sturdivant; ' Cal Wren and
Bonurke were doing O. K. on the
hayride Saturday night. Don’t you
think so folks?
Carmel Moore To
Be Next President
Of Homemakers
The election Wednesday of Carmel
Moore as president, launched the
local chapter of the Future Home-
makers of Texas on their work for
the year. Other officers elected at
the first meeting were Virginia Shel-
by, vice-president and program
chairman^ Bobby Jane Measures,
secretary; Ouida Cox, treasurer;
Blanche Patrick, reporter; June
Giddens, kodak editor; and Nita
Beth Milburn, parliamentarian. As-
sistant photographers are Wynelle
pakei\ (Katherine Spracklin, 'and
Betty Cato.
The election of club leaders fol-
lowed a different trend this year.
A nominating committee, appointed
by last year’s president, Carabeth
Sturdivant, decided on a nominee for
each of the offices. The presentation
sf these names was supplemented by
nominations from the club at large.
This plan is used in the choosing of
the State F. H. T. officers, and is de-
signed to provide more capable exe-
cutives.
Mrs. Ruth Martin, sponsor, said
concerning the plans for the com-
ing term, “The Weatherford Home-
making girls are paralelling their
work with the National Defense
Program. We expect this year to be
the best from the standpoint of ser-
vice rendered in the history of the
department.”
Marian Swofford
Resigns; Marries
Harold Russell
Miss Marian Swofford, secretary
to Superintendent H. L. Barber, re-
signed preceeding her marriage on
Friday, October 11. Miss Swofford, a
former Weatherford High School
graduate has been secretary to Mr.
Barber for the past three years.
One from Each
Home Room Fills
The Membership
The Student Council representa-
tives were chosen Wednesday. Those
chosen were: Lou Bolton, Mrs. Wea*
ver’s home room;-Grade McMakin^
Miss Whitsett’s home room; Virginia
Gardner, Miss Bankhead’s home
room; Margaret Campbell, Mr.
Burn’s home room; Calvin Wren,
Miss Smith’s home room; Rusty
Winstead, Mr. Turner’s home room;
Virginia Shelby, Miss Gilliland’s
home room; Don Akers, Miss
Bound’s home room; Elizabeth Hub-
bard, Mr. Duke’s home room; and
Bill Moroni, Miss Gatlin’s home
room.
Miss Gatlin Absent
Because of Illness
Miss Gatlin teacher of Commer-
cial subjects in Weatherford High
School has been absent from school
the past week because of an atr
tack of asthma.
Onie Mae Moss graduate of ’41 has
filled her place.
Miss Gatlin plans to be back soon.
Supt. Barber Back :
From Washington
Supt. H. L. Barber returned from
Washington Monday night where he
attended to school business. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Barber, and
Mr. R. K. Phillips, president of the
school board, and Mr. M. V. de Leleu
schoo lboard member.
Frankie and Weldon deserve a lot
of credit for being able to get along
so well. After all this time they are
still going strong.
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