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THE GRASS BURR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1949
THE GRASS BURR
Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Weatherford
Senior High School, Weatherford, Texas.
SCHOOL SPIRIT
W. H. S. has acquired several new teachers,
a new principal, and hew courses, but has it
got a new school spirit? Some might say that
they yell, but that isn't all it takes. School spirit
is being for the Kangaroos whether they are on
top or not. If the boys can work out every day
and stay in training, the student body should
be able to yell in pep rallies and by all means
at the games. You don't see the cheer leaders
"resting." They stay right in and lead the yells
to the closing minutes. The football team doesn't
say that they have a cold and will wait until
next week. They get right in there and play. It
seems that if every student and teacher all sat
in the cheering section and really yelled that
the Kangaroos would know that we're for them!
At previous games, our opponents have
out yelled us and the reason is they sit togeth-
er and yell. We should let the other side know
that we're playing a football game. We should
let the opponents' cheer leaders know that we
have something besides the team, and that
we're backing the team with all the moral sup-
port they need.
This Friday night, let's come to the Wood-
row Wilson game with all our lemons and pre-
pared to strain our vocal chords so that the
Kangaroos and all the neighboring towns will
know that we've got some school spirit.
HOMEROOMS
Sophomores
Teacher
Letters
Room No.
Shorten
A-D
309
Whitsett
E-L
200
Eddleman
M-R
107
Harper
S-Z
302
Juniiors
Smith
A-D
205
Kayser
E-H
208
Davis
J-N
202
Taylor
O-S
303
Hightower
T-Z
301
Seniiors
Skiles
A-C
Voc. Ag.
Benskin
D-H
209
Childress
I-R
201
Mrs. Emmons S-Z
100
Junior High
News
By EVELYN WILEY
If you are wondering why there
are so many Junior High students
over here, the answer is that there
are three homerooms and about
six classes over here. Miss Hackett
has a homeroom in 307 and Mr.
Scherer has a homeroom in 101
and holds math and algebra class-
es here. Mr. Hudspeth has a home-
room in the study hall and Miss
Davis has four history classes in
200 and 307. Some Junior High stu-
dents also have lockers in the
basement and on the third floor.
Teachers Spend Vacations
In Various Ways and Places
The teachers spent their vaca-
tions in various ways. Mr. Hamil-
ton, our new principal, spent the
first part of the summer attending
TCU and getting his Masters
Degree. After this he went to New
Orleans for a visit. Other teachers
attending school were: Mr. Harper,
who attended SWTSTC at San Mar-
cos; Mr. Hightower, who went to
East Texas State at Commerce;
Miss Davis, who attended TSCW at
Denton, and Mr. Skiles, who at-
tended Texas A&M working on his
Masters.
Some of the teachers who went
on vacations were Mrs. Shorten,
who vacationed in Wyoming; Mrs.
Martin, who spent three days in
Galveston after attending a three
weeks’ course in TSCW and the
Area Conference in Denton. Miss
Kayser spent a few days in Cor-
pus, while Mrs. Eddleman attended
the State Conference in Fort Worth
in addition to the Home Community
Work shop. Miss Whitsett went to
an English work shop at TSCW in
Denton and also went to New York
where she saw “South Pacific” with
Mary Martin.
Miss Smith taught in summer
school and then spent one week in
Houston at the state convention of
the B&PW. Mrs. Benskin taught
in summer school and then recu-
perated the rest of the time. Mrs.
Childress rested and stayed at
home. Miss Taylor worked at the
Youth Center and then went to
Falfurrias to stay on her uncle’s
Tanch. Mary Estelle Kemp worked
in Mr. Wilson’s office and kept
house. Mr. Wilson, when asked what
he spent the summer doing, said
that he “just worked.”
Coach Whiteside and Coach Em-
mons spent the first part of the
summer working with the soft ball
games and the latter, part was
spent getting the football boys
ready for their training. Coach
Emmons also attended the coach-
ing school in Beaumont. Mrs. Em-
mons was kept busy keeping house
at 109 West Church.
News Nibbles
BY NANCY
Well, guys and gals, we’re back
in the old school groove once more
and everybody’s “up to their neck”
in homework, but it really is good
to be back. Agreed?
Right off the reel, let’s give
three hearty cheers for three well-
deserving sweethearts: Pat Rus-
sell, football sweetheart; Joey
Smith, band “Belle”; and Beverly
Curtis, Home Eco. beys’ “Cookie.”
Congratulations to Jimmy Apple-
ton for being back on the field af-
ter a week’s absence because of
an infected arm.
Those Home Eco. boys are real-
ly up-and-coming chefs! Wednesday
morning they made “sealed up”
hamburgers and served a few of the
faculty members. (Incidentally, no
casualties reported. Honestly, they
were delicious—I snitched a bite!)
“Queen of the Cats” Barbara
Feagin returned Tuesday after a
jaunt to Shreveport and the play-
offs. Aside from being terribly air-
sick, Babs reports a grand trip.
Well kids, it’s time to go now,
so ’til next time, it’s just “so long.”
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HITTIN' THE HIGH NOTES
WITH WEATHERFORD
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
By JANE COATS
Drill! Drill!! The Weatherford
Band attended a summer clinic,
August 29, 30, and 31, preparing
for the football season.
“Curvacious” Joey Smith took
over Jerry Hayes’ place as drum
major. Umm! Some prancer.
Cute little Dianne Hamilton made
her debut as mascot, replacing
Betty Witherspoon.
During the summer three band-
members, David Ashcroft, Jane
Coats and Kenneth Crow, attended
a summer music clinic at N. T. S. C.
How do you like the twirlers
new uniforms. Very nifty.
Mary Green, Patsy Pearson and
Polly McDavid led the band as new
flag-bearers.
John Galbreaith took J. D. Wag-
ner’s place as president of the
band. Vice president is David Ash-
croft; secretary, Nancy Wood;
treasurer, Raymond Hardin; and
band manager, Weldon Stevens.
Lucky, lucky seniors. Those band
jackets surely will look swell.
The band stand at the football^
field met approval with each mem-
ber. Now maybe we can see the'
game.
The Weatherford College wants
the band to play for home games.
Mr. Joe Stumpp should be. given
a big hand for doing such a good
job of directing.
Several ex-members1 have re-
turned to play with the band; J. D.
Wagner, Joan Harris, Charlie Hood
and Leon Christian.
The Weatherford High School
band has has been invited to the
annual Hardin Homecoming at
Wichita Falls, October 29. The col-
orful parade begins at 10 a. m.
Following that will be a huge bar-
becue at noon. At 2:30 the band
will have ring-side seats in order
to witness the Hardin Indians meet,
the University of Houston on the
gridiron.
WHS Students Relate Summer
Vacation Experiences
Summer vacations? Oh! They
were wonderful, so some of our
traveling classmates report. Where
did they spend their summer?
Well-
La Verne Yarborough spent two
swell weeks in Big Spring, Texas.
Bobby Dalton had the enjoyment
of going to Wyoming and Colorado.
Modie Young had a wonderful
time in Oklahoma and Galveston.
Two more visited Big Spring
—Gene Cotter and Eufenio Val-
terria.
Shirley Shelby left for Florida
and stayed a whole month, enjoy-
ing herself, of course.
Marion Kindel spent six weeks
at Camp Mystic and was given the
Mystic Honor Camper award, the
highest award to be given to a
camper.
Wayland Paul, Ray Witherspoon,
and Laura King went to the Meth-
odist camp.
Jo Aycock and Mariellen Brow-
der spent a little while at the
Glen Rose camp.
Joyce Clark enjoyed a short visit
in Electra, and Ethel Griffen stayed
a week in San Angelo, Texas.
Nova Barnes spent a Wonderful
vacation in Juarez, Mexico, and in
the Lincoln National Park in New
Mexico.
Carline Lamm spent her summer
vacation in Arkansas, Oklahoma,
and Missouri and went through the
Ozark Mountains.
De Lois Holman enjoyed her trip
to New Mexico.
There were five boys who went
to CAP camp — namely, Junior
Berkley, Vonn McGill, Raymond
Hardin, Leonard Plummer and Ray-
mond Walker. They made the trip
in a C-46 and studied jet engines.
The summer was spent just in
pleasure and fun, as you see.
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NEWS OF THE EXES OF
WEATHERFORD HIGH
Flash! Here’s news on some of
Weatherford High’s exes of the
1949 graduating class.
The majority of the class is
staying here to attend Weather-
ford College; they are Elizabeth
Wolfenburger, Joan Harris, Pat
McDaniel, Jim Calhoun, Dub Bal-
low, Dwight Hoover, Joe Bailey,
Wayne Carter, Kenneth Williams,
Jack Stanley, Lanona Hartness,
Dorothy Vowell, Willie Wilson and
Chuck Elders.
Others, who have gone away to
different colleges and universities
are Norma Bridges to North Texas
State College, Jack Sisco and Mau-
rice Jackson to Baylor University,
Dub and Ford Slocum to A&M,
•Gretchen Kebleman, Jennilu Kelly
and Jerry Hayes to the Universi-
ty ofTexas.
Some exes are attending Weath-
erford’s Texas Business College;
they are Bertha Mund, Bety Thorm
as, Nancy Young and Buna Jo
Collins.
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Enrollment Drops
Students enrolled in WHS num-
ber 326, compared to last year’s
378.
The Senior class has 63 girls and
48 boys.
In the Sophomore class there are
96 students with the boys out-
numbering the girls by 18.
In the Junior class the total num-
ber is 119—67 boys and 52 girls.
Students Who Worked
During Vacation Period
Work—A little four-letter wosd
that brings misery to nearly
everyone. There are several reasons
for working: one of the main reas-
ons is to get money. Some work
to have money to buy clothes; oth-
ers work to have money for dates
and a good time in general. How-
ever, still others work to put mon-
ey in the bank and save it, which
is very unusual. Several Weather-
ford High students were caught in
the act of working during the sum-
mer vacation time. A few of these
students were:
1. Bill Hall.—Camera Shop.
2. Mac Hartnes.—Agent for the
Dallas Morning News.
3. Louise Kemp.—City Pharma-
cy.
4. Nancy Wickens.—City Phar-
macy.
5. Bill Worden. — Drove truck
for father in Lamesa, Texas.
6. Mary Frances Armstrong.—
Duke & Ayers.
7. Wy Nell Stovall.—City Phar-
macy.
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JANIE SMITH. QUEEN
OF PARKER COUNTY
Miss Janey Smith, WHS ex, was
crowned “Miss Parker County” at
the Jaycee beauty contest. She
now attends Baylor University and
is majoring in voice.
The Jaycees are planning to
make the beauty contest an annual
affair.
The second place went to Miss
Charleen Griffith, a WHS senior.
Third place went to an ex, Eliza-
beth Wolfenberger.
Weatherford High was well rep-
represented. Other WHS ex’s en-
tered were, Judy Cuiwell, Juanita
Reeder, Mary Clay, Joye Wells and
Nancy Young. Contestants attend-
ing WHS now are Joey Smith,
Virginia Carter, Melba McCauley,
Norma Haynes, Belle Hubbard,
Dorothy Frysinger, and Emma
Dean Jenkins.
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Birthdays
September
21. Norma Haynes.
22. Katie Crowley.
24. Donna Sue Grable.
25. Patsy Clark, Rena Kelly.
26. Eddie Tomlinson.
27. Howard Fisher.
30. Steve Long.
October
1. Jo Welch.
2. Bill Hall, Johnny Barber.
5. Hoyt Thomas.
6. Shurman Glenn.
7. Malcolm Johnson, Johnny
Murphy.
8. Margie Peoples.
9. Gene Gilley. v---
10. Hubert Wiley.
J 12. Billie Jo Waters.
I 13. Bill Smith, Holton Riddle,
Melba Fowler.
15. Nona Curtis, Betty Jacobs.
18. Betty Tabor.
21. Mary Jo Williams.
22. Frankie Thomas.
24. Jo Ann McKinney.
25. Wayne Wyler.
26. Oleta Dean, Laura King.
27. Harvalene Linthicum.
28. Bobbie Causbie.
31. Charleen Griffith.
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