The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1958 Page: 2 of 4
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THE GRASS BURR
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1958
AWord From the Wise
Dear Soph,
Just a line to let you know I’ve been thinking of you.
Guess I won’t be seeing you after the end of May. Right now
X feel kinda old and worldly-wise, and I think I should warn
you.
A lot can happen in the two-year jump from soph to
senior. I remember feeling, back then, that I had all the time
in the world—lime enough to decide about my future. So I
drifted blissfully along, content with average grades and an
average reputation. You can imagine the jolt I received when
f awoke and found myself a senior, ready to jump or to be
pushed off into an uncertain world of the future. It was startl-
ing to realize that it was now up to me whether I landed on
my own two feet or flat on my face. I was prodded on all
sides to make decisions and still more decisions. So I decided:
college. Then it hit me—money. Still, I had made fairly good
grades, and there were always plenty of scholarships lying
around. But I hadn’t tried my best, and that scholarship float-
ed right out the window. j
So, soph, don’t say I didn’t Warn you.
Sincerely,
A Senior
Journalism Pays Off
This April we pay tribute to Joseph Pulitzer who was
born in Hungary on April 10, 1847. Joseph Pulitzer came to
the United States in 1864. After serving the Union Army in
the Civil War, he became a reporter for the St. Louis news-
paper. He rose from the lowest position of this paper to the
managing editor and chief proprietor of the Westliche Post.
Because of Joseph Pulitzer’s hard work and steady exam-
ining of newspapers he lost his eyesight and died in 1911.
Joseph Pulitzer is noted not only for his outstanding news-
paper work and politics but also for the Pulitzer Prizes which
he bequested at Columbia University. The awards are for
journalism and literature. They are called the Pulitzer Prizes
of Journalism and Letters.
Prepare Now Tomorrow
Pre-registration can be a very important event. Although
ft may seem to you like the beginning of another year. When
you enter college various subjects may be, required for en-
rollment. This should be considered when you register in your
Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years.
Don’t try to get the easiest subject you can. Register for
the subjects you feel will help you in future years.
The type of subjects you take reflects your character.
Considering pre-registration from another angle, why
take any subject you know you will have no trouble passing.
Why not take subjects that will widen your knowledge and
assist you in the field which you plan to choose for your oc-
cupation.
You get out of something just about what you put into
it. So be smart about your pre-registration.
The Grass Burr
Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Weatherford
Senior High School, Weatherford, Texas
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CO-EDITORS____________Nancy Meyer and Barbara Farrel
ASSISTANT EDITORS — Suzy Taylor and Mary Hightower
EXCHANGE EDITORS__________Jean Mask and Jo Dawson
CIRCULATION MANAGERS Linda Hargis and Wilbert West
BUSINESS MANAGER__________________Charles Hamilton
SPORTS EDITORS __ Carol Sue Edmiston and Lynn Dobbins
FEATURE EDITOR____________________Charlotta Bernard
AD. MANAGERS______Wayne Traweek and Linda Gardner
NEWS EDITOR______________________________Lynda Hare
REPORTERS: Nellie Crews, Bob Eason, Bruce Fulton, Jeanie
Hall, Jean Mask, Max Taylor, and Joe Kelley.
Halls of Fame
Sophs Lead Fashion Parade
Eddie Franklin, Marilyn Ren-
ner, James Glenn, Martha Kach-
novich, Bobby D. Jenkins, and
Shirley Phillips were seen com-
plimenting Freddy Jones, who
wore, one spi'ing day, the latest
style of a chemise (sack) dress: a
tow sack. Melinda Hall, Bettey
Beavers, Lynette Pierce, Paula
Hogue, Larea Clark, and Dickie
Griffin brave the remarks directed
at their fashions by saying: “Well,
all we want to do is to keep up
the Paris styles.”
Los Hidalgos: In the Groove
Diana Corbin, Joyce Tice, Shar-
on Smith, and Tommy Duncan
went all out for Pan American
Week by wearing sombreros. Other
members of the Los Hidalgos clan
By JEANIE HALL
who got into the Spanish spirit of
friendliness were: Nolan Brawley,
Carol Ann Stults, Wayne Smart,
Dorothy Francis, Jimmy Allison,
Betty Lamar, Howard Kerby, and
Shirley Austin.
Burning the Midnight Oil
If you were peering through the
auditorium doors near midnight,
you might have seen the Footlite
contest play cast and crew burning
the midnight oil. Why! — Simply
because sophomores such as Caro-
lyn Rhoten, Bob Bailey, Bettye
Witherspoon, and John Vaughan
were working toward higher hon-
ors at regional. Some of the “peep-
ing toms” were Jimmy Perry, Har-
riet Winall, Paul Melson, Shirley
Smith, Jimmy Armstrong and
Thomas Riddle.
This 'n That
WHO’S WHO
(By Students)
Girls
Friendliest — Betty Lamar
Most Popular — Barbara Curtis
Most Energetic — Charlene
Grooms
Most Athletic —- Charlene
Grooms
Prettiest Hair — Shirley Austin
Prettiest Eyes — Barbara Curtis
Best Dressed — Bettye Wither-
spoon
Most Beautiful — Dannelle Dur-
rett
Best Figure — Dannelle Durrett
Best All Around — Betty Lamar
Most Intelligent — Peggy Ziegler
Boys
Friendliest — Jimmy Morrison
Most Popular — Nolan Brawley
Most Energetic — Gary McCau-
ley
Most Athletic — Nolan Brawley
Prettiest Hair — Ronald Clark
Prettiest Eyes — Nolan Brawley
Best Dressed — Jimmy Morrison
Most Handsome — J. D. Shind-
ler
Best Physique — J. D. Schindler
Best All Around — J. D. Shind-
ler
Most Intelligent — Jimmy Arm-
strong
* * *
WHO’S WHO
(By Teachers)
Outstanding sophomore student
in:
Spanish I — Jimmy Armstrong
Speech — All sophomores who
were in the contest
English — Jimmy Morrison
Home Ec. — Addalee Lane (Mrs.
Eddleman), Tiny Carraway (Mrs.
Martin)
Algebra I (Bounds) — Jimmy
Armstrong
Algebra (Smith) — Bill Stovall
Biology — Jimmy Armstrong
Latin '— Peggy Ziegler
English — Martha Ragle
World History — Lynell Hol-
comb
Band — Phil Bradford
* *
TO A TEENAGER
Brazen beauty
So blase
Young sophisticate
Hopes she may
Wear her lipstick
and her heels
Hates to blister
because she peels
Buys a bathing suit
so tight it splits
But please excuse her
She’s just about it!
* * *
SOPHOMORE STAFF
Lvneta Hendon
Marjorie Maddox
Eeverly Frost
Sandra Byrnes
Sandra Hammerman
Peggy Ziegler
Dannelle Durrett
Bernie Brasfield.
Paula Hogue
Betty Lamar
Dorene Griffin
* * *
WHAT IF?
Beverly Stults didn’t know any-
thing about Greek mythology.
Marjorie Maddox and Beverly
Frost didn’t daydream about two
Millsap seniors.
Miss Davis never told Tommie
quit talking in 3rd period study
hall.
Robert Fredrick were six feet
tall.
Paula Hogue didn’t make fre-
quent trips to Weldon’s Food Store.
Jimmy Perry and Bobby Glenn’s
Romance Detective Agency back-
fired.
Marilyn Renner didn’t have to
borrow a mirror.
Freddy Jones didn’t try to keep
up with women’s fashions.
The boys didn’t know Becky
Neal’s phone number.
Melinda Hall were Melinda
Room.
Janice Upchurch never cheated
at “Sorry” in P. E. Class.
Dorothy Francis couldn’t speak
Spanish.
C. D. Williams didn’t ask any-
one for their rolls.
INTERESTING WEEKENDS
When asked what they did over
the weekend these are some of the
answrs the sphomores gave
Tempe Shumaker and Marilyn
Renner — Spent thirty minutes
trying to make a hippopotamus
open his mouth.
Jerry Hatfield — went to church.
Jo Ann Woody — Ran the trac-
tor into a tree.
Janet Dickey — Had a date
while baby sitting.
Betty Hendon, did you and Dayle
get anything to eat Saturday night
at your shower?
Beverley Stults — Practiced
driving so I won’t give Coach Cof-
fee any more gray hairs.
Fvie Cowley — Drove around
Lake Whitney.
Sherri Elders had some interest-
ing telephone calls. We wonder
what they were saying?
Darlene Blair, did you have any -
thing to do with Sherri’s calls?
SOPHOMORF
CLASS HISTORY
Seventh Grade
Sharon Smith and Ralph White
were elected Junior High cheer-
leaders.
Pat Plumlee and Tommy Dun-
TV Stars
Talking up their Teenage Downi-
beat debut were Ben Wehunt, Pat-
ti Veatch, Rebecca Neal, and Gary
McCauley. All W. H. S.’ers watch-
ed these “cool cats” on TV.
Scientific Excursions
Lewis Allen, Jimmy Morrison
and Donald Joe Wright journeyed
to see “Atoms for Peace” in Fort
Worth last Friday. . Another trip
for science lovers was a visit to
the Chandor Gardens by the Bi-
ology students. Among the horti-
culturists were Sandra Burns,
Steven Noakes, Dorothy Baker,
Sammy Guthrie, Janet Dickey,
Jimmy Van Rite, Nancy Doss, Bob
Coffey and Pat Plumlee.
Texas Is Haven
Far Wild Animals
Every animal from the cricket
to the dragon is represented in the
titles of the exchange papers that
the Grass Burr receives from all
over Texas. Just a few are: “Coy-
ote Howl”. “The Bulldogs Tale”,
“Panther Roars” and “The Cats
Claw”.
Others are “The Hornets Buzz”
from Azle High School, “The Owls
Hoot” From Reagan County High
School, “The Bear Tale” from
Brownsboro High, the “Yellow
Jacket Yapper” from Cleburne
High School, “Bison Roundup”
from Buffalo High Schol, “Turkey
Talk” from Cuero High School,
“The Wolf Howl” from Dalhart
High, “The Hoi’net Herald” from
Stripling in Fort Worth, Texas.
Other more unusual ones are:
“The Busyline” from Bula High
High School, “Bearcats Purr” from
Henrietta, “The Goat’s Whiskers”
from Groesbeck High. “The Orange
Pup” from Levelland High, and
last but not least the “Jackrabbit
Tab” from Ralls High School,
Ralls, Texas.
These are just a few of the
animal titles. But they are some
of the most interesting ones.
Overheard!!!
Time: One o’clock. Place: WHS.
My name is Thursday. I’m a snoop.
The following conversation was
overheard. The names have been
changed to protect the guilty.
“You know, I was just thinking
of some of the crazy things I be-
lieved when I was a child,” said
Judy one day.
“Like what?” inquired May.
“Oh — well, for instance, I
used to think that little tiny men
lived inside radios, and that it was
they who did the talking.”
“Oh boy! Hey I once thought
that every where there was a
bump or rise in the ground the
Devil, who was very tall, was
standing up. I never would walk
on one for fear that I should fall
down into his underworld.”
“That’s nothing,” smiled Sue.
“Believe it or not, long ago I de-
cided that there were slots in
my stomach labeled ice cream,
can were elected princess and I sP^nac^> steak, etc. The ice cream
prince for the May Fete. Addalee! slot was always bulging, but the
Lane and Lyndon Brazeal wereJsP*nacb was empty mosi of
-Qay the time.”
the candidates for Ranch
Lyndon Brazeal was president.
Eighth Grade
Shirley Phillips was elected
cheerleader. Nolan Brawley was
Lou interposed laughingly,
“Mine tops them all. When there
was talk of Hawaii being made a
state, I was firmly convinced that
president and Dan Wingo was vice- *bc.y were going to get it, drag it
up to the North American conti-
nent, and tack it on to the United
States!”
The girls laughed.
“That will be <hard to out do!”
grinned Daisy. “As a matter of
fact, Iin almost ashamed to tell
mine.”
“Oh, come on and tell us!” they
urged.
“All right! Everytime a cowboy
was shot I figured that all I had
to do was to go to the back of the
television set, and there would lie
one dead cowboy!”
president. Dannelle Durrett and
Lyndon Brazeal were princess and
prince in the May Fete.
Ninth Grade
Richard Rockwell was president,
Betty Lamar, vice president and
Carolyn Rhoten, secretary.
Rebecca Neal was elected as
Vine candidate. Nolan Brawley
was elected Junior High F.H.A
Beau. Dannelle Durrett was elect-
ed majorette by the band. Bettye
Witherspoon was elected president
of the Junior High F. H. A.
Tenth Grade ________
The officers are David Roth-
rock, president, Lyndon Brazeal, j classes. Rebecca Neal, Jimmy Mor.
vicepresident, and Dannelle Dur-
rett, secretary - treasurer.
Barbara Curtis was elected as
1he Melon Vine Candidate. Janice
Hott represented her class as
homecoming princess. Dannelle
rison, and David Rothroek were
elected cheerleaders for the follow-
ing two years.
Four soohomores were in the cast
of “A Man Called Peter.” They
were Bettye Witherspoon, Bob
Durrett was elected F.H A. Cookey! Bailey, Carolyn Rhoten, and John
Parks and Martha Kachnovich toby the Home and Family Living Vaughan.
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