The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1955 Page: 2 of 4
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THE GRASS BURK
THURSDAY, MAY 19,1955
Our Thanks...
The school year of 1954 - 1955 is almost over for the stud-
ents and this is the last publication of the Grass Burr by the
journalism class of this year. We feel that we have done as
good a job as we could possibly do, and yet we know that we
could never have done anything without you, the students.
Your aid to us has been great. Your approval has been our
goal and so in this, our- last edition, we want to express our
heartfelt thanks to each and every student of WHS for their
loyality and support.
Wake Up
And
Come to the Party
r • • ...... • .. • • : „ •
.Well, someone has been in favor of some kind of entertain-
ment so that’s why the Teen Canteen was organized. But
FrQm the size of the crowds it seems that the people who ask-
ed "for entertainment aren’t trying to take advantage of this.
The town people are backing this in an effort to please the
teenagers, so if you don’t want it they can always-drop-it.
Mighty Seniors Fill the Days
Until Graduation with Laughter
Smalt Minded?
.“Do. unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Have you ever given it much thought? Have you ever stopped,
before you told someone the latest thing you’ve heard and
asked yourself, “How would I feel if I found out someone was
saying this about me?” _
Don’t you remember sometime in your life when you
heard that someone had been telling untrue things about you?
Can you ever forget that terrible feeling it gave you, wonder-
ing who would start anything so vicious and who would be-
lieve it?
. Next time someone says, “Oh, have you heard-_?
STOP! ! ! ! Think twice about the person involved in the
“juicy bit” before you repeat it. And then remember this oltf
line_“Small Minds Talk About People. Average Minds
Talk About Events. Great Minds Discuss Ideas.”
THE PASSING TIME
The Lord said, rtI will help those who help themselves.” As
most of you know that is a very old saying from the Bible.
People who know the Bible say that it is a plan, for living.'
Since school is a part of our living, why not let this old saying
help us. With tests, coming up next week we will need plenty
of help but we are the only ones who can help because the
teachers can’t pass you if you don’t know the work and no-
body can take the test for you, although they can help you
study for it. It’s a little late to get worried over whether or
not you are going to fail, but even at this late date a
little study won’t hurt. A good grade on an exam may mean
the differ© between graduating or staying in the
same garde or going on to the next one. There is another old
saying we might use at this time it’s, “An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure”. Instead of an ounce and a pound
the figures in the case of passing or failing are an hour’s study
before the tests or five weeks in summer school. Some say.
they don’t care whether they pass or fail, well then why don’t
. you quit school. For an answer to this one you say your par-
ents won’t let you. If you were to sit down and talk to your
parents I think they would fell you that they would rather
you did something you would care about if you don’t care
enough to pass. But since we’re here, we might as well try to
make good. So let’s buckle down and remember the “passing”
time.
Nothing' seemed unusual about
“Soup Campbell as he arrived at
play practice. He was wearing
overalls as usual and walked and
talked in the slow easy manner
so typical of him. Nothing was
unusual, that is, until a small furry
head poked out of an overall pock-
et, It was a small red squirell
whch he had captured and tamed.
It climbed up his shirt- to his
shoulder where it munched pecans.
Later that night when it got
sleepy it cured up inside the pocket
and didn’t seem to mind Soup’s
movement any more than that of
a treetop nest.
★
The typical barefoot boy has
nothing on Gay Whittmer. Gay
has been seen walking to school
carrying her shoes in her hand.
(How about it, Gay?)
★
Billy Jones, the live wire in Mrs.
Shorten’s homeroom, was demon-
strating his muscular development
two or three weeks ago by Indian
arm wrestling with some of the
boys, but he had trouble winning,
so he challenged Joan Byers to a
contest. As they came to grips, Bil-
ly summoned .all his reserve
strength, his muscles strained and
tense, and his whole mind was put
into the struggle. The struggle
went on, with the excitement
growing every second. But sud-
denly, Billy began to weaken. He
struggled fiercely to maintain his
position and the sweat rolled down
his face. Joan was tiring too, and
it was easy to see that the end
was near. With one last great ef-
fort, the contest ended. Joan Byers
was the new champion! Billy did
not give up, though. He agreed to
be her manager.
★
Just goes to show. One day last
in the third period P.E. class, a
bright remark was heard.
Coach Zimmerman who had
been pushing the clock in the out-
field all period was finally at bat.
After one foul pitch, Coach hit the
ball into a high fly out in the left
field area. Melvin Clark snatched
the fly, and as Melvin and the
Coach were exchanging places
someone hollered, “Well there’s
"them that can and ‘Zim that can’t.”
★
If you are as curious as I am,
you are no doubt wondering what
happened to Kenneth “Moose”
Korges at the State Track Meet.
Part of the story began when ,
“Moose” had to weigh his discus.
It weighed one quarter of an ounce
to light. He therefore, had to buy
a discus to throw. And if this were
not enough, on his first throw he
uncoiled and flung the discuss 167
feet, but to his dismay he scratch-
ed. Discouraged and dishearted, he
threw much too short to do any
good on his other throws.
★ ,
In library fifth period one day
last week it started leaking in the
back of the room. Miss Davis put
a wastebasket usder the drip and
it soon stopped. We finally found
out what caused it..The Dark Room
upstairs had been flooded.
55 Seniors Happily
Recall Memory Lane
The Grass Burr
Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Weatherford
Senior High School, Weatherford, Texas
STAFF
EDITOR......*__——_____________ Barbara Bounds
ASSISTANT EDITOR -___——........ Barbara Bragg
ADVERTISING MANAGER —— Lonny Fraze
ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER David Stone
SPORTS EDITOR———^—--.....----- Gerald Williams
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR -----......-—- Sandra Little
EXCHANGE EDITOR___________________- Frankie McGuire
CIRCULATION MANAGER,___________—- Shirley Shelton
ASSIST. CIRCULATION MANAGER ——— Norma Glenn
BUSINESS MANAGER —-.....-----— Jenny© Henderson
CARTOONIST —___________________— Jerry McFerrin
SPONSOR -_________-____—____— Miss May Bell Whitsett
Other class members:
James Parker, Norris Stroud, Margie Lowry, Donna
Rankin, Linda Merritt, Carolyn Springer, Lonny Fraze, Fred
Curtis, Madeline Jaimes, Dorothy Harris, Gail Bowden, Gale
Malone,
The 1955 Senior class started
their Freshman year in 1951 by
electing class officers. Elected was,
President, Bobby Williamson; vice-
president, Colita King; and Secre-
tary and treasurer, Dan Bowden.
The Freshman sponsors were Mrs.
Vivian Davis, Mrs. Dick Barnaby,
Mr. Omar Keaton, Miss Anna
Hackett and Mrs. Annie Babb.
During the Ranch Week at Junior
High, the Freshman class walked
off with honors for their Ranch
Day candidate, Shirley O’Donald
and Maury Pentecost. Kittie Lou
Parks was chosen as May Fete
Queen and Joyce Sears Was chosen
as princess. Freshman Day was
celebrated at Forest Park. One
hundred and twelve Freshman
graduated from Junior High on
May 28, 1922. As school gift, they
left an intercommunication system.
Beginning to enjoy new atmos-
phere in Senior High, the Fresh-
man^ class of 52, now Sophomores,
elected officers again. President
was Dwayne Ragle, vice-president,
Maury Pentecost; secretary, Bar-
bara Nell Bounds, treasurer, Davis
Young. Sophomore sponsors were
Mrs. Hildred Shorten, Mr. Robert
Van Vleet, Mr. Herbert Zimmer-
man and Mrs, Pat Eddleman. Dur-
ing the year, Dickie Waters was
candidate for King of the Cow-
boys, Mary Jane Davis, May Fete
Princess, B-team football sweet-
heart-Sylvia Willhite and Sylvia
was also Melonvine Queen candi-
date. The cheerleaders elected
were Corky Snow, Sylvia Willhite
and Mary Jane Davis.
Officers for the Junior class year
were Maury Pentecost as Presi-
dent, Paul Martin as vice-presi-
dent, Jimmie Harris as treasurer
and Davis Young as secretary.
Junior candidate for King of the
Cowboys Contest was Wayland
Wright. Gay Whittmer was chosen
Junior May Fete princess and Jim-
mie Mae Harris was elected
Melonvine candidate. The Juniors
gave the Junior-Senior Prom, also,
which was one to be remembered.
Now that our four wonderful
years in W.H.S. are coming to a
close, we remember all the good
times together. Serving as officers
of the Senior class of 1955 is Dan
Bowden as President; Dwayne
Ragle, vice-preident, Barbara Nell
Bounds, treasurer’, and Gay Whitt-
mer, secretary. Senior sponsors are
Mrs. Pat Eddleman, Miss May
Belle Whitsett, Mrs. Melba Pur-
year and Mrs. Hildred Shorten.
Again this year, Wayland Wright
was elected Senior candidate for
the King of the Cowboys contest.
June White was M^y Fete princess,
and Gay Whittmer was elected
Melonvine Queen. Joan Byers was
presented as Football Sweetheart
and was also chosen as Cat Sweet-
heart candidate. F.F.A. Sweetheart
was Sylvia Willhite. Joe Tson and
June White was elected and pre-
sented as F.H. Cookie and Beau,
The 1955 Senior Class made a
trip to New Orleans for Senior
Trip. They left May 15 and return-
ed May 18. Graduating exercises
are May 27.
Who's Who
(by the students)
GIRLS'
Most popular — Mary Jane Davis
Best personality — Jimmie Harris
Best figure —Sylvia Willhite
Best all-around — Jimmie Harris
Most intelligent — Barbara Nell
Bounds
Most talented____Barbara Nell
Bounds
Friendliest______Jimmie Harris
Prettiest eyes__Doniece Thomas
Most energetic___Jimmie Harris
Prettiest hair________Joan Byers
Most athletic____Jimmie Harris
Most beautiful------Joan Byers
Best dressed ------Joan Byers
BOYS
Most popular______Dan Bowden
Best personality -----•--- Baury
Pentecost
Best physique------Paul Martin.
Best all-around____Dan Bowden 1
Most intelligent —— Davis Young
Most talented -- Jerry McFerring
Friendliest____Maury Pentecost *
Prettiest eyes__Wayland Wright ^
Prettiest hair__Wayland Wright
Most energetic____Dan Bowden
and Maury Pentecost
Most athletic ■_____- Dan Bowden »
Best dressed______Dan-Bowden
Most handsome-------— Wayland
Wright
June Birthdays
Whos Who
(by the teachers)
Civics — Mr. Trussell
Gary Anderson, Barbara Nell
Bounds.
Solid — Trigonomerty —- Miss
Smith
Danney Davis, Davis Young.
Bookkeeping — Miss Dees
Bonnie Smethers, Dan Bowden.
Shorthand —- Miss Dees
Loveta Key.
Typing — Miss Dees
Gary Anderson.
Vo. Agriculture — Mr. Skiles
Jerry Holder.
Chorus — Mrs. Childress
Barbara Nell Bounds — alto,
Colita Williamson — soprano, Al-
vin Meyer — bass, Jerry McFer-
rin — tenor.
Home Economics —- Mrs. Eddle-
man.
Jimmie Harris, Donice Thomas,
Joe Tison, Jackie Christian,
Charles Pearson.
Journalism — Miss Whistett
Barbara Nell Bounds, David
Stone.
Speech —- Miss Kayser
George and Jim McCall, Louise
Gandee,
Dramatics —• Miss Kayser
Jerry McFerrin, Alvin Meyer,
Barbara Nell Bounds,
Marilyn Murray
June 2
Bob Shelton
2
Corky Snow
a
Marcelina Valtierra
2
Nettie Stultz
4
Henry Driver
5
Audrey Reil
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William Briggs
6
Nelda Woosley
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Jimmie Harris
7
Joe Tison
9
Mary Helen Floy'd
10
Jo Bowden
13
Jackie Gruben
13
Carl Stewart
14
Helen Martin
16
Shirley Oakman
IB
Sylvia Willhite
is
Charles Bedinger
17
Harold Hulce
17
Margaret Martsoif
17
Lynn Modgling
17
Helen Chatman
18
Sharron Tucker
18
Louis Turner
19
Bonnie Burk
21
Glenn Smart
22
Mary Garvin
23
Martin Ragle
24
Erdie Mae Simmons
24
Jerry Holder
23
Barbara Dent
27
Bobbie Kuhlman
27
Barbara Alexander
30
James Mathison
30
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The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1955, newspaper, May 19, 1955; Weatherford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1146986/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Weatherford High School.