Yellow Jacket Yapper (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEBURNE HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XXI NO. 4
Title First, Then Poem,
Says Poetess Gardner
"I enjoy writing, and have
been writing since the seventh
grade,” says Becky Gardner, Wil-
lard freshman. Becky writes
poems, most of which are of a re-
i ligious nature. One of her crea-
i tive writings, "Forgive Me Lord,"
I follows.
i Becky goes on to say that she
I can get an urge or idea to write
i at any time. Sometimes she may
hear something which would
. make a good title, so right then
al she begins to fill in the title.
|"I always get my title first and
| I then I write to suit it. I think
7 that is the best way to write,"
Becky states. The words just
us seem to come to me as I write,"
J she adds.
CLEBURNE, TEXAS
DECEMBER 2, 1960
After-Game Dance Elmore Gets DAR Award,
Slated Tomorrow Competes for State Title
Brown Gym will be the * Jeannette Elmore, Willard sen-ty then voted on the three to sel-
ler, is the winner of this year’s ect the winner.
morrow night for an after-game Daughters of the American Revo- As winner, Jeannette wrote a
Cance sponsored by the Senior lution Good Citizenship Award, 300-word essay on the current
- ... Runners-up are Angela Anderson, DAR theme, “To What Avail —
The dance is scheduled for 7:30 Barton, and Nancilu Jackson, Wil- If Freedom Fail.” This essay was
to 11:30 p. m. with food and re- lard. senf to the DAR state chairman
treshments. Admission will be 50 These girls were chosen by of Good Citizens.
cents for couples and stags, an- the Senior Class for their outstan- The student submitting the best
bounces Carol Walls, social com- ding dependability, leadership, essay will be declared the state
mittee member, service and patriotism. The facul- winner and will be honored at the
State DAR Conference, She will
be presented a $100 savings bond
and the state winner’s pin.
Jeannette is president of the
Student Council, president of Wil-
1 lard House, area treasurer of Fu-
" ture Homemakers of America, a
" member of the National Honor So-
l ciety and editor of the Yapper,
■ Nancilu is a cheerleader,
g member of the National Honor
I Society, Record Club, Junior Clas-
■ sical League and Math Club.
■ Angela also is a cheerleader,
I is president of Barton House, trea-
surer of Future Teachers of Am-
I erica, Student Council, Record
I and Math club member.
FORGIVE ME LORD
Forgive the things in haste I’ve
T said.
Homemakino lect Forgive my evil thoughts.
3101104110/119 1991 Forgive my worldly greediness
CL C T J And sorrows I have wrought.
JeT TOT I UesOdy Forgive me for net praying
/ For others lost in sin.
“The Betty Crocker Homemak- Forgive me for not trying
ing Test has been scheduled for The lost to Thee to win. -
Tuesday," states Mrs. Lucille Jor- Forgive my selfish ways of life
dan, homemaking teacher. “The Forgive my sin-sick heart,
test will be given fifth or sixth Forgiveun-Christian attitudes
period, and it is absolutely free From Thee set me apart,
of cost." Forgive me, Lord, for all these
times AMd Timmarimu:
will be furnished, but each girl Thou will with gladness fill.
must bring a fountain pen or ball _____" or
point to the test. r . ,
"I urge every senior girl to FACIty Momhar
take the test," Mrs. Jordan con- 1 MvMli j PIDCT
tinues. "You have nothing to lose T A. D
- in fact, every one who enters 0 give Procram Angela Anderson, Jeannette Elmore and Nancilu Jackson
receives a pamphlet, ‘Betty Cro- 1 W 1 011
cker’s Guide to Homemaking.’ To Mrs. Olivia Tyler, Miss Ruth English Themes Sent Ae , .
the winner of the school, a spe- Russell and Miss Rilla Armstrong pg VFSRS gas DE Club Selects Five
cially designed Betty Crocker are to participate in the Dec. 13 5 2 s 4 0eeel Best Speakers, One
Homemaker of Tomorrow award program of the Delta Kappa Gam- Best English Students 1 1
pin is given. If you place first, ma’ honorary teachers society. Al- “Students may be surprised when To Attend State Mees
record or scholarship ” s ate, you so to be on the program are Mrs. they receive their grades on the- _ e Mee Second-year Yapper staffers
———--—_____Ann Whitson and Miss Gloria Jen- mes graded by the English De- “Friends, Romans, Countrymen are attending today the Texas
. n, . , Ains 1 partment at North Texas State,", _ Lend me your ears. . . » This High School Press Association-
Austin PRA congrend = === - - = ===== ------
Four Cleburne principals spent me. Familiar Gitti from Unfam- ents for seven sections of fresh- cation Club followed at their last in several years 'that Arsgroup
Nov. 16-18 in Austin attending the War sneak on apuiss Armstrong man English, the English depart- club meeting. A contest was held from Cleburne has attended.
Congress of Parents and Teach- from Foreign Countries” the Pen ment requires a preliminary diag- to select the best speaker in the The students will attend a key-
ers Associations. Mr. John Wood- standing literature Sic herout nostic theme of every entering dE club. The entries were Carol note address, given by Mr. W. H.
ruff represented Santa Fe, Mr. omIreieiEntries ^America freshman. . „ . Dawn Cartwright, Ronny Bratch- Taft, professor of journalism at
Walter Schoenfeld represented Ad- Astrordis, 2nd TAS o amerceThe topics which you could wri- er’ Helen Howell, Johnny Allen, the University of Missouri; work-
dams and Mr. R. G. Boles re- cal cultures^ other countries will te on were: Why I Am a Confor- Charles Skiles, Joe Goddard, Ca- shops and a banquet. Tonight’s
presented Coleman. Mr. Jim De oiven 6° Miss Russell SAI mist. How To Be Well Informed, rolyn Helms and Brenda Elliott, address will be given by Mr. Fe-
Wells represented the City Coun- Whitsun 2 tell qssellDefinition of a Gentleman and My Five of these eight were selected lix McKnight, executive director
cil. * And SMissS Jenkin about music Friends’Opinion of College, to compete against each other in and vice-president of the Dallas
-------------------- and:Missen kins architecture. , Mrs. Forrest sent themes writ- order to eliminate all but the best Times-Herald.
n Street Methodist Church 1 ain ten by her junior and senior stud- speaker. The five selected out of Attending are Jeannette Elmore,
Tests Set Dec. 19 ----------_______—ch.-------ents.. The giades will be shock the eighth were Carol Dawn Cart- Rosellen Kerr and Martha Walls
: ... .E ing since college English depart- wright, Ronny Bratcher, Johnny of Willard and Phala Williams and
Seniors will receive TB patch * * * * ments grade So strict.’ Allen. Brenda Elliott and Carolyn Jovce Rishon of Addame Arcom.
tests Dec. 19. These tests are on-
ly scheduled for the first, eighth
and twelfth grades. High school
tests will be read Dec. 23.
Becky Gardner
Contest Results to Be
Held Till Dec. 23 issue
Results of the Yapper Contest
will not be announced until the
Dec. 23 issue, because of the re-
cord number of votes cast.
Since 600 students cast votes in
each of the 18 categories, Mrs.
Betty D. Knox says, "It was im-
possible to count all votes because
cause of the Thanksgiving holi-
days.”
Tapper Staffers
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Allen, Brenda Elliott and Carolyn Joyce Bishop of Addams. Accom-
'Round the World in 16
J: • e Set Years Is Story of Life
For Science Fair
Helms. Out of these five, four panying the students is Yapper
will be eliminated and the one sponoor, Mrs. Betty D. Knox,
selected will compete in a state--
contest held in Galveston in the e • ,
latter part of February. anQ Viven IST,
Who says speed is the by-way month and a half before the -
. T- • our modern world? In his dav school term began. .
A Science Fair sponsored by ’ After being in school in Cleburne a
the Science Club cf Cleburne High Jules Verne got his crew around about three months. F. B. states- &
will be presented on Jan. 28. Any the world in 80 days; it has taken "CHS has more discipline, but
student in CHS will be allowed to F. B. Stephens, Riley junior, 16 the grading system in Beirut is a
enter.years.harder." He likes the house sys- ■
Entry fees will be 50 cents per F. B. was born in Canada. He tern and says CHS is better or-
project. Fees and a statement of lived in Washington and Califor- ganized, but the school in Beirut a
what students are going to do ma until he was three years old required more hemework. In con
must be turned in to Mr. Tony and then moved to Europe, where elusion he says: “It is hard to <
Wilbanks, club sponsor, by Jan. he visited London, Paris, Geneva compare the two schools because 1
10. and Rome before settling in Bei- kids are coming and going about .
No group projects will be al- rut, Lebannon. every two or three years.”
lowed; no kits may be used or In a year a revolution broke FB adds that students in elec
no dangerous chemicals used, out, so he then moved to Greece mentary schools in Lebannon are I
Projects must be turned in by and stayed about four months, taught Arabic The older students a
the last Friday in January. The Stephens family then re- have a choice between French e
There is no limit to the number turned to Beirut where they stay- ard German, so F. B took H
of projects a person may enter, ed until last school term. Then French. There' were only about at
The judges will consist of CHS they returned to Canada and from 400 students attending F. B.’s Le-
Science teachers, there came to Cleburne about a banese school.
Frank 8. Stephens
Third Ratings
"The results of the Hillsboro
marching contest on Nov. 12 for
the Cleburne band proved to be
very enjoyable,’'’ state's Mr. Tom
Whitson.
The band earned a I rating in
inspection and a III rating in mar-
"hing. The maximum for the per-
fermance was five minutes and
the minimum eight minutes. The
local band required seven minutes
on the field.
In addition to the band’s per-
t formance, the twirlers participat-
ed in a contest, sponsored by the
University Interscholastic league.
Betty Garrett, Shady Blair and
Carolyn . Howard, Barton fresh-
men, received a first division rat-
= ing, and Kathy Mav. Barton
freshman, received a second di-
vision rating.
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Yellow Jacket Yapper (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1960, newspaper, December 2, 1960; Cleburne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1638962/m1/1/?q=%22Education+-+Schools+-+Teachers%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.