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Friday, January 29, 1937
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
Page Thret
Base envy withers at joy, and
hates the excellence it
cannot reach.
THE SHAMROCK
Official Paper of Shamrock Public Schools
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The heavier the cross,
the brighter the
VOL. XIII
SHAMROCK, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1937
NO. 17
STAFF
Sponsor__________Mrs. John Lewis
' Editor Weldon Bright
Associate Editor________Lois Buice
Sports Editor........Mary Hawkins
Sports Editor________Willis Gowin
Society Editor, Ruby Bee Waltermire
Student Critic-----Evelyn ElUson
' Reporters:
Virginia Reeves, Imogene Hale, Mary
Adelle Roach, Wilma Wright, OUf-
ton Williams, Helen Eoff, Delilah
Montgomery, and Margaret Lan-
. drum.
THE VALUE OF READING
(An Editorial
THE EDITOR’S
EASY CHAIR
The Texas Outlook recently print-
ed an amusing paragraph concern-
ing a farmer who used common
horse sense in killing grasshoppers.
Working on tht theory that grass-
hoppers are cannibals, he poisoned
five grasshoppers. Ten grasshoppers
ate each of the five and died, leav-
ing fifty dead insects. Five hundred
grasshoppers ate these fifty, five
thousand ate these five hundred and
died, and inside a week ail grass-
hoppers had disappeared. If you be-
lieve that go have your head ex-
amined.
Already we seniors are receiving
bulletins from colleges all over the
country. These may seem unimport-
ant at first, but they come in handy
when one makes the decision as to
which college he will attend. If you
haven’t already selected your col-
lege, these bulletins will reveal in-
teresting facts as to price, curricu-
lum, and activities. Don’t put this
off until the last minute. If possible,
talk with students from the differ-
ent colleges you might be consider-
ing.
In a recent issue of the Readers’
Digest there appeared an Interest-
ing article about the latest craze
which goes by the name of swing.
Louis Armstrong, the colored boy
who tooted the trumpet in “Pennies
From Heaven," was one of the first
band leaders to iri'roduce swing.
Swing is supposed to have originated
in Harlem, but swing is really just
another name for jazz. In large
cities, such as New York, musicians
who have a yen for swing get to-
gether in one big assembly and play
to their heart’s content. These meet-
ings are called •‘jam’’ sessions. No
music is used. Someone starts play-
ing a hot tune, and gradually, as
others pick up the key and get into
the swing, they join in.
Recently yours truly attended a
concert by the Wheeler Band and
even tried to blow a little. Dub Lum-
mus is surely to be complimented on
the competent job he is doing with
the Wheeler musicians. He is even
starting a little band at Briscoe now.
I remember Dub when he was just
another band member, holding a
peck horn, just as Red James is
now. Red, that should be some en-
couragement for you.
This week’s literary gem comes
from the Pampa Daily News:
Little Boy Blue don’t blow your
horn;
There ain’t no cows and there
ain’t no corn.
Where is the little boy that tends
the sheep?
He’s on a relief job, fast asleep.
Many students look upon reading as a drudgery, and
thus receive very little value from their reading because
they do not try to gain anything from it. Recreational read-
ing is not required of high school students merely as that
much more work for them to do. This assignment is made
in an effort to teach the student the value of reading.
Our library is a store of wealth in reading material,
and, as small as it is, it contains a fairly complete education
within itself. Historical data, facts and figures, and fiction
are all found within its pages. All these are useful if applied
in the right manner to different courses.
Within the covers of a book one makes new friends,
discovers new places, or goes on exciting adventures. Read-
ing brings the world before your eyes, and presents to you
the type of civilization in far away countries. Reading tends
to increase one’s vocabulary, and to broaden one’s mind in
such a way that he will be capabl of carrying on an interest-
ing conversation with almost anyone. The facts which one
gleans from reading are invaluable in their use to him. The
following is from the essay, “Of Studies," by Francis Bacon,
and clearly illustrates the importance of wholesome reading:
“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and
take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to
weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to
be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that
is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be
read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly,
and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full
man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”
Many Schools
Adopt Twelve
Grade System
Bits O’ Blarney
What is this we hear about Win-
nie Mae Partridge and Baxter Pur-
cell? Watch out Winnie Mae, we
hear Bernice Stevens is very, very
jealous.
We have seen Floy Brown with
Billy Cash frequently. Have you fallen
again, Floy?
The Cantrell twins seem to be
very Interested in a new girl, Char-
lotte Dunaway. We can’t blame you
twins, she certainly is cute
Pearl Walker has shown a lot of
interest in the new boy, Ed Hilton.
You had better watch out Pearl, or
Kloe Pierce will be getting all his
attention, in spite of Billy Gwinn.
Melvin Williams’ interest in com-
mercial work continues to grow, in
spite of the fact that he has other
attractions.
It has been rumored that we have
COACH ISSUES CALL
FOR TENNIS PLAYERS
Monday evening Coach Rush sent
out a call for tennis players.
Thirteen high school students res-
ponded to this call. Nearly everyone
of those who wanted to play has had
competitive experience. Mr. Rush
hopes to have a senior and junior
team, both singles and doubles in
boys and girls tennis.
Those wishing to play tennis are
required to furnish their own rack-
et, shoes, and one ball.
The senior boys are Weldon Rook,
Roland Hugh Reynolds, Pat Etter,
Jimmy Winchester and Willis Gow-
in.
Junior boys are Jack George, Gene
Caperton, Roy Holmes, Lyman Ben-
son and Harry Clay.
The Girls are Bonnie Belle Lisle,
Blois Nix, Betty Crabb, Bernice
Stephens, Ruth Tilly, Nora Lee
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LIBERTY
THEATRE
“When Better Pictures Are Shown,
Liberty Will Show Them”
Friday—
“Beware of Ladies”
—Serial and Comedy—
Family Nite 25c
Saturday—
BOB STEELE in
“The Law Rides”
Comedy, News Reel & Serial
10c to All!
Saturday Night Preview,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday—
, A OtAND MAIIOMM
—News Reel & Comedy—
10c & 25c
Come Early and avoid the rush!
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a new tutor in school. Reba Wells Brooks, Freda Nell Holmes and Billie
has been tutoring Jimmie Braxton jo Knutson,
in the art of pitching goals.
We are really not surprised that
Betty Crabbe has been rather down
in the dumps lately. We heard Jer-
ry Grady left town Sunday night, to
be gone indefinitely.
What is wrong with Cecil Reavis
lately that he refuses rides from
young ladies, especially in blue
pickups, when his friend, Eldon, ac-
cepts them? Is it exercise that Cecil
needs? —
It has been rumored in our school
that Marion Thompson is a clever
conversationalist and very polite;
especially when she is talking over
the telephone with a certain young
man in our high school.
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DISMISS JUNIOR HIGH
FOR FUNERAL RITES
Junior high school was dismissed
Tuesday at one-thirty, so the fac-
ulty and students might attend the
funeral of Principal Kavanaugh’s
niece, Maxine Shannon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Nathon Shannon, who
died Monday afternoon.
Maxine had had influenza and she
was considered out of danger; how-
ever, she became seriously ill only
three hours before her death.
Her death came as a shock to the
many friends of the family.
CAGE TEAMS ENTER
CANADIAN TOURNEY
The basket ball boys and girls at-
tended the turnament in Canadicn,
Friday and Saturday, January 29
and 30.
They left Friday morning and ex
pected to stay until eliminated.
Coach Walker took the following
boys with him: Billie Braxton, Ber-
nice Braxton, Loyd Braxton, Billy
Guyman Sherwood, Jack Griswold,
Wesley Buice, Paul McLemore, and
James Brothers.
Miss Bagwell took the following
girls with her: Reba Wells, Mary
Price, Lena Holiapough, Alene Tin-
dall, Bonnie Bell Lisle, Billie Mai
Lisle, Doris Mayfield, Lucille Thorn-
ton, La Verne Coleman, Betty
Crabbe, Inez Gierhart, Anna Sue
Williams and Farrell Pool
We will like for our teams to
bring home trophies.
Starting this year, there will be
twelve grades in many Texas schools
instead of eleven.
The reason for the change is to
decrease the number of students
graduating so young, also many stu-
dents starting at age 6 are too
young to begin the old eleven-grade
system and make proper progress.
It was stated that a majority of the
parents, patrons, and school offi-
cials believe that a child should stay
in the community for eighteen years.
Graduation at a younger age is not
wise, and should not be practical.
The average age for gradution is
sixteen in Shamrock, and in a few
years would be younger still, if some
step were not taken.
The cost of introducing the twelfth
grade will be very small, if any.
The rule will become effective in
September of 1937. The schools
throughout Texas will more or less
be modeled after Port Arthur, which
has been using the twelve-grade
system for the past year very suc-
cessfully. The system was believed
worth its extra cost by the tax
payers and ex-students and stu-
dents now in Port Arthur
Comment from the Port Arthur
Board of Education: “We appreciate
the fact that it is the business of
school board members to be vitally
interested in the educational
achievements of the children en-
trusted to their care.” The Port Ar-
thur school- board also stated that
they were receiving wonderful co-
operation from the tax payers who
were 100 per cent for the new plan.
Graduats of Port Arthur school
have expressed themselves as being
happy to stay in high school a little
longer, and toy taking more sub-
jects in high school, they are better
prepared for college.
With everyone backing the twelve-
grade movement in Port Arthur, it
is a success, and if the plan is
adopted in Shamrock, it should also
be a success. There is no reason why
Shamrock schools would not be up
with any school in the state.
SENIORROSTER
John Wesley Vermillion, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Vermillion, was
born July 31, 1918 at Shajnrock,
Texas. This is his fourth year in S.
H. S. He has belonged to the 4-H
Club 5 years. His favorite pastime
is reading and he enjoys mathema-
tics more than any other subject.
His hobby is hunting and his fa-
vorite sport is baseball. John’s am-
bition is to become a Diesel engi-
neer, and he will attend Hemphill
Diesel School and major in Diesel
Engineering.
VOCATIONS STUDENTS
HEAR BUSINESS MEN
ORCHESTRA PLAYS
FOR LEGIONNAIRES
The high school orchestra enter-
tained the Legionnaires and their
families Tuesday night, January 26,
at the Legion Hut, the affair being
an informal banquet.
Instrumentation of the orchestra:
drums, Sam Ribble; clarinets, Har-
old Smith, J. B. Zeigler, Eldon Son-
r.enburg and Cecil Reavis; trumpets,
Jeanette Miller; bass, Francis Hut-
ton; trombones, Bennett Clark and
Leo Wagner; saxophones, Wanda
Monroe and James Walker; alto,
John W. Hayes; flutes, Shirley
Brown and Dorothy Hall; violin,
Mary Francis Clay; piano, Weldon
Bright.
The orchestra rendered the fol-
lowing numbers: “Happy Youth,”
“Dixie,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Cossack
Invocation,” "Dainty Debutante,”
“At Your Pleasure,” and “Assembly
Grand March.”
Included on the program were
"Rainbow On The River,” and “Now
It’s Not a Secret Anymore,” sung
by Arlene Reynolds, and “Pennies
From Heaven,” sung by Weldon
Bright.
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JUNIOR HIGH NEWS
i The sixth grade of North Ward
WOULDN’T IT BE GRAND IF— has moved down to Junior high and
All the boys in our high school Miss Irene Bryan is their sponsor,
were as studious as Loyd England The sixth grade Is also making cot-
and possessed as much gentility as he. ton books in Social Science.
All people were as devoted to their Wanda Fox made a straight A card
profession as Miss McCurdy is. for -the last semester.
All the students in our high school The library has some new 11-
were to make as good grades as Roy . brarians for this semester; they are
Holmes. | Virginia Davis, Ina Lois Rogers and
The football boys were as sincere j J. Cunningham. The library has
In their work as Jimmie Braxton | some new pamphlets to be used for
and their conduct in school and out social science mostly, and it also
of school as excellent as Jimmie’s has a new book of Photography.
Mr. Earl Kromer, manager of
Kromer’s Gin, and Mr. Horace Be-
lew, superintendent of the oil mill,
talked to the vocations class this
week.
Mr. Kromer talked to the class
Tuesday morning; he gave a brief
history of the cotton industry and
its importance in the commercial
world.
Mr. Belew talked to the class Wed-
nesday morning; he described the
workings of the oil mill, importance
of the cotton industry, and advised
students to take chemistry and book-
keeping in their high school work.
The Vocations Class visited the
oil mill Thursday afternoon and
found out for themselves the work-
ings of this mill.
This class plans several trips for
the future.
Carl Everett Wagner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Wagner, was born
August 1, 1918, at Healdton, Okla.
This is his first year in S. H. S. The
other three years he attended school
at Fox, Texas and Magic City, Tex-
as. He has belonged to the Boy
Scouts two years, 4-H Club one year,
and Band three and one-half years.
His favorite subjects are biology and j
chemistry, an he enjoys camping |
in the open more than any other
sport. Carl’s favorite pastime is
reading and his hobby is collect-
ing autographs. His ambition is to
become a pharmacist and he will
attend college at Oklahoma City
University and major in pharmacy.
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LIBRARY MATERIAL
The Commercial Department has
let tlie library have a typewriter for
this semester to do the cataloguing.
A number of the books have already
been iinished and the typewriter
will be of very much use to the de-
partment.
HONOR ROLL FOR
SECOND SIX WEEKS
LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
MAKE SPLENDID RECORDS
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
English IVB:
James Baumgardner, Bill Cantrell,
O. V. Hignigj;^, Modelle Lollar*
Ruby Dee Waltermire and Clifton
Williams.
English IVA:
J. C. Bones, Weldon Bright, Lois
Buice, Dorothy Jo Clark, Evelyn El-
lison, Loyd England, Helen Eoff,
Inez Gierhart, Mary Hawkins, Billy
Jo Knutson and Wilma Wright.
English III-B:
Peggy Bergman, La Verne Cole-
man, Beth Finley, Ruth Gholson,
Valera West, Harris Zeigler, Billy
Jo Knutson, Royce Stephens, Her-
man Tindall, Ansell Tugwell and
Rose Welch.
English II-B:
T. C. Davis, Helen Brewer, Vir-
ginia Waltermire, Ernest Snell and
Jewell Willingham.
English I-B:
Mary Louise Begley, Florence
Price, Bonnie Lee Williams, James
Chance, Melba Franks, Howard
Gholson, Roy Holmes, Marguerite
Perryman, Claudine Southard, Ophe-
lia West and D. H. Wilson.
English I-A:
Clara Bratcher, Esther Denny and
Loletta Fisher.
Chemistry:
J. C. Bones, Cecil Reavis, Laura
Belle James, Ruby Dee Waltermire
and Clifton Williams.
Algebra:
Mary Louise Begley, Roy Holmes,
Claudine Southard, Bonnie Lee Wil-
liams and Obed Ray.
Bookkeeping:
Cecil Hall and Faye Robertson.
Shorthand:
J. .C. Bones, Lois Buice, Helen
Eoff, Evelyn Ellison, Inez Gierhart,
Mary Hawkins, Lena Howell, Faye
Robertson, Ruby Dee Waltermire,
Clifton Williams and Wilma Wright.
History III-A:
Virginia Moore, Royce Stephens,
Ansel Tugwell, T. P. Wade and Jim-
my Winchester.
History III-B:
Helen Brewer, Joyce Franks, Ruth
Gholson, Irma Lee Rabo, Ernest
Snell, Virginia Lee Waltermine,
Jewel Willingham and Valera West.
History II-B:
Loyd England, Mary Hall, Robert
Hawk and Baxter Purcell.
History I-A:
Esther Denny.
History I-B:
Howard Gholson, Niles Robinson,
Claudine Southard, Roy Holmes,
Royce Lewis Jr. and Bonnie Wil-
liams.
Economics:
Weldon Bright, Mary Hawkins, Bax-
ter Purcell, Ansel Tugwell, Anna
Sue Williams and Wilma Wright.
Texas History:
Ruth Gholson, Modelle Lollar,
Harvey Walker, Rose Welch and
Reba Wells.
Band:
Gene Caperton, R. O. James,
Jeanette Miller, Jack Nichols, Cecil
Reavis, Eldon Sonnenburg and Jim-
my Winchester.
Algebra I-A:
Loletta Fisher.
Algebra II-B:
T. C. Davis, Wesley Buice, Gene
Caperton, Hugh Lyle, Virginia Lee
JUNIOR HIGH NEWS
The Good English Cloths are still
undecided about what they want to
call themselves. Everything from
“Our Gang Club’’ to “I ain’t a carin’
Club”, has been discussed. There
should be more appropriate names
somewhere if we could only lay our
hands on Ahem.
The Good English Clubs Sections
I and II met Tuesday, January 27.
Since it is the end of the six weeks,
we held our regular election. Many
interesting campaign speeches were
given prior to the elections. Some of
the political differences resulted in
close races among some of the can-
didates.
Section I candidates are: Presi-
dent, Billy Sims; vice president, Ar-
lene Reynolds; secretary, Florine
Washam; treasurer, Charles Sand-
ers; parliamentarian, Weldon Lee
Wallace; reporter, Doris Beth Dar-
lington; program chairman, Tom
Risley.
Section II officers are: President,
Ward McPherson; vice presiden',
Dorothy Barber; secretary, Joe Billy
Baumgardner; treasure^; Marita
Clay; parliamentarian, B. F. Kersh;
sargeant-at-arms, Homer Gene Ewr
ton; program Chairman, Virginia
Davis.
NEW PUPILS ENROLLED
Charlotte Dunaway of Temple,
Texas, and Edd Hilton of Amarillo,
have enrolled in our high school for
this semester. i
They are both classified as juniors. ’
She’ll Be No. 1
British Peeress
SOUTH WARD SCHOOL NEWS
The first grade Reading Circle
has chosen Barbara Belew, Pace
Griffin and Billy Setzler to read
the second grade reading, Friday
afternoon. Barbara will read, "Mrs.
Sugar Bowl’s Party,” Pace will read
“Mother Hubbard’s Party,” and Bil-
ly Setzler will read "The Cat and
Miss Muffet.” Nancy Hallmark from
the second grade will read a story
from a Mother Goose book to the
first grade.
The second grade is beginning a
unit of work on Transportation. The
phase of the unit studied this week
will be about airplanes. The children
are reading many stories on the sub-
ject, and at the Reading Club. Fri-
day, the following children have
prepared /he stories to read to the
rest of the group: Hilliard Fleming,
Nancy Hallmark, Fannie Be’.l
Bratcher, Joyce Smith and Charles
Stevenson.
The Civic Club gave an entirely
original program this week, which
With her marriage on J an. 29 to
the wealthy young Duke of Nor-
folk, No. 1 peer of Great Bri-
tain, the Honorable Lavinia
Strutt, above, beautiful daugh-
ter of Lord Belper and Lady
Roseberry, will become one of.
the most envied women of her
land, outranked only by the-
royal duchesses and the queen
was both interesting and entertain-
ing after the usual tenure of routine
of "old" and “new” and "unfinished."
business, reports of committees, etc.
Rosalind Tate told the story of the
life and deeds of Florence Nightin-
gale, Harold Lummus, Billy Jeff
Green, W. Faye Byrd, and Jean
Garritson each played an instru-
mental solo.
Two new pupils have enrolled la
the fiftli grade. They are Billy
Brown from Lutie, and Leon Messer
from North Ward.
Waltermire and Jewel Willingham.
Home Economics I-A:
Esther Denny, Joyce Franks, Ruth
Gholson and Marion Thompson.
Home Economics I-B:
Billie Mae Lisle, Doris Mayfield
and Gwendolyn Puett.
Home Economics' II-B:
Helen Brewer, Evelyn Ellison,
Helen Eoff and Irma Lee Rabo.
Home Economics III-A:
Modelle Lollar and Rose Welch.
Latin I:
Mary Louise Begley, Howard
Gholson, Roy Holmes and Marguer-
ite Perryman.
-Latin II:
Lois Buice, Ernest Snell, Virginia
Lee Waltermire and Jewel Willing-
ham.
Spanish I:
Dorothy Jo Clark, Evelyn Ellison,
Loletta Fisher and Valera West.
Spanish II:
Gene Caperton, Hugh Lyle, Eldon
Sonnenburg and Royce Stephens.
Typing:
James Baumgardner, Bill Cantrell,
Dorothy Jo Clark, Wendell Cope-
land, Evelyn Ellison, Mary HaWkins,
Hugh Lyle, Faye Robertson, Jimmy
Winchester, Reba Wells and Wilma
Wright.
Geometry:
Dorothy Jo Clark, Billie Jo Knut-
son, Rose Welch and Marion Thomp-
son.
TEXAS
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Saturday Matinee & Night—►
10c to All—10c
The Unknown Ranger
—and—
“FREE RENT”
—Serial—
Major Bowes Amateurs
Saturday Night Preview,
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday;
THE MELODY-PACKED
WONDER SHOVtiT?
OF ALL TIMEM
Stars! Girls!
Cole Porter hit
tunes! It has
EVERYTHING!
with
JAMES
STEWART
VIRGINIA
BRUCE
Book Review
"The Young Forester”—Zone Grey
A story that would thrill the heart
of any adventurous boy or girl. It
tells of the many adventures and
heroic deeds of a young boy. He
goes to the West looking for adven-
ture and lie really finds it in cap-
turing thieves and fighting forest
fires. It is a book that has recently
been received and has already been
read widely and enjoyed by all.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
An elephant's trunk is provided
with 40,000 very strong muscles.
It is said that the women of Italy
have one great advantage over the
women of France: they are faithful
even in their infidelity.
The vibrations from sound are
sometimes great enough to wreck
entire buildings. Jt’s a wonder our
school doesn’t fall down between
classes.
There are no snakes in Ireland or
on the Isle of Man,
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