The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1929 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TATTLER
March 8, 1929
THE TATTLER
Official Publication of the
Mineral Wells High School
TATTLER STAFF
Elizabeth Morris......Editor-in-Chief
Dorothy Yarbro Asso. Editor
Ferris Bramblett ...... Asst. Editor
Louise Jacques.......... News Editor
Harris Blackman ....Feature Editor
Rena Mae Billington..Proof Reader
Lorene Kearby, Asst. Proof Reader
Elizabeth Cranford________Joke Editor
Lois Faye Gideon......Business Mgr.
Robert Maddox ..... ________ Adv. Mgr.
Elithe Hamilton....Faculty Sponsor
Reporters: Alma Morris, Verlie
Hughes, Loran Rogers, Ruby Wal-
ker, Ellen Davis, Jessie Davis,
Cecil Key, Harvey Thomas, Loyd
Rogers, Jimmie Hearne, Helen
Wright, Mary Dixon, Leonard
Griffith, Beeler Abernathy, James
Wedekind, Velvae Saunders, Gwen-
dolyn Rankin, and Oscar Rankin.
as an athletic record to up-
hold. She placed in the county
in all of the literary events
that she entered last year,
placing in the district in boys’
debating and girls’ declama-
tion. Mineral Wells High
School, for several years, has
won the county championship
in essay writing and at one
time a Mineral Wells girl won
second place in the state essay
contests. Now is the chance
to make this year the year of
all years! The goal has not
yet been reached. This year
is a good time for us to reach
the height of our ambition—
First place in state!
EXCHANGE
In the “Ladd"’ from Post City we
noticed that tiie tootDall boys who
gave us such a good tight in foot-
oaii have received new black and
gold sweaters. We welcome one oi
tne players to our city.
SENIOR RINGS
Senior rings are again in
evidence. One is apt to be
stopped at any time and be
called on to admire the new
senior rings. Expert advice
says “Admire the rings, and
and exclaim over the idea of
how nice it is to be a senior.
Humor him; for someday he’ll
have to do the same for other
seniors.”
CONVERSATION
TEXAS PATRIOTS
“Texas, Our Texas!” has
rung from every expected and
unexpected part of our school
and town for the last week.
When one gets lonesome feel-
ing blue, and perhaps he wish'
In Columbus, Ohio, a group of
researchers set out to find what
people talked about.
For a week they tabulated con-
versations overheard at various
places and this is what they
found: *•
That woman’s conversation has
three major topics: twenty-two per
cent about men; twenty per cent
want of clothes; fifteen per cent
about other women. The remain-
ing forty-three per cent dealt with
miscellaneous topics.
Men’s conversation ran fifty per
cent to business and twelve per
cent to personalities—talk about
themselves and other men.
Many conclusions can be drawn
from the test, but only one seems
very important. That is that most
of us are lopsided in our interests.
JWe dwell on one or two or three
phases of life to the exclusion of
sports and field of knowledge, all
of which can contribute their bit
to making; -the developed, cultured,
interesting and mentally wealthy
men and women.
—The Kemper News,
Boonville, Mo.
----
“Father what is tact?”
“Tact, my boy,” replied the fa-
ther, “Is what prevents the gray
headed man with the wrinkled face
from telling his youthful wife with
the complexiou of rose that they
are boy and girl togehter.”
reeimgs.
When he wishes to express his the~"hundre’d"and one art, hobbies,
bouyant optimism for the
present, past and future, therp
is the proper mediujn—“Te^-\
as, Our Texas!”—ap imper-
sonal expression, but one
which meets every need. It is
a forgetting of self in patriot-
ism, a love for our grand and
glorious state, a tribute to the
free “Single Star,” a reverence
for “San Jacinto and glorious
Alamo.”
Sam Houston School paid a
tribute to the Texas for whom
their school is named in a fit-
ting ceremony of dedication
last Friday when their school
received a picture of General
Sam Houston.
Texas, as a rule, should be
more appreciative. There is
a happy medium between an-
cester worship as practiced by
the Chinese, and a lack of re-
spect that is all too common in
this busy age.
Italy reverences her Bara-
balcV; Joan of Arc is the
household^word over all of
France.
Are we less indebted to our
heroes than they to theirs?
No, our liberty is just as dear,
paid for at the same price.
Then a pause at this season of
the year for reverent applica-
tion of “Texas, Our Texas,”
and her illustrious dead is lit-
tle more than “Rendering unto
Caesar that which is Cae-
sar’s.”
OUR REPRESENTATIVES
The students to represent
Mineral Wells High School in
extemporaneous speaking, es-
say writing, spelling, and dec-
lamation have not as yet been
selected. This means that ev-
eryone in the school interest-
ed in this type of work has
an equal chance with the other
pupils of this school to be a
Mineral Wells High Schools
representative in the Inter-
scholastic League Meet this
spring.
Mineral Wells High School
has a literary record as well
“Come with me to the zoo.”
“No thank you, I believe I will
stay at home. My oldest daugh-
ter does the kangarroo walk, my
second daughter talks like a par-
rot, my son laughs like a hyenna,
my wife watches me like a hawk,
my cook is cross as a bear, my
mother-in-law says I am an old
gorilla. When I go anywhere I
want a change.”
Tommy: “My Sunday School
teacher says I will go to Heaven if
I am good.”
Father: “Well.”
“Well you said if I was good
I’d go to the circus; now who is
telling the truth?”
Man: “The man who brings up
nine or ten children today deserves
a lot of credit.”
Woman: “Deserves it? Gee,
he can’t get along without it.”
“Do you know Jack kissed me
twice last night before I could stop
him.”
“Gracious, what cheek?”
“Both.”
Mother supicious: “What have
you been doing, Ellen?”
Ellen: “Rover’s eaten my dol-
ly’s slippers, so I have been pun-
ishing him.”
“How?”
“I climbed in his kennel and
drinked his milk.”
He: “Then it is settled that we
are to elope on Easter?”
She: “Yes, darling.”
He: “Are you sure you can get
your trunk packed in time?”
She: “Oh yes, Papa and mania
have both promised to help me.”
The editor of the “Rattler,” San
Marcos, discussed the need for a
new high scliool building. This
shows a good effort on the part of
the editor. Just keep /it up and you
will get it.
The “Koo Koo Kolum” from the
“Rattler” contains jokes that are
exceptionally good.
The six weeks’ tests made it
hard for the Hi-Y Club. A cer-
tain gang of boys must study hard
and forget • about a banquet now
and then. However, the club is
now meeting and “running” again.
The ’’Daily Texan” from State
University states that an election
is to be held soon of student offi-
cials. Due to the resignation of
some of the officers and ineligi-
bility of others the election was
necessary. The election is to be
carried on by the ballot method.
This is good practice as well as is
in keeping with the democratic
ideas of our country.
Miss Johnson and her Spanish
Club had a fine party about a week
ago. They may have another soon,
but in the meantime business meet-
ings will take up their spare
moments. “Wennie” roasts are
fine things to have at Lake Pinto.
THE SCOTCH AS SEEN
THROUGH BURNS
(Essay written by a 4-A English
JbAUGHS FROM M. W. H. S. LIFE i student)
Mr. Baucom: Talk like you know
what you are tahang about.
lVlaru Elizabeth Wagiey: How
can I when I can’t?
This 3A English Club project is
giving some students plenty of
work. This plan, so the club says,
will be of benefit to the English
classes and will give the students
some extra class activity. All
pupils enrolled in English know
what it is all about.
In the ‘TDaily Texan” was an
article that stated that the students
were given a holiday in commem-
oration of George Washington’s
birthday. The president • of the
college read to the students the
reason for the holiday that was
found in the university catalogue.
Students of Mineral Wells High
School do not have a catalogue,
much to their regret, and there-
fore they had no reason for a holi-
day.
According to the Bellvue High
School paper some of the teachers
are resigning their positions. Is it
the students, school or other./rea-
sons?
The History Club is working at
I regular intervals. At the present
rate their activity will lead them
'G finding out a number of things
about this country and the foreign
lands. This club is truly active
.and full of life.
J The Latin Club’s called meetings
'"nd secret actions has us guess-
ing. We know that it is a fact
v-hat they gave a lively party Mon-
day night. As to other proceed-
ings, we don’t know; we will just
stand by and watch.
The Fate and Fable Club’s first
production must have been a big
Ait, They gave “Am I Intruding,”
t thejbigh school again Thursday
dght For the benefit of the Par-
ent Teacher Association. A re-
call from the Parent-Teachers is
in honor for any organization.
Some of the teachers and stu- They say that the. three one-act
dents of South Haven High School, jj Fays to be presented by the Fate
South Haven, Michigan, have made ; and Fables is going to be a hit
some very interesting resolutions. !j also.
Now the question is: “Will they j -
keep them?” . The Debating Club is surely
- . i j q&tehing it “in the neck.” Hard
According to the “Chatter” the practice! has been their lot for the
winners have been chosen tqjgrep.- . past |wo weeks. Three in one
resent Palestine High School in, the i pycckf tl-ie next one, they will take
interscholastic league meet. We on two debates, Abilene and Gra-
too, have been working but elimi-d ham teams. And after that—Wea-
nations have not been made here. \ • he j ford! and the Interscholastic
——:— f League contests!
Volley ball is first major* sport/ S§Fd -■
according to “The Handout” oi\ This seems to be the “club pin”
Texas Womans’ College. We, too, season. We saw a Fate and
Fable committee confering with a
salesman the other day and caught
such i phrases as “comedy and
tragedy faces,” “green and red,”
a nd? other mysterious mutterings.
’•'he Spanish Club members have
been walking with their chests out
for several weeks displaying new
pins, and the Latin Club holds to
its standard emblem with the same
pride. ■ Evidently, we enjoy our
“Extra Hours” (meaning the clubs,
not this column) and like to dis-
play bur signs and colors.
are proud of our volley ball teams.;
The editorial in the “Kemper
News” Boonville, Missouri, on “It’s
a Safe Bet,” bringing out the; ques-
tion of why people spend half of
their life in learning how to live
the last half and then to lose it
all furnishes food for thought. It
may be compared to some of the
students who spend half of their
time in school and never reap any
good results.
In the “Parrot” of Marshall was
extended a greeting to the Fresh-
men of the high school. Mine**
Wells High School has received a
group of mid-term fish and they
have already become a vital part
of the high school. First, they were
the first class in the high school
to subscribe one hundred per cent
for the “Tattler.” They have later
followed this loyalty by reporting
for the various contests to be held
in connection with the interschoF
astic league contest.
The “Wichitan” of Wichita Falls
Junior College has an article on
tardies and absents. The article
says that a student that goes to
school a week without being tardy
or absent is given a box of candy.
In our high school it is the other
way round. If the student is tardy
he is required to report to deten-
tion hall.
The “C. B. C. Quacker,” Chilli-
cothe. Missouri, has an alumni page
to which all former students con-
tribute. This aids the former, stu-
dents in keeping track of their
former classmates.
“Stairs of Life” is the subject of
an editorial in the “School Bell,
Big Stone Gap, Virginia that is
indeed true to life. It says that
we climb the stairs of life and this
is the time that we all are to de-
cide the path of life that we will
take. If we go through high school
and are interested we will be eager
to climb another stair, much high-
er.
-«e»-
ALUMNI
Bernice . Herring, ’ 28, spent the
week-end at home visiting her par-
ents *in Oak Park Addition. She
is now attending Texas Agricul-
tural College at Arlington.
Oma McMeen visited her brother
in Sart Angelo February 23 and 24.
Lawrence Craig, who is attending
John Tarleton, spent February 28
and 24 at home.
Bennie Estes, mid-term graduate,
spent February 22, 23 and 24 in
Mineral' Wells. He is now attend-
ing Simmons College, Abilene.
Lucille Herring, mid-term grad-
uate, was a visitor in high school
February 22.
Lillian Clark and Hazel Johnson
graduates of ’28, visited in the
high school on George Washing-
ton’s birthday.
W. I. Byron, former student of
this school spent February 22, 23
and 24 in Mineral Wells, visiting
the high school here Friday. He
was on his way to Washington,
D. C., with the Cowboy Band of
Abilene to attend the inauguration
of President-Elect Hoover. W. I.
is a student of Simmons Univer-
sity and is a member of the Cow-
boy Band of that college.
Louise , and Ruth Lake, mid-term
Florence Stroope—A great man
once said that gum took up 2-3
of anyone’ smind.
Wilmer Boggs—Yes, but it’s tak-
ing up 2-8 oi your mouth.....
Cecil Hill—Tell all you know
about Constantinople.
Isabel Gibson—Constantinople is
surrounded on one side by water
and on the other side by the Black
sea.
A Current Event
A good looking high school flirt
happened to accidently drop her
perfumed handkerchief as she pass-
ed one of the freshmen who looked
as though he had recently visited
the beauty parlor. The blushing
fish picked the handkerchief with
a trembling hand and handed it to
the girl.
“You dropped your handkerchief
lady,” he stammered.
“Why how dare you call me a
lady,’- teased the flirt who evident-
ly, line an gins, tnougnt sue was
young and oeautnul.
me oiusnmg nsn swallowed his
Adanams ripple but said notmng.
ue cuuia not speak. The girl witn
a iook oi disgust turned and hur-
riedly walked away.
klease do not blame the fish for
ms lack of experience.
Mrs. Montgomery—Do you wish
to tell any more about the grand
jury.
Cornelius Weldon—Not unless
you want to know something more.
Some of the loyal students d!j
Mineral Wells High School are re-
porting for practice after school
every morning. The Mountaineers
defeated Weatherford, Jasksboro
and a few other small villages that
are fortunate enough to be near
Mineral Wells n football and they
are going to try to get revenge on
the track. They might succeed if
more pupils eport for practice.
Some of those country boys proved
that they could run last year and
some of them looked as if they
might learn to jump.
Bob Hamric—I surely did get
thirsty at the basketball game last
night.
Christopher Brazil—So did 1. I
got so thirsty that I could have
drunk water if there had been any.
Meow, eow. No that is not a
cat. It was only some mischievous
boys who are too dumb to be a cat.
There was a new teacher keeping
the study hall the other day. Some
of the boys were playing cat just
for the fun of getting the teacher
to look in their direction so some-
one on the other side of the house
could meow while her head was
turned. This might have worked
if the teacher had been as new as
the students thought she was. Some
of the boys are still wanting to
know how the teacher knew that
they were the ones who were play-
ing cat.
The only time that a high school
boy whispers is when he has to get
some good looking girl to help him
with his lessons. He whispers low
then so that he will have to put
his lips close to her ear. He had
better be careful or he might get
his lips too close.
My eyes are hunting,
Just begging, it seems,
For sight of the
Girl of my dreams.
High Ambition
Miss Hamilton—If I had a car I
could do wonders.
Elizabeth—is that so?
Miss Hamilton—I wish I had a
bus.
graduates, spent February 22, 23
and 24 in Mineral Wells.
Joseph Gugenheim, a graduate
of Mineral Wells High School and
who now holds a position in Wich-
ita Falls, is now visiting his home.
Othel Wilborn who is now at-
tending North Texas State Teach-
ers College spent February 23 and
24 in Minei'al Wells.
This essay is not what a casual
glance at the title might suggest—
a discussion on the merits and de-
merits of that famed beverage
familiarly known as “Scotch.”
Rather, it is an essay on the
original makers of that now al-
most-obsolete form of intoxicant.
Most people seem to regard Scot-
land as the habitate of a queer and
eccentric race of people whose
perviousness is the subject of many
vaudeville joke or wisecrack and
whose men apparel themselves in
skirts and tarns. Most of which is
admitedly true, but after seeing the
Scotch people through the eyes of
the inmitable Bobby Burns they
begin to appear more lovable than
laughable.
Burns is, himself, a typical
Scotchman and his poetry is truly
representative of the emotions, ex-
periences, philosophy and charac-
ter of the Scotch, and for an ac-
curate study of the Scotch race,
his writings are unrivalled.
One of the first and foremost
characteristics of the Scotchman
is the reverence in which they hold
the feminine sex. It is a reverence
amounting almost to the divine.
The lyrics which Burns wrote to
his “bonnie lasses” are classed
among the most beautiful in the
English language.
It is difficult to decide whether
the Scotch are a humorous or
pathetic race but it is most likely
that they are that race mixed of
both. If Burns is to be our index,
the Scotch people possess a re-
markable tenderness.
The Scotch, too, are lovers of
nature. Living with nature and
associated with it as they are it is
instinctive. They love all forms
of nature and wild life. In his
noem written “ To a Field Mouse,”
Burns expressed genuine regret at
having plowed through her care-
fully planned abode.
Cheerfulness is a Scottish at-
tribute that could not possibly be
overlooked. This is exemplified in
the many cheerful words of Bur*#^-
after several of his numerous
reverses of fortune. They can
easily be contented with very little
and from this is born thriftiness
probably comes frequent allusions
to Scotch stinginess.
From these numerous admirable
qualities it is easily seen that the
Scotch are a people whom we
should regard with sincere admira-
tion. In fact, they are generally
regarded as such by most people
in the other parts of the world.
One feels that by gaining this im-
pression from Burns’ poetry one
has not been far mistaken for he
was a sincere lover and student of
humanity as well as nature.
Robert Maddox: “You call bad
dreams about horses nightmares
don’t you?”
Teacher: “Why yes, I suppose
so.”
Robert: “Well, what do you call
it when you dream about cats.”
Poem found in Room 23—ask no
questions:
She’s far from beautiful,
But some may fall—•
She does look wonderful,
As you pass her in the hall
I only used the wonderful,
To make this rhyme look well,
And rhyme with the beautiful,
But she really looks like h—.
Mother: “Now, if you will real-
ly quit playing hookey and go to
school and pay attention you will
soon know as much as the teacher.”
Miles: “I should know it now
if I had the book before me like
she does.”
Mary had a piece of gum,
She chewed it long and slow.
And everywhere that Mary went
That gum was sure to go.
She took the gum to school one
day
Which was against the rule—
The teacher took the gum away
And chewed it after school.
Will Ely who is now a freshman
in Simmons University was in Min-
eral Wells February 23 and 24.
Ruth Thomas, ’28, and Retta
Young, ’27, who are now attending
Trinity University were in Min
eral Wells last Sunday.
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