The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1978 Page: 4 of 16
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Mrs. Crow likes challenge
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By Ray Brown
Every holiday has its
own significant value.
What is the value of
Christmas? The day on
which our Christ was
born. As Christmas nears
a special sensation fills
the air, the rejoicing of the
birth of Christ our Lord.
If we let the true mean-
ing of Christmas slip away
then we can call it X-mas.
You take Christ out of
Christmas and you take
away the true meaning.
As Joseph was a walking
He heard an angel sing,
"This night shall be the
birth-time
Of Christ, the heavenly
king.
"He neither shall be born
; In housen nor in hall
Nor in the place of paradise,
But in an Ox's stall.
"He neither shall be clothed
In purple nor in pall,
But in the fair white linen
That usen babies all.
i "He neither shall be rocked
In silver nor in gold,
i But in a wooden manger
; That resteth on the
mould."
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} As Joseph was a walking,
There did an angel sing,
And Mary's child at
midnight
; Was born to be our king.
! Then be glad, good people,
j This night of all the year,
^ And light ye up your
candles,
For his star it shineth
clear.
By Gloria Rod arte
Mrs. Malinda Crow
has worked three years at
RCHS. Her first year here
she taught sophomore
English. The following
summer she attended the
University of Texas at
Austin and became a
librarian.
Mrs. Crow said, "The
challenge in being a li-
brarian is the organization
and arranging of material
so users of the library
have quick access to it."
Mrs. Crow enjoys being
a librarian more than a
teacher. She stated, "As
a librarian, 1 usually make
friends with the students.
A librarian must contin-
ously deal with the public;
therefore, I have to be
pleasant and smile."
She continues, "Being a
teacher is a little differ-
ent . Whenever you don' t
feel like smiling, you
don't. And you may as-
sign seat work whenever
you wish."
A librarian has plenty
of work to do. She must
keep track of books,
equipment, order supplies
and process new material
for circulation, all of
which are tedious. Mrs.
Crow has eight library
aides. They are Ann
Hinkle, Kathy Baker,
Gloria Rodarte, Sheri
James, Arnold Gomez,
Arturo Ramirez, Patsy
Spurgin and Minnie Cor-
tez. These library aides
work under Mrs. Crow's
direction. They enjoy
having an opportunity to
serve others.
The library is being
used by several classes.
Old English Poem
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Christ is bom. Peace
be with you and yours
now and forever.
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Lova and O. W. Parker, III
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English and history
classes have made use of
both fiction and non-
fiction. Magazines are
being used by the speech
government and health
classes.
Within the past two
years, approximately 150
general non-fiction, 85
fiction, and about 20
biography books were
added to the collection. A
collection of paperbacks
has been added this year.
These paperbacks are
part of a reading enrich-
ment program. They are
books related to televi-
sion, films, geography,
science, recording and
curriculum areas chosen
in order to improve learn-
ing opportunities for stu-
dents. "Not all new paper
backs are being circula-
ted at this time, because
the laminating film has
not arrived," added Mrs.
Crow.
"The newest audio vis-
ual equipment in the
RCHS library is an opaque
projector which may be
used to project material
from a book or to enlarge
a drawing," said Mrs.
Crow. "We also have an
8mm film loop projector,
which no one has used."
The library is expecting
a new double-sized card
catolog. New Princeton
files have arrived for more
convenient filing of the
periodicals. Mrs. Crow
hopes to add periodicals
on microfiche next year.
The oldest existing town
of the thirteen original
American colonies is Albany,
New York, first reached
by the French in 1540.
Basketball
results
By Joy Neal
The Varsity Boys Bas-
ketball team traveled to
Lubbock last weekend for
the Annual Reese Air
Force Base Christmas
Classic. They ended it
receiving 7th place.
In the first round they
faced El Paso Cathedral
who went on to win the
entire Commanders'
division for the third con-
secutive year. The local
boys lost 59-46. Donald
Williams was high point
with 13, followed by By-
ron Bitner with 11 and
Bobby Woodard with 9.
In the second game a-
gainst Kermit, Williams
put in 22 points, but this
leading score wasn't
enough to overcome the
Yellowjackets. The Owls
lost 78-68. Other high
scorers were Bitner with
17 and Woodard with 12.
In the battle against
Shallowater for 7th place,
the Owls pulled together
to win 41-36. Bitner and
Woodard were again the
leading scorers with 10
a piece.
Byron Bitner, RCHS
Junior was named to the
All-Classic team along
with four other players
from other schools who
participated.
Christmas Party
By Claudette McKaskle
Thursday, December
22nd the Student Council
and the Annual Staff
sponsored an All School
Christmas Party. The
Party was held in the foy-
er of the Auditorium and
all high school students
and faculty were invited.
The Student Council will
HoUmark's moire
Sugar Plum Tree
By Terry Tennell
At 1000 Utah, the home
of the Hallmarks, there is
an unusual sight, a sugar
plum tree. The Hallmarks
got the idea from the Re-
habilatation Center in Ab-
ilene.
The work was done by
members of the family.
Elbert cut down the tree
for the first step. Then
they put the tree in a hole
that they dug. Elbert then
painted the tree with a
brush. The paint job took
from 10 a.m. until 6:00
p.m. Doris, her mother
and sister then made the
candy. Elbert did the fin-
al job with the taping of
the background music
with the poem which tells
the story of the Sugar
Plum Tree.
An interview
with Voss
By Cindy Holden
The RCHS boys bas-
ketball team has a convin-
cing 7-2 record. Head-
coach Berry Voss says,
"Everyone is doing a good
job and I see a lot of im-
provement in the play-
ers this year."
When asked what he
thought about the games
played, he answered,
"They are showing im-
provement every time and
getting better." When
asked what he expected
before basketball season
opened, Coach Voss re-
plied, "The people have
good material to play,
there isn't much ex-
perience from last year,
but they are good."
The boys prospect for
district, says Coach Voss,
is real good if they play
like they can. The strong-
est competitor in district
will be Wall and Junction.
This is Coach Voss's
first year as head coach.
He feels that basketball
is one of the greatest
games there is!
Merry Christmas
to all
By Miranda Armstrong
School will be dis-
missed Thursday, Decem-
ber 21 at 2:30 for the
Christmas holidays.
School will resume on
January' 2. The Owl's
Hoot Staff takes this op-
portunity to wish every-
one a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Our next edition will ap-
pear Thursday, January
11.
SLAPSTIX^
DECEMBER 21,1978
hay ride Tuesday
By Tom Stokes
The Reagan County 4-H I
Club had a hayride Tues-
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p.m. After the hayride
and caroling the members
had refreshments provid-
ed by the adult leaders.
The club is also getting
ready for the Sandhills
Stockshow at Odessa.
The lambs to go will be
chosen Saturday, Dec. 23.
Ever have one of those days when
everything you bay turns out
sackwards?
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RCHS Chooses a Mr. and
Miss Christmas Spirit
By Regina Chapman
Monday, December 18,
nominees from each class
were selected to represent
their class for Mr. and
Miss Christmas Spirit.
Arthur Villarreal and
Lynn Weatherby will rep-
resent the seniors; Pam
Morgette and Dusty Mc-
Kandles will represent the
juniors; Lynda Johnson
and Tony Mendez for the
sophomores; and Mitzi
Wallace and Torin Burl-
eson for the freshmen.
To determine the win-
ners, there will be voting
during activity period
December 18, 19, and 20.
The voting will be penny
voting. Each penny will
count one vote, nickels,
dimes and quarters will
deduct that number of
votes. The winners will
be announced at a party
December 21, and Mr.
and Miss Christmas Spirit
will reign over the party.
Best wishes of the
season to all friends
and neighbors.
announce Mr. and Mrs.
Christmas Spirit during
the party.
"Knowledge is the food of t
the soul.” Plato I
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L. L. Nutter
"A kind word is better than a
The housefly beats its
wings 190 times a second, big pie.” Russian Proverb
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1978, newspaper, December 21, 1978; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615089/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.