The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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Entertaining, Lively
Lavinrac Renretsew
“The Lavinrac Renretsew is
coming.”
These words have been on the
lips of all Westerners since the
coming senior carnival was an-
nounced.
Carnival plans for the night of
November 7 at 7:30 p. m. in the
boy’s gym are now underway by
several committees.
“This is to be one of the gayest,
liveliest, and most entertaining af-
fairs ever staged in LHS,” affirm-
ed David McPherson, president
of the senior class. Mrs. Louis Ter-
rell, general chairman of the car-
nival quickly backed up David’s
statement.
Some of the highlights of the
1952 Lavinrac Renretsew will be
spine-chilling houses of horrows,
revealing fortune-telling, a tear-
jerking melodrama, a musical
cake-walk, and a movie.
Games of skill, at which prizes
Spanish Programs
Will Be Presented
Today Over Radio
On United Nations day, today,
the second in a series of local
radio programs in connection with
the state-wide movement, “Tex
as Plan for the Encouragement of
Spanish” will be presented.
• This program will be given
three times today, once over KC-
BD at 1:45 to 2 p. m., once over
KSEL at 5:45 to 6 p.-m.j and once
over KFYO at 10:15 to 10:30 p.
m.
Judge James G. Denton will be
guest speaker on the program and
will talk on “Understanding
Makes Better Friends.” Announ-
cing the program will be Mr. Rex
Webster. As the musical portion
of the program, Evelyn McCarty
will play an oboe solo, “Estrelli-
ta” accompanied by Joanne Dean
on the piano. Joanne will also
play a solo, “Malaguena.”
The members of the radio com-
mittee, who call themselves “Good
Neighobrs,” are Miss Gendelle
Wilhite, chairman, Dr. Scotti Mae
Tucker, Mrs. R. H. McCarty, and
Mrs. O. L. Byrd.
Other committees are as fol-
lows: Publicity, Mrs. Jim Rob-
erts, chairman, Mrs. Tom Holden,
and Mrs. J. N. Day. Publications,
Mrs. R. P. Swafford, chairman,
Mr. Alfred B. Strehli, and Mrs.
E. K. Hufstedler.
This state-wide movement has
been endorsed by the Texas Good
Neighbor commission and was
originated by Dr. T. Earle Hamil-
ton from Texas Technological col-
lege.
will be given, include dart-throw-
ing, basketball accuracy, and
mathematical genius. Refresh-
ments are to be sold at two or
more locations.
SPORTSMANSHIP - THEN VICTORY
VOLUME 19
Lubbock Senior High School, Lubbock, Texas, Friday, October 24, 1952
NUMBER 7
Put Your Knowledge To Use!’
"Whcrt do you suppose this big package could be?" Sher-
rill Miller and Gail Scott, seniors, ask each other.
These two girls take a peek at several of the prizes to be
given at the Lavinrac Renretsew November 7. The prizes are on
display in the first floor display case.
November 8 To Be Date
Of Activities Conference
Interscholastic League High
School Activities conference will
be November 8 at Texas Techno-
logical College, for the benefit of
all speech and journalism stu-
dents and teachers in the Pan-
handle and South Plains area.
Starting off with a general as-
sembly in Aggie auditorium to
welcome th area groups, the con-
ference will begin at 9:30 a. m.
and will continue throughout the
afternoon.
In response to the request of
teachers in the area a definite
charge has been made in the pro-
cedure at the conference accord-
ing to Dr. P. Merville Larson,
head of the Tech speech depart-
ment, and Mr. J. Russell Heitman,
head of the journalism depart-
ment, co-general chairmen of the
conference.
Freedom Awards Offered
One-hundred all-expense-paid
trips to the Valley Forge pilgrim-
age, 150 freedom libraries, and
250 George Washington honor
medals will be given to the win-
ning students in the 1952 Free-
doms Foundation Awards con-
test.
The Freedoms foundation is a
non-profit, non-sectarian, and
non-political organization design-
ed to create and build an under-
standing of the spirit and philos-
ophy of the Constitution and Bill
of Rights, and to inspire love of
freedom.
To be eligible, the material en-
tered must be based on a funda-
mental pricipal, or fundamental
principles, of the Credo of the
American Way of Life. The ma-
terial submitted must be based on
activities that occurred during
the school year, 1951-52.
Materials appropriate for entry
include artwork, essays, photo-
graphs, public press clippings, ra-
dio and television scripts or re-
cordings, stil or motion films, ac-
tivities, study projects, and dis-
plays.'
The material must be mailed to
Freedoms Foundation, Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania, before No-
vember 11 ,1952.
The Ci’edo of the American
Way of Life, on which the entries
will be judged contains three
parts: fundamental belief in God,
constitutional government de-
signed to serve the people, and
political and economic rights
which protect the dignity and
freedom of the individual.
Senior Boys Eligible
For NROTC Tests
Examinations for the seventh
nation-wide Naval Officers Col-
lege Training program will be
given December 13 in the Naval
Reserve Training center at Tex-
as Tech, as was announced this
week by Miss Grace Padley, guid-
ance director.
The examinations will be open
to all high-schol seniors or grad-
uates that are between the ages
of 17 and 21, are male citizens of
the United States, and have turn-
ed in application forms. Candi-
dates who are successful in the
Navy College test will then be
required to take physical exami-
nations in Dallas.
The students selected through
these competitive examinations
will be assigned to one off the 52
Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps units which are located in
various leading colleges and uni-
versities in the United States. If
accepted by the college of his
choice, a student will be appoint
ed Midshipmen, USNR and will
have his tuition, books, and nor-
mal fees paid for by the govern-
ment. In addition he will receive
$50 a month pay for the four-year
period.
Upon graduation, men trained
under this program may be com-
missioned as officers in the regu-
The main difference, Dr. Lar-
son pointed out, will be that there
will be a number of workshop
sessions instead of having speak-
ers predominantly as there have
been in previous years.
Following the 9:30 a. m. kick-
off speech the journalism and
speech groups will seperate and
attend the workshop sessions at
10:15 a. m.
Students Meet
Journalism students will meet
in the Journalism building to hear
Mr. Eugene Mann, Director of
Public Information, Eastern New
Mexico university, speak on
“School Publications are Impor-
tant Public Relations.” At 11 a.
m. in the Press building, Mr. Rol-
lin Herald, Tech photography in-
structor, will discuss “Better Pho-
tographs for School Publications.”
Three open forums will be con-
ducted during the afternoon.
Speech Students
Students interested in various
phases of speaking will meet at
10:15 a m.. in critic panel groups
diretced by Tech instructors. The
panel directors are as follows:
Miss Helen Lindell, speech cor-
rection; Mr. W. F. Halvorson, ra-
dio speaking; Miss Annah Joe
Pendleton, extemporaneous
speaking; Mr. Ronald Schulz, one-
act plays; and Dr. S. M. Kennedy,
debate.
After the afternoon sectional
meetings, delegated to the confer-
ences will be guests at a dress re-
hearshal of “Comedy of Errors.”
lar Navy or Marine corps and re-
quired to serve on active duty for
three years. At the end of their
second year of active duty, they
may apply for retention in the
regular Navy or Marine corps;
or, when active duty require-
ments have been fulfilled, they
may transfer to the Reserve and,
depending upon the needs of the
service, return to civilian life.
Three Lubbock High school
graduates who are now going to
Yale university under the Naval
Training program are Tommy
Raney, Sandy Moore, and Neil
Friets.
Applications for the test may be
obtained from Mr. Floyd Honey,
principal of Lubbock Senior High
school, who will also provide spe-
cific information about the pro-
gram. The applications must be
returned by Nov. 22.
Stresses Dr. Sutton In Assembly
“The one great thing that is
worthwhile is the greater increase
of knowledge ®and how to put
knowledge to use,” emphasized
Dr. Willis A. Sutton, widely-
known educational consultant in
a special senior assembly Tues-
day.
Dr. Sutton addressed the senior
class twice, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, on problems which confront-
ed seniors throughout the world.
He has polled two hundred sixty-
six thousand high-school seniors
on the five things that worried
them most. This group included
seniors from all parts of the globe.
The six problems which worry
most seniors, according to Dr.
Sutton are boy-girl relationships,
life’s work, family trouble, the
worldL situation, religion, and per-
sonal problems.
Members of the junior class al-
so heard Dr. Sutton’s inspiring
talk on the relationships of boys
and girls in a special assembly
held Wednesday during the six-
th period. “The two basic princi-
pals to consider in these relation-
ships are the moral and romantic
ones,” he stated. “Love is the
glorious dawn,” he continued.
Ninety-four percent of the Lub-
bock Senior High school senior
class of 1953 were worried about
boy-girl relationships, said Dr.
Sutton. Therefore, this was his
main topic in the speech Tuesday.
“God must think that young
people have great ability,” stres-
sed the white-haired gentleman,
“He gives them four great decis-
ions to make in their teen-age
life.”
He enumerated these decisions
as choosing a life partner, choos-
ing a life work, determining your
character and religion, and de-
ciding what you are going to do
to preserve the democracy of
your country.
In speaking of boy-girl rela-
tionships Dr. Sutton said, “We
love people in proportion to what
we do for them.”
He spoke of how students might
attain longer life by having a
longer courtship and by restrain-
ing themselves when they were
tempted.
Qr. Sutton emphasized the sac-
redness of marriage by saying,
“God is the will to live, to create.
God is life; life is God. Creative
energy will go on throughout e-
ternity, even if our little world is
destroyed.”
In speaking of choosing a life’s
work Dr. Sutton pointed out that
one shouldn’t put his life into any-
thing just for money, and should
not take any job in life that is’
going to hurt humanity. '
“Take something that you like’,
choose something that you can
do well, use resources about you,
you are going to do, and use the
unseen resources such as prayer,”
the elderly man stated.
“Prayer in it’s highest sense is
getting you ready to do the things
that you ask God to do,” he be
lieves.
Stressing the necessity of edu-
cation, Dr. Sutton finally stated.
“All power of electricity and
steam are just evidence of the
difference between my brother,
who could carry one bale of cot-
ton on his back, and the mind of
man who can create something
that will carry one-hundred
bales.”
Kay McDonald, October girl of the month, observes the
more recent trophies displayed in the new trophy case. As head
cheerleader, Kay is responsable for keeping up school spirit. She
feels that more trophies may be placed in the case with the help
of a high-sripited student body.
Kay McDonald Chosen To Be
Gir! Of Month For October
“Courtship is the gateway to
marriage, marriage is the door to
the temple, and the temple is the
family which is the most sacred
institution on the face of the
earth,” stated Dr. Willis A. Sut-
ton, Superintendent emeritus of
the Atlanta, Georgia, Public
schools, and past president of the
-National Education association,
in his address to members of the
Lubbock High school student
body Tuesday morning.
The first in a series of four
speeches, the elderly, white-hair-
ed man instantly drew his audi-
ence to him with the informal,
friend-to-friend way in which he
presented his talk.
Challenge Issued -
Dr. Sutton challenged the stu-
dents to be just men and women,
saying, “In order to be just a
man or just a woman, one should
be physically robust, mentally
strong, domistically true, social-
ly adjusted, politically sound, oc-
cupationally correct, morally
brave, and spiritually deep.”
Of these eight characteristics of
“men and women,” the reknown-
ed educator emphasized being do-
mestically true and advocated
that the kind of courtship which
one has now will determine the
kind of family he will produce in
the future.
Decrease Divorce
In speaking of marriage, and of
what would decrease the divorce
rate in the United States, Dr. Sut-
ton urged the youth of today to
start planning their married life,
now, to get an ideal mate in mind,
to have a church or home wed-
ding read by a minister or priest
who is close to them, to start and
continue married life with a pray-
er, and to start saving finances
for their marriage life now. He
also warned against young mar-
riages and urged deep medita-
tion and thought before enter-
ing into matrimony.
Statement Gets Laugh
When laughter greeted his
statement, “Don’t talk much be-
fore breakfast,” the noted edu-
cator replied that he considered
that the best statement that he
had ever made.
As a challenge to the students
as to their responsibilities as part
of the family in helping them get
along together, Dr. Sutton stated:
“It’s your business to see that the
family machinery is oiled and
that it runs smoothly, for good
home and good family life are
fundamental to your future.”
Heartw armingly the disting-
uished gentleman concluded his
speech by saying that the fami-
ly comes nearer approaching the
divinity of God in its sanctity
than any other human relation-
ship on earth.
Bubling with personality, en-
thusiam, and energy is Kay Mc-
Donald, head cheerleader and Oc-
tober girl of the month.
Kay has claimed many honors
in her three years in LHS, being
a class or a student body officer in
her clajss every year. Kay was so-
phomore vice-president, and later
sophomore secretary. She served
as junior vice-president and jun-
ior cheerleader. This year she is
filling the capacity of head cheer-
leader.
Kay has been named in “Who’s
Who” in both her sophomore and
junior years. Last year she was
chosen Round-up favorite, the on-
ly school contest based on popu-
larity, and was runner-up for jun-
ior favorite.
The vivacious blond has serv-
ed as an officer of Y-Teens for
two consecutive years, and as an
officer of Pan-Americano for two
years. She is also a member of
the National Honor society. Re-
sponsible for keeping up school
spirit in LHS, Kay plans pep ral-
lies and is in charge of tag sales.
In this capacity she is also chair-
man of the courtesy committee of
the Student council.
Known for her quick smile and
helpful attitude, Kay “Me” claims
as one of her special hobbies
meeting and knowing people.
“I consider it a grand honor to
be chosen girl of the month, and
am proud to be selected as a rep-
resentative of Lubbock High
school girls,” Kay affirmed. “It
will be a new and enjoyable ex-
perience to meet with the busi-
ness and professional women of
our city.”
What's This? Algebra
Class Turns Zoology
"Work problems one-
dog, one-elephant, and
one-fox on page 59." Miss
Laurene Bussey told her
seventh - period algebra
students Wednesday.
"Wha-at?" sh out ed
some students, and others
just sat and looked ques-
tioningly into her face,
waiting for an explana-
tion.
"Well," she began, "Ev-
ery time 1 assign prob-
lems like 2-d, someone al-
ways says 'You mean 2-
dog?' I thought it would
just save time."
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