The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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Between 800 and 900 persons saw the Senior class of
1940 present their annual play, “Spring Fever,” last night.
The play, a three-act comedy, was written by Glenn
Hughes. Members of the cast were: Joe McCraw, Cleve-
land Cobb, Jack Lovin, Marie Peterman, Mona Pierce,
Betty Rhea Caldwell, Dorothy Jean Butler, Lehmar Gra-
ham, Bedford Raley, Ralph Cocanougher, Mildred Kuyken-
dall, and Joyce Halsey. Proceeds from the play will go
into the senior gift fund.
Senior Invitations have been selected and are ready
to be ordered from Hester’s Printing company. One group
of invitations may be bought for five and three-fourths
cents each, while the leather invitations cost 25 cents1 each.
A picture of the school building is on the cover and “1939
State Football Champions” is written inside the invitation.
The student’s name is on a card placed in the invitation.
Next Thursday night has been set as the date for the
Girl Reserves’ Initiation. The date was changed from last
Friday because of the inclement weather conditions'. The
initiation will be at 8 o’clock in the First Methodist Horn
Bible class.
Senior High Mother’s club voted Wednesday afternoon
to buy a kiln for the art department. The club has @ome
money on hand and will raise the other with an orchestra
recital on March 27 in the high school auditorium. Forty
percent of the proceeds will go to the orchestra.
Out O'
The Chute
By OTHO LANE
When a U-boat wrecked a ship
and landed the survivors in
South Ireland, two Civic Guards
discussed the problem. “We
ought to intern ’em,” said one.
“And wliy, I’m asking”
“Why? Because we’re neutral.”
“Sure, we are. But who are we
neutral against?”
The New Statesman and Nation
Yep, we expect South Plains stu-
dents now have something to really
remember and talk about for years
to come. The great “blizzard of
1940” was really an experience to
most every young person in Senior
High school, although a few come
from places where the weather we
had last week would have been con-
sidered a rather warm day. But in
most cases the people of the South
Plains learned just what it meant to
be snowed in, including the 150 stu-
dents who ride the buses to school
each day.
While we’re on tjhe subject, we
would like to call your attention
to the good “ole Western hospi-
tality” shown by the Lubbock
public school in caring for
stranded people. Many people
were unable to leave Lubbock
and go to their jhoines last Fri-
day afternoon, and when hotels
and tourist camps became crowd-
ed, many of the people were
taken into Lubbock homes.
Even though tflie Hub of the
Plains is fast becoming a small
city with a population close to
40,000, the hospitality that mark-
ed the frontier days for the
Plains still lives on.
We’re still concerned about those
applications on the class editions.
Plenty of seniors have applied for
positions, but very fe'w juniors and
no sophomores have sent their let-
ters in. Come on! We know there
are students who can and who would
like to help on their class editions.
Send your letters to the publication
office immediately, as the editions
will start March 8.
A New York detective agency
that specializes in tracing miss-
ing persons has been employed
by more than 70,000 wives to
find their missing husbands, but
only 15 husbands have asked
them to trace missing wives.
Tut, tut, girls!
Debate Teams Go To Levelland
Four debate teams from Lubbock
High school will attend a Levelland
speech tournament Saturday.
Two boys’ teams and two girls’
teams will be sent from the debate
classes of Mr. Kline Nall and Mr
J. W. Reid.
Mr. Reid stated that although he
would probably send “B” teams he
would reserve the right to send two
“A” teams.
1930 Lettermen
Receive Awards
Climax to the amazing campaign
in Texas Interscholastic league foot-
ball history came Friday afternoon
with the presenting of 1940 letters
to the Westerner and Cowhand foot-
ball teams.
Seniors Get Fur Jackets
Handsome Alaska seal fur jackets
with leather sleeves and a gold “L”
were awarded 18 seniors.
Four returning lettermen received
the regulation black sweaters with
the coveted gold “L”. Head Coach
J. G. Keyes, Assistant Coach Walker
Nichols and Business Manager E.
J. Lowery also received the beauti-
ful jackets. Presentation of the
awards to the Westerners was made
(continued on page four)
Entrance Of 23 Students
Increases Enrollment
Twenty-three students from other
schools registered in Senior High for
the new term. Ten of the group
are sophomores, seven are juniors,
a'nd six are seniors.
Those listed in the office as sopho-
mores are Altha Smith, Littlefield;
Christa Burnette, Smyer; Joritta
rfcnneil, Siaton; Thomas Ausley,
Wichita Falls; Jacqueline Hutto,
Roosevelt; Erma Baugh, Rule;
Jimmy Knisley, Oklahoma City;
Betty Lou Jones, Lawton, Oklahoma;
Boyd Frazier, New Orleans, Louisi-
ana; and Monty Bob Moore, Silver-
ton.
Juniors are John Will Owens,
Longview; Celestine Wheeler, Tulia;
Eleanor Mlillner, New Home; Ralph
Crouch, Odessa; Lavonne Hailey,
Abilene; Ruby Lee Holloway, Mor-
ton; and Yolanda Ramirez, Slaton.
Seniors are Mary Beiss Hamilton,
Plainview; Alvin Ledwig, Claude;
Inex Wright, Ralls; Mary Margaret
Knisley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
and Kathleen McCasland, Phoenix,
Arizona.
Two former Lubbock students re-
turned: Alvin Dilliarn, sophomore,
and Mary Jo Jackson, formerly of
Lubbock High, who reenters from
Greenville, Mississippi, as a junior.
Students To Attend
Meeting
Six; extemporaneous speech stu-
dents will accommpany Mr. D. M.
Howell to a practice tournament
which will be held in Levelland to-
morrow.
The students participating in the
tourney will be: Rosa Thaxton, Car-
ter Wheelock, Robert Lively, Louise
Chappelle,. and Mary Wlanda John-
son.
Food Classes Give Parties
Culminating a unit on “Being a
Better Member of a Family Group,”
two first year foods classes gave
parties last week featuring the valen-
tine motif in decorations, refresh-
ments, and games.
THE
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Vol. 6 Lubbock Senior High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 1940 No. 2#
As Blizzard Strikes Senior High
Pictured above is one of the beautiful sights left by last Friday’s
blizzard. The senior high school building is shown wrapped in a
blanket of white following the twelve inch snow fall, which covered
most of the South Plains area.
In The Days ofOld’Is One Story
And Yet We Have Another
By Ruby McNeely
Yes, Lubbockites do still have that western hospitality.
Many years' ago in this part of the country a traveler, when
riding at night, could stop by any house he might happen to be
near when darkness overtook him and he was welcome to spend
the night.
Hospitality Holds ®
This still seems to hold true. Last
Friday and Saturday when snow
covered and blocked all the roads in
the vicinity of Lubbock, the unlucky
people in cars and buses along the
way found themselves in the midst
of a group 1 of people who still have
that hospitality of long ago.
Most of the students who rode
Lubbock school buses (only one
school bus carried everyone riding in
it to their homes) found themselves
seeking this hospitality when snow-
piles were too high for them to reach
their homes last week end.
Both those stranded in auto-
mobiles and buses report that after
long waiting in the cold, their
‘nights out’ became week-end parties
in various homes by playing games,
cooking meals, poping corn, and
singing. Some of the younger child-
ren who rode the school buses had
never stayed out before and there-
fore, took things more seriously
than others.
Chemists Stage
Party Tonight
A novel idea in a good old fashioned
party will be carried out when the
chemistry classes have a get-togeth-
er in the gym tonight. A special
committee has been chosen, made up
of a representative of each class.
This committee decided on the act-
ivities and other plans.
Mr. L. G. B. Morgan, sponsor of
-the party, gives his personal guar-
antee that everyone will have a good
time. Informality and fun will be
the theme.
Special guests will be Mrs. Mor-
gan and daughter, the instructors of
.'the science departments, their hus-
bands and wives.
Children of the Southwest Ward
school, forgotten in the raging storm
while other buses were being dug
out of the snow, stayed at the school
with plenty of fire but no food.
Army Trucks Summoned
After all of the excitement of
notifying parents that their children
were all right, army trucks were
summoned on Saturday afternoon,
and students were escorted home as
they sung tunes of “We’re in the
Army” and “Home, Sweet Home.”
Some young Juliets were more
fortunate than many whose garden
walls were covered with snow and
whose Romeos’ could only speak to
them over the telephone. Being at
Juliet’s home when the blizzard
began, Romeo “stayed put.” In one
case where. Romeo took Juliet to a
dance, she had to help him shovel
their car out of the snow before they
could get home.
Quite a fair representation was
made of the conditions of the high-
ways after the blizzard by a group
of Tech boys at the dormitory. They
made a large snowpile between the
two dormitories and put a highway
sign on top of it. The only mistake
was that on the highways the signs
Mary Emma Plans
Eastland Meeting
Plans for the area meeting of the
Future Homemakers of Texas to be
held March 2, in Eastland were made
in a crafts meeting of the Mary
Emma club Wednesday. Only the
officers of each chapter are eligible
to attend the meeting.
Marjorie Martin, vice-president of
the area, has been asked to make
the responding address to the wel-
come extended by Melba Wood, area
president.
Other officers of the area are
Thelma Hood of Seymour, recording
secretary; Mary Hamilton 'of Pa-
ducah, corresponding secretary; Dar-
lyne Evanis of Wilson, treasurer;
Sarny Nell Rast of Aspermont re-
porter; and Scottie Gilbert of Wood-
son, parliamentarian. Mrs. Eliza-
beth Vaugiht of Eastland is the area
'sponsor.
Nominating officers for the next
year must be done two weeks before
the meeting. A council of delegates
will elect the officers.
were covered with snow.
Snowmen Pays Visit
Soma new comers to Lubbock that
were not stranded in cars or buses
and that were blown in with the
storm are the new race of people,
snowmen, who seem to be visiting in
everybody’s yard lately. Fat men,
slim men, women and whole families,
some with hats and coats, other
bareheaded, were taken in by the
hospitable Lubbock citizens. Since
there were more of the “dust from
whence they came” their life ex-
perinces were above average.
Senior Banquet
Date Is March 7
Committees Pronounce Plans
Compete For Social
Plans for the senior banquet have
been completed and free tickets will
be in the office on March 4.
The informal banquet will be given
in the Lubbock Hotel ballroom 7:30
P. M. on March 7, according to the
senior committees. Wednesday after-
noon at 4 o’clock will be the last'
chance for seniors to secure a ticket
in the office.
The committees under the direction
of sponsors, Mrs. Bruce Bryan, Mrs.
Rosa Mae Burford, and Mrs. Ethel
Terrell have completed the plans and
are now urging all seniors to secure
their tickets before Wednesday,
without cost so, that reports can be
made.
The committees responsible for
these plans are as follows: Izora Ed-
wards, Carol Claiborne, Thomas
Pardue, banquet place: Lucille Hall,
Joyce Halsey, Robert Lively, and
Mrs. Rosa Burford, entertainment;
Mary. Ellis Maedgen, A. C. Straley,
Sarabeth Kimmel, menu; Jean Ren-
ner, Betty Jo Rice, Mona Pierce, and
.Mrs. W. A. Sides, decorations.
Teachers To Have
Annual Banquet
Teachers in the Lubbock public
schools will have their fifth annual
Teachers Council Banquet next Mon-
day night at 7:30 in the Asbury Met-
hodist church, according to Mr. Sam
Liefeste, general chairman for the
banquet plans.
Mr. John Freeman is chairman for
the Senior High school teachers.
Miss Lena Brown, teacher in K-Car-
ter school was appointed chairman
of the steering committee with Mrs.
Carl Watson, and Mr. Ishmael Hill
assisting her. The program com-
mittee consists of Mr. Liefestie, Mrs.
Bruce Bryan, Miss Lois Mangum,
committee is headed by Mrs. Carl
and Miss Pearl Jackson. The ticket
Watson; the decorations committee
is headed by Mrs. Bruce Bryan. A
greeting committee is composed of
one teacher from each school.
Approximately one hundred teach-
ers are expected to attend the ban-
quet.
Women’s Club Sponsors
Essay Contest
Since too much stress cannot be
placed on the duties of a citizen at
the present time, the Department of
Citizenship of the Seventh District
of Texas Federation of Women’s
Clubs is offering a prize of $10 for
the best essay of not more than 500
words on the subject of “Fundamen-
tals of Good Citizenship.” Only high
school students may enter the con-
gest.
According to Miss Amelia Hargis,
all students in Senior High school
are eligible. The contest essays will
have to be turned in to Miss Hargis
by next Thursday.
Journalists’ Scrapbook
Cause Many Wiinkles
February 16, Journalism class
members handed in scrapbooks
that each member had compiled on
the survey of advertising. Each stu-
dent has taken a company to survey
and find out all the details of the
way they advertise. The best note-
books will be placed in the show case
in the north hall.
Such products as, Ipana Tooth
Paste, Real Silk Hosiery, General
Foods Products, steamship lines,
newspaper and magazine advertising
are being surveyed.
A theme is also to be written and
handed in with the scrap book. The
students have been working on these
for about two months.
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