The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1927 Page: 1 of 4
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THE TATTLER
Volume XIV
MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 18, 1927
Number 10
Hl-r CLUB PLANS
SEA FOOD SUPPED
Boys To Fest On Oysters
Tuesday; Officers Also
Elected.
At a special meeting of the Hi-Y
Club which was held last Monday
morning, plans for an oyster sup-
per to be given next Tuesday night
were discussed.
Election of new officers was al-
so held, at which time the follow-
ing members were appointed to of-
fice:
President, Rufus Thomas; Vice-
president, Carl Pyle; Secretary,
Billy Chamberlin; Treasurer, Cal-
vin Hazlewood; Parliamentarian,
Terrell Davis; Chaplain, Marvin
Pilly; Tattler Reporter, Morris Mil-
ler.
VANin CONTEST
STARTED TUESDAY
Classes Meet In Rooms To
Select Four Candidates
For Race.
Candidates for the Vanity con-
test, sponsored annually by the
Burro, were elected Wednesday of
last week.
Each class met and elected four
candidates: the most individual
boy, the most individual girl, the
best all around boy and the best
all around girl.
kVeniois, meeting iii roum IS,
elected the following candidates:
Wilson Herring, best all around
boy; Elva Kuykendall, best all
around girl, Marvin Pilley, most
individual boy; and Helen O’Neall,
most individual girl.
The Juniors, meeting in the audi-
torium, elected for the most indi-
vidual boy and girl, Bennie Estes
and Tena Burch. For the best all
around boy and girl, Dever Ladd
and Ruth Thomas were elected.
In Room 13 the Sophomores
elected for the most individual boy
and girl, Tommy Murphy and Mur-
iel Hickman. For the best all
around boy and girl, Jack Smith
and Neva Love Thomas were elect-
ed.
The Freshmen in room twenty-
five selected Margaret Ledbetter
for the best all around girl and
Penson Holley for the best all
around boy, and Cecil Evans_ and
Louise Estes as most individual
boy and girl.
The ballot boxes were open Tues-
day at noon in Principal Brannan’s
office, all students who subscrib-
ed for the Tattler during the cam-
paign are reminded that they have
ten votes to cast on any candidate.
Those subscribing for the Burro
have 50 votes on any of the candi-
dates.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1. Saturday, February 19.
Sophomore class party, Lake
Pinto.
2. Thursday, February 24,
Simmons College entertain-
ment, auditorium.
3. Tuesday, February 22,
Hi-Y Club oyster supper.
4. Saturday, February 19,
Girl Scout’s all day Hike to
Lake Mineral Wells.
5. Thursday, February 17,
boys basketball at Conven-
tion Hall with Weatherford.
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CLASS CHRISTENS
NEW CHAISE DOLL
Miss Wilkinson Examines School
Children For Month Of
January.
Jane Delano was the name given
the new chaise doll which has re-
cently been purchased by the Home
Nursing department. The chris-
tening was held last Monday.
The doll was named after Jane
Delano, head of the Red Cross ser-
vice during the World War.
The doll has been purchased to
be used in the home nursing de-
partment, it can be washed with-
out hurting it.
The class in home hygiene were
given final examinations in practi-
cal work. The highest grades were
made by Melba Smith and Maude
Lee Seaman. A new class in Hy-
giene has been organized.
The following is a report of the
school nurse during the month of
January 1927.
Number of people examined 160.
Number of people with defects,
88.
Number of pupils with defects
corrected 10.
Number of pupils with defective
vision 10.
Number of pupils with defective
hearing 2.
Number of pupils with adenoids
31.
Number of pupils with defective
tonsils 31.
Number of pupils 4 per cent un-
derweight 68.
Number of pupils with defective
teeth 40.
Number of pupils 20 per cent un-
derweight 6.
Home calls nave been made at
22 homes.
18 pupils have been sent home
with colds.
10 pupils have whopping cough.
14 pupils have been sent home
on account of chicken pox.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Social Meeting For Parents
And Teachers Follows
Evening Program.
On Thursday of this week the
High School Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation held a birthday party cele-
brating the thirtieth anniversary
of the organization of the National
Congress of Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciations.
After the program, cake and hot
chocolate wTere served during a
social hour. The program which
opened at 7:30 was as follows:
Music—High School Band.
Invocation—Rev. Harlin J. Mat-
thews.
Song—Girls’ Choral Club.
History and Significance of this
Occasion—Mrs. George Weaver.
Some Things I Heard at the
State Meeting of Mother’s Con-
gress, and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions—Miss Margaret Brewer.
How the High School Parent-
Teacher Association Has Helped
Me—Superintendent S. J. Smith.
Candle Lighting Ceremony—
Mrs. John Chamberlin.
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
—Mrs. R. L. Yeager.
SIMMONS ORCHESTRA
PLAYS IN ASSEMBLY
Simmons College orchestra from
Abilene will be in Mineral Wells
February 24, and present a pro-
gram in the high school auditor-
ium.
This group is on a tour and will
present several numbers as an ad-
vertising scheme.
JUVENES ROMANI MEETING
Latin Students Plan Class Play For
Members.
Juvenes Romani met Monday af-
ternoon at 4 o’clock in the first
meeting of the new semester for
the purpose of electing new offi-
cers.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows: President, Ruth Thomas;
Vice President, Thelma McBrayer;
Secretary and Treasurer, Billy
Chamberlin; Tattler Reporter, Jim-
mie Brown.
Following the election the new
president took charge of the pro-
gram and ammendments to the
constitution were made. Plans
were also made for a Latin play
to be put on by the club which will
include all members.
BUCKAROOB DEFEAT
Band And Pep Squad Accom-
pany Breckenridge Team
To City.
Breckenridge Buclcaroos defeat-
ed the Mountaineers in the semi-
final game for district champion-
ship, Monday night 29 to 18. The
Breckenridge squad was accompan-
ied by the fifty piece high school
band, and a large number of fans.
Mineral Wells scored the first
goal but it was quickly overshad-
owed by the long shots of the
Breckenridge quintette.
Captain Ladd was high point man
with eight points. Burchell was
next With six points.
Lineup — Ladd (C), Wilburn,
guards; Burchell, center; Pilly and
Bird, forwards.
SCOUTS ENTERTAIN GIRLS
Ladies Prepare Feast For The
Occasion.
On Wednesday night of last
week Miss Wallace and the girl
scouts were guests of the boy
scouts at a meeting in the Conven-
tion Hall.
The boys showed themselves
proficient Scout laws, troop in-
spection, first aid demonstration,
signal work, and games made up
the program for the evening.
After the good night songs a
feast of sandwiches, prepared by
the girls, hot chocolate and cake
were served.
All present were enthusiastic in
their praise for the meeting and
hope that there will be another
soon.
SECOND YEAR CLASS
DECIDES ON OUTING
At a meeting of the Sophomores
Monday afternoon in the auditor-
ium the members of the class de-
cided to have a “possum” hunt and
weiner roast, Saturday evening,
February 19.
The class will meet at the high
school at 7:30 and go to Lake Pin-
to. The president of the class,
George Eubanks, hopes plenty of
weiners will be provided as there
might be a scarcity of possums.
An open countenance—when one
yawns.
An egotist is one who gets stuck
on his own point of view.
Having the key to success
doesn’t help a bit unless you can
find the lock.
If one is lazy he might sit up
all night to keep from washing
when he gets up in the morning.
HIGH JUNIORS WIN
TATTLER CONTEST
One Room Goes One Hundred
Cent In Subscription
Campaign.
Because they were the first class
in the high school to go one hun-
dred per cent in the recent Tattler
campaign, the A Juniors were giv-
en passes to the Mineral Wells-
Breckenridge basketball game Fri-
day night.
Although the Tattler campaign
was one of the slowest ever put
ever in the high school, it was de-
cidedly successful, according to
Miss Hicks, sponsor. The cam-
paign began in the high school
Tuesday at noon and closed Thurs-
day afternoon. Interest lagged
during the first two days of the
contest, but on Thursday, many
subscriptions to the paper were re-
ceived, stated Miss Hicks.
The contest was, also, successful
in the ward schools. The high
seventh grade in Houston School,
Mr. Watson, teacher, was one hun-
dred per cent in subscriptions.
Other home rooms in the high
school and their rating in the con-
test according to percentage are as
follows:
Room eighteen—ninety-four per
cent.
Room nine—fifty-eight per cent.
Room thirteen—thirty-nine per
cent.
All other rooms, except the A
Juniors who were one hundred per-
cent, were about fifty per cent, ac-
cording to records.
To further arouse interest in the
contest, the Burro staff offered
ten votes to each Tattler subscrip-
er which might be cast on any of j
their class candidates in the Van-
ity Contest, which was held this
week.
PLANS TO BOYS
Application For Membership
In Junior R. O. T. C. Made
In High School.
Application for membership in
the Junior Unit of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps has been
made by the Mineral Wells High
School, according to Superintend-
ent S .J. Smith.
In the auditorium Monday morn-
ing Mr. Smith read letters from
officials which said that the law
requires one hundred boys of over
fourteen years of age to be secured
before the school will be allowed
membership. The enrollment in
this school will be entirely volun-
tary, Mr. Smith said.
The United States Government
furnishes the school with uniforms,
guns, and other equipment. There
will be a Federal officer in charge
of the division in the school.
MEET IN DALLAS
Number Of Mineral Wells
Teachers Will Attend Edu-
cational Meeting.
PRESENT PAGEANT
Texas Under Six Flags
Be Given San Jalrinto
Day.
City Public Schools will present
Texas under six flags San Jacinto
Day, April 21.
There will be seven episodes and
each school will be responsible for
two. The presentation will be di-
vided among the city schools, as
follows: Houston, French and
Lone Star; Travis, Spanish and
United States; Barber, Mexico and
Confederate; all schools will par-
ticipate in the last episode.
The following are the members
of the teachers committees: Mrs.
Department of Superintendence
of the National Education Asso-
ciation will hold its Spring meet-
ing beginning February 26 in Dal-
las.
The program will be generally
balanced around the themes: Char-
acter, Citizenship, Nation unity
with a good opportunity for hear-
ing a variety of educational topics.
New speakers who have not been
heard on recent programs have
been secured for the occasion.
Over 22,000 square feet of school
exhibits; applied art; printing;
school room decoration; creative
school activities have been arrang-
ed for. Another interesting feat-
ure of the exhibit will be the daily
paper, which will be edited by the
class in journalism, and printed by
pupils of the printing classes of
the Dallas high schools.
The National High School Or-
chestra of 250 pieces will play dur-
ing the meeting. This will be more
than a concert—it will show the
place and purpose of music as one
of the greatest forces in education.
Governor Dan Moody will ad-
dress the assembly Monday morn-
ing at the Fair Park Auditorium.
All teachers of Houston School,
all but three of the High School,
and three from Travis School are
Fred Parnell, Teacher of Texas i . . , J
History; Mrs. Elisabeth Morris,!”akl?S arnmgements to attend on
Travis; Miss Loretta Carter, Bar-i 2?ta^’ e rlla1^ ’ .
ber; Mrs. Alma Shelton, Houston; j These teachers wlU ~ m attend-
Miss Lois Duren of Travis will di- !
rect the music for the affair and
Mr. Johnson of Travis will be the
chief advisor.
Editor S. E. Miller of the Daily
Index, who is an authority on Tex-
as History, met with the committee
recently and suggested a type of
outline for presenting the affair.
STUDENTS PURCHASE
SPANISH CLUB PINS
Members of the Spanish Club
have received pins, purchased from
the Star Engraving Company.
The pins are made of solid gold,
to represent an old Spanish castle,
with ’27 guard.
Those receiving pins are: Dana
Dismuke, Pauline Evans, Retta
Young, Helen Butler, T. J. Bain,
Jessie Davis, Maxine Beach, Joye
Baldwin, and Verna Belle Herring.
ance there and the city schools
will be given a holiday. On March
9th, these teachers will give defi-
nate reports to a meeting of all
teachers of the city schools.
FRESHMEN MEETING
HELD WEDNESDAY
At a meeting of the Freshman
class held at noon Wednesday can-
didates for the vanity contest were
selected and officers were elected
for the present term.
The following officers were elect-
ted:
President, Penson Holley; Vice-
president, Billie O’Neall; Tattler
Reporter, Claybum Lindley.
At this time a social committee
composed of Fred O’Neall, Dot
Dunn, Margaret Ledbetter, Shir-
ley Johnson, and Louise Estes was
chosen.
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Mineral Wells High School. The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1927, newspaper, February 18, 1927; Mineral Wells, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601231/m1/1/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.