Port Neches Groves High School - War Whoop Yearbook (Port Neches, TX)

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1. - -T j 1-2 M :L 'jA xJ5?a-e-eefE5EEl-1::,Er J sig, , Cf emi gg QJQLXP .f ,, A saar j Wx LQ - : ,p C E32 - if 1630 N 4' ff- ' .. l x Groves School has started work for Interscholastie League. The various groups and teachers in charge are as follows: hth and 5th grade spelling--Miss Jennie Milhollin Girl's declamation--Miss Jennie Milhollin T Boy's declamation--Miss Elsie Cal- vin 6th and 7th grade spelling--Mrs. Louise Price Music Memory--Miss Frances Butler Picture Memory--Mrs. Louise Price Choral Singing--Miss Frances But- ler Girl's Playground Ball--J.Lavelle - ,Na 1 1 Track and Field--Jack Woolsey Story Telling--Miss Mary Terry Basketball--J. LaVelle Wall fReady Writers--Miss Elsie Calvin The Groves School elected a drum major and twirlers: Maxine ughes as drum major and Opal loydg Carol Cash, and Betty Joyce Jheat, twirlers. Dottie B. Mat- hews was selected mascot. Ap-. ,proximately one hundred tried for the positions, the try-out caus- ing much enthusiasm and interest. The seventh grade has organized a class in preparation of elemen- tary graduation. The following ' lofficers were elected: President, hirley McClellan, vice-president, leanor Rhodeng secretary, Lucy rie Beaumont. The following things were decided upon: Colors: Orchid and silver Flowers: Sweet Pea Motto: NMake the good better, better, bestln Song: Alma Mater The sponsors are J. L, Nall Mrs. Louise Price. and T Don Greer from Port Arthur en- rolled in the 7B at mid-term. Clarence Heiman of Beaumont and Alfred Be Roaehe of Port Arthur also enrolled in 7B. Loudy Davis of the 7A is ill iwith pneumonia. the is ,,,,jgg UUE?-ddf frg QE? The LA and LB chose the first ners in a doll doll owners homerooms met and three place win- contest among the of these grades. Prior te the choosing of the win- ners, each contestant was requir- ed to walk across the stage with her doll, line up in front of the judges, and wait patiently for her respective entry to be judged. The winners in the LA homeroom were first a Sonja Hcinie' doll belonging to Betty McElvoin, who received a blue ribbon, second a baby doll belonging to Betty Ray Sterling, who received a red rib- bong and third, another Sonja Hcinie doll belonging to Carmen Carr,who received a white ribbon. In the LB homeroom a Scotch doll belonging to Willie Marie Sand- ers won first place, the 'owner receiving a white ribbon with blue printing on it, a pretty little doll dressed in evening clothes won second, the owner be- ing Martha Burns, who was given a white ribbon with red printing on it, and a petit French doll bc- longing to Luella Delaney, won third, Luella receiving a white ribbon with green printing on it. iiSheldon Sellers of the 5A Home- room is ill in St, Mery's Hospit- al. GROVES FACULTY PERSCNALS Miss Jennie Milhollin visited Fort Worth' and her home in Stephenville, Texas, during the Christmas holidays. Miss Judy Garrett spent a week in Austin and also visited in Sum erville, Texas, daring the Christmas holidays. Miss Mary Terry spent the Christmas' holidays at home in 'Sour Lake, Texas. ' Miss Marcelle Daw's holidays, :which were spent in Logansport, Louisiana, were saddened by the fCont1nued on page 125 1 1 1 1 s I 1. I r I 1 W I 0 v--- - Y 'DH nr. Unuafn

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JIIIJIVIIIIII Ie , ,L 2 fm I' I MANUAL TRAINING STUDENTS HAVE NEW INSTRUCTOR ing the pl f Mr J Thompson, hop and mech nical dr wing te cher, who resign d t 1ChTlStmeS, is Perry Goolsby, who ,h ils from Jinsboro, Texa Goolsby ttendee E st Tex s St te Teachers Collev t Com erce, ,where he received h s B S d gree SUPER ITEVDENT TfLKS TO HONE ECONOMICS GIRLS u t W the third ye r dents Frid y, cup tions ,position r e f ct th ,a special demand for nurses .nd ,efficient secret ry He recom conded Port Arthur Business Col e e s the c t pl ce in South to get - business course Observing th.t physic l defgcts often pr-v nt girls from obt.in Iing good positions, heqemphasiled gthe importtnce of health In con clusion he conducted a round-- 'table discussion answering a questions the girls had to ask Holloway t lked to home economics stu J nu ry 2b, on ee how to pply for Hollow y stressed there will soon be I Y ' -'I Y' M . MID T HIIEJHINITIONS lid term examinations are over for another year' Students who ad never before been known to pretent to study were seen act- ually laboring over their books and other people's class notes on the ni hts and study halls before the Dreat te t of each student's mental development and advance- ment was to be given Several of the more studious members of Port Neches High School came out of the battle with high honors, others appeared to be a bit bat- tered,and a few did not come out, but went decidely under Several people made the highest mark pos- sible lOOQ on their test: Betty Joyce Kavanaugh, Harold Brau, and Lottie Fae Dyson in math IA, Lo- retta Jones, in math IIA, Dorothy Allen and Gladys Morris, in book- keeping, Violet Faye Vaughn, in Junior business' training, and Rosemary 'oolley, in oand. Geral- dine Pruett made 99 in shorthand. From the shoithand class of twen- ty, Miss Cook proudly marked nine A's in her grade book Some of the papers weren't quite so boring asthe teacher expected. Here are some of the laughs they get l Uatercd stock the taking of a norse to a trough for water. 2 Adulteration the chang- ing of a pattern to make it fit. 3 Childress a grown man who acts like a child is called childress 1 INTM-,ment Bl-.SKETBALL ,P Voltaire the man who Interest evidenced by the large number of contestants, the l9Ll Intramural Basketball tournament seems successfully under way. carried on for sev- gives every boy in chance to partici- sport. A group of This program, eral years, high school a pate in some the present senior class has held the championship since their ch- try in high school. Clubs have been organized as follows: 3 senior clubs with home room captains, J. D. Langston, ,Jack Dawson, and Ernest Webb, rlgmg Chesterdlerwiekg IOE, Alfred I I I v 4 1 l I I 4 1 I I I discovered artificial fertilizers Johnson, lOC Coy Perkins, JlOD, Vilburn Stokes, 9A, Alton Aycockg B Calvin Johnson and Kenneth Harrisong 9C, Bennie Lott, 9D, R. C. Smith, BA, Roland Bailey, 82, Raymond 'Hcbertg 8D, J. B. Pierce, and SE, Robert Sheppard. James Musgrove Iusing knowledge gained in commercial lawlz Ulf I should steal a kiss, would it bc petty larccny?N Geraldine: UNO, I think it would be grand.n 'TIL-1

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BXSEQO GEORGE ALLEN BI STATE GAUE George Allen, Port Nech s star lguard, g ve th fans at Or nge ,some real thrills, December 20, a the ll star g me, betw en Texas nd Louisi n sponsored by vthe Orange Lions Club to provide Ol sses for needy children George s id th t he re lly h d b swell time during the we K of lpraetice at South P rk, nd ho ouldn't? Two practice periods p eh day set off by 33 we th of M ls, much recre tion such s pool and swimming, nd bunking in Y T t nie ' When asked about the g me in which Te s won by a score of 20 ,to 7 George replied th t, Hlt w s good me ll t e w the only re son we st ycd lwts because we h d more pep 'hustle than they W 1 George received 1 swe ter igold w teh for his p rt f ,game Chrystene Hughes was 'a presentation by Truem n St cey -for being one of the most beauti ful drum mngors and Ethel Eskind honored s an outst.nd1ng cheer 'leader George's only compl int was ,that the ride on the chu chu d1dn't l st long enough xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxsxx A Miss Kelly Stinkey, can you n head and ind he m-de . tell me the meaning of unawereo Stinkey Unswsre is what you put A . on first and take off last xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Derkey What did the bartender A say to the ghosto Ernest Rumq Boogie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Joilet Woods Cefter sneezing in study hell! NGod bless me! No one else will.N xxxxwxfxxxxxxxxxxxxm Q ASSEMBLY NOTES The r di nt faces of the letter men of l9LO betr ycd the ourpo e of the c lled assembly on J nu ry 21 The Signific nee of the Foot ball T ckets by W J Holloway w s followed by the presentation of the 3 ckets to Billy Br ckin Chester P ul R1 Drawhorn Ernest Robert George Allen, P t Allen, Berwick, William Porter, ley, Byron Terrell, Jack Wesley Nunez, Elmer Loon Webb M rvin Landry, Sp rks, Lewis Hines, Ellis Pellcr in, W yn Munlin, Herbert Perkins and D yton Carter However the football boys were not the only ones to receive mementoes of their cooper tion in footb ll ac tivities, for the honor w s also e tended to the yell leaders Clovis Bern rd, Ethel Eskind, Mor vis Young, Jack Thayer,and Margie erkins who received sweaters, d Cecil Mouse Guidry and J mes Musgrove,m na ers, who were also presented swea ers, und t the two co ches, Cl ude Stone d ,Bill Holcomb, who received Jack lets. Brightening up the gloomy .tmos phere of r iny d y .nd lighten- ing the tension of nervous stu ,dents worrying about the onrush ling mid-term exams, the band pre sented . half hour of musical se lections in assembly on Janu ry 14 The St.r Sp ngled B nner o pened the progr m, followed by eet the Bend, El C b llera, A d ,bs Overture Selections, ded icated to national defense The ld Army Game,'There's Something bout A Soldier, and God Bless A erica presented the patriotic plrit of true Americans. An interesting speaker was Rev V. H. Joyner of San Antonio,Tcxas isiting minister of the First January O29 on Our Life Assets-4 aptist Church of Port Noches faith, energy, character, and when he spoke in the assembly of lbraingpower! e .iSee left 3 a