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CHANLLErq A.S, PIKE, W.qE HQCK, TQLBEQV, K Y 52. CVBBPEGJA, 5i?EREH?'Ei-ADEHT4 x SIMM? OF ECJCATSZW z-MST 51593325527-Z? A 1.3012 QRGSS SECYIDH JF THF -CtT2ZEN5hEF3 ff? 'WEE C,Of4?fff.HX2EfYW WESLACO V5 HNKDEED FUQ?f,wUffE We Q-egvppfg, QS 173 53-QFD MEMBERS A LRDUFJ GF PRDLPESSLVE Af-iii' L,?V?l,,mi'iElRf5ffC MCM. C+sA2RtMre VWEBJQ i.Hl+! iE.LT9-, mem? AHS, :Hemi Sguwga AS SECRETARY FOR ALL SOARJ MEEYQNGS. QTHER MEMBERS AWE FHA I. MWZH5, +-2.43. M3'HMs1,LE2f2, AL3EHf', 91.4. QEYY3, vanzwgfa 3,1557 Amis QQ, Cm-Q. SLLWNEDES. EIMAL HJDGLMEHT ON ALL MATYEUS 0? POLZCY WITH REGQRI3 THE CWHRA ?lOM Q? ?HE SCHOQLS MUST BE MADE BY THE EOAPD MEMBERS. AMDHG YHElF CHJEF D'JT!ES ARE U-IE ESELECTVDM O? SxJPEWiN'ENDE?3T, ADGGUNJH DV 'di SCHOOL BUDGEV, AP?POVQL 'E THE SELECTlUN O? ?P2NC1PALS AND TEACHERS, AMD GENERAL SUPEHVQSDGM 3? YHE 3PERATiON UF THF SEHOOL BWEQNKSS 3FFiC PLANS ARE NOW BEENQ EASE EY THE BQAHD GF EDUCAYEON FUR AQDfY+3NAL EDUCATGUWAL BUQLDZNQS EW ACCQRDAHCE Wfiw A LUNQmY!ME HUILUINQ PQGQRAH WE, THE 3?UUEMTS, AND FACULVY MEMQERS PLAEE MHQH CGNFQDENCE IN THiS GRGUP, ANG WE WESH YHEM TO KNZJW ?'HA? THEY AFZE GPEAYLH AF'F'PEC!A'EVB EW' THE SCHQDL. . WWW, f WA TO THE STUDENT BODY OF WESLACO HIGH SCHOOLS Toon EFFORTS IN PRODUCINQ Tuzs SPLENOIO YEAR ooox MERIT PAATss. HAT EACH OF' 'YOU FIND GREAT PLEASURE IN CALLING THE MANY THCTQEHTS THAT Ana ne ?ICTED IH THE PAGES or oua T940 AKNUAL IT I5 FILLED WITH MANY MEMENTOS THAT Too WILL WANT TO REHEHQLH. WHILE own ANNUAL wTLL seavz TO oAvs FRESH IN Toon Hcmonv, FORWARD WITH VISION AND A SPIRIT TO THAT ACHIEVEHENT KEEP' SCHOOL LET US LOOK PROGRESSIVE To WHICH WILL BRING TO OUR CAMPUS A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, A NEW GYMNASIUM, A NEW AUDITOFIIUM, A HOME ECONOMICS COT M TAGE AMD BEAUTIFUL LAWNS MADE POSSIBLE UY THE WATER FROM OUR OW!-T F610 GRAHDE. WITH YOUR LOYAL BACKITIG WE PROMISE TO ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE THESE T'IIIiGS1. LET U5 ALL RESOLVE THILT WE WILL C, U. Coovck, SUPEHIHTENOEHT 3TuoENTs: scHooL IS A PREFARATIONU-A PREPM ARATION FOQ TO GET Hone EOUCATTQH. INTELLEQT. BY QOMQIHTHQ AND STUDY, A DUTY, TRuTH, HOME ANU cow EDUCATION. OENIAL, SELF UTENCE Amo P LOVE or wonx CESSARY Fon. THE WELLMROU WARD CERTAIN SUCH A HANNE GET HIS TIME PLAY WHILE H wonwsl LIFE. SUT STUDENTS ARE THAN THE FUNDAMENTALS or CHARACTER IS HIGHER THAN THE REAL STUDENT PRQPARES sooxs AND THTNQS, womx no av comssoanrwo HONOR, COUWAGE, FAITH, Levi Foa NTRY, AS FUNDAMENTALS OF ALONG WITH THESE, SELF- -HQLIAHCE, Kxuouzss, ooem UNCTUALITY, REGULARITY, , Joy IN samvucs ARL HLA WELL-ROUNDED QITTZEQSHTP. Noam STUDENT wonxs TON Amo DEFINITE GQALS, IN R THAT HE IS ABLE TO ouom , ALLOWING HIM TO REALLY E PLAYS Amo woax WHILE HE SINCERELY, Faso E. KAY JOIII THE GREATER WESLACO HIGH SCHOOL MOVEMENT IH SPIRIT, AND FURTHEFF' THAT WE MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THOSE WHO MIS- QEPRESERIT OUR SCHOOL Of? BRING ITS GOOD NAME INTO DISREPUTE ARE TO BECOME DIS- TINCTLY UNPOPULAR. MAY WE ADVANCE AND GROW AS THE YEARS APPROACH--ALWAYS HOLDING HTGH THE BANNER--THE SPIRIT OF WESLACO HIGH QTHCERELT, c. B. COOPER FRED E. KAY, PHTNCTQAL RE' ?RCULTY Mass WILLKEMETT AN- . onus, B. s. souruwzsr vExAs svATs TEACHERS COLLEGE,L1NlVERSITY or rzxgs, rzxAs h.iM. CDLLEGE. CGMMERCIAL. Mxss Louxss ELACH, B. A. umlvsnsarv or Texas, uuuvansnvv or CALI- Foauna. EwaLnsH, JwuRNALusM. Mass LEHNL Fwxzmm, B. 5. TEXAS STA'E COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. HCME ECPNGMXCS. Manzom F. GRAnAw, A. Q. BAYLon umnvggglxv. scuzmcz. MRS- R. E, MAnKAL, Q. N. SETON IMFIRMARY. I BCHGGL HEALTH NURSE- Wmzgiau KnAuLzaA1, 4, a., B. M. 5AYLQR uuzvzngsri. Bake. f f MRS. JOHN EzNmETT, EAYLOR uwuvzasarv. Amnrwmsrrc. 2. M. Cummxwi, 6.2. SAN MARCOS STATE TKAEHENS COLLEGE, UH9VER5!TY OF TEX' AS. CQACH. Mrs. LEON QRAHAM, U. A., Q. 5. A. QAVLOG umfvaasarv. uwavznsnrv or COL' owAco. SPEECH, JAMES ,. SRAVES, H. 5. suLL moss STATE QQLLEGE. Solinas, csvsce, Jumsoa auszuiss 1RA4Nuua, commas CIAL ARzTHMeTLc, Jonson coAcH. Mve. C. H. Hoes, NORTH Kaxns STATE TEACHERS COLLEQE, acura TEXAS STATZ TEHCHERS COLLEGE, carcass umsvensawv. eoc1AL s1uo1Es. Mas. VsQoaL LCHMAN, 8. A. SAM MARCUS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE. an., LiTEEATURE. LELAND K. LEMASTER, 3. S. KANSAS STATE CULW LEGE, UNIVERSITY UF TEXAS. INDUSTRIAL ARTS. J. W. MCWILLIAMS, H. A., M. A. WESLEY COLLEGE, NORTH time 572.15 vafxcegssee comms, UNIVERSIOAD NACIO- NAL OE MEXICO. SPANISH ENGLISH. MISS SARAH Pzwsow, BAYLQR QQLLEQE. EECREWARY. MHS. Vasu Roeaavsow B. A. UNIVERS?TI L W I I J,'f'Q Miss DURIS ?HGMPSGN, 5. s., M. Q. csN?RAL cunpaas, uN:vEnssfv DF vex- AS.- ENGLISH VQCATITNAL GUI' , DANCE. FACULTY W! , RQQQQ . f ffm '- gli -'vin .. . WQWw'f .QWQW H I EWQES +, I f M I fvv, 43? naw' . 5 ' 7754. 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Cooper says that the people of Weslaco are cosmopoli- tan and progressive, and there is evidence of church and social life that is highly commendable. Wes- laco, he says, is the most attrac- tive town that he has ever seen, and hopes to make his permanent home here. Mr. B. H. Warnock, assistant coach, and physics, chemistry, and biology teacher, has come here from Alpine, where he taught last year. He received his B. S. degree from Sul Ross College, and his M. S. degree from the University of Iowa. He likes the spirit of the people here. Miss Florine Oltman's home town is San Marcos, where she attended the State Teachers Col- lege. She graduated from the University of Wyoming and taught in Eagle Lake school last year. Miss Oltman is librarian and se- nior sponsor. Mrs. Fred Robertson is a grad- uate of the University of Texas. She is a new member of the fac- ulty here, but an old friend of the students. Mr. J. O. Graves, junior coach and teacher of general science, junior business training, civics, and business arithmetic, comes to Weslaco from Del Rio. He re- ceived his education from Sul Ross College and the University of Texas. Mr. Graves likes Weslaco Just fine and thinks that the peo- ple are considerate and friendly. Fleming, Mccants Head Hi-Life Staff Donald Fleming was elected editor-in-chief of the Hi-Life Thursday morning, and Robbie Jane McCants was elected assistant editor. Other members of the staff are: Features, Josephine Halstead and Margaret Godfrey, column- ists, Bobbie Dunson, Betty Com- pere, and Billy McWhorter, sports, Jewell Archer, Van Blackwell, and Robert Hall, society and organi- zations, Millicent Yoder, make-up editor, Edith Mae Rankin, typists. Evidna Downing and Maysie Os- borne, circulation managers, Har- dy Aldridge and Rex Garrett, hu- mor, Rex Garrett, exchange edi- tors, Margaret Godfrey and Cath- erine Hoepfner, assembly, Holmes Mears and Dorothy Ferguson, sponsor, Miss Louise Black. This staff will hold these posi- tions for the first semester, and at the end of this time a new staff will be elected. The present staff has professed its determination to publish a paper that will live up to standards set by previous Hi- Life papers. ...1..1Q,Ml.l- LOMBARD CHOSEN BAND PRESIDENT Howard Lombard, popular se- nior, heads the band for the com- ing year as president. Other of- ficers are Joseph Schoen, vice- presidentg Allene Holman, secre- tary-treasurer, and Billy Lee, as- sistant conductor. Weslaco High has an eighty- two piece band this year, and it is expected to go places during the football season and in the contests later on. Mi- EX-STUDENTS WANDER THROUGH FAMTLIAR HALLS Many of the ex-students of Wes- laco Senior High have come back to visit before going away to Col- lege. Among these were Billie Ma- rion Parks, Pauline Marshal, LU' cille Chandler. Bob Dixon, Fran- ces Hamner, Maydeene King, T-19113 Miller, Naomi LaDuke, Snookle Blocker, and Hazel Jean Emmons. Assembly Program Welcomes New Supt. A program welcoming Mr. C. B. Cooper, Weslaco's new super- intendent, was the theme of the first joint assembly Friday morn- ing, September 8. Betty Compere presided over the following program: Opening songs: America, f'Texas, Our Texas. Invocation, Dr. L. A. Brown. Announcements. Introduction of old teachers, Introduction of new teachers - Principal Fred E. Kay. Our Valley Home -Student body. lntroduction of student body to new superintendent - Fred E. Kay. Welcome to Mr. Cooper by classes: Sr., Betty Hunt, Jr., Tom Soletherg Soph., Edward Niles, Fresh., Walter Baxter, '7th., Joyce I-lingle, 6th., Mary Dale Foster. Talk--Mr. C. B. Cooper. School Song, She'll be Comin' Around the Mountain When She Comes. After the student body sang She'll be Comin' Around the Mountain When She Comesf' Mr. Kay complained that to be the school song it lacked the old Weslaco High spirit and had it sung with so much spirit that the rafters resounded. M.i-.-0.--t,--- SENIOR HIGH TO RUN ON NEW SCHEDULE Weslaco Senior High will be run on a six-period schedule this year, with a thirty-minute activ- ity period, while the junior high will have a seven-period day, plus the activity period. This year's schedule is almost the same as last year's. The advantages of this sched- ule are that it gives longer class periods, the activity period does not conflict with band or athlet- ics, and the teachers have off periods for conference. r Some changes were made in the schedule last week, but it 15 operating smoothly now. ' '1 THE WEsLAco H1-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939 Groups Organize By Classes or Sections Home rooms were helds during assembly period Monday to elect class officers. The Junior and Senior classes elected officers for the entire class, while the other classes elected officers for each ho-me room. The Senior class election is incomplete. The class officers are as fol- lows: Senior: President, Howard Lombardg vice-president, Betty Huntg secretary-treasurer, Aillene Holmang sponsor, Miss Florine Oltman. Junior: President, Tommy So- letherg vice-president, George Bradford, secretary - treasurer, Margaret Lucasg reporter, Betty Compereg social chairman, Dor- othy Lee Draweg sponsors, Miss Andrus and Mr. Sansing. 9-1: President, Virginia Brun- tong vice-president, Johnnie Hew- lettg secretary-treasurer, Letty Leu Carmong reporter, Antonio Guerrag sponsor, Miss Thompson. 9-ll: President, Ray Logang vice-president, Edward Nilesg secretary-treasurer, Gene Ar- mand Valdezg social chairnian, Ollie Mae Swinneag sponsor, Mr. McWilliams. 8-1: President, Mary Frances Bettsg vice-president, Armando Cuellarg secretary, Hoyt Hughesg treasurer, Doris Fitzgeraldg ser- geant-at-arms. Howard Findleyg program chairman, Carmen Gon- zalezg sponsor, Mrs. Fred Rob- ertson. 8-ll: President, Maurice Tal- bertg Vice-president, Tommy Je-an Rivesg secretary-treasurer, S. D. McDanielg sergeant - at - arms, Connie Pemeltong sponsor, Mr. Warnock. 7-1: President, Merrill Ann Skaggsg vice-president, Billy Marie Daneyg secretary, Maxine Gonzalesg reporter, Carrol Jonesg sponsor, Mrs. Hoge. 7-ll: President, Billy Bruntong vice-president, Alba Mae Connerg secretary-treasurer, Joyce Hin- glel reporter, Harvey Clecklerg parliamentarian, Claudean Hugh- lettg program committee, Alba Mae Conner, Arthur Cuellar, and Helen Archerg sponsor, Mrs. Gra- ham. 7-Ill: President, Ruth Pinson' vice-president, Bynum Hatley, secretary, Jean Hallg treasurer, Mary Jane Weber: sergeant-at- CContinued on page fourl v THE WESLACO HI-LIFE . ,, ,mga If-4-Qi Qiqgn ' MEMBER OF I QUILL AN DSCROLL L X it SCGJIE1 WJ Editor-in-Chief ..... ......................... -.----.---.-- D 0 Held Fleming Assistant Editor ,,,,,,, ................,....................... R obbie Jane McCants Make-up Editor ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,....,,., .................... E d ith Mae Rankin Sports ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Robert Hall, Van Blackwell, Jewell Archer Featuyeg ,,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Josephine Halstead, Margaret Godfrey Society and Organizations ...................-....-- ---------------------- M illiceflf Y0deI' Humor --------I--.-----..--.,,,.,,,,-- ,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,..,.,,.......,.............. R e X Garrett The Buzzards ..................... --------------------------------------- --------------- 7 ? 7 Assembly ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,., ,,,,,,,, D orothy Ferguson, Holmes Mears Typists --,,----,,,,,,,,,-,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,, .,,,,,,,,,,, E vidna Downing, Maysie Osborne Circulation Managers .............................. Hardy Aldfidge, Rex Garrett Columnists ,,,,,,,,,,,, Betty Compere, Bobbie Dunson, Billie McWhorter Exchange Editors ,,,,.............. Catherine Hoepfner, Margaret Godfrey Sponsor '---ullllnlll,-.,-,,,-,--,,,-,,-,-,,-,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Miss Louise Black is 'r tau a s X Q f H CU s ' a re ii fl 4 Weslaco l-ligh Welcomes You Tuesday morning found our students ready to begin another school year. Some who Hslept on the job last year vowed that it wouldn't happen again, 'Cause we're gonna work this year. On behalf of Weslaco High, the Hi-Life welcomes our new superintendent, Mr. Cooper, and the new faculty members. We hope the coming year will be a pleasant one for all of them. We also have many new students from this and other states with us this year. New students, we welcome you to Weslaco High- We hope that you will soon be possessed with that good old Wes- laco spirit, and that you grow to love our traditions as we love them. Do We Want an Annual This Year? Last year the journalism class assumed responsibility for the publication of the school annual, which turned out to be a decided success. NOW, again the question arises whether or not we shall have an annual. This year's journalism class has signified its willingneSS to publish an annualg so now, students, it's entirely up to yOu! You will find in another part of this pap-er a questionnaife made in 11OPe that we might get the personal opinion of every student in W.H.S. on the subject of an annual. The Hi-Life will be given away free this week in order that every student will be able to have a copy, and thus fill in the little questionnaire at the bottom of the page. A box will be PW' Vlded in the Study-hall to deposit the questionnaires, and we urge every student to do so. practice THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939 FROM THE Large Squad Reports SIDELINES Howdy, Sidellners. Well, here we are once again, looking them over from the sidelines, and I grant you this: there will be plenty to see before this athletic year is over. Weslaco high opened its door on its major sport, when football equipment was issued Saturday morning, September 1. Since that date the Purple Panthers have been hard at work, so they will be raring to go when the Brownsville Eagles invade Barbee Field, Sep- tember 22, to open our ten-game schedule, which calls for six home games. The football team has a few new additions this year in the way of new equipment, a new tackling dummy, and two new coaches. We are proud of all. This editor welcomes the two new coaches and wishes them a successful year. Coach Groves. from Del Rio, will be the Kittens' new coach, while Coach Warnock, from Iowa State, will be assistant senior coach. Tennis has been installed as a class this year, so old Weslaco high should have strong represen- tation at tennis meets this year. We wish to welcome Mr. Cooper, who heads the twelfth man fthe student bodyl, to Weslaco Hi. We also wish our head coach. Mr. Cummins, and all his boys a suc- cessful year. nl-..... PEP SQUAD ORGANIZESQ NEW UNIFORMS PLANNED Betty Hunt, popular senior and DGP squad ieacer, was elected President of the pep squad on September 7, at their regular meeting. Other officers elected were as follows: Vice-president, Kathryn Swanzeyg secretary, Lorene Val- dezg treasurer, Maysie Osborne, reporter, Ethel Mae Friendg so- cial chairman, Catherine Farinag decoration chairman, Frances Cookeg welcoming committee. Alice Myers and Virginia Brun- t0I15 bus committee, Evidna For Kitten Team The 1939 season of the Panther Kittens is well under way with 49 boys out for practice. Under the capable direction of Coach Graves the boys are expected to go places in the Junior Football League this year. The following boys have re- ported for practice: Robert Chandler, Tommy Solether, Bud- dy Wortham, Joe Barbee, Watson Keeney, Cleo Pinson, Rayford Barnett, Pat Gallager, Reese Mc- Alpin, Johnny Osborne, B. R. Guess, Douglas Parker, John Avery. Walter Hope Baxter, Bill Cassity, Kenneth Ryan, Randall Sain, Chester Mears, Manuel Ciri- lo, John Mears, George Gross, John Wilson, Bobby Compere, Leo Ryan. Hector Valdez, Eddie Al- len, Lloyd Rico, Wayman Berry, Richard Veach, James Cleckler. Gavino Cavazos, Calvin Voelkel. Bobby Curbo, Durward Avery, Bill Taylor, Robert Sooter, Don- ald Jenkines, Bill Solether. Jim- my Moyer, Hershel Peddicord, Maurice Clevingr, Dewey Bar- nett, Olan Parker. Russel Frey, Billie Joe Ryan, Robert Hendick- son, Louis Laton, Joe Loredo, and Wesley Webber. The Kitten schedule has not yet been announced, but it will appear in next week's issue of the Hi-Life. Downing and Phyllis Huftyg eli- gibility committee, Mary McAl- pin and Helen Sampleg and ini- tiation chairman, Patsy Ruth Lawrence. The pep squad expects to do outstanding work this year, as it has a regular time to meet and new uniforms to inspire its mem- bers. The new uniforms will consist of white beanies, white pleated skirts, and purple Sweat- ers. The leaders will have mili- tary jackets, white boots, and white pleated skirts. The jackets are being furnished by the school. During the meeting several ac- tivities of the pep squad were dis- cussed, and several money mak- ing schemes were mentioned. The pep squad, made up Of forty-seven energetic high sch0O1 girls, is under the sponsorship .of Mrs. Frank Potter, formerly Miss Mary Cantrell. 1939 PANTHER SCHEDULE Sept. 22, Brownsville, Here. Sept. 29, McAllen, There. Oct. tOct. 6, Harlingen, There. 13, Pharr, There. Oct. 20, San Benito, Here. Oct. 27, Mission, There. tNov. 3, La Feria, Here. tNov 11, Donna, Here, 2:30 p. m. tNov. 17, Mercedes, There. tNov . 24, Raymondville, Here. tConference game. Panthers Prepare For 1939 Season The Weslaco Panthers began for the 1939 football sea- son on September 1, under the capable coaching of R. M. Cum- mins and assistant coaches Graves and Warnock. The following 26 Weslaco high school boys are out this season: Red Perkins, Arlis Parker, Ho- sea Fincher, Paul Fulkerson, Grady Douthit, Dale Douthit, Bobby McDaniels, John Bair, Farris Cleckler, C. W. Riley, J. R. White, Connie Pemelton, Jim Wil- liams, Billy Powell, Wayne Rob- ertson, Robert Hall, Pete Hall, Fred Sooter, Hubert Goss, Wel- born Bentley, Keith McMullen, Steve Rutledge, Eddie Delaney, Raymond Stevens, Cecil Kiedin- ger, and Holmes Mears. Since equipment was issued the Panthers have undergone stiff workouts every afternoon and are now rounding into shape. The school purchased a new blocking dummy which is doing its share to get the boys in condition. Coach Cummins has given his team some new plays to start the sea- son and the squad is now having daily scrimmage. ,.,.1-l Hardy: 'tHow come you go steady with Virginia? Doyle: Shes different from the other girls. Hardy: How's that? Doyle: Shes the only girl Wh0 will go with me. .-.1--oi-i Shirley M.: What's a good WHY to get a wart off my hands? Donald F.: Shoot him or marry him. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939 Should INN gf f,a3Qf..p uzz ar 8 1 Snooty Seniors Seem Of course I feel very supe- Thlngs You 1 --The. -t Sophlstleated Set my mpg - '-' 'A Y , W Y K, ' 1 . .H !! Know E! Greetings, fellow students, and a happy, happy school year to you. We know you're going to 1-HY the world flat with your indus- triousness this year, because that's what you say at the begin- ning of every school term. But enough of this morale boosting and a tip to the student body. We advise every caution when indulging in affairs of the heart. Mr. Kay, you remember, is strictly opposed to handholding, or thinks it's out of season. Con- sequently, you can do either of two things: carry her books or keep your hands in your pockets -and we imagine you'll do the latter when winter comes. That was a great welcome Mr. Cooper got in assembly Friday. In fact, we've warned Mrs. Cooper that she has strong competition in Joyce Hingle. Seriously, Joyce, that was a good little welcome We only wish we could do as well. You know, the students here al- ways had a secret pride in their good-looking faculty, and we wish to reassure the new teach- ers that they have certainly strengthened our pride. As much can be said for the new students, but we'll leave that to those individuals who can be so much more eloquent-and probably more verbal. As for new students, the band boasts of a snare drummer whose loyalty outmeasures the eighteen miles between Weslaco and Har- lingen. or at least he comes from Harlingen every day to attend band rehearsal. We hope he moves to our city soon, however, because 18 miles is a strain on anyone's loyalty. The school has done a lot to beautify itself, but one of the biggest steps it has taken is to get pep squad uniforms. We'll iuSt wager you don't know how much those uniforms are going to beautify the campus, or at least the football field. School days! School days! Teachers get the monkeys back! Well, here we more dirt than can think of in Seen walking Thursday night look in his eye was none other than Frank Milliken. We wonder who she is. We wonder why Billie Jean Bennett always manages to be near Don E. Ransom. Could it be to protect him from Doris Fitz- gerald? A new romance that started during the summer is now in full swing and Pee-Wee Shaw and Lorene Valdez are the victims. There seems to be a great at- traction in Donna for Bobby Compere. Could it beuCatherine Jean? Seen having a good time and making lots of noise Friday night at the Bear Trap Inn were Frances Cook. John Wilson. Ka- tie Rogers, Bruce Edwards, Bob- bie Dunson, Van Blackwell, Phyl- lis Hufty, Robert Chandler, Cath- erine Jean, Bobby Compere. Mary Louise Guenther, and Hardy Ald- ridge. Can anyone tell us who those two boys from Donna are that Marjorie Sidener has been step- ping out with lately? The Ritz Clubs popularity ranked high over the week-end. Betty Hunt, Howard Lombard, Betty Compere, Rex Garrett, Grace Dixon, Carson Hoge, Vir- ginia Ransom and Doyle Betts were there Friday night. Grace Dixon and Van Blackwell, Alice Myers. and Carl Berry were there another night. Some of our grads and ex-stu- dents of Weslaco High filled up on chicken legs Thursday night at the Rives' lovely country home. They were Florence Jenkines, Donald Fleming, Betty Compere, Ned Solether, Hazel Jean Em- mons. Fred Keeney, Grace Dixon. Van Blackwell, Eileen Barr, Rex Emmons, and Bob Dixon. Whats the matter, Red ? Don't the Weslaco girls satisfy yOu? We noticed you dated a Donna belle Saturday night. Clara Mae and Grady were also along. are again with any one person one week. the streets alone with a far-awayi rior Im a Senior' Who are these mysterious boys and girls who roam our halls, their heads in the clouds and their feet on tender Freshmen toes? Absorbed in discovering the unknown wonders of an unex- plored world, they have no time for trivial matters. In short, Wes- laco High School, these are our beloved and respected Seniors, who are amazed at their own transformation from a struggling worm to a glittering butterfly. After three years of nail-biting, date-breaking, and wasting the midnight oil for the sake of high- er learning, these super men and women have scaled the heights of education. The angles of geo- metry. those forgettable dates in history, and the peculiarities of Master William Shakespeare have been hurdled. As Freshmen, they endured the agonies of being lowly slimes g while Sophomores, they watched with envious hearts the happy Juniors and Seniors, They did some breadwinning for the Junior-Senior Banquet in their third year, so why shouldn't they gaze upon their younger school- mates with condescending pity? These learned and glamorous citizens should remember, how- ever, that the sands of time run swiftlyg and some day we, too, shall fulfill our destiny and be- come Seniors. Or so we hope! GRUUPS ORGANIZIE - - - CCovtinued from page twol arms, Don Ransomg sponsor, Mrs. Bennett. 6-1: President, A.'J. Boeseg vice-president, Mary Dale Fosterg secretary, Ann Frizzellg sergeant- at-arms, Elva Campos, sponsor, Miss Youngblood. 6-ll: President, Macbeth Gal- lagherg vice-president, Willadene McAlpin, secretary - treasurer, Walter Bachg sergeant-at-armS, Jimmy Moyerg host, Theo Haas: sponsor, Mrs. Potter. 6-III: President, Mary Jane Ratliffg vice - president, Joan Coateg secretary, Newell Talberti treasurer, Otto F-ay McFarlandg sponsor, Mrs. Lehman. 0 Does anyone know why Maidel Robbins' favorite dish has sud- denly beco-me chocolate pie? VOL- 16 VVESLACO, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939 NO. 2 oon Ba loting 49 Students Hunt and Isham W.ll D t . Represent 5 States, Chosen For 1 e ermlne Many Texas Towns Sweetheart Contest Sweetheart Thursday morning, September 21, 1939! This is an eventful day for the two much-publicized and inwardly nervous Panther Sweet- heart candidates. Loyal classmates are carrying on extensive last minute campaigning for the la- dies of their choice. Juniors are banded together in hopeful and enthusiastic cam- paigning. Seniors outdo them- selves this year, as always, in novel ways of boosting their can- didate to the sky. But while the upperclassmen are in such a flurry of enthusias- tic action, what of the baffled and bewildered underclassman? He is confronted on every side by con- spicuous signs, placards, and ban- ners, extolling the virtues of each of the glamorous candidates. He can't take two steps without a Hpolitickingt' group of either or both juniors and seniors mobbing him to deliver a convincing cam- paign talk. Both the girls are so peppy and so good-looking that the decision becomes harder as the polling time draws near. Underclassmen, do not feel that you are the first ones to be in doubt! This it has always been and always will be. Just cast your vote for the one who you be- lieve will help our team to vic- tory. When the result of the elec- tion is announced, the entire stu- dent body will loyally support the new Panther Sweetheart, no matter what class they might be in. -,Mi-i G. R. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE TO BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT Because of the area meeting of the Future Homemakers in New Braunfels on the first Sun- -day in October, the Girl Reserves Candlelight Service will be held next Sunday, September 24, at the First Baptist church. All Girl Reserves of Weslaco will partici- pate in the service, and the pub- lic is cordially invited. A candle- light vesper service at 7:00 p. m. will precede the formal program which will begin at 7:30 p. m. A census taken by the Hi-Life shows that there are 49 new stu- dents attending Weslaco high this year. Five of these new stu- dents represent other states: namely, Washington, Mississippii, Missouri, and Louisiana. Other students come from Texas towns and neighboring Valley towns, The new students have been clas- sified as follows: llth grade: Margaret Morgan- Odessa, Texas: Van Blackwell- Falfurriasg Marilyn Taylor - Mercedes: Hal Easley-McAllen: Galvond Taylor-Mercedes. 10th grade: John Ring-Pharr: Virginia Rupert-Pharr: Dorothy Traber-Falls City, Texas: Lo- rene Strickland - Edinburg: Maude Layton-Rocktport, Tex- as: Tommy Curbo-Weslaco. 9th grade: Murlene Jones - Pawnee, Texas: Josefa Mendez- San Benito: Glennis Miller-Mc- Allen: Bonnie Price - Thorp, Washington: Bill Joe Taylor - Mercedes: Mildred Boyd - Mer- cedes: Viola Kemp-Louisiana. Sth grade: Mansell Bailey - Colorado, Texas: Randall Sain- Crosbyton, Texas: Dorothy Mc- Donald-North Palm Garden: Neva Jean Reily - Freedom, Ok- lahoma: Jean Oltman-Sarcoxie, Missouri: Ned Johnson-Donna: Loretta Martin--Willis Point, Tex- as: Naoma Card - North Palm Garden: Edna Fern Hansen - North Palm Garden: Heraclio Campos-Progreso: Joy Baker - Greenville, Mississippi: Dalia Castaneda-North Palm Garden: Doris Fitzgerald-North Palm Garden: Pedro Teal-Progreso: Gelacio Albarado - ProgI'9S03 Nico Cadena - North Palm Gar- den: Joe Castaneda-North Palm Garden: Miccula Chapa-Browns- ville: Mary Alyce Austin - Pro- greso: Joanna Beaumont-Wes- laco: George Gross-Mercedes. 7th grade: Dorothy Jean Tay' lor-Mercedes: Lloyd Rico - San Benito: Elga Martin - Houston? Reuben Harmon--Hamlin, Texas. 6th grade: Lewis Layton - Rockport, Texas: Oscar Cantu- Temple: Cirildo de la Rosa - Brownsville: Euelio Gonzalez- Sharyland: Madge Connevey - Stephen F. Austin transfer. Betty Hunt, senior, and Clara Mae Isham, junior, both pep squad leaders, were selected as candidates for the Panther Sweetheart contest by their re- spective classes at a special home- room meeting called Monday morning. Betty Hunt is senior leader and president of the pep squad. She is also vice-president of the se- nior class, treasurer of the Girl Reserves, and Area President of the Future Homemakers. Clara Mae Isham, junior, is the junior pep squad leader, and last year was voted the most beautiful girl in high school. Both girls are very popular, in- terested in football and the ulti- mate success of the present team, and loyal Weslaco high school students. Tomorrow morning in assembly the winning candidate will be of- ficially crowned, either with a real crown or a football helmet: and tomorrow night preceding the football game with Browns- ville, the opening game of the season, a brief ceremony will be held on the football field for the Panther Sweetheart of 1939. At noon there will be a table on the campus for the special purpose of voting, and everyone in high school is asked to vote. Each student in the four high school grades is eligible to vote, but may vote only once. The ma- jority vote will win. At fifteen minutes before four o'clock Friday afternoon there will be a pep rally, when all of the students will come and en- gage in the real first pep meeting of this season. ,..?.--0 1- SENIOR CASS ELECTS REMAINING OFFICERS In addition to electing a can- didate for Panther Sweetheart, the Senior class in a home room meeting Monday morning elect- ed Robbie Jane McCants report- er: Grate Dixon, stunt chairman, and iiathryne Swanzey cheer leader for Stllllt Night- James Stone was elected campaign man- ager for the senior Panther Sweetheart candidate THE WESLACO' HI-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939 , avorite H A S 'lg'- tit books Ga . . li l iff 4 y ' 9 , f ,, . We A ' ' ' Q' j iillln yi I The opening of school finds uS I., Y ' i fA fjijlvit- wending our way down the very entertaining lines of Emma Lind- say Squier's pastoral volume, OH Autumn Trails. Although the book is written in the light Vdlnf it is well worth reading, especial- ly for a lover of nature. It car- ries him through delightful for- ests of green hemlock, quagmifes of dangerous bog moss, and th1Ck growths of beautiful red maple. Tales of a mysterious death plant, stories of the ruthless hunter, and legends of the famed Micmac In- dians all lend a mysterious touch to this work. Another volume that may be recommended as being excellent in content is John Steinbeck's Cup of Gold. This is the bi- ography of Sir Henry Morgan, famed buccaneer of the Welsh mountains. Sir Henry thrillingly captured and ransacked the city of Panama, often referred to as being invurnerable because of its dense surrounding jungles, marshes, mountains, and its strong army. Although Sir Henry Mor- gan was born in the mountains of Wales, he had a dominating de- sire to become a conquering pi- rate of the seas. His desire seems to have been fulfilled. John Stein- beck is also author of several other successful books, among them the recent Grapes of Wrath, which treats the impor- tant transient labor problem. 1..i.0..i--. Footlights Flatter Fifty Fortunate Fems Smile, Dorothy Lee. Shirley, be careful. Okay, Isham, you're on next! No longer do our Weslaco girls race madly down our halls. In- stead, they trip sedately down the broad steps Cand I do mean 'itrip J. Their heads are flung back. an dtheir lips are parted in careful smiles. Vlfhy do they pause on the third step and dra- matically turn around? Boys. if you have lately seen a vision of feminine loveliness on the sunny streets of our city, it is to be hoped that you haven't wasted your quarters trying to call long distance. Believe it or Do You Want An Annual? Last week you were given a free copy of the Hi-Life so that you could express your views about an annual this year. Well, we must say that the response was not very encouraging. Only about eighty votes were dropped in the box in the study hall. The Journalism class this year is desirous of publishing an annual. We would like to have the Hi-Life in the back of the annual the same as last year, but we intend to add several more pages of pictures to the front. Some of the Junior class have said that if we have an annual this year the school may not publish one next year. That is not a logical objection, for it would probably be possible to have one every year if the student body really want it. This morning during home room, members of the Hi-Life staff will canvass the home rooms and take a vote on the annual. Please help us out by expressing yourself at that time, for unless you as students want an annual, we shall not have one. We'll Be With You, Panthers! The Panther Team, arrayed in the traditional purple and white, will play their first game on home territory tomorrow night, when the Brownsville Eagles will invade Barbee Field. Confidentially, this is the team that, although they haven't as yet been officially informed, will be the defeated ones, and will return home thinking of the mighty prowess of those Weslaco Panthers. However, we mustn't misjudge our friends, because memory reminds us that they were first in the upper-bracket of the Val- ley last year. And will our Panthers be properly supported? With the Pep Squad as faithful, capable, and peppy as ever, and the student body and citizens turning out by the hundreds, what do you think? not. it was probably the girl that borrows your fountain pen in history class! But what a change! Her hair has been intricately waved, curl- ed, and pinnedg and perched on the top curl is a bit of velvet with a feather which waves to and fro in the breeze. She will prob- ably smile at you with cherry- like lips, and her eyes will dwell on you through lashes fully two inches in lengthy lashes which have been darkened and curled to give our school girls a dash of mystery. So give up your plans of hitch- hiking to Hollywood, gentlemen. Our Girl Reserves have had a style showg and if your best girl friend suddenly turns into a sec- ond Hedy Lamarr, be thankful, Pals, for the fatal lure of the footlights. Rolikians Select Officers for Year The Roliki club held its initial meeting for the year last Wed- nesday noon in the Home Ec. room. The purpose of the meet- ing was to elect officers and to select a sponsor. Welborn Bent- ley, senior, was elected president by acclamation. Other officers elected include Rex Garrett, vice- presidentg Hardy Aldridge, secre- tary-treasurer, and Carl Fitz- gerald, sergeant-at-arms. It WHS voted to make the office of p1'0- gram chairman a rotating one, H different boy to be in charge of the program each week. President Bentley appointed Howard Lombard, Joseph Schoen, and Watson Keeney as a nomi- nating committee for new mem- bers. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939 . a x X it FE-Trl 'Evil-' ig week when all students should come to the sup- port of their school colors by be- ing present tomorrow night when the Purple Panthers make their This is the b' u first public deb season against t of the 1939 grid the Brownsville Eagles. Be there at eight o'clock and help, as the feat those Eagl twelfth man, de- es. We guarantee you that the boys in purple and white will be doing their part. There isn't much dope on the game tomorrow the first game the Panthers shape and will last year's defe Coach Graves last week to eager group of will some day mail as senior h put his hopeful ing-up exercise night, because it for both sides, but are in first class be out to revenge at. issued equipment a large and very junior boys, who be carrying the igh players. Coach s through loosen- s last week, but they have got down to real work this week, and will be ready for game play in a couple of weeks. ' ts Stiff workou this week while making ready were undergone the Panthers were for the Eagles. They used grads for their tackling and blocking practice. It will be a the Pep Squad grand sight when in their new uni- forms march out on the field, but it will be a grander sight when you see those husky Felines pounce out on purple and whi the field in those te suits. WI-IO'S WHO Sex-Female. Class-Senior. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Black. Favorite dive ger nails. rsion-biting fin- Seen with-Pee Wee Shaw. ,.m...1.0....m.-.- John Wilson: nado that blew wagon dumped The same tor- away my father's an automobile in the front yard. Joe Barbee : Huh, thatts no tornado, that was a trade wind. 1939 KITTEN SCHEDULE Sept. 28, San Benito, Here. Oct. 5, Harlingen, There. Donna, Hhere. Mission, There. McAllen, There. Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Brownsville, Here. Nov. 9, Mercedes, Here. Nov. 16, Pharr, There. Pep Squad Holds First Initiation The Pep Squad's initiation last Tuesday proved to be a huge success. The originality of the first half, a mock initiation which provided entertainment for both participants and on-lookers, was the responsibility of Lorene Val- dez, chairman of the program committee. The clever program included such stunts as story-telling by each new member, the cracking of egg-shells over same's heads. recitation of nursery rhymes, the school song sung backwards, and a football game. Also, each mem- ber was forced to divulge the name of the football boy she wished to date and the manner in which she was to get the date. The last half of the initiation formally acknowledged each par- ticipant as a member of the Pep Squad. The constitution and by- laws were read, and after a pretty candle-light ceremony, each new member took the fol- lowing oath: til do solemnly promise before these witnesses to take an active part in the Pep Squad of Weslaco High School, to abide by the con- stitution and by-laws of the or- ganization and to do all in my power to promote its best inter- fasts. -,l-Q--i THANKS A LOT! The coaches, football players, and entire student body appre- ciate the attractive home-Same schedule placards which the Royal Crown Cola Company S0 generously contributed. One hun- dred fifty attractive colored 11x14 inch placards bearing an account of the Panther's home games were donated. .i----0 - 1 I wish I were a kanga1'00, Despite his funny stances: I'd never have to bother with The pockets in my p2111C9S- Panthers to Meet Brownsville Friday Night Weslaco's Panthers will offici- ally open their '39 season tomor- row night at eight o'clock on Bar- bee Field by tangling with the highly touted Brownsville Eagles. The Panthers are due to show great power this fall because of the ie-turn of seven lettermen of the '38 season. The returning lettermen are Grady Douthit, C. W. Riley, Eddie Delaney, Hosea Fincher. Fred Sooter, Jim Wil- liams, and John Bair. Though the Brownsville Eagles were Lower Valley champions last year, Weslaco's Panthers are in fine shape, so everyone is an- ticipating a great display of fight and sportsmanship. The Brownsville-Weslaco game is not a conference game and therefore will have no effect on the Panthers' rating. This will not cause the Panthers to slacken in the least, however. They will all be in there showing what they can do and fighting for perma- nent positions on the starting line-up. The probable starting line-up will be: Perkins, endg Sooter, -tackleg Williams, guard, Bentley, centerg White, guard, Fincher, tackleg Bair, end, Douthit, quar- ter-backg Delaney, left half, Ri- ley, right half, Stephens, full back. PEP SQUAD TO SPONSOR STUNT NIGHT OCTOBER 4 October 4 has been scheduled for Stunt Night. which is being sponsored by the PSD Squad of i'Pantherettes. livery class in high School Cgrades 8-115 will have two stunts entered in the contest. There will be one cheering stunt and one take-off stunt. A bronze Plaque will be awarded to the Winner Of each stunt. , Five cents admission W111 be charged each student and fifteen cents for each adult. The PTO' ceeds will go into the Pep squad budget. ..--o-1-f VVhen do the leaves begin to turn? H The night before exams start. U THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, SEPTEZMBER 21, 1939 m' mm Aiwa . . AVLV4 l .A i F -.-... - A Ramblings .4 Q e UZDZ af 8 -fx f - - ' - ff l ' - ' Newsettes . . . , j ww A Here we are again! Those ter- Lsonsratuiations to Katie rtog- ers, the bands new drum major. They say she's really good at strutting, also twirling. Her new uniform will be here in a few weeks. The three twirlers are Dorothy Lee Drawe, Grace Dixon, and Archie Jenkines. Congratu- lations to them, too. Their new uniforms will be here for the second football game, we hope. Well, well! The first week of school we straighten out our classes and schedules. The second week, we initiated the fish into the Future Homemakers club, and the sophs into Girl Re- serves. The old members of both clubs really had fun twe hope the initiates did, tool. Now we're waiting for the Rolikies and the Pep Squad to have their initia- tions. Don't be too hard on them. In the fifth period Spanish class Thursday, Mr. McWilliams had some syllables on the board for the class to pronounce. Wel- born Bentley made the remark to the girl on his left that the star studes sounded like babies making noises. Came Mr. Bent- ley's turn to do his stuff, and the girl asked him. Who sounds like a baby now? A very dis- gusted look came on his face, and he said that he would repay her for that remark. Up to date -nothing has happened between the two. The Panther Sweetheart con- test looks very interesting. We should have more enthusiasm than we've ever had before. Also this is the first year that the Panther Sweetheart has been elected before the first football game. CAnother interesting fact- from what I hear, no one can de- cide whom he wants.J Do you know the latest on the European situation? If not, just listen in on a D. D. Supper Club meeting some Saturday night. They all have their own ideas, and they won't mind telling you what they think of some of these dictators. It wouldn't surprise me if they didn't dream aboue one in particular. Flash!-James Busby, a '35 graduate of Weslaco High, is now Professor Busby of the Edcouch- Elsa school. He has been elected as social science and physical education instructor as well as being assistant coach of athletics and junior class sponsor. More news about our gradu- ates! Evelyn Bailey is now a mem- ber of the San Antonio Express staff. After having a course in Commercial Art, she now touches up photographs and draws for advertisements. The Weslaco Hi- Life wishes Evelyn much success in the position she fills. The Weslaco Hi-Life sends congratulations to the president of the Edcouch-Elsa Senior class. He is none other than the dash- ing Bob Hughes, an ex-student of Weslaco High. Billie Marion Parks, an ex- editor of the Weslaco Hi-Life, is attending Baylor University. She plans to major in journalism at Baylor and the University of Missouri. Betty Compere was hostess to the D. D. Supper Club Saturday night, and the group enjoyed making and eating Mexican ta- cos. Those present were Grace Dixon, Betty Hunt, Lorene Val- dez, Allene Holman, Robbie Jane McCants, and the hostess, Betty Compere. We regret to hear that our sec- retarial training teacher, Miss Andrus, is ill, and that she is in the Mercedes hospital. We wish her speedy recovery, and hope she will soon be back among us. . .-0-,H HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Weslaco Hi-Life ex- tends birthday greetings to the following students: Pete Hall-Sept. 21. Lorene Valdez-Sept. 21. MHFY Jane Vaughn-Sept. 22. Estella Martinez-Sept. 23 Boots Compere-Sept. 24. Calvin Tidwell-Sept. 28. rible, dirty, newsy buzzards. Can you take it? The first Edinburg Junior Col- lege dance had a good represen- tation from Weslaco. Several ex- graduates were there as well as the present high school students, namely: Rex Emmons, Johnny Diel from Donna, Fred Keeney, Hazel Jean Emmons, Ralph Fitz- gerald. and Frances Hamner, also Ned Solether, Betty Compere, Van Blackwell, Grace Dixon, Dorothy Lee Drawe, and Carl Bigger. This was the first col- lege dance for some of these, and they really made the most of it. Howard Lombard, Virginia Ran- Howard ombard, Virginia Ran- som, and Doyle Betts really had fun in Harlingen and McAllen Friday night. The waitress at Kree Mee in Harlingen was startled at the conduct of the foursome. It seems the kids were feeling mean, so they talked to each other in a gruff tone of voice. Don't get worried-everythings okay now. They probably won't feel mean again for a long time. Bobby Compere and Joe Bar- bee went all the way to Harlin- gen to see Jane Calhoun Friday night. But when they got there, the house was bare,', and Little Jane was nowhere to be found. Too bad, boys! Try again some- time. Our new drum major, Katie Rogers, had a date with Bruce Edwards during the weekend. Al- so we saw Pee Wee Shaw, Lo- rene Valdez, John Wilson, and Frances Cook galavanting. What girl had five chances for a date over the week end, but ac- cepted the wrong one and was stood up? How was the show, F. I. and Merry Fern? Jewel Archer and Marilyn Porth were seen riding around in that Model A over the weekend. You'd better ask for dates 8 little earlier, Carson. Everybody's doin' it. D0iT1' what? Smokin' kpipes. Too bad, you're old before your time! Edith Mae is very popular in Donna. She was with Arthur Wolleson during the week-end. VOL. 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER za, 1939 NO' 3 Juniors Make History in Weslaco Hi By Electing Panther Sweetheart Clara Mae Isham, junior, was elected Panther Sweetheart Thursday, by a narrow margin of twenty-three votes over Betty Hunt, senior. The voting was held Thursday at noon, by means of written ballots issued to students in the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades. This is the first time in the history of Weslaco high school for a junior to win over a senior in the Sweetheart contest. Campaigns were carried on by means of signs, slogans, and in- dividual campaigning. In a spe- cial assembly Wednesday morn- ing of last week, the juniors and seniors in turn tried to convince the student body that their can- didate was the one to vote for. Although the election was held Thursday, the votes were not counted until just before the pep rally Friday afternoon. Conse- quently everybody gazed eagerly at the large purple and white paper heart at the back of the stage, and when Clara Mae step- Ped through it, shouts of delight arose from her supporters, while sighs of disappointment came from those who had voted for the other candidate. However, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, a united student body gave a rousing cheer for the winner. C. W. Riley, representing the team, then crowned her with a football helmet. Friday night, preceding the game with Brownsville, Clara Mae was presented by Tom So- lether, president of the class, to the football team and the foot- ball fans in a short ceremony. She, in turn, was presented a large, heart-shaped bouquet of purple and white flowers and was escorted off the field by Grady Douthit, a member of the football team. G.R. FALL STYLE SHOW SCORES SUCCESS Fifty models featuring the lat- est fall styles in clothes were pre- sented by the Girl Reserves in the Fall Style Show given on Wed- nesday evening, September 20, at the Stephen F. Austin grammar school. Costume suits, evening gowns and accessories, date dresses, sport suits, coats, hats, purses, and gloves were furnished 'b-y the following shops: La Mode Shop, Mayfair Dress Shop, J. C. Penney Co. Various styles of hairdress- ing were presented by the Mod- ern Beauty Shop, Mayfair Beau- ty Shop, and Hudson Beauty Shop. Autumn leaves and fall flow- ers arranged in an artistic man- ner set off the stage to a great advantage. Bill Watson, KRGV announcer, was the master of ceremonies, while Mrs. Pollakow- ski furnished appropriate music for the various models Sara Jean Hutto and Miss Gladys Boyd, dancing teacher of Weslaco, gave several tap num- bers for special entertainment. Mrs. Bryan Hutto accompanied the dancers. The proceeds of the show will S0 to the Girl Reserves as funds for the year's work. BLUE TRIANGLE CLUB ORGANIZED FOR GIRLS The Blue Triangle club was organized for junior high school girls in Mrs. Potter's room at activity period Monday. Miss Youngblood told the girls the purpose of the club, while Betty Compere explained the meaning of their symbol and interpreted the Girl Reserve Code. Then Millicent Yoder, Lorene Valdez, Alice Myers, and Betty sang the code song and several peppy G.R. songs. Millicent told the group about camp and some of the things the Girl Reserves are doing. The Blue Triangle girls seemed very enthusiastic about the club. ...-.. -.-..0-l-- NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO ROLIKI CLUB The Roliki Club met Wednes- day, September 20, for the pur- pose of electing prospective new members' All of the new mem- bers elected into the club were students with scholastic average of B or better. The new members are as fol- lows: Robert Chandler, Ardean Mcnaniei, Billy Forsythe, Jack Frizzell, Holmes Mears, B. R. Guess, Edward Niles, Pat Hingle, Bobby Jones, Sam Jones, GSH? Valdez, and Neil Chandler. PANTHER SWEETHEART Clara Mae Isham, recently- elected Panther Sweetheart, was named the most beautiful girl in the popularity contest for the an- nual last year. This year she is a junior pep squad leader, and is a member of the Girl Reserves and Future Homemakers. SENIORS HONOR PANTHER SVVEETHEART WITH DANCE About thirty-five couples en- joyed dancing at the Odd Fellows Hall Saturday evening. from 8:30 p. m. to 12:30 a. m. The dance, sponsored by the senior class, was in honor of the Panther Sweetheart, Clara Mae Isham. She was presented with a purple and white corsage. Music was furnished by two nickelodians and Tony Valdez. Refreshing punch was served from a lace laid table with pur- ple bougainvillea and fern ar- ranged attractively around the cut-glass punch bowl. Purple crepe paper and purple bachelor buttons served as decorations for the hall. Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, Coach and Mrs. Bill Cummins. Florine Oltman, and Mrs. Phil Dixon were the chaperons. JOURNALISM CLUB 'l THE WEsLAco HI-LLFE, SEPTEMBER za, 1939 Candlelight Service Presented by G.R.'s The Girl Reserves held their annual Candlelight Service Sun- day evening at the First Baptist church. A candlelight vesper ser- vice of religious organ music, played by Miss Louise Black, preceded the program. Lights were turned on at 81002 and beginning the program, the congregation joined the girls in singing America the Beautiful. Grace Milliken spoke on Prayers of Girls Around the a moment of silent ceded the invocation L. A. Brown, pastor tist church. Supt. C. B. Cooper gave the main talk of the evening, his subject being the various clubs formed 'by girls in the past half century, and the pleasure and good derived from them. Alice Myers, president, led in the candlelighting ceremony. Ruth Helen Young, Marjorie McBride, Robby Good, Doris Nix, Rachel Sugg, Margaret Lucas, Florence Jenkines, Evidna Downing. May- sie Osborne, Clara Mortensen, Mary Louise Guenther, and Rob- bie Jane McCants explained the Girl Reserve Code. The code was repeated by all the girls, and then sung. The recessional was Follow the Gleamf' sung by the girls. Pals, Goodnight was sung as the candles were extinguished, and the service was concluded by Neil Chandler's playing taps softly on his cornet. World, and prayer pre- given by Dr. of the Bap- SEVENTH GRADE PRESENTS PLAY BEFORE ASSEMBLY The Fifth Trunk, a play pre- sented by seventh grade students, was the chief feature of the Ju- nior high assembly of September 21. t'The Fifth Trunk was about an unopened trunk hidden in an attic. Upon its being opened by several inquisitive children, a hideous ghost ushered forth and cast a spell over them. During the spell, they confessed to their aunt the opening of the trunk. The participants were as fol- lows: Billy Fawcett, Carl: Gene Hall, Mariem: Dennis Griffen, TOl'll1'l'lYI Jewel Dene Sundermey- er. Doris: Shirley Somers, Aunt Beatrice: Don Ransom, Claude-an Hughlett, Tommy Solether, stage managers: Barbara Fisher, promp- ter: Mrs. Graham, sponsor. ri 'T o an za s .I ' , E bf I. -fy! I X 1' H Q0 L . t f ' eff it f - We'rte Not Discouraged, Pantherslr Last Friday night the Brownsville Eagles invaded Barbee Field. They defeated the Panthers in our first game of the season, but that will not discourage the Panther eleven! It was a clean, well-matched, and hard-fought game, each team struggling to carry the pigskin over the goal. This was done once and by the Eagles, which caused them to win the game. As in the past, the first game is more of a practice or warm-up game, and, for that reason, is non-conference. However, the boys played a good game, and we're proud of them. We have a good team this year, and by the first conference game the Panthers should be ready to inflict a decisive defeat upon our opponents. Tomorrow night we go to McAllen to tangle with the Bulldogs. And did you ever see a Panther that couldn't whip a Bulldog? We'1l 'be there supporting you 100W in the person of the band, the pep- squad, the student body and faculty, and the citizens of Weslaco. We're with you, Panthers! 7 I-lere's a Bouquet for You, Kids! Congratulations, students! The Panther Sweetheart contest this year, besides being a tremendous success, was the best-conducted one in the school's history. There was no defacement of school property, because you had the foresight to make all signs and slogans on paper. There were no fights or bitter feelings as we have sometimes had in the past, and things ran as smoothly as clock-work. Y Our teachers were amazed and at the same time overjoyed that their students no longer wished to cut classes, advertise their choice on the blackboards, or campaign for their candidate during class hours. an interesting talk on why she SPONSORS BANQUET On Tuesday evening. Septem- ber 26, the Cactus chapter of Quill and Scroll honored the present journalism class with an informal banquet at the school cafeteria. The purpose of this banquet was to interest the stu- dents in becoming members of Quill and Scroll. Mary Louise Guenther, presi- dent, acted as toast mistress. The group sang several peppy and unusual songs preceding the banquet. Ethel Mae Friend, program chairman, reviewed the activities of last year's chapter and listed the qualities needed to become a member of the organization. IIT108ene Rogers, vice-president, explained what the Quill and Scroll has meant and will mean to her. Robbie Jane McCants gave wished to become a member of the club. An amusing advertising contest was enjoyed by all present. Mar- jorie Miller entertained the group with a humorous reading, Billy at the Circus. Menus and programs were printed with white ink on vari- colored quill and scrolls. Fall flowers were beautifully used 35 decorations. Another informal sing-S0113 closed the enjoyable occasion. 0 Stunt night has been changed to Wednesday, October 11, in Or- der to prevent a conflict between the faculty meeting, and also to give the classes more time to work on their stunts. Classes are urged to go to the office and book the use of the auditorium for certain days, THE WEsLAco H1-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 28 1939 . ..- ........:,.--,.-. ..,,...... -.--,..... .u,,Sn' ' 'Q '-'fn E5 Tata-TN We send thanks from the stu- dent body to Spence and the McAllen Coca Cola company for the keen score board and modern- istic cold drink stands which were installed last week on Barbee field by the Coca Cola concern. The boys in purple played a swell last Friday night, despite the fact it was the season's opener and the boys were not in first class shape. However, this mat- ter of condition has been taken care of this past week. The Kittens open against San Benito tonight on Barbee Field. Letts everyone go out and show the little Panthers we are for them. They have been working hard and will be ready to give those Pups from the Resaca city a scrap. The Panthers journey to McAl- len to meet the Bulldogs tomor- row night in what promises to be the game of the week. The Ca- nines came out on the long end of the score last week end, but dog meat is dog meat, eh, Pan- thers! Boy, the twelfth man is really clicking this year. Keep it up, students, by being present in Mc- Allen tomorrow night. n a Q The Purple squad gained an- other member this week when Jack Kong Dunn returned to the harness. Jack has been out because of an attack of appendi- citis. Kong plays rough and tough and will lend about 170 pounds to the line. ,iii- WHO'S WHO Sex-Female. Class-Senior. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Blonde. Favorite diversion-Dancing. Generally seen with Martin Bandemer. fLast week's Who's Who was Lorene Valdezb. PANTI-IERS DOWNED WOM WE BY EAGLES 6-0 Panthers to Meet The Brownsville Eagles Came through for a 6-0 victory over Weslaco's Panthers in the open- ing game of the season. The Panthers held their own the first quarter, gaining more yardage than did Brownsville, Raymond Stevens received a Slight injury to his ankle, and Dale Douthit substituted for him. At the end of the first quarter Polly Gound went for John Bair In the second quarter Browns- ville began its passing attack, There were several substitutions in the second quarterg Bentley re- placed Goundg Powell, Vlfhiteg Bair, Perkinsg Fulkerson, D. Dou- thitg and then Raymond Stevens came back and replaced Fulker- son. The scoring was done in the third quarter. The Eagles passed their way from midfield to the Panthers' 20-yard line, and then made a sweeping left-end run to chalk up the only score of the game. They failed to make the extra point when the pass from center was fumbled. The kicker picked the ball up and attempt- ed to run it across, 'but was forced out of bounds. The Eagles' kick-off was re- ceived by D. Douthit on the 18- yard line and lateraled to Dela- ney, who carried it to the 32- yard line before being cut down by Brownsville tacklers. The last quarter was a passing and punting duel, in er team made much Brownsville made penetrations, one of scored on. Although didn't make any they were on the twice. which neith- headway. only two which they the Panthers penetrations, 20-yard line The Panthers attempted four passes. Three were intercepted and one was completed for about seven yards. Weslaco made eleven first downs to Brownsville's five. The Eagles received three P611- alties totaling twenty yards. Wes- laco's Panthers out-Played the Eagles except in passing and punting. .,...f-0----f Little Theatre, spelling. arith- metic, art, and Blue Triangle have been offered as activities. Others will be offered soon. Students wishing to take Daft m any of these are urged to enroll immediately. eflllen Bulldogs Tomorrow ight The Weslaco Panthers will meet the McAllen Bulldogs in McAl- len tomorrow night at eight. This will not be a conference game. Last week McAllen won over P.S.J.A. by a score of 34 to 6. The Panthers have put in a hard week on the practice field. They have practiced on pass de- fense and have strengthened their line. This promises to be an even better game than last week.s' The probable starting line up will be: LE Perkins LT Sooter LG Williams C Hall . RG White RT Fincher RE Bair QB G. Douthit LH Delaney RH Stevens F Riley. ,i...i1 KITTENS TO OPEN SEASON TONIGHT ON HOME GRID The Panther Kittens open their season when they meet the San Benito Pups tonight at 8:00 o'clock on Barbee Field. The Kittens have been training hard these last few weeks, and are ready to meet the Pups. Two of the Kittens' last year lettermen, Robert Chandler and Daniel Garza, are with the Kit- tens again this year. Chandler and Garza both play in the backfield. The other boys, although more or less inexperienced, have been training hard, and a good game is expected. . Admission price for the game is l0c for students and 25c for adults. ,i- - Mrs. Robertson: VVhat do you know about Atlas? Grace Dixon: He was the world's greatest gangster. Mrs. Robertson: Gangster'? Where did you get that idea? Grace Dixon: The history book said he held up the world. -4 - -- ,Wag yiRamblingsg '? Three cheers for Clara Mae Isham, Junior beauty, who claims one of the most exalted positions Weslaco high can offer-Panther Sweetheart for 1939-40. Also a bouquet to Betty Hunt, contender for the same honor and toast of the campus, for her splendid sportsmanship. There is still an- other laurel to be extended - a laurel to the student body for its energetic, wholesome campaign- ing. Students, let's make that campaign a criterion of this Wes- laco high school spirit. Well, our first football game is now a thing of the past. It was a good game, just as tomorrow's game is to be. Didn't you think Katie Rogers, the 'band's new drum major, look- ed like an old veteran during the half at the game? The three twirlers did a nice job, too. Speaking of twirlers, Archie, Bluebeard Jenkines maintains a harem in the last period history class. If you don't believe it, ask Archie or Mrs. Robertson. Say, this year's annual is go- ing to be a good proposition, so the journalism class doesn't ex- pect to beg for subscribers. For all of you who think you and your friends take a good picture, there's going to be many more pages of them. In fact, you can already be assured of a full-page picture of our lovely Panther Sweetheart. Doesn't that sound like a good-looking page to you? We promise you many more, too, so don't you want to buy an an- nual? Stunt Night, October 11, will provide a good outlet for the in- genuity of many of our school- mates. If you have an ounce of originality. weigh it in with that of your fellow classmates and see how clever the result can be. A number of smart students have already bought their annuals in order to get their Hi-Life free. Why not join the procession and save your weekly two cents? ONLY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT MARCHING Hey, Bach! Get in line, you dope! . . . Skaggs, you're out of step again! . . . When are you saps on the end going to re- member to stop on the 40-yard line? The new band members just grin and bear such remarks from their superiors and struggle on. Meanwhile the old members try to remember all the signals and whistles of last year, at the same time tooting forth on their horns at just the right moment. The able director anxiously views the various formations from all an- gles and then shouts directions from the bleachers. The 'T' is crooked at the top over there . . . Katie, blow the whistle as soon as the last rank is in place . . . Play the 8-beat roll-off here, Bruce. No, better n-ake it the plain roll-off! . . . Band, for goodness sakes, don't forget to leave of the button on Coming Around. . . . All right, you are dismissed now. With all these directions stored in mind, the students jump the fence, crawl under the bleachers, and run past the pep squad which is also learning intricate fcrmatiolzs. Thus went a typical ffurth pe- riod out on Barbee Field before the game last week. All of this preparation just proves how much people like a show when they go to the football games. Incidental- ly, through an error in setting type. mention of the band was omitted in last week's editorial. Needless to say, however, the school looks upon the band as an essential part of every foot- ball game. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939 - HOMEMAKERS T0 ATTEND AREA MEETING SEPT. 30 The Future Homemakers of Area VI will meet in New Braun- fels September 30, with Betty Hunt, president. presiding. The girls are to go in cars after the football game in McAllen Friday night or early Saturday morning. The meeting is from nine o'clock until three o'clock Saturday. Gen- eral headquarters are in the high school building. Swimming and other recreations will be provid- ed for the girls. If some of the cars decide to stay in New Braun- fels Saturday night, cabins will be open to them. , -Q, 1-si Buzz ar s 5 One of our star footballers de- clares that a Buick is beating his time in Donna. You may borrow mine, Robert. After the game Friday night we found the following as Gard- ner's: KATIE and VAN, BRUCE and GRACE, JOHNNIE RING and BERNICE BADEN of Pharr, DONALD FLEMING and MA- RIAN GEORGE, and JOE ALLEN and BETTY BLACKWELL. JOHNNIE RING claims to have found his one and only. We can't figure out who it is, since he was with BERNICE BADEN Friday night, FRANCES COOK Satur- day, and PHYLLIS HOGE Sun- day. PETE KARAM, McAllen's back- field star, and company were seen with local talent over the week end. They were ETHEL MAE, ALICE, and KATIE. Boy, 'oh boy, and we play McAllen Fri- day! Ex-grad JACK MASSEY, seen wandering around familiar halls last week, refrained from remov- ing his hat in the presence of la- dies. We wonder why! HAL EASLEY, our newest Beau Brummel. seems to have a mutual infatuation for Bobbie Dunson. They were inseparable over the week end. Sherlock Holmes POWELL, Dan Dunn BETTS, Dick Tracy LOMBARD, and Irvin Higgs DOUTHIT were investi- gating Friday night. Chief Bled- soe and Pete also assisted. Seen at the Wagon over the week-end were DUNSON and EASLEY, STONE and FRANCES CRAWFORD of McAllen, FLEM- ING and BETTY VERTRESS of Donna, RING and P. HOGE, and ex-grad BOB HAGER and Trusk MELTON of Pharr. WILSON, SOLETHER, and BARBEE were in Harlingen for the auto races over the week end. Seems that the races were post- poned, and an enjoyable time was had by all. BRUCE EDWARDS is trying '10 start a new fad around school. It seems that he came to sch0O1 Monday a. m. with a black shoe on one foot and a brown one 011 the other. Last minute rush. 5 , voL. 16 WESLACO, TExAs, ocroisea 5, 1939 NO 4 Guenther to Head La Palma Staff Mary Louise Guenther, senior, is the newly appointed editor- in-chief of the 1939-40 annual. She is a member of the Girl Reserves and the band, was past president of the Future Homemakers, and was editor- in-chief of last year's Hi-Life the second semester. Mary Louise is also the president of the local chapter of Quill and Scroll. ,,...--o1-1-- WESLACO HOMEMAKERS ATTEND AREA MEET The Future Homemakers of Area VI held their meeting in New Braunfels, with Betty Hunt, president, presiding. The meeting was held in Landa Park Satur- day from ten a. m. until three. The meeting was opened with group singing. The officials of New Braunfels welcomed the Fu- ture Homemakers, and Betty Hunt gave the response. A group discussion by girls on club work followed, then two boys from Beeville talked on What Home Economics Means to Boys. The Beeville school has had a Home Economics class for boys for six years, and their talks were very interesting to the girls. The Homemakers enjoyed lunch, and then returned to the park for group meetings of dele- gates, sponsors. and chapter re- porters. Then they returned for a combined meeting, and a book review on Knowing Yourself and Others, was given by Miss Jo- sephine Stabb from the Univer- sity of Texas. Business and group singing closed the meeting. Approximately 720 girls at- tended the meeting. From Wesla- co were Betty Hunt, Alice Myers. Ethel Mae Friend, Mary Jane Vaughn, Betty Compere. and the sponsor, Miss Leona Friend. -.-...T.10,1,..i.1- W. H. GARDNER SPEAKS TO 4-H CLUB BOYS The 4-H Club held its first meeting last Thursday. The meet- ing was presided over by Mr. San- Sing, who introduced Mr. W. H. Gardner, assistant county agent. Mr. Gardner talked on how to make out demonstration records. At the next meeting, October 12. the officers for the new year will be elected. About 10 boys at- tended the first meeting. STUNT NIGHT TUES., OCT. 10 The date for Stunt Night has been moved up to October 10 to avoid conflict with a Cultural Arts, Inc., entertainment in Edin- burg, which is scheduled for Oc- tober ll. Each high school class will pre- sent an original stunt and a cheer- ing stunt. Prizes in the form of engraved plaques will be award- ed the winners. The basis for judging the stunts is as follows: Originality-15 points. Presentation-15 points. Clearness-5 points. Cleverness-6 points. Setting-4 points. Total-45 points. The basis for the cheering stunt is: Originality-10 points. Setting-3 points. Harmony-4 points. Rhythm--4 points. Clearness-7 points. Per cent of class participation-2 points. Total-30 points. The time limit for stunt pre- sentation is ten minutes, the lim- it for the cheer is five minutes. Music will be provided while the scenery is being changed. Admission will be five cents for students and fifteen cents for adults. ll. o-, ,lil- BLUE TRIANGLE CLUB CIIOOSES OFFICERS The Blue Triangle club met Monday at activity period to elect officers for the year. The follow- ing were chosen: president, Billie Marie Daneyg vice-president, Joyce Hingle, secretary, Mary Jane Weber: treasurer, Carol Jones: reporter, Loydelle Ste- phensg social chairman, Shirley Somers, camp chairman, Ruth Ross: program chairman, Fran- ces Powellg song leader, Jewel- :lean Sundermeyerg service com- mittee, Billie Mae Hogeg scrap- book chairman, Loydelle Stephens: hobby chairman, Billie Pean Ben- nettg and constitution and by- laws, Barbara Fisher. Miss Pearl Youngblood is sponsor, and the club has a membership of about 35 junior high school girls. Friend to Make Up Hi-Life for Annual Ethel Mae Friend, program chairman for the Weslaco Chapter Of Quill and Scroll, and secretary of the Valley Quill and Scroll Clubs, is the make-up editor of this years annual. She is the reporter for the pep squad and a member of Future Homemakers, was the make-up editor of last years Hi-Life the second semester, and tied with Billie Marion Parks in doing outstanding work in the journalism class, receiv- ing a S5 cash award from the local Lions Club. GIRL RESERVES GUESTS AT EDINBURG G.R. TEA Popular and semi-classical mu- sic was furnished by Bessie Merle Kirtchner for a delightful tea given Saturday, September 30, by the Edinburg Girl Reserves in honor of the Mission and Weslaco clubs. The visitors were greeted by the receiving line. composed of the cabinet, and then they signed an attractive guest book. Roses in large floor baskets made the large reception room inviting. Sandwiches, in the form of card emblems, mints, cookies, and punch were served from a lace- laid table. The punch bowl was in a mass of purple and white bachelor buttons, with two tall candles at each end of the table. The presiednt of the Edinburg Girl Reserves welcomed the vis- itors, after which a program fol- lowed. The program consisted of a vocal trio. a saxophone solo, a violin solo, and a piano solo. Mary Louise Guenther of Weslaco and Mary Ellis Conway of Mission thanked the Edinburg club for the courtesy. - - ...OV 1. .il- WHO'S WHO Sex: Female. Class: Junior. Eyes: Brown. Hair: Brunette. Favorite Diversion: her relatives. Generally seen with: Rex Gar- rett, Welbourn Bentley, and Ned Solether. CL-ast weeks Who's Who was Maxine Meekb. Telling cf THE WESLACO H1-LIFE. OCTOBER 5, 1939 . A fifsnifgg ' s flf I oo, L ,gfwfiwh f 7 aa .1 ':.'wJff'if1 'r . ' , 4' 1 -4 V I Th W 1 Hi-Life has re- 1-l-it Azelbgim 1 'ri - t j ceiveil paegeisofrom El Paso, Fort SX h W ' dll 6 k it i In Z- A f -:L-12 Worth, Harlingen, M c A 1 l e n, Grandfalls, Dalhart, Mission, Spur, Seguin, Alice, and Chilli- cothe, Missouri. The class has sent about twenty papers to other schools each week. Q . . High School Love The Freshman child So quaint and meek, Lost her love to a Sophomore Sheik. But the Sophomore boy fHis head in a whirlj Made desperate love to the junior girl. The junior girl in her big sedan, Made open love to the senior man, And this senior man so flirty and wild, Secretly loved the freshman child. Vox Pop-Overs lb cup courtesy to teachers V2 cup courtesy to students 2 cups of alterness 2 extra-curricular activities 3X4 cup willingness 11!2 tablespoons friendliness. Sift courtesy to teachers and courtesy to students well. Add alertness. Work hard in extra- curricular activities, and add slowly and fold in willingness and friendliness. Flavor with originality and place in quietened rooms. Cook in moderate oven f35O degreesl for nine months. Frost with good grades and serve hot. -Dalhart Texan, Dalhart, Tex. The social committee of the Texas Lutheran College in Se- quin has bought a girl's and a boy's bicycle for rent to the stu- dents. The price for using them is ten cents for the first hour and five cents for each additional hour. After the bicycles have paid for themselves. the committee will purchase two more. Mr. McWilliams: VVhen two things come together unexpected- ly, that is a collision. Now can you give me an example? Pat Hinglet l'TWinsl We Believe You've Lost Your Last Game! Congratulations, boys! a blot on our spirits, for McAllen beat us, sure. But that's not you proved your mettle Friday night. Everybody knows that we have played the two toughest teams in the Valley and lost to them by very narrow margins. Then, too, both these games were non-conference affairs, so our conference standing in Class A was not harmed. Tomorrow night we meet the Cardinals in Harlingen, and next week we open our pennant chase against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears on Barbee Field. We have lost our last game this year! We know you feel that way about it just the as we do. Do your part, and we'll do ours. Weslaco is going to win the Class A championship this year, and she is going to start now. So let's all turn out for the Cardinal encounter tomorrow night and be that important twelfth man! Lets go, bunchg wetre behind you! Are You Using Your I9 Square Feet? Before getting too deep in the subject, your editor wishes to remind you of the huge size of the state of Texas. In fact, the state contains 262,398 square miles. The county of Hidalgo is one of the larger counties of the state, and the city of Weslaco contains one of the largest school campuses in the Rio Grande Valley. Knowing that the students of Weslaco high would be walking on the campus, 11,084 square feet of sidewalks have been built on the W. H. S. campus. With these things in mind, let us proceed further in the dis- cussion. There are approximately 600 students enrolled in Weslaco Junior-Senior high school, which gives an average of about 19 square feet to every student in W. H. S. With these facts before us, we would like to ask a very perti- nent question: With 19 square feet of sidewalk for each and every student in school. why do we insist upon walking on the grass of our campus, and spoiling the beauty of our school? SCHOOL TO SPONSOR ART EXHIBIT OCT. 16-20 An art exhibit scheduled for the local schools will be on display in the auditorium and hall of the junior high building October 16 to 20 inclusive. The exhibit will be open to the public from 4 to 6 p. m. each afternoon of the above dates, and a small admission fee will be charged adults. Children of school age will be admitted free. More details will be given next week. DEBATE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS, BIAKES PLANS Catherine Farina was chosen president of the newly-organized Debate Club. a more inclusive form of the debate activity spon- sored by Mrs. Fred Robertson. Other officers elected were 35 follows: secretary - treasurer, Kathryne Swanzeyg repOYt91', Bobbie Dunsong and social chair- man, Sam Jones. The debate activity has been thoroughly organized this year, and plans to be the first to en- tertain debaters from other Val- ley towns with a practice tourna- ment. g THE WESLACO H1-LIFE. OCTOBER 5, 1939 KITTENS TIE PUPS 13-13 IN FIRST HOME GAME The Kittens battled the San Benito Pups to a 13-13 tie Thurs- day night, September 28, on Bar- bee Field. The Kittens, led by Capt. Chandler, had the upper hand of the game during the first quar- ter when Chandler lugged the leather across the Pups' play line to chalk up the first tally of the game. They failed to make the extra point. The Pups came back in the sec- ond period with a touchdown and an extra point, thus leaving the score, 7-6, with the Pups leading. The Pups scored again in the third quarter, but failed to make t.he extra point. The Panthers struck pay dirt late in the final quarter with a spectacular Chandler to Garza pass. Garza received the oval be- hind the Pups' goal line, tieing the score, 13-13. Although the score was a tie, the Kittens won by having the larger number of penetrations. The Kittens' next game will be with the Harlingen Junior team, tonight, October 5, at 8:00 o'clock in Harlingen. The starting line-up for the Kitten-Pup game was as follows: Guess, left end, Garza, left tack- leg'Wilson, left guard: Keeney. center, G. Garza, right guard' Voelkel, right tackleg Pinson, right end: Chandler, quarter backg Valdez, left back: Barbee, right half: Solether, fullback. s NEW STUDENTS ENROLL Weslaco high welcomes the fol- lowing new students who enroll- ed the past week: Yolando Johnston, North Ward, 6-I. Carlene Knight, Haleyville. Alabama, 6-II. Carlota Cantu, North Ward, 6-II. Dawn Akerman, Weslaco, 7-I. Dale Akerman, Weslaco, 8-1. W. E. Carlisle, Jr., South Gate, California, 9-I. Mabel Walker Hot S rin s , P gl New Mexico, 9-II. Mildred Akerman, Weslaco, 10-I. Auzline Knight, Haleyville, Alabama, 11. Eaine Akerman, Weslaco, 11. ,. Gee, we hate to leave you like HHS, keeds, but we'll be seeing YOu next week. ' Panthers to Play Non-Conference Game With Cardinals Weslaco's Panthers will play the Harlingen Cardinals tomor- row night at Harlingen. The Panthers have undergone a week of stiff practice which has improved their aerial attack and has strengthened their ground power. Their passing defense has been clicking the last few days, and the line has been rush- ing better than at any time this season. The Panthers are prepared for Harlingen's line power. It has Q BQ ,xsmxxx - -ap. XU -.X 0 4-Z N. 57 il , ,ass Q -.L Lu, :-Sw, as rl- -.-. -lc.-'cf-A . --:. .- ..-n- 'A' uw- 'V 1' been rumored that the Cardinals' greatest power is over the center of the line. This will not be a conference game, but it is expected to be one of the best games in the Val- ley this season. The probable starting line-up is as follows: L. E.-Perkins. L. T.-Sooter. L. G.-Williams. C-Hall. R. G.-White. R. T.-Fincher. . F..-Bair. B.-Douthit. . H.-Riley. . H.-Stevens. F. B.-Delaney. R Q. L R Ralph Fitzgerald. a '38 gradu- ate of Weslaco high, is attending Edinburg Junior College, and is also sports editor and reporter on the Mercedes News Tribune, Ralph was editor of the Hi-Life one semester and president of the lo- cal Quill and Scroll group in '33- '39. Mrs. Fred Robertson is sponsor- ing debate, a new activity for this year. Students are urged 'EO Lake interest in this activity. Some of the ex-students of Weslaco who are attending col- lege were home over the week- end. Those were Pauline Mar- shall, Mary Louise Johnson, Bet- tv Jean Frizzell, and Andrew Downing. l5E,Jsi ,lll iFaod7aElw at as ar QffL3NIx A Speaking of tricksters, the Wes- laco Kittens have them in the form of Joe Barbee, Tommy So- lether, Robert Chandler, and Hec- tor Valdez. Nice going last Thurs- day, boys. Hope you all do the same ad better tonight. The Panthers played a whale of a ball game last Friday night, but happened to come out on the short end of the score. Tough luck, boys. The boys in Purple have proved to us that they have a real forward wall, which can really go to town if they take time out to get in condition. The Harlingen Cardinals enter- tain us tomorrow night. Let's all be there to make it a party to be remembered. We handed the Cards a 25 to 0 licking last year. and they will be out for revenge, but I think the Panthers are rea- dy to do a little limb-loading. . - . For the benefit of the students and down town rooters, I am go- ing to endeavor to give each week, a description of a few mem- bers of the Panther squad, and I hope by the end of the season that everyone will know what the Purple squad was composed of. The first group I will take up are the tacklers. Hosea Fincher, who hails from Arkansas, is a husky youngster playing right tackle. He weighs 180 and is over 6 feet tall. Fred Sooter, left tackle, is a home town boy. weighs 170. and is a charge of dyramite on his side of the line. Alternates are Billy Powell, a 175-pounder, and Arlis Parker, a 180 pounder. 1.10--k Mr. Warnock: UOXYSGU is 95' sential to all animal existence. There could be no life withoutit. Yet, strange to saX'. it WHS dls' Covered only a little more than a century ago. Ethel Mae: What did they do before it was discovered. Mr- Warnock? E if ii' hs THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 5, 1939 .if l ttyl.. .. i guzz RT, sg 1 Howdy folks!! Remember us?? Well, well, SHIRLEY and BOBBY MOYER seem to have quite a case. They were assisted by HELEN SAMPLE and AR- THUR JOHNSON the other night when they were chasing fire-flies. Time may come and time may go, but WOODROW BOYD and RUTH HELEN go on forever. MARGARET and RAY, and DOROTHY EEE and ARCHIE went to Donna the other night. and decided to go see DWAINE MARTIN. How was he DORO- THY LEE? CWe might say more, but we're afraid of the censorsl. It just makes our hearts sing for joy when Friday night comes around. But there is so much to see, that sometimes even the Buz- zards don't see it all. For in- stance, we never did find out whom GRACE DIXON had a date with after the game. But we did see someone else who made just the cutest couple -ALLENE and BRUCE. HOWARD had to get BETTY HUNT home by 2 a. m. after the game Friday, because she had to leave for New Braunfels then. This took even us by surprise- BEEBE and JOE ALLEN were seen riding around a few nights ago. Now who was the good-looking fellow we saw you flirting with at the Her game, KATHRYNE? name is AUZLINE KNIGHT, a fifteen-year-old blue- eyed blonde, 5 ft. 5 in. tall. and she's from Alabama. Don't rush so, fellows. Give someone else a chance! From everything we've heard, LORENE and PEE WEE, and PHYLLIS HOGE and ROBERT CHANDLER had a mighty fine time after the game, even though PHYLLIS wasn't feeling so well. We can't quite get this straight. We thought SHIRLEY was with BOBBY Friday, but it was CAR- SON. We were very much surprised to see FRANK MILLIKEN with MARY LOUISE GUENTHER again over the week-end. How was the show, BOBBIE and HAL7 Don't take it too hard. MARI- LYTIN. You arent the first to get stood up. FIGHTING PANTHERS LOSE 13-7 TO BULLDOGS One of the most thrillingfoot- ball games played in the Valley Friday night was the Weslaco- McAllen game, in which the Pan- thers dropped a decision to the Bulldogs 13-7 in this non-conf'er- ence engagement. The game got under wa, when the Panthers kicked off to the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs played in Weslaco territory nearly all the first quarter, and scored the first touchdown late in the quarter. The try for point failed. The Panthers came back in the second quarter when Perkins in- tercepted a Bulldog pass and raced 37 yards for a touchdown. Perkins then kicked the which put the Panthers front, 7-6. point, out in The Panthers held the Bull- dogs on even terms until in the 1 Q 0 3 a 00 . T U Nfv 0 0 eco is . -6 fourth quarter. when the Bull- dogs went to the air and crossed the goal again, to make the score McAllen 13, Weslaco 7. The rest of the game was play- ed on even terms, with both teams engaged in a kicking duel. The game ended with the Bull- dogs out in front 13-7. The starting line-up for Wes- laco was as follows: Perkins, left end, Sooter, left tackle, Goss, left guard, Hall, center, Williams, right guard, Fincher. right tackle, Bair. right end, G. Douthit, quar- terback, Delaney, left half, Ste- vens, right half, Riley, full back. Substitutes for Weslaco were as follows: Gound, D. Douthit, Carpenter, Dunn, Powell. Parker, Fulkerson, P. Hall and White. IIAPPY BIRTHDAY! The Weslaco Hi-Life extends birthday greetings to the follow- ing students: Katie Rogers-Oct. 6. Paul Tidwell-Oct. 7. Kenneth Ryan-Oct. 8. Dennis Griffin-Oct.. 8. Van Blackwell-Oct. 9. John Knapp-Oct. lo, Kathryne Swanzey-Oct. 10. Mildred Boyd-Oct. 10. Luis Castro--Oct, 11, Bill Bentley-Oct. 12. af - Yvrrrfv -4.-34, -iv f vf V7 tllamldilingsg gl Here we are, beginning the fifth week of the first six weeks of school. Is everybody happy? Ginger Rogers and Lily Pons have nothing on Weslaco High. Friday in assembly we proved that we had more talent than we knew about. In geometry class one day last week, Mr. Sansing told Jack Dunn to speak in terms of ge- ometry. Jack answered, I don't speak geometry. The journalism class learned about the linotype machines last Friday morning when they visit- ed the Mercedes News-Tribune office. The class arrived early enough to interrupt an employees sleep. The pep squad girls seem to think that their marching was a failure Friday night. It looked very nice from the stands, and no one noticed the errors. However, there was some criticism from the stands that the pep squad didn't make as much noise as the Mc- Allen side. Perhaps this was due to the fact that the McAllen stu- dent body was seated near their squad. and they helped in the yell- ing. We're very proud of our pep squad, and they are doing good work All of the girls who went to New Braunfels seemed to have enjoyed the trip immensely. Early Monday morning Robbie Jane McCants was seen down on the sidewalk with a tape measure. She explained that she was meas- uring the sidewalks for informa- tion for her editorial. You'll have to read it to find out why. Stunt Night is causing plenty of secrecy around old W. H. S. The seniors drop hints with a knowing air, the juniors go around with their noses in the air, the sophomores seem to think that they'll win, but the freshmen, plenty smart, are shy as a Wren. W, No. Q voL. 16 wEsLAco, TEXAS. ocrosna 12. 1939 Mary Louise Guenther Ethel Mae Friend One-A t Pl C HeaC1S Annual Staff Make-Up Editor Wins lglew if-lions: These pictures were intended to be in last week's paper, at which time there was a write-up of Mary Louise Guenther and Ethel Mae Friend, as editor and make-up editor for this year's annual. They were omitted through an error on the part of the Hi-Life staff. HAVE YOU RESERVED YOUR ANNUAL? Attention, all Bargain Hunt- ers! You can now get a year's subscription for remaining 30 issues of the Hi-Lifej and an annual with many more pic- tures and features than last year's annual. all for the price of 32.00. You may pay 31.00 down now to any member of the journalism class, and the remaining dollar during the second semester. This offer positively closes Friday. October 20, so take ad- vantage of this offer while you may. - . Last year several students were disappointed when they did not get an annual, but they waited too long to speak for One. Don't let this happen to yOu. Only 200 annuals will be printed, so turn in your sub- scription now! Wt-lO'S WHO Sex-male. Class-senior. EYES-gray, Hair-brown. Favorite diversion--dancing. lBLUE TRIANGLE CLUB GUESTS AT BREAKFAST The Blue Triangle Club of Mercedes entertained the Weslaco Blue Triangle Club with a sur- prise breakfast Saturday morning at the Mercedes Club House. The club code and the prayer were given. After breakfast was finished the group went into the club house, where the meeting was held. The club song was sung and 'then members introduced them- selves to one another. Mrs. Bry- son, the sponsor of the Mercedes Blue Triangle. gave several new ideas for carrying on the club. Marjorie Collier, the Mercedes president, introduced the Mer- cedes officers and the most repre- sentative member. Billie Marie Daney, Weslaco's president, intro- duced the Weslaco officers. The meeting adjourned by members' signing their names in a guest book for the Blue Triangle club of Mercedes. l Seen with Bruce Edwards and Grace Dixon. fLast week's Who's Who WHS Betty Comperel- .-.--o -4- Eleanor Nesmith, a former stu- dent of Weslaco high, WHS 3 week-end visitor. New honors came to last yeafg one-act play group, when Mrs. Leon R. Graham, director of the group, received six autographed C0PieS Of The Perfect Gentle- man from its author, Anna Best Joder. Last year the play was still in manuscript form, but since its recent success in the State lnterscholastic League contest, as performed by five members of Weslaco high school, it has been purchased and published by Samuel French. The play is dedicated to Mar- tha Morgan and Carson Hoge, who won individual acting honors in the Texas State contest finals as Margaret and Robert Ames. The cast of characters is printed in the book as follows. Robert Ames, Carson Hoge, Mrs. Ames, Jean Emmonsg Margaret Hazel Ames, Martha Morgang Alicia Ames, Grace Dixon, Mr. Craw- Marcus Moncrief. ford, A full page picture of our cast forms the frontispiece of the book. The ending of the play and the stage properties are printed just as performed in Austin. ......--Qi .li G.R.'s Report Enjoyable Weekend Ten Girl Reserves and their sponsor, Miss Doris Thompson. returned Sunday Sunday from the fall camp at Rio Hondo, which was attended by about fifty Girl Reserves from various Valley towns. Swimming, picnic lunches, ko- daking, tennis, ping pong, and stunts furnished recreation dur- ing the week endg while panel discussions on You and Your Date and Posture, a talk on Amateur Photography, by Mr. Frank Yoder of Weslaco, and an inspirational service Sunday morning featured the program of the conference. Those attending camp from Weslaco were as follows: Edith Mae Rankin, Catherine Farina, Irene Yoder, Alice Myers. Mar- garet Godfrey, Graee Milliken. Marion George, Betty Jo Smith, Florence Jenkins, Letty Lou Can- non, and Miss Doris Thompson. Betty Compere, Robbie Good, and Millicent Yoder went down OH Sunday. my THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 12, 1939 etdiaii s , t U , , fist X t mwiltt Jimi., 5 1 We learn from the Brownsville say gig: ig-lii lggjqb 4 ,BF-,.-2... Palm Leaf that those stunning uniforms that caused so much oh-ing and ah-ing at the first football game last month cost the girls of the Drum Bugle Corps and the baton section approxi- mately S'pl2.00 each. The effect on the grandstands is certainly worth it! The Palm Leaf also gave. Douthit and Delaney special com- mendation in their write-up of the game. Mr. Robbins: Haven't I taught you better than to let two young men call on you at once? Maidel: Why, father, there weren't two young meng That was just Bennie-his voice is changing. --Adopted from The Bear Facts The Cardinal tells us that Har- lingen high school has organized a, cheering section composed of the entire student body instead of having a pep squad. Five pep leaders were elected. Yell books were sold to the students in order to acquaint them with the school songs and yells. UNFORTUNATE INIITIATES UNDERGO MANY ORDEALS Last Tuesday. October 3, the Roliki Club held an informal ini- tiation for the benefit of the new members. The initiation started with a belt line, formed by the old mem- bers, through which the new members were forced to run. Later in the evening the new members were piled into cars, their faces covered. and taken out into the country by a roundabout way. After having their shoes re- moved. they were forced to walk two or three miles back into town. The net-:t day, Vilednesday, the initiates appeared at school drr-gg- ed effeniinately in very short skirts with much make-up on. -+?oi-5 So Jones was discharged for 1neifif:iency'7 Yes He couldnt even sell 3 '7PY i to El .llirip byidpff Are You Superstitious? Among the most famous superstitions of all time, the one that Friday the thirteenth brings bad luck is one of the most common. How this superstition started is not definitely known, but even today in many of our larger schools, the thirteenth floor is omitted, as is the room number 13. This can be partially explained because the number 13 and any number that contained or could be divided evenly by 3 was thought to denote evil in times past. Some of our most distinguished and educated people, while really not professing actually to believe in these superstitious, re- frain from walking under ladders, letting a black cat cross their path, or many other such beliefs. Some never fail to pick up a four- leaf clover, carry a rabbit's foot. or throw a horseshoe over their left shoulder. All of this is supposedly for good luck. Yet, there is the story of the man, who, when Friday the thirteenth came around, an- nounced that he would have no bad luck. He put a four-leaf clover under his pillow, a horse-shoe over his door, hung a rabbit's foot on his wall, and declared he would stay in bed all day. However, iron- ically onough, the plaster fell down off his ceiing and killed him! Congratulations, Une-Act Play Group! The able director, Mrs. Graham, and all of the members of last year's one-act play cast deserve a lot. of credit for their excellent work. The honor of having their names appear in a printed play is a distinct one, since high schools and colleges all over the country use plays published by Samuel French. Weslaco high school feels very proud of this recognitio-n. Congratulations, one-act play group! Tomorrow Night Will Be the Real Test Tomorrow night we open our little chase against the Tri-City Bears. From all aspects this ought to be a swell game. Both the Brawny Bears and the Purple Panthers have lost their first three engagements, and this weeks game will be played in Barbee Sta- dium on Friday. the Thirteenth! Last week at Harlingen, Weslaco was well represented by both students and down-town supporters. Let's turn out this Week and do the same. This is our second home game and, above all things is our first conference game. P.S.J.A. beat us 7-6 last year in the classic that utimately decided the Valley championship. VVe are not going to see a repeti- tion of that this year. We demonstrated what we could do last Week clown in the Hub city, and those Tri-City Bears had better prepare tor plenty of punishment at the hands of a grimly determined buHCh of fighting Panthers. Bobby Comperc: Whats the matter with that woman over thcre?' Joe Barbce: 'KI think dinner disagreed with her. Bobby Compere: 'tWell, I cer- tainly admire its Teacher: Now, Tom, hold y0UI' head up and your shoulders baCk -you'd like to have a fine car- riage when you're a man. Would- n't you? Tom-Well, I'd rather have BU C0u1'asc. I airplane. THE WESLACO H1-LIFE. OCTOBER 12, 1939 PANTHERS LOSE BY ONE POINT TO CARDINALS The Weslaco Panthers went down in defeat to the Harlingen Cardinals by a score of 19-18 on the Harlingen high school athletic field last Friday night. The game was Weslaco's all through the first half. In the first quarter the Panthers charged down the field from their own 20 yard line to the Card's 4 with Raymond Stevens carrying the ball behind wonderful blocking. He failed to make the remaining four yards on two plays, so the ball was given to Polly Gound, who carried it across for the touchdown. The place kick was wide on the try for the extra point. Weslaco scored again in the second quarter. Raymond Stevens made an 80 yard dash around right end to score. Ht outran his interference and the Harlingen back men. The Panthers failed again on the conversion. After the half, Harlingen came back like a different team. They came back showing spirit and fight that hadn't been seen before in that team. Both their aerial at- tack and line power were click- ing perfectly and they chalked up nine first downs. One of the touchdowns was made when the ball was fumbled and rolled over the goal and then recovered by a member of the Cardinal team. They made the conversion on their second tally, making the score 13-12, with Weslaco on the little end. Harlingen scored again in the first of the fourth but failed to convert. It was still Harlingen's ball game until the last four min- utes of play, when Weslaco found new power and Raymond Stevens broke away on a right end run to streak 37 yards for a touchdown. The pass from center on the con- version was fumbled. The Panthers made 13 first downs to the Cards' 16. Each team received two penalties. .Mrs R. B. Halkal talked to the girls of both junior and senior high last week. Supplies have been added to the medicine chest ln the teachers' lounge, and the chest has been painted. Mirrors for girls' and boys' rest rooms have been purchased and will be Put up soon. Panthers to Meet Tri-City Bears Friday In Conference Game The Weslaco Panthers will tan- gle with the P. S. J. A. Bears Qu Barbee Field tomorrow night at eight o'clock in the first confer- ence game of the season. The Bears haven't made a very SOOC1 ShOWi11g so far this season, but word has been received that they had a hard workout this week and are at their best. They were defeated by Edinburg by a score of 24-63 by McAllen, 34-6, and Donna overran the Bears to make the final score 26-6. The Panthers have also lost their first three games, but the com- petition was greater. They have not been beaten by more than six points this season. The boys have undergone another week of prac- tice on their pass defense. This promises to be a good fight from start to finish, though the Panthers are picked to win by a good margin. -l...0l,. KITTENS TO MEET DONNA PAPOOSES TONIGHT The game between the Kittens and the Harlingen Junior team. which was scheduled to be played last Thursday night in Harlingen, was postponed until a later date, not yet decided. The Kittens take the field against the highly touted Donna Papooses at 8:00 o'clock on the local gridiron. A lively game is expected. The Papooses are strong con- tenders for the Upper Valley Mid- get title and they are expecting to clean house with the Kittens tongiht. The Kittens were beaten out of a possible victory last season when the Harlingen tilt was post- poned, but they are determined to bring home the scalps to- night. The probable starting line-up will be as follows: Guess. left end, Garza, left tackleg Wilson, lerg quarter backg Valdez, left Garza, right guardg Voelkel, right tackle, Pinson. right endg Chand- ler, quarter backg Valdeg, left halfg Barbee, right half, and So- lether. full back. ,..?-0...---- Tickets for the Same With P.S.J.A. will be -on sale in the office Thursday and Friday for ten cents. ajiaflttitit tim ri BOY, 011, boy! Weslaco was bat- ting H 1000 per cent in represen- tation at Harlingen last week end. Nlce 80iHg, student body. Let's keffp UD this good work by all being present at the Panthers' first conference game with the P.S.J.A. Bears tomorrow night. The little gle with the of the Donna Barbee Field. been made in they will be boys in purple tan- undersized brothers Redskins tonight on A few changes have the Kitten team, and stronger than they were two weeks ago in their ini- tial conference game. Although the Panthers lost out to the Harlingen Cards by a small ffl?-Ygin, the game proved that those Purple Felines can really go to town when they want to. Weslaco high regrets the loss of our assistant coach and science teacher, Coach Warnock. He has resigned to accept a position at Texas U. Coach was becoming well liked by the boys and will be missed. The Panthers have been eating bird and dog meat lately, and it doesntt seem to agree with them, so tomorrow night they are going Bear hunting with both barrels. This week's minute description of a section of the purple squad takes up the ends. Six boys go to end section. a 138 pound- 140 pounderg a 160 pound- a 140 pound- make up Weslaco's They are John Bair, erg Red Perkins, a Jack Kong Dunn, erg Dick Carpenter, er, Cecile Kieringer, another 160 pounderg and Welborn Bentley, who weighs at a 130 pounds. .,.-.-.-0-f- Fire prevention week was ob- served this week in school. Fire drills were held, posters were made, and themes were written on the fire prevention subjects. .if--0 -1- Word has been recived that Pauline Marshall. our SX-d1AU1T1 major' was operated on for ap- pendicitis on October 9. We wish you speedy recovery, t'Punkie. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE. OCTOBER 12, l939 f vorite 'Rift AR. bl-H t liaolis, wrt ST dm? g - VOM- and , , Greetings. fine friends and fel- ..-. Along the Parana and the Amazon is a travelogue by Frank G. Carpenter. In this book, Mr. Carpenter takes the reader on a long journey through Paraguay, Uraguay, and Brazil. The reader sees the vast stretches of fertile land of the Parana Valley, the rain-beaten jungles of the Ama- zon, and the wide stretches of the Pampas, which extend for miles without undulation. He also told the bloody history of Paraguay, the story of the disputed Gran Chaco, and the historical background of Uru- guay. Rio de Janeiro, the city of Kipling's dreams, holds some of the world's most beautiful scen- ery. Long hours may be spent in the unsurpassed botanical gar- dens or on the beautiful Avenida Rio Branco. with its mosaic side- walks and its magnificent public buildings. Mr. Carpenter ends his book with a chapter on the wild tribes of the Amazon Valley of Brazil. Another good book of travel is 'tHighways and Byways of the Pacific Coast. The author, Clif- ton Johnson, tells of his inter- views and adventures among the early settlers of California, Wash- ington, and Oregon. After visiting the Grand Canyon of Arizona, he journeyed to Tia Juana on the Mexican border. After a sojourn among the missions of historic Santa Barbara, he continued his pilgrimage to the beautiful Yose- mite Valley and the shores of that magnificent waterway, Puget Sound. -t.l -O ...., The excited student body view- ed an appropriate scene in the pep rally Friday, Gene Valdez. game warden pro tem. put up a sign announcing that Cardinal season was open. A Cardinal, sus- pended from the stage, was pluck- ed by Edward Nifcs. Crresffed in a Panther skin. The students he- came even more excited when RIT. Kay Flfifl Ml' COOTWQ1' hfglpfwd lozv students. It's again time to fling a little dirt.. so you may get hit. Don't take it too hard, and dodge if you can. Seen together Friday night af- ter the football game were EVID- NA DOWNING and I. L. GEORGE of Edcouch, GRACE and VAN, FRANCIS and DON- ALD, EDITH MAE' and LEO GROSS, RICHARD MEYERS and a certain little MARY EL- LEN, MARION and DICK, EL- EANOR NESMITH and BENNY, SHIRLEY and BOBBY, MAR- GARET and RAY, and C. W. and GLADYS. Isn't it nice, ALICE, for DALE to come and get you at camp? VAN'S house is a nice place to be honored with a birthday party, isn't it, KATIE? Some of the cou- Ah, fellow students, the beau- ties of autumn-that stifling Oc- tober breeze, the fiery, glaring sun, and the first six-weeks exam! It is truly a seasoned season, for are not gnats, sun, and exams the spice of school life? Well, our third football game a thing of the past. and we're all agreed that it was a great demon- stration. I just imagine it proved rather embarrassing for those few of us who know nothing of football and merely yell when the crowd around us does, for the Weslaco grand-stand was densely populated by unintimidated Har- lingenites who sometimes acquir- ed an entire rooting section of Weslacoans before the latter dis- covered their mistake. i ples present were CARSON GRACE and VAN, BETTY WELBORN, BETTY HUNT HOWARD, VIRGINIA DOYLE, MARY LOUISE and ang What is the mad scramble after and football games? Whos guilty? Zgd Who rushes around finding who HARDY: LORENE and DONALD, PHYLLIS and JOHNNIE RING, and MARY FERNE and F. I. RAY CASSIDY was seen escort- ing IMOGENE ROGERS to school Monday morning. A new case has started in the younger set. It is MARJORIE SIDENER and HOYT HUGHES. My. my. this younger set is cer- tainly coming along. BOTSY NILES and PATSY RUTH LAW- RENCE, PAT HINGLE and MARY FERNE MCCASLAND were parked in front of Hender- son's Drug Store, BRUCE and KATIE and F. I. and MILLICENT were among the many who were out dancing Fri- day night. Hod do you like to flirt with Mercedes boys, ROBBIE GOOD? MAIDEL ROBBINS seems to get along just fine with JEWELL. You just can't keep from get- ting caught by these snooping birds. If youre not here this week, look again next Vlrcqkh Bye, now. the pep leaders in the Barbce ri--M Yca. team. l'Vhat bargain? i 0..,-i, I - ---o .... t'La Palma subscription. Hlufe jfou lwcairil about the bar- ----LQ...- 'if'-U' How nuich? 33a.OO. has a date with whom stepping on ingrown toenails indiscrimi- nately and dismissing it with an indifferent sorry, gotta make the 'wagon' by 'leven-gotta get a table-gotta dance-sorry. You know, studes, this year's faculty and student body are ap- parently very witty. Several times a day and from various rooms, one can hear a roar of laughter that echoes down the hall for five minutes. We've ceased won- dering now, however. because we know its just a bright quip from some teacher or precocious youngster. Students, the journalism class appeals to your school spirit, to your love of the beautiful. tO your respects for excellent qual- ity: in fact, it appeals to you fOr a dollar down by October 20. Students, buy an annual! .-0.ll,. You'll get your Hi-Life free. O More snapshots! --..-,PU-1... Bigger and better book! O fm Subscribe now! VOL. I6 WESLACO, TEXAS, OCTOBER 19, 1939 BAND TO BEGIN VVEEKLY BROADCASTS OCTOBER 24 Weslaco's band will take to the air Tuesday night, October 24. Arrangements have been com- pleted by which the band will play a series of nine weekly con- certs beginning Tuesday, October 24, and continuing through De- cember 19. The programs are to be sponsored by a group of Wes- laco merchants. and will be on the air from 8:30 till 9:00 p. m. over station KRGV. It is planned to include several guest artists from other schools on future programs. NEW INSTRUCTOR TO BE ASSISTANT COACH Mr. Osborne Little is the new- est addition to the Weslaco high school faculty, he took up his duties Monday, October 16. Mr. Little will teach English I, gen- eral math, and World historyg he will take two study hall periods and will be assistant coach. Mr. Little resigned from the positions of principal and coach at the Scranton Consolidated schools. Mr. Little received his A. B. degree from Howard Payne Col- lege, Brownwood. LITTLE THEATRE GROUP ELECTS YEAR'S OFFICERS Kathryne Swanzey was elected president of the Little Theatre at a called meeting of last year's members which was held on Wed- nesday, October ll, during ac- tivity period. The other new of- ficers are as follows: vice-presi- dent, Bobbie Dunsong secretary, Margaret Godfrey, and treasurer, Hardy Aldridge. It was decided that the business meetings should be held at night, On the first and third Thursdays of every month, instead of meet- lng during the activity period. The students who were inter- ested in joining the Little Theatre Sent in written applications at the first of the week. Tryouts were held Tuesday night at the high school auditorium. As the Hi- Llfe was sent to press before the results of the tryouts were an- nounced, this information will be In next week's paper. Seniors and Juniors Win Stunt Night Cup The senior class won first place in the stunt division and the ju- nior class first place in the cheer- ing stunts in the first Stunt Night held in Weslaco high Tuesday evening, October 10. Engraved loving cups were presented to the winning classes. A new style football game, two Hmellerdrammersu, and a roman- tic scene vied with one another in the stunt division, while songs and yells composed the cheering sections. The seniors gave a very clever imitation of a football game, play- ed however, in a rather effemi- nate manner. Can you imagine that of the seniors! Those taking part in the game were F. I. Rakestraw, Cecil Raleigh, James Stone, Ernest Gipson, Bobby Jones, Rex Garrett, Welborn Bentley, Frank Milliken, Joseph Schcen, Bobby Clark, Van Black- well, Howard Lombard, Roy Hen- rickson, and Richard Myers. The juniors gave an old-fash- ioned Hmellerdrammerf' entitled 'tZengeralla. Those taking part in the stunt were Bobby Worth- am, Mary Helen Sample, Dorothy Lee Drawe, Carson Hoge, Billy Lee, Hardy Aldridge, Shirley Mc- Casland, Marion George, and Bobby Good. The sophomores prfesented a very clever old fashioned meller- drammerj' entitled The Mort- gage is Due. The villian was hiss- ed, the hero was cheered, and a good time was had by all. The characters were Ollie Mae Swin- nea, Robert Chandler, Gene Val- dez, and Ray Logan. The freshmen depicited a Chi- nese love scene entitled Celes- tial Love . The characters were Doris Fitzgerald. Jean Oltman, Walter Hope Baxter, Hoyt Hughes, Mary Frey, Ralph Milliken, and J. W. Smith. M- Howard: I'd like to sell you a set of encyclopedia that I got as a gift. I've no use for it. Betty H.: No sale. I know more that an encyclopedia. Howard L.: I admit that. But I thought you'd get a thrill out of going througt it and piCkiHg Out all the errors. NO. 6 Living Pictures To be Presented Thursday Evening A DFOQTHIU, Living Pictures, will be presented Thursday eve. Tllflg, October 19, at 8:00 p. m, in the high school auditorium in connection with the art exhibit now on display. Admission prices will be 15c for adults and 5c for school children. The program will be as follows: 1. Mother CWhistler'sJ - Poem: A Mother's Song - Young, by Marjorie McBride. Music: Song My Mother Taught Me. 2. Chief's Blanket - Cause Lewis Castro. Music: Indian Love Call. Water Carrier - Theresa Morales. Music: Crying Waters - Lieurance, sung by Naomi LaDuke. Melon Eaters! -Muufillo. Poem: Chums , J. W. Far- ley, by Dennis Griffin. 5. Song of the Lark - Elida Garcia. Poem: To a Skylark -Shel- ley, by Ethel Mae Friend. Music: Hark, Hark, the Lark -Schubert. 6. t'Age of Innocence - Mary Dale Foster. Poem: Maidenhood - Longfellow, by Marjorie Mil- ler. 7. Lavinia - Titian - Vir- ginia Lynch. Story by Joyce Hingle. Poem: Fruits of the Sun, by Grace Nell Crowell. 8. t'Whistling Boy - Newell Waters. Poem: A Boy's Whistle, by Gene Valdez. Music: 'tBoy's W'histling. 9. The Blue Boy - Gains- borough. Music: 'tLittle Boy Blue. The Gleanersf' Poem: Biblical quotations. by Billie Marie Daney. Music: A Deserted Farm - McDowell. t'When Earth's Last Picture is Painted , by Betty Hum- 3. 4. 10. ll. .....-.-o------ Several class rooms have been furnished with bulletin bOardS constructed by the sh0D Undef the direction of Mr. LeMaster. Others will be finished S0011- THE WESLVACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 19, 1939 exchaii -. AHA S otot f .I I G BW ' , 'f f., I 1 In Spur high school, there is to ' In Q ,Lil- a penalty on any press club mem- ' r W ik' 4 :rd r' nf L' -'- -T' ber who allows another person to read his paper. This would be a good plan for Weslaco high to adopt. Betty: Qin home ec.D: HI can't find a single pin. Where do they all go'?l' Miss Friend: It's hard to tell, because they're pointed in one direction and headed in another. Adapted from The Pierceton Student, Pierceton, Indiana. The college bookroom of A. and I., Kingsville, seems to have the thing. A cold drink fountain has been installed in the b-ookroom to soothe the minds of the stu- dents between classes. How about it, students? Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, and streak your rouge. --Dalhart Texan. Senior: I am working very hard to get ahead. Junior: You surely do need one. -The Westerner World, Lubbock high school. We noticed in the Heart's De- lighti' that the seniors of Fal- furrias are also studying Mac- bethf' The students were urged to watch their step, since the se- niors might have taken some hints from it on murder. . .1.0-..ii- LOCAL G. R.'s ASSIST IN ORGANIZING CLUB Five members of the Weslaco Girl Reserves went to Edcouch- Elsa high school Thursday after- noon for the purpose of organiz- ing a G. R. club there. The girls sang some peppy songs and the code song and then made briei talks on the activities and worlr of the Girl Reserves. The Elsa-Edcouch girls asked nu- merous questions about the club. Those attending were Cather- irte Farina. Alice Myers, Millicent Y'der. Mary Louise Guenther, Flfrence Jerkines. and Mrs. M. I-arina. who furnished the trans- portation. Do You Want an Annual? Listen, folks! Unless you get your money for your annual paid to some member of the Journalism class by tomorrow, we shall not publish an annual this year. We cannot hope to undertake a six-hundred dollar project such as the publication of an annual with just about sixty paid sub- scriptions. We planned to make this year's annual the best in the schools history, but we cannot do it unless we have some guaran- tee that we can sell the books. If we have one hundred paid subscriptions of two dollars or even one dollar down by tomorrow we will go ahead with plans for publication. If not, then the annual flops. Money is scarce, sure. But let's tell the folks the Way things stand, and see if we can't chase up a dollar by tomorrow so that we can go ahead and publish the best annual Weslaco high has ever seen! An Open Letter to the Football Team It was a great game. boys, and we are certainly proud of you. We knew you were going to win, for the simple reason that any team, anywhere, with the determination, sportsmanship, and co-operation that you boys have, couldn't fail to win. You went onto the field with deterrninationg you were deter- mined to send the Bears home with the short end of the score. You played the game through with sportsmanship and cooperationg and when the final gun sounded, you were rewarded by a score leaning heavily in your favor. We've come to expect great things of you. boysg and tomorrow night when the Greyhounds go the way of the Bears, we'll expect even more. JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB ORGANIZED LAST WEEK SONG WRITERS- HERES YOUR OPPORTUNITY Margaret Godfrey was chosen to head a new organization, the Junior Music Club, Thursday, Oc- tober l2, at the home of Mrs. Don Ransom. Twenty-five charter members, high school students, who had been previously chosen by the Senior Music Club, met to organize the club. Other officers were: vice presi- dent, Millicent Yoderg recording secretary, Margaret Ann Mitchellg corresponding secretary, Leigh- dell Griffin: treasurer, Virginia Bruntong reporter and historian, Betty Compereg parliamentarian, Dorothy Lee Draweg membership chairman, Catherine Farinag and yearbook chairman, Virginia Ransom. Mrs. Frank Potter and Mrs. Roger Smith are the spon- sors. As Weslaco high is the only school of its size that doesn't have a school song for all oc- casions, it has been decided that the school is in dire need of one. A song entered in the contest, which is to serve as a means of acquiring an HP- propriate one, must not be a pep song, but be of a serious nature. As the music teachers will supply the tune, the con- testants have only three 01' more stanzas of words to sub- mit. A committee consisting of the music and English teachers will consider the qualities of the songs. Songs Of other schools and colleges will be found on the bulletin board to furnish ideas for contestants. THE WESLACO H1-LIFE, OCTOBER 19, 1939 ' pig Haan nie X, . , ,E E itil 82 flgglllilai 32356 mf. .,f.-. . ,1.4 A -f.,1,f. -a...f,-f .M I mean to tell!-The Weslaco athletic department came out in the long end of the scores over the week-end. The Kittens hand- ed Donna a 24 to 0 defeat and the Panthers got to beat P.S.J.A. on Friday, the 13th, by a score of 13-0. The Panthers want to thank again the Rotarians for the swell luncheon given us last Thursday noon. Congrats to Coach Graves and his charges. We hope they con- tinue their excellent performance of last week. They meet the Mis- sion Eaglets tonight, in what promises to be a real midget bat- tle. The Panthers opened their con- ference season, when they chalk- ed up a win last Friday night. There are five more to go, boys. Come one. come all, because the Purple Panthers square off against the boys from the Re- saca City, in what promises to be a thriller-diller at Barbee field tomorrow night. This week's sketch of the squad details with the backbones of the team guards. The Panthers have three pairs of guards: Jim Wil- liams and J. R. White, one setg Pete Hall and Hubert Goss, an- other, and Steve Rutledge and .Connie Pembelton compose the last group. The average weight of these boys is 140 pounds. JUNIOR PATROL BEGIN SCHOOL TRAFFIC DUTY The Junior Patrol met and or- ganized Monday. The following officers were elected: Armando Cuellar, captain, Howard Find- ley, first lieutenantg Ray La Grande, second lieutenantg Bob- by Easley, Harrison Peters, Floy Crane, Doyle Hoge, Noel Garcia, and Raymond Jones, privates. The certificates for the Junior Patrol have been ordered, and when they arrive, Mr. Musick, head of the Safety Department of the State Highway Department, will present them to the boys at 8 called assembly. 1 ls, PANTHERS DEF:-:AT TRI-CIT 13-0 IN FIRST conraaance dAEr.ARS Weslaco's Panthers tromped the P.S.J.A. Bears last Friday, Ogto- ber 13, by a score of 13-0. P.S.J.A. kicked off, and the ball was dead on the 35-yard line. Raymond Stevens started the ball rolling with an eight-yard gain on the first play and its equal the next play. This started on the march that went from Weslacois 35 to pay dirt and on over for the touchdown. In the entire march the Panthers didn't take to the air a time, but drove the line and swept the ends. Red Perkins LODUQEQ -U ..-.. -i'l.'1?w.:u'h-X5-, fm' 'fl 41 place-kicked for the extra point. The remainder of the quarter was generally in Bear territory, but nothing exceptional happen- ed. Gound replaced Riley in that quarter. The quarter ended with the Bears punting out of danger. The boys got off to a bad start in the second quarter with a fumble on a lateral pass around left end. Both teams battled hard but to practically no avail, and the half ended with the ball in the possession of the Bears on their 35. The Bears kicked off again, and the ball was dead on the 35. Stevens carried the piggkin from the 35 to the 50 over right tackle. There was scrimmage .W . O., , 5 .- QQ 47 1 . MJ Q. -Ii . . r L - i g fifw-3 wh A vvitn both teams in possession of the ball for a while, and then the Panthers got into motion again. The second tally was iden- tical to the first one, but the try for conversion failed. Substitu- tions in the third quarter were Powell for White, Gound for Riley, and Carpenter for Perkins. The last quarter was real, heads-up football. Both teams held like brick walls, and the Pan- thers pass defence was clicking. D. Douthit threw several beauti- ful passes, but most of them were killed. The substitutions were: Fulkerson for Gound, D. Douthit for Stevens. P. Hall for Williams, Parker for Fincher, Rutledge for Sooter, Pembelton for Bair, and Mears for Delaney. The Panthers made 19 first downs to the Bears' 6 and receiv- ed only two penalties to P.S.J.A.'s eight. The Panthers outplayed the Bears in every respect, and the score proved it. COMBINED BANDS AND PEP SQUADS T0 PRESENT DRILL BETVVEEN HALVES Friday night at the San Benito- Weslaco football game on Bar- bee Field the San Benito band and pep squad and the Weslaco band and pep squad will present a combined drill between halves. The formation will be Weslaco, completely spelled out, and San Benitof' spelled S. Benito. Each band will present a four- minute drill before the combined presentation. Mr. Krauledat will make one trip to San Benito this week to help San Benito prepare its Daft of the drill. Weslaco will prepare its part this week, and Friday night at seven o'clock the tw0 bands and pep squads will re- hearse the formation together. ...---ry--V A meeting of an Hppoinfed committee will be held 'soon to plan the senior class activities. KITTENS CLAW PAPOOSES 24-0 ON MUDDY FIELD The Panther Kittens won their victory of the season last Thurs- day night on a muddy field when they defeated the Donna high Papooses 24-0. Both teams were in good con- dition, and they fought hard, but the Kittens were too much for the Papooses and soon took charge of the action. Despite the fact that there was a drizzling rain all during the game, the Kittens made their way across the Papooses' pay line fOl1f times during the fiercely fought encounter. Tallies were made by Chandler, two by Barbee, and one by LO' redo. No extra points were con- verted. The Kittens' next tilt will be tonight at 8:00 o'clock against the Mission Eaglets in Mission. This promises to be another game that will be very interesting to watCh. THE WESLACOI HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 19, 1939 -iff l L Buzz ar, 3 J The guy that said there wasn't a buzzard in a carload told a big one. We have seen all, heard all, and are going to tell you part of it. HOWARD LOMBARD and BETTY HUNT had four dates over the week-end, and one of them was to a wedding. It turned out to be the wedding of a friend, though. Everyone seemed to be having a swell time after the game Fri- day night. Seen dancing at Gard- ner's were BILLY POWELL and MARION GEORGEQ JOHN RING and SHIRLEY McCaslandg JOE BARBEE and PHYLLIS HOGEQ GRADY DOUTHIT and CLARA MAEQ PEE WEE SHAW and LORENE VALDEZg F. I. RAKE- STRAW and MILLICENT YO-- DER, DONALD FLEMING and FRANCES COOK, and BRUCE EDWARDS, fthis one will get youl, KATIE ROGERS, and EVIDNA DOWNING. We almost forgot-HOWARD and BETTY were there, also. CARSON was trying to make up for lost time Saturday night with SHIRLEY McCASLAND. Others at the party were HOW- ARD and BETTY and BILLE LEE and MARION GEORGE. Someone told us that BILLY POWELL and LORENE VALDEZ went some- where Saturday night. We won- der where somewhere could be, don't you? NEW SCIENCE TEACHER REPLACES WARNOCK recent addition to the fac- is in the person of Mr. Ma- Graham, science instructor, hails from Aransas Pass. A true, home-town booster, he ex- plains Aransas Pass as that lit- tle coastal town Hwhere they fthe fishl bite every day. Mr. Graham is a graduate of Baylor University, where he ma- jored in science and received his B. A. degree. Although his father taught school for sixteen years and his mother is a veteran, now in her twenty-sixth year of teaching, this is Mr. Graham's first position in that capacity. Mr. Graham is taking the place of Mr. Warnock, former head of the science department, who re- A ulty rion who FUTURE HOMEMAKERS ATTEND VALLEY MEET About thirty Weslaco girls and their sponsor. Miss Friend, at- tended the Valley Wide Future Homemakers meeting held in Mer- cedes, October 14. Upon arrival, the girls were shown around the school grounds. after which they assembled in the main auditorium for the pro- gram. The speaker of the day was Miss Margaret Oliver, who gave her impressions of the British Isles, she having taken a group of girls across at one time. The various towns represented on the program were Mercedes, Browns- ville, Weslaco, Edcouch-Elsa. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, and Ed- inburg. Lunch was eaten in the cafe- teria, and the business meeting followed. The next Valley wide meeting will be held in McAllen. Towns represented in the meeting were Harlingen, Brownsville, Mercedes, Weslaco, Edcouch-Elsa, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, Donna, La Feria, Raymondville, McAllen. Lyford. Edinburg, Mission, and Sharyland. --ln----.,- VOCATIONAL BOOKS ADDED T0 LIBRARY A number of new books are being added to the library for vocational guidance purposes. Formerly all of the vocational books were placed in the class- room, but this year they are be- ing placed in the library so that other students interested in vo- cational information may use them. The following list of books were recommended and ordered: A Source of Occupation and Vocational Guidance, by Wilma Bennett: Occupations, by John M. Brewery Occupational Guid- ance and 'fWorkbook on Occu- pational Guidance, by Paul W. Chapman: Careers, by I. Da- vid Coheng Guidance for Youth, by Frank G. Davisg One Hun- dred Guidance Lessonsj' by Frank S. Endicott: Teaching About Vo- cational Life and How to Teach Occupations, by Mildred E. Lin- coln. These new books are being add- ed to make the faculty increasing- ly aware of their students as in- dividuals. as well as to be of help to the students. signed to accept a fellowship in the University of Texas. VOCATIONAL TALK GIVEN FUTURE HOMEMAKERS Miss Doris Thompson gave an interesting talk on How to Se- lect Your Career Thursday eve- ning at the Future Homemakers' meeting at the home of Betty Hunt. Betty Compere called the meet- ing to order and the minutes were read and corrected. Reports were given by the various chair- men of the Halloween Masque- rade Dance. A report of the New Braunfels trip by Ethel Mae Friend preceded an announce- ment of the Valley-wide meeting to be held Saturday, October 14, at Mercedes. After Miss Thompsonis talk, de- licious refreshments were served to the thirty-five members pres- ent and their sponsor, Miss Leona Friend. .-.T.....1.0---1-1 FIREMEN PRESENT DEMONSTRATION IN SCHOOL ASSEIVIBLIES Fire Prevention week was ob- served in both junior and se- nior high assemblies Thursday and Friday, October 12 and 13. A group of local volunteer fire- men including Mr. Faires, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Cartwright demonstrated many common pre- cautions taken in the prevention of fires. After Mr. Rakin explained why firemen never remove their hats in public gatherings, Mr. Faires. demonstrating with an electrical- ly wired miniature house. ex- plained the dangers in the use of irons. extensions. switches, double sockets, raveled chords, and pennies behind fuses. Mr. Rankin concluded the pro- gram with an explanation of the composition of fire extinguishers and a demonstration of their use. Allene Holman announced that another order for senior rings will be sent off soon. Five hundred paper mega- Dhones have been donated to the pep squad. band, and student body. They are covered with an ad- vertisement of Whalen's Furni- ture Store of McAllen, which presented them to the school. VOL- 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, OCTOBER 26, 1939 NO. 7 is HONOR 3? ROLL , Of the 600 students enrolled in junior-senior high school 205 had averages high enough to be plac- ed on one of the three honor rolls. There were 166 students on the honor roll at this same time last year. The seventh grade had highest honors with eight students on the superior honor roll. Close behind was the sixth students, and five students of A. complete hon- the seventh grade grade, with seven the seniors with having an average Following is the or roll for the first six weeks: Superior Honor Roll C4 A's or 4A's and 1 BJ llth: Ernest Gipson, Grace Dix- on, Robbie Dunson, Dorothy Fer- guson, Leighdell Griffin. 10th: Margaret Lucas. George Bradford, Millicent Yoder. 9th: Virginia Brunton, Sam Jones. 8th: Mary Frances Betts, Ar- rnanda Cuellar, Doris Fitzgerald. 7th: Martha Lou Nicholson. Jean Hall, Ruth Pinson, Frances Powell, Maxine Gonzales, Betty Pugel, Loydell Stevenson, Jane Weber. 6th: Bettie Marie Carr, Mary Dale Foster, Ann Frizzell, Otto Fay McFarland, Mildred Schreck, Maebeth Gallagher, Bama Lou Tidwell. Honuor Roll C2 A'sg other grades Bb 11th: Donald Anderson, Betty Beaumont, Carmen Cadena, Rex Garrett, Mary Louise Guenther, Allene Holman, Robbie Jane Mc- Cants, Billy Mclilfhorter, Maysie Osborne, Joseph Schoen, Kath- ryne Swanzey, Catherine Hoepf- ner. 10th: Josephine Halstead, Joe Barbee, Carl Fitzgerald, Donald Hewlett, Marjorie McBride, Torn Solether, John Ring. 9th: Antonio Guerra, Johnny Hewlett, Billy Forsythe, Letty Lou Cannon, John Emery, John L. Cox, Geraldine McMullin, Ed- ward Niles, Marjorie Sidener. 8th: Mary Alyce Austin, Lucy Dancy, Walter Hope Baxter, Ralph Milliken, Jean Shufo-rd, Maurice Talbert. 7th: Ethel Anderson, Arturo CContinued on page 45 Band Broadcasts First Program The first of a weekly series of nine broadcasts by the Weslaco high school band was heard over KRGV at 8:30 on Tuesday eve- ning. The program was sponsored by Weslaco merchants. The following numbers were played: l. March- Air Waves-Oliva- dote. 2. Pizzicato Polka QFrom Bal- letg Sylvia J-Delibes. 3. Valse Lente CFrom Ballet: Sylvia J-Delibes. 4. Simonetta CSerenadeJ - Curzon. 5. South Dakota State College March -King. 6. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Bratton. 7. Shoutin' fThe Black Man's Gospely-Shumaker. 8. Beer Barrel Polka -Special arrangement-Brown. 9. March of the Legion fDedi- cated to the American Legiony- Grabel. During this half-hour program, Superintendent Cooper gave a short address. This series of nine broadcasts before Christmas will be heard over KRGV. It is hoped that af- ter Christmas, the band will be sufficiently improved to obtain a sponsor for the state network. FALL BANQUET PLANNED BY PRESS CONFERENCE Plans for a fall banquet were made at the executive meeting of the Valley High School Press conference, Tuesday, October 17, in the Mercedes high school mu- sic room at seven o'clock. It was decided that the fall banquet will be held some time before Thanks- giving. News writing contests to be held in the spring were also discussed. The following contests will be held: feature writing, column writing, news writing, sports writing, editorial writing. Those attending were the pres- ident, Ruth Taylor of Mercedes, secretary, Ethel Mae Friend of Weslacog treasurer, Charles Hol- land of McAllen, and two spon- sors, Miss Amy Cornish of Mer- cedes, and Mr, David Bergin of McAllen. The vice president, Peggy McFolk of Brownsville, was not present. SCHOOL SONG TO BE WRITTEN AND ACCEPTED The purpose of the senior high assembly program, Friday, Oc- tober 20, was to emphasize the need for a school song. At the opening of the program, Mr. Kay read a poem, I Am Music. Miss Black discussed the prog- ress of Weslaco high school in the eighteen years of its existence and pointed out that the school colorf., pep songs, yells, and Pan- ther Sweetheart contests had be- come traditions in Weslaco high. She stressed the need for a school song that could be sung at com- mencement exercises, church services, and other occasions when a pep song would not be appro- priate. Mr. Krauledat gave examples of school songs and explained how various universities and schools had got their school songs and what they represented. The University of Texas song, the Baylor University song,, and songs of Waco and Waxahachie 'high schools were played as trios by Carson Hoge, Neil Chandler, Doyle Betts, Margaret Lucas, Tommy Jean Rives, Archie Jen- kines, Donald Fleming, Billy Lee and Howard Lombard. The Weslaco song, which is to contain not more than eight lines, will be set to music by Mr. Krauledat. The contest closes Fri- day at noon. The winner will have the song and his picture put in the Hi-Life and annual and will receive a medal. HALLOWE'EN CARNIVAL T0 BE TUESDAY, OCT. 31 The big Hallowe'en carnival, to be held at Kiwanis Park un- der the sponsorship of the P.T.A. will begin at 6:30 p. m. with the serving of hot dogs, coffee, and pie. The costume parade will begin at 7:30. There will be booths of all kinds, a fortune teller, and possibly one free attraction. Small admis- sion prices will be charged for the various booths. The ,costume parade will have two divisions-one for children through thirteen years of age and the other from fourteen on. Two prizes will be given in each division, one for the funniest costume and one for the most original. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 26, 1939 ' :ar A ,it - A I . T 471 . EQ? Ne wsettes oo as ml' f 27 hill' . . . .. an . ... , . 'W ' - ' V 2 . r -.. ' 4 Wikia- .nl p 1 fr Mc 1 - - Eileen Barr, former Weslaco high school student, has been elected president of the Rio Grande Valley Club in Texas Col- lege for Women at Denton. Two comedies and a feature show, Secret Operative B. 47, were enjoyed by the student of the senior and junior high school Tuesday afternoon of last week. The mothers of the Girl Re- serves are going to entertain their daughters tonight with a covered dish supper at the Methodist church basement starting at 7:30 p. lm. Various expressions of pleasure, doubt, astonishment, and disap- pointment were found on the faces of the members of the ju- nior and senior high classes when they received their report cards in home room meetings Thursday. The Future Homemakers will hold a masquerade dance at the Odd Fellows hall Saturday night, October 28, at 8:30 p., m. Only a small crowd attended the program, Living Pictures, Thursday evening. The proceeds, being insufficient to. buy pictures, will be given to-the Little The- atre, the members of which serv- ed as guides for the Art Exhibit after the program. TO HAVE OR NOT T0 HAVE! THAT WAS THE QUESTION What impending disaster was hanging over the school last Fri- day? Anxious groups of students conferred together in the halls and on the campus. Everywhere a certain teacher went she was surrounded by questioning groups of boys and girls with both hope- fulness and despair mingled on their countenances. To be or not to be! That was the question. You must have guessed the cause for the worry by this time. Yes. the fate of the annual was finally decided last Friday afternoon when the sub- scription campaign went 'tover the top with 101 subscriptions. Which of the Three Are You? One out of every three students in Junior-Senior high school made one of the three honor rolls the first six weeks. This is an all- time record in the Weslaco schools, and we're certainly proud of it. But what about those other two of the three? Of course, not everybody can be on the honor rollg but some of those who weren't, really should have been. Let's try to break our own record this six weeks! We're Going to Have an Annual ! Well, students, we've done it again! The whole school got be- hind the recent annual drive, and you all know the results. At the beginning of the fourth week of the campaign there had been only about 40 deposits made. That mean't that sixty more subscriptions had to be sold if there was to be an annual this year. This was announced Thursday morning, and 20 more subscriptions came in that day. Friday morning 25 more were needed to make the hundred, and by assembly time, only 13 were needed. VVhen the day was over, a total of 101 deposits had been paid. As a result of this campaign, the journalism class pledges itself to put out an annual that everyone will be proud of and cherish for years as a memoir of Weslaco high. Remember That Styles Have Changed! Comes Tuesday night, and the ghosts of former Halloween will rise and stalk the countryside. You know, Hallowe'en isn't what it was a few years back. It was the custom then to roam the streets 'till the wee hours, to damage property, soap windows, and paint signs on anything and everything. Nowadays we usually get a date, go to the dance, then to the show, enjoy a ham sandwich, and then to bed. The old destructive effects of misdirected misdemeanors have succumbed to the gentler arts of doing the Beer Barrel Stomp and going to see Greta Gable in Who Stole My Man? Now you know that we wouldn't even think of going back to the modes of living enjoyed by prehistoric let's keep the ball rolling this Hallowe'en homo sapiens Cmenj, so by respecting the other fellow's property and being good children. Wanted: someone to get up my journalism notebook. Donald Fleming Needed: more dates. Supply ex- hausted. Bennie Mitchell. Wanted: some more ideas for the annual. Mary Louise Guen- ther. ..ii0-,ii Mrs. Robertson: For what are the Phoenicians famous? Carson Hoge: Blinds. T. C. U. students have been working very hard on a varisity show, to be presented along the lines of Helzapoppon, a recent Broadway hit. Fort Worth people will see a good round-up of cam- pus talent, since every phase of this original musical review is being handled by the students. Young publicity managers, busi- ness managers, directors, writers, song composers, scene designers will have a grand chance to show their stuff. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 26, 1939 What Will Your Answer Be, Panthers? fBy Fred E. Kay! On Friday night, the Panthers play the Mission Eagles in a game that means much to the championship possibilities of Weslaco. Mission has won two conference games, while Weslaco has won one. Mission is ready for Weslaco, mentally and physically, and has been pointing for this game. We believe that the Panthers are physically ready for the game, but are you mentally ready to really go to town against Mission? The fans of Weslaco are really believing in the Panthers, and we believe that Weslaco has a better team than Mission has. Pan- thers, are you ready to give everything in order to gain for Weslaco high school that which it rightly should have, due to the fact that the Panthers are a better team? Panthers, you are supposed to take Mission Friday night. but it will not be easy, unless every Panther learns his plays, forgets everything else but the ball game, gets ready in every way for the ball game, and fights, fights, and fights. Again. Panther team, what will your answer be? You are the best. Are you going to prove it? crisis ball game for Weslaco. and to come through. That game Friday night is the we are expecting every Panther Panthers Run Hounds To 19-2 Defeat Weslaco's Panthers were victo- rious over the San Benito Grey- hounds last Friday night on Par- bee field by a score of 19-2 in .1 ton-conference game. In the first quarter the Grey- hounds kicked off to the Pan- thers and held them four downs. In Weslaco's defensive play J. R. White crashed through and cut the Greyhound ball carrier down for a five-yard loss and then held the Hounds for four downs. Stevens made the first down of the gameg and then in the follow- ing minutes, he skirted right end and ran along the side line from first tal- Panthers the kick kept the the 45 yard-line for the ly of the evening. The failed to convert when went low. The Panthers Greyhounds on the defense most of the remainder of the quarter but failed to score again. At the quarter Gound, Powell, and D. Douthit, went into the game. Stevens scored again in the sec- ond for the Panthers on a sweep- ing left end run. He ran from the 38 across the goal line and went over standing up. The try fOr conversion again failed. The substitutes in the second quarter were G. Douthit, Fulker- son, Bentley, and Pemelton. In the third quarter there was another tally chalked up by the Panthers, Raymond Stevens car- ried the ball from the 45-yard line over the goal for the third and last touchdown of the game. He carried it on a right tackle drive with beautiful interference. Then Perkins kicked a perfect goal for the point. San Benito's only score was made in this quarter on a touch- back, which gave them 2 points. The Panthers got off to a bad start in the last period with a fifteen yard penalty, but Fulker- son picked up all but 3 yards of it the next play on a spinner over center. The Panther backfield drove hard the last quarter on of- fense and slapped down or in- tercepted passes on defense. The Panthers played good, heads-up football from the kick-off until the final gun. The Panthers doubled the Grey- hounds' first downs, making 14 to San Benito's 7. Weslaco received five penal- ties totaling 45 yards to the Grey- hounds' three penalties, which to- taled 20 yards. . The Panthers had a Dufltlflg average of a little better than 31 yards, and the GreYh0l-mds' average was a little better than 34 yards. .il--O---2' Miss Black: Well, Richard, Why are you late? . Richard Myers: I overslept this morning. Miss Black: Oh, S0 YOU Sleep at home ,t00'? -Exchange. Lost: one case of PUPPY love- John Ring. ,gagreae..e+.. fearless ,z'L.... . .,.., The Sideliners got an eye full last Friday night when the Pan- thers handed the San Benito Hounds a decisive defeat. Nice going, lads. Hope you do the same tomorrow night when the Scoreless Wonders entertain us in Mission. ' The Kittens did not fare so well last Thursday night at the hands of the Mission Junior Scoring Wonders. That's all right, boys, it's a thing of the past now, so go out and give those McAllen puppies their just dues tonight. Q e n The boys in purple saw some big-time football up-state Satur- day. Several of the Panthers vow- ed that Texas' photo-finish was a thriller, but that a swell time was had by all in San Marcos. This week's sketches are about the centers. Weslaco has four first-class pivot-men in Steve Rutledge, Welborn Bentley, Dick Carpenter, and Robert Hall. Rut- ledge, Bentley, and Carpenter weigh over 140 pounds each, while Hall Weighs 175 pounds. Next week I shall give a sketch of one of the best backfield com- binations in Valley pigskin cir- cles. Just after the Texas-Arkansas game Saturday, Posthole Ful- kerson made a broken-field dash through a mob of Texas fans to shake hands with Jack Crain, Texas' one-man team. After the lyhand-shake and all due formal- ity, Posthole emerged from the pile-up quite bruised and batter- ed. What a man! quoted Ful- kerson. You didn't do so bad yourself, Bud. . Q.,,.i.. Mrs. Graham plans great things for the Little Theatre group this year. Kathryne Swanzey, you know, makes a very able presi- dent. Almost as clever as Kath- ryne is the idea of a birthday cake with one candle which the group discussed during an early meeting. I 1 l THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, OCTOBER 26, 1939 HONOR ROLL C0nt'd - - - CStarts on page onel Cuellar, Merrill Ann Skaggs, Den- nis Griffin, John Knapp, Billie Marie Daney, Barbara Fisher, Joe Garza. Gth: A. J. Boese, Fay Frith,'Viv- ian Frith, Harrison Peters, Wal- ter Bach, Clara Lou Hartness, Willadeane McA.lpin, Jimmy Nor- ton, Yvonne Thompson, Newell Talbert, Mary Sue Valdez, Imo- gene Vernon. Honorable Mention CB average with no grade below Cl llth: Margaret Godfrey, Hubert Goss, Virginia Ransom, Welborn Bentley, Florence Jenkines, Bob- by Jones, Howard Lombard, Mar- garet Morgan, Doris Nix, F. I. Rakestraw, Edith Mae Rankin, Marilynn Taylor, Bonnie Tisdale, and Ruth Helen Young. 10th: Robbie Good, Phyllis Hoge, Hazel Kammerer, Hardy Aldridge, Jim Bennett, Doyle Betts, Tommy Curbo, Jack Friz- zell, Pat Hingle, Archie Jenkines, Watson Keeney, Billy Lee, Dor- othy Lee Drawe, Betty Compere, Shirley McCasland, Bennie Mit- chell, Vera Mortensen, Martha Julia Purl, Luciclaire Rankin, Ginger Rupert, Helen Sample, Martha Sansing, Margie Lee San- sing, Barbara Shull, Betty Jo Smith, Leta Smith, Lorene Strick- land, Rachel Sugg, Howard Tid- well, Dorothy Traber, Lupe Val- dez, Lillian Vaughan, John Wil- son. 9th: Phyllis Hufty, Roy Brock- ett, Neil Chandler, Alvin Hansen, Evelyn Card, Josephine Fawcett, Ray Logan, Murlene Jones, Elea- nor Mortensen, Verna Mae Purl, Gene Valdez, Ollie Mae Swinnea. 8th: Maria Aguilar, Naomi Card, Billylyn Clark, Howard Findley, Mary Frey, Jerry Gipson, Hoyt Hughes, Ernestine La Grande, Martha Neal Lucas, Dor- othy McDonald, Dorothy Miller, Jean Reiley, Tommy Gene Rives, Eleanor Vos, Mary Jane Vaughn, Robert Wagner. 7th: Helen Archer, Carl Boyd, Billy Brunton, Refugio Casarez, Noel Etter, Harold Findley, John Mears, June Mitchell, J. W. Parks, Concha Leyva, Carol Jones, June Koebeck, Vernice Jones, Betty Geraughty, Jose Garza, Ray Le Grande, Nieves Garcia, Concha Garza, Billie Jeanne Bennett, Joyce Hingle, Juanita Hood, Mar- jorie McMullen, Bobby McWhor- flqavorite 1 :ggi oaks l Views Afoot is a nineteenth century account of the travels of Bayard Taylor, noted American poet and author. Born in Pennsyl- vania in 1844, Mr. Taylor served his early life as apprentice on a small newspaper. After relin- quishing this job in 1875, he set sail, with limited funds, for Liv- erpool. During the next two years, he traveled over the entire Euro- pean continent on foot, writing of he went. Journey by Wal- is a credit to any travelogue sets his journies as An Indian demar Bonsels library. This forth the author's adventures in the wilds of India. This pilgrim- age, which takes the reader thru the most dangerous and thrilling experiences, carried him from Cannanore through the almost im- penetrable Indian jungles and forests. Fever and pestilence, in- sects and fire all lend excitement to this excellent book. lilD.. ... MARTIN SPEAKS T0 ROLIKIANS Individuality was the sub- ject of an interesting talk given by Father Robert A. Martin, rec- tor of Grace Episcopal church, at the regular meeting of the Roliki Club Wednesday, October 18. As a basis for his talk Father Martin told the story of Frank Matthews, who suffered from asthma caused by the dirt in his own home. Father Martin said that the cause of most of the in- dividual failures is failure to overcome the obstacles of the in- dividual himself. ter, Elizabeth Myers, Don Ran- som, Jewell Sundemeyer, Charles Wiser. 6th: Guy Bradford, Amelia Cir- ilo, Marjorie Crane, Gilberto de Leon, Cirildo de la Rosa, Ther- man Eoff, Yolanda Johnston, Irma Guerra, Mario Hernandez, Mary Alice Hinojosa, Jose Loredo, Maria Lopez, Dan McCants, Jim- my Moyer, D. W. Nichols, H-llda Bair, Joan Coate, Olan Parker, Mary Jane Rauiff, Juanita vai- dez, and Virginia Vaughn. it I I , . s Y .. . 5. ,I J., If l f' .X gr, th , B I ff 'u 1 fr ,. i I7 I . . . . C . . . ji . 1 BUZZARDS MEET UNTIIVIELY C?D DEATH The Buzzards' ,glittering career as the most diligent dirt diggers not on the W. P. A. ended last Thursday afternoon with a spectacular gun fight which proved to be fatal to the battling birds. Their bodies were riddled with bullets fired by alleged members of Wes- laco high. The Buzzards, although writhing in mortal agony, managed to gasp, Find out what the football boys do Cin a blonde and brunette wayj in Austin! These birds have been faithful servants of Weslaco high school for, lo, these many years, and their death is mourned by all. Perhaps their greatest virtue was their impartiality, they slighted no one! Mr. Fred E. Kay is unde- cided as to the date and lo- cation of the funeral. He has tentatively suggested Gardrer's, the Green Hat. the Covered Wagon, or the Steak House. Miss Louise Black has an- nounced that pallbearers will be Howard Lombard, Donald Fleming, Grady Douthit, Bruce Edwards, Van Blackwell. Hardy Ald- ridge. Doyle Betts, Carson Hoge, Johnnie Ring, Bobby Compere, Joe Barbee, Pat Hingle, Ray Stevens, and Jewell Archer. Clara Mae Isham, Dor- othy Lee Drawe. Phyllis Hoge, Millicent Yoder, and Betty Compere will sing The Man with the Mando- lin. Bill Powell will sing The Jumpin' Tivef' Ma- rion George, Shirley Mc- Casland, Betty Hunt, Katie Rogers, Lorene Valdez, Grace Dixon, Catherine Fa- rina, Marilyn Porth, Evidna Downing, Edith Mae Ran- kin, and Virginia Ransom will sing Well, All Right. Dick Carpenter will read an original composition en- titled Farewell to the Buz- zardsf' F YOL- 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 NG' 8 G.R.'s Given Supper By Club Mothers Ruth Helen Young Wins School Song Sandwiches, chicken, beans, Contest potato salad, fruit salads, cakes, thmas were thoroughly ehioyed . ...,. -. by sixty mothers, daughters, and Miss Doris Thompson, the soon- . ' f 1' -- .gg sor, at the Methodist church last . 2.-,, ' Q, Thursday evening. The mothers H i served their daughters and then , ' ' ' ff g il' mule lhe group was eatmg- peppy Girl Reserves songs were' fi .. sung preceding the business meet- ing. Reports on Formal and In-l - - - fIZg:fg.f:i'-fa st .f I formal Initiation, by Betty Com- , - . ga V f wise pere: G1r1 Reserve Style Show, l fi by Grace Dixon, Organization of l the EdC0uCh'E1Sa G- R- Club, by ' Millicent Yoder, and The Fall Conference or Camp, by Edith Mae Rehklh were seven to awe, - 'wtf' 1-11-.' l the mothers an idea of the work '151itjfif Mrs. Frank Yoder gave an in- f . ..... tefef-tlns talk on Mothers Talk- to Their Daughters. M.rs. Don 1 liiigiil,-ia Ransom and her daughter, Vir- 3 ginia, ended the mother-daughter. the b ' G: it me Y Smf-mg 3 duet, In Luxenburg Gardens. i 1 ' pizza' 'f t:' 0-Y H ai .HTTERBUG HOUR 101- Pappy's Revcltp Between the dark and the day- light, When the moon is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the night's oc- cupations, That is known as the Jitterbug hour. Pappy hears in the chamber be- low him The patter of many feet, The sound of a song that is opened By music loud and sweet. From his bedside he hears in the clatter. Toptoeing up to his cake, His daughter and laughing fellows, They eat it for old times' sake. A sudden run from the stairway, A sudden roar from pappy, You'd better get out of here, And make it plenty snappy! I have you fast in my household, And will not let you swing out, But keep you out of automobiles And it's very late, so don't shout! -by Josephine Halstead and H. W. Longfellow. To Ruth Helen Young, senior. goes the honor of having written the song which will be adopted as the official Weslaco high school scng and will be sung at games, commencement exercises, assem- bly, and many other occasions. Seventeen songs were entered in the contest. The words will be set to music by Mr. Krauledat, and arrange- ments will be made for the band and Choral Clubs. Ruth Helen will receive a me- dal, and her picture and the song will be put in the annual. Words of the song are as fol- lows: Spirit of Weslaco High Weslaco, High, our faith in you Shall never, never, die. Weslaco High, our hearts are true, We'll raise your name on high. In victory or defeat we'll stand Unmoved by friend or foe: Your spirit be our guiding hand As on through life we go. ......-,..,.Q------1 The untimely death of the Buzzards was mourned by ev- eryone in high school, but the new column is really something to look forward to-we hope! Contract Signed for Work on La Palma A contract for the 1939-40 an- nual has recently been signed with the Steck Company of Aus- tin. Steck Company has charge of the picture section and the cover, which has not yet been selected. The Hi-Life section will be print- ed each week by the Weslaco News, and sent to Austin the lat- ter part of April to be included in the annual. Individual photo- graphs will be made by Edring- ton's studio, while class pictures and pictures of various activities will be made by Millicent Yoder. More pages of pictures in the picture section, with more pic- tures cf a greater variety and a better arrangement, will be fea- tured in this year's annual. No effort will be spared by the staff to make the annual more attrac- tive and interesting than last yearts. Although the offer of a free sub- scription to those who subscribed for an annual has closed, one may reserve an annual by making a deposit while the supply lasts. Only 200 copies have been order- ed. The annual is being planned by the editors, Mary Louise Guen- ther and Margaret Godfrey, and work will begin as soon as sup- plies are received from Austin. 1-..-.-O.l...-1. MORGAN HEADS 4-H CLUB FOR 1939-40 TERM Lyle Morgan was elected pres- ident of the local 4-H club in a meeting held Wednesday morn- ing. Other officers elected were: Alvin Hansen, Vice presidentg Durward Emery, secretaryg and Hardy Aldridge, reporter. Mr. W. H. Gardner, assistant county agnet, handed out record books in which the progress of each boy's demonstration is to be recorded. Such projects as cab- bage crops and the raising of poultry have already been be- gun. Because Mr. Gardner can be with the boys only once a month, Coach Osborne Little will meet with them each Wednesday. . l.-.-1-0,l...ii The seniors, who are so busy doing nothings, have been given almost a month to have their pic- tures taken. Seriously, though, don't wait until the last minute. THE WESLACO1 HI LIFE, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 exchan 4 ' E3 H . S ,gjw M I .1 11 f . I V N . 'f' W f Y N N X N 1, ' 15: 4 N f of l flglfvffgwe Q Q4 I ILM ! ! r lzifilihlttiiflti A . ,,A V' U Q , A . 5' H., ' The students of El Paso schools ,' .lull 'Kg fri Ib if I f li.. are not given final examsg nev- ertheless, the six weeks' tests are hard enough to make up for the finals. The students have approv- ed of the plan for this year. Now I lay me down to sleep, The 1ecture's dry, and the sub- ject's deepg If he should quit before I wake, Give me a poke, for goodness' sake. -'The Austin Pioneer, The eighth and ninth grades of the Mercedes high school have started taking ballroom dancing. They plan to have dances at the country club after some time. The girls in the gym classes of the Lubbock high school are be- coming football heroines. They have started p-laying touch foot- ball on the physical education field. This will help them know something about football and to enjoy the games. HALLOWEEN PLAY GIVEN BEFORE JUNIOR ASSEMBLY The Attic Halloween was the name of a play given Thurs- day, October 26, in junior as- sembly. The play concerned a make-believe Halloween party which turned out to be a real one. Juanita Arredonda, presided over the program, and, and the cast in the play was as follows: Clifford, Billy Brunton, Muriel, Dawn Akermang Lester, Chester Mears, William. Rueben Harmong Patty, Ethel Andersong Delia, Helen Archer. Programs were handed to the students as they entered the auditorium. After the play was over, an announcement was made by Mrs. Joe Daney, concerning the Halloween carnival. .i 0 -,.. Last night I held a little hand, So dainty and so neat. I thought my heart would surely burst, So wildly did it beat, No other hand held so tight, Could greater gladness bring Than one I held last nightg It was-four aces and a king! What's ln a Name? Much weeping and wailing was heard around the campus when it was learned that the Buzzards had expired. Although, many students thought that the column had been dropped entirely, we are going to have somewhat the same type column under the new title The Washline. It will be similar to the Buzzards, but with more variety. The reason for the change is that the name plate for the Buz- zards has worn out, and we are taking this opportunity to change the name of the column. How Do You Drive? Most of the students of W. H. S. who drive, drive carefully and safely. However, we have that certain group who like to show off their cars and ability.', Most of this group come to school in rattle traps and strip-downs. Maybe these drivers don't realize how deadly a bumper can be, if they have one. But 283 Texas youths of school age are killed going to or from school each year. Here we go, sailing down the street and around the corner. Suddenly we see a face rushing toward us, we hear a dull thud, and it has happened! This is National Safety Week, so let's all help by stopping and thinking a moment. If you have to drive a strip-down or something to school, drive it carefully because the bumper is far more deadly than the bayonet, and it is a terrible thing to know that you are responsible for an accident that you could have prevented. The Dark Continent Has the Idea In the heart of deepest Africa a battle royal was raging. The two combatants glared at each other ferociously. The panther made a lunge at the lion's throat. He missed. Another try, and again he missed. Then the lion tried some of his own tactics, and soon was getting the best end of the deal. But, wait! More panthers came upon the scene, and the under- dog, taking heart at the spirit shown, caught the lionis throat in a death grip. The panther was victorious. This fable would very well be applied to our own Panthers. Don't you think that if our pep meetings were truly peppy the Panthers would get in the spirit of the thing and feel that the twelfth man was really behind them? HAPPY BIRTHDAYS Dawn Akerman-Nov. 3. Manuel Cirilo-Nov. 3. Bobby Compere-Nov. 3. Robert Taylor-Nov. 4. Mazerittal Smith-Nov. 4. Carlos Ramirez-Nov. 4. Isabel Olvarez-Nov. 5. Charles Wiser-Nov. 6. Afif Mattar-Nov. 7. Catherine Farina-Nov. 7. Auzline Knight-Nov. 10. Glen Cleckler-Nov. 10. Collene Rupert-Nov. 10. Ruth Carline Brown-Nov. 10. SENIOR ASSEMBLY HEARS TALK ON PERSONALITY Getting Acquainted W i t h Yourself was the theme of a talk by Miss Dorothy White. of The Bureau of Dietetics division of the University of Texas in a called senior assembly Wednes- day afternoon. Mrs. R. B. Hankal introduced Miss White, who gave a very in- teresting talk about boys and girls SFOTWHIQ up. She told how their personalities changed as they grew. L . THE WESLACO HI LIFE, NOVEMBER 2 , 1939 PANTHERS T0 ENGAGE LA FERIA TONIGHT ON BARBEE FIELD Weslaco's Panthers will play a conference game tonight with La Feria on Barbee Field. La Feria has a high spirited, hard-charging team with a click- ing pass attack. The Lions have been one of the hardest fighting teams in the Valley so far this season, and will be out to get the Panthers. If La Feria can beat Weslaco, they will have a good chance for the pennant. The Panthers are going into the game tonight and try to bring Weslaco back into the running after last week's upset. KITTENS WALLOP MCALLEN PUPS 24-0 The Panther Kittens defeated the McAllen Bull Pups 24-0 in a one-sided game last Thursday, October 26, on the McAllen grid. Barbee started the scoring by running the ball across the goal line. ln the second quarter an- other score was made by Pinson. who ran across a blocked punt. -4 l-uhm, I fgidfu A completed pass by Laredo to Valdez gained 6 more points for the Kittens. Another completed pass to D. Garza made up the last scoring of the game in the last quarter. The Pups have a strong pass- ing attack, and they gained a lot of yardage on completed passes. Two weeks ago the Kittens took a 24-0 defeat from the Mission Eaglets, and they were determin- ed to get revenge. The Pups hap- pened to be the victims. The Kittens' next tilt will be this week against the Brownsville Junior team. TUBERCULIN TESTS TO BE GIVEN NOV. 3 The tuberculin tests will be given in the Weslaco schools Friday, November 3. Hidalgo, Cameron, and El Paso counties lead the national list in num- ber of deaths caused by tuber- culosis. Will you help us eradicate this disease. i Panthers Defeated by Mission Eagles 32-0 Last Friday night the Panthers went down in defeat to the Mis- sion Eagles at Mission by a score of 32-0. .1VIiSSiOn scored in the first pe- riod on a long pass, but failed to convert. In the second period the Eagles Scored again on a flat end zone pass and then converted. The Eagles, passing attack was again indirectly responsible for a touchdown in the third. They f' Q 11 gtg 1538.3-. jg 1 ?0 - Q oH iw ,JflgIg',w Ii ' N crashed over the line after pass- ing down to the four-yard line. The conversion was blocked. They scored again in the fourth on passes and completed the con- version. The Panthers got some bad breaks in the first of the game and could never quite hit their stride again. The beautiful block- ing and tackling that the Pan- thers have shown in previous games this season just wasn't working. The Panthers just couldn't hit their old stride. iii.-. At the band's first broadcast Mr, Bill emphasized the fact that everyone must be very quiet while broadcasting. In the middle of Mr. Cooper's speech, Barbara Fisher, who plays a flute, had a tickling in her throat. She didn't want to cough, and her face was red from trying to keep from coughing. The entire flute section and Mr. Billl' were so amused that they almost made the noise instead of Barbara. Who can that be? What an original costume! 'Well, look at that! were exclamations heard at the Masquerade Dance Satur- day night. The Future Homemak- ers are noted for this annual af- fair, and they know how to make everyone enjoy himself. The Di- onne Quintuplets were there hav- ing fun with everyone else. ,ifio ----- Powder Puff Yoder C31'17t seem to make up her mind which end of the line she wants. This time it was 'tFlea Lee. mom it-is 1 X 53315237 52 ,ftaitlitij fix S sjfx, N Football is a healthy word not to mention around the Weslaco high campus. But that is all right, boys, let's go out and make the rest of the season a good one, The Weslaco Juniors are doing all right for themselves. They de- feated McAllen juniors 24 to 0 last Thursday night. They next go up against the Brownsville Red Ants on Barbee Field. The Purple Panthers meet the La Feria Lions under the lights on Barbee Field tonight, Thurs- day. The game is being moved up so the Panthers can watch Donna Friday night. The minute sketches this week take up the backfield of Ole Weslaco High, although it did not click last week-end. Grady Douthit calls the signals and does a lot of the blocking and passing. C. W. Riley plays half back and shoves the blocking burden. Ray- mond Stevens and Eddy De La- ney do the running and puntingg all four take turns passing. ,l.i.0-......,.1. Uniforms arrived last week for Katie Rogers, band drum major, Grace Dixon, Dorothy Lee Drawe, and Archie Jenkines, twirlers. Katie received a complete white uniform with white hat, while Grace, Dorothy, and Archie re- ceived white coats with green hats. Regular band trousers will be worn with the twirlers outfits. Girls from Mercedes furnished the program at the meeting of the B Natural Club which was held in the high school auditorium Monday, October 23. The club has decided to attend, a concert given by Dean Meyer's quartette from Southwestern University at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, November 5. The club will be the guests of the Senior Music Club. Girl Reserves sang Tuesday night at the carnival. 'W THE WESLACO HI LIFE, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 ' ' . LA PALMA STAFF SOON x -v. ,,,,,, S - A Not K1d1ff1l3I?mgf 'ro BEGIN woak ON Book 'E mma l just Inltlatlon Several weeks ago the annual V' Four Cars sped through the staff was elected. The pictures of H A x night . . . Muffiea Shrieks ran the , edlggff NSAIE? ,1 -jg J A' Srnething i . . 4cHhe1p!vr R, an Q U1 e p 'ui-L, ., -1 L--.1 1k f . . . Ulf you don't take this blind- fold off, I'm going to scream! . . . The four cars stopped on a lonely country road with a jolt. The un- fortunate occupants were drag- ged out and . . . led running across a newly-plowed field until they were tired out from falling down and getting up again, and were pushed, led, or dragged back to the cars. No, it wasn't an exciting kid- napping case, but only the little Theatre initiation which took place on Wednesday night, a week ago. Twelve new members were given the ttthird degree by ten old ones. After driving the blind- folded victims up and down and all around Weslaco and Mer- cedes, the old Little Theatre mem- bers finally let the initiates see light again at the Graham home in Mercedes, where the rest of the initiation stunts were carried out, and a delightful picnic sup- per was enjoyed by the old mem- bers, while the new ones looked on hungrily. They were allowed to eat what was left. A beautiful tiered devilts food birthday cake with one candle bearing the words, Happy Birth- day to the Little Theatre was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. After the supper the for- mal part of the evening's program was begun with a welcome to the new members by Kathryn Swan- zey, the president. Following the reading of the constitution by the secretary, formal oath of member- ship was repeated. As a climax to the ordeals suf- fered by the initiates, they were instructed to impersonate movie stars the next day at school. Those initiated were as fol- lows: Ethel Mae Friend, Betty Compere, Van Blackwell, Pat Hingle, Marjorie Miller, Helen Reagh, Florence Jenkines, Gene Valdez, John Hewlett, Rachel Sugg, Ollie Mae Swinnea, and Josephine Fawcett. -lil Jean Oltman, pep squad drum major, received a new uniform of purple satin with white braid last week. Jean wore it at the Mission game Friday night. editor, ETHEL MAE FRIEND, ap- peared in the Hi-Life at that time, but due to lack of space the rest of the staff was omitted. Now that the staff is about to begin work on the annual, we think that you should know who is going to do the work on that bigger and better annual. HARDY ALDRIDGE and REX GARRETT, having honest and fairly intelligent faces, received the positions of business managers and are allowed to handle the money for a short time before it is deposited in the bank .... MARGARET GODFREY, as as- sistant editor, is helping MARY LOUISE with the many tasks as- signed to the editor .... In charge of the feature section are BETTY COMPERE and J OSEPHINE HALSTEAD .... The two girls that have to look after the photo- graphs are DOROTHY FERGU- SON and MAYSIE OSBORNE. The three capable art editors are BOBBIE DUNSON. VAN BLACK- WELL, and JOHNNIE RING .,.. The snapshot editors who want your snapshots are MILLICENT YODER, ROBBIE JANE Mc- CANTS, EVIDNA DOWNING. and BRUCE EDWARDS .... So- ciety and organizations will be well taken care of by EDITH MAE RANKIN and MARJORIE MIL- LER .... GALE PRATER will help out wherever she is needed, as will th esponsor MISS LOUISE BLACK. BRING YOUR SNAPSHOTS! Have yo-u been kodaking with your best girl lately? Have you been to any initia- tions? Have you been on any picnics or parties since school started? If you have you should have just oodles of material for the snapshot section of the an- nual. An annual isn't interest- ing unless it has a lot of snap- shots in it. Do you want any of your . snapshots in the annual? If so, bring them to any of the an- nual staff. BRING YOUR SNAPSHOTS! Here entereth the Royal Order of the Clothpins - we hang you on the washline and see what comes out in the wash: While loo-king over the wash: We found a Michigan gal being escorted by the never-failing Bruce Edwards. The eyes are to be peeled, for she is from that good ole place, Benton Harbor. Oh, for a Texas Longhorn shirt! Tlfs is a new note in the latest styles. For further information see a football boy. Why is it that Marjorie Sidener always manages to sit next to Hoyt Hughes on the washline ? It seems that Letty Lou has either lost her grip or a clotes- pin, for Johnnie Hewlett has a date with someone else for the football banquet! Conspicuous on the washline were red lounging pajamas and white high-heeled shoes. CWhat else can you expect when the Little Theatre hangs out 'its wash- ing?J The bands drum major seems to be quite a damsel. One of our fair-weather friends stares dag- gers at Welborn just because he goes with her. The Weslaco Drugs newest soda jerker CTallyJ seems to have quite an attraction for two mem- bers of the 'twashlinef' CGrace and Robbiej. Notice: The Washline character cf the week is Squirt CPatsy Ruth! Lawrence. She is a blue- eyed blonde, 5 ft., l in. tall, and can do many wicked jitterbug steps Cif you can call it that.J She like-s to flirt with all the Ro- meos on the campus and they really don't mind at all, you know. It would be a terrible calamity if you Seniors didn't have your smiling mugs in the many pages of the annual. Have your picture made! Four popular ex-grads seen dancing among the many Aggies and T.S.C.W. students at the b-all- roo-m of the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth were Ned Solether, Hazel Jean Emmons, Fred Keeney, and Billie Marion Parks. VOL- 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 N0 9 What If There Were First Group of New A A 1 f No Books? No books! you exclaim, Why, there have always been books. But you're wrong. Our ancestors had comparatively few books, while our earlier European fore- bears had none. Monks wrote la- borously and copied books by hand. Can you imagine not having any books or newspapers? No mystery stories, romances, or travel sto- ries to read by a roaring fire? How would you spend your win- ter evenings? You couldnt stay at Gardner's or the picture slicw all the timeg you'd have to do something with your leisure time. Wouldn't it be terrible not to know what famous men and wo- men are doing? We read bocks about celebrities. not to learn how they gained their fame, but to learn all about their peculiar little habits. When you open the covers of a book, you can be or do or see any- thing in this world. Of course, if there weren't bocks, there wouldnt be any school, but reither would there be any football. lf there were no rule books, there would be even more arguments over the game than there are now. So be glad when your teachers ask you to read books. and you might try reading a few just for pleasure. You may be surprised at the interest you'll have in books if you read a few. FOUTBALL TR02?HY SEEN IH ?ElNClPAL'S OFFICE The championship trophy for Dfstrict 40-A, a shiny regulation- sized football mounted on an ivory base. was on display in Mr. Kay's office Monday through Wednesday. Each year the district football committee donates a trophy to the school winning the cham- pionship, and this year's trophy Was presented to the committee by the McAllen Coca Cola Bot- tling Co, Each school represented in Class A will be allowed to keep the trophy a few days before it is awarded to the winning team at the close of the season. Reading maketh a full' man. - F. Bacon. Books Reach W.H.S. Monday morning found a happy librarian surrounded by about 100 new books. The books, with bright new jackets, were stacked on the table in Mr. Cooper's of- fice, and Miss Oltman said that they would soon be ready for use. Among them are the following: Biography- George Washing- ton, by Thayer, t'Joan of Arc, by Goldingg Florence Nightin- gale, by Richardsg 'fBoy's Life of the Wright Brothers, by Charn- ley. Science - Mysterious Uni- verse, by Jeang World and Man as Science Sees Them, by Moul- ton, Manual for the Study of Insects, by Comstock. Fiction-t'Beau Sabreurj' by Wreng Great Meadow, by Rob- eitsg Gone with the Wind, by Mitchell, Beloved Vagabond? by Locke, t'The Hurricane, by Ncrdhofig Moonstone-,U by Col- lins, Michael Stroggfff' by Verleg HBaml:i, by Salteng The Year- lingj' by Rawlingsg Oil for the Lamps cf China, by Hobart, 'tWhite Bannersf, by Douglasg Green Light, by Douglas, And Tcll of Time. by Krey. Miscellaneous - Picturesque Word Origin s, by Rockwoodg rfonny, Get Your Moneys Worth, by Bridge, Everything You Want to Know About the Press. by Cunninghanig t'Radio Amateurs' Handbook, by Collinsg Recreations in Mathematics, by Licks. ..-...lgl-l JUNIOR PATRQL ADDS FOUR NEW MERTBERS Four new members of the ju- nior patrol were initiated by five vete: cf the force last Wednes- day New members are Noe Garza. Harrison Peters, Floyd Crane, and Miller Armstrong. Old members are Armando Cuellar, Captain, Howard Findlcy, first lieutenant: Ray Le Grande. second lieuten- ant: Ruben Harlan, and Arturo Cuellar. The boys on the force are chosen by Mr. Kay, in accordance with their scholastic standing and conduct, to direct students at heavy traffic intersections before and after. sCh0O1 h0U1iS- ,.M.M-- Have you read a good book recently? H pp e or Teacher, Does the Job-Or Does It? What popular song hit has been hitting school in more ways than one recently. Not only do you hear the swingy tune every time you turn around but the ords , w seem to have been taken literally by a number of students. One day Archie brought a big shiny apple to Mrs. Robertson. When asked the reason of this generous offering, Archie replied, Well, we're going to have a test today, arenyt we? Quite a few students have seemed to follow in his footsteps lately. Apples aren't always the gifts fo-r the bewildered teachers. Not long ago Mr. Kay began finding an orange on his desk every day. Even after extensive inquiring, the mysterious orange giver still re- mains unknown, as far as we have heard. Then of course, flowers are al- ways the acceptable apple for the teacher. Mr. Graham's stu- dents wondered who brought him roses every day. It was finally discovered that he brought them himself. Why do the students shower their teachers with ,fruit and flowers? Is it because they want to be sure their underfed instruc- tors get enough vitamins? We-ell, not exactly, as the song says- 'tAn apple for the teacher Will surely do the trick if you dont know Your lesson in arithmetic. ...M...-U...,i-M STUDIO ANNOUNCES PICTURE PRICES Senior pictures will be taken this year on the same basis as last year A cut for the annual and one 3 xfl picture may be obtain- ed for 31.00. Those who would like to have only the annual cut will be charged 3.75. A 5 X 7 picture will be 5.50 extra and an 8 X 10 picture, 31.00. Additional copies of the 3 X fit' photos will be 55.25 each. Two poses are in- cluded for this price, and a choice may be made of either for your annual picture. Mrs. Edrington suggests that if solid colors are worn, either dark or light, the photographs will be more effective. Boys are asked to wc-ar coats in preference to sweat- ers. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 g IDI U fill -AHA S erclian s . a. f Q ti lt f SQQNR Q EQ- y 4 ,sy The Newspaper CliTb o I d- ' ix f e'l!l'rs ' couch-Elsa high is sponsoring a candid camera contest. The can- did shots must be something per- taining to school, campus, teach- ers, or pupils. Cash prizes are to be awarded by the club . . . A good stunt! -- The Echo , Edcouch-Elsa. It makes the Hi-Life feature writers feel very puffed up to see their endeavors honored by other papers' exchange columns! Frank M. tout drivingl: You look lovelier to me every minute. Do you know what's that's a sign of? Mary Louise G.: Sure. You're going to run out of gas any min- ute now. When a girl finds that she is not the only pebble on the beach, she becomes a little boulder. -Exchange. McAllen high school mourned the loss of Popeye,'l its bulldog mascot, last month. Popeye died on Friday, the 13th, the same day that the Bulldogs defeated Ste- phen F. Austin High of Houston. The Armistice Day program to be given in joint assembly Fri- day will be a pageant written by Miss Thompson, entitled Our Country. Farming is the unit Miss Thompson and her Vocational Guidance class are studying at the present. They visited the govern- ment experiment station conduct- ed by lVlr. Friend, Mr. Randolph, and Dr. Godfrey. Mr. Baxter and Mr. Ellis, op- erators of the seed store where the class were visitors, showed the teacher and students various kinds of seeds. The Valley High School Press Conference Banquet is to be held in Harlingen on Wednesday, No- vember 15. at 7 p. m. About 17 students from Weslaco plan to attend. Miss Black will speak on the topic of the high school an- nual. 42:3 W --T1 Are We Ready for the Donna Game? Donna comes to us Saturday afternoon with their minds made up to take us in fine style. But, why Worry? We should be able to stop them, since we took La Feria easily enough. Well, the fact still remains that Donna showed plenty of stuff in beating Mission, and we all remember Mission! Students, this is no snap-game! Are we going to be caught nap- ping again, and have that Mission massacre repeated? We've got to come down to earth and play real ball to beat Donna, because they have a good team, and they haven't forgotten last year's defeat. Donna is doped to hang up conference win No. 5 at our expense. Are we going to stand by and see the Redskins grab the champion- ship? We can change the whole set-up by playing real ball again Saturday and taking Donna down a notch from undisputed first place in Class A standing. Next Week is National Book Week Book Week, celebrating its twenty-first anniversary November 12-18, brings a reminder that books are a medium of education in school and out. The theme for Book Week is Books Around the World. This theme challenges thinking people to explore the wo-rld in scientific, social, economic, and sentimental thinking. The importance of increasing library and general reading facil- ities for every child is clear. Of 46,000,000 Americans without access to libraries, millions are small children. Small towns and rural areas suffer greatest in this direction. Let us have books in the home, school, and library. These are to satisfy needs, stimulate imagination, furnish wholesome enter- tainment, friendly understanding, and to broaden our education. Looking Back-But What of the Future? November ll, 1918, has remained and will long remain a mem- orable date in the hearts and minds of many. Peace! The very word gives us a feeling that is hard to express in words. But. today as then, those natural rights of every person -security, happiness, and freedom-are again threatened. In some countries, if most of these rights havent been abolished entirely, they have been disfigured beyond recognition. In our own United States we cherish greatly those rights which are often trampled cn so unheedingly in Europe. Now, as in 1914. another war is raging on the continent. We look to our national leaders, and fervently pray that they will be able to keep our na- tion out of the conflict. Allene Holman was hostess for the D. D. Supper Club Saturday night. The treasurer gave a de- tailed report of the club's fi- nances, and a banquet to be giv- cn at the end of school was dis- cussed The hostess served sand- wiches, mints, and hot chocolate to the following: Lorene Valdez, Betty Hunt, Grace Dixon, Betty C01T1Dere, and Robbie Jane Mc- Cants. Seniors, have you had your pictures made? Think what 8 great disappointment the annual would be to the world at large if a reproduction of your curly hair, blue eyes, and new 33.98 fuzzy sweater were not in it! We'll see you at that fateful Donna-Weslaco game! i THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 Panthers to Meet ,XX -Q, --1- ..... . .-.-.-.-,,,,.,-- , ,, Donna at 2:30 Sat. , On Barbee Field The Weslaco Panthers will mee. the Donna Redskins Saturday, November 11, at 2:30 on Barbee Field in their annual Admistice Day game. Donna leads the conference as an undefeated team after last Friday night's victory over Mis- sion, which was tied for first with the Redskins. During the past five years Donna has won four of the games and then the Panthers were victorious last- year. Word has reached Weslaco that the Rea- skins intend to get revenge bc- cause of last season's loss. The Panthers have undergone a Week of long, hard practice and are in shape to give their best. This particular game means more to Weslaco than any other for several reasons. Weslaco and Don- na have been rivals for several years, and the Panthers' standing in the conference this season de- pends upon whether or not they can defeat Donna. lf they win, they have a good chance for the pennant, but if they lose, they can't have more than third place. The game is being playing on Saturday to keep from conflicting with other games. and the autho- ities thought that more of the business men could come if iti were played in the afternoon in- stead of the usual night game. Both elevens will be fighting hard, and it is thought that this will be the best game of the sea- son for each team. Wi. ,.-,,.. ., .... The Courtship. Love in Bloom, or even The Mercenary Betrothaln might have been an appropriate label for the little skit which was enacted so many times during the last meeting of the Little Theatre. The various interpretations by such renowned wooers as Pat Hingle, Van Black- well, Roy Hendickson, Hardy Aldridge, Archie Jenkines, and Lyle Morgan were both educa- tional and entertaining. .-0.....-.. With the arrival of the mate- rial necessary to begin work on the La Palma, the annual staff waxed enthusiasm. The fervor with which they are applying their respective talents promises an excellent school book this year. mom me sip ig . Ea? The Purple Panthers redeemed themselves Thursday night when they accumulated 57 points, 11 D9Y1etI'3ti0T1S, and 38 first downs. This is the highest score in any game by any team in the Valley this season. The Kittens met defeat last Thursday afternoon at the hands of a far superior team, the Brownsville Red Ants. But that is all right, boys. Go out and give Mercedes the works tonight! The Panthers are in shape for the Donra Redskin invasion Sat- urday afternoon and are ready for anything Coach Shoppee's boys can dish out, especially if it comes in the form of Cox, Mar- tin, and Maulclin. -- -'-io--l BROWNSVILLE ANTS STING PANTHER KITTENS, 20-0 Scoring twice in the third quar- ter and once in the fourth, the Brownsville Juniors blanked the Panther Kittens 20-0 on the local gridiron last Thursday. The Ant scores came as the result of an intercepted pass, a completed 30 yard heave, and a 40 yard gallop. Vifeslaco made 7 first downs to 4 for Brownsville. The Kittens completed 6 passes out of 8 at- tempts, good for 41 yards. The Ants attempted 5, completing 3. for 40 yards. Weslaco punted 5 times for an average of 21 yards. The Kittens were penalized 3 times for a total of 15 yards. The Ants were penalized twice for a total of 10 yards. The Kitten starting line-up was as follows: L. E., Guess, L. T.. Saineg L. G.. Curbo, C., Keeneyl R. G., Carlisleg R. T.. Voelkelg R. E. Pinson, Q. B.. Soletherg H. B. Valdez and Archery and F B., Bar- bee. ,ii-l Alice Meyers. Edith Mae Ran- kin, and Miss ThompSOn attended the Girl Reserve Inter-Club Council meeting in Harlingen Saturday morning. The meeting was for the purpose Of fuidma new ways to increase the finan- cial standards of the clubs. l .l Panthers Massacre La F erna Lions 57-0 Wes1aco's Panthers came back last Thursday night, after the up- set of the previous week, by de- feating La Feria 57-0. The Panthers chalked up the first tally of the game in the first five minutes of play, when Dale Douthit went over for the touchdown after a series of line drives, end runs, and fake plays from the Weslaco 20-yard line. Dale drop-kicked for the point. Weslaco scored three times in the second period but failed to convert any of them. Stevens car- ried the ball across for the first score of the period on the third play of the quarter. He made a long run off the right side of the line. Vifhite, right guard, inter- cepted a pass on the 35 and ran it across for another 6 points. The last tally of the second quarter was made by Weslaco's speed- wagon, Eddie Delaney, when he ran from the 50 yard stripe to the goal on a drive over center. The Panther line opened a hole big enough to drive a tank through, and Eddie took advantage of it. Stevens scored on the first of- fensive of the second half, but i 3 P129 . ii? . 00m 'ggi ' yd f' A , Z ' l . ..A.,.ipu4v--Ur-I there was no conversion. Stevens chalked up another tally after Delaney started the drive by skirt- ing the end to carry the pigskin from Weslacots 20 to La Feria's 30. Grady Douthit went over for the first touch-down of the final period after the ball was carried into pay dirt on line plays. The conversion was completed. A few minutes later Fulkerson crashed over left tackle for another score and the conversion was again completed. Stevens went over for the last tally of the game on a left tackle drive. The Panthers displayed some beautiful blocking and tackling, and the ball carriers were at their best. Their pass defense was clicking perfectly. ..-.---20 ---1 The Panther camp is free of injuries, and Coach Cummins ex- pects to have ready his first eleven, who are primed to the last inch for those Redskins. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 ...--.1-f---N --- -- - --'W l I -3 , win' ' ' NEW SCHOOL SONG '.'7ST ix Movie Mirror LEARNED TUESDAY - - t t-tl -H the Special assembly was called Wifgtlgghigrgcixgingr S 1 during the first Pefiod Tues- ' M .They Shan Have Musica L. day morning for the purpose of ,W every Thursday night at 33530 Over learning the recently chosen Hello, youse guys and gals. Here comes the man with the laundry bag. What W. H. S. SENIOR is a firm believer in that old saying, Good luck lives in odd num- bers? Seen at Donna-Mission Friday P. M .were PERKINS, HOLMANQ CARPENTER. BADEN g DE- LANEY, TATUlVIg and a bunch of fem stags. Some stuff. What two male profs of ye old school have been frequent visit- ors to the. ROBBINS' hacienda lately? We only heard. The character of the week is BETTY COIMPERE. She has brown hair and eyes, is 5 feet 51f2 inches tall and weighs 114 pounds. At present, when a cer- tain Aggie is mentioned. she can be heard humming I only have eyes for you. 'HBOTSYT NILES and SAM JONES received a warm recep- tion from Rolikians Wednesday whenthey showed up without a program. This ALLENE I-IOLMAN surely gets around. t'RED Friday, TAL- LY Saturday, and 'KRED' again Sunday. Not bad! BOTTLE COMPERE cele- brated his birthday with MARIAN GEORGE, PEE WEE and LO- RENE Friday. An enjoyable time was had by all. It had been rumored that the P.-S. J.-A. girls, glee club is slin- ply dying to come to W. H S. to sing in assembly for us. The lo- cal swains would go slap-happy if this should happen. VIRGINIA pulled a CARPEN- TEN on some absent heart-throb when she stepped out with CAR- SON Friday p. m. We hear that BETTS did all right in Waco, too. We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to the various students who sim- ply cannot wait to tell us some- thing on themselves, and thereby get to see their PLURIBUS UN- UMS in print. Well, good-bye now. More next time. - D? - Do you have lots of books? . 0.-,-k- A good reider is sure to advance. KRGV. Night Work -the homework that we seldom do. The Star Maker -Mrs. Gra- ham. Dancing Co-ed - Frances Cooke. Oklahoma Tegroi- - Dale Hachenburg. Twelve Crowded Hours - every day in the life of a stu- dent. t'The Wizard of Oz - Mr. Cooper. Fifth Avenue Girl - Graco Dixon. Sweepstakes Winners - Ruth Helen Young in the song contest. When Tomorro-w Co-mes - Friday again-Whoopee! Pack Up Your Troubles Qwith the Ritz Brcs.J-The Little The- atre initiation with Pat, Gene, Armand, and Johnny. Fast and Furious, -- these drivers! The Forgotten Woman -- that girl you stood up. The Lady's from Kentuckyn -Betty Jo Smith. Each Dawn I Die - the morning after. The Kansas Terrors - Shir- ley Ann and Mary Fern. The Rains Came - just when you were going cn a picnic! The Man Who Dared -- Posthole'i getting .lack Cranes autograph. Hollywood Cavalcade'-Stunt night. These Glamour Girls - our Weslaco high belles. 'Tm from Missouri - so piped up Marion George. 1.1.0,-.1 The Donna and Weslaco bands will march in combined drill be- tween the halves honoring Armis- tice day. SO, students buy your tickets and avoid the rush Be there and help the Panthers de- feat those Redskins. -o--L -- 257 tuberculin tests were giv- en to the students of the senior high, junior high, Stephen F. Aus- tin, and negro schools Friday. The number of tests given at the Mexican schcol has not been de- termined. school song, Spirit of Weslaco High. Ruth Helen Young, senior, who wrote the words, was in- troduced to the student bodyg then a cornet trio played the song, music for which was composed by Mr. Krauledat and arranged by him for the band. The song was next played by the band as a whole, then it was sung by a girls' sextette. After that the stu- dent body, led by Mr Kraule- dat, learned to sing it, phrase at a time. It was played by the band over their weekly KRGV broadcast Tuesday night, and will be the band's theme song from now on. 'tSpirit of Weslaco High will be sung just before the be- ginning of the YVeslaco-Donna game Saturday. Everybody is requested to stand while the song is being sung. . PLAYLIST ON ETIQUETTE GIVEN IN JR. ASSEMBLY A playlet presenting some of the fundamental courtesies that accompany a date was the fea- ture of the junior assembly pre- sented by the first year Home- making class last Thursday. The complete program was as follows: The Beer Barrel Polka, a piano solo-Viola Guerra. t'An Apple for the Teacher a song-Lucy Dancey. A duet-Viola Guerra and Max- ine Gcnzales. accompanied by Carmin Gonzales at the piano. By the Sweat of My Brow. a reading-Jean Oliman. f'Everyday Etiquette of Modern Manners, a playlet - Alma Johnson, Edna Fern Hansen, Eleanor Mortensen. Ernestine La Grande, Vera Mae Shellhammer. A Spanish dance-Carmen Gon- zales and Maxine Gonzales, with piano accompanist, Viola Guerra. The announcer of the progrHIT1 which was sponsored by IVHSS Friend. was Lou Anne Rupert. Did you enjoy last Thursday'S game? We have a vague feeling that you did. A score of 57-0 is not an everyday occurrence. VOL. 16 W . EST-ACO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 NO, 10 Hobbies-the Latestg Do You Have One? Are you good company for yourself? When the day is rainy, or the sniffles keep you inside, do you wail, What can I do? Do you drive your parents crazy with the mischief you do when under the influence of solitude? All of this could be lumped in one small sentence, Do you have a hobby? A hobby, great or small, expensive or not, can while ,away a great many lonely hours. Books by the dozen have been published on hobbies. As this is Book Week, suppose you ener- getic W. H. S. students prevail on your parents to buy a book for you! We can hear someone moaning, But we never read books! This is a different kind of book! We mean a book on your hobby. It may be stamp or bird's nest collectingg it may even be col- lecting moonbeamsg in fact, we think it is, with some of you! However, whatever it is. there's a book on it! ln case Mom and Pop are tact- less enough to refer to finances, bring in a little fancy tactics on the subject of your angelic be- havior while occupied, on its in- structive and educational quali- ties! fYou know how to do it through long years of practicej Then, when you've read the book, consider your friends. They, too, would like a little something to take their leisure time. Why not donate your book to the school library? Now, by doing this, think how many people you are making happy! The man who sells the book, you, your parents. your friends, the librarian.J My! would you be appreciated! BOOK DISPLAY ARRANGED BY ART CLASS The attractive exhibit on dis- play in Schoen's window may be credited to Mrs. Lehman and her art students. The display consists of a large globe surrounded by many varied books. By each book are small figures dressed by the art students t0 portray the different characters in each book. Mrs. Lehman's students also made many posters for the pur- DOSe of commemorating Book Week and making the public Book Week Stressed In Call Assembly The importance of a more com- P16116 library was impressed upon the student body in Mr. Cooper's talk Monday morning at the spe- cial assembly called to commem- orate Book Week. Mr. Cooper also explained the rules of the book contest which will continue through Friday noon. The class securing the greatest number of books for donation in this contest will be given a half-holiday, Entertainment at the assembly consisted of a humorous reading given by Betty Hunt and a short talk on hobbies by Doris Fitz- gerald. Famous Choir to be In Harlingen Nov. 19 From the first number to the choir's whirlwind finish the Russian singers had the sup- port of a madly applauding aud- ience. It was one of those per- formances which has to be seen to be believed. -The Houston Chronicle, January 26, 1939. 0i... -ln PLANS MADE BY G. R35 AT BUSINESS MEETING Peppy Girl Reserve songs open- ed the meeting of Girl Reserves with about fifty members pres- ent, Wednesday evening in the junior high building. Plans were made for the foot- ball banquet. The finance chair- man decided to make money by having a cake sale November 18. In the near future the hobby com- mittee is giving a pF0gfHm OH hobbies. The program committee has programs planned for the next three months. During the Thanks- giving holidays the service chair- man will carry out plans for helping underprivileged children. The Girl Reserves song and code concluded the meeting- ...--o f---- Ways to Get a Demonstration Wvas the subject of a talk by W. H. Gardner at the 4-H meet- ing Wednesday, November 8. Mr. Gardner was introduced bb' the club president, Lyle Morgan- Before Mr. Gardner SPORC, Lyle Morgan made a short talk about a 4-H exhibit for the Wes- book-conscious. I laco Birthday Party- Assembly Observes Armistice Friday Armistice Day was observed by the student body Friday, Novem- ber 10, when a patriotic program, sponsored by Miss Doris Thomp- son, was presented in combined assembly. After several announcements were made by Mr. Kay, the pro- gram, conducted by Gene Val- dez, began. As the first stanza of America was being sung by the student body, the curtain slowly parted, displaying flags and beautiful wreaths of flow- ers. In the center of the stage stood Uncle Sam, represented by Charles Hicks, who gave a brief talk about the peace of our coun- try. Following this talk, a solo was sung by Mrs. Don Ransom, after which 'itaps was sounded. Faith of Our Fathersl' was then sung by a boys' quartet from be- hind the curtain. This was fol- lowed by Armando Cuellar, rep- resenting Mexico, urging the United States and Mexico to join hands in promoting peace. Fol- lowing this was another speech by Gale Prater, representing the Spirit of Liberty, who told of the peace of the United States com- pared with conditions in other countries. After this, the student body pledged allegiance to the flag, and the program was ended by the student body's singing the first stanza of America, the beautiful. STUDENTS HEAR TALK BY DALE CARNEGIE Weslaco high was represented by fifteen students at Harlingen, November 8, when Dale Carnegie spoke on How to Win Friends and Influence? Mr. Carnegie gave some good suggestions on how to win friends. He suggested being very unself- ish and doing many kind deeds for people. To have the ability to make friends. always be friendly to everyone. He suggested reading the book, How to Win Friends and Influ- ence People, to have a winning personality. . i.l.-...O-... ui.- The six weeks! exams will be held this time on Wednesday and Thursday, November 22 and 23. The odd period examinations will be on Wednesday and the even periods on Thursdays. THE WES-LACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 Qs X ' , 5 ' - bigger' ' - 5 .w..-,-fv- it ' 'Hi-4+fWwZil'l'f The biography classes of the Lampasas high school took a holi- day after the six weeks' tests were over. The students and teachers enjoyed eating candy and playing games. Dick C.: I tell YOU H0 girl ever made a fool out of me.'l Dorothy Lee: Then who was it? -Adapted. Radio Manners If she wants a date, meterg If she comes to call, receiverg If she wants an escort, con- ductorg If she wants to be an angel, transformerg If she proves your fears are wrong, compensatorg If she gets up in the air, con- denser, If she wants chocolate, feeder. - The Knot Hole. Love is like eating mushrooms you don't know whether or not it's the real thing until it's too late. We'll study much to graduate, The Seniors, so they say, If we don't, we'l1 have to quituate, And join the W.P.A. The elevator to success is sel- dom running. Try the stairs. CONSTITUTION ADOPTED BY JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB The Junior Music Club met at the home of Millicent Yoder Monday at 4:30. The constitution was read and voted on with the help of Mrs. Lola Keeney, presi- dent of Senior Music Club. and Mrs. Roe, president of the Eighth District. Ruby Moore gave a talk on t'Appreciation of Music. Andrew Hassell of McAllen, won AA rating in Harlingen, Kingsville, and Abilene. where the spring contests were held, gave two se- lections on the piano. Mrs. Roe gave the club information on the Federation of Music Clubs. After the program refreshments were served. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE MEMBER OF QUILL AND SCROLL . was lscnuej I T o sau a s A N -s fr fav , t y GO TQ! A I ' 5 milf ,X ' M' f p 4, I Q, tml-, N ...m t 0. M f - - We Are Proud of Our School Song! The Weslaco Hi-Life is proud to extend congratulations to Ruth Helen Young and Mr. William Krauledat, author and composer, respectively, of the new school song, The Spirit of Weslaco High. A special assembly was held last week to learn the song, and it was announced that it was to serve as a theme song for the band concerts on Tuesday nights. At the Donna-Weslaco game Saturday the song was played for the first time at a football game and given the respect it deserves. This song was written by a student for the students of W. H. S. When the words are sung, think of the meaning they holdg and surely in remembering the words, we will never forget what Wes- laco high school has meant to us. Down, But Not Out! Tomorrow night we go up against the Mercedes Tigers in what should be a nicely-fought tussle. P.S.J.A. slipped one over on the Bengals last Friday, and we were stopped cold Saturday-emem- ber? We've got to get going, bunch! After Mission beat us we came back and swamped the La Feria boys, and we can do the same this week-end if we make up our minds to. You know, they say that Weslaco plays good football every week, but that she plays real football the week after she has been beaten. What are we going to do tomorrow night? You know, we were beaten by a few ponts in the Armistice Day game. Mercedes thinks they are going to white-wash us, but we have a hunch that the La Feria track meet can and will be repeated, and the Tigers will be humming, You turned the tables on us! S0 let's go! The band and pep squad marched Saturday morning with the Donna band and pep squad. The assignment of dinner guests from the Donna group afforded many laughs for all concerned. During the combined drill Nov. ll, In Memory, My Buddy, and U. S. A. were formed while appropriate music was played. These formations excited many favorable comments from the stands. MLOT,- Too bad about the game Sat- urday afternoon, boysg but may- be we can get even next year. Bettie Gene Frizzell and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stroble came to Weslaco to see the Donna-Wes- laco game. It has been suggested that the Armistice Donna-Wesla- co game be made Weslaco's home coming game. What do you think? The conduct of the student body in assembly Friday was much better than it has been. Let's keep up the good work, keeds. Cecil Raleigh: You woke me out of a sound sleep. F. I. Rakestraw: I had to, the sound was too loud. - THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 PANTHERS T0 BATTLE MERCEDES TIGERS FRIDAY The Weslaco Panthers will meet the Mercedes Tigers tomorrow night in a conference game on the Mercedes athletic field. Mercedes has a good ball club when it wants to play. Mercedes plays poor ball one week and then comes back the next week and plays hard. The Tigers al- ways played a good game against the Panthers. Weslaco's Panthers have under- gone a week of hard practice, and the boys are in good condi- tion for the game. KITTENS TIE CUBS 0-0 IN TIGHT GAME Weslaco's Kittens played the Mercedes Juniors to a 0-0 tie in Barbee Stadium Friday. This non- conference affair was hard fought throughout, with both teams play- ing on even terms. Chandler and Barbee, who made several long jaunts during the affair, starred for the locals. The Kittens made 6 first downs to 3 for Mercedes, and neither team made a penetration. Weslaco passed 8 times. completing 3 for 26 yards. Mercedes passed 6 times, having 3 good for 21 yards. The Kittens punted 5 times for a 23-yard average while the Tiger Kitties booted 6 times for a 25- yard average. The Kitten starting lineup was as follows: Left end, Guessg left tackle, Saineg left guard, Curbog center, Keeney, right guard, Carlisle, right tackle, Voelkelg right end, Pinson, quarterback, Chandlerg halfbacks, Solether and Valdez, full back, Barbee. . T...0.,,,.ili FRANCES POWELL HOSTESS AT DINNER PARTY Frances Powell was hostess at a charming dinner party given at the Powell home on Texas Boule- vard Thursday, November 9. The living room and dining room were attractively decorated with red roses. A delicious three'-course dinner was enjoyed after which games were played by those at- tending. Guests present were Barbara Stevenson, Mary Jane Weber, Barbara Fisher, Billie Marie Da- UCY, Billie Jeanne Bennett, Billie Mae Hoge, Carol Jones, Jack Solether, Donald Ransom, Bynum Hatley, E. B. Hodges, Ray Le Grande, John Knapp, Dennis Griffin, and William Brunton. Panthers Scalped 40-0 By Redskins Last Saturday afternoon in the Armistice day game, the Weslaco Panthers went down in defeat to the Donna Redskins by a score of 40-0. The Redskins got off to a good start early in the first quarter when they punted to Weslaco's 22 and then blocked the Panthers' punt. The ball was recovered by the Redskins on the 8-yard line. They skirted end for the touch- down and then kicked the point. The Redskins scored twice in 9:0 QW in J Wa Ami l Q the second quarter. The first score was made on a left end run from the 25-yard line. Donna failed to convert. The other score of the period was made on a center rush from the 1-yard after a passing and ground attack. The third quarter went score- less, but in the closing minute the Redskins started a drive that resulted in a touchtown early in the last period. The Redskins failed to convert. Donna scored again on a line drive from center, but only after their passing attack clicked. The Redskins completed the conver- sion. Late in the period a Red- skin intercepted a pass on his own 47 and ran for a touchdown. The extra point was kicked. Donna made 22 first downs to the Panthers' 3. Donna attempted 17 passes, completing 7. Weslaco attempted 12 passes, of which 4 were completed, 5 were incom- plete, and 3 were intercepted. Each team punted 8 times. Wes- laco averaged 26 yards 011 DUNS and Donna's average Was 29- Donna received 7 penalties total- ing 45 yards, while Weslaco was penalized once for 5 yardS- ,..l...-- Wednesday night the parents of Weslaco high students re- turned to school. After an assem- bly program the parents went through a schedule of the morn- ing classes. Each class 1HSt9d ten minutes, during which the va- rious teachers gave a demonstra- tion of their work. After classes the Home Ec. girls served re- freshments. I P irfsimPM ' 1 The student body is to be com- plimented on their attitude when the school song was played, also the fans, who immediately rose to their feet, and the football team, who removed their helmets. And in all, it shows the loyalty to Weslaco high. The Panther Kittens battled the Mercedes Tiger Cubs to a scoreless tie last Friday after- noon on Barbee Field. The scrap was in Weslaco's favor because they had the most first downs. This editor, while glancing ov- er the Donna school paper, came upon this article: We appreciate the attitude taken by the student body concerning the sign, 'Weslaco Panthers,' printed on our front steps. This editor is sorry that such occurred. Although the Panthers lost what could have been a cham- pionship game by a most decisive score, they did not quit fighting until the final whistle had blown. The Kiwanis Club gave the football team and coaching staff a banquet Wednesday, and the boys want to say Thanks to Mr. Baxter and all the members. The Kittens play their last game of the year when they meet P.S.J.A. Bear Cubs at Bear Field today. The Panthers meet the Mercedes Tigers on Mercedes soil tomorrow night in what promises to be a battle royal. Our school song was presented over the air last Tuesday night, and it is to be the theme song of the band broadcast from now on. Learn the words-if you don't al- ready know them-and teach them to the Weslaco people. Klip -......-...- Melvin Gatlin Wilson, Class of '36, was a visitor in Weslaco high last week. Melvin came home for his grandfathers funer- al and stayed over Armistice Day for the Donna-Weslaco game. He is working for a fruit company in Los Angeles, California. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, Cry Sleepy Band and Pep Squad on Nov. 11 Time: The cold gray drawn of Armistice Day. Place: Home of a Weslaco band or pep squad member. Cast: The band member, his or her mom. Band member: Ho, hum! Isn't it nice to be able to stay in bed. No school. No nuthin'! Mom: It's time to get up! You'd better hurry! B. M.: Ohhh. Huh! What? Mom: Had you forgotten that you have to practice marching this morning at eight o'clock? B. M.: Oh, gosh! Mutter-mum- ble. It's too cold and cloudy. I think it's going to rain. Mom: Oh, don't be silly. Its getting warmer and clearing up all the time. You won't even need a jacket. One hour later on Barbee Field, two shivering bands and two freezing pep squads bravely faced the gales of a Texas north- er minus jackets and sweaters. It seemed to get colder all the time. After going through the combined drill several times, re- ceiving last instructions and find- ing out whose dinner guest from the visiting band was whose, the members of the Donna and Wes- laco bands and pep squads were glad to get home to warm houses. The favorable comments on the afternoon performance of these organizations at the football game made the members feel compen- sated for their morning shivers. THE HEALTH CRE-ED My body is the Temple of My -1 .' t, FE. . ni: f avorne Therefore : Q ' fix I will keep my body clean LLQQ ki within and without, I will breathe WI 5TqfXI' ' J pure air, and I will live in the ' Y sunlightg I will do no act that might endanger the health of others. I will try to learn and practice the rules of healthy liv- ing, I will work and rest and play at the right time and in the right way so that my mind will be strong and my body healthy, and so that I shall lead a useful life and be an honor to my par- ents, to my friends, and my coun- try. HAVE YOUR PICTURE MADE THIS WEEK! Seniors, have you had your picture made? Next week is absolutely your last chance. If your picture is not taken by then, it will not be in the an- nual. Edrington's studio has made the offer of two expo- sures and your choice of a picture for one dollar, or the two exposures for seventy-five cents. Take advantage of this offer now. Have your picture made! Next week you will be saying farewell to another six weeks. If youve been resting and playing around for four or five weeks, next week you'll have to get down to business. Let's have more on the honor roll this six weeks. At present, there are approxi- mately 4000 different books in the library. Of these four thous- and books there are about 250 reference works, 250 social sci- ence works, and 125 science works. There are 150 books dealing with the fine arts, 285 with useful arts, and 1800 books of fiction. There are 1200 volumes representing history, travel, and biography. It is estimated that nearly fif- teen years would be required to read the books in the library if one were to read a page per min- ute for five hours every day- three hundred pages per day. The library is attempting to build up the magazine files and teach the students the use of the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. ...--.....0-.1-... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Billy Gilmore-Nov. 17. Imogene Vernon-Nov. 17. Billy Marie Daney-Nov. 17. Van Rosseau-Nov. 18. Billy McWhorter-Nov. 18. Jack Massey-Nov. 18. Andrew Rutledge-Nov. 19 Florine Martinez-Nov. 20. Marian Layton--Nov. 21. Gelacio Albarado-Nov. 22. S. D. McDaniel-Nov. 22. George Sens-Nov. 22. Kareene Gary-Nov. 23. 7 TI-I WAS!-lL!N ' '.i,,,'- ..., -L .J Hello, guys and gals! Here's a little news about your pals. Attention, all suspend er pull- ers: A dreadful catastrophe has occurred-and just because one of our ingenious suspender-pu1l- ers pulled a trifle too hard, and -oh, dear! JOHNNIE RING was seen drowning his sorrow in cola cola at Gardner's Saturday night. Where was PHYLLIS, SHIRLEY? Who is that brunette junior girl who is so definitely allergic to that blond senior girl? EVIDNA DOWNING a n d DONALD FLEMING were at the P.-S. J.-A-Mercedes game Fri- day night, and report that Wes- laco really should scratch the Tigers. The Washline's character of the week is HARDY ALDRIDGE, a brunette junior. He is 5 feet, 4 3X4 inches tall, weighs 117 pounds, and tries to play a clarinet in the band. His pet peeve is long, bright-red finger nails. A combination seen twice over the week-end was ALLENE HOL- MAN, TALLY TALBERT. ROBBIE JANE MCCANTS, and BANKS IRBY of Mercedes. BILLY POWELL and MARION GEORGE must have taken the long way to Gardner's Saturday night. CWe're only judging by the time it took them to get thereb. Something or another was re- vived over the week-end, because whom did we see together but BETTY COMPERE and CARSON HOGE! MARY LOUISE GUENTHER, FRANK MILLIKEN, KATIE ROGERS, and WELBORN BENTLEY held a pow-wow at the GUENTHER homestead Sat- urday night. VIRGINIA RANSOM, DOYLE BETTS, BETTY HUNT, and HOWARD LOMBARD had a merry time, we hope! GALE PRATER and BRUCE EDWARDS added to the hilarity along with GRACE DIXON and VAN BLACKWELL t'other night. According to our washwoman, they all had plenty keen fun. All good Q?J things must come to an end, so gird yourself for the next installment! YOL- 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 23 1939 NO. 11 ingenious Reporter Suggests Method For Eating Thanksgiving Dinner Today Henry, my love, they have come for you. Farewell, dearest, said Mrs. Gobbler. Can't be! snorted Henry Aberdeen Gobbler indignantly. Ah, yes, they have come for you, but it is early, isn't it? com- plained Mrs. Gobbler. Confusion reigns over the Unit- ed States today. To eat, or not to eat-that is the question. Of course, children are happy be- cause turkey will come twice this year, and football fans can thrill to two games. Today, in Weslaco, the teachers may be confronted with a pecu- liar problem. How can they teach a pupil while he gnaws on a drumstick? Those who observe Thanksgiving today, November 23, will have to carry their din- ner to school. Although we have an hour for lunch, Thanksgiving dinners are large, and one must have plenty of time in which to enjoy them. It is suggested, therefore, that pupils eat their dinner in their study periods. How can they do this? ltis very simple. Let us suppose that you have study hall the fourth, fifth, and seventh periods. The fourth period could be spent in reading Horatio Alger books as you partake of a fruit cocktail, or perlgpg Oysters. During the lunch period the major portion of the me-al can be eaten. Leave some celery to Ch0mp on in the fifth period. Olives are most easily thrown than Paper wads. Save the pump- kin pie until the seventh period, and we suggest that you bring your cream in a bottle. lf you pour the cream on the pie before leaving home, you risk its spill- ing in some innocent bysitter's lap On the bus. The idea, like most, has its limi- tations. Your pockets may never be quite the same if you put raw oysters in them. Crumbs of dress- ing may fall from your Spanish book weeks later. We think we should warn you, however, about cranberries on your collar. This has proved disastrous more than once. Your best girl is sure to say that she doesnt use that shade of lipstick-so then you're really on the spot! Those of you who will observe Thanksgiving on November 30 may have a hard time today. but next week you'll be dropping the gravy on your own vest. Or per- haps you are like this reporter, whose family will have the tur- key on November 23, and the hash on November 30. GIRL RESERVES ACT AS GUIDES FOR P.T.A. The Girl Reserves acted as guides for the parents at the P. T. A. meeting Wednesday night. There were three ten-minute pe- riods in which the parents were guided to the first, fifth, and sixth period classes. Exhibits and demonstrations were given by the home econom- ics, Spanish, mathematics, shop, Speech, science, library, English, music, history, art, commercial, and journalism departments. In several of the departments teachers as well as students ex- plained how the work was car- ried on. The Home Economics depart- ment served coffee and cakes to the parents visiting there. Miss Thompson: How is it that V011 have written only ten lines 011 milk and the others have written pages? H0yt Hughes: I wrote about The Girl Reselves acted as guides Wednesday night when the P.T.A. had its going to school program, visiting the first, fifth, and sixth periods. Room 10-ll won the attendance contest for having the largest per- centage oi parents present at the P.T.A. meeting Wednesday night. The award was a potted chrys- anthemum. Three students, Virginia Ran- som, George Bradford. and Ned Johnson have suffered injuries recently. Virginia has a chipped bone in her ankle, George Brad- ford has a sprained ankle, and Ned has an injured hip. Mrs. Winnie Lu Bounds of Abilene arrived in Weslaco a few days ago for a visit which will iiiciude the Birthday Celebration days, Mrs. Bounds was an in- structor here last ye-91' in the Stephen F. Austin school. Sophomores Win Book Contest and Half Holiday Squeals of joy and sighs of disappointment were heard in the halls Friday afternoon when the winner of the book shower was announced. The sophomores were the winners with 1,132 books, while the juniors were a close second with 1,127. The other classes reported as follows: se- niors, 587g freshmen, 519, sev- enth, 846g and sixth, 313. The total number of books was 4,527. Do you have book or maga- zines? Would you like to donate them to W.H.S. library? These were some of the questions that were asked when doorbells and telephones rang at the homes of Weslaco residents during the last week. VVhen the contest first started, books drifted in gradually. The seventh grade was ahead at first, but Thursday evening the sopho- mores and juniors were driving trucks and cars like taxies pick- ing up books that people had promised to them. The juniors were still working hard till the very last minute. If they could have found only six more books they would have been the suc- cessful class. The winners of the contest will be given a half day holiday, the time to be decided later. The various kinds of books that came in were reference works, social science, fine arts, books of fiction, history, travel, and biography. The library is at- tempting to build up the maga- zine files and teach the students to use the Readers Guide and Periodical literature. Maydeene King and M. K. Betts of Baylor University and Neil Elder of Kansas City have been recently added to the sub- scription list of the Hi-Life. About 45 Weslaco high stu- dents attended the concert of the Don Cossack Choir in Harlingen Sunday afternoon. 38 students rode down on the bus. 1..T..0-.l-- Shirley McCasland:-Johnnie is a tremendously convincing talk- er, don't you thing so? Phyllis Hoge. I did until I heard him try to talk back to a traffic cop last night. THE WESLACO' H1-LIFE, NOVEMBER 23, 1939 JOURNALISM STUDENTS ATTEND PRESS BANQUET The Valley High School Press Conference held its fall banquet in the Harlingen cafeteria Wed- nesday, November 15, at 7 o'clock. Principal speakers for the evening were Miss Louise Black of Weslaco and Miss Jean Phipps of Harlingen. Miss Black spoke on Publishing a School Annual. How Inter-scholastic League Papers are Judged was the title of Miss Phipps! speech. Delegates from Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Weslaco, Donna, Edcouch-Elsa, McAllen, and Mission were pres- ent at the meeting. Attractive pos- ters designated where the dele- gates from various Valley towns were to sit. Fern and corn flow- ers decorated the tables. Neapolitan Nights and South of the Border, vocal solos by Betty Louise Sanford, a tap dance by Kathleen Carter, and a read- ing, 'Dancing Gal, by Miss Reet Andrews made up the entertain- ment for the evening. The following attended from Weslaco: Robbie Jane McCants, Gale Prater, Margaret Godfrey, Betty Compere, Ethel Mae Friend, Mary Louise Guenther, Millicent Yoder, Josephine Halstead, Bob- bie Dunson, Edith Mae Rankin, Marilynn Taylor, Margaret Ann Mitchell, Donald Fleming, Jewell Archer, Hardy Aldridge, Van Blackwell, Rex Garrett, and Miss Black, sponsor. From the Austin Pioneer, El Paso, we learn that Austin high seniors are to take over the du- ties of their profs on December 6, Senior-Teacher Day. Wiil the st-ioents learn anything on De- cember 6? We sorta wonder. Evidna Downing, being exam- ined for a driver's license: Examiner: And what is the white line in the middle of the road for? Evidna: For bicycles. Five hundred new shrubs, eight fan leaf palms. improve- ment on the lawn, erection of a flag pole, completion of a new an ir- of the bus garage and digging of rigation canal are all part c:-Lie-nsion beautification program started at McAllen ihgh list month. school THE WESLACO HI-LIFE MEMBER OF 'QW QUILL AND SCROLL ,Q . gb GQIQY -1 ' i f ,- aff! Q. 1 1 Q? if ,ff will f ' WW' .V ,.,.'i-.. . 1 'ih X , ,ff l t g,- .illl r St yling ii g g f -,.. Do We Want a Home-coming Game? W. H. S. needs a homecoming game for the football season. Other schools in the Valley and upstate have a game which they look forward to each year and make it a special occasion, so why shouldn't we? For several years we have played Donna on Armistice Day, November ll, and all the other schools leave that date open for us. We all know that the Donna-Weslaco game is the one we really look forward to each year, so why not make it our home-coming game? We couldn't choose a better game to have fcr homecoming because of the friendly rivalry existing between the two schools and the fact that the game is usually the hardest-fought and best played one during the season. So let's all talk this thing up and see if we can't make the Donna game our annual homecoming game for the football season. We Have Them-Why Not Use Them? The Book Week contest was a decided success. The total num- ber of books by far exceeding all expectatons. We extend the hearti- est of congratulations to the winning sophomores, who put forth much time and energy on this project. But now, since we have all these books, what are we going to do with them? It was fun collecting them, but the contest will yet prove a failure unless the books are read. In a few weeks the books w'll be ready for use, ard it wlll be possible to get :lmost any bock called for at the library. Read- ing is the source of much learning, so for reference, study, or pleasure, the library is yours. Sam Jones: Daddy, can I asl1 you a question? Mr. Jones: Yes, son. but it must be a short one. Sam: If a doctor is doctoring a doctor, does the doctor doing the doc- doc- doctoring have to doctor the tor the way the doctor being tored wants to be doctored, or does the doctor doctoring the tor doctor the doctor in his way? doc- own .ii..0.-,i.., Frank Milliken: Did you know that I can imitate any bird that you can name? Millicent Yoder: Indeed! Sup- DOse you start with a homing pigeon. The Girl Reserves will honor the football bo-ys with the annual Football Banquet to be held Mon- day evening, November 27, at the First Methodist church. The Girl Reserve mothers will serve the banquet. A cowboy theme will be carried cut through the ban- quet. After the banquet, the gucsts will attend a show. . . . -Liga-....- -1 Mrs. H. O. Parsons, Jr., of Houston, is in Weslaco visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E. Garza. A number of courtesies are being Planned for her. 1 THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 23, 1939 Panthers to Engage Bearkats Tonight Weslacds Panthers will tangle with the Raymondville Bearkats tonight on Barbee Field at 8 o'clock for the Panthers' final game of the season. Raymondville is the largest team that the Panthers have played to date, and the Val1ey's leading scorer is a backfield star on their eleven. The Bearkats will be one of the roughest, toughest I db 0090 l m , teams that Weslaco has competed against this season. The Panthers have undergone a hard week of practice on de- fensive playing as well as of- fensive drills. This will be the last chance for the downtown supporters to see several of the Panthers play high school football. The team will be ready for the Bearkats, and they will play their best in their final game. Remember the circus that was in Mercedes last Wednesday? Bobby Clark was just overwhelm- ed by the talents of a particular seal that performed. He Cthe sealy rendered a musical solo, Amer- ica. There were also some min- ia.ure horses that ran a race. For further details, see Bobby. I imagine last week was the most impressive Book Week you've ever experienced! In fact, I imagine even Mr. Cooper was impressed by the number of books donated. Either the Wes- laco citizens are ultra generuos or the Weslaco students are ultra- industrious-and then. these might be a matter of a half-holiday! How many of you have con- tributed to the success of flow- er and candy week Calias exam Weeki? After all, you have to make some exertion, other than scholastic, if you expect to pass those exams. Girls, we hear that Mr. Graham has to bring his own flowers! Imagine! PANTHERS SCRATCH TIGERS zo-7 FRIDAY The Weslaco Panthers came back after their Armistice Day defeat with a decisive victory of 20-7 over the Mercedes Tigers. The Tigers kicked off, and the Panthers returned the 13311 from the 20 to the 30-yard line. The Panthers got off to a bad start by 10Sing 12 yards on a fumble. The entire first quarter was fill- ed with fumbles and punts. Neith- erteam seemed to be able to hit its stride and make any yardage. The Panthers almost got away to touchdowns twice in this period when they intercepted fumbles. Raymond Stevens was back in his old stride in the second quar- ter when he got away on the 15- yard line and ran 85 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers failed to convert. Grady Douthit played' ZQF 9.1 ' ni , o,,,4- -zi- ,: . lx . 'W' f , .-.. -...i.g.Qf'-lea-M--' ' 1 heads-up defensive game, and Welborn Bentley played one of 'vis best games of the season against the Tigers. The second score of the eve- ning was made early in the third, quarter by Stevens, who ran from the ll-yard line to the goal on a fake punt around right end. The conversion was completed. Grady Douthit intercepted a pass and ran for the Panthers' third and last touchdown of the eve- ning. McDaniel went in to make the conversion. He completed a beautiful place kick for the Pan- hers' fmal point. This was the first time McDaniel has played in 3. gafrle. i lVlerce 'ec scored late in the period after a long drive and then converted. Both teams played a heads-up ball game. but the Panthers out- played the Tigers in every re- spect. ..-..-----O-lf- '- Local show-goers were Quite amused at some show over the week-end when a rather l90UdeF' ous negro maid Cin the picture, of coursej was called Millicent. Everyone enj0Y9d it but Miihcertt CYoderJ, and she didn't thlflk It was a bit funny! . asm-.a a ti .fmrrimtgg 5 ' Q .- . .. . I Well, well-This is the last week of the 1939 football season for Weslaco high. So come one, come all, for tonight is the last time you will get to see the team playing together, the last time you will get to review the band at intermission, the last time the pep squad will perform together. So come on, student body, let's close out in a big way! Weslaco high lost a fine stu- dent when Welborn Bentley mov- ed back to Winter Haven, Florida. The athletic boys will miss his ready smile. The Kittens completed their seven game schedule when they played P.S.J.A. Cubs last week. They have won two games, tied two, and lost three. The Panthers defeated Mercedes in grand style last Friday night. There was plenty of hard run- ning, blocking, and tackling, which had been missing lately. The suggestion that the Armis- tice Day game with Donna every year be made 'vVeslaco's home- coming game is a swell idea. What about it, students? The Purple Panthers close out their football season tonight on Barbee Field when they play host to the Raymondville Bearcats. The cats have become a team to reckon with as the season draws near to a close, so the Panthers will have to be out there scrap- ping. This game will be played on Thanksgiving night if we fol- low the Presidents suggestion. -.-1i.1O-il--1. Several seniors and even a few assuming juniors aspired to write heroic couplets last week, and the ultimate result was fame- well, at least in the English IV class. Hardy Aldridge's couplets were especially comparable to those of Pope and Dryden be- cause of their noble theme and dignified style. Speaking of animals, the Pan- thers are to be lauded for their game last Friday. It was a great game and a great score, boys! 'fl THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 23, 1939 i N-'swam A MEET THE sEN1oRs it Time: Monday morning. Place and properties: two back yards: one fence. Characters: Maggie and Annie. MAGGIE: Shure, and it's a foine mornin,' but the doins' in this town! ANNIE: By the good St. Patrick, and is it news you're knowin'? I lend you my ear, I do! MAGGIE: All I can tell you is this! Just be askin' MARGARET LUCAS about a certain South American gentleman's etchings! Tch! These be-ootiful brunettes! ANNIE: Do tell! And did you know ye olde triangle was il- lustrated on Saturday night with GRACE D I X O N, CARSON HOGE, and KATHRYN JEAN of Donna all in the same party? MAGGIE: Shure, and that is news! At that RANSOM shindig they do say that BUTCH MIT- CHELL, DONALD FLEMING: FRANK MILLIKEN, MARY LOUISE GUENTHER: CARSON HOGE, KATHRYN J E A N : GRACE and BILL LEE were among those present? My RILEY was a-peepin, thru the window and he saw ye faith- ful onest' BETTY HUNT, HOW- ARD LOMBARD: KATIE ROG- ERS, WELBORN BENTLEY: DOYLE BETTS and VIRGINIA. Whose washing are you a-doin' this week? ANNIE: 'Tis DONALD FLEM- ING'S, Mag. Shure, and a hand- some brute of a man he is, too! 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, has blue eyes and brown hair, and a partiality for pow- der-puffs! , MAGGIE: Do tell! I hear MIL- LICENT YODER was cuttin' a rug with F. I. RAKESTRAW Saturday night. ANNIE: You don't mean! I also hear that BILLY LEE has a beating heart for femme fatale CLARA MAE ISI-IAM. MAGGIE: Well, and I guess I'll be a-biddin' you boo-dbye 'till next washday! If you should hear any news, my telephone number is SOS 3-0. K Oil,-, Mrs. Grace Andrews is here from South Carolina visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. L. Phillips, Mr. Phillips and family. We know that you studes of Weslaco high have been wonder- ing why the term senior seems to signify some special kind of student. We shall endeavor to show you in this and in future editions of the Hi-Life. HOWARD LOMBARD leads the list of seniors as president of the Senior Class and president of the band. He's seventeen, and likes dancing and Betty Hunt. His ultimate ambition is to become a chemical engineer. MARY LOUISE GUENTHER is just seventeen, editor of the La Palma this year, and presi- dent of the Quill and Scroll. She loves dancing. but hopes to be the New York Herald-Tribune's star reporter. KATHRYNE SWANZEY, one of our pep leaders, is going to be one of those efficient secretaries who know all, see all, and tell nothing. She's seventeen, and simply adores angel-food cake. EDWARD DELANEY, the class' star backfield, is looking forward to the time when he will be head coach of Notre Dame. He goes by the name of Sunshine, and is eighteen years old. ALLENE HOLMAN, just six- teen, is secretary for the Senior Class and Band, and vice-presi- dent of the Future Hornernakers. Her pet aversion is to cut the onions when the D. D. Supper club makes tacos. JAMES STONE, who answers to he name of Red, has two overlapping vocations in mind. One is to be a dealer in antiques, and the other is to be Henry Ford's right hand man. DORIS NIX, that good-look- ing brunette, is sixteen and her secret ambition is to become the worlds greatest cello player. At present, however, her undignified pastime is eating hot tamales. KITTENS LOSE FINAL .,., ., CONFERENCE GAME V .NK ripe The Panther Kittens fell before E' the P.S.J.A. Cubs last Thursday ij kylfffs night in Pharr 21-6 in their final 98955 conference game. The Cubs got off togan early start, scoring in the first quarter and added the extra point to make it 7-0. The Kittens scored in the' second quarter when Chandler faked a pass and hit center for 18 yards before being stopped or the 2-yard line. He scored on the next play, but the try for ex- tra point was bad, making the score 7-6. The Cubs' other two touch- downs were made in the third ane fourth ouarters, respectively. The to 8 for the Cubs. Weslaco passed twice. having bo-th incomplete, while Pharr passed 3 times, hav- ing one good for 10 yards. The Kittens had 3 penetrations to 4 for the Cubs. The Kittens kicked for a 38-yard average, one of Carlisle's punts traveling 72 yards, while the Cubs kicked 5 times for a 31-yard average. The Kitten starting line up was as follows: left end, Guess: left tackle, Saine: left guard, Curbo: center. Keeney: right guard, Car- lisle: right tackle, Voelkel: right end, Garba: quarterback, Chand- ler: halfbacks, Archer and So- lether: fullback, Barbee. Kittens made 4 first downs -Ii H. M. Chittenden's The Yel- lowstcre' tells cf the early ex- ploration and development of the wonderful Yellowstone National Park. Included in this volume is a complete description of the ntcresting geological phenomena occurring in th.s natural won- erland. For centuries the. life of Queen Christina of Sweden has been loaked with mystery. Neverthe- ess, in the recent Christina of Sweden, Margaret Goldsmith has brought to the reader the biography of the brilliant but self-willed girl who was crown- ed King of Sweden in 1644. only to relinquish her throne af- ter quarreling with her Chan- cellor. Oxenstperna. After she had abdicated, the brilliant Christina joined the Roman Catholic church, but died in obscurity in Rome. Realizing that she was treating a perilous subject, the author hi-IS portrayed the life of Queen Christina with extreme delicacy. Kq1-0.......... The Hi-Life regrets that 'Che following students have left WES- laco: Andrew Rutledge, 6th, and Jene Hall, 7th. VOL- 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 NO. 11 COWBOY THEME CARRIED our IN ANNUAL G. R. FOOTBALL BANQUET The Girl Reserves were host- esses -to the football boys at their annual football banquet in the -basement of the Methodist church Monday evening, November- 27. The basement was decorated with saddles, grass, and a huge paper cowboy welcoming the boys. Paper cowboy boots with the menu and the program in them were place cards and favors. Alice Myers, ranch owner, wel- comed the football boys, and Grady Douthit, foreman, gave the response. Rancherette Letty Lou Cannon sang, South of the Border, and Cactus Sal. Gale Prater read the poem, Poor Coach's Troubles, by Ruth Helen Young. Max Fitzpatrick and his dummy, Charley McCarthy, were the cowhand and stable boy, and gave a Charley McCarthy and Edgar Bergen act. Singing Pete C. V. Rolls, sang several cowboy songs. The ranch foreman. C. B. Cooper, Fred E. Kay, and Bill Cummins each said a few appro- priate words after the program. The menu was as follows: grapefruit cocktail, sliced ham, mashed potatoes, rolls, pickles, peas, butter, ice cream and cook- ies, and iced tea. After the banquet the picture show, The Old Maid, was en- joyed by the group. The following enjoyed the de- lightful occasion: Allene Holman, Franklin Perkins, Imo-gene Rog- ers, Jim Williams, Marilynn Tay- lor, Robert Hall, Alice Meyers, Hosea Fincher, Clara Mae Isham, Grady Douthit, Margaret Lucas, , , Y , 'Jane McCants. Bobbie Jones, Ka- Ray Stevens, Betty Compare, Forest Gound, Mary Louise Guen- ther, Billie Powell, Virginia Brunton, Paul Fulkerson, Evid- na Downing, Dale Douthit, Rob- bie Good, Connie Pemelton, Dor- othy Lee Drawe, Dick Carpenter. Gale Prater, Bruce Edwards' 1 Marion George, Bobbie Compere, lVIillicent Yoder, Donald Fleming, Phyllis Hufty, Watson Keene , Y Gene Griffin, F. I. Rakestraw, Betty Hunt, Howard Lombard, Virginia Ransom, Doyle Betts, Glenis Miller Bill Lee' Robbie tie Rogers, Carson Hoge, Phyllis Hoge, Donald Hewlett. .Grace Dixon, Van Blackwell, Grace Milliken, Tom Solether, Margaret Mitchell, James Stone' 1 Leta Rakestraw, Hubert Goss, Anita Fern Johnson. Ray Logan, Dorothy Mullins, J. R. White, Ollie Mae Swinnea, Jack Frizzell, Lettie Lou Cannon, Edward Niles, Eunistine Bradford, Robert Chandler, Marjorie Sidener, Hoyt Hughes, Jean Rosseau, Charles Hicks, Mary Ferne McCasland. Marvin Archer. Irene Yoder, Johnny Hewlett, Shirley McCasland, Bobbie Moy- er, Eleanor Mortensen, Pat Gala- gher, Florence Jenkines, Jack M a s s e y, Marjorie McBride, Holmes Mears, Lorene Valdez, Eugene Shaw, Josephine Fawcett. Sam Jones, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cum- mins, Coach Graves, Coach Lit- ,leg Max Fitzpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Rolls, and Miss Doris Thompson. Lorene Valdez: I like a man with a past. A man with a past is always interesting. Patsy Ruth Lawrence: That is tx-ue, but I don't think hels near- ly as interesting as a man with 2 future. Grace Dixon: The man who interests me is a man with a Present, and the more expensive it is the more interest I take in him. - i,.-O, .l ,- In Memoriam Lillian had a little lamb, It was given her to keep, It followed Lillian everywhere, But died from lack of sleep. f I --The Prairie. L I DANEY OR FRIZZELL T0 BE JR. HIGH QUEEN The queen for Junior High will be selected from the candidates, Billie Marie DHUEY, '59V91'l'fh grade, and Ann Frizzell, sixth grade. The candidate having the.1a1'aSSf number of votes will reign 35 queen. The Queen's Contest will close today at 1 o'clock. Votes are sell- ing for a penny each in order to raise money for the float to be entered in the parade. The queen will have the honored POS-'tion OH the Junior High float. only Sw- dents in the sixth and seventh grades are allowed to vote. 'Thanks' Thoughts For Thanksgiving When the inquiring reporter asked various students and teach- ers around school, What are you thankful for? the following re- plies were given. Some of them serious, some of them not, the answers show that we all can think of something to be thank- ful for, if we try. MR. KAY: Tm thankful that I'm living. EDWARD G. NILES: Because Christmas is getting near. MILLICENT YODER: For my new coat and a date to the Ro- liki dance. MR. KRAULEDAT: That I'm an American citizen. RED STONE: Wimmin. VIRGINIA BRUNTON: f'For all the new teachers! COACH CUMMINS: For the good weather we've had for foot- ball games and practices this year. CATHERINE FARINA: Pep rallies during American History period. HARDY ALDRICH: Well -- darned if I know! PHYLLIS HOGE: That there's only one Joe Barbee. He's so mean! SARAH PINSON: Oh, my good health. I guess. Jewell Archer: I don't want to commit myself. OLLIE MAE SWINNEA: For algebra. Robbie Good: I'm thankful for Margaret Lucas because she's .so crazy! ---1,.-u...-.i. Senior High Queen To be Chosen Today Voting for the queen contest will take place the first ten min- utes of the fifth period today CWednesdayb. Candidates have been selected from the sopho- mere, junior, and senior classes, and the one who wins will ride on the high school float in Wes- laco's Birthday parade, Since each class will vote for its own candidate, the eighth grade will be the deciding factor in the elec- tion. The candidates are as follows: sophomores, Mary Fern Mc-Cas- land, juniors, Shirley Ann Mc- Casland, and seniors, Virginia Ransom. THE WESLACO' HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 CHRISTMAS PLAY TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 15 A Christmas Revelation, mu- sical 3-act play, by Robert Hunt- ington Terry, will be presented by the members of Little Theatre assisted by the voice department, Friday, December 15, at 8 p. m. The cast of characters is as fol- lows: Mrs. John Hunter, mother, Gale Prater, Ralph Hunter and Lois Hunter, ten-year-old twins, Dennis Griffin and Mary Dale Foster, Mary, the maid, Robby Goodg Sylvia, the governess, Flor- ence Jenkinesg David Nutley, the grandfather, Pat Hingleg Deborah Nutley, the grandmother, Bobbie Dunsong John Hunter, father, Van Blackwell, Betty Brown and Ben- nie Jack, waifs, Josephine Faw- cett and Roy Henrickson, spirit of Love, Clara Mae Isham, Spirit of Sacrifice, Irene Yoder, Spirit of Christmas, Lucy Dancyg solo- ists, Virginia Ransom, Leta Smith, Tommy Curbo. Appropriate choruses will be sung by the senior girls, and boys' choral clubs. Mrs. Leon Graham will direct the play, and Mrs. Frank Potter will be in charge of the music. Admission will be ten cents for everybody. The proceeds will be used to defray the expenses of the production. -.4-,--013 ... COOPER TELLS SENIORS JOB QUALIFICATIONS Supt. C. B. Cooper gave some very good hints on How to Pre- pare for a Job to the senior home room last Thursday morning Mr. Cooper said that going to school gives an excellent oppor- tunity to acquire promptness, speed, accuracy, and ability to get along with people. It isn't what you learn from books at school that prepares you for a job, but the system of attitudes, meth- cds and habits which you gain while you are learning from the boo-ks. said Mr. Cooper. In applying for a job one should be well groomed and neat, but not too dressed up. He should express himself in such a way that the other person knows that he has confidence in himself. Mr. Cocper emphasized the point of good health in preparing for a job. He said that regular living curing school will help to make one fit for work later on. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE 'IEQLNUATIONA MEMBER OF I QUILL AND scRoLL I T o an A s I X ' In rits' .f. ,HSN 'Xi Pillai Mgt? TP QLM fi .ill 0 L M n' f'-ji X L 7 Whenever It ls, l..et's Be Truly Thankful The Weslaco schools will observe Thanksgiving on the last Thursday, after the old tradition. It really makes no difference when the day is observed, however, for the thought will always remain the same. We have so many things to be thankful for, that we scarcely stop to think of anything definite. In arswer to the direct ques- tion, we say that we are thankful for just everything. Living in a free country like the United States, it is not hard to name something we are thankful for, but do we really realize what a blessing it is to be able to think, speak, and write as we wish? Let's pause a moment Thursday and remind ourselves of all that we have to be thankful for. Don't Beat Around the Bush Such exclamations as Curses, foiled again! lVIissed by a hair! and Wee is me will drift through the corridors of this edu- cational institution next period when we rece.ve our report cards. Will papa spank, or merely say, No allowance this next week, Percival '? Ah, yes, you have been told, lo, these many times to burn the midnight petroleum, but isn't it better to spare the work and save the brain? The folks don't mind, surely not, and it is so much fun to go to class unprepared to quote from the Contcrbury Yarns, the Constitution, or Theorem 00. So to you, fellow aspirants to greater education, I say, Sing a song of whoo-pee, and let the grades fall where they may CHOWD, and next time don't beat around the bush until the end of the six- weeks before you begin your serious concentration on study. lVIr. Yoder took pictures around the school last Thursday fDemo- crats' Thanksffivingl for the an- nual. He visited the shop, the art room. the band. and the science room. He also took pictures of Mr. Cooper and Mr. Kay in their offices, the bleachers, and the caretakers. The senior assembly program Friday. November 24, consisted of a picture show. The First Century of Baseball. Coach Graves had charge of the pro- gram. Last week at the regular meet- ing. the Roliki Club elected How- ard Lombard as vice-president. This was made necessary bv Wel- born Bentley's moving back to Florida. Plans were discussed fOr a decorated car in the parade. Tickets were issued to the mem- bers for their annual Thanksgiv- ing dance to be held tonight at the Mercedes Country Club. School will be dismissed this afternoon for the Thanksgiving holidays and will be resumed Monday, December 4. THE WE'SLAiCO HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 'w-.,,-x N' '-A'-'FM'- K . mom nas IX-if J 1, 1 V THE wASHLm l l s. L -Ts'--ae A BDELEMQS E! :Y Here it is washday again - and look at the dirt come out of those clothes! Can anyone tell us who MARY FRANCES BETTS' current flame is since FRED went to A. and M.? Some queer dates at the foot- ball banquet were DALE DOUTH- IT-EVIDNA DOWNINGQ JACK MASSEY - FLORENCE J EN- KINESQ and BOBBY JONES- ROBBIE JANE MCCANTS. The inseparable pair, RUTH HELEN YOUNG and WOODROW BOYD, were seen munching ham- burgers at the MoPac over the week end. We were just wonder- ing if they ate onions. Could someone enlighten us as to whom MARY DALE FOSTER and ANN FRIZZELL have a crush on? C. B. HODGES and TOMMY GENE RIVES seem to be getting along fine. What do Pharr boys have that we don't have? MAYSIE OS- BORNE and DOROTHY FERGU- SON seem to think that they have plenty! IRENE YODER is learning to roll those eyesv like her big sister. The Girl Reserve president, ALICE MEERS. and the foot- ball liero, HOSEA FINCHER. had a wonderful time Monday night. ROBBIE JANE, BANKS IRBY, TALLY, and ALLENE started rather late Saturday night. They enjoyed Another Thin Man in Harlingen. OLLIE MAE SWINNEA, JACK FRTZZELL. PHYLLIS PRATER, and ROBERT CHANDLER were seen dancing over the week-end. Nice going, boys. Best wishes, Imogene. Congrat- ulations, Ray. We wish you hap- piness. They saw that -- BOOTS doesn't like for JACKIE to buy cokes for JEAN. tch! tch! Congratulations are in order ageing this time to the new Sup- DSI' Club member. We've done our duty. The clothes are clean once more, but wait until next week. ,Bye, now! ,rx -- So help me, pencil, Football sea- son is over at last, and I can't flnd a thing to comment on. But here goes: a Q u The Purple Panthers ended what has been a fair season, be- fore a small crowd Thursday night, by coming in on a photo finish in the last quarter. The score: 18-6, and in our favor. The Panthers have played a ten-game schedule, winning five and losing five. finishing with a standing of 500. . . Q I All-Valley selections were made this week, but not in time to meet the Hi-Life :lead line. We will have some dope on this in the next issue. The Panthers had their pictures taken Thursday afternoon. These will appear in the annual and other places. There were a few caniera boys out catching final shots of the Panthers in uniform. The Purple Panthers were guests of the Girl Reserves at a banquet and a movie afterwards Monday night. Gee-thanks, girls. FITTENS PLACE TERD IN JUNIOR CONFERENCE A defeat of 21-6 by the P.S.J.A. Cubs Thursday, November 23, marked the end of the 1939-40 football season for the Panther Kittens. During the season the Kittens have played seven Eames, of which they won two, 10st thfei and tied two. Of these seven games, foul' of them were conference affairS. The Kittens won two of them and lost two, thus giving them third P1309 in the Junior COf1fGTeUCe- The Kittens have piled UP H 'CO' tal of 67 points to their OPPO- nents' 78. Some of the boys have shown up well this year, and they Pfom' ise to be of great value to the Panthers next Year- Panthers Beat Kats To Close Season Weslaco's Panthers wound up their season last Friday night on Barbee Field by defeating the Raymondville Bearkats, a confer- ence team, 18-6. The first quarter was slow, with the Panthers holding a heavier team to practically no gain. The entire quarter was played in Raymondville territory. Raymondville scored early in the second quarter but failed to convert. Later in the period the Panthers threatened the Bear- kats' goal but failed to score. Raymondville retained their lead throughout the period, though the Panthers tried hard to score. The third period remained scoreless. Both teams were but- ter-fingered and fumbled often, however, neither team profited much by the fumbles. The Panthers hit their stride early in the fourth period when A y Wi! ix' 1 .gs 1 - f X 'XE-3, - -.... .- -5 .... 6 . .-3 Dale Douthit hurled a 24-yard pass from the Panthers' 44 to De- laney, who carried it over for the first Purple and Vtfhite tally. The try for conversion failed. Delaney intercepted a Bearkat pass soon after the kick off' and then re- ceived an end-zone pass from Dale D. for the second score. They failed to convert. Jim Williams, Panther guard, went over for the last score of the evening when he received a lateral from De- Laney. The conversion was not completed. Both Panther guards have scor- ed a touchdown this season as well as playing a good, clean, heads-up ball game at their own lE7'55f.,'i+ ' - 0 H VX., V 4 t Q7 IMS MQ-flung .-.sg Y position. Dale Douthit played his best ball game of the SGHSOI1 against the Bearkats. He was in on every play and was clicking on pass defense. THE WESLACO' HI-LIFE, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 WORK PROGRESSES AS ANNUAL STAFF SWEATS The students who paid their down payments on an annual sev- eral weeks ago have probably forgotten about it now, but not so with the annual staff. They have been working steadily for the past weeks. Senior pictures and pictures of the faculty have been completed: and strange as it may seem, the camera is still intact and will be able to take pictures of the junior class after Christmas. The snapshot editors have been busily planning their sheets, and now they may be seen rushing around the campus, snapping pictures here and there. Feature editors are planning in- teresting and clever articles for their section which will be of great interest to the student body. The art editors are working hard also, trying to put their dreams on pa- per in an effort to have an attrac- tive theme for the La Palma this year. The busy editor and assistant editor seem to be everywhere at once. taking advice here, and giv- ing someone advice there, assist- ing wherever and whenever they can. PANTHERS HAVE SUCCESSFUL SEASON Weslaco's Purple Panthers clo-sed a successful season with a thrilling win over Raymondville last Thursday, 18-6. The Panthers played a tough schedule of 10 games, winning 5 and losing 5. They scored 152 points to the opponents' 123, for en average of 15.2 points per game to 12.3 for the opposition. In conference play, Weslaco played G games, won 4, and lost and scored 108 points to 85 to the opponents. The Panthers scor- ed an average of 18 points per conference game to 14.1 for the opposition. Weslaco's final conference standing will not be known until the outcome of the Mission- P.S.J.A. game this week-end. At the present, the Panthers occupy third place: but should Mission lcse. they will move into a tie for second place. - n-? Thirteen of the Panthers prob- fbiv played their last game Thurs- cify right, fcr old Weslaco high. MEET THE SENIORS ' VIRGINIA RANSOM is .sweet sixteen and loves waffles! She has a deep desire to be a libra- rian Csecond choicel and says she needs to find a sucker Cthat's quoted from Virginial to be her first choice! She likes to dance and swim, and she definitely dis- likes walking on crutches! A cer- tain boys laid a bet with me that she would be married before she is nineteen! VAN BLACKWELL swings a mean foot in the jitterbug world. He's an authority! He dotes on hunting and would give all for angle food cake and Grace Dixon! I-le is seventeen, and wants to be Cof all thigsj a gigilol GRACE DIXON is another am- bitious seventeen-year-old. She wants to be a dietician and says her pet peeve is breaking her baton. Grace is blonde and very oo-la-la! She, too. swings a mean foot on the dance floor and says it's eenie-meenie-minie-moe be- tween dancing and riding horse- back, with her. LORENE VALDEZ is one of the lo-oveliest flowers of the senior class! In her opinion, Pee- Wee Shaw is just too-too divine. Lorene has attained that superior age of seventeen and wants to be a nurse. Ice cream and dancing are her weaknesses! ROBBIE JANE MCCANTS wants Chow skeletons do come outl to be a trapeze performer! She is sixteen and likes to eat fpardon while we shudder! olives, pecan pie, and cucumbers. BILLIE McWHORTER'S pet peeve is chewing gum and Chor- rible thoughtl he likes to eat vegetables! His deep desire is to become a neo-electrographist! CWoo-wool. MUSICAL PROGRAM GIVEN IN JUNHOR ASSEMBLY Stephen Foster, a playlet hon- oring the famous Southern com- poser, was presented by the Jurio-r Music Class in Junior as- sembly, November 23. The presentation featured some of the more popular ef Foster's compositions. Joyce Hingle sang Oh, Susanna. Billie Marie Darey sang Jeanie with the Light-Brown Hair, Ann Frizzell sarg Beautiful Dreamer, Jackie Solether sang t'My Old Kentucky Home, and the group sang Old Folks at Home. The participants in the playlet were as follows: Stephen Foster, Jackie Soletherg Mrs. Foster this motherb. Billie Marie Daneyg Jeanie this sweetheartj, Mary Dale Foster: Susanna Ca family friendb, Arn Frizzell: Miranda Chousemiaidj, Joyce Hingleg chorus: Ray La Grande, Don Ransom, Dennis Griffin, Billie Jean Bennett, Carol Jones, Vir- ginia Lynch, Jewel Dean Sun- dermeyer, and Mary Jane Weber: stage hands: E. B. Hodges and Rayford Barnettg sponsor. Mrs. Potter. -1li.n-l., M.. By the way, students. today is report card day and we think we have a helpful suggestion. If your report card is a little on the fail- ing side, better conceal it until after Thanksgiving if you ex- pect to enjoy your holiday. NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO D. D. SUPPER CLUB Mary Louise Guenther was unanimously elected into the D. D. Supper Club at the nceeting on November 25 at Betty Hunt's. Mary Lcuise is the first new member the club has had in over a year. Plans were discussed for a for- mal dance to be given at the end cf school. It was also decided to have a D. D. supper for the mem- bers cf the club before the dance. and their dates of the business, After disposing the group enjoyed tacos. olives, hot tea. and pumpkin pie. Those- attending were Lorene Valdez, Grace Dixon, Betty Compere, Al- Tene Holman, Robbie Jane Mc- Cants, ard the hostess. Betty Hunt. .....-...-0..,..-l- . Welborn Bentley: Time doesn't Change much, does it? 'tGuzzle Milliken: What do you n'e:n, time doesnt change much? Welborn B.: Well. long ag0 Greek maidens were supposed to sit and listen to lyres all evening. Guzzle M.: What has that get to do with time not chang- ing? Welborn B.: Nothing, only 8 lot of modern girls do the same thing. .. vor.. 16 WEsLAco, TEXAS, DECEMBER 7, 1939 NO, 12 ll ig ' Honor. I V? ROLL Of the 609 students enrolled in junior-senior high school 160 had averages high enough to be placed on one of the three honor rolls. There were 172 students on the honor roll at this time last year, while last six weeks there were 206 on the honor roll. The sixth grade had high hon- ors with ten students on the superior honor roll. Close behind the sixth grade was the senior. with seven students, and the seventh with six students having an average of A. Following is the complete honor roll for the second six weeks: Superior Honor Roll 44 A's or 4 A's and 1 B5 11th: Dorothy Ferguson, Mary Loiuse Guenther, Allene Holman, Robbie Jane McCants, Maysie Os- borne, Joseph Schoen, Kathryne Swanzey. 10th: George Bradford, Donald Hewlett, Margaret Lucas. 9th: Sam Jones, Edward Niles, Marjorie Sidener, Virginia Brun- ton. 8th: Mary Frances Betts. Ar- mando Cuellar, Doris Fitzgerald. Tth: Merrill Skaggs, Barbara Fisher, Carl Jones, Maxine Gon- zales, Jon Knapp, Loydelle Ste- venson. 6th: Mary Dale Foster, Maebeth Gallagher, Clara Lou Hartness. Bamma Lou Tidwell, Joan Coate. Otto Fay McFarland, Bettie Marie Carr, Amelia Cirilo, Ann Frizzell, Yolanda Johnston. Honor Roll 11th: Donald Anderson, Betty Beaumont, Grace Dixon, Bobbie Dunscn, Rex Garrett, Margaret Godfrey, Catherine Hoepfner, Bobby Jones, Billie McWhorter, Virginia Ransom. 10th: Joe Barbee, Betty Com- pere, Dorothy Lee Drawe, Carl Fitzgerald, Robby Good, Tom Ring, Tom Solether, Millicent Yoder, Josephine Halstead, Wat- son Keeney, and Marjorie Mc- Bride. 9th: Letty Lou Cannon, W. E. Carlisle, John Emery, Billy For- Sythe, Antonio Guerra, Phyllis Hufty, Johnny Hewlett, Eleanor Mortensen, Verna Mae Purl, Dor- othy Shull, Irene Yoder. fContinued on Page Twoj Plans Being Made For Birthday Party This year, as in previous years, the Weslaco schools are going to do their part in making the Wes- laco Birthday celebration a suc- cess. Classes, clubs, and other or- ganizations of the school are rapidly whipping their plans into shape. Floats will be entered in the parade by the Stephen F. Aus- tin Grammar School, the North Ward School, the Junior High school, and the Senior High school. The Stephen F. Austin school's float will carry out the theme of the Seven Cardinal Principles of Education. The North Ward school has not yet decided about its float. The Junior and Senior high school floats will each have a queen and attendants. THANKSGIVING PROGRAM PRESENTED BY JR. CLASS A Thanksgiving Day program, sponsored by Miss Andrus, was presented Wednesday, November 29, in combined assembly. Dorothy Lee Drawe, chairman, conducted the program. After Betty Compere delivered the de- votional, Virginia Ransom and Donald Fleming sang a duet, Thanksgiving A clarinet quar- tet composed of Mary Louise Guenther, Billy Lee, Howard Lom- bard. and Donald Fleming play- ed Moderato E Contabilef' Mar- iorie Miller gave Billy at the Circus, a humorous reading: and Pat Hingle concluded the pro- gram by giving a brief talk on W'hat Thanksgiving Should Mean to Me. ...-..--0---i-4 Betty Hunt: Dad, are you still growing'? Mr. Hunt: No. Why do you ask? Betty: Well, it seems that youre growing up through your hair. ,iil Mrs. Bennett: What is the half of eight, Dennis? Dennis Griffin: Which way, teacher? lVlrs. Bennett: VVhat do YOU rnean? Dennis G.: On top or sidewise? Mrs. Bennett: What difference does it make? Dennis G.: Well, WD half of eight is zero, but the half of eight sidewise is three. Shirley Chosen Queen, Juniors Win Again Shirley McCasland, junior, was chosen Queen of Weslaco Senior High, as a result of the voting held Wednesday afternoon. Shirley re- ceived 137 votes, while Virginia Ransom, senior candidate, follow- ed with 100 votesg and Mary Fern McCasland, sophomore candidate, received 85 votes. Virginia and Mary Fern will be Shirley's at- tendants and ride on the high school float with her. BILLIE MARIE DANEY CI-IOSEN JR. HIGH QUEEN Billie Marie Daney, seventh grade, will be queen on the junior high school float Friday in the parade. Ann Frizzell, the sixth grade opponent, will be one of the queen's attendants on the float. Billie Marie won by a close margin of only eighty votes over Ann. Proceeds of the contest were S22.80. This will be used to de- fray the expenses of the entry. -....1.1Q... ii.. Playing Safe The barber was dark and swar- thy, and his eyes were black and sparkling. It was evident that he was descended from Latin stock. What do you thing of the Ital- ian situation? he inquired of the customer. What is your opinion of Mussolini? The same as yours, replied the man in the chair. But how do you know my opinions? inquired the startled barber. I don't, admitted the man, but you have the razor. i.-..-hgli 35 COUPLES ATTEND ROLIKI CLUB DANCE Approximately 35 couples at- tended the annual Roliki Thanks- giving dance last Wednesday night at the Mercedes-Weslaco Country Club. Music was furnished by a nickelodeon. Balloons and crepe streamers decorated the hall, and a warm fire roared in the stone fireplace. Chaperons for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Norris Rich- ey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, and Mrs. Phil Hoge. Donald Flem- ing, Carson Hoge, and Rex Gar- rett were in charge of arrange- ments. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 7, 1939 Honor Roll - - - CStarts on page onej 8th: Maria Aguilar, Lucy Dan- cy, Douglas Parker, Phyllis Pra- ter. 7th: Billy Brunton, Billie Marie Daney, Ruth Pinson, Frances Powell, Betty Pugel, Jewell Dean Sundemeyer, Jane Weber. 6th: A. G. Boese, Caroline Krause, Jimmy Norton, Mary Jane Ratliff, Mildred Schreck, Billy Solether, Imogene VGFHOU- Honorable Mention 11th: Elaine Akerman, Carmen Cadena, Ernest Gipson, Maxine Henderson, Auzline Knight, How- ard Lombard, Maxine Meek, Doris Nix, Edith Mae Rankin, Howard Tidwell, Bonnie Tisdale, Ruth Helen Young. 10th: Hardy Aldridge, Jim Bennett, Doyle Betts, Durward Emery, Phyllis Hoge, Archie Jen- kines, Shirley McCasland, Lucie Claire Rankin, Barbara Shull, Betty Jo Smith, Hazel Kammer- er. 9th: Roy Brockett, Nell Chand- ler, Josephine Fawcett, Dan Garza, Murlene Jones, Ray Lo- gan. 8th: Billylyn Clark, Jerry Gip- son, Martha Neal Lucas, S. D. McDaniel, Tommy Gene Rives, Vera Mae Schellhamer, Jean Shuford. Maurice Talbert, Enea- nor Vos. 7th: Ethel Anderson, Howard Findley, June Mitchell, Martha Lou Nicholson, Cristela Garcia, Dennis Griffin, Billie Mae Hoge, Virginia Lynch, Joe Garza, Jua- nita Hood, Marjorie McMullen, Don Ransom. 6th: Miller Armstrong, Guy Bradford, Vivian Frith, Fay Frith, Vivian Nell Dean, Walter Bach, Domingo Gonzalez, Theo Haas,, Jose Loredo, Willadene McAlpin, Jimmy Moyer, William Bach, Donald Dorman, Bobby Easley, Doris Long, Martina Martinez. Susie Rodriguez, Yvonne Thomp- son, Newell Talbert, Mary Sue Valdez. Pictures of the pep squad and senior football team were taken last week by Mr. Yoder for the annual. Individual pictures of the Panthers, of the junior and senior pep squad leaders, and of Jean Oltman, drill leader, were also made. We know you all will do your part to make the birthday cele- biation an outstanding success! THE WESLACO HI-LIFE 'I .v . tnfmiow MEMBER OF QUILL AND SCROLL tsemig' gr! I ll El .J AHA S n xl . in L N if 'iii 477 f N ' ll G9 it 7 ' d . c lvl l , ' ,.' ' 4, A j, ., ml-, X ' I it . - We Have Grown, Too! As Weslaco has grown, so have her schools. When the present school buildings were built, it was thought that they would accom- modate any number of students who would ever enroll here. With the town's increased population the school's enrollment has jumped immensely. Classes are now taught in classrooms that are over- crowded. We need a gymnasium, more classrooms, and a larger auditorium. In the first Weslaco High, only the 3 R's and the added courses of home economics and vocational agriculture were taught. We now have all the regular academic courses plus many vocational courses such as mechanical drawing, automobile mechanics, woodwork, typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, journalism, vocational guidance, and an outstanding music department. Every subject now taught in Weslaco high school is affiliated with the State Department of Education, and our faculty has grown from a mere handful of teachers to the number of 48. We feel that our schools have kept pace with the growth of Weslaco, and we are indeed proud of our excellent school system. All Unfavorable Comparison It has been said that world progress has been partially brought about by comparison. In ages past, man would compare two things, and take the better of the two. lf that be the case, then Weslaco high school is going backward. A comparison of the school year thus far shows that there were 72 F's made the first six weeks and 127 F's made the second six weeks in grades eight through eleven. During the first six weeks 206 junior-senior high school students were on one of the three honor rolls, while the second six weeks there were only 160 who attained this honor. This can partly he explained by the fact that teachers usually grade a little more leniently the first six weeks, still the decrease is too large to be laid solely to this. There seems to be a general let-down among the students. This six weeks may spell success or failure for the semester. A high grade may tide you overg yet, a low grade may be your downfall, Arid if you are a candidate for exemptions, you'll certainly want to keep your grades up this six weeks. Buddy, your hands are very dirty, said Miss Black. VVhat would you say if I came to school with dirty hands? 'fl'd be too polite to mention it, replied Buddy. UD to sixteen a lad is a BOY Scout, but after sixteen he bc- comes a Girl Scout. - The Western Breeze, Washington, D. C. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 7, 1939 Progress and School MEET THE SENIORS Tradition Mingle Did you know that after the school students of Weslaco went to school in Donna in 1921? Did you know that the high creation of the Weslaco Indepen- dent School District the follow- ing year, there was a total en- rollment of 350 boys and girls as compared to 1,868 by the latest census? Did you realize that the num- ber of teachers has increased from 10 to 54 since the begin- ning of the Weslaco schools? Are you aware of the fact that Weslaco high's colors were once red and black? Maybe it will surprise you to learn that the first graduating class had 9 members as compared to 70 of last year. By these figures you can read- ily see that the Weslaco schools have kept pace with the remark- able growth of the town During the short but eventful nineteen years of its existence, Weslaco high school has developed tradi- tions as much a part of the school as the Birthday Party is of Weslaco. Purple and white became Wes- laco's own colors in the early years of its development. Second only to our school colors in the promotion of school spirit are the Panther pep yell, the Barbee Yea Team and the pep song, Corning Around the Mountain. One of the biggest annual events in the high school is the election of the Panther Sweet- heart. Two candidates, one from the junior and one from the se- nior class, are the subject of ex- tensive campaigning for several days before the election. The one chosen is the honoree of various social events. besides having a prominent position at the football games. Another annually anticipated event of the school year is the Donna-Weslaco football game. For years these two schools have been rivals, and the spirit of .com- petition is very keen at this game. The Senior class has the spot- light at the end of the year with its participation in the traditional Kid Day and Class Day. An eventful school year is closed with the occurrence of commencement. This year has added another tradition to Weslaco high school with the writing of a permanent EVIDNA DOWNING, who is seventeen, likes perfume, pecan pie, and writing letters. She col- lects all sorts of what-nots. She doesn't like studying, and she has a definite aversion for squash and fish. Evidna wants to be a school teacher. Her favorite actor is Spencer Tracy. DALE HACHENBERG likes dancing and Alice Myers. He is nineteen, and his ambition is to go to Germany. As second choice, he'll be content to be the pro- prietor of the Oasis Cafe. Martha Raye is his favorite actress. BOBBIE DUNSON, seventeen, definitely likes James Stewart. She'd rather dance than eat, un- less she can have butterscotch pie. Her pet aversions are secrets, waltzes, and writing letters. She wants to be a journalist. JOSEPH SCHOEN is only six- teen. His favorite delicacy is chocolate pudding. To him, tennis is the ideal way of keeping his waistline down, and he's very good with a racket. He likes Bet- te Davis. His aversion is Roliki dinners-but definitely! ALICE MYERS likes dancing and chocolate candy. She's sev- enteen and president of the Girl Reserves. Her ambition is to be- come a librarian. Her favorite actor is Richard Greene. Her aversions are onions and being called 'tShortstuff. MARGARET GODFREY, six- teen, is president of the B Natur- al Club. She likes to read travel books, and her hobby is keeping a journal. Her ambition is to be a journalist. Her pet aversion is squashy okra. school song. The words of The Spirit of Weslaco High were written by a student, and the mu- sic composed by our band direc- tor. Above all the'traditions men- tioned so far, the one most cher- ished by students and teachers is the friendly spirit that prevails in all phases of work and play ir. our own Weslaco high school, a school that the students and citi- zens have a right to be proud of. 3 f i an V y jail-ii ttlrdtllmltttl We shall probably need a new washing machine after this week. What a week! Roliki dance. Thanksgiving, college students home for the holidays-every- thing. RED STONE and BETTIE GENE FRIZZELL, BENNIE MITCHELL and MAIDEL ROB- BINS, F. I. Rakestraw and CLARA MAE ISI-IAM were just a few that enjoyed the Roliki dance. Was or wasnlt the party at BETTY HUNTS Thursday night successful? We can't find Out- GALE PRATER accepted with pleasure the kind invitation Of RALPH FITZGERALD to attend the Edinburg Junior Collegfi Dance Friday night- HCHUMP' DOUTHIT and BILLIE MARION PARKS were also seen at the dance. BETTY COMPERE and NED SOLETHER had to be somewhere Friday night, but we can't find out where. We also saw BILLY POWELL and MARION GEORGE leaving town the same evening. Two Weslaco high boys, it is rumored, were stood up Friday night by two Weslaco high girls, weren't you, BRUCE and BOB- BY? FRED KEENEY thought it im- portant enough to telegraph GRACE DIXON for a holiday date. They were seen at Gard- ner's Saturday night, along with NED and BETTY. BILL WOR- THAM was in the group as a stag. The personality of the week is Marion George, a junior. She is 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs ll0 pounds, and has blue eyes and brown hair. She is also the proud pcssessor of a pair of dimples. Marion says that she prefers boys who are gentlemen. The dirt forecast for the com- ing week is favorable. With the junior class dance tonight and the many attractions of the Birth- day Party. we should have to work overtime next week. We now find that we have reached the other end of the clothesline. Everything has been washed and is on the line to dryg all that remains is for the vic- tims of our scrubbing to get dir- ty again for next week's edition. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER l-lere's Your Chance, Girls-and Boys VVhat is your opinion of the op- posite sex? Do those bright green trousers sported by W. H. S. heartthrobs make you swoon with joy, or do they remind you of the time you ate too many green apples? Do you like these fuzzy sweaters our girls are wearing, or would you prefer something not quite so apt to tickle? HI wish Henry wouldn't make me pay half the expenses when we have a date, complains lit- tle Harriet high school. Hmph! snorts Caleb Heart- beat, 'tl don't see why girls have to be an hour late to everything. We scribes think a little con- structive criticism may help our loyal students, so we're putting a box in the library, and we want you to drop the coupon given be- low in it. Aversion means a fixed dis- like. We want to know what your fixed dislikes are concern- ing the opposite sex. Please make it clear whether you are speaking of a boy or a girl. In next week's paper results of the poll will be announced, so vote, if you're interested. If' you aren't interested in the opposite sex Chighly improbablelj we'll have to think' up a new feature for next week. In short, guys and gal, we are presenting the usual coupon. Just fill it in Cwithout your name and addressb, and drop it in the box in the library today. You needn't eat Krispy Krunchers for a month in order to get the box- tops, for this is not a contest. Af- ter all, you wouldn't want ye olde editors to fourgo the pleasure of the local cinema in filthy lucre for would you? order to have prizes, now, Ik if ak Ik ik lk :lf Pt: Pl: ll' ' ' Pl' What is your pet aversion in ' the opposite sex? Xl 'f 111 ak 13 Pl all 251 fl' bis 1? wk LF 1? 214 44 Fl: wk 8 Pl QM..i John Ring: The best looking girls go with the best looking boys, Phyllis: Conceited! LITTLE THEATRE MEMBERS GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS Every member of the Little Theatre was given a specific job in connection with the Christmas play, The Christmas Revelation, to be presented on December 15, at a business meeting held in the junior high building recently. The appointments were based on choice slips the members filled out at the previous meeting. Kathryn Swanzey, appointed as assistant director, will have charge of the property co.mmit- tee, headed by Rachel Suggg the make-up committee, headed by Josephine Halstead, and the cos- tume committee, directed by Phyllis Hoge. The other members of these three committees are Florence Jenkines, Johnny Hew- lett, Shirley McCasland, Marjorie Miller, Ethel Mae Friend, and Ollie Mae Swinnea respectively. The stage director, Hardy Ald- rich, heads the scenery and stag- ing committee, composed Of Lyle Morgan, F. I. Rakestraw, and Josephine Fawcett, and the light- ing committe-e, composed of Bruce Edwards and Roy Henrickson. Betty Compere is the business manager, heading the publicity and program committee and the ticket committee. Ethel Mae Friend, Margaret Godfrey, and Archie Jenkines are on the for- mer committeeg and Grace Dixon, Helen Reagh, and Gene Valdez are on the latter. ..i..,,..-...... FORMER STUDES VISIT DURING HOLIDAYS Weslaco was happy to have many of its ex-students home for the holidays. Among them were the following: Carl Berry, Fiances Berry, Lu- ther Edwards. and Andrew Down- ing from A. 8: I.g Loon Bennett 'ind Bettie Gene Frizzell from Draughonsg Lucille Chandler, Billie Marion Parks, and Odell Whitten from Baylor University, Mary Louise Johnson and Paul- ine Marshall from Incarnate Word, Fred Keeney and Ned So- lcther from A. 85 Mg Bill VVor- tham and Able Morales from Schreiner, Allen Robertson, Bill Robertson, and Willard Glass from Texas University. o--K. -Q New scales for weighing and measuring have been added to the health department of Weslaco high school. 'caan mf X f?itf,f DELlNES! mm Cb S N Q gi Wow! Football is over. Yes nearly two whole weeks have passed since that night the Pan- thers came out on the long end of the score to end their 1939 foot- ball season. Nothing much has happened since then-except that pictures have been taken, uni- forms checked in, measurements for sweaters taken-and Grady has thrown away his crutches. We noticed a few ex-students here over the holidays, among them Chicken Morales, all-Val- .ey guard, who has been taking care of a guard position at Schreiner. Chicken has played in ten games this year, one being against another ex-student and former team mate, Woodrow Isham. Basket ball will get under way in a few days. Weslaco should 'wave an excellent team this year. All boys planning on going out for the Panther eleven next fall should take part in this sport. Y That Girl Reserve banquet was 3 swell affair. The team appre- ciated it very much. Thanks, G.R's. ' Profs Spend Holidays ln Various Places Many of the teachers of Wes- laco high spent the Thanksgiving holidays out of the Valley, while others remained in Weslaco. Mr. Cooper. Coach Graves, Miss Youngblood, Mrs. Hoge, and Miss Andrus attended the State Teach- ers Convention in San Antonio. Miss Andrus also visited her mother in Crystal City. ' - Mr. Kay and Miss Thompson watched the Texas Aggies Wlill over the University of Texas. Miss Oltman, Coach Graham, and Coach Little visited their home towns, while Mr. Krauledat spent his holiday in Corpus Chris-' ti and VVeslaco. Mrs. Robertson, Miss Black, Miss Pinson, Mrs. Lehman, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Graham, Miss Friend, Coach Cummins, Mr. McWil- Hams, and Mr. Sansing, who is ill, Spent the holidays in and around Weslaco. gr VOL. 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, DECEMBER 19, 1939 NO. 14 Twentieth Birthday Scores Big Success Thousands of people witnessed the spectacular, annual birthday parade held in Weslaco last Fri- day morning in celebration of the town's twentieth year. ln the school division, the North Ward school float, representing a birthday cake with students wear- ing candles for caps, won first place. The St. Joan of Arc school won second place in this division. The float pictured children pray- ing to the Virgin. The Stephen F. Austin school, representing the seven principles of education, took third place, while fourth place honors went to the Junior High School, whose float represented Robin Hood and Maid Marian. The senior float with Shirley Mc- Casland, queen, and her attend- ants, Virginia Ransom and Merry Fern McCas1and, did not place. Other floats in the parade repre- sented many of the clubs and business firms of Weslaco and other towns. The parade was led by the Weslaco high school band, while the many floats and decorated cars followed. An added attrac- tion to the parade was the Edin- burg pep squad, with the assis- tant leadership of Nina Jean Cox. One of the largest crowds ever witnessed at a Valley celebration assembled on the school's ath- letic field to view the famous fruit, flower, and vegetable style show. Two students, Betty Com- pere and Grace Dixon, won first place honors. Betty modeled an evening gown of black onion seed and white ground corn, while Grace's drum major costume was made of green peppers and grape- fruit peel. Other high school girls modeling were Clara Mae lsham, attired in a bathing suit and cape of orange peelg Katie Rogers, modeling an evening gown of purple bougainvilleag and Millicent Yoder, wearing a street dress of Turk's Cap and egg-plant. The annual style show Friday night brought the Weslaco Birth- day Party Celebration to a climax, and Weslaco began the following day well on her way to another Party next year, when she will be old enough to vote. At The Christmas Revelation. Little Theatre to Present Christmas Play Friday, Dec. 15 Art, Music and Dramatic Departments Contribute To A Christmas Revelation The curtains drew slowly back, and there, in glowing, jewel- like colors, were graceful figures -the Madonna and the angels. The audience audibly drew in its breath, and a hush lay over the crowd. This could well be a description of the coming Little Theatre play, MA Christmas Revelation. The stained glass window de- scribed above has been construct- ed by the art department, and is one of the loveliest things ever seen in Weslaco high school. The Choral Club is lending the magic of its golden voices to the beauty of the traditional Christ- mas songs. The plot of the play itself cen- ters around the unintentional neg- lect by Gale Prater and Van Blackwell, in the roles of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter, of the spiritual education of their twins, Mary Dale Foster and Dennis Griffin. How their troubles are straightened out during the visit of Pat Hingle and Bobbie Dun- scn, who enact the parts of Grandpa and Grandma Nutley, is an entertainming plot you won't want to miss. You'll laugh at Robby Good as an irate Irish servant, you'll love Bobbie Dunson as a gentle old grandmother, y4ou'll sympathize with Van Blackwell as the busy, bewildered father. All proceeds of the play will be used to defray expenses of the production. Remember, Friday, December 15, at 8 o'clock. Tick- ets are being sold at l0c each by Little Theatre members-you won't want to miss it. ili- The Vocational Guidance class this week has visited Raleigh's dairy, the telephone office, the radio station, the post 0ffiC6, the telegraph office, the local rail- road station, and Knapp Motor Co. . p 1 The name of Maria Aguilar should have been on superior honor roll instead of the honor roll, as she made 4 A'S and 1 B- 4 Panthers Elected To All-Valley Team The Weslaco Panthers had three of their squad elected to the All- Valley first team this season and one on the second team. Grady Douthit, Hosea Fincher, and Dick Carpenter were elected to the first team, while Fred Sooter was elected to the second team. Grady Douthit was elected to an All-Valley back. He has been quarter back for the Panthers all season and is one of the best blocking backs in the conference. He did his share of the ball tot- ing as well as being the Pan- ther's passer. Hosea Fincher was selected to a tackle position on the first team. He has played as good and as hard a season as any athlete in the game. Hosea acted as captain in most of the games and did a good job of it. Another Panther tackle, Fred Sooter, was placed on the second team after three ballots. He was chosen for that team, not because he wasnit good enough for the first team, but because the Pan- thers already had one man at a tackle position on the first team. Dick Carpenter was also chosen for the first team at an end po- sition. Dick hasn't played as much as the boys named above, but when he was on the field, he play- ed as hard as anyone else. Dick is a good blocker and one of the hardest tacklers on the Panther team. These boys were elected by the coaches of the Valley teams. HISTORY AS SHE IS VVROTE! American Boy 13.000 A. DJ: What was the origin of the Fourth of July Celebration? Professor: It's origin is buried in antiquity. Bishop Dooley is of the opinion that it was on July 4 that Noah landed with his May- fair, and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, set off fireworks in honor of the event the fireworks being furnished by Solomon, Queen Elizabeth, and the Boston Tea Party. On the contrary, Pro- fessor Dryasdust holds that the festival is purely a civic one, and ,dates back from the time St. Patrick drove the snakes out of New York. THE WEJSLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 14, 1939 Eleven Journalists Eligible for Honors Eleven journalism students are now eligible for membership in the Quill and Scroll, internation- al honor society, stated Miss Louise Black, sponsor. They are Hardy Aldridge, Betty Compere, Josephine Halstead, and Millicent Yoder, juniors, and Bobbie Dun- son, Rex Garrett, Margaret God- frey, Catherine Hoepfner, Robbie Jane McCants, and Edith Mae Rankin, seniors. These students have met the requirements for membershipg they are in the upper third of their class in scholastic standingg they have done superior work in writting, editing, or business man- agement, and they have been recommended by the sponsor. A specimen of their work has been sent to the national secre- tary-treasurer for approval, and if it is accepted they will receive their Quill and Scroll pins and be initiated in the near future. pp voriige i boots, Emil Ludwig's Napoleon re- lates the stirring story of the life of the renowned war monger - the intrigue, the great battles of the Nile, the turmoil of the French Revolution, Austerlitz, and Water- loo. Emil Ludwig has dispersed the drapes of mystery which have so long surrounded the builder of a great empire, the dwarfish Cor- sican, Napoleon Bonaparte, and has presented in concise and clear form the true story of the famed French general. Following the tracks of Hanni- bal, Richard Halliburton rode his elephant through the dangerous passes and narrow defiles of the Alps, because he thought it would be amusing. Seven League Bootsp, the account of a prepos- terous and ,ludicrous journey makes excellent reading material for the lover of adventure and travel. -M110-Z-....,. Gale Prater: Do you know that I have the soul of an artist? Pat Hingle: I knew you paint- ed the minute I looked at your face. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE MEMBER OF ' QUILL AND SCROLL u as tr Z. Lego. f , K VA J' 4' , N . , it ' la . Q 23- nel...- lt's Your Own Fault! Light a fire-cracker and hear it pop! Tell students to do some- thing displeasing to them, and listen to the comments! The school faculty takes no delight in imposing restrictions on studentsg but when the students take advantage of the privileges ex- tended to them-then it is necessary that certain restrictions be made. W. H. S. students have eaten their lunches on the campus for years, and the janitor has diligently picked up the papers left by them for years. But many times, before he gathered them, they would be blown into the yards of surrounding homes. Naturally, com- plaints were made. Because students would not take the trouble to throw their pa- per in the waste cans, they must now eat in the study hall, even though they may prefer to eat on the campus with their friends. Your editors suggest that the students obey the rules of the school in order that no more of our present privileges be taken from us. Keep Off the Grass! A few weeks ago an appeal was made through an editorial to the students to use the walks instead of walking on the grass. The sidewalks are still intact, but the grass is slowly but surely dying out. Would it take many seconds longer to walk over to the walk and then up to school, rather than cut across the grass? We seem to have regular trails to school, judging from the looks of the school-yard, and our attempts at beautifying our campus seem to have been forgotten. Vlfhen we came to school the first time this Year, our campus was something to behold! It still is, but not in the way it once was. Wouldn't it be a lot nicer to take the hint and use the walks, rather than have signs and wire fences strung up all over the p1aCf-2? Surely the looks of old W. H. S. wouldn't suffer much, and maybe we could start a face-lifting campaign like that of our fair city put over several years ago. Students of the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades who bring their lunch to school are' reouested to eat it in the study hall or in the cafeteria. The Christmas holidavs will be- gin at four o'clock Wednesday. December 20, and extend until Tuesday, January 2, 1940. On behalf of the study body, the Hi-Life is happy to welcome back the math teacher. Mr. San- sing, who has been ill with typhuS fever. Some of the classes in high school will draw names and ex- change inexpensive gifts f0I' Christmas, and other home ro0mS will have a Christmas program. g THE WESLACO H1-LIFE, DECEMBER 14, 1939 J A'xd ' 'f1 H- fl fi-H':le't1y Movie Stars lmpersonated by Speech Class T In Banquet Chmaxmg Unit of Study , , th'Ifh9 Speech Class climaxed Mae Westl' Arnett, Edward I . ' W kg L g-L M eirstudy of speeches for special Clark Gable Delaney, Hal Joe . M, 1-'i Q OCCWOHS by swms a banquet E. Brown Easley, Ethel Mae i...1......4... It is time for the washing again. What a washing! After the cele- bration of Weslaco's Birthday, and the week end, Molly, the wash woman, has more news. Now let us look on the washline. Molly says the junior dance was the most outstanding event of the holidays. SHIRLEY MCCASLAND, queen, was escorted to the dance by CARSON HOGE. Others that were there helping celebrate were CATHERINE FARINA and WATSON KEENEYg PHYLLIS PRATER and HOYT HUGI-IESQ BOTSY NILES and MERRY FERN MCCASLANDQ PAT HIN- GLE and MARJORIE SIDENERQ MARION GEORGE and BUDDY WORTHAM. The washerwoman was pleased when she heard that BETTYI COMPERE and GRACE DIXON won first places in the annual style show. Congratulations, girls! KATIE, MILLICENT, and CLARA MAE also looked stunning in their vegetable and flower dress- es. The wash line was surprised to hear that SHIRLEY was having a swell time playing bingo with DONALD HEWLETT. Did you win anything, SHIRLEY? EVIDNA and some of her friends enjoyed a box of candy won playing bingo. It must have been good! You must be lucky, EVIDNA. Are Weslaco girls getting pop- ular! There were a number of them riding on the floats in the parade. At the 20-30 dance, Weslaco high students were seen swing- ing it out. They were REX and BETTYQ DONALD and MILLI- CENT, F. I. and MAIDELQ and GALE and BRUCE. Boy the way, while Molly was washing for Mrs. Prater the other day, she overheard a lecture lVIrs. Prater was giving Gale, for steal- ing fruit. Don't you know better, Gale? We heard that Patsy Ruth Law- rence has shown Albert the door. Naturally, we investigated, and 1113011 being questioned if this were true, Patsy said yes very emphatically. last Thursday in the auditorium. The movie motif was carried out, those present impersonating movie stars. The table was decorated with purple bougainvillea, and place cards were pictures of the stars that the students represented. Bruce Tyrone Power Ed- wards acted as toast master, and Arthur Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Johnson gave the response to his Welcoming speech. That well-known star, Mickey Rooney, alias Holmes Mears, pre- sented the Academy Award Ca small vasel to Bette Davis QBetty Huntb for her superb acting in The Old Maid. The class was honored to have Eleanor Powell, impersonated by Ethel Mae Friend, give a tap- dance. She was accompanied by Mlllicent Yoder. Dorothy Joan Crawford Mul- lins talked on The Anniversary of Moving Pictures, after which she called on the following for impromptu speeches: Beverly Jean Billie Burke Allen, Myrna Eleanor Powell' Friend, Arthur Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Johnson, Robbie Jane Carole Lombard McCants, Marjorie Zazu Potts McBride, Steve Wallace Beery Rutledge, Alice Patsy Kelly Myers, and Imogene Myrna Loy Rogers. Mrs. Fanny Price Graham and a visitor, Major Bowes Kay, were given special recognition, and the latter received the gong from himself. Evidna Priscilla Lane Down- ing talked on The Newcomers to Hollyfieldf' after which more im- promptu speeches were given by Frances Ann Rutherfordn Cook, Marjorie Judy Garlandt' Miller, Helen Martha Ray Reagh, Ka- tie Sonja Heinie Rogers, and Holmes Mickey Rooney Mears. The class was sorry to hear from Bobby Edgar Bergen Jones that Bobby Charlie McCarthy Clark had contacted stiff joints and was unable to be present. The closing number on the pro- gram was a humorous reading by Marjorie Judy Garland Miller. COACH CUMMINS GIVES TALK IN SR. ASSEMBLY Coach Bill Cummins made a talk in assembly Thursday morn- ing, December 7, concerning this year's football season. Coach Cummins was in charge of the program. At the beginning, Grace Dixon led the student body in the first stanza of America Coach Cummins stated that, at the beginning of the season, both the student body and the foot- ball fans took too much for grant- ed, and expected the team to bring in the championship. He said that, although several games had been lost, the team has play- ed every game well. He also brought out that the twelfth menj' instead of criticizing the boys for not training, should en- courage them to train. After Coach Cummins' SDGGCY1, an announcement was made by Reba Cook, who asked that cloth- ing for underprivileged Chlldfell be brought to the Girl Reserves for distribution. SHOP CLASS PRESENTS PROGRAM IN ASSEMBLY Mr. LeMaster's shop classes presented the Junior high assem- bly program of' Wednesday, De- cember 6. Rayford Barnett was chairman of the assembly. The first num- ber was the Beer Barrel Polka, a piano solo by Hector Valdezg then Raymond Jones played a harmonica solo, The Old Apple Tree. Archery was the sub- ject of Ernest Gipson's talk, dur- ing which he demonstrated va- rious types of bows and arrows. Walter Hope Baxter's humorous presentation of The Gathering of the Nuts featured a carefully selected cast of nuts and fur- nished amusement for the audi- ence. In concluding the program, Raymond Jones played the Beer Barrel Polka on the harmonica. ,......f--0-----tw I can tell you how much water to the quart goes over Niagara Falls. If you know, tell us. Two pints. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 14, 1939 BOYS HAVE PLENTY OF FAULTS, SAY GIRLS Fourteen answers to the ques- tion of the moment, What IS Your Pet Aversion in the Oppo- site Sex? tell us that approxi- mately 2th of our students Cin junior and senior highj have aversions. Whether this small per- cent is a testimonial to the ster- ling qualities of our beloved stu- dents, or whether it is merely an indication of the laziness of our student body is a debatable question. Our of fourteen answers, eleven pet aversions were caused by the stronger sex. In other words, my lads, eleven maidens unburdened their souls, confessed all, and ad- mitted that you weren't quite so perfect as you would prefer that they think. Conceit, lack of courtesy and good breeding, loud shirts, and sloppy socks seem to be your main failings. One gal cites in- difference as her pet aversion. Now boys, don't be bashful! No hamburger is complete without onions, but one young lady inti- mates that only hermits should eat them. Tropical nights are glorious to behold, 'tis true, but that school girl complexion is soon marred by late hours. The damsels have to punch the time clock, so dump 'em on their doorsteps a little before the milkman arrives. Gas- oline is high, but the ladies in- sist that you should not give out of this precious fuel down by that old murberry bush-or sim- ilar spots. Girls who leave boys draped over the raucous horns of their Model T's, while they casually ride off in a Cadillac are poison at the box office. Don't tell him you have to stay home with your aunt Matilda, and then bump into him. It isn't diplomatic. Either you boys are a chival- rous bunch, or else our girls are nearly perfect, because only three boys complained. This is a ter- rible reflection on the boys. but you should have voted when you had your chance. .MO-LM. t'I'm all out of sorts. The doctor said the only way to cure my rheumatism was to keep away from all dampnessf' Whats so tough about that? You don't know how silly it makes me feel to sit in an empty bathtub- and go over myself with a vacuum cleaner. MEET THE SENIORS MAXINE MEEK, alias MICK- EY , is seventeen, 5 feet 6M inches tall, and likes pecan pie, shrimp, and cheese sandwiches. She enjoys dancing and seeing picture shows, and her favorite actor is Tyrone Power. MICKEY'S weakness is beautiful clothes. She plans to be a stenographer or secretary. She dislikes being call- ed MAXINE. Five feet, one-half inches tall is EDITH MAE RANKIN, senior. She has hazel eyes, is sixteen years old, and collects snailsg EDITH MAE has a weakness for red hair and Mercedes boys, and her favorite dish is potato salad. She wants to become a journalist. Another of our seniors who gets around is MAYSIE OS- BORNE. MAYSIE will soon reach the age of seventeen, is 5 feet, 515 inches tall, and weighs about 118 pounds. She likes pecan pie and ham sandwiches, and her weaknesses are picture shows, dancing, and Glen! She enjoys seeing Myrna Loy and William Powell play together. MAYSIE'S pet aversion, as she states it, is a boy with a line! CATHERINE HOEPFNER, one of our most intelligent students, is also a senior. Her favorite dish is strawberry shortcake, and her hobby is collecting pictures. She enjoys seeing picture shows, and her favorite actor is Richard Greene. She is sixteen, and has gray eyes and red hair. CATH- ERINE is of the few students who really likes studying! GALE PRATER is another stu- dious senior. She also enjoys dancing, swimming. playing ten- nis, and likes spaghetti. She is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Weighs ll0 pounds, and has blonde hair and gray eyes. GALE, who is so self-confident herself, definitely dislikes meek and timid people! Her ambition is to become a journalist. 50 COUPLES ATTEND JUNIOR CLASS DANCE About 50 couples attended the junior dance, which was held in the ballroom of the Cortez Hotel Thursday, December 7. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with peach and pink gladioli. The music was furnished by a nickelodeon. During the dance, punch and candy were served. All of' the boys were given a silver bell, with red cellophane ribbon. Mrs. C. L. Skaggs, Robert Skaggs, Mrs. Phil Dixon, Mrs. Dick Niles, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, and Mrs. W. S. Carson were among the visitors who were present at the dance. Mrs. Phil Hoge, Mrs. D. C. Fleming, and Mrs. W. F. Keeney, home- room mothers, and Miss Williem- ett Andrus, Junior sponsor, were present as chaperons. ....,-.-OM,.- The Girl Reserves will meet next Monday night at the home of Grace Dixon. All members are to bring old clothes or toys for the needy, stated Miss Doris Thompson, sponsor. Sunday school teacher: Why in your prayers do you only ask for your daily bread instead of ask- ing for enough for a week? James Neville: So we may get fresh every day. UNINTENTIONAL ERRORS Y OCCUR IN HONOR ROLLS The Hi-Life regrets that several names were inadvertently omit- ted from last week's honor rolls. The honor rolls are made up by the journalism class from lists sent in by the various home room teachers. Upon checking the grade sheets, it was found that several teachers had failed to send in complete lists. The names of Naomi Card, 8-I, and Don McCants, 6-I should be added to the Honorable Mention list. Other ommissions are found in a Newsette. Do you carrot all for me? My heart beets for you, and my love is as soft as squash. But I'm as strong as an onion, for you're a peach and your turnip nose and your radish hair. You are the ap- ple of my eye. If you cantelope with me, lettuce go steady any- how, for I know we'll make a nice pear. -Adapted. He who laughs last. sits be- hind a tall, fat man at the movies. MMMMOTMM. Next week the Hi-Life will be on sale Wednesday instead of Thursday morning. Be sure to bring your 2 cents, or don't for- set if you are an annual sub- scriber. VOL. 16 WESLAC0. TEXAS, DECEMBER 21, 1939 NO. Little Theatre Play Scores Success The first stage play of the Little Theatre scored a big suc- cess Friday night when members presented A Christmas Revela- tion to a large and appreciative audience. Dennis Griffin and Mary Dale Foster carried away the hearts of the audience when they played the parts of Ralph and Lois Hun- ter, pampered twins, neglected by their socially minded parents, who had no time for their children. Gale Prater and Van Black- well were convincing in the roles of the society-loving parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter. They spent all of their time attending to their business and social obli- gations and left Sylvia, the gov- erness, and Mary, the maid, to look after the children. Sylvia was well played by Florence Jen- kines, and Mary was enacted by Robbe Good, who was the perfect Irish maid. David Nutley, the father of Lydia Hunter, and grandfather of the children, knew that the children needed more spiritual knowledge. Pa Hingle showed his musical talent when he sang the story of the Christ child to the twins. Bobbie Dunson excellently por- trayed the part of Deborah Nut- ley, the sweet old grandmother. who had brought her children up with good knowledge of the Bible. Betty Brown and Bennie Jack, waifs who were to have no Christmas, were played by Jose- phine Fawcett and Roy Henrick- son. They were neighbors of the Hunter family and were good friends of the children. In the beautiful scene where the curtains drew slowly back to reveal a gorgeous window por- traying the Madonna and angels, Irene Yoder, Cathryne Farina, and Lorene Valdev in the roles of the Spirits of Christmas. Love and Sacrifice, sang solos on each of these themes. Dorothy Mullins and Ruby Moore were visiting carolers. David and Deborah Nutley were spending Christmas with the Hunter family, and they no- ticed the parents' neglect of the children. Grandfather Nutley sang to the twins and aroused their in- terest in the spirit of giving. In the night the twins had a ART TEACHER DESCRIBES STEPS IN MAKING STAINED GLASS WINDOW aw Q 55 -3 mgelaf . pts QW? 521 if SJVQQ 'A 5 , I -r'f' Qi g , LQQ1' fd agar I , t wr 14: if 4W f A SX 'Q, to V fag, y f W I 5,3 It ' KW f ' V gf f-'fQX?!5 A EA Q 5 1 'E ia ft 9' ' if , R ia Q59 ' V an A MLK I How in the world did you make that stained glass window? It must have taken ages? It is just beautiful! With such enthusiastic exclam- ations ringing in her ears, Mrs. Virgil Lehman, art teacher in charge of the construction of the stained glass window used in A Christmas Revelation, tried to answer all the questions flooding in to her after the play. In order to supply the wonder- ing public with more detailed in- formation concerning the steps in making the effective window, an inquiring reporter caught Mrs. Lehman at her desk several days hater. This clever art teacher reveal- ed that she had killed two birds with one stone by incorporating lessons on design and color in the making of the mosaic design. The students made the designs with compasses, drew them on three-ply wood, and after the panel designs were cut out by the shop boys, the panels were sanded smooth and painted black. Pieces of different colored taf- feta were pasted over the de- signs, forming the stained glass partitions. This interesting and beautiful piece of art has been on display at the Borderland Hardware this week and will be in the Methodist church on Sunday. vision, and the spirits of Christ- mas, Love, and Sacrifice appear- ed brfore three stained glass win- dows and sang to them. Christ- mas morning the children called in two underprivileged children and divided their Christmas pres- ents with them. It is hoped that the Little The- atre play will become an annual affair. ...iti- The Future Homemakers are planning a Leap Year dance fOr Friday, December 29, at 3230- The dance will be held at the Country Club, and a leap Year ,theme will be carried out. SOUTH SEAS VOYAGE SHOWN IN ASSEMBLY Adventures in the South Seas. a feature travel picture, took the place of a combined assembly program Friday, December 15. The motion picture dealt with the south seas voyage of Gifford Pinchot and his wife and son. Their voyage included a visit to Sir Henry Morgan Island. the Panama Canal, the Cocos, Gala- pagos. Marguesos, and Mariposos Islands. The most interesting forms of animal life on the dif- ferent islands were depicted. Scientific research for the Na- tional Museum of Natural History was carried on by the Pinchots during their voyage. 14 V THE WESLACO H1-LIFE, DECEMBER 21, 1939 MEET THE I SENIORS MARILYN TAYLOR, who has brown hair and gray eyes, is 5 feet 6 inches in height, and is 16 years of age. She likes ice cream, pork chops, swimming, and skat- ing. Her favorite movie stars are Tyrone Power and Anne Sheri- dan. Marilynn dislikes girlish boys and two shades of red worn together. She collects stickers and samples as a hobby, and her am- bition is to be a bookkeeper. . . . RICHARD EUGENE MYERS is 19 years old, and was born in Weslaco. Richard is one of these awful camera fans, and likes to attend the cinema, drive a trac- tor, and visit Edcouch and Elsa. His favorite dish is fried potatoes, and his pet aversion is positively English! Dick's favorite expres- sion is shore-nuff and he ex- pects to become an agronomist in his later life. VALDA ELAINE ACKERMAN, who comes from Pharr-San Juan- Alemo, is 18 years of age and 5 feet 2 inches tall. She likes dev- il's food cake and swimmingg and euite different from other girls, Elaine has no favorite movie star. She likes sarcasm, and thinks that hints are terribleg that is. unless they are in the geometry book ..,l..O... . BAND, CHORAL CLUB GIVE CHRISTIVIAS PROGRAM The Weslaco High School band completed a series of nine broad- casts Tuesday, night when a Christmas program was given by the band and choral club. The program was as follows: Holy Holy, Holy , Joy to the World , Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, by th: choral clubg Christmas Fautasyv by the band, two vocal numbers by a sextetteg 'iParade of the Wooden Soldiers and UlVIerch of the Linkertoysj' by the lcandg It Came Upon a Midnight Cl-ear and i'Oh, Come. All Ye Faithlulf' presented by the choral club: and Silent Night, played by the band. Definite plans have not yet been made, but it is hoped that the broadcasts will continue after the Christmas holidays. Mr. Krauledat seid that there might be two series cf five concerts, one before cnc after the contests. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE MEMBER OF QUILL AND SCROLL g n, ein --ff ., i'...A.-if ..,. f ll - Stop Up Your Ears and Plough through! Crr-rash! Wham! Bang! That, my friends, is merely the deafening noises that echo through our school every time the bell signals for classes to change. Perhaps we have become so accustomed to these noises that we scarcely realize what a din we really make. A new student to W. H. S. would be amazed at the volume of noise as well as the tact that there aren't a number of fatal casual- ties every year. We do have narrow hallsg but if the student body really co- operated. new students would not feel that they had invaded Grand Central Station at train time. Will You Give or Receive? What do you want for Christmas? Whenever you are asked this little question. you can name off a number of things you would like to have and probably will receive for Christmas. But while we are wondering what we will receive, just how many of us stop and think about those who are not as fortunate as we are? Some of the families right here in our community are wondering where their next meal will come from. Do you think that they are worrying more about their welfare. or whether they will receive some pres- ents for Christmas? Instead of thinking about what we are to receive, why not work toward making this Christmas a happy one for some unfor- tunate family? A basket of various foods and commodities can make a remarkable change in the dismal outlook of a family whose future is uncertain. So when we are enjoying our gifts after a hale and hearty Christmas dinner, let's just pause a moment and ask ourselves the question, Have I helped to make this a happy Christmas fOr others? What English- III student re- ceived a medal fa penny covered with shiny tinfoill for handing in a perfect spelling paper in 'cgible handwriting and then had it taken away because he was the only one in the class to fail a test? We knew Miss Black was Scotch, but-! It you want to see somebody blush, just ask Robert Wagner if he remembers the Morning Prayerll' Not to spoil your Christmas dinner, or anything. but two weeks a f t e r Christmas. notebooks. themes and exams will be hanging over our heads! In the meantime, have a keen time at your homeroom party, but don't raise too much of a rumpus, 'cause you have to have sc-me energy left over to enj0y all the things Santa Claus is gO- ing to bring ya! , rr f V V Q TI-TE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 21, 1939 Christmas Customs Go Back to Early Times Why do you hang mistletoe on your chandelier duriiig the holi- days? Why doi you gather around a community Christmas tree and sing the ever-popular carols? Do you know who brought the jolly and beloved Santa Claus to Amer- ica? Or have you given it any thought? If you do not know the origin of these customs, lay down your cellophane and Christmas seals Cwhich never stickl, and we shall turn back the pages of Time and search in far-away lands for these familiar institutions. The angelic pupils during been due, no that they are for a bewhiskered gentleman in red clothing to drop a radio, a diamond ring, or even a candy bar down their stockings. Santa Claus has become such a loved figure in our country that archi- tects even build fireplaces into air-conditions homes for the sole purpose of accommodating this benevolent man. When the Dutch settlers cf New York bought their jolly St. Nicholas, they didn't know Santa Claus might have to squeeze down a few steam pipes in this dizzy Twentieth Century. Versions of ancient Kolyada songs, once sung to pagan gods in Russia. are caroled in the streets of today as we frantically scramble to the Five and Ten for Cousin Matilda's gift. Does Papa know, as he almost breaks his neck fastening the star on the top-most bough, that the origin of the Christmas tree goes back to Roman days? In the six- teenth century it again appeared along the Rhine, and by the mid- dle of the nineteenth century the custom of decorating a tree had spread all through Christendom. Our custom of putting bits of cookies, apples, and suet on trees for the birds dates back to the old Scandinavian way of placing a sheaf of grain on a tall pole in the dooryard for birds on Christmas morning. behavior of our the past week has doubt, to the fact fervently wishing - .,,0,.,.m.,.-1 In the parlor there were three, She, the parlor lamp, and he Three's a crowd there's no doubt, S0 the parlor lamp went out. exclian. l rrmre 'wi 5 . me sniiatl gg JL ,lg ,QL may Orchids to the P.S.J.A. Press Club for its attractive mimeo- Sliiphcd paper, The Bear's Tale. The articles, pictures, and make-up are the best in a paper of this type that we've seen in a long time. The lightning flashed The thunder roared, And all the world was shakeng A little pig curled up his tail And ran to save his bacon. -The Cardinal, Harlingen. Reporters of various El Paso high schools thoroughly enjoyed an interview with Rubinoff, the genial violinist, according to the Austin Pioneer. This famous violinist revealed to the students that he prefers concert to radio because the people. After the interview he boarded the train with his prec- ious Sl00,000 Stradivarius violin tucked under his arm and waved goodbye to the youngjournalists. it brings him closer to Men have many faults, Women have but two- Everything they say. And everything they do. Doubled swiped from The Bells Mary Hardin-Baylor. Millicent Y. Cdriving up service stationl: I want a of red oil. Grady D.: Red oil? Millicent Y: Yes, the light has gone out. Adapted: 'tAustin Pioneer , El Paso, Texas. to a quart tail 1... -P-0-l--4 Are you bringing happiness .10 your best friend when you kiss her under the mistletoe? Mistle- toe is supposed to bring happi- ness, safety, and good fortune so long as it doesn't touch the ground. In Norwegian YT1Y'Eh010SY Balder, the most beautiful god in their mythology, was killed by a spear shaft made of m1St1GtO6- So hang your mistletoe high, and enjoy this Christmas as you do the same Athings your noted an- cestors did centuries aS0- . L.--...-,,,,, 4 Hello. youse guys and gals! Chapter 5-continued from 4 p.m. last week. HFLASH? CHANDLER and lit- tle PRATER finally got together. F. I. and MILLICENT were also there Saturday night. If some of the wishes to Santa found elsewhere on this page could come true, this surely would be a wonderful world. Well, for the time being, at least. DALTON CLECKLER was heard lamenting the fact that DONALD ANDERSON has been seated elsewhere in civics class. Tush, tush, my boy, you can't fail! BILL POWELL and DONALD HEWLETT received invitations to go Javelina hunting over the holi- day with MARION GEORGE's father. POWELL says its O. K. if MRS. GEORGE does the cooking. I do mean MRS. GEORGE. Girls, you'd better make your dates for the Homemakers' dance ahead of time, and don't forget the boutonniere. CSee Websterl. It seems that JOHN RING can't leave PHYLLIS HOGE and JOE BARBEE alone at all. Is that the nice thing to do, MUTT? Espe- cially on Friday and Saturday nights. Flash! VAN BLACKWELL and GRACE DIXON had a date! It was the first time in the history of W. H. S, that such a thing happened. incidentally, it was last Friday night. ALLENE and TALLY saw the show Saturday night in Harlin- gen. ALLENE says that it was so foggy that they had to drive slowly coming home. That the reason. Tally? BENJAMIN UMORTIMERH MIXON MITCHELL, JR., is this week's character Cof the weekl. MlTCH is a junior, has red hair, brown eyes, is 5'9 tall and weighs 150 pounds. He loves to drive his Chevrolet and eat ham- burgers. He is open for corres- pondence. girls. We can't find out whom COACH LITTLE had in tow Friday night, so we'll see ya next year. HHDDY Noo Year! And I do mean FOO! THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, DECEMBER 21, 1939 SEASON'S GREETINGS T0 THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY All of the schools of Weslaco will close their doors Wednes- day, December 20, at 4 o'clock for the Christmas Holiday Sea- son, and we will resume our school work on January 2, 1940. May these days of vacation find each member of our fac- ulty and each student, together with the homes they repre- sent, blessed with health and happiness-and may the true Christmas spirit prevail among all of you. I wish for each of you, individually and col- lectively, a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. C. B. Cooper, Supt. of Schools MRS. T. F. RIVES SPEAKS TO HOMEMAKERS Christmas Customs of Other Lands was the subject of a talk given by Mrs. T. F. Rives to the Future Homemakers Thursday night at Betty Compere's home. The program was opened by group singing of Christmas car- ols. The devotional on the Christ Child was given by Millicent Yoder. A prayer by Shirley Mc- Casland followed the devotional. Mrs. Rives then gave her excel- lent talk. In the business meeting, plans were made for the Leap Year dance to be held December 29, at the country club house. Punch and sandwiches were served to about forty-five mem- bers and their sponsor, Miss Leona Friend. ,.1.lg.,-i.. Dried The teacher had forbidden the eating of candy and the chewing of gum during school time. One day she became suspicious of a lump in Archie's cheek. Archie, are you eating candy or chewing gum? she asked. No, replied Archie. Tm just soaking a prune to eat at recess. . .,..g..l..... If you were snubbed by stiff- neck Rankin this week. don't take it to heart. In case you haven't heard all the gory details, Edith Mae was hurt in an auto accident and the sore neck re- suited. Schedule Announced For Cage Season Weslaco's Panthers are well underway in the preparation for their basketball season. The boys are rounding into good shape, and there are just enough boys to compose three teams. The Panthers participated in a practice game with Sharyland last Friday. All of the boys saw ser- vice against actual competition. The Panther schedule for the season is as follows: Jan. 4 or 5: Mission-here. Tues.. Jan. 9: Raymondville- here. Fri., 12-La Feria Tournament. Tues., 16: Edcouch-there fnightl. Fri., 19: Donna--there. Mon., 22: Pharr-there tnighth Wed., 24: La Joya-Here. Fri., 26: Sharyland-there. Tues., 30: Mission-there fnightl. Feb. 2: Raymondville-there. Tues., 6: Edcouch-here. Fri., 9: Donna--here. Tues., 13: La Joya-there. Tues., 20: Sharyland-here. A MELLERDRAMMER ON CHRISTMAS EVE The night was white with fallen snow: The moon had risen high, The candle's flame had dwindled low, But lights were in the sky. Our hero sits and bites his nails. And heaves a mournful sigh: While heroine fair in anguish wails Until her tears run dry. Alas! she cries. Oh, woe is me! I wish that I were dead! Tonight the villian comes, and he Will take our dear homestead. But, hark! The wind begins to blow: A knock sounds on the door. And lo! The villian, swathed in snow, Strides across the floor. A Merry Christmas, everyone, And loads of Christmas cheer: I've come to wish you lots of fun, Throughout the coming year, Bye, now, there's others I must see, So I must take my leave: Golly, but it's hard to be A villian on Christmas Eve! g Massa as or X fri IIDELIMESI ...,, ,i........ Well, I'l1 declare-You know what? The sport season for 1939 is almost over. When this column goes to print again, it will be the big year of 1940. What is in store no one knows-maybe a basket- ball championshipg maybe an- other New York Yankee team will be discovered during base- ball, and we hope, sincerely, that the Purple Panthers will bring home the football championship in 1940. Basketball really got under way while ye ole editor was prowling around in San Antonio. The Panthers support three teams this year, there being exactly fif- teen men out for the sport. Last Friday afternoon the Pan- thers opened their basketball schedule against Sharyland in the Dust Bowl, as the basketball court is known. Basketball is played round robin style in the Valley with three di- visions: the Grapefruit league, the Delta League, and Rio League. Weslaco is in Rio League along with Donna. Pharr-San Juan- Alamo, Mission, Sharyland, Mer- cedes, Raymondville, and Elsa- Edcouch. So with this, we sign 30 and wish everyone a Merry Christmas Well, fellow ramblers. here we are rambling down the lane with the first lap almost finished and Christmas just around the cor- ner! Speaking of Christmas, did you all see A Christmas Revelation last Friday night? If you didn't, you really missed something. Here's wishing that Santa Claus will be very good to the three teachers and all the others who worked so hard to make this program a success. We have never seen such a beautiful stained glass window that wasn't a stain- ed glass window! We expect the Washline t0 have plenty of material after the holidays, what with all the Dal'- ties and college students returning home. ex VOL. 16 WESLAC0, TEXAS, JANUARY 4, 1940 NQ' 16 GIRLS ACT AS BOYS AT HOMEMAKERS DANCE About 50 gay couples attended a delightful occasion Friday eve- ning when the Future Home- makers gave a Leap Year dance at the Country Club, beginning at 9 o'clock. Members of the Future Home- makers made dates for the event, furnished transportation, sent boutonnieres to their dates, asked for all dances, and furnished re- freshments. Confetti. serpentines, noise makers, and paper hats added color, noise, and excitement to the dance. The hall was decorated with moss, poinsettias, and red cellophane bows. Delicious punch was served from a lace-laid table. Chaperons for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Rives and Miss Leona Friend, the sponsor. NEW HI-LIFE STAFF TO BE ELECTED The last issue of the Hi-Life of the first semester will be publish- ed by the present staff next week. It has been a custom for sever- al years to elect a new staff for the second semester. This prac- tice enables the journalism stu- dents to experience different types of newspaper work. The names of the present staftf are appearing in this paper and will be published next week. An election will be held next week to determine the positions on the paper for next term. Students will write their choices on slips of paper, and the election will be! made from these choice slips. few students have to take more! than one job, because there arent enough students to fill each posi-, tion. 5 .D. . W WILL You BE oNE or l THE FORTUNATE 0NES?, Exemptions from final examsi will be given to students having an A average for the three six weeks' periods and less than ten demerits on record. Students hav- ing a B average and a perfect attendance record are also ex- empt. Examinations will not be given in world history, typing. short- hand, and secretarial training. Briggs: We have twin boys at our house and don't know what to name them. One is taller than the other. Jennings: Why not call them Gene and Hygiene? Lisa ,. ' l Annual Progress-,es As Deadline Nears .The first copy of the annual will be shipped to the Steck Com- pany Jafluary 8th, This shipment includes the title pages, individ- ual Pictures of the seniors, pic- tures Of the pep squad, football team, buildings, and several pages of snapshots. According to the contract, one fourth ot' the copy must be sent 111 by January 85 however, the an- nual staff plans to send about one third of the copy. The art work is being com- pleted, and an attractive theme is being carried out. Pictures of the junior class were begun January 2 and are being taken at Edringtonls. BAND DANCE HELD IN CORTEZ BALLROOM Approximately 35 couples at- tended the post-Christmas band dance held in the Cortez ballroom Thursday evening, December 28., Music was furnished by Tonyl Valolez's orchestra. The hall was decorated in greenl and gold, the band's colors. Bal- loons and paper lyres added a gay! touch to the ceiling and walls. l Chaperons for the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Sidener, Mr. and Mrs, Fred E. Kay, Mrs. J. A. Knapp, Mrs. Emily Graham, Mrs. D. C. Fleming, Mrs. Phil Hoge, Mrs. Clare Downs, and William Krauledat. 1T1.11iu JUNIOR PICTURES TO BE MADE JAN. 2 T0 FEB. 2 Sixty-four senior pictures will be sent in the first shipment for the annual January 8. The jun- iors will have from January 2 to February 2 in which to have their pictures made. Prices for the pictures will be the same as for the senior pic- tures: one picture for the annual and one four by five folder for one dollar. After February 2, HO DiC'U-U25 will be acceptedg so don't Put It off, juniors, or you may be left out! ..-.-to 1- Mrs, Graham: Water attracts electricity. Mr. Kay: Have you made tests to prove it? t Mrs. Graham: Yes, every time rm in the bathtub the telephone rings. Senior Group to Hear H. R. Knickerbocker Twenty-one seniors will have the opportunity of hearing H. R. Knickerbocker, famed foreign correspondent, tonight in the Mer- cedes High School Auditorium. Knickerbocker, who was born in Yoakum, Texas, is being brought to the Valley by Cultural Arts, Inc. The red-haired Texan attended Southwestern University at Georgetown. A Pulitzer prize winner, he is considered one of Americas foremost foreign cor- respondents. Knickerbocker has spent several years in Europe writing articles for the Interna- tional News Service. Tickets are being supplied by the Cultural Arts, Inc. As the Mercedes auditorium cannot ac- commodate a very large number in addition to holders of Cultural Arts tickets. it was necessary to prorate student tickets among the various senior classes of the Val- ley, with the result that Weslaco was given twenty-one. A school bus will carry the twenty-one seniors, who will be chosen by some method from the class of about eighty. PROFS HAVE VARYING IDEAS ON HOW T0 SPEND XMAS HOLIDAYS Mr. C. B. Cooper, superinten- dent, reports that he is glad to see all of the teachers of Wes- laco High School back after the holidays. Many times after holi- days, because of illness, inclement weather, and other reasons, teach- ers are not able to report back for work after the Christmas holidays. Those teachers who spent their holidays up state or in the north, reported that they had a white Christmas, Although they enjoyed the beauty of this, they were very glad to get back home and get warm again. Those who spent their time at home here in the Valley declared that even though they realized that snow at Christmas would be very beautiful, they thought that the Valley was just as good H place to spend any holidayS- 'tHow many kinds of wood are used in making a match? Billy asked. Two kinds, replied Marion. He would and she would. - y 9:00-10:30. first period classes THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 4, 1940 Suppressed Desires Revealed by Seer Step right up, boys and girls, and let Marvelous Morris, the Moravian Magician, reveal your innermost ambitions! But wait, here is the great magician in person. Ahem! By my own secret pat- ented process I can read in your names what is your subconscious desires to become. No other per- do this for you has ever been figure out how a few examples son on earth can because no one clever enough to I do it. Here are of what some of you secretly long to before : Maurice Talbert-Mouse Trap- per. Grace Hanna Dixon - Grace- ful Hula Dancer. Hardy Aldridge - Haughty aristocrat. Millicent Yoder - Melodious Yodeler. Don Ransom-Dopey Reporter. Doyle Betts - Dance Hall Bouncer. Anita Fern Johnson - A Fam- ous Jitterbug. Jim Williams-Jail Warden. Bruce Nolan Edwards - Big Neon Electrician. Betty Compere - Beautiful Countess. Joseph Schoen-Jolly Sailor. George Bradford-Gang Buster. Gale Prater-Gypsy Palmist. Shirley McCasland - School Marm. Billy Powell-Balloon Peddler. Dorothy Lee Drawe - Dizzy Little Dame. Franklin Perkins - Fortieth President. Cecil Raleigh-Circus Rider. Betty Hunt-Bug Hunter. Rex Garrett-Radi Gusher. Dick Carpenter - Daisy Col- lector. Bobbie Dunson-Ballet Dancer. Dalton Cleckler-Dog Catcher. Billy Lee-Brawny Lover. Phyllis Hufty - Pretty House- wife. Tommy Solether - Traveling Salesman. Hoyt Hughes-Hindu Hoodoo. Carson Hoge-Cement Heaver. Jack Dunn-Junk Dealer. Robbie Jane McCants - Rov- ing Jurnalist, Maybe. Florence Jenkines - Freak Juggler. Donald Fleming - De Flea'er, CInc.7 Edith Mae Rankin - Edible Mushroom Raiser. I T E3 A S in -A Q JY! x .1 1 f b i - - Shooting Up the Town Palefaces! Not early Americans, but dead pans and eyes heavy from loss of sleep. Thus opened the 1940 session of W. H. S. Tues- day morning, and thus appeared many students who managed to make it to school before the last bell. Ah, yes, the holidays were well spent! One person downtown remarked that it seemed more like July 4 with the warm weather and the fire works. Incidentally, the tennis courts were kept hot until the wee hours New Year's eve by these self-same little Chi- nese bang-bangs, and nearby residents were lucky to snatch the winks of sleep amid the barrage. Who shot them? Well. that had better remain unknown, but we are surely making a name for ourselves by such escapades as these, and it's not a name to be proud of. So let's all remember the other fellow when we feel the urge to celebrate, and do it in a quieter way, next July. Time Marches On! Father Time has recalled his child, year of 1939, and in his place we earthlings find a small babe called year of 1940, who has 366 days to live upon this earth. As we look back on the old year, we recall many sorrows and many joys we have experienced. Like all mortals, we wish for one more chance to do it all over again , but knowing that that is im- possible, we should try to profit by our mistakes. We have a whole year ahead of us in which to do worthwhile things and have good times, so let's all make this a better year than last. As New Year's Resolutions seem to be the order of the day. we of the Hi-Life staff resolve to try to give you a better Hi-Life each week! And we wish you a very happy New Year! SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR MID-TERM EXAMS The following schedule has been announced by Principal Fred E. Kay for the mid-term exams: BUY AN ANNUAL ! For the benefit of the dents who did not take ad- vantage of the free Hi-Life of- fer during the annual subscrip- stu- J tion campaign last fall, a free anuary 11 Thursda Hi-Life subscription- for the 10:30-12.00, third period classes 1:00-2:30 fourth period classes 2:30-4:00, fifth period classes. January 12-Friday 9:00-10:30, sixth period classes 10:30-12:00, 7th period classes 10:00-2:30, eighth period class- es for the sixth and seventh grades. Teacher: Abe, are you fond of Algebra? Abe: Yes, I'm stuck on every problem. second semester will be given ' s be- Gar- to students buying annual fore January 18. See Rex rett or Hardy Aldridge, busi- ness managers. It happened that I was born, And that I was born quite fat, And subject to such scorn, As accompanies that. And when I bring somebody CThis is a fast deludingj I give a conscious nod and say. Pardon for protruding. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 4, 1940 mfs.-saga QQ'-ll:-2 f1j .,-if ffl- SPEECH STUDENTS SIGH Z, 'i -rf ----- - -- --- set r bw U U J, AS SEMEST 5-' 2, if rl Beseechn ER SHORTENS .git-.-Ki, . FROM THE I ing looks, heart rending Y . I me wasauat X II ELM F pi L kj had no effect whatever on the P' 'ig . lx g , vi W ,4., speech instructor, Mr, Le L- mm o , rn-, Graham. S on CPN- . , Double, double, toil and trouble, How we toil and how we struggle, Digging dirt and scrubbing grime, Look what we found in the slime! CApologies to Shakespearel. McCants and Clark CBobbie by nameb Put other celebrants to shame. Fleming surely needs some sleep, For round this Valley he doth creep, From 8 till 2 'most every night, Doze he can't, though try he might. Powell and George must have cases Witness the dazed look on their faces. Why did Hardy look so very sad At the band dance? was he mad? Katie, can't you make him feel better? Write him a nice, long, loving letter. 5 Triplett came back, made al flurry, Gave some of the gals around here worry. Wortham and Rogers in the, time they had, Sure zipped on way, way ahead., The Leap Year dance found five little girls Giving some lucky UD buys some' good fast whirls. ' Os, yes! One nice considerate bunch l Gave the lads a box of c4mdy to munchl j Millicent and Milliken on Christ-' mas night, Made quite a gay and flashing sight! l New Year'e Eve found Ring and Mary Fern Giving ye olde Gardnefs a whirl and a turn! Then the band dance found Johnny and Ollie Mae- Well, now! Frizzell! whadda ya say? Well, I guess I'll close this fee- ble rhyme, Hoping your resolutions don't end like mine! ii- -0,-l,- Miss Black: Donald, give me a sentence containing flippancy. Donald Fleming: Let's flip 'n see whether I pass or flunk. U As a term speech, each student is to give a twenty-minute book review of some book that he has read and enjoyed. Rumors have been circulating that a water hydrant will be in- stalled on the stage just in case some future Patrick Henry gets thirsty. However, as yet, no satisfactory arrangement has been decided upon as to what will happen to all the excess hot air. Someone has tentatively suggested that it be boxed and sent to Germany for dirigibles. Mrs. Graham has appointed Bobby Clark to sit in the bal- cony and perform a two-fold task -to wave a red flag when twenty minutes are up and to tap stu- dents on the head when they fall asleep. Mrs. Graham says that she ex- pects no fatalties, but remarked that when she was a Boy Scout she learned to Be Prepared. Have you noticed how blue the sky is? Is it lonesome, too? Howdy, all. Well, here we are starting a new year, 1940, which we hope, will be a very success- ful one for ole Weslaco high, not only in an athletic way but in Q . . The Ancient Ford was doing fine, Its engine chugged and whiffed: But then, without warning sign, The end came sure and swift. Santa was good to the Pan- thers, because soon they Will be supporting new warm-up suits for their basketball games. Paul CPost Hole! Fulkerson, noted grid hero of Weslaco high, was seen Monday at New Orleans where he attended the Sugar Bowl game-where A. :Sz M. de- feated Tiulane by a very close score, Paul reports. Doyce Cleckler, one-time Pan- ther star, was in Weslaco during the holidays. He has been a cap- able pivot man for the Purple and Whites of Millsap College in Mississippi. MEET Tl-IE SENIORS A brown-haired, blue-eyed, eighteen year old personality in the Senior Class might be any number of girls, but in this case it is MARJORIE MILLER. She is 5 feet. 3 inches, and weighs ac- cordingly. and simply loves Cquotel skating, dancing, Ethel Mae, peanuts, and Arleyf' She might also make room in her heart for John Garfield and Pris- cilla Lane. Remarkable as it may seem, MARJORIE has no dislikes, aversions, or what have you - and that means either of two things: she's in love or she's a very unusual person. We have reason to believe the former, however, because her ambition is to be a good housewife. REX GARRETT is a grey-eyed blonde. seventeen years old, 5.feet 7 inches tall, and a very amiable sort of person. He likes cauli- flower, tennis, swirnmin' and wilm- min, Errol Flynn, and jUS'C. H11 them movie gals. His pet aversions are few, but definitely-squash and homecoming: and his hobby is quaint but expressive. He sends notes of sympathy to all towns that don't have mayors that don't have daughters that don't have pretty brown eyes. He hopes to be a big executive some day. He didn't say in just what line he hopes to exec, but from all in- dications he will make a capable one in any capacity. JEWEL ARCHER has blonde hair, greygreen eyes Che insisted on the greyl, is 5 feet lllfg inches tall, and loves music as though it were Hedy Lamarr. He also enjoys swimming. hunting, and tennis, but balks when it comes to chewy foods and journalism speeches. He thinks Richard Green and Olivia de Haviland are as good as any if not better. Music is his hobbyg in fact, music is his heart and soul fwith slight va- riationb and he aspires to have his own orchestra eventually. If not, he'll study rnedicineg and if that doesn't work, his ambitions are exhausted and he'1l just give up and marry! THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 4, 1940 . we l Ramblings fd 1 V . School days, school days, dear old golden rule days. The vaca- tion was grand, but most of us are glad to get back. Now that we are back, we'll have to start thinking about mid- term exams. If you are lucky enough to be exempt, thank your lucky stars. If you haven't studi- ed, turn over a new leaf Csome of us will have to turn over many leavesj. Term themes are due next week, too. May I exchange these hose for a pair two sizes larger? 'tl'd like to swap this yellow tie for an- other colorf' Are you guilty of saying this-or are you guilty of giving such things? How much ex- changing have you had t.o do? Are you satisfied now? Many ex-students were home for the holidays. It seems that they just had to return to the scenes of their many crirnes,!' andsee their dear teachers. Although you may not keep they, New Years resolutions are good things. If you keep them only one day, you have at least checked up on yourself to see what you need to do to improve. The subscription campaign for the annual is open again. If you subscribe before January 18th, you will get the Hi-Life free for the second semester. The seniors are planning to go in a body to hear H. R. Knicker- bocker in Mercedes Thursday, January 4. Weslaco high welcomes the new students, and we hope you will like our school. i, ...-01.-...., Mrs. A.: I suppose you carry a memento of some sort in that locket of yours. Mrs. B.: 'tYes, it is a lock of my husband's hair. Mrs. A.: But your husband is still alive. Mrs. B.: 'tYes, but his hair is gone. Beware, ye chaps who board antiques! For though a horse may lag, If you can't buy a better can, You'd better buy a nag. -North Dallae High School. New Year's Resolutions.Made Despite Difficulties Met in Keeping Them Little 1940 blinked his mild, blue eyes in astonishment as he was ushered into this dizzy world at twelve o'clock with a blare of horns, champagne, and confetti. By morning, however, the con- fetti and horns lay trampled in the streets, and the whole world seemed as flat as the champagne bubbles of the night before. Amo-ng the groans of those perennial celebratois whose heads suffer on New Years Day was heard the woeful cry of those as- piring but unfortunate people who had already broken their New Year's resolutions. Pausing in his journey across the United States, the New Year listened in amusement to the resolutions made by a few more ambitious students of Weslaco High. Mrs. Potter didn't realize as she spoke to her students, that 1940 was doing a bit of eaves- dropping. I resolve never to change my name again, quoth she to a stu- dent body. which invariable called her t'Miss Cantrell. Here are a few more resolu- tions overheard by 1940: Donald Fleming: Never againl will I be editor-in-chief of ai paper. It's too exhausting. Robbie Jane McCants: 'l'hat'sw what he says! Personally, I think! he never seems exhausted. Grace Dixon fand her motherb :l Were going to move into a trail- er--with no spare bedrooms! t'Polly Gound: I resolve not to count my medals before they're earned. Grady Douthit: I resolve never to attend another white elephant Christmas tree. Someone gave me a china tea set, and I nearly strangled to death on one of the cups. Kathryne Swanzey: You and mel both, Grady! I got a baby-rattle. 1 Pat Hingle: If I ever get this grease paint off my face, I re- solve to quit acting. Katie Rogers: I resolve to put Welborn Bentley out of my mind. Grace Milliken: And so do I! Tom Solether: I resolve to stay out of bed for a while. Hardy Aldridge: Some time dur- ing this year I resolve to take a little of the money so trustingly left in my care. tHe is treasurer for four clubs.J Johnny Hewlett: I resolve to maintain, hereafter, a golden si- lence concerning my brother Donaldls haffaires d' amourf' Carson Hoge: New Year's reso- lutions? Bah! Never kept one in my life. Bobbie Dunson: I resolve to stay away from villains, poetry, and pie men. Margaret Ann Mitchell: I re- solve to write a book entitled Gone with the Breeze. G. W. Sansing: Bigger and bet- ter tests for the geometry and algebra classes is my resolution. Archie Jenkines: I resolve not to ask so many personal questions this year. CWanna bet?J Rex Garrett and Allene Holman in unison: We firmly resolve to stop cutting paper dolls in Secre- tarian Training. Or else well leave for Austin right away! Posthole Fulkerson: I resolve to be as great a football player as Jack Crain. Oh, boy, oh, boy! Think of the drum majorettes. Sam Jones: I will not shoot an- other firecracker until next Fourth of July-unless I get a chance. Johnny Ring: I'm not in the mood for resolutions! It was a grand New Year's Eve, but HOW I want a headache tablet. Betty Compere: I resolve not to write more than twice a day to A. 8z M. Why should I support the United States Postal Depart- ment. all by myself? According to the Parrakeet' from Balboa high school in the Canal Zone, we learn that South of the Border is the favorite hit tune of the students. Beer Bar- rel Polka is second choice. .....i...i.O1,,,-l What did one Christmas hat say to the other one? Roses are red, Violets are blue, Orchids are 31.50, I wonder-would dandelions look nice on you? We extend congratulations to the Mercedes f'Tiger'i on their special Christmas edition. The pa- per was printed in red and green HDOUW3 Wait f01' H103 Fm going type. which made it very attrac- on aheadf' Hive- VOL. 16 WESLAC0. TEXAS, JANUARY 11, 1940 NO., 17 Prater and. Garrett H. R. Knickerbocker, Ace Reporter, Thrills Head H1-Life ,Staff Gale Prater, senior, was chosen editor-in-chief of the Hi-Life for the second semester in an election held last Friday morning at Jour- nalism period. Rex Garrett was chosen assistant editor. Feature writers for the next semester will be Robbie Jane Mc- Cants and Margaret Godfrey. Donald Feming and Millicent Yo- der will be columnists, while the society editor will be Betty Com- pere. Margaret Godfrey and Van' Blackwell were elected business managers and Holmes Mears is: to be sports editor. 5 The election was not completed Friday, but the complete staff will appear in next week's paper. LITTLE THEATRE TO HOLD TRYOUTS FOR MENEBERS The Little Theatre will hold mid-term tryouts for new mem- bers Wednesday, January 17, at, 7:30 in the high school auditorium.l All members of the ninth, tenth,l and eleventh grades are eligible,t and all freshmen taking English, I. t Tryouts for a single person may take any form Cpoem, recitationq etc.J and are limited to threel minutes, while skits having more than one participant may not ex- ceed ten minutes. There are fourteen vacancies in the Little Theatre before the, maximum membership of 40 is reached. E 4 1 DR. HALL DONATES BOOKS TO SCHOOL LIBRARY Dr. C. H. Hall, dentist, has just contributed about 172 books to the high school library. This se- lection of books is among the most valuable collection for the, library this year. They are prac-F tically new books and cover the field of literature, natural historyl and travel. Q Dr. Hall has his office across the street in front of the Cortezi Hotel, and we are glad to wel- come him to Weslaco and wish to express our appreciation for this Very valuable collection of books, which are now being cataloguedl by the high school librarian. The total number of books col- 4 1 Large Audience by Re A wiry, red-haired native Tex- an, home after 16 years of being on the spot at every major fgr- 91311 event, thrilled a packed aud- ience at the Mercedes High School auditorium last Thursday night, January 4. All who heard him, in- cluding a balcony full of fortun- ate Valley high school seniors, heard a speech which they will be a long time inforgetting. -H. R. Knickerbocker, ace for- eign correspondent of Interna- tional News Service, received his education at Southwestern Uni- versity in Georgetown. In 1923 he made a trip to Germany to study medicine in Munich, where he worked for United Press on the side. There he witnessed the ex- Citing events centered around Adolph Hitler's rise to power. Since dropping medicine as a vocation, Mr. Knickerbocker has devoted himself to foreign cor- respondence. According to the chairman, R. H. Kern, Mr. Knickerbocker was right on hand at all the headline happenings of foreign countries in recent years. Some of the events which he witnessed were the Berlin blood purge of 1934, the bombing of Ethiopia in 1935, the first bombing of the Spanish Civ- il War at Burgos, Spain, the cap- turing of Shanghai in 1937, and the beer hall blast at Munich. Since he flew back from Paris on the Atlantic Clipper just a month ago, Mr. Knickerbocker's information was right up-to-date. He started the main text of his talk by enumerating the four great forces operating to make the present situation a great world's crisis. These forces are C15 Hitler and his Germany, the most active, aggressive, and sig- nificant force, C23 Josef Stalin and his Russia, trying to Bolshe- vize the worldg C33 II1'1l991'i31 Japan, trying to dominate at least Asia, and C45 Britain and France, wishing to prevent the first three from succeeding. Be- hind these four forces is another potentially more powellfl-11, the United States. ' Mr. Knickerbocker particu- larly emphasized the statement that this is not just another im- ,perialistic war as the Co1'nmuDiStS lected during the book shower,are trying to make 19901319 be' and those coming in later now has reached 469.9 books. . V lieve. Hitler is the most dangerous lating Experiences man in Europeg he is the heart and soul of Germany. Mr. Knick- erbocker was impressed by the following three characteristics of Hitler: C13 He believes in vio- 191'1C9, C25 severer violence can FWD hirng C35 he is incorrigibly incapable of keeping his word. In 1930 Knickerbocker first inter- viewed Hitler. The Feuhrer was very courteous to him, but be- came hysterical when he talked. Mr. Knickerbocker emphasized the fact that all the steps taken by Germany up to the time of the Munich conference could have been stopped without bloodshed by the allies. His remarks about Prime Minister Chamberlain were uncomplimentary at times. In answer to the widespread question, Why didn't the allies help Poland? he explained that they were not ready to fight when they declared war. Contrary to the reckoning of the allied coun- tries and Germany herself, it took only 18 days of lightning warfare for Germany to conquer ,Poland It would have taken the French army 23 days to mobilize, land by that time the German sol- ldiers were back at the Siegfried iline. The support of Finland is an ,act of the greatest national self iinterest to the United States!'f iThis statement stressed Mr. 'Knickerbo-cker's belief that in the 1 1 defeat of Russia lies the hope for future world peace. He described the defense of three and a half million Finns against a hundred and eighty million Russians as being uabsoltuely beautiful. This fascinating speaker sprink- led his talk with humorous anec- dotes and hair-raising adventures which he experienced while on duty as a foreign correspondent. His spontaneous gestures and at- tractive homeliness held the rapt attention of his listeners. During tthe forum period after the talk. he answered the questions of members of the audience with assurance and authority. After ithe program, Mr. Knickerbocker very graciously autographed pro- grams and answered the ques- tions of the clamoring high school students. When his present Unit- ed States speaking tour is com- pleted, he will return to Europe and be in the thick of things again. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY ll, 1940 V ti me wislltmrl - K Any similarity in the names of persons mentioned below to any person living or dead is purely coincidental. Donna seems to have a big at- traction for studes of Weslaco High in the Big Topg and when we say Big Top, we don't lmlean circus for do we?J. Couples that enjoyed dancing there Friday night were GRACE and VAN, CARSON and BETTY, HOWARD and BETTY, GALE and BRUCE, MILLICENT and DONALD, and DOYLE and VIRGINIA. A very good time was had by all in the party made up of JOHN RING and OLLIE MAE SWIN- NEA, ROBERT CHANDLER and PHYLLIS PRATER. It is rumor- ed that BUDDY WOIRTHAM was with MERRY FERN MCCAS- LAND, who, it is alleged, was with HPEEWEE' SHAW, who we know was with LORENE VALDEZ Cwe hopej. The DATE of the week, and we do mean colossal, happened Saturday night when E. B. HODGES- had PHYLLIS PRATER in tow. The ever popular ladies' man, VAN BLACKWELL, was well taken care of the other night. Four girls had a big time decid- ing who was to lead the attack. MILLICENT was leading the field. Running close behind were GALE, ROBBIE, and GRACE MILLIKEN. DICK CAIRPENTER had a date with no less a person than DORIS RED from Mission. This observation was made Sunday night. Weslaco High should install a legal department so that dates could be drawn up in contract form and, therefore, not so easily broken. Ye humble scribe did notice that CLARA MAE and the elder DOUTHIT lad are getting agree- able again .... I some of those old romances do keep popping up. A little bit of this and a little bit of that and you have a col- umn-. How about some of you faithful steadies breaking up just to oblige ye old washwornlan? I r o an at s Q A X 'A ' 477 f A ll QQ egg I' 1- ' all ' f X lfqi ll il - - Are You Kin to Jimmy? Here we are in front of Jimmy Doe's house Wednesday, the night before mid-term exams. Jimmy is having one terrible time trying to concentrate on a few of his enormous stacks of notes, note- books, and test papers. In the first place, Jimmy has the radio going full blast on Kay Kaser's Podunk Kollege program. Now this particular broadcast has plenty of swing and some very catchy quiz questions. And Jimmy is trying to study. Betty, Jimmy's big sister, has a heavy date, and her boy friend is sitting on the sofa passing the time away until she gets ready, by talking to Jim. Still trying to study. They leave, and here comes dad. Well, it seems that Jim has been going out a little too much the past two or three months. Boy, what a lecture! Bet Jimmy could make a hundred on that tomorrow! When dad finishes and goes to bed, Jimmy looks at his books with a blank stare at his pen and finally makes up his mind. He'll go read that story he saw in Collier's and let the exams take care of themselves. 'Tain's no use, no way! The moral of this little story is: Don't burn your bridges until you come to them, or do your studying ahead of time. It pays. The Old Staff Signs 3O The present Hi-Life staff wishes to take this opportunity to salute the new staff, especially the newly-elected editor, Gale Prater, and the assistant editor. Rex Garrett. The retiring editors wish to commend the former staff upon their punctuality, accuracy, and good work in general. We have tried to give the readers of the Hi-Life a paper from which they may gain knowledge of the schools work and activities. but yet not lose sight of the lighter side, which the student body diStiI1C'C1Y enj oys, Someti-mes we have had a little trouble in getting the paper Out, but We have really enjoyed the work, and hope that you will overlook the errors that have unavoidably crept. into the paper from time to time. We know the new staff is capable, and we wish them the best of luck in publishing the Weslaco Hi-Life for the second semester. In making your New Year's resolutions have you resolved to! have your health checked at leastl once, and preferably twice during the coming year? Have you ye- solved to care for your teeth, your eyes, your hair. and your body to the best of your ability? These things are essential for a healthy school boy or girl, so, even though it is a little late for resolutions, resolve to watch and care for your personal health dur- .ing the year of 1940. We have a new addition to the exchange list from the Raymond- ville High School, The Bearkatf' We extend congratulations and best wishes to the Bearkat staff. Two microbes sat on a pantry shelf And watched with expression pained, The milkman's stunt, both said at once, Our relations are getting strain- ed. -Yellow Jacket Kermit Hi School. 7 THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 11, 1940 if -'A' IIIFIQ Ixfftfefli 3 Ramblings a No! Tell me it isn't so! Ah, but it is, dear scholar! The found- ers of public education made your bed-so you must be in it. And if they decreed that we duller Weslaco High studes take sem- ester exams--take them we must. But fret not, fellow aspirants, for I have deduced a sure, guar- anteed, money-back method for making 100W on each and every one of your exams, and I will impart the knowledge to you on a percentage basis: 5070 of the-I reward money received from the proud parent! O. K.? Well, heres the formula: It is common logic that teach- ers give exams only on what is contained in the book, therefore, E, if you master the contents of your: respective texts-you'll make your A! Do I get my per cent? Seriously, students, this is the beginning of a new year and a most excellent time to acquire good study habits. It makes the difference between success and failiuwand none of us Want the latter. So tighten your grip on this last semester and hang on, for it will be a dizzy succession of contests, meets, activities, etc. To you young romanticists who feel that now-now at last you have found your true love, and you scorn the thought that your feeling for him or her will ever vary-to you, Dorothy Parker dedicates this little poem: Healed Oh, when I flung my heart away, The year was at its fall. I saw -my dear the other day Beside a flowering wall, And this was all I had to say: I thought that he was tall! Bye, now, studes-you'l1 be hearing from a new Rambler next week. The Hi-Life regrets, that be- cause of a typographical error, it was announced in the paper last week that examinations would not be given in typing, secretarial training, and world history, when it should have stated that exemp- tl0llS would not be given in these Subjects, i l l Panther Cagers Lose To Mission Eagles Weslaco Panthers went down in defeat to the Mission Eagles last Friday afternoon by a score of 24-30. The starting line-up for Weslaco was Fincher at center, Carpenter and Sooter at guard, and Delaney and D. Douthit at the forward positions. White and Keidinger also played. The two high scorers of each team were Fincher and Delaney for the Panthers, and Ward and Humphries for the Eagles. Fin- cher scored more points than any- one else in the game. Only two other players came close to his twelve points, one had ten points and the other had nine. TRY THIS METHOD OF ENTERTAINING HER, Boys, do you want to know a way to entertain your girl friends? Hunt up your cam- era, buy a few rolls of films and take your girl friend ko- daking, All girls like to have' their pictures made! After you have your pictures developed, the snapshot editors of the annual staff would like very much to have prints of them. If you want your snap- i shots in the annual, don't for- get to bring them. The snapshot editors are Robbie Jane McCants, Milli- cent Yoder. Evidna Downing, and Bruce Edwards. VIRGINIA RANSOM GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY Virginia Ransom was h0I1OI'6G for a surprise birthday Party at the home of Grace Dixon, Friday night, January 5. Six couples were served spaghetti, combina- tion salad, French bread, and birthday cake with seventeen candles. The cake had trinkets in it which afforded amusement for the rest of the evening. Those attending were Betty Hunt, Howard Lombardi Mini' cent Yoder. Donald Fleming? Gale Prater, Bruce Edwards! Betty Compere, Carson Hoge, the hon- oree and Doyle Betts! the hostess and Van Blackwell. ...io -- I sneezed a sneeze into the air? It fell to earth I know not where, But hard and cold were the looksl of those In whose vicinity I SHOZC- . -- ---.--qi-...M,,-A-Y-M747-F , -K ti , mor-1 Stars ' as D ' 5 sntnatgl Hello, students, I know no one feels like reading the sport sec- tion or any other section with mid-term exams coming up. Oh! well!! The Purple Panthers, members of Rio League, have opened their 1940 basketball schedule, by be- ing hosts to Mission last Friday afternoon, and they must have been good hosts, because the vis- itors went home victors. The Panther quintet entertain- ed Raymondville Tuesday, but the outcome of the game came too late to meet the dead line. All-valley tackle Hosea Fincher can play basket ball as well as football. He is hig hscorer for the 'Panthers so far this season. The Panthers, who play an in- spiring brand of basket ball, enter the La Feria tournament tomor- row, Friday. This tournament is I sponsored by La Feria Lettermen's Association. The Panthers should and are capable of bringing home a few trophies. ROBBINS SISTERS SING FOR JUNIOR ASSEMBLY Songs by Miss Bonni and Patti Robbins composed an excellent program in Junior Assembly Thursday, January 4. The Robbins sisters have ap- peared as entertainers at many of the leading hotels of Texas, and in 1937 were with KRGV. Last sum'- mer they made a tour with the University of Texas orchestra. The entertainers were introduc- ed by the chairman, Ann Frizzell, after which the program began. Bonni, accompanied by Patti, sang 'tGood Morning, , You Go to My Head, Basin Street Bues, Lit- tle Man, You've Had a Busy Day, and tOver the Rainbowug and the sisters sang a duet, The Old Apple Tree. I think I'll sign off now, with hopes for bigger and better news scoops, bangier breakups, and dizzier dates. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY ll, 1940 Junior Patrol Boys Stay on Post of Duty Students and teachers in Wes- laco Junior-Senior High come to school on cold mornings and hud- dle around radiators, but the Junior Patrol go on duty and face the bitter north wind with- out whirnpering, knowing that if an accident happens on their cor- ner, due to carelessness on their part, they would feel partial re- sponsibility for it. Of the present patrol, most of the boys are very faithful at their posts, never being late or absent. Those that are always faithful will be given special awards. Sev- eral boys have been dropped from the patrol since the first of school because of failure to be regular in their duty, but most of the boys that are now on the patrol will be retained next semester. Those now on the patrol are: Ar- mando Cuellar, Arturo Cuellar, Miller Armstrong, Jr., Floyd Crane, Billie Brunton, Noe Gar- za, Harold Findley, Howard Find- ley, and Rueben Harmon. As soon as the State Highway Patrol can arrange for a date with the school, local city officials, and Kiwanis club, a program will be arranged for their certification. These certificates have already been signed by the governor. These boys are rendering a real service under all kinds of weather conditions, and every one' should lend a word of encourage- ment and commendation. ..-.-QM.-OMM.. UALICE IN WONDERLANDU SEEN IN ASSEMBLY ' A feature picture, Alice in Wonderland, was shown with a shorter picture on the same sub- ject and a Betty Boop Cartoon during assembly Friday, Janu- ary 5. Paramount's presentation of Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonder- land featured such stars as Char- lotte Henry, Cary Grant. Richard Arlen, and Edna Mae Oliver. This child's fantasy featured such quixotic characters as a talking solo, cheshire cat, frog, dormouse, March hare, a mad hat- ter, gryphon, a mock turtle, a king of hearts, and an armoured white knight. .-1 O M Mr. Sansing: What is geometry? Grady Douthit: The little acorn grew and grew, and one day woke up and said, Ge-om-e-try. MEET THE SENIORS A brown haired, blue eyed sen- ior, MARGARET MORGAN, who hails from Odessa, has returned to her old home town, Weslaco, to graduate with her classmates. MARGARET is 17 years old, 5 feet 2 inches tall, and she loves to make chocolate candy fwith a flavor all her own ideaj. Con- ceited people just can't get along with MARGAIRET ,because she thinks they are silly. She loves to swim, skate, dance, and just ride around. Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis fascinate her, and Jane Withers is just too cute for words. Her main ambitions are to be a bookkeeper, to get on the good side of Mr. Kay, and to learn to listen to a lecturer without get- ting terribly bored. VIOLA DE LA ROSA, our 19- year-olld married senior, is 5 feet 3 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Singing is her hobby, her fa- vorite pastime, and her favor- ite subject in school. VIOLA is extremely easy to please. She has no dislikes whatsoever, and will eat any and everything. Above all, she loves to skate and go to the show to see Jeanette McDon- ald and Nelson Eddy. Her hobby, besides singing, is wearing pretty clothes, and her own ambition is to be a business woman. If you see a tall blonde running around looking for a picture for her locket, you'll know that it's only BETTY HUNT, vice presi- dent of the senior class, who is working on her hobby. BETTY has gray-green eyes, is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and is 17 years old. She likes sauer kraut, dill pickles. dancing, Howard Cdefinitelyj and Bette Davis. Above all, she dis- likes mayonnaise. Her higher hope and ambition is to be on the ra- dio. ,f avoritel that Wedderburn had purchased from a London flower dealer. Lit- tle did he realize the disaster that was in store for him that morning when he visited h.s hot- house to examine his new speci- men. Suddenly an odd, overpow- ering odor permeated the air, thcn penetrated his nostrils. He reeled dizzily and fell to the floor. The plant's long, powerful tentacles crept towards his b-ody, fastened themselves to his flesh, and suck- ed away his very life blood. Such is the tale told by H. G. Wells in his t'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid. Unlike Poe, Jules Verne, or de Maupassant, H. G. Wells has a strange power of versatility equaled by the works of few other authors. The ability to write fan- tastic spellbinders such as this and then to produce equally well such masterly works as 'tOutline of History and Science of Life is indeed rare. Miko-,M Francis Scott Key's greatest distinction is the fact t.hat he knew all four stanzas of the Star Spangled Banner. STUDENTS' TASTES DIFFER IN READING Did you know that there is as much difference in tastes of boys and girls in the library as there is in the cafeteria? The boys llike the great adventure stories, lt was a new variety of orchid, where there is a lot of excite- ment and narrow escapes. The girls like romantic love stories and thrilling mysteries, where the hero falls in love with the wrong girl, etc. According to Miss Florine Olt- man, librarian, between 60 and 130 boks are checked out every day, not including the reference books used. 4063 books have been numbered and put on the shelves this year, with many more to be catalogued. At the close of the book shower, 4527 books had been turned in. Since then 172 books have been contributed, making a total of 4699 books added in all. These books have an estimated value in round numbers of 5B2,617, Il0t counting 1,000 miscellaneous books. Students have no reason to mope around because there are no good books to read. There are plenty in the library, and all one has to do is to use a little ener- gy to walk in and ask for a book. Heredity is something a father believes in until his son starts to act like a fool. YOL 16 wnsmco, mxas, JA NUARY 18, 1940 N0, 18 Five Members, Sponsor, Attend Festival Gale Prater, Phyllis Hoge, Rob- bie Good, Bruce Edwards, and Hardy Aldridge, members of the Little Theatre, and their sponsor, Mrs. Leon Graham, attended the Play Festival at the College of Arts and Industries at Kingsville Saturday. The program included address- es from several teachers' and state officials and a one-act play, Strange Road, which was fol- lowed by criticism from F. L. Winship, head of the speech de- partment of the University of Texas. HOME EC. CLASS SERVES DINNER Home Economics II B. class en- tertained several faculty members at a dinner last Wednesday, Jan- uary 10, at 6 o'clock in the Home Economics department. An attractive design of red cas- torbean burrs and gold grapefruit leaves formed the centerpiece, and gilded grapefruit leaves were used for place cards. The menu included fruit cock- tail in half grapefruit, creamed chicken in patty shells, stuffed celery salad, mashed sweet po- tatoes with marshmallows, har- vard beets, cranberry sauce. clo- verleaf rolls with butter, coffee, butterscotch pudding with divin- ity sauce, and after-dinner mints. Guests were Misses Doris Thompson, Williamett Andrus, Leona Friend, Florine Oltman, Louise Black, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Graham, M. F. Graham, and J. O. Graves. Leta Smith, Barbara Shull, and Helen Reigh were hostesses, and Nita Crooks, Garland Meek, and Alma Ruth Hood were the wait- resses. ' Eleven members of the Quill and Scroll will be initiated into the society next Tuesday night in the high school cafeteria. Both formal and informal initiations will be held. Eddie DeLaney was high point man for Weslaco at the tourna- ment. Mr. McWilliams: Why the quo- tation marks on this paper? Van Blackwell: Courtesy to the man on my left. Prater and Garrett, New Hi-Life Editors, Are Prominent in GALE PRATER Gale Prater, senior, who heads the new Hi-Life staff, is an out- standing member of the Little Theatre and did good work in declamation and the junior play last year. Gale is also a member of the Girl Reserves and Future Homemakers. She has become a' full-fledged member of the staff of the Weslaco News by report- ing news of the Trailer Park. Campus Activities REX GARRETT Rex. Garrett, also a senior, and assistant editor for the second semester, is president of the Roliki Club, a member of the Quill and Scroll, plays first trom- bone in the band, and is one of the efficient business managers of the annual. Rex was circula- tion manager of the Hi-Life the first semester. MCCANTS I-IOSTESS FOR D. D. SUPPER CLUB Robbie Jane McCants was hostess Saturday night for the D. C. Supper Club, plus several visitors. The table was gaily set with fiestawareg and on the table were pickles, meat, buns, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions, from which the guests made their own ham- burgers. Olives, celery, P0fat0, chips, iced-tea, and pear salad were also served. Those present were Allene Hol- man, Betty Compere, Grace Dix- on, Betty Hunt, Lorene Valdez, and the hostess, club members, 'and Howard Lombard, Hardy Aldridge, Bruce Edwards. Van. Blackwell, Carson Hoge, Donald' Anderson, and Billy Lee. Band Ends First Series of Broadcasts The Weslaco High School Band played their last radio broadcast in the series of ten Tuesday night, January 9, between 8:30 and 9 o'clock. At the beginning of the broad- casts, the band had to divide its time between marching band, practice for football games, and radio broadcast practice. Since the football season closed, the band has been spending part of its time on sight-reading, which will be a major event of the contests. When the contests are over, the band will begin another series of five broadcasts, which will be on the same order as the first series. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 18, 1940 CHATTER Well, here we are, beginning things anew-schedules, semes- ters, and this column. Since basketball is definitely here, some mention should be made of it. The b-oys in Deep Purple have found themselves and will be plenty tough from now on. Incidentally, they could use student support. Thasa hint. Some say that there was a semi-formal initiation ceremony on one of the band buses coming back from the Mission fiesta. No hard feelings, boys-and girls. Pity the poor teachers on this mid-term business. It's work. If you don't think so, just ask Mrs. Robertson or Miss Black. We were never ones to gossip, but it is our duty to inform you, and we only heard, that the Senior hay ride was a swell af- fair. Congratulations, high-brows! Ye done it! Oh, yes-for more gossip see 'today's issue of the Washline. You'll love it! Late Friday afternoon, when all save Pedro had departed, the old school house seemed to sigh and creak a little. No wonder, with that mid-term rush go-ne but not forgotten. This is a shade late, but the epitaph to be inscribed on the Buzzards final resting place is as follows: Here lie the Buzzards, in the dirt they loved so well. Thanks to Winchell. We wonder if Coach Osborne Little has an aspiration or inspir- ation in Mercedes? We saw his Hudson! Robert Hall says that Donna damsel is shore stuck up since she was chosen Queen of the 1941 Mission Fiesta. Whatsa matter, Butch, wanta be king? Gee, the between-classes noise surely sounded good after last week's uproar-judging from Professor Kay's contented coun- tenance. Whata life! Well, if you have any old rags, old shoes, or old news, just drop us a line, and we'll chatter. -1.-. OTiTi. Five hundred high schools in Texas will be represented in the 1940 edition of VVho's Who Among High School Students in Texas, according to The Daily Lariat of Baylor University. Heres a good chance to be in Whos Who, if you're very in- dustrious. fall S I X .f. ' f x' . f Q0 Ef f 'ti f R ' 7 We Hope You Look Forward to Thursdays My grandmother always used to tell me, Handsome is as hand- some does, and I guess that applies here. The merits of the in- coming staff will ,be judged by forthcoming issues of the Hi-Life, rather by any pro-mises, rash or otherwise, made beforehand. And so, instead of telling you what we are going to try to do to the paper, we're going to tell you how we are going to try to run it. We hope to furnish you, to the very best of our ability, with news honestly, entertainnigly, and impartially reported, to add to your general fund of thisa-and-thata knowledge, and to serve you in every way possible. We have a high standard set before us that has been built up immediate predecessors and by the Hi-Life staffs that W. H. S. in years before. In doing our best to uphold, even to top that standard, and in trying to serve you before, we hope to give you an even better paper that both by our have served and perhaps in the ways will make every Thursday morning a time to really look forward to. Second Round Coming Up ! This week is the first week of the second semester, or had you heard? The battle of the first semester is over, and we wonder, after the smoke clears away, how many students will be lying where they fell. . The school nurse might come in handy this morning when the report cards are handed out, although we hope she won't be nec- essary. During this second term we shall have a better chance to make good in our studies because there will not be so many holidays. This second semester we are offered the chance of participating in Interscholastic League activities, band contests, choral club contests, and many other things too numerous to mention. A good New Year's resolution for the student body would be as follows: Resolved, to break all scholastic averages during the second semester! We Challenge the Student bOCly.to a bigger and better semester! Traffic Cop: I suppose you! know why I stopped you. Millicent Y.: Yes, but I'm sorry, I've already got a date for t0f1iSh'f. -Adapted. Before I heard the doctors tell The dangers of a kiss, I had considered kissing you, The nearest thing to bliss. But now I know biology And sit and sigh and moan, Six million -mad bacteria, And I thought we were alone. Mr. Graham: Can anyone tell me what causes trees to become petrified? Bennie Mitchell: The wind ! makes them rock. 'tI've a friend I'd like you girls to meet. Athletic girl: What can he do? Literary girl: What does he 4771 read. Chorus girl: How much has he? Society girl: f'Who are his fam- ily? Religious girl: What church does he attend? lvlaidel Robbins: Where is he? o--l- Congratulations to Josephine Halstead upon having her poem on buying an annual published in the Harlingen Cardinal. The staff is glad to find articles of the paper in other school papers. 1 THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 18 1940 MEET THE SENIORS One of our glamorous seniors is DOROTHY FERGUSON. In addition to being a studious per- son, she is very energetic, and works at the local theatre on the side. DOROTHY simply loves pop-corn and it's no wonder! Ice cream, fried chicken, ham sand- wiches, and Johnnie are her weak- nesses. DOT states that her fa- vorite diversions are dancing, skating, and seeing shows. Her favorite stars are Jeanette Mac- Donald and Nelson Eddy. FLORENCE JENKINES, a 17- year-old senior, has grey eyes and brown hair. She likes all out- door sports. Her weakness is chocolate cake with white icing, while she says that she doesn't like greasy sausage a little bit. Bette Davis is FLORENCE'S fa- vorite star. FLORENCE states that her greatest ambition is to be ax big success in the business world. MYRNA ARNETT, 5'3 tall, and 18 years old. is one of the seniors who are very interested in speech and journalism. Her hobby is col- lecting pictures of movie stars., James Stewart and Buddy Ebson were chosen as her favorite stars. t i - lyyy - Q , fiavoriiie It ,se hooit.s ii Good books recently received by the library: The Beloved, Vagabond, by William J. Locke,l the fascinating, joyful, and genial, tale of a carefree philosopherf wit, and musician, The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Mor-I ley, a story of the book-lovingf Roger Mifflin, Parnassus ont Wheels, by the same author, the! story of a traveling book vang, And Tell of Time, by Laura, Krey, a story of pioneering ing Texas, and John Masefield's The Bird of Dawning,', a swiftly mov- ing account of Cruiser , second mate of the clipper ship Black- Sauntlerf' which went down at sea. The Bird of Dawning re- lates the adventures of the six- teen men on board, who faced drowning, starvation, thirst, in- sanity-with little chance of sur- viving the ravages of a hungry sea. SILLY SENIORS ACT AS KIDDlES ON HAY RIDE The chug-chug of a tractor, the blaring of a radio, and the happy cries of about thirty members of the dignified Senior class edu- cated citizens to the fact that this same class was having its annual hay-ride. People who passed the tractor pulling the trailer loaded down with seniors were some- what astonished by the volume of noise and profusion of limbs dangling over the edge. Lyon's Lake was the destination, and it was reached with the absence of mishaps, except, of course, when one of the flashlights being used for headlights fell off and broke, and when the engineers had to stop and re-light the kero- sene burner that made the ma- chine go. Immediately after arriving, a mad scramble for buns, weiners, marshmallows, pickles, and pota- to chips began. The Boy Scouts present rubbed sticks together to make a fire, but soon gave up in disgust and tried matches. Of course, the presumption was that they weren't the right kind of sticks. Feeling a Tarzan-like urge up-, on them, several boys climbed, trees to get sticks on roast the weiners. However, the particular tree they chose wasnt hep to such antics of the army of Tarzans, and the limb broke and brought those subjects of evolution to the ground. But the poor chaperons got the worst end of everything. At first, shouts of Save me! He's going to throw me into the lake! and Make her stop pulling my hair brought them running, but they finally gave up and just sat around the fire, listening to the radio. Going home itself was a prob- lem. Everyone was full, tired, sleepy, and determined to lie down in spite of everyone else. That poor trailer was never built for Seniors in the first P13C9, but definitely not for sleepy sen- iors. However, the problem soont which to , 4 solved itself, for by lying in tiers,i everyone was able to stretch out, at least three-fourths his full! length, even though he might have been slightly disturbed by a pair of unsightly and unidenti- fied feet in his face. With 21 13S'C glance at ye old camping site, the sound of Hi yo, Silver! was distinctly heard as the tractor chugged back toward home. F irtzoir-freed . 1 f- tghilfitg Y ,. ,. ,,U,q-.:i.u5,.4, .,A, 5,313 - if-.1 I HO, hum, still no sweaters. The athletic department has relaxed now since the hectic exam-week has past, meaning the athletes, not the coaches. The Panthers came out of the La Feria Tournament with one loss and' one win, taking Primera in an easy contest and losing to Harlingen by a close margin. The Panthers have two confer- ence games this week, playing Elsa-Edcouch Tuesday at Elsa- Edcouch and Donna tomorrow at Donna. 'Twas in a restaurant they met, Romeo and Juliet. He had no cash to pay the debt, So Romeo'd for what Juli-et. Purple Panthers l Play. in Tournament The Purple Panthers played two basketball games in the La Feria Tournament before they were eliminated. After defeating the Primera quintet last Thursday by a score of 30-10, the Panthers entered the upper bracket of the tournament and were paired off with the Harlingen Cardinals in the first game of the quarter-finals Fri- day, January 12. The Weslaco quintet lost to the Redbirds, but were not outplayed in their 20-15 defeat. The confi- dent Cardinals became a some- what surprised quintet when they were met by a scrappy Panther team. The damaging factor to the Panthers was their thirteen fouls. Harlingen succeeded in capital- izing on ten of these. Of the following Weslaco con- testants in the tournament, Douthit and De Laney were the leading scorers with fifteen points each: Douthit, right forward, De- Laney, left forward, Fincher, cen- ter, Carpenter, right guard, Kied- inger, left guard, Sooter, 1. guard, Powell, center, Fulkerson, left forward, Mears. right forward, Fleming, right guard, Hachenburg, left forward, and Jones. left guard. 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Z?L ,E Lg 2 Q E 'Q' -.Ag.ff 'f KITTENS DOWNED 16-12 BY LYFORD BULLPUPS The Weslaco Panther Kittens were eliminated in their first game of the La Feria. Tournament Saturday morning via the Ly- ford Bullpup route by the score of 16-12. After taking the lead, the Kit- tens held the Bullpups at bay un- til the first of the fourth quar- ter, when the rallying Lyford quintet took the lead on shots originating from Weslaco fouls. Throughout the game, Lyford made ten of the sixteen shots. Carlisle and Garza led the fol- lowing participants in scoring with six points each, Garza, forward, Carlisle, forwardg Guess, centerg Wortham, guard, Milliken, guardg Garcia, guard, Hansel, guardg and Voelkel, forward. SUPT. COOPER RETURNS FROM AUSTIN MEETING Superintendent C. B. Cooper returned last week from a super- intendent's convention at Austin. The meeting was called by State Superintendent L. A. Woods for the purpose of setting educational policies. The theme was centered around young people of school age and those just out of high school. Educational policies with refer- ence to health, education, and democracy, getting the support of the public in the cooperation with the school in the prevention of crime were discussed. Among the speakers at this- meeting were L. A. Woods, State Superintendent, Dr. George W. Cox, State Health officer, and Homer P. Rainey, president of the University of Texas. GIRL RESERVE CABINET MAKES BANQUET PLANS Plans for the annual Girl Re- serve Sweetheart Banquet, a Girl Reserve filing cabinet, and a Valley Girl Reserve loose leaf hand-book were discussed, at a meeting of the Girl Reserve cab- inet held Friday, January 11, at the home of Florence Jenkines. Although a definite date for the banquet was not set, the Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen was decided upon as the place where the banquet will be held. A d-ance sponsored by the G. R's will be held following the banquet. Fifteen G. R.'s and Miss Thomp- son were served hot chocolate and cookies at the close of the meet- ing. PANTHERS OUTPLAYED BY BEARKATS, 32-12 Wes1aco's Basketeers were smothered by Raymondville's Bearkats Tuesday, January 9, by a score of 32-12. Although the Panthers were continually outscored, they made the Bearkats earn their victory. Though trailing 19-8 at the half, the purple quintet never ceased fighting until the final Whistle. After destroying Weslaco's two-point lead in the first minute of play, Raymondville took a lead that wasn't threatened the re- mainder of the game. Gilliland, Raymondville for- ward. was high point man of the game with twelve points. Fol- lowing Gilliland,,with ten points was Edward DeLaney. The Weslaco line-up for the game was as follows: Cecil Kjed- inger, center, Fred Sooter, right guard, Dick Carpenter, left guard: and Hosea Fincher, center. DEBATE CLUB PREPARES FOR TOURNAMENT The new semester finds the de- bate club, sponsored by Mrs. Fred Robertson, diligently working in preparation for coming tourna- ments. Valley tournaments, first in or- der, begin early in the year and continue until the county con- test, while the event most anti- cipated by the debaters is the in- vitation tournament at Yoakum in March. As proof of the c1ub's progress, Mrs. Robertson has set a dead- line for speeches and set a date for night practice. The ten debaters still have much work and much fun before them. Both girls' and boys' teams will be represented in the Yoa- kum tournament. Report cards will be given out at home room periods this morn- ing. Students owing library and cafeteria fines must pay them be- fore receiving report cards. The Weslaco Band marched in the Mission Citrus Fiesta parade last Friday morning and will par- ticipate in the parade next Tues- day morning in Harlingen, which will inaugurate the Valley Mid- Winter Fair. according to Mr. Krauledat. A free concert will be given Sunday afternoon, January 28, in the Harlingen Municipal auditorium. VOL. 16 WESLAC O. TEXAS. JANUARY 25, 1940 NO, 19 Students Reveal Secret Phobias to Reporter As the popular thing to do seems to be to analyze people's personalities, the Inquiring Re- porter has found out by sheer perseverance many of the hidden secrets of various students of W. H. S. So, at this time, your Amigo, the Inquiring Reporter, will re- veal to you the secret phobias of several students. Maxine Meek's secret horror is spiders. Maxine says she dreams about them getting in her hair and being unable to comb them out. Robert Hall confidentially in- formed us that his horror of hor- rors is Work. However, Robert doesn't seem to be afraid of it. He can lie right down by the side of it and go to sleep. Evidna Downing turns pale at the thought of crossing a rail- road track when a train is ap- proaching from even ten miles off. Evidna says she cannot fbreathe until the track and train are left far behind. Florence Jenkines maintains, that there is nothing more hor- rible than slimy, greasy, snakes. She says even the thought of one makes her turn green around the gills. Betty Hunt has a totally clif- ferent type of phobia. Betty toldl us that if she ever wrecked thel grill work on her family's new Packard, she was going to drive as far as the gas lasted, and then get out and start running. LITTLE THEATRE HAS NINE NEW MEMBERS Nine new members were taken into the Little Theatre as a re- sult of try-outs held Wednesday, January 17, in the Senior High auditorium. The new members are as follows: Katie Rogers, Bet- ty Hunt, Donald Fleming, Johnny Ring, Patsy Ruth Lawrence, Doris Fitzgerald, Alice Myers, Carson Hoge, and Eleanor Mor- tensen. The try-outs consisted of skits from plays or the recitation of D0ems. These new members will raise the total membership to 35. The members of the one-act play and also one major Little Theatre pro- duction will come from this group of dramatically-inclined students. l School Board, Wives, Others Given Dinner By Ho. Ee. Girls Members of the school board, their wives, Superintendent and Mrs- C- B- COODGF, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cannon were guests of the Home Economics II class at the annual dinner given in the Home Economics department last Tues- day evening at 7:00 o'clock. The center piece was formed of painted silver logs serving as candle-holders, which were made by the Home Economics girls. Red bougainvillaea also added at- tractiveness to the table. Lavonne Dempsey, Mildred Brixey, Evalene Bradford, and Miss Leona Friend served as host- esses. Josephine Fawcett served as head over the fourteen cooks. Waitresses were Margaret Falar- deau, Eunistine Bradford, Erma Lou Parker, and Artemis Fisher. School board members are H. G. Mottmiller, F. E. Chandler, M. K. Betts, W. J. Bach, R. R. Talbert, Dr. C. H. Schwedes, and A. S. Pike. VOCAL DEPARTMENT TO ENTER MUSIC MEET Approximately 150 members of Mrs. Frank Potter's vocal depart- ment will' go to Corpus Christi March 8 to attend the music meets. Entries for the contest will be as follows: a boys' chorus, girls' chorus, senior mixed chorus, girls' sextet, girls' trio, boys' quartet, mixed quartet, mixed ensemble, junior boys' chorus, junior girls' chorus, junior mixed chorus, two soprano solos, two alto solos, two bass solos, and two tenor solos. Each chorus will sing two re- quired and one selected number, and the small ensembles will sing two selected numbers. The solos are selected numbers taken from a list put out by the National Mu- sic Educators' Association. I'm through with women. They cheat and lie, They prey on us males Until the day we die. They tease us, torment us, Drive us to sin. Boy! Who was that blonde That just walked in? - College Life. Football Boy Get Purple Sweaters Football sweaters were award- ed to twenty football boys, the student manager, and the Pan- ther sweetheart in a special as- sembly at 11:30 'Ipesday morning of last week. Fred E. Kay, principal, opened the program by asking Mr. Coop- er, superintendent, to talk to the students. While Mr. Cooper was in the midst of a story, Mr. Kay reappeared on the stage dressed as a referee, and started a foot- ball game with junior high boys dressed in the new football sweaters. When the first team failed to follow the rules of the game, the substitutes were call- ed out, and both teams formed a semi-circle on the stage. Names of the receivers of the sweaters were then called and the boy rep- resenting the footiball player step- ped forward. Those who are lettermen are as follows: John Bearing Down Bair, Grady No doubt about it Douthit, Dale Sammy Baugh Douthit, C. W. Rammin' John Kimbrough Riley, Jim Heap Big Chief Williams, Robert Hunch- back Hall, Pete Poker Face Hall, J. R. Johnny Run White, Hosea Beer Barrel Polka Fin- cher, Bill Pretty Boy Floydf' Powell, Forrest Polly Squir- rel Gound, Raymond Galloping Ghost Stephens, Edward Swiv- el-Hip Delaney, Paul Posthole Jack Crane Fulkerson, Fred 'Sleepers Creepers Sooten, Frank- lin Sorrel Top Perkins, Wel- born Fog-Horn Bentley, Con- nie Jitterbug Pemelton, Jack Dynamite Hollywood Bound Dunn, Dick Comes a Tootin ' Carpenter, Vernon Toughy Doo- d.lebug Schreck, Clara Mae Cali- fornia, Here I Come Isham. Heard at a. Basket Game Well, if we win this game and not the next one, why can't we take the extra score of this one and add it to the score of the next one, so we will win it too? That would be fair, wouldn't it? -Austin Pioneer, Bill Powell: You'd better accept me: there aren't many men of my type running around. Marion George: No, you are right: that's what we've got asy- lurns for. The washwoman is not one to TH'E WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 25, 1940 MEET THE SENIORS F. I. 'SHEIK RAKESTRAW, 18, is 5' IOM , weighs 150, and plans to become a commercial photographer. F. I. plays a trombone in the band and is a member of Little Theatre. He likes eatin', sleepin', dancin', and wimminf' He hates early risers and fast drivers. F. I. is a talent- ed senior who should get ahead in the world. HOSEA All-Valley FINCH- ER, 18, is 6' 3 , weighs 190, and hasn't decided upon a profession asyet. HOSEA is interested in all types of sports, especially football and basketball, and sim- ply loves the Beer Barrel Polka. HOSEA says that since he loves everybody and everything that he doesn't have room left for any aversions. ROBERT Butch HALL, 17, is 6' 2 , weighs 189, and will probably follow his predecessors in the ice business. Although Robert lives in Donna, he says that his heart belongs to Wes- lacog all of his heart, too. He likes ice cream, good food, good shows, and Charlie McCarthy. ROBERT, like HOSEA, has no pet peeves. ...-i.0----1 me WASHUNE ..... complain, but she says that 32 degrees is not a temperature fa- vorable to washline activities. In spite of the ice, however, she has managed to get these few items out on the line to dry. CECIL RALEIGH and CLARA MAE ISHAM braved the cold Friday night. but the washwo- man was unable to learn their destination. BETTY HUNT finds it neces- sary to have a private geometry tutor on Friday nights. We won- der if he really knows his geome- try or whether he is just an in- spiration. RED PERKINS was actually seen wearing a necktie Friday night! Could it be a new ffame or iust the cold weather? The ever popular Big Top re- vealed sonce startling things Sat- urday night. SHEIK RAKE- E ti T I Rail .a s X W , .v ,f 95 1 rl - J fiiqlf fl - .. Have You Been Vaccinated? Are you immune? Or are you subject to the danger of weeks in a sick bed, hours of pain and fear, and serious after complica- tions that could possibly ruin your life? As we are so close to the border, the dread disease of smallpox and diphtheria have a much greater likelihood of gripping residents ot the Valley, therefore every precaution should be taken to insure ourselves against this possibility. An unusual opportunity has been offered students of W. H. S. by the physicians of Weslaco, who, in cooperation with the school are offering protection at half-price. Vaccinations will be only 50c and Schick tests 25c. Students unable to pay for this will be taken care of. The Hi-Life urges all students to take advantage of this gener- ous offer as soon as possible. Will You Be Among the Honored? Word has been received that Baylor University is again spon- soring this year's Who's Who Among High School Students, in Texas. Weslaco High will be represented by 79? of the Senior Class, or 6 graduating seniors. Qualities that will enter into the selection of these students are sportsmanship, scholarship, character, leadership, and extra-curric- ular activities. Mr. Kay has appointed a committee made up of faculty mem- bers to select these students. It is hoped that they will have the selections by the time this paper goes to press next week. This is a very high honor that should be coveted by each mem- ber of the Senior Class. STRAW was dancing with MARY LOUISE GUENTHER, and ROB- Dear Miss Daze: I am desperate. My present ERT CHANDLER rttended with OLLIE MAE SWINNEA. DICK and MARGARET ANN and SHIR- LEY MCCASLAND and CHICK- EN FERGUSON also were en- joying themselves. Eeny, miney, moeg three in a row, believes EVIDNAQ EDGAR was around Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. That little PRATER gal really holds an attraction for that big FLEMING boy, doesn't she? They enjoyed 'tMr. Smith Goes to Washington very much. BRUCE and GALE and VAN and GRACE attended the Har- lingen 'band concert Sunday af- ternoon. Advice to Miss Andrus: Gladness, temperance and re- pose, Slam the door on the doc- tor's nose. -Longfellow. X heart-throb is angry with me, and will not help me with my geome- try. What shall I do, tell Mr. Sansing or find another feller? Wondering. If you get Mr. Sansing to help you with your geometry prob- lems, you won't need your cur- rent boy friend. Find one who knows his geometry tif possiiblel. Scula Daze. Miss Daze: She stood me up. It was Friday night and plenty cold, but she still stood me up. Now I ask you, was that the tactful thing to do? Plenty Sore. No, decidedly not. Why 11015 put poison in her cream of wheat, or give her ovaltine, or some- thing? It has been done, and it never fails. Let me know the ver- dict. I'm betting on you. Scula Daze. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 25 , 1940 HONOR' .T-in OLL iglk Of the 609 junior and senior high school students, 198 were placed on the honor rolls the third six weeks. The seventh grade led the superior roll with nine students, and the seniors were next with eight. Following is the complete hon- or roll for the third six weeks: Superior Honor Roll C4 A's or 4 A's and 1 BJ llth: Grace Dixon, Bobbie Dunson, Dorothy Ferguson, Leighdell Griffin, Mary Louise Guenther, Billie McWhorter, May- sie Osborne, Kathryne Swanzey. 10th grade: Josephine Halstead, Donald Hewlett, Margaret Lucas, Millicent Yoder. 9th grade: John Emery, Letty Lou Cannon, Virginia Brunton, Verna Mae Purl, Marjorie Side- ner, Irene Yoder. 8th grade: Marie Aguilar, Mary Frances Betts, Armando Cuellar, Doris Fitzgerald. 7th grade: Mary Louise Bailey, Jane Weber, Loydell Stevenson, Frances Powell, Ruth Pinson, Barbara Fisher, Maxine Gon- zales, Billie Marie Daney, Carol Jones. 6th grade: Bettie Marie Carr, Fay Frith, Ann Frizzell, Maebeth Gallagher, Otto Fay McFarland, Mildred Schreck. Honor Roll C2 A's: other grades Bl llth grade: Donald Anderson, Rex Garrett, Margaret Godfrey, Catherine Hoepfner, Allene Hol- man, Bobby Jones, Robbie Jane McCants, Margaret Morgan, Vir- ginia Ransom, Joseph Schoen, Ruth Helen Young. 10th grade: Joe Barbee, George Bradford, Betty Compere, Dor- thoy Lee Drawe, Carl Fitzgerald, Watson Keeney, Marjorie Mc- Bride, 9th grade: John Cox, Antonio Guerra, Murlene Jones, Sam Jones, Eleanor Mortensen, Ed- ward Niles, Dwight Randolph, Dorothy Shull, 8th grade: Walter Baxter, Jean Oltman, Douglas Parker, Phyllis Prater, Tommy Gene Rives, Ken- neth Ryan, Maurice Talbert, Eleanor Vos. 7th grade: Billie Jeanne Ben- nett, Betty Ann Pugel, Jewell Dean Sundemeyer, Merril Ann Garza, Billy Lou Nicholson. J. Boese, Guy Frith, Yolanda Lou Hartness, Bama Lou Tid- Skaggs, Kercilia Brunton, Martha 6th grade: A. Bradford, Vivian Johnston, Clara Jimmy Moyer, well, Jimmy Norton. Honorable Mention llth grade: Elaine Akerman, Betty Beaumont, Carmen Cadena, Nylene Clark, Ernest Gipson, Hu- bert Goss, Maxine Henderson, Ralph Hinojosa, Florence Jen- kines, Auzline Knight, Howard ILombard, Doris Nix, Edith Mae Rankin, Gale Prater, Bonnie Tis- dale, Arthur Valdez. 10th grade: Mildred Akerman, Hardy Aldridge, Jim Bennett, Bobby Curbo, Durward Emery, Marion George, Robby Good, Pat Hingle, Phyllis Hoge, Clara Mae Isham, Billy Lee, Shirley Mc- Casland, Grace Milliken, Holmes Mears, Clara Mortensen, Vera Mortensen, Dorothy Mullins, Bill Powell, Martha Julia Purl, Leta Mae Rakestraw, Luciclaire Ran- ukin, Martha Ann Sansing, Margie lLee Sansing, Barb-ara Shull, Bet- ,ty Jo Smith, Lorene Strickland, 'Rachel Sugg, Royal Talbert, Lupe Valdez, Alberto Villarreal, Miles .Wortham. 1 9th grade. Roy Brockett, Neil Chandler, Johnny Hewlett, Billy Forsythe, Phyllis Hufty, Jose- phine Fawcett, Daniel Garza, Rob- ert Chandler, Alvin Hansen, Nita fCrooks, Charles Hicks, B. R. lGuess, John R. Hays, Wanda Hachenburg, W. E. Carlisle, Ju- nior Kammerer, Patsy Lawrence, Ray Logan, Ollie Mae Swinnea, Gene Valdez, Glen Willis. 8th grade: Joy Baker, Jane Bennett, Robert Bradford, Billy- lynn Clark, Howard Findley, Hoyt Hughes, Ernestine Le Grande, S. D. McDaniel, Dorothy McDonald, Ralph Milliken, Carlene Rober- son, Maidel Robbins, Jean Shu- fcrd, Robert Wagner. 7th grade: Joe Garza, Joyce Hin- 'gle, Marjorie McMullin, Bobby McWhorter, Don Ransorm ,Paul Tidweii, John Knapp, Crlstela Garcia, Dennis Griffin, Alba Mae Conner, Arturo Cuellar, -701111 Mears, June Mitchell, Helen AI- cher. Sth grade: Amelia Cirilo, Delva Garcia, Irma Guerra, Cafleen Knight, Willadene McAlpi11, D- W. Nichols, Joan Coate, Donald Dorman, Olan Parker, Susie Rod' riquez, Billy Solether, YVOHIIB l A WINTER'S TALE -BUT NOT BY SHAKESPEARE Br-r-r! I'm freezing to death! Donald, hold my hands. They're co-old! Dressed in scratchy red wool- ens, the Persistent Pests, the Rol- licking Roving Reporters, plough- ed their way through the thick- fallen snow. One hard-working journalist brushed an icicle off her nose and said plaintively, I think my feet are frozen through and through. Onward, comrade, onward. Our dear old alma mater must have its paper on time. A speck of green appeared on the horizon. In the crisp air Miss Black could be seen. Come on, the paper must be put out, whispered Miss Black hoarsely, as the reporters wiggled into the igloo. The editor propped her feet on a block of ice and tried to boss her shivering reporters. Filler must be in. Get to work, chillun, ordered the hard boiled editor between What'll we humor editors in despair. Let's write freeze, said one, and she began to make a list of the frozen things she saw. I can't think of a thing ex- cept steam in the radiators and the expression on Van's face when Grace is at her cutest, complin- ed one working gal. Well, heck! Let's go get a bowl of chili, and let our editor wear a frozen look when she needs a feature for the Hi-Life, replied the other humor editor, as she drew on her mittens. ...--0--1 sneezes. write about? the asked each other a feature on this Mr. Graham: Every day we breathe oxygen. What do we breathe at night, Millicent? Millicent: Nitrogen. Patron: Say, Waiter, this steak isn't very tender. Tired Waiter: Well, did you ex- pect it to put its arms around your neck and kiss you? Mr. Krauledat: So you've brok- en off a tooth, have you? How did you manage to do that? Archie: Oh, shifting gears on a lollipop. Thompson, Newell Talbert, M817 Sue' Valdez, Virginia Vaughn, Imogene Vernon. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, JANUARY 25, 1940 C H A T T E R I MMA-H Weslaco DOWDCC1 , 'ge-,.1.fu FROM THE W' By Jackets 12-7 Chatterbox, chatterbox, chat- NX ,QQ E gsm' terboxy au the day long-O,h, par- .X . G Edcouch-Elsa handed the Pan- don me I was just thinking of Q thers their third conference loss that Smig! You know- cuxxatglbixs f ' with a 12-7 triumph last Tues- Well, well, well-even the very sedate teachers of good ole W. H. S. have arguments. If you don't believe it, ask Miss Thompson or Coach Little what day the re- ports came out last six weeks. It seems that Botsie Niles kept the history class in touch with first hand information on the approaching storm last Thurs- day. My soul! This is a complete surprise, remarked Miss Black when a beautiful gift was given to her Thursday morning during the first period. Several times during the English IV literature semester, Miss Black expressed her thoughts on two quotations of poetry. Lines from To a Sky- lark by Shelley were among the most beautiful in poetry, she, thought, while two lines from, Coleridge's Christatbel were the most unpoetical. The gift was a framed copy of the two quota- tions. The only complaint that she had to offer was that one word was left out of the last line of the quotation by Shelley. Our dashing Romeo, Mr. Bill, makes a very good subject for all of these famous camera fans. How about it, Juan L. Brewer and Bobby Compere? Science under Coach Graves is a very fascinating subject for Josephine Faucett. She always stays in after class for some un- known reason. An extra home room period oc- casionally comes in pretty handy for ye studes who have no study halls. It kinda gives them time to catch up on back papers, etc. A half holiday! Didn't it feel good to be free for half a day? However, it would have been much more enjoyable if it hadn't been quite so cold. Now we really didn't think that the beautiful football sweaters would affect the weather so much. The boys seem to be glad that they have a reason to show off their sweaters instead of hav- ing to wear them in all kinds of weather, hot or cold. Now if any of you guyz and galz have anything to chew the fat about, come over and park your feet on the stove and start out. I Looks as if we were mistaken about the sweaters, but they couldn't have come at any fbetter time. They have 'come in very handy these past few days, be- cause of Cas you all knowj the UNUSUAL weather. Q - Q The football awards were giv- en out at the close of a very ex- citing football contest, between seventh and eighth grade boys. Mr Kay, a most colorful official, called out the names of the boys receiving awards. I-Ie must have had a brain-storm when he made up the nicknames. Because of the weather here in the Valley, basketball has been suspended at Weslaco High. Although the Weslaco Panthers lost to Elsa-Edcouch by a close score, they didn't give in until the final whistle was blown. The game with Donna was called off because of the unexpected north- er that blew in Thursday. .il0.. SAFE DRIVING STRESSED BY PICTURE SHOTV Two types of movies and- a short comedy were shown at a special assembly called Monday morning. Mr. Frank Chandler showed in- teresting movies featuring the 1938 celebration of Weslaco's Birthday and the Annual Style show that had been taken by Mr. Chandl'er's brother on a trip to the Valley a year ago. Other in- teresting reels shown were of Wyoming scenes and pictures cen- tering around Mr. Chandler's home in Weslaco. Safe driving, and activities of the State Safety Patrol were sub- jects of movies shown by Safety Patrolmen Musick, Little, and Showers. -lioT-? School was dismissed at noon because many of the school rooms could not be heated comfortably. School was again dismissed Mon- day at two o'clock, to be re- sumed Wednesday if the weather was more favorable. day, January 16. The Panther quintet grudgingly relinquished their first quarter two-point advantage when the Yellow Jackets capitalized on two free shots and made a field goal to give the Bees a lead that was often threatened but never lost. In the final minutes of play, the purple quintet , trying to erase a two-point deficit, bom- barded the Jacket basket in vain. In relinquishing their zone for the man-to-man defense, they were not only unable to score, but they failed to prevent their op- ponents from scoring. Leading the Weslaco scorers, Cecil Kied- inger made three points, whereas Dick Carpenter and Hosea Fin- cher followed with two. The Panther line-up was as fol- lows: Dale Douthit, left forwardg Edward DeLaney, right forwardg Hosea Fincher, center, Dick Car- penter, left guardg and Cecil Kiedinger, right guard. JUNIOR JACKETS WHIP KITTENS The Panther Kittens were swamped by the Yellow Jacket Juniors Tuesday, January 16 by the score of 10-4. The Kittens exhibited fine ball handling, but they were ineffec- tive when fighting for the re- bound. Carlisle stood out for Weslaco on offensive play with three points,, while Voelkel had only one. The Kitten line-up is as fol- lows: Voelkel, guardg Guess, guard: Carlisle, centerg Garza, forwardg Milliken, forwardg and Compere, Solether, Baxter, Rico, Hewlett, and Rendall, substitutes. The moon was low and the motor stopped, I thought perhaps he did it- But bashfully he hid it. His burning eyes looked into mine. He grasped my ungloved hand. I've something I must ask you, dear, I hope you'll understand. His face was red, he bowed his headg The words came from the collar, My purse is in my other pantsg Please let me have a dollar. W VOL. 16 WES LACO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 1, 1 940 NO. 20 Who's Who In Sr. Class Named by Faculty Committee Mary Louise Guenther, Rex Garrett, Robbie Jane McCants, Kathryne Swanzey, Grace Dixon, and Grady Douthit were chosen last Friday to represent Weslaco High in Who's Who Among High School Students in Texas. This publication, sponsored by the American High School Educa- tional Association, was issued last year for the first time, and includ-, ed in the volume both juniors and seniors. This year high schools were asked to elect 7Mv of their grad- uating seniors. Qualities of lead- ership, character, scholarship, and participation in extra-curri- cular activities were considered in choosing these students. Ballots were given to a faculty committee, each member of which nominated six seniors, ranking them in the order of his prefer- ence. From these ballots the' six named above were chosen. Pictures of these seniors will appear on the Who's Whou page in the annual. MEET THE SENIORS DONALD with the light brown hair fapologies to Stephen Fos- terj. DONALD ANDERSON, one of the more energetic seniors, is one of the best-liked 'Lois of the Senior Class. DONALD, affec- tionately called Andy, has no favorite foods: he likes them all. His favorite diversion is hunting while his pet aversion is geome- try. DONALD stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and hails from Rotan, Texas. He states that he is un- decided as to a future vocation. HAL EASLEY is one of the new members of the Senior Class. He Came into this troubled world on a ranch about 10 miles from San A-U26-lo, Texas: however, he came to Weslaco from McAllen. His eyes are browng they match his auburn hair. Eating is his favorite diversion, and his favorite food IS chicken dumplings. HAL thinks that Mae West and Mortimer Snerd are just the thing. Oh, how he hates work! i s 1 I i E b l I i Rules for Popularity Contest Announced l. Candidates to be chosen for the feature edtion of the annual are: a Most popular girl. b. Most popular boy. C. d 2 Most beautiful girl. Handsomest boy. . The candidates to be elect- ed shall be chosen from the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades. 3fandidates shall be chosen at home room meetings of the various classes, Thursday, February 8. Each class-sopho- more, junior, and senior-will choose one candidate for each of the four honors. 4. The contest will begin on Monday, February 12, and will end on Friday, February 23, at 9 a. m. Results of the contest will be announced in assembly Friday, February 23. 5. Votes will cost lc each. Voting boxes will be prepared for each of the 12 candidates, and a penny dropped into a candidates 'box will mean one vote for that candidate. Voting boxes will be in the annual room ClVfiss Black's officeb or on the campus, votes may be cast at activity period and at noon. 6. Full-page pictures of the four winners will be put in the annual. ENTIRE BAND PLAYS FOR ASSEMBLY William Krauledat, 'band direc- tor, was in charge of the com- bined assembly program 1aSt Friday. For the first time this year the entire band played in the auditorium. After announcements were made by Fred E. Kay, the band played the following selections: Texas Plains , March-by Albert L. Cassidayg Mannin Veen - by Hayden Wood: Serenade Es- pggnole- - by Georges Bizetg a sight reading number, Acalea'.'- by Jones M. Fulton, Swing Low , swingtifmeg On Paradef- by Edwin Franke Goldmang Spir- it of Weslaco HiHgh - by Wm' Krauledat. During the program Mr. Krau- ledat explained liow the contests which the 'band enters are con- ducted. He also explained about sight reading. FOURTIEEN STUDENTS TO ATTEND CLINIC Fourteen band and vocal stu- dents left early Wednesday mom- ing to attend the Texas Music Educators convention and clinic, which is being held this year in Mineral Wells on February 1-3, inclusive. The following students were se- lected to make the trip: Billy Lee, Doyle Betts, Bruce Edwards, Joseph Schoen, Hoyt Hughes, Leighdell Griffin, Dorothy Lee Drawe, Archie Jenkines, and Ka- tie Rogers, bandg Virginia Ran- som, Ruby Moore, Dorothy Mul- lins, James Stone, and Robert Chandler, vocal division. This year's clinic will be com- posed of the following organiza tions: two 90-piece bands, a vo- cal group of 150 voices, a 100 piece orchestra, a 100-piece drum ensemble, and a drum-major school composed of 100 twirlers. Teachers and chaperons mak- ing the trip were Superintendent C. B. Cooper, Mrs. Frank Potter, 1VLr. William Krauledat, and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Pike. FRED KEENEY RECEIVES NAVAL APPOINTMENT Word has been received that Fred Keeney, graduate of '39, has been named principal candidate to Annapolis by Representative Mil- ton H. West. Fred took an examination un- der Representative West at A. 8: I. at Kingsville. Subjects included in the examination were mathe- matics, English, geography, and physics. Fred will enter the Aca- demy in June. BAND PRESENTED IN CONCERT SUNDAY The Weslaco High School band was presented in concert Sunday, January 28, in the Harlingen Mu- nicipal auditorium by the Valley Mid-Winter Fair. The program was as follows: 4'Star Spangled Banner , Texas Plains , Mannin Veen g two se- lections from Ballet Silvia , Valse Lenten and Pizzicato Polka : Carry Me Back to Old Virginia, tuba solo, played by Floyd Rogers: t'Grieg g God Bless American: Niobe g Down South , Serenade Espagnoleng Swing Low, Sweet Chariot g Victor Herbert Favoritesng Stars and Stripes Forever , and Spirit of Weslaco High. -1. THE WESLACO H1-LIFE, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 E Ns -HL -W ire 47 J Y 4, 'i 7 ' Y i .ln.,,,m 1 Land o' Goshen! I jus' done got through using that thar Oxydol soap. You know-dey is a havin' a contest on -'Why I Like OXY- dol, and I is goin' to enter it 'cause it can sho' get the dirt out! It was kinda cold over this las' week-end and de folks, dey didn't send much dirt to the laundry, cause I reckon dey felt sorry for de ole washerwoman-workin' in dis here kinda weather. North of the Border, down Harlingen Wayn is a new hit song jus' off de press for that ever popular BOBBY GOOD. A cer- tain little Harlingen boy has been courtin' ROBBY quite a bit lately. I done heard that he was pu-lenty cute! That old time couple, DONALD FLEMING and MILLICENT YO- DER went out a cuttin' a rug las' Friday night at the good ole Big Top. However, dey wasn't de only couple out-just lissen to dis here bunch-JOHHNY RING, and MERRY FERN MCCASLAND, BRUCE EDWARDS and KATIE ROGERS, GRACE DIXON and VAN BLACKWELL, F. I. RAKE- STRAW and MAIDEL ROBBINS, SHIRLEY MCCASLAND and CHICKEN FERGUSON. PHYL- LIS PRATER and ROBERT CHANDLER, LORENE VALDEZ and PEE WEE SHAW. HARDY ALDRIDGE absolute- ly claims that he worked on his English theme Friday night, but -how does we know? We just wonder why ETHEL MAE FRIEND goes through all the oh's and ah's when the ever famous JOHNNY RING walks in tlie door. Now, really, we didn't know that that dashing Romeo, VAN BLACKWELL, would spring a new one on us. He was with none other than that MILLICENT YO- DER! My, my! BOTSY NIUES, SAMMIE JONES, and HOYT HUGHES were by their lonesomes Saturday at that Valley Mid-Winter Fair. HOYT, really we are sorry that MARJORIE SIDENER is ill - but is can't be helped. What is Your Side-line? Upon being asked what she was going to do on a certain night, a student of Weslaco High offered her schedule for the week. The student stated that on Monday night there was a Future Home- makers, meeting, Tuesday was Quill and Scroll initiation night, Wednesday night there was a Little Theatre meeting, Thursday night there was a Girl Reserve -meeting, and that she had dates on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Upon being asked when she did her studying, the reply was that she squeezed it in between times if she got any done. Of course, we didn't have any particular person in mind, and perhaps we exaggerated the situation a little, but some students do indulge in so many activities that school work has to become a side-line. Let's be careful not to lose our sense of values. - A Modern Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a very lucky little boy. However, sad to say, the little boy didn't appreciate his privi- leges and began to shirk his responsibilities. Soon the fates that be decided he little boys, For a Under the the happy ungrateful didn't deserve his unusual advantages over all the other and presto!-they put a dictator over him! long time after that, the little boy was very unhappy. burden of the new regime, he began to think -back on days that had gone before, and to regret some of the things he had done. He thought back on the day he slipped away to a certain fair- much to the inconvenience of his teachers and to the detriment of his school work! The boy was very sad and very regretful-but it was too late. He did not live happily ever after! This is just a story-but it could be true! I hope you get the moral! Peeping coyly out from be- neath hoods of every shape and color are a great many of our Weslaco High dzmsels of late. Among those seen beneath those demure articles of apparel are Marion George, Gale Prater, Cath- erine Farina, Helen Sample, and that paragon of all maidenly vir- tues, Josephine Fawcett. Noticed: Ethel Mae Fricnd's combination of plaid and velvet- een is a most fetching ensemble. What is Dorothy Lee Drawe's secret formula for always looking as though she had just stepped out of a bandbox straight from Paris? If only we all had that faculty! Well, all the other stuff is bet- ter unsaid, so we'll say Adios, and 301' Thanks, Brad. Item: Green is most becoming on Donald Fleming and Robert Chandler--also their favorite color, it seems. Also seen: A locket or some pretty l'il dilly 'round her neck makes a girl look sweet and old- fashioned. So-do wear a locket! Of course, they don't grow on trees+but the recognized tech- nique is to find an obliging boy friend!! But then, you already know that! Weslaco High School students celebrated a holiday Tuesday of last week. The old north wind was so cold that it blew bitterly against the building, causing the heaters to give little heat, there- fore, the students had to go home to warm fires. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 Panthers Massacre Basketeers, 32-10 For the second time this season, the Weslaco Panthers massacred the Sharyland Basketeers by the score of 32-10 in the Mercedes gymnasium Friday, January 26. The Panthers' first win over Sharyland came earlier in the season in a practice game. Shoot- ing a relentless barrage of shots, the purple quintet continued to increase their lead until the final whistle. A slow forming Shary- land defense paved the way for the Panthers' first six points. The Panthers capitalized on this weak- ness throughout the game. Taking loins' shares of the scor- ing, Dale Douthit and Hosea Fin- cher made seventeen and thirteen' points respectively. 4 The Panther participants are as. follows: Dale Douthit, left guardgf Holmes Mears, right forward, Ho- i sea Fincher, center, Cecil Kiedin- ger, left guard, Bill Powell, right guard, Paul Fhilkerson and Bob-1 by Jones, substitutes. 1 BEHIND THE SCENES 5 AT A BAND CONCERT: Little did the dignified audi-5 ence in the great concert hall sus- l pect what was going on behindl the rich velvet curtain on Sun- day afternoon, January 28. V Who in the heck swiped myl plume? Mine is number 64 and you have it! Gee, don't the hats look keen all lined up acrossi the stage. Move the crums over' to the right a little. 'Get these chairs out of here. xzfll you? Whose horn am I sitting on, any- how? Look at the red and blue footlightsf' Jeenf1unee! The cur- tains are about to part! After the program, when all had been done, all had not been said by any means. If you had poked your head around the cur- tain you might have heard some- thing like this: Whose horn squawked in the last measure? I knew I'd come! in too soon at that hard part! 5 Quiet, please, everyone smile and look at the birdie. Some- body tell a joke. Check my plume in, willya? As soon as We get out of here, I'm going straight over to get a foot long hot dog and some of that pinki Stuff that isn't there when you bite in to it! and so forth. 4 l PURPLE PANTHERS PANT OVER VICTORY The Weslaco Panthers outscor- ed the Donna Redskins for their first conference win Tuesday, January 23, in Mercedes 'by the score of 23-18. Donna stayed abreast of Wes- laco in points until a second quar- ter scoring splurge sent the pur- ple quintet five points into the lead. This lead was never less than three points throughout the remainder of the game. Donna's long field goals and Weslaco's crip shots made the game a hotly-contested one. Ho- sea Fincher led Panther scoring with five field goals and was closely followed by Dale Douthit with eight points, while Barnesky, Hendrick, Emerson, and Wills were Donna's scoring foursome with four points each. The other Panther scorers were Holmes Mears and Dick Carpenter with three and two points respectively. The purple quintet was as fol- lows: Dale Douthit, left forward, Dick Carpenter, right forward, Hosea Fincher, center, Cecil Kiedinger, left guard, and Holmes Mears. right forward. VOLLEY BALL TEAM l PLAN FOR TOURNAMENT The volley ball team, coached by Mr. Graham, met Thursday at noon to plan their uniforms and discuss the All-Valley Tourna- ment in La Feria, February 8-10. Dorothy Traber was in charge of the meeting, with ten members present. The uniforms will consist of white shorts, skirts, and blouses. A number was given to each girl to signify her position on the team. With Dorothy Traber, cap- tain, and Lavonne Dempsey, co- captain, the team will begin prac- tice next week during activity pe- riod and after school. And then there's the story of the woman who had four husbands. The first one was a millionaire, the second one was an actor, the third one was a minister, and the fourth one was an undertaker., That made one for the money,! two for the show three to get ready, and four to, go. A little encouragemnnt for Rex, Garrett: 1 Nothing is impossible to the man who can will and do, this is the only law of success. -Mira-' bean. i-india me ' i 'HDELW Well, I'll tell you! CPardon, Mr. Burns.J There isn't much dope on sports, so I suppose I can com- ment on the weather. Fair today and warmer tomorrow is the general forecast. But as I was saying, what we need is a new gym. u 0 1 The lasses from ole Weslaco High are going athletic on us. Un- der the direction of Coach Cum- mins the girls are preparing to enter the La Feria Volley-ball tournament February 8 and 10. The Purple Panthers have final- ly hit a winning streak, defeat- ing Donna and Sharyland last week. They have four games on the docket this week, three away and one at home. The grapevne' tells us that 3Woodrow Isham, former Panther, has been confined to bed with the flu, but is expected to be up and about soon. Jack Massey, one-time Panther star and all-valley end, has en- tered Howard-Paine at Brown- wood. The best of luck, Jack. The Weslaco Basketball team boasts two high-point men. Hosea Fincher and Dale Douthit are tied with 88 points apiece. Keep it up, boys. PANTHER KITTENS WIN CONFERENCE GAME The Donna Papooses lost to the Weslaco Panther Kittens in the latter's first conference win, by the score of 24-21 in Mercedes last Friday, January 26. The Kittens exhibited coordi- nation in passing and breaking. The Weslaco quintet fought for every point they made and were not denied their share of the fi- nal score. Rico, Kitten left guard, led Wes- laco scoring with ten points, while Carlisle followed close behind with six. Guess came third with four points. The Kitten line-up was as fol- lows: J. Garza, left forward, Carlisle, right forward, Guess, center, Rico, left guard, and Voelkel, right guard. THE' WESLACO' HI-LIFE. FEBRUARY 1. 1940 ATHLETIC EXPENDITURES ARE ANNOUNCED BY SUPT. Coogan QHATTERX m I, 4 At the request of C. B. Coopel' the Hi-Life publishes below a financial statement of the re-, ee-ipts and expenditures of the Weslaco Athletic funds from the beginning of this scholastic' year to January 29, 1940. According to Mr. Cooper, such statements will be printed from time to time. Receipts: Cash Bal. Aug. 1, 1939 ...... 45.48 Recei ts from Brownsville l D game ....,,,,.,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,. 4 6 4.65 Receipts from sale of 16.59 shoes ................--------- ------- From School Board .......... 135.69 McAllen game ................---- 317-00 Harlingen game .......--------- 345-33 P.S.J.A. game ....... --------- 2 95-75 San Benito Game ............-- 390-50 Mission game ....... -.------A 1 90-63 La Feria game ..... ..--.---- 2 20-20 Donna game ..............---------- 331-'75 Mercedes game ..............-... 123-35 Raymondville game .l...... 182.45 From School Board 119405 ............................ Miscellaneous receipts: Junior games, cushion 200.00 Paid on on stadium note 1174.10 Paid officials .................... 222-00 Paid athletic companies 1030.43 Miscellaneous: Lights .,..........,........... 138.07 Express .................... 24.40 Med. Supplies 8.82 Gate keepers 14.00 League Fees ............ 14.40 District Fee .... ..... 6 .00 Trip expenses for team ...... ..... 4 9.65 Tickets ........... 8.00 Laundry .......... ..... 1 4.31 Lumber-Lime 18.65 Shoe Repairs 5.80 Sprinklers ........ .... 1 6.82 Football ....... 6.50 Iron Wt. .... 1.25 Total .,........................ 326.63 Paid out of Petty Cash: Half cushion sale to fire- men, Scouting fees, tickets, pep squad 66.42 Total amt. paid out 3,805.86 Cash Balance, sales .................................. 35-50 Jan. 29, 1940 ........ 39.71 --- Bank balance 3520.53 Total Receipts .... 33,845.57 Petty Cash ........ 19.18 Expenditures : Signed, Guarantees to other C. B. Cooper schools .................... ........ 9 87.24 Fred Kay. Miss Florine Oltman has beenl teaching Mr. Osborne Little's, English class how to use the ma-1 terials in the library. Next week, she will teach Miss Doris Thomp- son's English classes. Later in the? semester Miss Oltman plans to teach the other English classes in the school the same material. Gale and Phyllis Prater rode on floats in the parade last week in Harlingen, celebrating the Valley Mid-Winter Fair. Gale rode on the float representing West Virginia and Phyllis rode on the float representing the Dis- trict of Columbia. f . . The Home Economics III girls are taking up a new unit of work, which is planning their ideal homes for the future. The Weslaco High School band marched in the parade celebrat- ing the Valley Mid-Winter Fair Wednesday of last week. The band members returned to school at noon. The fuzzy-wuzzies have evi- dently taken over W. H. S. by storm, judging by the number of cozy little fuzzy sweaters that have recently made their ap- pearance on W. H. S. gals. They may be the height of fashion among the stronger iso- calledb sex, but a gal's wailing cry is why, oh why, do they wear those squshed hats! Culprits num- ber one are Johnny Ring and Car- so-n Hoge. ' The tenth and eleventh grades saw an interesting picture show about typing in assembly last Thursday morning at activity pe- riod. . . . Mrs. R. B. Hankal, school nurse, checked on smallpox vaccinations in the English classes Friday. All students that had not been vac- cinated in the last five years were requested to be vaccinated. The Junior boys lost their first game to Lyford by a very heart- breaking score. Better luck next time, boys. rf Friends, Romans, and Ethiopi- ans-Unaccustimed as I am to making public speeches-never- theless: Those newly-elected Little The- atreites are looking forward to that informal initiation with much anticipation. You won't be disappointed, chillun. Coach Little came to school in- cognito last week. Coach said that he thought he was in a London Blackout with those dark-col- ored glasses on. Surely was a bunch of stu- dents outa school last week. Musta been the flu-or the fair. Mr. Kay can tell you. Donna's Big Top is doing a thriving business, reputedly from Weslaco's 'bugs. One certain col- umnist on the Donna Tomahawk spends most of his idle time there just watching them come and go. Shame on ya, White. We heard that Ollie Mae and Gene Armand took in the show Sunday night, but Gene says he stayed home. Ask her who the main feature's name is, cousin. Betty C. says she simply cannot wait until Easter. I think l'll go to A. 8: M. I mean that Jewell Archer oughta move to Harlingen. He spends most of his time there. Well, night-time, anyhow. Band people couldn't keep straight pans while their pictures were being taken Sunday. lllusta been those clean, witty sayings floating around the stage. Entering the McCasland domi- cile from the rear, large Drive Slow the 'back fence. ls Johnny? Teacher Andrus , erstwhile typing prof, reports a swell time over the week-end. Wish I could find a girl with a Buick. Those Prater gals pulled a brother and sister act on some guys Sunday night. You shoulda been there, we heard. The band concert in Harlingen lm Sunday went o. K. until the intermission, when Several hun- dred people, thinking the per- fo-rmance over, took French leave. The home-town folk were loyal to the end, however. one sees a sign gracing that a hint, voL. 16 wEsLAco, 'rr.xAs, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 NO.. 21 Results of Ballots Announced by I. R. What happened to my ballot? Something has been cut out. Oh, yours has been cut, too. I won- der what for-Look, everyone's has a section cut out. Such exclamations were heard last Thursday morning when the students received their Hi-Lifes and -ballots. Called up for an explanation, the red-faced committee who nominated the candidates knew nothing, saw nothng, and said nothing, but the local Hays office censored the section that was cut out. After the ballots had been checked, these results were found: Most intelligent boy - Carl Fitzgerald. Most intelligent girl - Jose- phine Halstead. Wittiest boy - Red Stone and Donald Anderson Ctieb. Wittiest girl - Margaret Mit- chell. Cutest couple - Lorene Val- dez and Pee Wee Shaw. Dopiest grl-Millicent Yoder. Dopiest boy-Bennie Mitchell. Biggest flirt-Hal Easley. Biggest flirt-Millicent Yoder. Best dressed fboy - Joseph Schoen. Best dressed girl - Dorothy Lee Drawe. Smile boy-Grady Douthit. Smile girl-Clara Mae Isham. Most faithful boy - Carson Hoge. Moth faithful girl-Betty Hunt, Most fickle boy-Donald Flem- ing. Most fickle girl-Phyllis Hoge. Peppiest boy- Red Stone. Peppiest girl- Dorothy Lee Drawe. Cutest boy-Billy Lee. Cutest girl-Marion George. Glamour boy-Donald Fleming. Glamour girl-Phyllis Prater. .t..... .O,il.l- Plans for the Valley Girl Re- serves Sweetheart Banquet were completed at a meeting of the Interclub Council in Raymond- ville Saturday. The Eollowng Wes- laco girls attended: Millicent Yo- der, Letty Lou Cannon, Alice Meyers, and Miss Thompson, lo- cal sponsor. It was voted to have a dance after the banquet, and stag bids will be extended. i Clinic Group Report 1 I 5 l 1 l 1 l F l 1 1 1 i I 1 Favorable Trip Band and vocal students, ac- companied by their directors, re- turned Sunday from the Texas Music Educators Clinic held at Mineral Wells. The purpose of this clinic, which is held every year, is to better the students' and directors' understanding of music. The clinic groups rehearsed required numbers for the state and nation- al contests to be held later in the year. Those making the trip report that it was a very profit- able session. The Weslaco representatives stayed in the Crazy Water Hotel while in Mineral Wells. A dance was given on the Crazy Water Roof in honor of all the partici- pants of the band, orchestra, and vocal departments. The occupants of Mr. Pike's car spent Saturday night in Austin, while the occupants of Mr. Coop- er's and Mr. Krauledat's cars stayed in Weslaco. ...l-.-.,U.....i...-- FIRST PRACTICE DEBATE HELD BY LOCAL GROUP The Debate Club held its first practice debate of the year in the senior high school history room last Thursday night at 7:30. Durward Emery and George Bradford took the negative side of the question, socialized medi- cine, while Auzline Knight and Helen Frances Pace took the af- firmative. Other members kept notes on the debate particularly the rebuttal. Another practice will be held tonight, with the boys having the affirmative and the girls the negative. Several students from Edcouch-Elsa, which has organiz- ed the debate activity just this year, will 'be present. Mrs. Fred Robertson, sponsor, says that plans are well under way for the trip to Yoakum the first of March. It is hoped that four debate teams will be able to make the trip: two boys' teams and two girls' teams. Bill, you were in love with that girl. Why didn't you marry her? Well, I was all ready to pro- pose to her when she told me she loved. three other fellows, Bryan, Longfellow, and Whit- tier. Speech Class Enters Oratorical Contest The American Legion of Texas, co-operating with the National Americanism Commission of the American Legion is sponsoring a High School Oratorical Contest in Texas. The local Giles Fort Post of the American Legion will pre- sent 310, 35, and 33, respectively to winners of the first, second. and third places in the local con- test. The Constitution of the United States will be the general theme, and each contestant is to become familiar with each article and amendment. The contest will be dvided into two parts: the prepared oration, which must be the original effort of each contestant and must not require less 'than ten minutes, nor more than twelve minutes for lelivery, and the extemporaneous oration, which must not require less than four, nor more than six minutes for delivery. Department headquarters will award a bronze medal to each district winnerg a silver medal to each division winnerg and a gold medal to the first, second, and third place winners in the state contest. The winner of the first place will 'be certified to nation- al headquarters as the Texas rep- resentative in the regional con- test. The winner in the final nation- al contest Will be awarded a S4000 scholarship, given by Eddie Cantor. Complete details will b-e announced by the National Amer- icanism Commission later. En- graved wrist watches will be awarded to runners up in the national contest by national headquarters. Students entering the contests are as follows: Grace Dixon, Mary Louise Guenther, Roy Henrick- son, Hardy Aldridge, Beverly Jean Allen, Jewell Archer, Merna Arnett, Betty Beaumont, Mildred Ca-mpbell, Bobby Clark, Frances Cook, Eddie DeLaney. Evidna Downing, Hal Easley, Bruce Ed- wards, Ethel Mae Friend, Betty Hunt, Arthur Johnson, Bobby Jones, Marjorie McBride, Robbie Jane McCants, Holmes Mears, Dorothy Mullins, Alice Myers, Franklin Perkins, Gale Prater, Helen Reagh, Imogene Rogers, Katie Rogers, and Steve Rut- ledge. THE WESLACO H1-Lira, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 at T Cl of Since quite a few ofl our peppy students came in to chew the -r',iE-'fi-T- rag-we have had a rain 5 be- lieve it our not! Just a sprinkle on Sunday night! Although Lillie Stoate has shak- en the dust of the Valley from her skirts, the rains are coming, without Tyrone Power. Apologies to Miss Williamett Andrus about the Buick situation. It seems that it was a Cadillac. Was it a Fleetwood, Teacher? Now, really, girls, we didn't think that Home Ec. III would have such an effect on you! It seems that all the beautiful new homes are being carefully in- spected and admired. We wonder why???? Ten little scholars all in a row received those much admired Quill and Scroll pins Friday morn- ing with all the fancy trimmings. Rex and Rardy made cute and almost kissable little girls, while the girls looked like old-fashion- ed cooks. Bread and milk isn't so bad when it has sugar on it and you can see what you are eating, but otherwise, it's not so good! Whom shall I ask? What shall I say? I'll just die if he turns me down! These little say- ings are heard around the com- pus these days, since the Sweet- heart Banquet is to be on the six- teenth of this month. Now, girls, please do hurry and get your dates, because the poor boys might think they are going to be left out. CBroad hintlj The lucky guyz and galz from the band and choral club all said that they had a grand time at Mineral Wells Wednesday, Thurs- day, Friday, and Saturday. We knew that Charro Days had a 'big attraction, but we didn't expect you to skip school for it. After all ,it does take a lot of hard studying for exams to make up for one day of celebrating in Brownsville! This is the end of this column- Adios. ilolii Girl Reserves will sell Valen- tine telegrams on Wednesday, February 14, for two cents each. The money raised is to be used to defray club expenses. Will it Be a Box of Candy? 'tln the spring a young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love- and at Valentines Day his thoughts turn not only to love but to his pockctbo-ok, also. If she is only a passing fancy, a card will do-but if she is the light o' your life, nothing less than a gaily bedecked box of sweets for the sweet will make your wallet look as though the mice had been at it! Sad to say, this is soon enough after Christmas that if you pull your Christmas time dodge of being mad for only a few days, she is likely to begin entertaining dire thoughts of you! The only thing to do is give in-and give! Besides, Valentines Day is a good time to find out if it is you or that other guy she likes the best, by comparing your cards. If yours says something like, I love you like I do my puppy dog, and his says, '61 love you, true, I do, -then you can draw your own conclusions! l..et's Be Loyal to Our Class! Are you loyal to your class? Are you helping to put over the popularity contest? Do you want your class' candidate to win? If you can say yes to these three questions, you are very valuable to your class at this crucial time. Is the Senior class going to change the course of its luck in this contest? Will the Junior or Sophomore class repeat its suc- cess of the Panther Sweetheart contest or the library book drive? We know that these questions will be answered only by the amount of work and thought each student puts into the contest. A class should be proud to say that its members cooperated 100 W in this contest. Students, shall we make this contest one that will be remembered for the amount of class cooperation and good sportsmanship that was displayed in it? G. R.'s MAKE PLANS FOR SVVIEETHEART BANQUET Brief talks were given by Miss Doris Thompson and Virginia Double Cast Chosen For One-Act Play Brunton at the Girl Reserve meet- ing Wednesday, January 3l, at activity period in the lunch room. Miss Thompson talked on Using Good Taste in Life, and Virginia's subject was The Du- ties of European Housewives. During the business meeting plans for the Sweetheart Banquet were discussed. Weslaco is re- spo-nsible for the pattern of the place cards. A folder representing an old fashioned girl holding a heart-shaped bouquet and tied with pink ribbon will be used. Approximately twenty-five cou- ples will attend from Weslaco. Selections for roles in The Severed Cord, , one-act play which will be entered in contGS'L meets, have 'been announced by Mrs. Leon Graham, director. A double cast will be run, eaflh cast consisting of three characters. Jake, the drunken father, will be enacted by Pat Hingle and Johnny Ring. The part of Anna, his brow- beaten wife, will be taken by Gale Prater and Grace Dixon. Carson Hoge and either V311 Blackwell or Lyle Morgan Will take the part of Karl, their son. The one-act play contest will be held the first week in APY!!- look Ei' THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 POPULARITY CONTEST DISCUSSED BY GROUP One of the chief purposes of the senior assembly Friday, Feb- ruary 2, was to arouse interest in the popularity contest. At the beginning of the pro- gram, Miss Louise Black pre- sented pins to ten new Quill and Scroll members: Robbie Jane McCants, Rex Garrett, Hardy Aldridge, Betty Cornpere, Jose- phine Halstead, Millicent Yoder, Robbie Dunson, Catherine Hoepf- ner, Maysie Osborne, and Mar- garet Godfrey. Edith Mae Rankin will receive her pin as soon as she is initiated. Mary Louise Guenther, chair- man, then gave a brief talk on the popularity contest, followed ,by a short talk by the business manager, Rex Garrett. He spoke on the cost of publishing the annual, and urged students to help the journalism class by en- tering into the contest. Robbie Jane McCants, snapshot editor, urged students to turn in more snapshots. Following her speech, Betty Compere gave the rules of the contest, after which the presidents of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes gave brief pep talks. Mr. Kay then urged the stu- dents to help out the annual drive by getting into the contest some way or other, and to choose candidates who were really de- serving of the honors. He also an- nounced the winners of the Whos VVho. PANTHERS OUTSCORED BY EEARCATS 35-8 The Weslaco Panthers' chances for a place in the annual Valley basketball championship play-off were reduced by the conference- leading Raymondville Bearkats in Raymondville Friday, February 2, when the Beerkats handed the Panthers a 35-8 shellacking. The loss was the Panthers' fourth conference defeat, two of which were to the Bearkats. Wes- laco's other conference losses were to Mission and Edcouch-Elsag however, Weslaco has wins over Donna, Sharylan-d, and La Joya. With the victory over Weslaco. Raymondville is undefeated in conference play, although they lost to Harlingen in a non-con- ference play by one point-their 1 1 w L I l l l l l l Panthers Win Victory Uver La .Hoya Cagers The Weslaco Panthers were vic- torious for the third time in the last three conference tilts. This time the Panthers defeated La Joya by a score of 26-22 in Mercedes last Thursday, Febru- ary 1. Although Weslaco led La Joya most of the game, La Joya was constantly threatening to upset the favored Weslaco quintet. A defeat by La Joya would have practically elminated Weslaco as a title contender. After tying the game up at the half, La Joya grad- ually fell behind until their va- liant last quarter rally fell four points short of victory. La Joya exhibited accuracy with long field goals and their free throws orig- inating from Panther fouls. Al- though the Panthers' shots weren't so effective, their crip shots were the major factor in the Panther offense. Hosea Fincher was the leading offensive Panther player with five field goals and a free shot. Dick Carpenter and Dale Douthit trailed with seven and six points respectively. ville quintet thoroughly trounced the visitors. Before Weslaco could score, the Bearkats had 15 points to their credit. The Panthers were scoreless in the first quarter, and they were able to score only two points in both the second and fourth quarters. After scoring four points in the third quarter, the purple quintet held the fast- breaking Bearkats on even terms for the remainder of the period. Gilliland of Raymondville WHS high-point man of the game, hav- ing scored twenty-one points. Dale Douthit, Panther forward, and Parr, Raymondville forward, were next in line with six points each. The remaining Weslaco scorer was Hosea Fincher. The Weslaco line-up for the game was as fo-llows: Dale Douth- it, right forward, Dick Carpenter, left forward, Hosea Fincher, cen- terg Holmes Mears, right guafdi Neil Hatchenburg, left guard? Bobby Jones, left guardg Paul Ful- kerson, left forward: Billy POVYGU, centerg Keith McMullen, rlght only loss this year iforwardg and Hubert Goss, Tight A more experienced Raymond- guard- Ntiritlif tb t t mzmrjii 1, 5 Howdy, Sideliners! Here is the latest from right off the wire. Coach Cummins announces that baseball will get under way in about twenty days, so all you Babe Ruths and Dizzy Deans start dig- ging out your old spikes and gloves. Weslaco, with plenty of hot competition, broke even the past week with one loss and a win. They defeated La Joya from Cac- tus College and lost to the Ray- mondville CSkyscrapersJ Bear- kats. For further details, read Mr. Mears' basket by basket account in lower columns. The Panther Kittens, who are the little guys who practically re- ceive no recognition at all, lost a game to Raymondville Bear Kittens last Friday. Tough luck, boys. Speaking of baseball, the out- for the Panthers' 1940 sea- son would be very bright except for the fact that our star pitcher is now living in Winter Haven, Florida. Maybe another Dizzy Dean will appear when limbering up exercises begin. 0 Q o Well, so long, students. See you next week, and in the meantime save polls open your pennies, because the for the popularity contest next Monday. --lo USVVEETS T0 THE SVVEETU B exp for oys! Now is a good time to ress your tender thoughts the only girl Cwe hopej. Buy a 500 box of candy for her. T he Junior Class is taking orders for boxes of candy to deliver Valentines Day. The boxes will be in 25c and 500 size sg they will be filled with home-made candy. By your candy, win back you r girl, and help the Junior class. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 Y 0 ' ,, - 4- ,-'-3 ,, , , -. V l T, 11 When You Ask Will You Be My Valentine? ft-I-I-uf ,QV Vw Do You Wonder Vvlhat a Valentine Is? When you ask- Douce, a commentator of Shake- Passing by the Valentine win- gpeare's works, suggests that St. m u- ,tra dow displays in early February, one sometimes wonders how It all got started. Now what could be the reason for a SP6C131.Cl3Y devoted to sending and receiving fussy little paper hearts inscribed with sentimental nothings? Two men by the name of Val- entine share the honor fOr the name of this secular celebration. One was a martyr, St. Valentine, beheaded during a siege of PPT- secution in Rome long ago. The other Valentne was a bishop who choked to death on a fish bone. Certainly nothing in either of these pious lives can be associated with foolish love verses or sar- castic comic valentines! In order to solve this Question, we must do a little research work. and turn to the works of several ancient writers. A certain Francis KAY KYSERU APPEARS IN JUNIOR ASSEMBLY The seventh grade presented a Kay Kyser program in assembly Thursday. with Ray Hartness representing Kay Kyser, or Pro- fessor Quiz. The program began with Donnie Ransom. master of ceremonies. advertising their product, Goo Double Bubble Gum. The con- testants were Billie Gene Bennett, Clara Lou Hartness. Doris Fitz- gerald. Billie Solether. Joe Gar- za, and Armando Cuellar. Each was asked a question: and if he could not answer it, an alarm clock bell rang. The ouestion was then answered bv the scholars , consisting of Ruth Pinson, John Knapp. Jackie Solether. Lovdelle Stevens. and Frances Powell. Miss Pearl Youngblood, Mrs. Virgil Lehman, and Mrs. John Bennett VVQTS the fillf-lP'ES who cast their decisions. Billy Solether won first prize. two pieces of Double Bubble Gum to each of the boys on his side. Clara Lou Hartness won the second prize, one piece of gum to each girl con- testant. Beebe Skaggs helped advertise the product by popping her gum and blowing huge bubbles. The pianist, Hector Valdez. gave two piano solos, La Cucuracha and Beer Barrel Polka. Jane Weber sang Oh Johnny and Billy, Valentine's Day is the Christian- ized form of the ancient Roman Lupercalia, which were feasts held during the month of February in honor of Pan and Juno. Among other ceremonies, it was custom- ary for the young men to draw the names of young woman from a box. Even before the days of Chaucer in England, a special day in- Feb- ruary was set aside for young men and women to pick their best friends, or valentines Now that you have been so en- lightened as to the origin of this significant day, we are sure you will shed a tear for the good saint and ponder on the gran- deur that was Rome whenever you receive a Valentine of the com-ic variety or otherwise. SOPHOMORE CLASS SPEND HOLIDAY AT FAIR The Sophomore Class Visited the Valley Mid-Winter Fair at Harlingen last Tuesday afternoon between 12:15 and 3:15 as a re- ward for securing the greatest number of books during the re- cent book-week contest. The school afforded the sopho- mores the transportation: two school busses driven by Mr. O. H. Swinnea and Mr. J. W. McWil- liams and chaperoned by Mrs. M. R. Hufty, Mrs. M. H. Chandler, and Miss Doris Thompson. When the busses parked on the fair grounds, the students were allowed to enioy the various phases of the fair as they saw tit. Thev munched candied ap- ples, cotton candy, and hot dogs, and examined the exhibit hall. the carnival ,and the art exhibit in the Municipal auditorium. Per- haps the two most impressive sights, according to several soph- omores, were Miss Lillie Stoates and the electric organs, while the most entertaining feature was the scooter cars at the carnival. - The Old Apple Tree was sung in true hillbilly style by Billie Marie Daney. who also sang The Little Red Fox. Mr. Kay concluded the program with announcements concerning the Junior Patrol Boys. Well, children, here we are again with the low-down on ev- eryone. The old washwoman just saw and heard lots of things this week-end. The first and most surprising things that happened was ROB- BIE JANE MCCANTS and BOB- BY COMPERE stepping out to Brownsville Sunday. Seen at the local theatre the other night were MARILYN TAYLOR, ROBERT H A L L, PHYLLIS PRATER, DONALD FLEMING, GRACE DIXON, and VAN BLACKWELL. It seems that there has been a little mix-up or something, be- cause we understand that GALE was with DONALD FLEMING Friday night, while PHYLLIS was seen with DONALD ANDER- ,SON. Vtfhat is this, anyhow? MIILICENT and VAN seemed to be enjoying themselves im- mensely at the Edinburg Junior College dance Friday night. PHYLLIS HUFTY, F. I. RAKESTRAW, SHIRLEY Mc- CASLAND and JOE BARBEE were also seen over the week- end. We wonder who that good- looking blond fellow is who is taking up so much of MAXINE MEEK'S time. Could it possibly be MARTIN BANDEMER from Mercedes? That inseparable couple, BAR- BARA SHULL and MATT MUR- PHY were seen several places several times during the week- end. DOROTHY FERGUSON seem- Gfl to be having a pretty good time Sunday night at the Green Room with BOB YUNKIN 'of Harlingen. And now, last but not least, we saw JOHNNY RING with MERRY FERN MCCASLAND. What a surprise! Oh, yeah! First chorus girl: English is a wonderful language. Look what a great writer can do with 26 letters. ' Second chorus girl: Yes, but look what a great lawyer can do Wllh Only two or three! W' yor.. 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 NO. 22 Voting Boxes Ready For the Do-Re-Mi Twelve candidates were chosen Thursday morning during home room period to represent the Se- nior, Junior, and Sophomore classes in the popularity contest. Full page pictures of the most popular girl, the most popular boy, the most beautiful girl, and the handsomest boy will be put in the annual. The four candidates selected from the senior class are as fol- lows: most popular girl, BETTY HUNT, most popular boy, REX GARRETTQ most beautiful girl, LORENE VALDEZQ handsomest boy-GRADY DOUTHIT. The Juniors elected the follow- ing candidates: most popular girl -DOROTHY LEE DRAWEg most popular boy-PAT HlNGLEg most beautiful girl, CATHERINE FA- RINAQ handsomest boy, FORREST GOUND. Those selected from the Sopho- more class are: most popular girl, PATSY RUTH LAWRENCE, most popular boy, PAUL FULKERSON, most beautiful girl, OLLIE MAE SWINNEAQ handsomest boy, W. E. CARLISLE. The contest began last Monday, and will end at 9 o'clock on Fri- day, February 23. Voting boxes are on the campus, and a penny drop- ped in a box means one vote. 0M.l..-. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES CAST AND CGMMITTEES The cast and committees for the Little Theatre three-act play, 'tOnce in a Lifetime, were an- nounced by Mrs. Graham at the Little Theatre meeting last Wed- nesday night, February 7, in the auditorium. Mrs. Graham also announced the two casts for the one-act play, with Hardy Ald- ridge as stage manager and Ethel Mae Friend, assistant director. The committees for the three- act play are as follows: assistant director, Robbie Goodg property, Grace Dixon, Betty Hunt, Doris Fitzgerald, stage manager, Van Blackwellg stage committee, Johnny Hewlett, Archie Jenkinesg make-up, Florence Jenkines, Margaret Godfrey, Ollie Mae Swinneag publicity, Bobbie Dun- son, Gale Prater, Alice Myersg tickets, Josephine Fawcett, Patsy Ruth Lawrence, Eleanor Morten- sen, Katie Rogersg program, Bob- bie Dunson, Florence Jenkines. l . l I l u l l . Classes Cut Capers For Candidates Can you sing, can you dance, can you jitterbug, can you imitate, or can you afford to miss your precious history class? Then step right this way to the amateur con- test, boys and girls! 'il have three cents burning my pocket. Might as well put it in one of these boxes as any- where else. Vote for Valdez, the glamor- ous beauty, and you'll be sure to pick the winner! The next defendant will be Miss Doris Rug-cutter Thomp- son. Miss Thompson, you have been caught jitterbugging in the hallsg do you have anything to say for yourself? What is the cause of all this commotion on the campus? Let us stop to analyze the present situation. The sophomore, junior, and senior classes each expect to have all four of their candi- dates win the popularity contest. Three times four is twelve. Pos- sible number of Winners-four. Hence the commotion on the cam- pus! l lO..,....,,.. C. B. COOPER SPEAKS TO SPEECH CLASS In connection with the Ameri- can Legion Oratorical contest C. B. Cooper, superintendent of schools, spoke to the speech class on the Constitution on February 7, 8 and 9. Mr. Cooper discussed not only the Constitution itself, but also the background of the document. He is well informed on the Con- stitution, having taken several courses on it in college. All speeches made by the student orators must be based on the Constitution and Americanism. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR GUIDANCE CLASSES Officers for the Vocational Guidance class were chosen in the sixth period class Monday af- ternoon. Those chosen wereras follows: president, Doris FHZ' geraldg secretary, Robert Wagflefi banker, Eleanor Vosg assistant banker, Douglas Parker. ' Officers for the seventh lOC1'10d aye as follows: president, Dorothy Millerg secretary. -TOY gamer? banker, Jean Shufordg assistant banker, Tommy Gene RWGS' ! Once in a Lifetime To be Presented In March Once in a Lifetime, a three- act romantic comedy by Charles Quimby Burdette ,will be pre- sented by the Little Theatre, un- der the direction of Mrs. Leon Graham on Wednesday, March 6, in the high school auditorium. This is the second major produc- tion of the Little Theatre t.his year, the first being The Christ- mas Revelation. Once in a Lifetime is the story of a young man who has some gypsy blood. Konrad, this young man, who wants tc go back to his gypsy home, is vamped by Zara, a beautiful gypsy girl. Rod- nev, the town halfwit, steals Kon- rad's money, and the gvpsies are accused of the crime. Konrad finally returns to his senses and goes home, where he finds Lau- rie, a girl who loves him, but whom he had always regarded as a friend. He is then made to realize his love for her The play is cast in the romantic atmos- phere of a gypsy camp. The leading romantic roles are portrayed 1.5 Phyllis Hoge. as Laurie, and Roy Henrickson as Kfnrad. Other members of the Little Theatre who will have parts are Bruce Edwards Lyle Morgan, Helen Reagh, Katnryne Swanzey, Von. Blackwell, Betty Compere, Donald Fleming, Shir- ley McCaslrnci. and Rachel Sugg. VAN ENACTS ROLE OF THE BIRDIE Watch the birdie. Well, then, if there is no birdie, just watch Van. Make her laugh, Van. Don't make such a face, Merry Ferne. Van, you need.n't act like a donkey. Now get fixed, Merry Ferne. Van, I'm going to run you out of here if you don't stop making her get hysterical. How do you expect me to take her picture? Arc you ready? Watch the birdie. Click! Millicent Yoder, taking pictures of the sophomores for the annual has her troubles. Van Blackwell, the obliging laugh-maker, is the object of much wrath when he overdoes his little job. However, whatever the troubles sophomores are asssured individ- ual pictures in La Palma this year. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 F if V U S eamss f H H Qi c if ' by I t tp, ef g ' Hello-o-or Eiverybiifill The X 0 5 Weather report for today is fine M lx I ,3?fLa:..- and warmer. Well- Mrs. Grahamls Little Theatre bunch is getting in the groove on this 3-act play 'tOnce in a Lifetimef' March 6 is the date for production. Getta date and be there. That Sweetheart Banquet to- morrow night at the Palm Hut has local G. R.'s all in a dither. Have you made your appoint- ments? Seems that Maysie sorta pulled a Miller on us Saturday night. Congrats, bud. Must be that Leap Year stuff again. Millicent Yoder showed the boys how to direct the band Thursday morning. Don't tell Mr. Krauledat. Bet Mr. Kay wished he could have entered the Texas Open this week. Pm gunnin' for that Byron Nelson, says he. More power to you, Professor. Vifhate-No comments this week. See the issue two weeks hence. It'll slay you. That popularity contest is about to get us down. All that high- powered voting should be some good to the journalism class in a financial way. Hope your favor- ites win. You do the voting and we get the pay. Grace and Virginia surely hustled up the corsage business at the first of the week. We oughta hire them to sell the Hi- Life. Pat should do all right Friday night with Virginia Brunton. Stay in there, Hingleg you'll be assistant sales manager some day. Then you can say to Cressner, Give me a 25c El Rope. Ah- destiny! Hope that Ty Cobb doesn't get up in arms about my swiping his by-line. You can use mine sometime, Mr. Cobb. Well, adios and 30. .llO Traffic Cop: Hey, you can't make a turn to the right! Robby Good: Well, why not? Traffic Cop: Well, a right turn is wrong here-the left turn is right and if you want to turn left and then turn-aw, go ahead! Are You Responsible? You've all heard the story of the little Dutch boy who stuck his finger in a hole in the dike and saved the countryside from being flooded. He didn't know what the word quit meant. However, we have several students in Weslaco High that do know what that word means and sometimes do just what the word implies. Are you a quitter? Do you finish everything that you start? Do you accept a responsible position and then leave everyone that is depending on you in the lurch? Are you a quitted? It surely isn't a desirable thing to be! Who Will Be the Winners? Weslaco High now has three beautiful girls, three handsome boys, three popular girls, and three popular boys sweeping regally through its halls as acknowledged leaders of their respective fields by the student body of W. H. S. Out of these three groups will be selected the two queens and two kings of beauty and popularity of Weslaco High School. This is an honor not only for the persons chosen but also for the class that puts these persons in. So-come on, students, and fight! Rack your brains for ideas and let's really get behind these boys and girls! For the honor of your class and to help W.H.S. have a bigger and better Annual, let's pile up the Shekels, and put 'ern over! FOUR STUDENTS JOIN ROLIKI CLUB W. E. Carlisle, John Ring, Donald Hewlett, and Johnny Hew- lett were elected to membership in the Roliki Club at its Wed- nesday noon meeting in the Home Economics Room. They will at- tend next week's meeting, and will be initiated at a later date. Plans for this year's projects. which include the addition of shrubbery and the erection of a cement bench on the campus, were discussed. Nineteen mem- bers were present. ., 0.?. ,, The thrifty Scot was on the train from Edinburg to London. At each station he hurriedly left his compartment, rushed to the train again. After this had been repeated a number of times, a fellow passenger asked the rea- son. lt's because of my heart, the Scotchman explained. The doc- tor says I may drop off at any time, and I'm buying my ticket from station to station? JCURNALISM STUDENTS SEEK INTERVIEWS Persons such as Mrs. R. John- son, Mr. Leiske, evangelist, Jack Randall, Charles Jones, Dr. N. H. Bowman, W. C. Mclvlahan, and others were interviewed by en- thusiastic members of the jour- nalism class lest week. Each member of the class was required to interview two people, cue a student who attended an- other school last year, and the otlzer an interesting person not attending school. Both interviews were written as class projects. WEDDING BELLS RING FOR TWO SENIORS Wedding 'bells have rung re- cently for two members of the Senior Class. Marjorie Miller WHS married to Arley Beavers Janu- ary 31, in Seguin. They will make their home in Houston. Maysie Osborn and Glenn Robi Of Pharr were married February 10 in Pharr. Maysie will remain in school and graduate with the class. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 Deputy Supt. Panthers Win 2 of 3 ffl?-get Chamness Visits Conference Games fliiiwfo' F909 THC 1 Schools Tuesday E. E. Chamness, deputy state superintendent for this district, visited the Weslaco schools Tues- day, February 6. Mr. Chamness was very compli- mentary in his remarks about the qualifications of the teachers, and was greatly pleased with the dis- play of classroom work in the of- fice. He was astonished by the way the library has been built up and regarded the general tone and spirit of the students very highly. Mr. Chamness also made several suggestions by which the school could be improved. He said that it would 'be a great help to the system to have a gymnasium and auditorium, a home economics cottage, and a combined manual training and farm shop building. If a combined manual training farm shop building could be con- structed, it would relieve ap- proximately three class rooms in the high school building, while the home economics cottage would relieve two full-sized class rooms. The two buildings would cost ishop building S5,000, the H. E. cottage 333003, a total of 38800. This outlay would permit the re- lief of five class rooms, which cost approximately 330.000, The gym-auditorium is badly needed in order to permit physical edu- cation, to assist in cultural arts programs, and to add this valu- able asset to the community. It is impossible to estimate the value of the gym-auditorium to the city. Our location and ability to spon- sor valley-wide meetings make this proposed building impera- tive. TTl, - After several minutes of heated debate with Pat Hingle, Mrs. Robertson finally lost her temper and said, Pat, your communism is stupid. If everythin were di- vided today, in a very short time Your portion would be gone. What then? Divide again, said Pat. IN SYMPATHY The student body and faculty extend deepest sympathy to the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mor- tensen in the tragic loss of their son, Verner. The Weslaco Panthers played three conference games last Week, losing the first to Edcouch- Elsa in an overtime period by the score of 19-17 Tuesday, February 6, in Mercedes and winning the other two over Pharr and Donna 'by the scores of 28-21 and 15-13 respectively. The Pharr game was played in Pharr Thursday, Febru- ary 8, and that with Donna, in Mercedes Friday, February 9. After the Panthers had rallied to the game up, the twin-city quintet made the winning point after one minute and forty sec- onds of the overtime period. After the Bear rally was quelled in the third period of Thursday's game, the Panthers regained the lead and went on to win by sev- en points. The rallying Bears be- came the Tri-City Hotshots' when they scored on long floor shotsg furthermore, they made sixteen points in the third quar- ter. In the game with Donna, they led 8-5 at the half and were still leading by three points when the last quarter began, however, the Weslaco quintet erased this defi- cit With a rally that tied up the game. With twenty seconds left of playing time, the game tied at 13 all, and Weslaco's ball out of bounds, the Panthers hurried the ball down the court to have Hosea Fincher sink the winning goal. The Weslaco line-up was as follows: Dale Douthit, right for- wardg Dick Carpenter, left for- Fgncher, centerg wardg Hosea Holmes Mears, right guard, Cecil Kiedinger, left guard. -i,.0--1 The Kittens games this season, these being with Pharr, Mission, and Shary- land. Sharyland will be Dlalfed in Weslaco Tuesday, February 20. The Kitten line-up was as fol- lows: W. E. Carlisle, right for- ward in Tuesdays game Only: Garza, left forward in Tuesdays game onlyg B. R. Guess, center, Joe Garza, right Sllafdi Calvin voeikei, left guard: Kglmeth Kirkland, center? Ralph Milliken' right forwardg J. Garza, light guardg and Randal Sallie, left guard. play three more - f pant 1 Morning, folks. Hope everyone is feeling fine this cheerful morn- ing, ha! Well, anyway, here is your sports commentator again. There is a rumor floating about that 'basketball season ends Feb- ruary 23, when the teams for dis- trict play off are chosen. This rumor is correct. Here is something!! Mr. Kay and ye editor were talking the other day, and it was suggested that the classes organize soft-ball teams and play at activity period. What this school needs is more class competition. Soft ball is fast growing to be a national pastime, because both the young and old can play. The Panthers started unlimber- ing their joints in preparation for the 1940 baseball season. Weslaco supports one of the best baseball diamonds in the Valleyg and when the Panthers begin their season, the student body should lend them some sup- port. This support has been lack- ing in yester-years. PANTHER KITTENS LOSE THREE GAMES The Weslaco Panther Kittens were defeated three times last week, once by Edcouch-Elsa by the score of 15-12 in Mercedes Tuesday, February 6g once by 'Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on the Cub's court in Pharr by the score of 18-6, last Thursdayg and once by Donna Friday, by the score of 24-8. The Kittens fared better against the Jacket Juniors than they did against a weaker Pharr quintet, because in the latter game the visiting quintet was crippled by the absence of Carlisle and Garza. The Panthers made Edcouch earn their victory, although they fail- ed to thrraten Pharr's lead in the game Thursday. In 'both games the Kittens fell behind and failed to overtake their apponerits. In the third game, Donna trounced the Kittens' ineffective efforts under the backboard pre- vented them from making any dangerous rally. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 time tiilsiiiwt La.. , - No soft soap today, so we'll take off in a hurry- BUTCH HALL took MARILYN along Sunday night when the other three stags got 'em in Har- lingen. FLEMING, F. I., and the elder RAKESTRAW also Saw service. HINTUSCLE-BOUND D-RAWE says those Donna tennis courts hold a big attraction for her. Couldn't it be DUANE? The big- ger the better. That sorority dance Friday saw the following at the Little Bottom: SHEIK and YODER, MUTT and MERRY FERN, BOT- TLE and MCCANTS, FLEMING and LITTLE PRATER, SHAW and LORENE, and thousands of others, so it seemed. Won't you come into my par- lor? said ALLENE to BILL POWELL. Or was it versa vice? Anyhow, it was Friday night. PETE, our famous night watchman, made a night of it Saturday p. m. around the school chasing up the Mug-wumps. Don't get us wrong, we only heard. While the mice are away, the cat will stray. GUZZLE broke his no-date record and took PRATER JUNIOR to the Hmoom- pitehersli' Wait'll I get my hands on that guy! Some of the best heard recently are those dates to the Sweetheart shindig manana. POSTHOLE and MERRY FERN, RING and MARION GEORGE, RACHEL SUGG and DAN VOEIKER, LETTIE LOU and WATSON KEENEY, EUNESTINE B. and GENE ARMAND VALDEZ, and LITTLE YODER and NELL CHANDLER. Will Winchell burn! Maybe you can tell us why you look so dazed when WAYNE WHITLOCK wanders by. Whadda say, MARY FRANCES BETTS? STACYY , how's this Leap Year business with you? Tain't all of us can rate the McAllen stuff! Well, don't say we didn't tell you. At least, we tried. Ho-hum -Bye, now. Did Yoakum Debate Meet Begin this Way? Long ago, when the world was an eggshell, a little turkey trot- ted out of Yoakum. Watching the turkeys antics was a lit.tle girl named Catherine Farina, who asked herself the question, Should a turkey trot? After several minutes, she began to voice her contentions-turkeys should not trot! Her exclamations attracted Carl Fitzgerald, who immediately gave vent to several arguments of his own, namely, that a turkey should be allowed to trot. In the midst of the verbal fight, a tiny speck appeared over the rim of the shell and it progressed so rapidly that it soon assumed the proportions of Mrs. Fred Rob- ertson. With her renowned tact and diplomacy, she soothed the bois- terous battle into a dignified de- bate and drew up the following compromise. Once every year, turkeys would be allowed to trot in Yoakum and students would be allowed to go there and dis- cuss the benefits of this and that. The result was so satisfactory that eight of the most argumen- tative W. I-I. S. students are going to Yoakum in about three weeks. The question for debate, however, is not turkeys, but socialized medicine. .ii-0-L In a 4-H Club meeting VVed- nesday of last week, a petition was drawn up to try to secure a course in vocational agriculture. Group pictures of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades were taken last week. Miss Black's office has been fitted up as a studio, and pictures of the sophomores are now being taken by Millicent Yoder. The Boy Scout troop has movgd the Scout house to the football field. The land where it was for- nierly located has been sold, as 3 result, the house had to be moved, Suggestions for moving it 10 the trailer park were discussed, but it was not favored by the scout s. The BOY Scouts took charge of the town Saturday. Watson Kee- ney WQS llldlleg George Bradford, mayor, and Carl Fitzgerald, chief of police. They had charge of 311 the fines that were m gl , Ai I L Q ' - x, X. al I ' A ..4, 3 .K M, .V According to The Yellow Jacket, of Kermit, Texas, the student having the highest aver- age during the six weeks' period is an honor guest of the Lions Club. This is certainly an honor to bestow upon any student. A thousand years ago today A wilderness was here, A man with powder in his gun Went forth to hunt a deer. But how the times have changed along a different plan, A dear with powder on her nose Goes forth to hunt a man. - College Star, San Marcos, Texas. Have you heard the one about the hillbilly who put a silencer on his shotgun when his daughter wanted a quiet wedding? The Bells', Belton, Texas. Student Diary September - study this year. October- I've study soon. November- I siudy soon. December- If studying I'll get January- I should have start- ed to studying sooner. May- I wish I had studied. -'tCard'inal , Harlingen. 'Tm going to got to begin to must begin to I don't start behind. - 0i,il.1, Grace Dixon was elected Duchess to represent the Weslaco Senior Class at the annual Queen Vallyanna Dance in McAllen March 1. Queen Vallyanna will be chosen from the duchesses sent by various Valley towns. Grace has chosen Van Blackwell for her escort. Thirty couples and their es- corts, representing the Girl Re- serves from Weslaco, plan to at- tend the Sweetheart banquet at the Casa de Palmas ballroom in McAllen, February 16. The shop boys have built book shelves and a study table for reference books in the library. This was one of the many class 51 G projects that the boys have done. VOL- 16 WESLACO , Texas, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 NO, 23 Band Students Enter Solos and Ensembles Various band students have been assigned to solos and en- sembles by William Krauledat, director, during the last few weeks in preparation for the contest in March. Each student is restricted to participation in two events, either two ensembles or one solo and one ensemble. Of the twenty-three solo events listed in the national bulletin, Weslaco will enter ap- proximately seventeen. Likewise, in the ensemble events, there will be approximately ten Weslaco en- tries. Several of the band students will go directly to the national contest as they won a first division rating at national last year. Wat- son Keeney, piccolo, and Leigh- dell Griffin, oboe, are the only soloists who will go directly to national this year. Ensembles hav- ing this privilege include the mixed clarinet quartet, composed of Donald Fleming, Howard Lom- bard, Walter Bach, and Joseph Schoeng the brass sextet, com- posed of Doyle Betts, Neil Chand- ler, Bennie Mitchell, Rex Gar- rett, Edward Niles, and Floyd Rogers, and the clarinet trio, com- posed of Donald Fleming, Dorothy Lee Drawe, and Mary Louise Guenther. This year, for the first time, no sweepstakes award will be made. Thus, students participating in the solo and ensemble events will not be doing so for the points to get the sweepstakes, but for their own, personal betterment. The Future Homemakers will attend the Area VI meeting in Kingsville, Saturday, February 24. They will leave Saturday morning in a school bus and re- turn the same day. Pictures of the Girl Reserves, Future Homemakers, and the marching band were taken this weekg and sophomore pictures were completed. Another ship- ment of annual copy will be sent off next week. A number of teachers and stu- dents attended the Saturday showing of 'Gone With the Wind. A moving picture of the Texas State Fair was presented in ju- nior assembly Thursday. l l l l Coming Events Cast Shadows Outstanding events scheduled for the remainder of the school year are as follows: South Texas State Teachers Association, Harlingen-February 29-March 2. Little Theatre play-March 6, Border Olympics, Laredo -- March 8. Vocal Contest, Corpus State Christi-March 8-9. State Corpus Good Instrumental Contest, Christi-March 15-16. Friday holiday-March 22. County Athletic meet, Edin- burg--March 29-30. Literary meet, Edinburg - April 5-6. Junior-Senior Banquet -April 19. National Vocal Contest, Waco- April 26-27. Senior play-May 3. National Regional Band Con- test, Waco, May 9-11. Senior examinations - May 14-15. Semester examinations - May 16. Baccalaureate sermon-May 19. Commencement-May 21. M.l..iUM.l.- Plans to Beautify Grounds Underway I Work is progressing rapidly onl the beautification project at the band house. Mr. Krauledat stated that the work should be complet- ed within the next month or two. A gravel drive is being placed around the band house, with a small parking space on the north side of the hell. Grass has been donated to the band for a lawn around the building. Later on shrubbery will be planted so that the project will be complete. The Band Parents' Association is in collaboration with the school board on this project. Six Students Receive Information Blanks The six seniors named to Who's Who Among Texas High Schools have received letters and infor- mation blanks from Baylor Uni- versity. The information blank asks questions such as the stu- dents' age, their extra-curricular activities, the clubs they are mem- bers of, their approximate high school grade average, their hob- bies, offices they have held, whe- ther they plant to go to college or not, and what they plan to study in college. They also re- ceived notices that they may ob- tain a VVho's Who pin and a copy of the edition. Seniors in W.H.S. recently elected to Who's Who are Mary Louise Guenther, Robbie Jane McCants, Grace Dixon, Kathryne Swanzey, Rex Garrett, and Grady Douthit. Once in a Lifetime Shows Progress The Little Theatre production, Once in a Lifetime , is progress- ing rapidly. The entire play has been memorized, and the next two weeks will b spent in per- fecting the stage business in preparation for the presentation March 6. The publicity department is hard at work on programs, tick- ets, and advertisingg while Mrs. Leon Graham, director, is trying to teach the entire cast the right interpretation of their lines and to get their cues accurately. .l...1- - School will be dismissed on Friday, March 1, in order that the teachers may attend the South Texas State Teachers convention at Harlingen. The Weslaco high school band will present a short concert at 'the morning session of the teach- Dance Honoring Winners Feb. 23 The Senior class will honor the winners of the popularity contest with an informal dance at the Cortez Ballroom on Fri- day, February 23, at 8:30 p. m. A flodr show will also be pre- sented during the evening. Ad- mission will be fifty Cents 8 couple and fifty cents for stags. ers convention on March 1. Mr. Douglas, the campus care- taker, has been clearing away the ravages of the freezes. The re- moval of the dead wood will al- low the new growth of shrubbery. The feature show Skippy, starring Jackie Cooper, and sev- eral added attractions were shown to members of the junior and se- nior high school Friday morning. eat ice THE wEsLAoo HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 Weslaco G.R.'s Attend I Annual Banquet . ,I A p The annual Girl Reserve xx b V' 7,35 -I7 Sweetheart Banquet was held at the Casa de Palmas Hotel in Mc- Allen, Friday night, February 16 , yt f an GQ ps S f - ii 1 - J p Q., J ' g gNx 1fii f I C4 M we 1 - The number attending, 402, was Ye ' Q --1 - .z fe- 'f 9 arid the largest in the history of the Valley G. R. banquets. The tables were decorated with small bowls of pansies. The favors were in the form of booklets in the shape of an old-fashioned girl. The program, which consisted of readings and vocal numbers, was furnished by the different G. R. clubs. After the banquet, the Mission Girls Reserves sponsored a dance in the Palm Room. The proceeds are to go to the Valley G. R. camp at Rio Hondo. Tony Valdez's or- chestra played for the dance, and a floor show was furnished by the Mission club. Those attending from Weslaco were as follows: Lettie Lou Can- non, Watson Keeneyg Marjorie Sidener, Hoyt Hughesg Ollie Mae Swinnea, Robert Chandlery Merry Fern McC'asland, Paul Fulkersong Virginia Brunton, Pat Hingleg Phyllis Hufty, Donald Fleming, Irene Yoder, Neil Chandler, Dor- othy Lee Drawe, Robert Hager, Rachel Sugg, Dan Voelkerg May- sie Osborne Robi, Glenn Robiq Maxine Meek, Leonard Davisg Evalene Bradford, Johnny Hugh- lettg Margaret Lucas, Ray Ste- phensg Margaret Ann Mitchell, Garland Hay, Jr.: Shirley lVlcC'es- land, Bobby Moyerg Marion George, Johnny Ringg Alice Myers, Dale Hachenburgg Mary Louise Guenther, Billy Powell. Robbie Jane McCants, Bob Compereg Betty Hunt, Howard Lombardg Betty Compere, Rex Garrett: Lorene Valdez, Pee Wee Shawg Allene Holman, Jo- seph Schoeng Grace Dixon, Car- son Hogeg Virginia Ransom, Doyle Betts: Katie Rogers, Dale Douthitg Millicent Yoder, Van Blackwellg Gale Prater and Bruce Edwards. Stag bids were received by Joe Barbee, Tom Solether, Bill Lee, Gene Valdez, Edward Niles, Grady Douthit, and Donald Hewlett. i Freshman: Cproudly stroking the brow of his new flivverjz You wculdn't think it was sec- ond hand, would you? Sophomore: No! I really thought you'd made it yourself! A Man for the Ages We honor George Washington as the father of our country, one who by the exaltation of his ideals and the strength of his character pulled thirteen loosely knit colonies through the maelstrom of war and started them on the highway to being one of the most respected nations in the world. Still, to most of us, he is far away-a shadowy figure, Whom all revere as great, yet do not regard as a man, flesh and blood like the rest of us. Doesn't it seem that even greater honor is due him as a man, who, though subject to the foibles and weaknesses of human na- ture, living and loving and laughing and sorrowing, yet, with all these things, rose above the handicaps of humanity to become a name for the ages? Training for C1t1Z6DSl'l1D A sizeable portion of the money used to publish La Palma every year is raised by means of the popularity contest. Each class does its best to raise more money than its rival classes do in order to elect its candidates. The school is sometimes criticized for projects of this kind. But let us look at the situation- reasonably. The Weslaco Birthday Celebration requires money, and many different ways of raising these funds are used. It is one of the most important pro-jects of the community. The publishing of 'tLa Palma is ore of the most important projects in Weslaco high school. Each class plans its own methods of making money and putting the contest over. This gives the students valuable training for citizenship in the community later. So if Johnny or Mary asks you for a little money during this contest, give it to them if you can. If you can't fand we know that we youngsters ask for a lotl, at least be synspathetic in your refusal. MEET Tl-IE SENIORS RUTH HELEN YOUNG has a great ambition in life, to wind an eight-day clock, with every eighth day off. RUTH HELEN is sixteen years old and likes to cream with onions. Her favorite burgers HELEN Stewart pastime is eating ham- with Woodrow. RUTH would rather see James play than any other movie star. I love to go to school, ex- plains CARMEN CADENA, and I don't like holidays. CARMEN is different from other girls be- cause she doesn't like dancing or swim-ming. She is eighteen years old, and she likes biology as her best subject. IMOGENE ROGERS, another ambitious senior, lives on a ran-ch near Progreso, where she can go horse back riding any time she wishes, and she likes this sport very much. IMOGENE likes to go to the show with Ray to see her favorite movie star, John Garfield. 0.ii . Seniors, juniors, and sopho- mores were called to a special as- sembly Wednesday morning for the purpose of discussing sports- manship and cooperation in the D0Dularity contest. Mr. Kay spoke on this subject, and announce- ments about the contest were made. W!! CHATT EPC 1 ,HLQZ 1- ll Two sleepy people-there's more than two stammering around these good ole halls now. It couldn't be caused by all of the excitement of the sweetheart banquet, could it??'??'? Everyone seemed to have a grand time at the banquet and we're not saying about the dance! Some of the galz said it was cold out on the patio, but it was just too crowded to dance inside- Now, boys, what did you think of that??? Hard to decide, wasn't it? Really there doesn't seem to be much excitement about this popularity contest, but every- one is just keeping quiet so that their enemies and rivals won't know how much money they are taking in. The juniors had an amateur show Wednesday with Pat Hingle acting as master of ceremonies. It was held during the 6th and 7th periods with only twenty-five minutes left for last period classes. The winners are as follows: first place went to Yolando Johnson, who sang several songs, second place went to the Screvvy quartet who acted nuts, and third place went to Joyce Hingle, who gave two readings. Congratulations, kids!! All ye ole studes get out of a whcfe day of school on March 1 because the teachers want to go to a. convention in Harlingen on that day. The band will have to work because they are going to entertain the teachers. It is really startling to see an! automobile driving around on the campus, but it did happen last Monday. Dr. Douglas has been trimming back all of the shrubs around the campus since the freeze and now he has been clearing away all the excess rubbish! Well, anyhow, we are glad to see him so interested in the looks of the campus. o V Scene: Concert hall, audience waiting for the concert to start. A man, seeing a little boy in front of him looking at his watch, bent forward and asked: Does it tell the time? No, answered the boy. YOU have to look at it. Panther Cagers Lose Chance for Play-off The Weslaco Panthers were vic- ' mom TH-li?-I X 'I ' . I 4 . THE wEsLA.co Hi-LIFE, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 torious twice during the last week, winning over Pharr and La Joya Tuesday and Friday, February 13 and 16, by the scores of 19-8 and 12-5. Their lone defeat last week was to the Mission Eagles in a deflidiflg game last Monday, Feb- Fuafy 19, by the score of 17-9. The defeat of Weslaco by Mis- sion gave the Eagles a berth in the district playoff series, how- ever, either team would have for- feited this berth had they lost. The teams in the playoff will be officially announced tomorrow, February 23. The Tri-City quintet kept the locals well in hand until the third period, at which time the Panthers grabbed the lead and kept increasing it until Referee Scroggins blew the final whistle. Playing in La Joya in a strong wind that carried blinding sand, the Panthers, for the second time this season, defeated their hosts last Friday after becoming ac- customed to the wind and biting sand. After leading 8-4 at the half, the Panthers held their hosts to one point and gained four. Failing to gain a play-off posi- tion, the Panthers lost to the Eagles when they failed to rally in the last half of Mondays game. After trailing 6-4 at mid-time, the visitors were unable to help the situationg however, the second string, sparked by Billy Powell, made two points while the regu- lars scored only one. The Panther offensive stars were Dale Douthit and Hosea Fincher, with 17 and 10 points respectively. Yes! Yes! I work and wait the whole week through For Saturday and Sundayg Then, while I wonder what to do, They're gone and it is Monday. - The Tomahawk, Donna. Dear Mr. Palmolive: I bought a tube of your shav- ing cream. It says no mug Fe' quired. What shall I shave? Yours truly, Jack Dunn. -Adapted f1'0m Cats Meow, Rio Hondo. I '535iQsS Once again I set forth reading material. Goody! CW'hat a begin- ningj The Panthers have two more basketball games to play. One will probably be out of the way by the time this paper comes off the press, and the second one will be played tomorrow afternoon. The games are with teams from upper Valley Grande - Mission and Sharyland. The basketball games this week, if won, will put the Panthers in the district play-off at San Be- nito. A number of 'boys started chunking the Hole apple around Monday. Boy, it surely is good to be out in the warm Valley sun. Track begins Monday, so all you long, lanky, loose-jointed boys be sure to report. It takes a lot of conditioning, and it is not long until the Border Olympics at Laredo, the county meet, and the Donna Invitation meet. The coaches of the Valley met Monday night and mapped out the 1940 baseball schedule, which I hope we will have dope on next week. Coach Bobby Cannon of Edin- burg, in a statement to a Valley paper. reports good prospects for the Valley high school baseball season. Let's hope so. The students get the paper, The school gets the fameg The printer gets the money- And the staff gets all the blame. - The Badger, Lampasas. The members of the journalism class in Lampasas high school are planning their annual murder trial for the purpose of giving report- ers experience in writing various types of stories that arise during the trial. The trial will last. four days. In Kermit high school the journalism class has a mail box in order that the student body may put ideas for the paper in it. The class thinks that these ideas will help them publish a better paper. i THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 Who's Going to Win? Tomorrow Will, Tell! For some unknown, or suspect- ed reason, the boxes for the pop- ularity candidates are virtually empty. Could it be that the classes have no interest in the contest, and have raised no money? Or could it be that fwe hopej they are all keeping their money until the last day Ctomorrowj in order to deceive the other two classes? The absolutely empty boxes caused many amusing comments, especially when small stones were dropped into a few of the boxes to make them rattle. This was done so that they would not seem too utterly forlorn. But don't be fooled. From the hints that have been dropped, this promises to be the most financially successful campaign conducted in -many a long year. We of the annual staff have a feeling that tomorrow morning the dismal emptiness of the boxes will be relieved, and they will have a satisfying heaviness. The classes have been very secretive in their plans, but tomorrow all will be known, and the winners will be announced at assembly. Mary Louise Guenther, editor of the annual, states that if more money than needed is raised, the remaining amount will go toward a more expensive cover for La. Palma.. Unexpected Talent Revealed in Show Another unsuspected talent of our versatile superintendent, C. B. Cooper, was brought to light Tuesday afternoon when he war- bled forth sweet melodies in the Sophomore talent show. Others who provided the enter- tainment were as follows: Robin Cook, Mr. T. G. Cressner, the Screwy Quartet, Letty Lou Can- non, Yolando Johnson, and the Robbins sisters, all of whom gave vocal numbers, Joy Baker, who gave an impersonation, the German Band, composed of six, band members, who playedg and Josephine Fawcett, the little chocolate drop who furnished the comedy. Proceeds of the entertainment will be applied on the Sophomore candidates in the popularity con- Students Hold Debate In Biology Class The sixth period biology class, under the direction of' Mr. Gra- ham, instructor, held a debate on the question, Resolved: That the nervous system is more important than the circulating system, on Friday, February 16. The two debate teams were composed of Johnnie Hewlett and Daniel Garza on the affirmative, and Gene Armond Valdez and Billy Forsythe on the negative, which won the first debate. The affirmative, composed of Vir- ginia Brunton and Kenneth Kirk- land, won the second debate. The negative was composed of Botsie Niles and Robert Chandler. The class voted to have more debates on the same order as they study different subjects. Kites Completed By Art Classes Flying high, high, higher than the sky -is the theme song of the sixth grade art classes these blustery days. While others may complain of premature March winds, the youngsters welcome them gleefully. I A project of the art classes is the making of kites, which will be flown by the classes as soon as all are finished. Sticks for the frames are brought by the stu- dents, and the paper and string are furnished by Mrs. Virgil Leh- man, art instructor. A, Fm. Q,'TF.,,-3 .-, 34,-biirpylli T QNX if -Q til- if-PE li lt-lu A ,g,i,e-.-- 11 , 4 , th' A daring young adventurer, lecturer, and globe-trotter was the lively Richard Halliburton. Born is Brownsville, Tennessee, in 1900, Halliburton spent most of his life following such dangerous and exacting adventures as swim- ming the Hellespont, riding an elephant across the Alps, and swimming the length of the Pana- ma Canal. Like Amelia Earhart, Harriburton probably died in the manner he had expected, when the small Chinese junk in which ,he was attempting to cross the ' Pacific was swamped by choppy Authority on Orient To Address Assembly Dr. John A. Morrison, who is a specialist in the field of geography of the Soviet Union and of the Near East, and who was in Mos- cow at the outbreak of the war, will speak to students of the senior high school and citizens of Weslaco in the high school audi- torium Tuesday morning, Febru- ary 27, at 9:30. The subject of his lecture will be Developments in Soviet Russia, on which he will speak in Harlingen and Edinburg. Dr. Morrison is the last of the four Rotary Forum speakers to come to the Valley, and is the first of' the four to speak in Weslaco. He was a member of the Department of Geography at the University of Chicago from 1928 to 1938, and in 1930 and 1932 he was a member of the Anatolian Expedition of the Ori- ental Institute of the University of Chicago. In 1937 he attended the seventeenth International Geological Congress in Moscow, participating in its Siberian ex- cursion. Citizens of Weslaco are invited to be present when Mr. Morrison speaks to the assembly. Jr. Amateur Show Scores Success Yolando Johnson won a first place cash prize of S1 in the Junior Amateur Hour last Wed- nesday afternoon in the audito- rium. The Screwy Quartette, com- posed of Paul Fulkerson, Neil Chandler, Gene Armond Valdez, and Robert Chandler, won the second place prize of 75c while Joyce Hingle placed third, re- ceiving a prize of 500. The finest amateurs 'north of the border' will compete in this contest. Get you a song, and grab you a gal, and come on, kids, let's swing it, sing it or say it! shouted Pat Hingle, the jubilant master of ceremonies. Approximately 18 were entered in the contest. Impersonations of Mortimer Snerd and Zazu Pitts, a German Band, twirlers, songs, dances, and readings were pre- sented. A . l Four Texas universities now conduct schools of petroleum en- fGSt- lseas last year. gineering. VOL 16 WEsr.Aco, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 NO. 24 2 Seniors, 2 Juniors Classes, Sponsors, Local Wing S195 is Netted Catherine Farina, junior, was elected most beautiful girl, Betty Hunt, senior, most popular girl, Grady Douthit, senior, handsom- est boy, and Pat Hingle, junior, most popular in the successful Popularity Contest climaxed last Friday, in which 95195.15 was raised by the three competing classes. While the impatient audience twisted and squirined in their seats, Mary Louise Guenther, program chairman and editor of the annual, calmly called on Hardy Aldridge, business manager, for a financial report, Betty Compere, feature editor, for an announce- ment, Robbie Jane McCants, snap- shot editor, for an announcement, and the three class presidents for brief expressions of thanks to their classes. The chairman had apparently forgotten to announce the winners and was turning the program over to Mr. Kay when shouts of Who won? from the audience served to refresh her memory. The chairman then asked the president of the class who had elected the most beautiful girl to stand and introduce the success- ful candidate. There was a mo- ment of hushed suspense, then thunderous applause from the' junior section greeted Tommy So- lether as he stood up to intro- duce Catherine Farina. In like manner the other three candidates were introduced to the audience. Mr. Kay announced the amounts raised by the classes to be as follows: Seniors, 388.223, Juniors, 9'p64.63, Sophomores, 33964. There was also 252.60 scattered among the boxes, making the grand total of 319515. Kite Flying Winners Announced Mrs. Virgil Lehman, art in- structor, announced the following winners in the sixth grade kite flying contest held last week: Lionel Hinojosa-61. Doyle Hoge-6II. Joan Coete-6III. Lionel's kite was decorated with a Weslaco Pantheris picture, Doyle's with hearts, and Joan's with Pegasus, the flying horse. All of the kites were projects in designing. Extend Thanks The annual staff wishes to thank the student body and fac- ulty, particularly the Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes, and their sponsors for their fine work and cooperation in the popularity contest. The Senior class and their spon- sor wish to thank the Ritz The- atre for letting them sponsor a show, Mr. Moulton Cobb for mak- ing announcements over KRGV, and the merchants for coopera- tion in various ways. The Junior Class and their sponsors also wish to thank the business firms who assisted them. Mi.0T,i.M Senior Dance Honors Contest Winners The Senior dance, honoring the winners of the Popularity Contest, was given in the Cortez Hotel Ball Room Friday night. About forty- five couples were present. Several jitterbug numbers were presented by Lloyd and Erma, colored dancing team. Another jitterbug exhibition was presented by David Smith and Virginia Clark of Edinburg. Music for the dance was fur- nished by The Corny Cavaliers, a five-piece orchestra managed by: Jimmy Martin of McAllen. A nickelodeon was also used. Chaperons for the dance were Miss Florine Oltman, senior spon- sor, Mrs. Phil Dixon and Mrs. Don Ransom, home room mothers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, and Miss Louse Black. ,ili- We extend congratulations to the staff of the Mercedes Tiger upon their dedication of a page in the paper to the problems of safety. The students of Mercedes high schools should benefit from this experiment by the Tiger staff. n . Q Leta S.: I wouldn't marry you if you were the last man OD earth. Tommy C.: Aw, why not? Leta: There wouldn't be GUY minister. -Adapted from 'The Yellow Jacket, Kermit, Texas. Homemakers Attend Area Meet The Future Homemakers Area VI meeting was held in the First Baptist church in Kingsville Sat- urday, February 24. Betty Hunt of Weslaco, president, presided. Superintendent C. E. Wade of Kingsville and Miss Aline Mc- Kenzie, head of home economics, A. 8: I. College, welcomed about 1,000 homemakers. I Look on a Rumanian Peasant Youth's Life was the subject of a talk by Mrs. W. R. Feather, Kingsville. A short play, Career Girl, was present- ed by the Footlight Club, A. 8: I. College. After lunch sectional meetings were held. Boys' Homernaking Experi- ences, was given by Charles Haas from Corpus Christi and Mr. J. O. Loftin, president of A. 8: I. College, talked on Kings Ranch. Installation of officers was a candlelight ceremony. Miss Vandedikin led choral contest songs at different times during the meeting. After adjournment the group was conducted through King's Ranch by President Loftin, after which the Footlight Club enter- tained the homemakers with a tea at the home economics cottage. A school bus from Weslaco took 43 girls and Miss Leona Friend, sponsor. ,-M,l....0,.M.M.. Debate Teams Leave For Tournament Four debate teams, sponsored and accompanied by Mrs. Fred Robertson, are leaving today to attend the annual debate tourna- ment at Yoakum. There they will secure the best experience pos- sible, for debaters from every section of the state attend the meet. Eight of the club members at- tended a practice debate in Donna last Thursday night in order to further prepare for the Yoakum event. The four Weslaco teams- Lyle Morgan and Durward Emery, Carl Fitzgerald and Betty Jo Smith, Catherine Farina and Bobbie Dunson-were assigned to debate the Donna students in sep- arate rooms of the building, all of the teams debating simultane- ously. As it was a practice de- bate, there were no judges, mere- ly a time keeper and any others who cared to listen. Hello, party line- THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 E r o fl A s ' , ,- :V I , W - , 'f' . ' H154 ll'-,Q - 7 ,7 , 12 Tl V5 . ' 4 ' Hi, Confucius say Spling bleezes SX T ' !Iet+lml'3j7-!a'lvSm 2-X 5 V-- bling heart-hleavings to many W. H. S. stludes. Also say Senior Dance condu- cive to strange, new types com- binations. Upon pondering, finds that dance is one big wow! Dishonorable scribe see doing happy jitterbugs at hop are DOR- OTHY LEE DRAWE, DALE DOUTHITg RED STO-NE, CLARA MAE ISHAMg GALE PRATER, BOB DIXONg E. B. HODGES, PATSY RUTH LAWRENCE: CATHERINE FARINA, TOMMY SOLETHERQ WATSON KEENEY, ANITA FERN JOHNSON! CAROL JONES, BEBE SKAGGS use old excuse of flat tire. Not referring to dates BY- NAM HATLEY and DON RAN- SOM, but to tire on honorable automobile! Confucius say even unworthy writer could think of newef alibi! Confucius say old flame never die. BILL POWELL, ALLENE HOLMAN is proving still burn- ing fingers. Wise old bird say best girl- friend do you dirt where best boy-friend is concerned. Ask MA- RION GEORGE, CHICKEN FERGUSON, SHIRLEY MCCAS- LAND. Having good time over weekend saw PRATER, SR., and POSTOQ PRATER, JR., and CHANDLER. MILLICENT and BILL POW- ELL fanning match flame into bonfire. Two dates in one day is signal of something, say Con- fucius. Cannot separate dates in CAR- SON HOGE, ADA TRIPLETT, GUZZLE MILLIKEN mix-up. Who was with who? Exalted participants only give blank stare and proclaim in voice of innocence equal to crystal bowl of water, Who, me? KATY ROGERS, RED STONE make much whoopee, and on same night did see cavorting about DONALD FLEMING and MIL- DRED PERKINS. Confucius say is strange world, and many strange things in it Why Do You Read the Paper-or Do You? What is it that teaches, and yet entertains? What is it that is newsy, yet does not gossip? What is it that is old a day after it is brand new? Of course it's your newspaper! Its purpose is to inform, to enter- tain, and to amuse! Because of a new make-up used by the Hi-Life last week, the Weslaco News found it necessary to omit the Washline. A great many unfavorable comments were heard on this from the student body. The Washline is, of course, an entertaining feature of the paper, but by no means should it be the most important part of it! So come on, studes, let's read our Hi-Lifes as a way of keeping up with our school, and not simply with the daily dirt ! Give Yourself a Pat on the Back, W.H.S, We are very happy to announce that the Popularity Contest that ended last Friday was the most successful one Weslaco High School has had in recent years. The friendly rivalry of the classes, and yet the Way in which they cooperated with each other is truly commendable. Many different methods were concocted in order to make money for the annual. Fun as well as money was the result of these schemes. The various sponsors' close collaboration with the mem- bers of their classes enabled Weslaco high to set a new record in the financial success of a yearly event. As a result of this contest, the annual staff will be able to com- plete its project without the aid of any additional money making schemes. Students Selected For School Finals Gale Prater, Franklin Perkins, Bobby Clark, Bobby Jones, and Robbie Jane McCants were elect- ed Monday by the Speech Class to enter the school finals in the American Legion Oiratorical con- test. Students of the Speech Class were to prepare a 10-12 minute talk and deliver it. The five bcst were chosen by the class, and the final contest will be held some time this week. Roy Hen- rickson will also enter this con- test. Prizes are 3310, 35. and S3 for first, second. and third places, re- spectively. The winner will enter O ' ,the county contest. 'iRhett Butler, Ah! sighed Ka- tie. You know the rest. Robby Jane McCants and Bobby Jones gave their talks before the American Legion Monday night. How are your over-worked brains C?J feeling after the six weeks' tests? Personally, Fm- well- The popularity contest surely put the do-re-mi into the an- nual fund. Too bad about the Sophs, but they only got what the Juniors did last year. Not everybody can win. Somebody said that before. Track and baseball began Mon- day. Track men are pointing for the Donna Relays and the Border Olympics, while the horsehide squad is looking forward to the tournament in Pharr next month. All aspirants to the Jitterbug Hall of Fame should enroll now for the Sophomore Session at the City Hall Thursday P. M. Some fun! Wow! Arthur Johnston just dmpped in to say that his at- tentions are definitely centered in McAllen of all places. Well, anyway, he isn't alone. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 Authority on Orient Addresses Assembly Dr. John A. Morrison, member of the faculty of the Chicago Uni- versity, spoke to the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades Tues- day, February 27, on Develop- ments in Soviet Russia. Dr. Morrison said that many Americans want to ignore Russia completely because cf the way she has encroached upon Finland, however, he stated, that we can't afford to ignore one-sixth of the world's surface. Dr. Morrison declared that on September 1, the day war broke out between Germany and the allied England and France, the official Moscow newspaper did not mention it. However, the day following the outbreak of war, September 2, on the last page of the paper, under a very modest heading, it stated that there was warlike activity between Poland and Germany. By the use of slides, Dr. Morri- son showed the student body pic- tures he had taken while in Rus- sia. The pictures showed scenes in Siberia, the Red Square in Moscow, the new Hotel Moskva, the famed Trans-Siberian rail- way, and scenes of rural Russia. Faculty to Attend Meet at Harlingen School will be dismissed to- morrow in order that the membeis of the faculty may attend the convention of the South Texas State Teachers Association at Harlingen. The convention will last two days and nights. The Madison Hotel will be the head- quarters during the convention. President Robert Marshall, of Beeville, has arranged the pro- gram, with Dr. Leo B. Braisden, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Sacramento, California, and Dr. R. H. Montgomery of the University of Texas as the prin- cipal speakers. Various sectional meetings will be held Friday afternoon for the teachers of different subjects. Fred E. Kay, high school prin- cipal, and O. R. Scott, North Ward principal, have been chosen by the local faculty as delegates to the House of Delegates, which is the body that transacts impor- tant business of the association. Kitten Cagers Lose To Eaglets 10'-7 The Weslaco Kitten cagers fell before the on-rushing Mission Eaglets Monday, February 19, in Mission by the score of 10-7. Throughout the game, the Kit- tens were a continual threat to their hosts, although they never gained the lead. Bad passing and rough playing defeated the Kitten cause. This game was the climax of the Kitten schedule. The starting line-up was as follows: Rico, right forward, So- lether, left forwardg Guess, cen- terg Voelkel, right guard, Garza, left guard. l.l.l0-il.. Panthers End Season With Fourth Place The Weslaco Panthers ended their current basketball season last Tuesday, February 19. Compared with last year's rec- ord, the current season wasn't as successful, for the Panthers failed to attain a playoff position this year. The purple quintet man- aged to gain fourth place in the conference standing, winning eight games and losing six. Weslaco lost two games to Raymondville, the Valley champs, Mission, a semi-finalist in the district, and Edcouch-Elsa, a first round district loser. The Panthers held two victories over Donna, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, Sharyland, and La Joya. This last seasons biggest triumph for the Panthers was over Sharyland by the score of 32-12, however, the Panthers were handed a greater shellacking than Sharyland re- ceived by the Valley champs, 35-8. While the opposition was scor- ing 252 points, the Panthers man- aged 255 points for the season. Not including the last game of the year with Sharyland, Hosea Fincher with his shots under the basket and Dale Douthit with his long floor shots were by far the stars of the Weslaco quintet, with 105 and 103 points respectively. With Dale Douthit and Dick Car- penter as capable forwards, Ho- sea Fincher as a tall, efficient center, and Cecil Kiedinger and Holmes Mears as fighting gUa1'ClS. the Panthers finished their sched- ule playing heads-up ball. Weslaco's most closely contest- ed conference game was a heart- breaker with Fldcouch-Elsa, losing in an overtime period 19-17. eiaaa -raw Jeans , Z , , . ., , Morning. Again your faithful scoopin' sideliner rises 'bright an' early to give you sports-minded studes the athletic lowdown. The Purple Panthers finished their basketball season with fly- ing colors by defeating Sharyland 23-8. Nice going, gang! Weslaco softballers are again running the bases on local dia- monds, this time the seniors, ju- niors, sophomores, and freshmen batting it out. The juniors and sophomores are hitting their stride with wins over the seniors and freshmen. The nation's number one sport and track have taken the spot- light in Weslaco sports. Lots of luck to you, keeds! Raymondville capably repre- sented the Rio League by defeat- ing Edinburg for the champion- ship. This was no wonder. Eh, Panthers? This column is written this week by Holmes Mears, a pinch- hitter for our faithful sideliner, Robert Hall, who is ill with ty- phus fever. Here's looking for- ward to Roberts speedy recovery. ,-M.-1-0..l...i. Volley Ball Girls Elect Captains Erma Lee Parker, captain, and Lou Ann Rupert, co-captain, head the girls' volley ball team for the second semester. They succeed Dorothy Traber, captain, and La- vonne Dlempfsey, co-fcaptain, oi the first semester. The team, composed of six mem- bers and five substitutes, played four games with Mercedes Thurs- day, February 15. The Mercedes team won three out of four games. The Weslaco team will enter the La Feria tournament March 8, 9 and 10. They will go also to Edinburg for county meet On March 29. Mr. Graham is the coach of the volley ball team. THE WEJSLACO' HI-LIFE, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 FACULTY MEMBERS FINED IN COURT OF NO REPEAL g STUDENTS OF W. H. S. GET VENGEANCE FOR INJUSTICES Hear ye! Hear ye! This Senior Court is now in session. The dishonorable Judge James Stone is officiating. Will the court please come to order! shouted Bailiff Rex Garrett in the Senior Court held Wednesday afternoon in the auditorium. We have gathered together this afternoon to seek vengeance for the many injustices heaped upon our meek, respectful selves by the faculty of Weslaco High School. 'tFirst, Mr. G. W. 'Gone With the Wind' Sansing is charged with cruelty to his wife and chil- dren while under the influence of hard liquor, namely, R. C. Cola and Delaware Punch, announced the Bailiff, as His Honor settled himself with a bottle in one hand and an apple in the other. Mr. Sansing, mathematics in- structor approached the witness stand with measured steps under the baleful eye of Sheriff Fred Sooter. Well, I reckon I'll have to turn this case over to the gentlemen of the jury. Give, guys, give! ordered the judge of the six jurymen in whose hands rested Directors Announce Entries in Contest Entries in the State Vocal Con- test to be held in Corpus Christi on March 8-9 have been announc- ed by Mrs. Frank Potter, vocal instructor. Catherine Farina, Virginia Ran- som, Ruby Moore, and lrene Yoder are listed in the soprano solo event, while Loren Valdez and Dorothy Mullins will enter the alto or contralto event. Tommy Curbo is entered in tenor solo, and Bennie Mitchell and E. W. Butts, Jr., will sing baritone or bass solos. The girls' trio will be composed of Virginia Ransom, Mary Lou McDaniel. and Dorothy Mullins. Irene Yoder, Leta Smith, Tommy Curbo and Doyle Betts make up the mixed quartet. The girls' sex- tet is composed of Grace Milliken, Catherine Farina, Mary Lou Mc- Daniel, Lorene Valdez, Leta Smith, and Dorothy Traber. Accompanists for the various events are Mrs. Don E. Ransom, Millicent Yoder, Irene Yoder, and Mrs. Frank Potter. the fate of the faculty. Guilty, pronounced the jury, whereupon the audience arose in an uproar. Silence in the courtroom! Ml sentence you to do away with geometry assignments for the rest of the semester so Betty Hunt can graduate with the Se- ,nior Class. Furthermore, you must pay 25c court costs, ordered His Honor. The jury was composed of six men, bad and bold, namely, Grady Douthit, Hal Easley, Joseph Schoen, Cecil Raleigh, Frank Milliken, and F. I. Rakestrawg and the teachers realized that they could expect little or no mercy from these untried and decidedly untrue interpreters of the so-called law. Miss Louise Cutarug Black was tried for jiving in the halls. Principal Hockey Boyl' Kay failed to bring an excuse for his absence during the Valley Mid- Winter Fair in Harlingen. Mr. Rowdy Dow Little committed the serious crime of oversparking where there were no sparking meters. Mrs. Hi Tone Potter was fined for raising her voice above Middle C to her unsus- pecting choral club students. Mr. Slug Nutty Krauledat was fined for driving a yellow Chrysler, taking Leighdell Grif- fin to the picture show, and di- recting the best band in seven- teen states. Mrs. Sally Rand Graham was charged with cruel- ty to dumb actors and smuggling opium in the form of grease paint. Miss Florine Flirt Alot Oltman bought Valentine candy from the juniors and thus incurred the warth of tre Senior Court. Not a member of the faculty escaped, all were tried for similar of- fenses. Charged with child labor and an aversion to chewing gum, Mrs. Fred Workumhard Robert- son astonished the court by as- cending the witness stand with vigorously-working jaws. The jury pronounced her guilty as fol- lows: Child labor is a high offense, Offenders should be hung, Your profit has been at our expense, But now the payoffs come. So another criminal bit the gum! See Your Pals in Once in a Lifetime Can you imagine Donald Flem- ing as a jealous gypsy sweetheart? Phyllis Hoge as a quiet little damsel who is secretly in love? Hardy Aldridge as a hard-boil- ed filling station owner? Kathryne Swanzey as queen of a gypsy tribe and Van Blackwell's wife? Roy Hendrickson as a country boy who is tricked by a gypsy vamp? Bruce Edwards as a brilliant author? Lyle Morgan as the village half wit? Well, in the Little Theatre three-act play, Once in a Life- time, you'll see everyone of these people. Not only that, but you'11 see Helen Reagh as a loud, not- too-bright village girl, Josephine Halstead as a loving mother, Betty Compere as a gypsy vampg and Shirley McCasland and Rachel Sugg as gypsy sisters learning to become gold-diggers. The gypsies play, sing, dance, and tell fortunes land do a little gold diggingl in the play, which is to be given Wednesday night, March 6, at 8:15 in the audito- rium. Tickets are l0c for stu- dents in advance, but they'll be l5c at the door. Adult tickets are 25c in advance and 30c at the door. Evcrv Little Theatre mem- ber is selling them. It is interesting to know that the Journalism Class of Donna visited the Valley Morning Star plant in Harlingen, according to The Tomahawk. The students were there at the time the paper was being printed, and each re- ceived one hot off the press. So Dumb That- He thought a nightingale was a serious storm. He thought water moccasins were bathing sandals. He thought Longfellow was a freak in the circus. He thought a yellow jacket was a new fangled gown. - The Badger, Lampasas. Yoh 16 WESLAC0, rmxas, MARCH 7, 1940 NO, 25 1,.rg:Jf.e awp ,lx if ' YXW ' l HONOR 0 :gil OU.. ,TBR One hundred seventy-six stu- dents were eligible for the honor roll this six weeks, a decrease of 22 over the preceding list. The sophomores led the superior roll with seven students. and the fresh- men were next with six. Following is the honor roll for the fourth six weeks: Superior Honor Roll f4 A's or 4 A's and 1 BJ llth grade: Dorothy Ferguson. Leighdell Griffin. Mary Louise Guenther, and Kathryn Swanzev. 10th grade: George Bradford. Donald Hewlett, Watson Keeney. Margaret Lucas. 9th grade: Virginia Brunton. Letty Lou Cannon, John Emery. Antonio Guerra. Sarn Jones, Verna Mae Purl, Irene Yoder. 8th grade: Maria Aguilar, Wal- ter Baxter. Mary Frances Betts, Armando Cuellar, Doris Fitzger- ald, Jean Shuford. 7th grade: lV'ary Louise Bailey. 6th grade: Fay Frith, Harold Richardson. Honor Roll f2 A'sg other grades Bl 11th grade: Donald Anderson, Grace Dixon. Bobbie Dunson. Catherine Hoenfner, Allene Hol- man. Bobbie Jones. Robbie Jane McCants. Billie McWhorter. Mar- garet Morgan. F. I. Rakestraw, Joseph Schoen. 10th grade: Dorothy Lee Drawe. Carl Fitzgerald, Robby Good, Jo- sephine Halstead, Shirley Mc- Casland, Franklin Perkins, John Ring, Tom Solether. 9th grade: John L. Cox, Billy Forsythe, Alvin Hansen, Eleanor Mortensen. 8th grade: Mary Frey, Jean Oltman, Maurice Talbert, Robert Wagner. 7th grade: Billy Brunton, Alba Mae Conner, Barbara Fisher, Maxine Garza, Dennis Griffin, John Knapp, Loydell Stevenson, Jane Weber, Frances Powell. 6th grade: A. J. Boese, Guy Bradford, Bettie Marie Carr, Amelia Cirilo, Vivian Frith. Otto Fay McFarland, Mildred Schreck, Clara Lou Hartness, and Willa- dene McAlpin. CContinued on page twoj ENSEMBLES, SOLOS BAND, TO ENTER INSTRUMENTAL CONTEST MARCH 16 Ten ensembles and seventeen solos will be entered at the State Band Contest in Corpus Christi, on Friday, March 16. The band as a whole will participate in the concert performance on Sun- day, March 17. The ensembles will be as fol- lows: woodwind trio-Howard Lombard, Hardy Aldridge, John Ring: flute quartet-Watson Kee- ney, Betty Compere, Virginia Ransom, Mary Frances Betts: mixed clarinet quartet-Marjorie Sidener, Millicent Yoder, Luci- clare Rankin, Joseph Schoen: woodwind quintette-Allene Hol- man, Leighdell Griffin, Bobbie Dunson, Dorothy Gipson, Dorothy Lee Drawe: cornet trio-Tommy Gene Rives, Jerry Gipson, Wan- da Hachenburg. Brass quartet-Tommy Gene Rives, Margaret Lucas, Bobby Compete, Carl Sims: brass sex- tette - Jewell Archer, Carson Hoge, Bennie Mitchell, Rex Gar- rett, Carl Sims, Pat Hingle: drum ensemble-Bruce Edwards, Hoyt Hughes, Margaret Godfrey, Grace Dixon, Margaret Ann Mitchell: Band Presents Concert in Harlingen The Weslaco high school band, under the direction of William Krauledat, played a concert in the Harlingen Municipal Auditorium last Friday morning for the teach- ers assembled in Harlingen for the South Texas State Teachers' Association. The concert, part of a two-dab' program of the convention, includ- ed the following numbers: Star- Spangled Banner, The World is Waiting for the Sunrise, Grieg, 'tlndian March, t'Gil3Si3H3, Serenade Espagnolej' In a Per- sian Marketf' and Texas Plains. Two numbers, Grieg , and Mlndian March , were directed by one of the student conductors, Billy Lee. .fri-o--f-1 The seventh grade has been di- vided into groups of five or six and have been making masks- The 0-nes in the group 3105? a person with large, well-defined features to be fitted for the masks. which were painted with poster paints. The class has written a play to be presented in assembly today, at which time the masks will be used. woodwind trio-Marjorie Side- ner, Mary Louise Guenther, Let- tie Lou Cannon: mixed clarinet quartet-Jackie Solether, Robert Wagner, Walter Bach, Johnnie Knapp. The seventeen solos to be en- tered are as follows: flue-Allene Holman: Bb clarinet-Billy Lee: bassoon-Bobbie Dunson: Eb alto sax-Barbara Shull: cornet - Doyle Betts: fluegelhorn - Mar- garet Lucas: tuba-Floyd Rogers: snare drum-Hoyt Hughes: drum major - Katie Rogers: student conductor-Billy Lee: piano -- Irene Yoder: and the additional solos: trumpet-Jewell Archer: cornet-Neil Chandler: tuba - Ernest Gipson: drum major -- Archie Jenkines: drum major- Grace Dixon: student conductor- Bruce Edwards. Since the band received First Division rating last year, it will enter the National Marching Con- tesst direct without entering at Corpus Christi. The concert per- formance will consist of a warm- up march, a required number, and a number selected by the band. Gale Prater Wins First In Contest Gale Prater, Roy Henrickson, and Bobby Clark, seniors, won first, second, and third places, re- spectively, at the American Le- gion Oratorical contest finals held Sunday night at the Methodist church. Other contestants Franklin Perkins, Bobbie Jones, and Robbie Jane McCants were chosen from eliminations held in the speech class. Gale's speech was entitled The Bill of Rights as the Ten Com- mandments of the American Con- stitutionf' Roy's was The Sys- tems of Checks and Balances in the Constitution. Bobby's was The American Constitution as the Supreme Law of the American People. A first prize of ten dollars, a second prize of five dollars, and a third prize of three dollars were awarded the winners by the American Legion. The winner will go on to par- ticipate in the county contest. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 7, 1940 Honor Roll - - - fStarts on page onel Honorable Mention CB average: no grade below CP 11th grade: Carmen Cadena, Sacramento Casarez, Rex Garrett, Ernest Gipson, Margaret Godfrey, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Hubert Goss, Maxine Henderson, Roy Henrick- son, Ralph Hinojosa, Howard Lombard, Maxine Meek, Ruby Moore, Alice Meyers, Doris Nix, Dorothy Nunn, Maysie Osborne Robi, Gale Prater, Edith Mae Rankin, Virginia Ransom, Fred Sooter, Marilynn Taylor, Bonnie Tisdale, Arthur Valdez, Ruth Helen Young. 10th grade: Hardy Aldridge, Joe Barbee, Doyle Betts, Betty Compere, Clara Mae Isham, Ar- chie Jenkines, Hazel Kammerer, Marjory McBride, Grace Milliken, Holmes Mears, Vera Mortensen, Leta Mae Rakestraw, Luciclaire Rankin, Martha Ann Sansing, Margie Lee Sansing, Betty Jo Smith, Lorene Strickland, Lupe Valdez, Millicent Yoder. 9th grade: Roy Brockett, W. E. Carlisle, Neil Chandler, Johnny Hewlett, Junior Kammerer, Ray Logan, Josephine Fawcett, B. R. Guess, Keith McMullin, Edward Niles, Mary Nunn, Dorothy S-hull, Marjorie Sidener, Glen Willis. 8th grade: Joy Baker, Billylyn Clark, Garrett Cox, Howard Find- ley, Jerry Gipson, Herman Henry, Hoyt Hughes, Ernestine Le Grade, Reece McAlpin, S. D. Mc- Daniel, Dorothy Miller, Johnnie Osborne, Douglas Parker, Phyllis Prater, Tommie Gene Rives, Ken- neth Ryran, Vera Mae Schellham- er, Eleanor Vos. 7th grade: Arturo Cuellar, Har- old Findley, John Mears, Billie Marie Daney, Mercelia Garza, Carol Jones, Merrill Ann Skaggs, Don Ransom, Betty Pugel, Ruth Pinson, Juanita Hood. 6th grade: Vivian Nell Dean, Gilberto De Leon, Ann Frizzell, Charles Hensarling, Yolando Johnson, Caroline Krause, Charles Krause, Elia Rodriquez. Joan Coate, Jimmy Norton, Billy So- Newell Talbert, Imogene lether, Vernon, Walter Bach, Carlene Delva Garcia, D. W. Knight, Nichols, Bama Lou Tidwell, Irma Guerra. -..i0,-.L-, The Future Homemakers are trying to win a radio by collect- ing masterpiece seals. If you have any, give them to Millicent Yo- der or Josephine Fawcett. U Ill T I . A A S . - , u N . ii o , r 1 .titl e - Q .L -N '...4D- Don't Forget the Home-Work! Time has flown by there last few months, and here, surprisingly, are the contests upon us. Nearly everyone in high school has a finger in one of the pies, All of these contests need to have con- centration and hard work used in the preparation for themg still, they are a great deal of fun, and we all enjoy the trips, the hustle- and-bustle, and the hopes of being a winner. However, for our own sakes, let's not neglect our school work. After all, it is the main purpose in our attending school. lf it shows a downslide during contests, it is only logical to suppose that con- tests may have to be soft-pedaled hereafter. lllili- Don't Let Spring Fever Get You Down! Spring is here! CAlmost, anywayl. With spring comes spring fever. With spring fever comes idle- ness. With idleness come low grades. Maybe another year of school comes as a result of low grades. O. K. So you would rather day dream than study. However, papa will be awfully angry when you take your report card home next time Cif you are brave enough to take it homeb. Do you want to know the cure for spring fever? Well, going easy on your calories at lunch time and beating the chickens to bed once in a while might help some. Each year along about this time subjects become boring, lectures get monotono-us, and everyone is drowsy. But just think, if you are able to keep awake for another hour or two, you can have the remainder of the afternoon for swimming, sleeping, fishing, or anything else you may want to do. Now if you studious studes will go back to your studies, your editor will try to sleep until the bell rings. Junior Garden Club Elects Officers Eleven seventh grade students met Wednesday in Mrs. Virgil Lehmants room as a nucleus for the newly-organized Junior Gar- den Club. Mrs. T. F. Rives and Mrs. Walter Murray gave short talks on the ideals of the club and stressed that club officers should be chosen with care: The officers elected are as follows: Bobby McWhorter, presidentg June Kobeck. vice president: Billie Mae Hoge, secretary, Betty Ann Garrett, treasurer. The club will be sponsored by one of the senior clubs of the city. O Coach Graves was by his lone- some self at the sophomore dance and also in La Feria Friday night. Too bad-!! I used to think I knew I knew, But now, I must confess, The more I know I know I know, I know I know the less. Heart's Delight Falfurrias. Some of the clever classified ads found in the Rio Hondo ex- change were as follows: , Wanted: Easier test in all sub- jects-see any of the students. Important Lesson: Almost any kind-specials on how to be con- ceited. For further details, see Doc Hunter. Needed: Less narrow-minded people: the kind that do not make erroneous statements. 50 c a lesson. Phone '?? Grandpa: I-Tow are you getting along at school? Grandson: Fine, Grandpa, fullback in football and half-bfack in lessons. f THE' WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 7, 1940 Boys Preparing for IW..-gli... Amon me i I Ball Tournament e. Hiifggtg' 4 Twenty-six boys are reporting I I 20 Cgach Cummins daily for hard fix Lifyfggrs, 0,--.EVM .. .. .nil ase all. -lm' 5 - .Activities for this last week con- X . . -' . J WELL, well, what have W3 here? sisted of batting practice, lim- . Agam your Subsmutmg, Slqe' The dates go round and bering-up exercises, base-running liner greets your studes this fine round, the nights go round and and scrimmage. After a few prac- Thursday morning with the in' round, the music goes round round, and school goes round round. ALLENE and F. I. were jiving Thursday night at the Soph Dance, and we hear that OLLIE MAE and SAM JONES, and AL- BERT H., MILLICENT, LETTY LOU and BILLY P., TOMMY S. and PATSY RUTH were not do- ing badly. Sunday night found SHIRLEY and DON F. Big Topping, and wasn't it queer who double-dated with them! TOMMY S. and MER- RY FERN enjoyed their Sunday afternoon drive. we hear. Heaven and and help us! What will these gals do next? HOWARD and DOYLE were escorted to the pitcher show by those two glamour gals-BETTY and VIR- GINIA. P. S. It was Thursday night. LITTLE PRATER was squired by none other than that pop- ular glamour boy-REX GAR- RETT. Big sister was with that drummer again. Irony, or something or other. BILLIE MCWHORTER says he has never had a date. but we suppose that that was strawberry iam on his face. Now we have heard that MAY- SIE OSBORNE ROBI was with her spouse t'other night, but that's not official. Furthermore fllnglish IVB. that Edith Mae is doing all right with RHTRLFSV T,A.NLlUS and BARNETT ATTEBERRY on hor gty-inc' l7specially for you - at least ' sevs MARION G. to JOHN- NTE R. about Sunday nights. For an explanation of some cinemato- photmicroffranhy mixup this week. see the Chatter Column. G'by6. now. The baseball boys look as if they are rarin' to go. There goes Walter Hope Baxter. He almost made first base-in fact, he did! What do you know about that??? Say good-bye - Say good-love, Say goodbye to the old chatter column! tice games, the Panthers will en- ter the Pharr Baseball Tourna- ment next Thursday, March 14. The boys reporting are as fol- lows: C. Pemelton, D. Douthit, F. Sooter, R. Gonzales, A. Valdez, F. Gound, H. Hughes, B. Mitchell, J. Barbee, D. Garza, M. Archer, L. Rico, B. Powell, P. Fulkerson, W. E. Carlisle. B. Hall, J. Garza, C. Voelkel, J. Leal, A. Guerra, B. Maggot, R. Chandler, H. Val- dez, C. Ramirez, N. Cadena, and N. Garza. O Tracksters Prepare For County Meet Coach Osborne Little is super- vising and preparing Weslaco tracksters for the Donna Relays and the County Meet. Coach Little is stressing calis- thenics and hard running in an effort to insure a good track team. Those reporting are as follows: Van Blackwell, Donald Fleming, Holmes Mears, John Bair, Cecil Kiedinger, Bob Jones, Neil Hach- enburg, Albert Hillgardner, Farris Cleckler, and Ned Johnson. Additional athletes will join when field gets under way this week. Sonhomores Hosts At G-lay Dance The Cortez Ballroom was the scene of a gay dance held by the Sophomore Class on Thursday evening,'Fehruary 29. Music was furnished by a nickelodeon. Approximately 30 couples at- tended. They were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Sidener, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brunton, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Richey, Fred E. Kay. and the home room sponsors, 1VIiS'S Doris Thompson and J. W. Mc- Williams. U Punch, sandwiches, and cookies were served for refreshments. i-i-O- -' Heres good luck to the choral clubs, which are leaving tomor- row for Corpus Christi. We're bettin' on you! side dope on Weslaco's two cur- rent sports, baseball and track. Coach Osborne Little's prom- ing tracksters have had many trials and tribulations this last week, but they exultantly realize that they will bein shape when the Donna relays are run on the 2lst. Keep in there, gang. We're pulling for you! Since Weslaco does not have a returning letterman in track, the purple squad will not make the proposed trip to Laredo's Bor- der Olympics tomorrow. Not forgetting to compliment deserving athletic groups, we may say that the Weslaco junior track men are earnestly working un- der Coach Grave's supervision. Nice going, kids. Local tems have added another sport to Weslaco's athletic roster, girls' volleyball. That's setting the example, girls! The Panther nine slug it out with Mercedes in the initial round of the Tri-City Baseball tourna- ment next Thursday. Sic 'em, Panthers! Incidentally, the Purple Pan- ther nine would not be harmed by the 100W support of Weslaco studes. C'mon, studes! Let's sup- port these Panthers. Whadda you say, huh? Teachers - teachers - teach- ers - everywhere! That is all you could see for miles around you in Harlingen Friday when the hand played a concert. Wanted: The person who sent in the dedication, 'Tm Sorry for Myself for Robby Good Satur- day night during the All Request Hour. The press banquet in Harlin- gen seemed to be a huge success, especially for four little girls. It is rumored that they stopped in La Feria and for some reason for- got to trot on home in time to meet the deadline. THE' WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 7, 1940 Choral Clubs Leave For Vocal Meet Approximately 90 Weslaco high students will enter the vocal mu- sic meet to be held in Corpus Christi March 8-9. Two buses will carry the group. One bus will leave Friday at 1:00 o'clock te carry those in solos and ensembles. The remainder of the students will go up Saturday morning in the other bus. Both buses are scheduled to return Saturday night. Weslaco will be represented in the mixed chorus, senior girls' chorus, senior boys' chorus, ju- nior girls' chorus, small ensemble, mixed quartet, girls' sextet, girls' trio, 4 soprano solos, 2 contralto solos, 1 tenor solo, and 2 baritone solos. The tenor and soprano so- los will be held Friday afternoon. All schools in Region 7 may enter the contest. The first divi- sion winners at this meet will be eligible for the national contest at Waco in April. .. Seniors Possess More Brains Than Juniors Ninety-five girls and eighty boys are listed on the honor roll. This goes to show that the weak- er sex has just a wee bit more cerebrum andJ cerebellum than their protectors Of course, we girls knew that all the time. Sta- tistics will out, however. .Although the seniors may not have 'much beauty, they appear to have more brains. Fifty per cent of the Senior Class is listed on one of the three honor rolls, while only thirty per cent of the Junior Class gained this distinction! MOM. Home Ee. Instructor Talks to G. R.'s What to Do to Lose Your Sweetheart or Husband was the name of the talk given by Mrs. Ellis, the Home Economics teacher in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school, at the city hall last Wed- nesday evening. Plans for Girl Reserve Week were made during the business session. Grace Milliken was ap- pointed chairman for G. R. Week activities. The devotional part of the pro- gram, by Margaret Godfrey, was l followed by the program., directedt by Mary Louise Guenther. Gone with the Wind Characters Revealed These playful March breezes that we find scurrying hither and yon these days must be the flut- tering forerunners that tell of Gone With the Wind's visit to the Valley. Anyway, these breezes bring the idea of casting Margaret Mit- chell's Hsockol' novel from Wes- laco studes! Somehow D O R O T H Y LEE DRAWE would be the ideal SCARLETT O'HARA, methinks. And what do you think of DONALD FLEMING as RHETT BUTLER? A unanimous decision for ME- LANIE resulted in MARY LOUISE GUENTHER'S selection for that part. BRUCE EDWARDS as ASHLEY WILKES and LYLE MORGAN as CHARLES HAMILTON are two other Goners. And we find the negro maid, PRISSY, perfectly enacted by JOSEPHINE FAW- CETT! You can cast the rest for your- self, We were interested mostly in the more glamorous parts and the perfect fits. M Choral Club Gives Assembly Program The vocal department presented the assembly program Thursday, February 29. Betty Hunt acted as chairman and the following num- bers were given: The Nightingale, Keep on H0ping, and Silent Nightf' by the junior girls' chorus, baritone solo-'On the Road to Manda- lay, by E. W. Butts, alto solo- My Lover is a Fisherman, by Lorene Valdez. The boys' chorus sang Winters Sfmgf' 'LR1'1y1ne of a Country Road , and Volga Boatmanf' The girls' trio, composed of Mary Lou McDaniel, Dorothy Mullins, and Virginia Ransom, presented Music When Soft Voices Die. Vlfginia Ransom sang a solo, Have You Ever Seen but a QT! White Little Glow. The girls' chorus sang Robins in the Carol Rain, Celtic Lullaby, and of the Russian Children. A Legend and Rain and the I I A River were presented by the' mixed chorus. MEET THE SENIORS GRADY DOUTHIT: There was a young senior named Grady, And he was hunting a girl named Sadie. CI hope he Was, for the sake of the rhymelj Grady Douthit, recently elect- ed the most handsome boy in Weslaco high school, is 5'6'l, has brown hair, blue eyes, a wide smile-but the F. B. I. doesn't want him, so there go your hopes for a big reward! Football, danc- ing, and Ann Sheridan are his main interests. Geometry is his worst enemy, but fried chicken and angel food cake are no prob- lem at all for Grady. He also likes Ann Sheridan. His favorite movie stars are Clark Gable and -how did you ever guess it?- Ann Sheridan! In both football and movies Grady desires oomph!'l BONNIE TISDALE: Call for an efficient secretary and Bonnie Tisdale will appear at your elbow. VVhen she finishes school, Bonnie hopes to become a rising young business woman- judging from all indications, she's on her way! With hair of brown and eyes of blue, Mixed Chorus Sings At Convention The mixed chorus of Weslaco high school sang with other mixed choruses of the Valley in Harlin- gen February 29. for the teacher's convention under the direction of Paul M. Riley, head of music department of A. Sz I. College. The chorus has been practicing every Monday and Thursday nights for the last six weeks. The small mixed ensemble is taken from the mixed chorus and is com- posed of sixteen members. They will participate in the choral meet to be held in Corpus Christi, March 8 and 9. Seven members of the journal- ism class and their sponsor, Miss Louise Black, attended a preSS banquet at the Harlingen high school last Friday night. Students attending were Robbie Jane MC- Cants, Josephine Halstead, Evid- na Downing, Millic-ent Yoder, Margaret Godfrey, Mary Louise Guenther, and Bobbie Dunson. YOL- 16 WESLACO. TEXAS, MARCH 14, 1940 NO. 26 'once IN A Lirsriwis' wins APPLAUSE ich lCl b B ' FRoM APPRECIATIVE Auoisncr i-10:2 vielofiesrmg A colorful story of gypsy 1-0- mance unfolded itself to an ap- preciative audience at the three- act Little Theatre production, Once in a Lifetime, of Wednes- day night, March Q Roy Henrichson, the male lead, portrayed admirably the part of Konrad, a restless half-gypsy boy, foster son of the genial Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ross, proprietor of an inn, enacted by Hardy Aldridge and Josephine Halstead. Laurie York. the niece of Mrs. Ross and the sweetheart of Kon- rad, played by Ethel Mae Friend, was sincere in her role of trying to persuade Konrad from joining fortunes with a wandering gypsy tribe. Bruce Edwards, as the debonair novelist, Halsted Dinsmore, added complication to the plot by fall- ing in love with Laurie. Kathryne Swanzey and Van Blackwell were convincing and lovable characters as the Daya and the Daro of the gypsy tribe. Bet- ty Compere as Zara, their eldest daughter, was outstanding in her vamp role, while Donald Fleming, her strong and silent gypsy lover, Stan, was very con- vincingly jealous. Carmena andl Katinka, the two younger dsugh-, WFS, D0ftYHYed by Shirley McCas- land and Rachel Sugg, flirted in vain with Konrad, who had 31- ready become infatuated with the lovely Zara. Two character parts which brought many laughs from the audience were those of the village idiot, Lyle Morgan, and Stella, the not-too-bright maid, Helen Reagh. Lyle and Helen were ex- ceptionally good in their parts. The extra gypsies who added color to the campfire scene and also served as costumed ushers, were Donald Anderson, Pat Hin- gle, Eleanor Mortensen, Doris Fitzgerald, Johnny Hewlett, Hec- tor Valdez, and Katie Rogers. Also to be commended were the hardworking Little Theatre members 'tbackstagen who ably served on the stage, lighting, property, and make-up commit- tees to produce one of the most colorful Little Theatre produc- tions ever given in Weslaco high school. Mrs. Leon Graham, director, was presented with a bouquet of roses by Hingle between the second and third acts. Robby Good assisted Mrs. Graham in di- recting the play. Dr. Brown Addresses I Senior Assembly Dr. L. A. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, spoke to the senior high school assembly Fri- day morning on Fear and ln- dividualityf' As an example, he used the story of David and Go- liath, letting Goliath, the giant, represent the idea of force, and David the boy, representing the idea of reason and sense. He com- pared the plight of the old Israel- ites with the situation in Europe today. Other entertainment on the program was the brass sextet, composed of Carson Hoge, Jewell Archer, Bennie Mitchell, Rex Garrett, Carl Sims, and Pat Hin- Ele, who played Polonaise No. IVIH . il0....l . Several members of the jour- nalism class will attend a press banquet at the Harlingen High School cafeteria tomorrow night. Eliminations to be Held for Contests Secretarial training, typing, ready writing, spelling, arithmetic, declamation, debate, extempora- neous speech, tennis, track, volley ball, and playgorund ball elimina- tion will be held soon to- deter- mine which students will be se- lected to represent Weslaco high at County Meet in these activities. The athletic contests will be held March 29-30, the one-act play April 3, and the literary con- tests April 6. All cortests will be held in Edinburg. .,1?-.0-1-i- Smith: Yes, our old friend Brown has gone to his eternal rest. Jones: VVhat? Did he get that government job- after all? ..-...io--i Carson: Why the camera on the head of your car? ' Donald: Oh, that's a movie ma- chine! I go too fast to 100k HT the scenery. Twenty-eight medals and one cup were brought home by the choral club Sunday morning when they returned from the vocal meet held in Corpus Christi, March 8 and 9. The results for the entries are as follows: Soprano solo: Virginia Ransom, Division III, Catherine Farina, III. Bass solo: Bennie lVLit- chell, IV, E. W. Butts, IV. Con- tralto solo: Lorene Valdez, II, Dorothy Mullins, IV. Tenor solo: Tommy Curbo, III. Small ensemble made Division II, girls' sextet, III: girls' trio, II, and mixed quartet, ll. Girls' choral club, class E, com- posed of junior girls, made Divi- sion IV. The girls' choral club, class B, composed of high school girls, made Division III in con- cert, II in sight reading, and III in finals. The mixed chorus com- posed of high school boys and girls, made Division Ill in concert, II in sight reading, and III in finals. The first division is a grade he- tween 95 and 100: second division, between 88 and 95: third division, between 70 and 88, and fourth division, between 63 and 70. .1-.lQ1l- Blue Triangle Hold Meeting Friday The Blue Triangle Club met Friday, March 8, for a member- ship drive program, with Francis Powell, president. June Kobeck was in charge of the program, which was as follows: A play by Billie Marie Hoge and Ruth Ross, a brief descrip- tion of the Constitution by Eliza- beth Mae Myers, duet, Jane Weber and Carol Jones, solo, Joyce Hingle: work of the Blue Triangle by Helen Archer: and hill-billy songs by Billie Marie Daney and Loydelle Stevenson. Carol Jones, Jane Weber, Billie Marie Daney, Loydelle Stevenson and Joyce Hingle gave encores after the program. .. -.0. . Hardy Aldridge and Lyle Mor- gan, two inembers of the local 4H Club, are going to enter stock in the Mercedes Livestock Show Friday and Saturday. Hardy is entering two beef calves and Lyle is entering a dairy cow. THE 'WESLACOI H1-LIFE, MARCH 14, 1940 .- I-'iv mmm , - f f T -A im? 1 1 Y X, r ir satire 1 f- - , fi, - ,., , .., k .i...-smelt 'XO 9 5 Q gg I, N . I X v My!! Her ve are in Finland and its 'nw In 5. Whig! ' ' 5 x ' I , ' TL 0 ' ' ' 1- - 40 below zero. The Russians are P s0'e'd' 'I --A L-U of f ' ' driving their innumerable hordes against us. But wait, it can't be all that bad. We have just receiv- ed a wire from W. H. S., and now we really have something to wor- ry about. Just take a look at what that wire said: ALLENE, BILLY, ROBERT JANE, BOBBY C., JOHNNY, MERRY FERN, DALE, DORO- THY LEE, and BETTY C. and CARSON attended the College Leap Year Dance-Stop. Carnivaling in Donna Friday night were MARION, BOBBY M., OLLIE MAE, DONALD H., SHIR- LEY, DON HALLOWAY. Stop. Old faithful Big Toppers Sat- day night were WATSON, SNOOiKIE , MERRY FERNE, HOYT, VAN, PHYLLIS. Stop. KATHHRYNE., was that good looking swain, BILLY CAIN from Mercedes? Stop. Scoop! Flash! Did you know that MILLICENT was with DOYLE Friday night? Stop. She has a date with him next Friday. Stop. But don't get excited. Stop. His last name is CARLEY-lives in Corpus. Stop. Latest news bulletin. Sto-p. MARGARET ANNE going steady with GARLAND HAYES of Edinburg. Stop. KATIE finds in- terest in Edinburg also. Stop. Will this steady fever be catching, KATIE? Stop. We won't mention names, but didn't we see a new boy from Longview, a merchant's son, and a read-headed fellow riding in a blue '39 Chevie Sunday night with three little girls? Stop. This FLEM is a regular man about town. Stop. Friday night he squired LITTLE PRATE-R and a couple of nights later the big sister. Stop. can't help the Finns all day. all, the Washline must out. Stop. Convict: Be careful of those advertising slogans. I took the advice of one of them and got five years for doing so. Friend: Which one was that? Convict: Make money at home. We After come May the Best Contestants Win! Contest time is here again! Congratulations to the vocal department on the showing they made at the State Regional Contest at Corpus Christi last Week. The band leaves for the State Regional Instrumental Contest at Corpus Christi tomorrow. We hope they will surpass any of their previous records. However, win, lose, or draw, Weslaco High has always come out on top in the matter of sportsmanship. The best man wins, re- gardless of who he is or where he is from. The Hi-Life staff joins in with the entire student body in wish- ing the contestants in the various events the best of luck. A Dream Fulfilled Several years ago a man who had contributed much to the welfare of Weslaco High, had a dream. He dreamed of a beautiful campus for W. H. S. that would make it one of the beauty spots of Weslaco. W. P. Barbee's dream has come true today. Our campus is in- deed a spot to be proud of, with its brick walks, shady trees, and flower decked lawns. Each year further beauty is added to it with various beautification projects. Our beautiful buildings, set in the verdant midst cf the campus, add still further attractiveness. With the fulfillment of a dream has come a school site that is, indeed, one of the show spots of Weslaco. Art Classes Present Assembly Program The Graveyard Nightmare, an original play, was presented by the seventh grade art classes in j u n i o r assembly Thursday, March 7. The play was written by a group of ten art students, and masks, which the classes have been working on for some time, were used. The play concerned a negro who, returning night services of in Gittinsville, walk through a family of three, home from the a small church were forced to graveyard. At midnight the fain- ily found itself in the midst of tombstones, and of course the ghosts began to ascend from their graves. The badly frightened family was saved, however, when Pluto, King of the underworld, appeared, forcing the ghosts back into their places. The characters were as follows: Joe-Robert Hartness, Mirandy- Joyce Hingle, Pigtails-Billie Mae Hoge. The ghosts: the Sea Hag- Loydelle Stevenson, Bluebeard- Paul Tidwell, Captain Patch - Bobbie McWhorter, Confucius -- Bebe Skaggs, Green Hornet - Howard Kelley, Sweet Lelauni- Mary Louise Bailey, Indian girl- Alba Mae Conner. Spaniard - Arturo Cuellar, Manyhehe-June Kobeck, Poco- Imogene Tidwell, Gypsy Nan - Frances Powell, Jo Jo-Bynum Hatlry, Queen Hoa-Ruth Ross, Sadie Hawkins-Billie Marie Daney, Sherlock Holmes-Ray Le Grande, and Pluto-Jack Wor- bass. - Please, suh, said a negro ser- vant to his employer, I'd like tomorrow off, so's I can get married. Married! exclaimed the boss. Why, Sambo, it was only a month ago that I let you have a day off to attend you wife's fun- eral. How can you think of mar- rying again so- soon? Well, suh, confessed the wid- ower, I never was one to h01d a grudge long. THE VVESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 14, 1940 Debaters Take Part In Tournament Practice debates were held in the high school building last Thursday and Friday nights by the Debate Club in preparation for the tournament held in Donna Monday, March ll. Debate teams from the entire Valley participated in the round robin , each team debated at 4 :3O, again at 5:30, and again at 7:30. During the interval between the last two debates, the various teams ate either in the school cafeteria or from picnic lunches which some brought. Director and cast- Mernbers of the one-act play cast and Mrs. Leon Graham, di- rector, attended the Junior Col- lege play contest held in Edin- burg Friday, March 9. Plays were presented from ju- nior colleges from Brownsville, Victoria, Corpus Christi, and Edin- burg. The winning play was The Flattering Word, presented by Edinburg. Those attending were Grace Dixon, Gale Prater, Pat Hingle, Johnny Hewlett, John Ring, Har- dy Aldridge, and Mrs. Graham. My friends-and fellow demo- crats. I hate war. Everybody hates war? So what! Weslaco's highly touted baseball nine had their hands full last week in a practice session with McAllen. Hope you take Mercedes in the Pharr tournament, boys. It was rumored that a good time was had by all in Corpus Christi last week. Must have been those ocean breezes we hear so much about. Several ex-studes were present over the week-end-Frances Ber- ry, A. 8c I., Billie Marian Parks, Lucille Chandler, Le Loie Wil- liams, Odell Whitten, and Paul Hollinger, from Baylor. Coach Little's track men plan to journey to Donna this week to try out the cinder course before the Donna Relays. Hope the boYS turn on enough to char the charcoal a little rnore. Plans for the Junior-Senior feed are coming along swell. A very original theme is being used, all of which you'll hear about in due time. Syncopated Songs Suggest Stucles The Inquiring Reporter has starter a collection of songs, and as he read the titles over, some of them, for some reason or oth- er, reminded him of certain peo- ple. Here is a list of a few of them: I Married an Angel -Maysie Osborne Robi. Scatterbrain''-Millicent Yoder. Old Faithful - Red Perkins. The Lady in Love With You -Joseph Schoen. Youre a Lucky Guy -Howard Lombard. Faithful Forever -Leta Smith and Tommy Curbo. The Kid in the Three-Cornered Pants -Johnnie Ring. Sweet Sue -Allene Holman. Stormy Weather -Gale Pra- ter. Lady in Red -Robbie Jane McCants. Because She Reminds Me of You -Bruce Edwards. You've Got to be a Football Hero -Ed Delaney, Brand New Picture in My Pic- ture Frame -Dick Carpenter. Lover, Come Back - Dorothy Lee Drawe. You Must Have Been a Beau- tiful Baby'-Phyllis Prater. Small Fry -Jackie Solether. Chatterbox - Josephine Faw- cett. Theres Something About a Soldier Cor uniformj - Betty Compere. I've got My Eyes on You Con I whom'?J-Donald Fleming. Billy - Buster Powell. The Masquerade is Over - Shirley McCasland. Little Red Fox - Red Stone. You're a Swett Little Head- ache -Marion George. Jeanie With the Light Brown Hairi'-Jean Oltman. Three o'Clock in the Morn- ing -Bobby Compere. This is My First Affair -- Ruth Helen Young. Show Me the Way to Go Home -Dale Douthit. Dark Eyes -Betty Hunt. Man on the Flying Trapeze - Gene Valdez. Lazy Bones -Leon Geagan. No, No, a Thousand Times, No -Virginia Ransom. Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning -Etthel Mae Friend. I'd Rather Lead a Band - Billy Lee. My Heart to Daddy -Evidna Downing. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? -Bill Hayes. Little Skipper -Sam Jones. I Didn't Know Vtfhat Time it Was -Carson I-Ioge. Oh, Johnny, Oh - Merry Fern McCasland. South of the Border - Post- hole Fulkerson. Many studes journeyed to Mc- Allen to view Here With the Stillness. Calias Gone With the Wind J. Surely kept Mr. Kay busy. Miss Oltman and Miss Black were working in oahoots last week to bring about the Seniors' enlightenment As a result, the high-brows and the moguls of English IV now browse around in the library with the greatest of ease. Bibli0g'I'21Dhy- Ah! In closing, I wish to thank you each and every one for your rapt C?J concentration. Adios and 30. .l- It saddens me to meditate How many people overrate Themselves and feel convinced They're far More brilliant than they really are. I'm free of such deceptive sham, I'm smarter than I think I am. No longer do the typing stu- dents need to make a mad dash for the best machines, since the Underwood repair man has made a visit to the typing room. Billie Marion Parks, freshman at Baylor and an outstanding journalism student of Weslaco high last year, has the honor of being one of the first two fresh- men of Baylor University to be elected to attend the Southwestern Journalism Congress to be held in New Orleans March 14-16. The last feature picture of the year, Sooky, was shown in the auditorium last Thursday at 1 o'clock. lst studnt: Do you know how far apart your ears are? 2nd student: No, I haven't the slightest idea. How far would you say? lst student: Well, in your case, I'd say one block. ' THE VVESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 14, 1940 Traeksters in Hard Training for Meet The Weslaco tracksters have undergone three Weeks of stiff practice and are now showing nice prospects for trophies at the Don- na Relays. The boys are working on the mile relay, the sprint relay, the 100-yard dash, high jumping, broad jumping, shot-put, and dis- cus. Teams have been chosen, but no positio-n is secure. A team mem- ber may be displaced at any time by a challenging trackster who can run the required distance in a shorter time. Boys who are reporting for practice daily are Holmes Mears, Cecil Kiedinger, Donald Fleming, Van Blackwell, Neil Hachenburg, Bo-bb-y Jones, Farris Cleckler, Jack Dunn, Ned Johnson, Albert Hillgardner, John Robert Hays, Henry Garrett, John Bair, and Richard Shelton. MMO?-MM WAR VETERAN SPEAKS T0 HISTORY CLASSES My Experiences in the World War was the subject of a talk given by O. B. Abel, local World War veteran, Tuesday morning, first period, to the combined World History and American His- tory classes. Mr. Abel said that the Germans were first to use poison gases in World War. On April 22, 1915, hundreds of French and British troops were killed from gasg but two days later when the Ger- mans again attempted to gas the Allies, the wind shifted, and they themselves were killed by the hundreds. According to Mr. Abel, St. Mihiel Salient fell to the Germans in 1914, and the French were un- able to recover it. However, on September 12, 1918, American troops, by employing strategic methods, accomplished in less than 48 hours what the French had failed to do in four years. This battle was one of the decid- ing phases of the war, and caused some German leaders to realize then that the war was nearly over. In Mr. Abel's opinion, if Italy stays out of the present Eturopean conflict. the war will last two years. In the meantime, either the Maginot or Siegfried line will be punctured, he thinks. Tennis Teams to be Selected for Meet Play-offs for berths on the county meet tennis teams are scheduled for this week. In senior boys' singles J. Schoen, J. Ring, and J. Klein play. The two losers will play the R. Hen- rickson-R. Talbert combination' for the doubles place. R. McCants, D. Drawe, and K Rogers fight it out in senior girls' singles, the two losers to be the doubles entry. The junior boys' singles are composed of J. Emery, W. Keeney, M. Telbert, and W. Miller. Ju- nior boys' doubles has C. Hicks- W. Keeney vs. M. Talbcrt-W. Mil- ler. Catherine Farina will enter the junior girls' singles. There are no entries in junior doubles. Ward school will have the fol- lowing entries: boys' singles-B. Easley, R. Milliken, W. Bach, Wm. Bach, B. Fawcett, D. Archer. Boys' doubles: Milliken-Hodgesg Wm. Bach-Easleyg N. Talbert- Compere, W. Bach-Fawcett. Girls' singles: H. Bair, L. Stahl, and D. Kirklen. Girls' doubles: two losers in girls' singles. Winners in the various divisions will be announced next week, ac- cording to J. W. McWilliams, coach. Girls' Ball Team Plays ln Tournament The girls, volley ball team lost to Los Fresnos Thursday after- noon at the La Feria tournament in two games, in which the scores were 15-6 and 15-7. The Harlin- gen-Weslaco games played Fri- day were lost to Harlingen by scores of 15-21 and 15-7. .M-0 . Miss Williamette Andrus, com- mercial teacher, was elected chair- man of the Commercial Division of the South Texas Association for next year. Robbie Jane McCants and Miss Louise Black attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Valley High School Press Asso- ciation at Mercedes Monday night. Plans for the spring conference to be held at the Casa de Palmas at McAllen April 9 were com- pleted. 1 l mom me I errata Morn-ing. Vve again greet you this A. M. to relate the bustling Cho huml sports activity. Since the cinder path and hcrse hide hasn't gained full sway, you fans will have to prolong your desires to see your stars in action for an- other week and be contented with softball and practice comments from your favorite dopester. The Weslaco student body and citizenry will have the honor of seeing, for the first time this year, the Lower Valley Champions in action on the local high school dia- mond this week. Incidentally, the Weslaco Panthers is an alias for the champions. Mow 'em down, champs. The Panthers were none too flattering last Thursday by the McAllen Bulldogs when the local nine failed to erase a founteen- point deficit. Tough luck, gang! The feminine team of Weslaco was eliminated from the La Feria Volleyball tournament last Fri- day after losing to Los Fresnos and Harlingen. Better luck next time, gals. The Sophomore All-Stars have turned Yankees in the class softball league, wnning from the Junior Part-Stars, the Senior Not-so-Hot-Shots, and the Fresh- man Underdogs. Keep it up, big leaguers. .MOM R. H. Saunders, representative cf the Steck Company in Austin, showed the La Palma staff sam- ples of annual covers Monday morning. A tentative choice was made, and the selection will be definitely decided upon within the next few days. Weslaco high is now boasting 3 Spring campus rivaling the beau- ty of the famed West Texas springtime. The roses, phlox, pe- tunias, and verbenas blooming OU 3 green lawn under the palm trees and feathery mesquites, make a sight lovely to behold. VOL. 16 WESLACO, TECAS, MARCH 21, 1940 NO. 27 Four Students Make Quill and Scroll Dorothy Ferguson, Gale Prater, Holmes Mears, and Billie Mc- Whorter are now eligible for Quill and Scroll, National Journalism Society, according to Miss Louise Black, Journalism instructor. They have had more than 60 inches published in the school paper and are in the upper third of their class scholastically. Specimens of their work have been submitted to the National Secretary for ap- proval. Of the 20 students in Journal- ism class, 15 now are members of Quill and Scroll or soon will be. Plans are being made for the initiation, which will be held as BAND WINS FIRST DIVISION RATINGS C IN STATE INSTRUMENTAL MEET With the exceptional record of seventeen first division ratings, the band returned early Sunday morning from a two-day trip to Corpus Christi, when the State Instrumental meet, Region Sev- en, was held. Of the twenty-three solos and ensembles Weslaco entered, six- teen made first division and sev- en second division. First division soloists were: Jewel Archer, trumpet, Doyle Betts, cornetg Neil Chandler, cornetg Hoyt Hughes, drum, Katie Rogers, twirlingg Bruce Edwards, student conduct- ingg Barbara Shull, alto saxa- phoneg Floyd Rogers, tuba, and Ernest Gipson, tuba. Soon as the pinsoalnlive' l Second division soloists were: , tBilly Lee, student conducting, SCHIOFS Prepare f0l' lArchie Jenkines, twirlingg Allene Closing Activities Every senior is looking forward to the activities which point to- ward graduation. Most of the group are proudly displaying their class rings, with the realization that they are ac- tually going to graduate. They arelooking forward to sending the invitations and cards which were ordered last week to friends and relatives. Dates are being made for the junior-senior banquet, and plans for dresses for the event will soon be the chief topic of conversation among the girls. Kid-Day is a time at which the seniors forget their dignity and become children once more, while Class-Dey, Baccalaureate, and Commencement will be the cul- minating events of the seniors' eleven years of school. l.,.l.0T-g, ,-M Gale Prater to Enter District Contest Gale Prater, Weslaco represen- tative in the American Legion oratorical Contest, will participate in the district contest to be held at the city hall Friday afternoon, March 22, at 2 o'clock. Finals were held for the Wes- laco contest two weeks ago, in which other contestants from the high school were eliminated. Further contests to be held are divisional, state, and national. l l Holman, flute, and Irene Yoder, piano. Ensembles making first divi- sion included brass sextette, Jewel Archer, Carson Hoge, Maurice Talbert, Rex Garrett, Carl Sims, and Pat Hingleg brass quartette, Tommie Gene Rives, Margaret Lucas, Bobby Compere, Carl Simsg woodwind quintette- Allene Holman, Leighdell Griffin, Bobbie Dunson, Dorothy Gipson, Dorothy Lee Draweg mixed clari- net quartette, Marjorie Sidener, Millicent Yoder, Luciclaire Ran- kin, Joseph Schoeng flute quar- tette, Watson Keeney, Betty Com- pere, Virginia Ransom, Mary Frances Bettsg and cornet trio- Tommie Gene Rives, Jerry Gip- son, Wanda Hachenberg. Ensembles making second divi- sion included woodwind trio -- Howard Lombard, Hardy Ald- ridge, John Ringg mixed clarinet quartette - Jackie Solether, Rob- ert Wagner, Walter Bach, Johnie Knapp. ln the main event, concert and first first sightreading, the band made division, a total of seventeen division ratings out of twenty-four entries. Weslaco did not enter marching band contest because the band made a first division at national last year and was quali- fied to enter the national march- ing band contest this year with- out entering the state meet. the Girl Reserves Carry Out Easter Theme Easter thoughts was the theme of the Girl Reserve meeting held in the music room last Wednesday, March l3, at activity period. The program was Opened by singing Follow the Gleam, af- 'ter which Gale Prater gave a poem, God ls Here. Selections from the Bible dealing with the Crucifixion were read by Joseph- ine Faucett. HA Litany of Faith was read, with Margaret Godfrey as the leader. Mrs. Phil Hoge talk- ed on The Real Meaning of Eas- ter. The program closed with the singing of A Girl Reserve I'1l Be. Chocolate mints and caramel candy were served as light fe' freshments. ...--o?f- Carson: Does Phyllis know much about automobiles? Donald: No! She asked me if I cooled my CHI' by Stripping the gears! Mrs. Robertson: Carl, can YOU 'fell us where we find mar1gO6S? Carl Fitzgerald: Sure! Wherever woman goes. Faithful Few Meet Last Deadline The last is all but gone! The Noble Twenty have come thru to victory. Yes, they have met their obligations three times in the past and are now prepared to add fthe fi.nisl1'i'ng touchfis. To keep you in the dark no longer, we shall tell you that the last ship- ment of the annual has been com- pleted and will be sent off today. An attractive cover was chosen for the book last week. On April 20, thirty-one issues of the Hi-Life will be sent off to be bound in the back of the annual. The finished products, 200 of them, wil arrive at Wesaco High between May 10 and 14. ...-1---Oillli. Robert Wagner. Why do you have your socks on wrong side out? James Neville: My feet were hot, so I turned the hose on them. Junior: I always say what I think. Senior: I wondered why you were so quiet. , 4 THE WEsLAco HI-LIFE, MARCH 21, 1940 , , , . . i f i f vfilfiiif. iiitiMiQll..itll5l ix. , ,Q , 1 In order to scout around and find out what is going on, we'l1 have to call a taxi. 7708-yeah please send a taxi!! But before we leave, let's see who all is here-it kinda looks like BETTY HUNT got mixed up a little--VVho is that she's with?- I can't tell-oh! It is VAN BLACKWELL! Wonder what BLACKWELL! Wonder what HOWARD will say. There's NYLENE CLARK with some guy! It looks like a boy from Edcouch. Wonder what his name is. Hey, NYLENE, what is his name? LON NORRIS? Thanks. Here comes the taxi now. It's about time it got here. Oh, oh- there's FLORENCE with her cou- Isn't it nice to have with a cousin, AL- also it is kinda con- cousin to brine along sin. My. my! a girl friend LENE?? And venient for a an extra bov-or do you think so, FLORENCE? L Driver, we town and especially all of the hang-outs. BEBE SKAGGS was sure mad about her Corpus date. She claims he stood her up, but he claims that he came for her and she wasn't there. Now- you decide for yourself. BEBE likes to run around and can't stay put a minute! BEBE should kick - she wasn't the onlv one that got stood up Fridav night! Oh. we would hit the red light. There's some gossip coming down the street! It is none other than BETTY COIVIPFRE and CARSON HOGE and REX GARRETT with -GRACE DIXON!!! Wort a mix- up! want to yet see the The light is green-I wonder if they all had a good time on the boat ride. I heard that .TOHNNTE RING and MAR-TONRIE SIDFTNTR. BRUCE EIDWARDQ and IVFARV LOUISE GUENTHER. BOQBY IVFOVER and SHIRLEY MCCAS- LAND had a grand and Qjlgrinug time. Or did tbev? BOBBY COM- PERE and PAT HINGLE seemed to know just exactly where the third boat load was going. Could it have been that they had gone on one before? Tsh-tsh-tsh. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE MEMBER OF QUILL AND SCROLL l fe ! Q52-2.1 en TU ss Wil At X m s f , NGQI sf -,Q 4 ! gn o X Q W ii-f I -NWT A..- Congratulatlons, Band , This week congratfdations go to the band upon their excellent showing at the State Contest in Corpus Christi. Seventy-five per cent of all the various contestants were first division winners, while the remaining twenty-five per cent placed in the second division. The band has had an excellent record in the past, and we feel sure that the members will continue this record down through the years to come. Band, the student body leaves with you' a challenge to surpass your previous achievements by rising to new victories at the com- ing National Contest. l.l..i...,-T-1. Is Your Time Blown With the Breezen? In seven and one-half days you can cross an ocean. You can go from Los Angeles to New York and back to Los Angeles. Also, those days could mean the difference between failing a course and passing it with flying colors. Johnnie has a one-hour study period each day. He spends 300 minutes a week, or 1200 minutes per month, in the sudy hall. If you'll use your toes as see that Johnnie spends a year in the quiet UD Are you Johns and for profitable study? well as your fingers in counting, you will 10,800 minutes, or seven and one-half days of the library. Janes using your seven and one-half days Une-Art Play Cast 3 i e ' C To be Chosen Mon. Good Friday l Holiday Announced By Mr. Cooper Dress rehearsal of both casts I of the one-act play, The Severed i Cord, will be presented nexli Monday night in the high school auditorium. From the two casts the individuals to make up the cast to be entered in the county contest April 3 will be chosen. No admission will be charged. and the public is cordially invited to attend. O Eileen Barr, Frances I-Iamner, and Marjorie Trott were listed on the honor roll at Texas State College for Wo-men at Denton. Only 7.899 of the student body at- tended this distinction. Owing to the custom that now prevails among the Valley schools, Friday, March 22 !Goocl Friday! will be a holi- day in the Weslaco schools, ac- cording to C. B. Cooper, super- intendent. Mr. Cooper added, for the benefit of the faculty and stu- dents, that the days that have been lost on account of the cold weather in January will be made up at the close of the school session. W THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 21 Panthers Lose to Bobcats 12 to 6 The Weslaco Panthers were de- feated in their first conference game here last Monday, March 18, by the Edinburg Bobcats, 12-6. The winners took an over- whelming lead in the third inning, when Rudolpho Gonzales was unable to cope with visiting bat- ters. Before the bombardment could be stopped, the Bobcats se- cured seven runs to lead 9-0. Brilliant infield play and spec- tacular fielding on the part of the Edinburg nine enabled them to keep the Panthers in check until' the seventh inning. A determined last inning Panther rally pro- duced four runs but fell six tal- lies short of victory. The Weslaco line-up was as follows: D. Douthit, catcherg W. E. Carlisle, first base, A. Valdez. second baseg J. Leal, short stop: C. Pemelton, third baseg F. Gound, right fieldg A. McDaniel, center fieldg D. Garza, left fieldg and R. Gonzales, pitcher. Change in Athletic Schedule to be Made In the county meet at Edin-, burg, track will be run on day, March 29, instead of Satur-' day, March 30, due to a change in schedule. This change will delay iunior and senior tennis until Saturday morning. According to the change in schedule. track preliminaries will Start at 3:30 or 4:00 p. m. Friday with the finals at 8:00 that night. Ward school tennis will be played as first scheduled. Two Sleepv People g Guess the Rest Vlfhen Morpheus calls. the band can wait-or such is the philoso- phy of those musical scholars. Billy Lee and Carson Hoge. After the marching band con- test Saturday night. one busload of band students was detained bv arother bus. The second was de- tained bv tbe absence of the two afore mentioned membersg so in order to get under way, a search was undertaken for the missing persons. After an extended and exhaus- tive search, they were found in the sun-room of the hotel-sleep- ing. Panthers Defeated In Pharr Tournament The Weslaco Panther nine lost to the McAllen Bulldogs last Sat- urday morning after defeating the Mercedes Tigers last Thursday by the close score of 6-5, in the Pharr Baseball Tournament. The Panthers fell before McAllen 9-0 in the semi-finals. Thursday's game with Mercedes was hotly contested and, as a result, was carried into the sec- ond extra inning. The Panthers took what looked like a deciding lead in the first inning when Ar- dean McDaniel knocked a three- bagger and drove three runs across the plate. McDaniel came home on Connie Pemelton's single. After Mercedes had rallied in the third and fifth innings to tie the game up at 5-5, the Panthers took the game in the seventh inning when Dale Douthit stole home on a long fly. The batteries for Wes- laco were Johnny Leal and Con- nie Pemelton. Panthers Lose to McAllen During the McAllen game, the Panthers were able to secure only two binglesg Douthit and McDan- iel secured these. Although the Bulldogs hit in nine runs against Pemelton, they were unable to 'fore while Leal was on the mound. The Bulldogs put down the Panthers' only threat in the first inning when two men gain- ed bases. This threat quickly perished with the Panthers' in- ability to hit safely. Leal and Pemelton were again on the mound for the losers against Rob- erts of McAllen. The Parther line-up was as follows: Dale Douthit, catcherg W. E. Carlisle. f'rst baseg Shorty Magby, second base: Lloyd Rico, short stop: Calvin Voelkel, right fieldg Ardean McDaniel, center field, Dan Garza, left fieldg Billy Powell. left fieldg Forrest Gound, second base: Connie Pemelton and Johnny Leal, pitchers and third basemen. Kermit High School will present its annual Fine Arts program March 29. The program is made up of the faculty members as principal performers, with some invited guests. 1940 g mon me 'Morning Your sideliner rises to to you fellow fans timely on the gaining momentum current athletic activity. mean activity. submit reports of our And I purple nine gained the semi-finals of the Pharr Tourney last Saturday after defeating the neighborly Tigers, but a lack and alas, they fell before McAllen's playful tourney champs. Tough luck, guyz. The The Panther footballers of the past season were educationally entertained by Coach Homer Nor- ton and his pictures on the Sugar Bowl Game last night. NOW what do you think of the Aggies, boys? of Tulane? Local student netters thorough- ly trounced Donna's prides here last Thursday. Nice going, Tildens. Weslaco athletes should profit by the Truck Isham's enviable record now being made at San Marcos State Teachers College Great going, Woodrow. The b-ig track meet for Valley tracksters will be run in Donna this evening. The Purple and White of Weslaco will probably leave at one o'clock. C'mon, gang! Let's out do Cox and Co. Huh? 1940 Baseball Schedule March 18-Edinburg at Wes- laco. March 20-Pharr at Weslaco. March 29-Open. March 29-McAllen at Weslaco. April 2NLa Joya at Weslaco. April 5-Weslaco at Edinburg. April 9-Weslaco at Pharr. April 12-Open. April 16-Weslaco at McAllen. April 19-Weslaco at La Joya. l M Fifteen students and five fac- ulty members will make the an- nual Mary Hardin-Baylor Easter trip to Monterrey, Mexico, March 21-26. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 21, 1940 CHA'ITER ,l i I Hello, everybody! Friday morning saw the band off bright and early for Corpus, where it is rumored they really came out with flying colors. Congratulations, bunch. Our campus is a beautiful sight now that spring is here. Must be gatifying to those who have work- ed so hard to make it so. The Roliki initiation of last week caught several Fresh ini- tiates minus--Ask CARLISLE. if he still aspires to be a minus-the- parachute jumper. Johnny on the spot goes for Botsy Niles, Sam Jones, Lyle Morgan, and Donald Fleming as of last Tuesday morning after the explosion. The dust had hardly lifted before the above- mentioned quartette was busily engaged in scoop-shooting the debris. The anther Nine split their win- nings in the Pharr tourney, tak- ing the Mercedes Bengals in the open and being taken by McAl- len's blitzgreig in the semi-finals. Thunderous applause shook the rafters when an open session was declared for tomorrow. No school, chillun, so yez get in the groove and catch up on the back sleep. Betcha don't do it. Does the annual have a smooth cover on it! Yea man! And wha.t's inside isn't bad, either. They'll be there between May 10-14. May I have your autograph? All who can should be on hand for the Donna Relays today. Coach Little's men will be there, and the hometown applause is need- ed if they're to bring home the silverware. Time and tide wait for no man, and the press is no exception. So adios and 30. Proud Father Cdisplaying trip- letslz Well, how do you like them? Visiting Stockman fpointing to middle onelz I'd keep that one! Happiness Stressed By Dr. Brown 'Happy Days and Happy WHYSH was the subject of a talk given by Dr. L. A. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, in junior as- sembly Thursday, March 14. The the beginning of the pro- gram, a solo, Trees, was sung by Don Ransom. What is the happiest day of the year? began Dr. Brown. I think the happiest day is when you are the happiest. He then set forth three Ways of being happy: I think one way to be happy is the way of doing right. Inside of you somewhere there seems to be something like a bell that tells you when you are doing some- thing wrong or right. That is our conscience, of course. The second way of being hap- py is learning. You ought to try to learn something new, better, and different each day. Keep on learning, this will bring happier days and happier ways. The third happy way is the way of being grateful to other people. This is the happiest way of making friends. Dr. Brown used incidents to il- lustrate each way of obtaining happiness. Oi ,, , A Modern Paragon Handsomest boy Fleming. Most populalr boy - - Donald Donald Fleming. x Best dressed boy - Donald Fleming. Most likely to succeed-Donald Fleming. Best all-round boy - Donald Fleming. Best athlete-Donald Fleming. Most intelligent student - Donald Fleming. Note: The above material was submitted by Donald Flem- ing. -Swiped from The Tomahawk. Guidance Class Gives Assembly Program The Vocational Guidance class was in charge of a program Pfe- sented in senior assembly Friday, March 14. The group, consisting of nine- teen students, was seated on the stage, with Doris Fitzgerald as chairman. At the beginning of the program, several members of the class presented different books which may be found in the Voca- tional Guidance library. They then discussed six phases of vocational work which they have been studying: Manners. Agriculture. Transportation and Communication, Domestic and Personal Service, Professions, and Improving the Personality. Those participating 'in the pro- gram were as follows: Walter Baxter, Billie Lynn Clark, Jean Oltman. Armando Cuellar. Doug- las Parker, Carlene Robertson, Alma Dean Johnson. Mary Frey, Ralph Milliken. Phyllis Prater. Doris Fitzgerald. Ernestine Le- Grande, Jean Shuford, Dorothy MacDonald, Vera Mae Schell- hamer. Garret Cox. Herman Hen- ry, Reece McAlpin, and Mary Jane Vaughn. After the program Mr. Cooper gave a brief talk on personality. Marv Frey and Alice Goss have been selected to represent Weslaco in the Senior Spelling di- vision of the Interscholastic League. with Junior Kammerer as substitute. The 4-H Club boys met Wed- nesday to discuss plans for a con- test, which is sponsored by the Weslaco Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Leon Graham, dramatics director, is welcomed back to Weslaco High after a briefill- ness. Members of the Quill and Scroll will hold a meeting at noon to- day in the school lunchroom. Plans for the coming initiation will be discussed. - ..lO Mary had a little watch, She swallowed it-it' sgone. Now wherever Mary walks- Time marches on. - Hi-Times , Dalhart. ,O - Mr. D. J. Bullock of Des Moines, Iowa, made a loan of between three and four hundred birds to Brownsville high school, placing it in the top ranks of schools possessing bird collections. VOL. 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, MARCH 28, 1940 NO. 28 Band to Give Concert Tomorrow Night Priming for the National meet in Waco next month, the Weslaco High School Band will appear in concert tomorrow night, March 29, at 8 o'clock in the Stephen F. Austin auditorium. The following numbers will be played: Star Spangled Banner , National Victoro - Olivadotig Manx Overture -Wood, An- dante'-Haydng Willow Echoes -Coronet soloist Doyle Betts - Simon: Indian Summer - Her- bert, The World is Waiting for the Sunrise -Alford, 'Parade of Gendarmesu-Lake, t'East of Suez -Streborg Gypsy Dance - Woodwin d Quintetteg 'iShoutin' Spirits - Shumakerg Faith Eternal -Buys, Texas Plains - Cassedayg and Spirit of Weslaco High. Although this concert has been prepared especially for the tour- ists, the general public is invited, according to Wm. Krauledat, di- rector. No admission will be charged. 90 Students Given Vaccines and Tests Mrs. R. B. Hankal, school nurse, has announced that sixty- six students of the junior and senior high schools were vacci- nated for small pox, twenty stu- dents were given Schick tests, and four students were given toxoids for diphtheria. In the course of school next year, no student will be allowed to enter either the junior of se- nior high schools unless he has been vaccinated for small pox. This regulation has been made to protect the scho-ol students from oanger of the disease. Third Senior Joins Matrimonial Ranks Imogene Rogers, senior, was married to Ray Cassidy on Satur- day, March 16. Imogene will remain in school this year and will graduate with the present senior class. Mr. Sansing: And may I ask that there be no cheating on the test today? Geometry class: Sure, go ahead and ask it. Cast Chosen for One-Act Play Gale Prater won the part of Anna, Johnny Hewlett the part of Karl, an-d Pat Hingle the part of Jake for The Severed Cord, one-act play, at the tryouts last Monday night at the high school auditorium. Grace Dixon, Johnny Hewlett, and Pat Hingle make up the first cast, Gale Prater, Carson Hoge, and Johnny Ring made up the second. The winners were not chosen by casts, but by their in- dividual acting. The play, a tragedy, deals with a drunkard who has always brow- beaten his wife and son. Jake, the father, sends his son from the house. Anna, his wife, gains cour- age and drives Jake away. Karl returns and attempts to get his mother to go away with him, but when he tells her has overheard a plot to kill Jake, she send him to go save her drunken husband. Judges were lVlrs. Floyd Lang- ford, Mrs. Clifford Scott, and Robert Miller. .,....i011 Guest Editorial Writers Contribute Carson Hoge and Bobbie Dun- son, members of the English IV class, are guest editorial writers for this week's paper. All mem- bers of the English IV class were- required to write an editorial asl part of their English course, afteri which the editor of the paper se-1 lected the two best to be pub- lished. i.....1.0 , Pantomimes Given by Little Tlieatreites Two pantomimes, At the Rail- road Stationf 'and The Family Picnic, were given at the Little Theatre meeting last Wednesday night, March 20, in the audito- rium. The pantomimes were read and different members volunteer- ed for such parts as flat tires, a motor, a tramp, a baby, and others. During the business meeting, a report of the financial outcome of in the Little Theatre play, Once a Lifetime, was made. The meet- ing adjourned early for one-act play practice. Gale Wins Second At San Antonio Gale Prater, senior, won second place at the divisional contest of the American Legion Oratorical Contest held in San Antonio Sat- urday, March 23. First place was won by John Naff, San Antonio representative. Gale qualified for divisional by winning the district contest held in Weslaco Friday, March 22. Bronze medals were awarded all district winners. Krauledat Returns From Waco Trip Wm. Krauledat, band director, returned Sunday from a three-day trip to Waco, where he made ten- tative arrangements for the ac- commodations of the band during the National Contest, Region VI, May 9-11. Mr. Krauledat reports that seventy or eighty band or- ganizations wilil attend this meet. L.- O Hi-Life to be Entered Hn H.S.P.A. Contest Wednesday the Hi-Life Staff mailed three issues of the Hi-Life and three of the best editorials, features, sports stories, news stories, and seven specimens of each of three types of columns to judges John Stone, Valley Morn- 1 ing Star, Harlingen, Myratt Smith, McAllen, Paul Hornbeck, Mer- cedes. The Staff is entering the Hi- Life and the various stories in a contest sponsored by the Valley High School Press Association. Winners will be announced at the Spring Conference to be held at the Casa de Palmas, McAllen, April 9. Annual Going, Going, Almost Gone Com'on, Chillen, step right up and buy yo' annual now before the annual rush. There are on- ly 65 of them left, so get yours now. There is at least one picture of everybody in this yearts an- nual. It is to be a year-book that is beyond all comprehen- sion-or so the proud staff thinks. So bring your dollar today. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE. MARCH 28, 1940 Contestants In Literary Events Announced Entries from Weslaco have been selected for the literary events of Interscholastic League meet to be held in Edinburg April 6. Following are the events and the contestants in each: Boys' debate-Llye Morgan, Durward Emery, alternate-Carl Fitzgerald. Girls' debate-Helen Frances Pace, Catherine Farinag alternates -Betty Jo Smith, Auzline Knight. Junior girls' declamation - Mary Ann Burton, alternate - Yvonne Thompson. Junior boys'-Bobby McWhor- terg alternate-Ballard Bennett. High school junior girls' decla- mation-Dcris Fitzgerald, alter- nate-June Bennett. High school junior boys-Walter Hope Baxter. High school senior girls' decla- mation-Dorothy Mullins. High school senior boys,-Gene Valdez. Ready Writers-Bobbie Dunsong alternate-Ruth Helen Young. Shorthand-Kathryn Swanzey, Dorothy Ferguson, Bonnie Tisdale. Typing-Vera Mortensen, Milli- cent Yoder. Arithmetic - Hercilia Garza, Betty Pugel, Mary Louise Bailey, Dennis Griffin. Senior spellers-Alice Goss, Mary Freyg alternate - Junior Kammerer. Junior spellers-Jane Weber, Carol Jonesg alternate - Jeanne Bennett. Sub-junior spellers - Baker Osborne. Ann Williams, alternate -Odell Godwin. Orchids to Gale Prater, who won second pface in the divi- sional oratorical contest held in San Antonio Saturday. We are proud of you, Gale! This color doesn't look right! Oli-oh-I ruined this one! Too bad. Guess what those sayings are a sign of-it couldnt be color- ing Easter eggs, could it? Did you ever see so many perky hats and spring dresses on such a chilly day? Easter was celebrat- ed in a big way by high school students. ' 4: THE WESLACO HI-LIFE 7232111 . MEMBER OF ! j QUILL AND scaom. Tr' to ldfll l' S n r'ia1i1 9fy, . j fn'ef2F'Jft VX f . 11.02 i'. l.f+tiLt7L. it Mi?-'..f ' l' , Q.. flygnfsdd- eaavjlm ...S-lx-1 ...N- A Periscope to Prepare You CBy Bobbie Dunsoni A small child clamlzered up a hill, mouth petulant and eyes clouded with impatience, for he was eager to reach the summit. On both sides of him were lovely, flowering buds and shady brooks, and colorful birds sprinkled the air with melodious song. He did not notice these, however, for his mind held only one maddening thought-to reach the summit and view the long stretch that lay beyond. Suddenly he neared the top. His step slackened, and inside his breast there burst a mass of mingled emotions: anticipation, fore- boding, relief, hesitancy, and a fear of the imminent responsibility. Slowly he peered over the top. The level stretch disclosed tur- moil, chaos, and a frighteningly different, adult world. Frantically his mind reviewed the long ascent to the top, and for the first time he was aware of the beauty of the sequestered climb. Using an analogy, this same child is not unlikethe student who attends school as a sort of preamble to life, his sole ambition being to graduate and step forth into the world. Only when he realizes this ambition does he also realize his great loss in thinking of school as a dull, preliminary work-out in preparation for life. Weslaco High Needs a Gym fBy Carson Hogej Although athletics should be second to studies, it is a very important and vital part of any school's curriculumg and it is im- possible to have a full athletic program without a gymnasium. Of course, We make a semblance of having basket ball and, once in a while, boxingg however, anyone who has ever been out for any of these sports knows that there are no uniforms for junior high and that there were none for senior high until the past year. He also knows that the equipment is poor, that one could easily lose a basket ball in one of the gopher holes or in deep grass on the courts, and that spectators at the average basketball game are about as numerous as students that would study when hey could be doing something else. In my opinion, a gym would not only remedy all of this, but it would also lead many more students to take the much-needed exercise that is to be found in boxing, wrestling. The Future Farmers of Amer- ica in Elsa and Edcouch presented the assembly program last week, according to The Echo . The boys were observing National F. F. A. week. i Enjoying the Easter holidays in Monterrey were Mrs. Virgil Leh- man and Miss Pearl Youngblood. Miss Williamett Andrus spent the holidays in her home town, Crys- tal City. THE WESLACO H1-LIFE, MARCH 28, 14 Track Men to Enter Edinburg Contests The Weslaco tracksters will go to Edinburg at 1 p. m. Friday, March 29, where they will enter the county track meet. They will have entries in the 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, 880 yard run, low hur- dles, vault, broad jump, high jump, shot put, discus, 440 re- lay, mile relay, and the mile run. Tracksters entering the meet will be Bair, Johnson, Dunn, Hach- enburg, Blackwell, Cleckler, Shelton, Jones, McMullen. Mears, Carpenter, Kiedinger, D. Douthit, and Hays. Slap Happy Studes Amaze Parents A parent walked into the hall of the Senior High building the other day and stopped short. A look of astonishment appeared on his face, and after pinching him- self, he looked again. But he had not been mistaken. Lying on the floor in front of him was a stack of waste paper, twelve books of all descriptions, three bottles of ink, about a doz- en odds and ends of pencils, fo-ur fountain pens, a straw hat,, a large box, two tennis raquets and three balls, two pairs of tennis shoes, two coats and scarfs, seven handkerchiefs, an apron, a box of aspirin, four letters, and a pair of gloves. Wondering if the school was planning a rummage sale, he threaded his way down the hall. Returning some twenty minutes later, he found that the hetero- geneous collection had disappear- ed. Noticing a girl nearby, he asked her what had happened to it. You mean that pile of stuff that was on the floor there? Oh, my friend and I were just cleaning out our lockers. .-i1.-01---- Farmer's wife Cto druggistj: Now be careful and write plainly on the bottles which is for my husband's rheumatism and WhiCh is for the horse. I wouldn't want anything to happen to the horse till after plowing time is over. Panthers Lose 3 to 2 The Weslaco Panther baseball- ers lost their second conference game last Wednesday, March 20, to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears on the local diamond, 3-2. Weslacofs loss made Pharr's second conference victory possible and made the Panthers a likely cantender for the cellar position, also occupied by La Joya. Pharr's runs by Harbert and Watts in the first inning gave the Bear nine a lead that they never lost throughout the game. With the score at 2-1 in the third inning, Watts came running home on Pemelton's error to win the game for the visitors. Leal and Gonzales were on the mound for the losers against Coley for the winners. Leal struck out four Bears in six innings, where- as Gonzales struck out one in one inning. Coley for Pharr whipped eight Weslaco players. The box score was as follows: AB R H 0 E Garza lf 4 0 0 0 0 Gonzales ss 4 0 0 0 0 Valdez 2b 3 1 1 4 0 Gound rf 3 0 0 1 0 McDaniel cf 3 0 0 2 0 Carlisle fb 3 0 0 1 0 Pemelton tb 3 0 0 4 3 Douthit c 3 0 0 2 0 Leal p 3 1 lo 7 0 2122213 AB R H 0 E Harbert sb 4 1 2 0 2 Watts ss 4 2 1 5 1 Murphy tb 4 0 1 4 0 W. Bell fb 4 0 0 1 3 D. E. Clark cf 4 0 1 0 0 Risinger lf 4 0 1 0 0 Egly rf 4 0 0 0 0 V. Clark c 3 0 1 1 1 Coley p 3 0 0 10 0 213 721 7 O Some of the ex-studes home from college for the holidays were Hazel Jean Emmons, Fred Kee- ney, Ned Solether, Allen Robert- son, Abel Morales, Frances Ham- ner, Frances Berry, Eileen Barr, Marjorie Trott, Mary Louise John- ston, Carl Berry, Willard Glass, Art Sprinkle, Bill ....i.l-0-.l-1 The Pep Squad barbecue in honor boys next Monday Robertson. is planning a of the football evening at the , second-lift pump. fl aug Hi ya, studes! Dope on the sporty doings is deserving of def- inite deliberation by your drowsy donating dopester this a. m. Warn- ing to all plagiarists! The ensuing dope is in the bucket and ortho- righted. Thunder will resound on the Edinburg cinder-path tomorrow when Hidalgo County tracksters seek to upset the highly-touted Cox, Donna, and Sons, a corpora- tion monopolizing Valley track honors. By the way, the Panthers won't stand idly aside to let their friends triumph. Eh, gang? The Panther nine was nosed out by a nose last Wednesdsay to lose their second conference game to the Tri-City Bears by the thrilling score of 3-2. Tough luck Panthers. Since the Weslaco Panthers are smarting over their nine point shellacking by the Palm City boys in the Pharr tourney, ye localites may expect the best in baseball when these two teams tangle to- morrow on the Weslaco diamond. C'mon, studesg Let's boost our nine. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Edgar J. Hoover has been unable to apprehend the culprits who absconded with Wes- laco's share of the Donna Relay honors. Keep your chin up, gang! Eddie is watching the County Meet. Track Team Enters Donna Relays Weslaco's tracksters entered the Donna Relays on Thursday, March 21, in Donna. John Bair went to the finals in the 880 yard rung Jack Dunn was in the finals in the 220 yard dashg Bair and Douthit were in the finals in broad jump. Bobby Jones ran a nice 440 in the finals. Dunn and Cleckler ran against great odds in the mile finals. Both the 440 relay and the mile relay went to the finals. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, MARCH 28, 1940 l ' f ii me nasiitiarl 'TWH was 5 March winds and April showers that are a month early have not hindered the gathering of dirt by the washwoman. She shall attempt to set forth these few items in language simple enough for all of you to understand. Millicent's versatility in the matter of choosing escorts is very amazing. Bobby Compere, John Ring, Van Blackwell, and Bill Powell were the lucky ones this week end. Seen jiving at the Big Top Fri- day night were Botsy Niles es- corting none other than Joy Ba-p ker. Hoyt and Ollie Mae were also along. Dick and Robbie Jane had a very good time along with the others, it is rumored. The A. 8: M. Dance at Miller's Grill in Barreda proved an at- traction for some of Weslaco high's studes and ex-studes. Ben Lar- gent Cfrom A. 8a MJ, Grace Dix- on, Fred Keeney, and Gale Prater and others arrived home almost in time for breakfast from this af- fair. Bruce, Mary Louise, Allene, and Billy enjoyed the warm climate of the Rio Grande Valley by driv- ing home slowly Friday night. We understand that Phyllis Prater and Don Fleming are going steady. We wonder somewhat about this, because it is only a few days before Little Girl Prater will be leaving. Gentlemen prefer blondes. Anyway, Bruce and F. I. seem to, for these two were seen with Mildred Perkins Saturday and Sunday nights. Posthole and Shirley were seen leaving home together Sunday night, but weren't seen at any of the usual night spots. We wonder what that could indicate. While Robert is ill, his brother Pete is SCllliTiH8 Marilynn around. Now do you suppose Robert knows or doesn't know? Gale, who, oh, who, was that lean6scrae lad you had in tow f A I he a ter, the talent show Tuesday night? We heard he was from Browns- ville. -fi-l-l Club Boys Tell Ot Activities Reports by the 4-H Club boys telling of activities during their membership in the club were fea- tures of the assembly program presented to the Junior and Se- nior High School Wednesday morning, March 20. Durward Emery, secretary, call- ed the roll, and each club mem- ber answered by telling of his activities and trips in the club, and how long he had been a member. After roll call, Lyle Morgan, president, introduced J. T. Ellis, president of the Chamber of Commerce, who asked the boys of W. H. S. to investigate the ad- vantages of the club, and to join if they cared to. I. C. Corns of Progreso talked of the trips to the short course at A. and M. College, and to the National 4-H Club Congress in Washington. Lyle Morgan then stated some facts about a local 4-H Club con- test that is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Others participating on the program were as follows: Alvin Hansen, Roy Goss, John Emery, Herman Henry, George Sens, Dawin Pemelton, Carl Boyd, Ned Johnson, Ernest Moore, Ferris Cleckler, and Mr. Gardner, spon- sor of the club. O. Wanderings in Patagonia, or Life Among the Ostrich-Hunters, by Julius Beerbohm, is an account of the author's journey through the wilds of this desolate South American territory. Thrilling de- scriptions of dangerous adventure on the forlorn panipas of the Ar- gentine lend attractiveness to this work. The most exciting portion of this book is that which deals with Beerbohm's encounters during the celebrated mutiny of the convicts held by the Chilean government in a penal colony at Sandy Point. Interesting are the writer's man- euvers in hiding the governors family from the fierce prisoners. Laughable are the actions of the old Scottish caretaker, MacGregor, who, during the period of hiding, does not prove to be a teetotaler. Rev. Lovett Speaks To Sr. Assembly The senior assembly program Thursday, March 21, was compos- ed of songs by Bill Watson and a talk by Rev. J. E. Lovett, pastor of the First Methodist church. The program was sponsored by Miss Williamett Andrus, commercial teacher, and Dorothy Lee Drawe acted as chairman. Mr. Watson, accompanied by Mrs. Don Ransom, sang Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes and The Trumpeterf' Easter was the subject of Rev. Lovett's talk. Be began by telling of the origin of Easter, and ex- plained how Faster got its name. We are told that Jesus came into the world to bring life and immortality. That is why we as Christians are celebrating Easter, he stated. We shall never die. We are assured cf this by the resur- rection of the Lord Jesus Christ. He explained that Easter first signified the Passover, and said that the Jews kept it regularly to celebrate their liberation from Egypt- Liberate the forces in you- purpose, mind, and will, he said. That will bring the greatest re- sults to you in this life and the life to come. Rev. Lovett ended his speech by saying, We are all glad to iave a holiday ,but I hope we will :eep the central thought of the loliday in our minds. After Reverend Lovett's speech, announcements were made by Mr. Kay. The Donna Relays was a great attraction for many of Weslaco High students Thursday night. Those who participated from VVeslaco were Bobby Jones, Dick Carpenter, John Bair, Jack Dunn, Keith McMullins, Holmes Mears, Dale Douthit, Farris Cleckler, and Ned John- son. The new driveway around the bandhouse is completed with gravel. Mrs. T. F. Rives is land- scaping the grounds. Gale Prater and Fred Keeney, Grace Dixon and Ben Largent started a new fad for hitch-hikers. They hitch-hiked from Barrada Club to San Benito in formal clothes Friday night. It is fast work to be picked up by the sec- ond passer-by. VOL. 16 VYELACO, '.l'.BX.A8, APRIL 4, 1940 NO. 29 Four Are Initiated To Quill and Scroll The formal initiation of the four new Quill and Scroll members was held in the Home Economics Department last Thursday noon, March 21. After a lovely luncheon prepar- ed by lVLrs. J. O. Haas, Mary Louise Guenther, president, gave the first talk of the initiation. Mar- garet Godfrey lighted the candle of Truth, Josephine Halstead, Ini- tiativeg Betty Compere, Opportu- nityg Bobbie Dunson, Leadershipg Robbie Jane McCants, Loyalty, Catherine Hoepfner, Cultural At- tainmentg and Edith Mae Rankin, Friendship. A brief talk concern- ing each quality was made by those who lighted the candles. Miss Louise Black, sponsor, pre- sented Gale Prater, Dorothy Fer- guson, Holmes Mears, and Billie McWhorter with their membership cards after reading a letter of com- mendation of their work from Ed- ward Nell, national executive sec- retary of Quill and Scroll. Pins were presented in assembly Fri- day. illol.-? Students to Attend Press Conference Winners in the various contests sponsored by the Valley High School Press Conference will be announced at the spring meeting at the Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen, Tuesday evening, April 9. Officers to serve the 1940-41 school year will be elected. Sev- eral members of the local Quill and Scroll and journalism class will attend. BAND HEARS CONCERT RECORDINGS VVED. Two of the concert pieces, Marx Overturej' and Niobe, were ordered on records by Mr. William Krauledat, band director. The pieces were played on a bor- rowed recording machine to the band Wednesday morning. As they were played, they were comment- ed on by Mr. Krauledat. The re- cordings were made by the Michi- gan University Band, directed by Mr. Revillie. i-.i..0.i.i-- Mr. Sensing: Jack, what's a polygon? Jack Dunn: A dead parrot. One-Act Play Given In Joint Assembly The Severed Cord, the one-act play to be entered in the county contest April 3, was presented be- fore the combined assembly Fri- day, March 29. Carson Hoge acted as chairman, and Mr. Kay made several an- nouncements before the play be- gan. The cast was as follows: Anna, the tired, discouraged, over-work- ed mother, Grace Dixong Carl, the bitter, mistreated son who hated his father, Johnnie Hewlett, Jake, the worthless, drunken fa- ther, Pat Hingle. After the play, Miss Black pre- sented four members of the Quill and Scroll-Holmes Mears, Billy McWhorter, Gale Prater, and Dorothy Ferguson-with their Quill and Scroll pins. Literary Contests To be Held Sat. The literary contests of the county meet will be held in Edinburg Saturday, April 6. Weslaco will enter in ready writing, number sense, typing, shorthand, spelling, declama- tion, and debate. KID DAY Knobby knees and turned-in toes, Aye! Well see a lot o' those! Skinny legs 'neath tiny skirts, Piktails on the heads of flirts- Bows that bobble in the breeze. Ah! What sights the campus trees Will nod and giggle over. High-school siren, puppy lover, All will have to seek their cover Love affairs can not survive Kid Day and still be alive! ...1--0--i-i Dignified Seniors To be Kids Once More Senior Kid Day, which will be held tomorrow, is an annual event all seniors look forward to. Dressed like kids, the seniors will come to school to give a very entertaining program for the stu- dcnt body. After the program they will journey out to Lyons Lake for a hot meal. Other plans are be- ing considered for the afternoon. Weslaco Wins Points In Athletic Meet Weslaco won two firsts, five seconds, and a fourth at the County Meet athletic division. Walter Bach and Ralph Milliken won first in ward school boys' ten- nis doubles, and Richard Archer was second in the ward school boys' tennis singles division. Mau- rice Talbert won second in high school junior boys' singles. Wil- bur Miller and John Emery also took second honors in doubles of the same class. John Bair won first in broad jump, with 19 feet and 9 inches. He also took a fourth place in the 880-yard run. Keith McMuLlins ran second in the 440 yard run. The mile relay team was placed second after Donna fouled out by dropping the baton. The Rekskins really ran second, but lost their place when they fouled. L.,-0T Pep Squad Honors Football Boys The football boys were honored with a barbecue given by the Pep Squad girls Monday evening at the second lift pump. The menu included barbecue, potato salad, pickles, deviled eggs, ice cream, and soft drinks. Baseball and other games were enjoyed during the evening. About 75 enjoyed the barbecue, including the following guests: Coach and Mrs. Bill Cummings, Coaches Osborn Little, J. O. Graves, Marion Graham, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Petty. Band Concert Draws Large Audience Approximately 300 winter vis- itors and local citizens attended the band concert last Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Stephen F. Aus- tin auditorium. Varied selections of melodies, including marches, overtures, spirituals. and a num- ber by the woodwind quintette were rendered. 'iWillow Echoes, cornet solo played by Doyle Betts, brought prolonged applause from the aud- ience, as did the quintette number, 'The Gypsy Dance. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 4, 1940 Jr. Choral Club Enters Meet The Junior Choral Club will enter the singing division of the County Interscholastic League Meet to be held in Edinburg Sat- urday, April 6. The following students will en- ter the contest: Teresa Avalos, El- va Campos, Bettie Marie Carr, Joan Coate, Vivian Nell Dean, Fay Frith, Vivian Frith, Ann Frizzell, Clara Lou Hartness, Mary Alice Hinojosa, Yolander Johnson, Caroline Krause, Doris Long, Wil- ladeane MeAlpin, Lupe Ramirez, Mildred Schreck, Lynette Stahl, Yvonne Thompson, Bama Lou Tidwell, Jesusa Trevino, Juanita Valdez, Mary Sue Valdez, Imo- gene Vernon, Virginia Vaughn, A. J. Boese, Lupe Castro, Hector Chapa. Renato Cuellar, Ruben Cuellar, Gilberto de Leon, Therman Goff, Charlie Krause, Maynard Clark, Jimmie Mitchell, Walter Bach, Maurice Clevinger, Frank Gar- nett, Carlene Knight, Jimmie Moyer, William Bach, Jesus Bo- zan, Boots Compere, Donald Dor- man, Bobby Easley, Jack Freasier, Otto Fay McFarland, Jimmy Nor- ton, Clare Parker, M. B. Parks, Harold Richardson, Billy Joe Ryan, Billy Solether, and Newell Talbert. MOM. WANT ADS WANTED: Glenn Cunninghams legs. Anyone possessing same or equivalent of, apply to Van Blackwell. LOST: One heart. If found re- turn to Roy Hendickson. FOUND: One heart. Owner apply to Evidna Downing. FOUND: New sister. Owner apply to Betty Compere. STRAYING: Several perfect pag- es of typing. Return to George Bradford. WANTED: The heart of a tall, dark-haired tennis player. - Grace Milliken. FOUND: A complimentary men- tion of W.H.S. instead of the us- ual otherwise in one of the neighboring school papers to the west.-Staff of Hi-Life. WANTED: A refrigerator car to keep my orchid fresh that Carl Eave me,--Dorothy Lee Drawe. patience with speech LOST: All class. Somebody do something quick.-Mrs. Ruff THE WESLACO HI-LIFE 'a.Euir9iWNA MEMBER OF QUILL AND SCROLL p T o u a s L .J L p' -fy! ' at with A Qrtximtttf if rp 1 ze- i,Qltare.gm.aai if fas- A Hand for the Contestants Within the walls of Weslaco High there are little heard-of stu- dents who work and train all year in order that our school will be represented in the literary events in the County Meet. Members of the faculty serve as coachs for these industrious and patriotic students. These students and coaches sacrifice much time and effort so that Weslaco may have its share of the winnings in the various contests. A decided lack of student interest in these activities may be due to the fact that they receive very little public attention. The debaters and delcaimers may be heard in assembly once or twice, but the spellers, arithmetic eontstants, and ready writers do their work in quiet classrooms where only those entered in the con- tests are permitted. This editorial is meant to be in Commendation of these students and thier coaches. Shall we end by saluting these students and wishing them the best of luck in the County Meet this week-end? Don't Chew Your Gum Moodily! Pop It! Somberly she walked the halls, soberly she meditated. Dark- some was her visage, and her jaws went slowly cu-lork! Cu-lork! But, lo! and behold! What cometh here? A light and fairy-like creature! Sunlight crowns her shining brow, and giggles wreath her lipsticked lips! Accompanying her is a loud and martial snapping sound! Pop! Pop! Pop! What a real delight she is, as she contorts her face in strange and wondrous shapes, and what a blessing to the ears! The strange and delicate caeaphony of the sound of popping gum is a scientific wonder. It produces an awesome and marvelous effect on teachirs. All of you who indulge in scientific research have doubtless noticed and pondered on this phenomenon, I take this quotation from 'Spearmint says ' Girl who pop gum cause people about her to pop-but not gum! Several members of the Weslaco Junior-Senior High School faculty will be in Edinburg Saturday with their contestants. Miss Louise Black is director of the County Ready Writing contest. What did the first little toe sy :o the second little toe? We're be- ing followed by a heel. Gene Valdez: Lend me fifty cents. Neil Chandler: I only have for- ty. Gene: Well, then, let we have the forty and you can owe me ten. M-O-M, 'What one little drop of ink said to another little drop of ink? Your pop's in the pen. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 4, 1940 g lfiw Flauwa, azflw gefe Panthers Lose Two FROM -me 2- . Games to McAllen X HE wasallar. . slat IHDELMS it X The Weslaco Panther nine suf- sfwfig' 5 lkx 1 L...A fered defeat for the third time in Eli:-g S I 1 L-.? flff 4- -- ' 1' conference play this season last 'LXR - ---- .---1 A is for ALLENE, who lost her good disposition Friday night, while she was escorted by- which is for BILLY POWELL. C is for CLARA MAE, who decid- ed not to wait for BILLY LEE Saturday night. is probably DOROTHY MIL- LER, who Big-Topped it with GENE VALDEZ. E is ERNEST MORRISON who escorted ALLENE about Sun- day night. F is for FRANK MILLIKEN, who escorted the much-dated MIL- DRECD PERKINS. G is for GRACE, who was late in coming home Sunday evening. H is for the hearts that have been punctured of late around W.H.S. I is for the interest BOBBY MOYER is bestowing on MA- RION GEORGE. B. D J is for June-the month of' ringing bells. is for Kool Ca-hemp which is the kind of shoulder a certain blond senior boy has been get- ting lately. L is for LORENE and PEE WEE, who have remained faithful over the week-end. M is for MARY MCALPIN, who was escorted by CARSON HOGE Saturday night. N is for No! No! O is for Onward, Ever Onward, the theme song of BETTY and HOWARD. P is for Posthole, who took SHIR- LEY dancing. Q is for quaint, which this col- umn isn't, and for queer, which it is.- R is for ROBBIE JANE, whom CARSON dated Sunday- S is for SWINNEA and SIDENER to whom HOYT and PAT, re- spectively, were gallant over the week-end. T is for time, which flits faster and faster, saith the seniors. U is for ukelele. I don't know why, but it is. V is for VAN, whose car made GRACE late by indulging in four flats in a single afternoon. W is for wide and high. Said which BOBBY C., MERRY K Thursday, March 28. This time the Mc.Allen Bulldogs were the visit- ors by the score of 13-5. In the early innings of the game, the Palm City nine took on over- whelming lead and were not threatened throughout the remain- ing stanzas. The Panthers' only rally was in the sixth inning when they acquired five runs. The Bulldogs blasted both Pan- ther hurdlers, Gonzales and Leal, from the mound. After murdering Gonzales' throws, they greeted Leal's initial throws with three successive triples. The game was high-lighted with brilliant pitching on Roberts' part and occasional spectacular ability on the part of the Panther infield. The box scores were as follows: lVIcAIlen AB H R O E Strohmeyer, 2b 5 1 2 1 2 Califa, ss 5 1 1 2 3 Kelley, lf 5 1 3 1 0 M. Roberts, cf 5 2 2 0 0 Levermann,1b 4 2 3 0 1 Dube, 3b 4 1 2 1 2 Estes, c 4 2 0 l 0 Weisehan, rf 4 0 0 0 O H. Roberts, p 4 2 0 15 8 40 12 13 21 8 Weslaco AB H R O E Valdez, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 Douthit, C 3 0 1 0 1 Leal, ss 4 0 0 3 l Gonzales, p 4 1 0 6 0 McDaniels, cf 3 0 0 1 0 Pemelton, 3b 3 0 1 4 4 Hughes, rf 3 0 l 2 0 Carlisle, lb 3 1 1 0 2 Garza, lf 1 0 0 l 0 Archer, lf 2 1 l 0 0 3035178 Members of the Home Ecc- iwomics class visited the home of Mrs. E. C. Christensen last Sat- urday. FERN, F. I. and MARY LOUISE were riding Friday. X is for X marks the spot where another W.H.S. gal will soon be married? ? ? ? Y is for YODER, whd dated BILL P and REX G. this week. Z is for ze end, my fransf' Friends, hillbillies, and city slickers, I am greeting you this fine morning and offering for promulgation recent occurrences in the active fields of baseball, track, tennis, softball - Whew! Let's call it quits. John Bair, Bobby Jones, Holmes Mears, and Keith McMullen com- prise a promising mile-relay team Csaying nothing of the broad jump and 440 yard dashb which won second place at the County Meet in Edinburg last Friday. Re- member to thank Barnesky for your chance, gang! The Purple Panthers are becom- ing the Blue Panthers fast. A great help in bringing about this change was Weslaco's eight point loss to the Palm City Bulldogs. Keep your chins up, gang! The law of average will start working soon! The World Series of the inter- class softball league is being played by the Sophomores and Juniors, first and second place winners. Ctmon, Juniors! Flash: it was being played! Sophomores won! After playing La Joyo last Tues- day, the Panther baseball squad will journey to Edinburg to play the Bobcats on their diamond. Let's go, gang. Upset those court- house kittens. F our Team Members Eligible for Nleet Four of the Panther track team will be eligible to district track meet to be held in Edinburg to- morrow. John Bair is working on his broad jumping and is ready for the meet tomorrow. The mile re- lay team, composed of the above- named boys plus Mears and Jones, will be entered as one of the two winners in the county meet. ..MO .M Do you know what the blanket said to the baby? Keep still, Ive gotcha covered. THE 'WESLACO' HI-LIFE, APRIL 4, 1940 K Sunbumecl Studes Say Please be Careful! HOW! Don't slap me on the back again like that. It'll kill me? How many times do I have to tell you not to run up against me so hard in the hall? Oooo. Never again! I'm satis- fied. Vifhy does everything happen to me? Hey, psst! Slip that liniment over to me, will ya? My face is about to burn up! No doubt you've been hearing many such comments this week around school. The people who say them may all be identified in one specific manner-red faces, arms, backs, and legs. And they aren't blushing, either. Last Friday and Saturday were exceptionally hot days. Last Fri- day and Saturday the athletic County Meet was held at Edin- burg. So the next time one of these red-faced individuals snaps at you and tells you to stop rubbing against him, please realize that it was these self-same persons who shone so nobly for their school in tennis, track, or ball. - .'.V --i. . ti. Q1 bflfil Qavori te Three-Wheeling Through Af- rica, by James C. Wilson, is a rollicking account of an impetu- ous venture-a trip across Africa by motorcycle. Although this work abounds in hair raising ex- periences, it contains many more chuckles. A Jaunt Through Java, by Ed- ward S. Ellis, is a story of a jour- ney to the sacred mountains in the interior of that island. The in- terest of this story lies in the ad- ventures of two cousins, Hermon and Eustace Hadley, during their sojourn on tropical Java. The descriptions of the topography be- tween Samarang and the interior are very engrossing. Dangerous en- counters with the royal Bengal tiger, the rhinoceros, and other fierce beasts lend liveliness to this volume. I shall illustrate what I have in mind, said Mr. McWilliams, as erased the board. Changes Occur in Senior Calendar Several changes in the dates of senior activities have been made for various reasons. Because of the journalism con- test and rgeional meet to be held in Kingsville on April 19-20, the Junior-Senior banquet, which was originally scheduled for April 19, has been postponed until April 26. Nearly every other occasion has been changed two days, causing senior examinations to come on May 15-16 instead of 13-14 and commencement to take place on May 23 instead of May 21. Regu- lar exams will be held May 20-21. Because of the time lost during the cold weather, the student body will get out of school two days later. 01,,.. . Mrs. Emmons Speaks To Girl Reserves The Art of Being a Hostess by Beatrice Pierce was given by Mrs. E. I. Emmons at the Girl Reserve meeting last Thursday night, March 21, at Virginia Brun- ton's home. . After a sing song, ways of mak- ing money during the G. R. Week were discussed. Florence Jenkines, Edith Mae Rankin, Vera Morten- sen, Betty Compcre, Marjorie Sidener, and Phyllis Hufty were appointed by the president as a nominating committee for next year's officers. A father's social, the scrapbook, and camp were also discussed. Robbie Jane McCants and Bet- ty Compere had charge of the first part of the devotional, Al- lene Holman read the scripture. Evidna Downing gave a talk on the Girl Reserve Ring, and Edith Mae Rankin led the group in prayer. Three past presidents of the Girl Reserves, Hazel Marie Ander- son, Frances Hamner, and Hazel Jean Emmons, were visitors. After the program, Mrs. Brun- ton seived lovely refreshments. Mr. Krauledat: I called to make an appointment with the dentist. Attendant: He's out now. Mr. K.: Good. When will he be out again? Commercial Teacher Attends Convention Miss Williamett Andrus, com- mercial teacher, returned Sunday from the convention of the Texas Vocational Association heldt in San Antonio, March 28-30. The thing that impressed Miss Andrus most was the attitude of the business men and the inter- est they took in The Place of Vocational Education in the Gen- eral Scheme of Education. A large number of the speak- ers were business men who gave the teachers an idea of what they expected of their employees, re- ported Miss Andrus, and they stressed how greatly the program helped them. Weslaco has the only adult vo- cational class of its type in the Valley, having an enrollment of thirty in both classes. During Miss Andrus' three years here, thirty- five actual placements have been made from these adult classes. A MODERN APOLLO AND HIS GIRL Eyes-Doyle Betts. Hair--Hal Easley. Physique-Polly Gound. Smile-Grady Douthit. Pep-James Stone. Clothes-Donald Fleming. Cuteness-Tommy Solether. Dancer-Howard Lombard. Hands-Joseph Schoen. Eyes-Mary Frances Betts. Complexion-Millicent Yo- der. Lips-Shirley McCasland. Feet-Ethel Mae Friend. Hands-Betty Hunt. Figure-Lorene Valdez. Clothes-Dorothy Lee Drawe. Dancer-Grace Dixon. Sense of Humor-Betty Hunt. Pep-Frances Cooke. Seventy seniors who expect to graduate have had their names sent in for diplomas. The volley ball girls of Weslaco vent to County Meet Saturday, March 30. They were defeated in the first two games with Mer- cedes because of the absence 01 many of their regular players. The team decided to continue their activity. YOL 16 WESLACO, TEXAS, APRIL 11, 1940 NO. 30 ESLA O LEADS N ITERARY ,, 14 Firsts, 7 Seconds, 1 Third Won in lnterscho- lastic League Contests. A total of 186 points was rolled Bolcbie Dunson. Sponsor: up for the Weslaco schools in the County iterary Meet held in Edin- burg, April 6, with the exception of the one-act play contest, which was held April 3. Fourteen first places, seven second places, and one third place were Won in the various divisions and contests. Following are the complete re- sults: Points: 25 One-Act Play-First place: Best Actor-Johnny Hewlett Best actress-Grace Dixon. Second best actor-Pat Hingle Sponsor-Mrs. Graham. Spelling: 15 Jr. Spelling-V1 and VII grades-First place. Team: Jane Weber and Carol Jones 10 Sr. Spelling--Second. Team: Mary Frey and Alice Goss. Sponsor: Mrs. Hoge. 10 Jr. Spelling-IV and V grades-Second place. Team: Baker Osborne and Ann Wil- liams. Sponsor: Miss Woods. 15 Arithmetic - First place. Team: Hercilia Garza, Dennfs Griffin. and Betty Pugel. In- dividual team members won f'rst, second, and third place ribbons. The team placed 71 points above the nearest com- petitor. Sponsor: Mrs. Ben- nett. 15 Ready Writing: First place- Miss Black. 15 Shorthand: First place - Dorothy Ferguson and Bonnie Tisdale, team. First place- Dorothy Ferguson, individual. 15 Typing: First place - Mil- licent Yoder and Vera Mor- tensen. Sponsor: Miss Andrus. 15 Debate: Boys-Second place -Lyle Morgan Emery. Sponsor: son. Declamation: 7 Jr. Girl: First place - Mary Ann Burton. Sponsor: Mrs. Cummins. 7 Jr. Boy: First place - Bobby McWhorter. 5 Jr. High Girl: Second place- Doris Fitzgerald. 7 Sr. Boy: First palce - Gene Valdez. Sponsor: Mrs. Gra- ham. 15 Choral Singing: Second place. Sponsor: Mrs. Potter. Story Telling: First place - Virginia Martin. Sponsor: Miss Ballinger. Total 186 Those winning first places in the County Meet will go to the District Meet in Edinburg, April 13, with the exception of the one- act play, which competed in the district Tuesday night, April 9. and Durwood Mrs. Robert- Tliirty-One issues Sent to Binders Next week's paper will be the last edition of the Hi-Life to ap- pcar in the annual. Thirty-one is- sues up to date'will be assembled by the Weslaco News and sent to Steck Company where they will be bound into the annual. La Palma is to be issued between May 10 and 14, according to the contract. Hair Ribbons A ribbon worn in the center of the head signifies that a girl has no date and wants one. A ribbon placed on the right side tells the boys she has a steady date. If it is on the left side, it means she is in love. The Mountain Eagle, Clarksville, Arkansas. 0 Hi-Life Wins Honors In V. H. S. P. C. Contests Two first places and three third places were won by the Weslaco Hi-Life in the contests sponsored by the Valley High School Press Corventfon. The results were an- nounced at the spring conference of the convention, which was held at the Casa de Palmas Hotel Tues- day night. Margaret Godfrey won first place in news story writing, and Robbie Jane McCants won first place in editorial writing. Third place honors went to Bobbie Dun- son for column writing, and to Ven Blackwell for sports Writing. The Hi-ife won third place in the contest for all-around excellence, the Mercedes Tiger winning first and the McAllen Wheel second. Hardy Aldridge was elected vice-president of the convention for the year 1940-41. Ethel Mae Friend is retiring secretary of the organization. High lights of the program, which was arranged by the host group, McAllen, were talks by O. M. Montgomery, Journalism in- structor in A. 8: I. College, Kings- iville, and Si Casady, of the Mc- Allen Monitor. Retiring president Ruth Taylor and retiring secretary Ethel Mae Friend introduced the new offic- ers. John Stone, of the Valley Morning Star, presented the awards. Gold pins were given for first places, sterling pins for sec- ond, and ribbons for third. i... 0- 31, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Prater and daughter, Phyllis, left Weslaco last Sunday morning for Ham- mond, Illinois, leaving Gale to complete her last year of school in Weslaco. Gale is staying with Robbie Jane at the McCants home. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 11, 1940 One-Act Play Wins In District Meet Repeating the success of last yearls one-act play group, the cast of three Weslaco high stu- dents, directed by Mrs. Leon Gra- ham, in the tragedy, The Severed Cordj' won new laurels at the dis- trict meet in Edinburg Tuesday night. The play won first place in competition with the groups from McAllen, Harlingen, E.din- burg, and La Feria. Grace Dixon was rated the best actress, Johnny Hewlett the best actor, and Pat Hingle the second best actor in the contest. Just a week before, on Wednes- day, April 3, exactly the same honors were obtained in the coun- ty meet i.n Edinburg. The play won first, with Grace, Johnny, and Pat winning the same ratings as they did Tuesday night. At the district meet Edinburg won second place and Harlingen third. The Severed Cord will next enter the regional contest in Kings- ville on Friday night, April 19. ,ll T E. rrasalliilill Here you are, bunch. Once again we strive to give you the oldest in choice gossip- It seems that several or more of the jivers at the Huge Top Friday P. M turned in early for Saturday's literary events in Edinburg. However: EDWARDS- PRATERg HINGLE-M. F. Mc- CASLANDQ BLACKWELL-DlX- ON, HOGE-MCALPINQ GAR- RETT - COlVlPEREg FLEMING- PRATECRQ and LOMBARD-HUNT stuck it out. Hardy had a little trouble Fri- day night, too. lt seems that he was to use BROTHER GRADY'S gas-buggy and GRADY didn't show up. Gongratulations, l i t e r a r y - minded gang! All those first places you earned in Edinburg Saturday are plenty keen! Keep it up in the district meet! The EDWARDS FAMILY CBRUCE, GALE. and the Ply- mouthb all had supper together Sunday afternoon and night. They T U ' 3 . i f W 742 ' ff l mil.-- Last Lap just Ahead Teachers report that the grades for this six weeks are generally better than the grades for the last six weeks. Although this sounds encouraging, the teachers also report that there is still another period in our school term. We know, we know. If you make good grades this six weeks, you think you don't have to study so hard to make good grades next time. This six weeks' term, to a large extent, determines whether or not the seniors will graduate. They won't be with us much longer anyway, though. Although the fate of the seniors has more or less been set, the fate of the rest of us has not. Exemptions, passes, and failures de- pend on this last six weeks for a lot of us. We presume you studes have been saving up all year for the final spurt, so here it is. Let's see you go. Congratulations, Winners! You get what you pay for-and Weslaco has certainly received quality merchandise for the expenditure of labor that has been put out for the past weeks! Teachers and pupils have spent hours of work on the literary contests, and we have certainly reached our ultimate goal-success! A total of 14 first places, 7 seconds, and 1 third is no mean accomplishment, and you really deserve the laurel leaves of victory, literary contestants. Congratulations! plan to cook dinner next Sunday.l Cohunty Meet Entries CPRATER, if you cut this out, Ill cut your throat.J BOB DIXON and FRANCIS COOK are seeing quite a bit of each other, according to GAR- RETT. We only heard. EVIDNA and ROY seem to have one case collectively together. If you don't believe it, ask ROY'S big brother, whose car does the going over the week-end BILLY HGLAMOUR PANTS LEE was out amongst 'em Satur- day, it is alleged. For further de- tails see MCALPIN. BENNIE MITCHELL and BO- NITA something or other from Donna stamped it out one night with the others. He says he has a date with her tomorrow and no way. Anybody have an extra seat or empty trunk? If you have not seen your name printed in this fascinating column this week, please write it on a slip of paper and hand it in to some member of the staff. Thank you. Given in Assembly The declaimers and choral sing- ers who represented Weslaco High School in the County Meet pre- sented the assembly program of April 4. The opening number was a dec- lamation, The World Was Made for Me, by Bobby McW'horter. A Dream Came True, a declam- ation by Dorothy Mullins, acting chairman, followed Doris Fitz- geralds recitation of Jim. The Junior Choral Club con- cluded the program by singing Slumber Song, Memorial Day, Reaper's Song, and In the Wood? The assembly was dismissed after Mr Kay's announcement of the results of the one-act play contest. MOM lst Cannibal: Is I late for din- ner 2nd Cannibal: You is. Every- body's eaten. , THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 11, Inter-Class Tennis Begins in W. H. S. Inter-class tennis, sponsored by J. W. McWilliams, will take the spot light this week when rep- resentatives Of the different high school classes fight it out for top honors in the boys' doubles and singles at activity periods. The winners will be awarded points which will decide the win- ning class. In the doubles ten points will be given for first place, five for second place, and three for third place. There will be five points for first place, three for second place, and two for third place in the singles. The win- ners will be decided by elimina- tion. Each class may enter two in each division. Class teams will for- feit matches if they are more than five minutes late. Same Old Shirts Members of the student body have made the complaint that the t'Washline uses the same names each week. Anyone wishing to contribute material to the Washline, must 1 turn items in at Miss Blackis office before 8:45 Monday morningg otherwise, they can- not appear in that week's issue. If your contribution passes the local Hays' office, we will try to print it. Rcliki Club Visits Shan Department The Roliki Club made a tour of the various departments of the Vocational Shop Department Wed- nesday under the guidance of L. K, LeMvster, shop director. They visited the auto-mechanics, elec- tric, mechanical drawing, and woodwork departments In the business meeting of the club, plans for the annual project were discussed. .-....-.-Ol-T The Hi-Life has received April Fool papers from Edcouch-Elsa, The Hick-O g 'tDa-Da Goo-Goo, Austin Pioneer, El Paso, The Badger, Lampasas High Shcoolg 'Down Town Dispatcher, Mer- cedes High School. Panthers Defeated Twice Last Week After losing to La Joya 8-7 Tuesday, April 2, the Weslaco Panthers were defeated last Fri- day in Edinburg 10-4. Although Weslaco out hit La Joya 8-5, they fell one run short of evening the score and rising from their cellar position. Leal was on the mound against Garza and D. Reyna of La Joya. After initial acquiring four runs in the inning, La Joya managed to keep ahead of Weslaco the remainder of the game. Tuesday's game was one of home runs, one of which was clouted into the athels by Connie Pemelton, Panther third sacker. The other two were hit by Lon- goria and Leo of La Joya. In the Edinburg game, Leal limited the Bobcats to six hits, however, Handley of Edinburg out-hurled him, letting the Pan- thers go hitless. Although the vis- itors went hitless, they capitaliz- ed on four Bobcat errors and beat out four runs in the fourth inning. The winners' deciding runs came in the second inning. Picnic Enjoyed by Volley Ball Team The Girls' Volley Ball team and their sponsor, Mr. Marion Gra- ham, enjoyed a picnic Friday night at the Pumps. All the girls had dates, and there were fifteen couples in all. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kay. Each girl brought a lunch of sandwiches, etc., and all the food was spread together. Fourteen members of the jour- nalism class attended the Valley Press banquet Tuesday night. Some of the little Wanderers wan- dered over to the one-act play contest in Edinburg later. .ii-0-.. - Ye dames had better get your dates to the barn dance! It isn't so very far off and there is going to be a hot time in the old barn that night. ..-i1.0---- Mrs. Robertson: Carson. who were the ancient Huns? Carson Hoge: Well, Cleopatra was one of them, and Helen of Troy was another. 1 I 1940 detainee . N cfgggj-M55 QLLX . 'Morning Again this rousing salutation is preferred by your friend, your fellow-student - the one and only - your snooping substituting sideliner. The unheralded heroes of Wes- laco High raised the Purple and White to new heights last Satur- day, when they triumphed in the County Literary Meet. Nice go- ing, sages. Brcad jumping John Bair, 440 yard dasher, Keith McMullin, and the hustling mile relay of Weslaco High journeyed to Donna Satur- day with high hopes of making a worthy showing. Fair fleeing to our flying foursome. The fast improving Panthers lost their fourth and fifth con- ference tangles last week, one be- ing a heartbreaker to La Joya. Tough luck, gang. We'll make up for lost time on the last round. The purple nine will entertain the conference-leading Palm Citi- ers rext Tuesday. Come one. Come all. This will be one of the last home games this season. Arturo Valdez, our stable sec- ond baseman, is taking honors as the swat king of the Weslaco squad with an average of .3l3. Closely following is Pemelton with .286. Nice slugging, kids. ...,.,...0.,1...- - The contest for South Texas leigh sclrcol journalists to be held at Kingsville, April 19-20, will be attended by two of the three Wes- laco con'estants for that honor, Robbie Jane McCants, Margaret Godfrey, and Bobbie Dunson. All three students are training for this event. the best two to be se- lected by Miss Black. .T....OTi- This is a good time of the year for picnics. The grass is green. the tres-s furnish shade, and it isn't so hot that you can't really enjoy a picnic. Only please dc-n't skip school. 'cause they'll be on my neck for giving you the idea- THE. Seniors Give Annual Kid Day Program We're sorry 'for ourselves sang the undernourished orphans of T.I.A. in their annual assembly program presented to W. H. S. Friday morning at 9:30. Hal Easley, acting as chairman, presented Tom Solether, president of the Junior Class, a token of friendship from T. I. A., a grape- fruit. James Stone, master of cere- monies, then took charge, and with the help of several other orphans, gave demonstrations of the cruelties that the orphans have had to undergo while attend- ing school. Next many of the children gave their greatest ambitions in life, some of which were as follows: Bobby Clark, a W.P.A. workerg Merna Arnett, a ballet dancer, Fred Sooter, a street cleaner: Ho- sea Fincher, a ladies' hosiery salesmang Gale Prater, an old maid school teacherg Grace Dix- on, an actress, Howard Lombard, the president: Betty Hunt, the president's wife: Jewell Archer, a Fuller brush salesman, Lorene Valdez, a bride: Allene Holman and Mary Louise Guenther, scrub- women in the Cortez Hotelg Vir- ginia Ransom, elevator girl in the Princess Louise Hotelg Joseph Schoen, owner of a dry goods store across the tracks, Bobby .Tones, a window washerg Ruth Helen Young, a poet: and Donald Anderson, Howard Tidwell, pris- oners. An expression of gratitude was given bv James for the in- telligent choices for ambitions of his fellow orphans. , ,-.il-0 m.. Spring Fever Like Given bv Seniors Spring Fever, a three-act :omedy by Glenn Hughes, is the play to be presented by the se- niors on May 3. The plav is being cast by the director, Mrs. Leon Graham, and rehearsals are underway. Try- outs are being held, and the com- plete cast will be announced in next week's paper. Policeman: How did you get up that tree? Fresh Junior: VVhere's your sense? I sat on it when it was an acorn! VVESLACO' HI-LIFE, APRIL ll, 1940 p Krazy Keeds Kause The morning dawned bright and clear. Anxious visages began to peek from windows and doors, then withdrew apparently satis- fied. The weather was perfect. The-n more startling things than faces began to appear from their respective homes. Curious passers-by gazed dis- concertedly at the most amazing sights they had ever seen. And why sho-uldn't they? Long, lanky legs dangled from short, flying skirts, while huge bow-ribbons hung precariously from the tops of little girls' heads. Little Lord Fauntleroy and other nondescript characters were mim- icked by the little boys. Suckers Cwe mean the candy kindj also played a large part on this festive day. After this group of urchins pre- sented a program to the under- privileged children and had their pictures taken, they departed in a merry mood and in a school bus Kampus Kommotion to Progreso Lake. Boat rides, softball games, hikes, and just sittin' occupied the time of these Seniors in incognito until the home room mothers call- ed Soup's on. With food in their stomachs, these cunning little joy-makers contentedly went home to change into more appropriate attire for the show, Too Many Husbands, which G L. Woods, manager of the Ritz Theatre, allowed the Se- niors to enjoy free of charge. The bus was waiting at the door of the theatre to transport the kids to Donna and the skating rink. Here they engaged in antics that surprised even themselves. About 6 o'clock, wefry seniors piled into the bus again and were carried home. Allegedly, they were so tired they couldn't move, but there was certainly a large representation of seniors at local night-spots, from all reports. Biology Students 5 , . w rl. V Growing Corn, Peas K avorl-Ee U . . . LT--2 lf '- Q , ...ies sssz... to --ebooks , Several days later- Something H is wrong with this thing, it looks crooked-maybe it is just me. Oh, look! The leaves appeared some time during the night. Expressions such as these can be heard by the biology students who are growing corn and beans for daily inspection. However, one little boy's tomato seeds nev- er came up. That makes a trag- edy. When you see a faithful biology student coming to school with a delicate little flower, just be as careful as possible that you will not injure it. Maybe some day you will have the pleasure of grow- ing plants. The Weslaco High School band paraded up and down main street Saturday morning for the Trades Day celebration. At different cor- ners the band stopped and entered concert formation, playing short concerts of various marches. The band was served refreshments at intervals by the Mo Pac Cafe and Cressner's Drug Store. 'The Last Empress, by Daniele Vare, is the story of Tzu-Hsi, Em- press of China and last of the great Asiatic rulers. Although the death of Hsien-fing brought about the close of an epoch, Tzu-Hsi gave ancient China one final flare of glory. Not until she had ruled China for fourteen years did Tsu-Hsi discover that she was not the rightful ruler of the vast em- pire. After her m.urder of the right- ful heir to Gathay's throne, the Boxer Rebellion occurred. The Chinese Empire collapsedg Tsu-Hsi died, but the personality of a woman still lingered among the dusty streets and the charred ruins. O The Future Homemakers will ncect at Maidel Robbins' home to day, April ll. The main business will be planning a barn dance to be given April 19. She Celopingb: Daddy is going to be completely unstrung! He: That's all right, dearest: we'll wire him at once. VOL. 18 WESl.ACO, TEXAS, APRIL 18, 1940 NO. 31 Q HONGR 1 A zz. ROLL l The honor roll for the sixth six weeks totalled 125 students. Ofi this number, 33 achieved the su- perior honor roll. 41 the honor roll, and 51 honorable mention. Students achieving the honor roll are as follows: ' Superior Honor Roll C4 A's or 4 A's and 1B5 llth grade: Bobbie Dunson, Dorothy Ferguson, Leighdell Griffin, Mary Louise Guenther, Joseph Schoen, Kathryne Swan- zey. l l r l 3 Studes to Attend Journalism Meeting Robbie Jane McCants, Margar- et Godfrey. and Bobbie Dunson, accompanied by their sponsor, 'Miss Louise Black, will attend the South Texas High School Jour- nalism Conference at A. and I. College in Kingsville April 19-20. Robbie Jane will serve as re- xporter on the College paper, The 10th grade: George Bradford,l Dorothy Lee Drawe, Carl Fitz- gerald, Donald Hewlett, Watson Keeney. Margaret Lucas. 9th grade: Virginia Brunton, Letty Lou Cannon, John L. Cox, John Emery, Sam Jones, Edward Niles, Verna Mae Purl. 8th grade: Frances Betts, Ar- mando Cuellar, Doris Fitzgerald, Jean Oltman, Maurice Talbert. 7th grade: Mary Louise Bailey, John Knapp, Merrill Ann Skaggs, Loydell Stevenson. 6th grade: Guy Bradford, Bet- tie Marie Carr, Fay Frith, Otto Fay McFarland, Bama Lou Tid- well. Honor Roll C2 A'sg other grades BJ 11th grade: Donald Anderson, Rex Garrett, Margaret Godfrey, Ernest Gipson, Hubert Goss. Catherine Hoepfner, Bobby Jones, Margaret Morgan. 10th grade: Robby Good, Jose- phine Halstead, Phyllis Hoge, Vera Mortensen, John Ring, Lupe Valdez. 9th grade: Billy Forsythe, W. E. Carlisle, Eleanor Mortensen. Marjorie Sidener. 8th grade: Maria Aquilar, Billy- lyn Clark, Howard Findley, Reece McAlpin, S. D. McDaniel, Jean Schuford, Robert Wagner. 7th grade: Jeanne Bennett, Billy Brunton, Billie Marie Da- ney, Barbara Fisher. Maxine Gon- zales, Ruth Pinson, Frances Pow- ell. Jane Weber. 6th grade: Joan Coate, Ann Frizzell, Irma Guerra, Clara Lou Hartness, Willadeane McAlpin, Jimmy Moyer, D. W. Nicholas, fCor:tinued on page twoj l South Texas, and Margaret and Bobbie will enter contests in edi- torial writing, news writing, fea- ture writing, copy reading, and headline writing. Awards will be made to winners in the various contests. Several talks will be made, in- cluding The 1940-41 Journalism Program at A. and I. by O. M. Montgomery, journalism instruc- tor at A. and I. The editor of the South Texan, Clyde Pryor, will speak to the guest students on The 1940-41 South Texan. James W. Markham of the Austin Maroon, Roy Swift of the Robstown Record, Bernard Bris- ter of the Corpus Christi Caller, and Ed Ererd of the Kingsville Record will also address the stu- dents. Pictures of the Wesloco one-act play cast have been sent for in the South Texan publication. iMM...O.1.l-.. Perkins and Farina Elected Pep Leaders Mildred Perkins and Catherine Farina were elected junior Pep Squad' leaders for next year. Clara Mae Isham and Phyllis Hoge, who were junior leaders last year, will be senior leaders. Patsy Ruth Lawrence and Glennis Miller were elected assistants. Other officers elected for the club were as follows: Francis Cooke, president, Patsy Ruth Lawrence, vice president: Mary McAlpin, secretary, Virginia Brunton, treasurer, Mary Lou McDaniel, social chairman. Approximately sixty girls are to be in this club next year. Senior prestige has to be up- held, in softball, anyhow. Well, maybe so, 'cause they cleaned the champion juniors very hardily last week. 2 Firsts, 2 Seconds Won in District Meet Twenty-four points were made by contestants of Weslaco High School in the district contest held last Saturday in Edinburg. This represented three first places and three second places. The one-act play won first place, with Johnnie Hewlett and Grace Dixon named as best actor and best actress. Pat Hingle was rated second best actor. This event was held Tuesday night, April 9, in Edinburg. Bobby McWhorter won first place in ward school junior boys' declamation and Gene Valdez won first place in high school se- nior boysi declamation. Second place winners were Mary Ann Burton in ward school junior girls' declamationg Bobby Dunson, ready writerg and Dor- othy Ferguson, shorthand. First place winners will rep- resent the school in the regional contest to be held in Kingsville, April 19 and 20. Dorothy Fergu- son will also go to the regional contest as one of the first five winners in shorthand at the dis- trict meet. .iM.T0Mi . Ferguson, Guenther Wm Class Honors Dorothy Ferguson and Mary Louise Guenther were announced valedictorian and salutatorian of this year's graduating class by Principal Fred E. Kay. Joseph Schoen is the senior boy having the highest average. The averages were computed from the grades of the first five six-weeks' periods. Ranking high- est in the Senior Class. Dorothy has an average of 96.4. Mary Louise, salutatorian, averaged 95.6. Heading the boys, Josephs grade is 94.25. Close runner-up to the honor of salutatorian is Bob- bie Dunson, who ranks third in the senior class with an average of 95. .....l.0......-...M Heard tell there was a new girl in school. She's in 1011, 16 years old, and a brunette. She Wasn't dated for the banquet the last time we heard. Well-? Girl Reserve Spring Conference will be held at the Y. M. C. A. camp in Rio Hondo, May 4 and 5. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 18, 1940 HONOR ROLL - - CStarts on page onel I , Elia Rodriguez. X N A V TF -1- Q Honorable Mention ' G 5 gg .9 L 4 j Il ll QB average, no grade below CJ jx if gg I 1 ,lu tx A mmhhh X I' 11th grade: Carmen Cadena, if Al, it ln, QAM gl., ,Q Grace Dixon, Auzline Knight, - ' ' ' ' Howard Lombard, Robbie Jane McCants, Billie McWhorter, Max- ine Meek, Doris Nix, F. I. Rake- straw, Edith Mae Rankin, Vir- ginia Ransom, Bonnie Tisdale, Ruth Helen Young, Gale Prater. 10th grade: Mildred Akerman, Joe Barbee, Willadean Bauer, Betty Compere, Bobby Compere, Durward Emery, Catherine Fa- rina, Marion George, Carson Hoge, Archie Jenkines, Hazel Kam- merer, Shirley McCasland, Ar- dean McDaniel, Holmes Mears, Grace Milliken, Martha Julia Purl, Peta Mae Rakestraw, Luci- clare Rankin, Martha Ann San- sing, Margie Lee Sansing, Betty Jo Smith, Leta Smith, Tom Sole- ther, Lorene Strickland, Rachel Sugg, Millicent Yoder, Clara' Mortensen. 9th grade: Roy Brockett, Neil Chandler, Don Garza, Antonio Guerra, Josephine Fawcett, Wan- da Hachenberg, Alvin Hansen, Johnnie Hewlett, Murlene Jones, Keith McMu1lins, Irene Yoder. 8th grade: Joy Baker, Jane Bennett, Dalia Castanaclb, Gar- rett Cox, Mary Frey, Herman Henry, Clarence Parker, Douglas Parker, Phyllis Prater, Tommy Gene Rives, Kenneth Ryan, Elea- nor Vos. 7th grade: Helen Archer, Rich- ard Archer, Alba Mae Conner, Joe Garza, Dennis Griffin, Joyce Hingle, Juanita Hood, Billie Mae Hoge, Carol Jones, June Kobeck, Marjorie McMullin, Betty Pugel, Don Ransom, Jewell Dean Sunde- meyer. 6th grade: A. J. Boese, Amelia Cirilo, Marjorie Crane. Gilberto de Leon, Vivian Frith, Delva Gar- cia, Mary Alice Hinojosa, Caro- line Krause, Charlie Krause, Har- old Richardson, Mildred Schreck, Yvonne Thompson, Mary Sue Valdez. Imogene Vernon. What certain junior gal has been giving mamma the double- talk quite a bit lately? Better hope she doesn't catch up with you.f And I do mean you. just a Few Extra Steps A person walking by our school campus early some morning before the janitor has picked up the papers on the lawn, would thing, What a pity that such a beautiful campus is marred by the rubbish left by careless students! We should b-e proud of our lovely campus, so proud that we would gladly take the small extra effort necessary to deposit all 1 papers in the trash can on the east side of the campus. The west side of the campus is the show and shrubs are the prettiest. Its appearance is sight of papers on the lawn or the presence of trees. Won't you think of this the next time candy wrapper on the lawn? side, where the trees spoiled by either the trash cans under the you start to drop a , Are You a Sally? Sally is a typical high school girl-a good, conscientious student with an ambition not quite as great as her will. At the beginning of the school year, she taxed her already heavy schedule with varied activities, feeling justified-for wasn't that school patriotism? Then, at the end of the year, Sally's report card disclosed marks which were not representative of her scholastic ability-yet they were the marks she had earned. Sally dulled the edge cf her dis- appointment by rationalizing. Yes, she argued, her card would have been much better if she had not had too many irons in the fire. Are you a Sally? Are you beginning to rationalize? If so, just remember that in the future you must judge your capacity by your will and that although schools encourage participation in extra- carricular activities, they do not do so at the expense of neglecting your regular subjects. SIXTH GRADERS COMPETE i Each of the three sections of the sixth grade, under the direction ' of Mrs. Virgil Lehman, is paint- ing a mural in competition with the other two, the best of the three to be judged by the seventh grade. The murals are derived from a book of Indian legends about Texas, VVhen the Storm God Rides. Mrs. Lehman's seventh grade class is working on a mural of Weslaco, which, when completed, will be displayed in the Weslaco Post Office. - Our idea of a man with strength of will is one who can eat one salted peanut. 1 Sure was a dead burg, this Weslaco Sunday afternoon. No people on the streets-wasn't lsafe because of nice case of chase. Girl Scouts to Meet April 19 All girls over ten years of age who wish to become Girl Scouts for the coming year may attend the meeting at the Stephen F. Austin Auditorium, Friday, April 19. Girls joining at this time will be entitled to go to Camp and take swimming lessons at Cascade for the next six weeks. Activities for this year have been: an early morning break- fast, three hikes, a Christmas program and party with Mer- cedes Scouts, and a spring party. Plans for next year in- clude a fuller and better pro- gram. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 18, 1940 f John Bair to Enter Regional Meet John Bair earned the right to enter the regional meet in broad jump and in the 440 yard dash by placing third and fourth re- spectively in the two events dur- ing the District Track Meet at Edinburg. In the 440 yard dash, an upset that saw Tanner of Pharr and Cox of Donna, John Bair man- aged to win fourth and push Dunkin of Lyford, who managed to pass him on the last twenty yards. Bair jumped 19'l0 in the preliminaries Saturday morning and wasn't forced to jump in the finals until Parr of Raymondville hopped 20'4'26 and Black out- jumped him by one half inch. The mile relay comprising Keith McMullin, John Bair, Jack Dunn, and Bobby Jones failed to place since they were able to run only fifth. McMullin failed to place in the 440 yard dash. Cooper Addresses Future Homemakers Teaching as a Career for Wo- men was the subject of a talk given by C. B. Cooper, superin- tenclent, at the Future Home- makers' meeting Thursday night. April ll, at the home of Maidel Robbins. A cornet solo by Neil Chand- ler, a mixed clarinet quartet, t'March of the Dwarfs, by Jo- seph Schoen, Luciclaire Rankin, Marjorie Sidener, and Millicent Yoder, and a flute quartet, t'Flute Players' Serenade, made up of Watson Keeney, Betty Compere, Virginia Ransom and Mary Fran- ces Betts provided the entertain- ment. During the business meeting, Joy Baker, Allene Holman, Flor- ence Jenkines, Eleanor Morten- sen, and Tommy Gene Rives were appointed as a nominating com- mittee for next year's officers. A report on the McAllen picnic was given by Doris Fitzgerald. Following the business meeting, Bonnie Robbins and Maidel serv- ed punch, sandwiches, and wafers to about thirty-eight girls and their sponsor, Miss Leona Friend. Panthers Lose One, Tie One, to Bears The Weslaco Panther nine rose to new heights and sank to lower depths last Week after playing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on the Bear diamond. After tying the Bears 1-1 in ten innings Tuesday, April 9, the Panthers blew up to the tune of 15-1 the following day. Tuesday's game was the best ball game the Panthers had play- ed this season. With Leal hurling the visitors exhibited brilliant in- field play and spectacular field- ing, although they erred nine times. After Rysinger had scored for Pharr in the fourth, McDaniel came home on Garza's single and an error in the sixth frame to tie the game. After blowing up in the second inning of Wednesday's game, the Panthers allowed thirteen runs to cross the plate. Eleven Weslaco errors and poor team spirit thor- oughly defeated the Panthers. Coley was on the mound for Pharr Tuesday against Leal while Whitlock outhurled Gonzales, handing the visitors their seventh defeat. Ellis and Gardner Speak to 4-H Club J. T. Ellis, head of Agricultural Department of the Weslaco Cham- ber of Commerce, and W. H. Gardner, Assistant County Agent. each made an interesting talk to the local chapter of the 4-H Club last Wednesday. Mr. Ellis talked on the subject The Need of More Vocational Agriculture Training in Weslaco High School. He said that in an agricultural section such as Wes- l a c o , vocational agricultural training is necessary in the schools. He also discussed the Chamber of Commerce 4-H con- test, and stated that the 4-H Club would be given a banquet some time next month by the local Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Gardner discussed the con- test in detail. To the ladies: College education for women is futile. If they're pretty, it's unnecessary, if they are not, it's inadequate. mon 'ras 1 X QIIDEUNES -LQRN5 'Morning, studes land contes- tantsj. The weather for today will be from hot to cold, not too cold -not too hot. Again we upset the bucketful of dope for inquiring pupils. Here goes: Weslaco's purple and white gridsters started opening train- ing on one of the Valley's green- est, grassiest, and best Cestj grid- irons-saying nothing of the large shade trees nearby and the cool Weslaco weather that will enliven their scrimmages. Look forward to drubbing those seniors, gang. Another Budge-Mako combi- nation, Johnny Champ Klein and Royal Talbert, took the lead in intramural tennis by defeating the sophomore netters 4-3 last week. Nice going, juniors. John Bair upheld the purple and white last Saturday in Edin- burg at the District Meet with Mullins, Jones, and Durr. Nice going, thinly clads. -li.-.gf-1.-.-.-- Twenty-One Boys Go Out for Training Twenty-one boys reported for spring practice last Monday, April 15, under Coach R. M. Cummins and his assistant, Coach Osborne Little. These boys, five of whom were last season's lettermen, will re- port for daily drills, consisting mostly of grass drills, calisthenics, fundamentals, and scrimmages. Spring training this year will last about thirty days and will continue daily practices until the early part of May. Those reporting are as follows: last year's lettermen, Raymond Stevens, J. R. White, Connie Pem- elton, Pete Hall, and Paul Faul- kersong and Ardean McDaniel, Neil Hachenberg, Keith McMullin, Joe Barbee, W. E. Carlisle, Dan- iel Garza, B. R. Guess, Tommy So- lether, Calvin Voelkel, Robert Chandler, Joe Garza, Marvin Ar- cher, Carson Hoge, Billie Magny, Johnny Ring, and Jack Frizzell. THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, APRIL 18, -1940 ' . Graham Announces Senior Play Cast The cast for the Senior play, Spring Fever, a three-act com- announced and re- started, according Graham, director. May 3 has been set as the date for the production. Spring Fever is a college play which deals with the trials and tribulations of the students on the day before commence- ment. As Howard Brant has fail- ed to get his term theme in on time, Professor Bean refuses to let him graduate. Aunt Maude decides Howard shall receive his sheepskin, and vamps the Profes- sor. All through the play Red Burns keeps things moving by his chemical explosions. Bobby Clark portrays Vic Lewis, interested in art, and Viv- ian George, whose part is taken by Betty Hunt. Lou Herron, played by Robbie Jane McCants, is interested in journalism and Red Burns and his amazing experiments. Anne Purcell, the daughter of a millionaire, has her heart set on marrying Howard Brant. Lo- rene Valdez takes the part of Anne. Mrs. Spangler, characterized by Margaret Godfrey, is landlady of the boarding house where Red, Howard, and Vic live. Henry and Phoebe Purcell are Anne's parents. Mr. Purcell is a rich manufacturer who thinks he is extremely important, and his wife is a snoopy, but well-mean- ing busybody. These parts are taken by Alice Myers and Rex Garrett. Mary Louise Guenther has the role of Maude Carey, Howard's spinster aunt from California. Jo- seph Schoen portrays Professor Virgil Bean of the Zoology de- partment, who is vamped by Aunt Maude. Dr. Dixon, played by Howard Lombard, is president of Brook- field College. He spends his time protecting Mr. Purcell so that he will endow a new science build- ing for the college. The various complications that arise assure a hilarious evening's entertainment. edy, has been hearsals have to Mrs. Leon l f T E Wil5if3i...iWElg Oh, well, one nite-spot more or less is of s'1nall importance - there are plenty more. Those enjoying the dancing at Gardner's were: Robbie Jane and Guzzle, Lorene and Pee Wee, Bet- ty and Rex, Francis and Bob, Betty and Howard, Mary and Car- son, Ollie Mae and Johnny, Mer- ry Ferne and Bottle. Shirley and Bobby, Patsy and Pat, and Ma- rion and F. I. Bruce and Gale, Van and Grace went sight-seeing by moonlight Friday night, allegedly because of an infected foot. Grace's house was the scene of gaiety and a Mexican supper Sat- urday night. Those attending were those mentioned in the paragraph above. Maybe they danced to the radio music over KRGV. The cinema proved to be an attraction for Carson and Betty, Billy and Shirley Sunday night. They enjoyed Virginia City. Whats this we have been hear- ing about Bill Scarecrow Hays and Frances Slaphappy Betts? Wayne had better watch out! We've heard of boycotting. but leave it up to a group of the iunior girls. They have found that girl-cotting also has its ad- vantages. Those were certainly scath- ing song dedications over KRGV's All Reeuest Hour Saturday night, but more people should listen in. Maybe they would get some hints. Josephine Halstead is really beginning to step around. We won- der who that handsome Romeo was she was with Sunday after- noon. That's about all for this week. So, we'll see you next week at the new scene of operations. Millicent, he whispered, 'twill you marry me? O don't know, Van, she re- plied coyly. Well, when you find out, he said, rising. send me word. will you? l shall be at Gale Prater's until ten o'clock. If I don't hear from you by then, l'm going to ask her. l I l l l 'Home Ec. Girls to Give Style Show The Home Economics III class has begun making special occa- sion dresses, Miss Leona Friend, teacher, announces. Four girls-Mary Louise Guen- ther, Millicent Yoder, Luciclare Rankin ,and Betty Compere-are making evening dresses, while nine-Betty Hunt, Alice Myers, Evidna Downing, Grace Dixon, Marilyn Porth, Gladys Vaughn, Iarmen Cardena, Anita Fuentes nd Josepha Mendez-are making gowns 26 for arty dresses. The evening re to be finished by April he Junior-Senior banquet, and the party dresses will be pleled soon after. Miss Friend is planning a style show to display the dresses made in all her classes. The girls' mothers and friends will make up the audience. COTI1- 2-':, c .chan According to The Falcon, school will be dismissed May 10 instead of the latter part of the month. The Los Fresnos school began in August. He flew through the air With the greatest of ease, But the funny thing was There was no trapeze. - La Gaviota' Corpus Christi. According to the Daily Lariat, the Baylor campus was graced with twins from all sections of the state and other states for the an- nual twins' convention. They walked in the lane to- getherg The sky was filled with stars. And reaching the gate in silence, He lifted down the bars, She did not smile or thank him, Because she knew not howg For he was the farmer's helper And she the Jersey cow. - Yellow Jacket, Kermit. Gone With the Wind is the Jr,-Senior feast theme this sea- son. So we'll- See you at Tara, 5 5 2 - A ' ' ' in If Wm . 1 ' Q91 f9'fMMw1+11WW'f'f'f 5l L4-'vel-.1,..A.f.f admin-wade, Jag! .9-lR,g,xsg4g,. 5x,.M.M. -Riva. ,,,, ,mg M,4,,t',. 9 AML... - f' M4-oe, fYYl-0-'KX fwuz. 'W 1 QA ji ,' ' 'I . .Q ' ffY4Hf2,4,64,. ' vgocafj 4-ruaf Q.VV 'A ' QQ -Q,0LZfC! 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Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX) online collection, 1939 Edition, Page 1

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Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX) online collection, 1946 Edition, Page 1

1946

Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX) online collection, 1947 Edition, Page 1

1947

Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX) online collection, 1949 Edition, Page 1

1949

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