Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX)

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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1952 , , 1l?'Ynlnar Dear Diary, At last I find a moment to write up the latest gossip of the week. A few of the seniors seen to- gether in Bandera were JUNE and HOMA, PATIA and BOB, LOWERY and BOB KNIGHT, RUTH and JOHN, BLANCA and EMILIO, and KEITH and TERRY. SUE was on cloud seven for a few hours Sunday when BUSTER met her in San Antonio. Enjoy the rides, kids? We hear that SELMA and MARY ANN liked the cowboys at the ranch. How about it, girls? MISS SMITH and MR. EV- RAETS got some mysterious phone calls at 3 o'clock in the morning. VVhom were they from? TERRY, did you see LUCINDA after you got in from Bandera? VVe hear you really missed her. EVAN DALE, HARVEY, 'JAC- KIE, TOMMY, EUGENE, EVE- LYN, BOBBIE, and TOMMIE JO were having a gay time at the skating rink last Thursday. Say, JOY and JIM, and SUE and WARREN, how were the con- tests in Austin? COACH MYERS, MR. AK- RIDGE, and MR. WILEY had quite a time in Bandera Saturday night. Am I right? FRANCES LASITER and EM- ERY BRIDGES tSan Benito! had a date Friday night. What hap- pened to GENE, FRANCES? Say, we hear that the junior high group is really getting around lately. Ho hum! Better stop for now and catch some shut-eye after Bandera. -lW.H.S.l- Hello! Hello! There's A Coll for You, Please Several seniors seem to be in- terested in becoming telephone operators! If you don't believe me, ask Miss Smith and Mr. Evraets. Af- ter receiving news of long dis- tance telephone calls CF! from the operator lLloyd!J they came rush- ing down to the main office look- ing a little sleepy. Choir Concert to Be Tomorrow Night- . Selections of popular, semi-classical, and religious music will compose the program of the annual Spring Concert to be presented by the choir tomorrow night at 8 o'cl0ck in the high school auditorium. The first part of the progra mincludes 'LO Sacred Head, f'Rock My Soul, i'Deep River, Ride the Chariot, and Onward Christian Soldiers by the robed concert choir. The junior high ensemble will present Come to the Fair, Waiting in the Shadows, and Dona Nobis Paeanf' Pat Kaufman will direct the boys' chorus in Hark, the Vesper Hymn. They will also sing Stouthearted Men, and The Bells of St. Mary's,7' while the boys' ensemble will present The Halls of Ivy. - Ode to Vacation, By Scott Shelly l?l Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Thou at length art free- Free from the sound and fury Of functions and co-functions to be! Many a heart shall shed no tear. Free to sleep until noontimeg Free to do as you care. Unless there is grass to be mow- ing- Then will you have time to spare? Many a heart shall shed no tear. Soon you'll be pestering Mother, f'What, tell me what shall I do? l've read every book worth the reading, And done everything there's to do Many a heart shall then shed a tear. Author's note: As I prefer to remain unidentified for obvious reasons, I have assumed the pen name of Scott lByronJ Shelley. Poetic Critic's remark: l can't say this is smelly, But, it sho' don't sound like Shelley! --fW.H.S.l- Luke, author of a book in the New Testament, was a physician. -lW.H.S.!- VVebster wouldn't claim them -but Waitress: Girl who thinks mon- ey grows on trays. Alcatraz: The pen with the life- ' time guarantee. Flood: A river too big for its bridges. Lift Thine Eyes, by the girls' chorus, will be directed by Ter- esa Lancaster. Let Us Break Bread Together and 'iGiannina Mia will also be sung by this group. 'tMalaguena, by the senior girls' sextette, and Schubert's Serenade, by the junior girls' trio, will end this portion of the program. The final selections will be gi- ven by the mixed chorus. t'Show- boat Medley, Country Style, Peter, Peter, Homing, and All the Things You Are will be sung after the presentation of the sweetheart by Vice-president Da- vid Rogers. The Spirit of Wes- laco High will end the concert, according to Mrs. Sibyl Mattar, choral director. This group is ac- companied by Ellen Boyd and Allie Aldridge . . This concert will be the first paid spring concert of the choir in many years. A charge is being made this year so that new robes may be purchased for next year's choir. The pres- ent robes, which are fifteen years old, are threadbare and have holes in them. Half of the robe fund has been raised, and the choir hopes to complete the fund with this paid concert. If sufficient funds are obtained, the new purple and white robes will be made during the sum- mer. 'Tickets for the concert are S1 for the lower floor and 50 cents for the balcony. --lW.H.S.D- A woman is like a stop light. The man has to wait until she changes. f.

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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1952 P9 EMM Fred Buss, David Rogers, and Patsye Akin, all juniors. have been elected to head the student body next year. Fred will be president, David vice-president, and Patsye secretary-treasurer of the Student Council. All three are members of the National Honor Society and are active on the campus. ww aw- LF63Chgl?mi'XVll0 was 'the Tirs-t ' ' man? WOHOSO Little Boy: 'fGeorge Washing- ton. Badminton Awards Two more trophies were addel to the girls' trophy case Tuesday of last week when several Wes- laco girls took top honors in the San Benito invitatibnal badmin- ton tournament. Capturing first place in singles was Paula Sue Strong, while hive'- lyn Haas and Tommie Jo Lott took first in the doubles division. The intramural track tourna- ment for girls has been scheduled for May 14, according to Miss Martha Stallings. director. Discus throwing, shot put, broad jump, high jump, 75-yard dash, 100-yard dash, and the 440 relay will comprise the different divisions. Teacher: 'tNo. it was Adam. Little Boy: Well, if you're talking about foreigners, maybe he Was. QtW.H.S.?- Eighth Grade to Have Party at Gym May 15 The gymnasium will be the' scene of the annual eighth grade party May 15 at 7:30 p.m., accord- ing to Mrs. Ronnie Harmon, one of the eighth grade sponsors. The class will enjoy an evening of games and fun. Each section will present a skit. The home room mothers will assist the teachers and students with the refreshments. Parents are urged to attend, Mrs. Harmon said. Although VVarren Stansbury didn't qualify in the preliminar- ies for the finals in the state meet, the -school is still proud of him for doing as well as he did. Helpert from Robstown heat him in the 220-yard dash by inches to go into the finals. Better luck in college, VVarren. The Panther nine won one and lost one last week, and their rec- ord in district play now stands at t2 wins and 5 losses. The Pan- thers play their final game with Rio Grande City tomorrow. R.G. C. won the last game 5 to 4 by rallying in the sixth inning. Everyone come out and back the ' boys! I 4 I Let's congratulate C o a c h Dahlberg upon becoming head coach at Rio Hondo. Everyone will be watching him next year? and rooting for him. Hope you have a winning team, Coach!! Although the team's average is what counts with a baseball team. here are the top five averages of the W.H.S. baseball te'am: Name AB H Pct. Charlie Mohle ...... 19 7 .368 Ignacio Elizondo 17 6 .368 Dewayne Rutledge .. 22 7 .318 Jack Ryan ......... 24 6 .250 Ken Cook .......... 14 2 .143 -fVV.H.S.J1- Strong Heads GAAp Track Meet Planned Paula Sue Strong was elected 'president of the G.A.A. last Thursday afternoon. Other offi- cers chosen were Alline Minyard, vice'-presidentg Tommie Jo Lott, secretary: Yvonne Newby, trea- surerg Sue Copeland, parliamen- tariang and Ginger Roberson, Stu- dent Council representative. The group is planning a track meet for May 14. They will also have an awards assembly some time in the near future.

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THE WESLACO HI-LlFE. THURSDAY MAY 15, 1952 Various Awarols to Be Presented A At Class Night Program Fricfaytli Martin Installs New Key Club Officers The formal installation of next yearls officers constituted the pro- gram for the Key Club meeting Tuesday at noon. Weldon Martin. district Lieuten- ant Governor of Kiwanis Clubs, conducted the service, which was held just previous to the business meeting. 1 Officers for next year are Ken Cook, president, David Rogers. vice-presidentg and Charlie Mohle, secretary-treasurer. Rev. C. I. Kelly, Presbyterian minister, gave a talk on Mother's Day to the club last week. Local Clubs, School, ond Other Groups Reward Achievements in Mony Fields Medals, certificates, and other types of awards will be presented to senior and junior high students during the Senior Class Night program Friday. Some of these will be given by local clubs or'civic groups, While others will be from the school. ' ' Awards from local groups and the winners areas follows: g American Legion Citizenship awards - Jim Swinnea, Teresa Lancaster. . D.A.R. Citizenship award-Joy Wiley. Rotary Club scholarships to Rotary boy and girl-Warren Stans- bury and June Smith. i Business and Professional Women's cash award to outstanding commercial student-Ninfa Cardona. Lions' Club cash awards to outstanding boy and girl in journal- ism-Charles Rupert, Sue Clark. Literary Review Club's silver thimble to outstanding homemak- ing student--Mary Holmes. Band Parents' Arion award-Donald Watkins. - Awards made by the school in- - clude medals to the valedictorian, Joy Wileyg salutatorian, June Smithg and high ranking boy, Jim Swinnea, to the editors of .school publicationsg to the Student Coun- cil presidentsg to winners in liter- ary and athletic events of the In- terseholastic Leagueg and to sen- ior and junior high school stu- dents who were named outstand- ing in various classes. A This is the first-year that a- wards have been given to Student Council presidents and to junior high students. Another presenta- tion, revived from other years, will be the giving of certificates to all students having perfect at- E tendance records for the year. - .--fw.H.s-ni- Applicants submitted their ap- plications in writing to the prin- cipal's office on or before March 1, Qualities taken into considera- tion in the election were citizen- Smith, Stanslaury To Get Rotary Awards June Smith and Warren Stansbuly, seniors, were chosen Rotary Girlfa'ndfRotary Boy by senior high stu lent: in homeroom meetings Wednesday of last Week. according to .l. L. Akrirlge, principal. Othei' candidates for the honor were Sue' Clark, llillie Otto, .loy WUI-xy, and Jimmy Swinnea. As winners of the election, June and Warren are entitled to the annual awards, which, this year, are S950 scholarships to a college university. or ltusiness scliooi. The awards will be made on Class Txight. Friday, May 16. ship, cooperativeness, personality, scholarship, and participation in extra-curricular activities. ln addition to the scholarships, the winners will have their names inscribed on a bronze plaque al- ready placed in the highl- school building. June and Warren. will ale so be given smaller plaques.-with their name, year of' presentation, dates inscribed. ll' and qualities required of candi-