WARREN TRAVIS HITE VOL , ~, HO. 3 DA LLAS, TEXAS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2S, 1968 Pag.2 TH£ HOOFBEAT'. November 25, 1968 L Co - Editors With a 3 dollar receipt for a broken window, the WTWMCT has DAVID CANTY now ascended the ranks to become JOANNE RUHLAND an unofficial, unrecognized organi­ zation of our school. This may sound Tom Conklin ........................•.................. Editorial Editor somewhat vague until one realizes that such clubs as the Key Club, Harriet Spiegel ........................................... News Editor Thespians, and National Honor Annette Evans ....................................... Activities Editor SOCiety are likewise unofficial. Getting back to the MOUNTAIN Martin Hotchkiss.................................... Exchange Editor CIlMBING TEAM; though, this Pete Vilbig, Mike Patterson...................:... Sports Editors column would like to offiCially re­ Richard Caley...................................... Business Manager cognize the MCT, and it would also like to congratulate Wally, Mike, Carol Solomon, Kathey Denton, Steve, Archie, David, Jimmy, and Cathi Haney.......................................... Business Staff Ralph on their rising to new heights. One suggestion just in is to make Gary Gruber and Charlie Dodds..................... Photographers the MCT the offiCial Senior Spirit Club for the school. After all what .Reporters: Gloria Sellman, Debbie Gershman, Julie Norman, group in the school can be found to have more spirit ? Debby Smith, Wayne Croom, Harrian Burtschell, Anne Bald­ As a social function, the TEAM ing, Maurine Lloyd, Nancy Triece, Hanlon Skillman. has often sponsored such tun pro­ jects as overnight camp-outs, poster Sponsor................................................. Mr. Ramon Ford parties, and who can deny the exis­ tence oftheShadyShores Community Principal. ......................................... Mr. John J. Santillo Sing-outs? Asst. PrincipaL.................................... Mr. Gene Golden . On the civic side, the MCT has always supported the President's The HOOFBEAT is n monthly publication by thE' studE'nts of W,u'ren Travis Program for Physical Fitness, with White HiA"h School, Dallas, Texas. The editol's will ussume all resllonsibility for all news published within. All editorial statements arc soldy the ViCW8 of th(' author strenuous extra-curricular activi­ and do not nece...arily refled on the policy of the sc.hool 01' the HOOFBEAT. The HOOFBEAT is a member of Quill and Scroll. an honol'ary joul'nali.m ties high above the stratos-phere. s~icty, and of t.he Interscholastic League Pn:8s Conr~rcnce. The Mountain Climbing Team is also an avid supporter of the W. T. TABLE OF CONTENTS White Drill Team. The MCT can also be commended on being the school watch-dogs. SPECIAL FEATURES: During an unmentionable Halloween ICT.......................................................... Page 8 sleep-out the Mountain Climbers Foreign Students....................................... Page 10 stood by the Alamo and sacrificed their lives in a pregame T.J. mas­ sacre. Nuff said? PICTURE FEATURE: The above facts may seem super­ Decorating the Halls.......................... Pages 12 & 13 flous, however, when you consider Combos................................................... Page 15 one particular project that the MCT recently undertook. While the Key Macbeth................................................... Page 17 Club, the supposedly official school Goals for Dallas........................................ Page 18 service organization was home sleeping, the Mountain Climbers REGULAR FEATURES: turned out in full force giving their Stomping Ground ........................................ Page 2 time and effort to paint a fence which had formerly been used for Offbeat ..................................................... Page 3 advertising by a group of T J juniors. Spotlight: The fence, bordering the school Kay Harrington & Bob Kornegy ................. Page 7 on the north Side, was completely Tri-Hi-Y & Young Life ................................. Page g repainted gray by the MCT. Now let's hear from those who Fashion & Cars......................................... Page 11 have criticisms of those "hoods;; Reviews .................................................. Page 16 who "vandalize" the school! November 25, 1968 TH E HOOFBEAT Page 3 \)J:£~:~CONK UN For Adults 0 I, Do you remember' way back to our first issue when you were In­ A Reasol fo r T.alks troduced t ou r freshman fMe d and his roommate, J olly J ay. W 11, it's • Thanksgivln and our freshman nd Tha ksgivl 9 Has A R al Mea I 9 Jay are headed home for a big The air has finally got. a tJip in it. The tree and shrubs d nner accompanie by t e perpet­ ual, proverbial thorn in the side, are beginning to lose all their 1 aves. We awaken t fr s t lit aUl'ice. almost every morning. Autumn , ind e d, is Imo!>l gon e and The trip borne was wonderful winter will soon be upon us. \ ith the going of autumn ames except that Maurice retused to ride a wonderful custom - Thanksgivin g. in the back seat and deman ed to ride in the trunk. At ever y stop­ Thanksgiving began after the first f'rullful ye r of the light Maurice lifted the trunk door Massachusetts pilgrims. Their crops h d rospel a d been and gr inned at the people. Thls was harvested. They had a successful y r and i h d to thank rather emba rassing since Maur i e the Lord for His kindness. This cu tom ha ntin ued was attired in a bathing suit. Now there Is nothing wrong with that through the years to become a national oliday and a day of except that he is tattooed f om rest. head to toe ith paisley flowers Thursday we will again cel , ra te a Thanksgiving d y. and snake charmers. Perhaps all your relatives will gather to g .th r and have a The arrival at home was a thj.ng worth noting. Our freshman ran to big meal. Perhaps you will eat. wi th lIl' fam i!,I. To most of the door closely followed by his us Thanksgiving means a ig meal, a day awt y from scho ol roommate on a skate-board. As the 01' work, and a chance to watch th e f tball gam s eJJ1 tele­ freshman turned to make int roduc­ vlstOn. tions, he noticed that Maur ice was absent. Retur ning to the car, he How v 1', to some people Thanks iving can be a V of found that Maurice was still in terribl . loneliness or hunger. ' 0 U see, om peupl j u t the runk umbling, "But I love don't have a family to spend the ir Jay with, orne families you" to the spare ti re. can't afford a big turkey dinner 01' a el \' i'ion to watch. The dinner wa:; a lovely event. Some people really don't have an ythi ng to be thankful fo r. The roommate (you remember) a­ gain passed out at the dInner table The losb of a loved one or a fri end c n ta he a 11 I he joy out after consuming two quarts of ten of Thanksgiving for many people, dollar cllampagne. Maurice bless .' , , TOM CON KLIN him, de m nded to help Mother with Bu s R.for N••d.d the dinner and proc eded to stuffthe turkey with wild rice dusted with wolf bane. "A new high has been reached," he declared. After dinner, Uniformity Ca ll ed o System Maurice surprised his hosts with a "mints-meat" pie. However , Se \ eral changes have occurI' d 111 he :"chuol bus this MaurIce didn't know that die" d year, fl'ankfu rters and Certs breath mints First, the bus dri ve r is the thi rd n in a p I'iod of e l'\. n didn't make a min e-meat pie. weeks to drive the bus. That night everyone awakened (everyone but Jolly Jay) to loud §.econ d. there is a new bus, r plaCIn g lh on 1 olJ bus screams. They foun d that Maurice White had. Yet, th , bus is In ch sma ll l' than il pr dece:. or had painted Uncle John's bald head and therefore carries a smaller num b I' of ::.l U lent '. pink and green and had hog-tie Third. the routes have been combined nd ch nged. at the Aunt Emmy to the chandelier. lI1con\'el1lenc of the stude nts and of no upparenl aid lo the Maurice was dancing around driver. Why? savagely 'in his teddy bear pajamas with the f eet on them. In the n xt few years, student enr 11m nl at 'hll v il l The trip back to chOOI was greatly incre e. The number of student wh need th e bus wonderful. J olly Jay had still not in ord r to get. to school will also increa . Th e needs come to and Maurice was in the trunk whispering sweet nothings to cannot be met when there is Ii lack of bus drivers., . , . ANNETTE EVANS the spare tire• Page 4 THE HOOFBEAT November 25. 1968 FUTURE HOMEMAKERS KEY CLUB OF AMERICA Junior boys elected to the Key FHA is sponsoring the "Student Club are Mark Williams, Billy Sponsors" program. In this pro­ Davis, John Johnston, Richard gram, the members show new girl Zippel, Joe Averill, Peter Ryba, students the school and introduce Mark Stoddard, Paul Ditto, Ben them to other students. Weston, Mike Langford, Jimmy dony student. It was presented to the· The club sponsors the teacher Defontes, Dennis Weinberg, Scott student body by the 1967-68 Student birthday remembrances, where they Eberhart, and Bill Day. Council. Any material can be copied make some sign of recognition of From the senior class, Bill Ken­ for 10 cents per page. teachers' birthdays. yon,JohnHager, Doug Smith, Steve A Christmas party for thefacul­ Raub, Michael Richards, Jim SCIENCE CLUB ty's children is being planned. Johnston, Brian Williamson, and Science Club officers are: Bruce Tom Clancy have been elected. Woodin, preSident; Kay Moore, vice­ N.M.S.Q.T. Mirianne Whitfield is the Key Club preSident; Joanne Ruhland, secr·e­ The national Merit Scholarship sweetheart.