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INT~RSCHCLASTIC lEAGu~ PREF~R~T!ONS BEGIN

Work on Interscholastic League events will begin this week, as reported by the various teachers who are Sfonso ring. them •. Ready writers, s _r.c nsored by Mrs. L. B. -Thomas, will be selected from a volunteer group who participate in creative writing contests. Any student in school may participate. Typing students will begin prac­ticing next week. Debate, extem­poraneous speech, spelling,short­hand, and outdoor ball,both boys' arid girls', will begin to prac­tice in the near future.

Some of the more promising boys in track, according to Coach Slaude St one, are lettermen-Elmer Moon, C. J. Wyatt 1Ellis Pellerin, Alle n · Berland--and Ray Sheppard, Ernest · Webb~ Lewis Hines, Deyt on Cart er, and Chester Berwick.

Try outs will be held next week f or Uansions, the tra~edy select­ed f or the one-act play contest.

---Doyle McCuller---

In the middle of January, 1940, P urt Neches had its first snow in 1

quite a few years. It was on the 1

!morning of . January 24, l940,when snow began to fall.

· It was cold walking to school 1

but the snow flyin~ through the air made a love·ly picture. Chil­dren were calling out here and there to each other. Parents . were hurrying home after bringing I

their children to schoo l. Snow and sleet fell all day,

~~king the grc und hard and slip­pery. I had several falls g o ing , he me aft e r schoo l. The streets, sidewalks, and steps ev erywhere were icy and slippery.

There were snowball fights all over town. It was fun to join in and threw snowballs. One hit me in my face and I tasted snow for several minutes.

Because of the bad weather (Continued on page 10)

CECRAL CLUB STGDENTS GIVE RADIO BROADCAST Declamation will begin as soon

as the sponsors, Mrs. LeRoy Me- 1

Clendon and Miss Grace Hankamer, In a series of high s~ o ol ra-have made their selections. A di o programs sponsored by the Dep­great deal Gf intere st hes been .uty State Superintendent, M. J. shown among the g irls but at the Fields, the Port Neches High present time it l oo ks as if s ome Schoo l tri o , c onsisting o f Eileen boys will have to be c onscripted !Ho lland, Naomi Coleman, and Jim­for the declamati on c ontests. mie Sterling, broadca st two num-

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Editor-in-Chief •• Edgar Lee Berlin . Groves School ••• Virginia Cheek I As sociate Editor .••.• .Jack Ov1ings I Freslm.en Reporters ••• .John Hill 'j Feature Editors •• Dorothy Richards Virginia Cheek, Billie .John-

l.Iartha Vfilkerson i I son, l.::Udeline Osborne, Robert I s _-·orts Editors •.•.•.• Jerr~ Hrit;ht ,\'- De \/cod Cl ~ ... rence t;cCawley ,}fJ SophotlO.l"a Reportors .•• taarence

, Society Editors •••..• Connie Riley Brau, Alfred · .Johnson, Eve-Evelyn Cheek 1 lina Johnson, Rosemary Viol-

/ IIunor Editors •••••••••• Pat Pnloer ley, Farris Block · .Jack Bickers Business L:anagers •• Paul Clawson Art Editors ••.•..... ;Alfred Heeks · .Leland Vernon 1

i Grace I:c:Sride, .J<:u:1es Block l.li:neoc;raph OpGra tors. ;Eomer Bel-. Exchance Editor .••• .roy Le e Savat;e~ · lair;Vlarren Dencler,Clarence

' General f.iews Re')ort ers •• Geraldint/· Brau,Leland Vernon, .Toilet · ?rui tt, I~athleen S::::li. t Vloods

Club Reporter~ ••... Jinmy StGrlin · 'Typists~ .Dorothy i..llen, · Azalee 1

Band Reporter •••• I:arj orie Goodson ' Riley, Eileen Holland, Doro"-Alu::-ni Re ;;orter ••••••• Nell Daniel thy Richards, · Connie Riley,

. Assenbly Reporter ••••• Sue Borland Dorothy r!hi te, Sue Borland. ; Bldr-: • I &.. I I N e'I;JS ..•• , FarLrLl"=-. ~B~~~...t:l--=A.:.:d::..v:...:i::.:s::_e::.:r=-s=-=-. ~· ..:..• ..:..• ..:..' ..:..' ..:.•....::.·....::.·-=T:.::.h:..::o-=ma=s;;.,__:&:.;;..-_C.:_o~ok=--

VOLUl:E 13 Port Neches, Texas, February 1, 1940 1TID.ffiER 6

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The ship of 1940 has·slpwly : pulled away fran the pier of

fine sailing.

SO !:UGH FOR TI:::E YEAR l

Tine and set her bov1 for her cruise or· 366 days. Thus a new year has begun for each of us. Instead of the sailinc clipper of Lmny years ago,· our ship is a nod ern· stea~.:ship, but ·to .r~.any

How about tomorrow? Have you; made definite plans for meeting; it? Will you . meet the·business ' of the day face. to face, or will 1

- th~ last minute find Y9U unpre- ; - pared? Good intentions are just ~

. of us, it is·nevertbeless a rud­' derless ship, cast upon a chart- _ :less sea. To others,the ship is· !headed for a definite ~estination, ; but unless a rmtch is kept at all hours, and the skipper, who is

' you or·I, L~ows the rules of nav-iga tion, the ship ~ay crash into

·' the rocks, nay strike a r.:ud bank; 'or nay be tal;: en off her course. =­•He will be ~hocl~ed if the ship ~ crashes, becode lazy and dull if ja ~ud bank is str~ck, or be head-ec for an indefinite destination if the ship is taken off her course; but if Q vicilant watch is kept by an alert skipper, the ship will arrive s afe and trim at her d.estinG.tion af'ter 66 da rs of -

a subtle forn of self-betrayal i unless they a re fully executed. ! Having good intentions, you pro~ ; bably consider the job half done, ; but that is far fr.on the caser Pronises to yourself are . the , easiest broken; .\!lh~ 8J!long you can j truthfully say · that ,when he hac r·· sood intentions, and decides on a set course, he will :follovl that course vrhen · the tine is ripe? ·

.The truth, sin::>le and unadorned, is ' that coed _intentions al':'e c~mrthless. Anyone can force his nind .to nake solenn vows which will be broken as surely and swiftly as they are made. The best v1ay to start tor:1orrov; is to make good today on some of your good intentions of yesterday.

HOVl ABOUT TOIJORROrl?

'l'he Christ:· :o'lS hoJ.ic.ays ''Hill b ezin T.'!i th the clisrj_ssal of classes S..'hursc~ay, Dece1.foer 21, ar:..d -o;;:ill continue u:1til 1.'lednesday, ·J"an­ec:,r:;: 3, l?LO. YoL'. hc.ve justly es.rned this vacation by the ex­cellent work that has ~een done throuehout our school. l~ wish fo:' ecch cf you is that you have an unselfish love that •·;ilJ. enable you to eajoy Christnas throuch ::Jal-dne some one else · hs. ) py-- ;r,_-.ur ·p.-,rents , friends, or sor:teone less fortunate than you. I e:-:tsn<i :::- ::r best wishes to each te.::cher and student for a r:erry ChrirJt:'1as ~'.. nd a :=ap'Qy New Ye:3.r.

--W. J". Holloway, Superintendent

The title of o~:e Cj~ ot:r · favorite C.hristruo.s lJ.:')iTIDS is 11 It Ca!J.e "Cp­on the ::ic:'tni:):t Clesr . 11 r.I'~le SOl1G tells of· ~-;.ov.: the an::;8ls sang of peace and ~ood ~i!l sene 1900 ye~rs ago, et the ti~e of the birtt. of C~1ri~.,; t. ::ou aft.:;r t~ie lapse of so 1··.any centuries · a great Dart :Jf tLis •rorld live3 in ::1~s..:-..cl of e. 11:·.:id.r: i ···l-:t clear . it

Such rti:;hts . d.o not bring SOil :s ' tllejr ·orir..:.: c.c:::th; t~:ey do not brine; angeJ.s, t.:-... ey b::!:'ing bonber;:;; they do .not: 'L .r :·_ll[ )cace, they brine ter~or a2d des~air . ·

Peace ancl ":0od will are :1ot o:::t::i.l.natle -.,;~-:.en vro turn fro:r:::. tl1e -principlss of r i:::-l1t actio~'l. 'l'o celebrate Christr,J.c.s 1.:ri ttout recocnizin[ a~d practicinG t~e ;rinciples st3tcd by Christ is to :.:.2...lw a farce of it. ;,!hen v.re aDd. ott:::Jr civilized :ieoples act as Cln: istie.~ls s~loEld , tl1e Horld uill. ce a bett·er place in ·which to live--be it :~d~i-ht or noo~~ay .

I 1.-:ish for you "a :-:-:.Prry Christnas ar~.d a happy !;ev; Year." '

--~e~oy ~cCl endon , Principal

VESPER PROGRAM N. H. s. Auditorium Sunday, Dec.

PART I

Christmas Carols ••....•••....•......•....•• Port Heches Elementary School Chorus "Silent Hie;ht, Holy .Hight" "It Ca-ne Upon the Midnicht Clear" "The First :i.Jocl" Director: Miss Seli11a Cloud; accompanist: Miss Mary Cook

Scripture Reading: The Christmas Story •..•...•...••..••••••••• ~dgar Lee Berlin

Reading: "A Child's Christr:lB.s Prayer" ...••....•.•••..•.......••. :roy Lee Savage

p_-\RT II

"PREPARE Hll:! ROOI:I"--A Christmas Carol Cantata ••••• Rosemary Hadler

"Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room" •.•••...•••••••••...•.•.•••.••••..••••••• Choir Alto Solo--3ileen Holland

"Tile Silent, floly I~ight" . ................................................. Choir Soprano Solo--:Taomi Coleman Soprano-Alto Duet--:ruanita :Jones, ivlargie Hem:phill

"Oh, Come to Us, Abide tf ith Us" ........................••......•............... Soprano Solo--:Ji~.1ie B. Sterling

"The .Angels" ..........................................................•... Choir "Avray in a 1\fanger" .••••••••••••••• ~ •.••.••••..••• ~ •••.•.••••••••••••••••••.••••

Trio--:Jinmie :9. Sterling, :Naomi Coleman, Eileen Holland "Three ICings of the Orient" •................ ~ ............................. Choir

Trio--Riley Woolley, Ho:ner Bellair, Edgar Lee :Serlin "'lih.ere Is Room in !.-fy' Heart'~ ........................•.................... , . Choir

Alto Solo--Pat Pa~ner Alto Solo--Eileen Holland

"The Herald Angels SiD.G"•····································Sopranos and Altos "Glory to the r;rewborn King II ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Choir

Miss Il..ary Cook Director:

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BAND PRE3E:r-;-Ts

B E N E I! I T c o n c

Making its initial -· V.9.::~~r .:..r.c0 2EiTIOI13 :JE:~D ),UE::IT ::o :3A-""2A CLA : S . in Port .Nech~s in their cuaU'L.LI'ul

·~ : o :~1J.na · !~ .i.r~~ tl"lrec r.:e!li:.)~' :_ ... l~J . o, ("'uclo ~orlc:~1J, ~ilr..; er : ~~clland, an'l C0~1:'1 i O ~ilc.:r, t ' .G S C.:l.L J :;:' ClJ.SS electec2 s~.' .. sio 2crl~·.:.1 : -_ .:. :> ::-e':"1r3-sen 'i'.; P-ort Nec~~os r: __ . ll :.chonl in ... th2 S;:, :_-: t J. C 1:::. us P 'J.r ~'.C!.e in ~e a 1.1-

ont, ·2-:·::as, on Doc3:-,'_. c::.- (.:!.ClaC. ell l·n Wtll· -1-,-. ah.., 1 f ' -ir' ..,.,..., , .. ·., r, ;r

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jt::o ac1:-1lra tion cf :1ej loy c.l su·_; -

~·ects nlDn · ~~tw ::i ~:.\ J.yo, .',usic 0(-io 011 .., .t•l """~ ·:l '~- l-;1:-:'l ,...., ec:'l - ')r.-. l' ...,11~~

'o; the t::.i~~~ -~;" - - :~~ ~:~~en~- - ~f' ~:_ ld:_ o~J.ll t ~- f1 c :lc: n 1 .<1 •

new white uniforms, assisted by thB illusical organizations of the .:?ort Nec.L .. es 3chO L· ls, t.~~ band or0sent3d a benefit concert in th~ high s~hool ~uditorium on TLursday ev~ning, D~cember 7,1939.

The glea clubs presented the ·r·irst half of the pro{:':lram in three c,roups: . a third grade chorus in Indian costumes direct­ad and accom)ani~d by Miss E~elyn Tucker; the sixth and seventh gra~e choral club of th8 elemen­tary ~chool directed by Miss Sal­ma Cloud and accompanidd by Betty Jane Lambert; and the high school

'~horus, the girls wearing evening

!dresses, in two full chorus num-

S)O :"l ~:.!..n th<J Th. ·.n·~::: . i vin._ I.J.o l..1.- · bers and a sextet, all directed 1.a:--:; .e,·,-;:..: fron hou:; v;ere Brnest I by Mrs. Helen Davis and accompan- ' .ie'J",:,. \',',; ,-, Vi:Jitec: in s~~l _\i1'GO.I:"!iO ied by 1~iss Mary Cook.

:.1. , , '>·.L: o:.·, To;:::>..::; :Uley '.7oolls:-, I .Affording entertainment in a .;;'1o vi.J'L to •~ in '·:oo ·_i. \'llle; :1nc~ Lo- lighter vein were two novelty

a..:.ne '~.':lls o;::, Yi ~lO ·:l.::itEld in !band numbers: Deep Bass, a duet ·ea'J.r.l0!1t: • I displaying the depth of the BB

T.·.e L ):J ::-w:·,t e:roo -- : 'r· c .:;e ~:to c~ an flat Bass, by Warren Dengler and sseD'Jl~r pro_ r:. ·:". o;:-l HcJ.l ·;~:"l on ! Jack Bickers and accompanied by ~cs ::ay, :::>ecc]::')er G, 1:;3_~ . S .L.r..c3 jamusing clowning on the part of E. ·

.c~1e tL.1.:; v:a::: teo 3:-:or-c .i cr t~1o 1 Volpe, director; and Courtship nf

~n::irc:. ;JI"O __ r2· , t~;.e to. l ~:s vrhich Juanita the drum major, Marjori€ 1 ~e~e n~t ~~ven o~ ~uesd .. y were Goodson, as Juanita was serenaded 'ia'lc at t:·!.G j :J.n:i.or cL.sc r1oot '..n:_: with the melting strains of "Soft n ·rburs c.~ :-:- " , .:>.: ce::· ,~;_£~-._7_. ______ . 0' er the Fountain" played by

'.;!~_\ _ I Lrr· ~ ~~-~O "C 'l' :::~~:::-t::: .. /I'L .. ~ lwould be: omeos of five different ( C o~"..·cJ.i1'.1 ; ci. fro: 1 :;:• ::--. c 2) ( Cont.inued on page 13)

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~. a. Fe ll ~ , Chr.L~t ~2 5 ~ ~i r it i( e;,·.. .'!.o ~ '?) J. :·J.: - ;; i 1:::. n ;,· lco:'.:c on p0 o ~J l ~.:: i ~ f · r~ c ~: s or~ 'jl'·1:c 1 c.. t ;:: ~l ~ !'".J O r·11-

SCHOOL CHOIWSE.c; TO BE PR~SBNTED AT TEXACO CHRISTMAS TREE

~ ;; The grammar school choruses and

f:l~~sa Lee 1)o;_> o} t~lG ·) ar .J.· ~ ·..:c ::L'lc: the high schoel chorus will sing .L :_.· to :::'~ trees; Silent Night, Q. Little Town of J. :J. L2:~:,_, stor:, ; l s~1 ·c·- tc e:1t Bethlehem, Hark, the Herald .An.=.

nc ~ thrJ hclJ..da ~-s; gels ping!, and Joy to the World

~ _:-cne Plckc.. ct, nb.n. ~J-~ , .:?.~ holi- lat the Christmas Tree program to

ny~) lotr. of ~')~L~ foo ( , anc2. be given on the Texaco Club lawn hcuzht i ul ~o7 fr ~on~s ; on Londay, December 17, &t 6 p.m.

'l:Lr:_ . ..:..;L:l 8~lC G 1.~ , t~~c C'xc i r.t·- 1 ~-". f: jTerry ~.~c.Kce and E. C. Holla.:ld · ·lrl· t o·r·~ l· ' ~ l' +- "' L·; -,,, · q· o~v .J . .," !will accompany on trumpets with ~'l..l.... · - "-' v . c) \.. J .I .l v ~ J.. \...i j .

J.:):'.'-'1 ::_._ll, ::::c:tt il•_· cut of cchoc l M1.ss Mery Cook at the piono. Miss ~ ;:_wir. ~~·ou.!1 ,_ :) loo cl , l·:o L.J i.!"-s f ruP! ·!selma Cloud and Mrs. Helen Dav·is

L£re directors of the choruses, Page Five

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. rff,>fb~fjtl tw@ f g ~ ~ fi Ji () iM (JR<ID(>tv1_: .~:J '.q ~~ ~ ·&k~ IN$Dli~ ~· .

! D::essed i~ their n': 'f ~;hit; ,:;ab- I. ·ardlne coe.ts, new h ... ts tr J...rJf:.ed 1· ~ith royal purple,and the purple trousers belonBing to the old suits (the new ones not having :arrived), the Port Neches School Band made its initial appearance .in their new unifonTI.s at the Port . 'Neches-Nederland game NoveB.ber 23.

~uotinG Truman Stacey of the :Enterprise staff, "The lilost novel stunt of the day wa2 performed at

.the half by the Port Neches Band 'only to be ruine6 by a bunch of 'urchins swarming dovm froB the 'sideline. 1furching in formation the Band spelled out the word

. H~E-L~L-0 (omitting the final:O), ···outlining . each letter with tiny

purple and white flags• Later · tvTO attendants called their hor­

.' rified c.~ t ·~·;;n·c'io .:2...._ ·::;a tile o::n:...sr;1Gn only to find tha~ the sideline :sitters had. sv;ooped dovm and sto­,len all 'the little pennants in ! the meantin.e. UndatElted, hovmver, "the band comnleteG its stunt by :attempting to co.::;.plete the greet-ing, but the · little flags for the

.0 scarcely touched the ground be­fore they t'oo vmre CC?nfisca ted."

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. . THANKSGIVING IS 03S:GHV2D IN .ASS:51,~:SLY

I . In recognition of Thanksgiving

I, Day., .... the students . of Port Neches High·S.chooJ: assenbled. in the audi-

1 torium on Novenber· 28., 1939. Led lby L;eR"oy McCle~don, Principal, the students sang Anerica the Beauti­ful. . vi. J. Ho·llov;ay, the super­intendent, then i~troduced Rever­end Carl Hatfield, P:resbyterian minister, VihO spol:e on the first Thanksgiving Day and the thin8S today--co1~:1on blessinGG such as schools, . · and abundant su,pply for our needs, and God.

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FRESBJ:-.1EN GLD ABOUT OVER TfWIT:SGIVE·IG EOLIDAYS

Patty Ruth Bra ckin visited her grand!)arents in Eoney Island. Ot­is Barnes went vri th his parents to take Rob bie Lee, his brother, back to S.M. U. in .DallaG. Lor­aine Cahal visited in Lufkin \·;i th .' her grcndnother and helped to en- · · tertain her aunt fron Lake , Char·les; Helen 5uru' s uncle from i

lJorvralk, California, visited here .1,

Norma Rae Davis visited in her· aunt's home in Silsbee. Billie : Johnson's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Esch, returned fro1;1 an , extended visit in Illinois. Patsy ·;:olf attended the B. T. U. conven­tion in Austin. Ruth ;ieeks won ·, third place in the state B. · T. U. convention speaki~B contest. Dora : Char.1bers County Sunday. Mary E. and Edith Anne Kell entertained their gre.ndfather, vrhose home is in Little Rock, Arkansas. Billie Mae · Davis · had in her home, her aunt, uncle, and far,lily fro:.n. Hous- : ton, and a co us in fro1.1 Br is to, : Oklahoma. In Carl and Madeline : Osborne's h01-:1e v:erc an aunt and ' friends from Shreveport, Louisi­ana. Davis Jones visited rela- . ti ves in Honey Island and v:arren.. : Irene Webb visited relatives in ;, Sniley, and her cousin cw~e back with her. Charles Bailey visited ! relatives in Kirbyville. J. D. : McGraw \':ent to tb.e B.T.U. conven- i tion in Austill. Valeta ·v /oodrome : helped entertain r el &tives and i friends fr.o::.-:1 Port Arthur. John i Cormier visited in Orange v;i th l friends. Edith FerGuson visited j friends in ~oodville. Vircin~a l Victor, anoth'3l' ex-student v;ho lS i attendinG school in Alvin, visit- j ed in her home. i

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FOOTB;;LL LET'l'ER!I ~~ FOR 1939. l INDIANS BOVJ TO BULLDOGS IN Captain Ray Shoppard--"Sh~p"-:-a j CLOSB DISTRICT· G.AYE

vet0ran of four years o! gr1d- Fair and foul was the afternoon 1 iron warfare--latt e rman three I of November 23 1939 for · the Port ! years. Twice all-district I Neches Indians' when' despite per­

guard,he will be missed graatly. feet football ~e&ther in the last :Norrru:n Lee- -J,. c h~n!~:y . lin0man, I deel of the '30 foot ball s ,;ason-­

thlrd all-dlstrlct team--was a · the payoff--one touchdown and the ! valuable ?og in the P. N. foot-

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!district 28A title went to the l , ball.machlne• . .Nederland Bulldogs. . _ .

1 :Paul Rlldy--A sop homore w1th vast 1 Uid-way t he fir c t pe r1 od l1ke a 1 abilities for n Gxt y ear. j~ast rbce horsd, with. the ball on\

!George Allen-- "C otton" --another 1.the 40-yard :)..i nc , the Bulldogs!

· excellent lint; m&n whose absence · turned on the s t e t.1m. Will:.! tos-! i next year will b e f elt. sed a pass to Guilb e aux good for ! :wesley Nunez-- "Stink..;y:' --probab~y 15 yards. Broussard went o:rar1 1 the most voluabla p1vot man 1n guard for nine yards and then W1l-! · this district and second all- ls . heave d the fatal pass to Nunez/

district team. Great things who f ell across the goal for th3 i 1 are expecte d from him next year • touchdown with the district title . JElmer Moon--All-district end ,\~ho under his arm. · 1 is ona of the b -:: st pass rece1 v- . Failin!:;" to c lie k offensively, ; ers in this vicinity. tha Indians nevartheless gave a 1 1

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L. E. Dawson--"uawgs"--hug~ third brilli~nt account of themselves i all-district tackla,who 1s bade defensively,the Indian lin..; stand- , farev.0ll wit h r .:.; gr~ t. .

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ing like a stonewall against all) Bill Porter--Linaman of stdrling canine threats. Sheppard, star

quality whn will be a mainstay guard, was the main support of the of the line next Y~8 r. line, ably assisted by such othar

Marvin Landry--A valuable o~d fol- outstanding linesman as Lee, Dew­lowing in his brother's foot- son Nune z Moon, Landry, and Bar-1 st eps. He will probably give wick. 1d th likewise exc e llent de-1 th.,:; fans many thrills next yaar. f .::; nsive play by their opponents!

.hllen Borland--.A triple-threat the day was unple asant for the In-, second team all-district back. dian backs. Borland, s ecret code Hit his strid e in mid-season calle r f or tha Indians, futilely and met de a r ·Jf utati:::m as one of W'.3avad in · and out of the BUlldog Pr N.'s best betcks. line for large gains ond punted

Billy Brackin-- "Bill"--a nawccmer his t e: ammat a s out of d eng~r when that has greett possibilities. the way s e c.:me d rugg ed. Ra iford's

Robert Sparks--Brilliant line- running was alsc exc 0llent while plung ·..;r from whom rr:uch is ex- Spar.ks . and-_·. J-·gll .:; rin st ood out de-pe ctdd n~xt y0ar. ··f ensiv ~ly · .

~ayton Cart or-- Star back thet .hlthough th8 gem0 wes a he art will flash for F . N. n ext ye ar. br8aker to the Indian fans, they

~alton Raiford--Third t e am all- can ch .:; rish th0 c onsoling thou ght district back---many time s and beautiful memory of a valiant brought sp ectators to thc;ir f ee t t 0am that de f ande d its titl8 to

c. J~ ·,vyatt--"L'dfty"--e southpaw th0 final whistle. of gr cst ability.

1L8wis Hinos--"Dr;rky"--a back that

twa s a packug6 of d ynamit e .

llis Pdl l e rin--A s ~nsational bsck thC~t h~ lpa d th e I n di a ns

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ov e r some tou ,s h spots. C he st ~r Berwick--Ona of the t wo ·

'38 l e tt er men--a s e cond string · all-district man.

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ITcw pu~ils in Building I G.l~c The JA nnd JB pupils havG ~nade Tc:x: Sparks fro:c.1 t~-:: C:::-'-..;Lol..i.c: an in teres tine; 11 Far::1 Exhibit. 11

School nnd Loyd Faust fron David Tho project, whi cl: vr~s supervised -. Crockett School, Bc:nu.::,mnt. :Sott. by I.:iss I.:2.rccllc DT.', rqn~escnts

students arc in tllc 6J3 ho::::eroor.'i.' tho countryhone c·.nd neic;h'uo:rhood A general asscLbly prosrs.:;;1,. · that "Jack Reed'', (little Now

co:w: ·:em.orating T~·.::m.ksGi vine vvas orlc lad in Jrd era de Goocraphy) , given Novmaber 29, in the e;rade rJ.si ted in the ~~iddlo West. sc4ool auditorui::, by gradas 4th The· Gtoves Scbool h&s its bas­through the 7th, whi c~ vms com- ketball toa:r'. ore;:1ni. zoe.. The boys posed of the follovring nUii'lbers: are practicinc c.vcry day and are The IIis-r:on~ of the Pilgrir.ls, getting rec.dy to pl:.:.y so:.:.:J.o prac-Jactye Kirkindall; "Tho I.:odel tice ganes. . Cooks,

11 fi:r;st e:rade pupils under Hisses Hary Terr~.r and Elsie B.

the supervision of ::iss I.:illie Calvin v;ere the only teachers to cason, Songs .- 11 A Spanish Caval- omr:tin in th-: Groves over· tho

ior, 11

"Juanita, 11 1'~he Toreador l:hanksgi vinG holidays. ~~iss Alice

on8"; Ha.rr_:lonica banG. under. the Crews visited her father-, vTho re­direction of ~- a.:;s Selna Cloud, sides in Colmesneil; !:iss· I.!e.ttyo lay, :rour Thanksgi vi1~~ Table, 11 isinger spent tho time in Warren

5A pupils; Sonc' li:i{e,j oico for Our nd Houston; r:iss Frances Butler I ~:.anksgiving, 11

• 6A girls; A Sonc isited . friqnds in Shre-veport, f Thanksgiving, 5th gr.:J.de pupils, · ouisiana.; I:iss 3ora tlosby visit­nd ·a pl::y, ;

1Givc Thanks for .... d in Na.coe;dochos and Houston;

'iha t' it 6tt. ll:J.C. 7t;1 c;radcs. A nu:l- .. lSS Esther I':icQuillen VfClJ. t to bcr of pnronts attc~dcd. ~alvoston to bo wit~ relatives;

Grades first tc t~? .third also fliss Cor~c~ia No!ille yisitcd ~er _presented a ThankDBlVlng progra.~ bother 1n Aust1n; I~s. Lou1se follow·ing the prot:::rc,:.:.1 gi von by !Price was the r:uost· of 1.:rs. T~a.r­the L.. t~1 tl:rouc;t .tl.!.O 7th. This P.:arot Trussell in Port lJcchcs; consist0d of . the follow~i1:~ nun- r.iss Ruth !.Iancss visited he:.:- sis-bcrs: · In.dia~1 Pc-,nto:<.ur:o, JA; ~·t'er in :Liouston; !<iss Jovml C·~.T-Playlot, "J~n Old r.2i:me T~~.J.n};:s?;iv- et attoL.ded tl1c T. S. T. A. in ins,

11 · 2B; Flaylot, • "-T~1.e ~-Iodol an A.r:tonio; Ju.ck '.'looslc,y ~,1otorod

Cooks, n · lB; C::oral Sp~aking, lA, jt;o Tc:x:arknna end · J. L. Hc.l.l to N.ylct, ~'Then 'J.nd :!'Tow, II 2A; Pic- ~!iergato;I:iss r.:.J.rcollc D&Yi visit­ure Sl:ovv-, :rT_: -._.-:_ First TllsnkJGi v- ~vC. t.er sister .in Jcnninc;s, Loui~-

·nc,0 . JB. . ·ana; and ::iss Jonr:ie r:ilhollln .ils on t/odncsC..J.y, .0ecol5.bcr ;20. risitod· .her sL:tcr, !.Irs. A. C.

· The rcgula.r noctL1g fol~ the :>.neron, in Bcati:1ont. . Groves Parcnt-Tcschors Associ~-~ 1 Arnold Lee Musslc~hitc, a. pupll tion will be held 'Il1ursd<lJ' ni,:;ht, · n 2B., l:a.s wovcd to Kirtyvillc ..

eCC:iibcr 14. A CJ:.ristnns y<::.rty T\:vo new· pU}:ils to enroll zn qill be given Thursday nicht, prbvos arc Donald Coulta.s in uE ecenbor 19. '"'nd Lois COL'..ltGs in lB.

A ChristEns proc.r.3.n will be t;iv-FOOTI3LLL BJJ::-t.mT oi1 f.or t.tc' parent-s of the Groves·

T:he annual football banc~uet chocl pupils on Thursday 1,1orning, will be held in the Rose Room ccen.bcr 21, c.t 10 o 1 clock. All Eotel Beo.'..ll,:ont, st seven-thirty, rc in.~ . .ritcd to · ::.lttcncL Tho sane o'"' -'-urd'"'""- nl· ,.l..,t De,., e.,.,toer 16. Tic- roG'-:orc.:-.~ ·uil}. be ci von for the pu-u..:;:. I., C.4 v L '• - "' "- ' •· )

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Port... Neche s :Ii gh School, mcr:1b0rs

lof the f 2culty, and their v~ves and husb~nds enjoyed the evening of Noven'vcr 25 in the high scho :J l gyrn.na s i .u.:;..

I Several of t~1e n emb EJrs 1 fatb,ers

1attended the Hi-:¥ Club meeting on

'Nc ~.:-:Gb e r 27, 1939. The program centered about the club's purpose; 17 To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school an~ cor~un­ity hiGh start4£1rds of christian .. ch8re:•cter."

:I:'lans 1.·1e re n a de and corrli ttees

11.'/E:re ap::oint·ed nt the Hi-Y r!leet­ing on Dece:r.1ber 4,· ·1939, for the Hi-Y · :~n:rty, which is to be given on Docr:mbor 29 at the Texaco Club.

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Divided into gaue end dancing sections, tho en-eire gyT:1 was beautifully decor ::rted with the school colors of :·_.ur:~} lo and 1.'lhi te. A nickleodeon furni ::hec~ music for the dancing v'lb.ilc Ur. Bill Hol­co:nb called 11 Tho Paul Jones • a J Oh 1 s and ah 1 s _ fil.Le~ the room Four talented high scho ,)l stu- 1-v.rhcn the Home ~~conom1cs students den-:-s, Naoni Cole:r.J.an and E. C. entered the cotta ge on Tuesday, Hollcnd acoor.1pni1iocl by Eileen Hol·- !novembe r 21, 1939. The . ins:Jira­.lend gc.vc vocal solos ::md truiJpet ' ltion of those G:~olamations being solos rcs:_,ccti vely, and Gone Pick- Is Thnnksci ving tc. ble with a cen- · ott contri'Juted. a vocal and piano !terpiece of luscious fruit and nunbcr. .nuts, presided over · by a dark,

I striking-looking lady, Mrs. li'ran­!ces Fuchs of the Gulf States Util­li ty Company. Later tho table was !set for a waffle sup·_.er. In her !closing remar!::s, Mrs. Fu.chs gave !splendid sugs estions for the planning and preparation of foods before meals.

;>_:'_CULTY PLAr Ci.?.IS't:; ::_s FROLIC

Tho grco.t J.nd nt..:c;u.st body };:novm as 11 the facultya will frolic ut a Christ~ns purty to be Given in tho ~~o:.:e Econonics co.tto.c;c on tho cvsning of ~:ono. ay, Deco;Jbcr 18, lanncd by n co:·..:)i ttoe cor.1posed

of :i:rs·. Le:::?.oy :!:.:cCloD.don .:.lnd the .:iss es J :.;ucl Gc-, rr ot t ::nd Berni cc ,:orris • P-n CXCll~nCO Of Cifts­tOy:J -will be n~.:de, olC:. Su.nta him­s elf ;: c ~ ·,_ovin,·: them from a b eauti­fully d c cor~t cd Christr~s tree cmc. 'ucsto\lins tl1c1:1 on the l:)cdaco­

FoJ_lov.rin -: r~ istribution of t.t. ~J c;ifts, r cf r cs!B.ont .s ':rill be served by n c o3::.i tt oe 0o:·.::_:-:)sed of .asses Ruby Rt,b el, Rutl-;. Bt..:.tton ,nd Ruth :~ :: ness.

!.~isscs. er·r=:-( _ -:.-c~e~~-""'c.-:"::n,.,.k'""'z:~::-J""'e=r=-, . l _aymie illine;s, o.nd Annie Guettler were ostesses to ~ c ro up of t o~ch ors or an infor:.::1l Cl1ristnns pa rty n Tucsdo.y ev ening , D e c o i:-~t :. r 12.

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I I-IOMEROOH PLANS FOR Ct.'J{IS'JJ·.1!;S

I It's Christmas time agairi, and

~all the -homerooras are decorated' and nost of them will have a tree. Ti-ne homerooms ·drew names; two,

jil.UI!J.~')ers; and two, slips Y!i th ".3oyn lor "Girln on then; all rooms will

ave programs and refresrunents. omn will have fruit, nuts, and

candy; others, fruit and candy; nd one ice cream, cookies, and ard candy. Nine B has gone hild-like and a£reed upon toys or gifts. The senior· Christmas

~arty is traditionnl, a tree ~o den with gifts in the auditor­tium and g:i:ccn t c: rleton stockings ~ade by th e s eni or girls filled ~ith C~ristmos goodies. I

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High School teachers attending the Texas State Teechers Associa­tion Convention in San Antonio during the Thanks~iving holidays

· were Mr. and Mrs.~. J. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy McClendon , Misses Bess Pruitt, Grace Hankam­er, Hope Hendrik; Fre.:1k· L-E.Un.be:rt ·. and Nelson Klose,

i Teachers visitinr, away fro~ 'Port Neches durin~ the Thanks­g1v1ng holidays were Misses Mcry Cook and Hope Hendrix in Austin,

· Texas; Ruby Rabel in \'leinar, Tex-as; Frances Butler, Shreveport,

: Louisiana; M~rcelle Daw in Jen­' nings, Louisiana; Mr~. Helen Da­, vis in Victoria, Texas;and Claude Stone in Nacoedoches, Texas.

Coach Bill Holconb left '!Yednes­! day, No-.rember 2S, for Lubbock , ! Texas, where he underwent an ap.:. . pendicitis operction on Saturday, December 2.

, lt-Ir. and l.lrs. B. R. Henry were !dinner guests of iJ'. and'!,:rs. En­. met Felver on D~ . .::'J:l'oer 9.

Claude Stone visited a forner , schoo~~o, Gus Greig, who is at :the head of the United Gas Co~­:pany in Lake Ch2rlos, on Decem­jber 11. I Ann· Thompson an c. her nother vTero I dinner guests of ~.:.r. and !.Irs. Em-mot Felver on Wednesday evening, December 13.

The true Christ!;1.£..S spirit has been manifes ted by Port r:·e:chos faculty nenbers. In the two chc.r­ity drives nade in tho ~id-coun­tics recently, ever~{ ncmber con­tributed to the Port Pechcs Re­lief Fund a total of ~45 and all but one to the Rod Cross a total of ~35, nakinc a erand total of A ,(80.

Ac.sistc.nt coach 3ill Iiolcor.1b hc::ts returned to Port :Tecl1cs and rcsuned tho teac.hi~c of his clc..s­ses in tho hi~h sch~ol .

Luther Brandin of the class of 1

'38 has joined the air service of the United St~tes, having been assigned to Kelly Field, 'Nhich is near San Antonio, Texas. · .

Kathleen and Virginia Hill, hon- ' or students of '39, have been pledged to Alpha, a freslman soc­iety at Mary Hardin Baylor.

Eloise Grubb of the class of '3Q has been recently married to D. Clyde Horgan.

Janearle Bland, former graduate of 'Ju and now a second year stu­dent at Stephen F. Au3ti~ St~te Teachers College in Nacogdoches, is doing excellent work, having ranked in the upper twenty per cent of her class in the 1938-1939 session.

Leroy Leger ('35) s,ent last week he~e visiting his ,arents enroute to San Antonio,where he spent two ye<:n~ s at Randolph Field 1 before being sent to Baltimore, 1 Maryland, to take some extra work.! Leroy will s-:-.end the coming year ' Rt Randolph Field.

The marriage of Arthur H~(Bill) 1.'/hi te ( '39) and June "Jyatt, well­knmrn jw1ior, ·which Nas solemniz­ed on October 21, 1939, in LAke Charles, Louisiana, was annotmced on i'Toveraber 19 by the bride's

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parents, v1i th whon the young coup- , le::·are naking their home. i

Gabe Larson, graduate of '39, 1·

has ret~rned fron Houston, "'There 1

he stud1ed at a school of Mor- !

tuary Science, and is employed by I the Sheffield Funeral Home of this city.

1rrs. L. J. Boutte of Lafayette, Louisiana, who was before her re­cent marriage Mis3 Anna Bell Lar­ponter, a graduate of '39, was entertained v'li th an inform.al gnthering on Sunday afternoon, Novenber 26, at the home of her

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Mrs. Louise Price, the neu tea­iCher in the Groves, is not a new­:corn.or to this p e:u·t of Te:x:as or 'the Port Neches School system , :this bein~ the third time she has ~ taught in the Port Neches Schools. ·she came here first in 1919 when ;Dr. J. H. Hicks was superinten­'dent, but after 2 tenure of seven 'years, she returned to 3aylor Col­:lege to complete the uor.l-: for her .Bachelor of Arts decre e . Return­'ing to Port Neches in 1929, she 1 tauc~ht until 1931+, when she ac­'cepted a position in the Elkhart .Sc~1ools, v.rhere her penmanship •vmrk becane nationally kno·:m last lye Gr, v1hen her pu;Jils won fourth ;place in a national penutsnship ;contest, 'dhich included entries

l·fr on the netropolitan centers of .the nation. Durinr; the sumraer ~f 1935, 1936, and 1937, she ~aucht in s. H. s. ~. c. I In May, 1937, a s a result of her success as a pu~manship tee.-1cher, Mrs. Price .. '. :<;; s honored ;)y being initiated into the Aluha

~ . Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kap~a Garnna,a Hational Honorary Society for outsts ndinr.; uomen teachers, to v~ich only ten pe~ cent of the teechers of any sbhool rnay belong. She has served as an officer and CODr1ittee wember ever since she ~ecame a member of the society and at their last meetinc , in ~ecoBnition of her having nissed 6nly one national meeting during ~938-39, she received ~-. lle nation­~! attendance a~ard. i So in returninG to 'the Port Neches Schoo.l systen, Hrs. Pric e ~s enjoying an actual hor.1e coj·1ing . tn her· absence she' has spent most bf her ti~e in at t ending her in-valid mother, and she feels that the time hos n~~ a r rived vilien her whole time nay be d c~voted to do­ing the thin2 she enjoys best of all--just teaching boys and girls!

Dalton Rnifor.d, junior class president, has been in P. N. H. s. ; since he ·:~as a fres!lman but not in the "line-light" until he starred ' in several football games last year. Substitutin[ for Bernard, his athletic pro~ess resulted in his beinp, elected soyhomore duke. Class ~r~sident of the '41 class and president of the lOC ho~eroom, Dalton's ~olitic 2 l prestice is I

still not-due to his ability to I

roake a speech, but to his able a~ for a ball or a maiden. His · choice of food8 is pecan ~ie; hob- , '-:Jy and favorite sport golf ('uould 1

you believe it"); his pa :J time, , "flirtinr •:ri th the girls n; and his : favorite vmnan, ;7the lc:.st s irl in i si ~ht. 11 Liked by all who know , him, his sparkling smile and in- i dividuJ:l perSO.i.lali ty have won many 1

friends for hi :. Raiford is real- 1

ly lots of fun, but (according ta l )

• I hi.1self "the biegest churo? l.n , school." 1

The sm~ib-er-countenance of Frank · E. Lambert, Jr. utterly nisleads the stran~er and ch3nce acquaint- · ance as to the 7enia l personality of the younz non who heads the . science d euertnent of the Port I

Neches Hi z& this year. Enthusi­astic, encr~otic, versatile, and , filled with a zest for livinc, he I

adds much to the scholastic, oth- , letic, religious, and social lifo · of the hi~h school.

Even in llis high school days in : Denison, Texas, his home town, he ; "'.'Tamed both hands before the fire of life. :: Participating in : e:x:tcPiporaneous speech, t ennis, ~

1 basketball, and football, he was also a yell lender and throuGhout hi _:;;h school a mer:1'ber of t he Hi-Y Club.

Graduating from John Tarleton Junior Collese at St ephenville, where he \·rorkcd hi s ~·ray a s jani­

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~ildred Allison hn~ Thanksgiv­ing dinner '.'Vi th frionds in Vidor, 'L'exas.

Lois Dcniels sps~t the Thtilks-giving holidays ~i~h her ~rand ­nether, I'Irs. 1\ . J. Danj_els of

IJ a sper, Texa. s.

The 9A hor1erooi!l. selected Ches­ter Berwic 1<:.: s s the b.: sketbell cap­tain for the ho~eroon. ~leyors selected by hi~~t ~:rr e Lloyd Dec Or.,...,n "'' -~ r:"" ·'"'r"'A All f'"' -~i ll'r ·~ra-J.uvc- ~ ... , --v b~ .. .1 .... , --- ,;

akin, 2nd He~bcrt Pcr~ins . The game betwe~n the 9A 2nd 9~ ha3e­roons vms played :t::mday, DecerJ.')er 4, 9A \dnninc by a score of 5 to

[0. The 9B houeroou bask~tbal l tea:m cor.:;osad of 1 "la~ran Eines, co:Q­tcin; Gilbert Billiot, for'.mrd ; p eorge HBrdin., fO.L'na rd; Alvin ~uidry, guard; an6 Alfred Johnson, center was their first op~one~t.

3illy Ray Kirkin~all, 9J, vis­ited in Buna the ~esk-end of De­c erlber 2.

·;c::yne Ec::st visi·~e( r e1.ativ es i:a tFort "lorth, Thanlcsc::i vinr;. He ua s cc conpanied hone 1:>y his cousin, CFJrlos Hetter.

Rita Joyce Mire hcs been out of school beccu2e of u sli~ht e~t~ck jof pneumonia.

3everly 1~oueia ·:·'8S out of school lf'ror:'l rTovember 23 to 28 , '")ecause ~f the doath of he r gra~dnothor ~n Lake Arthur, Louisiana.

I Althea Poole ha ~ ss h 0 r GUOS~s , . r.-lh ' . . . l . ' r=:ur1nrr the L. Fnr.:s.-:,;1 1.TJ.Il8 no 1o.sys ,

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·1r. end Mrs. I-I.ner:.· rove, of luna, raxcs.

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'='hc. follo, ·rinc; st.uc\.onts •.•ere; S8 -

lcc ted f:r:o:·.i the ')D .i1orncroo:m. to r-<:;l~rc sc:r: t. t!'_ci r l1or.1e:roora in t:1e b 1 skot~3ll tournLncnt : Copt~in Paul Riley; Leo Juire, Ral}h Traxler, 'iilbnrn Stolces , c: n <i

::mjoycd by :Jhirlcy ~·I2:.o Sni th \!"~ th triy to the !3. T. tJ. Canvcntlon

e: t Au·- tin , T·..;::w s • Sdith F~rguson is now recov~ r­

in<S from an ar.r: 8ndec tomy ,. . which sha unddrwont in Hotdl Dieu •.

G-.;orge Eudson, formdr student of this sch co l, is now att 3nding Fr0nch Hi6h 6ch-ol in B0aumont.

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'THE ."'ILOT STl!D.EN'I'3 VOTE FOR FAVORITE BOCKS n: LIDHARY

:~ -~ the poll taken in observance __ omantic C· clc ofHigh School Days f Book Week, November 12-lB, the The freslJJnan ch·;L-:d, so quaint and en favorite books of high school

meek, ·· students were chosen as follows:

TEOMAS JEFFER.-301\ EIGE SCHOOL PORT ARThlJR, T~.f;:As

Lost her heart to a sophomore 1. Gone with the Wind by Mar-sl~eik, -aret Mitcher:---

But the so,ho~ore boy, his head 2. Ramona by Helen H. Jackson. in a whirl, .3. 3mok~ by Hill James -.

Made desDerata lov<..:: to the junior 4. Davl. Coo~erfield by Charles -girl. Dig~efrttle Shepher~ of Kingdom

The junior c irl in her oig sedan, !Come by John Fox, Jr. M~de o~en eyes to the senl.or man. Caddie Woodlawn by -carol And the senior man, so :L'LirtJ C:~..n<i Brink.

wild, . 7. Call of the Wild by Jack ' .Secretly loved the freshman dnld. Londo~ - -

The Bear Fs.cts Gladewater High School Gladewater, Texas

Gladewater High School boasts the only football stadium in the world with an oil well on it.

The Cricket Chir~s Seguin High School .Seguin, Texas

Rules for Handling a Woman by Electricity

If she talks too long-Interrupter If she wants tobe an angel-Trans-

former If she is 9icking your pocket-

Detector If she'll meet you half way­

:rteceiver If she getstoo excited-Controller If she gees u~ in the air-

CondensE;Jr . If she sl.nGS l.nharmonl.ously-

Tuner If she is a poor cook-Discharger If she is too fat-~educer If she talks too much-Regulator

Leetsdale High School Leetsuule, PenLsylvania

Leetsdale high 3chool, Leets­dale, "l?Emnsylva:lia, has recently

8. Lone Cowboy by Will James. 9. A Girl of the Li~berlost ~by '

Gana Stratton-Porter. 10. Adventures of Perrine 'by

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countries, each playing the tune in the native style as follows: S;:-anis h, Edward Barl Boyd, trom- ' bone; Garman, Jack Bickers, bass; Russian, Harry Dean, baritone; Scotland, J. W. Uonk, clarinet; U. S. A.t Terry McKeet (the suc­cessful Wt"loer) with trumpet.

The b8nd played several more difficult selections which showed th8 remarkable progress made by \ the band. The selection of rr.elo- · dies by Edward ~reig was unusual a~d served· to fi~sent the newer instruments now in use in the band. ·~ituted a systeru of insignia award 'Nhich )roviaes for awards 'I

to those excelling in scholarship, inter-school contests, music, ! uramatics, news?aper work, and forensic activities, as well as the usual awards ~iven to athle­tes, cheer leader, and at i;.letic inanagers.

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Sor!leone · in ?.ir. Lambetrt's Irene \•Jeb~~oss-told hi~~. :that a pa.rasi te v:as a 1 head cheese. Billy Brackin seems pair· of sites. Pretty smart, eh? to be the cheese Juanita Hugh is V¥hi ch reminds :ts whr<. t a l)air of ni bblinc. C. J. has his hands si?."hts Earl Kni:;:ht and Sco!'chy full v:hen he's v:ith Teno. }His are. V.hich further re:-:linds 1.'S 'of h&.nds must r~rovi fror.1 :Cis shoulder) that pair, Boo::er and . Ralpl:., v.11o Those N~tiona'l Gu~?rd boys had sta;r in Necerland half their time. some fun in GalvE-ston ru:nor has The rest of there nair3 are neel- it. Soneone explain to Georgia ed, but that's oka~r. RU'.~o~ has Eerpin whe. t .l)erdi lla ~cans. Dar­

t that Little Lee asked Connie 1::y m'U!3 t be a rf1 tired 11pla~rboy. 11

ver for Thanksr;iving dinner.(And I!e's nobody 1 s boy and ain't no just vhy do they call you bashful ""al his. Mar""ar6t Allen is al­nd timid, Lee?) Vihols the un- ~.ys fixin'\ h~r face, we wonder rateful rat that rrets evervbod""' r.aro for?- Students can't !.~s.

- u "' n trouble by put tine thui-nb tacks Davis convillCe you that you can It n somebody 1 s se~t and then won't talk anG sing (croak) at the s~me wn up to it. Boy, Lorraine does time? A fine complir.1en t for the. t eer:1 to have it bad. She 1 s even chorus---somebody a~ked v;he thor han:in."': her book covers. Vlb:·;;r? the school viP s raisinc; frocs--:"ou uani to Jones r:oes v .. i. th Allen Kin- know--for food. Dalton n. wont le--so does Averill Eu .. "lt. Ala- all the way l:or..1e with Chrystene ama, Merl~rn ::3. \':on 1 t aslc ~·ou for to take her red polish off her dcte, and yo1.:. 1re so dUiilb you nails. Wohb G.oeE:n 1t lilce it eith­

c.n1t. take a hint, so .?lainly-- c-r. Iieninds hi:n of saVE'.f':cs--(J. '.rill you see her a!ld !il.ake ~rran~:e- L.'?} ;.Io.kes Porr""' think of Christ-, ents. Doris Thorn ton really r;,as. Our li ttlc, beloved 11 tooter 11

oes enjo~ viTitins letters. Rita E. C. Holland, had his first date • 8nd IIov1< rd D. sure c>:re thick . the other ni ::sht . It was with

lc.tely. Hinnie B. s~·~,ith ma~ act Patsy V;olf. Did they have a time? like an olJ ::1aid, but that's all Tut-t1.:.t, E. C. :rou hE~.ve lots to

retenE:e. She's ·really in love learn. Uolvin Osborne would you witc Dob S. Sa;r, is it a fad to· lil~e to carry somebDdy 1s .books near -·laf>s es? Dorothy i .. llen, around for them? Otis Purkey letis ~~.s.rie Patton, etc., wear seems to lil·:s the idea of a lot­

them non. Garnet !•.1yers v;r..s en- ta vi ves, even lf be does hrve to ::>lenty when she s te_Dped out support thCl~. (Bet they 1 s have Allen Borland. Susie made a to live · at the noor house). Rose­

ute lill qt~een for Port Neches. ar"~r 1 s sin ... ··i nf7- 11Lll8CS in the rma Faye, v.·ill yo'...:. lea ''C that Rai~ 11 to \tC.l to~ \tile tho other ccrlet nnil polish at 1-:omc? It little ur.msel i~ sin[;inc;. uSc:?.t­eems that Jc.ckie Th2.~rer runs out tcrbre.in." Levi Reed, don 1 t you f ~Es evGrv tine he has P ~irl like permc.ncnts? Not at all?

v -hi~---and, re&lly, it's no Betty Ruth's new niclm2.~c is or [)rani~. His car's a f6- 11I3urplc. 11 H8ywood Pre jean ~urely

nale dcsl!ise• Ruth Fuller ho.tes fc.vors his sis. ~:r. Klose r.12rkcd nilk, ~ut she sho' likes Cream. etty c.bscnt ~~lc ~11 the ti~c r:re n0v ·~ :r lmcv· :tor-:s r:t"o ho,.s be - (Continued on pac;e: 17)

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Dear So.nta Cl~use, I em verJ sad. Ever·i~ody calls

me "shut mouth." I quo..,.; its be­cause I'm. Su :.;,uiet, A .. yway,please send me the n~isiest thing you have. E~ther Tno Storm, Gou~ With· t-uo Wina, ur Tue Hu.:a.·ridane.

--Tl:.ank you,~ .. · ~ · ... Dot Prejean

De ... r 3t~. ... l ta, . Ail I waut is a big bag of nuts.

Dear Santa, I've always ·wondered whether

each ~erson had a certain letter of the alphabet which they par­ticularly like. Now,· for in­stance, I ''kinda hank~r" after G. If you'll send me--say 10,000 G'S, man, I'll be the happiest guy dead or alive.

Yours VERY TRULY, John Henry 3urns

I l~A~ -11 kinds, but I Li-e one Dear "Ole' Top," best of all. Sna's u wu~w~r of People are complaining that I the Budin family. gossip too 1nuch, I ca.u' t ·keep

LO.v.;;, Warr·ou D. silent; so, Santa, send me a Dear SaLL~ _ear, thing that will enable me to

I'~ ~etting so round I rul~ in- throw my voice. In that.way I stead of walK, . so all I ask can fool 'em. C? dear Santa, is a roller-reducer Yours truly, Dvris Thornton or anything to make me lose some Dear Thana, W ,·'c-""t If ou will tllend me a thick o·· r I

'-·a-L • S.~.nuerely, G. C. wed eo.n:.1i I will n~t ')eeo -..vhen

p, s, Oh, yes, sand me a 5 lb. ou slide down my thimllley. -Thana, box of chocolates too, dear Santa. that's all I asth of ou. That

Dear "~1erry M2.ker," I've been wearing this old face

for sixte~n years,and I'm getting tired of it. (Everyone else is too). Besides it never was so "hot," Isn't there somethin€ you can do about it? It would make me very happy if you brought me a new one. Thank you, Santa, I know you will; but please, dear Santa, don~t bring me one like Scorchy's.

With love, Joy Lae

ain't muth, ith it? But, -Thana, if you thinke tLat ain't enough well ou can wrap Dalton aroun the candi--that ith, if it would not make the candi too thweet.

Thankou Thana, Twistine Huge Santa, my nerves are all a flut­ter. I seem to be clumsy and get in everybody's way, always caus­ing trouble. Now, I asked Mr. Lambe~what to do,and he suggest­ed taking a does of arsenic daily, so bring me some, willya?

Truly yours, Skinney (Continued on page 16)

Bage Fifteen

D_'~FFYi.UTIO~:'"S: SNOOPIHG 3AHTA' S i'd~IL '(Continued from page 15)

Football: An iufl~tad b ·.s u~ich· Dear 3anta, · 8CC::lS to ~'JCOl~C too l~ot to h~n- I'm. sick of all ' thi's war talk dlo il.r 1.e( i:~toly· · u~-: on tl"1c r)J.sS"- ··,!·and I'm gonna put · a ·stop ~o it ( bG.clc :'ron c:..nt(.;r. I :-:;)end . .me a · pair· of.· ear muffs~ · . '·

Lib:ra.ry: Pl :.c c for socio.l c .. tl:.er-. J ;;.Qur friend,;_ :nalph Gregory J int;s for t.:-wse ui t.h x;.otb.iri;:-- to .. 1 Dear Peace-maka.L·, . do. ·· ~ 1 I've lost my false_taath aga~n;

School-house: ! .... jail in \(ilc.h you I ;,laase. -~a:ke _ p~ac~,li2 .,ray fa.r.nl¥ t n "'\ . , .. 11 f ~ t'~ .. . .. ~., t 1 and. gl v v 1nc: a n~.~ .::>vt--free o arc no .:.- U'G ul) or _.~,..._ :11 ,_ .. . • j charge;;.

!.:otcr sticlc: Us ed in sm:c sch-')o1s · Truthfu.lly, E. v. r£cMinn o.s o. unit of r:.. "'.: :::s urc ·; in tl1i:::: Dear santa one as · a cood substitute foro. r don't 'want vary .much this 1

paddle. .. Christmas, just dro~ in my little un--oi'f-a-b :::. tch: '11crn used in stocking a fur cape, a yellow

nlc.b 1' which :·_:co.ns to C.isti:'.. -_ a roadster, a diamond ring 1 a pearl qu~ntity of water. (?) · . ~,n~cklaca, one of those lVory ra- I

~- u I 1 1 1::l dies, a Gruen, and a.yacht. If

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.1! lrc- p: s o. so o. · n oro. tory you can, t got all of those, .. sub~ .. tcrr1 'i'rhich ·I:lca.ns to li(")1t the stitute candy; · · 8 -p~l~s ·,. oro.nga.s, I

1 gc.s bl"..rr..crs. · . · t · It is . G <.'lS ~l to pi.ck out . the nu.ts, a ~0¢ 'Kre_;s ring; a lP. mu-

sic box, and a 9 10 . coat, · prettiest girls in· school? They , . Lovingly, Luci1le Rh§liD.as rill help you rlo itt

Th t 1 t , J . Dagr~st 'Santa ., . > . . . . , -'ore c;rc C"c e.:..o :::. e:. ozcn. on- I -s~nd . me~ .. a : ... beautiful e;1rl 1_f ·;

csos in hir:;h school, :.- p.cl tt1c .. t o.l- jyou hav~ ono. Ons qratfs ho¥0St;-.- .. "1ost all of tl1 ~:.2 do r.o t clc::.ir~l kin raithful, · trusty, klnd, lov1ng, · is c. f::ct ·thGt is not 'iJcll-knovm. I s;;orty, sweat, small ,and precious • :

Also ci.id you knov:: ,. S I N C E .tt··E L Y Th :-. t the ~dc.r Vlhoou has a st:-.t·o- ' • . · e::. J · Wyatt

·fide circul .::-t tion? P. s. Sand u.s all one, Santa. . .... F.li~'H.S. Boys

Th.:: t l::r. :~ollov.r2 .. y hc:.s never ovm- Hl' d · h . ya Santa, .

c o.. po:ir of shoes ... 1.:'.VlP,G .L:.::thcr 3,.;nd • ma ,. a.nott.0 r rubbt:r dolly; 1cE:ls? . LJ!in..;'s playad out ..

Th;:-~t Lc,~·1b ;rt o.nc . ... r v,is still hit ~.· .. Good· .. by_o, Wade Purkey it . off togctl·::.:: r? Cute couplol

The· p~ctti cst things you'll ever See

A h~t for you, a coat ~or ~c A dress for ~~= ~nd shoos for pop You vmn' t find notl1ii1.:: they c~in' t

~ot ' .A sled, 2. tr21n a~d roller ~k2tcs . The bcstcst ci",~'ld v v-·:-\1 over :tto Poss th: t bert.' sn~~kcs til·::'. t C:)_' .~'.irl Dol::o thc:.t viet t~1~ir ')o.nts cu1.d.

b:'..wl Girls dr~ss cd u, in ~nntics ticht

fu.J.d thinc s to hoJ.d your shape just ri.cht

I S · ' t n. t · ' o; ' d 1 h . -"' • ~ur s UJ 1cs. ~ 11CJ.n ... ~ere lC.i s Pills to tC",1~o- to ·(> t r s li of . . They've cvdn sot thiries to c~tch

2. frog ·In our ~ail order c 2tclogub.

T11o end .· (\it.o' s the li ttlc e:; s nius th::tt

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C:otc.: Al·l contributions ' to' tho I hunor s cction f;lUSt b c dropped in I tho press box 1n front h~ll.) I ----

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~~ ~ -..... 1 (_ ' ' , ... , .... Tick~lck-t·~· c'ki ···Th·~ ... hands were instructed, we have o.n tae . __c:r~ move slowly to again, this time to de-twelve o'clock, midnight. The new te .. ~·.line what resoluti ons a few of year, heralded by bells, fire notables in our school have cracke ~ s, and cheers, begins in made. By the way, girls, to as­much the same manner as it has sist you in making your resolu­since the bitth of T~me. Mean- tions, we will tell you that ne~t while in the heart of all the year is leap year. Here are a curtain rolls down U_t>on another ew of the r .;solutions which have ye3r of life, a y8~r in which been made. even th e oost conscientious of us Mr. Mac and Mr. Holloway have has thought, said, and done at last decided to turn over a thing s v"Jhich he regrets and wishe new leaf! Yes--.really! Through . were undone. But "':.'u.c1t's done is~an e~\.treme degree of super-sleuth,

·done" and "things without all rem we have just discovered ths t they edy should be without regard,"say are both, on New Year's Eve, the bard of Avon. · going to buy themselves a shining

The curtain rises upon a new new pair of heel ta~s. year of life. Bebin it as thou@:h Mr. Lambert 'has decided never you had never lived before aud to "thrash" another ~erson until live it as though you knew it was e is sure why he is doing so. to be your.only year of life. Day Miss Cook has decided to teach by day take stock of your efforts. harder course in "Trig". She Know your balance nightly. Bcf~re tells us the pupils have be en you slee.fl each night · be frank r e ezing through the course. with Yourself. Tell Yuurs~:lr !'or 1 Mr. Volpe has de cided to send t~'le day's ~vork,or adm.i.t t-J :Y:· ur-~ only one band member a duy to the self that you are ashamed of Yvur~ffice ins teaci of th 8 usua l two or self. If in all sincerity _you ~hre~. meet this nightly confessor, you 1 Mr. Griffin has r e; solv ;.; d to will grow in ~har_acter, achieve- buit coming in the "laba during ment, and Ha0p1ness! ~ifth period chemistry. He has

RA1<1ELING ' :rtOU ND t> een coming in so quietly that we i . (C..; .. t ...... Ue(.. from. ~u. ,: " ~'*) . , . lth ink he is someone else-uh, you 1 t was Hu.p.u..:.d. R-.; ROL~ 1 >:> Hua."' u know v'Jho. u. '? Lc(j, v~ ~uvr 1 ... t tle Rh~. t-.: b:::.:y · Dean has resolved to "moider-de-a..Lv;:e •. H~.;· "' u .. '~ ta_t~le. _ s~ .... ~ ... y~ums" who put up the posters ~ound . j?Y 1.n be1ng Wl th. ~ Louls- )Vhich so definitely concerned him. J.ana VJ.s .Ltor, Cuc:::.J.:.Ly Ell.1·:>• If ~he young lady shares his s enti-Eula L..:.~ez had a~y bra1~s, I'u ~ents. ,_ s::.t~· '-'l.J.t.i f ..L"''._.v ....... t.i ~u ......... ~ _::.o. 4 Jr a Riley Woolley has resolved to 1·

fa1nt1ng person 1s. WAT i!Jr:-· . Ta.:;- but down on his moonlight work a lort~ ha0 been stepp1ng h~gn late~ittle. He wants to b 0 fairer to ly. L..Lttle woman, what mad~ you the other· boys. think P ear Hargrave vvas golng I . Claud e Brock has d .; finit ely sta- 1

era zy Frida y n 24? . Caro~ Jean.' s ~· ed that he will . not let his new j'

heart goes Oh, B1lly, etc. enior ring wander off into Ned-( tune of "Oh, Johnny"). So.m~.one r land. That's a hard resolution I robb ed Dorothy Hargrave~ Fr1day 0 keep, Brock. night. Boo Hoo, Freddy 1s gone. f

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RING IN TifS GLAD NEW YEAR

~st year is 0 0ne, the new year's call, choing, sounds from shore to shore

While Time, hard master of servile thrall, Posts up the mark of daily score And leaves behind the wasted past so sere. Move on with Time; let nobler deeds And purpose from your being soar Like winging birds, who c~rry seeds, To multiply them o'er and o'er! Ring out the old,ring in the glad New Year!

--Edgar lee Berlin

.A. CHRIST CEILD WAS BORN

The sheFherds were watching deep in the night Their sheep which were straying afar, When behold there appeared in the Heavens

8 light 'Twas the Blessed Bethtehem Star.

The Wise men followed this guiding star· In radiance wrought To brin6 ~ifts of gold, incense,

and myrrh To lay at His feet and worship Him The Son of.God Who should die for them.

The angels were singin6 that blessed morn

For away in & manger the Christ Child was born.

--Chrystene Hughes

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Not only the three .·lit'tle fishes just a 'wink of the f.ye.' Ask swam over the dam, we all sw8m a-~blton! Roseina requests thet

' stray when we went to the fishsomeone get rid of the pasts in !ca.qtp the other night. Anyway, the euditoriwn if Vve're to eat ldes.:;.ite the str8yin.~, everyone there. Now, Rosy, who would be I seemed to have e .3o od time. The left to eu t? Does I,!iss 'rH<:inka ! oniy argt.unents v~e heor·a were ~irect so;ae prot;rc ::a , or is it a • qu~rrels over who was JOing to - foke? ~ell, there's always some ' fut the ne~t nickel in the nick- 1~eting in her room with three of ielorieon. ~. C. WLS, thGre, and our .:.;ullont (we won't soy b:Jche­!boy, w,.s he .. h~,kin' a le~: (B~il- lor) ~entletaen of the fC:Jculty 1ey said the floor shoo~:, too. ).Al- _I::.resent. 'Broken Finger' seer::J.S so. v1e SE~w E. V. Mc:.: inn df:·ncin. ~. sure of himself. H8 soys he'll

:we he· r tl:e ::cast Iron·' ~:'ioolley be playi.r~g f..::.otboll <:igair. this f <; irly tohi little; Letha R.:..e wheretweek. (Bett;er mc:::ke it next week, to get off. VJe' ll tell yc u lat- Capt. ) ;.rr-s, 'tBT. is be ir_g rfj ther er, bo .s, whether Rilay still has crossy in her cl~sses. She real-

: the o_r.tion on her. J::.mes How<·rd ly checks up too. Show 'em our ,Ennis (e: fish) ~ios him c.: lil' cords, ~..rs. Thomas. Our ex-stu­,:'g£_,1" wt.o says th(.y ort too much dents aren't as bright as they in love to bre,; :..;rc Uf. ·.ve, hope no !VJere when the lost WL1r wos being or.e will t;ver distu.:.-b this &r- fought. One smell (ton) fresh- ' ~duous youn,:E ro:il<Jncs. (It me.:.~ lc:.st) mL<n girl of the senior cl2ss got 'Terry ( Boo:;er) :cL.;e l·ws been mod 8nd WEJS gonnc:: quit school, . glVlD8 a little r'reshtlun, Da_I:hnt.1 but mr~nw knows best, eh Dot? 'B:.. ugh, (she's a ~ood 'un) the run Connie isn't doing bt:Jd, neither around lutel:,.. ELJ rl Knight c1'.:n is /, ubrey. Th ~J t goE:s for lots of

1r.ow (Lnd usuelly does) dBti::! two other feOple. too. Sc.y, did you ' or three §irls :_.t c.: time. E8rl, k.r:.ow thl-<t :·,:r. L:-J:nbert really con th8 t 2 in' t nice; the t' s a mono- ''bung11 u pin no? Normu n Lee isn't 1_:.0-ly. We've seen him lc.tely a- us boshful as we think, folks---­

' round Willic.:m's with r·1bribeth , nor as innoccl;t its he looks. !G-eorgie, &nd Joyce. 11 Red" Woods M:::.ry Olg:.·· :F c- rks res e~:J.blGs the (Fountaineer-on-Duty) must own title of this col~!n--in other

:half interest in Doris Thornton's words, she's just rom.blin' round • • hoJle--he stoys out there most of (We're hinting to boys.) Gtorge the time. ~ .'hile we arc;:; tolking Goodwin must be slightly confused. c.bout timber, Red 1::oods hes o He slee_I::s u ll day ond awukG s e t little "bud" nomed Robart D. night. When so;neonE: mentions two

.He's coming up right in Red's of (...; kind, don't be dumb. (.M. :roots--beg pardon--boots. Boys hl.) ~nd still another clue is the •you say you ''ain't" been seGin' red of their hoir. Mr. Holco.nb 1Annobelle :o1. lotely? Nell; I'll must huve the wrong O_I::inion of

!!tell you why--thnt ol e ' Joe H. i~ Dorothy Choates. li6 1 S c:. lways , detin~ her these duys. C • . J~, . you trying her for murder, steoling, ic:Jn see her u t school. Jcck W~Llbling, etc. The woy -::verybody Owings seG~s to b e stuck on Va le- fall for the "socks with onother t E.. Woodrum. '/le pause to tell . f Cir just like them ~: t home,·· one Lilo fj he:. rt cc..n' t b -.:. won with (cant; n11e d ,)n r ngr: 20)

PPtge Nineteen

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(Continued from page 18) RL..nblin' 'Round

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bec:wtifully bound booklet is pre-sented with an 8 uto.mc.•tic culcull:l- ~wuld think it W8S e.ndorsed by tor wtich ~ill tell you fit un in- the Duchess of WiLdsor. For 3-stsnt' s glance ·.vhe;t days c.nd fel'- while 'Ne thought a nlt;mber of our iod3 the administrotion is lia- faculty hs~ th~ ide H, tut we s~on b le to try to sneak into your discovered he h:;d merely, in a room. T~e _l,ossibilities which fit of r.nger, pull.e~t th6 el.sstic <::·re to be devi:ed from this lit- top off his sock. NOTICE: , Al8-t.:,a contrivance bi'e nu,.ac r.:;us. [bc.m.a wer:ts c.veryonc to know th':!t

\ This set is co .:· .. ;.leted by a book the tiss between him Lnd Mc:•ry

, entitled nsecrets of E; ~.Iem.ber of !Louise ure broken. Step beck I the Ill ego 1 S :il~king Club". This :·olkS' end give Fredrick ~.~e c. ux j ~ooklet was fre~Gred for us by plenty of fresh air, 'cause he !Nard Boyd, who, as a result of a has to c8tch his breothe. Some-!slight .misho.t-, now belongs t~ the one; wish~.;s to sny th~.1t our senior ( ilegalized S.:aoking Club. _r::,L:.y cc:st in assembly could hove ! We have 1:ldvonce infor~.lbti cn be.:sn chosen !nore Cbrefully. tie ;from o reliable s 0 ure;e th;.Jt <1 de- couldn't use oll the du:nb feo.r:;le iVice called the "Ho;n.ewortw" is in the senior delegC1tion t:~s dum­jbeing 1-atented by M8rtin Wagner. m .. es. After all, the plny called :This device would do your home- for only ono. :'Uss Cook's pretty ;work in B most speedy c::nd effie- good. He r policy is "do 1:1S I lient manner. -You need only to !w~;nt you to do and we'll get ::::-lput the 8ssig11 .... meut in the top, long." (And don't worry, we're Is tart the mochine, then t.::;ke out gotting ~Jlong, aren't we seniors?) rthe finished l1o•Je·~,.Jrk from a Herschel D<·vis now goes with a 'chutC:. 'Natch for an r• ci v e:: nce e;d- jMucmillEm girl in the Groves. ~ertising ~ ho~ing of the 8~~nro- Nilton M~cmillnn h~s been court­·tus in <:Jn e urly issue of the War ing Shirley Smith. Girls, Cl3udo rho ~ t· Brock is running loose. Oh, yes, ! Allen Borl8nd is too, ~nd he W .- - · · -·-..-.::;:;;=~-= -- -~-~.:.,~ ·-· --··-·----·- · · fl~ ys footbc.. 11. F·u ul ArccnG<:J ux ~ /~~\':' r·-. '/ - ------;_;.:.~-- ;'· just couldn't strJnd it 8llY 10ll0dr f't1~'/ _i~ ~~~r::: ;;~i \ ~:;:~~- -:~:.:..:: :_-=~ ':" . --he now go.:;s to school here---/ ~~, ( ~ :- /:);,if;:.-'/ -~-·-:r.,...--t/ \. r·;,-, ·cl \ --~:.. where Susie goGs. This· be~1 utiful I / ...... ...-:--..(· \ ~':./; \- ~ (. e- __ ; 1 1,.,1<\~A~t:"!: J: little _h.;O(HU w.:.s written by u f:J-.. _...... ........ '~ . I I .. ,. ("-~~~~·_:.......( (r:. ::- .. -\.:i . L: __ ____ . ·J ·• · culty ~ileJlber. Guess who? ·· ~ -_::~.(:-:d--_:T · .. <: ~ .•. ,~---~ "Love: will diG, if' held too

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LAEDRY, BEATRICE Chorus---'36; Home Room Reporter --'37; Home Ec. Club--'37-'38-­'39-'40; Junior Programs--'38-­'39; Assistant on Program Com­mittee--139; Senior Program--'39--'40; Program Committee of Home Ec. Club; Head Usher at Senior Play--'40.

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Basketball-- 137; tolloyball--'38--139; Home Room President- 1 38~ 1 39; Chorus--'38- 139; Football Maid--138; 4-H Club(President)-- 138-'39; Operetta--'39; Home Room Vice­President--'39; Program Chairman --'39; Junior Programs-----'39; Honor Society--'39-'40; Home Ec.

LEE, NORMAN Club President.:.-'38-'39; Junior Chairman Program Committee-- 139; Play (Between Acts)--'39; War Athletic Club-- 136- 137-'38; Play- Whoop Staff--'39-'40; Home Room ground Ball--'37-'}8; Football-- Reporter--'40; Senior Play-- 140. '38; Lettered in Football--'39; . 'POOL, HILGRADE · .. Track--'40; Stage Committee for Hi-Y Club--'36-'37; Basketball--Senior Play--'40. '37; Lettered in Basketball--'40;

McCAVlLEY, CLARENCE Chairman of Stage Committee for President of Home Room--' 39; War Senior Play-- 140. Whoop Staff--' 39-' 40; Vice Presi- PORTER, MARY LOUISE dent of Home Room--'40; Captain Home Ec. Club--'36-'37-'38-'39-of Ticket Sales--'40. '40; Home Room Reporter---'39;

McDONALD, J. D. Home Room Program--'39; Senior Hi-Y Club--- 136-'37; Study Club-- Play Usher-- 140; Program Commit-138-'39. tee of Home Ec. Club--'40.

McKEE, TERRY PREJEAN, DOROTHY Hi-Y Club--'36- 140; Band Hember-- !Home Ec. Club--'36- 139-'40; Math -'36---'40; Band Concerts--- 136 Club--- 137; Pep Club--'37; Home - 140; Declamation--- 136---- 137;- ~~om Programs--'39; Program of Playground Ball--'37- 138; Orches- ~orne Ec. Cl~b--'40; Senior Play tra--'37--'39; Vice President of ~ake•up Commlttee--'40. Spanish Club---'38; Class Officer PRUITT, C. F. -- 1 38; Assembly Program----' 38; IPoster Vvork for Library---' 40; Senior Play Cast--'40; Band Fes- Poster Work for Senior Play--'40. tival---'40; Band Contest--'40; PURKEY, OTIS Senior Class Reporter-- 140. [Dramatics Club---' 36; Niath Club

McMINN, E. V. --'36; Spanish Club--'37---'38; Hi-Y Club--'3 'S -- 137; Playground f>ecretary of Horae Room--'37. Ball-- 137--' 38; Spanish Club--' 37 RHYliES, LUCILLE --'39; Home Room Reporter--- 137; Camn Fire Club-- 137-'38· Band­Hor:J.e Room Secretary--- 1 38--' 39; -' 36- 1 37-' 38-' 39; Bnnd C~ncert-­Vice President of Spanish Club '36-'39-'40; Home Room Vice Pres---'37; Track--'38. ident--'37; Orch~stra--'37; One

~.IIRE, J. D. Act Play (Third in Region)---'38· Puzzle Club----' 36; Mathematical Junior Programs--- 1 38- 1 39 · Colo; Nuts--'37; Vice President of 10-C Guard in Band-- 139-- 140; Home --

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38. ~oom Programs--- 139--'40; Senior BORRIS, NORI.1AN Wlay Properties Manager-- 1 40.

Spanish Club--'36; Hi-Y Club--- RICHARDS, DOROTHY '36-- 140; Basketball--- 137; Dec- pamp Fire Girls' Club--'36-'37· lamation-- 137; Vice President of President of Home Room-- 1 37-'38! Hi-Y Club---

138; _Assemb~y Pro- ~irls' Sport Club-'37-'38(Report~

g:ams--' 39; Capta~n of T1ck~t: Sel- er) ; Program Chairman--' 38; Pep l1ng Team for Sen1or Play-- 40. Club-- 138-'39; Typing Team(County

MOSS, BEULAH and District)-- 1 39 · War Whoop Home Ec. Club--

136- 137- 138- 139; ~taff---'39-'40; Vlce President

Sophomore Programs-- 137-'38; Band Senior Class--'39-'40· Assembly ?oncert--'38; ~peretta~-'39; Jun- Programs--- 1 39--'40; 'senior Play 1or Programs-- 39; Sen1or Programspast--'40· Reporter Home Ec Club --'39--

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40; Senior Play Make-up ~-'40; Ho~or Society-- 1 40 • Committee-- 140. •

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RILEY, CONNI~ Football Maid--'36-'37- 139; Class Secretary-- 1 36; Camp Fire Club-­'36-'37; Home Room Vice President --'37-'38; Basoball-- 1 37; Basket­lball--'37; Girls' Sport Club-- 137 l-' 38; Scphc·Ii' .. o.ro Duc~1oss-- 1 38 ;Home jRoom :P ~~··:::·:-.~.'.:c-~J .; --!;<3; Vice Prosi­:dent J"J;:~ :i. -,:-:· V: e:::: n-- : )3; Pop Club­. __ i 37; ;,· ... :, :dCJ:.' ~: .u· il ..; ~.s--' 39; Vice ~Presid.en ·~ :~o ·::· .. ~G I' Homo Room--' 39; ;War VlhvO? Staff-- r 39- I 40; Vice ;President Home Ec. Club---'39; ;Senior Play Cast-- 140; ~onior !Programs---'40; Homo Ec. vluo-­j--'39--'40; Honor Socicty--'40;-­:Q.ueon--' 40; Uost Popular Girl

Club--'37- 138-'39; Assembly Pro­gram--' 38.

VERNON, LELAND Shop Club-- 136; Math Club--'37; Library Club--'37- 138; Declama­tion--138; Press Club--'38--'40; War Vlhoop Staff--' 39-' 40; Stage Committee(Sonior Play)--'40.

VIC'l'OR, ES'l'ELLE Home Ec. Club--'36-'37- 138; Pap Club---'36-'37-'39; Choral Club --'38- 139; Operetta--'39; Band Concert--'39; Music Fostival--­'39; Committee on Christmas Pro­gram--139; Usher at Senior Play­-'40; Home Room ~rograms--'40.

VINCENT, ELENA .--'40. Choral Club--' 36; !1!ath Club-' 36;

SAVAGE, JOY LEE Dramatics Club----' 37-- 1 38; As-Secretary of Camp Fire-- 1 36; Home sembly Programs---' 38; Homo Ec • ~oom Reporter--'37; Progrrun Chair- Club---'39; Home Room Programs-­~an-137; Vice President Home Room '39; Committee on Christmas Pro­;--'37; Program Committee Spanish gram--'39; Pep Club--'39; Senior ~lub-'37; Pep 9lub-'37; Secretary Play Usher--'40. :Spanish Club-' 38; Reporter Junior VIAGJ\TER, MARTIN ~lass--'38·'39; Junior Play-- 1 38· President of 8D and 9D--'36--'37; ~olor Guard-- 1 38-'39- 1 40; Hom~ Secretary of Junior Athletic ~oom President--'39; Band Concert Club--'36-'37; Band Member--'36; ~-'39-'40; One Act Play (Best Act- Band Concert--'36-'37; Basket­~ess in District)--'39; H~ll Of ball--'37; Track--'37--'40; Ser­rame--'39-'40; Herald at Corona- geant-at-Arms----'37; Spanish 1tion-' 39; Senior Secretary-' 39--- Club--' 37--' 38; Junior Play Cost !'40; War '/Jhoop Staff-'39-'40; Stu- --'38; Hi-Y Club---'39; Older dent Librarian-'39; Cantata--'39; Boys Conference--'39; Orchestra Senior Play--'40; One Act Play --'39; Most Handsome Boy in Sen­l(First in District)---'40; Honor ior Class--'40. :Society--' 40; Interscholastic WALLACE, JACK :League Typing-- 140(First in County)~ramatics--'36- 1 37; Class Report­, SHEPPARD RAY er--'36; Baseball--'37-'38; Pep 1Vice President of Freshman Class; Club---'37; Hi-Y Club --'37--'40; !Football--' 36; Lettered in Foot- Football--' 38; Older Boys Con­iball in--'37-'38- 1 39; President ference--'39-'40; Chairman Pub­.of 8D---'37; Duke of Freshman licity (Senior Play)--'40; Ticket ~lass; Captain of Ticket Sales Sales Captain for Senior Play---­iCommitte~ for Senior Play-- 1 40;Cap- '40; Assembly Programs--'39-'40. 1tain of ..t:t ootball Team-- 1 39. WEEKS, ALFRED : Sil10N, ER-VIN Press Club--' 36--' 37; Band-- 1 38; iFootball Club-- 1 36- 1 37; Assembly Vlar Whoop Staff Artist--' 38- 140; IProgram--'36; Sportsmanship Club- Junior Play Cast-- 1 38; Senior i'37; Football--'37-'38 (Lettered Play Poster Com~ittoe--'40. lin '38); Math Club--'38. VliLKERSOH, MARTHA ; SMITH, BINNIE B. Spanish Club---T36---'37; Library ~ome Ec. Club--'36- 1 39- 1 40; Drama- Club--'37- 138; Homo Room Report-1tics Club--'37; Student Librarian er--- 137· Junior Dramatics Club :--' 39; Style Show-- 1 36-' 37; As·- --' 37 · Homo Room Secretary-- 1 38; I • ' 1sembly Programs-- 1 19-'40; Senlor Honor Socioty-- 1 39-'40; Homo Room

~lay Cast--' 40; ·Duclama tion--' LO. Secretary--' 39; War Whoop Staff-­

TATE, NELLA MAE 1 39-'40; sonior yluy-:---'40; Hall ome Ec. Club--~ 36-' 37;. 4-H Club of Fume--' 40; Valedictorian-- 1 40.

-'36-'37(Expanslon Commlttee); Pep (Continued on page 26)

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jMary, Mary, quite contrary jHow does your garden grow? : W~th lovely belles and handsome ' males : All planted in a row. I ************************* 1 The roses in this row are, : sue Borland,sweet and pretty, : sweetheart, Eileen Holland, !Nell D~niel, bright and witty. :And sturdy dahlias are

!;Faithful Alberta Baye, Loyal Juanita Eriukson,

;And trustworthy Nella Mae. i sweet violets over here are ~he shy Elena Mae, Modest Martha Wilkerson, Ang graceful Erma Faye. The sunflowers bloom in that row, Lucille the straight and tall, ' . Dot Richards, Averill, Beatrlce, .~utstanding figures all. 1Frances J. and Mary Louise ~ Are queenly hollyhocks; [Minnie, Matilda, and Maxine I Are lovely, bashful phlox. ! The orchids prosper in this plot­: With costly glamor reek, l There's Marjorie, Connie, Joy Lee 1 And here is Evelyn Cheek. / Lillian, the calmly carefree is ; A lily, tall and fair; 1 Estelle and Kathleen C. are two i Of Nature's daisies rare. i Pat Palmer grows with comely joy, · And Geraldine with vigor; ! Beulah grows with poise and grace · And Dot p. 's heart grows bigger. I ******* >:<-- **************** ,

Such lovely flowers surely need Much earnest cultivation. These are the boys ~ho work t~em 1 (Getting worked, thelr occupatlOn 1

******* ~ ***************** Jacks--W., H., and B. are three Who with the garden grow.

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Homer B,, whose heart is glad, Has yet a face.of woo. John Henry Burns and William

Grubb, Two tall and stalwart men, L. B. of brawn, Allen o~ brain, Carefree E. V. McMinn, Harry Dean, a witty fool, Warren D., the lover, Norman Lee, who likes to work (But keeps it under cover), Ward, who growls out his work, Claude, who only mutters, Hilgrade Pool, who doesn't work, And Howard Cash, who putters, Wilmer Clark,a faithful man, Ervin s., the sturdy, Maurice F., the worldly-wise, Terry--'Eveready', Allie, thorough and sincere, Norman M., a spender, Carl Jettun, on duty bent, Jerry, shy and tender, Martin Wagner, handsome one, Alfred Weeks, artistic, Leland Vernon, full ·of life, George G. the optimistic, c. J., a highly tempered man, Ralph G., the happy-go-lucky, Herschel D., the sincere friend, Ray Sheppard, short and plucky, The J.D.'s (two), so full of fun, G. c. full of forgiving, And Clarence, (Alabama 'Mac') Full of the joy of living, Politician Milton G_, Paul, the calm and slow, Are brave men all, who'll never

!laYe An easier row to hoe. And last is Edgar Lee B·erlin, Whose life is all in fun; He ~its and writes his silly

rhymes vfuile work is being done.

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SENIOR Gl FT In the group purchase of the

gray cyclorama which is being , used at present, the class of '39 I made the initial payment of ; $122.88 leaving $203.59 to be ! paid by the classes of '40, '41 : and '42, who pledged themselves

to help pay for the gift. Tne class of t40 will pay approximate­

! ly the same amount as the class i of '39, and if the next class ; does the same, the funds of the ,I class of '4~ may not be needed. ; Tnis practice on the part of 1 the graduates of P+esenting I their alma mater with a part­~ ing gift as an expression of ! their appreciation dates from \ 1928. purchased with the pro­t ceeds of their class plays, the gifts have been chosen on the basis of school needs and have combined in presenting gifts that one class could not finance alone.

The gifts from 1928 to 1941 are as follows: 1928, a plaque of washington; 1929, the shrubbery around the high school building; 1930, the trophy case located in the entrance hall; 1931-32, the concrete star-shaped flower beds; 1933, the football bleachers; 1934-35, the stage furniture; 1937-1938, the velour curtain for the stage; and 1939-41, the grey cyclorama for the stage.

1 SENIOR BANQUET

I The annual senior banquet,spon­/ sored by the First Baptist, Cen-

l tral Baptist, Methodist, and Ca­tholic Churches of Port Neches~ was given in the high school gym­naisum, Thursday evening, ·May 16, at 7:30p.m •• Bowls of pink and orchid sweet peas and runners of larkspur, in the same shades, in­terlaced with fern beautifully decorated the E-shaped ~ table. Place cards bearing the tradi­tional "three R's"----'Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic--in forms of tiny school books, and pink diplomas tied with orchid ribbon containing the program and menu,

SEN I OR DAY seventy seniors-accompanied by

their sponsor, Miss Mary cook, w. J, Holloway, LeRoy Mcclendon, and several parents-"put their little foot" forward, left their cares behind, and had the jolliest best time of their young lives at the 1 annual senior picnic held at the \. Poco Club near silsbee, Friday, May 10. The chief divertisements 1 of the day were feeding the nickleodeon nickles and getting their money's worth by ·.0 dancing continuously, and eating and drinking until the very sight of food was unbearable. several of the braver seniors bore ~the chills and thrills of their first swim of the season. others showed promise of being future Joe Di­Maggios with the ball and bat. Reluctantly leaving at 3 o'clock, a tired but happy bunch declared the day to be the most delightful they had ever experienced,

marked the places of some 100 guests.

Dr. c. c. Stone, pastor of the Central Baptist Church and toast­master, introduced each member of the program with clever anecdotes which added much to the gaiety of the evening.

Choosing for his text "We hrld these truths to be self-evident," Mr. John Gray, Dean of Men of Lamar College and the principal speaker of the evening, spoke with simple, eloquent sincerity upon Americanism, as it was con­ceived by our fore-fathers. In particular he cited the banque~, given by four religious denom~­nations, jointly honoring the~r boys and girls and their teachers upon the occasion of the~r gr~d­uation from the publ~c h~gh school as the embodiment of that Americanism.

Preceding the benediction, and a benediction in itself,the olass sang the school song. Tr~mulous indeed were the young vo~ces as the strains "Then here's t<;> P •. N • High School"filled the aud~torl.UID

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PROPHECY (Continued from page 10)

"Across the street is a hanky tonk. The name comes from the two Jacks which own it--"Jacks' Pot." ~:·lha tta stewt Hamil ton can't miss the fun, but Bickers stays up the river so's he won't get mixed in with any of the trouble.

"No one 1 s game enough to build aroun' here for a couple of blocks; so t~ke in the scenery. A swimming pool's over there some­wheres. By the v-my, Ma'am, you won't get to see Martin Wagner.

, He .done England a great deed by ending that war betwixt Germany and those countries in 1942 and the king hisself made him a lord: so he's in England, I guess. I thought you had to pray to be sanctemoneous, but I was wrong. And J. D. Mire is a foreman of the Texas Company and they sent him off to South Africa for some

./ \ reason. Trying to make his job pleasant and homely for him, I reckon.

"There goes Lillian Bourriague. She takes the census now. Says she likes it 'cause it reminds her of when she was a kid,

"Xou won't get to see Evelyn Cheek, either. She just couldn't get away from all those airs, so she's a buble dancer in Chicago • And Connie Riley run away to the mountains with that black-haired Purkey boy. They're the nutest hill-billy couple ever.

"Here's Jack Vlallace' s Riding Academy. He teaches youths how to ride kerrectly. Remember back in the days when Jack was such a swell rider?

"This is the old folks's institution. Kathleen Cotham is a most beloved matron; Mary Cook the longest resident.

'"That car that flashed by was E. V. 11cMinn's--still a hefty Pop­eye. That car's about all he has except a wife(who's got him, I say) and three kids. He boxes occasionally, but since he got the heavyweight title, he's kinda retired.

"Madam, this is the larg0st theater in the world, mm0d by that good citizen, Mr. Hilgrade Poole, who used to be one of the most notorious gangsters in these p. rts. Yes, sir, and ~hen westerns is a-playin' and the shootin' starts, he alwa ys gets the first draw. He's a nervous guy. And Elena Vincent's selling tickets. Say, am I seeing things? Don't that say Joy Lee Savage on the cast? Gosh, she's been waiting for her chance for years. She ain't the leading lady, but she's her grandma.

"This is the very latest style of today--The Paree Dress Shop. It claims the world's slir~est model, Dorothy Prejean (beli~ve it or not). Geraldin~ Bailey is a most exclusive designer--thousands of dollars a year--a month--a day!! There's Nella Mae Tate buying a frilly frock for ~175. · She marri0d a wealthy guy from Orange.

"Hero's the City Hall, Hiss. It is Miss, ain't it? I thought so, He citizens are thinking about running mayor Edgar Lee Berlin for president next election. There he is talking to one of the· city councilmen, John Henry Burns, and as far as the good He does, you can council him out. 'Twould be cheaper on us poor taxpayers.

m·vould you like to se8 who's in tho 10¢. Store? There 1 s Estelle Victor, head clerk ·of the cosnetic department, strutting around like a peacock. ~ell, that's all I see.

"The post mistress of P. N. post of fice is nobody but that li'l ole Minldc Smith. She's pretty good, if she 'd only stop flirting with Uncle Sam. She won't even look at any of those bachelors.

"This beauty shop needs consideration, since it is so essential to beauty--and womon. Maxine Dearing can't s s t a wave , l)ut she can take in tho dough. She's the proprietress.

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It is altogether fitting that .this year's senior play cast \Should have the honor of being the first accorded :individual

:recognition in the high school ,annual, . for it was outstanding in every way. It was the first play

:to be presented by a senior class :in two night performances; it set a new all-time high in receipts-­.a gross of $193.90; and it is gen-erally conceded to be the best

iplay ever presented here.

ticular, McKee in the red-striped ,pajamas; the entrance of Mr. and Mrs. · ~id Sperry at the party--Bel­lai~ · and Wilkerson; the young doctoi'~ thorough . examination of his petul'ant patient--Wright and Savaget; tbe early morning con­ference between husband and wife­Berlin and Holland; and the com­plE?te ·adaptability to role of the 9ountry woman--Daniel, Richards, Smith, and Palmer.

SENIOR HISTORY (Continued from page 22)

I Under the ~irection of Mary ·Cookt class sponsor, assisted by 13. R. Henry, the play, New Fires, ,by Charles Quimby Burdette, was WRIGHT, JERRY iboth splendidly cast and admira- Spanish Club Reporter--'36; 8D :bly performed. Reporter; Band--' 36--' 40; Band · Set in an old family homestead Concerts--'37--'40; Library Club

!located in a rural community, the --'37-'38; Junior Play--'37; War .olot deals with the regeneration Vfuoop Staff--'37--'40; Hi-Y Club 'of a group of sophisticated mod- --'38--'40; Delegate to Band Con-erns, who forced to live amang a vention--'39; Senior Play Cast­

. gro L.p of simple country folk '40; One-Act Play--' 40; Typing--

l:earn to live by their age-old '40; Older Boys Conference---'J9; and genuine standards. Clever National Honor Society--'40.

__ lnes, excellent characteriza- WYATT, C. J. · tions, rustic dialogue, and num- Dramatics Club--' 36; Math Club--1erous romances, combined to pro- '37; Basketball--'37--'40; Sport­'vide an excellent variety of en- smanship Club--'37-'38; Football ! te~tainment. --'37; Lettered in Football--'39;

The unquestionable .·star ·of ~the Lettered in Basketbsll---' 39; ' production was Edgar Lee Berlin, Track---'39---'40; Secretary of who as Stephen Santry--father and Home Room Club--'38; Senior Play

:husband to the sophisticated mod- Ticket Sales Captain--'40. erns--completely lost his identi- Of especial interest to the se­ty in his sympathetic interpreta- niors is the marriage of Eileen tion of this difficult role. Holland to cecil s. Griffin, son

· Highlights of the drama were of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Griffin of !the bit of comedy in the first Beaumont, saturday evening, May act between the swaggering old 4, in the home of the bride's

: ~armhand and his son--Bellair and parents on the Lambert Road. The .Bcrland--"Now when I put my foot bride wore, for the ceremony, a :down," the old fellow boasts only lovely navy sheer redingote en-to have the statement drily com- semble with white pique trim. Her

.pleted by the big lanky rustic corsage was of calla lillies with ' "there's a hole in the mud .big baby's breath and fern. Follow­. enough for a horse trough"; the ing a bri-ef wedding trip, the rnaive love making of the newly- couple returned to the bride's weds--Dengler and Riley--in par- home to stay until her graduation ticular the affectionate "noising" on May 22, after which they plan

1 at the dinner table; the youthful I to live in Beaumont, where the

I and utter abandon of the two red- groom is an .employee of the Gulf j

1heads--Goodson and McKee--in par- !states power Plant. _

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SENIOR PLAY CAST

First Row, left to right:

~iary Cook--director, Pat Palmer, Connie Riley, Eileen Holland; Joy Lee Savage, :tiinnie Smith, Martha Hilker son, Terry McKee, Marjorie Goodson, B. R. Henry--assistant director.

Second Row, left to right:

Allen Borland, Vlarren Deng ler, Edgar Lee Berlin, Jerry Vlright, Dorothy Richards, Nell Daniel, Homer Bellair.

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PROPHECY (Continued from page 25)

"Susie's Posy Plant is Uiss Borland's interest. · Tho most val­uable flower she's got is herself, and, of course, she ain't for sale." ·

"Say, I'm getting hungry. Vlhere can we eat?" "You're in from of 11Try Me Cafe.' w·ould you like to give it a

try? You know, Ina's been a ham in this business. Vhat would yon like--ham? Am I ill, or docs this · menu say--Ham.•.-'fried, boiled, pressed, or rough dried, hamburgers, ham salad on lettuce or on a plate, or choice of a ham sandwich on broad----10¢ each? Yeah, that's Miss Ballast waiting on us."

"Say, · '"1asn' t that Howard Cash driving that trolly?" "Yeah, he said if he couldn't cash in on some dough one 'Nay, he

would another, and he gets it that way, even if it ain't his." "Here's the News Office, Ma'am, Alfred Vleeks works hero when. he ~

ain't in the park. He and his wife· (used to be Alberta Baye) have been enjoying a honeymoon in the park for the ~ast fifteen years. He's been trying to '·vri te a romantic novel and has to get the feel of romance in the air, · etc. Poor Mrs. Weeks!

"Look out! G-g-gosh, a hold-up! George Goodwin is at it again. Quick, call the police! ·Naw, run across the street and tap that sleepy-headed sheriff Clarence McCawley on the shoulder. There's

I the president of the bank, Otis Purkey. Gee, don't he look mae? What's he saying? 'We been robbed!'? Let's get away from here.

"This is the place for peace and order---order mostly. Judge James Leland Vernon rules this court so strictly that he had a fly electrocuted for spying. . He even fined himself for sno~ing and disturbin' the peace. The court clerk is that ambitious, 3 times wed, but now single, Dorothy Richards, the Jugdo's personal secre­tary. Never mind her. He takes the clerk; if · you get what I mean.

"Rev. Milton Guidroz pastors this new $20,000,000 church. He's such a good bachelor. Beatrice Landry plays that beautiful pipe organ on Sundays. She's Deacon McDonald's wife--J. D. to you."

Well, I didn't know this myself. Claude Brock's owner of this newspaper and magazine stand .. ·Good luck!"

"School's · out for the summer,but Martha Wilkerson is to be prin­cipal again, I hear."

"And Allen Borland's been assistant coach at Nederland·High for the past five years, and, whether on purpose or otherwise, he al­ways lets P. N. beat 'em."

"How's your teeth, Miss? Here's the office of the greatest den­tist ever known, Harry Dean. ·His world-wide renown came when he invented a machine that pulls, fills or knocks out decayed teeth-­while the dentist takes it easy. He's called Detective Dean be­cause he can detect a decay or cavity by the condition of your teeth."

"Can you imagine Lucille Rhymes with a houseful of babies? Tch, tch, she's just the nurse of the Baby Clinic here on 5th Avenue."

"Come on; let's go to tho drug store. Averill Hl.L."'lt is the rab­bit--she's still hopping cars. They say ahe 1 s the best jitterbug around. Say, Dixie, know anythlng about Eileen Holland? A house full of kidsi Sounds bad~ Oh not for her, but for the poor maid, Juanita Ericksone I see."

"The hospital greater than Dr. Brinkley'st It's called a hos­pital, but it's more o:' an asylum. IL"':na Faye Jones· is a. patient. She's not so dumb, though., s ;1.e hit a truJk and killed five hogs

(~0ntinucd o~ ~ago JO) : ·.

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\

Know All Men by These Presents, The seniors hetd an election on That 'Ne ~ the Senior Class of Port Monday; April 22, 1940, and se­Neches High School for the year I lectad the following class favor-1940, being of unsound mind and ites: disposing memory; do make this I Eileen Holland, most beautiful last Will and Testament'? girl; Martin vvagner,most handsome

We appoint as executors all boy. gold fish eaters and students who Connie Riley,most popular girl; pick their teeth in public and 1-1llen Borland; mo.3t popular boy. demand that they furnish bond in I Joy Lee 3avage, best actrass; the amount of one thousand Yankee Jarry Wright and Edgar Lee Berlin dimes; to be held in trust until I best actors. the psychological moment. Edgar Lee Berlin,clevar est boy;

We direct that all our debts be I Pat Palmar and Joy Suvaga ,clever-left unpaid and any wooden nickel est girls. . found in our estate be given tn i.,lartha vH lkarson and Susie Bar­the poor woodpeckers that are on land, most modast girls;Allen Bor the W. P •. A. land; most modest boy.

We leave to the junior clo.ss all Martha Wilk urson and Nell Dan­the hay they can eat. May their! iol,girls most lik0l y to succeed: future be as dark as the inside Edg~ r Lee Berlin, boy most like ly Of a COW. to SUCCGed.

To the sophomore class we leave Allen Borland and Edgar Lee Ber any pieces of broken hearts and lin* bast all-around boys; Mar­all horse shoes singletrees jorie Goodson and Pat Palmer, whiffletrees, and sycamore tree~ b0st all-around girls~ to be found on the campus. O~her cl~ss select1ons are fa-

To the freshman we leave this vor.ltG subJ ~ct s , English and com­arning: ·Many a man has gone to n;ercial sub ~Gets: hardest ~ub­

his sarcophagus from drinking Jec~s; Engl~sh and mat~emat.1cs; cold watar down a warm esophagus. ~as.1 ~ ~t subJGCt~, mcch~n1cal draw

To the seventh grade we leave 1ng. and. commJr Cl E:I l sub J-3 ~t.a. Fa­fifty gallons of red paint to be vor~t~ .1ndoor sport, m~v.1 ~ sl . f a ­used as need in painting the town vor1t" out-door sports, fo utb<;ll We also leave them all the wh ·1 and bus obal~. Tho claas hobb.l GS •

1 • ; oops ar0 collGct.lng stamps a nd photo-

l~ the Nar Whoop to make .vhoopee graphing; the favorit e book, Mar-nTth • gar-..~ t Mi tcho 11' s Gone with the

fof Mrs. Thomas we leave ear Wind; favorit e foo~ried chick-

u s to be used in asse~bly pr~- ---- •t · en; favor.l 0 mov1 e a ctro ss ~ s, grams. D · To Mrs. Mac we leave our favo- 1-1lice Faye and Betta a v.ls;favor-rite receipt for fried chicken: it0 !novi e actor s , Clark Ga ble and

SpGncer Tra cy. One chicken (fowl not human). Un-dra ss it and cut in triangles, n d d i da y of ~-~ay, A. D., 1 ... 40. re ge n marshmallows and fry in I --Th-:; Senior Class

anchovy paste: when well brown 3d, I Witnesses: add one ·tabl3spoon of cemant and· , 1 Ima Nutt stir: when thick, add camel's 1 0 u K'dd( N o K'dd' ' b th ) ilk and season with sand. Serve il • ·

1 · • '"1 .1ng s ro 3r

cold with devil's food cake. Codicil: The r est and r e sidue of our pr op0rty both unr eal and

I To the next drum major we laave I impersonal, including the hill of

Scorchy's gadg 0t for dimpling : r Gd ants a t the south door, we 1knees. . i I Witness our hands at Port Ne- \ bGquea th to Mr. Klose • j_ches, Texas, this tw an t y-second 1 . __ _;__ __________________ _

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P R 0 P H E C Y (Continued from page 28)

rather than taking the ditch and killing herself. Then she had the nerve. to trade her car for the feller's truck. She's in the truck bus~ness now. Here's Mary Louise Porter. She's a big shot around her~, I heard. Don't she look hot? She should she's boss over the kitchen. And there's that Dr. Fournet. It'took him so lnn5. to ~ke.up his m~nd what he wanted to do that he's just now serv2.ng h~s ~nterneship. He gets to meet all the public knock-out ladies."

"This is the biggest house in the city of Port Neches. L. l3• ' Dawson inherited a cool million from his great, great grandfather

on his mother's side. and decided to retire. There he goes now in that big limousine. Gosh, I didn't know Warren Dengler was his chauffeur. In fact, I didn't know he had learned to drive." ' f

"A few miles from here is the largest prison in the Soutb., and I ""~ 1· ain't bragging, but the only person in it is the leader of that

Comfasnazi gang, Ralph Gregory, serving his life sen tenc ·e, which .

1

is 'So what?'. Herschel Davis is the only guard on duty-:---he's well armed; unless he got one shot off in the war."

' "Say, it's getting late. Find me a place to rest for the night.n

1

1 "Shore, lady, the hotel. Well, here we are. I guess with

1 my job completed, I ought to be on my way."

1 "Do stay and have dinner with me, please." : no. · K., lady. I'd rather do that than have to opan a can of 1 pork and beans. You see ••• ". I "Say, that orchestra leader ••• I thought I had he.ard that horn be-( fore. Lis ten •.• " ·

"Hello, everybody; we greet you from the Boom Room of the beauti-ful Texas Star. This is 'Ramblin' McKee and his Orchestra. our

.. first selection. ••" · ! "So that's ·rerry? Hmm, a floor s .how1 Do tell, Scorchy Goodson

an acrobatic dancer doing all those flips,flaps, and flops? She's slipping again."

· "Sure, that's Cap't Jerry. I thought he was in France., He's an American ambassador, you know. He's no longer a part of the waves; .

. however, the upper part of his caliberium is still ·half water .a

Shall we ask him to join us? I can't think of no more. I guess that ' s all of ' em."

"I don't know, but I thought a guy_at a dairy we passed looked familiar."

''Must have been c. J. Wyatt. Since Edgar's a politician, he lets him run his dairy .. "

"Well 1 he isn't ·affected in anyway, is he?" "Well, no. Only the co.ws tried to ruin his business." "That's why ·he was kicking that s·tone?" "Yeah, hets preparihg to get even with 'em." "You haven't told me where Nell Daniel,Pat Palmer, or Homer Bel-

lair are.'' "Well, Miss, I''m Mr . Bellair, but I used tn be Homer. Nell is

still Miss Daniel after all these years. She's still living with her ma. I guess I' 11 let Matilda Bell air prepare my body for that cold, cold ground without ever enjoying life to the fullest--a h f ·r n . ome o my own, a w~ e .•.

"I'm sorry, Homer. G0od-night." "Goodnight. Say, Miss, you ain't never told me who you wuz • '.' "Why, Homer, haven't you recognized me{ I'm Pat Palmc r,an a;r~a-"

trix on the New York Trans-Atlantic Airways. Look me up somet~meo

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(tJ . .

JUNIOR CL~SS OF 1939-1940 lOA and lOB

First Row, left to right:

J.P. Abshire, Bill Holcomb--lOB sponsor, Lewis Hines, Barbara Cayard, GvTendolyn ~vans> Violet Flurry, l\•arie Covington; Helen Beb~~t, Loretta Jones, Roscina Bodin, Ethel Eskind, Betty Goet­scl1i ·~ s, Dorothy Choate, Alvin Hales, Audrey Hoffpauir, Edward Ear 1 Boyd, Charl es Brm·.'n, Joseph Boutin, Ethrel .Justice, and :~iss Ruth Flor a --lOA spo ~1sor,

Second R6w , left to right:

Leon HcCutcheon, T:arvin Landry, Earl Knight, Clovis Bernard, Helen Bosley, Audrey Cheek , Elaine Baye , Eldora Bernard, ~lna GreGor y , Eerschel And c~ son, Clyde Jones, Joyce Bland, Georgia Harpin, J. D. Langston, Harold Garr~tt, l iarc aret Allen, Lila Christy, John Collins, and Ed, 1in Jones.

Third Row, left t o right: I ~erlene Bryant, Paul Arc eneaux, Dorothy Allen, Da yton Carter, Dalton Cart ~ r , Jack Da~son, Br onson Eowell, and Ro bGrt Dill.

Pae;e Thi rty - one

Merit, honor, and fame have been I achieved by members of the junior class of '39-'40. Dramatic honors go to the junior play cast of "The Valiant Hector 11 ---Charles ~lilliams, Kathleen Smith, Gloria Hae Bridges, Forest Godkin, Earl Knight, Jimmie Sterling, Roseina Bodin, Betty Ruth Prejean, Joyce Bland, Edward Nelson, and Jack Owings; athletic honors to the lettermen of the various sports-­Elmer Uoon, Co-captain elect for the '40 ' football squad, Ellis Pellerin, Dalton Raiford, Lewis Hines, · Marvin Landry, Robert Sparks, Dayton Carter, and Ernest \Jebb, Viho were outstanding in foot­ball, basketball, track,and base­ball; creative honors to the Har , ;hoop staff members--Jack Owings, Kathleen S:m.i th, · Jimmie Sterling; Geraldine Pruett, Dorothy Allen, Dorothy \Jhite, Azalee Riley, and Joliet Hoods; musical honors to the members of the band--Earl Knight, Chrystene Hughes; Roseina Bodin, Edvmrd Earl Boyd, Thelma Sheppard, Margaret Allen, and Annabelle Martin; contest honors to the · League contestants--Perry Reaves; Kathleen Smith, Eerlene Bryant, Gwendolyn Evans, Dorothy Allen, Azalee Riley,Marie Coving­ton, and Jack Owings; character and scholarship honors to the mem­bers of the National Honor So­ciety-Joyce Bland,Kathleen Smith, Dorothy Allen, Azalee Riley, and Jack Owings; athletic honors to the lOG homeroom for the Intra­mural Basketball Championship; popularity honors to Elr.ler Uoon, most popular boy in hiBh school; Lorraine ',iilson, football maid; Clovis .and Eldora Bernard, Cheer leaders; and Kathleen Smith and Lewis Hines, duchess and duke, respectively of the junior class.

The class sponsor is Urs. L. B. Thomas, likewise homeroom spon­sor; other sponsors ar e Niss Ruth

l :!'lora, lOA; v:illi8.Ii1 Holcomb, lOB;

land Raymond Griffin, lOC. Class offi cers are Dalton Rai-

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THE JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM

Enjoying the distinction of be­ing the first junior class to be permitted to entertain the senior class with a prom, the juniors were host to the seniors and high school faculty memb ers in the high school gymnasium on Saturday evening, April 27, for the first junior-senior prom in the history of the school. Pink roses and honeysuckle on a background of orchid transformed the gymnasium into a place of loveliness.

Music for dancing was provided by an electric victrola, but Mrs. E. V, · \!right played tho grand march, which was led by the king and queen elect of the high school--Allen Borland and Connie Riley--followed by the school and class officials. Punch, which was made under the direction of l!Irs. LeRoy McClendon, was served throughout the evening. Mrs.E,M. Wilkerson assisted in decorating the gymnasium. The dance was at­tended by some fifty couples. ford, president; Kathleen Smith, vice-president; Geraldine Pruett, secretary, and Eldora Bernard, reporter.

JUNIOR ~CNIC

Eats--fried . chicken, potato salad, sandwiches, deviled eggs, fritos, olives, pickles, b3nanas, ~pples, cakes, and iced-tea­bountifully supplied by them­selves and abundantly served by their sponsors and Mrs. Raymond Griffin, claimed the high spot of the junior half holiday on May 10. Lounging about under the trees, swimming, and dancing, the dancers were filled with food and a great content--the content of physicl well-being in the pres­ence of genuine fellowshipc

*************** Well, anyway, Lila Lee, Cleopa­

tra made a Mark for herself. 'l'nJ.rty-two

Ju~IOR CLASS 0~ 1939-1940 lOC and lOD

First Row, left to right:

H. R. · Griffin--lOC sponsor, Perry RGaves, Maxine Jones, KathlGen Smith, l'lariboth r.;yers, Delores Lisbony, Garnet EyGrs, Azales Riloyt,.Annabelle i·:artin, Betty Ruth Prejoan,Ernestine : Fs>wler, Qc~r :.::lalno Pruett ,RorJ :: t Leo Pope, Dorothy ~~hi te, Dorinda Palmer, Riley '.· loollcy, EL:er Sheppard , and L~rs . L. B. Thonas--lOD sponsor.

Second Rov, l e ft to right:

Haywood Prej ean, 11 ilton Ec!:illan, Ellis PellGrin, 0 harles \iil­liams, Ji1~'ie StcYlinc, Robert Stone, Eleanor utanlc y, Joilet \ioods, Thelma Shsppard, :rtobert Sparks, :Uoris Thornton, Holvin Osborne, ChrystGne Hughes, Jack Thayer, Gladys I~rris, Haskell i.,-clch, Lorraine v;ilson, Hary 01.:-;a Parks, !;orris Youne, and Nor­nan Leo.

Third Row, left to right:

Ernest Hobb, Byron Tyrrell, Eric L.inlfficr!nan, Edv;ard NGlson, Jack Owin:ss, Elmer Hoon , Levi Reed, and J a.rnes I:1usgrovc.

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. Launching forth into another l Year of high school work with ! +~ boys and girls aboard, the !s.s. Sophomore glided into the lhalls of Port Neches High School jon September 4, 1939. nt this !number 119 are still diligently jat work here, while 14 have cho­·sen to sever their connections iwith this group. 1 Assisting and guiding these !students in their class and home­lroom activities are Gr~ce Han­,1. kame r, class sponsor, Claude Stone,· Frank Lambert, and Nelson Klose; homeroom sponsors, Cooperating

.with these sponsors and trying in !every possible way to make each iattempt a success, the following

!class officers have worked faith­fully in their respective posi­

ltions: Paul Riley, president; iGrace McBride, vice-president; jLerae Reed, secretary;and Farris 1Block, reporter~ i Weighting their anchors to the 1extra-curricular honors of the

!~ school are numerous students from this class. Lettering in athle­

itic events are Chester Berwick, !Billy Brackin, George Allen, Wes­Jley Nunez, William Porter, Wayan IHines,and Herbert Perkins; chosen ias the school yell leaders, Coy ;and Margie Perkins, small and jprecise twins, who have proved to /be "little but loud"; selected by !the foot ball team as class maid 1 INa~mi Coleman, a popular favorite i0f the class --generous with her \lMvely voice; winning third place :as best actress of the District 1in one-act play contest, Virginia ~agner; representing the class on !the War Whoop staff, artists--­jGrace McBride and James Block-­;and news reporters--Clarence Brau, ~lfred Johnson, Evelina Johnson, !Rosemary Woolley, and Farris !Block; and chosen to represent

he class in dignity and grace as uke and duchess in the corona­

tion ceremony, V!ayne Munlin and

JUNIOR BOYS' BASEBALL

Frank Lambert and his baseball proteges participated in the an­nual county baseball tournament, on April 29 in Beaumont, where Port Neches lads won one of their two games, losing their first game to French and winning their second from Voth-Rosedale.

In the first game through a freakish bit of baseball, French managed to eke out a 2-1 victory. Port Neches was the first team to bat, The first man walking, the second man up -hit to third,: Be­cause of the French third base­man's error, the first man scored In the second half of the first inning, French had two men to walk and then their third man up hit to third. P. N's third base­man threw the ball away and French's man came in, making the score 2-1; the rest of the game both teams were put out in 1-2-3-fashion.

Port Neches won their next geme easily by a 5-0 score over Voth­Rosedale.

The batteries were Johnson andf Lett for the first game and Har ... rison and Lett for the secnnd Port Neches won third place. .

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C A T S

Little kitten, little kitten, How do you happ en to be so gay? Have you been taking a spring

tonic? Or did God just make you that

way?

--Wayon Hines, Sophomore

Margie Perkinse And now in May, 1940, the go ai

ship S~phomore dvcks, loaded with adventurous sailors at the harbor of the Junior Fiero

I

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SOPI:OI:orm CLASS OF 1940

First Row, left to right: Group One

Nelson Klose--9A sponsor, Edwin Youngblood, Allen Coward, Nilton Dearing, Naoo.i Co J.e ,,. i.1, V i:r[;inia Wa.sner, Edna I:ae Carre, Lois Daniels, Ethe~ Brouscla~d, Juanita Bourriegue, Mildred Allison; Effie Dyson, Doris B~iin, Bertha Elizabeth \~illiams, Mary Dill~ Flora : :ae Ayers, -\Jinifred Dra\;horn, :Mary Helen Belz, J"arnes Block.

Second Row, left to ric ht:

Everett Sandifer. J 2s~ i e I~e Gaston, Llo yd Desorneaux, Farris Block, Eloise Sheffield, Robert Lee Siru~1ons, Florei;-"e Barron R. G. Davis, Polly Ann a O'Earra, Aleene Block, i~alph Traxler, Billy Brack in, He:cbc:rt Dearing, Konnith ~/ald rep, 1?oy Alexa.n6..s r.

Third How, l e ft to right:

John i)uBose, Clifford Rhodes, Clar ence 13rau, Che::::;tcr Ber\·,ick, J. D. l:cGrav ' , i"e rbert Perkins, Clyde VL.1c ent, Georc;e Allen.

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SOPHOMORE CLASS OF 1940 Group rrwo

First Row, left to right:

Jack Lee Howell, Billy Ray Kirkindall, Bonnie Fears, Uartha Lou Hall, Alice Goetschius, Maurine Hines, Kathleen Hadley, Rose­mary Woolley, Beatrice Hollier, Marguerite Theriot, Dorothy Herring, Pearl Hargrave, Ella Mae Flowers, Frank Evans, Grace Hankamer--9B sponsor.

Second Row, left to right:

Wayne East, tlorris Fruge, Dorothy Hatgrave, Melba Goodwin, Har­gie Hemphill, E. J. Guillote, J. W. Rhyme, Richard Flurry, Paul Riley, Vernon Landry, George Hardin, Joseph Tenner, William Feldschau, Venus Saunders, Charlotte Huber.

Third Row, left to right:

Leo Suire, Alfred Johnson, Joe Uyatt, William Porter, Wilburn Stokes, Vayon Hines, John Turner, Reagan Landry.

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SOPHOMORE CL'\SS OF 1940 Group Three

First Row, left to right:

Claude Stone--9C sponsor, Eva .Jean vvhi tehead, Veleta Woodrome, Grace : ~yer s, Ella l·"ae Eire, Ruby !viae MciUlla~1, Louise Lopez, Juanita Tr11elock, Beverly l:ougia, Shirley Hae S.nith,Haribeth S11ith, Evelina Johnson, Rita Joyce l!Iire ,Geraldine Rhoden,t:argie Perkins, Laverne Poore, :!frank L8.l."YJ.bert--9D Sponsor.

Second Row, left to richt:

Roseaary LaDler, Cletis Patton, Carol Jean Vicke~s,Virginia ~oo­ero, Althea Poole, Grace 1~cBride, Gene Pickett, A. L. LeBlanc, Leonard LcDonalCl, Frederick 1:eaux, Kermit Lopez, Coy Perkins, Clarence Libers~t, Betty Jo Owings, Lerae Reed.

Third ilow, left to rinht: ' . .-iayne .i ~unL n, Lavirence :·~orris, Edwin Palme:r, Robert Porter, ·fies­ley Nunez, R. B. Parrish, Alfred Poole.

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At the one ning of the 1939-1940 : term of school,one hundred forty­six freshmen enrolled. Five boys and girls joined this number, but ! because of various causes fifteen ! withdrew, leaving a total of one ! hundred thirty-six. l Mrs. \'i • .J. Holloway, as class i sponsor, and her co-\ orkers~-Mrs. ! LeRoy McClendon, Ruby Rabel, Bess !Pruitt, and B. R. Henry--have . served as section sponsors and : advisers. ·Through the efforts of these five, the freshmen have re­

i ceived the foundation training in l the principles and traditions of ~ Port Neches High. 1 The first class meeting of · the (year was called September 28, at lwhich time the following officers

1were elected:

·President--------E. C. Holland :vice-President---Patty Grumling

ISecretary----.Jo Ellen Blanchard Reporter--------John Glenn Hill

l The freshmen broke · a record in ~ the spring elections, when they

!' elected two of their candidates high school favorites-Myrtis Rose NunGz as the most beautiful girl in high school and Robert De Hoods as the most handsome boy.

Myrtis Rose Nunez was also e­llected by the football · boys to 1serve as freshman maid, and in the spring she was again honored by being elected duchess from the freshman class. Rob ert De ·doods jwas elected duke. 1 In the fi eld of extra-curricu­llar activities , many fr eshmen· Jhave taken an active intGrest. :Listed below arc the various act­ivities and their participants: !Football: · Pat All en, Prentice

Berwick, Tommy Rimes, · John Glenn Hill, Harold Terrell, and

, .John Miller. Bas ketball: Alton Aycock, Aubrey

Feld er, · John Glenn Hill, Her­bert -Lee , Pat Allen, and Bennie Lott.

rrrack: Pat Allen; Harold Terr ell and Jos eph Tate .

B aseball: Calvin Johnson Playground ball: Alton Aycock, '

Pat Allen,George Levere tt, Ken• neth Harrison, -Calvin Johnson, Davis Jones, Bennie Lott, John Miller, W. T. Olivier, Shields Purkey, Dorothy · Blanchard, .Jo Ellen Blanchard, Shirley Bick­ers, Juanita Hughes , Madelyn I Osborne, Gloria Owings, Ma!:~c ' · Prevoste (The girls' team plac­ed first in county meet) •

Declamation: Geraldine Choate and Davis Jones-both won second place in their respective divi­sions at the county meet.

Band: Otis Barnes, .Jack Drawhorn James Ennis, E. C. Holland, El­ton Lanier, Bennie Lott, Doug~ las McDonald, · Kenni th McMinn; Russel Rogers; Charles White; Melvin Jones, .Jo Pearl -·Bass, Daphne Baugh, Norma Rae Davis, Billie .Johnson, and Mary Eliza­beth Keel.

Chorus: Virginia Check, Ruth Fuller, Patty Grumling, Glynna Hurst, Juanita JonGs, Ida Mae Recd, and Doyle McCuller.

Vlar Whoop reporters: John Glenn Hill, Virginia -Chock, Madelyn Osborne, and Billie Johnson. Thirteen freshmen made the "B"

honor roll the fir s t semester and twenty-nine were neither absent nor tardy during the first semes• ter.

The freshmen responded to all calls for donations to worthy cau­ses, supported the pay programs, !were lOO% Vlar \~hoop subscribers-­in fact, they endeavored to be­como good citizens and to become an active force for good in Port Neches High.

***************

!E. h~~r~~~:~n: "Here am I, broken I

Myrtis Rose: "I thought you soun] ded cracked somewhere."

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FRESIDlAN CLASS OF 1940 Group One

First Row, left to right:

Bess Pruitt--sponsor BA, Orin Dixon, Cecil Guidry, Wilfred Hebert, Elmer Davis, Shirley Bickers, Daphne Baugh, Betty Jane Westberry, Beth ~~ae Fisher, Patty Grumling, Dora l.~ae Gentz, Jo Pearl Bass, Phoebe Broussard, Norma Rae Davis, Dorothy Erickson, Doris Al­ford, Edith Ferguson, E. C. Holland, 1-Irs. W. J. Holloway--spon- I sor BB and the freshman class. !

Second Row, left to right:

Toni Alvarez, Rex Christy, Otis Barnes, Leroy Cormier, Bill Ay­cock, Helen Alford, Kenneth Harrison, Earnest Hammock; Helen Burns, Patty Brackin, Jo Ellen Blanchard, John Hill,Charl~s Bailey, Pat Allen, Prentice Berwick, Alton Aycock~Thomas Collins.

Third Row, left to ri ght :

Richard Aiken, Aubrey Felder, Herbert Findley, Ruth Fuller, Alverson, Calvin Johnson, John Ganann, Purvis Bertolio, Cormier.

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Alma John

FRESffi.lAN CLASS OF 1940 Group Two

I First Row, left to right:

I Carl Osborne, Ralph Koelemay, Melvin Jones, Christine Hoffpauir,

I Billye IIae Davis, Vera Cash, Hazel Landry, Octavine McGraw, Ger­aldine Choate, Evelyn Covington, Billie Johnson, Doyle McCuller;

, E~ith Anne Ke~l, Douglas McDonald, ~lton Lanier, James F~ldschau 1

I Warren Evans, Kennith Mctlinn, Cli~ford Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Keel, Ruby Rabel--sponsor 8C.

I l Second Row, left to right: t

I Herbert Lee, Shirley Haley, Glynna Hurst, John J'Ulton Jones, Lor­i etta Legnon, Bennie Lott, Virginia Cheek, J. B. Leverett, Juanita : Jones, Lowell Cash, Juanita Hughes, Wallace Kleinpeter; James i Jones, George Parks, Letha Rae Jones, James Howard Ennis, Tressie I D. Lejune. I . I Third Row, left to right:

Lloyd Dupree, Jack Drawhorn, .John ·Miller, Eugene BcBroom, Shields Purkey, Tocrmie Lee Rimes, Calvin Joneso

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FRESHMAN CLASS OF 1940 Group Three

First Row, left to right:

Robert De Woods, Marie Prevost; Joe Van Brceman, Joseph Tate, Charles White, Madelyn Osborne, Edgar Lee Scoggins, J. D. Mus­grove,James White, Russell Rogers, Fay Marie Stone, Gwenette Mc­Broom, ~anda Outhouse, ~illis Pellerin, Lorraine Cahal, Dorcegene Perkins, B. R. Henry--sponsor 8B.

Second row, left to right:

l!lrs. LeRoy HcClendon--spon .,., or 8B, Leo iileeks, R. C. Smith.l- James Sci~h, Davis Jones, George Leverett, John A. Guidry, Hita Du­pree, Lula Mae Turner, Pauline Leverett, Bonnie Victor, Rosie Reed, Lloyd Morris, Mildred Williams, Harold Terrell, l~yrtis rlose Nunez, Patsy Holf.

Top row, left to right:

Gloria Owings, Irene 'iebb, We<::da Pellerin, Stella i:Ioore, \'l. T. Olivier, Bob Savoy, Douglas TurnE:r, Vernon Ramke, Thurston Halk-er.

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MARTHA WILKERSON JOY LEE SAVAGE Valedictorian Best Actress

i Martha Wilkerson, the class's Joy Lee ··~avage, selected by : :paragon of studious excellence, vote of a focul ty c:ommi ttee as · is one of its most talented and best actress in the high school,

~ best liked girls. Her sincerity, for the second con~ecutive year, i cooperative spirit, and resource- is the class infant. The nonpar- 1

fulness have made her a source of eil of youthful exuberance and in­; constant :pleasure to her instruc- nocence, she is nove~theless a I tors. She finishes her four-yec.:r member of tho National Honor So-. term with an average of 95.752, ciety, a higb.--ra.c.lcing mombor of

and the love and respect of all ~he class, and a participant in · with whom she h&s come in contactGpumerous extra-curricular activ­.A member of the National Honor So-~tios, including band, Interscho­ciety and an accomplished :pianist,~astic League Typing, and One-Act

· immecsurnbly modest, she has en- play. In the latter she was se­. deared herself to the hearts of ~edted for the All-Star qastm all. the Regional Meet at Huntsv111e.

NELL DANIEL Salutc.:torian

Nell Daniel, salutatorian, has . earned an enviable :position in

.._: the high school limelight by her ' enthusiastic :participation in ex­. tra-curricula r as well as scho­· la ~ tic activities. A member of : the National Honor Society and •:participant in various :phases of !Interscholastic League work, Nell 1has become a campus :personality ' of note, characterized by a ;friendly naturalness and the ease .with which she adapts herself to ·all activities. Her four-year ·average is 95.496. I

JERRY nRIGHT Highest Average among Boys

Jerry Wright, having attained ·not only the highest average ·among senior boys but also the coveted keystone of the National Honor Society, is one of the most .competent young men in the high school. An actor of remarkable :talent, an accomplished musician, and a lover of great renown, Jer­~y has completed his four years of high school with an average of 91.216 and a good reputation for excellence in a well-rounded high ~chool career.

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1ffiRJORIE GOODSON Best Girl Citizen

Marjorie Goodson, selected by a faculty vote as best girl citizen of the high school, and by her classmates as the best all-around and cleverest girl in the class, has become known and respected for her exploits as drum major, actress, Honor Society Member, and :participant in Interscholas­tic League work. Acclaimed by numerous members of the opposite sex as tho greatest hoart stim­ulant since tho discovery of di­gitalis, this remarkable young ' red head is richly :porsonablo,--a good citizen.

ELMER MOON Best Athloto

Elmer Moon, Lanky athlete se­lected as tho school's best b~ the coaches, is one of the most outstanding this school has ever :produced. He has won county,. di~­trict, and regional contests 1n the 120-yard high hurdles, excel­led in othor track and field events, made All-District end in football, and been a mainstay of this year's basketball SQUad. He is not only the best athlete but also the most :popular boy in the high school, having been electe~ to that honor by the student body.

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ALLEN BORLAND King

ROBERT DE WOODS Most Handsome Boy

Reserved to the point of shy- . l "Prince Charming" in the person . ness-especially in the presence of a freshman with an abundance I of the fairer sex, Allen Borland of good looks, vivid personality, · is outstanding both athletically and genteel appearance Robert De ' and scholastically among his fel- Woods . -is the choice of the high i lows. Acclaimed ~ing by po:2ular ·school for most handsome boy. ~ vote, this blonde, handsome Her-1 cules has also been elected most 1 popular boy, most modest, and f tied for best all-around boy in 1his class.

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. CONTJIE RILEY ) Queen--Most Popular Girl 1- Connie Riley, elected--queen l and most popular girl of Port

!Neches High School by the student body, is a remarkable combination

lof beauty, sincerity, and spark­ling personality. A member of the National Honor Society, twice duchess and three times maid o~ her class, she has a flair for making friends that has made her the darling of the high school.

EI1.1ER ~:lOON Most Popular Boy

The ability of Elmer Moon to "snag passes," "loop baskets," "breeze hurdles," and make friends has made him this year's choice for most popular boy. A young man of rare enthusiasm for sports and quiet . sincerity, he richly deserves the honors he has attained.

MYRTIS ROSE NUNEZ Most Beautiful Girl

Myrtis Rose Nunez-;-Elstriking brunette freshman of diminutive size, is the high school's choice for the year's most beautiful girl. A talented dancer and a re­nowned favorite, her popularity has been further evidenced by the fact that she has also been · elec­ted duchess,football maid, and the freshman class nominee for wopular girl of her class.

HALL OF FAME (Continued from page 42)

EDGAR LEE BERLIN Best Actor--Best Boy Citizen

Edgar Lee Berlin, selected by a faculty vote as best boy citizen and best actor, was also elected best actor, best all-round boy, cleverest boy, and boy most like­ly to succeed in the senior class elections. Class president, news­paperman, Honor Society member, essayist, speaker, singer, self­analyst, and Jack-of-all-trades, ne'er-do-well, and general facto­tom at large (pro tempore), this personable young man has won a place in the hearts of fellow­students and teachers by his un­mitigated self-confidence and his willingness to enter into any­thing.He enjoys being the world's prize sucker, and is best des­cribed by Cowper's "Dupe of to­morrow even from a child."

R. C • MCFARLANE League Declamation

R. C. McFarlane, seventh grader ~ho won first place in the Re­gional Elementary Boys' Declama­tion contest, is a talented ora- J

tor and band member. rte is well­liked, intelligent, and friendly : in a bashfully sincere manner. wun-loving and zestful, he lives Es he declaims, with a forceful,

fcompelling manner that commands

he respect andadmiration of all. **********************

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I proof?" ·

Joy: "No, who wrote it?"

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I A lovely garden scene--white of McClendon; Crown bearer Beth-( picket fence,climbing pink roses, ard of-the-House-of Bailey; Prin­: twining ~ green vines--formed -the cess Susie of-the-House-of Bor-. picturesque background against land, in blue, esc9rted by Prince

1 v1hich Connie Riley and Allen Bor- 1 :arren of-the-House-of . Dengler. 1 land were crowned Queen and King Flower girls Roscilo of-the-House-!

: of Port Neches High School. of Goolsbee and Gale of-the-House-i As the curtains parted promptly of Peveto, in · white, strewed i

at eight, the heralds, Terry Me- white rose petals for the lovely : Kee and E. C. Holland v1earing queen-elect to tread upon. Gown- ;.

1 the v1hi te band uniforms, and the ed in white shimmery slipper sat- 1

1announcers, Chrystene Hughes and in with a misty tulle veil Queen­Evelyn Cheek, wearing blue organ- elect Connie of-the-House-of Ri-

: dy eveninr; gowns and the"perkiest" ley was escorted by Lord High ! Of flower chapeaus, took their Chancellor William Jesse of -the places on the stage. House-of Holloway; \ialter of-the-

Following the fanfare of truro- House-of Bellanger and Jakey of-pets, the announcers proclaimed, the-House-of Dunn bearing her

; in the order of their rank, the train. Prime Minister LeRoy Me­; entrance of the royal court as Glendon crowned the king and 1 follov·: Duchess Kathleen of-the- ·queen.

I house-of Smith escorted by Duke - Following the coronation the Lewis of-the-House-of Hines of court was entertained with tho

j the Junior class--Duchess Kath- following program:

! leen wearing orchid organdy; "The Waltz of the Flowers-Tschai­Duchess Margie of-the-House-of k'OW'Ski--High School Chorus; Tap

I Perkins, in pink, escorted by dance--Norene Almond; "A Spring Duke Vlayne-of-the-House-of Hunlin Song"--Margaret Harrimon and

I of the sophomore class; Duchess "The Chase"--Hildred Tape--Build­! Myrtis Rose of-the-House-of Nunez ing II Chorus; aon the Isle of i in yellow, escorted by Duke Rob- l\Iay"~-Instrumental -sexteteoffi-1 ert De of-the-House-of V·Toods of posed of Edward Earl Boyd, Terry ~ the freshman class; Duchesses McKee, Bronson Howell, Jerry ! Rose Mary of-the-House-of Hanson VJright, Evelina Johnson, and Be­l and Betty Joyce of-the-House-of atr ice Hollier; "Moonlight and I Kavanaugh, in peach and pink, res- Roses"--Black and Moret-- "Can't ; pectively escorted by Dukes R. L. Yo' Heah Me Callin' Carolin''-Cara of-the-House-of Thomas and A. H. Roma--Building I Chorus; !!The Ra g of-the-House-of Gentz, of the Doll and the Tin Soldier"--Dance Groves school; Duchesses Carol Carol Cash and Shirley McClellan; Jean of-the-House-of Sanders and "Menioriesu--Groy--Lebor--Parks--­Anna Lou of-the-House-of Talbot, Vocal Quartet: Eileen Holland, in blue and green, respectively ~flargio Hemphill, Naomi Coleman, excorted by Dukes Allen of-the- and Shirley Smith; 1•Taps"-Pastur­House-of Landry and Raymond of- ath-Riegger-High School Chorus. the-House-of Hebert of Buildings ********************* I and II. KID DAY STUFF

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far.

The high light of the evening was the entrance of the king and queen and their escorts. The ~oyal party preceding the queen­elect was composed of King-elect Allen of-the-House-of Borland; Prime Minister LeRoy of-the-House L-------------------~~--------------~-----------------------------------~

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Top Row, left to right: Prime l~nistEr LeRoy hlcClendon,King Allen Borland, Queen Con­ni e Riley, Lord I-iigh Chancellor \Iilliam Jesse Holloway.

Fo tG:·t. h Row, left to right: Prince '.Ja rrcn Dengler, Princess Susie Borland, Crown BearEr B:: t..~ :::t rd Bailey, D uch~ss ~~athle s n Sni th, Duke Lewis :.iines. ·

Th 2.:·.d r.mv , l eft to right: Duke ~'layne Lunlin, Duchess ~.Jargie Perkins, Duchess Myrtis R0se Nunez, Duke Robert De \fuods.

Second Row, l eft to ri ght: Duke R. L. Thomas, Duchess Rose l~ry Hanson, Duchess Betty J oyce Kav &n a ugh, Duke .h. . H. Gentz.

Fira t Row, l eft to right: He r ald E. c. Holland, Announcer Evelyn Cheek, Duke Allen Lundry, Duchess Ca rol J ean Sanders, Train Beare rs Y.lo. l t er I3ell o..n gcr and Jakey · Dunn, Flowe r Girls Ros cil e Goolsb oo a nd Ga le Peveto, Duchess· Anno. Lou Talbot, Dulce Ra ymond Heb e rt, Announc er Chryst ene Hughes, Herald Terry McKee.

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This ye s r students of Port Nech~place in regional meet was won by es and Groves have shown more in- R.C. HcFarlane,a second by Gloria terest in Interscholastic League Jean Trant,a third by the one-act work than ever before, students play cast, nnd a fifth by Dorothy who entered the county,district Allen in shorthand. and regional meets receiving many honors, and one, R. c. 11c~arlane HARDBALL TEAM junior declaimer entering th~ state meet. This year for the first time in

Preparations for the various some years, Port Neches High contests began the latter part of School has had a hardball team. January; forty-nine students,plus The Beaumont Enterprise having in- ~· the many who tried for parts stituted a baseball tournament of brought ho~e by students of Port the schools in this area to be Neches, first places being won by played in a round-robin manner, Perry Reaves and Kathleen Smith Port Neches promptly bought the in senior highschool declamation proper equipment and organized a the music memory team of Port team. Neches, Jack Owings and ~erlene The tournament has been divided Bryant in high school Bpelling, into parts. South Park of Beau­Edgar Lee Berlin in high school mont won ·the first half of the essa_.y w:riting,the typing team com tournament, and, at tho time this

po8ed of l~arie Covington~Joy Sav- was written, the second half had age, and Gwendolyn Evans,the pic- not been completed. In the first ture memory team, · Naomi Cayard half, the Indians played succes­and Billie Daniel, in fourth and sively St. Mary's of Port Arthur, fifth grade spelling, Gwendolyn winning 14-7; South Park, getting King and Jeanette rlheat in sixth beat by 8-3, and finally scalped and seventh grade spelling, and St. Anthony's 11-2. , the chorus from the Groves. The usual line-up is as follows: :

Third places were won·by Gwen- catcher--Hilgrade Poole dolyn Evans in typing, Dorothy pitchers--Ernest Webb Allen in shorthand, Betty Andrus Lewis Hines in junior girl declamation, 1fux- first base--Marvin Landry ine Bradham and Shirley Mae Ster- second base--Herbert Perkins ling in · sixth and seventh grade Ray Sheppard spelling, Junior Cash in essay third base--Lewis Hines ~riting, and the picture memory- Ray Sheppard music memory teams and the choral short stop--Norman Lee singers from the Groves. Ray Sheppard . From these winners nine students left field--Paul Clawson

and the one-act play cast entered center field--Alfred Johnson district meet, which was held in c. J. Wyatt 'Beaumont on April 12 and 13,first rig4t field~-Robert Stone places being won by Perry Reaves; Robert Stone, the Redskin's R.C.l~cFarlane, Gloria Jean Trant, fielder, is now leading the whole and the play cast of Jerry Wright, leagfie with a batting average of Joy Savage, and Virginia Wagner •• 545. Of the latter Jerry was chosen The hardball team ended its sue­best actor and Joy second and Vir- cessful .season on Monday, May 13, ginia third best actresses, and by soundly beating the st. Anthony second places were won by Edgar team with a 16-7 score* Lee Berlin and Dorothy Allen a ************* * third place by Kathleen Smith, According to Kathleen C.:No woman a fourth place by Gwendolyn Evans. , is as good as she thinks she is • L_sLill_traYB~i~_g_fir.~s~t~· --------- ----------------------~

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First Row, left to right: Betty Joyce Vlheat, Jeanne · Rhodes, Alice Crittenden, Ione Ballast, C.1'J. Drawhorn, Patsy Vice,LeRoy HcClendon,Jr., and Shirley Smith.

Second Ro~, left to right: W .R. Griffin--spellinG coach, l:iss ·Ruth Flora--typing coach, Mrs. LeRoy McClendon--aeclamation coach,Uiss r.Tary Terry declamation coach; Miss Jewel Garrett--spelling coach, Pansy Lambert, Opal Floyd, Gloria Jean Trant ,Adele Reeves, Vlinifred VIa tson, Merila Kutcher, R.C. McFarlane, Jean UcKee, J.P.Derric~, Marvin Hurst, and Louise Kitchen.

Third Row, left to right: Miss Grace Hankamer--boys' declamation coach,Perry Reeves, Gwen­dolyn Evans, Marie Covington, Hrs.U.J. Holloway--one-act play director, Virginia VIagner, Joy Savage, Dorothy Allen, Jack Owings; Jerry \'lright, Edgar Lee Berlin, Jlerlene Bryant, Kathleen Cotham, Kathleen Smith, ~Jiss I.Tary Cook--shorthand coach, Miss Selna Cloud--music meraory coach, 1Iiss Geneva Hardy-- picture memory coach.

Fourth Row, left to right: rUss Pearl Hellums--declamation coach, and Hrs. L.B. Thomas-­essay writing coach.

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\ Truly inspirational was the Na­\ tional Honor Society induction \ ceremony at the assembly hour on iApril 23, when the 1940 initiates ~ were received into the high : school chapter, principal LeRoy McClendon and the 1939 members officiating.

Preceding the ritual service, . the high school choral club sang :the Lord's Prayer, directed by Mrs. Helen Davis and accompanied by Miss Ethel Malcolm.

Led by the four old members-­Edgar Lee Berlin, Martha Wilker­son, Marjorie Goodson, and Pat

;Palmer--the initiates----Dorothy ·Allen,Joyce Bland, Allen Borland, :susie Borland, Nell Daniel, Jack !Owings, Dorothy Richards, Azalee iRiley, Connie Riley, Joy Lee Sa­lvage, Kathleen Smith, and Jerry !Wright--formed a semi-circle on ithe stage about the mounted em­lblem of their order, before which \one tall lighted taper flamed :flanked by twelve blue unlighted ~ tapers.

Marjorie Goodson lighted the tor- ; ches of the two members · stand- I ing on either side of her, who in their turn lighted the torch of \ those adjacent to·them until all \, of the blue tapers blazed in yel-

1 low flame. The haunting strains , of The Rosary from Mrs. Davis's . violin filled the auditorium as the lighted candles were replaced in their standards and the cur­tains slowly closed.

Many parents and friends wit- , nessed this impressive program, which was directed by Miss Ruth Flora.

ASSEMBLY HI-LIGHTS

/ Congratulating the new members­·elect upon receiving the high !school's most coveted honor, Ed• \gar Lee Berlin,program chairman, ,explained the significance of the ;organization.

Present members then instructed ;the candidates on its four basic ~rinciples, Martha Wilkerson ~peaking in the person ·of Scholar- · ~hip; Pat Palmer; of Leadership; Marjorie Goodson, of Character; and Edgar Lee Berlin, of Service. ~ith Mrs. Helen Davis playing Ave

The attention of the faculty . having been diverted into chan- : nels of more pressing demand, the · custom of actual selection by : vote of the best assembly pro- , grams of the year has not been observed this year. However, the : following programs met with the ' heartiest approval and are here \ presented in chronological order. l 1. The senior class general as- , sembly program, with Edgar Lee :. Berlin in charge, which inclu-i ded an introduction of the !

class officers, a French harp and two piano solos, a one-act play, and a vocal novelty with · the assembly joining in. !

' 2. The Christmas Cantata, pre-sented by the choral club di­rected by Mrs. Helen Davis, and : accompanied by Miss Mary Cook.

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3. The Merhoff ~uartet from Sou-Maria on the violin; Mrs. L.B. ~homas at the piano, the voices repeated the pledge of service after Mr. McClendon, who received them in behalf of the faculty and student body, pinning each in turn, after he had signed the re­~ister of the society, with the ~olden shield of the order.

From the single burning torch, ~ymbolizing light with which 1vruth radiates through the world,

thern School Assembly Forum in · Dallas 1 Texas, composed of Wal­ter Merhoff, b~ritone, Louis Christian, dramatic tenor, Gu­den Thorson, contralto, and El- , la Steele, soprano. Ruth Pryor, : danseuse, also rendered three lovely dances. 4. The program in honor of Abra- 1 ham Lincoln 1 directed by LeRoy

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