Alvin High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Alvin, TX)

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CARNIVAL CORONATION The first carnival ever to be presented by the P. T. A. was in 1921. It has been presented annually since then some time in the month of October or November, usually on Hallowe'en. The coronation of the queen was pre- sented outdoors in front of the high school building until the completion of the new administration building in 1939. The con- cessions were also outside on the campus. In carnivals of the past years have been many interesting shows and features. A negro minstrel was one of the main fea- tures, as was a bathing revue and other attractions. Helen Arnold was crowned queen in 1921 and Leslie Merchant was the Icing. In 1922, Marian James and Joe Collins were rulers. Bertie Roch was queen in 1923, and Leland Murphy was her king. In 1924, Robert Monarch was king and Marian Smith was the queen. In 1925, Grace Finger was queen, and she chose Barnes Lathrop as her king. The rulsrs of 1926 were Helen Herring and Warren Moore. On the throne were Charlotte Steele and Max Vogan in the year 1927. Mossie McDaniel was queen and Strait Kimmons was king in 1928. In 1929 Carlton Greer was king and Netty Welborn was queen. Ben McKeel and Adeline Evans reigned on the throne in 1930. In 1931 Elizabeth DeWitt and Percy Ray Dykes were the royal couple. In 1932 Mona Matteson was queen and Myron Vogan was the king. Edith Roberts and George Baxter were king and queen in 1933. Barcus Brown was king and his queen was Caro- line Matteson in 1934. Bernice Rippenhagen was queen and Charles Saveli was king in 1935. In 1936 Ethel Marie McDaniel and Jack Gilliam were rulers. In 1937 Bob Peebles was king and Dorothy Alexander was the queen. The rulers in 1938 were Martha Alexander and George Matsushita. Josephine Cox and Sidney McKenzie were the royal couple in 1939. John Strickland was king and Leta Rue Thompson was queen in 1940. Joyce Gary and Alex Butaud reigned in 1941. In 1942 Peggy Joyce Pentecost was queen and Max Mahaffey was king. In 1943 Jane Evans and Richard Slataper ruled the court. In 1944 Marion Robinson and William Hawkins ruled. Queen Marian of the House of Robinson.

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CARNIVAL CORONATION ROYALTY OF 1944-45 (Upper right) The Royal Court of 1944-45. (Below) The jester (Pat Stone) draws laughter from the crowd in traditional form. (Lower right) King William of the House of Hawkins and his queen, Marian of the House of Robinson. The highlights of the P.T.A.'s annual all-school Hallowe'en Carnival, held on the school campus October 30, was the coronation of the Alvin High School Queen, Marian Robinson. Purchase of war bonds or stamps gave admittance to the coronation. At the festival this year, $815 worth of war bonds and stamps was sold. The royal court included Queen Marian Robinson, King William Hawkins; Yvonne Clark and Mary Ellen Booth, ladies-in-waiting; Jeannine Will and Virginia McCray, duchesses of the Junior Class, who were escorted by Neil Parks and Bobby Thornton; from the Senior class, Princess Earline Woodward, escorted by R. V. Johnson, and Duchess La Verne Anderson, escorted by Delmar Libby; from the Sophomore class, Princess Gloria Kueteman, escorted by Bob Alexander, and Duchess Shirley Smith, escorted by Jack Green. Susie Latham and Nelva Dean Carrell were princesses from the Junior High School, and they were escorted by Fred McKenzie, and Marvin Bear. The herald was Mary Jim Jones, and the bugler was Mary Bea Isaacs. The flower girls were Beverly Hicklin, Marjorie Dell Bromfield, Hary Helen Etter, and Patricia McGinnis. The two train bearers were Charles McCauley and David Nettles. The queen's crown bearer was Charles Renfrow, and Cupid was Darlene Baxter. 18

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