Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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AY? 'x J .-92522 idfolet Grown Class History JOHN MAYFIELD iii S VVE look back over three years of travel through this school, how well we recall that memorable day in September, nineteen-eighteen, when we first entered those big, awe-inspiring doors of old A. H. S. Our first day of High School! The instances of the happy years come in such jumble to our mind that it is difficult to know what really happened first. Naturally the first year we stuck pretty close to our lessons and avoided as much as possible meeting students of the upper classes. Sometimes when we would be walking serenely down the aisle of this auditorium with our minds bent on our lessons, a big male fist of some senior would clasp down on our shoulder and away we would go, bound for some fire escape or a gauntlet a mile long. Young and timid though we may have been, we were prepared for good earnest work and soon adapted ourselves to the new school and teachers. It was our aim to develop in the course of time into brilliant seniors. The next year brought a great change, not only in the class as a whole but in each individual. VVe had left our infant days behind with the self- sustained feeling which accompanies hard-earned reward and had plunged into the North Hall with undaunted spirit. A feeling of true fellowship took root during the year. Class spirit was not given a fair chance because we began to break away from the .narrow rut of study and to take active parts in school life. As we came to our next year of high school career, the most critical year of all, for it determined a great question-whether or not we were to become seniors-we hesitated, reluctant to start again. The importance of being a high school student had long ago worn off. VVhy should we continue this monotonous routine of work which offered no thrills? But we entered as dignified as we ever were and worked with grim determination to make the best of it. Perhaps we were too young, but we realized finally our ungrate- fulness. Hurricane after hurricane in the form of examinations found us and left us-dazed. The next year, because of the force of habit now set, found us all here again. Seniors! proud and dignified. By ceaseless efforts we have attained this titleg by the attributes thus built' up and those characteristics of the class shall we maintain a standard that has never been equaledi and that future classes may use for an example. i Conditions seemed very favorable for a successful year under the guid- ance of our new principal, Mr. J. P. Simmons. Because of the man that he Qazirzmjif njmmz K g Page 21

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I' P. l rx I li ,Z ' ilk? ,Ts E 92i'e1Z1'0Zet Grown JOHN CRADDOCK 'Academicz Dramatics: Commercial Law. I LYDIA HOUSTON I ers' Society, '20. N 'f I y BRUCE ROGERS f Academic: Yell Leader, '20, Commercial ' ifwmffghfhml K English, '18, '19, '20, '21, Mathematics, '19, '20, History, '18, '19, '20, Chemistry, '20, '21 3 Home Economics, '18, '19, '20, Spanish, '18, '19, Typewriting, '20, Red Cross, '19, Mili- tary Training, '19, W'oodrow Wilson Work-

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alk- Q ri H 14 55+ ,F fs Qi ,ll E 956 lzfolet Grown is, Mr. Sinununs will lung remain in thc hearts and minds of the student body To lead us in czlrrying out our nohlc purpose we chose lNlori'is Lightfoot l l'rcsident3 .lack Finlcs, Xilftf-l,1'CSlilt'Ill1 and Miss ltilllllltf Harclie. Secretary. As wa' urine tu the cud of uui' high school life we are glad to gn out intu the world. and yct wc are sorry to lczlve Austin lfli, whose reputation we have liclpccl to lmuild and inaintzlin. lt is very hz11'd to say goml-hye to our tcacllcrs who have helped us uvci' niany rocks in the rough road uf learn- ingg it is lizml to leave our fellow classmzltes who have zlccompzxnied us on our dillficult jU1ll'lll'j' through this High School. But let us go furth into the new world which now awaits us. feeling that we are :ind always will he UFAITHFUL AND TRUE-HEARTED TO OLD AUSTIN HI. X i f aff- f 7 IQI7 ' IQIS Ll NONUD OF TWFBOYS OF THEAU3TlN mon scuooi. E 0 SERVED INTHY VIOHLD WM Tb ix X, Xi W 44 D N Page 22 ,H g J, 1