El Reno High School - Boomer Yearbook (El Reno, OK)

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1« SEN I Oli BOOM Eft SENIOR BOOMER VOLUME 9 MAY. 1922 NUMBER 7 ST Editor-in-Chief AFF Kenneth Cosby Literary Editor Corwin Dick Art Editor Athletic Editor Joke Editor Society Editor Hubert Smith Vernie Foies WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE GAINED EliOM E. II. S. Seniors! Are you sure you’ve got your mon- ey’s, worth from E. II. S.T You have worked and •studied for four years;—now, what have you gained ? This is one of the most important questions of your life, at this time. Those who are leaving school should lie satisfied that they have obtained the most possible good from their high school education. Those of you who are not yet ready to leave school should ask these questions, too, and then resolve to do better. You should have gained, from your studies and class-room activities, a knowledge of the world, as it is, and as its problems must be met. From your club and social activities, you should have gained a desire for clean amusements and good fellowship. From your athletic, debate, and contest work, you should have gained the ability to be good winners and equally good losers. You should have learned the elements of citi- zenship, and how to become a good citizen. You should now have an ambition to do greater and higher things than ever before. You should have learned to obey all the rules and codes of civilization. You should have learned to help others and re- vspcet yourself. You should have learned your lessons. You should have gained a school spirit and a love for E. H. S.—her activities, teachers, and students. Your four years in high school should have been the most joyful and profitable ones of your life. You should have gained all these things and many more. lx ok over your school life and try to enumer- ate all the benefits you have derived from high school. You will find that you have gained just as much as you have put in, in real, honest work. If you have not obtained the above-mentioned things, then E. II. S. has not done what she should have for you. You have not allowed her to help you. The fault is yours alone. If you feel that you still have something com- ing to you from El Reno High, come again. Francis Irving has been a valuable man to the Senior Boomer, in helping secure advertising. Much of the financial success of the publication is due to his efforts, and the Boomer staff wish to express their hearty appreciation of his work. Shake, Tug, we’re for you. DAWN! One morning I arose at dawn The sun was coming up; And I went out upon the lawn, Its beauty there to sup. An hour I lay and watched the light Illumine all the sky; The clouds were there, but like the night, Were slowly gliding by. And while I lay out on the lawn, The light came from the gray; And then I saw a perfect dawn Change to a perfect day. And like the night, our class is gone, Has left El Reno Hi. But in our lives only the dawn As yet has glided by. El Reno Hi, a perfect dawn Before us caused to lay; And may this turn when we are gone, Into a perfect day. It dashed the clouds and cleared the sky, And trouble, too, refrained. And in our lives, to this dear high, We’ll owe all that we’ve gained. —Emmett Thompson. A little soap eraser, A little pen and ink, Make a lone report card Look better than you think. “Aha,” said the egg, A s it sputtered a bit, “I was cast for a villain. And made a great hit.”

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SENIOR BOOMER 15 Clara Belle Sharpe, “Clickie” Young and fair and pretty.” Y. W. C. A.. Normal Training. Arena. Anna Thompson •The kind we like to meet.” Y. W. C. A.. G. R.. Spanish Club. lla Wyman Not much talk, a great atveet silence.” G. R.. Razzle Dazzle. B. H. S. C. C. Fawnette Witcher, “Fawn” With a merry little twinkle in her eye.” G. R.. Razzle Dazzle. Edytlie Witcher, “Dec-Dee” ”In one ear It went and out the other. Y. W. C. A.. Razzle I azzle. Fred Hayward Wright, “Hay” I never raw a greater miracle than myself.” Special Gym. Football. Basketball. Helen Zeidler, “Zeidler” Those about her learn perfect ways of honor.” B. M. C.. Meda. Girls Quartet. Fred Wewerka, ‘ ‘ Firm ’ All great men are dying and I feel ill.” Senate. Debate. Dramatic Reading. Victor Bunch, “ Vic” And the lamp end 1 smoked on.' Football, Basketball. John Calhoun, “Ichabod” His hair look- nice.” Razzle Dazzle. Katcha Koo. Orchestra.

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SENIOR BOOMER 17 HISTORY OF OUR CLASS About eight o’clock on September 5, 1918, over a hundred very green Freshmen began to decorate the halls of E. II. S. with verdant brilliance. Can you believe it? They were, we, the Seniors (we now say it with pride) of ’22. But even as Fresh- men we Iwjgan very early to show signs of pep. We were the first class to secure Mr. Bradshaw’s con- sent to have a class meeting. We assembled in the old Study Hall and the following officers were elected: President—Vinita McDonald. Vice-President—Anna MacSwain. Secretary-Treasurer—Ronald Bailey. Sponsor—Miss Lee. The first social event of the year was a picnic at stop thirty-six. We all arrived safely but no one had enough money to pay fare back. It was a dire predicament but we were rescued from the peril of walking home by Mr. Randle, who assist- ed us financially. Later in the year we gave a party in the Gym and for once in our history the eats were left in- tact. When the summer was over, our career as Sophomores began. A more conceited, dignified bunch had never graced these halls of learning. We smiled tolerantly and condescendingly down upon the poor little Freshmen and gracefully hid the fact that none but we ourselves had ever equal- ed them in their amazing ignorance. Mr. Randle and Miss Shuttee agreed to attempt sponsoring us and we elected inita McDonald, president; Emmett Thompson, vice-prcsid?nt; Vernie Fales, secretary-treasurer. We began the year’s social activity with a pic- nic at Tourist Park. Maybe you can’t have good times when you’re Sophomores! We also had a Christmas party with a Christmas tree and every thing. Everyone received a valuable (?) present. After another vacation we returned to school as Juniors. We again selected Mr. Randle and Miss Shuttee as sponsors and elected Marshall McDougle, president; Francis Irving, vic?-pres- ident; Alice von Merveldt, secretary-treasurer. As Jolly Juniors we set about having a good time at once and we began the year with a very suce ss- cul picnic at the brick plant. Now that we were sufficiently important to as sociate with the Seniors, we began to look forward to the banquets we would have. Our hopes reced- ed a blow when we came to the realization that neither class had the funds to give a banquet to the other. So we decided upon the only reasonabl • course of action—pooled our funds and had a won- derful May Day banquet at the Methodist church. Our Junior year was a very eventful and very happy one, indeed. At last we are in sight of our goal. We are Seniors. We arc trying our best to assume the dignity seemly in those who have reached our sta- tion in life. At our initial meeting Sanford Babcock was elected president, Harold Sawallisch, vice-presi- dent; Vernie Fales, secretary, and Robert Harri- son, treasurer. Miss Witcher was chosen sponsor. A picnic was held north of Ft. Reno and we had a wonderful time. Only the ice-cream arrived late, and we began to think we were going to re- turn without dessert. Close upon the heels of the picnic came the Kid Party. The Seniors assembled in the Gym and proceeded to forged our dignity. Childish games were played and Miss Witcher sent the little dears home at an early hour. A society for the promotion of school spirit and pep in athletics was organized by the Senior Class. The members of this society were called “Razzle Dazzles”. Leo Miles was chosen as .veil leader. With our last picnic, social activity will lx aban- doned until banquet time. Our career as students in E. II. S. ends May nineteenth, but we will not soon forget our four happy years there and we hope to be remembered as loyal supporters of the “Blue and White.” IMA PENNEBAKER. DERRY THEATRE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HAUNTING. IRRESISTIBLE. COMPELLING The Nemesis that broke up a man’s home and pursued his tor- tured soul into the trackless wastes of the Frozen North. Prices, 10 and 35c.