Woodward High School - Boomer Yearbook (Woodward, OK)

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:R y . 7-:l Y I '1 - WEL 2, illl.'2,!',ZLiil'i DM' 1 554- . 4, 6 323:51-1-:-ggi' .T - T4 'fi- fri ill iyf, I. ' W 'X ' 1- 7A'lALL51lll,3,7jhh,Lr K The 1, next S lr ,I of W. Hr S O ep ember saw the entranc r rl, - ne Of W00dwa d ' e Of this yearfs . lj erland as a F High Sch , SGHIOF class i 1114 her r .member of the tacult 001s former graduates NIO the realm my npgtrlg build Woodward High gh O' A' Peftyjohn who has 'fame also to Bogm- ral y's Thirteen H b C ool, began t 'r Slnce that time b rf' 1 0 v etter kno eachmg m th , een hr, va uable experience, N0 b .ufvn as the f00tball team that 3 ematics and science, :g bered for its righting sp. .ri iant record was made b t year, received some vei- f 1 , . u . , y the Alva Invitation Tourniatm The glrls basketball team tg? team is indeed remem- score. Forty-seven comrrretedelxl and lost to phillips Prep sgcgeni to the finals or 25 ing tOTx? year 1921.22 opened Wffrlillgh School course in 1521 001 only by a Small 'M Oodward f . F0 - E. H H ' ill, . rom Clllit ' Omberge . in every respect- Prof Pettyjsill' he was very highly recoinfggesudperintendeut, Coni- ill S Probably the first event 1 tual' year took up the work ofn .ed for the DOSiti0n gli Htate Championship by the W of importance was the Winni high school principal Pgttyxv their Coach, Were th- H' S' football team. The flog of the Northwestern which are still to be Seen toda at year presented with the rlrteen letter men and fi Greater S . . y OH Some Of the - mmatufe gold f .f Chool S l . gfldsters 00tballS lllg 1921-22 than any ye p nt 'md more W. H S pep w of that year' le: ar ' - ' - e rl won the district champiginggf h1st0ry of the School fifriesgfmrgn throughout the year 5 C0ntest ' IP and mad .' lg School d - .ll - This t 9 8. sple d , ebatin l 7' Woodward r 'Sam Was coached by Ja n ld 5h0W1I1g at Norma ' g Bam rl: High School and who , mes G. Y0ung, another E n In the state equipghetvarious departments oflihgowhall instructor here ormer graduate of 'fl en and the bun - Sc 001 had b ' V, d ' een sup 1' - :fr School was beginning to rrgii Itself had been remodeledpileq with m0re and befler rl the year with an increase U with the marry rirst-class sch nside. Woodward High Nr had passed by in graduates to fifty-two in 001s of tho state. Clgsing ff The l number- anotne 5, year 1922- r epochal 51,4 011 to better 23 0D6ned with Prof H year rd ment and with Prof P U - ombergei Still lead- QQ In view of the fact th t . ettylohn still at the head ing the city schools E5 of School in Septemb a the total enrollment of . of the high school ,f numb . ef Was 310--th the hlgh school ' 25. er' with 100 member e freshman Class com - at the beginning began to gain a foothold iszlthe need of a new high Schifglnrg Trlmost one-third the , , e ' ui ' port The brilliant record rradelilirndrs of many of the citizens ing for Woodward L - ance. Sett' e 1923 t ' 4, ing two state rec rack team w f d . 91S 01 gfriatlorilhe shot Dut by Everett SI:ri?r10:el1n the halt-mile by llerigliarirgtegvorthy im- if 3- ' h , - 9 Ded udl .nj ard of the 1500203005 athletics. The handful grltbw- H- S. down in the hisggryani f a o o' lla Oklahoma City a C1026 Selfranlrrer of Commerce unhiiaiilnti to U19 State meet by the EQ , On ' ' e ' - W team durrrrg the Season al d in the meet. TWO othol- in In their aDDroach, ran Winfield, Kansas in th A another Close F2108 for first leets were also won by the - e . li, As the last few daygkoarnsas Valley meet at Wichigaaii Was witnessed, against fill? lille final examinations of the yesgmol approached and the rr-V. ng for graduation. Ar the C , a DSDDY class of fiftyreven r S made ready for ,iy the history of the soho 1 r Ommencement exercise ' In number Were plan- Ka the to 0 fecewed their - S In 1923 the 1 rr tal enrollment Of the ent. r d1plomaS..a class with argest class iii Sor with entering upon tlrre high school in the year 1911 15I10re members than Es 8 record of the S h - - c ool year 1923-24, let us look back ll X Qi f , 4 I 1 'T vi. r I . ff?l'1'Zl'FRif1'r'l'f-f. r nuns: 'ff I Q' XXX'-'11, f-rf f,1,:,QjU,1'!15Lfl-riuwa M will-r,r,r-l, Y ima: ,ly rl, rr ' -, F is ,IZ , ., .M , QW' HY' r ' I fu'x19'i., if 5 4 A f Q l fd' f 11 -'-3 gr ' 11' 11 ff E ms- .al-529 i-,Lili

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uufdrvfqlf om 5 WE'-JfftEJ9I4iQ4Evfl' 6 1 552 O .gXW7Y!lWBElIlz3iPJ?ll5 -T' .255 LLP? 91 X 0 Tl Q, l .V H A 1 -1 x r, 4 .Y 6 5 . tl f N3 the hearts of the students. Seventeen graduated from Woodward High School in M' : 1915. il Q The year 1915-16 began to show another marked improvement in the depart- ments of study. The increase in enrollment reached two hundred and four and, with Zi the several new subjects that were offered, it helped a great deal in making the school one of first class. Inter-class spirit was by this time beginning to predomi- Z? n?te.A Ai footlgafl team was turned out that any high school would have been proud gn, o . c ass o wenty-one graduated in 1916. M The advancement made throughout the year 1916-17 is noteworthy in every E' respect. Probably the most noteworthy was the adoption of the official high school ' y pin. This pin was designed by Paul S. Laune and on it was pictured the Boomer E Wagon that was so typical of the surrounding country about Woodward during its L-1 W early settlement. To crown the glory of the year W. H. S. turned out a football fs team that set a record which excelled any previous record in the history of the I-I1 if school. At the close of the school, in May, forty graduates left memories of old W. g H. S. behind. Z1 5 The year 1917-18 saw an indeed new field of work in which every organization Q of the land, whether public or private, was interested. The great World War -was - 22 brought to the minds of the American peopleg in fact, we were actually engaging in 'Q lt ourselves, and. it was every American's duty to come to the need of their country. 5 This took a portion of Woodward High School's best youth, who went gladly for the In cause of Democracy. Although the ranks of the classes were combed to great extent Q a class of twenty-three finished the course of high school study in 1918. It was at the close of this school year that every student in W. H. S.-yes, in NI fact, every person in Woodward-bade a sad farewell to Professor George C. Wake- Nj field. He deemed it best to give up his work in Woodward to take up another pro- J fession aside from the one in which he had spent seven successful years in bringing E EQ the public schools of Woodward to their standing at that time. Re The school year 1918-19 opened its doors of opportunity with Prof. J. W. Q Tyler at the head, coming to us from Enid. The great World War had been brought E? to a close since the previous year and Prof. Tyler was indeed a capable leader for fi the Victory year. Although the first of the year was badly cut into by the influenza Iii epidemic that was at that time sweeping the country, the remainder of the year was Q used to a great advantage. It was on Thanksgiving Day that the W. H. S. football Ei team, playing their only game of the season, defeated the Northwestern State Nor- Q mal by a score of 12 to 0. Also in the spring of 1919 4a track team of five boys, ac- if companied by coach Baird, went to the State Track Meet at Norman and tied Tulsa I 'r for first place, bringing home the beautiful shield. These five boys were: Russell ,' 3' Enlow, Jesse Steele, Richard Hughes, Webster Sharp and Don Duncan. Thirty-five Q ,Q graduates left Woodward High School in 1919. P51 With Prof. Tyler still at the head of the schools and the Boomer Spirit still prevailing throughout the high school, the year 1919-20 marked another milestone in the history of W. H. S. It was during that year that the Woodward Community Building was built, which since that time has been one of the public buildings of Woodward which the schools could not have done without. In May a class of thirty- ji seven received their diplomas for having completed the high school course, 5 I . l ' , ' , 4 1 I f ,A -, I in, . -Q11 N My 37.21'!?0l S553 .. 1 I '- . 'JW 1 m ri. -.-. N-bafftzl'-IL 111-.W.7J:s2.l'LJ.'!4Usv:.i1..f:,ff,-all-1f'fLL'2'2ZgTx1!-L4.1flu' I lax A I i '1 1

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lm riff?-'Ja1.w'sl.cr,:sr1lm 1 I3 ,nsvrawamaalls 1, l 'N 6 Q-LU: over the progress of Woodward High School since its beginning. Overlooking its twenty-third year of history, it stands today as the outstanding high school in North- west Oklahoma. Twenty years ago, in May, 1904, the first graduating class which, as previously stated, consisted of three girls, bade farewell to W. H. S. This year a class of sixty-two received their diplomas for having completed a four-year course in an accredited high school, which is a member of the North Central Association for High Schools. This membership means that a graduate's credits will be accepted by any college in the United States without special examination. Woodward High School is also a member of the Oklahoma High School Athletic Association and the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association. These innovations afford advantages that were not had twenty years ago in Woodward High School. Neither did a well- equipped science laboratory, manual training shop, domestic art and science depart- ment, provate library and commercial department exist twenty-three years ago. The splendid interest that is shown by the many patrons of the school is today one that cannot be overlooked. At tlte close of the year 1923-24 four awards, from individuals and organizations, were presented to students of the high school. This spirit of trying to induce the students to make use of their advantages clearly shows the real interest that many of the patrons have in the school. The 1923 football team, with O. A. Pettyjohn still on the job as coach, for the first time in the history of the school went through a season undefeated and for the second time won the championship of Northwest Oklahoma. George Keller, playing right tackle, placed on the all-state team picked by the Daily Oklahoman, and Ed Hedrick placed on the all-northwestern team. The tearn's enviable record was dependent a great deal on the defensive work of both line and backfield. A scoring machine of any prominence was not developed but at times their defense was impossible to penetrate. The boys and girls basketball teams both helped uphold the name of W. H. S. in 1924. The latter part of the season the girls team won the district tournament, which gave them a trip to the state tournament at Stillwater. Another track team which brought fame and honor to W. H. S. was again turned out this year. Another close race with Oklahoma City for first place in the state meet was witnessed at Norman. The Cardinals won over the Boomers by a 214-point lead but were indeed lucky in doing that much. The count stood Oklahoma City 16112. Woodward 17, up until the final event-the relay. Oklahoma City stepped into third place in the last quarter-mile, only a few yards ahead of Innis, Woodward's anchor man. This won the meet for the Cardinals Two remarkable records were set in the meet-both by Dudley, the Boom- ers' track captain. Clipping 1-5 of a second off of his old record, he established a record of 2 minutes 2 1-5 seconds in the half-mile. Then again in the mile he and Neblick, of Shawnee, paced the four quarters and finished in a dead heat at 4 min- utes 40 4-10 seconds. Other men who placed in this meet were: Innis, Sibel and Burley. In all of the other meets throughout the season some splendid records were made by the Boomers, But as all dreams must end some time, so did another historical year for W. H. S. end. Probably not as a dream in the truer sense but to those who leave its 1 , 'lil' I ' ...: if ..1. Sl