Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1921 volume:

liutrit of (Itmtn'B Abtlrtu' -EEitylt § riuml W. J. Cunningham ------ president Mrs. 0. H. Cooper ----- Vice-President R. D. Green -------- Secretary Mrs. E. D. Batjer W. H. Free W. G. Swenson W. A. Minter T. P. Davidson lhe lasbligVjt Spiratum ffllitlj frrlinga nf loop ani rnnt- rairalftp me, llu Senior (Elana of utm’tmt tinrutg-unp, in ipiiratr tlfta, the pinhth nolump of tlip JflaahHglit In Ultaa Millie Hap (Cliriatoplier utljn tiaa Itppn our ainrrrr frirui ani ainiarr. ' ’ $ ✓ FACULTY 2 A lUraat to tit? iFaatlto Let us study the Faculty under the students’ microscope and classify them according to their peculiarities and nutty doings. Mr. Dudley is boss anywhere, everywhere, yes, even at Sunday School. His vocabulary is very large and is contaminated by only one word of slang— Goodnight! Mr. Green is anything but what his name suggests. He always plays with his key ring while making a speech. Mr. Royer enjoys arguing that light-bread is bread and biscuit is not. During his lectures he usually manages to draw a few illustrations on his mustache. Miss Christopher, whose name is Willie, is better known as Cap’n. She is always accompanied home by a green scarf and a thermos bottle. She is also very fond of a man named—Emerson. Miss Davis is the only specimen in the Faculty that wears a diamond on the third finger of the left hand. We fear she has a skeleton in her closet. Miss Burgess and Mr. Shotwell rule the lower region in unison, both hav- ing their habitat in the basement. Mr. Shotwell, also has talents for a circus manager as he is very often seen traveling with Lyons. Mr. Bishop is so young and handsome that he is often mistaken for a pu- pil. Several of the girls have winked at him through this mistake. Mrs. Norwood lives on radicals and her faith lies in the binomial theorem. She is the protector of the Senior girls. Miss Trantham is just fine. She put out a winning basket-ball team this year. She spends most of her time explaining to Freshmen why an apple falls downward instead of upward. Miss Hutchinson is very closely connected with the prehistoric and stone ages as she teaches Fish history. She wears more than one diamond and we know someone is going to be fooled (?). Miss Tate can always be located by her melodious giggle. She is the one who furnishes mirth and “pep” to the faculty. Miss Rutledge is a very strange composition, being a teacher, coach, joy rider, and sport. Oh, boy! but we love her. Mr. Peek is noted for his large brown eyes and for his proficiency in mathematics. He created a sensation in Chapel the other morning by so far forgetting himself as to sing out loud. Miss Robertson is so modest that we hardly know her. It is said that her favorite sport is sliding down the fire-escape, but we rather think it is trans- lating Latin verse. Mr. Showalter reminds us of Moses, traveling around Study Hall and ad- ministering sermons to the hungry fourth period pupils. Miss Daniels is usual1 y noticed by her orange head-gear and broad smile. She is usually accompanied home by Pete. Mr. Ferguson is just like Socrates, holding his meetings around the build- ing and being tortured by the c t uel 7th period Study Hall. Miss Clack deserves to be called Mother Superior. She tenderly guides and directs every one, from Fish to Seniors, a’cng the right road to success. She has a never-exhausting supply of patience, kindness and knowledge. Miss McKeown is just splendid in lecturing the disorderly Study Hall at the 5th period. She meant business when she came here and has meant it ever since. The first thing she did was to transplant Tom Yarbro’ugh. be tas ligbt Nature Nature brings us green trees and fresh flowers. The robin that sweetly doth sing, The refreshing and blue April showers; These things she brings in the spring. T hen comes in old lazy midsummer, With its clear and azure blue sky; With its streams and small brooks ever flowing As they peacefully pass us by. Old Nature however ne’er leaves us These beauties and pleasures for all, But snatching them away from us, Sends to us the cool and crisp fall; When the dark, dreary clouds hang o’er us Like a huge magnificent pall. Then lastly she brings us the winter With its beautiful, sparkling snows, The season we want to be ended As colder and sterner it grows; But the comforting thought then comes to us That e’er many more days pass o’er, The Nature that brought us the winter Will bring us the springtime once more. Hautmtr? Urtgljt’s nlUoqug (With Apologies to Hamlet) To be or not to be; that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler to live and work and work On memory work, Or end it all and let things be What they want to be. Or better still keep plodding on, Learn lots of dope that was played on the stage Many generations in the past, Which was never intended to be read And analyzed b coming generations Living on the opposite side of the globe. That’s what modern people call education, Such is life. Ain’t it wonderful ? be lasbligbt (Hie Srmtir (th M PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER PROPHET - W. O. SHACKELFORD PARRAM ORE SELLERS ANNIE BESS CHAMBERS NOLAH POOL Barley, Lillian Barnes, Katherine Barton, Harriet Blankenship, Martha Blain, Mary Brown, Opal Britton, Addie Bryant, Vera Burfoi’d, Bessie Burnett, Gussie Bush, Kitty Chambers, Annie Bess Christopher, Mona T. Clark, Eva Cotman, Lucile Cox, Helen Crow, Jewel Davis, Lois Davis, Rachel Davis, Verda Douthit, Mary Dunn, Ruth Flesher, Katherine Fulwiler, Lucy Mae Girand, Alma Mae Gorman, Lola Harber, Jewel ®ljr Hull Hays, Maggie Belle Harrison, Paula Hudson, Agnes Jefferies, Callie Johnson, Bernice King, Peggie McCoy, Winnie McGehee, Alice Mitchell, Fay Morrison, Madge Muir, Nellie Osborn, Ellen Osborn, Ruby Pool, Nolah Powell, Thelma Pratt, Thelma Rains, Ella Richardson, Alma Ross, Gladys Sansing, Lorraine Snodgrass, Myrtle Thomas, Atrelle Tucker, Valtye Whitley, Erma Cross, Mina Gilbreath, Mellie Beasley, Clyde Cannon, Edgar Cope, Parks Crownover, Allen Gray, William Goss, Volandis Gunn, Jerome Haney, Everett Hays, Eddie Hutto, Nelson Jones, Theiss Latham, John B. Leeson, Earl Miller, T. A. Richardson, Claude Ryan, William Sellers, Parramore Shackelford, W. O. Shepherd, Everett Stone, Leroy Swenson, Earl Grey Taylor, George Williams, Arthur Williams, Nat Garrett, Hume Green, J. P. Dawson, Enoch Tfbe MjUgbt As a igniar iiwa Jt ’Tis morn and the busy time piece, Chimes out the hour of nine, The pupils gather one by one. To take their place in line. The gong sounds forth a merry peal. And students now must go, They to their separate classrooms, To show what they may know. “We’ll call the row roll, if you please”. “One, two, three, four, five”, And so on up the line we go, Till all are found alive. “Now take down these assignments, Each pupil do his tasks; Earl Leeson, please get rid of that gum, While Parks his question asks”. “Did you get my paper graded ? You all sure do work slow”. ‘ Well, Maggie Belle, I’ve worked all day, I’d certainly have you know. “Now on your work your attention keep, And, Allen Crownover, don’t go to sleep. Atrelle, if sneezing must be indulged in at all, Perhaps you had better go into the hall”. But it’s all in the game. And we love you, A. H. S., You have made us what we are, You have brought us to success. — Lois Davis Utastt Harfarii An ideal girl—just the kind we of- ten dream of, but seldom see. Her favorite pastime is taking snap Eng- lish quizzes. We are convinced that she will never be benind in whatever she undertakes. “Her glossy hair was clustered on her brow Bright with intelligence and fair”. Everett has been able to star in football, (hardly recovering, however, from Cupid’s arrow, shot in the aut- umn). He has also honored the Sans Souci Glee by his membership. Ev- erett is conscientious, independent, and very witty. “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men”. Alma SUrijarbamt T:be lasljligbt Alma was one of our first Seniors to follow the style of bobbed hair. This had added much to her charm and in- dividuality. No one could long for more poise than this sweet girl grad- “A dainty girl with a slender face, Full of beauty, and sweetness and grace”. Natlianitl HamtljimiP JUiUiants Nat is most interested in rattle snakes and ranches, but occasionally turns his attention to English. As he has a seat in School Management, we believe he will be a pedagogue. “There is Hawthorne, with genius so shrinking and rare, That you hardly at first see the strength that is there”. lEumTtt liattru 20 Wins the “High, noble thoughts Sealed in a heart of HjtUiatt Hariri) Lillian holds down the front seat in the Senior girls’ section as well as the front seat in her classes. We look forward to the day when she will have a front seat in college. Altrr HUCftrrlp In spite of the fact that Alice is a very wee girl, great possibilities await her. Her greatest ambition just now is to raise her vocal chords to a higher pitch, especially in the American His- tory class. SCittij Brnsli Kitty specializes in Sophomore sub- jects. She knows just how to get candy or peanuts during the fourth period, and is a post-graduate in the art of slipping her notes past “Coach”. “She talked, she smiled, my heart she wyl’d, She charmed my soul, I wist na how”. JFraturs Hatrilr (Untnurn It might have been because her work showed up so we’l, but we rath- er think it was Lucile herself who won our hearts at once, when she joined us in the latter part of our Junior year. “A countenance in which is mirror- ed the constant work of a noble mind”. r William li. (gray Amur Ursa Glltaiubrra Nr hum iiinttn (lUjrlxua JJmurll T:be flashlight tUru ©ahurnr Ellen is a quiet, unassuming, and studious girl. She is always ready to lend a helping hand to any classmate. Her friends expect great things of her. “There was a soft and pensive Ella mts Ella intends to reign over a class room some day. If we had more like her in this world, the educational pros- pects for the coming generation would be encouraging. “A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles of human gladness bred”. iUagytr Ur Ur Hays Maggie Belle has been active in all the unruly Senior girls. She loves to wear footbal sweaters. Wte wonder whose? GiUatUjfi iShiis Gladys is the fairest of maidens. Her dreamy blue eyes have caused many a masculine heart to flutter; but she has many accomplishments besides beauty. “She is dainty, modest, shy, and sweet, A finer Senior you rarely meet”. be s Ugbt Haiti} tuitrkrr i ubij (0� bm n Ruby is willing to say “I’ll try” rather than “I can’t”. This persever- ance has done much toward winning her a place in High School, and a last- ing affection in the hearts of her class mates. ‘‘Of i 3uiy MUrljfU Li Atrelle dotes on boys and hot tama- les. Nothing delights her more than to receive dates and telegrams. She holds first honors in sneezing and note writing. Her worst habit is stirring her tea with her finger. “A better pal you’d never find, She’ll tell you just what’s in her mind.” It seems impossible that so much wit, originality, and knowledge could be stored in any one person like Noiah, but is not every genius an impossibil- ity until she appears?” Nolah special- izes on “originations” and prophecies. It would take the whole “Flashlight” to express our appreciation for Myrtle. She has been to us what the dynamo is to a power house. Her zeal and en- thusiasm have inspired us to many a victory. “First in beauty, First in fun, First in the hearts of everyone” Srau-l Marti� Astrrllr (liumuui Jewel, the giggler, would be an ap- propriate name for her. She possesses the happy combination of dignity and grace, mischief and fun. Her pretty face with its ever-present smile is a joy to all. “None but herself can be her parallel” Nolalt JJnnl ‘Her keenness of insight keeps pace with keenness of feeling”. iHurtlr iiuuiftgraatf Ruth left Meridian College to come to A. H. S. for her last and best year. We like her choice. She is always full of fun and mischief. She is famous for mailing letters promptly. “For rigorous teachers seized my And purged its faith, and trimmed its fire.” Best business manager the “Flash- light” ever had. We envy his achieve- ments on the cornet, his electrical and mechanical genius, and above all, his sartorial pulchritude. “Through all the whole High School He’s one of the best. A trial to Miss Davis Though a joy to the rest”. Suth Hutu Eurrptt S lu'pluui Agurs Hitihui Agnes’ eyes are bewitching. It is wonder she loves to spend at least t part of Sunday afternoon at the Cor- ner Drug Store. She is an accomplish- ed violinist. “Your soul was pure and true The good stars met in your horoscope Made you of spirit, fire and dew.” iHarjj IBlaiitF Handsome Mary cares “ course others may take”, but dees she pleases, even to the wearing of corkscrew curls and a letter sweater. “Thour’t the angel that never Sooner the sun in his motion would falter”. 26 “The bravest The loving ai re the tenderest the daring.” lbe asljligbt Militant Mnrris Stjatt Jfcrocl (ttrmit Alihic Hrittnn Alma Mac (giratiii Bill, the little Irishman, our cham- pion debater and giggler, uses ges- tures somewhat like those of a cow, but nevertheless, he can make even Pluto take notice. “And if I chance to fall below, Demosthenes or Cicero Don’t view me with a critic’s eye, But pass my imperfections by.” Jewel never crows over anyone even if she is one of the winners in girls’ tennis. She is a happy-go-lucky girl who is ready to do anything but study. “Oh, I like to play tennis mighty well, But the Latin room to me is a dungeon cell”. Addie is another one of the jewels from the Ovalo academy. She is the bravest Senior, for she dares to go driving in a Ford coupe, when she hasn’t studied for tomorrow’s quiz. There is no dormant energy in Alma Mae. She has interest in more things than any other girl in A. II. S. If there is anything she hasn’t done, it is because she hasn’t got started. “Ignorant is the Freshman Who knows her not”. Bump ippufuer (Sarrrtt Tbe flashlight Hitrij iRar jFuhmlrr “Dutch” is truly a genius. She ex- cels in fun and mischief. Perhaps some day we shall buy tickets to hear “Lucy Fulwiler, Lyric Soprano.” “Tying her bonnet under her chin, She tied a young man’s heart within”. W. (8). S harklrfmii Shack, our second Caruso, is good anywhere you put him, from making goo-goo eyes to teaching the econom- “If fate ever turns the ladder of success topsy-turvey, he will be on the top round”. iflarth manlmuilitj.! ‘Her smile would make sunshine in a shady place”. Qttptoa Jmtea Hnrrirt Hartmt Thiess, the industrious, finished High School in three years. His me- lodious bass voice has brought him to the fore in the Sans Souce Glee, as well as in declamation. “That’s Joe Bailey the Second” we say when we chaff; Ain’t that enough to make anyone laugh?” Arthur UJiUtauia The only Senior who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps. His first pull was through A. H. S. in three years; his second pull will add an M. D. to his title; his third pull will be that of pulling men from the grave. “Tis easy to decree That a success he will be.” Where did Harriet get that queer little twist to her r’s when she has “gotto work”? She has yet to con- vince us that she is a product of West Texas. ‘‘She is bonny and fair and full of grace With that roguish smile on her girlish face”. ibe lasbligbt Urnttre SJulmamt There are some faces of such love- liness that one wishes that no shade of discontent or worry might over- shadow their brightness. Such a face is Bernice’s. She makes friends fast and they love her for her winning personality. rbe flashlight (Djral Urmim Opal is our Senior doll, and we all love her. She is small in stature but great in her classes. Her highest am- bition is to travel. We sincerely hope she will remain with us and not be- come a globe trotter. “Rare jewels are always in small packages”. Sitnrlj Saiusmt IKathrrinr iFlrahrr fcarl (Sraij S’umtamt “Verily his height insures his conceit, And when it comes to flirting he can’t be beat”. Willi? IGattra Wrbh 31mint? IG. (Sunn “And, oh! he had that merry glance that seldom ladies’ hearts resist”. Wtnnt? UlrQJnif Winnie is a firm believer in woman’s rights. She demonstrated this by out- classing the boys in debate. Besides this, she is the most industrious little vamp in the whole class. “It’s not her size But her deep brown eyes That charm the boys in Study Hall”. “She is gentle, she is shy, But there’s mischief in her eye”. “Jerry” believes in making hay while the sun shines; so he has a har- vest of good grades and good friends. His favorite diversion is smoking his pipe and thinking of Leona and Kath- erine. T:be lasbligl]t iEarl UfFsott All the girls are simply wild over “Turkey”, mainly because he is jolly and sings so well. His diversions are driving a flivver, making clownish faces, and tripping freshmen. 31 Mellie is so studious and demure that one hardly knows she is around until she is given a chance to show her splendid ability as a speller. Her excellent behavior has won the ad- miration of all. “There is little of the melancholy element in her”. Eii te Baija Eddie is the most noted for his geo- graphical illustrations in the Study Hall, such as covering everyone with a volcano of chalk dust, etc. He al- ways gets by with it, too. “If knowledge were a bump, he would have a dimple”. Happy-go-lucky Lorraine! Alive from the top of her shiny red head to the toe of her little flat foot. Her specialty is domestic science, in which realm she hopes soon to have a spot- less kingdom of her own. “Life is a joke that has just begun”. The blinding meteor, the resplend- ent planet of I. B.’s classes. Accord- ing to his much beloved proportion, Claude is the mathematics scholars as a “pony” is to the Latin translators. “There’s the j decker brain That could harr logical chain” with a three- iflrllir (Silln-ratli ICiimtinr aitatug (Claufci? SUdjarilfimt 'rbe lashUght ©rnrgp uiaylnr Besides being a distinguished tenor of the Sans Souci Glee, George “Oscar Putts” is famous for his rebuttals in history class. His extensive vocabul- ary and quick wit have made him a popular yell leader. “Yet though his caustic wit was biting rude His heart was wram, benevolent, and good”. $arUs ffluyr Parks has a smile like a tooth-paste ad—one to which even the most hard- ened pedagogues succumb. The futile attempts of the teachers to curb his irrepressible mirth, merely hastens him detention-ward. “Just a smile on a cheery face, But it gives the sunbeams a long, long chase”. ttaUir Srffrrira Callie is kind to everyone, respect- ful and obedient to her teachers, and attentive to the tasks given her. She does big little things in a quiet way. “Words are like leaves; and where they must abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is seldom found”. Slirluui Jlratt Thelma’s special delight is captur- ing good-looking salesmen and show- ing them the sensations found in the Queen and Palm Garden. She has a dry humor that makes her excellent company. “She looks like one of those Puritan maids, And it surely takes Thelma to get the grade”. Hrra Urgant be flashlight fflaligr Morrison Mona in. GHiriotojilirr Mena T. has been with us only this year. Like most Seniors, she prefers playing the piano to reading Carlyle. But how she can play the piano! “Her eyes are of a deep blue hue, Her face and manners are ‘Such ways, such arts, such looks hadst thou”. ‘To her belongs the power of mak- ng all subjects interesting.” be tasbligljt ItrriUi Bants Verda’s favorite piece of artillery is a Cannon. She spends much time in blushing and waiting at the door of Room 2. It was rumored that she tried to catch the measles in order to get a bouquet. Eigar fflamum Edgar can spell just as well as he can write notes to “Verde” and make announcements before the study hall. In the spelling contest he sat down on arborvitae. We’re glad it wasn’t a cactus. “And still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew”. Barljrl Bauts In her quiet, unassuming way, Rachel has, in a short time, made many friends. Perhaps it was the al- luring toss of her head that gained for her the favor of a football star whom many old students here have vainly tried to charm. AUrn (ttmimmirr To see Allen studying School Man- agement, one would predict his future to be that of a dignified school teach- er. If his future is as successful as his High School career, me-thinks he shall never live a forlorn life in bach- elor apartments. “A real gentleman, a knight tried and true.” Mary Soirtljit be las Ugb1 3luljn H. Hatljam “Jolly and bright and full of fun A splendid fellow A-l”. Unla C nrman Lola is a good friend whose good nature is always on top. Her chief amusements are giggling and writing at. A. iHillrr T. A. will probably be an opera singer as he is already singing in “The Mikado”, although at present he excels in fishing. Now, T. A., which will you choose, fisherman or singer? 80 “Laughing eyes so full of fun Her humor is surpassed by none” “Her yeas are yeas And her nays are nays’ “I know a lass with laughing eyes Whose mouth is like a berry; She cannot frown and never trie Her heart is always merry”. 3pcggu King “Peg o’ my heart”, we all agree, is a perfect dear. She is into every bit of fun that strays down the aisles of the Study Hall. But that’s not all. She is famous in Chemistry. “My Peggy’s worth, my Peggy’s mind, Might charm the first of human kind”. SCathmitp Uantrs Katherine, our first girl editor, has many talents. Her beautiful hair stands out as strongly as her oratory. We look forward to the day when she will edit some great magazine or make herself famous in Congress. Qktssir Sitrnrtt Gussie is true blue. If you want to find a girl who has the grit to tackle anything and make a success of it, we ask you turn your eyes toward our musical classmate, Gussie. JMlif HtuU' Nellie is an enthusiastic athletic fan and even misses brilliant society func- tions to attend football games. She loves to wear Second-Lieutenant pins. T be flashlight ifrlrn (Cnx Helen calls love “foolish pastime”. Perhaps she views it thus because she has never experienced the wonderful sensation. Her avocation is arguing wi+h Mr. Dudley; her favorite drink is Hint (Clark Paula Hamsun Paula is too small to be a grave and reverend Senior; but if you think she is an honorary member, you are mis- taken, for she shines in all of her classes. If she has difficulties, she quietly and courageously surmounts “Sober, steadfast, and demure”. tGnis Sains t '' � rbe lasljligbt “The name of this great one was said to be Stone For his granite-like phiz he was always well known”. BnUmdta (inns “Smokey’s” motto on the gridiron is “Treat ’em rough”, and on the diam- ond, “Fan ’em all”. A swell guard, though neither a social lion nor a lady killer. “As modest and retiring as the violet mild, except in our ball games; then he’s quite wild”. (Cluiip UraaUni “Mudhen”, the eighth wonder of the world, to be sure! He is able to mem- orize a page of Vergil in forty minutes. Although he denies it, he is energetic, bright and witty. “He never flunked and he never lied I reckon he never knowed how. Pore Clyde”. Slrnty 9tim We expect his scientific ability and aspirations to make him famous. Per- haps he will dig up the missing link, or invent a patent medicine minus the kick. 39 ■ junioBsf rbe lasljligbt uiljr Junior (EUtoo ®ljr Sail Rogers, Carroll Stirman, Fred Titsworth, Jack Wilson, Byron Barnett, Stella Brown, Nova Carter, Grace Clark, Mildred Fry, Ruth Jerman Fuller, Estelle Hamilton, Helen Hanna, Elizabeth Harber, Ruth Harrison, Thelma Hatton, Naomi Hiatt, Natalie Hodges, Mildred Hollomon, Ruth Holt, Mae 44 IheJla ligU Junior Biuturg In the fall of 1918 many human beings appeared on the A. H. S. grounds casting a light shade of green around the campus. These specimens of humanity were promptly call- ed Freshmen and sometimes they had the honor of being called Fish. In a few weeks part of the green chlorophyll had disappeared from the tender young things and was re- placed by a somewhat gray matter. These things thought they knew everything, but the Faculty soon convinced them that the Universe holds more than their heads did. Yet with all this crudeness and green- ness, at least half of them managed to get through with the first year’s work. Helped by the faithful Latin teacher, Miss Robertson, many—especially the female sex—manag- ed to learn the conjugation of amo. In this year, the Fresh- men also did their part on the athletic field, and when they were defeated, they took the result as true sportsmen should. Thus the first year passed and ignorant Freshies be- came wise and learned Sophomores. They began to take a greater interest in the various school activities and to feel their importance. About this time also there was introduc- ed into the school the custom of having each class to deliver a program once a month before Study Hall. The members of ’22 always had programs ready, but oh! the trials and tribulations of appearing in declamation! So two years have passed and the Sophomores have at last attained the dignity of being Juniors. They may seem dull and uninteresting this year, but they are holding their own in the athletic field, in the class-room, and in the social world. For the fourth time in the history of the High School has the Junior Class written its name on the Camp- bell Cup. At present the class of ’22 faces the fuutre with the brightest hopes and expectations. lbe flashlight (Tbr f rosptrt “Today excitement’s in the air. Our Senior team will do and dare. They rally forth the Juniors to defeat'; Our line-up is wonderful and hard to beat. First comes Sellers; he’s full of fight; “Smokey Joe”, our guard, will do ’em up right, Dawson’s some player, though he’s rather small, He’s Johnny-on-the-spot at caging the ball. “Skeeter” is quick and full of “pep”. When breaking up plays he doesn’t side-step. George is little, but he surely is loud, And of his playing we’re surely proud. Now this is our line-up, the Senior five, And a better team is not alive. So bring out the blind, the halt, and the lame To look at the Seniors cinch that game. (Uu’ Aftermath One day later: I take up my pen To tell of that wonderful game again. That memorable day the score rolled up, But the Juniors just naturally walked off with the cup. They had more “pep” than a crate of chili beans And we all know what lots of “pep” means. “Peck” shot the goals, “Wop” played as guard, “Matt” did the fighting, and “Dad” played hard; Rogers dribbled well, dodging here and there, And, everything considered, they all played fair. Oh, it’s all in the game, both teams couldn’t win. But it sure made the Seniors miserable as sin. So here’s to the winners; they did us up neat, But it takes real sports to bravely take defeat. 47 ullte ih tiumuire (Elaaa PRESIDENT - VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER MILDRED LINKFNHOGER DOROTHY BARNES DOROTHY ANDERSON (She Stall Acton, Raymond Antilly, Ralph Arnett, Carter Bradley, Earl Brooks, Aubrey Burgess, Ralph Coffman, Burton Cook, Eugene Cox, Walter Dick, Egbert Dodson, Alpin Douglas, Derrel Dudley, Merle Duke, Edward Grisham, Louis Guin, David Guitar, Earl Wo , J. W. Wright, Jack Wright, Lawrence Wristen, D. W. Young, Robei't Alexander, Ira Belle Anderson, Dorothy Austin, Florence Ayers, Eula May Barley, Vivian Barnes, Dorothy Barnett, Myrtle Barnett, Stella Barrington, Ruth Bass, Patty Beam, Elizabeth Blain, Frances Hollingsworth, RichardBlair, Gertie Hoppe, Robert Jefferies, Alvin Johnson, B. L. Knott, James Locke, Lloyd Mackey, Floyd May, Albert McCauley, Douglas McLaren, Joe Meredith, Charles Middleton, Jim Miller, Marvin Minter, Will Moore, Charles Oliver, Garland Reid, W. T. Rice, Charles Roe, Ray Sears, Lance Shackelford, Oran Shelton, Lockett Sumrall, Fulton Trantham, Harrell Turner, Tim Ward, Roy West, Milton Whorton, Tennyson Williams, Morris Wiltshire, Benjy Witt, Roy Boles, Thelma Brewer, Alene Briggs, Bertha Christian, Helen Clark, Amelia Clemmons, Ouida Cole Elizabeth Cope, Inex Craig, Fay Crawford, Quay Crowe, Irma Davis, Gertrude Dick, Edith Dryden, Mary Agnes Frasier, Vada Erwood, Macy Free, Bessie Fry, Clifford Galbraith, Mary Gauerke, Linda Gentry, Mildred Graves, Thelma Greer, Lula Mae Hale, Ruth Hancock, Vasliti Harber, Elsie Harber, Ruda Mae Hatton, Ruby Head, Lota Clyde Hodges, Helen Hodges, Harriet Hulsey, Clara Belle Ives, Milton Ivey, Claude Jefferies, Ruth Jones, Vestal LiUand, Delphin Linkenhoger, Mildred Linton, Frances Litton, Nita Mackey, Alva Martin, Frances Matthews, Annie McMillon, Ruby McPherson, Thelma Moore, Lola Belle Morton, Estelle Moschel, Clellie Musick, Vera Osborn, Johnnie Parker, Addie Lou Payne, Lucile Payne, Mary Joe Pearre, Laura Peevey, Maxine Phelps, Lois Powell, Mildred Power, Annie Mae Reeder, Eva Mae Rencher, Lurline Robbins, Elgie Roberts, Mona Fay Robinson, Josephine Stinson, Jimti Taber, Melba Taylor, Vera Trantham, Gladys Whiteside, Stelle Wiggins, Mildred Wilson, Wallace W. Williams, Ruth Wright Dorothy Yager, Donzula Young, Thelma Medlin, Opal Medlin, Bessie 1 ■ In High School are some pupils Whose names you seldom hear; But the way that we all know them To you I’ll make quite clear. You ask about that fellow Who is always in a whirl? He’s not at all a ladies’ man His name? We’ll call him MERLE. You see that girl yonder Who looks so cute—oh my! Well so she is— a good one And she is CLIFFORD FRYE. Perhaps you know this fellow? He won’t smoke a cigar. And yet he’s full of mischief His name is EARL GUITAR. Note writing? Yes, and those two Who slip them by the ogre Are MARY LOUISE SMITH And MILDRED LINKENHOGER. Listen! I hear some cooing— Two doves just out of reach. Ah, there’s Iva’s bonnet I know the boy’s GEORGE LEACH. There’s a group of Sophomores They’re always spinning yarns. But the one that spins the biggest Is little DOROTHY BARNES. — Dorothy Sandefer Sophomore (La a Jffresht? Hey there, Freshie, you’re going the wrong way. Don’t pay any attention to what Seniors say. They’ll send a green man wrong every time. And yet, by heck, they think it’s fine. Now little Freshie, don’t you cry You’ll be a Senior by and by. I know you think it’s a tough old life Full of demerits, exams and strife. Don’t mind the snobs of that Junior gang Just lift your eyebrows and say, “Go hang”. Now little Freshie, don’t you sigh You’ll be a Junior if you try. Of course the te chei-s think you’re green, But better a failure than a pass unclean. Don’t be discouraged, you’ll soon catch the link, And then the teachers’ll sit up and think, “Well, little Freshie, you didn’t despair r Ibe k Ugljt MATT DILLINGHAM “Dutchman”, captain and star fullback of the '20 squad, has made a reputation for himself throughout the West. He was always in the thickest of every play. His “win or die” spirit brought many victories to the old Black and Gold. This, his last year, saw Mat at his best. Victor M. Kelley of Texas A. M. and Carlisle Indians says of him, “The best all-round backfield high school boy in Texas. I would select Matt as the captain and half-back on a mythical all-state team”. PAT MURPHY One hundred pounds of Irish grit and forty-five pounds of head work is the make-up of Pat, our quarter- back. He plays hard, clean football all the time. His election to lead the 1921 team came as no surprise to A. H. S. fans. PARRAMORE SELLERS “Sellers” was our other star half- back, and a wonderful game he played, his greatest delight to streak down field for long gains. His opponents admit he is a demon at the job. He will make good on some college team next year. “Dursal”, our star halfback play- ed a wonderful game this season. His long end runs were a dazzling feature of every game. Everyone expects Derrel back next year to deal misery to his opponents. HERRING BOUNDS Bounds is one of the mainstays Of the A. H. S. eleven. He always got his man and was justly dreaded by every fellow on the opposing team. Bounds has the old spirit and the next two years will see him giving them all a run for their money. EVERETT HANEY “Skeeter”, our brilliant center, held down his position well. He was characterized by his ability to do the right thing at the right place, and at the right minute. “Skeeter” would tear up things next fall, but he is one of those to graduate. VOLANDIS GOSS “Smokey” played a smashing- game at left guard. When aroused, he showed a good deal of aggres- siveness, a1 ways forcing his man to the last ditch. This year ended his career on High School gridiron. ENOCH DAWSON Dawson, a record-breaker in baseball, came out and proved him- self a sensation at football, also. Very few gains were made around his end. This was his first and last year on the team. His chief delight was downing his opponents in their CLAUDE GENTRY “Dad”, our left tackle, with a combination of great strength and dauntless nerve asked no glory for himself, but desired only a chance to play his best. He was a clean, hard p’ayer who fought gamely throughout the entire season. He will fight again next year. W. 0. SHACKELFORD “Dub”, our right tackle, is known to all football players by his high tackling and back blocking. With a good knowledge of football and an overabundance of downright nerve, “Dub” has proved to be a man whose place will be hard to fill next year. W. J. HEMBREE “Tubby”, our right guard, always steady and reliable, gave his best to the team. Besides his fighting- spirit, he possessed the size and strength to back it. He will make an A-l fullback next year. EARL GUITAR “Eels” chief merit lay in his un- canny ability to stay on his feet. So quick was his dodging and so certain his footing that at times it seemed impossible to bring him down. We are expecting great things of Earl next year. be las Ugb1 STUART NOLAND “Peck”, our sub-quarter, made up for his lack of weight by his tireless energy and his reliability. He has lots of nerve and would tackle anything that came his way; the bigger they came the harder they fell. He expects a regular place on the team next fall. J. W. MAGGART “Wopp”, our sub-guard and cen- ter, won a place on the eam by his steadiness and hard hitting. He entered the game full of fight and came out clamoring for more. We expect him back next year and hope for still greater things of him. FORREST GRAHAM “Jew”, was chief entertainer and sub-guard. His ability to tell jokes won many friends, and his abilityr to play hard, clean, football won for him the coveted “A”. He should fill a guard's position next year. JAMES HAN A “Pete” was our sub-halfback, playing a fine game from start to finish. He is famous for his shoe lace tackle that always got his man. Pete has great sticking ability and will make a star next fall on the eleven. (!)u tin' j mtit to tbr GJbamptimal}tji Under the direction of the best coach in the state, the Abilene huskies be- gan their practice about September 1. From the very start, prospects for a winning team were evident. Six letter men were back on the job and plenty of raw material came out for practice. The season opened with the Army-Navy encounter, which resulted in a score of 16-3 in favor of the Navy line-up. This game enabled Coach Shotwell to pick the first squad and to test the school spirit. It also aroused the “pep” which lasted throughout the season. Our first matched game of the season was played with Merkel at Abilene. We won by the close score of 7-6. This score did not represent the difference between the two teams, although it was a hard fought game in every respect. On October 1 our football squad journeyed over to Big Spring and trotted back with an easy victory for Abilene High. Every man in the back-field star- red in this game and helped’ to roll up a score of 28-6. Stamford, our old-time rival, came here October 8, to blot out her defeat of last year. We were looking for a hard game, but from the start one could see the superiority of our boys. The game ended 26-6 infavor of Abilene High. The stars of this game were Dillingham, Murphy, Douglas, and Sellers. Our next game was with Ranger, on their gridiron. This was a fine prac- tice game for our boys. Ranger could not put up the required resistance, for our boys made touchdowns at will. Every member of the team starred in this game, the score being 66-0. The fifth game with a score of 20-0, was played at Sweetwater and result- ed in another victory for old A. H. S. The backfield again covered themselves with glory. Cisco, the next on the schedule, was the first team we had played that was lucky enough to get ahead of us in any part of the game. Up to the last eight minutes, the score stood 21-21, but it was not in Cisco to beat Abilene High. The final score of 34-21 fell to the lot of the old Black and Gold. By far the most striking game—the one that aroused a world of “pep”— was our game with Haskell on our gridiron. The Haskell eleven came over with blood in their eyes and went away with sorrow in their hearts. The con- test was characterized by end runs and splendid interference of the locals. The hitherto undefeated Haskell team met their Waterloo by the score of 30-0. Sweetwater came over, so they said, to “give us a practice game”. The local warriors outclassed their opponents in every department of the game, ending with a score of 48-0. Every second-string man got a tryout and all made excellent showings. Crushing the then undefeated Plainview eleven here Thanksgiving after- noon by the decisive score of 52-7, the A. H. S. eleven annexed the title for Northwest Texas when it won its ninth straight game of the season. Not only were the Plainview eleven defeated, but their hopes for State championship were also destroyed, without even giving them an opportunity for an alibi. Our first post-season game was played when Electra disputed our claim to rbe t C the Northwest Texas championship. The Electra bunch came down confident of victory, but, to their sorrow, they met a better team than they expected. Before the game was ended, it turned into another “practice” game for our boys. The game ended with the one-sided score of 54-10 in our favor. After winning the championship of Northwest Texas, the A. H. S. team went to Cleburne to play Cleburne High for the championship of North Texas, the winner of this game being entitled to play a South Texas team for the championship of Texas. Cleburne got the start on our boys, scoring two touchdowns in the first four minutes of play. The A. H. S. eleven came back, however, and in the same quarter tied the score. In the next quarter Cleburne again took the lead; then in the third quarter we failed to kick goal and the score stood 21-20 in their favor. In the last quarter Cleburne scored another touchdown, which gave them an eight point lead that they succeeded in holding for the rest of the session. Thus ended the most successful football session in the history of Abilene High. ABILENE 7 28 26 66 20 34 30 48 52 54 20 385 lllu' Okutu'si OPPONENTS 6 Merkel 6 Big Spring 6 Stamford 0 Ranger 0 Sweetwater 21 Cisco 0 Haskell 0 Sweetwater 7 Plainview 10 Electra 28 Cleburne TOTALS ztrz 79 he7la t lasbftbaU at Abilene High The A. H. S. quintet Merkel, our old-time thusiasm was created dui al luck was profound when she A. H. S. having felt the conviction that she could i boast of her victory, invited the Merkel t They turned out in a body to see the game, but were visibly disappointed when the score board read 30-11 in our favor. On Saturday, February ] Leuders, McCauley, and Abilene a 33-16, and McCauley defeated Leuders. Saturday night the winners, Abilene and McCauley played for the championship and Abilene by the score of 31-12. Two weeks later, on February 26, a game was played at Marst.cn Gym- nasium between Abilene and Carbon to decide which team should j The Carbon quintet annexed the game by the score of 23-15. Abilene High 9 Abilene High 12 Abilene High ( Abilene High 14 Tuscola High School. Under the efficient direction of Miss Tranthar girls have won glory for themselves and have laid the foundation for another t season. T be flashlight f TDACk7 na an| (Elms (Erark Mnt On the 15th and 16th of March the annual inter-class track meet was held. The Junior Class won first place with 83 points. This is the first year the Juniors have won the cup since 1918. During the history of the cup, the Seniors have won it five times, the Juniors four times, the Sophomores one, and the Freshmen none. The second place went to the Sophomores with 68 points. A total of 10 points gave the Freshmen third place. Last, and least, came the Seniors with 7 points. One cannot expect the Seniors to lead in everything. They have been unusu- ally successful all the year; so they let the Seniors-to-be win, which was the right thing to do. Theo Axe, a Senior-to-be, won the individual cup with 19 points, and Earl Guitar, another Senior-to-be, won second place with 16 points. u% (Cmtutij Hint On March 25 and 26 the annual county meet was held in Abilene, all intellectual contests being held at the High School building and track events at Parra- more Field. The meet was won by Abilene, our nearest competitor being far outdistanced. Empress Young, a member of the Freshmen Class of A. H. S., won the Senior Girls’ Declamation Contest. The Senior Boys’ contest was won by Edgar Good- night, a Junior in Abilene High. Madge Morrison took the medal in the Essay Writ- ing contest and Elizabeth Hanna, the medal in the Spelling contest. William Ryan and Bernard Nelson, the High School debaters, won by default. A. H. S. won the athletic events also by a total of 1191 2 points. There was not much competition in the county for Abilene, because, with the exception of Mer- kel, we are the only Class A school in Taylor county. Merkel entered very few contestants. The cup for the individual point winner went to Earl Guitar, with a total of 221 2 points. Earl has done splendid service in track this year and has promise of being better than ever next year. The county championships in both Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball went to the Abilene High teams. So much for the county meet. The District Meet, held a little later, was merely a repetition of the county. We won practically everything we entered, which gave us the district championship once more. 7 y ii Great interest has been shown in tennis this year. From the first day the court was declared ready wdth its new tape, the cry has been “to take the winners”. Plans were made for practice games with other teams in the district, but we were unable to get engagements; so our teams have had to rely on each other and the high winds for competition. In the elimination try-outs for the County Meet, Gray Brown and Fred Harkrider were winners in Boys’ Doubles, Pete Olds for Boys’ Singles, Jewel Crowe and Cola B. Ramsey for Girls’ Doubles, and Maggie Belle Hays for Girls’ Singles. Both boys’ teams were winners in the County Meet, defeating entries from Merkel and Guion. The girls teams had no competi- tion and were declared winners by default. With the organization of an active Tennis Club as a branch of the Athletic Association and the addition of some courts for next year, A. H. S. may count on some very promising teams in this popular sport. Due to the early publication of this book, the following- schedule of baseball games for 1921 contains only those play- ed prior to publication. driu'imU' 19211 Stamford Sweetwater Merkel Sweetwater Baird Stamford Merkel §du'imlr 1921 Trent Sweetwater Trent Eastland Roscoe