Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 156 of the 1923 volume:

WITHIN (he coders of tKis book, (he tenth Volume of (he Flashlight, •tie have striven to record with word and picture (he true life'—'not only the outward life but also the ii ™er life-and spirit (hat makes old Abilene High (he indomitable school (hat she is. Our one wish is this: when ou ha’Oe long s ince cruised far from A. H. S„ over the rough sea of life, ma ) you be carried back to (he golden year of 1(522-23 by the memories this book will freshen. medication TTO Mr. I. B. PEEK, who has always been faithful in the support of Abilene High Schoal; who has done his best at all times to give the school a debating team, ranking with the best in the State; who has for seven years been lo$al to his charge as teacher of mathe- matics; and who is toda;? deserving of all the honor vJhich we can give him, vJe sincerely dedicate this, the tenth volume of the Flashlight. J A.H.S. S33 (THE 1925 FLASHLIGHT fl DT his unceasing effort to make Abilene High School better and b}) his untiring devotion to a noble vtork, Mr. R. D. Green, our Superintendent, has vJon the respect and friendship of those v?ho know him. In appreciation of these and the innumerable other things which he has done for us, we dedicate to him this page of the Flashlight. (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT A S both friend and principal, Mr. L. E. Dudley) Kas skaped tke destinies of our grand old sckool. A charming personality, a ckaracteristic foresight and Wis- dom in the discharge of his duties have Won for him the hr?e and gratitude of the student body. I i Order of Books I m JL |§ss A.H.S. [SS0 THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT The School SS g, A.H.S. $0!mr' i To Abilene Higk School -ONAH MITCHELL A.H.S. rTHE 1923, FLASHLIGHT Harrison Damron Watkins Shotwell THF 1923, FLASHLIGHT (Jsiaj The Faculty Oh, Faculty fair, we sing of you all, The Seniors who are departing, You’ve always been true in each task set for you, Your love for all thereby proving. Each with a different task to do, Always following duty’s call; May your coming days be bright, filled with plenty of light, Though sunshine and shadows fall. Oh, Faculty fair, in the song that we sing, May accents tell of your courage true, Of each noble act, with which each day is packed, Of the lessons we have learned through you. A.H.S. Seniors Senior Class Officers Raymond Acton Roy Ward Dorothy Barnes Frances Blain........ Faye Craig Marvin Miller Miss Clack Richard Hollingsworth Class Prophet Flashlight Representative President Vice Presidenl Sponser Class Poet Secretary Treasurer Motto: We strive for character, not for fame. Color: Gray and Old Rose. Flower: Rose. It’s great to be a Senior And feel important like, you know, But when it comes to say good-bye, We hate to leave you so; For we have had some good times here Along with a few hard tasks, But just to be remembered Is all that a Senior asks. I said as a poet I was punk, And the class thought my modesty was bunk; But after reading this mess, they freely confess, (And that without staint) That whatever I are, a poet I ain’t. —THELMA BOLES. The Class Poet’s Poem —By Richard H (reincarnation of Edgar Poe and probable successor to Longfellow.) Hile Senior Back in the shadow of the darkness he stood, A weary traveler beside the way; He had traversed the path through the dim, dark wood, He had come to the end to-day. Recalling his struggle with sorrow, he thought, As he turned to the east and the light, That with heart pains the treasures of knowledge are bought And that sacrifice only brings might. But now he could rest from his long weariness, And his heart filled with joy undefiled; He had made the long journey with great diligence. And by idleness now was beguiled. Shall we leave him there on the smooth, easy plain He has gained at so great a cost, Reclining in luxury, free from all pain, And unconscious of anything lost ? Oh, no. On yon distant hilltop I see, As he tirelessly plods on and on, The same worthy scholar, whom we know to be The Senior, who onward has gone. For a while he stifled the hungering cry. Which his soul made for knowledge and light, And he tarried in ease, till the Power on high Sent him on to win honor and might. —ANNO BROWN. 21 RAYMOND ACTON “Slim,” our Senior President, seems to have one motto: “Do cr die.” He ‘did” four years in rack, carrying off several first places in state, and also one year in football. Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to Itold, With shining gifts that took all eyes. DOROTHY BARNES Dorothy’s part in the opere ta as “Butterfly” is a duplicate of her high school life. Things usually hum when she is around. A lot of “pep,” a splendid “rep,” Laughter, songs, and flowers, A genius is she with a tongue that is free, This Dorothy Barnes of ours. FRANCES BLAIN Treasurer of the Senior Class, Joke Editor of the “Flashlight,” Vice-Pres- iden.L. of the Senior Literary Society, Treasurer of the G. AN G’s, President of the Tennis Club, ’22. Frances’ hobby is holding offices, money. Frances’ ton; est thing to perpetual yet been discovered. DOROTHY ANDERSON If you want to see a dignified girl, look at “Dot.” Judging from her grades, one might think she is a book- worm, but the contents of a book just seem to ooze out and become absorbed by her alert mind. Since her trip to Fort Worth, Do:’s ambition has been to manipulate the ivories (not dice) as does Paderewski. motion that has CARROLL WOOD Carroll never caused a stir in the S. H., but he surely caused one in the U. S. when he sang over WQAQ. Car- roll’s pleasant disposition and his ability to adapt himself to any condi- tion ,hat may arise, have made him one of the best presidents that the Students’ Association has ever known. 22 WILLIAM GAVIN LOCKETT SHELTON “Ham” is fast and sure. He can spend ten minutes on a test, and then make 90. He is all over the cour. in basketball, and covers the whole out- field in baseball. Lockett is never too busy to speak, and never too mad to laugh. Here’s to him for a good coach. The latest fox trot is never too late for William. His ambi.ion is to be able to teach Diana how to trip over waxed floors without skidding. His red hair signifies ambition. His latest treasure is a bronze medal for de- clamation. CARRIE FATHERREE Carrie is another who came here for her last year’s work, and every day in every way we love her better and better. George says she is the only pretty girl in High School, but Carrie just hums her little tune, “Dub a Dub a Dub,” and follows the MILDRED CALDWELL Her thousand deeds of kindness, tne inward glow that illuminates her face and reveals the steadfast soul, her faithfulness in the discharge of her scholastic obligations—all these win for Mildred the approbation of her teachers and the admiration of her mates. CLARAMAYE COUCH Claramaye always manages to get her “finger in the pie,” and she cer- tainly believes in women’s rights. Her ability in declamation has made her Senior orator. She backs her school, class, and team, and always “pushes them over the top.” IRA PRATT Ira is a scream! With his flashing- black eyes and his solemn manner, he pulls his joke with flying banner! He is a favorite with all the boys and more than a favorite with the girls. MYRTH WILLIAMS Banish Melancholy by calling in Myrth and letang her tell you of Bil- ious Buxom Buttons. Whether she is a “kid” on Baby Day, or Queen Anne in the operetta, she is a delight to us all. Her golden head is like a ray of sunshine flitting here and there about the room. MILDRED LINKENHOGER That Mildred is very popular is shown by her being Sophomore Presi- dent, Kick-off for .he Juniors, Kick- off and song leader during her senior year. Mildred has always helped High School “pour it on ’em.” This little girl thinks it quite a Not to be having a jolly good time. JAMES KNOTT James is the “Mark Twain” of the class of 1923. We think that some day he will make his fortune by writ- ing “Innocence a! Home.” James is a regular fellow. DONZULA YAGER Her bobbed hair does not mean she is a flapper; she is everything that a flapper is not. Don is in her seventh heaven of delight when dancing, and we don’t wonder, for she is a second Irene Castle. 24 LELAND COX Leland has certainly stood out “one among m: ny,” because of his quiet and unob rusive disp sition. If si- lence is gold, Leland certainly must own a bonanza. However, Leland can speak when he wan s to, as was shown by his recitation cf poems on Senior Day. GLADYS TRANTHAM Like Milton’s Mirth, Gladys is al- ways accompanied by Jest and Jollity. Gladys is thoughtful and true, and is a very sweet friend to have, but she is not to be had for the asking. It’s good to be merry and wise, It’s good to be honest and true. MILDRED WJGGINS Mildred is one of our most versatile Seniors. She is a debater, artist, so- prano, and even an actress. She makes a splendid mother-in-law. If you don’t think so, just ask M. C. Wright, alias Chief Powhaton. RUBY JEFFERIES RUTH JEFFERIES It is our opinion that there never lived a more unselfish girl than Ruby. In her we also find he unique com- bination of a pretty girl and cne who can make exemption grades in all her studies; this is a rare thing these Ruth grew into our hearts as she grew in knowledge and wisdom. Het red-letter day came when she was among the chosen few to represent A. H. S. at the Lions Club. Wonder if the Lions growled approval? I FAYE CRAIG “Connie Feigh” is an all-round good sport, full of “pep” and enthusiasm. She is an ardent advocate of football, dancing, and swimming. Her highest aspirations are to play jazz and to learn to dive gracefully. DONNIE BELL MANLEY Donnie Bell’s avocation is talking in class. We refer you to Miss Clack for proof. She is always jolly and full of “pep.” Her classic beauty is envied by her less fortunate classmates. JOHN CLARK John is one of the lucky ones that get a seat in the first row in the S. H. thereby being able to lean against the wall and survey his neighbors. John should train to be a prize fighter, as he surely showed up well during the Christmas holidays. MONA FAYE ROBERTS MARY GALBRAITH Mona Faye is one of our industrious Seniors. She was so confident of her ability to make the work and gradu- ate with the class, that she remained out of school one term to rest. Her highest ambition is to major in Home Economics in C. I. A. and teach in A. H. S. Black-eyed Mary, Quite contrary with all your many beaus, Flirting, smiling, time beguiling, Nature made you so. Too much study makes you moody, Phantom of delight, How do you slip the notes you write? ANNIE MATHEWS You heard her; you saw her; now you can’t forget her, for she is just abou‘; two-thirds giggle and one- third real fun. Annie delights in pass- ing the paper basket and in telling jokes, and frankly admits that she is he biggest one out. But she is worth her weight in gold. ROBERT WILSON Bob has the reputation of being the best authority on flappers, since he has written more themes cn that sub- ject than any other boy in High School, except John Clark. Bob may look silent, but if you are in any of his classes, you'll find out he keeps MARY AGNES DRYDEN Mary Agnes has a certain way of fixing her hair, passing notes, and of walking, which no one else can perfect as she does. A girl so neat with smile so sweet; One like her you seldom meet. JANE STINSON No bobbed hair here! Jane relishes biscuits. Senior Day parties, and young men from Washington—but “Keep it in the family,” says Jane. Wit, wisdom, cleverness, all are used To make this maid more winsome, But when it comes to springing Beware cf keen Jane Stinson. CHRISTINE DAVIS Christine is one whom 10 know is to love. She is a good student, and wins the respect of all her teachers. She has quite a broad knowledge of the Bible, and enlightened Mr. Wickline on the fact that a whale did not swal - low Jonah but that a large fish did! tt—g (TP ( DAVID T. GUIN The David that killed Goliath has nothing on our David, for he can kill more time than the whole Mexican Army. David is sometimes called “Fatty” by his friends, but he indig- nantly replies that he is not fat—just plump. David’s favorite position is sitting on a park bench. BERTHA BRIGGS “Bertie” is a laughing blend with a charming personality. She is very in- tellectual, and her grades are the envy of all her classmates. She studies hard during school hours, but as soon as the bell rings she becomes the liveliest and jolliest of the High School crowd. MAY MARTIN May is certainly an asset to the Senior Class not only for her beauty, but also for her other accomplish- ments. She says she shall specialize in music, and at present she appar- ently gets her instruction at the Queen. A light-hearted, lovable girl, Her thoughts are always in a whirl. ONAH MITCHELL “Pete” in an all-round good sport. She makes good grades, but her best characteristic is her sense of humor. When Onah is mentioned, everyone thinks of how pretty she looked as an Indian maiden in “Pocahontas.” MARVIN MILLER We owe lots to Marvin for the splendid write-ups he has given the Senior boys, for the write-ups cer- tainly are realistic. Marvin is “Al” in all his studies, and we know this little fellow will do big things some § LURLINE RENCHER An outsider might think Lurline dignified, but to those who know her best she is a lively sport. If you don’t believe it, just follow Ike’s and J. W.’s plan of slipping around o a G. an G. meeting, and watch her initiate new members into its mysteries. VERA REEVES Short, snappy and quick is Vera. She was like a whirlwind blown into our class—we think it was on Sunday, but perhaps it was blue Monday. But blue Monday loses its blues when you think of Vera, for she’s jolly wherever she is. Keep it up, Vera. AMELIA CLARK Since Amelia thinks that nothing worth while was ever accomplished by worrying, she sings that little “Clouds will vanish like a bubble If you only take the trouble Just to g-i-giggle-e-.” MALCOLM HART “Mike” may not be able to carry a tune, but he carries a smile that is worth a fortune. This smile and a sunny disposition, aided and abetted by ability to get real enjoyment out of work, will carry him far beyond the average in the old game of life. LELA DALTON Lela, like all tomboys, is chuck full of mischief. To look at her over- innocent face, would you suspect it? Just sit near her in the study hall and you will believe it 100 per cent. Our baby is little and mighty cute, But she is always ready for a Latin dispute. CARMALEET TIMS Carmaleet is the star of the Senior girls when she says, “Rufus, Rufus, I’ve been thinking,” in her very inter- esting and winning way. Perhaps she is practicing for the future years! She was dainty, modest, shy, and sweet, A finer Senior you rarely meet. RUFUS FREEMAN Like Bill, Rufus is an indifferent fellow. Among his pleasures are clerking, forgetting geometry assign- ments, and going with the ladies. As soon as Public Speaking class starts, Rufus begins his oratory. Everybody expects big things from him as he is a self-starter with plenty of gas. ELIZABETH BAZER The hairbrained chatter of irre- sponsible frivolLy is what makes Eb- bie so individual. She has good chances of being President of the Ladies’ Aid Society because of her large vocabulary. Ebbie’s text is very brief: “For men may come and men may But I go on forever.” VELMA SHAHAN Velma is one who fell for the shear- ing fad. She denies that her hair is bobbed, and says she only trimmed it. We love her for what she is, and what she is to be—a school teacher. LUCILE LOLLAR Lucile, the modest, the musical, the With her winning smile she has breken many a heart. Lucile is as pretty as her name, an 1 even Mr. Dudley did n:t feel offended when she took his fivc-dcllar goid- p'ece for winning out in the County in debate. 0 GRACE MILLER Grace came to A. H. S. just this year, but by her charming manners and her happy disposition she has won a large place in our hearts. She is bonny and wise and good and gay, And her smile makes sunshine on a cloudy day. LOYD LOCKE If school opened at dawn, Loyd would be the first one here. She’s sincere in all her work, and it is nearly always perfect. Loyd is as quiet as a little gray mouse until she is asked to speak. “As mcdest as a violet sweet, In a messy, cool retreat.” RUBY HATTON Ruby is our poet, and we look for- ward to the day when she will be classed with Milton and—. She does not give much attention to boys, so we thought, but Christmas, when the A. M. boys came home, we found out differently. VERA TRUITT Vera is in for a good time and she usually gets it. Who ever found her Sunny smiles and corkscrew curls M:.ke such cute and jolly girls. BESSIE HEARN To us Bessie has been one of the greatest factors in the success of this year’s Senior Class. She is also very fond of keeping time. We call her: Our Spanish senorita, so fair and so She loves the man who throws the bull—the Spanish athaleta. ROBERT YOUNG It’s a shame that Bob’s a boy, for he makes such a charming girl. His favorite game is “Socco,” but it seems that his favorite pastime is leaving Mr. McCarter’s Civics class by special request. Bob is among those who be- lieve “The glory of the present is to make the foot-feed feed. ESTELI WILLIAM SMITH William is another of our quiet, studious Seniors who go at their work conscientiously, working while they work and playing while they play. William is turning out to be a real author as he won the Flashlight for the best short story. Estelle is a happy go-lucky girl who is always on time to get her share of the fun; yet she is dependable, ready at all times to respond to a call for help, and willing to take part in any of the class ac ivities. CHARLES MILLER Charles has the distinction of tak- ing all the half-year subjects in school. He is also known as an ar- dent radio bug. His ambition is to work Hawaii on an amplifying tube, and to win a fair love. Walter McDaniel Walter isn’t so perfect in his studies, but he will always get through; neither is he a ladies' man, but he was seen making eyes at one of the school’s declaimers. Walter hasn’t a double chin, But he performs with skill on the THETTA MATTHEWS Jolly Thetta—the perfect pest! She enjoys making someone laugh in his- tory class more han she does eating chocolates or hot tamales. Her chief occupation during the fourth period is throwing paper balls at Coach. Wise and witty—different from the Of all the Seniors we love her best. PATTY JO RIDENS Patty Jo is as cute as her name. Her favorite sport is hunting—what? raons, and she is interested in the col- lege in more than one way. Patty believes in getting things And she’s always ready to have HATTIE LUSBY Her faverite indoor sports are danc- ing and keeping dates. We venture she is good at both. If Hattie could take her car to heaven, it would be chuck full of girls, for she is always ready to take anybody anywhere at any time. From here Hattie goes to C. I. A. EL«LA MAE MABERRY ATHA PORTER Ella Mae came to us from Sweet- water High. She is one of the charm ing products of the West, but she really belongs to us now. She has such a lovable disposition, sunny smile, and fascinating way that we can do nothing but love her. Atha sounds like a name that came from a novel, and Atha herself is fair enough to grace the pages of the best novel that was ever written. She makes an adorable baby, as was proved on Senior Day when she lug- ged her doll back and forth through the classrooms. MAXINE PEEVEY Maxine is a representative Senior girl, conscientious, dependable, and charming. At present she is an ar- dent suffragette. Maxine is a girl with a will of her She dotes on a hamburger and ice cream cone. MARY ALLEN Mary’s friendly smile and sunny disposition have won for her many friends in A. H. S. She specializes in Spanish verbs and Woolley’s ‘Hand- book.” There are few girls of Mary’s kind, So full of fun and clever of mind. MILTON WILLIAMS Milton came to us this year from Garland High School. He is quiet and unassuming, and studies hard. The loudest thing about him is his red sweater with the white “G” on it. He will probably be a great engineer for OTTIS MOORE There is not a single sign of yellow in “Red.” On the gridiron he is a mov- ing star and hero. His favorite song is “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes,” but as an echo we hear “Ag- gravating Papa.” With a mind just a bit serious, “Red,” old boy, you never weary us. concern. COLA B. RAMSEY A good sport, a diligent student- “Code” has never failed to be present with her wonderful “pep” at any A. H. . S. game, and has encouraged the boys to win many a victory. We are will- ing to stake our all that she will never come up lacking. WALTER COX Walter is always present. He is a good fellow as well as a good student. Among Walter’s most pleasing recre- ations are talking Spanish and motor- ing down Butternut Street. Walter never tried out for the Glee Club, but he is certainly the making of the choir at the Methodist Church. ELSIE HARBER Elsie is a sort of timid girl; there- fore we know little about her. She is ambitious, but says she would like High School better if English, history, mathematics, science, and a few minor subjects were not taught. Elsie as- pires to be a real old maid. EFFIE CREIGHTON So many good things can be said about Effie that it is difficult to single out any one cha crowning glory is and we wonder if that she is always ELIZABETH BEAM Elizabeth is one of the best natured girls in the Senior Class. Nothing, not even a failure in an English quiz, can erase that “beamy” grin of hers. She has had several years in Domestic Science; so we think we know what her plans for the days after high school are. racteristic. Effie’s her beautiful hair, that is the reason with Coombes. WILLIE MAE HOOPER “Bill” certainly takes advantage of the fact that this is a free country. What she will make of herself the Lord only knows, but if she develops her musical talent, she will lay Pad- erewski in the shade. Bill says, “Giggle and the world giggles with you.” Stay in there. Bill! 35 LINDA GAUERKE Linda is the type to be serenaded on moonlight nights—but beware, for music, moonshine, and Linda is a be- wiching combination. “When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.” PULTON SUMRALL “Steamboat” says he is not a de- scendant of the Lincoln family, but look at his picture and see if he doesn’t bear a resemblance to “Honest Abe.” “Steamboat” was high man for the class this year as well as for the Junior Class last year. MARY HALE with a bit o’ A becoming smile is always on her Mary is a friendly little girl, and we predict for her a bright future. She likes nothing better than to sit near a Forest, lis cning to the trees talking ALMA HUMPHREY Although Alma does not live in Abi- lene, she has been one of us during cur high school days. She has a way of charming her friends, especially boys, that really Coach Shotwell ob- jects to. Alma can always be depend- ed upon, and that is enough to say for anyone. RUTH FAIN “Industrious” is Ruth’s middle name, and her avocation is adding a new article to her hope chest. “It’s hopeless though,” says Ruth; and she only intends “To live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. LOREN GRAVES Loren came to us from Cross Plains with the desire of graduating from old A. H. S. and becoming an algebra teacher in Simmons. If she is as suc- cessful in this chosen profession as she is making ex-seniors go wild about her, she will indeed be fortun- HASSIE MOTLEY Salesman Sam for Hassie. Even though he deals in half used matches, she intends to make him a perfect match. Whatever she attempts sue usually carries out. She lives in the land of dreams, And makes a reality just what it seems. PAULINE OLIVER Pauline speaks when she is spoken to, but we know she can be a depend- able worker and leader when she feels so inclined. She says, “Actions speak louder than words.” MYRTLE BARNETT It is rumored that Myrtle takes pen- manship at Draughon’s. Probably that is the way she has of getting con- nection with her Domestic Science lessons. Myrtle’s not large; I grant it's true, But what can you think of that she can’t do? BONNIE BELL Bonnie sits quietly in psychology class and takes notes on Mr. Dudley’s lectures about Phrenology. Perhaps she intends to be Miss Fortune Teller. Bonnie is a Bell of cheer, She is witty, that is clear. OPAL JOHNSON Opal’s name certainly fits her— makes no difference whether you say “Opal” or “O Pal.” She believes “The world was made for fun and frolic,” and a few other minor ingredients. LELA GRIFFIS Lela is the life of the class she is in, She doesn’t think talking’s a bit of sin. She has a tongue—why not use it? That’s all right—she can never lose it. Lela’s favorite jewel is an Opal. WILL MINTER “Windy” is one of the quiet, never- talk-much beys, but when he does talk, you had better listen. One of “Windy’s” bad habits is ’possum hunt- ing on Saturday nights. Bill might be slow, but never late; He was fine in football, better in WILL WORLEY Who could forget Will? Besides be- ing a goed student, he is good-natured and as jolly as a twin-six. His agree- able smile and pleasing appearance make us happier that we have known him. A charming personality with a magnetic tinge of noble good humor is responsible for his host of friends. debate. EDITH ODOM Edith has the charm, modesty, and discreetness of a real lady. Even real ladies love a good time, and Edith is no exception. Her voice is low and soft and sweet. Her charms we ne’er enough repeat. CTHE 192 FIASHLIG-T ANNA WAGNER A blond like Anna we seldom meet. She commands attention and wins friendship. In the one year she has been in A. H. S., she has won for her- self a place that is the envy of many cf her classmates. RUTH HALE Ruth seemed o have more pressing business elsewhere than with us. Maybe it was the charm of a Ford that lured her away from A. H. S. BONNIE BROUGHTON Brown is her hair,, Brown are her eyes; When you see her smile, You think of Paradise. BESSIE BREWSTER Her light hair and blue eyes de- mand attention. She is a wee bit timid, but we think she will get over that. Knowledge is bought at the market, But grace is given of God. VIVIAN BARLEY Vivian is a very cute ’lil girl who has won many friends during her stay in A. H. S. Her favorite flowers are Sweet Williams, and her ambition is to be a “B.” Here’s to her success. Vivian, the jolly, the modest, the discreet, A girl with whom few dare to compete. GEORGE LEACH ROBERT HOPPE In Bob we find not only an excellent business manager, but also an elo- quent debater, a serious student, and a perfect gentleman. Bob goes from here to Rice to study electrical engi- neering, and we know he will make a success of this and whatever else he may undertake. George is making us as good an edi- tor as he did a Freshman president. Some think he is a ccmedian, others Woodall thinks he is a genius. Any- way, “Dan Cupid wou’d have fallen flat if George hadn’t “carried out” his JEWEL DILLINGHAM Pretty, peppy Jewel! As she came from a family of football stars, she just couldn’t help being one of the mest loyal supporters cf .he High School team. We think that she also had other reasons for backing the HUGH DENNIS Hugh, our red-headed Irishman, came to us from Clarendon High School. Little is known of his past, but judging by .he present, we will say that it is very favorable. His grin and his soft baritone voice have dis- tinguished him from all others. ERNESTINE JONES She never frowns, But laughs all day, In a Cadillac roadster she is known to With a gallant guy seated by her side. “Stine” is a girl we will never forget, She’s cne of the sweetest we’ve ever QUAY CRAWFORD J. W. WOOTEN Dub came back strong this year and made a letter in football. Dub never misses a day at school; he likes the girls too much for that. We don’t like to tell secrets, but—Dub’s ambition once was to go with every girl in school. He has lost that ambition JACK WRIGHT Jack dees everything but play basketball and paper dolls, as he says there isn’t much difference. He made a splendid record in athletics. His favorite pastime is 'possum hunting with Bob and a bunch of good hounds, including Earl and Tubby. CLIFFORD FRYE ROY WARD Roy, the irreconcilable! You can’t tell him anything, because he already knows it; you can’t argue with him, because he won’t argue. Roy always attends to his own business and thinks every one else will do the same. Of course Roy is popular with the girls; why shouldn’t he be? The sun shone down upon her head and left a dash of red pepper and a bit of “pep.” Small? Yes, but so is a stick of dynamite. There is one little word. That describes her just right; She really is cute, And a constant delight. “Quack, Quacky Quaker” always shines where there is lots of fun. She delights most in swimming parties, especially where there is a lunch af- terwards. We know her here in High School by her “pillypodiddle and ali- gobung” jabberwock. MILTON WEST If Milton was ever seen when he was not laughing, it was because he had just received two demerits. Mil- ton might have been in the pen now if he had not given Miss Davis a bag of candy the time she caught him matching pennies in the study hall. 42 IGI ROY WITT “Red” runs his school work on a business basis by coming at eight- fifty and leaving at three forty-five. By winning out in debate five times, Roy has made an orator of himself. His little brown hat, his ever-ready smile, and his peculiar walk have dis- tinguished him these past four years. RUTH TRAVIS THELMA BOLES Ruth is a good all-round student. Her favorite pastime is proving geom- etry problems for Mr. Peek. Her ability at passing notes at the second period is unsurpassed. Ruth has dimples and a modest blush, If you talk in chapel, she'll tell you Thelma is quite a globe-trotter. She spent her first year of High School in Breckenridge, came to Abilene High for the next three years, and now has her eyes set on C. I. A. Thelma is slender, Her eyes are blue. She has a heart of gold And a sweet smile too. RICHARD HOLLINGSWORTH Dick has realized his ambition— that of passing through school with- out studying. His curly blond hair, his laughing blue eyes, his soft South- ern drawl, and his amiable disposition have made him a most agreeable classmate and friend. Dick plays poker till late in Ihe night, His old brier pipe is his greatest delight. T. D. HOWELL Just to look at his vacant map you d think T. and intelligence were distant relatives, but in spite of this T. D. has brains and ambitions. Portly as a hippo, graceful as a There is no wreath for algebra upon his noble brow. CHARLES RICE Charlie is a gcod bluffer. He has grown long and thin from burning midnight oil, but we’ll overlook his faults because his excellent yell lead- ing balances them all. BURTON COFFMAN Burton is noted as an orator as well as an excellent student. Burton’s de- sire to debate did net keep him from being the devout “Medicine Man” in the operetta Pocahontas. The words that spell success, will, and persever- ance are Burton’s middle name. CECIL BROWN Cecil just came to High School this year, but he is perfectly at home. He is a good student as well as an ath- lete, for he came out for both fcotball and baseball. 44 MARGARET TATE Margaret has been with us only this term, as she came here from Los An- geles. Her sweet face and lovely dis- position have won many dear friends Her pastime is studying Public Speak- ing, and her ambition is to dance like Irene Castle. BOB ESTES Bob has made a record in A. H. S. that will never be forgot, and he will be greatly missed on the team next year. Because of his ever-ready smile, boys all like Bob and girls adore him. MAGNA HOLLAND Cute little quixotic Magna! She has left us for another institution of learning, but we will remember her doctrine: “Have a good time, and the rest shall be added unto you.” EARL BRADLEY Earl is a likable boy, slow but sure. Earl graduated at mid-term, but still comes to school. That’s proof enough that he wants to learn. Earl goes u New York this summer, and every- body wishes him good luck, whatever may be his mission. RUTH BARRINGTON “Home—sweet home” rang in Ruth’s ears until she decided to have a home really her own in which she could put to use all the things she learned in D. S. ANNO BROWN Although Anno has been here only a short time, she has, by her clever- ness and winsomeness, won for her- self a warm place in the hearts of the teachers and the pupils. As an article of furniture, Anno likes the Davenport best. We hope she may be able to own one some day. ANNIE HAWKINS In Public Speaking she is rather reserved but does her bit in favoring the class once in a while with a speech. Her loveliness I never knew Until she smiled on me; Oh! Then I saw her eye was bright, A well of love, a spring of light. THELMA PHILLIPS Such winning manners. Such a charming look. Why not? She received her name from a story She is terribly untrue to this frivolous age, For in frivolous fads she doesn't She lives up to the Golden Rule, And she doesn’t want to remember the school. MISS CLACK Miss Clack, our excellent English teacher, is at the same time both true her duties and sympathetic with pupils. She is an able adviser on the staff, and great credit is due her for the success of the Flashlight. CLARENCE PARSONS Clarence came to us this year with a clean record; moreover he has kept it clean. He is never in detention, never fails, and never argues a ques- tion with a teacher. 46 aaza£jj ftrrtl GTHE 19 2 HASHLIGHT (J Sstf 1' if Wl W CTHE 1923 HASH LIGHT d si Junior Class Officers DICK BRYAN President Vice-President Secretary Flashlight Itepresentative Adviser LLOYD BROWNE HELEN PAXTON GRACE LEE JONES MRS. BRADLEY Color—Purple and Lavender Flower—Lilac Slogan—“We do what others neglect’’ Life The water of a cool, clear spring, So fresh and frolicsome and free, Soon starts upon its journey to the sea, And breaks from Mother Nature’s apron strings To tempted be by many a thing Which would delay its journey. By faith it reaches the grand old sea, And is made as pure as when it gurgled from the spring. It is the same with each and every life: We start upon our journey clean and pure, But tempted are on every hand each hour, Till stained by toil and strife, By faith we overcome the worldly lure, And are made clean by His all-cleansing power. —THOMAS LANE (THE 1923 HASHL1GHT d au As Usual When we started in the year of ’22, We knew we were going to put it through. The other classes thought they would beat us flat, Their beauty would win—and all of that, But the Junior Beauty’s face, smiling and bright, Graces the front page of the old Flashlight. The Juniors won as usual. Then there was another contest for the most popular boy, If the Seniors had won it, wouldn’t they have spread joy? That Dick is most popular, none can deny, And, too, he’s a Junior (Seniors, please sigh.) The Juniors won as usual. We cannot all be pretty and popular too, But all of us together can always put it through. And when we are the Juniors of ’23 no more, But instead the lofty Seniors of 1924, Indeed we’ll win—as usual. —GRACE LEE JONES. n (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT (|ssa Ruth Millard J. B. Murray Josephine Gavi Jeffie Stegner Ruth Carter Rebecca Jones Faye Lusby Marjorie Jefferies Griffith Margaret Hoy Helen Noble Fay« ill Sutton 1S£ (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT f sss p Laura Kendall Johnnie Hinds Ama Lynn Gorman Vivian Sears Letha Brookerson Sam Johnson Winter Dean Woe drum Adolphus Jennings Laverta Matthews ashti Hancock Thelma Walls Violet Gn Lois Swafford Archie Jackson pmrrrtjjj i (”THE IQ 2 ) FLASHLIGHT 'Jttmn Mary Cooper IU -Xj) CTHE T92, F1ASHLIGHT (Jfasafl SKSiSSS pj 1 Helen Hodges George Stowe Marjorie Cope Leroy Jennings Ruth Powers Howard Heath Harold Brady Holmes Oldham Thomas Lane Joe Bush Farris Gray J. O. Grundy John T. Davis Ruth Crowder mourn. dm (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT UAVcnr l A.H.S. iBSg CTHH 19 23 FLASHLIGHT (££a SopKomore Class Oflicers Evert Boyd Rupert Harkrider . Mary Cooper Sarah Cresswell Miss Smith President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Flashlight Representative Sponsor i We won the cup in basketball, And that’s not all we’ll do next fall— For when majestic Juniors we are, I11 basket ball, track, and football we’ll star. But when as Seniors we sit enthroned, The world will seem made for us alone. And when we stand in graduation line We’ll sympathize with the Sophs who are left behind. A.H.S. Powers Jennings Allen Kennedy Crossley Mitchell Martin Cotton Daniels White Coombes Compere Harvey Cresswell Ainsworth Powers Hembree Routh Baker Schultz Curry Slaughter Richardson Scarborough ts THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT fcsx Fishes s3p (THt 1923 FLASHLIGHT Freshman Class Ofjicers Rob Sellers Lillian Goodnight Faye Estes Miss Trantham President Secretary Flashlight Representative Adviser Flower—Creeping Ivy. Motto: “A dainty plant in the ivy green.” A Freshman’s Life The Freshman has just a lot of woes, All of the teachers are his personal foes, Fie can’t talk or run in the Study Hall, Poor little fellow! he has has no fun at all. There is for him a dark hidden mystery, In his algebra, English, Latin, and history, There are books to read and themes to write, Why it’s working and working from morn ’till night. He looks at the Sophomore playing all day, He looks at the Junior fooling time away, He looks at the Senior having pecks of fun, Poor little Fish! his work’s just begun. But soon the teachers give him a smile, And the little Fish breathes relief for a while, Then he forgets hard times and trying days, And learns to love A. H. S. the longer he stays. —MILDRED WIGGINS. Ainsworth French Go Haywood Horton Murry Faver Routh Hudgins Dawkins irdnight. Walker Stowe Gambill Poe Halleck Hill Turner Fambrough Wilson Jennings Fields MiUer Couch ttasg CTHE 1923 FLASHLIGHT (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT ORGANIZATIONS i: 63 s jg, A.H.S. tmzmzzza zizzzzzzzz z OTie Student Association 64 ni J.WHEM QEE JUD E eput.y; K.O.K 7777777 Daagi rrHt 1923FLASHLIGHT H Sd eksss K. O. K. (First Term) W. J. Hembree Judge Jack Wright Sheriff Bob Estes Deputy De Forrest Grahaine Prosecuting Attorney James Hanna Defending Attorney W. J. Hembree Jack Wright Bob Estes Merle Dudley Chick Bond (Second Term) Sheriff Deputy Prosecuting Attorney ..................... Defending Attorney The K. 0. K.’s organized early in the year, under the auspices of the letter men of the High School, who are active members of this famous se- cret society. Tubby Hembree was elected judge of this grand order, Jack Wright sheriff, and Bob Estes deputy. The members voted to admit Senior boys as members, provided they pay an entrance fee of twenty-five cents. This money was intended for the purpose of buying suitable appar- atus to get enjoyment out of the Freshmen, but as a regular club room could not be obtained, the money was later used to back the society’s' Beauty in the contest for the Flashlight Queen. The society met every Monday, and on that day the cases for convic- tion were brought up and tried. Able attorneys were provided for both the society and the defendant, but the judge was always fair in his decisions and always sentenced the prisoners, who were officious Freshmen or stub- born Sophs, to at least ten licks given by the sheriff and his deputy or by the whole organization. The K. O.K.’s did good work, even though their methods were sometimes severe, and much was done toward keeping order in the school. 67 A.H.S. )azzcai £SSg) CTHE 19 Tj FLASH LIGHT { £so G. an G. Mildred Caldwell Lurline Rencher Mary Galbraith Jane Stinson President Vice President Secretary Treasurer The G. an G. is a secret organization that was started among the Senior girls several years ago and handed down each consecutive year to the girls of the next Senior class. The first event of the year was the initi- ation party� —a most mysterious affair conducted by the Senior girls of last year. As every Senior girl wanted to prove that she was a real sport, the G. an G. planned next a sunrise breakfast, for full particulars of which ask Dub Wooten and Anne Hoghland’s husband. The aim of the G. an G. is to promote sanity among the Freshmen and Sophomores, to instruct the Junior gins, to develop the social side of Senior gins, ar.d, above all, to compete with the K. 0. K’s. 70 fmzrn KS CTHE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT p£a Iggps GIRLS Annie Mathews Mildred Wiggins Hffle Creighton Dorothy Rarnes . Glee Clubs OFFICERS FIRST TERM President Vice-President Secretary. BOYS T. D. Howell Zack Coombes William Gavin Emmet Bryan Dorothy Barnes Margaret Hoy Lucile Smith Ellie Mae Slaughter SECOND TERM President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Emmet Bryan William Gavin Hugh Cockerell Elbert Lassiter Effie Creightcn Lucile Lollar Mildred Wiggins Myrth Williams Margaret Hoy Ellie Mae Slaughter Faye Estes Vera Hall Mary Ryan Grace Lee Jones Lucile Smith Dorothy Barnes Juanita Baker Madie Bryan Grace Hembree Mildred McBride Onah Mitchell Annie Mathews Mary Virginia Austin. Maurine Brown Director...... Hugh Cockerell Zack Coombes Burton Coffman Emmet Bryan William Gavin Farris Gray Sam Harvey Howard Heath T. D. Howell John Kelso Elbert Lassitter Hubert Marshall Woodard Robbins Milton West M. C. Wright Clayton McCauley Farland Lindley Alpha Carpenter Alfred Freeman Winniford Crossley ...Miss Kelso The Girls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs, under the direction of Miss Kelso, have done much in the past year to foster the musical interest of the school. Much interest has been taken in the work, and in spite of the fact that the membership of both clubs is twenty, there is still a long waiting list. The clubs have given many programs in chapel and in various churches, as well as the aimual recital. They were a great help during Musical week. Their greatest suc- cess, a joint program, was the operetta “Pocahontas.” The proceeds of this affair were used to pay for the piano which the club had bought in the fall. The club has had many pleasant social affairs during the year, and many enjoyable hours have been spent together. A.H.S. a 0 (THE 19 25 FLASHLIGHT $3 Boys’ Debating Club FIRST TERM Roy Ward Will Minter. Richard Hollingsworth President Vice-President Secretary SECOND TERM Robert Hopoe Will Minter Richard Hollingsworth MEMBERS 1 Malcolm Hart 2 Burton Coffman 3 Robert Hoppe H Warren Crowley 5 Houston Heitehew 6 I. B. Peek 7 Richard Hollingsworth 8 T. D. Howell !) Marvin Miller 10 Will Minter 11 Edward Duke 12 William Swenson 13 Charles Miller 14 Adolphus Jennings 15 Will Worley The question for debate—Resolved, that Texas should adopt an amend- ment to her state constitution providing for the support of her state schools of higher education; and that supplementary appropriations by legislature should be prohibited, has proved interesting to every student. Early in the year Mr. Peek organized the Boy’s Debating Club, consist- ing of twenty-four members. From time to time, elimination contests were held until Houston Heitchew, Robert Hoppe, and Burton Coffman were chosen as the team to represent the school. Debates were arranged with teams from Eastland, Cisco, Strawn, Carbon, and Oak Cliff; and out of nine debates, Abilene won six. On April 7, the team went to the County, and, having there no opposi- tion, took the cup for County Championship. They are now entering the District with most favorable prospects for a trip to the State Meet. A.H-.S. I v) Girls’ Debating Club OFFICERS Maxine Peevey President Mona Faye Roberts Vice President Lucile Collar Secretary-Treasurer The Girls’ Debating Club was organized at mid-term, with the follow- ing members: Edith Preston, Mildred Powell, Maxine Peevey, Mona Fay Roberts, Mildred Wiggins, and Lucile Lollar. Mildred Wiggins and Lucile Lollar were chosen to represent the school, and enjoyed a series of debates with Cisco, Eastland, Strawn, Carbon, and Oak Cliff. The girls won out in the County Meet but were defeated in the District Meet. They have had a very earnest and efficient coach this year in Miss Davis. 76 }uzzzzt SB OTHE 1923 FLASHLIGHT Literary) Societies SENIOR LITERARY SOCIETY OFFICERS Jewell Dillingham President Frances Plain Vice President De F. rrest Grahaine. Secretary Clarainaye Couch Orator The work of the Senior Literary So- ciety has been very influential in a so- cial way, for it was this society that pre- sented the debate between the Senior boys and girls on the question: Resolv- ed, that every Junior and every Senior boy should take a Junior or Senior girl to the Junior-Senior banquet. The girls had the affirmative and the boys the negative. From the looks of things now, the girls won. JUNIOR LITERARY SOCIETY OFFICERS James Hanna ................President Charles Wells...........Vice President Marjorie Jefferies .........Secretary Dick Bryan......_........Class Orator PROGRAM COMMITTEE Vernelle Stimson Margaret Hoy Will Henry Haney Miss Damron and Mr. McGlamery, Advisers. We organized some time in September, As well as any one can remember. We’ve worked and we’ve played, We’ve trembled and we’ve prayed. We’ve entertained the Seniors, Sopho- mores, and Fish, We’ve gained as many compliments as the heart could wish. We’ve learned to speak by speaking, And we’re sure to reach the goal we’re seeking. (Second Tern Maxine Mingus ____:... Winnie Lou Compere....;. Mabel Harvey ......President .Vice President .....Secretary .....Treasurer THE RUSTLERS Motto—Rustle What’s Not There (First Term) George Stowe .............. President Barmore Bounds ..................Vice President Jake Rathmell.....Secretary-Treasurer (Second Term) Steve Spain ............... President Harold Brady.....................Vice President Berney Blain .....Secretary-Treasurer Rcom 2 Mrs. Bradley, Adviser THE RIP-SNORTER SOCIETY Motto—Pour it on ’em. (First Term) Evert Boyd President Cecil Guffey Secretary (Second Term) Harold Bowers President Ben Shahan Secretary- Room 3 Miss Weaver, Adviser THE SELF-STARTER SOCIETY Motto—Step On It. (First Term) Joe Bush ...................President Bob Compton......................Vice President There n Guffey .............Secretary Herbert Southworth....Sergeant-at-Arms (Second Term) Milton Poole ...............President Bob Compton......................Vice President Jack Minter ................Secretary Room 15 Miss Clack, Adviser WHO DO SOCIETY Motto—We do try and we’ll win or die. Colors—Pink and Green. Flower—Pink Carnation. (First Term) La Verne Sammons............President Elizabeth Brown........Vice President Kathryn Hedges ......... ...Secretary Maxine Mingus ..............Treasurer Jocile Garrison ...............Critic Room 4 Miss Harrison, Adviser THE PARAMOUNT GIRLS OFFICERS Hattie May Hays................President Allene Hickey _____________.........Vice President Dorothy King ..................Secretary Gladys Schultz......................Cor. Secretary Elizabeth Hunt ...................Editor Virginia Daniels ........ Joke Editor Frances Long.............Society Editor Beatrice Ainsworth......... A.d Editor Annie Louise Holmes.......Beauty Hirts 77 bs .CTHE 1923FLASHLIGHT pim Literary) Societies Room 5 Miss Daniels, Adviser TORCH AND TASSEL SOCIETY Motto—We light the way; others follow. Colors—Gold and Red. OFFICERS Mary Alice Nolan President Mary Sue Cantrell Vice President Nila Jennings Secretary-Treasurer Room 6 Miss Hardy, Adviser RED PEPPER SOCIETY (First Term) Katie Rhae Holmes:..:..:...... President Norma Ramsey : .;.:.:..Secretary-Treasurer (Second Term) Frances Price ...L............ President Laverta Matthews .....Secretary-Treasurer Motto—Do it quickly and get it done. THE UPSTREAMERS Motto—We’re not at the top, but we’re climbing. OFFICERS Mary Alice Parramore President Elizabeth Wood Vice President Thelma Robinson ..Secretary-Treasurer Room 10 Miss Trantham, Adviser : THE DYNAMOS Motto—The least, the youngest, the liyest. (First Term) Clyde Nolan President Jim Middleton Secretary (Second Term) Jim Middleton President Minor Alexander Secretary Room 12 Mr. McCarter, Adviser THE SUCCESS Motto—Don’t be a quitter. Colors—Blue and White. (First Term) Alack Castle .............. President Leonard Pettit Vice President Clem Boulte Secretary Gaston Bond Sergeant-at-Arins Granville Dawson Critic (Second Term) Bob Sellers President Mack Castle Vice President Clem Boulte Secretary Virgil Chrane Sergeant-at-Arms Granville Dawson Critic Room 13 Mrs. Norwood, Adviser EVER READY SOCIETY Motto—We always do our best. (First Term) Jack Sayles President Ted Dudley Secretary (Second Term) Cullen Elliott President Edward Cockrell Secretary Room 14 Miss Robinson, Adviser THE SMILE SOCIETY Motto—Smile and the world smiles with you. Colors—Maize and Blue. Flower—Golden Chrysanthemum. (First Term) Mary Louise Smith President Grace Hembree Vice President Ann Hoghland Secretary (Second Term) Grace Hembree President Margaret Vance Vice President Elizabeth Parker Secretary 78 p DS i (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT (psa psnso ——— jagBHMBB I Abilene High School has completed one of the most successful athletic seasons in the history of the school. Especially were we successful in football and baseball. We played Waco for the state championship in football, losing by the narrow margin of three points. Coach’s principles of good sportsmanship were never carried out more fully than they were this year. A. H. S. was known wherever she went for clean playing and true sportsmanship. The wish of the athletic teams this year is that the teams of the future may never fail to live up to the splendid example set for them by Bounds’ football team of ’23. THE MULEBARN h A.H.S. m THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT CTHE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT (Jg i ssjssg Rathmell Bounds Coach Shotwell Flesher Graham Wooten Minter Wright Wells Oliver Sellers Bryan Hembree Bond Hanna Estes Guitar McGlamery Moore Wickline Abilene High 0 0 0 0 .40— Ranger Abilene High School 0 Abilene High School 10—Waco 13 }nzzmx ftS O’HE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT Football Games Football practice at A. H. S. began about August thirtieth. The first day there were about forty men out for practice, and by September fifteenth there were fiom sixty to seventy men working hard on the gridiron. With eight letter men back and the best football coach in the state, prospects seemed good for a State-championship team. ABILENE vs. SWEETWATER The first game of the season was played at Sweetwater, which showed us that our team was in good condition, and working smoothly and perfectly together. On account of the illness of Earl Guitar, our speedy little halfback, Captain Bounds was shifted from the line to the backfield. Sweetwater played gocd football, but was outclassed throughout the game. Score: Abilene 39, Sweetwater 0. ABILENE vs. HASKELL Our next game was with Haskell on home ground. Haskell has always been one of Abilene’s keenest rivals in football, but this year her team was not so good as it usually is. Abilene scored almost at will. Haskell played a steady game, but was absolutely outclassed by the Black and Gold. Score: Abilene 65, Haskell 0. 83 A.H.S )rnzaz Kwg THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT sa Football Games ABILENE vs. BIG SPRING Abilene next met Big Spring cn our local gridiron. Big- Spring came here with the firm intention cf defeating us, and for a while it looked as if they might do so, as the score at. the end of the first half was 0 to 0. In the second half Abilene, by a series of end runs, line plunges, and forward passes, made 25 points, although Big Spring gave us a hard fight on the defensive. Score: Abilene 25; Big Spring 0. ABILENE vs. BRECKENRIDGE Breckenridge also came to Abilene for the next game, and, like Big Spring, thought she would carry home the bacon; but her dream was soon shattered. Breckenridge used twenty-two men during the game, but even this did not seem to increase her playing ability. Every man on our team played like a demon, and the way our backfield raced toward the goal was a sight never to be forgotten. Score: Abilene 27, Breckenridge 0. ABILENE vs. SAN ANGELO We were unable to get a game for the next two weeks, but finally on Armistice Day we succeeded in bringing San Angelo here. This game was the hardest one we had en- gaged in up to this time. Both sides played good football, but San Angelo was not in our class. The features of the game were the brcken-field running of Estes for Abilene and the line plunging of Carson for San Angelo. Score: Abilene 17, San Angelo 0. ABILENE vs. CLEBURNE One week later we played Cleburne. The victor of this game was to play the victor of the Waco-Corpus Christi game for the Championship of Texas. In 1920 we had been defeated by Cleburne by a score of 28 to 20, and we were determined that we would have revenge on them. Cleburne sent a special train here, carrying a brass band and some five hundred rooters. Cleburne had a heavier backfield than we did, and, relying on this fact, thought they would win the game. During the first half, the breaks of the game were against us, but in the second half we spread our stuff. In the interval between halves, Matt Dill- ingham, better known as Dutchman, and Pat Murphy—two of the greatest fcotball play- ers Abilene High School has ever produced—gave the boys a talk, which raised the spirits of the team considerably. Several times during the second half we were in scoring distance of the goal, and finally perseverance and the do-or-die spirit of our team told, and we scored a touch- down. For a time it looked as if Cleburne would score, but our defense was invincible. The returning of punts, the broken field runs of Bob Estes for Abilene, and the line plunges of Wabbles Poindexter for Cleburne were very exciting incidents of this game. As Cleburne had scored three points on a field goal in the first half, the score was as follows: Abilene 13, Cleburne 3. 86 ABILENE vs. WACO Our last game of the season, which was to decide the football championship of Texas, was played against Waco, cn December 22, at Fort Worth. Both Abilene and Waco sent special trains to Fort Worth for the game, our special train arriving about eleven thirty o’clock the morning of the game. The game started at three o’clock, and by that time there were over five thousand spectators inside the gates. When our team came out on the field, they were greeted with a loud yell, and Waco was given the same kind of greeting. The game started with a rush, and Abilene, receiv- ing the ball on the kick-off, carried it down the field by the line-plunging of our speedy backfield up to the 35-yard line, where Hanna neatly kicked a field goal. In the second quarter Waco came back with unexpected strength, making a touch- down, largely due to the brilliant broken-field running of Bocdy Johnson, the best high school half-back ever seen on a Texas gridiron. Near the close of the third quarter, Abilene made a touchdown by the splendid co-operation of every man on our team. The score looked like this: Abilene 10, Waco 7. It seemed for a while as if Abilene had the game, cinched, there being only about five minutes to play. But the unexpected happen- ed in the last four minutes of play, and Boody Johnson secured the ball and drop kicked a field goal, thus making the score 10 to 10. The general opinion was that the game would end in a tie, but fate ruled otherwise. About two minutes later, before the game was over, Bcody Johnson of Waco again secured the ball and drop-kicked another field goal, making the score 10 to 13 in favor of Waco. 87 rrrrrrrf OTHE 192 FLASHLIGHT 3SSHS53 HERRING BOUNDS Herring is undoubtedly the greatest end A. H. S. has ever had, and has been judged as the test end in the state. Bounds stopped the wonderful Boody Johnson of Waco many times during the Waco game, and there played the best g:me of his life. Bounds will be back ne::t year to complete the f urth and last year of his football career in A. H. S. “CHICK” BOND “Chick” also made the team his first yt r out. His very name spells disaster to his opponents because of his stivngih and ability to handle himself. When this deadly tackier commences to frown, his opponents had better beware, for “Chick” is ready to get his man cut of the way. “Chick” has two more years on the BILL RATHMELL Bill, who had never played a game into a fast, dependable guard. He looks like a college profeSsor, but when he appears on the field dressed in football togs, business begins to pick up. Bill will be back next year at his old place at guard to help bring victory to the High School. Wm a EARL GUITAR Earl was the fastest man and best broken-field runner on the team this year. He is never so happy as when i he has a football under his arm and is skirting an end for a twenty to twenty-five yard gain. Earl, who is a i hard worker and always does his best, especially did excel in this his last j year. His place will be hard to fill j next year. A.H.S. gg 23 FLASHLIGHT ({sia; DICK BRYAN If you want a good center, a sure passer, an able tackier, page Dick Bryan. Defeat has no place in his dictionary. If things begin to get a little blue, Dick’s face takes on a look of determination and something hap- pens—to the other side. GARLAND OLIVER Garland, our hard-hitting sub-half- back, is one of the deadliest tackier . He is a player who takes football seriously, and is always seen with a fighting expression on his face when he is on the field. This was Garland’s last year, but he will make somebody step for a place on some college team TUBBY”HEMBREE This is “Tubby’s” third year on the team, and his motto is “Do a little better eacfi year.” “Tubby's,, confi- dence and ability have been big fac- tors in his football success. He will be with us next year and will ad. pt the slogan “Beat Waco.” EARL FLESHER Earl did not get to play in every game, but whenever he heard his name was on the list, his face always was wreathed in smiles. Earl’s spec- ialty is to get his man down and then sit on him. He will be back next year, a valuable man to the team at his old : 90 3 'm tSig) CTHE. “PETE” HANNA “Pete” is one of the best high school football halfbacks in this state. He is not a spectacular player, but his motto is “Always get your man.” “Pete” thinks that if a man lies down on the football field, he is not fit to live. He is an invaluable man to the team, and is the captain for 1923. BOB ESTES Bob, who came to us last year, was intended for a quarterback, but when he showed his ability to hit like light- ning and run a blue streak, Coach de- cided we needed a fullback and switched Bob to this position. Bob’s system is enough to dishearten any foe, and never was he in better form or did more brilliant playing than during the Cleburne game. JACK WRIGHT “Hiram” is one of the best line men A. H. S. has ever had. Jack’s motto is to treat ’em rough, and he does it. Jack played a good game all year un- til he reached Amarillo and came home with a broken shoulder. His only regret was that he did not get to play in the Waco game. Jack has the fighting spirit that it takes to make a “DUB” WOOTEN “Dub” is one of the best workers on the team. In the position of either end or halfback, he is a hard hitting man and a deadly tackier. Whenever “Dub” got into a game, he made the other team realize he was in there to play football rnd not just to fool around. He will be back next year and ought to be one of the all-state 91 Itisg) THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT =m ssssbS; “RED” MOORE “Red,” our left end, is noted for his ability to down his man in his tracks after the kick-off. “Red” says he delights in doing his duty, and his duty, as he sees it, is to worry every man on the opposing team. mxm iTHE 1923 F1ASHL1 mnzzmi flag (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT { =a Abilene High Abilene High Abilene High Abilene High Abilene High Abilene High Abilene High School School School School School School School 11— Knox City 18—Knox City 21 —Trent 12— Eastland 20—Haskell 4 —Eastland .43'—Cisco This year the prospects for a winning basketball team were not so good, as there was only one letter man back, A. J. Brewster, who was not able to participate until Jan- uary nineteenth, at the eliminations, on account of being injured in football. Most of the other men were new; so we were able to win only one game. In order to build a winning team for next year, Coach Shotwell took off the squad all the men who would not be back and trained only the lower classmen who would be able to play the coming season. We hope these men will regain the prestige we have enjoyed in basketball in the past, especially during 1921-22. Those winning letters in basketball this year were Lloyd Browne, Bob Estes, A. J. Brewster, Sam Johnson, Chick Bond, Will Minter, Red Moore, Dick Bryan, and Lockett Shelton. somnos TEAM WINNER OF G.LAPO tup JUNIOR TEAM 'RESUMAM TEAM BSsfl CTHE 1923, FLASHLIGHT (Jssri esssbs® (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT CTHE 1923 FLASHLIGHT @6Sifl Tennis IBs CTHE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT There were six letter men back this year in track, but as two were ineligible, we had only four to take an active part. Other men joined these four to make a good team. As baseball practice was in progress, some of the team were unable to put in all their time In the County Meet competition was pcor, and we easily carried off the honors. In the District Meet, however, held here April 21, competition was strong, and we lost the track events to Breckenridge by two and one-half points. We had a good debating team and a good declaimer in the intellectual contests, and the number of points they won, to- gether with those won by the track team, insured us the District Championship. That this was the best District Meet ever held was the general opini; n. Here’s to the team of ’24! g 100 A.H.S. 102 CTHE 1923 FLASHLIGHT THE 1925 FLASHLIGHT (pirf Baseball Baseball practice started March first with about fifty men out, many of them last year’s men. Jack Wright, who has played third for two years, was back at his old position. Chick Bond, Cap Browne, Phelps, and Daniels were holding down the mound. Red Moore, captain of the 1922 team, and Hassell Brown contended for the catching honors. With plenty material with which to work, prospects seemed good for a snappy season. if I,' In the American-National game, the first of the season, the green Nationals came out in the lead. This game was played not only to make money to start the season off but also to give the coach a chance to select his first team. The first game with another school was played on the local diamond with Trent, Browne and Phelps pitching. The score was 6 to 1 in favor of Trent. Next we annexed Cisco with a score of 11 to 6. After the Cisco game two games were played with Clyde. Abilene took the first one with a score of 7 to 1; the second went to Clyde with a score of 4 to 3. The game with Stamford, the last game of the season thus far, was an easy vic- tory for'Abilene—score 15 to 3. The team is getting more “pep” into every game. Here’s to a perfect record of victories for the Black and Gold during the rest of the season. 106 tsg=0 (THE 192 FLASHLIGHT (g =s Mr. Dudley and His Bell Mr Dudley said, “Rise! Pass! ” for the students to go Until in the “Flashlight” they teased him so. Says he, “I’ll signal with a bell And no more jokes on me they can tell.” At one tap the Juniors and Seniors trod, A second, the Fish in the balcony plod A third, and silence reigns over all The students in Study Hall. Now these bell signals became an abuse. And every day they were of less use, For it was a laugh and a storm when the first bell rang And on to the time of the last’s dull clang. These children had rather hear their master say, “Rise! Pass! Get-out-of-the-way!” Than to hear that bell-tap continually call To come in and out of the Study Hall. This bell those children continued to scorn Until from its place it was missing one morn, So their master was compelled to say, “Rise! Pass!” And happy was the face of each lad and lass. Now all school teachers and their sons take heed. When some signal for dismissal you need, Just cultivate a voice that will kindly tell The students to pass; but don’t use a bell! I’d like to live a life worth while, As I journey through this world; I’d like to keep the banner of service Forever to humanity unfurled. I’d like for others to know my heart. And though I sometimes fail, I want them to know I always try To follow the narrow trail. I’d like to help each one I meet, And try to make more light The trials and troubles that come to him. And make his way more bright. I’d like him to know I am his friend, In loss as well as in gain, And I love him though years may bring To him sorrow and shame and pain. —VIVIAN BARLEY. Who's Who 109 A.H.S. i rngmzmi (THE 19 2} FLASHLIGHT (psa ™=$p 112 H REPRESENTATIVE CLASSMEN JUNIORS SENIORS FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES] SENIORS— JUNIORS— SOPHOMORES-- FRESHMEN— T. Boles G. Jones E. Bryan A. Carpenter L. Shelton W. Crowley W. Compere W. Paxton 114 m o=i4$! rrHE 1923 flashlight $su 115 Sag THE 192 FLASHLIGHT Society) Items ARMY-NAVY RECEPTION Since the Army won the game, and the Navy the ticket selling in the Army-Navy game this year, both sides united in giving a reception. This event was held at the “Y” a week after the game was played. The decorations of the room were very colorful—the school Black and Gold intermingling with the Navy blue and white and the Army red and white. From the first informal introduction in the getting acquainted game to the serving of the last ice-cream cone, this reception was, undoubtedly, a howling success. JUNIOR-SENIOR CARNIVAL Just about Thanksgiving, the Juniors staged, for the benefit of the dignified Seniors, one of the most successful carnivals ever put on in the city of Abilene. The carnival scene was one of gay festivity—a profusion of ballcons and confetti. The walls of the “Y” rooms were lined with side shows, each containing some extraordinary specimen of humanity—for instance, the “bridle pair, the famous red bats, and Farris Gray, the strong man who lifted the piano right before the eyes of the astonished Seniors. Each Senior had a chance next to have his fortune told by genuine Gypsy fortune tellers. The famous auction sale, conducted by Will Sutton, caused no small part of the amusement. But by far the most important feature cf all, according to the boys, was the lovely salad plate which took the place of the usual ice-cream cone. SENIOR WEINIE ROAST A weinie roast was the first social event given by the Senior class. The members of the class accompanied by the teachers met at the High School building and from there went in cars to Elm Creek where every one joined in roasting weinies and marshmallows over a big bonfire. Ghost stories, readings, songs, and games enlivened the jolly crowd throughout the evening. At a late hour the happy crowd returned home, glad that they were Seniors and hoping to have many more such good times. HHogp the 1923 flashlight Society Items JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Garden Solo: Thank God for a G The Gardeners The Buds 1 he American Beauties . The Johnnie-Jump-Ups. . The Bachelor's Buttons The Killarneys ......... “Full-Blown Flowers ... The Key Flower Toastmaster: Dick Bryan Mr. R. D. Green Mr. L. E. Dudley Warren Crowley Miss Woodall Pete Hanna Mildred Linkenhogcr Helen Paxton Carroll Wood Grace I ee Jones Mona Faye Roberts This year the banquet t Auld Lang Syne i especially interesting and attractive, carrying the garden scheme. Tiny butterflies, in pastel colors, marked the places for about two hundred and fifteen guests. Lilacs and carnations adorned the tables where a de- licious menu was served. On the menu cards of black and gold was this bit of verse: “A garden of flowers in our High School grew And flourished mid storm and rain and dew; It spread its sweetness throughout our halls And brightened the grim and dingy walls And High School has been finer and happier too, Dear, Little Garden, just for you.” SENIOR DAY All the stately seniors breathed a prayer, “Backward, turn backward 0 Time, in thy flight; and let us be children again for March the ninth.” Our superintendent heard, comprehended and did decree that for one day, March ninth, all Seniors should become babies once more. The children’s mamas dressed them in their best frocks, and even let them bring their playthings to school with them—much to the discomfort of the elder Juniors, Sophs, and Freshmen. However, these more experienced school members were reward- ed for their patience when at chapel they gazed upon those pure, innocent little faces, and heard their clear baby voices burst forth into harmonious song, for these infants did give a most inspiring program. At noon the bibs were brought out, and all the children were called to luncheon. It was here that Mr. Dudley made such a splendid talk and got so interested in it that he forgot to stop to let the teachers go when the bell rang. After lunch a round of pic- ture taking was indulged in. But the best was yet to come! These modern mamas even let their children go to a party that night. After the precious darlings had played “Cat and Mouse,” “Winkem, Clap in and Clap Out” until they were exhausted, they were served popcorn and red sticks of candy, and sent home to bed. It will be long before the Seniors forget the spirit which prompted: “There goes that High School gong Ringing—-bringing back to us every old class. Say, pals, we’ll not have long To hear that High School gong.” sssssssss ss ssss Sk A.H.S. 318 (THE 1923FLASHLIGHT (fcysa Running {lie Gauntlet (Prize Winning Story) Andy Gump was a son of A. Gump, a dealer in soft drinks and beverages, and also the inventor of the grindstone. His father was A. Gump before him; therefore he was A. Gump also until he got the kinks taken, out of him at Abilene High School. It was his father’s desire to have him become either a mechanic or a dealer in drinks. The boy had not yet made his choice of a career, but he looked upon the latter vocation as a back number, for he had spent many wearisome hours of his life running frogs, and then gathering up the hops for his father. When Andy was eighteen years old, this same great problem of choosing a career confronted him. As he had gone to a rural school near Inkum, he had enough education to know that choosing one’s life work is a delicate subject. He realized, also, that on account of his physical weakness he should seek nourishment in order to build up his mental power. So after a careful and prolonged consideration, Andy decided to go to Abilene High School. After two weeks have passed away, we find Andy Gump hastening on his way to join the “innumerable caravan” that goes each morning to the brain factory known as Abilene High School. At first he failed to notice the passers-by; he had his eyes focus- ed on the building itself, trying to observe its rare qualities and birthmarks. As he ap- proached the campus in front, the picture of the building faded into the background. He beheld before his very gaze the fountain of youth—the fountain that Ponce De Leon was hunting in 1513 when he discovered Florida. He had heard that Abilene had the never-die spirit, but this literal evidence was beyond his comprehension. He had a hunch that it might be monopolized by the teachers; so he passed it by. With slow and hesitating steps he entered the building. The first person who at- tracted his attention was Hendricks, the janitor. At the time, Hendricks was busily en- gaged at his favorite work of sweeping the floor; but he heartily interrupted his work when Andy addressed him, “Please, sir, can you tell me where the Seniors sit?” Mr. Green can probably tell you,” replied Hendricks. “He’s out right now, but he’ll be along directly.” Mr. Green?” thought Andy. “Oh yes, he's the fellow they told me down at the Sel- dom Inn that I had better see if I wanted to get off on the right foot.” For the next few minutes as Andy watched Hendricks sweep the floor, he tried to sum up all the questions he would ask Mr. Green when he got a chance. He half-way imagined he ought to begin the conversation with a joke, for he pictured Mr. Green as an exceptionally good-humored sort of man, who he had heard was the life of the school. Pi’esently a stout-looking man came bursting out of one of the rooms and advanced down the hallway. Hendricks turned around to tell the stranger that this was Mr. Green; but no one was there. Andy had dodged through the closet door. “Gee,” thought THE WISE OWLS ‘■'THE 19 23HAWUGH r { hS) worked his way inside the door of room 10 where the battle royal was being staged, peering sheepishly from behind a pair of extra large spectacles, his stupid countenance won Mr. Dudley’s attention. The affair opened up when Mr. Dudley, thinking he was just an idle student from A. C. C., asked him, “Can you act as substitute for Miss Trig- antler, the teacher who is absent today?” “I suppose I could,” sid Andy. “I’ve substituted for most anything else, but I didn't come here to work. I came to go to school.” They then went into the tooth-pulling proper with Mr. Dudley asking him if he had had most everything imaginable but the chickenpox, and Andy headed him off from that by rolling up his sleeve and showing his vaccination. The next morning he was allowed to engage in the school activities. The first forty minutes were used to seat the students alphabetically in the study hall. Then the gong rang, and the students rushed in every direction. “Surely it isn’t time for recess,” thought Andy; so he slid three and one-half de- grees lower in his seat where he rested peacefully until the next forty minutes had ex- pired. Again the gong sounded, and again the students rustled out. This puzzle was more than Andy could digest. He finally concluded that the ringing of the bell must be calls for lunch, and he hastened down to stave off the pangs of hunger. In the course of a few days’ time Andy had the world by the tail, and had a down- hill pull on it. He had learned what the hurrying out of the students meant, what periods are, and everything; but his handhold slipped when Miss Clack told him that a period was no longer used at the end of a title. Andy never developed much talent on the athletic field, but under the personal care of Coach Shotwell he soon learned to stand on his head without leaning against the wall. He had not been in school long until he discovered that chapel is a period allowed the students to collect their senses, so they will not forget to pay their bills before leaving the cafeteria at noon. As there were no chapel exercises the first morning, Andy’s chapel began the sec- ond morning. After he had seen in the auditorium the statue of Liberty accompanied by her mascot, the goat, he was fully convinced that chapel is a period of amusement and Ireedom from thought. Presently Mr. Dudley rapped the house to order, and made some announcements. He then said, “No definite program has been arranged for this morn- ing, and we don’t have enough song books to sing.” The student body took the hint, and finally coaxed him to sing for them. He opened up with “When My Baby Smiles at Me” and concluded with “Home Sweet Home in a Plat.” The students cheered him vocifer- ously, and then hurried to their classes. After Andy had been in school a couple of weeks, he discovered he had been seated with the Freshmen, and he immediately sent in his complaint. Mr. Green justified the cause by saying, “We have always been in the habit of seating all the gumps there.” But when Mr. Green learned that Andy was a dignified Senior, he had him transferred on good behavior. In connection with his school activities, naturally the question of joining organiza- tions presented itself to him. As he was a new hand, he hesitated to be rung in. But when he learned that the K. O. K.’s stood for the principles of yourapology, that they also stood for the ladies to sit down, and were able supporters of the Monroe Doctrine, he decided to invest his two-bits. Later he joined the Students’ Association. This gave him the right to associate with his fellow students and the privilege to talk to the girls once in awhile if he would do it on the sly. fter the High School orchestra had rendered several stirring programs in chapel, Andy became deeply interested in music, and decided to train his voice for the opera. It A.H.S. ELEVEN MONTHS AND TWENTY-NINE DAYS OF HOT WEATHER LEFT! £|pzE2zzzzg|t? (THE 1923HASHLKJHT (Js a pnssass® m : happened that he was able to find a vacancy in the Glee Club. The members all had co perform in turn before the student body. As Andy was the newest member, he was given the last place on the program and was to sing “Away Out West,” accompanied by Miss Weaver on the piano. The evening before he ws to entertain, he secretly pushed the phonograph behind the door on the right wing of the stage, raised the lid, slipped on the record, “Away Out West,” sung by Alma Gluck. He then capped the climax by let- ting the lid down and cranking the machine as the finishing touch to a plan that no one knew anythig about but Andy. The next morning when all the other numbers had been given, Andy secretly turned the phonograph on so it would strike the loud key. He timed himself exactly right to get his position on the stage when the thing cut loose. Of course he baffled his audience by seemingly to display such rare talent. His number put all the others in the shade. Just before he had finished, however, Mr. Green appeared in the study hall door, and was so highly “carried off” with it that he invited Andy and all the others that had tak- en part in the program to give it over at the Lion Tamer’s Club that afternoon. As time went on, Andy Gump had many thrilling experiences and adventures. One of the main deficiencies of the school that he could never adjust himself to was that he had to be moving around so much that he had no safe place to stick his chewing gum. It locked as if the school had poor management to him. He also thought something ought to be done about the Freshmen having a higher place in the school (the balcony) than the Seniors. The hour of his greatest satisfaction came at last when Mr. Dudley got up in chapel, and delivered a heated lecture on the inexcusableness of being absent-minded and for- getting things, and then he fcrgot to read that week’s detention list. To Andy this seem- ed almost too good to be real, for he knew that his name would head the list. Neverthe- less the joke vanished like a bubble when Mr. Dudley appeared in the home rooms that afternoon and said, “I have an announcement to make.” Andy get along first rate, and was playing his cards pretty well until one day in Mr. Wickline’s Physics class, he jumped at a conclusion and, missing it, received a crushed arm as a result. This enabled him to win sympathy from the teachers. The limb was well on the way to recovery by the end of the term; but the night before final examina- tions, when he was supposed to study, he had a frantic encounter with a nightmare and reinjured the arm when he was thrown to the floor. He thought it would be struggling against fate to try to take the examinations, but the next day the teachers informed him that he was exempt. Through all his triumphs and tribulations the sublimity of “Baby Day” charmed him most of all. Andy said, “It makes me feel ten years younger.” Oh, Andy was not a total disappointment to the school; besides his name leading the detention list, he was yell leader, for Andy could yell loud enough to make a freight train feel like it had a weak pain of lungs. At last graduation day arrived to make his school day at Abilene High School only a fragrant memory. The morning that the Baccalaureate sermon was delivered the major- ity of the students never forgot. The first discourse was a solemn affair, as usual, and offered little excitement; but when the minister had finished with his sermon, and the choir was ready to sing the doxology, Andy rose wildly up in the midst cf the dignified group and cried, “Everybody down, and let’s give wild cat for victory!” A H.S. —WILLIAM SMITH. a$ (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT Log of 4te Wooden Tub, A.H.S. The following is a group of disconnected excerpts from the log of our extremely ob- ‘servant fellow mariner, Skipper Work. The Skipper has asked that special mention be ‘made of the fact that these paragraphs were written on stolen time, and that if any of them seem too short to do justice to the issue involved, it is because some gang-pusher interrupted. First day: Gangway! More bloomin’ lubbers than the old basin can accommodate comfortably. Its maximum capacity was supposed to be five hundred, but due to the tight-fistedness of the old sharks that are in control, the maximum has been made to meet the water’s edge, Second day: I have had my passport examined, by Second Mate Peek and am tem- porarily located in a bunk that is much too small for a man with such ample proportions as mine. Something had to be adjusted; it wasn’t the desk. Seventh day: I am permanently established in the first deck, cabin 6, row D. Eighth day: A fish flopped on board this morning. He was assigned to me for safe keeping during the assembly. Tenth day: Oh boy! I saw a good.looking girl today. She’s a sure enough hum- dinger. Twelfth day: Captain Green honored us with an unexpected visit this morning. I sneezed, and he sent me to his office for a pow wow, during the course of which I tried to explain. It was useless. Result: five marks. Fifteenth day: I spoke to Goodlooking today. She gave me the air. Oh, anyway she’s not so pretty as I thought at first. Thirty-third day: Got my new chart today. From the number of red marks on it, I shall probably be navigating for another year or two. There’s something wrong. I must investigate. Thirty-fourth day: Great Scott! more new studies: spelling, and exercise in the Bible! Thirty-fifth day: Well, I’ll be wh'mir.ed over the cupola with a twelve inch belaying pin! What on the face of the deep blue waters ever induced that red-faced lobster to read my name out for the chain gang? Five dreary old hours which will of necessity be spent in desultorily perusing that abominable student’s progress, “Lorna Doone.” Thirty-seventh day: While trying ineffectually to masticate a gum drop in recep- tion yesterday, I got caught and was assessed five more marks. It seems when you get started down, that every little thing accelerates your downward motion. A radiator valve blew out. The damage was quickly repaired by chief Engineer Hendricks. Fort-first day: The Steerage entertained the first class today. In the middle of the play one of the actors forgot his part. The play was postponed for a short time while the teacher coached the poor gob. One hundred-third day: Whoopee! Two weeks shore leave, Xmas. I hcpe the in- structors have as pleasant a vacation as we have had a school term. Y-e-s! Exam, week! Man the life boats! Several have dropped overboard. As for myself, I am clinging to t‘he rail with the grip of a drowning man. Week later: I waded through everyone of my exams, and only once did I get in deeper than the promontory which was put on my face to serve as a b'reathing appara- Fifth day: Last lap: I was navigatin’ up the north stairs this A. M. clicking it back to about three knots a jump, when I was suddenly brought face to face with First Mate Dudley. Ten marks. Thirty-sixth day: We were entertained by a wonderful would-be prima donna this morning. The only thing I enjoyed about the program was the gong. Thirty-seventh day: The District Meet will have convened and adjourned by the time ‘this gets to press. Here’s hoping we swamp ’em. 126 —T. D. HOWELL. MORE FLASHLIGHT RATS (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT To Hilis FI3) That’s Bothering Mi Naughty fly, you bother me, For I’m studying; can’t you see? I must read Carlyle’s “Essay”; So you just must fly away. Now you tickle my right arm Had I a swatter, I might do harm And murder you before you go. Fly away, fly, you bother me so. Now you alight on my left arm And walk about fearing no harm; I hit at you, but you are gene— This study hall I’m sure to alarm! On my neck you lightly creep, Naughty fly, you are a sneak. Leave me now, I promise you A lot of candy and sugar, too. The study hall is not the place For flies to demonstrate their grace. Wee, cruel, crimson-tipped stye, Thou hast picked an evil hour to adorn my eye, For I should be studying like a man possessed To graduate with the rest. But thou wilt be gone at no man’s behest Thou beastly, torturous stye. —MONA FAYE ROBERTS. —CHARLES RICE. «i «THE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT % § m i J € SENIOR PAY- MILTON WAS DLUMQ y® SWEET- J§H, JUST LIKE Ue ' BE Aliy USED TO 8E- T.D. WAS A CC6UCAJ? ICID ALL OV EU-- EXCEPT MIS FEET? IT S- U IWJTW-O Mfcpeu-iM-TH-MORWiNl- ' - J J ' r A -t-,rr o- . A.H.S. OSS (THE 1923FLASHLIGHT ©ssa Jokes “A dark night— A lonely road— A clog in the carburetor— ‘Miss Clack (in 4B English), “Mary Agnes, what was it that Sir Walter Scott did that was dishonorable?” Mary Agnes: “Why, he got mar- Miss Farris in Domestic Science was discussing the different parts of a chicken. Agnes Caldwell: “Miss Farris, does a chicken have teeth?” Mr. Dudley in Psychology class: “Do insane people have thoughts,” Jewel Dillingham: “I don’t know. Do they?” One morning during the second period Myrth Williams and Jewel Dillingham were begging Mr. Dudley to let them go down town and seil some tickets for the Army-Navy After Mr. Dudley repeated “No,” Myrth made one final attempt. “Well, Mr. Dudley, you know wise men never change their mind but fools do. Now won’t you let us go?” Miss Davis (in history class tell- ing of the cost over in Germany to shoot those big guns): “When they shoot a big gun one time it will put a boy through the University.” Earl Guit'ar: “Well, I should think it would with all that powder.” Mr. McCarter (in History class, talking of the descendants of Scotch and Irish in America): “You can al- ways tell by looking at a student where his forefather’s from.” Chic Bond: If that’s the case, mine must have come from Africa.” Merle: “Going to the dance to- Ike: ‘I don’t know; is it formal or can you wear your own clothes?” Miss Woodall (on a test in Public Speaking): “What is the use of the domestic woman?” John T. (in disgust): “Uh, Miss Woodall, there’s no such thing. They’re all wild nowadays.” Mary Hale (in Chemistry class): “I’m going to teach next year.” Mr. Wickline: “Mary, what are you going to teach?” Mary: “Well, kids, of course. What do you think I’d teach?” M.ss Robertson (discussing the custom of ancient marriage arrange- ments) : “WThy, in those days you wouldn’t think of refusing the arrangement of marriage.” Lela Dalton: They don’t refuse now either.” Miss Farris (discussing the value of raisins): “Mountain climbers need much food value. Agnes, what would you suggest for them to carry?” Agnes Caldwell: “Chewing gum.” Mr. Wickline: “Burton, why rlo they build dams so thick?” Burton Coffman: “I guess so the crawfish can’t dig holes through it.” Miss Watkins: “Bob, what would be your purpose for speaking in public?” Bob Estes: “Well, it might be to make a living.” Jack Wright: “An-he’d starve to Guy Caldwell (at A. C. C. football game when A. C. C. fumbled the ball and lost it): “Oh shcot! they have •lost the ball.” Myrth Williams: “Oh, I see it! I see it! Right there it is. It is not A H.S its 'T’HE 1923 FLASHLIGHT w Jokes Miss Kelso, asking a question dur- ing music period in chapel, after play- ing a battle hymn on the Victrola: “What was the greatest battle hymn ever written?” ----------- “Here Comes the Bride,” was the quick response. Mr. McCarter: “An eminent sci- entist says that the human brain alone is composed of nine billion cells, while another says there are fifteen billion.” Pete Hanna: “Yes, and some have just one cell and that’s padded.” Miss Clack: “What is tha result of educating the woman?” Malcolm: “There is not much tell- Asked to discuss the effects of grav- ity, the students gave original an- swers as the following indicate: “If it were not for gravity the things on the earth would be in a constant tumble.” “If it were not for gravity we would be flapping around in space.” If it were not for gravity the plan- ets would go bumping around.” What motions has the earth?” “Revolution and evolution.” “How are the bones of the skeleton held together, Bob?” Bob Sellers, absent-mindedly, “By hooks and eyes.” “Explain the cause of the seasons.” Well, the earth is setting leaned ;' Mr. Dudley: “Willie Mae, when I drop this book, why does it fall to the Willie Mae Hooper: Cause there’s not enough gravity to hold it up—I guess.” “The solar system consists of the sun, planets, their satellites and trap- In enumerating the things used in an experiment, the instructor includ- ed in the list a graduate jar. The next day a student was asked to discuss the experiment. “First,” he began, “you take an educated jar—” One boy in class remarked in all seriousness, “You speak of right angles; are there any left angles?” Hollyce Campbell asked: “What is it you call infant flies?” “Discuss the uses of carbon dioxide “Carbon dioxide is used in fire dis- tinguishers.” Mr. McCarter: What is mal nutri- Garland Oliver: “It is an oversup- ply of one kind of a product by the manufacturers.” Mr. McCarter, (to Bob who had not been paying attention): “Bob, what did I say?” Bob: “Well, William was talking before you were, and I don’t know what he said, but you didn’t say any- thing of much importance.” Mr. McCarter: “Robert, have you studied your lesson?” Robert Ross: “No sir.” Mr. McCarter: “Why haven’t you?” Robert: “Well, I just couldn’t get around to it.” Mr. McCarter: “Well, next time you cut across to it.” qhb ( THE 1923, FLASHLIGHT (Jgga A.H.S. Our Advertisers QN lie following pages will be found Ike announcements of many reliable merckants, our friends, wko by fkeir loyalty) to 4iis school ka )e materially aided tke success o f tk is volume of tke Flashlight. In appreciation of their loyalty and aid, we pledge them our good vJill and patronage. m rrrrrrrfm, (THE 19 2} FLASHLIGHT ™ Kf Qreater IPest Texas West Texas, with her variety of enterprises, her enormous actual and potential wealth, her splendid edu- cational facilities, her amazing opportunities, and - above and beyond everything else—her sturdy, Anglo- Saxon citizenship, is truly great. Yet a greater West Texas is inevitable. The devel- opment of West Texas, wonderful as it is, has only be- gun. This Company will take the same pride aiding in its future development that it has taken aiding in its past development. IDest Texas Utilities Company Abilene Albany Anson Baird Buffalo Gap Cisco Clyde Cross Plains Hamlin SERVING Haskell Putnam Knox City Roby Lawn Rochester Merkel Rotan Moran Rule Munday Stamford McCauley Sylvester O’Brien Trent Plasterco Tuscola Weinert 133 Hotel Grace Official Headquarters for all School and Social Affairs Absolutely Fireproof A.H.S. )rrrrrrrr ftS OTHE 192 FLASHLIGHT Oke Citizens National Bank n ABILENE, TEXAS Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings The modern equipment of this bank enables it to meet all the requirements of its customers, based on con- servative banking methods. Officers and Directors Geo. L. Paxton, President J. W. Turner, Ass’t. Cashier Homer H. Scott, Asst. Cashier Owen Shelton, Vice President F. E. Haynes, Vice President W. G. Swenson, Vice President W. J. Behrens, Vice President Jas. A. Littleton, Cashier J. M. Wagstaff D. D. Parramore W. J. Fulwiler C. M. Caldwell 135 A.H.S. (gffe zzzzjp THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT (Jea $8 ™ THE STUDENT BODY, THE FACULTY AND THE PATRONS OF ABILENE HIGH SCHOOL Will Find a Hearty Welcome at the FIRST STATE BANK ABILENE, TEXAS —where we have all modern facilities for handling your business and where we are glad to extend to you all courtesies commensurate with good banking, and offer Security for Funds and Service to All C. T. Hutchinson, President W. H. Free, Cashier Jas. R. Bird, Vice-President R. Peters, Assistant Cashier Dallas Scarborough and Arthur Sears, Directors ... DON’T FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SERVICE—ON THE CORNER OF NORTH 2ND AND PINE STREETS 136 rrrrrrrfm (THE 192 FLASHLIGHT (p J | SCHOOL SKETCHES- A.H.S. m (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT d a THIRTY-FOUR YEARS CONSERVATIVE BANKING THE Fundamental Policy upon which this Institu- tion was founded, “Con- servative Banking,” has been followed by us for more than a quarter of a century. In strength, in volume of bus- iness our progress has been con- sistent and sound—while mind- ful of the raditions and policies of the past—our present man- agement is in complete accord with the needs of the present. We are equipped to give you the best service and want you to use our bank. Offic President HENRY JAMES Vice-President C. W. BACON Cashier W. R. KEEBLE Assistant Cashiers PAUL JONES B. L. ELLIS THE FARMERS MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK 138 A.H.S. gps ■ I K j) (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT (Jssa OLe Smartest Models In ready to wear for ladies and misses fro msuch fam- ous makers as Betty Wales Peggy Paige Co-ed and Printzess Always large and varied assortments at moderate prices. Our SHOE Department Is one of the busiest corn- ers in our store. The new lasts and carried novelties are constantly arriving from the best sources. The new styles in white kid and canvas are especially attractive just now. HART SCHAFFNER and MARX clothes are here in our Department for Men. All the New Snappy Styles and latest patterns are here moderately priced. Young men’s styles galore. MINTER DRY GOODS CO. “Abilene's Progressive Store” SPRING SUITS for YOUNG MEN We have Spring Suits in just the models and fabrics that will strike the young man’s fancy. Handsome Blue Serges for graduation and after. Smart models in Worsteds, Cassimeres, and Tweeds, in solid colors and Mixed Suiting, for business and general wear. Suits at pricings that will permit you to dress in style without extravagance. Exceptional Values at at $30 and $35 SPRING APPAREL for MISSES In viewing these delightful groups of Spring Dresses, Suits, Wraps, Blouses, and the accessories to go with them, one thinks of the irresistible charm of youth when wearing such lovely apparel. And all at such moder- ate prices. mazznzim tfcS j) HUE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT (£ad OKe Times Printing Company ABILENE, TEXAS PROMPTNESS Neatness Accuracy) Assured b;p a corps of expert Work- men and die most modern machinery) Ruled Heading: Blank Forms Official Fo Catalogues Year Books Annuals Briefs Sales Sheets Price Lists Publications Telephone No. 255 LEAVE TOUR PRINTING TROUBLES TO US a A.H.S. ftSg) THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT A West Texas Sporting Goods House —to furnish the West in Athletic and Sporting Goods. We have equipment for all Sports. Mail orders filled promptly. m m 0 BRADLEY STOKER Exclusive Sporting Goods House 1057 N. Pine Abilene, Texas A.H.S. $p222zs22 p3 OUE 1923 FLASHLIGHT (J) ksbss NATI0NALS®AMECICAN 5 UKW'JIH I’lNVC V CM.KC- I _ W RD TO HIT. CmvA 143 A.H.S. !££ (THE 1923 FLASHLIGHT fcsm We Are Proud of Tour Record The record that A. H. S. has made is one that you may all be proud of. Your record in athletics as well as your credits for affiliations with other schools which you have earned, well shows the type of material you have both in the student body and your faculty. We are envious of your record in a business way, it is our aim to equal your record in the Insurance field. You young men of today are who we are looking to for our business to- morrow—are you with us? We are with you. The W. WILLIS COX AGENCY COMPTON BUILDING PHONE 820 We Do Everything Photographic T. S. Higginbotham Studio Upstairs 229D Pine St, Phone 1334 For sure progress in studies, for sight protection, have the child’s eyes examined now. die Abilene Optical Co. Up Higginbotham Studio Stairway Phone 1334 144 Yrrrrr t UTHH 1923 HASH LIGHT gEKssszM It Pays to Buy Quality Merchandise This is one explanation of the rapid increase every year in the number of SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 0 )er Hardware Company “Abilene’s Quality Hardware Store” Telephone 68 244 Pine Street Put your high school education to work for you in the great field of busi ness, where there is no limit to the income you may receive—the opportun- ities you may enjoy. Hundreds of the classes of ’22 are now drawing at- tractive salaries in positions offering unlimited opportunities for advance- ment as a result of world- famous Draughon Training. Our money-back contract, insuring you a good position, will be the pass-port to golden op- portunities in the field of business. Call or write for catalog. J. D. MIRACLE, President. Q£S (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT Tke WILSON Eats, Drinks, Sheets and Smokes C. L. JOHNSON, Proprietor 222 Pine Street Abilene, Texas Abilene Printing Company 1069 North Second Street PRINTERS STATIONERS LITHOGRAPHERS STEEL AND COPPER PLATE ENGRAVERS 41 Years of Service to West Texas 146 A.H.S. (tgp5S22222222E 1923 FLASHLIGHT $gsa Our Motto: The very best goods at the lowest prices. Everything kept in a sanitary way at The LITTLE STORE We thank you for your good fellowship and patronage. MR. AND MRS. J. S. PATTERSON 0 V) ,l;l!l :i ' H'!i l:Mlil INI III Ml I !'ll : !' w COMPTON’S Drugs Je elrj) 140 Pine Street 1046 North First Street 116 Chestnut Street 2246 Hickory Street Four Stores Phone 197 Phone 1085 Phone 64 Phone 48 Soda Fountain and Candies at Each Store 147 azzgp 0� g O’HE 1923 FLASHLIGHT mm ® “The West Texas House” HILL-PENDER COMPANY PRINTERS—STATIONERS Abilene, Texas inniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiini To Mr. and Mrs. Average American: Who Deserve the Best the World Affords, This Store is Dedicated! Be it this or that in seasonable wearables, thing's for the home or need of man, woman, and child, it can be found here— in styles typically American, in quality that satisfies, in price that gratifies, and served to you in a manner that ratifies the attractiveness of concentrating your buying at this store. A.H.S. � 4 fTHE 19X5F1ASHUGHT Hsu ABILENE STATE BANK (A Guaranty Fund Bank) Therefore, the Safest Way We appreciate your patronage We make you feel at home Everything to Wear for Women and Children ‘rpem}-Jones Company iiiiiiii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiii USE CONKLIN’S SELF-FILLING PEN Guaranteed to Work Perfectly All Prices CAN’T ROLL OFF THE DESK For Sale by MONTGOMERY DRUG COMPANY Joseph Elliott Busby. D. C. Alfred Leroy Crowder, D. C. BUSBY CROWDER Chiropractors Abilene, Texas A.H.S. Jk ss (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT Hamilton - Clough Wants to See You Tke House of Quality i n ....... , ■ ;■r r !■ I- “The Pride of West Texas” —might rightfully be used to describe the incomparable Football Team of A. H. S. “The Pride of Being Well Shod” equally serves as a basis for our grow- ing patronage. REED SHOE CO. 256 PINE STREET ABILENE uni 1111 mu mu 11111111111111111111111111 1111111 1 in mi 11 mini 111m 11111111 11111 1 1 [PEEK A City Institution ALWAYS THE VERY BEST IN MOTION PICTURES AND GOOD ORCHESTRA MUSIC STINNETT VICTOR New Management Men’s Furnishings, Shoes, Hats and Clothinj ' Our Modern Cleaning Plant Assures SERVICE and SATISFACTION NEELY-BARNES “THE MAN’S STORE a.h s. i4 rTHE 1923 FLASHLIGHT (p£a sss cfc i (THE 19 23 FLASHLIGHT if nW HOME FURNITURE COMPANY Complete Stock of NEW AND USED FURNITURE Our Motto: Service That Pleases 314-320 Pine Street Phone 809 IIII il IIIIIIIIII III I III I lllllll III IIIIII11 Mill IIII III II IIII Mill III I I lllllll I III Mill llllllll! II lllllllllllllllllllllllll I II III II HIGH SCHOOL MEN! SEE US —We have just what you need in Furnishings. The right Hat, Tie, Shirt. Suit, Shoes. The kind that always look best on you—See Us! THE TOGGERY (Correct Dress for Men) iiiiUiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM When You Think of Moving Think of W.T. WILSON TRANSFER STORAGE CO. “ABILENE’S LEADING TRANSFER SINCE 1895” Phone 1236 i;il|!ll!lilllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM COWDEN-PAYTON HARDWARE CO. Sporting Goods A Specialty Phone 3 152 zzjp u� -g (THE 1923 HASH LIGHT @)mbq Mingus-Price Company Shoes, Clothiers, Hatters, and Men’s Furnishers KAHN Made-to-Measure Clothes— Commencement Suits— A Specialty Headquarters for all HIGH SCHOOL BOYS! If It’s Something Good to Eat We Have It Sole Agents for TEA GARDEN JELLIES AND PRESERVES BATAVIA PURE FOOD PRODUCTS SCHULTZ GROCERY 3 Phones—820 134 Pine Street l!!llll!l!!!llllllllltl I I II II III I II I I I I I II I Mill II III! Illlll I III llllll III! IIM III JENNINGS LUMBER COMPANY Complete stock of LUMBER, LIME, CEMENT BRICK, SASH, DOORS, WEATHER STRIP AND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE Sixth and Pine Phone 150 For the Man or Woman of Supreme Taste in jewels our dainty designs in rings, pins, pearl necklaces, etc. will appeal. You will not be ob- ligated in the least to come and view our hand- some assortment of set pieces. Many new and beautiful articles of enticing nature. W. C. FISHER Jeweler and Optometrist A.H.S. Phone 1190 'rrnrrrrfigfe CTHE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT (pa OKe Good MAXWELL is j Growing more popular every day. Onej trial at the Steering Wheel is convinc- ing. STOWE TOLER, Distributors illimi iiimiiiiiiiim in iiiiiiiiiiiiii mu iiimmiii 111 mi i 11 imiimii min in limn 11 imiiiiiiiimiiiii n iiiiimiii i n i mini i inn THERE IS A REAL Advantage in purchasing your FOOTWEAR HERE. You have unrestrict- ed selection of a very comprehensive line of the best SHOES made in AMERICA—REASONABLY PRICED. YAGER SHOE COMPANY i nil i ii i ii him mi i i n i i ini i inn inn n i in nniiin 11 inn mi iiiinnninn Higginbotham-Bartlett Company) Qualitj) LUMBER and BUILDING MATERIAL 4tk and Pine Streets Telephone 7 Candies Made by 4re Abilene Candy Mfg. Company are better! Service Quality) 5-7777777? )fj' O’HE ”19 23 F1ASH LSGH1 d rf-m A DRUG STORE of SERVICE It's a genuine pleasure to be able to give service to the students and faculty of Abilene High School. LESTER ELLIS DRUG CO. 1070 N. First Phone 400 lllllllllllllllllllllll� llllllllllll!!IIINII!llllll!llll lllllilllllllil!i i Lincoln FULWILER MOTOR CO. SS cC Fordsoiv CARS - TRUCKS - TRACTORS ESTABLISHED 1883 J. M. RADFORD GROCERY CO. ; of the largest distributors of Staple and Fancy Groceries in Texas w, Stamford and Sweetwater 155 fonznx OBig) CTHE 19 2 FLASHLIGHT ffcsai CUPPLES CORD Tough As A Rhino EVERY CUPPPLES USER MUST BE SATISFIED H. 0. WOOTEN GROCER CO. ■Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliu PALACE AND GEM THEATRES Owned and Controlled by Abilene People GOOD PICTURES—REASONABLE PRICES it ,!.1J i .r I .f11.............................. ;■'....................1.11'.!' MilJ J JIJ111I! .11.M .Mil' Kh |U I.......................................1J F,|l ,1J!' .I ED. S. HUGHES CO. Wholesale and Retail HARDWARE HOUSEHOLD GOODS SPORTING GOODS Capital Stock $400,000.00 llllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllltilllllll ..............J ,1J JIJ JI K! 1.1J :u r N ii J J il I .M :l 1.1.1 i' :' .IJ! MIMS CORNER MIMS DRY GOODS CO. “The Store of Individuality” The home of the unbeatable combination Beautiful surroundings Individual service Best merchandise Lowest cash price PHONE ONE-ONE-ONE New York Office 1182 Broadway 156 A.H.S. S kszm mzyzzz2zzz2y27, 156 u— THh 19 l j FLASHLIGHT i Sdj sesss