Alamosa High School - El Alarado Yearbook (Alamosa, CO)

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After the members had been chos- n, the three groups met for organi- zation. Constitutions and by-laws ere drawn up, voted upon ,and assed by the respective organiza- ions. The plan of each society is to give a program in the assembly once every three weeks and so far three of these programs has been given. ' The officers of the three societies are as follows: For the Spartans — President, Howard Rines; Secretary, Fred Stewart; Treasurer, Geraldine Herriman. For the Olympian — President, Robert Whitmore; Secre- tary, Mildred Deuel; Treasurer, Fred Luce. For the Thespians — Presi- dent Earl Metcalf; Treasurer, Har- old Walsh; Secretary, Paul McNitt. The purposes of organizing these societies may to some extent be self- evident. The constitutions specify as their aims to promote better school spirit, to destroy any cliquish- ness which may exist in the school, to build up a better spirit of co-oper- ation between the students them- selves, to learn to conduct meetings of all kinds according to the rules P3 far as possible these societies conducted by the students them- selves, because the idea of self gov- ernment and democracy is prevalent in our school and at the same time we believe in doing things for our- selves and not becoming too depend- ent on others for aid or assistance. Nevertheless, faculty advisors have been elected to act as critics and to give us such assistance as we can- not give ourselves. The Thespians chose Miss Nathan ,the Olympics JMiss Kellogg, the Spartans Miss Whitmore. It is hoped that these societies will exist as long as the Alamosa High School is in existence and that they will fill the places in the hearts of the students that they should, and that they will always be a potent fac- 1 tor for all that is good. -A da: : omTn| iible snores issuing from all parts Scathily a familiar figure glides gether and chuckles sinisterly. He crosses to the switch and floods the room with light. This discloses the mighty Seniors nodding and snooz- ing over their books. The villain once more crosses the stage and rubs his hands together. Villain (loudly) — Aha! Chemis- — The class awakens with a start and gazes terrified at the man, as §e word strikes horror to their arts. Villain — Jow I have you in my clutches, fair ladies and gentlemen. You must pass me before you can graduate. Wilma — Oh, kind sir! Villain — Hush, Madam. (Turn- ing to the others) Have any of you your chemistry lesson? Silence Villain (stroking his mustache) — Ahem, just as I thought. What is NaCl, Fred? Fred — Er — er — -North Carolina. Villain — And you think you ' ll get by? Aha! A-haaaaa! (pulls his mustache) What is C12H22011? Ted — Oh, Dear! (glances at Jer- ry, then at Lois) I haven ' t decided which one is. Villain (reflectively) — Ah, just as I thought. Oh, these dunces! But Bob, what is M23A9? Bob (downcast and sadly) Yes, Monte won. (Sigh and groans fill the room at this remark. Even the villain is touched by this expression of feeling and wipes his eyes with a handkerchief.) Villain— Too bad ,too bad. Leland — Yes, H2S. Eunice — -Help! Help! Open the windows. Villain — Now I have you in my clutches. I will never let you go. Hear me? You shall never gradu- ate. Get to work and learn my book of magic by heart. Work — ah — (snap, the lights go out, there is a rush, a bang of doors, screams, then silence. The lights are turned on and the villain is alone, tearing his hair and looking ferocious.) Villain — Curses! 1% had forgotten Hansen.

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ness men and the dads for arranging the supper. Coach Hanson was call- ed upon also to talk and he also ex- pressed his appreciation for the din- ner in behalf of the boys. All together it was a most success- ful and thoroughly enjoyed dinner and it will long linger in the mem- ory of the members of the football team. It encouraged the boys and now they know that they have the town and its good people behind them. ibus one sundi diei. to for ridibus in Forde coupie. pibus staritibus, crankibus caro- rum, Jumpibus in et slamibus doorum. Caribus rattlibus, they do carem For lovinrus otheribus et dayibus fairem. Boyibus likibus girlibus muchem; Girlibus closibus room for two mor- em. Boyibus much likibus to steal kiss- orum, Putenl armibus round sweetis girl- orum, In eyibus longa lookorum. Bangibus go tirem, both hito topor- um. Boyibus madem et jumpum out door- um, Fixem tirem et mucho swearorum, Againabus startibus Forde Copour- um. Temperibus coolibus for girlibus nearorum, Boyibus spoonibus et wanta kisso- rum, Girlibus nearero eum draworum. Hugibus tightibus, sed alas for ho- porum ! Downibus roadibus come unwelcolm farmorum. Both blushibus mucho et feelibus so- rum. Htdibus smoothibus et much enjoy- ibus, yo happibus et feelorum flnibus. Boyibus steporum onibus gasibus Caribus leaporum et goibus fastibus. Roadibus get roughibus et caribus bumpen, Runibus in ditchibus et Ford Due em. Boyibus tumblem near sweetis gi: orum, My tailibus endius cum laudo smack- orum. — Ex. ump- girl- YOUR GAME A game is only a game ,you sa If defeated you happen to be. But you boast that game to the high- est skies I f as victor the goal you see. see. Strive to do your best, And win the laurels if you can; Fight the clean fight that ' s a royal test, To show the worth of a man. But eat if fair and square they defi you, then Try to muster up a smile, And give to others the praises won square, Without keeping the hatred file. — Ex, „»

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4 « F S. WILL HAVE AN ANNUAL. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS!! ESSAY ON PENITENTES stu- t out or the first time in three years, A. H .S. will have a real annual. Whether it will be a success or a failure lies entirely with the stu- dent body. Three years ago A. H. S. put one of the classiest annuals in Colo- rado — but , unfortunately the stu- dent body was not behind the staff and the school board was forced to pay a $400 debt. Will history re- peat itself, leaving a second mar- tyred staff, or is every individual student going to buy an annual and put this thing across? Is there a single student in A. H. S. who has not enjoyed this school year? Will you ever forget the football season — and don ' t ypu want a picture of that gallant team with a snappy history of its success to keep forever? And don ' t you want another picture of our basket- ball team, who won undying fame for our dear old school at the tour- nament? These and others of the faculty, the Midget Messenger Staff, the baseball team and the glee clubs | will all be in the 1924 annual. Then j there is the Beauty Contest. Of course you want to see your class beauty go down in history as th prettiest and most popular girl i: the 1924 school year. If you wor! for this contest, you will not onl; bring fame to your class, but hel; the financial end of the annual. If you are a patriotic, peppy school spirited student, this annua will be priceless to you. Get behind us! Boost! Mont has an annual every year — are yo going to let them beat us? The Penitentes — from a Spanish word meaning penitent — is a sec whose rites at Lent are peculiar and sometimes horrible. During Lent they punish themselves as an atone- ment for their sins during the year. They imitate or reproduce the cru- cifixion of Christ. A member of the sect, who is chosen to represent Christ, considers himself lucky. If death should result, his salvation is assured. They beat themselves with all sorts of torturous whips. The man who is- to ' becrucified carries the cross to a chosen place where it is erected, and he is nailed to it and left for some period of time. He is taken down after unconsciousness is reached. The burial of the crucified is supposed to take place, but rarely does. In my experience I have known of a living baby being suffocated by the Penitentes. I was also acquainted with an old Mexican who lived at Petac ' a, New Mexico, who suddenly disappeared from this place. It was soon after the Penitentes had cele- brated Lent ,and we learned that he had used barbed wire with which to lash himself. Death followed as a result of blood poisoning and lack of care. In another town one of the prettiest children is always chosen as a victim to be fed to a snake. It almost seems impossible in this day and age that such conditions could prevail in any section of our country. It would seem that some attempt should be made to remedy conditions of this kind.