Bacone College - Warrior Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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x, , . HP WF? 'VFW 'B-9 p pp pp 5? ii, A QQ 61 ly.: J Ee lf W 4 ll 9 'J f E- W 1' A 'If uw ADA TIGER, Editor. He, who laughs last laughs best. Four things may be found in Bacone: Age, Youth, Truth and Beauty. To find the fourth, look in the mirror. Jane Bailey: 4'Elsie, did you ever think the whole world was against us? Elsie Ranck: '4Yes, l guess I have. Especially the other morning in Chapel when President Randall said that if we did not get to school on time, he would give us some assistance. One of our debaters perhaps drew upon his memory somewhat when he said: 4' Honorable Judges, we ought to extend to the Filip- inos the 'hose' of' indepedencef' Then he scratched his head and got a splinter in his finger. Ralph NV.: Say, XVill, your ears look like question marks. Vilill James: Hllvell, yours don 't look like answers. Lulu Daniels, in Bible Class: Mr, Sharp, how old was Abraham when he was born? 7 w Ida T.: Y innie, have you got any ears? Vinnie Roberts: 4'Yes, they're covered up. Ida T.: 4'iVhy have you covered them up? Vinnie R.: Because I don't want to hear every- thing that's going.

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52 THE BACONE CHIEF G1 RLS' BASKETBALL SQUA D athletes in tl1e runs. The following' are tl1e events of tl1e 1neet, with their results : 100 yard dash, Jack Madden, 10 seconds. 220 yard dash, Jack Madden, 21 1-5 seconds. 440 yard run, Jno. Merrill, 52 seconds- 880 yard run, J ac-k Madden, 2 111i11utes 13 seconds. One 111ile run, Paul Philpin, 5 lI1111111f0S. 220 l1111'Lll0S, XVI11. Jznnes, 25 1-5 seconds. Sl1ot C16 lbj, Jno. Merrill, 29 feet 10 inc-hes. Broad junip, 117111. Janies, 19 feet 1 inch. High jurnp, XVIII. James, 5 feet. Discus throw, Allen Holmes, 87 feet 6 inehes. Pole vault, Gilbert F91'g11S011, 7 feet. Baseball throw, Gilbert Ferguson, 2304 feet. Relay, Juniors 1, 1'l1'0Sl1111Q11 12, Grades 3. Lennnie Xllallaee starred for tl1e boys under 14 years old. Zehna Gouger won tl1e first in tennis and Minnie Sharp won second. Gilbert Ferguson won the field day oharnpionship by scoring 28 points. Several track meets have been arranged for April, 1914, one will be with MeAlester on April 4th, and one with Muskogee on April 11tl1-

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54 THE BACONE CHIEF James Allen: Mr. Sharp, I shot your dog- Mr. Sharp: VVas he mad? James Allen: I don 't know, he died before he had time to express his feelingsf' Wanted: An extra pair of eyes to place in the back of the head to prevent straining of neck.-A Junior. I John Paden: Johnson, what happened, when you made love to Ollie in the hammock? Johnson: We fell out. Ben G., I believe the dog is trying to bite me. Mildred B.: HDon't be alarmed, he is only trying to get IfVayland's bread and butter you are sitting on. To Om' B. B. Team: We are sorry to hear That you lost the game, But we do not believe That you are to blame. We are sure that the cook Must of joined with the foe And with malice allowed The beans to run low, No players can play, No rooters can bluff When the bean pot has failed,- That's victory stuff, WVe Will fill you on beans, And try you once more, We Will change the old cook, Now you change the score. Ben Gilcrease: 'tMy ambition is to be a lawyerfl Ray Phelps: NVhere do you expect to go to finish your course? Ben Gilcrease: At the A. 8 M. College- ,.l...L.l. In speaking of the t'EXams, a certain boy said that Prof. Davis asked so many hard questions, that Profes- sor himself Was beginning to resemble a U?