Bowie High School - Jackrabbit Yearbook (Bowie, TX)

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MR. Ayn MRs. C. C. IIL rcinxsoN N111 and Pa MRS. VV. E. BRUCE MRS. VVILI. Youxo ,-Iuni' Sislfr MR. PIQRCY S'r,u.I.ixGs Miss FDRYIZ RAINES MR. VV. E. BRUCE 1?ro1fn'r Sisiwr L'1zz'11' T has been a custom for many years for the Senior Class to elect a class family. VVith the exception of one year, hir. and Mrs. C. C. Hutchinson have been the class lVIa and Pa. So when the Class of ,27 met to select its family, there was only one choiceewe must have hla and Pa Hutchinson. No family is complete Without brothers and sisters. lVIrs. Will Young, lN'Iiss Edrye Raines, and lNIr. Percy Stallings were chosen because they are the peppiest, jolliest Hfellersn anywhere. Of course, there nust be an uncle and an aunt, and lvlr. and lvlrs. YV. E. Bruce are without doubt the best aunt and uncle any class ever had. This family added much to the happiness of the Seniors, and we appreciate their loyalty and devotion to our class. Tlzrfz' rlzrffrs for H16 Class Ffnnify of '27! -. 26

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Senior Class History I GD N September, 1923, about seventy young seekers of knowledge entered Bowie High to undergo the many trials and tribulations which every Freshman Class i has to bear and take from their upper classmen. They called us green, and sy- -rf so as not to make their accusations false, and to reveal the kind of substance Q9 'll 'I ol . 4 3 li QI 'V-'vs A of which our hearts are madc, we chose as our class colors Green and Gold. 'L Clovis VVatson was elected president, and proved so eflicient that he has -'7 been our leader through the four years. It was several weeks before we could go to class without someone stumbling into the wrong classroom and coming into class a few minutes late. The only sad part of our Freshman Year was that we were isolated in Hall io of the old shack and many times, when our minds were deep in study, the strains of music wafted through the doors and the clapping of hands reached our ears from the other hall, where only a brave Fish dared to thrust his head in even to get a peep. Dan Cupid, who could not resist the temptation of there being so many pretty girls in our class, interfered, and has continued to do so each year, this has carried away some of our members to enter the bliss of matrimony. How sweet is revenge! And ours came when we were seated in Hall II as Sopho- mores. How important we did feel among the Juniors and Seniors! VVe began to look upon high school with a more pleasant aspect, for this was really our first year to partici- pate ir nigh school activities and to really know what high school means. This year was noted for many important things, among them being the coming of Mr. Lyles and Mr. Martin to supervise us and to lead us successfully through high school. Our Junior Year was thrust upon us before we really realized it, and there loomed before us through the entire year that responsibility that determines the triumph of every junior Class, and that is, the Junior-Senior Banquet at the close of the year, which I hope every Junior and every Senior of '26 will think of Hours as a glorious result of the work- ing spirit that made it possible. Another great event of this year that cannot be excluded is the moving into our wonderful new high school building, the pride of every pupil, teacher, and citizen of Bowie. VVe, the Junior Class, staged the play, Am l lntruding? on the opening night of the new auditorium. Previous to this the ability of many capable actors had not been displayed on the stage. The first Senior Class to go through this splendid building the entire year is some- thing history cannot fail to give notice, and which every Senior of '27 will remember with pride in days to come when we are no longer pupils of this school. May each Senior, after leaving high school, look upon those days as the happiest of his life, for very soon we enter the world a different person in that the responsibilities have been shifted from thc shoulders of someone else to ours. -..if Senior Class Poem Thr day: hafvzf fomr amz' Ihr dayr hafvo goof, Thr' months hzwf turned to ywar.r,' Yrt time has not made swift the flight, Nor tho fmturf' with any fears. .-Y: fwo fvirion Ihr future :I lovely jvirtun' fwilh rolors oj hrilliant hun: Looms up just beyond,-and forgoitrrz, then, Thu lfH'Ill0fit'.y eww mn nwwr lorf. Nofw fntfr the door that is ojwnfd Lwidr, :Ind though Ihr future hrfrleons with fwrlroming hand, Earh Sfnior fwill rrrrzfflrzhwr Ihr joys of Old Bofwir- High - TflI'fI',lf hw a .vizzfrrr yrfaruing to hz' hurl: again. Farffwffll, dear friends and hind, hflping tmfh1'r.r, Good rfuffr, good fortunf' to fafh of you. llfhfrmffr' tho pathway shall load ur on, Our hrortr fwill hr hfrr-in R0fZ.Uil'--'l.fUifh you. -Q -fr 35 .-

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Senior Class Prophecy SETTLED myself comfortably in a Morris chair, stretching my feet to the fire, and picked up a copy of The Maroon and VVhite, published by the students of Bowie High School in 1937. I glanced hastily over the paper. To 7 if my surprise, I saw in large, black letters: QU .05 i A t l L Q 5- s. Due to the many celebrities and successes from the Senior Class of 1926-27, U2 fl detailed accounts will be given below concerning the location and occupation of each member in this worthy class. VVhy, that's my old class! I exclaimed aloud. Eagerly I read: 'lErnest Chandler from his earliest years has been fond of doing what he calls 'stunts.' Ilis bones seem to be made of India-rubber, and his various contortions were always the delight of his classmates. He ltook time by the forelock' and, as soon as his graduation was an accomplished fact, he began a year's engagement with a medicine show, and is advertised as the world's greatest contortionist. Allene Cobb, soon after her graduation, also joined the same medicine show as a tight-rope walker. . l'Kenneth Brite QAh, yes, I remember him welll is a good-for-nothing, though his classmates had always expected great things of him, but it seems he was disappointed in love. Naturally being very bitter, there is only one woman to whom he ever speaks, and that is Zella O'Brien, who runs a millinery shop under the trade name of the 'Three Dollar Hat Shop, No Two Alike.' She is an old maid, and has three cats, four kittens, and one canary. Alston McNatt, now known as 'Cap'n,' joined the Marine Corps and traveled the world over. His wife, formerly VVanda Rose, accompanies him on all his trips, and as soon as they land she rushes to the nearest shop to see the latest styles, for she is still interested in fashions as much as in her high school days. Christine Kilcrease has become a chorus girl-oh, shame!-and she has one of the leading roles in a musical comedy now being shown in Sandwich Village. f'Virgie Robbins is a celebrated poetess who sings of chirping birds and babbling brooks. Eulalie Askew is a widow and has a difficult struggle in filling the gaping mouths of her three children. She has repeatedly refused six persistent and insistent proposals of marriage from Dan Sadler, a famous baseball player. She says she must devote her life to her children. Tulia VVinton has invented a new cosmetic, warranted to remove all blemishes from the face in fifteen minutes, giving it a clear and radiant hue and glow of youthful health most charming to the eye. She will soon amass a great fortune, for it is well known that all a woman hath she will give for her complexion. Thelma Pigg, always ambitious, is now the competent and efficient stenographer of the Governor of Texas, who is Alfred Evans. I paused before the next name-Clifford Overstreet. VVho was he? Oh, yes, I re- member him now. The boy whom Mrs. Raines was always calling down. I continued: l'Clifford is a farmer, who is soon going to try out his invention for bringing water out of the ground without either digging, drilling, or driving pipe. It seems his farm is famous for its odorless onions. Vera Merle Prichard, after a lucky marriage with a prince whom she met on her European tour, is now the Princess of Rsqweka. jewett Caswell is her prime minister and is beloved by all the people because of his justice. Haywood Moss is now a roving gambler, and he seems determined to become rich by hook cr crook. Fred Holloway is also of a roving temperament, being a traveling salesman. He professes in his attire a decided liking for checked suits, striped ties, and brown derbies. Douglas Horton is now District Attorney. He won his popularity in the Johnson versus Caswell case, in which Venus accused Alta of stealing her husband. Ciloodness gracious! And they used to be such good friends, too. VVhat a shamelj -- it 27