Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1924 volume:

alAmo PRINTING CO SAN ANTONIO- t' xWs I 324 A Yew Booh Published the Senior Class QF BrachenMtJoe HiqK School San Antoni JANICE PICKER Ca jUiss Xnttrna Waif nub ittiss 3rau Wag 2Uho so freelg gatoe of their time thnt our class might be one of the best, toho toillinglg nub chcer-fullg toorkrb toillt us iu nil our unbertnkings, nub for toll os e frieubship toe shnll nil be better uteu nub tomnen, toe bebirnte, toitlt our utmost 1 o0e nub beep beliotioit, this 1924 in Itcfama LA RETAMA 1924 if im'Uuictt In publishing this fifth volume of La Refama, it has been our earnest desire to give to the graduates of 1924 a yearbook that is truly representative of their senior year. To this end we have recorded those activities in which members of the class have participated and which are, therefore, of keenest interest to the class as a whole. If in this we have succeeded, we feel well repaid for our efforts. -THE. STAFF LARETAMA 1924 LA RETAMA 1924 Brackenridge of Happy Memories In the short period of seven years since Brackenridge Higli School was built, it has become one of the finest high schools in Texas, a contender for every literary and athletic honor in the State. Its graduates go to colleges and universities throughout the country, carrying with them the spirit that has made Brackenridge what it is today. To know the Brackenridge spirit one must attend one of the assemblies which are called in the Auditorium of the school, by the principal, at almost any hour of the day. Sometimes they are called for pep rallies before a game with the friendly enemy. Main Avenue; sometimes to hear some worthwhile speaker; sometimes to greet returned heroes who fought for Brackenridge; and sometimes to attend literary contests. But no matter what the occasion, these assemblies always show the spirit and loyalty which spells Brackenridge. Interwoven in the spirit of the school is the club spirit. More like college fraternity spirit than high school club spirit, this motivating force molds the character of the school and of the student. Literary, athletic, scientific, mathematical, and social clubs all vie with each other for honors. rIhe Times Office, where five years ago was lorn the paper which won the state cup in 1923, unpretentious, grave as a sphinx, gives no outward sign of the discussions, gossip, games, stunts, intrigues, plots and love affairs that go on behind its closed doors. Here the celebrities of the school come to meet other celebrities. Here the “Times” reporters come to get the latest news. Hither the advisory representatives rush to get and distribute the “Times” every Tuesday at twelve o’clock. Another famous spot is the Recreation Room. Originally designed and decorated for student gatherings, it has come to be the scene of many a lunch-hour rush. Dances, parties, interclub celebrations, and teachers’ teas have gone to make up the interesting history of this room that will ever hold many pleasant memories for those who leave. The famed smoke-stack of Brackenridge records the history of the school in a most unique way. In 1918 the February graduating class suddenly conceived the notion of leaving their name where it could be seen for the years to come. Accordingly, there appeared, one morning, the crudely painted sign “Feb. 18” near the base of the smoke-stack. The infuriated school authorities tried to hush the matter up and always took visitors around the other way to avoid comment on this defacement. This did not still the enthusiasm of the June class, which painted “June 18” just above the other sign. And so, from year to year, the classes have painted their insignia on the smoke-stack, each a little higher, each a little better and more artistic than the former, until today, the authorities, now reconciled, point out the stack with pride and explain to visitors how it pictures the evolution of Brackenridge High School from its birth, as an unproved proposition, to the present day. as one of the finest high schools in Texas. LA RETAMA 1924 Faculty MRS. J. M. ABBOTT FLORENCE ALLEM KATE ANDREWS GEORGIA ARMSTRONG MRS. JULIA BALL JOSEPHINE BROADBENT ELLA BUTLER MRS. W. P. CAINE D. C. CANNON CONCHA CHAPA VIRGINIA CHILDRESS HELEN COCHREM MARY COLEGATE W. L. CORY GEORGE B. DAVIS ROSE DAVIS BESSIE LEE DICKEY JESTON DICKEY LOIS ELLETT ELOISE FLY ADAH D. GIBBONS MRS. FRANCES HAYS JEAN HARWELL J. H. HELLER KATE JAMES E. L. JARVIS ANNIE M. JARY ORA JOHNSON MARSHALL JOHNSTON ELSIE JONAS MARGUERITE KING C. L. LACKEY GOLDEN LACY LOUISE LANCASTER EFFIE LEWIS C. L. MCDONALD MAY E. MEYER IDA MILLEN MRS. MATTIE MITCHELL MRS. MAYBELLE MONTGOMERY VIOLA MOORE IDA MAY MURRAY MRS. J. W. NANCE GRACE PARMER ELSIE PICKETT LEILET RICHTER R. V. RUST MRS. ELSA SCHLOCHAUR J. T. SHEA MYRA SILVER ANNA STANFIELD LAURA STEPHENS ALICE STONE OLLIE STRATTON LULA SUGGS H. G. TAYLOR MABEL TOLE3 C. E. TROUTZ GRACE TURNER ADOLPH UHR GEORGIA UNDERWOOD JEAN WAY RUBY WEST FLORENCE WHITE BLANCHE WILLIAMS ALYCE WIMBERLY LYDIA WISEMAN XIMENA WOLF BESSIE LENA YATES LARETAMA 1924 CELESTE ANDERSON Birthplace, Pittsburg, Texas. Avocation, June 24 Vocation, Undecided. FRANCES ANDERSON Birthplace, Waelder, Texas. Avocation, June 24 Congress. Girls’ Athletic Association. Vocation, Psychologist. MARGARET ANDREW Birthplace, Dublin, Texas. Avocation, June 24. Vocation, Stenographer. DEE ARMSTRONG. Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Library. June ’24. Pep Club. Vocation. Salesman. AMY ARNO Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Pep Club. June 24. Library. Vocation, Dramatic reader. ALEX AUGUST Birthplace. Runge, Texas. Avocation, Times Staff. La Retama Staff. Glee Club. Math. Club. June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. BILLIE BARRICKLOW Birthplace. Frankfort, Indiana. Avocation, Girl Reserves. Times Staff. Congress. June ’24. Golden Days. Vocation, Girl Reserve Secretary. HELEN BARSUM Birthplace, Waxahachie, Texas. Avocation, Periciean. Los Hidalgos. Congress. June '24. Vocation, Teacher. CLYDE BEAL Birthplace, Hondo, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Mill Worker. LARETAMA 1924 MINA BECKHAM Birthplace. Leon Sp.ings, Texas. Avocation, Girl Reserves. June '24. Vocation, Teacher. ERWARD BELOTE Birthplace, Sherman, Texas. Avocation, Congress. June 24. Reagan. Vocation, Undec.ded. CECILIA BELTRAN Birthplace, Durango, Mexico. Avocation, June ’24. Los Hidalgos. Vocation, Private Secretary. SELINA BESALSKI Birthplace, Decatur. Illinois. Avocation, Periclean. June ’24. Vocation, Lawyer. VIRGINIA BIGGER Birthplace. Owenboro, Kentucky. Avocation. Congress. Vocation. Stenographer. ANNA MAY BISHOP Birthplace, Sheridan Lake, Colorado. Avocation. Congress. Vocation, Salesman. RUTH BLACK Birthplace, San Diego, Texas. Avocation, Periclean. Vocation, Dramatic reader. IDA BLACKBURN Birthplace, Ennis, Texas. Avocation, June 24. Vocation, Stenographer. HENRY BLANKENSHIP Birthplace, Metlaltoryuca, Mexico. Avocation, June 24. Vocation, Ranchman. LA RETAMA 1924 ELEANOR BOLDT Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Teacher. IRMA BRIGGS Birthplace, Washington, I). C. Avocation. Girl Reserves. Glee Club. June ’24. Vocation, Secretary. ELSIE BUSS Birthplace, London. England. Avocation, Lanier. Periclean. Vocation, Undecided. EVERETT BYROM Birthplace, Poteet, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Vocation, Pharmacist. LESLIE BYRD Birthplace, Morgan City, La. Avocation. Reagan. Congress. Vocation. Lawyer. RENWICKE E. CARY Birthplace, Paris, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Math. Club. Reagan. Kick a poo. Times staff. Vocation, Scenario writer. HORTENSIA CASTILLO Birthplace, Monterrey. Mexico. Avocation. Congress. June ’24. Vocation, Teacher. MARGUERITE CHUOKE Birthplace, Galveston. Texas. Avocation, Clio. June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. JULIUS CONRADS Birthplace. San Antonio. Texas Avocation, June ’24. Vocation. Doctor. LARETAMA 1924 HAROLD CONAWAY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Electrical engineer. MARY SUE COX Birthplace, Lancaster. Texas. Avocation, Clio. June '24. Vocation, Missionary. CORENE CRAVEY Birthplace, Herville, Texas. Avocation, Pep Club, June 24. Vocation, Teacher. PAULINE CROWELL Birthplace, Monterey, Mexico. Avocation, Stevenson. Times Staff. June ’24. Congress. La Retama Staff. Vocation, Undecided. DAN DAGGERT Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Reagan. Hi—Y. June ’24. Gypsie Rover. Golden Days. Vocation, Doctor. LELLA LEE DANFORTH Birthp’ace, Hempstead, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation. Stenographer. IDA MAE DEAN Birthplace, Alpine, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation. Stenographer. EVELYN DeLANE Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Congress. Library Minstrel. June One Act Plays. Golden Days. Library. June ’24. Vocation. Undecided. CLEMENTINE DeLANEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Avocation, June ’24. Gold Bug. Glee Club. Vocation. Secretary. Texas. LA RETAMA 1924 EDNA MAE DENISON Birthplace. Palestine, Texas. Avocation. Girl Reserves. Periclean. June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. FLORENCE DENNY Birthplace, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Secretary. VIVIAN DIM MITT Birthplace. Sidney, Nebraska. Avocation, Clio. Periclean. June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. CLIFTON DESMUKE Birthplace. Somerset. Texas. Avocation, Brackenridge Debating Society. Congress. June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. FRANK DEUSSEN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Architect. CH A ROLETTE DOWNEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Lanier. Girls Glee Club. June ’24. Times Staff. The Wishing Well. Golden Days. Vocation. Secretary. DOROTHY MARIE DULLNIG Birthplace. San Antonio. Texas. Avocation. Stevenson. Vocation. Secretary. ALICE DYKMAN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Periclean. Girl Reserves. La Retama. June 24. Vocation, Saleswoman in book department. JOE EATMAN Birthplace, Cuero, Texas. Avocation. Congress. June ’24. Vocation, Electrical Engineer. LARETAMA 1924 CALVERT ECKLES Birthplace, Van Rauf, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Automobile Dealer. EVELYNE EDDINS Birthplace, Martin, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Girls’ Athletic Association. Vocation. Teacher. VIRGINIA EDGECOMBE Birthplace, Sedalia, Missouri. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Vocation, Stenographer. MARY EIFLER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Golden Days. Congress. Times Staff. One Act Plays. Vocation, Undecided. IMA FARIBAULT Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Periclean. Debate. Vocation, Cartoonist. NONA FORD Birthplace, Athens, Ohio. Avocation. Periclean. Congress. Lanier. June’ 24. Times Staff. Vocation, Violinist. EDDIE FRAZAR Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Lawyer. EVELYN GALVIN Birthplace, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Avocation, June ’24. Los Hidalgos. Congress. Periclean. La Iletama Times staff. Science Club. Vocation, Interior decorator. FIDEL GARCIA Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Los Hidalgos. June ’24. Vocation, Linotypist. LA RETAMA 1924 THOMAS GARZA Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Vocation. Undecided. ETHEL GEMBLEU Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Girl Reserves. Vocation. Kindergarten teacher. GEORGE GEYER Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Reagan. Congress. Math. Club. June '24. Golden Days. Vocation. Businessman. RUTH GEYER Birthp’ace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Periclean. Congress. Girls’ Athletic Association. June 24. Vocation, Teacher of Spanish. DOROTHY GIFFORD Birthplace. Port Arthur, Texas. Avocation, Library. Stevenson. Vocation, Housewife. EDWARD GILLESPIE Birthplace, Mobile, Ala. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Electrical Engineer. GLADYS GILL Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Girl Reserves. Lanier. Girls’ Athletic Association. Vocation, Undecided. ETHEL GLENNEY Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Math. Club. Periclean. Congress. Vocation, Opera. THEA GOLDSCHMIDT Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Periclean. Congress. La Retama. Times staff. Vocation. Journalist. LA RETAMA 1924 BEATRICE GOMEZ. Birthplace, Laredo, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation. Teacher. SOPHIE GOOLSBY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. LARRY GRAVES Birthplace, Cleveland, Ohio. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Electrical engineer. ALICE GREINER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. FRED GREMMEL Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Forum. Hi-Y. Congress. Vocation. Animal husbandry. CLARKSON GROOS Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Los Hidalgos. Vocation, Businessman. HELEN HAHN Birthplace. Boston, Massachusetts. Avocation, Clio. Times Staff. La Retama. Vocation, Lawyer. EDWIN HALBARDIER Birthplace, Ennis, Texas. Avocation, Glee Club. June ’24. Vocation, Naval officer. WARREN HALL Birthplace, Gulfport, Miss. Avocation, Times Staff. June ’24. Brackenridge Debating Society. La Retama. Texas High Press Association. National Honor Society. Vocation, Structural Engineer. LARETAMA 1924 ELIZABETH HAMILTON Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Pep Club. Gold Bup. Vocation, Undecided. MILDRED HAMLET Birthplace, Wynne, Ark. Avocation. Periclean. Vocation, Undecided. MARGARET HAMPE Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Glee Club. Vocation, Violinist. GRACE HANDLEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Pep Club. June 24. Vocation, Stenographer. JULIA HANSON Birthplace, Floresville, Texas. Avocation. June ’2 4. Vocation, Civil service. ANNA MAE HARLE Birthplace. Madisonville, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Gold Bug. Vocation, Private secretary. ODESSA HARRELL Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocation. Library. Glee Club. Congress. Vocation, Interior decorator. LELAND HARRIS Birthplace. Atlanta, Georgia. Avocation, Clio. Girl Reserves. Golden Days. Vocation, Kindergarten teacher. ROSALIE HASCHKE Birthplace, Temple, Texas. Avocation, Congress. June 24. Golden Days. Vocation, Music teacher. LA RETAMA 1924 THERESA HERBERER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Girl Reserves. Vocation, Kindergarten teacher. ELSIE HEIECK Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Vocation, Caterer. VERA LOUISE HEINEN Birthplace. St. Louis, Mo. Avocation, Congress. Library Club. June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. ALBERT HERRMANN Birthplace, Offerle, Kan. Avocation, Forum. June ’24. Vocation, Banker. HAZEL HOAG Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Vocation. Playground Director. STUART HOFF Birthplace, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Avocation, Math. Club. Congress. Golden Days. Vocation, Construction engineer. MERLE HOLLINGSWORTH Birthplace, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Avocation, Cadet Corp. Vocation, Civil engineer. STANTON HOLLOWELL Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Golden Days. Congress. Library Minstrel. June ’24. One Act Plays. Vocation, Undecided. HARTZELL HOLT Birthplace, Lockhart, Texas. Avocation, Forum. Math. Club. Vocation. Doctor. LARETAMA 1924 JOE HOLT Birthplace, Lockhart, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. HENRY HOPKINS Birthplace, Smiley, Texas. Avocation, Brackenridge Debating Society. Vocation, Civil engineer. NATHAN HOROWITZ Birthplace, New York, New York. Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Reagan Debating Club. Vocation, Specialist. ARTIE HOWARD Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Vocation, Electrical engineer. HELEN H UFFM E Y E R Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Girls’ Athletic Association. Girl Reserves. Golden Days. June ’24. National Honor Society. Vocation, Girl Reserve Secretary. ALMA HURLEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June 24. Vocation, Home economics. GEORGE A. JAKOB Birthplace, Jefferson City, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Mechanical Engineer. J. R. JEFFERSON, JR. Birthplace, Beaumont, Texas. Avocation, Congress. Brackenridge Debating Society. La Retama Staff. June 24. Vocation, Civil engineer. ANDREW JENSEN Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocation, June '24. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 ALICE JOHNSON Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Library. Vocation, Civil service. RUBY JONES Birthplace, Yoakum, Texas. Avocation, Glee Club. Gold Bug. June ’24. Vocation, Stenographer. ELSYE K A LIES Birthplace, New Braunfels, Texas. Avocation, Congress. Glee Club. Girls’ Athletic Association. Vocation, Stenographer. E. A. KELLY Birthplace, Houston, Texas. Avocation, June 24. Vocation, Secretary. LUTHER KIBBE Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Forum Debating Society. Cadet Corps. Math. Club. Vocation, Banker. L. B. KING Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Surgeon. JOHN KIRBY Birthplace, Hasse, Texas. Avocation, Times Staff. June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. ELEANOR KIRCHER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Stenographer. MARGUERITE KIVLIN Birthplace, Kingsville, Texas. Avocation, Periclean. Girls’ Athletic Association. June ’24. National Honor Society. Vocation. Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 NOELIE KIVLIN Birthplace, Kingsville, Texas. Avocation, Periclean Debating Society. Girls’ Athletic Association. Basket-Ball. June ’24. National Honor Society. Vocational. Undecided. ELSIE KOCHZIUS Birthplace, San. Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation. Secretarial work. ELEANOR KRAUSE Birthplace. New Braunfels. Texas. Avocation. Congress. Girls’ Athletic Associa- tion. Glee Club. Vocation. Nurse. E R N ESTIN E LA M B E RT H Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocations, Girl Reserves. Vocation. Accountant. LUCILLE LANG Birthplace, St. Joseph, Mo. Avocation. Stevenson. Congress. Library Club. Vocation, Business woman. HARRIET LAWSON Birthplace, South Creek, N. Carolina. Avocations, June Play. Vocation, Undecided. CRESAP LAWSON. Birthplace, Wolf Cotu. Texas. Avocations, Congress. Vocation, Refrigerating Engineer. ALFREDO LEAL Birthplace, Rio Grande City, Tex. Avocations. Congress. Los Hidalgos. Golden Days. Vocation. Foreign Trade. BIRDIE LEVIN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. LARETAMA 1924 ESTHER LEVIN Birthplace, San Antonio, Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Stenographer. Texas DOVEY LEVEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. HELEN LEWIS Birthplace, Laredo, Texas. Avocation, Lanier. Vocation, Linotypist. WILBUR LEWIS Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Base Ball. Vocation, Mechanical engineering. EVELYN LIPPMAN Birthplace, Brooklyn, New York. Avocation, Stevenson. Library Club. June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. DUNN LOWERY Birthplace, Smithland, Kentucky. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Banker. LAVOY LOYD Birthplace, Greenville, Texas. Avocations, Congress. June ’24. Vocation, Doctor. HELEN LUTHY Birthplace, Austin, Texas. Avocation, Library. Gold Bug. Vocation, Artist. GEORGE MANN Birthplace, Unknown. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 HENRIETTA MARTINEZ Birthplace, Laredo, Texas. Avocation, Times Staff. June ’24. Congress. Library Club. Vocation, Undecided. PAUL MAZUR Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Brackenridge Debating Society. Interscholastic Debating Team. Congress. Times Staff. La Retama Staff. Vocation, Undecided. BLISS MEANS Birthplace, Bandera County, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Religious Work. JOE FLORES MENDEZ Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Forum. Congress. Golden Days. Vocation, Manager in insurance office. ROMANIA B. MENDOZA Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Civil service. HERBERT MERKLIN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Business man. GRACE MEYER Birthplace, Flatonia, Texas. Avocation, Clio Club. La Retama Staff Vocation. Architect. BERNICE MIDDLETON Birthplace, Beshere Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. JOHN E. MILLER Birthplace, New York City. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Naval officer. LARETAMA 1924 RICHARD MINOR Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. Avocation, Hi-Y. Congress. Reagan. Vocation, Musician. NINA MAE MITCHELL Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Lanier. Girls’ Glee Club. Golden Days. Vocation, Opera singer. EDWIN MOFFETT Birthplace, Denver. Colorado. Avocation. Times Staff. La Retama Staff. Brackenridge Debating Society. One Act Plays. June '24. Golden Days. Congress. Vocation, Lawyer. C. E. MORRIS, JR. Birthplace, Nashville, Tenn. Avocation, Congress. Vocation, Dental surgeon. ROM AIN E MORRIS Birthplace. Ft. Smith. Arkansas. Avocation. Forum. Congress. Vocation, Undecided. OLIVE MUSGRAVE Birthplace. Ft. Worth, Texas. Avocation, Girl Reserves. Vocation, Girl Reserve secretary. CHESTER NAEGLON Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas . Avocation. Reagan Debating Club. Times Staff. Vocation, Industrial chemist. ELIZABETH NAGEL Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June '24. Vocation, Hair dresser. NATHAN NAYFACH Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Times Staff. Brackenridge Debating Society. Hi-Y. Vocation, Architectural engineer. ) ) LARETAMA 1924 GEORGE NESRSTA Birthplace, Flatonia. Texas. Avocation. June '24. Vocation. Doctor. FLORENCE NEWTON Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Interscholastic Debating Team ’23. Lanier. Periclean. Vocation, Undecided. E. R. NICKELS Birthplace, Unknown. Avocations. June ’24. Vocation. Undecided. FERN OHNESORGE Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio Club. Congress Club. Vocation, Kindergarten teacher. CHARLES L. OVERBAY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocations, Reagan. Congress. Hi-Y. Vocation, Doctor. CATHERINE OWENS Birthplace, Moberly. Mo. Avocation, Clio Club. Congress. La Retama Staff. Vocation, Magazine illustrator. MARGARET OWENS Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Stevenson. Vocation. Undecided. OLLIE MAE PARKER Birthplace. Grady, New Mexico Avocations. June ’24 Congress Girls ' Athletic Association Vocation, Stenographer JANICE PICKER Birthplace. Boonville, Indiana Avocations. La Retame Art Staff “Golden Days” “Red Mill” “Gypsy Rover” “Pass6” “Dawning of a New Day” Vocation, Undecided LA RETAMA 1924 LILLIAN PIERCE Birthplace. Manor, Texas Avocation, Girl's Athletic Association Los Hidalgos Girl Reserves Pep Club Vocation, Undecided GEORGE L. PORTER, Jr. Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas Avocation. June '24 Vocation, Physician WENDELL POTTER Birthplace, Unknown Avocation, June ’24 Vocation, Undecided ELIZABETH PUCKETT Biithplace, Ada, Oklahoma Avocation, Stevenson. Girl Reserve. June ’24. Girls Athletic Assn. Vocation, Physical Training Teacher LORENE PULLIN Birthplace, Monteola, Texas Avocation, June ’24. Congress. Los Hidalgos Girl Reserves Vocation, Home PJconomics MILDRED RAGSDALE Birthplace, St. Louis, Mo. Avocation. June '24. Vocation, Stenographer VERA RANKIN Birthplace. Lenox. Iowa. Avocation, Periclean Debating Society. Vocation, Interior Decorator. BELLA RATNER Birthplace, New' York City. Avocation. Los Hidalgos. Congress. Vocation, Pianist. JAKE RATNER Birthplace, Fort Worth, Texas. Avocation, Reagan Debating Club. Congress. Times Staff. June 24. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 MILDRED HA HO UN Birthplace, Martindale, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Costume designer. MYRTLE REICHERT Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Periclean. Girl Reserves. June ’24. Vocation, Lawyer. HERMAN RETZOFF Birthplace, Orange Grove, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Railroad Engineer. LOUVINA REVELEY Birthplace, Little Rock, Arkansas. Avocation, Periclean. Girl Reserves. Times Staff. Girls’ Athletic Association. Congress. Vocation, Play Ground director. GRACE RHEINER Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Gold Bug. Glee Club. June '24. Vocation, Concert singer. LADELLE RICE Birthplace, Lometa, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Times staff. La Retama staff. National Honor Society Vocation, Journalist. MONROE RICHIE Birthplace, Buda, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Electrical engineer. WANNETA ROATH Birthplace, Appleton City, Mo. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation. Teacher of Mathematics. PERCY ROBERTS Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. LARETAMA 1924 ELBERT ROBINSON Birthplace, Little Rock, Ark. Avocation, Congress. June ’24. Vocation, Mechanical Engineer. ROSALEE ROBERSON Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June Play. Times Staff. Congress. June ’24. Vocation. Journalist. RAYMOND ROCK Birthplace, St. Paul, Minn. Avocation, Brackenridge Debating Society. Hi-Y, La Retama Staff. Times Staff. Vocation, Undecided. DOROTHY ROOKE Birthplace, Beaumont, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Vocation, Kindergarten instructor. VERA ROOSEVELT Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Girl Reserves. Periclean. June ’24. Vocation, Dietitian. WILLIAM ROSIN Birthplace, Galvesrton. Texas. Avocation, Hi-Y. Times Staff. June ’24 Texas High School Press Association. Brackenridge Debating Society. Math Club. National Honor Society. Vocation, Journalist. EMMIE LOU ROSSMAN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Nurse. BERNICE ROWE Birthplace,Atascosa. Texas. Avocation, Congress. Times 'Staff. Vocation, Illustrator. MATTIE ROWE Birthplace, Cleburne, Texas. Avocation. Glee Culb. Girl’s Athletic Association. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 GRACE ROWINSKY Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Stenographer. BERNICE SAENZ Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Civil service. LEONOR SAENZ Birthplace, San Diego, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Teacher. JITAREZ SAUCEDO Birthplace, Mexico City, Mexico. Avocation, Los Hidalgos. Vocation, Undecided. ARTHUR SANDLIN Birthplace, Aldridge, Texas. % Avocation, June ’24. Brackenridge Debating Club. Vocation, Civil lawyer. HELEN SCHLIERER Birthlace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Clio. Congress. Glee Club. Vocation, Private secretary. SUSIE SCHULER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Lanier. National Honor Society. Girl’s Athletic Association. Girl Reserves. Times Staff. La Retaina Artist. Congress. Math Club. Vocation, Commercial advertiser. MARIE SCHULTZ Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Library Club. June ’24. Vocation, Secretary. RICHARD SCHULTZE Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Congress. Vocation. Architectural Draughtsman % DORA SCHWARTZ Birthplace. Fredericksburg. Texas. Avocation, Congress. Vocation, Stenographer. ELAINE SCOTT Birthplace, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Avocation, Girl’s Athletic Association. Base Ball. Math. Club. June ’24. Stevenson. Vocation, Undecided. MAVIS SCOTT Birthplace, Central, Texas. Avocation, Times Staff. National Honor Society. Lanier. Congress. Interscholastic declaimer 22-23-24. Golden Days. Vocation, Pianist. KATHERYN SHEPARD Birthplace, Springfield, 111. Avocation, Lanier. Vocation, Librarian. DAISY SLAUGHTER Birthplace, Brownwood. Texas. Avocation, Periclean. Girl Reserve. Vocation, Undecided. GENEVIEVE SMITH Birthplace, Mathews , Ind. Avocation, Clio. Vocation, Milliner. BERTHA SOBEY Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Gold Bug. Pep Club. Girls’ Athletic Assn. June ’24. Vocation, Private secretary. ELI SOLOMAN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Mechanical engineer. LAURA STANDIFER Birthplace, Kennedy, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Telegrapher. LA RETAMA 1924 MATTIE STANFIELD Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Interior Decorator. GRACE STIENHANS Birthplace. Dallas, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Gold Bug. Congress. Vocation, Stenographer. GERTRUDE STEPUTES Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Gold Bug. Vocation, Stenographer. CLARENCE STINSON Birthplace, Dresden. Kansas. Avocation, Cadet Corp. June ’24. Vocation, Mechanical engineer. HERMAN STROMBERGER Birthplace, Canon City, Colorado. Avocation. Brackenridge Debating Society. Vocation, Civil engineer. MARION SULLIVAN Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Congress. Vocation, Artist. GUSSIE TOM Birthplace. Yoakum, Texas. Avocation, Stevenson. Library Club. Vocation, Interior decorating. ALICE VAN RAUB Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Girl Reserves. June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. JAMES VELTMAN Birthplace, San Antonio. Avocation, Basketball. Baseball. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA HATTIE BELLE VOGLER Birthplace, Sabinas. Mexico. Avocation. Periclean. Vocation, Court reporter. MILDRED WARD Birthplace, Rosebud, Texas. Avocation. Library Club. Vocation, Journalist. RUTH WARREN Birthplace, San Antonio. Texas. Avocation, Lanier. Times Staff. Vocation, Undecided. JOHNNY WATTS Birthplace, Beaumont, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Wholesale hardware dealer. FRANCES WEATHERLY Birthplace, Yoakum. Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Lanier. Periclean. Times Staff. “Golden Days” Vocation. Buyer. LYDIE ROSE WIEDER Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. Congress. June ’24. Kickapoo. Vocation, Stenographer. THEO WEISS Birthplace, Gonzales. Texas. Avocation. Brackenridge Debating Society. June '24. Interscholastic Debater ’23. ’24. National Honor Society. Vocation, Lawyer. ELMER WERNER Birthplace. San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Brackenridge Debating Society. Hi-Y. Vocation, Electrical Engineer. C. E. WESTEItMAN Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Electrical engineer. LA RETAMA 1924 RONALD WICK Birthplace, Creston, Iowa. Avocation, June '24. Vocation, Radio engineer. CORINNE WILHITE Birthplace, St. Louis, Mo. Avocation, June ’24. Periclean. Lanier. Times Staff. Vocation, Industrial artist. BESSIE WILLIAMS Birthplace, San Antonio, Texas. Avocation, Girl Reserves. June ’24. Vocation, Stenographer. LOUISE WHITE Birthplace. Palestine, Texas. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Secretary. MAY BESS WOODS Birthplace, San Angelo, Texas. Avocation, Los Hidalgos. Congress. Library Club. Girl’s Athletic Association. Glee Club. Times Staff. La Ratama Staff. Vocation, Commercial designer. LILLIAN WYNN Birthplace, Bastrop, Texas. Avocation. Gold Bug. Clio. Library club. Vocation, Stenographer. ROSE ST. CLAIR Birthplace, Richard Springs, Texas. Avocation. June ’24. Vocation, Milliner. JOE MACHMANN Birthplace, Cistern, Texas. Avocation, Cadet Corps. June ’24. WILSONS STONE Birthplace, Unknown. Avocation, June ’24. Vocation, Undecided. LA RETAMA 1924 — The Junior Class On March 18, 1924, the June ’25 graduating class was organized. After long and heated debates Hubert Derrick was elected president and Winnie Belle Pfeiffer, vice-president. Ruth Fisher is secretary; Donald Redmond, treasurer; Helen Curry, reporter; and Philip Montalbo, parliamentarian. Nicholas Covacevich is censor and Fern Page is historian. The custodians are Florence Schuler and Donavan Caldwell. The sergeants-at-arms are Pedro Guerra and Delphin Metcalfe. Miss Ora Johnson was chosen as sponsor and little Buddy Simpson as mascot. The class colors are purple and gold and the class motto is “deeds, not words.” Catherine Owens LA RETAMA 1924 Social Calendar 1923-1924 September 12 School opens with no freshmen 18 Senior Class elects officers October J La Retama Staff election 27 Senior Hallowe’en party November 12 Brackenridge-Main football game: 0—0 “Times” puts out first school extra in San Antonio. 10 Interclub luncheon 24 Second Brackenridge-Main Game: 6—6 December 14 One Act plays 20 Christmas dance at Menger Hotel January 2 School reopens Clocks are running again. 14-15 Class play tryouts 25 Brackenridge-Main basketball game: 23—4 March 8 Senior week begins 7 Senior barn dance 10 Senior-Faculty Tea May 15-10 Senior play “Golden Days” 23 Seniors get out of school 25 Commencement sermon 20 Senior dinner-dance 28 Commencement. ‘Ihe' ippepUc Ourc .v4 •: i;%1 LA RETAMA 1924 LA RETAMA 1924 December Plays x+x- The Mistake At The Manor, The Dyspeptic Ogre, and Passe were the three one-act plays which the Senior Class presented in its first show. In The Mistake At the Manor, John Blackstone, as young Oliver Goldsmith, made himself exceedingly objectionable to his host, Edwin Moffett, and to his hostess, Amy Arno, whom he had mistaken for an inn-keeper and his wife. In the course of events, however, Goldsmith learned his mistake from the angry butler, Raymond Rock, who had more than he could stand of the young man’s high-handed behavior. The play ended with Goldsmith apologizing and refusing to allow the punishment of the groom, Edward Gellespie, who was responsible for the mistake. Charlotte Downey, as the groom’s Irish sweetheart, was a valuable addition to the play. x x� John Kirby made an excellent little wizened ogre in The Dyspeptic Ogre, with an enormously big voice and a bad case of indigestion, caused, as he thought, from eating little girls. But Mary Eifler, as Frances, with the aid of her fairy grandmother saved seven pretty prospective dinners from being eaten; and the Irish cook, Rosalie Robinson, explained that she had never cooked a little girl for the ogre, or, indeed, anything but Irish stew. After this enlightening bit of information, everyone agreed with the witty jester, Louvina Revely, that the ogre had sufficient cause for indigestion. The last of the series was Passe. Nina Mae Mitchell played the part of Victoria King, emotional actress, who had just been told by her manager, Edwin Moffett, as Hugh Mason, that she had lost her power and was passe. Then, after a stormy scene with her worthless husband, Albert Herrman, Hyman Shaffer as their son, entered and finally managed to tell them that he had just killed Mason. Things then happened thick and fast. Victoria King faced the police inspector, Alfred Leal, and bluffed for time in which her son could make his getaway. As it turned out, he had not killed the man. The inspector assured the actress in no uncertain terms that she, who had been able to hold him by her acting, was far from passe. In this play, Janice Picker made a most Frenchy lady’s maid. ■Vv LARETAMA 1924 Golden Days by Sidney Toler and Marian Short CAST MARY ANNE SIMMONDS .....................................Mavis Scott Florence Newton RICHARD STANHOPE .......................................Edwin Moffett Alfred Leal Lloyd Henderson ........................................Luther Kibbe Raymond Rock Teddy Farnum ........Stanton Hollowell Dan Daggett William Barclay ..................................... Warren Hall Stuart Hoff Charlie Mason .........................George Geyer Edgar Moon ......................................................Joe Flores Mrs. Drexel Kirkland .................................... ..Amy Arno Grace Rheiner Elaine Jewett ..............................................Alice Dykeman Mary Eifler Luella Webb ................................... Janice Picker Olive Musgrave Pattie Ellison .................................Charlotte Downey Gladys Gill Annabelle Larsh Billie Barricklow e ce ............................................. Leland Harris Evelyn DeLane Sarah Applegate Slissy ............... Rosalie Roberson Betsy Scoggins ............ Harriet Lawson Helen Huffmeyer Mrs. John Simmonds ..Nina Mae Mitchell Frances Weatherly Act I Mrs. Kirkland, Mary Anne’s wealthy aunt from New York, comes to visit her and her mother in the country. Then Billy Barclay, to whom Mary Anne was once engaged, comes to invite Mary Anne to the dance at the hotel that night. The girls who are with him make fun of Mary Anne and he leaves without asking her. Mrs. Kirkland resents this treatment of her niece and plans to show them a thing or two. Act II Dick Stanhope, of New York’s 400, takes Mary Anne to the dance, where she is much in demand among the boys. Billy Barclay and others are surprised to find that she is Mrs. Kirkland’s niece and also to see that she came with Dickie Stanhope. Act III All of the boys but Billy are going to war, and Mrs. Kirkland gives them a farewell party. There Mary Anne and Dick purposely make Billy jealous, and he proposes to Mary Anne. However, she has decided that she doesn’t love him any more and refuses him. When the bugle blows, Dick leaves with the rest, resisting a desire to kiss Mary Anne before he goes. Act IV Mary Anne, who has been in France as a Salvation Army Lass, is coming home and her friends gather to welcome her. Mary Anne tells Aunty Kirk that she loves Dick but that he had written her a letter which showed that he didn’t love her. Then Dick arrives; the mystery of the letter is cleared up; and the play ends as it should. LARETAMA 1924 Plet git 1 ENGAGED j A BIRD OF A ClRt. UOOK WH r � T CA( £rfT t - navis HtBO A BYRD SAtlDWlCH C-V£ TEMPTING ADAM National Honor Society Among other things, Brackenridge High School acquired a chapter of the National Honor Society this year. It is composed of sixteen members, chosen by the faculty for their character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the school. These sixteen members were ushered into the Society with a very beautiful and impressive initiation conducted by the Congress Club and witnessed by the entire student body at a special assembly on Friday, May 9, 1924. The following are the charter members of the Brackenridge High School chapter of the National Honor Society: LA RETAMA Prettiest Girl .... CORINNE WILHITE Handsomest Boy .... EDWIN BELOTE Most Intellectual Boy ■ ■ THEODORE WEISS Most Popular Girl - FLORENCE NEWTON Most Popular Boy - - CHARLES OVER BAY Best All Around Girl - - - DIXIE MARTIN Best All Around Boy - - EDWIN MOFFETT Most Athletic Boy ■ - ARTHUR WHITNEY Queen to the Fiesta - - - NOELIE KIVLIN P P Most Intellectual Girt - HELEN HUFFMEYER Most Athletic Girl GUSSIE TOM (Costumes furnished by Vogue. Inc.) Maids to the Queen CORINNE WILHITE MAVIS SCOTT ELSIE BUSS — ’Y 'Xf -•? X y 7 V x ✓ V A' v V � « «• wmw ■ w 9 . g« ' i� tl 44 §M •fjyi % •• ' • « )P% (1«. II •% U|« II 1 u «� f� | 1 • « ’-•% '•.% . iM •«% j« i f •va ISA Id i««i !■ . •« fl � t l « i« loifi ••• ivl Mi ii • •• ftiiMVlMI •' • � • � « • 4 • at ill o f m 1 «B • « II Ml • • � « i . MIVtfl |, ii 'f 4 fell • � S •� V :;‘fi’!' � ' Jl • 4 feirilvl If •• •HBlV j •!� � • • i aw • 4 Blil II • . (««•.• « � | k| 1 W tlf !� % • «lm Jll� • I 1 IMlAM .-••� i iwiiiu antiiMi ’!! 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MV ' •• . ‘ ||M «9|0 • r I I i f, i i, f • i h EDW’lM MOFFETT Jill round 45 f «, reLV( $ ■' . y‘ J' A «! -f.. A m$L ..■« E9� f� t Ef ? GU55IE TOM ytost J! I hie lie Girl artmur WhitneY ost Athletic Hoy Mavis Scott Noelie Kivlin | QUEEN OF THE FLOAT and ierMaids of Honor Bill fl LA RETAMA 1924 Football Although not collecting any cups, medals, or any other forms of endowments, the Brackenridge boot hall team of 1923 had a reputation of being among tiie strongest high school teams in the state. When coach Cannon took up his duties, he found that it was difficult to arrange a .schedule suited to the State directors’ desires, for after the strong University Shorthorns were defeated in the first game of the season by the score of 19 to 6, the teams in this district put up the plea of “a full schedule”. Brackenridge had to be content with playing mostly college and academy teams instead of high school squads. The two hardest fought games of the season were with Main Avenue, which ended in ties, causing a general mixup in the district and city titles. After being ruled out of the state running for not playing enough high schools, the team took on the State Academic champions. San Antonio Academy, and lost only after registering 13 points to Academy’s 16. The only other defeat of the season came from the hands of the San Marcos Academy, who emerged from the game victors by the close score of 7 to 6. The scoring for the year: Brackenridge..............19 Brackenridge..............19 Brackenridge.............. 6 Brackenridge..............12 Brackenridge 0 Brackenridge 6 Brackenridge .13 Brackenridge 75 Shorthorns ................. Shreiner Institute San Marcos Baptist Academy West Texas Military Academy Main Avenue ................ Main Avenue . San Antonio Academy Opponents 6 5 7 0 0 6 16 First Row: Kilgore (Coach), Bell. King. Xesrsta, Massey. Cannon (Coach). Second row: Smith. Foley, Blankenship. Howie. Rees. Jones, McCarty (captain elect), Hill. Third row: Renfro. Williams. Whitney (captain). Urban. Carver, Nickel, Dav’s. Basketball Winning every encounter, with the exception of one. decisively defeating our “ancient rivals” three times , and winning the city championship was the record made by one of the best basketball teams Brackenridge has produced, the squad of 1924. When our first three or four opponents, all reputedly strong teams, awakened to the fact that it w as really mortals without wings they had been playing, the whole state heard about the phenomenal team of the Southside High School in San Antonio. Many of the publications predicted that we had one of the best chances at the state title and were sure that we would be one of the last teams in the final rounds. But Old Man Jinx had not been reckoned with. After showing the teams around San Antonio what a really good team is, the boys caught a train headed toward the district meet, minus three of the best men in the state, Rodriquez. Carver, and Hill who were sick at the time. Nevertheless, the wildcats did a lot of clawing before letting the first and only defeat of the season be chalked against the Purple and White aggregation. It was the same old story with Main Avenue; the Brackenridge team found it easy to win the three games played, and consequently once more the loving cup was brought to the school. First row: Cannon (coach), Renfro. R. Hill. Rlkins, Rees (captain elect). Carver. Second row: Veltman. Whitney, J. Hill (captain), Furgeson. Boss. LA RETAMA 1924 Baseball The baseball team of 1924 went out for the State title, won the championship of Southwest Texas, and were in a position to win the Texas Interscolastic championship when it was officially announced that no state award could be given that year. Only one defeat marred the excellent record of the purple and white nine, that by the University Freshmen team. In all. the team played 20 games, but 15 were representative games on the regular schedule. Brackenridge did not enter the city league, but played the winner, St. Marys Academy, for the title, winning all three games played and consequently the city academic championship. In addition to winning the city title, Brackenridge defeated Main Avenue in two games, 8 to 2 and 16 to 7, for the high school championship. Scoring 135 runs in the 15 representative games to their opponents’ 66 with a percentage of .933, the team made a record equally as good as any college or high school team in the State of Texas. First row: Smith, Mcllheran, Hill. Cannon (coach.) Second row: Davis. Seffel, Howie. Fenner (captain elect), Lewis, Jordan. Third row: Renfro. Veltman. Whitney (captain) Rees, Sowell. Track If winning two city meets, placing second in a district meet, and fourth in an invitation meet composed of high schools from all over the state can be called a success, then the track team of 1924 of Brackenridge went through a successful year. Main Avenue was counting strongly on winning the annual meet between the two schools for the city championship, but Brackenridge was also casting affectionate glances toward the cup and defeated the Red and White school for the first time in two years. However, at the district meet, by unfortunately failing to place in the relay. Brackenridge dropped into second place when first place was within its grasp. In a meet with San Antonio Academy, the Purple and White cinder path artists had little trouble in defeating the Blue and White entry, while in an invitation meet of high schools at Houston, the school placed fourth. At the State Meet, Vic Urban, the best point-getter on the team, was first in the discus throw, this being the only place the school received. First row: Cannon (coach), Nesrsta, Quirk, Sansom, Grimme!, Lord. Second Row: Elkins. Urban. Massey (captain), Johnson, Parker. ,v f if-.- - pi . ■ mmsM JACK ADAMS ..1. — LA RETAMA 1924 Paulina Crowell vy th a ptnk shp William Rosin £ Louv ha Revely Dancm g Elsie Russ talhwo with her Jellybean c sbudies dfeniop Artie Howard with Fern 50M t 'Hello £id ' ✓ Arthur Sandlin m Art Department La delle Rice — FLIRTING LA RETAMA 1924 Japanese 5chool-boy Letter Brackenridge High Most Honorable Maternal Parent: I have arrived myself here in this winter play place of most Great United States, and am now at gorgeous school B. H. S., which stands for something unknown but not so Brains, Hardwork, and Study. When I arrive at thisly school I am defronted by Female with stern look. She infer me to Big Chief, Marshall Johnston, which hands me program. Program before said is not like Japanese play program but gives me send off to class. Mr. Johnston preforms me that I am Senior, thusly I have twenty eight (28) credentials. I also need not go to class till third (3) period. I meander down corridor, having muchly time to cast aside, and sudden hear much jaw. In-structives of this school are great predicted to Investigation Committee looks, so 1 enter this place of jaw. In here I finds' is Office of Most High Times. I gallops gracefully to seat while boys and girls do Mary Pick ford surprise look at me. I read in before talked about Times that “Senior Look” is most important, who I quickly wear. I tunes in on talk and hear much of girls’ squshes on boys. I have not yet learnt what squshes are, but its very comedy to one looking in on so called squshes. I puts on “dignified Senior look” and precedes in looking muchly dumb like a bunch of B. H. S. Seniors I have already been produced to. Pretty soonly I receives that some girl named Corinne Wilhite has completely vamped Theodore Weiss. I hears that muchly of the time he is so invapored in dreams to her that he does not even hear when you tell him he is muchly good looking. I trys to look much intellectual to make these persons think I know lot about these prominent Seniors. But these haughty Seniors pay to me no mind, but each one talk muchly to himself and seems to be enjoyment it a very much lot. Pretty soonly after sitting quite (they don’t allow gum here) I gets that Raymond Rock is always trying to act like a “bad, bold Sheik”, but he does not know how. Sophie Goolsby was in the room and she spoke up and said that it wasn’t so worse an imitation after all. All Honorable Seniors look at her and laugh very muchly and quote that she is in a permission to know. This Flapper (I think that is what they call girls over here) yells out that Edwin Moffett needn’t be so laughish because she could quote quite a few things on him after riding in back of him and Florence Newton one nite, not so much time ago. I tries to listen to all this conglomeration of jaw, but this is impossible so I listens in on just one bunch. Gladys Gill, who has been talking every since I got here, say that no Flapper has knocked out William Rosin yet. I don’t know what she meanly by this, I don’t think that the girls over here fight, but every one keeps talking about this knockout and that knockout. Ammurricans sure are people who do things, and say things funny. Thea Goldschimdt isr another on© that hangs out in the Times Office that talks muchly lot of the valuable time. She says, to any one in next block that wants to know, that it is no use trying to knockout William Rosin, because she tried for a whole month and that it jest can’t be accomplish. Just then door open with loud bang! and Florence Newton enter in with pale coutenance. She yellupsf that everybody in the play had better trickle down the corridors on the look in for Miss J. Dickey, and then dodge. Everybody yell what the matter is now? “Has someone put gasoline in her coffee again?” All Honorable Seniors laugh muchly and—then go on with their jaw. LARETAMA 1924 “O say, do you know the latest scandal, Louvina?” “NO, what is it, Amy?” She puts on gravedigger look like she is digging up terruble scandal and then imports these news:. “The dignified, serious, studious, Stuart Hoff has flopped for Frances Weatherly!” “My goodness, wonders never cease,” sigh like this come from all Flappers in the Office. Now, there is another word, flopped, I can’t make out what she meanly by flopped, I guess maybe he stump his toe when he look at her and flopped down in corridor. Right at thisly point, a studious looking scholar walk in. “Why hello, Paul, what are you mosing around in here for?” “I’m looking for a place to study, I going to have a test next period.” All Seniors laugh very muchly and Dan Daggett tell him that he had better meander down the hall, because this place of much jaw is no place to stop if you are pretending to study. Then this dignified Senior glare around and walk out like mad lion. I believe that he is the firstly person who even look like he would study on a bet. Florence Newton quote that Charles Overbay has learnt new dance step and is dying to try the first victim with it. All Senior girls look at their shoes and then shake heads sadly but no word is quoted because all Flappers is probable thinking about the lastly time that their shoes were much mint by some “Sheik” that thought he knew a new dance step. Everyone is sitting very lot quiet when suddenly the great lot of silence is shattered by big gong bell clanging. All grins leave the faces of Honorable Seniors and sighs and moans gather around the room and stick thickly on the ceiling. “O heck, I wisht I had studied my history!” This escape from dum looking boy who every body call Raymond Rock. All Honorable Seniors file out talking as much as ever. I don’t believe that anything will keep Ammurricans from talking! I must wobble down to English Eight (8), and am feeling muchly dumb after all this conglomeration of jaw. Hoping you are the same. Jijuhama. S KOMAINE (Romeo) MORRIS Komaine [Romeo) Morris’ fineness and chastity of feature make him better fitted than a Greek goddess to be among the cowbelles of this page. CUVIER (Sargeant) MORRIS A The chief beauty of Cuvier (Sargeant) Morris lies in his daintily crossed optics. 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