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

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20 20-First football victory of season header - Reagan 2 - B.H.S. 19. fuP17a Znjaq ......... SEPTEMBER 9-Registration. l7-First Assembly - Ob- servance of Constitu- tion Day. 17-Alton Grimm elected Sophomore cheer leader. -Purple Iackets sport new uniforms at Sta- dium opening. in Dedication Double- 26-The Times receives honor rating from Quill and Scroll. 26-First issue of Times. 28-Times' Dance in Gym-Hash Bawl. 30-Sponsor Commissions announced. 30-La Retama starts picture drive. OCTOBER 11-Purple Parade features Comedy of Errors. 15-Presidents' Council holds first luncheon, Ralph Godfrey presiding. 11-15-Observance of Education Week. 17-Annual PJ. Roundup-great doingsl 18-Eagles play Tivy Antlers at Kerrville. We weep. 13-12. 23-Organization of Herbarium Club-Miss Pagel, sponsor. 24-La Retama receives All-American rating from National Scholastic Press Association - Congratulations. 26-P.-T. A. sponsors old-fashioned dance. NOVEMBER 2-Senior class has first social-game party in Gym. 5-First Sophomore class meeting. 8-Debate class sponsors Dancing-Meter Prom. 9-Eagles win football game from Lamar of Houston. ll-Brackenridge keeps step in Armistice Day Parade. 13-Clios honor mothers With annual Cerelia Tea. 13-Captain Toohey leaves B.H.S. to serve one year in the army. 14-Sgt. H. W. Mabry is new commandant of R.O.T.C. 15-Lanier Book Week Tea in library. 15-Open House at B.H.S. 16-Hi-Y Beat Ieff Sports Prom. 20-Thanksgiving Assembly. 21-Brackenridge beats Iefferson at Thanksgiving Game. 29-Eagles handed district victory. 29-Virginia Gowen first, Louise Moyer second, highest records in La Retama sales. 29-Stevenson Masquerade Dance. DECEMBER' 3-Alice Billing wins lst place in State-wide poetry contest. 5-Senior Soiree. 6-Eagles' football season ends with defeat by Corpus Christi. ll-Purple Masquers have cake sale in hall. 12-Mrs. Barron's art classes hold exhibit in auditorium. 12-Purple Iacket theatre party for football boys. 13-Wa Kapa Dance. 13-14-Debate Class's first trip to Austin. 17-Pan American club has mysterious box sale. 20-Civics Safety Dance. 20-Christmas Assembly. 20-Stevenson Club entertains orphans at Texas Theatre. 20-Safety Prom held by Civics Class. 30-Sponsors entertain officers with a party in gym. IANUARY 9-Dora Hardy and Laurie Belzung second term editors of Times. 17- Musical Revue of l941 by Music Department. 18-Purple Iackets elect additional members. 20-340 Freshies invade B.H.S. as new term begins. 24- 4l Formal given by Senior Class. 28- Hello Day held by Student Council. FEBRUARY 5-Lanier Anniversary-new officers installed. 6-Katie Mae Eardley elected Junior Cheer Leader by Purple l Iackets. I 7-Girls' Glee Club has t cake sale. Proceeds bought new uniforms. 10-White Guards meet for first time -thrill of a life-time. 10-Sgt. Staggs replaces Sgt. Mabry as Com- mandant. 11- People Come First featured at double assembly-Public Service film. 12-Ellen I u n e Wallace and Bettie Hombeak Win championship cup at Austin Tour- nament. Page 14