Brownsville High School - Palmetto Yearbook (Brownsville, TX)

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t SLIME INITIATION INTO THE BROWN AND GOLD The annual initiation of the Freshman Girls, was held in the High School Gym- nasium. The Brown and Gold officials announced that all would be expected to come masqueraded, and some Freshmen thought it another ambush to fool them. However, the majority of the club came representing every character from The Old Woman who lived in a shoe to what was, apparently meant to be a man. The time was set for seven thirty o'c1ock and all were on time with the exception of the girls, for at exactly seven twenty-tive the windows of the gym were packed with boys. It seemed as though they anticipated fun and excitement-and they were right for once. The Fish had to traverse the straight and narrow path to Pandemonium only to receive a shock at the end of the journey, that brought them back to earth in a tub of cold water. Tl1ey next experienced the rare treat of being drunk on a swing-then the upper classmen had to laugh and disclose their identity, when the Freshmen tried to walk the plank. This ended a most unusual initiation. The Brown and Gold club, which now consists of Freshman and Upperclass-girls, enjoyed milk chocolates, which were served at the Olympia. The party was chaperoned by the High School Teachers. They enjoyed the show as though they were really of us. DINNER PARTY FOR STAFF The Palmetto Staff was entertained with a very delightful dinner at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. S. C. Tucker in West Brownsville. The Annual Staff, the Ways and Means Committee, the Sponsor. Mrs. Dickens, and the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Yoe, were the guests. The color scheme of Brown and Gold was carried out to the minutest detail, and miniature telephones, with the respective numbers attached, served the purpose of place cards. MENU Grape-Fruit Cocktail Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes Pea Timbles Macaroni and Cheese Olives Celery Stuffed Dates Fruit Salad Hot Rolls Brown and Gold Brick Ice Cream, Angle food cake and coffee After the dinner a business meeting was held to settle problems which arise in the publication of an annual. 64

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