Central High School - Cosmos Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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jJT TEXAS HEROES SAM HOUSTON: I truly didn’t like the Mex. So up I jumped and fought for Tex. I fought my battle brave and true And won this Texas soil for you. Eat Grape-Nuts ! SANTA ANNA: At San Jacinto I was a flop The Texans used me for a mop It seems they didn’t care for me I had halitosis, you see. Use Listerine! STEPHEN F. AUSTIN: I was the father of this brave true state War and disaster I did hate But war was here and I had to fight It always kept me awake at night. Drink Ovaltine! DEAF SMITH: I couldn’t hear a single word But now my name is often heard Bv cutting down the bridge you see I kept the Mex from running free. Use Morton ' s Salt! WILLIAM TRAVIS: I drew the line at the Alamo To step across I dared my foe They fought and fought and won the fort We lost our battle by lack of support. Great Southern Life Insurance! FANNIN: I was trapped at Goliad And that sure made the Texans mad Finally this state we did win And thus the Republic did begin. Chew Wrigley ' s Gum ! 1836

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SOCIETY 1936 Whiz Bangs! What? Why the Black Battalion dances this year of course; the Football Frolic, the Valentine Whirl, the Vice-Versa, and last the Annual Battalion Formal held at the Country Club. A most successful season. Congratulations! One gala event of the season was the Elaphian cele¬ bration where the football boys went elite with a pro¬ gram dance and really enjoyed it. A series of teas, luncheons, bridges, dances, open houses, and other entertainments crowded the last two months of school. With such lovely hostesses as Margie Byron, Iris Harper, Grace Nichols, Katherine Russell, Mildred Dattner, Helen Pasternak, Katherine Smith, Jean Ray, Frances Garrett, Essie Lee Aiken, and Cap¬ tain Dorothy Bradshaw. It’s no wonder everyone was happy. Gab! Gab! Gab! The Debater s Banquet where no one but Lewis Crosson and Edd Miller could talk. No room for anyone else! Of course, we must mention the Etta Kett Banquet where President Charlotte McMahon, charming as ever, showed her taste in the planning of the gay affair. In all, you see, these grand times we’ve had are really unforgettable, and we hope, in years to come, that a glance at this page will remind you of your happy school days.

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THESE ARE JOKES ... LAUGH 1936 Lyle Bailey: I had an awful fright last night. Malyin Coffey: I know, I saw you with him. Tommy Sherman: Don’t you approve of tight skirts? Wallace Ragan: No, I think dames should leave liquor alone. W. J. Geiselman: My girl is divine. J. T. Faulkner: Yours may be de- vine, but mine is de-berries. Buck” Lewis: The End-O-Main is fairly crowded tonight. Helen Brady: I’ll say so, awhile ago I fainted and had to dance around four times before I could fall down. Douglas Bolster: Are you and Hazel secretely married? James McFerrin: No, she knows it. June Cameron: Just think, Horace Grogan tried to put his arm around me four times last nite. Doris Harris: My Gawd! What an arm! Alan Buster: I got my leg broken in two places. James Craddock: Then stay out of them places. Mary Pearl Hackworth: (brag¬ ging) I’m one girl in a thousand. Earl Horton: Who told you about my past? Ira Clarkson: Shall we waltz? Dorothy Hatfield: It’s all the same to me. Ira: Yes, I’ve noticed that. Lula Kate Richardson: Can you keep a secret? Clara Hite: Yes, but it’s just my luck to tell it to a girl who can’t. Ralph Reed (calling up Ida Mae Westberry) Ralph: What have you got on for Saturday night? Ida: Gotta date. Ralph: And the next Saturday? Ida: Gotta date. Ralph: And the Salurdav after that? J Ida: Gotta date. Ralph: My heavens, woman, don’t you ever take a bath? Mr. McMahon: I ' ll teach you to make love to Charlotte. Bill Childress: I wish you would, I’m not making much headway. William Ursprung, trying to strike wrong end of match. Ted Waldrop: Why don ' t you try striking the other end? Willie: Oh, anyone can do that. Hal Weidemeyer: Still pools of thoughts I plunged to bathe But cracked my head on the shallow bottom.