Comanche High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Comanche, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1908 volume:

Greetings ox dc you do? How are you to ay As merrlly you go on Vour wav Ihe sun shmes bright birds omg wrth delrght A tht grrls and hovs Strlxe for the rrght Thelr strrfe lb rewarded rn thrs book The Arrow Head and ln rt we ll look ln thra book are many jokee and jests lf one Q on you thus our love we test So l pray do not feel offended Thus wolumn w as hxecl rn a hurry By hasty work much fret and worry Perhaps the annual for next May Wlll be much better and w m the clav TC 'ifsmj Q 9 325, 'adm 'a X9 M 'QIQ I 'Al ge 5 If-,QI uGLJ'4o 164 I NJ90 f U n11l'7 X, ,Q fl I H V 1 ' V aff, . ' , , V ,' . , t k , A , . K . .X v , . y ' 1 . . . pry gy - g , . no ' 1 x 1 , 3 .N , . t' ' ,.19qJQJf!l':f For reallv no harm was Intended. fl' 5.5. -V549 ' Y . ' , ff.V'Ir' ' 1 Q . J. sz, ,,iQ:5' Y V ' Vff' 17 n ' . , . g uQy,,g, ll ,IO t A ' ' ff 1'-Z N for .595 -'alfa 72,9 '7.,.. x'. ,,.' 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I I Superintendent of Public Schools, C he C t VV B CUNNINGHAM PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO n n THIS VOLUME OF THE ARROWVHEAD IS RESPECTFULLV DEDICATED W BROD H008 W B CUNN NJGHAM WALTER BRADFORD CUNNINGHAM Walter Bradford Cunmngham was born ln Lebanon De Kalb county Alabama Jan 8 1853 Hls fath er John Cunmngham was a natlve Amerlcan and a ploneer of North Alabama John Cunmngham was the first county clerk of DeKalb county whlch oflice he held for fourteen years The subJect of thls sketch ar rlved ln Collm Co Texas January 1 1875 He remamed in Colhn county about mne months and then moved to Comanche where he arrlved October 12 1875 The first year he farmed and then for three years frelght ed from Waco Dallas and Ft Worth to Comanche In 1880 he bought a drug and grocery busmess ln Coman che and contmued to run lt for ten years In 1890 he helped to organize the Comanche Natlonal Bank and was elected its first cashler whlch posltlon he has held contmuously ever slnce In busmess he considers hls greatest achlevements along the lme of bankmg On the death of Mr R V Neely ln 1906 Mr Cunmngham was prevalled upon to accept the posltlon of Treasurer and Manager of the Credlt Department of the Neely Harris Cunmngham Co whlch posltlon he now holds Mr Cunmngham s actlvlty as a busmess man has not prevented hlm from taklng an actlve mterest ln all llnes of publlc Improvement In 1890 he was a member of the Commlttee appointed to secure the Fl'lSCO rallroad to run through Comanche he gave conslderable tlme to the enterprise and was one of the largest con trlbuters to the fund of S40 000 ralsed by thls commlttee as a bonus to secure the road He served for several years on the Clty Councll of Comanche for whlch SCTVICB he never received a cent of remuneratlon ln fact he never has recelved a cent ln any way from the clty or county He also served for sometlme as treasurer of the Comanche School Board and 1n 1902 was elected by the people as a member of the Board and at 1ts organlzatxon was elected presldent Thls posltlon he has held ever slnce Recently he served as Chalrman of the Bulldmg Commlttee whlch erected the handsome new Hlgh School Bulldlng for the Comanche Publlc Schools In 1872 he unlted with the Cumberland Presbyterlan church ln Alabama and later was a charter mem ber of the Cumberland Church of Comanche He was a deacon ID thus church and always performed the du tles incumbent upon hlm as such falthfully For a great part of the time he was Supt of the Sunday School In July 1906 when the Comanche Cumberland Church dlsbanded along wlth the other members of the con gregatlon he Jolned the Presbyterlan Church He served as chalrman of the Bulldmg Commlttee of the new Presbyterlan Church recently erected For the last two years he has served as Treasurer of the Home MISSION Commlttee of Brownwood Presbytery He IS also a member of the Royal Arch Masons and has been for 20 years Mr. Cunmngham was the youngest of exght chlldren and IS the only survlvor of the number He has burled 5 of hls own children and has two stlll ahve He IS of an affectlonate dlsposltlon toward his famlly and feels very deeply any loss that comes to hlm In busmess and soclal hfe he has deiinlte convlctlons and mor al courage enough to stand for them ' 9 1 9 ' 9 - ' 1 1 - 9 ' ' '1 1. r ' 1 v ' ' , . . 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A x ALMA THE COMANCHE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING ROBINSON An attractlve edlfice ln the eastern part of Comanche IQ the Hlgh School Bulldlng It IS sltuated on east second street ln a pleasant locallty In front of the bulldlng are three walks leadlng to a large gallery on whlch are four columns supportlng another gallery from WhlCh the flag staff proudly waves Old Glory Enterlng the bulldlng by large double doors vou are ad mltted lnto a long hall measurlng elghty bv elghteen feet at the rear end of vshlch IS the St31I'XV3X Openlng from tendent s office and to the laboratory The school rooms are occupled by the seventh elghth nlnth tenth and eleventh grades Each room IS furnlshed Wlth black boards 4 1 2 feet Wlde The rooms have large wlndows and transoms over the doors whlch afford com plete ventllatlon The rooms are oak flnlshed have steel celllngs and the walls are palnted IU buff CdlClmlHQ The laboratorv whlch IS used by classes ln physlcs and phvslology IS furnlshed Wlth machlnes for the classes ln physlcs and phvslologlc apparatus so the students have the use of th artlcles needed for experlmentlng Golng up the stalr way at the back of the hall you come to a very large assembly hall measurlng 56x52 feet It s used for chapel QXQTCISQS and the school socletles Thls room 19 furnlshed wlth good llghts and beautlful opera chalrs Adlolnlng the assembly hall IS the school llbrary con slstlng of two large cases of books used bv the students Near the assembly hall IS another room used by the athletlc club electrlc llghts water works steam heatlng and a sevu erage sx stem The students are proud of thls beautlful bulldlng and It IS consldered by them one of the best ID the state We are proud to be the flrst puplls that have occupled thlQ bulldlng and hope to graduate ln lt We appreclate lt and show our appreclatlon by keeplng It clean Our bulldlng though It does not compare wlth the large colleges IS appreclated by the puplls and speaks very fa vorably for the llttle cltw of Comanche I By I A v 1 . ' L - ' v7, , I 1 ' .K . Q I 7. . . . . ' 45 Y! . V . . . , s . ' - 9 , 7 1 ' ' the hall are doors to the four school rooms, to the superin- The building has all the modern improvements such as , . . . 7 y 9 x A Y . u Wig J i iw Q :gm Z Gm mi Qwm KN Y' ww ?x Z lilllhlTL NNN lg In . 4 I Wm!! HWTI X li 'l'E X1 all gl'l'll5EE: Y K r l 'SX 1 64 J . SH? fb L S N 'W E4 A XQ Em: 91,4 'Q '14 1 f- me J-2: 've x Q ? '4- ,Q x'Kf -vi? ff u gag -E-.eta KK X 7 WEST S DE SCHOOL BU LD NG Evala' :gui E sau! BROD H00 EAST S DE SCHOOL BU LD NG RX X iv? fx 2 f -Ars? ni f R A SD ilk' . , L E-4 Q L55 j ' 'I , A Y ,WTP xi 'xg xkhx X, 4 , 7 M Fas , 'gm , ff ' Q XXX ' he , N - X xv ' , , y 1 4 X . ,f ,: X, , pq 1 Y' X , NQ A f 7 . xx'-NX Nik 'Zi X J' NX. X S d D P PARKER A M S vu SS EVA CARRUTHERS BROU E PHO os BV ipa , rinc M SS STELLA FLETCHER MISS MINNIE CUNNINGH 'XM Seven IN cngrap I en ru .. S .Zi I T XL a9f 51d 51de. m y ll- Y Y M in-21 , 415 V YW -Y. ne, ,,,,mq Y I SENIGRSI I If 13 3, . , - , 1 L' g --I ' ,lx X, ,W 'J R Gsm! 25 .MQ uGi2 - bw PNQYO uv IRON: 00000000 000000 I 3000000 9 I 000000 I 30000000 I 00000000Qa000000 3 DC 000000000000000000000000 ,00000000000000 IMIGINARY HISTORY OF' SENIORS O8 In the begmnmg God created the heax en Ind the earth Irom that tIme tIll Sept 04 our manIfold deeds of renown are glven In the first boolI of Vergll Perhaps xou wIll lIke to read about us when we were ehIldrfn A short whIle baek Ifew pupIls were eleanlng IIp the organ whIch has been xxlth us SIHCG our Infancx and found ID It a verv small plece of paper entltled From 1 Fresh man to 1SenIor ThIs one sheet xx 15 eoxered wIth the finest of fine prlnt We placed thIs under a m gnIfxIng glass and found It to be our hIstorx ThIs HIdDUSCI'lDt IS supposed to have been wrltten bx the mIce who dwell In the old musle box Th It small sheet of paper read as follows The manx wee tots In the Freshman class were well suIted to one of Shakespeare s sax Ings A Comedx of Errors Of course the errors were gre It and numerous but the sm Ill chaps soon got Into the work and made xerx bflgbt ehll dren UD Indeed for the xear The first term QUlCklX passed bx and most of the gIrls and boxs took up the next xears work wlth mother one of Shakespeare s Ideas Loxe's I abors I ost These three words sulted the Sophomores better than Inx other three words In the Enghsh xocabularx But wlth all thelr loxe and fun most of them managed to get to the Ilumor class where thex began to feel that thex had to work Thls xear thex had from Shakespeare Much Ado About INothIng I'hIs was thelr troublesome term It seemed as If ex erx thmg xx Is I more or less trouble to the chll dren but how ex er I few became SenIors To the sm Ill Semor class 1 number of new ones dropped Ill and one bx one the class grew to the sum of nIne of whleh thex are xerx proud The elass alwaxs had the Idea that when thex bec 1m S nIors thex would know a great deal llllt alas' thex onlx learned how lIttle thex dId know Thls put them to work 'Ind of the four xears In the Comanche HIgh School thIs xe r galned for them the most knowledge StIll look at the room for Improx ement of mlnd WIth all the learnmg th It could DOSSlblV be gotten from a college lIke the Comanche HIgh School nIne Semors passed out wIth the Idea All s well th It ends well STEI I A HILKS HIstorIan 0000 000000000000 20000000 000000000000000 30000000 DUB! 0000 000 0000000 3 00000000 00000000 0000000000000000 .1 11. 1. 1 .1 1 , ' 1 1 I. - ' 1 J' 5 i v . 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I 1 11 . . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 55,31 ,, Q' 3 .0-5 1 Q- Y-vw JUNIOR QU-xss x PHOTO EV BRODIE fx .2 History Jumor Class, 08 By JAMES GRAHAM We hereby set down IH wrltmg and make publxc to all our acts of the past year We hope the world w1ll be char ltable toward us for our mls domgs and our enthuslasm No doubt we would have behav ed wlth far greater rectltude had we known our acts were to be thus made 1Jl1bl1C Sometlmes we have been brought to a full knowledge of our short com mgs and at other tlmes we have acted as though conselous of some self nghteousness But be that as It may the world w1ll soon satlsfy xtsclf m thls respect As to our number It IS large enough But our roll la a httle shorter than when we hrst answered the call last September One of our brlghtest purest and truest John Cunnmgham was called from our ranks to mswer the call IH heaven In the class there are now enrolled elght gms and thlr teen boys Hltherto ln the Senlor class there has been a much HOtlCQd lack of young men graduates Tne prospect now IS that the tables wxll be turned at the end of next year unless many fall to make the requlred grades The Jun1or class of thls year spent the first half of the term xn thelr old old workshop, peggmg aw ay ID the same old place About mxd sesslon or perhaps a few weeks after our long deferred but ever present hope of mov1ng lnto the new Hlgh School Hulldmg was fulfllled As we lssued bllthe somelv from the portals of the Bat Cave our poet exert ed his lngenults wlth the followmg result A dth bat l t lt th d H Re li e f th th d eamms! Sh ked th bat y bde After belng so pleasantly domxclled we haxe spent a happy and we trust a useful year We certamly enjoy the fresh atmosphere of our new home and to a certaln degree have responded to xt We are trulv a class of vlclssltudes We have blown ln many dlrectlons now hot now cold We have been called the worst class ln school yet we have our earnest and steady workers There are some weak IH mathematxcs but strong ln hter ture and hlstory and vlce versa A very small num ber aspxre to hterary fame These w1ll probably be halled as Scotts Emersons and Longfellows IU the far off future Some amuslng lYlC1d6l'ltS have occurred thls year for we are as has already been hlnted a many mmded class What would have happened had not Happy Baby Fat ty and Bosom been among us to entertam us and steal hours from Father Tlme s lxmlted supply? Too we are of ten held spell bound by the mfinlte wlsdom of our Socrates But alas' he lS sometlmes called Cupid Dreams go by con trarxes so may not the apphcatxon of mck names? Sarcasm IS the orator s best weapon and the school boy seems to have lt ln abundance Several of our class have galned some llttle experience IH regard to school teachlng From what they say It must , V 'fl-g 4 4 p y O O , n t , ' Q 4 ' . H . . Y . V. 2 I ' ' I H . . . . . . . . ' n e s never f xt lnxz, still are snttxmz, sullare s tim! I 0 On the usty rafters just wx hm the school house door. 0 0 And tht-lr eyes have all I r- sr-1-mingu 0 deamon:-1' at are r ' . Quo- I, Sha we again r n abid 7' .' rxe e s ln melanchol wuil, Nevermore, nevermore, herein a i .' rl 1 , ' . , ' v 1 , v ' I - - v ' ' A sf ' ' V V 7 ' s. - x a ' , x 1 v l r I y w ' 1 f r - - . . 1 x - . . . . w , ' 9 - - - ' I . . - 1 1 - - 1 1 x q v - n - L. , . g u N A n . - K 4 . . , . ' Y 5 Y I . ' 1 . . , 1 , , . 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Y . . . . . be a useful vocation r l1Ll1I'lI'1g' a sturdy ch lracter and tact ful mind for success It has enabled us to see the inside of a teachei s xvoxk and it has brouxfht on some soberthoug.,hts We hope thex shall bear fruit vxc hnd ourselxes xievxing, teachers in a totallx ClllfQI'8I1t llght stung thcm is lntcxestcd and xvllllng helpers instead of stern masters In the last xxe xx ould render 1 tribute of gratitude to our oxxn faithful teachers Thex haxe patiently guided us un mathem ttlcs another has helped us to better understand the philosophx and richness of hlstory A th1rd has spent hours in mtroduclng us to noble lives futhelmg our acqu untfmce with them md showing us many beauties in our literature Our Latin instructor has taught us among other things that dlhgentla est victor Though xvc haxe not been Yealous enough to learn all thex xxishcd learned xct wc h txe le uned something With one voice xxe thank them for it all for both praise and mer lted censure Wt noxx knoxx th xt tnc hopes for next ycar s graduates rest upon us and consequcntlx we feel reneyxed responsl bihtx XI IN xxt, be sohertd md steadied for h'ud work by are xct to bc xx on ere the desired goal the falling' of the mantlcs of the departing' Seniors upon our shoulders IS reached VN ith this influence behind us shoxmg' us for xx ard xx resm ctfullx sax th lt xxe hope to ammo rch near to the standard set us bx this xefxr s Seniors and to become xx Ol thx successors to the prixllcges bequeathed to us by them YLUIHIQIC Iwmkle lzlfle knowledge How f wonder fm any college Up abore our reach so high For a wee bl! of you use ll lry When Ihe hlazmg sun IS sei nd the grass wzlh due rs wel czfben me ll bring our essays Io light And reaa' far mio the nigh! 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C., lin jllllemnrlam JOHN JEFFERSON CUNNINGHAM Thursdiv Febiuarv 20 1908 a brief b autlful life was ended on earth and a happy eternity begun in he iven Just it noon the Elder Shepherd came seeking his own and bore to the peaceful fold above the bright spirit of John Iefferson youngest son of Mr and Mr W B Cunningham John his father s pride his mother s Joy the light the life of the home The above prepared by the hand of an intimate friend of the family at the time of John s death expresses most pcrfectlv the sentiment of every one who knew him At his death John was a little moie than fifteen vears of age having been born December 14th 1892 Few bovs have passed the end of their fifteenth v ear with as much that is desuable and as little that is to be found Just where he was expected to be and doing iust what he was expected to be doing He was al ways prompt at school and prepared with his work His influence too among his fellow students was ever on the side of good order and obedience to authoritv On Sundav morning he was alwav s to be found in his place in Sundav School being among the first to arrive At other times he w as around the home doing the chores and performing to the fullest extent all the duties of a loving son and brother Indeed we should have to look far to find a more perfect example of a bright well disposed well behaved ind altogether lov able character than was his The high esteem in which he was held bv school mates teachers and friends was ev idcnced bv the deep interest that everyone took in his illness and bv the manv beautiful floral offerings given and by the immense concourse of people present at the time of his hurl il Mav we have in Comanche manv more characters as beautiful as his H 7 ...T K- 21, - Ny ' . , ' V 84 ' ' A v 1 ' ' ,Z v s 1 Z 5 L. 7' 'l- v V . v ' . , . . D. . . . , , , , . V . . ,, Y . , . , 1 I ,pl C I ss' lil x I I L . ' a I ' . . ' , L' L . , v, , . undesirable in their lives as John Cunningham. He was in every way a model Christian boy. He was always . . K . N Y A ! . X x . . Y I . Y ' 7 . . v 1 1 V V . , L , ' C c ' ' y ' y A- -v K1 - sw, K c ' V nw 7. A V . Ein jlllilemnruam NELLIE STEVENSON WITT Earth has two chief sorroxxs the sadness of p lrting and the sadness of unfinished uncompleted worle If Heax en held out no hope but relief from these sorrows it w ould be worth strlxing for De ith has alw axs the sting of parting ex en xx hen it comes to one w hose life work is ox er and with gen tle fingers closes tired ex es that are xx earx for the long sleep but when it comes to one whose life has just begun whose work IS scarce fullx planned it bears a double sting and xxe bow before it in very bitterness In bitterness but nex er in despair while we believe that God rules the Universe As He made the heavens and the earth He mlde the laws which gox ern them and ill living things and sinee it xx as better man should strixe through aets uncouth tow 1rd m ilxing than rel ose on aught found made He has left us to diseox er His laxxs and to harmonize our beings with them Shall we doubt that He sorrows with us when through ignor attribute to His direction de ith or distruetion in mx form And w hen sorrow eomes to us xxe must beliexe that His sorrow is as much greater than ouis 'is His infinite undeistanding is gre iter than our short human sight Nor has he left us comfortless With loxlng xoice if we listen He points the w ax out of oui sorrow teaches us to gather up the broken thre tds of life and bind them into a stronger cord We haxe lost one w ho had grown into our hearts ind lix es one of those rare braxe spirits whose strength is evel as 1 well spring of inspiration to we iker stieams of lite whose vigor and xivielne s is in eleetrie touch to all xx ith whom thex come in contaet Death has stolen her eartl life but we may yet pluck from his hands the palm of xietorx and glxe her an lmmortalitx on eirth bx reflecting in our own lix es the ideals ard high incentix es which actuated her And therein will she llxe imong us and among oul children s children though her xoice be silent here forex ermore 7 1 1 ' 1 1 1. -1 1 ' 1 ' s 1 ' ' 1 , 1 V Cn ' s n 1 1 s C x 1 1 g 1 5 I L vgwv . v v xs I v. . 2 L1 1 1: L1 ' ' v 1 1 ' L1 1 K1 ' 1- 1 1 ' 1 1 3 ' , ,' - U kwkw' v Q k I . 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'MHQaQQQQkQwQQwiwfwE5waAAw4LwQqiwwQkwMxQL4MwkQQMwMwLwAwiUwi4iwMM5iQW TH E LITERARY SOCIETY .,,.,,, The Literary Society of the Comanche High School has had an existance since 1891 It was first a debating society and met on Friday evenings For several years it has borne the name of the Delphian Society and has held its semi monthly meetings on Friday afternoon the regular exercises of the High School being suspended for that purpose During the first term of the school year 07 08 Gut Saye was president of the society having assumed the du ties IH the absence of the president elected the previous year His faithful co worker was Stella Hicks holding the office of secretary The officers chosen for the spring term are John Holt President Mark Callaway Vice President Lucy Holt Sec retary Grady Callaway Critic Lou Ida Hatchett Treasurer Bacon Alexander Editor Delphlan Oracle The present corps of officers are enthusiastic and untiring in their en deavor to make the work worth while for all engaged The programs consist of debates interspersed with music read ings and compositions thus tending to develop whatever tal ent may be in possession of any of the students The Scclety work has proven beneficial also in the wear ing away of stage fright and by means of these exercises the students are trained in ease and confidence in public ad dress that cannot fall to serve them well when they take their places regularly 1n the various activities of society The spacious auditorium of the new High School build mg furnishes a convenient and comfortable place of meet ing and serves as a stimulent for better work The Delphlan Socletv undisputablv has a large place among the school institutions That it fills its place worthl ly is a matter for the thoughtful consideration of each mem er QQAMkQMMQQAWaMMQmMrkwWJW3QXMaMJMfWfWJW W WWW Mdwfwawawfw W . 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W1 I .Mail A wx ...--vw 1 Q -orb 4 w-,pr FB r 5f I 509' ,ie M4010 sv swoon: Z ATHLETICS OF COMAN- CHE HIGH SCHOOL The Comanche High School Athletic Club was organized Oct 25 1907 vslth 16 charter members The present mem bership lb 40 on Mav 25 1908 W1th each succeeding year athletics have gained a stron ger foothold The past year may well be cons1dered the most successful we have ever had Wh1le we d1d not cap ture the champ1onsh1p 1n base ball we made a very satisfac tory showing The year 1907 was indeed a successful one 1n base ball The team was one of the fastest we have ever had their weight averaging 160 lbs The most successful victory of that year was the game between Comanche High School and Daniel Baker College Score being mne to noth 1ng 1n our favor and the worst defeat of the year was with Howard Pame College Th1S was a great surprise to those who kept up with the records of both teams for our battery was the best we have ever had in the history of the school and the only real cr1t1c1sm to be made with our squad was ltS lack of team work Flfteen games were played by the team IH 1907 eleven of these were v1ctor1es three of which were shut out games The total scores of the season were Comanche High School 180 Opponents 22 The prospects for this year are most Hattering 5 of our faithful veterans of the diamond have rallied to our rescue to support the reputation of our school and w1th a host of new candidates, great things are expected It lS grat1fy1ng to know that we are to have a track team th1s year With the abundance of material whlch we have, there is no doubt but that we w1ll be able to compete favorablv with any school 1n West Texas We also have a squad of welght throvw ers that are herculeaman phvslcallv averaging 225 pounds in weight There has has also been a tenms club or ganwed with eight very enthus1ast1c members On the whole the Athlet1c Club has made some very creditable rec ords considering that this IS the first year of its organlzation The records made bv club members are as follovss Hammer Throw Saye 104 ft 71n Putting Shot Saye 39 ft 81n Discus Throw Roche 89 ft 9 1n Pole Vaultmg Owen 9 ft 7 ln Pole Vault1ng Ha1ley 8 ft 3 1n 1 2 mile run Roche 2 min 10 sec BOXING CHAMPIONS Heavy Weights Saye and Roberts Middle W9lghtS Alexander and Roche Feather Weights Collins and Slmmons Fenc1ngChamp1on Cox Mumble Peg Halley Marbles Roberts The following IS the l1ne up of the base ball team for the years 1906 07 08 906 1908 C Chll x ttR h ll T lB R h kR h L. f li akG y Rfzhtlflld Tyl-I k C F W I ySy lBto S iqtl GySY . . . , ' v ' ' ' Y p u Y. 1 y - . v . . . 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XS' sxlx w 1 ' n K N .- 1 ,X -' i : fx ,fs X ' uf. . is L4 fr' P, 5 V N Xs XS 5 , , on K 2,- A X., Q i' 5 fi X of X f XJL 'K 'N .f 7 1 A ' --X ' ,V X NQ X3 X N fx ' x xx U K .J S- ' n. f X W U H L 5 -fx ' 'I X 9 ' XJQ Q ,V ' A f X 15 I ix fi.-J ,f X in BASE BALL TEAM P om av snows 4Q' ffm? k lung WOITQ ck, lt' ffoff- WW,-7-. f Ja csx Sh Sklla Nfck-5 ' Al - -1 TENNIS CLUB Hof v Home 1 PUBLICATIGNS I E THE JOURNEY OF JACK AND GUY TO THE 1 ill And it came to pass on the third dax that Jack son of the house of Roche rose up earlx in the morning and spake within himself saxmg 2 Lo Iam sore distressed for I know not my lessons for this day 3 Therefore I will betake mx self aw ax from this place to the countrx where floweth a beautiful r1x ei called Leon which abounds in fat fish 4 And I will eat drink and be merrx nor will I tak mx brain with studx 0 And in this manner he talked till the first hour 6 Then he gathered his fishing poles started on a lournex through the wilder ness 7 And it came to pass that after Journexingawhile he came to 1 wax side mn where lived a xouth named Gux son of the house of Saxe 8 And Jack spake unto t ux saxing Gux gather up thx flocks and herds and come with me to a land which ls abun dant in fish md fouls 9 And wheie we will neither studx nor toil and we will eat drink and be merrv 10 But Guy sax eth unto him no Jack for I must need go to school If I go not mx father will chastwe me B LIAR HOII 11 And Jack sax eth xerilx I sax un to xou th it thou shalt put aw ax thy fe xr and come with me IZ And thex talked in this manner till the second hour when Gux yielded thex started on their long lournex through the wilderness 13 And it came to pass after a iour nex of three hours thex eame to the Leon a stream w hieh is about three miles west of the land of Hasse 14 And thex pitched their tent on the bank of the river 1 Q And on the tenth dax 1 storm came up earlx in the morning the winds blew and the rain descended and the floods tame and be it upon the ir tert 1 And it fell and washed awax in the rixer 18 And Cfux and lack w ere sore dis tressed And Jack sax eth unto bux 13 Behold all our food is wftshed axx ax Whither shall we go 0 Then C'ux inswered him saxmg Io there is 1 house not far aw 'ax We will betake ourselx es thither and ask for bread .21 S0 thex turned their steps and Journex ed tow ard the w est till they came to a house LAND OF THE LEON U And when thev stopped it was exceedingly dark Z And when thex knocked at the door a man opened it and sax eth unto them Z4 'VIx good brethren w hat wilt thou haxe Z5 And he saw thatthex were tremb ling and he took LOH'1I7i.bSlOI'1 on them Then lack spake unto him saxmg Pl Mx good master we haxe not w here to lax our head for the night and we sore distressed with hunger Therefore Ibeseach xe reciexe us unto thx house and on the morrow Z8 But the man sax eth unto him 'Vlx good brother I haxe not room but I prax thee eome in thou md thv broth er 1nd I will prepare the best in mine house for xou Z9 And thex went in and did eat and were filled 30 And is thev passed out Jack say eth unto Gux 31 Wither shall we go? 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' ' 1 ty , S . .y ki ' n s . duor xx 1 mar so x xnc xpent tht Illjllll 1 And ll time to pass th Lt on the next day thu dld not rm tlll the fourth hour 5 And Cyux saxcth unto lack ln mx fithus house are rn mx m insluns Nlx fxthu S hogx 1re well ful whlle h1s non N Nt lrxu for food ra Url VN N Ill VH mx father And lull spake un 0 1m ol am mth thee When soutr thou guest there I mll go also 8 And thex xrost and hetoolt them xtlxes from the land ofthe Leon xxlnth SFA was .xlmundant mth flwh to the land of 1 umancht when Lhoundethtml and hard stUdX .39 And both spake wxthm themselx es Sillllg 40 Lo ls lf not hotter to xtudx and tml m peace th ln to flsh md frohc ln fear' Selah 'R Cligif- f ,f Nnqf llw-MLW f 'XA- v' When the clods are flymg Ihzc across Ihe campus The Profeswr docsn I need io shoul and yell flnd lbs boys are razsmg a general sort of rumpus He jus! rmgs hw lztlle hell Plavmg Rough Bu! lhaz 5 enough the 2 '2 s 2,' .' thej went in 2 l .' 2 . ' , 3 ' . 5343. 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A ' X Q 72 ' -R M' l JJ,-4i:-Q - 41-41 ll 'A U 2 1 -'jk . .IE E 1 U , STUDENTS WANT ADS Our readers w1ll please glVe these advert1sements the1r careful attentlon THE GOLDEN GLUW Latest Dlscovery for Blondlnlng the Halr Only two apphcatlons xx1ll turn coarse dark brovxn ha1r to beaut1tul f1ne xx dl vx glossx golden tresses O11lx one drop to a gallon of xx ater D1scox ered bx the famous MISS Lucv Holt xx ho has the most b98.Llt1flll han' 1n Vtest Texas Sold at all drug stores IH Pac 50c and S1 00 bottles Testlmonlals bx ex erx ma1l CARD OF THANKS Mx I71 1r M1 II II x 1 tr th 111k 1 f tl I IIILI 1n111x 1 LII 1 ul x txx an lllhllfn f 5 II I 1 1 n xx une fmx m tattxacnxt fc :ture xxl11l1 be 1r1 II mx. II xxa 1. m11l1l5 brr xxn md xxa the 1 rm111t f mx l1f1 ankmg x II IL 11n f1rth1 h ll p1n1 II L1x1 n n11 THOUGHT HAIR WAS RUINED My ID 11 M1 sH lt IS 1x1th the LI 111 lph 1 hat I xx11t1 I I the n 1 m1raculous1.hamz1 III mx h111 1nc1 u 1111. x 111 xx 111l1 rful l1 c1x11x 11l r 1 1 1 Il 11111 h111 1111 FILIII 111 mi '1f11111x, ll 11 1t111n l 111 1 1 fled! 1 btilltlflll bl 111l1 ur tf11 'VIINN RII I -X 'VIARTIN Read Th1s' By a recent experlment 1n phx SICS I have d1scovered a new remedx hx vxhlch heart aches max be absolutelx cured If xou want to Hlrt be sure to secure a bot tle of thls renouned remedv Sold by all first class dI'Ll1Ig1StS Re member the bottles whlch bear mx name are the onlx genulne ones All others are fakes If xou1 dealer does not sell It addless a stamped enx elope to GRADX CA11AxxAx 8. Co 318 Cottonsecd St Comanche Tex Not1ce To WH11111 IT M11 LoNcERN I haxe lust nnlshed the course 1n the Comanche H1gh School and I also hold a hrst grade certlficate I haxe excelled all others 1n oratorx and I am contemplatlng organ 171112 a class IH the same Perfect ease on tht stage and pr111s1 manner ln the statement of facts a spec1altx Sure cure fol long VSIIIIIIIIQSS Easx St or address VWLLIF D Roscoe Oxx1 w Possum Walk N X To the Voters of the State I am takmg this means to announce mx self as canchdate tor the next p1es1 dent1al electlon Havmg been prcsldcnt of the senlor class of the Comanche H1gh School for a term of s111 months I conslder mvself novx capable to be the ch1ef execut1ve of thls natlon Your pat ronage S0l1C1t9d Yours trulx MARK CALLAWAY Gxrls Take Not1ce I haxe just Hmshed at the Comanche H1gh School and lf I do sax It mx self am conslderablv good lookmg I am planmng to enter 1good buslness but do not care to go through llfe alone Therefore lf anv glrl, vxho IS good look 1ng can cook good chlcken ple and can SIDQ' l1ke a mock1ngl11rd lb thlnklng of gettmg marrled real soon she vxlll be sorrx lf she does not see me before mak mg her cho1ce Remember I am on the market Yours for matrlmonv HUGH O BRILN Ladles and Gentlemen Do you want to be plump and prettx 1nstead of stax mg as sl1m as a bean pole I If so Ft ad the tollovxlng p1 ocess bx vxh1ch I became fat Co to bed at sundown regularlv Sleep unt1l 10 30 the next mo1n1ng Eat all the tlme xou are axx ake and drlnk be txx een tlmes Laugh vxhenex er there IS anx th1ng to laugh at and x ery often xx hen there IS not Don t t1lk much Don t vxalk much Don t take anx ant1 fat Yours for beautx MISS MIINNIII CU1vx11NG11AM WANTI' D To knoxx how the arch1tects ever planned a school bu1ld1ng large enough to hold James Ha1lex I I I . 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'W EH VW Nlght after nlght he sat and bleared hls es es wlth books Hugh O Brlen I do protest I nex er low ed mx selftlll now James Halley I ccrtamly am adored of all glrls Roscoe Owens A very Goh 1th of gas SIX cublts and a span Gus Saye T e wheels of progress clogged 1n the upper story Bacon Alexander He sprang full formed from nothmgsness Elbert Cox There s mlSChl8f IH thls man John Holt Ignorance YVltIl looks profound Prof Hemx Gantf The klng can do no wrong D P Parker The very plnk of perfectlon Mattle Archer It talked lord how lt talked Ada McDamel The long and the short of It Ludle Wmthers and Lcster Colhns Smoothe as monumental alabaster Alma Granger Ambltlon lb no cure for loxe Juha Atterbury D0 well and rlght and let the world smk Vlrgle May es On thy chm the sprlnglng beard began James Graham He would hke to trade hls dblllll to chm glrls for an ounce of common sense Cls de Klrk Where gottest thou that goose look Jlm Colhns Oh' the shortness of hfe Orren Hallex Some people have greatness thrust upon them W1ll Roberts Tender affectlon Orren HHIIGN and Juha Atterburv Flrst glrl I wonder what degree James Hallex took w hen he made that post graduate course at Yale Second glrl I don t know but I thmk It was I He IS passlonately fond of fa1r maldens and sweet muslc Gradv Callaway She s not half so tlmlfi as she looks Lou Ida Hatchett A tlreless worker among men John Holt Shy on one sublect only the ladles Mark Callaway We can study our books am tlme for they are always dlsengaged Jack Roche She hath a bewltchmg smlle Lamlle Sherrlll How long O' Lord how long Iudle Wlthers The plaln wam httle fellow each daw Wlll put on hls glox es and hls hat And then as he looks IH the glass he wlll say O' I cant be as handsome as that James HHIIQW Remalmng fresh and green the vear round Tmme Mltchcll Thou hast the fatal glft of beauty Isla Wvatt H kThose heavenly looks those dear deludmg eves Stella IC s H1s equal hwes not thank God for that Penn Holt I want a man I want a man I w ant a manslon beyond the skles I4 mma Harrls Golden halr hke sunshme streamlng Lucy, Holt lVI1rth IS good medlcme Lllhe Haw kms nv cy cv I ,y cy- 1 cya QE , QE, Q! 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He dlggeth up lnd xendeth mam Ultlqllf' md forgottcn Jokes Bacon Alexander He talks llke an lmeture Hlghtlllg' lla Roeco Ovu en Hot ur and Jamw Hallew an SN nom mous tOlmN Ol Hon Jno lx Holt remember thou rnalxut thlllm own future Y Gods wh lt a V191 Ton Viogre Alwaxe chewlnq the rag Clxdc lxlrlt And vet tls sald thlx penslxe lux xxlll talk 1 hlt vullcn coalced Grace Gage Wlth a smlle that lb chlldllkl and bland Nellen Wx att He bldg falr to be lman ll hen he ls grown Georgm Slmmons But then all great thlngs have small beglnnlngs Roh Harrls we x -. X0 r XYX 9 X S :JJ .ffe H uyulldbwen Wanted Some one to look xersltx next flll MRS O BRIEN Gul Save 18 stlll ,fzettlng long llrlght Vllll Roberts IS the blgz gest all around box ID the entlre school MISS Hlcks ltaklng h lrd exam? Id lathel' e Green than to h IX e to take thls exam She has the Qmlle that wont come off MISS Stella Fletcher f' 1 V I X l N WP-9 Z' ff! 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X' 111' ,v , ' I 1 5'-2' -N G ffl' ,Z ln I X 4 ' S . 4 1' ,f1. l lj? ffl' Pg fl Fl I . 1 . . l px M SL ALL' If x 1' 4 ' W. 'lj . ' 2 MW ij' 17 '39 A 3 1. ill W .2 - be , L-1 - ,g ..,,E?f ' ' v , ','. ff' . ' ' ' C in ', 77 c X I ful, Q GAY! tt!! ln' ' fXtGef of t l L7 l 4' ' an . q,,, H mf' X ' .l . ' l X , . . AD ERTISEMENTS None but zrst etass zrms are ounct ln these columns I you are a student trade uzth them to support Uour dte the best goods and wztt treat you right please mention the Arrow H6061 when you buy NV! NY' f . flnnuat. If not trade with them because they han- Neely Hams Cunnlngham Co Dealers ln boys and youths shoes cloth mg and underwear GIYIS and mlsses shoes, dress goods, trlmmmgs of all l-ands rlhhons, Corsets, etc if HL Mgr-1111: tr ankiiigl f' if ii an an :az 3 mf 1- Ilan XX M- EF? TYLER COMMERCIAL CO1 LEGE The lar g e s I school o Book eepmg, Short hand ana' Tel e g r a p fr y ln A merzca Adds 0 , lltat We are AHXIOUS 1 awww V0 GI' YOUI' 'TIHCIC V f 3 QQ SCHOOL IS OUT Now IS the time to go flshlng We have a time lme of all klnds of l:lSl'llI'lg tackle rods reels lmes hooks sems fold mg cots chairs etc Al so a full hne of base ball goods at lowest prlces Grve me a chance l wlll save you money C M Moore . n r . . ' .t-If N' ' LL u V .4 , LM: --:Sf-1 ,L bp 1-1 pl V' A . hz: 5, I A-1 f ,. - . ,.,g.5' . unix Nga- , , ,' 61.5 -- ,L,'t.4,: r Q NJN Q , 0 ,f-f .lfllvl f ' H lrqistk f,f' 1 '..:i,., iffy JH- ' l' L ' llllwl l'i-135.1 -3:3 L--i Tiff' o '. . .. -. f .Eg 5' EW' 2 ' f '7 '- wit ii' mf!! 'fi M 'it' jj Q T1 5 I ' . ly -A ., ,,, RA? 1 nv, ,, v::'.::':,eFF'FfE' tt - S - . ' , ' i 1-'qffyl -SQUTEIEST J l IN ll ' ' 'ia' 'W'-. ,..1 -,- .......... ' .- , Y j ' 4 V , Fill in and mail and receive H' large 162 page ca a 0 . 500 9 - ' sludenls annuallu. 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