East Texas State University - Locust Yearbook (Commerce, TX)

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Public punishment was administered to Pete Martin in the Weste-rn Week assembly. Helping in this are Alex Kibler Cback to camerab, Bill Atchley, Dean Wooten, Justo Leyendecker Cholding head of Pete Martinb, W. W. Deering, Bob Brisendine, and A. Lane Lewis. Western Week Able East Texas horsemen riding their horses', toward the stadium in the early morning hours. Riding the dark horse is Dean Wooten while Dwain Appleton is charging on his white horse. Joe Earl makes an appeal to the audi ence at the assembly. His appeal for sympathy was in the form of a song Play in for him are J. T. Adams, and Paul g Wright. A Campus Custom . Western Week has become a custom on the campus that is looked forward to with interest each year. It was 'start- ed in 1947 by Abe Spangler, president of the student council that year. Abe work- ed two years with the project and suc- ceeded in getting it on its feet enough that it has been carried on by each stu- dent president. Western Week custom requires all college personnel, students, faculty and administration to dress Western. For those who do not, there are dire penalties illustrated on these pages.

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-'F ,lb ', .' ..,,,-New iw. V I - ' '- 13 1 dance in the Student The Mitchell Gfenadiers' Crack drill team toligillfs 13??ii .llilltrollniidcitglifltyfgiit being h?1d onzthsv-fam- Union Building' Guests' for the Occlislon Kale? So? the drill team pictured is Frank Lambeth Yow talking to o 1 S9112 pus. To the e-xtreme right the on Y me Student, Faculty Activities L I The faculty rockettes were an important feature of the Faculty Frolics presented to help raise money for the television set. Pictured above, left to right, are Lizzie Huggins, Mar- thie Anders, Little Gertie,' Warmack, Laurie Taylor and Susiel' Allbright. The faculty show raised about S200 toward the cost of th ' ' ' . e proJect. The Student Council furnished the rest of the money and the set was installed in the building May 25, 1951. i We B Ma in

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J i l me L Judge Frank Lyons considers the case judge 3 of Pete Martin who was caught without the d' Western clothes. Holding Pete is Justo WHS fC Leyendecker, deputy sheriff. Behind the Dunkii Sheriff Alex Kibler could not impress his steady girl Shirley Riley with his beard. That is he could not until he grabbed her and bearded her. The scene was at an early morning breakfast held at the stadium. Western Antics, Horsepla LeftJ3cT.1.A1cil1a1rEiE,1 and his Western Week Ramblers hold the attention of the audience as they entertain. JO Ce 0T11g e members of. the orchestra are Helen Mary Goad, Bill Reeves. J. T.. Paul Wright, Y urner. Alex Kibler listens with super contentment written all over his hairy face.