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

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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.

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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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V ,,.., the case without is J usto mind the judge is George O'Neal. Sheriff Alex Kibler watches the due process of law with strict attention. Pete was found guilty and given the standard penalty: Dunking by Water until he was wet, Wet, Wet. One of the sleepiest ideas of Western Week Was an early morning C6 o'clockD breakfast held at the stadium. Free coffee and doughnuts were on hand for sleepy-eyed students who attended the affair. Were Crcler Cf The Day The penalty given students who broke the Western Week rule is shown in full execution. Here George Potts gets the Wet treatment at the hands of Bryant L. Moore, Bill Atchley and Alex Kibler. tertain- Wri