Gatesville High School - Crescent Yearbook (Gatesville, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 140 of the 1921 volume:

One Crescent 1921 Dolume Fine Class of ’21 Publication Qdtesuille High School Qatesuille, Texas Foreu;or j -i-i- E are presenting this volume of “The LL Crescent” in which, as a staff, we have recorded as best we can, the many interests of the past school year. It has been our purpose to please—to present something that in after years will recall pleasant scenes of high school life during the year 1920-21. —THE EDITORS. MR. C. C. COMER Superintendent I o 7 o C r.e 2 1 0 the man who has labored so earnestly for W the welfare and interests of the Gates-ville High School and who, altogether he has only been with us one short year, has won for himself the love and admiration of all those with whom he has come in contact; to the superintendent of the Gate3ville High School, we, the Senior Class, respectfully dedicate this the fourth volume of the “CRESCENT” Superintendent C. C. Comer Officers ana Trustees BOARD OF TRUSTEES B. B. GARRETT LEAKE AYRES J. P. KENDRICK O. K. LOVEJOY R. D. THARP TOM CARLTON W. R. PARKS OFFICERS B. B. GARRETT C. C. COMER J. P. KENDRICK President Secretary Treasurer Cm ascent I o 7 e Ci cscont: 2 1 I o 7f o Cres Faculty MRS. JNO. L. BATES History and Mathematics MATTIE BOYD History VERA SAMS English EDITH RABY Domestic Science and Art I o Fdcult MILDRED WATKINS Mathematics MERLE HORD Kn lish and History J. C. McKELVY Science GRACE BOONE Latin and Spanish 0 Qatesuille High School Seniors KATE HEARNE WINNIE PARSONS LOUISE RABY Ruskin Society Longfellow Society Ruskin Society Society Editor The Creecent Choral Club Choral Club Cr scenf Qatesuille High School Seniors GLADYS GRAHAM Longfellow Society Choral Club WILLIE MAE BRASHER Ruskin Society Choral Club JEWEL BEARD Longfellow Society Treasurer Senior Class MURRAY KENDRICK Houston Society Declaimer Business Manager The Crescent Glee Club MARVIN FLETCHER Henry Society Foot Ball President Senior Class Glee Club 2 I O 7 o Crescent Qatesuille High School Seniors RUTH WELLS Longfellow Society Choral Club ZELMA BOYD Longfellow Society LILLIE WIEGAND Ruskin Society LESLIE GUGGOLZ Houston Society R. L. BATES Henry Society Foot Ball Basket Ball Track Base Ball FRANCIS CARUTH Houston Society Basket Ball Foot Ball G. r Qdtesuille High School Seniors nh C n MINNIE MERLE BAILEY NORMA LEE BROWN Riley Society Riley Society Choral Club Tennis Team ALMA JANE BEALL Riley Society Track Team WALLACE BYERS Houston Society Foot Ball Base Ball Glee Club I o %? Crescent Qatesuille High School Seniors MARGARET POWELL Ruskin Society Choral Club HELEN BENTLEY Longfellow Society Choral Club ANNIE LAURA MILLAWAY Riley Society TROY JONES Henry Society Foot Ball Basket Ball Track Glee Club PAUL COLGIN Henry Society Foot Ball Basket Ball Track Glee Club Qatesuille High School Seniors DORIS DAVISON Riley Society Declaimer Choral Club GRACE WEST Riley Society Secretary Senior Class Choral Club EVA SMITH Riley Society EILAND LOVEJOY Henry Society Foot Ball Ass’t. Manager The Crescent Glee Club JACK TURNER Henry Society Yell Leader Qdtesuille High School Seniors i o VERA HAYES Ruskin Society Librarian GLYNN FARMER Ruskin Society Basket Ball ELIZABETH NEAVITT Lonyfellow Society PEARL CATHEY Longfellow Society WILLIAM KING Henry Society BESSIE MITCHELL Ruskin Society FANNIE MURIEL COL1HARP Riley Society Captain Baskett Ball Track Team BESSIE FARIS Riley Society SARAH BROWN Ruskin Society ANNIE LAURA GREGORY Riley Society 7 g C r cscant Qatesuille High School Seniors I o 7 q Crgscanf 2 I Qdtesuille High School Seniors ETHEL BROWN Ruskin Society Editor-in-Chief The Crescent RUTH BELL Riley Society Tennis Team FRANKIE HICKEY Longfellow Society Most Popular Girl Choral Club WINNIE PEARL FARMER Longfellow Society Biggest Flirt Choral Club KATHERINE WASHBURN Longfellow Society Choral Club I o %? Crgscant •2 I ALTA WEAVER Ruskin Society Basket Ball Choral Club LUCILE RAMSEY Riley Society Basket Ball VERA SADLER Ruskin Society Choral Club Qdtespille High School Seniors ? C nesee n f CATHERINE BROWN Ruskin Society NOLA WEAVER Ruskin Society Basket Ball Choral Club AMBER PARSONS Ruskin Society Musical Editor The Crescent Choral Club Mcknight mcmurry Henry Society Athletic Editor The Crescent Glee Club JOE BOYER Henry Society Glee Club Senior Class OFFICERS MARVIN E. FLETCHER - - - President GRACE WEST.........................Secretary JEWEL BEARD........................Treasurer MOTTO: “Not at the top, yet climbing” COLORS: Purple and White CLASS FLOWER White Carnation A Dision of the Future Listen my friends and you shall hear, Of the ups and downs of a traveller’s career; The memory of each yet lingers with me, As my travels were in thirty-three. As I traversed the continent from shore to shore, Visiting my friends from door to door, You shall learn of those who have gained their wealth And of those who are just like their former self. In an Eastern town, above a dirty little booth, I read a sign: “For the Biggest Fur Dealers’’ See Jones and Caruth. While I was in Washington To the Capitol I chanced to stray, And found there Joe Boyer, The most powerful congressman of his day. Doris was never famous as She may have planned, But she has the prettiest little home In all the land. As you remember Leslie, He was long and lank, But he’s now' president Of a New York bank In far off China, Lillie is trying the life Of a consecrated mi sionary’s wife. Eiland over many nations did roam, Until he settled with Grace in a quiet little home. I o 7 lc C t 2 1 In London to a theatre I changed to stray. And found Jack and Wallace, the great comedians of the day. Catherine, who was noted For her cherry smiles, Is now a lecturer Travelling many miles. While buying a hat in Picadilly Square I found Vera, the famous milliner there. As a business woman Ruth has won renown, And has a great big office In a great big town. Perchance you will envy Hi3 lucrative position When you hear that Marvin Is a retired physician. Paul is now a preacher In a far off land, He’s preaching the gospel To the heathen man. Murray, while travelling for his health. Married a maiden that brought him wealth. On Broadway I met the greatest Performers on piano and stage, And lo! who could it be But the Parson maids. Holding high positions and doing their best, I find the names of all the rest ode to Seniors of ’21 (With apologies to Lowell) Build thee more stately credits, oh! my senior, More than you had when you were a junior; Leave thy low numbered credits, nobler than the last, Shut thee from failure with a dome more vast, Till thou at length are graduated, Leaving thine outgrown freshmen By life’s unresting study. —L. W. C nesco n CoiNG To c 'wool WfU. I C|U£ S IfN ir o.ss sViK isj hH 6 y iLL KEEP OS Iff _______________ X IT UP W | CooKS - ■ ir AjiCrMT OC (fOWWA' Mih ■— or y,, r' A wi � ke suftfr M Tp TvA’KT ir C-t i. ?U F r Jli7T1 v s A Senior Fro ic Each senior on this night did take A basket and a smiling face, Up to the court house lawn did go To meet a bunch he well did know, A merry bunch indeed was it That upon this hayless cart did sit, Each boy and girl were full of glee, A grand old night it seemed to be. They travelled long o’er dusty road Before these seniors could unload, But soon they reached the stopping place And gazed around with smiling face. A fire was built, the lunch wa3 spread And each and every senior said, Again this thing we will repeat, For all enjoyed this glorious fete. —GLADYS GRAHAM. One Juniors We are the juniors of ’21, The best that e’er were known; We far surpass all others in knowledge, As by our grades is shown. For us geometry is easy to prove, As Miss Minnie will tell you any time, And also in history Miss Mattie will say That our lessons are always truly sublime. We would like English as well as the rest If only the themes were all left out, But Miss Vera says (perhaps 'tis only in jest) That our themes are always the very best. Then there is Spanish, “our favorite,” As many have often times said, But we say when reading the Gallic Wars We are glad that Caesar is dead. The seniors may look on us with contempt, But we never complain or fret, And tho’ we hope to be seniors in ’22, Our dear junior days we’ll never forget. —ERINE CARROLL. 0 a 10 Junior C ass DICK BLAIR GEORGE PAINTER EDITH BENTLEY BYROM, LUCILE BENTLEY, EDITH BROWN, VIRGINIA BATES, NOEMA BLAIR, DICK BERRY, JOE BAILEY, JOHN BOYER, ELSIE BROWN, TURK COLGIN, ELOISE CARROLL, ERINE DAVIDSON, ORA LEE GARCIA, LUCY GRANT, LELA BETH HEARNE, MYRTLE HUCKABEE, LOREE HALL, ROLINE OFFICERS • - - - - - - President ..................Vice-President .............Secretary-Treasurer CLASS ROLL HAMPTON, DICK HAYES. ADDIE JONES, VIRGIL McGILVRAY, TRUDIE PEARL . MILLER, MADGE McCURRY, MYRTLE McMORDIE, KATHLEEN MURRAY. BERNICE PERRY, VERNON PAINTER. GEORGE RUBARTH, MERLE RAY, GERTRUE WITCHER, MAURY WITT, ERNESTINE WILSON. MIMMIE YOUNG, LILLIE MAE YONGUE, CHLOE SOPHOMORES OF ’21 Soph omore Class OFFICERS ------- President - - - Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer CLASS ROLL GABE SMITH GEORGE KING VELLA CLARK AUTREY. BERTHA AUTREY, TOMMY BARSCH, CARL BATES, LOUVENA BERRY. CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP. ORA BRADFORD, LEANORA BROWN, TURK BURLESON, EULA CARLYLE. GLADYS CARPENTER, LUCY KATE CARPENTER, HARMON CARROLL, VERA CAYCE, SUSIE MAE CAYCE, VERA CLARK. JOHN G. CLARK VELLA FRANKS, ROBERT FARIS, NOVELLA GAMBLIN, BEATRICE GRAHAM. ALLEN HAINES, WAYNE HALBROOK, WARWICK HALL, TOM JACKSON, ROBERT JONES, BLANCHE JONES, NONA KARNES, JEWELL KING. GEORGE LOVEJOY, SOPHIE McCOLLUM, PANSY McCreary, norine McELROY, RUBY McKELVY, LUCILE MICHEAL, VIRGINIA MORRISON, HUGH MELBERN, W. H. OLDHAM, MARY OVERCASH. MAGGIE PAINTER, IRENE PAINTER, MAUDE ALICE PATTERSON, J. F. POWELL. MAYE RISINGER, THAD ROBINSON. HORACE SCOTT, I. O. STRICKLAND, JUDD TURNER, MAUDE WARE, OCIE WASHBURN, ALMA WEAVER, JUANITA WILSON, RUBY WOLFE, ANTHA J{ SopLomore Poem We of the Sophomore Class, Are composed of the very best; Of all the girls and boys, We are superior to the rest. We aren’t dignified at all, We can skip, hop and run. And as for picnics and parties, There’s where lies the fun. Of course when study hours come You never hear us at all, For we’re very quiet and busy W’hen Miss Mattie is in the hall. When you see us among a crow'd, At the church or on the street, We are always pointed out As the class one likes to meet. Of course the teachers like us, We stand in with the Prof; We always hold the rabbit’s foot, That’s the motto of a Soph. 2 i o 7 io Cr,escctif 2 1 Fres iman Class OFFICERS MILDRED SADLER GORDEN POWELL - MARGUERITE FRANKS - - - Secretary-Treasurer CLASS ROLL AYRES, DOROTHY LAWRENCE. THERESA ADAMS, ETTA MILNER. LEONARD BONE. MILDRED MURRAY, WILLIS BOYER. FRANCIS MEEKS, MARY BROWN. LOU ENA MARIOTT. GLADYS BLAIR. RAYMOND McCANN, HUGHES BOYD. MILDRED McGILVRAY, THELMA CULBERSON, BILLIE NORREL. RUSSEL CLARK. BERNICE NEW'LAND. BILL CAMPBELL, OMA POWELL, GORDEN CHATHAM, RUTH PERKINS, MARSHAL CARPENTER, HARRY LEE POWELL. J. B. CROW, J. T. PETREE. MITCHEL CURRY, BAILEY PERRY, RUTH DAVIDSON. ELGIN ROUTH. MARY DURHAM. LUKE RAMSEY, INEZ ELMS. CLINTON RICKETTS. GREELY FORE. EDDIE MAE SMITH, A DELE FREEMAN, DOFNA SHED. JIM FEGETTE. HATTIE SADLER, RUTH FLENTGE, HARRY SADLER, MILDRED FRANKS, MARGUERITE SCOTT. LUCILE GILBREATH, RALPH STOUT RHUEINA GORDON, CAMILLE THARP, ESSI2 HALL. ELIZABETH WALKER. JIM HARRIS, ESTELLE WRIGHT, ELEANORE HARDY, IMOGENE W'OLLARD. EDWIN HAINES, ZELTA LEE WrELCH, CLEO HUNTER, BOREN WINFIELD, EDWIN HENSON, ED YONGUE, SALLIE JACKSON, MINNIE YOUNG. ETHEL JONES, LOYD JONES, KERMIT KING, JOE BAILEY LARSON, BERT Freshidu?dtha Dearest people, let me tell you Of a class that’s strong and hardy, Of a class that’s worth attention, Freshman Class of ’twenty-one. On their coming into high school, Round their faces were and cheerful, All with eagerness assembled For a year of Freshman duties. Laughing were they, restless, noisy, Viewing all with eyes of wonder;. Soon they learned the ways of high school, Soon no longer blocked the stairway, Soon no longer talked in classes, Soon could march before the others, March so meekly and demurely, Without noise and without trembling, G. H. S. has now no “greenies,” All have blossomed into students, And so hail us, upper classmen, Bid us Godspeed on our journey, Trusting fortune may attend us With good spirits hovering near us. Bring us safely without sorrow To the goal of all students— To the goal of graduation. I o I 7 o C r.escent: 2 1 L uAduice to Freshmen Study, study, little fish, And some day you’ll have thy wish, If you neither stop nor linger, Soon you’ll be a reverend Senior. If you’ll have patience, toil, and care, And all thy books show lots of If'are; If you will study hard and try, You’ll be a Senior by and by. If you’ll study, work, and toil. And bum gallons of mid-night oil, If you’ll study, hard and long. You’ll be a Senior before long. So now little fish, it’s up to you, Always to G. H. S. be true, And some happy day in May You’ll finish school without delay. —JOHN BAILEY. 7 )C C rx ?scent Sub Freshmen officers JOHN HEARNE.............................President HAZEL SAUNDERS.....................Vice-President ANNETTE CONNER..........................Secretary C. B. SEARCY............................Treasurer CLASS ROLL BROWN. ALICE HARPER VICTOR BATES. OLINE HEARNE, JOHN HAMBURG, LIZZIE MOHLER, ANNIE LEE BARSCH. ARTHUR MARTIN, MARTEEN CARROLL, MAURINE McCOLLUM. ANNETTE CARROLL, VENDELYN McCURRY, LILA CHAMBERS, VERA McKELVY, CARL CLEMONS, LILLIE RAY, OTIS CLEMONS. ONA ROBINSON, ALMA CONNER, ANNETTE SAUNDERS. HAZEL CHRISMAN, ROSELLA SMITH, DAVIS EVANS, ALICE SEARCY, C. B. FAGAN, MYRTIE WARREN, EDWARD FAGAN, VERTIE WALKER, NELLIE PEARL GILMER, JOHN WASHBURN, RUBY GRUBBS, GEORGE WOLLARD, SADIE, MAE WOLF, ARTHUR Of all the things in this old world, The worst thing there can be Is a fish; there in a whirl. Mischief is all that they can see. A sub-fish is worse than that, They’re always flying around; In other people’s business They’re usually found. They hold their heads to the sky, Dare never look to the ground; They’re always working on the sly To see if they can get by. The worst class in the whole school, The sub-fish, it seems to me. THE LONGFELLOW LITERARY SOCIETY Longfe ou; Literary Society OFFICERS GLADYS GRAHAM..........................President FRANKIE HICKEY....................Vice-President RUTH WELLS.............................Secretary MEMBERS AUTREY, BERTHA BATES, LOVENA BLANKENSHIP, ORA BENTLEY, HELEN BONE. MILDRED BOYD, ZELMA BROWN, LOU ENA CARROLL, VERA CATHEY, PEARL CARROLL, MAURINE CLEMONS, LILLIE EVANS, ALICE FARIS, NOVELLA FARMER. WINNIE PEARL FEGETTE, HATTIE GRAHAM, GLADYS GORDON, CAMILLE GREGORY. ANNIE LAURA HALL ROLINE HARDY, IMOGENE HEARNE, MYRTLE HICKEY, FRANKIE HUCKABEE, LOREE JACKSON, MINNIE JONES, BLANCHE KARNES, JEWELL MOHLER, ANNA LEE McCURRY, MYRTLE McBETH, MARGARET MEEKS, MARY MICHAEL, VIRGINIA MILLER. MADGE NEAVITT, ELIZABETH OVERCASH, MAGGIE PARSONS, WINNIE PERRY, RUTH RAMSEY, LUCILE RUBARTH, MERLE ROBINSON, ALMA STRICKLAND, JUDD SCOTT. LUCILLE TURNER. MAUDE WASHBURN, RUBY WARE, OCIE WEAVER, JUANITA WELLS, RUTH WRIGHT. ELEANOR WELCH, CLEO YOUNG. LILLIE MAE Historic of the Longfe oil? Society The Longfellow Literary Society was organized in 1916, with Miss Minnie Mae Vance as director. The name Longfellow was chosen in honor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the greatest American poets. Our motto, “Work First, Then Play,” and our society colors, gold and white, were unanimously adopted at the first meeting. Provision was made for new officers to be elected each term and for a program to be rendered at least once a month. In the year 1918 the Longfellow room was redecorated with attractive pictures. A fifty dollar Liberty bond was bought by the society in the second Liberty loan drive. An honor roll was made by Arleen Smith on which all the names of the contributors were inscribed. In the same year, in a contest held between the different societies, the Longfellow was the winner of a large American flag. In 1920, the Longfellows were honored with a new leader, although we hated very much to give up Miss Vance, who had worked with us so faithfully. Our new leader is Miss Grace Boone, and under her guidance we have developed wonderfully. When high school days are over, all Longfellows realize that some of their happiest times have been spent in the dear old Longfellow Society. Longfe ou? Poem The L. L. S., the the best in school, Composed of the best of girls; They do their work and have their fun. From morn ’till sinking of the sun. Of course we’re full of mischief, But still we’re full of good; We play our jokes, and know our place. Just as wfe always should. Our number it is fifty-three, A right good bunch you see; We are just happy lassies, That’s all we wish to be. —J. B. and G. G. _ scent Patrick Henrij Literary Society OFFICERS (First Term) HORTON HARRISON..........................President GEORGE PAINTER......................Vice-President PAUL COLGIN..............................Secretary JIM COLTHARP - Serjreant-at-Arms GORDON McBETH..........................Yell Lender (Second Term) PAUL COLGIN..............................President JACK TURNER..............................Secretary FLOYD HAMPTON.....................Sergeant-at-Arms GEORGE PAINTER.........................Yell Leader MEMBERSHIP AUTREY, TOMMY KING, WILLIAM BARSCH, ARTRUR LARSON, BERT BATES. R. L. LAUDERMILK, JESSE BERRY JOE LOVEJOY, EILAND BLAIR. RAYMOND McBETH, GORDON BOYER JOE, McCANN, HUGHES BROWN, TURK McMURRY, McKNIGHT CARROLL, VENDELYN MILNER, LEONARD CARPENTER, HARMON McKELVY, CARL CLARK, JOHN G. MOORE, JOHN COLGIN, PAUL MURRAY, FOY COLTHARP, JIM NORRELL, RUSSELL DAVIDSON, ELGIN TAINTER, GEORGE DURHAM. LUKE PATTERSON. J. F. FLENTGE, HARRY PERRY. VERNON FREEMAN, ALVIN PETREE, MITCHELL FLETCHER, MARVIN POWELL. ED GILMER JOHN RISINGER, THAD GILMER, LOYD SHED, JIM HAMPTON, FLOYD SMITH, GABE HALL. TOM TURNER. JACK HALBROOK, WARWICK WALKER, JIM HARRISON, HARLAN WARREN, RALPH HENSON, ED WINFIELD, EDWIN HUNTER, BOREN WOLLARD, ED JONES, LOYD W ARREN, EDWARD JONES, TROY YONGUE, TALLIE KING, JOE BAILEY History of Patric k Henry Society The Patrick Henry Literary Society was organized on Friday, September 29, 1916. Mr. 0. W. Greene was chosen as its director and Mackie Walker was the first president, Fitzhugh Lovejoy, Raymond Ray, Buck Holmes, Gibbs Williamson, Roscoe Graham, Jim McClellan, Fred Chamlee, Harlan Harrison and Paul Colgin succeeding him in the order named. The society has been a means of developing friendly rivalry between the students. We have excellent athletic material in our society. Our members include some of the best football, baseball and track material. We call special attention to our directors since Mr. Greene. The director succeeding Mr. Greene was Mr. Troy Brooks. Miss Merle Mears (Mrs. Clay McClellan) succeeded him, and now Mr. J. C. McKelvy is our director. These people have given unreservedly their time and support, and are largely responsible for our society being, in our minds, the best in school. S HO Ct yscant Riley Literary Society OFFICERS (First Term) BESSIE FARIS.............................President NONA JONES..........................Vice-President VIRGINIA BROWN.................Secretary-Treasurer MILDRED SADLER...................Serjreant-at-Ames (Second Term) GRACE WEST...............................President VERA CAYCE..........................Vice-President BERNICE MURRAY.................Secretary-Treasurer THERESA LAWRENCE .... Sergeant-at-Armes MEMBERSHIP ADAMS. ETTA FARIS. BESSIE BAILEY, MINNIE MERLE FRANKS, MARGUERITE BATES. NOEMA FAGAN. MYRTIE BEALL, ALMA JANE GARCIA, LUCY BELL, RUTH HALL, ELIZABETH BRADFORD. LEANORA HAYES, ADDIE BROWN, NORMA LEE JONES, NONA BROWN. VIRGINIA LAWRENCE, THERESA BURLESON, EULA McCOLLUM, PANSY BYROM. LUCILE McKELVY, LUCILE BOYER. ELSIE MILLAWAY, ANNIE LAURIE BATES, OLENE MURRAY, BERNICE CAMPBELL, OMA PAINTER, IRENE CARLYLE. GLADYS PERRYMAN, ALLENE CARPENTER. LUCY KATE RAMSEY, INEZ CAYCE ROSAMOND SAUNDERS, HAZEL CAYCE, VERA SADLER, MILDRED CLARK. BERNICE SADLER, RUTH COLGIN, ELOISE SMITH, EVA COLTHARP, FANNIE MURIEL STOUT. RHUEINA CHAMBERS, VERA WASHBURN, KATHERINE CLEMONS, ONA WEST, GRACE DAVISON, DORIS WILSON, MIMMIE DAVIDSON, ORA LEE WOLFE, ANTHA YONGUE. CHLOE YOUNG. ETHEL History of Rileij Literary Society The Riley Literary Society was organized in the fall of 1916, with Miss Minnie Watkins as leader, and the name Riley was chosen because his works so typify the life of the mass of the American people. Some of the strongest pupils of the school were assigned to the Riley Society and it has retained that strength up until the present day. The society began by winning the basket ball championship for the year 1916, and has continued to hold the championship, with the exception of one year, up to the present time. In 1916 the society room was also very beautifully decorated with pictures. In 1917, the Rileys, true to their spirit of service and loyalty, did their part in the great World War by purchasing a Liberty bond. This bond was donated to the library, but the memory of its purchase is perpetuated by an honor roll of the names of those who contributed and this roll is kept hanging on the wall of the society room. Ruth Bell and Norma Lee Brown, then freshmen in the high school, painted it. The year 1918 marks a high tide in the Riley Literary Society’s progress. In the Gatesville Meet she won more points than the total number of points made by both the Ruskins and Longfellows. In this year a beautiful bust of Riley was placed in the society room. The Riley Literary Society boats the honor of never having been defeated in tennis, Vivian Arnold and Edith Jone3 first won the championship for us and Ruth Bell and Norma Lee Brown have continued to hold it. The place that the Riley Literary Society occupies in G. H. S. can easily be seen by the representation sent by Gatesville to the District Meet. All three girl representatives were Rileys. Mav the Rileys never occupy any place in G. H. S. except the first. A Rileij Poem Are you interested in societies? Almost all the pupils are, And I shall tell you of one That is held without a mar. It’s a society called the “Rileys,” Do you wonder at the name? We took it from a person That has won his honor and fame Throughout the world we hear of Riley, Of his many deeds and facts, And each of his many members Are learning from his tracks. We have heard other societies declare In the rooms and in the hall, That they never could take honors For the Rileys won them all. Now we mean to hold together For we’re proud of the Riley band, And all regardless of the weather We’ll remain the best in the land. I o 7 ]G Cr s n f 2 1 Sam Houston Literarij Society OFFICERS FRANCIS CARUTH.........................President RAYMOND EDWARDS..................Vice-President DICK BLAIR............................Secretary WALLACE BYERS..................Sergeant-at-Arms GORDEN POWELL.........................Yell Leader MEMBERSHIP BAILEY, JOHN JONES, VIRGIL BARSCH, CARL KENDRICK, MURRAY BERRY, CHARLIE KING, GEORGE BLAIR. DICK KOATHER, ADOLPH BOYER, FRANCIS MARTIN, MARTEEN BYERS, WALLACE MELBERN, W. H. CARPENTER, HARRY LEE MORRISON, HUGH CARUTH. FRANCIS MURRAY. WILLIS CULBERSON, RILEY NEWLAND, BILL CURRY, BAILEY PERKINS, MARSHALL CROW, J. T. POWELL, GORDEN DAVIDSON, AUBREY POWELL, J. B. DAVIDSON, HUEY RICKETTS, GREELY EDWARDS. RAYMOND RAY OTIS ELMS, CLINTON ROBINSON, HORACE FRANKS, ROBERT RIJTHERFORD, ADOLPH FREEMAN, LOUIS SEARCY, C. B. GILBREATH, RALPH SMITH, DAVIS GRAHAM. A. B. SMITH, FRED GRAHAM, ALLEN SMITH, MEADOR GUGGOLZ, LESLIE STOUT, ROBERT GRUBB. GEORGE WALKER, GARLAND HAINES, WAYNE WARE, LOYD HARPER, VICTOR WITCHER. MAURY HEARNE, JOHN WARD, RAYMOND JACKSON, ROBERT WOLF. ARTHUR JOHNSON, FRANCIS ZEIGLER, BOB JONES, KERMIT Histroy of Sam Houston Literary Society The Sam Houston Literary Society was organized in the fall of 1916, and Miss Mattie Boyd was made director. During its short history of five years it has had ten presidents—Willis McAnnulty and John Clements for the fall term of 1916, Joe Durenberger, spring term 1917; Rex Clawson, fall of 1917; Houston Davis, spring of 1918; Hollan Holmes, fall 1918; Fred Bentley, spring 1919; Edwin Stone, fall 1919; W. L. Ayre3, spring 1920, and Francis Caruth at the present time. To John Clements, one of our first presidents, and the first program committee composed of H. B. Perryman, Travis Franks and Eliott Sadler, belongs the honor of starting the society on the right road to success. At first it was strictly a literary society, but later it was found to contain some fine athletic material, and we began challenging our rivals, the Patrick Henrys, for a series of basketball games. They replied by accepting and challenging us to play them in tennis. This started the athletic rivalry between the societies. We wron the championship in basketball for three years, but no games have been played between the societies this year. In tennis we have not done so well, only winning the championship one year, in 1918, Mat Jones and Hollan Holmes representing us. But we have sent three tennis yscant players to the district meet—Travis Franks, Raymond Ray and Mat Jones. In spelling and debate we have done fairly well. We won the debate in 1920. We have also furnished the County Meet speller. Several of the best de-claimers have been Houstons. Our society as a whole has always had a high literary standard, and was called upon to give, in chapel, a Liberty loan program. Members who have made their names great in the society’s activities are as follows: Basket Ball: Earl W’alker, Ellie Hayes, Leander Guggolz, Lindsey Oldham, Hollan Holmes, Mat Jones, Francis Caruth, and Bob Zeigler. Tennis: Houston Davis, Travis Franks, Raymond Ray, Hollan Holmes, Mat Jones, Dick Blair and Robert Franks. Debate: Travis Franks, Murray Kendrick and W. L. Ayres. Spelling: Rex Clawson, W. L. Ayres and Murray Kendrick. Track: Honeycut Caton, Hollan Holmes, Mar- shall Perkins and Greely Ricketts. Literary Leaders: John Clements, Joe Durenber-ger, Rex Clawson, Houston Davis, Hollan Holmes and W. L. Ayres. But it is to the pride of our society that we call especial attention—pride and the love we have for it and its director. We are proud of its great achievements and its future possibilities; proud of the members it has had, for our record stands unblemished today, because we have a society of thoroughbreds. 0 RUSKIN LITERARY SOCIETY n Ruskin Literar 1 Society OFFICERS VERA SADLER ETHEL BROWN LOUISE RABY MEMBERS - President Vice-President Secretary AYRES, DOROTHY BROWN, ALICE BENTLEY, EDITH BROWN, ETHEL BROWN, SARAH BROWN, CATHERINE BRASHER, WILLIE MAE BAMBURG, LIZZIE CHRISM AN, ROSELLA CONNER, ANNETTE CARROLL, ERIN CAYCE, SUSIE MAE CHATHAM, RUTH CLARK, VELLA FAGAN, VERTIE FARMER, GLYNN FORE, EDDIE MAE GAMBLIN, BEATRICE GRANT, LELA BETH HAINES, ZELTA LEE HARRIS, ESTELLE HAYES, VERA HEARNE, KATE LOVEJOY, SOPHIE MeCOLLUM, ANETTE McCURRY, LILA McCREARY, NORINE McELROY, RUBY McMORDIE, KATHLEEN MARIOTT, GLADYS MITCHELL. BESSIE OLDHAM. MARY PAINTER, MAUDE ALICE PARSONS, AMBER POWELL. MARGARET POWELL, MAYE RABY. LOUISE RAY GERTRUE SADLER, VERA SMITH, ADELLE THARP, ESSIE WASHBURN, ALMA WALKER. NELLIE P. WOLLARD, SADIE MAE WEAVER, ALTA WEAVER, NOLA WIEGAND, LILLIE WILSON, RUBY WITT, ERNESTINE Histroi] of Ruskin Literary Society The Ruskin Literary Society was one of the three new girl societies organized in 1916, when a reorganization of the societies took place. The name “Ruskin” was very appropriately chosen because Ruskin, the great novelist, has written so much in appreciation of woman. His theory was that the purpose of all education was to acquire power to bless and redeem human society, and that in this noble work woman must always play the leading part. Miss Anne Baines, at that time English teacher in the high school, was placed in charge of this society. At the first meeting an election of officers was held, and to Mary Culberson belongs the honor of being our first president. The society colors, green and gold, and society flower, the daisy, were adopted. The first year the society room was redecorated with several pictures and a beautiful bust of Ruskin. The second year was a very short one for the society, for on account of the flu” rage, school was suspended several months. During this time also the great World War was going on and we helped to do our “bit” by buying a Liberty bond. In the society room now hangs an honor roll of those who bought the bond. That year we had two different leaders—Mr. Matthews and Professor Harris. At the beginning of the new term in September, 1919, Miss Vera Sams became our leader and we took up society work with renewed vigor. Meetings were held regularly and a splendid basketball team was organized. In a series of games played between the societies the Ruskin came out victorious. We also won in the essay writing contest that year. Beginning the year 1920 Miss Sams was again our leader and continued to serve as 3uch until a few months before the close of school Under Miss Ivy CThe Ruslans We Ruskins are a real smart set, The best in school by far, you bet; Of course the Longfellows and Rileys are fine, But the Ruskins they cannot outshine. The Houstons and Henrys are also smart; Let the high aim of the Ruskins never depart. Our leader, Miss Straw, is awfully clever. We hope our leader she will be forever. In our society there are no boys. But still we have lots of joys; About forty is our bunch— You ought to be here when we serve lunch. We have programs and things that are good to eat, I’ll tell you the Ruskins cannot be beat. QThe Dau before the Fair Such a clutter! Such a clutter. All the school is in a flutter! Making gallant preparations For the Fair. Every Junior, every Senior, And the high school foot-ball team, sir, All will be well represented At the Fair. All the Rileys, all the Ruskins, Gallant Henrys, and brave Houstons Will parade the streets of Gatesville For the Fair. CHORAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP MISS BESSIE CROUCH -MISS AMBER PARSONS BEARD, JEWEL BENTLEY, EDITH BYROM, LUCILE BENTLEY. HELEN BROWN, VIRGINIA BROWN, CATHERINE BROWN, LOVENA BRASHER, WILLIE MAE BAILEY, MINNIE MERLE CARLYLE, GLADYS CLARK. BERNICE COLGIN, ELOISE CAYCE, SUSIE MAE CURRY, MAGGIE LEE DAVIDSON, ORA LEE DAVISON, DORIS FARMER. WINNIE PEARL GRAHAM. GLADYS GRANT, LELA BETH GORDON. CAMILLE Director Pianist HALL ROLINE HICKEY, FRANKIE McCREARY, NORINE MILLER. MADGE NEAVITT, ELIZABETH OLDHAM, MARY PARSONS, WINNIE POWELL. MARGARET RABY, LOUISE RUBARTH, MERLE RAY, GERTRUE SADLER, MILDRED SADLER. RUTH SMITH, ADELLE WEST, GRACE WEAVER, ALTA WEAVER, NOLA W ASHBURN. CATHERINE QUARTETTE GLADYS GRAHAM WINNIE PARSONS MAGGIE LEE CURRY MYRTLE McCURRY Choral Clu Program (RENDERED AT REGAL THEATRE) 1. “Voices of the Woods” - - Rubenstein Chorus 2. “Neath the Autumn Moon” - Vanderpool Miss Myrtle McCurry 3. “The Raven”..........................Poe Miss Elizabeth Hall 4. “Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home” - Chorus 5. (a) Air on the G String - - - Bach (b) “Lion du Bal” ... - Gillet Mrs. F. 0. Burt G. “Whispering”...................... Miss Winnie Parsons 7. “Cut Where the West Begins” Chorus 8. “The Lion and the Mouse” - Miss Doris Davison 9. (a) “The Star” - Rodgers (b) “The Nightengale” ... Zellar Mrs. Y. J. Honeycut 10. “Barcarolle” from Tales of Hoffman -Chorus J Qlee C ub BERRY, JOE BYERS, WALLACE BOYER, JOE COLGIN, PAUL FLETCHER, MARVIN FREEMAN, LOUIS HAMPTON, FLOYD JONES, TROY JONES, VIRGIL KINDRICK, MURRAY JOHNSON, FRANCIS LOVEJOY, El LAND McMURRY, McKNIGHT PAINTER, GEORGE QUARTETTE BERRY, JOE HAMPTON, FLOYD FLETCHER, MARVIN PAINTER, GEORGE Contest Contests were held for the “Most Popular Girl” and the “Biggest Flirt” among the girls, and for the “Best All-Round Boy” and the “Most Hopeless Boy.” The contests began on January 14th and closed on the night of January 21st, with a big box supper. Each vote was worth one cent, and the purchaser of each box was allowed one-half as many votes as the price of the box. The winners, whose pictures appear on the following pages, are: “The Most Popular Girl,” Miss Frankie Hickey. “The Biggest Flirt,” Miss Winnie Pearl Farmer. “The Best All-Round Boy,” Mr. Paul Colgin. “The Most Hopeless Boy,” Mr. Boren Hunter. The proceeds of the contest and box supper went to The Crescent. PAUL COLGIN Best All-Round Boy” H31NQH N3H03 Socid Column LAMPASAS— After the football game between the Lampasas eleven and the Gatesville eleven, the senior and junior girls entertained the two teams with a picnic supper. Two large tables were filled with good things to eat. Although the Lampasas team suffered defeat in the game, they seemed to enjoy the supper very much. LUTHERAN COLLEGE— The Lutheran College team was entertained with a supper after the game, given by the junior and senior girls. Everyone enjoyed the eats and the fun, and were in fine spirits when the supper broke up about 7 o’clock. REAGAN— The senior girls entertained the home football team and the team of the Reagan High School with a party on October 20, 1920. The basement of the high school building was appropriately decorated in black and gold, the school colors. Different games were played and after the refreshments everyone went home saying they had had a fine time. WACO— On Friday, October 29, the senior girls gave a little social for both teams after the basketball game with the Baylor Cubs. Games were played and punch was served throughout the evening. Reception for Student Body On the first Thursday evening of school, September 16, 1920, a reception was given to the new students and teachers of the G. H. S. The entire school met on the campus in front of the grammar school building at 7:30 o'clock. Each pupil brought a pencil and paper, and a prize was given to the person who got the greatest number of names of new acquaintances on their paper within the time of thirty minutes. After one-half hour everyone went into the high school building where the names were counted and the prize awarded. A. B. Graham received the prize for the boys, which was a pipe, and Lucile Crawford the prize for the girls, which was a pearl necklace. The audience was then entertained by two comedians, Messrs. Jack Turner and Wallace Byers. After a short but interesting entertainment, everybody was invited to the campus, where ice cream cones were served. When nine o’clock came everyone went home, feeling more like beginning work again the next morning. I o 2 1 7 lG C r SCQTlf Athletic uAcnieuements This is a very auspices year for athletics in the Gatesville High School, and one that will be remembered for a long time to come. Athletics in this school are being supported better this year than in any previous year of the school’s history. The school, the business men and the patrons of our school, are backing up our athletic department in fine style. The high school student body has already exhibited excellent patriotic spirit this year. We are a winning scohol that has a winning team in Foot Ball, Basket Bali, Track, and Base Ball. ■AtiVK-V V- 1920 FOOT BALL SQUAD In recidtion Mr. Fred Prewitt’s name in Gatesville will from now on be always associated with that of successful foot ball. He moulded a squad of big fellows, some with little or no training, into a machine that never failed during 1920 to smash all of its opponents when running smoothly. Prewitt is a fine gentleman, and a leader with influence among the boys. Our high school will always remember his untiring efforts and sacrifices he made that the Gatesville schools might boast of a wonderful foot ball team. FOOT BALL SCORES - Lampasas - - - Comanche - Lutheran College - Hico --- - - Hamilton - - - Raegan - - - Stephenville - State School - - McGregor - Waco Opponents 0 42 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 Foot Ball 1 2 (1)—RAYMOND EDWARDS, Guard. Edwards is another one of our players. He plays at guard and shows a good football spirit throughout the game. He will be with us next year. (2) —EILAND LOVE JOY (Loco). “Loco,” a fast, brilliant player, is one of the mainstays of the team. In the season of 1920 he played at two positions, end and halfback. He is a good ground-gainer and receives forward passes in grand style. We hate to lose “Loco” from our team, but he will be a star wherever you find him. (3) —R. L. BATES, Tackle. Bates is one of our dependable players. He plays in the line and hits his opponent hard. At tackle, he plays a good game. Bates can always be counted on to serve us with some first-class playing. A great future awaits our friend Bates as a football player. (4) —JOE BERRY, Tackle and Guard. During the season, Berry played at tackle part of the time, and at guard the remainder of the season. He played exceptionally well this season, and his tackling has no equal. Watch out for Joe Berry next season. Foot ball 12 3 4 (1) —TROY JONES (Hannibal). “Hannibal” is a live wire when it comes to playing football. He has plenty of pep and ginger and works hard throughout the game. Troy makes sensational end runs and receives forward passes excellently. He will be greatly missed from our school, as he finishes this year. (2) —J. F. PATTERSON, Tackle. One of our substitute players is J. F. Patterson. He played at tackle in two games and showred up well. He is a hard hitter and a fierce tackier. Watch out for Pat next year. (3) —CHARLIE BERRY, End. Charlie has played in a few games of the season. He is a fast runner and Coach played him at end. At this position he played a good game, and we’re counting on Charlie as one our best players next year. (4) —LOYD WARE (Captain 1921). A hard hitter and a fast runner is our fullback. Ware has w’orlds of football in him. You can always depend on him getting his man. Loyd is an excellent player when it comes to line plunging. He is full of pep and ginger, and you need not worry about G. H. S. winning when Ware is in the game. He will be with us again next year. ? C nescozi t 2 1 Foot ball 12 3 4 (1) —HARLAN HARRISON (Jack), Tackle. A hard hitter and a sure tackier is our friend Jack. At tackle he plays an excellent game. Jack i3 as hard as a brick wall and his opponents cannot knock him out of the way. Harrison finishes high school this year, and his place will be hard to fill next year . (2) —MARVIN FLETCHER, End. Fletcher has participated in most of the games this season. Although he’s not a heavyweight, he is nevertheless a good football player. He played at left-end this season and receives forward passes in grand style and makes a good many tackles. (3) —GEORGE PAINTER (Captain), Half-Back. George has played great football this year. He has been in the game at three positions, quarter, full-back and half, and in each of these has shown up fine. He has made a very successful captain this season. (4) —GORDEN POWELL, End. Gorden Powell was one of our most valuable players on our 1920 football team. He played at end in nearly every game and showed some classy playing. He was fast on his feet and he received forward passes excellently. Fortunately for G. H. S., Gordon will be back with us next year. C H.S Foot ball 12 3 4 (D—PAUL C. COLGIN, Half-Back. At the first of the season Colgin played end and made good. Later in the Hico game he was shifted to the back-field and it was found that he could play half better than end. His wonderful side-stepping and swiftness have won many points for U3. He receives forward passes like a star. (2) —MEADOR SMITH, Guard. Smith worked hard during the season and won a position on the team. He played a good game at guard. He hits the line hard and he gets his man nearly every time. Smith will be with us again next year. (3) —DICK BLAIR, Guard. Another player that can be counted on is Dick Blair. During the season, he played a good game at guard. He is one of the hardest hitting linesmen of the state. He will be back next year and you will hear great things from him. (4) —FRANCIS CARUTH, Quarter-Back. Caruth, our Quarter-back, of whom G. H. S. will always be proud, has worked hard during this season. His signal is fast and snappy. He has great skill in the art of forward passing and very few’ times does he fail. His punting has been a source of credit to the team. Caruth is one of our best back-field men and we regret very much to see him leave our gridiron. Foot ball and basket ball 12 3 4 (1)—E. WALLACE BYERS (Colonel), Center. “Colonel” Byers, our center, has played in every game this season. He has shown some snappy playing during this entire season. He plays well on the offensive and also on the defensive. “Colonel” puts up a good fight in every game, and is full of nerve, grit and pep. (2) CARUTH. “Energy” was one of the most dependable men on the team. While he was not as fast and did not have the reach of some others, yet he could always be relied upon to keep a clear head and deliver the goods in case of a pinch. His man never made a goal that Caruth did not contest his right to it to the utmost. (3) —JONES. “Hannibal” will go down in local history as the captain of the first Gatesville team to receive state-wide recognition. His long reach and good eye for the basket made of him a wondreful offensive player. When next year’s five assembles, it will find a vacant place that is going to be mighty hard to fill. (4) —ROBINSON. Horace has the advantage over the other boys in that his basket ball career lies largely in the future and all those w'ho have seen him on the field this season will say, “Look out for Robinson the next two years.” basket Ball 12 3 4 (1) —ZEIGLER. “Old Bob,” as the boys call him, was one of the most valuable assets of the team, always willing to undertake the hard task, bearing the hard knocks without a complaint, ready to sit on the sideline without a murmur, waiting to serve the team. He probably contributed more to the cause of good sportsmanship and the formation of a perfect machine than any man on the team. (2) —BROWN. Turk, while not a spectacular player, was one of the most reliable on the team. He was always just at the right spot at the right minute without having seemed to put forth much effort to get there. He will form the nucleus of next year’s five. (3) —BATES. Bates could always be distinguished as the long, tall fellow with the wonderful reach, and that reach was a powerful asset to the team. He pitched 11 field goals in the Higgins game alone. He will be remember for years as one of the best players Gatesville has ever produced. (4) —COLGIN. Paul, the court idol of that species that is more deadly than the male, was a constant source of amazement to the spectators and to his opponents as well, for how could a short man suddenly become so long! He was the speediest man on the team and that speed was responsible for the marring of many a pretty shot at the opponent’s basket. boys' basket ball Team Our boys’ basket ball team has passed through a very successful season this year. The team worked hard and due to the efficient coaching of Miss Minnie Watkins we were able to put out one of the strongest teams in the State. Much credit is also due the second team which w’as always on the job boosting and giving them good, stiff practice preparatory to their games. It was our good luck this season to win the championship of the county, district, bi-district and to have the privilege of going to Austin to compete for State championship. The early part of the season was devoted to the determination of the county championship. The final game was played with Turnersville and resulted in a score of 34 to 5 in Gatesville’s favor. The first game j I o V ie Crscsconf of the district series was played with Pottsville at Evant. Pottsville was supported by a large body of Hamilton county people and for a time it looked like Gatesville’s laurels w’ere to be turned into weeping willows, but the team rallied in the last few minutes of play and when the final whistle blew, they had the large margin of 13 points. Bates and Colgin with Robinson were the close contending stars of the game. The next game was played with Temple at McGregor. Temple came confident, but the “rabbit twisters from Coryell”proved too much for her and literally snowed her under. She could not break down the defense of Colgin and Caruth and Brown, assisted by the good passing of Jones and Bates, soon piled up a big score. The big game of the season was played with Waco at Temple. Waco had defeated many of the strong teams of the State and was very hopeful of winning State honors. Both teams went into the fray backed by a large body of rooters, but it did not take the spectators long to see that Waco’s championship bubble was soon to burst. Waco fought hard and died harder. Jones played the best game of the day with Bates and Brown close contenders for honors. The bi-district game was played with the Hillsboro district. Caruth was decidedly the star of the Covington game. Time and again he kept her from scoring, sometimes even performing the difficult task of guarding two men. This victory gave Gatesville the right to go to Austin to compete for State championship. We drew Higgins, a Panhandle team that held the championship of forty-two counties, but they proved easy in Gatesville’s hands. The game with Houston came next. Houston had literally swamped Ozona in her first game and many basket ball fans had selected her as a possible State champion. The game was one of the closest and fastest of the tournament. Houston won by the narrow margin of 12 to 9, and it is possible that if there had been an even break of luck, the score might have been different. The next day El Paso defeated Houston, but the Houston coach attributed the defeat, not to El Paso’s strength, but to the lack of time to recuperate from the effects of the Gatesville game. Rated according to comparative scores, Gatesville ranked third with El Paso and Houston leading her. No player starred individually, but the team worked like a great machine. In conclusion, we should not forget Zeigler. Although only a sub, he contributed a large share toward developing a perfect team and will form the backbone of the squad next year. A great deal of the credit for the success of the team is due to the hearty co-operation of the citizenship of the town. It was due to their a1 a aai a amaa f A flsfl KaIFO XI'QVO O K10 f ft Q f The Race for Championship Waco fought for championship. Her fight was noble and grand, But against G. H. S. She knew she could not stand. So she handed us the championship, Gave us a chance to win the cup. But when we got to Austin, We played against our luck. Another team won the championship. She won it straight and fair, But when we got through at Austin, They knew that Gatesville was there. Our boys put Gatesville on the map, Two players were called all star, And when the season opens again, Texas will know where they are. —RAYMOND BLAIR. I o ) ? C nascent boys’ basket ball SCORES Gatesville Opponents 37 . - Levita - 21 27 - - Mt. Zion - 13 15 . - Turnersville 14 58 . - Rosenthal - 10 36 - - Gatesville Stars 12 67 - - Baylor Scrubs 6 2 - - Ireland - 0 27 . - Jonesboro - 21 34 . - Turnersville 5 43 _ . Gatesville Stars - - 18 50 . . Pottsville ... 37 40 - - Temple - - 9 24 . - Waco - 15 18 - - Coryell County Stars - 12 32 - - Covington - 24 32 - - Higgins 13 9 - - Houston ... 12 Gatesville 19 SECOND TEAM Opponents - White Hall - - 11 24 - - Levita - 17 12 . - Mt. Zion - 12 35 - - Ewing - - - - 17 16 - - Turnersville 23 17 - Ewing 9 GIRLS’ Gatesville 24 BASKETBALL SCORES Opponents Turnersville - 25 32 _ . Mound - 13 23 - - Levita - 4 11 - - Turnersville 13 22 - - Mound - - - 16 2 1 BLAIR AND PAINTER Our tennis career for 1921 was one that will put Gatesville on the map in the future as competitors for honors in tennis. Dick Blair and George Painter were the players and in both society and county games they were winners. In the District Meet they won second place, and next year look out for first place. I o )e C r.cscent WKSKJm SENIOR TRACK FRESHMAN TKACK JUNIOR TRACK COACH SEN Track The track team of 1921 has won gloriously over all opponents up to the time “The Crescent’ goes to press. In the County Meet Gatesville won the Athletic Cup and went to the District Meet at Waco. Our team won this meet with a score of 52 against the closest opponent’s 19 points. This team will go to Austin to the State Meet and they expect to bring home all the first honors. Under the leadership of the coach, Miss Minnie Watkins, we probably have the best track team in Texas. The members of the team are: Dick Hampton, R. L. Bates, Troy Jones, Jim Walker, Paul Colgin, Bob Zeigler, Marshall Perkins, and Greely Rickets. Jones was the highest individual point winner in both the County and District Meets. base ball Our base ball team has only played a few “home games” this season. This was due to the fact, not that we have not a splendid team, but that the basket ball season ran so far over that little time was left for base ball. We hope next year to have a very successful season. TEAM BYERS, WALLACE -Berry, Joe -BLAIR, DICK - - - BERRY, CHARLIE SCOTT, I. 0. - - - POWELL, J. B. BATES, R. L. - - - PAINTER, GEORGE -JONES, TROY Catcher Pitcher First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Right Field Center Field Left Field I o 2 1 Hho Cnesce n Smile Awhile Miss Sams: Class, I am dismissing you ten minutes early today. Please go out quietly so as not to wake the other classes.” Miss Minnie (in geometry class): “Say! you fellows stop that noise over there!” Murray: “Why, I just dropped a perpendicular.” Miss Mattie (in history class): “When did Julius Caesar make his will?” Tom: “Er-er-er before he died, I think.” Mr. McKelvy: “What is meant by the acid test?” Elgin: “Going on living after your best girl hands you a lemon.” Miss Boone: “Merle, do you understand Spanish? Merle: “Yes, if it’3 spoken in English.” Miss Straw: “What are the three words most com- monly used by the senior class?” Ruth: “I don’t know.” Miss Straw: “Correct.” Mrs. Bates: “Which travels the faster, heat or cold?” Camille: “Heat, of course; anybody can catch a cold.” Miss Hord: “This makes four times I have had to punish you this week. What have you to say about it?” Boren: “I’m glad this is Friday.” Mr. Comer (to a fish): So sir, you said that I was a learned jackass, did you?” Fish: “No sir, I merely remarked that you were a burro of information.” Norine (as she enters a dry goods store): “I want some hose for gym.” Clerk: “How old is Jim.” Soph: “Did you ever take chloroform Fresh: “No, is that a science.” Miss Vera: “What does cherub mean?” Helen: “It means a small angel.” Miss Vera: “Well Troy, what does cherubin mean?” Troy: “A big one, I guess.” Estell Harris: “With one stroke of my brush I can change a smiling child into a weeping one.” Mr. Comer (dryly): “I can do the same with a broom- stick.” Practical High School Dictionary Allowance: See quicksilver. Alike: Boren Hunter and R. L. Bates. A. W. O. L.: Ancient War on Lice. Bath: Semi-annual medicine. Class: Indirect cause of interrupted sleep. Clock: Direct cause. Camouflage: A girl’s complexion. Cut: To sleep; overcut. See Comer. Date: Another evening gone. Discovery: Recently made when Francis Boyer learned that a “monastery” was not a “menagerie.” Dancing: A pleasant form of exercise. Diploma: The paternal receipt. Exams: Unnecessary evil. Flunk: A thing unknown in G. H. S. Games: (1) Those that you lose at; (2) Those that the team wins. Girls: (1) Persons that every boy thinks about but never understands; (2) Essence of sweetness(?) Kiss: Free transportation of germs. Love: See Cynic. Life: One thing after another. Morning: The time we hate to get up. O. D.: 0, Dear. 0. S. P.: Only Small Pox. Pass: To do work satisfactorily. Philosophy: Definition for anything you don’t understand. Physics Laboratory: Toy shop for entertainment of “fish.” Universe: Too insignificant to define here. Saturday: The Knight of the Bath. S. 0. L.: Sick of Life. Thesis: The reason you don’t take the course. Vacation: An excuse for going to Waco. Work: A good word to use around home. ----o---- A Freshman hesitates on the word “connoisseur.” Mr. McKelvy: “What would you call a man who pretends to know everything?” C. B.: “A professor.” Soph (to fish): “Say, can you spare a minute or two?” Fish: “Yes, why?” Soph: “Tell all the knowledge you know.” I o 0%? L nesccnf •2 1 ITotice on Prof. Comer's Office Door 1. Freshmen, entering when they please, will leave the door wide open or apologize. 2. Those having no business should remain as long as possible, take a chair and lean against the wall; it will preserve the wall and prevent it falling down. 3. All are required to smoke, especially while interviewing the Professor. Tobacco and cigars of the finest brand will be supplied. 4. Spit on the floor as the spittoons are only for ornaments. 5. Talk loud or whistle, especially if the professor is busy. If this has not the desired effect, sing. 6. Freshmen havine no business will call often or excuse themselves. 7. Put your feet on the table or lean on the desk; it will be a great assistance to those who are waiting. HOW TO STAND IN WITH THE TEACHERS Miss Mattie—Be in hall by 8:40. Miss Hord—Sing loud in chapel. Miss Minnie—Support athletics. Miss Boone—Speak unknown tongue. Miss Straw—See things as she does. Miss Edith—Learn to make cornbread. Mrs. Bates—Do be solemn. Mr. Comer—Do not smoke cigarettes. Mr. McKelvy—Laugh at his jokes, for many a joke has he. ------0------ Senior Candidate: “To be or not to be—that is the question.”—Hamlpt.. Burglars: “How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank.”—Merchant of Venice. Irate Consumer (to profiteers): “Sweep on. vou fat and greasy citizens!”—As You Like It. Congressman: “I have neither wit. nor words, nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech to stir men’s blood, I only speak right on.”—Julius Caesar. I o 7 o Cr esconf 2 1 Library Rules The library rules are strict indeed, You can’t even speak when you’re in need; There’s always a teacher right near you, Who takes your name for the least thing you do, Or else Mr. Comer will look through the door And say, “Look here, this must happen no more.” There are magazines and a “few” good books Which must be read in some quiet nook, Or in some place where no teacher is near And where there’ll be small chance of one to appear. But for fear we be caught by some hook or crook, We have laid near at hand a reference book. Some day Mr. Comer might surprise you, By coming and asking a question or two; What are you reading, wherefore and why? Then, of course, you will have to reply. He looks at you but says no more— Just come to my office after four. —L. W. -----o---- A DRAMA George: “I’ll bet you a quarter I can kiss you without touching you.” Doris (curiously incredulous): I don’t see how.” George: “Will you bet?” Doris: “yes.” (He leans over and kisses her.) Doris (greatly taken back): “But you touched me.” George: “Yes I lost. Here’s the quarter.” Doris: “George, you take me right home!” Curtain. W 7MT QV V lG Crescent O-YOUBOOKS - --- YUM-YUM THE ANNEX FISH ATHL-ET Cf VAMPS I o y io C 2 1 Aduertisements WANTED To grow tall.—R. L. Bates. One hundred on deportment.—Virginia Brown. The book on “How to Make Love.”—Charlie Berry. A girl.—Dick Hampton. A Caesar translator.—Gertrue Ray. A paper basket.—Boren Hunter. A skilled French harp teacher.—John G- Clark. A geometry tutor.—Winnie Parsons. LOST My deportment.—Kathleen McMordie. My luck—Wallace Byers. My “Jewell.”—Turk Brown. My beauty.—Norma Lee Brown. My temper.—Miss Mattie. Most of our hair.—Ora Lee Davidson and Minnie Merle Bailey. My energy.—Eiland Lovejoy. My followers.—Amber Parsons, My heart.—Edith Bentley. My appetite (reward offered).—Miss Minnie. My Lady of the Lake.”—Gordon Powell. Lost out.—Jack Turner. FOUND A new note on the French harp.—Joe B. King. At home on Saturday nights.—Joe Berry. Out that spring is here.—Mr. McKelvv. Can Ijou Imagine Eloise Colgin dignified? Mr. McKelvy not talking twenty minutes every afternoon in chapel? Doris Davison with long, golden curls? Jim Coltharp and Mr. McKelvy not arguing every day in physic class? Ed Wollard six feet tall? Lucile Byrom not talking at the rate of two-fifty? Ethel Brown without curls? Jewel Beard weighing 150 pounds? Joe Boyer with a pug nose? Murray Kendrick not having a date on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights? Zelma Boyd a vamp? Grace West without Paul? Marvin Fletcher studying? Miss Minnie forgetting the “Austin trip?” Mr. Comer with a cigarette? ----o--- FROM WINNIE PEARL FARMER’S DIARY Monday—Marvin tried to hug me. Tuesday—Tried again. Wednesday—Ditto. Thursday—Said if I didn’t let him that the next time we went riding he would turn the car over and kill us all. Friday—I saved seven lives today. ----o--- THE PASSING SHOW I’m looking back to see if they Are looking back to see if I Am looking back to see if they Are looking back at me. ----o--- TO MAKE A FACULTY STEW Take three classes cut as often as possible, season with various excuses, put in lots of reasons, add about thirty demerits and flavor with essence of lemon. 2 1 The Lost Ring Grace and Paul were very much in love with each other. One beautiful night all the seniors went on a moonlight supper. They went to Straw’s Mill in wagons. Grace and Paul were sitting on the bank of the river watching the moon play on the waters. While they were sitting there thinking how much they loved each other, Grace’s ring, one that her mother had given her, fell in the water. She told Paul if he found the ring she would marry him, so of course he was very anxious to find it. Day after day he went back to look for it, but still he could not find it. One day the next week he was eating fish at the LeBon Ton I. Where was Moses when the light went out? Ans. This salient inquiry was the chief point of a vice investigation that shook all Egypt. Grilled for hours by the district attorney, Moses replied in characteristic manner, “I don’t know,” “I really couldn’t say,” “I can’t remember,” “I haven’t the slightest idea.” Evidence was offered that Moses was under the table trying to disguise himself as an Assyrian prayer rug. II. What do anteaters eat? Ans. Anteaters subsist monthly on buttered popcorn, chopped shallots, and cream of asparagus soup. The young are reared upon breaded seal cutlet, raspberry tart and hot roast beef sandwich. III. Who is Rudyard Kipling. Ans. Rudyard Kipling is the famous assumed name of Kelekian J. Michaelian. Enjoying his reputation upon the continent for many years, he was first brought to America in 1885, and exhibited in Barnum’s circus. He achieved great success and remained in the circus until 1905. He now resides seven months in the year in Patagonia. He is a member of the Boy Shore Gun elect, the Golf association, and the Apawamis, through any of which he may be reached. and when he cut into the fish, what do you think he found? Only a bone. -o- HIGHER EDUCATION A Fatal Edxm. One afternoon to English Ten, Arrayed with paper, ink and pen; I danced around the room with care, To see the questions written there Upon the board so very clear, That I began with just a fear. 0 ’twas that question number one, Of all the men what had he done? What did he say? What did he pen? Of him I never heard ’till then; And while I sat and thought and thought, Of all the things I’d ’ere been taught, One thing, to me seemed very clear, 1 hadn’t studied much that year. Read Our Ads. The advertisers in this book have made The Crescent possible. The business men of the town have helped us financially and it is the duty of every one connected with the school to patronize the advertisers in The Crescent. Knock the knockers, boost the boosters. —THE BUSINESS MANAGER. C. A. Regal Theatre ------“The House «f the Silent Art”- R. M. AVEY, Manager tj Pictures screened by us are selected by R. E. Griffith, President of the Oklahoma Specialty Film Company—a man who has had years of experience in all brances of the motion picture industry. (J In Selecting pictures, he bears in mind the three essentials to a successful photoplay— A (loot! Story, Cnpiililr Directing and Artistic Photography (■nod Pictures—Good Music—Come Often 73he , JL. rewilt Xycr) 1 I 11 I 1 1 Electric Shoe Shop We Specialize in Shoe (lifts That Lust Repairing We carry a full line of Shoe Accessories. French Heels, Kid and Suede Covered; Shoe Laces, Shoe Polish, all colors. We ('lass Pins use the best Oak Sole Leather on the market. and Kings The most Up-to-Date Shoe Shop in Central Texas. WE DO REPAIRING Fine Stationery Not Cobbling REGAL THKATRE BLOCK MAIN STREET •Jewelry of Quality J. B. GRAYHS PROPRIETOR Start Higlit tfl “For young men starting upon their life work, it is best to begin as 1 did, at the beginning, and occupy the most subordinate positions—THEN CLIMB.” —ANDREW CARNEGIE. CJCome in and let us demonstrate to you our WILLINGNESS to assist you in your endeavors to get ahead in the world, and to help you in any way consistent with safe, sound banking. Guaranty State Bank Trust Co. AGuaranty Fund Bank GATESVILLE, TEXAS The Racket Store Gatesville, Texas —DEALER IN— STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS MEN’S and BOYS’ CLOTHING LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR MILLINERY AND SHOES HARDWARE-FURNITURE BYRON LEA1RD, Prop. G. M . Carlton Bros. Company Doalrrs in Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes Hats, Notions, Millinery Ladies9 and Gents9 Furnishing Goods grocEHIES Gatesville, Texas OITA EITV SERVICE Beautiful Southern Home P LANS Lumber, Briek, Cement, Paint, Wall Paper, Ete. II ome Decorations Win. CAMERON CO. Inc. GATESVILLE. TEXAS DAN E. GRAVES, President BYRON LEAIRD, Vice-President J. P. KENDRICK, Cashier A. B. BENNETT, Vice-President J. H. McCLELLAN, Ass’t. Cashier U e Catesville National Bank Gatesville, Texas CAPITAL - - $100,000.00 SURPLUS - - 50,000.00 Always a Your Service STRENGTH—SAFETY—SERVICE ranks9 Meat Market FRESH AND CURED MEATS—ALL KINDS PURE HOG LARD Telephone No. 33 Gatesville, Texas Matthews-Royalty Company HARDWARE PAINTS, STOVES, WIND MILLS, TANKS. GASOLINE ENGINES, BARB AND HOG WIRE GUNS AND CUTLERY Matthews-Royalty Co. Gatesville, - Texas •JThis Annual was printed by the Job Department of The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum, printers of high-grade Commercial and Society Printing. Telephone No. 136. Thomson Qrocerij Co. IDholesale Qrocers Temple Qatesuille It’s a Real Food Ask the Dealer for Velvet Cream Made of Home Products Put Up In 2, 4, 12, and 20 Quarts Ford Tailor Shop Try Cleaning—Pressing Hair Lane Repairing Service and Satisfaction Harbor Shop Guaranteed Telephone No. 40 For the Best and Quickest Service Gatesville, Texas VICTROLAS BRUNSWICK clay McClellan Atterney-at-Law We Develop Kodak GATESVILLE, TEXAS Films H. E. BELL Atterney-at-Law Gatesville Drug Co. GATESVILLE, TEXAS JNO P. REESING, Mgr. STINNETT STINNETT Atterneys-at-Law KODAKS JEWELRY GATESVILLE, TEXAS .1. A. Fletcher The Cash Grocer Quality Goods Richelieu Can Foods and Chase Sanborns Coffee Telephone No. 298 For All Kinds of Insurance See Howard Compton Telephone No. 20 Blair Hardware Co. North Side Main Street anitary p aken] A Full and Complete Stock of All Kinds of Hardware.—A House That Seeks Telephone No. 68 to Serve Its Patrons. Horne's Not Always the Cheapest But Always the Best Your Business In the Hardware Line Bread Enough Said Will Be Very Much Appreciated. Telephone No. 41 Our Cakes Are “The Cakes” F H Carpenter City GROCER Headquarters For Everything Barber Good to Eat. We Have the Exclusive Sale in Shop Gatesville of “Rice Hotel” Quality Coffee. Service Is Our Motto Telephone No. 297 WILL RUTHERFORD, Prop. OCR BUSINESS —to— Huy Cotton Seed —and— Sell Cotton Seed Products Gatesville Cotton Oil Mill (Not Incorporated) R. T. OLDHAM Everything Electrical All Kinds of Electrical Work Done Promptly. Automobile Accessories, Tires and Tubes. Sporting Goods of All Kinds, Such as Baseballs, Basket halls Fishing Tackle “Not Always the Cheapest But Always the Best” Telephone No. 450 E. T. MAYES PHOTOGRAPHER West Side of the Square The pictures in this book are the result cf his camera. They tell a story of workmanship for themselves. KODAK FINISHING DONE THE SAME DAY ORDER IS LEFT Keep your work at home where prices are moderate and you can supervise your work. All Work Appreciated and Solicited cfhe First Rational Bank Gatesville, Texas J. R. RABY, President G. W. ROYALTY, Vice-President A. R. WILLIAMS, Vice-President LEAKE AYRES, Cashier F. W. STRAW. Assistant Cashier Capital and Surplus. . . $150,000.00 W. F, J. F, Barnes Lumber Co. Ye Planry Homes Everything to llnihl Anything Modern Lumber Store Phone 21 C. W. McCONNAUGHEY, Mgr. R.E.CoxPrij QoodsCo. Everything in Ladies’ and men's Furnishings lL?e IDill Appreciate IJour Trade North Side Square Qatesuille, Texas EVERYTHING IN School Goods KODAKS STATIONERY City Drug Store And Playthings, Fruits Candies, Etc., For the Little Folks. J. S. Torbett We Serve the Best Drinks at Our Fountain PHONOGRAPHS COLUMBIA SONORA BROWN GORDON When in need of Groceries come to Industrial, where you can wait on yourself, and where you find prices right. Industrial Transportation Co E. G. BEERWINKLE. Mgr. NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR MY TRADE Is My Motto In Serving Customers With Their Orders For MEATS If You Are Not a Customer, Would Be Pleased to Add You. Try Me and Take Note of the Service You Get. PRICES MODERATE A. H. MEADOWS Market South Side—Phone 9 It Will Pay You to Take Your Repair Work to Our Shop. Expert Mechanic—Good Equipment- -Moderate Prices. WILLARD BATTERIES Our Specialty WE SELL ’EM AND WE REPAIR ’EM Auto Tires, Tubes, Oils, Gasoline.—An Up-to-Pate Service For Up-to-Date Automobile Owners. Just Phone Us—No. 281 Battery Service Company Alvis-Garner Co. ‘‘The Dependable Store’’ MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR DRY GOODS SHOES, Etc. Our Prices Are Always the Lowest Possible, Consistent With Sound Merchandising Morton Scott II ousefurnisher Undertaker and Kin ha liner Gatesville, Texas TUe Gatesville Printer PAT HOLT, Prop. A Fisrt Class Exclusive Job Printing Plant, Ready and Anxious to Serve You Your Patronage Appreciated Every Printing Need For Your Business. Phone 18 JKe Gatesville Printery West Side Square Gatesville, Texas Harry Di .ashau? for Fine millinery, Tailored Suits, Dresses men’s and Boy’s Clothing A ULodern and UpdodDate Dry Qoods Store Kept Updodhe Minute A Small Annual Sauing put in Life Insurance will guarantee to your family an estate that you can acquire in no other way. Life Insurance is scientific saving. Scientific saving is simply thrift. Let us show you what a small saving will do for you. H. A. WITTLIFF COMPANY Central Texas Managers Southland Life Insurance Company Old Post Office Building, Southwest Cor. Square GATESVILLE, TEXAS ID. A. Holt Company (A Quality Sporting Goods Store) Central Texas Headquarters For High School and College Athletic Equipment Baseball, Football, Track Gymnasium “Get the Habit— Try Holt Co. First” Send for Catalogue 107 Franklin St. WACO, TEXAS