Kinkaid High School - Kinkaidian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ime permitting, the boys might indulge in an amusing diversion- running in and out of a deep, seven foot ditch that ran along the Elgin Street side of the school. Afternoon classes resumed, and when school was dis- missed, it was not an unfamiliar sight to see the boys staying on to play base- ball, soccer, or a version of football. The first attempt to organize a football team was in 1916 when Mrs. Kinkaid promoted a boys club. Since the school boasted eleven boys big enough to play, a team was formed. Originally choosing khaki trousers and blue jerseys, the club decided upon these colors to represent the school. Later, however, the colors were chaugd to orange and blue in deference to a father who had attended the University of Virginia. ln the early 1920's the now familiar purple and gold were adopted. An important extracurricular activity in the early days was debating. Boys and girls clubs took sides on such issues as Nliesolved that power boats are of more use than power locomotives. lVlore often the boys group would form the two teams. Political topics were especially popular. In 1916, the pros and cons of Vlfoodrow Wilsoii vs. Charles Evans Hughes for president were thoroughly aired. The question of which man, W'oodrow Wvilson or Abraham Lincoln, was the greater provided the subject of a 1918 debate. More interest than usual was aroused by this topic, for it was still considered strange, in a Southern community, to stand up publically and champion Lincoln. This particular argument took place during the First Wlorld Wa1', or as it was considered then, the War to End All Wars. Although the children at Kinkaid would sing patriotic songs, make faces at pictures of the Kaiser, and buy 250 thrift stamps that could be accumulated to purchase a Liberty Bond, the Wai' little affected the life of the school. X For five years after the War, Kinkaid continued to operate on San Jacinto Street. As the enrollment neared the 100 mark, facilities seemed inadequate. By 1923, it was evident that new quarters would have to be found. A frame building with a wood stove constituted a fire hazard for the pupils, the schoolis location on a busy corner, where children ran into the street, was not safeg the building was outdated and its grounds were insufficient.

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