Lamar High School - Orenda Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ARCHIVES OF THE STATE Feminine XVilliam Tells, line up, bend ye olde bow, squint ye olde eye, and shoot in the Chero- kee Archery tournament. There's Mary Jo Clarke in the midst of rival school archers. Luck to you, Mary jo! . . . Elizabeth Sterling seems to be getting some sort of prize from Mr. Moyes while Eliza- beth Atkinson looks on approv- ingly. Oh yes-Elizabeth has won Hrst prize for selling most poppies on November 11-Elizabeth At- kinson was second .... Right in line with the conscription bill comes the book week theme. Might be the i1'1'aff of library money. See the capsules and fish bowls? W'hee! Wfhilc call numbers are being read out, Dorothea re- mains in character as the Spirit of Lamar and Jeannette looks ready to give out with her next speech . . . Football, football Cor is it base- ball?j Anyway, there certainly was a big turn out for all Lamar's games-to which the long line waiting to buy tickets will testify. There,s Marshall handing over his money to Mr. Anderson while Carolyn and Alice look worriedly at the long line. You'll have to wait, girls. . . . The heroes of the football year licked chops and heard speeches at their annual banquet. Walter Peckham was presented a mighty fine trophy for being the team's most out- standing member. Hooray for you, Walter. 70

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ARCHIVES OF THF STATIC The first things you see at the first of school, as is appropriately first in these oflicial archives of tlic state, are new sophomores. Here are Nancy McFarlane, Carolyn Cheesman, Nancy Scurry and Wayne Williams, while their glum companion, Floyd Delafosse, looks dubious to say the least . . . Those super-duper cheerleaders Margretta, Bill, Nadine, Jack, and Lois are whipping up some real enthusiasm about a wahoo,' and the pigskin. Wfhat did you have to hide your face for, Lois? Mrs. Koch is holding forth on the necessity of economy and so forth to a grave but listening audience, yes siree . . . Anabelle Murray sits regally at the new hcme economics Silver tea set serving for her admiring companions. Everybody can cer- tainly get a lot of good out of these bits of tinware, no? . . . International diplomacy! Here are three ministers of good will from other school-states-Audrey Forrow, Californiag Kathleen Bel- ton, Qklahomag Calvert Disney, Missouri. QP. S. He,s gone back.Q ,iff 0 6 , .ff F7151 4 9 in I UA

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ARCHIVES OF THE STATE The three upersonality plus exhibitors you see walking toward the camera are Betty Schumacher, Carolyn Wilson, and Sadie Gwin Allen - presidents of Chums, Belles, and Tawasi respectively. Look at those smiles, would you. They must have been having ia scrumptious time when they were interrupted. You sure are dyked out,', girls. Wish I could have been there .... Bob, Alice, Bob Gay flast year,s Arrowhead award winnerj, Beverly Qin the war bonnetp, Sadie, Carolyn, and George see that the candles don,t blow out for the induction of new members into Arrowhead. Every- body was happy-buf happy! You lucky, lucky people .... Chums' officers, with their admir- ing dates behind them line up to have their pitcher took. Event: You guessed it! The Chums, for- mal. Smile for the birdie, now .... Left, left, left, two, three, four and the boys are tramping off to a review. With flags flying and eyes straight ahead they're marching right to a prize from any review- ing stand. Do we love our R. O. T. C. Qdime for this blowing up, pleasej .... Here's a remembrance of this year's beautiful Christmas program. Nell Marie-she of the lovely speaking voice, Mr. Bart- lett, the new Mrs. Bartlett, Wiley, he of the swell singing voice-and William, president of the Student Council, gather round before the mike Incidentally the bundle was a present for the newly hitched couple. 08