Main Avenue High School - El Sombrero Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Mam Avenue ff gr i S'eRool CHARLOTTE BESSE Senior, ’24; queer girl; gets her lesson unostentatiously and went through English VII and VIII without changing her opinion of English literature. AILEEN BEZE Shakespeare ’22, ’23, ’24; outstanding feature is wonderful looking stylish white coat-suit in which she attends matinees at the Palace; an eye-full. BRANDON BICKETT Senior, ’24; query has brought forth the following: “Shall I be carried to heaven on flow’ry bed of ease? Gracious, no!” Dependability is his greatest virtue. MARY BLAIR Shakespeare. ’22; Vice-President, ’23, ’24; impresses one as a darkish young lady always wearing sweater, skirts, and heavy belts promiscuously, attractively, and consistently. BRUCE BORCHERS Senior, ’24; at birth he was doomed to a life of conspicuousness because of the beautiful alliteration between his names. JESSE BREEDEN Senior, ’24; native of Cuero; came here just a short time ago, but is already as well liked here as there. Twenty-nine

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 7.92- El Sombrero COYE LEE BARRIER Shakespeares. ’23, ’24; quietest girl in Main; little else is known because of that one fact in itself. ROBERTA BASSETT Mark Twain, 22; slim, sparkling blonde with big brown eyes and other wonderful coloring in her face; reads modern fiction with gusto; shows the very pleasant effects of it. HAMPTON BEAUMIER Assistant Editor Annual, 23: Advertising Manager Huisache, 23; Sport Editor Huisache, 24; Treasurer Haynes, 21; Vice-President Haynes, 22; President Haynes, 23; Treasurer Haynes, 24; Interscholastic Debate, 23; Track 22, 23. 24; Hi-Y, 24; Class Politician, 24; Partisan politics partisan politics partisan poliparzan-ticsisan partitics—oh. a dreadful muddle, but inspiring all the same. BLANCHE BELL Shakespeare, 23, 24; when a mere child, used to “play hookey ’ from grade school, but now sophisticatedly “cuts’ classes at Main. CORNELIA BENDER “All at Sea”; chemical analysis divulged “Ginger’s” elements as flirta-tiousness, vivaciousness, capriciousness, maliciousness, and cuteicious-ness. Maybe the photographs won’t turn out well, so we’ll add that her hair has a great deal of reddishness. CHARLES BERTRAND Hayne, 23, 24; short, and nice, and dark; past history shows that, when he was young, middle-aged ladies used to exclaim, “Oh! What a lovable child.” t.

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✓ DOROTHY BRENNER Associate Editor, ’24 Huisache; Historian Freshie, ’20; Secretary Sophomores. ’21; Huisache, ’22; Chief of Reporting Staff, ’23; Secretary ’23 Class; Interscholastic Debate, ’23; President La Tertulia”, '24; Personals editor Huisache Annual, ’23, and Sombrero”, '24; Reporter '24 Class; Fifth place state H. S. news story contest, '24; most pessimistic girl, ’24 Hall of Fame; loves Mexico, Mexican atmosphere and things; hates radio; has the creed of taking nothing seriously and sneering at people who do and at everybody else; has pretty hair; expert pugilist; likes the kind of silverware you get in contests; will be a great loss to the school; good Pal. MARGARET BRIENT All at Sea”; can you imagine the joy ot inheriting a million dollars on your sixteenth birthday? If not, you should meet Margaret, who is in the same fix. HOMER BRUMFIELD Senior. ’24; first gained attention by proficiency in typing; no telling what he will last gain attention by doing. WILLARD BRUSH Senior, ’24; has by this time resigned herself to the habitually brought forth question, “Oh! Is Willard a girl?” EVELYN BUHLER Senior, ’24; has a fine time; bobbed her blonde hair before the rest and keeps it that way; never frowns; always laughs; not so dusty. RUTH BURGIN Lady in Waiting to Main Fiesta Queen, '24; Shakespeare Historian, ’23; Shakespeare Reporter, ’24; Lead in Taming of the Shrew”; Latin Club, ’24; when a girl can have long hair and still be considered beautiful, she is; Ruth has and is. Thirty