Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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USER Wil MH M LJ HMZW This event, one of Morgan City High School's most cher- ished traditional holidays, fell thig term upon Friday, Sep- tember 19, l94l, the Friday before the first football game 1 of the season which was played against Warren Easton. Yes, Freshman Day, that fatal time, when the mighty and majestic senior lords over the shaking and insignificant freshmen, had arrived and it was accerted this year by a sun-shinny day. CThe freshman also found it pretty hot.B When the freshman arrived that morning, they found the grinning seniors waiting for them, Armed with lipstick, rouge, and burned cork, the fellows grouped around t h e small freshmen boys. In a few moments they backed away and there merged the small fellows streaked with red and black. The colors added to the appearance of their costumes-- clothes turned inside out and backwards. One of these dizzy looking boys and a freshman girl, bedecked in hill-billy clothes and carrying a raw egg made quite a couple. All during the day, the new members of the high scheol continued their initiation by obeying every whim of the sen- iors. They were made to shine shoes and the boys would pro- pose to the beautifulC?5 freshmen girls. Finally that phrase of Freshman Day which is so enter- taining to the seniors, but not to the freshman boys, ar- rivedg after a few ngulpsn, the initiatiees went solemnly through the belt line. They made a rather heated exit and were whisked to the study hall where the seniors nallowedn he usual singing, imi- the newcomers had a s their abilities at had to be coaxed. them to entertain the assembly with t tations, and clowning. Nearly all of chance to show to high school student such things, even though some of them That night the seniors requested 8 freshmen dance. Since the affair was something 'unusual, there was quite an attendance. the freshmen to attend . When the day was done, the exhausted freshmen proudly told themselves that they were new full-fledged high school students. . - For photographic views of this event, seo opposite page.

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1lVkflitDMHi3Gfifit3MHH it On the night of Thursday, March 15, 1941 a noisy and enthusiastic pep rally was staged on the high school campus around a huge crackling bon fire. It was preceded by the pep parade which weve into and through town terminating at the pep meeting. Among 'the alumni who spoke at the rally were Mrs. A. W. Giordano, Misses Edith Price and Marguerite Campos, Coach Giordano and Principal Holmes, who welcomed the alumni. After the talks, the bonfire was lighted and a dum y representing the Terrebonne Tigers was hanged in ef- figyj while the spectators cheered it was thrown into the fiI'3o The arrival of the Queen and Court at the football sta- dium the next day was a high point in homecoming. They were greeted with cheers and enthusiasm. Misses Patricia Boud- reaux and Yvonne Pattie, fourth and third maids respective- ly, arrived in a 1942 Packard Clipper. Miss Boudreaux was wearing a rose wool short-sleeved sports dress, with Indian brown accessories and brown fur jacket. Miss Pattie was wearing a light blue wool jersey dress trimmed with rows of little silver squares from the neck line to the hips. Her accessories were brown, matching a brown fur jacket. Miss Barbara Schreier, second maid, arrived in a 1942 Plymouth. She were a fitted long-waisted princes style dress of sddier blue and a fur chubby. Her accessories were black. M 1 s s Elizabeth Busby arrived in a 1942 Chevrolet. Her dress was of royal blue velvet with matching hat, black accessories and a grey fur jacket. The arrival of the queen, Miss Ruby Dean King in a 1942 Chrysler was followed by gasps of admi- ration. Miss King looked lovely in an emerald green velvet dress with brown accessories. Her dress had a high neck and fitted bodice. Fullness of the skirt began at the hips. Her sleeves were three-quarter length and fitted at the el- bows. That night the royal party reigned over the annual Homecoming ball held at the Dalton Memorial. The theme of the program, which was planned by Mrs. Andrew W. Giordano , was National Defense. First of the long procession of at- tendants to their majcsties were two heralds who with toy trumphets in their hands, took their places on each side of the stage to await the court. Two Boy Scouts of America, Cgprying the American flag and the olive and blue banner of Morgan City High, stood beside the heralds. Next to arrive wore twenty soldiers, who were in reality the small children of many of the local families. Miss Patricia Boudrcaum, escorted by Mr. Gerald Stansbury, wore a gown of coral pink