Newman High School - Yucca Gloriosa Yearbook (Sweetwater, TX)

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1' ' :ng Why 1928!-29 W'us the Most Successful Yeeur S. H. S. Ever Held il... That 1928-29 was the most successful year ever experienced by the students of Sweetwater High School is beyond a doubt. However, to account for the reasons of this is more difficult. To start the year off right, we had a football team that won the sectional championship, only to be disqualified. To be sure, this naturally dampened the spirits of the students for awhile, but not long. In a few days they came out of it wonder- fully and it was only a bitter memory. . Then there was the paper to keep up the pep and enthusiasm during the first term. The Pony Express was really a great credit to the students as well as a source of news of the school. It portrayed Wonderfully the life of the students of Sweet- water High School. This past year was marked by another unusual quality. It was the interest displayed by the students in the literary societies. Many more than ever before took part in the different literary contests, including debate, declamation, and several others. This, no doubt, contributed its part to the success of our most successful year. On the thirteenth of April, the first High School Carnival that has been held in three years was not such a success as far as money was concerned, but it was very pleasant and enjoyable to everyone who attended. The proceeds are to be used in the erection of the new Mustang stadium. The year could' not have been complete at all without the publication of the Yucca Gloriosa. The fact that it is the first annual io be published since 1924 makes it even more creditable to the ones who make it possible. Naturally, there was a tremendous amount of work and expense attached to it, but it is in no way regretted now that the year is over. This, more than anything else, will help us to remember the memorable year of 1928-29. . Overshadowing all these, however, was still a greater reason why this past year was so successful. It was a spirit of co-operation that existed throughout the school. It seemed that everyone was working to the same end: A better school in '29. Naturally, with everyone working to this end, the school was more successful. A spirit of co-operation existed between the faculty and the students as well as between the classes. This spirit was forcefully demonstrated by the abandonment of that old but dangerous tradition, the class fight. To be sure, there was a friendly rivalry between the classes, but there was no hatred and animosity as is sometimes present. These things along with many more combined to make this past year the most profitable, the most enjoyable, and the most successful year that the students of Sweetwater High School have ever experienced. ff-'N 'N-'N '-W cv ' l

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of f H0 ' History of the Senior Class In September, 1925, a class of about sixty of the greenest of Freshmen stepped upon the first step toward high school education. Looking upwards, the other steps looked hard and very difficult to climb. However, this little band of Fish was not to be discouraged. The Fish readily fell in line with the upper classmen by taking a part in the various school activities. They soon established themselves by- their many acts of school spirit, class loyalty, and sportsmanship. With lots of confidence and hard work we became what is commonly known as suffermores. Gradually, however, we lost the greenness that had been so distinct in our Freshman year and made it a real Sophomore class. This year we took part in all the school activi- ties and athletics. Then we came to the Junior year, or half way mark. As Juniors, 1928, we led the school in pep and achievement, not only in athletics but also in the treacherous sands of old geometry, English, history, and chemistry along with the other rivers of knowledge. Those who survived the trials and tribulations of these three years compose the Senior Class of 1929. Now that we are finishing our fourth and last year, who among us can think of the struggles, adventures, and hardships without a feeling of gladness and rejoicing in knowing that we have accomplished so much. Although we, the Senior Class, stand at the last milestone of our high school career, we realize that it is only the first milestone on the great road of life. But now, as we look back at these four years that we have pass- ed with hard work and difficulty, they seem to lose their gruesome aspect and become sweet memories to us. We make our departure from Sweetwater High School with a touch of remorse tugging at our hearts, but then, we see the great world out ahead with all its ad- ventures and opportunities, smiling at us and beckoning us on. So, with the happiness of our high school career still fresh in our memory, we become determined to mount the pinnacle of success. K-5 'X,f- AN F u f H , U ' ,, ,l 9 ' , ' x 4 ,N ., 'F 17. . ,x. I ! . 1.161 -N i W x t ,r xl '

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