Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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QJHCOXVENSBORAN B l V 1 CLASS GRUMBLER ' Z For in the life of all Some rain must fall. O said Confucius, or was it Thackery? No matter, as it has poured and fallen in torrents into the curriculu life of the class of '27, Paus- ing on the threshold of the future, we heave a great sigh of relief as we look backward over the four long tedious years that it has been our misfortune to spend in this gloomy isolated spot. They are finished, gone, never-to-be-recalled. Allah be praised! With a look of pious resignation on our faces, for the last time, With- out reluctancy, we step forward at the mention of our name on the roll call, to receive the sheepskin. With a look of pretended seriousness and sadness streaked across our features, we shed what is supposed to be a silent tear, contriving though for it to be seen so everyone can observe how deeply we regret to leave the scene of so many happy memories and glad times. The faculty came forward with that blustery air, attempt- ing to convince fond parents how sincerely they loved their offspring and what a pleasure indeed, it was to teach them for the brief time pos- sible. Q - - X - Yea, verily, the task is finished. The burdensome duty is completed. It's all over now and we deserve an unlimited amount of praise and credit for the marvelous amount of bravery and fortitude with which we have withstood the humiliations heaped upon by the faculty. Day in and day out for four years, during not seven, but eight, sometimes even nine or ten long dreary periods, they have subjected us to every in- dignity that their ingenious and clever minds could conceive. They have mocked us, scoured us, laughed at us, punished us for petty of- fenses, scorned us, afflicted us with the utmost contempt, raked us hither and thither over the coals, in short have done everything in their power to make us feel the most miserable and despicable of persons in the universe. Yet, We have borne it all, courageously, with our heads held high and Wanly smiled even when in great pain during our trials and tribulations. . They have actually made us wait in line at the lunch room and be- lieve it or not, we have to carry our own trays to the tables. A commit- tee should be appointed-say of Miss Moore, Miss Thomas and Miss Mobberly-to wait daily at the end of the line and relieve Seniors of this menial task. Another matter of which I think it is my duty of speak is that of having the Board of Education provide a smoking room for the Senior boys and those Senior girls too, of course, who wish to indulge. Adjoin- ing this a lounging room for all Seniors should be erected. Here a strictly up-to-date soda fountain and sandwich counter might be in- stalled. This would be very convenient as the Seniors whenever the mood strikes them could stroll in and procure gratis refreshments. Here they would be free from the silly Freshmen, the snooty Sophomores and the prattling Juniors. Provide also here the latest novels by such au- thors as Elinor Glyn, Sherwood Anderson, Sinclair Lewis and others of -the younger intelligensia generation. This would undoubtedly meet with the approval of one august member of the faculty, Mr. Sam Morton, whose one cry for all occasions is More books, books, ibooks!! Of course this is only a dream, but here's hoping the Senior classes that are l .1 lk i Page Eighty-six

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UPIQOWENSBORAN hArticle 2-I, George Medley, will my interest in Rose to my brother J 0 n. Article 3-We, Jimmy McDonald and Joe Dougherty, do will our de- ceiving ways to Owen Lancaster. Article 4-We, Nina Marie Wilson, Elizabeth Warriner, Bernice Nel- son, Virginia Morton and Ruth Morris, do will and bequeath our frequent giggles to Louise Hendrick. Article 5-I, Tommy Medley, wishing to keep athletic ability in the family, do will and bequeath my powers as an athlete to Ben and John Medley. Article 6-We, John F. Barr, Irvine Daniels, George Gowen, T. J. Mattingly and Maitland Rice, do will and bequeath our intellectual ability to the whole Freshman Class. Section Seven Article 1-We, Ruth Aud, Katherine Eckert, Claribel Curran, Eliza- beth McDowell and Era Taylor Mason, do will our frequent blushes and retiring ways to Allene Pendleton, Louise Haynes and Marjorie Yancey. Article 2-I, Nancy Bosley, do will and bequeath my acting ability to Virginia Steed. Article 3-We, John S. Wright and Alton Woodward, do will our in- terest in clinging vines to any ambitious shieks. Article 4-I, O. D. Miller, do will my job as editor of the Annual to anybody who is willing to take it after my warning. Article 5-I, Yewell Tompkins, do will my acting ability to Chester Aydelott. Section Eight Article 1-We, Dubbie Rash and H. J. Hafendorfer, do will and be- queath our literary ability to Thomas Nelson and Bailey Clarke. Article 2-We, Anna Sue Baker, Lettye Crask, Daisy Mathley, Mary Hoagland and Corrinne Carroway, do will and bequeath our misbehavior to Cecile Howard and Ruth Dawson. Article 3-We, Carl Sharp, Robert Louis Robertson, John Stuart, Max Stone, do will and bequeath our hustling ability to LaMarr Mayfield. Article 4-We, John Dixon, John Shaw Kirk, Clyde Hallmark, James Hiter and Otis Leach, do will and bequeath our chewing gum to James Morrison. ' ' ' - Article 5-We, Sarah Midkiff and Ersa Leach, do will and bequeath our wide popularity to Maxine Friedman and Martha Graham. Article 6-We, Joe Head, Morton Iler and Jack Smith, do will our im- portance and stock in O. H. S. to those who think themselves capable. Article 7-We, Ashton Haynes and Elbert Fielden, do will our virile manner to Curtis Gowen. Section Nine Article 1-I, Lelia Ward Evans, do will and bequeath my job of keep- ing the fourth period Library straight to some other conscientious soul. Article 2-We, Joe Hale, J. P. Lashbrook, Dan Deane and Edgar Paul Brown, do will and bequeath our loquaciousness to Buster Hudson. Article 3-I, Laura Gruenke, do will my interest in Jonathan Swift poetry to Sarah Lesch and Cecile Howard. Article 4-We, the Senior Class as a whole, do will and bequeath our dignity and self-assuredness to the Junior Class. We, the Class of '27, have to this set our hand and seal this second day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven. Josephine Weill, '27, Attorney-at-Law. Page Eighty-fi'ue A - ' - . -

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fi it V. f l E1 -, . .N 1 w v I J GJheoxvENssonAN, . ,p .- if cl to succeed us will benefit by our experience and will compel the Board to 'fir their way of thinking. f And so we could go on and on, because there are so many evils that Y, need correction. But if We did, our schoolmates and teachers would think we did not love them, though deep down in our hearts We do, just a little. if The time has now come to say good-bye, and it is the real good-bye, so QA with a catch in the throat and smarting eyes which this time we really S3 try to hide, we Wish you one and all the greatest success and the happi- Ei ness that life may hold I Yewell Tompkins '27. 53 ' 57 CLASS HISTORY x Y gi EVERAL years ago-in 1923 to be exact-an army of 210 Freshmen f entered the great institution of learning, that was then called the ' I Gvvensboro High School, but now, the Junior High. 5' From the first, we displayed some of the usual characteristics of if Freshmen, but on the Whole we proved to be a dependable lot. We held ix , our first class meeting soon after entrance and wisely elected John V in Stuart, president of the class. A Q, One morning, after much hesitation, we decided to take charge of the ' I chapel period. We made a very favorable impression upon our upper X classmates. On April 4, 1924, We and our upper classmates were the participants in a great move for our better comfort and convenience. We moved 3 to the present beautiful and modern Senior High School, Where We have El been permanent residents for three years and which We are about to leave with much regret. Tj In September '24, as Sophomores, feeling that we were beginning to be of some importance, We held a class meeting soon after the term il., began, and elected Thomas Medley, president of the class, who was termed even at that early date, one of the m-ost remarkable football Lv players in High School. 6 In Se tember '25, when We re-entered the halls of O. H. S. we quietly P . ite took u our laces as proud and intelligent Juniors. We were determined , p p nil to make that year one full of worth-while deeds, which would prepare us for our tasks as the noblest and best Senior Class in the history of our be- KJQ1 loved institution. At our first class meeting We elected William Cravens Vu' resident of the class. We had no Voice representative because the ', mon y issues o e oice were c ange o wee y ssu s. as p thl' fthV' h dt kli e EQ The Voice staff was made of the many students appointed from each class. Colista J-ones, graduate of '26, was elected Editor-in-Chief. This Y paper was quite a success at first, but ended in a complete failure. AQ? During our Junior year a great many of our members played impor- tant parts in student activities. Among the members were athletic stars of whom We are proud-Thomas Medley, George Medley and H. J. 'I I-Iafendorfer. Our school representative in the District contest, James ,Qi McDonald, was a Junior. He was also elected President of the Student 19. Body for the year 1926-27. if It was our Junior Class that revived the old custom of entertaining the Seniors, known as the J unior-Senior Reception. It proved to be a great success. At last, in the fall of '26, after many back-sets and much P, .3 hard Work, We entered the Senior Class, the happiest, the fullest, bright- Qiql est of all the four years. T' El Page Eighty-seven