Port Arthur High School - Sea Gull Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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20 LAURELLA BURNHAM. . . . . . Lal Secretary Senior Class. 'I I; Poet of Senior Class: Critic of H S L. 51; Glee Club. ssNothing to say, but much to think nf. Lal is a poet, a violinist and a siudenl of natural history. She can make friends with any shrympological biped in exist- ence. There is also something in the Junior Class that seems to have a liule attraction for her. Laurella has an idea that the teachers cherish malice toward her if they give her below 994x; in her studies. iiLal is fond of helping up one of her falling class- -mates, but the strange- ness of it is that she never gets her due thanks for it. HARRY WALKER PAUL ...... iiBalls Football Team; Tennis Club. How far that 11mg candle throws its neamsp' Harry has to his credit quite a bunch of avoirdupois; nevertheless, he has be- come very graceful since he began play- ing tennis. He thinks that his personal appearance would be incomplete if he wore anv other socks than those that con- tained either red or yellow. Harry's chief amusement in school. when not upupping of! some of his wisdom. is pulling the girls' hair and uplaying feet. in a rude manner. He is looked upon as a shark in Math. and will become either a lawyer. a doctor. or a minister.

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Senior Class History In the fall of 1907, the largest Freshman Class that had ever entered the Port Arthur High School was enrolled. Our High School was still young. and had never ha a very large graduating Class. but. as soon as this Freshman class' abilit and determination Were discovered. hope for a record-hreaking class in I912 was established in the hearts of all, and needless to say. no on ehas ever been disappointed in them The next year nearly all came back and studied hard to help gain afhliatiohs in the State University in several important branches of study. At the end of the year. all had gained their greatest desirehto he a Junior. Great things are always expected of the Juniors. and the Juniors of l9l0 and for support of the iRed and led on the ball field. or for music in the Glee Club. we were always ready and Willing to respond to the best of our ability. They enter tained the Seniors royalty and all were llpresent at the end of the year at the Grand Final etheC iass Day Banquet oft At last the dignified title ofQ eeniors lhas been bestowed upon us, and In our ranks are found such quantity and quality as has never befme been seen in a Senior Class of the P. A. . .; in fact, it is often quoted that, If you want a thing well done. leave it to the Seniors. An.d now that our connection with the dear old school is nearing its close. here 5 hoping that we will all always remember w1th pleasure the time When we were members R. D. of the SENIOR CLASS OF 19

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HAROLD ALTIN WINTER, i t'tDus Football Team; Baseball Team tCaptaint : Treasurer Senior Class. '12. 110 rarely prt. he never slept; His mouth he always open kept. Very popular member of the class- especially with the girls. Dus is an artist when it comes to talking; he knows the right words to say and the right time to Uspread it. He is another xenowned Latin student of the class; he always CU gets his lessons. and. in getting them. when he can't think of the Latin word he wants to use, he invents one. We think that he will revolutionize the world's idea about Lalin, if his Latinized knowledge becomes known universally. His smile and running are famous, and have won for him a membership in the HMidnight Crewt Dus intends to become a usawbones ;beware. people! Harold is thinking of making an extensive trip North this summerewonder why? FAYE RUTH HUFFTi t . . . Bunch Glee Club. t'SiIu-e l mu not go mine own teeth. In: the tonguns at other 1 my own tonguc within lan I hops: to govern Faye went away to school during her Junior year, but she decided that she could not possibly miss graduating with her old class. so she returned to us Bunch is always in for a good time. Her Latin is the only thing that has bothered her. but this year she is swiftly riding through on a pony. Faye is Uas merry as the day is long, She has a little sense of partiulily which she shows to one of the Juniors.