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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1920 volume:

., r .Es..k..!i hygrziurwy L 11?. y EAGULL Volume VIIL Published Annually by the Senior Cllll of the PORT ARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL ' . . . PORT ARTHUR TEXAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ?mdxmm: JANEOEHS Th . 12;: glfnrefnnrh :IEEEQ: q n tlgiz hnlume of the $2agull Ema ham trieh tn pregent a faithful piriure nf this; geafz life in 130d CArthur Eligh $tlgnnl- 3332 ham trim in prnhme a Emlunm fnhinh in the gleam tn rnme fuiII 1121p rerall mang pleaazmt ment- nrim anh treaaureh frienhahips-... RP:-L.QLHA 2; N ?d j N y x X A V x m . : ,, :1, , V A 5-3 ,.;' , V'. '34, :xgry 153,, : ix. 1M ' . 4? 1'! W' -: x . ' x .' x x j Ill xm ? E, mu EL LA. $111121. E112 hzhitate thia, the eighth l' 4'7 Sj ; faulume of the $eagull, in appreriatiun 0f , , 1 2 kinhl ahfxite anh l: eerful asgistame he V i 'r 9 a5 tmhereh in t 2 uhlitatinn of 1 i5 hunk. F x MW xxx RX x xx N , x 6.1 . Vxn $ 5 7 $eagu11 ' - !! W 'IIIIHW 5 555222 .Ez H33: 1! gi AMEEEEE; N X EEEEE E E 1 ::f:7 yWMJ. M W .7 W Eeltggnl EX SCHOOL BOARD tmy e ddt .$ 6 r PPS e .m V Mr. Herbert Henderson Mr.L.B.Abbey Mr.L. D. Heckman ecrear MEMBERS I Mr. B. S. Elmendorf W E M E E E Ra db. mK P.R. RM. LT. MM E NRW 737.7. 661129 Seagull ?- JWR$. I 7 x. W '3 m: , 7 1 .- J THE STAFF K :34 .1k x' 7' r . . big Sam H. Ransom, Jr. ........................Editor-in-Chief 77 um; ? f 7 WW : Earl Gregory ................................... Assistant 7 2 D, C Roy E.Chambers............-.......?.....Business Manager gm y 7 Clarence B ..................................... Assistant ;, S W; Max Edgley . .I .................................. Assistant 1 , j C Dorothy Watkeys ........................... Society Editor .3. . 7 I 71 m Melvin Langridg ............................ Athletic Editor , v ; M Frank Th ..................................... Art Editor A? ' . '4?qu Florence Oom .................................. ASSIStant E: :7? Robert Todd ................................ Junior Editor 2 f g w Gertrude Mae McFadden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophomore Editor ,7 7? K7. Pearl Hanchett ........................... Freshman Editor um; QEXQWXK W N Ax : a Wu .. m. mx$$$ N; L ; 1 .. . v . 1 . , W5 V y. x c m , , 0. .,H K , x 2,4 km . ; , , w x X . ,' x I. . L,. x K ,.. . NW NW nWE NEVER SLEEP , ig A OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS A, A, , A ,,,...,,.. , A ,9le ,. .pJ A ,, ,x R w XX x K u ,. 29 ,W W 6122 geagw FACULTY f Mr. C. J. Crampton ..................... Hall term Principal x Mr. W. D. Bracken ............ Spring term Principal-Science kk xy' Miss Ruth Camp ................................. Assistant V Miss Berneta Minkwitz ............................. English 3: ,, Xx Miss Saliie Whitehouse ......................... Mathematics ,' l Miss Helene Kenny ................................ History 22 Mr. T. A. Butler .............................. Manual Arts 4 Mrs. E. 8. Carter ................................ Librarian Mr. Ed F. Weeren ............................. Manual Arts W1 Miss Enola Sheppard ................... - ............ Latin 1 Miss Minnie Coor ................................. History , mm Miss Gladys Bush ................................. History , 1' 1 Miss Hattip Johnson ...................... -. ........ Science Miss Mary Donaldson .............................. English VIXIIN Miss Birdie Latham .......................... OraD English 2;$3 5 , Miss Hester Townsend ..................... Domestic Science g; x, Miss Marie Smith .......................... Domestic Science ZZIM Mr. V. L. David .............................. Mathematics ,1 : Mr. Leroy Wignal ....................... Mechanical Drawing V1 Miss Burdette Smyth ................................ Latin Miss Texie Smyth ............................. Mathematics Miss Marys Carolyn Rose ..................... Ukah English Miss Roxie Henderson ......................... Mathematics Miss Ruth Becker ................................. History Mrs. H. G. Johnson ........................... Mathematics Miss Sarah Lee ................................... Spanish Miss Beatrice LalIy ................................. Music Miss Frances Bussey ............................... English Miss Louise Steele ................................. English : xx .7 X E .L W 0 N K L L A F 0 E C R U 0 s E H T If stores are dry and learned lore we gain, We keep them in the memory of the brain; Names, things and facts-whate're we knowledge call- There is a common ledger for them all; And images on this cold surface traced Make slight impression, and are soon effaccd, But we've a page, more glowing and more bright, On which our friendship and our love to write; That these may never from the soul depart, We trust them to the memory of the heart. There is no dimming, no effacement there; Each new pulsation keeps the record clear; Warm, golden letters all the tablet fill, Nor lose their lustre till the heart stands still. eDaniel Webster. tit m x: NNWM$ xxx Vs XXX :u. k, u kax, M Qm a -W . ,, . 1 ' E129 ' SENIOR CLASS Colors Flower Green and Gold Sweet Pea Class Motto Out From Share on to the Deep OFFICERS Sam Ransom, Jr. ............................... President Earl Gregory ............................... Vice President Max Edgley ............................ Secretary-Treasurer Pauline Dunstan ................................ Historian Loma Rae Summers ............................... Prophet Class R011 Kathryn Barnes Clarence 1300: Dorothy Brewer Roy Chambers Margaret Crow Montrose Carpenter 'Pauline Dunstan Thelma Duke Max Edgley Ruth Erickson Earl Gregory Thaddeus Ferrell Selma Hartford Alberta Lecoq Melvin Langridge Jackson Odom Florence Oom Antonio Pessmra Mauree Price Sam Ransom Ethel Rhodes Ruth Rice Roy Rusling Marion Sherrlll Mattie Smith Davie Smith Lorna Rae Summers Mabel Taylor Carl Temple Frank Thomas Thorlief Thompson Dorothy Watkeys Annie Welch Anna Williams Stella Witherup Arthur Walker ; 3 W :2 m Eng? $2 agull -17, ' Thelm- DIIko- Thelml I :T' Girls, Glee Club 19, 20. Thelma was our Chief. She has never had a heart for any 0! the boys here. How could she? Her heart is in x Dallas. 2: D 1; ,,IX Ethel Rhodes-mmex . ,3 3 Ethel has been teaching manual nw training since mid-term. Her skill may come in handy some time in the near future. Selim Hmford- Selma Selma finished at mid-term and we have missed her lots but we are won dering what ever the drag will do without a certain little maroon Veile when Selma leaves for colleg: f . 1.. U a all f j be e 5 Lorna Rae Summem'lomarette Girlsi Glee Club '18, '19, 120. t, Lama is our English star. She can ff: k describe any oneis work no matter ' 3 what it is. Lorna wants to be an old maid and be famous in literature. Melvin Lanzridge-itMel Football ,17, 118, 119; Basketball i18. i19; Track ,19; Baseball ,16. 117; Glee Club 118, '19; Ath- letic Editor Seapull 120. Mel also likes class parties. We know that he is glad a particular girl in our class came back to finish school with us this year. Kathryn Barnes-11Ka1 Girls' Glee Club '18, '19, 126; Presi- dent Sophomore Class '18. Kat has the virtue of smothering giggles. She is another society mem- ber, but this does not interfere with her schto1 fun. She always has a good time and has many friends in her class. Sam Ransom- Snimmie Football '17, 118, '19; Basketball 119, '20; Track ,19; Editor-in-Chief of Seagull '20. Sammie is a booster of the senior class parties. He always Sees that a certain senior girl gets to them and that the refreshments are always served tit every one there. Annie Wellh-9Annie Although Annie seldum expresses her opinion as to which is her favorite subject; she is a good student and ale ways is ready for a good time. Thaddeus Ferrelluqudge Boys' Glee Club '20; School State ,20. Judge, a new member of our class. has shown marked ability in two dis. tinctly edifferenk fields. With his charming voice he has entertained us, and by the exercise of 1his judicial wisdom he has proved a worthy mem- ber of the School State Ban Mattie Smith- Smut Girlsh Basketball 20', Girlsh Glee.C1ub '19, '20. Smut is one o! the liveliest of em class. Oh, how she does like chemistry. She has substituted frequently as a teacher and promises to be a hfor true? teacher some day. Earl Gregory-hGregory Football 20; Basketball '20; Glee Club 20; Assistant Editor Sea- gull 20. After a year's absence Arum our midst Gregory realized the value of a high school diploma With a new de- termination he name 'back and proved m t: a valuab!e member of our class ani 41350 one of Ihe stars a! the foot. bzil team. b V. i enn-ey - .24 t Daroth y Watkeys-fDoW Girlsh Basketball 320; Girls' Glee Club '19, '20; Society Editor Sea- gull 20. Will Dot study her lessons tonight? No, not if she can find anything else to dot But why should she when a cer- tain Studebaker car and its chauffeur are at her beck and call? Thorlief Thompson- Swede Football 18, ,19; Basketball '20. Swede emigrated from Sabine. He lived on Broadway in that famous city and saw all of the astonishing scenes of that civilization. His moth about school work is Never do befn'e what you can do the last minute Merion Sherrill- Prunes Girls, Glee Club '18, 19, ?O; Basket- ball ,20. Everybody knows Merion by her ringing laugh: no one else has a laugh 'Jke hers, do you think so. Sam? We know she loves school because after s-tm'imz out a while she finaily decided that life at school is the only life J rckson 0dom- Jack Football '19; Basketball 20', Glee Club ,20. jack just came inta our class thin year. He has made many friends, es- peciany among the girls who know him well.. tel 6512:: Se angLWslr Ruth Ericsons-elRuthie Girlsl Glee Club ,18, '19. 20. Ruth is rather quiet at times, but the quietness will wear off. It is due chiefly to the absence of a certain young man who used to live in Port Arthur; but cheer up Ruth; he has promised to come back. Max Edgley- Max Mayor 0f the School State '20. Max is our dignified mayor and is popular among all the girls in spite of the fact that he does not show any partiality when they are arrested. Max says that he is guing to hold a camp meeting this summer for those who will get home sick for the old deten- tion camp. Alberta Lecoq- Monk Girls' Glee Club il8, '19, 20; Pre;- ident Junior Class '18, 19. Monk is very friendly and i9 liked by evewbcdy, especially by a certain senior boy. Monk also is a piano play- er from head to foot, and is the chief musician of the class as well as of the High School. Roy Chambers- Choy Football 16, '17. '18, l19, '20; Track 19; Baseball il6, '17: Busi- ness Manager of Seagull '20. Some say Choy is vamp proof but we dun't believe it. It would be hard to say whether Roy goes to C. l. A. or Southwestern next year. Dorothy BrewereiiDoroLhy Dorothy is the youngest in our class. She says that she does not know what she will do after schoal is out but thinks that she will do like most all the other girls do after they finish sdhool, and become of age. Mabel Tnylor- Mnbel lMabel is one of the working mem- bers of our class. It is said she knows Virgil by heart. Sometimes Mabel makes us all feel ashamed, especially in physics when test papers are re- turned. Carl Temple- Pretty Boy Boys' Glee Club '20; School State '20. w Mm , Pretty Bay is very peculiar because he is somewhat bright in math. and history and is an orator. He says if any one besides Miss Kenney assigns him work, he will get it all up-No. l V Florence Oom- Florence Assistant Art Editor of Seagull Florence is going to be a great an- ist some day; at least we think su. She has already dazed us by her artistic ability, and her future promises to be even more brilliant. xx Stalls. Witherup-Wstellae Girls, Glee Club h18, '19, ,20. Stellae knows M13: she and her bet- her half, Alberta, are considered the hsillies of the class, but why wovrry over that? Stellae is a jolly good sport and loves fun and good times better than anyming else. Roy Rusling-JhRoy School State 19, '20; Boys, Glee Club '18, '19, ,20. Roy promises to- be an auto me- chanic some day. It seems to be his chief ambition to succeed Mr. Butler :1: auto mechanic instructor at Port Arthur High. Margaret me-hhMug'h GirPs Basketball '19, 20. Mug is the girl amlete of our class. She does not seem to be interested in our good looking senior boys at all: we think she prefers outsiders. Montrose CarpenterhhhMonteh' Girlsh Glee Club 17, '18, ,19, 20. Montrose is very neat and kind. Montrosehs talent is developing along the nrlistk' line's nf iife. WWW ' 2 E59 eagull Ruth Ricb'iRuth Ruth has not been here as long as k ,' the maiority of the class bui that does Y not mahter; her genial smile and sweet VP personality have won her a great many h friends. She was very bashful at first but her shyness is eventually disapr- pearing. j 5 h , Pauline Dunstan- Polly V Salutorian W6; Historian ,20. ; MW Polly is the society leader of our x ' class. and she is real good looking too. R j Polly never passes up, any social fuhc- Um tions even though there are lessons waitin at home. Frank Thomas-iiGunboatii Basketball '20; Baseball i16, ,17, 18; Art Ediior Seagull y20. Gunboat was possessed by the won- derlust of youth and missed the last year and a half of school. However, he decided that the class of 20 was a good bunch and he had better come back to finish his last year of school toil with us. Dovie SmithsiiDovie Girls, Glee Club ilQ, '20. Dovie is everybodyis friend; she is known all over the school for her kindly disposition and every one likes her. She is good at making faces in physics class, but even better at work- ing geometry problems. 7 Antonio Pessm- Scmp', Girls' Glee Club ,17, ,18, ,19, ,20. Scrap is one of the graceful senior girls of the class. The height of her ambition is to be a fancy toe dancer. Clarence Booz- Booz Football '19; Assistant Business Man. ager of Seagull , 0 One of the best looking boys of the senior class is 3002. He is always very much interested in the affairs of the Sophomore class. Some say he is in with a Bos . Anna Williams-iiAnna Girlsi Glee Club ,17, i18, Y19, '20. Anna is a quiet girl but she loves to go in class parties and is always will- ing to give them. Mauree Price- Squirrel' Girls' Glee Club 19, 20. Maureeis nickname suits her line. She is noted for her giggling and her ability to write iicrazy verses. -i '.' 129. 91131111 ymw $112 0112mm nf 1QZU Perhaps the first warning of the eighth wonders of the world came in 1908, kk X? when Arthur, Anna, Melvin, Sammie, Roy, Dorothy, Clarence, Mattie, Stella, 1f Dovie and Antonio marched into the Webster school building, hung up their l, x caps, set their little lunch baskets under their desks and settled down to t twelve long, tedious years ofework MU. Now of course, there were many other little Rays and Dovies who made their beginning at the very same time and m the very same room but of the many who started only these remained to tell the sad story-but should l say sad ?el think not. During the first six or seven years of school life there may have been several sad episodes. for this, you see, was before Mr. Crampton had turned over to the School State that old leather strap. Was there ever a class without a ilPeckls Bad Boy ? Certainly our class was no exception; However, the taming came one fine September morning when Mr. Wally lined up his promistng young knowledge seekers and marched them over to High School. lTwas then this class, now so famous, leaped into the stage of- the ugly duckling, amung the handsome big fellows and the many, many people. Before very long the class bobbed up again, for you see all this pepn had to get out and it did-why we just blossomed forth in all kinds of directions. Then came the time we finished grammar school and stepped in to the Freshie Shoes. Shall we ever horget our first banquet at the Plaza and how we decorated our first table? As we wound the Y20 in green and gold, we dreamed of the day weld be SiENIORSehow awfully far off it seemed to be. The Sophomore year was perhaps a little gayer than the one preceding it because then we could fight with the seniors, and fight we did. Our Junior year was tipeppier yet . It seemed so nice to hear Freshies say they were going to play fco ball just like Roy and Melvin. Then we shocked the seniors by making the Junior-Senior party a really truly dance. When school closed in the spring of llQ there were thirty-four minds with but a single thoughtettTHlE SEAGULL SHALL NOT DIE. SENIORS! Sam as president! One more year to go! One of the things x e which has; made our senior year the happiest and best of all was our football l team. With just lots of Seniors, with Sophs sprinkled in and a Junior or Freshie here and there; what could the team do and what did they do? How- , ex evtr thatls all off the subject. x x As we look back over those twelve years of school life, there is not one of l xs these fine tnirtyet'uut tit they had the time. of cuurset who would not like to t live each year over againiyes in the very same way. Now we are leaving X our dear old High School, and uTHE SEAGULLll is very much alive. s x WP. D 20. 129 Seagull WWW SENIO R CLASS PHOPHECY We were on our way at last; Soon We would be in dear old Port Arthur ya K againewe were gointhome. What a joyful thought it was, and my! weren't we x happy. We were filled with excitement and impatience; the ship was sailing y, much too slowly to suit us. Would it go that slowly all the way? It' so, we 7 X Wished we had gone by train. Perhaps it would gather speed when we were K farther from the shore. This thought was somewhat comforting. and so we XV. settled down in our big steamer chairs to think over our past experiences. Hy Several years ago Dovie and I had left Port Arthur to attend Northwestern University After many happy but Iometimes laborious months spent there in preparation. we had gone on the Chautauqua Circuit. We had traveled much and had been successful in our work, and now it was our great fortune to have a whole monthls vacation in which to do exactly as we pleased. ; We were still engrossed in these pleasing thoughts when I saw the tall ; j 2 , e form 0? the captain approaching. Can it be possiblee mIt is! exclaimed Dovie before I could finish. Thorliel', for the captain of this great liner was none other than he, had III also recognized us and he came quickly forward. x . We talked together for a long time of many, many things and cspecially Al of olur wondcrful school days in Port Arthur High. Just then we saw a large mm mm anel , h nI'll bet you canlt guess who is in that airplane, said Captain ITorlieJ f, I We guessed and guessed. but each time he only laughed and shook his head. . J ule Sam Ransom? he exclaimed triumphantly IIYou'cl never have guessed it. He is in the United States Air Service and each time my boat passes he comes out to see me. Howls that for a surprise? uCantain Thompson. said a voice which we had not heard before, there is a man in the salon who wishes to see you. He insists that his business is very urgent. uBe there in just a minute,u said the Captain; then turning to us he said: Illl see you again? After he had gone, we strolled along the deck casually noticing our fellow passengers, half, expecting to see some one we knew When the bells rang for dinner,-we went in With the others and found that we had been placed at a lovely little table where we could See almost everyone. Just as l was about to sit own, Dovte caught my arm excitedly. uDo look whols there,n she whispered breathlessly. I followed her glance, and at a table on the other side of the room saw two diners who seemed to be intensely interested in each other. There was something oddly familiar in the little ladv with brown curls piled high on 4; Ml MA $ss her head, and it seemed that I had seen somewhere the slow smile that brightened her companionls face. K Don't stare so hard for goodness sake; donlt you know its Melvin and x xxi Alberta? Y x It was indeed! Why on earth hadnlt I recognized them? Afterwards we met them and found that they were on their honeymoon trip, and were also re- turning to Port Arthur. It; was eaqv to see that they were veryY very happy. e uDo you ever hear from Stella? inquired Doviev who was anxious to know what had become of our iolly little classmates. IIOh, yes, I hear from her quite oftenfl answered Alberta. MW IV ii 'lzwxy r, 'J- K , I Gr rig..- At present she is traveling in Europe, introducing the latest American dances into high society. From what she writes I Judge both she and the dances are making quite a hit with the nobles and ladies In Europe. It Is impossible to say when she will be back. In her last letter she wrote that she had seen in one of the recent art exhibits in Paris a picture which was at- tracting a great amount of attention. It was painted by Florence Oom. who has gained world wide recognition as an artist. Next day it became know that the steamer was incapable of continuing the voyage unti! some repairs had been made on the machinery. It was necessary that the boat be laid up in dry dock at Charleston for a week at the very least. We mourned even this whole week 03 delav. but it could not be helsfd; and so after the steamer was docked and we got a glimpse of a beautiful L. ,, we were delighted with the prospect of seeing all of it. As we strolled along the main street looking into the attractive shop win- dows. our attention was drawn to a very cleverly decorated window. e glanced at the sign over the window, and to our great surprise read iiMiss Pauline Dunstan, Interior Decorator. That must be the same Polly D. whom we knew in Port Arthur! cried Dovie. Letis go in and see.n We went in, but the neat little girl who came to meet us explained that Miss Dunstan was away at present purchasing stock in New York. It was by this time fast becoming dark; so we hurried in search of a hotel. The flare of torches and the sound of cheering voices caused us to turn into the avenue in which so much excitement prevailed. We learned from one of the women on the outskirts of the crowd it was a suffragette meeting. In the center of the gathering there was a high platform on which stood Dorothy Brewer bowing low in acknowledgement of the applause. Seated on the platform awaiting their time to speak were Mabel Taylor and Mauree Price. We could not get within speaking distance, so we could only leave word that we were in town. We hurried on to find somewhere to spend the night. We went into the first hotel we came to. and succeeded in getting room for the night. The next morning to our great surprise we found that our fine hotel was one of a chain owned by Thelma Duke and Anna Williams. After break- fast. we read the New York Times. Can you imagine our surprise when we learned that Frank Thomas was the editor of this great paper? One of the first things we saw on opening the paper was in great black headlines, Sena- tor T. Ferrell of Texas appointed to the Supreme Court. Reading farther we learned that the eminent Dr. 8002 had startled the medical world by discov- erim a sure cure for heart disease. n0h. cried Davie. uIsn't our class of 1920 becoming illustrious ?i' That afternoon we went with some of our companions of the boat to the movies. As we gazed at the star comedian, our wonder increased. We were sure it must be Carl Templeeand yet, was it really he? Oh. I've solved the mystery! I know what makes him look so different. Itis that moustache. We both remembered Carl as something of a woman-hater, and it was with a decided shock tlat we learned that he had been married three times since leaving High School. On returning to the hotel, I found two long delayed letters ,which had been fnrwarded and reforwarded. One of them was from Ruth Erickson, or rather Mrs. Charles Sweitzer, who is now living happily in Baltimore. She wrote that she had recently seen Kathryn Barnes. who is studying voice under one of the greatest of American instructors. The other was from Mattie Smith, who has now taken Mrs. Hughes! place as principal of the DeQueen School. It Vi; 12 e was written in that same delightful gossipy manner in which Mattie always talked. She told us about everyone whom we had known in Port Arthur and especially of those who were in our class. She sprung her greatest surprise at the very beginning. Part of her letter read, Guess who has been elected mayor of Port Arthur! Max Edgley! lsnlt that wonderful? Truly it was wonderful, but we were sure that Max would do great things as mayor of Port Arthur. She then told of the recent marriage of Ruth Rice to a wealthy rice grower from Louisiana. WBut, she hurried on, itYou should see our kindergarten babies sinr Dot Watkeys has taken charge of them. Honestly, they are perfect angels. Did you know that Merion Sherrill is at the head Hi the music department now? She certainly has ability and it is showing itself, too, for the music a department is coming forward better than ever before. Really? she continued, Z? uyoulll be surprised to know how many of our c'lassmates are still in Port 1 Arthur schools. There are, besides the two whom I have mentioned, Roy Rus- , g ling, who teaches manual training at the High School and Margaret Crow, who ' nm is physical director, also at the High. Then, we have a representative at the X 4 Franklin too, for Earl Gregory instructs a portion of our young America. XV Oh, yes! I wonder if you knew that Roy Chambers is to be football coach mml at Harvard? He and his darling little wife, whom we all thought so much of, even if she was ahead of us in schuol, left yesterday for Harvard where Roy will take up his work. l ujack is still in Port Arthur, although he ha': lately signed a very advan- tageous contract under which he is to construct a transcontinental railroad through Africa. Tell Dove that he is supposed to leave in two weeks, but I have an idea that he will remain in Port Arthur until her arrival. So speed up! If Mattie could only know how much her letter Interested and excited us! Cuuld we possibly wait for the time when we could be on our way again and should see those classmates of ours once again? Just then someone knocked at the door. When I opened it, the bell buy handed me a notice which stated that all passengers of the Alteria should be on board in the morning, for the boat sailed at ten o'clock. If we hadn't grown to be such dignified ladies we would have screamed for joy. Just to think-in a few days we should see again that dear old ucity beside V7 the sea. e X e Se t s 331m 3503152 ' Starting out today L : t From Schoolrduyll Share x t Bend an earnest purpose K To the steering oar. , x, Row away w'th courage. And a strong glad hand: Then your boat will surely Make the promised land. a .r. ml- t u M. AA. E Xxx .--,, - ; I 4' 7 e S aw MWW x ?XX - JUNIOR CLASS , xkk 1 Officer! x Tryon Kendal .................................. President ' s X Archie Goldfine ......................... Secretary-Treasurer Robert Todd ........... . ....................... Historian j V7 x Ceril Hilliard Marie Lemaster J essie Lee Richardson Bob Hayes Sterling Banker Florence Radau Jessie Toups Arnold Youngblood Tryon Kendal Mary Radau Thelma Campbell Elizabeth Vnylsteke Julia Bammert Paula Branon Walter Montgomery Archie Goldfine Midget Clark Newton Smith Louis Hatry Hanna Walter Ferrell Altha Tally Ruby Ward Rhea Gauthreaux Rhodes Ransom Doris Scallom Elben Harris Birdie Mingle Isabelle Davis Leota Raughton Bernice Morris Eunice Carlos Robert Todd Thelma Wrist John Price Elizabeth Paxton Charles Whitbeck Mirian Barrier Beryl Cris: Marie Miles Frank Wood K .g E E AJx .lv x ' ' 71 e a u ' JUNIOR CLASS BLOWING OFF STEAM. I KL. In spite of the fact that we have the prettiest girls and the man- K liest boys in all the school, our class has no more than a normal hatred for study. Elizabeth can handle anything from the highest KK phrases of English to the simplest study of trigonometry, and yet be y marked with an ttA . Thelma specializes in English, while Louis has it x Physics for a middle name, and Mariels high talent for Latin is ex- f ceeded only by her extreme good looks. We have also been successful in declamation and debating; one tiny and two girls have been winners in the McFarland declamatimt contest. and our class has represented the school in debating for the last two years. ttPossvm has been our best representative in athletics this year, hi't the material for next year is very promising, and so we look for- ward to a successful season in spite of the graduatinn of the Seniors in June. But the best part of the Junior's life comes at the end of each week, when after our lessons are finished and school books com- pletely forgotten, we come togther and make merry with vacation seven days nearer at hand. At these gatherings our greatest celebrity is introduced. He has never been known to miss one of thse functions; his presence is a signal for the festivities to begin, while every one reaches for his hat when Elbert takes his leave. Besides being an ex cellent musician Elbert is an exquisite dancer and a sparkling cm:- versationalist. Paula and Midget are our only timid members. Evelyne and Beulah Floy being simply modest, and Archie as a social lion is .1 success. With the smiling faces of Marie Miles and Libby, as well :as :1 score of others, our little circle becomes Complete. Thus we spend our years in school, working hard in working hours and playing hard in playing hours, so that our Jacks are extremely unlikely to become dull boys, and our Jills will always retain their beauty and grace. g eR. T. t err A SOPHOMORE CLASS Officers Ina Williams ................................... President Sarah Harper ............................... Vice President Bennie Jarratt .......................... Secretary-Treasurer Gertrude McFadden .............................. Historian Claude Goldsmith Lioyd Watkevs Gertrude McFadden George Rice Willie Calvin Aline House Desmond Secrest Rome Woodworth Ina Williams Oliver Latham Hannah 305 May Alice Walker Anna Ruth Blair Joe Plenman Ruth Corbett Lena Bos Bennie Jarratt Clifford Taylor Maudie Henderson Ralph McOord Rudolph Erickson Avery Thorn Quenten Wells James Walker Eleanor Inman Mary McFarland Margarita McGuire Lois Maiors Mable Suttle George Booth Lillv May Hanchett Bernice Blair Myrtle Woods Alma Maude Smith Len Oschner John Donaldson Calvin Hebert Class Roll Estelle Paterson Fred Baker Edward Dupuy Joe Bogle Arthur Dougherty Gerald Barnes Sarah Harper Gustavo Juninez Lillian Dickson Vernon Dean Neoma McGinnis Lendal Mayfield Bernice McDonald Irene Stewart Thelma Jones Mason Barron Ray Yeager lelie V. Caroll Francis Lyles Edward Lynch Lois Dunaway Frankie Stewart Minnie Lee Odom Jewel Shdltz Mercy Evans Ida Hebert Mona Dumesnil Ruth Milton Valerie Pruitt Ruby Haynes Effie Lee Charles Palmer Wayne Hartford Frazer Denbo Katherine Dodd Harry Gerbens S. W, Livingston John Holton Joseph Leveret W. P. Gillot Mary O'Grady Anna Schlicker Una May Pierce Theresa Hathaway Floris Akin Margaret Kramer Marcello Yarbor Elizabeth Dryden Etta Gillan Pearlie Rhodes Marie Keefe Louise Pfeiflfer Irving Goldberg Jake Muntz Marvis Summers Bessie Allen Cecil Smith Rosa Belle Sweeny Ola Brigs Preston McGuire Madaline Ronhausen Sfeve Vaught Christie Flanagan George DeWoIf Fdna Johnson Roxie McLaurin Pat Wood Ted Modglin Paul Tyner Rufus David Pauline Barret Arthur McGuire Reverie Smyth Hellene Gerbens Irena Lavelle Sadie Watson Eunice Chordin Elbert Lampson Willie Palmer Vt l WMIMMWWII W t t K h z ;y wag l' g A' w JWMWIAH. SOPHOMORE CWHISTORY Well, yes, we admit that we. were 0nCe Freshmen. Even the class of 22 was compelled to go thru such an ordeal. We do not have to mention that as Freshmen, we ran about the campus hke w11d animals. The name Freshman alone implies such antics. Honestly, we may say that our class was no exception and lived up to the rule of those going before us. As poor down-trodden Freshies, the members of the class of ,22 were subjected to many abuses. Oflcourse, we tried to resent these, but to no avail. Oh, those awful humiliations we were forced to en- dure! Probably a less determined class would have given up with a HWhatls the use? but not so with the immortal class of ,22. Dis- appointment only aroused our determination; only increased our de- termination; and so we left the province of Fishburg. We are now called Sophomores and Sophs for short, but we in- dignantly reject the interpretation of this word as meaning a ttwise fool . Surely no considerate person would venture to apply such an expression to the class of ,22. Oh! our Freshmen days are dim and have gone into the distant past. We become greatly amused at the Freshmen antics exhibited daily about the campus. The Fish deplore our disposition as bitter and abusive. Too had! We prophecy that in the future they will see their mistakes and acknowledge in us a guiding hand. Although we have been defeated by the Juniors in Basketball, our boys are going to be the team in the years to come. You ought to see our goal throwers; they are wonderful. Oh yes! That Soph-Senior dance at the Country Club would have been the udance of dances if it had not been for the inclement weather. As it was the preparations were unequaled by any dance of the season. In conclusion, let us remind you that the members of the class of '22 are reaching out in to every part of the High School Activities. Something is bound to happen soon. Already we feel ourselyes grad- ually climbing to the position of Juniors. HAnd theme SeniorSe! HAnd thene? Oh,ewatch us. -G. M. C. e xx W Pearl Hanchett Eva Guidery Ellen Gunn Ruth Alexander Pearl Becker Bernice Goodwin Margaret Ellis Curtis Cochran Willie Munaghun Margret Ward Oney Jones Myrtle Atkinson Lillian Babbin Paulina Elkins Vaughn Viator Sarah Ferrel Florence Black Hellen Porter Pearl Hanchett Lilly Miller 6612 e 4mxxxX FRESHMAN CLASS Clan Roll Prince Schroeder Cecil Sand Claude Randolph Rosa Lee Chadwell Tom Rice Alfred Hoofel Editha Davis Francis Carter Lois Elender Agnes Youngblood Nellie Harris Myrtle Kussman Hugh Wooly Eunice Andrews Kathrine Thomson Consuclu Richard Nathan Hurwitz Johnny 'Bammert Earnest Butler mg ................................. Historian T. J. Ridley Gerald Ballersen Harvey Richard Rose Benz Clyde May Harry Denbu Majorie Miles Elsie Grutzner James Logan Blanche Duke Rowena Rhodes Alton Higgs Vesta OBrady Susie Lane R A. Jackson Lloyd Badge Golda Walker Thomas Beuel Johanna Szafir Eugene Montgomery 1e .' u ,4 NR 055122 Seagull - To all things, even to the Freshman class histories, there must be FRFSHMAN CLASS-HISTORY a beginning. Our history had its beginning in the Franklin school, where for a whole year we worked and studied with a single object in view-High School. On that never to be forgotten first day over here things seemed terribly confused, and we were a bit frightened though, of course, we did not admit it. Then gradually things began to come straight. We found that Latin. history, and math. were really not so terrible. We found that teachers were nice people after all. Then we realized that we had begun to belong here in our old High. During the football season we were as enthusiastic as any of the rooters; we have grown to love every bit of the round of school life. It is true that we have made no stunning record, but then we have only begun, you know. mmW :LEK . .' Just as all things must have a beginning, so also must there be an ending. Our history as Freshmen must end with this school term; our history in High School will go on to the magic day of graduation. So we may 52w in the manner of an American poet, nWe love our class for what she is, And what she is to be. .NN ; Nx $9 xxx xx. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The Industrial Arts Department is a very busy one in the school system. The work is begun in the sixth grade with elementary bench work and mechanical drawing, and continued through the low sev- enthi in the high sev, enth all the hays are given a trial in forge work in order to develop any talent for metal work. The work in the high school is elective, and the classes are always filled with those who show talent in mechanical work, Sup- Li, J plemental texts are used in the Class moms hut all the work is practi- x cal. School room equipment and supplies are made in the shops. and all damage to school furniture is repaired lay shop students in- so-far as it can he made an educational pmiect, and quite :1 hit of work of this kind has been done this term The time of students in this department is equally divided between the shop work and mechanical drawing, taking alternate semesters. The drawing course embraces geometrical construction, isnmetric, perspective and elimentury machine design. All shnp students are required tn make drawings of all articles made in the shop. The eleventh :ind twelfth guides take the course in :ultn mechan- ics, which is pmviiur tn h; :1 verv interesting course. :is the electricwl :x T part of the work is :1 7,7 practical unnlicutinn nf their work in HhVSiCi. xx The lhzird has h in I generous enough tn :il- lnw us Some metal wnrkinq mzlchines fur the iiwinriing of th: machine hop 21nd th: iiiiigzgw $eaAqull ! QWWMMM . ,w I T . ' h first of the machines have been delivered. The regular machine shop l ,s,x course will be offered in connection with the auto mechancis class at we the beginning of next term. Watch out for the rebuilt autos now! , Z :T. A. B. M HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics courses are primarily vocational, consist- ing of all courses in Domestic Science and Domestic Arts, The courses in sewing and cooking are double-period classes, counting one-half credit toward graduation. In 1919 and 1920 for the first time sep- arate courses were offered in Sanitation and House Management un- der the Domestic Arts Department. These courses are single-period classes. The Domestic Arts Department consists of four sewing coursec e e K U4: one House Management course and one Sanitation course. The Sew- ; s ing Courses aim to train the girls in the history and growth of the four fibers and the manufacture of fabrics; the study and use of com- f mercial and drafted patterns; the construction and design of cotton, wool, and silk dresses. The House Department Course takes up the practical construction, planning and furnishing of rooms, the beautifying of the yards and surroundings, and the efficient management of a home. The Sanitation Course consists of the study of Food and Drug Laws, and various civic questions with regard to the general health of the public. The aim of the Domestic Science Department is to study foods in order that we may choose the best food; COOk it in the most appetiz- ing and digestible manner; and serve it in the same way. The first course in Domestic Science is offered in the seventh grade. This course is a study of food, its use in the body and the simple ways of cooking it. A continuation of this course, including canning, preserv- ing and the making of bread and pastry is given in the ninth grade. In Domestic Science IV a course in Dietetics is given. Dietetics is a studv of the food requirements for different ages, and under varying circumstances. In the last half of the year a study of invalid cooking end Home Nursing is given. Dinners are served by the classes to va- rious organizations of the city and this gives them many ideas of how to serve correctly. y? w- e ex A i M! M446 t l m t ll ll Vic eM. S. v IIMW THE HISTORY DHARTMENT Due either to the general popularity of the suhject or to the fact that two years are required for graduation, the enrollment in the history department this year is unusually heavy, the total being 431. To accommodate this gratifying number a corps of four teachers is employed. The department has been very fortunate in that it has suffered only one change in personnel throughout the year. The course of study as arranged provides for three courses for underclassmen and four for upperclassmen. The first of those ar- ranged for the underclassmen, that in Early History, is a one year course, and is eSpe'cially adapted to the beginner. Here the student is taught to see civilization in its beginning. to watch the development of institutions in their infancy and early childhood. The second course for the underclassmen, that of Modern History. is also a one year course, continues the development of civilization to the point we now enjoy it, and reveals the various institutions in their maturity. The third course, that of Community Civics, is a one-half year course, and may be offered for credit in the place of one-half of the first year history. For the upperclassmen courses in American History, Economics. Sociology, and Civics are offered. These are each one-half ye:.. courses and are elective. In all of these courses an attempt has been made to socialize, to vitalize the subject, to teach the student to interpret the life of the 1' resent in the light of the past. Toward this end the deparment has made considerable use of the laboratory of material in the Iihrrtrv- mvrce books. both primary and secondary, general referenec hooks. historical fiction, current magazines, pictures and maps. The individual student has been encouraged to do considerable individual work through the medium of special reports upon assigned topics. Throughout all the department an earnest effort has been made to correlate, whenever posible, the teaching of history with other sub- iects. --M. C. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The English Department has a very peculiar standing in the school. No one questions the statement that it is the most important of all, for otherwise students would not be required to take the four fuu courses in English. Yet no one, whether student or faculty member, ever hesitates to ask that an English class be given over to some pur- pose other than the work at hand. Students will generally agree that English is not an easy courseethe percentage of failures in the de- partment exceeds all others-but half of them at some point in their career ask to double in English when they can not find enough other subiects to take. In spite of this unusual situation. the English Department has two definite aims for which it is working-the betterment of the students' speech, written and spoken, and the appreciation on the part of the students of good literature. In the attrainment of these aims the four year course includes two years in composition and rhetoric and two years in the history of American and English literatures. The works of the best writers in both are studied throughout the four years. The department has been greatly handicapped this session be cause of a lack of sufficient teachers and because of change in the personnel of the English faculty. The increase in the number of stu- dents in High School has made necessary the employment of five teachers for English. The fact that four, and sometimes three, were doing the work of the five has prevented the accomplishment of all the work planned. We hope, however, that we have been able to convince the individual student of his need for correct English and to start him on the way to acquiring it. -B. A. M. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT All of the branches of the Science Department have been crowded to their maximum capacity throughout the year. and in order to accommodate the demand for work in this department, it was fnund necessary to add a part time teacher for the second semester. More than sixty per cent of the total student body have been enrolled in some Science course during the session. At the present time the chemical laboratory will compare favor- ably with that of any other high school in the state. The equipment for the phvsical laboratory could be improved, for a great deal 0' the apparatus on hand is not in sntisfactorv working condition. This has often led to a loss of time in getting the apparatus in order fnr an experiment. The equipment for Biologv is not what it should be, but it is hoped that the necessary material for doing the best grade of work can be added for the coming session. The work in Physio- gravhv, Physiology, and General Science has been of a high stan- dud, and the course of study in Home Nursing as outlined for the present year is especially to be commended. The aid of this department has been to instill into the mind of the student the fundamental prinicples on which Science is based; to im- part penetration, precision, candor and openness of mind, and t0 af- ford close contact with concrete thinking. A foundation is laid in 11s high school for students who desire to follow the work of the 618?- trician, chemist and geologist, or for those who are interested in medicine. In the laboratories the studentys own direct observations and ex- periments give them definite knowledge respecting the handling of technical instruments and enable them to understand more fully the principles on which the laws of nature are based. Nc- field of study offers greater opportunities for the student than does the study of Science, and the large enrollment in this department indicates that the students of the Port Arthur High School are realizing this fact. eW. D. SPANISH DHARTMENT About two years ago the Spanish language was introduced in the Port Arthur public schools and was received with a hearty welcome by the student body. Much interest was taken, a Spanish club was organized and every effort made to sustain the interest already showr After a very prosperous year Spanish was Hnipped in the budtt with no chance of making its reappearance until the present semester. At the beginning of the term more than a hundred students ex- pressed their desire to enroll in this department, but owing to the fact that some had previously enrolled in another language department and that there was a limited numher of classes, many were refused admittance, and only those just entering High School were admitted. As a result we are young and small, but having high aspirations we shall grow. Watch us. ..s. L. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Today is the commercial age. Industries and factories are improv- ing and pushing forward each year. Transportation is being battered constantly by railroads and water. Resources are being utilized and energy harnessed. Man's imaginative genius keeps little ahead of his creative power. By the busy man of the world little thought is given to the beginning of the early culture of the young people who are to step in and keep this commercial thrift moving nnwnrd. In the public school lies the opportunity and duty of preparing the eM e Wt Aaf'xkexx , child of tomorrow, and this realization is being grasped in a larger way every day. For most boys and girls this early training or preparation ends with the high school, and therefore upon the high school lies a great re- sponsibility. Conspicuous among the branches of the high school is the Mathe. maties Department. To it falls the duty of laying the foundation for the civil, electrical and machanical engineer. The architect and land- scane gardener reflect hack to the davs they spent at the black-board with geometry The chemist, geologist and men of other professions in the pure science give thanks to Algebra for their beginning. The bookkeeper and accountant often recall the days when they were learning tn compute problems in arithmetic. To see mathematics in its practcial aprilication tn the world and to grasp and interpret it has been the aim of this department in deali'ig with the students. eV. Li D. THE LATIN DEARTMENT Owing to unusual circumstances brought on bv certain changes in the Curriculum, the number of students taking Latin this year is great er than in any previous year. We hope that the students who were forced to take Latin because no other language was offered will find that their work has not been in vain Although Latin is considered a dead language, its value in our present day world of business and Cul- ture Can not be overestimated. Science, that study that proved so valuable in the late war, must depend upon Latin for its vocabulnrv. Every one knows, even though he sometimes forgets, that most of the words in the English language that show the possession of learn- ing and of discrimination come from Latin. The students in the de- partment have this fact brought forcibly to their attention in the study of derivatives. V The four year course include: history, oratorv, narration, descrip- tion, mythology and epic poetry as found in the works of Caesar, Cicero and Virgil. The study of these writers is in the beginnilw hard enough to cause many students to drop out alone the course; those that continue their work find an ever increasing pleasure in the mas- terv 0f the language and a real delight in their reading when they have learned to say with Virgit: ttLahor vincit omniaf' 4mrei' I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLE5 -PRETTY BUBBLEs IN THE AiR-THEY 60 so HIGH- M THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT. The year of 1919-20 has witnessed a most profitable advancement in music for the Port Arthur High School. Classes are graded accord- ing to the amount of previous training one has had. All practicing is held during school hours, and this will assists us in eventually placing music in the school program as a five day subject receiving the sump renvmeratinn as other sulljects. We have been meeting as three classes, A. B. and C.; A is for Ji'niors and Seniors, B for Freshmen and Sophomores with a good insight of music. while C is composed of beginners. An Operetta, HThe House That Jack Built, was presented by the music department this year and it was a splendid success from every point of view. The proceeds will go to further the development of music in the schools. This year has also witnessed the organization and prqgress of a big high school orchestra, the first of its kind in the schools. The mem- bership is twelve. some of the musicians are people in town who take a great interests in boosting the orchestra. Rehearsals are held mi Tuekday evening from seven to nine with special assistance givei. pupils in school hours. A school is not a school without an orchesim and the Port Arthur student body has a right to be proud of her nigh scimnl orchestrai XK .37? ? , , l U THE GLEE CLUB Altha Talley, Eugen; Montgomcry, Antonio Pcssurm, Ruth Corbett, Roy Rusling, Hannah 1305, Mahlc Suttle, Rudolph Erickson, Carrie Peltier. Willie Colvin, Edward Dupuy, Carl Templc, Helena Gerbens, Mattie Smith, Bennie Jarrett, Margaret Kramer, Roy Chambers, Han- nah W. Ferrell, Ezlrl Gregory, Maura: Price, May Alice Walker, 111:1 Williams, Annie Ruth Blair, Dorothy Watkcys, James Walker, Ver- non Dean, Willie Palmer, Mary McFarland, Jack Odom, Newton Smith, Harry Gcrhens Irving Goldberg, Marie LeMuster, Maria Miles, Charles Whithcck, Dovic Smith, Katherine Barnes, Cecil Smith, Alma Maud Smith, Marion Slxcrrill, Anna Williams, Gertrude Mc- Fadden, Irma Winn, Julia Bammert, Jessie Les Richardson, Thelma Campbell, Maudie Hendrickson, Joe Bagel. xx THE SCHOOL STA'I'E OFFICERS. Max Edgley ...................................... Mayur Earl Gregory ............................... Mayor Protcm Tryon Kendall ........................ Junior Commissioner Arnold Ynunghlood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophomorc Commissioner Irving Goldberg ........... Hiigln . . . .Freshmnn Commissionsr Jock McFadden ............. L0w . .Freslmmn Commissioner Thaddeus Ferrell ............................. Bnys' Judge Dorothy Watkeys ............................. Girls' Judge WU, .iVI'W ' 2:. H 1:: F 1 30 ZCUJ'-'U-N are i ; ' 56512? Seagull , 4W arms THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL. Mr. G. M. Sims ................................. Chairman Mr. C. J. Crampton ..................... Eligibility Chairman Mr. W. B. Bracken ........................ Business Manager Mrs H. J. Hotchkin . . . ., ............. Basketball, Baseball Coach Miss Minkwitz ....................... Girle Basketball Coach a: s Mr. W. E. Johnson ......................... Football Coach xg ,U V: 7 , A X; H, Gabe Seagull . WX .3 a ,X FOOTBALL TEAM OF '20. XW XXK Roy Chambers ................................. Fullback f; V, MK. Melvin Langridge ................ OCaptaim ...... Right Half X Sam Ransom ................................... Left Half Claude Goldsmith ............................ Quarter Back Frank Wood .............. - ................... Right End x :23le Earl Gregory ................................ Right Tackle , X Clarence Booz ............................... Right Guard Thorlief Thompson ................................ Center Gerald Barnes ................................ Left Guard Arthur McGuire ............................... Left Tackle Jackson Odom .................................. Left End Newton Smith .................................... Guard Rhodes Ransom ..................................... End Rx X Fulton Lee .................................... Substitute X 7 Arthur Walker ................................. Substitute x ; Norbet Becktel ................................. Substitute : ZVMWY How WOSIEOOEOEF. Fmbmlmmm. Ormavmqm. stmog. 00535:? horamoP wonnoa WO$IZOOE3. 200mm. Oqamodr WOON. W. WmSmoB. 4.79350? W358. 9.5sza mam ? Omen... . 7 . m... :k7 .,.. . .f 2 .N UH M, 7 . H. ,0. 74.7. 7 ., a be 5 ,Xv gHHelhin ?lmtgrihgn 2 Eng mhamhem X $313 QRanwm W ; 9' w;vK$-':: .., 565129 $9 a3 1111 V I ' ' 1-. . x H WM Earl: GDhmu CArthur Cmt$uire 6.0112 e MELVIN LANGRIDGE: tCnptnint tRight H310 Mel Melvin was our gritty little captain this year. He started his cae reer in ,17 as left end. He was shifted to right half in '18 and there remained until the end of this season. On account of his speed Mel was probably the best open field runner on the team, and when he got loose he was hard to catch. This is his last year and everybody is very sorry to see him go, far Mel is an all lround athlete ROY CHAMBERS tFull Bacld Choy Roy was our headv quarterback in ,l7 but was shifted to full in 118, which position he also played this year. His fierce line hucks and his hard tackling was a great factor in downing the hopes of victory for many a good team. Roy is a good trainer and a hard fighter, and in losing him Old High is losing one whom she has every reason to be proud of, one who gave everything that was in him to put at the top in fair and square athletics. SMM RANSOM tLeft Halfl uE. Z. Markti This year was Sammv's third with the team, and from the first he was a hard working, hard fighting football player. He started on the team as left half and proved his ability to play that position by it against all comers of three seasons. Sammy goes out with this terms Seniors much to Old Hisrh's sorrow, for he is a great booster nf ath- letics and one of UPorts gridiron stars. JACK ODOM tLeft EMU nDempsey Altho this is Jackis first vear at P. A H. St. he was almost assured of his position because of his speed and his ability to receive forward passes. He was strong on the offensive, but his main strength was on the. defensive tAsl: Wilsoni. Jack is among the graduates, and his absence will be mourned hy the team of next year. ARTHUR McGUlRE tLefl Tacklet Irish This is lrishts second vsar ml the tram. Last war he played guari lvut this year he was shifted to tackle where he proved himself a veritable stonewall in the vatch of an nppnnentis tackle brushes. Irish toe has won for him the name of being one of the best goal kickers in the state. He will he a great aid to next years squad. GERA LD BARNES thft Guurdt ttTebu When asked if he was comintr out far the team, Gerald said, nl donyt know anythinty about football,H hut after a few weeks of hard practice he showed that he was made nut of the rail stuff. When Gcralrlys signal was triven, va wnvid alwavs fird a hole hit: enough t; drive thru. Gerald has two more years in which 10 play for 011 . A. WWW nglg Wx Kg. Ube$eagu111! 1;. fa Q'Llarmre 4 unz ga g , 23ml agregnrg 665129, mmf $ mhmdief mhnmpgnn 5 0112111212 $nlhsmith 3 M3: CLARENCE BOOZ tRight GunnD 3002 This is also Clarencets first year on the team. A certain boy bet Clarence five dollars that he couldn't make the team and it did us all good to see him relieve ? of his money. Clarence is a hard worker, always getting his man out of the way and making a hole, and giving all he has from the beginning to the end. He is among this years graduates. EARL GREGORY tRight Tacklel ttCounh'y Earl heard the call of the maroon and gold and could not resist the temptation to come back to school this year. Earl is one of the hardest workers on the team, always tackling the man for a loss. He was exceptionally good on punts. always hitting the safety the moment the ball touches his hands, causing him to fumble. Earl is among this year's graduates. FRANK WOOD tRight Endl ttWoodie This is Frankis first year on the team. Altho he was new at the game, he showed that he was able to hold his position. Frank was good at receiving forward passes, severalttimes he jumped up and took the hall out of the opponent's hands and made good gains. Frank has two more years in which to help bring fame to P, A. H. S. THORLIEF THOMPSON tCenteri Swede Thorlief is one of last yeaHs veterans and filled the same position this year. He is a steady and sure passer, always getting the ball to the backfield. He was a good defensive player and was quick to perceive his opponents play. Swede was exceptionally good on the kick-off. He will not be back next year, and his place will be one of the hardest to fill. CLAUDE GOLDSMIT H tQuuter Bach Goldie Claude was probably the smallest man on the team in size, but in gray matter well, he was the brains of the team. He played his first game of football with P. A. in '18, When the season started for l19 Claude came out to make the team and with that determination he went to work. He showed that he was a quarterback and his good work at that position did much to bring the team to its high stand- ing at the end of the season. Claude has two more years to play, and glad is all High at that. NEWTON SMITH tGuard Tacklet Possuf' This Possum is a brother to the Possum that played in i17. Possum is good on both the offensive and defensive but especially good at breaking up line plunges and at tackling the man for a loss. Possum uses his head to great advantage. He has another year in which to help bring fame to old P. A. H. S. WK me FOOTBALL GAMES PORT ARTHUR 33 ORANGE O For the opening game of the season, :1 large crowd came out to see what kind of a team Port Arthur was putting out. What they saw was a game full of pep and vigor that foretold a successful seasoni Port Arthur started things in the first quarter. The hall was carried to Orangets 10 yard line, and Langridge carried the pigskin over for the first touchdown. At the end of the quarter the ball was in Port Ar- thur's possession, the score 19-0 in her favor, Goldsmith, Odom, 21nd Ransom tore thru the line for valuable gains. Orange could do noth- ing, for Port Arthurls line held like a stone wall. The hall was in Orange's territory almost all of the time, Never was Port Arthurts goal in danger. When the referee's whistle ended the game the score stood Port Arthur 33; Orange 0. PORT ARTHUR 19 BEAUMONT 0 Un BeaumonO With their unforgettable, everlasting slogan of ttBeat Beaumont, the Port Arthur team, with their many enthusiastic rnoters journeyed to Beaumont. The game was called at 3:30 and by that time the grandstand was well filled by rooters from both schools. Amid much cheering by their supporters the Beaumont hays, numbering :tlmut thirty-five, filed out upon the field. The Port Arthur team seemed to have no chance if numbers counted. Finally the whistle hlew for the game to commence, Port Arthur winning the kick off, Beaumont received the lmll and returned to the fifty yard line, and for down rifter down the ball see-sawed hack and forth in the near vicinity of that line. But that was not to the satis- faction of our boys; so they reverted to more open field playing and soon had the Beaumont team on the run. The P. A. line held against the Beaumonters like a stone wall, except in .1 few instances when Dunlap Johnson,easily the star of the Beaumont team, would break thru, only to he met by the ever watchful backfield. Just as the Port Arthur line lilaved a good defensive game, the backfield offensive were unexcelled. The line hucks of Chambers. the tackle brushes of Ransom, the end runs of llanzridge. and the hezldwork' 0f Goldsmith were the ruination 0f the Beaumont hovs, hope tor victory. The game finallv ended with 19 to Port Arthur's credit while Benunmnt was accredited with a large 0. '7 1 llllll ;: r 13X ; A 50:51:? $9 331111 I Ag : ; r h r , a KKQX Six hundred ardent fans witnessed the much boasted Livingston football eleven go down like grass before the scythe of the unde- feated Port Arthur High aggregation. . In the first quarter Port Arthur pushed the visitors back to their seven yard line, where Langridge hit the line for the first touchdown. The captain counted again in a few minutes after a thirty yard run. Port Arthur then advanced the ball to Livingston's two yard line and Chambers plunged thru the line for another touchdown, with Me- Guire kicking goal, After that touchdowns came at will. Odom, Ran- t 3 som, Chambers and Langridge were responsible for these. The game e, i! ended with the score 46 t0 0 in favor of Port Arthur. Livingston had PORT ARTHUR 46 LIVINGSTON 0. X x N 7? ; 4t 1 defeated both Sam Houston and San Marcos teams, and made Hous- I'K ton High extend itself to win over it, so that the victory raised the I7 hopes of the team and 0f Highls supporters for a state champion ti rareer. W: ' PORT ARTHUR 102 GALVFSTON 0 '4' K t The 102-0 drubbing, administered to the Galveston team by the High School indicated what Port Arthur could do when not playing against odds, for the Galveston team was the only team that was equal in weight to Port Arthur. Every sub was given a chance in this game. In the last quarter Walker made a touchdown in two minutes after he came into the game. Practically every one on the team had the honor to make a touchdown. When it came to Galveston holding our line, well, it just couldn't be done. When Chambers plunged through their line they knew it was no use trying to stop him. This game was only 21 warm scrimmage for Port Arthur, but it was played with the clean sportsmanship shown by every one of the boys of Port Arthur High School. PORT ARTHUR 21 ORANGE 0 Un Oranget Orange kicked off, Port Arthur received, and the game was on. Within the first five minutes of play the Port Arthur boys found out that this was not the same team they had tackled in Port Arthur, for with a few weeks' practice the Orange lads had developed a fast team. But P. A. with the grim determination that had always marked the team, buckled down and at the end of the first quarter had suc- ceeded in getting the hall into safe territory, but not until the Orange team had put quite a scare into the P. A. sideliners by its first minutes 777777777 v.3. 7 . PORT ARTHUR 477777776 x x x 7 7...... . 7 V9 1 .9 I r xxa 77. of brilliant playing. The beginning of the second quarter marked the beginning of the P. A. boys' ttcome back Y and from then on until the end of the game the Orange team was outclassed in every re- spect. The final score showed another victory for the unbeaten, un- scored upon Port Arthur team. BEAT BEAUMON'P' PORT ARTHUR 53 BEAUMONT 0 Oh, how often we had heard that cry. nBeat Beaumonttl and beat them we did to the tune of S3 to 0. Beaumont came down with heads held high and plenty of rooters to revenge the 19 to 0 defeat they had received at our hands four weeks before. Beaumont was confident and sn was Port Arthur. The whistle blew! Oh, such a game as it was! 'Langridge carried the pigskin over for the first touchdown and Mc- Guire kicked goal. Chambers, Ransom and Goldsmith followed the captains example and piled up the 53 points against Beaumont. Never was Port Arthur's goal in danger. The Htigers could not find a break in Port Arthur's line. End runs, trick plays, and attempts at field goals were all in vain. Once Beaumont thought she had an open field before her, but all her hopes were crushed by Goldsmith, who brought Beaumont's biggest man down. The game ended and Beau. mont's air castles fell to the ground never to stand again. PORT ARTHUR 9; HOUSTON 7. The game with Houston was played in the minds of the fans long before the time for it came. Houston had not lost a game during the season; Port Arthur, however, had not even been scored on. With the day bright and clear hundreds of Port Arthur fans were there to witness the greatest and most exciting game ever staged on the local field. The Houston boys outweighed us considerably and they were fast. At the very start Houston succeeded in a forward pass and for the first time in the season a man crossed Port Arthur's goal line. Thev kicked goal but Port Arthur was not downhearted. The first Quarter ended 70 in Houstons, favor. During the second quarter our lmvs showed their real football spirit. Chambers, our plucky full back, broke through the Houston line and ran twenty yards for a touch- down. McGuire failed to kick goal, the score stood 7 t0 6 in favor of Houston. But this score was soon changed when Chambers kicked a field goal. The first half ended 9-7 in our favor. There was no scor- ing on either side during the last halfethe ball just seesawed up and down the field without anv result, in the last few minutes of play Houston tried a field goal only to be blocked by Thompson. This game gave us a good chance for the state championship. 79 e l PORT ARTHUR 0 GREBVVILLE 0 This was the state championship game. The fieid was muddy and so there were many fumbles, although our boys fought hard they could hat score; but Greenviile was unable to score also. This game was started before the largest crowd ever witnessing a game played on the local field. and the cmwd increased as the game progressed. The Port Arthur band played as the boys fought for their old High, during the first half Greenville was within five yards of our goal but Port Arthur held them for downs, again in the last half Greenville carried the bail under the shadow of our goal posts. Not a murmer was heard except a voice calling to the team to Hhold that line, Greenville was on our one yard line if there is such a thing, and Port Arthur held them for four downs. Chambers tried a field goal; but on account of his leg it was not a success, the game finally ended with the ball in Greenvilleis territory and in our hands. The score stood 0-0, this game will long be remembered because Mel, Roy, Sam, Jack, Earl and others played their last game for dear HOld High? Oct. 18, 1919, P. A. H. S. vs. Orange9at Port Arthur-33-0. Oct. 25, 1919L P. A. H. S. vs. Beaumonte-at Beaumontvew-O. Nov. 1, 1919, P. A. H. S. vs. Livingstoneat Port Arthur-46-0. Nvo. 8, 1919, P. A. H. S. vs. Galveston9at Port Arthur9102-0. Nov. 11, 1919, P .A. H. S. vs. Orange9-at Orange921-O. Nov. 15, 1919, P. A. H. S. vs. Beaumont9at Port ArthurS3-0. Nov. 22, 1919, P. A. H. St vs. Houston9at Port Arthure-9-7. Dec. 6, 1919, P. A. H. S. vs. Greenviiie9nt Port Arthur90-O. Port Arthur ........................................ 283 Opponents Gabe $eagull 7 7 W-w-M x .. BASKETBALL LINE UP Melvin Lan rid e ............................ Left Forward xKx K K 2 X K Earl Gregory .............................. Right Forward ' k- ; E Jackson Odom ................................... Cenmr x$t$ , Roy Chambers ................................ Left Guard kx: :: X K Sam Ransom ..................... Captain ..... Right Guard Xi V . . Thorlief Thompson ............. - ................ Forward K A x H. J. Hotchkin .................................... Coach K The: K KK-t-NT . V17 ;: ff;;:.,.en KMX 1$ l X K' A W H . , , - x XXX?! U129 $eagull JWE: x GIRLSy BASKETBALL X6 Margaret Crow, Captain, Center-Margaret was easily the star of the t K season; although her regular position is at center, she cotlld make almost as pretty goals as Julia and at guard worried k her opposing forward into a nervous fit. It was a joy to watch KKK ex? Margaret play. Julia Bammert, Forward-Julia could be counted on in each game Mt x to make at least one hrilliant goal from the center line, and c - countless others from all over the field. Her record shows five free goals made from five chances. The opponents groaned when Julia got the ball. y May Alice Walker, Forward-May Alice appeared on the court one . 4 day after the season had begun for a try-out. Before the close x7; she had developed into a forward that was running Julia .1 Close race. We predict for her a Hstarry future, for she really HlovesH hasket hall enough to practice at all hours and in all kinds of weather. Isabelle Davis, Centrr-lsahelle had the misfortune to crack her shoulder at practice when she dived into the ground; this ac- ;, cident kept her out of two games, but she always played with N such vim that her opponents could not follow her. She and ' Margaret at center were hard to heat. Willa Mae Clark, CentereWilla Mae, in this, h:r first season, played with such enthusiasm that she Hrode her opponents in her efforts to get the hall. After she consented to use her own in- struments of locomotion. she made an excellent center as her senior opponent will testify. Marion Sherrill, GuardeMerion was the one player who went after the ball regardless of the Consequences to life and limb. As a result of her close ttsticking t0 the hall her opponents always said, nD011 : let Merion guard m: i can't do anything :tgainst her. Dotibee Ericson, Gurrdtehmilm started practice at forward, but her abilities seem to lie in the guardls position in spite of her family. Her power in getting the ball from one end of the court to the other was unequaled 0n the team; when she combined that power with team work, she made manv a Port Arthur goal t x: possible. X Mattie Smith, GuardeAt the beginning of the practice, Mattie would L have been given the medal for the prize Uwind-mill of the squad, but before the end she toned down into :1 formidable X guard. Mattie had the quality possessed by few players, the t t ability to come out of the hardest scramble wtih :1 smile. a .gaw E v.83 THE BASKETBALL SEASON The coach or the teameat least somebody-efailed, because of the impediments of distance and inaccessibility, to get the left hind foot from the iack-rahhit caught in the cemetery at midnight; con- sequently, the basketball season was rather unlucky for the Port Arthur teams. The season opened with a double-header at the Frank- lin School court between teams representing Port Arthur and Sour Lake. The girls, remembering the days when Sour Lake seemed in- vincible and that last bright day when we beat them for the first time Hin ages , put up such a swift battle that the visiting girls were swept off their feet. The boys ,however, were not so successful; they lost by a very small margin, it is true, but that margin was in favor of Sour Lake. In the next games, played on the court of the Beaumont Y. M. C. A. the results were reversed; the boys were victorious and the girls lost. The girls were greatly handicapped by the narrow limits of the strange court and changed line-up that was necessitated by lsahelleys lame shoulder; they were unable to stop the on-slaught 0f the Beau- mont forwards. The boys with their usual perversity let the home team lead during the first half of the game, and then came back in the second half with speed that clinched the game at the very end, The game against Kirhyvilleethe boys only played-was too sad to he dwelt on. The visitors were so long and lanky that they had only to tihvtoe to put the hall in the basket; the score-keepers were kept from calling for an adding machine only because of the dogged fighting spirit of the whole team that would not accept defeat with- out a struggle. At the return game in Sour Lake the howling winds combined with an incompetent referee and an absent rahbitls foot to make both teams come away with feathers drooping. The Port Arthur girls could not gage the baskets in the high wind and on the shaky posts, and so could not make the necessary goals that meant victory. The boys played in the same hard luck, unable to make amends for the first defeat at the hands of the Sour Lake quintet. The sport season ended with a return game with Beaumont on the Franklin court. Again the girls were unable to compete with the un- due roughness of the visiting team and the cool, calculatingr playing of one of the opposing forwards. The Beaumont boys came down with the determination to atone for the early defeat. and their de- termination wan. Sqme excellent playing on the part of both teams was exhibited throughout the entire season, but the score board just would not show in our favor. 55122 eagull JWW HFor when the one great scorer comes To write against your name, He writes4n0t that you won or 105t4 But how you played the game. ,' 4 H F 4 F4 4 15.91 E , , : : 2;:::74;: xxxx F V8; x x w 41-3. THE SOCIAL SEASON The First Party Oct. 3, 1919. e . , The first party of the Senior class was at Merion Sherrill 5. All of the girls came in their middies and the boys in their working Clothes. About nine o'clock the boys left Merion,s for a place where another Class was having a party. Their intentions were very good; but they did not get any eats. They did give a certain member of the Junior class a shower, though. The boys came back about 10:30 and ice cream and cake were served to the hungry hunch. GALVESTON FOOTBALL BOYS ENTERTAINED Nov. 8, 1919. Even though the Galveston Football Boys were defeated by the Port Arthur by a large score, they were sportsmen enough to go to a party given by the Senior class at Clarence Boozls. Roy Cham. hers and Claude Goldsmith Hstepped out at this party by dancing- with all the young ladies. The music, furnished by the orchestra,, put pep into the boys and those who did not dance showed their appre- ciation by standing near the punch bowl and giving yells for Port Arthur. GULF CLUB DANCE Nov. 22, 1919. The Seniors and the Port Arthur Football Boys planned a dance at the Gulf Club for the Houston boys. After the Houston boys were defeated, they decided that they did not care for dancinjer rind went home,-but the dance went on just the same. F OOTBALL BOYS HONORED Dec. 11, 1919. The Football Boys and their friends were delightfully entertained by De Carter. The rooms were decorated with maroon and gold colors. Off in a corner of one room :1 fortune teller told all those who desired of their future. Preachers, teachers, doctors. lawyers, and other professions, especially matrimony, were predicted. Refreshments were served, and as the hoys were not restricted on their eating, they certainly got their fill. Souvenirs of little whistles tied to :1 card were given out. On each card was a couple of lines telling, uHow We Won. SENIORS ENTERTAINED Jan. 10, 1920. The Seniors were entertained at Anna Williamsi The evening was spent in dancing and eating. COMPLEMENTARY DANCE Jan. 22, 1920. One of the largest social events of the Sinson was the compli- 9w; 1 l W t,'.; h. 7:; gkx mentary dance given to the football boys by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Booz, :It the Plaza Hotel. Dance programs were given to each one and the dancing began at nine o'clock. The room was attractively decorated with ferns and palms. At one end of the room a table, decorated In maroon and gold colors, bore a football with Port Arthur,s score against Beaumont. Punch was served throughout the evening and everyone stayed till a late hour. LEAP YEAR PARTY Feb. 6, 1920. A leap year party was given by the Seniors. The girls went after the boys and took them to the First Methodist Church. When they got there the boys took off their coats and the girls tied little white :lprons around them. The boys cooked the Hweenies and prepared the buns and pickles. When the cooking was done, each one lined up, took a pickle. a bun and a yard or so of weenies and passed on. After the Seniors had their fill there was still some eats left, so it was decided to take ituh to where the Juniors were having a party and present it to them. The Juniors were not much in favor of taking the weenies, and for some reason or other locked the doors and windows. After the excitement at the Juniorlparty the dignified Seniors rode up and down Procter Street in a Htrailerh, pulled by the Htwelve horse power of the Senior class. This was the first party at which no one but Seniors were present. JUNIORS T0 SENIORS April 19, 1920. The Juniors loyally entertained the Seniors at the Gulf Club with the annual JIInior-Senior dance. Were the Junior sports? Wetll say thev were The Beaumont Jazz Band played until the merry crowd began to drift from the club house along the road to home. All the Seniors declared that thev had a grand time and they hope that the Juniors will he treated as good next year as they treated them. SENIOR DAY April 2, 1920. The annual Senior Day was celebrated with a picnic at Wood- row. The crowd of Seniors met at the High School about 8:30 and left in cars for the picnic grounds, reaching there about 11 o,clock. About 12 otclock an ahpetizing picnic lunch was spread for the hungry bunch and the remainder of the afternoon was spent in swim- ming, kndaking and boys playing one of their favorite games. Every- one declared that thev wished Senior Day was every day, regretting only that this was their last chance. .4mm ng Winner uf the Emmy; Guutvst xkikkk xx G Mlilliam 31mm: EH55 11am august 20, 19u3 pint gebrunrg 17, 19le W 4 5 QQ xii PORT ARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE GREAT WAR. On the front wall of the auditorium hangs the most precious pos- .' session of the Port Arthur High Schoothhe service flag for the ' W r Great War, containing sixtyethree white stars and two gold ones. ' t Daily it reminds students, faculty, and visitors of the brave boys who i i once studied Caesar and geometry, played football and baseball, de- hated and declaimed from the auditorium platform, dud edited the -hi-weekly High School Record or the Sea Gull and who, when the call came, answered it as true and courageous Americans. Is it not fitting that this, the first Sea Gull since the conclusion of the war, should give some recognition to those boys who represent- t ed Port Arthur High School on the fields of France, in the navy, and VT; x in the training camps of this country? And is it not fitting that we 2, again pay our tribute to those two hays whom our flag represents ' with gold stars-David Umhereer and Claire Earnest ' i t , In the navy were found Ne Cochran, Ralph McBride twho is still t? - , in the servicet Arthur Beard, Ray Jordan, Frankie Bluestein, Her- 5 Qt man 805, and Vance Peveto. Among the marines were-Gilbert Poole, ,0 Q. V Grady Stewart, Pentard Sandifer, and Ovelia Lee. Neat Rader, John Rader and Harold Winter represented us in the medical corps, Neal and John serving until late this past winter at Fort Sam Houston. In the engineering corps were found Willard lmhoff and Hugh McFar- land, and in the aviation, William Donaldson, Ralph Miles, Eugene Euhank, Carl Mndglin, and Frank Rusling; Clarence Lohman was in the signal corps; Vernon Miles, in the naval aviation;Wi1ton Rutan, in the artillery, and Dick B05 and Evan Williams were in mechanical re- pair units. The infantry. to be sure, had the largest number .of enlist- ments, the P. A. H. 5. roll including Frank Carlson twho was gassed while with the A, E. FA, George James, De Carter, Joe Harle, Willie Burch, Jewell Palmer, Harold Elmendorf, van Hollifield, Ernest Pnlansky, Howard Tomlinson, Ruben Ludwig, and Fordie Stewart. These boys, of course, are not alt the P. A. H. S. boys in the service; the records prepared for the making of the service flag appear to he lost. These are the hovs with whose records the writer and :1 graduate of the class of 1917, himself an army man, happened to be familiar. There are others, for instance, Foster Chambers, Wilbur Abbey and Carroll Morrow. How well those boys acquitted themselves! Take, for example, the record of Ovelia Lee, famous 0n the High School gridiron: Military Record of a Marine. Previous serviceQnone. Promotions and reductionstromoted corporal, April 1, 1919. km 9 65129 9326:9111; i g ,0 Marksmanship qualificationsQSharpshooter, July 26, 1918. WM! Sea ServiceQnone. Xy K Foreign serviceQA. E F. Q Wounds received in serviceQnone. e h h . Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditionh hk Y St. Mihiel, September 12-18, 1918. Meuse-Argnnne tChampagnet, October 1-9, 1918. ng x; MeuseeArgonne toffensivet, November 1-11, 1918. Military efficiencvaery good. Ohedience-excellent. I Sobrieterxcellent..1Q: Remarks-Recommended for permanent warrant as corporal Q upon reenlistment. Ix March to the Rhine-Nov. 16-Dec. 16, 1918. Am. Army of OccupationQDec. 16, 1918--May 1, 1919. Q5 American Composite Regiment tPershing's ownt-May 1, 1919 NW --Snet. 20, 1919. x; Discharged eptemher 28', 1919, at Washington, D. C. J. W. Wadleizh, Lt. Col. U. S. M. C., Commanding Marines. t ,1 The military record of Wilton Rntant Editor-in-chief of the first ' Sea Gull. is one of which Port Arthur is iustlv proud. His military career goes hack to the summer of 1915 when he was a lieutenant in the state militia; in Mav. 1916. he was made cnntain nf Companv I, the first comhanv to leave Port Arthur for harder duty In 1917 he was hrnmoted to mainr. being called the vounqegt maior in the service. That same vear he was transferred to the artillery. and in JUN. 1918, went over seas with the 36th diviCinn in command of the 132 Field Artillervt Owing to the delav in receiving hnrses and euuip- ment. the artillerv of the 36th did not let to thn fin'htiwr line: hOW- ever. Wilton was alwavs at work and received praise several times, the following official notice being one instance: 11132 Field Artillery, France, Februarv, 1919. Maior Wilton L. Rutan of this regiment is recommended for the cool manner in which he handled a verv serious situation the night of Feb. 15-16, 1919. duriiw the absence of the commandingr officer and while in command of the regiment. Mnior Rutants cool nerve and disregard of personal danger in per- snnallv and unassisted allietingr 71nd diswrming :1 number of drunken negro soldiers after thev had defied their own officers prevented very grave consequences for this regiment as well as others. By order of Colt Scholars, To be posted on all bulletin boards. W v, XV W WWW Our boys seem to have written in their letters very little of the actual fighting, and this was not merely because of the censor. They gave their impressions of the countries they saw and occasionally described their living conditions, as these two extracts from Ernest Polanskyts letters show. tErnest, who graduated in 1913, was over- seas from August 1918 until May 1919 and was in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne drives and with the Army of Occupationt. Here is his description of his quarters at Mautaville: Am located at present in a cellar which was surely dirty. Had a iob cleaning it out My pal and l walked three miles at night to get a stove and pipes. We cut a hole in the door and rigged up the stove. The pipes not being in good condition, we wrapped them in rags. Donit know how long they will last. The cellar is much warmer, and the ground floor, which was covered with mud, is rapidly drying out. We went on another tour and found a table, two bunks, straw, sacks, an old can and a bucket. Tomorrow shall go to town and try to get some electric lights. Shall tap the wires in some place and if our plans carry will have real ligths way down in the cellar. Am told the Ger. mans all have electric lights in these dumps; why should they have it on us? But, perhaps, l'm talking too fast as we may move before all this materializes. This is what he says of the French wine shops: We a:e billeted in a quaint old village of the enormous population of eighty. There are no stores but two wine shopstust the kind you hzlve read about so much in Dickens' works. Do you remember the description of the wine shop in The Tale of Two Citiese? l have seen every bit of it except the broken cask of wine. l do not say this is the very place, but it certainly looked like it. The shop is dining-oom, kitchen. and what-not combined. There is an old bed in one corner. The big old rafters overhead are black and greasy; all the cooking is done over .1 fire-place. The old French women set their pots near the fire and in r few minutes the water boils. While this is going on they boil the coffee which later they serve in a glass. A spoonful of honexv and :1 little milk improves the taste. ' Here is another good example of the descriptions our boys sent home; this one is from Clarence Lohman of the class of 1909, who as a lieutenant in the signal corps went over seas in July, 1918, and who by reason of the distinction for scholarship he won at the state uni- versitv where he received 131 A, M. A., and LL 13. degrees, was select- ed after the armistice as one of the American officers to be sent to Oxfnri University. I was out strolling with one of our lieutenants, a glorious sun- I N 1' .l 1 7t 1 a 63129 shiny evening it was, the roads are fine, and the country is beautiful. strolling in France; how odd it sounds! I remarked to Davis. how hard it was to realize that we were traversing the white, ribbonelike roads of HSunny France. We wandered thru a valley, fields of sugar beets on the side, climbed a hill, and then entered a wood of pines. l have been in this place less than a week. The immediate spot is a tiny village, but some three kilometers away is a fair sized town. 'Tis an interesting old place. There are spots in the vicinity dating hack to the Roman times. How odd it all seems! The buildings are of stone with red tile roots. The villagersepeasants-are very clear; iust plain. honest, God-fearing souls with bigr warm hearts in them. Just now 1 am billeted in an old chateau, parts of which are some three centuries old. It belongs to a rich Parisian, who just now is here with his wife. I am most fortunate. He is very good to the two cap- tains and me who have rooms here. Tomorrow all of us take dinner with him. Ralph McBride of the class of 1917 sent his mother this descrip- tion of Lisbon: HThis is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It is on a hill, with big cathedrals, churches, museums, and everything. My Spanish comes in handy hersewhat little I know-l can make myself under- stood pretty well. The population is 500,000. The people here cer- tainly do like the American sailors. When we get near a cafe, the waitresses start singing, HThe Yanks are coming. But the boys did not do all the hard and heroic work; we had one girl, Gladys Harris, who was a Red Cross nurse in a unit attached to the Italian armv. tbladys attended the High School in 1909-1910 and 1013-1914t. She crossed over at a time when submarines were p'wticularlv hadehut let her tell about it: HHave alreadv written you everything of interest which I thought would nass the censor. Perhaps, now it will he safe to tell you of our departure from dear U. S. A. and somethingy of our voyage. Our ship, the S. S. Umhria, a small Italian cargo vessel, sailed from Baltimore Aug. 4. 1918' :It 4 p .m. We slept in our life belts that night and were compelled to carry them with us constantly throughout the journey. Next morningY about 8:30, one of my companions and l were out on the hurricane deck when we noticed that the wireless operator seemed very busy. Shortly afterwards we saw two hydroplanes scouting: near-hy. At 10:30 we spied a small hmt coming- fuli speed toward us. Upon inquiry ,our honorable commander learned that it was a life boat with the survivors of the British oil tank 8. S. Jennings, which lead heen subbed 24 hours earlier. Took them aboard our vessel; fed, JMW' x e i R .g o a 3 g 4: Q X w Ak!;ts clothed and bound their wounds; and then we took them back in sight of the Virginia coast. A few hours later we received a wireless that they had reached shore safely. Never shall i forget their appearance as we took them aboarderagged. beaten by the waves and high winds, and worn after a night adrift on the ocean, and with almost no nourishment. And yet how happy and grateful those fifteen men loeked. coming toward us rescued from unknown dangers. As they reached us they were smoking the last cigarette Ieft--each taking a Hpuff at it in turn. After this experience we were for days, it seemed alone on the big ocean. We were not conveyed, so did not see any bouts .mtil near the Azores when an English sail cargo passed '15. Less than 24 hours later we received word that it was sent to the bottom of the sea by a German HU Boat ,also that a gouple of others had been sunk ahead of us. When we were about 12 hours Out of Gib- raltar, we were met by our convoy. After 5 days stay at the ttRock we started our journey across the Mediterranean with 26 vessels in our convoy, ours being the only boat carrying passengers. our tourney across this sea was quite pleasant as we had become ac- customed to our beds which consisted of a blanket and a small corner on deck and our life belts for our pillows. We had abandoned our sleeping quarters below as we preferred the moonlight and starlight and even frequent showers and hard floor of the deck to the dark, stuffy state rooms tif they could be called than which often had water covered floors. We were five days and nights crossing and in spite of the fact that we knew we were in constant danger, the girls conducted themselves bravely. Aug. 27th thirteen of our convoy left us enroute for Naples at 5 p, m Next day we learned that at 2 a. In. two had been sunk by the enemy. We landed safely at Genoa on the morning of the 28th. In Spite of our hazardous and trying journey, xx e had much for which to be thankful, although we had no comforts, and poor food and much sickness in our midst while crossing. That little vessel with its grave captain is now buried in the waters near Naples. On its next voyage while departing 500 Italian soldiers who had refused to fight, to Egypt, it was struck by a floating mine, and all aboard went down to a watery gravef' Boys who served Uncle Sam, we are proud of youegrateful an' glad that such loyalty, determination, bravery, and self-sacrifice was found among the boys of P. A. H. S. And, Gladys, we are very proud of you; you are the one who actually did the thing that so many of us said we wanted to do. An Alumna. 9 a5 1111 i E LAND OF LONG AGO It was about two o'clock one bright, sunny afternoon that we, a gay party of sightseers, boarded the car that was to take us from the city of Mexico to Focio Milchio, a once flourishing city of the Montezumas. It is twenty kilometers from the city, is well known for its floating gardens, and is the source of the water supply of the city. A: four o,clock we were there, and what a typical Mexican village it was! There was the usual plaza, or porch, with its half- decayed and long neglected fountain standing in the center, sur- rounded by a few benches and straggling bushes. We went through the market to admire the handwork, cakes, and pottery of the women and the moccasins and statuary of the men There was pulque for sale hanging in a white pigskin turned wrong side out with the feet tied up to prevent its spilling. . We went past the Cathedral and on across the bridge to hire a boat that would take us down the canal. Ofiboats there were many; some were gaily decorated with vari-colored tissue paper, but most of them had been hired. We found one thoughw-a flat-hottomed, open boat not built to keep the water out nor us in. The engine was very simple as it consisted of two half-grown boys who poled us along. Before starting we were witnesses of a quite tragic and romantic, though none the less amusing, incident. A boat carved from a log about eighteen inches wide and two yards long, containing five or six men and a woman, had started off just ahead of us andhad immedi. ately capsized. The water was not deep nor very cold and 1 do not doubt but what the woman had walked out that far before, but just as soon as she again got her head above the waterefor she had lost her balanceeshe began screaming as loud as she could. The men all gallantly rushed to her rescue and helped her to the shore. I could hardly refrain from laughing aloud; she looked so comical out there with her skirts all balloned up around her ,but as it would have been considered the height of rudeness, I remembered that 1 represented mv country and did not. The trip down stream was more delightful than can be described. We went past gay crowds of young people, past boats filled with fruits and flowers to attract the passershy, beneath moss-grown stone bridges, by black-haired women and popeyed babies, and on to the floating gardens themselves. Now one naturally thinks of these as floating around bumping into each other. But no, they are held firmly by Nature and the separate plots are divided by the smaller waterways or tributaries of the canal. The banks are lined with water hyacinth and Cress and flowers of every description and an occasional woman searching for clams while her chidlren sit in the boat and chew on discarded shells. u e we J x xx Xe Rx e WW7 h fr0329 $9a3ull ' , After a short visit at the pumping station we started back. The shadows deepenedetwilight had fallen-when we stepped ashore. We passed unheedingly the small boys begging for pennies, and the queer straw-roofed houses with their mud chimneys we did not notice. A small soldier about nine years old struggling with a hale of hay passed without comment. The white-barged men seemed but natural. We had caught the spirit hf the placee-we were sleepy. The car left bearing us away. We could no longer see the place, for it was night and the car traveled swiftlv; but who. with the punsies for thought and a memory could forget a visit to Focio Milchin, the in land of Aztec memories? THE FAMOUS CLASS OF '20. Oh, here is our class Watch each one asehe comes. Some will be famous, And a few may be bums. Here is a couple Who you all know, It's Merion, of course, And Sam, her beau. And there is another, There's iust two in our class, It's Melvin and Alberta, And they surely will pass. But Rovts broken-hearted, Of course, you know why, But he could get another if he'd iust try. Give the Polly a cracker; And the Kat, a mouse To keep down the trouble Theytd make in the house. Mauree Chose Jennie With a rag and a brush, While HMuffin Mattie Looked for a Jello box. Max is mayor of School State And Frank is real thin But the mvsterious thing is. That Loma Rae is Dovie's frienl. Are the best ever had. .NKKK eElinor lnman. Margaret Crow is a captain Shets little but quick s And likes to show Dorothy Brewer mm Her latest out trick. Florence Com is our artist And we also have Booz .t ,1 Mnntrose is a Carpenter Ae- And Carl wears number 10 shnes. Arthur is our hack driver With his car he plays pranks; Rov Rusline, our machanic Can make Fords and cranks. There's Jack, Earl, Thorlief Fnur good football players Thevtre all Seniors, of course. And are good class helpers. And here is Dot Watkeys Whn lvied in a shoe With Annie Welsh as her nurse With nothing to do. Our class has four quiet girls 'Fnch one is real nice They are Anna and Mabel Ruth Ericsnn and Ruth Rice. Sn this is our class With its good and its bad But on :1 whole its members WWWM ERS SEE S AS OTHERS SEE US I think life is only bluffing The other fellow in the game, For you can say things that are nothing; And they will smile at them just the.same. Society is nne of life's greatest bluffs Veneered and polished fine; Sn those who stare at the glare of the stuff Canlt guess whatls beneath the rind. An example of this may be seen, If you are quiet and donlt make a fuss; At noon on the campus green And in the SEAGULL'S HAs Others see us. ' . W 051129 $eagull Why Teachers Should Read the Funny Papers. A few days after her arrival, Miss Henderson made a careful alpha- betic list of the students in her study hall from the slips on which the pupils had written supposedly their names. In the Mts she had written, tfree from susupiciont, uMcNutt, Boob. Mrs. Hatry--Louis, come in and get your supper. Louisel don't want any mamma; the Seniors at noon fed me a good square meal of weeniers and buns. A visitor at the school-ttWhatls the matter with that crippled boy? Tryon Kendall-JtNothing much, he just tied up with a Senior in the Junior-Senior fight, and forgot to get out of the way. RoyettLend me some paper Mel; I want to write to the dearest girl in the world. MelvinettYou write to Alberta and HI beat the thunder out of you. Boys! Beware of Mattie 805, for she understands modern mascu- line nature too well to tolerate any foolishness. On the mid-term ex- amination in English II! Miss Donaldson asked the class to account for the popularity of Rip Van Winkle, and Mattie responded in this fashion: HWell, Rip was just like the men of today; he liked to help other women more than his wife. One morning Mr. Bracken got tir?d answering questions and ex- claimed: UA fool can ask mnre qu:sti0ns in a minute than :1 wise man can answer in an hour! CarlettPerhaps that's the reason so many of us flunk on exams. Jennie-ttMr. Bracken will nitric acid react on gold? ,' Mr. BrackenettNo. Jennie-ttYes it does, it cut my ring in four different parts. Mr. Brackenettoh! No! your ring was not gold. Overheard between Miss Rose and Mr. Bracken. Miss RoseettMr. Bracken, please tell the janitor that I am .1 teacher. Mr. BrackenettWhat do you mean Miss Rose? Miss RoseettWell this morning i got to school about 8:15 and he would not let me in. He said, 1 can't let you in any more than any nther high school girlh millalve 565129 Se agull A discussion that took place after the Junior-Senior party at the x Gulf Club. 1, He-HDO you want to take the Taxis?H , SheettYes letls do. The driver said it would hold eight-and 1m 1 tired. HeettOh, we wonlt have to wait but forty minutes for. a street Ml: car. . . 3t SheetlBut Im tired, let's take a Taxi. i He-ltTherels a bench to wait on-Wetll take the street car. When a girl smiles at you don't think she is flirting; maybe she thinks your face is funny. 1, l1' - h A Classes have come and classes have gone, . 1 Each to us a friend or foe, ' x , , But there's not been a class to equal us yet, Q: t And we will sure he missed when we go. i lTwas in this school, we began our work, i But we did never dread it, For altho, we then, were only tlpreps , We began to work for a credit. 1 Next year we were Freshles, And began to realize our size, The higher classes began to watch us, And to take heed of all our cries. When we were classed as Sophomores, And saw that we were almost grown, We helped the Seniors in their fight, And heard the Juniors moan. ill x x 1 The next year we stood out for ourselves, And helped to run the school, We even made the Seniors step, And we got the honor of the School. And some day in the coming years Old High will again hear a name And know itts iust another of us, Who has received his.entitled fame. tax A PROPOSAL TO A BOY Your home is most 100 large for one, Just the size for two. Suppose you fix it up real cute, And Illl keep house for you. A batchelor, they say, you are, Perhaps you are my fate So I write these few lines To see if you want me for your mate. Suppose I put my hand in yours Mud yet I am very slowl And ask if you would marry me, Would you say yes or no? lTis lonesome to go down life's lane alone In this kind of weather. So let me put my hand in yours And well go down together. 0, CRUEL 1L3: A handsome voung fellow named ToS Fell in love with a girl called Ko8 Said he. HBe mv MoSll She replif-dl llYoulre too LoS llm married, llm sorry to So-S. The news turned the poor fellowls Poi: He went on at a terrible R-8 He slep not, nor 8 But bpmoaned his sad Foil Now he's laced in :1 lack? th1t's StroR. I DON'T. Mv parents taught me not to smoke. donlt. Nor listen to rude people's jokes, donlt. ' They makP if plain m m I must not wink At pretty girls. nor mm think About intoxicafing drink, don't. Wild youtlw chnse women, Wine and Song, I donlt. I kiss no girls, not even one, I do not know how H is donn, You wouldnlt thivk lld have much fun, donlt. W EDITORIAL Since the launching of the first Seagull in 1912 there has been much controversy relative to the merits and demerits of such a book. The present staff thoroughly endorses and supports the publication of a school annual. Granting that the publication calls for a vast expenditure of time, money, and energy, we never the less believe that this expenditure is our opportunity. A person who never under- takes anything never accomplishes anything. The class which is afraid to attempt the preparation of an annual lacks faith in its own ability, lacks faith in the community and school, lacks class spirit and pride and admits its non-progressiveness. The school annuals are the histories of the four happiest years of our lives. The inkes and stories and above all the pictures constitute the high spots of our dearest memorials, and we are told that in our lnler years we live in memory. Besides the pleasures that the Seagull nffnrds, it is valuable in clarifying the departments of the school activ- ities and interests of Port Arthur and in giving the Senior bass exper- l'mC. We, the staff of 1920, wish to thank the Board of Education and the faculty for their kind spirit and co-operation. They have made this hook possible. We wish also for each Senior class in the years tn cnme a most successful SEAGULL. eEditortzo. ience in managing, editing, organizing, and financing a publication: Fi'ch is the value that has come to us in the preparation of this v01- 665129 THE THEORY OF LIMITS I am huildin a square in a circle With a problem to solve and to teach, As I grow to the outer roundness That only my corners reach. Tn double my lines and angles Till double my points 1 have won, And am doubly nearPr my circle, Ground to an octaon. And still but to double and double, Provin but how and why The square that would round to a circle Must ceaselessly multiply. So, ever and ever and ever, Be it mine to reach and to dare, Nearing and nearing my circle, Rounding and rounding my square. .10 ADS They boost us Lets boost them3g Q Q WW M Q Q :1. Ii! $lIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIlllllllIIIlIIIIIlllllllllllllllllll'l IlIllIIIIIIlllIIIIIlIIIlIllIIllIllllIIIllIIlIllIlIllIlIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIIIII E ij W gasthmgtqlluthing are Home of Hart Schaffner 8L Marx Clothes Fashion Park Clothes Knox and Stetson Hats Procter and Austin 'Nalter Barnes, Lesee Phone 409 . Compliments of Jewelry of Quahty at Rea- sonable Prices can be had at 3Hmtghmt gH'uruihtrB $5M? The Big Home Store 321mm 85 Ellipnff Phone 3 1,6 443 Austin Ave. 617-610 Procter Our motto: IIIIIIIllIIllllllIIllIIIIlIIlIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIllIIIIIIlIIIIlllIlIIlIIlIllIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIlIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIlIIlIIlilIlIIIIIlIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIlIIIlIIlIIIIIlI- The same thing for less. 7 ' Phone 483 4lllllllllllllll 51 lIIIllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIlIllllllllllllllllllllllll lIlllllllllllllllllllilllIIIllIlIllIlIllIlIllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllll ELIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIlIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIlIlIllIlIL' E Coasting Dancing igurt CAdhur Igleagure 33m 1352!: Earl 3J1 CErIEEiLnI 1132th 333 $anh2fur Boating Bathing JlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL iIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII aIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. E IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE Compliments Of C. T. Baker The Holton Theaters 8: CO P EAR C E PEOPLES , M6115 F111 Inshmg Goods Fhe best features; good, 1 . L10thing,Hats and Shoes Clean entertamment at rea- sonable prices. J. A. HOLTO'N, Proprietor 424 Procter St. Phone 77 5- H. WELLBORN THE ROWE FURNITURE THE HOME AGENCY CO. Jeweler COMPANY Complete Home Furnishcrs Rcrll Estate and Rentals. Sells' the best Fountain Pen 101 school 115420 Austin Avc. Quality Furniture. 436 Prncicr Street. 523 Proctcr Street. P110110 531 DR. M. J. PAINTON Dentist JACOBSEN-ABERNATHY COMPANY Established 17 vears. DR. E. p. SHAW D D S J:wdc 's and Opticians ' i ' ' Office: Stock Bldg. J - ' y ' Phone 68 lart Aithur, chs. . . . DR. F. . COBB DR w C WELCH I A w. P. McFARLAND Chlropractor i . bye, I131, Nose, Throat, Jeweler Consultation Free. Ner 1 g '1111 C11 'rm' All Diseases. VIII? I A I 1c 4H Procter Street. Phone 779, Dlsezlses. P . 1 ,1 i Room 15 Smith B1119. 5 9 Procter Street. mt Arthu1 ICXQS HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IlIllIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII .IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII- MHHIIIIllIIHHllHHllHHIIllIIIIHHHIlllllIIllllllHIIIIHllllIIHHHHHIlllllHHllHHIlllllIIHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIII ZENO'S CONFECTIONERY Our Candies, Chocolates 11nd Ice Creams Made Daily. 735 Procter Strcct P110111: 110 Build a Greater Port Arthur by Building a Greater Newspaper Port Arthur Daily News B. LANATA, General Agent Occidental Life Insurance Company Sign of Quality and Safety. Port Arthur - - - Texas C. H. BA NES 11:15 exclusive agency for Purina Cow Chow Fced Puri11:1 M111: Feud Purina Chicken Fccd:Gnlden 0:111: Coffcc leas 11nd S111C: C. H. BARNES Port Arthur, Tuxns Phones 81-82v718 IHHMHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHL. UNITED WOOLEN MILLS ED SZAFIR, The Leading Tailor $18 111 $25 811113 111111111 to nrdeh $35100 Specinj Imported Suits Cleaning, Prussing' and Alterations Wc c1111 for :11111 dclivcr:Ph0nc 489 2,14 Procter Street Port Arthur, Texas YOURS FOR SERVICE Bert Hughes and Company T1HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFE :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH W HHHHHHHHHHHHH NHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH JWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWE anmplimwta of cmathzmia $151k Elgartk $11f QRBfirtittg Glnmpzmg igurt grthnr, alexag 0000000000 0000000000 gRefineranf Petroleum mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmr; :mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmE mu Himmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Fat At FULLERS' Port Arthur and Beaumont CENTRAL GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET Good Things to Eat. Phone 1138 1501 Procter St. .IIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIRIIIUIIIIIIILIIIIIIIIIII ' HART High grade Perfumes and Toilet Articles. Prescriptions a Specialty. Best Delivery Service. HOME GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET Phone 252 642 Houston Ave. M. Schuhardt, Prop. Port Arthur, Texas. CORNER DRUG CO. Of Course Where You Get Quality and ervice. Phones 38-6 75 SAM WEINSTEIN Dry Goods, Shoes, Millincry and Ready-to-Wiear nLeader of Low Pricesf, llIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE OWL DRUG STORES 2 Stores 15111 Procter St. Phones 55-56 No. 25Proctcr and Austin Phones 1555-1556 No. J. IMHOFF 8: SON Watch for Orange Colored Waron n5. Moving, Storage Fuel and Drayage Building Materials. Office Phone 37. C. M. DISMUKES Plumbing In all its branches, WELLER1S High grade dinner ware: Phone 354. FRANKLIN DRUG CO. 1110 Tenth Street Phone 1584 Try us for Prompt Deliverv. PALACE BOWLING ALLEY Thc Health Shop 512V; Procter Street. IUpstairsi LOUISIANA COMMISSION COMPANY PouItry, Eggs and Sea Food; H Phone 1358 710 Houston Ave. MILLER'S BICYCLE STORE Evcrvthing' for the bicycle. Repairing a specialty. Skates repaired. 526 Austin Ave. PHILIP LUSIGANAN Confectionery And school supplies. Oppo- site Franklin School. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII :JJ-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII Let KAHN Shoe You Correctly. The Home of Good Shoes. E- 33211152r GLOBE TAILORING CO. Garment Cleaners. Phone 415 448 Austin Ave. lIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII E Books Office Supplies, Stationery and School Supplies Harris Book Store Phone 116 543 Procter St. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmE Troht The Photographer Portraits for Commencement Outdoor views. Printing and developing. 747 Procter Phone 346 MHMHMHMHMHMHMFE Jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmg G. W. IMHOFF 8: CO. Furnishers and Clothiers Featuring Society Brand Clothes For Young Men G. W. Imhoff 81 Co. 504 Procter St. Where Society Brand Clothes are Sold aummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm QUALITY and SERVICE are two cardinal principles 0t this establishment and have contributed greatly to the success and growth of our business. Port Arthur Schools face an era of wonderful develop- ment and our wish is that each veark class may go forth into the line of a gran- der Port Arthur, well equip- rwed to take a vital part in its mnnifold activities. Crowell-Gifford Co. Hardware and Furniture Sole Victrola Agents MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMIm mIIIIIlllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIII IlllIllllllIllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIIIlIllIlllllllllllllllllllll IF Ell-'lllllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIHllllllIllllllllllllllllllIIllIllHllIllIIlHlHIHIllIIHIHIIIllIIHIIIllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll THE SQUARE DEAL STORE IEMAD MASN DRY GOODSR, CLOTHING, SHOES Ladiesy and Gent's Ready-to-Wear 5 Procter Street Phone 1190 HODGES DRY GOODS. LADIES1 AND CHILDREN'S READY-TO-VVEAR 9.1 N Procter Street. Phone 80 THE VOGUE READY-TO-WEAR The House Where Style and Quality Meet SHOES FOR LADIES Port Arthur, Texas 421-423 Procter St. 900K; $10117; ,HEA T, WITHiGAQ? Fart CArthur $5113 85 agnfner 0111. THE MODEL STORE 4; N ummmmmmummmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmg Phone 1461 539 Procter The Home of Walk-Over ALBRIGHTS ShOES Clothing Store 337 Procter Street. 332 Procter Street. Port Arthur, Texas Phone 1324. C. 8:. 5. Sporting Goods Co. 704 Congress Ave. KEITH SHOE CO. Phone 219 639 Procter Immmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1Hosiery T001 - T E 1i:wnh e1gk. N.J.ADER 500 Procter Street Vm mg m a e 105- Baseball f,Track Tennis. Merchant Tailor Telephone No. 60 riet raalCt mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwa i JMWMH MMMWMWWWWWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWWWMWMWMWMWH Port Arthur Laundry Company Cleaners, Pressers, Dyers TRY OUR FAMILY WASH Phone42 .nmumnmumumnmnmumnmumumnmumumumum mumumumumum mumumum mnmnmumumnmnmnmnmumnmumumnmlE They All Want The Ice Man When he leaves such a nice big piece of ice for so little money as we do. But there 15 only one ice man that does. That is ourselves. So if you want the best ice service at the littlest cost order us to begin leaving you a piece at once. Ice is going to be short they say. Get on our list while we can take customers. Port Arthur Ice Co. Phone 1 14 Solitaire Diamond Rings $10.00 to $4,000 Platinum and Diamond Jew- els in complete selections at every range of price. The Diamond House of Southeast Texas Established 1889 R. M. MOTHNER J eweler Beaumont, Texas ammwmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmnm IHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHE: ml gull!IIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIllllllIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IllIIllIllIIIIIllIllIllIIllIlIIllIllIIIIIIIllIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII KLEAS DRUG COMPANY 428 Procter St. Phones 133-1033 E Where You Get What You Want. Kodaks and Supplies CURIO ART STORE Stationery, Pennants, Post Cards, Fancy China, Souvenir Spoons Magazines, Fountain Pens and Staple Jewelry Mexican Drawn Work and Curios School Books and School Supplies An Income Policy Today WILL INSURE Your BoyVS Education CLIFFORD G. HALL, Special Agent THE VOLUNTEER STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO. Realty Bldg. Port Arthur, Texas. Wall Paper, Paints' Glass, Picture Framing, Varnishcs and Sundries. SPENCE PAINT STORE 428-32 Fort Worth Ave. Telephone No. 53 REMEMBER THIS We like the trade of particular people, because we have the QUALITY that suits them, PLETTMANS GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET Phones 1693-1694 718 Houston Ave. Port Arthur Gram Company Wholesale and Retail GRAIN, FLOUR, FEED, PRODUCE Phones 292-293 Port Arthur, Texas ilIIIIIIHIIIIIIIllIllllIIIllIllIIllIIIllIlIlllIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIII IIIllIIIllllIIllIlllIIIIllIlllIllIllIllIIllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllE uIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl'-' PERSONAL SERVICE IIHE PROFITS MOST WHO SERVES BESTII GOOD WORK OUR HOBBY The Home Laundry 725-733 Protfter Street Phone 119 Evervthing for the sport or ?iEzdmer ?lmnher 4 his automobile. 61 Full line of athletic goods, Umpfmtg ICy-Hot or Thermos goods, Cutlery, electric irons, skates v and house lamps. 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SHIP CHANDLERS AND SHIP BUTCHERS GROCERIES AND HARDWARE Machinist Supplies Sporting Goods chaco lubricants Lawn and Garden Tools Paints and Oils Stoves and R21 ange:1 Sail and Hatch Duck Galley Equ ipm team Fittings Electrical Sugplies eBoats and Equipment 135 JOHN R. ADAMS 8: C0. Stores PORT ARTHURE-ORANGEESABINEEBEAUMONT Call And Get Estimates on Cabinets, Store Fixtures, Screens and Sash, Doors, Window and Plate Glass Port Arthur Planing Mill Co. Port Arthur Cooperage Company TIGHT BARREIS AND SHOCKS Port Arthur, Texas U. S. A. PORT ARTHUR LUMBER 6. 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