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

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-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.

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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..-