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

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:3 Elm unsurpassed by any frolic 0f the season. Music was furnished by Mrs. Mook's orchestra of Beaumont This Junior class was noted for its parties, hayrides 11nd pimlics and also the way we fought the Seniors. The Juaior-Seuior football game was a tie so the Seniors didn't have a chance to show their spue1'io1'ity tas they called itl. At the and at this year We left With great anticipations, for the next year we, would enter Seniorhood. This would be the last milestone of the many milestones leading to grad- uation. We would he Seniors and would be able to boss the lower classmen tincllld- ing the Juniorsl and would set before them an example which they would profit by. But 0111' greatest ambition was to have a real honest to gomlnessli Seagull! ?.El Va Seniors!!! The class of 122 has certainly lived up to this name for we are superior in everything that We do. Our greatest ambition is being realized, for we are going to have. a real Seagull! A Seagull that the Port Arthur High School will he p1'outl to claim in the years to come; 1111 annual that will surpass all the annuals that have been published by the Senior classes of the Port Arthur High School in the years past We are tluc defenders of the Maroon and Gold as Well as 0111' own class colors- Gold and White The Senior class of sthe organizer of the Students' Council and the Police Department Which has gamedSI much plaise flom both the students and the faculty. The class of '22 has always been 1'ep1esent1'd in all the department 5 of school life. The majmity of the football team this yea1'we1'e membe1s of the Senior class. Out of the fifteen men that received tP A's. for football, nine were Senmrs. There are many Seniors 011 both the basketball and baseball teams. 0111' individual class room records suffice to show our studiousness Upon 0111' entrance into Seniorhood we 0101- ted 011s Jeminez president. Late1 Gus resigned 211111 Was succeeded by Marvis S11m111e1's. The officers are not the only famous persons in 0111' class. Think of the dramatic. talent, the musical ability, the orators, tht- debatm's, the poets and gift-o'- gah that we possess. We are not only noted for these talents, hut for the number in 0111' class. We are the largest class that 1121s ever graduated from the Port Arthur High School. At the beginning of 0111' Senior year we were almost five score strong but at mid-year commencement we lost nineteen of our members who had traveled the road of many milestones loading to graduation. One of the best parts of our Senior life is when at the end of each week we get together and have a merrymaking. The dam of 122 has always been noted for these frolit's. 1111111111 E E V 7 7; E m a a 7 41 IE 7: i. GE 7 L Commencement! Interesting as it may sound. there are tender memories awakened by the thought of leaving 0111' dear Alma Mater. the Port Arthur High School. As we look hack and see. the long line of i'PFQDS , Freshman, Sophomores, antl Juniors. it seems that only yesterday we, too, were standing there gazing with longing eyes towards the' supreme heights of Soniorlmod. But, after all. we have found that it is not so much thtl reaching 0f the goal that counts as it is how we have 1'1111 the meet E' 5?; rm nA1111 when one Great Scorer comes To write against your name: He writes not that you won 01' lost. But how you played the tame 7T .91- The class1 of '22 has sincerely endeavored to uphold the dignity. the honor 111111 the ideals of the Port Arthur High School and to live 11p Hto the light whiK'h we had while seeking more light L um 1' Now. that we are graduating, we realize that this is not the end but that there is a future which will be what we make it. During these years we have been traveling the road of Life and Learning together. but now we must journey apart. 0111' paths will lead us to distant parts of the earth: some may climb to the starry heights of fame: eaeh one will serve humanity in some plaoe as hest he can. A vs L, I11 leaving our dear High School 0111' lieal'tstl'ings are sounding notes? of sadness mingled with notes of gladnoss for the dear friends we leave behind us 111111 for the days that have gone and for the days that are to he. Alfred the Gran once said that Every craft. and every power soon grows 0111 111111 is passed over and forgotten. it' it be without wisdom. So hereis hoping that the immortal class of '22 shall stand as a tribute to the Port Arthur High School in the years to come. GERTRUDE MAE MCFADDENv Historian, '22 wwwl? mum lvmnmmmu 'umnlnlmllml 51111111111le 111111111111le1 1 llIWHlHIIHIIIl lllHIlllllIlllllll :;:Illllllllllitlllllll::: :IHIIIIIIUMIIIMIL L15 Si

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EN: MEW no 11111112: 1W3 1m MP Pre itlpnt Mnrvis Summers Wt 1! .7 Vide President ...... Seretary...... ...Joseph Bagel ............ William Nott ...Oli1'e1' Latham 9: Ei Treasurer .............. 7T Sergeaut-at-Arms ...... Elbert Lamson Historian ............. Ge1't1'uu Mae, McFadden MOTTO nAchieve the greatest possible success with the 1e ast possible effortf FLOWER Shasta Daisy HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '22. Should the Muses sing our desewed praise the celestials on Mt.01y111pus would he entranced as they listen to the g1'aeat11d numerous victories ot the clasg of '22 in the classroom. They would hear of deeds that would put Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, to shame. Even at the first sight of us one would predict wonderful possi- bilities in us. but we have even surpassedl thel predictions of our best friends. We discovered ere long we had traveled the road of Leaming that there were many milestones leading to Graduati t1011. Afte1'having traveled the long road of grammar schooi and having been raised from the ranks of ' per ps , We were initiated into the alistoci'acy 0f the High School. YesY we admit that we were once Freshmen Even the class at '22 was compelled to go thru such an ordeal. We do 11015l have to mention that as Freshmen we ran about the campus like, wild animals. The name F1 'eshmen alone implies such 1111tit's Honestly. we may say that our class was no exception and lived up to the rule of those going before us. As poor down tl'odden Freshies, the members of the class of '22 were subjected to many abuses. Of course, We t1 'ied ta resent. these but to no avail Oh those awful humiliations We were forced to endure! Probably a less determined class would have given up but not so with the immortal class of '22. Upo ou1' en- trance into Fishburg we elected Hannah Bos as president. Hannah Was always active and enthusiastic in any thing that pertained to the Freshmen Class.Du'i111gthis year we attended our first banquet. It was the annual High School banquet and gthe Fresh- men, as usual were well 1ep1 eseuted Thus we left Fishburg 1'01 the next milestone The land of the Sophomores 01' uSophs marked the second milestone. We in- dignantly rejected the interpretation of this word as meaning a HWise fuolit. Surely 11o considerate person would dare to apply such expreSSion, to the tlass of '22. Now that our Freshmen days were dim and had gone into the distant past we were greatly amused at the Freshmen antics exhibited about the campus The Tish deplored our disposition as hitter and abusive. Too had! In the future they will see their mistakes and acknowledge in us a guiding l1a1111.Altl1o we WPIP Sophs them was one thing we would like to know. The answer to this question haunted us all the time. We had made all kinds of scientific resenl'vhos regarding the matter: we had studied literature in order to ga in the answer but to no avail. The question that had caused us all this worry and after all that studv, we did not know the answer. was Why 110 such brilliant people as we have to go to school? 1711 to this day, we have never been ahle to solve this question. When We entered this land of the Sophomores we elected Ina Williams. president. Under Inn's leadership 11'e beoame a gay class and to others We were known as the symbol of fun Much were we envied by the Freshmen because of our gaieties. In the t'tug 0' war how the Sophomores did fight! The third milestone was in the 1111111 of the Juniors. Juniors! Just think, we almost climbed to the top of the ladder. One more year to go, then we would he Seniors and theuiGl'aduation! Our Junior year was the most delightful of all of those that had gone before. We chose Gerald Barnes as preeident. but later Gerald resigned because being captain of the football team was too busy Teh vacancy was filled hv the vioe- president Ge1't1'ue Mae McFadden The Junim'eSenior entertainment was

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Judy Clifton Byrd 'Tlit Julia R. Bammert . ankethall '19, '20. '21 Fwtlmll 2 v 21 Glee Club '15. s. n, '21 Mixed Chorus '20, -1 Secrotury '21 Gerirue Mae McFadden 11Gertie Glee Club '18. '19, '20. '21 Mixed Clmr S '19 '20, 121 Semivmmrus '20. Snulonts' Gerald Barnes Teboo President 1-1 Orchestra '21 Foothull '19, '20, '21 Hismpian '2 . '21 Valedictorian 22 Boys' Glee Club '20, '21 u m ' . yam; wn-aC-VQ W m..- m...-