South Oak Cliff High School - Den Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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HISTORY OF JANUARY CLASS OF 1921 The history of the class of January, 1921, is one of unprecedented accomplishment, and the outstanding feature of these achievements has unquestionably been that of acquiring a liberal education. Now this history being of such a nature, it ,Would be practically impossible to relate in my allotted space just exactly how it was establishedg how- ever, I will state that during these past four years of routine work, found necessary to the justification of such a claim as was made above, that our history was one of accomplishments, we have been a success, we are now, and we will be in the future. We entered high school proper in January of 1917. The class or- ganization was headed by Miss Erskine, then one of the faculty. After about three weeks of learning the right side of the stairs to use in our quest for class rooms and how to avoid the chili line, we turned our attention to class organization. Our Freshman activities were headed by the following officers: Miss Dorothy O'Connell, president, Miss Olivia Conley, vice-president, and Harold Horton, secretary. In our Soph- omore year we had an organization that lasted throughout the year. The officers were: James Lavender, presidentg John McElree, vice-president, and Mildred Schwager, secretary. At this stage of our history we stepped over the half-way mark of our high school career, we were Juniors. However, owing to a lack of co-operation on the part of the class, our officers were not able to keep us in sight of our goal as a class organization. They were: Roy Dodge, president, Homer Ritcheson, vice-president, and Katharine Harris, sec- retary. When the Senior year loomed up, that co-operation, which was not evident during the third year, returned stronger than ever. Under the leadership of Bunyan Frye, elected on a Students' Party Ticket, the work characteristic of that last year was successfully completed. Miss Jean Basye was vice-president and Miss Katharine Harris, secretary. Thus passed away four of the most significant years of our lives. HOMER R1TcHEsoN. Page Nineteen

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Th 13 Unk . POEM OF JANUARY CLASS OF .1921 Better than praise, and hetter than, fold, ' And better than rank by s. I Are the friends we make in our sehool lite. To our principal, teachers, and friends we made, We must say farewell, but not goodbye, As with our desires we toil and sigh, We will see you' again as the years go by. Oak Clili' High, how much we owe to you, As when others that follow, thy portals shall throng, Think of us who have gone on before, , And the lesson that's graven deep in our hearts Thou shalt grave on' a thousand more. Oak Cliff Hiih, to you we shall ever be true,,, Thy iair title shall always have fame: 'Thy shield shall be knowledge, thy fair coat of arms A record without blot or without shame. ' Jmvms A. LAVENDER

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1 ft QT. i ii -C ll, lie 9, Wi if Wt Q 1 I l , Page Twenty ,- -, .X rw .K , 1 f . f JAMES LAVENDER Entered '17 from Reagan School. Forum '17, '18, Football '19, '20, Sig- nal Corps '17g Boosters Club '21, Class Poet. Give me one giddy, reeling dream of life, all lnve and fame. MARION LIGGETT Entered '17 from Reagan School. Spanish Club '18, Cliflhi Weekly Staff '20, Oak Stalf '21. She is high-principled, a true friend, and a thorough student. FRED MEYER Entered '16 from Winnetka. Boys Club '17, '18, Committia Latina '16, '17 The mildest manners with the bravest mind. THERESA WILLIS Entered '17 from Reagan School. Current History Club '18g Commitia Latina '17g Saperito Club '20, Le Circle Francais '19, '20. She is sweet-souled, starry-eyed and an attractive little bunch of mischief. JOHN McELREE Entered '17 from Winnetka School. Senior Play '21g vice-president of class organization '19. Good nature and good sense combined: ub- solutely without a match.