Weatherford College - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Weatherford, TX)

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May 6 8 10 11 11 14 15 16 25 28 30 Jun. 2 2 3 4 School Calendar lConc'd1 Mortis and Johnnie go to Waco. Johnnie comes home winner of Junior College Tennis Championship. Annual Dramatic Club program. Who's Boss, A String of Pearls, and Tilda's New Hat. Angie and Lick go to Dallas together-pardon me-I mean with the Fords. Coyotes play Thorp Springs. Perry found his shoes just couldn't be worn. Perry and Roberts don't play tennis. The courts are muddy. College and High faculties play Senior High. 20 to 16 in favor of the faculties. Chem student's picnic at Danley's Lake. The doctor's breakdown in library. Alethean sunrise breakfast at Holland's Lake. Installation of new officers. Annual recital by pupils of the music department. Chautauqua begins. Doctor hasn't ever seen one before. Presentation of Senior Class gift. Shame some of the senior couples haven't had it to sit an this year. Oratorical contest for Mr. B. F. Cherry's watch. High-Church commencement. Vesper service. Commencement exercises. Diplomas are passed around, TENNI 41 M -it A -I 2 'Ill I ..-S-S . .,..-I-'- ' E C BECKY and MR. LUECHAUER: Nellie and Barkley are mighty green, But when they are together, they make a good team.

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Mch. Apr. May 1 . ,ef Spring School Calendar lCont'cll Glee Club sings its song in chapel. Report out that Pick and Lizzie are seen together at the foot of the staircase. Report unreformed. Freshmen entertain Seniors with greens of several kinds. Hiking Club supper. Other things smoke besides camp-fires. Baseball season opens. W. C., 45 Aledo High, 7. Evidently there are lots in Aledo as good as Trigg. Academy party. Foolishment is right. College students look healthy and flourishing. Oh, nothing much. April Fool's Day, that's all. Dean Ford gives earnest address in chapel. A resume from Apr. 6, 1917, to Apr. 6, 1923, and a short history of Prof. Gambrell's career. Hiking Club has its picture made. Mrs. Crosthwaite doesn't approve of that kind of breaches. Mr, Luechauer d0esn't have chem students make hydrogen-sulphide gas. It isn't lab day. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols don't have cornbread for dinner. Circus Day. Wild animal from the college pushes perambulator. SNUFF. ' Girls have a wild time at a so-called slumber party. 0-0-o-0-oh! What's that? Aletheans give Thalians a radio program. Miss Johnston sends in her telegram from Tokio just before Bonnie and Jenniebelle play Ala- bama Sam. Miss Dorothy Alexander gives an effective lecture on the Passion Play. A wonderful use of mere words. San Jacinto Day. Party at Lizzie's. Texas History text books are revised. Fordson parade. True to their rattling reputation. Forman: Boo! You old cute thing! Boy-Week parade. Is it just a coincidence that an undertaker is lead- ing the college boy? Surely nothing is insinuated. ALAN and ALINE: The bandit said he would fire, But I knew he was a liar.

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SOCIETU CALENDAR HAVE YOU MET ? The W. C. party season opened Saturday night, September 23, with a get ac- quainted party in the parlors of the reading room in the college building. The stunts provided by the different groups furnished the entertainment. Failing to get the prize, Mr. Gambrell's group got plenty of punch. THALIAN-ALETHEAN LUNCHEON. On Tuesday, October 6, the Thalians and Aletheans served a lunch to the facul- ty and student body in the dining room of the reading room. After a heated discuss- ion over the attempted choosing of brother and sister societies, it was decided that each society remain unrelated. S. A?-THORP SPRINGS PARTY Saturday, November 11, the Student Association entertained the Thorp Springs football boys and pep squad with an appropriate celebration for Armistice Day. Miller Boy is a wonderful game. Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford and Doctor Gambrell sang the songs of the old bunch. C. C. C. WEINIE ROAST The student body entertained the Cisco Christian College football boys with Z1 weinie roast on the campus. The fires were laid in a trench in front of the main build- ing. After the weinies were roasted, the marshmellows toasted and black, and one's eyes put out by the smoke, the survivors struggled through some games. Dr. Gam- brell and Dean Ford led the hymns. THANKSGIVING PARTY ' Friday night, December 1, the S. A. had themselves some fun in the college building. My Old Indian and My Old Squaw, sandwiches, popcorn and apples were the best features. SENIOR FORTY-TWO PARTY Friday, December 15, Mrs. H. M. Nichols entertained the Senior class with a Forty-Two party at her home on East Lee Ave. The Hends were in their glory. Mar- gie and Custer won the prize. Something crooked somewhere. S. A. CHRISTMAS TREE School closed for the Christmas holidays on Thursday, December 21. The Stu- dent Association had a Christmas tree and a program. The invited guests enjoyed the program of songs, piano numbers and readings in the auditorium. tQuestion: Why didn't Dick play his drum in the last trio?l. At the conclusion of the program, the lights were turned out in the reading room, leaving only the glowing tree. The Glee Club, each member carrying a lighted candle, sang two Christmas carols. There was a Santa Claus-a real live one! He was good to everybody, especially the Faculty. The college children each received a bag of candy. FOOTBALL BANQUET The Student Association gave a banquet on January 12, at Sheppard's Sand- wich Shop to the letter men in football. The tables were arranged in the form of a T. A goal post and football were the features of decoration. Three courses were served. Coach H. J. Gregory was toast master. The following men received letters: Alan McCrary, Mgr, Wendell Pickens, Captaing James Nelson, Charles Trigg, Ray- mond Swofford, John W. Hudson, Hubert Jones, O'Neal Dendy, Homer Brown, Aubrey La Forge, Wade Hampton, Barkley Weaver and Grant Bradshaw. SENIOR FORTY-TWO PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hester entertained the Senior class with a Forty-Two party on Saturday, February 3. The fiends, Angie and O'Neal, won the prize. Pop- Lorn, stick candy, and apples were Served- SENIOR-FRESHMAN PARTY The Seniors entertained the Freshmen with a Valetine pztrty at the home of Mr. d t d 1 Valentine style, the and Mrs. Nichols on February 10. The house was. ecora e n games and stunts carried out the spirit of the occasion, .Young men were sold cheap and found to be scarcely worth the price, at that. A delicious salad course was served to the guests. Mr. Dick Dixon was honor guest. BUNCH tsingingl: An' now I've gone astray, Po' boy.