Weatherford College - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Weatherford, TX)

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Societu Calendarf-f-Continuecl THALIAN PICNIC The Thalian Club entertained the student body and faculty with a picnic during the day of February 22. The guests went in cars to Spring Creek. Grapevine fags, scrub baseball, 42, and Miller Boy furnished the pleasure. ALETHEANMSWITZER PARTY On the night of February 22, the Aletheans entertained the Switzers at the home of Miss Bonnie Elliott. The house was decorated in flags, buntings, and hatch- ets. Girls dressed in Martha Washington costumes received the guests and served them with colonial punch. Single eyes were a feature of the entertainment. Con- test winners were awarded prizes, red and white candy. Jones and Keaton furnished amusement by their breakdown steps. Red, white, and blue cream, with cake, was served. LANHAM-THALIAN PARTY. The Lanham L. S. society entertained the Thalians on the night of February 22, with a party in the reading room of the main building. The decoration and stunts carried out the Washington holiday idea. A dramatization of the making of the first flag, a radio program, a pantomime, and an airplane ride were features. Sandwiches and fruit were served. f FRESHMAN-SENIOR PARTY The Freshmen returned the favor of the Seniors by giving them a St. Patrick party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus L. Ford at 310 S. Main St., on March 24. A tasteful use of shamrocks and greens furnished the decoration. A trip to Emerald Isle, a visit to the wishing stone, and Irish stunts were the program. Shamrock mints, green and white ice cream and cakes were served. ACADEMY PARTY The Academy students enjoyed themselves at an April Fool ivery appro' priatel party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus L. Ford, Saturday night, March 31. The Academy colors, red and white, were used for decoration. Silly Boy candy, .April Fool jokes, and contests were the entertainment. Red and white cream was READING ROOM SLUMBER PARTY Mrs. Gus L. Ford and the girls put-one-over on the boys by secretly having a slumber party on Thursday night, April 19. Late in the afternoon, between rain showers, quilts, pillows, cots, cooking utensils and provisions sprang up in different corners of the main building. The next morning when the boys came to school-well, they found shades torn down in thg reading room, a percolator and a few cups on the tables, notices on the boards about three o'clock in the morning, and Mr. Leuchauer found the lock broken on the chem. lab. door. The events of this sleepless party had better remain under cover. ALETHEAN RADIO PARTY The Aletheans entertained the Thalians on Friday, April 20, with a radio pro- gram in the auditorium. Features of the program were a whistling solo by Miss Huddleston, announcements by the Hired Hand, Miss Nellie Bean, and telegrams received from Miss Angie Waldrom at Seattle and Miss Mary Johnson at Tokyo. Sandwiches tied in Thalian-Alethean colors and Eskimo pies were served. SAN JACINTO PARTY Miss Elizabeth Leach entertained the S. A. with a San Jacinto party on April 21, at her home on Seminary Hill. Some surprising accounts of the famous battle of that day were written, and some amateur poets and sculptors were discovered among the guests. served with cake. LIZZIE'S SLUMBER PARTY The W. C. girls sat up with each other on Friday night, May 4, at Lizzie Leach's. Some of the girls required attention practically all night. The night nurses had to tie up the delirious ones between four-thirty and five a. m. It is said that Dr. Leach lost some patients from the sanitarium the next day. HENRI-NELL: Is that so.

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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.

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