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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