Weatherford High School - Melon Vine Yearbook (Weatherford, TX)

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. gfia,-nwbuiiwisrffg-' PIELON VINE 453 ima 'Wal i The Senior Picnic after careful consideration and much discussion decided to embark , upon a very dangerous expedition which we usually term a picnic - ' So on the morning elected two coughing spitting mechanical mon l,, sters weie drawn up in readiness before the school house and a very brave bold assembly of Seniors to fly with them to the wilds of the Brazos River in the region of Dennis. ' Upon reaching the aforesaid wilds we sent scouting parties hither and thither to reconnoiter and to discover any wild animals A such as jack rabbits turtles and field mice which may have been laying in wait for mortals that might have courage enough to venture - near their dens. We found after much search a delightful place in -' which to pitch camp, coats, etc., and thither drove our iron monsters. A mighty body of water was also discovered by some of the more 5. THE Q ' as 441 -- 1 ' - - ,, wa- 0 I O U m N 'l lf - 'v . w 7 all? l . fp The august and dignified body of Seniors of the class of 1920, 'll 1 , T ' 'BFI , , , ' 1 1 1 ' QQ -f . L 7 X y H1 yi. bg I A 92 XZ X! . ' I 1, ' ' yi 7 9 Y X ' N fm ll x lm venturesome of our party, lashing and raging in the confines of its bed. x A little later on the men of the party and also some of the ladies l Q- braved the dangers of this unknown sea in order to go bathing which, M by the way, some were in great need. Such courage as this could 3 9 ' fi, have come from no other source than our ancestors who swung from N W limb to limb and from tree to tree and threw coconuts at the largest fl- elephants and giraffes that happened to come into range. lf After a morning fraught with excitement and fun we were served to a delicious dinner consisting of the famous HEINZ'S PORK Q ' I AND BEANS over which the Gallant Spratt returned thanks to lv, ' Him from whom all blessings flow, an dthe best and sweetest chaper- fi .-IW. one and teacher that a class ever had presided. f The afternoon drug on with nothing of very much interest hap- L, Q pening and as the evening drew near we again boarded our fire- A spitting monsters and started for that civilization which we had ', its . f almost forgotten for one glorious day. h 1' , As we reached the school building the last rays of the dying sun '. ll were kissing the tops of the hills which surround our beautiful little ' valley and the evening shadows were beginning to enfold the valley K in the arms of dusk, which, as it drew closer and closer about us, All' in seemed a benediction from Him who creates such days as the one we ill' Q52 had so enjoyed and then put us mortals here to drink the Heavenly i 65 nectar from the cup of nature. 'Y' Q S

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il? . is ,THE - - . s MELON VINE ee' E 0-'in the prickly pear. One Senior tried walking through a wheel-barrow E 1 with damage to both parties, and another Senior, thinking he was , . pursued by a band of Juniors, ran full tilt into a barb-wire fence. f fl ,f However the Seniors soon came in sight of the camp and after QA qui . sending out a number of spies the Weenies were located and cap- 1, 5 tured. Also two Juniors. The Weenies were taken back to towng XE u N Bull part of them were eaten, while the other part was strung up in Q ff Honor Hall for public inspection, only to be torn down by some E 1 A 1 avenging Junior. .33 x I, dry. The gauntlet has been thrown down and class raids are on. bf xl' who will win? THE sEN1oRsz ' I I ll FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1920 'Q X 1 The thirteenth certainly WASN'T an unlucky day for the Seniors. The whole day was one of good times and fun. The first thing in fl' gy' the morning rumor was abroad that there was going to be some- 'ff thing doing in Mrs. Irby's room the seventh period for the Seniors , N and they certainly were not in the least disappointed. A All the Seniors met Mrs. Irby and to add to the pleasure of the M, iff party and keep up the youthful spirit which goes with St. Valentine's Q Day, she pinned on each one a dainty little heart bearing the usual ax, Fil greetings and good wishes. All the Seniors left school that afternoon 251 with a smile. Mrs. Irby IS always doing something to make each .lj xl! day a pleasant one for us. xl' FEBRUARY 14, 1920 lx I 9. , Saturday night was one of the most enjoyable of the Senior LJ socials. A Valentine party given by Miss Cornelia Hood. Her home was prettily decorated in Valentine colors. Hanging over one ' f' window there were two huge heartsg one containing small hearts c Q for the girls and the other arrows for the boys. After much con- IAQ fusion and fun in finding the corresponding numbers, each heart 177, 'H was pierced, then began the game of hearts , The two couples I, ,A making the highest scores played a try-out game. The winners received graduating books. ' gy 25 I I , Ml.. ' I The next feature of the merry-making was a costume race, which 1' f was exceedingly comical. The winners, the tallest boy and the , . . Q. -l smallest girl in High School, were presented with prizes. After a 357 , xy salad course a number spent the rest of the evening dancing. At a late hour the guests departed, all declaring they had never spent a X 5 more enjoyable evening. ' i

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THE 3 f MEIJON VINE P ng , , 5,1 The J umor-Senior Party X I n w 1 -.- I If f' dl! gf A large assembly of the two factors of the oldest feud known to the civilized world at large and the quiet, peaceful, beautiful, little ,- Ira village of Weatherford in particularg namely, the Juniors and Seniors, X ' la, met at the home of Miss Delia Bishop for their annual spree at seven-thirty P. M., May 7, 1920. if? l J We were first entertained by a delightful stroll program about M the beautiful grounds with no one to see but the kindly moon and the 5:1 X if friendly, twinkling stars. And they, like the daisies, Won't tell . ' But perhaps it was better that way, for if some of our dignified fx Professors and Professoresses could have seen into the garage and '4 'rl other cozy nooks and corners with which the grounds abound, they 'bf X would in all probability have started a Sabbath school next day to .X V save our souls from purgatory. But we should worry, we can be 9 kids only once you know. fl I , :F Next we became very much interested in trying to guess a Q' number of riddles which were piled up in the middle of the billiard ' Q table. Mr. Preston Woody captured the prize of this event, which ,Q was a doll. Each couple was then given a piece of string with a 'wk piece of candy tied in the middle Cof the string and the candy tool. i ,l 'j The object of this game was to break in those charming damsels who Q Q were only sweet sixteen and had never been kissed and also to give , jg, the old-timers a CHANCE. H. ill. After this there were a good many private stroll programs in- , augurated and a few DARK tete-a-tete. Refreshments were then served by a charming hostess to two of the most charming classes f' that were ever under the jurisdiction of that aged and gray jail , 1 called the W. H. S. Both classes wish to express their gratitude to Miss Olga , Sammons for the beautiful music which she furnished throughout the X entertainment. it I, IZ3 Qi S? y li C 1 gg, , - g U ,HA A X, A Q