Wharton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wharton, TX)

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- -i - -- - COLORADO THE BETTER SCHOOLS AMENDMENT DEBATE At the request of Mr Hodges Mrs Smith ones of Shanghai Texas fBeatrlce Phelps, and Mrs Percy Vere de Longnecker of Houston fDorothy Estlll were present at the Better Schools Amendment meeting at the Hugh School October 28 They had been invited to make talks to the school patrons in favor of the amendment but through some error Mr Hodges selection was poor for they were both opposed to it As they were there they decided to speak against the amendment and this was exactly what they dxd Not to be outdone by such a mistake the affair was turned into a Joint debate by two of the Semors Willa Horton and Dave Dickson who refuted the visitors arguments so well that everyone was com mced that the amendment was the thing Mrs her time was up For this reason she had to be removed forcibly by the sergeant at arms who filed a complamt against her for disturbing the peace The picture above was taken durmg Mrs Smnth ones peech The stare vsas intended to intimidate the judges but It had no effect At the next meeting of the Senior Literary Society Mrs Smith ones was tried for dns turbmg the peace Both the defending and prosecuting attorneys put up strong pleas the result bemg a hung Jury Sl!! mm' Y ' . Dv Smith-Jones became overwrought in the heated discussion, refusing to be seated when . . . . D . -J . . 1

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COLORADO -1 - -' - THE LITERARY EVENTS OF THE COUNTY MEET. The honors in the literary events at the county meet were nearly all brought home by tl'e Wharton Hlgh School Of the four declaImers whIch represented the old school Elton Braswell Dorothy Estlll and Margaret Mock won Hrst place honors whlle Charles Ingram won second place In unIor Boys Declamatlon We had two strong debatmg teams uhlch were really the best In the county How ever the Loys were defeated by a decIsIOn of the Judges for El Campo Ihe gIrls won thelrs and wIll represent us In the dIstrIct Vrglnla Neff won hrst place In the essay contest In wluch she represented the school At the txme of thIs w rItIng we had not heard of the spellmg whlch was wrItten and sent to Austm to be graded Lut Ruth Mock and Nannle Qmrth our spellers wIll come out ahead In that event from all Indrcatlons Wharton suflered a drsappolntment when the account of scarlet lever IR El Campo where the were Lp ct by tl e outbreak of a case of fever In we have always won and we had to forfert It In In contest had to be called OfI on meet was held All plans for the meet the Grammar School ThIs IS an ex ent thIs year On the whole we are well satlshed w1th the line showlng our school made In the meet HAWAIIAN PROGRAM Tools Pa a Catalma Macaronz Lohofro Kalanr Nallhana Kamelfahama Lunalrlm ManIleah I Introductory Speech Song wlth ulcelele ong d Natne dance Une Two Three Four Lonesome On the Beach at Walklkl WhlSpCflng VIRGINIA NEFF KATHERINE GRIZZARD MARY LEE WILSON WILLA HORTON RUTH GORDON MAR LEE WILSON KATHERINE GRIZZARD RUTH GORDON VIRGINIA NEFF ALL ALL ALL ALL Duet ulcelele and gultar RUTH GORDON WILLA HORTON V V All She Could Say Was Umh Hum ALL Yackr Hula CHORUS Farewell to Thee ALL S! git If ................................ 8. 1 ....... b. Recitarion ................... WILLA HORTON c. S ........................ II. -- Q I, , 5-ffflfffffffflf ...,. III. ................................. . IV. .........,.... V. ' ' .....I.................... VI. , A . Il. -A .......... III. ' ........................,. ' IX. .........................

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IIKIXK J 1 Iii- DZHJZ 000 Nxon , uD4E' GUILTUIV THE WEDDING CEREMONH AND THE TWO SCENES MRS SMITH JONES TRIAL The stern looking Judge IS our mild prlnclpal GI . 1