Wharton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wharton, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1931 volume:

MJ J. ' Hu Copyright 1931 MABEL ANN DAVIS Editor-in-chief ELIZABETH CRAWFORD Business Manager EPPIE MURPHREE Facuhy Sponsor Printed by The ECONOMY Co. Oklahoma City Engraved by Southwestern Engraving Co. Tulsa THE SENIOR CLASS Presents ITS INTEMPEETATION OF THE YOUNG MODERNS of WHAETON HIGH SCHOOL And Its Story of THEIJR SCHOOL LIFE To one zvhom wc believe to be zvortliy of such an honor because of her fine personality and deep devo- tion to the highest interests of the students, the class of 1931 dedi- cates the Tiger to our sponsor, Eppie Murphree. The School Activities Features Advertisements The TIGER Come, my friend, ' Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. Tho ' much is taken, much abides ; and tho ' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Tennyson. i The TIGEM r v E feel that the Board of Education should be compli- mented on its excellent selection of teachers. It is hard to imagine what school would be like without Miss Garver. Al- though she is red-headed, she is noted for her patience with her pupils and her understanding of them. How could we have struggled through the maze of history without her unlimited knowledge of the interesting people and things as far back as history goes ? Miss Cummins, as English teacher, has taught us that it ain ' t correct to say ain ' t and has done much to instill in us a desire for good literature by her ex- planation of Paradise Lost, The Canterbury Tales, and other works of literary merit. Miss Vaught is certainly described by the words faith, hope, and charity. For three years she has been teaching Adolphe Smith how to speak Spanish correctly. Mothers and dads should be especially grateful to Miss Lambert for she has taught their daughters how to sew a fine seam and cook a good meal. Miss Hayes has made those taking commercial subjects work, but they cer- tainly know their bookkeeeping, typing, shorthand, or, what have you? Miss Knapp has steady nerves and a cool head or she certainly would have been driven crazy teaching history to the Freshmen and keeping study-hall that trying fifth period. Not only has Mr. Byers endeavored to explain to the Freshmen why a b, but he has also furnished a musical background for all our classes. Miss Ernst certainly deserves a gold medal for hammering a bit of English into the heads of the Junior High boys. They have actually stopped saying I done. Last, but by no means least, we come to Miss Murphree. Not only has she done splendid work in her public speaking, but she has also been the guiding hand of the Senior class. As sponsor, she has helped us in all our ventures and especially in the Senior play and in the publishing of the Tiger. Mr. Reed, as Superintendent, and Mr. Roach, as Principal, have done their share in teaching us, as well as directing and advising the faculty. Every teacher has done commendable work and we are proud that we have such a faculty. V. W. m 9 miiiistratioii l TJhe TIGEK Board of Education Top Row: — W. D. Hutchins, President; R. F. Howard, G. L. Rust, Vice President; Bottom Row. — A. F. Schi.ick, Joe Schwartz, W. W. Armstrong, Secretary; W. M. Stafford. Page TiceTve ' a The TIGEE i±sm: C. V. Reed, B. S.. M. S. Superintendent T. A. Roach, B. A., M. A. Principal Page Thirteen The TIGER if. 2S3: £ S3 Lois Garver, B, S., M. A. History Ruby Ernst, B. S., M. A. English Ina Mae Vaught, B. A. Foreign Languages Katherine Knapp, B. A. History Louanna Hayes, B. S. Conmicrcial Arts. WiLMA Jean Thomas, B. S. Scietiee E. W. Byers, B. S. Mathematics, Music Eppie Murphree, B. S. Speech Maurine Cummins, B. S., M. A. English La ' onia Lambert, B. S. Home Economics Page Fourteen ' Mz::: E i ©mors Mary Moore Rowan Vice President Vice Pres. ' 29, ' 30, Jr. Play, Pep Squad, Sr. Play, Beauty Queen ' 31. Stanley Moore President Jr. Plav, Assistant Ed. ■TIGER ' 31, One-act Play ' 31, Favorite ' 31, Sr. Play. Vivian Walters Secretary Pep Squad, Associate Ed. TIGER Dir. Sr. ' 31. ■31. Play, Assistant Favorite Class Colors : Purple and Lavender Class Flower : Violet Class Motto : To strife, to seek, to find, and not to yield. -tM - mn ROBERT ABELL, Football ' 28- ' 31, Debate ' 31. Jr. Play. Orchestra ' 31. Vice Pres. ' 28, ' 29, Sr. Play, One-act Play ' 30. LEELAND ABBOTT, Track ' 27- ' 31. FARMER ABENDROTH, Football ' 30. Basket- ball. ' 30, ' 31, Track ' 30, ' 31, Sr. Play. ANNIE ABOVITZ. Pep Squad. IRENE BANKER. Pep Squad. LADDYE LEE BROWNSHADEL, Pep Squad. MERLE CARLETON, Reporter VVHE Club. Head Reporter WHE Paper. Sec. Span. Club ' 29. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD. Manager TIGER ' 31, Jr. Pep Leader ' 28, WHE Club, Jr. Play, Football Sponsor ' 30, Sr. Play. KATHERINE CUNNINGHAM, WHE Clul), Pep Squad. MABEL ANN DAVIS, Vice Pres. ' Zl , ' 28, Pres. ' 28. ' 29, Pres. ' 29, ' 30, Vice Pres. WHE Club, Jr. Play. Sr. Play. Editor TIGER ' 31, Assistant Pep Leader ' 30, Favorite ' 31. ESTELLE DURST, Pep Squad. Declamation ' 31, Beauty ' 31. MARTHA FORGASON, Pep Squad. Page Seventeen Sj 2?:si 3 EMOGENE FREEMAN, Pep Squad, Jr. Play. GARNETT HUDGINS, Treas. ' 30, ' 31, Jr. Play, Sr. Plav, Football ' 30, Basketball ' 30, ' 31, Track ' 30, ' 31. JANIE HUDGINS, Tennis ' 30, ' 31, Declama- tion ' 31, Pep Squad, Jr. Play. MARY HUDGINS, Pep Squad, Treas. WHE Club, Jr. Play. BEVERLY KING, Track ' 27- ' 31. HELEN LANE, Pep Squad. GEORGE MENEFEE, Debate ' 31, Sr. Play. PAULINE METZGER, Tennis ' 30, ' 31, Orches- tra ' 31, Pep Squad. PAULINE MYRICK, Pep Squad. FRANKIE BELLE MYERS, Pres. ' 11, ' 28, Sec. ' 28, ' 29, Snapshot Ed. TIGER ' 31, Pep Squad, Jr. Play, Sr. Play, Pres. WHE Club, Debate ' 31. ELOISE OWEN, Pep Squad. ELLA PEIKERT Vage Eighteen A The fj TIGER s WALTER PENNIXGTON, Sr. Play. CHESTER ROECKER RUTH JO ROECKER, Pep Squad. ELIZABETH RUTH, Pep Squad, Essav Con- test ' 31. EVELYN SCHUTTE, VVHE Chih, Pep Squad. NANNIE BROOKS STAFFORD, Sec. 79, ' 3(1, .- nnual Staff, Pep Leader ' 30, Jr. Ed. TIGER GROWLS, Jr. Play, Sr. Play, Beauty ' 31, Debate ' 31. ARCHIE SWEARINGEN, Football ' 30, Tennis ' 30, ' 31. PHYLLIS WALTERS, Pep Squad, Sec.-Trcas. ' 28, ' 29. CLORA WE.WER, Pep S |uad. IRENE WILKE, Pep Squad. BILLIE WILSON, Sr. Play. Page Ninctren The TIGEM % V Trend of Events To get the most number of laughs out of school one must review his high school days and especially his Senior days. For the benefit of absent-minded Seniors we have jotted down the following. On September the 8th we proud Juniors went to be classified as dignified Seniors. Yes, some of us even took time to try and select the snap courses, but there were conflicts so we had to take our complaint to Mr. Reed. He fixed it for us ! Yes ! Instead of taking what we call snap courses he insisted that we take either bookkeeping, Spanish, geometry, trigonometry, science or commercial law and you may be assured that none of these are of that type. Putting all jokes aside though, we are very glad to have had Mr. Reed to guide and direct us as to the type of course to take that would be of the greatest benefit to us. Before another month passed we just had to inform the SLIMES as to how they rated with the Seniors. Before we were through with them they began thinking they were little soldiers for Uncle Sam. Slimes are so dumb, though, that they need the guidance of the Seniors. When it comes to suggesting scoolish pranks. Well ! They need not be mentioned as Robert and Stanley at- tended to these. Football season! Pep Squad! Rallies! etc. Oh! but those were the good ole days. We had wonderful times together. It was rather difficult to get the old gang all pepped up this year and get just a little bit of W. H. S. school spirit. We had a good season, altho we were not successful in all our games. Our final game, and then those good old holidays! THANKSGIVING! All our friends came home from school for the holidays and we exchanged school news. What could possibly be more exciting? December. Goodness but we worked hard. We had mid-term exams. Be- ware Seniors ! Study hard. Can ' t afford to flunk this term. Too late to drop subjects now. Our teachers reviewed us thoroughly, though we had nothing to fear. Then the Christmas holidays, and then back to work again. January. Plenty of work and time for play. If you have never had the opportunity to attend Wharton High School and sit in the study hall the third period you just don ' t know what you have missed. Some of the funniest things possible can happen. What would a study hall be without Bill Banker, Martha Jay Winn, Hulia Harrison, Howard Garner, Sabina Davis and some of the dignified Seniors? Well, there just wouldn ' t be any studying done at all. February passed in such a hurry that we just didn ' t seem to realize that we had (Continued on Page 28) mors Dorothy Belt. Armstrong LiDA Bell Armstrong Vivian Banker Frances Campbell Ruby Davis Sabina Davis Jack Fleury Horton Foote Lucy Forgason Carroll Gray Hui.iA Harrison Laura Houseworth Jane Howard Ford Hudson Page Ticenly-Tiio ■= £zi : ' X The £5 ' TIGEB Wayne Johnston Yard La Four Freeman Mays JuANiTA Meyers Chari.es Myers Norma Owens Daisy Marie Prell Nellie Siebrecht Yetta Sprung Bartie ' alls Elsie Wilbeck Katheryn Wilson Martha Jay Winn Herbert Mattheys Pagf Tireiity-Thiee A The f ' TIGEE V3 Tg: gr-e « P= ' == ,;S Ned Alpard BiLLIE AnSLEY Dennis Armstrong BuRLiN Cunningham Howard Davis Vanita Gaylor Will Gordon Clifford King Carl McKee Dorothy Needham Adolpii Smith Carson Strickland Page Twenty-Fout- Sophomores ■ ' : ' _ Tihe TIGEK Gladys Abbott Willie Mae Abendroth X ' lviAN Beard Stella Campbell George Goodlet Eloise Guess ' iviA. Hayhtrst Leona Holesovsky Hernice Howard Harriet Kaiser loNE King Anna Bell Moers Lila Mae Myers Mamie Jane Owens I ' age Twcnty-Xix 0 Ers-f L-::: : jK The H TIGER V Allston Dotson Eo Gordon Robert Harmonson Hazei, Myrick J. W. Peebles Madeline Santos Frances Schlick Bertha B. Schutte Max Sprung Mary E. Strickland Cassie Dell Walker Gathering White Ethel Williams Thornton Walters ,- Paye Tirciiti Seien Levania Tillman Lillian Baca The Trend of Events (Continued from Page 20) only three months more of school. Perhaps we worked on bookkeeping and science so hard. Eh ? March. No, we didn ' t get a holiday on March 2nd. (sh! maybe we ' ll get the first). Even this was something to think about. We did enjoy our work this month though and we had the County Meet to look forward to. Of course the main conversation was that Senior play try-out would be soon. Those are the good times of practicing. The Call of the Banshee ; it required rather a large cast and those that were not in the play helped to make it a success. Some- times we practiced at Physical Ed period and if not, we were busy getting our names checked. Yes, checked. April. We had the Junior and Senior banquet, parties, dances, Baccalaureate and Commencement to think about. It won ' t be long now. Yes, and we had a holiday the First. It ' s not any fun to have a holiday if they are going to give it to you. Oh, Oh, my! Xo! It is lots more fun to just not report and go on a nice quiet picnic. To be honest, though, we had much preferred going to school. In fact, there were rriany kids who actually reported that day and it has been said that even some of the Junior boys played base-ball. Can you believe it? Alay. My, but the time has passed in such a hurry that we have hardly had time to realize that school is nearly out and that we are soon to leave our Senior year behind. As we look back on our high school days perhaps some will give a sigh of relief, but don ' t you believe that. They only wish they had four more years in dear old Wharton High. F. B. Myers. Page Tu-enty-Eight SZZ ENCllSH c — - R n Freshmeii The TIGEH iv Sol Adei.son Bill Banker loNA Bentley Kenneth Clark Dan Davis Katie Jo Fleury Howard Garner Bob Gordon Hazel Gray Dorothy Griffith Hattie Lee Hardy LoFTiN Kennedy irgixia Erle Klein Nina Lee Lane Mary Christine Mays Katheleen Moore Lloyd Morgan Virginia Meyer George Northington Johnny Rhea Spencer Rowan Amos Rush Mary Frances Shannon George Siebrecht Page Thirty ' £ KZZ 3 A The _n ' TIGER John BOERGER Mae Forr EST Burgee Doris Davis Oren Frazier A. J. Garner Helen Heyne Edna KUGHN ED VI ' JOPLIN BiLLIE Reavis Lu Ella Sherrouse Roe Stearns Raymond Stuntz JuANiTA Tillman Robert ' ineyard Covert White Donald White Orion White Thurman Wilson Elsie WUTHRICH Page Thirty-One ' a S IKsi The TIGEH 1} V Why Was ' ard La Four instead of La Five? jMartlia Ja - Winn instead of Lose? Ford Hudson instead of Austin Cadillac? Covert White instead of Black? Sturgis Early instead of Late? Katheleen Moore instead of Less? Eloise Guess instead of Know? Amos Rush instead of Hurry? lone King instead of Queen? Horton Foote instead of Hand? Max Sprung instead of Leaj ? Frances Schlick instead of Rough? Bill Banker instead of Farmer? ' ivian Beard instead of Whiskers? Mr. Reed instead of Write? ' irginia Erie Klein instead of Incline? Carrol Gray instead of Pink? Miss Knapp instead of Slumber? George Goodlet instead of Badlet? I ' ayf Thiiiy-Tiru a Zl x:: Jimior High School Jumor High School Katherine Knapp, B. A. Sixth Grade Ruth Suttle, B. S. Principal Page Thirty-Four f The TIGEE T y {8 2:_ = i = .,, SEVENTH GKADE First Row From Top: — James Wright, Kenneth Brown, Clyde Elliott, Harry Burger, Billy Winn, Orland Melton, Donald Bolton, Bobby Harrison. Second Rmv: — J. M. Burr, John McCain, James Martin, Robert Stuntz, Henry Myers, Gordon Tillman, Ardath Dotson, Dick Harrison. Third Row: — Linnie Swearingen, Lena Moers. Ellen Hood Irvin, Helen Luco, Katheryn Beard, Marjorie Rush, Maudy Moore. Fourth Row: — Mary Beth Jopi.ing, Rubye Lee Zablesdosky, Katheryn Otrodousky, Margaret Hudgins, Elsie Hroch, Li neta Hafer, Gertrude McLanahan, Marjorie Copenhaver. Mary Claire Hudgins, Edward Brown, Agnes Reynolds. Pa; c Thirty-Five SIXTH GBADE First Rozv: — Lorena Chamblf:ss, Katherine McLanahan, Cleo Janelle Lee, Grace White. Second Roiv: — John Kasch, L. B. Brod, I. J. Irvin, Walter Armstrong, Jr., P. rley Stearns, Taylor Kemp, Louis McDonald, Riley Leggett, Walter EwiNG, Paul Leveen, Winiford Strickland, Kenneth Gaylor. Third Roiv: — Betty Urbanosky, Lydia Kostka, Thelma Lee, Louise Smith, Geraldine Prell, Ellen Douglas Brooks, Lida Croom Hodges, Betty Ridley, Katherine Kemp, Mary Ann Napoleon, George Simek, Barney Moore. Fourth Row: — Agnes Krenek, Mary Stavena, Dorothy Vondereau, Annie Otradovsky, Janet Anderson, Mary Frances Wilson, Mary Lois Garrett. Dorothy Wilson, Iris Hudson, Nadye Belle Anthony, Bernadette Otto. Lucie Barker Barbee, Elise Fraley, Raymond Harrison. ' : CI 3 y MARY MOORE ROWAN ). J auty Qtteen V g LcriA e. GiL£. J J amiU ' fi LjffatAjiui jLcL A tclLc 7)XL LjlLt Djoa.La. Day La. yAa,nxLc.A,J ' c i Lc L LltLJiaJi Aii A-A. M05T POPULAR. 6 I R. L tan Ce.i J ao L,e. BEJT ALL-R-OUND GIR.L BEST ALL-R.OUND BOY ' % 1 . -: lU ' «S; Football Top Rou ' -. — Coach Roach, Abendroth, Swkaringen, Hudgins, Hudson, XORTHINGTON, MyERS, AbELL, GoRDON, MaYS, ARMSTRONG, ELIZABETH CRAW- FORD, Sponsor. Middle Rozv: — Pennington, Smith, Moore, La Four, Menefee, Goodlet, Alpard, York. Bottom Ro7 ' : — Gordon. Abbott, Sprung, Vaij.s. Garner, Dotson, Kennedy. T. A. KOACH Coach Paye Fifty E aZISi B The TIGER LETTEKMEN Top Row: — Abeij.. tackle; Abendrotii, quarter; Mays, cud; Swearingen, tackle. Bottom Row. — Gordon, guard; Hudgins. fullback; Myers, oid ; Gordox, J Ianagcr. DENNIS AKMSTKONG Tackle Captain Page Fifty-One SI The TIGEM LETTERMEN (cont ' d) Top Rozc: — DoTsoN, lialf; Garxer, Jialf ; Hudson, center. Bottom Rozc: — Kennedy, guard; La Four, guard; Smith, end; Valls, quarterback. ELIZABETH CKAWFOIRD Sponsor Paae Fifty-Two ' iz n Football Kecord Victoria Junior College 47-0 Boling 0-6 Eagle Lake 37-0 Rosenberg 0-0 Columbus 21-0 Schulengerg 6-0 Palacious 12-0 El Campo 25-0 Bay City 0-6 Richmond 6-6 Page Fifty-Three Track Top Rozi. ' : — King. AIays, Myers. Bottom Ro ' w. — Coach Roach. Garner. Walters. Garner. Adef.son, DOTSON. WHARTON-EL CAMPO TRACK MEET EVENTS 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 120 yds. high hurdles Wharton El Campo El Campo 100 yds. dash El Campo El Campo El Campo 220 yds. low hurdles El Campo Wharton El Campo 440 yds. dash Wharton El Campo Wliarton 220 yds. dash El Campo El Camjjo El Campo 880 yds. run Wharton Wharton Wharton 1 mile run Wharton El Campo Wharton 1 mile relay Wharton Page Fifty-Four 2 i The TIGER WHARTON-EL CAMPC) FIELD MEET EVENTS 1 St Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Javelin throw- El Campo Wharton El Campo Broad jump ' hart on El Campo Wharton Discus throw El Campo El Cani]5o El Cam])() Pole Vault Wharton Wharton Wharton Shot put El Campo El Cam])o El Campo High jump El Cani]io Wharton El Cami)o Page Fifty- Five Tennis During the tennis season this year, the school has felt a keen interest in the game ; and through the efiforts of our coach and several members of the team, three splendid courts have been arranged. At the very beginning of the season Archie Swearingen and Delbert Thiele began to show the merit. These two were selected to represent Wharton in the doubles and they played good games, but were defeated in the semi-finals. Archie represented Wharton in the semi-finals and took first place. How- ever, Archie was unable to compete in the finals, due to illness ; so Delbert sub- stituted for him and won second place. Page Fifty-Six rgamzatioiis The TIGEK ' 0 Senior Pep Squad Pep Leader Asst. Pep Leader Junior Pep Leader .Nannie Brooks Stafford Mabel Ann Davis Jane HovvARn INA MAE VAUGHT Spoms or Page Fifty-Eight 5 2Z: 2 EO«., Junior Pep Squad Pep Leader Lida Croom Hodges Pep Leader Patiine Otradovsky KATHEMNE KNAPP Sponsor Page Fiftii-Nine Whe Club President Frankie Bell Myers Vice President ] Iabel Ann Davis Secretary Doris Davis Treasurer Mary Hudgins LAVONIA LAMBERT Sponsor p e The TIGER kitfi iki; Orchestra Left to 7? i :— Kenneth Brown, Wayne Johnston. Bim.ie Ansley, Jack Fleury, Thurman Wilson, Pauline Metzger, Robert Vineyard, Mary Claire Hudgins, Horton Foote, Robert Abell, Lloyd Morgan, E. W. Byers, Earl Johns, Jr., Mabel Ann Davis, Lucy Forgasox. E. W. BYEKS Director Page Sirty-One ' V, The H TIGEK The Tiger Staff Elizabeth Crawi ' Ord Business Manager Mabel Ann Davis Editor EpPIE jMuRPHREE Faculty Adz ' isor Stanley Moore Assistant Editor Jack Fleury Assistant Manager Vivian Walters Associate Editor Fraxkie Belle Myers Nannie Brooks Stafford Snapshot Editor Art Editor Page Sijcty-Tico ©nJIR MALL ©IF glHAME Silliest Most Nonchalant Most Impossible SweETE-ST Dun E-ST f Ik With Tlie Young Moderns of Wharton High Hey, wait a minute, Xan ! I ' m going on a shopping tour this morning. Want to come along? Did you ever think al)out how many nice stores and companies we have here in Wharton, or do you jus t take it for granted Hke everyone else? Did you know that we have as many shopping advantages in Wharton as most towns and cities much larger? I ' ve been thinking about it lately, and now that we ' re seniors in high school, I think we ought to know something about our home town stores, don ' t you ? What do you say to going around the square this morning and looking them over ? Come on. let ' s go ! First let ' s have a drink at BURGER AND TERRY ' S and plan our tour. Even if I have gained five pounds in the last week, I can ' t resist one of their toasted sandwiches. You ' d rather have ice cream? Well, whatever you order, it ' ll be delicious and served in a manner fit for a king. My date always brings me here, because we can see everybody and gossip with the gang. The other night Bob got big hearted and bought me the darlingest vanity and a big box of luscious Miss Saylor ' s candy here. Needless to say, I ' ve a warm spot in my heart for this place! They have several lines of the very best toilet articles, too. But we ' d better be on our way. By the way, don ' t you think I look beautiful? I ' ve just come from an ap- pointment for a general work-over at the BLUE BONNET BEAUTY AND B.- RBER SHOP. They give the loveliest finger-waves there. They must be good, ' cause they can even make my straight hair swirl, and that is an accom- plishment ! The other night some boy told me that I had such cute curly hair. Imagine ! They always keep up with the very newest hair cuts and coiffures, too. And they certainly do give effective skin treatments and facials. I have them work on my skin now and then, and Mother goes down every week. There ' s Pete going in the GIFFORD MERCANTILE COMPANY. Let ' s go see what ' s on his mind this morning. Say, look at those Frigidaires! Aren ' t they perfectly grand looking? Dad ' s going to get one here for Mother ' s birthday, and he ' s going to let me help pick it out. Won ' t that be fun ! I can ' t wait to have one and freeze all kinds of things in it this summer. They have an expert mechanic to look after the Frigidaires that they sell. Look, they handle every- thing in hardware, too. They certainly have a complete line. Mr. Winn is so nice to show you around when you go in there, and the store is conveniL-ntly located on the square. Here ' s another Hardware store. MR. J. T. MURPHY, The Hardware Man, the sign savs. He doesn ' t only handle all kinds of hardware, l)ut he sells the verv best tires on the market — Goodyear. They have in a new Goodyear All-Weather tire now, with eleven im])rovements. It gives more miles, more style, and more value at lower cost. We took our tri]) last summer on Goodyear Balloon tires that we bought here, and didn ' t have a l)it of tire troulile. Dad Paffe Si.rty-Six :: a The TIGER traded in his old tires when he bought the new set. Mr. Murphy seUs all types and all sizes of tires and tubes, for all prices. Wait a minute. I have to stop by the SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY and cash a check. I used to feel kind of shaky when I went in a bank, but I don ' t any more. Since this is my last year in high school. Dad has given me an allowance, and I keep my money here. Dad says he wants me to learn to handle my own money before I go away to college. They were awfully nice about showing me how to write checks, make my deposits, and all of those things. And you ' d think that I have a million deposited with them instead of my small allowance, they ' re so nice and considerate. Dad says that ' s a sure test of courtesy. I have to stop by ALPARD ' S CASH GROCERY and see about getting some groceries. I ' ve been having more fun lately. Mother ' s been letting me do the marketing for her, and I have the best time picking out good things to eat at Alpard ' s. I always end up by getting so much fruit that I can ' t get out of tlic door with it, but it does look so appetizing. Everything here is rcasonal)lc, too. Dad said he couldn ' t get used to not spending half the family fortune on gro- ceries. They ' re so nice to help me with my shopping at .Mpard ' s that I go around buying groceries with the assurance of long experience. Let ' s go by SCHWARTZ ' S and see what they have new. I ' m simply crazy for some riding boots, and I feel pretty sure Dad will get me some, l)ecause they ' re unbelievably reasonable here, and made of the softest leather. Will got his here, and he said that he simply can ' t get out of the store without buying something new. No wonder he always looks so cute. Look at those perfectly ])recious new dresses and hats — and all accessories! I could liuy my whole wardrobe here and be perfectly satisfied. Every season their clothes are more attractive. Do you wonder that I ' m always raving aliout the things in Schwartz ' s? Let ' s stop here. Wharton has only one jeweler, but he certainly is a good one. You ' ve traded with the E. H. BOYD ' S JEWELRY store, haven ' t you? I went in the other day to look for a wedding present for Julianne, and they have some of the darlingest little odd sterling silver pieces, as well as whole sets of every pattern imaginable. They handle Haviland and Dresden china, too. as well as a lot of less expensive china in adorable patterns. They have such a lovely lot of rings, bracelets, and necklaces : and their watches are exquisite. I hope a lot of my graduation presents come from Boyd ' s. By the way, if you want your liest beau to be well dressed, send him down to F. I. MOORE ' S to do his sho]iping. It ' s no wonder that Stanley always looks like a modern Beau Brumiuel with all the marvelous things he has to choose from in his store. He always has a kaleidescopic array of sweaters for every season, the very best Mallory hats, Bostonian shoes, and the newest styles in Schloss suits. As for accessories— well, you can ' t go wrong getting them there. They do beautiful cleaning and pressing work,too. Have y ou ever traded very much with the L. B. OUTL. R DRU(J COM- PANY? That ' s the REXALL STORE, and the place where you get the l)est Page Sixty-Seven 1931 I The TIGER 2d for the least money. They have an awfully good supply of stationery, and I don ' t see how they sell it so reasonably. Mother said she always liked to get the doctors ' prescriptions filled there, because she could always depend on them. And say, have you ever seen any of their kodaks? They handle Ansco kodaks, and kodak supplies, and develop films. Let ' s go by there and get some films and take some ])ictures at school. Will you please look at those perfectly adorable things in SEYMOUR ' S windows? I haven ' t seen any prettier and smarter things in the city stores than they handle at Seymour ' s. You know, our grandmothers had to qualify as merchandise experts when they went shopping; but when we trade with Seymour ' s, they are responsible guardians of quality, fashion, and fair price of everything. That certainly is a jilace where I feel free to shop alone, because I konw that evervthing that they have is just right. I can ' t wait to get my graduation things there. Bill just opened a Itank account the other day, and he ' s going around with the big head, he ' s so proud. You ' d think he owns the VH. RTON B.ANK AXD TRUST COMPANY, by the way he walks into the bank. They ' re so j erfectly lovely to you when you go in there, though, that they make you feel that way, even if you have only a small account. I saw in the paper where they had bought a lot of roses to set out on a vacant lot they own. We surely ought to ht proud of a bank that has so much civic pride, don ' t you think? They certainly live up to their slogan, The bank that gives good service. I ' m tired. Let ' s stop by and go to the picture show. They ' re having a screamingly funny comedy and I feel like laughing. They haven ' t had this show anvwhere around here yet. W e always have such new shows. They have bargain matinees every afternoon, and two complete shows both afternoon and evening. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday they have bargain nights. That ' s when I think I ' ll have my picture sIkjw jiarty ! I think it ' s marvelous that the QUEEN THEATRE has such good business that it hasn ' t had to sell out to one of the big corporations. It has such good shows that people are perfectly satisfied with it as it is. When we get out of the show, we ' ll stop by THE SCOTT DRUG COM- PANY and get something to drink. It ' s right next door to the show, you know, and awfully convenient to take your friends in for drinks when you ' re having a theatre party. They ' re prescription druggists, too. They have a complete line of toilet articles, and they specialize in Max Factor ' s ])roducts, and the Marie Tomlin lines. If you want a good box of candy, send your fellow to Scott ' s for a l)ox of Pangburn ' s. It ' s the best? They sell magazines, too. and always have a full line. There goes one of those perfectly adorable new Ford sedans with the cute back. GIFFORD AIOTOR COMPANY got in a big shipment of new models last week. We went down to look at them, and I think I could build one of them mvself now, the salesman was so eager to e.xplain all about the new features of the cars. I think I ' m going to get a new F ord for graduation, and I ' m thrilled I ' uyp SLity-Eight SlZ to death. You know, we got our Lincoln there, and they ' ve always given us the grandest service on it, that we wouldn ' t think of buying from anyone else. I can ' t decide whether I want a black coupe, or one of those blue roadsters with leather upholstering. There ' s the ALAMO LUMBER COMPANY right down the .street. Their slogan is Rest and Security. That ' s a good one, too. I think it ' s silly for pe.iple to spend so much money on rent when they could be l)uying a hduie with il and have something real to show for their money. A home can be developed accord- ing to the individualitv of the members of the family, and a rented house never can possess that. Dad said he ' d rather own our home than to have anything else. The Alamo Lumber Compan - has a ]ilan by which ou can Ikuc your own time to i)ay for building a home. I think everybody should have the security (if owning a home. The WHARTON LUMBER COMI ' ANY is right over there. They fur- nished all of the lumber for our home, and for the rent houses Uncle Jack built last year. They handle an excellent grade of kinil;er. Lone Star cement, and sheet rock, the fire proof wall 1)oard. A home always depreciates if small things are neglected. Boards need renewing, the roof may 1)e leaking, perhaps the entire place needs painting. The Wharton Lum1)er Company will be glad to estnn:ile the cost of any repair work for vou. They can supply the needs for both mex- pensive and fine lumber. Dad .says it ' s a good thing to keep a home in tip-top cond ' tion. I didn ' t know until the other day just what a valuable asset the I-ILCO Fl ' .b-D COMPANY is to Wharton. They handle all kinds of chicken feed — mixed. scratch, starter, baby-chick feed, and every other kind that chickens need. They handle American Maid flour, and .some other brands, too. They sell things both wholesale and retail. One of the biggest heli)s they give the farmers is through buying eggs and chickens. They have a specialist who culls chickens for the poultry farms, and who encourages the raising of fine chickens through his help and guidance. We certainly do have a lot of big companies operating in Wharton. I think we ' re lucky to have the HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWl- R COMPAN ■. They furnish electrical jwwer to a large jiart of South Texas. The manager of the company here explained to me how transmission line service is flexible, per- mitting a vast increase in ])ower supply. It is dependable, making possible more than one source of supply to a community. It is economical, i)artaking of the economies of group management, together with the greater efficiency and skill l ossible in an organization with a diversified scope of activity. Don ' t you think I ' m smart to remember all of that? I want an ice cream cone, don ' t you? We ' ll be sure to ask for GRISHAM ' S ICE CREAM because it ' s the best. I think Wharton is lucky to have an Ice Cream Company, and especially so since it ' s Grisham ' s. They are the manufact- urers of pure sweet cream ice cream, and everybody talks about how lus.-iou it i- . They always have the most delicious fresh fruit ice creams in season: and I Paye sixtiz-Xivc r fe .- The TIGER I ' - V could eat my weiglit in it. The twins always make Mother hribe them with a Grisham ice cream cone when she wants them to do something special. I think I ' ll have some more, this is so good. What do you say that we go down to the CENTRAL SERVICE STATION after the car, and call it a day. It ' s being washed and greased, and all filled up with Shell Motor Oil and gasoline. I certainly believe in the slogan, Be up-to- date. Shellubricate. It may cut down driving costs, and improve tlie per- formance of a motor amazingly. The new Improved Shell 400 is made to bring you all the power, smoothness and get-away your engine is capable of giving. And the amazing tiling is that it costs no more per gallon than the ordinary gasoline. I think we ' ve made a pretty thorough round of the merchants and different companies, don ' t you? And we want them to know that the Young Moderns of ' harton High School ajipreciate their support, and we ' re going to support them, too. ac:: E A] The m ' I TIGEK I AJf gl X- xclusiuc portraiture Hamilton Studios Official Aiuuial Piwtoyniphcrs ' I Protraitiirc Coiiinwrcial Plioto[ rapliy Art and .lili ' ci isiii(j Page Hej-entii-Onr TOODLE OO