Wichita Falls High School - Coyote Yearbook (Wichita Falls, TX)

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LOUISE .KELLY B. A., TriniTy UniversiTy UniversiTy of Texas Cl-IELLA I-IENDRICK B. A., UniversiTy of Texas M. A., UniversiTy of Colorado IDA JANE COLLINS B. A., Simmons UniversiTy Columbia UniversiTy E I KELLY I-IENDRICK COLLINS A BALLAD OF LEARNING When l was a lad in The greaT SouThwesT an' my pappy senT me To school, SO They'd learn me To malce a livin', an' I needn'T grow up a Tool, RighT whar The coyoTes wuz howlin' in The schoolhouse's very halls: ThaT's whar I wuz eddicaTed, down in WichiTa Falls. The W. F. l-I. S. wuz a purTy range, plenTy o' grass an' a swell corral, Them lombardy poplars poinTin' up-oh, we loved iT an' always shall, BUT l wanT as you-all should IisTen while I reciTe The Tame O' The punchers ThaT herded and branded us. l'II call 'em all by name. Times wuz when I lcnowed my lesson, buT Miss Kelly lcnowed TheT sTuTT7 l couldn'T lceTch her eye a-Tall: she'd waiT 'Till I Tried To bIuTl. Chella Hendrick wuz good aT wriTin' an' spinnin' yarns 'bouT BuTTalo Bill: She'd Tire our imaginaTions an' make our hearTs sTand s+ill, Same as I reckon The reason Miss Collins alluz seemed To undersTand, 'Cause she lives in God's own counTry, down by The Rio Grande. I . I n . ,N 'U ly - .1 .i 'ifj .Hai age? Page16

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Buf A. K. Presson, he's 'rhe leller 'rha'r's up To all lhe friclcs. l-le lceeps our pedigrees and sich. An' when you're in a fix, You go righf in lo see him. l-le's as frue an' fine as sleel, An' you leave lhere mighly cerlain Jrhal you'll gil an' honest deal. A. K. PRESSON Vice-Principal B. A., Universify of Tennessee I , A I , 5-355' g 1 Q J: R: 5 4 '. Pagr- I 5

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SPRUIELL LIPSCOMB SAVAGE TIBBETS MELAT PRESSON LONA BELLE SPRUIELL B. A., Baylor Universify Norfhwesfern Universify LOUISE LIPSCOMB B. A., Soufhern Mefhodisf Universify College of Indusrrial Arfs ELFIE SAVAGE A. B., Wesl Texas Sfafe Teachers College U niversiry of Oklahoma BELLE TIBBETS B. A., Norrh Texas Slale Teachers' College KATH LEEN MELAT B. A., Universify of Texas Colorado College I. C. PRESSON B. A., Universify of Tennessee Universify of California When a guy had llunked his English and was feelin' down and out Alrer ralkin' all Jrhings over, Spruiell never lell a doubl. Louise Lipscomb knowed her classics, an' she knowed rhe herd's l. An' alluz give 'em easy lesls rhar rhe dumloesl crirlers knew. When Miss Savage laughf our lesson she would painl us picrures gay Of +he dashin', darin' cowboys as Jrhey galloped far away. Now Belle Tibloefs done her darndesr ro make our wesr more 'rameg Them cowpunchers dolled sombreroes and currsied ro rhis dame. Parlevous Francais lhe French maid asked. Us mavericks couldn'+ savvy Thai: We iesr looked wise and smiled fool swee+ al lillle Miss Melar. A+ lhe feel of Perfesser Presson l sure ser and drunk my fill Of sonnefs and love songs a-plenry, which give my hearr a rhrill. 6. X 1 ,l-.. . ' ' V? M' ' .f .T . H. w Q ...4 Pagz' I7