Wilson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Wilson, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 30 of the 1938 volume:

(Slip lEcUjh' i nttnr (Hlaas 1337 -1938 Mr. Wm. I). Carr I) E I) I C A T I O N The Senior Classes of Wilson High School have been very fortunate for the past four years in possessing as Principal and later Superintendent of this High School, Mr. William D. Carr. He has served in this institution admirably and faithfully. With his sympathetic nature, his broad knowledge of life, and his superb intellect, he has been ennobled in the hearts of every student. It is he, who has so successfully made the Senior Classes, present and past, organizations of repute. To him, who is so highly esteemed by the student body, we, the Senior Class of Nineteen Thirty-eight, do hereby dedicate this, the Wilson High School Senior Annual. ' C I- ASS III S T O R Y In the Year of 1934-35, seventy-two students had the thrill that happens once in a life time, for these students were in high school; but their glory was short lived, for here they were referred to as those “Green Freshies by the upper classmen. We began to think everyone was angry at us, for during the Freshman year we were introduced to Mr. Algebra, and from then on it was “x” and “y” till it got the best of several students. On the Sophomore stage our second discouragement occurred. Geometry occupied our minds. It was triangles, and circles, till we thought the world rested upon a geometry text book. During the summer one of our classmates died, and another was killed in an accident. A great many things happened the next year, a great football team, winning the Band Queen Contest, the Junior-Senior Banquet and Picnic. During the year some students began to turn Spaniards, while others worked their fingers to the bone typing. At last came the year of years, we were Seniors. It was here “Brain Trouble” popped out again in the form of Bookkeeping, and Chemistry. We had the best football team in 10 years, on which Seniors occupied several places. Fans compared it to the team of 1927. Nine Seniors were given parts in the Senior play, “Drums in My Heart” Then came the planning of the graduating exercises, and a three day trip to Carlsbad Cavern. During the past four years several new students have entered Wilson, and others left to attend other schools. May we soon be wearing the black graduating robes of college. ✓ T II E E A G L E S T A F F Mary Ruth Haynes, Business Manager; Lorcne Newsom, Editor-in-Chief; Mary Katherine Harris, Assistant Editor; James Rowland, Sponsor; Waldo Teel, Reporter, Mias Hazel Graham and Mrs. J. W. Jones are class Sponsors. S E NIOR GLASS () F F I C E R S Miss Hazel Graham, Sponsor; Lorene Newsom, Secretary-Treasurer; Mrs. J. W. Jones, Sponsor; Carl Edwards, Vice-President; Baine Hawthorne, President; Waldo Teel, Reporter. S E NIOR PLAY C A S T Hazel Graham, Sponsor; Mary Ruth Haynes, Lorene Newsom, Hazel Deane Fuller, Ruth Smith, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Director; Carl Edwards, Edward Cowan, Waldo Teel, Darrell Lee Stevens, and Fritz Clark. T II E F A C U L T Y Front row: J. Treadway, James Rowland, Cook, Sherman Loyd. Second row: C. O. Gibbs, Helen Womble, Lorena Milam, Dorothy Mills, Hazel Graham, Mary Cowan, Mrs. Highfill. Third row: George Rush, Principal, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Josephine Koggard, William D. Cr.rr, Supt., Lyle Upshaw. II () M E R O O M 12-2 First row: Fritz Clark, Lemuel Apala, Melvin Walker, Ivan Williams, Charles Thompson. Second row: Gladys Jones, Mary Ruth Haynes, Mary Katherine Harris, Hazel Deane Fuller, Charlotte Brooks, Hazel Marie Keele, Hazel Graham, Sponsor. Third row: Walter Holder, Edward Cowan, Waldo Teel, Earl Whitfield, Glen Gabbard, Merrill Laurence, Leo Hubbard, J. R. O’Dell, Odell Mitchell. II () M E R O O M 12-1 First row: Darrell Stevens, Baine Hawthorne, Eugene Brooks, Pat Reed, Malcolm Tudor. Second row: Oleta Green, Marie Sullivan, Mozelle Langford, Sadie Kerr, Esther Lee, Dora Lee Gunn, Lorene Newsom, Wilma Wright, Lela Pearce, Edith Austin. Third row: George Bailey, Oscar Swinford, Carl Edwards, Lessie Mae Dunn, Mildred Mills, Mrs. J. W. Tones, Sponsor, Mary Louise Collyer, Jack Walker, Leroy Beasley. SENIOR PLAY ff Drums In My Heart 99 (CAST) Micro, The Chore Boy Darrell Lee Stevens Mrs. Graustark, A Crippled Old Lady Mary Ruth Haynes Helen Hunter, Mrs. Graustark’s Only Grandchild Hazel Deane Fuller Robert Morse, A Young Lawyer Carl Edwards Honor, The Housekeeper...... Lorene Newsom Nita, Her Pretty Daughter Ruth Smith Braxton Hunter, An Ex-Soldier Fritz Clark Sam Houston, A Private Investigator Waldo Teel The Sergeant, Sergeant of Police Edward Cowan Helen Hunter, whose husband disappeared five years ago is desperately in love with Robert Morse, a rising young lawyer. She refuses to get a divorce from her husband as she feels he will return and need her. Her grandmother and Robert feel that she is wrong and want her to marry Robert. During the play, Micro who wants to be a detective, unravels many points thus helping solve the mystery. Braxton Hunter, Helen’s husband, returns and we find that he has been married to Honor, Mrs. Graustark’s housekeeper. Braxton is murdered as he is about to kill Honor, his wife, to destroy all proof of his former marriage. Detective Sam Houston and the Sergeant of Police help solve the mystery. Houston at first is suspected as he was found investigating another case. Nita is Micro’s girl friend, and some amusing scenes, based upon their affair, take place. As the play unfolds, we find that Mrs. Graustark murdered Hunter to even the score he had made before. She is freed of the crime after Houston discovers facts that she had kept hidden for a year. Houston turns out to be the former sweetheart of Mrs. Graustark’s dead daughter, who had married Hunter after she had heard of Houston’s reported death. A war medal of Houston’s was stolen by Hunter and he gave it to Helen; thus, Mrs. Graustark kills Braxton with a bullet made out of the medal. Helen and Robert are married, and the play is climaxed with Houston telling Mrs. Graustark that it is a closed case as far as he is concerned. One - Act Play (CAST) Mike, Irishman, In Charge of Crew, About 40 J. C. Kerr Sam, Jew, About 28 Melvin Walker Thompson, Englishman, About 30 Fritz Clark Monk, Yankee, About 35 Edward Cowan Ed Roland, Mine Boss Son, About 24 Darrell Stevens Blackie, Negro, About 45 Earl Whitfield In a small clearing amid coal in a mine shaft deep underground, the entrance blocked by a landslide of coal from a previous cave-in, sit six men. All wear miner’s caps, the lights from which cast a ghastly light on both men and surroundings. There is little hope of rescue, and, the air being inadequate for six men, Thompson suggests that they draw lots and shoot the three men who draw the short pieces. Blackie draws the first short one, Sam the next and Mike the last. Only Thompson, Monk and Roland are left, and Monk and Roland fall asleep. During this time Thompson, tormented with the thought of having killed his friends, kills himself with the last bullet in the gun. The shot awakens Monk and Roland who quarrel again and Roland strikes Monk on the head with a piece of coal, killing him instantly. Roland then dies because of lack of air. S E N I () R S Ernest Alexander Charlotte Brooks Sadie Kerr Wilma Wright Walter Holder Lessie Mae Dunn Carl Edwards Melvin Walker Earl Whitfield Waldo Teel Dora Lee Gunn Hazel M. Keele Lela Pearce George Bailey Mildred Mills Jack Walker Lemuel Apala Oleta Green Boyce Myers Odell Mitchell J. R. O’Dell Merrill Laurence Ruth Smith Leo Hubbard S E N I O R S LEMUEL APALA— Footb? 11, 3 Years GEORGE BAILEY— PAT REED— Football, 4 Years Glee Club Mixed Chorus Quartet, Band Fresidcnt Student Council 36-37 HAZEL DEANE FULLER— Bend, Dramatics Treasurer Student Council 33-37 Senior Play MARY RUTH HAYNES— Student Ccunc'l 35-36 Quartet, Glee Club Mixed Chorus, Band Dramatics, Senior Play Annual Staff EUGENE BROOKS— Football, 3 Years DARREL STEVENS— Senior Play, One-Act Play Dramatics, Oratory OSCAR SWINFORD— Football, 3 Years Dramatics EDITH AUSTIN— Pep Club Band LEROY BEASLEY— Glee Club Mixed Chorus WALDO TEEL— Football, 3 Years Dramatics Senior Play Annual Staff Senior Class Reporter ERNEST ALEXANDER— Band BOYCE MYERS— Football, 4 Years Glee Club Mixed Chorus Band Dramatics MARY KATHERINE HARRIS— Band, Annual Staff Dramatics Student Council 35-36 Glee Club, Mixed Chorus. LORENE NEWSOM— Secretary Student Council 36-37 Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Dramatics, Senior Play Senior Class Sec.-Treas. Annual Staff Annual Queen BAINE HAWTHORNE -President of Band President of Senior Class Vice-Pres. Student Council 36-37 Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Brass Quartet, Band Dramatics, Soloist (Trombone) MALCOLM TUDOR— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus JACK WALKER— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Quartet, Football, 3 Years Student Council 36-37 LESSIE MAE DUNN— Pep Club, Dramatics DORA LEE GUNN— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus MOZELLE LANGFORD— MILDRED MILLS— S K N I O R S Hazel Deane Fuller Baine Hawthorne Maiy K. Harris Edward Cowan Fritz Clark Ira Williams Leroy Beasley Glen Gabbard Gladys Jones Mary Louise Collyer Mozelle Langford Edith Austin Malcolm Tudor Eugene Brooks Oscar Swinford Lorene Newsom Mary Ruth Haynes Charles Thompson Marie Sullivan S E N I O R S MARIE SULLIVAN— WILMA WIllGHT— Band. Glee Club Mixed Chorus, Quartet 36-37 ED PORIER— Post Grad CHRISTINE STAPLES— Post Grad CARL EDWARDS— Dramatics, Senior Play Glee Club, Mixed Chorus One-Act Play, 34-35, Football Vice-Pres. Senior Class MARY LOUISE COLLYER— OLETA GREEN— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus SADIE KERR— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Dramatics ESTHER LEE— LELA PEARCE— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Quartet, Dramatics Pep Club HOWARD DAVIS— Football AUBREY BARRETT— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Band, Quartet Dramatics CHARLOTTE BROOKS— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus FRITZ CLARK— f ootball, 2 Years Glee Club, Mixed Chorus One-Act Play, Senior Play EDWARD COWAN— Band, Senior Play Glee Club, Mixed Chorus One-Act Play GLEN GABBARD— WALTER HOLDER— Band, Glee Club Mixed Chorus GLADYS JONES— Student Council 36-37 Pep Club MERRILL LAURENCE— RUTH SMITH— Band Queen 36-37 Pep Club, Carnival Queen Glee Club, Mixed Chorus J. R. O’DELL— Football, 3 Years IVAN WILLIAMS— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus EARL WHITFIELD— Dramatics, One-Act Play ODELL MITCHELL— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus CHARLES THOMPSON— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus MELVIN WALKER— Dramatics, One-Act Play Football IRA WILLIAMS— Dramatics, One-Act Play Football, 3 Years HAZEL MARIE KEELE— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus LEO HUBBARD— Glee Club, Mixed Chorus T II E B A N I) The Wilson High School Band was organized in September, 1935, under the direction of Mr. Lyel Upshaw. It consisted of about forty pieces. At the district meet at Durant the band placed second. During the summer of 1936, the number was increased to eighty pupils. Uniforms costing $2200.00 were purchased. The band placed first in the South Central Conference meet at Fox; first at district meet at Durant; first in Class B instrumental music at the district meet; excellent rating at the state meet, Stillwater; and excellent rating in marching at the state meet. The Southwestern Band Queen has been chosen from the Wilson Band for the past two years, the band festival being held at Altus, Oklahoma. Band Queen for 1936-37, Mary Jo Roberts. Band Queen for 1937-38, Ruth Smith. The Wilson Band represented Southern Oklahoma at the O. U.-A. M. football game at Norman, when a dual stunt was given between halves by the Wewoka-Wilson bands. Since the band’s organization, first place has been won by twenty-six solos, second place by twelve solos and third place by four. The brass quartet has placed first for the past three years. The band intends to make a good showing at the meets this year. V () C A L M U S I C Miss Josephine Hoggard was engaged as director of vocal music at the mid-term of 1937. She began at once to build up a large vocal group. In the South Central Conference Meet at Fox that year the Girls Glee Club placed first, the Mixed Chorus first; and the Boys Quartet second. At Durant that year the Girls Glee Club placed first, the Boys Glee Club first, the Mixed Chorus first, and the Boys Quartet first. This was the first year in several years that Wilson has been represented at the State track meet. There each of the groups was given an excellent rating. The vocal department now has approximately n'nety members. Miss Hoggard has organized a Junior Choral Club which is gaining wide recognition. The high school vocal group entered the South Central meet at Ringling where the Mixed Quartet placed second, the Girls Quartet first, the Boys Quartet first. Doth girls and boys Glee Club first, the Mixed Chorus first, and two soloists first, and one soloist second. We are expecting these groups to bring home even more victories from the District track meet and from the State. The Football Team The Wilson High School Football team, the Eagles, coached by Sherman (Cotton) Loyd, finished the most successful season since 1927 when they defeated Fox 26-0 in a post-season game for the 1937 South Central Conference Championship. The 1937 eleven was one of the best teams in Southern Oklahoma, since three of its men were placed on the Daily Ardmoreite’s All Southern Oklahoma Team. During the season the Eagles lost the opening contest to Ardmore, then defeated Ringling. Graham, Alma, Zaneis, Healdton, and tied Dundee in the South Central Conference. Pauls Valley of the Big Five Conference, Duncan of the Southern, Sulphur of the Red River Valley and Lindsay lost to the Eagles. In a post-season game, played at Ringling, Wilson defeated Fox 26-0 for the South Central Conference Championship. Up to this game Fox was undefeated in state play. This fine record was a continuation of the list of championships gathered by Coach Loyd, who has the distinction of having produced a conference championship team every year during his coaching career. His teams have won 40 games, lost 5 and tied 2. The 1937 starting lineup was: Backs—Maurice Epley, Jack Epley, Calvin Huffaker, and Eugene Brooks. Ends—Boyce Myers or Lemuel Apala, and Carl Edwards or J. R. O’Dell. Tackles—Harold “Red” Sparks and Ira “Heavy” Williams. Guards—Jack Walker and Pat Reed. Center—Oscar Swinford. Substitutes were: Becks—Lynn Jones, Bruce Hicks and Oral Loveall. Line—J. C. Kerr, Max A. Guthrie, Orville Davis, Bill Marutzky, Waldo Teel, “Fritz” Clark, Keith Wright, Ray Mitchell, J. B. “Hawk” Brown, and Edward Brittain. September 20—The Eagles started their season off with a 14-0 defeat by the Ardmore Tigers. Coach Loyd’s eleven showed every sign of becoming a great team, although they were erratic at times and did not function as a perfected team. September 24—The Eagles turned in their first victory of the season by defeating the Ringling Blue Devils by the decisive score of 31-6. In this game was seen the results of a week’s ironing out of the rough spots shown in the opening game. In this game, also, little Lynn Jones, halfback, played his first football. October 1—In their second victory of the season the Eagles had little trouble turning back the Lindsay High School team by a 33-0 score. This game featured most of the reserves, after the regulars had scored five touchdowns. October 8—The Eagles turned in a second conference victory when they beat the Graham Bearcats in a terrible rainstorm. Huffaker, halfback, took the opening kickoff back for the first touchdown of the game. Epley, fullback, in the third quarter plunged over from the 5 yard stripe for the second counter of the game, the Eagles winning 14-0. October 15—Striking swiftly and with deadly precision, the Eagles’ high voltage football machine defeated a highly touted Duncan team 7-0 on the Wilson field. Slated beforehand to take a beating from the invading Demons, the alert Wilson crew completely turned the tables before a crowd of more than 2000 astonished fans. The Eagles took advantage of the breaks and held the upper hand through most of the sensational battle. The defensive work, led by Swinford, center, and closely followed by Reed, guard, Williams, tackle, Edwards and Myers, ends, Jack Epley and Eugene Brooks, backs, with the line smashing of Maurice Epley and the signal calling of Huffaker, are the shining features of this never-to-be-forgotten game. fhe Football Team October 22—The Eagles journeyed to Pauls Valley to play a non-confcrence game with the Panthers. Because of the unfavorable weather conditions, the Eagles were slow getting started. A blocked Panther punt by Brooks in the second quarter, covered by Williams, was the only touchdown of the game. Ivy, Panther quarterback, attempting to return one of Huffaker’s punts, was smothered behind his own goal by the alert Eagle end, Boyce Myers for a safety. The Eagles won 8-0. October 29—With the final count 44-0 the Eagles chalked up their third conference victory of the season by defeating the Alma Red-Hots under the floodlights at Wilson. In this game the Eagles displayed a brand of football and pep that has not been equaled this year. The reserves contributed three counters to this game. November 5—The seventh consecutive Eagle victory was at the expense of the Healdton Bulldogs on the Healdton field. The Bulldogs were smothered under a 33-7 barrage. This game was played mostly by reserves, and not soon will be forgotten the courageous play of little Lemuel “Moose” Apala, who played all the game with a painful leg injury. November 11—One of the classiest teams to appear on the Wilson field in several seasons, the Zaneis Wildcats, were repulsed by a 3-0 score, due to a field goal by Huffaker in the closing seconds of the first half. Grady Worsham will long be remembered by the Eagles as one of the classiest little running backs ever to step upon a high school “gridiron.” November 19—Due to injuries, the Eagles, long winn'ng streak was halted when they met the Dundee Tigers on the Wilson field, the g:ms ending in a scoreless tie. Maurice Epley received a serious head injury in this game. November 23—Although beaten by the Eagles 44-6, this game was the first in which Coach Foy Stout’s Sulphur Bulldogs had scored during the 1937 season. The Eagle reserves played most of this game, while the greater part of the Senior linemen scored touchdowns. December 3—By a 26-0 victory over Fox in a post-season game, the Eagles were given an undisputed right to the South Central Conference champ onship. Playing the brand of football their opponents were supposed to play, the Eagles passed and smashed their way to victory. Boyce Myers and J. R. O’Dell, ends, threw the Fox backs for repeated losses. O’Dell was undoubtedly the star of the game, scoring all four touchdowns, by receiving two of Huffaker’s long passes and blocking two pants. The Calendar We Opp. Sept. 20 Ardmore (There) 0 M Sept. 24 Ringling (Here) 31 6 Oct. 1 Lindsay (Here) 33 0 Oct. 8 Graham (Here) 14 0 Oct. 15 Duncan (Here) 7 0 Oct. 22 Pauls Valley (There) 8 0 Oct. 29 Alma (Here) 44 0 Nov. 5 Healdton (There) 33 7 Nov. 11 Zaneis (Here) 3 0 Nov. 19 Dundee (Here) 0 0 Nov. 23 Sulphur (Here) 44 6 Dec. 3 Fox (At Ringling) day. 26 0 243 33 ♦Post season South Central Conference playoff National Honor Socichj 1937 - 1938 Baine Hawthorne (Valedictorian) Hazel Deane Fuller (Salutatorian) Malcolm Tudor Waldo Teel 1936 - 1937n Bill Edd Addy W. H. McCowan James Ballew J. B. Edgeman Edith Lee Ruth Thompson Carl Costello Mary Jo Roberts Pat Reed Edna Lee Lorene Newsom Carl Edwards Ira Williams Betty June Paxson Mary Jo Aldridge Jack Walker Mary Ruth Haynes Eunice Edgeman Charles Greenwood Marjorie Holmes Bill Holt Hester Lynch Theda Mills Imogene McCabe Hershel Tipps r Wilson Oil Co. GULF SERVICE STATION PHILLIPS 66 Good Gulf Gasoline • W. L. Bays Bill Straughn BILL COUCH CHICKASAW LUMBER CO. GROCERY and MARKET Phone 145 Anything You Want Anytime Phone 20 LAURENCE CHEVROLET CO. Be Ahead BRIMER BROS. With a Chevrolet THOMPSON and EMPRESS THEATERS The Best in Screen Entertainment DILLARD GROCERY and MARKET Shoes Dry Goods W. L. Massey • QUALITY GROCERY and MARKET J. A. TEEL The Friendly Store For Phone 1606F3 Food and Clothing • FONVILLE STUDIO Graduation Specials BAUM’S Ardmore, Okla Smart Wear For Women TO THE SENIOR CLASS OF ’38 Wilson High School Ardmore, Okla. a DEPT- STORE w CHAS. P. 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