Woodward High School - Boomer Yearbook (Woodward, OK)

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I! ; III! !i I ■ ■ ' ■I. IH I: THE BOOMER 11(114 (i:!i i II l.liMHI .i i LJiill!.:; ■ U I. .11 n ! UBIH1H KOSS FROlJNtCK Latin and German A. B. Syracuse University Graduate Work, University of Michigan (Alice) LAURA PELTON Science and English A. R. Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio (Sweet Sixteen) SENA OTTING Home Economics Iowa State College, Ames, Ioyva Graduate of Chicago Technical Normal School (Cook) ELMER HUBBELL Mathematics A. B. Kansas State Manual Training School, Pittsburg Graduate Work, University of Kansas, I awrence (Coach) KATHARINA TOEWS German and Library Fairmount College, Wichita, Kansas A. B. University of Kansas Graduate Work (Hyphenate? Nein!!) —J iHHHMnniiiii i' ciafni i - 1 1 1 nu : - 1917 'illliii 14.11111 13

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Miiiraiiii •: i-rm'iiiiii; the boomer iiim,iii!i'ini :«ti’inniirniiimiinnin.l.1.tai -mHHiaminnisniRRmiwiRimnR MRS. JOSEPHINE LAWHEAD HUNKAPILLAR History A. B. University of Oklahoma, Norman (Congratulations!) GEORGE C. WAKEFIELD Superintendent of City Schools B. S. Garfield University, Wichita, Kansas Graduate Work, State Normal, Emporia, Kansas (Then—But Now!) WILLIAM T. CROSSWHITE Principal Science A. B. Kansas State Normal, Emporia, Kansas Graduate Work, University of Kansas, Iawrcncc (Shorty) NELLE ROBERTS English A. B. Southwestern, Winfield, Kansas Graduate Work, University of Chicago (Lady Roberts) uiaaiuitamwiMHMHiMiiiiM««MBnnwiiiit»iiiiiwMMninMiinii idt7 m 14

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THE BOOMER ' ' !l Ml HISTORY OF W. H. S. At the Ixtitmn of a hill, al the edge of a |»ond, stood a prairie schooner, ready to go. Around the border of the pond were scattered one thousand, nine hundred and four stones with annus” (year) engraved on their sides. As the‘first ray of the sun of inspiration lit up their stony faces they gladly cast their irregular shadows across the placid water while the two steeds. Courage and Persistence, pawed the ground restlessly, eager to begin the ascent. Someone flapped the lines and the ship of knowledge with its few sturdy occupants was off. At stated intervals more ponds, similarly decorated, but with one stone more around each succeeding body of water, were met and passed. I.ittle of interest transpired until the beautiful sheet of water with one thousand, nine hundred and ten stones was reached. Here the schooner made a longer pause than usual (for. of course, it never failed to stop at a pond) while the number of passengers increased from a mere handful to sixty-three earnest seekers after knowledge who distributed themselves among three compartments known as courses 1 had almost forgotten to observe that three beaming girls alighted at this station, each holding an innocent looking roll of paper in her eager hand. Harrv O. Buzziard, the new driver, cracked his whip, said Gedap” and the schooner moved on. But I had almost forgotten too, it is so long ago. Miss Athletics got on several ponds back, in fact, soon after the schooner left the first pond. No. 1904. At 1908-oh, marvelous to tell—she had her first beau, fat Mr. Basketball. Ever since then those beaux have been coming thick and fast. The next addition was sturdy Mr. Football. It tnav seem curious but Miss Athletics presented a cherished W ‘ to each of her beaux friends. Skinny Mr. Track, another admirer, drew friends like a magnet, and each of his friends received his W in due time, providing he worked hard. Most of them are, or have been, well known at Norman and Alva, where they carried off high honors. Everybody was taking lib easy, one sunny day after No. 1909 was passed, when Miss Athletics shrieked, Fire! Fire!” Smoke and flame poured forth from every side and everybody tumbled over everybody else in an effort to keep from being singed. The schooner was a total loss but of course the path of knowledge must be followed as long as the earth rolls around the sun. so money was collected. S65.000.00 1 believe, from kind and generous friends, and with this an eight cylinder Cadillac (the present High School building) was bought. With Mr. Erdman as the new chauffeur, the quest for knowledge was heroically continued. Before the next stop, the annual High School and Senior plays were given and enjoyed b all. At No. 1911 seven reluctantly quitted the comfortable Cadillac with their diplomas under their arms. At No. 1912 Prof. G. C. Wakefield became the chauffeur for all the Woodwardites of school age and he has been at it ever since. He has done much to raise the standard of efficiency in W. H. S. and has been instrumental in sending the greater part of the graduating classes to 0. U.. or some other good college. The Class of Seventeen has great hopes for the future of W. H. S. and says this to its present and future members : Keep W. H. S. (now about 250 strong) on the scholastic, football, basketball, track and baseball map. So act that bil ' ! .' I 1917 16