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Saturday, September 21, 1929.
BIG LAKE WILDCAT, BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS
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Martha Noretius Victor in Wrigley Marathon
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SEPTEMBER 21, I M2')
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Published Even Wok l.v Rift Lake MERCHANTS INSPIRE WORK
Hi Srhool Pit*!* Club FOR MICH AVERAGES
give pri/
lot lli*- highr-l grades throughout
lh<- school year. I L. Miller will
Critic Miw Woods ! The Im-sI new- 11*al tin- strident
Editors I-hmael Dnrooid ami body ha* be,ml thi* year was the
Tony Slaughter announcement in i-Impel Monday
Sport Editor* IV Editors I that thr merchant* will give prize*
Reporters
Freshman J. lb Britton . ,. , .
Soplmmorr Ltlban Parish 1 “"^’V ,h*“ ’‘wu™
junior Ishnurel Darnohl ?:,rl hifthc-M average. am
Senior OtWIlo Moore Wn Ihe, will give a Milt of
clothes to the senior boy making
t nirnw a|~c ,l'r highest average. Many fountain
tUIIUtuAu pen at| | mU(.|) money in gold
The classes saw Minting early in wjf| hr (jistril»uU<! over the various
organizing this year, most oi tlw rla((M.s of ,|u. high nr.d grammer
classes holding meflUNis to elect ^:ht>oU |(, MlI,iPnt, making tin
ficer* and s|HJiiH4>rH Ihe m~m*
It looks bl ight agaiii for the OwU |
this year in football, looking over ^
the students Thursday we spotted
Mos*ie Brown in civic class. Mosaic'
is contemplating entering school
again this fall so he may graduate j
this spring. Mossie will be eligible
lor basketball and will make a good
man in football. Another prospect
in sight is Male Kincaid, whose ad-
dition will be needed before the sea-
mci is ovri and it is hoped thut lie
sees lit to enroll with us.
( \\ YOl I I Ml BE
From die latest reports, “Percy”
is doing as well as can be oxpeotfttL
FRESHMAN NEWS
The freshman class met Monday
and elected officers and sponsor.
Ross Irby was elected to serve as
president; Louise Bullock, vice pres-
ident; Wishart McCarty, secretary;
Neal Shepherd, treasurer; J. B. Biit-
lon, repot ter, and ‘ T ougJiey” Car-
lison, veil leader.
Mrs. Ballou, home eiononiits in-
rtructor, was elected as sponsor.
SOPHOMORI ( LASS
Til*- sophomore i I Iks met Monday
af errioon, and elect.-d its sponsors,
• ml chose the class officer*. (-.(dors,
i low ei s and motto.
Mi-* Wale-, who is the new Span-
ish instructor, arid Mr. lioyd, who i-
in charge ol the boys athletics tin*
Mar. were cliosr n as the (lass spoil-
^LvMptr CHAMPION
-\M1NNEP OF T£N Miu£-
NNR-16LEY SW/M /
Martha Nort-lm* of New York, Olympic champion. emerged a: the victor
in the women's 10-mile VVriglcy in i> ailion .»! Toronto, wmmna ll»t- fiiU,000
prize. Kuili 'lower wou tin second plate aod |2.UUU.
S inkv taking typing?
Leroy coming out lor foothull? j
Tate and Tony leturtiiiig to
t* liool ?
So many in the junior class?
l.itlb- Othella Moore a senior.''
Jack Sattei white trying to spell
< on-lanlir.ople?
< bristin:* Johnson let ering iti
loi tbull four years?
Johnnie Beck being quiet? »or*. *
Blistei Qui*t 1 icing a freshman? Ihe eactut was chosen .is the class
Ishmael ! hi mold one oi the Owl (lower, and lave der an-, green tot
Boost editors? 1 the color*.
Evelyn l\ falling in love witli Ihe motto tha the (lass adopt'd
!)i« k (.artw i ighl? j is. "I wo down and two to go.
I .rail It* 111 < >n taking bookkeeping? Ihe officers are as follows. Oliv-
i r Boyd, president; Notine Jag*1**
l.awJer, SweHwu’er. le*as, (vice pn widen t; Adi inn I ear *e, mm <
larv treasurer; l illiun Parish, re-
porter.
\1 iss
I. W. <! .and lexas I n'b siudeic has
been secured to tend, the third grade
due to tbe fact that ’ll! students are
too niaiiv for one teat her to teach.
first day .
This was probably done through Jhc
interest aroused by last year’s classes
in tin- race Hr favorite sponsors
All die classes flatted sponsors ex-
cept the seniors, whose guardian was
appointed by Mr. Newton.
highest grades.
This means that we an- all in
make this the best school year
'History,
NEWTON A VETERAN
amusing, was given to the girls b\
to Mr. Tannery. This is one of the few
in tell girls hav*- had the privilege of
nearing him make, as Mr. Tannerv
has saved -all of his talks before lor
the boys.
Quite a bit of discussion
OWE SCRAT< HINOS
Ibis week, folks, nod we’ll know
what kind of a football team Coach
Bov (I will put on the gii iron this
111 AT M’CAMEY
Bad tale* come from the M'-Camev
football training camp that is in ses-
sion down nri the Pecos nv*r. But
'hev have I’ot .« thiii" on the Owls.
We were down on the ( oucho. Tiles*
the M'l,:Tm,v’VB,VK,H ,a",gle1wilh :de* are to scare the OwU. and folk-
1 “ri! cr«v«»' ri±; S£rs£ !:::r 5
ith \(-ui attendance at the game torv.
(^ ............ .........
enough by the Irishmen. Ymy r* at- j before. He is the-same man, but he year. Sh,- gave i short hut in losing only two letter men, loom
izr»l the Jact w a*n t v. t * m , a> a bigger joh, and wi'h the *-*>• ; lerrsiing on P,p requirement-. - rong this year, lint here’s how the
‘Osmghev (.arrison yell lender, or Op«*ration of the |>nmits and of the ,,f ihe pep squad, and then appointed ,ir^s stand of (he two clubs the
he can yell mid how. j students everything will click to a a coinmittw to agree on new -nit- ’asl two years:
~~Z c - ' tec as it has in tire years past. An- j The committee wav Nona Hunt 1027—Owls, 0: Badgers. 0. Sec-
Depend-on the Sojrthometes n . other thing that is important is he . “Buster” Quirt, Evelyn Parish. Rn:'i ond game Owls b; Badger* 0.
*20-30 to get a snappy mottiv i* \ j cooperation of ihe stuHents in the McGuire, and Miss Wilis, famlt .
are at it again ttiis^vear wltfc twi 4 |a„s room, “l.et’s all pull together’’ adsissu
down and ttwo'to go. , —a good slogan Tor oui school. j Evelyn Parish was appointed .i
Keep right at it sopHrs, ami yon--! -(|| ■„ lpadf.r.
will just have t*»o to gii/ mta .k " ; We need the support of the stn- Tie- ijund will meet three times
three likr the most of us. ; dent ImhIv rfl the games! week, Monday, Wdn'--duv. and I
II MO|{ II MP I PS
The junior da- hell a meeting
Monday in ordei t<< elect officer*
and sponsors. R. V. Weatherby Jr.
w«- elected president Evelyn Pnr-
Uh. v ice president: Doris Peru brook,
■ ei ic ary trea-urn chib Ishmael
Damnhi and “Stinkey" Don were
selected a- reporters.
Prineinal Taurierv, former
sor <(f the sophs of 1928-2'*. hi.(I
Mi
M« t ellan. new i astractor in bis
ill serve as -ponors to lh<-
Sent. 21, aed your encouraging junior class.
(beers from the -ideline on the dav There are 2t, numbers enrolled m
, f the first came, the (Iwl- will en- j the junior das- tins year, many o
whom are rew members and tnc
l'/2»
;-eix U:
'.’(•rs (I.
lirst game. Owl* 12; Bad-
's ond game, Owls 33; Baul-
in other words they have
never crossed our goal line in four
games, and hen- air a hunch of vet-
Owls will en
ravor to show vou the «ame fight
..... spirit hat ha- alwav* prevailed , pr.-peds point to an • v.-n more sue-
nmonfi the '.......— - vie ire~lul das* than tha of the past.
torv.
bov ■
which mean* vie- j «'e***elul
vear.
Mr. Davis in general science: I-
ii possible to travel all the round by
d'BUC SPEAKING SCHEMXEI. 1;RAMMKR ,N,,|KAS|,^ ...... , "
,| - | T.very member should have a suit
Monday morning w n t n >|tu(»nl j pnr„|)|mrni ,n |l„- grammer They are of the school * olor*. prnpl.
laxly was shown the yen, s ** " < u sr|,oul. accfrrding to Pnm ipal Ste- -rml gold, imio'e princess stdr
of rour«s, many noticed tnr dent i , -«-{ rn.. ............ __. i.
- , , , r ... i | wart, increawed this year. The pres-' Thi* vear we arr going to u.o.
made by the absence of-public sprak- i >r|J ,.nro|,|ni.nl ih , with ,he(a huger and la-Per football team
imr. - ome o t e stu ents w >*v r a building grarrring 1»> actrwmmodate ornl a b.-ttrr pep -qvi.ul *s r\pcc*nl
than ever before.
mg. Some of ihe students
i/.ed the value of sndli
e-ans who are still w ith us that have **Ut”. ,n ,r "0f1‘' ’ v .
pl.ved in oil fonr games who say h">' « l»p. . No. the -now
thru thev are no. gaing to , r,,ss it ««h, deep. Why. I have even seen
!bi- vear. keep tbit ‘never say die’,,hr ",,,r >”U .W°uld .
piril, and with the coojwration of ?" 0,,t a'f ^ thr hw8# l,ut of thr |,. (
the (iti/eis and »tin!e;,t«, we will win
ih.-m all.
Ihe first game must he won for
.........., ----- ”, Tf. , • I so many. .man ever snore < oach Bovxl an I he rest of the new
promptK wertt to the o ° • i |n t|H. |],rnl and fourth grad**s.' Everyone remember the game here member* of the family, better men
i «. w on^ qun | ,^ ,X_ j ltier(‘ are 31 vttudertts undeT the sole - Saturday and he present.
“kick.'
plained to the committee thid h,‘ “istnu' ion of Mrs! A. W. Hillingslvi
thought publR speaking had become | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ jn
too unpopular with tfu students t** r . .. „ ,,
e * , . , r .1 , i .eiease oT lu pupils tor this room,
npf ;j cIhss, hnt he writ! FurlIipi li n q- «< *11 *i
e 1 , ,, Mrs. Tanna \>ross will lilt the prv-;
. . >1. .1 ll. _ wnnvMviftMt Clill I I
C.HfLS II\V E OPEN! I) Till III
BASKETBALL >E\>t»N
who are exfveitcd to report yet are
Hawkins Beavers, and Brown. \ an-
dervort h.H- reported and looks like
lie I* ready lor work by hi* actions
in Mondav - workout. Ib-av.-r*. ibe
10 -*-.(ind flash who male a hack
field man along the last of ih(.
snow in the morning.
Second Bright Pupil: lTh. that
sounds like cold storage to me.
“Pinkv.” li-ten to this: 'those
who think thc> arc -o hot air nuet
often onlv halfbaked.'
Daily F’uz/le
Senior to I isb: If a brick layer
(an lav bricks, why can't a plumber
lav plums?
state that if the committee eouH get ^ >f ^ supervisor for ,he ;
“P a dam., he would see that th. ^ department there- Tl girlF WketbnIJ cVb held ,1 ....................„
((-nise was .11(1*. .!(( (V II >1 taking the-position formerly oc- ^V1'1 •»,<*etiug of th- season Iin- hn son> <urp to rPjurn M|1h Hawkins
challenge, Ihis group set to wi. - , ljy jhr (1(,UI)|,. mperiniendent. afternoon, lamkin-r over thr gump „nd Brown.
lieginning w-iAi the year *»1 1930, ’‘-1* *uth oi l veteian* a I ID j .......
the children of six years up to 21 | ^ imhrrly, noted <ei tri nl 2'*. 1 men that reported for inai
will he of srhodi age. There z.re so j Busty McGuire, flashv -r.V i - t kt, |j,.p arf. s,,.|| exjw, ien* e«l man from
many pupils in the grammer school J Beatfnr Bawl-, gu ird. I.nirrn I owe Alberquque. >. M and Cartwright,
now. it seems find Mi*- school will ^ nrver-say rni sf.uwat*1 a n d 1,-ttfrnulii from \ an Alsivne and
have ro he enlarged to accommvidatr -**enm Shovel Parish. \ l.u^e s!-,.r(njn High Sehord. There are ^-irniriy told me I was wearing mine
thr r*rw ones comma m under the ,fimiliei of new memhei - vu-i. i<-| re „1Iiny frum ||(P seventh grade ,,;1 ,nv no,'on department,
new T-nw in 1930. smted also. Although Ma H.on.f*- OII, w.ar W1,h detriminalior. to
There years ag* the w’hidr student Mn* •> ,r‘ Lalik*rnia at the pt.--.-iit mj|ke thi- «qua<T. NOI K.E!
body f.1 the high -school and the } *br will soon lx- luv k to I ill Isi
grammer school combined only j “* forward,
amounlnd to 1 19, l«n' now it i- ne,tr j _ Thr ««piad h«*td a-- electititi. .I'ui
and on Tuesday morning pdblb
-peaking appeared nvi tlie schedule
under Miss Wood’s name. Tuesday
afternoon the class opened with an
enrollment oT nine, and more to
come when their work kid hrrii
-traiphtened mn.
Mr. Tannery might well use this
as a nexample to his discouraged
bookkeeping stodents of whai can h*
d-me bv determination and tW corn j
ag* to do a thing.
"Roby,’* P. D. kimmrv
■nes* manager of tbe senior class an
Mr. Davi, *.iv» that he was bred
in old krntuikv. but lie is only
numbs around here.
Evelyn; Have you heard of the
l.'liM place to wear your hat?
Johnnie: I don’t know, but Mr. I
Advice to I i-h: B. vdurswlf, hull
Jr busi- make a pud lie.
HI A T I 111 BADGERS BAD
\ ln-t minute prediction on the
game with McCamey today is a hard
thing to do with H Slaughter and
\ andci vort out of to'ay’s game tin*
air is v.-rv gloomy. Percy’s lows will
It worse ban ( aptairi Haugh-
l<-i - today b*-< au»*' w»- have kiukaid
to do th,- passing and field gej rral-
i mg hut no one to fill the gup in tlte
| line leit bv th*- vacancy of Vander-
i vort. who i- in the hospital recover-
.eg from injuries ol an automobile
; ci blent.
Nut over confident or any hi ig.
1 ikt; that, hut the editors pick the
Owls to win l>v a 13 to 0 wore.
\\ r Itclievc the Owls hav«- a la*tter
machine but it inay riot click until
more plavs ar«- given.
ckener Teased, 11 **
bookkeeping class........ :i:\r . %*"'h”,r”■'i1^.?. ih'.’
’l S DIMINISHEDJ^!
“Stinkv" inlorm-
tbat
A drop from 2M member* to 7. is
>hat has happened to the booVkeep-
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Tony
year to make the squad. KirnmevV r“uara,',er* hi* Ford to run. Mr
niul rs expected to lead the squ».l to | wpeexl and -biftv change of pace will *"u,(ln’t »*e surprised for we never
probably win for him a berth
in||,tr*lTVlmV!hkyTr H hi* ' to Idl ertise“ and ^ »wU I f*’r «^''l Traiwiteg hard j “Stinky” Dorr tl.it,I,. Chief, end
dwindled to seven. When asked what ; are t.ying H M.i* week by advert.*- ^ 2weadTV'''ve*lTsr ^ " ''r,tn* bi(Mr' *'«
wa* the matter. M*. Tannery «*»M us mg the M. rm.ry game by the *,..1- |f)j> ^ ,||a|
tha. all of the student body bad been er mute. If any one wan,* a ^ ^ ^ ^ „
told by last year’s class that the see Mr. lannery and hy tins belp ^ || (
course was hard. Thi* the principal beut McCamey Sept. 21. FI,*- - iris have not set secured a
Everyone present was all **pepp.-d \,m+ fjf.M man
up ox*-i Mir thoujAit ij the coming
of 27-28, loom* a
orw game a f|J|,f ha(.k
valiantly denied Monday afternoon
in one of his famous “sale*" talks
to get members.
Beat the Badger* bad!
We agree with him. “It only takes COOPERATION RECEIV ED BY
lear thinking to make a mathemeli-
i ian or a bookkeeper," so we
told, ao»^ wise men are nearly
ways right.
coach, hut they have several pro*
pens in mind.
ITiev will meet for proctice Ivor
a week. Tuesday and Tlmrsdav. Ibe
Tk*--e bov- that didn’t make the
trip to ( hrisloval aie naturally *ore
this week, but the grass drill*, which
are
al-
TANNERY FROM Ml IttNTSjfj........... „;n ,,b.
Thin-d.iv in live gvnv.
Let s nil root for the girls.
SCHEDULE JAMMED
\ ioh that i* hard for anv high
Principal Tannery started off la*,
Monday like a whiz, l>u*hful a* ever
in a crowd, an.ld made his inaugural
address to a crowd of about 350 at
th*- opening exercises.
So far he has had the cooperation
SENIOR Cl
\ meeting of the senior rbo-
hot)I principal or superintendent, j of the students in ;he class room in held lu* »((.-(v morning during i»-e ! ‘ Id !*•!! 1
led Claa* offlei they *,* caotltifi ah
elected as follow*:
• !.iude MeMichcal, president;
M-bel Riley, vhe pre*i*!rnt: |V-»«
t utbirth, *e» rrtaiv-tte,*«urer: 0‘hel
la Moore, reporter; Ralph kimmev.
bu-in*—* manager,
I be colors are red anti while
w hile the t ho«rn flower was he ro«e
Wedneaday afternoon the girls in- Mi»« Hoods, efficient English
terested in training for football, not tea. her was appointed hy Mr. New
for nniAclew, hut for exeroising their ton n% «mior sponsor,
natural vocal Wrings^ met in Mias Fifteen members are enrolled in
Wale*' room to organise the pep the senior class of thi* year, and it
rquad for the ensuing year. I* expected !»* he the l*e«t in its his-
A vmy interesting talk, a* well as lory.
saw one walking.
BOOKS Ml ST HI t OVHD D
All btiok* rnu'-t Im cove*nd hv
Tliursdav, -lalej Nlr larme v Mon-
dav morning in chat *■» “No, ihat it
i« t.uc of niv id*-as," ht slated further
“bu it originated at Au-tin, and i«
n rcquiiement *,*t hv the state de-
sccni so popular with fbtach Bov I, par,men,. All book* will he taken
will soon round thrtn into »ha|*e. up *«n Tliursdav if they are not coy-
——..... ered. and a fine will he charged be-
< «*nter i* a position bard to plav fore lb« y will be returned.”
and Coarh Boyd ba* the following Thi* i» a good idea, w*- congratu-
to fill R. Davis; cent -r in 1927-28’* late the «tatr de ar ment. for book-
*Jiors; T. (»la—.((irk. B. Gla--c(K'k are easily defaced c Inn not • overed.
and T. Slaughter. r»-nieml»er to get book * overs at
the library de-k ttm, < ameroit |,um
Capt. H. Slaughter, T (;ia**e*«k. ^,rr * omfwtny ha* l»een *o goo I a* to
end "Chief” Dorr are nutsing their furnish the covers thi* vear.
fbi* week, bu, -..................
Mr* (.athermc Reborn of New
York recall* the day* more than xixly
>*ar» ago when little Hugo F.ckeiwr
- who wa« to become the commander
o( tlie frtsf Zepprlin- pulled Hoi pig-
tail* ovrt the schoolyard fence U> k
' Itud erg, Gonnaily, their iutne
city.
Wildcat ads ge< results.
confronted Mr. Newton and Mr.
Tannery on the fir«? of the week
whrn -o many students had their
subjects mixed; some freshmen
even wanted to take junior and sen-
ior subjects. There are a few stu-
dent* who have work to finish in
the first, set ond, and third year
course of study ami wr<- planning to
graduate in :hr spring of 1930. Two
days were spent straightening out
the rlaasrs so there would Ire no con-
flirts.
Don't !*1 the Badge** •*<•* ele^e
the goal line!
getting the schedule straight a* In-
had on the football field ta.*t vear,
and wc all km»w what a sucre mi that
was.
With the help of every one the
new faculty will succeed.
PEP SQl AD ORGANIZED
. il ■*• I v.
iithri ;u)\'
\RE
III BT
If some of our supporter* •w,e
don’t wear ’em • bad only been to
' hri«,ov al the* c- rild have *oi*n for
,befn*o|ves tha! f’oa< h Roy! knows
hi* football And he most have the
support of every one to make the
athletic program of '29 "At) a suc-
res*.
football Iortuies on fundamentals.
IN WRECK
Monday evening after school
•Percy" Vandervort and "lata”
M< Donald, while riding with filar
enrr Bodkins of Bret, had a wreck
a* the dangerous dip four miles
west of Big laikr.
“Percy ’ was severlv injured, and
wa* taken to the hospitsl immediate
. b- f afs suffered from several cuts
of the game arr delivered in room rnd bruises, hut was mg badly hurt,
five by ( o«rh Boyd five las* period ( lanence was not in Hired
every d,* f«? ^ b-refit of the new The ear. a Buick wdan, wa* <«m
men as well as the veteiana. 1 pletely wrecked.
NURSERY STOCK
I again represent the
* )!d Reliable
SHERMAN
nursery
^'th a capital of |250,OtK).
and they grow rvrrv tr,.r „r
j^-hrub that will grow in tbi*
***<lion. Call on me and I will
Dell you jiisi w-hat you whoubi
grow in ibis section.
■ let me order youi trees and
♦rubbery, Slierman Nunwwy
- I*wk will grow here.
T. H. WILSON
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