Hi-Life High School Paper, 29 Apr 1927

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The Hi-Life High School Paper, April 29, 1927
From historical collection of June E. Tuck

THE HI-LIFE, HOPKINS CO., TEXAS
JUNIOR EDITION
April 29, 1927

Published by the Sulphur Springs High School

HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR CLASS
Most of the present class of Juniors came to high school in the year of 1924. This class was like every other class of freshmen, very dumb, unruly and noisy. The class met with Miss Wray, the Home Economics instructor, as sponsor and elected officers, which were: E. L. Kellogg, president; Christine Gee, secretary-treasurer; O. B. Briggs, reporter. Later in the year, Miss Wray left and Miss Gee was appointed sponsor. As freshmen there was very little done toward class activities, as the class was not organized efficiently. Last year, with Miss Gee as sponsor, E. L. Kellogg, president; Christine Gee, secretary-treasurer; Travis Tittle, reporter, the class distinguished themselves by entering enthusiastically into many class and school activities. The first time they were prominently noticed was when they won the Hi-Life Selling Contest, although they did not put over a candidate in the popularity contest, they contributed more money from their class treasure than any other class. Parties were staged in the homes of several class members and in that of Miss Marshall. The class met this year with Miss Gee again as sponsor and elected E. L. Kellogg, president; Christine Gee, secretary-treasurer; Ruth Bullock reporter. We had two parties this year, a Halloween party and a Christmas party, which grew large crowds. On April 1st, this year, we presented our play, "The Hoodoo," to a very large audience, and carried the play to Cumby. The class is now preparing for the Junior-Senior party which will be May 6th. It will be noticed that Miss Gee has been our sponsor for the three years we have been in high school. Miss Gee has been a very able leader and the class has enjoyed working with her. This is our first experience of the class putting out a school paper, although ever year we have had one or more members on the Hi-Life or Hi-Lander staff.

JUNIORS OF 1927

Last Name	First Name	Nickname	Ambition
Adom (sic)	Naomi	Nee-Omy	To be a movie star.
Arnold	Helen	Hel	To keep from laughing for one period
Baker	Hazel	Crazy	To be a public spearker.
Boggs	Evelyn	Lefty	To have black hair.
Boyd	Jennie Sue	Jen	To won a lemonade stand
Bridges	Ruth	Root	To have a gay time, all the time.
Brumley	Virginia	Virgie	To be a heart breaker.
Bullock	Ruth	Rooster	To be a Spanish shark.
Cates	Lavelle	Velle	To be on time at school every morning.
Chapman	Eva Ruth	Eve	To make a 100 on my Geometry.
Clifton	Ethel	Tth	To be Pep Leader for 1928.
Clinton	Veda	Veedy	To ride in a delivery truck.
Conner	Margaret Ruth	Maggie	To be a great artist.
Craghead	Archie	Crag	To be a lady killer.
Davis	Chapman	Chappy	To a Social butterfly.
DeBord	Edith	Dith	To be a dancer and rival Parlowa
Dickerson	George	Hack	To get rid of his freckles.
Dodd	Welcome	Well	To master Geometry. (His last name was spelled as Wodd)
Dodson	Hal	Pal	To be a wild and wooly cowboy.
Doss	Grady	Grade	To paint the town red.
Eaves	Lawrence	System	To laugh in geometry.
Flewharety	Wilton	Flute	To laugh in geometry. (Sic)
Gamblin	Hazel	Haze G.	To be an authoress.
Gee	Christine	Christmas	To go with boys
Gregory	Mary Kate	Mae	To succeed in everything.
Hardin	Estelle	Stell	To grow to be a tall girl.
Harrington	Pauline	Polly	To have red hair.
Hicks	Hazel	Haze	To have that school girl complexion.
Hopper	Earl	Hop	To sleep in class.
Hurley	Julia Belle	Jooly	To be a flirt.
Hyde	Leona	Lona	To be a star actress in a tent show.
Kellogg	E. L.	Runt	To grow to be a big boy.
Kelty	Louise	Teedal	To have a date every nite.
Kirkpatrick	Elsie	Alise	To go with two brothers (twins.)
Kirkpatrick	Hailey	Hale	To be witty.
Lemon	George	Lem	To learn Spanish.
Long	Eva Nell	Nelle	To make good grades.
McClimons	Faye	Jack	To spend the summer in Abilene.
McIntire	Lee	Me	To raise chickens.
McKeever	Lila Mae	Lile	To be the teachers pet.
Melton	Wayne	Melt	To learn Domestic Science.
Moore	Maurine	Liz	To be able to sit still for 30 minutes.
Myers	Earl	Prof.	To be Ronald Colman's rival.
Palmer	Una Faye	Una	To be short
Pate	Ellen	Ep	To be a real wild girl for once.
Pope	LaRhue	Rue	To go with big boys
Ramey	Margaret	Runt	To have kinky hair.
Ramey	Fred	Cotton	To graduate in 1928.
Rasure	Arvie	Razor	To be a heart breaker.
Roberts	Donis	Guinea	To be fat man in Ringling's Circus.
Roberts	John	Little John	To have white hair.
Smith	Russell	Rusty	To go with his brother's girl.
Smith	Ramey	Measles	To go with his brother's girl. (Sic)
Smith	Melton	Duck	To be a runner.
Stephens	Mae	Baby	To be noticed.
Stewart	Ruth	Rooth	To own a chicken farm.
Tankersly	Truman	True	To live through 10th English.
Taylor	Howard	Big ‘Un	To be another Hercules.
Thurmond	Joe Mar	Joseph Mary	To be quiet for 10 minutes
Waggoner	Johnny	Shorty	To grow another foot.
Watson	Elizabeth	Lizzy	To learn Latin
Williamson	Melba	Mel	To be a grat pianist.
Wilson	Madelon	Mad	To ride a bicycle.
Wilson	Albert	Slim	To say something funny in class.
Winn	Clyde S.	Breezy	To be a channel swimmer.

Coach Head carried a track team composed of Dan Dial, Joe Dial, Orville Lee, E. L. Kellogg, Earl Payne, Wilton Flewharty, Millard Winder, Brady Gafford and Donald Rhea to the District Track meet, April 23, which was held in Greenville. As the team had not practiced but for one week, there was little won. But it showed much material for next year's track team.

Freshman Class met on Friday of last week in the study hall. Its purpose was to vote on the candidate that the committee appointed. No other nominations were made. These are the ones the committee appointed for the class to vote on - Mary Long and Mary Jane Pate for most beautiful girl; Alice Virginia Palmer and Elizabeth McDonald for most popular girl; Buddie Jackson and Auburn Campbell for most popular boy. Mary Long, Alice Virginia Palmer, and Auburn Campbell were elected by a small majority.

DEATH HAS VISITED THE JUNIOR CLASS YEARLY
The Junior class has had a peculiar experience since they have been in high school. We have lost a member each year by death. Shortly after school was out in 1925, Wilma Worsham died. Last year, in January, there was an unfortunate automobile accident in which our classmates, Foscue Weaver, lost his life and Russell Smith seriously injured. Then this year Evelyn Benton died with meningitis. We miss them all and each left a place that cannot be filled by others.

The Senior Play to be presented in Senior Week. A three-act comedy called "Dear You." The cast includes some 28 persons. The scene is laid in a country home and a Cabaret Room on the Fair Grounds. The players are:

Edith Brice - a wealthy young widow
Pauline McCorkle - her step-daughter
Joseph Dial - her brother
Robert Young - her legal adviser
Meck Williamson - her best friend
Enos L. Ashcroft - an engaged (?) young man
Lena Mae Waits - the maid
Millard Winder - the maid's "gentleman friend"
Will Arch Payne - a comfort tot he widow and orphan (but chiefly the widow)
Lester Teer - a "fool" - but a "wise one"
R. W. Coffey - the gardner
Billie Jones - the house-man, a crook in disguise

JUNIOR HIGH NEWS
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, grades an Easter egg hunt on Friday afternoon before Easter.
The 7th A Class will bo on a picnic Thursday afternoon.
The 7th B Class reported 32 "picnicers"went to the park on April 22nd. Baseball was played in the afternoon. About 6:30 o'clock we started to the Mission Theatre and sat in a body, chaperoned by Miss Ruth Cleveland and Mrs. Lynda Wells.
Homer Smith and John D. Lindley from Yantis have enrolled in the 7th grade.
Margaret Waller from Pickton is a new member of the 7th grade.
The 2nd team baseball boys have finished the series with Pleasant Grove with the following results: one victory, one tie, and one defeat.
The 1st team baseball girls defeated the 8th grade baseball team of Senior High in a score of 15 to 14.
Some of our trees and shrubbery recently put oput has died, but we have enough left to make a decided improvement in appearance. Some of our pupils are still out on account of the measles.
The school is realizing a good profit off the sale of hamburgers and Eskimo pies.
We appreciate the work the P. T. A. is doing to help the school.
7th A needs some new window shades for their room.
We do not want to neglect our lawn this summer. Our campus can easily be one of the prettiest in town with a little care and effort and not much expense.