Harvester, Yearbook of Pampa High School, Volume 9, 1938 Page: 86
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March 11--Finals were held in the boxing
tournament with John Johnson and Norman Cox
being on the receiving end of two rather hard-
driven blows.
March 15-Tags, coat hangers, milk bottles,
and daily class meetings aided the seniors in
electing their four candidates to the favorites
section of the annual.
March 16-Students attended two assemblies
--to hear Dr. Woods, State Superintendent of
Education, speak and to hear the Tech band
concert.
March 18-Teachers attended the educa-
tional conference at Canyon while students re-
ceived a well-earned holiday.
March 19-The Girls' Glee Club journeyed
to Canyon to sing in a massed chorus directed
by the state music supervisor.
March 22-The seniors scored again! This
time with a picnic near Hoover.
March 24-Next year's Harvesters showed
much promise in holding a mighty team of Exes
to a score of 7-6.
March 26-A Cappella Choir given highly
superior rating at district contest of Texas Fed-
eration of Music.
March 30-"Rich Man, Poor Man," the
contest play, received hearty approval of the
student body when presented in assembly.
April 1--Kid Day. Seniors dropped their
cloak of dignity, although they nearly froze
when they waded snow to come to school in
knee breeches and short dresses.
April 2-Latin teams went to Wellington to
take part in the tournament. Ellen Keough made
high score of the meet for first year students.
April 6-Jimmy Mosley, male lead in the
one-act play, broke out with chicken pox-the
day before the contest! Junior Williams is
taking his part. Amarillo High School presented
assembly program.
April 7-Mr. Cabe and six members of the
Student Council left for Waco to attend the
state convention. The one-act play won the
district. Jeanette Cole and Junior Williams
were named best actors.
April 8-No school on account of blizzard,
the like of which most of us had never seen
before.
April 12-Mr. Sone elected superintendent
and Mr. Osborne principal. Senior High also
will lose Mr. Cabe, who was named principal
of Junior High, with Mr. Selby being made
supervisor of instruction. The A Cappella Choir
gave a return program for Amarillo High
School's assembly.
April 15-Beautiful and inspiring Easterservice given in assembly under auspices of
Student Council. Tennis and volley ball con-
tests in district meet started. Gene Finkbeiner
announced as valedictorian and Mildred Kemp
as salutatorian. Betty Shryock was only a frac-
tion behind.
April 16-District meet concluded with Pam-
pa coming out second. First places won by
P. H. S. include the track and field meet, both
girls' and boys' singles in tennis, golf, typing,
and one-act play.
April 16-19-Easter holidays. Gorgeous spring
weather. Lots of fun.
April 19-P. H. S. students had the unusual
privilege of seeing two Shakespearean plays on
the stage-"The Merchant of Venice" and
"Julius Caesar."
April 21--Band members went to Vernon
to participate in the state contest. Junior
Zimmerman, Arvo Goddard, Dwight Bobbitt,
Douglas Stark, Billy Jones, ;Waldine Frazee,
Harold Gillespie, Jimmy Hamill, Leonard
Ramos, Vernon Casey, Jack Andrews, Lucille
Carlock, Clarabel Jones, A. C. Cox Jr., Jack
Hessey, and Helen Poolos distinguished them-
selves in solo and ensemble work.
April 22-Another all-school party was spon-
sored by the Student Council.
April 23-Harvester Band received second
rating in both marching and concert and first
in sight reading. Bob Childers took first in
regional in tennis singles, and several boys
placed in track and field events. The one-act
play came out second, with Amarillo first. Oh
well, we can't expect to win everything all the
time!
April 27-Nineteen seniors and eight juniors
were initiated into the National Honor Society.
April 29-30-Representatives of the voca-
tional agriculture and home economics classes
went to Lubbock. All school music organiza-
tions joined in the Spring Music Festival.
(The annual went to press too early for de-
tails of events occurring in May.)
May 6-8-Seniors made annual trip to Carls-
bad Cavern.
May 12-13-Junior play, "Mary. Mary, Quite
Contrary," was presented to finance Junior-
Senior Banquet.
May 14-Junior-Senior Banquet and Dance.
May 19-Senior exams over. Hurrah!
May 22-Senior Vesper Service.
May 23--A. A. U. W. reception honoring
senior girls and their mothers.
May 27-Commencement. About 150 seniors
walked across the stage of P. H. S. for the
last time as they received their diplomas.
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