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The Corsican Volume 5 - 1920 Year Book of Corsicana High School Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

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To the Faculty, Classes and Alumni, Greetings:  Be it known that a complete record of the past session would greatly fill many such volumes as this, the 1920 Corsican, yet laboring under many handicaps we have found it a difficult task to assemble the contents.  Feeling that you will receive it with the kindest consideration, we place this issue before you, hoping that its perusal in later years will recall pleasant memories of dear associations, and that our efforts will not have been in vain.  - The Staff

J. E. Blair - Superintendent of Schools

The Staff

Polk - Asst.Mgr
Jackson - Society Ed
Murchison - Asst Ed
Lee - Asst. Mgr
McGee - Athletic Ed
Davis - Joke & Snap Ed
Gunter - Asst Ed
Kerr - Manager
Garrett - Editor

The Corsican Staff

Miss Bessie Scott - Mathematics
Miss Sadie Rafferty - Supervisor of Music
Miss T. M. Abernathy - Latin
Mr. C. W. Morris - Principal Mathematic
Mr. R. B Parsons - Mathematics
Mr. E. L. Gregory - Science
Miss Mattie Lewis - English
Miss Carrie Berry - Home Economics
Miss Laura Moore - History
Miss Sue Overton - History
Miss Nell Lawler - Latin, Mathematics
Miss Mattie Sue - Mathematics
Mr. N. N. Norton - Science
Mr. J. C. Jacobs - History, Athletics
Mr. L. F. Flinn - Manual Training
Miss Susie Miles - Spanish, English
Miss Edith Moore - English, Annual Critic
Miss Mildred Juniger

The Senior Class of 1920
Motto: "Success comes in CANS."
Colors: Gold and White
Flower: Shasta Daisies

OFFICERS - Fall Term
President - Miss Franchelle Jackson
Vice President - Miss Martha Haden
Secretary - William Shell
Treasurer - Crockett Warnell
Yell Leader - Wilmer Archer

OFFICERS - Spring Term
President - Merton Minter
Vice President - Melissa Daviss
Secretary - William Shell
Treasurer - Mary Miller
Yell Leader - Wilmer Archer

 

The Junior Class

President - Miss Mattisue Inabnit
Vice President - Miss Evelyn Allison
Secretary and Treasurer - Fred Hodge
Yell Leader - Irvie Sparkman

SPRING TERM
President - Miss Martha Murchison
Vice President - Arthur Lee Elliott
Secretary and Treasurer - Dan Comfort
Yell Leader - Irvie Sparkman

(Individual Names listed under picture, faint and hard to read, most I can not make out)

 

The Sophomore Class

 

The Freshman Class

Motto: "Green but growing"
Colors: Red and Green
Flower: Red Geranium

OFFICERS - Fall Term
Lillian Hamilton - President
Martha Goodman - Vice President
Frances Dunn - Secretary and Treasurer
Preston Sitton - Yell Leader

OFFICERS - Spring Term
Paul Miller - President
John Callicut - Vice President
Evelyn Babers - Secretary and Treasurer
Preston Sitton - Yell Leader

 

In Memoriam
Randle Cooksey - Died January 17, 1920
"None who ever knew him can believe him dead, For where the bright soul is cannot be night"

Newton Suttle - Died February 9, 1920
"Here, a boy, he dwelt through all the singing season, And ere the day of sorrow departed as he came"

A Tribute to My Pupils and School Friends
Randle Cooksey and Newton Suttle
Two of the most noble young men of the 1919 class have passed away.  Why lives so young and hopes so favorable should be cut off thus, we cannot know.  Suffice it to say that the future generation has lost two of its most promising lives.  Although I had known them but a year, I had come to love them for what they were and to honor them for the high place they took among their classmates.  The right side of every school question found in them strong allies.  Out of my several years of teaching, I have never been so close to any two pupils as to these.  I often sought their council and found it wise, and I count myself a better man because of my association with them.  Their influence on the student body will have its lasting good, and many a boy is better today because he has had set before him examples of upright, honest, joyous school lives.
Let us be thankful that their lives were full of good while they were here, and extend to their families our heartfelt sympathies in this their hour of sadness, with the assurance that we will always hold sacred their memory.
Friend and teacher,
C. W. Morris

 

Foot Ball Team of 1920
JOHN JACOBS, COACH
Mr. Jacobs is one of the most efficient coaches we have ever had in football.  He stands for clean playing, believes in sticking it out to the end, and is an all-around sport.  "Jake" is very popular with the bunch.

BEN DAVE ALLEN, CAPTAIN
Weight 180 pounds.  Position, Left Half.
As a captain, "Stookie" was very popular with the team.  As a player, he is one of the best.  Also, "Stookie" is one of the best high school punters to be found, and his toe won many games for us, as also did his passes.  He has been elected as captain for 1920.

WILMER ARCHER
Weight 135 pounds.  Position, Quarter
"Archie" is perhaps the best all-around player to be found in any high school.  He ran the team just like a clock at all times.  He possessed a head of extraordinary coolness, and his judgment was always the best.  This is his last year here, but next year, without a doubt, will see him on a college team.

DAN B. COMFORT
Weight 140 pounds.  Position, Right Half.
One of the pluckiest and speediest halves to be found.  His long end runs were a sensation in almost every game.  Dan possessed a good eye and never missed a pass.  He will be the mainstay of the 1920 football team.

HAMILTON GARNER
Weight 155 pounds.   Position, Right End.
"Ham" held down the end position throughout the season.  He rarely ever missed a pass and was good on the offensive.  He will be a great help next year.

JOHN BRASELTON
Weight 170 pounds.    Position, Right Guard
John made us a husky guard.  When he was called upon, he always opened a hole, no matter what it was through.  He will be with us next year.

CLAUDE DOUGLAS
Weight 190 pounds.    Position, Full Back
"Doug" was a regular battering ram, and it was enough to make the opposing team shake and tremble even to see him.  He had a might toe and was a good passer.

HUGH WAREING
Weight 140 pounds.    Position, Half Back
Hugh was a hard worker at all times.  Although he was best on defensive, he was also good on long end runs.  Hugh was a sure tackler, and made many of our opponents' bones crack and rattle.

JOHN M. McGEE
Weight 170 pounds.    Position, Center
"Johnnie" was the iron man in our line.  On the defensive he was mixed up in every play, and broke up all of them within his reach.  he was also a sure passer and will be hard to replace in next year's line.

FRANK GARNER
Weight, 145 pounds.    Position, Left Guard.
"Hawk" made us a plucky guard this year.  He never grumbled about how heavy the other side was, but only made the holes larger.  Many teams will hate to see him next year.

BOWDEN McNUTT
Weight, 165 pounds.    Position, Right Tackle.
"Mac" was a trusty tackle, and could be relied upon either on offensive or defensive.  He hardly ever said anything, but was one of the hardest fighters on the team.  He will be a great help next year.

WILL MILLER
Weight, 150 pounds.     Position, Left End.
"Bud" held down the end position most of the time, but could also play quarter very satisfactorily.  He couldn't miss a pass even if he tried to, whether on defensive or offensive.  An end with a "governor" like his will be hard to find for next year.

HALL WEST
Weight, 135 pounds.     Position, Right End
Although Hall was very light, he knew so well how to use his weight that many a man wished afterward that he had gone around the other end.  He was also good at catching passes.

PRESTON HARRISON
Weight, 160 pounds.     Position, Left Tackle.
Harrison was a bulldog in the line, tearing holes big enough to drive a wagon through.  He was always the first one down the field on a kickoff and always got the man with the ball.

DAVID KELTON
Weight, 135 pounds.     Position, Tackle.
Although Dave was light, yet he had plenty of "Stuff," and always made a hole or got his man, as the occasion demanded.  With a little more experience he will make a great player.

FORD MUNNERLYN
Weight, 145 pounds.     Position, Half Back
Ford was a hard worker and did his best at all times.  He never got down-hearted, but always cheered the team up.  His specialty was long end runs.

CLIFFORD TINKLE
Weight, 165 pounds.     Position, Right Guard.
"Tink" never failed to make a hole, nor did any play on the defensive come over him without stopping.  He never gave up, but played right on through to the end.

 

The Baseball Team of 1920

JOHN JACOBS - Coach
"Jake" made us an excellent coach and turned out the best team that C.H.S. has ever had.  As the Annual goes to press he is running an undefeated team that has the brightest of prospects for the State championship.  He is a fine fellow and can get more work out of a team than any other men.  The boys all like him and o what he says without arguing with him.  We hope to have him turn out another such team next year.

WILMER ARCHER - Captain
It is hard to judge in which position Archer played best, short stop or pitching.  It is well known to all that he held each down without a flaw throughout the season.  "Archie" was as good a captain as can be found anywhere, as all the fellows like him, and he possesses a rare baseball head.  He was a heavy hitter and always got several hits in every game.  "Jake" will have to hustle a long time to find a man to fill his place.

ED M. POLK
"Eddie" is another player concerning whom it is hard to decide in which position he was best, pitching or catching.  He had a cool head and lots of dope on the ball, but he also had a sure peg and never let a man get by.  Polk made one of our hardest sluggers of the season and could always be relied upon in a pinch.  He is another man whose place will be hard to fill next year.

BEN DAVE ALLEN
"Stook" held down short stop and the position behind the bat at intervals.  He was perhaps our surest infielder, but he also had a mighty arm.  His timely hits won us many close games, as many spectators will testify.  "Stook" is our home-run specialist, and (as the Annual goes to press) has won the last two games by his timely four-bangers.

BUSTER CLAYTON
"Buck" was perhaps one of our best hitters, getting two home runs in one game and winning many others by his timely clouts.  He held down the second bag during the entire season.  He was a sure infielder and put lots of pep into the team.  The team claims him next year.

WILL MILLER
"Bud" was our trusty guardian of the initial bag.  They never got too high or too low or too far out of reach for "Bud" to grab.  He was always full of live, and inspired the team in tight places by his brain work.  He was also one of our heavy hitters.

DAN COMFORT
Third base was held down most excellently throughout the season by Dan.  He was a fine base runner, and when once he got on base he was sure to score.  He was a fine hitter and could always be relied upon in a pinch.  Next year he will be the mainstay of the infield.

JOHN UNDERWOOD
"Johnnie" was a hard hitter and a good base runner.  He played left field and made many spectacular catches during the season.  He will be a great aid for next year's team.

CURTIS THOMAS
In Curtis we had one of our best and most reliable hitters, and also a sure fielder.  Whenever he let loose a drive the fence was the first to stop it.  He was a hard worker and always stuck to the last.

STANLEY WARNEL
This long boy played center field in such a way as to be a credit to any team, and his powerful drives drove in many runs during the season.  Next year will develop him onto a star fielder and pitcher.

HAMILTON GARNER
"Ham" was adopted to almost any positioon in which he was placed.  Most of his games were played in the outfield where he did creditable work.  When he was put up as a pinch hitter, he always delivered.

BASEBALL SCORES
March 15 - Corsicana 4,    Cotton Mill 3
March 17 - Corsicana 6,    Palmer 5
March 19 - Corsicana 14,  Hubbard City 3
March 26 - Corsicana 5,    S. M.C. 0
March 31 - Corsicana 10,  Ennis 3
April 2 - Corsicana 8,         Hillsboro 2
April 9 - Corsicana 12,       Forest Avenue 2
April 16 - Corsicana 19,     Ferris 8
April 23 - Corsicana 5,       Tyler 3
April 30 - Corsicana 5,       Oak Cliff 0
TOTAL - 88                        TOTAL - 29

FOOTBALL SCORES
Corsicana  7           State Orphans Home 0
Corsicana  34         Odd Fellows Home    0
Corsicana  52         Hubbard City    0
Corsicana  6           Allen Academy  18
Corsicana  21         Ferris  0
Corsicana  19         Ennis  0
Corsicana  13         Bryan Street  6
Corsicana  0           Waxahachie  38
Corsicana  6          Mart  25
Corsicana  26        Teague  6
Corsicana  34        State Home    0
TOTAL  218          TOTAL  93

BASKETBAL SCORES
Corsicana  34       State Home  17
Corsicana  14       Oak Cliff      54
Corsicana  9         Bryan Street  70
Corsicana  34       S. M. C.   17
Corsicana  27       Waco    52
Corsicana  29        Kerens  28
Corsicana  26       S. M. C.  11
TOTAL   173        TOTAL 249

 

The First Aid to Athletics Club

OFFICERS
President - Miss Gertrude Carson
Treasurer - Miss Frances Dunn
Secretary - Miss Tabby Jackson
Sponsor - Miss Carrie Berry

ROLL

 

Bryan Debating Club

OFFICERS - Fall Term
President - Edwin Pugh
First Vice President - Crockett Warnel
Second Vice President - Will Miller
Secretary - roland Jordan
Treasurer - Charles Banister
Critic - Mr. Parson

OFFICERS - Spring Term
President - Merton Minter
First Vice President - Crockett Warnel
Second Vice President - Will Miller
Secretary - Floyd Hamilton
Treasurer - Philip Grimmett
Critic - Mr. Parsons

ROLL

 

As You Like It Literary Society

OFFICERS - Fall Term
President - Mary Miller
Vice President - Jennie Belle McClure
Secretary - Lucille Wooley
Treasurer - Joe Jarrell
Reporter - Ruby Morgan
Miss Mattie E. Lewis, Faculty Adviser

OFFICERS - Spring Term
President - Ruby Morgan
Vice President - Lula Ben Vining
Secretary - Martha Rutherford
Treasurer - Fama Crowther
Reporter - Mary Miller (Critic)

ROLL of A.Y.L.I.

REMARKABLE REMARKS
Ruby Morgan: "When I can do, I do Will."
Mary Miller: "Phew, Pugh, don't be a flatterer"
Ollie Pogue: "I don't believe that 'girls can't live without love.' I've lived seventeen years already."
Lucille Wooley: "Get all the candy you can, and can all the boys that can't bring you candy."
Martha Rutherford: "I agree with Lucille - try Hyndman's."
Ray Ramsey: "Chicken Sandwich is A. Y. L. I. 's middle name."
Fama Crowther: "When I study Latin, I hope to begin with 'Re' and end with 'Li'."
Clemmie DeLafosse: "I Like good men; I think I'll choose a 'PARSON.'"
Lanty Mae Miller: ' Drugs are useful, but sunshine is indispensable."
Marguerite Rogers: "Why can't girls be sensible?  I am."
Jennie Belle McClure:  "I agree with those who say, 'Laugh and teh world laughs with you."

 

The Atheneum Club

Motto: "All things must have a biginning."
Colors: White and Green
Flower: White Rose

OFFICERS - Fall Term
President - Allie Mae Terry
Vice President - Clara DuBose
Sec'tary and Treasurer - Susie Sharp
Reporter - Elizabeth Weaver
Supervisor - Miss Edith Moore

OFFICERS - Spring Term
President - Allie Mae Terry
Vice President - Clara DuBose
Sec'tary and Treasurer - Susie Sharp
Reporter - Elizabeth Weaver
Supervisor - Miss Edith Moore

ROLL

 

The C. H. S. Orchestra

Chickering Concert Grand Piano - Miss Ethel Garrett

PERSONNEL

 

The C. H. S. Glee Club

Director - Miss Sadie Rafferty
Accompanist - Miss Mary Frances Johnson

ROLL

 

Popularities Social

Prettiest Girl - Ruby Morgan
Most Popular Girl - Evelyn Allison
Cutest Girl - Geraldine French
Ugliest Boy - Allen Davis