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The
Corsican |
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Board
of Education
C. T. Bannister
S. J. Jackson
Mrs. J. E. Butler
C. G. Davidson
C. A. Middleton, Secretary
Mrs. T. A. Miller, Vice President
W. P. McCammon, President
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Superintendent W. H. Norwood Principal Louise Hoffman Secretary Jewel Flanagan Secretary Laura M. Moore, B.A., M.A. History Myrtle Roberts, B.A. History Lucy Fendley, B.A. History Mary Catherine Wilcox, B.A. History Mildred Juniger, B.A. English Dorris Marshall, B.A. English Louie D. Agnew, B.A. English Mary Holmes, B.A. English Margaret Vest, B.A. English D. B. Weatherby, B.A. Mathematics O. P. Douglas, B.S. Mathematics |
Carrie Futrell, B.A. Mathematics Gazzie Suttle, B.A. Mathematics Mattie Sue Barton, B.A. Latin Helen Prince, B.A. Spanish Grace Hamilton, B.A. Spanish J. W. Stephenson, B.A. Manual Training E. E. Cross, B.S. Mechanical Drawing C. C. Doak, B.S. Science J. G. Willard, B.A., M.A. Science Lena Mae Bonner, B.A. Science Mildred Vaughn, B.S. Home Economics Minnie Witherspoon, B.S. Home Economics Agnes Franz, B.M. Music Manette Wilson, B.A. Commercial |
Class Officers:
Spring Class
Raymond Ford President
Louise Blackshear Vice President
Luther Johnson Secretary
Richard Dockum Sergeant at Arms
Fall Term
Harold Davidson President
Douglas Mattingly Vice President
Clara Nell Meredith Secretary
Henry Golightly Sergeant at Arms
Class Flower: Sweet Pea
Class Colors: Orchid and White
Class Moto: Toujours Plus Haut
Class Calendar
Organization: Sept 20
Football Banquet: Dec 20
Senior Hi-Y Banquet: March 5
Senior "Weenie" Roast: May 15
Senior Play: April 24
Senior Day: May 15
Baccalaureate Sermon: May 31
Commencement: June 3
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Henry
Golightly |
Curtis Maxwell |
Kathryn Gage |
Junior Class
Clyde Halbert President
Elizabeth Blackshear Vice President
Elise Jester Secretary and Treasurer
Frances Redden Reporter
Edd Watts Sergeant at Arms
Fall Term
Elliot Johnston President
Sarah Jester Vice President
Vivian Walker Secretary and Treasurer
Joe Key Garner Reporter
Joe Key Garner Sergeant at Arms
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Marion
Hodge |
Richard
Fager |
Myrtle
Flora Smith |
Class Officers:
Fall Term
Maurice Young President
Frances Roth Vice President
Hazel Poindexter Secretary and Treasurer
J. F. Lumsden Sergeant at Arms
Esther Mae Tarver Reporter
Spring Term
Trenton McKeown President
Mary Jo Young Vice President
Iza Murchison Secretary and Treasurer
Jack Castles Sergeant at Arms
Esther Mae Tarver Reporter
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Grace
Ashley |
Delbert
Hubbard |
Esther M.
Tarver |
Class Roster
Elizabeth Fletcher President
Ruth Dillon Vice President
Elizabeth Wooley Secretary and Treasurer
Jack Mitchell Sergeant at Arms
Spring Term
Elizabeth Fletcher President
Jack Mitchell Vice President
Marjorie Taylor Secretary and
Treasurer
Jack Houston Sergeant at Arms
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Mabel
Albritton |
Aline Herod |
Katie M.
Powell |
Officers:
Spring Term
Azile Taylor President
Elise Jester Vice President
Mary Smith Monk Secretary
Newton Burnet Treasurer
Fall Term
John Marion Harper President
Vivian Walker Vice President
Katye Huff Secretary
Ruth Matthews Treasurer
Mr. J. G. Willard Critic
Motto: Our club first
Colors: Purple and white
Flower: Violet
John Marion Harper
Azile Taylor
Paul Greenlee
Elise Jester
Allyn Gordon
John Shaver
Ruth Matthews
Marion Whitten
Vivian Walker
Curtis Maxwell
Helen McClure
Sarah Jester
James Dill
Katye Huff
Henry Golightly
Elizabeth Sowell
Mary Smith Monk
Newton Burnett
As You Like it Club
Officers:
Fall Term
Christine Parker - President
Kathryn Cage - Vice President
Hattie Alice Walton - Secretary
Marguerite Compton - Treasurer
Miss Vera Terry - Sponsor
Spring Term
Katye Huff - President
Hazel Holsey - Vice President
Ruth Mathews - Secretary
Letha McClung - Treasurer
Miss Louie D. Agnew - Sponsor
Motto: The secret of success is effort
Colors: Blue and White
Flower: Texas blue bonnet
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Hariadene Holmes Lillie Scarborough Lorene Cavender Sarah Robinson Hazel Holsey Mary Garrett Mary Bess Finch Mamie Gladys Wendorf Mary Ethel Riley Pauline Patterson Geneva Watson Katie Mae White |
Pauline Bruechner Ruth Matthews Naomi Leverette Quita Bell Noles Ruth Moore Azile Taylor Nellie Stark Josephine Wooley Letha McClung Gladys Tyner Esther Mae Highnote Mable Albritton |
Velma Puckett Electra Brown Hattie Alice Walton Pauline Miller Fay Rutherford Elizabeth Garner Bennie Gertrude Evetts Naomi Davidson Fern Boltz Evelyn Mitchell Nattie Lee Lansford Elizabeth Sowell |
Officers:
Fall Term
Elizabeth Tarver - President
Mary Jo Young - Vice President
Paget Marr - Secretary
Curtis Maxwell - Treasurer
Spring Term
Maurice Young - President
Mary Jo Young - Vice President
Scott Bagby - Secretary
Mary Tuttle - Treasurer
Miss Mattie Sue Barton, Sponsor
Motto: Ubi mel ibi apes
Colors: Purple and gold
Flower: Daffodil
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Frances Barton Elizabeth Blackshear Frances Drane Ralph Hawkins Isabelle Henderson Neva Mae Huddleston Kelcey Irvin Ruth Jackson Thelma Lee Jackson Elise Jester Frances Haden Mary Alice Graves |
Sarah Jester Eloise Johnston Elizabeth Love Paget Marr Curtis Maxwell J. E. McClung Trenton McKeown Bluebell Powell Genelle Ramsey Myrtle Flora Smith Elizabeth Sowell Sarah Stander |
Vera May Stone Elizabeth Tarver Esther Mae Tarver Eleanor Thornell Vivian Walker Mary Jo Young Maurice Young Fern Boltz Mary Gibson Elora Buck Eleanor Munsey Elizabeth Thomas |
Officers:
Katye Huff - President
Elizabeth Blackshear - Vice President
Frances Roth - Secretary
Vivian Walker - Treasurer
Miss Wilson - Sponsor
Motto: Help C. H. S.
Colors: Blue and Gold
Yell Leaders: Douglas Mattingly & Christine Parker
Assistant Yell Leaders: Ned Brown & Constance Rea
Spanish Club
Officers:
Fall Term
Allyn Gordon - El Presidente
June Edgar - El Secretario
Henry Golightly - El V. Presidente
Spring Term
Henry Golightly - El Presidente
Madeline Jaffe - El Secretario
Cora McKenna - Cora McKenna
"La Tertulia," el club de los estudiantes de espanol, tenia
cincuenta socios en 1925. El club, organizado para hacer el use
de espanol mas familiar y para interesar a los estudiantes en
perfeccionarse en la lengua, se convenia dos veces el mes y escuchaba
a los programes bien hechos por unos de los socios. El club se
interesaba profundamente en totos las activadades de la escuela superior
de Corsicana.
En fecto, era uno de los clubs mas populares de la escuela.
Dramatic Club
Motto: "Our
life is a play, composed to please; We have our exits and our
entrances."
Flower: Sweet Pea
Colors: Pink and lavender
Christine Parker
Mary Tuttle
Eleanor Thornell
Eva Louise Houston
Frances Barton
Esther Mae Tarver
Elizabeth Tarver
Mary Jo Young
Hanah Brooks
Madeline Jaffe
Ura Looney
Vera Mae Stone
Azile Taylor
Thelma Martin
Josephine Wooley
Marguerite Compton
Katye Huff
Ruth Mathews
Kathryn Gage
Ruth Alice Leonard
Elizabeth Garner
Fern Boltz
Josephine Ramsey
John Shaver
Miss Mabel Bonner, Sponsor
Hi-Y
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R. Westmorland Burnett Halbert Byrd T. Varnell Murchison Sheets Jacobs Phipps Johnson Dresset Johnston Wm. Brown Younger |
Montfort Miller Davidson Smith Shell Allen Lawrence Zeverly R. Varnell Ford Berry McEwrath Galloway Watts |
Wright Shaver Evans Whitten M. Hodge Haste Middleton Goklman Wareina ? C. Hodge Dill Wm Smith Walton Elliott |
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Roughton |
Brown |
McElwrath Harper Jones Murchison Watson Denbow Burnett Hart ? Johnson Smith Lewis Millet |
Violins
Emma Adgate
Raymond Goldman
Eleanor Lanham
Julius Jacobs
Pauline Miller
Doris Newton
Alice Belle Rose
Evelyn Young
Piano
Carolyn Binford
Drums
Philpot Davis
Cornets
William Elliott
J. E. McClung
Morey Millerman
C. A. Zeverly
Clarinets
Bruner Sutton
Billie Murchison
Saxaphones
Richard Dockum
Clarence Hodge
Banjo
William Evans
Miss Agnes Franz, Director
Corsican Staff
Editor - Kathryn
Gage
Business Manager - Robert Galloway
Assistant Editor - Katye Huff
Assistant Business Manager - Rogers McElwrath
Junior Business Manager - Myrtle Flora Smith
Cartoonist - Edd Watts
Society Editor - Laura Fortson
Snap Editor - Sue Robinson
Joke Editor - Thomas McClure
Athletic Editor - Joe Mays
Senior Editor - Rose Hardwicke
Junior Editor - Elise Jester
Sophomore Editor - Paget Marr
Freshman Editor - Marjorie Taylor
Literary Advisor - Miss Juniger
Business Advisor - W. H. Norwood
Blue and Gold
Staff
Associate Editor -
Sowell
Business Manager - Walker
Editor In-Chief - Marr
Ass't Business Manager - York
Feature Editor - Mathews
Junior Reporter - Garner
Senior Reporter - Blackshear
Joke Editor - Mitchell
Sophomore Reporter - Tarver
Critic - Miss Vest
Freshman Reporter - Dewitt
Football
A Review of
the Football Season
C.H.S. opened her football season with Kerens Hi. This was a very good
game in which our fighting Tigers came out victors, the score being 32
to 0.
Following this game we played the State Home team, winning by a score of
6 to 0.
The Hillsboro Eagles came over to play C.H.S. Great team work was
exhibited by our men, but we came out of the game defeated by the score
of 39 to 0.
Our next game was with Teague Hi. In this game our men proved to be
sterling football players. We won the game by a score of 19 to 6.
When Waco Hi came over to see us, several of our men had been injured in
the Hilsboro and Teague game; however, our fighting Tigers stayed in
there and made Waco realize that they had fought hard to beat us 43 to
0.
The following week, our Tigers journeyed to Ennis. In this game all of
our men starred. They played hard, true football; but through the
decisions, we lost to the tune of 12 to 9.
When the Kaufman delegation came down, although several of our men were
out, we were sure of a victory. Through hard luck we lost to the
fighting bunch of Kaufmanites 21 to 0.
Next came our annual game with Mexia Hi. This was the greatest upset of
the season. At the first half M.H.S. had us 17 to 9, but we came back
with that old spirit and won 32 to 17.
Our last game was with Dawson Thanksgiving Day. This game determined the
county champions. By fight we won the contest by a score of 19 to 0.
The Coaches
Let us not forget that not only has he worked, but also has he instilled
work; not only has he been a good sport, but also has he instilled
sportsmanship. When the game is won the players are due the credit; but
when defeat come, the coach often bears the blame. The
coach's place is a difficult one. C.H.S. has been fortunate in having
the place ably filled by J. W. Stephenson.
C.H.S. is very fortunate in having a basket-ball coach second to none in
the state. Coach Douglas is a man in every sense of the
word, and he has taught his men to be the same. He has taught them
the principles of good sportsmanship. In none of the games was unfair
play exhibited. In return, Mr. Douglas had the true friendship of every
man on the team.
Supporting and assisting Mr. Douglas was a true friend of C.H.S., Mr.
Allen. His services were greatly appreciated.
With only two letter players and an outdoor court, Mr. Doak began to
build a team which proved no easy task. By constant work, however, he
rounded out a good sextet. The success was due to the efficient coaching
and the spirit he instilled in the team as a whole.
Football Players
Roy Varnell - Halfback
Embodied in Roy is every asset a clean sportsman should have. He was
feared and respected by all his opponents.
De Vaney Green - Center
Green, the best center C.H.S. has ever had, will be our captain next
year. He is a good defensive and offensive player.
Leslie Pogue - Right Guard
Pogue fought hard while in the game, but injuries kept him out the
latter part of the season.
Elbert Morton - Halfback
Morton, who came to us from Teague, proved very valuable to C.H.S. When
he played, he always delivered the goods in top fashon.
Bruner Sutton - Halfback
Sutton was unfortunate in getting injured at the first of the season.
Bruner was a wonderful backfield man.
Campbell Pugh - Guard
Pugh, our fighting guard, proved to be one of the best. He could be
depended upon for either defensive or offensive play.
Jack Phipps - Tackle
Phipps was one of our best tackles. He was always alert and ready to go.
"Bear Hunter" will be missed greatly next year.
Joe Mays - Halfback
Mays was our quarterback who could be depended upon. His injuries the
latter part of the season kept him out of a few games.
Tracy Varnell - Halfback
Tracy Varnell is a Varnell - enough said. He is a Barry product and is a
very good football player.
Harold Davidson - Right End
Davidson wore a C.H.S. uniform for the last time. He is leaving a place
that will be hard to fill next year.
Tommie Younger - Tackle
Younger, or fightin and reliable tackle, was one of the surest players
of the team.
Burle Daviss - Halfback
Daviss lettered his fist time on this year's squad. Burle is a good
ground gainer and proved to be almost as good at breaking up passes.
Claude Milburn - Tackle
"Chile" Milburn worked and trained hard. He is a determined
football player.
Oscar Lamineck - Halfback
Oscar was our dependable backfield substitute. He was good at almost
anything. He will be with us next year.
Layton Humphrey - Right End
Humphrey was our little surprise end. He filled Davidson's place and
proved to be almost as good. He will return next year.
Douglas Carrol - Left Guard
In deep or shallow water, against whales or minnows,
"Catfish's" deadly fins were ever effective.
Theo Braselton - Left End
Braz is as good an end as any high school team could want. He broke up
end runs and was good at catching passes.
Clyde Halbert - Quarterback
bHalbert became a good back-field man. He was good at quarter as well as
at half. He will also return next year.
Basket Ball
Review of the Basket-ball Season
A sensationally successful season, climaxed by the winning of second
place in the A. A. U. Tourney, is the brilliant record of the immortal
C.H.S. Basket-ball Tigers of '25, the greatest athletic team ever to
represent Corsi Hi.
Though seriously hampered throughout by a lack of proper facilities, the
unequaled O. P. Douglas built from a scanty bit of raw material a team
composed of Roy Varnell, Clarence Horn, Harold Green, Layton Humphrey,
and George Morwood which ranked at the top of the ladder among the best
High School quintets of Texas.
From first to last the sincere efforts of the team brought most
gratifying results. In rapid succession, Emhouse fell several times
before the Tiger attack; Papa Hughes' Orphans, an unofficial A. & M.
team, were easily defeated; Bryan Hi, Dallas, bowed twice in submission;
Grand Saline snatched away two hard-fought fights; Richland was snowed
under a top-heavy score; Ennis received an unmerciful drubbing; Athens
was downed in a couple of contests; Texas Military College gave one and
tood one; Grand Saline duplicated the splitting spree; Waco was twice
walloped; Ft. Worth followed the sad fate of others; and last, the A.
& M. Fish swam away with a small-margined victory, Totals:
Opponents - 337; C.H.S. - 592.
To pit themselves against the choicest teams the state could offer, the
Tigers entered the Amateur Athletic Union Tourney in Dallas, February
26-27-28, and in a gruelling grind of five nerve racking games came
through with flying colors, bearing a trophy, the handsome A.A.U. silver
Runners-up Cup. Having to play one game more than other entrants,
coupled with several other difficulties, especially large courts,
obliterated the Tiger's chances for the first place; yet in winning
second honors they put up the prettiest fight of the tourney. Of the
fist three eliminations, in which Canton, Edgewood and Athens went down
before the Tigers to the tune of 27-14, 32-26, and 27-6 respectively,
the Edgewood game - its outcome in doubt until the final whistle - was
the most thrilling. The semi-final game between Highland Park and C.H.S.
besides being the best of the entire meet, featured a come-back
unequaled in the annals of basket-ball. Led by their opponents 14-5 at
the half, Douglas' men struck back in the final moments with a
determination not to be denied, and in a super thrilling finish carried
the play of Corsi Hi to a memorable victory 24-20. The last supreme
conquest exhausted what little energy remained in the bruised and
battered bodies of the Tigers, and though they entered the A.A.U. final
Saturday night, February 28, it was only to lose 42-16 to Oak Cliff.
So ended the ultra-successful season of '25. And the entire team will be
back next year.
Roy Varnell - Captain
Shine though he may in other sports, it is doubtful if "Barry"
plays as smoothly and consistently in any game as he does in basketball.
"Varnell and Company" was one of the greatest teams in the
Southwest this year, and it was due
largely to the efforts of the sterling captain himself that the
quint rose from the ranks. His work was the sensation of the A.A.U.
We shall retain the services
of "the best high school guard in the state" again next year.
Harold
Green - Captain Elect
"Jumping Green" was without a peer for his position.
He could hurdle high to slam a toss up to a team-mate,
and then hustle down to receive a pass and score in bang-up
fashion. Positive proof of his powers lies in the fact
that he'll have the honor of leading next year's crew to the
championship of the United States.
Layton
Humphrey - Forward
"Little but loud" Layton lent life to the most listless
contests with his snappy work. He was
everywhere at once, fighting to the very last whistle. WHile he
exhausted many an antagonist during
the season, he never seemed to tire. His contract calls for
another year with the Blue and Gold.
Clarence
Horn - Forward
"Sparky" was one of the heroes of the year, flashing a form
that was absolutely uncanny. No basket was so cold but that he
could
get on the most intimate terms with it from the very beginning of a
contest. His dead-eye from any part of the court made him
probably the outstanding star of the state this year. His mark
of well over two hundred points is believed to be a record, but he'll
be back to better it next year.
George
Morwood - Guard
"Lovesick" was beter on the court than on courting, for in
the former he didn't stutter. He dove-tailed perfectly with his
fellow-guard, and together
they formed a stone wall defense against which the opponents were
helpless. There was no more hard working or conscientious
playing than that of George's. We have strings on him for 1926.
Elliott
Middleton - Guard
Elliott was a sub of first team calibre -sharp, keen, and ever-ready
to fill any vacancy which might occur in the regular line-up. He
entered practically every
game and never failed to hold his man. He will probably have
more chances next year and will be a prominent
candidate for a regular position.
De Vaney
Green - Guard
Toward the end of this season De Vaney became a near regular and in
the A.A.U. he played especially well.
He developed a sure-shot that promises to make him a sensation next
year.
William
Smith - Forward
Bill was the baby boy of the team but he made the "adults"
set a pace to prevent him from stealing their jobs. With two
more years ahead of him, he practically has a position in 1926
cinched.
Harold
Davidson - Guard
Harold is possibly the only player who will be absent next year.
His loss will be greatly
regretted for he showed unusual promise as a sub this season. He
was a hustler and dealt misery
to the opponents whenever he had an opportunity to play.
Prospects
for Baseball Season
Corsicana Tigers are going out for baseball in great numbers, and from
all accounts they are developing into a team that will be feared by all
opponents. The following men compose the baseball squad:
Buster
Shook, Captain
Burle Daviss
Lynn Crow
Paul Dresser
John Montfort
Harold Green
Ned Brown
Clyde Halbert
George Smith
De Vaney Green
Ralph Wheeler
Lewis David
William Parish
Sam Crow
Marion Walton
Auvin Hervey
Edd Watts
Enough ribbons to supply a county fair have been won by the track team of C.H.S. this year. The boys snapped into the sport at an early date and received a liberal amount of valuable training preparatory to the interscholastic events. In the county meet - which C.H.S. won with ease - the following showed up exceptionally well:
Roy
Varnell
Geo. Smith
Morey Millerman
Geo. Morwood
Burle Daviss
Gerald Lynch
Jack Phipps
Robert Roper
Harold Greene
Billy Murchison
Frank Montfort
Kelcey Irwin
Tommy Younger
Under the capable leadership of C. C. Doak, the Girl's Basket-ball team of '24 - '25 was piloted through a very successful season. By virtue of the excellent team work of the centers, the constant tenacity of the guards, and the unerring goal shooting of the forwards, the "Tigresses" were able to carry off the bacon in many contests.
The following girls are worthy to be wearers of the "C:"
Thura
Looney, captain
Frances Haden, forward
Eura Looney, forward
Vesta Trammell, center
Kathryn Sitton, center
Lunette Kennedy, center
Sarah Jester, guard
Myrtle Flora Smith, guard
Queen -
Elise Jester
Prettiest Girl - June Edgar
Sweetest Girl - Kathryn Gage
Best All Round Girl - Katye Huff
Best All Round Boy - Harold Davidson
Best Natured Girl - Clara Nell Meredith
Best Natured Boy - Jim Berry
Best Liked Girl - Christine Parker
Best Liked Boy - Joe Mays
Ideal Flapper - Sue Gibson
Ideal Jellybean - J. F. Lumsden
Biggest Girl Flirt - Thelma Reynolds
Biggest Boy Flirt - Allyn Gordon
Most Enthusiastic Girl - Katye Huff
Most Enthusiastic Boy - Robert Galloway
Most Representative Girl - Christine Parker
Most Representative Boy - Douglas Mattingly
Cutest Girl - Dorothy Moore
Cutest Boy - Jack Mitchell
Most Optimistic Girl - Katye Huff
Most Optimistic Boy - Jay Wright
Funniest Girl - Tillie Babb
Funniest Boy - Palmer Sheets
Most Athletic Girl - Thura Looney
Most Athletic Boy - Roy Varnell
Most Studious Girl - Elizabeth Tarver
Most Studious Boy - Padget Marr
Most Energetic Girl - Katye Huff
Most Energetic Boy - Ned Brown
Rogers
of the House of McElwrath - King
Elise of the House of Jester - Queen
Duchesses
Ruth Dillon
Lota Reeves
Elizabeth Wooley
Frances Roth
Mary Jo Young
Bennie G. Evetts
Elizabeth Thomas
Sarah Jester
Vivian Walker
Rose Hardwicke
Katye Huff
Sue Robinson
Princesses
Allison Ashley
Hazel Poindexter
Elizabeth Blackshear
Kathryn Gage
Heralds
William Elliott
Marion Whitten
Dukes
Jimmie Lorimer
J. T. Hill
W. D. Shivers
Leo Shivers
Eliot Johnston
Czern Zeverly
Ned Brown
Edd Watts
Layton Humphries
Henry Golightly
Harold Davidson
Jay Wright
Princes
Tom Armstrong
J. T. Lumsden
Clyde Halbert
Douglas Mattingly
Train Carriers
Jane Jester
Kathleen Jester
Crown
bearer
Fannie Halbert
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