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Howe School in 1919 her patience and kind guidance that we now have attained the heights that we are." The classed passed through the next four grades under various teachers and when they reached the sixth grade, it was stated that they reached a year of fun and not school work.
"The Proffs decided that they did not need the desired rights. This time the seniors were the ones to have the laugh, and laugh we did," wrote Shelley.
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Despite being two seasons before the UIL formed for athletics, Howe school fielded a football team.
"In past years a boy was sent to "It was not wholly our part, but we school to apply himself strictly to share part of the blame," stated the his books, anything that tended to writer. take his mind off his books was looked upon as useless and After grade school, they entered detrimental. Athletics was looked high school where they were upon as useless and therefore was taught High Mathematics and tried to be left out. We have come Science, English, History, and last to see the error of our ways, but not least, dreaded was Latin. however, and now athletics occupy one of the most prominent places in "By the careful supervision of our high school life. We have come to various teachers we steered our believe that a healthy body is ships clear of rocks and bars. With necessary to a real active mind." the blots and marks of red ink we - The Argus staff 1919. have attained ambition of most high school students. Howe played Sherman in their first game that season and lost 34-0. It We are now seniors but have not was documented that team captain reached our goal but may some Omar Corbin let his heart get away time in May or June. In all from him in the game as he landed struggles for position we have had in the midst of the bunch of pretty a large class until this year. There girls standing on the sidelines. are only a few to share the glory of our work and answer the call of Howe then defeated Van Alstyne 6Seniors. We may be few in 0. Then, on the day the Armistice number but we have the school was signed, November 11, 1918, spirit and make our presence felt in Howe traveled through the school, as the saying - little but countryside to take on Whitesboro. loud." They were defeated, 18-0. Howe then lost to McKinney, 18-0. There seemed to be a major rivalry between the senior and junior "We have the making of a great classes as it was quite the theme of team for the next season and we are the yearbook in 1919. Shelley going to try and convince all of the seemed to be one of the instigators neighboring teams that they can be as he was one that helped to fan beaten and that we are the the flame by running all of his contractors for the job. We will do fellow senior classmates as it, too." - Argus, 1919. officers of the Woodrow Wilson Society. The base of the feud Members of the Howe 1918 began with the juniors trying to football team were Noble Davis shear the seniors and their senior - center, Truett Holloway - left rights. guard, Ray Bradshaw - left tackle, Ross Wood - left end, Severne The first trouble came up over Haizlip - right tackle, Owen Smith library and class meeting - right end, Elmer Holloway - right privileges. The juniors contended guard, Omar Corbin - fullback, Jack that they should have the same Denton - quarterback, Hazel library rights as the seniors. Calloway - right half, Ernest McBee - left half, and Coach O.L. "The babies kept on their howling Jackson. until the senior library rights were greatly diminished and the seniors Basketball was the most popular were the losers," wrote Shelley. sport and the Howe girls were so good that they would play Austin The juniors won the library battle, College. but lost the class meeting page 4 privileges issue.
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