Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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N O
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal
Volume 1
San Marcos, Texas, April 21, 1911
No. 10
THE ANNUAL
SENIOR PICNIC
Did you Juniors and Freshmen
know that the August Senior
Class enjoyed their annual visit
to Jacob’s Well about two weeks
ago? You know this grand pic-
nic is given to us each year for
three reasons; one is that it is
the last year that we (hope to)
have the opportunity of seeing
such grand work of nature while
we are in the S. W. T. N. An-
other is that the faculty sincere
ly believe that we are the only
class which has oeen sufficiently
tutored and trained up to the
point where we can easily enjoy
the beauties, without becoming
frightened. I agree with you,
Mr. Faculty, that it is not a good
idea to have in your company to
Jacob’s Well. Juniors or Fresh-
men. The last reason is that
such beautiful beauties as you
see out there, and on the way,
going and coming, will stimu-
late us, (the Grand Senior Class)
enough that we will not collapse
when we march around the aud-
itorium in single file to receive
our diplomas.
The start was made at 6:30
with some sixty seniors on band.
Everyone enjoyed the ride out to
the Well as there were more
than one thing to occupy the
minds of all. There were the
beautiful flowers, mountains,
streams and many other things
too numerous to mention. I can
not pass without saying a word
about the Blanco River. Whv
will any one leave this country
to go to Colorado or any of the
western country for scenery
when we have such as the Blanco
affords here at home. I have
heard people say, who have seen
a great deal of the world, that
this is as pretty as there is any-
where. As the hack drivers had
been instructed to stop when
anyone wanted to gather flow-
ers, nearly everyone had a hand-
ful when the well was reached.
When we reached the well all
wTere of the same opinion about
one thing, and that was that it
was dinner time. The lunches
were all spread at one common
table and all eat to their heart’s
desire. Mr. Miller was asked if
he had had anything to eat and
he said “No, but don’t tell those
folks at the other end of the
table that I said so.’’ Well, I
wonder why!
After dinner all were instruct-
ed to go to the well and see the
beauties of the water and moun-
tains and especially to be ready
to start home at two o’clock.
The leaving of the well was a
sad signt, because we all realiz-
ed that we would never see the
little feet into the creek to see
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if the water was wet, one bov
put his foot under the wheel of
a hack to see if it would hurt,
and one of the hacks was kicked
to pieces before it got out of
town
Juniors and Freshmen, your
time is coming, so cheer up.
—A Passenger.
For Souvenir Spoons see
Harrison & Merrill
Good Things to eat= B. Dailey & Son
PROF. C. E. EVANS
Who Succeeds to the Principalship of the Southwest Texas Normal
On September 1st, Next
place again. As it wras misty
we could not get to see the coun-
try and some other things as we
came home. We reached town
about seven o’clock.
Everyone reported a good
time, and the long day seemed
very, very short. There were
very few things to mar the day’s
pleasure.
It might be well to mention a
few of the things that happen-
ed. Some of the girls put their
JUNIOR JINGLES.
The Junior Class is rejoicing
over the great and glorious de-
feat we administered to Denton.
The class was represented by the
following: Zellers, Triesh, Tom
McGee, Erney, Carroll, Lochte,
Raborn, Gilbert, and Meyers.
We look forward with much
pleasure to the ‘Home Coming.”
If we Juniors do not enjoy our-
selves it will be because we are
tied or crippled.
Many Juniors took part in the
“can and candle” parade Mon-
day night. We rejoiced over the
Denton victory in a way the town
never saw.
Mr. Caliie Major, an old stu-
dent, has come in for the last
few weeks of school, We wel-
come him.
Mr. C. B. Neal has resigned.
We regret his leaving.
What is going to be the class
pin this year?
We notice that Lynton Garrett
a last year’s Junior, is on the
Home Coming program for an
address. Lynton Garrett has a
; warm place in the heart of every
.one who knows him and as Jun-
! iors we glory in him.
First Freshie—“What is a
! Home Coming?”
j Second Freshie—“Why it is
| when you come home.”
That is right. Old S. W. T.N.
is always a home for her ex-stu-
dents.
Miss Pearsall.— “Miss Wells,
were you in class last week?
Miss W. —“No mam, I was
home-sick.”
Miss Pearsall. —“Mr. Erny,
that picture looks as if it took
you about three minutes to draw
it.”
Mr, E. — “No, Miss |Pearsall,
I don’t think Jt took me quite
that long.”
For Jewelry we are healquar
ters. Harrison & Merrill.
Miss A.— “What good
theory do any way?”
Miss R. —“Why, it gets off a
third of course.”
Jack, R. seeing an old tree
with the sign “For Rent” on it
was heard to exclaim, “Gee,
who’d want to reqt that old
tree.”
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The laughing girl giggled “Te
He, Te He,”
Which very much angered
Tommy McGee.
“By gosh this is a josh--let’s
go to the cemetery said he !”
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Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1911, newspaper, April 21, 1911; San Marcos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614595/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State University.