1927 - The Old Mill - Volume 5
Clifton High School
Clifton, Bosque County, Texas

Submitted by Edward L. Williams

Dedication

To Mr. Tom C. Parks, who has so unselfishly given the fruit of fourteen years of hones toil to advance Clifton High School, giving therein a priceless gift to use in our education, and who, during our association with him, has presented to us an excellent example of true Christian modesty that will assist to guide our life correctly on its journey.  During these years, as president of the Board of Education, he has been our friend and encouraged all our school activities.  To him we gratefully and respectfully dedicate this volume of  "The Old Mill."

Staff

Grace Gilliam - Editor-in-Chief
Tomie Joe Harris - Assistant Editor
Alice Gohlke - Assistant Editor
B. Hutcherson - Athletic Editor
Robert Baldridge - Assistant Athletic Editor
Bruce Parks - Business Manager
Joseph Dahl - Assistant Business Manager
Wilma Parks - Activities
Evelyn Orbeck - Humor
Carolyn Pederson - Art

Administration

Board of Education
W. W. Windham - Secretary
A. G. Gilliam
Tom C. Parks - President
B. S. Hill
John Cowan

Instructors
W. D. Raley - Superintendent; Latin and Chemistry
M. E. Jones - Principal; Coach; Science and Civics
Mrs. Ora Lee Bettis - Mathematics; Latin; faculty Adviser for Annual
J. A. Dowdle - History; Assistant Coach
Miss Gabie Sue Carpenter - English
Miss Lillian Burleson - Home Economics
Miss Lenora Raines - Glee Club

Senior Class

Class Colors: Gold and White
Class Flower: Shasta Daisy
Class Motto: We shall be heard from yet

Officers
President - Robert Hurst
Vice-President - Joseph Dahl
Secretary - Grace Gilliam
Reporter - Harry Womack

Members
 

Junior Class

Class Colors: Silver and Old Rose
Class Flower: Sweet Pea
Class Motto: "No Prize Without a Struggle"

Officers:
President - Robert Baldridge
Vice President - Joseph Cowen
Secretary - Dorothy Rea
Reporter - Lloyd Lane

Class Favorites:
Prettiest Girl - Ruby Gloff
Most Popular Girl - Maybell Allcorn
Most Popular Boy - Joseph Cowen
Best All-round Boy - Robert Baldridge

Members:

Sophomore Class

Class Colors: Blue and Gold
Class Flower: Sweet Pea
Class Motto: "We Can Because We Think We Can"

Officers:
President - Alfred Jenson
Vice-President - Curtis Langston
Secretary-Treasurer - Wilma Parks
Reporter - Ruth Mooney

Class Favorites:
Prettiest Girl - Wilma Parks
Most Popular Girl - Nora Belle Biffle
Most Popular Boy - Vernon Howard
Best All-round Boy - Alfred Jenson

Members:

Freshman Class

Class Colors: Pink and Green
Class Flower: Pink Rosebud
Class Motto: "We Can Do More Good by Being Good Than in Any Other Way"

Officers:
President - Oscar Westley
Vice-President - Willis Windham
Secretary - Velma Helton
Reporter - Mary Coston

Class Favorites:
Prettiest Girl - Evelyn Orbeck
Most Popular Girl - Mollie Nelson
Most Popular Boy - Oscar Westley
Best All-round Boy - Willis Windham

Members:

Football

Schedule:
Mart 0 - Clifton 0
Hico 0 - Clifton 41
Gatesville 6 - Clifton 19
Valley Mills 6 - Clifton 20
McGregor 24 - 0
Meridian 0 - Clifton 6
Hico 0 - Clifton 39
Valley Mills 0 - Clifton 20
Hamilton 20 - Clifton 6
Meridian 0 - Clifton 12
Total 56 - 163
 

Boy's Basketball

Schedule
Cranfills Gap 8 - Clifton 18
Smithbend 3 - Clifton 28
Crawford 27 - Clifton 23
Valley Mills 3 - Clifton 38
Mosheim 13 - Clifton 5
Meridian High 6 - Clifton 18
McGregor 12 - Clifton 18
McGregor 16 - Clifton 25
Crawford 20 - Clifton 28
Valley Mills 6 - Clifton 21
Waco 29 - Clifton 25
Mosheim 16 - Clifton 14
Morgan 24 - Clifton 23
Smithbend 12 - Clifton 13
Meridian College 28 - Clifton 22
Meridian College 8 - Clifton 33
Clifton College 7 - Clifton 8
Clifton College 16 - Clifton 14
Meridian High 9 - Clifton 31
Meridian College 11 - Clifton 15
Meridian College 34 - Clifton 24
Waco 29 - Clifton 18
Total - 337 - 444
 

Girl's Basketball

Tennis

Track Team

Karl Lovelady - High Jump; 880 yd run
Robert Baldridge - 100 yd., 220 yd. dash; mile relay
Harry Womack - High jump; shot; 440 yd. dash; mile relay
Tomie Joe Harris - Broad jump; javelin; 440 yd. dash; mile relay
William Parks - Mile Relay
James Grimland - Broad jump; javelin
Floyd Moffatt - High jump; broad jump; shot; pole vault
Bruce Parks - 100 yd. dash; 220 yd dash
Joseph Dahl - Pole vault
Ewell Mitchell - 220 yd dash; discus
Willis Windham - Half-mile run
Aubrey Palmer - Half-mile run
Reginald Gaston - Mile Run
Selmer Anderson - Mile Run; discus
George Schulze - Discus
Elton J. Fort - Half-mile run
Ben Hutcherson - Shot; javelin

Baseball

Robert Hurst (Capt) - Catcher
Robert Baldridge - Short Stop
Willis Windham - Third-Base
Harry Womack - Second Base
Reginald Gaston - First Base
Jim Nelson - Pitcher
Bruce Parks - Left-Field
James Grimland - Pitcher and Fielder
Floyd Moffatt - Pitcher and Fielder

Schedule
Gatesville 12 - Clifton 4
Waco 4 - Clifton 4
Meridian 7 - Clifton 5
Gatesville 5 - Clifton 18
Waco 14 - Clifton 6
Meridian 2 - Clifton 3