Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Tim mirror m2 SONNET ON WASHINGTON 0 proud son. horn within a prouder state. Your military deeds we loudly praise; Your rank is with Napolcan, the great. Hut you—you led us through the tyrant's maze. Though master of Mount Vernon’s sloping knoll And lover of the woods and open air. Of loving friends and every landlord's care. Through busy days were mindful of the soul. First in Freedom's chair you sat and led An infant race to dreams fulfilled; As twice up liberty's steep path you sped, Lofty words of wisdom yon instilled. America first knew your steady hand. And now your shadow guides your native land. William Going.

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PHILLIPS HIGH GIRLS' LETTER CLUB FALL TERM OFFICERS SPRING TERM Kathabi.ve Daly............................President........................Mary Enu.axd Mary Knci.axh.............................i‘ice-president.............Elizabeth Forman Jane Slack................................ Secretory..................Mary ElizabbTw Beck N kva k i N.............................Treasurer...........................RtfTH Thom won During the season 1931-1932, the activities of the Girls’ Letter Club have been more varied than heretofore. The largest undertaking of the year was organizing and maintaining a second-hand lKK k exchange in which hundreds of hooks were handled during the first two weeks of the second semester, and about one thousand dollars changed hands. More than forty girls worked diligently and faithfully on this project. In April, alKiut thirty-five girls who had earned fifteen hundred points on school and state letters went to Montevallo for the State Play Day. Teams for the year consisted of fieldball, spccdball. volley hall, basketball, and baseball. Tournaments were held in archery and ping-pong. The most popular new activity introduced during the year was shuffle board.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT It in the gala occasion of the year n« Pliillijm. Kvery sent in the huge auditorium is overflowing, and impatient firottps arc perched on the rim around the balcony. Knelt ace whether plain, beautiful, ugly .r handsome is tense with excitement n« the orchestra blare forth in one of its most stirring marches. Teachers hurriedly check the roll, while broad shoulder clad in crimson sweaters shift »» that their owner may get a better view of the stage before them. Suddenly and startlingly the music ceases and a deep hush falls over the audience. Ever neck is craned ami eyes widen, as out upon the platfoim strut an impressive figure, clad in a full dress suit and high silk hat and with a wide smile on his shining face. I rtirnmnnd Gaines, an almost jicrfrct imitation of Ted Lewi . acting as Master of Ceremonte fnr the presentation of the winner of the Who Who contest, is about to make his introduction amid a deafening roar of applause! Feminine hearts flutter ami male ones surge with jealousy as hi booming voice fill even the farthest corner ol the auditorium: Step right up. ladies and gentlemen, and meet the l«cst-looking and most attractive hunch of hoys and girls ever brought together! .lust watch 'em and see if you don't agiee with me. First of all. let me introduce the First prize Winner lot flood Looks in the whole school—none other than Mis Marjorie Cheatham and Mr. Sam liny! (Jive 'em the s|K)tlight, John, while the Imys here strike tip the hand. Oh, ye . Mis Cheatham attribute her success to I'almwood Soap and Mr. liny, hi to Narrow Collars, in case you'd like to know. I id I hear someone sigh? And next come the breaker of a million hearts. I will ask the Indie to please keen their seats. Archie Will and Stanley Smith are quite willing to divide their time among the ladies even though they are the Most Popular Hoys in the Senior classes. Archie wins them with his football letter, while Stanley rule through the power of his verse and prose. Whew! Hut just wait—here's a break for the male fwirfion of the audience. Come here. Zolitc Johnson anil Sue Wood, you Most Popular , and prove to 'em that all gentlemen don’t prefer blondes! Next we have Hill Wingo. thrre between Julia Wallace and Margaret Taylor looking just as contented a a millionaire. Who wouldn't if he could walk across the stage with the Re «tl-coking Girl , anil • till he alive, and have the title himself of being the He.st-1 coking Hoy in the June class? Ah, words fall me here. Would that I had the gift of Shakespeare „r tlie talent of Hums to describe to you the intellect of these next four. Hut just look at Glenn Masscngatc. William Going. Katherine Maly and Martha l-owcry and you won’t have to take my word for it They tell me Glenn eat his Chemistry book and William Going dreams in poetry, while Martha Olid Katharine Maly are busy capturing high average anl ‘scalp ’ small wonder they were elected the Most Intelligent! “Maybe we'd better have a minuet for this next group or. perhaps a serenade would do just a well. Anyway, those over there ate Henry Schoppctt and Morgan Smith, our Most Co irtly Hoy , with Annie Lois Greene and Mariotie Smith our Ante Helium Girl . Football piayet will please notice Morgan's anti llmr 's faultier manner and, girl , if I were you, I would practice that walk of Marjorie's and that smile of Annie l-ois's every morning before breakfast! Ah, hut where are the hoop-»Virt and kmr-ltrceches ? Hut look, here come our own Cleopatra - Klmina Petterson and Elaine Scollard and are they the Most Sophisticated! Hoy , beware -all good men meet their Waterloo sooner or later! Ahem! And these, little children, are perfect example of what all true Philllpinn ought to he- -Mary Sue Reese anti Andrew Ramsay, the Most Dignified representative . Rut shhh! He quiet, for approaching, on yon horizon, I see Virginia McGahcy and Martino Comer, our Must Demure, and we must not startle them. And here arc perfect examples of fickleness in the most pernicious form. Mi Mae McIntosh and Mis Carolyn Roticchc. Men, look out- they love hearts but not unless they're broken onrs! “Listen to Marjorie Cheatham and Charles Payne, our Merriest, making all that noise giggling. Did you ever see them without grin on their faces? Hut you wouldn't wonder if you Could hear their line of wise-cracks; they even laugh at them themselves! Now lioy . let's have 'The Volga Boatman’ for I »ce Charles Walters ami Frank Taylor coming, and I'm ure they couldn't keep up with anything any faster. Some day I’m going to set fire to the school just to have the satisfaction of seeing those two I-a icst run! Now. here before us. at la r. we have Phillips High School' Mom Representative. It give me great St ensure to present to you these future president of the United States. Mr. John Ansley and Mr. Ed I oil i 011! And that, ladies and gentlemen, conclude our program for today. We will lie with yon again at this same time next year. I’ntil then, we remain, ever thir.e own. ‘Who’ Who.'