Alexander City High School - Echo Yearbook (Alexander City, AL)

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Class Prophecy I r V E SEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN A CRYSTAL GLASS, And the eno or it in a pool of ink in a slave's hand, ----Dqnn Byrne I HAD BEEN REAOING, AND as I LAY BACK TO REST MY WEARY HEAD, I SEEMEO TO ORlFf OFF INTO SPACE. SUDDENLY I SEEMEO TO BE AT THE FOOT OF A VERY HIGH MOUNTAIN. As I GAZED UP ITS STEEP SIDES ANO HEARO THE VOICE OF THE LITTLE BROOK BABBLING BELOW, I SAW A WEIRD LOOKING LITTLE OLD MAN WALK BRISKLY TOWARD ME. COME WITH ME TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN , HE URGED. But I am too tireo » I replied. Ah, but you must , he insisted, for from there you may see far INTO THE FUTURE, AND YOUR CLASSMATES ARE THEREl. I AROSE AND FOLLOWED THE LITTLE OLD FELLOW ON HIS WINDING WAY UP THE mountain. When at last we reached the summit, I saw that the worlo below SEEMEO TO BE ENVELOPEO IN.A BLUE HAZE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, A PORTION OF THE HAZE LIFTED ANO I SAW IN A FLASH-.... Chicago—1950—Raoney Furniture Company—Billy Radney was dictating A LETTER TO HIS SECRETARY, PHELIA STONE HoDO. The oaylight becan to fade and darkness began to fall. The night CLUBS or DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WERE IN TULL SWING. JAMES COTTON ANO HIS FAMOUS SOUTHLANOERS WERE PLAYING AT THE BlACKHAWK CLUB. MaRY L. PoTTS IS THE NIGHT CLUB HOSTESS THAT I SEE WEAVINQ IN ANO OUT AMONG THE TABLES. Who is that talking so earnestly with her? Yes, it is Harold Dark, who FINOS RECREATION THERE AFTER A DAY'S TOIL AT HIS X-RAY LABORATORY. My ATTENTION IS ATTRACTED TO A RAOIO STATION WHERE NONE OTHER THAN HERBERT Hall is broadcasting the news of the oay for the Chicago Times. His wit AND RAPID LINE OF CHATTER HAD PLACED HIM AT THE HEAD OF THE WlNOY ClTY ANNOUNCERS. What is that? The scream or a siren and the roar or a speeding car CAN BE HEARO. They swerve around the corner, and a police car forces ANOTHER BIO CAR TO THE CURB. AMONG THE POLICEMEN WHO JUMP OUT TO SUR- ROUNO THE CAR ARE JoE WORTHY ANO PAUL ScOTT. ThE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR PROVE TO BE Earmon Jones and Carroll Adauson, WHO WERE SECRET SERVICE MEN ANO DIO THOSE FLAT FEET GET BLESSED OUTl The scene changes, ano in a flash I see the great city of New York SPREAD OUT BEFORE ME. My ATTENTION IS IMMEDIATELY DIRECTED TO THE HUGE Empire State Building which contains the offices of Duncan ano Chappell, Fruit Dealers Extraordinary. After a good start in their home town, Ed ano Claude have one of their fruit stands on some corner in practically EVERY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. AFTER WORKING HOURS, THEY RETURN TO their Park Avenue homes, where their better-halves, Julia Coley and Virginia Walls, wait patiently for them. Their neighbor, Leon Cohen, who 18 NOW QUITE A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER, OFTEN COMES UP TO VISIT THEM. NOW I 8 E E A BIG HOSPITAL, ANO WHO SHOULD THOSE BEAUTIFUL NURSES BE but Nell Chappell, Lena Lamberth, and Martha Jackson. GLANCE OVER TOWARDS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, ANO WHOM SHOULD I SEE but Lavftt Grimes, the heavyweight champion or the world, being cheered ON IN HI 8 F'CHT BY ELIZABETH FARMER, WHO IS NOW MATRON OF THE NEW YORK Orphan's Home. 16

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Class Poem With apologies to Richard Hovey With a steady swing and an open brow We have studied our lessons together But we ’re clasping hands at the cross- roads NOW In a friendly way together; And whether we succeed or whether we fail In the places that lie before us, The ways of Life tell many a tale And the hand of Fate is o’er us. Here ’s luck) And a cheer for the life before us. Some to the left and some to the right For the paths of Seniors must sever. And it well may be for a day and A NIGHT And it well may be forever; But whether we live or whether we die (For the end is past our knowing) Here are many brave hearts and THE OPEN SKY, Be a fair or ill wind blowing. Here’s luck! In the teeth of all winds blowing. ----Harold Dark, Class Poet. 15

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Over in the Yankee Stadium I see the New York Giants» professional FOOTBALL TEAM, BATTLING THE GREEN BAY PACKERS. THE STAR TACKLE FOR THE Giants is none other than Ralph •Bunk Meigs, AlexanderCity 's 1933’ High School Football Captain. Flash—and the scene changes again. Washington» D. C. 1950. I see Homer Carlisle as the senior Republican senator from Ohio, and one of the SenateAs great leaders. In the oowntown theatre district, at the Fox Theatre, Ralph Turner and Jack Porter are well-traineo ushers. The PICTURE PLAYING THERE IS Ah, SWEET MYSTERY OF LlFE » STARRING EUGENE Price, the Romeo of the Screen, and Fannie Aoamson» who has just been MADE A STAR IN HER OWN RIGHT. Flash—Notasulga, Ala.—Terry Phurrough and Clarice Jones are HAPPILY MARRIEO AND OWN THE LARGEST MERCANTILE STORE IN NOTASULGA. Flash—Saint Louis, Mo.—Louise Maynard ano Virginia Neighbors are DANCING IN THE CHORUS. LaVERNE KITCHENS IS LATER TO DO HER FAMOUS FAN dance. On every corner in St. Louis I see a Thomas 5 ano 10 cent store , ANO I FIND THAT FRANCES THOMAS IS THE OWNER. SPEAKING OF 10 CENT STORES, I LEARN THAT MARY FRANCES NOLEN AND MaRY NeLL NOLEN ARE OOING PRETTY WELL with the Elmore Company. Freoa Horton owns half interest in a fashionable MILLINERY SHOPPE ON ST. LOUIS FIFTH AVENUE. The scene quickly changes again. Flash—Cincinnati, Ohio—Radio Station W. L. W.— I see Mary Will Spivey and Margaret Smith talking to the radio auoience on how to keep pleasingly plump, ano if you will send 10 CENTS, THEY WILL SEND YOU THEIR LITTLE BOOKLET. AT CINCINNATI H|GH School—Ah, I knew it! Vivian Harris is teaching English and Mary Katherine Thornton is teaching math. A quick flash—Alexander City, Ala.—Eugenia Fox is carrying on as principal of the Alexander City High School. With the last quick flash the vision faoed. I could see no more. With a sudden jerk I awoke to the realization that I had fallen asleep AND HA 0 BEEN OREAMING. I KNOCKED THE OEAO ASHES FROM MY PIPE, PICKED UP MY BOOK, AND WENT UPSTAIRS TO BED. Leslie King, Class Prophet