Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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. . . f at L c aD6 an ip . . . Ike U ill SCARED FRESHMAX DAYS, with yel- low rat caps dotting the campus, and puzzled anxious-eyed freshmen taking their first climb to M-;5{)3. For some that first year had only just started when war called. From high school kid to college boy to army man has been a quick jvmip. And now, the jeep hat has re- Ijlaced the rat cap, and an army truck the old jalopy. No more rush weeks, new professors, R-;n ' s. Just reveilles and obstacle courses and guns. BULL SESSIONS in the bookstore where cokes inspire profound thoughts and cheese crackers improve arguments. Love and war. Bette Davis and Dr. Johnson, poll taxes and celestial navigation, are topics for eager tongues. And over at one table a knitting session and be- hind the counter Dave Almon grinning as he scoops ice cream. The national anthem blaring from the radio, coeds rushing to answer the Ijhone, Andrews Hall boys storming the mail Ixjxes. This is the bookstore — friendly, hybrid, precious core of the Hilltop ' s heart. LONG LABS in the afternoons, working un- der the tireless lights in Ramsay, or bending long hours over chemistry and physics experi- ments down in Simpson. Learning to use a s]:)ectograi)h for war industry, learning more about human beings. The odor of formaldehyde and the gas from a Bunsen burner. Professors and assistants patiently explaining. And then the weary content as the microscope is put up and the lab report turned in, and the long vigil is over for one more da -.

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TO THE BOYS WHO HAVE LEFT THIS YEARpn ' THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED... A. Alexander F. Andress P. Arge? S. Arnold Wni. Averett R. Baker B. Bowen D. Brown Wm. Brown D Brush C. Canip J. Coker ' . Cornelius ' . Crawford E. Culverhouse Wm. Curl S. Downs L. Enzor E. Gates J. Gilmer J. Godfrey P. Coins 1,. Kendrick G. Houraney Wm. Hudson H. Hunter I. Lande A. Latham H. Locke R. Long G. Martin J. MulHns Wm. McLane Wm. Price W. R. Ray. Jr. C. Reynolds H. Scott R. Sherrill T. Thompson R. Weeks Wm. West J. West J. Whitehead B. Williams Wm. Wilson Edwin Updyke O. Yielding OF THE YEAR THEY LEFT BEHIND

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tke cyLunck line . . . S n top Ueit THE LUNCH LINE, with its Ions; queue reaching into the bookstore at 12 :;]0, Mrs. Boyd as cool and unperturbed as her salads, Homer saying hello as he hands out checks. And the sun slitting through the Venetian blinds, slant- ing down on the long tallies of sedate Pi Phis, the intellectuals, the KD ' s screaming and shrieking in one corner, and Mo Carlton cheer- fully bringing in steaks for visiting alumni, never for students. Food, fellowshi] . indiges- tion, with your mind on tiie clock and your mouth full of beans. %ine SHINE — name symbolic of friendliness at Pjirmingham-Southern College. An expanse of white teeth in a black face and a ' Yas suh! that makes even brains and eggs taste bettter. A face as familiar as the roast beef and creamed potatoes he serves you. A face that has been a part of Southern for years, a face that alumni remember as the boys who have gone to war will remember it. THE HILLTOP ITSELE, the walk up from Sim]:)son with the blueness of the sky ahead, the climb up the hill from the Inis witli the fog in your throat and books in your hand, the crabapple tree gracing the hollow, the iris blooming on the slopes, the Dean ' s pansies hanging in mid air on Munger. Warm after- noons with girls running up the steps of Stock- ham late to sorority meeting, and cold nights with a full moon hanging low over the library. The sundial and the rail, the worn hollows in Ramsay ' s steps, the sidewalks glistening on rainy days. This is the Hill you can never for- get, the Hill vou must come back to.