Deshler High School - Tigers Roar Yearbook (Tuscumbia, AL)

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iff NSW X' f sw'-'w' V 'ns v - lass Cg'elSfOTy 5 I sat on the dooistep last ex ening the June txxilight enfolding me mx mind turned to the past and the DIGXIOLIQ foui xeai s came b ick to me as cleanly as a Dlfftlllf on a scieen Hoxx xx ell do I icmembei xx hen xxe entered deal old Deshlei ln its sec ond ycai of existcncc This xx as thc yeai xx hich xx as to Cl9t6lmlH9 xx hcthei xxc should take upon OLIISQINGS the honoi of being in high school oi not Pcculiai scenes cl mee bcfoie my xlslon I see small boxs xxith knee tiousei s and sm ill j.,1llS xx ith socks and bi ight colored dresses and shades ot the pist' Fheie stands a moup of F1118 vxith long pigtails hanging doxxn then backs Hoxx I xxould laugh if I might be permitted to see that scene in iealitx todax We entei ed into oui ninth xeai and the regular scholastic xx oik with some icluctance bec xuse it xfxas still summer and the ole swimming hole still called to quite a fexx of us But as nature began to adorn herself with beautiiul colors and cold de olate xxintei begin to shoxx his fiist signs xxe settled diligentlx to our tasks of mastei mg Latin Algebra and English The seeminglx fai oil' goal of high school beckoned with an unrelent mg hand and spuiied us on to noble effoits so that when the beautiful months of May c mme in its turn xxe with the exception of a very xeiy fexx stepped up and ieceix ed a small booklet announcing to all who might be concei ned that the pei son poss ss ng such aa booklet xx as entitled to all the privileges and discomtoits of the fiist yeai in high school Thc next ycai xxe entered school xxith the wonderful message deliv eied to us last M ix still iinving in oui e is It xx as difficult foi the ma iority of us to get going in our studies because of the nexx subiects xxhich xxe had tc take For instance there was Geometry Hoyx xxell do I iemem bei thc vxoin and exhausted students xx ho lax beside the path xxhich this mighty monaich trod. Biology p1 oved a stumbling block upon the broad highway for many and xx hen the year xx as passed the maimed and crippled could be counted bx the dozens. Nex er was there a more unrelenting hu- man than our science professor. But all things both good and bad must come to an end and at last May took her turn in the cycle of months and when she was half gone we xxho had fortunately mastered the subjects that belong with the first high school year! danced with glee but xx ith some there xx as sorrow and pain as terrible scenes of the past nine months planted on the inxx ard ex e. Time is ceaseless and unending so there was nothing to stop Septem- ber from bobbing up again right in the midst of a wonderful summer. I shall never forget the first week before the door of Deshler opened for regular study xx hen some of the boxs of our grand old class labored under the beaming sun to the tune of fall on the ball hit that line and other expressions of athletic rage. Page Eighteen QV,,- 1 l gxa afx 'wx N52 Q 7 ' v ' 6 AY fm-. v Z Z - 9 ba f' Q if ' X 0 J 0' Q' i if I . 2' I ,' I V' 1 J- X Q12 Z, Z h ,J f 1,131 159 G . ' V .YV V V ' V' ' ' 4 - . 1 1 . ' -I V - f . n n V sg . V V .5 Q V V . 1 Y V . ' ' V - ,- if - Afkw 5 1 ,. 'K. V K- , . . V ' V. L1 V ' V , - Vg, V . v -V y V . ' ' ' V . 3 'I . LV I V 2 ,- - fl ' VV V' . . . . V. Q XV I -L1 1 S g r - K. V K. -is - ,V . K-Lx KV Uk KV ' 4 1 ,, V 1 1 1 1 4 U ,Q 1 7' . 1 . v I . r 1. . . A ., . i V ' . . Ax. v y .1 ' ' 7- - ' KV , 1 l ' i 1 . v I V Q l 1 .A V I Q I K1 l L1 . v v I K -3 . i ,E .V ' y V As ' KV U ks ' ' 'V v . I . I Y ' I Y. ' A . . S 1 7 - v ks .AV KV A , , Y I . Y Y 1 1. I I . . I I v 11 1 1 , . . . K . .k LV V , . , V . V, K 1 D Y AY A 5' . r kv 1 .Ain - 4 Aw QL 4 ' K . J A- V,. . V 1 LV V' Ask ' - ' J af S' s' ' ' ax.. f ' ' ' '- . . ' g . . . 7 W . 7 . V . 3 C b . KV . U . V . - . A V - 1 Ar AV ls V f A ' 4 7 ' ' 7- 4 v 1 K I Y Ll 7 . V . . . . V . . I Y 7 n Q C 5 V V . . . . V V 7 if 77 ll 7, t s 1 V ', 'Q - fp f if , ' vie' 4 A , -5 my 1 x mx if 'guf - ' l'7f- 4-. frm - Q: A lp --. 1 0 s

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ii:-f a SLR fyfiiw 'f f QLN a posrtron as demonstrator for the Underwood Typlng Companv I hear a great deal of shoot ng rust dow n the treet and I rush out to see w hat the trouble 13 I am told that rt rs only C W Pcrkrns leader of Chrcago s un derworld plllllflg mother of hrs darllght robs As the crowd beg,1ns to drrft aw ax I se a t rmrlr rr frgurc rpprochrnp md as he comes nearer I rec ognrfe hlm as Autrex Wcathcrbr brr, frame hunter rust returned from Indra I engage h m rn com er atlon and rs wc are both free for the after noon we decrde to attend a concert gn en by the world famous pranrst Lourse Mavs After the concert we ffo up to the stage to hare a brt of a chat w 1th Lourse she tells us rmong other thrngs that our classmate Ber tha HUgf,1HS rs drrectlng a musrcal rex ue rn New York Crty I return to my club and rn glancrng throuoh the theatre announcements I see that Ruth Beck premrer actress of stage and screen wrll appear rn person at one of the crty s leadrng theatres I dress qurckly and hre myself to thrs theatre for an evenrng, s enroyment Near the end of the performance I chance to see 1n a box on my left another ot mx old frrends Ella Mae Sturdrx ant the great socrety dame wrth her husbrnd and several ot her trrends In her party I recognue Esther Jackson rnd Crrmel McGux er After the show I rush over to therr box to see them md they rccept my rnvrtatron to haxe supper at a nlght club We rrc sc rrccly se ated when we see the hostess classmate Lucrlle Morton Qhe tells us th rt he has that afternoon met two of our 29 frrends Lorena Hew ett rnd Wrllre Sparks They, she says are now teachrng rn the state unryersrty of Alabama and are on therr way to make a trrp to Europe At a late hour I leaxe my frrends and start back to my club Mx attentron rs attracted by a huge electrrc srgrr whrch an nounces to the world that the establrshment rs the property of Keenum Inc manufacturers of automobrle accessorres I begm to wonder and w hen I ar rrxe at my club I find out that rt rs rndeed none other than my old classm rte Eldr edge Keenum I find that Eldred T6 specralrzes rn the man ufacture of rumble seats and hrs mdeed perfected a rumble seat for arr planes I retlre and w hen I arlse next mormng I set out rmmecllately for the rrrport to m rke mv ncxt hrght -X I walk down the street my doc tor Cy nthrr H rmlet h rd told mc that I should w rlk a grert deal I see a famrlr rr frgure standrng, rn thc door of r mlllrnerx shop I stop to hare a look md frnd that rt IS none other th rn Monnettr McW1ll1ams I hare a short talk w rth her and she tclls me th t only xesterday she hrs employ ed a new hrt model w ho by the w rx IS norrc other than our classm rte Sadre Dunson I pass on my w rx and as I go down the street I cannot help re fleet ng., mer nry recent encountcrs The conclusron of my rumm rtron rs that after all the world IQ 1 xerx sm rll place It seems to me that our old class of Z9 has turned out rather well Page Qerenteen I yv ' V P, v 5 'fff-s vx X 1 f 4' , Q' ' far, A , - 2 rr' 6 f' - ,fl - T ' K' . V' V ' q ' L- is V 1 A ' -. . ' u -' 1. I. X ' 0 S, V' u ,Q - 1 v 7 2 in 4 -lv I Ps' .1 , y rn K, .' 1 V4 V AV 9 1 'Z ' 'Z V ' r - V 2 1 1 ' ,. 2 1 K. , L1 1 V 1 1- 'Y1 . I K' ' V7 V 11 I ' u', ' j' .ic 1, l. ls Q Q ' ' 1 ,- , 2 ' V .81 ' 1 ' Zh, V , . . . , - 7 - I I A n l ' r v l . , . , KV -I K.. V C L1 1 V ' ' Q g. Q . 2 t - s - - T' L1 its I 4 ' Lv. r 1 v . Y I . O . , A, 1 ' 1 1 L. V LV 1 - , 1 ,V . 1 V' ' -K. ,. , . ' . . , I . . ,Ja 4- . C ' ' - ' 7 ' r v 1 s ' V ' e ' 9 v ' ' f ' , .' ' - Q 2 2 U' '. .' f LV ' AV 2 V 2 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 y .' ' ' ' . Z ' l .' 'E ' ' ' ' I Z ' I I .' .'.' coming toward our table and as she approaches we recognize her as our .ic , ' ' . . . .' S ' 2 ' . ' ' v , . v 1 1 I 6 l ' 1 4 r , 2 Y. c r . I, . . . , . I I' , . I N. I ' ' 7 c l . . ' ' ' I I f . ' ' 'J 1 I ' ' ' - .V ' s ' gr I. f' f 1 V 1 - 1 - 1 V '1 ' ' - ' I' c K' 2 r' I c ' . . . '- , 2 ' ' ' 2 , r . r H ' ' ' ' - - ', ' '2 2 , 2 r ' J '2 ' ' 2 ,- . 1 ' 'Z Q ' - KV 1 r ' , s 2 ' ' NV KV . LV V 2 - c . If ' 2 2 c . 1 7 . - ' .' r s 21 r N' s ' s 2s 3 , Q V VV V? V, 'S , - 1 1 A-LV 2 v Q . 1 uf '2 j ' 2 . f ' . ' ' ' - 2 ,. V . V . , .K l . V V ' 2 ' ww I5 s on Q v 4'f 1211 : ' '15Z 153715 K 'J' ' vfrg' ig, 1,5 -Q 'Q v X WLUVX 4 gf- .f- 4g frm - 'f 1 li --. A s

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Pfrf XIQIX, f W4-V'- 'QT ,gg lm quite su1e that a fexx of Us be fan to te l 1athe1 st1ange and possi blx iust a little b t supe11o1 for xx as it not a faet that xxe xx eie Juniors and next to the SCUIOIS xxe sho 1ld IQCQIXQ the most p1ofound iespect and homage ' This xeal It seemed that the textbooks had been p11nted fOl our espe cial dlseomfort and 11118615 Phxsies xx 18 1 Sphinx to the most of us and xx hen the ye ll xx 18 f1n1shed xxe xxf1e inrleed Illltllflclif, Quite .1 fexx of ou1 cl 1ss dee1ded th 1t cle11e1I lobs xx e1e to the11 liking and so thex ente1efl the eomme1e11l clep 11tn1ent xx he1e tx pexx11t1ng book keeping and sho1thand xxere much 111 xogfue It has alvx ays been the fustom IOI the incoming Senlols to gixe to the outgoing Seniors El banquet The membe1s of our class xx ho xx e1e in char ge certainly vxorked xxonders on the 19 t of the class 1n trylng to raise the necessary funds and due to then I' 11th and pei sexfe1 ance they finally raised the financial suppoit and the banquet xx 15 put ox 61 in gl eat style When May came again the1e xx as much eoneent1at1on on p1eparat1on slate Fmally the day came 1nd those xx ho h ul p 1ssed the exams l'Cl0lC,GCl but xvlth some fexx theie xx as 1 xx Illlllg' 1nd ffn1sh1ng of teeth vxhlch later lapsed into mel 1nchol1 1 with oee1s1on1l spuits of deteiminatlon to do bet ter next time And now I see the last xe11 Ill h1 h sehool Hoxx xxe h1d toiled 1nd labf-1ed f01 that great tlme when all should look to us xx 1th axxe and 19 spect and xxe should 1eturn then look xx 1th a disdainful smile The Desh er elex en eniox ed 1 gl eat e1son 1I'lCl quite 1 fexx of our class contributed to her suecess Chustmas time tame in he1 usual place and xx hen school aga n opened afte1 the hohclaxs Klng Basket Ball aga1n sat on the th1one of the klngdom ot athletics F01 the fllgtt1IT16 in some years the fill sex took up this spolt 1nd made splendid st11des in it It being neeess 11x to 1 use tunds to p IX IOI gi LflLldtlOH expenses a pl ly Here Comes Ar'1l,ell'1 xx'1s given by the class 1nd It xxf1s 1 huge success from beginning to Llld. At last came the croxx'n7ng moment for us '1ll. Gr xduation night with all its solemn students in long fioxxing robes and its speakers eloquently pouring forth words of xxisdom and eneouraffement made a scene xxhieh will ever remain xvith us. Possibly there was rejoicing on the part of most of us but even with these there eoulcl not help but creep in 1 tinge of sad- ness and sorroxx' due to the faet th It xxe would never more be students of dear ole Deshler Hi . Stuck so fast in j'CStCl'fl'ly xx 1s I th lt the night fled 1nd the light: c1n1e on along the street and l 11ex'er nrtieed that mother had to call me many times before I could pull myseif 1xx'-1y from the dear old scenes of the past. Perhaps another of our class is tninking the same thoughts as myself this evening who knoxvi. Page Nineteen ' ff 1 1 ' xx? IXVQK 2 -lfxf 4522 mx QYAK IQ s?:5: f 1 7 Y ' ' AY v. V' , 'v f X? 0' I r i L1 W , , , Hit I 1 .r - N X xnxx! Z1 X N121 1 1-.ff I K 7 ' 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 - D 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 O e, 1 1 ' ' 1 v 1 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 . , . . 1 Y r 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 1. 4 1 . t . . . 1 - 1 . V 1 . c 1 c 1 , 1 , 1 , I 12 1 -2 L1 ' .Lu v 1 1: 1 , 4 !l I 1 5 ,- ' 21 ' 1 1 ZA1:1 ,.' 1 2 1-'.2 .' -.1 111, '. ' ' ,- , 1 , 1 1 x , 1 1 'Z 1 L - 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1' ' - I 1, N v 7 ' f 1 1 f r 1 ' r 1 1' f' 1 e 4 S ' 2 1 f 11 ' ' ' 1 1 , 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' V 1 1 - 1 S 1 1 sh. ' ,' 'S . ' . 1 1 f 'f 1 v -1 . 1 L A l C 1 . 1 11 a n 1 1: . 1 l for the hnal exams for each wanted to enter the select class with a clean . A1 1 1 7, I1 2 vi . I Y 2 5 2 K1 . ' 1 v I 1 ,r ' 2 '2 2 2 1' 's ' 1' ' ' ' 1- . 3 K1 1 A1 V1 12 1 ' 'uf I1 1 . , 1 2 ' x 2 I 1 . 1 1 V. Y ' - 1 v 1 . 1 1. A . 1 I ' 1 . 1 7 - ' 1 1 1 1 Q 1 1 1 ' X 1 1 1-1 l c 11 c1 c c c 1 . 1 1 1 1- 1 4 1 V wr . 1 1 A x 1 x, A Y 1 V v I 1 . 1 v1 D s 1 I l 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 c 1 ' ' ' 1 4 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ss: 1 1 -2 'K1 1 ' L1 2 1 ' 1 .2 1 ' A x1 A. 2 , 1 1 1 f, 2 ' 1 ' 2 ' 2 2 I I 1 1 1 ' 1 2 ' 2 ' , . ' 1 1 1d Q c 1 ' c O c C 1 1 x 1 - z L . 2 ,, 1 1 KL V! 1 c c e 2 x X 2 N 1 2 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - l ' 1 N 2 c C 1 C L C , s ' 1 0 X ' J' O I' - I Q Z g 7 9 A X