Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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THE GLEAM 27 The Chattanooga Trip Certainly the definition of “pep was well demonstrated by the party that left Birmingham Saturday morning en route to Chattanooga. The train was late but that small unpleasantness was soon forgotten in the pleasures of the ride. Some one was continually playing pranks on some one else. Too. I must inform you of the melodious voices some of our foot-ball players possess. We arrived in Chattanooga at noon; lunched, then went to the football game—the true mission of the trip. It is enough to say we were defeated. After dinner we went to the Tivoli Theatre, one of the most palatial in the South. Every one was ready to retire after such an eventful day. Next morning at nine o'clock a group of the party met at the hotel, all eager to visit Lookout Mountain. Some of the boys walked both up and down the mountain and others rode up in an automobile and down on the incline. We visited the War Museum at the entrance of Point Park and saw many relics of battles fought in that vicinity. The book that you may register in. weighs four hundred pounds, and people from everywhere have put their names therein. We explored all the points of interest in Point Park, Lover's leap. Umbrella Rock, and Missionary Ridge. On our way to the incline we visited the souvenir shops, and some of the things we saw were very unique and pretty, displaying the skill of the workman with the knife and hot needle. The trip down the mountain on the incline was not as thrilling as we had supposed it would be. The speed is so regulated that it arouses little emotion. We returned to the hotel and had dinner, and then waited for the train. We arrived in Birmingham still in high spirits, though we did bring defeat. Were we down-hearted? I’ll say we were not The congeniality that prevailed throughout will cause that trip to dwell in our minds a long time. ALICE BILLINGS, ’24.

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26 THE GLEAM tor, appointed by the supervisor. It is the president's duty to call the roll and make such announcements as are necessary. The vice-president takes the place of the president during her absence. The monitor's job is to see that all apparatus is in place before she leaves the gymnasium. In all, there are five hundred gym girls, and we are proud to say that the greater majority of these are members of the Athletic Association. This year, we have bigger and greater attractions than ever. The one which is now exciting so much enthusiasm among the girls is inter-class basketball. Each class has its own team and each team elects its captain. The captains are as follows: Second period, Bernice O’Hear; third period, Augusta Graves; fourth period, Gladys Fuller; fifth period, Miriam Lewis; sixth period, Lillian Watkins; seventh period, Grace Whitten. The second plays the third, the third, the fourth, etc., until the championship is decided. From these class teams, the varsity will be selected. We know from our team of last year what fine players were selected, and we have every reason to expect the same type this year. During this year we are having a fall anl spring tournament. We will have the same two contests as last year. Also, the loving cup will go to the winners. The representatives of the classes are: Second, Dorothy Hawkins and Edith Nickel, third, Louise Carper and Zula Lindsey; fourth, Evelyn Sms and Gladys Fallow; fifth, Francis Mitchell and Effie Davis; Sixth, Lillian Watkins and Florence Quigley; seventh, Maud Fallow and Grace Whitten. In these inter-class contests, friendly rivalry is created and true sportsmanship is practiced. There is one thing which we gym girls have the “big head” about, and that is our yelling. We have a perfect right to this “largeness of head, for we certainly can yell. We hardly see how the football team could get along without us. Our official cheer leader is Augusta Graves. As Augusta has been chosen a maid for the footboll team, Frankie Rogers, a Freshman. is in training and will probably succeed Augusta. Miss Smith will introduce into the gym this year a Gym Honor Club. The highest honor a girl can attain will be to have membership in this club. It will cause us to aim higher, thus accomplishing more. “It’s easy to fight when everything’s right, And you're mad with the thrill of glory; It’s easy to cheer when victory's near; It's a different song when everything's wrong. When you are feeling infernally mortal; When it's ten against one, and hope, there's none, Buck, Old Sport, carry on! Carry on! You haven't the ghost of a show? It's looking like death? Carry on! my girl, carry on! EFFIE DAVIS, '24.

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Literary Societies and -— Clubs—— - The Argonian Literary Society The Argonian Literary Society was organized in the year 1915. It was formerly a part of the Thalian Literary Society which, due to the increase of Ensley High, was unable to accommodate those who desired to he members. The Argonians have grown considerably since that time. Beginning with a small membership, we now have an enrollment of eighty-five and expect to reach one hundred before the end of this year. The literary societies on the whole will count more this year than ever before in the history of the school, and the Argonians expect to reap a great reward, both in literary knowledge and in social pleasure. After due consideration. it was decided that minor credit would be given to the members of societies, provided the individual work came up to vertain requirements. Every Argonian means to take advantage of this splendid offer. The officers and advisers have great hopes for the coming semester. A well organized program for the entire year has l een arranged. Art, literature and music are the three outstanding topics, and each of these will be devided into three parts, namely: ancient, medieval and modern. We hope to have some interesting speakers, men and women who have traveled abroad and can bring up useful knowledge concerning these subjects. If the girls in E. H. S. wish to join a real literary society, they should visit the Argonians in Room 206. A cordial welcome to all! BESSIE LEWIS. President, 24. ------------:o:-------- The Thaltans Who arc they? Oh! you know who they are, but do you know what they have done and are planning to do? It seems to us that the Thalians have done so many things that we could never be able to tell all of them, nor will we try, for although our record is an honorable one. w?e do not wish to rest on our laurels. We intend to do something by which others may judge for themselves. In the past the programs for the weekly meetings have been both instructive and entertaining, and we promise that they shall l c of an even higher order. Our plan is to lw more definite than heretofore. There is to be a regular text book that we will study. Credit will be given for our work, and this will increase the interest in our work. As the old maxim goes: “All work and no play makes Sallie a dull