Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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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

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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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THE GLEAM 29 girl ’ The Thalians have their play as well as their work. The socials that are given are always enjoyed. Because of the extension of the membership limit, there are yet a few vacancies to be filled. We invite the new students to visit us and see if they like us. %he officers of the Thalians are: President—Florence Quigley. Vice-President—Louise Rowland. Secretary—Helen Albert. Treasurer—Evelyn Barrett. ------------:o:--------- Valerians The Valerian Literary Society has lost its outstanding claim to distinction .that of being the youngest organization in the school; therefore, we must seek other claims to fame. As we grow older we grow larger; our membership is now over one hundred. The topic for our programs is a discussion of the most famous woman in each of the outstanding professions in the United States today. This is made still more interesting by a contest carried on to find out how many members can guess the most famous woman from week to week. You all know that “a little learning is a dangerous thing ’ so this semester we’re going to do the right thing by delving deep and learn so much that the learning won’t hurt us one bit. The officers of the Valerians for this semester follow: President—Virginia Averyt. Vice-President—Beulah Morris. Secretary—Mary Belle O’Connor. Treasurer—Gertrude Park. VIRGINIA AVERYT, ’25. ------------:o:--------- The Delphians The Delphian Literary Society is alive and wide-awake this year. At the beginning of the semester, the society made a big hit with the “Rats.” We posted on our bulletin board an invitation that attracted the newcomers to E. H. S. We were successful in getting 70 new members this semester. The Delphians are proud to have as members many of the students in school who do things. Earl Slye, the President; Saul Kaufman, and Bryan Faircloth collected $350 in honorary memberships for the Athletic Association this year. Wednesday, October 24. was a big day in the history of the Delphian Society. Through the efforts of the Vice-President,Saul Kaufman, the Delphians arranged to have Mr. Jules Brazil speak before the student body of