Huntsville High School - Pierian Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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-» »»»»»»» THE PIERIAN «« «««««« TRANS-YEARS FLIGHT HISTORY OF CLASS OF ’37 In the fall of 1933 we all arrived at Freshman Field, the starting point of our Trans-Years Flight to Graduation. We boarded the new Clipper Ship ’37, and with Billie Fleming as our chief-pilot and Mrs. Park as our hostess, we began the momentous trip. On this flight we discovered the golden voices of passengers Jane Laxson and A. B. Smith. After months and months of flying, with most of it blind, we reached our next stop, Sophomore City. Here, after a brief rest, we resumed the flight with A ice Elizabeth Mims, our first and only woman pilot, at the controls. Mrs. Park continued giving out her sandwiches of advice and cups of cheer. Our next stop was at Junior Junction where Mrs. Park was succeeded by Miss Caldwell as hostess, and where we were told of a poor starving family by the name of Seniors ’36. They were so pitiful that we decided to stay over and give them a square meal. Not caring to contribute from our own pockets we began our campaign to raise the necessary money under the leadership of A. B. Smith. Some of our intellectuals sold peanuts and candy at football games. We sponsored a minstrel show, a picture show, and a dance with a floor show. Eventua'iy we secured the money for a square meal and enough over to provide some entertainment for the underprivileged Seniors ’36 family. The square meal turned out to be a banquet, and the entertainment proved to be a dance with three or four hundred attending. Having done our good deed, we said goodbye to Junior Junction and took off for Port Senior. After a most hazardous flight over the Examination Mountains we landed at Port Senior minus a few of our original passengers. Again we changed pilots— drawing a little Yankee, Charles Dillingham by name. M ss Caldwell wanted to be with us at the finish so she continued as hostess. Wishing something to remember fascinating Port Senior by, we decided to get rings. But on the kind of rings we disagreed—the majority got one ring and a few dissenters got another. Soon after this we paused to attend the wedding of M ss Caldwell to Mr. Robert Porter, then continued the flight to the ages. Rea izing that our flight might seem to others just like the past flights, we decided to land at Graduation wearing gray and white caps and gowns. As the lights of Graduation become more distinct our hearts are both glad ar.d sad. Our high school days arc over, but our life’s work is beginning. Jean Mason. »»»»-»»»» 19 3 7 «««««««« [16

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»»»»»»»» THE PIERIAN «« «««« « MARGUERITE WISE, Dcctic” Lover of peace, ami friend of all mankind.” HELEN YARBROUGH With many a social virtue graced.” French Club '37; Junior Grace Club. LOUISE YARBROUGH A red-head who takes teasing good-naturedly.” WINONA YARBROUGH, Tecnsic” A dancing shape, an image gay, to haunt, to startle and waylay.” Junior Grace Club. CLASS POEM We are gathered here together On this day, to have our fun. For we know our play is ended, And our work has just begun. How we hate to leave our high school. And the friends who are so dear, And the teachers who have helped us To attain our places here. And though we travel far and wide As we go our separate ways. May we always look behind us On our happy high school days. —Columbia J. Holman. »»»»»»»» 19 3 7 ««««« ««« 15]

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 »»»»»»»» THE PIERIAN «- - ««-« ««« LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of Alabama, Madison County. Wc, the Senior Class of 1937, of Huntsville High School, do hereby make, declare, and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revok ng all prior wills or testaments, if any, heretofore made by us. Item I. We will to the faculty who has worked so long and hard for us, our appreciation and hope that in the future they will be as good to other students as they have been to us. Item II. We bequeath to the inspired Juniors our struggle to keep the Annual going which we have so successfully started. Also we leave the Senior Privileges to them for the finding. Item III. We bequeath to the Senior English Class The Red and Blue and hope they can make even greater improvements on it. Item IV. We leave to the Sophomores our ability and loyalty, and hope that they uphold the ancient traditions of the school as well as we think we have. Item V. We bequeath to the Freshmen all the broken pieces of chalk and erasers. Item VI. We will William Rotenberry, Edgar Mitchell, and Pershing Wilson to the mercy of the Junior girls. Item VII. The individual bequests are as follows: We will all the flirts in school to Katherine Thornton. A. B. Smith wills his athletic ability to Billy Holder. Clarence Watts leaves his musical talent to Elbert Sanders. Lucy Mastin bequeaths her wisecracks to Mary Adams. James Record bequeaths his dancing ability to Charlie Root. Maurice Duncan wills his dignity to Coach Frank. Mary Elizabeth Bell leaves her quiet ways to Patricia Beers. Alice E. Mims leaves her brown eyes to Ed Mitchell. Mary Baxter leaves her place on the honor roll to Marjorie Havron. Martha Davis bequeaths her usefulness to the Senior Class to Dorothy Sandlin. Winbern Sisco leaves his pipe to Ben Hughes and hopes he can take it. Richard Spencer wills his tardiness to Charles Butler. Virginia Giles leaves her pleasing plumpness to Olivia White. Bruce O’Neal wills his good looks to Hiram Quillan. James Gumm wills his place on the football team to Leo Schiffman. Charles Dillingham leaves his New Jersey accent to Kleber O’Neal. Columbia Holman leaves her poetry to the Hall of Fame. Carlyle McCulloch wills his place on the honor roll to Eugene Varin. We, the Senior Class, hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Clara Wood and Mabel E. Dougherty as the executors of this our last will and testament and exempt them from going bond for the performance of their duties hereunder. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal on this the 20th day of March, 1937. Charles Martin, Historian. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom Dark Frances Williams Alice Caldwell Annie H. Holman. »»»»»»» » 193 7 17]