Parrish High School - Sel Ala Yearbook (Selma, AL)

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TH llllillllATlC llLlill FIRST ROW: Left to Right: J. Smithere man, K. Luckie, P. Seymour, M. Dawson, M. S, Calhoun, M. Warren, B. Pearson, B. Bayne, S. Sims . . . SECOND ROW: G. Guinn, G. Farris, S. Petty, M. Childers, G. Jones, C. Ward, T. O. McDowell, A. Brice, - J. w. Petty . . . THIRD ROW: K. Kynard, P. Passwaters, F. Stewart, S. Ballard, M. Smith, M. Pace, L. Jones, K. Chapman . . . FOURTH ROW. P. Nichols, D. Longcrier, M. Lake, J. Tiller, B. Grindle, A. Fowler, M. Hardy, J. Gilmore, V, Jackson . . . FIFTH ROW: R. Sheffield, P. Giddens, P. Isaacs, E. Breslin, J. Burdin, S. Harper, C. Kear- ley, N, Moore . . . SIXTH ROW: Paul Muller, Billy Middlebrooks, Pat Llewellyn, Ernestine Pollack, Aurelia Morgan, Margar- et Davidson, Jean Mahan, Bessie Smith, and Molly Sommerville . . . SEVENTH ROW: Jean Hooper, Betty Ralston, Sybil Maddox, Betty Bassett, Lois Brady, Peggy Beatty, June Graves, Claire Metzger, and Cynthia Fuller . . . EIGHTH ROW. George Blackburn and Russell Burson. The Parrish High Dramatic Club, under the direction of Mr. George Blackburn, a newcomer to this school, has proved to be a very active organization this year. ln December the club produced Pride and Preiudiceu by Jane Austen, which was very ably directed by Lillian Jones and included in its cast: Barbara Bayne, Billy Pearson, Miriam Pace, Pat Thompson, and Russell Burson. T. O. Dowell, in the leading roles. The officers for the first semester were Joe Smitherman, President, Ken Lucker, Vice! Presi- dent, and Patsy Seymour, Secretary. The Dramatic Club has plans for another production this spring, Pirates of Penzance, a Gilbert and Sullivan opereita, The officers of the club for the last semester are Lillian Jones, President, Ernest Johns- ton, VicefPresident, Celia Shuptrine, Secretary, and T. O. McDowell, Treasurer. OFFICERS First Term: Ernest Johnston, Treasurer, Ken Luckie, Vice' President, P u t s y Seymour, Secretory, Joe Smitherman, President. Second Term: Ernest John- ston, Vice-President, C el ia Shruptrine, Secrotarv, Lillian Jones, President, T, O. Mc- Dowell, Treasurer Page 53

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THE GLEII UL FIRST ROW: Left to Right: M, Scott, P. Giddens, M. Davison, A. Spivey, B. Collins, C. Mackin, R. Sheffield, A. Reeves, F Crocker, C. Journey, N. Stevens, M. C. Oliver, N. Shanahan, J. Blagg, S. J. Bates, D. J. Warren, M. A. Warren, L. Lockhart L.Gr't,J,Ct B.Bne...S - ' ' ' is ar er, ay ECOND ROW. R. Lewis, M. Pace, M. E. Ford, H. Cohen, B. Ralston, L Hill, H. Twilley L. Gibson, B. Lindsey, D. Wright, B, J. Huckaby, M. S. Calhoun, E. Rountree, M. Deffke, M. Sample, L. Jones, B. Harwell, P Nichols . . .THIRD ROW: M. Dawson, C. Brown, B. J. Richardson, C. Shuptrine, E. Harrison, S. Ratlift, R. Solomon, F. Donald L. Striplin, G. Parsons, B. Pearson, M. A. Pibil, J. Wilkinson, J. Burdin, B. Bassett, E. Davis, M, P. Sample, H. Hilyer, F. Mc Carty . . . IN FRONT OF PIANO: P. Llewellyn, P. Seymour, K. Luckie, D. Lorigcrier, M. F. Lake . . . AT PIANO: T. Johnson . Ralph Walker, Conducting. The members of the Parrish High Glee Club have again won wide acclaim tor their ability to charm an audience and send it home humming one of their songs. The group was led this year by Mr. Ralph B. Walker. The combined talents of Mr. Walker, two excellent accompanists, Tommie Johnson and Her- mine Cohen, and the chorus of sixty-six well-blended voices made a memorable year in the annuals of Parrish High's music world. On December 19th. a pre-Christmas concert was held. Against an effective background of tall fir trees, the Glee Club entertained with a wide range ot musical numbers, from sacred to secular. Atter weeks of preparation, the Spring Concert was held on April 30th. A group of single numbers was presented and then a secular cantata, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast was given. The Spring Concert was the culmination of a year's successful work by the Parrish High School Con- cert Glee Club. Page 52

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'THE LIBRARY UUMMITTEE M. Miller, V. Hardy, R. Regan, E. McCrory, J, Ingram, Miss Hall, S. Lott, K. Chapman, J. Smith, C. Shuptrine, M. Warren, M. Garret, J, Burdin, A. Ralston, V. Jackson, P. Thompson, J. Williams. The members of the Library Club, under the direction of Miss Landon Hall, have done an outstanding piece of Work this year. The students were even better workers, because they had had previous training under Miss Spann. The Library Club was organized this year for the purpose of facilitating the use of the Library for the students. Their efficiency and business-like handling of this phase of our school facilities have been most helpful to our students in their work. Page 54