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

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LYNN PALMER, PATRICIA ALLEN Musicians TO PA.RRlSH HIGH Parrish High, we'll not forget her In the years that lie ahead. From the tirst day that we met her, Oh what wonderful lives we've led. The football games cmd dances, The serious romances, The studies that kept us awake till dawn, And the friendships that we've made Though we hope they'lI naver fade We will miss them when we've gone. So a toast to the past, a toast to the future And let there be no sorrow. For remember when the sun goes down It returns with a bright tomorrow. page l57

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JO ANN CHANDLER Historian HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF l959 It has been said that History is but a page. Therefore, let us turn back and read the page of history written by the class of l959. In the first paragraph, we find the account of our entrance into Parrish High School. Under the leader- ship of the sophomore class officers, Rufus Craig, Gerry Purvis, and Bobbie Hill, we ventured to find our place in the new world of which we were seem- ingly a small and insignificant part. Jo Ann Chand- ler received the National Honor Society Sophomore Award. We soon faced the fact that our class would be responsible for a Junior-Senior Prom, so we pushed off to an early start by sponsoring ci movie as our first money-making proiect. Lynn Palmer, Hazel Wilkinson, and Patricia Allen, President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Junior Class, respectively, were instrumental in writing the second paragraph of our history. They faced the serious task of having the best Junior- Senior Prom ever given at Parrish High. After we had carried out many proiects and spent much effort, the time for the prom came. We used the theme of Sayonara and it was carried out elaborately. The prom proved to be all that the aspiring class had hoped for. Scanning the third paragraph of our page, we read of the endeavors of a wiser, more serious group which is now approaching its end as a class. The Senior year of the class of '59 was filled with events which marked a milestone in a history of Parrish High School and Selma. The dream of having a foreign student, selected by the American Field Serv- ice, was realized by the presence of Ulla Bengtsson from Sweden. Only one other school in Alabama could claim this distinction, and the Student Council, under the leadership of Ed Galt, felt proud that it had been a dominant force in this endeavor. Mabel Shuptrine brought honor to our class and school by being selected Selma, and later State, D. A. R. Good Citizenship Girl. George Voltz, Troup Brazel- Ton, and Eloise Meadows, as Senior Class officers spurred our class on to surpass our goal of 59,000 of the magazine sale to an unprecedented SlO,398.05. We have now reached the end of our history as ci class at Parrish High School, but this will be only the preface to the pages that we, as individuals, are yet to write. Page 156

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l DICK MORTHLAND Lawyer CLASS State of Alabama County of Dallas We, the Class of 1959, Albert G. Parrish High School, City of Selma, being of sound mind and dis- posing memory, do ordain and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all other wills made heretofore. ARTICLE I Item l. We, the Class of '59, leave sincere gratitude and deep appreciation to the Parrish High faculty for their patient and understanding efforts toward forwarding our education. ltem 2. We, the Class of '59, leave our gratitude to our families for their love, sympathy, and generosity. Item 3. We, the Class of '59, leave Parrish High with a good school spirit, the spirit of the Rams, which we hope will be kept alive throughout the years. Item 4. We, the Class of '59, leave a record of 7-2 in Football and a l5-5 record in basketball. And we leave Parrish High School the po- sition of number two in the State Basketball Tournament. Item 5. We, the Class of '59, leave a magazine sales record of SlO,398.05 to be beat by future classes, and we wish them the best of luck. ARTICLE ll l. Ed Adams leaves as the states' Mr. D. E. 2. Billy Mess Alsobrook bequeaths his nickname to Miss Hiten. 3. Ken Barnes wills his ability to flirt to Butch Henry. Page l58 David Boyne leaves to appear someday on Medic. Frank Buwana Biben bequeaths his nickname to Frank Buck. Robert Bradford wills his artistic ability to Snuffy Smith. Troup Brazelton leaves everybody wondering. Charles Broadhead bequests his golden locks to the three bears. Victor Brown wills his booklet Ten Ways to Miss Band Practice at 7:00 in the Morning and Get By With lt to Frank Wilson. Donald Cale and Paul Veach have nothing to leave. Bobby Capps bequeaths the Dairy Queen to Mr. Mitchell. Bobby Carol Clark wills his middle name to Carol Smith. Tom Coon bequeaths his road map to Mont- gomery to Travis Smitherman and Richard Duke. WILL Claude Cooper wills his musical ability to Mr. Brio. Jimmy Crisman wills his old turkey caller to Miss Seymour so she can call some old turkeys. Bill Dean devises his honor society pin to the Sturdivant Museum. Jerry Deering and Joe Hagerty leave the ninth and tenth grade girls in tears. Eddie Duane and' Mickey Gorenflo will their absentee records to Miss Pitts. Darold Mule Dunlavy gives his nickname back to Mr. DeBray. Tom Easley bequeaths the band to Thad Mauldin. James Cheyenne Estes wills his nickname to Mike Kendrick. Ed Bud Galt leaves his nickname to Robert Beers. Walter Graham wills his name to Nabisco 81 Company with the desire that they use it. Billy Hardy devises his cotton allotments to Miss Hall. 25. Donald Harris wills his name lHarrist to Mickey Mouse. Billy Haynes and Charles Moody would leave something to Miss Seymour, but she wants noth- ing they have. James Hays, being in his right mind, does be- queath to his Alma Mater an unceasing devo- tion. To the under graduates he leaves the new spirit of the Rams which will make Parrish immortal. Amen!