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The Mirror Published by The Senior Class John Herbert Phillips High School JANUARY, 1937 Birmingham, Alabama Class of January, 1937 Motto: Nulli saperc casu obtigi: No one is wise by accident Flower: Lilies of the Valley Colors: Blue and Silver President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer Artist Orator Pianist Poet Statistician Violinist Vocalist Damon Thomas Hates Eiland Ruth Hell Neva Woodall Ann Spcdr Willis Hood Ruby Town-on Olive He!lew Josephine Hrooks Mary Garrett Iras May Harrington COMMirrEES IN VITATIOX Miss Barnett, Sponsor Elizabeth Dowd I c. Chairman Ralph Christian Russel Creel Nell Morris Emma Lee Pepper Raymond Thomas Ring Miss Vcrplanck. Sponsor V irginia Edge. Chairman Charline Crumpton James Gibson Lcllwyn Maxwell Mitchell Meloff Mary Ellen Taylor Motto Miss Scnn, Sponsor Douglas Hancock, Chairman Mayo Brock Tom Lyons Flower and Color Miss Comer. Sponsor Harry Kowitz, Chairman Rogers Pcnfield Glenn Williams Her tv Brittain Harry Kowitz Class Book Elizabeth Barnes. Chairman Helen Brogdon Mary Elizabeth Wilson E. B. Copeland [5] TABLE OF CONTENTS As They Saw It Optical Illusion The Old Mill The Clock Goes ’Round..... Wild Flower .. ...................... Moods The Dying Fire Stillness •••■ . Winter Quiet The Glory t the Night First Autumn Day Signals... Cycle Clouds ............ Music Poetry.... ........ ................. Dream .. The Cycle Peace Peace vs. War A Cry ............. Trenches. ........... Night Raid Silence .. ................ Flaunting Color No Armistice Fun A Matter of Words............ Good ( ?) Morning......... The Monster in the Dark Song to Seniors ............. The Good Ship Graduation ............ Class Poem: Miracles of If inter President’s Address: Wisdom Oration : Character—Opportunity—Success Statistics: Paradoxical Precision ....... Dawn James Gibson Douglas Hancock Willie Mac Brand Ruby Townson Elizabeth Vaughan Sylvia Paulk ........James Gibson Valentine Hamm Frances Bailey Jean Fugitt Nathan Thacker Andrew Hollingsworth Ray Dunmycr Claremont Bowers Lycurgus Tsimpides Carolyn Scott Robert Wheeler Helen Foust DcWitt Bell DcWitt Bell Glenn Williams A. T. Brown Lcllwyn Maxwell Lois Lawrence .... James Gibson Robert Bowen Marguerite Harris Harry Kowitz ......Olive Bel lew Damon Thomas Willis Hood Josephine Brooks Elizabeth Vaughan [6] FALL SEMESTER CALENDAR FOR 1936-1937 September 21—School opens September 26—Phillips beats Memphis Tech Hi at Memphis, 14-12 October 2—West End defeats Phillips. 7-0 October 8—General Organization Election: Jack McGill, President; Jack Green, Vice-President: Julia Cooper, Secretary October 9—Ensley defeats Phillips. 6-0 October 15—Inauguration of Officers. Speech by Dr. C. A. Brown October 16—Phillips defeats Bessemer, 13-0 October 21—Ralph Christian leaves for Fort Wayne. Indiana, to speak to the Teachers’ Convention October 23—Hilliard Steak Fry at Green Springs October 27—Senior Election October 30—Ushers have Steak Fry at George Kelly’s home in Mountain Brook October 31—Mobile defeats Phillips, 13-7—Hallowe’en November 7—Phillips holds the Woodlawn Colonels to a 0-0 tie November 11—Half-holiday—Armistice Day Parade (rain) November 13—Hilliard wins Stunt Program with characterization of J. Caesar. Phillips defeats Hume Fogg at Nashville 13-0 November 20—Phillips Beats Ramsay, 7-6 November 25—Hurrah! Holidays for Thanksgiving! November 26—Turkey November 28—Christmas Carnival Parade November 30—Ushers usher at George White’s Scandals December 1-1—Exams—flunked or passed December 9—Phillips Night December 11—Inter-Club Oratorical Presentation of Loving Cup—Yancey Banquet December 23—Christmas Holidays January -1—Holidays end — School again January 1-1—Presentation of “Aida.” January 21—Freshman Vodvil January 28—Commencement Exercises January 29—The term ends. [7] The Mirror m The Mirror OPTICAL ILLUSION The scantily clad urchin shrugged his narrow shoulders as he turned reluctantly from the window filled with steaming food. He looked up just in time to prevent colliding with a neatly dressed young man, who had sympathetically witnessed the scene. The young man laying his hand on the lad’s shoulder smiled down at him. With a word of reassurance, he presented the boy with a hill, and waved aside the youth’s attempted thanks as he turned to walk briskly away. Following the neat young man down the street we notice him applying for work, for this particular young man happened to be one of those unfortunate men, the unemployed. The truth was, he was in urgent need of funds after he had so generously given the boy his last dollar. At night “the hungry-looking urchin” was seen in a group of flashily dressed pale-faced youths, each bragging of his shady accomplishments of the day. The “ex-urchin's” character and profession was revealed in his own words, “Shucks, youse guys are pikers! I got a good racket that drags in at least ten bucks a day.” (More paragraphs follow soon—when Justice rights some wrongs, and balances this unbalanced story.) —James Gibson THE OLD MILL A small boy trudged wearily up the path to the old grist mill; on his back was a sack of corn nearly as large as he. Reaching the porch he let the sack of corn fall on the ground beside him. Then he sat down and placed his chin in his hands — seemingly deep in thought. He was interrupted at last by the miller, a man of about middle age, who came out on the porch. “Well, son, said the miller, “got more corn today? Seems like it was only day before yesterday that 1 ground a sack for you.” Paying no attention to the miller's words ihe small boy looked up to say, “You know, Mr. Jack, some day when 1 grow up 1 am going to the city and live where I won’t have to earn corn to the mill every few days.” “Now, son. you are too young to be getting foolish notions in your head. Look at me, I have lived here all my life, nearly fifty years: and, according to most folks, I have done pretty well. Better give up that idea.” The miller picked up the corn and went inside. When he returned the boy had not moved. Finally, the boy got up, slung the meal over his back and started down the path. After taking a few steps he turned around and said, “You wait, some day 1 am going to the city to live.” Twenty years have elapsed since that day, but, as we look into the old mill we find the same old man, only he is older with gray hair and long white whiskers. When he comes out and sits down on the old rickety steps in the warm sunlight, he dozes; and in his dreams he goes back twenty years to the day when a small boy had told him, “Some day I’m going to the citv to live.” [10] T he Mirror Suddenly the miller is awakened hv the sound of an automobile horn. Who in the world can it be stopping here at this hour of the day? he thinks. By this time he is fully awake; and, as he looks, he secs a car stop in front of the gate. A young man gets out and walks up the path. “Hello, Mr. Jack,” said the young man, you don't know me, do you?” Seems like 1 ought to. Remember one day about twenty------- He gets no further because the old miller remembers. The two shake hands and stand in silence for a few minutes. “I thought that you wanted to live in the city.” “So I did until I got there. But everything did not hold our as 1 expected it, so I decided to come back and ask you if you wouldn’t let me run the mill for you. “There isn’t a thing 1 would like better. It can be our mill, with you as the active partner.” “Thanks, seems like I was just cut out to be a country boy. Please hang around, Mr. Jack, to see if 1 run true to form.” By the time the sun disappears behind the hills, the young man is finding a new life in an old one. —Douglas Hancock AS THE CLOCK COES ’ROUND It was the day before Christmas, and all the festivity and gaiety of last-minute shopping was in the air. Walking down the avenue were two girls, apparently looking for a particular gift. This is an interesting looking place,” said Pat to her sister, Jo Anne, as they stopped in front of a queer little Oriental gift shop. “I believe we can find the very thing we arc looking for in here, she continued. The windows of the shop were full of delicate beauty, china objects which were, so the sign on the window said, old Chinese heirlooms. Let’s go in, suggested Jo Anne, as she spied a little china clock on the shelf. As the girls entered they were greeted warmly by an old Chinaman. We should like to see that china clock. chimed the girls. The old man took it down and gave it to them. It was a pretty thing with its floral carved figures and humming birds. What a quaint piece of art! exclaimed Pat, We must have it for Grandmother!” Their grandmother had always loved beautiful things, but many misfortunes had been hers during the past years. How she had loved her household treasures— her rare porcelain, her pictures, and antique vases. But with hard times she had had to sell them one by one. Although she had lost her lovely household objects, she had not lost her love for beauty, nor her sweetness of spirit. Upon inquiring the price, they found to their surprise that they could afford [11] The Mirror to buv the quaint little Chinese clock. They hurried home with it and had the time of their lives wrapping the interesting looking package. The next day was indeed a beautiful Christmas. It had been snowing all morning, and the air was full of gay laughter and high spirit. As the girls drove down the street toward their grandmother’s house, they were excited and happy. Finally they came to an old two-storv house which was badly in need of repair. The house, once white and splendid looking, was now a dull gray and bore the marks of neglect. The girls fairly ran up the walk and burst into the living-room without waiting to knock. There beside the fire sat a little old woman, her hair silvery gray, and her face beautiful in spite of its many wrinkles. Pat and Jo Anne joyously presented their gift to the sweet-faced old lady. She opened the package with hands that trembled with joy; but when she saw the clock, a strange expression crept over her face. “Where did you get this clock?” was all that she could say. “Why, at an Oriental gift shop,” answered Pat. “Well, of all things! 1 sold this China clock to a pedler during the panic of 1S93. My little treasure has come back to me.” Willie Mae Brc d WILD FLOWER It’s only another flower, Growing tall and lithe and fair, Keeping its name a secret— One—1 do not share. It’s not a showy flower With color dazzling, bright, Hut its blithe and simple freshness Gives joy and sweet delight. It’s only a woods)' flower. Growing far apart—alone— Having a sturdy wildness, Because it's Nature's own. [12] Ruby Townson The Mirror MOODS THE DYING FIRE Little feet have pattered off to bed. The slowly fading embers Cast their light around the room. Making luminous shadows, Where two joyful voices chatted When their romance was first in bloom. A silent, ascending smoke-ring Arises now and makes its way to the ceiling; And in the tiny film I see My bride of former years— Not pale and wan, but softly glowing— Memories—in the dying fire. Elizabeth Vaughan -------o------ STILLNESS Grey-white Stillness prevails. A light breeze moves the leaves; The moon casts shadows all about. Shadows! Sylvia Paulk -------o------ WINTER The brook Has stopped; it’s frozen. The trees are bare and forbidding The grass has died and dried; color has hidden. Winter's here! James Gibson -------o QUIET The pale rod glow of a dying fire dimly lights the antique study. The man in the chair nods and finally falls into an easy slumber. The clock slowly ticks off the seconds; the minutes grow into hours. The fire burns lower and lower. Nothing moves. The very darkness seems to be tangible, quiet, and friendly. The seconds tick more slowly, then not at all. The clock stops, but no one knows. The old man continues sleeping. —Valentine Hamm [13] T ii k Mirror THE GLORY OF THE NIGHT One cold December night, I stole from my cozy bed to behold the glory of the world. Stillness prevailed over the sleeping village; and I was alone with the shining stars and the black shadows of earth. Faint echoes of hooting owls came from distant woods and whispers of the hushed wind blew through the trees—all of which created within me a new sensation that lifted me above and beyond the village. In the language of the poet, I felt the presence of “God s World”. —Frances Bailey -------o------ THE FIRST AUTUMN DAY Today is the first day of autumn, yet I feel just as I did yesterday. There is a friendly warmth in the late summer breezes. The sun has a deeper brightness and casts a golden gldw over everything. This is a perfect day for a walk in the country. I shall go down the road that I found this summer. It is shady and cool with the trees lined along each side. Oh, how good it is to be alive today I Can this be the road? It winds crazily around the bend; and there is the old oak tree, but its leaves are brown and falling in piles around the trunks. It must be but it is not shady; the sun beats down indifferently through the plucked boughs, and there arc no birds. Oh-h, what a wind! And there goes my hat— will it ever stop? Oh, 1 am out of breath. I shall sit on this fence to rest. The sheaves of wheat are beautiful. Thc always remind me of bronzed snowmen. Oh, what a funny little squirrel. And what a big nut he has! 1 should like to have him for my very own. How quickly he scampers up the rough oak. He must be storing food for winter—but winter is so far away! The sun is slipping behind the hills already. There is a biting tang in the air, and the wind tccls sharp, whipping my skirt about my knees. Ah, how good the warm log fire will feel! —Jean Fugitt SIGNALS Look! On yonder hill there appears a great puff of white smoke which looks like a signal. It is! The smoke shining in its haze of light is spectacular and significant. A breeze gently blowing makes the smoke spread out and float in different directions. All is calm, not a sound is heard. The smoke, which was visible a moment ago, has completely disappeared. A code has sent a message many miles away. A signal has been received. A signal brings with it relief, the relief of knowing something clear and dear to oneself. It gives calm—“the calm of understanding”. —Nathan Thacker [14] The Mirror CYCLE CLOUDS The clouds. At birth of morn and start of night. Arc then in their liveliest hues Bedight. Andrew Hollingsworth ------1)----- MUSIC Music—soft sweet sounds. Like flowing notes from heaven. Fall upon our ears at morning. The day’s at peace. Ray Dunmver ------o------ POETRY Poetry is like a song Of beautiful words, With a melody That sways to the rhythm of love. Claremont Bowers ------o------ DREAMS Sleep, sleep In the wee hours of the morn. And dream dreams of the early day In your Arcadia. Lycurgus Tsimpides ------o------ THE CYCLE The haze slowly changes from sunset to star; The sun returns from whence it came; The evening with rose and silver hue, Awakes in morning light and flame. [15] Carolyn Scott T 11 h Mirror PEACE PLACE vs. WAR White doves, On trees in bloom, Are breathing songs of peace, While vultures ravenous on ground Feed on war. Robert Wheeler -------o------ A CRY A future full of mystery and uncertainty— Darkness—and what does it hold for youth? Signs of war. And youth. Like infants afraid of the dark, Cry aloud in fear. Could we if we would Give them peace? Helen Foust TRENCHES Dawn lights The zero hour. The sergeant’s whistle blows; “Over the top,” he cries. They hear; They die! De Witt Bell ------o------ NIGHT RAID Lights Out! The sounds of planes— People fly for cover! Falling bombs roar down from above— Night Raid! [16J Dc Witt Bell 1 he Mirror SILENCE Silence! With not a sound To fall and catch the ear; Silence—for what?—for whom? Not for dreadful boom, boom Of War. Glenn Williams o FLAUNTING COLOR In peace The crosses stand. Marking with Haunting color, The graves of men Who died in war. A. T. Brown NO ARMISTICE Dead and dying are scattered over the desolate field, torn by merciless shells of war. Proud uniforms ruined by mud and slime of the battle are deeply stained with the blood of mankind. Great guns boom and machine guns rattle. What is the use of this waste and terror? Can wc not find some means for e nding war? Let there he no armistice in our fight for peace 1 Lellwyn Maxwell [17J The Mirror FUN A MATTER OF WORDS The Woman said: “Waiter! waiter! oh, you’re here arc you? I didn’t notice. Now I’ve brought my friend down to show her my favorite lunching place, and 1 want to have you take particular pains to have everything nice. We want sirloin steak for two— the best you have. Be sure it’s good, won’t you? 1 have told her there wasn’t another place in the city where you could get steak cooked as deliciously as you can here, and 1 shall be disappointed if it doesn’t come up to our expectations. 1 want it cooked just right—I don’t mean too raw in the middle—but not dried up either— well, just about what you call rare, 1 guess. And, let me see—oh. of course, we want some potatoes. Hashed—no. boiled—no. mashed—we always have mashed potatoes at home. My husband won’t eat them any other way, and 1 do get so tired of it. I guess you may bring us boiled—no, they're so common! We’ll take hashed, and —oh yes, something to drink. You’ll take tea? Well, 1 guess I’ll take a cup of coffee. They say hot milk is more nourishing, but never mind, I’ll take the coffee anyway. Now you will try and have everything just as good as you can, won’t you, because—why, he didn’t even wait for me to finish! Such impertinence!” The Man said: “Waiter! Sirloin, rare! Hashed potatoes! Coffee.” Lois Lawrence -------o------ GOOD (?) MORNING When the rooster crowed. And things began to awaken, 1 did not have to look For 1 could not be mistaken. The sky was brightening, But no ruby glow filled the air; For while 1 was idly lying, Sol gave me the rudest stare. James Gibson -------o------ THE MONSTER IN THE DARK We could vaguely see the monster far off on the scene, For the lights threw across the road a very thin sheen; But as we neared the spot where the monster was lying. We could begin to see its peculiar styling. There was something protruding from its head, 1 fear— Oh, My! It had horns in front, and a tail in the rear! As the car slowed down to sixty—yes, ’twas a Ford,— We gasped as we saw old Bossic ambling down the road— Robert Bowen [18] The Mirror SONG TO SENIORS Rock-a-byc, seniors, on the hooks’ top. As Ion as you study, your grades will not drop. When you stop digging, your standards will fall. Down will come seniors—diplomas and all! Marguerite Harris THE GOOD SHIP GRA0U.1T10 It was the Senior Class of Phillips, with a hundred men aboard Eager to steer their ship ’gainst every woe. A crew, ’twill he admitted, quite mentally fitted To navigate the class against the foe. It was the Senior Class of Phillips embarked full strong last fall. On good ship Graduation, ably manned; And all the air was ringing with Hoys’ Glee Club a-singing Noble chanties as they bravely sailed from land. But when the last weeks loomed ahead, behold, a dozen tests; A dozen tests of seamanship there lay, (Or, it that isn’t plenty. 1 will gladly make it twenty) In crossing over rough Diploma Bay. Said Captain Thomas, Ring, full speed ahead. Alloy, the port is now in sight — And when the class got going, she’d twenty honors towing, When port she made on January night. Harry Kowitz [19] The Mirror MIRACLES OF WINTER Beneath a clear blue winter sky One knows the world is good; it makes One valiant to see and feel The miracles of winter: The sharpness of the bitter wind Sends his chilling gusts shaking The roots of all the trees to give Strength in nakedness; The high heartedness of the woodland Bare but for a few leaves still clinging To crackling limbs, is hoping vet to find New boldness in promised spring; The shyness of the winter sun, Reluctantly rising and eagerly setting. Falls from the heights, Subdued to tempered shining; The clutching of the frosty fingers Of night tears the purple dusk Of earth's shadowy figures, fleeing From bright-lit clouds; The glowing of the skies with stars, Wide-eyed in their twinkling, Makes the cold brilliance of night Rule high in heaven; Beneath a clear blue winter sky One knows the world is good; it makes One valiant to sec and feel The miracles of winter. [20] —Olive Bellew The Mirror WISDOM An old legend says that Athene, goddess of wisdom, sprang from the head of Jupiter, radiant in beauty and wearing the full armor of a warrior. She represented the finest ideals of the Greek race—learning and wisdom, justice, righteous warfare and all those qualities of men and nations which make for the development of civilization. On the other hand, the author of the book of Proverbs says that wisdom dwells with prudence and finds out knowledge of witty inventions; speaks of excellent and right things. By wisdom kings reign and princes decree justice. Thus we sec that wisdom concerns science, morality, and government. Like all great and worthy things in this world, wisdom has many imitators. In modern times especially the shallow cleverness of the 'wise guv is often mistaken for the deep thinking of the sage. There arc those who consider the “wise crack” of the proverbial oracles at Delphi. The popular phrase get wise to this has often been thought the advice of a great seer. F.ven these impostors give the idea that wisdom is valuable and like all things rare, difficult to attain. Since “no man is wise b chance,” how can we got this treasure that is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and the revenue of which is better than choice silver? How but by study? Through books we can glean all the lore of past ages. As Emerson reminds us, the great influence in the spirit of the scholar is the mind of the pa t—in whatever form, whether of literature, of art, of institutions, that mind is inscribed, and books arc the best type of the infllucnce of the past. Of course, there is a portion of reading quite indispensable to a wise man. History and exact science he must learn by reading. 'I o make judgment by them however is the humor of the scholar. Studies should perfect nature and be perfected by experience. But we do not have to go entirely through the bitter school of experience. In this scientific age no mention need be made of the use of observation. Everyone knows that we prove things now by induction: the forecasting of the weather; the gathering of political returns before elections. Of the compiling of facts there is no end: yet, unless selected, ordered, and interpreted by judgment, they arc hut a conglomeration of data. Unless his facts were classified so that he could easily use them, the scientist could not work. The business man would be inefficient if he could not keep his files in order. The able scientist and the efficient business man were weighed in the balance and found wanting—in wisdom. For judgment itself is dependent upon a higher power, imagination, without which it is almost impossible to judge aright. A man to be greatly wise must imagine intensely and comprehensively, for it is imagination that awakens and enlarges the mind by rendering it receptive to a thousand unapprehended thoughts. If poetry has made us imaginative, if histories have made us wise, and mathematics subtile, our study at Phillips has cultivated in us this enabler of judgement, this purifier of wit, cnricher of memories, and enlarger of imagination, learning. Classmates, here is the stage on which we have enacted the drama of our school life Instead of ending in tragedy, this play has ended happily. After the comedy is finished, we enter into the world that is but a larger stage, for all the world is a stage and men and women merely players.” As Polonius would say, there is comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, tragical-comical, historical-comical, [21] Tub Mirror scene individable.” In life our roles may differ according to our talent and ability. Some of us will be cast as stars; others as supports. Whatever they be, let us act well our parts, remembering that he who has put forth his total strength in fit action, has the richest return of wisdom. Damon Thomas CHARACTER—OPPORTl MTV—SUCCESS How often these mystic words are heard in this modern world. They ring from the rostrum in sober advice, they float on the air in persuasive tone to music and mirth, they dance to alluring accompaniment across the pages of magazines. To us who are about to enter the new realm of manhood and womanhood, they have a special meaning, for it is to us that they arc directed. At one time not so long ago the word character meant reputation, while Carlyle uses it to mean disposition—Burns, he says, is a man of buoyant humor of character. Perhaps Burns himself gives a better definition than exemplification in saying a man of good character is one “of independent mind—with pith of sense and pride of worth.’ For those of us, however, who have seen many a man take the buffets “of these ill-fated times,” Shakespeare more nearly approaches our conception of character in Horatio—“A man that fortune’s buffets and rewards hast ta'cn with equal thanks;— whose blood and judgment arc so well commingl'd, that they arc not a pipe for fortune's finger to sound what stop she please.” To us of today a man of character has unquestionable honesty, and unfailing loyalty and faith—“a man that is not passion’s slave.” With this ideal let us further develop our understanding and talents, deepen our sympathies, strengthen our couiagc and faith, and as we grow in our appreciation of God and man, we will make ourselves really fitted for the great opportunities that arc open. Opportunity too has a richer, deeper meaning for us. True it is an age old axiom that “opportunity knocks but once”, and even then only on the doors of the favored few, but it is the glory of modern America that here this is not true. To rich and poor, young and old, artist and artisan opportunity comes, and in various guises. The schools, for instance, arc no longer institutions for the wealthy class, hut through state support have been opened to all. Indeed, the wealthy few. by means of foundations and endowments, help the less fortunate mam to gain a wider and more thorough education. Nor are the schools the only means of education. Churches, libraries, radio, movies, all arc accessible to the common man. With this wider range of educational opportunity, man finds careers opening up before him that were never before possible. When ambition whispers low. 1 would. the youth replies.. “1 can.” Radio, aviation, engineering, agriculture, medicine, business, politics, all have made great strides, and are yet advancing. Of these piobably the most fertile field is politics. We can hardly realize today, in our democratic country, how restricted were [22] The Mirror the people in other years. Today even man and woman has the right to vote and the privilege of serving in public office. Recently the people of America gave evidence that they whole-heartedly approve an administration eager to give the unfortunate man a chance, whether his condition came of war, depression or deprivation. to achieve the success he desires. The ideas of success too. have changed greatly in the course of the centuries. Every Elizabethan wished to be a courtly cavalier: every Puritan wished to enter the clergy. The modern idea, however, is neither so selfish nor so restricted. To modern man, Milton is an excellent example of true success. His heroic life expresses the modern ideal—to serve mankind, no matter the cost, in the field for which he is best fitted. Here, fellow graduates, is our challenge: in aiding mankind, to prevent the loss of what has been gained, and to ever go forward. In such service will come our opportunity for success. Character, opportunity, success—but the greatest of these is character; to do with skill and valor for the interests of all, to he a friend to mankind. Willis Hood statistics: paradoxical precision Friends, 1 hate to inflict any more pain on you after the agonizing weeks of study you have gone through this semester, hut as your statistician. I am going to ask that you devote your entire mint! to the following revelation. Do you know what a statistician is? Answer yc or no? No! —She is one who labors,—suffering tortures and excruciating agonies, to secure the material printed in the annual that is seldom read. But this year she has as her inspiration the wonder class of 1937. Now 1 beg of you, as a reward for the 7,869.472,000 seconds spent, listen and appreciate our class. Have you realized the beauty of our goodly possessions? The exquisite lands of Eiland. Wales and Brittain, closely guarded by “blue-haired deities”? VYc have a beautiful Wood-all filled with Bowers of Rose(s)nblum, rippling Brooks banked with swaying Reids and inhabited bv Salmon. A Crane stands close by while a Lyon roars at a safe distance. In Brittain lives a Knight from the house of Lancaster with a Sharpc-Edgc(d) sword. Not far away i the home of McDuff and McGill with their gay bagpipes. Indeed, we have a model Utopia; two of the executive officers being Damon Thomas and Ruth Bell, A very talented model artist paints in our midst. Her name is rather pointed, Ann in fact; she's a Speir. Many of Ruby 1 own son s fans find themselves giddy and dizzy trying to follow her model fingers over the piano keys. Marguerite Wilkinson has said “Poetry is simply the sharing of life in patterns of rhythmical words,” anil well do we believe it when we read the poetry of Olive Bclicw. Not only does the Senior Class have a model Utopia, but an ethereal Arcadia, for, as you know, the two lie close together. In this land of romance, milk and honey, the girls observing Tom Lyons as the great lover find their hearts quaking and their blood congealing. And such a violinist! Strains of dreamy heartbreaking music float from the uppermost balcony. Oh, well, she's a Garrett! What would romance be [23] T h k Mirror without beauty, and what would Arcadia be without Emma Lee Pepper’s lovely face! It would not be love, music, and beauty—Land of dreams! Now, nothing loath. I must pass into the land of practicality. But to us “the Dream or Ideal World is not remote from the Actual”. What is a Dream? Mary Wilson finds that day dreams during the seventh period soon emerge into nightmares; and something else that your statistician discovered was that practical things are hard to statistize. For truly data on graduates can hardly be fitted in a frame. What’s in a name? Hannah B. Savage—highly civilized Hazel 'Fischer—very substantial Lyman Heard—seen but not heard Doris Holtzclaw—has a gentle grasp Tom Lyons—very tame Charles Strickland—very liberal Arthur Salmon—poor swimmer Virginia Edge—well rounded Perry Walker—enjoys sitting George Wells—has dry wit Fred Winter—cordial and warm hearted John Wright—makes numerous mistakes Again, as a collector of facts it is my painful duty to expose to the public the liabilities of our class. Among us we have spendthrifts. Did you know that the five Browns: A. '1 .. Clyde, Henry, R. J., and Charles waste enough energy, walking the halls with girls, to propel the Queen Mary at 100 horse power? What is the magnetic attraction our beauties have over our young men? The Law of Magnetism says opposites attract and your statistician believes it. Then, too. Lucille Lawson is another reckless spender. She will soon over-draw her bank account if she doesn't refrain from drinking such enormus quantities of sodas, breaking the Law of Capillary Action. Again and again 1 could offer examples. Louise Slier is seen too often in the company of Hollingsworth and Norris. 1 wonder if she'll accept the Power of Suggestion if 1 teil her that candy and figures arc wasteful companions? Notwithstanding all this. 1 have come to the conclusion that our class will some day be of great credit to Phillips, for we possess inexhaustible “possibilities. We have 1 14 pupils, making an average of 250 possibilities, since one student may have many talents. A possibility when put in action developes into an “actuality.’ hence into “credit to Phillips. Elizabeth Barnes may be a renowned chemist; Norman Thomas, a diplomat who never will get his country into trouble. Mayo Brock may attend her college classes two days a week. Since she came to high-Mayo Brock may attend her college classes two days a week. Since she came to hig'n-school only one day a week, she has accumulated reserve power. Arthur Salmon may-some day catch a fish that yawns (too many fish stories) or perhaps a fish that barks (but never bites). Elizabeth Dowdle will no doubt discover her ability as a secretary who has learned to take care of the minutes and let the hours rake care of themselves. (Willis) Hood and Harold (Knight) may combine their names and sell a new model automobile that will put a choke on the back scat driver. Frances Truitt has a possibility of being a novelist: Maybe her first book will be “A Thousand Bites or [24] The Mirror “The Private Life of Oswald, the Mosquito.” If so, perhaps Rufus Duvall as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will have to try its constitutionality. So now that you understand (or don’t understand) your possibilities, make Phillips proud. As I go on and on, they tell me Einstein has a theory regarding the relativity of Time. It seems there is really no present. There is only past and future. Class, the future calls! Let the past hur its dead, l ime waits for no man.” Our past is childhood and Phillips; our future is graduation—diplomas—and z.e Ole Cruel Woild. And yet— When I dip into the future as far as Phillipian eyes can see, I sec the vision of our class, and The success that we will be. Crazily yet sincerely, Jo Brooks [25] T he Mirror DAWN A slow, shadowy dawn With soft fall of rain Finds me looking Through a wet window pane. Slow, drowsy drops, I see; And a skyline like a broken arc Rises before me In dim beauty. The dawn is gray, But my spirit is content. Pleasant, quiet restful ness Makes me feel No need for usefulness; I crave no duty; I see only beauty— The grey beauty of the dawn. —Elizabeth Vaughan [26] T h b Mirror [27] M 1 R R O R Damon Louis Thomas To Jo everything «y . Senior Class President; Honor Society '36; 2nd Lieutenant K. O. T. C. '36; Marshal '34, '36. Bolden Hali. Ell.AND. Jr. “Baby Face To be Miss Chambliss' one and only joy.” Senior Class Vice President; Hilliard critic '36; Football ‘36. Ruth Elizabeth Bum. “Bell Have the heart to fight — and lose Senior Class Secretary; chairman. Scholarship committee '36; Honor Society 3S, Vtce-Prc ., Pres.; Picrcan Pres '36; Art Club, Vice-Pres., Sec.; Dramatic Club Treas.; G. L. C.; Ed.-in-Chief. Soph. Mirror; Mirror. • Neva Willowdran Woodall Neva-dean To pour love through my deeds. Senior Class Treas.; Scholarship Committee '36; Vice-Pres. Honor Society '36; Thalia '34, Corr. Sec. '35. Vice-Pres. '36. Pres. '36; Bookkeeper Mirror '35, '36, 36; Typisr Mirror ‘36; Gondoliers ’35; S. R Sec. Ann Speir To be THE artist among artists. Senior Class Artist; Astraea, Vice-Pres; Pen and Brush Club; S. R. Pres. ’35, Sec. ’34, Council Member 35. Banker '33. Willis Samuil Hood “Willie r trive—to seek—to achieve happiness. Senior Class Orator ’36; Gen. Org. Vice-Pres. ’36; Yancey Pres. ’36; Ushers Treas. 36; Hi-Y, State Sec. ’36; Stamp Club Pres. '34. '35. Corr. Sec. ’34. '35; Chairman Clubs Committee; Soph. Mirror Board; Senior Play ’36; Mirror Editor '36. Ruby Faye Town son “Blondic To fare the adversities of life tvith a smile; to grasp each opportunity as it presents itself; and to continue to learn as time goes by in this great school of life”. Senior Class Pianist '37; President Glee Club; Vice-President Writers' Club '36; Orchestra '32, '33; Marshal; Carmen : The Gondoliers ; Glee Club Concert '35. '36; Mirror Board. Olive Iris Bkllkw , To let my spirit soar the sky, Yet keep my feet on the ground . Senior Class Port ’36; Treasurer Writer's Club '36; Aglaia '34, '35. '36; G. L. C. '35, '36; Marshal '35; Mirror '35, '36; Sophomore Mirror Editor ‘34. Josephine Brooks Jo To make my enmities transient, and my friendships eternal Senior Class Statistician '36; Astrea Secretary ’36, President '36; G. L. C'.; Dramatic Club; Writers' Club Clubs Committee; Senior Play '36; P. T. A. Program; A. E A. Program; S. R. Vice-Pres. ’34. Sec. '34. '3S. Mary Garrett Garrett To live my life Senior Class Violinist; Mnenosvtncan Vice-Pres. '35, Corr. Sec. '36; Dramatic Club; Honor Society '36; Orchestra '33, '34. '35, '36; Mirror Board '36; Annual Board; Winner, State Contest Music ‘35. [28] T H E M I R R O R Iras May Barrington To know that 'The three eldnt children of Serenity are Cod, the World, and Love. Senior Class Vocalist '36; Vcstalia '35, '36; Phillips Night '34, '35; ••Gondoliers '34; Glee Club '34, '35, '36; Euterpcnn '33; A. E. A. ’35; (Bee Club Concert '36; S. R. Vice-president ’35. Octavia Elizabeth Barnes Snookie To leave my footprints on the sands of time. Sponsor Company B R. O. T. C.; General Organizat-lion Scholarship Committee, '36; Vice-president '35. Secretary of Pen and Brush Club '35, '36; Honor Society '35, Secretary '36; Editor Sophomore Mirror '34; Mirror Board; International Poster Contest winner '35. '36; ’35, ’36; Fashion Show ‘36; Band Concert Program '35; Christmas Play '35; S. R. Banker '33; Secretary '34. ’3S, President ’36. Vice-Prc . Art Club ‘35. Julia Ann Blatzer Judy To seek the valley that God forgot' Business Hikers ’34; Personality Club ’36. y . Samuel Robert Bowen Bugger To see Auburn and Alabama try to play tjelf a game of football. Owen, Secretary ’36, Membership Committee '3S; S. R. Banker '35. Claremont Sherman Bowers Tweet To define any word ever asked. Girl Reserves '32. ‘33; Vest alia '35, '36; Marshal '33. '34. '35. '36. Willie Mai Brand Bill To see the good in people, not the had, for deep in all hearts is a sense of honesty Personality Club '36; Scholarship Committee '35. Sec. ‘36; Mirror Typist '36; Marshal 34; S. R. Sec., '33, '34, Vice-Prcs. '35, Banker '35. Sara Elizabeth Brittain Betty To be somebody. Mirror Board '36; S. R. Secretary, Banker, '35, Vice-President '34: Glee Club '35; Carmen '36; Operetta '34; Aglaia '36; Membership Committee '36; Marshal '34; Council Member '34. '35; Vocal Scholarship '36; Senior Book Committee; Phillips Night 35; Sophomore Mirror Board. Mayo Clark Brock To slip loaded dice on Lady Fate when she unfolds my future. Senior Motto Committee '36; Glee Club '32. '33; Euterpean '32, '33; Phillips Night '33; S. R. Secretary '35. '36; S. R. Banker '36. Helen Lucille Brogdon So matter what I do To be sure my heart is true.” Personality Club '36; Thalia '35; Red C ross 33; Mirror Typist '36. Allen Tanner Brown A. T. I would that I could utter the thoughts that arise in me.” Mirror Agent '36; Basket Ball '35, '36. [29] H A w r h F. Mirror Clyde Wilson Brown To be a regular fellow“ Hilliard Literary Society '36. Henry Walter Brown •‘Pete “To be smarter than Mist Chambliss. Ernestine Burdin Ernie” “Never to take dictation from any man unless I’m his Seeretary. Mncmosynean Literary Society, '35, ’36. Etheridge B. Copeland, Jr. “Brutus” “To earn an 'A' at Auburn. Ushers ’35. Secretary ‘36; Hilliard ’35, Cor.-Secretary ‘36; S. R. President ‘36; President History Class, '35; Glee Club 35. '36; Council Member '34; Marshal '35; Publication Committee '36: Senior Class Book Committee ’36. Ella Louise Crane Weer.il” k in'll' Sprin nean '3 7 used to think I knew I Hut now I must confess. The more I know I know. ! know I know the less. '35; Phillips Night '35; Mnemosv-vpi t '36. t.ENE Helen Crumpton “Charlie A J To sail the boat of success across the ocean of life Senior Ring Committee '36; S. R. Banker '35, '36, Assistant Banker '34; Marshal '35. '36; Vice-President History Class '34; Music Appreciation Club. Elizabeth Geneva Dowdle Dowdle” J To makdahe Path of life a little brighter {QM • f as I journey on I ravag'd Augustus Dunmybr Ray be a bass violin player in a big time jazz band Irchestra '33. '34. '35. '36.; S. R. President ’34. Rufus A. Duvall To develop my reasoning power to the utmost. Sportsmanship Committee '36; Hilliard '34, Third Member Standing Committee; Usher '35; “Carmen '36; Music Convention '36; S. R. Hanker '35; Vice-Prcs. '33 Hi-Y; Music Festival '35. Lucy Virginia Edge To climb the ladder of success Chairman Ring Committee Senior Class; Mnemo-synean '35; Mirror Reporter ‘36; S. R. Council Member '36; History Class Secretary '35, Treasurer '34. Vice-President ’36; Girl Reserves '33; Girls Glee Club '35; S. R. Vice-president '36. [30] T he Mirror Helen E. Foust To reach the height of success without an elevator” Chairman of Election Committee '36; G. L. C. '35, '36; Promethean '34. ’35, '36; Council Member ’36; Hanker ’35. James Ossie Gibson “Jimmie To he a Phillips' graduate” Ring committee ’36; Mirror Board '36. Charlene Gilmer Tootle To have a personality that will shine through a croud like the light of the moon on a dark night Aglaia Literary Society '34. '35; Personality Club '35. '36. William Allgooo Grissom “To he as good a musician as 'Rob' Rurns’’. Yancey '35, '36; Orchestra '33. '34. '35, '36. to Mary Frances Halbrooks Skinney To mean as much to the world as glue postage stamp” Glee Club ’33. 34. '35. '36; Gondoliers '34; ••Carmen '36; Vice-president History Class. Helen E. Hall “To graduate with an 'A' in type.” Girl Reserves '33; Girl’s Letter Club 34. '35, 36 Personality Club '34, '35; Banker '34. James Douglas Hancock •‘Dour To climb the ladder of success and be able to look down. Chairman Motto Committee '36; 1st Sergeant K. O. I . C. '36; Sergeant Guide R. O. T. C. '36; S. R. Banker 34; Marshal '34. '36; Phillips Rifles ‘36. r-' Lyman Brown Heard. Jr. Lemon To drink soup out of Rose Bowl Band '32. '33. '34; R. O. T. C. Band '33. '34: Feature Writer Mirror '34; Adv. Staff Mirror ’35; Damrosch Club '33. '34. '35. '36; Hilliard '33. Andrew Hollingsworth Andy Doris Ruth Holtzclaw To appreciate always the things I’ve had and the things I have.” tarv '35; Phillip Night ?35. r h k Mirror Joseph Bekton Howell Dixie-Joe” To make John D„ Sr. look like a pauper ' S. R. Secretary ’31, V.-Pres. ’31. Banker ’32. ’33. ’35, Mirror Agent '33. Secretary 35; Marshal '31, '32, '33: (ilee Club; Biology Class President '32; History Class President '34. Critic '35. A MCE Velma Huey “Pudgie” “7’o be like my Dad, teeing the goo A in others, on A lending a helping hand .eaerves Club. Program Chairman '35, Social n '35, Publicity '36. Muxhis Whaley Huey © calculate the horsepower of a nightmare.” 'alicev '34, ’35. '36; Hi-V 36; S. R. Vice President '33, Banker '34, Council Member '35. '36. Mirror Agent '34. lines' Elizabeth Hughes “Hug y” To live and love and be loved.” Aglaia '33, Secretary '34, Chairman Membership Committee '35; “Carmen ; Phillips Night '35; Freshmen Vaudeville 35; S. R. Secretary '36, Chairman Program Committee '34. Sallie Ernestine Jones To see myself as others tee me” Woodlawn; Blue Triangle Girl Reserves '33. '35; Senior Girl Reserves '35. Phillips: Mirror Agent '36; Secretary of History Class 36. John Kassouf Foots “Always to look forward with a smile.” Althea Eugenia Kendrick G. G. To have a happy future” Gondoliers '35; Marshal '35. '36; Thalia. Joy Ann Kinkebkew Little'n To he 'Tour -in-one'—Francis Langford, Ginger Rogers, (Mist) Benny Goodman, and always live up to my name. Mirror Fvpist '36. Mirror Reporter '35; Secretary Thalia '35; Secretary G. L. C. '35; S. K. Council Member '34. 35. Pres. '34. V.-Pres. '36. Sec. '36, Asst. Banker '36; President of History classes '34, ‘36; Phillips Night 34. Thomas Harold Knight Hal” To be worthy of myself and never to weaken. Three years on stage crew; Banker; Matshni. Harry Kowrrz To do, or not to do; that is the question. [32] T ii !•: Mirror Lucille Williams Lawjos “Lucy” To fulfill my ambition. VcMalia Literary Society. President '36. Secretary '35, l rca urcr '34; Girls' Letter Club '34. '35; Secretary md Treasurer Spanish Class '36; Mirror Hoard '36; S. R. Secretary '34, Banker '34, Council Member 54. Thomas Locke Lyons “Toom To hr a U'nt Point graduate. Motto Committee of Senior Class; Hillard '34. 35. '36; Dramatic Club '35, 36; Stamp Club '33, Secretary '34. l'reosurer '36; Mirror A Rent '36: Mirror Program 35; Hand '33; R. O. T. C. 34, '35, Corporal '36, Sergeant; Phillips Night '35. Alma Glenn McCqmsey 'To lit on a tatb of ambition and rise to heights of fame Gi ‘Is’ Letter Club. Frank McDonald John Donald McGii.l, Jk. Jack To do my best and reach the top. President. Student Body '36; Ushers, '35, '36; Mirror Hoard '36; Hilliard, Debating Team '34. '35, '36, Critic, 34. Vice-Pres. '35, Pres. '36; Glee Club '33-'36. Scc.-Treas. '34. '35, Pres. '36. '37; A Cappella Choir. '35, 36; Pres. Vocal Class '35; Kuterpean; Ili-Y; Dramatic Club; Operettas '33. '34. '35; Carmen . “Aida ; S. R. Banker. '34. Pres. '36, Council '34, '36, Sec. '35; Clubs Committee, '35, 36, Chairman '35; Club Stunt Program. '36. 'To O l Bernice Winnikrkd Martin “Red find that inner contentment which ettrichens the soul and brings true happiness. Patrick Henry H. S., Cleveland. Ohio: Band Member; S. R. Banker '34; Honor Society Patrick Henry '34. John Hay II. S., Cleveland, Ohio: Band and Orchestra '34. '35: Sec.-Trcas. Band and Orchestra '34, Phillips: Orchestra '35, '36; Woodwind Section '35; Dramatic Club '35. '36, Program Committee. Howard Murrell Sid To have and to hold. Lena Moi.i.ica Kido’’ To travel on the road to glory. Radio Club '33; Business Hikers '34; Personality Club '36; Girl Reserve '36. Nell Morris “To strive not to be a suecessful failure. Invitation Committee '36; Glee Club '33. '34, '35, '36; Writer's Club '35; Mirror Board 36; Clio ’34. ‘35; F.utcrpcan ’33; “Carmen ’3t ; “Gondoliers '35; Marshal 35; S. R. Vice-president 33, '36; Banker ‘34, ‘35. Luther Tyi.er Morton “Shorty” To get my diploma and old-age pension at the same time. r h b M I R R O R Dorothy Mulikix “Dot To inherit a million dollars. Rudyard Kipling Nickerson “Nig To eliminate Uranium Owen. Third member of Standing Committee 54; S. R. Vice-President '33. Erschei. Patterson Pat” To hr ahlr to hold my tongue between my lips. Marshal 33. ’34, ‘3S, '36; Vice-president Damrosch Club 33; Operetta ‘33. Sylvia Mii.drkd Paulk ‘‘Mini To find who ’Pest' it. Vcstalia, Vice-Pro. '35. Treat . '36. Corr. Sec. '36; Dramatic Club; (Jills' Letter Club '34; S. R. Sec. and Hanker '35. Rogers Clifford Pf.sfield To explain the electrical phenomenon to Mr. Me G lathery. S. R. Pro. 36, Council Member '35, Hanker '35: Track '35. Football '36. Emma Lee Pepper To visit the uttermost parts of the Universe.” Promethean Literary Society '35, Pres. '35. Sec. '36. Membership Committee '34; Girls’ Glee Club Treat . '36; Carmen ’36; S. R. Sec. '35. '36. Mary Bessie Perkins “Bee To have enough of Miss Ragan’s shorthand and Miss Cattleman's history to heat Frances Perkins out of her joh. S. R. Vice-Pres, '36. Asst. Ranker '35; Marshal '35. '36; Music Appreciation Club. Josephine Plaia Jo To smile and make (he world smile with me. S. R Princess Progress '33; S. R. Hanker '33, '34, Mirror Agent '34; History Class Pres. '33. Sec. '34; Business Hikers' Club '34; Personality Club '35; Girl Reserves Club '36. Henry Hersiiel Potts Curley Be a welder and weld nut all impassibilities Band '36; Vicc-Pres History Class '36; Marshal '33, '34. '35. '36; Kutcrpcan Club '34; $. R. Pres. 34. Banker V '33; Glee Club '33. 34 ; Phillips Night '34. A Ada Powers Baby To he a suecest in everything undertake to do. F.nslcy High School: Parthenon Club '33; Council Representative ‘34; Girls F. Club. '34, 35 ; Captain Track '34, '3S; Girls' League 33, '34. [ ] The Mirror Catherine Louise Reid To live up to my greatest expectations.” Dramatic Club '32, '33; Promethean '34, '35; Mirror Board '36. Sam Louise Roberson Bubbi.es” To make the happiest Jays of my past, the saddest of my future. Girl Reserve '32, '33. '34. '35, Sec. '34; Dramatic Club '32, ’36; G. L. C. '33. '36. Angie Erlene Roby Emu. To change my name. Marshal '36; Business Hikers' Club '32, '32; Scrap Book Committee '33; S. R. Vice-Pre . '32. Arthur Jum.ian Salmon, Jr. Fish'' To see the world, to know the world, and to help better the world” Pres. Cabinet '35; Hi-Y Pres. '36; Mirror Advertising Staff '35; S. R. Mirror Agent '3S, Council Member '33, Banker 32. Vice-Pre . '34. Lee Louise Sher To have and to hold Bus. Mgr. Jr. Glee Club '35; Personality Club '35, '36, Scholarship Committee '35. Vice-Pre-. '36; Spring Fe-tival '35; Phillips Night; Freshman Vaudeville '35; Carmen ; A. E. A. Program '36; Senior Glee Club 36; Marshal '34; S. R. Banker '36. Charlotte Staff To smile and let the world smile with me.” Personality Club '35. Scholarship Committee '36; Sec. Civic Class '33; Marshal 34; Fashion Show 34. Nathan Reedy Thacker Nat To be an expert golf'instructor like Hub Andrews of Roebuck C. C. Marshal '33; S. R. Banker '34; Mirror Agent '34; Dramatic Club '35; Speech Club '36. Louisa Amanda Thomas Manda” 7 hope will never be compelled to fly law.” Carmen '35; Spring Festival program '34; Banker ’34; Euterpean 34; Thalia 34, 35. '36; Dramatic Club '35, '36; Marshal '34, '36. Norman Charles Thomas Band '33, '34; Banker '36. Mary New. Thompson Nellie To go with Lillian to see the ‘Moon Over Miami’ in January.” [35] Tiib Mirror Marcarf.t Ann Tidwell “Tid Private Secretary to President of the United States. Junior Red Cross Secretary '34, '36. Treasurer '35; Marshal '33, '34; S. R Banker '33; Girls' Letter Club '34, 3S, ‘36. Elizabeth Vaughan “Libby” “To smile and make the world smile with me. Aglaia Literary Society '34. 35 ; Personality Club '3S, '36; Girl Reserves '3t.; Dramatic Club 33. '35; Marshal '36; Phillips Night Program '35. Joseph Cullen Wah.es “To fill my psychological bucket (ilee Club '33. '34. ’35. '36; “The Mikado”, “Gondoliers . Carmen ', Spring Music Festival '35; S. R Council Member '35. '36; Banker '34; Vice-President Harmony Class ’36; Dramatic Club '33. Perry Walker To have a new ambition. Football Squad '34. '35. '36; Football Letter '36; Basket Hall '34. 35 ; Track '35. Percy Watkins “To be a Roderick Itrddow the second” Robert William Westwater “Bob “To get a good job.” Tennis team '34. '36. Norm an Glenn Williams Mary Elizabeth Wilson To see myself as others see me” sttaca '35; Art Club '35; Armistice Program '34; S. R. Hanker '34. '35; Mirror Board '35. '36. Jerry M. Winston To ride a wave and hide away to fortune S. R. President '32. Mirror Agent '32. 33. Secretary '32 '34. Hunker '33. Vice-President '33; Glee Club '33. '34, 35; History Class President ‘34; Marshal '34. Mary Jerome Bowers “To be an opera singer. Business Manager (.Bee Club 34; Girl Reserves Secretary '33; Lead in operetta. 33. '34; Vcstalia '35. '36. [36] I V The Mirror Other Graduates Frances Bailey Charles Brown ' Robert Reese Ross Ribe R. J. Brown Helen Rosenblum Hugh Culver house dr' Josephine Damico Hannah Belle Savage Katherine Sharpe Marcella DeVore Verna Simmons Freddie Dillard Robert Stevens John Henry Hamill Charles Strickland Jean Hardin J. A. Thompson William Hardin Hazel 'Fischer Howard Hendrix Frances Truitt Charles Letcher Jesse VVarth Elbrige Buford McDuflf George Wells Sara Elizabeth Parrish Robert Wheeler George Pridmore John Wright Fred Winter Summer School, 1936 Jack Wilson Barrett Carl Bastieu Lillian Ann Bradford Frank Burt Anne Derby Martha Lucille Florence Mildred Floyd Sarah Maude Hall Frances Byers Harris A. B. Krantz Frankie Josephine Leath Fdna Virgle Ledbetter Julia Ethel Leighton John Willinn McBryde Joseph A. Nixon, Jr. Mary Alice Redmond Amelia Rose Salay Richard Scott Elizabeth Marie Sidle Thomas Lawson Smiley Stationers for Your Senior Class Graduation Invitations Calling Cards Business Stationery Wedding Invitations BIRMINGHAM ENGRAVING CO., Inc. 2104 Fifth Avenue, North Across From Redmont Hotel L. G. 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It read only, “Hymn 546, stanza 5, lines 5 and 6.” Mystified, the family rushed for the hymn book and read: “Labors over: sorrows ended; Jordan passed.”—From Mrs. Ruth Laws, Salem, Oregon.—Scholastic Every Thing for Every Sport Wimberly Thomas Hardware Co. 2011 First Avenue, No. We specialize in school pictures — All kinds of Frames and fine Etchings Also the better class of Wallpaper Mayer Brothers 418 No. 19th St. Phone 3-0504 BONERS Polonius was a mythical sausage. A circle is a line which meets its other end without ending.-Sr Wr rf c A chap was arraigned for assault and battery and brought before the judge. Judge—“What is your name, occupation, and what are you charged with?” Prisoner—“My name is Sparks; I am an electrician, and I'm charged with battery.” Judge (after recovering his equilibrium)— Officer, put this guy in a dry cell. —The Christian Advocate. LOOKS LIKE A DOUGHNUT I haven’t much time for meals,” said the chauffeur, so I generally have a bite at the wheel.” That’s a bit tough, I should think,” said his passenger.—Regina Daily Star. The Mirror Published by The SenIor Class John Herbert Phillips High School I May, 1937 Birmingham, Alabama SENIOR CLASS BOOK COMMITTEE Sam Almon Olive Ore wry Louis Guy Margaret Hickman Jimmie Jones Bobbie Lindsay Billv Mizzelle Hazel Mizzell Mary Morland Jane Surrenev Anne Paul Barbara Sutherland Joe Rumore Mary Tyler Elizabeth Siniard Draimon Young Advertising Harry Chaimowitz Circulation Kirk Newell, Sam Almon, Ruth Kochritz, George Kelly, Jack Green, Ralph Chandler and MIRROR BOARD TO THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1937 graduation we appropriately view the whole aspect of our high school life. The scenes of the past form a scries of vivid pictures—vivid, because, as ex-pcriences, they are deeply imprinted on our minds. Our Mirror,” this year, is dedicated largch to the selection of interesting and inspiring glimpses. 'Lhe vague hut more interesting pictures, however, arc those of our future selves—vague, because they are only imagined. That these pictures will be developed as cle.vly as those of the past is the ambition of each member of our group. What do we see as pictures of our future? We see ourselves continuing our education. We see ourselves as good citizens, active participants in human affairs. We sec the miner, the farmer, the manufacturer, the professional man and woman, the artist and artisan—each with pride in his craftsmanship, deserving and earning more than money. We see ourselves keeping physical I v fit, observing the ancient proverb of a sound mind in a sound body.” We see ourselves taking active interest in our government, local, state, and national. We see ourselves fighting crookedness in high as well as low places—bribery, graft, corruption, and inefficiency. We see a democracy where each recognizes the rights of others and is neither snobbish nor intolerant. We see ourselves co-operating in community activities—serving on the jury, voting for those candidates whose character and ability indicate that the offices will be honestly and efficiently administered. We sec ourselves enjoying literature, the subjects of philosophy, and the product of the fine arts—and insofar as our abilities permit, contributing to their production and preservation. The ideal picture of the future is one in which each of us in his own way is making a contribution to the welfare and progress of humanity. The scene of our graduation is not yet a picture, but one will soon he made— the last snapshot of our high school career. We have had the fine privilege of association and study which give us the foresight to realize that good pictures of life and activity come only through hard work and high thinking. As a result, we believe, in the future we can develop better negatives from which clearer pictures can be made. We await, as eager photographers, to develop the pictures of the future. —Hob Horst m TABLE OF CONTENTS • To the Class of June, 1937 Bob Horst Adventures “Destination Unknown” Mary Louise Taylor Skvward” Carlene Bozeman Imagination Guns Crash Hazel Mizell Money Elsie Etchiton Haste Florence Plovan Remote Control Florence Plovan Our City Eighteenth Street Mary Jane Carl Sloss Furnace Annie Mary McCall Birmingham’s Mountains Pauline Thomas Vulcan and Elcctra Common Occurrence Joe Pa more A Tempting Tinkle Elizabeth Hausman A Call in the Night Evelyn White Travelogue Robin Goodfellow in New York Towered City A Wish : Close-ups Amelia Earhart Helen Keller Barbara Ella Reeves Scarlett O’Hara Macbeth Joe Rumore Reflections of Units Books and Motion Pictures .. George A. Kelly Influence of Movies on Manners Jane Surrency Progress Through Co-operation Sam Almon A Matter of Choice Mildred Virginia Watters “Romeo and Juliet” Here’s to the Mind! Elizabeth Hamilton [6] TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Experiments in Self-Photography ‘I May Oft Out-Watch the Bear” ........Jimmy Junes Managing Mother Viola Gene Pledger Coronation Carolyn Scott Enthoned ..... .......... ...............George Lloyd Escapade . .. Florence Plovan Gypsy Dance Jean Fugitt Snaps “On the Spot” . Jean Fugitt G've I s Comedy ........................................... Billy Jennings A One-Minute Poem ..................................... Margaret Gelders I’ve Got Competition Billy Alizclle The Average Girl Florence Plovan Previews Jack Green Viola Gene Pledger A Democrat.... Viola Gene Pledger Robert Ingersoll Fleming II ... Martin Know!ton Man1 Morland Margaret Jones Draimon Young ... Margaret Jones Organizations Class Poem Dreams ............................................ Viola Gene Pledger Senior Section [7] Thr Mirror ADVENTURES “DESTINATION UNKNOWN” —Fred Walker Most of us at one time or another, have longed for a life full of adventures; but most of us have been compelled to get our adventuring by reading, seeing movies, or hearing of the adventures of others. Destination Unknown,’ by bred Walker, should satisfy the thirstiest of adventure-seekers, for it is hard to imagine an adventure experience of modern time that this author has not had. At the age of seventeen, Mr. Walker set out on a journey, and for many years he roamed from country to country. He was in San Francisco in 1906 at the time of the great earthquake, in Alaska at the time of the gold rush; he was captured in Mexico by Villa, went through all sorts of experiences in South America, and was captured bv the Indians. Through these experiences you will be furnished with enough adventure to last for a long time. —Mary Louise Taylor ----------o--------- “SKYWARD” —Richard E. Byrd If vou are by anv chance looking for a book filled with excitement enough to make your blood tingle and yet one that makes you feel the importance that aviation plays in modern transportation, here it is. In this autobiography, made more appealing by personal experience, you, too, may travel over the oceans and the icy waters of the Artie, and feel the explorers’ disappointment when an expedition fails: and most of all, you are very sensitive to the dangers that confront them. You forget that you know all the time that everything will turn out all right; and you find yourself holding your breath for fear that sputtering engine won’t wait until a good landing place can be found. Perhaps, when the gasoiinc was running low, and it was uncertain whether they would reach land or would fall into the ocean, you, sitting comfortably at home in your easy chair, found vourselt silently praving that the supply of gas would hold out. In experiencing these dangers with Byrd and his crew, we also realize what a sacrifice these men are making for aviation. They are pioneers and arc risking their lives on the new frontier. Every time they make a new experiment they realize that it may be their last. Why do they keep on then? Because they are striving for their life’s ambition to make travel in the air as safe as travel on land and water. Another “pipe-dream” of these leaders is to bring the nations closer together for world friendship and peace, an objective which certainly can be and is being promoted by aviation. —Carlcnc Bozeman [8] The Mirror IMAGINATION When I walked into the office I felt like a prisoner being taken in to the electric chair. I always get that sinking feeling when I go to the dentist. My tooth ached terribly and I had come in a hurry, without waiting to get an appointment. The little sign on the closed door said “Doctor is in. Please be seated. I sat. No one else was in the waiting room. The magazines on the table weren’t at all interesting. The flowers there looked faded, too. The walls seemed to close in around me and 1 began to wonder if facing that dentist would do me as much good as just getting out of that office. Just then, from behind the door I heard the doctor’s voice. “It was a beauty! It took all my strength to pull it out. A whopper! In fact, I had to have help. One man couldn’t have done it by himself. 1 braced myself and pulled with all mv might for five minutes, or more. It put up a real fight. All my skill and strength was required to get it. Hut when I did get it, it was this long —no exaggeration! I rose to my feet and was half-way to the exit when the door opened and the doctor said to his companion, “Well, we’ll have to go fishing together sometimes—oh, how do you do, Mr. Jones. Won't you come on in now?” —Ruth Hand ----------o---------- GUNS Johnnie had always seemed to be a good kid to me, but the rest of the company thought he was yellow. He seemed to know he could trust me and would talk to me. I found out he came from a little town in the middlcwest. He had joined when he was too voung. He thought he would have a good time. He wasn’t yellow, but when the guns started to crackle and he thought of killing other boys who were just like him, 1 guess his nerve went back on him. He had been up to the front two or three rimes, but he just couldn't lick his fear. Lord knows he tried hard enough. It was the middle of November, and he had just come back from a leave of absence in Paris. Right after he reported for duty he was assigned for patrol duty. The enemy had been awful quiet for the last twenty-four hours, and the old man was getting plenty nervous. He thought there was a big drive coming. Just before Johnnie left, he came over and had a talk with me. He said he had a swell rime in Paris, and then he started talking about the news. He had heard a lot of talk going around in Paris that the Germans were making their last stand and there would probabh be an armistice before the end of the month. Then he broke down and told of all the long months of dread he had gone through, unable to sleep, always seeing himself being shot or killing some of the enemy. How he had longed and prayed for peace and now it was almost here. If he could stick this last drive out, he could leave the sound of guns and the scream of dying men behind him forever. Then he took up his wire and left. He was to set up a telephone outpost to keep headquarters informed about any move of the enemy. He crawled over the side of the trench, dragging the wire behind him. I was in the captain's office when he got his first call through. The old man was saying. “Yes, go ahead. Yes, I know the enemy is quiet. Stay at your post and report any change—Hello, hello, what was that exploding? [9] The Mirror That was the last 1 heard of Johnnie until this notice appeared on the bulletin board two days later: Private John Roberts is recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery beyond the line of duty. Another notice near the bottom of the board read: Private John Roberts, killed in action 10:30 a. m., November II, 1918. —Tom Grimes ----------o---------- THE CRASH That frenzied voice surely wasn’t familiar, vet 1 heeded it and jumped. My breath was gone, leaving me gasping,— One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.—Pull the rip cord—a terrific jerk from my neck to my heels. My next realization was the flaming wreck of the plane whizzing past, brightly illuminating the fog band through which I was slowly drifting earthward. As it cleared, my heart again dislocated itself when I saw with what rapidity the hard ground of the old U. S. A. was approaching. Suppose 1 landed in a tree, broke a bone, couldn’t get down and starved to death, or worse still, in a river and drowned, or horror-of-horrors, in a zoo, to be eaten bv a ferocious animal. My eyes began to sting and water—(from the rush of air. not fright). Thoughts jumbled and tumbled over one another like a roulette wheel and the earth was coming closer every second. 1 closed my eves, but couldn t shut out a dazzling panorama of a night sky; I gritted my teeth and determined to meet death with a gamin smile—Rush—Roar—Thud! and 1 shudder. I am awake the personification of fear! No, it wasn’t a dream—it was a nightmare. —Hazel Mizcll -----------o----------- MONEY Pulling on her gloves, the slim young girl stepped from the elevator onto the ground floor of the fifty story office building. The familiar voice of the elevator hoy said, “Nasty evening, eh, Miss Harding?” He caused hardly a ripple upon her streams of thoughts which were as ever on her brother Joe, for whom she had sacrificed so much. Stepping into the rain she paused long enough to run her finger into the depth of her purse and finger the one coin. Giving her hat brim a final jerk and lapping the coat well around her body, the girl homeward bound set out through the slippery streets, her thoughts more than ever upon the young nineteen-year-old Toe. Exactly a year ago this very night as their Mother lay dying, with only her daughter to comfort her. she had asked her to guide Joe along the right path away from his greed for other people’s money. The avenue was like a slippery mirror, with automobiles passing one another like so many black ants. Taxis darted here and there, some containing women in ermine and jewels and men in tall silk hats. Lights from the theaters and restaurants glistened on the street. Everyone seemed to be hastening toward light and warmth. Two more blocks to go, the girl lowered her wet head and noticed a twisted beggar, sitting on the wet pavement, under a shop window where diamonds were extravagantly displayed. From her purse she took the coin, her last till next pay- [10] The Mirror dav Dropping it into the beggar’s open hat she barely glanced at the precious stones for whom many longed. She started into a brisk walk. On reaching her one-room apartment she dropped upon the bed and through sheer mental and physical exhaustion she soon fell asleep. Not until the dusty blue of the early dawn and the cry of an extra” through her open window, did she awaken and then only for the brief second to hear the cry about a young jewel robber's capture. As she slept, the twisted old beggar that usually sat near the jewelry shop window, sat at police head-quarters. He was collecting a handsome reward that sent young Joe Harding to his cell, and while waiting there he had time to meditate upon his yet recent adventure: first, of the thin young girl who gave her last dime to him. and then his patient watching and, alas, the uncanny capture of the moncv-crazcd lad. Overcome by the contrast, he thought, Some people can make the eagle on a dollar turn into an angel to lighten souls, while others make it turn into torture to darken souls. —Elsie Etchison ------------o------------ HASTE Jimmy took the steps three at a leap, and at the door of the library pushed passed an old man also entering. He did not pause, however, even to mumble the customary ‘ Scuse me. Awfully sorry. The old man, already framing acceptance, steadied himself and smiled sadly. Gosh, if I don’t make it snappy Pm gonna be late to the frat meeting!” Jimmy muttered, as he hurriedly scanned a shelf for “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire . Don't see why teachers have to make us poor saps get such long-winded books anyhow! At last he found the desired book and, turning rapidly, collided with—the same old man who had been in his way at the door. For cryin’ out loud—1 mean, 'scuse me, mister. And Jimmy rushed off to get a detective story in case Gibbon failed to come up to expectations. The silvery-haired old man. dim blue eyes gathering fire, painfully stooped to recover his books and cane, knocked from his hands in the encounter. Slowly he shuffled out to the desk to check out the retrieved books. Nice day, he said to the smiling librarian who presided over outgoing material. Yes, it's lovely, isn’t it? So much nicer than the weather we’ve been— Say. could you check these books out for me? interrupted Jimmy, shoving his rwo books across the desk and pushing in front of the old man. “I’m in an awful hurry. Then Jimmy felt a hand on his shoulder, and turning saw again the old man whom he had twice encountered, but now with blazing, stormy eyes! “My son, said the patriarch, “you arc wrong. You arc not in a hurry. 1, who have so short a time left on this earth to read, am in a hurry. —Florence Plovan [H] The Mirror REMOTE CONTROL “Stupid! argued Marcia’s failing courage. “Just because 1 read about a prowling bandit in tonight’s paper and I’m alone! Nothing ever happens around this neighboi hood! “Yes, there is something to be afraid of! 'This room is so dark, except for the little reading light and the street lamp through the window. And it’s so unearthly quiet. I’ll turn on the radio! I’m scared!” wailed her insistent fear. Marcia rose, dropped her magazine, and crossed the room, keeping a wary eye behind her. The sound of her own footsteps emphasized the deep quiet of the house, and the light click of the radio seemed to underscore her fright. She scudded back towards the only corner of the room, a vague irritation within her that the radio did not spring into instant life but, like a bronchial old man. coughed, choked, and sputtered its way into the room. “And then the darn thing almost scares me silly, taking so long to warm up that I forget all about it until the music jumps out at me! Wish Daddy would get it fixed, whimpered the girl, as she reseated herself under the glow of the lamp and reached for her magazine. As Marcia bent down for the magazine, her eyes caught a pale shadow passing the window. Her body froze in its awkward position and the coward within her strangling all courage, whispered, “I knew that bandit was coming tonight while the folks were at the movies and 1 am helplessly alone! He's just about at the back door now, and I for- = = got to lock it when I finished the dishes!” Then—“Hands up! Ych, I mean you!” barked a voice from behind her. Marcia raised her arms numbly, on no other impulse than to obey implicitly that impelling voice. “Now turn around. it commanded. Marcia rose, turned, and saw— the radio, going at last and tuned in on a detective story! Sobbing with relief, Marcia determined to have that radio fixed the very next day. And Hilly the Bandit, running in fright down Marcia’s back alley, muttered to himself. “Man, I almost got caught that time! I’m gonna haftcr be more careful next job. I wondered why that dame looked so funny when 1 passed the winder. She must a seen me and called her old man, the guy who veiled, ‘Hands up! Ych, 1 mean you!’ ” [12] —Florence Plovan The Mirror OUR CITY EIGHTEENTH STREET Eighteenth Street, the section where Birmingham’s night life glows brighest, was hovering under a queer and unusual atmosphere early that evening. The little Harlem of the South, with its barbecue and fried catfish establishments, second-rate hotels, pool rooms, and other places of amusement so dear to the southern darkies, was strangely abandoned. One did nor encounter the familiar, flashily dressed, dusky damsels and their cbony-hued escorts in their habitual four-abreast evening strolls A few Negroes were to In een struggling along seemingly with great difficulty, bundled in old army overcoats of odd si .es or in other cloaks of varied wrappings. The unique array of old Fords and large battered Lincolns and Cadillacs of 1922 vintage for some reason was conspicuously absent. The customary moans and wails from saxophones and clarinets were not drifting downward from the upstairs dance halls. Indeed, Eighteenth Street was peculiarly deserted. For that day Birmingham had experienced a strange phenomenon; and on the ground that night there lay an eleven-inch blanker of that which the sons and daughters of Africa fear and dread—snow. —Mary Jane Carl SLOSS FURNACE The view of the furnace from the viaduct on First Avenue is spectacular. As the molten pig-iron runs into the pit, a brilliant light bursts forth upon the gray surroundings. The shadows take on bright hues. Men, stripped to their waists, walk cautiously around the pit performing their strenuous tasks. When the iron begins to cool, the laborers disappear into the shadows, apparently unconscious of the beauty that engulfs them. The radiance of the iron softly dies, leaving a feeling of melancholy for the beauty that it has lost never to regain. It seems to say to the bystander, “This is the sunset of mv life.” —Annie Mary McCall BIRMINGHAM’S MOUNTAINS The mountains around Birmingham are her greatest attraction. At times they arc gray and misty: at times, dark blue and clear. To me they stand like sentinels of old, guarding the valley below, though they bear the marks of man's progress. Where houses now stand like castles or manor houses, Indian tribes once roamed. Now trains wind their way around the mountain, leaving behind trails of soft white smoke. Water-tanks. glittering in the sun. dot the landscape, and at night the glare of furnaces silhouettes them against the sky. For centuries these mountains have been there, changing with the seasons, bur they have not really changed with the industrial growth that has wrought a “magic city” in the valley below them. Still their serenity affords a quiet retreat from the rush of modern life. Their silent beauty still lifts up our hearts. —Pauline Thomas VULCAN AND ELECTRA “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” As one rides out over the mountain, he can’t help sympathizing with Vulcan, the old man of [13] The Mirror the mountain, who stands on his lofty foundation of impact ore and strains his eyes for a better view of the girl of his dreams, Electra. He stands on the top of the richest mountain, and she, on top of the most modern utility building in the valley below. We believe that he has never received the thrill of holding her hand, or saying “good-night and “I’ll see you tomorrow. But who knows, that in the stillness of night, he may come down from his lofty height and exchange greetings. Vet the earliest Birmian always finds the two in their respective places. He wears a rusty smile, and she stands looking to the rising sun. And when the sun goes down, she waves her magic wand and the lights come on so that he can see her, and perhaps come back for a secret rendezvous. —Cyril Garrett -----------o---------- COMMON OCCURRENCE A whiz and a gusty path through the air as a swift blur shot by at breakneck .speed. A repercussion, followed by a wheeze, cut the air like a sharp knife. '1 hen a floppv, thudding noise—gradually expiring. Nervous on-lookcrs jumped as if struck. People with more self-control rushed toward the object from which the sound had emanated. They arrived just in time to sec the man who had climbed out of a car. assume a disconcerted and disgruntled look as he proceeded, jack in hand, to remove the blown-out tire. —Joe Rumorc o A TEMPTING TINKLE Since the days are getting warmer, the tinkling hell of the ice cream man is heard each afternoon. On your way home from school on a hot day when you feel all tired and hot, you can hear the tiny bell a block away, its crisp, icy, little tinkle inviting you to buy some nice cool ice cream or a frost pop-sicle to give you some “pep.” By the time the man reaches you. and you’ve heard the pleading of that little bell for a block, you just can’t resist giving your last mickle to the ice cream man; and while you eat, the faint sounds of the little bell getting farther down the street make the ice cream taste better and better. —Elizabeth Hausman -----------o------------ A CALL IN THE NIGHT Listen! Do you hear that shrill far-away whistle? Yes, in the silence of the night there comes a distant call, a call that makes you feel as though you were miles from anywhere. It’s the call of a train rushing powerfully along the tracks to some destination, blasting out across the sleeping city. It doesn’t waken those who arc resting soundly, snug in their beds, hut to those who arc awake listening, it brings a sensation of horrible loneliness. That’s how trains arc. They come out of deep blackness. At first the whistle sounds only faintly but as it nears the city the sparks flv and the blasts become louder and stronger. It thunders and roars frightingly nearer and nearer. Then it passes and as it rushes by, it causes the ground around to shudder and tremble just as it does those who arc lying awake fascinated with the weirdness of the lonely whistle. As it goes into the night the whistle grows fainter and fainter until there it at last no sound to break the stillness of the night. —Evelyn White [14] Th E Mirror TRAVELOGUE ROBIN GOODFELLOW IN NEW YORK “Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream-bown duly set. Robin Goodfcllow ambled down Broadway. His shoulders drooped, his clothes were in tatters and his belt had been taken in several inches. Good thing hr wasn’t visible to this hurrying throng; a lot they cared that he was hungry and tired; he thought bitterly. Well, he could hardly blame them. They didn’t have any corn to thresh, so what use could he be to them. It he’d had any sense, he’d have stayed on the farm where he belonged. He was welcome there, always had plenty to eat and a place to sleep, even if the life wasn’t very exciting. He started across the street, dodging here and there to escape the on rushing cars. He shook his fist threateningly at one especially daring driver who just missed his heels. Silly place. New York. Everyone rushing around like mad. Colored lights hung up in the middle of the street and outside all the buildings. Pausing in front of a delicatessen window, he looked longingly at the attractive display of food. Silly thing to do, stick perfectly good food out in a window. Reminded him of how Farmer Brown’s daughter, Mary, used to always put her apple pies on the window sill to cool. She never knew what happened to all those pics. He chuckled reminiscently. If he were only hack there now—Oh well, no use crying over spilled cream. Cream!—ah—he smacked his lips—oh, for those superstitious farmers who put out a bowl of good fresh cream for him! Good, thick cream— not the kind he saw in bottles set outside doors here every morning. This had tasted only faintly of the delicious stuff he used to sip from carthem bowls. These New Yorkers, he curled his lips contemptuously, they didn’t even know what good food was! Everything fancy—too fancy. No gardens with lettuce or radishes that could be eaten in the middle of the night. Some wilted, revolting stuff in baskets at the market. Oh well, they did have plenty of excitement, he guessed, only he’d had his fill of it. The lights all night long hurt his eyes. There were no more quiet peaceful nights such as he had often spent curled up on the hearth of some farmer’s comfortable cottage. That reminded him, he had no place to sleep tonight. That park bench last night hadn't been any too comfortable. If he could only get up enough coinage to enter one of those brilliantly lighted buildings they call hotels. Maybe he could find a comfortable corner there. He approached one cautiously. It wasn’t so bad after all, only—what in the world could that thing be! In the space where the door ought to be, a large glass thing whirling round and round. He shook his head resigned! v an.l turned away. He'd rather walk the streets than attempt to enter that thing! He shoved his hands deeper into his pockets and walked on. That doorway there! He looked speculative. He'd probably be stepped on, but—well, be sighed mournfully. it was better than nothing. [15] —Lois Lawrence The Mirror TOWERED CITY “Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men”—Milton. Chicago, you arc a city of contradictory pleasures. Harboring all nations, you cater to the varied cravings of each one. I have dined in sablcd dignity at the Palmer House, served with French-born delicacies by impeccable, cat-like waiters. My every desire was met at the lifting of an etched eyebrow. And 1 have dined (can this civilized word be used in connection with the hustling, pushing atmosphere of the “W. R.”) where theatre-goers consume unwieldy portions of spiced cornbeef, baked beans, dill pickles, and green tomatoes at the unholy hour of midnight? The place is always crowded, and the most sensible procedure is to plant yourself behind someone who has reached the pie-stage, reminding him of your presence with frequent and impatient pokes. Waitresses pound heavily about, oxen-fashion, endeavoring to stem the unending flood of shouted orders. I have stood in a cold, driving rain on Michigan Boulevard, shivering in the icy blasts from the Lake, while waiting for the doors of Orchestra Hall to open. And 1 have paid one-fifth of a hundred dollars to hear a fat. painted, brass-lunged, tired-faced, woman shout inanities to jazz supplied bv ten dark-skinned, writhing creatures, led by a huge block of ebony who twirled only his little finger and two enormous eves. I have been on frightening roller-coasters in White City, that fantastic pleasure-ground where, for the small sum of ten cents, one thin dime, the tenth part of a dollar, I was privileged to view Madame Blank, her of the bearded face. And I have walked with unbelieving eyes through a paradise of plant life, the Garfield Park Conservatory. Its symmetrical domes enclose every type of Nature’s plant children. I’ve cheered nine men, representing the Chicago Cubs, on an emerald diamond blazing before thousands of excited eyes, going wild with joy at perfectly executed plays, the proof of long months of training. And 1 have sat on a gate-post of my back yard and shouted myself hoarse for the sake of the “Wildcat Willies,” pride of the Albany Park neighborhood. In luxurious taxis, alone in splendor and comfort, I have ridden down Michigan Boulevard marveling at what towered splendors man has wrought. Swinging wearily homeward on the sinuously swaying “L, 1 have shuddered mentally and physically at the unending, grimy squalor of Chicago’s back yards. Oh, yes, “I’ve done Chicago!” —Florence Plovan A WISH I wished that I might steal away And make my dreams come true. But now my dream is but to stay And live and die with you. Jean Fugitt [16] The Mirror CLOSE-UPS AMELIA EAR HART in reading The Fun of It. one will find its author, Miss Earhart, a most interesting person. Even as a child, site was rather unconventional. She wanted to do things that other girls of those days would never have done. She played football and baseball; she owned a rifle; she jumped over the front fence, rather than go around by the gate; and she rode horseback. Of course, she was frowned upon by most of the older generation. .Miss Earhart’s eventful career has included many kinds of work. Some of these are nursing, medical research, photography, social work. She worked for a long time at Denson House in Boston where she learned much about the foreigners in America She was an instructor to the young immigrants. She wonders if they didn’t really reach her more than she taught them. Miss Earhart’s flying is her real achievement. The most interesting part of it, I think, is her solo flight across the Atlantic in May, 1932. This she describes without any technical terms or boastfulness, but with the grace and charm that make us appreciate our newly found friend. —Louise Hudgens ----------o--------- HELEN KELLER 1 have just read Helen Keller’s “'File Story of My Life.” and I was deeply impressed by it. However, there were a few things that seemed strange to me. One of these was the fact that she, in her writing, seemed to forget that she was blind and deaf and wrote as an average person. One incident of this forgetfulness was when she went to see the play. Rip Van Winkle. Mr. Joseph Jefferson played the leading role, and back stage after the play. Miss Keller proudly spoke to him. She said. Mr. Jefferson. 1 have greatly enjoyed seeing you act. Mr. Jefferson was naturally pleased, and he permitted I lelcn Keller to feel his curious garb and his flowing hair and heard. He showed her how old Rip staggered to his feet after he had slept for twenty-years. I bus, with the help of her dear teacher, Miss Sullivan, and Iter other friends, M iss Keller says that she was able to find joy in self-forgetfulness. Helen Keller had a disease during her infancy resulting in the loss of her hearing and seeing. When she was three or four years old. Helen had fits of temper, and often kicked anyone who was near her. However, she has learned the lesson of patience. anil says: Everyone who wishes to gain true knowledge must climb the Hill of Difficulty alone, and since there is no royal road to the summit, 1 must zigzag it in m.v own way. I slip back many times, I fall, I stand still, and I fall against the edges of hidden obstacles. Vet every struggle is a victory.” This was her motto all through her college career, and it has since served her well. I am proud to think that she is an Alabamian—not because she had so many obstacles to overcome, but because she is victorious. —Barbara Ella Reeves P7J The Mirror SCARLETT O’HARA “Gone With The Wind” gives a very vivid picture of life before, during, and after the Civil War. It makes history seem real. Before the Civil War, life in the South was gay and peaceful: after the War, followed the desolation of the Reconstruction Period. It also shows how the South rose from its destruction and began bravely to rebuild itself. It shows also the change in the people after the coming of the Northerners, some of whom we suppose were the forefathers of our friends. The characters were especially good. Gentle Melanie was loved by all with whom she came in contact—all except Scarlett; but she too came to know how true and fine Melanie was. Scarlett was the most human of them all, for she was both good and bad. She had such force and so much ambition that she is bitterly hated by many who have read the book. 1 can only complain that she did not show more tenderness for her children; but to me, she revealed a beautiful side of her character in that she always revered and worshipped her Mother and adored her Father, and she loved her old home “'Lara” and desired to keep it at all costs. Her ride from Atlanta to “ Tara” and her fearlessness when she killed the Yankee invader, were to me signs of bravery and strength. Maybe these fine traits should make us forget her faults. She had every of trial to undergo, but she “went after what she wanted, finding, however, that it was not what she had been expecting at all. Rhett Bultcr was very much like Scarlett in that he had ambition that drove him to ruthlessness, but he also had a very kind and thoughtful manner. He too had had such trials to undergo that they made him forgetful of others at times. Maybe it was because he and Scarlett were so much alike that they let finer things go by. To me, they just lived fitt years too soon. 1 find only one fault with “Gone With the Wind.” I should have liked for it to continue one more chapter, so that these two fine characters could have found their way out of the darkness, in which they had been living so long. —Grace Coyle -----------o----------- MACBETH Macbeth, principal character in Shakespeare’s play of the same name, is introduced as a valiant defender of his king and country. He is shown to have the congenial traits of physical bravery, honor, modesty, nobility, and graciousness. His traits of physical braver) and strength arc given most stress: for he has given adequate proof of them. One of the proofs is the remarkable lighting he did in the battle with Norway, in which he distinguished himself by cutting his way through the ranks of the enemy until he reached the “merciless MacDonwald,” a traitor to King Duncan, and unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops and placed his head upon the battlements of King Duncan’s army. But alas for Macbeth, in his very first soliloquy he conveys to our minds proof of his greatest weakness—his unworthy ambition. Every thought and emotion of the soliloquy shows the beginning of a moral battle to be fought by this heroic personage. This soliloquy, however, is evidently the product of an emotional, highly sensitive imaginative mind, and Macbeth does not know for certain whether he will follow the solicitation of the witches and proceed to the acquisition of the throne through foul means. But after learning that Malcohm, the king’s eldest son, has been [18] The Mirror named Prince of Cumberland, he expresses a feverish determination to carry out to the end. his black and deep desires, as he terms them. We know from this time on, that his strong ambition has overcome his better judgment. And in the next solioquy, in which he debates the matter with himself, he finds just as good an argument to justify the carrying out of his plan as he does to convince himself that the plan is ridiculous. 1 his soliloquy, together with the persistent encouragement of Lady Macbeth, led to his third soliloquy which is the very temptation necessary to bring on his final resolution to carry out bis evil plan. Tibs resolution marks the complete moral defeat of Macbeth. Ambition has won in its struggle over a man who was invincible on an actual battlefield. The Conqueror was conquered. —Joe Rumore -----------o---------- REFLECTIONS OF UNITS -------o------ BOOKS AM) MOTION PICTCR.ES Since the average picture is very poor and not worth the time and money one must spend to see it, there should be a concerted effort on the part of both the populace and the producers to find some means of bettering the present output. On the thousands of library shelves stand countless interesting hooks, books by masters, books that have endured the searching test of time, books that people from every walk of jife have enjoyed thoroughly; books that afford excellent material for good motion pictures. Why don’t producers select wisely from this treasure house, cast and direct production in accord with the author’s mood or motive, have the scenario script follow the plot of the hook so that the audience will recognize familiar friends? One must not judge the Hollywood producers too harshly for the manner in which they neglect or distort books, because there are many arguments to he given in their defense. Greatest, probably, among these is the fact that the American moviegoing populace do not, on the whole, attend those pictures based on books; they have a great fear of being taught something. Out of two hundred and seven actors and actresses to be considered by the Motion Picture Herald, the ten players receiving recognition for having brought the most money to the theaters were: Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and (linger Rogers. Robert Taylor, Joe E. Brown. Dick Powell, Joan Crawford, Claudette Colbert. Jeanette McDonald, Clark Gable and Gary Cooper, only three of whom have ever played in any production bearing a similarity ro a book. The majority of the moving picture fans are interested, it seems, in only the so-called “musical comedy,” lacking both music and wit. It is not difficult to see that it would he impossible for a scenario writer to equal the works of our better authors and that most of the films based on books should be far better than the average; but it does not necessarily follow, that all of them deserve attendance. The deviation from the plot of the book being used is sometimes so great as to destroy the beauty of the original work. This is easily illustrated by the filming of “Tom Sawyer,...Fhrec Musketeers.” Tom’s boyish pranks his adventures, and “love affairs,” as portrayed by the humorous and intelligent Mark Twain, lose that natural perception of the character of the young boy [191 T II E M IRROR when out upon the screen. “The Three Musketeers,” with their desperate, hold deeds and audacious, daring romances as painted by Dumas, are turned into just three rather unusual characters in a rather poor moving picture. In Anna Karenina.” as a multitude of small incidents which reveal the character of the central figure were eliminated. Anna herself was featureless. All these pictures would have profited, it might seem, by following the books more closely. Even if these sins of omission are avoided, there is still the difficult problem of selecting a book suitable for the screen, which in many cases seems a difficulty too V great for the producers. “Camille, though an excellent novel, did not impress our audiences, perhaps because the plot has been used over and over again by the producers in all their romantic tragedies. “Oil for the Lamps of China by Alice I eas-dale Hobart is conceded by the critics to be a fine novel, giving a vivid and true picture of life in China, but the picture with only fair actors, was a miserable failure. This was more than likely the fault of the producer since “The Good Earth,” having the same general setting and atmosphere, has been a marked success; Louise Rainer and Paul Muni must be credited, also, for the remarkable clearness with which they interpreted their difficult roles. The industry is not failing altogether on this point, however, since of the ten be t pictures of the year, selected by the National Hoard of Review of Motion Pictures, three were very accurate films from books; “Winterset,” a play by Maxwell Anderson; “Romeo and Juliet, well played by two of Hollywood's best stars; and “Green Pastures” taken from the negro story of the Hible, Ole Man Adam and his Chiliun.” It is interesting to note, however, that all three of these arc plays and therefore easily adapted to the screen. “Lost Horizon is very well done on the screen under the direction of Frank Capra, Hollywood’s foremost movie director, and with Ronald Coleman. Capra must be given credit for creating realistically, the magnificent spectacle of the snow-bound Tibetan valley among the Himalaya Mountains, in the low torrid, sandy surroundings of Hollywood. Some books are even better as movies than as novels. “The Invisible Man” by Wells, was even improved by the motion picture, for Mr. Wells has a type of scientific brain, coupled with a powerful imagination, that lends itself admirably to the motion picture industry. “Grand Hotel” was another type of plot that can be handled better by the movies than by novels since, in movies, there is no confusion, characters quickly identify themselves and are sharply defined. Recently much attention has been given to the old masters in selecting books for pictures. Victor Hugo’s “Les Miscrablcs was well cast and because of its direction, was a good picture; Dickens’ “dale of I wo Cities” and “Oliver 1 wist were well directed, but Dr. Nicholl claims that the films of “David Coppcdfield” or “Little Women” could stand alone in the same way that an Elizabethan play stands apart from some Italian novella, out of which its plot has been fashioned. Perhaps, after all, Gilbert Seldes, author of “The Seven Lively Arts,” is right in saying that the movies arc essentially a separate form and must be allowed to develop independently, borrowing what they can use, rejecting everything else. He contend? that movement alone, of pictures, is essential, just as the melody of a song is what is necessary; the words are of secondary importance. It is Seldes’ opinion that the moving picture industry can not attain its highest level until it creates its own material as it has its own methods. Hut let us hope that more and more of the material from which they “create” will be drawn from great books. [20] —George Kelly Thf. Mirror THE INFLUENCE OF MOVIES ON MANNERS Manners make the man and Hollywood makes the manners; therefore, we conclude that Hollywood makes the man, which, though not entirely true, is true to a greater degree than we. for the most part, imagine. And it is not strange that Hollywood should influence us so greatly, for practically every person who enjoys the many brilliant movie productions, unconsciously, and in many cases consciously, practices the clever manner of some star, which has impressed him. And for these manners. I must say that many arc quite impressive. I 'he beautiful posture and graceful carriage of the moving picture stars has brought to the people an awareness of these two essential factors. Nothing before has shown so strikingly the importance of good posture to beauty and charm. Lounging, running, or standing gracefully and correctly are achievements, first of the stars, then, with amazing rapidity, of many admirers. Because good voices, too, are essential in the “talkies” we are opening our ears and concentrating greater effort on tone and speech. Modulated, well-pitched voices, the proud possessors of which took a lesson from the stars, arc to be heard on every side for the listening. Etiquette, too, has felt the effect of Hollywood; Though it is true that practice makes perfect, it is also t rue that one cannot be correct rill he knows how to be. and this is where the movies serve. On the screen we continually see the right thing well done,—a gentleman removes his hat, or a lady acknowledges an introduction, and a thousand people smile and hurry home to practice the gesture on friends. Perhaps of all these influences, that on courtship is the most widespread. In screen romance, the movies seem not to favor any certain length of engagement, any specific manner of courtship, or any age limits, but we find that a spirit of frankness, equality, and sincerity exists in almost even instance. There is less gallant r and less ceremony, no doubt, than in the Victorian age. but in their stead is a real understanding that makes for unselfishness, helpfulness, and true happiness. Not that the Victorian age is not bringing a great influence to bear on us. however, for it quite noticeably is. Such great pictures as “David Coppcrficld” and “Little Women” have brought to the world of today many beautiful Victorian manners and styles. The similarity of the quaint “new bonnets and the bonnets of that age, is striking. And. who knows, soon perhaps we will he swinging into Elizabethan tempo and a modern Sir Walter Raleigh may casually fling down his turtle necked sweater to protect the sandal-clad feet of his tennis partner. —Jane Surrcncy ---------o---------- PROGRESS THROUGH CO-OPERATION About thirty years ago Birmingham's first moving picture theatre, the “Nickelodeon ” was opened. It was n small, bare building, and the pictures were neither distinct nor steady. How great is the contrast between this theater and the large, artistic ones of the present! To understand this progress, one must realize that during the intervening years the motion picture industry has levied on practically every science and art. Thanks to this remarkable co-operation, we are able to see such excellent photoplays as “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Sign of the Cross.” “David Copper-field,” and scores of others. [21] The Mirror Chemistry seems to have made rhe fundamental contribution, for the perfect and inexpensive development of film is the basis of the entire industry. It was through the co-operation of hundreds of chemists that such development has been achieved The lovely, breath-taking, four-color pictures have also come from the chemists’ test-tubes. 'This coloring seems to give the picture a soul, as well as the power to express thought with more feeling and natural beauty. Lighting effects arc so skillfully handled that it is difficult for us to realize how important a part they play. Natural illumination usually is not strong enough; so artificial lights are used. It has taken years of arduous experiment with the powerful arc light to discover the most effective intensity and distance. The golden light, which is extensively used, is sometimes very trying on the actors’ eves and nervous systems, but in a spirit of co-operation they “grin and bear it.” However, in the lighting schools, frequently maintained by the film companies, constant improvements are being made. 'flic talkie is a recent invention that has revolutionized the industry. Experimenters have been untiring in their efforts to reproduce natural and beautiful voices; and the success recently achieved by Douglas Shearer in “Maytime” is in reality the culmination of the work of many earnest and energetic men. In the creation of weather, it seems that photographers and producers have stepped from the scientific into the magic. As they divulge their secrets, we are more and more impressed bv the realism of their effects and by the diversity of humble objects which their ingenuity has utilized. From a hidden hose, rain streams against a window pane. Realistic snow may be potato chips and cornflakes, either swishing to the ground or being muted by excelsior. Sometimes real ice is manufactured,, powdered and blown about. Icicles, however, are moulded of gelatin and pasted as needed over the set. where they melt realistically enough under the intense heat of the glaring arc lights. The howling gale that tugs at the actors’ clothing and turns their umbrellas wrong side out is furnished by an airplane propeller driven by a small gasoline or electric motor. 'Prick photography affords the producers another-means of fooling the people. Fires used to be quite a problem. But, now by taking one picture of a fire and another of the house to be burned and putting the two negatives together, they burn down a house with the greatest of ease. To save the expense of having an actor actually walk down a boulevard in Paris, these wonder-workers take a picture of the actor, combine it with an old picture of Paris, and show us our hero strolling nonchalantly in the gay street. The facts and romances of history have made many good photoplays. “Mutiny on the Bounty, probably the best movie of its year, was based on historic incidents, which James Norman Hall literally went around the world to verify. He had libraries. court records, and old letters searched for reliable accounts of the famous Bounty” case. Government specifications were used for the rebuilding of the ship —for every rope and spar. Catalina Island became 'Tahiti; and twentieth century Americans learned at what price seamen and merchant captains gained respect for each other. The more recent “Maid of Salem” shows the superstitions and fears of some of the early settlers in this country. Hundreds of histories, letters, and other writings were studied for the facts of the witch trials; and old prints were used in creating the primitive, rustic setting. [22] T he Mirror Newsreels serve to make current history understandable and very much more interesting than it would otherwise be. It only they can he filed and kept, how different the study of history will be in the future! It seems only fair that an industry which has drawn so largely on history should in turn make a valuable contribution. “Romeo and Juliet” is one of the finest productions that literature has inspired A professor was engaged to protect the interests of the author and eighteen versions were examined before the screen dialogue was selected. Cameramen worked for three months in Verona, and paintings by the Italian masters were minutely studied for details of architecture and costume. All of this research was necessary before ultramodern photography anil sound reproduction began their role. “David Copper-field” was also filmed with great success. It offered fewer difficulties than the Shakespearean plays, but the same meticulous care in scenery and fashions made it also an accurate picture of its time. So much has been said about the motion pictures’ part in instructing us about the past, even while entertaining us, that some people overlook what they are doing to modernize and standardize present-day architecture and costume. They are the hustling salesman s best allies. 1 hey sell a great deal of modernistic furniture, many modish hats, and thousands of household appliances. Photoplay progress is largely a story of the co-operation of all concerned. And there arc comparatively few people in this country who are not concerned, directly or indirectly, with this form of entertainment. It is interesting that the hugh audiences, the millions who appear to sit so passively for a couple of hours each week, arc also cooperating. Their attendance shows what they like, and what they will get. They seem to appreciate excellent acting and technical skill; they arc gradually demanding plays of a higher and more significant type. In fact, the plav-goers, many of them young people, arc the most important factors in the great co-operative enterprise—the American motion picture industry’. —Sam Almon o----------- A MATTER OF CHOICE Is co-operation desirable? Let us say, “Perhaps.” For we see readily that man can benefit or suffer as a result of his affiliations. And there is the undeniable fact that, though man is constantly confronted with conflicting virtues and vices that force a decision, his choice as to which he will join is completely optional. Let us consider rather thoughtfully the situation of Dr. Faustus, as it is presented bv Christopher Marlowe, and we shall find that it is one that frequently presents itself to us today. Dr. Faustus appears to possess many of the traits of an average man. He is restless and dissatisfied with his station in life. He has a yearning—a strong desire for knowledge whereby he may attain riches and fame. V et he feels that there is little opportunity for him to exercise his powers and achieve his ambition. As he spurns lofty ideals, he finds many excellent reasons why he should not follow the profession of physician, a philosopher, an economist, a lawyer, or a minister, while the underlying reason, of course, is simply that he does not want to do so. All of these professions would have presented glorious opportunities for Faustus to co-operate with the masses of the people and to aid in directing them toward the supreme, the paramount goal, Heaven. And by example, he could have influenced those about him to realize the value and joy of co-operating with the uplifting and really more powerful forces. [23 J The Mirror The combined efforts of the Old Man and the Good Angel to present to Faust us the attractive offers of Heaven were of no avail: he heeded them not. Nevertheless. he co-operated: and it was his working with the evil forces that doomed him to death and eternal punishment. Moreover, Faustus. when he submitted to the power of Magic, became a part of an already organized band of co-operators; for surely, Lucifer, Mcphistophles, Beelzebub, and their compaions co-operated in the cause for which they stood—torment and torture of the soul. Thus, not only from the experience of Faustus. but also from situations which confront us daily, we arc compelled to face these facts. Co-operation is inevitable; and we, in order to avoid the destruction resulting from unwise alliances, must obey our moral sense employ our best judgment in order to co-operate successfully. For only through good and wise co-operation can we achieve self-respect and self-reliance —the basis for service. —Mildred Virginia Watters “ROMEO AND JULIET” “Romeo and Juliet,” probably the most famous romance of the immortal Shakespeare, is one of the greatest love stories written since the energy of man struggled in the Protozoan mire. But did not the Immortal Bard misplace his emphasis? This is the question. His deft pen wrote so deliciously of love in the balconv scene, and in several other parts of the play, that the moral of the talc is thrown into the background. If, however, one reads the story through and does not allow the heart-fluttering exaggerations of love to distract him, he sees that Shake-pcarc's main idea is the folly and futility of feuds and wars. 1 he first words that his magic pen set down in the prologue are as follows: “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scheme, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” This theme is carried through the play, with the tragic deaths furnishing horrible examples to those who would nurse grudges or emulate the warring clans of old. Although the vendetta of the Montagues and Capulets is mayhem on a small scale compared to the international wrangles of today, the great strength of the drama lies in the fact that the resourceful Shakespeare brings the tragedy of war close to his readers by making the combatant members of the two families so embroiled that the romance of the lovers and the grief of the bereaved parents stand out in sharp relief. Only after Romeo and Juliet, the pride and flower of their respective houses, are dead, do the Montagues and Capulets, bowed by the force of grief, declare peace. So it is with the wars of men. They struggle mightly until each side has sustained a great loss Then and only then is a truce declared, after the best youths on each side have been wasted, and for a wholly trivial cause, since petty personal greeds or prejudices of men invested with world powers arc usually the source from which War emerges to destroy. [24] The Mirror Perhaps Shakespeare, from a loftier world, is contemplating the turmoil of the mad world today. Perhaps the peace of his mighty soul is disturbed by the impending clash of arms. Certainly, through the play, Romeo and Juliet, he gives warning to stay the fatal martial rush and dash of our times. —Billy Mizelle ------------o----------- HERE’S TO THE MIND Last evening I attended a motion picture, which, in my estimation, is one of the best that I have seen because of its combination of drama and realism. My mind was led from one idea to another by the rapidly changing scenes before me. I laughed at the comedy, digested bits of the current news, and witnessed an extremely sad. vet beautiful and uplifting, sketch from life. After the main features had been shown and while I was watching the advertisements, it suddenly dawned on me what a wonder it is that the mind has the power to glide from one subject to a wholly different one. We do not receive education and experience in solid, compact, complete pieces. We gather it ever so gradually. Today, perhaps unconsciously, we learn a little seemingly unimportant fact, or we gain understanding through some simple experiences. such as closing a door quietly. Tomorrow, we learn something else, and so on through life. These impressions arc stored away, each in its place, to he added to and enriched and rearranged, and later they appear as beautifully complete thoughts. Again these seemingly useless gleanings combine to help us perform this task or that, and we accept their services without even wondering where we learned them. But if the mind were able to concentrate on one thing until it was wholly and completely mastered, how many things we should miss. For who can spare the pretty trifles that hid for our attention, either as they float by or as they tarry to fit into delicately dovetailed thoughts, ideas, anil experiences? During a motion picture, one’s thoughts are diverted by outside forces—that is by the ideas transmitted by the screen. These quick shifts arc interesting because the mind has the power to co-ordinate and link these thoughts suggested from without. But an even more wonderful power is the one that enables it to guide itself from one idea to another. I often lie in bed at night and let my mind wander. After a while 1 ask myself. Starting where it was. how did my mind get where it is? To answer my qestion, I have to reverse my mental processes and retrace every step. The process is slow ; hut the result is gratifying for I find that each thought is logically, if subtlely, connected with the preceding one. and 1 realize that my mind can bring together related ideas and can even suggest those that arc pertinent to the matter at hand. In short, 1 can think! [25] —Elizabeth Hamilton Thk Mirror EXPERIMENTS IN SELF-PHOTOGRAPHY “I MAY OFT OUT-WATCH THE BEAR” — Milton My first teacher, who was quite different from my present ones, was my mother, who little suspected to what I would he subjected. With a great tenderness in her heart and a great desire for me to become President of our United States, she taught me my alphabet, one of the essential elements in an education. How different are my “Task-makers,” who 1 am sure are very reluctant in pointing out daily, weekly and even semi-annual assignments to me, a bewildered contestant in this game called education. After my “Task-makers” have commanded me to complete an unfinished epic or essay, translate eighty or more lines of V:irgil and prove Mr. Pythagoras’ theory. I homeward plod my weary way, burdened with numerous books of language, science and mathematics. Arriving at my humble abode I begin to plow through these many books of for-have almost completed my English assignment. Several more hours pass and as the bear leaves his heavenly hunting grounds and Phoebus peeps shyly over the housetops, 1 am ready for a nap of two or three hours, before dashing off on the 8:05 bus for school. . . Why 1 ever bother about, much less execute, these tasks is the question. 1 with several million other burdened students struggle onward daily for years to reach that “grand finale”—graduation day. 1 now will receive that 4 Sheep skin.” a much coveted slip of paper, which is likely to influence some business man to give me one of several positions. [26] The Mirror If I have a Sheep skin I have a wide selection of occupations from which to choose. I might become a janitor of some large banking house, I might even operate a filling-station, and if I have a sufficient number of recommendations 1 might he engaged as foreman of an educational project. '1'hat is why 1 have oft outwatchcd the bear and dashed oft to catch that X:0S bus. —Jimmie Jones -----------o----------- MANAGING MOTHER I have reduced the problem of managing mother to a fine art. No longer is it a difficult task, for after years of experimentation 1 have at last found a plan that has proven to be almost infallible. Gone arc the days of tantrums and ravings; a new era of subtlety, tact, and quiet tears has dawned. No one would ever guess that beneath my commonplace exterior there lic a powerful, though latent, histrionic ability. Only at times of great need is it summoned to the fore and always it returns as victor to its hiding place, there to lie dormant until another crisis arises. May I illustrate this with a happening that is. 1 regret to say, an all too frequent occurrence. I wish to lunch and attend a movie with my friends, but Mother has other plans, a visit to Aunt Ruth, a great aunt really, whose house has the cheerful atmosphere of a mausoleum and is not, to say the least, a very enlivening place to spend a holiday. Oddly enough, 1 do not openly oppose this plan. (Such childish tactics have been laid away with my first evening gown.) 1 seize an opportunity when Mother is within hearing distance of the telephone, then with slow, hesitant step 1 approach the innocent instrument as though it were the guillotine. When I have at last reached my friend. 1 begin in a voice that is properly soft and low (but not too low to be heard in the next room). I'm terribly sorry. Anne, nut I shan’t be able to go with you this afternoon. My voice trembles, is suggestive of un-hed tears. “Mother says 1 must spend the day with Aunt Ruth. 1 know you'll have a beautiful time. The show will be grand. Leslie Howard is wonderful, they say. Yes, 1 know. I wish 1 could go. ’Rye. Mv tone is husky, the last words barely audible. With leaden feet I enter the room in which my mother sits reading. “What shall I wear? Deadly. I turn suddenly, lower lip caught between my teeth as if in a futile effort to check the tears risen unexpectedly to my eyes. A quick dab of my handkerchief, and I once more face my mother. Then comes my moment of triumph. If you really want to go so very much! For a moment, a very brief moment. I feel a li.tlc, a very little, ashamed of my trick. She is really a very sweet mother. Rut the vision of Aunt Ruth and her endless stories of my ancestors, who apparently date back to Adam, puts an end to my momentary remorse. There comes a time in the life of every young girl when a new frock seems an absolute necessity to her and her mother is equally certain that it is not. At such a time 1 have found heated arguments useless. Mother has a better argument every time and 1 have discovered it more profitable to appeal to her sympathy and better nature. I have found that my mother is in a more receptive mood at night than in the day. and after she has propped herself up in bed with several pillows and begun to read some fascinating book, I enter her room ami curl up at the foot of her bed. [27] The Mirror In my robe and slippers, with my hair brushed loosely about my face, 1 contrive to look as wistful and appealing as possible. I always omit rolling up my hair until after the interview is over. It is exceedingly difficult to look young and wistful with one's head bristling with aluminum curlers; the effect produced is much more similar to that of the Medusa than the personification of girlish innocence which I wish to resemble as much as possible. 1 then organize my arguments, bringing them under three heads. First, I describe minutely the exquisite details of some friend's charming new gown, proceeding to some lovely dress that I have coveted for weeks. Next, I impress my need of a new dress firmly upon her mind, telling of some event in the near future in which a new dress would play an important part. Third, 1 return to the “dream dress 1 have already described to her, laying great stress upon its lovely-lines. good material, and inexpensiveness. By these arguments 1 manage to extract a promise for a new dre s, and though she may not prove so susceptible to the plans of her wily daughter in the morning, she will not retract it. On the whole, 1 have found it to my advantage to appear submissive and docile, appealing to her sympathy and understanding and even at times allowing myself to be pitied. As a result of this method, much time and many tempers have been saved, and extraordinary success achieved. —Viola Gene Pledger -----------o----------- ENTHRONED Nature this year is robing the world In gay and brilliant hues— Shining yellow, gleaming red, Coral flame, and sky-lit blues. And oft at evening when shadows turn Into royal purple at deep twilight, Above the golden moon appears To give a crown to sable night. Carolyn Scott ENTHRONED Seated in a cozy arm chair. Drawn close to a glowing fire, With thoughts free from worry and care. And no humming of office 'phone, I am king. George Lloyd [28] The Mirror ESCAPADE The Nature Club is pleased to give The party of the year. Our very best of May flower-folk In new frocks will appear. Invitations have been sent To just a lucky few. (Pansies, in rose envelopes, Printed deep with dew). Come one, come all; leave sense behind. It really isn’t far. Just o’er the wall of reasoning, A wish, and here we arc! Madam Hyacinth, gay chaperon, Bids welcome to the guests. The sunflower Guard stands at the gate 'I o bar unwelcome pests. Oh see! 'I he music men are here! 'I’he orchestra files in; The bee. grasshopper, and the frog Who raised a rhythmic din. Sir Jonquil to Miss Pink hows low. Says, “May I have this waltz? She blushes fiery red and they Proceed—in jerks and halts. ou see, she’s never danced before. She just came out this spring. Bur hush! The re’s Madame Oriole! Perhaps she’s going to sing. Ah, yes. The plump but pretty maid Is perched upon the gate. She sings a song of heartfelt love. W hv not ? There stands her mate. Then music pops and simmers, hot! Boom, boom! Bang, clatter, bango! A dusky scarlet tulip and Her partner dance the tango. [29] The Mirror Quite faintly, from a far-off spot Is heard an old-time song. The violets dance a minuet. They weave among the throng. The smiling Sun, a jolly host. Yawns, murmurs. “My it’s late! And so we turn regretful steps And glide through Wishing Gate. We find again our daily tasks. No longer arc we free. But still remains the magic door And we possess the key. Florence Plovan -----------o--------------- GYPSY DANCE Oh. my heart is beating madly A staccato loud and strong. And my feet arc whirling wildly To a Gypsy’s fiery song. Silver stars flash all about me Into one bright dancing light, And my soul drinks of the beauty Of this tantalizing night. Gypsies strike their tambourinas With a maddening delight; And their rhythm sets me swaying Round and round to left and right. Whirling faster still and faster, Round and round the glowing fire. As its crimson flames dance upward, Leaping higher still and higher. Then this flaming pagan music, Like the Gypsy’s cracking lash, Bursts forth into loud cresendo Ending with a deafening crash! Jean Fugitt [30] The Mirror SNAPS A candid camera, close-up shot Of who is who ami what is what. Of what is is and what is not. We’re censored, but we’ll show a lot. Look out, dear Grads, you're on the spot”! —Jean Fugitt -----------o---------- GIVE US COMEDY The rapid decline of cartoons and comic strips in the United States is, to say the least, alarming. The grand old brick-throwing, pie-hurling epics arc giving place to strange and terrible sagas. These range from the mechanics of airplanes to life five centuries hence; from the tricks of ace detectives to the vicissitudes of hoboing. Till so-called artists have caught the American public asleep and have pulled over their eyes wool, which is half cotton. Most of the adventures and stories now called comic strips arc nothing but tragedies and new versions of the old “mellodrammers.” We. the people of America, must combat this evil—this pestilence that is sweeping the country. Arc we merely to recoil in horror? Or will we rise as one body and smite down this evil ? For the purpose of preserving the good comic strips, I have organized the Oh for the Good Old Days, Local No. 21 (O.F.G.O.D.). I have made a canvass of the institution where I am confined, and 1 believe that the inmates as well as the keepers will support us in our cause. A call to arms! The real, the funny comic strips must triumph! —Hilly Jennings A ONE-MINUTE POEM The Mirror needs some poems— They need them in a hurry— Tbe run right down to the Writers Club— Ah—Now the needn’t worry. We writers slop our talking And try to concentrate— If the Mirror needs some poems,— Well, we cannot make them wait. Now, how do the expect us Amid Phillipian noise To produce such worthwhile poems As an editor enjoys? His opinion of the poets In our famous Writers Club May far exceed their merits Hut — ----- ----------- [31] The Mirror There’s no time left to finish That line that's causing worry ’Cause the Mirror needs some poems And they need them in a hurry! —Margaret Geldcrs ------------o----------- I’VE GOT COMPETITION 1. When I go to the cinema I lose; the fellows in ’em arc Too handsome for the public good, by heck! To listen to my lovely date In rapture o’er some actor great Is a definite and deep pain in the neck. Refrain: Oh, why are the locks of Gable So nicely waver-able? What is the cause of Crosby’s great appeal? Why am I just a failure At looking like Robert 'failure? And why is the scowl of Powell so genteel? Oh, why are the eyes of Eddy With roguish gleams so ready? Why is the grin of Flynn so like a god’s? When gals arc all so partial To guys like Herbert Marshall, Now, how’s a guy to buck such heavj odds? 2. When I shell out my hard-earned dough And say, Two in the balcony, Joe! I join the ranks of earth’s forgotten men. Hut though 1 beg her to desist The lady friend doth quite insist— I have to buy two tickets and go in. —Billy Mizclie o----------- THE AVERAGE GIRL She wriggled, wore tight curls, had it” (Her mother had a perfect fit) When on the screen came Clara How. I mean the average girl, you know. When Harlow slithered on the screen The average daughter could be seen Exuding glamour, a la Jean, And haloed in a platinum sheen. [32] The Mirror Then in stalked Garbo, skin and bone, She croaked, 1 vant to be alone!” And so the A. G. starved a year. Looked quite the skeleton, I fear. At last Mae West rolled into fame. The average girl was not the same. She piled her hair high, put on weight— Oh, how she ate and ate and ate! Then Katherine Hepburn came and now A. G’s hair came to her brow; To ringlets was the girl now lent. She talked in hushed and soft accent. Now it’s (linger Rogers who Gives the average girl her cue. Who next, I wonder, will it he? Oh, well, we'll sec what we shall sec! —Florence Plovan ------------o----------- PREVIEWS JACK GREEN This poor hoy met a dreadful fate, He longed to he renowned and great, He sang “Mammy” loud and long— Mercy, how he sang that song! Jack made money everywhere, A little bit here, and a little more there. Death put an end to this, for lo, Jolson shot him for stealing his show. A DEMOCRAT Here lies an humble Democrat, He really should have known better than that. Expounded the theories of his party. To a guy named Moriarity. —Viola Gene Pledger [33] T li h Mirror ROBERT INGERSOLL FLEMING II Little children marvelled With reasoning quite sound. But others were so foolish As to call me “muscle bound. But my dynamic power Held me to mi muscle course, And in spite of criticism Built up attractive force. Alas, when looking in the glass I swelled to fill out creases— The expanding mirror broke in two! And 1 just went to pieces. —Martin Knowlton — o---- MARY’ MORLAND I can say now what I couldn't say in life: I resent all those snickers made behind my back And those over-careful mothers Who warned their children: “Now he careful and don’t say anything to Miss Mary About her not having a husband. Only pity for me after all I did for them! 1 know that I could have had as good a husband As some of them have: But I never could find one that suited me. —Margaret Jones DRAJMON YOUNG 1 was a comic strip artist Who liked nothing better than to imagine people. 1 always “acted out my characters To see if thej were real. One day I created one who was temperamental. And while I was acting him out. He had an outburst of emotion And jumped into the river! Ah. me. 1 could not swim. My creation and I lie here beneath this cold slab With our sad. sad story. w —Margaret Jones T h t: M I R R O R ORGANIZATION GENERAL President Vice- President Secretary Scholarship (lorn railtre Sam Almon, Chairman Grace Gamble Viola Gene Pledger Billy Baxter Mary Alice Walker Jean Barclift Miss Lynch, Sponsor Athletic Committee Dan Walton, Chairman Ethel M or land George Kelly Edwin Welch Robert Fleming Marjorie Brabston Mary Elizabeth Johnson Mr. Dawson, Sponsor Law and Order Committee Clubs Committee Virginia Kvins, Chairman Mel ford Simpson George Lctson Eleanor Lappage Winton Chumlcv Walter Anderson Ernest Burgin Harold Park Miss Gatchcll. Sponsor Marvin Woodward, Chain. (iladys Gaines Ruth Dinning Robert Meacham Mildred Stansell Julia Cooper Louise Nichols Sara Patterson Miss Huff, Sponsor [35] Ralph Christian Homer Haistcn Edythe Taylor Publicity Committee Marshall Parsons, Chairman Neal Scott Dorothy Huff Frank YVuIffaert Vivian Lee Jean Frye Miss F. Martin, Sponsor Publications Committee Joe Walker, Chairman Dyer Carlisle Inez Parker David Randman Ted Underwood Bert Holmes Joe Ellis Miss Hawkins, Sponsor T hk Mirror LETTERMEN FOOTBALL Ralph Christian Bill O’Neill Melvin Horn Eugene Pierce Richard Franklin Neal Scott Tom Grimes Dan Walton Howard Halhrooks Robert Weaver Clyde Harris Edwin Welch Bruce Hedrick Cyril Garrett James Meadows BASKETBALL Richard Hites Elmer Bell Edwin Welch Howard Halhrooks Richard Hites Bruce Hedrick Robert Horst Eugene Pierce Ed Neill Dan Walton BASEBALL George Wright Jack Bishop Howard Halhrooks Ed Neill Bruce Hedrick Jack Booker Edwin Welch TRACK John Cole James Fitzgerald Elmer Bell Neal Scott Howard Halhrooks [36] Dan Walton SENIORS [37] T ii E Mirror DREAMS Dreams arc lovely things. Like larks that soar on slender wings Above the range of human eyes Amid the glories of the skies. Hut when a silver song is heard The song we hear, see not the bird, For wrapped in gleaming, golden light And azure clouds he makes his flight. On homely earth he does not sing, But mounts on slim and sturdy wing Above the humble ugly sod And sings an orison to God. Almost celestial he seems Reaching notes of youth’s high dreams. Sometimes we build with lovely dreams Lordly castles by crystal streams, With silver and ivory, onyx and gold. In sunlight and shadow we work and mould. We chisel; we sculpture a long winding stair. And turrets and towers rise high in the air. Perfect in structure, superb in art, Built from ideals in youth's strong heart. Though larks can soar to such a height. They must return from upward flight To rest, that they may rise ere long, And give the world a lovely song. And castles, though bewitching fair. . Cannot survive when built on air. How except from homely earth Can dreams arise in noble birth? They must have strength, and strength is found In solid, firm and wholesome ground. From out that earth that dreamers scorn. All lasting worthwhile things are born. So dig your castles farhoms-deep To upward spring and upward leap. Revered as oak green houghs are high That stretch extended to the sky. With bases broad like oak roots long. To hold your castle firm and strong. [38] —Viola Gene Pledger T he Mirror Class oh June, 193 MOTTO: Vestigia nulla retrorum. No steps backward. FLOWER: Cape Jasmine. COLORS: Blue and Silver. President ... ... Robert Joseph Horst Vice-president ... Paul Calhoun Morgan Secretary.......................... ..... ... Marjorie Evelyn Hilty Treasurer .... Marshall Parsons, Jr. Jrtist .... James Pell Jones Orator ................................................ John Klinge Moriarty Pianist Vivian Ann Howell Port Viola Gene Pledger Statistiiian Neal Scott Violinist ......................................... Benjamin Perry Limehouse Vocalist Edythe Taylor Vocalist Charles Claudius Turner Trumps ter Mitchell Melof COMMITTEES RING Miss Verplanck, Sponsor Robert Mcacham Lelhvvn Maxwell Earline Brook Anne Paul Elizabeth Hamilton INVITATION Miss Barnett, Sponsor Ralph Christian Barbara Sutherland Tern Chambless Pain Cheatham Jack Green MOTTO Miss Senn, Sponsor Eleanor Lappage Conrad Park Grace Gamble COLOR AND FLOWER Miss Comer, Sponsor Mary Frances Andrews Draimon Young Elizabeth Vann Jack Robertson Mary Elizabeth Johnson [39] The Mirror Robert Joseph Horst Iloss” Ambition: To he prompt enough to .late Time and Tide. Activities: Senior Class President 37; Ushers’ Club '36, '37; Asst. Head Usher '37; Hi-Y ’37; Varsity Basketball ’37, Varsity '‘B '36; S. R. Council member ’36. Pali. Calhoun Morgan, Jr. Sweet Pea” Chicken Ambition: To go hi if her without (trowing taller Activities: Senior Class Vice-Pre . '37; Hilliard. Third Member of Standing Com. ’37; Carmen ’36. Aida '37; S. R. Pres. '36; Mirror Agent '3$; Mirror Board '35. ’36. '37; Glee Club '34. '35. Vice.-Pres. ’37. Marjorie Evelyn Hilty Toddle Ambition: To he happy, and make others happy. Activities: Senior Class Secretary; Athl. Com. '36; Law and Order Com. '36; Thalia Treas. ’36. Vice- Pres. '36. Pres. ’37; S. R. Sec. '35. Vice-Pre . ’36. Pres. ’37; R. O. T. C. Sponsoi '36; Football Sponsor '36. Marshall Parsons, Jr Ambition: To he a thaumaturge in procuring the con- stituent part of a partemonnaie exclusive of Graves’ aluminum excuses. Activities: Senior Class Treas. '37; Publicity Com. '37; Owen ’35. Cor.-Sec. '36. '37; Oratorical Contest '37; Inter-club Debate ‘36; Senior Play ‘37. James Pells Jones Jimmy Ambition: To etch my name, graphically, upon the artistic and intellectual faculties of Posterity. Activities: Senior Class Artist; Pen and Brush Club '34, Vice-Pre . '36, '37, Pres. '37; Publicity Com. '36; Mexican Program '35; S. R. Sec. '35, Banker '33 John Ki.ingk Mori arity Activities: Senior Class Orator '37; Scholarship Com. 36; Publicity Com. '37; Yancey ’36, Cor.-Sec. '37; School Winner Oratorical Contest '37; Ushers 36. Trea . '37; Corporal R. O. T. C. Vivian Ann Howell Viv Ambition: Esse quam videri Activities: Senior Class Pianist; Mirror Board, Music Editor '37; Accompanist Boys' Glee Club 37; Mnemosy-nean, Parlimentarian '36. Critic '37; G, L. C., Publicity Committee Chairman '36; Writers Club '36; A. F.. A. '37. Viola Gene Pledger Bobby Ambition: To find supreme happiness—and keep if. Activities: Senior Class Poet; Scholarship Com. '37; Astraea. Exec. Com. '36, Vice-Pre . '37; Spring Festival 34; Radio Program '35; S. R. Vice-Pre . '33; Senior Play '37. Benjamin Perry I.imehouse. Jr. Ambition: To show Hennir Goodman how to swing it. Activities: Senior Class Violinist; Owen, Critic '34. Vice-Pre . '35. '36. Treas. ’37; Freshman Vodvil; Baseball Team, ’37; S. R. Banker, ’34, ‘35; Mirror Agent, ’36, ’37; Student director of Orchestra. ’36. ‘37. Charles Claudius Turner, Jr. Sleepy Ambition: To do my best. Activities: Senior Class Vocalist; Publications Com.; Glee Club, Sec. 36. Vice-Pre . ’36. Pres. '37; Hilliard. Cor.-Sec. '37; A Capella Choir, Pre . '37; Mikado. “Carmen. Aida. Gondoliers principal, Pinafore principal. [40] The Mirror Edythe Louise Taylor Ambition: Always to go forward. Activities: Senior Class Vocalist '37; Publicity Committee '36; Gen. Organization Sec. '37; Dramatic Club '33, '34. '36, '37; Promethean, Press Com. '35, Sec. '36; Glee Club, Vice-Pres '36; Sophomore Mirror Hoard '34; Mirror Board '37; Operetta '34; Lead '37. Mitchell Melof Ambition: To attain success when success scans im- possible. Activities: Senior Class Cornetist '37; Treat.. Dam-rosch '35; Pres. Orch. '36; Soloist Dainro ch Program '34; Senior Play '37; S. R. Vicc-Prc . '37; Civitan Oratorical '37; Phillips Night ’36; Dramatic Club; Vodvil 37; A. E. A. Programs '35, '36. '37; Band '34. '3S, '36 '37. James Wallace Adair Ambition: To hr as great as the greatest. Activities: Ushers '36; Yancey '37; Orch. '33, '34; A. E. A.. '34. '35. '36. '37; Concert '33. 34. ?35, '36; “Carmen ; S. R. Vice-Pres. '36, Mirror Agent '37, Vice-Pres. '33. Elsie Louise Akers Ambition: To build for character, not for fame. Activities: Vcstalia '34, '35; S. R. Sec. '33. Vice-Pres. '34, Banker '34, '3S; Pres. Hist. Class '34; Marshal '34. 35; Phillips Night '35. '36. Sam Luring Almon Sammy'' Ambition: To get ahead in this man's world. Mary Frances Andrews Sansen Ambition: Always to be able to see and help others to see the bright side of life. Activities: Pierian 33, '34. '35. '36. '37. Pierian Com.; Art Club '33, '34, '35, '36, '37. Art Club Com.; Dramatic Club '34; Art Class Pres. '35. Sec. '36: Fre-hman Vodvil '36; Phillips Night '34. 35. '36. Bess Greenwood Armkield Bessie Ambition: To be the silver lining in someone’s cloud. Activities: Senior Play '37; Pierian '34. '35, '36. '37, Pres. '37; Art Club '34. '35. '36, '37. Treas. '36; G. L. C. Sec. '36, Pres. '37; Dramatic Club '36, '37; Cabinet, Athletic Com. '36; Pep Squad '36; Play Day '35. Claude Alexander Ashley Gand’’ Ambition: Not to he out when Lady Tuck knocks on the door. Activities: S.R. Pres.'33, Vice-Pres. '34, Banker '33, '34. Isol a Jean Barclift Ambition: To be and to be. Activities: Scholarship Com. 37; Astraca '34. '35, '36, '37; Chairman Social Com. '36, '37; S. R. Banker '34. Mary Margaret Barry Red Ambition: To do what I want to, when I want to. where I want to, how want to. and because I want to. Activities: Gen. Organization, Athletic Com.; Dramatic Club '33, '34, 35, '36. '37, Treas. '35, Sec. '36; G. I.. C. '35. '36. '37, Vice-Pres. '36. Cor.-See. '36, Reporter 35; Astraca '35, '36, Pres. '37. [+i] The Mirror Alice Ass Berry Ambition: To If aril to make char, ye with tokens without using my fingers. Activities: Promethean, Treas. ’34. Sec. 35; Pen Squad 34; S. R. Pres. '34. Sec. '35. ’36. Jack Powell Bishop Ambition: To make my air castles into fabricated steel. Activities: S. R. Vice-Pres. '33, Pres. '34. Vice-Pres. ‘35. Banker 36: Track '34, ’35. '36, '37; Basketball—Do Do Team '34, '35. B Team '35. 36, A Team 37. Mildred Letha Bi.aich “Black Ambition : To be able to speak Spanish smoothly and swiftly. Activities: Hostess at A. E. A. '36; Hostess Phillips Night '35: G. L. C. ’34. 35. Carolus Magnus Bloom fleld Edison Ambition: To better Haliburton's feat by swimming from one end of the the Panama Canal to the other—by way of South .- merica. Activities: Vice-Pres. Science Club '36. '37; Mirror Program 35; Dramatic Club Play '3S. Marjorie Avne Brabston Bobby Ambition: To be Four-Fold. Activities: Girls' Letter Club, Treas. '35, Vice-Pres. '36, Pres. '36; Astraea, Treas. '36, Vice-Pres. '36; Athletic Com. '36, ’37; Captain Gym Class ’34. ’35, ’36, ’37. Bolling Branham Sleepy Ambition: What do I care for money or fame? To sleep long enough is my only aim.” Activities: Yancey ’34, ’35, ‘36, ’37; Glee Club ’36. 37; Band '36. ’37; R. O. T. C. Band '36. ’37; Carmen ’36; Armistice Program 36; Aida ’37; Junior Academy of Science Convention ’37. Frances Earline Brook Ambition: To make many more friends and keep those I have. Activities: Phillips—Writers’ Club ’36; Pierian 35. '36, '57; S. R. Treas. ‘36; Vice-Pres. Hist. Class ’36, Sec. 36, '37. West End: Operetta '35. Eleanor McMain High School, New Orleans, ’33, '34. Marjorie Juanita Brown Wormeater Ambition: To see myself as others see me. Activities: Junior Red Cross ’35. ’36. '37; Personality Club ’36; Dramatic Club '33, '34. '35. '36; Banker ’35. '36. Mary Ruth Brown Shorty Ambition: To be successful and not forgotten. Activities: Promethean '3S. ’36; S. R. Banker '33. ’34. '35; Armistice Program '35. [42] I.UCU.E Browninc T he Mirror Carolyn Busby Sissy” Ambition: To be what my mother would have me to be.' Activities: Vestalia ’34, 35.; G. L. C. 35, ’36, ’37; Mirror Typist '37; Junior Red Cross '34; Type Contest '37; A. E. A. Program '36, '37; Phillips Night '36; Marshal '34. '35; S. R. Prrs. '33. Vicc-Pres. ’34. Banker '35. Sec. 35, Council Member '34; Pres. Hist. Class '35. Dick Carlton One Punch” Ambition: To get what I want when I want it and to want what get when I gel it. Activities: Hanker '36; Glee Club Vodvil; Opera; Radio program. Thomas Stroud Chambleu, Jr. Ambition: To marry a rich widow' with one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel. Activities: Mirror Manager '35, '36. '37; Council 33. '34; S. R. Vice-Prcs. '34; Yancey '35; I'shcr '36. Pamela Frvnces Cheatham Pam Ambition: To have a bed of roses and not get stuek. Activities: Promethean '34. Press Com. '35, Critic ’36. Treas. '36; Dramatic Club '33; Euterpran Club '33; Art Club 34. '35. '36. '37. Press Com. 35; S. R. Sec. '33. Hanker '34; Bank '36. '37. Sam Choate Nob Ambition: To fit spectacles on potatoes’ eyes. Activities: Vice pres. Biology cla s '37; Football '36. WlNTON CHUMLEY Sonny Ambition: To climb the ladder to success. Activities: Law and Order Com. '37; Carmen”; Glee Club Vodvil '36; S. R. Pres. 36; Vice-Pres. History Class '37; Pres. English Class '36; Phillips Night '34. '35; Marshal '35. Dorothy Lucille Cloxver Dot Ambition: To get what I want when I want it and to want what I get when I get it. Activities: G. I.. C. '35, ‘36. '37; Dramatic Club '37; Personality Club '36. '37; Marshal '35; Perfect attendance '35, '36; Armistice Day Program '36: A. E. A. '36. '37; Phillips Night ’35. '36; S. R. Vice-Pres. '36. Virginia Gene Coll Ambition: “To seek, to strive, to find. Activities: Pierian, Critic '34, '35. Flxec. Com. '36, '37; Art Club '34. '35. Chairman Social Com. '36. Pres. '37; Dramatic Club '35, '36; Sec. Speech Class ’36; Interstate Dramatic Tournament '35; Campaign Mgr. '36; Book-holder Senior Play '36; Mirror Hoard '35. '36. Virginia Lane Coombs Ambition: To perform with rhythm. Dorothy Eileen Copeland Dot Ambition: Not to be out when Lady Luck knocks at the door. Activities: Promethean, Treas. '36, Social Com. '36; Dramatic Club, Make-Up Com. '34; G. L. C. Hostess; A. E. A. '37; Head Marshal '36; Gym C’apt. ’36; Sec. History Class '37; S. R. Vicc-Pres. '33, '34, '35. [43] The Mirror Charles Daniel Cox “Charlie’' Ambition: To paddle my canoe into the harbor of Success. Activities: Yancey 37; S. R. Hanker '34. '37, Sec. ‘35, '36. Grace Elizabeth Coyle Gay Tib Ambition: Hoping my ship will come in soon. Activities: S. K. Vice-Pres. '34. Asst. Banker '34. Sec. '35. Dorothy Imogens Daugbtte Jean Ambition: To be a success in the business world. Activities: Mncmosyncan '34, '35. '36. 37; Dramatic Club '35. Harry Morton De Witt Kaiser Ambition: To be President of General Motors and to invent a portable electric shoe shiner. Olive Marion Drewry Si Ambition: For common life, its wants and ways, would I set forth in beauteous hues .” Activities: Annual Board '37; Astraea '34, '35, ’36; Chairman Press Com. '37. Publishing Com. ’35; Aida ; Phillips Night '36; A. E. A. Chorus '37; Prc . English Clas '35; Vicc-Prcs. Harmony Class '35; S. R. Sec. '35. Jo Helen Dunn Jo Ambition: To prove all things and hold fast to that which is good. Activities: Thalia '34. '35, '36. 37. Treas. '36; S. R. Vice-Pres. '36. Banker '35; Pres. Vocal Class '34; Dramatic Club '34. 35. ’37. BonntE Elizabeth Eulers Auntie Ambition: Ser prtmorosa. Activities: Dramatic Club '35. '36; Aglaia '36. '37, Year Book Com '37. Rosa M bel EppiNC Sis Ambition: To make the gypsy tour” with the Bir- mingham Motorcycle Club. Activities: Marshal '35. '36; Dramatic Club '36. ’37. Elsie Lquue Etch iso n Brat Ambition: To be a designer. Activities: Dramatic Club '35; Aglaia '34. '35. '36. ‘37, Membership Com. '35; Pres. Speech Class '35; S. R. Sec. '33. '34. '35. Pres. 36. Mary Grace Fiorella Kid Ambition: To love all of 'em, to trust a few of ’em, and hate none. Activities: Mirror Agent. [44] 'I n e Mirror Jambs Evemtte Fitzgerald “Fit ' Ambition: To be ever dear, simple. true, tin,I glitter with no lustre hut my own. Activities: Yancey '33, '34, '3S. '36, '37; H5-Y Sec. '36; S. R. Pres. '35, '36. Vice-Pre . '37, Council Member '34: Vice-Pre . History Class ‘36; Baseball team '3S, '36. '37. Robert Ingexsoi. Fleming 'Toar' Ambition: To become immortal as a strength athlete. Activities: Athletic Com. '37; Hilliard '35, '36, '37, Sec. '36. 37; Carmen , Aida ; Thanksgiving Play '35; Auburn Play '36; Senior Play 37; Dramatic Club '36, '37; Campaign Speaker '37; Student Council '35, '37. Gordon D. Fi.etchfr Gordy Ambition: To mate an .■I in English and he a successful business man. Activities—Riverside, Milwaukee: S. R. President '34, Treas. '35; Mercury Monitor '33, '36; Band '34, 35, '36; Swimming Team 35. Phililps: Band '36, '37. Jeanne Sanford Fletcher Cotton Ambition: To prove that all blondes are not light-headed. Activities: Glee Club '33. '34. Jean Fucitt Jcana Ambition: To accomplish. Activities: Aglaia, Critic, Press Com, '35, Treas. '36; Writers' Club, Pres. '36, Chairman Publicity Com. '37; Dainrosch Club '37; Spring Festival 34, Carmen ; Freshman Vodvil '36; Phillips Night ’36; A. E. A. Program ’37; Operetta '37; Senior Glcr Club '37; S. R. Sec. '35, '36, Banker ’35. ’36, Viee-Prc . '36; Editor Sophomore Mirror '34; Editor-in-Chicf of Mirror '36. Gladys Maxine Gaines Boots’’ Ambition: Ifhen duty whispers low, 'Thou Mustthe youth replies 7 Can.,,,‘ Activities: Clubs Coin. '37; Thalia '35, '36. '37, Cor. Sec. '37; G. I.. C. '34. 35. ’36. '37; Dramatic Club 33; Phillips Night '34, '35; State Music Festival '34, '35; Marshal '36, '37; Pres. Historv Class '36; S. R. Sec. '33, '34. '35 36; Banker '33. '35, 36. '37. Grace Elizabeth Gamble Ambition: To make my enmities transient, and my friendships eternal. Activities: Scholarship Com. '37; Mnemosynean, Treas. ’36, Parliamentarian '37; Managing Editor Mirror '37; Sec. Harmony Class '37; Writers' Club, Treas. ’37; Dramatic Club '36, 37; Aida '36; S. R. Banker '36, '37. Robert Lee Gamewell Ambition: To remain a hermit. John Carl Gibson Hoot Ambition: To be myself. Kathleen Gibson Lena “Red Ambition: To better myself so that I will be of greater service to Cod and man. Activities: G. I.. C. Member; Aglaia '33. '34; Membership Com. '34; Stunt Program '35; Phillips Night ’36; S. R. Pres. '34. Sec. '34. '35; Vicc-Prcs. History Class '34. [45] TH K Mirror Harry Bernard Gincold Ambition: To Jane,- upon the steps of success. Activities: Operetta. “Gondoliers. 5 ; Bovs Glee Club Revue '34 3S -3 ; 'Carnicn ; SpVmK Festival 34. 35 ; S. R Hnllettn Com. 36. Marcaret Helen Gipson “Bodie Ambition: To Jo rny best. Activities; Phillips Night 33. 35, ’36; Business Hikers Club jj; Personality Club ’35; Mnemosvnean ’36; Marshal 37. Charles Geneva Golden “Prissy Ambition: !o live, love, and be loved. Activities: Personality Club ’37; Phillips Night '35 36; Sec Civic Glass 34; S. R. Banker ’34. '36. Vice-Pres. 35. Herman Soloman Goldstein “Skinny Ambition: To be a doctor. Anvities: “Carmen. “Aida, Gondoliers ; Phillips NtRht 33. 34. '35. ’36; Glee Club '34. 35. '36. 37; od vil 35, 36. '37; Festival ’33. '36. '37; “Pinafore '37; Banker 3 3, 34. Council Member ’33. ’34, ’35. Jack Jacques Green •’Ducky Pew Ambition .-To have the voire of Tibbett and the dra-malic technique of If’alter Hampden. Activities: Vice Pres. Gen. Org. ’36; Pres. Owen ’37 ”vTrf,a®’ 3+’ 3S- 361 ior Play '37; Operetta! Gondoliers ’35; Pres. His,. Class ’35; Pres. National C ivies ( haptcr '34; Phillips Night Program '35. '36. '37; Carmen ; Glee Club 35. 36. 37; Librarian 36; Musical Review 35, Music Festival 35. A Capella Choir '35, 36; Freshman Vodvil '36. Band 34. ’35, ’36. ‘37 R.O. nBa id , 3-5,V 37,.( °rp' iS.' Sgt‘ ’36- Staff SK - 1 34. 35; Ala State Music Festival ’37, Ope- retta “H. M. S. Pinafore '37; S. R. Vice-Pro. 35. William Farley Green Lolla Ambition: Honor and shame from no condition rise. .... To ft ™HI my P rt—there all the honor lies. Activities: Cabinet—Clubs Com. '36; Owen ’34 '3S 36. '37. Critic '36 Cor. Sec. '36. Sec. '37; Sophomore l Pr« - History Class '35; Pres. Speech Class ,lx' s R H Council Member 35, '36. Banker '34. 37. Mirror Agent '33- William Goldsmith Greene Ambition: Sot to H sharp, not to li flat, but to li natural Activities: Band '33. '34. '35. '36. '37; Track '35. ’36! 37; State Band ’37. Marjorie Grindle Jimmy” Ambition: To always live, love and laugh Louts Guy Buz Ambition: To get out of high school and college and take . . . UP Commercial art or journalism. Activities—Phillips: Pen and Brush Club '36; Pres. English Class '36. '37; Sec. History Class 36; Football 36. Sidney Lanier: Pres. English Class ‘33. '34. '35-Vice-Pres. History Class '34; Rifle team '34. Capt. '35; l irst Aid Club; Photographic Club ’33. '34. '35; Glee Club; L Club Minstrel '34. '35; Dramatic Club; Home Room Vice-Pres. '33. Pres. '34; Oracle Art Staff '35; Armistice Day Program '34; Hi-Y Club '35; Football '34. Marvin Mark Hagood Ambition: 7 o make a million by forty and keep going. Activities: Staff Sgt. in R O. T. C '37. W The Mirror Jambs Monroe Hairston Snake Ambition: To hr a friend to man. Activities: Law and Order Com. ’36; Glee Club. Historian , Librarian ’35, Vice-Pres. ’35; Hi-V. Vice-Pres. '36; Head Marshal ’36; Honor Soc., Pres. ’37; Head Usher ’37; Hilliard 36; Mikado- ’33; Music Festival ’33, ’37; Gondoliers' 34; Senior Vodvil ’36. '37; Carmen ’36; Aida” ’37; Pinafore ’37; Banker ’35; Pres, of Hist. Class ’35; S. K. Pres. ’35; Pres. Math Sc Eng. Class '35. Evelyn Halbert “Weddy Ambition: To find Elmer, I hope, hope. I hope. Kenneth Raymond Hall Stooge.” Kenny Baker” Ambition: To hr an answer to some maiden's prayer. Activities: Band ’33. '34. 35. ’36. ’37; R. O. T. C. Band 3. 34, '35, '36. '37; S. R. Pres. '34, Council Member '34, '35; Stamp Club '34; Vice-Pres. of History Class 35; Yancey '36, '37; Ushers '3S, '36, '37; Mirror Agent '37. Marv Elizabeth Hamilton Beth Ambition: To know that the way to leave footprints on the sands of time is to yet out and dig. Activities: Senior Play Com. '35. '37; Mirror, Literary Editor '36, Asso. Editor '37; Aglaia '34, Sec. '36, 37. I’reas. '36, Critic '35. Chmn. Mcmb. Com. '35; Dramatic Club '34, '35, '36, ’37. Chmn. Make-up Com. ’35; Vice-Pres. History Class '35; S. R. Vice-Pres. '33, Council Member '34. '35. 36; Marshal '36. Floyd Cheatham Hamilton Activities: Owen 33; Ushers '36. '37; S. R. Banker '33, Pres. '34. '37. Valentine Elizabeth Hamm •Teeny Ambition: To leave footprints on the sands of time. Activities: G. L. C. '34, 35. '36. 37. Tommie Ruth Hand Boo Ambition: To give the world the best I have, and have the best eome hark to me. Activities: Parliamentarian of Astraca '36. James Gray Hamlin Ambition: To be a suecess at whatever I undertake, whether that be great or small. Activities: Yancey 36; Band '36, 37. Reia Elizabeth Hausman Ambition: To be young forever. Marc a ret A delf. Hickman Hick Ambition: To hope that may meet a man Who'll not relate in accents suave Tales of girls he used to have.” Activities: Mncmosynean '35, '36, 37; Pres. '36, Sec. '37, Chairman Pen Com. '36; Dramatic Club '34. ’35, 36. ‘37; Annual Board; Mirror Board '36; Winner State Poetry Rending Contest '37; Sec. History class 35; Ch. Speech class '36; Pres, of Biology class '37; Marshal '36. [47] T H K M I R R O R Dixie Louise Hinkle Hink Ambition :T« live and learn. Activities: Cheerleader '34. '35. '36; Armistice Pro-8ram '34; Phillips Night '34; Art Program '35; Dramatic Club '34. '35. Phyllis Frances Honeycutt Honey Ambition: To be the private secretary to the president of a lart r firm. Activities: S. K. President '34. Banket '35, Secretary ’37; Sec History Class '36; Promethean. Secretary. Walter Louis Howard, Jr. High-Pockets Ambition: To make sawdust of the Hoard of Education. Activities: Aida '36; Glee Club ’34. '35; Banker '35; Band '33, '34. '36; Model Airplane Club '33. Janie Belle Hubbard Si Ambition: To succeed in whatever I undertake Activities: Armistice Program '34, 35. '36; Lieutenant Gym '35, '36; Thalia '34. 35 ; Personality Club '36, '37. Mary Abbh Hudgins “Mv Mary Ambition: To be a success in life to repay 'the sacrifices of my mother and father. Activities: Personality Club '36, Program Com. 37; Freshman Vodvil '35; Phillip Night '35; Carmen '36. Dorothy Mae Irving Dot Ambition: To attain the only true happiness by fallow-inc that for which I have been fitted and appointed. Activities: Girls' Glee Club Pres. '37, Bus. Mgr. '36; Astrara ‘34, '35, '36. Chinn. Program Com. 35; Carmen ; Aida,” Gondoliers ; Phillip Night '36; A. E. A. Chorus '37; Pres. Harmony Class '34; S K. Sec. '34, Banker '36. Bernice Lili.yan Jackson Sis Ambition: Mot to be so deep that I'm narrow, or so broad that I'm shallow•. Mary Elizabeth Johnson Activities: Aglaia, Pres. '35. Vice-Pres. 35, '36, Sec. 34. '36; Cabinet, Publicity Com. 35, '36; Athletic Com. 37; Election Com. '36; Mirror Board, Editor-In-Chief 37, Asso. Editor '36; Debating Team '36. '37; D. A. R. Representative '37; Dramatic Club. Sec. '36, '37; G.L.C., Vice-Pres. '37; S. R. Pre . '33, Vice-Pro. '34, Sec. 34, Banker '35, Council Member '35, '36, Sec.; Speech Class Chmn. '37, See. '36; History Class Pres. '35, Vice-Pres. '37, Sec. '36; Art Class, Pres. '36; English Class Pres. 35; Marshal '3S, '37; Phillip Night '35, '36. '37; P.-T. A. Program '37. Laura Frances Jones Ambition: To be what I want to be. Activities: Aglaia '35, '36; Ka ter Pageant '34; Sec. History Class '35; Marshal ‘35. Margaret Jones Ambition: To reach the top of the ladder Activities: Honor Soc. '36, '37; Asso. Editor Mirror 37; Clio. Parliamentarian '34. '37; Marshal '34. '35; S.R. Bunker '35; Vice-Pres. History Class '35, '37; Pres. English Class '36; Sophomore Mirror. [48] T h i: Mirror Jack Irby Joyner, Jr. Ambition: To do with what others do without. George Austin Kelly II Ambition: To suffer fools gladly. Activities: Yancey, Vice-Pres. '37, Third Member Standing Com. '36; Usher '35. '36, '37; Law and Order Com. '36; Athletic Com. '37; Senior Play '37. Thomas A. Kerr ••Tomas, A. T. Ambition: To see the world, and let the world see me. Activities: K. (). T. C. Military Club ‘36, '37; Sgt. K. O. T. C.: Vice-Pro. History Club '34. Ada Louise Kimball Skcex Ambition: To live, to love, to laugh, to lift. Activities: Marshal 34; Girl Reserves '36. Robert Wayne Knight Sheriff Ambition: To he successful in all undertakings. Activities: Basketball Mur. '37; Sports Editor Mirror '36, '37; Yancey. Ruth Margrbte Kockritz “Btibe” Ambition: To hitch my wagon to an old horse, if no star is handy Activities: Thalia '33, '34, '35; Trcas. Personality Club '36; Pres. Harmonv Class '36; Sec. Orchestra '35, '36, 37; Orchestra '34. '35. '36. '37; S. R. Mirror Agent 34. '35. '36. '37; Phillips Night '34. '35, '36; Red Cross Prog. ‘37. Robert Morris Laboiteaux Frcnchy Ambition: To remain a solid Yankee. Activities: Attended Baldwin High School, Birmingham. Michigan; Phillips: R. O. T. C. '37. Annie Edna Lane Ambition: To know when to know what is right. Activities: Girl Reserves '34, '35, '36, '37; G. L. C. '37; Dramatic Club '34. '35; Marshal '34. '35. 36. Eleanor Eubank Lappage Ambition: Always to he ambitious. Activities: Law and Order Com. '37; Thalia '34, '35, '36. Trcas. '35; Exec. Com. '37; Art Club '3S, ’36, '37; Honor Society ‘36, ’37; Head Marshal 37; Sophomore Mirror Board '34. Mahle Grace Large Tops Ambition: To pursue happiness that has not yet been found by mortals. Activities: Dramatic Club '35; Clio '36, '37; Secretary '37; G. L. C. '36. '37. [49] T H F. M I R R o R Frank Lee Larkin Ambition: To out-draw! Hob Hums. Lots Elizabeth Lawrence Ambition: To eat when I’m hungry, Drink when I’m dry. Do what I please, And live till I dir! Activities: Aglaia, 34. Vice-Pres. ‘36, Trcas. ’37, Recreation Chinn. ’34, Critic ’36; Auditorium Programs '34, 35, '36; Armistice Program '3S; Radio Program ’36; b.R. ice-Pres. ’34, Sec. '35, Banker '34, '35. '37; De- bating Team '36; Mirror Board ’35, Managing Editor '37; Typist ‘36, '37; Annual Board '37; Chinn. Speech Clas '34, '35. Vivian Frances Lee Bihbir Ambition: To take dictation from Floyd Gibbons. Activities: S. R. Banker '37; Publicity Com. 37; Sec. junior Red Cross '35. Josephine Elizabeth Levio Jo Ambition: To face life with a smile and with my chin up. Imogene Joan Liddell Ambition: To be the right hund assistant to the next President of these United States from the Roosevelt family. Activities: G. L. C. '34, ’35, 36; S. R. Banker''33, ’34, President 36. Jerome Harrison Lindsay “Romeo Ambition: To prove to the world that this hard task of educating myself was not done in vain. Activities: Cor.-Sec. Stamp Club ’34; Hi-Y ’36. Miriam Roberts Long “Red” Ambition: To find out where seeds come from to grow seedless raisins. Ann Elizabeth Lovoy Annabelle Ambition: To realize that the present is the past of my future. Activities: Marshal '36; Mirror Tvpist 37; Mirror Agent 33; S. R. President '35, '36. '37; Banker '35, '37. Eari. Jenkins McClendon Red Ambition: To design a high school building with an indoor swimming pool and ESC A LA TORS. m John McCullough T he Mirror William Elmer McGill Mary Catherine McKeil “Bill Ambition: To diminish physically hut not mentally. Activities: Dramatic Club '34. '35. '36; Thalia ’35, '36. '37. Jon Lee McKinney Ambition: To overtake all I undertake to do. Activities: S. R. Banker ’33, '34. Anne Dudley McQueen “Mi Anne Ambition: To yet up in time to hear the crack of d au.n. Activities: Pierian ‘33. ’34. '35. ’36. Vice-Pres. '36. Pres Com. '34. '35; Art Club '33. '35. '36. '37; S. R. Pres. '34. Vice-Pres. '35, Council Member '35. Elsie Christine Manners Ambition: To learn whether moths dance hen they attend a moth hall. Activities: Member of Honor Society '36; $. R. Sec. 33. Banker '33. 35. Vice-Pre?. 3S. Frances Ann Marcrum “Piney Ambition: May I make the buds of happiness bloom along the road tread. William Tendal Mars “Mussolini Ambition: To be a bigger banker than J. P. Morgan is supposed to be. Activities: S. R. Banker '36. '37. Madie Cecii.e Masberg Ambition: To attain greater heights' Activities—Ramsay: S. R. President ’35. Vice-Pres. 34. Banker '35; Highlander Board '35. Phillips: Senior Glee Club ’36, ’37; “Carmen ’36; Freshman Vodvil ’35; Aida '36; Pierian ’35. ’36. ’37, Press Agt. '36; Sec. History Class ’35; Mirror Board '37; Sec. Harmony Class ’36. Frank Lellwyn Maxwell Barrel Ambition: To rate H’est Point. Activities: Stamp Club ’33. ’34; Radio Club ’34. 35; Hilliard '34, '35, '36; City Musical Festival '3S; Boy’s Musical Review ’36; “Carmen” ’36; A. E. A. Program '36; The Gondoliers '35; School Rifle Team ’36, ’37; Honor Private R. O. T. C. '35; Cadet Lieutenant '36; Cadet Major '36, '37; S. R. Banker ’35; Mirror Agent '34. '35. James Arnoijj Meadows “Jimmy Ambition: To broaden mentally, but not physically. Activities: Football '33, '34. '35. '36, '37; Sports Club ’36. '37; S. R. Vice-Pres. '33; Track '34. 3S, '36. [51] I' h e Mirror Knox Taylor Millsap Ambition: To appreciate Paradise l.ott. Activities: Owen, Vice-Pres. '37, Custodian ’36; Debate Team ’37; Mirror Hoard ’35, 37; Council Member ’35. ’36. William Hood Mitchell ‘•Bill” Ambition: To succeed in all good undertakings. Activities: Ushers ’35, ’36, ’37, Asso. Head Usher ’37; Yancey ’34. 3S. ’36, ’37, Rec.-Scc. ’36. Trea . ’37; Band 33, 34. ’35, 36. 37; R. O. T. C. Band 35, ’36, ’37; S. R. Vice-Pres. ’35; Publicity Committee ’36; Hist. Class Vice-Pres. 37. Hazel Mizeli. “Sunny Ambition: To dash off wield v words With a flourish of my pen— To win my golden spurs In a noisy journalist's den! Activities: Senior (Jlcc Club; A. E. A., Aida ; Phillips Night ’35. ’36; Vodvil ‘36, ’37; Carmen ; State Fair Senior Glee Club Concert ’35. ’36; Pres. Speech Class ’34. Mary Christine Monteith Teenie Ambition: To come smiling through! Activities: Paul Hayne—Senior Vice-Pres. ’35; Banker ’33, ’34; Open House '33. ’34. ’35; Program Com. ’35. Phillips: Phillips Night ‘36. Fi-orencr Carolyn Morgan Jane Ambition: To l e a parachute jumper—good to the last drop. Activities: Marshal ’33. ’34; Dramatic Club ‘35; Girls Reserves ’35; (I. L. C. ’36. ’37, School Letter '36. State Letter ’37; Armistice Program '36; S. R. Mirror Agt ’34. Mary Goluir Moreland Kan Fat Gogcr” Ambition: To always he happy, wealthy, and wise. Activities: Club Com. ‘36. Publication Com. ’37; Pierian Pres. ’36, Sec. ’35, Constitutional Com. ’37; Art Club Pres. '36, Treas. ’35, Social Com. ‘34. Critic ’34; Interstate Dramatic Tournament ’35; Campaign Speaker ’34. ’36; P.-T, A. Program ’37; Senior Play ’36, ‘37. Mary Ophelia Morris Tom'' Ambition: To he aide to smile when things look darkest. Activities: Mncmosvnean '34. '35. '36; Marshal '34. ’35. ’36. '37. Tyler Morton T-Mo” Ambition: To hold what I've got and grab for more. Activities: S. R. Vice-President ’37. Mildred N ml Little Bit” Ambition: To marry a man with more s-e-n-s-e than c-e-n-t-s. Activities: Girls’ Letter Club ’35. School and State Letter ’36. School star '37. Edward Geers Neill Ed Ambition: To he what want to he. Activities: Basketball, Kce Wees '34. '35; Varsity ‘36, '37: Varstiy Tennis 34, ’35, '36, '37; Varstiv Baseball ’35. ’36. ’37; Hi-Y ’34. ’35; Sports Club ’34. 3'5. ’36. ’37; Athletic Com. '35. '36; S. R. Mirror Agent ’33. Vice-Pres. ’34, Pres. 34, ’35, '36; Council Member ’37, Flection Com. ’37. [52] Thk Mirror James Kirk Newell II “Kirk, Jr. Ambition: To be, no matter where, n man. Activities: Hilliard Debater '36. 37. Orator '35; Stamp Club, Pres. 36, Vice-Pres. '36, Treav '35; Campaign Speaker '34, '37; Dramatic Club; Senior Play '37; Chairman Speech Class '37; Mirror Agent '36, '37. Sally M. Ocletref. Sal Ambition: To live a life that Reserves not to he forgotten. Activities — Phillips: Mttemosynean ‘36. '37. Social Com. '36, Treas. '37; Sec English Claw '36; S. R. Sec. ‘37. Ramsay: Sport Club '33, '34. Tocea Fall Inst. '36. Thomas Gls’nk O'Meara Irish Ambition: To ho fir that may meet a girl Who'll not relate in aeeents suave Tales of hoys she use,! to have. Activities: Publication Com. '36; Hilliard '34; Council Member '38; Sports Club '35. Sec. '36. '37; Glee Club ]34. Librarian '35, '36. Sec. '37; R. O. T. C. 33. Corp. '34. Sgt. 35; Carmen”; “Aida ; “Gondoliers '35; II. M. S. Pinafore” '37. Conrad Ballentine Park Connie Ambition: To throw eggs through an elretrie fan. Activities: Motto Com. Senior Class; Managing Editor Mirror '37; Mirror Hoard '36; Ushers '36, '37; Honor Society '36, ‘37; Vice-Prev Stamp Club '37, Sec. '35, '36; Yancey '35. '36, '37; S. R. Vice-Pres. 35. Hanker '33. '35. Glee Club ‘33-'37; Operettas ’33-'37. Anna Inez Parker “Ncz Ambition: To mine own self he true Activities: Publication Com., General Organization '37; Mnemosynean '34, '35. '36, '37, Pres. '37. Vice-Prcs. '36, Cor.-Sec. '36, Rec.-Sec. 35; Writer's Club '36, '37, Sec. '37, Social Chairman '36; Glee Club '35. 36, Librarian '36; Dramatic Club plays '35, '37; Aida”; “Carmen . Enid Leoi.yn Pate Ambition: To have the English knowledge of Miss l.yneh, the business ability of Miss Kagan, and the courage of my mother. Activities: Thalia '34. Cor.-Sec. '36; Honor Society '36, Sec. '37; Dramatic Club '33, '34, '35, '36, ’37; Spring Festival '34; $. R. Sec. '34. Banker '35. Annf. Elizabeth Paul Ambition: To he ambitious enough to achieve my ambition. Activities: Orch. 33. '34. '35. '36. '37; Aglain '33, '34; Personality Club '36, 37. Sara Winifred Pearce Winnie” Ambition: To be able to live and learn. Activities—Anniston High: Glee Club '34; Pierian '34; Council Representative ‘33, '34. Phillips: Vestalia, Cor. Sec. '35, Sec. '36, Pres. '36; Orch., Treas. '36, Vice-Prcs. '36; Girl’s Glee Club '35, '36; Carmen”; Boys Glee Club Vodvil '36; S. R. Vice-Prcs. '35. Howard I.ee Pkidmorb buddy Ambition: To live, to love, and to hit the highest sfiots in life. Kathryn Marie Putnam Kitty Ambition: To find out why all great men are born on holidays. Activities: Orch. '33. '34, '35, '36, '37; Vestalia '33, '34. ’35. 153] The Mirror Gather H. Putman. Jk. Ambition: To find out what “x equals. Madi.e Eliek Reeves “Flute Ambition: To travel the road of success and never hit a bump. Activities: Girl Reserves Trcn . '33; Mncmosvnean 36; “Carmen '36; Phillips Night '3$. Mildred Louise Rich Mid” Ambition: To have curly hear in rainy weather. Oliver James Riggins “Ollic Ambition: To be a friend to every one. Activities: S. R. Pres. '33; “Mikado ’33; Glee Club 33. 34; R. O. T. C. Band '34. '35. '36; Band ’34, ’35. '36. John Robertson Raphael Ambition: To be the most successful and versatile artist in the world. Activities—Ramsay: Dramatic Club, Critic '33; Art Club '33; Freshman Minstrel '33; Campaign Speaker '33 ; Alternate, Debating Team ‘33; S. R. Vicc-Pres. '33. Phillips: Senior Play '36, Publicity Com. '34. '35,; Pen and Brush Club Pres. ’34, '35; Campaign Speaker '34. '35. '36; Interstate Dramatic Tournament '36; History Class Pres. '34. ’35, Vicc-Pres. 37; Mirror Agent ’35, '36. Eugene Robinson “Gene Ambition: To envy no man that knows more than I do, but to pity him that knows less. Activities: Glee Club ’36; Senior Vodvil '36; Football '33, '34, '35; S. R. Banker; Mirror Agent; Hilliard Literary Society . Joseph Anthony Rumork “Stud Ambition: To write shorthand as fast as Miss Castle-man can talk. Activities: Annual Board '37; R. O. T. C. Club '36; School Banker '37. Carolyn Phyllis Scott “Scotty Ambition: To talk in shorthand. Activities: G. L. C. '35, '36, '37; Dramatic Club '35; Red Cross '33; Writer' Club '37; Euterpcan '34; Aglaia '35. '36; Mirror Board '37; Horseshoe Tournament '36; Phillips Night '34, '35. '36; Cheerleader '36. Kenneth Carlkton Seek Minnie Shapiro “Dooley Ambition: To accomplish my work; never to be a Sit Down striker. [54J T h F. Mirror Elizabeth Webster Sjniard Bihba” Ambition: To finish nhat I start. Marianne Virginia Smith ••Smith Ambition: To art ihat I leant vihen I t-ant it. Nell Wheei.br Smithson Little Nell Ambition: To live deeply, fear nothing, hate never. Activities: Pierian 34. '35, 36. 37; Writers' Club '37; Mirror Board '36; Cabinet Member ‘36; Junior Glee Club ‘34; Senior Glee Club '35; Enter pea n Club '34; Council Member 34. Mirror Agent '34. Pres. '33. Banker '35; Operetta '35; Carmen '36; Pres. History Clas '35. Frank Stack Ambition: To finish anything I begin. Activities: Operettas Mikado , Gondolier ; Glee Club '35; '36. Joseph Davis Stephens Chonkey” Ambition: To type 50 «cords a minute Activities: President History Class 36. Robert E. Stevens “Robo Ambition: 7 i trip on the light, fantastic toe. Activities: Mirror '36; Phillips Nighi '34, '3S, '36; Vicc-Prcs. S. R. '35. '36. Kirby Lee Stouch. Jr. Stooge Ambition: To play with Hennie Goodman’s Orchestra. Activities: Orchestra '35, '36, '37; Band '35, '36. '37. Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan Sary Ambition: To he a Century of Progress but never take a century of progress. Jane Allison Surrency Ambition: To see myself as others see me. and not turn up my nose. Activities: Sophomore Mirror Board 35; Astraea 34, '35, ’36. ’37. Sec. '36; Writers Club '37; Dramatic Club '36; Carmen '36; Mirror Agent '34. 35. Barbara Dee Sutherland “Bob Ambition: To live by impulse rather than design. Activities: Annual Board '37; Clio '35, Membership Ct m. '36; Third Day, '35; Soul Vibrations '36; S. R. Vice-Prcs. '35. Trcas. '34. [55] T he Mirror Robert Lf.e Savick “Chef Ambition: To be a progressive eonsrrvalisl and an expert cook. Activities: S. R. Pres. 33. 34, 35. Ranker 36. Council Member ’33; Marshal ’36; Pres. Hilary Class '35, '36. Mary Evelyn Taylor Topsy Ambition: To recite History 7 like the poem Mary Had A Little Lamb. Activities: Clirl Reserves '33. '34; Junior Red Crow ’33; CJ. L. C. ‘35. '36, '37; Personality Club '3$; Writers' ( iub 36, 37; Phillips Night '34. ’35, ’36; Mirror Board 36; Vodvil '37; Banker 35; A. E. A. ’37; Marshal ’34; Armistice Program ‘35, ’36. Mary Louise Taylor Judy Dopey Ambition: My hopes are high, no fame I claim To get enough sleep is my only aim. Janie Mitchei.i. Thomason Ambition: To see myself as others see me. Activities: Vest alia '33. ‘34, '3$. '36. '37, Sec. '35; S. R. Sec. '34. Pres. '35; Art Club ’33. ’34. '3S. '36, '37; Marshal '36; Sec. Biology Clos, '36.'37; Phillips Night '34. Mary Angelyn Thomason Little Mary Ambition: To he able to dictate to Miss Ragan. Activities: Junior Red Cross '33; Dramatic Club 34; Pierian '34. ’35; Personality Club '36. '37; S. R Vice-Prcs. '36; Banker '37. Wanda Madei.yn Tillery Artillery Ambition: To he as powerful as my nickname. Activities: S. R. Sec. '33. '34, 35. Banker '34. 35 ; Personality Club '36. ’37. Thomas Bruce Tindall Ambition: To he a success. Wellington Barry Tinci.ey, Jr. Duke Ambition: To he able to graduate from Annapolis and take my place in the world. Activities: S. R, Pres '33. ’34, '35. Vice-Pres. '35. '36, Banker '34. ’35. ’36, '37. William Worley Travis Ambrose Ambition: To he a big-shot . M ary Naomia Tyler Toby Ambition: To learn as much as am able. And he as popular as Clark Cable. Activities: ( . L. C. '34. Executive Com.; Phillips Night A.E.A.; Writers' Club '37; Mucmosynean'37; Banker'37. [56] The Mirror Lady Mary Underwood “Cutic Ambition: To love and he loved. Activit’c! : Mnemoaynean '35; Personality Club '36. Cor.-Sec. '36. Vice-Pre . '37; S. R. Council Member '36; Mirror Agent '37. Theophilus B. Underwood, Jr. Ted Ambition: Christ’s hive, and his apostles twelve To teach. but first to follow it myself. Activities: Law and Order Com. '35; Publication Com. '36. ' 37; I'reas. Junior Red Cross ’37; Yancey, Rec.-Sec. '36, Critic '36; Dramatic Club, Publicity '35. V.-Pres. '36. Pres. '37; Oratorical Contest '36. '37; Armistice Program '36; Debate Team '37. F.t.izabetii Haskett Vann Fannie Ambition: To do somethin ft that can't be done. Activities: Council member '35; Dramatic Club 37; Sec. Pen and Brush Club '37; S. R. President ‘35. Sec. '35. 36, '37. Joseph Hu.i. Walker, Jr. Joe Ambition: To visit the uttermost parts of the Universe. Activities: Chairman of Publication Corn. '37. Publicity Com. '35. '36, Election Com. '35: t'-her '35. '36, '37. Social Com. 36, Sec. '37; Yancey '34. Chairman Social Com. '36, Cor.-Sec. '36, Rec.-Sec '37; Stamp Club 34. Vice-Pro. '34, Rec.-Sec. '35; Sec Speech Class '35: Pres. History Class '36; Phillips Might'36. Mary Lucile Waltham. Skeets Ambition: To he successful in business. Lavinia Ward Ambition: To marry a millionaire. Activities: Sec. Personality Club '37; Phillips Night '36; Marshal '34, '35, '37; Mnemosynean ‘35; Junior Red Cross '33; Dramatic Club '34. ’35. John Richard Waters Dick Ambition: To go to the moon with Dr. T.snmug. Activities—Ensley: French Club '33, '34; Scrips Club '34. Library Club '33, Marchal '34; S. R. Pres. '34. Robert M. Weaver Bob Ambition: To invent a method to communicate with the average freshman of today. Activities: Stage Crew ‘34, '35. '36. Manager ”37; Football '36; Basketball B Team '36. '37. Edwin K. Welch Eddie Ambition: To tie Ty . Activities: Head Usher '36; Pres. Student Council '37; Athletic Com. '34. '36, '37; Publicity Com. '35; Vice-Pres. Sports Club '35: Basketball '34, '35. '36. All-State '36; Baseball '34. '35. '36. All-Citv '36; Football '36. John Newton Whitley Ambition: To skip on Flirtation (Talk {West Point, X.Y.) Activities: Librarian Glee Club '37; Junior Sports Club '33; Euterpe an Club '33; Glee Club '34, '35, '36. '37; A Capclla Choir '35, '37; Trio Mother’s Day Program '34; A. E. A. Programs '35, '37; Gondolier ” '35; Aida ‘36; Alabama Music Festival '37; Vodvil '37; Pinafore” '37. [57] 'I H E Mirror Elta Frances Worsham Ambition: To live, love, and be loved. Activities: Dramatic Club '33. '34, '3S; Junior Glee Club '35: Aglain '34. 35; Spring Festival '34; Phillips Night Programs '34. '35; S. R Secretary '35; Banker '37. Rachel Wright Ambition; The height of my ambition if to tee Mademoiselle Rachel in bright lights winking back at me. SUMMER SCHOOL Russel Keith Creel Baron Ambition: To be a great writer. Activities: Writers’ Club ‘35; Cheer Leader '36; Mirror '36. Thomas Moore Fleming Ambition: To be able to play the clarinet like Benny Goodman, Activities; Band '33. '34. '35. 36. ’37; R. O. T. C. Staff Sgt., R. O. T. C. Band '33. '34. '35. ’36. '37. George Edwin Lloyd, Jk. Georgie Ambition: To he a big success in life and to write themes to please Miss Chambliss. Charles Marvin Woodward, Jr. Jr. Ambition: Ibi esse ubi Tempus fug it. Activities: Chairman Clubs Com. '37; Damrosch Club, Pres. '37. Vice-Pro. '36. Treas. '35; Junior Red Cross Treas. '36; Dramatic Club. Publicity Chairman r35, '37; Junior Red Cross Convention Speaker '37; Christmas Play '34; Community Chest Program '33. '36; Senior Play '37: S. R. Sec. '36. Evdvn Abernathy Billy Auton Mary Margaret Avery Man F. Bailev DrYVitt Bell Marguerite Bin ford Mary Jerome Bowers Jack Cargile Ralph Chandler Ralph Christian Howard Clark Alice Evelyn Colbert William Harden Crandall Glennon Cuppv Melvin Dorn Maureen Drake OTHER GRADUATES Mildred Elliott William E. Elsberry Richard Franklin Mary Fraser Inez Goldsmith Tom Greene Helen E. Hall James Harmon Bruce Hedrick Mary Ellen Jackson John King Martin Knowlton Lucille Lawson Mary Evelyn Lollar Robert M each am Sara Pearl Moseley Lucille Murray Frances M. McDonald Frank Leslie McGinnis, Tr. Bill O'Neill Willie Peacock Herbert Peterson Clarence Rainwater Emily Nell Searcy Neal Scott Nancy Simonetti Louise Thompson Jesse Warth Evelyn White George Wright Jeff Ycilding Draimon Young [58] 1 We Specialize fi ! i_ i m !: School Pictures m MS — t % % H, i All kinds of Frames and Fine -—- f i • • t Etchings Also the better class of wall paper |j • i i « Mayer Brothers I PROTECT YOUR SIGHT j WITH BETTER LIGHT, J ; 418 No. 19 St. Phone 3-0504 ! - „ -J THE COST IS SLIGHT! | Pictures Frames Artists’ Material SPIVY-JOHNSON CO. 1922 No. 4th Ave Phone 3-5061 ....™sg I I | Reprint Co. j Stationers, Office Equipment, Printing, Drawing Materials 1026 North 19th Street j Phone 3-9155 Birmingham | i Patronize Our Advertisers For Quality Merchandise | NORTON Produce j Company _ _ III Wholesale Produce I HI Exchange Building i : Birmingham. Alabama ijj “Say It With Food WILSON-BROWN COMPANY Food For Every Occasion Wholesale Grocers Birmingham, Alabama ..j For Finer Flavor DONOVAN’S RED DIAMOND A NEW FINE FLAVOR THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BIRMINGHAM BRANCHES AT ENSLEY FAIRFIELD LEEDS NORTH BIRMINGHAM TARRANT WOODLAWN E54J Compliments of City Paper Company : { Home of school supplies and specialties Stationers for our Senior C'lass Graduation Invitations Calling Cards Business Stationery Wedding Invitations BIRMINGHAM ENGRAVING CO., Inc. 2104 Fifth Avenue, North Across From Redmont Hotel Ask For Stulls Highland Ice Cream At The Cafeteria It's The Talk Of The Town WEBB’S Has Served Phillips High 46 years always ready with Text Books and School Supplies At reduced prices Gift Books The Big Book Store 2018 Second Ave., No. Phone 3 0612 Compliments Merita Bread And Cakes L. G. 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