Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Julia Ann Gilmer leaves her newspaper columns to anyone with the energy to chase news and her own accent extraordinaire to French scholar, Don Dunlap. Marilynn Cooper bequeaths her exalted Mirror board post to Eva Allgood, Joyce McAteer, or any other enterprising journalist. Those 88 ivory keys under the nimble fingers of Jean Leslie and Joy Douthit will find themselves being tinkled by Jane Slaughter, Barbara McClain, Imogene Maddox and Margaret Ann O’Neill. Vocalists Frances Davidson and Jean Holston donate their chirping ability, along with a throat spray and a box of couglulrops. to Dena Leontis, Clara Cause, or Jo and Joyce White. In the male division. Jack Bowen and John Bonduris leave their golden tones to James Bryant and James Licari. Martha Haislip isn’t leaving anything. She’s taking Sumpter Smith with her. Joseph “Lucky” Kennedy donates his ability to be an all-round swell boy to anyone sincere and enthuiastic enough for the position. Dona Jean Lindsay willingly donates her Remington in Miss Ragan’s typing class to anyone who thinks she can pass a speed test. —Oliver Thomas

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“CALL BOARD As the curtain falls on Act One of It Did Happen Here”, we, the cast, feeling that circumstances beyond our control will prevent our appearing in Act Two, wish to post on the Call Board the following notices for those understudies who have waited so patiently for us to give them a chance at our starring roles. We give them our very best wishes for a successful season and as much fun before their curtain falls as we have had during our time before the footlights. Kerlin Travis leaves that wonderful “form” to any boy that wants to pitch baseball. Richard Harris wills his big 5-cent cigars to Harry Stewart and Claude Landrum. Don't let them get the best of you! Jeannine Wren wills her effervescent personality to Lilian Goodner. Winifred Thomas’ ever-moving drum sticks move right into Betty Sanders’ hands. Jimmy Bragan leaves the “second sack” to his little brother Frank. Billy Fenn refuses to will anything, but he will auction his Hamlet test paper off to the highest bidder. Randolph Worth and Billy Walker bestow all of their R.O.T.C. rank on Wert White and Quintus Fuller. Norma Jean Williams leaves to Kathryn Hairston her “acting ability Carey Chitwood wills his executive ability to Manly Yeilding. Session Room 206 leaves its stamps on Monday and paper on Tuesday to any poor freshman who forgets his. Bob Vann passes his hot clarinet to N. W. Mandy. Bill Phillips and Bill Walker leave the Ushers “poet’s nook” to Taylor Thorington. Billy Abel leaves all his knowledge (brown) to anyone wishing to make the National Honor Society. Charles Boyd and Eleanor Keeton donate those flaming locks to Norma DeMent and Don Secord. Please use them well. Barbara Watson gives all of her gym cups and G.L.C. letters to Shirley Perkins.

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CURTAIN GOING DOWN Slowly the curtain (alls on the last scene of the first act of the play “It Did Happen Here . The cast of this act will long remember the wonderful times and the carefree days spent upon this stage of life. None will ever regret nor deny that he has played with the greatest cast ever assembled under one roof. The act has been divided into eight different scenes, starting at the beginning of our high school career and going on to graduation, the culmination of our efforts. Each scene has been more exciting and full of activity than the one preceding, and each has been chockful I of memorable and interesting incidents which cannot be erased from our memory. During our first semester, there was the usual worry about classes, schedules and teachers. There was also the inevitable hunt for 214 and 215. We were a smart freshman class then, leading the honor roll once and running a very close second the remaining two times. However this was about all of note which we did during our rat days, although in the following scenes many of our members became highly prominent in P. 11. S. During the second semester the “educated rats were still getting their grip on things. While we were in the second semester the high school dances after the football games were begun and attended with much spirit and enthusiasm. During the third scenes we began to look down on the lower semesters, as if we were big shots . However, we still envied those above us. The fourth and fifth semesters are well remembered by all of us. It was during these semesters that the first school radio programs, in which many of our members participated, were held. Due to much help from us, P. H. S. went over the top in two war bond drives. And also, the Junior-Senior Prom was first inaugurated. Though we were ineligible to attend, we eagerly looked forward to the next one. when we would be out in full force. Many incidents stand out in our memory as we look back at our sixth semester life. The most memorable was the return of Coach Houston with the promise of good football teams. We also again helped our school go over the top on the first day in the last war bond drive. Our class was well represented on the football field this semester.