Simpson School - Echo Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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1929 :: :: :: :: The ECHO Senior Class Exercises FRIDAY, MAY 17 8:30 P. M. Invocation .. ..................................................... Robot Westbrook Music—Piano Solo Katiiaut.n Morgan president's Address ................................................. Randall Hurst Class History..................................... .. ... William Currie Class Poem Dorothy Rope Music—Piano Solo Mary Alice Irwin Prophecy Tm mi k In ms Statistics ........................................................ .Kathryn I’.erry UaSS H ill I LAIRE CrEN'HAU Graduation Exercises FRIDAY. MAY 24 8:30 P.M. Invocation ......— - Rev. Claude Orkar Salutatory James Sanders Music—Vocal Solo William Norton I' aledictory-------------------------------------------------------.. .. Evelyn Canfield Address-------------------------- Rf.v. James D. Hunter Music—I’ooil Solo .. . ----------------- Henry Swint Awarding Diplomas and Medals................................. Prof. J. M. Malone Benediction ------------------------------- ------------- „„.Rev. L. D. Patterson USHERS: Harmon Stokes. Harry Gillette. Noland Galtnf.y, Jean Hoster. John Campbell, Dow Perry

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The ECHO 1929 Bernard Sw alley lie's just the quiet kind whose nature Htwr :arics. Honors: S Club. '27-19; Football, ’27-'28; Basketball. '27-'28; Capt. Basketball, 28; Baseball. '27. James Robert Waldrip In stature small. Bui the same, a man to all. Motto: Keep smiling. el mbit ion: To grow taller. Honors: R. E. I-cc Society. Hubert White AVrrr trouble trouble, nor shall trouble trouble me. KEEP ON TRYING •'Conic on, fellows! the chccr-lcadcr cried, Come on 'let's do better than the other side. For though we arc losing the game, We can keep on trying, just the same. And though you ntay Ik? losing the game of life. And you think that everything i» only strife. Keep on trying! Don’t stop! And some day, perhaps, you will reach the top. Margaret Tack. Sometimes it isn’t hard to believe woman should Ik? spelled woe-man. Westbrook.

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Tltc E CllO 1929 Declamatory Contest and Debate THURSDAY, MAY 23 8:30 P.M, Presiding Officer Invocation - .. The A merican Flag Our S’at ion and Way The Black Horse and His Rider A Plea for Cuba Our Flay Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Music . .......... Ci Mm Cm NSHAW Rev. C. H. Lane John Campbell Mary Ethel Duke Robert Montgomery Edwin Neville Evelyn Carr Randall Hurst Robert Clayton James Westbrook Debate: Resolved that: Expert Jurists, Three or Five in Number. Should 1»c Substituted for tiie Present System of Trial by Jury. Affirmative: Representing R. E. Lee Society Rif hard Bell. Hubert Mills Negative: Representing Eumauean Society Leonard Jemison, Robert Westbrook Music LOtS Crkt.sl Decision of Judges Mr. Forney Brandon. Dr. John Akin. Mr. R. H. Price USHERS: Hyatt Hacax. James Morris. Alex Mont »merY. Pearce Johnson, Yveryt Jacks Commencement He has urn'r. this SENIOR has, In his own estimation. The goal of fame he's reached at last. And touched iiis destination. This lapwing fresh, with shell on head. Who struts with satisfaction. Must come to see he has hut shed His baby wings for action. Accommodate your puffed-up bean To space of small relation. To tell the truth you're very lean. Too small for estimation. Splinter.