Simpson School - Echo Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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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.

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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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1920 Tlw ECHO Some Honors and Records of the Year Evelyn CaNPIELD James San hers James Sanuems Elisabeth Perry. Robert Clayton Dwight Maxoi m Robert Clayton Rimabo Bell anh I IL'hebt Mills Winners Robert Clayton I'aledictorion Salutalorian Birmingham-Southern College Scholarship John W. Simpson Scholarship Medal Lee Essay Prize Lincoln Essay I rice Xalional Oratorical Medal tSchool) .Annual Society Debate. Robert E. Lee Society Medal for Declamation STUDENTS WITH AVERAGE ABOVE 90% Elizabeth Pesky ... 924 Faux Robb 906 Evelyn Harrison 904 NEW KINDS OF •LETTERS FOR 1929- 30 In future, following the long-established custom of leaders in the department of athletics, Simpson will give LETTERS at the cud of the year to those students who have measured up to a certain standard of excellence in scholarship and general School Activities The value of this innovation will Ik? plain to all—we'll simply do better work. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS No student is eligible to any official position in his class or in the school, either as a class or society officer or a a rcjTrescntattvc in debates or similar contests, whose scholarship is below a certain standard.