A A Wilson High School - Leopards Echo Yearbook (Malvern, AR)

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION O, Wilson Dear, we will keep near the things that Thou hast taughtg And as we travel on life's way remember joys Thou've brought. It is indeed a singular honor to have been asked to pay tribute to one of Malvern's greatest groups, The Wilson High School Alumni. Evidence of love and devotion of the Alumni can be seen over the past years. Although graduates find themselves in various parts of the United States, there are traces of their love manifested through the organization of a chapter of the Alumni Association where there is a sufficient number congregated Just the other week it was my pleasure to visit in the homes of many of the grad uates l was very happy with my finding While in Chicago I watched afight over T V with Miss Tecola Lee who is teaching in that city Watching the fight with me were Delton and John McClellan James R Thompson Veotis Lee Bertha Moss Theodis Hale and Exie L Johnson Due to the lateness of the hour I was forced to leave by plane for Detroit Meet ing me at the airport were Mattie Withmore Dorothy and Clifton Gilkie and Helen Lambert who carried me to a chicken dinner on Wall Street Iwas proud indeed to meet this group and the chicken It took me ten hours to go from Detroit to Cleveland but well worth the trip Herbert Duncan John Bazziel Perry Whitlow and wife and Jesse Smith carried me to the Club Underwood It was there that we talked over the past present and future This was the group that made life worth living Knowing that money was low Istarted calling students by phone collect From Milwaukee talked Irish M McClellan Sanders Dorothy Lee Alexander and Tometta Williams Simpson William H 'lhomas called from California With time running out and my being on the hog ' left for the Army dance Sliding nond Easley Jesse fnomps an fharlie i arf Jil I-Ierber ic rnpson W il e ar: and Albert fannirg of the Army Upon returning home I was told that many of the former students are making progress in college namely S J Benson Jr Thomas Green Eugene Mixon Jr and Bettie Wright at A M and N College Pine Bluff William Starks James Davis Willie M Anderson at Dunbar Junior Couege Little Rock Bobb1eJ Bluford at Arkansas Baptist Little Rock Ollie Vera Crudup at Shorter North Little Rock , - . . , ' , . J 0 P I I J . J - . . . , . . . , , . I . , . . , . . Il Di . , , . ' J , , . . on the floor were Mx. and Mrs Ray C Williarns, Hillard Hale Roy I., Thrasher' Ray' 1 , ,. at K Q ' , ,Z 1' ' . ' , f It 2 -' iff -U33 ,, , V A I , r AV 3 l , 2 . . 1 -J 1 Q .0 - ' ' U 0 I D . L D . J - J . . I . , . S . . . I . L . , . i