Birmingham University School - Equestria Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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GEORGE GOLDTHWAITE SEIBELS, III George Seibels is a track star, great lover, check out the Yamaha 250 Enduro, and the leader of the cult of nnti-intellectualism at B.U.S. He is state champion in the mile run. He has represented B.U’.S. at most of the major track meets in the Southeast during which he pulled many of the relays through to a now legendary B.U'.S. record. George is noted for his poet's sense of humor. He often finds things very funny that do not particularly amuse others. For instance, nothing delights him more than to get a rise out of Mr. Hames in English class. As a poet, he has published some very beautiful poems in the ROUNDTABLE. Like every other poet one might encounter, old Seibels is rebellious in the extreme and tolerates only praise. But then, that is a poet for you. FREDERICK MARTIN EPS-MAN I do my thing and you do your thing I am not in this world to live up to your expectations And you are not in this world to live up to mine You are you and I am I And if by chance we find each other it's beautiful. Frederick S. Peris M

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STEPHEN LEON PALMER Old Steve Palmer—Old before his time, that is—is quite an achiever; in fact, he is one of the moving forces in the local ijunior Achievement activities of this area. Me has even ad national awards for his work in JL. In JCL the Junior Classical League, he has no national awards yet. but he is the state treasurer of the group, having alaready held a gamut of offices in the local chapter. He has represented B.U.S. at Boys State and has been on the Math Team for three years; he won the top math award at graduation ’67. Never very modest, Palmer has sent his ego before the footlights quite successfully at school and about the town. His Professor Kokintz in THE MOUSE THAT ROARED will long be remembered. He was the student director of the fall play, ’70 at B.U.S. as well as playing Knowledge in same. This shy retiring ego represents B.U.S. on the Birmingham Beautification Board and in the '70-71 Heading Seminar with Brooke Hill. He is nominated for Outstanding Teenager of America citation which will probably come as no surprise to anyone. Presently he is basking in the light of 750 average board scores and 99th percentile on the national Merit Qualifying Exams, and all await anxiously to see which school—Yale, Harvard, or Princeton—will be lucky enough to get our shy retiring fellow. HARVEY ERNEST RAGLAND, III Sometimes laughing, sometimes grave, sometimes hardworking (Homecoming, 1970), sometimes easy-going: Who? Each characteristic describes Harvey Ragland, a transfer from Anniston Academy in his junior year. In the short period that he has been back at B.U.S. Harvey has been appointed Chairman of Homecoming (1970) and a representative to the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans (1971). His position as an outstanding student in the Class of ’71 is strengthened with these achievements. However, we have just touched his surface, the spirit goes deeper. 13

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THOMAS C. DAVIS To a Senior—a wonderful, funny guy roaming the halls of B.U.S. life; that could be his nickname. He received the Sewanee Award as the outstanding junior of the 1969-70 school year, manifesting the conscientious aspect of his person. Will B.U.S. ever understand this enlightening soul. Tommy Davis? FREDERICK FERGUSON, JR. Good King Ferguson I of the B.U.S. Student Council hits ruled supreme for one year, and a crusty year it has been: a new lounge; busses to the games; car washes; active support of the Roundtable; the basketball home games; the art program: and a spirit of unanimity that old B.U.S. hasn't seen since the middle sixties. Much of this can be attributed to the King himself. The King had his princely tour of Europe with the Lovelaces last summer and that must have been a real swinger: Copcnhagan, Stockholm, Paris, London! Rick has held many offices throughout the school and is noted for his willingness to work not only with his class (about which he possesses no small chauvinism), but also the entire school. He’s great out there on the courts too—a basketball player of no mean accomplishment. You never know what this guy is thinking; the smile is enigmatic. 15