Booker T Washington Evening High School - Torch Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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gf 0 4: R ,ff I I twang fflwlii X f t. N -at fm I I 0 :A i t f y, ,Q It :yi X5 I x l t f kt I f,ff?f', I by: Camilla Foster Come with me, We will takea trip twenty years into the future, 1977. We are gathered here in the beautiful Rose Room of the DeCoudreaux Plaza Hotel formerly The Waluhaje Apartments to honor and dedicate a Placque to Mr. Ralph Williams for outstanding contributions in the field of Human Relations, and as President of that great organization, The N, A, P. E, QNational Association For thePreservation of Equalityg Yes, this is a great night forMr, Williams, all his former class mates of the graduating class of 1957, and close friends of the present are here to pay tribute to this great Humanitarian, There are three beautifully decorated tables for the distinguished guests. This Gala Affair is being brought to you by Personalscope, fModern version of Televisionj, so let us get our roving cameras in action, and meet some of these important people. We will start with table number one. TABLE ONE Mr. Ralph Williams, President N. A, P, E, Honored Guest, Mrs. Zeda Byrd, America's foremost beautician, and two of her most famous hair stylists, Lillie Ruth Middlebrooks and Cennie Releford, Camilla Foster, Personalscope Producer, and owner of Station D C F is sitting with Lucille Walker, America's new Marian Anderson, and Mrs. Walker's business managers, Leola Stephens and Jessie Mae Simpson. L, T. Adams, I am sure you rememberhim. He was CO Pilot on the first flight to the moon, He always looked to the future. Seated next to Adams, Alvin Washington, Navigator, and Patricia Hill, Nurse, on flight, and three passengers, Edward Brown, Eula B. Luke, and Rosa Thomas. These three paid their fares back in '57, Bessie Flemister, Lucille Wood, Minnie Yearby and Jacqueline Wilson, are teachers in California. James Welch, is getting a big laugh out of the crowd - still witty as ever but nevertheless, heir to the millions of Welch's Pineapple Plan- tations. Seated next to Welch is Oscar Romans, Pastor of Romans Baptist Tabernacle, and Bibical Instructor at Gammon Theological Seminary, and Helen Favors, second Lady of the Theater, who was a big success in the revised version of Carmen Jones. Willie Milner, Former Jet Test Pilot, new President of UNITED SPACEWAYS, Sitting opposite Milner. Grandmother, and Dean of Women at Clark College, Sally Carmichael, Ruby Allen, English In- structor, at the same school, and Mamie Hill. Mamie worked for Rich's Inc. so long that she saved enough money to buy the place. She changed the name to Hill's House of Fashions . She is wearing one of her most beautiful creations! Opposite Mrs, Hill, Eleanor Davis, Ollie Ford, Laboratory Technicians at McLendon Hospitalg Mrs. Susie Riley, and Mandy Tolbert, Pratical Nursesg Annie White, EllenMarie Johnson, and Johnnie Lee Walker, Personnel, N, A, P. E. Mrs. Montina Brown owns her own restaurant now - Ye Candle- light Si Wine . She cooked such delicious food, that she decided to go in business for herself, and the profits are proving that she was right. Sitting next to Mrs. Brown, none other than Betty Bradford, most talented dancer of the class of '57, Dance Director of her own World Famous, Bradford Studios . She will perform for us tonight to the music of that ever loving Atomic Cat, Allen Murphy, and his Nuclear Fissions. And now the Roving Cameras take us to table number two. rm!-Ugg., A l TABLE TWO And here at table number two, we have more important people. Leroy Young, X-Ray Technician at Crawford W, Long Hospital. Seated with Mr. Young, Florence J. Gates, and Nellie Lee Ivey, two of Georgia's finest Interior Decorators. Catherine Delores Lennon, Nurse and Stenographer, and Emma Mary Maddox, Gospel Singer, Frank Rosson, World's greatest Athelete, he couldn't have made it without the help of Betty Williams.Sitting opposite Mr, Rosson, Lois Fuller, Superintendent, Atlanta Public School System, and Melvin Peek, Technician in Chemical Engineering. We have quite a few Stenographers, and Secretaries from some of our leading Business Administrations! Clare Thomas, Mrs, Josephine Ponder Denson, Rollie Mae Stevens, Rosia McClendon, and two others from famous schools, Rosa M. Askew and Esther Williams. Mrs. Della McGriff, Authority on Beauty Culture, is seated with some very well known people, they are: Reather Williams, Lieut. Womens Police Patrol, Codella Flemister, famous Lady Barber: Charles Martin, Mechanic, Ford Motor Company, Thelma Parker, Beauticiang Leo Peek, Optician, and Alice Glover, Clerk-Typist, Doris Nell Thomas, Musician, Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra, Seated with Miss Thomas, Lucille Summers, Dress Designer SAK'S FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Inez Leslie, Nurse and Seamstressg Lennon N, Feariby, Mechanic, Annie B. Dismuke, Nurseg Harold Chestnut, Physics Scientist. And last but not least table number three. TABLE THREE Seated here are more important guests, Martha DeCoudreaux, Manager of the beautiful DeCoudreaux Plaza Hotel - also Stylist, Bessie Easley, Pianist, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Jonnie Mae Goss, Missionary to South Africa, Charlie J, Boykin, Scientist, Bio- Chemical Laboratories. Morriscene Thomas, a whiz in Algebra, Algebra Instructor at University of Southern California. Seated next to Mrs. Thomas, Wilma Bolton, Designer, Edythe Adkins, Social Worker. Fulton County Welfare Department, and Nellye Simmons, Registered Nurse, Betty Thurman is owner of a chain of Day Nurseries, also Chief Dietitian at John Hopkins Hospital. Sitting with Miss Thurman, Dorothy Watts, Annie R. Waters, Typist and Grace Johnson, Secretary. 4-5

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.dw em FAREWELL BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Farewell, Dear Alma Mater- Our love to you abides. For the future that we must face, Thy light is by our sides. Through perilous nights we sacrifice To reach this lofty aimg No matter how stony the road we trod, We'll always love thy name. Continue the task dear Washington- With works that God will unfold, And countless souls uplifted, And greater deeds untold. Farewell, dear Alma Mater- Farewell dear friends so true. To be with you so briefly- What love we have for you! March on dear Washington High With works that God has done In hearts of men, in ev'ry land HAIL! HAIL! Oh, WASHINGTON. by: Martha DeCoudreaux li. ,L ,I mf by: Zeda Byrd and Patricia Hill We, the members of the class of 1957 of Booker T, Washington High Evening School, being of sound mind and body, do declare this to be our last will and testament. To the Junior Class we leave our so-called Senior Privileges and activities, hoping they will put forth every effort to reach our goal. To the Sophomore Class we leave our dignity, leadership and ability, We leave the Freshman Class our ambition, vigor, patience and determination. To the Principal and Faculty, we do hereby leave our deepest and sincerest gratitude for their help and guidance in the years past. I, Bessie Flemister, will my seat and knowledge of Algebra to Minnie Yearby. I, Eleanor Davis, leave my pleasing personality and flashing smile to Susie Riley. I, Cennie Mae Releford, will my knowledge of English to Hazel Potts. I, Camilla Foster, will my healthy appetite to James Carmichael and my ability to graduate to Johnny Collins. I, Patricia Hill, will my seat in Mr. Greene's homeroom to George Daniel. I, Evelyn Jackson, will to Leon Copeland the ability to be dignified at all times, I, Oscar Romans, Jr., will my integrity and ability to be business manager of the Senior Class to the best candidate. I, Lois Fuller, will my ability to make A's in Mrs, Hector's class to Doris Robinson. I, Cordella Flemister, leave my record of good attendance and best behavior to some lucky person in the Junior Class. I, Alice Glover, will my ability to sing and my pleasing personality to Mamie Brenner. I, Leroy Young, will my seat and English textbooks in Mrs. Simmons class to any deserving soul with the hope that he can get along with them better than I did. I, Mandy Tolbert, leave my knowledge of English to Frances White, I, Lucile Walker, leave my beautiful voice to Mary McBride. I, Jacqueline Wilson, will my ability to get Algebra to Evelyn Cooper. I, Zeda J, Byrd, will my ability to complete all high school require- ments to Louise Eagle, I, Lubette Adams, leave all my love to Margie, Timothy and Nillie. I, Lucille Woods, will my ability to attend school regularly to some- one who has the will to do so. l, Betty Bradford, leave my ability to danceto Trellis Hunt. I, Lucille Summers, will my pleasing personality and ability to make A's in Geometry to anyone who has the capacity. l, Nellie Ivey, will my perfect attendance and due respects to whom it may concern. I, Reather Williams, will my glamour and beautiful shape to Pearlie Banks, I, Willie Kate Davis, will my ability to be sweet and kind to every girl at BTW, I, Inez Leslie, will my seat and curricular activities to Rev. G. C. Coppoch. I, Leonard Fearibly, will my seat in Mrs. Hector's homeroom class to Authur Davison. 1, Doris Thomas, will my ability to be friendly to the Crift twins and my seat in room 321 to Archie Marks. I, Rollie Mae Stevens, will my ability to be cool, calm and collective to the Junior Class, and my ability to be neat to Florence Stinson. I, Ralph Williams, will my ability to be president of the senior class to Leon Copeland.

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