Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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, i It is an urgent call-a duty and privilege which must not be allowed to go unheeded. It is a part of this paramount task we are facing-the task of winning the war. Let us say with President Wilson: To such a task we will dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is priv- ileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles which gave her birth and happiness, and the peace which she has treasuredf, A Challenge ' There is a great challenge brought out by the war which the upper-classmen of high school are called upon to meet. In the past year most of the young men, men a little older than we, have answered the call of humanity, and thousands of boys have been left without leaders. Do you realize the seriousness of this condition? England did not. During those first two years of war, when England was straining every nerve in an effort to bring the entire resources of the country into play against the enemy, her boys were forgotten. The results that followed were tragic. juvenile crime increased forty-eight per cent. Will we be forced to face a condition like this in America? A great responsibility rests with the boys in the higher semesters of high schools to keep such a condition from developing among the boys of America. Though often hidden, there is a great deal of admiration and respect for the older boys on the part of the younger boys. Leaders in high school, especially those who are prominent in athletics, are taking a part in shaping the character and ideals of those younger boys with whom they come in contact. It is a great oppor- tunity to lead the boys to a clean, wholesome, invigorating life. 14

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9 -- -., -ww -r--.vim JOHN M. AKIN Editor-in-Chief of The Gleam, '18, As- sociate Business Manager of The Gleam, '17, Vice-President of Delphian Debating Societyg Athletic Association. 'rSlz0rt, mild and Mot very fat, Bat a marzfs a man for a' that. PASCAL R. ANDERSON President of VIH Semester. . . 4 So absolute he seems and m hlmself Complete. ANNA PENNINGTON BARBER President, Vice-President of Argonian Literary Society, '17, '18g Gleam Staff, '18, Vice-President of Athletic Association, '18g Secretary of Senior Classg Semi-Annual Debate, '17g Shakespearean Play, '17, Fart and frolle is her aim, Breaking hearts her fazforzte game. 16