Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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12 THE GLEAM “Mr. Chairman and Friends: In behalf of the R. 0. T. C. of Ensley High School, I wish to thank the clothing classes for the beautiful flag they have presented to us. The presentation of this flag is an illustration of the beautiful loyalty and co-operation so characteristic of Ensley High School. We assure the school that this flag will always be to us an emblem of those things that are finest and highest in our school life. We shall do all in our power to honor and protect this flag. As high school students being trained in the R. O. T. C., we shall strive the harder from this time on to let this flag mean to us greater consecration to duty, a higher love of our school privileges, and a truer conception of American manhood. Again, I wish to say that the R. 0. T. C. thanks you. Lieutenant Stubbs then turned over the flag to the Color Sergeant, Lomax Harless, with instructions for its use and care. -----------:o:---------- Ensley-Southern Club Entertains Ensley High The Ensley-Southern Club of B’ham-Southem College made its annual visit to our school on Tuesday, January 15th, at the auditorium period. Besides the club members, who number all former students of Ensley High, the Glee Club under the direction of Prof. 0. Gordon Erickson and the officers of the club assisted in the exercises. The program was presided over by Clarence O’Brien (graduate of 1923) who is president of the Ensley-Southern Club. He introduced Prof. Keith E. Powlinson, who made a talk on the advantages of going to Birmingham-Southern. Next on the program were O. Stoubon (“Hoss”) Gandy, ex-captain of the Panther football team, and Oscar R. (“Red”) Farr, who made peppy talks on college athletics. And then came the real feature. The Glee Club presented several attractive numbers among them an original one, in which six boys were supposed to be representing co-eds. Jack Stuart was interlocutor in this song. Vernon Kimbrough, baritone soloist, sang “On the Road to Mandalay ’ and as an encore, “Love Sends A Little Gift of Roses.” On this, his second appearance before the students of Ensley, he was greeted with thunderous applause. Mr. Henry Richard was accompanist for all of the Glee Club numbers.

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THE GLEAM 11 A little play was then presented. The first act was the coming of the Indians. The next act showed the great resources in Alabama and also the wonderful progress Alabama has made the last few years. It was a very impressive play and was well acted by the Civics pupils, directed by Miss Hendrix and Miss Forbes. The program was concluded by the singing of “Alabama ’. -----------:o:------------ Presentation of R. O. T. C. Decorations On December 13, 1923, the formal presentation of honors to the R. O. T. C. for the work of the Semester ending June 1st, 1923, was made in the auditorium. The program was as follows: 1. Presentation of stars to the honor company—Company E—by Miss Nell LeCroy, company sponsor. Company E was composed of these students: George Brisbin Ingram Beasley Carlton Bryan J. F. Campbell Roland Carmichael Claude Chamblee J. W. Collier Erskine Lindsey Julian Marty Alex Patterson Johnnie Riggs Grady Travis Aster Snead Harold DeLoach John Flautt Kenneth Franklin Lomax Harless Hawthorne Hawkins Go win Huff James Karr Bennie Lockett Curtis McAdams Clair Parked Willis Snow James Talmadge Howard Wall work 2. Presentation of ribbons to Rifle Team by Miss Dorothy Evans, Company sponsor. The following are the members who received ribbons: Lynn Morrow' Aaron Rosenfeld John Thomas Ralph Morrow Malcolm Ellis J. P. Karr Grady Travis Alex Patterson Cecil Wilhite Billie Smith 3. Miss Rachel Thombury then presented on behalf of the clothing classes a beautiful flag, to be used as the Battalion Colors. The flag was made by the classes in Miss Thombury’s department. Student-Lieutenant Clinton Stubbs accepted the flag, making this speech:

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THE G L EAM 13 The visitors included: Prof. Keith E. Powlinson Messers: O. S. Gandy O. R. Farr Clarence O’Brien Henry Richard Dave Evans Edgar Eliott Holmes Turner Robert Rowe Vem Mabry Charles Craven Benton Harrison S. T. Kimbrough Marvin Jones Porter Florence Jack Stuart Wm. Jenkins J. R. Thompson R. X. Saunders P. M. Jones Fred Lovett Howard Clark Frank McConnell W. C. Howell John Slaton Charles Ash wander Frank Yeilding Paul Greene C. J. Brown Thad Ferrell Vernon Kimbrough Carl Moore Rice Howard Misses : Louise Averyt Leona Lewis Inez Fritts Alice Zuehl Gladys McConatha Charlotte Dugger Gladys Godfrey Flora Roberts Marianne Lyles Director O. Gordon Erickson Messers: Wm. Coggins Eldridge Huffman James Shelton 0. R. Grimes Malcolm Watkins J. C. Hall Harry Seay Ben Dismtikes Albert Blaylock Herbert Osborne Richard Whittle John Hanchey Julian Anderson Joe Whiteside Billy Mattison Taylor Kirby Howard Ellington John Jenkins Sam Berry Mike Norton Andrew Smith Raymond Hurlburt Wilbur Brown Wm. Tatum Sidney Morris Otis Kirby Warren Kelley J. M. Gibbs A. W. Vamar Hershiel Van Sandt Lewis Mvatt Rush Collins Bailey Misses: Etoyle Heitlinger Elsie Landers Amelia Montgomery Marguerite Keonon Lois Sackrider Myra Beal Mattie Rutledge Sarah McKenzie Ruth Williams