Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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24 THE GLEAM The Immediate Future of Our February Graduates GEORGE WALTERS will enter Birmingham-Southern College. SAM SHEPHERD will work until September when he expects to go to Auburn. LANIER BEARDSLEE thinks she will enter college to get a little rest from her duties at E. H. S. EILEEN ELLIS expects to work until fall and then enter Sullins or some other good college to specialize in music. NEAL ANDREWS will work until next fall and at that time study engineering in some college. BURK HARGRAVE says that “if nothing rotten turns up in Denmark ’ he will be graduating at Southern four years from now. NEWTON JONES will work for a while. He hopes to enter the University of Alabama in Sept., 1924. BRADLEY DEHANEY will work, loaf, or get married. If he escapes the latter, he will go to Birmingham-Southern to be near dear, old E. H. S. THOMAS WOODMAN plans to enter Auburn next autumn. Will work now. JASPER BIBB intends to seek employment now and later prepare himself for some profession. May the “Governor” succeed! EDWARD TROUILLAS will enter one of the business colleges of Birmingham for a course in auditing. HALLIE YENNT has all arrangements made to enter St. Vincent’s Hospital as a student in the laboratory. Bacteriology is Hallie’s hobby. MYRTLE SMITH will enter Howard College at the spring term. BRYAN FAIRCLOTH expects to enter Birmingham-Southern for his B. S. degree. He will then study medicine, hoping some day to be able to hang out the shingle: “Dr. Faircloth”. ROSALIE GILBERT will attend Howard, entering in February. CLYDE CRFM will go to work as an electrical engineer. HENRY McDOWELL has made his plans to enter the University of Alabama at the spring term. CLARA SMITH will attend Howard College, hoping later to go to the W. M. U. Training School in Louisville, Ky., to prepare herself for home mission work. OLIVER BRANCH plans to work for the next few months and will then probably enter college. MURRAY CAWTHORNE says that he may go to California. PAUL GREEN who is already somewhat of an expert electrician will follow his “trade” until September and will then enter Auburn for a course in electrical engineering. - i

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THE GLEAM 23 end of the room, the word “Seniors” in black and gold was suspended below a large “E”, the whole arrangement being artistic. The members of the class, numbering 175, were seated at a huge table in the shape of an “S”. Bowls of narcissi and ferns were used as decorations on the table. At the speakers’ table, red carnations were used. Mr. E. E. Smith, principal of Ensley High, acted as toastmaster, and with his characteristic affability presented those on the program. Dewey Vines, in behalf of the June graduates, welcomed the guests. Miss Agnes Durant gave several musical numbers, following which Rev. M. E. Wilson, late and lamented pastor of the Ensley Highlands Methodist Church, gave a talk which was pleasingly inspirational. Miss Bertha Copeland, accompanied by Miss Willie Mae Copeland, played several violin selections. Miss Jessie Lane, who possesses a lovely and well-controlled voice, sang at this time. The last feature of the program was an uplifting talk by Rev. David M. Gardner, pastor of the Ensley Baptist Church. Bryan Faircloth, representing the February graduates, thanked the June graduates for the delightful courtesy. The spirit of the Ensley High School impresses a merely casual observer as being wonderfully fine. Such delightful affairs as the Senior banquet do much to cement the communal good feeling that exists among students, faculty members, patrons, and friends of the school. -----------:o:------------ “The Dust of the Earth” A Senior play at E. H. S. is always a great attraction. We have two of these plays each year—one by the members of the February graduating class and one by the members of the June class. Each time the plays seem to get better. If the June crowd gets ahead of the February folks this time they will have “some” play. The play given by our February seniors was Katherine Kavanaugh’s “The Dust of the Earth”, a delightful story full of intense human interest. The play was given on the evening of December 18, a time most appropriate, as three acts of the play represent Christmas scenes. From tho standpoint of depth of plot and of attractive stage settings, no play at Ensley High in recent years can be said to have equaled “The Dust of the Earth”. The parts were all well taken, a few of the actors, at times, appearing as well almost as professionals. One of the best points about the play is that each of the ten characters has a star part. The Seniors taking part in the play were Bryan Faircloth as John Ryder; Mary Payne as Nelle; Grace Vaughn as Arabella; Doris Peterson as Elizabeth; Claud McDonald as Dr. Templeton; George Walters as Jerry;• Elizabeth Henderson as Susan; Paul Green as David; Harold Marty as Wandering Tom; Oliver Branch as Mose. The huge crowd present at “The Dust of the Earth”, was a test of the popularity of our Senior plays. May our next play be as successful.

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THE GLEAM 25 CLAUDE McDONALD returns to Ensley High for a commercial course. GLADYS McCREARY says that she is going to look for a place where she may loaf without interference of the E. H. S. police force. ELIZABETH HENDERSON’S intentions are to rest until next fall and then to enter Birmingham-Southern. GRACE VAUGHN is undecided as to her immediate future. ODETTE HALL says that she will take a month’s vacation and will then try to find some way to make use of Mr. Pitman’s training in bookkeeping. MARY PAYNE will try to see if Leap Year means anything. DORIS PETERSON intends to go to Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. waiting until September to enter. ALEX McLEOD will go to work. Some firm will get a hustler. MABLE DAVIS wil take a business course. HAROLD MARTY will work until college begins next fall. Harold espires to be a doctor. BEULAH MORRIS cannot bear te thought of leaving E. H. S. She will take everything that Mr. Pittman offers in the Commercial Department. VERA ROBERTS says that she expects to enter a business college in Birmingham. BETTYE PAYNE will attend Howard College, entering immediately after our fall terms ends. BIRTIE POINDEXTER is frank to say that she is going to get married. We take her at her word. ELLIE McLELLAN is working for a while. STELLA STEW’ART will take a much needed rest. BERTIE REEVES will take a business course at the Spencer Business College. CLARENCE POOLE will go to work. CECIL MORGAN will probably go to work. TOMMY LANGFORD has secured a good position in the vocational division of the T. C. I. HOYT ELLIS is still ill in the hospital. His examinations will be taken when he recovers. MARGARET SAMS will stay at home until next fall and will then go to college. MARGARET BROWrN is working. MINNIE MALONE'S future is undecided.