Fairfield High School - Crucible Yearbook (Fairfield, AL)

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CLASS PROPHECY In the summer of 1931. as I was rummaging through an old desk which I found in the attic I came across an annual which was gray with dust. I brushed off the dust and found that it was the “Bantam” of Fairfield High School, dated 1924. As I looked, a wave of memories surged through me. I opened the l ook and turned to the Senior Class Section. There were the faces of Mary Sue Fryer. Ell wood Nelson, and Doris Nelson, smiling up at me. I did not need to wonder what they were doing, or where they were living, for who has not heard of the editor of the “Woman’s Helper,” a magazine known throughout the whole country. How could I have known that the sweet little girl, Mary Sue. would rise to such great fame. As for ICl I wood Nelson, his name is in every paper, as a Republican candidate for President, and statistics show that he is likely to he elected. Doris Nelson—how well I rememlier that name—has satisfied her ambition, since she has won the international basketball championship, and still hobbit. At present, she is the athletic coach of some big University in Pennsylvania— 1 cannot recall the name just now. As I turned the other pages. I saw the pictured faces of my old classmates. There is Pearl Spiegle at the top of the page. How she loved to sing. That is what she specialized in most at school, but she must have missed her calling, Ik -cause she is now a great Parisian toe dancer, earning $10.OCX) a week on her looks. There is the rather serious face of Gladys Wicker. I he seriousness of her looks Indies her nickname “NO ( Laughing Gas), but as 1 happen to know it suits her very well. I heard recently through a friend that Gladys is in Africa trying to convert the heathen. 1 was somewhat surprised to hear it as I had expected something rather different from Gladys. With the thought of Gladys naturally came the thought of Ruth Fryer, localise as far as I could remember, they were inseparable. Ruth is now a noted leader of fashions. She has made New N ork the great artistic center, leaving Paris far behind. There is Wilfred Simmons, or rather Wildfire, grinning as broadly as he used to. lie has won the international championship for playing the character of Hamlet, having convulsed more audiences in this role than any previous actor. I still communicate with Marie Agee, who is head of the Home Econimcs Department at Woman’s College, Alabama. Richard Hicks and Carl McLaughlin are senators in Congress, from Alabama. As they were always together in school, it is not surprising to find them together now. Noah Green is a promising young lawyer, whose convincing argument and sound judgement are steadily increasing his popularity. I believe that he will l e second to no one. Tzienly-four

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J=Gt- = 0 1924 c - Fkyer. Mary Sue Sudie” A girl for work and a girl for play—is Sudie. A girl to drive the blues axvay—ask Woody. Xki.son. Ellwoop Woody” “Woody.” our president and geometn shark. In the Palmer method don’t get a high mark. XblsOn, Doris “Pair” Doris is secretary—Editor, too, She’s never at a loss to tell you what to do. Interview With Mr. Dill Mr. Lowell l Dill, our manual arts teacher was born in Lawrence County, la. He attended the Franklin County High School for four years then went to the Florence Normal College, where he graduated in class “A in 1923. During his education he specialized in all manual arts courses. Mr. Dill began teaching in Fairfield High School at the beginning of the second term of 1923-24. The employment of Mr. Dill was made necessary by the rapid increase in the membership of our school which has increased one hundred percent within the last year. 1 asked Mr. Dill it he did not think that manual arts were becoming less im portant as we become more civilized. He replied that they were becoming more important, and. as proof, mentioned the fact that all A-l colleges now mpiir that the high schools, from which students are accepted without examinations, must have a manual arts department. Noah Green. Twenty-three

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1924 = Grace Williamson. I have heard, has already married a millionaire, and is living at present in San Francisco. In the pages of the '‘Bantam I found a letter that I received six years ago from Clara McCaskill. In it she told me that when she graduated, she was going to C olumbia University to teach Solid Geometry and Chemistry. I remembered that those were her favorite subjects. As I was closing the Ixwik I got a glimpse of the Junior Page.” The cartoon was very funny. I smiled as I thought how Franklin Wilson, the great cartoonist, would laugh if he were to see these cartoons which he drew for the school annual J low grateful he ought to Ik; for this training. Few people know it. hut it’s from the “Bantam of ’24 that Franklin got his start A great business man saw the cartoons and knew instantly that Franklin would become famous. 1 sighed, as I closed the book, and sank into a deep reverie, thinking of my obi classmates, and hoping that the future may hold for them. “.More of gladness than of sorrow. More of joy on each to-morrow. More of laughter than of tears. Throughout all the passing years.” Mary Leo. Class Prophet— 24 Ticcnly-fitv