Fairfield High School - Crucible Yearbook (Fairfield, AL)

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The Bantam Last Will and Testament We tlur most highly educated, incomparable, and relined Senior ('lass of Fairfield High School, knowing that our darning career at Fairfield High is approaching its zenith, do hereby will and bequeath our most cherished possessions to those we leave behind. To our Superintendent, Mr. B. B. Baker, and to our Principal. Mr. W. I. Stuckey, we will and bequeath our good will and hearty disposition to be used to bring joy and. happiness, and success to the holders thereof. We also wish to leave with them our great ttil thanks for helping us to long years of toil. We leave to our beloved teachers the promise of less trouble in their future years of teaching. I. Bertha Mmgren, bequeath to Harriet McIntosh the remains of my old compacts, li]‘sticks, and anything else pertaining to beauty. I. Charles Atkins, bequeath unto B. C. mv last jar of stay comb. I. rthur Le. Barrett, bequeath unto Willie Dees my art of keeping still. 1. George Reid, bequeath unto Wilma Sims my alibis for being tardy. I. Delia Hawkins, bequeath unto Josephine Williamson my spit curl, with a piece of soap for good measure. I. Emily Blakey. bcqu.ath unt ) Elizabeth Foster my short hair cut provided she keeps it trimmed. I. Mildred Caldwell, bequeath unto Coleman Cooper my knowledge of music. 1. Ruby Lively, bequeath my permanent wave unto gnes Martin. 1. Ell wood Sadler, bequeath unto Big Daddy Sessions all my short pants. I. Sara Cole, bequeath to Lucile King all my old pencil stubs. 1, Gertrude DeArman, bequeath unto Mary Carter all my old French books with all hard phrases translated. 1. Carrie Ma • McLeroy, bequeath unto Edith Israel all my old expression books, provided they arc studied day and night. I, Edgar Palm, bequeath unto W illiam Mc.Murry my term of good behavior. I. Bessie May Freeman, bequeath unto Mr Stuckey all my old report cards. 1. Fannie Lou Simmons, h.queath unto Earl Daniels my ability in history. I. Jo Weir, bequeath unto Mutt Caldwell a Solid (Jeom.try Book with all hard pages torn out. I. Grace Hall, bequeath unto Louise Jacobs my sad conflict in Chemistry and History. I. Ora Philips, bequeath unto Henry l abonle my ability in English. We Lave unto the entire student body our sympathy, our gentle manners, our school spirit, our good will and last, but not least, all our worn out excuses. Written, witnessed, and signed in the year of our luml. 1925, during the second reign of B. K. Baker. WITNESSES: Mr. O. C. Quit, Mr. R. E. Sign. Mr. Seymour Less. ( jERTKUDE Df.A km a x. Twent -ttvo

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The Bantam Class History Four years ago Fairfield High School came into existence. It was a great feeling to all f us who graduated from Grammar School to know that we would he the first to enter the Fairfield High School, ttcforc this time, all High School pupils had been going to Ensley High, or elsewhere, but now we had begun a high school of our own! There were only a few pupils to begin with, but they con tinned to join us. W e assembled at the Fairfield Methodist Church in September, 1921. We felt very dignified as we walked up the church steps and saw the teachers standing in a row. with their hands behind them, looking at ns. and wondering what kind of pupils we would l e. We heard a great lecture that day about our High School life, given by our Superintendent. Mr. Graves. Afterwards we met at the temporary building which is now the Gate l.odge School. It was there that we began our great High School career. The building was not a fine one. but we enjoyed our school days there just the same. During the first year there were no athletics of any kind, no clubs, nor any organizations. During the Sophomore year we felt more important because we knew there would be some green Freshmen coining into High School, and that these pupils would know less than we. We organized this year two Literary Societies, which every one enjoyed being a member of. It was during this year. too. that Mr. Stuckev came t » be our Principal. He began at once to organize Athletics. A football team ami a baseball team were organized. It was also during this year that we were fortunate in getting as a coach for Athletics. Mr. T. W. C lements of the University of Alabama. He has been a great success here in making Athletics an essential part of our High School work. It was a great day to us when the new High School was completed. We entered our new building in 1922. It was in this year that we were given a teacher for training hoys in Mechanical Drawing and in Woodwork. W e were also given a teacher for Home Economics. During the latter part of our Junior year we were feeling our importance to know that we would son he Seniors and were realizing how fast Fairfield High was growing. We had a Supervisor of Music this year. She took a great interest in us. Glee Clubs were organized, both for the boys and for the girls. The orchestra also became an important feature of our high school. Our last year at Fairfield High School, we are glad to see. has been a great year for us. Fairfield High has made a record in Athletic.- this year that everyone is proud of. During the last four years the enrollment has increased from seventy-five to about) one hundred and seventy. ow as we are about to receive our diplomas, from Fairfield High, we wish the following classes the greatest success throughout the coming y ears, and that each member of the Senior Class may soon reach his goal in life, and be a great success. Mlt.DKEn Caluwbli.. Class Historian. ’25. Tuctiiyonr

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The Bantam Class Prophesy Tlu world is a beautiful place in which to live. It is especially lx autiful when we have worked hard and feel that we have accomplished a beautiful task. nd so it is with me today. We have been wrote tag unusually hard, on a play for weeks. It docs not seem like a lack of interest in the actors, hut in the interpretation of these particular characters is hard. It is hard work directing plays, and though I enjoy it so tremendously. I always feel relieved and very happy when the hardest directing is over, and all the charact rs interpreted: and it seems that 1 can never repress a little thrill at looking upon a program which rends: “Directed by Grace Hall. It is my life work, and I love it almost as life ils.-li. I would like to live it even in my dreams, hut ah yes. to the theater I must go. In the theater anywhere, any time, there is a hush of expectancy as the first sc tie flashes across the screen. So it is now: Two horses meet in the distance, coming from opposite direction, th? girl on one. the man on the other. Is there something familiar about the profile of the riders? Xo, merely imagination, hut am I mistaken. They seem to think they know each other. The horses stop, exchange greetings, and the man dismounts and helps the girl down. Yes. I am sure 1 have seen her somewhere, hut where and when? The horses wander off leaving them alone. He looks at her with tender expression in his brown eyes, and she looks back. “Fannie Lou—You! Ah yes, Fannie Lou- I know now. A scene of long ago flashes across my memory. Fannie Lou Simmons and George Reid were so fond of each other in “the olden days. We were High School Seniors then. It was once thought that after school—but no—they had quarrelled. It had all started when they had made “C” in conduct. Mr. Stuckey reproved them for talking so much in school, and after that they had gradually drifted apart. I can’t recall just now why they had, hut from their meeting just now. it is evident that they have not seen each other for a long time. It also s. ems that they are not at all slow in resuming their old friendship. George has just finished describing his beautiful ranch in the West where he spends most of his time as he is now President of the Metropolitan Engineering Co., and is a most noteworthy person. “Now tell me all about yourself. Fannie Lou. he begged. “Well, after leaving college. I inherited a small fortune which 1 invested in a Millinery Shop on Fifth Avenue. Xew York. Then I t ok Bertha Ahngren and went to Paris, where we made selections and established credit with many Parisien shops. And I left Bertha as head of the purchasing department of the Elite Smart Shop. Bertha is home though now on a vacation, and we are spending the winter in Miami. “But. Fannie Lou, I am going home in a few days, and I have such a splendid ranch. Why not get up a party and go there? “All right. I ant sure Bertha will enjoy going, hut whom else shall we take? The social butterflies whom we call friends aren’t worth taking. “Xo. but guess whom I ran into yesterday? “Oh. who. some one we know?” “Edgar Palm, who is President of The French Xational Bank in Paris. Then there is El I wood Sadler, who is Vice-President of my company. He is in our San Francisco office now; so lets take these friends « f ours and bring back the happy days of yore.” 7wf ty-thret