Fairfield High School - Crucible Yearbook (Fairfield, AL)

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The Bantam “Oh George! Our horses are gone! W hat shall we do? “Looks as though we are going to walk awhile.’’ And so the did. resting now and then in a grove of palms or l a still pond of water until they saw ahead a delightful little cottage, huilt just for two. George rang the hell and an attractive brunette came to the door, with hands just out f the dough. Whv Gertrude DeArnian!” Fannie Lou gasped. “What are you doing here.” Then every one was talking at once, and Gertrude filially told them she and “Brandon were just spending the winter here, and were having such a delight ml time; and insisted that Fannie Lou and George remain for dinner and tell all alxmt themselves. W hich they did. “Why Gertrude, we’re so lucky to run upon you. George is taking a party to Brentwood, his ranch, you know, and you will come with us. “That will be fine,” said Gertrude, “but Brandon has to run back to bis business. It was all arranged, and George called Edgar, and wired Ellwood to meet them at Brentwood, while Fannie Lou called Bertha to come to Gertrude’s cottage immediately. Then George left Fannie Lou and Gertrude talking about old school days. “Oh wouldn’t it he tun if we could get all our old schoolmates together. “It certainly would, lmt 1 doubt if we could. Do you know anything about any of them? Y’hat about Rubv? “W ell, tin last time I heard from Ruby, she was cruising around the Mediterranean on her honeymoon. “Why Gertrude, surely Ruby hasn’t given up her brilliant career as advertising consultant to marry? “No, 1 think she intends to work right on. hut she is very happily married. Ah, there is the bell! It must i e Bertha. “Now who do you suppose walked into our hotel this morning with the air of a grand duchess. Oh no. your guesses are all wrong. It was Mildred Caldwell. who is now becoming as famous as Paderewski. And you never saw such rubbernecks, as she entered. But wait you haven’t heard all yet—she was accompanied by Miss Sara Cole, whose voice is steadily winning her great fame. Now get ready for a shock, Joe Wier is coming tomorrow for a rest. The following scene is at George’s ranch. “Brentwood. in Colorado: They all sit lost in reverie until some one sees horses approaching. Lo. who should appear but Delia Hawkins and Emily Blakey. ‘Won see, I knew that Delia and Emily were out here and kept them as a surprise,” confessed Fannie Lou. “and I still have one more surprise. and Charlie Atkins came smiling in upon them. Charlie offered the information that he had seen Bessie May Freeman as a newspaper reporter in Florida. He also said that Arthur Lee was making a fortune in South America and. by the way, he added, “I saw Ruin Lively the oilier day. on her way from Europe and she was bringing with her her husband and Ora Phillips, who has been studying Art in Paris. “Does anyone know what has become of Carrie May McLeroy?” “Don’t tell us that you haven’t heard alxmt her famous European tour? The next scene is on Arthur Lee’s yacht. Here we find the whole gang present enjoying a cruise on the Pacific which Arthur Lee had suggested. A trip to the East had been planned for the next two months. The curtains fell with the happy family on the deep blue waters of the Pacific. Grace Mali.. Class Prophet.’25. T trcnty-ftfUr

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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

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The Bantam Hods Hoo Girls Prettiest .... Most Popular. Most Talented Most si title tic Most I'p-tO’lhitc.... Most Studious Most Sedate. . Wittiest ......... I deepest in Lore Best Dancer......... ('ittest Joiliest Junior........ Silliest So pi to more Greenest Freshman. - Virginia Lindsley Ruby Lively M ii.ukkd Caldwell I Ielex McLaughlin Louise Brown [o Weir Harriet McIntosh Carrie Mae McLeroy Emily Blakley Fannih I.ot Sim moms .........Gertrude Df.Arman .... Fannie Lou Simmons ...............Lucile King ................Edith Fisk ............. Ruth Gulley Hoo s Hoo Boys Most Handsome.. . Most Popular. ..... Most Talented...... Most Athletic...... AI ost Ch eerful .........-............—......-..... Done Most for School.............. ............. Most Bashful ........... Public Spirited.... Most Studious.................... —......... — Most Conceited. Most Sedate Best Dancer..................................... Wittiest infest Deepest in Lore........................... Most Dignified Senior .......................... J oiliest Junior..........—..................... Silliest Sophomore.............................. Greenest Freshman............................... ....... Hen Lively ..........Ben Lively ....... Fred Barnes ......... Ben Lively ..B. C. Daxdridge .........Edgar Palm ........Joe Saunders ......... Ben Lively .....Charlie Atkins .......Bernard Holm ...... ..Edgar Palm .....Ellwood Sadler Rudolph V an den hero .........Edward Pitts ....... George Reid ....... George Reid ...........Jim Hardy .........Alton Daniels ........... Tom Dow 7 aetny.fi:-