Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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T II E M I R R O R portant hits. Caps and gowns arc in second place. We have been fitted, but we are yet to have that grand feeling of wearing one. It's the last thing I’ll talk about, but far. far from least First place goes to— you guessed it GRADUATION. I have it all planned out. We will sit very solemn-ly on the platform. I don’t know whether I'll hear a word of the speeches or not. I may be wandering again through those familiar old halls, or maybe through very strange-looking college halls. I may be pounding a typewriter or giving some high pressure sales talk to a future customer. Whatever I am doing. I’ll know that those will be my happiest moments so far. Then I’ll walk slowly down, receive my diploma, and walk proudly, yet a bit sadly, out of my dear old alma mater. Well, there it is. I hope you will be happy and 1 know you will be. Best wishes and until we meet again— Goodbye and Good Luck. —Ella Rebecca Carney. WPHS Dancing Party Come on seniors! Let’s grab a partner, roll up the rugs and dance! The first piece of that sentimental swing is: Beware! The Lady With Red Hair -Dedicated to..................... Beulah Samples I’ll Never Smile Again -to..........................-.............Dorothy Parrish There I Go!—to....................... -................................... Doris McCrary Only Forever—to —.................... —.......................... Sara Porter Two Dreams Met—to -...............................- Hazel Pridmore My Heart Belongs to Daddy to...............—......................Juanita Bailey I (we) Give You My (our) Word to....................Charles and Andrea Devore Wishing—to ....-................................................Virginia Holladay Oh. But My Resistance is So Low to...........................Betty Joyce Herricks You’ve Got Me This Way to ............................ —.....Katherine Tucker We Three—to.............Katie Cosmas. Margaret Caravella. Smaragdi HagefstraUon Nobody’s Baby—to ..........................................................- - - -. Yehudi I Can’t Resist You—to ........................................... - — Walter Bibby Ain’t We Got Fun—to.............. -............................... Doll Averett Playmates—to ................. ............................ Carl Dreher, Curry Holmes Let Me Call You Sweetheart -to ............-...-.............Mary Helen Butler You Are My Sunshine—to....................................................— Martha Edge You’re Just An Angel in Disguise- to.........................Ella Rebecca Carney Friendship. Just a Perfect Friendship to........... Richard Macey. James Smith Practice Makes Perfect—to .............. —.......... -....................Lorene Nummy Well, much to my regret I see that our time is up. and, seniors, may all your requests of the future be answered. Until we meet again - - - —Ella Margaret Fields. SOLILOQUY ON SWING To swing or not to swing This is the question; Whether ’tis better to endure Beethoven on auditorium programs Or fly to the arms of Tommy Dorsey! —Beulah Samples. (31 )

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T 11 E M I R R O R LAMENT Tell me not in mournful numbers That my fate will always be Still to hear those words of Judgment “You passed your Trig' but on a D!” —Beulah Samples. Hit Parade of Outstanding Events Science, English. History, French, Geometry, Spanish. Geography. Shorthand. Physics, Law—sold to many Phillipians! Seniors! Ah! what a wonderful feeling that is. Of course, there have been many important milestones in our senior semester, but there are ten which are outstanding. Tenth place goes to that event on September 3. It was a very warm day: school doors swung open: tanned faces appeared at every doorway: and occasional gushes of wind indicated that someone had just dashed past on his way toward getting a schedule filled out. It was soon over, and the first day of our senior semester was gone. Number nine took place at the end of the first six weeks. The sun was sinking a little more toward the west, and the 3:05 bell rang. Report Cards! Looks of disappointment. sighs of relief, and cries of joy were evident in every senior session room. In eighth place are the second report cards. It happened on a beautiful day in late fall. We filed back into our session rooms. “Oh! I made it! I will graduate!” I really worked hard for that grade”, and similar remarks could be heard everywhere. Seventh place goes to that memorable event in every senior’s life the first senior class meeting. Are you graduating this time? Isn't it wonderful to be finishing? Whom are you going to vote for? ”1 think he'll make a good president. After much discussion and several meetings, officers were elected, motto decided upon, and flower and colors chosen. Yes. it is just as important as it ever was. It has been on the Hit Parade for many years and its popularity hasn’t died. Rings in sixth place will always be a popular item. Christmas holidays third place? No? Oh! fifth place? We did everything we could think of. We danced, we skated, we wandered listlessly around, chatted gaily over cokes, and had a merry, merry time. This will just have to have a place all by itself, because you see it really was an important event. In fourth place we have the New Year. We were gay. yes, very gay. and then very, very thoughtful. My. this is an important day. Just think IT happens this year. Just sixteen more days, in fact, and our high school careers will be over. The thought made us really sad at times. We did have a grand time. Why. don’t you remember when—Oh! you know the time and many, many happy memories crowded our minds. Number three—Invitations: They are very pretty. How many did you get? Isn't this grand? and all sorts of happy exclamations were called forth. Yes. I know these two are future hits, but very important; in fact, the most im- ( 30 )

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T II E 31 I R I O R Hit Parade of Outstanding Seniors Hello, all you guys and gals (with apologies to Mr. Ben Bemie). How y’all (you. too. Mr. Kyser). Phillips High School Mirror (that's original) presents YOUR HIT PARADE . We’ve gathered our votes from lunch room, classes, auditorium, gym and club socials, and totaled the results to give you your choice for Phillips' Fifteen Lucky Strikes of 1941. Our first choice, ranking along with Maybe on our Hit Parade, is Johnny Davenport, senior class president and quite an athlete. In his high school career he’s collected ten letters in athletics. Imagine! Is that the secret of his success with the Famous Phillipian Femmes Fatales? Girls will be girls, and girls do love to wear letters. Our next lucky strike is Vic Bubbett, our veteran actor. He would be destined to become a famous actor of the Phillips dramatic stage by rights of his seniority without even mentioning his actual ability. He’s turned in swell performances at three (count 'em) senior plays. A nifty little talent number. Bootsie Biddle, takes her place on our parade. Remember all the times she’s tripped the light fantastic over the stage at vodvils, concerts and just everything we've had. not to mention being very ornamental in many city affairs. Then Mary Alice Gochenour. debator, actress, senior class vice-president, and the writer of the giddy gossip published by the Mirror. Our key hole peeper is just bound to become famous at sumpin’ with all that list. Female Walter Winchell, mebbe? And. er. My friends , I give you the one and only William Donovan Ferguson, the greatest of the P. H. S. filibusters. At this writing, our senior class orator was still delivering his famous orations. Long will we remember Charles Johnson's wonderful stage personality and his famous manner of presiding over the council. Incidentally, his tennis has won renown throughout the halls of Phillips and the city. When Mr. Johnson is presiding over the nation, his recreation won’t be fishing off battleships, but probably darting over a tennis court. And Joyce Rinks, you know, the Yankee, who in the last presidential election argued with any and everybody about the merits of—what was the man’s name— oh. yes. Willkie. Joyce was in the finals of the poetry contest last year and she’s in the cast of Almost Eighteen . By the way, she’s the fortune teller who wrote our class prophecy. And soon he’ll be crooning over the radio, giving Bing Crosby some pretty stiff competition. The one I mean is John Journey, senior class vocalist. John has crooned songs around here ever since he entered high school and his name is quite synonomous with music, glee-clubs, and everything with a tune to it. And speaking of crooning 'n things, what about Walter Bibby and his famous ( ?) Only Forever ? Walter played Eddie, the lead in Almost Eighteen , and roamed around the halls nibbling all-day suckers. Now. he only makes love from the P. H. S. stage, but in ten years, who knows ? New York isn’t so very far away. Go. Phillips. Go . It’s Ed Bethel out there yelling his head off for his Alma Mater, urging the team on to victory (?). Ed (he used to be known as Beetle ) (32)