Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Phillips math teacher Betty Turner spends her spare time working out fourth dimensional problems. Susanne Acker teaches astronomy (?). Physicists Jimmy Wood, Bobby Rosser, and Clegg Richardson are still trying to figure out what's going on in Room 108. And have you heard that the 3 R's are being taught by Leonard Rowell, Ronnie Rogers and Don Rucks? Appearing in Eugene Webb's new TV show, The Four Lassies, are Ruth Perry, Charleen Shouse, Betty Burchfield, and Almeda Norman, while Geraldine Pitts is featured in the soap opera entitled Private Secretary. One of Shirley Baisden's fashion models, Donnie Palmore, has been offered a movie contract by Jo Ann Turner Movies. Kathleen Clemons has disinvented shorthand. Doris Pugh has completed her lecture tour, discussing How to Succeed in Home and Journalistic Careers. We were told by Policeman George Colvert that Lawrence Sewell had been arrested for stealing Vulcan's statue from Red Mountain. Chief of Police Johnny Foster released him after bond was arranged by Lawyer Freddy Rauschenberg. Henry Keplinger, manager of the newly enlarged Alabama Theater, which had on display the archaeological finds of John McAvoy (who was inspired by his Latin classes at Phillips) is urging all graduates of January 1954 to accept a free pass to see that epic of 9-D Screen (invented by Marion Files) The Two Horsemen starring Cecil Mitchell and Hunter Mitchell. (No kin.) Billy Williams is now representing the United States in the National Tennis Meets. Howard Ennis was the first person ever to fly to the moon alone. It was rumored that he charmed all the moon maidens with his pretty brown eyes. Floyd Powell's chain of hotels are really keeping him busy now, while------ Ladies and gentlemen, we regret that operational difficulties prevent our sending you the remainder of 'Tomorrow's News Today. ' You will now hear a special recording by Miss Ann Priestley, who will sing the top tune of the Hit Parade, Alma Mater, by A. E. Mayer.

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Seared (lofr to right h Ruth Liles, Don Brown, Anita Howard. Standing: Barbara Dodson, Jeanne Jackson, Drucilla Tray-wick, Gloria Jones. Billy Stevens. CLASS of MAY, 1954 President Vice-President Secretary ..... Artist Orator ........ Pianist Poet Vocalist .......Donald Brown Anita Howard .......... Ruth Ules ......Billy Stevons Gloria Jones Jeanne Jackson Drucilla Traywick Barbara Dodson COLORS Gold and Green MOTTO Non Incautuo futuri (Nor unmindful of the fuluro) COMMITTEES FLOWER Talisman Rose RING—Rick Schlosscr, Chairman; Mary Lou Graves, Frances Smith, Jimmy Short, Glenda Andrews, Miss Elizabeth Doss, Sponsor ANNUAL—John Walton. Chairman; Pat Co , Joyce Stanton, Billy Balance, Drucilla Traywick, Miss Frances Finley, Sponsor INVITATION—Barbara Currier, Chairman; Don Shelton, Charles Mars, Connie Burke, Billy Horn, Miss Ottie Huff, Sponsor MOTTO—George Wakefield, Chairman; Shirley Keltner, Norman Sodduth, Virginia Fuller, Gail Reynolds, Miss Clara Belle Senn, Sponsor COLOR AND FLOWER—Tommy Bonds, Chairman; Geraldine Burks, June Greene, Phillip Zaretki, Beverly McCurry, Harold Bright, Miss Garnet leader. Sponsor SOCIAL AND GIFT—Paul Tyson, Chairman; Yvonne Richard. Ethelyn Jones. Barbara Alford, Jimmy Strickling, Charles Daniels, Clyde Payton, Miss Vera Holmes. Sponsor I 1 I