Ramsay High School - Rams Horn Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

 - Class of 1981

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 ?, amday JMternative J4igli S chool

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Our $eginningd In the 1920'i, the citv board of education realized the necessity for a fourth high school which could serve the growing white community of the southern side of town Opened in September of 1930. the new high school was named for the long-time president of the board of education. Erskine Ramsay. Even though the school was officially named Erskine Ramsay Technical High School, emphasis was placed on academic and humanities courses with only four iHit of twenty-six teachers providing instruction in technical subjects. Generally, the students at Ramsay were ftom upper-middle class to upper class homes Under the leadership of their principal, Thomas Campbell Young, these students began to write an outstanding record of excellence for their school, a record w hich made Ramsay 'the high school in the state. Of the Birmingham high schools. Ramsay Ivad the largest percentage of its graduates in 19JJ cnteting college and the smallest pctCcmtge of semester hour failures during the 19J3-19M scholastic year. 0lie 'War IJeard In 1913. Ramsay students became involved in rhe war ef fort and were presented a minute man service flag for their support of the war bonds and stamps program VX'ith T- Young’s impetus, by the spring of 1916. they had sold bonds and sumps totaling $179.000. Not only did the students of Ramsay supply financial support for the war effort, hut they also endeavored to boost morale by writing to the men who had attended Ramsay and were in rhe service In addition, in 1915. the Victory Service Club erected a plaque with the engraved names of 1000 former Ramsay students who had served in rhe armed forces Golden stars were placed by rhe names of those who had died

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