Russell High School - Pointer Yearbook (East Point, GA)

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Class History Between the years 1620 and 1691, on the shores of Massachusetts Bay in the New World, there arose a little commonwealth which was destined to be of great importance. Here lived the pioneer settlers of the United States. These people, whom we call Pilgrims, had sailed from England in the Mayflower, seeking the political and religious freedom of America. The voyage was a stormy one, sweeping them out of their course. Upon landing they found themselves adrift politically, in a part of the English dominions where they had no land and where there was, as yet, no established government. Instinc- tively they formed a compact providing for government according to the simple plan of majority rule. They also decided to have a governor regularly elected, choosing John Carver to be the first head of the commonwealth. Looking forward from 1.620 to 1925 we Find the United States one of the leading powers of the worldea country famed not only for its vast wealth and resources, but also for a history full of illustrious men and deeds. Such is our country of which we are justly proud, a country developed from this little pioneer settlement on the shore of Massachusetts Bay. And now, in 1922, three hundred years after the Pilgrims set sail from the shores of England, we have a band of boys and girls taking their places in the East Point High School for the lirst time. Perhaps they were lcgreenf7 but they were also enthusiastic and enterprising, soon becoming adjusted to their new surroundings. 1n the next few months a new tract of land was donated to the school by Mr. Eagan who asked that the school he called Russell High School in memory of his uncle, Mr, William A. Russell. Thus a well equipped new school building and a spacious playground opened up new opportunities to this class. Duringr the Junior year it began to wonder if there were not more things to be gained by initiating extra-currieula activities into the school. Thus breaking away from the old precedent, the class met early in their Senior year and elected, as their president, Janie Rhodes, who led them as John Carver led his pioneers, to new undertakings. Then a cloud which had steadily been brewing for some time broke with a claim The class felt that it must publish an Annual and yet no class had done this before. Would it be possible to get the necessary amount of money? And who would fill the editors place? Realizing that it could not be done unless it were tried, Janie called a meeting of the class, which, after due consideration, elected Eugene Damon7 a new- comer from Indiana, as editor-in-chief, and Linton Moultrie, as business manager. Both soon proved that the undertaking would be successful. In the meantime, however, C. L. Mays, Otis Stephens and Wilbur Ellison began 4Lpioneeringli for a football team. Proving the old adage that ciwhere thereis a will thereis a way:, these three boys soon raised the necessary funds from subscriptions in school and among the business men of East Point. Then followed a profitable and enjoyable football season, at the end of which the boys were amply rewarded with a banquet given by the Senior girls. The class of 726 carried out the old cherished customs and contributed the four debaters on the Russell High team for the Fifth District Meet, Ruth Perry, Robert Branton, Edward Clinkscales and Otis Stephens composing the teams. And thus the history of the Class draws to a close. As their forefathers worked and set up new institutions and customs, the class of 726 has worked and set up new activities here. It hopes that as the present country of the United States has been developed and built up from the humble beginnings at Plymouth, so will succeeding classes build and develop a greater Russell High from this small beginning. -RUBY THOMPSON. Z020 Page Ttt'cnfy-tlzl'ee

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x P 0 l m: T E R m-w-m Seniors BRUCE PAYNE Ambition: 6 To express myself well? Here is a boy who is fond of combing his hair in school7 no matter if it is in geometry or history class. He is a good sport and very apt in his studies. He usually introduces the new styles of sweaters t0 the class. VESTER SMITH Ambition: tlTo be a professional humorist? Vester has been with us as long as We can remember. He always has a handy word for every occasion, and a smile for everyone. CATHERINE STALLINGS Ambition: iiTo become a songstress? Catherine is a very studious member of the class. Her winning ways will carry her through all her difficulties. RUBY THOMPSON Ambition: ilTo keep that school girl com- plexionf, liDoes she strut, does she step? She donit d0 nuthina else 7cept7 She is the gidancingesf, girl in the Senior Class. Ruby always makes good marks in her lessons especially in Latin and Spanish. GUSSIE WOOTEN Ambition: iiTo do something that canit be ldidfli A very mischievous girl but always friendly and smiling. Gussie is a musician of the first degree and talented in other ways. According to her statements, she studies most of the time, but we are inclined to believe otherwise. 1,03 0 Page Twenty-z'wo

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Mm? H 5- 'P 0 l x T 5 71-h; Senior Prophecy The class of i26, a-foot and lighthearted, must now take to the open road of life, to either prosper greatly or to sink into utter obscurity. How can I tell aright the future of my class mates? But let us Visit the Garden of Tomorrow, with its blossoms of success and its thorns of failure. As we pass beneath its portals we see Father Time, bearded and gray, seated upon his throne. Silently, reverently, we gather about him with bowed heads and earnestly implore him to allow us just one Heeting glimpse beyond the great mystic curtain 0f the future. At first there is a firm refusal, based upon the grounds that it is in defiance of the laws of the gods, but by patient pleading we ultimately gain our request. Silence reigns. A voice speaks: iLOCie Matthews, Amelie Orr and Lucile Dearing will be held up as successful examples of perfect stenography. Everyone will be urged to use the famous Mat- thews-Orr-Dearing system. 4cRobert Branton, after six more years of diligent study, will become professor of the University of Illinois and within five weeks will have had such a great influence upon the students, that it will be absolutely imperative to discharge the new professor because they all will have taken up Robertls abominable habit of gum-Chewing. Wilhat shy, unpretentious little maid, Catherine Stallings, will be a brilliant opera singer. Her crowning success will be her return to Atlanta with the Metro- politan Opera C0. to sing before her many friends. ciReba Murphy, in all her feminine loveliness and Virtue will, within ten years, reign supremely in a luxurious home on the Hudson7 while a fond7 loving husband hovers in the background. Two years later, Melba Huie will follow in her footsteps. iiOtis Stephens and C. L. Mays will make their homes on a lonely desert ranch in southern Utah and devote their lives to the taming of bucking bronchos. i4ln 1930, Ethel Dowda will journey to Indo-China, where she shall labor, patiently and unceasingly, throughout her life, as a missionary. iLFay McWhorter, upon the night of her graduation from college, will become betrothed to a nice young Englishman in the employ of the British Government, and two months later will sail for London, where she will make her future home. HShould any of you ever chance down Broadway in 1936, the great, glaring, electrically lighted name of Dr. Elbert H. Holland, famous surgeon and philan- thropist, will confront you. Elbert, himself, will tell you that only by hard, diligent labor can such success be attained. i4After live years of careful exercise, Ruth Perry will grow to a height of five feet and six inches and then set sail for France to fill a long-desired positiona displaying gorgeous Parisian gowns. iiFor Eugene Damon, there will be two favorable aspects operating almost 1920 Pa Irv Tzumz fv- MM 5 .