Simpson School - Echo Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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T II E E O II O THE SE CARLOS MOZEL TIN DEL “Prof. Spiggot” UirminRham ‘'Truth 1 the foundation of all knowledge. You will hoar from him later. It K Lee: Life Service Hand; Mid term Itebater, 22; Cetnmimcenu'tit Reclaimer, 22 Ambition—To direct a mmili'i|ial mi» it ti Sun dny nrhool in Hlrminuhaiii JESSE HALL TRUCKS “Two-gun” Coleanor, Ain. None but an author knows an author'! caret Author of Kvery Inch a Man. and other . Ambition—To be mii autoinnhUi mechanic • ❖ ❖ EVELYN IDA WALKER “.Mins Walker” Birmingham Woman, be fair, wo tnuat adore thee. Smile, and a world la weak before thee. It K. Lee; Coed Club; Commencement Reclaimer, ’23; Annual Staff. '23. Ambition—To have my njimr carved in the Hall of Art. ... ... ... MAI’RACE TERRY WALKER “Sad” Parrish, Ala. Of mannera goutlo, affections mild. t’olleire Band. '23 Ambition—To bi'Comr a government surveyor, ❖ • LOUIS HENRY WILKS “Wilks Bessemer. Ala. A mind to grasp a thought and clasp tt into memory.'' Knmenean. A real modem Ambition—Make the tmut of today. ❖ THOMAS FOX WORTH WOLFORD “Bob Bessorm-r. Ala. You look wise—please correct that error. Kumenean. A friend of Stoo-dent Ambition—To be a doetor. MORS

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r I! K lie II ) JOHN ROBERT ROWE “Bob” Birmingham ••Though vanquished he could argue still. It K I.ce; Delegate Hoy Y. M. C. A. Conference. Ainhillon—To do anything, mostly nothing ami yet lie aomething. JOHN ASH in in SKI.MAN Simon” Birmingham The hand that follows intellect can achieve.” Ask Prof. Parker about this fellow. II K. Lee; Commencement Declaimer. ‘2!l. A in hit ion—To he a great man. JESSE NEAL SHEPARD Shfp” Piper, Ala. “The secret of his success la constant work. A friend of Two-gun Trnrl . A III 111 t inti-To flu loll college. • • BERTHA VIRGINIA SMITH “Sparkic” Birmingham Through the tuorning gate of friendship goes, Thy pathway to the land of knowledge. It K. Lee: I'o-ed Clnli: Manager Co-ed Ball, '23: «‘la» Statistician. 23: Coed KdHor Annual Staff. 23; President Coed Cluh Ambition—To lie a friend lo all and an enemy to none GUY EVERETT SNAYELY, Jr. “Stoo-dent Birmingham Someone said he was quiet. Oh, what a mistake. Kuinenean. Destined to I e a great man Ambition—To succeed in business. ❖ ❖ ❖ DAYII) BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO “Tally-ferro” Birmingham Speak, that we may know thee. Speech Is great, but silence is greater. Ambition—To make my Fool print on the namln of lime.

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SENIOR CLASS HIS POKY (Joseph Underwood Holcombe) A class in Simpson moves according to the Law of Acceleration,—it gathers momentum and speed the further it goes. While there are familiar faces from year to year, the growth of the school in the midst of this thriving growing city is responsible for the addition of some strange faces every year in every class. There have been changes in our class. Hut in spite of this, we are one.—we work together, stick together, tight together, think together, love the school together, succeed together, and last but not least, we “bust together. Many of us have been together from the first; between us there is a special bond. But whether all have been on the course from the first or not, we are united, and we are determined that these years shall have not been in vain. When we entered this school, it was known as the Birmingham-Southern High School. We honor that name, but we are glad that during our life here the name was changed to Simpson, in honor of that worthy president of the College. Doctor John I). Simpson. The memory of such a man should be uplifting in the life of every boy in the school. Our class is the last to graduate in the old building, even as we write the sound of blasting for our new administration building is being heard. We love the old building, but rejoice that future classes are to have the benefit of a new modern building so conveniently located for the development of our own individuality. During our stay here Simpson has made wonderful progress. With a principal and corps of teachers equal to the best we have forged to the front. In the realm of thorough work in the class room, in standards of manhood, in real sportsmanship in athletics, the school has established a place for itself, it now being a member both of the State Association of High Schools and of the Southern Association. Membership in these associations makes it possible when we graduate to enter without examination any college within the territory embraced in these associations. We shall not be true to the traditions of the classes that have preceded us unless we are nearly 100 per cent strong in going to college next year. We shall not he true to the spirit of our own class unless we hold before ourselves this ideal, namely, a thorough college course for every one of us. The class has had its share of honors from year to year, among them being the Scholarship medal last year, the positions of Editor-in-Chief and Business Manager of the Annual, besides many other positions on the staff. Our school paper has appeared chiefly through the efforts of workers from our class. We stand today at the finish of our course here, and at the beginning of a new course. We leave the one with the tenderest affection; we enter upon what is before us determined to make the record of the class of 1923 honorable through the years.