Simpson School - Echo Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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The EC‘HO Statistics When I was told to write a statistician's re| ort tor the Senior Class of 19.V), I was lost. I'lu first thin I i|i l was to look up my Physio book to see what ‘'statistician” had to do with electricity. I found nothing there, as you can imagine; so I went to the dictionary, and this is what I found: statistics (noun), classified facts relating to a large bodv of people, or to a clan, So here are some facts, classifies! or not. relating to the Senior Class of F 30 of the Simpson School: In hintf the class is excellent, hut in brains it is incomplete. In looks, so far a« the girls are concerned, it is fair; hut for the l« ys it i terrible. In humor, the class Mauds high when the joke is on the other fellow, hut low when the joke is on them. In tardiness, the cla s has Ijern on time once, and that was the day before Christmas. In absences, well, the class has been absent every time we could fool our parents into thinking wr were sick, sad to relate for some whose fathers were doctors. In deportment, the class has been tcrrildc when the professor was called to the phone, or when there was a practiec-tcacher holding down the class. In Math, the class ranged from excellent to poor, according to the hardness of the lessons. In penmanship, all tin- writing of the class i like Chinese pur lcs which takes a Philadelphia lawyer to solve. In reading, when it comes to reading Old English in Literature, the class is aw ful, but it is well-up on Popular Fiction. In Chemistry, well, if the girls hadn't l»cen afraid of getting their hands dirty they might have passed without having to take a doyen exams apiece. In conversation, 1 needn't say anything about that because everybody knows. In history, they had a good lesson on Friday when they liad Current Events. The general average shows that the class lias satisfactorily passed the course of eluding professors and is now ready to l c promoted to a school where the lessons are less difficult. Harmon Stokes. TICKLES IF I WERE KING s There was a student. I’ve heard .say. Who tickled everything that came his way. Me tickled his pal , he tickled his friends, lie tickled his gals, he tickled his lem. And not content with tickling them. He went to the barnyard and tickled the hens. This young student, so tickling bent, Tickled the landlord out of his rent. 11c tickled the mayor, he tickled the chief. He tickled a loan from the meanest thief. He tickled the chin of a pretty lass, lie tickled the teacher out of a pa s. We, the students, sincerely believe. This guy. if put to the test. Could tickle the lock off the Community Chest. If I were king, what would I do? I'd pull the haughty and the rich Down to the rest with all of von; I’d sink the warships, calm the gales. Kill the serj eiits. drown the whales; I'd kill the guys that wrote Math ’ t ooks; I'd honor all the lowly cooks; I'd ask the lieggars h 'inc to dine. And set before them spiccst swine. Nnother thing I'd surely do. I’m positive you’d do it. too. I’d put SlukcM carc so tar from reach That ne’er his plays a guy could teach. Alum Camiheu.. Jim Love.

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The I£ CIIO Prophecy Birmingham. Ala.. U. S. , Earth. May 23. 2030. My Hear Mary Elisabeth: Albert Hall' idea of having another reunion of the olil Cltw of IVJO wa» i-rrfect. IV. you rralirc that it wti tlte hundredth anniversary i f our graduation from $imp»on ? Thank to the wonderful anti unbelievable advancement of medical aciencc, which ha r tet.de l the ancient “three uurr ami ten to over two hundred year . nearly every one i aide to attend. In fact, you and l.ucilr Kre-e were the only onc» mi »ing. She hail to atay away became eleven of her childtcn are down with mump If you hadn't married that «tuptd John Camplwll, who m i«t on dragging you off with him explore planet which ore «• far away that it will take tin letter two year 0 reach you in one of Lcamu'id Faust a iam«u Interplanetary Rocket , you could have t een with u . Motrin Weakley brought me from San Francisco yesterday afternoon in In new Rr|»elloT Roy t ar, and it took u» over an hour. The air traffic wa» o dcn e that we had to no up to the twentieth rone, about tert milr up, I think. Kathennr Windham and 1 went to i'nria la t week in lev than half that time. ltjr the way, it is still fa hinnahle to hate Pari parties. Katherine »n unite U|»»ct breauw h» could not tcmvtnhet whether it «« her »evmteenth or ctgmcrnth. The dinner la t night a amarmgl) successful We could hardly lielievr that William Phillip Ixun Shrridati, W illur Smith, l-jur.ihr Itradford und Noland Caltney wen- the Committee who deceived all of the credit. Douglas Prracott and nnie Ruth Walker inaiatrd on felling the an e dumb ioke . that have not drawn a laugh in forty yrar exeej.1 from Iran flutter. Robert llutcbin w» Uui.t matter and ought to lie disintegrated for letting that unmentionable peanut politician, Hubert Mill , make one of hi awful •peechrv He would have talked for hour if lloonell Van dr oort had not (Mured hot to up in hi hoe» to make him wit down. Allme ('ampiiell tried to sing lot u«. hut forty year in eburrh chmr ha »p«.drd her voice. Orville Malone w-a auppoacd to play the piano, but hroiigbt her ha » dtum by misTOke. Murray Rector and Dwight Rojict hn ke tip the party » y leaving early to get hark to their tiddlr de-winkv They are till chronic athlete . Do you remember Idu Nixon' He actually hail on one of tboae ridiculou new cottumn men are beginning to wear and of baby blue atin! Ro» ett Archer lutd on a bright red one and looked «|thie impressive. It i really amu itig how many of the class ure married to one another. Reside you and John, there are Ague Chadwick and Ktigene Huffman. Helen John and Ralph Mangum, Mildred Spark and bred Outlaw, and DoRtthy Dtrnnan and Arthur Homton Tficrr are do en and ilorens of children: the grand children muil run into the thousand . Marv Alice Irwin i the only old maid in the clus . hut there are several hochrlor tfarward Newell. Hyatt Hagan and Holli Parriah. I think. Ilolli i so bu y watching for air wreck with |aw uit t - d hilitif that lie can't see a woman at all. 1 don't know whether Joseph Flynn -aill ha a wife or not We wrte cliecking up on him thi afternoon ami discovered dial hr had borrowed money front everybody at the party la»t night, including three of the waiter and Albert Chalmers!!! Out beautiful I lei man Farmer still play John Gilbert” role for the teforfeion. and hi art is being f roadea t t«. all the distant planei . We noticed last night that he dyr In hair. Mary F.thel Duke, who go« ip the name a ever, told me that he haa hi face lifted every month. Kilreti Levinge ha taught Iver great grandiUvightcr to dance. She invited me to her recital tonight. Dancing cem ft be an inherent disease in that family. Speaking of disease —you should ee Margaret l-ong1 She ha a iob with a trcet carnival a the fattest woman on earth! The Re . Allrn Sutter open a big revival out in Mulga nrst week. His advertisement claim that he ha converted ten thousand soul . lie would1 If it hadn't been for him Edna Nan Dyke would never have gone a a missionary to Mar . Tilman Price Stone, who i warden at Kilby, wanted her to leach needle work to the Convicts, hut she would not even consider it. I think she should have kept her Job a manicurist in Harman Stokes' barber shop. |)ld I tell you about1 Vtorcnr Crumley and |te»»n May Howell1 chain bundrit in rov U t letter? They have at lca i one in every citv in the South: The money ju»t roll in. Neither one of them would .tieak to Starling Enni. last night.‘after lie started bragging about Wng his own washing. Robert Jonr must give them a lot of business, lie ought to. because he is getting rich veiling them hi patented shirt shredder . I couldn't find out anything ubout Ferdinand Smith because hr never talk very much. I do not think lie stud Over two word the whole evening. Dow Perry and Harry Gillette tried to ell me a lot in their new subdivision out at Gate t ity this morning. 1 .lid not laiy one myself, hut I told them you were a good prospect. Wont they be »rr when they find out where you are? You a»ked roe to tell you about1 every one In tbe ( la . »» I did without an reception. If I had time 1 would write you a nice long, chatty letter, but there arc to man, thing. 1 niu»t .Jo tin afternoon that I absolutely must top thi minute. Affectionately Makv Has.vitast. 19 3 0

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The ECHO Last Will and Testament We. the members of the Senior Class of 1950. hereby leave to our successors, our happiness. good lack, success, ami all that pertains to the making of a senior We, as individuals, will to our fellow students, as follows: Harmon Stokes leaves to Jim l.ove his ability t » stand in with the teachers. Viorenc Crumley wills to Evelyn Smith her “quietness ami manners. Lnuralic Bradford leaves her Gift Hah” to Martha Herndon. Buster Stone licqueaths his ability to interpret “Maclwth to lhert Situs. Alline and John Campbell bequeath to Emory Kohinsou and Elizabeth Large their ability to make V . .Mary Elizabeth Stant| cr and Herman Farmer leave to Mildred Smith and Charles Hickens their dignity. This is t » Ik- handled with care Helen Johns leaves her ability to work Math to her little brother. Wallace. Donnell Van dc Voort leaves his Curly Locks to Harold Fulton. gncs Chadwick wills her “leanness to Floise Daniel, provided she loses six pounds a week. Robert Archer bequeaths bis Size and Weight to Richard Bell, provided lie comes up to standard. Eileen LcvingC licqueaths her It” to Elizabeth Berry Dow Berry leaves his Tip-Top” to Professor Tinsley, provided he does not let class nm over time. Douglass Brescott wills his ability to cat to James Nixon Harry (iillette bequeaths his Swiftness to Robert Barlier. Mlicrt Ball leaves his athletic ability to Edwin Neville. Dorothy Drenneu bequeaths her art of chewing gum and power of gossip to Mary Plummer. Starling Ennis leaves his knowledge of Geometry. Chemistry and Biology to Emot Greene. Lcamoitd Faust leaves bis John Gilliert t« John Norton, provided he steams it even night. Ilvatt Hagan leaves his position as president of the Student Bod) to the most capable office 'ceker in next year'- senior class Jean I luster leaves his ability to collect Ads to next year's Business Staff. Mary Alice Irwin leaves her art of keeping Quiet to John Mead. Mildred Sparks wills her “old fashioned ways to Lillian U ng. Margaret Long wills her Famed English text books to the Simpson Library. Mary Ethel Duke leaves her ability to give advice to Lula Mae Campbell. Albert Chalmers leaves hi- Freckles to Ted Ridout Ralph Mangttm leaves his knowledge of and ahilit) to p3.s English to William Robertson. Dwight Roper leave- bis football Captainship to next year's captain. All unnamed seniors, seniors who have graduated at mid-term, or who will graduate in summer school, leave to their successors their chewing gum. cosmetics, text books and Ixiok reports. Albert Chalmrhs, iMicycr, k 4 A SENIORS FAREWELL Three cheers for dear old Simjison High! Let praises ring out in the skv' Three cheers fer those who counsel gave. Who many trials for us did save' And now our hearts shall sing anew The praises of old friendships true. Of life and love we've had our fling. Now let's no doleful dirges sing, ust spread our wings, and we shall see Vhat life and love will come to be. For now, dear class, we venture forth To test our strength, to test our worth. Life's battles are not won, by far, B trifling deeds that always mar. Now a- we leave, old scene are dear, Rut let'- not shed unhappy tear, For years will steal our youth away. Our joys and happiness won't stay. St struggle hard, I say to you. That ictorio you'll win anew! New friends we'll make and love full well. But not old friend- and memories sell. Wc part to seek for what's in -tore, Pledging true friends forevermore! |.|.l . l C. MI’IO i.i.. ’.V). 1 9 3 0