Simpson School - Echo Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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The KCIIO Junior Group Bottom Bow—Left to Right'. Lewis KKVXdiib, Andrew Thompson, Edwin Neville. Albert Sims. Morris L pshaw, Louis Cole. Second Bow Jack Williams. Ted Ridout. Walter Thomas. William No is. Finley Rock hill. Bradley Thornton. Tof Bow: Wallace Van Dyke. C ri. Rcwinhox. Mildred Pi.imoxs. Felix Ron , Coun Mae Wheeler. Herndon Sherrod, Evelyn Smith. Richard Wood . John Roper. Del mar Hill. William Wingate. William Robertson. ♦ ♦ ♦ MIXED METERS Twas the schooner Mesperu that sailed ihc wintry xca. Twinkle, twinkle little star that shines m bright at me. • The Chinese raised a wicked clnh and on his head it cracked. He's in the jail-house now. because the deck was stacked. “I love you darling, so he said, as they walked through lovers' lane. Now lie's down around the water tank, awaiting for a train. The Eskimo staggered through the flood dying for lack of water, Bring me a hose and you may have my kingdom ami half my daughter. To be or not to ! e. it puts one in a stew. (io to Colorado and they'll solve the thing for you Donnell Van de Voort. '30. 1 9 .S 0

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The ECHO Junior Group one si Row—Left to Right: Robert Clayton, Richard Rkll. 1-kank Grihih. Wallace Johns, Bill Lee, Charms Du kens Kmmctt Massey. Second Row—Left to Right: Seiiifn Williams. Harold Fclton. I'nrtFB Duke. John Grimes, Iyrnfst Greene. Cliknikd Cole. Tof Raw: Melanie Lacey. Praxis Johnson. John Cranford, Dove Hrnoow, Ivan Mi Reynolds. Euiiss Gray. Roy Gore, Mary Im’lton. Martha Hkkxdon. Li la Mae Cami'BELL. Byron Elrod. Dousna Brown. Max McCombs. NONSENSE I've « t a picture of a man who «Ii l die. We framed im first ami then hung im high. Calves make veal ami pigs make sausage, Walter Johnson is the king of tassage. Stenographers’ cheeks arc round as a plum. It isn’t health, it’s Iwcausc of f inn. Policemen’s clothes an made of blue. They trj to make crooks that color too. Donnell Van if Vikjrt, 30. 1 9 3 0

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The ECHO M UTASS WT Maupassant is one of the liest short-story writers in any language. His works lose a Rood deni in translation, hut still amuse and shock tis equally. He is famous (or his pessimism, yet he presents it in such a humorous way that much heaviness is lost. Nevertheless, we never pm down one of his stories without a feeling of gloom. s villain, he has the quaint quality of knowing all that death means, and yet laughing at it as street gamins do at a policeman, although they know that the policeman will get them in the end. He is not so popular with l-'nglish-speaking people, since hi- French wit does not appeal to them. I)on.vt.'i.i. Van in Vuoirr. '.to q 4» »p KIPLING Kipling is the most widely quoted author in existence except Shakespeare There is something about hi' views one can’t describe—that little master touch of one who is well-versed in his subject, lie never wrote about an unfamiliar subject Kipling painted the myriad life of India in a realistic manner. Who hasn’t chuckled with I.earoyd. Mulvailey, and others in their hair-raising adventures? Personally, I like Kipling better than any other author, and I think a good deal of the reading public agree with me. IkiNWM.t. Van i k Vomit. '30. q, xp q SH NKKSPKARl Shakespeare is acclaimed the most widely read author that ever wielded a pen. His writings ooze with appliahlc figures of speech. His works are quoted in pulpit, stage, and class-room. There has hardly lieeu a story written in tin- Knglish language that did not contain some quotation front him. His style is nearly perfect, and his plots are well-laid. True, sections of his works would make a Boston critic blush: but. isn't Vine Dclmar widely read by some classes today? Donnei-l V.vn i»k V « rt. '30. q, q, q, Dl'M S Dumas comes next to Kipling with me for personal enjoyment The mere mention of his name brings to mind flashing blades, l c-plumetl gallants, cotirt intrigues, and international conspiracies. His style is flowing and spontaneous; it keeps one wondering what will happen next. Hi plots are all well laid with history as a background. Most historical authors twist their plots to suit history. Not so with Dumas; lie twists history to suit his plots and is still more accurate than Herodotus. The ideas of a good many of his stories arc based on diaries that he had read. His best work. The Three Muskeleert. is an example. It was originally The Memoirs of Cufilai'i IT. In,i, non. In spite of this, he shows enough originality ami dash to keep a reader interested. Donnn.i. Van in VnoKi. 30. 19 3 0