Woodlawn High School - Woodlog Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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AV REVOIK. MISS STEADHAM In ihc spring of 1922, when Wood lawn High School first pcned it door lo the hoy and girl of the eastern section of Birmingham, Miss Elisabeth Steadham started on her busy career at Woodlawn. She began a instructor in Spanish and session room teacher of Room 5 (the present Room 3). For two years she worked, helping to get the new high school under way; then she felt the urge to travel. She sailed for Europe, and spent a year studying in France and Spain. In the fall of 1926 she returned to Woodlawn High School. It was at thin time that the became interested in the marshals and was appointed assistant faculty ad visor of the new marshal force. Soon after, she wa» chief marshal sponsor and worked tire le s!y in that capacity for the neat dozen year . When no longer marshal sponsor, she assisted with the organization until the past year. It ha been through her zeal and inspiration that the marshal force hat developed into the splendid organization that it is today. In 1927, upon the death of Mr. Reams, Head of the Language Department, Mis Steadham was appointed to fill the vacancy. The teacher under her have found her most cooperative and thoughtful of their welfare. In order to make their work lighter she ha often taken over dutie that as Head of the Department the might have delegated to others. Her pupils have been given, along with the study of the French and Spanish languages, a knowledge of the countries where these languages are spoken and an appreciation of the people and their custom . Stories of her travels in foreign land have helped to enrich the courses she ha taught. In addition to her regular class work, her marshal work, and her duties a Head of the Department. Miss Steadham, during the principalship of Mr. Bandman, was Home Visitor, her duties corresponding somewhat to those of Girls Advisor today. This work entailed visit to the homes of pupils and required time outside of school hours. Miss Steadham has been Faculty Representative of the P.-T. A. She has been instrumen- tal in having teacher membership in the P.-T. A. one hundred per cent. Miss Steadham has not been too busy to he friendly at all time with teacher and pupils. She ha always had time for little chats in the hall ; she has had time for such thoughtful act a taking two new girls out to their home in Roebuck when they had missed connections with a schoolmate that was to how them how to get home. She has had time to help her pupils entertain, in her home, French cadets on visits to Birmingham. There are countless other thoughtful thing she has done for people. Nobody can work forever as hard a Miss Steadham has worked; therefore, she has decided that at the end of thi semester she i leaving the teaching profession to retire.

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SALUD ELIZABETH HUNT STEADHAM

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GLADYS ARMSTRONG: Commercial; B. S. University of Alabama. TEN A BARKER: Mathematic ; B. S., M. A. Peabody College. MILDRED BARNARD: English; B. A. Blue Mountain College. MRS. FANS’ C. BLACKBURN: Lunchroom Cashier. JOHN P. BLANK: Physical Training; B. S. University of Illinois. DOROTHY BLEWF.TT: English; A. B. New-comb College; M, A. Columbia University. YANCEY BOWIE: English Bovs’ Advisor; A. B. Davidson College; M. A. Lrniversiiy of North Carolina. CLARENCE E. BROWN: Manual Training; B. S. Auburn. MRS. LUCILLE BURTON: Mathematics; A. B. Howard College. JOHN L. CARTER: History; B. $.. M. S. Auburn. MARY A. CHAMBLEE: English; Journalism; A. B., A. M. Howard. ELIZABETH H. CHAPMAN: History; Ph. B. University of Chicago; M. A. Columbia University. ROSE LORRAINE COWN: Science; B. S. Georgia State College for Women; M. A. Columbia Uuiversity. MRS. BLANCHE EVANS DEAN: Science; A B. University of Alabama. ANNA DOUGHERTY: English; A. B. Con-verse College; M. A. Northwestern University. MARY DEAREN: Commercial; B. S. C. Bowling Green Business University; A. B. University of Kentucky. CLAUDE DOWLING: Music; Graduate Alabama College; American Conservatory of Music, Chicago; Voice, Oscar Seagle, Alexander Savine, Clara H. Steele. A. M. DcSHAZO; Machanical Drawing; B. S. Auburn. MARY SUE EDMONDS: History; B. S. Missouri State College; M. A. Uuiversity of Missouri. JESSICA FARNHAM: Art; Graduate Chicago Art Institute; A. B Howard College; Two Years Courtor’s Atelier, Paris, France. LAWRENCE FULLINGTON: Woodwork; Auburn; Howard; Birmingham-Southern. STACEY FURR: Latin; A. B., A. M. University of Mississippi. GEORGE L. GAMMON: Machine Shop, Sheet Metal; Auburn; Howard. HARLEY GRASTON: History; A. B. Hanover College; M. A. Columbia University. M. P. GRAY: English; A. B. Vanderbilt University; M. A. University of Michigan. BEATRICE HANNON: English. Girls Advia-er; B. S. University of Alabama; M. A. Columbia University. MARY YAXDLE HAON: Comercial; B. S. Howard College. RUTH HARRISON; English; B. S. Vanber-bilt University. MRS. PAGE H. SEIER: Assistant Librarian; B. S. Birmingham-Southern College; B. S. in L. S. Emory University. MAYME Y. HAWKINS: English; B. S, A. M. University of Missouri. J. E. HELMS: History; A. B. Mississippi College; M. A. Peabody College. MRS. VELMA ARNOLD HILL: Commercial; A. B. Birmingham-Southern P. I. HOLLAND: Manual Training; B. S. Birmingham-Southern. ROSE B. JOHNSON: Speech; A. B. Brenau College; M. A. University of Georgia; M. A. University of Michigan. MILDRED JOHNSTON: Librarian; A. B. Judson College; B. S. in L. S. Peabody; M. S. in L. S. Columbia. JOHN A. LIGHT: Vocal Music; B. M. Northwestern University. Hie following teachers have no pictures in the H'oodlog. NELLIE ARGUE: Mathematics; A. B. Howard College; M. A. Columbia University. JAMES L. BATTLE: Science; M. A. Howard. JANET BJORGO: History; B. S. North west-arn University. MARY EWING FERGUS: Mathematics; A. B. Uniersity of Tennessee. MRS. CHRISTINE H. FLOYD: Science; B. S. Birmingham-Southern. ANNE GRETSCHMANN: Home Economics: B. S. South Dakuta State College. EVELYN HIX: History; A. B. Howard College. VIRGIL LAMB: Spanish; A. B. Vastar College. LILLIAN LOTSPEICH: Mathematics; A. B. University of Alabama; M. A. Columbia University.