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There is no reward that can adequately compensate Dwight Manufacturing Company for the good it has done in promoting the civic, moral, religious and economic life of the employees of her company. When Dwight Manufacturing Company constructed a factory in Alabama City, Alabama, in 1895, its only object was no to just provide work for the people of that area, and in return reap a harvest of wealth for its owners. Evidently the owners of the mill possessed knowledge gained through experience and imagination, which everyone knows makes possible all progress, all advancement, which changes life from a drab design to a bright-hued pattern and makes it worth living. Somewhere among these stockholders must have been great philanthropists who had a desire to build more than a stone structure. Evidently these men must have been permeated with the spirit of Daniel Webster who said, "If you work upon marble, it will perish; if you work upon brass, time will efface it; if you rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if you work upon immortal minds, if you imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of your fellowmen, you engrave upon them something that will brighten to all eternity."
When the mill was established in Alabama City, the stock-holders donated land and constructed a school building, churches for different religious denominations, a library which is reported to be the first public library in the State of Alabama, a community house where groups could meet for wholesome entertainment, a public hall for programs of various types, a Y.W.C.A. where young women could live at a nominal charge (yet be provided with needed protection,) an emergency hospital for the employees, a nurse and several doctors who were paid contributions by both company and employees.
The company always contributed money and services which were toward making a desirable community. It was interested in guiding the intellectual growth and fitting boys and girls of their employees for the duties of their vocations and activities of citizenship. By building churches and schools they handed them the torch of inspiration and expected them to keep it ever alight. The unbounded generosity of Dwight Manufacturing Company enabled the pupils to take a peep into the future and reflect that somewhere out there in the noisy conflict of achievement in gigantic industrial and commercial development, there was a place for each of them-a place where their talents could expand to their fullest growth if each would grasp the afforded opportunities.
Almost all of the employees of Dwight Manufacturing Company were natives of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee who migrated from the farms with the hope of improving their economic status. Their education, to be sure, was limited because of the fact that they had to earn a living and had not the chance of becoming educated; however, this did not lessen their desire for something better for their children, and at Dwight School the pupils probably had longer school terms, better buildings, better teachers with better salaries than most Alabama schools in county districts. Even at the time there were no high schools, other than high schools built by towns or cities and partially supported by the state; and not until later, 1906 to be exact, high schools came into existence, and then only one high school in the county was established and maintained by the state; hence, it would have been almost impossible for Alabama City pupils to attend Etowah County High School. The cost of paying for room and board or paying for transportation and lunches was more than these parents could afford; besides Etowah County High School probably could not have accommodated such a large enrollment.
The changes wrought by World War I and the era of the 1920's brought a transition. This was a period of unrest. Rural people attracted by the urban prosperity, migrated from farm to town, swelling the population and creating demands upon the educational forces which were hard to cope with. This influx of population brought about crowded conditions at Dwight School.
In 1922 Superintendent E.J. Gilbert, a successful and able school executive, contributed much toward making plans which helped alleviate crowded conditions for a short period that the Bowling Alley was used to house three grades until Dwight Manufacturing Company could construct the Lake Front School, which became elementary and junior high schools combined. Again Dwight Manufacturing Company displayed its willingness to co-operate in providing the school buildings, not only for pupils whose parents worked at Dwight textile mills, but also for the children of workers of other industries and business men of all types throughout the city.
Perhaps the most significant factor, which awakened the people to the fact that definitely the community had not kept pace with mounting enrollment and the need of giving the boys and girls of Alabama City equal opportunity of an education, was in the years of 1925, 1926 and 1927. The Lake Front Junior High School graduated between twenty and thirty-five pupils each year. There was no auditorium available for graduation exercises; however, the present Alabama City Methodist Church had a tabernacle which was being used until a church could be erected. Permission was given by the church to the school in 1925-1926, to hold commencement exercises there. The 1927 graduation exercise was held in the Elliott School, which was erected that year.
Of the number who received junior high school diplomas a few pupils attended Etowah High School, several preferred to go to Gadsden High School, while a great number did not further their education.
Superintendent E.J. Gilbert, members of the Alabama City Board of Education, the Mayor of the City, Mr. Raymond D. Morgan, the City Council, as well as many parents, felt that their first obligation was to provide a high school within their own city where all of Alabama City youth could complete high school if each so desired. Alabama City could not stand by and see its youth deprived of a high school education because the parents felt they could not pay tuition and fees, board or bear the expense of transportation and lunches. Without inviting disaster, Alabama City could not continue to lose the greater number of these pupils to industries, where they would be employed as unskilled labor.
With such men as Mayor Raymond D. Morgan, Superintendent E.J. Gilbert, members of the Alabama City Board of Education, Dr. M.L. Shaddix, Messers Jack Martin, J.A. Chamblee, E.E. McClendon and D.F. Smith, and former board members and civic leaders, Messers J.D. Loner, Fred Fitts, porter C. Murphree and Dr. R.A. Burns, a campaign was immediately launched; the goal was a senior high school. All felt they would be derelict of their duty if they failed to respond to the call for a better cultural, spiritual, civic and social life that could be had only through an educated citizenry.
The next step toward a high school was to obtain land on which to build. It was suggested that the Emma Sansom home place would be an ideal location for the new high school. A committee investigated the approximate cost of obtaining the site. The price asked was more than the Alabama City Board of education could afford; however, the Board successfully obtained land near Black Creek, a part of the Sansom farm, where a fifteen year old girl, on May 2, 1863, brought about an event that immortalized her name. It was she who piloted General Nathan B. Forrest across the flooded waters of Black Creek and enabled him to overtake and capture the Yankee General Streight and his army, who were headed for Rome Georgia, to destroy one of the ammunition factories of the Confederacy.
To commemorate her brave act, the citizens of Alabama City, Alabama, thought it most fitting, indeed, for the new school which would be built, to bear the name of one of the most famous heroines of the Civil War.
The Board of Education of Alabama City had on hand $60,000 to go toward building the new high school. The site cost $7,500, whereas it is reported that the total cost of constructing the building was something over $80,000.
The building erected in 1929 was designed to house between 350 and 400 pupils.
In 1942 the annex to the building cost approximately $125,000.
In January 1929, Emma Sansom High School was completed, and when Superintendent E.J. Gilbert, who had untiringly worked to fulfill plans for a high school in Alabama City, announced that the pupils would be transferred from the Lake Front School to the new Emma Sansom High School, joy reigned supreme among pupils, teachers and citizens. The pupils left Lake Front School, proud of a senior high school, yet the memory of years spent at Lake Front Junior High School would forever be enshrined in the hearts of those who attended school there.
Among the first teachers who taught at Emma Sansom High School in 1929-1930 were Dr. J.M. Richardson, who served as principal, and who is now teaching as Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama; Misses Ruby Jackson, Icie D. Finney, Laura Berkstresser, Elise Hall, Varna Watson, Mr. R.L. Pendergross, and Messers. Paul F. Machen and M.A. Williams.
The first graduating class was in 1931. Earl Clayton, a member of this class likes to tell that he was the first person to receive a diploma from Emma Sansom High School. This was because his name appeared first on the alphabetical list of graduates.
In 1930-1931 the Panic was at its peak. Schools all over the state of Alabama began to close because of the lack of funds upon which to operate. Banks collapsed; industries closed; money could not be borrowed on which to operate schools. Alabama City Schools could not maintain a superintendent of education and a high school principal; therefore, the Alabama City Board of Education decided to economize by electing Superintendent G.W. Floyd to serve as both superintendent of the city schools and principal of Emma Sansom High School.
Teachers of Alabama City received warrants and city certificates of indebtedness which were not negotiable as pay for their work in 1931-1932. The city was deeply in debt. There was no money to pay policemen, firemen or teachers. City officials found it impossible to operate independently.
The city commissioners of Gadsden, Alabama, extended a written invitation to the people of Alabama City through the Alabama City Council, to become a part of the city of Gadsden. The Alabama City Council called an election giving the people a chance to express their desire on whether to unite with Gadsden or remain as an independent city. The vote was approximately 550 to 150 in favor of annexation to the city of Gadsden. Twice before the depression of 1929, the city of Gadsden had extended written invitations to Alabama City to become annexed to Gadsden, and twice the voters of Alabama City rejected the offer.
After the invitation, the election and the vote in favor of annexation, according to the agreement made by the Gadsden City Commissioners and the officials of Alabama City, it automatically became the obligation of the city government of the city of Gadsden to take over all indebtedness of Alabama City,
As a result of the annexation of Alabama City to Gadsden, the salaries of all teachers in the city had to be reduced for a period of time. Certainly this was somewhat to the disadvantage of those who taught in Gadsden before the annexation and a boon to the Alabama City teachers; however, the Alabama City teachers greatly appreciated the beneficence of those who extended a helping hand during a time of need.
When Sansom High School became a part of the Gadsden School System in 1932, she operated under the state adopted 6-3-3 plan of organization. The other high school in the system used the 7-4 plan; thus, there was no single unified program in the system.
Many curriculum changes have been made, but perhaps the most significant revised core was that of adding the twelfth grade to both high schools. Under this plan the seventh, eighth and ninth grades became a part of the junior high school leaving the three remaining grades as senior high.
Mr. C.A. Donehoo, recognized as one of the most outstanding educators of the South, was superintendent of the Gadsden Schools at the time that the Alabama City Schools became a part of the Gadsden system. Superintendent Donehoo was the only person to serve for two consecutive years as President of the Alabama Educational Association. He is to be especially commended for successfully carrying the schools through the trying years of two wars. Through his wise planning and economy several new school buildings were constructed in the city, and new teachers were employed to take care of the increased pupil enrollment.
Superintendent Donehoo served until 1950 when he was made Educational Consultant of the City schools.
In spite of the many financial worries Professor George W. Floyd worked indefatigably to unite the teaching force toward making Sansom High School a place which would promote the welfare of the children in Alabama City by providing the best advantages in training them mentally, physically, morally and spiritually.
During the administration of Professor Floyd at Emma Sansom High School for 1931 through 1935, the teaching personnel consisted of: Misses Hassie R. Preston, Virginia Montgomery, Lera Jaggers, Sarah High, Mary Burns, Maud Floyd, Nell Martin, Varna Watson, Wynona Rogers, Lerene Spain, Lucile Pruitt, Audrey Rainey, Elizabeth Powell, Mesdames Virginia Haggard, Mary Dale McCord, Messers Ernest G. Neipp, Burt Curley, Edward Jenkins, F.A. Reagan, Fred Putman, Gerald Waits, Ernest Epley and Miss Vera Cosby.
It was during Mr. Floyd's administration that the first step toward making Sansom's library adequate to meet the needs of the pupils was taken. Under the strong leadership of the Parent-Teacher Association an appeal to the homes and to friends to make donations was made. As a result the library received twice as many books as it had. Another means of providing library books is through money provided by the City Board of Education.
Today Emma Sansom library can boast of over 5,000 cataloged volumes, a splendid reference collection in each subject field, four vertical files, an excellent collection of sixty-five paid magazine subscriptions and ten complimentary subscriptions, a huge transparent world, land, and water globe of Plexiglas 36 inches in diameter, which cost $150; a planetarium, a fifty-four volume set of The Great Books of the Western World, a shelf of good professional readings for faculty members, one tape recorder, one opaque projector, two Bell-Howell film projectors, two film strip projectors, a collection of around forty excellent film strips, three portable screens, one large attached screen located in the library, one book cart, a stand or carriage for transporting audio-visual equipment and a set of black-cut curtains.
A library course is taught to all ninth grade pupils who attend Emma Sansom High School. There are organized and active Teen-age Book and Library Staff Clubs which are supervised by the librarian.
While Mr. Floyd was principal of Emma Sansom High School Vocational Home Economics was initiated and the department had to be brought up to standard in order to qualify for Federal funds under the Smith-Hughes Act. To meet the specified requirements the department was installed with a sufficient number of electrical and gas ranges, refrigerators, sewing machines, tables and other necessary equipment.
The department has books relating to homes, interior decoration, child care and development, pictured cookbooks, charts, bulletins and leaflets in color, a series of film strips and sound films. Present day equipment provides instruction that is a great improvement over the method of instruction first used in the early history of the school.
The home economics class provided Sansom's first United States flag. It was one of the largest and most beautiful ever flown over any other Alabama high school. Since the early 1930's different organizations have donates several flags of the United States to the school. This school being the only one named for a Civil War heroine proudly displays the flag of the Confederacy along with the school flag and the flag of the United States.
In 1934 Emma Sansom High School enjoyed the distinction of having installed the first sound system in any school in the state of Alabama. In view of making like installations in their own schools, educators from many schools over Alabama visited Sansom high School to see the system in operation.
In the meanwhile the school was confronted with the problems of attendance. The method of having the police bring to school boys and girls who were absent without cause worked well, but as usual, Mr. Floyd knew how to work miracles by presenting the unusual in order to put ideas across. Knowing a teaching device when he saw one, he foresaw a chance to inspire the pupils to attend school regularly. This was done by the observance of "A Perfect Day" at Sansom. Every pupil responded beautifully and showed a keen interest by being present, on time, with prepared lessons, by moving quietly and quickly to classes and assembly, but no loitering in the halls nor on the grounds, and by perfect behavior throughout the day; thus ingenuity won again. Inspired by the novelty of "The Perfect Day" the attendance was far better than prior to this day.
School attendance is a problem which faces Sansom in 1956 just as it did in the early 1930's. The delinquent children today are probably lured from school-room activities by the many outside attractions of this fast age of living. Just how to keep them in school is a problem yet to be solved. Perhaps enriching the school program will appeal to these pupils; however, it will have to be made interesting enough to compete with movies, television, airplanes and automobiles.
The first football coach of Emma Sansom High School was Mr. Ernest Neipp of New Britain, Connecticut.
The first football game played between Sansom High School and Gadsden High School was September 1932.
Since, Sansom's coach, Mr. F.A. Reagan, was a former coach at Gadsden high School, he was particularly anxious to promote good feelings between the two schools.
The game was played on Friday afternoon after school. The score was in favor of Gadsden High School.
Tough the Emma Sansom Rebels have not always been the winners, our hats are off to the great teams of the past and present for their fine spirit, true sportsmanship and grit, their modest but fair manner of conduct and their cool-headiness on the gridiron. They are especially to be commended on the way they have always accepted victor or defeat. They never exhibited a gloating spirit if they won, and when they lost, they were good losers. The school is especially proud of all the coaches of Emma Sansom High School who will be remembered as having added a glorious page to the history of Emma Sansom football.
When Professor Floyd left Sansom High School in 1935 to become Postmaster of Alabama City, Colonel Frank A. Regan succeeded him as principal.
Among the outstanding accomplishments under Colonel Reagan was that of organizing Sansom's first Band.
In order to raise money to purchase band instruments and uniforms permission was given by the city commissioners to let Sansom have a street carnival on the school campus.
The pupils were so anxious for a band that each obediently kept the rules and stayed off the campus where the carnival was, until after school hours. When school dismissed at the end of each day, the carnival opened at four o'clock and all who wished attended.
The money raised from the carnival went toward the purchase of Sansom's first band instruments and uniforms. The Gadsden City Board of Education provided the large musical instruments.
Mr. Mort Glosser, employed as band director of Gadsden High School, became a part-time director at Emma Sansom High School under provisions made by the City Board of Education. He patiently taught and gained the respect of each pupil.
The first full time band director was Mr. Lamar Triplett. It was while Mr. Triplett was director that the Emma Sansom High School band won the state championship. In state band contests today, a band may not be declared the champion. It is now the practice to rate bands as superior, excellent or good. Many of the Emma Sansom High School pupils rank in each separate rating.
When Mr. Triplett was called into the Army, Mrs. Florence Murphy became band director at Sansom. Following Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Russell Larsen was next employed, and later the band was directed by Mr. Boyd McKeown.
The band, now under the direction of Mr. Billy "Rip" Reagan, is quite a success; in fact, it is Mr. Reagan who does the unusual and captures the hearts of the audience by excellent programs and performances; it was also Mr. Reagan's band from Alabama City, Alabama, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which rated sixth among all bands in the nation, which competed in the contest at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
The History of Emma Sansom High School would not be complete without acknowledging the debt of gratitude we owe our own dear departed teacher, Mrs. Mary Dale McCord for writing the words to our Alma Mater which are as follows:
Alma Mater
Emma Sansom High, we love thee,
Thus we pledge our vow;
Honor, fame, the long years through
Crown thy head as now.
Purple, gold, our colors fly;
May thy luster glow
Till thy banners reach the sky,
And thee the world doth know.
Sansom High, they name we cherish,
Rich with history's lore.
May the spirit of our namesake
Guide us as we go.
Ever choosing the paths we seek,
Rebels staunch and fine,
Till we meet with victory,
Dear Alma Mater mine.
As those inspiring words echo and re-echo through the halls of Emma Sansom high School ever will be remembered Mrs. McCord's untiring efforts, loving guidance and loyal devotion to the school.
The next peak of effort, which highlighted Mr. Reagan's term as Sansom's principal, in promoting the growth of an institution named for a great Civil War heroine, was made by the class of 1937. The chief pride of this class was that it reflected honor upon the school in editing the first yearbook, "Sansanola."
This paper-back edition was hand-typed and contained pasted in pictures of teachers, pupils and student activities of the school. It was dedicated to the parents of the school whose labor made their high school days possible.
Staff of First Yearbook
Editor-in-chief Mary Piazza
Assistant Editor Pat Gallagher
Business Managers Peggy Gallagher
Jeanette Burke
Assistant Managers Ernest Dillard
William Ware
Society Editor Marietta Sanders
Literary Editor Avie Fell
Sports Editors Hugh Smith
Ethel Ware
Production Managers Elton Bonner
Bill Burgette
Artists Alfred Mitchell
Horace Bradshaw
Faculty Advisers Mary Dale McCord
Ernest Epley
It is not known just why the class of 1938 did not publish a yearbook; perhaps the lack of money was the main factor; however, the determined class of 1939 with unusual qualities of leadership and enthusiasm for attaining whatever it sought, staged a spectacular comeback edition of "Sansanola." This book was somewhat like the first edited volume.
Because of the lack of sufficient funds, the publishing of a yearbook was discontinued until 1943 during the administration of Principal E.E. Chamblee.
When the publication was resumed again, it had a new title, "The Talisman," meaning a keepsake. The name was chosen by Mrs. Maud Floyd Herndon.
It is interesting to note the growth of this book, for it is now one of the largest in the state.
During the 1930's the teachers and pupils of Emma Sansom High School felt the need of giving publicity to school activities, thus, the weekly school news, first under the title of "Emma Sansom High School News" and later "The Voice of the Rebels," was published for a limited time in the "Etowah Observer" and "The Gadsden Times."
Even though the freshman class of 1937 was referred to as the savage sector of Sansom's civilization, it proved to be one of the most alert and intelligent groups ever absorbed by the institution. This class revealed its ability by editing Sansom's first newspaper, "The Frosh Times," under the capable direction of Mrs. Audrey Culver.
This first newspaper was a four-page edition printed by a commercial printer on an excellent grade of paper, and contained front page news items of interest as follows: "Sansom to have First Yearbook, 'Sansonola';" "Sansom to have Band Next Year;" "Junior and Seniors were Entertained with a Barbecue at the High School;" "Senior Play to be Given Friday Evening;" "Coach Chamblee Looks for Good Team Next Fall;" "Stunt Night a Success;" and "Physical Education Program at Sansom High School Next Year."
On the list of the first newspaper staff was:
Editor Helen Bradshaw
Assistant Editors Ethel Ware
Mildred Brannon
Society Editor Margaret Sharpton
Library Editor Louise Lee
Sports Editor O.P. Reagan, Jr.
Joke Editor Fred Baggett
Advertising Manager Andrew Kerr
Assistant Advertising Manager Helen Pearl Butler
This fruitful effort of organizing a school newspaper coming from the freshman class was, indeed, an inspiration which seemed to hold promise of continued publication; however, the lack of finances forced the class to discontinue further publications. Later, in 1941, the school was able to finance the second commercially printed newspaper, "The Rebel Review," which is still the most outstanding news publication of the school in that it is the greatest means of taking the school to the community and the public.
After coming into existence in 1941 the publishing of "The Rebel Review" was never discontinued as was the yearbook. Copies of nearly every year since 1941 have been found in the possession of members of the Alumni of the school
Mrs. Ernest Epley opened the first lunchroom at Emma Sansom High School in 1939 in a very small room at the back of the building. After purchasing lunches, the pupils went into the patio to eat where little wooden benches had been placed to accommodate them.
In 1942 the new addition to Sansom School provided a lunchroom which was adequate at that time, but which is inadequate today.
With aid received from the United States Government the lunchroom supervisor, Mrs. Beard, can serve well-balanced lunches to the pupils at a nominal cost of 30 cents each.
Along with the new lunchroom, the new addition to the building provided a large auditorium serving the purpose of band, athletic and assembly programs. Underneath the auditorium there are rooms for band, for band practice and storage of band instruments; an office for football coaches; an art room; lockers and showers for physical education classes; rooms for storage of supplies; and a workshop for the annual staff.
Prior to the construction of the new part of the building, the school auditorium was located in the center of the main building. This assembly hall was converted into four classrooms and a library, the old library giving place to the glee club.
During the depression of the early 1930's the nation had become a neighborhood with common interests. Unemployment was nation wide and became the concern of all. This was a significant social problem that had to be faced. The economic and social changes brought added responsibilities to the schools. The world was not stable and youth was in a state of confusion; hence, Emma Sansom High School, like other progressive schools, initiated a guidance program to bring to the pupils an understanding of changes through instruction, counseling and planning for careers.
Mrs. Virginia Haggard, as guidance teacher, assisted the pupils in choosing careers, in helping them prepare to enter and make progress in their chosen fields.
Various methods were used to obtain information about the life and background of each pupil. Autobiographies were written, conferences were held, testing programs were given, career books were made and personal files were kept for each pupil.
Successful men and women in many different fields of occupations were invited as guest speakers.
It might be interesting to those who remember Dr. Howell Cross to know that he gave a lecture to the pupils who chose medicine as a career. And the, the teachers, classmates, friends and kin of Larry Reynolds, at that time a student of Sansom high School, can recall Larry's bring Mr. Gray, a flight instructor, to lecture on airplane piloting. Larry chose to become an air pilot and served in this capacity during his service in World War II. After being discharged from the U.S. Air Corps, he later flew over Gadsden, with a friend, and was killed in an airplane crash near Attalla, Alabama.
When visitors lectured, the pupils entered discussions and made inquiries concerning requirements, training, conditions of work and advancement possibilities.
Under Mrs. Sue Pate field trips to the different industries and business concerns were made, and on return to school, lessons in English, mathematics, science, etc. grew out of the experiences of the pupils.
After Mrs. Haggard took over the mathematics department, guidance was left to the individual teachers until 1947, when Mr. Robert Owens came as guidance director. Working with Mr. Owens was Miss Sue Ackerson. Together they built a strong guidance course. Following Mr. Owens and Miss Ackerson was Mr. Allen Cleveland who served as guidance director at Emma Sansom high School until 1954, when he became Supervisor of Purchasing and Maintenance of the City Schools of Gadsden.
In 1954 Mrs. Geneva McKee, a Social Science teacher, took charge of the guidance program.
Under Mrs. McKee the guidance department divides its work under educational guidance, vocational guidance, testing and checking cumulative records. In January College Day is observed to help pupils decide which institutions they wish to attend. College catalogs are studied, and Mrs. McKee, as counselor, assists pupils in making applications for admission and for part-time employment and scholarships.
Pupils list the choice of four fields of occupations out of at least seventy.
During the second semester career classes are conducted by invited guests who are specialists in their field.
The guidance department aids pupils in choosing subjects which will benefit them in their chosen careers.
A strong testing program which includes "Differential Aptitude Tests," "The Henmon-Nelson Mental Ability Test," and the "Kuder Vocational Preference Test" is given.
During the first years of Emma Sansom High School there was not a pupil or a teacher who could play a musical instrument or lead a group in singing. When a school program was given, community musical talent was secured. Sansom truly appreciated Mrs. Ella Disque Hughes, Mr. Winter Shropshire and the church choirs who were most helpful in all school programs where music was required.
It was not until Miss Elizabeth Powell was employed in 1936 as part-time glee club director that Sansom made any progress in the field of fine arts. Since then the school has made rapid strides in the field of music. Today the glee club at Sansom High School ranks high among the talented high school pupils of the state of Alabama, as is evidenced by the superior rating given to members of the glee club in 1956.
Those who directed the glee club in years past were as follows: Miss Elizabeth Powell, Miss Martha Murphree, Mrs. Winnie Galloway, Miss Mary Elizabeth McDonald, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. Harriett Thompson. The present director is Mr. Harry Purvis. Mr. Purvis came to Sansom, September 1955, and under his leadership the glee club has brought home to the school many honors. For the first time in the history of the school a large boys' choral group has been organized.
The school's reaction to the changes which occurred in the late 1920's and early 1930's made possible a great change in the course of study at Emma Sansom High School. The changes in business, industry and inventions brought changes in the standard of living, and widespread unemployment; hence, the educators were challenged to place courses of study into the schools that would enable the youth to prepare himself for his place in the occupational world.
To meet this situation Diversified Occupations was placed in the course of study with Mr. Knowlton as coordinator.
This course enabled Sansom pupils to secure proper training for their lives' work.
Mr. Knowlton was succeeded by Mr. Vickery. Later Mr. Vickery was called into the Army, and Mr. Harold James was made coordinator. Following Mr. James was Mr. Lawrence Weeks, who was replaced, in 1947, by Mr. J.K. Weaver.
Through the exceptional qualities of the present coordinator, Mr. J.K. Weaver, much has been done to reflect credit upon the school.
Nothing could speak more forcefully for the excellent job he has done in making ready pupils for work by a combination of preparation secured through the school and on the job. The pupils under Mr. Weaver secure their training in trades by actual production work on the job and by systematic instruction in related subjects.
The pupils earn money while learning a trade, and at the close of the training period, the learner is able to earn as much as a regular worker.
Coordinator Weaver, a leader in civic life in the city, displays unusual leadership in his field of work. His practical experience in the teaching profession has fitted him for the training of youth in the chosen fields of trades in the complexity of modern civilization. He is keenly aware of the need of training not only the youth, but also adults who wish to further their training in plumbing, carpentry, brick masonry, electricity and in any other of the public services.
Mr. Weaver's classes are increasing in number, and adults are eagerly taking advantage of the opportunities offered. The enrollment has grown from 35 or 40 to between 200 to 300 a year. His services are most valuable in that these courses help men who follow these trades to advance in their line of work, thereby enabling them to profit economically and socially.
The modern secondary school must be realistic about the vocational needs of its youth and it is only through a study of the community being served that such needs can be ascertained. The commercial department, as one of the efficiently functioning divisions of the school, has within a short period of eight years done an excellent piece of work in attempting to meet these needs. A well-trained, enthusiastic and visionary staff has been an important factor in working for such a goal.
A great deal of thought and planning has been put into the equipment of the commercial department. The equipment is quite varied and includes the following basic machines: typewriter, electric typewriter, mimeograph, spirit duplicator, calculators, comptometers, adding machines and a bookkeeping machine.
The equipment in our commercial department compares very favorably with the best equipped high school in the state and a number of commercial departments in the colleges of the state. Our commercial department owns the only Remington Ran Bookkeeping Machine found in any commercial department in the state of Alabama. These business machines are taught primarily to the advance business education students.
Each student in our secretarial practice classes receives training in the use of these machines. Also, in the class, students will receive a complete course in filing. The department has adequate equipment for training of individual students. Each student has filing equipment and sufficient supplies to set up files of various types.
The commercial course at Emma Sansom is selected by freshmen and is followed with special courses during the first two years of high school. During these years, emphasis is placed on such subjects as English, business math, business training and business law. At the beginning of the eleventh year extra emphasis is placed on commercial subjects and a student will take English, shorthand, beginners typing and bookkeeping. The twelfth year the course is divided into two areas, the stenographic and general office.
In the stenographic course especial training is given in Business English, typing, shorthand and secretarial practice. A student who is trained in this course is equipped to do any type of office work required of a business education graduate. The general office course is designed to train students as office receptionists and for general office work. This course includes the following subjects: Business English, consumer economics and secretarial practice, with electives in speech and democracy.
The twelfth year commercial students are given all the practical experience possible. Students are assigned to various office and business activities within the school. This practical experience affords training in all office procedures including typing, filing, general office work and dictation. All of our twelfth year students receive the practical training during the year.
A well planned follow-up program of all graduates has been instituted. Complete records of graduates are on file at all times for the use of prospective employers. The department extends this service as a source of impartial information. Inquiries as to the ability and fitness of students are welcomed at all times.
Just as Diversified Occupations became a planned course to meet the problem of employment and changes brought about in the darkest years of the 1929-1933 depression; so was distributive education instituted at Emma Sansom High School to help pupils plan careers in retail selling which would enable them to contribute their share to the economic maintenance of themselves and their families.
In 1938, under Miss Hazel Gilmer as first coordinator of Emma Sansom High School, the field of retail selling held a fascination for Sansom pupils, especially those who found it impossible to further their education beyond high school. Many were interested in retail selling as careers, probably because it held promise of early employment, which the pupils needed in order to contribute something to the welfare of their families, some of whom were in financial straits brought about by loss of employment during the depression.
There were others who chose retail selling, because this field depended upon human labor and not upon mechanical devices. In retail selling which requires personal services unemployment was not as prevalent as in other fields where mechanical devices are substituted for human labor.
In this field the pupils learn of the opportunities of retail selling, management, finance and publicity, and retail merchandising as buying. Through a diversified occupations course the pupils learn the characteristics which make for success in selling such as, attractive personal appearance, interest in associating with people ability to talk easily, good health and the ability to understand people. They learn of promotion policies, and salaries and something of the problem of distribution.
Those who choose retail merchandising must have the ability to organize, to judge wisely, to grasp detailed instructions and to select suitable styles if they wish to succeed.
The following have served as D.E. Coordinators at Emma Sansom high School: Mrs. Hazel Gilmer, Mrs. Susan Garner, Mrs. Dorothy Moore, Mrs. Gladys Smith, Mrs. Doris Blackmon and Miss Alice Patton.
September 1933 was the month and year of the first leaf in the history of P.T.A. life at Emma Sansom High School.
Under the direction of Prof. George W. Floyd, parents and teachers met for the purpose of organizing a Parent-Teacher Association.
The teacher personnel consisted of: Prof. George W. Floyd, Miss Lera Jaggers, Miss Maud Floyd, Miss Hassie R. Preston, Miss Varna Watson, Miss Lucile Pruitt, Miss Nell Martin, Miss Winona Rogers, Miss Mary Burns, Messrs Fred Putman, Ernest Epley, Burt Curley, Frank A. Reagan, Gerald Waits and Miss Vera Cosby.
Mr. Arthur Morton, an outstanding citizen, had the honor of being elected as first president of Emma Sansom P.T.A. It is interesting to note that Mr. Morton was perhaps the first man to serve as president of a P.T.A. organization in the state of Alabama.
Those who had the privilege of working in the P.T.A. organization with Mr. Morand and Prof. Floyd will remember their ability, their vision, and their deep concern for the welfare of Sansom. Friends within and without the organization watched with acute interest the activities brought about by the insight and experience of these able leaders as they advanced the cause of education through this much alive P.T.A. organization.
In 1935-36 Mrs. Fred Fitts served as second president of Sansom's P.T.A. and was succeeded by Mr. W.T. Cantrell. In 1937 Mrs. F.A. Reagan and faculty members, worked indefatigably for a larger membership of parents. They sounded stirring pleas for parents to attend, but it seemed that mothers having children in high school also had children in grammar school and could not give two afternoons a month to P.T.A. As a result of poor attendance, it was decided to abandon this organization until some further plans could be made to get a larger attendance.
The second organization of Sansom's P.T.A. came about by the request of the alumni and parents of Alabama City.
In September, 1947, a meeting was called in order to re-organize. Seventy-five guests were present.
The following officers were elected:
President Mrs. J.L. Marona, Jr.
Vice President Mrs. H.A. Stansell
Secretary Mrs. Charles Martin
Treasurer Mrs. Jack Isbell
The following committees were appointed:
Social Committee Mrs. Ray Wiggonton
Football Concessions Mrs. Andy McElroy
Mrs. Jack Isbell
Membership Mrs. Grady Clark
Publicity & Publication Mrs. Ray Wiggonton
Subscriptions Mrs. A.D. Wiggins
Recreation Mrs. Hobson Ratliff
Historian Miss Vera Cosby
Projects Mrs. A.D. Wiggins
Hospitality Mr. George W. Floyd
Constitution and By-laws: Mesdames Marie McDoanld
Ray Kerr, Ernest Epley,
Miss Lera Grady and
Prof. W.O. Briscoe
Today Sansom has a most alert P.T.A. organization which strongly believes that better opportunities should be provided for children and works untiringly to make the organization strong enough to promote the welfare of the school by providing the best advantages in training pupils mentally, morally, socially and spiritually. This organization realizes the imperative need of school facilities and an ardent champion in giving consideration and making plans to help further any worthwhile school and community activity which give impetus to a democratic life.
For their exceptional qualities as parents and teachers, their unusual leadership qualities, their innate nobleness of character and their long service in the educational field, the following parents and teachers have been honored with the Mary England Life Membership Award:
Mr. G.W. Floyd Miss Vera Cosby
Mrs. H.R. Wynn Mr. C. Garry
Mrs. H.A. Stancell Mr. W.O. Briscoe
First came peace time draft followed by World War II on the horizon December 1941. Many pupils and faculty members answered the nation's call to arms. Among the teachers who went were: Messers. Ralph Boles, Hugh Smith, Lamar Triplett, Gerald Waits, Colonel F.A. Reagan, Dewitt Dunn and Miss Mozell Johnson, the granddaughter of Emma Sansom who came in 1941 to Alabama City to teach English and Spanish in Emma Sansom High School.
During the period of World War II Mr. Claud Chamblee, former science teacher and coach at Emma Sansom High School, succeeded Colonel Frank A. Reagan as principal.
Mr. Chamblee made an excellent principal and was considered among his faculty as one of the most learned principals Sansom ever had. Mr. Chamblee is due recognition for his fine work at Sansom High School. His was a hard road to travel during the period of World War II. The school was crowded and no office help was available except the N.Y.A. girls. He faced the problem of a teacher shortage. The wives of Army men located at Camp Sibert, Gadsden, Alabama, would teach for a short duration of time; and when their husbands were transferred, the problem of securing others would arise again. Some classes had at least five or six different teachers during one year; hence, the intellectual growth of the pupils was retarded and the school suffered.
It must be remembered, as has been mentioned, that it was while Mr. Chamblee was principal of Emma Sansom High School, "The Rebel Review," the school's newspaper and "The Talisman," the yearbook, appeared as school publications.
In 1942 during World War II everyone was called upon to do his part for victory whether in the Army, Navy, Air Corps, factory, on the farm or engaged in any civilian pursuit. Each knew that liberty was at stake and each knew something of the need of manpower.
Etowah County farmers were in dire need of help to harvest their crops. The pupils of Emma Sansom High School were among those of other schools in the city of Gadsden to contribute their services. They obtained picking sacks, prepared their lunches and before sun-up crowded into trucks which were sent to transport them to the cotton fields in the county.
Some of these pupils had never gathered a lock of cotton and thought it would be an easy task to pick two hundred or more pounds of cotton in a day. Almost all of them ended by picking approximately fifty or seventy-five pounds per day. In the beginning it was fun to them, but they soon had aching backs and sore muscles never experienced before.
Even though the inexperienced cotton pickers trampled much cotton into the ground, the farmers expressed their appreciation for their help in the emergency. Each student was willing to help the soldiers by helping the farmers.
During Mr. Chamblee's administration an appeal was made to Sansom pupils to help gather scrap iron, rubber, paper and anything that could be converted into war materials. The city was divided into sections and the teachers and pupils in the different homerooms were assigned to certain areas to collect tin cans, old tires, old pots, pans, bed springs, pieces of old cook stoves, iron pipes or anything which could be made into strategic war materials. It was truly Sansom's day to help win the war for the U.S.A.
In looking back upon World War II most Alabamians can vividly recall the plight of the potato growers of Baldwin County, Alabama. The drafting of young men into the Army, Navy and Air Corps exhausted the farm labor which was so much needed in harvesting the potato crop. The potatoes were ready and only a few more days delay meant a complete loss in a necessary and much needed food, as well as a tremendous loss of thousands of dollars to the farmers, state and nation.
To secure the needed labor the farmers made an appeal to high school boys who nobly responded to the call. All were willing to perform a service for the farmer, who provided food for those who were fighting to keep America free.
Among those who volunteered to aid the Baldwin County farmers in gathering and getting potatoes ready for the market was a group of Emma Sansom High School boys. At a later date a number of these boys who helped harvest potatoes were called to serve in the army where the common "spud" was a part of their diet.
In 1945 parents, teachers, pupils and friends assembled for a most impressive memorial service in the Emma Sansom High School auditorium to honor former pupils of the school who fell in the struggle for freedom during World War II.
They were affectionate sons, patriotic and faithful soldiers, honest and upright citizens whose loyalty to the call of duty will ever linger in the hearts of classmates and all who were associated with them.
Under Mr. W.O. Briscoe, the present principal of Emma Sansom High School who succeeded Prof. Claud Chamblee in 1947, many things of note have taken place. During his term Sansom instituted the Student Council in the springs of 1950, employed the first all time secretary for office work, employed a full time glee club teacher, provided in-service training for teachers, established the first commercial course at Sansom, helped promote Industrial and Career Days, provided courses in family relations, French, art, speech and safety driving; re-activated the Parent-Teacher Association, indorsed Teachers College's Citizenship Educational Project; provided a special schedule to take care of the school's many clubs and extra curricular activities, encouraged the organization of Teen Town' in fact, under Mr. Briscoe the school has made tremendous progress.
One of his first accomplishments was that of helping get Emma Sansom High School accepted as a member of the Southern Association of High Schools.
Experience teaches that student activities are worth much. Student organizations at Emma Sansom High School are: The Student Council, French Club, Audio-Vision Club, Future Teachers of America Club, Future Homemakers, Teen-Age Club, Book, Nurses Club, D.O. and D.E. Clubs, "S" Club, F.B.L.A., Rebel Review and Yearbook staffs, Beta Tri Hi Y, Alpha Tri Hi Y, Bel Canto; National Honor Society, Tau Mu Kappa, Art Club, Library Club, Science Club, Sigma Gamma, Ninth Grade Club and Ushers Club.
Each club has a teacher as sponsor, and each works to promote leadership, scholarship, service, which go toward making a democratic society.
By 1947 the first sound system which was installed in 1934 had become inadequate for the needs of the school. Replacing the old sound system was one of the first projects of the school under Prof. W.O. Briscoe. In support of providing Sansom with a new sound system the P.T.A., Ardent champions of progress, contributed a generous sum of money which placed within the school a new sound system that would promote the progress of the school by motivating classroom activities through constructive programs which go toward molding the consensus of public opinion and public thought.
Coming into the city of Gadsden in the year of 1952 was Mr. I.J. Browder, a man widely known in both state and nation as a noted educator. With him came Deputy Superintendent of Education, Dr. Williams Eddins, who as the present time is Director of Public Relations of the Alabama Educational Association.
One of the first accomplishments of these two leading educators was the completion of the Evaluation Program of Emma Sansom High School in 1952.
For one year previous to 1952, Principal Briscoe and faculty spent many hours each week after school in making plans and preparing for the school evaluation.
A state committee under the supervision of Coordinator Ernest Stone, met at Sansom high School, reviewed the course of study, observed classroom and other school activities, held consultations with teachers and students, inspected all teaching materials, equipment, buildings, etc., and marked the organization and administration.
A month later a favorable report was sent to the school by the coordinator. This report commended the principal and faculty of Emma Sansom High School on the very fine program which was being carried on, and it also made many recommendations for developing a program which would lead pupils to a higher standard of living mentally, morally and physically in a democratic society.
Sansom's course of study has greatly changed within the past ten years. World War II awakened the educators to the fact that book learning without actual practice was of little value. Learning is alerted by actual experience. To obtain accurate first-hand knowledge the pupils are taken on trips to industries and businesses to see projects in action.
Emma Sansom High School pupils participate in community programs, dedications, etc. to gain experience in learning by doing. An example of learning by actually doing is the installation of voting machines in school buildings for pupils to actually vote for members of the Student Council and cheerleaders. The pupils first nominate candidates, draw up a platform, make campaign speeches and pay poll tax before voting.
Under Mr. Briscoe the First Industrial Day for teachers and pupils was held.
The senior class with their session room teachers as sponsors went to Cone Manufacturing Company, The Goodyear Rubber Plant, Republic Steel Corporation and Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company to gain first-hand knowledge of working conditions, to see the actual production of products at these plants, to learn something of cost of operation, sales and markets for products, and profit and loss of operating.
On return from the trip, the pupils wrote essays, letters of appreciation to these companies, and made oral reports on the benefits derived from the visit.
The Chamber of Commerce concluded that visits of teachers to the various industries and businesses of the city are of vital importance, since they might be better informed and more able to prepare their pupils for the work that they might undertake in future life.
In order to keep pace with the atomic age, the course of study has been gradually changed. It has been enriched to take care of the growing needs of the changing world, and further the knowledge of the pupils at Emma Sansom High School.
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I graduated from Sansom in 1947 and never did see such a write -up regarding the history of the school I love . I am thankful to receive this information and recognized the names of many of the persons named in the article . We were proud to be called the " Rebels" .
I am a 1988 graduate of Emma Sansom High School. In 2008, I established the Gary O. Lewis Scholarship Fund for Gadsden City High School Graduates attending JSU. To date, my two $1,000 annual scholarships have awarded over $10,000. On October 23, 2014, JSU President, Dr. William A. Meehan, will be at the G.O.L. Activity Center, 603 E. Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama for "An Evening With The President" to help raise funds to increase the current two scholarships to five. You can register for the Scholarship Banquet and Fundraiser and/or donate to the scholarship fund online @ http://www.jsu.edu/giving. For more information, contact Gary O. Lewis at 334-221-2220 or Earl Warren, JSU Development Director, at 1-256-473-0072.
Extremely detailed and informative reading. I was so enthused to SEE that this much needed document existed. I was also extremely proud to see the roles that my ancestors played in the school's development…Dr. R. A. Burns and Mary Burns.
Just found this post on Sansom High and loved readinG it. Brings back memories of fun times. I graduated in 1948.
Just wondering who is still around from our class.


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Basil D'Oliveira was an unlikely revolutionary. All he wanted to do was play cricket to the very best of his ability. But when he arrived in Lancashire in the cold, cheerless spring of 1960 from his home in the poor, downtrodden suburbs of Cape Town he set in motion a staggering chain of circumstances outside of hiscontrol.
They were to reach their apogee a little more than eight years later and by the time D'Oliveira died at the age of 80 on Saturday it was as a man who had changed the world. It would be stretching the point to suggest that he put an end to apartheid, brought democracy to South Africa and affected the perception of an entire continent, but without him all those things would have taken longer and happened in much different fashion.
At this distance there seems an inevitability about what unfolded, that it was somehow D'Oliveira's destiny. But right up until the last moment, when he played the great innings of 158 against Australia in August 1968 that finally provoked the selection furore which led initially to turmoil and eventually to emancipation for his former countrymen, a series of occurrences both intended and inadvertent could have prevented it. After going on half a century it remains a compelling story of intrigue, bluff and deception.
In the controversy that still surrounds what became known as the D'Oliveira Affair it is too easy overlook what an outstanding cricketer and naturally dignified man he was. But it was the game and only the game that brought him 51 years ago to Middleton, on the outskirts of Manchester from the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town.
At the age of 28, with his wife expecting their first child, he had been on the verge of giving up the game. He was brilliant, as 80 hundreds testified, but there were no opportunities for advancement in South Africa, where those who were non-white were treated by law as second-rate citizens under the apartheid regime. D'Oliveira came into the category known perniciously as "Cape-coloured" and if he and his fellows were treated less unequally than black Africans it was still a monstrous system of society.
D'Oliveira wrote and kept on writing to John Arlott. That was the first crucial building block in place, for Arlott was not only a significant cricket writer and commentator but, above all, a humanitarian who recognised the evil inequality of life in South Africa.
Arlott did not ignore D'Oliveira's blandishments as so many might have done; he persisted in doing something about them. Cricket and life were tough in Middleton at first but D'Oliveira persisted too, unwilling to let down those who had helped him on his way – the help not only of Arlott but also the people of the Bo-Kaap, who had given what little they had to help to pay for his fare, and of Middleton who welcomed him so warmly.
He became a force in the Central Lancashire League, he joined Worcestershire and a year later, having applied for, and been granted, a British passport, he made his Test debut. Thus were the seeds sown for a sporting and political cataclysm and a story with endless gripping twists and turns.
From the time he became established in England's Test team – as much as anybody in those whimsical selection days was established – he set his sights on the South African tour of 1968-69. But the South African Government was equally determined he should not come and set about ensuring that this should be so. In the corridors of power of MCC, which then still ran English cricket, they feared what was coming too.
The summer of 1968 was important for England. The Ashes were being played for. Nothing matters more in English cricket but that season the individual case of D'Oliveira hung over the whole proceedings. At several points it seemed it might go away, to the relief of MCC and perhaps to the governments of both countries, but it kept returning.
D'Oliveira, "Dolly" by then to the English public who had taken this determined, capable cricketer to their hearts, was out of the side for much of the 1968 series. He had been on tour to the West Indies in the preceding winter and had a dreadful time of it. His form on the pitch was indifferent and off it he had enjoyed the delights of the Caribbean to the full. The teetotaller who had arrived in England now liked a pint as much as the next man.
He kept his place for the first Test against Australia and scored a fighting, unbeaten 87 in a 159 runs defeat. But it could not prevent his being dropped for the next match, in the interests of team balance, and his form thereafter nosedived.
Sensing that his chances were rapidly receding of going back to his homeland as a fully fledged international sportsman, Dolly could barely make a run. There were still shenanigans behind the scenes as South Africa sought to ensure that he was not selected. MCC had dispatched emissaries to the country but by now were rather hoping the issue might disappear of its own accord.
D'Oliveira was under pressure. Substantial offers were made to him to accept a coaching job in South Africa if he would make himself unavailable for the tour. Other non-whites back in his homeland accused of him of selling out. He was damned if he did, damned if he didn't.
Then came the fifth Test. D'Oliveira was not in the original party of 12. Nor was he summoned when it was decided the pitch might be ripe for medium-pace bowling. Two cricketers, Tom Cartwright, whose part was to grow later, and Barry Knight, had to decline the opportunity to join the squad because of injury.
So D'Oliveira was brought in. Even then, as fourth reserve, it looked improbable he would play. But on the eve of the match the opening batsman, Roger Prideaux, withdrew, citing a virus. Years later it would transpire that Prideaux was trying to protect his place in the touring party which he feared that failure against Australia might affect. D'Oliveira played.
Still, the issue might not have reached its messy conclusion. D'Oliveira was always a phlegmatic cricketer, a man for a crisis, and going into the match he had managed at least to clear his mind of its demons. Still, he needed help.
When he was on 31, he edged Ian Chappell's leg-spin to Barry Jarman, Australia's wicketkeeper, who spilt the chance. A score of 31 would have made it easy for the selectors to do what they subsequently did. But D'Oliveira made everything of his reprieve.
England won the match to level the series, if not regain the Ashes, and it was D'Oliveira who took the vital wicket on the last afternoon which provoked Australia's ultimate collapse. The selectors met for their fateful six-hour meeting and the upshot was that D'Oliveira was not included. The part of the selectors, chaired by the respected Doug Insole, and the captain, Colin Cowdrey, whose reputation has suffered with the passing years, remain shrouded inmystery.
D'Oliveira was distraught and the country's sporting followers were apoplectic. In hindsight, there were possibly reasonable cricketing arguments for omitting D'Oliveira, though a score of 158 under such personally difficult circumstances tended to rebuff all of them.
But the tour would probably have gone ahead and history might have panned out differently. In mid-September, three weeks after the party was announced, Cartwright, one of the seam bowlers, withdrew because of his chronic shoulder injury. For some reason the selectors now installed D'Oliveira. It seemed odd then and in cricketing terms it seems odd now.
By the selectors' own account D'Oliveira had been considered for the original party only as batsman, although he also bowled adequate medium-pace seam, and Cartwright, though he could bat, had been selected as bowler. MCC had bowed to public and press pressure. South Africa cancelled the tour and England would not play them at cricket again until 1993.
D'Oliveira's international career continued a little longer. He made a gritty century on the Pakistan tour which replaced that to South Africa and was a quietly efficient, if not spectacular, member of the team which brought the Ashes back after a gap of 12 years in 1971. He was 34 when he made his international debut and only one player has played more than D'Oliveira's 44 Tests having appeared first after the age of 30.
He became coach of his adopted county, Worcestershire, and though his last years were blighted by illness he was much loved. Basil D'Oliveira made an indelible mark.
D'Oliveira: English career
Born 4 October 1931, Cape Town.
Tests: 44
Debut Second Test v West Indies, Lord's, June 1966.
Last Test Fifth Test v Australia, The Oval, August 1972.
Test batting
Runs: 2,484. Av: 40.06. Hundreds: 5. Fifties: 15. Highest score: 158 v Australia at The Oval, August 1968.
Test bowling
Wickets: 47. Average: 39.55.
Best bowling: 3 for 46 v Pakistan at Headingley, July 1971.
One-day internationals: 4
Batting Runs: 30. Average: 10.
Bowling Wkts: 3. Average: 46.66.
Worcestershire career
Games: 367 from 1964 to 1980.
Runs: 19,490. Wickets: 551.
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The "90210" star dressed the part in a black sleeveless top, leggings, knee-high boots, and a black hat with cat ears on it.
Each of the five shorts received a golden litter scoop award and the viewer's choice will win a $10,000 prize.
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Colorado is known for its flora and fauna but one company is hoping to expand the state's tourism industry with one specific kind of plant: marijuana.
My 420 Tours hopes to make Denver, the state capital, the "Napa Valley of cannabis tours" by capitalizing on the Colorado's recent sort of-legalization of marijuana.
The first tours begin on Wednesday and will run through the weekend to coincide with the annual, unofficial celebration of marijuana – 4/20 Day.
"A big part of our role is to say that this can be a positive addition to the state," said Matt Brown, co-founder of My 420 Tours. "There is a responsibility on ourselves to make sure it is absolutely above board and that it's the kind of thing I can show off to my mom – a retiree in Missouri."
Colorado's Amendment 64 permits broad use of cannabis including the "personal use and regulation of marijuana" for adults 21 and older. But because the amendment violates federal drug laws, Colorado as yet to fully embrace marijuana legalization. As governor John Hickenlooper warned following the amendment's passage in November 2012: "Don't break out the Cheetos or goldfish too quickly."
My 420 Tours offers a packed schedule of cannabis cooking classes, hash-making workshops and concerts by 420-friendly artists including Method Man, Redman and Cypress Hill. Participants will not be able to buy marijuana – which would be illegal – but it will be shared with them.
Brown hopes that his company can boost the state's tourism industry during its slowest month. But Colorado's tourism office said it was too early to analyze the impact of Amendment 64.
"There are many uncertainties and issues to be resolved," the tourism office said in a statement. "It is impossible for us to make any comments or predictions on how this issue will impact Colorado's tourism industry."
My 420 Tours quickly sold out of more than 160 packages priced between $499 and $849, not including hotel and air. Thousands of people are on the waiting list for future tours, and My 420 Tours plans on solidifying its summer schedule by May 1.
Brown said the average age of the tourists is close to 40, and that most people are from Texas and other states that don't allow marijuana. One man is traveling from New Zealand exclusively for the tour, and a couple is traveling from Puerto Rico.
"There is so much interest. There are a lot of people willing to pay whatever it takes to be able to have someone give them a guided tour," Brown said. "So I definitely see room for expansion."
He is specifically interested in the medicinal opportunities marijuana tourism offers. Brown, who has a finance degree from Boston University and also worked as a lobbyist, became interested in cannabis after using it to relieve the symptoms of his Crohn's disease.
"Where we see real growth is not so much in the big, recreational concerts and entertainment type of events," Brown said. "The biggest thing I see is that Amendment 64 allows for medical cannabis tourism in a way that previous medical marijuana rules have never allowed."
Brown hopes that eventually the company can bring people to Colorado from states that don't permit medical marijuana. Like his father, who also has Crohn's disease, and who lives in Missouri.
"We want to be in Denver on 4/20 and then see what happens," Brown said. "But long-term, there's a lot more of a medical focus instead of a purely recreational [one]."


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Dear Friends:
Setting the stage for the largest downtown development project in City history, the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously last night to approve new zoning for the entire 11 acre Downtown Crossing site, and the project's first development agreement for 2.4 acres of land to be known as 100 College Street.
Downtown Crossing reclaims 11 acres of land currently underutilized by the Route 34 Connector. The first phase of Downtown Crossing and the construction of 100 College Street are expected to generate up to 2,000 construction jobs, 600 to 960 permanent jobs, and millions of dollars in spin-off economic development activity at suppliers, restaurants and other supporting businesses in the City that will create and support an additional 2,700 jobs.
The first phase of the Downtown Crossing effort is partially funded by a $16 million competitive federal TIGER II grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Phase one will close exits two and three and will convert the old Route 34 connector at North and South Frontage roads into an urban boulevard for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. College Street will then be reconstructed at grade level, literally paving the way for the development at 100 College Street. In the first development agreement of Downtown Crossing, the State of Connecticut will convey land at 100 College Street to the City, which will then immediately convey the parcel to Winstanley Enterprises.
Aided by $51 million in assistance from Governor Malloy's First Five program, Alexion will relocate its global headquarters to 100 College Street in New Haven by 2015. In doing so, Alexion will bring more than 350 employees to New Haven and add as many as 300 new jobs by 2017.
Since the 2008 recession, no city in Connecticut and few in the Northeast have matched New Haven's population and job growth. New Haven has led the state in grand list growth each of the last three years. City commercial and residential occupancy rates are at an all time high. Last night's vote assures that New Haven will continue on that trajectory for years to come as the Downtown Crossing project brings thousands of new jobs and millions of dollars in economic development activity to the City.
For half a century, the highway divided the City and served as a reminder of the homes and businesses that were lost. No more. This January, work will finally begin to remove the highway and restore the street grid, employing thousands of people and propelling our local economy for decades to come. What was once a symbol of lost opportunity will again become a thriving part of our community,
This morning, I was proud to stand with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Senator Richard Blumenthal, State Senator Martin Looney, Gateway Community College President Dorsey Kendrick, and developer Carter Winstanley as dozens of elected officials, community members and businesses leaders gathered at the top of Air Rights Garage overlooking the Downtown Crossing site to celebrate the historic vote.
Elected Officials and City Leaders Celebrate Unanimous 100 College Street/Downtown Crossing Vote
"I have fought to reconnect our City ever since I worked for Mayor Logue over thirty years ago and am proud to have worked with Mayor DeStefano and former Senator Chris Dodd to help secure the $16 million grant that will allow the first part of the project go forward. These improvements will start us on a path to reclaim 11 acres that will be used to expand our medical district and continue the revitalization of our downtown. Once built, it will help my hometown of New Haven adapt to the future and flourish for decades to come. I am so happy to see it happen and cannot wait to see our new downtown." -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
"Downtown Crossing will be critically important in reclaiming a portion of land for the downtown that has been a weak link for development and will be a strong driver for jobs and economic development. This is exactly the type of strategic federal, state and local investment that will help get our economy going again." -- Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney
"The Downtown Crossing project is a model for how smart federal investment can spur job creation and make a city like New Haven a center of economic development. This exciting project is a model for making job creation grow from cutting edge technology. Strong alliances drive economic vitality and employment. I applaud the team of federal, state, and local leaders for their vision and dedication to making meaningful redevelopment a reality for the community."
--Senator Richard Blumenthal
"This has been a long process with many great voices involved over the years. We are thrilled with the Board of Aldermen's vote last night and want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this a reality - the President and members of the Board of Aldermen, the Mayor, the City's Economic Development Administrator and her extraordinary staff, Gateway College, the Board of Education, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University, Alexion, the business community, and all of the members of this community who have worked so tirelessly on this project. Last night marks another beginning of working together as a community to make 100 College Street a positive reality for the City and its residents."
--Developer Carter Winstanley
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Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in GVHD Prophylactic Regimen Compared to Tacrolimus and Methotrexate (MTX
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|Mucositis Graft-versus-host Disease
|Drug: Tac+MTX Drug: TAC + MMF
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Safety of Tacrolimus And Methotrexate (MTX) Versus Tacrolimus And Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) As Graft Versus Host Disease Prophylaxis In Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplants (HCT)
- Incidence of Severe Mucositis [ Time Frame: 2 year ]Mucositis was assessed prospectively daily while the patient was hospitalized and graded retrospectively based on nurse and clinician assessments according to the clinical criteria set forth in the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE; version 3.0). Severe mucositis as defined as grade 3 or grade 4.
- Incidence of Acute Graft-vs-host Disease (aGVHD) [ Time Frame: 100 days post transplant ]incidence of aGVHD (grades 2 - 4) 100 days post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 1 year ]number of participants alive at one year
|Study Start Date:
|September 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate
Drug: TAC + MMF
Tacrolimus- 0.03 mg/kg/24h as a continuous IV infusion, beginning day -3. Mycophenolate Mofetil- 30 mg/kg/day IV in 2 divided doses (q12 hours) beginning day 0 at least 2 hours after the end of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Other Names:
Tacrolimus and Methotrexate
Drug: Tac+MTX
Tacrolimus- 0.03mg/kg/24h IV beginning day-3 Methotrexate- 15mg/m2 IV day +1 then 10mg/m2 IV on days 3, 6, 11 post transplant.
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The randomization for this comparative trial will be stratified by conditioning regimen and, for those patients enrolled on MCC-14178, by busulfan AUC level.
All patients will receive daily doses of TAC beginning day -3 (day 0 being the day of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT)) and will be given until day +60 when tapering will begin in the absence of GVHD. Provided no GVHD develops, TAC should be discontinued by day +180. Doses will be adjusted to maintain blood levels.
In addition to TAC, patients will be randomized to one of the following additional anti-GVHD medications: MTX or MMF beginning day 0 at least 2 hours after the end of the HCT. In the absence of GVHD a tapering schedule will begin on day +240 and be completed on day +360.
Study participants will be extensively monitored as inpatients and then weekly as outpatients. Some tests will be conducted at least twice weekly (blood tests, toxicity data, GVHD and physical exams) one-month post-transplant and during the tapering off periods for up to 2 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient must be going through a T cell-replete allogeneic transplant
Exclusion Criteria:
- A contraindication to the use of tacrolimus, mycophenolate, or methotrexate
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00360685
|United States, Florida
|H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
|Principal Investigator:
|Janelle Perkins, PharmD
|H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
|Principal Investigator:
|Teresa Field, PhD, MD
|H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00360685 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 3, 2006
|Results First Received:
|March 30, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 22, 2013
Keywords provided by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute:
Mycophenolate mofetil
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD)
hemolytic/uremic syndrome (HUS)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Graft vs Host Disease
Immune System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Mycophenolic Acid
Mycophenolate mofetil
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Calcineurin Inhibitors
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 23, 2017


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Featured News | 5th November 2010
Notts bowler Stuart Broad was England's standout performer in the opening exchanges of the three-day tour match against Western Australia.
Broad took three wickets, including two in two balls in his first over, before the hosts declared on 242-8.
Nottinghamshire's Adam Voges top scored with 72 before he was run out by Paul Collingwood's direct hit.
Graeme Swann took a single wicket, as did James Anderson, Steven Finn and Collingwood.
England will resume on day two having reached 10-1 in reply after Alistair Cook fell for just five runs.


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Have not returned to the restaurant for a year after a dismal meal. Today my group had 4 different meals. Everybody raved about their food. I had fish and chips and it was superb. The batter was light and the fish cooked to perfection.
I suggest: even if you are not a golfer, go and treat yourself.
Anyone know what happened to Johnny B's? I was sad to see they were no longer open but the signs are still up so I'm hopeful they're coming back.
This is a hidden secret of Colorado Springs. The restaurant is located at 1015 W. Colorado now and the phone number is 632-6309. The food is some of the best in our city. They strive for quality and freshness. Everything is homemade. My favorite restaurant.
Look at how old these reviews are......There's a new concessionaire. The food and service has improved quite a bit. Give it a try!
Hello everyone my name is Ray and me and Joe just took over management roughly a month ago. I can assure you that this place will be turned around and bring back a friendly and bright culture to this community and this amazing restaurant. We are already seeing improvement by getting returning guests and compliments saying " thank you for taking over". We are starting to do a Fish fry on Fridays as well as a prime rib dinner on Saturday's. We are going to be known as a restaurant and bar. We are calling it Valley Hi Pub and Grill. so come see us and give us a chance to make a great first impression.
No better breakfast, anywhere.
Everyone leaving reviews on here is spot on...its a joke....send the health inspector...and i don't care if the review is a year old...I was there today and its all still spot on!!!! smells like pot and cigs and the staff is the rudest I have ever encountered.
I was honestly surprised by how good their sandwiches were. It is a bit complicated-seeming at first, having to find a specific bag (out of about 10) to write down exactly which things you want on your sandwich. Nonetheless, surprised by the quality and the wait times are reasonable.
Best Vegan Nachos in town!
Anyone who is a customer or past customer could help me by sending owners or GM's name. I am moving back to COS and I want to turn that restaurant around. So that local neighbors can enjoy it. email@example.com
send the health inspector over there.That usually gets them to sit up and pay attention.
Everyone ….please note the dates that these reviews were posted!
This delightful little neighborhood cafe and coffee house has changed ownership in the last two years and deserves a fair shot at a new start! We have been there at least three times and have enjoyed each visit. The owner is a very pleasant woman and her staff is kind, efficient, helpful and very adept at making your time there pleasant and memorable.
Please treat yourself and give them a try! It is very enjoyable and relaxing.
It could be that Club Manager is keeping wages and morale low. Will not rate, just commenting on probable cause. rovinchef
Amazing sandwich's and great people.
It is a beautiful restaurant in the midst of fun-loving Manitou, CO. The food is delicious and quit eclectic at very reasonable prices, especially given the location. The staff was on the ball and very friendly. Definitely a place I will be recommending to my friends.
I've eaten here several times. Pizzas, BBQ pork sandwich, street tacos, fried pickles, fresh potato chips, and local craft beers were all delicious. Service was friendly. Thank you for re-opening such a beautiful location by the creek. I look forward to being part of your growth.
We just had our wedding reception at Ritz Grill and I can't even begin to find words for the service, food, and the entire amazing experience. From the time we met Amberdawn and began scheduling our reception, to her incredible team that took care of our party on the night of our reception - everything was PERFECT! Riley and Christy (our bartender and server) were loved by everyone in our party! They took great care of everyone (and Christy makes GREAT drinks!), and above all else, all the kids that were in attendance were treated like royalty as they sat up at the bar, ordered their "drinks," and chatted with the bartenders. The food was delicious and loved by everyone, and Riley knew who had food allergies, and what they were before we even had a chance to confirm everything with him. If you are looking for a cool atmosphere, amazing food and service, and to top it off - AFFORDABLE - Ritz Grill is as great as it gets!
The Rabbit Hole loves this place, I just wish they had bacon ;)
Learn the meaning of brunch. Made reservations thinking I was getting brunch only to realize the management didnt know the definition of bunch. They offer late breakfast but NO brunch. I should have gone to Ihop for this quality. Misleading and adding the wording brunch to a menu is just a lie... shame on you.
Was lovely food; prepared nearly as desired. Husband had the K' quiche that was slightly under-cooked, that will be requested to be more done in the future. Wife had omelette with cream cheese as one of the two included ingredients, so as to get the fried potatoes, to near the requested crispiness. Shared a side order of bacon. We both brought books to read, as we always do, and were well rewarded after the wait. We left properly satisfied. Went 3/8/15, while they were short staffed.


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BAY STREET-RIM results could fuel more BlackBerry 10 buzz
* Big catalyst for RIM remains the launch of its BB10 line
* Investors will seek clues, new details on BlackBerry 10
* Cash pile, subscriber numbers to draw attention
* Downtrodden share price has doubled since Sept. 24
By Euan Rocha and Allison Martell
TORONTO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The surprising rally in Research In Motion stock from its September depths shows no signs of waning ahead of next month's crucial launch of the company's BlackBerry 10 smartphones, and the stock could ring up more gains if RIM delivers on a handful of telling metrics in its quarterly report on Thursday.
At this stage, profit and revenue won't matter much for RIM . The company will likely report a third straight quarterly loss, reflecting declining monthly service fees, ebbing device sales and other problems.
What investors want to see are indications of momentum as the BB10 launch on Jan. 30 approaches. The new line is probably the company's last hope of reclaiming market share lost to Apple's iPhone and devices powered by Google's Android operating system.
"The biggest catalyst for the stock by far is a successful BlackBerry 10 launch," said Morningstar analyst Brian Colello. "The entire investment thesis hinges on BlackBerry 10 ... so that is the key focus right now." Continued...


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Gary and John Hood of the Locke Foundation are having a little debate about the Blue Ribbon Commission. I recently read the Commission's report. It says Wake County's population is going to double in twenty-five years and, as a result, we're going to have to spend a whole lot of money on schools, streets, sewers and so on. The committee suggested property tax increases, sales tax increases, toll roads and borrowing as ways to pay the costs.
But here's what I don't understand: Are those of us who live in Raleigh, now, going to have to pay for the new schools, sewers, and roads for the 634,000 people who are going to move here by 2030? Won't those people be paying taxes like the rest of us? If the population doubles, doesn't that mean tax revenues will more or less double too? And won't that help pay for new roads and schools?
Back in the 1990's, when Raleigh had Republican Mayors, growth was seen as a key to holding down taxes. Tens of thousands of people moved to Raleigh back then and taxes didn't go up. Now, suddenly, in the 2000's, Raleigh has a Democratic Mayor and growth has become a reason for raising taxes. Yes, more people mean more roads. But they also mean more taxpayers. So, growth doesn't automatically mean taxes have to go up.
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