Est. March 31, 2000 18,215 Previous Hits November 26, 2001 Editor:Tommy Towery http://www.leealumni.com Class of 1964 Page Hits This Issue e-mail ttowery@memphis.edu Staff Writers : Barbara Wilkerson Donnelly , Joy Rubins Morris ,Terry "Moses" Preston Staff Photographers: Fred & Lynn Sanders |
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The Hallowed Hallways by Terry "Moses" Preston The architectural layout of Lee Junior High and Lee Senior High School provided a perfect sociological setting for it's students. The hallways totally circled the auditorium and later the office/library as well, and extended like tentacles throughout four wings, creating six major intersections and more than a quarter mile of wall space, complete with strategically placed radiator units with smooth tops. What a great place to meet and socialize with friends and to flirt with members of the opposite sex! During much of our careers at Lee we enjoyed a fifteen-minute recess (designed no doubt to accommodate the nicotine habits and sanity of the faculty). During the recess periods and the time before class convened each morning the halls were THE place to be. And we loved it! I have some really cool memories to share, and I can hardly wait to read those of my classmates! Here are my top ten. I remember: 1. Walking around and around the auditorium with my sweethearts (usually one at a time) and exchanging salutations, jokes, and harassment with friends and other sweethearts gathered around the various radiators. 2· Tommy Towery's perfect impression of a vulture, ready to pounce upon us from atop a radiator. I was convinced that he was actually part vulture (one of his ancestors must have really been desperate!) 3· The student art displays on the walls. (The origin of modern art.) 4· The student government campaign posters on the wall (Or was this the origin of modern art?) 5· Russell Sanders walking down the hall with a pornographic paperback book cover taped to his back. (He was angry; I was curious who had the book!) 6· Watching the derrières of the beautiful Lee girls as they walked. (How did they get them to move like that?) 7· When 'flipping' the buns of the person in front of you was the fad. (Can we bring that one back?) 8· The girls wearing the guys' football jackets. (They looked a lot better in them than we did.) 9· The lockers. (Why do I still dream of being in front of my locker desperately trying to remember my combination while the bell rings?) 10· My friends who have since passed away, like Bill Boone, Dwight Kephart, Ronnie Landman, Faye Patterson, Steve Roberson, Dianne Wilburn, Terry Vandiver, Billy White, Jed Stephens, Janice Kennedy, Max Cox, Jack Barkley, Earl McNeal, Claudia Duke, Larry Smith, and dozens of others, smiling and laughing. (This is the memory that I cherish the most, and that I couldn't forget if I tried.) (Editor's Note: Moses is right about me being a vulture. I did like sitting on the radiators like that. I think Snoopy got the idea from me. I really enjoyed it when the girls wore the tight skirts! He also mentioned flipping the buns of the person in front of you with your fingernail. There was also a phase where you would kick the back foot of the person in front of you and make it slam into the other leg of that person. I got two licks from Coach Godsey for doing that one too many times.) Other Classmates Share Their Memories Tommy Towery I loved the activity of walking the halls of Lee. I don't remember a similiar activity at Huntsville Jr. High, where I attended the 7th and 8th grades. I started at Lee Jr. High in the 9th grade and had many friends there from Carter's Skateland. I remember when my first love started at Lee how much we enjoyed the activity together. I also remember how we would make each other mad or jealous during the periods we were broke up by walking and laughing and talking with others. I personally liked to walk counter- clockwise, making all left hand turns, but as we all know, there were times when we changed directions and went the other way, no matter what our personal preferences. I wrote the following in my memoirs about the process: "A whole generation of Lee High School students was destined to grow up to be mall walkers. It was what they were taught in school. That was the only thing that some of them were good at doing. You couldn't letter in walking though, or the whole school would have qualified and would have been wearing letterman sweaters. You didn't even have a set number of laps like the tennis-shoe-clad mall walkers of today. Around and around the halls we went each morning, but unlike the mall walkers, we didn't wearing jogging shoes, didn't count the laps, and were not always in pairs. We went in groups of five or six or more. Intimate couples of two sometimes walked slowly in the crowds, talking about their future and their deep love. We strolled instead of walking the fast pace kept by the mall walkers. The end result was the same. We got lots of exercise and saw lots of people. It didn't matter that it was the same people, over and over again. We spoke or joked with them each lap until the bell sounded and brought the activity to an end." Subject: Walkin' the halls Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:22:43 -0700 From: "BOB COCHRAN" <bob-tmo_cochran@agilent.com> Tommy, I have LOTS of memories about walking the halls at Lee, but one that is CRYSTAL clear involves YOU! It was either the day we members of the class of '64 got our rings, or early tne next morning, that I saw you walking the hall with your right hand in your pocket - EXCEPT your ring finger, which proudly displayed your '64 class ring! Ha I misplaced mine during my days at Auburn; it disappeared in the fraternity house somewhere. A few years ago I heard that one of my brothers might have it, but I haven't been able to track him down yet. THANKS for all the GREAT work! Bob Cochran Class of '64 (Editor's Note: I knew I did that. I didn't know that anyone would remember it!) Subject: Walking the Halls Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 01:46:48 EST From: JudyTigerFan@aol.com One thing I remember real well is walking the halls at Lee Junior High. Most kids these days don't want to get to school early, but we sure did. It was a real "social event." I remember walking in one direction for a little while, then turning around and walking the other way for a while. That was how we flirted with the boys, so maybe the next day one would ask us to walk with them. ( I think the first boy I walked around with was J. R. Brooks). We also sat on the heaters some of the time so we were sure to see everybody. Those were really the "good old innocent days." Students in Junior High or Middle School these days would think we were crazy. Maybe we were, but it sure was fun!!! Judy Scarborough Milner Class of '65 Subject: Walking the Halls of Lee High Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 20:25:13 -0600 From: "Linda Walker" <lbwalker@usit.net> From 7th grade to senior year, I walked MANY miles in those halls. Stopping to talk to friends that were gathered at the heaters/radiators or the stairs, walking fast to catch up with others, looking for the cute boys, checking out what the popular girls were wearing and wishing I could have clothes like they did, listening to the conversations all around and picking up on some juicy tidbits of news. Timing had to be good, too, so you could be close to your classroom before the bell rang so you wouldn't be late. I'm sure there are those of you that remember specifics and I can't wait to read them. Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving and may God bless you. Linda Beal Walker Class of '66 From Our Mailbag... Subject: Re: LHS 64-65-66 Remember's Nov. 22, 1963 Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:15:44 EST From: EDWARDNEIL@aol.com I remember the day well. I had taken the day off to go deer hunting with my Dad in North Eastern Oklahoma. We hunted from sun-up until just after noon. One of the guys happened to turn on a radio when we were eating lunch and that's when we found out what was going on. We hunted the rest of that day then went back home to Derby, Kansas the next day. My family spent the rest of the weekend watching the events unfold on TV. Best Regards, Ed Donnelly Class of '65 Subject: RE: LHS 64-65-66 Remember's Nov. 22, 1963 Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 15:09:06 -0500 From: "Cook, Charles" <CookCE@cdm.com> T. Thomas, Finished the book before church this morning. Brought back some great memories. I had forgotten about walking the halls. You had a heck of a more exciting life in high school than I did. You skipped more classes in one year of high school than I did in 4 years of college! I remembered that someone had a car with fouled up wiring - forgot that it was you. I thought it was Mike Z. and Carol that took the car to Florida? Keep in touch, I'm looking for the sequel. Skip Cook Class of '64 Subject: Happy Thanksgiving Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:10:41 EST From: JTurre9708@aol.com In a few days we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day in America. In a practical sense every day should be Thanksgiving Day for all of us. We will sit on this day with friends and family and eat and enjoy the bounty of our lives and too soon forget the efforts of forgotten souls who all of us should give thanks to enjoy this day. From our Lord who provides all to the farmers, truckers, shippers, government workers, soldiers, and millions of everyday workers we should all remember on this and every day. Happy day to all. Jane and John Turrentine Subject: Kennedy Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:01:30 -0600 From: "Paula Kephart" <paulakay7@home.com> I remember where I was--in Miss Moore's study hall. I was the rare Democrat in those days and thought Kennedy was the greatest. I listened to the PA announcement with the others in study hall and all was silent except for the tears and sobs heard across the room. I think in our hearts, we knew that youth and glory were gone from Washington. Kennedy may have caused discord in this state, but he also gave us the want to do better, to be educated and to make a difference. I will never forget that day because poise and grace were gone forever. Paula Kephart Subject: Mini-Reunion II Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 10:35:15 -0800 From: Terry 'Moses' Preston <mosespreston@earthlink.net> Mini reunion Edition II will be held at Mullins Cafe on Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 P.M. All graduates, friends, and spouses of Lee High Classes of 64,65,& 66 are invited to drop by. Casual dress, order from the menu (if you can still eat that food), and lots of conversation, kidding, and catching up! See you there!! Terry "Moses" Preston Class of '64 ____________________________________________________________________an |
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Est. March 31, 2000 18,215 Previous Hits November 26, 2001 Editor:Tommy Towery http://www.leealumni.com Class of 1964 Page Hits This Issue e-mail ttowery@memphis.edu Staff Writers : Barbara Wilkerson Donnelly , Joy Rubins Morris ,Terry "Moses" Preston Staff Photographers: Fred & Lynn Sanders |
You Might Be A Huntsvillian If... Someone says they are going to "thee" mall and you know where thou art going. You consider an on-ramp to Memorial Parkway a nice place to park until the traffic thins out. You drop an ice cube tray on the kitchen floor, and your kids want to take two snow days off from school. You're thinking of just buying a pollen-colored car. You use your gun scope to check out the new comet. You don't care HOW they do it up North. Your garage holds two John Deere tractors and a fledgling electronics company. You don't think Lily Flagg is an Easter banner. Your kid's first field trip is to Cook's Pest Control. You know there's no airport on Airport Road. Your favorite comeback is, "As a matter of fact, I AM a rocket scientist." The bugs in your computer are boll weevils. You're unable to make out a grocery list unless it begins with (1) Mission, (2) Goals, and (3) Accomplishments. You learned to count backwards and thought "lift off" was the last number. Someone asks you a question and you reply "Dooo Whaattt?" Your dinner parties have caviar and baloney on the same table. You write in "Dilbert" on the '96 presidential ballot. You have ever bought milk and bread because "Gary said it would be like this." To "merge" is only a program on your computer. You think that a traffic light changing to red means that five more cars can go through the intersection before one has to stop. You have ever gotten a ticket for doing 41 in a 40 mph zone. You try to think up silly jokes about the city just to save the cost of a ticket to see Jeff Foxworthy. |
________________ Mini Reunion Edition II Mullins Cafe Saturday December 8, 2001 2:00 P.M - Till we move on or are kicked out. ________________ |
