Fairland High School Annual News Letters
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1942. Handwritten cover.
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Fairland High School Annual News LettersScope and Content
7 annual newsletters from the Fairland High School Student-body Organization. All consist of letters by alumni. All are 8.5x11 paper booklets, each with three wiggly staples. A. 1942. Handwritten cover. B. 1943. Handwritten cover. Includes letters from various people and a poem, “The Ball Game That Counts” by Arthur R. Patterson, discussing recent happenings in World War 2 and the importance of questioning political leaders. C. 1946. Handwritten cover. Includes the lyrics to three songs: “Ring The Merry Bells” (which does not match the Christmas song of the same name), “Oh the Days of Summer,” and “Floating Down The River” (Which alludes to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”). D. 1947. Cover now uses typed lettering for all but the year, which is handwritten in blue. Pages are thicker than in previous entries. E. 1948. Formatting is the same as 1947’s, but the year is in black ink. F. 1950. Formatting is the same as 1947’s, complete with blue ink for the year, although the handwriting is less slanted. Sadie Hughes-Holmes includes two passages attributed to an unknown author. Mae (Totman) Free includes a poetic quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes. G. 1952. The year is now printed in red ink. The text on the interior is in various colored inks. A letter by Sadie Hughes-Holmes mentions “the war” in reference to the Korean War.Context
The first two newsletters were written and published during World War 2, while the 1952 entry alludes to the Korean War.Collection
Found in collection, Shelby SchoolsCategory
Shelby County Youth Organizations, Shelby County Schools
Education