ISS ORIGINAL COFFEE CAKE RECIPES. Thanks Mr. Fleming.
NEW: Some tales of 2009.
NEW 2015 - THE "DOC FILES" COLLECTION.
In the book of Doc's writings that Kay Armstrong Carter edited,
it says (on page 5) that January 23, 1906, was Louis
Edgar Armstrong's birth date, in Meade, Oklahoma. He
was the second of seven children. He died in Richmond,
Virginia, on April 6, 1982, of an apparent heart attack at age 76.
Doc Armstrong was headmaster from 1952 to 1972.
Collection of links found elsewhere scattered around the site, but all here in one spot.
Image Of Man by "Doc" Armstrong
Quotes and letters of Doc Armstrong, by Karen Armstrong Carter
Allan Cruse - "How Doc Did It"
Your Idea of a Chair - By Frank Carter
1956 Photo from brochure-Doc Armstrong With senior students
AUDIO, MP3 of 1969 Doc Armstrong & Everett Holle of Ch. 13
Photo of ISS Boys Soccer Celebrating win over Randolph (3 to 1) in State Championship. See all the photos of game taken by MDS on 5-10-08 and newspaper write ups on this page. Click link.
Alumni Day Weekend was May 2-4, 2008. Photo of Gareth Vaughan and me taken at Alumni Day '08.
FLASH! John Tauxe Glee Club Music web site is UP and hosted HERE. Finished. Browse and enjoy.
TeenReads.com said, "Miles Halter (Pudge), the novel's protagonist, is fifteen years old and what parents and teachers would call a good kid. He's chicken-legged skinny, undeniably bright, and a bit of an idealist at heart. In addition to having a penchant for remembering famous figures' last words, Miles gets wrapped up in the significance of those words enough to leave his sheltered home in Florida in order to seek out Rabelais's Great Perhaps --- which oddly enough, translates into going to boarding school in rural Alabama." {Ed note) Two of the most memorable "Last Words" are "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." - Francois Rabelais (last words) and "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?" - Simón Bolívar (last words).
Saturday April 9, weather was GREAT all day
Fall Alumni Luncheon, October 29, 2004 was held at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
The agenda included opening remarks from Mayor ET Brown IV '05, presentation of the 2004 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year to M.D. Smith IV '59
This is a powerful List Server and it also will STORE on the web site, ALL messages sent in archives that you can review whenever you want (in case you miss some or want to review messages but not subscribe). You give it a password when you sign up and that allows you to change your settings in the future. Keep your password in a safe place. I can NOT retrieve passwords if you forget it, BUT, YOU can retrieve it and have it sent to your email address that you sign up with. Neat, huh?
Also, as I get items sent to the list of importance, even stories when you were at ISS, I will post them on THIS web site. I have added a number of stories from the old alumni web site and hope to add more. This domain and mail-list is paid for 10 years in advance, so it won't be going away any time soon. You can also send pictures attached to the discussion list, limited to 100K total size. By all means send a photo of yourself with your email, a recent trip of interest, visit to the school, old ISS photos and anything under 100k. For now, you can attach any kind of file, picture or document. If this capability is not abused, it will continue and perhaps even have the size expanded, but usually, that's big enough for individuals to want to receive. You comments and input will be welcomed by me. C U on the Discussion List. MDS
Please send any comments to M.D. Smith (mdsmith@HiWAAY.net)
Article on Mr. Fleming's 55 years at ISS (1952-2007)
from The Birmingham News (5-7-07).
1957 Plant Tropisms Biology Project
The CLASS of '59 : Names & addresses.
THE ISS SCHOOL EMAIL LIST USED TO BE HERE. It has been deleted because of SPAM problems. If you want a classmate's email address, please contact the school. They will be more than happy to get you in touch.
Alumni Quotes about ISS - Thanks to Mark Noel and Benjamin Thomas
Your Idea of a Chair
- By Frank Carter
"The maintenance crew works daily--and all day--dredging the lake. They are making great progress, but most of the task is still ahead of them. Our biology teacher is working on the planting plan (fish, flora, etc.) that will keep the correct ecological balance and hopefully, avoid future problems like this. The students will be involved too, so it should be a great experience for all."
(E.T. Brown comments:)
"The picture of the dozer stuck by the beach happened on the first day. On the first day we only had one bulldozer, but brought in another one the second day. Lee Sanner, the head of maintenance, got the thing unstuck using the backhoe soon after I took that picture. Since then, they have gotten stuck a couple of times, but with the other dozer, get unstuck in about 5 minutes. No big deal."
LIST OF MOTELS AT ISS EXIT. ALL THE INFO YOU NEED.
2005 Fall Alumni Luncheon at Ted's Garage. It was a GREAT place for our luncheon. Amid the antique cars and fully restored garage, it's a location delight for the wonderful catered lunch. (Click on any of the thumbnails for the full size photo)
Last April '05 here's what we did:
10:00 a.m. Pop-Out Fair
10:00 - - - - Mimosas and fancy food trays in the Town Hall
11:30 - - - - Town Meeting in the Badham Theater
- - - - - - - - Presentation of the ISS Campus Master Plan
- - - - - - - - Presentation of the Outstanding Alumnus
Award-Kip Porter '60
1:00 p.m. Lunch in the Dining Hall (Amazing spread. Do kids and faculty eat like this every day? Probably not.)
1:00 - 2:00 Farewell Tour of the Dorm Circle
3:00 p.m. ISS Girls' Soccer vs. Altamont at Woodard Field
4:00 p.m. ISS Boys' Soccer vs. Altamont at Woodard Field
(actual speech given is in files section below) (photo of Mr. Fleming, Steve Coleman and M.D. Smith) and presentations by representative 2004 student recipients of the Andy Abroms '77 Memorial Scholarships for Summer Study.
The ISS Alumni Discussion List
The New ISS Alumni Discussion List is active. You must sign up to be able to send to the list or get mail from it. Alumni, Faculty, Parents and Students are welcome to subscribe. This is the web site that allows you to sign up for the list.
http://list.iss-alums.net/mailman/listinfo/2discuss
It sends email to: "2discuss@list.iss-alums.net" which should keep SPAM down. That is the email address you put in your address book when sending to the list. The web page says: " This is the Indian Springs School Alumni email list and discussion site. You are encouraged to use it, but please DON'T SPAM the list with things for sale and personal notices. Let's keep things on an upbeat note and don't send messages that are harmful to certain individuals. Sure, you can criticize another member's opinions, but do so in a civil manner. "
Things from the '55-'59 High School Era
Stories, People, '59 Graduation Class members and addresses
School's 40th Anniversary
Music of the Years, Articles, Pictures and current information.
"Ah...I think if all you boys make it this year and keep getting invited back, it will be a miracle!"
In all these links below, you can find out a lot about a school that absolutely changed my life. As much as we alumni joke
about it, it is truly one of the finest college-prep schools in the nation. It was all boys when I attended, but now is co-ed.
Located about 20 miles south of Birmingham, they now have their own ZIP code and location at INDIAN SPRINGS, ALABAMA.
I have stayed very active in Alumni events and anniversary years for our class of '59. It's a small school with only a bit over
200 students, many of which board at the school in Dorm Circle. If you want more information from the school, see the
address and phone numbers elsewhere on this page.
Special Files Section
Special 50's music invitation
M.D. Smith's October 29,2004 OAY award Speech
M.D. Smith's spring, 2004 OAY award Speech
Newspaper article on Glee Club of 1958
John Tauxe '79 Glee Club Music site (now hosted by HiWAAY on this website)
Speech given to Alumni on 40th Anniversary of ISS
Tale of a typical spring afternoon at the "Springs" in 1957
Image Of Man by "Doc" Armstrong and
Photo of "Doc"
Mr. Fleming Retires and Quotes from him. plus Photo of "Mac" with class in 1956
Mr. Fleming's Military History Lecture to Seniors, Dec. 9, 2003 (.mp3 audio file to download - (running time 42 minutes - 39 mb file size)
Mr. Fleming's Military History Lecture to Seniors, Dec. 9, 2003 (MPEG VIDEO file,small format to download - (running time 42 minutes - 215.5 mb file size)
Mr. Fleming's Military History Lecture to Seniors, Dec. 9, 2003 (MPEG VIDEO VCD quality file to download - (running time 42 minutes - 419.0 mb file size)
Snapshot Photos taken in early 1956
Report of 35th Reunion of class of '59
Songs of 30th Reunion of class of '59
Songs of the ISS 40th Anniversary Celebration (1993)
1999 Photos of the 40th Reunion Party at Jerry & Joyce Lanning's Smyer Lake house.
ISS 40th Anniversary Committee and
Logo of 40th Gala
List of Former Faculty of ISS - - Read and Remember Them.
Quotes and letters of Doc Armstrong, by Karen Armstrong Carter - - from "Selected Writings of Louis E. Armstrong" copyright 1983.
First D-Day at ISS, by Allan B. Cruse '59 - - Clearing a 50 foot, mile long powerline trail.
Allan Cruse - "How Doc Did It" - - His recollections of Doc talking to a freshman about the uniqueness of ISS.
Bunch of Memories - - Things from 40th Anniversary Pamphlet (poems, prose, facts, fun)
1952 Brochure text before the school opened. - From the ISS Home Page
Stories from Alumni - A Dozen Great Stories
Stories from (Last Name) Carter, Thuss, Ort, Jones, Malloy, Jones, Mueller, Lentz, Bigger, Read and Byers. Great collection of stories of Events, Teachers, Classes and Classic Memories of their student years.
Aerial Photos of ISS
- By Chip Thuss
Lake & Springs
- By Janet L. Ort
"Stegner's class"
- By Bailey Jones
Weekends at Indian Springs
- By Larry Molloy
Basic Studies
- By Bill Jones
Glee Club trips & Other stories
- By Harry W. Mueller, III
Bill Leverette
- By Perry Lentz
I REMEMBER ISS
- By John F. Bigger
Where Were You Raised
- By Larry B. Read
Glee Club Memories
- By Tom Byers
Indian Springs School Actually Mutant Training Facility
- By Anonymous
Frisbee & MudBowl Tournament 2005
- By Austin Lyman, Class 2006
AUDIO, MP3 of 1969 Doc Armstrong & Everett Holle of Ch. 13
AUDIO, MP3 of ISS Alma Mater 1957 Glee Club
AUDIO, MP3 of ISS Alma Mater 1999 Alumni & Student Choir
AUDIO, .mp3 "Barefoot"
AUDIO, .mp3 "In My Arms"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Jamaica Farewell"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Banana Boat Song"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Vive L'Amour"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Motherless Child"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Steal Away"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Battle Hymn Of The Republic"
AUDIO, .mp3 "What Shall We Do With A Rowdy Sailor?"
AUDIO, .mp3 "O Peaceful Night"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Dry Bones"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Whirlwind"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Christmas Concert - excerpts"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Ghost Riders In The Sky"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Shenandoah"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Folk Song Suite"
AUDIO, .mp3 "Paul Revere's Ride"
AUDIO, .mp3 "The God Who Gave Us Life, Gave Us Liberty"
AUDIO, MP3, Intro by James Scott of Senior Teachers, May 20, 2000
AUDIO, MP3, Frank Cantey, Alumni Day, May 20,2000
AUDIO, MP3, Lee Watkins, Alumni Day 2000
AUDIO, MP3, Mac Fleming, Alumni Day 2000
AUDIO, MP3, James Scott final comments
Photos of "Lake Project", September 2000 until --- MAY 2001.
Continued photos of lake project - October, 2000
Continued photos of lake project - October 16, 2000
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