Warning --
Shameless Plug:
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Book by ‘58 grad
covers life at Poly
during the 1950s
Phil Vinson, 1958 graduate of Poly High, has
written a memoir about growing up in Fort Worth during
the 1940s and ‘50s. The book was published in
July of 2005 by VBW Publishing of College Station,
Texas.
The book, Ink in the Blood, traces Vinson’s life and
adventures as he grows up in a family or journalists.
He became a journalist himself and covered the biggest
news story of his generation: the assassination of
President Kennedy in 1963.
He retired in May
2005 from the journalism faculty at the University of
Texas at Arlington.
About 50 people
attended a book signing for Vinson at Borders Books and
Music at I-30 and Hulen on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Poly exes Johnny Samaras, Bob Newton and Delmus
Kelley attended the signing.
The book contains
several chapters about life at Poly in the fifties,
including stories about teachers Mary Tener, Martha
Rawdon, Kelly B. Adair, Dorothy Estes, John Hill, and
the coaching staff. Vinson shares many humorous
anecdotes about Poly students and the trials and
tribulations of adolescence during the “easy
years.”
If you think
you’d be interested in the book, you can read
excerpts and reviews at Vinson’s website: www.philvinson.com
