Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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THE MESSENGER D H L DURHAMHIGHSCHOOL LOUISE HELEN MARKHAM HDINKH Age 15, Height 5' 2 , Weight 96 . To know her is to love her Cornelia Spencer Literary Society, 3, 4, Censor, 45 Glee Club, 3, 4. Louise. is quiet and modest. She is lovable and attrac- tive with her shy ways. She is a good student in all her classes, and has a habit of frightening everyone around her in Latin by informing them that Miss Susie is to call on them that day. Is she a mind reader or what? Her ambition is to become an eminent educator while her pet abomination is Mr. Holton's History tests. Her favorite dish is the soup sold at the lunch counter and her favorite activity, playing tennis. GORDTJN ASHPY KIRKLAND ' UCHUBBYH-HSENATOR Foo'r Age 16, Height 5' 7 , Weight 160 They also serve who only stand and wait Athletic Association, 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball, 4 5 Baseball, 3, Cheer Leader, 4g Blackwell Literary Society, 3, 4, Hi-Y Club, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club. Chubby is a popular member of the student body, and is known by all. He developed into a basketball guard in one year-2. record to be proud of. Taken all in all, he is one of the best of the fellows-a man among men, whose cheery smile and hearty cough will be remem- bered by his scores of friends. Chubb's favorite dish is quail on toast, his favorite activity, baseball, and studying is his pet abomination. His ambition is to become a successful business man. SADIE BROOKS HSADIE FRANCESH I Age 17, Height 5' 4 , Weight 128 She moves along the even tenor of her way Sadie is a business woman and though she moves about quietly she's in for a successful career. Sadie says chicken salad is her favorite dish and she likes her business course best of all her studies. WILLIAM BRUCE STEPHENS UBRUCE' ' Age 175 Height 5' 10 , Weight 135 Not too serious, not too gay, But always a jolly good fellow. Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y Club 4. Bruce is one of our class that believes that his studies hinder his education. He is a good fellow, for all that though, and we are glad to have had him as a class- mate. He is a generous, kind-hearted boy and is liked b all. His favorite dish is sou that is the lunch Y P- counter variety, and his favorite activity, wrecking automobiles Cwe believe itl. English is his pet abomi- nation. His ambition is to be a high school principal. Page Twenty th: ee

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T H E M E S S E N G E R D H DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL ANNIE WALL FOUSHEE ANNIE WALL-RUS Age 14, Height 5' 5 , Weight 138 Say something, if you have to take it back Triangular Debate, Glee Club, 3, 4, Censor Cornelia Spencer Literary Society, 3, 4, Vice-President, 4, Associate Editor MESSEN- GER, 3, Literary Editor Hi-Rocket, 4, Athletic Association, 4, Blue Triangle Club, 4. Annie Wall is a good pal. good sport. and hard worker. She is always ready for a frolic but sits up till day- break studying to make up for the time she has lost. Annie Wall-rus is an incessant talker. Her ambition lS to be able to jazz like Carl Hobgood and her pet abominations are Mr. Holton's white socks and Hugh Emmet's loud shirts. Her favorite dish is toad stool and her favorite activity is swimming. WILLIAM HENRY MURDOCK BILL Age 16, Height 5' MM , Weight 145 Thou art a fellow of good report Athletic Association, 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Squad, 4, Blackwell Literary Society, 4, H1-Y Club, 2, 3, 4, Mandolin Club. Old D. H. S. will miss Bill when he leaves her. Bill certainly is a good sport and has plenty of school spirit. We think that Bill's greatest honor in the D. H. S. was to become a member of the Senior Class. It is rumored that Bill is a ladies' man. Bill is with the majority of the class when he says that studying is his pet abomination. His favorite dish is ice cream. his favorite activity is basketball and his ambition is to muster 16 units while in D. H. S. BERNICE HELEN CRUMPACKER HCRUMSH Age 17, Height 5' 5 , Weight 135 See the conquering hero come Cornelia Spencer. Literary Society, 4, Glee Club, 4, Blue Triangle, 4, Basketball Team, Captain, 4, Girls' Athletic Association, President, 4. How shall we mention all her qualities in such a little space? First and foremost Crums is a great athlete. She was the main force in the revival of girls' basket- ball. She is a good actress, and has appeared in several plays. Bernice is also an excellent Domestic Science studleint and she wishes to become a Domestic Science teac er. CARL HUNTER HOBGOOD lKKATE?! Age 17, Height 6' IM , Weight 167 A man of wit and merry sayings Business Manager' Hi-Rocket, 4, Hi-Y Club, 3, 4, Orchestra, 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 3, 4, Glee Club, 4. Carl has one of the most striking personalities in D. H. S. His motto is Never cross a bridge before you get to it. His acute sense of humor, witty remarks. horse laughs, scheming abilities, Utopian dreams, weakness for members of the fairer sex, ability to com- pose poetry and to write stories, his optimistic view. musical and dramatic abilities, and many other qual- ities go to make up this pal of ours. We are surely fortunate to have had such a person in our midst. Carl's pet abomination is translating Virgil, his favorite activity is orchestra work and his favorite dish, beans. His ambition is a noble one-that of becoming a sur- geon. Pace Twenty-two

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'IHE MESSENGER D H DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL MARION SHEPARD PIATT KISISH Age 155 Height 5' 5 5 Weight 132 I f thou appear untouched by solemn thought Thy nature is not therefore less divine. Secretary Glee Club, 45 Member Glee Club, 3, 45 Cornelia Spencer Literary Society, 1, 2, 3, 45 Treasurer C. S. L. S., 35 President C. S. L. S., 45 MESSENGER Staff, 45 Girls' Basketball Team, 45 Manager Girls' Basketball Team, 4. Sis is a good sport and hard worker. She has made a good record for herself on the basketball team but she has also been a good student. Sis wishes to become a missionary doctor-we are all glad to note that she is so far different from what we judged. She is of a rather lovable and sunny disposition except when she's mad. If you wish to learn anything about her many admirable qualities inquire at the D. H. S. HUGH LYON CARR HHUGH EMMETTH Age 175 Height 5' 7 5 Weight 125 Of manners gentle, of afections mild! In wit a man, simplicity, a child. Athletic Association, 2, 3, 45 Blackwell Literary Society, 3, 45 Deelaimer in Trinity College Contest, 45 Hi-Y Club, 2, 3, 45 Dramatic Club, 45 Glee Club, 45 Vice- President. This classmate has been with us for four years, and has always been loyal to his class. He is a good student, and also a fine speaker, having shown his declaiming abilities when he was chosen as the representative of the D. H. S. to the 9019 contest at Trinity. H8.1S known throughout the school for his peculiar. wit. Lyon's favorite dish is cake, his favorite activity, Literary Society work, and his pet abomination is to try to get left. His ambition is to become a lawyer. IRENE FOSTER HIRENEH Age 175 Height 5' 2 5 Weight 102 She looks the whole world in the face Glee Club, 4 Irene claims the distinction of being one of the two- red-headed girls of our class. Irene's not so peppy as her hair perhaps but-a red-headed girl can always get a man and she claims this is her mainstay in life. Irene likes the old D. H. S. lunch counter soup but hates to wash the bowls. OSCAR Wooos HOLLOWAY, JR. HWOODSH Age 175 Height 5' 9 5 Weight 135 Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon Athletic Association, 3, 45 Blackwell Literary Society, 3. Woods is a quiet, but fun-loving type of boy. He delights in reading books, a good pastime, I'll say. Woods came to us two years ago and at once made his way into our hearts by his gentle manners, quiet dis- position and good looks. Woods is in spirit a. real mem- ber ofthe Durham High. His pet abomination is study. His favorite dish is weenies, while his favorite activ- ity is reading. His ambition in life is to be a surgeon. Page Twenty-four