Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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THE MESSENGER D H DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL DOROTHY ESTELLE WILSON ' 'fnonofi-HY Age 17 5 Height 5' 4' 'g Weight 108 Sober, steadfast, and demureu Cornelia Spencer Literary Society, 3, 45 Glee Club, 4, Certificate of Distinctiong Basketball Team, 4. Dorothy came to us in the first year, hailing from Japan. At first she didn't understand our customs because she had been in Japan for about eight years, but she soon learned them though she still retains some of her first shyness. She has done some excellent work in basketball this year. Dorothy's ambition is to travel and her pet abomination is studying. Her favorite dish is Japanese rice cakes and her favorite activity, swimming. WALDRON ROGERS LEWTER KKSALY7 Age 18, Height 5' S , Weight 145 I f e'er he knew an evil thought, He spoke no evil word. Athletic Association, 3, 4 Walclron's real nature is not known by many members of the class. But. believe me, when you do know him you cannot help but like him. Waldron's ambition is to become a great athlete. His pet abomination is talking and we do not contradict him for he is always quiet and unassumingg he has attained the goal of seniorhood by hard, conscientious work. His favorite dish is peanuts. ANNIE MAE SORRELL KKMAE!! Age 163 Height 5' 5 Weight 102 A silent girl is always more admired than a noisy one. Cornelia Spencer Literary Society, 43 Glee Club 3. Annie Mae is another one of those quiet and reserved girls but her modesty hides a thousand charms. She is very bright in her classes. Mac likes lunch counter soup and her favorite activity is playing long- ball. Her pet abomination is studying. MARY GRAVES MARY JANEH Age 16, Height 5' 65 , Weight 140 Large was her bounty and her soul sincere - Dramatic Club, 4. Mary stands out more brilliantly at the lunch counter than in the classroom. She is a leading figure in dra- matics and has graced our chapel platform with several noteworthy performances this year. Mary likes fruit salad and is just crazy to learn to drive somebody's car. Page Twenty-eight

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THE MESSENGER D H DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL ELLA HOWERTON WHITTED KCELLAJ ! Age 17, Height 5' 2 g Weight 97 She's pretty to walk with, Witty to talk with, And pleasant to think on. Secretary Class, 4, Glee Club, 45 Hi-Rocket Staff, 45 Sponsor Boys' Baseball Team, 4. Ella is studious and has made a good record in high school. She is very popular and is the only girl who was elected as a Senior Class officer. Everyone in school knows her and it is easy for faculty and students alike to turn to her for any special task. Ella bobbed her hair in March and told us in chapel why she did it. All we can say is after you've seen her you don't bother to ask reasons. FRANCIS MORELAND WARNER HFRANKU Age 18, Height 6', Weight 198 High erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy. President Class '21, 1, 2, Athletic Association, 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball Squad, 3, Football, 4, Track, 3 3 Cheer Leader, 33 Blackwell Literary Society, 1, MESSENGER Staff, 3, H1-Y Club, 2, 3, -4, Orchestra, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 3, 4, President, 4 5 Glee Club, President, 4. Frank is a clean sportsman. a clever fellow, a good athlete, and a noble gentleman. His personal qualities are superb. He is tall, graceful, and commanding with a heart that throbs with kindness. His char- acteristics have won for him a high place in the D. H. S. and a host of friends. Frank's favorite dish is chicken, His favorite activities are athletics and dramatics. As expected his pet abomination is study. His ambition is to graduate from college. LUCY TYWNE WALLER CKLUCYH Age 17, Height 5' 4 g Weight 115 Of all the girls that e'er were seen There's none so fine as Lucy. Senior Play, 4 O, what a pal was Lucy! Lucy is a good sport, good student, and true friend. She always knows her lessons, and is always ready for a frolic especially if dancing is to be a feature. Lucy wishes to become an interior decorator provided she doesn't have to work too hard. Her favorite dish is cocoanut pie with whipped cream and her pet abomination is chewing gum. ZILPHA MARY MCGRANAHAN UFRECKLESU Age 16, Height 5' I , Weight 98 Men ma come and men ma o but I o on y 9 forever. Zilpha is full of pep and has never been known to stop talking. She's always in trouble or just getting outg or planning to get in-and is the class pest on occa- sion. Zilpha is quite brilliant but she has always con- sidered her brains above studying. If you knew Zilpha you'd agree that she's the real thing. Page Twenty seven

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THE MESSENGER I , H S DURHAM HIGH SCHOOI LETTICE WALTERS HKITTYH Age 17, Height 5' 2 3 Weight 98 Loop up her tresses, escaped from the comb Lettice is the other bright spot in our class-reference to hair only. Certain members of our class could not do without Lettice's mirror and powder but it must not be supposed from this remark that she has no use for them herself. She tells us she adores her bobbed hair and that her favorite food is peaches. WADE HAMPTON BECK HDEACONH Age 24, Height 6' M , Weight 164 There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple President Class '22, lg Secretary Class '22, 2, Athletic Association, 1, 2, 4, Blackwell Literary Society, 2, 4, President, 4, Vice- President, 2, Secretary, 43 Alternate Inter- Society and Triangular Debating Teams, 2, Associate Editor MESSENGER, 4, Glee Clubg Certificate of Distinction, 1, 25 Representa- tive to Older Boys' Conference, 4. The fact that Wade has completed four years' work in three years and a summer, and did it with honors, sets him apart from the average student, and makes for our class a very valuable addition. Quiet, serious, and unostentatious by nature he is a diligent and most successful student. For a list of his virtues see any student or teacher in D. H. S. Wacle's pet abomina- tion is reading parallel booksg his favorite dish, fried onions: sleeping, his favorite activity, while to get a college education is his favorite ambition. Luck to you, Wade. - BLANDINA BROADWAY HDINEU Age 17, Height 5' 5 , Weight 98 A foot more light, a step more true N e'er from the heath flower dashed the dew. Glee Club, 3, 4 Blandina is another of our Domestic Science girls, a good student and a good pal. Her favorite dish is fruit salad-of her own manufacture-and her highest ambition is to pass American History. SADIE FRANCES SILVER 6lTINY!l Age 163 Height 4' 10 , Weight 79 And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all she knew. Sadie is the littlest in the class and almost the loud- est. Infact, first place might be given if the honor were proportionate. She is very bright, a conscientious student and a loyal friend. She leaves with the good wish? of all her classmates and an enviable scholastic recor . Page Twenty nine