Greenbrier Military School - Yearbook (Lewisburg, WV)

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RENE RAYMOND DU FOUR Box 202, Hot Springs, Virginia Frenchy Dufour, from the Old Dominion, is a very busy man. He started out as a Peanut, ended up as company com- mander of C for Capable. Meanwhile, he has worked in a lot of intercompany sports, some Captain football, and a lot of extra curricular activity across town. He has played just about every sport in our big intramural program. For fur- ther particulars about the Greenbrier College classes, see the 1955 Queen of the Brier. We don't know how Rene man- aged to do so well by himself over Greenbrier College way, but give the kid credit-he did! This summer he is going to see Gay Paree in France. DELVORD MANNING EDDY 379 South Broadway Park, Lexington, Kentucky Here is another company commander, who has held the honor the second time, something rather remarkable. He bosses D for Durable, and is known as The Big Man with the Whip. He cracks a bull whip like a pistol-or did, until it was once taken away by Col. Moore! He is a good wrestler, good boxer, and he and his first sergeant have been called both the morale builders and bosses and the biggest trillers in Co. D! He made himself a possible career in radio with his singing jingles in English III class when they were studying advertising. And they do tell he started at- tending GCW in early April. MANUEL COY FARLEY IGI I V2 Quarrier Street, Charleston, West Virginia Mannie Farley, a D lieutenant, knows his way to Charleston AND Greenbrier College. flf Charleston is reading this, or even GCW, the fellow writing this is only kidding. We have to write something, you know, so don't you believe itlb He has been active in intramural sports, belongs to the Hunchers which upholds the immoral stan- dards of education in Lewisburg, is occasionally on bounds, passes his classwork in spite of all these extra curricular activities, and all in all lives the full and gracious life at The Brier. You know, we could make this write-up really interesting if we wished. We hear this fellow often has feminine visitors up here at all hours, practically demanding an audience with Mannie. What a man! page twenty-two JAMES EDWARD FOX Algoma, West Virginia Maybe sly as a fox, he walked the Greenbrier halls several years ago and then dropped out for awhile before coming back to try it again. He plays a good drum and with his roommate, Jim Gillespie, he likes to listen to records and join in for red hot jam sessions. To show you something about this fellow's brains, we may stare without fear of con- tradiction lbelieve this or notj that the Second Term he was the only one able to pass the colonel's solid geometry examination. He dearly loves to rough-house, but when it is time to study-he manages to be tops in every class he takes. You can't beat that combination for all-round develop- ment, can you? RICHARD FRANKLIN FREEMAN 816 West Third Street, Huntington, West Virginia Now this write-up could be something! We could tell you all about cats meowing in night study hall, rough-hous- ing after taps, talking off reports-Dick should be a lawyer, we are sure-walking around the flag pole-picking them up and layin' them down, pounding the concrete day and night-spilling Huntington anecdotes in American History class, etc., etc., and so on ad iazhnitum. There is always some- thing going on when Dick is around. Woman trouble? Yes. Class trouble? Yes. Trouble answering reports? Yes. But none of it very troublesome to this good-natured fellow, who manages to do what he has to do and even more at times. He played varsity football and added many a cheerful note when the going was rough. Sometimes his arm slips in a pileup. Throws his teeth at you. Likes to beat on Clark, R. We guess that does it. We mean-Dick is O. K. DAVID RICHARD GIBBS Sabina, Ohio This fellow can tell tall tales until 3 or 4 A. M. when he should be sound asleep. This is his fourth year in Co. D, where he now runs his part of it well as Sergeant First Class. Sometimes he is called Skinney, but also Humphrey Pennyworth. We don't believe even half of what he tells us about his car-what a thrill to take the wheel in his merry Oldsmobile. He smokes like a furnace, but we can't say OP's. To make up for this, he won't lend out his own. Fair enough! Mention a demerit around Gibbs and he goes crazy. He has never walked the beat in his four years here. Help-help-this is not reasonable. Can't someone do some- thing about this! University of Michigan bound, he would make a good lawyer.

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GEORGE BRYAN CARVER Hoi' Springs, Virginia This lieutenant from Old Virginia has made a fine three- year record at The Brier. He is the executive type, although that doesn't mean he doesn't do a lot of the work himself. In fact, he earned his top spot as Editor-in-Chief of the paper by persistently hard work, and we have often seen him this year running around looking as if he wanted something to throw at a tardy engraver, printer, or reporter. He has served his time on the track team chain gang. He seldom runs across town, however, a fact we attribute to some at- traction, maybe uranium, back in the hills of the Old Domin- ion. Dependable is the word for this fellow. He does a right pert job of taking care of any promises made by Young George. DEWEY ALVIN CASH l403 Liggaies Road, Lynchburg, Virginia Big Al Cash, with the good natured grin, came over from that Virginia city where everybody has one short leg and one long leg because the streets are so steep. He played a whale of a game in the backheld of Coach Turley's Fighting Cadet varsity football team. With Lynchburg being so steep, as we have maybe inferred, we can't figure out how Al grew over 6 feet tall and kept both those legs alike. They do say he is 6-2 and his favorite little girl is 2-6. Cute, too. His favorite song is Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash. We have noticed your hair has been getting a little lighter this spring, Al. What happened? GEORGE CYRIL CLARK, JR. Box 327, Eldred, Pennsylvania This Keystone Stater, who will probably end up as a chemical engineer making cloth out of spider webs or some such miracle, is smart as a whip, we think. We hear he and one other were the only two brains to pass physics the first month. He has probably rung up some sort of all-time record here in that last year he went with a certain college girl who is now back in Johnstown, Pa., and Clark still seems to be true to her although she no longer adorns the halls of G. C. W. This Owls Club member likes to play golf. He has an idea he would like to go to M. I. T. We think maybe he has earned a few stars for his crown by helping his fellow cadets learn physics and trig. SAMUEL STANLEY COMBS Lewisburg, West Virginia Here is a cattleman, farmer, man-about-town, musician, and all-round good fellow who has been here since Dr. McElhenney started the old brick academy prior to 1812. Stanley is captain of that famous Cadet Band which took second place at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D. C., over some 30 other representative state bands. He has always worked hard to make the band out- standing. Stanley played trumpet, at which he excels, and baritone before he took over the reins of the temperamental and unpredictable musicians. He works determinedly at his iob, and you may be sure when someone goofs it dehnitely is never Stan's fault. His favorite likes include a girl from the heart of Maryland, any kind of mathematics COh yeah? D , and sports, marches, or mombas which will in any way help the morale of the Band. JOHN STRAUGHAN CORBIN Box 228, Prestonsburg, Kentucky Good ideas run in good families, so it is easy to under- stand why 1923 was followed by 1955. john's second year at The Brier found him strutting his stuff in Washington and elsewhere as Drum Major of the prize-winning Cadet ROTC Band. John has the ability to trifle around in care- free fashion and yet managed to keep off the beat, a secret his roommate can not explain! He likes moody, popular music and girls, although someone tells me he went looking for gold at the college and it just didn't pan out. A couple of GCW girls just missed the boat. He was a member of the Vigilantes, probably claims the organization was founded by a fellow from Prestonsburg some 32 years ago. We hope he is around at least one more year. GEORGE LEE COUNTS 171 Riverside Drive, Welch, West Virginia George has been a fixture at Greenbrier for the past three years, and has also been on view at football camp each fall. Last year, if memory serves, like Kipling's Mulvaney he could say, was a corporal wonstl However, George beat his way back up from private in the rear rank. This year he served as color sergeant. Counts is a Rebel from way back yonder, probably would like to change the name of his town from Welch, West Virginia, to Jackson, Mississippi. fOr had you considered that angle, George?J He has a like- able personality, played a wicked game of football for the Jayvees this past fall, gets along well with everybody, and rates right up there as an all-round good Joe.

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JAMES GRATTON WITTEN GILLESPIE 2205 Oak Avenue, Newport News, Virginia Dizzy Gillespie, the fellow who fought a cold war up in his room every night, will probably end up like former Greenbrier Cadet Roger Droodles Price, a star on tele- vision. We'll be watching and listening. Dizzy, when you expound on the dangers of the atomic bomb in an open held. Gillespie can't keep up with Fox during those jam sessions. However, you never see one without the other. They have even walked the beat together. He played Jayvee football last year, went in strictly for trifling this year, but claims he gave it up for classes so he could get that diploma. All in all, it's nice having Dizzy around and being around Dizzy. RQNALD DAVID HACKETT 659 Hollywood Drive, Monroe, Michigan Here's the guy from the town named after that movie blonde. Ron the Cat has been with us only one year. He is a believer in Mr. B tBilly Eckstinel shirts with the rolling collars, peg pants, and suede shoes, not to mention long hair-which he tries to grow but can't. He loves to jitter- bug. He has a path worn from GMS to GCW, and this year claims he is majoring in women and pool. He has staked out one-half our pool table as his own. With all this, Ron makes good grades, and doesn't know what Night Study Hall is like. He is full of jokes and good humor and gets along with everybody. Always will. JOHN MICHAEL HAMILTON Mt. Rt. l7, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Mike is our Bevo Francis Hamilton, who led B Company to a thrilling intramural upset basketball victory over C Company. He is loud at times, tired at times from walking around the well-worn circle, once made a record by getting about 34 merits in one month PLUS nearly 200 the same month. Page the late Mr. Ripley. Mike is occasionally ab- sent from B Company stoop as he still likes to study with his A Company buddies. Mike is a friendly fellow with lots of ability when he wants to use it in the right direction. He did a lot of work writing sports for this annual. It is rumored his nickname may be changed from Mike and Bevo to Firecracker. JOHN WILLIAM HAMRIC Gassaway, West Virginia Hamric is crazy about automobiles and photography. He likes a trip around the country every once in a while. He also likes to take pictures, has asked Toia to Take 3 minutes out and tell me all you know. He has escaped the wiles of the college across town. He manages to get by with a mini- mum of effort, can often be found hiding out in the dark room dropping negatives into any handy solution, and turned into an archeologist this spring. For proof see the snapshot. WALTER DAVID HAUGHT 2961 Merrill Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia His nickname is Chic, but whether or not after Chic Sale we wouldn't know. He trifles around, can find his way to our school pool table, likes to listen to records. As to girls, our information is he has broken up three times this year with the same one, is going steady just at present. When it comes to athletics, Chic finds himself right at home on the football gridiron or the basketball court. This Hunting- ton fellow is a one-year Senior at The Brier, has made .1 commendable all-round record. JACK HILLARD 6l2 Blackburn Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky Speedy Hillard flashed like a meteor down the gridiron during football season, ran the dashes to take many first places in meets when track season rolled around. Jack has been known to trifle a bit, and even to walk the well known beat. He picked up about 20 fat demerits this spring when he decided to visit a local beauty shop along with Al Cash and Gene Johnson. But the effect was worth it. Devastating, no less. Jack enjoys life and may always be found having a good time. But he can be serious when necessary, and rates as a good student.