Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Mentor Class anti H tstorp ALLAN TALMAGE PREYER Born February 4th. 1891 “A Mighty Man is He” President of Senior Class; business manager of the Magazine; full-back on foot ball team; captain of the base ball team for three years: basso profundo of Senior Quartet; and member of cast of Dramatic Club. Famous for his successful ball pitching and his elo¬ quent, effective, though not always gram¬ matically exact, extemporaneous speeches. hi Little Body do th often TFarbor a (treat Soul ” Born September 13. 1893 Vice-President of Class; President of Dra¬ matic Club and member of cast. She is the musical genius of the class. (LAEA GREGORY GEENX Oh , that had icings like a dove’’ Horn September 1. 1891 Class Secretary and writer of Last Will and Testament : member of cast of Dramatic (dub An abnormal student, holding the highest record of the class for entire High School. Can digest and memorize ten pages of history in one reading.

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G. H. S. 12 SENI OR CL ASS Allan T. Preyer . President Margarette Cali.um 1 ice President Clara Glenn . Sect etary and Treasurer Speight Hunter Unitor Sidney Alderman Historian Newman White . Poet Marianna Justice Prophet Class Motto:—Nil Desperandum Class Colors:—Black and gold Class FlowerViolet R O L L Alderman, Sidney Mangum, Amber Briggs, Joy Merritt, Gray Callum, Margarette Moore, Eliza Forney, Welborne Paylor, Ivy Freeman, Mamie Preyer, Allan Freeman, Yearl Pierce, Lida Fry, Fielding Smith, Frank Fry, Francis Spivey, Rennie Glenn, Clara Sullivan, William Groome, Ruth Tate, Murray Hawkins, Estelle Taylor, Gretchen Hunter, Speight Weaver, Fleming Justice, Mariannna White, Newman Kirkman, Wallace Williams, Anna

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SENIOR CLASS AND HISTORY—(Continued) G. H. S. 14 NEWMAN IVEY WHITE “Late lie sal at night and bleared his weary eyes with boohs” Born February 3, 1892 Editor-in-Chief of the High School Maga¬ zine; Debator against Raleigh; member of the foot ball team, and Poet Laureate. Our mighty man of letters. For all his genius he has, however, a roguish disposition; he is founder, president and chief supporter of “Senior Order of Nuisances.” MARIANNA POISSON JUSTICE “Oh! my prophetic soul.” Born December 1. 1892 Class Prophet; associate editor of Magazine; member of Senior basket ball team. A girl oi extraordinary literary tastes; she has read more classics than any other member of the class. She is remarkably credulous, taking- all jokes in earnest. JOHN SPEIGHT HUNTER “I love thy fondness for hot air.” Class orator; high tenor of senior quartet; captain pro tempore of base ball team ’09. A voluminous “gasser . Prides himself on his penmanship and fancy handkerchiefs.