Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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28 THE SAGE Emma Roberts Blake, McN. “Speak gentle! ' Tis a little thing” Age, 17; height, 5 ft. 5 in.; weight, 100 tbs. Monitor of McNeil Society, ’17; Treasurer M ' cNeil Society, ’18; Athletic Assn., ’ 16-’ 17-’ 18. Marshal. Some folks say she is quiet, but oh! my how she can roll those eyes and use that giggle she possesses. Even if she is not fond of the masculines (and we have never said she was not) they are fond of her, for she is a nice little black curly haired, brown-eyed girl, full of the joy of living. Lucy Person Blake, Io. “Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are” Age, 1,8; height, 5 ft. 3 in.; weight, 105 lbs. Athletic Alsisn., ’15-’16-’17; Press Reporter, ’16; Class Treae. ’16; Sans Souci, ’16; Anti-Klaiser Club, ’17; Sec’y of Voiwants Club, ’17; Marshal, ’16; Monitor Ionian Society, ’15. Lucy is truly our beauty, with Mack tresses and dark eyes and the most amazing way of using them. She loves to tell stories for Mr. Boseman; she says for a grade, but we kno ' w better. She is rather emotional and a fine, young lady.

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THE SAGE 27 Edwin Hardin Denny, Phi. “Nothing: becomes him ill that he would well” Age 17; height, 6 ft.; weight 149 tbs. Athletic Assn, ’15-’16-’17- ’18; Press Reporter, Phi. ’17; Vice-Pres. Phi. ’18; Athletic Editor q£ Sage, ’17- ' 1S; Busi¬ ness Mgr. Sage, ’17- ' 18; mem¬ ber football squad, ’15-’17; Basket Ball Team, ’17-’1S. Ed’s business abilities are of the best. Under his expert managing our Sage has been quite a success this year. Ed. is very popular at G. H. S. even though he has been elected the most conceited boy in the class. He also has the honor of being the “best dancer” among the boys. Nellie Jefferson, McN. “Calm and unruffled as a summer sea Age, 16; height, 5 ft. 6 in.; weight, 115 tbs. Sage Editor, ’15; Monitor McNeil Society, ’16; Critic Mc¬ Neil Society, ’17; Press Repor¬ ter McNeil Society, ’17; Vice- President McNeil Society, ’18; Chairman of Junior Red Cross Society of Room No 14; Chair¬ man Food Conservation Com¬ mittee Patrioitic Campaign ’IS; Ediitor- ' innChief Sage ’IS; Class Historian, ' 18; O. D. C. Cluib; Patrol Leader of Blue Bell Girl Scouts. From the first Nellie has showed us her ability to do hard things, many of them and do them well. Her dignified, cool bearing would give any one confidence and tier history papers are Miss “Alec’s” pride. Nellie’s inestimable work as Editor-intChief of the Sage is highly appreciated by the class. Altogether we are very glad to have this girl with us.

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THE SAGE 29 Margaret Elizabeth Gilliam McN. ‘And French she spak ful faire and neatly” Age, 17; height, 5 ft. 2 i 2 in. weight, 123 lbs. Athletic Association, ’15-’16- ’17-’18; Assistant Literary Ed¬ itor of Sa ' ge, ’16-’17; Social and Exchange Editor oif Sage, ’17-’18. Margaret is our typical sweet girl graduate, a splendid char¬ acter for one of “Meade’s” book’s. She is Miss Siutton’s heart’s delight in French and it is rumored that after gradua¬ tion she is going to the train¬ ing camips and teach “our boys” to talk to the French madiauiozelles. John Dodson Nelson, Phi. “Young Ben was a nice young man, a business man by trade Age, 18; height, 5 ft. 8 in.; weight, 129 lbs. Memiber of Athletic Associa¬ tion, ’16-’T7-’18. Member Junior Red Cross, Rojom ,No. 14. A teacher tells us Dodson will make a splendid business man. We sincerely hope so. Anyway we knoiw this much, if he keeps on in the way he has started he will at least keep h ' ils employers amused if they keep him long enough. He is the wit of room fourteen and besides all this through the toil oif school keeps pressed and tied.