Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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25. Alhery Edwards bestows his six feet of muscle and brawn upon “Goat” Lewis. 26. The “Dillar-a-dollar-a-ten-o’clock scholar tendency of Gerard Wilkerson, we leave to James Stone. 27. Frank Lamb ' s ability to create a chemistry laboratory at home, we leave to Joe Brittian. 28. Upon Frank Clarke we bestow Morton Murray’s habit of introducing speakers in chapel. 29. We leave Elizabeth Jones’ baby rattler to Walter Robinson. 30. Adell Alexander and Faith Johnson, the inseparable twins, leave their undying affection to Elvert Apple and Banks Wilson. 31. We pass Elizabeth Stockton’s powder puff on to Margaret Hunt. 32. We bequeath Dolly Posey’s and Johnsie Wright’s roughneck ways and heart smashing manner to Elizabeth Harrison and Lois Stamey. 33. Jessie Myers leaves her “Smiles” to Edith Clement. 34. Hoping that Greensboro High School will win the state championship in basketball, football, base¬ ball and on the track, we bequeath ungrudgingly the unexcelled ability of Mark Main, G. B. Wynne, Morton Murray, Frank Lamb, John M. Foushee, Garland Coble, Lawrence Thomas, Guv Hagan, Harry Crutchfield and Bessie Hunter to James Hendrix, Joe Grimsley, Wade “Niggar” Phillips, Fred Maus, James Poole, “Christy” Fordham, Charles Hinkle, Hoyt Boone, Teddy Koenig, Nellie Irrvin. Item 3: To those most beloved ones who have guided our faultering footsteps in our noble pursuit of learning, we leave: 1. To Mr. Archer we leave the most uncomplete group of school buildings in North Carolina and do earnestly hope that he will have his new buildings next year. 2. To Mr. Price we leave a “Never-Ready” safety razor and hope that he will use it with great pleasure. 3. To Miss Gressitt our wonderful and dearly loved math teacher we leave the mathematicians of next year completely to her mercy, and may she have mercy on them. 4. To Mr. Edwards we leave a large broom and mop, hoping the laboratory will be cleaned up some time next year. 5. To Miss Wilson the undying gratitude and friendship of the expression class. 6. To Miss Jane Summerel we leave a thundering voice, hoping that she will be able to locate the wild Roman Pony that holds headquarters in Senior room 101, answering to the name of Cicero. 7. To Miss Cates a perfect system for running a cafeteria and hope that she will be able to use it next year. 8. And last but not least to our best friend, Miss Louise Alexander, our undying friendship and grati¬ tude for all the things she has done for us this year and promise to vote for her when she is persuaded to run for the Senate. In witness whereof, we set our hand and seal, this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hu ndred and twenty. (Signed) (Per) THE SENIOR CLASS. SHELLEY B. CAVENESS.