Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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I BFIvBCTOI ' ' X».W. - ■ Item 5. lo Rachel Lipscomb, Ruth Yarborough wills her shv, modest manner. Item 6. l-.llen Dunivent bequeaths to Tim McLean some of her musical ability, with the hope that “Tim,” by the aid thereof, will learn to carry a tune. Item 7. Her quaint, old-fashioned ways Rebecca Webster leaves to Katherine Vanstory. Item 8. To Gordon Matlock, Ruth Lewis leaves her ability to translate Virgil, and wear a gold star. Item 9. I larry Gump, our silver-tongued orator, leaves his ample powers along this line to Clary I lolt, thus insuring continued additions to G.U.S. ' s supply of silver cups. Item 10. I-ranees Sink leaves to Graham Cochrane her chewing gum, which she chewed only once and then stuck on the book case in the hall for safe-keeping. Item 11. To Mary Lou Pamperin, Marjorie Cox wills her ability to gossip incessantly and giggle intermittently. Item 12. Ruth Chandler wills her dependability to Bobbie Blair. Item 13. George Gregory bequeaths his thoughtfulness in helping the teachers to Runt Trotter, hoping that said quality will bring him to friendly terms with the faculty as it did George. Item 14. Elizabeth Pamplin wills to Bill Byers her most excellent bluffing powers used so skillfully. Item IT To Duella Walker, Hazel Jenkins bequeaths her charming smiles and coveted dimples. Item 16. Cora Lee Cox wishes to leave her bashfulness and timidity which she claims she has, to Dot” Spencer. Item 17. Elizabeth Betts leaves her sincerity to Lucile Sharpe with the hope that Lucile will “mend her ways.” Item 18. Margaret Neal, our “woman of affairs,” desires to leave to Clarence Cone the surplus money left from the first issue of “ I he Reflector. She stipulates, however, that Clarence take no other girl but her to the Alamo on the said money. Item 19. Elizabeth Wilson leaves to Evelyn Glascock her lovable disposition —that is. her disposition to love the boys. Item 20. Martha Sykes says she has tired of wearing her studious and dignified mien, and so leaves it in the capable hands of Bessie Carson. Item 21. 1 larry Lloyd bequeaths his racer to Lawrence Hoyle with the request that it be used exclusively to take the girls a ridin . 27

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J ' ' ' fat ' 4 C jhe EFFECTOR. Item 2. To the Athletic Association we will Ray Henderson ' s high stepping „ a it which is always so picturesque and so effective on the football field. We also bequeath to this organization Harry Lloyd’s individual code ol signals to be used in keeping the score board at school games. Item 3. To the Torchlight Society we express the regret that the same cannot run without the members from our class. Harry Gump does request that the candle, for which he spent the whole of fifteen cents, be kept as a memorial to his fair name. Item 4. We desire that our own session room—the beloved 107—be designated hereafter as the meeting place for the Debating Club on Fridays and that what¬ ever class inherits it be dismissed at that time so that said meeting may be held. ART1CLF IV Item 1. To the June class of 1928 we bequeath the right to warn, guide, admonish, and train up aright the underclassmen. We urge you to cherish this privilege and duty as conscientiously as we did. Mr. Henry Biggs we designate as executor of this legacy. Item 2. To the Juniors we will the publication of “The Reflector. with all its attendant joys, such as the business manager ' s extensive correspondence, the desperate struggle for ads, and the despairing hunt for a clever motif. Item 3. To the Sophomores we will some of our excessive knowledge to be substituted for what they think they have. Item 4. To the Freshmen we do leave our brilliant example and do urge them to follow it as closely as possible. ARTICLE V The individual bequests are as follows: Item I. Our noted president and world-famed debater, Ed Kuykendall, leaves his excessive height to Perry Hyams; his ability to bluff, to Howard Jones. Item 2. Margaret High leaves her delightfully pleasant laugh, which is known to have split at least six ear drums, to Frances Williams, knowing that Frances will know the opportune moment to use said ability. Item 3. Ray Henderson leaves to “Red” Ogburn his $1.98 permanent wave, with the hope that it will make “Red as popular with the fair sex as it has made Ray. Item 4. Katrina Smathers bequeaths her flirting ability to Louvene Hunter with the request that it be used as faithfully as Katrina has used it. 26

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Cr )%e E EFEECTOH. ' ' ' V - ' i - rf .r kmTi Item 22. William Cates wills his extreme quietness on all occasions to Ed Turner. Item 23. Evelyn Parks bequeaths her ability as an excellent conversationalist to Page Howard. Item 24. Basil Nave wills his smooth and even disposition to Victor Jones. Item 25. Kathleen Lashley leaves her silent tongue to Margarite Tilley. She desires to prove to Margarite that silence is golden. Item 26. Charlie Root leaves his popularity with the teachers to Norman York. Charlie says it is such a great help. Item 27. Albert Little desires to leave his boisterousness to little Horace Pennington. Item 28. Katherine Duffy feels that G.H.S. needs more and better dancing, so she bequeaths her ability along that line to Gwendolyn Jones. Item 2d. Juanita Dillon leaves her enthusiasm for all occasions to Margaret Sockwell; her lady-like ways to Harriet Powers. Item 30. Jewell Dicks bequeaths to Helen Miles her senior dignity. Item 31. LeGrand Johnson bequeaths his Chesterfield manners to “Red Goodwin. Item 32. Helen Shuford and Mildred Knight leave their winning ways with the boys of the school to I rances Cartland and Lizzie Adams Powers. Item 33. Ed Stainback wishes to leave Ed Davant his supply of Palmolive soap, which he says gave him that lovely school-girl complexion, to wash off the mud from the Chapel Hill battle field. His abundant supply of wit he leaves to Vestal Pope. Item 34. Bill Life leaves his abundant knowledge of both Latin and Math to the June class ol ' 28 to be divided equally among the members of said class. I his will insure a diploma lor each person, he thinks; and knowing his own troubles, he wishes to help that much. We wish it understood that if any beneficiary of this document should attempt to dispute or set aside any legacy herein mentioned, he shall immediately be cut off from all provision of said document, and be cast into the outer darkness” of fh e unmentioned ones. Furthermore, should any outsider attempt to criticize oi find tault with any of the provisions herein set forth, he must be immediately sentenced to work trom one to eight hours on the quotations from Shakespeare’s Hamlet . 28