R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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28 THE BLACK AND GOLD BURKE FOX Editor-in-Chief of Black and Gold; Press Reporter of ‘The Pickwick Players; Member of Executive Committee of Calvin H. Wiley Literary Society, Sec- tion B; Member of Senior Social Committee; Member of Athletic Association; Alternate on Debat- ing Team; Chairman of Black and Gold Joke Committee. Burke is following in the foot- steps of his famous brother- graduate and just as ably prov- ing that for keen senses, Foxes are not to be beaten. For him Virgil is mere child’s play and the mysteries of physics are no mysteries at all. He, as editor- in-chief of our school magazine, has very ably handled the prep- aration of the different issues of this paper. But Burke is not only famous as a student. He possesses an extremely ingrown sense of humor. ALAN WRIGHT Member of Debating ‘Team; Member of Athletic Association; Member of Executive Committee of Calvin H. Wiley Literary Society, Section A; Chairman of By-Laws and Constitution Com- mittee of The Pickwick Players; Business Manager of Black and Gold; Member of Black and Gold Joke Committee. It has been said by a certain High School humorist that if “Spider” had only one eye he would be a needle. Which same is no slam on Spider; for as to sharpness of wit, his rival is seldom found. He is very dra- matically inclined and delights in such scenes as when the villain says (in deep basso) “Harold Hollingsworth, give me those papers”. He is an excellent debater, and with Percy Powell presents a team hard to beat.

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 27 JAMES CONRAD President of Athletic Association ; Vice-President and Chairman of Executive Committee of Calvin H. Wiley Literary Society, Sec- tion B; Member of Football Team; Assistant Manager of Basketball Team; Associate Editor of Black and Gold. Jim is just six feet one inch of pure boy,—not the boisterous kind, but with enough fun in his anatomy to make him a live wire. He is a good student and one that takes great interest in school life. For his ability as a football player, we refer our readers to Greensboro’s center. PHIN HORTON Chairman of Executive Commit- tee of The Pickwick Players; Member of Football Team; Mem- ber of Athletic Association; As- sociate Editor of Black and Gold; Member of Black and Gold Joke Committee. The motto of “Feet” is “Eat, ride, and be merry; for tomorrow we eat, ride, and be merry some more.”; He seems to have a marked antipathy for all kinds of books, except the check and memory kind. As to his athletic career, all we can say is that he played tackle on the football team dnd that a favorite name of his among adversaries was “Slaughter-house Phin’. His patron saint must be Barney Old- field; for his love of speeding is only exceeded by the size of his feet.

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 29 DONALD TATEM Assistant Business Manager of Black and Gold; Member of De- bating Team; Member of Ex- ecutive Committee of The Pick- wick Players; Member of the Athletic Association; Member of Black and Gold Joke Committee. “Yank” is the good-looks of the school. Handsome? O my! yes. But he can’t help it. We all have our faults, and he is not above the rest, even though at times he does get a little flighty. Tate (synonymous of Yank) also has a voice; but, fortunately (for us), he does not use it often.