Reidsville High School - Renocahi Yearbook (Reidsville, NC)

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Sarah Kemp is o11r most 'musical member. Indeed it has been rumored that Marion Talley retired from the stage Illlll began to raise chickens when she heard of the musical ability of this most talented young lady of Rcidsville. The rare wit of Viglini Lively has often briglitcned many otherwise llllll class periods. It is predicted tl1:1t she will most surely suecced Nina lVilcox Putnam as :111erica's onlv woman humorist. X . The best debaters in o11r class are Margaret Banc and Francis Anderson. People have been known to walk great distances to get beyond the range of their voices. It is impossible to mention all the iridividual facts that should bc herein recorded. However we agree tl1at one person with the sweet bewitehing smile of Mary Richardson. the vivacity of Helen Jones, Viglini Livcly's unrivaled wit. Francis Anderson's poise, the combined cuteness of lNIayer lVeinstein and Cordiev Myrick. Frances Scl1oolt'ield,s modesty. George David I,ivcly's eyes, Mollie AIOOTIHIIIIYS friendly ways, Horace S0lltllI1l'Cl'S musical ability. Julia lVare's hair. Louise I'l0ZlCll,S mouth and, Olll' other unique qualities, !Vllll'll are too numerous to incntion. would be the most admirable being in this whole world. Z!!

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lass Statistics JACK SAUNDERS OULD that, like the poet or prophet, I could picture to you only pleasing fancies concerning my class mates, but since statistics must deal with facts, I shall endeavor to give you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The average weight of the members of this wonderful class is approximately 130 pounds, while the combined weight is about four tons. The average height is about 5 ft. 7 in.,g the aggregate height is around 330 feet. The true age could not be accurately determined, but by estimating each girl's age as sixteen I found the average age to be about seventeen and one-half yearsg the aggregate age is about ten centuries. The most perfect pair of feet in the class of '29 is claimed by Jolm Watlington, Jr.g Francis Anderson contends that he deserves second place. The most shapely nose belongs to June Bug DeLancey. Excessive snoring has probably aided its growth. It grieves me to add that he often takes a nap in class. Maude Walker possesses the sweetest smile. One smile from her and, prestol- cares and worries vanish. Grace finds its personitication in Louise Roach. The pine and willow lose by comparison with her. Sol Schulman is no doubt our most conceited member. However, Sol's self-re- liance is an invaluable asset, and his good looks and unusual knowledge are not al- together mere figments of the mind. E The quietest girl in our class is Mary Cummings, and she really deserves a tribute at mv hands. Her demure ways and Winsome smile have won for her friends by the score. Nathan Link is our best executive. In all school activities and organizations, Nathan has taken an active part. and, as a real leader, he is unequaled. There have been athletes before, but none to compare with our own Lewis Allen. YVhen you see him on the field in action you somehow visualize Red Grange. Babe Ruth, and VValter Johnson all combined into the one supreme athlete. If our class prophet should look long enough into the crystal ball he would doubtless see Lewis writing a renowned book entitled, The Last VVord in Athletics. WVben class supcrlatives were being voted Harry Benson our class president was declared the handsomest. However. he voted twice for himself, and thereby caused the statistic-ian to lose that honor by only one vote. 28

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he Reidsville Review May 241, 1939 CLASS or '29 OF REIDSVILLE H1GH SCHOOL TO HOLD REUNION IN BOSTON, MAY 23, 1939. By BYRON PRITCHETT. HE approaching commencement of Reidsville High School will be featured by a number of class reunions. The most prominent of these is the reunion of the class of '29, This will be held in Boston. A great deal of interest centers around this reunion as a number of the members have become eminent in America's welfare and advancement. Mr. John VVatlington and Mrs. Louise Roach Watlington, who have a summer home in Boston, left New York last week to make preparations for this approaching reunion of the class of '29. Our editor, Francis Anderson, furnishes the following facts in regard to the activities of his classmates: Louise Roach Watlington is society's favorite, both in New York and Boston. For pastime she has a Select class in dancing. After studying in New York and Paris for four years, John VVatlington became a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company. During the past season he starred in the role of Mephistopheles in Faust. Harry Benson, the president of this class, who was at Harvard for four years, found that part of the country interesting, so he, too, located in New England. He has a most unique antique shop right in the heart of Boston. Tourists from all over the world find his place very interesting. Frank Swann, president of Reidsville Junior College, whose duties usually keep him on the campus, will take off a week for the event. He writes us that in addition to attending the reunion, he expects to Stop in New York to see Crawford Smith in at least two good shows. Mr. Smith is now playing opposite Francis Hopkins, whose unusual acting took New York by storm four years ago. After spending four years at Duke University and two years at Oxford, Nellie Lee Mitchell was made head of Biblical Literature at Duke. Elizabeth Dailey, the noted soprano, is now with the American Opera Company. Miss Dailey spent her last vacation in Reidsville where she sang herself into the hearts of all. George David Lively and Jack Pamplin, inseparable boyhood pals, who were often jokingly called Damon and Pythias, are now in the French department at the University of North Carolina. George David is the head of the department, while Jack is a most efficient associate professor. The handsome new motor company known as Griflin and Powell, QMac Grifiin and Robert Powellj, is certainly a credit to the town of Reidsville. They are now selling school buses exclusively. Nathan Link, who while in school was always considered a level-headed chap. has demonstrated his executive ability by the capable service which he gives to the city of Philadelphia as president of the First National Bank. Law and order have been restored to the crime district of Chicago since Lucy Burton was added to the Police Department of that city. Miss Burton served as police-woman in Greensboro before taking up this work. She has been in Chicago 30