St Christophers School - Raps and Taps Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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fr' JOHN SHEPPERSON GRANT RICHMOND, vA. 6 Years fl Lee Literary Society, Missionary Societyg Director Missionary Society, Varsity Football Squad, '26, '27g Junior Football, '24, '25g RAPs AND TAPS Staff, '27, '28g Pine Needle Staff, '28, n I ' Here you may look upon the pleasant counte- nance of one John Grant-John Grant, the Mature One. After an extra year of season- ing, John is now ready to start out on that great, lonely adventure-college. Humpty is one of the best-natured boys in the school. He never crabs or fusses, and is very seldom seen without a smile on his face. The fact that he radiates this to those associ- ated with him serves to win him many friends. This year Grant appeared for the first time before the footlights. He took the rather small part of Miss Boke, and made it big. Even' his best friend wouldn't have known him. That's the funny part about it. However, the mature young gentleman of the lovely complexion is at heart a business man. He was Business Manager of the Pine Needle during the past year, and has for two years been Assistant Advertising Manager of RAPS fXND TAPS. He has served faithfully and well ln both of these offices. No doubt, some ten years hence, John will be well established in some business concern, turning down hopeful ad-seekers from St. Christopher's. That seems YQ be the way most business men spend their time, according to John. E171

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X, If .f .. - .,..,--.,sQ H . 'x... WAVERLY WALTERS DICKSON WAKE FOREST, N. C. 3 Years . C3 Jackson Literary Society, Board of Governors, Jackson Literary Society, '27, President Jackson Literary Society, '28g Monogram Club, '27, '28, Secretary Monogram Club, '28, Missionary So- cietyg Board of Directors, Missionary Society, President Missionary Society, '28, Student Coun- eil, '27, '28, Football Squad, '25, Manager Varsity Football Team, '26g Tennis Squad, '25g Track Squad, '27, Dramatic Club, '26, '27, '28, Vice- President Dramatic Club, '28, Alumni Committee, '27g Circulation Manager RAPS AND TAPS, '27, As- sistant Editor RAPS AND TAPS, '28g Sports Editor Pine Needle, '28. 0 Ah! Wllose chubby face have we here? 'Tis none other than that most renowned sheik of the Old North State, Dick, It is Dick the handsome, Dick the heartbreaker, who is about to leave old St. C. S. How many thousands of pretty maidens have longed to meet this lad from North Carolina! Dick came here three years ago, an ambitious boy from that college town-VVake Forest. He entered the Sixth Form, and after much hard and earnest work he has completed his Senior year. Dick has steadily risen in school activities until he has become one of the leaders in the school. In the fall of 1926 he was man- ager of the Saints' championship football team. He was made a member of the Student Coun- cil the next spring. This year he was elected President of the Missionary Society. He is also President of that great and noble Literary Society-the Jackson. Dick's performances in the Dramatic Club have been of the highest order. YVho will ever forget our weeping Waverly as Agnes in Across the Street ? This year he played a male part, that of Johnnie Watson, in Booth Tarkington's Sev- enteen, produced by the Club. . We know that you will succeed in whatever you may try, Dick, and we hope that you will not forget your many friends at St. C. S. Best of luck to you, and good-bye. E.gi.,-.., -.,....,. .. -........................

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1 s. . .,1.s.'.,,....-...,...o..,......-,.,..lm . E N l iv f ri! I ,fx LU iffy ,lj ..,.ft-.,,--,,...,f,.....--W.....,,-.., .X ,J .. ., . H. DE SHIELDS HENLEY TAPPAHANNOCK, VA. 3 Years C3 Jackson Literary' Societyg Secretary Jackson Liter- ary Society, '28g Varsity Football Squad, '26, '27: Varsity Football Team, 'ZSQ Varsity Track Squad, '27, '28g Missionary Societyg member Board of Dx- rectors, Missionary Societyg Student Council, '28g Monogram Club, '28. fi Where the oysters play blind-man's buff with the toadlishg where the natives have webbed feet from living on the water so muchg where the Downing Bridge was built so that the natives could regain there their citizenship as Virginiansg where chewing tobacco takes the place of toothpaste-that is the blotch on the map from which the subject of this sketch, H. De Shields Henley, hails. The above detailed description is directed at Tappahannock-on-the- Rappahannock. Hen came to St. Christopher's three years ago, so green that he had to hide on St. Pat- rick's Day. By his quiet, unassuming willing- ness to put his best efforts into all that he un- dertakes, he has made his presence and per- sonality a decided asset to the many student activities that have honored him with member- ship or offices. Engineering seems to be the profession which Hen will take up as his work. If he is half as successful in that field as he has been in en- gineering certain members of the 'ffair sex of the Northern Neck-well, his success will be assured. Hen, old boy, good luck, and good health, but not good-bye. VVe hope to see you and hear from you frequently in the future.