Grady Gammage, 1926-1933  Born in southwestern Arkansas in 1892,
Grady Gammage overcame tragedy at an early age. His mother died
when he was quite young, and Gammage had to support himself
through school. Although he entered high school later than other
children his age, he made excellent grades, became the school's
top debater, and graduated on time. Gammage, a student attendee
at court trials, caught the attention of a clerk who named him
deputy clerk. After graduation, he taught in a rural school from
1911-1912.  A bout of tuberculosis forced Gammage to move west.
Settling in Arizona, he found employment as a groundskeeper for
the University of Arizona, where he also enrolled as a freshman.
Gammage, befriended by a Tucson philanthropist, served as
campaign manager of a prohibition initiative. In 1916, he began
graduate studies and worked part-time for The Post. In 1918,
Gammage shifted his studies from law to school administration
and completed a master's degree in 1922. (The U of A awarded him
an honorary