Tubby, as everyone knew him, was a large young man who looked very much like his Grandfather Isaac Tolman Robbins. He inherited all of the musical talent from his parents and could play almost any instrument he could find. He graduated from Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh at the age of 16 and enrolled at North Carolina State College. He graduated with a Batchelor of Science Degree in 1927 as a biology major, and he played in the school band and in several small orchestras in and around Raleigh. He received an offer to teach at Oxford High School in Oxford, NC after graduation. Even though he was engaged to a girl named Lila who lived in Raleigh, they did not marry when he went to Oxford. While in Oxford he was well liked by the students, the faculty and his friends. A friend of mine in Raleigh, Mrs. Evelyn Boyd was a student at Oxford High the time Tubby taught there, said that she knew Tubby and liked him very much. He was always cheerful and fun loving. He died in the Oxford Hospital in 1928 of pneumonia. His mother Edna (Mommie) told me that Lila was terrably upset and, like the rest of the family, grieved for a long time after Tubby died.
Tubby, as everyone knew him, was a large young man who looked very much like his Grandfather Isaac Tolman Robbins. He inherited all of the musical talent from his parents and could play almost any instrument he could find. He graduated from Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh at the age of 16 and enrolled at North Carolina State College. He graduated with a Batchelor of Science Degree in 1927 as a biology major, and he played in the school band and in several small orchestras in and around Raleigh. He received an offer to teach at Oxford High School in Oxford, NC after graduation. Even though he was engaged to a girl named Lila who lived in Raleigh, they did not marry when he went to Oxford. While in Oxford he was well liked by the students, the faculty and his friends. A friend of mine in Raleigh, Mrs. Evelyn Boyd was a student at Oxford High the time Tubby taught there, said that she knew Tubby and liked him very much. He was always cheerful and fun loving. He died in the Oxford Hospital in 1928 of pneumonia. His mother Edna (Mommie) told me that Lila was terrably upset and, like the rest of the family, grieved for a long time after Tubby died.
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