Maryville College - Chilhowean Yearbook (Maryville, TN)

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James Floyd Evans, Mathematical, Evansville. He hath more business in a day than some men in a life-time. A gay young graduate from Grandview Normal Institute ap- peared at Maryville College in 1905, and became one of the ' 09s. He cast aside his frivolity during the following year and joined the Juniors. Through their influence he has become a dignified Senior, Editor of the College Monthly, and the hard-headed Business Manager of the 1908 Annual. He is particularly gifted in separating poor students from their gold ducats. As a rule, he is unable to speak to preps. He is very fond of American beauties. Ernest Morrison Ewers, Classical, Kirklin, Ind. The world was sad; the garden zvas a wild! And man, the hermit, sighed — till woman smiled. Though he has been with us nearly a year, no one has seen him smile or look at a girl. He rarely opens his mouth, and then only to close it again. Oft do we see him wander, silent and alone, across the campus. It is sad for one so young and full of promise to be so melancholy. He was given a place on the football team in the vain hope that athletics would draw him out of himself. The Athenians, with the same kindly thought, made him their president. We have learned upon careful investigation that this sad youth was reared upon the Shorter Catechism, hymn- books, and other churchly food. Believing as we do in the in- fluence of environment, we think his unfortunate disposition is easily explained. Perhaps if there were some bright-haired girl to walk at his side on some of his solitary strolls, her magic might cheer him. 19