McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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THE McKENDREAN College Hill From 3000 Feet

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Yes, that chap with the determined look on his face really means it. Nor- ris, better known as Warty Sayre, is an athlete who wears a purple M, signifying that he has successfully competed in three branches cf athletics. Warty believes in being thorough. Instead of earning only the required three M ' s in one year, Warty earned four. That ' s going them one better, isn ' t it? In baseball, Warty is a pitcher; in football, a fullback; in basketball, a forward ; in track, a pole vaulter, and in the orchestra he cavorts around the tuba. He believes that an athlete should have a musical mind, and a mu- sician should have an athletic frame. The fellow with the protruding ears is Johnston, better known as John- ny. His ability to electrocute, especially in the line of Jewish impersona- tion, has won for him fame as the derby king. Johnny piloted the Sopho- mores safely through that critical Freshman period last year, as class presi- dent. Johnny has accomplished many other things, too numerous to men- tion in this brief article. The chap with the Mike Farady face and trim collar and tie has a name that reminds one of some very unpleasant sounds emitted by angry canines, but when you know him you will find nothing unpleasant about him. George Grauel is the wizard of college hill. If you want anything done in the way of electrical work, Let George do it. He is the ODerator-in-chief of the only wireless telegraph office in Lebanon. And now we win see what damage can be done to the back row. From his high and CONSPICUOUS position en the extreme right, stands our mighty Van Dyke, just Van for short. Van was a star on McKendree ' s football team of 1920, having made more touchdowns than all the rest of his team mates. Another football distinction — he is the only man who was cap- able of playing every minute cf all the games of the season. While Van made a mark for himself on the gridiron, his greatest stronghold is with the girl s. Ask any of them and see. Mr. Kean seems to be rather shaded in this picture. Let it go at that. In a picture is about the best possible chance one has of shading him. In the orchestra, he is a bright and shining light. He plays a cornet like the man who invented the instrument. His grades show that he is a real student, in spite of his many activities. For an adjective to describe him best, we must needs go to his name, and say that he is a Keen fellow. The lad who is craning his neck in order to get his smiling physiognomy

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in the picture, is Ernest Mathis — better known as Matty the tailor. Sounds funny, but that ' s him — not the f unny part, but the tailor part. He is one busy man. He always has a pressing engagement. Matty is a minister, and the head of a family, but even so, he is always with the gang in every- thing they do. This next Feller is going to be an M. D. some day. He surely will make a good one if excelling in studies will make him one. There is an offer from the student body of a hand embroidered collar button for the professor who catches Mr. Feller without his lesson prepared. Mr. Feller doesn ' t say much but when he says anything about any cf his studies, he is just as good an authority as a reference book. Now, gentle reader, please don ' t get excited when I tell you that the boy and girl who are next in line are mutually in love. Yessir! — and with each other, too. He ' s her ' n, and she ' s his ' n. They are to be described to- gether because that is the way they always are. Just as the photographer snapped their picture, these two happy mortals were not so happy as they usually are. Of course, you can easily see the air of timid repulsion about them, and that I won ' t speak to you for five minutes look on hsr face. They ' ve just had a childish quarrel. But childish troubles will soon pass o ' er, and he will again be Prof. Garret, known on the campus as Ezra, and she will become Miss Kolb, the hard working student. Ezra is noted as an athlete of no mean ability. Miss Kolb owes her claim to prominence for be- ing Ezra ' s steady girl for two years. The little maid with curly blonde hair, who is next in line is affection- ately know as Pooks. Pooks would neglect anything, even hsr French, rather than lose some of her beauty sleep. If this is responsible for her good looks, we will all arrange for an extra hour of repose. The last, but not least in line is the trim looking chap — Milton Hailing. He is really and truly a versatile youth. He not only serves as a ladies ' man but is an athlete and a misician besides. Milton has had quite a bit of bad luck with his athletics though. In football, especially at Cape Girardeau, he just couldn ' t get started. In basketball, he would have been able to star at (he tournament, but the opposition was riding him all the tine. Milton surely shows that he is a real sport because there is no school activity in which he does not indulge.