Austin College - Chromascope Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

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SENIOR 13 JESSE RICHARD McELROY, A. B, Sherman, Texas Second Football Team ’09-’10, ’10-’ll ; Super- visor Athenaeum Literary Society ’ll; Officer in Kangaroo Kourt ’12-’13. “ditch digger.” He lives on Grand Avenue, though there is nothing grand about him. Once he soared' to the sublime Professor Scott’s assistant and thinks he is “ daddy ” in ROBERT BUCKNER MORRIS, JR., A. B. Victoria, Texas Secretary Class ’12-T3, Vice-President ’ll-’12; Athenaeum Literary Society ’09-13, Super- visor ’11-’12; Tennis Club ’09-T3; Champion Tennis Singles TO-’ll, Winner Thompson Cup; Class Football Team ’ll-’12; Member Y. M. C. A. ’09-’13; Glee Club ’12-’13. Bob was plainly shaken off before he ripened, i. e., we had to rob the cradle to get him. He has been a little peevish land nursed him t hrough the Freshman year. The last three years he has been tenderly nurtured by different members of the class. Bob once aspired to law, but has.since decided to become a truck farmer He is quite a ladies to a n. Hardly, a day passes that he is not seen standing on tiptoe at the phone. His diamond ring is about the brightest-thing about .33

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GEORGE ALEXANDER McCALL. A. B. Weatherford, Texas President Class 12-’13, Class Secretary 10-’ll; Corresponding Secretary 10- ’ll. Supervisor Critic ’11-’12, President ’12-’13, Athe- nxum Literary Society; Winner with F. M. Stewart of Inter-Society Debate ’12; Manager Class Base Ball Team ’12; Member Tennis Club ■ ‘ -’13: Honor Roll ’11-’13. Fan» , w are told, lvgan life as an infant. From cbUd- his time sleeping in hope» that some day he will awake and •inite an expert in this line and now holds the state record for the Iona distance sleep. But Mac has other qoalitie than this inveterate thirst for knowledge. He sings divinely, is a av. rage. He is our Class President and has most faithfully SAM BROOKS McLANE. A. B. Cameron. Texas Recording Secretary ’ll. Treasurer ’ll. Chair- man Building Committee’13, Athenaeum Liter- ary Society; Member ’10-’13, Cabinet’ll,Del- ecte t o Ruston Conference ’ll. Chairman Furnishings Committee ’12, Recording Secre- tary ’12. Y. M. C. A.; Treasurer ’12-’13 Min- isterial Candidates Association. 32

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EDWIN FLEMING MONTGOMERY, A. B. Live Oak, Florida “ When the stream runneth smoothest, the -.voter is deepest. Supervisor’10, Secretary ’ll, Vice-President '12, Athenaeum Literary Society; Winner Conser- vation Prize ’12; Honor Roll ’09-’13; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’12-’13; Honor Council T2-T3; Winner Preliminary Oratorical Contest '13: Literary Editor Chromascope ’13. This is a picture of a hot air transmitter, an invention which promises to revolutionize the art ol speaking. It is ball bearing throughout and is guaranteed to run an hour without winding. In other words Monty talks a great deal and sometimes almost interestingly. In fact, his two distinct characteristics are gassing and laughing, which leaves us to believe that he is raised on laughing gas. He is quite skillful the Lyric and Chapel. He is a great admirer of the wee hours enraptured by Coach Rix's lecture on the subject of Sherman, Texas Recording Secretary TO-’ll, -09-T0, Critic T2- T3,President’13 Athenaeum Literary Society; Declamatory Contest ’10, ’ll, San Jacinto Ora- torical Contest T2; Class President ,09 TO; Member ’08-T2, Missionary Committee T1-T2 Y. M. C. A. ; Member Glee Club ’08-T2; Quartette ’08-’09; Octette ’08-T2; Band ’08-T3; Tennis Club ’08-T3; Track Team ’08-T1. Mandy came to college from the Plains, a wild and un- tamed specimen of humanity. Many efforts have been made to civilize him but in vain. He has pretty rosy cheeks and very red hair. In fact, his hair is so red he always dreads having it cut for fear he will bleed to death. Its thermal ef- fects are most powerful. His redeeming feature is his voice. It is said that swans sing and then die.—what a pity Mandy was not a Swan. He is “Percy's” own brother, which per- haps. accounts for many of his strange actions. He is harm- 34