Austin College - Chromascope Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

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It has been said that he is the only one of the kind in captivity, though others declare Henry Evans is another. On this point we cannot speak with certainty, but for the good of the na- tion, or even the world at large, we hope it is true. His voice is marvelous, not for sweetness nor melody, but for its power to make discord in a quar- tette of donkeys. This is no idle talk. It has been proved experimentally. Many professions of high standing called to him to join their ranks, but he saw his life work in bossing “greas- ers” so left fame and honor to fpllow after that. However, we hope that he will soon see his mistake and return to civilization. There are things in the world not dreamed of in our philosophy, includ- ing this. No,' he is not a foreigner, he just talks that way in preference to using English. Earhart is a hard stu- dent. One must be well equipped with intelligence to catch the profound wis- dom of his utterances. He habitually speaks in terms of “unearned incre- ment,” “in status quo” and such other pet phrases. He disdains to use a word for the expression of his idea less than a yard long. Earheart is very unpretentious and exceedingly demo- cratic in temperament. His purpose in life is to reorganize the modern taxa- tion methods through one of his vol- umes on the subject. 35

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EDWARD EUGENE DIGGS, JR., A. B, Childress, Texas Athenaeum Behold the pinch hitter!—Who be- comes frightened at the sound of the pill against the stick. A comical species of the Arehaezoic, who aspires to expound scripture and quote Shakes- peare until the congregation is landed in dreamland. He was a ladies’ man until Holmes stepped in and showed him a thing or two. Then he came down from his high perch and is an avowed woman hater, yet holds for the fair sex a sad attitude in the form of a suffragette. His greatest delight is in smoking cigars—that other fellows buy. He acts just like a white man would in bearing and calls the world to his attention and points himself out as a good-looking man. Is perfectly harm- less when under the influence of alco- holic beverages and never gives any one trouble except the Faculty. ROBERT MALCOLM DONNELL, A. B. Sherman, Texas Seargent-at-Arms, Thompson Literary S6- ciety: Supervisor, Recording Secretary. Vice- President, President, Critic, Athenaeum Liter- - erary Society; Recording Secretary Y. M. C. A., Class Historian. ’14: Winner Inter-Society Ora- torical Contest; Representative to State Oirator- “Possum” is a fine, large creature with features strongly resembling the animal for which he was named. He wears his bristly hair pompadoured in such a way as would make any por- cupine jealous. Coming from the coun- try as he does he is a fine example of that locality. Well may it be said of him that “you can take a man out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the man.’’ His favorite recreation (unless we except eating) is ’possum hunting, naturally holding a fondness for his ancestors. Donnell is not much of a society man, but he has stalwart qualities. We might call him a diamond in the rough, with the ac- cent on the rough. ' He makes an excellent jack-ass on most all occasions 34 °f public gatherings.

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JOHN F. EVANS. A. B. HHS§ John Is going to be a great lawyer troubling the master minds of the day, such as the Tariff and the Single Tax, that John could explain and make per- fectly clear if he could only reach the ears of the country’s leaders. HENRY CLAY EVANS. Jr., A. B. Milford, Texjis his father only knew ! We try to keep him fromdoing bad things but we can’t watch him all the time. He has been seen to laugh hilariously and do other things that one would not expect of so young and tender an angel. He looks quite innocent -but then looks are so often deceiving. Henry thinks he is quite a ladies man and the ogling glances he is capable of casting when in their presence would almost convince us. Among his many accomplishments he has an excellent ability to cuss in French and sing in “Dago” He is very proud to do both of these for ad- miring visitors. Henry’s ambition is to write story plots for moving picture companies and sing in grand opera. He will never succeed at either. 36