Austin College - Chromascope Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 207 of the 1915 volume:

tt« V ! 1 Co tb I 1 i i 1915 THOMPSON HALL 1915 Y. M. C. A. 11 1915 POWER HOUSE 1915 1915 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1916 Dr. P. C. Coleman - - - Colorado 1916 Judge A. A. Aldrich - - - Crockett 1916 Judge J. M. Blanding - - Corsican 1916 W. L. Estes....................Texarkar 1916 W. Fred Galbraith - - - Dallas 1918 Fred S. Robbins - Bay City 1918 Rev. E. B. Fincher - - - McKinne 1918 Rev. W. M. Anderson, D. D. - - Dallas 1918 Rev. B. I. Dickey San Anto 1918 Judge Sam H. Smelskr - - - Texarkar 1918 J. B. Thomas .... Sherman 1920 W. A. Vinson .... Houston 1920 Col. P. B. Hunt - - - Dallas 1920 J. L. Thompson .... Houston 1920 D. W. Gulick ... - Sherman 1920 A. L. Randkll .... Sherman Officers of the Board Rev. W. M. Anderson, D. D., President W. Fred Galbraith, Secretary J. W. Alexander, Treasurer Executive Committee Rev. T. S. Clyce, D. D„ Chairman Col. P. B. Hunt Rev. W. M. Anderson, D. D. J. B. Thomas D. W. Gulick 16 THOMAS STONE CLYCE, President Mental and Moral Philosophy King College, A. B., ’87 Columbia Theological Seminary, 90 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, B. D., ’94 Southwestern Presbyterian Theological Seminary, D. D., ’00 King College, LL. D., 1912 President Austin College, 1900 . 18 LLEWELLYN JONES MITCHELL Mathematics Westminster College, Missouri, A. B., ’85 A. M., ‘91 Austin College, C. E. ’94 Professor of Mathematics, Austin College, ’90-’97 Private School Work in Texas, ’98-’99 Private School Work in Missouri, ’99-1910 Professor, Austin College, 1911 CHARLES ROBERTSON PEPPER DEAN OF THE FACULTY Latin and French Graduate in Modern Languages, University of Virginia, ’86 King College, A. M., ’88, D. Lit., ’98 Chair Latin and Greek, Washington College, Tennessee, ’88-’90 Chair Greek and German, King College, ’90-’96 Chair Greek and German, Centeal University, Kentucky, ’96-’98 Chair of Latin and German, King College, ’98, 1900 19 1915 CHARLES CARRINGTON SCOTT ' McGreggor Professor of Chemistry Hampden-Sydney College, A. B., ’88 Graduate Student in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, ’96-’98 Graduate Student in Chemistry, University of Virginia, ’89 Graduate Student University of Chicago, '05 Univerersity of Heidelberg, ’07-’06 Member American Chemical Society Member American Association for the Advancement of Science Member National Geographical Society Professor of Austin College, ’89-’96, 1900 CHARLES ETHELBERT ALLEN History and Political Science Southwestern Presbyterian University Tennessee, A. B., A. M., 1905 Princeton University, A. M., ’06 Instructor History, Tulane University, ’08 Professor of History, Alabama Presbyterian College, ’09 Professor of History, Austin College, 1911 20 DAVIS FOUTE EAGLETON English Davidson College, A. B., 84; A. M., ’94; D. Litt., ’14 Professor, Austin College, ’89, ’97, 1900 CHESTER JOHNSTON Pedagogy Miami University, A. B., ’09 Athletic Director Polytechnic College ’09-’10, ’10-’ll Athletic Director, Austin College, 1911 21 1915. ROBERT EDWIN MACKAY German and Greek University of'Virginia, A. B-, '90 University of Chicago, A. M.. ’09 Graduate Student of Modem Languages, Johns Hopkins University, ’11-’12 Berlitz School, Paris, ’05 Professor Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, ’96 ’08, ’09-’ll Professor Austin College, 1913 JEFF WADE MOSS SECRETARY OF FACULTY Physics Austin College, A. B., '08 Graduate Student University of Texas, ’13 Professor Physics and Chemistry, Daniel Baker, ’09-’12 Professor in Austin College, 1913 1915 EUGENE RUFUS LONG Bible and Philosophy Arkansas College, A. B., A. M. Professor Arkansas College, ’S3-’95 Professor Southwestern Presbyterian University, ’95-’97 President and Professor Arkansas College, ’97-’13 Professor, Austin College, 1913 GEORGE E. CASE Professor of Music and Sight Singing Director of Glee Club New England Conservatory of Music, Boston New York College of Music, New York Teacher of Voice Culture, Piano Teacher of Harmony, Counterpoint mi....min...................... 1915 JAMES JOSEPH DELANEY Spanish Principal Preparatory School King College, A. B., 1900 Graduate Student in Spanish, University of Virginia, ’04 Principal Euharlee Presbyterian Institute, Georgia, ’01-’02 Superintendent Schools, Marion, Virginia, ’02-'04 Headmaster, Carlisle Military Academy Texas, ’04-’08 Professor Austin College, 1908 SAMUEL RHEA GAMMON, JR. Washington and Lee University, B. A., 1911, M. A., 1913 Instructor in History, Washington and Lee, ’12-’13 Austin College, 1913 Assistant in Preparatory Department 24 1915 ' 1910: MORRISON AUSTIN BRYAN, A. M. “Stumpy ” Houston, Texas 11 Entered ’11-’12; Member of Class Baseball §1 Team, ’11-’14; Captain of Senior Baseball 11 Team, ’14; Captain Senior Bowling Team, 11 Winner of Bowling Medal, ’14; President of || Tennis Club, ’14-15; Delegate to Y. M. C. A. 11 Conventton at Corsicana, ’13; Member of Class |i Football Team, '14; President of Bowling Club, |j ’15; Assistant Editor of Chromaschpe, ’15; 11 Pathfinder of the “All Night Long Club, ’15’’; | i Member Basement Rats, ’13-14. Buccaneer, !| ’14-’15. JAMES EWING MCKINNEY, A. M. “ Duck ’’ Durant, Oklahoma Entered, ’ll; Member Athenaeum Literary Society; Corresponding Secretary, ’12; Super- viser, ’13; Treasurer of Senior Class, Member of Glee Club, ’12-’14; Member of Octette, ’12-14; Member Quarteete, ’13-’14; President Glee Club, ’13-’.14; Dutch Club. 29 1915 1915 225£;; FLOYD ARCHER RAMSEY. A. B. •‘Ram” Sherman, Texas Entered, ’12; Member Class Base Ball Team, ’13-’14; Captain Class Foot-Ball Team, ’14; Member Basement Rats, ’13-’14; Vice President Class, ’IS; Captain Class Basket Ball Team, ’15; Buccaneer, ’14-’15; Assistant Librarian, ’13-’14, ’14-’15; Editor-in-Chief of Chromascope, ’15. LOUIS SIMPSON WINSTON, A. B. - “Choppy” Houston, Texas Entered, ’ll; Member of Athenaeum So- ciety, ’11-’15; Treasurer, ’12-’13; Recording- Secretary, ’13-’14; Critic, ’14; President 15. Declamatory Contest, ’13; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, ’13-’14; Glee Club, ’12-’14; Bowling Tourna- ment, ’14; Winner of Bowling Medal, ’15; Class Historian, ’13; Member of Senior Club; Honor Roll, ’12-’13; President of Senior Class, 15. .-U9I5,-• 323J„ FREDERIC HAYDEN CLEMENT, A. B. “ Jay-Bird” Palacios, Texas Entered, ’ll; Member Athenaeum Literary Society, ’11-’1S; Treasurer, ’12: Recording Sec- retary, ’13; Critic, ’14; President ’14. Winner Thompson Prize, ’14; Honor Roll, ’12, ’13 14; President Honor Council, ’14-’lo; Literary Ed- itor Chroma scope. ’14-’15; Class Treasurer, ’12; Historian, ’14; Y. M. C. A. Member, ’ll-'15? Vice-President and Member Cabinet. ’f4; Dele- gate to Convention at Corsicana, ’13; Glee Club, ’13, ’14, ’IS; Tennis Club, ’11-’15; Track Squad, ’12; Class Team ’12, ’13; Foot Ball Squad, ’12, ’13; Second Team, ’14; Class Team, ’14; Class Base Ball Team, ’12, ’13; Class Bowling Team, ’14; Officer Kangaroo Court. CALVIN PERCY OWEN, A. B. “Deacon” Sherman, Texas Entered ’10; Member Athenaeum Literary Society, ’11-’1S; Declamatory Contest, ’13; Win- ner Inter-Society Declamatory Contest, ’14; Contestant Preliminary Oratorical Contest, ’14- ’15; Honor Roll, ’10-’ll; Winner Preparatory Scholarship Medal; President of Class, ’10 ’ll; Member Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Manager Book Store, ’14-’15; Buccaneer, ’14-’15. 32 1915; CHARLES IGNATIUS COFFIN, A. B. “Chili”. Itasca, Texas Entered T2; Member Philennoian Literary Society ’13-’15; Secretary ’14; President Phil- ennoian Literary Society ’15; Class Base Ball Team ’14; Class Track Team ’13-’15; Member Honor Council ’14; Member Class Foot Ball Team ’15; Vice-President Senior Club ’15. HERBERT FRANKLIN WAGER, A. B. | “Romeo” Sherman, Texas || Entered ’10; Member of Athenaeum Literary 1| Society; Keeper of Archives’ll; Corresponding |j Secretary ’12; Business Representative State 11 Oratorical Contest ’14; Winner of Chromascope || Short Story Contest ’12; Inter-Collegiate Ee- 1| bater ’15; Art Editor Chromascope ’14-’15; || Member Class Foot Ball Team ’ll to ’15; Mem- || ber Track Team ’11-’12; Member Basement 11 Rats ’12-’15; Chief Surgeon Kangaroo Court fi ’14-T5; Class Treasurer ’14-’15; Delegate Y. || M. C. A. Convention at Corsicana ’13; Bucca- li neer T4-’15. ...............mu........mi...........hi.....iiimiiiiiiiiiiii ' 33 ELDR1DGE EDRINGTON, A. B. Pappy” Hillsboro, Texas Entyreil ’ll; Member Philennoian Literary Society ’11-’13; Member Base Ball Team ’11-'15; Captain Class Football Team ’ll; Utility man on Base Ball Team ’ll; President of Class ’12; Vice President of Y. M. C. A. ’13; Assistant Mana- ger Football Team ’13; Manager Football Team ’14; Captain of Base Ball Team ’14; Secretary of Y. M. C. A. ’14; Editor of Calendar ’$4; Athletic Editor of Chromascope ’14; Secretary of Class ’14; President of Students Council 14; Vice-President of Athletic Council ’14; Decla- matory Contest ’12; Oratorical Contest ’13; Member of Senior Club ’14-’15. FRANK J. HAMS, A. B. “Frankie” Harrisburg, Texas Entered ’ll; Basket Ball ’12, ’13, ’15; Class }| Base Ball ’12-15, Manager 13; Class Football ll ’14; Track ’12-’15; President ’14, Vice Presi- dent ’13, Recording Secretary ’12, Correspond- l| ing Secretary ’13, Sergeant-at-Arms Philenno- || ian Literary Society ’14; Class Treasurer 13- j| ’14; Junior Play ’14; Associate Business Man- || ager Chromascope ’13-’14, Business Manager l| ’14-’15’ Treasurer ’14-’15, Cabinet Member ’13- j| ’15, Director’13-’15 Y- M. C. A.; Assistant Li- brarian ’14-’15; Kangaroo Court Officer ’IS; j Senior Club ’15; 34 1915.:. WILLIAM ESTILL WILLIAMS, JR., A. B. “Billy” Giddings, Texas Entered ’ll; Member Philennoian Literary Society, Recording- Secretary T3-’14, Vice- President ’13-T4, BaseBall Team Tl-’12, ’12- ’13, ’31-T4, ’14 ’15, Captain Base Ball Team T3-T4; Football Team ’13-T4, T4-’15, Captain Football Team T4-T5; Secretary of Athletic As- sociation T2-T3, T3’-14, President Athletic As- sociation ’14-T5: Captain and member of Bowl ing- Team T4-T5; Vice-President Dutch Club; Member Honor Council ’14-’15; Member “A” Association T2-15, President “A” Association T4-T5; High Sheriff Kangaroo Kourt T4-’15; Member Track Team T3-T4; President “Pool” Club; Class Brother of Class of 1914; Bucca- neer T4-T5. GEORGE MADISON ENGLE. A. B. Beeville, Texas Honor Roll ’12; Member Honor Council ’12- T3; Member Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Chairman So- cial Committee T3-14; Member Ministerial Can- didates Association; Recording Secretary Athe- naeum Society ’13-T4, Treasurer’12, Correspond- ing Secretary ’13, Vice-President ’14, Sergeant at Arms’14; Member Building Committee; Del- egate to Y. M. C. A. Convention, Corsican a,’13; President Class T3-T4; Junior Spelling Match ’14; Junior Play ’ll; Yell Leader T4-T5; As- sistant Business Manager Chromascope 14-’15; Judge Kangaroo Kourt T4-15; President Texas State Oratorical Association T4-’15; Member Senior Club T4-T5; Class Historian ’15. Sunni......I ...II...I........... ' HUGH CHILTON FOWLER, A. B. “Dock” Forney, Texas Entered ’ll; Member of Class Base Ball Team ’11-’15, Manager Class Base Ball Team ’13, Captain Class Base Ball Team ’14; Mem- ber Class Football Team ’14; Treasurer of Class ’12-’13; Vice-President of Class ’13-’14; Member of Philennoian Literary Society ’ll ’IS, Corresponding Secretary ’13, Vice-Presi- dent ’14, Recording Secretary ’14, Critic 14� Assistant Manager of Base Ball Team ’13-’14; Business Manager of Calendar ’14-’15; Mana- ger of Base Ball Team ’14-’15. Local Editor of Chromascope ’14-’15; President of Senior Club ’14-’15; Bowling Tournament ’14; Business Manager Spelling Match ’14; Member “A” Association ’14- 15. LESLIE HOLLOWAY, A. B. “Hound” La Grange, Texas Entered ’ll; Member Philennoian Literary Society ’13-14, Treasurer ’13-’14, Secretary ’13- ’14; Captain Class Base Ball Team ’11-12; Member Brothers Club ’11-12; Class Secretary ’13-’14; Manager Class Foot Ball Team ’14-’15; Buccaneer ’14-’15. 36 gat —4 1915 fK£ ALVIN PEARSON CALDWELL. B. S. “Sweetie” Childress, Texas Entered ’ll; Member Athenaeum Literary So- ciety ’11-’15; Member Class Base Ball Team ’11-’15; Member Class Football Team Tl-’15; Member Senior Club ’15; Manager Class Play '14; Member Class Bowling- Team ’13 15; Sec- retary of Class ’11-’12, ’13-’14; Member Class Track Team; Member Tennis Club; Spatter and Soap Feeder, Kangaroo Kourt; Member Track Squad Tl-’14. FRANK FILES WIER, A. B. Itasca, Texas Entered ’10; Member Philennoian Literary Society ’11-’13; Member Class Football Team ’14; Member Class Baseball Team’15; Bowling Tournament ’14; Secretary Bowling Club ’14; Spatter Kangaroo Kourt ’14-’15; Buccaneer ’14-’15. 1915 liiiminii..............mm............ 1 ‘ 1915 THE FIRE , Cvs ot Wve CAass ay SINGLE word often betrays a great design!” Seniors! A world of j£ connotative power in that one word ! The very embodiment of worthy attainment and sublime condition! So we thought, this Class of Nineteen-Fifteen, when four years ago we sat huddled together, an indiscriminate mass of Freshmen, and cast our envious glance on the Favored Ones. The Seniors were our ideal of perfected manhood, the The work of a superhumanity, the responsibilities of a nation towered above us, like the snow-crowned peaks of Olympus, and at the top—always at the top—were the Seniors, favored of Zeus. It seemed an impossibility that we should one day stand on that summit and cover the dust of their footprints with the shadow of our forms, while we gazed on the scenes of struggle below. Through the Freshman year; that year of vivid impressions and timid progress (we worshipped at thy shrine—the gym-horse.—Oh! thou mighty ruler of Torture, Judge of Kangaroo Kourt) we made our fearful way in the wake of Time’s relentless march. A summer's growth, a vacation’s swift flight, and we began our second year. As Sophomores in no wise did we belie our title. “Just as a blockhead rubs his thoughtless skull, and thanks his stars he was not born a fool”, so we upheld the traditions of cen- turies and behaved as was expected by all. The hour-glass is turned and scarcely runs down ere we move forward again. As Juniors, we encum- bered our minds and strained our sense of credulity with the teachings of numerous and ponderous tomes, “the monuments of vanished minds”. Encouraged by furtive attempts at making impressions on the heart of the fair sex, we formed a combine with Kidd-Key, and fiilled our coffers with much gold and our hearts with much lead. Another summer passes, in which no flood washes away all humanity, and no flaming meteor appears to burn us into a crisp, and we become Sen- iors. We have scaled the walls of Ilium, we rest on their topless towers, but as the manner of the world is, we are not yet satisfied. However the ac- complishment, after four years of struggle, is not without its reward. We are again at the threshold of even a fuller life. It is always so. The finale is known only at the portals of Eternity, where we shall stand knocking, until we are admitted into that complete and perfect life. Then at last do we attain the heights. That “great design ” is always in front, appearing as a fleeing mirage; to be viewed but never overtaken. So soon do we come to the end of our chapter. It is unnecessary to write in further detail, for after all, the record of our Class is established not by its own belief but by others. Our College days are at their close. We part, each following a different course, pursuing a different end; yet there is a joy intermingled with the sadness of farewell, for we hear the call of the needy world for worthy men. Truly the memory of our associations, of the warm throb of intimate hearts, can never be forgotten so long as the trust of a friend is held sacred. So long as love rules, so long shall we re- member the pleasures of these years, the happiest of life. We have known the joys of achievement, of conscious power, of sincere comradeship, joys in the attainment of ideals and ideals yet to be attained. They shall remain with us always, a benediction, resting as a ray of light on the path of life. Then surely we shall remember them forever, for such are, “Joys too exquisite to last. And yet more exquisite when past.” 40 —G. M. E., Historian. 1=0- 3V SmvVe A smile is a mighty river, Enchanted, deep, unknown, W' fc VA carries to hearts the joys That from other hearts have flown. It joins the souls of mortals, As a river, Me mountain and sea; It hears, like the river, a current, Nor water, but jolity. It is old as the mount of Ida, It is fresh as the morning dew. It has nourished hearts for ages. And for ages it will be true. • I love thee. Oh, my darlings When the sun is sinking low. JUNIOR CLASS M. W. COMFORT.....................................Vice-Presidei S. W. MCMILLAN .... SECRETARY CLEM CALHOUN......................................Treasurer ., Wallder, Texas Whitewrijfht, Texas Sneed. A. G., Dorchester, T Brame Calkow Chesley s rn§ 1915 SOPHOMORE CLASS Colors ORANGE AND BLACK Officers R. L. MORRISON - - - PRESIDENT Secretary and Treasurer Sophomores V. C., Sherman, Texas i, S. T., Clarksville. Texas Davis, S. W., Montgomery, Texas Lowe, R. G., Weatherford, Texas Main, T. T., Hamilton, Texas Mallard, R. S., Mertens, Texas McCutchen, L. L., Dallas, Texas Moore, J, J., Sherman, Texas Young, E. H., Dallas, Texas Young, J. I., Montgomery, T , H. C., (Special) Roganville, Texa 2«, (special) Sherman, Texas , (special) Navasota, Texas -43915 FRESHMAN CLASS Colors Officers W. B. DUNLAP..............................Vice-President KNOX WILLIAMS .... Treasurer J. E. RICHARDSON .... historian e SvesWaa CYass ACvsVov va Tvcvs. 70 ;;;;;;;;;;;;; enr== =N Bnyle Fowler 1915 Ca Idwell Bryan ATHENAEUM PRESIDENTS ATHENAEUM LITERARY SOCIETY ROLL OF MEMBERS ASTON, V. R. Allen, M. F. Butler, D. C. Brewer, C. A. Caldwell, A. P. Calhoun, Clem Chesley, H. E. Clement, F. H. Cobb, B; B. COCARAN, J. W. Crable, A. L. Currie, j. M. Davis, S. W. Downs, L- w. Earhart, W. G. Ellison, e. m. Engle, G. M. Eagleton, Raymond Farr, E. L. FURRH, W. K. Goodoin, S. M. Holland. R. C. Hurst, G. h. Lackey, G. A. Lowe, R. G. , Mallard, R. S. McCall, R. K. McMillan, S. W. McCutcheoS, L. L. Moore, J. J. Morrison, R. L. Nenney, W. F. Owen, C. P. Sherrill, L. J.- Sneed A. G. Wager, H. F. Winston, l. S. Young: e. H. Young, J. I. 1915 1915 P H PHILENNOIAN LIITERARY SOCIETY ROLL OF MEMBERS ATOR, T. Anderson, J. G. Allen, A. W. Blades, W. H. Baker, M. L. Carroll, J. W. Coffin, C. I. Dunlap, W. B. EdrIngton, E. Fowler, H. C. Frey, E. L. Gouger, G. B. Gouger, T. M. Hooker, R. E. Holloway, L. Iiams, F. J. Livingston, H. Moore, B. C. Moore, L. W. McElroy, W. a. Perez, E. Rugely, E. W. Ray, R. Story, S. L. Williams, R. G R. Williams, w. E. White, J. C. 1915 78 ■ vlt )V5j :: -- — THOMPSON SOCIETY PRESIDENTS THOMPSON LITERARY SOCIETY ROLL Alexander, R. P. Baker, I. B. Benjamin, J. E.. BlNdHAM, R. CaLdwell, F. M. Cheatham, G. K. Crain, H. S. Crim, R. L. Davenport, L. Dickson, J. l. Estes, Wm. Edens, b. f. Gaither, C. E. Hamiltton, A. P. High, h. Hull, M. C. Lane, T. A. Lide, C. Lowe, R. B. Mallory, C. Pedigo, G. D. Powell, D. M. Rainey, H. P. Rose, R. H. Rooney, P. M. Thompson, J. E. Trout, R. S. Schow, Q. Sneed, F. A. Sowell, B. Weldon, Wm. Wiseman, W. H. Wiseman J. O. Young, J. H. 80 «1 1915 Wcvpsow. SAUrar Sode sunt . And it has been true to its motto, for it develops the “lonely Prep into an equal to the average College man in the art of speaking and a knowledge of parliamentary practice. There is a time that comes sooner or later in the life of evrey man when he must appear before the public. After he has served for a year or two of earnest work in the Thompson Society he is able to make himself plainly and distinctly understood. It has been said by our two College societies that after one leaves the Thompson Society and joins one of these, when for the first time he appears on the floor the speaker trembles, but not from fear. It is with great pleasure that he thinks of what the Thompson Liter- ary Society has done for him and of the one who has guided its work. Austin College is rapidly growing. Within a few years there will be added new buildings and a new society hall which we may call our own. Then we will see a rapid development. The benefit of the society work will become even greater than it is today. May those who follow us develop the society into an even greater asset to the College than it is at the present time and may we look back upon our college days and feel proud of the fact that we were once members of the Thompson Literary Society that now prospers under the Lavender and White. —A. P. H. 82 ll Vv6 'PresvAeT Wve exas GvaWicaY 3Yssoci votv 11 Austin College this year entertained the Texas Intercollegiate Oratorical !l Association which is composed of the leading colleges and universities of |! the state. It also]fell to our lot to have one of our number in the president’s !! chair of the Association. Mr. Geo. M. Engle has proved himself most emi- 1| nently fitted to fill this position with credit both to himself and to the Col- li lege. He presided at the contest which was held in the recently completed !} Sherman Hall on the night of the sixteenth of April. 'iV.B 'PTsWmuv 'nj ©Ta onca torAesY 11 One of the greatest honors that can come to a man during his College |l course is to be adjudged the winner of the annual Preliminary Contest and 11 become the representative of the College in the State Contest. The honor |! is due this year to Mr. L. J. Sherrill of the Athenaeum Literary Society. §| His oration, “America’s Opportunity at the Cost of Blood”, which appears || elsewhere upon the pages of this book, was forcefully and convincingly de- ll livered. Mr. C. P. Owen with his presentation of the “Evils of Matirial- §j ism” was a close second, having on the first canvass of the judges the same || number of points as the winner. Mr. Sherrill went to the State Cotest, no || longer as an Athenaeum, but as a representative of the College with the loyal |l support of the whole student body. 83 - 1915 them aid, and thus can America become the friend of humanity. Today we witness the dawn of a new era. It marks a period supremely || crucial in world history. Every portion of the globe is accessible. Public j| conscience is tender, public opinion is plastic; not only plastic but changing. || Chistianity is spreading and is revolutionizing institutions hory with age. {j Neither the Mohammedan Conquest, the Crusades, nor other epoch-making | j movements of the past were so profoundly significant as the awakening of jf China, or the signs of life in Africa. These changes have gone down to the }| deepest recesses of man's nature. Generations have made their contribu- j| tions in preparation for a time when a nation should be born in a day. That || day has come. The crisis of ages is upon us. Today men and nations are j| called to the colors of a new era—to bring peace on earth and good will ] j toward men. Vast emancipations have already been achieved. Russia from vodka; |J France from infidelity; Germany from absolutism. The nations are striv- || ing for democracy. The Orient is stretching out its hands to the Occident. || The ancient governments of China and Persia have fallen; and in their || stead, representative forms of government have been erected. These are || but the beginnings. These are but the tragic gropings of civilized nations j § after the true light. If in this age of restlessness and changing conditions, If this age of trumoil and strife, there be a nation fitted for leadership; then || will she have the greatest, the supreme opportunity of all the ages for aid- ji ing, leading and lifting humanity. Europe lies bleeding by the way. Asia, ji Africa and South America like slumbering giants only await the touch of ji leadership. “There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Has America come to the world for such a time as this? Has her past pre- pared her for the greatest world-task? William E. Gladstone, the greatest statesman of the nineteenth century. sai l, “America has a natural base for the greatest continuous empire ever established by mankind.” Midway between the East and the west, she stands independent of both. Tier wealth is colossal, her resources unbounded. A great American has said, “The true test of civilization is the kind of men it turns out.” Look at her people. The blending of the strongest and best of the ages. Peaceful in spirit, tireless in energy, courageous in righteousness. A representative of French culture has said, “Moral worth has contributed fully as much as the magnificent resources of their country, to the brilliant success of the American people. And a German writer, speaking of a certain course of action, said, “ Even if it brought dozens of shining billions into the National Treasury, the fate of Europe would still be dependent upon the United States of America. Let America, favored of God, pride of her children and the hope of man- kind, now arise in the fullness of her might, to carry to the world the mes- sage entrusted to her. Let her implore that to the sons of Europe, in whose hearts abide the same hopes as in ours, upon whom the same sun shines and upon whom the same God smiles, that to them may come the same peace which hovers above us. “Let the Master make her a savior to the nations; let Ciod flood her with a resistless passion for conquest; let the Father lead her over mountains and seas, through tire and flood, through sickness and pain, out to that great hour when all men shall follow her, and she shall join hands with the Almighty. For America, the opportunity of centuries is here. The call has come to awake from lethargy, to send forth a message of hope, and to lift a signal of danger above the breakers where we have suffered. While we expect no yet it is no idle dream to hope and to believe that in such a world-crisis, America may be a world-benefactor, and a world-blessing. In the presence of such a world-opportunity, America faces an almost resistless temptation a temptation to make gain of the sorrows, disaster and ruin of others; to forget that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and that the truly great are those who stoop to minister. May we in this hour of great opportunity as a nation learn that the truest measure of worth does not consist in gold, but in the justice, the mercy and the pure hearts of 87 ;;.......... •... I9V5 = her sons and daughters. “O America, thou mayest be the enlightner of nations; the beautiful pioneer in the vanguard of the progress of the world; but should the day ever come when thou shalt choose to spread a table to Fortune, or to enshrine Mammon upon thine alters; should thy commerce become dishonest, thy press debased, thy society frivolous, thy religion a tradition and a sham; then, though the double ocean sweep thine illimitable shores, its waves will but utter to future generations a more sad, a more desolate, and a more unending dirge. 88 The Commencement Oratorical Contest is held each year on Monday of Commencement week and adds much to the interest of that occasion. From the orators that appear upon this contest are usually chosen the contestants in the next year's Preliminary Contest. Here also there are three from each society chosen from the three higher classes of the College. On the night of June 1, 1914, Mr. A. L. Crable carried the Athenaeum Garnet and White to victory with a carefully prepared discourse on “The Hour for American Action”. The College gives each year a medal of beautiful design to the winner of this contest. SaTv aclt o Ttedam Wr CoxAest Among the celebrations which take place upon the twenty-first of April the Declamatory Contest attracts the greatest'interest. Three speakers chosen from the Freshman and Sophomore Classes represent each of the two College Literary Societies. In nineteen-fourteen the honors and medal were won by R. L. Morrison, representing the Athenaeum Society with an excellent rendition of “The Lost Word”. The medal is the gift of L. F. Ely Sons of Sherman. GxaYoncaV Cottost 1915 mi i mi C-aUw aY —C.ot Vtom«4 CaWiv av- CaWa av- ' ouxvq KUtvs CYmstv xt ssocvaftoxv This has been a very successful year for the Y. M. C. A. By a thorough and definite plan for each committee which was formulated during the spring of last year we were able to begin work this fall better prepared than ever before. Space will not admit of a detailed account of the work done by each committee but a brief record of final results will show much better what has been accomplished in the year’s work. The membership of the Association embraces seventy-five per cent of the total enrollment of the College, which is good when we take account of the fact that twenty per cent of the students are residents of the City of Sherman and have .other affiliations. Ninety-six per cent of those who reside in the dormitories are upon our rolls. There were seventy who attended the Association Bible classes in addition to the regular Bible work of the curriculum. During the spring term missionary classes claimed forty. Last summer four men attended the Southwestern Student Con- ference at Monte Ne, Arkansas, and seven were at the State Convention at College Station in February. The Association’s budget this year called for three thousand two 94 —.'a,1.1.,,.1.1.ar« ggi4 - ....: hundred and twenty-three dollars. The dormitory rooms, seventeen in number, on the third floor of the Association Building were refurnished with tasteful and substantial furniture. This year also saw the inauguration of the Y. M. C. A. Employment Bureau. This department has been needed for some time and has.sue- ceeded well from the start. Employment has been obtained for thirty- seven students who in addition to their College work have earned a minimum salary of two hundred and sixty dollars per month. Mission work has been done at two places in the city and at one place in the country besides at the railroad shops and at the jail where many inter- esting meetings were held. The physical equipment of the Association has been put to good use during the whole year. The bowling alleys have been especially popular and have furnished recreation and exercise to the greater part of the student body. In January an inter-class tournament was held, a gold medal being given to the individual with the highest average. The contest was close, the Freshmen winning in the last few series. L. S. Winston, a Senior, won the medal. We were also favored with a visit by the “miner- alite” ball which is “touring” the United States on its way to the Panama Exposition at San Francisco. Many contested for the silver cup which goes to the roller of the highest score made with the ball while on the “tour”. S. M. Goodwin of the Freshman Class, in a series of three games made an average of a hundred and seventy-four. The swimming pool has gotten its share of attention during the fall and spring months. It has perhaps as many staunch friends as the “old swim- ming hole down on the farm.” The removal of the chapel furniture to Thompson Hall enabled us to open the gymnasium which has been in constant use, especially during the months of February and March when basketball was the center of interest. The classes formed a basketball league and competed for the championship. Negotiations were started looking to games with the city association and Our general secretary Mr. M. L. Cashion has been the directing force in all our activities. The success of the Association has been more marked since his arrival three years ago. He has been able to train a very active and efficient cabinet, and has by his unfailing courtesy and good nature won a lasting place in the affections of the students, the faculty and the commu- nity. Under his leadership we look forward to a most successful year in 1915-T6. 95 —F. H. C. Y. M. C. A. CABINET 97 1915 HONOR COUNCIL President, F. H. CLEMENT Secretary, L. J. SHERRILL Senior Representatives Williams, W. E. Junior Representatives Clement, F. H. Winston, L. S. Chesley, H. E. Sophomore Representative Carroll, J. W. Sherrill, L. J. Freshman Representative Goodwin, S. M. 98 1915 ....... ■ SYs SVmeV. Kle Once upon a night so dreary, while I pondered weak and scarry, Over many things the boys had told me days be- While the time, on strength was telling, suddenly As of some one roughly belling a little calf so poor. “ ’Tis some Seniors,” I muttered, “got some Fish upon the floor, “Only this and nothing more.” Ah, distinctly I remember, the twenty-eighth of last September, How each man looked who had not been here before. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow, From the boys, surcease of sorrow;—sorrow for which I often wish, For the scared and shaking youngster, whom the Seniors call a Fish. Not nameless here with an}f wish. Then the rustling sad perhaps, with the flapping of the straps, Thrilled me—filled me with piratic terrors never felt before: So that now to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating: “’Tis some Seniors having fun at our expense, Some good Seniors having fun at our expense, some fun now and six months hence.” Then into the darkness pacing, we into the “ Y ” went racing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. And the silence it was broken, by the boys so roughly stroken, 100 1915 ' • 102 1915 ' a'C Q YOO '¥vO rrt Imperial Lightning Provider Trident Heaters. Pitchfork Proddcrs, T Dkmoniacal Iiams irt ■ 1fi.au9aToo Tfi-oporV H IS year was especially ripe for this august institution. There was an abundant crop of victims from the wilds of the country and village. It was our duty to see that the traditions and customs of the college were maintained. We did it, (ask the preps). For a week before Kourt met one could see huge instruments of torture displayed for the purpose of creating a psychological impression. These bludgeons, pierced with huge iron spikes, and borne by those who had before experienced the tortures of the Kourt, struck fear to the hearts of the faint-hearted. Mysterious hints, secret going and coming, the glimpses of machines of torture, the fierce tales of former meetings, and the look of bloodthirsty cruelty on the judge’s face days before—all this struck fear to the hearts of the bravest. When the plans had matured the verdant mob was herded before Luck- ett Hall as the sun ominously sank in the west, and were driven like sheep before the storm, to the “Y”. At the gate of the pit a thousand demoniacal yells from a thousand throats of enraged demons burst upon their ears. But they must plunge in, and indeed they did. Having run the gauntlet and suffered tortures, compared to which the domicilian abode of Pluto is a haven of rest, they were carried above into a brightly lighted room where the roll as called. Woe to that one who was absent! Slowly the lights dim- med and there was heard the soft sad strains of “Home, Sweet Home ’, low at first, but finally so coaxing and appealing that there was not a prep, but whose thoughts were far away and whose heart was melting to tears. Their thoughts were rudely interrupted by the rattle of chains and the sound of raging demons. Then the deluge. Accompanied by a force of guards, heavily armed with the latest Krupp models, they passed to the weeping corner, had their wmmmm 5 ve )DaW. a 'Yx.oxrrt 'OveYvm. _ - ■'Vn GLEE CLUB 108 icnt= 1915;. 109 'SYusYux CoVVe e 'R xxA. MALLARD BREWER MORRISON STOREY CLEMENT RAINEY GENTRY YOUNG ARNSPIGER LACKEY 111 1915 p == ==== !...... Jfc .- CaW. vc Sea I stood upon the beach one night And watched the dashing of the waves, As they broke along the shingle white Or where the high bluff caves. A pair of lights hove into sight Beneath a snow-white canvas free; As trim a craft came through the night The rolling combers wide she cleft, She struck the foam from crest to crest She glided by on the breeze and left A longing in my breast. I longed to be upon the sea As free as the flying snow white foam. But a voice spoke low that I must be With the loved ones here at home. —F H. C., ’ is. 5 e, '5Y xs vw CoVVe CVvA) C 7 e ' fies .m us .ev '?Tesb .ervau S iacav( mveT , ueav 'K.evYtfvVVe, 7 exa� Away up in the hill country of the Guadaloupe! Ever been there? Then, go. So charmed have the previous Austin College fellows become with this encampment idyll, that they have organized themselves into an Austin College Club, and built the above club house as a rendezvous on the encampment grounds. Yes, it is a thing of beauty, and it is hoped that it may be a joy forever to the fellows as, worn with business affairs, they an- nually hike thither in the heated sufiimer tide, to drive away carking care, smoke their P. A. et al, and chat with their whilom college mates. The Austin College man is surely abroad in the land, in every organiza- tion and convention. He is conventional, or unconventional, as it suits him. He and his fellows. Yes, ubiquitous. But in the hot summer days all 114 : 1915 hr-- ‘ := roads lead to Westminster: reduced rates, cool breezes, good eating, and all. There, congenial companionship awaits him, and the bass in the streams leap for (his) joy. The commercial code of the business and professional man of the Aus- tin College type is, “Work while you work, and play while you play,” but, be sure to play—at Westminster. Look at that Club house. See? Sure: repose, nonchalance, dolce far niente, feet on the railing, dreams and visions going up in delightful smok(ing), reminiscences, and—what else? yes, sleep, and individuality. Do just as you please. If the other fellow does not like it, well—yes a good bath, recuperation of muscle and brain power, preparation for next year’s strains and burdens, eh? Don’t believe it? Well, try it. Meet us there the last of July, and find out what a real Texas outing is. Rev. W. P. Dickey, President, who knows from experience what an A. C boy is by nature and practice,—he will tell you how to get there, etc. Only speak early, or you may fail to get room on the sleeping porch. 115 KlmsUvv V C.ai A Aa es VssodaVvow OWEN SHERRILL WINSTON WAGER RAY PEREZ HOOKER BAKER ENGLE ANDERSON BUTLER ZIMMERMAN MOORE 116 . - 1915 iVve SexuoT C u President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Fowler, H. C. Coffin, C. I. Clement, F. H. Caldwell, A. P. Clement, F. H. Coffin, C. I. Ed ring-ton, E. E. Engle, G. M. Fowler, H. C. Iiams, F. J. McKinney, J. E. Winston, L. S SENIOR CLUB 119 1915 }o 6 XT S )OWSOTS Though life may hold for us naught but the sunshine of happiness, or though the way be rugged with adversity, future joy or sorrow can never dim the mem- ory of the happiness your friendship has brought, nor make less secure the exalted place you occupy in our true SmvVot £VyA. 120 dVie Sexvvov CXvvto S OXK walks down the road of life there comes a time when there should appear those bright oases which release us from care and afford us an opportunity to unbend and mingle in cheerful relaxation with our friends. We are sure that we need a stimulus of this sort during a season of drudgery to clear the dust and cobwebs from our brains; to revive our social natures, and to develop our finer sensibilities and feelings of humanity. To this end the Senior Club was organized. The year has passed all too quickly, but we of the Club feel that it has been of greater value to us because of our association. There is a bond of sympathy which links us more closely than would have been possible with- out the contact which an organization of this character affords. The occa- sions upon which we have met, whether as a club or at social gatherings in the homes of our friends, have been to us sources of pleasure and avenues of friendship. The recollections of these with other memories of the Col- lege will come to mind as, nearing the end of our voyage we note in our log- book the verdant isles we have visited, the happier seasons of our lives. Our Sponsors have been an inspiration to us. They stand out before us as a lighthouse upon a stormy ocean, they mark the entrance to a port where those of our number who are wearied at times with the woes of the world, and troubled often by the trials of existence may search for and may find peace. Their names and tender interests breathe a benediction of love and appreciation upon the pages of our existence. The warm sunshine of their influence has had an everlasting effect upon our lives. And as we pass we wish to express our deepest heartfelt appreciation for their kindnesses, the examples they have set, and the interest they have manifested - . C. F. ssocXaAvm 77T HE purpose of this brief dissertation is not to give a “cut and dried Vy write-up” of the Alumni Association of Austin College, but rather to answer some of the same questions as those propounded by a young minister on one occasion. This worthy young brother had the fatal habit of repeating his pronouns. Preaching on the text regarding the perigri- nations of the Evil One up and down the earth, he divided his sermon into the following heads: “Who, the devil, he is?”; “Where, the devil, he is is going?”; and “What, the devil, he is roaring about?” Firstly, my young brethren, what is the Alumni Association of Austin College. It is a more or less defunct organization, composed technically of all graduates of the institution, as members of the first class; and all former students as associate members. The largest number ever known to attend a meeting was something over forty. It has possessed the regular quota of officers, a constitution and by-laws, and very little else. It was organized somewhere in the nineties, and according to the minute books, it has held annual meetings, with one exception, since its organization. Along about 1903, Mr. J. Lewis Thompson was made president. His interest was deep, and, personally, he did a great deal for the college. He had little support from the Alumni Association during his seven years administration. In 1909, it was proposed that the Alumni take up the proposition of extending the old main building and erecting and equipping an auditorium. Several thousand dollars were pledged. Shortly after this the whole financial sys- lilii!!! Si� Ili dn Sonrhes, athletes, rooters, supporters —alt those ioho hg their efforts unit their logaltg, hatoc created anh f ostereh theilaagaroo pirit Shis sertion is freitirateit 126 ;C£3E=: : 5)- ATHLETIC COUNCIL W. E. Williams, Jr., President Girard Lowe, Student Representative H H. R. Livingston, Secretary C. E. Allen, J. J. Delaney, Chester Johnson, Faculty Representatives || 127 1915 ''3V 3 ssoe aVvoT J l i f. i J « C f f V {'ill ty T, w A ;i.‘% ■f I Fowler Edrington McElroy Williams Livingston McCall Sowell Johnston Carroll Lowe Baker Morrison Currie 128 ■191BV = COACH JOHNSTON This makes the fourth year that Coach Johnston has been with us. Though Austin College has a comparatively small number from which to select a team Coach has kept his team in the running. When his opportunities are great his teams are among the best; when he has no opportunity he makes one. Those persons who saw the team of 1914 in the first game and then saw it again at the last of the season will assert that his work was won- derful. His specialty is team work and speed. He is now coaching the baseball team, which we are expecting to be a winner. We are well pleased with Coach's work and hope that his stay with A. C. will be prolonged. W. ESTELL WILLIAMS, Half-back Williams entered school four years ago. While he was meandering around in the field of conject- ure. he was fortuitously engulfed in the maelstrom of footballism. Once, seeing himself on the road of fatality, his only desideratum was to win fame in the athletic world. He sei to work with the iron clad determination never to falter or to fear, if life would only be his cheerful companion. His first year was spent as a scrub; his only delight being to set foot on the side line of other athletic fields. The next year he swam to the brink cf the whirl- pool. At this place, only one honor had been thrown over the attic wall of the gridiron, and it was so grand as to fill him with intense longing to be there himself. So he crept in the open gate and stole the end flower. The flavor of this flower lasted for two years. Then, this year, when the storm of hard times stole upon civilization and footballism, he stood as a lighthouse upon the stormy ocean, as the ark in the time of Noah. This is Williams’ last year in Austin College. If he attends another college uext year, Austin College says, they will have a powerful man among them. 129 .1915 SooWsaW. Squad Currie Carroll Bak$r White Richardson Lowe Trout Wqodson Williams McElroy 130 'U915J: 22 ' GIRARD LOWE, Half-Back Girard came from Weatherford two years ago. In the eyes of many students, he did not appear as a looming player. But all experienced and edu- cated football critics and especially all who have played against him say, “There are stars in his crown.” The prophets of the school say, “If Lowe continues to multiply in strength in the ensuing years as he has in the last, he will be a tower of strength in the last years of his college life.” We all harbor the truth that he is coming back next year; his name being for the purpose of filling many headlines in the newspapers. I. B. BAKER, Quarter-Back Baker came to Austin College with a phenom- enal record. Princeton having opened her doors, inviting him to tread those shining shores along which Newton dropped his plummet and Herschel sailed a Columbus of the skies. Also the football magnets worked with their utmost power trying to get him to be with them and play at their school. But his mind was set to play with a plucky team, because he was plucky himself. He has been our barricade through one year of contests, ahd a mere retrospect into the mirror of memory satisfies our eyes with the thrilling and starry plays which he executed at the crucial moments of the game. He is undecided as to where he will attend next year. Our earnest hope is that he will attend the place where future success is auspicious for him, but if he happens to attend another school may roses of peace and love be spread on his way. 132 1915 i: WHITE, Center During morose moments some things seem im- practicable and impossible. When our noted cen- ter, Alexander Grey, graduated, the rumor gener- ated that we would never have another center like Alex. But White, alias Prep, seems to have per- formed a miracle, opening up many a sleepy and dormant eye. Our infantile eyes were magnified by the feats which our center executed. In the line he excavated holes like a machine, he split through the opposite interference like a train through the mountain air. White will be here next year. White will be here then to bedizen the leaf of foot- ball results, and if his strength multiplies he will come to be Alex’s equal. LIVINGSTON, Tahkle The country boy, fancy dancer, and a student worthy of mention in any institution. A boy whom Austin College might be proud of, for all of his friends predict that his future will be spent upon the path that leads to honor success and happi- ness. As a football player the athletic magnets are proud of him. He held his position as well as any man of his size could, and that is surely all that we could ask of him. Listen, his ability is such that he pushed men of two hundred pounds around just as the tempestuous sea twists the ar- gosy of the sea. We do not know where he will attend school next year, for that is uncertain, but every student of school wishes that he would attend Austin College. 133 . 1915 JOHN CARROLL John, commonly called Red, was a surprise to many of the students. He stood aside from the football braggarts, labored earnestly, stead- fastly, and confidently, and straightway became famed as a football player. His size was thought to be an obstacle in his successful path. But his swiftness, quick dodging, and smooth tack- ling cause many eyes to watch him continually. He was even mentioned by one coach in the state lineup, but it being his first year worked against him greatly. He was elected our Cap- tain for next year. We are watching him still for we know he will be an all state man before he finishes College. SOWELL, alias (DICK), Guard Sowell plays football like he plays the la- dies—mighty strong. In the game we could always depend upon Dick for his part of the burden. At times when he is full of life; after some one had aroused his anger, he would, like a ravenous lion, make all give him the way. This 3'ear was Dick's first year on the team. He is large in size, and within a year or so more we dare say that he can play in the line of any team in the State of Texas. It is our earnest desire that he attend Austin College next year. 134 FRANKIBUS HANKIBUS McFLROY, Full-Back To hear the pronunciation of his name coerces the hearer to think he is becoming the miracle of time, the greatest man ever cast by the tides of time on the shore of life. But listen, he is only a product of Sherman, whose real strength, like tea, was never known until he was cast into the seething water, boiled and stirred by college foot- ball. On the foot-ball field he was a jack of all trades. . At different times, he was a comedian, cynic and full-back, his fame erases all of his faults acquired while promenading the sinuous labyrinths of college life. All we ask of Hank is to return to school next year; to take advantage of the grand opportunity offered him in the foot-ball world. McCALL, Tackle McCall is ever at his place. It matters not whatever undertaking the college embarks upon, he is always enthusiastic, earnest, persevering and he always does his best. On the football team he does not loom and illuminate the eyes of the spec- tators as a basket of stars spilt out of the heavens, still, like a blaze of fire, makes it hot for the man who ventures to step on his existence. We cherish and foster the hope that he will be with us for three more years, because we know that by that time he will shine in many fields of college life. 135 1915 JtA, CURRIE, Guard Currie neve.- would tell from what town he came. We believe he came from some mineral, mountainous country which abounds in riches and powerful straightforward men. Currie like the unpolished diamond had to be polished before he could be used. His first year was spent working in Coach Johnston’s quarry mill, being envious of Bab Brown because he did more work than he. After one year of toil and incredible hardships he proved himself power- ful and experienced enough to encounter any man, and at many times he overcame the strongest collegiate linesmen. Currie will be with us for two more years. May his strength multiply as the sins of the prodigal. LANE Lane was a substitute this year. He flirted with a regular place and, with a little more practice, would have landed one. He is fast, heady and gritty. His position is end and half- back. It is hard for a man to land a place on a college team the first year at school. There are those who never get on the team until their fourth year. Good players too. How . about George Drummond? Lane will be back next year and is pretty liable to be a regular “ Kan- garoo.” 136 1915 J. E. RICHARDSON Richardson is another of the Sherman High men. We have had many good men from this school; from it we got Griggs, Smith, Tuck, Anderson and many more players who have already made their mark in college football. We have grown into a habit of expecting a number of first-class players from the high school every year and our habit has grown by the repetition of the offense. Zip was a sub this year, but it did not seem to bother him in the least, for he worked all the harder. Al- though not in many games he made the trips. Next year we are expecting to see him make good at the position of center. We have an idea that he will. HOLLAND Holland is a substitute. This being the truth did not phase him as it does many substi- tutes. He worked all the harder, and his per- severence deserves mention because it was his help which contributed toward making our team. We know one thing that the man who beats him out next year will have to be mighty strong and will have to show some knowledge of football which he learned before he came to Austin College. 137 1915 3V vVs vcs a .� saws s BASKETBALL Basketball has not had the popularity in Austin College that it should iiiisiilgisii 144 S'? 1915; £Sg ew3� fta . ars “ “• •'••• •■ ■“ - eHffipi s SE piSwS ssiS i-SESK -11915;: 'RaisVetoaW ScVvfc uU Freshmen vs. Preps. Sophs, vs. Seniors Freshmen vs Sophs. Preps, vs. Seniors Preps, vs. Sophs. Freshmen vs. Seniors 27-17 45-15 Freshmen 3 Sophomores 3 Seniors 3 Coffin—Wier—G Edrington—G Williams C Ramsey (captain)—F Guitart—F Sophomore: McCutcheon—G White-G Carroll (captain)—F Main—F Preps 42—High School 19 Gouger, B.—F Gougerj M.—F McElroy—C Walters—G Williams (captain)—G Rainey—G McElroy—G Gentry (captain)—F Thompson—F 147 ;;EnE=======ng |91§ —=OXj; SOM SCENES KOLLEGE EI.Fi; 'Bo � Wrv% 'R.eswWs C ub M. A. BRYAN M. L. CASHION R. L. MORRISON C. A. BREWER Officers President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Keeper-of-Supplies Anderson, J. G Alexander, Ator, Thad - Brewer, C. A. - Bryan, M. A' Butler, D. C. Case, R. O. Cashion, M. D. Clement, F. H. Davenport, L. Dunlap, W. B. Edrington, E. Erwin, J. C. Erwin, R. D. Furrh, W. K. Gammon, S. R. Wiseman, M. H. Wiseman, J. I Goodwin, Shields Gouger, M. Gouger, B. Guitart, R. P. Lane, T. A. Moore, L. W. Morrison, R. L'. Owen, C. P. Rainey, H. Rose, R. H. Sherrill, L. J. — Story, S. L. Thompson, J. E. Weldon, Wm. Young, E. H. 150 TRACK TEAM 151 1915 TbasetoaW. 'Prospecte fav 9 5 3i S it is truly said, “ You cannot keep a good man down,” likewise it is true when I say you cannot keep baseball out of Austin College. In spite of all opposition we believe we are going to have a team which will make a better record than we ever have in the last three years. This year our greatest weakness has been supplied. That is, we have pitchers galore. Those who are showing up best are Williams, Trout, Rainey, Aston and Lain. Williams pitched almost all of the games last year, and last year was a proof to us that he is as good as any in the Texas Intercollegiate Association. Rainey, a new man, who comes to us with a remarkable record, is still living up to everything that has been said about him. Trout, a long, lanky boy, who has been enticed into society, is still in the ring. Lain, another new man, will make good before he leaves us. Aston, a Sherman lad, is also showing form. Practice started the last week in February. We have Mr. Chester Johnston as our Coach, but if the weather continues as it is at present, a very little coaching will be given. Still, we have a crowd of about thirty who are earnestly trying to win a place on the team. Besides the pitchers mentioned above, we have a good bunch of the old men back. We have Gaither, Edrington, Lowe, Williams, Hurst and Mor- rison. Among the new men who are showing up good we name Williams, K., who is hitting mighty good for the beginning of the year; Gouger, a small man, but looms as a big one on the baseball field. Baker, a man who has had a great deal of experience, is showing first-class form at the first sack. We have also Sowell, Arnspiger and Gafford who are trying for the first sack. At second we have two very small men—Edrington and Ator. For short we have Gaither, the heavy hitter, and Gouger, who also drives the pill remarkably well. For third we have our little Red Carroll, who fields well, and Williams, K., who comes with a good record from Giddings. For outfield we have a large crowd. We have Hankibus McElroy, a Sher- man boy, who says he has played in every class of baseball, and from what we have seen we believe he is right; Thompson, a country boy, and as country boys do he knocks the ball at all times; Cunningham, the sly boy, is continually slipping up and catching and robbing someone of a hit; Lowe, our old reliable, is still with us, and if he continues to play as he did last year he will be with us for two more years. We have others, but their actions will speak louder than words. As the Chromascope goes to press Austin College has played one game. Score: Austin College 4, Trinity 3. 154 ==wr i STRAIGHT OVER 1915 B atting Practice Mgr. Hugh and Pappy CORNER LITERARY SoVWu e O, Solitude, sweet Solitude Embrace me, bold me fast; Remember, 1 am happy When tree from social blast. O, Solitude, quiet Solitude, || Steal 'round me every night; Remember I am happier When everything is quiet. O, Solitude, my Solitude, Pray leave me nevermore; Remember that I love you, A ml will for evermore. 157 £ 1 a si C.'arVs m.a.s 1915 WleAWaWoTvs a CoWare vtv aUa veU (With apologies to everybody) The damage that you have done. That he’s not at work here in this hay. But I long for a sight of the setting sun For my poor back is aching still. a cornshuck bed 170 175 3237;; Sxsevxj 3 s v Vas UST as the first rays of the hazy January sun began to struggle thru the ice covered window panes of Luckett Hall, a long, lean, lanky youth slowly oozed one big, blue, bony, foot after the other from beneath his home-spun comforter into a pair of broad, black, bootees which were waiting at his bed side to receive the only pair of feet in the dormitory large enough to fill them. Before the youth had fastened, securely, enough clothes about his emaciated limbs to keep out the cold north wind, his door flung open:— “Boys, here is a fish out of water”, were the words of welcome for the youth who had spent only one night in the Hall; having entered college just at the beginning of the second term. One mind got busy. What could be the significance of this most unseemly announcement by the stranger at his door? E’en tho his mind might have been as lightning, and his heart as fleet as a doe, the former had not spanned the dome of heaven, nor had the latter gained many leagues when all was clear. Men, boys, beasts, demons, (as it appeared to his horror stricken mind) some appareled in dress suits, some in plain suits, some in shirt sleeves, some in bath robes,—yea, e’en some in enveloping laughter, piled into his ill kept room, despite the dense fumes from his odoriferous boots—the said fumes compelling a few of the invaders to retreat; having weak hearts; being delicate, etc.—The aforesaid fish was hurriedly undressed and ushered in to receive the first application of the cleansing fluid that had ever befallen him. He was told that the water was boiling hot; consequently, when the first sheet of icy fluid found lodging, he bounded forth with a mighty bound; yielding up a cry for mercy that reached the most remote corners of the city. At first he actually thought he was blistered; but this idea was soon abandoned, his teeth began to chatter, his epidermis to draw, and his bones to ache. A few words of mock encouragement were offered for the purpose of tantalization; then the lamb that had fallen amongst wolves was forced to remount bis alter beneath the steady down pour of liquid which needed a reduction of only five degrees in temperature to have fallen a solid. To the fish it was colder than temperature is calculated. Great child-like tears began to mingle with the freezing sheets of the down pour; the struggling youth began to shiver with a mighty shiver. His very bones were dislodged. He begged; he swore, but his oaths were in vain; he prayed, but his prayers were too late. At last, when the chilled flesh was dead to pain, and his lengthy limbs could no longer struggle, he was permitted to go to his room where no time 176 .1,1 was lost in the process of wrapping: quilts and blankets around his aching: anatomy. After becoming: warm again, he awoke to a realization of the fact that the experience, so unusual in his case, made him very hungry; indeed, so hungry that he thought he scarce could wait till the ringing of the second bell. Lo! the second bell did ring; but as well for the fish that it had not. His band of tormentors seized the hungry urchin, and locked him in his own room; leaving him to the dreadful pang of hunger, while they went to breakfast. ’Mid sighs and tears, the down trodden youth, seated upon the side of his bed, betook himself to thinking. Uppermost of all in his mind was the meal being served down the hall. To him there came exaggerated hallucinations of ham and eggs; and imaginary visions of hot cakes and ribbon cane. All this came to his mind; but not a bite to his—rescue. Sitting, hungry, lonely, forsaken, in his cold, dark, dank cell, his limbs numb, and his mind growing blank, he was borne away to that land where the lamb and the lion lie down together; but where the lion awaketh first and goeth his way, picking his teeth with lambs tales -(from Shakespeare). In other words, he was permitted to forget his maltreatment for a time, and to dream of treasures left behind.—“O, my dearest gal,”—his distracted brain repeated; having been trained to that on the day of the youth’s departure from his rural retreat, when this ill favored fish bade farewell to the rustic swain, whose rogue curls, and hazel eyes were wont to be an allurement too great for his feeble resisting ability. But back to the incidents of the flesh and not of the mind. Just as the fish was pressing his wind cracked lips to her sun burned cheek, his door flew open, and in the twinkling of an eye, he passed from the sublime to the ridiculous; in the flit of a thought, from paradise to purgatory. Some various and sundry evens and odds to be attended to. All of these fell to the lot of the despondent fish, keeping him busy during the periods that were not taken up by his class work. All of these different jobs went against the grain, so to speak, but were pleasures as compared with the thought of the coming night, which hap- pened to be Monday night. The horrors that filled his pectoral quarter increased in direct proportion to the thirtieth power of the part of the day left behind; that is, back to early morn. He had heard a great deal about the religious organizations, and of the regular college work, but the sum of all these was only a phrase as compared with the discussion of what would take place at “Kangaroo Kourt” that night. 177 - ■ Evening: approached; night followed; the die was cast. After suffering the cross-fire of the gauntlet, homesick pangs produced by the tender ren- dition of “Home, Sweet Home,” by candle-light, and a few other ordeals, amid fiendish howls and serpentine hissing, he was led, with fear and trem- bling, into the awful presence of the Most High, His Honor. A few brief questions were asked and the fate of the fish was sealed. His Honor, haughty in appearance, tender at heart, infallible in his judgment, arose slowly, clearly, distinctly, gave his decree: Ninety-nine spats across the horse, And call the doctor if seen; To treat this fish for the ‘rough-neck’. Then hie to some humid places, And fetch him some slimy worms; His limbs are affected with rheumatics. Let the Sheriff put cuffs on By applying the ‘electric brand.’ Some tar in his hair will help it. Administer as His Honor’s orders were carried out to the letter. The fish was also carried out, and to his room, where medicinal aid was procured, and a few days were necessary for recuperation. -A. G. S.y ’ d. 178 Suggestions Left by the Senior Class to Anyone Needing An Oration Subject in English The Effect of the Monkey’s Tail on the Course of Human History. Relationship between the Structure of an Invertebrated Dinosaur and Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. Influence of Crap Shooting on the Shoe Industry in the United States. Resolved, That the correct use of the Latin preposition ex is more im- portant to man than the climate in which he lives. Resolved, That Robert Burns and Edgar Allen Poe were not drunkards and we can prove it. The Close Relation between Toothbrushes and Osculation. The influence of Hogjaw Davis in Causing the Cataclysm in Europe. The Influence of the Battle of Gettysburg on the Career of Alexander the Great. The Relation between Cornfed Dodo Birds and Psychology. The Psychological Effect of Chicken on a Negro. Poker vs. Greek as a Mind Trainer. The Cabaret Dancer and the German Submarine. Should Austin College grant Aunt Molly an M. S. degree? If so, why? If not, why not? Resolved, That fleas have thundering down the ages. Dope T c wivav ktS etaa ‘SlrsV The moon was shining in all its splendor. The night was one of those glorious nights upon which lovers feast their eyes and let their souls admire with rapture. Two lovers were sitting on an antique bench, under a tree, through which the moonlight was filtered and made fantastic shapes on the ground. A ray of light was shining upon the beautiful hair of the girl and caused it to look as if a halo lingered around her beautiful head. “My darling,” said he, as his arm stole around her, “there is a question which has weighed upon my mind for days. The thought has assumed in my mind the proportions of one of those great things which the human heart can hardly meet. My soul is torn; I have fought it off for days but the question must be settled. You, whom I love, and in whom I have abso- lute trust, you—and only you must help me and answer my question. It concerns your happiness and mine. We can never enter into the full beauty of our perfect love until this hideous thing is settled once for all.” “You know that I love you,” said the girl, “and nothing can ever come between us. Let me know your trouble and I shall help you as only one who loves can help.” “I cannot avoid the issue,” he said, “and you must be prepared, for it will test your love to the uttermost. My question, my darling, is this: “Do you love cabbage?” 183 LESLIE.WALLACE HARDWARE CO BASEBALL, FOOTBALL AND TENNIS GOODS A First-Class Stock of Athletic and Gymnasium Clothing The Home Interurban The modern electric railroad of Safety and Service Between Denison McKinney Sherman Dallas N. C. CALVERT, JAS. P. GRIFFIN, 191 SHOES FOR YOUNG MEN IF YOU WOULD J1E A WINNER IN LIFE’S RACE YOU MUST HE WELL DRESSED. WE DRESS THE FEET. THAT’S OUR PART OF THE JOH Gunter-Rolison Co. OPPOSITE BINKLEY HOTEL SHERMAN. TENAS Witt Tailoring Company WHO TAILOR BEST IN SHERMAN 22 1 NORTH TRAVIS STREET THE LAHtJEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF COMM EXCEMENT FLO WERS THE FLOWER STORE TEXAS NURSERY CO. SPRING EXHIBIT —555s� - THE SHOE STOKE OF THE TOWN Malone-Pierce Co. The Sherman Steam Laundry THE SHERMAN STEAM LAUNDRY THE DENVER FIRE CLAY CO. 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MERCHANTS PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK Sherman Texas 196 UR BEST A1)S ARK NEVER WRITTEN THEY ARE WORN L I V I N (i S T O N B R O S National Steam Laundry FOR FINK WORK FRKNCH DRY CLKANING THE BINKLEY Sherman Hotel Co., Prop. A. K. LADD, MANAGR LYON FA KM CREAMERY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 1 r R } ol2 K. c ICE CREAM ICES SHKKIIKTS FANCY CRKAMERY BUTTER IKHSTONST. SI I E K M A X, TEX AS 197 1915 = : : : ■� ' HAYNES SPORER UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS ...Agents for Grayson County Mutual Burial Association... Both Phones-Store, 12; Residence 12-2 West Side Square Sherman, Texas Gulick Hall INSURANCE, LOANS AND REAL ESTATE Room 410-11-12 M. A P. National Bank Building Phone 105 Sherman Transfer and feme jtyy Livery Go. AVTOMOBILES FOB HIRE DI A fl OXDS.ROCKFORD WA TCHES LET US HAVE YOUR TRUNKS 198 ,','cor---------------— . ye® M. E. Greathouse S T A P L E A N 1) F A NCY GROCERIES COLD DRINKS, LUNCHES AND CIGARS ACROSS the: street from the college A wise old owl sat in an oak . tnd these were the words he spoke and spoke: “ These things 1 know without making fun-- When I want' Good Fuel' I call joi. CASH COAL WOOD CO. W. H. LUCAS Cash Grocery Co. D E A L E R I N G E NERAL MERCH A N I) 1 S E TRY OUR FERNDELL GOODS American Bank Trust Co. SHERMAN, TEXAS Capital Paid In • • $200.000.00 We invite you to make this Bank yoor Bank, and will appreciate your account (whether small or large) COUNTY DEPOSITORY W. C. Eubank D. S. Thompson Bari.ow Roberts ROBERTS ELECTRIC CO. —- - CAN FIX IT — ELEC T R I C FIX T UJR E S AND _S U P P L I E S AUTO GA R A G E AN D FULLY EQUIPPED .... MACHINE SHOP IN CO N N E CTION .... BOTH PHONES 184 2t6 SOUTH TRAVIS STREET SHERMAN, TEXAS Our Knowledge of Your Needs Has Again Guided Us IN SELECTING THE RIGHT KIND OF SEASONABLE WEARABLES FOR THE YOUNG MAN AT SCHOOL OR AT HOME THE LATEST APPROVED EASH IONS AWAIT YOU A T SHERMAN'S UREA TEST STORE MARKS BROTHERS SUCCESSORS TO MURPHY DRY GOODS CO. 1849 Aitsti it (litUnK (Iflor ttnnug ittnt x HIGH GRAPH College for Young Men of � fering A. II., Ii. S., M. A.. M. S.. degrees. Thorough curriculum, -'acuity of specially trained instructors of travel and experience. Degrees recognized by leading Universities of the east and north. Splendidly ei uipped Li- brary. Physical and Chemical Laboratories. Preparatory Department with study hall, etc., in charge of competent professors. Moral influences the best. Large Y. M. C. A.; church attendance compulsory. Six acre ath- letic park and commodious grandstand. High Grade Literary Societies. Finest students' dormitory in the South. Steam-heated and electric lighted. Y. M. C. A. Building on the campus. Two hundred thousand being ex- pended on new fire-proof buildings. For further information address REV. THOS. S. CLYCE. D. D., LL. D„ President : Sherman, Texas 201 ......'..■ = ' 1915 1.-.— Our BOTTLED SODAS are food and drink com- bined, wholesome food, too. There is more than an ounce of pure cane syrup in every bottle. Cane syrup is a food, building up tissue, supplying nour- ishment, and furnishing energy. Every bottle gives courage and strength without Be sure they are Dr. Bogue's. Take no other. Coca Co aTbottVva$ Co. “Bottlers of the Best” BUY BY THE CASE Both Phones 215 -:- Sherman, Texas -:- 314 W.Houston St. See Car Shipments a Specialty COAL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS E. ARNOLDI, Manager Both Phones 90 -:- SHERMAN, TEXAS 202 1915|ro.. :srae= COLLEGE PRINTING OF ALL KINDS .i.v.w. i ..s' e.-! r. LO ;n:s CALKS OARS IWLLETIXS . ISXOVNCEMENTS I.WITATIOKS COMMERCIAL PRINTING NOT THE CHEAPEST—BUT THE BEST. ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON ALL KINDS OF PRINTING. INOUIKIES SOLICITED GIVE YOUR ORDERS TO RELIABLE PRINTERS THE REYNOLDS-PAKKEK COMPANY Wear’s Studio Photos, Portraits and Frames JONES HASSELL K amate UN Finishing SHERMAN, TEXAS Sl 5-520 M. P. BANK BUli.HING Guilford P. Webb Spearman Webb ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Sherman, - - Texas Try Our Mexican Style Pecan Candy WHEREVER CANDY IS SOLD-5 CENTS THE A. B. C. CANDY CO. if A XUFA CTl K .Yt; CONFIX 'T OXKKS SHERMAN, TEXAS 203 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Arc you a candidate for the ministry? Do you graduate from Austin College this year? If you are and if you do, then the next step and the logical place for you is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. We offer a complete and practical course of instruction by compe- tent teachers. Our degree is Bachelor of Divinity. We also give you opportunity to take your Master of Arts degree in the University of Texas while taking the Seminary course. Our buildings are new and modern in every respect. The next session opens September 22, igty. ROBERT E. VINSON, PRESIDENT, AUSTIN, TKXAS GO TO A. C. BOOK STORE For-- Books Tablets Stationery Inks Pennants Table Covers College Jewelry Let us know what yon ■ will serve you promptly Keith’s Drug Store SAFKTY FIRST “your patronage solicited” TRAVIS AND HOUSTON STS. SHERMAN, TEXAS Hall Furniture Company SHERMAN, TEXAS 204 j] = §Jr. •W J. D. MASTERS MAHONEY BROS. 1 Agent Chase and Sanborn’s COFFKK and TKA Best Materials Used j Best Rubber Heels put on your Shoes. 109-111 Hast Lamar St. I Just around the corner Shoe Shop 214'i North Travis Street Near Binkley Hotel j HOLLINGSWORTH CARPET CO. Sherman Jewelry Optical Co. t Carpets, Rugs and Curtains “The Reliable Jewelry Store” I Columbia Grafonolas Columbia Records 108 North Travis St. Sherman Texas GEO. E. CASE FRANK HEINISCH j VOICE. PIANO, HARMONY AND PI PR ORGAN FRESH MEATS SHERMAN, TEXAS B°‘h — ““ • GLASSCOCK DRUG CO. SHERMAN, TEXAS SHERMAN OPERA HOUSE A. B. 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