Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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JOHN JONES BROWN CORPORAL. SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT Poetic fields encompass me around And still I seem to tread on classic ground. Jonas entered this old world of trou- ble September 7th, 1886. at the historical old town of Cowpens, S. C. and still signs up from that place. Received his early education from Cowpens Graded School and at Spartanburg Graded School. On September 3rd, 1003. en- tered Clemson College, joined the fa- mous band of Freshmen, and has been toiling upward with us ever since He was a member of the Senior Dancing Club and the German Club. He will run a cattle ranch at Cow- pens. ARCHIBALD LAWRENCE CAMPBELL His sparkling rallies bubbled up as from aerated natural fountains. This young Mark Twain first saw the light of day in Walterboro, S. C, on the 18th of January, 1886. You will please forgive me. dear readers, but 1 must exonerate my good friend by tell- ing you that the nickname of Booze is very inaptly applied. He is a camel by name : but. unlike all other animals of his kind, he cannot go eight days without a drink — of water, of course. Booze received his early education in Brunson. Allendale, and at Morrison ' s Preparatory School. He entered Clem- son in the fall of 1903. and pursued the Civil Course, to which he has been a credit. Booze held the office of Cor- poral and Sergeant, and wa- Assistant Local Editor of the 1907 Annual, and Associate Editor of The Tiger. This young Hercules always took to the side lines in athletic-

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THOMAS NORWOOD BRISTOW Who could sweetly sing, Or with rosin ' d bow torment the string. The Pee Dee Advocate, published in Bennetts- ville, the county scat of Marlboro county, in its issue of August 31st, [886, contains notice of the birth of a boy, who is to-day known in Clemson circles as Bristow. The Marlboro Graded Schools gave this boy his start in education, and turned him over t Clemson in September, ' 03. Bris is noted as an entertainer, since his music never has failed. He was a member of the ( dee Club. ' 05; bass player in the Clemson Hand, and ' cellist in the Clemson College Orchestra. Tail was also a member of the German Club, the Senior Dancing Club, and the ' 07 Tennis Club. The Electrical Course chose him at the beginning of his Sophomore year. After installing an electric lire alarm system in Rennettsville, Bristow will take charge of the Pen- dleton Power Plant. ARCHER KENNEDY BR1TT Beautiful in form and feature. Lovely as the day. Can there he so fair a creature. Formed of common clay. ' Britt. sometimes known as Bigun, first came upon the scene of action at the little town of Sand- over, S. C. January 24th, 1883; received his early education at the Buffalo and MeCormick Schools, the latter being situated at his present home. En- tered Clemson September, ' 03. taking Civil Engi- neering. Member of Palmetto Society; Sergeant- at-Arms, Palmetto Society. Bigun will some day become Chief Engineer in the construction of The Japan Canal.

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BERTE DANE C RTF.R CORPORAL, SERGEANT, [ST LIEUTENANT . man who could light, a battle, support a State, or grace a banquet. Little was known of the hamlet of Lodge, until it was made famous by the birth of Birdie, April 20th, 1883. He received his primary educa- tion in the Bamburg and Colleton Public Schools. This and his Prep, course at Cle ' mson were so effi cienl that he stayed at home in [902 and taught school. Returned to Clemson in 1903 to join the first elass of A. I ' s. Dave held the offices of Prosecuting Critic, Literary Critic, Secretary and President of the Literary Society; was Literarj Editor of the Chronicle of ' 06-07. : 11( 1 won the Debater ' s medal in his society in 1907. lie was a member of the Senior Dancing Club. Carter was on the Class football team in Fresh., guard and tackle on the scrub team in Soph, and Junior, and left guard on the famous Varsity team of ' 06. Birdie ' s present address is care of Chief of Police, Anywhere. He will probably he a fisherman in the Salkahat- chie River swamp. JOHN CALVTN CLARK What if it docs rain to-morrow. It is fair weather to-day. Ichabod — in no way connected with the char- acter in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but a pro- duct of Marion county — was horn August 29, 1884. He began to train his mind in the public schools of the county; hut. being ambitious, he entered Clemson, September, 1901, and has since won dis- tinction in the Animal Industry Course. In the Columbian Society he held the offices of Secretar) and President. He was President of the South Carolina Collegiate Oratorical Association. as Editor-in-Chief of The Chronicle. Associate Edi- tor of ' 07 Annual, member of Senior Dancing Club, and played right guard on Class football team, 05- ' o6.