Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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E»g SMiifttt -§ p - ' ? r?rf r- ' -f ' m mm m MM Mm - Wm r i LEE ROY BLAKENE ' i Pageland. S. ( !. Be what you are. TEXTILE INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Private; Private; Sergeant; Captain; President Chesterfield Countj Club; Member oi Textile So cletj ; Winner oi Medal for Highest Machine Gun Score .it Camp MeClellan, R.O.T.C, Fourth Corps Area ' 24. Gifted with n genial personality, Blake, as he is known by his man; friends, has made for himself a reputation since com- ing to Clemson that will stand in the hearts of those wlm knew him long after college days are over. Always eager to help his friends. . always ready to lend his supporl to any enterprise thai would advance Ids school, Blake is the kind of man that we like to call a true son of Clemson. While not a finished scholar, he has ever been able to stand above the line that bounds Success and failure in class-r i work. In student activities he has 1 n faithful and earnest, never failing to fulfill the part he was given tn perform. May his success in after life be as brilliant as thai which he has attained sojourning at Tigertown. THOMAS WMJI- ' W BONNER Pacolet, S. C. I ' crir, tion is not found in num. Though educated well; Id do just ri hi In nevei can, Because poor Adam fell. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Private; Privati ; Sergea at ; I irst Lieutenant : Pi esidenl Squti i e and Compass Club : C iun: iiiui Literan Society, Junior Critic 24, Treasurer ' 25 : Baptist Choi r ' 22- ' 23- ' 24 ' 25; President Spartanburg Countj Club ' 25; R.O.T.I . Camp MeClellan, Ala.; Clemson College Hand 22 ' 23- ' 24 To know Tom is to be acquainted with a g 1 fellow and a true gentleman. A big heart, a generous disposition, coupled with hard work and sincerity won I ' m- Tom many friends while at Clemson, and the same attributes will carry him to success in life. Tom came to Clemson in the fall of ' 21 and immediately cast his lot with Crip, and ever since he has pursued the elusive electron with determination and zeal. Siimc da. we hope to hear of some great work he has performed in the electrical u orld. Fur being aide to skin reveille with- out being caught bj the Army. Tom be- came the envy of Peeks Boys , who had to smother a yawn, grab a shirt, a pair of trousers, and push out in the cold to answer while buttoning up. Twenty-Nine g g,

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VT Wi m % mg kWk$ ' JfcS £ 5i ai I J JAMES WILLIAM BLAIR Blahs. S. C. ' Be a friend to all. but love only one. CIVIL ENGINEERING Private; Corporal; Sergeant; Second Lieutenant; Secretary and President ' Palmetto Literary So- ciety; A.S.C.E. ; Dancing club; Fairfield Countj Club; First Class Gunner, Howitzer Platoon, R.O.T.C., Camp McClellan, Ala. In years, wo wi short space of time as four ,ho have been associated with Bill have learned to appreciate the glow that has been shed upon us from his life. The sincerity and purity of his friendship have predominated our acquaintance with him in the most pleasing manner. When you. stranger, have come into contact with the glow of his friendship, you will have found one Of life ' s most preeioUS jewels, a true friend. Bill ' s entry into Clemson was not glaring nor spectacular, neither has his staj been spent in meteoric splendor, but where is the greal man whose life was one great flare. The lives of such men an illy pleasantly forgotten. usually pleas;i When I he tuture fulh we may call to pay a visit in ' Bill, max we find that Life n you and yours most bounti- LEWIS BOYD BLAKENEY Lancaster. S. C. Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he a ho acts the Columbus of his own soul. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Private; Private; Private; First Lieutenant; Sec retary and President Columbian Literary Society ; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet : President Bible Class Lead- ers ; Friendship Council ' 23- ' 24- ' 25 ; Bible Class Leader ' 23- ' 24- ' 25 : Newspaper Correspondent Club; A.I.E.E. ; Senior Dancing Club; Vice-Presi- dent Lancaster County Club ; Welter-weight Box- ing Champion Fourth Corps Area ; Cross-Count r Team; Track Team; Swimming Team; Scrub Basketball; .Member of Boxing Team; Rifle Marksman, Pistol Sharpshooter. R.O.T.C., Camp McClellan, Ala.; Christian Endeavor Society; .bike Editor of Chronicle ' 25. A little girl ' s sky was beclouded while .all Lancaster was somewhat enveloped in a veil of mourning, when Blake broke loose for Clemson. Lancaster ' s loss was Clemson ' s gain however, for he quickly made his presence fell here by his person- ality and thoUghtfulneSS of others. lie chose Electricity as his major study anil lo thai end devoted his untiring energy. Anyone gazing upon the unscarred face of Blake would never dream of a pugilist. However, he demonstrated his ability in the manly art while at camp. In addition, Blake has fought like a time Tiger to do his bit for his Alma Mater on the track. His four years having been completed, his career, in our minds, is crowned with gold- en success, which few attain. @©©©@ SSSg S2 Twenty-Eight

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' tfc i X-. wm S » l $M 1 LEONARD ROWLAND BOOKER Charlotte, N. C. B ' V tAz ' nA; oo »n c ; 0 wAal others think; too little oj what we ought i . ' TEXT! LE ENGIN EERING Private; Private; Private; Second Lieutenant; Calhoun Literarj Society. Junior Critic ' -I Senior Critic ' 25, President Third Term ' ; Win ner t ' .D.C. Medal ' 24; Y.M.C.A. Cabinet ' 23; friendship Council ' 23; Bible Class Leader; Tex- tile Society; Student Volunteer Convention ' 22; President State Students Y.M.C.A. Council ' 25; Cosmopolitan Club; Tar Heel Club ' l.: ; Machine 1,1111 Marksman, Camp McClellan, Ala. To those wIki know him not, the name will mean bul little; but to us who have lived with him, the name Booker will a] ways bring I our inimls a familiar say- ing: Slick- in there and fight ' em. Booker came to Clemson with th ' s,,lc idea of making a Textile Engineer of him- self, and has successfully overcome all the obstacles that the engineering faculty plac- ed across his path. He may nol become an Edison, thereby startling the world by his inventions, but his Bull dog tenacitj and determination will put him at the t ■ 1 ■ of any height he chouses tn climb. His pleasing personality has won for him a host of friends whose ultimate de- sire is to see him succeed in whatever he undertakes. EMORY WOOD BROCKMAN Columbia, S. C. Kicks nri v raise dust and not crops from the earth. HORTICULTURE Special Student ; Business Manager Horticulture Society ; Richland County Club. Brock. as he is called by those who know him, did not join our ranks until the fall of ' 23. Me entered Clemson as a Sophomore, but due to his unusual ability he has been able to double-up on his work and in thai way get his sheep-skin with the (dass of ' 25. Having traveled quite a bit before en- tering clemson and having had plenty of experience, Brockman has learned to be satisfied with nothing but the best — and that he usually gets, being one of the out- standing members of his class. 1 rock decided to ji in the 1 inks f the horticulturists and aid in producing better fruits. Unlike the rest of us. he .already has his better half so lie is ready to settle down to wink in his orchards near ( ' oliiinbia. A hail fellow well met is Brock. His ability to mix with the fellows litis won him many friends lie litis 110 enemies — who will remember him for a long time. Here ' s hoping for him the best that life can give. Thirty 3 £ XZ