Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 212 of the 1898 volume:

Library nf Davidson Collep e Library of Davidson College Quips and (pranks VOL. III. Published by the STUDENTS OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE Davidson College NORTH CAROLINA 1898 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF Postage, Twenty-five Cents Address, QUIPS AND CRANKS DAVIDSON, N. C. E. A. WRIGHT ENGRAVER, PRINTER AND STATIONER PHILADELPHIA SALUTATORY .. . Quaint little midget on rainbow wings, Under the roses the humming bird darts [nto the flowers ' golden hearts, [©lying his toil while another sings, §)ipping the sweet from the roses ' breast. lways the sweet and nothing more. Meed we increase life ' s bitter store? te)ear tiny sage, his plan is best. ©an we not learn the lesson too, [Reaching far down in our flower ' s heart lways choosing the better part ! Now, in this book we offer you, fCeep from your sight the lesser side, peeking the good its leaves may hide. TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM DANIEL VINSON, A.M., L. L. D. A MAN GREAT IN EVERY GREAT QUALITY, GREAT IX INTELLECT, IN COURAGE, AFFEI HON N I « INTEGRITY; A RARE COMBINATION OF SUBLIMITY AND SWEETNESS, 01 GRANDEUR ND GENTLENESS, OF LEARNING AND LOVE, IHIS III I ' M-. STI I COLLEG1 LIFE IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED Bl mi-. EDITORS fhr. BOARD OF EDITORS William Gilmer Perry, Editor-in-Chief Athletic Department Literary Department John McAllister MacSwain Claudius Tate Carr Wade Cothran Harrison William Angus Ferguson Henry Gillespie Smith Marcus W. Lyon Riin McAmis Fitzpatrick Walter Miller Walsh Art Department John Lawrence Farries James William Calder Business Managers Joel David Woodside Joseph Moore MacConnell Louis Girardeau Beall ' .i % ' — v © 2i !t BOARD OF EDITORS QUIPS AND CRANKS FlTZ PATRICK Carh Smith, H. O. ' ii iDSIDE Harrison l ' l-K H Walsh Ferc i ' I H MCCONXELL Bl ALL Harries DAVIDSON COLLEGE — MAIN BUILDING v_ V f 9 B — _ tHcrc M iwever incorrecl this may be, remember, it will not be my fault as 1 tell the tale as t ' was told to me, — not being here at the time, I cannot prove the statements herein con tained, — only, I can re-commend them as coming from a venerable body, whose words ought to cany weight on any subj I Misty, damp and melancholy had been the day, and night came on earlier than usual and found me deep in my arm-chair poring over well-thumbed books and weaned with the monotony of things in general. The flickering fire cast checkered and weird shadows on wall and ceiling reminding one of a giant kaleidoscope worked by unseen fingers. At length, over the whole College grew a deep silence, and one by one the chance loot steps died away; save for the occasional sputtering of the coal, all was still. Setting aside my books and pulling my chair nearer the fire 1 began dreamily to ruminate over one thing and another, musing over the petty incidents of the day and the weari- ness of it all. Ah ' said I aloud, how fleeting things are ! Mow many others such as 1 have sat bv this same the and, while watching the glowing coals, have planned and projected only to see all overwhelmed at last by the ruthless hand of Time. How insignificant man is, and how powerless ! Impelled by ambition, he strives day and night to accomplish his ends, only to be cast down and for- gotten at last. How much better off is the existence of the animal, who has no thoughts for the morrow and lives contented and untouched by the vanities of life. I had no sooner finished than I was suddenly- aware of the presence of another person in the room. Turning quickly around, I saw in the darkest corner a misty looking object bearing somewhat of a human shape, and yet thoroughly transparent, for I could see the wall right through it. I rubbed my eyes and coughed to dispel what appeared to me to be an optical delusion, but it remained in the same place. With my hair standing on m_ - head, I was about to ask who was there, when it began to speak. Miserable man, it said, why sit you here prattling as a child over your fancied ills ? What do you know of life and its troubles ? What do you know of the great men who have occupied the very room you sit in, grumbler that you are ? Thoroughly crestfa llen, I was trying to remem- ber the most approved methods of addressing shades, and at length cried out : O, your most transparent highness! Who might I have the felicity of addressing, — and-er- wont you have a chair ? Here I looked around, but finding that I occupied the only chair in the room, I became embarrassed. My visitor evidently THE DRUHtochTV ARCHITECTURE noticed this, and perching himself rather non- chalantly on my trunk, fixed his piercing eyes on me and began : Who am I ? I am he who watches over these venerable walls, ceaselessly, day and night. For sixty long years have I witnessed the annual arrival of crowds of verdant freshmen, for sixty years have I heard the dull thud which accompanies the Soph- omores ' fall on Greek. I have seen men come and go, some from the plough, others from the ribbon counter, and all bearing on them when they left the stamp of my powerful hand. You nor your like do not know me, now, but even you will feel my power in after years and realize the greatness of my influence. Here he pounded on the trunk lid ; that is, he struck at it, for there wasn ' t any sound .md his fist went right thro the lid. Honored Sir, said I, accept my humblest apologies for the statements I so rashly uttered a few moments ago, and tell me something of the life of the College in the good old days of it ' s infamy, and how we got here. The shade looked at me earnestly for a long time, cleared its ghostly throat with a peculiar noise, and said : My son. 1 come of the best stock in the country. It is true, I had to confine myself to a small building at first, but I grew by degrees until you see what 1 am to-day. The men who built that little brick building you call the Old Chapel were men of the Drumtochty style of archi- tecture ; shoulders as broad as their Hieland accent and having a great capacity for ' tastin ' and a won- derful knowledge of the Shorter Catechism. Ah, when 1 think of the days of my youth, he sighed, and, remembering these men, compare them with those of to-day, it gives me a terrible fit of the (pink and) blues. ,, my son, time- are not what they were. One of our principal subjects was practical ' SIR ol l I.K CA1 HCART farming, and it was a great sight to see a long line ol students ploughing over a piece of unbroken ground. Alas, though, this hail to be given up. ' 3 for it was found that ploughing and the Rible Course were extremely antagonistic. In those days if the boys wanted money they would write : 1 tear Father, please send some money right away, I ' ve worn out three plough points this week doing ' parallel work ' in Practical Agriculture, I ' ve had three back reviews to stand on it. The ghostly form became silent for a moment looking steadily at me as if in deep thought ; then a spectral smile lit up his face and he said : There is one consolation left me, however ; some ol the old landmarks still remain. One in particular is with us yet, and if appearances are not deceptive, will be for sometime. Long years ago it was when I first set eyes on bold young Oliver, the bright-eyed youth who e rippling peals of laughter chipped great chunks of plaster from the College walls. His like could be found nowhere, but alas, one day having fallen into Lake Wiley, he swore by the great red wart on his nasal proboscis, that as long as they continued to build dams on the lake, so long would he unfurl his brindle whiskers, uncut, to the winds of the west; a vow which he has faithfully kept to this day. Yes, it is indeed a pleasure to have our old friends with us after all these years, and Sir Oliver Cathcart ' s face always acts as a soporific when I feel my troubles bearing too heavily on me. His sylphlike form, the Very poetry of motion, as he glides like a startled faun over the campus, wakes sad memories in me of his lovely youth. A tear fell from the spectral eye, passed through the trunk with the ease of an x-ray, and dropped from sight. Wishing to relieve his feelings by a change of subject, 1 said, Hut Sir, what do you think of the College now-a-days ? How about the students, the Faculty and the equipments we have to-day? Are they not very superior to those of long ago ? He gave a deep groan, Superior, ! cried he j Stuff and nonsense. It is true you have made ' additions, ' but what are they? You have made a M lake, lint it is of such a nomadic nature that it ob- jects to any permanent geographical location, and anyone going in it for a swim is liable to find him- self on dry ground before he can get thoroughly wet. — By the way, have you heard what the latest project is ? No? Well, the Professor of Physics, you know, lias had numerous complaints sent in by the neighboring farmers, stating that it isn ' t safe to have such a large body of water roaming around tin i ountry without a chaperone, so tin: Doctor has followed tin plan used b) sailors during a storm at lie will co. it the banks of the lake with a deep layer of grease and oil, so when it rains the water will rise up in the air like a rain drop on a pane of glass. Large iron pipes will then be welded into the sides of the lake, aw the great pressure obtained will be used to supplj power for Bill Joe ' s ( Ihinese Laundry. But don ' t you think we have improved in othei n spects, I asked, lake, for instance, the intellectual capability of the student of to-day. From a phrenolo ;ical standpoint, isn ' t he superior to tin ise of former years ? You have an advantage, it is true, he replii d, in size of head, but the increased vi ilume is caused bya superfluity ofhirsute growth. Your big-headed men are either font ball cranks or else like Hum- phreys and I hue, — men in w horn the swellin i i m from the inside. No ! Ybu do not turn out men, now a days, like — well like — Henry LouisSmith, i ' i example,.? Asked I sarcastically. . pinkish flush passed over the spectre ' cheek, and he was plainly embarrassed. Dicky Harding, then, ? said I, determined to put a stop to his boasting. Well, said he, I ' ll admit you have the advantage ol me there. But then these two are exceptions to I HE TRUSTEES SMII I the rule, they are but two drops in the bucket, — You had better not spring that on the Professor of Physics, however, I added. I here is one thing he continued that you have improved and that is your Commencements. As I pass unseen thro ' the ga) i rowds that throng the campus, and watch the Trustee ' s expansive smile as he is pointed out the fact that v waterworks (even if we have done without them ' 5 so far, and have kicked for them every year), — I Under the soothing sound of his voice I was feel that we arc going forward. Yes, vc are gently passing off into a gentle sleep, when sud- advancing. With an energetic Vice-President whose denly he made a sudden jump, shook me by the ideas are up-to-date on the athletic question espe- shoulder and cially, there is no reason why we cannot, in a few , ... ' Get up, it you don t want to miss prayers ! years at least, be equal in importance to any college , , , , , . , was the first intimation I had of a bad mght- in America. Our literary standing is high, our ' ,, mare, location is perfect, we have . f£ tf SERENADE j J Sleep sweet, beloved as the hours drift by. The stars keep quiet watches in the sky. On distant hilltops sinks the crescent moon, Ami daylight with its care comes all too soon. Sleep ! sleep ! Sleep sweet, dear heart, and sleeping dream of me ; I would not e ' en in dreams forgotten be. And may the angel guards their watches keep. While thou dost safely, sweetly sleep. Sleep ! sleep ! O. H. 16 BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1897-98 -„ •. V. J. McKay, D.D President. J. Rumple, D.D Secretary. 1 I. D. Davis Treasurer. Geo. I ' .. Wilson Attorney. F. H. Johnston. 1 ). I ) Rev. C. X. Wharton, J. A. Ramsay, D.D O. D. Davis, . . Rev. C. A. Munroe Hon. A. Leazar, . J. Rumple, D.D., W. A. Wood, D.D. Prof J. II. Hill, . J. A. McAllister. . Rev. P. R. Law, . Capt. S. C. Rankin Rev. C. G. Vardell Prof 1 [ugh A. Gre) E. Nye Hutchison, M D Term Posl i Presbytery. Expires, Elizabeth City, X. C Albemarle 1898 Warrenton, N. C Mbemarle 1899 Hickory, X. C Concord [898 Salisbury, X. C Concord 1898 Lenoir. N. C Concord 1 899 Mooresville, N. C Concord 1899 Salisbury, X. C Concord 1900 Statesville, N. Concord 1901 Statesville, X. C Concord 1901 Lumberton, X. C. Fayetteville 1898 Lumber Bridge, X. C Fayetteville [899 I yetteville, . C Fayetteville 1900 Red Springs. X. C Fayetteville 1901 Huntersville, X. C Mecklenburg 1 Charlotte, X. C Mecklenburg [898 ' 7 Term Name. Post Office. Presbytery. Expires. Peter M. Brown Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1899 Frank Robinson, M. D Lowell, N. C. Mecklenburg 1900 Rev. R. Z. Johnston Lincolnton, N. C Mecklenburg 1901 Geo. E. Wilson, Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1900 Robert A. Dunn, Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg, 190 1 J. L. Scott, Jr Graham, N. C. Orange 1898 Geo. W. Watts Durham, N. C Orange 1 900 Egbert W. Smith, D.D., . . • . Greensboro, N. C Orange 1902 Wm. H. Sprunt Wilmington, N. C Wilmington 1898 Janus H. Moore Burgaw, N. C Wilmington 1S99 Rev. D. S. McAllister Bethel, S. C Bethel 1898 Rev. W. G. Neville Yorkville, S. C Bethel 1S98 D. E. Jordan, D.D Winnsboro, S. C, Bethel 1899 Maj. A. H.White Rock Hill, S. C, Bethel 1899 Rev. D. N. McLaughlin Chester, S. C Bethel 1900 Col. A. R. Banks Rock Hill, S. C Bethel 1900 Rev. James C. Oehler Aikin, S. C Charleston 1898 Samuel M. Smith, D.D. Columbia, S. C Charleston, 1899 Rev. B. F. Wilson Spartanburg, S. C Enoree 1898 B. G. Clifford, D.D Union, S. C, Enoree 1900 W.J. McKay, D.D Mayesvillc, S. C Harmony 1899 Hon. A. White Sumter, S. C Harmony 1901 W. F. Stevenson Cheraw, S. C Pee Dec, 1900 Rev. A. H. McArn Cheraw, S. C Pee Dee 1901 Rev. J. N. H. Surrimerell Anderson, S. C South Carolina 1898 Rev. B. P. Reid Pendleton, S. C. South Carolina 1900 Rev. L. A. Simpson Elberton, Ga. Athens 1900 Henry Quigg, D.D Conyers, Ga Atlanta, 1899 J. B. Mack, D.D Fort Mill, S. C Atlanta 1899 1 8 Name. Rev. T. P. Burgess, . . . Rev. E. G. Smith Rev. C. C. Carson Rev. W. J. Quarterman, Rev. W. E. Mcllwain, . . Wm. II. Dodge, D.D., . . Maj. M. McN. McLaughlin, B. 1 . Hall W. B. Thompson J. M. P. Otts, I ).! .. I.I.I).. Posl i i Presbytery. Madison, ( .a. Vugusta, . Greensboro, Ga., Augusta, . Mcintosh, da Savannah, Marlow, ( .a Savannah, Pensacola, Fla. Florida, Jacksonville, Fla Suwannee, Raeford, V C. Vlumni Trustee Wilmington, N. C Alumni Trustee Blackstock, S. C Uumni Trustee Knoxville, Tenn. Alumni Trustee Tei in [898 I900 [898 iyoo 1899 1900 [899 1900 [90] t£T U A TEAR Written by special request for Quips and Cranks ' 98 I ' ve een it go trickling adown the very cheek of youth. Linger, then steal again toward the bosom I tir, Pause again, then drop into the home from whence it came, An erring dew-drop forever buried there. I ' ve wonder ' d from whence did this lonely dew-drop • Vnd t what strange inward grief it did bespeak ; I could not think that sui h a « ierd and lovelj drop Could e ' ei have Kit a slain on youth ' s unsullied cheek. J. GOR DON I ' ill 9 . te FACULTY PROFESSOR SHEARER PROFESSOR In in. I. AS IT. n ESSOR SMITH PROFESSOR GREY FACULTY PRI il l ssi IR HARRISI IN I ' ROFESSOR HARDING s, ik ROW E PROFESSOR MARTIN MEMBERS OF FACULTY e£ e£ Rev. John Bunyan Shearer, M. A., D. D., LL. D. President and Professor of Biblical Instruction. Horn in 1832 in Appomattox County, Va. Was graduated with the degree of A. B. from Hampden-Sidney College in 1 85 1, and reeeived the degree of M. A. from the University of Vir- ginia in 1854. The next year he was principal of Kemper School, Gordonsville, Va. Was graduated at Union Theological Seminary in 1858, minister at Chapel Hill 1858-62, in Halifax Count) ' , Va., 1862-70, and principal of the Cluster Springs High School from 1866 to 1 870. In 1870 he was called to the presidency of Stewart College, Clarksville, Tenn. After the reorganization of the College as the Southwestern Presbyterian Univer- sity Dr. Shearer held the Chair of History and English Literature from ' 79 to ' 82, and of Biblical Instruction from ' 82 to ' 88. In the latter year he was elected President of Davidson College .mil Professor of Biblical Instruction. Henky Louis Smith, M. A. Ph. I). Vice-President and Professor of Natural Philosophy. Born at Greensboro, N. C, in 1859. Studied at Davidson from 1877 to 1881. Was awarded the Mathematical Medal in 1879, the Greek Medal, the Essayist ' s Medal, and the degree of A. B. in 1 88 1, and the degree of A. M. in 1888. Principal of the Selma Academy at Selma, N. C, from 1 88 1 to 1887. Pursued graduate studies at the University of Virginia in 1886-7, and again in 1890-1. Was awarded the Orator ' s Medal of the Temperance Union Society in 1887, and of the Jefferson Literary Society in 189 1, and the degree of Ph. D. in 1890. Since 1887 Professor of Nat- ural Philosophy at Davidson. Caleb Richmond Harding, M. A., Ph. D. Professor of Creek and German. Dr. Harding was born in 1S61, at Charlotte, N. C. Entered Davidson College in 1876, received the degree of A. B. in 1880. During the next year he was engaged in teaching. Between 1881 and [887 he spent each alternate year at Johns Hopkins pursuing post-graduate work. From [883 t.i [885 he was Professor of Greek at Hampden- Sidney College, Va., and between 1886 and [888 was engaged in teaching at Kenmore High School, Kenmore, Va. In [887 he received the degrei oi I ' ll. U., from John-. 1 [opkins, and in 1 889 was eh Professor of Greek and German at Davidson. Wm. Ri hard Grey, A. B., Ph. D. Professor ol Latin and French. Dr. Grey was born in [858 in Union County, N. C IK- entered Davidson in [880, and received the degree of A. B. in 1884. winning the Latin Medal in 1885, and the Greek Medal in 1884. During the session of [885-6 lie conducted the village academy at Davidson, hi [886-7 ne had charge of Moorcsville Academy, and from [888 to 1880 was at the head of High Schools in Georgia. In [889 he entered the University of Johns Mop- kins; was awarded an honorary Hopkins scholar- ship in [890, and the degree of l ' n. I), in 1893. Immediately afterward he was elected Professor of Latin and French at Davidson. Wm. Jo-i in M vrtin, Jr., M. D., l ' n. I). Professor of Chemistry. Was horn in Columbus, Tenn., in the year [868 lie entered the preparatory 1 las-, at Davidson College in [883 and graduated third in his 1 l.i in [888. The following year he spent as Pn ifessor of Si iences at Clinton ( ' ollege, S. I ., and in [8 od the Medical Department of the University of Virginia, where lie received the de- f M. D. and some years later that of I ' ll. 1). In 1896 he succeeded In- late father to the Chair of Chemistry al Davidson College, with which in- stitution lie is now Ci mnet ted. I HOMAS I ' . 1 [ARRISON, I ' ll. 1 . Profess, n ..i Qnglish. Horn October i I, 1864, Abbeville, S. C. hal- tered .■south Carolina Military Academy, Charles- ton, [882; graduated [886, being one of the two honor men in class of fifty-three members. Upon graduation was appointed Assistant in English in the above named institution, a position retained lor three years, and then resigned in 01 del tu pursue advanced stud} ' at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Entering Johns Hopkins in 1888, Mr. Harrison was appointed in 1 University Scholar in English, and subsequently Fellow in English. He received his Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June, i8yi ; in same year studied in Paris and British Museum in London. In [892 he was elected Assistant Professor ol English in Clemson College, S. C, his rank afterwards being raised to Associate 1 ' rofessor. This position was held until last October, when Dr. Harrison was elected Professor in English in David- son College, N. C. John L. Douglas, M. A. Professor of Mathematics. Born in Winnsboro, S. C, in 1864. Entered Davidson College in 1 884. Withdrawing from College at the close of his Sophomore year, he taught a year at his home, Blackstock, S. C, then at Hampden, S. C, Rock Hill, S. C, and at length was elected Superintendent of Public Schools ,it Chester, S. C. Re-entered Davidson 1892, gradu- ating the following June with the highest honors, and winning the Debater ' s medal. During his whole course his average grade was 98. The following October entered Johns Hopkins University, taking graduate courses in mathe- matics, physics and chemistry. Completing the l ' h. D. course with the exception of his thesis, he was elected to the Chair of Sciences in the Chat- ham Academy .it Savannah, Ga. In 1S97 he came back to his Alma Mater as Professor of Mathematics to take up the work laid down by his old instructor, Dr. W. D. Vinson. Frederick Finger Rowe, A. B. Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Greek and Latin. Professor Rowe was born in Newton, North Carolina, in 1874; in 1883 he moved to Conover, N. C, his present heme, where he studied under his father ' s tutorage until 1 890. He then spent tlnxc years in Catawba College. In September, 1893, he entered Davidson as a Sophomore. Won Shearer Bible Prize and stood among the first in his class. Since graduation he has held his present position in Davidson College. 24 -lar gv-ftjJJV SENIOR CLASS 1893 Ferguson CARR MUM! HIM S McSWAIN Woo Perry ROSS llARTH ALLEN WATKINS SllEki ) 51 i SAN FORD STBELR, J. A. GOODUAN Withbrspooh Wilson Steele, r. s. fleam GbHao SENIOR CLASS ORGANIZATION W. G. Perry, President J. H. Witherspoon, Vice-President W. A. Ferguson, Secretary and Treasurer J. II. Witherspoon, Historian H. W. Wilson, Captain of Foot-ball Team J. . . Steele, Captain Rase Hall Team R. A. Love, Manager of Foot-ball Team T. 11. Watkins, Manager Base Ball Team R. S. Steele, Captain of Track Team Motto....CoIors..,.Yell Motto — Non progredi est regredi Colors — Crimson and White Yell — Rip lah rah, sis boom bah. Crimson and white, yak ki yah, Boomalaka hi ho zip boom bate, D. C. N. C. ' 98. ROLL OF THE HONORED An in, ll ku Vass, Raleigh, X. C; 20 years ; 5 ft. 10 ins.; 157 lbs.; Course B. S.; I ' In : - ' . . . ' . ; First and Second Supervisor Society; First and Second Critic Society; Vice President Society: Vice President (lass ; Instructor in Chemistry. Barth, Friedrich Carl, Atlanta, Ga.; 27 years; 5 ft. Io _. ins.; 150 lbs.; Course A. B.; Fn ; Treasurer Y. M. C. A. ' 96-97; President Y. M. C. A. ' 97- ' 9,S ; Reviewer Society ' 98 ; Editor Qi IPS wo Cranks ' 97 ; Commencement ( )rator ' 97 ; ( (rator ' s Medal ' 97 ; President Class ' 96- ' 97 ; Toast Master Class Banquet ' 97. Carr, Claudius Tate, Rose Hill, N. C; 22 years ; 6 ft. ; 154 lbs.; Course A. B. ; Phi ; Corres- ponding Secretary Y. M. C A. ' gy- ' g8 ; First Supervisor Society; Secretary Society; Member Library Committee ; Member (lass Dramatic Club; Member Glee Club ' 95- ' 98 ; Leader Glee Club ' (j6- ' j$ ; Editor Magazine ' 97 - ' 98 . Editor Quips wo Cranks ' 98; College Organist; Managei College Base Ball Team ' 98. Fergi son, 11 1 iam Angi 5, Bladenboro, X. C; 25 years ; 5 ft. 7 ins.; 130 lbs.; Course A. B. ; Phi; Secretary and Treasurer (lass o oN ; Treasurer 5 H ' 96- ' 97 ; ' icc President Society ; President Society ' 98; Respondent Societj 97; ' icc Presi- dent V. M. C. A. ' C oN ; Editor Maga in, 96 ' 97; College Base Ball Team ' 96- ' 98; Vice President Tennis Association ' 96 ' 97 . ( lass Dramatic Club ; Supervisor Society ; Secretary Society. Goodman, Sami 11 Monroe, Mooresville, N.C.; 20 years ; 6 ft.; 143 lbs.; Course A. B.; Phi ; Second Supervisor Society. Hines, Samuei Holder, Milton, X. C; 21 years; 5 ft, 11 ins.; 1 50 lbs.; Course A. B.; Phi; . J. B. Member (dec Club time years; Vice President Society ; First Critic Society ; Commence- ment Orator 97 ; Member College Base Ball and boot-ball Teams; Member Mandolin and Guitar ' ' U LOvAi O T 1VP££ 27 Mc is McSwain, Jno. McAllister, Wade, N. C; 21 years; 5 ft. 10 ins.; 168 lbs.; Course A. B. ; Phi; Critic Society ; Second Supervisor Society ; Marshall ' 98 ; Class Foot-ball Team three years ; Class Dramatic Club ; Editor Quips and Cranks ' 98; Manager Glee and Mandolin Clubs ; member Glee and Mandolin Clubs three years ; Instructor in Chemistry. Perry, William Gilmer, Charlotte, N. C; 20 years ; 5 ft. 1 I ins.; 130 lbs. ; Course A. B. ; Eu. A. . ; Marshal ' 96 ; Reviewer Society ' 98 ; President Society ' 9S ; Commencement Orator ' 97 ; Editor Magazine ' 96- ' ' 97; Editor-in-Chief Magazine ' 97- ' ■ 18; Alumni Editor Magazine ' 98 ; Toast Master Class Banquet ' 96 ; President Class ' 97- ' 98 ; Chairman Class Dramatic Club: Editor Quips and Cranks ' 97; Editor-in-Chief Quips and Cranks ' 98; member of Library Committee ; member of Execu- tive Committee of Historical .Association ; Vice President Student Body ' 96- ' 97 ; Vice Monitor Class Spring ' 96 and Spring ' 98 ; Monitor Class Fall ' 96, Spring ' 97 and Fall ' 97. Ross, Joseph Russell, Charlotte, N. C. ; 20 years; 5 ft. 10 ins.; 154 lbs. ; Course A. B. and A. M . ; Phi; A ' . 2 ' .; Marshall ' 96; Class Foot-ball Team; Mandolin and Guitar Club. Sanford Rufus Brown, Mocksville, N. C; 21 years; 5 ft. 11 ins.; 140 lbs.; Course A. B.; Eu. A. . ; Marshall ' 96; Leader Mandolin and Guitar Club ' 96- ' 98.; member Glee Club ' 96- ' 98.; Class Foot-ball Team. Sherfesse, Robert Augustus, Charleston, S. C. ; 20 years ; 5 ft. ), ins., 140 lbs.; Course A. B. ; Eu. Valedictorian Society. Shoaf, Alston, Mill Bridge, N. C; 20 yea rs ; 5 ft. 834 ins.; 135 lbs.; Course A. B.; Monitor Class Spring of Fresh, year ; Vice Monitor Fall of Soph, year; Class Foot-ball Team. Steele, James Archibald, Mooresville, X. C 24 years ; 5 ft. 11 ins.; 165 lbs.; Course A. B Eu. ; Secretary Society; Vice President Society President Society ; Secretary Class 96- ' 97 ; member College Foot-ball Team four years; Captain Foot- ball Team ' 97 ; Vice President Historical Associa- tion ; Vice President Athletic Association. Steele, Robert Saunders, LaFayette, Ga. 22 years; 5 ft. io ' 2 ins.; 150 lbs.; Course B. S. Eu. ; Marshall ' 95 ; member Class Foot-ball Team College Foot-ball Team ' 97 ; Class Dramatic Club Captain Senior Relay Team. Watkins, Thomas Henry, Henderson, N. C. ; 22 years ; 5 ft. 8 ins.; 160 lbs.; Course A. B. ; Phi ; President Society ; member Class Foot-ball Team. Wilson, Hamilton Witherspoon, Charlotte, X. C. ; 21 years; 5 ft. 3 ' ins.; 130 lbs.; Course 2S 15. S.; Phi; A. .; Secretary Class ' 94- ' 95 ; First Supervisor Society ; Manager Class Foot-ball Team ' 95 ! Vice President Class ' 95- ' 96 ; Secretary Society ; Commencement Orator ' 97 ; First Critic Society; Captain Class Foot-ball Team ' 97 ; 1 1 lege Base Ball and Foot-ball Team two years ; Marshall ' 95 ; Class Dramatic Club. Witherspoon, J vmes II kvk , Yorkville, S. C. ; 1 S years ; 6 ft.; i 50 lbs. ; Course A. B. ; Eu , l viewer Society ; Treasurer Society ; Class Foot-ball Team; Class Historian ' 97-98; Vice Monitor Class Fall term, Junior year: Editor Magasitu : Vice President Class ' 97- ' 9tf Commencement Marshall ' 98. Woodside, Joei David, Greenville, S. C; 25 years; 5 ft. 9 ins.; 14S lbs. ; Course B. S, and A. M.; Eu. -Y. . . ' . ; President Class ' j.|- ' ;5 ; Secretary Society; Captain Class Foot-ball Team ' 95 Manager Class Base Ball Team 95 96; Marshall ' 96; Business Manager Magazim ' 91 ' 97, ' -■ ' ) ; member of College Foot-ball Team ' ■ - ' ■ j 7 ; Secre- tary and Treasurer Athletic Association 9,6 Stage Manager College Dramatic Club ' 96-97 ; Manager College Base Ball Team ' 96- ' 97 ; Vice President Eu. Society ; President Society ' 97-98 ; President Athletii Association; Business Manager Qi ips and Cranks 29 CHRONICLES OF THE CLASS OF ' 98 ff lZ ' o it came to pass in the year eighteen- red-and-ninety-four, in tlie reign of John Bunyan the son of Shearer, that it was summer, and there was a great dearth of students at Davidson. For a great host had gone up out of the land laden with the trophies of battle, and had established the mselves in new abodes. Then did John Bunyan, the magnificent, summon his chiefs and mighty men of valor, and gathering the folds of his red dressing gown about him, did sit in the midst of the assembly. And he arose and spake, It is not good that the college lands be without Freshmen, come, let us go forth into the world, and gather them unto us. Then quickly one arose, and answered, Precisely, and it was so. And the bodies of this assembly moved upon the face of the country, and out of the cities and the towns and the fields they did gather together a great multitude, and did establish them upon the campus. And the Sophomores named every living one of them, and that was his name. When they had waxed strong, they desired ex- ceedingly a leader, who should go before them in their battles with the three tribes tha t dwelt close at hand. So they chose Joel David the Son of oodside, who was a head lower than the majority of the class. And when they sought to find him to make him their leader, lo ! he was not hid under some college property ; but was right there. Now when they had dwelt but a short time on the campus, their leader said, Go to, let us arise up to-morrow evening, put on our base ball suits and take our mits in our hands, and overthrow our enemies. They began early in the evening and contended even to the going down of the sun. In the end the Sophomores were defeated, and got them to their rooms in a hurry, for fear of the guy- ing of the other two tribes. Many and grievous were their battles during the first year, and on the last Saturday before com- me ncement, there was a very sore conflict. But in the end there was peace, and they did rest from their labours. 3° Then a great wrestler of the family of Garrison arose to lead them. Under his leadership the tribe enjoyed peace, until the tribe of the Nines rebelled, and they went forth by night with buckets f water to bring them into subjection. The Nines did de- clare that the windows of their rooms were opened, and the panels of their doors were broken up, and the waters descended, until there was naught that remained unwet. Then the Nines did wail and gnash their teeth. But the history of this battle, is it not written in the Chronicles of the Nines? So grievous was this punishment of tribe of the Nines, that |ohn Hen-Shearer did make them swear, that they would inflict no punishment on the tribe of Naughty-Naught. So that this tribe be- came very stiff-necked and proud of heart by Ninety-Eight, as they could not go out against them with blacking brushes and tin pails, because the faculty had decreed that they should In- thrust forth from the campus if they did. Certain of the tube of Ninety-Eight began to murmur because of the abundance of work. Then the faculty plagued them with hard exams, and very many of the tribe fell at that time. Old May was tin name of tin: leader who came after Jerry the son of Woodside, and he walked not in the ways of the wicked, nor did evil in the sight of the faculty. Afterwards a good leader arose who walked upright all the days of his course, and was a man ■ ifti i Old Puss ' s own heart. While he was leader, Walter of th L - family of Carrison, (hose him ten other foot-ball players, and went forth against the Nines, and the Nines stood out against them. There was a mighty conflict on the grid iron, and the Nines were defeated and sorely discomfited, and got them hastily off the field. The Naughty- Naughts likewise (.mi. ' forth and lined up against this famous tribe. Hut they als. . wen overthrown. Aftei tin- good leader, came one who was a poet and sweet singer. In his time, was one ex- ceeding cunning, who invented plays for the chosen band, who should go out and play foot-ball with the other tribes. This same man was 1 lam. the Son of Wilson. In this year the men of Ninety-Eight looked one upon the other, and perceived that they were not well clothed, and did straightway purchase them fitting vestments, gowns and mortar-boards. So that their enemies did envy them. Two men did this year join themselves unto Ninety-Eight, Hope of the family of Whyte, and Thomas Ben-Watkins the Stomach-ite. And the faculty did often deal hardly with this people, for they were a stubborn and stiff-necked people, and would not easily yield. In this fourth year did the Eumenean Literary Soi iety choose one of the tribe as Alumni Editor of the College Magazine, a thing which was never done before, for verily he was a good writer. The 31 same was the leader of his tribe, William the Perry-Zite. And the fame of this people did spread abroad throughout the land, for they were good students, and the faculty declared that they were surpassing good in literary attainments. But the honors and demerits they won, the medals they took, their banquets, and all else that pertains to Ninety-Eight, is it not all written in the records of the faculty and the former volumes of Quips and Cranks ? In due season did commencement come. Then went the faculty into the commencement hall, and rewarded them, each man according to his labors, and sent them away each with his roll of parch- ment, for thev had become very wise. 5 t THE FLOWER AND THE BUTTERFLY In a quiet dell, once all alone, A little primrose grew, As fair as the stars that softly shone, And pure as the morning dew. A butterfly strayed through the dell one day, With whispers of love and bliss ; Then vowing that soon he ' d return for aye, He gave her a parting kiss. The primrose waited the long days through, l!y the cool, moss-grown brookside, Till longing and love broke that heart so true, And the floweret drooped and died. But the butterfly flew to a flowery plain, Where the glorious sunlight shone. And there ' mid his joys, thought never again Of the flower that waited alone. 32 RESUME April, 1916. To the Boys of ' p8. I have been asked to write a short sketch of eaeh member of the class that graduated from Davidson College in June, 1898. Men naturally take an interest in the history and achievements of every great man, or class of men ; SO it is my 1I1 ire to gratify this just curiosity in regard to the men who took their diplomas from this College in the year ' 98 of the last century. It is now the year 1916, and as I look back ovei these years — nearly twenty of them — my heart heats with emotion, and the care-worn wrinkles of my brow are smoothed away when I think of that hopeful crowd of young men who wi re just stepping on to the arena of life. My mind can but reverl to that motto which was ours during our college days, ami which has ever 1 en our watchword in the active business of life — Noti Progredi, est Regredi. How well has each single man proved it true! As the class upon its graduation was scattered throughout our fair South- land — one or two going to foreign countries t pursue their course further, it has been somewhat difficult to gather sufficient data for this article. However, we have been able to hear of all at last, From some we have letters, others extracts from periodicals. I shall first take up father Barth, as he has thi ' most difficult to hear from, and give something characteristic of his work since he took his dipli una. father Barth has for the last six years b( I n pursuing an extended course in philosophy in the National German University at Berlin with tin view of writing a comparative study of the modern schools of philosophy. The MS. of his fust book. l-.ine Praktische Zertheilung von der Schearerishen Philosophic, has not yet been sent to press, but an outline of tin treatise has been reviewed by the eminent and venerable Dr. Caleb Richmond Harding, oi Heidel berg, and the enconiums heaped upon this pari of 33 the work are indeed flattering. The book, an exposure of the Shearerian School of Philosophy, will, soon after its appearance in the German, be translated into English. An invention by means of electrical appliances for reading the human mind, which has for the last decade been engrossing the minds of all electrical engineers, has at last been completed by Mr. Harry Allen. We herewith give a short extract from the Scientifique Americaine in regard to this great invention : The arduous labors of Mr. Harry V. Allen — the eminent electrician — have at last been crowned with their just reward. Mr. Allen was first led to contemplate the invention of this apparatus by being convinced in his early life that there was some shorter way to fame than by poring over dusty books — ( lid Knglish in par- ticular. His early attempts .it college were partly successful, but filled with the zeal for ameliorating the condition of his successors he was led to the invention of this world-wide wonder of reading the human mind. I shall have to disappoint you in regard to certain members of the class of ' 98. They have not all attained distinction in their life work. We all remember how flattering was the prospect of our sister, Mary Carr. It made our breasts swell with unalloyed pleasure to think that others, as well as ourselves, thought she could sing. Hut, oh ! sad to relate, she has recently eloped with another woman ' s husband, and no longer shall be heard that vacuum-protected high-explosive voice resounding throughout our vast auditoriums. But let us turn from this sad defection of our beloved, and hear from one who was the great expositor of the astounding fact that, Lives of ureat men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Foot-prints on the sands of time. Long Thyn Chinaman Goodman is now in Shanghai, China, where he holds a consulship, one of the most important posts in the gift of the nation, at the present crisis of events. My attention was lately called to an article that appeared in the Mooresville Record, dated Septem- ber, 1 90S, which gives a full account of the star foot-ball player of the last four seasons: Mr. las. A. Steele, who has for the last four seasons been the star half-back on the champion foot-ball team of the United States, has been signed for this season as player and coacher on the Mt Mourne list. This town is to be congratulated in securing the services of such a successful player. Mr. Steele contemplates supplementing his ' Foot- Ball Guide, ' which has been in use for the List few years, by a complete and more lucid treatment of the science of foot-ball, Mr. S. Arthur Hines, as we used to know him, has lately been honored with the degree D. D. by 34 . the Pat Spence University. He says in a recent letter, have been asked to deliver the Baccalau- reate sermon at the University of North Carolina three years hence, have written it and handed it in. shall be very glad to preach this sermon, for was once there and when was then played Base Ball. By the way, soon after graduated from the Seminary, Tubbie Watkins asked me to officiate at his wedding. performed the cere- mony with eclat and also gave them a bit of g 1 singing accompanying myself with my guitar. As Dr. 1 line-, says above, Rev. Tubbie Watkins soon after graduating from Union Sem- inary was married to the sweetest girl alive and is now, so he says, doing good work. Mr. II. W. Wilson, our Parisian, has now be- come the successful business man. Immediately after leaving Davidson (which, by the by. he accomplished with no difficulty whatever) he entered a bank at his home in Charlotte and steadily rose from the position of janitor until now he is its president. Me couldn ' t help getting this presidency; there were no opponents. Mr. Wilson loves to talk of his trips a Paris and frequently is seen about Davidson, Came up to have a social chat with Wool)- Puss en francaise. I may say that le petit COchon has no longer a lonely fireside, having taken unto himself one who will concord with him in all his view s. The boys of ' 98 will all remember that there were two things for which Harvey Witherspoon was specially notorious, and the) were, asking a blessing at table and cracking jokes with the late lamented Dr. Shearer, It lias been only a few days since I saw Harvey [he is sr, busily engaged in delving out the root of the Greek verb ' j iw] and he still retains hj s youthful and handsome ap- pearance. His jokes are new every morning and ficsh every evening and his blessings are ever the same. Dr. John McAllister McSwain, M. I . .,1 Scotch-Irish descent, has permanently located at Wade, . G, the home of his forefathers. You would hardly know him now. lie has become prodigiously portly, not that he takes on any- thing, but his native place agrees with his constitution. Occasionally Dr. McSwain dips into politi. s. but the inevitable certainty that the side of the cause which he espouses is bound to fail, does nol at all wrinkle his brow. It has been some years since I he, nil from him last, and then he was on the eve of some county election. Speaking ol success in politics and ability to i any one ' s cause, tin re comes across my mind the dim recollection that there was on man in our .lass who bade fair to become one of the most ■ nplished politicians of the new century. Acting upon this recollection I have taken the trouble to look up the record of that coming states- man. So here it is in brief: In [904 Mr. I. 1). 35 Woodside was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives from — District of S. C. Having served in the House until 191 2 he was elected to the Senate, which position he now holds. He is Chair- man of one of the most important committees in the Senate. His constituents expect to hear from him for a higher position in the next election. In every collection of rare jewels there is apt to be one or two gems which, by their phosphorescent scintillations are sooner marked than any of the others. The two rare gems which 1 refer to in particular as being distinct above their fellow gems have curiously enough (contrary to all expecta- tions, for we were sure that there were some of us made of paste) maintained their brilliancy even up to the present, and in all probability will con- tinue to do so. Their names need but be men- tioned to assure a round of applause from every fun loving man or (woman), Mr. Gus Sherfesse and Mr. Bob Steele. These gentlemen, at this date, April, 1 9 1 6, are living together, never having separated since June, 1898. The matter-of-fact man who takes earnestly hold of life will in every case succeed. The versatility of the class of ' 98 affords two of the most striking examples of this nature. Mr. Joe Ross after he had received his diploma from his alma mater quiety settled at his home in business, and is at this day the most successful retail groceryman that his native city, Charlotte, affords. The same may be said of one of our brightest men, Le Fermier Shoaf. Marly in Mr. Shoaf ' s college career he was dubbed Le Fermier. Fate was inexorable, strive however hard he would, the farmer could not escape his destiny, and to-day as he should have been earlier in his life, he is a farmer and the head of a family. A few ) ears wasted in his life are hardly to be taken into account, however. The Lion of the Age. The Coming Poet of the Twentieth Century, were the headlines that appeared in an article in the last issue of The Bookman. The article goes on to criticise the latest work of the distinguished poet, W. G. Perry, with a short sketch of his life and a compend of some of his earlier poems, showing the trend of his genius. For a fuller account of him I would refer you to that issue of 1 lie Bookman dated Feb- ruary, 191 6. Mr. R. B. Sanford has become one of the most successful educators of woman in our land. He is at present at the head of a large college for women in Boston, and these Browningesque maidens assert that he is just too nice for anything. The last of the class from whom I have heard is Parson Ferguson. The fault of his delay was not his own, as his charge is situated so far from any connection with the outside world that it took several weeks to hear from him. He has charge of 36 a small church a long distance from any city or railroad, down in the eastern part of North ( aro Una. The Parson is doing very well despite Ins many disadvantages. 1 think he has selected this quiet, sequestered spot in order to better enjo) the fresh air and oxygen for which he displayed such a fondness while in college. It is expected that sonn- day he will suddenly come before the world as an eminent Bible student ; at least his efforts seem to be toward that end. I have just said the last from whom I have heard, but there are two of us I have not heard from, and never will. Two of our members soon after graduating enlisted in the war with Spain, and, alas! they have now for these many years lain in their billowy, biiney graves. They died gallantly serving their country. Full particulars wi re never secured, but they are thought to have been caught in a privateering i ruise by a Spanish man-of-war. V mor iiis ml nisi boiuim. CLA or % ORGANIZATION T. F. Hanev, President II. G. Smith, Vice-President A. A. McFadyen, Secretary and Treasurer H. S. Munroe, Historian }. M. McConnell, Captain of Foot-ball Team f. A. McQueen, Manager of Foot-ball Team W. C. Harrison, Captain of Track Team Motto.. ..Colors.. ..Yell Motto — Vincit qui patitur Yell— Chick-a-gorunk, gorunk, goroo Razoo, razoo, white and blue ; Truere Bande giebt ' es kein Als die klassc ' 99. Colors — White and Blue JUNIOR CLASS ROLL For the Degree of A. B. Robert Sidney Abernethy, William Albert Baker, l.i mis ( rirardeau Beall, George Townsend Clark, Robert Langdon Douglas, Thomas Jefferson Dunn, Thomas Franklin I [aney, Wade Cothran Harrison, Frank .Morton I [aw le) . Robert I larvey Lafferty, James Moore McConnell, Archibald Alex ' der McFadyen, 1 .incolnton, N. ( ' .. Mill Bridge, X. C. ( ireensboro, N. C. Sandifer, N I Blackstock, S. C. Matthews, X. C. Rock Hill, S. C. Bradley, S. C. Charlotte, X. C, Davidson, X. C. McG mnellsville, St ' ., Raeford, X. C. Andrew Muldrow McLau( hlin James Alexander McQueen, James Pleasant Matheson, John Baxter Meacham, Alston Davis Morrison, I [enry Stokes Munroe, Ji ihn Thomas Smith, Samuel Calvin Smith, I lenry Bagley Stokes, Wade 1 [ampton Thi impson, William Waugh rurncr, [ames Edw ard Ward, ,Antioch, X Carthage, X I Taylorsville, X I Rock Hill, S. C. Mariposa, X ( Lenoir, X. C, Francisco, X. C. I ligh Towers, ( ( Hal Oaks. Va. Anderson, S. C. Winnsbi in , S. ' . Fayetteville, X I Ernest Hai vey Wood, New Bern, N. C. For the Degree of B. S. Daniel Harvey Mill Arnold, San Diego, Cal. Samuel Alexander Robinson, Gastonia, X. C. Richard Boiling Baxter, Jr., Sparta, Ga. Willie Stamps Royster, [arboro, N. C. John Laurence Larries, Goldsboro, X. C. Duncan Preston Shaw, Lumber Bridge, N.( Henry Gillespie Smith, Abbeville, S. C. 39 Library of Davidson College Library ot avickon College HISTORY CLASS ' 99 e£ e£ %f m ; ' hen we were Freshmen we always thought )f the Sophomores with dread, of the Seniors with esteem, but of the Juniors with admiration and pride. We looked forward to the day when we ourselves should be Juniors, without the dignity of a Senior, the foolishness of a Sophomore, or the greenness ofa Freshman, but the easy-going and happy class, and what we con- sidered the model of college students. When we came here last fall we were in reality the class we had longed to be ; we had reached what we considered our ideal, but it is no longer an ideal, for we now realize that the Junior class, after all, is only a number of students, with their joys and pleasures, their troubles and sorrows. It is a pleasure to look back over the three years we have spent together and to think of the many pleasant incidents that have happened to lis as a class. Such would be of great interest for the members of ' 99 to talk about and to hear about, but to others such things may be uninterest- ing, so it is a perplexing question what of the main- incidents ought to be put into a brief class history. We began in the fall of ' 95 with fifty-four men, which up to that time was the largest Freshman class ever at Davidson College. But the men gradually dropped out until now there are only twenty-eight on our roll, and of this number only twenty were with us in the beginning, the remain- ing eight have joined us since — five of whom were added to our number last year, and we were all glad to welcome to our class this year Beall, of ' 97, and Hawley and Stokes, of ' 98. The class of ' 99 has no remarkable history ; she has done no wonderful deed to mark her time in college, but she has been a noble class from the beginning. We received our share of the freshing manfully ; we bore the hardships of many a cold shower of water and midnight wanderings through the woods to escape the hands of the Sophomores. We took all this with the humble spirit and con- solation that the next year we should have our fun. But when the next year came we were requested to let the fresh, alone, so we humbly signed the pledge and kept it honorably. Thus with us the hazing has ceased, and the Freshman of the future 4 may be glad, fur it is a trying hour to a i i homesick boy when a crowd of triumphant upper mi 11 an inging, .1- they make their unwelcome visits: ()h, you Fresh, you had better lit low, and the darling bo) truly wishes for his mama to take him home. All this the Sophs, engaged in privately, but on the Saturday night of 1 ommencement, after all our examinations were over, they met us squarely on the field to initiate us into the Soph, class by bump- ing each ii - i ' l us, but this time we were all together, and because of our superiority in number , n sticking to the bush we came off the field feeling victorious that only one of our men had been bumped. The green bush in thi of the campus will always be a monument of that contest, and whenever c look at it there will arisi t 11 minds the motto and ecrel of our success that night ; ' 99 to the hush ! In athletics we are far from being in the rear, ami in man - of tin 1 ollege contests have been in the lead. When Freshmen, we met each of the othi 1 1 i.i :si 5 on ih ' diamond and played base-ball with such .1 spint that all were defeated by us. lint unfortunately several ol our best players did not return the next year, so we have never been as successful since, for tout hall, w( have always had the material to make up a good team, hut, as should he expected, it was undeveloped when we first entered College, and | lently we were then last in the series of class game-. I In next ii 1 1. we were more marly a match for our opponents, and won several hard-fought games, and in this, our Junior year, has come the 1 rowning point of our foot-ball history. Practice has shown itself, and till foot-hall material in thi ' class of ' 99 was made plain last tall, when she came off the held champion of both the College and Medical College. As a lew aid of success her name will be engraved on the handsome Alumni Trophy cup and will stand first in the list of all the loot-ball champii in We have al-D been successful in other athletic contests. On athletic days the men t 19 have- always done credit both for themselves and their class. In mane of tin- contests the white and blue is seen moving towards the front. In every department of college life the men of ' 99 hold prominent plans. It ;., needless to men- tion all these facts, so I shall com hide this attempted history with the wish that in the future we shall be as successful as in the past, and that 1 1 t us will always take with him t he motto ,.| his class — Vincit qui patitur — for it is only in obedience to this motto that 1; Kpect to ed. 41 SOPHOMORE CLASS 1900 Rugers King Dye Watkins Law Cassady Flow Jetton Ceely Allison Humphreys Ham. Clegg Suirard Hewitt McGinn Ruse Askew Hoffman Walsh Rankin Moore Robinson Stewart ihzpatrick Thomason Morton Hobbs ORGANIZATION W. M. Walsh, President F. ] ' . Rankin, Vice-President C. M. Brown, Secretary and Treasure R. M. hi i iAi kii k, Historian R. M. Fitzpatrick, Captain of Foot-ball Team Jno. Hall, Managi i i il Foot-ball Team I. M. [ennings, Captain of Base Ball Team S. B. Sherard, Manager of Base Ball Team C. W. Hewitt, Captain of Track Irani Motto.. ..CoIors....Yell Motto — . J astra per aspera i olor! — Maroon ami Old Gold Yh [ — Nineteen rah, nineteen rah ! Nineteen hundred, sis, boom, bah ' Maroon and Gold, wah-whoo-wah ! Whoop-la, whoop-la ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! SOPHOMORE CLASS ROLL For the Degree of A. B. Thomas Tillett Allison, Howard Maclin Askew, Henry Harrison Cassady, Isaac Newton Clegg, Rufo McAmis Fitzpatrick, John Eldred Flow, John Hall, Carl Wallace Hewitt, Jr., William Edwin Hill, Ernest Jenkins Hoffman, John Puett Hoffman, Fred Marvin Hobbs, William Shelton Houston, Edward Houston Humphreys Lawrence R. Kirkpatrick, John Gordon Law, Jr. Charles Roy McGinn, Charlotte, N. C. Newnan, Ga. Salisbury, N. C. Carthage, N. C. Asheville, N. C. Davidson, N. C. Wilmington, N. C. I Arlington, S. C. Wilmington, N. C. Dallas, N. C. Dallas, N. C. Davidson, N. C. Greensboro, N. C. Lancaster, S. C. Blackstock, S. C. Ocala, Fla. Cotton Wood, X C. James Johnston McNeely, Samuel George Moore, Ernest Sims Morton, James Lide Nettles, Frank Bisaner Rankin, Edward Bryce Robinson, Clement Lipscomb Rodgers, Charles Grandison Rum, Stuart Baskin Sherard, Fred. Lewis Sniyre, Marvin Hendrix Stacy, John Henry Therrell, Richard Locke Thomason, Walter Miller Walsh, William Thomas Watkins, Nathan Higdon Williams, A. David Yonan, Mooresville, N. C. Guthriesville, S. C. Tarboro, N. C. Darlington, S. C. Stanley, N. C. Shopton, N. C. Oak Hill, N. C. Fayetteville, N. C. Moffettsville, S. C. Gastonia, N. C. Weaverville, X. C. Heath Springs, S. C. Zeb, N. C. Charlotte, X. C. 1 tenderson, X C. Attapulgus, X. C. ( )roomiah, Persia. Charles Michael Brown, Jr., Thomas Lake Cely, James B. Dodge, Robert Hardie Dye, For the Degree of B. S. Washington, X. C. Greenville, S. C. Jacksonville, Fla. Fayetteville, N. C. John McElhenny Jennings, John Brevard Jetton, Richard Morrison King, Nathaniel Alexander Orr, James Jackson Stewart, Davidson, N. C. 44 Union, S. C. Davidson, N. C. Concord, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. HISTORY CLASS 1900 Whin tin- Historian was told to write the history ol nothing i ' oo), he was per- plexed, but when the mystery was explained, he was filled with dismay, for volumes might be written of the achievements of 1900. Now don ' t open your eyes too wide when you are informed that the present Sophomore Class was once upon a time a basket of eggs, deposited without an apology, at the feet of the venerable President of Davidson College. Many a ruthless hand longed for the unspeakable privilege of smashing the whole lot. But under the safe and genial sunshine of that great tribunal ' s (the Faculty ' s) care, the Class of nineteen hundred broke into the pleasures and cares of college life. On the [6th f September [896, the Class was organized with fas. A. Winn. President; Fielding Wallace, Vice-President . and t ' . M. Brown, Secre- tary In athletics, we were very successful. ur foot- ball team, though very light, played with such spirit and determination that we came out third in the series of class games. With the coming of the mild days of Spring, began our splendid victq in base ball, ending in the demolishment of every team, either in College or in the town, and then a splendid victory over them all combined. The mar 1 and gold was not destined to stream in vain, for on Athletic Day, she showed her prowess by winning most ol the events. As to literary talent, this favored band has not been found wanting, for her men have worked faithfully, and their perseverance must count in the end. The declaimer ' s medal, given by the Eumenean Society, was won by Jas. A. Winn. We havi orators, writers of some reputation, and poets gal« ire. (in and on the unbroken column marched, until, on an ideal day in April, the Master walking among his flowers, plucked one of the fairest buds; and Melvin E. Fripp, gentle, modest, loving, and faithful, passed to his reward. Two of our number went on the sad mission to attend the funeral of their fallen class-mate. Disease had come in awful mien and claimed its victim. We could but bow our he. n ■15 And now, at last, we are Sophomores. We have lost twelve men, but there is an unusually large number of fresh-sophs. These are Morton, Humphreys, Stacy, Rose, King, Hoffman, Dodge, and Cely. The men chosen to serve nineteen hundred for this year are W. M. Walsh, President; F. B. Rankin, Vice-President ; and C. M. Brown, Secretary. With such men at the helm, upheld by the spirit and zeal of the Class, though compelled to pass through the symplegades 6f Math. and Latin, through the Cimmerian desert of English, and though the songs of the Sirens, Ease and Pleasure, ring in our ears unceasingly, yet we shall surely be successful in the search for the golden fleece, so carefully guarded by Old Puss. We easily defeated the Fresh. in base ball, though heretofore it has been the undisputed right of the Fresh. to be champions. Though we have lost some of our best players, yet the outlook for our team is very promising. The Alumni of Davidson College having offered a beautiful Trophy Cup to the winning team in the series of Class Foot-ball games, bats and balls were soon laid aside, and we began to practice for the contest. Our men worked faithfully, and it is said that the team was the strongest class team that has ever been at Davidson. It was thought to be invincible, but fate was against us, and we were forcibly reminded of these sad words it might have been. Truly there is many a ' slip ' between the ' cup ' and the lip. Five of our men are on the College base ball team, six were on the foot-ball team, and we are the recognized leaders in athletics. As a proof of the popularity of nineteen hun- dred among the Faculty, the (lass was invited to the reception given by Dr. Munroe to the medical students. Not until the Soph, banquet did we fully realize that we were Sophomores, for this is the most important event of the Soph. year. The most prominent trait of the Class of nine- teen hundred is its class spirit, and to this alone do we attribute her success. This class spirit makes itself felt in main- ways, as has been mentioned by our College magazine. She has a most enviable reputation ; first in class spirit, first in athletics, and persevering in the pursuit of knowledge. 46 FRESHMAN CLASS 1901 Caldwell roN Reid Rkid 5 1 K ] 5 erwood White Sanford Faucettb Stevenson Brown McMorray Newell Lindsai Oates Bute Ctrrif Fetzkb Sparrow h blpes Loti i iunlop Craigo Smith Caldwell Osborne Kelly Hand Deal Calder Walker McZntvrb Varner Bony Sloop McLbod Foster McClintock Chedister J. O. Walker CLASS or B90B ORGANIZATION President H. P. Brown, Vice-President II. D. Mills, Secretary and Treasurer R. C. Deal, Historian II. P. Brown, Captain of Foot-ball Team 1- ' .. W. Currie, Manager of Foot-ball Team E. W. Currie, Captain of Base Ball Team |. Y. Calder, Manager of Base Ball Team J. O. WALKER, Captain of Track Team Motto....CoIors....Yell Motto— Nulla vestigia rctrorswn Colors— Green and Gold Yell — Hurrah! Hurray! Rah zoo bold Ching-a-ling, ching-a-ling Green and Gold First class we are. Yip ya yun Vive-la ! Vive-la ! Nineteen-one. FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL [ohn Jefferson Adams, Willi. mi Baxter Barnette, John William Boney, Frederick Brown, James William Calder, lames Ri iy ( Ailduell, Milton Morris Caldwell, William Pien e ( ' hedester, 1 )avid Schenck Craig, Edward i ima I. Currie, |ames McCorkle 1 )avis, Ralph Carrol Deal, William [ohnson I lunlop, John Franklin Dunn, Robert Thomas Faucette, Jr. Janus I la en Foster, Jasper Kennedy I land, Ralph Erskin 1 felper, ( )li er 1 1 on s 1 1 uie, | isrpli Bondinot fohnston, Albert Young Kelly, Reuben Lindsay, Warren Clarence 1 .ott, Hugh 1 ' arks Brow n, Alexander I !i oper, Donald Matheson I Morrison Fetzer, John Arthur 1 ,i mi For the Degree of A. B. Laurens, S. C. John A. McBryde, I [untersville, N. C. Walla, e, ( Red Springs, N. ( ' .. I harlotti , N. C. 1 )avidson, X. C. • one rd, X. C. Asheville, X. C Begonia, X. C. Davidson, X. ( Salisbury, X. ( ( ireenville, S. C. Church, S. C. ( teala, Fla. I liirham, X. C. Talladega, Ala. Lowell, N. C. I a idson, X. C. Atlanta, ( ,a, I .incolnton, N. C. VTocksville, X. ( ' . Jones ille, S. C. ayi n iss, Ga. Malcom Hugh McBryde, William Banks Met lint. K( nneth I [enry Mclntyre, Ji ilm Aii hibali I McLei id, Croi Lett 1 1 uey McMurraj ' , Henry Embry McMurray, ( irlanilo I loward Matthi Harris DeWitt Mills, ( lharles I [ampton Murray, Thomas I ewey ' Isborne, Frank Lunsford Reid, Walter Banks Reid, William Marion Sil Samuel Ethelbert SI. h ij i, Reid Smith, John Kirkpatrick Sparrow, l irk DeWolf Stevenson, William Mel .elland Stevensi m, lames I lolland Underwi  id, 1 Inward A. Vainer, I ames ( Iscar Walker, Edwin Roy Wharti m, 1 )avidson, X. C. 1 )a idson, X. C. ( hail. .tie. N. ( Carl, X. C. Villanow, X. C. [acksonham, X. C. Smithfield. X. ( 1 i.i idson, X. C. l. ii iresville, X. C. Gn ensboro, X. C. Charlotte, X. C. Mint Hill. X. C. Mint Hill, X. C. i ,Ki nsbi m i, N. ' Miranda, X. (A Columbia, S. I ' .. 1 a idsi ' ii. X. C. Xen belli, X. C. Mi i. iresville, X. i 1 [opewell, X. C. Mill Bridge, N I I [untersville, X. I Greensbi iro, X. C. Tin unwell J. White, Concord, X. C, For the Degree of B. S. Winston, X. C. I [enderson, X. C. Bamberg, S. ( ' .. i oncord, N. ( l in. ai, S. C. I e. mi- Burne Newell, [ohn Blackwi  id ates, I uliiis McNitt Ramsay, Thomas Caldwell Raw linson, Edwin i i les Sanford, Newell, X. C. Charlotte, X. C. I lii kory, X. C. Ro. I. Hill, S. C Mocksville, X. C. -19 HISTORY CLASS 1901 ' ntering College, destined to be the first graduating class of the twentieth century, Class ' 01 has every reason to strive to place a fair record upon the pages of Davidson College ' s history. When the present upper classmen leave old Davidson they put the finishing touches upon the work of more than three score years, and close the pages of the College history for the nineteenth century, and thus, opening the work for a new century, ' 01 cannot but go forward, and circum- stances clinch the motto, Nulla vestigia retrorsuvi. ( n the twenty-third day of September, eighteen- hundred-and-ninety-seven, while the Sophs, were deep in the mysteries and fascinating tangles of Classic Latin, we held our first class meeting in the Commencement Hall and organized Class ' 01 with forty-nine classmen and the following officers : J. O. Walker, President; II. P. Brown, Vice- President ; H. D. Mills, Secretary and Treasurer. Remarks about the weather are not always appropriate, but we only wish to help Davidson maintain her reputation as to the rainfall, for we can truthfully say that on the afternoon and night of the twenty-third of September, eighteen-hundred- and-ninety-seven, it literally rained buckctfuls. The Y.M.C.A. reception, held the first Monday after college opened, was a most enjoyable occa- sion, the upper classmen sparing no pains to give the Freshmen a nice time. As foot-ball season approached, ' 01 called out her forces and went to work in earnest — though we didn ' t win the cup ! Hut ' oi came in for her share of the glory, for one of the half-backs who played such havoc with Charlotte ' s line, was captain of the Fresh, foot-ball team. From foot-ball we turned with light and happy (?) hearts to the Examinations. The common thought seemed to be : ' Tis good to study, licit hitter as gall To study some and then to fall. And so with great sorrow (?) we laid down our pens, on the twenty-third of December. Judging from the countenances of the Fresh. as they arrived in Davidson, the first week in Jan- uary, there was little, we may safely declare, of the 50 proverbial mourning and gnashing of teeth when the report getteth home. At the beginning of the second term the class began work under most favorable circumstances. We numbered fifty-five classmen. Hit of the fifty- five more than three-fourths belong to the literary societies and are doing good work ; more than half belong to the Y. M. C. A. and take active part in the work, and the class, with very few exceptions, has placed itself under the care of the gymnasium director. Out of the fifty-five thirty-five have been vacci- nated. Only those who have undergone this pleasing operation can possibly estimate its value. In the opinion of Class ' 01 vaccination is deemed worthy of a place in history, and the advice of those who know whereof they speak is that if one never has a chance to take a genuine case oi small-pox, let him be vaccinated and he will be sufficiently amused. CI. i oi ' cla room record is one to be envied and we hopi to keep up the record and prove our- selves not so Green as college tradition declares us, and continue gaining knowledge mure precious than Gold. The outlook for Spring athletics is as bright as could be wished. The three months work under the gymnasium director shows that some of the best athletic material in College is in Class ' oi. Our space is limited, but we must record the reception tendered the students by the Westmins- ter League, on the night of January the seventh. It is needless to say that it was an enjoyable occasion. And now ' oi ' s history draws to a close. One year of college life is almost gone. May her re. i ird for the next three years be as fair as that of her first year. And while we are making that record our one sentiment shall be, Vive la, Vive la igoi. 5i W. J. Martin, M. D., Ph. 1). Proft sor of Chemistry and Toxology. II. H. HOY! I. M n. Professor of Histologj and Materia Medica MEDICAL COLLEGE FACULTY J. P. Mux roe, A. I ' ... M. B. President and Proli — i ii Pli | ■ i i actice and Surgery. I-:. Q. Houston, M. D. i rofe; sor of Anatomy and I ibsteti ics. II. L. Smith, Ph. D. Professor ut l liysi al Electricity. ORGANIZATION J. T. Moore, President T. D. Tyson, Vice-President W. F. Stevens, Secretary J. B. Simpson, Janitor C. E. McMillan, Asst. Janitor M. W. Lyon, Jr., Historian Jas. L. BOST, Captain Foot-ball team I ' . M. King, Manager Foot-ball team MEDICAL CLASS MEDICAL CLASS ROLL « e£ Ed. Munroe Bell, I )avid Asbury Boyd, J ' no. Fletcher Brown, J as. L. Bost, J no. T. B nnus, Jas. Isaac Campbell, Law son Vance Cloninger, Guy Franklin Duncan, Geo. D. Everington, Samuel Taylor Flippin, fas. William Flow e, Isaac 1 [enry Faust, Andrew Baxter Goodman, Jas. Flemming Harris, Jas. M. Hunter, Luther Taylor Jackman, Walter Jackson Jones, John Walter Jones, Parks McCombs King, Wharton Green Leak, M arcus W. Lyon, Jr., Fred. Y. Long, Geo. Madison Maxwell, Alt. Mourne, N. C. Piatt, N. C. Red Springs, X. C. Davidson, N. C. Rockford, X. C. Mint Hill, X. C. Stanley, X. C. Sparta, X. C. Laurinburg, X. C. Siloam, X. C. 1 lavidson, X. C. Salisbury, X. C. Enochsville, X. C. Jupiter, X. C. Huntersville, X. ( ' . Brooklyn, X. V. ( tutlaw ' s Bridge, X. ' .. Prather ' s Creek, N.C. Concord, X. C. Francisco, X. C. New York, X. V. Catawaba, X. C. 1 avidson, X. C. David Gillespie McKethan, Chas. Ellis .McMillan, .Martin McNeill. Neill McRae, Jas. Thomas Mi ion , Watson Smith Rankin, Geo. Washington Raby, Duncan Preston Shaw, Neill G. Shaw. John Samuel Slate, Jno. William Slate, | as. Thomas Smith. Geo. II. Smith, William Brown Simpson, Wm. Forest Stevens, foseph T. Stewart, 1 lerbert B. Thomas, Thomas David Tyson, Leon Watson, Joseph White, Williauth Worth Washam, Joseph I. Wilson, Henry Clay Walkup, Fayetteville, X. C. Wilmington, X. C. Red Springs, X. C. Fayetteville, X. C. Statesville, X. C. Mill Hill, X. C. Shelby, X. C. Lumber Bridge, N.C. Harrell ' s Store, X. C. Mi pah, X. C. Quakers, X. C. Westfield, X. C. Raleigh, X. C. Monroe, X. C. Ashpole, X. C. Red ShoaN, X. C. New Berne, X. C. Covington, X. C. Broadway, X. C. Davidson, X. C. Davidson, X. C. Caldwell, X. C. Mcintosh, Fla. 56 HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL CLASS. On THE thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, John Peter ' s Medical College, alias North Carolina Medical College, opened for another year ' s work in the town of Davidson. This well-known institution for medical learning has been throwing out M. D. ' s via the State Hoard, to experiment upon the innocent inhabitants of the lid North State and some of its sister States, for some years past The opening was auspicious, and while many familiar faces were Men among the men, there was a goodly predominance of new ones, which brought up the attendance above that of past years, and still newer ones have dropped in from time to time, as the session lias ad- vanced. I he equipment of the College has been materially increased. The top floor of the new building has been fitted up as a histological and bacteriological laboratory and supplied with various pieces of scientific apparatus necessary for the prosecution of successful work in these departments. Besides, we have a room in Davidson College fitted up with gas and heating apparatus. Under the benign influence of Brother Jack- man, a Young Men ' s Christian Association has been organized among the students, and regular weekly meetings are held. This branch of our work has in its charge and care the newly-fitted up Reading Room, where the various medical and scientific journals, as well as the local and New York papers, are kept on file. The opening of the session was marked by a great interest in athletics. The Meds., under the leadership of the valiant and faithful Captain Bost, rushed hard and heavy upon the gridiron for victory ami honors. To say the season was suc- cessful (for their opponents) is putting it mildly. For a few days after the defeat by the impudent Sophs.. Captain Host and Manager King held a public auction of foot-ball paraphernalia, and no doubt a private blow-out with the funds. The Historian begs to suggest to the Meds, the trite 57 saying: If at first yo u don ' t succeed, try, try, again. It is our hope that they may win victories and laurels another year. But what is a history without its personalities? Think of Rome without a Caesar, France without a Napoleon, of our own country without its Wash- ington ! Just so there are personalities here. What would the Medical College be without — ! well, whom shall we name? So many illustrious charac- ters, so man) ' bright and noble minds, so mam- freaks, that it is hard to single out one man who towers far above the rest. There is the ever pleasant and genial Smith ; he is a Senior and a big man, and expects to graduate this year. He and stalwart Rube Burrus make a pair. Then there is Boyd, Dave Boyd, tall, graceful and im- posing ; a gentleman full of strange oaths. He is the hero of his class, and what worshippers he has ! What Boyd says goes. We must not forget the Joneses. They are neither twins nor brothers. Baldy suffers from alapecia of the head, whence his given name, and Buck Jones — well, he certainly deserves his title. Baldy is a hard student, big and a valiant hitter (we leave this point to Boyd), ami Buck — well, he has been seen to study and stay up late. We have seen his sleepy and inflamed eyes the next day. Simpson and New Flip ! Methinks I hear the boys shout out Two of a kind ! No doubt they are, and the kind? A humane and loving spirit prevents us from saying more and exposing them before the world. But speaking of Simpson, we wonder how he and Rankin enjoyed their mid- night watch, waiting patiently (?) for Buck Slate ct al ( ), who never came? But how can this narrative be completed with- out the mention of Kid nee McMillan? He is small and youthful, but ye gods ! what cheek and talk and nerve and bluff! We wonder how such a young and tender (?) thing E ' er ' scaped from ' neath his mother ' s wing. There are many others, as Pete Moore, the President; His life was gentle ; and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, This was a man. Besides, we have the blue-eyed, sweet-voiced Campbell ; the noisy Wilson ; the tonsorial artist, McRae, and his good-natured partner, Brown, whose recitations ever cause a smile, and Mc- Kethan, the best dressed man, and Doc. Slate and Old Miss Mitchell among our number. But time and space are limited and the Historian must lay down his pen, which next year, he hopes, may fall into better hands. T 58 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLASS SPIRIT AT DAVIDSON omf. light ami humorous reminiscences for the Annual, is the editor ' s reckless request Trifles light as air may come probably with greater alacrity than the spirits of the vastly deep which Glendower conjured in vain. Hut humorous reminiscences ! When one is haunted by the ghosts of sad memories, and when the forms of departed colleagues rise unhidden before the tear-dimmed eye, humor is out of place. It is said that the famous clown Grimaldi once closed the eyes of his dying child in the green room, and the next moment was on the stage, the audiem i splitting their sides with laughter over his mirth- provoking wit. Hut few have so much versatility of emotion. Some years ago, a witty young lady of my acquaintance paid a visit to a trio of prunes-and- prisms old maids, who accosted her upon her entrance with the blighting remark : Miss , we hear you arc so witty. Be funny for us. It is needless to add that after that her wit had all the hateful gloss and funereal aspect ol a coffin. No; I positivel) refuse to be funny, unless I happen to be so unintentionally, as the young lady from the city was when she paid her first visit to the country. Seeing a dish of honey on the table and wishing to be affable to her hostess, she said with her most engaging smile, as she pointed at the honey: Oh ! 1 see you keepafice. ' Whatthen, shall he the nature of my reminiscences? first, they shall he brief, for brevity is the soul of wit. and tediousness the outward limbs anil flourishes. Second, they shall be limited to .1 definite subji i t, lest, after their perusal the bewildered reader should say, as tin afflicted hearers did in Bab Hal- lads, after they had listened to a parson ' s prolix discourse : He argued high, he argued low, IK- also argued round about time. To Compass both these ends 1 ha e chosen as my reminiscential topii : The Growth of Class and College Spirit at Davidson in the Last De- cade. I ver) teacher at a College in which the class system prevails has not failed to note the 59 preponderativc influence of the two upper classes, especially of the Senior Class. With little danger of exaggeration it may be said that the tone of the student body is exactly what the Senior Class chooses to make it. If this class is small, disor- ganized, pessimistic, an air of sullenness seems to prevade the whole College. If it is bright, buoyant, high-toned, and loyal-hearted, every College en- terprise seems to be undertaken in the same spirit. A heavy responsibility, therefore, rests always with the Senior Class, and the members of this class should not only be impressed with a sense of their dignity — a needless caution, perhaps, but with a high sense of the duty that devolves upon them. Further, the development of an enthusiastic college spirit is dependent upon an entente cordialc between the faculty and the student body. As soon as either becomes for any reason, good or bad, distrustful of the other, jar and strife is the result — exacting regulations on the part of the faculty, followed by petty outbreaks of spite or flagrant breaches of college discipline on the part of the student body. Again, class spirit and college spirit are in- timately connected. At first blush ( ' 87 will remember that this was a pet phrase of a certain professor) it would seem that these two would con- flict, the classes with their individual rivalries clashing with the common interests of the whole College body. But as a matter of fact such has not been the case. Each class is a unit, and it is easier to fuse four units into one than to get together one hundred and ninety separate in- dividualities. Hence, I think it will be observed that when class spirit is intense college spirit is likely to be even more so. With these prefatory remarks I begin a brief and therefore necessarily imperfect sketch of col- lege spirit at Davidson, beginning with the session ' 86-7, my first session at the College. Having previously been associated with tun institutions in which the student bodies were loyal even to the extent of bigotry in the eyes of an outsider, I could not fail to be struck with the apparent absence of this feature of College life at 1 )a idson College. There was little, if any, class spirit, the attitude of the student body towards the Faculty was sullen, and that of the Faculty towards the students was suspicious. Further, the relations between the Board and the Faculty were strained owing to antecedent difficulties, that need not be here recounted. All these things made me feel that I had left the sunshine and entered into the shadow of a pedagogic eclipse. Perhaps I may have looked upon college matters with a somewhat jaundiced eye, as during a professor ' s first year he- is on the stool of criticism, and is himself a critic of a somewhat acidulous type. Besides, I was burn- ing the candle at both ends, overworked at College and overworking mvself with outside labors. But 60 with all due allowance for the personal equation, the facts as above stated will be undisputed. In ' 88 the Senior Class was large and many of the influential members were in cordial sympathy with the Faculty. In the spring of ' 87 a very im- portant change brought the student body and the Faculty together. The society libraries were con- solidated and a committee consisting of a member of the Faculty and a committee from the societies was appointed to control the new library. ' 88 was split up into two factions, si. the class spirit did not develop very strongly. It was, perhaps, not until ' 93 ' s second year that the class spirit was in its full flower. ' 93 was united, enthusiastic, with a strong flavor of humor, and no little ingenuity in schem- ing. It was ' 93, we believe, that originated those cacophonic howls vulgarly styled class yells. They are also the authors of the College yell. This class was not especially strong in the class r n, but it was a power outside. Since ' 89 there has been no lack of class spirit at Davidson Col- lege, and the incoming Fresh, organize las soon as they are permitted to do so by the jealous and tyrannical Sophs.), elect a President ami other officers, adopt a motto, and perpetrate a class yell upon the helpless public. The success of ' 93 in infusing a stronger class and College spirit into the College body was due partly to its own individuality, but more, I think, 1 1 • favoring conditions. In the first place, the strained relations between the Hoard and the Faculty had been rapidly disappearing with the return of mutual confidence, and we doubt if there is any institution in the South in which there is now a greater cordiality and sympathy between the two governing bodies. There are no conflict- ing powers, for there are- no powers to conflict. The interests of the two are one. Then, too, the- faculty, both a s individuals and as a body, had the students more and more upon their hearts, as well as upon their minds. Allow me to mention the abolition of one pestiferous and galling petty regulation which did much towards the removal of friction — the so-called campus regulations, which confined the student to the campus at certain hours. Another, was the building of the Y, M. C. A. Hall, and in connection with it the encouragement of the athletic spirit. The credit for most of this work is due to the present versatile and enthusi- astic occupant of tin. (hair of Physics. These, of course, are only some of the causes of the growth of the College spirit. The generous and warm-hearted sympathy of the President ought never to be forgotten. llis purse-strings were always loosened and his heart was ever open to every rightful appeal from the student body. What has led me to give this hasty sketch of College spirit? An article in a late Davidson magazine deploring the decay of this great motive 61 power in student life. I can ' t believe the editor is right. Annuals are not gotten out when College spirit is decadent. The editor probably was dys- peptic when he wrote, or, perhaps, for I have been a College editor myself, he needed another editorial to fill up. But both College spirit and class spirit have their darker sides ; eveiy virtue is shadowed by its corresponding vice. Perhaps no one is so easily swept off his feet by as passive enthusiasm as a College student. The best of them will mistake an impulse for a God-given intuition, will act rashly, and repent at leisure. It behooves, therefore, the best men in every class, especially in the upper classes, to remember that it is my class, my College, whose honor is my honor, whose success is my success. Then, and not then (to adopt one of the Junior speaking patent endings), will the old College, like a ship with every sail spread, ride triumphantly into the haven of abiding success. (Music ! ) W. S. Currell. ™ t£ tJ APPLIED MATH. One word on examination is worth six afterwards. The more beer, the bigger booze. Two 59 ' s will never make a 60. The less brains a man has, the less he perceives their absence. The further away the 70, the bigger it looks. A Senior ' s hour is worth a Freshman ' s week. There is more attached to a diploma than a piece of ribbon. One Senior does not make a commencement. A Freshman and his money are soon parted. One good friend is worth many class-mates, and a full purse is better than both. 62 THE IDEAL . . T here is a sont, ' , all but divine, That never rung through Sappho ' s brain, Its words are simple, few, — and thine ! poet, build the deathless strain ! There is a si en to Titian ' s dreams Would ne ' er in it-- lost light arise; Thy childhood ' s mountains, field-., and streams ! O painter, limn their splendid dy There is a figure fairer far I han Phidias ever wrought or feigned At hand the stone and chisel are, () sculptcr, fin the vision veined ' There is a chord whose elfin tones Beethoven ' s soul could never seize ; Thine instrument before thee moans, O Master touch the yearning keys ! Ami dost thou lack tin wondrous art I . i sing i ' i painl  r grave ir play ? Far better is a noble heart Than score or form or scene or lay ! 1 1 1 KV I ERI ' MI. Sti ickard 63 EUMENEAN SOCIETY ORGANIZATION, ' 97- ' 98 President, Vice-President, Secretary, Reviewer, Chairman, Chairman, FIRST TERM J. D. Woodside J. M. McConnell S. G. Moore J. H. Witherspoon F. C. Barth R. B. Sanford L. R. Kirkpatrick R. A. Shcrfesse R. S. Steele T. F. Haney R. S. Steele W. H. Whyte E. H. Wood J. II. Therrell SECOND TERM J. A. Steele G. T. Clark J. J. McNeely V. G. Perry Query Committee R. S. Sherfesse E. II. Wood H. M. Askew Absence Committee R. S. Steele F. M. Hawley S. G. Moore Internal Committee J . D. Woodside R. L. Douglas W. W. Turner J. H. Therrell I. G. Law Permanent Committees Executive, Finance, Treasurer, J. D. Woodside, Chairman J. A. Steele J. H. Witherspoon, Chairman R. L. Douglas R. L. Douglas THIRD TERM W. G. Terry W. C. I larrison C. W. Hewitt F. C. Barth J. D. Woodside J. M. McConnell S. G Moore R. B. Sanford T. F. Haney H. M. Askew R. A. Sherfesse J. II. Witherspoon R. L. Douglas N. A. ( Irr W. B. Reid J. M. McConnell I.. R. Kirkpatrick 64 EUMENE SI K [ETS HALL SKETCH OF EUMENEAN SOCIETY The Eumenean Society began its existence almost with the beginning of student life in the College, it having been founded in 1837, only a short time after the first student body took possession of the campus. Dating from that time the history and traditions of the Eumenean Society have been those of the College. No other student organization has done so much to promote the interests of its members and of the College at large, and the character and standing of the Society has always been repre- sentative of the best the College might claim. The aim of the Society is to promote facility in public speaking and literary attainments, and to inspire its members with a noble ideal and fit them for the duties of true citizenship. This is well illustrated by the two mottoes of the Society, Pulcrum est colere mentem and a Greek motto, which, being translated, is, Truth is lasting and beautiful. With this for their watchword its members should ever be inspired to strive after that perfect culture and that true greatness whose foundation is truth. The Society has, indeed, already accomplished a great work, and from its walls have passed many, who to-day stand near the top, each in his chosen life-work. Below is a very incomplete list of her distinguished Alumni, containing the names of some who are well-known not only in our own section, but in distant States, both North and South : Rev. J. M. Otts, D. D., LL. D., Talladega, Ala. Dr. Otts has led a varied and most useful life since receiving his diploma in 1 S 59, at the age of twenty-one. He has been pastor of churches in Alabama, Tennessee, Delaware and Pennsylvania, has served as editor of the religious department of the Presbyterian Journal, Philadelphia, and as an active member of the American Institute of Chris- tian Philosophy. He has also been a voluminous author and a noted traveler in the East. The Otts Lectureship was founded by him at Davidson 66 College, and the first course of lectures upon this foundation came from li i - virile pen. The subji • I of the course was Unsettled Questions, making a volume of over a hundred pages. Some of his other books are Laconisms : The Wisdom of Many in the Words of One, Nicodemus with Jesus, The Gospel of Honesty, and The Fifth Gospel, the latter a most readable account ol Palestine as interpreting the life and teachings of our Lord. Dr. Otts is still in the prime of life, active both physically and mentally, and is a mosl devoted friend of his Alma .Mater. Col. Alexander Robinson Banks, Rock Hill, S. C. The name of Professor Banks is most closely and honorably associated with the history ol Secondary Education in South Carolina, lie was graduated in 1869. after having passed through the blood and carnage of ' 6l- ' 64 as an officer in the ( onfederate Army. Since then he has been almost continuously engaged in the work of education; has taken a prominent position in his profession, and been identified with graded and high school work in several parts of his State For many years he has been an active and efficient Trustee ol Davidson College, and is now a member of her Executive Committee. Colonel Hanks isatpresent one of the two Principals of the Rock Mill High School, which has furnished many of our best pre- pared students. Rev. John Frank Cannon, D. D., LL. D., St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Cannon was a member of the same class as • olonel Hanks, thatof ' 69. lie has been one of the most useful and distinguished ministers of our Chinch in the West, and is Pastor of the Grand Avenue Church of St. Louis, one of the largest and most inlluenti.il churches in the State. lie has til. mi a prominent part in educational matters, and has published several books on religious sub- jects. As a student here and at the University of Virginia he was noted for his power as an essayist and orator, and future years have justified the judgment of his fellow-students. Rev. John Wright Davis, D. D., Shanghai, China. Like so man_ - college students who afterwards l n celebrated, Dr. Davis gave evidence of his remarkable powers by leading his classes and graduating with the valedictory oration in 1869. i graduated at Union Seminary four years later. and went immediately to his chosen field of labor in China. Luring ' 85 and ' 86 he lectured on various missionary topics in the United States, returning to China in 86. Dr. Davis is probably the leading Presbyterian Missionary in the whole of China, lie has translated the Psalms, the Gospels and the Aits of the Apostles, into the Soochow dialect, and is the author of several text book-, fol use in Chinese schools. He is recogni ed as one 67 of the most scholarly and well-equipped of all the missionaries our Church has sent out, and in all discussions of Chinese mission affairs his opinion has great weight. Rev. William Beatty Jennings, D. D., Detroit, Mich. Dr. Jennings was born at Bennettsville, S. C, in 1859. He entered College at seventeen, and received many honors at the hands of his Society. In ' 79 he was Representative, and in ' 80 Society Valedictorian. In ' 82 he was called back to the College to deliver the Alumni oration of that year. From ' 80 to ' 83 he was a diligent and successful student at Princeton Seminary. Since then he has held important pastorates in South Carolina and .it Macon, Georgia. Here his influence was rapidly growing, till the First Presbyterian Church of Detroit, Michigan, fixed its eye upon the eloquent young Southerner, and called him to its pulpit. This call he accepted, much to the regret of our whole church, and is now winning fresh laurels in his far-off home. President B. F. Wilson, D. D., Spartanburg, S. C. Dr. Wilson was born in ' 62, and graduated from Davidson College in ' 84. He won the Fumenean Orator ' s Medal in ' 83, and the Com- mencement Orator ' s Medal the next year. In ' 89 he delivered the Commencement Alumni Oration, lie studied at Columbia and Princeton Seminaries, and was called to the pastorate of the Spartanburg Presbyterian Church in ' 87. The church was rapidly growing and prospering under his care, when Converse College was founded, and he was urged by its munificent founder to take charge of the new institution. The success of Converse Col- lege was immediate and phenomenal. Though the magnificent building was totally destroyed by fire a few years after its completion, another still more beautiful and fully furnished has arisen on the site of the first, and each year has witnessed an increase of students and Faculty till the institution has be- come the pride of the city of Spartanburg, and an honor to the whole State. Howard Alexander Banks, Esq., Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Banks has made journalism his calling, and achieved a success of which any young man might well lie proud. I le was graduated in ' 88, at the age of twenty-one, having been editor of the Davidson Monthly during part of his college course. lie early showed his power with the pen by winning the Essayist ' s Medal in ' 88. After leaving College he taught a school at Elmwood, N. C, but a year later found him at Salisbury as the staff corres- pondent of the Charlotte Observer. With the exception of a few months, he has ever since been connected with the same paper, and many of the Observer ' s brilliant editorials, which are a power through this whole section, are from Mr. Banks ' 68 trenchant pen. He has often tried His hand at poetry, with considerable success. Some yeai he delivered, by special request of the Faculty, an address before the students on The Passion-Play of Oberammergau, and he has also filled the position of Alumni Orator before his Lit- Society during Commencement week. Rev. Chas. G. Vardell, Red Springs, N. C Mr. Vardell won the Debater ' s Medal in the Eumenean Society in ' 87, and was graduated in ' 88. He was Business Manager of the Davidson Monthly, and prominent in all society affairs. I lis theological education was obtained at Princeton Seminary. After a few years of pleasant and profitable work in the pastorate, he accepted the Presidency of the newly founded Presbyterian Col- for Women at Red Springs, X. (_ ' . Ilis administration of this enterprise has astonished even his most ardent admirers. From nothing the College has grown beyond its accommodations, and even the energy of its President is taxed to provide rooms and facilities for the students who are crowding into its halls. Its financial record lias been not the least remarkable of the results of his management. All friends of Christian education wish the Red Springs Seminary and its efficient President nothing more than a continuation of the prosperity which has marked its past history. 69 PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ' 97- ' 98 e£ e£ FIRST TERM. SECOND TERM. THIRD TERM. liil ' KTH TERM President, R. A. Love W. A. Ferguson T. II. Watkins J. M. McKinnon 1 r ice-President, H. S. Munroe ]. P. Matheson I. A. McQueen S. C. Smith Secretary, W. M. Walsh F. B. Rankin W. F. Hill E. J. Hoffman is Supervisor, Jno. Hall T. T. Allison Ernest Morton E. B. Robinson 2nd Supervisor, Fred. Smyre W. M. Walsh I. N. Clegg C. G. Rose is ( ' ritic, 11. W. Wilson S. H. Hines H. V. Allen J. M. McSwain 2nd Critic, S. A. Robinson S. C. Smith A. A. McFadyen L. G Bcill Chaplain, F. B. Rankin T. H. Watkins W. A. Ferguson I. N. Clegg Judiciary Committee ( ' liairman, H. S. Munroe J. P. Matheson J. A. McQueen S. C. Smith S. H. Mines J. R. Ross J. M. McSwain C. T. Carr J. M. McKinnon H. W. Wilson S. M. Goodman R. A. Love C. T. Carr II. V. Allen II. W. Wilson J. R. Ross R. S. Abernethy L. G. Beall A. A. McFadyen J. P. Matheson R. L. Thomason J. T. Smith 11. S. .Muni Me J. I. Smith Jno. Hall W. M. Walsh f. B. Rankin Query Committee I ' hainnan. W. M. Walsh F. B. Rankin W. E. Hill E. J. Hoffman W. A. Ferguson J. M. McSwain S. H. Hines II. W. Wils,,n S. H. Hines R. A. Love ). P. Matheson J. A. McQueen A. A. McFadyen A. D. Morrison C. G. Rose II. B. Stokes H. G. Smith ' S. M. Goodman T. T. Allison K. M. Fitzpatrick W. S. Houston J. Flow E. Morton E. Morton W. M. Stevenson K. H. Mclntire Permanent Committees FIRST TERM. SECOND TERM. THIRD TERM. Finance W. A. Ferguson, Chairman, J. E. Ward W. F. Hill Conference, H. V. Allen, Chairman, J. P. Matheson I. N. Clegg Treasurer, A. M. McLauchlin 7° I ' ll 1 1 SOCIETY II l I THE PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY 4 From the inception of this time-honored insti- tution of learning the history of the Philan- thropic Society has been that of Davidson College. The early students of the College re- cognizing that the theories of the class room unreduced to practice are of no avail, determined to establish a society wherein they might by practice inculcate those literary and oratorical attainments which are the insignia of eveiy well- rounded man. So in June, 1837, the Phi. Society was organized. The work of the Society and the class room work have become so harmonized and so thoroughly blended that neither the one nor the other could alone attain the high de- gree of excellence which has for nearly three- fourths of a century been characteristic of them. The objects of the Society — to train men to think quickly and speak fluently, to control them- selves and govern others, to respect the talents of others and emulate noble examples, and not only to acquire thoroughness in literary and oratorical attainments, but also to have as its watchword that inspiring motto, Verite Sons Peur urging each man in his every action towards a high and noble ideal, and fitting him for true citizenship. I low well these objects have been accomplished hundreds of her loyal alumni scattered over the State and the whole South can testify. Many men have received the best part of their college training within her walls. What more glory can we shed about the Old Phi than by citing a few of her members who have attained success in the world : Judge William Preston Bynum, Charlotte, N. C. Judge Bynum was born in 1820, in Stokes County, N. C. Me was graduated at Davidson in 1842, delivering the valedictory. From ' 61 to ' 63 he was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Confederate Army, was a member of the State Convention in ' 65, and State Senator in ' 66. In ' 71 lie was made Associate-Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, an office which he ably filled for five years. Since ' 78 he has been engaged in the regular practice of his profession. Rev. Jethro Rumple, D. D., Salisbury, N. C. Dr. Rumple was bom in Cabarrus County in 1827. He delivered the salutatory of his class in 1850. lie has been a Trustee of Davidson for more than a quarter of a century, most of this time as a member of the Executive Committee, ami a Director of Union Seminary for many years. Or. Rumple is practically the founder of the flourishing Presbyterian Orphanage at Barium Springs, was one of the assistant editors of the Presbyterian Encyclopedia published in [884, and has been the author of several volumes of Presbyterian history. He is still engaged in active and successful work as Pastor, Director and Trustee. May his bou long abide in strength. Julius Alexander Gray, Esq. Mr. Gray was graduated in (853, at the age of 20. For a half century his name was prominent in business and railroad circles throughout the State. He was Director of three important railroads, and President of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley from its organization, General Manager of the North State Improvement Company, President of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, and oi thi Greensboro National Hank, and held the Direc- torate of a half do en other important enterprises. His death left a gap in the ranks of our successful railroad and business men, which has not yet been filled. Rev. William Thomas Hall, D. D, Columbia, S. C. Dr. Hall was one of the honor men of the Class of ' 54, delivering the salutatory oration. From the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg. Va., he was called to the Chair of Theology in Columbia Seminar)-, Columbia. S. C, in 1895. Dr. Hall has made a reputation for solidity ami depth of thought, and wide and varied culture. Hon. Augustus Leazar, Mooresville, N. C. During his college course Mr. Leazar showed what was to be expected 1 .f him by winning the prize in Chemistry, and delivering the valedictory of the Class of [860, at the age of 17. From the com- mencement rostrum he entered Confederate service, and fought through the war as Lieutenant. Since the close of the war his life has made part of the public history of the State. He was for many years a member of the State Legislature, and in ' 89 Speaker of the House. He introduced the bill for the establishment of the North Carolina Agricul- tural and Mechanical College, and has ever since been one of its leading Trustees. He has also been 73 Trustee of Davidson, and of the State University, and the most successful Superintendent of the State Penitentiary in its whole history. Rev. Luther McKinnon, D. D., Clinton, N. C. Dr. McKinnon was a first honor man of the Class of ' 6l, and delivered the salutatory oration. He was Chaplain of the 36th North Carolina Troops during the last year of the war, and after its close was elected President of Floral College, in the eastern part of North Carolina. From 1883 to ' 85 he was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, S. C, and in ' 85 was called from that city to the Presidency of Davidson College. He entered upon his new duties with zeal, and the en- rollment of the College immediately rose above its former mark, but in the second year of his work here, he was attacked with an incurable disease, which necessitated his resignation in ' 88. He is still bearing, with Christian heroism and cheerful- ness, the weight of hourly pain and hopeless invalidism. Judge Frank I. Osborne, Charlotte, N. C. Judge Osborne was graduated in the Class ol ' 72. He delivered the Alumni oration in ' 78, was elected Mayor of Charlotte in ' 79, has been So- licitor and Attorney-General of the State since then, and takes rank among its leading and most influential lawyers. William E. Burney, A. M., Ph. D., Columbia, S. C. Dr. Burney was a student for years in Europe, doing special work in Chemistry, was a Fellow in Johns Hopkins after his return, and is now State Chemist of South Carolina and Professor of Chem- istry in the South Carolina College at Columbia. He is one of the best known chemists in the South, and has written many able monographs on scientific subjects. Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D., LL. D., Hampden Sydney, Va. Dr. Moore during his College course had the reputation of being the finest speaker the Philan- thropic Society had enrolled for many years, and he was awarded both the Declaimer ' s and De- bater ' s Medals. His life since his entrance up. .11 the duties of the Chair of Oriental Literature at Union Seminary is tun well known to our Southern Presbyterian Church to need repetition. Dr. Moore ' s eloquence has delighted and inspired thousands, his articles on Oriental studies and dis- coveries are eagerly sought for, his reputation as a most gifted teacher is spread over the continent. The Philanthropic Society has no Alumnus of whom she is more justly proud. John P. Munroe, M. D., Davidson, N. C. Dr. Munroe was Salutatorian of the Class of ' 82. He distinguished himself as a medical student 74 at tlic University ol Virginia, where he took hi degree, and acted as Physician at St. Luke ' s Home in Richmond, Va., after his graduation. Winn Dr. P. Ii. Barringer was called from the Medical School at Davidson to the Chair of Physiology at the University ofVirginia, Dr. Munroe was elected to his place here. Since then the Medical School has been incorporated as the North Carolina .Medical College, and has grown m numbers and reputation each year since its incorporation. As its President, Dr. Munroe has shown himself a remarkable organizer and teacher, and with its elegant new building and the largest attendanci of any medical school in this section, the prospi i I - of the new College are most flattering. 75 §1 WMBMVtaWj THE LIBRARY DAVIDSON COLLEGE THE LIBRARY ORGANIZATION Library Committee Tuos. P. Harrison, Chairman. w, c. Pi rrv, i r. c rk, T. F. Haney, I A Mi iii i iv Eumenean. Philanthropic. F. F. R.OWE, Librarian. Union Library Come, anil take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow. — Shakspere. The Union Library owes its existence to the consolidation, in 18K7, of the libraries of the two literary societies with the College library. The advantages of the new system over the old are too numerous and evident to dwell upon. The ten years since the formation of the Union have abundantly justified the wisdom of our sometime Professors Dr. Barringer and Dr. Lodge, through h h se influence this impn ivement was accomplished. The handsome main hall of our library is one of those things which by reason of familiarity we cease to admire and appreciate. So too, with the splendid dictionary catalogues of authors and sub- jects left us by the energy and money of the ancients. Our books, moreover, have been ar- ranged by these same ancients in alcoves according to subjects, ami all one has t . . do i- to stand in the middle of the hall, look around, and go to the trea iures desired — history, biography, fiction, poetry, economics. 77 The library is under the management of a com- mittee composed of one member of the Faculty and two representatives from each of the two literary societies. Fortnightly receptions are held, to which the librarian, Mr. Rowe, issues very fetch- ing little billets-dues. After the reception, the committee retire into secret session and dicuss matters pertaining to the interests of the library. The rules governing the use of books in the library are as few and simple as compatible with the duty of the committee to the charge given them, and are framed and administered with regard to the greatestgood of the greatest number. The usefulness of the library is largely due to the zeal and efficiency of the librarian, Mr. Rowe. The library contains about fifteen thousand carefully selected volumes. Few collections of books are so free from mere lumber. Every year additions are made. During the present session the committee has expended some two hundred and fifty dollars in the purchase of about three hundred new books. The valuable Government reports are carefully preserved. One hundred ami fifty of these have been received during the past year. In connection with the library, and under the same management, is the College reading-room. Here are found seven daily newspapers, numerous weeklies, and about thirty standard periodicals. The best of the periodicals are bound from year to year. About eighty dollars has been spent the present session in having back volumes of the most desirable magazines bound. This policy has been pursued for many years, so the library has now full sets of all the important magazines. The student of to-day, with easy access to all these treasures, does not, as a rule, truly value his opportunities. To do so, it is necessary to look toward the past. There has recently come into the writer ' s hands a Catalogue of the books in the Library of Davidson College made on the 30th of October, 1841. The Catalogue was easily completed in one day, for it is made upon four sheets of ordinaiy letter-paper and contains only two hundred and twenty-five titles ! Compare this with the eight magnificent folio volumes of our catalogue and our fifteen thousand books. 78 THOUGHT PSYCHE SPEAKS rave Newton from his seer-like emineni e I fescried the power that liimls the world in thrall ; I he I lorentine despite the jeer, and all The curse pedantic, gazed on each immense Empyrean sphere in stately eloc|iiem e Timing its march amid the scale and fall Of sun born systems ; at Kepler ' s dominant i ill Confusion bowed to Law ' s omnipotence. Thus through the sky with never tiring wing, Ir down pale ways in solium silence shod, By sacred groves, or by the pit infernal, Immortal rhought ! thou reignest as a king Where ' er hath been the finger of thy (iod, And with thy God thou art alike eternal ! W ' .m. Thornton Wm rsETi pray thee never derm that love hath died Although he lieth very still and low; Although, from morning ' s grey to sunset glow . He hath not lifted up his head not cried, Through busy day-light hours, the hot noon-tide, Despite the noisy throngs that come and go — The roar and tumult of life ' ! ceaseli Mow — I lis slumber deep and dreamless doth abide. But alt ! When evening breathes upon the hi at, I see his ih ep es .hilling through the gloom ; When silent is the tramp of hurrying feet, 1 lis voice makes music in the darkened room, And all my heart takes up the glad refrain The king is come unto his own again ' F. L. BABY BOY JACK — , aiiy boy Jack and grand papa John Sai on the door step side by sidi nd many a wondrous dream they spun As they gazed at the stars of even-tide. At last, baby said with a look so wise — Though his feet were turned toward the Land of Nod — Grand-papa, ain ' t all the stars the eyes t the good little 1 •• - - who li - with (lod ? And grand-papa smiled at the quaint conceit, As softly caressing the fair young heai 1, He lifted him up from the lowly seat, And bore him away to his snowy bed. Now. all alone at the fall ol night ( Irand-papa sits in the darkened door, nd watches far off in the fields of light I wo stars he has never watched before. 79 t-A SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON Founded in 1856 at the University of Alabama Incorporated in 1892. ROLL OF CHAPTERS Province Alpha Boston University, (Mass. Beta-Upsilon), Boston Mass. Mass. Inst. Technology Mass lota-Tau), Boston, Mass. Harvard University i Mass. Gamma), ambridge. Mass. Worcester Polytechnic Inst .Mass. Delta), Worci iter, Mass. Trinity College ' Conn. Alpha), Hartford Conn Province Beta Columbia University i N. V . .Mn , N. V. City St. Stephan ' s College, i N. Y. Sigma -1 ' lii . Annandale, on-1 Indson, N. Y. Allegheny College i Pa. Imi ga Mi adville, Pa. 1 )n kinson College | Pa. Sigma-Phi i. Carlisle, Pa. Pennsylvania State College i Pa. Alpha-Zeta i, State College, Pennsylvania Bucknell University i Pa. Zeta), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Province Gamma University of Virginia I Va. I tmii ron , Charli ittesville, ' a. Washington and Lee University (Va Sigma), Lexington, Va. University of North Carolina [N. C. Xi), Chapel Hill, N. C. Davidson College ( N. C. Theta . Davidson, N. C. Furman University i S. C. Phi |, ireenville, S Wofford College (S. C. Gamma I, Spartanburg, S C. University of Georgia (Ga. Beta), Athens. Ga Mercer University (Ga. 1 ' si i, Macon, Ga. Emory College (Ga. Epsilon l, t txford, Ga. Georgia School of Technology (Geo. Phi), Atlanta. Ga. Province Delta University of Michigan ( Mich lota-Beta . Vnn Arbor, Mich. Adrian College (Mich. Alpha . Adrian, Mich. Mt Union College Ohio Sigma), Alliance Ohio i thio Wesleyati University ( thio 1 lelta , I lelaware, Ohio University of Cincinnati 1 1 thio Epsilon I, Cim innati, Ohio ( llii.i Stale 1 Diversity i i thio Theta i, Columbus, Ohio Franklin College Ind Alpha), Franklin, Indiana Purdue University i Ind. Beta), W. Lafayette, Ind. Northwestern University i III. Psi-Omega , Evanston, 111. Province Epsilon Central University Ky. Kappa), Richmond, Ky. Bethel College K Iota . Russellville, Ky. Southwestern Presbyterian University Tenn. Zeta), Clarks- ville, Tenn. Cumberland University Tenn Lambda i, Lebanon, Tenn. anderbilt University (Tenn. Nu), Nashville, Tenn. University of Tennessee (Tenn. Kappa., Knoxville, Tenn. University of the South i Tenn. ' ' mega . Sewanee, Tenn. Southwestern Baptist I Iniversity I Tenn. I .ta . Jackson. Tenn. I Iniversity of Alabama (Ala. Mi)), University P. O., Via. Southern University (Ala. lot; Gre isboro, Ala. Alabama A. K: M. College Ala. Alpha-Mu , Auburn, Ala. Cniversity of Mississippi i Miss Gamma), University. Miss. Province Zeta Simpson College l Iowa Sigma i, [ndianola, Iowa University of Missouri i Mo. Alpha , Columbia. Mo. Washington Univi isily Mo l ' .eta , St. 1 ouis. Mo. Universitj of Nebraska (Neb Lambda Pi), Lincoln, Neb. Province Eta University of Arkansas, , Ark. Alpha-Upsilon) Fayette- ville, il University of Tex i I i xa Rhi 1 1, Austin, Tex. 1 niversity of Colorado | Colo. Chi. ), boulder, Col. Denver Universitj [( ol Zeta . University Park,- Col. , Leland Stanford Jr. University (Cal Alpha), Palo Alto, Cal Universitj oft alifornia al Beta), Berkeley, Cal. Louisiana State Universitj l i Epsilon) Baton Rouge, La. Tulane University 1 a, Tau I psilon , New ' trleans, La. ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS New York City Boston, Mass. Cim innati, I ). Chicago, III. Atlanta. I .a. Savannah, Ga. Knoxville, Tenn. Pittsburg Pa. Augusta. Ga. Alliance, Ohio Chattanooga. Tenn. Kansas City, Mo. Jackson, Miss. Detroit, Mich. North Carolina Theta of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fratres in Facultate J. P. Munroe, A. B., M. D. J. L. Douglas, M. A. ' 97 A. c i i in . A. B. ' 98 |. 1). WOODSIDE 1 I. V. Aj I IN 99 R. L. Douglas II. S. Munroi J. L Farries 1900 C. W. Iliwn 1. Jr. J. G. Law. Jr. 1901 II. P. Brown E. W. Currie J. 1 ' - W u ki r S2 CI 0 £v SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNIT? Pri if. Douclas U ii nsiDE Aii i Mr koe Douglas, R. i.. Dr, Mdnroe Law Brown Ccrrh , A. Cl khik, ]•;. V. KAPPA-ALPHA ORDER, S. O. Founded at Washington and Lee University, 18b0 Colors — Crimson and Old Cold. ROLL OF CHAPTERS Alpha —Washington and l.ee University, Lexington, Va. Beta. — (Snb Rosa). Canmia — University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Delia— Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. Epsilon.— Emory College, Oxford, Ga. Zeta. — Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Va. ■ ' la.— Richmond College, Richmond, Va. T ie a. — Kentucky State College, Lexington, Ky. Iota. — Furman University, Greenville, S. C. Kappa— Mercer University, Macon, Ga. Lambda. — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Xii.— Polytechnic Institute, A. M. College, Auburn, Ala. Xi.— Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. Omicron. — University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Pi. — University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. Sigma. — Davidson College, Mecklenburg Co., N. C. Tau. — (Sub Rosa). Upsilon. — University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Phi. — Southern University, Greensboro, Ala. Chi. — Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Psi. — Tulane University, New Orleans, La. Omegi i.— Centre College, Danville, Ky. Alpha-Alpha. — University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Alpha-Beta. — University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alpha-Gamma. -L on isiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. Alpha-Delta. — William Jewel College, Liberty, Mo. Alpha- Epsilon — S. W. P. University, Clarksville, Tenn. . l pha-Ze a. — William Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Alpha- HI a. — Westminster College, Fulton, Mo. Alpha- Thela. — Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky. . Upha-Iota. — Centenary College, Jackson, La. Alpha-Kappa. — Missouri State University, Columbia, Mo. Alpha- Lambda. — Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. . Ilpha-Mii — Milsaps College, Jackson, Miss. Alpha-Xu. — Columbian University, Washington, D. C. . Ilpha-t bail ron. — University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. Alpha-Xi — University of California, Berkely, Cal. Alpha- Pi. — Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, Cal. Alpha-Rho —University of West Va., Morgantown, W. Va. ALUMNI CHAPTERS Richmond, Va. Raleigh, N. C. New York City Norfolk, Va. Macon, ia. Washington, D. C. Mobile, Ala. Athens, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Dallas, Texas Higginsville, Mo. 84 Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order— Established 1880 Frater in Facilitate Thomas Perrin Harrison, Ph. I). Active Members ' 98 William Gilmer Perry Rufus Brown Sanford Hamilton Withers] Wilson William Hope Whyte ' 99 Daniei I1 k i Hill Arn Henry Gillespie Smith 1900 John Hall Stuart Baskin Sherard 1 90 1 Mark De Wolfe SteveVjson Robert Thomas Faucetti John Blackwood Edwin Cowles Sanford Thomas Dewei Osborne Medical Class I [erbert B. Thomas s.s Arnold Perry Sherard Hall Wilson Osiiorne KAPPA ALPHA WHYTE Dr. Harrison Sanford, E. C. Smith Oates Faucette Thomas Sanford, R. B. Si LVENSON XPHMATA ♦ ■ AYNAMIZ KAPTEPIA AAH0EIA AIKH niZTOTH Z FRATERNITY OF KAPPA-SIGMA Founded at the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1400 Reorganized and Established in America, in 18b5 Colors — Old Gold, Peacock Blue, and Maroon ROLL OF CHAPTERS Gamma. — I .a. State I Iniven it) Delia. — Davidson ( lolli Epsilon. ' Ynii ■n.ii i ' • ill. ge l [niversity oi Viginia fa Randolph Mai on Colli gi The a. — Cumberland Univer sitj Iota S. luthwi stern 1 nivi rsity Kappa — Vanderbilt University Lambda. — University oi Tennes 1 Washington and I ee 1 ni Ait. — William and Marj College I Iniversity oi Arkansas ' ,. Swarthmon I ollege — Tulane University Tau. — University of Texas Upsilon —Hampton-Sidney ( nil Phi.— Southwestern Presbyterian I nivi ( ' hi Pi rdui 1 Iniversitj I ' m l Iniversitj i il Mi .;.— Universitj of the South Eta-Prime. I rinitj l ' ollege Alpha-Alpha I niversit) i Maryland Alpha-Beta. Men i i i nivi i iitj ftoAfr-Cawwa.— Universitj of 111 Alpha-Delta Penri ylvania State College Alpha- Epsilon.— ' niversity of Pennsylvania. Alpha-Zeta. I niversitj oi Michigan Alpha-Eta — Columl ity Alpha-Thela. Universitj of Michigan I ■ lota U. S. Irani 1 niversity Alpha-Kappa. I ornell 1 niversity Alpha-Lambda, i nivei ity of Vermont Alpha-Mit.- Univi rsitj ol North Carolina Alpha-Aii. offord Coll Alpha- Xi —Bethel Col Alpha • ' Kentucky University A pha- ' i. Wabash College Alpha-Rho. - Boudoin Colli Alpha-Sigina. ( hi State 1 Iniversity Alpha- Tan G orgia S hool ofTechnology Alpha-Vpsilon. — Millcaps I . Mpha-Phi.- Bin knell I Alpha-Chi I nki 1 oresl 1 niversitj Alpha-Psi.— ' Universitj oi Nebraska Alpha-Omega.— Vim. Jewell College Beta-Alpha. Brown I Inivi I Beta-Beta. Rii hmond Colli 87 Kappa Sigma Fraternity— Delta Chapter— Established 1890 Active Members •98 [oseph Russell Ross, Charlotte, N. C. ' 99 Wade Cothran Harrison, Bradley, S. C. 1900 Robert Hardie Dye, Fayetteville, N. C. Rufo McAmis Fitzpatrick, Asheville, N. C. William Thomas Watkins, Henderson, S. C. Richard Morrison King, Concord, N. C. Charles Grandison Rose, Fayetteville, X. C. 1 90 1 Morrison Caldwell, Concord, N. C. Morrison Fetzer, Concord, X. C. ReiD Smith, Columbia, S. C. Medical Class Parks McComb King, Concord, N. C. David Gillespie McKethan, Fayetteville, X. C. Xeil McRae, Fayetteville, X. C. 8S KAPPA SIGMA Harrison ki iSG 1 i i KR ROSS £ ETHAN Dye FlTZ PATRICK Watkins Kin . King Caldwell Smith McRae Wi i II I RSPOON BOARD OF EDITORS DAVIDSON COLLEGE MAGAZINE woodside Carr Perry Ward Dr. Smith MCCONNELL D) or The Davidson College AGAZD iE EDITORIAL STAFF WILLIAM GILMER PERRY, S. C. Eu., Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editors C. T. Carr, X. C, I ' m. J H. VVithersi . S. C, Eu. R. A. Love, N. C, I ' m. J- M. Mi Connei i. S. C. I i J. E. Ward, N. C, Phi. Alumni Contributing Editors S. II. Edmunds, S. C, Eu. J. A. Tillinghast, Ireland, I ' m. Contributing Editor II. L. Smith, X. C, I ' m. Business Managers J. D. Woodside, S. C, Eu. S. A. Robinson, N. C. Phi. WE WERE SO NEAR ! E ook in my face ; my name is Might-have-been ; I am also called No-More, Too-Late, Farewell ! Dante Gabriel Rossetti. To-day we breathed awhile the same sweet air And watched the glow in the same rich skies, Hands might have clasped once more, and speaking eyes Looked love again — we were so near, so near ! And the unbroken silence, that we share With death, might quick have given place To loving speech, and left behind no trace Of weary years, — we were so near, so near ! Did the fresh evening bree e no message bear From out the past, — no thought of me Who in thy darkest days still clung to thee In faithfulness ? — we were so near, so near ! Ah, thus ' twill be forever more 1 ft n , I ' ve lust the trick of hoping, it seems vain, Vet still my heart keeps singing the refrain : We were so near to-day, my friend, so near ! O. II. THE SAGE ' S SONG j Jt V p, awake ! Cease, cease your dreaming, Sang a sage of old to me, Swiftly on the brooklet ' s gleaming If it e ' er would reach the sea ; Days are dying, years are flying, I lay and darkness quickly speed ! Duty now be bravely trying Would you win the victor ' s meed ! O ' er the mountains, cold, eternal, Wrapt in icy coats of mail. Lie the lands serene and vernal Where the fountains never fail ; There are laurels, will ou wear them i Waiting stands the world to give ; Conquer trials, nobly bear them, Like a hero learn to live. Few, alas, of those now keeping Pace amid life ' s devious maze, When they lie in silence sl eping Shall remembered be with praise. Test thy manhood with endeavor, Let no failure e ' er debar Thee from pressing on forever Where Fame ' s temple beams afar. Wm. Thornton Whitsett. 9 2 OFFICERS President, T. P. HARRIS! X, Pn ii i o) I nglish and Histi i ) Vice-President, J. A. SI I 1 I I ( llass of ' 98 Secretary, S. A. ROBINS! IN, Class of ' 99 j .j jt EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ' I in IS. P. HARRIS! N, 1 Officio. VV. G. PERRY, Class of ' 98 R. A. LOVE, Class of ' 98 J. M. McC! iNNELL, Class of ' 99 S. A. R( ll ' .INSi IN, Class of ' 99 PUBLICATION-STUDIES IN HISTORY A Historical Magazine, published quarterly under the supervision of the Historical Association. E. II. BEAN, Business Manager. THOS. P. HARRISON, Editor-in-Chief. 93 ALMA MATER THE MINOR NOTE ne built a fair and glorious monument ; The breath of Time swept by and laid it low. One limned a panel of rare colors blent ; ' Tis buried ' neath the years ' resistless flow. One penned a book renowned in every clime ; Forgot, it lies among the nameless dead. ( ne wrought a wondrous melody sublime ; Its notes are vanished and its music fled. But thou, gentle Mother, well hast wrought A work far nobler than aught earth can give, For thou hast reared a monument of thought Which in thy children shall forever live Thou needst not mortal pen to sound thy name ; Thou in thy sons shall find eternal fame. J Jt eneath the martial music of the world — The winding trumpet and the shrilling fife, The splendent ensign and the flag unfurled, The glorious, onward sweeping march of life — There sounds a minor note, scarce heard among The din of victory and trampling feet, Which, soft as some sweet, half- forgotten song, Vet makes the melody of life complete. It tells the story of the tear-dimmed eye ; The bleeding heart, that loving, loved in vain ; The grief unspoken and the stifled sigh ; The blighted hope, the silent, lingering pain. Through all the world breathes life ' s soft threnody, And binds its chords in one vast harmony. T SOUFFLE mi in l ' i.ness is the best policy -but it shows up badly on the report. A Professor ' s opinion is the best criterion. Them that carina ride maun use a dictionary. Those that go jumping into the Freshman Class, oft come limping into the Senior. There is nothing so like an honest Senior as an arrant Sophomore. The bird that can sing and winna sing, should be gar ' d sing ; but the bird that carina sing and will sing, should be shot. A Sophomore is happier thinking well of himself, than a wise man is of others thinking well of him. I ! ' biggest horse is not always the most literal. A Freshman may sometimes give a Senior a counsel Its a poor cradle that won ' t rock both ways. Them that winna work maun fall. A thing that ' s passed is no of the future. There are more ways of leaving college than by running off. The deil and the doctor begin wi ' ae letter, and either ' s no sae black as he ' s ca ' d. 94 The iron was old, dreary and dilapidated. The unpainted, w led walks were grey with age and battered by the storms of many years. But the night was closing in dark and rainy, and the road before me lay through an unbroken stretch of forest; so smothering some little reluctance to trust myself to the shelter of the rickety roof, 1 dismounted, and consigning my horse to the old man who answered my lusty sum- mons, 1 approached the house. Above the unpainted door a sign-board was suspended, ami on it were depii t( d a bottle of beer and a foaming mug of the same inspiring beverage ; but in the fading light all my knowledge of the tongue of the Fatherland did not avail to discipher the inscription beneath. Ince within the little inn parlor, however, 1 found an amount of comfort and neatness which the external appearances did not promise; and I was soon seated before a blazing fire partaking of a supper plentiful if not elegant. My 95 hostess, an old woman with a face as weather- beaten in appearance as the house, waited on me with hospitable care, and in the meanwhile showed an evident inclination to talk. Is there much travel along this road? I in- quired, willing to indulge her. Well, no sir, said she, with a courtesy; not much, ' specially in the winter ; not but what our country is fair to see at any time, but ' tis off the route of the tourists. My good man and I are lonely enough sometimes seeing never a new lace, she added, as if apologizing for her loquacity. I can well believe so, answered 1. remember- ing the stretch of country through which I had been all day riding — country thickly wooded, moun- tainous, sometimes sublime, and always desolate. So strong was this impression of desolation that I was thankful for human society, even though it were that of mine hostess. Accordingly, when I presently rose from the table, I glanced carelessly around the room in quest of some subject of remark. My eyes in their journeying took in the usual battered inn furnishings, the deep fireplace, filled with blazing logs, and — yes, a framed portrait, which hung above the mantel shell — the portrait of the sweetest girl ' s face I ever looked upon. Large innocent eyes, of soft forget-me-not blue, looked out from between long, curled lashes, with a most childish, wistful, gaze. A cloud of fair waving hair fell away from the clear, smooth brow, but save in the sensitive lips, there was no red in the oval face — it was all of a sort I ' harmonious white, ' which yet could not be called pallor. The picture was somewhat roughly executed, probably by some travelling amateur, or rural artist, but there was genius in it, for there was life. In the name of all that ' s lovely, cried I in amazement, what fair saint is this? No saint, sir, replied the old woman, proudly , we be Lutherans, sir; but that is Hilda, my great grandmother ' s sister — not but what she had a story strange enough for any of those Popish women. A story! cried I, with interest (evidently here was a fruitful subject of conversation). What was it, pray? Your lire is warm and bright; come, my good friend, sit here and tell me the history that is hidden in those sweet, mysterious eyes. And so, sitting at ease in the little inn parlor, mine hostess told me the story of Hilda, which in substance I tell now to you. The forest was even less known in those days than it is at present, but the same little stream that flows along the edge of the wood now made music in Hilda ' s ears. Her mother died when she was born ; she had only one sister, very much older than herself, and her father was a harsh, rough man, who cared little for his children; so even in her childish days she was much alone. But the brook- was her playfellow, and when she sang and played 96 beside it she thought the brook laughed and ran races with her; and in her heart she called it her sister. Even as she grew older, whenever she could snatch an hour of freedom from the hard, distasteful toil exacted from her, she would run down to the brookside, and sitting there, would wind her wreath of wild flowers, think her strange, sweet thoughts, and dream her girl ' s dreams in peace. One afternoon, late in the spring, she had wandered farther than her wont, gathering forget- me-nots, then in blossom, and singing to herself in a voice as sweet and clear as the thrush ' s, which lived in the oak tree overhanging the brook. She had woven her wreath and was bending among the tall grasses to wet it in the stream, when suddenly the soft music of her song was interrupted by the sound of a man ' s voice speaking softly, gently, in a tone none had ever used to her before. Will the spirit of the brook vouchsafe to ,i tired and thirst - wayfarer a draught from those clear waters? Hilda started — the forget-me-not wreath in her hands fell down into the water and tin swift cur- rent bore it away; but she was not frightened. She turned and fixed her innocent, questioning eyes full on the face of the tall, handsome man, who, attired in the rich dress of a cavalier of the day, and mounted on a fiery white charger, had halted not far from her. It was mar the hour of sunset: a broad plain Stretched away westward from the edge of the forest, and against the glowing sky the forms of the white horse anil his rider were clearly defined, while the slanting yellow sunbeams fell around the latter like a halo. A great light dawned on Hilda ' s face as she looked, and clasping her hands reverentially, she said in a wondering tone : ! whence came you, beautiful knight? did you ride straight out of the sunset yonder? For a moment he did not answer, but his deep eyes looked into hers with a strange, pitying smile- 0, she went on breathlessly; I have so ; d for tidings from the golden land that lies beyond the west! Sometimes when I have watched the sun set I seemed to see through a little way, but I am but a foolish maiden, and none here can tell me what I long to know. The knight ' s eyes smiled down kindly, pityingly into the upturned face. Ah! child, he said, it is only to such pure spirit ,i thine that the golden gates unclose even a little. As for the rest — mcthinks they scarce know whether there be any such city. -Ah! but 1 know, said Hilda; I have dreamed of it at night, and in the daytime the thought of its brightness has lightened my wean- work. And you, who are the most beautiful being I ever saw, have surely come from the golden 97 country ; for see ! — the sunshine lingers round you as if you were a part of it. O ! if I might go back with you and rest ! As if moved by a sudden impulse, the knight sprang down from his steed and came and stood close beside Hilda. Softly putting back the hair from the pure brow, his powerful eyes the while searching her face, he answered : Not yet ; not yet, my little one, but be patient; surely the waiting will not be long. You will not ride back without me, she pleaded; I will be very patient; I will toil un- ceasingly if only I may know that at the end you will come. The knight clasped both her slender hands in his, and bending down he kissed her brow, saying solemnly, Child, thou shalt have thy wish; I pledge thee my knightly word that if ever I ride to that unseen land 1 will return for thee. Dost trust me, little one? Ay! I trust you, 1 trust you, said Hilda, the light on her face grown brighter. I will watch and wait for you always, and be ready when you come. She filled her little mug with water and gave it to him ; he drank, and then mounting his charger rode away and disappeared among the gathering shadows. Hilda went home that night with a new bright- ness on her face ; and after that her burden no longer seemed heavy, for had he not bidden her be patient and bear it? When they questioned her half sneeringly as to the cause of the new ring in her voice, the new joy on her face, she told them all the truth ; but her sister chid her sharply for speaking with a stranger and filled her hands with work that she might have no time for idle fancies. But nothing could damp her joy or shake her trust. Sometimes as the months passed by, and she saw as she looked in the brook, her only mirror, how thin and pale her cheeks had grown, when she saw the blue veins in her transparent hands, her heart would sing for joy, for these were only so many tokens that her trial, her waiting was nearly over, that the time for rest was well nigh come. It was on a spring day, just one year after she had first seen her knight, that her sister watched Hilda move away from the inn door toward the wood ; and then, as the work was all done, and the day was warm, the woman dropped asleep in her chair. When she woke the night had closed in, and thinking the girl must surely have come in she closed the house and sought her rest. But when in the early morning she went to call Hilda to her work, behold! the girl was not there. For a long time she sought her in vain, and then, at last she found her. Beneath the spreading oak that grows beside the brook sat Hilda — her hand extended toward the west as, if in welcome, and her wide open blue eyes filled with a light brighter than the dawn. 98 I [er istcr called her, hut she did not answ er — she touched her, but the little hands were cold in death. There is more than one version of this story among the country people. Some say that this mysterious knight was one of the cavaliers of the ducal court, then residing in the city beyond the finest, who had played with the innocent maiden for his own amusement; but others firmly main- tain that the rider of the white horse was no mere mortal visitant — that the light on Hilda ' s dead face was hut the radiant smile with which she welcomed her deliverer — that the knight at last had kept his promise, and had Inane her freed spirit beyond the West to a land where the fleeting glories and lengthening shadows of the sunset never come. for that I cannot tell, but I know that on the morning when they found Hilda dead b the brook, there was mourning in the Duke ' s palace in the city beyond the forest; for at sunset the day before, tin Duke ' s only son had died. 9 PTMLETIC zanim ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Organization J I). Woodside, Preside it Jas. A. Steele, Vice-President R. M. Fitzpatrick, Secretary and Treasurer Executive Committee J. M. Mi Swain, ' 98 S. II. HlNES, ' 98 A. A. McFadyen, 99 J. M. McConnell, ' 99 1 M. Jennings, ' 00 C. W. Hewitt, ' 00 E. W. Currie, ' 01 J. J. Adams, ' 01 ANNOUNCER DR. V. J. MARTIN MARSHALS JNO. HALL, 1900 WARD, ' 99 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS J. D. WOODSIDE, PRESIDENT J. A. STEELE, VICE-PRESIDENT R. M. FITZPATRICK, Secretary and Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE S. II. HINES, ' 98 C. W. HEWITT, ' 00 J. M McSWAIN, ' 98 A. A. MCFADYEN, ' 99 E. W. CURRIE, ' 01 J. M. McCONNELL, ' 99 J. Mc. JENNINGS, ' 00 J. J. ADAMS, ' oi 5 Field Day Exercises — Order of Events Five points to first winner, three to sei ond and one to third in all the contests excepl Nos. 1 1 and i.s. Class winning most points will receive the Alumni Prize, a si liil si Kir Love Cup. This cup becomes the property of the class who wins it three iuco ive years. Class Colors must be worn by contestants. Crimson and While. ' 98 ; White and blue. ' 99 ; Maroon and 1 (Id Gold, 1 ( (range and (live, i r u. 9:00 A. M. 1. — Hundred Yard Hash Messrs. Allison, Adams, Beall, Caldwell, Fitzpatrick, Huie, McFadyen, Reid, F. L.Jennings. Winners - -First, Second, Third, Mi I adyen, Allison, . Huie, 10 2-5 Sei 1 mds 10 2-5 Si conds in 3-5 Sei 1 ' iuls 5 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 7 It. 6 ft. 6 ft. 1 ' 4 inches 1 1 ' 4 inches S% niches 2. — Running High Ji mp. Messrs. Currie, Huie, Hobbs, Goodman, Jennings McFadyen. McQueen. Winners— First, . . Goodman, . Second, . Currie, Third, . . Huie, 3. — Pole Vault. Messrs. Goodman, Ferguson, Jennings, McFadyen McQueen. Winners — First. . . McFadyen, Second, . Goodman, Third, . Ferguson, 4. — Potato Rack. Three men from each class Winners — First, . McConnell, Second, . Huie. Third, . ( ' .oodman, 5. — Thki i« isi . Basj ball. Messrs. Adams, Fitzpatrick, Hewitt, Humphreys, Shaw, Smith, H. G., Walker, White, McQueen, Witherspoon Winners— First, . . Shaw, Second, . Walker. Third, . . Smith, II. G., inches inches inches 4;, 3-5 Seconds ii, Seconds 46 3-5 Seconds 204 ft. 6 inches 288 ft. M 1111 111 S 6. — ' ,-Mn .!■: Run. Messrs. Foster, Huie, Steele, J. A., Humphreys, Caldwell, Reid, F , beall. Steele, R. S , Allkon, Thomason, Walsh. Fitzpatrick, McFadyen. Winners— First, . . Huie, . . . 24 2 ; Seconds Second, . . beall, ... 25 Seconds Third, . Allison, . 25 1-5 Seconds 7. — Running Broad Jump. Messrs Currie, Huie, Jennings. Haney, Humphreys, Steele, J. A., Munn le. Winners— First. . . Steele, J. A., 18 ft. 2 9-10 inches Second, . Jennings, . 18 ft. 1% inches Third, Currie, . . 16 ft. 9 inches 8.— I Iamme i; Thri u ing. Messrs Rankin, Varner, Newell, Haney, McFadyen, McKinnon, Smith, S. C, Humphreys. Winners — First, Second, Third, si- Messrs. Smith, S. C. Newell, 1 1 Winners— First. Second. Third, McFadyen, . . 84 it. 6 inches Rankin, . . .83 ft. 6 inches Humphreys, . . 77 ft. 9 inche -Putting Shot. Humphreys, Rose, Varner Hewitt, Messrs. Reid. F., I ti 1 , Beall Winners — First, Si 1 1 md, Third, Rankin. Steele. J. A.. McFadyen. Rankin. . . 33 ft. 5 ii . McFadyen, . 31 ft. m 1 . inches Humphreys, . 31 ft. 8 inches to.— ' 4 -Mii h Run. Mclntire, Huie, Humphreys, Caldwell, Allison. McConnell Smith, S. C. Huie, . . 54 1-5 Seconds . McConnell, 54 2-5 Si . Mclntire, . 57 Seconds 13. — 1 Ii km 1 Race. Messrs, Allen, Currie, Goodman, Huie, Fitzpatrick, Steele, R. S., Stele, J. A.. Jennings, Munroe, McFadyen, Smith, II G, Thomason. Winners— First, . . Steele J. A., . 16 2-5 Seconds Second, . McFadyen, . . 17 2-5 Si Third, Thomason, . . 17 3-5 Sei 1 1 Rel R m i-. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Classes. Eight men from each class. Winners — First, . . Junior Class, 3 mm. 28 3-5 Seconds Sei ond, Freshman Class, Third, Senior Class, .1:00 l . M. 15. — Ci imbing .1: 1 si 1 ■ Pi hi . Entries closed on held Winners— Smith, S. C, and Mi hum , THE ALUMNI TROPHY CUP The foot-ball season of ' 97-98 will be always recalled with pleasure and pride. It was marked by a decided advance in the charac - ter of the game, and the memorable impulse given to the enthusiasm of the College elevens. For years past it has been the custom to have a series of games between the classes and, yet it was by a rare chance that the games were well- played. One striking feature of the foot-ball of former years was the lack of team work. One or two individual players have, each session, distin- guished themselves, and, even to-day, the names of some fine back and centre of other days live in the traditions of the campus. It is not recalled that any eleven has made a record for itself which has won for it a conspicuous place in 104 the College annals. The foot-ball season of ' 97-98 has changed this condition of things, The in- dividual player may still make his record (anil he wil l have better opportunities for doing so than hitherto), yet, the team work will be tin- prominent feature of the future. This will be due to a new element introduced this session into the football (problem) by the happy inspiration of an enthusiastic Alumnus. Early in the fall, one of our former cranks, whose personal record as a captain and a lull-back has made his name a familiar one to all Davidson men, was witnessing a practice game. The lack of u ell- sustained effort on part of the eleven gave rise to the remark that a foot-ball prize of some kind would revolutionize the game and put Davidson abreast of other Colleges where students had the oppor- tunities and advantages of inter-collegiate contests. In less than two weeks this scheme had taken definite and substantial shape, and the announce- ment was made that a handsome trophy cup would be presented by the Alumni and friends of David- son to the class team winning the largest number of games in the usual scries played between the classes. Nothing could have more thoroughlj aroused the students, and in a few days foot-ball was all the talk — an old student would not have recognized the campus. A complete organization was soon perfected by the respective classes, and eleven picked men from each were found early and late in vigorous practice. It may seem incredible, but it was often the case that groups of foot-ball enthusiasts could be found practicing secret plays before chapel. Think of that ! ! The outcome was the lining up of three of the best teams (and no disparagement is meant of former teams) tli.it had ever struggled for foot-ball honorsonthe Davidson field. The Freshmen were handicapped by a number of circumstances, and the Meds, after a few practice games, withdrew. The latter, however, were not entirely out of the contest, for well-established precedent assigned resident post graduates to the Senior Class, second and third year Meds. t. the Juniors, and first year .Meds. to the Sophs. Under these rules of the Athletic Association the series was played and, after a hotly contest! d game between the Juniors and Sophomores resulted in a victory for the Class of ' 99, J. M. McCon- nell, Captain. This makes ' 99 the holders of the Trophy Cup for one year, when the right to hold it longer will be vigorously resisted by the other classes. It may be remarked that the donors of the cup stipulated that it should be held by the winning team for one year, with the privilege of having a record of the victory engraved upon the scroll of the cup. Should any class be fortunate enough to hold the trophy for three years, it will become the 105 property of that class, the cup to be left in the keeping of the College Association as a lasting souvenir of the victorious eleven. The rules governing future contests are well- defined and very stringent. They call for fivt elevens, the several classes of Davidson to furnish four and the North Carolina Medical College the fifth (it being a joint owner of the Trophy Cup), with the provision that whenever the matriculates of the latter institution shall reach fifty in number, then there shall be two elevens from the Medical School. The members of these class teams must all be members of the Athletic Association, which is to prepare a schedule of games to be published by October 15th. There are to be two games arranged between each of the classes, and the final game is to take place on Thanksgiving Day. To guard against the failure, for insufficient reasons, of any eleven to play its full quota of games, it is provided that the forfeiture of two games in the series shall disqualify the class guilty of this breach of the rules for playing the succeed- ing season. This, it is hoped, will make it impos- sible for the trophy to be won by any other means than fair, genuine foot-ball. The past season has justified the expectation that foot-ball played under these conditions will be both clean and scientific, the sharp rivalry between the several classes stimulating effort and demand- ing clear-cut interpretation of the rules, which will leave the winning team the holders of the trophy by virtue exclusively of its superiority in all the elements of up-to-date foot-ball. Another good result which incidentally follows this scheme, is the equipment of a College eleven in perfect condition whenever the opportunity may offer for a game with a visiting team. Davidson has very little use for a College Eleven, and it has been very difficult to keep one in any such training as would place it in the same class with similar teams from other institutions. At first sight the plan now fostered at Davidson would seem to sacrifice the College eleven entirely for the benefit of the class teams. As a matter of fact, the opposite is true — as was splendidly demonstrated in the game with Charlotte in November. Little time was given for preparation, yet a few days sufficed, by the selection of the best men from the class teams to put in line against the formidable visitors, .111 eleven with abund- ant substitutes, the equal of which has never been seen upon Davidson campus. By an arrangement which is very simple and easy of application, a complete set of signals were obtained, each class contributing two of its best plays and the signals for their execution. Five days were enough to thoroughly fit the College eleven for vigorous, scientific ball, which made them the victors in a game of which all are justly proud, and which put Davidson ' s eleven in the class with other strong College teams of this and other States. 106 THE CLASS TROPHY CUP AGENERI latin, generous Alumnus, with thehope of stimu- general athletics, has presented the Association with a beautiful Trophy Cup. To lmw as wide scope as possible to the contest for this prize on the annual field day, it is offered to all the classes. The class winning the largest number of events to hold the trophy for one year, and any (lass which shall be able to hold it for three years becomes its permanent owner. It goes without saying, that the incentive of such a prize gave a tremen dous impulse to the contestants in the events of April [6th. Under the enthusiasts direction of the Physical Director the condition of the men was tine, and many of tin in made superior n i nils. The proud winners of the cup this season was the Class of ' 99, under the splendid leadership of A. A. McFadyen. Thus again the Junior Class has the privilege of counting April 16th, 1898, one of its red letter days, as it places this trophy along- side tin Alumni cup, the possession of which the} ' stand ready to dispute ' in honorable contest with any and all comi 1 ■- COLLEGE FOOT-BALL TEAM Yonan Rankin Spence Beai.l, Manager McFadyen Brown Shaw Steele, J. A , Captain Hines Wilson Harrison Smith, H. G. Fitzi-atrick Smith, S. C. McI MCCONNELL Steele, R. S. Steele, J. A. 172 lbs. Yi in w 1 74 1 bs. Mi Fadyen 171 lbs. Spence [63 lbs. W ' ll -1 IN 134 lbs. Brown, II. P. 160 lbs. R ki 190 lbs. McNei i 1 [82 lbs. Smith, S. C. 171 lbs. McO INNELL Shaw Sm 1 I ' ll, II. (i. 146 lbs. Substitutes I [arrisi IN Steele, R. S. 1 mi 149 lbs. HlNES FlTZPATRICK r rk COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM Currie Hohbs Walker Carr, Manager Shaw Hines Allison Smith, H. G., Captain Watkins Beall Dye Smith. R. Chedester Ferguson Hewitt Fitzpatrick substitutes Ferguson Shaw 1 ) E Hewitt p y a COLLEGE TEAM S Smith, II. (;. Hi i i SUBSTITUTES HOBBl - Smith, R. Chi DI -m i Watkins, W. T. D Walker a Fitzpatrick D Allison II. G. Smith, Captain C. T. Cakk, Manaerei COLLEGE TRACK TEAM Smith, H. G. Hewitt Steele, R. S. Watkins Farries, Mauager Hines Ferguson Reid, W. B. Reid, F. L,. McConnell Harrison Steele, J. A. Caldwell Dye Allison Walker Allen Calder, Captain Fitzpatrick Beall College Track Team J. W. Calder, Captain. J. I- Farries, Mana McConnell Dy] Steele, R. S. Hines Hewitt Allen Beau Walker Steele, J. A. Al LISON FlTZPAl RICK FERGUSON Cai n ii i Smith, II. t .. Watkins (A, in i II vrrison Reid, W. B. Ri id, F. L. J. W. Calder, Director Gymnasium Leaders ' Corps J. L. Farries, ' 99, Captain T. T. A [JIM IN, ' 00 R. M. FlTZPAl RI k C. G. Rose, ' S. B. Sn J-WG J. M. Jennings, ' 00 Ki hi Smith, ' 01 W. P. Chedester, ' 01 O. J. Hlik, ' 01 114 THE GYMNASIUM Not the least interesting feature of Davidson, nor the least profitable, is the opportunity offered to her students f r physical culture. The gymnasium, a large and commodious room, perfectly ventilated, occupying the entire first floor of the Y. M. C. A. building, affords a practically unlimited supply oi air, lighl and space for gym- nastic exercises. Exercise in the gymnasium has never been compulsory, yel the classes have been well attended, and of late the_ - have grown very large, some days nearly half the students in College attend. A large number of these, before begin- ning serious work, acting under the advice of the Director, underwent a thorough physical examina- tion, early in January. The measurements of the different parts of the bodj were outlined on char ' s, and thus the sub- ject was shown the parts ol his body below nor- mal development; and special exercises both corrective and recreative were prescribed. A i i .iid measurement and examination will be made at the end of the Spring term. In February an ind ■ test was held, consisting of fancy marching, calisthenics, ward drill, and apparatus work. Fifty two men entered, and taken as a whole the work done was of a very high ordei a number of contestants who made high scon were appointed to serve as a leaders ' corps, to assist the Director in managing the class squads. The inauguration of basket-ball, a few years ago, aroused a high spirit of enthusiasm for tin game, and although the ball and baskets had long since succumbed to the wear and tear of hard fought battles, the spirit of the game still survived. A new outfit being placed at the beginning of this term proved to be a signal for fresh enthusiasm, and not a few of the ..Id players distinguished themselves. Next year the new men will have more experience, ami many fine games will prob ably be pla ed. us LAKE WILEY 1899 CLASS FOOT-BALL TEAM 1 ' VSOX i . McQueen, Manager Smith, S, MCKE 1 HAN Shaw McFadyen McConnell, Captain Smith, B 0, Baker Be all Harrison Hawli , Stokes Cki.v Wai mi Hum i ' iik eys 1900 CLASS BASEBALL TEAM Wat kins Allison Hobijs Sherard, Manager Hewii i Dye Rankin McRae TlluMASoN FlTZPATRXCK ' . ? tlr •$? rjr t| fr 4 ? rfr !r •]? rf r| rl? H -  1 .! • • 4 rlr $• H? ? 54 4 -I f JUNIOR FOOT-BALL TEAM f J. M. Mi CONNELL, C iptiiiu J. A. McQ ieen, Manager TEAM Mi Kethan, l. i:. ii .H i 14; TEAM Tyson, R. E. tt EIGHT 171 Smith, S. C, L. 1 1,-1 Harrison, Q. B. 149 Stokes, 1 [ah lev, Boyd, L. G. R. G. ' 77 152 185 Ml CONNl Mi I-A ! IN. L. II. B. . k. 11. B. . 156 171 Shaw, R. 1 [62 Smith, II. G., F. B. 1 ii. Substitutes Baker Hi ; 1 Turner ■ ? ? rt -.? •$• rt tt r J 4?  ?? 4 H? 4 tl? H BASEBALL 4 Sophomore Class Team Champion Baseball Team of Davidson College S. B. Sherard, Manager Hobbes, Pitcher Allison, Third Base Humphreys (sub.), Cat Wai -ii (sub.), Short Stop 1 1 1 1 1 r, First Base I i . I .eft Field Watkins, Second i Fitzpatrii k. Center Field Mi Rae, Rieht Field ( 1 ■ 1 Substitutes I HOMASON K k 1 s OFFICERS (i. W. Leyburn, President J. YV. Calder, Vice-President M. Fetzer, Secretary and Treasurer Members Calder Rum-: Newell King Caldwell Leybi rn Arnold Law Underwood Reid, W. B. Fetzer Hines Reid, F. L son Honorary Members Dr. Smi i ii Prof. Dougi vs Dr. Martin I )R. (iREY Dr. Munroe Prof. Ri i i T. H. Spence i I J GUN CLUB J J. McA. McSwain, President D. H. Arnold, Vice- Preside fit R. H. Dye, Secretary and Treasurer Members Kim. Dye Walker Wilson Varner Beall Stewart San ford, R. B. Harrison Smith, H. G. McSwain Arnold Woodside Osbornb McQueen Honorary Member Mai colm Ri mple } BOXING CLUB J J. A. Si 1:1.1 1., President Tubby Watkins Bucket Carrier Chine Goodman Sponge Holder Farmer Shoaf Floor Sander Wally Perri .... Court Plaster Manipulator Wooly Puss Time Keeper Shaw Dunn, T. J. McLaughlin Yonan Clegg Baker Bi vll Varner Oates Stokes Woodside Hawle M Qi 1 1 Rogers Wilson 121 I BASKET BALL TEAM « J. W. Calder, Leader Farries Humphreys McFadyen FlTZPATRICK Sherfesee Allen Huie Reid, F. L. Reid, W. B. McClinto k Chedester ftt $ t Morton SINGLE STICK CLUB S. II. I [ines, President McSwain Harrison Rankin Calder Smith, II. G. McConnell Farries Newell Fitzpatrick Practice every Saturday night. 122 TENNIS ASSOCIATION ' Les Seigneurs Fi rguson lmnn Sanford The Stouts i (ates McSwain Watkins, T. II. Wilson SETS The Juniors . ' Shy-Si i if ' rs McFadyen Steele, 1 A. Kelly M i lonnell Perry McMurray Mi Queen Bi ill Morton Ward Smith, IM. 1 loffman ■.v. . . •;. The Deiii e A. . . Munn Brown, II. P. Hall Wall - i Hewitt Stevenson t lurrie Douglas Faucette 1 IU Han i i ii i isborne ■A .V. ■• ill:. ■ t-sll Watkins Rankin 1 s Chedestei Dye II oniason Lyon Undei w 1 Fitzpatrick W ilsh Wnodside Wharton Smith, R. Robinson Calder Mi t Imti i ' !. W. A. FERGUSON, President R. I.. Don, I. AS, Vice-President . M. WALSH, Secretary and Treasurer 123 B PSbfc i iit - © 3 uMil i ' H DAVIDSON COLLEGE TWO=STEP. I Composed by CLAUDIUS TATE CARR, ' 98. -H- - — 1 a 1 - i ' ? - ntf ■0- ♦ II  ; s - $ . s j £ s £- ' ml timr Sivr, — — « l VTT- •-  -| -0 I  • J— J I     I   I   -l   -,U- V— « r r— l-l —  -«B H- — - — ' I S Jl J ' ' ' I S = ' J I J T5 J , S J « J W« : -J;- -...j f B5J3E3g3! (piS l i gl - -?-i — ?- H - - g j — B T r ' r- H ' — d — + 1- J • S U— L 1 X - _ — — — — l ' £— S— r 1 , = I — - Fim: k J| |4 St ft JS ti , 3: , k.h. — • ' DAVIDSON COLLEGE TWO-STEP. liiiiii- ' iiii ill 11 11 i ' s ss tt a t  - ■• r r t ' • , , - ! 1 i:. , -  • - - s B S i i i i ; ;i • — £ 11111 ■i ' m '  ' - s- ' ' ' •  ■ 25 ' ,  « a i -  , • -- 2 - A . ■ -■ - ■ ■ S - ■ -0- -0--0- -0-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- - - • - . W- s • ' - • • - ' '    ' iV. v • • „  I s • I s  • -  Z= I - I - ■  m --0--0-t J i --0- i s GLEE, MANDOLIN AND GUITAR CLUB Beall Haw i. by Carr Helper Sanford R. B. Ross Dye Hines MtCoNNELL Walsh MCSWAIN Sanford, E. C. — A A- v t • M s ■. - ■■■■ ' Glee Club I T. Carr, Leader I. M. MacSwain S. H Hines J. M. McConnei R. B. Sanp F. M. Haw 1 1 L G. Bi i i W. M. Walsh Mandolin and Guitar Club R. B. Sanford, Leader J. k. Ri i R. E. I hi i i i V.. C. Sanford S. II. Hikes R. Dyi J. M. MacSwain, Business Manager 129 l Mi Sw i Y. M. G A. ORGANIZATION President, F. C. Barth Secretary, J. M. McConneli Vice-President, W. A. Ferguson «iw, I. F. Hanev COMMITTEES Membership J. M. Mil win, ( ' hairman W. M. Walsh II. II. Cassady Devotional S. C. Smith, Chairman J. M. M Con NELL F. M. Maui i , Lookout T. F. 1 1 n, ( ' hairman F. I!. Rankis Y. M. Walsh Property O. J. 1 1 li i„ ( ' hairman F. P.. Rankin II. M. Askj Cabinet F. C. Barth, Chairman W. A. I ' I KG! SON J. M. Ml l m m i i T. F. Hanei DAVIDSON COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [ REV. ALFRED THRUSTON GRAHAM The writer has seldom had .1 pleasanter work Colli 1 during the past half-dozen years. Ids to perform than the writing of this little greatest fear is, not that he may aj too much, bul sketch of one who holds so warm a place in that in the space allotted him, he may fall so far short the heart of every student connected with I lavidson of giving a true expression of his own feelings and 133 the feelings of the others who have known and loved Mr. Graham, for he deeply realizes that at best his Words are only words, and moved Upon the topmost froth of thought. Mr. Graham is a Virginian by birth, having entered this little world in the old town of Win- chester on the fourth of June, 1858. He graduated at Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1879, and after teaching one year, entered the Union Seminary at Hampden-Sidney, Virginia. From there he grad- uated in 1883, and following in his father ' s foot- steps, together with two of his four brothers, entered the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. His first pastorate was at Rockville, Maryland, where he remained until 1 89 1, coming thence to his present charge at Davidson. Here he has remained continuously since. By his marriage on November 16, 1886, was established a bond additional to that of pastor, uniting him to the College, as Mrs. Graham ncc Isabclle Irwin, of Charlotte, N. C, a neice of Stonewall Jackson, is the grand-daughter of Dr. Robert Hall Morrison, the first President of Davidson College. Since his stay at Davidson Mr. Graham has proved himself much more than merely a preacher and pastor to the College boys. He has made a steady effort to inspire in them a confidence and regard that will lead them to look upon him as one who feels a sincere interest in all that concerns them. The better to come into touch with them he has largely identified himself with every phase of student life, literary, oratorical, social and athletic, and his success in this effort has been extraordinary. Scarcely anything occurs on the campus at which his presence is not sought and expected. Every class banquet has a chair and toast for him ; he is sought as umpire or judge in all the athletic contests ; he finds a place on the committee in every forensic bout, and there is no class entertain- ment or presentation of prizes and medals at which he is not requested to officiate in some capacity. Mr. Graham is in short, the student ' s friend and counsellor in all phases of college life, whether in health or sickness, merry-making or trouble, joy or sorrow. Whatever may be wrong every man on the campus knows that there is a warm, welcome and true friend awaiting him in the manse stud}-. It is a great work that Mr. Graham is doing on the campus, and no one has ever done more to make religion attractive to a body of young men. He has established for himself a secure place within the inner heart of all who know him, and one of the fairest and most lasting memories that a I ),i idson student carries with him from College into the world is the memory of our little minister. 134 TOASTS TOASTMASTKK, J. M. MCCONNBLL WELCOMF. ADDRESS . THE LADIES ADDRESS THE FACULTY ATHLETICS . DORMITORY I.I OUR FUTURE NINKTS NINE T. F. 1 1 a m: v Dr. J. B. SHBARBR . . . S. A. RO] I)K. J. P. MUNROE ... J. L. FARR1RS . A. A. MCI- A i , i N w. c. Harrison F. m. Haw ■ ■. k I V A T. G K lll.UI TOASTS TOASTMASTER, W. M. WALSH BREAKING OF THE HOME TIES . . . W. B. lln i BREAKING OF THE SHELLS J. ' iis HAL] INFORMAL L OASTS COMMITTEE AD ASTRA PER ASPERA . . FROM AN I NDKR TI1F Till Mil STAND POINT ECHOES FROM THE SACRED REALM THE JOYS OF SLUMBER OUR SWIFTER MOMENTS I in: FATAL CHAR. .1 A GNAWED CHESTNUT ADDRESS NINETEEN HUNDRED . . ADDRESS IN FORMA! E. S. Morton I. Mcjl i -. B. Rankin S. G bo Hoi ii T. T. ALL1 Jno. G. Law Chas. M. Brown Prof. Jno. I.. Doi Ri.v. A. T. Oram IM DR. I- P. MUNROE II G. SMITH, Chairman S. A. ROBINSON I. G. BEALL s. C. SMITH H S Mi NROE n i srs COMMITTEE !■ ' . 11. RANKIN, CHAIRMAN T. T. ALLISON M. BROWN II. HUMPHREYS W. T. WATKINS K. M. FITZPATRICK Speakers and Monday, February 21, 3 P. M. MUSIC R. S. ABERNETHY.Lincolnton, N. C. . . . A National Peril D. H. H. Arnold, San Diego, Cal., The Causes of Poverty W. A. Baker, Mill Bridge, N. C. . An Interpreter of Nature L G. Beall, Greensboro, N. C, The Education of the Mas-,. :s G. T. Clark, Sandifer, N. C. . . The Progress of Mankind MUSIC R. L. Douglas, Blackstock, S. C, The Annexation of Hawaii J. L. Farries, Goldsboro, N. C The Doctrines and Influence of the Jesuits T. F. Hanev, Rock Hill, S. C . . . Compulsory Education W. C. Harrison, Bradley, S. C The Race Problem MUSIC Tuesday, February 22, J 0.30 A. M. MUSIC F. M. Haulev, Charlotte, N. C A Timely Topi R. II. Lafferty, Davidson, N. C The Culture Afforded by Science J. M. McConnell, McConnelsville, S C, A Signal Victory A. A. McFadven, Raeford, N. C The Influence of Money on Legislation A. M. Mi Lai ..iilin, Antioch, N. C, Retrenchment or Ruin MUSIC II F Subjects A. M( Queen, Carthage, N. C. . TheTested Curriculum P. Matheson, Taylorsville, N. C Quo Vadis ' D. Morrison, Mariposa, N. C The Industrial Future of the South S Ml NROE, Lenoir, N. C Confidence, the Basis of Progress and Civilization MUSIC Tuesday, February 22, 8 P. M. MUSIC A. Robinson, Gastonia, N. C, The Causes of the Reformation . S. RoySTER, Tarboro. X. C Journalism and Public i Ipinion P. Shaw, Lumber Bridge, X. C, Democracy ; Why its Development is Retarded . G. Smith, Abbeville, S. C Ability T. Smith, Francisco, N. C Genuine Reform MUSIC C. Smith, High Towers, X. C Attention as Condu ive to Mental Powei . B. Stokes. Oral Oaks, Va Our Opportunities E. Ward, Fayetteville, N C True Greatness H. Wood, Newbern, N. C Individual Labor MUSIC Speakers and Subjects II. v. F. C. C. T. V. A S. M. s. H. R A. J- M. J. Mc . G Friday, April 8, 8 P. M. MUSIC Allen, Raleigh, N. C Government Ownership of the Nicaragua Canal Barth, Atlanta, Ga Influence Carr, Rose Hill, N. C. The Divine Hand in Hi ti p . Ferci son, Bladenboro, N. C. . . . The Eye Singh Goodman, Mooresville, N. C The influence of History upon ( ivilization MUSIC Hines, Milton, N. C. . The Relation of Art to Life I.i i;, Gastonia, N. C. . . ■ The Conservative Spirit M Kinnon, Laurinburg, N. C independence of Judgment A. McSwain, Wad. , N. C Scotch influence on American History . I ' lkkv, Charlotte.N.C, The Lights on the Altar Stairs MUSIC Saturday, April 9, 8 P. M. MUSIC J. R. Ross, Charlotte, N. C Jingoes R, I?. Sanford, Mocksville, X. C Grant and Lee K. A. Sherfesi i , Rock Hill. S. ( ... The Iconoclast Alston Shoai . Mill Bridge, N. C . . . French Justice J. A. Steele, Mooresville, N. C Huguenot Influence on American History MUSIC R. S. Steele, l.at.iyi-tte, Ca Chivalry : Its Origin ami Influence T H. Watkins, Henderson, N. C. The American College H. W. Wilson, Charlotte, N. C. . . Anglo-Americanism J H. Witherspoon, Yorkville, S. C Who is Responsible ? J. I . Woodside, ireenville, S. C. Unwritten, but in t Forgotten MUSIC H A SOUTHERN GIRL ER eyes Would match the Southern skies, When- Southern skies are bluest Though bright With beauty ' s wondrous light, Yet are her eyes the truest. 1 ler hair Is like a golden snare, To trap some hapless fellow ; Sun beams Are mingled in its gleams — Beware its meshes yellow ! Her laugh, As light as wind-blown chaff, Bursts forth full glad and ringing, As brooks Run bubbling through the nooks, Where throbs the wild-bird ' s singing. Her heart Will always take its part Where Southern hearts are purest : Her love Is like to that above, The noblest and the surest. Her mouth, Warm glowing as the South, Bright rows of pearls discloses ; Her cheeks, Where modest beauty speaks, Wear only Southern roses. Such youth ! Too well 1 know, forsooth, How my poor heart is laden With sighs Engendered by the eyes Of one fair Southern maiden. i AUX BEAUX LEVRES care not whether her eyes be blue, Or dark as the skies of night, ( )r whether her lauds be many or feu ; If only her heart is pure and true. And her lips are n isj and l right. 1 (are not whether her lovel) hi ad Wear a noun of golden mist. ir Ihi hair be dark as hopes that are dead ; If only her lips are warm and red, And not afraid to be kissed. Then speak to me not of the marble brow — ' lis naught that I care for this— Not yel oi the breast as white as snow ; But gi e me the lips with the rich warm glow, The lips that were made to kiss. ALAS vvi m U ' thai you nn ri mine, he i i ' I hv lightest wish would stir My soul to deeds as yel untried ; 1 would, I would you wen Alas : ' ' She heard his plaint, and round these two Si ' it flowi d li ive ' s m; ti u a . Twelve months of wedded bliss so true, And then -and then ah me ! .; , . - h, once I wished you mine, he sighed, And then did I aver, I 01 thee to i asl all else aside ; But now I would you wen . i—la ' 39 SHAKSPERE CLUB W. G. Perry, President T. II. W atkins, Vice-President W. C. Harrison, Secretary Committee on Subjects S. H. Hines, Chairman F. C. Bartii J. A. Steele R. B. Sanford R. L. Douglas Members J. D.Woodside H. S. Mux roe J. A. Steele J. M. McSwain R. B. Sanford W. C. Harrison W. G. Perrv II. G. Smith F. C. Barth S. H. Hines L. G. Beall J. M. McConnell T. II. W ATKINS C. T. Carr J. L. Farries H. W. Wilson R. L. Douglas Dates and Subjects October 25. Shakspere ' s Life and Times — February 28. The Bacon-Shakspere Controversy C. T. Carr. — - . L. Fairies. November 16. The Sonnets and Lyrical Poems March 14. The Early Comedies — R. B. Sanford. of Shakspere- . 5. Munroe. Jhe Historka] piay y. ., . McConnell. December 6. The Evolution of Shakspere ' s Dramatic Work — . D. Woodside. January .7. Nemesis in Shakspere ' s Plays- April 2 The Romantic Plays r . W. Wil. J. M. McSwain May 9. To What Extent Shakspere ' s Work is February 7. Shakspere ' s Heroines — H. G. Smith. Subjective — W. G. Perry. April 11. The Great Tragedies — T. H. Watkins. 140 J. D. Woodside, President I. W. Wilson. Vice-President R. S. Steele, Secretary and Treasurer MEMBERS Wilson Steele, R. S. Oates Cely Smith, II. G. Allen Woodside Currh Hikes Shaw Brown, 11. P. Smith, R. Newell King 141 1! J t LES TETES ROUGES V Hall, . . . Le ires plus Rouge I )eal, . • - ' ires Rouge If ic i ri, ..... Bien Rouge LES TETES ECLAT ANTES Caldwell Smith, II. G. Shaw Haney Porter Vinson 1 3 f DIE LANGESBEINGESELLSCHAFT C Johnston, ...... Der Ldngstestc Neweli Der Lcingere Douglas Der Sehr Langt DIE LANGENUGEN McQueen Varner Walker Barth Ward Dunn, T. J. White Sanford, R. B. AUCH KEINESWEGS DER KURZESTE Prof. John L. Douglas 142 HOBO CLUB RAGS THE TOURIST, II. R. II., (Shoaf), President WANDERING WILLIE, F. G. S., (Humphreys), Via President SELDUME FEDD K. C. M. (,.. ( ates), Secretary M. T EDDY, (II vrrison), Treasurer Dust) ' Rhodes, K. ( ' . B., (Dye), Can Rusher Frosty Fagin, R. A., (Hewitt) Flowery Fields, F.R.S., .11.(1. |, Freight Jumper Restful Rogers, (Pi rry) Tagsund Tatters, (Brown, II. 1 ' .). Keg Emptier Meandering Meadows, . (Farries) Hungry Hawkins, (Wilson), Bull-dog Baiter Samuel Stubble, . (Osborne) Thirsty Thomas, . . (Fetzer) Temperate Teddy, W. C. T. U. (Ross) Uniform — Tin Sweater Embi i i — A bar of Schofield ' s Sulpher Sua]) Campaign Sum, — The Song of the Shirt ■ Rallying Cry — We Belong to de Never Sweats Object — To Discourage Chinese Laundries ANCIENT AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF ASTUTE ANNANIASES Humphrey ' s, . . Mendax Supremus Harrison, . . Mendax Major Mall, . Mendax Magnus Mendaces Superiores hi , T I. I!i: mi Ilium Foster McSwain Watkins, W. T. Brown, II. 1 ' . Stevenson, M. D. Shaw Sherfesei Honorarius Dr. 1 Ienry Louis Smith H The Honorable and Exclusive Order of Gourmands White, President Rankin, Vice-President Huie, Secretary and Treasurer Foster Osborne Askew McConnei.l Fetzer Dve Wilson Varner W atkins, T. H. Baker Underwood Oates Steele, J. A. Goodman Law Rules and Regulations I. The table cloth is intended for neither a VI I. It you find anything unappetizing in towel nor a handkerchief. your food, make no remarks, and swallow it very I 1. Do not eat your soup with a knife. quietly. TTT . VI I I. Always wear your coat at meals — have 1 1 1. Always wear your sweaters to meals — ' ' . , , .. , . , regard for the feelings of others, you might soil your shirt. B IX. Never make remarks on the quality of IV. Do not use the table-spoons for tooth- ,. . r . . , 1 the beefsteak — it is a pure waste of energy. P ' X. Remove your hat in the presence of the V. Wash you hands at least once a week. eggs— always be respectful to old age. VI. Do not spill molasses in your neighbor ' s X I. No strong drinks allowed — nothing per- chair— it costs I 5 cents per gallon. mitted in the dining hall stronger than the butter. H DAVIDSON GAS COMPANY-Limited l r Sherfesee, President 1 1 inks, Wee- President McSwain, Secretary and flBHHHM Board of Directors Watkins, W. T., Chairman Hall Reid, W B. Rankin Smith. R. Stockholders Stokes McIntyre Moore McQueen Johnston Farries Ward Foster McGinn Morton, Local Agent If AS W Brand Represented II. P. Brown, President, . . . Top ' s H. G. Smith, Vice-President, . American Beauty Y. C. Harrison, Secretary, . ( enter Rush Hewitt, . . . WahWah Stevenson, M. D. . . All he can beat Dye ■ • Yellow Kid Currie, .... Crimps Sanford, R. B., Touch Down Long, . . Old Virginia Cheroots Sherard, . . Sledge GRAND FUMANT CHACQUE SAMED1 NUIT, A DIX HEURES £ J? i? i? rfr  Jt 4 tf tf? tt? J? r?? f? tf rlr rj tt  4 ♦ rf? H? ♦ rf« -34 1 THE FOREIGN ELEMENT v,  ( . . t « . ( . . , .  i .  i .  | .  | . ► | « ••( .•  j«  j« ► j« 4 ' i i i J i ■$• T 4 $ $• i The Right Honorabli Patrick Spence, A. B., President of the Association, . . Ireland Herr Freidrich Barth, Vice-President, ........ Germany An Shah Salee Yonan, Secretary, ......... Persia Win Lung G man, . . ( lima M. Abas Zola Shoaf, . France Is Tghness, Sir Gordon Law, England James W. Calder, . Canada West J c K FARRIES, . . ( anada East Object THE ENCOURAGEMEN1 OF FOREIGN EMIGRATION 4 OUR ECCENTRIC EXQUISITES 4 4 4 4 4; 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4« 4 4 4 4 4 4 3? All men are either fools or liars, and the fools are the better of the two. His Lordship the Chief Crank, F. C. Barth, His Grace the Second Crank, S. M. Goodman, His Highness the Third Crank, S. H. Hines, MEMBERS. Woodside, Morton, McFadyen, Eaves, Perry, Humphreys, Moore, Carr, Dr. Harding, Fairies, Ferguson, Dr. Smith, Ward, Sanford, R. B., Shaw, Shoaf, Harrison, Dr. Grey, Smith, H. G., HOBBY. The Shekels Puns Smiles Ego Whistling Fiddling Rest Babies Boils Schemes Wiles 1 lyperboles Blow My Girl- Sleep Francais Bluff Loquacity (?) Math. MEMBERS. Dr. Shearer, Askew, Reid. W. B., Dr. Martin, W ' itherspoon, Stokes, I law ley. Dr. Douglas, Sanford, E. C. Haney, McLaughlin, Dr. Harrison, Smith, J. T, Beall, Prof. Rowe, Gates, Underwood, Stevenson, M. Hobby— Whiskers Hobby— Photography 1 lobby-Wind HOBBY. Bon Mots The Ladies Blowing his face Post-Bell-um Addresses English Wit Lip Ecclesiastical Solemnity Breaking up Freshmen ' s play-houses W wa Buck l Impromptu Oratory Political Economy Brevity Limber-grit Cachinnation Impressing the P reps. Baby Elephants His Simian Ancestry D., . . The Ballet 146 DAVIDSON I OLLEGE OI.I) CH I ' I i Allen Barth Carr Ferguson Goodman Hines McSwain Perry Ross Sanford Sherfesee Shoaf Steele, J. A. Steele, R. S. Wilson Witherspoon Watkins . Woodside ALIUS Sleepy VOCATION Father ' Mary A recent product Mixing drinks k ' l :: the Secretary to His Nibs ' Rosetta Stone Carr( i)age Parson ' Archean Chinaman Bronze ' Remarkable Fatty Wallie Charlie ' ' Sandy Shirt-sleeves ' a la mode Persiflage Modern Up-to-date Coeur-age Mess-age ' Little Creature Old Hoss Black Bob ' Runt ' Beck Young and tender Iron age Carboniferous Cril blage Ante-deluvian Tubby Mass-age ' Jerry ' Uncertain Managing the official organ Shrouded in mystery Smoking cheroots Oratorical instructions to Juniors Tooting his horn Fertilizing his voice Working the growler Swearing off from cigarettes Reading Laura Jean Libbey Raising onions Making morn hideous Chewing his cud Crying over spilt milk Making a collection of grass seeds Entertaining Dickie Bluffing the Faculty A PAGE FROM OUR Reactions Orating to Lake Wiley, a la Demosthenes Amusing the young Oxygen Making bon-mots To grow electric currents To be a Populist Senator To sing tootsy wootsy To tell Old Puss ' s jokes to the heathen To run a Chinese laundry Working his jaw To control the supply of natural gas Making schemes To become President of the United States Writing p-o-e-t-r-y To get to prayers on time Bird hunting Pressing his suit Cracking chestnuts Mud pies Chasing the pigskin Henry Louis ' s Star Course Senior Chemistry Playing Kitten To be chief-marshal To run a female academy To be generally popular To sell his face To fight Injuns An unknown quantity To join the artillery ' Alcestus, Hinds and Noble stock Paper dolls To succeed Ward McAllister Early marriage and a full quiver % $ $ $ STAR CATALOGUE PERSONAL PECULIARITIES Fumes of H ., S Tragic Wit FAVORITJE 1 ' K 1 N K FAVOR] 1 1 s. i i, Baby Mini Die VVacht am Rhein CAl SI I Dl ATM ST. PETER ' S GREETING 1 11(1 Slipped his trolli y Enter : you took Senior Chemistry without swearing Boi I. 1 ungus growth on thi Come in, and leave your whiskers outside Maternal Instincts Anti-fat Rubber-neck Mai rocephalous Kettle te i I lun ' l like to say ' i ld Corn Coca-d ila Piddling Somewhat of a long fellow Wheel-, in his head Unmentionable Gush Boston manners Run to feet Wouldn ' t tell it if we knew A J0II5 round i .ve and a little i omul belly, Thai shakes when he laughs like h bowl full of jelly. Marvellous things without number Quantity, not quality Smooth No prefen m - Not h ein Bromi i-Seltzer Milk oi I luman Kind- ness Railway ' s Ready Relief i Ireme de Menthe Red I .emonade 1 ' ot liqui ir Sterilized Milk Pierian Spring Bn iwn Stout i astoria Mama Like me by the hand Nobody knows the trouble I knou It ' s all right, but iis awk- ward Lo, the conquering hero comes Blessed . Usurance ' 1 cannot sing the old Coming thro ' the Rye Nobody knows how mean 1 am ' I low can I forget thee I low n on tin- l How firm a foundation ' When he ' s just about to fall She didn ' t do a thing to him i m in the Stilly Night ' I hey tell us we don 1, lull we do I ' m o ' er ' lung to marry Broke his voice Betrayed Innoi - Lost his cue Cephalic explosion simply running out of breath Caused this mans untimely death Writer ' s Cramp Superfluity of energy Alwai 5 simple glad and g lie simply smiled hinisi n away Broke his shins against his wit Wet feet Roasted on the gridiron tverdose of know h Buckwheat caki Mid-night oil Broke his neck in the Bald- headed row ( lid age Pass on to the roof-garden Sorry: but you wouldn ' t laugh at Old PUSS ' j ' kes No go At last your merits will be appre- ciated Museum two doors below Hang up your voice and come in No loafers allowed Sonny, you ' ve missed your bearings, this isn ' t the Central Hotel ' This Sherfesee ?— Umph ! You don ' t work that false face on me Keep oil the grass 1 don ' t wonder at the mistake; both places begin with H — ' ■ Welcome — A little ham goes a long way Present youi syllabus and enter Ci iii ' in and gi i your Jew ' s-harp This is the u rong road to the Klondike p I HER TIRED LIFE {For Onips ami Cranks ' gS.) OOR tired feet— I love the dewy hill on which they trod Ere the Autumn wind had changed its Hower ' d hue ; I love the summit of that hill where the budding violets waved, And washed her feet with their sweet morning dew. Poor tired hands— I love the grassy mound from which they pluck ' d The little daisies, so innocent and fair; I love that mound, for it ' s just like the one beneath which rest Those sweet still hands, now free from earthly can-. Poor tired eyes— 1 love the sun-beam ' s hue on which they gazed. As it scatter ' d its golden rays across her way ; I love its hue, for there 1 find the gentle light of hope, That will guide me unto her, some sweet day. Poor tired heart— I love the shrine from which it gather ' d peai e, And the love that bore its gentle burden long ; I love that shrine, for from its sacred altar came the love That swelled her breast to hope, and lips to song. Poor tired lift — I love the very atmosphere it breathed In the midst of disappointment deep and sore ; 1 love that atmosphere, and therein I shall abide in peace, Loving her tired life forever more. J. ( JORDI ' N (. ' ;ler. A MEMORY x the quiet depths oi the great dark wood, ne day I strayed by the murmuring stream ' Mong the mosses of softest green, With a fair little hand in mine. Where the aged oak and the elm tree stood, Then into my heart broke Love ' s bright beam, And the violet bloomed unseen, Like the glorious spring sunshine ; A restless rivulet rippled by, There was joy below and peace ab ive, And sang its quiet melody. And all the world « as filled with love All quiet now is the voice of the stream, And another voice as well. Time blighted the hopes of my childish dream, And shattered Love ' s mystic spell. Ah me ! How the weary years go by, And 1 would that again a child were I. LONG JOHN ' S NEW TROUSERS H ' i- friends were uneasy about Long [ohn. For a week or more he had been veryn 1 less, .mil his appetite had failed i ntirely. The doctor shook his head ominously and muttered Fever. The old ladies smiled significantly and whispered Love. Long-John alone was not uneasy. lie knew what the trouble was. lie had suffered before. For some time the truth had been slowly taking possession of him. Ilis trousers were almost gone; he must have a new pair. That ' s what made Long-John restless and sick. Buyingapair of pants is a matter of small concern t most men. With Long-John it is different. So one day, when the nervous strain had be- come unbearable, Long-John set his teeth, s.it down on his wheel and rode into Charlotte, lie made for the most prominent clothing store, and walking boldly in with a frown on his face, as if he anticipated what was coming, said: I wish to look at s.mie trousers. Um — m! Ahem! For yourself? inquired the clerk, anxiously. No, for my bicycle, snapped Long-John, ly. The clerk saw his mistake, and said apolo- gi tically, I beg pardon, but we have none longer than fifty inches in stock, and — Fifty inches! roared Long-John. I said trousers; when I want Knickerbockers I will ask for them. ■■Hut you see, expostulated the clerk, you .in so very tall that — I. ill, yelled Long-John; what does that matter? Is that any reason why 1 shouldn ' t wear pants? and thoroughly disgusted at the clerk ' s stupidity, he turned on his heel and stalked out into the street. As 1 ong-John walked along, looking down at the signs above the doors, he was present!} al traded by the words Merchant Tailor on a ' 51 window opposite. Hurrying across the street, and to the amazement of passersby, unconsciously stepping over a street-car on his way, he entered the shop and asked How soon could you make me a pair of trousers? Have to measure you up first, replied the tailor. Well, hurry up, said Long-John, impatiently. Here boy, shouted the tailor to his assistant; run around the corner to B ' s and fetch me his scaling ladder and surveyor ' s chain. Aren ' t you going to take my measure? queried Long-John. 1 have just sent for the necessary apparatus, replied the tailor placidly. Cotangents and Secants ! screamed Long- John. What do you take me for? The mathematical terms in his customer ' s oath seemed to suggest something to the tailor, for, pushing Long-John into a seat, and telling him to wait a moment, he hurriedly left the store. In a few minutes he returned, accompanied by a man, whom Long-John instantly recognized as Professor Project, a distinguished astronomer and physicist. This gentleman approached our hero anil began blandlv : Professor Long-John, the tailor tells me that you wish a pair of trousers, and that he is in some- what of a difficulty about the measure. Now, it you will kindly stand so that your shadow shall fall across the street, I can use that as a base, and ascertaining the angle between the hypothenuse and base with the help of my instruments, I guar- antee to give the measure required in just one minute and forty seconds precisely. This was too much. With a howl of mortifica- tion and rage, Long-John made a bound for the door. In the intensity of his feeling he forgot to bow his head, and his forehead came in violent contact with the door-facing. It is said that he was found an hour afterwards by Dr. Munroe wandering in a dazed fashion about the streets with the blood pouring from his wound. The Doctor took him in tow and brought him home, and as the result of this unpleasant experience it is rumored that he is now seriously considering the idea of following the example of that famous Hindoo, Who do just like his kin do, Who sticks to his cast From first until last. And for trousers — well, just makes his skin do. 152 THE GIRL IN THE GAINSBOROUGH HAT I i i v oi .1 bard in the olden ti Who raptured his love with his mellow rime, But I, poor chump, knew nothing of time And rhythm, and all of tint. But at last I conceived a most beautiful scheme — 1 would masticate poetry ream after ream, Till the greatest of poets to her I would seem, — To the girl in the Gainsborough hat. So 1 hastened direct to the book-seller ' s store, And bought a collection of poets galore— Rossetti, Theocritus, Virgil, and Moore, And ( (mar Khayam ' s Rubaiyat. Then homeward 1 went with the books 1 had bought, And reveled in seas ol poetii il thought, Till my bosom with love ' s purest gems was o ' er fraught, For the girl in the Gainsborough hat. One evening, at length, in the fair month of May, 1 poured out my love in a soft little lay, And decided to stake all my joy on one play, As under the roses we sat. I at first got along just as well as could be. Then— heavens ! Each stan a, each word, seemed to flee, And all 1 could say was, I love you ; and she- Well what she replied concerns no one but me, And the girl in the Gainsborough hat. AMONG THE NEW BOOKS Why I am not Conceited; by C. T. C - - r : A work of rare merit, clear and conclusive. After even a cursor) ' perusal any unbiased reader must be convinced of the utter impossibility and lack of foundation for such conceit. Sold at all news stands. Soap, as I have Found it; by A. Sh - - f: A book of the hour; strong, concise even to brevity, and full of surprises. A copy presented at Sckqfield ' s with every cake of Uncle Sam ' s Far Soap. Economy and Tobacco; by J. R. R - - s : A long-desired book clearly disproving the old claim of the expensiveness of the tobacco habit, showing how with a minimum expense a man may enjoy the luxuries of smoking. Sold only by sub- scription. Three Weeks in Politics; by A. M. Mc- L h n : A justly famous monograph on the boss and machine question. The book contains also a short treatise on Mow to Win a Society Election. Edition de Luxe, price, TO cents. The Art of Entertaining; by R. A. Sh s : A rare work of pure fiction, interspersed with charming autobiographical sketches. After reading it one feels that the author has his subject well in hand. A ' . A. Bohre Sons, Publishers. How to Keep Fresh; by T. J. D--n : A tender plaint ive little juvenile pastoral, that covers the reader ' s cheeks with bellows of brine, and raises a lump like a base-ball in his throat. Hinds Noble, Publishers. Twenty-five Ways of Emptying a Beer Bottle; by W. C. H n: A Poe-t c rhap- sody of intoxicating loveliness, containing many pleasing suggestions of the great Duck Timmons. A. P. Reiving Co., Publishers. How to Become Beautiful; by J. II - - 1: A collection of forty-nine prescriptions and recipes used and proved by the writer. A copy with each bottle of Titian Hair Fluid. What am I — An Unsolved Problem ; by C. L. R - g — - s : A deep philosophical study following the wicrd, speculative school of philos- ophy. Recommended especially to all lovers of the sublime and the beautiful. ' . P. Barnum. Co., Publishers. A Study of Natural Gas; by E. II. H ph s : A thorough discussion of an important economic subject, fully detailing the origin, uses, and possibilities of this great factor in our commercial and domestic life. The author will peddle his own booh. i54 I ' I -1 — f— if I I rr r v f i - s IS ■ hi. ol the prominenl featuri ol a modern, liberal education. With apologies to C. D. iibson. OUR BACTERIOLOGIST T here is a man in our town And germs he simply burns ; He keeps them in his pockets, In test-tubes and in urns. lit- ha rms oi this kind, And has some germs of lliat ; Hi feeds them up on gelatine, Until thej .ill get fat. I ! • has some typhoid fever germs, And mumps and measles too ; And has he germs of small-pox ? Why sure, he has a few. He bought them of Dick Harding 1 . II fifty i entS ' ash down ; 1 ick slolc them from a nig Who chained to pass our town. And he has germs of broken legs, ' ii coughs and colds galore ; Also some gei in i ' i ti imach-ache, And goodness knows what more ' So if at any time yon wish [ o i itch a dread disease, Whj . i line right around and see this freak He ' ll fix you up with ease. II AV OFJOUADRANGLE THREE MYSTERIES eyond the utmost bound ol human thought, There lies the measureless abyss oi spai e, Where from the formless, God in silence wrought Each system wheeling in its flaming trace. Beneath the ( easeless surging of the waves, A wondrous, weird, enchanted realm is spread, Where uncouth monsters dwell in ambient caves, O ' er which rare gems their mystic glories shed. Beneath the noisy tumult of the world. There dwells the mystery of human life, Where hopes and tears and doll I its chaotic hurled, Within man ' s heart wage silent, awful Strife. Unknown, unknowable, since time began 11 ie greatest mystery is the heart of man. T NIGHTFALL ged hills are wrapped in shadows dim. Soft falls the lingering light upon the stream From out the lading West. The night draws near. Breaking upon the stillness now we hear The low of kine, and catbird ' s distant call. All mellowed in the evening air they fall, Blending their music w ith the river ' s song Thai in melodious murmurs moves along. Above the hill top hang, the evening star beai on light that softly glows afar. i i Lord, so let the night of death descend L ' pon my little day ' Let the lights blend. Mellow earth ' s sounds, and while my dying eyes raze on the fading light in evening skies, So let night softlj fall. Eternal hope thus shine, And may I rest and wake to life divine ! O. H A DOWN til A gol And dr. DOVi N the fragrant meadow land, golden bee once flew , rank the honey from the cup if each fair fli mtr that grew ; Vet as he sped on burnished w ing, And kissed the blossoms rare, I Ie only sipped the honey up ; The poison left he there. THE BEE Ah, that I might thy lesson learn. Thou dainty-winged wight ! That I might learn to choose between The evil and the right ; And when upon the world ' s broad fields 1 ile ' s How is I chance to find, I hat 1 may only sip the sweet ; I he bitter leave behind. 157 EXAMINATION PAPERS Astronomy Examination Calculate by determining his annual parallax, 3. Give the Albedo of Harry Louis ' forehead. the distance of a Senior from his diploma, Calculate the density of the average Freshman M by the equation D. when he has Fresh, and Soph. Greek to make up and only two weeks to make it in. ( , The Milky Way being quoted at 10 cents per 5. Discuss in paragraphs, under properly numbered quart, how far is it to the cow-pen. heads, the motions of Skew in walking. Examination in Senior Chemistry 1. Starting with blockade whiskey, describe the method of making a jag by the Cyanide process. Write the reactions. 2. Write the graphical formula for boarding-house hash. 3. Give Long John ' s method of precipitating Fresh. 5. How would you extract the Glue from Gluecose ? 6. Make a quantitative analysis of the average Sophomore ' s gall. X. B. You will be allowed four years to work out this analysis. 4. How many litres of Sol Kerosene must be 7. Write the reaction between Daddy Rogers burned in getting up a lesson in Chemistry? and H 2 O (Give color of ppt). 158 Junior Physics Examination i. Discuss the difference in potential between 69 4. How many ergs of energy docs it require to and 70 overcome the inertia of the avera ge student 2. Discuss the attraction and repulsion between .it 7.30 A. M. ? Askew and the ladies. 3. Give reasons for Goodman ' s resemblance to his 5- Calculate the time which will elapse before the x-ray photograph. College has electric lights. History Review Discuss in full : 4. The form of government at Davidson College, 1. The history of the Universe from the Creation with the origin, development, purposes, to the blowing of Gabriel ' s trumpet possibilities, characteristics, and probable 2. The governments of the worlds, giving some of destiny of the institution. the chief rulers under each form of govern- ment. 5- Anything also that you may have heard of, 3. Five thousand of the world ' s greatest men from thought of. or dreamed of, at any time, at the time of Adam to that of Dr. Shearer. any place, or on any subject whatsoever. Note — Make your answers concise, and finish within the hour allowed. Fresh. Bible Examination 1. Where was Moses when the light went out ? 4. Who were the Googooites, the Yumyums and the Mugwumps? 2. Describe the part taken by Lannie in the siege 5. Explain in detail, using diagram, the point in of the Old Chapel and the rout of Butts. the Adam ' s rib joke. Freshmen must write the entire hour — 3 is 3. Locate Shearer ' s Chapel, Solomon ' s Temple given for the last. i ' ioleman). Pledge. Dr. Martins ' New Pledge I pledge my best honor as a gentleman that I lead pencil, or motion of any kind, any aid, assis- have not received any aid, help, assistance, or sup- tance, help, or support to anyone or everyone, or port, directly or indirectly, written, spoken, thought each and all individually and collectively in the of or winked at, but also that I ha ve not given by any room, and during this examination, S ' elp me ! word, sign, wink, nod or signalling by handkerchief, (Signed) A. Dew. Niok. ODE TO THE ODIOUS EXERCISES The Plaint of a Sophomore When from the pen of Dr. drey Our Latin books do come this way, Like some scarred heroes of the fray, Who nobly fought, yet lost the day. What grief to us they then afford, When on them twenty marks are scored, And, ah ! How we are then assured, The pen is mightier than the sword. 160 STATISTICS In securing the accompanying statistics of the the case of several Freshmen, who gave their vote student body at Davidson College, printed to a certain upper-classman as the most versatile questions were furnished to each student with student because of his capacity for verse making. the request that he answer them accurately and The general statistics are very accurate ; in the conscienciously. On the whole, these directions personal statistics are doubtless some errors due seem to have been followed, though there were to judgment — of this, however, let the reader some slight errors owing to misunderstanding, as in decide : AG,E- HEIGHT Weight m$%imw«r- Mfa hours PENT IN STUDY,0MLV. NO. OF PRAXERa missed Per momm NO. Of BOOK ' S REAO THl YEAR 2Q b ' V 200 10 1% n o IX 60 15 , b ' l 1 80 V$ u ibk 1 to fro m- 0 N 66 S 1% i h 9 1 35 23 fits ' 0 8-5 VA £ - 8 8 30 2.2, 6 J II 5 .. 8 7 Os U 4 1 2$- 2,1 6-10-fr f6A is T Ss 7 b ZO 20 y- o ,? f 5 Nr Vb% it ■ M S IS 19 -. •■77 fffo 6 ' b% 13 ' % X f IS 1 ' ■ I3b b A- V, , i ■ 10 Dx J - 17 i ' -b ' c I3f S Sr 1 5 16 + (20 . 4 •Vj i 6 IS 6--Z 1 1 3-s z -a Dotted line is the Medical Department. 1 Slack line is the Academic Department. Academic Department Color of Eyes — Brown, 36 ' , ; Grey, 337; ; Blue. 26 ' , ; Black, Green, Hazel, scattering. Color of Hair — Brown, 45%; Black, 34 ' , ; Red, 1 3 ft ; Golden, I ' , . Favorite Game — Tennis, 30 ' , ; Base Ball, 28 r ; Foot Ball, 22 ' ,; Poker, Whist, Basket Ball, and Seven Up, scattering. Favorite Study— Nearly every study was men- tioned ; the highest five (5) are in the order named, Math., Physics, Chemistry, English, and French. Most Boring Study — Almost all were men- tioned ; the highest five (5) are, in the order named, English, Greek, Latin, Math., Chem- istry. Favorite Style of Literature — The Novel, 60 ' , ; The Romance, 20 ' , ; History, Poetry, Classics, Biography, etc., scattering. Smoke (?) — Yes, 43 ' , ; No, 57 ' , Drink Intoxicants (?) —Yes, 30 ' ; No, 70 ' ,. Chew (?) — Yes, 25-7; ; No, 757, . Use Profanity (?)— Yes, 32 ' , ; No, 68 %. Wear Glasses (?) — Yes, 15 ' ,; No, 85 ' ,. Yearly Expenses — ?8o to S400. Ugliest Man — Sh oaf, 30%; Stokes, 257,; Askew, 207, ; McLauchlin, 157 ; Rogers, I07r . Biggest Liar — T. J. Dunn, 627, ; Humphreys, 177, ; McSwain, 137, . Heaviest Eater — White, at Alexander ' s ; Foster, at Stirewalt Club ; Dye, at Stewart Inn ; Rankin, at Neil ' s. Underwood and Huie (tied), at Student ' s House. Most Conceited Man — Humphreys, 40 %; Dye, 20 ( ; Faucette, 1 8 7, ; Eaves, 1 7 ' ; Perry, 5 ' , . Greatest Bore — Morton, 427, ; Humphreys, 16%; Sherfesee, 15%; Dunn, T. J., 1 1 % Cheekiest Man — McSwain, 327; ; Foster, 307 ; Osborne, 20 ?t ' . Humphreys, 127 ; Perry, 6 ' ,. Laziest Man — Shaw, 407 ; Moore, 307 ; Hewitt, 137; Watkins, W. T., 127,; 1 )unn, T. J., 5 ' , . Most Popular Man— McConnell, 407 ; Wood- side, 307 ; Walsh, 157 ; Smith, II. G., IO%; Beall, 57,. Most Influential Man— Woodside, 607 ; Mc- Connell, 3 5 ' ,, ; Walsh, v : Beall, 27. Most Intellectual Man — Perry, 909! ; McSwain, 57, ; McConnell, 5 ' , . Best Man Morally— Walsh, 65 7 ; Barth, 1 5 7 ; McConnell, 13 ' ,; McFadyen, 7 ' . 162 Best All-around Athlete — Fitzpatrick, 50%; Hardest Student — Witherspoon, 40 %; Hoffman, Calder, 32%; Smith, H. G., 127,; Steele, 30 ' ; Hand, 14 ' ,; Walsh, to%; McCon J. A , 6% . i II, 69! Best Foot-Ball Player— Smith, II. G., 43%; ,_, , . n - . . ,, , . , ... , r A , ., x- , _, ,, Handsomest Man — Smith, II. G., 64 ' , ; Ross, .Steele, f. A., 20%; McNeely, 17% Brown, ' ' „ „ ,,. ,, ,, ' (6%; Woodside, 12 ' ,, ; Farries, 89 H. P., 10%; onan, 10 ' . Biggest Lady Killer— Askew, 45%; Carr, 25%; Best Writer— Perry, 85%; McConnell, 5 Law, 12 ' ,, ; Sherard, u ' , ; Sanford, K. B., 8$ . Walsh, 5 ' , ; Witherspoon, 5%. Medical Department Color of Eyes— Blue, 455! ; Brown,43 I Black, Wear Glasses (?) — Yes, 25 ' , ; No, 75$ . ll ' ,; Green ' ' ' Most Boring Study— Histology, 50%; Anato Color of Hair — Black, 607,; Brown, 28%; my, 27 ' ; Materia Medica, 23 % . Red ' I2, ' - Ugliest Man -J ums, ),, ' „ ; Wilson, 40 ' , ; Flip- Favorite Games — Foot-Ball, 45 % ; Whist, 25 ' ; pin, 10 ' , ; Flower, 10%. Base-ball, 20; ' ,; Poker, to%, t . 1 ■ c- rr.i n 1 ' ' Biggest Liar — Simpson, 66%; Boyd, 20 ! Favorite Study — Practice, 30 ' ; Physiology, Wilson, 7%; Burrus, 7%. 25%; Obstetrics, 22 %; atomy, 22 .... , . Heaviest Eater-Boyd, 40 ' ,; Flippin. 2; Favorite Style of Literature — Fiction, 66 % ; Wilson. 17 1 .. ' ., ; Rankin. 17 1 .. ' ,. History, l6? %; Biography, Essay, etc., «„ „ , „. T r ' Most Conceited Man— R st. 40$ ; Rankin. scattering. 35%; Simpson. 12 ' ., ' ,; McMillan, 12 ' .. ' ,. Smoke (?) — Y es,45%; No, 55%. Greatest Bore — Simpson, 60%; Brown, 25%; Drink Intoxicants (?)— Yes, 33$ ; No. ,,-, ; McMillan, 15%. Chew (?) — Yes. 29 ' ,, ; No, 71%. -l t ■ i nff n t-i ' Cheekiest Man — Burrus, 50$ ; Flowe, 25%; Swear (?) — Yes, 50$ ; No, 50%. M. Millan, 2y, ■ 63 Laziest Man — King, 35 ' ,; Simpson, 35%; Most Popular Man — Moore, 65 7, ; Boyd, 15 ' , ; Walkup, 30%. Wilson, 107, ; Flowe, 107.. Hardest Student- Buck (ones, 507 ; Moore, M ost Influential Man-Moore, 75 ' ; Jackman, 3 y 2 ' ,; Rankin, 16 %. ' 5%; Boyd, 107. Most Intellectual Man— Lyon, 757,; Moore, Best Writer — Lyon, 45 ' • Stevens, 207, ; Faust, , ? -j 17 1 ' , ' ' ( ; Duncan, 17? %. Best Man Morally— Jackman, 657,; Moore, Biggest Lady Killer — Flowe, 607,; Simpson, 207; Maxwell, 15%. 257; Burrus, 157, . Best All-around Athlete— McKethan, 66%; TT j i ff n T t , , t Tyson, 167, ; Lyon, 8%; Leak, 87. Handsomest Man — McKethan, 407 ; Lyon, ' 30%; Tyson, 157,; Moore, 7 l 2 ' Leak, Best Foot-Ball Player— Tyson, 607,; McKe- 71 7. than, 207; Leak, 10%; Boyd, 107,. 164 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Maid — I agree with you. It is certainly very bad Oi form to kiss a gentleman while he is eating soup. II. Y. W. — You should always begin your letter. My dear Miss Jones. y R. !• .. Morse — No, Belle of Carolina, is not the brand of a mineral water. LlLY Maid — 1 think it hardly probable that II. C. y K Smith wrote, The Tale of a Tub. Clio — You are correct, Mary (air ' s voice is nol as bad as it sounds. 11. Vallen — I must commend your modest action ; R. it was very rude of the young lad_ ' to desire- to play with your moustache in public. Wii LIE — Do not mind a little thing like that ; when a woman looses a bull-dog on you, it is only ,-.. an interesting way of carrying on a tender flirtation. Co-Ed — No, the name ld Puss has no reference to kittenish propensities. 165 D Henry — No, Alee is not a member of the Faculty. The mistake doubtless occurred from seeing him constantly carrying what from a distance you mistook for a basket. C. S. — No, I would not advise you to get into the habit of chuckling young ladies under the chin. l.sll. — You must conform to the customs of your community. 1 1 ere. at College, when the Presi- dent sends you his card, it is customary to call at once. B. S. — Certainly. That Dr. Smith should so continually make a point to disagree with you on Geology, clearly indicates that he does so only from a desire to appear eccentric. oki, 1 — Oh no, George, you are mistaken il you think that the editors ofQuips and (. ' ranks do any work. They simply recline on luxurious couches while the Students Hood the floor with MSS. Arthur — No, Arthur, we do not pretend to know- by what means Muldrow got his pull in the Phi ; but genius will tell, you know. Belinda — We cannot give you the exact directions for curling your hair like Mr. Hincs. Try curl papers and vaseline. W. W. — It is not exactly known which of the old Doctor ' s legs is cork — there is a tradition afloat that it is the left. P. D. Q. — No : we do not think Mr. Huie is con- ceited. The boys do not properly appreciate his greatness ; that is all. Fresh. McLeod — We do not recommend singing teachers ; but we suggest that you first run your voice through a threshing machine, to get the kinks out of it. Freshman — No, you are wrong. The name Major Bean, does not mean a very large bean ; in this case it is a rather small one. The term Major is here, as our President ' s D. D., a purely honorary degree. t£? t JOHN PETER ' S MEDICAL COLLEGE J ohn Peter keeps a college In this here famous town ; He keeps it for the Medicos, And does his courses Brown. He has a small and charming zoo, Where he keeps his only [.yon ; You know he ' s called the King of beasts- Now really that sounds fine. The roof thereof did never Leak For that is made of Slate, And water wont Flow through it, so It ' s just right up-to-date. Rut then he has a Camp nil, And counts his Bucks by twos ; And then he has a little Kid Who never pays his dues. And goodness only knows what freaks He has a coon to Washum John 1 ' eter keeps in store ; But it takes too Long to tell He lias all those I named above, So just Halkuf and see them. And half a dozen Moore. For 1 hear my dinner Bell. 166 PERSONAL EQUATIONS I, to myself, am dearer than a friend. — Eaves, iyoi. There is probably no hell for authors in the next world. — Perry, ' 98. Night after nisjht I le sat, and blurred liis eyes with books. — Witherspoon, ' 98. For lie, by geometric scale, Could lake- the size of pots of all . — Long, 1900. These are the times that try men ' s souls. — Examination Days. Bring me no more reports. — Those who -Jhiuk. Oh God defend me how am 1 beset : What kind of catechising call you this ' — History Exam. A steam ( f rich distilled perfutn — Junior ( ' hemish 1 Laboratory. And his 1 hin, new reap ' d, Show ' d like a stubble land at harvest home. — Rogers, 1900. My fleece of wooly hair that now uncurls. — I am resolved to grow fat and look young till . ' • McBryde, 1901. fort)-. — MacSwain, ' 98. The heathen Chinee is peculiar. — Good -A little, round, fat, oily man ofGod. — T. II. ' • ' ' J s - Watkin, ' 98. A politician; one that would circumvent the ... , , , , ., , , ,- gods. — McLauchlin, ' 99. 1 would be loath to casl away my speech, lor besides that it is excellently penned, 1 have taken Tried and found vaunting. — Jennings, 1 at pains to con it. — Nines, ' 98. The power behind the thrown. — The Faculty. How like a river — largest at the mouth. — I came, I saw, 1 conquered. — Huic, 1901. Harrison, ' 99. Grant that the old Adam ,11 these person- may Very good orators, when they are out they he so buried that the new man may be raised up will spit. — Dr. Shearer. in them. — The Phi Machine. .67 We have such hope, we use great plainness of My salad days when I was green in judg- speech. — The Board of Editors. ment. — The Fresh, ,,■ ., , r r tl , • I am the very pink of courtesy. — Law, iqoo. As the crackling of thorns under a pot so is ' ' the laughter of a fool. — Sherfesee, ' 98. A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk. — Hall, 1900. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. — Dr. , ™ ., . , . ,. , . . ' s lhou art too thin and bare to hide offences. Martin. ,, — (Dates, 1 90 1. Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain. — He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Stokes ' GO Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading ; Lofty and sour to them that loved him not, Wiser in his own conceit than seven men that But to those men that so,, S ht him sweet as su,  mer — Dr. Smith. can render a reason. — Humphreys, 1900. „ , , ,. bo wise, so young they say do never live Put a knife to thy throat if thoi long. — 4HBB MV He appetite. — Foster, 1901. Framed in the prodigality of nature. — Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing. ' — McLeod, 1901. How lush and lusty the grass looks! How green! — Buck joins, Med. He that hath knowledge spareth his words. r) c,.,., I care for nobody; no, not I. — Kid Mc- Millan, Med. A merry heart maketh a cheerful counte- „«. „ ... , • , ,, , r7 1 As merry as the day is long. — hurrus, Med. nance. — McFadycn, ' 99. There ' s mischief in the man. — Buck Med. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. — TT , ,,,.,,-,, „ , He must needs o that the devil drives. — Moore, 1900. Boyd, Med. Spreading himself like a green bay tree. — Most glorious night, thou wert not sent for Watkins, ' 98. slumber. — Tyson and McNeil, Med. It may be said that his wit shines at the ex- A strange invisible perfume meets the sense. pense of his memory. — Morton, 1900. — Dissecting Hall. Thy liin, the springing heard began Begone, chill care, 1 prithee begone from me : I o spread a doubtful down, and promise man. ' Begone, dull care, thou and I shall never a. —Rankin, Med. — King, Med, ■•Many a crown covers bald foreheads. — ••! am nut j n t i u . race ,,| common men. Baldy Jones, Med. — Thomas, Med. None but himself can be his parallel. — He trudged along, unknowing what he sought, Smith. Med. And whistled as he went for want of thought. — Watson, Med, He who tights and runs away May live to light another da y . Shut up in measureless contest. — Walkup, ( apt. lust ' s Fool-hat Team. . . Mia. The bore is usually considered a harmless -Beautiful in form and feature. — McKethan, creature. — Simpson, Mi it. ,, 1 am sure care is an enemy to life. — McRa -Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined and ■ ]fc ' 1 unknown. — Stiffs. And so we grew up together. — Walkup and ' Tis better to have loved and lost Rankm, Med. T|]an nevef to have , oved at all •■ Coming events cast their shadows before. — — Bunk Harris, M., . State hoard. Hear ye not the hum of mighty workings? — Love is blind and lovers cannot see Moore Mid. The petty tollies they themselves commit. — Campbell, Med. Nay, but make haste. — Flow, Mel. A delusion, a mockery, and a snare. — His- .. Tht . sa „ ac j,, us rea der who is capable of read- tology. j n g between these lines what does nut stand written The Lied has become a place of luxury for in them, but is nevertheless implied, will be able to me. Brotvn, Mai. form some conception. [69 MARSHALS Stevenson WlTHERSPOON CALENDAR September 9th. College opens. Fresh, to burn. only they ' ll have to be kiln dried. September 13th. Fresh, reception. Mark Steven- son tells one of Davidson ' s belles that he likes her, she reminds him so much of his Ma. Morton asks the young lady he goes out with October 5th. Been raining a week if her Ma raises chickens. October 1st. Athletic Association elects Baxter Manager of Foot-ball team. Team elects Jim Steele Captain. October 4th. Class Foot-ball teams commence to practice. September [6th. fresh, have a meeting and decide to change the management of the College. September 1 8tli. Buck Jones 1 Med.) wants to buy a gallon of sody water to send home. September 20th. Dr. Munroe gives the Meds. a reception, Kid McMillan head waiter. September 23d. Sophs, beat the Fresh, at base- October 6th. Dr. Shearer prays for rain. October 13th. Dr. Shearer gets off that good old rib joke on Fresh. Bible. October 15th. Baldy Jones, (Med.) discourses on the bachterion portion of the occipital bom October 4th. I loliday to go to Bay rum springs. Meds. bring back all the bay (?) rum inside them. ball. Fresh, no good. First time it ever hap- October 1 8th. Jackman, (Med.) lectures on the pened. Chinese, Goodman very much interested. September 3 1st. Faculty gives the font ball team October 20th. Meds. organize Foot-ball team and permission to play two game off the hill. Dates play the Fresh. Score 18 to o in favor of 1 Ictober 2d and November ;ist. Meds. 171 October 2 1st. Meds. play Sophs, and disband. Quit keeping score after it got 40 to O in favor of Sophs. October 25th. Fresh o Seniors 22, foot-ball. October 28th. Tommy — Mr. McSwain who was Roger Bacon. — McS — He was a man who wrote essays which are still considered good reading. November 1st. Sophs, o Juniors 6, foot-ball. November 4th. Wool}- smiled on Junior French. Class in consternation. November 8th. Seniors 12 Juniors 6, foot-ball. November 10th. Nobody sick on Fresh. Bible. Dr. Shearer goes home and gets his umbrella, rain certain after such an occurence. Nov. 13th. Sophs. 18 Seniors o, foot-ball. November 20th. Charlotte comes over for a prac- tice game in foot-ball. They need it. Score, Davidson 14 Charlotte 6. November 25th. Thanksgiving. Students thank- ful for holiday. Seniors turn out in caps and gowns. Mrs. Dr. Martin gives visiting young ladies a reception that night. November 28th. Boyd, (Med.) gets fired from the Abernethy Inn. November 30th. Dickie does ' nt have sight read- ing on Junior German. Cause, supposably small-pox scare. December 1st. Annual Board organized. Perry Editor-in-Chief. December 2d. Harry Louis forgets to say precisely and exactly on Junior Physics. No cause known. Such a thing never happened before and there ' s no analogy to reason from. December 3- 10. Nothing happens, everbody too busy getting ready for exams. December 10th. Examination begins. December 13th. Long John returns from Charlotte with a black eye. December 14th. He proceeds to seek revenge on the Fresh. — throws half the class. December 1 8th. Senior Chemistry examination. ' Nuffsaid. December 23d. Christmas holidays begin. December 27th. Mulligan Guards organize. Fairies Commander-in-Chief, MacSwain Drum Major. December 28-31. Dress parade every morning at 10 o ' clock. December 3 1st. Feiertag Club organizes and gives a New Year ' s ball in the Y. M. C. A- Nobody dances. January 4th. College re-opens. Everbody gel vaccinated. January 10th. Mrs. Grey gives a reception in honor of Senior class. January 17th. Moonlight, music, love, and flowers at Dr. Munroe ' s, January 20th. MacSwain had nothing tosay ! . ' ! January 25th. Morton got so interested in small- pox stare that he forgot l sing Hot Times in the )ld I ow n. January 30th. Prof Douglas goes to Hlackstocks tn see his dentist. February 2d. Dr. I larding quarantined on ac- count of small-pox. February sth. Perry too hoarse to sing. Thanks- giving service on the Campus. February 1 it.1i. Prof. Pool and singing class render a Cantaty. February 13th. Dr. Martin at his old tricks. Goes to Salisbury and stays three days. February 14th. Lecture — A Country Parson Abroad, by I r. Tin unwell. February 19th. Soph. Banquet. February 22d. Junior Speaking puts on a shirt and collar. February 24th. Holiday — Day of prayer foi Schools and Colleges. February 25th. Reception at Dr. Munroe ' s. February 28th. Reception at Dr. Harding ' s. February 29th. Morton didn ' t get off a single- pun the whole day. March 3rd. Sherfesee makes his first appearance in the costumi of a Pallet girl. March 5 tli. First piece of Annual MSS. comes in amid great rejoicing. March loth. A connection formed in Dr. Hard- ing ' s room between Greek and Grease. March 13th. Fresh. Math. Black-boards turn reen. March 14th. Room rented in which to store su- perfluous Annual MSS. March [8th. Dr. Harrison waxes complimentary to Senior English Class. March 20th. John ( tatcs loses three pounds. — hinder can keep the change. March 28th. Election of Magazine Editors. Phi. Society machine slips a cog. April 1st. Hot times on the campus about 9.30 P. M. Junior Banquet same night. ■Kitl Smith April 6th. Oates ' oi found on second landing try- ing to find his way into the Library. 173 April 8th and 9th. Senior Speaking. Long John gone to Presbytery at Blackstocks. April 1 6th. Field-day. Major Bean lands on the hill high and dry. April 2 1st. United States sends ultimatum to Spain — terms rejected. April 22d. Dr. Martin sends ultimatum to Senior Chemistry Class — terms accepted. April 24th. Long John wishes his teeth would get out of fix or that they would have another Presbytery at Blackstocks. April 26th. Dr. Smith lectures on Mars. Gets back safely on the last boat on May 3d. April 28th. Soph, and Fresh, play Base-ball. Score — Sophs., 17. Fresh., 3. April 29th. Sophs, and Fresh, play for the cham- pionship of the College in Base-ball. Score — Sophs., 27. Fresh, 11. Sophs, are Champions. April 30th. Foster volunteers in the Iredell Blues. April 31st. Senior German class gets off recitat ion five minutes before time May 1st. Foster wishes he hadn ' t. May 2d. Last of Annual MSS. goes to press. May 13th. Winthrop College girls over En tuassc. Two and a half girls to every boy on the hill. Aint it nice ? May 9th. Final Examinations of Senior Class begin. May 23d. Final Examinations begin, une 5th, 1 1 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon, une 5th, 8 P. M. Sermon before Y. M. C. A. une 6th, 8 P. M. Senior Reception, une 7th, 1 1 A. M. Annual Meeting of Trustees, une 7th, 8 P. M. Re-union of Literary Societies, une 8th, 11 A. M. Alumni Oration. une 8th, 6 P. M. Alumni Association Meeting and Banquet. une 8th, 8 P. M. Anniversary of Literary Socie- ties, une 9th. Commencement Day. 174 Owed to Sir Arthur Rutt and the Great Projectoscope All ye who know the lale i And Hector ' s gallant si i )r how Horatius faced al : of Troy, : stand, alone The great Etruscan hand, i ome hearken while my humble Muse May sing her simple lay, 11 how great Arthur Rutt did strive Alone, against three score and five. Then, as the poet sings, did, live To fight another day. Throughout the town a message w nl That filled each heart with hope : To-night will Rutt appear with his Sublime Projei toscope ! The townsmen and the students, The simple and the sage, Came pouring i:i to see this great Invention of the Age. Bui Arthur went-down groggy. [Ii. I ' n ijei ! ' isi ope went down. Ami all along the student ranks Then- grew an aw ml trow n ; From man to man with winged feet |i .11,1 stagi whisper sped ; The Juniors all grew pale « ilh fright. ' Hi ' - Freshmen all dropp d dead. Forthwith up rose a Sophomore, l p rose the students all. The Seniors girded up their gowns. And hied them from the hall ; Each Prof, sped quickly homeward, Home flew each man and child ; Each ancient maiden gral ibed her beau, And clung to him and smiled. Still Rutt wot not of trouble. 1 1 raked the shekels in, And proudly viewed the glittering spoils, When hark ! What means that din ' I ' was now no sound of laughter I le heard among his foes ; A wild and wrathful clamor From all the campus rose. I wis in all Kutt ' s body There was no spot so bold, But sore it ached and last it shook, For both his feet gnu cold. And now the noise grew louder, f arful crash was heard ; The brick-bats hurtled thick and fast, And Rutt cried out, ( h Lord ! ' 75 Then Old Puss heard the clamour, And sallied forth in state, And by his good cork leg he swore That he ' d investigate. So with his basket at his side And Lannie at his rear, He went within the chapel door, And said, Most deeply 1 deplore This grievous and most vile uproar, But now I ' ll bring it to a close. Then loud and long he blew his nose, And wiped away a tear. Vet as he spake yet nearer The sound of strife had come, And louder still with clamourous swell, From out the night as dark as — Hades, Was heard the warlike College yell, And sulphuretted words most fell, A trampling and a hum ; And quicker and yet quicker Quaked Arthur ' s valiant legs. As in the gloom, infernal smells Rose ' mid the crash of bursting shells Of antiquated eggs. Brave Lannie slightly oped the door And peered out through the crack, While Old Puss shouted, Let ' s get out ! And Arthur cried, Come back ! For from without there came a shout That crushed each lingering hope : Come forth, come forth, thou warrior bold, We do not want the tin you rolled, We only want to get a hold On that Projectoscope ! And still the siege continued, And still grew old the night, Until at last great Arthur quoth : My noble heart is sadly wroth That I should linger here in sloth, I ' m itching for a fight. So wrapt within night ' s sable folds, He crept a-down the stair, And sure had gotten safe away, But bumped his head, and chanced to say A simple little swear. But who shall sing the wondrous tale Of all that then was done ? N ' or Atalanta, Paul Revere, Nor any other far or near, Need ever hope to be the peer Of Rutt when on a run. For fiercely ran great Arthur, Pursued with frightful din, For loud and wild the foe did cry, And thick and fast the eggs did fly, Until at last about to die He reached the Helper Inn, Where Uncle Pink stretched wide the door To safely help ' er in. 176 Full many weeks have passed sine • thi n, And Rutl,— ah, where is he? Yet still his name sounds stirring Among the men of 1 .; Vnd maids still pray to Juno To send them such a man. As he who faced his foe so well, And then so nobly ran. When in the nights of winter, i rowd of Sophs are met, To swap prevarications And smoke a cigarette, With weeping and with laughter Still is the story told, I low well Rutt held that Chapel door In the brave days of old. j t£r FLOTSAM We have a fine Major Farries, Who can drill just as nice as you please ; He has a fine squad With one gun and ram-rod. And a band of tin pans, has Farries. There is a young Med. called Kid. From the fact that whatever he did, Was so fresh and so gay, And in sui 1: a kid way, That they couldn ' t help calling him ' Kid Mary had a little calf wear bloomers. -the reason she didn ' t I hi n is i young man named McSwain, Who is simply awfully vain ; ' ( m chemical know li I ' m the one man in College — S.. thinks cur most worthy McSwain. A Junior had a mighty fall - 1 ' is sad to tell, 1 know- In what he found a dozen salts, Was naught hut 1 1 ; O. ' 77 BEHIND THE VEIL MCCONNELL Beall Walsh FlTZPATRICK Ferguson Carr I, von Perry Harrison Farries WOODSIDE McSwain Smith, H. G. Calder CONTENTS PAGE Title Salutatory 5 Dedii .ition 6 I he Bi lard 1 if I Iditors Illustrated) ... 7 Board of Editors 8 Board of Editors (Illustrated! 9 I la idsi ' ii ( College 1 Illustrated 1 .... 10 How we got Here Illustrated . . . 11-16 Serenade 16 Board of Trustees 17-19 I ear 19 Faculty (Illustrated! Members of Faculty 22-24 Senior Class 1898 (Illustrated) 25 Senior Class Organization 26 Roll of the Honored 27-29 Chronicles, (- ' lass ' 98 The Flower and The Butterfly 32 Resume. Class ( Organization ' 119 38 Junior Class Roll 39 History Class ' 99 1 11 Sophomore Class 1900 (Illustrated) . . 42 Sophomore Class Organization 13 Sophomore Class Roll 44 History Class 1900 15 46 Freshman Class 1901 (Illustrated I ... 47 Freshman Class 1 Organization 4 s Freshman (. ' lass Roll 49 History lass 1901 50-51 Medical College (Illustrated) 52 Medical College Faculty (Illustrated) . . 53 Medical College Organization . . ■ 54 Medical Class ( Illustrated) 55 Medical Class Roll 56 History Medical Class . . 57-58 Development of Class Spirit 59-62 Applied Math 62 The Ideal 63 Eumenean Society ( Organization .... 64 Eumenean Society Hall (Illustrated) . . 65 Sketch of Eumenean Societ) . . .66-69 Philanthropic Society Organization . . . 70 Philanthropic Society Hall 1 Illustrated) . 71 Sketch of Philanthropic Society . . . 72 75 The Library 1 Illustrated) 76 The Library Organization 77 7 s PA . E Thought 79 Speaks 79 Baby Boy Jack ! 1 atei nities Sigma Alpha Epsilon— Roll of Chaptei Si North Carolina Theta 82 Illustration 83 Kappa VIpha Order — Roll of Chapter 84 Sigma Chapter ss Illustration kappa-Sigina — Roll oi Chaptet .... 87 I Oelta Chapter Illustration Editors I Oavidson College Magazine 1 111. 1 90 Editors Davidson College Magazine • • 91 e Were so Near 92 I hi Sage ' s Song 92 I [istorical Association Alma Mater 94 I he Minor Note 94 Souffle 94 I [ilda ' s Knight 95-99 Athletics (Illustrated) 100 Athletic Association toi Field I lay Athletics 102 ( Order of Events 103 [ hi Vlumni Trophy Cup 104 106 The Class [07 College Foot Ball Team (Illustrated ..108 College Team 109 Base Ball Team ( Illustrated) . . 110 1 . illege Team 1 1 1 College Track Team (Illustrated) . • .112 Track Team 11.; The Gymnasium Illustrated) .... 114 [ he 1 iymnasium 1 1 5 1 ake Wiley Illustrate .1 1:6 1 lass Foot Ball Team ( Illustrated ) 117 1 . 1 llass Base Ball ' I earn 1 1 1 ■ ■ strati d 1 18 Junior Foot Ball Team 119 Sophomore Base Ball Team 119 licycle club 1 211 1 .mi t 1 1 1 1 1 Boxing Club 121 P.asket Ball Team 122 Single- Slick Club [22 Tennis Association [23 1 001 Ball Teams 1 Illustrate 1 . . . 124 Music 1 Illustrated 1 125 Davidson College I 1 ' -step .... K6-127 dee, Mandolin and 1 iuitar Club I 111. | . 12S The Mandolin and Guitar Club . . . 129 V. M. C. . Rooms Illustrated .... 130 Y. M. C. A. 1 Organization 131 David Pres. Chun li 111 . . . . 132 Rev. Allied Thurston Graham 1 111. 133-134 Class Banquets 135 Junior Speaking 136 Speaking 1 -,7 A Southern iirl 138 Aux Beaux Levres 139 Alas 139 Shakspere Club 140 Manufacturers Club i|i 1 |2 Die Langesbeingesellschaft 142 Hobo Club [43 Astute Annaniases 143 1 order of iourmands 144 Davidson Gas Company .144 Smokers Club 145 The Foreign Element 145 ()ur Eccentrii Exquisites 146 e Old 1 hapel ..... 1 17 from our Star Catalogue .11 1 ler Tired 1 ,ife 150 A Memory 150 |e ihu ' s New Trousers . . . .151-152 I 1 .ill in the ( ' .ainsboro Hat 153 Among the New Hooks 154 ( )ur li.ii teriologist Quadrangle (Illustrated) 156 Three Mysteries 157 Nightfall ' 157 rhe Bee 157 Examination Papers 158-160 Ode to the Odious Exercises 160 Statistics 161-164 Answers to Correspondents . . . .165-166 John Peter ' s Medical College 166 Persona! 1 quations 167-169 Marshal ■ Illustrated 170 ( ' alendar 1; Owed to Sir Arthur Rutt 175-177 Behind the Veil (Illustrated) ... The Completeness of the Stock We have everything in The Originality of the Style CLOTHING MEN i£ FURNISHINGS for BOYS ' The Perfect Tailoring and 4, HATS CAPS ETC CHILDREN Maintains the high standard that we have held in the past. We show only choice new patterns from the best makers, and can t The Carolina Clothing Co. please the most stylish dresser as well as the Mail Orders Ciiven Prompt man of medium purse. Attention. J. A. SOLOHONS, manager, CENTRAL HOTEL CORNER, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 2 DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN THE HORTH AND SOUTH THE CYCLONr: ' ' • Write for information, in regard to Rates, Schedules. c, 10 P. J. Pate, C. T. A. and (,. Mo P. Batte, T. P. A. I HARLOTTE, N. C. T. J. Anderson, G. ! ' . A. E. St. John, Y. P. and i M. II. W. B. Glover, Traffic Mgr. I l |R rSMOUTH, VA. YOUR TRIP will be made pleasant and comfortable if you purchase your ticket. Via SEABOARD AIR LIINE. DAVIDSON COLLEGE DAVIDSON, N. C. The Year begins the Second Thursday in September and closes the Second Thursday of June without varying THE TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED BY THE PRESBYTERIES OF N. C, S. C, GA. and FLA. faculty J. B. SHEARER, D.D., LL.D., President, Professor of T. P. HARRISON, Ph.D., Pi ofessor of English and History. Biblical Instruction and Moral Philosophy. w j ma rtIN, Jr , M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. HENRY LOUIS SMITH, Ph.D., Vice-President, Professor „„„,.- , „ , „ . , „. „ . F. F. ROWE, A.B., Instructor, of Natural Philosophy. C. R. HARDING, Ph.D., Professor of Greek and German. H - v - ALLEN, W. R. GREY, Ph.D., Professor of Latin and French. J. M. McSWAIN, i Laboratory Assistants. 4 Three Degree Courses, A.B., B.S. and A.M. Curriculum Courses in the Freshman and Sophomore. Elective Courses in the Junior and Senior. Ten Elections in the Junior Class. Fourteen Elections in the Senior Class. 4 CLASSICAL MATHEMATICAL SCIENTIFIC LITERARY BIBLIC AL COMMERCIAL 3% Terms Reasonable Location Healthful Accommodations Excellent Tea ching Unsn r passed Gymnasium Complete Send for a Catalogue ADDRESS THE PRESIDENT WANTS, ETC. To Exchange — A good outfit of Roentgen Kay For Rent — One pair of old shoes, nice- summer apparatus fur a slight knowledge of prad cottagi for small family. Well ventilated. gardening. Dr. II. L. Smith. Terms reasonable. Apply to . II. Shearer. To Exchange — My mug for a set of Biljoe ' s whiskers W. T Watkins ' ' ' — Instructor in Athletics. Office Hours — 9 P. M. to 12 M. Holds State record for To Exchange— A pair of elegant and shapely one-fourth mile dash. Come early and avoid pedestals for Kildee Dunn ' s lower extremi- the rush. ties. Mark D. Steven. son. Ii l hange — My good looks for a position on the foot-ball team. S. II. I lines. To Exchange — The Chapel choir for an Italian hand organ. Dr. Shearer. |( Ex hangi —My Stradivarius for a second hand accordion in good repair. Humphreys. |o Exchangi — A few very choice puns for a small ... ,. ,, , ... ..... 1 lo Exchangi — Mv ahihtv to chin eirls for a two- amount of common sense. Morton. inch auger. . (, ' . Law. Wanted— Ponies to the following: Fresh Greek, Wanted— Some one to love me. Fresh Latin, Fresh Math., etc., etc. IL M - Askew - T.J. Dunn. Wanted— To go to the front and die for tuba Libre. Stewart. wnai — At once and badly — at any price — a lot of good explanations of how it happened. Wanted — The Earth. The Faculty. The Opposition. wiiii — io know whether Spain ' s I Wanted— By the Business Manager, of Quips and flotilla has yet sailed for Ameri, Cranks a gi iod, capacious stove for the purpose oi ' ' ' of consuming a superfluity ol finance. answering advertisers mention Quips and Cranks H Stenography, Penmanship, Typewriting, Telegraphing, Book- keeping, Commercial Law, Correspondence, Arithmetic, etc., taught practically by MAIL, or personally at Eastman Business College, I ' otighkeepsie, New York, the model business ) school. The System of Teaching is based on actual ex- perience in transacting the business of Merchandis- ing, Banking, Transportation, Insurance, Real Estate, Commission, etc. Wanted, I m i li m B m Unemployed Young Men whose education has been finished in public schools, academies and colleges to write for our plan of HOME STUDY. We teach I BY MAIL and personally) in a short time- some useful vocation, and, what is better, get employment for our students. By the old way, training for business cost years of apprenticeship, but the successful man of to-day , the one who is thoroughly prepared for this work bv the shorter methods of Eastman College. m i m Has no vacations. The Journal or Annual Catalogue will interest you. Write for it. A ddress CLEMENT C. GAINES, President, Poughkeepsie, N, Y. m « m « m m • $5.00 Reward «§ m m i Situations I • to anyone for first information of a vacancy for a Bookkeeper, Stenographer, Clerk or Teacher whi h we successfully fill. We supply competent assist- ants to business houses without charge and secure for all graduates of our Business and Shorthand Courses, an invaluable feature to many young people. Refer to Bankers, Merchants and other prominent patrons in every part of the world, Address as above. Young Men Trained To be all-around business men - or they may take Jf up a special branch of business and be thorough in We) that. No better illustration of the value of a busi- j) ness education can be offered than the success of £ those who have graduated from 2 Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, the most celebrated prac- W tical school in America. Instruction thorough B) Time short. Expenses moderate. In writing A% mention this Journal. A ®®®®@®®®®®@®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®@®®®®®®®® ' OUR LIBRARY The Choir Invisible The Glee Club Under the Rid Kobe The student body it hen Puss l as on lis dressing gown A Roman Singer Flowi [Mocking Bird) ' Innocents Abroad The Fresh •Much Ado About Nothing Junior Speaking ' The Slave of the Lamp Witherspoon An American Politician (up to date) McLaughlin The Three Fates Expulsion, Failing to ' ass, and Graduation At the Gate of the Fold The Preps. Twice Told Tales Puss ' Jokes Aftermath Those ivho stood the Trig. exam, in Fob. The Light that Failed The opposition to Quips and I ranks I ol. Ill A Study in Scarlet A returned Soph. Exercise Book Prisoner of Conscience The Fresh. Sunday-school Class ■ 1 .ittle Breeches 1 Hell-for-Sartin Apply to John Gates ( ' ( ' , ' ' ( Politics ' A Fool ' s Errand Irving to get permission to leave Davidson on Thanksgiving Par ■ ' I he Story of a Country Town Life at Davidson ' Weary the Waiting On Junior German •A Little Book of Profitable Tales Davidson College Magazine ' Between the Lines A Soph. Greek Text Book ' Outre-Mer Across Lake Wiley 1 i tters from High Latitudes Post-1 aculty-iuc, ting C ' ommuuicatioiis ' The Green Book Fresh. Bible Syllabus ' False Hopes ' That Junior Physics is a ••.Snap ' L ' Homme Qui Kit Wooly Puss ' The Talk of the Town Senior Gowns ' Lost, a Pearl j;e on Math. ' The Keeper of the Keys Holtsclaw ■PH. Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Sayings of Pics Shaw ' Boyhi iod i l Fami us Authors C laid life of the Annual Staff ' Roundabout fourneys Manuscript-Journeys of the Editor-in-Chief A Alan in Epigram A Dark Night ' s Work Morton January 23, SpS ENTRAIx 4T0TEL GHARIxOTTE, N- G. T r HIS popular and well-known hotel continues to be headquarters for all the College Boys in the two Carolinas, when visiting Charlotte. 3p jjjt$ Under the New Management the Central has jj forged rapidly to the front and is now considered by all to be one of the best hotels in the State. SPERRY LUCAS, B. W. 5PERRY, Proprietors. Manager. 1IOS Chestnut St., Philadelphia We have our own Photograph Galliry for Half Tone and Photo Engraving. Fashionable Engraving _- ND Stationery leading house for College, School and Wedding Invitations Dance Programs. Menus fine engraving OP ALL HINDS BtFOfiE ORDERING ELSEWHERE Compare Samples and Prices ortl? (Carolina ] Tedical College (INCORPORATED DAVIDSON, X. G- Three Years ' (iraded Course Special Attention to the Elementary Branches Clinical Instruction for second and third year students Expenses Moderate For Catalogue, Address 4 4 J. P. Munroe, M. D., DAVIDSON, N. C. KINKS FROM DE KOONS Observations by the Colored Aids-de-Camp College men am divided into foh classes: good, bad, half-way and Fresh. De Sophs mus ' have a heap ob insurance about dem to act as dey does. It don ' d follow dat de Soph wot uses de mos ' watter has de cleanes ' hide. No sah ! Jim says dat de area of a rectangular parallelopipcd am de produck ob de darin contained triangular pro- jectoscope thereby de base. Does you know why Holtzclaw is like H 2 S ? Well, fust, he am an honest nigger ; an honest nigger am a curiosity ; a curiosity am a show ; a show am a circus ; a circus am a place where you drops 50 cents ; en a place whar you kin lose 50 cents is a well ; en a well am a ting dat holds water; en a ting dat holds water am a tank ; a tank am a dead beat ; a dead beet am a decayin ' vegetable ; and dats a bad smell ; en if H 2 S aint a bad smell you can have my ole hat. Mr. Morton says dat de kind ob tears a girl weeps when her sweetheart goes to de wah is vol- unteers. Hiram could ' nt join eny Society. Kase why ? Well aint he black bald already ? 3$ t ? i ? $• ? ? £• ! $? ? $ •$? ?:• ! ?:♦ •$ f? ?:• :? t ? . The Southern Railway 4 The Great Trunk Line and North, Soilth, United States Mail Route C - J W . i T between the t9St 3110 WeSt j Operates [ hree Passenger Trains Daily to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, ' T ' 7 New York and Points East ; Three Passenger Trains Daily for .Atlanta, Binning- ' r ham, Memphis, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans and Points South and West. ' THE NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA THE WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWEST- T LIMITED— From the Mountains to the ERN LIMITED — One of the greatest t« . i Seashore, traversing ' THE LAND OF through-car trains in the United States  , THE SKY, the most magnificent scenery The only Dining-Car Service Operated 9 east of the Rockies. Dailv in the South. ' . THE NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SHORT LINE — The quickest and best service to Florida. ' K Through Trains and Pullman Buffet Cars to pi Augusta, Jacksonville and Tampa. i 4 ■ r For Rates, Tickets, rime-tables, etfc., call on any Agent Southern Railway, or write $ . R. L Vernon, T. P. A., Charlotte, X. C Aj W. A. I 1 kk. G. P. A., Washington, D. C ' J. M. Culp, lr.it ' . Man., Washington, D. C. v  f j |  j +i+ (-  |  1 -|  | j j -. ! « ► j  j  j«  j  j . j  j  |« .| - Wooten White DRUGGISTS, DAVIDSON, N. C. A COMPLETE AND SELECT STOCK OF pure brn s ar?d Qtyemi als None but Qualified Assistants Allowed to Dispense Prescriptions Lamps, Lamp Fixtures, Stationery and Students ' Supplies Generally, a Specialty. A Full Line of Toilet and Household Articles at Reasonable Prices. J.jH.l a9f(es59So9, Photographers CHARLOTTE, N. C. First-Class Work Only. Frames on Hand and Made to Order. We invite your inspection of our Clothing Furnishings and Hats For Men ' s and Boys ' Wear AT POPULAR PRICES Hail Orders Solicited •••••• ED. W MELLON West Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. S. H. BRADY, Liv?ry, F??d Sale Stables Special Rates to Students . . . DAVIDSON, N. C. Dfi I P. K M k INS Dr. s. o. Bi DRS. KEERflNS BROOKES DENTISTS 7 West Trade St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Garibaldi grtorjs, WATCHES, DIAMONDS and JEWELRY 14 South Tryon Street, Orders out of town will receive CHARLOTTE, N. C. prompt attention DR. H. C. HENDERSON, DENTIST Hunt Building, Charlotte, N. C OPPOSITE CITY HALL Will be in his office every day except the first week in every month, beginning with Monday, and that week « ill be at I lavidson, N. C. DENTISTRY PRACTICED IN ALL ITS BRANCHES All Work Fully (iuaranteed Who Does Your Laundry? WHY NOT PATRONIZE THE LAUNDRY THAT DOES THE BEST WORK ? lur work is of a high grade order, and when compared with the work done by other Laundries, von will see at a glance that it is far superior in every respect. Try us. We can please you. CHARLOTTE STEAM LAUNDRY JEAN NORMAL GLASS. THE GLASS OF THE FUTURE. EliWER Sc AMEND, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF Q?emieals ai)d Ql?e i ieal Apparatus 205, 207, 209 AND 211 THIRD AVENUE, CORNER OF 18TH STREET, NEW YORK. Finest Bohemian and German Glassware, Royal Berlin and Meissen Porcelain. Purest Hammered Platinum. Balances and Weights. Zeiss Microscopes and Bacteriological Apparatus. Chemically Pure Acids, and Assay Goods. FOR SALE! A $50.00 Scholarship in Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., which we can sell for $40.00. You pay us $15.00 and the balance, $25.00 to the College upon presenting the certificate. This Scholarship is non-ftn able and transferable and shall continue in force until all instruction contracted for is furnished and the student ' s work may be laid aside as often as necessary and resumed whenever convenient. Address, BEALL McCONNELL, Davidson, N. C. INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU OF ACADEMIC COSTUME ?otrell 9 I eor ard 472-478 Broadway Albany, N. Y. Makers CAPS, GOWNS AND HOODS of the ' DAVIDSON UNIVERSITY of North Carolina Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Williams, Cornell, Lehigh, University of Michigan and the others. Illustrated bulletin, samples, etc., upon application J. B. READMAN, Artistic X otograptyer, No. 18 South Tryon Street, ( Over First National Bank i CHARLOTTE, N. C. Photos made in city or country at short notice. n Y Business is to SELL Your necessity is to BUY Your advantage is to buy CHEAP I have on hand the freshest and nicest lot of Groceries to be had in town; Stationery of every kind; and a Fine Soda Water Fountain to quench your thirst. Prices low. Profits small, and satisfaction guar- anteed. MRS. M. J. 5CH0FIELD DAVIDSON, N. C. Furniture Organs Carpets Church Furniture Hattings School Furniture Curtains Lodge Furniture Pianos Bicycles Bric=a=Brac We are large dealers in all of these lines and can quote low prices. Write for prices if you are interested. E. 7W. ANDREWS CHARLOTTE. N. C. Cannot be described. The artistic effect of the circulars, booklets and catalogues we produce is as rich as it is novel. Instead of copying and imitating others we create. Grace and elegance of typography and perfect press-work are maintained, and our prices are very reasonable. Send in your orders. prii tin Charlotte, N. C Not for Outside Circulation