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

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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

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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

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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