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

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Mar. 22. Jack decides that he would rather look over than look t?r MS. Mar. 25. Seniors are rehearsing their orations. Mar. 30. United States soldiers are tired of war. They have been March- n% for thirt} ' days. Mar. 31. The Xines are in the forum. Apr. I. Maxwell Chamber ' s Day. More speaking by the Xines. Dr. and Mrs. Harrison give the Seniors a recep- tion in the evening. Apr. 3. Lecture — Dr. Smith. Subject: Some Dreams of Modern Inventors. Apr. 5. A little more rain for a change. Apr. 9. Bunch is heard singing one of Horace ' s odes, Dr. Gre} ' playing the accompaniment. Apr. 12. Kid crosses penis asmoriivi . Long John is in hot pursuit. Apr. 13. Dr. Thornwell lectures on A Tour in Scotland. Apr. 15. First clear day since the artesian well was blown up. The water must be all down. Apr. 18. Training for Athletic Day. Apr. 22. Field Day. Sophs win the alumni cup. Pre-senta- tion of prizes at Y. M. C. A. hall in the evening. McFadyen wins four prizes, Adams four. Dye one, Currie one and McClintock one. The foot bail Trophy Cup is presented to the Xines, this making the second time they have won the foot ball championship. April 25. Rooms for rent on the campus. The Glee Club is practicing in the Old Chapel. April 2S. A Row in the prep room — the profe.s.sor responsible for it. April 29. Sophs 5, Fresh 10, baseball. April 30. Dr. Chreitzberg preaches the baccalaureate .sermon before the Medical College. May I. Medical College Commencement — a reception. May 3. The Meds having gone, the Stiffs steal the organ to amu.se themselves. On the same night Long John preferring cattle instead of Sophs, herds cows in the Math. room. 12

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Feb. 6. The Westminster League gives a reception to the students of both colleges. The Nines are entertained from ID to II. Feb. lo. Thermometer at zero. Everj body goes skating on Lake Wiley (in their dreams.) Feb. 15. Xo sleeping before 12 o ' clock. Juniors are practi- cing their speeches. Feb. 18. Hewitt is elected captain of the baseball team, Dye, manager. Feb. 20. The King ' s Daughters give a musicale at the medi- cal college. A grand success. Feb. 22. Junior speaking, Daddy Rogers makes a rep. Feb. 23. Dr. and Mrs. Grey receive the Juniors and marshals. Feb. 25. Readman conies up to take the pictures for the Senior Magazine. Feb. 27, Lecture — Dreams and Visions, by Dr. Chalmers. Feb. 28. Unusual quiet on Hogan ' s Alley. Luke doesn ' t laugh a single time the whole day. Mar. I . Bob ' ' Douglas takes roseola and keei s it for a week. Mar. 4. Mercury freezes up again. Kid Smith, John Hall, Hewitt and Deal put their heads together to invent a means of heating the college. Mar. 6. Mr. W. K. Matthews, General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., makes us a visit. Mr. Lewis, State Secretary, is with him. Mar. 7. Dr. W. S. Currell lectures on Books, — A Blessing and a Bane. Mar. 10. The Atlantic Ocean tries to submerge Davidson but Dr. Smith dams it up. Mar. II. The Red Mud Factory is running on full time. Mar. 15. Old Puss caught a rat, Wooly Puss caught a mouse. Mar. 18. Dr. Harding lectures on the Nibelungen Lied. Steri- optican views. Kid, Jack and Hernn in the bald- headed row. Mar. 20. Dicky and Tommy are both gripped, They ' ' let go everything else.

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May 5. The town beats the Juniors and the Sophs in a game of baseball. May 8. Senior examinations begin. May 9. The Nines evolute on Bible examination. May 14. Meteorology examination. Dr. Smith creates a low at 9 a. m. It ' s falling weather until 1:30 p. m. May 22. Regular examinations begin. May 22-June 3, Juniors, Sophs and Fresh standing examina- tions. Seniors taking vacation, smoking on the campus and giving paternal advice. June 4. Baccalaureate, 11 a. m., Y. M. C. A. sermon, 8 p. m. June 5. Class Day exercises, 10:30 a. m. Reunion of literary societies, 8 p. m. June 6. Annual oration, 10 a. m. I aying corner stone of Martin Chemical Laboratory, 1 1 130 a. m. Oratorical con- test, 8 p. m. June 7. Graduating exercises, 10 a. m. Reception by liter- ary societies and fraternities in. the evening.