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

Text from Pages 1 - 178 of the 1900 volume:

a- 7k _ X -. oi e. n u u QLIPS- CBANKS PUBLISntD BY TME STUDCNTi Of DAVIDSON COUL ' COC VOL. IV. DAVIDSON COLLEGE IOO(3 A U S lfTftCO. couL ' ci-.t r I ! I PUP.L ' ICATIONS I CmCACO. I ! ILt. ..■CO. (Ret?- @ffreb t uxeton (Bra am ft ft ft •Chis Booh is Dedicated as a Cohen of the Hffection with which he is regarded by the Students and their Servants in this Slorh, the 6ditors. REV. A. T. GRAHAM 2i o a z z Crustees, i$ ?-i900 Presidtnt W. J. McKAV, D. D., MayesvillE, S. C. Secretary J. RUMPLE, D. D., Sausburv, N. C. ■vr treasurer O. D. DAVIS, Salisbury, N. C. JIttornev G. E. WILSON, Esq., Charlotte, N. C. Prof. J. H. Hill, Statesville, N. C. J. A. Ramsey, D. D., Hickory, N. C. O. D. Davis, Salisbury, N. C. Rev. C. a. Munroe, Lenoir, N. C. Hon. a. Leazar, Mooresville, N. C. Rev. K. a McLeod, Jonesboro, N. C. Hon. J. D. McIver, Carthage, N. C. J. A. McAllister, Esq., Lumberton, N. C. Rev p. R. Law, Lumber Bridge, N. C. Rev. R. Z. Johnston, Lincolnton, N. C. Frank Robinson, M. D., Lowell, N. C. Robert A. Dunn, Charlotte, N. C. Geo. E. Wilson, Charlotte, N. C. E. Nye Hutchison, M. D., Charlotte, N. C. Rev. R. p. Smith, Gastonia, N. C. P. M. Brown, Charlotte, N. C. George W. Watts, Durham, N. C. C. W. Smith, D. D., Greensljoro, N. C. J. L. ScoTT, Jr., Graham, N. C. Wm. H. Sprunt, Wilmington, N. C. Rev. R. M. Williams, Wallace. N. C. Rev. D. N. McLaughlin, Chester, S. C. CoL. A. R. Banks, Rock Hill, S. C. Rev. D. S. McAlister, Bethel, S. C. CrU$teC$ -Continuea Rev. W. G. Neville, Yorkville, S. C. D. E Jordan, D. D., Winnsboro, S. C. Maj. a. H. White, Rock Hill, S. C. Samuel M. Smith, D. D., Columbia, S. C. Hugh R. Murchison, B. D., Edisto Island, S. C. Rev. B. F. Wilson, Spartanburg, S. C. B. G. Clifford. D. D., Union, S. C. Hon a. White, Sumler, S. C. W J. McKay, D. D., Mayesville, S. C. Hon. W. F. Steven.son, Cheraw, S. C. Rev. a. H. McArn, Cheraw, S. C. Rev. B. p. Reid, Pendleton, S. C. Rev. J. H. H. SummkrELL, Anderson, S. C. Rev. L. a. Simp.son, Loccoa, Ga. Henrv QuiGG, D. D., Conyers, Ga. J. B. Mack, D. D., Fort Mil], S. C. Rev. E. G. Smith, Greensboro, Ga. Rev. C. C. Carson, Flemington, Ga. Rkv. J. W QuarTERMan. Marlow, Ga. Rev W. E. McIlvaine, Pensacola, Fla W. H. Dodge, D. D., Jacksonville, Fla. Alexander Sprunt, D. D., Rock Hill, S C. J. M. P. OTTS, D. D., LL D , Greensboro, Ala Maj. M. McN. McLaughlin, Raeford, N. C. B. F. Hall. Wilminj;to]i, N. C. Rev. J. mes Thomas, Wilson, N. C. Rev. C. M. WhorTon, Warrenton, X. C. Rev. E a. Sample, Hendersonville, N. C. Rkv. S. C. Caldwell, Hendersonville, S. C. J. Rumple, D. D , Salisbury, N. C. W. A. Wood, D. D., Statesville, N. C. 10 r 2; -:: o ■X. -jZ O 3 01 o a! o  X a o - ' § members of faculty Re . 3ohn Bunyan Sbcarer, m. B., D. D., CC.D. President and Proiessor of Biblical Instruction Born in 1S32 in Appomattox County, Va. Was j raduated with the degree of A. B. fiom Hanipden-Sidney College in 1S51, and received the degree of M. A. from the Universiiy of Virginia in 1S54. The nest year he was principal of Kemper School, Gordonsville, Va. Was graduated at fnion Theological Seminarj- in 1S5S, minister at Chapel Hill, 1S5S-62, in Halifax County, Va., 1S62-70, and principal of the Cluster Springs High School from 1866 to 1S70. In 1870 he was called to the presidency of Stewart College, Clarksville, Teiin After the reor- ganization of the College as the Southwestern Presbyterian University, 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 and Professor of Biblical Instruction. Rcnry Couis Smith, m.fl., Ph.D. Uicc-Prcsidcnt and Pioicssor of natural Philosophv Born at Greensboro, N. C, in 1 ,59. Studied at Davidson from 1S77 to i 8Sr. Was awarded the Mathematical Medal in 1879, the Greek Medal, the Essayist ' s Medal, and the degree of A. B. in iS8r, and the degree of A. M. in 1888. Principal of the elma Academy at Selnia, N. C, from iSSi to 1SS7. Pursued graduate studies at the University of Virginia in 1886-7, and again in 1890-r. Was awarded the Orator ' s Medal of the Temperance Union Societ} ' in 1887, and of the Jpfferson Literary Society in 1S91, and the degree of Ph. I), in 1S90. Since 1887, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Davirlson. ■vr- Caleb Richmond Rarding, m. n.. Ph. D. Professoi ' 0! Grcch and ecrman Dr. Harding was born in i86[, at Charlotte, N. C. Entered Davidson College in 1876, received tlie degree of A. B. in iSSo. During the next year he was engaged in teaching. Between 1S81 and 1887 he spent each alternate year at Johns Hopkins, pursuing post-graduate work. From 1883 to 1885 he was professor of Greek at Hampden-Sidney College, Va., and between 1S86 and 1888 was engaged in teaching at Keninore High School, Kenmore, Va. In 18S7 he received the degree of Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins, and in 1SS9 was elected Professor of Greek and German at Davidson. 14 members of faculty — continued mm. Richard Grey, n. B., Ph. D. Professor of Calin and Trench Dr. Grey was born in 1858 in Union County, N. C. He entered Davidson in 1880, and received the degree of A. B. in 1S84, winning the Latin Medal in 18S3, and the Greek Medal in 18S4. During the session of 1885-6 he conducted the village academy at Davidson. In 1886-7 he had charge of Mooresville Academy, and from 18SS to 1889 was at the head of High Schools in Georgia. In 1889 he entered the University of Johns Hopkins; was awarded an honorary Hopkins scholarship in 1S90, and the degree of Ph. D. in 1893. Immediately afterward he was elected Professor of Latin and French at Davidson. li)m. 3os«ph martin, Jr.. m. D., Ph. D., T. C. $. Professor of Ghcmistrv Was born in Columbus, Tenn., in the year 1868. He entered the preparatory class at Davidson College in 1883 and graduated third in his class in 1888. The following -ear he spent as Professor of Sciences at Clinton College, S. C, and in 18S9 entered the Medical Department of the University of V irginia, where he received the degree of M. D. and some years later that of Ph. D. In 1894 he was elected Fellow of the London Chemical Society. In 1S96 ! e succeeded his late father to the Chair of Chemistry at Davidson College, with which institution he is now connected. Chomas P. Rarrison, Ph. D. Professor of English Born October 11, 1S64, Abbeville, S. C. Entered South Carolina Millitary Academ)-, at Charleston, 1SS2; graduated 1SS6, Ijeing one of the two honor men in a class of fiftj ' -three members. Upon graduation was appointed Assistant in English in the above named insti- tution, a position he retained for three years, and then resigned in order to pursue advanced stud} ' at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Entering Johns Hopkins in 1S8S, Mr. Harrison was appointed in 1890 University Scholar in English, and subsequently F ' ellow in English. He received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June, 1S91; in same year studied in Paris and British Museum in London. In 1892, he was elected Assistant Professor of English in Clenison College, S. C, his rank afterward being raised to Associate Professor. This position was held until January, 1S96, when Dr. Harrison was elected Professor of English in Davidson College, N. C. 15 members of faculty— continued 3obn C. Douglas, m. H. Professor of mathematics Born in Winnsboro, S. C, in 1864. Entered Davidson College in 1SS4. 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 at Chester, S C. Re-entered Davidson iSgz, graduating 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 mathematics, physics and chemistry. Completing the Ph. D. course with the exception of his thesis, he was elected to the Chair of Sciences in the Chatham Academy at Savannah, Ga. In 1S87 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. - r- Tredcrick Tingcr Row«, B. B. Hdiunct Professor of mathemjiics, 6reen and Catin Professor Rowe was born in Newton, N. C. in 1S74; in 1SS3 he moved to Conover, N. C, his present home, where he studied under his father ' s tutorage until 1S90. He then spent three 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. 16 17 Senior Class Organization ' fe ) ' fer s ' «  S President C. R. McGinn Dice President F,. J. Hoffman Secretary and treasurer T. L. Celv historian William E. Hill Captain Toot Ball team R. L. Thomason manager Toot Ball team J. G. Law, Jr. •ar- motto AU ASTRA PER ASPERA Colors MAROON AND OLD GOLD Veil Nineteen rah, Nineteen rah I Nineteen hundred, sis, boom, bah I Maroon and Gold, wah — whoo — wah! Whoop — la, whoop — la ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! 19 Roll Of Cbe l)onorea CEI.Y, Thomas Lake, Greenville, S. C, Hobo. 22 years ; 140 lbs. ; 5 ft. ■]% in. ; Eu. Course B. S. Vice-President, Society ' 98 ; President, Society ' 00 ; Secretary and Treasurer, Class ' gg- ' oo ; Member Class Base Ball Team, ' gy- ' gS, ' gS- ' gg, ' gg- ' oo, and Manager, ' gS- ' gg ; College Base Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg ; Class Foot Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo ; Manager College Base Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo. Flow, John Eldred, D.widson, N. C, Mocking Bird. 25 years ; 152 lbs. ; 5 ft. 7 in. ; Course A. B. Phi. President of Society, ' 00. Valedic- torian. Society ' 00. •wr Hall, John, Wilmington, N. C, Pat. 20 years ; 135 lbs.; 5 ft. 8) in.; Course A. B. Phi. K . First Supervisor, Society ' gy ; Second Critic, Society ' gg ; Member E.xecutive Committee, . thletic .Association, ' gS- ' gg ; President Athletic Association, ' gg- ' oo; Member Class Base Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg ; Mem- ber Class Foot Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo. Hewitt, Carl Wallace, Darlington, S. C, PIu. 20 years ; 180 lbs ; 5 ft. 1134 ' in.; Course B. S. Eu. 2 A E B N E Secretary, Society ' gS ; Business Manager Mag. zine, ' g8- ' oo; Marshal, ' gy; Chief Marshal, gg; President, Class ' gS- ' gg; Member Executive Committee, Athletic Association, ' gy- ' gS; Captain Class Track Team, ' gS ; Captain College Base Ball Team, ' gg ; Captain College Foot Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo ; Member College Foot Ball Team, ' gS- ' oo ; Member College Base Ball Team, ' 97- ' gg ; Class Base Ball Team, ' g6- ' oo; Class I ' oot Ball Team, ' g6- ' oo ; College Track Team, ' g8 ; Manager College Foot Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg. Hill, William Edwin, Wilmington, N. C, Sticky. ig years ; 150 lbs; 5 ft. 10 in.; Course A. B. Phi. BBII Secretary Society ' 98 ; Second Critic, Societ) ' ' 98 ; First Critic, ' 00 ; Member Library Committee, ' gS- ' gg, ' gg-oo ; Com- mencement Orator, ' gg ; Vice-President Y. M. C. A., ' gg- ' oo; Vice-President, Class ' gS- ' gg ; Class Historian, ' gg- ' oo ; Vice-Monitor, Spring ' gy ; Monitor. Fall ' g7. Spring ' 98 and Fall ' 98 ; Vice-President Student Body, ' g8- ' gg. Business Manager, Quip,s and Cranks, ' 00 (resigned). TT Hoi ' KMAN, Ernest Jenkins, Dallas, N. C, Little One. 21 years; 5 ft. sV in.; 115 lbs.; Course A. B. Phi. Secretary, Society ' gS ; Vice- President, Society ' gg ; Respondent, Society ' gg ; President, Society ' gg ; First Critic, Society ' 00 ; Secretary and Treasurer, Class ' gS- ' gg ; Vice-President, Class ' gg- ' oo ; Monitor Class, Spring ' gg, Fall ' gg and Spring ' 00; College Organist, ' gg- ' oo; Editor, Quips and Cranks, ' 00. Roll of the Ronored Continued HrMPHREYS, Edward Houston, Davidson, N. C, Herrn Solomon. 23 }-ears ; 1S3 lbs ; 6 ft. i in.; Course A B. Eu. Reviewer, Society ' 99 ; Member Library Committee, ' gS- ' oo ; Editor M. Gazine, ' gg- ' oo : Commencement Orator, ' 99 ; Member Executive Committee, Athletic Association, ' gg- ' oo; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' 97- ' 9g ; Class Base Ball Team, ' gS- ' oo ; Class Track Team, ' gS- ' oo ; Member College Foot Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg ; College Track Team, ' 00 ; Editor-in-Chief QiiPS .. XD Cranks, ' 00. King, Richard Morrison, Concord, N. C, Pix. 20 years; 150 lbs.; 5 ft. ■]% in.; Course B. S. Eu. K 3 Vice-President, Society ' 99; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo. Law, John Gordon, Ocala, Fla., Nellie. 22 years ; 5 ft. 6 in.; 123 lbs ; Eu. - k£ Course B S. Commencement Marshal, () ; Member Glee Club, ' gS- ' gg, ' gg- ' oo. McGinn, Charles Rciy, Cotton Wood, N. C, Charlie. 27 years ; 5 ft. 10 in.; Course A. B. Eu. Respondent, Society ' 99 ; Member Glee Club, ' gS- ' oo ; Manager Track Team, ' 98 ; President, Class ' 00. Morton, Ernest Sims, Tarboro, N. C, Mutton. 20 years; 120 lbs. ; 5 ft. 3 in.; Course A. B. Phi. First Supervisor, Society ' 98 ; Vi;e President, Society ' 99 ; Editor of Mag. zine, ' gg- ' oo ; Commencement Orator, ' 99 ; Orator ' s Medal, ' 99 ; Debater ' s Medal, ' 90 ; Editor Quips and Cr. nks, ' 00. -?r- Robinson, Edward Brvce, Shopton, N. C, Growler. 21 j-ears ; 148 lbs.: 5 ft. 10 in.; Course A. B. Phi. Commencement, President Society ' 99 ; Vice-President, Society ' 98 ; First Supervisor, Society ' 98 ; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' 98- ' 99, ' gg- ' oo. ■vr Thomason, Rich.ard Locke, Zeb, N. C, Dickey Lou. 21 years; 146 lbs.; 5 ft. qin. ; Course A. B. Phi. First Critic, Societj- ' 99; Captain Class Foot Ball Team, gg- ' oo; Member Scrub Foot Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg and ' gg- ' oo ; Captain Scrub Foot Ball Team, ' gg- ' oo; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' g6- ' oo ; Member Class Base Ball Team, ' gS- ' oo ; Member Executive Committee, Athletic Associ- ation, ' gg- ' oo ; Editor Quips . nd Cranks, ' 00. Thompson, Wade Hampton, Anderson, S. C, Filipino. 23 years ; 158 lbs.; 5 ft. 10 in ; Course A. B. Eu. Commencement, President Society ' gg ; Commencement Orator, ' gg ; Vice-President, Society ' 99 ; Vice-Monitor of Class of ' 99 in ' 97. Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' 96- ' 97, ' gS- ' oo ; Member College Foot Ball Team, ' gS- ' gg. Marshal, ' 00. Roll Of the Ronorcd—continucd Walsh, Walticr Miller, Charlotte, N. C , Judge. 21 years : 145 lbs ; 5 ft. 8J in ; Course A. B. Phi. B e II Second Supervisor, Society ■97 ; Secretary, Society ' 97 ; Vice-President, Society ' 98 ; Second Critic, Society ' 9S ; First Critic, Society ' 99; President, Society ' 00; President, Class ' 97- ' 98 ; Class Historian, 96- ' 97, ' 98- ' 99 ; Editor Magazine, ' 9S- ' 99, ' 99- ' oo ; Commencement Orator, ' 99 ; Chief Marshal, ' 00 ; Toast Master, Class Banquet, ' 98 ; Secretary, Tennis Associ- ation, ' 97- ' 9S ; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' 98- ' 99 ; Member Class Base Ball Team, ' 98; Member Scrub Foot Ball Team, ' 98- ' 99 ; Member Class Track Team, ' 98- ' oo ; Secretary Y. M. C. A., ' 9S- ' 99 ; President Y. M. C. A., ' 99 ' 00 ; President Glee Club, ' 98- ' oo; Monitor, Class. Spring ' 97; Vice-Monitor, Kail ' 97, Spring ' 98 and Fall ' 98 ; President Student Body, ' gg- ' oo; Editor Quips and Cranks. ' 9S- ' oo. Winn, James . nderson, Decatur Ga., Windy. 22 years; 170 lbs.; 6 ft.; Course A. B. Eu. Bell President, Society ' 99 ; Reviewer, Society ' 99- ' oo, I two terms); Commencement Orator, ' 99; Editor Magazine, ' 98- ' 99 ; Editor-in-Chief M.AGAZINE, ' 99- ' oo ; Declaimer ' s Medal, ' 97; Marshal, ' 00; Member Class Foot Ball Team, ' 9S- ' 99, ' 99- ' oo ; Leader, Glee Club, ' 98- ' oo ; Mandolin and Guitar Club, ' 99- ' oo ; Class President, ' 96- ' 97 ; Vice-Monitor, Class, Spring ' 99, Fall ' 99 and Spring ' 00; College Organist, ' 98-99; Editor Quips and Cranks, ' 98; Editor QuiPS AND Cranks, ' 00, (resigned). Yonan, Ahabeg David, Oroomiah, Persia, Sallie. 21 years; 175 lbs.; 5 ft. 10 in.; Course A. B. Eu. Member College Foot Ball Team (four years) ' 96- ' oo ; Class Foot Ball Team (four years); Captain Class Foot Ball Team, ' 98. Rlstory of HOC k p- J w fe J cilS!! AVIDSONIENIS had for half a century held an undisputed reputation as a ' W H ' ' °f learning and culture, and had enjoyed a long reign of peace, when suddenly in September, 1S96, its inhabitants were alarmed by the Eu  T- e=iK« ■ approach of an uncivilized horde, demanding not only admittance but r iW S I tlie full rights of citizenship. These were the sons of Nun. Some three thousand years after the glorious exploits of their ancestor they had become dissatisfied -with their condition of ignorance and barbarism and had determined to win for themselves the rare privileges, which they had heard were enjoyed at Davidsoniensis. or die in the attempt. Accordingly they chose for themselves a leader whom they found worthy to bear the name of Cato. The inhabitants of the city had for so long a time been engaged in the pursuit of learning that they were entirely unused to hostilities and were greatly terrified at the formidable ap- pearance of the enemy. The military forces, composed entirely of the lower classes, called Sophos-Moros, were hastily called together and put into campaign order while the barbaric host was still on the other side of the river. All the bridges were immediately burned, contrary to a recent law of the city, thus com- pelling us to ford the river. The sight of the torrent aroused some little fear in our host, but we could not afford to turn back, though there were among us many tender youths who had great difficulty in steming the flood. All came safely to land, and we soon learned that one of the great leaders of the enemy had been exiled for violating the laws in resorting to this means of delaying our advance. We had not long to wait for a fight, for there was pluck in the inhabitants. But what was our surprise when we encountered, not cannon-balls nor rifle-balls, but base-balls, fired by a well-trained battery. Jennings was put in command of a division with orders to charge the battery. After har- ranguing his troops, and being assured in turn that they too were well trained in this mode of warfare, he made the assault and speedilv routed the foe. They retired in disorder and dismay, and demanded the support of the patrician classes, which was cheerfully granted : but again they were defeated. Then they sent letters to the neighboring province imploring aid, but all in vain, for Jen- nings and his men held their ground. Then it was perceived that Jennings was not to be conquered, so they gave over the fight in that quarter until the next season and turned their forces against our second division under Brown. Moreover, they perceived that their weapons and tactics were at fault, and they changed both, using foot-balls and entrenching themselves where the land was well marked so that our retreat or advance could be carefully watched. But Brown w.is on the alert, and although his men were totall)- un- skilled in this mode of warfare, he himself had learned it before and he drilled them daily. In the first skirmish he was defeated, which he perceived to be due to the fact that our men were much superior in stature to those of the enemy. BiStOry of HOO — continued In the next fight he resorted to strategy. The left wini. ' under the command of Wallace feigned an attack, while the right under Nettles passed to the rear, and the heavy armed under Rankin charged the center. The victory was ours, but the fight was soon renewed with doubtful results, and finally abandoned until the nest season. The forces were disbanded during the sumniernionths. When hostilities recommenced it was found that some of our men had deserted, and the men of Brown ' s division, now under Fitzpatrick, emboldened by their successes of the year before, had become overconfident and were defeated, though the fight was a hard one. It was as night was coming on that they were driven from £) the field. Not so with Jennings and his men. They were as indomitable as ever, and the enemy had to give up the fight in despair in spite of all the aid they could get. It was well for us that they did, for by the next season many of our men had left us. Some became weary of the struggle, others had heard of cities which they considered more desirable dwelling places than Davidsoniensis, and still others, we regret to say, had shamefully turned upon some newcomers who were seeking what we had sought two years before. These h d to be exiled. At this time we had a light-armed corps in the field which was devastating the land. The enemy set apart a day in the spring on which these should be pursued and captured. But when the day arrived, after pursuing them for a thousand paces, they looked up and our colors were still flying in the w-ii:d. By this time we had made great progress toward civilization. Most of those who had in- habited the city at the time of our evasion had passed away and those who remained were un- equal to the task of expelling us. The city was now filled with men who had come in after us and bore us no ill feeling. So it was that hostilities for the most part ceased. Nevertlieless, there always existed a hostile feeling between our men and the remnant of those we had found here, and the next year they challenged us to combat. Although we were so much reduced in numbers that it was a difficult matter to get a force on the field, we met them. We shall never forget that day when we were forced upon the field in a drizzling rain, when the men could hardly stand in the mud, when all were predicting our defeat without sympathy, when all was confidence ' n the ranks of the enemy and their exultation was expressed on every face. Nor shall we forget the fire and determination in the eyes of our men as they bravely lined up. There never was such a spirit felt among us as when the enemy withdrew, having failed to conquer us. That battle in the rain laid one of our heroes, for a long season upon the bed from which he had risen to enter it, and when the challenge came again there was no one to fill his place ; even though one of our one- arincd veterans offered his services. 24 cSi BfStOry of 1900 — continued But what use, think you, we nnide of the coveted opportunities for which we fought so hard. From the time we first took up our abode here, Dr. Grey and Dr. Harding, both liberal-minded men and ever anxious for the civilization of the world, had agreed to help us to the attainment of the much-desired learning. But even they had some of the patrician spirit, and did this only on condition that we would not usurp the privileges of citizens by using horses or attempting to travel the Highway to Learning. For the first year these conditions were shamefully disregarded, and indeed we were so much taken up with the fighting that progress along this line was nothing to boast of But the next year new men joined us, men of prodigous minds who took the lead in scholarship, and since that time our reputation has been almost unrivaled. In the third year one-third of our entire number were placed upon the roll of the honored, though there were some who failed to do us credit. It was under Dr. Shearer that we took up the study of sacred things. Somehow we were not sufficientl} ' civilized to appreciate sacred matters, and even yet there are few among us who seem to be destined to become religious leaders. Dr. Smith, always obliging, undertook to instruct us in natural philosophy. Now there were some few among us who, as is natural with the uncivilized, were much readier with their hands than their minds. These, in attempting to put some of Dr. Smith ' s natural philosophy into practice, came near burning the citadel Then there was a squad of young figbters who lacked patience and attempted to take Fort Math by storm, but from it there came such a volley of zeroes that they fled and are to this day in shame attempting to make amends, but all in vain. We hope that they may succeed before May 30th, when we are to go forth to give the world the benefit of all that we have acquired in these four years of labor, and make room for others. : Cbe River Pool ■ ' fe l fe : ' «r s Beside a reedy, gently sloping shore The inland river slowly flows along; From far away there comes the rapid ' s roar, By distance softened to a murm ' ring song. Prospectus IjOOKING back over the ages we find that now and then the entrance of some one man upon his career has marked an epoch in history. What is to be the effect when this class of nineteen hundred steps into the world? Judging from the college record, we may venture a few predictions. Peaks King, whose grandeur of appearance and awe-inspiring presence are rivaled only by the peaks of the Himalayas, is soon, with the support of the mighty Persian, to establish an empire. Judge Walsh is to be Chief Justice. Now the Law, precise and well defined, contrary to vour expectations, will be no insignificant affair; nevertheless, in this well-governed empire vou need expect little disturbance of the peace and the Judge will be hard put to it to find employment for himself. But he is not to be outdone. From Aris- tophanes ' Wasps ' he has lately gained valuable suggestions, and the trial of the house-dog made such an impression upon him that we would advise our watch-dog Growler Robinson to be exceedingly careful about the performance of his duty. Hoffman, a born skeptic in philosophy and astronomy, as everybody knows, is to propound a new philosophy, that all things consist in music. Like other heroes, he is destined to give his life for his cause. Enchanted and transfixed by the nmsic of the spheres, he must wither and be swept away bv the Windy singing the requiem in the same old monotonous tone. Hoffman is a modest man, and we may well fear that he will be slow to put his views before the world. But Humphrevs, who has no such feelings and doesn ' t believe in letting anybody suffer for what they ought to know, has already accepted the new doctrine, as he does the thoughts of all wise men, and will e ' er long publish the treatise along with a dictionary of the terminology. Poor Lake Cely can never know of all this. He slipped his dam on English examination and ran dry. Thomason is another unfortunate. He went out one moon-light night looking for some- thing that wasn ' t lost, and in some mysterious way got inked to such an extent that it will be necessary to keep him out of civilized parts. In all probability he will be sent as Satrap of Ethiopia. To Hewitt, always known as a man of valor and untiring energy, is to be assigned the herculean task of silencing Charlie McGinn, the man who looks like a bear. Morton has shown himself a man of ability along so many lines that we fear he will never find his sphere. Perhaps he may set up a meat market, and pull the wool over the eyes of many a fair servant girl while he sells her goat and calls it mutton. Thompson has become so much attached to Dr. Smith that he can never leave him. So you may expect to find him at Davidson studying physics for some years to come. There is no doubt that this prosperous land of ours will become over-populated. Then you may expect to find Sticky Hill firmly stuck in the Dismal Swamp providing a dwelling place for the posterity of his classmates. Finally, fellow classmates, may the lustre of our light nor the ardor of our spirit never be dimmed e ' er we meet again around our dear old Hall where it shall forever be symbolized. Listen to the Mocking Bird w-hile he sings the everlasting praises of nineteen hundred. 26 iT ' t ti:jyA iw,_CL lssJ . 27 €la$$ Organization of i oi President H. R. WHARTON, Grkensboro, N. C. Uice-Prcsidcnt L. B. NEWELL, Nkwell, N. C. -rr- Secrctarv and treasurer W, B. McCLINT(_iCK, Charlotte, N. C. historian R. C. DEAL. Greenville, S. C. -rr eolors: GREEN AND GOLD ■vr mOttO: ' ■ NULLA VESTIGL RETRORSUM Veil Hurrah ! Hurray ! Rah zoo bold, Ching-a-ling, Ching-a-ling, Green and Gold. First class, we are. Yip ya yun. Vive-la ! Vive-la ! Nineteen one. 29 Roll Of Junior Class Tor Degree of B. B. Caldwell, M. M., Concord, N. C. Cassadav, H. H., Salisbury, N. C Chedester, W. p., Asheville, N. C. Craig, D. S., Begonia, N. C. Deal, R. C, Greenville, S. C. Denham, R. S., Pensacola, Fla. Denham, W., Monticello, Fla. Dunn, J. F., Ocala, Fla. DUPUY, T. D., Davidson, N. C. HuiE, O. J., Atlanta, Ga. McClintock, W. B., Charlotte, N. C. McInTvre, K. H., Carl, N. C. McLeod, J. A., Villanow, N. C. McMuRRAV, C. H., Jacksonhatn, S. C. Matthews, O. H., Davidson, N. C. Meacham, J. B., Rock Hill, S. C. Osborne, T. D., Charlotte, N. C. Patrick, R. M., Bowling Green, S. C. Reid, W. B., Griffith, N. C. Sherard, S. B., Moffettsville, S. C. SiKES, W. M., Greensboro, N. C. Sloop, S. E., Miranda, N. C. Smith, R., Columbia, S. C. Varner, H. a.. Mill Bridge, N. C. Watt, H., Thomasville, Ga. Watt, W. A., Thomasville, Ga. •vr Tor Degree of B. $. Faucette, R. T., Luniberton, N. C. FeTzer, M., Concord, N. C Johnston, J. B., Lincolnton, N. C. Newell, L. B., Newell, N. C. Wharton, E. R., Greensboro, N. C. 30 1)i$torv €la$$HOi '  HE month of September, 1897, found some fifty-one strangers on the campus of Davidson College. To all appearances they knew none of those around them, yet were greeted most heartily and hilariously by the old students— especially the Sophs. It was not an unusual lot of men at first glance, but a closer study showed that there were many remarkable individuals answering to thename of Fresh. ' ' While none were extremely fat, some few were amazingly thin and lengthy; and to counterbalance the effect of our tall men (the tallest of whom measured six feet and six inches) we could show some who were correspondingly short ( four feet and eleven inches. 1 None were unusually green, but on the other hand, many were wise in the ways of the world — having been here for some time. While the majority were men of good understand- ing, with a fair allotment of common sense, some few were exceeding wise. The entire fifty-one, however, had one common trait— silence, which is the mark of the wise man (especially in the case of Freshmen.) Our first week of college life was n ' ade pleasant by several receptions — one by the Y M. C. A , three or four by the Sophomores. We held our first class meeting and elected the following officers: President, J. O. Walker; Vice-President, H. P. Brown; Secretary and Treasurer, D. W. Mills. We learned a )ell, practiced it (the Sophs being on class 1 and, having delivered the yell, we wasted no time in hunting our rooms. Oh, gentle reader! if you have never experienced the after results of the first meeting of a Fresh class it is useless for me to attempt a description; if you have had the experience, no description is necessary. Such was our introduction to college life. Our first half term was the usual one of Freshmen, study, base-ball and foot-ball, musicals (tin pans and horns) and receptions (principal refreshment being water, served by Sophs 1. After the Christmas holidays a distinct change appeared in the class. They no longer kept silent but spoke their opinions most freely, as is the custom with Fresh during their second term. They shied recitations and called the professors by nicknames (shame upon them! 1 They went to Charlotte (and Barium Springs ) without permission — and went home with permission. They longed for the time to come when they would be Sophs! That time came on the Saturday night before Commencement as the writer is here to testify. Our Sophomore year was like unto that of other Soph classes. We wore college caps and striped sweaters, also corduroy trousers We in turn greeted most hilariously the September strangers and entertained them with musicals and receptions. We smoked pipes, as all Sophs should do. We broke up Fresh meetings and chased the poor innocents clean off the face of the earth, apparently. We called all strangers Fresh. We looked upon the Seniors as something altogether out of place in such a college as ours; we looked upon the Juniors as our friends and nearer human beings than the Seniors; we looked upon the Fresh as Fresh. To a Sophomore ' s mind the word Fresh is the most expressive in the English language, and if its equivalent has been found in an ' other language it has not yet been made public. In fact, we decided that Davidson College was 31 RiStOrV Class 1 ?01 — continued made up of one class, the Soph, with three other classes and a facultv as side issues. On the night of the thirteenth of March, iSgg, Stewart Inn was in a blaze of splendor, for the Sophs were having their banquet ! Truly, that was a grand night for igoi. A feast fit for the gods! Wit sparkled like good wine. Good feeling and brotherly love were at their height, and the very skies wept for envy. (Guess you remember what kind of a night it ' was. I When we left Stewart Inn at two o ' clock in the morning we had established the belief that 1901 was the class of classes — without a peer. This belief wis strengthened by Athletic Day, for we walked off with everything worth having, scoring forty-eight points, thirty-six being the highest number scored by any other class. During this period of our history the seats of the mighty were occupied by E. W. Currie, President ; J. J. Adams, Vice-President; and E. R. Wharton, Secretary and Treasurer But let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall, — or in other words, don ' t monkey with the faculty. For the man who enters his Soph examina- tions thinking to find a snap had better tie a Hind ' s and Noble ' s Improved Dictionary around his neck and drown himself in the depths of Lake Wiley. (The lake being in its present condition.) Thus passed our Soph year, the pleasantest, freest from care, happiest of a college course. We began our Junior year by choosing our course with due regard to snaps — and six of us have been hunting two months for the man who said geology and history ranked among this number. At our first class meeting we elected the following officers: E. R. Wharton, President; L. B. Newell, Vice-President; W. B. McClintock, Secretary and Treasurer. Our class was joined by several new men— Dupuy, formerly of ' 99; Fitzpatrick and Sherard, for- merly of ' 00 ; and H. Watt and W. A. Watt. The record of igot for her Junior year has been a most gratifying one. We brought our foot-ball record to a climax by beating the Sophs twenty-nine to nothing — and everyone knows what a team the Sophs had. On the regular college foot-ball team 1901 laid claim to five positions, the Seniors holding three and th2 :Meds holding three. 1 Fresh and Sophs holding sweaters on the side lines. On the college base-ball team we have four men, including captain, the remaining five positions being divided among the other three classes and the Meds. We have nine men in the Glee Club and seven in the Mandolin and Guitar Club. Our life was one of comparative quiet until some two weeks before the twenty-second of February, when suddenly there began to arise orators upon our campus whose equals are extremely scarce and whose superiors are an unknown quantity (being too numerous to number). All these little streams of oratory were brought into one great torrent at Junior Speaking Since that event 1901 has lived a life of peace and happ iness, though we have not yet recovered from the effects of our oratorical outburst. Whether we shall ever recover remains to be seen. 32 Ri$tOrV Class 1 01 continued On last Athletic Day, out of twelve events, 1901 took first place in ten events, second place in two and third place in one, breaking all previous records in the number of points scored — fifty-five In a month and a half from this writing we shall be Seniors — a fact ' hard to realize, but true, nevertheless. In glancing over our past record we feel our bosoms swell with pride ; in glancing over our clacs we realize that we are the same old 1901 that stood on the campus cs strangers in Septem- ber, 1S97 ; somewhat diminished in numbers, but the same jolly, independent set, who, as Sophs, took care of the Fresh as Fresh should be taken care of. (. mong other things, showing them the shortest way from the English Room to the College when snow was on the ground: Some of us are still amazingly thin and lengthy 1 si.K feet six), while others are as short as ever (four feet eleven). Some few can write a very creditable article for the Magazine, and every man in the class can write a very creditable article for — a check. While some of our class are fairly good looking, others of us would lake a prize for — well, we ' re not lonesome. We can have as many men absent from prayers as any other class, and have less absent from breakfast than any other. In fact, quite a remarkable class is 1901 — every one says so. Juniors especially. One of our men is married, three would like to be, and all hope to be — provided they can fool the girls with greater success than they have fooled the faculty. Thus stands 1901 at the close of her Junior year, numbering thirty-one men — jolh-, industri ius, independent. (Printer will please underline the word industrious, as we want the faculty to see this ) And now, Oh reader ! as we draw these annals to a close, we would pray your forbearance for the historian. He is, with the other officers of his class, naturally retiring and of a studious disposition, and, as becomes a historian, modest, veracious and a lover of justice. (Good fellow, aint he?) If he has seemed to boast too much for his class, he pleads loyalty to 1901 as his excuse ; if he has suppressed any great and wonderful deeds of his class, he pleads modesty. So much for the present, but, if the world runs aright a few years longer, the public will undoubtedly hear again from 1901. 33 52rHeMeRF CLASS 34 £la$$ Organization of 1902 President J. S. ROWE, Con-over, N. C. Uice-President R. T. COIT, Salisbury. N. C. Secretary and treasurer S. E. HODGES, BURDKTTK, X. C. l istorian D. W. RICHARDSON, NELSON, S. C. -irr Golors: ORANGE AND BIA ' E niOttO: • ' PER ANGISTA AD AUGUSTA Veil! Boomalaka, boomalaka, booniala boo ! Razzle, dazzle. Orange and Blue ; Wall hi woo, Hulla-balloo, Rail, rah, rah. Ninteen-two ! 36 Class Roll • r ) ' Tor the Degree of n. B. Bagley, T. p., Wilmington, N. C. Bennett, L. A., Highlands, Fla. BoALS, C. P., Covington, Tenn. Brown, J. D.. Salisbury, N. C CoiT, R. T., Salisbury, N. C. Du Bose, p. C, Souchow, China. Goodman, W. H., Cleveland, X C. Hannah, J. E , Thomaston, Ga. Hodges, S. E-, Burdette, N. C. Kellv, a. Y., Mocksville, N. C. McCoNNELL, J. W., McConnellsville, S. C. McLean, J. D., Gastonia, N. C. McMuRRAY, H. E., Mint Hill, N. C. Morrison, R. R., Shelby, N. C. Richardson, D. W., Nelson, S. C. RowE, J. S.. Conover, N. C. Spencer, A. E., Gainesville, Fla. WlLHELM, W. S., South River, N. C. TT Tor the Degree of B. S. Adams, J. L., Gastonia, N. C. BURGIN, S. G., Lincolnton, N. C. Clegg, W. R., Carthage, N. C. GouRDiN, P. G , Kingstree, S. C. McPherson, L. W., Fayetteville, N. C. Roseman, R., Lincolnton, N. C. Sti-arT, J. J., Davidson, N. C. = - 37 fiisiory of the Class of ' 02 N THE fall of ' 9S there assembled at Davidson the smallest rreshniaii c ass that has entered the arena of college life within her walls for several years. Aside from the smallness of our nnniber, however, we differed little from all other Fresh. Of course, we were somewhat green and often easily duped by upper rlassmen ; but greenness is a maladv peculiar to all college beginners, and we could not be blanifd for having our full ihare. The boys tendered us the usual cordial reception, and soon made us acquainted with some of the ups and downs of college life. In their kindness they did all in their power to keep us cool and refreshed ; treated us often to the invigor- ating shower bath; and gave us much practice in oratory, dancing and other forms of healthful exercise. In spite of so much attention, however, some found time to think of orgaidzing, feeling, no doubt, that in union there is strength. Everyt hing was so carefully planned that before our friends of the second year even had any suspicion that such aj thing as class spirit existed among our disorganized numbers, all was over. A quorum assembled in the church parlor at night, and by the light of the fiiful moonbeams, ss they shone through the windows, hastily organized and Ihen quietly dispersed ; for the Sophs, their suspicions] having been aroused by the notable scarcity of Fresh at college, had already begun their search which lasted till late in the night. The scenes which followed when the sea-chers found thenisdves outwitted, beggars desciiption. They who were luckless enough to get caught were made to pay the penalty for those who escaped. And many a poor Fresh that night found the rendering of Mary ' s Lamb a task in comparison with which the Lyric Metres of Horace pale into insignificance. We buc kled down to our studies with a will ; and in the class room , if not brilliant, yet we proved able to hold our own with any of our predecessors. With scarce an exception we were willing workers, and made good use of cur first days. In athletics, also, our record is oue of which we need not be ashamed. Three times in the Fall we crossed bats with the Sophs, and were successful in all save the first. Again in the Spring we easily vanquished the Sophs, and also the Juniors At the same time, with only three fielders from the town, we more than once won the laurels over the college team. In foot-ball we were greatly handi- clipped by our scarcity of men ; and as a consequence made no record on the gridiron during this part of our course. Only those who have themselves traveled the road along which all Fresh must pass, can appreciate the feelings of pleasure with which we hailed the approach of the Christmas recess. Those dreadful examination days passed all too slowly ; but at last they were over. And it was with light and joyful hearts that we bade one another a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year before separating for our homes. Two or three of our men dropped out at the end of this term. We who did return came with somewhat greater courage than we had felt in the Fall, for we were now acquainted with the place, and readily felt at home. On Field Day we took 38 RIStOrV of the Class ' 02 — continued. an active part part in the contests, but here again men were lack- ing to choose from. Although we did not win special distinction for ourselves, yet we are not ashamed of what was done. In base- ball, however, as stated above, we carried off the highest honors. As was to be expected the Sophomores gave us their undivided attention as Commencement approached ; but we didn ' t mind it so much now, for we felt sure that our time would soon come. Often when our lot seemed specially hard did we console ourselves with the comforting thought that next year it would be our privilege to train the Fresh up in the way they should go. But alas ! All our fondly cherished plans were doomed to be nipped in the bud. The roll call in the Fall of ' 99 found several of our old men missing, but two or three new ones have joined the ranks and help to fill up the vacant places. As the loud cry of Boomalacka. boomalacka, boomala-boo ! Razzle, dazzle. Orange and Blue! Wah-he-woo hulaballoo ! Rah, rah, rah, iiinteen two ! woke up the echoes of the old college halls and floated out across the campus in the early Fall, all who heard it understood that we fully appreciated our change of position, and had already donned the o.n-a I ' irilis of college life. I ' or the first few days our feelings ran riot, and the usually ((uiet old place seemed to have just aroused itself from a twenty years ' nap. But, as intimated above, all our plans relating to the well being of the Fresh were suddenly crushed. The Faculty, seconded by the Student body, cast the protecting shadow of their wings about the campus goslings, and in an unchangeable edict set forth the fact that the freshing must stop. While to some of our number it seemed hard that we were not allowed to pass along to our followers what we had in abundance received, yet as a who ' e we gladly welcomed the change. And as a class we will stand among the first to see that the principle of equal rights to all and special privileges to none is faithfully maintained. In the fall of this year, having lost two of our best players, we were twice defeated on the diamond. With much practice, however, and hard playing, we hope to yet come off with the championship. In foot ball, only eleven men could be mustered on the field. After two days ' practice, these faithful few lined-up against the Fresh and defeated them by a score of five to nothing. In the line-iip against the Juniors, plenty of practice in addition to sujierior weights told against us, and we were easily defeated. On the whole, our class has thus far been a quiet and peaceful rue. We have made no great epochs, but whatever falls within the pale of our duty, we strive to do with our might. What our futures are to be it is inipossib ' e to tell. But, to each and all of you. my dear com- rades, do I wish that there may be a record in life l)olh in college and elsewhere, as pure and successful as our united record has been for the pist two j ' ears. Doubtless, if some master mind could lift aside the curtain which veils the unknown future he would find net a few from our little band, small though it is, fulfilling our motto by rapid strides — PER AXGUSTA AD AUGUST.A. 59 40 - r .5 ; 5l ,- W Organization €la$$ of i 03 President II. II CALDWELL, HARRiSBrRG, N. C. -?r- U ! c c - P r c s i d c n t J. II. MCLAIN, YciKKVILLK, S C- Secretary and treasurer T P. SF ' RrXT, - Rock Him.. S. C. historian J. V. McKAV, Mavk.svii.i.k. S. C. motto ' •I ' RODIiSSE OUAM CONSI ' ICI. Colors ORAXGI ' ; AND I ' .LACK. Vcli Rah ! Rah ! RhIi ! Eoom, booin-a-lack ! J-is boom bah ! Orange and black ! Hey ho, hi ho, rip rail re! 0. C. N. C, Nineteen three! 42 Treshtnan €la$$ Roll Tor the Degree of J . B. Anderson. J. L , Reidville, S. C. Armstrong, F. H., Tar Landing:, N. C. Arrowood. W. V., Bethel, S C. BeaTV. H. v., Mooresville, N. C. Boone, I., Brooklyn. N. Y. Cai.dwELI,. II. H., Harrisburg, N. C. Chtn-n, J. M., Asheville. N. C. Cornelson. C a.. Orangeburg, N. C. Collins, J. F., Dixie, N. C. Daffin, R. D., Marianna. Fla. DeGraffenreid. T. H., Yorkville, S. C. DuBoSE, W H., Scuchow, China. Dunn, V. M., Jacksonhaui, S. C. Crier, G W.. Honea Path, S. C. Huc.HEV, G. E., Statesville, N. C. Kennedy. W. H , Aster, Ga. Irwin, H., Charlotte, N. C. KiRKPATRiCK, W. H., Blackstock S. C. Knox. H. A , Watts. -S. C. Long, W. D., Charlotte, N. C. Lowi:, K. E., Washington, Ga. Matthews, R. J., Talladega, . Ia. McCiARE, A. M., Wilmington, N. C. McKay, J. W., Mayesville. S C. McDowell, H. G., Asheville, N. C. McLain. J H , Yorkville. S. C McLELLand. J H , Mooresville, X. C. McQueen, A. R , Carthage, N. C. Mills. A. L , Greenville, S. C. Mills. W. P.. Camden, S. C. Patterson, W. S., Winston-Salem, N. C. Rogers, F. M., Wins ' .on-Salem, X. C. Phifer, A. G., Statesville, N. C. RosEBRO, C H , Cleveland, N. C. Smith. A. C, Glenn Springs, S C. SprunT, T. p.. Rock Hill. S. C. Thompson, S. A , Davidson, N. C. Whitener, W. C, Cornelius, N. C. Wvman, J. A., Aiken, S. C. Y-ANDLE, L. S , Davenport, N. C Tor the Degree of B. S. Alexander, W. L , Cliarlolte, N. C. Jetton, W. A , Davidson. N. C, Bailey, Jr.. J. S., Greenwood. S. C. Lynch, W. C, Edgefield, S. C. Blake, W J., Abbjville, S. C. Morrison, T. D . Asheville. N. C. Gorrel, J. F., Greensboro, N. C. Watkins, D. H., Charlotte, N. C. Harwell, D. B., Davidson, N. C. 43 Bistory of the Class of i ?oj 57§ ' • fe ) yr iVr i W 1 ? EFORE beginning to recount the doings of the Class of ' 03, the historian begs the reader to look bej-ond the imperfections of his narrative, and to concentrate his attention solely upon the achievements of his class. On September 7, 1899, ' gathered together the largest class of Freshmen in the history of Davidson for man}- years. They came from all over our sunny Southland. We were welcomed by the Sophomores as only Sophomores know how to v.elcome, and for the first few days we thought discretion the better part of valor and kept in our rooms. And yet the warmth with which we were received was not unmixed with coolness, for whenever a Freshman showed himself he was met with a shower of pure (?) water. One picture rises painfully to our mind. A group of Freshmen seated around a table wrestling with their Ciceros and Latin Grammars. A generous (?) Soph is assisting them, when suddenly a sound of many feet is heard outside, the door is opened, and it seems to the Freshmen as if they were in a second Flood. But per- secution unites more quickly than anything else, and soon the greenest of the green knew friend from foe. We decided to meet and organize, and word was secretly passed the night of the Fresh reception that we would meet the next morning. So just four days after we had been here we met, while the Sophs were on class, in the Old Chapel andorganized. The officers were: H. H. Caldwell, Presiilent; J. H. McLaine, Vice- President; Tom Sprunt, Secretary, and J. W. McKay, Historian. Imagine the chagrin and discomfiture of the Sophmores, who had laid deep plots to break up our meet- ing, when they heard our yell given in the very middle of the campus, and in the daytime. From that eventful morn- ing ' 03 began to climb the ladder which leads to fame. In athletics our class has taken a prominent part. We firfct tested our strength by crossing bats with the Sophs and the game resulted in our being victorious by a score of 1 1 to 5. But the Sophs did not believe in - ' letting well enough alone, and again challenged us, and this time they were defeated worse than they were before, the score being 14 to 6. On the foot ball field fortune smiled upon us as she had in other things. Two of our men held places on the College 44 fiistorv of the CU$$ of I 903 — Continued. team, and one was substitute. On the scrub team we were also well represented, audit is needless to say that the} ' all played their parts well. There were no games between the classes, but if there had been we feel confident that ' 03 would have been among the best. In all the contests in which we were allowed to participate we were either victorious or among the very first. In our studies, if not brilliant, we were at least willing workers, and honor will always come to whom honor IS due. With a bright future before us, the Class of 1903 bids fair to fulfill our motlo, PRODESSE QUAM CONSPTCI. ' J. W. McKay, Historian. 45 a w 46 Colors RED AND WHITE. ■rr- Veil Hydrargyri, hydrargyrum, Phytolacca, phytolacca, Podophyllium. vr Class Officers President Uice President A. I-. TuUle. Secretary W. I Taylor. ( ' ,. M. Maxwell. ffi%. 48 medical Class W. II. r.oiiNF, KloM College, X. C. L. ' . Cl.ONiNGRl:, . . , Stanley, N C. R. S. CromarTIK Garland. N. C. H. C. Davis Fayeltevi ' le. N. C. J A. DOVVD, Ea le Springs, N. C. D. S. George, liuck Shoals, N. C F. M. HOBBS Davidson, N. C. W. H. HouSKR Shelby, N. C. L. T. Jackman Brooklyn, N. Y. W. A. Jktton Davidson, N. C. L. R. Kirkpatrick Blackstock, S. C. W. G. Leak, Francisco, N. C. M. H. McBryde, . . Little River Academy, N. C. J. P. AIaTheson, . . Taylorsville, N. C. G. M. I L x vi;i.i„ . Davidson, N. C. H. S. Mt-NROE, Lenoir, N. C. M. McNeim., Red Springs, N. C. A. B, McQueen, Dial, N. C. J. W. McLean, Victor, N. C. J. R. McCracken, . . . Peru. N. C. J. B. Olti.aw Goldsboro. N. C. E. W. Phifer Morganton, N. C. V. L PiTT.s Catawba. N. C. J. A. SiSK Marler, N. C. J. A. Steele Mooresville, N. C. T. H. Strohecker Charleston, S. C. E. B. Si.OAN, Caldwell, N. C. L. C. Skinner Travers City, Mich. A. F. Tittle, Gernianton, N. C. V. I. Taylor Wilmington, N. C. W. W. Wash AM Davidson, N. C. S. M. Withers Davidson, N. C. L. Watson, Broadway, N. C. J. A. White, . . . Davidson, N. C. J. A. WiKE, . Columbia, S. C. E. McD. VouNT, C. mover, N. C. R. f. Zimmerman, Enterprise, N. C. 49 €la$$ Ristory yr N r ) yr ) VRRYTHING has some history, whether great or small. The accounts of the rise and progress of many organizations have been recoided on the printed page and are now found to be an important part of tlie history of our country. Such facts are often referred to as authority, .o we feel the responsibility of putting down in black and white anything that can be called a history of the first and at the present time the only chartered medical college in North Carolina. We feel a delicacy in attenipt- u; such a task, but at the same time are proud of the progress of our institution, and of its prospects for the future. We cannot confine our- selves to one body and call it a class history, for we have no such distinct divisions, but altogether compose one class and one college. It would then be impossible to tell when the class entered and when it will leave, for we have not yet reached sufficient numbers to call for such a division among our men. The institution was founded in 1886 as a preparatory school of medicine with a course of instruction extending over one year. It was chartered as the North Carolina Medical College in 189-,; tlie buildiiij, ' now occupied was erected in 1896, and to-day we find the college in a flourishing condition with five professors and thirty-six (36) students, in a beautiful brick buildiii with two large lecture rooms, supplied with water works and lighted with electric li ' dits. In addition to this we have two well equipped laboratories, a comfortably furnished hospital, and a dissecting hall. There has also been noticed during the past few years a marked advance among our students, socially, morally and physically. A Y. M. C A. was organized two years ago, and though few medical colleges can boast of o-ood religious influences ours has been one worthy or some praise, and now w e have a Y. M. C. A. that is doing good work, and with the assistance of three preachers that we have in our number we s-hould look for much more interest in the future. Socially the Meds are here partially overshadowed by the tact and wisdom of our college friends and often feel that we are unwelcome visitors to the fair sex. but ,. such should not be the case when wt recall the kind Ijjt and hfarty co-operation they have given usinour|| receptions, and the generous welcome we have received whenever we dared call at their homes. During the past year we were at one time very hospitably eiUertained at the home of a member of our facull V. On an other occasion our Y. M . C. A. gave 50 Class RiStOry- Continued an anniversary reception and the pleasure fiiven us there by the presence of the ladies of our town certainly showed no lack of interest in us. Ill athletics we can justly sa}- that a knowledge of the modus operandi of the Biceps, Triceps, the Gastrocnemius, and the Rectus I ' emoiis cannot make us deficient in muscular activity. On the foot ball field the success of the college team was lue in a great measure to men selected from our class. We also had a strong foot ball team of our own, and if the series of class games had been played this year, all must admit that the IMeds would have been in close reach of the silver cup. In base ball we find our men on the diamond holding important places on the college nine. We also have a Med team always in readiness to meet the challenges of the other classes. In tennis also the Meds do not fail to show their skill, for in the last tennis tournament two of our players were close contestants with the champions of the season. Nor will Athletic Day be without our representatives, for who is better able to undergo the training for such a contest, or more capable of combining mind and body than men perfectly familiar with the anatomy of their parts. We are noc lacking in material, for several of our men already hold athletic medals, and unless there is a struggle on the part of the others the Red and White will be carried to the front. We might mention many other things about our college but fear that tliev will be uninter- esting to the reader as well as out of place in an annual. We must then close our attempteil history with the hope that in another year the writing of it will fall into more competent hands. SI Characteristics of medical Class W. H. B.— Where ' s he been? L. V. C. — Looks very cross. R. S. C. — Real social comrade. H. C. D. — Hunting customers daily. J. A. D.— Just a dude (?) D. S. G. — Did some good. F. M. H. — Fears much hurry. W. H. H.-Whathashe? L. T. J. — Likes to jaw. W. A. J.— What a jewel (?) L. R. K. — Looks right kingly. W. G. L— What great loafer. H. M. McB. — He ' s my mighty brag. J. P. M. — Jokes past measure. G. M. M. — Good man morally. H. S. M. — He sells medicine. M. McN. — Miserable man now. A. B. McQ. — A big medical quack. J. W. McL. — June will make lazy. J. B. O. — Just branching out. E. W. P.— Ever well prepared (?) W. I. P.— What is pleasure? J. A. S( -k ).— Just a specimen. J. A. S(-e I. — Jolly about something. T. H. S.— Teach him something E S.— Ever slow. L. C. S. — Love counts something. A. F. T. — Always feels tired. W. L T —Well I ' m tired. W. W. W.— Watch Will walk. S. M. W.— Sold my wine. L. W.— Lanky Willie. J. A. W. — Join a wife. J. W.— Just what? E. McD. Y.— Earnest M. D. youth. R. U. Z. — Rarely under zero. 52 yJ5gSii 3 -i AN EASTER IDYL n Jin €a$ter Idyl u rr u u tr u u u u u n It was II profios of the Easter hat, And she with a tiny scream Cried, There, now what do you think of that; Isn ' t it just a dream ! Full long he gazed at the wondrous plan. And then full slowly spoke ; A dream, you say, — the horrid man — I call it a monstrous joke. A dainty pout her bright lips wore; He smiled and coughed, and said, A joke, because it goes quite o ' er A pretty woman ' s head. She gasped and blushed and sighed a sigh. With smile both wan and sad, And wondered what was the reason why The men would be so bad. P. rr u rr u u n rr uuuuunuuucjtruuuuuuuuuuuutjnu S3 Kappa Hlpba, $, 0. Toundcd at Ulashinston and Cc( University, isoo Colors CRIMSON AND OLD GOLD -rr Roll Of Jfciioc Chapters Alpha — Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Gamma — University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Delta — Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. Epsilon — Emory College, Oxford, Ga. Zeta — Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va. Eta — Richmond College, Richmond, Va. Theta — Kentucky State College, Lexington, Ky. Kappa — Mercer University, Macon, Ga, Lambda — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Nu— Polytechnic Institute, A. V 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. UP3ILO.V— Uaiver.«ity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Phi — Southern University, Greensboro, Ala. Chi — Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Psi — Tulane University, New Orleans. La. Omega — Cenire College, Danville, Ky. Alph. -AlpH- — University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn Alph. -Bet.a — Universitj- of Alabama, University, Ala. Alph. -Gamm.a — Louisiana State Univ ' ty, Baton Rouge, La. Alph. -DelT.a — William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo. Alpha-Epsilon — S. W. P. University, Clarksville, Tenn. Alpha-Zet.a — William S; Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Alpha-Eta — Westminster College, Fulton, Mo. Alph.a-Thkta — Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky. Alpha-IoT. — Centenary College, Jackson, La. Alpha-Kappa — Missouri State LTniversity, Columbia, Mo. Alph.a-Lambda— Johns Hopkins Universit}-, Baltimore, Md. Alph. -Mu — Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. ALPHA-Nr— Columbian T ' niversity, Washington, D.C. Alpha-Xi — University of California. Berkeley, Cal. AlphaO-MICRON— University of .Arkin n, Fayetteville, .Ark. Alpha-Pi — Leland Stanford Jr. University, Stanford Univ. P. O., Cal. . lpha-Rho — University of West ' irginia, Morgantown, W. Va. Alpha-Sigm. — Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. ALPH.A.-T. r -Hampden-Sidney College, Hampden-Sidney, Va. Alph.a-Up.silon — University of Mississippi, University, Miss. 55 Z a ' A ■ M Kappa Alpha, $. 0. continued Jllumni Chapters Norfolk, Va. Mobile, Ala. I ' hTERsuuRG, Va. Richmond, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Talladega, Ala. Raleigh, N. C. Dallas, Texas. Kansas Citv, Mo. Macon, Ga. Franklin, La. St. Loris, Mo. New Vori-: City Lexington, Kv. San Francisco, C.al. Tr- State dissociations Kappa Alpha State .■ ssociation of Missouri Kappa . lpha State A.s.sociation of (Georgia Sigma Chapter of K PP Jllpba Order established isso Tratcr in Tacultate Thomas Perrin Harrison, Ph. D. 1900 John Hall 1901 Thom. s Dewey Osborne Joseph Boudinot John.ston Robert Thomas Faucette Villi. m Denham STU.4.RT Baskin Sherard H.ansell Watt Leon Burns Newei l William Augustine Watt ■fr 1903 Thom. s Peck Sprunt ----- Francis Mitchell Rogers •vr- medical College Robert S.vmuel Crom.artie 57 Pbi Hlpba Chapter Roll Sword and Shield Chapter ok Mystic Seven. ESTABIJSHED IN 1SS4 ; UNITED WITH BETA ThETA PI 1889, BECOMING PHI ALPHA CHAPTER. ■vr- Tratcr in Tacultate W. J. MARTIN, Jr., M. D., Ph. D. Jlctive members ' 00 William Edwin Hill, Walter Miller Walsh, James Anderson Winn. 02 Clarence P. Boals, John Dickson Brown, Palmer Clisby Du Bose, John Lean Adams. ' 03 Warner Harrington Dr Bose, William H. Kirkpatrick, Alexander Miller McClure, Herbert Irwin, James Aldrich Wyman. medical eollege Lawrence Randolph Kirkpatrick. Jamfs Pleasant I L thkson. 58 ebapter Roll District T. Harvard (H), Cambridge, Mass. Brown (K), Providence, R. I. Boston (T), Boston, Mass. Maine (B H|, Orono, Me. Amherst (B I), Amherst. Mass. DarT.mouth (Afi), Hanover, N. H. Wesi.eyan (M E), Middletown, Conn. ' Yale (■J ' X), New Haven, Conn. District IT. Rutgers (BT), Ne-.v Brunswick, N.J. Cornei.i, (B A), Ithaca, N. Y. Stevens (2), Hoboken, N. J. St. Lawrence (B Z), Canton, N. Y Colgate (b ei, Hamilton, N. Y. Union (N), Schenectady, N. Y. COLUiiBiA ( A A), New York City. Syracuse (B E), Syracuse, N. Y. District TTT. V. shingTon-Jefkerson (r), Washington, Pa. Dickinson (AS), Carlisle, Pa. Johns Hopkins (A X), Baltimore, Md. Penn.sylvania ( ), Philadelphia, Pa. Penxsy-lvania State College (A T), State College, Pa. Lehigh (BX), South Bethlehem, Pa. District TU. Hampden-Sidney ' (Zi, Hampden Sidney, Va, North Carolina (H B), Chapel Hill, N. C. Virginia (0), Charlottesville, Va, Davidson ( t A), Davidson College, N. C. District U. Centre (E), Danville, Ky. Vaxderhilt (B A), Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi (BBi, University P. O , Miss. Texas (B 0), Austin, Tex. District UT. Cincinnati (B N), Cincinnati, O. Mi.oii (A), Oxford, O. Western Reserve (B), Cleveland, 0. Ohio (B K), Athens, O. Ohio Wesleyan (6), Delaware, O. Bethany ( ), Bethany, W. Va. Wittenberg (AP), Springfield, O. Denison (AH), Granville, O. Wooster (A A), Wooster, O. Kenlson ( BA), Ganibier, O. Ohio State (BA), Columbus, O. 59 a HI a Chapter Roll — contmuca District UTT. Dh Pauw (A), Greencastle, Ind. Indiana (Hi, Bloomington, Ind. Wabash (T), Crawfordsville, Ind. H.ANOVKR (I), Hanover, Ind. District UTTT. Michigan (.V), Ann Arbor, Mich. Knox (AZ). Galesburg, 111. Beloit (Xj, Beloit, Wis. lOW.A (A B), Iowa City, la. Chicago IAP), Chicago, 111. Iowa Weslevan (A Ei, Mt. Pleasant, la. Wisconsin (Anj, Madison, Wis. Northwestern i P i, Evanston, 111. Minnesota (B IIi, Minneapolis, Minn. District IX. Westminster iAAi, Fulton, Mo. K. NSAS i.Wi, Lawrence, Kan. Denver (AZ), Denver, Col. NEiiRASR. I . T I, Lincoln, Mo. Missouri iZ ), Columbia, Mo. Calikorni.a lil], Berkele}-, Cal. District X. Lhland Stanford i . - i, Stanford Univ., Cal. Akron, O. Asheville, N. C. Boston, Mass. Charleston, W. Va. Chicago, Id. Cincinnati, O. New York, X. V. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa. Portland, Me. Providence, R. I. Zanesvillt?, O. Jllumni Chapters. Cleveland, O. Kansas City, Mo. Columbus, O. Los Angeles, Cal. Denver, Col. Miami County, O. Galesburg, Ills. Milwaukee, Wis. Hamilton. 0- Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Nashville, Tenn. St. Louis, Mo. Syracuse, N. Y. San . ntonio, Te.xas. Terre Haute, Ind. San Frdncisco, Cal. Toledo, O. Sioux, la. Washington, D. C. Springfield, O. Wheeling, W. Va. 6i Sigma Jflpbd Gpsilon Toundcd isso at University of Hlabama ■Ur ' Ur ' Urm Roll of Chapters TT Province Hipba : Iass. Beta-I ' i ' silon, Mass. Iota-Tau, Mass. Gamma, .... Mass. Delta, . Conn. Alpha, Boston University . Mass. Inst, of Technolojjy Harvard [ ' niversity Worcester Polytechnic Institute Trinity Colle ' e -vr Province Beta N. V. .Alpha N. Y. Mr, .... N. Y. SiGM.v Phi, P. Omega, . Pa. Sigjla Phi, Pa. Alpha Zeta, . Pa. Zeta, Pa. Delta, .... Cornel! rniver.-.ity Columbia University St. Stephen ' s College . Allegheny College Dickinson College Pennsylvania State College Rucknell I ' niversity Gettysburg College TT- Province Gamma Virginia Omicron, Virginia Sigma, N. C. Xi, N. C. Theta, S. C. Ga.mma Ga. Beta, Ga. Psi, . Ga. Epsilon, Ga. Phi, University of Virginia W. and L. University I ' niversity of N. C. Davidson College Wofford College University of Georgia Mercer University . Emory College Georgia School of Technology 62 S-i-IilCTTI- Purz Sigma Alpha epsilott continued Province Delta Mich, Iota Beta, Mich. Alpha, Ohio Sigma, Ohio Delta, . Ohio Epsilon, Ohio Thkta, . IND. Alpha, IND. Beta, III. Psr Omega, III. Beta. Kv. Kapp. , Kv. Idta, Kv. Ep.silon, Tenn. Zeta, Tenn. L. mbi)a Tenn. Nu, Tenn. Kapp. . Tenn. Omega, Tenn. Eta, . la. Mu. Ala. Iota, Ala. .. i.pha Mr, Mo. . lpha, Mo. Beta, Neb. Lambda Pi, . rk. .. lpha Upsilon, Universit}- of Micbigan Aririan College Mt. Union College Ohio Weslej ' an Univers ty University of Cincinnati Ohio State University Franklin College Purdue University Northwestern University Universitv of Illinois TT Province Gpsilon Central University Bethel College Kentucky State College Southwestern Presbyterian University Cumberland University Vanderl ilt University University of Tennessee University of the South Southwestern Baptitt University University of Alabama Southern University . Alabama . . and Jl. College Prou -rr nee Zeta University of Missouri Washington University University of Nebraska Universitv of Arkansas TT Province €ta University of Colorado Denver University Lelaud Stanford. Jr., University University of California -vr- Province Cheta Louisiana State L niversity Tulane University I ' uiversity of Mississippi University of Texas JllumnI dissociations Boston, Jlass; New York City; Pittsburg, Pa.; -Atlanta, Ga.; . ugusta. Ga.; .■Mliance, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, 111 ; Chattanooga, Tenn: Jackson, Miss.; Kansas City. Mo.; Knos- ville, Tenn.; Detroit, Mich.; Cleveland, Ohio; New Orleans, La.; Washington, D. C. ; Worces- ter, Mass ; Binningham, Ala.; Denver, Col.; Wilmington, N. C; Greenville, S. C. Col. Chi, Col. Zeta, Cal. . lpha, Cal. Beta, La. Ep-Silon. La. Tai ' Upsilon, Miss Gamm.a, Texas Rho, north Carolina Cbeta of Sigma Jllpba Epsilon Tratrcs in Tacultate John Petkr Munroe, A. B., M. D. John Leighton Douglas, M. A. -IT ' ee Cari. Wallace Hewitt, Jr. John Gordon Law, Jr. ' o: John Wilson McConnell Peter Gaillard Gourdin •03 Theodore Davidson Morrison Arthur Ladson Mills Charles Arthur Cornelson John Howard McLelland medical Class Henry Stokes Munroe Edward William Phiker Tratcr in Urbe Archibald Currie Kappa Sigma Traternlty Delta Chapter Established isto r -Wr i ' ife Active members 1900 Robert Hardie Dve, Fayetteville, N. C. Richard Morrison King, Concord, N. C. 1901 Milton Morris Caldwell, Concord, N. C. Robert Scott D2,nham, Pensacola, Fla. Thornton Dudley Dupiv, Davidson, N. C. Morrison Fetzer, Concord N. C. RuFO MacAmis FiTzpatrick, Asheville, N. C. Reed Smith, Columbia, S. C. Edwin Roy Wharton, Greensboro, N. C. 1902 LeichTon Wilson McPherson, Fayetteville, N. C. 1903 Joel Bailev, Greenwoood, S. C. Tscharnkr Harrington De Graffenreid, Yorkville, S. C. James Frank Gorrell, Greensboro, N. C. Wilson Plumer Mills, Camden, S. C. 66 Mf Hlutnni Chapters Yazoo City, Miss. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa. New York, N. Y. New Orleans, La. Chicago, 111. Indianapolis, Ind. Ruston, La. Boston, Mass. Chihuahua, Mexico. Roll Of Chapters District T Psi — University of Maine, Orono, Me. Alpha-Rho — Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. Alph. -Laiibd.v — University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. Beta-Alpha— Brown University, Providence, R. I. AI,PHA-K. PPA— Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. District TT Pi — Swarthniore College, Swarthniore, Pa. Alpha-Delta — Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa. Alpha-Epsilon — University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Alpha-Phi — Bucknell University, Lewisburg. Pa. Beta-DelT. — Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa. Alpha-Alpha — University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md. Alpha-Et. — Columbian University, Washington, D. C. District TTT ZeTa — Universit) ' of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Eta — Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va. Mu — Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Nd — William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Upsilon — Hampden-Sidney College, Hampden-Sidney, Va. BeTa-Beta — Richmond College, Richmond, Va. DelT .A— Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. Eta-Prime— Trinity College, Durham, N. C. Alpha-Mu — University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. District TU Alpha-Nu — Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. Alpha Beta — Mercer University, Macon, Ga. Alpha-Tau— Georgia School of Technology, . tlanta, Ga. Bet.a — LTniversity of Alabama, University, Ala. Beta-Eta — Alabama Polytechnic Institute, .A.uburn, Ala. 67 Roll Of Chapters—Continued District U ThETa — Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn. Kappa — Vanderbilt I ' niversity, Nashville, Tenn. Lambda — University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. Phi — Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn. Omega — University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Alpha-ThETa — Southwestern Baptist University, Jackson, Tenn. Alpha-Xi— Bethel College, Russellville, Ky. Alpha-Omicron — Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky. District UT Alpha-UpSILOX — Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. G. MM. — Louisana State University, Baton Rouge, La. Epsilon — Centenary College, Jackson, La. SiGM. — Tulane I ' niversity, New Orleans, La. IoT. — Southwestern Universit5-, Georgetown, Texas. Tau — University of Texas, Austin, Texas. District UTT Xi — University of Arkansaw, Fayetteville, Ark. Ai,pha-Omega — William Jewel College, Libert}-, Mo. Beta-Gamma — Missouri State University, Columbia, Mo. Ai.pha-P.si— University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. District UTTT Alpha-Sigma — Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Chi— Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Alpha-Pi — Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. Beta-TheTa — University of Indiaua, Blooniington, Ind. Alpha-Gamma— University of IlHnois, Champaign, 111. Alpha-Chi— Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, 111. Beta-Epsilon— University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. District TX Beta-Zeta— Leland Stanford, Jr. University, Stanford University, Cal. 69 PI Kappa HIpba Toundcd in  o at the Uniucrsiiv «f Uirginia Colors GOLD AND GARNET Roll Of Chapters Alpha — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Beta — Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. Gamma — William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Zeta— University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. Xhp:ta— vS. W. p. University, Clarksville, Tenn. Iota — Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va. Mu — Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C. Nu— Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. Pi — Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Rho — Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn. Sigma — Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Tau— University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Upsilon — -Alabama Polytechnical Institute, Auburn, Ala. Phi — Roanoke College, .Salem, Va. Chi — University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Psi— Georgia Agricultural College, Dahlonega, Ga. T! Jllunini Chapters Ai.iMNis-. ' Vi.PH A — Richmond, Va. Ai.umnu.s-Beta — Memphis, Tenn. Ai.imxis-Gamma — White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Ai.UMNti.s-DEi,T- — Charleston, .S. C. Ai.umnu.s-Epsilon — Norfolk, Va. Alumnus-Zet.a— Dillon, S. C. All MNU.s-Eta — New Orleans, La. Allmnis-Thkta — Dallas, Texas. Ai,umnus-Iota— Knoxville, Tenn. 70 EAWR - Wit Pi Rappa Alpha Traternity Beta Chapter Active members John Franklin Dinn, Thomas Payne Bagi.ev, John Wilson JIcKav, 01 02 03 Tnr HOAGLAND Cook Davis, medical Glass ' 01 Tratres in Urbc Ocala, Florida Vihnin8;ton, N. C. Mayesville, S. C. Favetteville, N. C. Patrick Alexander Stough Robert Hf.rvev Lafi-ertv 72 73 kAVIDSON ' S chief fault, though her admirers are loth to admit that M ■ she has any, seems to be ultra-conservatism. But time mends all J f f things and we find this blot fast vanishing, for have not our boys taken part with other Inter-Collegiate Athletics, have not women long been admitted to a chosen few of her classes, and lastly, but by no means leustly, have not several precious pages of Quips and Cranks been intrusted to femi- nine hands ? Quo Vadis ? In giving these pages to the public we wish to dedicate them to the Senior Class, those so soon breaking their college ties of love and friendship, those to whom wc owe so much of the pleasure of the past four years. They leave us — to forget us, but to us, though lost to sight they are still to memory dear. We fully appreciate the pleasures and privileges of life in a college town, from the years of a college bud to those of a full-blown rose, called in unholy derision -college widow. And yet, the sadness of it all, the friendships made and broken, the elastic quality of one ' s affections, and after all, the sigh for the touch of a vanished hand, the sound of a voice that is stiW— making love to other maids ! We are not given a place in the Catalogue as members of the Faculty, but we beg to announce ourselves as Professors of the Chair of How to Do and How to Don ' t. (It is unnecessary to say that said chair has oft to be repaired.) As this course is eclectic, wc might add that students are enrolled at anytime; Spring, however, being considered the most favorable season. Recitations held from early morn till dewy eve, applicants being permitted to choose class or private lessons. We wish to thank the Editors for this space in the Annual, and fceg their kindly consideration and that of the college world at large for this — our maiden effort. 74 OdetotbemiOnidbt Rollers yr -fec ' fe ELL me not iu idle numbers Serenaders are a dream 1 For a college girl ne ' er slumbe ' S When their shadowy forms are seen. Boys are real ! boys are hungry 1 And a plate of cakes their aim ; With guitars and voices pleading, They go forth to seek the same. Toward refreshment and not slumber, Their ambition points at night, With a set determination To deserve at least one bite. Time is short, the boys impatient. And in haste we ope the door, Startled by the burst of music, Drop the cake upon the flcor. But a hungry canine wanderer Softly on the porch does steal ; Touched by kindness unexpected. Makes a hasty midnight meal ! Let us then be up and hunting For the cake they come to seek. That they may not be discouraged And from waiting long grow weak. Oh, ye cake-less serenaders 1 Next time sentinels please bring, To repulse the canine wanderers, Watch for cake, and let vou sing. ;«;i« Cbe Trc$btiian $ tuck ' fcfc i fe ' 4t HE Freshman mounted and rode l away To an unknown land for a nine months ' stay. With many ambitions his young brain teemed. Things be had read and many times dreamed. Back home again, with the closing year, And then what marvels we had to hear; What tales of things he had dared and done Since he first left home, when life begun. I ' rom well-aimed buckets of water galore. Of thrilling escapes he ' d had four-score. And the stories scented of mysteries, too. Most marvelous, but at the same time true. His college career had had many joys ! He knew all the mischief of all the boys. But when he was asked of books to tell, His face, as he had done, cjuickly • . ' 75 eo=6d at tbe 6ame (WITH APOLOGIES TO MR. KIPI.INGI AT is the whistle blowin ' for? said Co-Ed at the Game. To start ' em off! to start ' em off! the Sen- ior ' s auswer came. What makes them look so fierce, so fierce? said CoEd at the Game. They ' re keepin ' up their courage, the Senior ' s answer came. They are lined up for the battle which is coviin ' off to-day; They ' re taken of their sweaters off, they ' ve thrown their caps azvay: They ' re sizin ' up their enemies, they ' re glarin ' at their prey. And they ' ll make a reputation ere the mornin ' . What makes the small man breathe so hard? Said Co-Ed at the Game. They ' ve got his wind! They ' ve got his wind! the Senior ' s answer came. What makes the front rank man fall down? said Co-Ed at the Game. ■ ' They ' ve tackled him, they ' ve tackled him! the Senior ' s answer came. They ' re rushin ' thro ' the centre, you can hear them brcathin ' now; They ' re pushin ' , they ' re batllin ' , you can see thou sivay and bow. They ' re shakin ' of their tangled locks, they ' re bending very low. And they ' ll make a reputation ere the mornin ' What makes them shake their fists and j-ell? Said Co-Ed at the Game. They say the I ' mpire ' s cheatin ' , the senior ' s answer came. And will thev eat each other up? Said Co-Ed at the Game. They ' re much too tough, they ' re much too tough, the Senior ' s answer came. They ' re ragin ' , they ' re toarin ' , they ' re boiliu ' o ' er -with wrath. They ' re beartn ' all be ore them, they ' re ho-iclin ' long their path; They ' re havin ' at each other, they ' re smitin ' fore and aft; And they ' ll make a reputation ere the mornin ' . What ' s that big procession? said Co-Ed at the Game. They ' re carryin ' off the wounded, the Senior ' s answer came; But will they die, but will they die? said Co-Ed at the Game. They ' ve only spoiled their skeletons, the Senior ' s answer came. They ' re march in ' forth in triumph, they ' re checrin ' loud and long; They ' re singin ' of their victoiy, you can hear their mighty song. — — ■-, They ' re heedin ' not their fractures to whom the wounds belong. For they ' re made a reputation ere the mornin ' . ■vr : 76 Tn Cbe ' 6o$ 5 ■ft ' ' - HE experiment of co-education had been tried at the Tniversity of North Carolina with success, and as there was no school for advanced scholars in the village, in the year ' 64 six young ladies of our town, five of whom were sisters, were glad to avail themselves of the opportunity offered them by the President to join the classes at the College. Perhaps, in the absence of our brothers, who had answered the call of their country to war, a spirit of independence, unknown in times of peace, had awakened in our hearts ; but we do not remember that any unusual heart beats were felt as we took our places in the class room — (the dread cry of Fire was then 7. unknown. ) English, mathematics, and Latin were the studies taken by the young ladies. We were called upon regularly to recite, and were required to attend final examinations, which were given orally. It was customary for a prdTessor from another department to be present at the examination, he being privileged to ask any question he tho ught proper. This was on more than one occasion the cause of a discussion between the two instructors that consumed a large portion of the time allowed for the examination, greaily to the relief of the waiting students. Two of our number continued the study of mathematics through the senior year, one leading her class in trigonometry. Latin, however, was our favorite study, and our learned Professor made even old Bullion interest- ing. The pronunciation of that day was so different from that of the present time that the language would scarcely be recognized by the Latin scholar of to day. On the election of the President of Davidson College to a professorship at Washington and Lee College, the scheme of co-education at Davidson was abandoned and was not attempted again for more than a quarter of a century. Nevertheless it had been of great benefit to us, furnishing a strong incentive to hard study, at least to the girls. [Some of tbe members of this class who were eclipsed by the writei in the race for the Latin prize were Judge H Baker, of Fla. ; Rev. J Y Allison, of Baton Rouge. La. ; Mr. John Reid, of Ml. Mourne ; and Re . John Rosebro, of Petersburg, Va. — Ed.) Tn Cbe 90$ r ' V ESPITE the lapse of many years, the life of a Co-Ed in the ' 90s differs not I I greatly from that of the ' 60s, save that we, one and all, plead guilty to many violent heartbeats when we took our places in the class rooms. Indeed, our knees shook so that, like the toes of Sentimental Tommy, they seemed to whisper to one another You let me pass this lime. I ' ll let you pass next. Nor was the fear confined to maidens alone, for manly cheeks were seen to blush and manly voices quivered, and it still requires no small degree of courage on the pait of the Professor himself to call upon the bashful maid. Examinations, we are thankful to say, are zoiitten, in this day and time, and so it is known only to the CoEd and her Professor how far short of the coveted one-hundreds he falls, and we proudly claim that a few of those double zeros have been won. But not enough to startle the world and it can be safely said, that we have broken no records, though Dame Rumor tells of broken hearts and Historj- records that a Science Professor received the onlv mortal wound. Cben and now MAID has passed her sixteenth year To her each college man is great, And all possess, she has no fear. Ability to run the State- As merchants they can always trade. As doctors, cure e ' en heart disease. As tailors, teachers, preachers staid, There ' d be no doubt that they could please. As lawyers, they must all succeed, For she could tell with blushing face. How nobly each his cause can plead. And almost always win his case. • • ■ But twenty-six is now her age. And if you ' d let her have her way She ' d send a cradle to each sage. And have Puss rock him night and day. Cbe College (Uidow OR whom is this space set apart ? For one who did this life depart ? Ah, no ! For her with a broken heart, The College Widow ! She ' s seen the Freshman enter gfay. Thro ' four long years of upward way, Until he leaves Commencement Day, This College Widow. She ' s loved them all, both dark and fair, With yellow, brown, and auburn hair. So blithe and bonnie, debonair. Poor College Widow ! To younger maids she now gives place; With daintier form and fairer face. With whom she never can keep pace. Slow College Widow. Fond hopes have stirred her youthful breast. Encircling arms have round her pres ' t, But now she has unending rest. Dead College Widow ! 79 Co=€d Statistics ' yr sS r yr ' HE request from the editors that we should furnish Co-Ed Sta- tistics struck terror to our hearts, and we saw visions and dreamed dreams of fusses, rows, quarrels, splits, blighted hopes — yea, and broken hearts that might result. But the Co- Ed-in-Chief was firm and said it must be done, so when the Old Maid suggested that we vote only on complimentary qual- ities, peace was restored, questions made out, and papers dis- tributed ; solemn promises being exacted of each Co-Ed that she would first search her heart and test her affections, then tell the truth, the while truth, and nothing but the truth. Oh, the bitter tears that were shed, the brave battles that were fought, and the noble victories that were won over the awful temptations! The poor Old Maid who, as a committee of one, was appointed to collect and tabulate the votes, felt like the Confidential Clerk of a Collapsing Corporation as , ' he saw the poor little foreheads pucker, and the distressed voice of each voter confiding to her her fears about the anger or wounded feelings of Plu or Windy, Monk or Husty, Sticky or Bose, John or Watkins, Luke or Stokes, Fitzs or Gordon, Reid, Sally or Pix, if they found out that she hadn ' t voted for them. Then came the task of counting them over, before which ev en her hardened heart quaked. With mathematical precision she prepared her tally, the list of questions running thus ; Who, among the students, is the very handsomest? Who is truly the best dressed? Who is indeed the most energetic ? Who is really the most intellectual ? Who is actually the most fascinating? Who is undoubtedly the most popular? Who is honestly the best? Who is indisputably the greatest Heart-smasher? As the count progressed, she first opened her eyes, and then turned very paie. What could it mean ? There could be no mistake, those girls were dead in earnest ; they realized, as fully as did Father George of old, the awful solemnity of truth. So she could do naught but believe it, and make out her report as follows : The vote of the Co-Eds is most remarkably unanimous, most wonderfully uniform, really unique, for it is actually a unit ; and by it they have decided that the handsomest, the best dressed, the most energetic, the most intellectual, the most fascinating, the most amorous, the most popular, the most heart-smashing, and by all means the best man in College is — O, shades of the Irishman ' s saint — Patrick ! 8a HEN youVe work to do, boys, Do it heart and soul. They who reach the top, boys, First must climb the pole. Though you tumble oft, boys, Never be downcast. Try and try again, boys, You ' Jl succeed at last. Never give it up, boys, Though your work be hard. Work and cheerful hearts, boys. Bring their own reward. Si Gumenean Society—Oraaitization ' 99= ' oo President FIRST TERM— W. H. Thompson SECOND TERM— J. A. Winn THIRD TERM— T. L. Cely Uice-President FIRST TERM— L. B. Newell SECOND TERM— W. B. McClintock THIRD TERM— M. M. Caldwell Secretary FIRST TERM— P. G. Gourdin SECOND TERM— D. W. Richardson THIRD TERM— J. W. McConnell Reviewer FIRST TERM— J. A. Winn SECOND TERM— E. H. Humphreys THIRD TERM— J. A. WINN Query Committee ehalrman FIRST TERM— E. H. Humphreys SECOND TERM— R. M. King R. M. Patrick W. B. Reid THIRD TERM— J. A. Winn, C. H. McMurray Secretary FIRST TERM— D. W. Richardson SECOND TERM— J. W. McConnell THIRD TERM- -D. W. Richardson JIDsence Committee Ghairman FIRST TERM— C. K. McGinn SECOND TERM— W. H. Thompson Reed Smith S. B. Sherard THIRD TERM— J. G. Law, J. B. Macham Secretary FIRST TERM— D. W. Richardson SECOND TERM— P. G. Gourdin THIRD TERM— J. W. McConnell Permanent Committees executive T. L. Cely, Chairman J. A. Winn J. B. Meacham, Secretary Tinance E. H. HiMPHREYs, Chairman R. C. Deal P. C. DrBosE, vSecretary S3 Sketch of the Gutnenean Society ' fe l fe l y; LMOST at the same time with the establishment of Davidson College in 1S37, sprang into existence the Eumenean Society, a literary insti- tution of which so many of her distinguished alumni are to-day so justly proud. With two such mottos as Pulchrum est colere mentem, and a Greek motto which being translated means Truth is lasting and beautiful, always before them inspiring them with high and noble ideals, it is no wonder that so many men have gone forth from her walls who afterwards became illustrious. It is with these that thev have armed themselves to meet the stern realities of life. The society- now occupies a spacious and well-fitted hall. Its attractive appearance and the splendid system and order of its meet- ings make it a delight rather than a duty for its members to attend. The Eumenean Society has done more to promote the interests of its members and that of the student body than any other student organization. It has always striven to attain a high standard and is representative of the best the college can claim. The Eumenean Society of to-day differs greatly from that of yesterday. Until recent years each officer of the Society was invested with the right and duty of reporting the misconduct of members on the campus and in the class-room, as well as in the Society Hall. Any member committing such offences as the use of profanity, drunkenness, disrespect to a professor, and many others, subjected himself to a severe reprimand or fine. We are glad to say that this practice is no longer necessary, and the Society now takes action only in case of violation of honor. The meetings are held each Saturday night and each alternate Monday morning. A query is chosen for each Saturday night meeting and debated pro and con by members selected beforehand. The exercises on Monday morning consist of the reading of essays and the delivery of original and selected speeches. Three medals are given each year by the Society in order to inspire its members to greater perfection in literary attainments; one to the best essayest, one to the best debater, and the third to the best declaimer. Besides the three medals mentioned the two societies jointly offer an orator ' s medal to the successful society representative in the oratorical contest at com- mencement. On page 86 will be found a complete list of the Society medalists from 1875 to 1899, and of the Society presidents from 1S37 to 1900. 84 Presidents of the €umenean Society 1837 R. V. Morrison 1843 A. M. Bogle A. L. Crawford W. A. Moore 1839 R. W. Morrison T. C. Crawi-ord R. N. Davis 1841 ' . E. Davis H. B. Johnston T. C. Crawford 1844 J. M. DOBV J. M. McNeelv J. L. Fox W 1846 ' . J. Cooper A. Enlob Vm. Black 1848 L Miller W. S. Moore James Douglas 1849 R. H. Johnston B. S. Krider Thomas Grier 1853 D. E. Gordon T. E. Watts J. H. Hill 1858 J. M. p. Otts W. B. Thompson A. M. Barry R. B. Gaddv B. 1863-64 John L. Caldwell 1851 . E. W. Pharr S. Keenan S. L Parks 1854 W. B. Watts J. C. Alexa nder J. C. Caldwell 1856 ' . J. Bailey M. M. Duffie D. M. McClure 1859 C. L. SIMMS W. N. Dickey W. McDukfie 1861 W. Johnston 1865 N. Z. Graves 1867 .. R. Kennedy A. C Wharton 1840 J. R. Baird J. M. Bogle S. W. Morrison R. E. Sherrill 1842 H. W. Black T. M. Kirkpatrick J. R. Shire. 1845 J. H. White W. H. SlNGLETARY J. L. Gaither 1847 J. M. Walker A. A. James J. R. Gillespie G. D. Parks 1850 H. T. Burke J. ai. Cooper R. M. Cooper 1852 J. S. Harris T. A. Adams W. M.W. Morrison B. H. Moore 1855 J. R. McKadden H. H. Banks R. L. Douglas 1857 J. M. Moore Robert Johnston R. L. Douglas 1860 Joseph Thompson O. L. WvLiK G. S. Phifer 85 1862 E. L. Thompson 1866 E. W. Kerr W. H. Davis 1868 A. R. Banks W. H. Davis J. F. Cannon Presidents of the eumenean Society— continued 1869 W. H. Verner E. W. Kerr R. B. McAlpine 1870 J. M. Smith J. H. Anderson R. : I. KlRKl ' ATRICK 1871 J. W. Spratt J. H. Hammet T. R. English 1874 J. E. Fogartie B. W. Mebane E. M. Baird 1872 W. B. Crawford O. D. Davis W. M. Carothers 1875 A. B. CoiT L. A. Simpson S. L. Wilson 1877 R. A. Lapsley W. S. Fleming C. C. Norwood 1879 J. A. Wilson T. H. DeGraffenreid W. B. Jennings 1882 J. E. Mason 1880 T. G. Hardie J. D. NiSBET J. B. Eraser 1884 E. L. Barnes J. P. Grey T. R. Oeland J. H. Lumpkin A. C. Dick 1885 N. E. Anderson J. A. McMurray S. C. Baker 1887 W. S. Wallace C. G. Vardell W. P. Nesbitt 1889 S. H. Edmunds J. M. Moore D. M. Frierson 1890 W. K. HOLLINC.SWORTH J. B. Townsend J. R. MinTER 1873 W. P. Good C. W. H. Robinson M. C. Britt 1876 A. M. Fraser W. S. Moore J. M. Seabrook 1878 J. S. Williams B. P. Reid F. p. Ramsey 1881 Anthony White, Jr. S. R. Hope C. Fraser 1883 C. C. Wilson B. F. Wilson Sami:el Scott 1886 E. Mack H. A. Grey R. E. Nickolson 1888 S. R. McKee J. K. Smith R. S. Thompson 1891 J. A. Dick C. M. Richards W. H. Mills 1892 W. L. Walker J. H. Grey J. M. Douglas 1894 W. A. Hai ner S. L. Cathey S. W. McKee 1897 R. S. Eskridge J. D. WOODSIDE J. A. Steele 1895 D. M. Douglas J. E. Mills A. L. Gaston 1893 V. R. Gaston J. M. Farr M. E. Sentelle 1896 F. D. Jones 1898 W. G. Perry J. 51. McConnell R. h. Douglas 1899 F. M. Hawley W. H. Thompson J. A. Winn. R. F. Kirkpatrick F. A. Drennan 1900 T. L. Cely 86 medalists of tbe Gumenean Society from i$7s ••yr fe ; ' fe 1875 B. W. Mebane, Debater ' s Medal H. F. Wilson, Declainier ' s Medal T. B. Craig, Orator ' s Medal 1876 A. M. Fraser, Debater ' s Medal Thomas Lacy, Declainier ' s Medal C. L. Stewart, Orator ' s Medal 1877 J F. Mayne, Debater ' s Medal J. A. Wilson, Declainier ' s Medal H. W. MalLoy, Orator ' s Medal 1878 F. P. Ramsay, Debater ' s Medal J. U. DUNLAP, Debater ' s Medal F. P. Ramsay, Orator ' s Medal 1879 B. P. Reid, Debater ' s Medal A. White, Jr., Declainier ' s Medal J. U. DuNLAP, Orator ' s Medal 1880 T. H. DeGraffenreid, Debater ' s Medal Henry Briggs, Declainier ' s Medal J. S. Brockington, Orator ' s Jledal 1881 T. B. Fraser, Debater ' s Medal Hugh McCutchen, Declaimer ' s Me lal J. D. Nishet, Orator ' s Medal ' 1882 Chalmers Fraser, Debater ' s Medal C. S. Brattox, Declaimer ' s Medal Z A. Morris, Orator ' s Medal 1883 J. H. Lumpkin, Debater ' s Medal Raymond Oeland, Declaimer ' s Medal L. W. Dick, Jr., Orator ' s Medal 1884 Samuel Scott, Debater ' s Medal W. L. M Morris. Declaimer ' s Medal B. F. Wilson, Orator ' s Medal 1885 J. P. Grey, Debater ' s Medal Leonard White, Declainier ' s Medal I. R. Oeland, Essaj ' ist ' s Medal 1886 W. S. Moore, Debater ' s Medal D. M. Provence, Declaimer ' s Medal D. F. Sheppard, Essayist ' s Medal 1887 C. G. Vardell, Debater ' s Medal J. K. Smith, ) T Dic-K I Declaimer ' s Medal L- A. Oates, Essayist ' s Medal 1888 S. R. McKhe, Debater ' s Medal 1888 S. H. Edmunds, Declaimer ' s Medal J. . . Mc. rThur, Essayist ' s Medal J. K. Smith, Orator ' s Medal 1889 J. K. Smith, Debater ' s Medal B F. Townsend, Declaimer ' s Medal W. F. HOLLINGSWORTH, Essayist ' s Medal 1890 W. F. HOLLINGSWORTH, Debater ' s Medal C. L. Grey. Declaimer ' s Medal W. A. W. GiLLON, Essayist ' s Medal 1891 W. H. Mills. Debater ' s Medal E. L. Wilson, Declaimer ' s Medal L. G. Henderson, Essayist ' s Medal G. H. CoRNELSON, Orator ' s Medal Richards, Debater ' s Medal Stokes, Declaimer ' s Medal, Gaston, Essayist ' s Medal Douglas, Debater ' s Medal Wardlaw. Declaimer ' s Medal Harris, Essayist ' s Medal Sextelle, Debater ' s Medal Pope, Declaimer ' s Medal . P. RKS, Essayist ' s Medal Jones, Orator ' s Medal Wilson, MILLS, i l ebater ' s Medal Wardlaw. Essayi.st ' s Medal , H. WLEY, Declaimer ' s Medal 1892 C. M J- W. V. R. 1893 J. L. : F. H. J M. 1894 M . E. D. K. H . K. F. D. 1895 E. L. J- E. F. H. F. M. 1896 R. F. KiRKPATRiCK, Debater ' s Medal R. F. KiRKPATRiCK, Essayist ' s Medal J. B. Meacham, Declaimer ' s Medal T. H. Spence, Orator ' s Medal 1897 P. F. Henderson, Debater ' s Medal F. A. Drennan, Essayist ' s Medal J. A Winn, Declaimer ' s Medal F. C. Earth, Orator ' s Jledal 1898 J. M. McCoNNELL, Debater ' s Medal F. C. BarTh, Essayist ' s Medal Reed Smith, Declaimer ' s Medal J. M. JIcCONNELL, Orator ' s Medal 1899 F. M. HawlEY, Debater ' s Medal J. M. McCONNELL, Essayist ' s Medal W. B. Reid, Declaimer ' s Medal 87 J J o Bi X z ■ Pbilantbropic Society Organization President FIRST TERM— E. B. Robinson THIRD TERM— W. M Walsh SECOND TERM-E J. Hoifman FOURTH TERM— J. E. Flow Uice-President FIRST TERM— E. R. Wharton THIRD TERM— W. M. Sikes SECOND TERM— R. M. Fitzpatrick FOURTH TERM— T. D. Dupdv Secretary FIRST TERM— L. W. McPherson THIRD TERM— H. E. McMvrrav SECOND TERM— S. E. Hodges FOURTH TERM-J. S Rowe Tirst Supervisor FIRST TERM— R. T. CoiT THIRD TERJI— R. R. Morrlson SECOND TERM— W. R. Clecg FOURTH TERM— S. E. Hodges Second Supervisor FIRST TERM— J. S. RowE THIRD TERM— T. P. Bagley SECOND TERM— Rov Roseman FOURTH TERM— L. W. McPherson Tirst Critic FIRST TERM— R. L. Thomason THIRD TERM— W. E. Hill SECOND TERM— W. M. Walsh FOURTH TERM— E. J. Hoeeman Second Critic FIRST TERM— T. D. Osborne THIRD TERM— K. H. McI.ntire SECOND TERM— T. D. Dupuv FOURTH TERM— E. R. Wharton Chaplain . FIRST TERM— W. P. ChedesTER THIRD TERM— R. T CoiT ' SECOND TERM— W. E. Hill FOURTH TERM— S E Sloop .JA. Permanent Committees finance E J. Hoffman, Chairman J. B. Johnson S. E. Hodges Conference E. S. Morton, Chairman K. H. McIntire R. T. Coit treasurer J. A. McLeod .JUL Standing Committees Judiciary Query Vigilance Absence Internal 89 Sketch of Pbilantbropic Society I ROM the inception of this time-honored institution of learning the history of the Philanthropic Society has been that of Davidson College. The early students of the College, recognizing 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 every 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 degree of excellence which has for nearly three-fourths of a century been chararteristic of them. The object of the Society — to train men to think quickly and speak fluently, to control themselves and govern others, to respect the talents of others and emulate noble examples, and not only to acquire thorough- ness in the literary and oratorical attainments, but also to have as its watchword that inspiring motto, Verite Sans Peur, urging each man in his every action towards a high and noble ideal and fitting him for true citizenship. Meetings are held bi-weekly. Saturday morning being devoted to debate and Monday morning to declamations, essays and orations. Three medals are given annually, the Declaimer ' s contest being confined to the lower classes, while the Debater ' s and Essayist ' s are open to competition by all. The Orator ' s is the joint award of the two societies. . t Junior speaking the faculty select from each society three represent- atives, who contend at commencement for this prize, the decision being made by competent judges. . mong the most important work is the maintenance and support of the D.widson CoLl.p;i;E Magazine, which is the joint production of the two societies, four editors and a business manager from each society constituting the working force of the magazine. It occupies a high position in the world of college literature, and is a monument of our labors of which we are justly proud. On the three following pages will be found a complete list of the presidents of the Philanthropic Society, and al.so a list of the medalists from 1S69 to 1899. 90 Presidents of the Pbilantbropbic Society Vr )V: )-fe ) 1837 A. NEELV Jas. Knox Jas. Scott 1838 M. D. Johnston C. D. McNeely Wm. p. Bynum 1839 W. H. Moore Jas. Knox M. L. McCORKLE A. Neei.y 1840 H. N. KiMMONS Jas. F. Hampton A. Q. Mc Duffy 1841 W. P. Bynum M. L. McCORKLE A. B. McLean V. P. COSTOR 1842 J. B. McCai.i,um J. M. Sami ' LE J. M. W. Baker R F. Johnston 1843 J. A. HarTT W. L. Anderson Moses Lingle A. H. Ingram 1844 J. A. Stewart S. N. Hutchinson J. M. GILI. J. J. BOSSARD 1845 E. N. Hutchinson V. M. Peacock P. W. McNeill F. W. McRae 1846 P. B. McLaurin J. L. K. Belk A. White T. W. Irwin 1847 B C. Powell S. W. Dayis B. F. Little 1848 E. C Chambers D. F. Long S. M. McDowell A. M. Irwin J F. Bell 1849 T. A. Wilson S. R. Spaun J. M. Hutchinson E. L. Burney 1850 J. Rumple J. S. McQueen J. R. McLean W. E. Dick 1851 D. D. McBryde J. C. McCallum I. P. Smith J. Cannon 1852 J. B. Alexander J. McQueen C. A. Henderson J. T. Harry 1853 C. C. Alexander J. D. Lacaste W. T. Hall J. M. Matthews 1854 J. W. BURKEHEAD D. C. Smith G. A. Cairns J. R. Boyd 1855 J. E. Neagle T. C. Henderson A. N. McCallum A. McQueen 1856 J. M. Alexander J. E. Neagle D. J. DeVane J. H. Emerson 1857 M. H. McBryde Wm. White A. Montgomery A. Burwell 1858 J. D. McIyer E. M. Scales J. M. McPherson J. B. Lowrie 1859 E. Stradwick D. C. Love E. N. McAuley W. T. Morrison 1860 M. McLaughlin G. P. Erwin j. h. gouger John McKinnon 1861 D. Kelley J. D. Brown C. M. Payne 1862 T. S. Ruse 1863 W. A. Smith 1864 J. T. Smith 1864-66 Society suspended on account of the war 1866 R. H. Morrison 1867 T. F. Brown R. JI. TUTTLE R. H. JIorrison 1868 A. J. Morrison L. M. Hoffman B. G. Clifford L. M. Hoffman 1869 Wm. a. Milner A. Malloy W. J. McKay J. K. Rankin 1870 W. C. Clark A. Malloy J. A. McMurray M. H. Wooten 1871 Thos. Maloney O. W. Scarborough E. L. Gaither, W. M. McGilyary Erwin Harris 9t Presidents of the PblUntbropblc Society— continued 1872 c. a. munroe Alex. D. Pitts W. C. Maxweli. E. L. Ga ither 1873 R. E. IvITTLE S. S. Burton F. H. Fries J. V. McLaughlin 1874 W. McN. McKav P. R Law- Alex. Sprunt, Jr ]■ C. Horner 1875 jAs. H. Morrison T. M. Palmer Thos. McGehee W. B. Arrowood 1876 B. F. Watkins, T. McGehee W. W. Rumple R. S. Arrowood 1877 C. M. Tidball F. P. Harrall H. E. Fries J. L. P. tterson W. W. Moore 1878 C. McG. Hephurn J. T. Murphy A. G. Buckner J. A. Hodges 1879 D. A. McGregor W. H. COZART P. I L Brown D. H. Hn.L, Jr. 1880 J. A. Gilmer A. W. White J. L. Scott, Jr. E. C. Smith 1881 J. T. Roberts J. W. Summers C. C. Bellamy R. R. Bellamy 1882 Egbert W. Smith Gilmer Brenirer R. L. Ryburn T. P. Burgess 1883 H. H. Leovy J. M. Kaison Alex. Wilson E. B. McGilvary 1884 E. W. Faucette D. F. Eagleton J. W. SILER W. F. Stevenson 1885 W. B. Hknderson A. D. HORAH B. E. Harris J. McM. Clark 1886 C. S. Gilmer J. E. Watts J. A- McLaughlin F. P. Hall 1887 H. N. Pharr E. L. SiLER W. H. Baker R. M. Gates 1888 M. C. Martin W. J. Martin Fred Hill R. R. Stevenson 1889 J. A. McArthur J. S. Brown J. A. Matheson H. W. Smith 1890 J. E. Th. cker C. N. Wharton L. D. Wharton A. A. McGeachy 1891 J. A. Tillinghast J. L. Lineberger W. L. Lingle J. B. Whare V 1892 R. L. Wharton L. E. Boston J. W. Wakeeield W. K. Forsyth 1893 E. S. Tillinghast A. K. Pool C. E. Hodgin T. W. Goodman 1894 J. D. Arnold R. H. M. Brown A. G. Little Alex. Martin 1895 R S. Cromartie T. W. Devane D. P. McGeachy F. F. RowE 1896 R. M. Williams T. D. Johnson E. H. Bean A. Currie 1897 W. A. Goodman E. H. Sloop R. A. Love W. A. Ferguson 1898 T. H. Watkins J. M. McKlNNON A. A. McFadven J. P MaThk.son 1899 J. E. Ward J. A. McQueen E. B. Robinson E. J. Hoffman 1900 W. M. Walsh J. E. Flow 92 medalists of Pbilantbropbic Society from i$69 Vr l yr ' fe i 1869 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 W. J. McKay, Debater ' s Medal Frank McNeili,, Declaimer ' s Meda! P. H. Pitts, Debater ' s Medal A. McDonald, Declaimer ' s Medal A. D. Pitts, Debater ' s Medal J. W. McLaughlin, Declaimer ' s Medal S. S. Burton. Debater ' s Medal I. R. Irwin, Declaimer ' s Medal J. E. Kelly, Debater ' s Medal R. M. Miller, Jr., Declaimer ' s Medal L. Richardson, Debater ' s Medal H. Elliott, Declaimer ' s Medal Thos. McGehek, Debater ' s Medal W. W. MooRK, Declaimer ' s Medal W. W. MooRK, Debater ' s Medal 1- . M. Williams. Declaimer ' s Medal J. L. Patterson, Debater ' s Medal C. McG. Hepburn, Essayist ' s Medal A. W. White, Declaimer ' s Medal J. W. Osborne, Debater ' s Medal J. H. Hill. Jr., Essayist ' s Medal H. W. Beall, Declaimer ' s Medal D. H. Hill. Jr., Debater ' s Medal H. W. Beall, Essayist ' s Medal. C. C. Bellamy, Declaimer ' s Medal E C. Smith, Debater ' s Medal H. L. Smith, Essayist ' s Medal R. L. Ryburn, Declaimer ' s Medal R M. McKay, Debater ' s Medal E. W. Smith, Essayist ' s Medal S. F. Telfair, Declaimer ' s Medal R. L. Rvburn, Debater ' s Medal E. R. McGilvary, Essayist ' s Medal T. B. FiNLEY, Declaimer ' s Medal V. P. Leovy, Debater ' s Medal C. A. Smith, Essayist ' s Medal J. S. Carson, Declaimer ' s Medal W. F. Stevenson, Debater ' s Medal J. W. SiLER, Essayist ' s Medal A. M. McCallum, Declaimer ' s Medal F. P. Hall, Debater ' s Medal D. M. Phillips, Essayist ' s Medal W, J. Martin, Jr , Declaimer ' s Medal D. N McLaughlin, Debater ' s Medal R. G. Sparrow, Essayist ' s Medal D. M. McIver, Orator ' s Medal R R. Stevenson. Declaimer ' s Medal 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 A 1897 A 1898 1899 Debater ' s Medal W. J. Martin, Jr., Debater ' s Medal J. A. McArthur, Essayist ' s Medal R. H. Holland, Declaimer ' s Medal W. V. Goldberg, Debater ' s Medal J. S. Brown, Essayist ' s Medal R. E C. Lawson, Orator ' s Medal R. L McNair, Declaimer ' s Medal D. A. Blackburn, Debater ' s Medal J. C. DuFOUR, Essayist ' s Medal A. A. McGeachy, Orator ' s Medal A. K. Pool, Declaimer ' s Medal J. A. TlLLINGHAST, I W. L. Lingle, A. A. McGeachy, Essayist ' s Medal W. K. Forsyth, Declaimer ' s Medal J. B Wharey, Debater ' s Medal J. B. Wharey, Essayist ' s Medal John Wakefield, Orator ' s Medal C. E. Hodgin, Declaimer ' s Medal W. K. Forsyth, Debater ' s Medal W. K. Forsyth, Essayist ' s Medal C. E. Hodgin, Orator ' s Medal L. E. Wells, Declaimer ' s Medal C. F. Kankin, Debater ' s Medal R. H. M. Brown, Essayist ' s Medal G. McI. MaTThis, Declaimer ' s Medal J. C. Story, Debater ' s Medal N. H. McGilvary, Debater ' s Medal V. J. Hill, Essayist ' s Medal J. E. Ward, Declaimer ' s Medal J. D. Johnston, Orator ' s Medal M. Wooten, Debater ' s Medal E. H. Bean, Essayist ' s Medal McLaughlin, Declaimer ' s Medal CurriE, Debater ' s Medal R. A. Love, Essayist ' s Medal S. C. Smith, Declaimer ' s Medal H. S. Munroe, Debater ' s Medal A. A. McFayden, Essayist ' s Medal J. A. McLeod, Declaimer ' s Medal E. S. Morton, Debater ' s Medal H. S. Munroe, Essayist ' s Medal L. W. McPhkrson, Declaimer ' s Medal E. S Morton, Orator ' s Medal 93 ni O a Disillusioned s F THOU didst love me, I could bear the pain Of partingf, though the parting were for aye; Though I should know that never from this day Mine eyes should see, my hands should clasp again The form of my delight. But oh! in vain Thy looks of dull regret, without one ray Of that pure light that streamed across my way — A star that fadcth ' ere the darkness wane. And if I loved thee? Yea, though thou hadst died. My love should conquer death, and, spite of Fate, Through any woild that kept me from thy side My soul would seek and find thee soon or late. But now my life is struck with sudden cold Since Love is mortal and young hearts grow cold. Davidson College versus University of North Carolina — n Davidson College versus South Carolina College 6 Davidson College versus University of North Carolina 10 Davidson ' College versus Clemson 10 ' wr Davidson College versus A. M. College 0 -?r- Davidson College versus Oak Ridge Institute 2 6 TT Davidson College versus South Carolina College 5 r- 97 Toof=Ball team ' fe ' REED SMITH, Manager Ccft end Uye Steele Ceft Guard Fetzer Genter Ccft Cachlc YONAN Reid Taylor Right Guard R Humphreys Cro Armstrong Riaht Cackle Right end Quarter Back Leak TrTTI.E Caldwell Johnston McCl.INTOCK HUIL Osborne Tuil Back Ecft Ban Back Fitzpatrick Hewitt, Captain Wyman Right Ralf Back Harrison Wharton 99 0. o a w ►J Ba$e=Ball Ceam r. Lake Cki.v, Manager Wharton (Captain I . Catcher WiNNiNCHAM . . Pitcher H(iiii!S .... First Base Watt, W. . . Second Base . -MITH K. . . . Third Base Brown, J. D. . . Short Stop KiKKi ' ATRiCK, L. R. . Left Fie ' d I ' itze atrick . . Center Field KiRKi ' ATRiCK, V. . . Right FieM Substitutes BAir.Ev .Morrison CuEGc, De Grai-kknrhid Chedester Dye Spencer 103 EVENT RECORD HOLDER Pole vault loft. loin. JIarcei.lls WooTen, Hammer throw .... 1 17 ft. D. K. Pope, Hurdle ( 120 yds.) . . 16 ' sec. J. A. Stbele. ICO yards 10 sec. H. C. Reid. 220 yards zji sec. O. J. HuiE, J. A. Steele, 410 vards 5 1 1 sec. ' H. C. Reid, Half mile 2 min. 185 sec. O J. HuiK, One mile .i min. 5 sec. H C Reid, Relay 3 min. 2S sec. Ci.ASS - ' 930. Base-ball throw. .. . 333 ft. Y. NI)I.E, Shot put 3? ft 5111 A D. YoN. N, Long jump 22 ft M. RCEM.rs W ' ooten, High jump 5 ft 7 in. R. II. M. Brown, 106 •; :g-K i ' ■ ' . te :t; ' ' A, ■ ■ .v..-- ■ v Jitbletic Day Hpril 14, 1000 loo yards 220 yards % mile ' 2 mile llroad Jump High Jump Potato Race TIME im DISTANXK 1 1! sec. 23;! sec. 53.-, sec. 2 uiin., iS ' i sec. 19 ft., 5 in. 5 ft.. I in. 4ii sec. W. B. McCr.iNTOCK A. D. VONAN Hammer Throw 99 ft., I in. Shot Put 39 ft., 5 in. A. D. Yon. n Base-Ball Thiow 297 ft., 5 in. W. B. Rkid Relay 3min.,5osec. Class 1901 107 Davidson eollege Htbletic Association •4t Vr iS  ) JOHN HALL, President E. R. WHARTON, Vice-President JOHN D. BROWN. Secretary and Treasurer Tootball Reed Smith, Manager C. W. Hewitt, Jr., Captain Baseball T. L. Celv, Manager E. R- Wharton, Captain track Morrison I-i-;tzer, Manager O. J. Huie, Captain executioc Committee JOHN HALL, ' oo, Chairman E. H. Humphrevs, ' oo R. L. Thomason, ' oo T. D. Osborne, ' oi E. R. Wharton, ' oi R. M. Fitzpatrick, ' oi P. G. GouRDiNE, ' 02 John D. Brown, ' 02 Reih Morrison, ' 02 H. McClelland, ' 03 J. A. Wevman, ' 03 108 Cbe 99 football Season. ••y: ; fe ! fe ITH the year 1899 ended Davidson ' s first season of real participation in inter- collegiate athletics. True, we were allowed two games off the hill the season before, but this was only granted after the football season had begun and there was no time to secure a coach or make other preparations. At first glance, one unacquainted with the difficulties under which we labored would say our record was an unsuccessful one. Here it is : Rockhill, S. C. Oct. 14 : Clemson, 10— D. C, o. Charlotte, N. C , Oct. 21 : U. N. C, 10— D. C, o. Oak Ridge, 6— D. C, 2. A. M., o— D. C, o. 5 Davidson, Charlotte, Nov. 29 : S. N. C, N. C. C. C 10 : Nov. Nov. 17 : Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 29 : S. C. C , o— D. C, Statesville, N. C, Dec. 2 : Morgantown Mutes, o— D. C. ( 2nd team 1, 16. That is, we won 40 per cent, and lost 60 per cent, of the games played. But let these facts be taken into consideration : It was our first real entrance into intercollegiate football, for, during the past years, the policy of our college has been a conservative one, and inter- collegiate athletics were frowned upon. Then, too, we were well-nigh fatally handicapped by having no coach. This disadvantage will be readily appreciated by any one who has attended a college which has tried to put out a team under similar circumstances. The percentage of accidents, also, has been overwhelmingly large Man after man was trained from raw material to a proficient player and laid up from the game by some unlucky hurt. The unusual extent to which this was the case is proved by the fact that only three of the original team played in our last game. Indeed, it is largely owing to two men — Dr. Martin and Mr. Cromartie — tha t Davidson was enabled to place a team in the field last season The influence of their constant presence on the field, and their never-failing enthusiasm off it, held the team at work, and kept up the the college-spirit of the student-body so that the disadvantages mentioned above were over- come, and the wearers of the red and black have no cause for shame. When all these facts are taken into consideration, Davidson College can well congratulate itself on the showing its team made. And one thing, above all others, we pride ourselves on purity in athletics. The taint of professionalism ( which is doing so much to set the public against intercollegiate contests of all kinds) has not yet appeared at Davidson. Our banner may have gone down in fair and honorable defeat. It has yet to be sullied by aught that is ungentlemanly or ilisgraceful. 109 Springtide GLINT of sun and a dash of rain, And the clover scent in the meadow fair; The robin ' s call in the wood again, And the bee ' s glad song in the sun-sweet air. Yesterday all of the world was gray. And dun and drear was the storm-swept sky ; All of the world is gold to-day. And the south wind laughs as it rustles by. Crocus and buttercup garland the fields, Weaving a web of a cloth of gold ; Each mossy dell in the woodland yields Violet treasures and ferns untold. The jasmine sways in the wanton breeze. Lading with incense the thrilling world ; Close by the brook stand the dogwood trees, Flaunting their banners of white unfurled. The soft sky flecked with its wind-shod mist Smiles from its vault of shimmering blue. Greeting the green-clad hills, sun-kissed And gemmed with a chaplet of glittering dew. Ah, sweet and fair is the earth below. And fair and sweet is the sky above ; And the rivulet sings as its waters flow The old sweet story of youth and love. W. G. PERRY 110 Cbe IHdndolin and euitar €lub Hansei.i, Watt, - - Leader mandolins Haxskll Watt J. B. Johnston T. P. Bagi.ey R. Helper J. F. GORREI.I. Uiolins Taylor R. E. Lowe Uiolin-eello T. H. Di;Graki-enreid Guitars R. C. Deal T. D. Dupuv J. A. Winn R. H. Dve Reed Smith L. B. Newell J. F. Dunn J. B. Johnston Business Manager 7 m 7t%t Sonnet HS STRANGELY sweet as some dim restful dream, That like a balm upon the wings of sleep Drops tenderly as tears that angels weep ; Or like the murmuring of a far-off stream Singing unceasing ' neath the pale star j-leam Its love f ong to the violets that peep, Half hid ' mong tangled vines and mosses deep ; Yet vaguely bright as the far-flashing beam Flung earthward from some unknown wandering sun Into my soul it glides — hope, faith, desire — I know not what — perchance, God ' s holy fire — And life grows fair, and heaven seems almost won. Then dark again ; but it has made me strong. And from my soul soars up lo heaven a song. — W. G. Pkrrv J. A. WIXN, Leader Tirst Ccnor J A. Winn J. A. JIcLeod J. W. McLain R. E. Lowe Tirst Bass Rked Smith V. M. Walsh A. M. McCHRE F. D. DuPUY Second Ccnor R. C. Deal J. G. Law S. E Sloop Second Bass Hansell Watt W. A. Watt L. B. Newell C. R. McGinn J. F. Dunn S. E. SLOOP, Business Manager Rcr Dreams S SAW her slill in cushions rare, The blooming blush seemed ne ' er so fair A snowy hand ' neath upturned chin Did go to prove her thought no sin — My love was simply dreaming. Now while you think it wondrous strange, Just take my word, and keep the change. I looked at her, and quick as thought, .A dart in fate ' s old foundry wrought, Dili strike my love, now dreaming. I watched her brow ; ' tis ruffled now. And then so smooth, 1 knew not how ; With tickling art the glances danced And oft toward me a stray one cbanced- Mv love was swfcl ' y dreaming. With leap of joy I reached her side. When lo! alas ! she let me slide, That dart, of all left me bereft. I 1 lowed and quickly, sadly left His love so ;«(7( ) ' — dreaming  Z w S mA_i -, i - -i 1% ' ' Tor eommenccment of 1900 eiticf marshal V. M. WALSH, Charlotte, N. C. Sub-marshal s eumcncau Socictv W. H. Thompson, . Anderson, S, C. J. A WiNX, . . . Decatur, Ga. R. S. Denham, . . Pensacola, Fla. V. P. McKay, . . . Rock Hill, S. C. Philant bropic Sociciv R. M FiTZPATRiCK, . Asheville, N. C. D. H. WATKtNS, . . Charlotte, N. C. W . B. McLelland, . Mooreville, N. C. W. Patterson, . . Winston, N. C. ov Tlowers Jflong tbc Way r N LII ' E ' S brief role there lurk a Then, pilgrim lone, tliine eyes are sadl)- thousand ills, veiled Each day his foot-frints stained doth If throuj;h eacli day thou naught doth leave ; see And man ' s fair cup with sorrow often fills. But thorns of mission dire and weakly hailed ; Yet flowers bloom along the way. For flowers bloom along the way. One is fair as rose of morning-crystal bath, That fades in the arms of gray-haired Time. Another blooms, no seeming beauty halh: These are flowers ' long the way. r ■m M. ai. Caldwell, Concord, N. C, ' ... Inter-ColU ' giate . thletics H. H. C. s,s. DY, Salisbury, N. C. • Liberal Education W. P. Chkdestkr, . slieville, N. C, The Rise and Fall of Spain Speakers and Subjects mcdncsdav, Tcbruarv 21st, 7:30 P. XVt. S D. S. Craig, Begonia, N. C. R. C. Deal, Greenville, S. C, MUSIC R. S. Denh. m, Pensacola, Fla., J. F. Dunn, Ocala, Fla., T. D. DUPUY, Davidson, N. C, R. T. Faucette, Jr , Luraberton, N. C, Morrison Fetzer, Concord, N. C , . R. M. FiTZPATRlCK, Asheville, N, C, An Aim in Life A Need in Southern Literature The Solid South The Interest of the South in Expansion The Anglo American Alliance . Development of Civil Libert)- A Century ' s Progress in Electricity America ' s Opportunity in China MUSIC Cbursday, Tebruary izd, i0:30 H. 111. O. J. HuiE, .Atlanta, Ga., . J. B, Johnston, Lincolnton, N. C , O. H. Matthews, Davidson, N. C , W. B. McClintock, Charlotte, N. C. K. H. McIntyre, Carl, N. C, J. A. McLeod, Villanovv, N. C, C. H. McMurray, Lancaster, S. C, J. B. Me. cham, Rock Hill, S. C , L. B. Newell, Newell, N. C, T. D. Osbornk, Charlotte, N. C, MU.SIC Expansion ' Honor to Whom Honor is Due Alfred the Great Colonization The Power of Knowledge The Young Man ' s Education Decision of Character A Neglected Problem The Man with the Hoe ' SuflErage in the United States MUSIC 117 Iwnlor SpcaKittQ eoniinuctj Chursdav, Tcbruary 22d, 7:30 P. m. R. M. Patrick, Bowling Green, S. C. W. B. Reid, Griffith, N. C, S. B. Sherard, Moffetsville, S. C, W. M. SiKES, Greensboro, N. C, S. E. Sloop, Miranda, N. C , Reed Smith, Columbia, S. C, H. A. Varner, Mill Bridge, N. C, Hansei.1. Watt, Thoraasville, Ga., W. A. Watt, Thomasville, Ga., E. R. Wharton. Greensboro, N. C, MUSIC MUSIC John Milton The South African Problem The State and the Liquor Problem Our Debt to the Masses Qualifications for Leadership Anglo Saxon Responsibility China ' s Futuie The American Press of To-day Longfellow: His Life and Writings Cotton Milling in the South Gommcnccmcnt Representatives R. C. Deal, Eu., Greenville, S. C. J. B. Meacham, Eu., Rock Hill, S. C. Reed Smith, Eu , Columbia. S. C. S. D. Dcprv. Plii , Dav)ds m. N C. J. A. McLeod, Phi , ViIImiuiw, N. C. T. D. OsiiORNK, riii , Charl. tie, N C ii8 Senior Speaking •yr ife yr s Speakers and Subjects thursdav. April nth, $ P. m. -MUSIC T. h. Celv. Greenville, S. C , J. E. Flow, Davi.ison, N. C, John Hall, Wilmington, N. C. C. W. Hewitt, Jr., Darlington, S. C. Wm. E. Hill, Wilmington, N. C, . E. J. Hoffman, Dallas, N. C, . E H. Humphreys, Davidson, X. C, R. M. King, Concord, N. C, MUSIC The Evolution of Our Nation The Uses of Adversity Woman ' s Responsibility . Citizens ' Rights Men and Money The Influence of Music The Trend of Recent Fiction Lavoisier; His Life and Work MUSIC Tridav. April 1 3th, MUSIC P. m. J. G. Law, Jr., Ocala, Fla., C. R. McGinn, Cottonwood, N. C, E- S Morton, Tarboro, N. C, E.B. Robinson, Shopton, N. C, R. L. Thomason, Salisbury, N. C, W. H. Thompson, Anderson, S. C. W. M. Walsh, Charlotte, N. C, J. A. Winn, Decatur, Ga., A. D. YoNAN, Oroomiah, Persia, MUSIC A Question in Nationality The Nation ' s Need of Men A Potent Factor in Life A Southern Leader Fast Life Civil Responsibility . Nature ' s Fourfold Message The North Carolina Mountaineer Turkish Rule in Armenia MUSIC 119 H Tresbman s Dream wr m ' ZLii 3 p IS mother tucked him soft away In sheets of linen white, And in her sweetest tones did sa) ' , My darling boy, good-night! He dreamed, and what delights beheld Within the college walls, For praise of him was sung full well Throughout the spacious halls. He heard the winds with whisper tell His worth from students all, The variety boys will fall pell-mell, He ' s built to play foot-ball. And then the scene was changed forsooth He sat ' twixt ladies two ; Each strove this handsome youth to court. But found it hard to do. For ruffling mad his auburn hair He vowed himself ensnared, Miss A was seized with a fit of despair, Miss B her doom declared. Then into class room stalking bold. Was prompt at every call ; And each in turn refused to hold Him worthy of a fai,i.. In short, to tell the splendid dream Of mamma ' s little Dan, To his bright eyes himself did seem Fine specimen of a man. • • ••• The Re.m.itv— .a Tragedy I ?) (In Days Gone By.) Scene — Main Building, 3rd Floor N. Wing. 2nd Door to Left. Time:— 12 P. M. Chori ' .s (approaching, singing): O you fresh you had better lie low, etc. Repeated with variations. (ExeUnt f?) editorial Staff of Che Davidson College magazine J. A. Winn, Editor-in-Chief, Eu , Ga. Associate Editors E H. Ilr.MPHkKVS, Eu., Ga. E. S. Morton, Phi., N. C. Reed Smith, Eu,, S. C. W. M. W. i,SH, Phi., N. C. W. M. Sikhs, Phi., N. C. JllumnI Contributing Editors J. A- Tli.l.lNGHAST, Phi., Irelaii ' l. V. G. Perry, Eu., S. C. Henry .Lon.s S.mith, Phi., N. C. Business managers Cari. W Hewitt, Jr., Eu., S. C. Thoma.s D. Osborne, Phi,, N. C. In mcmoriam CaKc lUiley C yOrSHED were the voices of a winter ' s night, Jr 111 silence slept the world, y t V When swiftly down the stream of might What hopes? Just listen while I tell The hopes of youth were hurled. The sad and sudden end • Of one who ran away pell-mell Beyond a mortal ' s ken. Lake Wiley, ' Dright and fair as morn, In sleep hail laid her liead, When lo I her waters quick were lorn Oh, Wiley, dear, sweet Wiley fair l ' ' rora out their peaceful bed. Of glassy bosom, say How could you in your cold heart dare To run from us away. Who thus did tempt a gentle mind . nd spoil a world of fun Remains for th ' avenging fates to find Our lot is but to stand and sij;h As swift the seasons run. Beside a fertile plot, , ' Ml grown with weeds and cat-tails high Where Wiley ' s charms are not statistics iN securing: the accompanying statistics of the student body of Davidson College, printed questions were furnished to each student with the request that he answer them accurately and conscientiously. On the whole, these directions seem to have been followed, and the following results show the characteristics of the students and their opinion about the Faculty and the College in general. The general statistics are very accurate. In the personal statistics there are doubtless some errors due to judgments, but we leave this to the reader to decide: Jlcademic Department Color of Byes — Blue. 34 per cent ; gray, 32 per cent; brown, 31 per cent ; black, 3 per cent. Color of Rair — Brown, 37 per cent ; black, 34 per cent ; light, 10 per cent ; dark, 9 per cent ; red, 4 per cent ; auburn, sandy, golden — scattering. f aTOrite Game — Foot-ball, base-ball, tennis, 28 per cent each ; cards, 16 per cent. favorite Study— The highest five are in the order named : Physics, mathematics, English, Latin, chemistry. l OSt Boring Study — The five highest are in the order named: Mathematics, Greek, English, history, psychology. favorite Style of UlteratUre — Fiction, 63 per cent ; romance, 10 per cent ; history, 5 per cent ; 22 per cent scatteriog. fovoritC professor — Every one received votes; the three highest are Smith, Grey, Harrison. Smohe ( ? 1 — Yes, 30 per cent ; no, 70 per cent. Chew ( ? I — Yes, 4 per cent ; no, 96 per cent. DrinK Xntositants 1 ?)— Yes, 7 per cent; no, gj per cent. Ose profanity (?)— Yes, 17 per cent; no, 83 per cent. Slear Glasses 1 ?)— Yes, 17 per cent; no, S3 per cent. Yearly expenses 1 ? 1— f 100 to 500 ; average, I285. Chosen profession i ? 1 — Yes, 50 per cent. Of these the ministry claims 45 per cent; medi- ci ne, 32 percent; the navy, law, electricity and leaching — scattering. ■Cime of Retiring — .leverage, 11:30. Qse pony on Latin or Greeh {?i — Yes, 80 per cent; no, 20 per cent. 124 Statistics-Continued QgllCSt lan — Watkins, iS per cent; Lynch, Bennett and Wilbelm, 12 per cent each; Fetzer, 10 per cent. Leanest Nan — W. H. DuBose, 71 percent; Johnson and Hodges, 6 per cent each ; Patrick, 4 per cent. fattest lan — Fetzer, 68 per cent; King, 23 per cent; A. L. Mills, 4 per cent. Greenest ] an —Bennett, 25 per cent; McDowell, 20 per cent; Hewitt, 14 percent; Kennedy, 7 per cent. Kltttiest ] an — Morton, 45 percent; Johnson, 24 percent; Lowe, 20 per cent ; McLean, 5 per cent. Nost Boastful ] an — Humphreys, 28 per cent; Huie, 23 per cent; Lowe, 12 percent; Hughey, 7 per cent. Beaviest Sater— .A. L. Mills, at Stewart Inn; Morion, at Barnes ' ; McLelland, at Vinson ' s; Long, at Niil ' s; Spencer and McLain (tied), at Students ' House; Lowe and Hum- phreys (tied), at Helper ' s; W. H. DuBose. at Sloan ' s; Sprunt, at JIcBride ' s. Biggest Uoafer — Hughey, 62 per cent; Alexander, 11 per cent; Humphreys, 5 per cent; McLain and Rosebro, 3 per cent each. Cbcehiest ] an —Boone, 42 per cent ; Lowe, 30 per cent ; Hughey, 4 per cent. Laziest ] an — Hewitt, 37 per cent; Alexander, 20 per cent ; Lynch, 7 per cent ; Hughey 6 per cent. Iost popular Ian — Walsh, 46 per cent ; Hall, 28 per cent; Hewitt, 6 per cent. Iost Influential ] an— Walsh, 84 per cent; Osborne, 5 per cent; Winn, 4 per cent; Hill, 3 per cent. J OSt Intellectual ] an — Humphreys, 39 per cent; Winn, 38 percent; Hill, 6 per cent; Hoffman, 5 per cent. Best Nan, Norally— Walsh, 59 per cent; Coit, 20 per cent; Cassady, S per cent. Best Hll-round Hthlete — Fitzpatrick, 66 per cent ; Huie, 22 per cent; Reed Smith, 8 per cent. Best foot-ball player — Yonan, 62 per cent ; Fitzpatrick, 17 per cent; Fetzer, 10 per cent; Hewitt, 7 per cent. Best Base-ball player —Brown, 60 per cent; Smith, 9 percent; Spencer, 8 per cent; Hewitt, 7 per cent; W. Watt, 6 per cent. Biggest Lady Killer — Patterson, 26 per cent; McKay, 24 per cent ; P. C. DuBose, 17 per cent; Lowe, 8 per cent; Hill, 7 per cent. BardiSt Student — Richardson, 65 per cent; Hoffman, 15 per cent; Patrick, 12 per cent; Cornelson, 6 per cent. Handsomest Nan —Hewitt, 42 per cent; Lowe, 20 per cent ; Fancette, 14 per cent ; Irwin, 6 per cent; Fitzpatrick, 5 per cent. Best Hlriter — Reed Smith, 34 percent; Winn, 26 per cent; Humphreys and Morton, 15 per cent each. 125 Statistics— Gontinued medical Department Color of eyes— Blue, 50 per cent. Color of Rair— Black, 80 per cent. favorite Game— Cards. favorite Studv— Materia Medica. lost Boring Study— Chemistr}-. favorite Style of Literature— Fiction. favorite professor— Dr. Jiunroe. Smohc f I— Ves, SS per cent ; no, 12 percent. Chew ( ?) — Yes, 25 per cent ; no, 75 per cent. Drinh IntOjiicantS 1 ? )— Yes, 10 per cent; no, 90 per cent. Qse profanity ( ? )— Yes, 4 per cent ; no, 96 per cent. Clear Glasses ( ? 1— Yes 4, per cent ; no, 96 per cent. Yearly ©jpcnses— Average «200. ■Cime of Retiring— II 130. Ogliest Man— Dowd. Leanest ] an — Watson won over Skinner. Greenest ] an— Dowd. Klittiest IVIan — Tie between Hobbs and McQueen. Iost Boastful Ian— Houser. Beaviest €ater— Tie between Sisk and Dowd. Biggest Loafer— Hobbs. Cbeehiest Nan— Houser. Laziest Nan— Jetton won over Tuttle. Nost popular Nan — Tie between Cromartie and Leak. Nost Influential Nan— Cromartie and Leak ( tied ). Nost Intellectual Nan— Munroe. Best Nan Norally — Jackman won over Zimmerman and Munroe. Best Hll-around Htblete- Steele. Best foot-Ball player- Cromartie. Best Base-Ball player— Hobbs. Biggest Lady Killer — Davis. Bardest Student— Zimmerman. Nost Bandsomest Nan— Leak. Best SIriter— Munroe. 126 Personal Equations Deeper than e ' er pUmimet sounded. — Johnson, ' or. From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth. — Morton, ' oo. For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever — Examin. tions. For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anybody but Dye. — DvE Nature hath formed strange fellows in her time. — Craig, ' oi. The man of wisdom is the man of years. — McGinn, ' oo. Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear. — Me.vcham, ' oi. While you live, tell truth and shame the devil ! — Lowe, ' 03. How sad and l)ad and mad it was ! But then, how it was sweet ! — Fitzp. trick, ' oi. A feast of fat things. — Junior Speaking. A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing. — P. ttkrson, ' 03. I am not in the roll of common men. — F. rcETTE, ' 01. He was a man Of an unbounded stomach. — King, ' 00. Resolv ' d to ruin or rule the state. — McMurrav, ' 02. Better late than never. — Cei.y, ' 00. Blushing is the color of virtue. — Boals, ' 02. Oh, Sleep I it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole. — L.aw, ' oc. I ' ve lived and loved. — Dr BosE, ' 02. Take a little wine for the stomach ' s sake. — Fetzer, oi. In the morning he tooteth his horn, and in the evening he holdeth not his wind — Boone, ' 03. Let thy words be few. — Cornelson, ' 03. Nobody loves life like an old man. — Robinson. ' 00 Science is his forte, omniscience is his foible. — Dr. Smith. There ' s a gude time coming. — After E.xaminatioxs. Thou hast got more hair on th - chin than Dobbin, mj- fill-horse, has on his tail. — Patrick ' 01. Whence is thy learning ? Haih thy toil o ' er books consumed the midnight oil ? — RlCH. RDSON, ' C2. Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. — Hlue, ' oi. Vou stand in your own light. — Cassady, ' or. Hanging and wiving goes by destiny. — McLeod, ' oi. A parlous boy. — McClintock, ' 01. For a good poet ' s made as well as born — Wai.sh ' 00. ' 27 Personal equations— continued Small Latin, and less Greek. — Hai.i., ' oo. ■ ' Let every man mind his own business. — H,vnxah, ' 02. .Oh what a fall was there. — Junior French Exam. Press not a falling man too far ! — Robinson, ' 00. The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril. — Apr. Fooi. Stiff. Makes a swan-like end, Fading in music. — Hoffman, ' 00. You cannot put the same shoe on every foot. — McDowell, ' 03. For you and I have passed our dancing days — Bennictt, ' 02 and McLain, ' 03. Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold — Fi.ow, ' 00. The miserable have no other medicine, But only hope. — Hewitt, ' 00. Ah well. Heaven hath blessed me with a good name. — Good-man, ' 03. L 4 - 5 128 Clubs and Organizations Ponv eiub Thomason Rider Perfectissimus Smith, R. . . Rider Perfector Bkown, Jno. . . Rider Perfectus Kidcrs CdIT McPhkrson Hewitt McGinn Cei.y Varnhr Hall Watt, H. Walsh Osborne Johnston Mills. A. L. DeGrai-fenreid Denham, W. Bi ' RGiN Rogers Morrison, R. Fetzer Cromartie Leak Matheson Rowe HiMrHREYS Dunn Rosebro Watt, W. Winn 129 Cbe Bicycle Corps K. H. McINTYRK, Commander in Chief Colonel .... R. S. Morton Captain J. Hai.i. 1st Lieutenant J. CKMAN 2d Lieutenant J. G. Law Sergeant W. WlLHELM Corporal J. F. Dunn -wp- Privates BealL Burgin Caldwell, m. Ckly Deal Dye Fancette Fitzpatrick Gourdin Hewitt Hobbs Hoffman Kirkpatrick, L. R. Long McLelland Morrison Parks Robinson rosebro roskman Smith, R. Thomason Winn CoiT Johnston T C 130 c u to O n  _:rr::x„ j_r 131 Cbe ' ' Bonnie Scots ' «r ) ' fe ' fe s meets e «rv Saturday night. All members must wear kilts Kenneth H. MacIntyre, Pres. C. H. Mac Murray, Vice Pres. J. A. M. c Leod, Sec. Rob Roy Domsie BurnVjrae Koll H. Graham Mac Dowei.i. W. B. Mac Ci.inTock J. W. Mac Connell A. R. Mac Queen A. B. Mac Queen H. E. S. Mac Murray L. W. Mac Pherson .... C. Roy MacGinn J. D. Mac Lean J. H. Mac Lei.land A. C. Mac Lurk J. H. MacClain J. W. Mac Kay Malcolm Mac Bryde Posty Weelum ' Jamie Hillocks ' Whinnie Tammas Druinsheugh Carnegie ' Jan Pete Doc Carmichael J. K. MacCracken J. W. Mac Lean Refreshments 0. TMEAL, rock -and -rye, LASSlDES flower THE THISTLE Tinthem COMIN ' THRO ' THE RYE ' 132 Heepe Cacbta Komar Tagberana E. H. Hiimphreys Sopra Triyana J. A. Winn Khaynadar A. D. Yonan members R. L- Thomason E. H. Humphreys J. A. Winn S. G. Bur -.in J. E. Hanna A. D. Yonan W. R. CI.EGG E. S. Morton C. P. BOALS J. F. Dunn R. T. CoiT I. Boone Jno. S. Rowe W. H. Thompson :mjm Cbe Babies Alex. McClure Greatest Baby R. S. Denham Greater Baby E. S. Morton Great Baby Babies C. p. Boals W. H. DuBosE F. Rogers T. D. Morrison Roy Roseman John Hall J. G. Law Patterson Herron Sloan James Harrison J. Henry Smith HrcH Gray ToiiMY Haisrison, Jr. Bob Harding Irwin Graham D. H. Watkins 133 Bid foot Club H. G. McDowErx R. M. Patrick J. B. Johnson . Street Packer Clod Masher Mud Splitter R. J. CoiT H. A. Varner S. O. BURGIN E. H. Humphreys . D. H. Watkins F. H. Armstrong L. A. Bennett . . C. W. Hewitt, Jr. W. S. WiLHELM J. A. Steele t iVTim Billy 6oat Club ' «r ' te ' Wr D. S. Craig L T. Jackman GOtJRDINE Wild-Manof -Borneo Esau The Hairy Man Cromartie Hanna Patrick McLeod Irwin .... Morton Bennett faculty Harrison . Grey Harding Martin Shearer Rovve Douglas Smith Students Me. cham HOUSER Shkrard Spencer 134 Smokers Club R. H. Dye President J. A. Winn ........ Vice-President John Hall .... Sec. and Treas. McClure Dunn KiRKI ' ATRICK, R Rl.TAcmJSOIi H members Hewitt Hill Johnston De. l Morton Denh. m, R. 7 : Cennis Club ' yr l yr ) ' «r President Vice-President . Sec. and Treas. R. M FlTZP. TRICK J. F. DrxN- J. A. Winn Reed Smith W. B. Chedester Luke Be. ll W. . . Watt P. C. DrBosE W. M Walsh J. A. Steele ' L. R. KiRKl ' ATRICK F. M. Hoiins T. P. Sprunt T. D. Morrlson F. M. Rogers W. I. Taylor H. S. MiNROE J. B. Johnston 135 B Postal from Dickie Farmville, Va., July 27. Dear Mr. Yonan: — I forgot to say to you that if by 5 - accident the liglitning sliould strike any of my cows under that big: tree, have them bled at once and see Dr. Grey about having them dressed and sold in Charlotte. I hope this will not happen but it might. With love from us all, Yours c. CH ' ' 36 Che faculty on a Razzle Dazzk HE faculty gathered in Old Puss ' study, according to their time honored custom, and began sharpening up their wits in conversation preparatory to beginning work. Dickie was discussing the dairy business with Tommy, and was explaining the most approved method of restoring a cow who had been struck by lightning, also how to keep cows from climbing the old chapel steps. Henry Louis was enlightening Long John on the subject of wireless telegraphy, and Bill Joe was breaking the news to Old Puss concern- ing the rise in the price of eggs. NVooly Puss said nothing but only yawned. At last Old Puss rapped upon the table, and with a frowning face, called for order. Usually he was very pleasant at faculty meetings and tried to wear his best commencement smile, but he was feeling worried over the rise in the price of eggs and the consequent embarrassment to the Soup House. Reading of Absentees, he called. Long John arose and bowed to the president, partly as a mark of courtesy and partly in order to keep from dusting the ceiling with his elevated top piece, and read the following roll : C. R. Harding, T. P. Harrison, W. J. Martin. ■ ' These gentlemen will give in their excuses, said Old Puss. Dickie arose and said, Mr. President, I regret the necessity, but my wife was sick and I had to mind the baby. Do ) ' ou consider the minding of babies more important than attendance on this august body? asked the Doctor. Yes sir! I felt that it was my conscientious duty. The baby was chewing up my new rubbers, and that ' s an infant industry I don ' t believe in protecting, Dickie was excused. Tommy arose next and said, I was busy making out an examination of seven hundred questions Bill Joe arose and said, I was so busy reading a foot-ball rule book that I forgot. This gentleman was fined a dollar, to which he replied that he would pay the money to the bursar. We are now under the order of new business, said the chair. Henry Louis arose, watch in hand, and said, Gentlemen, I have a proposition which I can set forth in one minute and fifty-nine and nine-tenths seconds. President Kruger writes me that he wishes to found a Boerisli College in the Transvaal, and that our college has been recommended as a model. He therefore offers us free transportation if we will all spend next year in starting in operation an institution which he proposes to name The Jolly 137 Che Tacultv on a Razzle Dazzle -Continued Dutchman I ' niversity. I may say that such a trip would be very valuable. In the first place it would give us all a chance to gain more common sense and also to acquire much Philological and scientific information. I will leave the matter for discus- sion. Wooly grunted and replied, Talk about gaining common sense ! If you would get a little before you start, you wouldn ' t go to the Transvaal. There is something wrong with your premises, said the Logic professor. Henry Louis caught only the last remark and replied warmly, I ' ll have you understand, sir, that there is nothing wrong with his premises. I am superintendent of grounds and buildings, and I have examined them most carefiillj- We were spoking logically, said Tommy. I must say it sounded very illogical, said Henr}- Louis. The proposiiion was agreed to and the time for departure arriving, all of the professors took the train - for Xew York. On arriving at New York they met a number of Davidson students at the wharf who told them how sad they were feeling — and the steamer was lying to(o). On the wharf were also a number of book dealers whose eyes were red with weeping. The most melan- choly figure was that of Mr. Mines and Mr. Noble who slated to the faculty that if anything should happen to them they would have to make an assignment. Just before the ship started, the news reached the wharf that a great panic was raging in Wall street, owing to the collapse of the Greek and Latin Pony and Text- book Trust. But as the ship steamed out the students all managed to refrain from weeping, which shows how well the educated man learns to restrain his feelings. Time sped on and so did the ship. The captain 138 X Cbe faculty on a Razzk=Dazzk— eontinued was a jolly old fellow, who told his yarns of land and sea to all who eared to listen. Some of his tjiggest tales wearied Wooly Puss and dis- gusted Henrj- Louis, but Dickie, who had come to learn, took notes and declared that all of the narratives were as plausible as some absence excuses he had heard. One of the captain ' s stories was concerning a shipwreck, and in the course of his story he said, Yis sor ! we wuz out for twilve days in an open boat and not a bile to eat. Why didn ' t you starve? asked Dickie. ■■Well, sor, I had a family In the auld coontrie, and whiniver I would get to thinking about thim, a lump would roise in me throat. B_v shallowing that lump I managed to live. Wooly declared that the lump was easier to swallow than the tale. The faculty became so seasick that they looked as if Ihej ' were drunk, and the captain then suggested to Old Puss that he advertise in his next catalogue that Davidson had a full staff of instructors. They were not long full, however, for one by one they strode to the railing and looked down upon the briny deep. They were sad themselves, but their loss was the fishe-; ' gain and this was some comfort. . t last the ship began coasting along the shore of Africa, but the weather was stormy and it was impossible to see land The storm in- creased into a terrible tempest and at last the ship struck and had to be abandoned. The life-boats were lowered and the captain and crew took one, leaving the other for the faculty. Bill Jje was appointed captain of the life boat and the members of the faculty t ' ok their places at the oas with as much fortitude as if they were about to listen to an inter- society debate. The crew pulled for several hours, and they were finally rewarded, as the day dawned, by the sight of lam). It took ihem some time to elTect a landing, and when thev finally pulled up on the sandy beach, they were cold, hungry, and exhausted and were begin, ning to feel discouraged, for they had neither f o id nor shelter. The various members looked sourly at Henry Louis, but this individual did not lose heart, and soon addressed them: Gentlemen of the faculty, do not give up; what we need is to bestir ourselves. As snon as the sun rises we will use the achromatic lenses of my telescope for starting a fire. The prin- ciple upon which we work is this : The many rajs of light emanating from the photosphere of the sun reach our earth after travelinj; at the rate of 186,330 miles 3 feet and r-16 of an inch per second, which is, as you know, faster than a freshman can run from a S ' phomore ' s snow- ball ; .some of these strike the surface of the lens, are refracted and thus concentrated In this way we can heat a small surface. I shall ask Mr. Long John to peep over the horizon and tell us how long it will be before the sun will come up. Long John arose, and after calculating on Cbe Taculty on a Razzk Dazzle Continued the sands, said, that according to Taylor ' s Theorem the sun would be up in about thirty minutes. There was a sigh of relief and all were be- ginning to feel at ease when they were startled b} ' a wild war-whoop and were .surrounded by a band of half-naked savages, who seized and bound every member of the faculty and carried them off. They were conducted but a few miles before they reached a rude village and were presented to the Chief. The Chief was a finely built man, and gave them all a hearty welcome. He was especially pleased with Old Puss and invited that dignitary to attend a dining on the following week, and in order that he might be ready for the occasion, he put him in a special coop to fatten, feeding him on the best fowls. His great love for fried chicken soon manifested itself and the King spared neither time nor chickens in getting him ready. No one, unless it were the Roman Emperors, ever fared more sumptuously. The cannibals soon gave up all hopes of building a coop for Long John, and that individual was put to gathering cocoanuts. The King was very much interested in his banquet and had invited a number of the sur- rounding tribes to attend. He had provided for the intellectual as well as the phjsical pleas- ures of his guests. Henry Louis had offered to give them a lecture on The Wonders of Electrical Science, after which the Chief had planned to bake the Dickie bird and Martin pie. On the great occasion Henry Louis appeared before the assembly in order to begin his lecture. He had been very fortunate in getting into the Chief ' s good graces and out of the coop, and also in finding a number of water-tight boxes containing some of his scientific apparatus which had washed ashore. He was feeling very nmch disgusted with the natives for stealing some of his specimens of rock salt, and told the thieves that they were entirely too fresh. On account of this episode, he thought best to begin the entertainment with a phonographic reproduction of the classic solo, Some folks say that a nigger won ' t steal. He had learned enough of the language of the natives and his remarks were about as follows : I wish to show you some of the wonders of electrical science. I .shall ask the whole company to clasp hands and receive a shock from this battery The natives gathered around, and after all had clasped hands he turned on the full cur- rent. There was a howl loud enough to shake the cocoanuts off the trees and even to vibrate the upper air so violently as to knock cff Long John ' s hat As soon as the current was broken there was a stampede in every direction and in a short time not a Negro could be seen anywhere within a radius of twenty miles, although Long John looked most carefully. The faculty launched the life-boat and put out to sea. They had little difficulty in running into the path of a large steamer, for Long John kept a sharp ,yp lookout. m 140 C.bc faculty on a Razzk-Dazzle — Continued They were soon picked up and reached their destination in fine spirits. Kruger received them with open arms and lost no time in starting them to work in founding the college. The natives showed some marks of stupidity, a number of them being willing to read twenty pages of Latin in a lesson, while others didn ' t know enough to laugli at the very best jokes told to the psychology class, and which had been appreciated by the ancients thousands of years before. On the whole, however, the college was a success, and when the year was over Kruger cheerfully paid them up and as cheerfully sent them home rejoicing. Hereafter no one of them will have to gain attention in the class room by saying When I was abroad, but they can say When I was with Kruger ; nor need they say When I was in Turkey, but they will rather, say When I escaped being in the soup. 141 ORGANIZATION V. M. Walsh ..... President V. E. HiLi, . . . Vice-President W. M. SiKES . . . Secretary J. A McLeod . Treasurer eommittees -rr membership W. E. HiLi,, Chairman S. E. Hodges R. T. Coit Devotional W. p. Chedester, Chairman S. E. HODr.ES J. E. Hann. h Cookout H. H. Cas.sadv, Chairman S. E. Sloop W. S. Wilhelm Property W. H. Thdmp.son, Chairman R. R. Morrison A.J. Huie finance W. M. SiKES, Chairman H. A. Varnkr E. R. Wharton missionary E. J. Hokkman, Chairman A. D. YoNAN D. W. Richardson W. E. Hill H. H. Cassadv Cabinet W. M. Walsh, Chairman W. M. SiKES J. A. McLeod W. H. Thompson 144 W. P. Chedester E. J. Hoffman Business Directory RABBIT AND MUTTON Green Grocers Chestnuts in abundance 33 Gibe St. J. B. SHEARER CO. Junk and H.vrdware We have a large line of old saws suitable for work with green blockheads. 59 69 Pali. St. LONG JOHN AND LONG JONSON Weather Bureau These gentlemen hold the highest positions in the service. LIVERY STABLE Smith R. and Yonan, Proprietors Best Greek and Latin Ponies All ladies not getting invited to drive should come here and get a little sulky. MATRIMONIAL BURKAU McCleod and Sisk, Proprietors Marriage is 110 a failure We are by no means in a box, but you may address us at — -Bo.x 29. J. B. SHEARER ' S DEPARTMENT STORE Dry Good.s Department— T. P. Harrison Notions — H. L. Smith Shoes, Overshoes, Rubbers, Etc. — C R. Harding. MACHINE SHOPS McInTvre and Bi-roin We are not Cranks, but we have plenty on hand. We make a specialty of repair- ing all defective Wheels in any thick heads. HILL AND HALL Confectioners We give TalTy to the girls. It is guaranteed not to make them stuck up 69 Fall St. 146 LAUNDRY ! Faucette and Du Bose Clean linen a specialty 69 70 Flunk Avenue. 147 faculty Bicycle €lub members Dr. Grey Hugh Grev Dr. Martin Malcolm Rumple Dr. Smith J. Henry Smith Prof. Douglas Prof. Rowe Cbe joKer Lowe — Dr. Smith, How much does fifty grammes of water weigh ? ■vr Johnston (adjusting transit j — Prof. D- . One ' s face won ' t attract the needle, will it ? Prof. Douglas — No ; Magnetism is not affected by brass. irr- He turned her picture toward the wall because she got sanctified. — Wharton. February 15th — Dr. Smith left his wheel at Old Chapel and Fresh. Rosebro took it to him, hoping to get through on Physics. February i6th — Dr. Harrison establishes the whipping-jest in his dtpaitirfnt and esks Mr. Cely to remain after class. A set of clean-faced gentlemen. — Seniors. irr- Dr. Shearer (to Freshman) — Are you a member of the church ? Fresh — Nosir ! Dr. S. — Well, er-er you are a medical student, are ' nt you ? Dr. Harrison — What ' s the meaning of ' moose and Samp ? ' Mr. Boals — They killed a moose and make samp of it! Morton says the man who greased Dickie ' s black-board did a slick trick. McDowell gets a corner on leather and has a pair of shoes made. MorT on (to McCoNNELL) — Do ycu know why we are like two famous battle ships? Mac— No! Morton — Why, I am the Monitor and you are the Merrimac. 148 Cbe JOker-Gontinued Vice-Pres. Thompson- Mr. Hewitt is reported. ' Mr. H.— What ' s the charge, Mr. President? Vice-Pres.- Making an unduly noise with his mouth. COIT (after getting a shine down town)- What do you charge ' BooT-Bi,ACK— Twenty-five cents, sir. CoiT- Why, I thought it was only five cents a foot. BooT-Bl,. CK- Yes, sir, but I work by the square foot. your ' SaT? ' ' ' ° ' ' ' ° ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° ' ° ' ° ' something, - Are you janitor of According to Tommy a seraglio is a hen house. irr McQueen- Your kindness is only exceeded by your good looks. Meach. m— I wish I could say as much for you. McQueen— You could if you would lie like I did. TFT- Tommy — Who was Orpheus? Robinson— The God of Sleep. wr Tommy — Mr. ' Plu, ' who was Plato? Plu — He was a famous Grecian Poet. -wr- We hear that Dr. Harding advises that Mr. Law be appointed to dam i ?) Lake Wiley. The .Astronomy class are still burning the midnight oil over the solution of their prize problem. Given a certain star, is Plu a Comet or an Assiduous Satellite ? •wr A Persian Astrologer has discovered that the direct rays of the moon have a strengthening effect upon the beating of a faint heart, besides rendering one ' s English mofe Lucyd. ..A f ' ' ?!;? ' ? 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