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

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WALTER WELLINGTON PHARR, CHARLOTTE, N. C. •And blest are they whose blood and judi tnent mc so well commingled. n ft. ;ht, Age. 20 years; height, 170 lbs. Doc. Course A. B. Phi. Secretary of Society; Vice-President of Society ; Junior Commencement Ora- tor; Class Base Ball Team; Manager of Foot Ball Team ' 07; President of Y. M. ( ' . A.; Punctuality Roll one Year; Presi- dent of Society ; Captain Varsity Basket- Bail Team. Our Y. M. C. A. President and a fav- orite with all. Doc and his red hair are known and loved all over the campus. He is fond of a gibe, but always in fun. A friend to everybody and an enemy to none. CHARLES HENRY PHIPPS. GREENSBORI . X. C Yon may have noticed that I do my part. Age. 24 years; height 5 ft. 11 in.; weight. 180 lbs. Parson. Course A. B. Phi. Chief Marshal ' 08; Vice-President of Society; Respondent of Society; Class Foot Hall Team Two Years; Scrub Foot Ball Team one Year. He is going to be a preacher, as his nickname indicates. With a pleasing countenance and matchless voice, he will no doubt charm his hearers by his ser- mons. He is blessed with luck, and a bright mind, when he feels like using it.

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JOSEPH KENTON PARKER. ill is worth 5 ft. President of of Society ; of Society; JAMES RIVER, Whatever is worth doing a doinj; well. Age, 24 years; height, weight, 130 lbs. Judge. Course A. B. Eu. Honor Roll three Years; Class, ' 07 ' 08. Treasurer ( ' immencement President Debater ' s Mela], Editor of Magazine two vears; Editor-in-ehief of Magazine; Editor of Quips and Cranks two years; V. M. ( ' . A. Cabinet. His silence is more eloquent than his words. He is the literary center of D. C. The spectroscope through which his brilliant light is softened thai ordinary minds may grasp it. is the Davidson College Magazine. If you observe him aboul the first of the month, you will find himattended by numerous satellites, the Magazine Staff. The Spectroscope shows prominently, choice diction, clear judgmenl , and convincing logic. An all- around fellow of rare ability. LeROY TATE NEWLAND, CJIADBOURN, N. C. Excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labor. Age, 23 years; height, 5 ft. S i 2 in.; weight, 155 lbs. Vatica. Course A. B. Phi. Honor Roll two Years: First Super- visor of Society ; Second Critic of Society Secretary of Society ; Junior Commence- ment Orator; Editor Quips iiini Cranks two Years; First Critic of Society. Known by his brogue every where. One of our gvmnasium stars and a good all-around man, both in mind and body. A fellow who does his duty and works hard in play, in books and in his Literary Society.

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JULIUS WILLIAM PRATT, MARION, X. C. Thi mind ' s the standard of the man. Age, 20 years; height, 6 ft. 1! in.; weight, [52 lbs. Senator. Course A. B. Phi. Monitor of Class Four Terms, Vice Monitor of Class two Terms ; Honor Roll Four Years; President of Class, ' 06 ' 07; First Supervisor of Society ; Vice-Presi- dent of Society; President of Society; Editor of Quips and Cranks two years; First Vice-President of Student-Body, ' o6- ' o7 ; President of Student Body, ' 07- ' 08; First Critic of Society, The mental giant of the class, noted for his clear and acute thinking, espe dally along mathematical lines. One of the most popular and influential fellows in the class. The whole ' student- body admires and love its president. CHARLES WESLEY REED RUSSELLVILLE, TEW. So the loud torrents and the whirlwinds ri i. ' ir But bind him to his native mountains more. Age 23 years; height, 5 ft. 10A in.; weight . 1 do lbs. C. W. Course B. S. Eu. Secretar) and Treasurer of Class, ' o ' 07; Secretary of Society; Respondent of Society; Editor of Magazine; Editor, of ( uips and Cranks; Treasurer of Y. M. I A You runt hold down a Tenneseean, espei [ally when he hails from the moun- tains. Good old-fashioned corn bread is his favorite diet. He can describe with perfection Ins native hills and is alwaj s ready with some g iod joke of his country-men. He wields the pen with a good deal of dexterity and wall some day shine as a literary light.