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

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Thomas Sumpter Reid, B.S. K. :i. Rock Hill, S. C . Age, 20; height. 6 ft.; weight. 147. Hon much in love with himself. AnJ that mithoui a rival. O! how cute, is the verdict of all the ladies, who may chance to fall under the influence of Tom ' s charms. Very probably. they don ' t know Nellie . He might be considered a regular swash-buckler, bomb proof, double action, latest pattern. Earl of Vl ' arwick. if you judge him by his words; but really he is not near so fiery as he would have you believe, and anyone with sufficient nerve to stand up to him will find him com- paratively harmless. His hair, a la pompa- dour, stands up like quills upon the fretful porcupine. and each of them has its num- ber. Among his most prominent personal idiosyncracies may be mentioned his extra- ordinary precocity with respect to math; it IS related that on one occasion he differen- tiated an equation over four blackboards and had started on the stove when the bell rang. j . S.(? , George Edward Wilson, Jr. B.S., K. :i. Charlotte, N. C. Age, 20; height, 5 fl. 7 m.; weight, M Tbe he abU xl best thing io being will]) is lo quote another man ' s n it. Class Footbi Football Tean Committee; P] ge Committee Team, ' 06; Captain Class 07; Sophomore Banquet dent Class, ' OS- ' Og; Dam- 08- ' 09- ' 10; President Ger- man Club, ' 09; President Student Body, ' 09- •10. Little, but oh my. George is a punster by profession, and though he does usually confine himself to retailing those aged and decayed grinds that came over in the May- flower, we ought not to object, for his ori- ginal ones are enough to upset the strongest man ' s digestive apparatus. Not untouched by poetry and affection, a figure of speech will make his heart throb. Optimistic by prin- ciple and sentimental by nature, he is a howl- th the gentle sex.

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William IV cGilxarv Orr, B.S., Phi.. K. A. Statesville. N. C. Age, 21; height. 6 ft.; weighl. 175. Ut a foci Iwl.l hi. loiigu,. cuul he 11.;; pass for a sage. Caplain Class Football Team. V7-VS: Scrub Football Team, m.-Q?; Class Track Team. Calculated to inspire fear in man and love in woman. His facial expression under or- dinary conditions and pressure is insoluble; lence it remains constant. But when indulg- ing in the thoughts of his latest conquest among the gentle sex, laughing gas will cause the dignity of his face to disintegrate. Will fight his weighl in wild cats on the slightest provocation. His manner of telling a grind IS killing — to the grind. James Clark Pf.den, B.S., ii. . . K. Fountain Inn, S. C. Age, 20; height, 5 ft. II 1-4 in.; weight. 162. Ah mc! Horn manj; pcr;;5 o crifoLI Ihc righteous man To make him daily fall. Class Basketball Team; Scrub Basketball Team; Assistant Manager Basketball Team; Manager Basketball Team; Varsity Basket- ball; Class Football Team; Manager Class Football; ' Varsity Football Team. 2 years; Member Executive Committee Soph. Ban- quent; Class Track Team; College Track Team; Class Baseball Team, 3 years; Cap- tain Class Baseball; Vice-President Wear- ers of the D.- Jack Peden has a knack of getting into trouble and out again with startling regularity. Has the reputation of flirting with anything— even a telephone post once. His long suit is storytelling, and as a hot air generator he has even a resident of Davidson of wide repute worn to a frazzle. No one here has made such a thorough study of Greek Syntax; and it is thought he understood it thoroughly even before last Christmas. 20

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;i«i.(5 Thomas Robertson Barringer, B.S. Florence, S. C Age 20; height. 5 ft. 10 In.; weight, 140. Night after night he iat And bleared his cijes r»ith bool(s. Orchestra, •08- 09. ' Og- ' IO. Has an air of easy indifference and care- less composure. Gently but (irmly maintains that the fresh color of his cheeks is due to health, and that his fixed smile is due to the fact that he can ' t see how people can be such fools as to surmise otherwise. Though never known to commit any kind of labor, his angelic music often arouses others to great activity. Can get as much pleasure out of a novel the night before exams, as any other - T Manning Warren Butler. (. . T. S2), w. X. K. Savannah, Ga. Age 22; height, 5 ft. II in.; weight, 156. There is unspealfahle pleasure attending the life of a voluntar)) student. Class football team 1 year; Leader Ger- man Club, ' 09; Sophomore Banquet Com- iittee. nfide Butt has absolute faith and in rest cure, has never heard the chapel bell and never wants to. But from the moment he does awake, till the wee sma ' hours call him to his couch again, he lives to the fullest extent the life of an optimist. Has never known a moment of worry and will discuss any subject with you. at any time so long as you allow him to do the talking. 22 ni.-Hrr3. t6::