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

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Thomas Wilhelm Davies. B.S., Eu. (A. T. ! .), H. X. i:. Augusta, Ga. Age. 21; height, 5 ft. 10 m.; w eight, 153. Of all the palhs lead lo a woma Pi ' fji ' s Ihe slraighieil. n, love. German Club: Class Football Team, ' years. In him we have an exemplification of one dear to the hearts of the fair sex; whose winning ways, coy manners and captivatmg smile have a marvelous effect in winning then hearts. As a Fresh, we had hopes for him. but each succeeding year has seen him devel- op as a ladysman until now . So many ladies have told him that he is good looking that he is beginning lo believe il. Thomas Herbert Dimmock, { , n Ax4.-xvv -.oc A.B., Eu. Valdosta, Ga. Age. 21 height, 5 ft. 10 m.: weight, 156. The n ililcsi manners and the gendesi hearir Class Football Team, 1910. It is estimated that several goddesses cast coquetish glances at Hub durmg his boy- hood. But goddesses are fickle, and in some ill moment one of them must have squinted or leered at him. His dialect proclaims the fact that he sowed his wild oats in South Georgia, but during his sojourn at Davidson, this native inflection has been preserved only by the most careful hot-house culture. With him Silence is golden, and were he more prone to loquatiousness. he would probably be more notorious. »

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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::

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James McCants Douglas, A.B., r.u. Winruboio, S. C Age. 20; lie.ghl, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 135. •77 speak ' l ' -- ' ' ■ ■■•ilcnc -- Class FootSa Manage LeRoy Dunn, B.S. Class Football Team. 1 year; Class Baseball I ' eam. 1 year; Assistant in Geology. ' Og- ' IO. Mack IS noted chiefly for his Math. 1 heories, being a devout believer in the use of the fundamental formula as a very present help m time of trouble. Though usually quiel, he takes sudden fits of talkativenesj and harangues for a while each night in his sleep — usually on the inexpressible value of the fundamental formula. His hair is his crowning success —especially pompadoured. Lancaster, S. Age, 22; height. 6 ft. 1 ii Experience l eeps a dear c. .; weight IQO. school, hul fools xulll learn in no olhe Class Track Team, 3 years; Record for Hammer Throw, 07; ' Varsity Football Team, ' 07, ' 08, ' 09; Captain ' Varsity Foot- ball Team, ' 09; President of Class, Sopho- more Year; Representative Sophomore Ban- ,uet. 1910; Class Football Team, ' 07. Big Dunn can tell you more big lies in a minu te than he can prove in a montii Surely nc other mortal has had so many lurid o, LCU irrences i ,n his life. His com ,mon way of Staling iher n, loo , is ah A-ays, ril tell you wh al ' i s a truth ' —at the ve ry outset c :om- mitting a greater Munc hauseri ism that ' ivhat IS to fc .lie ,w. Il i. as a foolb all player that Dunn 1 ha; i gained his reputat ion. He has always be. En a terrt )r lo c )pposing lines, an d as a mark o f his mei rit he was e lecled to cap- tain the el even in the Fa II of h is Senior j 1