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

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John Maxwell Harden, A.B., Eu. Abbeville, S. C. iglit, 150. stars. Age, 20; height, 6 fl.; w His palhaay is among the Honor Rol VIce-Mon.lor. 2 years; Society, ' 09; President Fiction Medal, ' 09; Clas Class Poet. ' 10; Class Class Baseball Team, Basketball Team. 1 ye, .9?l jU-nxhu Monitor. 1 year; Vice-President Eu, Eu. Society. ' 10; .s Historian. ' OS-W; Basketball Team; 3 years; Second ar; Assistant Man- ' Varsity Baseball Team, 09; Editor Davidson College Magazine. 2 years; Editor Quips and Cranks. 2 years; Elected Edi- tor-in-Chief Quips and Cranks. 10 (re- signed) ; Asst. in Physics and Astronomy. 1 his long-legged specimen with a lean and hungry look, emigrated from his native woods four years ago. Has his own way of doing things. As a scholar, he is scholarly; as a linguist, he speaks several languages, and his knowledge of Physics and Astronomy has earned for him the reputation of being a great scientist. He has consistently and per- sistently defied analysis, but is a poet by nature and deeplv sentimental— about six feet deep. John Richard.s Hay, A.B., Eu. Farm School, N. C. Age. 21; height. 5 ft. 7 in.; weight. 143. Wc [Kmk a happ life cnmish in Iran- quilii)) of mind. Sec. Society; Sec. Y. M. C. A.; Maga- zine Staff. 2 years; Annual Staff, I year; Honor Roll. 3 terms; Vice-Monitor, 1 term; Class Football Team, 1 year; Vice-President Y. M. C. A.; President Society; President Ministerial Band. Not since the days of Martin Luther and the Reformation has any one man had such control over religious matters. Among the wheat must grow some tares; and a nervou irritability, with a tinge of intolerance fo anyone who has the impudence to think con trary to his views, though only surface faults are still faults. Tell him a joke, and if you have patience enough to wait for him to sec the point, you ' ll be fully repaid by his hearty laugh. 28 ■ • i

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Robert Da ' idson Grier, B.S. Concord, N. C. Age. 20; heighl. 6 ft.; weight. 150. M ) blooJ an even tenor kcpl. Foxey entered with the class of ' 09. but missed connections and decided to wait on 1910. He is another one of those close harmony boys, an inhabitant of the alley, who ought to be persecuted for frequent and unwarranted disturbances of the peace. In spite of his most expansive smile his misde- meanors are notorious, though he is plainK sober at times. William John Hamilton Fayetteville, Ark. Age. 24; height 5 ft. 8 1-2 in.; weight, i5. What a spenJlhrifl is he of his tongue ! Senior Football Team. TO; Entered Sen- r Class. This man can be recognized at any distance by his beaming countenance, for he has an inexhaustible supply of smiles. Is the pos- sessor of a marvelous vocabulary, and has been known when up against it to repeat a single fact, again and again, each time in different words, while the professor looks on with unconcealed admiration. This Arkansas Traveler has been here only one year, but he and his famous peacock yell are noted far and wide.

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Robert Burns Hill, Stalesville, N. C. B.S. Age. 19; height. 5 ft. 10 1-4 in.; weig4. ]•■}. The ilarving chemist In his golden vieTVs suprenieh hlest. Class Football Team. 2 years; Class Baseball Team, 1 year. Has analyzed everything from a sentence m English at the age of four to boarding house hash. But he ' s a man of great secrecy His countenance is like unto that of the har vest moon. He was not always thus fo there was a time when he had great socia pretensions, and the brilliancy of his debut IS even yet talked of in North Carolina so- ciety. But he has seen the vanity of it all and has settled down as a typical chemist. S l JbJ o . Ll Charles Dean Holland, A.B., Eu. Covington, Ga. Age, 22; height. 5 ft. 6 m.; weight. 125. For my voice. I have lat il R-ilh halloing and singing of anthems. Treasurer Y. M. C. A.. ' OS- ' Og; Y. M. C. .A. Cab., ' Og- ' IO; Punctuality Roll, ' O?. Born in South Carolina, raised in Georgia, educated in North Carolina, going to work in China, and Heaven is his home. Since he came here, no one has ever been able to tell where he came from or where to find him. Modest, retiring, and unpretensious — save m matters of dress — he is rarely seen except in the class room or at Y. M. C. A. Russel shoes are his fad. and Mo girls his hobbv. 29