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

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GEORGE WILLIAM COAN, Jr., Winston, X. C. Is he not passing fair? B. S. K. A. Age, 18 years. Height, 5 ft., ro in. Weight, 145 lbs. Commencement Marshal, ' og- ' io; Sec. and Treas. Class ' oo.- ' io; Exec. Com. Athletic Assn., ' oo.- ' io: Capt. Class Baseball team, ' og- ' io; Class Football team two years; Senior Basket- ball team; Scrub Basketball team two years; Mgr. Class Football team; First Supervisor Society; Sec. ami Treas. German Club, ' og- ' io; German Chili President, ' io- ' ii; Honor Roll Senior year. Young in year-, lint in nothing else, Conie is one of the brightest members of our class, that i- to say. in his smile that is ever present and his gay attire. In spite of his -mall -tature be i- quite an athlete, having led his class to victory many time- on the baseball diamond. Among his many accomplishments, Conie count- first bis power over the fair sex, all of whom fall victims to In- winning smile Height. 5 ft. o ' , ROBERT SYDNEY CUNNINGHAM, Anderson, S. C. Of boundless, almost formless content. A very sea of thought. B. S. Eu. Age. to, years in. Weight. 145 lbs. Magazine Editor two years; Editor Quips and Cranks two years; Member Council on De- bating two years; Chairman Exec, Com. Eu. Society, ' io- ' n: Senior Basketball team; Scrub Basketball team, ' io- ' n; Dramatic Club; Honor Roll Senior year; Instructor in Chemistry, ' io- ' n; I.e- Fous Trieze ; Mgr, Class Baseball. He went in for athletics in bi- Freshman year, but since then has become enamored of science, and has gone in (over his head) for Chemistry and the Higher Criticism, lie is somewhat of a stranger to the campus, usually being found in the chemical laboratory. His very demeanor impresses all beholders with the vastness and loftiness of bi- knowledge, and he is always more than willing to impart large chunks of said knowledge to am philo- sophical inquirer.

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GROVES HOWARD CARTLEDGE, Athens, Ga. There ' s nothing ill can dwell m suck a temple. A. I!. M. A. Aye. o years. Height, 5 ft. 1 1 in. Weight, 125 lbs. Orchestra and Quartet three years; Asst Mgr. Orchestra and Quartet; Mgr. Orchestra; [ntersociety Debater two years; Magazine ed- itor (resigned); Vice-Pres. Society; Editor Quips and Cranks three years; Sec. Y. M. C. A.; Y. M. C. Cabinet three years; Leader Volunteer Band three years; Editor Y. M. C. A. Handl k; Class Historian Fresh. Year; Library Committee two years; Dramatic Club; Four Year Honor Roll; Instructor in Physics; Les Fous Trieze. Versatile, with a touch of the ethereal (somewhat airish), Howard has for four years been a prominent leader ami my his classmates, lie is a steady, consistent, conscientious worker, with more brains than his share. Per- haps the most accomplished man in his class, he ynes promise of bright resplendent days He stmcs m look intellectual, and his motto is. What is your candlepower ? C KL BRACKET CRAIG. Reidsviixe, X. C. Do the right though tin- hcai is tall. ' 5. lie. rht, A B. Phi. B.e.n. Aye. - i 6 ft. Weight, 105 lbs. Pn • Senior Class; Sec. and Treas. Athletic Vssn.; Pres. Ministerial Hand; Y. M C. A. Cabinet two years; Phi. Declaimers Medal, ' 08; Editor Magazine t s i years; ( dee Club one year; Treas. Y. M. C. A., ' og- ' io: Annual Staff • .He war; Vlgr. Class Football, ' 09; Pan-Hel- lenii Council, ' io- ' ii; Class Football team two First Critic Society, ' 11; Exec. Com. Athletic ssii.. ' io- ' ii; [ntersociety Debater one year; Class Basketball team two years; Honor Roll Senior year. This highly educated individual possesses enough concentrated morality in his loft;, son] to counterbalance all the moral leprosy on the hill. A champion of polite conservatism. His mild and modest countenance has made itself well known in ever) department of campus life, from the tuneless chapel choir to societj ray chewing. f his professed constitutional calicophobia, several dnuisels will no doubt be surprised to km iw. I lis devotion to duty niani- fi its itself a- well in his dollar-chasing for the Athletic Association as in bis pathetic attempt to impress hi- classmates with bis ealicoplwhia

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GROVER CLEVELAND CURRIE, Carthage, N. C. ' Judt i by appearances. A. B. Phi. Age, 25 years. Height, 6 ft. 1 in. Weight, [60 lbs. Supervisor and Second Critic in Society; Declaimer ' s Medal; Class Football team; Senior Greek. There is no use looking for Carthage. N. C, on the map. for it isn ' t there now. Its center and circumference, the air of all its hopes and fears, the pride of the local Farmers ' Union, in a wend, its most prominent citizen, has for the last four years been wearing his long and lanky way thro ' the halls of Davidson. G. C. has been climbing persistently up the ladder that leads to a Dip, until now he can go hack to enchant the Carthagenians with his winning smile and his wonderful Latin sheep- skin — which he never will be able to read. Barring his membership to the Pestiferous Order of Agents, he is a man of whose frank, good natured persevering qualities the class is justly proud. SAMUEL FULT ' X ERWIN, Jr.. Darlington, S. C The noblest minds the most contentment have. B. S. S.A.E. A K v. 21 years. Height, 5 ft. 1134 in. Weight, [60 lbs. Scrub Football two years; Varsity Football two years ' Plie darling of Darlington, sandier even than bis native sand bills, warm hearted as the sun that blisters him during his Summer vacations, as full of Bounce as the pigskin he knows how to earn so will, Pink is one of the best known and tile best liked members of the class. Most of bis triumphs have been made in the class room f all-out-doors, with the gridiron for a blackboard and Spalding ' s Of- ficial Guide as a class-1 k. But this year he is seriousl) chasing the elusive Dip, and with such smvrs, tli.it lie 1- beginning to be lievi what be lias always said, that be could make the Honor i !l any da if lie just tried.