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

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Wii.LiAM Cli-:vi-;l. i) Davis Charlotte. X. C. B S., Phi. .- ge. . ' 8 President. Treasurer, and Critic of Society ; Debater ' s Rep ; Debating Conncil ; Secretary and Treasurer Class. Nozc docs my project gather to a liciid. My charms crack not: my spirits obey; and Time Goes upright icitji his carriage D.wis has about tlie keenest analytical mind in college. He is the inventor of that famous device used in debatiu ' x known as trapping, and when he asks you a question, you had better not answer either yes or no. A good- natured, hard-working fellow, genial and likeable. If you haven ' t gotten acquainted witli him, you ought to have. He is the best man to manage a debate that we have eve r had. We expect to hear of him before many years in the Congressional Record. J ' lKRKic WiLns Drl .osE Soochow, China A.B , Eu , B e n ; Age, 21 Marshal : Reviewer ; Captain and Manager Track Team ; Manager Foot- ball Team; Class Football Team: Vice- President Tennis .Association ; Sec- retary-Treasurer Student Body: Wearer of the D ; Executive Committee . th- letic Association ; Declaimer ' s Rep ; Junior Orator ' s Medal. But if it be a sin to covet honors I am the most offending soul alii ' c Dr ' Bosii is the man who has never been aide to decide whetlier he is going to be an African missionary or run for Governor of .South Carolina. He talks at random on any subject yet known, shakes his head in a convincing m;ui- ner, makes pathetic appeals ag;iinst the relentless and insane acts of the students, but has never yet been able to convince, anyone that he is other than sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. His friends are as numerous as the student body, and he has the slickest line of dope yet, which never fails to win him a vote .at the proper time. Bo is always in hard hick, yet there never was a man with more college spirit : si)irit of tliat con- tagious kind, too. . lw,-iys working for the other felhiw. DfliosK w ' ill ni:d e .a success anywhere, under any circum- stances

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Or.w Sii:. i)Man Ckawi-okd Rock Hill. S. C. B S., Eu., K :; ; Age, 23 President Society : President Tennis Association : Champion in Tennis, Singles an l Donblcs; Class Footba!! and Basel)all ; Student Council. Charm sirihcs the siyhl. but incr.t :i . i.« the soul Tit is a regular little Quaker. It has been said that he is the niosl serious man in college. He certainly is. in his studies. Xo matter if he hasn ' t the slightest idea what the answer is, he has the happy faculty of making the professors think tliat he has. He was such a faithful worker in Literary Society that we made him President. Tut is the hest tennis player that we have. He plays with an accuracy that has won Iiim the championship. He lias upheld Davidson valiantly in inter- collegiate contests. Judging from his past, we arc expecting nuich of Tut. and wish him success. Zf.nws Johnston Cr. wfokd Lincoliiton, X. C. A.B., Phi.: .-Kge. lo Editor Quips . xii Cr. . ks: Honor Roll : State Secretary-Treasurer Student Volunteer Union of Xorth Carolina ; Chemical Society : Tennis Club. Generous coui ' ersc: a soul exemft from frhle Of all iyi3 ' s men, Zed Crawford p robably deserves more credit than any. owing to the circumstances attending his college life. In his Fresh year he roomed with Jim Bridges, and kept his sense of the aesthetic : as a Sophomore he roomed with Squire Bales and Cupid, but unlike Squire he escaped the darts of their little room-mate and kept liis heart; last year and this he has roomed with Madame Murphy, and has kept his sanity. Quiet, reserved, and dignified, it takes some time to get acquainted witli liim. liut when yoti do know him you find that he is pure gold If) the core. From Davidson he goes where Afric ' s sunny fountains roll down their golden sands. for the pur- pose of delivering their land from error ' s chain and probably to furnish the ( (• • • resistiuice for some can- nibal king ' s Christmas dinner. We hope, however, that before leaving he will make seve ral records for the Victor, for we would hate to have his beautiful voice perish. Success to you. Caruso !

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John Brawner Duffie Sumter, S. C. B.S.. Eu. Age, 20 Class Football; Class Baseball; Scrub P.aseball two years ; Orchestra and Glee Club; President Sumter Club. Words, ' i ' ords, 7i ' ords Kver since John entered Davidson, it it has been a problem whether he is going to evolute into a billiard ball, a Math, professor, or a professional base- ball player. At present, his talents seem to lie in the direction of a drummer in a minstrel show, though his success in making hits with ladies away from Davidson would indicate a future society leader. He has an almost unlimited supply of miraculous tales, suitable for every occasion, and he never fails to work these off — good naturedly, we hope — at every opportunity. John is inclined to be a pessimist, but could he see his promising qualities as do his classmates, indeed a rosy future his would be. JoHx Hovv. RD Elder Concord Depot, Va. B.S., Eu. Age. 20 Chemical Society; Class Football, three years; Class Track Team. And I ivotdd that my tongue could utter Tlic thoughts that arise in me You would never think that this quiet, unobtrusive fellow was one of the biggest sports on the campus — but such is the case. No gathering of fcminines in Davidson would be complete without ■ ' J. ck and his ever-ready gallantry. But, in spite of this, he takes time to improve his mental abilities, and has succeeded in becoming quite a stud in chemistry. We prophesy for him a quiet future of studious bachelorhood.