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

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QUIPS AND CRANKS -1922 Forrest Jarrell Wright Soc Winston-Salem. North Carolina B.S. Epsilon; Morpheus Class 22. Age 21. Sigma Alph; Club. heard him complain, ' J ' ou have waked me too soon. I must slumber again! Soc, the Jazz Hound, is the genllemaii now under discussion. hen not in Charlotte, he may be found in his room getting his blessed rest by keeping Morpheus company. His flashy ties and loud tweeds are not his only companions for everyone on the campus knows and likes him. He shot a professor one day but later found out that he had entered the Fresh class. Watch out Winston- Salem when Soc enters your business portals. Robert W.aide Holmes Bob Lexington, North Carolina Class 22. Age 19; Ht.. 5 ' 8 ; Wt., 130 Lbs. Beta Theta Pi; Band, 20; Philan- thropic Literary Society, ' 18- 19; As- sistant to Registrar, IS- ' IQ, ■19- 20. The glass of fashion. Bob will always show you what is in vogue in New York for a fault in dress is unknown to him. He is a genial good friend of everybody ' s for no one could dislike this senior member of the Gold Dust Twins. From the snake oil on his hair to the shine on his shoes. Bob is the perfect gentleman. He holds the capabilities of great things in that small body of his.

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auips AND cKANKs-1922 John Woodson Groves .. y Kosciusko, Mississi])pi A.B. 1. Class ' 22. Age 19; Ht., 5 ' 11 ; Wt., 145 Lbs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Assistant in Mathematics; Assistant in Creek. Large was his bounty and his soul sincere. Jcihniiy hears a thi)Uf;luful and digiii- fieil mien. He has the distinction of be- ing champion chess player of the class, in fact he has had little opposition in that exalted sphere. Never boisterious or self-assertive, he has won a host of friends. It is a real pleasure to know fellows like Johnny for they come so few and far between. Brown McCai.i.i m Hamer ' ' Happy Hamer, South (Carolina U.S. Class 22. Kappa Sigma; Scrub Football (three years) ; Class Football; Assistant in Economics. His corn and cattle were his only care. And his supreme delight a country jair. He is our only member wlio is si distinguished as to have a town named for him, or to be named for a town, as the case may be. He studies occasion- ally, loafs well and plays well ; is rather reticent, smokes a good smelling brand of ropes, and rides most of the time in his gasoline buggy. He has done his duty well here and reaped as big a harvest as any.

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QUIPS AND CPvANKS-1922 LeICHTON ThoRNWELL IIORTON Lancaster, South (iarulina AB. II. Class -12. Ht., 5 ' lO ' i.. ; Wt., 155 Lbs. Assistant in Library: R. O. T. C. Lieutenant; South Carolina Club. Could I love less I should br happier. This son of the Palmetto . ' late is an anient follower of the Terpsichorean Art. Not only in the light fantastic does he shine forth but he has an uncommon knack in getting the ladies to fall for him. Being an erstwhile student of the renowned Beauty no doubt accounts for this. May all of this young man s life be as happy and carefree as his col- lege days have been. Edc. r Elmer Houghton ' •Ed Birmingham. Alabama B..S. Class 22. Age, 21; Ht., 5 ' 111 ; Wt., 1.58 Lbs. Future profession: Ministry. Eumenean Literary Society; Secretary Eu Society, 20- 21 ; Fresh Soph De- claimers .Medal; Representative Fresh- Soph Debate; .Manager Debating Coun- cil; Le Cercle Francais; .Secretary Le Cercle Francais. ' 21- ' 22; Sophomore Class Poet; Class Basketball. •19- 20, ' 21- 22; Pandeinic Literary Society, ' 22. He whose law is reason; who depends upon that law as on his best of jriends. Truly one of the wonders of the class. This young gentleman deserves this tribute since he is taking the regular course in three years and this connol but call forth admiration. He has won distinction in debating circles by his splendid oratory. We are glad that ' 2.3 could give us such a man ti graduate with us.