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

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y y P y 1! i I i y i y y I DEDICATION to HENRY SMITH RICHARDSON and LUNSFORD RICHARDSON ■ X recognition of their active undergraduate lives at David- son and of their vahant ventures and remarkable success in the business world, and in appreciation of their note- worthy interest in and service to their Alma Mater, we dedicate this book to Messrs. Lunsford and Smith Richardson. We have found in these two brothers the same spirit of loyalty and bravery that ever characterized the life of jNIar- shal Ney — a spirit that was the making of their lives and a spirit that has become a living part of Davidson. T.—fi i-fy, — Tl, — J7. — rt. — ?y. -JT=? — . — TT, — JJ, — iT -u =- n - ' U Tj : i -n — f. — rn

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OUK THEME npHK lite of Marshal Mic-liat-l Ncy is familiar to every school boy who with his history book in hand has dreamed of the splendid days of Napoleon. The life of Ney, as a daring leader and resourceful strategist is again familiar to all students of military science. There is, however, another phase of his life which is not so familiar except to stu- dents of the question — that is Ney ' s escape from France after a bogus execution, his life in Piedmont North Carolina, his frequent visits to the Davidson campus, and his de- signing of the Davidson College seal. It is a matter of history that Peter Stuart Ney, an officer of the French Army, a teach- er in Iredell County, a frequent visitor to Davidson, was the designer of our seal. A number of books have been written to show that he was none other than Michael Ney, the famous Marshal of France. Such in- evitably is the conclusion of those who study the matter. Around this tradition, which to us as to thousands of others, seems to be well ground- ed, we have built this annual. From the first lining leaf drawing showing Ney mounted for battle to the last one showing him drawing the Davidson seal we have tried to link the man with the college. The bookplate is a sketch of one of Ney ' s draw- ings in our own library. Our five book inserts show Ney in char- acteristic situations. The first, The Lead- ers, shows Napoleon and Ney watching the progress of tlie battle. The Classes gives a glimpse of Ney planning his campaigns — campaigns which strategists point to with pride. Athletics shows Xey in his personal glory — for he was known as one of the two finest swordsmen ever to serve in the French army. Fraternities is a sketch of Lord Well- ington ' s supposed plan to rescue Ney from death — planned because the two were both high officials in the Masonic Order. Activities shows Ney in the height of battle — personally leading his men to victory as was his custom. By Napoleon he was characterized as The Bravest of the Brave.