Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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I! 1 Published annually by the students o( Trinity College, Durham, North Carolina. VOLUME VII— 1920 Editorial Staff Wesley Taylor, ' 20 EJitor-ln-Chicf. Ait Editor, and Litcrar} Editor George MeLVIN IveY. ' 20 Aisociate Editor for Athletics JoUaN Douglas Lewes, ' 21 Associate Editor for Records and Honors Ruth Frances Early, ' 20 Associate Editor for Women Students Business Staff Marion AstOR Braswell, ' 20 Business Manager Robert Lupton Thornton, ' 20 Assistant Manager for Collections Henry Puryear Cole. ' 21 Assistant Manager for Subscriptions Revno KlRBY Farrington, ' 21 ... Assistant Manager for Advertising PREFATORY REMARKS When we lounge comforlably for hours on the luxurious seats of a railroad train and (ravel lo distant cities with no exertion of our own, we seldom think of the countless strokes of wearisome work — the perspiration, the cold feet, the fatigue, the bodies injured by accident, and the other exertions and suf- ferings of every kind that somebody endured that we might have a railroad instead of a wilderness — that we might ride in lazy comfort with no thought of the distresses of primitive travel. But. at the same time, if we are square with the world, we ourselves have probably been doing another kind of work, without thanks or encouragement, for somebody else — work equally as onerous and as little appreciated as that which built the railroad for us. It is a part of the lot and duty of man to work without appreciation or praise. We may be lauded for doing work in excess of our assigned tasks, but in doing what we are required to do we are supposed to need no praise so long as our services meet with the approval of our merciless patrons — the toleration alone is our encouragement. So in offering this work to our subscribers for their carefree and critical inspection, we enter fully into the social scheme, and we claim no virtue for having done this work. Our sole object has been to please the Trinity students; if we have succeeded, we are glad, and herein have our reward; if we have not, we are sorry, and crave the forbearance of those responsible for assigning us the task. ♦ • • ♦ This book is the result of many weeks of painstaking effort. Many things have been done and undone; many plans have been made and abandoned; and many words have been written and erased before finally this book was ready for presentation to the college community. Countless steps and movements, unknown to the reader, will never be publicly proclaimed. Hence the good that has come from many an hours work is invisible, but none the less useful, for all have conlribuled in some way to the evolution of thought of which this volume is the material outcome. ♦ ♦ » » » This year we have departed in several ways from the precedents set by former numbers of the Chanticleer, and we have adopted several schemes and policies that are strictly our own. (13) iw

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u pj Associate Ei Wesley Ta ylor Edifoi ' -in -Cfiief, 4 - EJiior. eutid. iiiiePAfy Ediior Jlssisi, for dverilsing (12)

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iill iU We have had the smallest staff thai ever produced an annual at Trinity. Six persons, chosen with reference lo their peculiar qualifications, assigned to separate and sharply defined duties and held solely responsible for the satisfactory performance of their respective tasks, have composed the entire personnel of associates and assistants. It must be said lo iheir credit that they have worked faithfully and assiduously- All the literary and artistic subjecis proposed for publication herem have been made to meet, as nearly as possible, the following qualifications: First, that they must be the most interesting and of the highest quality that could be produced locally; and, second, that ihey must be in some way significant of the spirit of the life at Trinity College, preferably during the year 1919-20. :t. V- t- If !■ We are pleased lo stale that the students have supported generously the publication of the CHAN- TICLEER. If this work should in any measure add to the glorification of the college, let it be said that the credit lies entirely within the circle of students — not only those on the staff, but the several hundred others — who, by their services and iheir financial responses, ha e contributed to the progress of this undertaking. We appreciate this magnanimous spirit, and thank the students for it. We submit this work as the best that we can offer, and express our pleasure that we have had the privilege of taking this small part in the activities of our class and our college generation. Wesley Taylor, EdiioT -in-Chief. M. A. Braswell. Business Manager. ADDENDA We lake this opportunity lo thank also the following persons, who, though not officially connected with the staff, have performed useful services gratis: S. L. Lane, who has made most of the kodak pictures used in the Literary and Athletic sections. P. W. Townsend, who furnished many of the cartoons in ihe Literary seciion. Lelia Humble, who furnished both cartoons and humorous literary skelches. E. W. McCullers, ex- ' 18 and Law ' 20, who composed several useful poems. R. M. Price. Graduate School, who compiled many of the jokes used herein. J. H. Shmn, who wrote several needed articles. T. R. Waggoner, who performed useful services for the Business Staff and furnished some neces- sary write-ups. R. D. Ware, who also performed useful services for the Business Staff. Henry Belk, who served the Business Staff in miscellaneous ways. R. H. Alwell, who rendered various services for the Staff. Gladys Price, who submitted some valuable literary material. Other students who have responded lo requests for literary contributions. ! 1 ifli (14) ■. :»