Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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SA M UEI. REI n SPE Nclilz. JAMES HAROLD WHITE- Crip ll'it11 power 011 the spm1kvr's stand, He lll0'Z'CS the crowd from smiles to fears. Although Providence saw lit to deprive James Harold Wliite, who was born at Ches- ter, S. C.. October 12, 1887, of the use of one of his limbs, in its justice it gave him strength of lung and the power of deliv- ering well, thoughts on pathetic subjects. Many times has he held the members of his society spelbound as he pleaded the cause of some poor unfortunate. The Euphemian So- ciety elected him Sophomore declaimer in '07, junior debater in '08, and one of its speak- ers to contest for the Greenwood apointment. That he might be useful as well as ornamental. the society has made him lill the seats of secretary and president. According to his schedule, Crip is taking a heavy course in Loafing Forbiddenf He is Euphemian ecli- tor of the ERskINl,xN.x. SAMUEL REID SPENCER- Baby fill, fum' .vzevcl if is In love, ,l!1, flute guy ix .VUIIJIIQ 4!i'.vi1'r. Ye croaking frogs and liarping symphonies. anks we can liotlil This stand attention, for from our r produce one who can imitate you giant in intellect, but Baby in stature and years, was born at Roddey. S. C., August 5. 1889. A true-blue Philo. Spencer has been vice-president of his society. Think ye not that because f'Baby is probably the most indus- trious member of his class and an man. that he does not have his share of the fun. llc is decidedly a lady's man. NVe believe that he is in love with a fair damsel living somewhere between Mr. Brock's house and the lirst rail- road crossing. VVell might it be said of Baby: He is the most diligent student that ever burned the midnight oil. and the most gallant lad that ever fought for fair lady. To all of his classmates he has been, with his excellent knowledge of Greek and German, a very present help in time of trouble. blxuiis ll,xi:ol.n XXilll'l'lf. 25

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, J Lois SNELL. EDWARD RAYMOND SPENCE immie LOIS SNELL- Lois Tl1c1'e is a gl'll'dL l1 ill lzvr faire, ll'l1c1'c roses and telzifc lilies grow. In the dark. backward and abysm of time, Lois Snell was shining serenely in her angel infancy. But the voice of duty earth- ward called, and she must needs obey. There- fore it was that she made her appearance, December 23, 1886, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Snell, in Cotton Plant, Miss. From the New Albany thlissl High School she came to Erskine. and, notwithstanding the fact that she had been out of school two years. entered the Sophomore class. Since that time she has been a loyal and valued member of the '09 class, one who is never satisfied until her duties are well performed. Judging that one who can see so well what she herself should do. ought also to be a good guesser at the future duties of others. the class chose her for its Prophet. 1 II llltlclj a lady in flzc case. You leizuw all 0Z'llL'l' tlziugs glee Place. Edward Raymond Spence was born March 15. 1884, at Kerville. Tenn. The baby was so feminine in appearance that the parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Spence. were kept busy explaining that it was not a girl, but a boy. .Xltlifiiigli twenty-live years have robbed lid- waid ml his girhsh looks, he still likes to be around the ladies. After spending two years in Holton College, Tenn.. he came to lCrskine. A member of the Philon1all1e:u1 Society, he was cleelauner on the senu-annual in his lfreshinan year, chief marshal in his .luuior year, and einnnieueenieut niarshal in moo :mil 111117. lle has also been secretary, yiee-presi- ilenl. and president uf his society. ,llINlNie is president ol' the South Carolina Intercollegiate Uralfu'ical .Xssoci:1tiun. 1 24 l'tllXX.XRll Ru xioxu Sl'I'fNCl'f.

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Class History There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the Hood, leads on to fortuneg Omitted, all the voyage of their life ls bound in shallows and in miseriesf' QAM i gj ifffl O-DAY the great body of American youth is Hoating X, Is? s Q sg , XV ewes s 96 3.4 . . . l 5 on such a tide, and each moment determines the destiny of some boy or girl. Many take the tide at its Hood and become the choicest flowers of the land, while those that omit it and thereby are left to grapple in darkness and superstition are many more Four years ago the members of the Naughty Nine class met this tide face to face and in battle array the giant armies t 3 s . I X 1 H I U A I . . of ignorance were drawn up against the courageous armies of knowledge. Recognizing the great pending danger, the forces of knowledge made one grand assaultg and, when the clouds of smoke and the din of battle passed away, grand and victorious stood the assembled ranks of knowledge. Thus the vic- tory was won which shaped the career of the largest class in the history of the institution. It is interesting to note the manner in which this class came together. Cn September l3th, l905, three or four Freshmen were seen slipping in the back door of the College Home. Each day brought new arrivals until they num- bered fifty-two, the largest class in the history of the College. They were, however, a motley crowd, all sizes and shapes, not only from all parts of the country, but various species of the animal kingdom. ln fact, after a careful examination it was impossible to determine what genus a few of the band belonged, however, they were duly labeled HReubens. After much trouble and confusion in general, we finally assembled and organized Naughty Nine, with R. C. Grier as our leader. Everything con- sidered, Naughty Nine progressed favorably during the early part of her exist- ence, for she was an ignorant kind, had learned to be quiet and to take what was coming with philosophic calmness. We went to work with a vim and determi- nation to do or be done, and most of us were done. We struggled manfully Zh L