Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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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

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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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against the onslaughts of the Professors with a Freshmanis greenness and obsti- nacy. But the teachings in our books were not nearly so valuable in our eyes as that obtained from the upper classmen. From the Sophomores we learned to throw water and use the paddleg from the Juniors we learend to chew and smoke, the art of dressing and indifference, and from the Seniors wisdom and dignity. lncidentally, we were required to furnish the fun, dancing, singing, etc., for the upper classmen, which will hardly be forgotten by those of us who were so unfortunate as to be selected as the g'l..eading Ladiesf' ,After a lapse of three short and happy months, Naughty Nine again assembled, forty-six strong. Then, after listening to the great things achieved by our classmates during the summer vacation, we selected lVliss Hamilton Henry, the sweetest girl in school, to steer us through the troubled waters for the ensuing session. At this stage we were quite sure the Faculty did not properly appreciate our intelligence, nor understand what we should be taught half as well as we did. But after adding a few more grey hairs fthose that had hairl to their heads, they finally managed to get us back into harness, when we saw the wisdom of their ways, while we were kept nine long and dreary months, after which, with bated breath, we waited to learn if we had passed During the session death claimed our beloved classmate, D. G. Thomp- son, a splendid fellow, well esteemed in college. Three more happy vacation months were spent with home folks, and '09 again assembled, thirty-eight strong. Our beloved Co-ed had proved such a good leader that she was unanimously selected to guide Naughty Nine through the third year of the class, existence. This year is characterized by Naughty Nine's athletic feats and by her marvelous generosity. She furnished the battery and the star third baseman for the championship base ball team, the men which won out in the tennis tournament, and carried away the honors from the football park. Here it may be well to say that since that football game between the classes of '09 and '08, the Faculty has allowed us to play no more footballg for in that game arms were broken, collar bones dislocated, and skulls fractured. As has been said, the generosity of the class was tested, for note the ones whom she took into her ranks: --january, l906, Baldwin, September, 1906, Pharr, lVlcl..ain, lVliss Henry, Miss Snellg September, l907, Miss Nickels, Kerr, September, 1908: Elliott, Nabers. You may not be able to judge our generosity from their namesg but, if you could have seen the majority of them when they came into the class, you would be compelled to say that Naughty Nine has indeed a generous heart. 21 Mccam uhm, Emkine College Due West. sc 29639