Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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llut to the matter. without further introduction: As would be justly expected. we tind that N. H. liell is vigorously informing mankind of his existence. as in days of old, Bell, after we parted, studied the problems of banking in a well-known school in New York city, and as his natiye State had tirst claims upon him. he went there, and began at the foot of the highway of trade, and is today cashier of the First National llank of Little Rock, Ark., a position of honor and trust, which he ably lills. lle is also president of the liankers' Association of his State. Wiith him-no longer a King-but queen of an American home is one who was once one of our number, and one loved by all. They say that every year Neill Harper journeys to his home town, dons a tattered Erskine uniform, and leads the Pottsville boys to victory. putting into practice what he imbibed on Erskine's diamond. Progressive Spartanburg Called Mr. L. C. Blakely and he answered nobly. lle is now one of the leading merchants of this Piedmont city. lly strict business methods and personal supervision he has established an envious mercantile business, and is prominently associated with other capitalists in some of the largest cotton mills in South Carolina. But we know now why Blakely always refrained from loafmg Forbidden in Due XVest, for, as his wife. we tind one of the fairest of the fair of Spartanburg. And if any of you ever chance to visit this city, do not fail to search the establishment of the lllakely Dry Goods Company, and liilake himself will welcome you. Located in Charleston, S. C.. the city by the sea, is our classmate, XY. H. llonner. For a year aftei finishing here llonner taught school: then, his lore of chemistry conquering all other desires, he took the degree of Doctor of l har- macy at Northwestern L'niyersity, Chicago, He is now owner of the Red Cross Druo' Store of Charleston, and is, indeed, uros merinff. Mr. llonner still 3 5 ignores the existence f womankind and is unmarried, which is sad, indeed: for we expected better things of him. XYe tind him the same steady, eyer-true XYalt that we knew in the good old days. If you will visit the town of Ura, S. C., you will not lind the name of llyrd unknown there. Yes, this is the same old R. D. we knew, and he is doing as many wonders in the practice of medicine as he did in college baseball: for 5 he is now ll. D. llyrd, Nl.D., having com ileted the medical course at Harvard , 5 l'niyersity. .Xs do most wanderers, he came back to the scenes of his youth, and is doing nmch for his community. 'lihe lite of a physician is truly hard. but liyrd neyer shirks a duty. 'llhe presence uf the Doctor among ns tonight is, indeed, an honor. During our college life we always thought XY. li. llarkey would remain true to Charlotte and the Mecklenburg Declaration of independence. So it is. Mr. llarkey chose journalism as the tield for his labors, and now occupies the desk . . . . . . , . . . . . ot editor-in-chiel ol the LharlotteO!1.s'i'l'r't'1'. which he served so taithtully wlnle in Ifrskine. llis editorials are eagerly sought by all, and are always spicy and to the point. llis paper is an important factor in the political atl'airs ol' North Farolina, and is always true to Democratic principles. Nlr. llarkey's home is 34

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,.-- .....,.,.n . A- ..., 4.4. ..,..,. ,. As , . I f f Svvninr Qllazm Igrnplivrg f ,5lCfft'IlIf7L'1' go, logo. .ifflllllllli lilfliftll' of the Ii1'.tle1'1zz'zIl1 11110 IVUSIL, S. C1 Dear Sir:-ln answer to your letter, I enclose herein my report, delivered before the Class of lt' io, at its Reunion and llanc net, held in the College llome , J of Erskine College, on the evening of nne 2nd, If zo. tw ZS - MR. PRliSIl'JlCN'1' .wo nv Ci,lxSsri.vri5s : Some time ago I was asked by the l'resident of our class to looli into the history of each member since onr graduation, and to report the same to yon here tonight. Wie have had some difhcnlty in obtaining material for this on acconnt of the extreme modesty of the members in regard to giving information about themselves. lint l see every member of the class gathered aronnd this board tonight-a happy throng-and if l have made any mistakes, or omitted any important considerations, I implore instant correction. Ten years have passed since we were members of the Senior Class of flrslqine College, firm believers in the strength of nnity, onr hearts bonnd together in the sacred realms of college friendship by hoops of steel. XYe were justly prond of onr fflllizct ilftlfCl', of onr stndent-body, of onr class. Four years had we labored together, bnt the time for the parting of onr ways was at hand. Indeed. we were grieved, and felt many a pang of sorrow at leaving Erskine and Une Xtest. lint after receiving onr diplomas we bade each other a tender farewell, and went onr ways, to fight onr struggles bravely, bnt never to forget onr college days, with their associations, loves and memories. Classmates, tonight is the first time we have all gathered together since that day. Some of ns have been near other members of onr class, bnt many of ns have been far away. l find that each member of the class of nineteen lnmdred and ten is still trne, each doing his work well. l find no presidents of the l'nited States, no senators, no ambassadors, no snpreme jndges, no cabinet members. no snccessors to bl. lj. Morgan, thongh these places conld well be filled by mem- bers of onr class. Recognizing that the best and noblest worlc lies not in the Seats of the Mighty, bnt in noble service, wherever it may be, and that man can also minister in any division of life's worlc, onr classmates are doing well what they attempt. Loved and honored by all with whom they gn-Q grssogigrtetl, each one is a benefit to the world in which he strives. To be trne is, indeed, an ambition, and a trne man is God's ideal of perfection. tlnr classmates are trne to the ideals, the teachings, the examples set before them while in lfrslqine Col- lege. XYhile all of ns may not have fonnd practical nse for the theories of Astronomy, Psychology or Geology, yet we remember the trnths tangln ns through the efforts of onr instrnctors. 33 ,-+,' ,...... - . --.-- -M-

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.,..,,. ...-..-.-- .. ... .....s.a,, .- ,4 , graced by the presence of one of the daughters of the XX'oinan's College ot. lin-- XfVest, and seems to be a very happy one. .l did not have any trouble locating Rev. Thomas .Ietilerson lrwin. lle eoni- pleted his study of theology at the liaptist seminary in Louisville, liy.. and is today pastor of the church of that denomination in Chester. S. C. l.eave Cites- ter That thought never came to our classmate. llis sermons on llaptisni and l'redestination are well known and often quoted in South Carolina. .X certain Due VVest young lady could not resist the pleadings of this young divine: he took her to Chester with him, and no longer has he to make pilgrimages across the brook Chickasaw. XYith us tonight l see another laborer, Rev. K. C. Grier, whois at home on a vacation. Mr. Grier studied theology in the Seminary at lirskine, and after- wards took a post-graduate course at Princeton. Feeling the call of the foreign iield, he took up his work in China, taking with him as his wife one of the fair- est young ladies of the Palmetto State. Mr. Grier's work is, indeed, bard. but he is devoted to it, and even now results in bringing light to the inhabitants of the East are evident. XYe all thought that bl. S. lietchin would go into the theatrical business, but such was not the case. Ketchin studied dentistry in the Cniversity of Mary- land, and now we must know him as bl. Shaw Ketcliin. D.D.S. lle practiced for a short time in W'innsboro, S. C., but his University elected him to hll one of the important chairs in the Dental Department, and now you will tind him in llaltimore. Shaw managed to find his ideal of womanhood in a lady ol- llaltimore, and all predictions as to his matrimonial course were shattered. lt is said that the Doctor is present at every minstrel that visits his city. tl. N. Lesslie is now a prosperous insurance man, located at Rock llill. S. C. Here he has established the Southern oiltice of his company. and has control of the work in North and South Carolina and Georgia, and has built up a tine business. Sandy is also president of the Commercial Club of his city, proin- inent in all business affairs, and a diligent worker in the A. R. l'. Church. Lesslie was true to his iirst love, and we iind his home one of the most beautiful in Rock llill. lf. M. Lynn, lthysician and Surgeon, is what we lind among the protes- sional cards in the papers of Covington, Tenn. This is our old lfstes who after leaving lfrskine, took an MQD. degree from Yanderbilt, and also from llellevue, New York city. He is the leading physician of his city, and prom- inent in the medical circles of the State, and author of several articles appear- ing in the current medical journals. XYe see the reason why Dr. l.ynn deserted palmy Florida for Tennessee. for, ruling in his home. we tind one of the belles oi Covington. ,l. A. Matthews seems to have been the linancier of our number. .Xtter leav- ing college, he returned to Tennessee and began investigations along the line of phosphate mining, which is a prominent industry there. Klatthews has been successful in this, and is now president and chief owner of the Columbia l'hos- 35