Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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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

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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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-- ---sf W - -- H- -- A -h5:s- ....-.- , , . ....-.,,. ei--- - ,,,. .. phate Company, of Columhia, Tenn., one of the most successful incorporated eonipanies in the South. This gentleman woulcl not forsake the girls of Tennes- see for those of South Carolina, anil in his home we tincl a 'llennesseean who cheers Allen with her smiles. I infleeil hate tu report to the class the sail tlisappointnient which awaits us in regaril Um our heloveil Presirlent, Mr. M. G. McDonald, who ever was a proin- inent Iailies' man, yet, I tinfl him still unmarrieclg and when I sought the reason was tolil that it was on account of his hook, XYhy XX'onien Shoulil Not Note, which hanisheml the question of woman sutlrage from our country some time ago. IIowever, the haehelor is a thriving attorney-at-law, loeatefl in Atlanta. Iia.. where he holds positions of trust anrl high honor, hut has always refused to eoine out in the race for Cnitefl States Senator, much to the sorrow of his many Irienils. You can tinil the llonorahle Dooley at the 'Hotel Iiimhall, Xtlanta. Ilnt Nlr. XY. C. Miller ilifl not prove untrue to our expectations, anil we fmcl reigning in his home in St. Louis. Klo., just whom we woulcl expect. lt is gnnnl to have Hr. Hiller with us tonight. hut his time is valuahle. for he is one of the husiest architects in the Minlrlle XVest, ancl has plannecl several of the most heautiful huilflings in the country. Hnly today he suhmitteml prints of the new State Capitol, to he soon ereetefl at Colunihia, S. C. XYilliain C. is certainly master of his art. Front the North eonies to our reunion llr. Xl. XY. Patrick. who went from Ifrskine to Cornell. where he stnmlierl electrical engineering. The South truly lost a good man when If'atrick went to Chicago, hut his tenfleneies towaril this course eonlcl he plainly seen even while he was in Erskine. Ile has niacle sev- eral inventions of importance to the worlcl of electricity. I'at has an honorary rlegree from Cornell, anfl hicls fair to stanil at the heacl of his profession. Naught-'Ilen has given another of its meinhers to the inetlical fraternity in the person ol Klr. KI. R. I'laxco. .X fter tinishing' his stuilies at Ilarvartl, Dr. I'Iaxco spent two years ahroacl, antl on his return was electeil professor in Yanilerhilt l'niversity. Ile now has charge of the ilepartinent ot' Eye, liar. Nose anfl 'llhroati anil he is one of the most promising young physicians in the South toilay. Une who Icnows him tells ine that in his honie on liifth avenue, Nashville. there is a large graphophone, hut with only one recorcl. It is useless lu tell my classmates that this is Annie Laurie. .Xlter leaving college Mr. C. Ii. XYilIianis taught school in his native North Carolina lor several years, anil a short time ago was electeil State Superintenilent ol Ifflueation. IIis high stanilaril in Ifrslcine he still inaintains in all his puhlie ilnties. Iint we thu not Iinil I'roI'. XYillianis alone, tor with him is a ilaughter ol the ohl II. XY. Ii. C.. anil a native ol' Xleelilenhurg county. Iiy the way, Klr. Xtillianis is the author ol' several texts useil in the puhlic schools of North :intl South Carolina. , . , . . - . . . . Nlr. t. I',. Xlilhanison entereil the I,aw Ilepartinent ot the Iniversity ot Sonth Carolina soon alter leaving Ihie XXX-st. Ile is now a ineinher ol' the har .' tm