Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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fi fi E N 1 A '35 l JAMES WIDEMAN PHILLIPS G f , 5 Euphemian Ml: girl and my pipe and the world is all right. It was November 2nd, l894, that Cove in his first attempt at oratory broke the quiet of the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Phillips. The place was Due West that he began this adven- turous career. Not long, however, to be satisfied here he moved to Bartow, Fla., from there to Bradley, S. C., then to Atlanta, soon to New- berry, from there to Chester, and finally with the rest of us back to Due West in the fall of I9l l to make further acquaintance with knowledge. l From the very lirst Cove has endeared himself to his mates as one of their best, because of his wit, pep and athletic skill. In scholarship he has stood among the very first at all times, and leaves Erskine as an honor graduate, standing as fifth in the class during the four years. Serving on the Erskinian and Erskiniana staff, he has shown his literary ability. During his first years Cove did not show any special liking for the femmes, but of late marvelous capabilities are coming to light upon this line. In society work he has taken an active part, serving as President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and as Senior Orator in the Semi-Annual Celebration. But most especially has Cove shown his loyalty to his Alma Mater in the athletic line, being chosen as the best all-round athlete in college and captain of baseball team in Senior year. For four years he has skilfully held the position of short-stop on the varsity baseball, and no one has ever feared anything on seeing the hot grounders go that way. Of Gove's ability to hit in Upinchesn every one is familiar, knowing that he is one of the surest hitters on the team. Besides this he has made the varsity in both football and basket-ball.

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El25KllXlE,L,? if t.. O ROSCOE THOMAS NELSON HROSH Philomathean He'll Ivrite a journal or heill turn divine. A more glorious day was never seen in Havana, Arkansas, than December 2nd, l893, the natal day of Roscoe Thomas Nelson, Roscoe tod- dled through the high school of his native towng and, desiring to learn more about this indestruc- tible mass, he came to Erskine. One of his r first acts on entering Erskine was to ally him- l Self with the Y. M. c. A., in which he is new a valuable member of the Cabinet. l Many honors have been conferred upon him all of which he merited. His literary society made him Freshman Declaimer at Semi-Annual Celebration and Junior Debater for the Darling- ton Trophy, He was chief marshal at the Semi-Annual Celebration in his Junior year. He was successively honored with the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President of his society. His excellent qualities as a debater won for him the Junior Debater's Medal, and his writing ability made him the Literary Editor of the Erskinian. But RosH is no less popular with the ladies. He firmly believes that Forbidden is the most glorious spot in Due West. And if you ever wish to Find him the safest place to go is Forbidden He was elected by the students of the Womanis College as the second best-looking man in Erskine College. That perhaps explains some of his popularity with the ladies. But Roscoe has made good in other places, too. His class chose him Editor-in-Chief of the Erskinianag and, in his Junior year, made him Toast Master at the Junior- Senior banquet. His interest in athletics made him man- ager of the baseball team in his last year. Indeed, Roscoe is an all-round college man. He played class football, class basket-ball, member of the 'Saturday Morning League in baseball, a lover of the other sex, a Y. M. C. A. Workeer, a college orator and clebator of no mean qualities,-a popular man with every one.

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'A me Fi . t . fi ..Q l 'viii V WILLIAM SAMUEL REID uDeacon Euphemian HA spirit ye! unequalled and high, That claims and seeffs ascendencyf' This prodigy was born at Catawba, South Carolina, on the twenty-third of Cctober, Eight- een-Ninety-One. Later his parents moved to Richburg, South Carolina, and from this Burg, he migrated to Erskine. His college course has not been without obstacles. He has dropped out once or twice, has loved and been Hkickedn several times, and has been a Hknockern and has suffered the consequencesg but his steady con- scientious efforts have surmounted all obstacles. This year Deacon seems to be taking more in- terest in the outside activities of college life. On the baseball lielcl, one can not keep him quiet--he is jumping and yelling all the time. Deacon, on account of his popularity, was selected to deliver a toast to the uljlunkersu at the Junior-Senior banquet this year, and at last year's banquet he toasted to his favorite subject, Usweetheartsf' He has made English his forte and, as a result, he won the Euphemian Soph-Essayisfs medal, is class Poet, Essay Editor of the Literary Department of the Erskinian, and is on the editorial staff of the Erskiniana. l-le has the reputation of being one of the best writers in college. l-le is making somewhat of a rep as a journalist. l-le is Erskine's reporter to the Columbia State, reporter of the local Prohibition Association, 'and as a state officer of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Pro- hibition Association he also serves in the capacity of re- porter. l-le also has the reputation of being both a phil- osopher and a pessimist, but, however that may be, he is a rattling good fellow and an honor to his class. As first president of his Literary Society, he delivered the Euphemian diplomas to last year's class with an oration filled with . flowers, fine thoughts and oratory. l-le is a debater of no mean ability and has been both Junior and Senior debater in the Semi-Annual Celebrations of his society. He was one of E.uphemia's representatives in the Preliminary Con- test his Senior year. He never loafs anywhere except on Forbidden and there goes wild.