Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

Page 29 text:

W. TRACY ASK INS I,AKK Cl TV, S. C. lie vexes his brain with no deep research. “Tracy was Ihiru on December n. 1890. in the great town »f Lake City. Me attended school jM |,js home town, completing the high school there in 07. He entered Furman in oS. u,» | |ias nia jc himself famous in many ways since he has been here. After graduation lie Soes hack to his native town to enter the mercantile business. Sometime within the limit ! f a few years, his love for his dear Alma ( Mater) may not he less, but for his best girl. 11 will be Mot o) re. In Tracy we'll show yon a chap. Whom forinne holds light in her lap. The family goal lie holds by the Ihroal . hid In- thinks college life is a snap. Member Philosophian Literary Society; Conductor Spring Term, '09-10; Historian Spring Term. To-11 : Member Freshman Base ball Team. ’00: Sophomore Team. To; .funion Team. Ti; Senior Team. '12: Member Tennis Club. ’08-09. 09-10. To-11. 11-12: Represented Furman in Intercollegiate Tennis Tourney. 00-10-11: Senior Critic Philosoph-ian Society Spring Term. Ti-12: V. I . South Carolina Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Ti 12; Manager Tennis Association. Ti-12. and Treasurer Z. T. Literary Club. '11-12; Member Night Hawk Squad. '09-10; Member Inter-Society Relations Committee. 11-12: Exchange Editor Echo. ’11-12. 30

Page 28 text:

i ?ttuir QIUusis Motto—Labor omnia vincit. Colors—Garnet and White OFFICERS !•: W. Brockmax................ II. G. Cui.iniKTSOX........ Max Rick............... M. R. Tl M MUXS. .. E. M. Perris at, Ik. ......................President .............l ice President Secretory and Treasurer ............Historian .............Poet Sponsor..........................................Miss Annie Lackik Wki.uorn Proverb Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. MEMBERS SKIXS. WILLIAM TRACY HAILES. P RTER MAKCELLCS IW)YI), CLACI) DIXON IIROCKMAX, l- AKLK WIXC.() CARSt X. TIH )MAS CARLYLE Cl'LP.ERTSt )X. IlEXRY GK !)Y GALPI I IN. JAMES P.OYCK GIVENS. ( SM IXE IK)YXE iia(;ax. wiiju r franklin HARPER. THOMAS JESSE HICKS. ELI IAH M AX IK. |R. TIMM )XS. WIU JAMES, DAVID IIOLLIK JOHXSOX. ROBERT XEILL M AHAFFEY. MIRIM IEK ROPER MARETT. A XI )R E I »ELT( )X PERRY. EDWARD LL( )YD POT12AT. KDWIX MeXEILL. JR. RICE. MAX RODGERS. ARCHIE DAVID SC A RIK R( IGI I. JI’LIAX HASKELL SIMPSON. EDWARD CALIIOl N TANNERY. KLETNER JAM RICHARDSON 29

Page 30 text:

PORTI-R M. BAHJvS Fort Mii.i.. S. C. ‘'Tour flit' full tide of eloquence along. Serenely pi. re. ami ye I divinely strong. As ilie reader wades through this manuscript of ours, it would he unfortunate indeed if lie should get to the end without noticing this rare specimen, which first attracted attention in the wild woods of Fort Mill. S. C.. on March 22. 1888. “Porter,” as familiarly known to his friends, has been one of our best students, and incidently an ardent admirer of the opposite sex—at a distance. We look for great things front our midget in the evangelistic world. Our line tiny fellow Marcellas, lit orations has oft much to tell us. Hut his voice is so zveak That fear he must seek Tor wind-power, a large pair of bellows. Member Philosophian l.itcrary Society: Sergeant-at Arms P. I.. S.. 08-09: Won Freshman Improvement Medal and Wharton Declamation Medal in '09: Standard Bearer and Treasurer P. I,. S.. ‘09-10: Second Place in Inter Society Oratorical Contest: Rcpre M-uted Furman in S. C. I (). Contest, ‘to it; Treasurer Y. M. C.A.. 10-11: Vice-President Bonhomie Association. ‘10-11: President Bonhomie Association: Vice-President P. L. S.: Member S. C. I. O. A., ’11-12. 31