Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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William Amos Welch, Collins, Mississippi. Like a river, largest at its mouth. Prep has been in College off and on ever since it opened; will probably remain over and take special work in the Y. M. C. A. and the Science Department. Prep is strictly from Missouri, and at times is the personification of obstinacy. He is a wield- er of the Big Stick, and an ardent devotee of Robert ' s Rules of Order. Has justly won the title of Official Rough-house Raiser. The most enthusiastic man in his Class, and the best rooter in College. His record as a speller and politician will never desert him. He has been one of the corner-stones of the y. M. C. A., graduating in all its departments. He is accommodating, and will do anything possible for a fellow. B.S. ; President Founders ' Hall Club, ' 06; three years Steward; President G. L. S., ' 07; President Y. M. C. A., ' 09; twice a delegate to Ruston Conference; Y. M. C. A. ' EAxtoT Collegian, ' 07; Business Man- ager Collegian, ' 09; Commencement De- bater, ' 08 ; Patriots ' Day Orator, ' 07 ; Right Guard ' Varsity Foot-Ball, ' 09; Right Guard Mississippi Team at Ruston Conference; Class Foot-Ball and Base- Ball; Manager Track Team, ' 09; G. L. S. ; Phi Delta; age, 25; chosen profession Y. M. C. A. vSecretary; Senior Thesis, The Preservation of Our Forests. Basil Franklin Witt, Sumrall, Mississippi. Thy modesty is a candle unto thy merit. Basil scorns the strenuous life; loves peace and quietude. He is of an amorous nature; not easily angered, but once an- gered, woe unto the offender who incurs his wrath So7ne think him indifferent, but to those who know him best he is a warm and confidential friend. Prefers the less violent forms of Athletics; a shark in the Gym. Always authority on the latest in masculine wearing apparel. Will he just five minutes late when Gabriel sounds his horn. Withal, he is an earnest and dili- gent student, and worthy of the name he has won. Basil is popular with everybody, and is generous to a fault. B.A.; Sophomore Speaker; Class His- torian, ' 07; Basket-Ball Team, ' 05; Gym- nasium Team, ' 09; Secretary G. h- S., ' 08 Fourth-term President G. L. S., ' 09; An niversary Orator, ' 08; Anniversarian, ' 09 Winner of Collegian Story Prize, ' 08; Ed itor-in-Chief of Collegian, ' 09; G. L. S. Kappa Sigma; age, 21 ; chosen profession, Medicine; 8NE; Senior Thesis, The In- creasing Power of the President.

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Miss Sudie Pearl Spaxn, Jackson, Mississippi. And the sunshine came along ivith her. She boasts of the fact that she has never lost any of her time on that species of the genus homo vulgarly known as the boys. She has never been happy since Hattie married. Her favorite song is, Daisies Won ' t Tell. She is very studious, and was never knoien to cut. She is the ynost conscientious member of ' 09, and is well liked. B.S.; Class Historian, ' 05; ' ice-Presi- dent Senior Class; Assistant in English, ' o7- ' o9; age, 23; Senior Thesis, The Significance of Irwin Russell in Southern Literature. Tom Stennis, De Kalb, Mississippi. His head aglow, his heart I know Has long been wrapped in calico. Tom is a product of the free .State of Kemper. Constantly boasts of his capac- ity for love and is a battle-scarred veteran in the sam.e. He is a good disciplinarian, as is evinced by his rulings in the Society. Has an unlimited amount of obstinacy, which he thinks is firmness. His m-ajor stunis are petformed in right field and in the Natural Science Department. His per- manent address is Millsaps College, care of the Chair of Chetnistry. Tom is ivell liked and is true-blue to his friends. B.S.; ' Varsity Base-Ball, ' 06; ' Varsity Basket-Bail, ' 08; Local Editor Collegian, ' 09; Athletic Editor Bobashela, ' 09; Patriots ' Day Orator, ' 08; Sophomore Speaker, ' 07; Mid-Session Debater, ' 08; Base-Ball Manager, ' 09; President Senior Class; President G. L. S., ' 09; Anniver- sary Orator, ' 09; Treasurer Y. L C. A., ' o8- ' o9 ; Delegate to Ruston Conference, ' 08; G. L. S.; Pi Kappa Alpha; age, 21; chosen profession. Medicine; Senior The- sis, The Merchant Marine in Interna- tional Commerce.

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Mv Love. I love my old Geology And everything that ' s in it; I always keep it at my side And read it every minute. It ' s better than a picture-book, It ' s better than a toy, And as I turn each precious page My heart is filled with joy. Oh, see the squid, the darling squid! A funny kid is he; The petted, pampered member of The mollusc family. Oh, see the shining asteroid With petals like a flower! I often gaze upon the page, Forgetful of the hour. And when I ' m feeling sorrowful I know just what I need : I open my Geology, And then begin to read. And so I love Geology And happily peruse it; I ' 11 keep it always at my side And never will abuse it. And when I come to pass away And leave this world of woe. Just give me my Geology — I won ' t care where I go. 23