Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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28 Senior Class Dewey Bryan Courtney FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 24; Height, 5 ' 7 ; Weight, 135. S. A. T. C., ’18-’19; Honor Council, ’18-’19; Herald Philomathean Society, ’22-’23; Square and Compass Club, ’22-’23; All Offices in Philo- mathean Society; Rankin County Club; Three- Year Club. “Courtney”, as he is so called, came to us in 1918 as a member of the never-to-be-for- gotten S. A. T. C., in which he was a very active member. Courtney possesses unusual ability as a student, and always has a word of cheer to every freshman, as well as upper- classman. He is a close associate of the well- known Barney Thames, therefore a Nemesis to “Tite Wad” Wallace. Bryan is a favorite among the “fair sex” and a fond admirer of “pink shirt waists” and “grapevine swings”. He has a very high standing with his brothers in the Masonic fraternity. Bryan has been a credit to M. C., and his classmates predict for him an unusually successful career after his departure from M. C., as he is destined to make good, as evidenced by the skill and tact with which he proceeds in problems of com- plexity. Montie Alius Davis WESSON, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 25; Height, 5 ' io 4 ; Weight, 145. Critic, Attorney, and President of Hermeniuna; Winner of Freshman Essay Contest, ’19; Winner of Haywood Medal, ’20. and the Lee Medal, •21; Vice-President Sophomores, ’20- ' 21; Pres- ident of Junior Class, 21- , 22; Vice-President Ministerial Association. ’22-’23; Hermenian De- bating Team, Four Years; Varsity Debating Team, Three Years; Fall Orator Hermenians, ’21; First Orator Hermenian Anniversary ’23; Adjutant American Legion, ’2l-’22; FiJdent Honor Council, ’21-’22; Debating Council. 22- ’23; President Lincoln County Club, ’23; Minis- terial Student; Fellow in Bible, ’23; Married. Lincoln County is truly proud of Montie A. Davis as its representative in the Class of ’23. During Montie’s high school days he won for himself much honor in the fields of oratory and debate. Montie saw active serv- ice during the World War, and was gassed twice during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. From the beginning of his college course, Montie has been recognized by both student body and faculty as a student who sees right through things to a reasonable and logical conclusion; as an excellent debater; as an eloquent speaker; as a business man of keen judgment; as a leader of marked ability; and as a friend of the rarest type. From us Montie goes to the Seminary to complete his prepara- tion for his life’s work. I I T I f -

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I V T | i » Senior Class David H. Barnhill MACON, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 22; Height, 70 ; Weight, 178. S. P. B. B. Club, ’20-’21- , 22- , 23 ; Class Volley Ball, ’22-’23; Class Basketball, ’22; C’ass Foot- ball. ’22; Member of the GURA Association, ’20-’2l ; East Mississippi Club; Filled All Offices of B. Y. P. U. ; All Offices of Literary Society; Ministerial Student; Hermenian. In the fall of 1900, on September 15, David first breathed the breath of life in a little coun- try home near Macon. Early in his life he decided to go to Oklahoma and become a grain grower, but no sooner had he decided upon that profession than a very intense desire dawned upon him for greater knowledge. Coming to Clinton at the age of 16, he fin- ished high school and came to us as a fresh- man in 1919. This stalwart gentleman is a very energetic and zealous worker. Good- natured, kindness, and honesty are some of his many attributes. Whether it be preaching a sermon or holding consultations with Cupid, David can be relied upon. He possesses a keen ability as an orator and poet, as can be seen in “Break! Break! Break!” His class- mates wish him a very successful life in the propagation of God’s Word. Buford Everett Berry PRENTISS, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 24; Height, 5 ' 6 ; Weight, 145. Ministerial Student; Regular Pastoral Work; Hermenian. Buford Everett Berry was born December 28, at Prentiss, Miss. He attended the local school, Simpson County A. H. S., and Mis- sissippi College. Though a minister, having entered that calling at the age of eighteen, Berry heard the call of his country and entered the navy in January, 1918. He became a yeo- man, and had the unusual privilege of serv- ing the First Baptist Church at Virginia Beach as pastor while stationed there at the radio station. At the close of the war Berry entered Richmond College for a year, after which he returned to his native state, bring- ing with him as his bride one of Virginia’s most charming young ladies, Miss Catharine Stormont, of Virginia Beach, whose heart and hand he had won. As soon as he returned, Berry reentered Mississippi College. He is a most affable man, easy of approach, every- body’s friend, frank, sincere. He will go out to teach and preach, later attending one of the seminaries to make further preparation for his chosen work. 27

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i T t r Senior Class Thomas B. Depriest MOUNT OLIVE, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 24; Height, 5 ' 9 ; Weight, 125. Depriest entered Mississippi College as a freshman with the Class of ’23. He is a man of rare abilities. No man in college is more studious and shows a higher degree of schol- arship than Depriest. He takes an interest in all activities of college life, but puts his school work first always. Depriest withdrew from college last year to teach school, at which position he made good. He came back to Mississippi College during the summer term doubly strong. Having made up the required work last summer, he is ready to go out with his class. Depriest is a man of high ideals and a logical thinker. Through his persist- ence he has won the esteem and respect of both student body and faculty, and we feel sure that this same spirit of persistence will win the respect and admiration of those w ith whom he will come in contact in his chosen pro- fession. Joh n William Dickens GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 21; Height, 6 ' Weight, 165. Captain Freshman Football, ’19; Freshman Baseball, ’20; Assistant Baseball Manager, ’21 Varsity Baseball, ’21-’22-’23; Captain Baseball, ’23; Varsity Football. f 2l-’22; “M” Club, ’21 ’22-’23 ; President “M” Club, ’21-’22; Gamma Alpha Lambda Society; Chairman Executive Council, 22-’23 ; Secretary Athletic Council, ’22- ’23; Senior Honor Society; President Student Body Association, ’22-’23; Philomathean ; Dis- tinction. When John first met Biology in the fall of 1919 very few suspected that in three short years he would be wielding the gavel as pres- ident of the student body, the greatest honor to be conferred on a man by his fellow stu- dents. John is also captain of the baseball team, and has played three years on the foot- ball team. John is one of the best students in school, a hard worker, a clear thinker, with the highest ideals; a good sportsman, and possessed with the determination and ability to live up to his convictions. “Dick” is spoken of by his associates as “the old reliable”, meaning that he is unfaltering in his trusts, always looking forward, and willing and glad to do his part, or more, in anything that may be asked of him. In predicting success for John one has but to look ever his record in college, and see that he has never failed, and that he has the courage and perseverance to succeed in anything that he attempts. 29