Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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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

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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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30 Senior Class Alvon Humphrey Doty WINONA, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 21 ; Height, 5 ' 9 ; Weight, 162. Cheer Leader, Fall ’20; Assistant Cheer Leader, ’22-’23 ; Quartet, ’20-’22; Glee Club, ' 19-’22; Manager Glee Club. ’21 -’22; Poet Junior Class; Executive Council. ’22-’23; Class Baseball. ’19- ’22; Class Football. ’22-’23; Class Basketball, ’2l-’22; Assistant Manager Baseball. ’21; Busi- ness Manager “L’Allegro”, ’22-’23. Doty is all over a real musician. Even his smiles are melodies to those who know him. To his college associates his charming voice and musical nature have become a part of the campus, and on many occasions has led the student body in songs and cheers. And during the summer months he has attracted much attention as an evangelistic singer. Students paid tribute to his ability and gen- iality by electing him manager of the Glee Club and business manager of the Annual. Doty is one of the most affable and pleasant men on the campus. Whenever you meet him you get a broad smile and a cheery greet- ing. He is a level-headed fellow in his books, in the class room, in business, and with the ladies. He has chosen a musical career, and he has our sincere wishes for a successful fu- ture. Ray McClung Dykes OSYKA, MISSISSIPPI Bachelor of Arts Age, 25; Height, 5 ' 10 ; Weight, 190. Class Football, ’20-’21, ’22-’23; Executive Coun- cil. ’ 2 1 -’ 22 ; Vice-President Louisiana Club, ’2 2-’ 2 3 ; Ministerial Student; Active Pastor for Four Years. In this man we discovered a heart as fath- omless as life itself. In the garden of this world seldom do we find such a rose in all its beauty and wondrous bloom — the gracious radiant rose that lives in joyous loyalty to the velvet sunlight and fragrant air to cheer the downcast and despairing — to love, to lift, and to comfort. Ray is always gentle and kind, keen in his sympathies, with a smile for everybody — there is so much in his rare life to make music in the hearts of men. For four years he has been an active pastor. Further- more, as a representative of the Pan-Amer- ican Life Insurance Company, he has written more than one hundred thousand dollars worth of insurance. Mrs. Dykes, his wife, grad- uted from Hillman with the Class of ’22. She is a lovely woman, endowed with a super- abundance of talent. Ray loves her!!! We do, too ! ! ! P. S. — Yes, they’re going to LOUISVILLE. 1 T I f I f ¥