Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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190; REVEILLE JAMES OLIVER EASTLAND, Meridian, Miss. Agriculture. First Lieutenant Company H. Oliver is the baby of the Senior Class, and, on ac- count of his smallness of stature, he- is better known as Skinnie. He invariably wears a smile and never has a serious thought. Skinnie is very proud of his rank, and is very prompt in the performance of hi.3 duty, and especially that of a military nature. He never cuts church, and is never absent from chapel ex- ercises. He is very dignified and Prepping is against his belief. Class Base-Ball Team; Class Poet, ' 06- ' 07. From what hid fountain doth thy joyance flow? PERCY MORGAN ELLETT, Arkabutla, Miss. Agriculture. Captain Company B. He has a very dignified appearance and one must know him in order to know his personal qualities. Chemistry is his favorite study. He will some day be president of a bank, or at the head of a large com- mercial business. Percy has gained popularity by his originality. Secretary Class, ' 06- ' O7; Class Base-Ball Team; Class Prophet, ' 05- ' 06: German Club; Reveille Staff. He kept with princes due decorum. Yet never stood in awe before ' em.

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24 REVEILLE 1907 GEORGE WESLEY COOMBS, Ripley, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Second Lieutenant Company F. George is very popular among- his class-mates, and it is said that he was never seen angry nor heard to swear. We believe his good nature and playful ways are due to his second childhood. He has already chosen his profession, and pursues his line of work with earnest zeal, not even allowing the charms of his fancy to deter him from his purpose. As a literary man, he was never downed in a debate, and some day we expect to hear his clear-cut logic piercing the walls of our Capitol. Dialectic Literary Society. A hard-working man. JASPER DAVID CORK, Ackerman, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Captain Company G. The subject of this description is not very peculia •. Among his fellow-students he is known as Bottle- stopper, while among some of the Professors, st ante to say, he has taken the name of Uncle John. Characteristic of Bottle-stopper though, he is rather independent, not egotistic, not pessimistic, but believe; thai the removal of Mathematics and Latin from the educational curriculum would eventuate his greatness. He is firm, Inccre, and deti-t ■ 1 n i 1 1 ■ ' I in his purpose of life. He is a good example of manhood, virtue, and piety among college men. President V. ftt. C. A.; Philotechnic Llterary Society. This truth how certain: when tins life Is o ' er, Man dies to live, and livis to die no more.

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2b REVEILLE 1907 ROBERT PEARSON ELLIS, Starkville, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Second Lieutenant Company H. Bob is very much devoted to his studies, and can well be called a true scholar, for in the class-room he is excelled by none. He is very punctual in all of his work, and has been known to wade through showers of hail and floods of water before he would allow h ' s seat to be vacant. He is very fond of athletics, but, owing to his frail physique, he has only been able to claim his place on the class teams. Town Prep Association. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. EUGENE BREWSTER FRENCH, Natchez, Miss. j. Igriculture. First Lieutenant Band. • ' E. B. has been a member of the Band for quite a while, and is very talented along the musical as well ;is along other lines. His greatest ambition is to become a physician of wide reputation, He is the life of every crowd, and mischief is seen in the twinkle of his eye. His disposition is one to bo envied. He has made himself famous as an orator. Secretary and Treasure) ' Class, ' 03- ' 04; Captain Class Base-Ball Team, ' 04- ' 05; Sergeant George Rifles, ' 05- ' 06; Freerewski Band; President Cotillion Club; Philotechnic Literary Society. Some days of joyanee are decreed for all.