Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

Text from Pages 1 - 288 of the 1908 volume:

; ' ■. -i. - - ■ WfmMMM IV ) ri of the Ls i§sippi Icjri vUvral and V othimtsal (Coilaqa A vss. - TO WILLIAM HOWARD MAGRUDER, M.A., Professor of English and The Nestor of the Faculty OF The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College as a frail memorial of our enduring affection; as a slight testimonial of the un- wavering fealty he has ever commanded from the student bodies for a quarter of a century; as an evidence of our reverence for his self-immolation and devotion to the highest ideals, and in stamping them upon the young men of Mississippi, and in leaving upon their personalities, in some degree, the replica of his own nature — too exalted for one remote or sordid touch of earth, as a token of our regard for his unselfish heart, his rich and varied gifts; his unfailing courtesy; his manifold and lavish expenditures of his life ' s rarest and choicest tributes in our behalf, this volume of The REVEILLE IS DEDICATED. [o Professor William Howard Magruder, M.A. PROFESSOR W. H. MAGRUDER, the honored subject of this review, was born April 2, 1837, in Madison County, Mississippi, near Canton. His patriotic ancestors, of Scotch-English blood, on the paternal side were from Prince George ' s County, Maryland; on the maternal, from Fairfax County, Virginia. His father immigrated into the Territory of Mississippi during Jefferson ' s second administration and settled near old Washington, then the capital of the Territory and afterward the first capital of the State. Professor Magruder was educated at home until his fifteenth year, when he was sent to a preparatory school at Woodville, Mississippi, of which his older brother was the Principal, where he was fitted for the Sophomore Class, Centenary College, Louisiana. After completing the Sophomore course, he returned to Cen- tral Mississippi, and at the age of seventeen and a half years he began his career as a teacher in charge of a township free-school in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Having been appointed principal of the Preparatory Department of Madison College, Sharon, Miss., he received in 1857 his degree of Bachelor of Arts from that institution. He taught continuously until the beginning of the Civil War, when he enlisted as a private in Walthall ' s Twenty-ninth Mississippi Regiment just after the Battle of Fishing Creek, having previously been a member of the Madison Rifles from Canton, though never having been in active service. He served faithfully through the war, surrendering with Joe Johnson at High Point, North Carolina, and at that time he commanded Company B, Twenty-Fourth Mississippi Regiment. He was wounded four times; once at Murfreesboro, Tenn., once at Resaca, Georgia, and twice at Atlanta. After the surrender, he returned to his home and resumed his work as a teacher of boys at Richland , Holmes County. Removing in 1869 to Goodman, five miles away, whither the village of Richland had already transferred the most of its business and a majority of its inhabitants, he taught there until 1872, when he was elected Principal of Canton Male Academy. In 1875 he was elected principal of Canton Female Insti- tute, in which position he remained until his election as Professor of English in the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. During his incumbency of the Principalship of Canton Female Institute, he received from Centenary College, Louisiana, the degree of Master of Arts. For twenty-five years Professor Magruder has been the distinguished head of the Department of English at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, and his diligent work has been crowned with marked success. In his teaching, he always presented the fundamental principles of the subject in a clear, distinct, and forcible manner, and then dwelt upon them and their application sufficiently long to produce a vivid and lasting impression. At the end of the session, one could always see how each particular part had been planned to fit nicely into its assigned place. Possessing those inborn traits of mind which have been developed by wise culture and ripened by experience, he has influenced and impressed more men with his teaching than possibly any other educator in the South. His students always remember him with admiration and pay loyal hom- age to him as a Great Teacher. Since 1889, he has been the senior member of the Faculty, and, in addition to his regular duties in the Department of English, he served as acting President whenever the Executive was not on duty. He officiated in this capacity for three months at one time in 1890, during the session of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention, while General Lee was away attending it as a member, being a delegate from Oktibbeha County. And in later years the Board of Trustees appointed him as Vice-President of the College. r 3 Editors ' Preface. IN PRESENTING this volume of the Reveille, the Board is now fully con- scious of the task placed upon it. Here we have given you a view of the year ' s deeds and misdeeds at our Alma Mater, and have endeavored to make this view as true to nature as can be. We appreciate that our work may not be very different from that found in other books of like character, and we appre- ciate the difficulty of pleasing all, but trust our labor of love has not been un- availing in the production of a worthy Annual, and an Annual that will live long after cur time and will ever bring to mind those happy days of the year nineteen and eight. Board of Editors. Editor-in-Chief. Edward R. Blanton 1908 Literary Editors. C. Bradshaw Haddon 1908 Edgar D. Gunning 1908 Art Editors. S. Creighton Ward 1908 Clarence J. Rhodes. J 909 Organization Editors. Charles N. Brumfield : 1908 James R. Leuvll 1908 Class Editor. Emmett H. Walker 1908 Athletic Editor. Harold L. McGecrge 1908 Subscription Editors. John T. Pinkston 1908 James M. Rigby Business Manager. Lloyd G. Prentice 1908 Assistant Business Manager. W. Perry Craddcck 1909 16 REVEILLE STAFF. 17 TRUSTEES. His Excellency, J. K. Vardaman, Ex Officio President. Hon. W. J. Miller, Ex-Ofiicio Treasurer. Hon. H. L. Whitfield, Ex-Officio Trustee. A. J. Moore, Se:retary. Trustees Whose Terms Expire in 1908. Hon. W. C. George, Carrollton. Hon. J. T. Harrison, Columbus. Hon. T. L. Wainwright, Stonewall. Trustees Whose Terms Expire in 1910. Hon. W. A. Dickson, Centreville. Hon. J. W. Norment, Starkville. Hon. A. T. Dent, Macon. Trustees Whose Terms Expire in 1912. Hon. Percy Maer, Columbus. Hon. A. S. Meharg, Eudora. Hon. J. C. Bradford, Biloxi. Hon. Douglas Robinson, Sidon. Hon. J. M. Coen, Mizpah. Hon. R. L. Tucker, Chulahoma U) Executive Department. JOHN CRUMPTON HARDY, M.A., LL.B., LL.D. President (1900). WILLIAM HOWARD MAG RUDER, M.A., Vice-President. ALBERT JOURDAN MOORE, B.S., Secretary and Treasurer (1904). 20 EXECUTIVE GROUP. 2 I GENERAL FACULTY GROUP. 23 Faculty of the Agricultural School. Washington LAFAYETTE Hutchinson, M.S., Dean of School. Joseph P. Robert, M.D., V.M.D., Professor of Veterinary Science. Glenn Washington Herrick, B.S.A., Professor of Biology. William Flowers Hand, M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. Edward Read Lloyd, M.S., Professor of Agriculture. Joseph S. Moore, M.S., Professor of Dairy Husbandry. Archibald Smith, Professor of Animal Husbandry. William Robert Perkins, M.S., Professor of Agronomy. Denis Clyde Mooring, M.S., Assistant Professor of Horticulture. George Lemon Clothier, M.S., M.F., Assistant Professor of Horticulture. Jack Perctval Montgomery, A.M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry. J. P. KERR, Instructor in Poultry Husbandry. 24 AGRICULTURAL FACULTY 25 Faculty of the Engineering School. BUZ M. WALKER, M.S., Ph.D., Director of School and Professor of Mathematics. ALBERT BARNES, M.M.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering. CHARLES EDGAR ARD, B.S., Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering. WILLIAM NEWTON LOGAN, Ph.D., Professor of Geology and Mining Engineering. CHARLES HANCOCK, B.S., Professor of Civil Engineering and Drawing. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CONDRAY, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics. CHRISTOPHER RANDOLPH STARK. B.Sc, Assistant Professor cf Mathematics. RANDLE CHURCHILL CARPENTER, B.Sc, Superintendent of Power and Instructor in Forge and Foundry Practice. MATTHEW LIVINGSTON FREEMAN, B.S.T.E., Instructor in Drawing. THOMAS M. SPINKS, B.Sc, Instructor in Machine Shop Practice. VIRGIL WILLIAM BRAGG, Instructor in Manual Training and Wood Shop Practice. FRANK CLEVELAND BOLTON, B.Sc, Instructor in Physics. 26 ENGINEERING FACULTY. 27 Faculties of the Other Schools. WILLIAM HOWARD MAGRUDER, M.A., Vice-President, and Professor of English. FRANK MAUZY DARNALL, A.B., Assistant Professor in English. FRITZ-JOHN WEDDELL, B.Sc, Associate Professor in English. WILLIAM RANSOM MEADOWS, A.B., B.Sc, Director of the Textile School. JAMES VANCE BOWEN, Ph.B., Professor of Foreign Languages. DAVID CARLISLE HULL, M.Sc, Professor of Industrial Pedagogy. ROBERT HAYNE LEAVELL, A.B., Assistant Professor of History and Civics. JOHN CURTIS HERBERT, M.Sc, ProfesDr of History and Civics. I. D. SESSUM, B.Sc, Commandant of Students, Assistant Chemist. PETER PARLEY GARNER, B.Sc, Professor in Charge of Preparatory Department. JAMES SHOOK WALLACE, B.Sc, Assistant Professor of the Preparatory Department: LOUIS W. CRIGLER, B.S., M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. 28 CAMPUS LOOKING SC ?H FROM HIGH TANK. Class of 1908. Colors. Blue and Gold. Officers. C. B. Haddcn President. E. R. Blanton Vice-President. J. T. Pinkston Secretary. L. G. Prentice Treasurer. M. W. Spann Historian. Yell. Hullaballoo- balloo, hullaballoo balum! Gallagazoo-gazoo, gallagazoo gazum! And a veevo— vivo— vio-vum ! And a boom, and a boom, and a boom-boom bate! A. M. ! A. M. ! Nineteen eight ! Motto. So live that you can look any man in the face and tell him to go to 33 JAMES BERT BELL, Columbus, Miss. Electrical Engineering. Private, Com puny F. Jim, a lover of the fair sex — often called Elsie for long, but prefers to be called to meals. A member of that famous Columbus Gang. Thought of becoming a Middy, but could not part with the Girl in Blue. May yet be- come an Edison — Buz says, Doubt- ful. Small of stature; neat build; quiet and courteous. George Rifles; Tennis Club; M. A. S. E.; A. O. M. P. 34 EDWARD ROBESON BLANTON, Holly Springs, Miss. Agriculture. Captain and Quartermaster, Regiment. The Disturbing Element. Came from Virginia, but has adopted Missis- sipi in recent years. Is a living protest against the uselessness of studying, and carries his books under his arm going to class-room, thereby absorbing enough knowledge to lead his Class. A hard worker and a born leader. Has been one of the moving spirits of every im- portant movement in College since he en- tered. Always accomplishes what he at- tempts, and can do more than any other man in school. Snipe is one whom the Class of 08 stands by, as was shown when he made his State-wide reputation. His greatest fault is allowing himself to do too much. Has a head of his own and is not afraid to use it. For further explanation, see the Senior Motto. President A. M. C. Tennis Club ' 05-06, ' 06-07; Assistant Business Manager Reveille ' 05-06, ' 06-07, Editor-in-Chief ' 07-08; diss Secretary ' 05-06; Vice-President Class (Acting-President) ' 06-07, Vice-President ' 07-08; Secre- tary Dialectic Literary Society ' 06-07, Critic First Term ' 07-08, Vice-President Second Term ' 07-08; German Club; Manager Foot-Ball Team ' 07-08; Bas- ket-Ball Team ' 06-07; Sword Company; Business Manager Reflector ' 07-08 ; Class Representative at Commencement. 35 MAURICE DAVID BLUMBERG, Chicago, 111. Civil and Mining Engineering. Private, Company C. Maurice, alias Bloomy, came to A. M. during ' 02-03, but, owing to his fear of learning too much, left for a two- year furlough. He is a famous man in his studies, and is a poet of great renown. His chief ambition is to go West as a mining engineer, where he will make some marvelous discoveries. Bloom- y ' s favorite conversation is entitled Chicago, being a frequent visitor to that city. He enjoys his room on Sat- urday afternoon because Cully pays pop calls. Secretary Engineering Club First Term ' 07-08, Librarian Second Term; Tennis Club; Dialectic Literary Society; Gridiron Club; Clean Sleeve; Track Squad. 36 LYMAN CUMSTOCK BRADFORD, Biloxi, Miss. Electrical Engineering. Second Lieutenant , Company C. Better known as Shine. A true Mullet-Chaser by birth. Favorite sport, floundering and eating fudge. In favor of laying concrete to the Starkville maids ' abodes, as he has worn out the planks from College to town. A bad rival and pushes off of trestles all who oppose him in love-affairs. Tall, swift, quiet, and a lover of the old weed. George Rifles ' 05-06-07; Sword Company; Class Foot-Ball ' 07-08; Varsity Scrub ' 08; Basket-Ball ' 06-07; Track Team; German Club; Elysian Club; Vice- President Mullet Chasers ' 06-07; President M. A. S. E. 37 THOMAS WOODS BRAHAM, Meridian, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy Private, Company B. It ' s well to have a variety; in Woods we find it. He is a sweet pickle (Heinz ' s 58th variety). Having spent most of his life in school, manual labor is un- known to him. He knows the batting average of every player in the Cotton States, and can give von the pedigrees of the twirlers of the Big Leagues. He graduated at the Meridian High School at the tender age of fifteen, enter_ ing the Soph here the following autumn He is gentle, kind, and good-natured. At his own request we refrain from pub- lishing his dub — which is Dune. He is the very soul of wit, and in him we find an excellent student. His hardest job is getting his shoes laced up. Crescent City Club; French Club; Gridiron Club; A. O. M. P.; Entrepre- neur League. .V-; CHARLES NELSON BRUMFIELD. Magnolia, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy, Major, Second Battalion. Charles came from the Piney Woods district of Pike County, and rode his first train in reaching A. M. Entered in 1903, and has passed from Prep up. Is known in school as the best orator in the Class, and his greatest ambition is to be a public man. Does his duty, is true to his convictions, and is a good student. Has all the ear-marks of a politician. Is especially noted for his wonderful hetero- geneous conglomeration of voluminous verbosity. ' Varsity Foot-Ball ' 06-07, ' 07-08; John Sharpe Williams Club; Treasurer Hull Literary Club ' 05-06; President Pike County Club; Y. M.C. A.; Dialectic Literary Society Censor First Term ' 05-06 ; Treasurer Second Term ' 06-07 ; Anniversarian ' 07-08; Winner Freshman Medal, Alumni Medal; Representative Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest ' 07-08; Editor Reflector; Editor Reveille. DUNCAN LAURIN BRYANT, Sanford, Miss. Agriculturi Thud Lieutenant, Company D. Dune has been a faithful, loving student at A. M., entering in 1902, and he often smiles over his terms in Prep Heaven. He is exceptionally fond of Math, and has attained other prominence by his astounding discovery and proof of spontaneous generation, and has shown the College what herpecide will do under proper treatment. If you want a debate, go to Duncan, and he ' 11 take either side and show you where he is right. He ' s a jolly good fellow. Librarian Hutchinson Agricultural Club; Vice-President Covington County Club; Class Sport ' 06-07. 4 HORACE AUBREY CARPENTER, Sessums, Miss. Dairy Husbandry. First Lieutenant, Company H. Dolly, as he is known to his class- mates, tramped up from Sessums five years ago; got tangled up with Bullie, and has not yet been able to throw off the yoke. Was greatly fascinated by the churns, separators, pipettes, and Bab- cock Tests. Can ' t pass an old cow on the highway without admiring her milk-giv- ing qualities. Good hand at breaking down wire-fences. Can kill more rabbits with a stick than a whole regiment with a shot-gun. Chief occupation, solving the problem: If a man can lift a calf from the day she was born, can he lift a cow? Answer, Yes. Hutchinson Agricultural Club; Class Foot-Ball Team ' 07-08; Track Team ' 07-08. 4 ' IRA W- CARPENTHR, Sessums, Miss. Agriculture. First Lieutenant, Company H. Ira, never nick-named by his class- mates, as nothing shorter could be found. Might have been a major, but cut promo- tion drill in his Soph year. A true Irish- man, and therefore a lover of jokes; a bad rival, as he has been known to pull ground wires of the telephone when oth- ers talk to his girl. Short stature, dark hair, heavy-set, and jolly disposition. Class Foot-Ball 07-08; Agricultural Club; S. O. O. S. VOGT CAvSSIUS COLBERT, McCool, Miss. Agriculture Private, Company F. Jerry came up from McCool at the beginning of the session of 1904-05, quiet- ly went to work, and has given his ward- ens very little trouble since. He is said to be a great fan at home, but here he has sought only the gridiron and tennis court. One of his favorite pastimes is humming Tis a Package of Old Let- ters ; and his favorite theme for conver- sation is the subject of false love, vows, and the deceit of the sweet-sixteen girls in blue. He is noted for his quieting influence over Elsie and Millyard, and the ease with which he keeps them under subjection. Very fond of ice- cream, chicken soup, and thoroughbred horses. Treasurer Agricultural Club; Vice-President Attala County Club; Class Foot- Ball ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Tennis Club. 43 CULLY ALTON COBB, Klkton, Tenn. Horticudtun Private, Company A. In features he is not captivating, but beware of that winning tongue. He hails from our northern sister State, Ten- nessee, but why he came down to Missis- sippi to school, you ' 11 have to ask the sheriff of his native county. He knows what work means, having worked his way entirely through school. Somewhat wit- ty, always ready with an answer to any joke. His future intention is to be a doc. His favorite pastime is chewing on a Carry-nation and wearing it be- hind his ear. Agricultural Club; Dialectic Secretary Second Term ' 06-07; Vice-President First Term ' 07-08; Cosmopolitan Club; Tennessee Club; V. M. C. A. 44 CHARLES NORMAN CULLY. Durant, Miss. Electrical Engineering. Private, Company I). Durant is held responsible for Duck and the deuce of a lot the little village must have on its conscience. He was not preceded by any ancestors, and the only explanation of his origin is that it re- sulted from spontaneous generation. Is said by some to be the missing link. What a pity that Darwin could not live until he discovered him! Duck ' s am- bition is to own a Western burro, so that he may continue through life by the same means of locomotion that he employed in getting: through college. Record: Y. M. C. A. 45 JOHN BLANTON DABNEY Greenville, Miss. Civil ni l Minim Engineering. First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Fint Battalion. Johnny is the Swamp Rabbit, for in dancing he can ' t be beat. He got up here somehow, but hasn ' t found time to tell where from or when. He ' s a great elocutionist, and can mark time hour after hour. Favorite pastime: Telling beautiful fairy-tales on When I was with the Clarkson Survey. Burr is sometimes caught whistling rag-time, and he would really rather dance than eat. President Geiman Club; President Swamp Rabbit Club ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Treasurer German Club ' 06-07; Treasurer Klysian Club ' 06-07; George Rifles; M. A. S. E.; Track Team ' 06-07; Class Foot-Ball ' 07-08; Sword Company; Class Base-Ball ' 08. 46 j RICHARD DOGGETT DEAN, Nesbit, Miss. j lecha nical Engineering . Private, Company E. Richard Deanrosky Deansky often expoundicates on the Joackumsmackum of the Goegog. Often, too, prevaricates on the Lymbungsticatur of Prince Al- bert ' s Autobeenamule. Born with the fire of true wit, a desire for an education, and a mint for the coinage of words that Carlyle often saw in his dreams, but was never able to realize in his works. Liked by all, and harasses none. A great work- er under cover. His latest hobby is try- ing to develop his basso pro undo, and thus causes a slight annoyance of the ear. Dialectic Literary Society and Engineering Club ; President Summer Work- ers ' Club. 47 THOMAS HENRY DEE, Pretoria, Miss. Agriculture. Second Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Broad-faced, and wears his hair clipped close. Ambition to be a billionaire far- mer, and wants all the ' 08s to visit him five years hence. His chief occupation is smoking his pipe, praising Si, and building air-cast ' es with Snipe and Bean. His room is always full of smoke and bums, Lip included. Was never known to be out of tobacco, to give away a match without biting off the end, to speak to a girl. Organizer and captain of the Mumps Company. Never had time to play foot-ball. Early education received at the same place as Bottle, hence . Don ' t you let that good talk fool you; Don ' t you let my leavin ' grieve you. ' Varsity Foot-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07; Agricultural Club; Sword Company; All Class Foot-Ball, ' 07-08. 48 IF VM HENRY MINOR DENT. Macon, Miss. Media nical Engineering. Private, Company B. Flipper, ' the one ' 08 who has won the distinction of being on the Varsity Foot-ball and ' Varsity Base-ball teams, is an all-around athlete. He is a great noodler, and has more ready questions than any man in the Class. He won his bet with Billie on his 100 — 1 shot. His greatest difficulty is putting his knees together. Style, hair clipped. He is the champion walker, having worn out thirty-five pairs of brogans in his Soph year in the service of the State, and claims to have walked home once a month in his weekly perambulations. ElysianClub; Tennis Club; Varsity Base-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07, ' 07-09; Vars- ity Foot-Ball ' 07-08. 49 SAMUELTPRESTON DENT, Russum, Miss. Agriculture. Third Lieutenant, Company G. Monty came up four long cycles ago to learn farm missionary. The expla- nation for his coming here is that he didn ' t know as much about the place then as he does now. If he were energetic, he would be lazy, for generally he has only one or two hours a clay — having made up some Senior work in his Junior year. Spends most of his time reading and chewing the rag with his beloved room-mate, Gloomy. Was among the number who stayed here during Christmas. His motto is: E Pluribus Professius minus du turkeybus. Secretary Agricultural Club ' 07-08; Y. M. C. A.; Rifle Team ' 06-07. 50 VAN V. EASON, Wakefield, Miss. Horticulture. Private, Company H. Virginia was born somewhere and sometime and reared on a farm, and called at A. and M. in 1904. He was then taken in, and we have not since been able to lose him. He has always performed his duty well, and his having a high rank in the rear rank ' ' is not due to his negligence of duty, but T to the other fellow who got there first. He desires neither oratorical honor nor literary fame, but wishes in- stead a quiet plot in the mountain valley. Always has a pleasant word in addition to that smile. Daily asso- ciated with Gloomy in the J. J. Hood Co., Ltd., makers of patent button- smashers. Favorite occupation, smash- ing buttons and calling laundry numbers. Hutchinson Agricultural Club. 5i HENRY GIDEON EDMONSON, Braxton, Miss. Veterinary Science. Third Lieutenant, Company F. Red, as he is familiarly known be- cause of his hair, which is ever his shining light, joined us in 1904 from down South. He almost claims the honor of being our dad, and has had many varied expe- riences. He lays claim, too, to being a sure ' nuff farmer; but we may well look for the time when the farm animals of Mississippi ' s fields will ever neigh a welcome to Dr. Edmonson, even if he wields the surgeon ' s knife and uses ropes and medicines. Dialectic Literary Society; Agrieultural Club; V. M. C. A. 5 2 WILLIAM : HARRISON ELLARD, Kosciusko, Miss. Agriculture. Private, Company F. ' He it was, so rumor has it, Rose before the early cock crew, Rose before the cursed ' Hellcats, ' Rose before the sleepless Ibonoids, That he might send unto maidens, In far-off, distant cities, Words expressing his affections. Bill drove up from a farm in Attala County, but it is not recorded how many days he was on the road. He is quiet in his way and never a ' ' butinsky. If he has ' enemies, they are afraid to show up. His chevron bill is small, not because he does not deserve them, but because he looks well enough without them. Studies hard, but not too much to forget the girl, and has a well-worn path to the post- office, which he does not intend allowing the weeds to ruin. He goes west for his letters. A noted Normalite. President Atalla County Club ; Dialectic Society ; Agriculture Club. 53 JOHN BROWNRIGG ERVIN, West Point, Miss. Electrical Engineering. Private, Company A. Can be found at all times in company with Bill and Mac. Better known as Jack, but not fond of Jills. Prefers the company of the old bowl and a magazine. Favorite dish, apple dumpling. A hater of music, and a lover of the paraffined floor. Low of stature, slow in gait, but active mind. Member M. A. S. E. ; Day Students ' Association; Entrepreneur League. 54 JASPER RUSSELL FEWELL, Senatobia, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Captain, Company G. In Russell we find a curious specimen of the genus homo sapiens. He was born somewhere sometime, and came to A. M. in the Paleozoic Era. It is rumored that he is in love, and, from his senti- mental mien, we might well believe Mrs. Grundy. Has remarkable chameleon- like characteristics, for when he happens to be blue, if Columbus is mentioned, he will immediately turn red and per- haps green — according to the observa- tion. Is interested somewhat in Athlet- ics and student activities. Chiefly noted for his attachment to Day. Philotechnic Literary Society Recording Secretary ' 06-07, Vice-President Second Term ' 07-08; Williams Club; Editor Reflector ' 07-08; Reveille Staff ' 07-08; President Y. M. C. A. ' 07-08; Class Foot-Ball ' 07. 55 ARTHUR LEWIS GOODMAN, Starkville. ' Miss. Civil Engineering. Private, Company F . Often called Dutch, but oftener called good-looking by the lasses. A young body, but old head. Thought one time of becoming State Geologist, but aimed at a higher target and may yet become a consulting engineer. Neat built, rosy cheeks, dark hair, and jolly countenance. One of the best Town Preps our noble city of Starkville has yet produced. Elysian Club; German Club; Tennis Club; President Day Students ' Associa- tion ' 07-08; Manager Day Students ' Base-Ball Team ' 07-08. 56 EDGAR DADE GUNNING, Jackson, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. E d comes to us from our Capital City, polite, polished, and full of society. For fast-learning he is not excelled. He is always interested in College Athletics, especially Track, and all College activi- ties. Ed has not chosen his occupa- tion yet, but is trying to decide between the Law and the Army, though his talent runs more along the line of a journalist and a poet. He is not lacking when it comes to politics — the Legislature and the Trustees can certify to this. He is very fond of little girls, for his favorite pastime is strolling on the Campus with them, also the Profs. Hobby: Looking dignified, acting proper and polite. Fa- vorite language: French. This he uses often, no matter whether the person he is talking to understands him or not. He has never been convinced that via Ellis- ville is not the shortest way to Jackson. Rifle Team ' 05-06; Elysian Club; German Club; George Rifles; Sword Company; Philotechnic Society Censor ' 05-06; Recording Secretary Third Term ' 06-07, Prosecuting Attorney First Term ' 07-08; Critic Second Term ' 07-08; President Third Term ' 07-08; Manager Track ' 06-07, Captain and Manager ' 07- 08; Class Base-Ball ' 06-07; Class Poet ' 06-07; Tennis Club Treasurer ' 05-06; Assistant Business Manager Reflector ' 06-07, Editor-in-Chief ' 07-08; Literary Editor Reveille ' 07-08; Class Representative. 57 CHRISTOPHER BRADSHAW HADDON, Jr., Harpcrsville, Miss. Agriculture. Captain, Company H . Bean was raised on a farm ' way back in Seott County, about the head of the creek, where he had the country thoroughly instilled in him. It certainly had a benign influence, since there never was a more popular man in school; and while he is cool and quiet, serious and earnest, just get him started, and fun is there. He is a born farmer, and if Old Scott doesn ' t turn into a flower-garden of farms, it ' s just because Bean has moved to Columbus. He is noted for his physical-culture methods, and his fa- vorite pastime is practicing on Capting. Lee Guard; Philotechnic; Class Base-Ball ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Class Foot-Ball ' 06- 07; Vice-Director H. A. C. ' 06-07, Director ' 07-08; Literary Editor ' 08 Rev- eille; Sword Company; Class Representative; Class President ' 07-08. 58 HIRAM OSWOLD JONES, Belen, Miss. Veterinary Science. Captain. Band. The horn, the horn, the lusty horn, Is not a thing to laugh to scorn. A notable musician, and the Kedet Band would not equal Sousa ' s without him. The old Capting is a jolly good fellow. His gentle nature, his kind dis- position, and his a bility to make himself agreeable to all, are his striking qualities. If it were not for his daily exercises by Bean, with the assistance of Phuz- zie, he would have to seek the mountain resorts. He is a real Swamp Rabbit, without the long ears; and is to tickle Mother Earth in the future — we are sure she will bountifully respond to his scien- tific touch. It is a marvelous fact that after leading the Band of Hoodlums for nine months, he is not an occupant of a padded cell. Treasurer Agricultural Club; Rifle Team ' 06-07, 07-08; Swamp Rabbit Club; Dialectic. 59 WALTER GEORGE JOHNSON, Lee, Alabama. Horticulture. Third Lieutenant, Company E. W. G., or Sister, comes from the Vulcan State; entered as a working boy, and has paid his own way through school. Wins the affection; of the elderly ladies by his sweet and loving ways. Good- natured, free-hearted, always laughing, full of foolishness. Would like to take Math all the time, but the Profs won ' t let him. Especially fond of girls, but could never hold one. Y. W. C. A. W. C. T. U. A great Normalite. Favorite pastime, occupying the tennis court to the neglect of all else. Dark, wiry, ought to have played foot-ball, but didn ' t want to give Doc another patient. Y. M. C. A.; Philotechnic Literary Society; Cosmopolitan Club; Alabama Club. (,, BYRON ; LACKEY KETHLEY, Clinton, Miss. Electrical Engineering. Private, Company F. Steinmetz began his early training at Mississippi College, but soon found his various talents suffering for want of exer- cise and forthwith moved his headquar- ters to A. and M. He has the Textile School ' ' skunt ' ' on weaving yarns, and his are the one better variety. If it didn ' t happen in Collins, it happened in Hat- tiesburg. Electricity is his primary and Military is his secondary. Junior member of the firm of Kelvin Steinmetz, givers of advice on all points of the compass. Love-affairs unnumbered to date. Will marry as soon as possible. Sword Company; Williams Club; President Copiah County Club ' 06-07; Dialectic Orator Second Term, Vice-President Third Term ; Y. M. C. A. ; High Chef Gridiron Club; M. A. S. E. Parliamentarian Eirst Term; Vice-President Second Term; Local Editor Reflector. 61 JAMES EDWARD LEA, Huron, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Third Lieutenant, Company E. In Lea we find a curious man; he sang in the choir four years, and was rewarded for his efforts by a 3d. He is kind in disposition, cheerful, ever looking upon the humorous side of life. Well-fitted fo a politician, as he has all the push. Somewhat resembles the ladies, because at a critical stage he changed his name from Walter Tate to the above cogno- men. He is determined to some day be a lawyer, and we cannot but know that he will make a success. He knows every lawyer and politician in the State, and will talk al! day about whether a blonde has a better chance of becoming President than a brunette. Noted wood-carrier for chafing-dish parties. French Club; Dialectic Literary Society; Mumps Company; Chapel Chnir. 62 LENNIE WILL LINCOLN, Columbus, Miss. Civil and Mining Engin eering. Second Lieutenant, Company B. Pard, with a voice for calling in stray hearts and a brain for building castles — not air-castles — is a member of that noted Columbus Gang. His fa- vorite occupation is sleeping and dream- ing of that Domestic Science Girl in Blue. Running-mate of Lip, but often found talking to Good Times of Eupora. Favorite disease, mumps; style, hair clipped. Good-natured, liked by all, and a mass of gray matter yet to be heard from. Is often found reading passages from Burt ' s (not Scott ' s) Wa- verley Novels. A very hospitable host. George Rifles; Tennis Club; Class Foot-Ball ' 04-05, ' 05-06, ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Sword Company; Elysian Club; German Club. 63 WILLIAM LINDSEY, Laurel, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Fust Lieutenant, Company B. Willie is pointed out to the stranger as one of our models, and we ' re glad to say he is. Vet, underneath all his sin- cerity lurks more wholesome mischief to the square inch than can be found else- where under the sun. He is a good stu- dent and a believer in all Athletics. His only difficulty in training, however, is his habit of early (?) rising. Never cuts classes or preps. Favorite pastime, when not writing letters — many to one place, and numerous postscripts — is thinking about nothing. Tennis Club; Track Team ' 06-07 ; Secretary Hull Literary Club Third Term ' 06-07; President Jones County Club; Y. M. C. A. 4 WILLIAM LOWNDES LIPSCOMB, Columbus, Miss. Civil and Mining Engineering. First Lieutenant, Company D. William entered College, or rather was brought to C ollege, when young. One day he was caught in a rain and left the last part of his name behind. A very pathetic fellow, and gave us all early ex- hibitions. His favorite pastime is talk- ing to Big Tom and admiring his pipe. A great fan at home, and says that Columbus will remain in the League. It ' s an accident if he gets up to breakfast, and this accounts for his handsomeness. Second Lieutenant George Rifles; Tennis Club ' 06-07, °7 erary Society; Sword Company; M. A. S. E. Dialectic Lit- 65 WILLIAM WILLIS MAGRUDER, Starkville, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Private, Company B. Little Billie is a real Town Prep of tender age. He is furnished with tal- ent, and developed abilities beyond de- scription. Low, well-built, would say handsome, but someone tells him that too often. A great debater, a leader in his studies. Loves all the girls, spends money galore on flowers, fruits, and can- dies. Livery bill something enormous. A true victim of love, and one who has had his share of domestic troubles. Favorite pastime, quarreling with Shine over a dolly. Never cuts up in the section- room, and very regular in the per- formance of his military duties. French Club; Day Students ' Association; Town Prep Base-Ball; Town Prep Foot-Ball. 66 WILLIAM PERCY MARTIN, Williamsville, Miss. Agriculture. Second Lieutenant, Company F. Monty is- a fool. a ; bout his cousins. In favor of sowing the soil with sugar seed- and reaping a world .of .sweetness. Makes frequent trips to the city, and is often found talking to Molly about what a time we had. Not endowed with good looks, but in its stead received a magnet for the attraction of hearts vhat no one else could conquer. Class Foot-Ball ' 06-07-08; Agricultural Club. 67 EDISON PRESSIE MASON, Meridian, Miss. Mechanical Engineering. Private, Company D. Scrappy, is greatly imposed upon, as his name implies. Worries but little over society, and has a hard;time with Buz and Fritz. Favorite pastime, mock- ing Fuzzie and smiling. Jolly, good- natured, a hard student, but slow of com- prehension. Dialectic Literary Society; Y. M. C. A.; M. A. S. E.; Prosecuting Attornev Dialectic. 68 JAMES LAWRENCE MAYS, Meridian , Miss. Agriculture. First Lieutenant, Company C. Rube, but not a Reuben. Fond of good cigars and pretty girls. Favorite occupation, loafing and catching bugs. Rather sleep than eat. Accuses the fair sex of having electric motors under their tongues, which proves that J. L. has quite a bit of gray matter that may some day develop him into a scientific tiller of the Mississippi Bottom. Lee Guard ' 05-06-07; Agricultural Club; Dialectic. 69 floyd Mccormick, Shubuta, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Second Lieutenant, Company D. This interesting little brachiopod was unearthed somewhere near Shubuta and ? ent up to Doc Logan in a box, labeled Brigs, but through a grievous mistake was delivered to the Pedagogue Depart- ment. Ambition to grow, wouldn ' t teach for a hundred dollars a day. Knows all about the scenery along the railroad from the College to Artesia w Greatest difficulty, keeping two girls at one time; one of his magic traits . Very popular. Graduat- ing thesis: How to Grow Tall. German Club; Elys an Club; Clarke County Club; Philotechnic Literary Society; A. O. M. P.; Treasurer French Club ' 06-07. 70 HAROLD LOVE McGKORGE, Columbus, Miss. Civil Engineering. Sometimes called Hal, but better known as Bottle. This nickname, however, does not mean in this case what it usually signifies, for Bottle is one of the steadiest and most temperate men in the class. The young ladies say that Hal is somewhat conceited, but they seem to like this fault, for he is thought to be My idea of an ideal man. The only misfortune that has so far happened to Bottle is his having three sweet- hearts in one week. His favorite occu- pation is sitting under the great oaks of Columbus with Hand on forehead, looking up at the beautiful Moss, dreaming of his Meridian girl. Cla s President ' 04-05; President Elysian Club; Sword Company; Lee Guard; Athletic Council; ' Varsity Foot-Ball ' 04-05, Captain and Manager ' 05-06, Captain ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Class Base-Ball ' 04-05, ' 05-06, ' 06-07; Tennis Club; Editor ' 08 Reveille. 71 ERNEST CLIFTON McINXIS, Mendenhall, Miss. Electrical Engineering. First Lieutenant, Company G. vStrolled out of the Piney Woods from somewhere down on the Gulf Road. He says he wasn ' t raised, he was reared. His one vulnerable point is the bridge of his nose. A. and M. ' s ground-gainer, was the Mclnnis, Back Formation. Determined to be a lecturer, chose for his subject The Evils of Tobacco, but after days of worry he adopted the old bowl in self-defense. Hobby, trying to keep up with Bill spinning yarns. Ambition, to be Fourth Assistant General Passenger Traffic Manager on the G. and vS. I. Star to Mendenhall. Dialectic Censor ' 05-06, Secretary First Term ' 06-07, Critic Second Term ' 07-08, President Third Term ' 07-08; Varsity Foot-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Class President ' 06-07 ; President Williams Club; Sword Company ; Gridiron Club; Commencement Speaker. 72 ARCHIE WEBSTER McRANEY, Collins, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Captain, Company D. Mac was sent up to A. M. in mediaeval days as a sample of the Piney Woods raw product, and even now, after incalculable toil on part of the au- thorities here, still bears trade-marks of his origin. With all of his exterior, how- ever, he has a great big heart, and has the happy faculty of attending to his own affairs and of manifesting no interest in those of others. Not an enthusiast on Athletics; but thinks much and often of a distant dark-haired damsel, and spends his leisure moments building air-castles — with her in them. Hopes to be a lawyer. Treasurer Philotechnic Literary Society Second Term ' 06-07; President Second Term ' 07-08; President Covington County Club ' 07-08; Vice-Presi- dent Hull Literary Club First Term ' 07-08. 73 HARRY ALMON MURPHY, Hopedale, 111. Electrical Eng in ccri ng . Third Lieutenant, Company H. Blew in from windy Kansas to Illinois and was then fished out of the Mississippi with a telegraph-pole and sent off to school. If there ever was an Irishman, his name must have been Murphy, but they named this one Fuzzie. Not only believes in electricity, but is run by electricty. He is quick, bright, and a hard-worker. Organizer, Captain, and the whole team in the Entrepreneur- League. Well-read; he has read Shake- speare, he has read Tennyson, and has red hair. Gab, and the world gabs with you. There is nothing too good for the Irish. Assistant Manager Foot-Ball ' 07-08; M. A. S. E. ; Class Fool ' 06-07; Man- ager Graft. 74 EDDIE TODD NELSON, Scranton, Miss. Mecha n ical Engineering. First Lieutenant, Band. Ed has been with us from the begin- ning and even before. He hails from the Gulf Coast — the land of the oysters and the mullets. His tales of the coast are enough to curdle the blood of the fire- eater, and he can show you the marks of many a knife-fight on his otherwise come- ly person. He is an all-around athlete and a second Skinny Ship, and had his Charley horse. Favorite sport: Go- ing to French Camp to show them how to play base-ball. He is fond of Toodles, and his motto has been, Give me a holi- day or give me death. Captain George Rifles; Class Base-Ball ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Chic Base-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07; ' Varsity Foot-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07, ' 07-08; German Club; Elysian Club; Tennis Club; Sword Company; Coach Class Foot-Ball ' 07-08. 75 NOAH WEBSTER OVERSTREET, EastabutclLe, Miss. Mechanical Engineering. Captain and Range Officer. Not only over street, but over two big feet he towers over everybody else. He hails from Eastabutehie, wherever that is. His entanglement with the clouds is his ever-ready excuse for being late. It has recently been discovered that the block on his shoulders is a th ee- story office building designed by R. H. Hunt, architect, Chattanooga, and the projection on the left of his head is a portico of Billie ' s office. Love-affairs many, but he has so far kept them from his classmates. Hobby, using up any- body ' s blue-print paper he happens to come across. Chief occupation, drawing. Lee Guard; Jones County Club; M. A. S. E. Parliamentarian First Term, Vice-President Second Term; Gridiron Club; Sword Company. 76 GUY HARROLD PALMES, Chieora, Miss. Civil and Mining Engineering. First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Second Battalion. Harrold started in with us all at the mark, ' 04, and was immediately called Pams for short. He is a good-hearted fellow, exceedingly fond of good-looking lasses, and well liked. He early showed his pugilistic temperament, and in his Soph year wore the championship belt. He loves to hear the soft, sweet murmur of the ocean waves, and expects to do stunts under Uncle Sam in the Reve- nue Cutter Service. Love-affairs? Well, when his girls grow and he is older, we will then begin to count; it ' s too big a job now. vSword Company; M. A. S. E- ; Class Foot-Ball ' 07-08. 77 JOHN TURNER PINKSTON, Meridian, Miss. Civil and Mining Engineering. Captain, Company B. Pinkey is small in stature, but his mental capacity is large, as evinced by his completing a full four-years course in three years. Although very suscepti- ble to the charms of the distracting fem- inine, he seldom musters sufficient cour- age to declare his affection. Very con- scientious in everything he does, with the possible exception of his habit of mailing over- weight letters to Holly Springs. Has a very cheery disposition and a most unusual noodle for business. Will make his mark in the en ineerin r world. Dialectic Literary Society Treasurer Third Term ' 06-07, Prosecuting At- torney First Term ' 07-08, President Second Term ' 07-08; Y. M. C. A.; Class Base-Ball Team ' 06-07, 07-08; Class Foot-Ball ' 08; Track Team ' 06- 07, ' 07-08; Tennis Club; Secretary Class ' 06-07, 07-08; Treasurer Engineer- ing Club Second Term ' 06-07 ; Annual Staff, Editor Reflector; Rifle Team ' 06- °7 ' 07-08; Basket-Bali Team ' 06-07, Manager ' 07-08; Gridiron Club; A. O. M. P. 78 CARLEY MARION POPE, Quitman, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Captain, Company C. Pope, we can tell, is a military genius by his walk. It is said he spends all his spare time at home trying to organize his field-hands into a crack company. May some day lead our Army against Japan. Very energetic, and may be found on the negative side of every debate. He is quite an inventor; having recently dis- covered a wonderful compound, known as Pope ' s Ready Remedy for Removing Freckles. Favorite occupation, dancing jigs. Habit, dancing more jigs. Secretary Williams Club; Philotechnic Librarian Second Term, Treasurer Third Term ' 06-07; Anniversarian ' 07-08; Vice-President Clark County Club; Reflector, Philotechnic Freshman Medal and Sophomore Medal Contestant. 79 LLOYD GREENLEAF PRENTICE, Poplarville, Miss. Agriculture. Captain, Company E. L. G. startled the denizens of Pauld- ing, Ohio, by his lusty balling when only two days old. Since then his ability to create trouble has increased as the square of his growth, especially among the maidens fair, who have so far been unable to ensnare him by their charms and blandishments. However, he hints vaguely of a mysterious trip he intends to make soon. He is a good student, a. better business man, and the best friend. He is conscientious, capable, and careful always, and very popular with his Class. Maybe he doesn ' t like the pasture. George Rifles ' 04-05, ' 05-06, Second Sergeant ' 06-07; Philotechnic Cen- sor First Term ' 05-06, Corresponding Secretary First Term ' 06-07, Critic First Term ' 07-08, Vice-President Third Term ' 07-08; Secretary Tennis Club ' 05-06, Vice-President ' 06-07; Class Historian ' 05-06; Class Treasurer ' 07-08; Y. M. C. A.; Director Hutchinson Agricultural Club ' 06-07; Secretary Hull Literary Club ' 06-07; Assistant Business Manager Reveille ' 06-07; Business Manager ' 08 Reveille; Editor Reflector ' 07-08; Captain Sword Company. So JESSIE VALNEY RABB, Wilkinson, Miss. Agriculture. First Lieutenant Company E. Rabb, or Rabbit, got a good start of ns by entering Prep at the begin- ning of the session of 1904. A most duti- ful fellow on all occasions, and never was known to cut a recitation. He is friendly to all, but objects to having his Preps stuck. Among the girls he is an un- certain quantity. But for an oversight of Fortune, might have been a captain. He comes a long way from Wilkinson, and carries some of it with him. Can be found any hour of the day pulling the old bell- cord . Favorite occupation , hunting the bell-clapper, and watching the second hand on his ole Ingersoll Agricultural Club; President Wilkinson- Amite County Club. JOHN MARVIN RIGBY, Hall, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Major, First Battalion. Singer hails from the rural districts of Clarke County. He entered A. M. in the fall of 1904, one of the tallest, greenest, oldest, ugliest, and toughest- looking men who ever ventured out of the tall timber. He stands prominent above his class-mates, passing the 6:3- mark. Has long since left the rough state and became a true jewel, both in appearance and work. Is kind, agree- able, true to himself and to his friends. Never entered society here, because he has become entangled in the web of Cupid elsewhere — either Columbus or Heidel- burg. Favorite pastime: Thinking of someone else. Philotechnic Literary Society, Censor Second Term ' 05-06, Recording Secre- tary Second Term ' 06-07, President Second Term ' 07-08; Treasurer Y. M. C. A.; J. S. Williams Club; Class Historian ' 06-07; President Clarke County Club ' 06-07; Vice-President Hull Literary Club Second Term ' 06-07; Reflector Staff; Reveille Staff. 82 JOHN BAILEY ROBERDS, Prairie, Miss. Horticulture. Second Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Fatty, and sometimes Skinny, entered the ' 08 Class at a very tender age. Because of the immeasurable amount of mud he had been forced to carry owing to the geological structure of the earth at his home, he had had so much exercise until at present he leads his Class — upon the scales. Well-known as the Mellin ' s Food Kid. He is kind, good-natured, jovial, true to his friends. His great pride is his fancy needle-work; he has produced many pillows, table covers, and the like, to the envy of the fair sex. He is a faithful student, and in all his actions carries great weight. The only serious charge that can be brought against his good nature is his unmerciful attempts to murder the English language. Philotechnic Librarian ' 04-05, Censor ' 05-06, Treasurer ' 06-07, Executive Committee ' 07-08, Prosecuting Attorney ' 07-08, Corresponding Secretary ' 06-07 ! Treasurer Tennis Club ' 06-07 ; ClassSports ' 04-05, ' 05-06; Class Foot-Ball ' 05-06; Class Treasurer ' 06-07; Agricultural Club; Y. M. C. A. 83 CARL MADDEN ROSE, Yazoo City, Miss. Mecha n ical Engineering. The wise public sentiment of Yazoo City was demonstrated three years ago when it dumped Carl at A. M.; and while the jail must admit the wisdom of the Delta town ' s action, it cannot but feel that it had been made a martyr- The white rosebud of the Class. Claims to have been a principal in forty-seven love-affairs, and yet lives to boast. Quite an athlete; would be great but for a con- stitutional languor. Is especially fond of Military, and expects some day to be a National Guard Drummer. Lee Guard; Engineering Club; Class Foot-Ball ' 05-06, ' 06-07, ' 07-08; ' Varsity Foot-Ball ' 07-08; Swamp Rabbit Club ' 07-08; C 1 ean Sleeve. 84 CHARLES GALLOWAY SMITH, Corinth, Miss. Agriculture. Third Lieutenant, Company G. This machine is thoroughly protected - by United States and foreign patents; there are no others like him. Jno. J. Hood, manager. Gloomy dropped in from the anti-sock county, Alcorn. Noted especially for the heterogeneous conglomeration of his sesquipedalian ver- bosity. Enjoys telling of his boyhood days, and telling of his varied experiences. His excuse on being caught up town lately with a young lady was, that he really thought it elevating for a young man to go with the girls. His thoughts are light and northeasterly. President Alcorn County Club; Librarian Agricultural Club ' 06-07; Vice- Director Agricultural Club ' 07-08; Y. M. C. A.; Dialectic. 85 WILLIAM MIMMS SPANN, Highlandale, Miss. Civil and Mining Engineering. Captain, Company F. Mollie began his first lap leading the Prep in ' 03-04, when he was rosy- cheeked and dimpled. He is a great ex- ample of the changes that may come over a Senior, and now he sails under the motto, Look out, girls! I ' m on my way. Favorite pastimes: Writing notes to Starkville and jumping off trestles. Hobby: Wearing of citz. Ambition: To practice his profession in the Delta to see if he can find the bottom of the rich land. Captain Lee Guard ' 07-08; Secretary M. A. S. E- ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Vice- President Swamp Rabbits ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Class Historian ' 07-08. 86 SAMUEL MALCOMB TATE, Brooksville, Miss. Media nical Engineering. Third Lieutenant, Company E. Sam, or Puddin, as he is some- times labelled, is a firm believer in Mili- tary. He has a great love for Math, and especially Soph Algebra (?); truly he is a great admirer of the fair sex, and is what might be termed a typical ladies ' man. His favorite pastime is walking from town in the rain. Fond of music — teachers. His password is I hit him. Ambition, varied. Thinks some day of settling in Arkansas. Are women books? says Puddin. Then would mine were an almanac, to change her every year. Captain Lee Guard (Retired); President Elysian Club, 06-07; German Club; Tennis Club; M. A. S. E. 87 JOHN EDGAR THOMAS, Maben, Miss. Civil and Mining Engineering. Third Lieutenant, Company A. Good Times started on time, but, on account of the slow trains from that great town, Maben, he got to College one year late, and had to complete his course in three years. He has a tone that ' s all his own, and he can entertain fifty young ladies at one time and make each believe she ' s the one. He is a coming en- gineer, and after his polish in the University of Illinois, he and Pard will join Maben and Eupora with a gyro- car. Pastime : Running the harmless cricket away from our Campus — by sing- ing. Motto: Contentment. Lee Guard ' 06-07; First Lieutenant (resigned) ' 07-08; Elysian Club ' 06- 07; German Club ' 07-08; Sword Company; Gridiroi Club. 88 JOHN PEARSON WALKER, Colliersville, Tenn. Electrical Engineering. Second Lieutenant, Company E. Phunnehea is a bird, as the name implies, but his genera has not been classed. He brought all the good-nature Tennessee had to spare clown with him, and scatters it to the winds. Awfully fond of chicken — his chicken in Nor- wood, and not bothered at all by Bill Whit — . If anyone wants to know any- thing about any Physics, just see Fun- ny. His favorite pastime: Growling at the Colonel and biting ears. Never misses an occasion to go to town, and would really like to build the electric line. Boston Tech. will enjoy him from now on. First Lieutenant George Rifles; Dialectic; Class Foot-Ball; Captain All-Class Foot-Ball; German Club; ElysianClub; Vice-President Cosmopolitan Club ' 06- 07; President Second Term M. A. S. E-; Sword Company. 89 EMMETT HUDSON WALKER, Abbott, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Captain, Company A. Was forced to leave Clay County five or six years ago by the Society for Pre- vention of the Invention of Cruelty to Animals, because it was feared all the maidens would live and die spinsters on account of his heartless wreckage of hearts. They dumped him in a safe place when they selected A. .S: M., for he has not since had a glimpse of the great world be- yond. He declares, however, that he ' 11 not be a bachelor, as he has already saved up $1.97 on his license. A model stu- dent, a good orator, rivaling even his stupendous collaborator, Brumfield, and will some day be a lawyer. Has excel- lent moral record. Not an enthusiast on College Athletics, but interested in all other student activities. Dialectic Literary Society Treasurer First Term ' 06-07, President First Term ' 07-08, Prosecuting Attorney Second Term ' 07-08, Secretary Y. M. C. A.; Secretary Hull Literary Club Second Term ' 06-07; J. S. Williams Club; President Clay County Club; Editor Hand-Book; Reflector Staff ; Reveille Staff ; Class Representative at Commencement. 90 HENRY CARROLL WALTON, Hamilton, Miss. Electrical Engineer nq. Private, Company G. Harry, a member of the ' 08s, who had to give up the dear old sheepskin on account of weak eyes. Those who know him best think a weak heart was also his failure, for he often received missies from The Girl He Left Behind. Did not have the misfortune of being endowed with good looks, so may yet conquer the heart of some fair queen. Tennis Club; M. A. S. E.; Dialectic. 91 SYLVESTER CREIGHTON WARD, Croton Falls, N. Y. Mechanical Engineering. Licittena nt-Colonel, Commanding Regiment. Colonel, Captain, S. C, or any way you take him, is always right there. He dropped in on us after viewing life a few years on the Hudson. He ' s not half as fierce as he looks, but the Prep will never believe him anything but dignified until he is once caught biting Funny ' s ears and knocking plaster off the walls. He was a prominent figure at the ' 07 Normal, and is also noted for his remark- able time-keeping exploits in the course of a rabbit-hunt. He is bright, well- read, judicious, and withal has a guitar. Vice-President M. A. S. E. ' 06-07, President First Term ' 07-08; First Ser- geant George Rifles ' 06-07; German Club; Hull Literary Club; Class Presi- dent ' 05-06; Vice-President Tennis Club ' 05-06, Secretary and Treasurer ' 06-07; Class Representative; Captain Sword Company; Madison County Club. 92 WILLIAM LEE WARNER, Acona, Miss. Industrial Pedagogy. Second Lieutenant, Company G. One of the few men in the Class who can be said to have no enemies. Sick- ness had interfered somewhat with his academic work, but has not influenced his kind, sunny disposition. Quite an athlete, and would make some ' Var- sity were it not for his spending so much of his time thinking about nothing. He is sporty in temperament, but has no des ' re to make money, for he has recently refused three very flattering propositions from the Anti-Fat people to travel as their representative. Tennis Club; Class Base-Ball Team, ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Y. M. C. A. 93 GEORGE STEVENSON WE EMS, Shubuta, Miss. Electrical Engineering. First Lieutenant, Company A. George possesses the quality of sticka- bility — sticking all the time. Like Pope, he is very active in the Military Depart- ment, having acquired the name of Commandant. Absolutely will not cut a duty, not even when told to go by Professor Ard. Another one of the late arrivals, and his early training in town was good for him. In love-affairs he is a hummer — at least, he keeps mighty quiet about them. Once in a while he is found on the Campus with a young lady, but even after that he can ' t be made to men- tion Shubuta. Vice-President Clarke County Club; Philotecrmic ; V. M. C. A.; M. A. S. E. 94 ROBERT MILTON WILEY, Newbern, Tenn. Agriculture. First Lieutenant, Company F. Millyard hails from the Volunteer State. He was sent up to A. and M. in 1904, and his term expires in June. A great singer and sings barnyard bass in Red Edmondson ' s Barbershop Quar- tette. Received more post-cards than any man in College. Can be heard for miles around reporting at call to quarters, All right in the lion ' s den to-night. Love-affairs, only twenty-three. Hobby, horse. Ambition, to induce some Stark - ville maid to immigrate to the wilds of West Tennessee. Philotechnic Literary Society; Agricultural Club; Secretary Cosmopolitan Club ' 06-07; Class Base-Ball ' 06-07, ' 07-08; Class Foot-Ball ' 06-07, 07-08; Vice-President Y. M. C. A. 95 SAMUEL MORGAN YEATES, Maben, Miss. Agriculture. Second Lieutenant, Company A. All hail the power of Namo ' s name, for it ' s a priceless heirloom handed down from generations. He drew No. 13 in a crowd of twenty-three, so he ' s bound to be lucky. He hails from Maben, via West Point. Fond of girls with soft-boiled eyes and velvet hair. Ambition, to go south and extract the lacteal fluid from the feminine bovine. Favorite occupa- tion, playing third base and emptying silos. Native State, Clay County, where- he was born before the war — Spanish- American, we mean. First Lieutenant Lee Guard (Retired); Philotechnic; Agricultural Club; German Club; Elysian Club; Track Team ' 06-07; Captain Class Base-Ball ' 06- 07, ' 07-08; Sword Company; Class Treasurer ' 05-06. ., ■ SENIOR HISTORY. With mingled pride and regret we look back over the eventful years of our College life. Our joys and triumphs have been many, but then comes that grim old monster Regret to hang a pall over us and darken those happy young minds at the last moment. Our career has been an event ul one, full of excitement. Beginning years ago, too far back to record, we have grown from the rough scrub-oak seedling, replanted from darkness to the garden of light, the strong shivering tree. Trouble, however, has caused a few rotten branches to show themselves, but the remainder of the tree holds together stronger than ever. Those who passed through the many years of Prep were smoothed up for further work in the higher departments. Valuable diamonds in the rough began to show themselves at once. The outlook for ' 08 was bright and promising from the first. It was at the end of our Prep year that the World ' s Fair came along and many went to see the sights, receiving a glossy polish, while the greater number came back with un jointed necks. Con- tact with the outside world broadened the minds of this chosen band and taught them that the country was a few miles wider than they realized. The Freshman year brought many new faces as well as the loss of many old ones. The old College seemed to realize that she had collected the grandest lot of boys on record ; things began to put on a new aspect. Ground was broken and a magnificent Engineering Building took the place of the dilapidated sheet- iron structure of old. A new department, that of Industrial Pedagogy, was organized. A new crack military company was organized, composed largely of ' 08 men, who showed their vim by equaling the Lee Guard the very first year. The College realizing the need of music, a fully equipped Band was organized, which ever since has added glory to A. and M. ' s past fame on fields of defeat as well as on those of victory. The rough scrub-oak put on a neater look now, and lost some of its rank greenness. We longed for Commencement to come, with those much-anticipated corporalships, where many wished to be called, but few are chosen, and many an aspiring Freshie is sorely disappointed. Gladly telling our friends good-bye, we sped for home to spend a happy vacation. However, we soon began to long for school to open and to meet our friends and classmates. All came back to the beginning of our Sophomore year with 97 more polished looks than the previous year. Some of them were even sports. They showed that they were men, though, by their work on the gridiron and on the diamond. Our bitterest rivals went down in defeat before the victorious tread of our mighty warriors. During this year the stickability and determination of our men began to show themselves. January ist was supposed to be a school day, but we went rabbit-hunting instead, and when brought before the mighty bar of justice, took our medicine like men. By this deed we won the reputation of being the gamest Class that has ever been here. To this rep we have held tightly, without the least fear of losing. We hold it to the end and defy competition. On the diamond new laurels were added to ' 08 ' s crown; she helped down our beloved University. This year ' s growth added greatly to the looks and development of the rapidly-growing oak, which we are no longer able to scrub. The many small branches were changed to larger limbs, and the leaves changed to a brighter hue. Commencement came and we left our comrades with regret, for we knew we would never see many of them again. It ' s hard to realize what Col- lege friendships began to mean to us then. The fall of 1906 brought us back full-fledged Juniors. Some tried to be digni- fied, but failed utterly. Unity has ever been defined as an organized body ; but the true definition was not known till the world saw this Class. Never was a class known to stick together better; that estrangement between classmates had not sprung up, and we sincerely hoped that no such thing would ever occur; but sun- light in his face disturbs the dreams of the sleeper, and the inevitable will happen. Although we lost the games in Jackson and Columbus, we won the days by making lasting impressions on the people of our State. In Columbus, A. and M. stood first in the eyes of the wearers of the blue. Commencement soon came, and with joy we anticipated becoming Seniors and being the first Class to wear the distinctive uniform. We anticipated all its work and yet looked forward to the opportunities. That little tree in the garden of knowledge, though coming slowdy, was sure of its destiny. With the record of being the biggest class in the history of the College, and a promising outlook for a prosperous year, we left for our vacation of peace and rest. September brought us flocking back to the place we hate so much and yet love so well. It did one good to see the expressions of joy and pleasure on the faces of the boys as they met with hearty handclasps. We soon settled down to work and began the most useful and eventful year of our careef. Led by our most influential men, we showed the world what harmony and unity really meant. Many of our men won more glory on the gridiron ; again they aided in burying the ancient enemy in the slush and mud of Mississippi ' s famous capital. The old Mess Hall was getting simply awful, and as the Senior Class and for the good of our fellows we protested, asking for relief. The storms came and the winds blew, but still we stood firm in our convictions. We were given better service, and thought that all had become quiet on the Potomac. But, alas! when we re- turned from our Christmas Holidays, we found ourselves in the midst of a returning 98 storm of retaliation. The chairman of our committee was dismissed. Honor- bound to stand by him to the last, and knowing we were doing all that a gentleman an d a classmate could do, the men in the class quietly withdrew in such a manner as to require the approval of all. With pride and sorrow mingled, but feeling that we could still hold up our heads without shame, we returned home to our grieved but approving parents, leaving a scant half-dozen at that dear old A. and M. The lower-classmen, appreciating the situation, followed our example, and the storm began to brew, dark clouds arose, and the sun went into eclipse. Then it was that the noble Governor reached the scene; matters were adjusted, and we were invited to return. This we promptly did, resuming our duties at once. But now the estrangement appears and the sleeper is aroused. United we stand, and divided we fall ; however, this does not prove true in all cases. The men of the Class are more strongly bound than before; that feeling of brotherly love exists and binds us into a loving band of fellows without a selfish thought. How we hate to leave our Alma Mater! It pulls the heart-strings to part with the friends we love so well, and yet we know that duty stands before us and bids us be up and doing. Our fellows are all lovers of society, to a great extent, and many famous heart-smashers march under the banner of ' 08. Many changes have been wrought since our entrance here, improvements have been wonderful; and some day our Alma Mater will have no equal in the South. The little oak is now ready to be transplanted into the garden of life. It is strong and beautiful, with few decayed spots, and seems able to bear the many shocks and storms of this sinful world of ours. 99 EX.- ' 08 ' S. W. A. Adams Brookhaven, Miss. J. G. Alderman Magee, Miss. F. Anderson Youngs, Miss. N. H. Bone. Memphis, Tenn 0. Buchanan Brandon, Miss. A. W. Cameron Meridian, Miss. J. D. Carter Seooba, Miss. W. A. Claiborne Columbus, Miss. T. M. Clark Verona, Miss. E. P. Cox Starkville, Miss. R. Doyle Tillatoba, Miss. J. B. Dulaney Memphis, Tenn. N. G. Fort Starkville, Miss. W. W. Fox Sessums, Miss. C. H. Galloway Canton, Miss. M. P. Gilbert Water Valley, Miss. G. M. Greene. . Guntown, Miss. G. M. Germany Centerville, Miss. A. W. Gibson Natchez, Miss. J. 11. Hairston. Meridian, Miss. ( ). R. Harper .Okolona, Miss. T. C. Harvey Carrollton, Miss. W. R. Harris Houlka, Miss. S. M. Hodges Okolona, Miss. J. D. King Okolona, Miss. J. H. Lee Merigold, Miss. J. E. Madden Yazoo City, Miss. H. H. Mimms Cockrum, Miss. b. Minor Macon, Miss. W. E. Moncrief Starkville, Miss. S. II. Montgomery, Greenwood, Miss. J. K. Nasson Port Gibson, Miss. G. H. O ' Ouinn Holmesville, Miss. R. B. Palmes Chicora, Miss. A. S. Page Russell, Miss. W. D. Prowell Columbus, Miss. A. P. H. Sage Byhalia, Miss. C. G. Stallworth Meridian, Miss. S. S. Starnes. . Hermanville, t Miss H. I. Spinks Meridian, Miss. S. S. Stubblefield Yazoo City, Miss. R. Shuford Batesville, Miss. W. A. Swope Pent Oak, Miss. R. T. Taylor Seminary, Miss. 1. H. Weems Shubuta, Miss. J. D. Wier Yazoo City, Miss. E. T. Williams Laurel, Mi ' ss. R. C. Williams Mt. Carmel, Miss. Miss Clyde Willis Greensboro, Ga. J. P. Woodard Starkville, Miss. ioo JU IO S ? 09 OFFICERS CLASS ' 09. T. H. Middleton President. C. A. Knight Vice-President. F. N. Chisolm Secretary and Treasurer. R. W. McCargo Historian. W. H. McClanahan Poet. W. M. Didlake Sport. CoLOR c . Blue and White, 103 - 1(1.) MEMBERS JUNIOR CLASS. Agricultural. James Burton Anthony. George Evans Baird . . . Isaac Prince Carr West, . . Iverness, . Pontotoc, Harry Tourney Critz . .Starkville, Clinton Edwards Dorrah Macon. Robert Peyton Harrison Isala, George Williams Hosey Vernon, Willis Joseph Luster Utica, Sterling Paine Lenoir Praise, Willie Mitchell Sardis, Bennie Mitchell .... Sardis, Richard M. McCool McCool, Will Robert Nettles Darrington, Ermon Bev Robbins . Meridian, Warren S. Robbins ..... Meridian, Walter Clifton Royals Meridian, Lonnie Royals Meridian, Danice Rainey . . Vineville, Miss Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. 105 r 3 1 06 ENGINEERING. Ross Bunters Bagby Moss Point, Miss. ' James Grover Bennett Crystal Springs, Miss. Mahlon Thomas Birch Shawnee, Okla. George Samuel Boggan Mendenhall, Miss. Fortune Nicholas Chisolm Carriere, Miss. Earl Edward Cooley Laurel, Miss. William Perry Craddock Columbus, Miss. Byron Crow Areola, Miss. Warren Alexander Deale Macon, Miss. William Miller Didlake Star, Miss. Samuel Latimore Foster Hattiesburg, Miss. David Meade Hafner Carrollton, Miss. William Henry Hafner Carrollton, Miss. Thomas Julian Head Yokena, Miss. Wilson Hemingway James Simpson Hemphill Valley Hill, Miss. William Earle Holmes Salis, Miss. Wallace Cleveland Hudson . Graysport, Miss. Wilson Conger Jones Black Hawk, Miss. Charles Adrian Knight . Neville, Miss. Charles Prean Knost Pass Christian, Miss. William Thomas Koch Logtown, Miss. Charles Abraham Pass Starkville, Miss. Percival F. Lyons Vicksburg, Miss. Russel Winfield McCargo Olive Branch, Miss Wallis Harris McClanahan Columbus, Miss. William Franklin McCrary West Point, Miss. Nathaniel Clifton Moncrief Starkville, Miss. Wil iam Bryant Montgomery West Point, Miss. Elmer Sexton Morris. New Hebron, Miss. Grant Crawford Newton Toccoa, Ga. Robert Bruce Ragsdale Corona, Ala. Clarence Joseph Rhodes Roxie, Miss. Francis Alexander Ross Red Lick, Miss. Thomas Mount Searles. ... Vicksburg, Miss. Abraham Sternberger Magnolia, Miss. Osborne Criswell Thigpen Lake Como, Miss. Dan Thomas Booneville, Miss. James Walker Thomas May ben, Miss. James Luther Thornhill Smithburg, Miss. John Cleveland Walker King, Miss. Leslie Hunter Whitten Clinton, Miss. Jacob Samuel Wise. Yazoo City, Miss. James Walker Woodard Ball, Miss. 107 ■ft— .  t .. B ™- w«e -« ' -._ ' 1 08 PEDAGOGICAL. Miss Mary Lamson Dille Agricultural College, Miss. Reuben Whittle Boydstun Plattsburg, Miss. Grady Guyton Kosciusko, Miss. David Thomas Horn Lake Como, Miss. Nathan William Kaplan Drew, Miss. Thomas Cicero Kite. Weir, Miss. Albert Aaron Loflin , Star, Miss. Troy Houston Middleton Hazelhurst, Miss. Arthur Eugenia Mullins Columbus, Miss. David Carlton Neal Meridian, Miss. John Shepard Puller. . Starkville, Miss. Oscar Russel. . Decatur, Miss. James William Sargeant Ackerman, Miss. Robert Earle Skinner Columbus, Miss. Gordon Walker Smith Gulfport, Miss. Leonidas Whitehead Stampley Holly Bluff, Miss. Lloyd J. Stone Meridian, Miss. Elmer Reese Strahan Hattiesburg, Miss. Marmaduke Knox ThortO:i Starkville, Miss. Basil W. Waters Columbus, Miss. John Sanders Whitworth Virlilia, Miss. 109 HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR CLASS. In September, 1905, about two hundred green and home-siek boys entered the Mississippi A. M. College with a strong determination of getting an educa- tion fitting them for work in after-life, so they could be of help to their fellow- man and to their State and country. This was the beginning of the Class of ' 09, with the exception of a few boys who, the year before, went through the trials and tribulations of Prep Heaven. We are now a band of about one hundred strong — all intelligent, strong young men. We have a well-united Class, never missing an opportunity of showing a spirit of loyalty to our Class, to any of its members, or to the College. There is a well-developed spirit of enthusiasm, and our determination is not to equal, but to surpass every other Class that has gone out of this institution. As to Athletics, we are not second to any other class in school. Men from our ranks helped to win our victories on the gridiron last fall. You also see our men on the Track Team and tennis courts. In the athletic line, we are stronger on the base-ball diamond. There were five Freshmen on the team in 1906, seven Sophomores in 1907, and on the team that represents the College this year, two Juniors in the pitcher ' s box, one on third base, one at short, and one in the out- field, which number includes the Captain and Manager. We also put out one of the best Class Foot-ball Teams that ever represented a class from the College. We won the Class Championship Cup by defeating the Sophomores by the close score of 6 to 2. We are also well represented in the literary societies and the various industrial clubs and organizations. )ur Class is well represented in all the different lines of work taught at this institution. In after-years you will see the members of the Class of 1909 in the machine-shops, the cotton-factories, at the bar of justice, and some engaged in other lines of work, all striving to uplift humanity and to be a credit to this great country of ours. I now ask, dear reader, for you to join me in wishing every man of the Class of ' 09 a most happy and prosperous life. R. W. McCargo, Historian. no A DREAM. I. Last night as I lay half awake, I dreamed a dream so bad; I dreamed I had the stomach-ache — The worst I ever had. II. I dreamed of old Mess Halls, I dreamed of old black Shine, I dreamed of thin and cracking walls, Of milk, so thin, so fine (?). III. No apron on our waiter ' s waist, His dirty as the others ' ; The coffee had an awful taste — ' Twas not a bit like mother ' s. IV. Eggs we had from a last year ' s nest, All marks of time they showed, And one, stronger than the rest, Hopped on the floor and crowed. V. As through my hazy dream I saw Flit past in grand array, Zip, gluey rice, and bull-neck raw- The Bill of Fare from day to day. VI. I met my butter at the door, I beheld the well-mixed hash ; But then I rolled off on the floor, With a most awful crash. VII. I picked myself up off the floor, Crawled slowly back in bed ; Back came the dream I had before, But now I thought I was dead. VIII. My spirit free roamed through the air, Then back to Mother Earth, Where on my gaze a sight so fair Had, ere this, ne ' er had birth. IX. An open space was now filled in, And, most wonderful of all, In the place where once the tank had been There stood a NEW MESS HALL. X. My spirit laughed and cried for joy To contemplate the change ! Glad for the hungry starved-out boy! Glad for my old School ' s name! XI. For in the distant years to come, We ask from Him above, A stainless name and endless fame, For the dear old School we love. 1 1 1 Colors. Black and Red. Motto. Seekers of Learning and Lovers of Truth. Class Officers. W. E. Brougher President. A. D. Alderman (deceased) Vice-President. E- W. Lehmann Vice-President. M. H. James Secretary-Treasurer. J. A. Massey Historian. E- S. Brashier Orator. W. I. Mitchell Sport. Yell. Hurry-scurry! Helter-skelter! Pell-mell! Run over! Knock down! Drag out! Boom ! Boom ! Sophomore ! Sophomore ! Give us room! 3 en w o : 5 AGRICULTURAL SOPHOMORES. Elbert Martin Alderman Brookhaven, Miss. John Vance Brady Learned, Miss. Earl S. Brashier . . Shnbnta, Miss. Harry Gordon Carpenter Sessums, Miss. Noah Silvester Cutrer Osyka, Miss. Kemp Buford Falkner Shoceoe, Miss. Jose Fidel Fernandez Monterey, Mexico. Denver C. Funderburk Cockrum, Miss. Jack P. Fisher Strayhorn, Miss. Maurice Jesse Giles Wahalak, Miss. Claude Frank Gilbert Brunsville, Miss. Peyton Read Graves. Asylum, Miss. Oliver Howard Hughes Biloxi, Miss. Egbert Reese Jones. Holly Springs, Miss. Felix Henley Jones Gainesville, Ala. Edward R. Lloyd Agricultural College, Miss. Jimmie Napoleon Lipscomb Mashulaville, Miss. Richard Negent Lobdell Rosedale, Miss. James D. Lofton Brookhaven, Miss. Willis Calhoun Mathis Corinth, Miss. George Cecil McLeod Leakesville, Miss. Charlie Leonard McNiel Nettleton, Miss. Webber Ira Mitchell. Crenshaw, Miss. George Miller Mosley West Point, Miss. Paul Foster Newell Randolph, Miss. Emmett Leland Prevost Kosciusko, Miss. Charles Douglas Ratliff Kosciusko, Miss. Charles Hardison Redditt McCarley, Miss. Claude Lee Rife Pheba, Miss. William Absalom Sloan Cold Water, Miss. Frank Marion Smith Peden, Miss. Julian Earl Sides Early Grove Miss. John Nathan Toole Kosciusko, Miss. Boyd Kite Watson Wier, Miss. William A. Watson Brandon, Miss. Alvin Andrew Weeks Clarkson, Miss. John Andrew Weeks Durant, Miss. William Johnson Witt Nettleton, Miss. 116 m « o - o w w X. M o y ii ' ENGINEERING SOPHOMORES. Albert Grady Atkinson Houston, Miss. James Aranah Bardwell. Yazoo City, Miss. Carl Belton Bethea Sumrall, Miss. William Henry Bowman Pickens, Miss. De Witt Billingsley Winona, Miss. Grover Cleveland Brandt Pass Christian, Miss. Arthur James Brown Sibley, Miss. Warren Wayne Cammack Rodney, Miss. Ben Lauderdale Cathey Thyatira, Miss. Jasper Jones Dancy Holly Springs, Miss. David Miller Dix. Natchez, Miss. William Moody Dorman Lexington, Miss. Harry Brennan Furman Rutland, Pa. D. Roy Flow Wynne, Ark. Thomas Green Gladney Starkville, Miss. Richard Whittaker Graves Centerville, Miss. William Judson Halbert Jackson, Miss. John F. Henry Starkville, Miss. William Warfield Hester Terry, Miss. ] Gaston Lee Holmes Pontotoc, Miss. Hosea Nash Hill Water Valley, Miss. Manning Herbert James Canton, Miss. Benjamin Franklin King Greenwood, Miss. Tommy J. Lee Wingold, Miss. Emil Wilhelm Lehmann Oldenburg, Miss. Albert Artice Lilly Georgetown, Miss. Walter Yeates Lucas Starkville, Miss. Peter Koch Lutken . Logtown, Miss. William Arnold Knost Pass Christian, Miss. James Allen Massey Pickens, Miss. John Weems McLellan Durant, Miss. Louis Kelly McMillan. Carrollton, Miss. Carl Eugene Morrison Memphis, Tenn. S. Earl Purvis Mobile, Ala. James Leroy Riley Tupelo, Miss. Clyde Hamilton Russell Laurel, Miss. John A. Seiber Holly Springs, Miss. Elmo Smith Increase, Miss. Luther Robert Stevens Wesson, Miss. Clarence Thompson Stevenson New Albany, Miss. Harry Eugene Stoy Augusta, Ga. Malcolm M. Tabb Houston, Miss. Robert Bruce Team Oklahoma City, Okla. Edward Colcough Thomas Starkville, Miss. Willie Ransom Vernon Bogue Chitto, Miss. Buford Elliot Walker Florence, Miss. Walter Walker Longview, Miss. Buz M. Walker Agricultural College, Miss. Charles Henry Wampold Natchez, Miss. Luther Henry Williford Carrollton, Miss. Roy Jefferson Wilson Guntown, Miss. Thomas Earl Winn Laurel, Miss. Henry Houston Wall Woodville, Miss. tn - o a u o z o Q 119 PEDAGOGICAL SOPHOMORES. Hal Anderson Tupelo, Miss. William Vol Bailey Lexington, Miss. William Edward Brougher Memphis, Tenn. Frank Duquercron Cooke Winona, Miss. Lucius Cothern Enon, Miss. Joseph K. Cutrer Osyka, Miss. Hollis Irl Ellzey Goss, Miss. W. Howard Giles Blue Mountain, Miss. Henry Hampton Harrington Houston, Miss. James Williams Helms Moss, Miss. William Louis Hobby Plattsburg, Miss. William Paxton Holloway Brookhaven, Miss. Oscar Gayten Jones Pelahatchie, Miss. Samuel Tizzie Polk Sumrall, Miss. William Clayton Rose Mobile, Ala. Harold Benthal Sanders Kosciusko, Miss. Lucien Stokes Sanders Kosciusko, Miss. Charles Patrick Seab Oldenburg, Miss. Sidney Richard Simmons Magnolia, Miss. George Clifton Stroud . . Meridian, Miss. William Javne Walker Brandon, Miss. William Edward Ward Starkville, Miss. TEXTILE SOPHOMORES. Samuel Johnston Shubuta, Miss. Raymond Ernest Killingsworth Pittsboro, Miss. Clarence Edward Killingsworth Pittsboro, Miss. Preston Newell Randolph, Miss. Frank Ledyard Walton Meridian, Miss. Harmon Tatum Pollard Batesvillc, Miss. 1 20 HISTORY OF SOPHOMORE CLASS. And the people of Sophomoredom took Edward, the prince of the Pedagogs, and made him king in the room of Sellars, the Freshmanitish king. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Faculty, even as it is laid down in the Rules and Regulations. Moreover, Edward had an army of fighting men that went out to war by bands, according to the reckoning of Billingsley, their cap- tain; and Billingsley prepared them and made them strong, even to meet all the host that were about to wage war against them. And it came to pass that in the chilly month of November there came a cry out of the East, saying: Prepare ye, for the great tribe of the Freshmanites cometh up to do battle with thee. So on the third day the chosen band as- cended unto the heights known as Hardy Field, and smote the enemy hip and thigh, and left them not one remaining. And yet again the band went out to do battle, and so bravely fought they that the mighty men of valor of al l the Land of Seniororers were not able to prevail against them. Even before they departed from the field the Juniorums, a third tribe, cried with a loud voice, saying: ' We defy the armies of the Sophomorites this day! Give us a band that we may fight together! And after one day, Billingsley and his band with him, sore with many bruises though they were, went out to the conflict at the border between the Lands of the Sophomorites and the Juniorums, and the struggle was long and hard. The Sophomorites drove their enemies before their faces into the land from whence they came and kept them there until, just as victory seemed assured, a Juniorum, by chance and not by prowess of battle, broke through the line of fight, and in one minute and forty-three sec- onds the conflict was over, and the Juniorums had won. Now there was a great warrior in this region who had watched the battles of these tribes, and he chose from among them all eleven men who were most skilled in the handling of the pigskin to form the All-Class Team. And behold! Five of this eleven were Sophomorites. The Sophomorites were therefore found in large numbers in College foot- ball, there being three men on the famous ' Varsity, of whom one was chosen to lead and command next year ' s Team. So the tale runneth, and in all the varied activities of College life the Sopho- morites have taken and held a high and well-kept part. And the Track and the Diamond and the Tennis Court have all been the scene of their many vic- tories, won by great struggle and marvelous strength, both of mind and body, and continually by day, from sun to sun, do they vex the enemy, to the great glory of the people of Sophomoredom. And in the ranks of the George Rifles and the Lee Guards men seeth many Sophomorites. So it has come to pass that men marvel much over the great strength of mind and the marvelous might of body of this people. And many wonderful things and great did the Sophomorites in the reign of Edward the king. Now the rest of the acts of the Sophomorites, first and last, behold ! are they not written in the books of the Reflector? J. A. Massey, Historian. 121 F E5H TV . 123 FRESHMEN. C( llyORS. Maroon and Gold. Officers. A. F. McCormick President. W. H. Buckley Vice-President. J. O. Hinckle Secretary-Treasurer. W. B. McMurtray Historian. C. P. Barrett Censor. E. G. Neeley Athletic Manager. E. Harrison Wit. J. E. Melton vSport. R. M. Hardy Phool. C. A. Brewer ( )rator. 124 ■ j mi j fj £ vTT . ■•.. t L M y. 3 H H -J 125 AGRICULTURAL. Abbey, Richard H Corinth, Miss. Anthony, Hester C Hesterville, Miss. Armstrong, George H Boyle, Miss. Baker, Ward H Okolona, Miss. Barnes, Harris Taylorville, Miss. Bass, Bryant K Corinth, Miss. Beard, Archie V. Mud Creek, Miss. Bizzell, Harvey M Strayhorn, Miss. Brashier, R. Harry Shubuta, Miss. Brewer, Claudie A Rayborn, Miss. Byall, Sam Wintersville, Miss. Carr, Richard L Pontotoc, Miss. Cohen, Edward E Summit, Miss. Daniel, Warren E Blue Mo untain, Miss. Dorrill, T. Bennie Edinburg, Miss. Dorrill, W. Clifton Edinburg, Miss. Duke, Lee L Tupelo, Miss. Dulaney, Tom M Trenton, Miss. Eason, Edmond E Cockrum, Miss. Gammill, }ohn W .. ■• Ackerman, Miss. Hardy, Rov Melvin Greenville, Miss. Hargrove, Allen S Shubuta, Miss. Harris, George W Hazelhurst, Miss. Hemphill, Everett M Valley Hill, Miss. Hollingsworth, John E Egypt, Miss. Morton, Roderick. . Chalybeate, Miss. Hudson, Leslie I Graysport, Miss. Ingram, Ered McCool, Miss. Jennings, Jimmie M Crenshaw, Miss. Jennings, Buy B Crenshaw, Miss. Jones, Paul Fernwood, Miss. Kerr, Edward G College, Miss. Kimmons, James M Corinth, Miss. Langston, James M Cola, Miss. Lee, Jesse E Kioto, Miss. Little, Claud Utica, Miss. Lowry, Arthur C Plymouth, Miss. Luckett, Charles D Kosciusko, Miss. 126 Marble, Reginald L Lorman, Miss. McCormick, Archibald F Laurel, Miss. Melton, John E Pheba, Miss. Mitchell, McCalvin Sturgis, Miss. O ' Neal, Charles E Wisdom, Miss. Powell, Marcus Corinth, Miss. Rea, Robert Hazelhurst, Miss. Rigby, Robert H Shubuta, Miss. Roberts, Sidney Mobile, Ala. Robertson, Jesse H Cedar Bluff, Miss. Robertson, Tom D Pheba, Miss. Russell, Jasper F Brandon, Miss. Sauls, Sylvester T Tilton, Miss. Saunders, Welborn R Starkville, Miss. Scott, Robert O Monte, Miss. Sledge, Edward M Castor, Pa. Sledge, Malone K Sunflower, Miss. Stevens, Reginald W. L Raymond, Miss. Stiles, Charles F Sessums, Miss. Stubblefield, Forest W Brandon, Miss. Tate, Tom W Brooksville, Miss. Teasley, Frank N Acona, Miss. Till, Percy H Houston, Miss. Turner, Homer B Attala, Miss. Wands, Grant S Roseland, La. Whittaker, Eb. B Oakley, Miss. Wammock, Mack S Hohenlinden, Miss. Wood, Lyman E Leland, Miss. 127 W w - to i— i w w c w 128 ENGINEERING. Agnew, James R Bethany. Alston, Park D Starkville. Baker, Ellis C Brandon. Barrier, Joseph H Yazoo City. Blackman, Henry T Yokena. Bradford, Marvin D Lingle. Brogan, Walter B West Point. Buckley, Wiggins II Wesson. Burt, Amos K Waverley. Camp, Ernest L Amory. Carpenter, Carl J Starkville. Carthon, Samuel C Hattiesburg. Chiles, William R Starkville. Clement, Bailey A Crawford. Clement, Ralph Norfolk, Va. Downing, Chester R Van Vleet. DuFoe, WilFord R Grandsi. Ernest, George P Durant. Fondren, Richard Asylum. Fortner, William O Monte. Harrison, Eugene Columbus. Hinkle, James O Crawford Hogan, John B Starkville. Hopkins, John L Columbus. Johnson, James V. .. .Memphis, Tenn. Journey, Augustus L. Jacksonville, Ala. Journey, Wallace C . . Jacksonville, Ala. Kelley, Lewis Gloster. Kornegay, Clyde Jackson, Tenn Koonce, Luther B Grenada. Lewers, Hewlett Senatobia Lowrey, Howard R Biloxi • Magruder, Haymond W. . Hattiesburg. Margolis, David Starkville. McGraw, Hugh J Yazoo City. McMurgray, William P... Yazoo City Mobley, Hugh B Bond. Moore, Herbert Bristol, Va. Nash, William R Columbus. Neeley, Eugene G. . . .Memphis, Tenn. Posner, Harry West Point. Ransome, Robert C Starkville. Rembert, Francis M Wesson. Ridgeway, James E Sessums. Roberts, Carl E Prairie. Rogers, Sam Ora. Scott, John H Fernwood. Seal, Alfred L Kilmichael. Smith, Robert M Myersville. Spann, Frank G Highlandale. Team, Edward L- .Oklahoma City, Okla. Utsey, Arden N Eucutta. Fernando, Samuel R Osyka. Wheat, Winston E Chicora. 129 z w IS Dd CO to to O _■ o - I O PEDAGQG, Barrett, Claud P Hesterville. Bethany, John C Scooba. Bowers, Joseph E Moscow. Butts, Alfred B Artesia. Bryan, Albert C Binnsville. Cable, J. Frank Vaiden. Campbell, Robert M Hesterville. Clark, Frank E Ripley. Cobb, Thomas C Trust. Cockrell, Wilmot L Montpelier. Dillie, Avery B College. Ellis, Fred N Cedar Bluff. Fugate, Charles H Hazelhurst. Fugurson, Frederick D Ovett. Guyton, Thomas L Joseph. GuyTon, Joseph S Sallis. Hale, Willie N Harmon town. Holmes, Morris G Pontotoc. Houston, Alfonso McVille. Houston, William S McVille. Hubbard, Flavius Joseph us. . .Macon. Hurst, Lewis A Hashaqua. Jackson, Austin F Airmont Jackson, Samuel A Kosciusko. Kerr, Miss Josephine. . . .Agr ' l College. Lowry, Walter A Terry. Lucas, Jimmie L Starkville. Merchant, Lewis C Carthage. Martin, Wiseman H Grenada. Patrick, James A Patrick. Rand, Thomas C Bond. Robertson, Joseph B Anding. Saunders, John I West. Spearman, Walter A Airmount. Stewart, Andrew C Augerilla. Vaughn, John R Caledonia. Vest, J hn H Fernwood. Welborn, Miss Mamie Laurel. Winter, Robert R Houston. Woodward, William R . . . . Brooksville. Wright, John H Hattiesburg. TEXTILE. Grantham, Frank B Pinola. Jones, Chester E Hattiesburg. Newell, Sam F Randolph. Rogers, Joseph R Ora. Saveley, Scott Houlka. Sauls, Thomas G Montpelier. Sykes, Willie McK Duckhill. Thomas, Frank D Verona. Trimm, Luther J Hermanville. Wolfe, Oscar O Terry. 131 FRESHMAN HISTORY. As one class leaves college there is always another to take its place. Thus, with the opening of the institution on September 18, 1907, there gathered about two hundred and fifty chloryphillic specimens from all quarters of this vState and adjoining States to fill the vacancy. Some came from our cities, some from the most remote parts of our rural districts, and some, judging from their appearance, from — you could not tell where. Such was the material gathered together to form the Freshman Class and destined to be the finished product in 191 1. This raw product was promptly classed and sent to the polishing ma- chines for the four-year course. After three years of hard work and earnest studying, we were ready to be put in the course that we had selected to prepare us for our life ' s work. Our Class was not fully organized until February 12, 1908. The officers men chosen were well known by their class-mates, and are fully capable of per- forming their duty to the letter. We took an active part in Athletics, and the strength of our Foot-ball Squad was manifested in many games. Our Base-ball Team is in good practice, and we have some men on the track who may make records this year, all of which makes us proud of our Class and its achievements. It cannot be said that the Freshman Class has been negligent in responding to any action that needed the support of the Freshman Class as well as the other classes. The session has now passed which brings to a close the first year of our Col- lege life. By putting forth all our efforts we may some day reach the heights to which we hope to climb, but the memory of our Freshman year will forever mark the turning-point in our lives. W. B. McMurTray, Historian. 132 MESS HALL ADS. The Colonel calls us to Attention, In his way of many fads, And reads to us something worth mention, Which is nothing but Mess Hall Ads. A long list of them he reads, And this is the way they go: Boys, you can supply your many needs In the ' Shack ' at prices low. Then it is the Prep ' s heart gladdens At the bargains he will get; Forget the Ad is signed Blanton and Haddon, For with them no one makes a debt. Hot chocolate after supper, says an- other, And also Oyster Stew, red hot, But the Prep ' s last letter from his mother, Enclosed not — the check he should have got. So when cash begins to run too short, The Ads will read like this: A pipe for sale, the very best sort, A bargain — do not miss. A tooth-brush and some powder, too, And also a pair of over-shoes, They ' re cheap — you know it ' s true — So be the first around to choose. And thus they go on down the line Until we reach the last, Which must have brought a silent laugh At the way that it was cast. It says: Call at room 206 If you wish to make me glad, I have for sale ten tooth-picks, Also a permit pad. L. L. O , ' io. 133 Colors. Old Gold and Purple. OFFICERS. D. T. Brock President. B. Hearn Vice-President. F. W. Gardner Secretary. J. II . Stribbling Treasurer. S. A. Winborn Historian. J. M. Bass Poet. W. L. Catching Wit. J. J. Barron Fool. E. I. Roberson Sport. ' 34 o :- ; 135 PREPS. B. M. Aid rich. A. H. Allen. A. V. Anderson. P. N. Ballard. J. J. Barron. H. C. Barksdale. R. G. Burton. J. M. Bass. A. H. Bennett. W. L. Bennett. T. E- Betts. F. R. Billings. W. J. Birmingham. D. H. Birmingham. R. D. Blackwell. M. B. Blades. N. W. Blanchard. A. K. Bobb. L. G. Boyd. A. C. Bridges. T. E- Bridges. A. E. Briggs. B. H. Brister. J. M. Britt. C. L. Brumfield. J. M. Brumfield. T. H. Buntin. G. E. Burton. T. M. Butler. R. K. Cade. J. A. Camj). G. H. Campbell. C. A. Caruthers. T. H. Casanova. W. L. Catching. W. Cavin. D. F. Clark. J. E. Ellis. [. R. Claughton. V. Cline. C. R. Coppedge. B. M. Cotton. R. L- Covvden. F. L. Craft. B. B. Cutrer. W. R. Crosby. W. L. Crowder. C. M. Cunningham. E. T. Cunningham. H. Cunningham. W. E. Dee. O. S. Delaney. O. G. Dodd. G. Doyle. J. R. Edwards. J. A. Ellars. O. L. Ellison. F. W. Eudy. R. D. Exum. J. S. Ferris. E. M. Fisher. O. H. Fleming. B. C Fox. D. D. Funderburk. F. W. Gardner. J. D. Gaston. B. W. Gates. M. L. Gates. P. L. Godbold. J. Grant. E. H. Grantham. J. M. Greaves. W. S. Greenham. M. W. Hall. J.C Hamill. W. L. Harbin. J. H. Harris. M. N. Harrison. E. B. Harvey. G. T. Heard. B. Hearn. J. R. Helmes. P. Hinson. E. Holmes. (. F. Howell. R. N. Howell. E. R. Hubbard. H. W. Hudnall. R. W. Hyde. G. I. Jarvis. S. T. Johnson. J. C. Johnson. (. B. Jones. M. P. Jones. F. L- fordan. F. R. Keel. B. L. K ell urn. J. H. Kellum. Alex W. R. Kelly. W. S. Kelly. T. J. Kennedy L- Kestenbaum. C. P. Keys. C. V. Kizer. 0. Lancaster. E- M. Lewis. J. V. Lobdell. E- M. Livingston. W. E. Lott. ' R. Lovelace. E. M. Luke. H. McArthur. F. McArthur. S. A. McBroom. V. E- McCaulev. L. B. McCoy. W. McGraw. L. R. McMullin. J. C. Mabry. A. L Manning. D. M. Mason. L. C. Maudlin. J.J. Moak. F. Moorehead. V. A. Moran. E. G. Morgan. H. E- Morgan. J. Morgan. 1. O. Morrow. H. B. Morson. J. L- Murphrce. Jas. Murphree. G. B. Nelson. O. L. Nolan. H. B. Norton. J. H. Norwood. A. I. Oakes. L. O ' Neal. N. V. Overstreet. B. F. C. Pace. E- Patterson. J. W. Pippin. J. B. Price. R. F. Ragan. W. R. Fainey. E. T. Ramsey. C. C. Randall. Yerger. 136 O. S. Randall. C. H. Ransem. J. W. Reed. M. D. Reed. G. W. Reynolds. R. L. Rich. C. H. Rich. F. L. Ricks. F. H. Roberson. E- I. Roberson. A. C. Roberts. S. G. Roberts. H. Robertson. S. A. Robertson. S. C. Robertson. R. U. Rodgers. J. W. Roseberry. J. H. Ross. C. Rot he. W. F. Sandifer. O. C. Scott. A. D. Seale. H. E- Searight. f. Shinn. J. H. vSikes. J. S. Sims. L. M. Simmons. O. M. Simmons. J. M. Simmons. H. L. Smith. J. M. Smith. Jno. N. Smith. W. W. Smith. J. N. Stevenson. J. H. Stribbling. E. Thomas. E. H. Thomas. J. H. Thorp. H. M. Tirey. W. L- Templeton. N. B. Travis. G. W. Vaughan. R. F. Wall. D. L. Welson. R. S. Wilder. W. L. Williams. J. M. Williamson. S. A. Winborn. S. R. Winn. HISTORY OF THE PREPARATORY CLASS. It will be easy to remember September 16, 1907, for it was on this day that the boys who were to compose this Class began to pour in from every quarter of the State. We were probably as green as any set that ever ventured within the sacred walls of a college, but most of us were earnest. Everything was an unfathomed mystery to us — all was great and imposing, grand — and we felt all the more our extreme littleness. Perhaps the greatest mystery was the Commandant, whom we feared beyond expression. When we, in turn, had been put next how to salute this great potentate in several ways — some of which we could only give up in despair — we were assigned to our rooms, but for several days we were unable to tell them from others next door. Occasionally we were rather forcibly impressed — when we happened to get in some grouchy upper-classman ' s abode. After searching all over the Dormitory and Campus for oil and chimleys for our lamps electric, and being humiliated just enough for amusement by the old fellows, who took a special delight in having the poor ignorant Preps look and ask for something at once ludicrous and impossible, our home-sickness began to wear off, and we came to see the brighter side of College life; for now we had something novel to catch our flagging spirits up and increase our interest in life. We daily saw big, strong fellows go out in the strangest garb to what we were told was the gridiron, and there fi ght, butt, kick, and lunge, falling and struggling over a little leather ball, which was not even round. These new and strange antics soon became more fascinating — so very, in fact, that in a short time we had learned some of the points of the game, and, in the class-struggles that followed, turned out a team that did credit to our name. As soon as we heard that the other Classes had officers, we proceeded, in a very dignified manner, to elect ours. We aped very well the rules of parlia- mentary usage the other Classes employed, and our officers have shown them- selves to be entirely worthy of the honor placed upon them. Our future in Athletics is bright indeed. With one man furnished this year for the All-Class Foot-Ball Team and a number showing up well in Base-ball and Track, the College will not have cause to fear any lack of material. The present session (our first) is drawing to a close, and we will soon part as a Class, some members to meet next September, some never; but it will ever be a source of pleasure to remember the days as a Prep. While it is true that we have allowed many opportunities to pass unimproved, the year has been a very profitable one. Our past mistakes and experiences will be of value to us in taking some other step, and we hope, with the start we have made this year, to make a name for our Class and have it stand as a guide and model for all that follow. S. A. Winborn, Historian. 137 CAM1MS SCI ' XIiS 138 REGISTER OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE MIS- SISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, 1883-1907. Officers. President E. L. Robins, 1892 Hattiesburg, Miss. First Vice-President ...... I. H. Evans, 1891 West Point, Miss. Second Vice-President . . . . A. H. Ames Starkville, Miss. Treasurer A. J. Moore, 1892 Agricultural College, Miss Secretary F. J. Weddell, 1893 Agricultural College, Miss. Executive Committee. J. C. Herbert 1887. W. W. Magruder 1 887. I. D. Sessums 1899. 39 CAMPUS VIEWS. 141 Captain I. C. Welborn, Captain 9th Infantry, U. S. A. H 2 CAPTAIN IRA C. WELBORN. (Sketch.) Anyone ' s attention would be attracted to Captain Welborn by his military bearing and his impressive character-portraying face, but it is reserved for those who know him to receive the richness and fullness of his friendship and to ad- mire his many sterling and noble qualities. While all are drawn, it is only those intimately acquainted with him who can appreciate his true worth and observe new traits of character constantly unfolding — all increasing respect and admira- tion and wonder because of the broadness, courage, and nobleness of the man. Without the slightest suspicion of bravado, haughtiness, or vanity, he is always the same kindly, hospitable, and jovial friend, animated on any topic and charming always in his wit. Probably his only condemnatory trait is a sense of modesty that restrains him from permitting laurels to be bestowed upon his richly-deserving brow, and is not pleased when his friends disregardingly sing his praises. The following sketch has been gleaned from relatives, friends, and from official records, the subject of it having never talked, even to his family, of his greatest exploits : Although the thirteenth child, and born on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month, Captain Ira C. Welborn has not been unlucky. His early life in Jones County, Mississippi, was very much like that of any other boy growing up on a farm in a backwoods country. There was plenty of hard work and very little in the way of schooling or recreation, hunting being the only sport that might be indulged in nights, rainy days, and holidays; but deer, turkeys, ' coons, ' possums, and rabbits abounded in those days, and the subject of our sketch was an expert hunter. When in his early teens he owned a brindled cur dog named Doc, one of the greatest scrappers ever known in those regions. But ' Doc had one be- setting weakness — just at the time he had the other dog chewed to a frazzle, he would quit the fight and bolt for home. Of course, the other dog would then get up and give chase, if he had as many as three sound feet — which was not often. The boy to whom the other dog belonged said his dog whipped because Doc ran, and Ira said Doc ' whipped, and pointed to the maimed condition of the other ' s dog as proof of it. This never failed to bring on a fight between the boys just as frequently as the boys and their dogs would get together, sometimes only on Sundays, and at other times every day. Schools were few and far between in Jones County at that time, although it is now one of the wealthiest counties in the State. Learning might be in- dulged in for the two months between laying-by and cotton-picking time. Young Welborn learned his letters from an elder brother, who taught school for $15.00 a month, and such meager and intermittent schooling continued for several years until, when about sixteen years of age, he went to Greenville, Miss., and worked on the farm of his brother while being prepared to enter the A. M. College in 1892. He remained at the A. M. nearly two years, and made a good record. In the meantime W. C. Welborn, the older brother, who had figured twice before in the younger boy ' s education, had gone to the A. M. as a Pro- fessor, and served as a special tutor for a competitive West Point examination to be held at Ellisville, Miss. Succeeding in this examination, Ira was appointed to the Academy by Colonel Thos. R. Stockdale, of the old Sixth District, and left for West Point in the spring of 1894. During his Plebe year (first) at the Academy he dared to resent an in- sult from an upper-classman, and the cadet etiquette required a duel. His op- H3 ponent, now Captain Boling, U.S.A., was physically much his superior both in stature and strength, and it is customary in such cases to select from among the classmen of the larger principal one who is near the size of the smaller combatant. Fully knowing the odds against him, young Welborn forestalled any such ar- rangement by giving Boling a further personal challenge, because, as he said, He had a quarrel with no one but Boling, and he wished to break no one ' s face but Boling ' s. The fight that followed will be remembered at the Academy as one of the most terrible that ever came off there, and although both the principals were laid up in the hospital for repairs for several weeks, Welborn ' s pluck and pugnacity had made a foundation for the greater fame by which his courage and bravery have since been recognized. He graduated in 1898, just in time to join the fighting Ninth Infantry and go to the front at Santiago de Cuba. About four months after the Battle of San Juan Hill, a letter was received by one of his relatives, which read as follows: Hartford, Conn., November 15, 1898. Dear Sir, — I am an Irish soldier, a private in Company B, Sixteenth U. S. Infantry. I picked up this little note-book as I was going to the river for water during a lull in the fighting at San Juan Hill on July 1st. I beg a thousand par- dons for not finding the body of this brave lad and perhaps sending you his dying words. I suppose the noble lad died, for I found the book where the fighting had been fiercest. Just as I was asking permission of my Captain to go in search of the body and to try to get the ring I was desperately wounded and taken off the field unconscious and taken aboard a hospital-ship. I never recovered suffi- ciently to write until this week. Please let me know what became of the brave young chap. Yours faithfully, Timothy Walsh. The vest-pocket note-book contained this: Expecting to go into battle at any moment. I request that, if killed, my father, J. L. Welborn, Sr., Laurel, Miss., and my brother, W. C. Welborn, Stark - ville, Miss., be notified. I also request that my Class ring, which is the only property I possess, be sent to Miss - — . Perhaps this young Lieutenant, when he wrote these requests, purposed some deed of daring, such as would make a name — perhaps for a dead hero. At any rate, some hours before Timothy Walsh found the note-book, another Irish soldier, belonging to Company C, Ninth Infantry, was shot down while at some distance in front of the trenches sheltering his command. Lieutenant Welborn did not hesitate to go through a hail of Mauser bullets from the Spanish lines, and he bore the wounded man to a place of safety. For this deed he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest tribute that can be paid to any soldier in the land. Only four of these medals were awarded for the whole Cuban campaign. The Ninth soon went to the Philippines, and here Lieutenant Welborn saw lots of fighting. At Zapote River, perhaps the most considerable battle of the island campaign, the enemy was intrenched for a mile or more from the sea-coast along the south bank of the river. The American troops were advancing from the north, and a battery of artillery moved down a road about a half-mile from the coast, and, getting within fifty yards of the enemy ' s trenches, found the bridge blown up. The men and horses were being slaughtered. Lieutenant Welborn was given command of a company and sent to the coast to cross the river, here branching into three mouths. This company swept the trenches for over a half- mile in quick time, saved the remnant of the battery, and started a general retreat of the enemy. 144 General Clarence R. Edwards, who was then a Major on General Lawton ' i staff, and in immediate command of these movements, said he never saw a prettier piece of military work done. For this service Welborn was breveted. He was under fire in the islands at Guadaloupe, Las Pinas, Zapote River, San Fernando, Angeles, and many other places. The Ninth was next ordered to China to relieve the besieged legations during the Boxer uprisings. Welborn, though reported wounded at the slaughter of Tien-Tsin, where the Ninth suffered so terribly, really was not in the main fight, being held in reserve. He saw service all along the line and into the gates of Peking with the Allied Armies of the world, and regards this as the finest part of his whole military career. While on duty here he went on leave to Manila to meet and wed Miss Kilbourne, who was accompanied by her father, Major Kilbourne, to Manila for the wedding, after which he returned to China. He was selected to become the First Lieutenant of the company remaining as Le- gation Guard, and stayed for nearly three years in Peking, where his little boy was born. Among the engagements in which he was under fire in China might be mentioned Tien-Tsin, Pie-Tsang, Young-Tsun, and the two-days battle at Peking. For his splendid courage and disregard of self in times of danger he was bre- veted three times — twice in Cuba and once in the Philippines. He wears three campaign medals for service in Cuba, the Philippines, and China, besides the Medal of Honor. Early in 1903 Lieutenant Welborn was made a Captain of the Sixteenth Infantry, and ordered to the United States, coming home via Siberia and Europe, and thus completing his circuit of the globe. Transferring back into the Ninth, Captain Welborn was given a very desirable detail in the Department of Tactics at West Point Military Academy, where he remained for two years. He resigned this detail to come to his native State as Military Instructor and Commandant of the A. M. College of Mississippi, where he has made one of the best and most efficient officers who has ever held this post. His influence has been most bene- ficial to the Military Department and to the College as well. His splendid ex- ample has inspired a wholesome respect for and interest in the military feature, and the discipline has been improved beyond calculation. Through the President of the College and the Inspector ' s reports, these achievements have become mat- ters of record at the War Department, and the influence of his work will continue for some time. Captain Welborn is only just past thirty-three years, and without question has the most brilliant record of any man of about his own age in the whole Army. And it is believed that when he reaches the right time of life, his chances are very good for becoming Commanding General of the Army. 145 FELIDA. THE wind shrieked pitilessly, and dark, copper-colored, low-hovering clouds covered the sky. The small, bare room contained for furniture only a 2 chair and a table, littered wtih stationery. Its occupants were Dr. Bon- temps, myself, and Felida, a very nervous young woman with an extremely pe- culiar expression in her dark eyes. For several minutes there was absolute silence in the room, and, judging from the depressed looks of my companions, some evil spirit had pervaded the chamber. I looked through the window, but even outside the same dejected melancholy prevailed. Dr. Bontemps abruptly spoke, addressing himself to Felida : How do you feel, madam? he said. She made no answer, but seated herself at the table, picked up a pencil, and began to write automatically, staring fixedly into space, so that I knew she had fallen into one of her states of distraction ; that her secondary self now controlled her primary self. Her aspect was calm, and she wrote rapidly and steadily. After having filled several sheets, she slackened her speed and soon stopped. She awoke into her primary self, but knew nothing of what she had been doing. I picked up the manuscript, and read aloud the following story: Before my soul entered my body, it floated around among the planets and satellites. I remember vividly an episode which I witnessed on the planet of Alai. Its inhabitants were bull-frogs, almost as highly civilized as the present people of France. They had colleges and universities, just as we have, and it was at one of those institutions that my tale begins. The Boochoo, or Chancellor, of the University was a pompous, conceited old gentleman, who evidently, like the Stewarts, believed in the ' divine right of kings. ' The Kerplugs, or Professors, were a rather numerous body of one hundred; some married, some unmarried. Many of them were famous to the students for different reasons — for instance, T. Loogo and M. Tarog, who raised tadpoles by the law of geometrical progression. The Degroos, or student-body, was divided into live Spetoos, or classes, also into two parties — the Cologs, or the Liberalists, and the Der.skunks, who com- prised the Conservatives, the back-sliders, and the Uriah Heeps. T he latter division contained fawning, servile creatures, who had toadied their way into the favor of the Omnipotent. These degenerate frogs thought nothing of pledging their most sacred honor and then, if they saw it to be to their advantage to break their promise, they would do so without the semblance of a blush at such a sacri- legious act. Now comes the real story: From time before the memory of any of the present students the hominy, their only article of diet, had contained sand and grit. This made them very dull and stupid, and consequently, when they went out for their daily lesson in jumping, they could not come up to the standard re- 146 quired by their instructors, and so they were blamed for what was really not their fault. Things ran along in this rut day in and day out with only increased grumblings on the part of the Degroos. This feeling reached its climax when the First Class drew up an appeal to the Boochoo for better hominy, and then announced to the four lower classes the action they had taken. The latter im- mediately and almost to a frog pledged themselves by their most sacred honor to support whatever action that class might see fit to take. A committee was selected to present the appeal and state their grievances to the Boochoo. He happened to be in a rather irate mood the morning on which they reported, and when a very skinny member suggested that he send out of the community to get a supply of arnots (small animals which eat the sand and grit out of hominy), he took fire and exclaimed ' By gad, gentlemen, but this is a rebellion! You seem to have forgotten whom you address. I am the Boochoo, you are the Degroos. I say Go! and you go ; I say ' ' Come ! ' ' and you come. Get out ! ' Of course, they could do nothing further The next day, like the tyrant in ancient times who broke off all the wheat-heads which towered above the others, he beheaded the courageous skinny member who had ventured to speak in behalf of the right, and exposed his head in a cage, over which hung a sign bearing the terrible motto: ' Vengeance is mine. ' The First Class, with a small following from the Second, Third, and Fifth, and the whole of the Fourth, took up arms, and surrounded the fortified castle of the Boochoo. The remaining students dilly-dallied around, hoping to win the Chancellor ' s favor, and at the same time tried to convince their more daring class-mates that they did not consider themselves as breaking their most sacred promise of loyalty to back up the First Class in whatever they saw fit. The besieging party elected Van Drookon as commander. He carried on the siege in a very creditable way, protecting himself against sallies and carrying several outworks with no loss of life. On the third day, however, the Governor of the province arrived with superior forces and made a truce with Van Drookon by which the students were to go back to work, and the Governor, by a very costly and difficult process, arranged to have ' the decapitated frog restored to life and also to have the hominy of all the Degroos improved. We remained in stillness for a few minutes, the Doctor and I eyeing wonder- ingly Felida, who sat nervously twitching in her chair. Great God, man! he exclaimed. She must have been reading ' Gulliver ' s Travels ' ; but how could she understand its purpose? He called to a waiter to bring wine. As the servant filled our glasses, we clinked, and the Doctor toasted: To women brave and true, and men who value honor even more than life. 147 7 HW ' M- ' 4 SOLAR SYSTEM. 148 EXTRA! The Evening Howler. EXTRA! [Vol MXXXLIIIJII.] Januaky 9, 1U08 [No. 1,000,000.] THE SUN GOING OUT! Greenwich Observatory, January 8.— (Special Cablegram.) — Professor Rogerwalenstur Sebuwaloff, of the Department of As- trology, has made the astounding prediction that, from all data he has compiled, it would seem that the sun, around which all heavenly bodies revolve, is gradually losing its energy and shriveling up. He says that six rronths from now the sun will be a mere speck in th heavens and car not be seen with the naked eye. A number of c ets have been recently observed leaving the vicinity of the sun ing to better latitudes 149 CAMPUS LOOKING NORTH. CHRONICLES FOR THE YEAR 1907-! Chapel Rout ten, di- September i . — Coach Furman arrives. September 2. — Foot-ball practice begins. September 16. — 300 boys on the Campus. September 18. — School opens with 700 boys and 3 girls. Prof. Magruder goes to sleep in Chapel. September 20. — 200 boys arrive and 50 leave. Prof. Walker cuts his finger. September 21— FIRE DRILL. Poor boys! it ' s started already. October 2. — First game of Foot-ball: A. M. 7, S. P. U. o. Willie Rogers held it down. October 3. — Another fire drill. Choir reorganized ; Prof rector. October 4. — Bob Taylor in the College Chapel. October 5. — Senior Class meeting at 8:00 p. M. October 7. — Seniors decide that ask is a much better word than demand ?) October 9. — Captains of fire details will meet at their stations for a short drill at 1 p. M. Pro . Walker. October 10. — Sewanee piles up 38 to o on us at Sewanee. Hard luck. October 12. — Seniors and Juniors go to Columbus to see the Miss. — Ala. game. and incidentally ( 5 ) see the girls of I. I. C. A. 8c M. trims Howard in Birmingham, 12 to 5. October 13. — Foot-ball Team gets home. Demoralization in the Mess-Hall, linen table-cloths on the tables. October 18. — Edmund Vance Cook gives us Pot Luck with a Poet, in the Col- lege Chapel. October 19. — Capt. McGeorge leads his team to the feast of the Passover, passes over S. W. B. U. ' s line 15 times and kicks the score to 85 — o. October 20. — Pinkey goes to Artesia. Gunning receives a postal card. October 23. — Com ' d ' t. Weems comes on (). I). Preps act very military. October 24. — Senior uniforms arrive. Great rejoicing among the Seniors. Some pictures made up town. October 25. — Student body attends the Foot-ball game in Columbus, where Mercer Universitv is taught a lesson in foot-ball, 75 — o. Seniors wear their new uniforms, but fail to see the girls of I. I. C. October 26. — 8 a. m. everybody asleep. 9 a. m., still asleep. 6:30 p. m., Palmes succeeds in meeting one of the Co-eds. 8:30 p. m., Palmes calls on the Co-ed. October 27. — Prof. Barnes humbles him- self before Uncle Sam (P. O.). Coach Furman all smiles; Cornell 6, Prince- ton 5. 150 October 28. — Some talk of ordering Sen- ior Class paper. October 29. — More talk of ordering Sen- ior paper. 10:30 p. m., rumor gets out that paper is ordered. October 30. — Gov. Harrison kills the first hour. And the snow was on the ground. October 31.— Great day! A. M. 6, Drury o. Boys celebrate. Shirt-tail parade, bonfire, speech by the Com- mandant, etc. November 1. — Instructors seem to think that the boys didn ' t study much last night. Maybe so, maybe not. November 2. — Dee finds he hasn ' t time to play foot-ball. November 3. — 10 p. M. Pres. Hardy gets a telephone message from a nearby farmer. November 4. — Pres. Hardy gives lecture in Chapel on the dangers of excess of cane-eating. November 5. — Prof. Welborn kindly con- sents to kill the first hour. Long and loud applause. November 8. — Foot-ball Team leaves for Baton Rouge. Senior possum hunt. Catch four, and Red Edmunsun loses his hat. November 9. — L. S. U., assisted by Fen- ton, of Pennsylvania, and Referee Halligan, the best (?) in the South, succeeds in beating us 22 to n. Sen- iors don ' t eat anything, saving up for those possums and taters. Amer- ican Saxaphone Quartette in College Chapel. November 10. — Foot-ball Team gets home, and Seniors have a feast in the greenhouse. Ain ' t dem possum and taters good? November n. — Speech by Big Coach in Chapel. L- S. U. ' s victory explained. November 12. — Scrubs put it on Juniors, 22 to 5. A Prep gets shipped for losing his own pipe. Jack explains why we should not lose them. November 11. — Seniors and Juniors who happened to have $10 of their pas ' money on hand, leave for Memphis. November 16. — Tenn. ' s good luck and a chance touchdown wins the game for them at Memphis, 11 to 4. Flipper Dent ' s toe gives us a field-goal. November 17. — Sixty broke Seniors and Juniors get home from Memphis. Re- port great time. November 18. — Prof. Walker cuts his finger again. November 19. — Prof. Magruder goes to sleep in Chapel again. November 20. — Capt. Jones buys new suspenders. FRESHMAN i November 22. — Drill to-day. That ' s enough ! November 23. — Senior dress uniforms arrive. Don ' t talk about ' ' Preps hav- ing pictures made; it takes fourjyears to learn to pose. November 25. — Very little studying. Everybody figuring on the score against U. of M. at Jackson. November 26. — Trustees kindly consent to kill the first hour. Gov. Vardaman makes a fine speech in Chapel. Cot George finishes the hour. November 27. — No studying at all; every- body talking foot-ball. Team leaves for Jackson. November 28. — Thanksgiving! U. of M. o, A. . M. 15! Played in Jackson. 700 cadets celebrate the victory. What would the score have been on a dry field? November 29. — Why does the City of Jackson look so ragged? 6 a. m., 700 tired, hungry, broke, but happy boys arrive from Jackson. 15 to o! Where, oh where is the U. of M.? November 30. — Boys begin to wake up. Lieut. -Col. Ward takes all reports off. Great joy among the Preps. A. M. 15, U. of M. 0000!!!!! December 1. — Sunday. All the boys sleep during church and dream of A. 151 M. 15, U. of M. o. Such pleasant dreams! December 2. — Back to studies again. Great number of zeros made. Boys all talk of A. M 15, U. of M. o. President wishes to see all the boys who went hunting Thanksgiving. December 3. — The hunters of Thanks- giving decide they have a call from home. How does A. M. 15, U. of M. o sound? December 4. — The stork visits President Hardy ' s house. No voter yet. PREP ' S DREAM. December 5. — Professor Magruder goes to sleep in Chapel again. The rising moon reminds Professor Walker that he has not had a fire-drill in nearly a week, so he has one at 1 [30 p. m. December 6. — Palmes comes out to view the battalion drill. Awfully good of him! December 7. — Jack leaves off bossing negroes on the new Mess Hall and goes to the Hospital. Decides that he is not a good boss. Lumber is cheaper than foot, so he decides to drive nails in lumber instead of his foot. December 8. — Good sermon in Ghapel. Text, Jeremiah 10:15: They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitations shall they per- ish. And the Preps said, They did, to the tune of 15 — o. December 9. — Seniors mop up with the Preps on Hardy Field; 10 — 5. December 10. — Sophomores put the Freshies to the bad, 6 — 10. December 11. — Dr. Cameron in the Col- lege Chapel. Juniors 22, Preps 4. December 12. — Sophomores 2, Seniors o. Regulation paper in great demand. Exams are posted. Professor Routten tries to lead the Chapel Choir to-day. December 13. — Mr. Stone in College Chapel. Senior essays due to-day. ' ' Bagpipe-man ' ' on the Campus ; ' ' Bot- tle offers him a trade. December 14. — The Juniors, though out- played in every point of the game, finally won by luck over the plucky vSophomores by a score of 6 — 2. 11 :30 p. m. Juniors paint the tank. December 15. — Faculty meeting, and on Sunday, too. What about Palmes ' girl and the overhead bridge? Fire- crackers! December 16. — Exams begin. All-class Team published : 6 Sophs, 2 Juniors, 2 Seniors, and 1 Prep. Sophs paint the tank; Juniors very quiet. December 17. — Seniors meet in Profes- sor Ards ' section to discuss The Dia- mond Necklace and some poems. More firecrackers ! ! December 18. — More exams, more goose- eggs, and more firecrackers. December 19. — Some talk of going home. Professor Walker, thinking some of the boys may leave to-day, has a fire-drill at 1 :3c December 20. — Boys begin to leave for home. December 21. — Nearly all the boys have gone home. December 22. — Some members of the Faculty think that some o their chick- ens are missing. Maybe so. Profs are sure someorje has borrowed some of their hens. December 24. — This is Christmas Eve, but some of the boys don ' t know it. Wonder why? December 25. — Christmas! Mop up, boys. Poor turkeys! January 1, ' 08. — No one notices the little cloud on the horizon. School opens. President glad to see us all back. January 2 — The calm before the storm; the little cloud grows larger and nearer. January 3. — A little calmer, yet the cloud grows still nearer and larger. The ' .S- moon don ' t seem to revolve right. Sun sits up and takes notice. January 4. — Advice to Seniors. Com- mandant loses a job. The cloud bursts. January 5. — Sunday. Brother Gladney gives us a picture of heaven, but it is immediately spoiled by one of (— — ?). Oh, well, forget it ! January 6. — H-a-r-m-o-n-y! Apparently it is everywhere. Straggling Seniors return from Christmas pleasures. That moon simply won ' t revolve right. January 7. — We ' ve got to have harmony! The moon won ' t revolve around the sun right, so the moon must go. Doc- tor loses a job. Second bomb! January 8. — ' ' You ' re a bad element in this Class, so you must go! Blanton loses a job. Third bomb! Seniors hold a class-meeting until 12:00 p. m. Vote to withdraw to a man ! January 9. — The Prodigal Son makes one home run. Entire Senior Class with- draws from College. Demoralization, annihilation, and ventilation. Preps and Freshmen vote to follow the Seniors. January 10. — Who laid this chunk? You ' re the cause of all this. Two hundred boys leave College; two hun- died more write home for money to leave on. January 11. — Where, oh where are the solemn Seniors? Where, oh where are the ignorant Preps? Trustees ar- rive and take the situation well ( ?) in hand. Ship another hundred boys. Poor Juniors! They can ' t decide. Sheriff decides not to come out to re- store order. Wise man. I ' 11 send for the Army and Navy. January 18. — The De Armond Concert Company in the College Chapel. Buy you a calendar. I have four for every man in College. January 19. — Well, hello! Don ' t you want to buy a calendar? I still have about 2,400 left. Be sure t hear La Flamme. Wanted — All the foot-ball men to go to India. Janua y 21. — Captain Jones, of the Band, returns to College, bringing a new band of hoodlums with him. They play in front of the Chapel. January 22. — Professor Walker, singing in Chapel (tune, o). Differential X, cos. 3 , differential Y over differential X, sin. 9 , etc. Telegrams! January 23. — More telegrams! I got to go to J ckson. Captain Jones acts. Chapel Choir tries to find the lost chord. January 24. — Faculty cuts Chapel. Who does Wiley try to imitate? Ask him. January 25. — Just Saturday — that ' s all. None genuine without the signature. ' January 26. — Tom Dee returns to College, and can ' t imagine why all those cof- fee-cans were put on the table. Who went to church to-day? Seniors? Nit! Beware of imitations! January 27. — Drill. Isn ' t that enough? January 28. — Hear Mclnnis, Sunday night, College Chapel. Subject, Evils of Tobacco. January 29. — Juniors pull off a swell af- fair up town, and lose two flags and three dozen pennants, all their hats, overcoats, etc. January 30. — Trial of the pennant-swip- ers up town. Who makes candy? How? Professor Herrick captures a bug. Practical Economics to-day. January 31. — Thanks to the weather- man, it rains, and we have no drill. Whitney Brothers Qua-tet in College Chapel. What ' s good for Freshmen? Mrs. Winslow ' s Soothing Syrup. For sale at all druggists ' the world over. 153 February i. — Report: Leavell, R. H., and Hardy, J. C, for disturbing extra walkers by carrying on very interesting and loud conversation where men on extra duty could not help hearing it. President Hardy fined for speeding going home from post-office. ; eM Y V .ft II ? Whei I vVo vl BosWt February 2. — Sunday. No Seniors at church again. February 3. — More rain, less drill. Geo. R. Wendling in the College Chapel. Listen for Dabney ' s ad for a meeting of the German Club. February 4. — Rain! Rain! Is Red Edmunsun from the country or the rural districts ? Dabney calls a meeting of the German Club. February 5. — President Hardy goes to Artesia, and looks awful blue on his return. Dabney and the German Club. February 6. — Committee from Legisla- ture arrives. Inspection of barns, boys, buildings, bulls, etc. Who left that gate open and let these — - ( !) cows together? February 7. — Commitee leaves. Faculty dress up and go to Chapel, expecting the Committee to kill the fust hour. Disappointed ! Boys do not expect to recite first hour. Also disappointed ! Committee makes bad report on A. M. because they could not get any booze here. German Club pulls off swell dance, and Dabney is there. February 9 — Sunday. Did you go to church ? No. What do you take me for ? ' February 10. — Measles good for one thing: No drill until further notice! February 11. — Photographer for Rev- eille arrives. Seniors all get hair- cuts; some even take a bath What ' s the matter with Harned and the Senior Pedagogues ? February 12. - Don ' t call McCormick B . Somehow Palmes looks awful blue about something. February 13. — Red Fdmunsun gets deeply interested in a newspaper during the fourth hour. lie even has to leave the section-room to read it. February 14. — Did you know this was St. Valentine ' s Day? No drill again. February 15. — Company pictures made for Reveille. February 16. — Ask a Senior who preached and see him look blank. Report gets out that we will go into the new Mess Hall to-morrow. February 17. — President Hardy says we ' 11 go into the new Mess Hall to- morrow. No drill. February 18. — Professor Walker says we ' 11 go into the new Mess Hall to- morrow. February 19. — Professor Ard says we ' 11 take a lunch on the Campus and go into the new Mess Hall for supper. Why do they keep giving us this? February 20. — Didn ' t make it yesterday, but Sam Olliver says we ' 11 sure go into the new Mess Hall to-morrow. 154 7 :oo p. m. lights in the new Mess Hall. Telegrams! Telegrams! February 21. — Friday. A great day! Supper in the new Mess Hall. U. S. Army Inspector-General leaves for Jackson. February 22. — Holiday. Why didn ' t George have two birthdays? I ' ve got to go back to the College. February 23. — Seniors again cut church. Ain ' t that new Mess Hall a palace? Beats Delmonico ' s. U. S. Inspector- General leaves Jackson for the College. I ' ve got to go back to Jackson. February 24. — Blessed is the peace (piece) maker, when he don ' t make them as small as the pieces of meat in the new Mess HalL They meet and decide to come back to College. February 25. — Where, oh where are the Senior privileges? Sess got ' em. February 26. — Juniors go to the bowl- ing-alley. Fire at 11:30. Fire-drill at 1 :3c February 27. — To the bowling-alley with the Seniors. Assisted by Horned, Pro- fessor Herrick succeeds in catching a nice specimen. February 28. — Friday. Sword Company organized. Lieutenant-Colonel S. C. Ward, Captain. Why have the Sen- iors taken to marching to all meals? Ask Sess. February 29. — Fire Escape Company de- clares a dividend. ' 09 Krags organ- ized. March 1. — Rev. Baddelee Ardkor Had- dae Aogop Baslajias preaches in the College Chapel. March 2. — 7:00 p. m. The gentleman with all the above name lectures in the College Chapel. Coach Plass ar- rives. March 3. — I say unto you, Seniors, you shall not visit, but if you do. you shall be reported. ( Sess .) ' 10 Bayo- nets organized. March 4. — Just watch Willie and Bennie ! Ain ' t they pitchin ' nice to-day? ' 11 Jack Knives Company organized. March 5. — Don ' t forget that Fresh- man Algebra under Professor Stark. (B. M. W.) ' 12 Toothpick Company organized. Crow Harding, Captain. Will drill in the room just south of H Company. March 6. — Fire uptown reminds Profes- sor Walker that he hasn ' t had a fire- drill in nearly a week. ' 13 Safety Pin Company organized. Will drill at taps every night. Who loves Juniors? Sess! Sess! March 7. -- ' Varsity 2, Scrubs 1. Look out for Willie and Bennie! Bun Hearn too ! March 8. — Sunday. Nothing doing ex- cept church, and Seniors don ' t go to that. March 9. — Exams! Tom Dee organizes a Mumps Company. Watch ' em drill. March 10. — More exams. Elder makes Fuzzy an offer— Vice-Presi- dency of Tuskegee; open as soon as Elder ousts Booker T. March 1 1 . — Still more exams ! March 12. — Nothing but exams! March 13. — Don ' t forget that Freshman Algebra to-day! Chemistry! Oh, 155 gee! We hate it nearly as bad as Se ss hates a Senior. March 14. — First game of base-ball. A. M. 10, Starkville Independents o. March 15. — The sun rose and set as usual to-day and that ' s about all that hap- pened, except that some of the Seniors failed to go to church. March 16. — Coming in on the home stretch now, etc., etc., etc. (For the rest of this interesting talk, see Presi- ident Hardy ' s annual Third Term address.) March 17. — Agr ' l Seniors noodle out of Landscape Gardening. They take and put gas engines in the place of it. Who stole the clapper from Rab ' s old bell ? March 18. — Vote to go to Columbus to see our cousins of the I. I. C. President Hardy has had his trousers pressed. It ' s going to rain! March 19. — Vote reconsidered. Decide to have our cousins come over to see us. Flipper Dent wishes to have a place to retreat. March 20. — You may all pass to the board. (B. M. W.) March 21. — On extra duty this p. m., all the Preps, two-thirds of the Fresh- men, half the Sophs, and none of the Juniors. In confinements, nearly all the Seniors. Who did it ? Sess! March 22. — Pie for dinner, cake for sup- per! And still the Seniors won ' t go to church. March 23. — Rain! Rain! Rain! No drill, of course. March 24. — A. M. 12, Columbus Cotton States 4. Go on, Smith! March 25.— A. M. 4, Columbus o. Wil- lit Mitchell pitches a no hit-no-run game. March 20. — A. M. 9, Columbus 1. Baby Lucus gets a three-bagger with all bases full. Bun Hearn does the twirling. March 27.— A. M. 6, Columbus 1 . Wil- lie Mitchell again. March 28. — A. M. 2, Columbus 4. Martin pitches. The Committee goes to Columbus to invite the girls over April 17th. March 29. — Colonel Ward makes his debut as an orator in Columbus in the I. I. C. Chapel. Chapel Choir to be returned. March 30. — Governor Noel and the Trus- tees kill the first hour. Drill to-day! Base-ball Team leaves on a trip through Alabama and Georgia. April 1.— All-Fools ' Day. A. M. 6, Southern University 5. Fifteen in- nings! Gunning goes to Jackson via Ellisville. IS6 A NECESSITY. I. In College life, Among all classes, Between man and wife, ' Mong jealous lasses; II. ' Mong cross and gray — Mothers-in-law, too — The young and gay, And even to you; III. ' Mong Juniors and S ophs, To great committees, Presidents and Profs, And even Trustees; IV. Among the above — To be confidential, Even in love — Harmony ' s essentia . T. W. B. 157 THE EIGHT HUNDRED. (With apologies to — — .) Glad to leave, glad to leave, Glad to leave wondrous Out of the Hall of Filth Strode the Eight Hundred. Rise, First Battalion! A farewell smell, he said. Out of the Hall of Filth Strode the Eight Hundred. Rise, Second Battalion! Could his words be in fun? For they had ceased to talk, And now just wondered. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die — Out of the Hall of Filth Strode the Eight Hundred. Corporals to right of them, Corporals to left of them, Corporals in front of them, Reporting their blunders. Tempered stomachs for the smell; The way was strewn with those who fell, As away from the stench of filth, Away from the mouth of Hell, Strode the Eight Hundred. Crushed all their hopes had been, Crushed as they grew so thin That those who died left sin Ruining all stomachs, while The whole State wondered. And now they turned away from there, Rushing from the filthy fare — Private and officer — Trembling from their measly share With appetite sunder ' d, As away from the Hall of Filth vStrode the Eight Hundred. When can their glory fade? The glory ( ?) of those who stayed While all the State wondered? Forget their memories never; Remember them all forever — Noble Eight Hundred. A. E. M., ' 09. 158 L tow, liable-, Bloctf. i6i SWORD COMPANY. I()2 l6 3 FIRST BATTALION STAFF. 165 COMPANY A OI ' I-ICI ' RS. ,(,(, - .vx.- : - •v. - ; s r?T 167 COMPANY B I OS o u 1(H) i tmtM COMPANY C OFFICERS. 170 i7i COMPANY D. 17- o a i73 174 v t mm r UF.DoftROH, ScT.aL c . H.E.DORROH, Sgt.q, AV ■Ml 175 COMPANY [{ OFFICF.RS. 176 PWSBSbH 7 ,% ■ 1 n it f L_J ■-- i ----ff r x jji i iijiM ' iBi n i - 8 1 ■ . t ' iL : ,4ifc If 177 ' .O.EdmonsqK COMPANY F 178 o V 179 U iMPANY G. 1 80 - Z o iSi COMPANY H. 182 i o o 183 T TiVi YT i 1 ' ' n ' ■ ' «,V ,11 ' 1 I ' , KDSk f 184 BAND OFFICERS. 185 A. AND M. BAND. Officers. H. O. Jones Captain. E. T. Nelson First Lieutenant. Robbins, W. S Sergeant. Robbins, E- B Sergeant. Rhodes, C.J Sergeant. Instruments. W. E- Sledge Solo Cornet. J. A. Caldwell Solo Cornet. R. L. Brisbane First Cornet. C. J. Rhodes First Cornet. C. G. Stallworth First Cornet. H. W. Moore Solo Clarinet. D. C. Neal Clarinet. W..S. Robbins Alto Saxophone. E. B. Robbins Baritone Saxophone. B. S. Benedict Tenor Saxophone. W. J. Witt Slide Trombone. H. Dalton Slide Trombone. G. L. Holmes Valve Trombone. W. E- Burton Valve Trombone. W. C. Royals Baritone. E- J. Harding Alto. H. O. Jones Alto. A. D. Royals Alto. W. Hemingway BBb Bass. C. L. McNeil E Bass. H. G. Barnes Drum. E. T. Nelson Drum. R. H. Abbey Drum. Bugle Corps. Jones, H. O Bugle. Chisolm, F. N Bugle. Harding, E. J Bugle. Lobdell, J. V Bugle. Stoy, H. E Bugle. Deale, W. A Drum 1 86 187 LEE GUARD. Officers. W. M. Spann, Captain. C M. Rose, First Lieutenant. C. A. Knight, First Sergeant. T. H. Middleton, Second Sergeant. S. L- Foster, Third Sergeant. M. T. Birch, Color Sergeant Bass, J. M. Bennet, J. G. Bowman, W. H. Carr, I. P. Carr, R. T. Cloos, W. D. Didlake, W. M. Dorroh, C. E. Fnrman, H. B. Privates. Graves, E. N. Guyton, G. Harris, G. W. Head, T. J. Hester, W. W. Hemphill, J. S. Hudson, W. C. Loflin, A. A. Magruder, H. W. Weeks, J- A. MeCormiek, A. F. Rimbert, F. M. Riley, J. I,. Roberds, C. E. Russell, C. H. Smith, G. W. Stoy H. E. Tirey, M. S. Thomas t T- W. 190 ■ LEE GUARD 191 THE J. Z. GEORGE RIFLES. Officers. I{. T. Nelson, Captain. J. P. Walker, ist Lieutenant. W. L. Lipscomb, 2d Lieutenant. P. Craddoek, ist Sergeant. R. E- Skinner, 2d Sergeant. C. J. Rhodes, 3d Sergeant. Barrier, J. H. Barnes, G. M. Bell, J. B. Bass, B. K. Black, O. Briggs, W. R. Baird, G. E. Chisolm, F. M. Clay, J. O. Critz, H. T. Dabney, J. Ernest, G. I ' . Fisher, J. P. Graves, R. YV Privates. Gunning, E. D. Harding, E. J. Hopkins, J. L. Jackson, S. A. Knost, C. P. Lenoir, S. P. Lyons, P. F. Magruder, L. A. Prentice, L. G. Robertson, J. B. vSearles, F. M. Thigpen, ( ). C. Walker, J. C Walton, F. L. Wolfe, O. ' O. 102 193 A. AND M. CHEERS. Rocka-chicka! Rocka-chicka! Boom! Boom! Rocka-ch icka ! Rocka-ch icka ! Boom! Boom! Boom! Rip! ' Rah! Red Rip! ' Rah! Red Mississippi! Mississippi! A and M. C! Hullabaloo! Keneck! Keneck! Hullabaloo! Keneck! Keneck! Wah-hee! Wah-hi! ' Varsity! ' Varsity! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Who-rah! Who-rah! Ching-ehang! Chow-chow! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! (Three times.) - (Name three times.) Hay- Bint -bang! A. Bow-wow! M.! -Peas — Beans — and — Squash ! A. M. Cow-pullers! Yes, by Gosh ! MARCHING SONG. ' RAH! (Tune, George Washington. ) We ' ve a grand old Team, We ' ve a fast-flying Team. We can buck and will do it to-day ; With our backs and ends And our line of men We will beat you and do it, we say. Chorus. We ' ve a grand old Team, We ' ve a hard-fighting Team; Twenty-three for you, skiddoo! For when we say, We ' 11 win to-day, Better look out ' for A. M. (Tune, Maryland, My Maryland! ) Oh, come ye here in Glory ' s ' name? A. M., my A. M.! With hearts resolved to die for fame, A. M., my A. M. ! You ' 11 sweep the foe adown the field; You ' 11 block his game; you ' 11 never yield; The day is won, your glory ' s sealed, A. M., my A. M. ! March, march on down the field! A. M. will never yield; Break through old Oxford ' s line, Her strength to defy. We ' 11 give a long cheer for A. M. men ; We are here to win again. Oxford ' s men may fight to the end, But we will win. RAH! ' RAH! (Tune, Blue Bells. ) Oxford, again we greet you; Great things of you we hear; Teams trying to defeat you — You ' ve beat them far and near ; But we are ready for you; Your fate is surely sealed ; A. M. ' s going to beat you; Our Team will mop the field. Chorus. Right at them, A. M. ! Show them foot-ball ; Play, boys, like giants, Be you great or small. Now you must lick them; Smash through their line! Play, boys, like giants; This is A. M. ' s time. LEARN! LEARN!! LEARN!!! 194 195 FOOT-BAT.L SCENES. 196 I ' VARSITY, 1907. H. L. McGeorge Captain. E- R. Blanton Manager. F. J. Furman (Cornell) Coach. Dan S. Martin (Auburn) Coach. Ends. Grant. Watson. Tackles. Morris. Mclnnis. Pollard. Guards. Dorroh. Brumfield. Center. Wooten. Half-Backs. Furman. Dent. Full-Backs. Cloos. Nelson. Quarter-Back. McGeorge (C). Substitutes. Walker. Bradford. Chapman. Anthony. Dee. Hearn. Cutrer. Rose. Scrubs. Lincoln. Jones, E. R. Saveley. Boydston. Parks. Cutrer, N. S. Barnes. Overton. Yeates. Roberts. Jones. Montgomery. Dabney. Wilson. Ragar. Clay. 1907 Schedule. Score. A. M. Opp. October 2d— S. P. U., at A. M 7 o October 10th — Sewanee, at Sewanee o 38 October 1 2th — Howard, at Birmingham 12 5 October 19th— S. W. B. U., at A. M 80 o October 24th — Mercer, at Columbus 75 o October 30th— Drury, at A. M 6 o November 9th — L. S. U., at Baton Rouge 11 23 November 16th — U. of Tenn., at Memphis 4 11 November 20th — Maryville, at A. M. (Cancelled) — November 28th — U. of Miss., at Jackson 15 o Totals 210 77 197 M?-. h -? H. L. McGeorge, Captain. E. R. Blanton, Manager. P. J. Furman, Coach. Dan S. Martin, Coach. 198 Hi ■..fl 8 w- m ■ c o ■ . . . 4 ■ ■ 5 ■. k° ' o -J i IB f o a r_ •  B E j I Ifc 4 - iS h a r 5 1 ! L y pi 118 ! v ■ lL IM ISm 4 1 CHI t ' , m ? ' ;, ; T. ■: ' ■,; • ■- -. ¥ to u en - - 199 MeGEORGE. Bottle began calling signals in King William County, Virginia, February 4, 1888. He entered College from Franklin Academy at a tender age, and at sixteen played quarter-back against Vanderbilt. His performance has been marked by steady development. He plays with fine spirit, and made a splendid Captain. His last game was the most spectacular of his life, and on Thanksgiving Day he ended his fourth year in the S. I. A. A. in a blaze of glory. His ninety-yard dash through Lake Jackson for a touch- down will never be forgotten. We regret his loss. He leaves a hard place to fill. H. B. FURMAN. Little Furman was born in Rutland, Penn., November 22, 1885. He is re- puted to have been a sweet child with long yellow curls, but none of his oppo- nents will believe that story. He entered College from Mansfield (Pa.) State Nor- mal School. He had had long experi- ence, having played in forty-six schedule games. He has never been taken out of a game. In addition to wonderful en. durance, he has grea ' t speed, strength, and foot-ball instinct. He is the first Yankee to be elected Captain of an A. M. team. If experience, grim spirit, and sense of responsibility count for anything, he will make an efficient Captain. 203 E. T. NELSON. Ed was born in classic Jackson, Au- gust 14, 1888. That leaves him still very young, but he claims. to be overcoming the deficiency. He is not easily injured, but his furious playing generally kept him upon the bench. When in condition, his work was gilt-edged. His services against Drury will not be soon forgotten. He is also to graduate in June. WOOTEN. Wooten was born in Sen .tobia, Tate County, Miss. Hypor is one of the enigmas in the foot-ball world. He has neither speed, weight, nor great strength; still he stops line-rushes and end-runs, catches forward passes and blocks punts, and he does all that from center. Few men have appreciated the possibilities of that position as does he. Lighter and doubtless weaker than any opponent he met, Hypor did not find his equal last season. With him at center, the oppo- nents might just as well drop delayed bucks and masses on tackle from their — . He also graduates in June. 201 E. C. McINNIS. Mac was born in Mendenhall, Simp- son County, Miss. This little fellow will never acknowledge it, but actually he is the best tackle in many States. On the offence or defence, he is a terror to his op- ponent. He has played many positions — in tackle, full-back, guard, and has nev- er failed to do a little more than his share. Victory or defeat, no man ever saw Mc- Innis let up. If he does not return to College, there will be a great gap where he played. A man with less speed, less weight, less nerve, and less head can- not hope to replace this veteran of many fields. He gets his degree this Com- mencement. C. N. BRUMFIELD. When interrogated relative to the event, Major Brumfield intimated that Pike County was the scene of his nativity, and that the auspicious occasion was the twenty-ninth clay of the fifth month— to-wit, May, Anno Domini 1882. Quiet and unostentatious by nature, under stress of exceptional ' circumstances he gives utterance to expressions of undying vigor. His oration before the grand- stand at L. vS. U. can never be forgotten. He never liked to hurt a scrub, but in a game never needed aid and never per- mitted his opponent to give any. He graduates in June. 202 GRANT. Grant hails from (Meridian - on - the M. O. Sheet came to us from Se- wanee Academy, and at once showed that he knew foot-ball. He is the best interferer in the entire galaxy. His tack- ling was deadly against Tennessee and Mississippi the lithe, active little fellow played great ball and won much renown. WATSON. Watson was born December 6, 1887, in Clay County. Duck seems to take life as a pleasant dream. He is one of the irrepressible urchins. His weird battle- cry cheered his team-mates on many a hard-fought field. He made good by playing high-class foot-ball, and from Birmingham to Jackson they tell of his prowess. 203 DENT. Dent was born January 4, 1889, in Noxubee County. Flipper is the star punter and drop-kicker of the Team. He was the lightest man in the baekfield, lint he never let that stop him when ground was needed. He never failed to out- kick his opponents. He is a good tack- ier, a fleet runner, and is always on the alert to profit by his opponents ' mis- play. If he returns to post-graduate work next season, he will unquestionably be the best kicker in the South. POLLARD. Pollard was born April 22, 1886, in Panola County. Polly was a new man last fall, but he played well enough for an old man. When it comes to know- ing all about the other team, their height, weight, speed, experience, and habits of mind, Polly is the only bona-fide source of information. The only phenomena equal to the amount of his information is the speed with which he acquires it. He faced the strongest men on opponents ' teams and was usually outweighed, but he never failed to render a good account of himself. Good as he was this season, he will be far better next season. 204 v ■ ■ ■ ' -•■■.-. ' ■ I all ' MORRIS. Morris was born somewhere sometime, and he is meaner than Little Furman, and there ain ' t no need o ' that, said the scrub with the colored optic. Mor- ris played in many different positions. For twenty-seven seconds he played end against Sewanee. If it was a short ex- perience, it was equally a rich one. In other games he played tackle and full- back. He does not look his part, but he has more cousins than any other man in Mississippi. No one can accuse Mor- ris of dirty foot-ball, but he roughs it to the limit. We believe that next season he will make a great record. The biggest butinsky in the bunch. WILMOT D. CLOOS was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, August 13th, 1886. He entered college at the Mansfield State Normal. He can manage to get along with less heat than enjoyed during the early fall. Wilmot has a cool head and speed to burn. He likes to see new men play at fullback the first night, because they learn so much in such a short time. With him in the game, there is always excitement. It is a delight to see him hit the line. Against the heavy lines and splendid backs of L. S. U. and Tennessee, he made consist- ent long gains. A higher tribute cannot be paid. 205 DORROH. Noxubee County must be a great place. Doora was born there the 3d of Apri 1 , 1887. This season ' Doora ' was a disap- pointment; before he returned to Col- lege the critics said, When Dor rah gets here, we will have a good scrub, but we didn ' t. This student from the Ag de- partment showed an unconquerable aver- sion to the scrub side, and pretty soon we noticed that he was a star guard. He ruined many a star ' s reputation last season, and he is still young. He is a remarkable interferer for end runners; and on the defence he quite frequently gets the runner before that worthy gets started. Playing beside Mclnnis, they make the left side of the line invulnera- ble. 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PP .a a w s CQ O K U .-C S3 a . ' , (J L, Jj I, ppD - s •a oi vo ON -I O NO LO LO LO W w 01 ro rt LO NO t- o o o o o o o On On On On On On ON 208 209 Base-Ball. Scrubs. Blankensliip. Briggs, Carr, R. T. Carr, I. P. Chisolm, Earnest. Gurganus. Hester. Lueus, J. Parks. Mullins. Roberds. Walton. Coach Plcss. B. Mitchell, Captain. McCargo, Manager. 211 _ Z ' . - - ■- ' -• ■ . 212 SCHEDULE AND RECORD, 1908. March 24th, at Columbus — A. M. vs. Columbus March 25th, at Columbus — A. M. vs. Columbus , March 26th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Columbus March 27th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Columbus March 28th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Columbus April 1st, at Greensboro — A. M. vs. Southern University. (Double-header) , April 2d, at Greensboro — A. M. vs. Southern University. April 3d, at Auburn, Ala. — A. M. vs. A. P. I . .. April 4th, at Auburn, Ala. — A. M. vs. A. P. I (Double header) April 6th, at Macon, Ga. — A. M. vs. Mercer University April 7th, at Macon, Ga. — A. M. vs. Mercer University. . (Double-header) April 9th, at Marion, Ala. — A. M. vs. M. M. I April 10th, at Marion, Ala.— A. M. vs. M. M.I April nth, at Marion, Ala.— A. M. vs. M. M. I April 16th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Mississippi College April 17th, at A. M.— A. M. vs. Mississippi College. . (Double-header) April 26th, at A. M— A. M. vs. Drury College April 27th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Drury College . ( Double header) April 30th, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Ouachita College May 1st, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Ouachita College May 2d, at A. M. — A. M. vs. Ouachita College. May 8th, at A. M— A. M. May 9th, at A. M— A. M. May 13th, at Oxford— A. M. May 14th, at Oxford— A. M. May 15th, at Meridian — A. J May 2 1 st, at A. M. — A. M May 2 2d, at A. M— A. M. May 23d, at A. M— A. M. S. P. U. S. P. U. University of Mississippi University of Mississippi vs. vs. vs vs [. vs. University of Mississippi. vs. L. S. U vs.L.S.V L. S. U vs. 2 to 4 to 9 to 6 to 2 to 6 to 1 to 4 to 4 to 4 to to 1 to to 5 to 3 to 1 to to 1 to 8 to 5 to 5 to 8 to 7 to to to to to to to to to to to to Total games won . . Total games played Percentage 213 w H W u :- 214 TRACK TEAM. Brown, A. J. Bass, J. M. Cutrer, J. K. Cutrer, N. S. Carpenter, H. A. Deale, W. A. Fletcher, J. F. Fernandez, J. F. Flow, D. R. Gardner, F. W. E. D. Gunning Captain and Manager. Members. Holmes, G. L. Russell, C. F. Hopkins, J. L. Ross, J. H. Jones, F. R. Rose, W. C. Luster, M. J. Shelton, J. B. Lobdell, R. M. Till, P. H. McNeil, C. L. Water, B. W. Pinkston, J. T. Wolf, O. O. Pollard, H. T. Walker, W. J. Polk, S. T. Warner, W. L. Hale, P. A. Records ioo-yard Dash. — Minor, Gunning. 10 3-5 sees, no-yard Hurdle. — Yeates, Carpenter. 20 sees. 220-yard Dash. — Gunning. 23 4-5 sees. Shot Put. — Pollard. t,t, ft. 6h ins. 16-lb. Hammer Throw. — Downing. 85 ft. 2 ins. 440-yard Dash. — Gunning. 56 sees. Discus Throw. — Dent, Pollard. 91 ft. 9 ins. Half-mile Walk. — Dabney. 5 mins. 42 sees. Low Hurdles. — Cloos. 34 sees. One-mile Run. — Fletcher. 5 mins. 5 sees. Half-mile Run. — Holmes. 2 mins. 38 sees. One-mile Relay. — ' 08 Senior Team; Dabney, Pinkston, E. R. Yeates, Gun- ning. 3 mins. 59 sees. High Jump. — Jones, Carpenter, Yeates. 5 ft. 3 ins, Broad Jump. — Gunning. 18 ft. Pole Vault. — Holmes. 9 ft. 8 ins. 2I 5 - _ a ■z y. - - 216 A. AND M. C. TENNIS CLUB. (Organized 1905.) W. P. Craddock President. G. P. Trotter Vice-President. W. M. Didlake Secretary. j. S. Wise Treasurer. Executive Committee. Craddock, Prentice, Blanton. Members. Birch, M. T. Dilley, A. B. Blanton, E- R. Gladney, T. J. Blumberg, M. 1). Hale, P. A. Colbert, V. C. Knost, C. P. Dent, H. M. Lloyd, E. R. Earnest, G. P. Lenoir, S. P. Gunning, E. D. Magruder, W. W. Lindsey, W. Puller, J. S. Lipscomb, W. S. Thomas, J. W. Lincoln, L- W. Thornton, M. K. McGeorge, H. L. Walker, B. M. Prentice, L. G. Winn, T. E. Roberds, J. B. Waters, B. W. Skinner, R. E. Woodward, }. W. Tate, S. M. Searles, F. N. Chisolm, F. N. Roberson, J. B. Shelton, J. B. Pinkston, J. T. 2J ORGANIZATIONS. 219 THE COLLEGE REFLECTOR Agricultural College, Miss. Vol. XXI. Published Monthly by the Philotechnic and Dialectic Literary Society. Subscription $1.00 in Advance. Single Copies, 15 Cents. E. D. Gunning, ' 08 Philotechnic Editor in-Chief E. R. Blanton, ' 08 Dialectic ....?. Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS. E. H. Walker, ' oS Dialectic Literary J. M. Rigby, ' 08 .Philotechnic Literary C. N. BrumfiEld, ' 08 Dialectic Athletics J. T. Pinkston, ' 08 Dialectic Industrial C. M. Pope, ' oS Philotechnic Alumni L. G. Prentice, 08 Philotechnic Exchanges B. L. Keithley, ' 08 Dialectic Local J. B. FEWEIA, ' 08 Philotechnic. .Clubs and Organizations A. E. Mullins, ' 09 Philotechnic Asst. Editor-in-Chief G. Guyton, ' 09 Dialectic Asst. Business Manager. 220 [REFLECTOR STAFF. 221 DIALECTIC LITERARY SOCIETY. Colors. White and Blue. Flower. White Rose. MoTTi . Excelsior. Officers. C. M. Brumfield Anniversarian. Office. First Term. Second Term. Thud Tom. President E. H. Walker. J. T. Pinkston. E. C. Mclnnis. Vice-President C. A. Cobb. E. R. Blanton. B. L. Keithly. Secretary G. Guyton. J. B. Anthony. W. A. Deale. Treasurer A. Sternberger. L. J. Stone. C. A. Lass. Critic E. R. Blanton. E. C. Mclnnis. E- H. Walker. Pros. Attorney J. T. Pinkston. E. H. Walker. E. P. Mason. Censor J. K. Cutrer. J. A. Weeks. E. R. Jones. Sergeant-at-Arms J. A. Stewart. C. A. Brewer. W. H. Buckley. Librarian J. A. Massey. E- G. Kerr. E. M. Sledge. Members. Anthony, J. B. Anthony, H. C. Bethea, C. B. Blanton, E. R. Boggan, G. S. Buckley, W. H. Brewer, C. A. Brumfield, C. N. Cobb, C. A. Cooke, F. D. Cutrer, J. K. Cutrer, N. S. Deale, W. A. Flowers, A. J. Gammel, J. W. Guyton, G. Guyton, T. L. Houston, S. W. Hurst, L. A. James, M. H. Jones, E- R. Jones, O. G. Keithley, B. L. Kerr, E. G. Lea, J. E. Lass, C. A. Lehman, E- W. Lipscomb, J. N. Marble, R. L. Massey, J. A. Mason, E. P. Mclnnis, E. C. McGraw, H. J. McGraw, W. Milam, W. L. Morgan, G. S. Pinkston, J. T. Polk, S. T. Reynolds, W. R. Rose, W. C. Saul, T. G. Russell, C. F. Seab, C. P. Seale, A. D. Shelton, f. B. Stone, L. ]. Sledge, M. K. Sledge, E. M. Sternberger, A. Smith, C. A. Sykes, W. M. Vaughn, [. R. Walker, E. H. Walker, f. P. Weeks, J. A. Wise, J. S. Watrous, H. A. Watson, B. K. 222 JHNIC RARYSOGit r PHILOTECHNIC LITERARY SOCIETY. Colors. Pink and White. Flower. Lily of the Val ' ey. Motto. Knowledge is power. Officers. C. M. Pope Anniversarian. Office. President Vice-President Librarian Treasurer Cor. Secretary Rec. Secretary Pros. Attorney Censor Critic First Ten?!. J. M. Rigby. J. R. Feweil. E- L. Prevost E. R. Strahan J. W. Sargent. L. W. Stampley. E- D. Gunning. W. E. Brougher. L. G. Prentice. Second Term. A. W. McRaney. W. G. Johnson. M. G. Holmes. R. S. Mitchell. G. W. Smith. R. E- Skinner. J. B. Roberds. E- L. Prevost. E- D. Gunning. 1 ' h inl Term. E. D. Gunning. L. G. Prentice. J. A. Patrick. R. W. Boydstun. A. A. Loilin. A. E- Mullins. J. M. Rigby. E- S. Brashier. W. G. Johnson. Executive Committee. J. B. Roberds. C. M. A. W. McRaney. Pope. The past, on many gilded pages, Shows orators galore, Who for many thousand ages Will shine in legend lore. But still there ' re many others here Who Philotechnic ' s name Will make resound far and near With a never-dying fame. And as into the future peering We see only glory there, Others came, and, never fearing, Bear it on with every care. 227 228 Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS. THE MAGRUDER DEBATING CLUB. Officers. Office. First Term. Second Term. President D. T. Horn. A. E. Mullins. Vice-President E. R. Strahan. A. A. Loflin. Prosecuting Attorney. L. J. Stone. E- S. Morris. Secretary and Treasurer A. A. Loflin. S. R. Simmons. Chaplain .J. A. Massey. W. E- Brougher. Critic J. W. Sargeant. E- R. Strahan. Censor L- W. Stampley. H. B. Sanders. Members. James William Helms. . . . Anniversarian. Carl Belton Bethea. William Howard Bowman. William Edward Brougher. Frank Du Cuercran Cook. Kemp Buford Falkner. David Thomas Horn. Manning Herbert James. Emil William Lehmann. Albert Aaron Lofliu. James Allen Massey. Elmer Sexton Morris. Arthur Eugene Mullins. Lester Lamar Overstreet. Samuel Trizzie Polk. Harold Belton Sanders. James William Sargent. Sidney Richard Simmons. Gordon W. Smith. Leo Whitehead Stampley. Lloyd J. Stone. Ernest Reese Strahan. - Walker. James Walker Woodward. ?-.o Colors. Maroon and Gray. Officers. E. C. Mclnnis President. R. E- Mullins Vice-President. C. M. Pope vSecretary • C. B. Bethea Treasurer. Members. Charles Nelson Brumneld. Carl Belton Bethea. James Russell Fewell. Bryan Lackey Keethly. Ernest Clifton Mclnnis. Elmer Sexton Morris. Arthur Eugene Mullins. Carley Marvin Pope. John Marvin Rigby. Emmet Hudson Walker. The John Sharp Williams Club of Economics and Social Science was organ- ized during the session of iqo4- ' o5 for the purpose of seriously studying the eco- nomic, political, and social problems confronting the people of the South. The members, usually not to exceed ten students during any one session, are chosen from year to year by those who were student-members the preceding session. Those chosen are to remain members for life. 231 JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS CLUB ' H TO© H MOTH T3 Officers. C. B. Haddon Director. C. G. Smith Vice-Director. S. P. Dent Secretary. H. O. Jones Treasurer. D. L. Bryant Librarian. L. G. Prent ce, } J. V. Rabb, - Executive Committee. R. M. Wiley, ) Cluis Roll. Anthony, James Burton. Jones, Henry Oswald. Blanton, Edward Robeson. Luster, Willis Joseph. Bryant, Duncan Laurin. Martin, W. Percy. Carpenter, Horace Aubrey. Mays, James Laurence. Carpenter, Ira W. Mitchell, Joseph Lapsley. Cobb, Culley Alton. Nettles, William Robert. Colbert, Vogt Cassius. Newell, Paul Foster. Dee, Thomas Henry. Prentice, Lloyd Greenleaf. Dent, Samuel Preston. Rabb, Jesse V. Eason, Van Vernon. Roberds, John Bailey. Edmonson, Henry Gideon. Sides, Julian Earl. Ellard, William Harrison. Smith, Charles Galloway. Flowers, Abner J. Wiley, Robert Milton. Haddon, Christopher Bradshaw. Yeates, Samuel Morgan. Johnston, Walter George. ?33 Student Officers. |. P. Walker. . President. B. L. Keethly Vice-President. S. L. Foster Secretary. N. W. Overstreet Parliamentarian. |. C. Walker Treasurer. M. I). Blumburg Librarian. Executive Committee. J. T. Pinkston, W. C. Hudson, and C. P. Knost. Members Bradford, L. C Eiss, C. A. Bell, J. B. Melnnis R. C Blumburg, M. D. Mason, E. P. Craddock, W. P. Overstreet, N W. Chisolm, F. N. Overton. C A. Deale, W. A. Pinkston, J. T. Ervin, J B. Palmes, G. H. Foster, S. L. R ss, F. A. Hudson, W. C. Spann, W. M. Keethly, B I.. Sdmpp, P. B. Knost, C. P. Walker, ]. P. Walker, ]. C 234 Jtrx ' e-atdle.Tur -t -S A ' V!V KJOVttaA mau Nelsora, C o odmeal  T o 235 236 237 MlfE 238 Colors. Turkey Red and Gravy Brown. Motto. No matter what avocation you choose in life, cultivate your taste for Turkey. Big Black Chief Snatcher. Coronerous McClanahan Vice-Chief Snatcher. Shorty Mullins Scribe and Keeper of the Wherewith. Gluttonous Hemingway Commissary. Members. Bashful Deale. Oyster Knost. Pigmy Koplan. Good Cook Lofiin. Peggy Thigpen. Chingachgook McCorgo. ' ' Military ' ' Thomas. ' ' Greedy ' ' Trotter. ' ' Hawkeye ' ' Ragsdale. Sport Rhodes. Omega Walker. Fifteen men ' round a well-done turkey, Yo-ho! Ho! And a pan of biscuits. 38 ( )F±fICERS. G. P. Trotter President. H. B. Furman Vice-President. R. E. Skinner Secretary and Treasurer. Members. Baird, G. E. Holloway, W. P. Rife, C. L. Barnes, G. H. Helms, J. W. Stoy, H. K. Blankenship, C. Hosey, G. W. Saunders, L. S. Didlake, W. M. Jones, C. E . Stribling, J. H. Ernest, G. P. Jackson, S. A. Skinner, R. I{. Furman, H. B. Magruder, L. A. Shelton, J. B . Horn, I). T. McLellan, J. W. Trotter, G. P. Hemphill, J. S. McCormick, A. P. Thigpen, O. C. Watrous, H. A. 2 JO HELICON ORCHESTRA. W. S. ROBBINS. W. J. Witt Violin. W. S. Robbins Mandolin. E. B. Robbins Guitar. W. Hemingway Bass. 241 C.C Smith President %5 C ft Overton ccretar)- WC.AfATHiS Chapla n A 1 EMBERS P.H.JIbbcj BK Bass OACaldwcil J M KlMMOMS M.PSWELL. 24: Ours is not the Land of Milk and Honey, With its rivers of corn and wine; But our products in the vegetable kingdom Exceed in value the Kimberly Mine. Officers. T. H. Middleton President. J. G. Bennett Vice-President. R. Rea Secretary and Treasurer. Mem Alford, W. G. At wood, R. R. Bass, J. M. Bennett, J. G. Bennett, W. G. Bridges, N. B. Buckley, W. H. Carter, C. R. Ford, J. L. Fugate, C. H. Harris, G. W. Harrison, M. N. Jones, J. B. Young, BERS. Kethley, B. L. Lilly, A. A. Little, C. McCay, J. J. Middleton, T. H. Moran, V. A. Norton, H. B. Rea, R. Rembert, F. M. Stevens, L. R. Sullivan, J. L. Till, P. H. Young, C. P. W. M. H3 Colors. Blue and Red. Officers. J . Marvin Rigby President. Geo. S. Weems Vice-President. Earl S. Brashier Secretary. Sam Johnston . Treasurer. Members. R. Harry Brashier. Edward B. Harvey. Allen S. Hargrove. Newton R. Howell. Smith T. Johnson Floyd McCormick. Carley M. Pope. R. Hugh Rigby. Adin N. Utsey. 244 T AST. Here ' s to Pike, the County of pine; To her health we will drink with wine, And, £ s en ether things we dine, Forget you not the Land of Pine. Colors. Pine Leaf Green and Pine Straw Brown Officers President, C. N. Brumfield. Vice-President, J. L. Thcrnhill. Secretary, J. K. Cutrer. Treasurer, R. A. Brisbane. Historian, A. Sternberger. Members. C. A. Brewer. C. L. Brumfield. N. S. Cutrer. P. Hinscn. L E. Lee. W. F. Standifer. A. P. Jones [S. R. Simmons. O. C. Scctt. J. M. Simmons. C. A. Smith. D. T. Brcck. E. E Cohen. B. B. Cutrer. E. V. Holmes. A. May. L. Cowthorn. C. A. Harvey. J. O. Jones. J. L Moak. J. H. Vest. J. H. Scott. L. M. Simmons. 6. M. Simmons. S. R. Varnad 245 OUW7y B Officers. J hn G. Walker . President. Albert A. L flin . Vice-President, William A. Watson Secretary. Buf:rd E. Walker Treasurer. Members. Ellis C. Baker. Clarence L. Buchanan. Thctnas H. Collier. Eugene T. Cunningham. Walter M. Didlake. Oscar G. Jcnes. Earle O. McGilvra. James A. Patrick. Casper E. Russell. Forest W. Stubblefield. William J. Walker. Colors. Turnip White and Pumpkin Red. 246 Colors. Black and White. Favorite Refreshments. Fruit-Cake and Sherry. Officers. John Dabney President. Minis Spann Vice-President. Leonard Magruder Secretary and Treasurer. Members. George Baird. Ira Mitchell. George Barnes. Joseph Mitchell. Sam Byall. Willie Mitchell. Lee Catchings. Carl Rose. Oliver Clay. De Witt Roby. Charles Gurganus. Robert Smith. Peyton Harrison. Frank Spann. Hiram Jones. Henry Tirey. Nathan Kaplan. Willie Thomas. Richard Lobdell. Jacob Wise. Bennie Mitchell. Lynn Wood. ?47 tf © HARDEN WOOTf EUXTt i,.i . EPka -y g$M ' j?os£Br«PV 3F.LCHEX JOHNSTON 248 WILKINSON-AMITE CLUB. Coi.i )KS. Maroon and ( ld Gold. Officers. J. V. Rabb President. W. R. Nettles Vice-President. J. E. Lea, Jr Secretary. E.N. Graves Treasurer. Members. W. H. Brandon. E. A. Parker. J. M. Brumfield. W. Cavin. R. W. Graves. P. Kelly. P. C. McGhee. C. C. Randall. E- L- Robinson. N. B. Travis. J. M. Thomas. H. H. Wall. E. B. Whitaker. 2 9 THE INK-DRINKERS OF THE FREE STATE OF JONES. Our Favorite Drink. Gallberry Ink. What We Raise. H — - and Turpentine. Colors. Ink Black and Pine-top Green. Officers. W. Lindsey President. Miss Mamie Welborn Honorary President. L. J. Stone Vice- President. T. E- Winn Secretary and Treasurer. Members. E. E. Cooley. C. E. Jones. C. H. Russell. F. D. Ferguson. A. F. McCormick. F. T. Robinson. L. A. Hurst. N. W. Overstreet. L. J. Stone. W. Lindsey. L. L- Overstreet. T. E- Winn. Captain I. C. Welborn Honorary Member. 250 Colors. Cotton White and Clay Red. Officers. W. C. Jones President. D. M. Hafner Vice-President. C. H. Redditt Secretary. A. J. Flowers Treasurer. F. N. Teasley Sergeant-at-Arms. L. H. Williford Chaplain. Members. J. F. Cable. J.S.Hemphill. C. H. Redditt. A. J. Flowers E. M. Hemphill. W. Snell. E. Fisher. W. C. Jones. A. M. Teal. J. M. Grant. J. C. Johnson. H. T. Teal. J. V. Glenn. T. R. Keel. F. N. Teasley. W. H. Hafner. L. K. McMillan. L. H. Williford. O. M. Hafner. T. D. Minyard. P. M. Williford. T. A. Nohia. 2 si I Officers OL Bryan r.w-e, 5IPo G.B Bet HEW,,, or Members WR.D 252 CL ATTALA COUNTY 4S3 = JB. Sss s— W. H. Ellard President. V. C. Colbert Vice-President. G. Guyton Secretary. J. B. Anthony Treasurer. H. B. vSanders Historian. L. S. Sanders Toastmaster. Members. H. C. Anthony. C. P. Barrett. R. M. Campbell. E. L. Craft. J. S. Guyton. T. L. Guyton. F. Ingram. M. P. Jones. S. A. Jackson. C. D. Luekett. R. M. McCool. E. P. Prevost. D. E. Ray. C. D. Ratliff. J. I. Sanders. J. N. Tccl. H. B. Turner. Honorary Members. T. W. Davis. D. H. Thomas. H. J. Smith. 253 CLjtf CLUB Purpose. To make Mississippi the greatest State; To make Clay County the greatest County. E. H. Walker . President. W. F. McCrary Vice-President. C. P. Rife Secretary. G. M. Mosley Treasurer. Members. Barksdale, N. C. Biogan, W. Burt, A. K. Coekrell, W. P. Ellis, F. N. Ellison, [. W. Melton, J. H. Miller, M. I. Montgomery, W. B. Norwood, J. H. Posner, H. Rothe, C. Robertson, H. Robertson, J. II. Robertson, T. D. Saul, T. G. Shinn, J. C. Stevens, W. W. Watkins, J. F. Young, V. P. Clay County won the World ' s Prize in alfalfa at the St. Pouis Exposition. ' 54 Officers. L. W. Stampley President. W. K. Reynolds Secretary and Treasurer. R. T. Wood Toast-Master. D. W. Billingsley Poet. Members. D. W. Billingsley. A. L. Seale. D. T. Embry. W. E. Sledge. B. W. Holmes. L. W. Stampley. G. C. Neely. W. M. Sykes. R. C. Ransom. J. H. Tharp. W. K. Reynolds. R. T. Wood. 255 fb r c 06-07 256 THE PREP ' S APPETITE. THE Sophomore knows that a blooming Prep, With half a chance, will eat everything up. You take a Prep that is healthy and strong, He will keep on chewing all day long. He ' 11 chew the paper that ' s on the stairs, And gnaw the legs off the oaken chairs; He ' 11 chew the bedspreads a.nd likewise the mats, And eat the springs and bedstead slats. Give him a chance, and if everything suits, He ' 11 eat the sole off your rubber boots; He ' 11 chew the pictures that are on the wall — A poker won ' t hurt his jaw at all. He ' 11 search the Campus and chase a cat, And then eat a hole in your Sunday hat ; If one has a girl, he will talk about her, And make your room a scene of stir. Reader, we speak from experience sad ; The Prep is both bold and bad; He ' 11 bite his way through a walnut door, And eat everything that ' s left on the floor; He ' s always looking for stuff to chew — Why, when there ' s nothing else handy, he ' 11 even bite you. He ' 11 eat the wind of your bicycle tires, Then tackle the rims, and then the wires. Oh, never get foolish and room with a Prep ! For if you do, he ' 11 chew everything up. W. L. H., ' io. 257 BULLY. ' ( )nce there was a pedagogue Whose name was Bully Mooie. He taught the Dairy Science As ' t was never taught before. According to his notions, The dairy-cow is queen, And Bully loves the dairy-cow, Although she ' s lank and lean. Now, Bully wrote a little book, Which he named The Dairy-Cow ; He called upon the farmers To the Dairv Queen to bow. When the farmers read the little book, They thought his schemes all right; But when they tried them on their farms, They were soon in sorry plight. The farmers read the book again; The shock sent some to bed, While others wrote him letters, And this is what they said: ' Bully ' Moore, your brains are nit; We fear your name is ' Mud. ' Noah knew these things were false Long years before the Flood. When Bully read these letters, His anger knew no bounds; He called their authors everything From Dutchmen down to hounds. And ever since those letters came That book has been the text In Bully ' s Dairy Science Class. ( h ! what will he do next? Pat McGinty, To. SOLACE. Said a young Cadet to his Juliet, I ' m like a ship at sea; Exams are near, ' t is much I fear That I will foundered be. Oh, no! she said. A shore I ' 11 be; Come, rest; your journey ' s o ' er. Then silence fell, and all was well For the ship that hugged the shore. (Adopted.) 259 WHO KNOWS BUT- W 44 T 7 HO goes there? Me, replied a slow but stern voice from under the floor. What are you doing there? inquired the butler, somewhat puzzled at the former ' s reply. Fixing pipes, of course. What do you think I am doing? replied the voice below; and the steam could be seen puffing up from the cellar, so hot was th e stranger at being interrogated in such a manner, and that by a butler. Well, replied the charge d ' affaires, I ' m not the boss of this mansio n, but I know who is; and if you can ' t come out of your hole and give a reasonable ac- count of your business here, I can bring him around and see if he can ' t change your insolent disposition. Suddenly two smutty hands, followed by a frizzly head bearing two large brown eyes, pushed up through the floor as if by magic. You fool! thundered the head, do you think I would be working here without good authority merely for the fun of it ? I saw your ' boss, ' as you call him. and he gave me strict orders to come around this morning and begin putting his water-pipes in order, and — Not so! cried the butler. My boss has a private plumber to do his work and no other ever puts his greasy hands on his pipes. At this the frizzly head, followed by a powerful body, one arm brandishing an immense wrench, shot out of the hole in the floor and made for the butler, shouting at the same time, You better get out of this right now, for when you go to spi-joein ' your lolly-dog at Capt ' n Jackum-Smackum you are liable to get your limbunksticator out of order — But the butler had fled. Frightened at this demonstration, the butler went at once to the master of the house, who was indeed the Mayor of the city, and related his whole experience with the stranger. Upon mature deliberation and sober reflection, I ain convinced that the gentleman of whom you have just spoken had intentionally and most grossly deviated from the paths of rectitude and veracity, said the Mayor. Go and bring the transgressing individual before me. The butler, armed with a revolver, for nothing else could give him sufficient assurance, went reluctantly to the cellar, and again faced his enemy. Mystified at being confronted by such a dangerous weapon, the plumber said nothing, but went obediently, as the butler directed. Upon reaching the Mayor ' s apartments, the stranger was halted. What are you doing here? was the Mayor ' s first interrogation. I see my mistake, sir; I got the wrong number. With your Honor ' s per- mission, I will explain. It was just this way, continued the stranger. I am just from Mississippi, and — 260 Hold on! hold on! said the Mayor. ' From Mississippi, ' did you say? Yes, exactly, your Honor; I am from Mississippi, said the stranger, at- tempting to continue his story. Hold on! said the Mayor a second time. In what locality was your original domicile? Well, replied the intruder, I have no real home, but I attended the A. M. College for ten years; I didn ' t graduate, but that was my home more than any- where else. A. M. College! exclaimed the Mayor. Certainly, replied the strange plumber; that ' s what — Wait! wait! said the Mayor; my interest is intensifying. I myself am a former Mississippian, and used to attend the A. M. College. Is — that — so? ejaculated the plumber, his eyes growing large and a grin of satisfaction stealing across his countenance, so pleased was he at finding him- self confronted by a Mississippian and a Southerner, instead of a vicious Yankee. He had the courage to continue: Yes, yes, I think I recognize you now. What ' s your name, your Honor, if it pleases you to condescend to answer my query? Charles Nelson Brumfield, replied the Mayor, with impressive emphasis and dignity. I am Mayor of this city. You, you, Brumfield, Mayor of Milwaukee? said the stranger with delight. Shake hands with a plumber and a former class-mate. I am Richard Dogasky Deanisky Dean. Here! Here! Here! Here! Here! It was Reveille. Brumfield weeped, wailed, and gnashed his teeth; Dean awoke, rubbed his eyes, and thanked the Fates it was only a dream. 5. C. W., ' 08. 261 THE NEED FOR INDUSTRIAL PEDAGOGY. THE last twenty years have seen in Mississippi an exceptional growth in sentiment for public education. Hard hit by war and the riot of recon- struction, she was, during the early years after the War between the States, in no condition to expend upon extravagances her hard-earned savings. When one lias nothing to begin with, the dollars accumulate slowly, and there are so distressingly many necessary things. But, even in her poverty, our State thought of her duty in training her sons. The University, with a fine record before the War, kept on its noble work in giving a classical education to the men who were to be the leaders in Law, Politics, Medicine, and Theology, and their impress is felt for good throughout our Commonwealth. But it was soon seen that there was need for leaders in other lines than these, and so it was that out of the depths of its bitter poverty our State began here at our Agricultural and Mechanical College to educate its former boys to be leaders in progressive Agriculture, and, in our beloved Industrial Institute and College, to train its girls to be home-makers and mothers of children, worthy of their Southern heritage. As the State has grown these schools have grown, and grown, too, has the belief of the people in public education for the masses. Educated leaders are needed, but they must give an account of their leadership, and the masses must know how to judge at its true value this accounting. Hence the healthy growth in the belief that the public elementary schools must be supported liberally. This new impulse was echoed in the higher institutions. Trained teachers were now needed, and the University and the I. I. C. began to supply the need by estab- lishing courses in Pedagogy — the science of teaching. Here, again, the towns were tlu- fust beneficiaries, but soon the country people — the rock bottom upon which rests the superstructure of the State — began to clamor for better schools. Give us trained teachers, too, t hey said; teachers who will teach the dignity of labor and train the young minds toward the improvement of agricultural methods. Hence the movement for agricultural high sch ols, for agriculture in the public schools, and for nature study generally. Here was the opportunity of the A. M. Neither the University nor the I. I. C. could well supply the demand for teachers trained in this work. Hence, in 1904, the Department of Industrial Pedagogy was established. The outcome, even so far, has justified the prevision of the President and Board of Trustees, who were especially happy in their choice of Professor D. C. Hull as the head of the Department. A true teacher and a sympathetic nian, he has put life and inspiration into his work and has aroused enthusiasm in his students. The course is planned admirably for the object in view — the training of teachers for our country common and high schools. Its work is thorough in English, Mathematics, and History, and the student gets enough Latin to enable him to teach beginning classes, if iieed be. In the Theory and Practice of Teach- ing and in Psychology the work is especially strong. The class is trained in the elements of Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, and Physics, and Agriculture and School Gardening are stressed. Manual training in Wood and Iron Working teach dex- terity of touch and accuracy of eye, and the wholesome exercise in field and garden and on the athletic grounds, rounds out a course ideal in its plan and, as the event has proven, highly successful in its results. Many of the graduates of the Department are already achieving success in their chosen field, but it remains for the Class of 1908, the first which has been developed wholly under the in fluence and inspiration of the new school, to prove still more brilliantly the value of the Department to the State. James Y. Bowen. 262 THE FUNCTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL COURSE AND SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS GRADUATES. Glenn W. Herrick. A LIVING has been wrung from the soil so long by so many and so different individuals that Agriculture has been looked upon as a thing anybody can do, regardless of aptitude, training, or education. This view of Agri- culture has exercised a most pernicious influence upon its growth. Men have looked upon it as a menial occupation, an uninteresting business, and an unre- munerative pursuit. But the last two decades have witnessed a mighty change in the attitude of men ' s minds toward Agriculture. We are undoubtedly in the midst of the Era of Agriculture, for the world is beginning to appreciate the heritage of the soil. Foremost among the influences that have contributed to this change of attitude are our agricultural colleges and experiment stations. These institutions have sown the seed of future greatness in Agriculture, and the harvest is in sight. They have convinced the farmer and the professional man that the art of Agriculture is based upon underlying principles and beset with scientific problems requiring as great capacity of mind to solve as is required for the problems in any other profession among men. They have shown that the agriculturalist deals with the fundamental and profound laws of life, growth, and death, involving the most subtle questions falling to the investigator. The Agricultural Course at this College is outlined to prepare a man to meet these problems in an intelligent and dignified manner. It may not teach him just how to hold a plow, milk a cow, harness a mule, or build a rail-fence — in fact, it is not the function of an agricultural college to teach these elementary mechanical details; it has a larger, more significant work to perform. Only a few men will ever take a four-years course in an agricultural college, and these few men must become leaders in the agricultural world. They must be broadly educated for citizenship as well as for their special profession. The short courses now inaugurated in our colleges and the agricultural high schools being estab- lished so rapidly in the different States are designed to take care of the more general student of farming affairs. If a young man intending to take the four- years course in Agriculture at this College feels that he does not know how to do the mechanical things already mentioned, he should wait until he graduates and then spend a year on some first-class farm, where an opportunity may be had to plow, milk, build fences, etc., in an approved manner. A college course should deal with the scientific principles underlying plowing, the principles gov- erning the production of a good mule or dairy cow, and the scientific and economic method of feeding them and preventing their deaths from infectious and malignant diseases. It is to expound these fundamental principles — the reason for thiings — that a four-years course in college, leading to a Bachelor ' s degree, is designed. Moreover, it is intended to improve a young man ' s judgment, widen his horizon of environment, and augment his capabilities for independent thinking — in short, this course educates a man not only for the farm, but for citizenship, and that is what it should do. No one will gainsay the fact that the subjects included in pure Agriculture are as educative in the sense of developing a man ' s power of reasoning as any 263 other subjects, but that is not the whole point. Any man in actual farm life is surrounded by varied influences and deals with widely differing problems and people, and must be prepared to meet successfully widely differing experiences. To do this, he must not only have a knowledge of his particular line of work, but he must have some knowledge of men, their civilization, their books, their lan- guage, customs, governments, etc. — in other words, a farmer should be just as well prepared to become a citizen and do a citizen ' s work as a lawyer or a physician. It is the right and heritage of a farmer to possess this preparation, and in the days to come he is going to demand it for his sons, at least. The soil, the one non-perishable and inexhaustible asset of the world, is fast becoming the chief reliant force of our civilization. We are in the habit of saying, It ' s brains that count. This is only half the truth. It is the training that brains receive that counts, and it doesn ' t matter greatly in what direction that training has been if it has been vigorous, constant, and thorough. For example, two young men from South Carolina went to Brown University, and took a university training in a professional line of work. They followed their profession a year or two, then suddenly returned to their native State, paid $160 for sixteen acres of land along the coast near Charleston, and planted the whole to radishes. The following January they sold their crop of radishes in the field for $16,000 — $1,000 an acre. These boys had no more brains than many another, but their brains had been trained until their judgment had been highly developed, their horizon enlarged, and their faith in their own capaci- ties absolutely established. If I were asked to point out the direction in which an Agricultural Course should be developed, I would say, eliminate the smattering of things here and there and make it broader and deeper scientifically — that is, stop its development into a course of information and develop it rather into a course of mind-training, primarily along agricultural lines. Professor Hancock, in an admirable article on the training of the engineer, says that he needs a broad, general culture and intimate knowledge of the natural sciences. Nothing could be said that would fit the case of the agriculturist better. The opportunities, especially in the South, for graduates of the Agricultural Course were never so many and so varied or so attractive as to-day. The growth of the towns and cities is creating a demand for milk, cream, butter, eggs, meat, and forage crops at most astonishly remunerative prices and to an extent that has not begun to be met by the present body of farmers Moreover, this demand will more than keep pace with the supply, so that no one need fear a glutted market. Up in Illinois and Indiana they have pedigreed corn, so that when a farmer buys his seed he knows something of its history, its past performance, and some- thing of what he may expect of it in the future. Why shall not some of our graduates grow pedigreed corn? It is certainly needed in this State. The work of developing a blooded strain of corn would be a most fascinating and dig- nified enterprise, and would call for the finest judgment in discrimination and selection, and, withal, is an educated man ' s business. Moreover, it is bound to be a remunerative business for the man who does it successfully. Why will not some of our coast lands grow radishes worth $1,000 an acre? All that is lacking, in my opinion, is a brain trained sufficiently to possess the assurance that it can be done. The Maine Experiment Station has produced the 250-egg hen. Such a hen should net $2.00 a year; half so good a hen would net $1.00 a year. Is there a pleasanter, more dignified, more independent life for an educated man than a 100-acre farm with its attractive home, pleasant surroundings, and freedom of 264 existence with a thousand hens half as good as the one bred by the Maine Ex- periment Station? To go a step higher, would anything call for a sounder mind or show a sounder intellect than the development of another strain of 250-egg hens for Mississippi? There is a man on our coast that owns 2,000 bearing Satsuma orange trees, from which he realized this season an average of $10.00 a tree. This can be du- plicated and should be duplicated a hundred times, but it will be done only by educated men. The instances just mentioned have been specialties in a way, but in general farming an educated man has the same proportionate advantage. A well-bred, carefully selected dairy cow in the hands of the right man should net $40.00 to $60.00 a year. The development and care of such a cow demands a wide knowl- edge of animal life and laws, and the man who can produce and maintain the animal has a great advantage over the one who cannot. The 100-acre farm should produce three times as much as the present 500- acre one, and it should do it with half the labor and worry required on the latter at present. The land that has borne cotton and corn for seventy-five years and has had nearly all of its natural fertility sold from the farm must be rehabilitated, mainly through the agency of live stock. This will demand men of wide horizons, good judgment, broad knowledge, and faith in their ability and in the principles of Agriculture. For young men the opportunities are great, not only as financially successful agriculturists, but as examples for the leavening of the lump. It is for them to show that culture can be carried into the country home ; that the labor of tilling the soil may be lightened and enjoyed; that the tillers of the soil may be proud of their vocation and that they may feel on a par with what we are in the mistaken habit of calling the learned professions. 265 A. M. TI I IC days are long and overworked At A. M., And the poor Prep who duty shirked At A. M., While trying hard some ditch to clean, Says: Things are not just as they seem, And life is not an ' idle ' dream At A. M. The meals are few and far between At A. M.; The bread ' s all dough, the meat ' s not lean At A. M., And nowhere else is steak so tough, Or do the boys, although they ' stuff, ' Declare they have not had enough — That ' s A. M. The beds are hard, the rooms are small, At A. M.; The bugle-calls, and drills, and all At A. M. Arc bad. But if a fellow has some vim And fights away each home-sick whim, They ' 11 surely make a man of him At A. M. ' The ' Profs ' are kind, and vet austere, At A. M.; The boys are jolly, and vet sincere, At A. M.; And though they really try to learn, Their thoughts will somehow homeward turn, And then for ' someone ' vainly yearn — Not at A. M. ' But, after all, there ' s nothing in the world to me bike A. 1M., Or any place in it I ' d rather be Than A. ML; And as I leave I ' 11 draw a sigh For happy college-days gone by; I ' d gladly lay me down and die For A. ,V- M. E. D. G., ' 08. 266 GRINDS. I, S. E.. Niors. of the A. M. College, in the County of Oktibbiha and the State of Mississippi, being of sound mind and memory and understanding, do make and declare and publish this, my last will and testament. I give and bequeath: Item i. — All unserved punishments to the Commandant. Item 2. — All broken buttons and shortages to J. J. Hood. Item 3. — All Trigs, Geometries, Mechanics, etc., to Buzz. Item 4. — All Rhetorics, Essays, and Collateral Readings to Billy. Item 5. — All Histories and Civics to Pap. Item 6. — My favorite chicken-roost to the Prowlers. Item 7. — All appropriated tableware and cooking utensils to S. Oliver. Item 8. — All extra knowledge to the Smart Set. Item 9. — All superfluous flesh to Dr. Walker. Item 10. — All calendars to Mr. Day. Item 11. — A pressing-iron to Jack. Item 12. — All bachelor Professors to the lady Teachers of the I. I. C. Item 13. — All gun-barreled trousers to Peter Garner. Item 14. — The See ' s office to Brer Robber. Item 15. — The shacks to I. Skinnum Co. Item 16. — All special classes in Math to Condrav. Item 17. — All Annual Pictures taken in the green-house to Mooring. Item 18. — Absolute judicial, legislative, and executive powers to Jack. Item, 19. — All lost time to Dr. Hand. Item 20. — Six pads of report-blanks to Professor Critz. Item 21. — A barrel of Anti-Fat to Professor Bowen. Item 22. — All bed-bugs to Horned. Item 23. — Modern Fairy Tales to Barnes. Item 24. — A pair of curling-irons ' to Wrouten. Item 25. — Two boxes of cigar butts to Sess. Item 26. — Art of Courting to Peter Parley. Item 27. — A time-killer to the Sec. Item. 28. — A position as Sponsor of the Band to Miss Mattie. Item 29. — An alarm-clock to Stark. Item 30. — All hair restorer to Grosvenor and Cork. Item 31. — Five books of stale jokes to Maxwell. Item 32.— Oft-Told Tales to Old Billy. Item 33. — My rank to the Juniors. Item 34. — All smart sayings to Maxwell. Item 35. — All old rocks and fossils to Logan. Item 36. — A barrel of anti-hypocrisy to the Pedagogues. Item 37. — A megaphone to Mooring. Item 38. — A sky piece to the Big Coach. Item 39. — All dirt, bacteria, etc., in the Mess Hall milk to Bully. Item 40. — All of my old hats, shoes, socks, etc., to Elder. Item 41. — All Senior privileges to Sess. Item 42. — A diamond ring and a ticket to Boston via New York to Pap. Item 43. — I do nominate and appoint U. Know-Ail to be executor of this, ray last will and testament. hi Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal and publish and de- cree this to be my last will and testament, in the presence of the witnesses named below, this the second day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight. (Signed) S. E- Niors. (Witnessed by) I. M. Wright. fHEORY 268 f TAPS 5 j . £L f Bugle bio w Sweet ana low Hear the sound All arou nd Of the call- % SL es: 6fe the hall Down the sta rs- Co ' ocf n ght all. _ we - 269 TAPS. TAPS — and the brazen voice is still; Like the sigh of a sweet babe weeping, Echo melts o ' er vale and hill, And leaves the live world sleeping. Taps — and the slow, sad notes of grief, hike the wind in pinediarps crying, Float and creep from mound to leaf, And leave the live heart dying. Taps — and the spirit soars to rest, hike the heart where love is singing, ( r curled like foam on a wild wave ' s crest, When death-notes cease their ringing. Taps — and the brazen voice is still ; Like the sigh of a sweet babe weeping, Echo melts o ' er vale and hill, And leaves the live world sleeping. J. B. V OTlyCA Mvertisemepts - ' 7i FRANKLIN HUDSON PUBLISHING COMPANY I300Iv PUBLISHERS 1014 WYANDOTTE ST. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 272] R. K F. I. WIER Druggists and Booksellers STARKVILLE. MISS. Tablets, Drawing Material, College Supplies, Kodaks and Brownie Cameras, 2.00 to $20, Photo Supplies, Pipes, Tobacco, Cigars, Nunnally Candy, in 5c to 1.50 packages, Received weekly by express. WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. MAKE OUR HOUSE HEADQUARTERS WHEN IN TOWN GILL SELLS IT IP IT ' S Drugs, Bool zs. or Stationery COTRELL «S LEONARD Albany, N. Y. MAKBRS OK CAPS AND GOWNS TTC} THE AMERICAN COUUEGES FROM THE ATLANTIC TO TQF, PACIFIC DR. R. S. 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GERAUD DEALER IN FRESH OYSTERS EAST MISSISSIPPI TIMES We Have a Fine Line of SPECIAL FOR LADIES Our Prices Reasonable MEALS SERVED ON SHORT ORDERS COLUMBUS - - MISS. 276 CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS Charlottesville, Va. Manufacturers ot High Grade Uniform Cloths, Sky Blues and Dark Blues, and the largest as- sortment and best quality of CADET GRAYS. Including those used at the United States Military Academy at West Point and other leading Military Schools of the country. Used in uniforms of Cadets of the Miss. A- and M. College. ?77 THE DESPATC Columbus, Miss. Does fine Priming and only jfine pointing Send us a Trial Order. Address tub DesDdiGh, Columbus. M, Mississippi Sy nodical Cole Holly Springs, Miss. wpM aj iifBiy The most beautiful, handsomely equipped, up-to-date College for Young- Ladies in the State. The plant has cost $68,000. Boarding pupils limited to 1 10. Steam heat, electric lights, electric bells, telephones and all water facilities. Library, Gymnasium Hall, Chapel with grand piano and a $2,000.00 pipe organ. Highest and healthiest location between New Orleans and Cairo. Table fare ex- cepticnally good. Four literary courses leading to degrees. Conservatory ad- vantages in Music, Art and Elocution. A superb Faculty of specialists. T. W. RAYMOND, President. 7 8 Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, Organized 1880. Attendance this Session 1,004. OBJECT. To promote the liberal and practical education of the masses. Four separate and distinct courses, the Agricultural, the Mechanical, the Textile, and that of Industrial Pedagogy. Theoretical instruction in each course, supplemented by the practical work in field, garden, shops, and laboratories. Conditions of Admission. Applicants must be sixteen years of age and of good character. To enter the Freshman Class they must be able to pass an examination in English Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography, and United States History. Those who have not fully completed these studies may enter the Preparatory Depart- ment, provided they are not in reach of a High School. Expenses. The average cost of board per month for this session has been $8.00 The cost of uniform, board, books, furniture, etc., for the entire session is about $145. Many students earn enough by labor in the farm and garden and shops to reduce their expenses below $100. Correspondence is Cordially Invited. The College has dormitory accommodations for 750 students, and its equipment for literary, scientific, and practical instructions is full, varied, and excellent. Address all communications to the President or Secretary, Post Office: AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MISS. J. C. HARDY, President. A. J. MOORE, Secretary. 279 XLhc SDaniel Studio. 3achson, flIMsstsstppt. MY MOTTO: Deliver photographs just a little better than need be. ' 280 ' ENGRAVINGS BY Electric City Engraving Co buffalo. N. y m 9 . date SaE ffiSawsSfla Warn as ■ ;. : : 1