United College Collegiate - Tric Tics Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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HAROLD R. CAMPBELL. Men there are who have made a bigger splash in the turbulent waters of college life; men there may be who have sailed faster but few have sailed so true, or been so ready to pull a heavy oar or pour oil upon the troubled element as Harold R Campbell. Though no star in soccer nor conquering gladiator in the icy arena yet H. R. has so developed his body as to have held down with credit the Editorial bench of the ’Toba Journal and the president’s chair of the first United College Literary Society. Harold was ever a worker and a dangerous rival in scholastic achievements. Annually he has hung at his girdle a pecuniary scalp in the May massacres. We shall remember Harold as a genuine student who sought and obtained the best in college life and as a tireless worker in every student task. Harold goes out into the world of letters with our wish that he may carve for himself a career worthy of his college beginning. ‘ ‘ And though that he were worthy he was wys. And of his port as meek as is a mayde; He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde, In al his lyf. unto no maner wight He was a verray parfit, gentil knyght. C, T. T. FRANKLIN KAY COLLINS. ‘ ‘ Yeni, vidi, vici. ’ ’ One bright day in October, 1892—the thirtieth, to be exact—the shrill hoots of the threshing outfits around Miami were disturbed by a new rival sound. It was the clarion call of Franklin Kay Collins newly arrived. In 1909 he came to ’Toba and after crossing the Rubicon of the Matriculation, entered the First year with the Fourteens in 1910. Kay was somewhat of a leader in his first year on account of his experience. As an inter-class debater he made his mark by winning the opening debate. When Sophomore year and dramatics came, he was in the lime light as leading man, a role which he sustained with great eclat. In athletics he has always been conspicuous, both on the field and in executive—senior football and senior hockey in his third year prove his prowess. Al¬ though not a star track man, he has brought to light more than one celebrity in his ca¬ pacity of inter-class captain. Kay might fitly be described as the “bulldog” of the Fourteen Class. Such character¬ istics as determination and tenacity will win him a high place in life. His ambition is to see himself Chief Justice, and, if he meets all his difficulties in after life as he has those of his academic life, he should not fall much short of his mark. ‘ ‘ Then welcome each rebuff That turns earth’s smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go!” T. P. F.

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FEED D. BARAGAR. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labors tire.” Wearing a rapt expression, indicating the continued contemplation of a stack of pies, or perhaps of the good time of the night before, a sober young man is Frederick Drury Baragar. Of course, he came from the country, with just a touch of the seed about him, just enough to make him want to know. The balmy breezes of college enthusiasm, the solid food of academic lore, the benign waters of the top flat, to say nothing of the invigorating sunshine that lightly fell from gentle eyes, hastened his development. Three dominant traits of character differentiate him from the others of his kind:-—- boundless enthusiasm, strict conscientiousness and persistent effort. Few people take hold of a new proposition more earnestly, more wholeheartedly; few people spend more time on college organizations than does Fred. His conscien ce works like a factory doing nightshifts. If he skips a lecture or fools away precious time, he blesses himself in every known style of English composition. To do his duty well is his main ambition. Fred does not work by fits and starts. His gait is that of the plains’ Indian, not elegant, scarcely graceful, but effective and sure. Fred’s mills grind slowly, but the grist is exceedingly fine. He has been a dreadnought in academic achievement, a submarine in athletics, an armored cruiser in social circles, a destroyer to his friends of the top flat, to the world at large a staid, respectable, thorough-going ship-of-the-line. In his chosen profession of teaching, no place will be too big for him to fill, no task too great to attempt, no honor too high for him to bear with becoming modesty. B. W. GERALD S. BELL. -Sophomore in residence. Mother sends an express parcel, roast chicken enclosed. Enter Bell, soph, absent. Two and one-half minutes pass. Exit Bell, roast chicken en¬ closed.-This is but a random sample of the numberless tragedies in which our hero has starred. Fruit is never left accessible to him owing to his acute sense of smell, his marvellous capacity for consumption, and his unvarying tendency to appropriate all such. His record at basketball is unparalleled in the history of the colleges. He held several trophies before entering college and since then has developed a speedy pass and a sure shot that is most discouraging to opponents. At the same game he has proven a satisfac¬ tory coach, as is evidenced by the success of the Ladies’ Team this year. During his junior years he became a Student Volunteer and has ever since had a deep interest in all that pertains to foreign missions. In his third year he was leader of the Mission Study Class, and for the last two years has been president of the Winnipeg Student Volunteer Union, and in this position he has been instrumental in gathering a large group of volunteers together for systematic work. He attended both Rochester (1910) and Kansas City (1914) World Student Conventions. No missionary on furlough or expert on mission subjects ever passes through the city eluding him. He brings these men in touch with as many students as possible. He has a broad outlook on the world and a good prac¬ tical scale of values. West China seems likely to be his destination; his work, educational. W. B.

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’14 CLASS EXECUTIVE Geo. H. Lee, Stick H. R. Campbell, Secretary Florence Parlee, Vice-Pres. J. O. McLenaghen, President Glad Haney, Lady Stick Page 69