University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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CURRIE, N. A., 2- X., CURRIE, G. H., Dalrymple, p., Darden, W. E., S. N., . Davies, W. W., Jr., . A. 0., Eason, R. R., Fleming, J. M., Graham, G. M., z- ■ •., . Graham, P. C, Z- • •., Green, B. T., Hendren, J. F., A. K. E., KooNCE, F. D.. Jr., Lewis, J. V., - r. a., Mangum, C. S., Z- • •., MOREHEAD, J. M., 2- A. E., Patterson, A. H., 2- A- E., Ransom, G., 2- A. E., Spoon, W. L., Thompson, S. C, Mills, V. H., Worth, G. C, A- T. a, Clarkton. Clarktou. Jonesboro. Kinston. Drapersville, Va. Selma. Raleigh. Hillsboro. Hillsboro. Franklinton. Winston. Richlands. Darlington. Chapel Hill. Leaksville. Salem. Weldon. Hartshorn. Cedar Cliff. Greensboro. Wilmington. Hi ory of the ©U55 of ' 91. It is no easy task to write the history of the class of 1891 of the University of North Carolina. Its history is not a story of brilliant conquests — it is not a story of the achievements of genius, but rather of results attained by hard work and determination. Our cla.ss numbers no eeniuses in its ranks. We have not startled colleo-e bv the hio h averao es of our leaders, but we have shown more genuine progressiveness, more class and college spirit than any class that has entered this institution for years. From our birth — which occurred August 25, 1887 — we have been animated by a spirit of progressive conservatism. We have always been ready to take any step forward, if it seemed wise to us. II

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€las0 of 9i. MOTTO : ' ' Ad Astra per Aspera. ' ' CI.ASS COLORS : The Spectrum — except Green, which is reserved for the Freshmen. YELL : Rah! Re! Run! Hi! He! Hun! Hoop ! ! ! Ninety-one ! ! ! ! ! Officer . A. H. Patterson, F. H. Batchelor, W. W. Da VIES, Jr., j. m. morehead, Shepard Bryan, R. W. Bingham, P. Dalrymple, Plato Collins, Geo. Ransom, President. Vice-President. Secretary. Treasurer. Historian. Orator. Poet. Essayist. Prophet. Andrews, W. J., 2. A- E., Ashe, W. W., 2- A- E., Ball, M. W., Batchelor, F. H., «l . K- 2., Bingham, R. W., A. T- a., Bryan, S., A- T. a, . Collins, P., Covington, F. L., CUNINGGIM, J. Iv., Raleigh. Raleigh. Greensboro. Raleigh. Bingham School. New Berne. Kinston. Wilmington. Chapel Hill. 10

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During our Fresh, year — to begin at the beginning — nothing of importance happened to disturb the even tenor of our way. At Commencement we were represented by two marshals — Batchelor and Green, B. In the Phi. Society, Bryan won Declaimer ' s Medal. As Sophomores, we treated the Fresh, with consideration. We brought back the time-honored water-melon treat — which degenerate classes had allowed to be forgotten — and our hearts were made glad with the hearts of the melons, while the poor Fresh, were given only the rinds, and these, to be rendered eatable, must first be deprived of rapid whirlings and twists through the air. To our class belongs the honor of having awakened in North Carolina the interest in foot-ball, by challenging the Sophomore team of Wake Forest College. A member of our class — DeBerniere Whitaker — was the prime mover - in the organization of the Inter-Collegiate Foot-ball Asso- ciation. This year we added two more Declaimer ' s Medals to our list of honors — Bingham in the Di. and Ball in the Phi. At Commencement of 1889 five of the six Representa- tives were from our class and Crowell ( ' 91) received the medal. Bus, Jumbo, Fritz, Bat, Babe, Mr. Varnes, Windy, Gilly, Tuf, and others failed to respond to roll-call at the beginning of our Junior year. Four of the Representatives for Commencement of ' 90 are from our class, as are also the Chief Ball Manager — Graham — and, by law, the Chief Marshal — Ransom — and his six sub-marshals. Out of the seventv-two men with whom we entered for the four years ' siege of faculty for sheep-skin, twenty-two dropped by the wayside after the first year and twenty more 12