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

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WATCHFUL WATT I reside in Old South Building and my name is Watchful Watt; And when the bell starts ringing I am Stacy on the spot. And I ' ll tell in simple language all I know of what befell On that bleak December midnight at the ringing of the bell. But first I would remark that it is not an act polite To be a-ringing of the bell in the middle of the night; And if a student don ' t agree with my peculiar whim I manage to be handy and expostulate with him. Now nothing could be quieter or calmer than that night, The buildings draped in shadows and not a Soph in sight; Till the rooster ' s lusty crowing and the ghostly glimmering told That the New Year was creeping in and driving off the Old. All at once there came a rustling and chattering noise, And I groaned and muttered to myself : Here come those darling boys ! Well, I ' ll be here to welcome them, as etiquette demands — Providing only that they leave the bell-rope in my hands ! And then I smiled a cheerful smile, which didn ' t last me long; Amazement wiped it quite away at that approaching throng. The boys were represented but the girls were holding sway. And towards the bell they headed straight and these kind words did say: — O, Mr. Stacy, won ' t you please just let us ring the bell? We wish to ring the New Year in and toll the Old Year ' s knell. We really hate to trouble you and we will thank you so, If you will only favor us and let that bell-rope go! Now I hold it is not proper for a diplomatic gent To refuse a lady favors — leastways not a regiment! So I judged it wise to abdicate and let the ladies play With that fascinating bell-rope in their own delightful way. Cling! Clang! Cling! Clang! the sudden peals the midnight echoes woke, Till from that furious swinging the sturdy bell-rope broke ! The girls — they smiled a joyous smile and to the belfry ' s height Flocked with this firm intention: Curfew Shall Ring To-night! For in less time than I write it, every girl was on the stair, A-scattering the curious that were congregated there; And the way the bell responded was a sight — as well as sound ! — For they welcomed the New Year in a style to rouse the town. Now this is all I have to say — though I might say a lot; For I live in Old South Building and my name is Watchful Watt. But I ' ve told in simple language all I think it best to tell Of that midnight expedition and the ringing of the bell ! —M. G. H. page twenty-one]

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Na Year Residence iMORROW, RUFUS CLEGG Third Oaks A.B., 1905. Mathematics. German. English. Candidate for A.JM. NOBLE. STUART GRAYSOX First Bushnell, Fla. A.B., 1907. PARKER, LUTHER WOOD First Chapel Hill A.B., 1907. French. English, Economics. Candidate for A.M. ROYSTER, PERCY HOKE First Raleigh A.B., 1907. Physics. English. German. Mathematics. Candidate for A.M. SOUTHARD, LAWRENCE GEDDING First Jonesville, S. C. S.B., Clemson College, 1905. Geology. Botany. Chemistry. Candidate for S.M. STACK, ERVIN BLAKENEY First Morven B.E., N. C. A. M. College, 1905. Chemistn . STACY, MARVIN HENDRIX Fonrth Morven A.M.. 1904. Mathematics. Physics. STEM, FREDERICK -BOOTHE First Darlington. S. C. S.B., 1907. Chemistry. Drawing. English. Physics. SWIFT. WILEY HAMPTON Second Greensboro Ph.B., igoi. Pedagogy. History. Philosophy. Candidate for A.M. WASHBURNE, BENJAMIN EARL First Rutherfordton A.B., 1906. English. Pedagogy. History. Candidate for A.M. WILSON. JOHN KENYON Second Ehzabeth City A.B., 1905. History. English. Philosophy. Candidate for A.M.

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Seniors Motto: Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re. Colors: Garnet and Old Gold. O. R. RAXD President B. G. MUSE ( ' icc-Prcsidciii J. W. SPEAS Secretary J. A. FORE, Jr Treasurer T. W. ANDREW ' S Historian H. B. GUXTER Profhet S. H. LYLE, Jr Poet M. L. WRIGHT Last Will and Testament J. A. GRAY. Jr Statistician [page tweuiy-two