Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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ROBERT GIBSON ANDERS, B.A.. A iK.i iiiUii xl-illr,! in (iili •.hi ilisliiHinisli nil, ■ -tirirl south ami III hi. St side ' Vice-President of Y. M, C. A., ' OT- ' OS; Assistant in Physics. ' 07- ' 08. This mountain giant was reared on the banks of the French Croad. His melodious voice tits him for music. Init he frowns while singing, and this debars him from the stage. His peculiar walk, as he goes liouncing along, suggests that he is an instructor here. It is reported that Bob and Professor Lake stand in. Next .vear he will solve the problem in electric lights. By some principle in Physics he is going to transfer the Northern Lights to illumine Wake Forest College. The remainder of his life he will extract sunbeams from cucumbers, to be put in phials and sold to warm the air in raw, inclement summers. CHARLES STONEWALL BARNETTE, B.A., PERSON COU.N ' TY, X. C. K CHCC more miisiral than any sonp. Anniversary Marshal. ' Oii; Associate Editor of Tiik Howi.EB, ■06- ' l)7; Associate Editor of the Uludeiit. ' (I7- ' 0S. Chas. possessed the netessary characteristics of a Quaker. He tried to say the things that were in his heart: but that which tell from his lips were iinly words to which his brain gave painful birth. He never aspired to be an orator, yet he cultivated his literary bent while in college. He believes that every one should look after his own affairs. He is one of these solid men. who are grown at an early age. He adores nothing feminine. He is destined to fill some important position at a Deaf and Dumb Institution.

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Senior Class Officers H. H. McMu.i.AN President. y. E. Ray, Jr ice-President. P. C. Stringfieu) Secretary. W. J. Jones Treasurer. V. F. Couch Historian. P. O. Brvan Poet. W. H. FuRMAN Prophet. JOHN E. ALLEN, M.A., V. IIHENTI)N, . . C. An open nountenance. but close thoughts. Teddy is indebted to Mr. Roosevelt tor his name. When a newish in college he fell a prey to the night- hawks one night, and after that was heartily in favor of the total extermination of that species. He took his B.A. degree with the class uf ' 07. and has been teaching in Warrenton High School this year.

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WILLIAM S. BRITT, LL.B., LIMBERTOX, ' . C. A countryman between tuo laicjiers is like a fish beticeen iico cats. Historian Freshman Class. 07: Licensed Lawyer, OS. His cocoanut is full of the milk ot human kindness, and he is a young man of rare ability, for he is taking a degree in two years. When a newish he dared do all that might become a man. but the Sophs, dared do more. His standing collar, white vest and walking-cane present him an important personage among the students. Bill is the proud possessor of a license from the Supreme Court of North Carolina, and, after leaving here, he will become a member of the Lumberton Bar, where he will exchange his oratory for country pro- duce. FRED F. BROW-X. B.. .. If you have great talents, industry icill improve them. Won Freshman Medal, ' 05; Wake Forest-Mercer De- bater, ' 07 and 08: President Y. M. C. A., ' 07 and 08: Poet Junior Class, ' 07: President Athletic Association, ' 08: Anniversary Orator. ' 08. Fred is popular with all the stu ' .lerts. and is a boy of strong intellect, integrity, sterling qualities, and exemplary habits. When a Newish he wanted to take Psy.. but Dr. Taylor persuaded him to wait about three years. Since his Sophomore year he has given up Ex- perimental Chemistry and is now trying to decide whether he will practice law or preach.