Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 260 of the 1901 volume:

W3)7c Ho v- L A n-,ti M PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS _____ _____________ OF - WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. gmfimJi ifP iiifiiiiiiif Ifii ' il|||li ilfi ' lfiii ' i ' iijlii iill!ii ' ifi w tf w CnT OO Ike ( Mf 2 00 ii,|ijl iii,iiiijlii„,.iiiiii I]} 111! ill 1 ill I ' ll ' ii ' ' Ill iili ' iii.iiiiiiii EDITORIAL BOARD: Editors-in-Chicf : WILLIAM JETT LAUCK, West Vikcixia. BEVERLEY DOUGLAS CAUSEY, Viiwixia. Assistant Editor : THOMAS ALEXANDER BLEDSUE, Vikhima. Senior Academic Class. AVILLIAM PINKERTOX OTT, Vik(;inia. AMERK;US FREDERIC WHITE, West Vikuixia. Junior Academic Class. CHARLP:S see McNULTY, Vir(;inia. Senior Law Class. FREDERIC WALTER GOSHORN, West Viwuxia. RUSSELL HOUSTON ALLEN, Virhixia. Junior Law class. J. GRAHAM SALE, Vikcuxia. Business Managers : JOHN KIRKPATRICK GRAVES, Virgixia. ROBERT RING, Te.xas. BOARD OF EDITORS. f ' ft t uiffnA-r ' ne fAeti ' yffyyrmce I ' i ' fii ;, tz f ' f ' ji tf ' i yfff ,if ' j i ' .ierf.if-Ji. f p ' , «i ?e ei i f ' i ' r ' iiyJ r ' f.i yyeefrny fr yf ' ft . t Cf ' )J e.i rcty i yf ' f ff ' f ' .i ie.i r icffce fuiff you , e yiff t if ' iir.i.i lei ' eff rrf ' r if ' fff rifff-y t: ri evci ' U onf . n(t r ' lJ iffyr.i mffi . ecjjt ff yt ' ff ffft ' , tfyf jiom i orry fryc ff jif j teaf fy fftfe JLo tbe n emor ot Milliam % ' 2nc Milson ' E, who are about to be criticised, salute you. Once more has The Calyx come to judgment. In the attempt has ))een made to le life of the University during n that is now coming to a close, e and the gay, the mirthful and the earnest side of I ui versify life have been min gled together into a picture which we trust is complete and not overdrawn. Whether such is the case or not, it is not becoming in us to say. That remains to the judgment of our indulgent readers. We can only say that we have endeav- ored to do so, that we have labored with that end in view, and beg that our readers will temper the severity of their strictures with the recollection that we were selected to do the work late in the session, after the resignation of the former editors, and have constantly lal)ored tinder the lisadvantage of having little, if any, artistic talent or assistance in the University. To that severest of critics, the student body, we extend thanks for the assistance which they have so courteously withheld. Let them consider the fact that, if they had lieen as enthusiastic in the support of the book as they are in its criticisms, there would have l)een less room for finding fault. To those who did lend valuable aid, not only in a material way, but also by their encouraging words, we extend our sincere thanks. We also wish to thank the loyal Alumni and friends of the University who so freely loaned us their talents and their arts, among whom we especially wish to thank Mr. Howell C. Featherstou, of Lynchburg, Va. ; Mr. Arnold Gerstell and ] Iiss Elizabeth Salislmry, of Chicago; Mr. Melvin Barclay, of Baltimore; Mr. C. H. Constable, of Virginia; Mr. R. W. Flournoy, of Washington, D. C, and Mr. G. C. Powell, of Norfolk, Va. We further desire to evpress our appreciation of the kindness of President IcKinley, Hon. AVilliam J. Bryan, ex-Governor Chas. T. O ' Farrall, ex-United States Senator Fairchild, Dr. Law- reni ' e Laughlin, of the I ' niversity of Chicago, and Dr. Parker Willis, of Washington and Lee University, in contril)uting their valued articles on the life and character of ' Sir. M ' ilson. -IN- E ORIAA n « ir5( ' Eii V w w - ' f« WILLIAM-LYNE-WILSON Session i 900-1 901 begins 9 A. ? ., Thursday, September 13. Examinations of First Tkkm begin Wednesday, December 12. Christmas Holiday begins 3 P. .M., Saturday, December 22, 1901, Second Term begins 9 A. 1 1. , Friday, January 4. Lee Memorial Day, suspension, Saturday, January 19. Anniversary of the Graham-Lee Literary Society, 8 P. M., Satuida , January 1 9. Washington ? Iemoriai, Day, suspension, Friday, February 22. Anniversary OF Washington Literary Society, 8 P. I., Frida -, Feb. 22. Examinations of Second Term l)cgin Wednesda}-, [March 20. Suspension, Monday, April i. Third Term begins 9 A. L, Tuesday, April 2. Liberty Hall Day, Thursday, May 9. Examinations of Third Term begin Tuesda ' , |une 4. Commencement, June 16-20. EiniilerDiind( Here ' s the Board of Trustees, Who are all D. D. ' s Of the Calvin school, you know ; In ethics they ' re fine, As in all things divine. But in up-to-date schemes they ' re slow, 13 imifp iipiiiiifiiii ' iilf piiiiipiiiiifliiiiiiifiiiMiipiiiiifiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiii|j(iiiiiii|[i fiiiiiii ipiiiiiiifiiiiiiipiiiiiiif luiiiiiiiiifiiNiiiif I HTI©Mo B Illlllimllllllimllll] Al illiiiillll illiiiMlllljIriiilllltl dlllmillllll A llll ill lilliiiilli JILH llll Illlllmnlllllli Miliui Xeoal Zitic: be Masbinoton anb %cc IHniversity?. Rev. GIVENS brown STRICKLER, D.D., Rector, i! WILLIAM ANDERSON GLASGOW, 1865. WILLIAM ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 1885, ALEXANDER TEDFORD BARCLAY, 1885. Rev. EDWARD CLIFFORD GORDON, D. D., 18I WILLIAM CARUTHERS PRESTON, 1893. Rev. GIVENS brown STRICKLER, D. D., 1894. CLEMENT DANIEL FISHBURNE, 1896. Rev. ROBERT HANSON FLEMING, D. D., 1898. Judge WILLIAM PAXTON HOUSTON, 1898. JOHN ALFRED PRESTON, 1898. LUCIAN HOWARD COCKE, 189S. WILLIAM INGLES, 1899. Rev. AUGUSTUS HOUSTON HAMILTON, 1899. JOHN LYLE CAMPBELL, Secretary and Treasurer, 1877. Died March 10, 1901. 15 FACULTY AND OFFICERS. «« e e WITH D AT E OF APPOINTMENT. - 5 ' GEORGE WASHINGTON CUSTIS LEE, LL. D., 1897. President Emeritus. WILLIAM LYNE WILSON, LL. D., 1897. President. FACULTY. ALEXANDER LOCKHART NELSON, IL A., 18.31. Cincinnati Professor of Mathematics. JAMES ADDISON QUARLES, D. D., L. L. D., ISBC). Professor of Philosophy. HENRY DONALD CAMPBELL, M. A., Ph. D., 1887. Robinson Professor of Geology and Biology. DAVID CARLISLE HUMPHREYS, C. E., 1889. Scott Professor of Civil Engineering. HENRY ALEXANDER AVIIITE, M. A., Ph. D., D. D., 1889. Professor of History. ADDISON HOGUE, 1893. CorcoraJi Professor of Greek. JAMES LEWIS HOWE, Ph. D., M. D., 1894. Bayly Professor of Chemistry. WILLIAM SPENSER CURRELL, M. A., Ph. D., 1895. Professor of English. HENRY St. GEORGE TUCKER, M. A., B. L., LL. D., 1897. Dean, and Professor of Equity and Corporation Law, and of Constitutional and Intei ' uational Law. HENRY PARKER AVILLIS, Ph. D., 1898. Professor of Economics and Political Science. WALTER Le CONTE STEVENS, Ph. D., 1898. McCormick Professor of Physics. WILLIAM REYNOLDS VANCE, M. A.. Ph. D., B. L., 1899. Professor of Commercial Law. ♦Died October 17, 1900. l6 THE FACULTY. GEORGE HUTCHESON DENNY, M. A., Ph. D., 1899. Professor of Latin. MARTIN PARKS BURKS, A. B., B. L., 1899. Professor of Common and Statute Laiu. CHARLES LANGLEY CROW, M. A., Ph. D., 1899. Adjunct Professor of Modern Languages. FRANK T. GLASGOW, A. B., B. L., 1900. Assistant Professor of Law. INSTRUCTORS. WILLIA.M WERTENBAKER, 1900. Physical Director. ROBERT ERNEST HUTTON, Ph. D., 1898. Instructor in Electrical Engineering. LIVINGSTON WADDELL SMITH, M. A., 1900. Instructor in Mathematics. WILLIAM PINKERTON OTT, A. B., 1900. Assistant in Latin and English. WILLIAM DEWEY COOKE, 1900. Assistant in the Chemical Laboratory. ERNEST FRANKLIN DEACON, 1900. Assistant in the Physical Laboratory. OFFICERS. JOHN LYLE CAMPBELL, B. L., 1877. Secretary of the Faculty. MISS ANNIE ROBERTSON WHITE, 1895. Librarian. ARTHUR BERNHARDT KNIPMEYER, 1900. Law Librarian. AMMEN LEWIS BURGER, 1900. Assistant Custodian of Reading Room. be Hlumni Hssociation, ©fficers. Rev. R. H. FLE: IIXG, D. D., Virginia, President. Hon. JOHN W. DAVIS, West Virginia, ) ,,. „ . , PAUL M. PLNICK, Virginia, H. D. CA] IPBP:LL, Virginia, Secretary. WILLIAM U. McELWEE, Virginia, Treasurer. lEiecutive (tommittee. H. D. CAMPBELL, Chairman. M. W. PAXTOX, WM. : I. McELWEE, JR. w. G. McDowell, hexry alexaxder white. 19 Our Fallen Chieftan. ' Twas fitting that our chieftan ' s fall was timed To sadden hours wise nature planned for grief. The frosted field, the garnered grain, antl sheen Of mountain side, are but a prophecy Fulfilled, the young year made when flushetl with youth. That all the best of life it had to give Would be sublime maturit} ' in death. And so with him who passed the shadow-land Of yesterday ; his life — the perfect faith That conquered death ; his character — a light. The beacon ' s glare along a shore of rocks ; His work — the promise of a purer day In public life ; his death — the gathered fruit Of all his years of toil — our love for him. The dark-stained leaves, deep red and brown and gold. Are pressing down in silence o ' er his grave — A kingly mantle nature spared for him, Her noblest son. And as they fall, and from Their whisjierings, there comes a stern last voice To us, And may God speed you in your work. A. G. J. MY DREAM. As graceful as the stately swan that swims upon the lake, As loveh ' as a bird of paradise ; With a sweet, alluring face that makes my heart to palpitate ; But how shall I describe my darling ' s eyes ? Those brilliant orbs, the portals to a heart and soul so pure ; Those witching eyes, S(. sparkling, yet so kind ; Far brighter than any gem this earth has ever seen ; No softer ones in heaven will von find. Senior Class IRoIL : iA ' rrHi: ' sa(}E Andrews, a t a. Landed at Shepherdstuwn, W. Va., July 15, 1879. Entered college in 1898, on a scholarship from Woodberry Forest Hiy;h School. ' as awarded B erly scholar- ship,- ' 98- ' 99, and Earley English Text Society prize, ' 99- ' oo. Is a base ball fiend. Was pitcher team of ' 99, captain team of oo, playing pitcher and third liase ; cajjtain team ' 01, playing left field. Won jirizc in tennis tournament, singles anil doubles, ' 99. Treasurer of Athletic Association, 99-00. Secretary Athletic Association, ' 00-01. Vice-1 ' resident class of 1901. Expects to teach, write history and pla_ - base ball. RO]5ERr W A LEER 15LAIN. Was born June 19, 1879, at C ' hristiansburg, Va. h September, ' 96, followed the example of numerous older brothers and entered Washington and Lee. During the sessions of 97 ' 98 and ' gg- ' oo he emptied his surcharged brain into the heads of some small boys and returned in ' 00-01 to reload. By this time he had gained so much dignit that he was unanimously chosen to preside over Graham-Lee. He will be an A. B. m June. THOMAS att:xaxder BIT:DS()E, § N. Arrived in Staunton, Va., May i, iSSi, when all the i)lanets were in opi)osition. This situation of the heavenly bodies made him oppose mankind in general. Prob- ably, too, this made him a football plaver, for during the last three years of his college course he played left end on the football team and was cajjtain of the team oo- ' oi. He was an associate editor of the Collr ian in 98- ' 99; assistant editor in ' 99- ' oo; and is assistant eilitor of this volume of the Calyx. President of class ' 01, and treasurer of the Athletic Association 00-01. He hopes to be visited in June by the baccalaureate shec}.). ERNEST ERANKITN DEACON. It is gencrallv supposed that a man must have a birthday anil a birthplace, but as neither the time nor the place is known to this omniscient board of editors, it is to be supposed that they are unknown to the world at large. It is a well known fact that he entered college in ' 95. ' 98-99 and 99- oo he played on the foot ball team. He won the scholarship in engineering in ' 98- 99 ; is the instructor in Physics for the vear ' oo- oi, and cxjiects to use his B. S. degree in constructing fortifications in the Philippines. 24 WILLIAM JACKSON ELGIN, 4) K §. THE LADIES. In the recent contest among some seven or eight cities each claimed that this illustrious gentleman first saw the light within its own walls. But it seems at present to be an accepted fact that he was born in Leesburg, Va., November 26, 1875. As his more recent acts are now recorded in several histories, we find no trouble in col- lecting the following data: He entered Washington and ' Lee in September, ' 93. In 94 he played centre on the football team; in ' 95 he pulled No. 3 in the Harr_v Lee boat. From this time till September, ' 99, no-trace can be found of him in the college annals. When he did reappear he held down centre ' again on the football team, and won the chemistry scholarshiji. He is now ( ' iii ai(fd in the calico business. It is to be hopetl this business will not cause him to lose his B. S. degree. JOHN KIKKPATRICK (]RA ' KS, § X. On ( )ctober 16, 1881, the already oxerllowing population of Lexington, ' a., was materially increased bv the birth of John Kirkpatrick (Graves. He has always been at college, tho ' his official connection did not begin till September, 1896. In ' 98 he won the racket given to the champion in the tennis tournament. In 98- ' 99 he viewed the diamond from behind the bars and won honor on the gridiron. After a year ' s absence he again appeared as a figure in college life, this time to again play football and help to manage this volume. He will carry away a sheepskin labeled A. B. BOLIVAR FINLEY JOHNSON. Born in Ri: ckbridge County, Virginia, January 13, 1878. He is too modest to speak of his ancestr -. He entered college September, 1898, and for aught the faculty know,s he has never been drunk. Consequentl} he has been awa rded the Ta)- lor Scholarship, 1898-99, Franklin Society Scholarship, 1899-00. He expects to depart in June with a B. S. affixed to his name, and will probably locate in the Transvaal. Thinks he will remain a bachelor. RICHARD COLLINS LORD, M TT A. He came from Anchorage, Kentuck} ' , where he was b _)rn Januarv 4, 1882, and received his education along with some twenty other girls at his father ' s school. The James J. White scholarship fell to him in ' 98-99, and the Curtis Lee in 1900. He is a member of the Graham-Lee Society. Lately he has developed a tendency to evolve sarcastic witticisms, and to see him convulsed with attempts to get off ponder- ous personal remarks is very amusing to his friends. They are trusting that he will grow wiser in coming years. Boys will be boys. WILLIAM CARROLL MOORE. This gentleman was born in Fairfield, Virginia, November 18, 1880, and entered Washington and Lee during the session of i896- ' 97. He at once became, in com- pany with E. D. Ott, the political manipulator of the Washington Society, where he has since held may oflices, being President of the Society during the present session, and Vice-President of the Final Celebration, ' 01. He was Vice-President of his class ' oo- ' oi. He served as Associate Editor on the Collegian ' 99- ' oi, and has been its successful business manager during the present session. He will take an A. B. , but has not yet deciiled in what life vocation he will exercise his talents. JOHN J. OBERLIN. This perfect specimen of manhood first appeared on this mundane sphere in Claric.m Count} ' , Penns}ivania. He entered the University iluring the sessions of 26 1895-9 ' ' ' t c ' ' became distinguished in scholarship and on the athletic field, taking the Byerly scholarship, and making a record as centre on the football team which has become one of the college traditions. During the same sessions he pulled an oar on the Albert S dney crew. On his return the next year he captured the Physics scholarship, pulled again on the Albert Sydney crew, and played a tackle on the football team. During 1897-98 he played tackle again, and durinn the present session appeared once on the. football field in his old position. He will take an A. B. EVERETT DULANEY OTT. His w-ords are sweeter than honey. E. D. O. was born November 21, 1881, at Harrisonburg, Va. In ' 97 the Alumni, having the good of both their Alma Mater and Mr. Ott at heart, sent him to Washington and Lee. From the first he identified himself most closely with Washington Literary Society. He was president of his society at the Intermediate Celebration, February 22, 1900, and won the final orator ' s medal in June of the same year. The A. B. degree is now the goal of his ambition. WILLIAM PINKERTON OTT, M TT A. Midway, Va. , may some day be proud that she first sheltered William Pinkerton Ott. Here he commenced this weary life on the 12th of December, 1876. In ' 96 he entered Washington and Lee. He might have made a success at college had he not ruined his chances by continually trying to grub Greek roots. This exercise was probably good for him, as he finally succeeded in carrying off various prizes, the most important of which are, an A. B. degree, the Mapleson scholarship, and lastly an M. A. GABRIEL BEUVIST SHIELDS, S X N E. Lexington has the honor of being the birthplace of this gentleman, where he first saw the light on November 4, 1880. He entered college i896- ' 97, and his academic career has been marked by persistent work and study. He differs from the Gabriel of Longfellow ' s Evangeline, in that the former was loved by only one girl, while he is beloved by the student body. He is now studying law, but his immediate vocation is in getting out of bed. AMERICUS FREDERIC WHITE. This gentleman and scholar was born at Lewisburg, West Virginia, June 21, 1876. It being foreordained that he should come to Washington and Lee, he entered in 1894 and dragged out two years of more or less miserable existence. After being absent for one year he returned much refreshed at the idea of Patsy and the Iambic Law. Having completed this course with honors (won over Bill Laughlin ' s parrot), he returned to the home of his fathers. He at last returned in 1900 with the bloom of youth still upon his cheek, and with the grim determination of taking Sissy ' s Physics. He receives his A. B. degree 1901. Expects to make teaching his profession. WILLI A: I CAMERON YOUNG, 4 K H . Appeared in Shelby County, Kentucky, December i, 1880, when the warring fac- tions had proclaimed a truce. Has a remarkable record, having lived in the blue grass state all his life and never been in a fight. Has a very sweet and docile dispo- sition, which procured for him the position of Vice-President of Graham-Lee Literary Society, ■99- ' oo. Also served as secretary of that Societ} ' in the same session. Will take A. B. in June. Expects to operate a distillery in his native state. 27 Mistor of Seniors, P5 EALIZING that several classes with histories ha -e preceded ours and that there | is nothing new under the sun, for all things tliat can be have been done, and knowing that class histories form an unimportant th(j ' necessarv part of a college annual, that i)art to which is usually accordeil the least attention, the class of ' oi offers no apohjgy for having a history, but respectfully submits that it is helpless in the matter — like the bulldog that had the fight, the baby that had the croup and the professor that wrote the book, it is the nature (, f the brute. Nevertheless, to the reader whose casual glance may linger for an instant over this record we hasten to give the assurance that this is positively our last appearance on the stage and feel confident that this will insure to us his patient imlulgence. Besides enjoying the distinction of being the first class graduated from the Uni- versity this century, the class of ' oi congratulates itself that its history cannot begin with the traditional four years ago our class had its beginning. This does not mean that we have been striving here from time immemorial to have the coveted A. B. affixed to our names, but it is due to the fact that a majority :)f the class did not enter the University then, but at vari(jus times before or since that date. Thus the 28 historian is put to the disadvantage of not being able to assign any definite origin to his class and is compelled to invent a new style of introduction. Previous editions of our history, born of the inspiration of worthier pens, have in elaborate detail described those indescribable sensations that ought to have thrilled our anatomies as we stepped from the rear end of the F. F V. upon the platform of the Union Depot and inhaled for the first time the atmosphere of ' -rarified learning which hovers over the Athens of Virginia. ' Then it was that our tympanic membranes first vibrated to the rythmic intonation of the long yell, to which they were destined to respond many times during the ensuing months, and then first we felt the pressure of the college politician ' s glad hand, as he assured us of his extreme delight at meeting our esteemed selves, manifesting such an interest in our welfare that we began to think our name and fame had surely preceded us to this historic seat of learning. This theory was more firmly established when, n(jt knowing that there is more joy in the faculty over one new matriculate than over the ninety and nine whose names are already on the books, we witnessed the rapture of the professors as they greeted us, and with its confirmation in our minds the development of freshmanic propensities followed in natural sequence; for notwithstanding our dignified and scholarly bearing as seniors we were not always thus. As freshmen, carried away by the novelty of the situation, and borne along by the exuberance of our college spirit, we vied with the faculty in our promptness and regular attendance at Wednesday morning chapel and as regularly graced the meetings in the lower chapel with our presence. Time does not permit us to tell with what misgivings we first rode a jack or tried a cut, but practice in these arts soon brought us to perfection, tho ' it required some training to know how to blufiF the faculty and aJ iiUciiiii we flunked disastrously. Incited by the glowing account in the catalogue of the scholarships and honors, which were apparently no easier read about than won, we were constrained at this susceptible period of our existence to put forth the tender leaves of hope, fully expecting them to blossom and in due time bear our blushing honors thick upon us, but with exams came a frost, a killing frost. Awakened from the iriilescent dreams of our freshmanic days to the stern reali- zation that we were not to be carried to our degrees on flowery beds of ease, but must fight to win the prize, we threw ourselves into the struggle with the odds against us on account of the opposing forces ' experience and thorough familiarity with the ground of conflict. Passing epidemics of flunking have claimed victims from our midst, but by ever pressing the fight and increasing our points of defense we have been enabled yearly to better resist the assaults of the enemy and to look 29 forward with more certainty to that consummation of our hxl)ors which we have so devoutly wished for. As this goes to press the news comes that the negotiations are pending for the signing of the treaties of peace which are to be ratified by the board of trustees. It would, of course, require volumes to give the many achievements which have distinguished the different members of our class, but it will suffice to mention a few. For two years the forces of the University have been successfully captained on the diamond by one of our number, and visiting teams have experienced great difficulty in getting onto his curves. In foot-ball, too, we have not been without represen- tatives, while that Demosthenes to whose thunderous eloquence the walls of the Wash have often resounded is numbered among us. Altogether, we think we are safe in calling this the most brilliant graduating class of the century. W. C. G. 30 -..- „ r ' -- ip Tfefe- Class of 1902. - I - 0 ' ' President R. W. Crawford -icc-President Vm. G. IcDowki.l, Jr ., Sccfctarv and Treasurer Ml. Hi], pi! Hippi! Hi! Pi W. 1.. L ' . Rip! Zip! Ki! Vi! 1902. Class Colors: JSlach an ®l ©olD. fIDembcrs. William Allan, t . T. A Lexington, Virginia Clement A. Boaz, §, N Fort Worth, Texas E. W. G. BooGHER . Lexington, Virginia Edward E. Booker. K. §. G. N. E. § Lexington, Virginia William Dewey Cooke, A. T. A Staunton, Virginia Robert W. Crawford, §. H Strasburg, Virginia Beverly D. Causey, A. T. A Suffolk, Virginia William T. Ellis, Jr., §. N Masonvilie, Kentucivy Otey Turk Feamster, P. A. Lewisburg, West Virginia Henry B. Graybill, P. A. Lewisburg, West Virginia James Harland Hiter, §. A, E Kansas City, Missouri James AL Hutcheson, K. A Rockbridge Baths, Virginia H. Robinson Keeble, t . A. Abilene, Texas William Jett Lauck, M. TT. A.— 0. N. E Keyser, West Virginia Charles S. : IcNulty, . K. § Monterey, Virginia W. D. JiIcDowELL Lexington, Virginia James W. Marshall, 4 . A, Richmond, Virginia Thomas M. Morrison Lexington, Virginia William S. Robertson, §. X. § Richmond, Virginia Alexander H. S. Rouss, . K. Y Kabletown, West Virginia Grier S. Smiley Moffatt ' s Creek, Virginia Thomas C. Wilson Brownsburg, Virginia David E. Witt, M. TT. A Lexington, Virginia C. H. Young Christiansburg, Kentucky 33 History of the Class of 1902, DN the fall of ' 98 we were instilled into the veins of Washington and Lee like some powerful, life-giving tonic. Instantly the old university began to rouse from the lethargy into which she had fallen and the students as a body began to show signs of life. In the days of our fiefdom we had listened to and read many marvelous tales of the thrilling experiences of college life. We came expecting to enter upon an idyllic existence in which calathumps, class rushes, fights with our neighbors, dances, banquets and moonlight promenades would be the leading features. At first, we were not disappointed. We came into the midst of the last great contest for the Final Ball Presidency. As representatives of the great independent voiC we were counted by both sides until the election had passed. Then we noticed a great change. Our elders who had been so kind and accommodating seem to suddenly forget our names and we awoke from our dreams to find before us the prosaic prospect of a year of hard work. So with nothing else to do, we settled down to work. Even in this we showed our diversified talents. Many of us undertook to study the lessons which our instructors had assigned us. Others found it more profitable to study the instructors themselves. Not a few began to study to make themselves acceptable in the sight of the calic who beset our path. The rest devoted themselves to difterent lives according to their tastes, some seeking profit, others pleasure and still others combining the two to an eminent degree. Before the close of our first year, we decided to make life more endurable by per- fecting a class organization. Accordingly, by us was a new precedent established in the University and by it shall we be held in remembrance forever. In the fall of ' 99, we returned with the determination that the incoming fresh- men sh ' uld not be troubled with the en mi with which we had suffered. Accordingly, we proceeded to make things interesting for them. After numerous persecutions at our hands, their latent spirit was aroused and at our instigation and under our leadership was the first class rush brought about in Washington and Lee. By this time the college world had begun to get used to our presence and ceased to be surprised at our bold and original innovations. Our next scheme was to elect no less a personage than George Washington and to commit into his hand our sacred banner. The freshmen took this act as a chal- lenge and essayed to capture it. Then ensued the bloody Battle for the Flag. Its story has been told often before, and our gallant defense against the combined forces 34 of freshmen and seniors has become a matter of college history. As to the result, it is sufficient to say that the flag is still in our possession, and so long as we shall live, its sacred folds, hallowed with memories, shall float over our every reunion as a tie to bind us more closely together. We closed our sophomore year with a brilliant class banquet — the first that Wash- ington and Lee had ever known. There we renewed our fealty to our class and pledged ourselves to perpetuate its esprit de corps in the future. Since entering upon the dignity of our junior year, we have not allowed ourselves to lose our old enthusiasm but have labored to keep alive the precedents which we have established and to make ourselves felt for the good of our Alma Mater. Never did one class more nearly monopolize college honors, never was a class more united in friendship and good felling, never did any class do more for general college spirit. Ma}- the principles which we have cherished be perpetuated by our successors forever. H. R. K. il Class of 1903. Claas l ell. C ' iss Boom I ali, C ' hickcra-Ree, Wh.,o],la. Wlioopla. 1903. Class Colors: Scarlet an J6luc. ©ffic crs. Sajii ' ei. Colville Baglev, ' rennc sfc, K A. . . . I ' rcsiilcnt Charles Frith Spencer, ' irninia. ' P K E. . . . ' ice-Pi esidcnt William Gibson Penuleton, ' irL,qnia, ATA.. Seci etar - ami Treasurer Class IRoll. Samiel Colville Baglev, K A , Tennessee Jajies Warren Baglev, t A Q Tennessee Ammen Lewis Burger Virginia 38 Henry Caldwell Coe Virginia Joseph Dorsey Collins ' irginia Robert Trigg Flanary ' iiginia Gi ' Y Xelsox Forrester, 4 rA Kentucky Samuel ] IcPheeters, P FA ' irginia David Vance Guthrie Mississippi Henry Hall, t f A • Texas Alexander McChesney Hamilton ' irginia Harry Neal Huse. Virginia P ' rank Naff Johnson Tennessee Robert Edward Johnston ' irginia Andrew Lewis Jones Virginia William Pendleton Lamar, ' P K Y Georgia John McClire Virginia Robert White ] IcCrim, ' t ' TA X ' irginia Joseph Charles ] IcPheeters, t FA South C arolina John Alexander Moore, ' P K 5 ' irginia Joseph Colvin Pancake, B TT ' est ' irginia Richard Roscoe Phelps North Carolina Robert Ring, K A Texas Richard Alexander Ruff A ' irginia Robert Stuart Sanders Kentucky Bernard Bobbs Shively, MTTA Liiliana Argyle Turner Smiley Virginia Thomas Collier Turner, ATA Georgia William Joel Turner, K A Virginia Robert Tate Wallace ' irginia Cicero Floyd Watts jNLssissippi George Clark Webb, § N Maryland Charles Rutledge ' hipple ' irginia Samuel Campbell Wilson ' irginia Thomas Campbell ' ilson ' irginia Samuel A. Witherspoon, ' t ' A Mississippi John Franklin Wysor Virginia 39 Class of 1904, Colors: flftaroon an TUflbtte. WL Hobble, Gobble, Sizzle, Dazzle, Sis, ] oom. Bah, ' 04, 04, Rah, Rah, Rah. ©fficcre. Arthur Tabb, ! ' . f. A President William Evans Bozkmax, K. A Vice-President Charles Crankshaw Thomas, §. A, E Secretary and Treasurer 40 IRoll. Adair, Tkmplf.ton Lexington, Virginia Allain, a. V Jeanerett, Louisiana Anderson, John M., ( . K. Y Louisville, Kentucky Armstrong, Gordon Lexington, Virginia Arnold, John Knox Arnold, ' est Virginia Baker, William Alexander, §. X Winchester, Virginia Barnett, Reese Conor, §. A. E Atlanta, Georgia Bledsoe, William Randolph Lexington, Virginia Bozeman, William Evans, K, A Meridian, Mississippi Burks, Martin Parks, Jr. , §. X Lexington, Virginia Carney, Marshall Sidney Carney, Alabama Clark, Edwin Johns, §. A. E Waco, Texas CoNOVER, John Woodhi ' ll Norfolk, Virginia Cramer, Fredkrick Warman, A. §. § Frederick City, ALaryland Davis, William Cole, A. §. § Rockbridge Baths, Virginia Dennis, John Murdock, § X Baltimore, Maryland Duncan, Albert L rshall, M. TT. A Springfield, Kentucky Ellis, Frampton Erroll Atlanta, Georgia Floyd, Samuel Hall, K. A Shuhuta, Mississippi Fielder, David Brightwell, «t , A. 6 Sherman, Texas Goode, Frederick Timothy Searcy, Arkansas Hamilton, Harry Wilson Steele ' s Tavern, Virginia Handlan, John Randolph, Jr Elm Grove, West Virginia Hankins, William Barret, t ' . A, 6 Richmond, Virginia Haw, George Edwin Hanover Court House, Virginia Iden, Frank Hansbrough Manassas, Virginia Kipps, Elmer Allen Woodstock, Virginia Laird, David Allen Penick Danville, Virginia McClure, L T. Jr Spotswood, Virginia McRae, Thomas Christopher, 4 . K. § Prescott, Arkansas MiLLEN, Eli ]Moffatt Rosemark, Tennessee Miller, Edward Campbell Abingdon, Virginia MoFFETT, Lyle Moore Brookcwood, Virginia Montgomery, W. E Washington, D. C. Morgan, Ralph Irvinc;, A. §. § Richmond, Virginia 41 NiswANDER, George R., M. TT. A Parkersburg, West Virginia OsBURN, Herbert S., §. A. E Baltimore, Marjland Parks, James Allen Clinton, Missouri Payne, Lewis Carlton Harrisonburg, Virginia Phelps, David Randolph Scotland Neck, North Carolina Price, J. Edmund, §. X Charleston, West Virginia Preston, James Montgomery. §. A. E Lewisburg, West Virginia Quisenberry, John Edward Lexington, Virginia Robinson, Pettet, S. A. E Louisville, Kentuck)- Sampson, Farris Athelstane, M. TT. A LaGrange, Kentucky Smith, Alexander McDowell Lexington, ' irginia Spitler, Carroll Lee Luray. Virginia Sterrett, James Reid Timber Ridge, Virginia Stone, Thomas Green, A, T. A Washington, I C. Swank, Robert Harvey Edom, Virginia Tabb, Arthur, t . f. A Louisville, Kentucky Th(.)Mas, Charles Crankshaw, §. A. E Atlanta, Georgia Thompson, Mathew A Charlotte, North Carolina Thompson, William Lois., §. N Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Triplett, Granville Hampden Duffields, West Virginia Trundle, Americus Davidson Poolcsville, Maryland Tucker, Dewitt Everette, i . K. § Tucker, Arkansas Vertner, Edmund Kearney, 5. N Luray, Virginia ' atts, Cicero Floyd Improve, Mississippi Warner, John William, Jr Rockville Maryland Wilson, William Owen News Ferry, irg■inia Withers, Robert Walker Bekford City, ' irginia Worthen, George Gordon, A. T. A Little Rock, Arkansas Wright, Samuel Brown Moft ' att ' s Creek, Virginia 42 LAW DEPARTMENT. ©fftccre. President, J. M. C ' orhett Florida. Vice-President, (Ii:o. S. Haikston Virginia. Secretary, N. G. W(1( )T)son N ' iiginia. Hlstorian, C. K. Robix.sox Kentucky. Orator, AV R. A llen Kentucky. Calvu Xaw lEMtors. 11. H. Ai.i.e.x, Virginia. F. W. GosiiORx, We. ' t ' lI■gillia. IRoU anb IRccorb. Russell Houston Allen, K. A Vir nnia. Graham-Lee; centre, foot-ball team, ' 99- ' (J0; President Intermediate celebration, Graham- Lee, I ' .iOL W. Raymond Allen, K. A Kentucky. A. B. Kentucky State College ; Law Class Orator, 1901. Rom C. Biggs, M.TT A Kentucky. B. S. Xorthern Indiana University ; Debater Intermediate celebration Ciraham-Lee. IDOO ; Sheriff Moot Coirrt. 46 C. C. Burns Virginia. Catcher, Basuball team. I ' .idO Geo. G. Brooks Florida. I ' resident Florida Club. W. Moore Cl.vyton ' L■ v Mexico. H. T. E.vLS, M . TT. A Kentucky. Washington Society ; Orator State Intercollegiate contest, I ' .IOO. J. :M. Corbett Florida. President S. 3. Club; President .Tunior and Senior Law Class, I ' .IOO-WOl ; tiraham-Lee Society; Clerk Moot Court: Winner of Draper Scliolarship. I ' .TO. Allan Epes, t . A. Virginia. Stockton Heth Jr., ct). A. Virginia, Graham-Lee Society. H. M. Fox, t . A. : Virginia. M. A. Roanoke College ; Clerk Moot Court. W. W. Glass, 4 . K. S • Virginia. Graham-Lee Intermediate Orator, WOO ; Louis Witz Law Scholarship. F. W. GosHORX, §. A. E., 0. N. E., §., T. A. K West Virginia. President Washington Society, IIKKJ ; Intermediate Deliater Washington Society, 1890 ; Assistant Manager Baseball Team, 189 ' J ; President West Virginia Club, WOO ; Secretary and Treasurer State Intercollegiate Ora. torical Asspciation, 1900 ; Manager Football Team, 11)01 ; Final Orator Washington Society, WOl. Geo. S. Hairston Virginia. Secretary of Junior and Senior Law Classes, 1900-W01. H. Harby, Jr., K. § South Carolina. Graham-Lee Society. H. C. HoBBS, TT. K. A North Carolina. Washington Society. A. B. Knipmeyer Missouri. Law Librarian ; Graham-Lce Society. C. L. Knowles Florida. W. J. : Iahoxey Ohio. H. D. jMoise, a. T. Q South Carolina. Albert Sidney Crew, WGO. Wm. H. Malone Florida. C. F. Montgomery, K. A Kcntuck}-. M. A. Kentucky University : Half-back, Football Team. 1900. G. W. Richardson Virginia. C. R. Robinson, §. A. E., 0. N. E., T. A . K Kentucky. Baseball Team, 1898 ; Football Team, 1,S99 ; Law Class Historian, WOl ; President Final Ball, 1901 ; Secretary Junior Law Class, 1900. J. E. Tipton Virginia. John L. Woody Virginia. J. L. Weinberg South Carolina. A. B. South Carolina College. N. G. Woodson, K. § Virginia. Washington Society: Debater Intermediate Celebration. 1900; Secretary and Treasurer Senior Law Class, 1901. E. W. Worrell Virginia. 48 Mistov of the Xaw Class of 190L DT is not the purpose, Gentle Reader — for what reader was ever anything but gentle ? — of this slight memorial of our class to utter any sounding vaunt of virtues, or yet to shed the penitential tear of shortcomings, brought home to mind. Far be it from the class of ' ox to publish before the skeptic world a vulgar appraisement of its excellencies or to catalogue its peculiar virtues. Nevertheless, looking far down the vista of coming ages and seeing the rosy cherub faces of coming generations with their mute appeal for guidance, the class has conceived the idea that perhaps this memorial may serve a purpose — that perhaps our successors may find in our victories something which will rally them, like the white plume of Henry of Navarre, or if perchance, spurred on by ambition which recks not obstacles, they have essayed Real Property and failed, they will agree with us in finding consolation in the soothing bit of philosophy which holds that not failure, but low aim is crime. If, then, we can draw a fitting lesson from our experience, we shall be content. And here. Gentle Reader, we should feel that we were false indeed to ourselves if we failed to stop a moment to indulge in tearful memories — to put down a passing obituary of those who, having sojourned among us for but one brief year, suddenly passed beyond our ken, not without leaving behind them a train of light. Choice spirits they were, who went down to defeat scarred with the scars of honorable battle. Their forms pass before us in sad review — we see them all. We see one who came amongst us from a near and sister state, bearing with him the prestige of a name, dear to all South- erners. We see his bright, illumined face, his form like unto a young Apollo, and with it all, a mind, so trained to vast expanse of thought and so indoctrinated in great ideas that the paltry minutae of legal lore passed him quite by, as the gentle zephyr does the sturdy oak. He is gone — requiescai in pace. Yet another form files before us — born in a Northern clime he came among us, a very Chesterfield in man- ners, a Beau Brummel in dress, a Napoleon in finance. His sovereign temper counted not costs and money he spent with lavish hand, disdainful of the filthy stuff and of such mean distinctions as meiim and timm. Many others there were, and many are the lessons which could be drawn from their brief careers here — but time presses. Nor can we give more than a passing glance to class politics, with its Crokers and Hannas. Suffice it to remark that if the gods decreed that the man who would be its President should only be Historian there is no one so factitious as not to see in it another working of the principle of the survival of the fittest. ' And if, on the other hand, the man who is President, having climbed to the utmost rung of the ladder to the Temple of Fame, and having sounded all the depths and shoals of 49 honor, ' ' shouUl, after all, find all worldly honors but wormwood and gall, and join the S. B. C. — who will not be moralist enough to join with the Preacher of old in the lament, all is vanity ? Of difficulties and besctments we have had our share. Some of us, like Alexander of old, have solved the Gordian knot of Real Property by simply cutting it. Of Evidence, and Pleading, and the rest, we will not speak for fear of bringing back a reminiscent tear. And if in our little disagreement with our Faculty, which brought with it no unfriendliness on either side, the wrong side prevailed for a time, may we not hope to see the right side vindicated next year.? Surely Truth crushed to earth will rise again, and the faces of countless generations, yet to come, as they file in to take their economic exams will frown down disapproval on us, and secure in the boon of many exams they will laugh us to scorn. So must folly pay the penalty. Many men, many minds — and our class has been no exception in this. We have had wise men and fools — sluggards and those who like the little busy bee improve each shining hour. Fools — delectable fo(jls, who bear their folly with as easy grace as ever Neptune bore his trident — wise men, guiltless of raising in the minds of friends any suspicion of their wisdom. Finally, will not the license ;)f print allow us to speak of something which, through diffidence, we could not say by word of mouth — the unfailing courtesy, the genuine interest and kindly friendliness shown by the law faculty to our class — the daily lessons taught by precept and example in life ' s sweet amenities, may they not be mentioned.? C. R. R obinson, [His ariaii.) 5° Tlie young lawyer sat in his office chair, Clutcliing the strands of his rumpled hair ; In his face was a look of dumb despair, For as yet no client had called. He thought of the hopes of his college days, Of the knowledge gained in various ways ; It all is useless, he sadly says, For as yet no client has called. He ' d thought that he ' d stand in the judg- ment hall And as the world looked on, before them all, He ' d force his opponent right back to the wall. But as yet no client had called. He thought of the debts that were running high, Of bills and notes with their payment nigh. I could meet them all, was his doleful cry, But as yet no client has called. He stood off his creditors over a j ' ear, ' Till the most unwary began to have fear. And the lawyer turned gray as the end drew near, For as yet no client had called. No fees came in and his rent fell due. His board and washing, and other things too. He said he ' d have paid them up to the last sou But as yet no client had called. 53 So his creditors ' patience at last gave way, And they came and carried his goods away. He ' d have stoi ped the sale, but he could not pay, For as yet no client had called. So they sold all his goods from office and home. And turned him adrift on the world to roam. They ' ve made me a tramp, was his heart- less moan, For as yet no client has called. Snvoi. Let all young men who are contemplating Casting their lot and forever mating With the blinded Goddess of Justice, stop And meditate on the words let drop Of the man who did as they think of doing. And spent years of his life in vainly wooing A practice large and a clientelle That would keep him safe from that awful Hell Of unpaid debts and worthless paper. A missionary ' s life is safer. For when death comes and takes him away He goes to the land of perpetual day ; But theologians haven ' t discovered yet The place for a man who falls in debt. 1)1- C. 54 Junior Xaw Class, President, EuMixn Randolph Preston ' irginia Vice-President, James Edward Arbuckle West Virginia Secretary and Treasurer, John Randolph Tucker Virginia Class IRolL James Albert Abernathy, K. § P )rdyce, Arka nsas James Edward Arbuckle, §. A. E. , § Lewisburg, West Virginia Maurice Anthony Breckinridge P incastle, Virginia Francis Wilbur Bridges, B. 6. TT Hancock, INIaryland (A. B. Hainpden-i idney College.) William Henry Brown Fulton, Mississippi Emmett Callan Washington, Georgia Robert Oscar Crockett, P. K. § Tazewell, Virginia Richard Potts Daniels, Jr., K. A Jacksonville, Florida James Dixon Eckles Richmond Virginia Eleazer Kingsbury P ' oster, K. A Gainesville, Florida Julian Wood Glass, 4 . K. § Winchester, ' irginia Robert Gary Goclsby Marion, Virginia ((iraduate Virginia Jlilitary Institute.) Samuel William Hairston Martinsville Virginia GusTAVUS Adolphus Henry, M. TT. A Springfield, Tennessee Wilson Marcellus Jerkins Hartford, Alabama Thomas N. thaniel Jones, TT. K. A. , 0. N. E Lexington, Virginia (A. B. IIauipdeii-.Si lney College. ) Albert Eugene Larrick Lexington, Virginia Albert F dward L guire Woburn, Massachusetts William McCoy, M. TT. A Franklin, X ' St ' irginia Horace Randolph Moore Lexington, Virginia ' ilbur Lauck Newman, K. A Woodstock, ' irginia (M. A. Kandolph-Macon College.) 55 George Harrison Peck Peerisbug, Virginia Andrew Jackson Power Breckinridge, Texas Edmund Randolph Preston, t . K. Y Lexington, Virginia John Graham Sale Lynchburg, Virginia Gabriel Benoist Shields, 5. X. , 0. N. E. , § Lexington, Virginia Osman Ellis Swartz, ' P. K. Y Clarksburg, West Virginia (Ph. B. Shurtleff College. ) John Joseph Swaringen Kings Ford, Florida John Randolph Tucker, §. X. , 0. N. E. , A Lexington. Virginia (A. B. Washington and Lee University. ) Charles Dougharty Tuten Jasper, Florida John Pierre Wall Putnam Hall, Florida ■ Charles Irving Weaver Luray, Virginia Melville Asbuky Wilson Bartow, Florida 56 ..Ifn fll emoriam.. William Lyne Wilsox. Oh ye who love sincerity, And noble, true integrity, And pure hearted chivalry, And open generosity, Come lay a wreath upon the bier Of one who held them very dear. His form is gone from out our sight, His voice that ever spoke for right In solemn calm is hushed, and he Has entered death ' s strange, silent night. Gone is his form, and hu.shed his voice. But oft a tender threnody Breaks soft as recollections touch The golden harp of memory. Ye ancient ivy covered walls. And time worn academic halls, No more ye hear a well known tread. And gloomy silence reigns instead. Ye stately trees that long have been The guardians of the campus green, Why stand ye so disconsolate ? Whom do ye sadly — vainly wait ? Your murnmring leaves do .sigh to tell The whispering l)reezes what befell One whom ye often gently ])ade Enjoy your cool, refreshing shade. Ye students more than all the rest. Ye loved him most who knew him Ijest, And loved him all who only knew His heart and nnnd so pure and true. The friend and counsellor of the great, He helped to guide the Ship of State Through many a dark and boisterous gale ■ That seemed her safety to assail. And in the evening of his life He left the turmoil and the strife. And, crowned with honor and renown Entered our quiet, cloistered town. He lent the riches of his lore. Of many years the garnered store. To lead our Alma Mater ' s youth In ways of wisdom and of truth. But long he could not stay, we knew. For day by day he feebler grew. And as along our paths he trod. Seemed ever walking nearer God. And then one morning peacefully He bade adieu, and silently His bark put out upon the sea, The waters of eternity. And is his work forever past ; His life ' s book written to the last? Aye, every page of it is done, But his great work is just begun. For many reading in that life Shall manlier meet the bitter strife, Rememljering the noble fight He ever made for truth and right. And though we say that he is dead. His influence still shall grow and spread. And evermore shall tend to raise, And lead mankind to noljler ways. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; Soul unto Heaven ' s eternity ; And Ids great heart forevermore Embalmed in loving memory. MilUam X ne Milson. WILLIAM LYNE WILSON was the only child of Benjamin Wilson and Mary Whiting Lyne, his second wife. Benjamin Wilson was a native of King and Queen County, in Virginia, and a man of great industry and strong principles and a vigorous Jacksonian Democrat until his death. He was educated at the classical school of Rev. Dr. R. B. Semple at Mordington, King and Queen. He was an energetic and successful student, and was recommended by Dr. Semple to William Baylor of Jefferson County as tutor for the latter ' s children. Here he spent the remainder of his life, adopting teaching as his profession. Mary Whiting Lyne was the grand-daughter of William Lyne, a member of the House of Burgesses from King and Queen during the memorable years of 1769-70-71, which found on its roll such names as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph and Richard Henry Lee, also of the convention of 1776, which framed the first Constitution of the State. Mrs. Wilson was a woman of retiring disposition and deep piety, and her pure, gentle life had a moulding influence on that of her gifted son. It was in Jefferson County, Virginia, now West ' irginia, that William Lyne Wilson was born on the third day of May, 1843. His father died when Wil- liam was but four years of age, his last wish being that his son should be properly educated. To the accomplishment of her husband ' s laudable design Mrs. Wilson gave her life with singular devotedness of purpose. William first attended the old academy situated in Charlestown, where he quickly distinguished himself by his industry, studious habits and intellectual capacity. At the age of fifteen he was far more iiroficient in Latin, Oreek and French than was necessary for him to enter college. The classics possessed a wonderful charm for him, but it was mathematics that met with his greatest favor. In 1858, when only fifteen years of age, he entered Columbian College, no w Columbian University, Wash- ington, D. C. ' ithin two years he obtained his bachelor ' s degree and was offered a tutorship by the faculty, but he declined, and as was the custom of the aspiring young men ' of the S.iuth in those days, went to the University of Virginia for post- 59 graduate study. Here the Civil war found him and frustrated his purpose. Obedient to his patriotic instincts, he enlisted in Company B, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry a com- pany composed chiefly of school boys from JefiFcrson Count v, vhich made ' a great MR. WILSON AT HIS DESK IN CONGRESS. reputati.jn for courage and received special honors from General Robert E Lee for gallant conduct. He served as a faithful, brave s .ldier in the ranks until the Confed- erate banner was furled at Appomato.x. One of his commanding officers, Captain 60 Charles T. O ' PYTrall, cx-Govcrni)r of Virginia, on one occasion said that no l)raver soldier fought beneath the Stars and Bars. After the close of the war Ir. Wilson returned to Columbian to accept the position of assistant professor of ancient languages. During this time he studied law, receiving his degree in 1867. Being debarred from practicing in the new state of West Virginia on account of the Lawyer ' s Test Oath, he remained at the college, accepting the full professorship of ancient languages, which was then offered him. In 1869 he married Miss Nannie Huntingdon, daughter of Dr. C. J. Huntingdon of Columbian University. From this union there were four sons and two daughters, all of whom survive. In 1871, all obstacles to his i)racticing his chosen profession were removed by the abolition of the Test Oath; so he resigned his professorship and went to Charlestown, where he formed a partnership with his cousin, Captain George Bay- lor. He was successful from the start and rapidly attained prominence in his profes- sion. To the exacting duties of the law he devoted eleven years and was during this time a model of what an ideal lawyer should be. It was in public life, however, that ] Ir. Wilson attained his greatest prominence. The year 1880 marked his entrance into politics, when he was elected a delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Cincinnati. During the same year, as elector at large, on the Democratic ticket, he canvassed his State, winning much distinction. He was pronounced decidedly the most convincing of all the orators in West Virginia during this memorable campaign. Two years after he accepted the presidency of the West Virginia University, which position he resigned to enter Congress, having received on September 20, 1882, the nomination by acclamation of the Democratic Conven- tion of the Second District of West Virginia. He was re-elected to Congress five successive times and received the seventh nomination at the hands of his party, but his prominent position in Congress caused the forces of protection to mass their strength and defeat him in 1894. The twelve years that I Ir. Wilson served in Congress were marked by arduous labor and gained for him an international reputation. In his second term he was a member of the important Committee on Appropriations, and was held in the highest esteem by its chairman, Samuel J. Randall, leader of the Democrats in the House. In 1887, his prominence as a tariff reformer became recognized and he was made a member of the Ways and Means Committee. His speech on the famous Mills Bill, presented to the House by that Committee, surpassed any effort made up to this time. It was received by his fellow Democrats with much enthusiasm, and by tariff reformers generally as a masterly argument. It was more widely reprinted and circulated than any other speech made in this great debate. In 1892, Mr. Wilson was chairman of the Democratic National Convention, and after the nomination of Mr. Cleveland made the speech of notification in Madison Square Garden, New York. In the Fiftv-third Congress he was chosen by his associates to prepare and intro- duce the bill to repeal the Sherman Silver Act. This he did with the greatest success. In the same Congress, Speaker Crisp, responding to the demands of public opinion, 61 appi)intL-cl him Chairman (if the Ways and IMcans Committee, which was to ih-aw up the tariff bill to meet the promises of the Democrats in the preceding election. This was a Herculean task, but Mr. Wilson entered upon it with such industry and ear- nestness that before Christmas he had rep(.)rted the bill familiarly- known as the Wilson Bill. Few are able to apiireciate the immense labor and ilifficultv that were encountered in framing this measure, and any ordinar}- man woukl have sunk beneath the strain. He remained constantly at his post of duty, though suffering and exhausted, through the many weary days of debate, and finally wound up the pro- longed discussion February ist, before a crowded House and an immense audience, by a speech which produced the wildest enthusiasm ever witnessed in the House of Rep- resentatives. Amid the j)lauilits of the vast throng, ] Ir. Wilson was raisetl to the shoulders of two of his colleagues, Hon. William J. Bryan and Hon. H. .St. G. Tucker, and borne in triumph from the fl(_)or. This incident is probabl - equalled by nothing since ' illiam Pitt was carried to the House of Commons to deliver his speech denouncing the war on the American cohjnies. I Ir. Wilson was still weak from the ravages of fever. In addition to that, he suffered a most painful neuralgic attack. But on this memorable day he was helped to the House of Representatives and made the closing appeal to his colleagues in favor of reduced taxation. With his throbbing head swathed in bandages, his eyes covered from the light by a handkerchief, and with every fibre of his b(.)dy weakened by disease or palpitating with pain, he stood in the House and reminded his colleagues, in the words of Burke, that the battles of civ- ilization were fought around the question of taxation and summoned the Democratic members to answer the roll-call of freedom which the Wilson l ill, with all its imper- fections, granted the American citizen. The bill passed the House, and the author sought recuperation in a trip to Mexico, but on the ver}- day he crossed the Rio (}rande was stricken with typhoid fever. He lay for weeks at the point of death, but rallied at last, and was able to return home by the first of May. The bill did not pass the Senate until July 3rd, and then was so mutilated as scarcely to be recognized as the original, but Mr. Wilson ' s success in framing and passing through the House a measure reforming most of the abuses of the protective system must be regarded as one of the greatest triumphs in American legislation. Though defeated in the next Congressional election, Mr. ' ilson was soon ap- pointed Postmaster General by President Cleveland. He instituted many reA rms in this department and under his direction the service was extended and its efficiency much increased. The president counted him among his most able and trustworthy advisers. Before his term in the Cabinet expired, he was elected President of the Washington and Lee University. On the i 5th of September, 1897, he was introduced into office in the presence of many guests prominent in educational and other circles. The three sh(jrt years in which he labored in this last field were marked with abundant success and proved him worthy to bear the mantle of Robert F . Lee. Ir. Wilson was one of the most elegant, forcible and versatile speakers in the country and was pronounced the foremost orator of his day in Congress. Some of 62 liis i)ul)lic atklrcsscs are considL-red masterpieces of political .rat iry. He was nuich sought after as an (jrator for collegiate hoilies, one of his most famous college ora- tions being that delixered before the Alumni Association of the University of ' irginia LAST PICTURE OF MR. WILSON. TAKEN IN ARIZONA LAST SPRING. in 1 89 1. He was Phi Beta Kappa speaker at Harvard in 1897. He was a publicist whose opinions on questions of the day were always in demand, and the Forum, Xurlh American Reznew and other similar journals have published many able articles from his pen. 63 His scholarship was universally recognized. He was regent of the Smithsonian Institute and was selected in June, 1899, as Representative of that body to the Royal Society of London, but declined to go on account of his university duties. He received the degree of LL. D. from Hampden-Sidney College, Columbian University, Central College, the University of IMississippi, Tulane University and West Virginia University, and was also made a fellow of the Royal Society. He was offered the presidency of such schools as Richmond College and the University of Missouri, both of which he declined. He was also a member of many historical, scientific and other societies. During the later years of his life he was a sufferer from pulmonary tuberculosis. His arduous labors in Congress incident to the contest over the tariff bill which bears his name undermined his naturally strong and robust constitution and he never fully recovered from the strain. In the winter of 1900, acting upon the advice of a spe- cialist, he sought recuperation at Hot Springs, Arizona. Upon his return he seemed to be much improved, but the signs of his dread disease soon again became visible, and he was a constant sufferer until his death. He spent a j)ortion of the summer of 1900 at the Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, but withcjut any improvement in his condition. He resumed his duties at the opening of the session of the University, but confined himself almost entirely to his residence and the campus. On the third of October he was forced to take to his bed and from then on his condition became gradually worse. On Monday, October 15th, congestion of the lungs set in. On Tuesday night his condition was precarious and all hope of his recovery despaired of On Wednesday morning, October 17th, at twenty minutes past nine, his gentle spirit returned to God and the peace which passeth understanding crowned his varied life. 64 LEE MEMORIAL CHURCH. EXECUTIVE. MAS SION WASHINOTOH. 7 ' i?ar . TT .jC --- ::a . - :si .x EXECUTIVE MANS(Of« . WASHINGTON March 34, 1901 William L. Wilson was devoted to lofty ideals. Ut hough a man of great learning And of pronounced literary tastes, he actively participated in public affairs and gave to his country b)s best service- Those who were associated with htm learned to re- spect him for the purjly of his r.otf es and the sin- cerity of his nature; while his advocacy of msasurea of legislation was so able as to win for them the fullest hearing from their opponents. i ' c i. - - -U m. %. Milson as a Ipublic nDan. I BECAAIE acquainted with Hem. William L. Wilson at the beginning of the I- ' ' irt}-Sccond Congress and was thrown with him almost con- stantl} ' throughout my brief ser ice in the House of Representatives, especially during the Fifty- Third Congress, when he was chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means. ' Sir. ' ilson was a most lovable character and no intimate associate could help becoming at- tached to him. His modesty and even temper, his genial nature anil funtl of humor made him an agreeable companion, while his strong convictions, untiring industry and versa- tility of talent compelled admiration. He was studious and scholarly, and, while tenacious of purpose, he ilid not arouse any unnecessary antagonism in urging his views. He followed as nearl_ - as anyone I ever knew the advice of Chesterfield, and though si(c7V fcr in modo was ' ' fortHcr in rr. Tariff reform was the subject to which he was most earnestly devoted and his closing speech on the bill which bore his name was the greatest of his eff(jrts to which I listened. It was clear cut in its argument, felicitous in its language and apt in its illustration. Its delivery arou.sed great enthusiasm and justified the enconiums passed upon it. March 26, 1901. 69 MllUam %. Milson as a (public man. ' acquaintance with William L. Wilson began in the year 1885. My sympa- thy with his views upon political economy and of the proper limitation of governmental interference with the individual naturally drew us together. From the relations thus begun, I soon learned to know the man, and the better I knew him the more I admired him ; but mcjre than all was the affection which he comi)elled in me. In all my interc(jurse with public men I never met one who excited the love of his associates as did Mr. Wilson. You ask me to write ( [ him as a public man. Although I was in ' ashington for four years, and he was a member of Congress all of that time, I never heard him make a speech in Congress. I was never in either Senate or House of Representatives during those four years, so 1 only knew of his public work through his printed speeches. Nevertheless, I felt his strong anil good influences upon public affairs all the time. His intellect, his scholarshij), his lovable nature anil loftv character, made themselves felt everywhere. Public life was better and richer while he was of it. When he left Congress, it was a loss, a serious loss to our country. Something high, something chixalrous, was gone, and the whole place seemed poor and commonplace to th(_)Se who had known and loved him. Charles S. Fairchild. 70 umilUam %. Milson as an lEbucator. nT will be remembered that before the Civil War economics was practically an unknown and untaught subject in the United States. The experiences of the war sent both the North and the South t.j school. The (.)ld institutions of the North, like Harvard and Yale, expanded their curriculum in economics between 1870 and 1880; but the poverty of Southern institutions in these later years prevented a similar growth. In earlier years the South had maintained a proud prominence by their statesmen trained in practical politics ; but the problems of later years have, m the nature of Southern industrial development, become mainly economic. And yet, to meet this exceptional situation. Southern institutions have been unable to establish chairs of economics, and to encourage Southern students to speciaHze upon such economic questions as taxation, railways, labor, money, banking, tariffs, and mter- national trade. The one man who, t(j my personal kn(jwledge, saw clearly the true educational need of the South was William L. Wilson. It was he who, after accepting the presi- dency of Washington and Lee University, applied his personal influence and trained judgment to the task of meeting this need ; and his success in the two short years of his administration is to be mainly tested by his educational fruits in the economic field, and by his establishment of a chair of economic and political science at Lexing- ton. A true Southerner, he proposed to achieve the economic education of the South through distinctly Southern institutions ; and he was right. He set out to make it possible for students to have the best modern scientific training in political economy without migrating to Northern universities. And it is not too much to say that the self-evident wisdom of his plan, its actual success in practice, will be fol- lowed by (jther universities ; and that the impetus to a study of the new learning, so essential to the practical progress of the South, will date from the sagacious initiative of this genial, wise, far-seeing, and high-minded statesman. President Wilson ' s career as an educator b(OTOwed a peculiar significance from liis distinction as a legislator and statesman. Exactly because he was familiar with public opinion both North and South, with the ins and outs of politics, with the hard road of legislative work in Congress, with the character of our public men, with the duties of a cabinet minister, his decision as to the emphasis which should be put upon eco- nomic training in the modern university course had more weight than that which conies from a purely academic source. He knew the lack of trained economists m the public service, and in the councils of the sovereign people, not by hearsay, but by painful personal experience ; he knew that the great body of voters had been some- times swung in masses to support a fallacy, which would never have deluded them were there a generally diffused education on economic problems, such as ought to be carried into every state and village by college graduates. It is, therefore, a matter of peculiar fitness that his friends should attempt to mark the striking characteristics of his educational career by a monument designed to perpetuate the work he set so much store by when alive. From a personal knowl- edge of the man, nothing, in my judgment, could possibly have given him greater satisfaction than to have foreseen that his wise forecast of the educational needs of the South would be accepted and secured by the permanent endow- ment of the chair which was estab- lished bv his own influence and ; d JX.- i t-rue i JtC OC -vv ' ! ' k w Militant X. Milson as a College presibent. THE service of William L. Wilson as a college president falls within four brief } ' ears — one spent as head of the University of West Mrginia, the others as Presiilent of Washington and Lee University. A high mission nol)ly fulfilletl by a great man is not the work of a month or a }ear. The higher the mission, the more stubborn the obstacles to be overcome ; the greater the man, the longer the course that he will shape. It is for this reason that those who knew the real scope lA Mr. Wilson ' s views on education must feel that the last three years were no more than the promise of a work that should crown the useful life whose prime he had already given to his country, and that shouUl suri)ass in value even the exalted services he had rendered. To superficial observers, Mr. Wilson was no more than the idolized head of a historic and dearly-beloved institution, spending his valuable days in the usual duties of a a college presidency. But the work of education had for him a deeper truth and a higher seriousness than that implied in the performance of routine duties of however sacred an importance. His ultimate object was set forth in a letter to the editor of Harper ' s Weekly, written just previous to his undertaking the presidential office. He said: I was influenced, I may say captivated, by the possibilities of making th is institution a great centre of sound learning and sound citizenship, a power to repro- duce in the South some of that high thinking which made her leadership in past generations so conservative and }et national. I am sure the seed has not run out. But it needs sound and wholesome culture. All the rest of the country is interestetl in this as much as Virginia and the South. It was to gain the end thus nobly stated that every act of his subsequent life looked forward. But the material details of his actual work have been often told and need no repetition. It is rather the sweet memory of his life, broken in its most perfect flower, and exhaling the exquisite perfume of righteousness and nobility of purpose, that deserves — if it can need — preservation. To those who knew him well, the character of Ir. Wilson, as a College President, seems to be summed up in four words — dignity, courage, self-efi ' acement, self-sacrifice — a group of qualities seldom found in conjunction. Some men who had pla}ed an active and commanding part in national politics might have been restive or regretful when removed to the retirement of quiet collegiate cloisters. If Mr. Wilson had such stiiTings they were never perceptible to the closest observer. The ever ' day work of administration and the supervision of details that were often trivial apparently en- listed his interest as fully as the momentous matters in which his life had been spent. His daily work was performed with the same large calmness which had characterized him in affairs of state, nor when circumstances demanded did he hesitate for a moment to correct abuses or institute new measures where many a man would have quailed 72 before local inertia and dislike of innovat ion. Though he consciously faced death during his last two years, and must have known that his end could not be long de- layed, no one ever heard him refer to his condition or express the slightest discourage- ment as to the future. Yet, despite his commanding dignity and inspiring courage, he never either asked approval from others, or violated their prejudices. A lawyer of spotless integrity, a statesman of incorruptible honor, he was also a college president without double- dealing or equivocation. No student, and no officer, ever felt that he had received from Mr. Wilson an}thing but the most scrupulously cr)nsiderate, gentle and aftec- tionate treatment. It was not simply by the contact of daily life that Mr. ' ilson influenced men. Speaking to the student-body in public once each week, he expressed to them his views on current academic and political topics. These Wednesda}--morning addresses were symphonies in mankind and God. ' He believed in man, he believed also in God. Than his words no force more influential upon developing lives can be imagined. It was not the power of the polished orator, nor the breath of information conveyed by one who had seen much and done much, nor even the high peace of uprightness and integrity pervading the words, but the man behind all these, the man who put his whole moral force into what he said, and who would have dared all, suf- fered all, rather than swerve from his faith. The directive force that Mr. Wilson exercised was enoruKjus, }et it was whoU)- self-supporting and dependent solely upon the recognition of him as almost a being of superior mould. There are men who seem naturallv to deserve appreciation, there are some who strive tc) suit their characters to an ideal, and by lives of self-culture to merit respect, and there are some who are said to win approval by their acts. Mr. Wilson was none of these. The affection and admiration that he received from all those who knew him did not result from recognition of desert, or merit, or forced appro -al. They were spontaneous growths. A single interview or transaction with him inspired an absolute confidence which required and could receive no increment, so perfect was its completeness. A week of his acquaintance carried with it an abso- lute approval of his ideals, aims and methods. A year with him furnished an inspira- tion which would last as long as life itself To those of his associates and subordinates who accompanied ]Mr. Wilson ' s funeral cortege to the quiet cemetery in Charlestown the sense of loss came with singular acuteness. There was not a countenance of those about the gi ' ave but displaved the manifest marks of a peculiar sorrow. Tears were finding unaccustomed channels down stern faces. When the last words had been said, and the onlookers had left the place, the incomparable Southern sunlight seemed to fall less brightly, the autumn colors were dimmer than before. IMany would have said in the homely, moving words of one of Hardy ' s characters, But oh no, no, my love, I never will forget ' ee for, oh, my love, you was a good man and you did good things. ' May the students of Washington and Lee in future generations revere not alone the two bright and spotless names forever associated with their alma mater, but also that of him concerning whom it has been said that he was fuUv worthy to sit in the seat of Robert E. Lee. Ca_ £ 11 MilUam % nc Milson as a Solbier, EN the unf(jrtunate strife between the States, no section furnished more intrepid defenders of the Confederate flag than the beautiful and fertile Valley of the Shenandoah. The infantry and artillery commands that were recruited in this grand sub-division of Virginia won imperishable fame, and the cavalry squadrons that sprung into the saddle at the first bugle call, by their dash and chivalr}- and with pistol, carbine and sabre, made for themselves records of glory that no pen can overpaint and no history can overdraw. Wherever the stars and bars floated over the Army of Northern Virginia, these sons of the Valley were found with their souls swelling with devotion to the cause for which Lee fought and Jacksrjn died. On every sanguinary field from Manassas to Appomattox they were in the thickest of the fray among the bravest (if the brave. It was the proud distinction of many of the lower valley cavalry companies to serve in the Ashb}- Brigade, made famous in song and story, until its unsurpassed young commander fell at Harrisonburg on the 9th day of June, 1862. Under their beloved and idolized leaders they had never suffered a defeat; following his plume, they had never been repulsed in a charge. Trained by this grand chevalier never to turn their back to the foe and like the lion never to count the enemies they had to meet, the} ' lost none of their cspr de corps under other commanders, l)ut con- tinued to adil laurels to their crests, until the fateful day on which the death knell of the young republic resounded throughout all lands. The Twelfth irginia Cavalry was one of the regiments of this renowned brigade ; the first squadron of this regiment was composed of Company B of Jefferson county and Compan}- I of Warren county. The officers (jf this squadron were very young men, and the ages of the rank and file, with few exceptions, ran from sixteen to twenty- five. Every man was a skilled and fearless horseman, a fine pistol shot and a ready handler of the carbine and sabre. It was particularly the charging squadron of the regiment, anil the annals of the memorable struggle of the South and the North will disclose no banil more heroic. It was in this squadron, as a member of Company B, that William Lyne Wilsi.m served from the c immencement to the close of that contest of arms, in which the 74 blood of the sections commingleil and rcildencd a thousand fields. This act in itself would be sufficient in Virginia, at least, to attest his splendid t]ualitics as a soldier antl his de -otion to the cause so satl in its ending, yet so wreathed with glories. But weighing my worils, writing not at rantlom, I tleclare, that the fair-haired, amiable and modest -outh of eighteen, in 1861 had within him a soul that never quaileil in the line of duty antl a sjjirit that never faltered at the sigiit of danger. Always at his post, ever read} ' for an}- ser ice, however hazardous, he shared in the fullest degree with his gallant comrades the fame of his sc|uadi-on and company. Whether he jiossessed more than ordinary physical courage I know not; Init I do know that he possessed supreme moral courage — the courage that makes a soldier. As I look back and recall the quiet manner of this } ' oung dragoon on the eve of battle, the fire of his e} ' e and the resolution on his brow in the heat of the combat, when cannons were roaring, shells were shrieking, balls were whistling and blades were gleaming; when the tumult was deafening and the havoc appalling, I wonder not at the fame he achieveil in the a enues of peace. The same fidelity to dut} ' ami devotion to principle, the same stern resolution and moral courage he dis])layed in the arena of war he carried with him into the walks of peace and public and jirivate life. He was faithful and true to his convictions when he knew that his blood might be the penalty, and he swerved not from the path of right as he saw it when his course involved the sacrifice of personal interests, and made his political retirement inevitable. In all the manifold relations of his life William Lyne Wilson measured u]) to the full standard of exalted manhood. What more could be saiil of him . ' As a soldier he was as good as the best; as a public servant he was faithfnl, pure and incorruptible; as a statesman he was able, courager)us and conscientious; as a friend he was constant, and, surpassing all his other virtues, as husband and father he was all [Hirity, affection and sweetness (jf temper. Charles T. O ' Ferrall. 75 MilUam X, Milson as a Bo anb as a Solbier MAYING been requested to prepare a brief sketch of the early life u( Hon. Wil- liam L. Wilson, especially that portion of it embracing his career as a soldier, this writer recognizes that his own qualification for the undertaking rests solely upon the fact of the intimate, life-long friendship which subsisted between the distinguished gentleman and himself Being almost exactly the same age, and having been play- mates, school-mates, class-mates, desk-mates, and, in the Civil War, mess-mates and tent-mates ; and always close friends throughout all these associations, including the period when we were brother captains in a noted cadet battalion, it may well be sur- mised that few people knew Mr. Wilson better, or loved him more. His whole character is portrayed when it is said that lie was a model bo}-. And this, not in an effeminate sense by any means ; for he abounded in manly spirit, and enjoyed fun as much as any boy in the world. But, pure in heart by nature, and hav- ing been carefully and tenderly nurtured by his widowed mother as the darling of her eyes, his studious habits and contemplative disposition seemed to cast a mellow radiance around him, and kept him from many of the pitfalls youths are liable to encounter. His powerful mind, cultivated by refineda nd constant study of books, and of his sur- roundings, expanded easily and naturally to fill the vast arena his public life after- wards traversed. Mr. Wilson ' s mother was a Baptist, but, there being no Baptist church in Charles- town in those days, he was practically raised an Episcopalian, and always held that branch of the Christian church in high esteem. In the contest of a large Sunday school class, in committing to memory the entire Book of Proverbs, he easily won the first prize — a gold watch, which he wore and prized; certainly to the time he was in Congress, if not to the close of his life. His career as a soldier really began about the year 1857, when, as second captain, he commanded a company in the Jefferson Cadets, a famous boy battalion formed and commanded by Colonel Lawson Botts, who lost his life in the defense of , his native State, in the Civil War, as Colonel of the Second Virginia Infantry, of the Stonewall Brigade. This corps of cadets was in a large measure a germ out of which grew the Stonewall Brigade ' and Ashby ' s Cavalry, for most of the boys who composed it afterwards joined Baylor ' s Cavalry of Ashby ' s command (of which Wilson was a member), or the Second Infantry, which became one of the leading regiments of Stonewall Jackson ' s Brigade. People useil to come fifty miles to witness the drills and dress parades of the Jefferson Cadets on court days in old Charlestown. 76 In camp (in the rare intervals when Confederate Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia went into camp to recruit their weary horses— for the men of that army never wea ried), Mr. Wilson, as a soldier, was as attentive and dutiful as he had been when a student at old Charlestown Academy ; and he was equally meritorious and faithful when, in the activities of those stirring campaigns, his command wcnild almost daily encounter the rude shock of skirmish or battle. Although under fire hundreds of times during the war, he seemed to bear a charmed life— reserved perhaps by Provi- dence for his later j.re-eminent usefulness in public life— and was never wounded. A characteristic incident is recalled, when, in the first day ' s fight in The Wilderness, in May, 1864, on the Catharpin Road, ' the 12th Cavalry was subjected to a mur- derous artillery fire from General Wilson ' s Division, sitting on our horses in temporary inactivity until Chew ' s Artillery should come up and open the way for us to charge and break the strong lines of the enemy, (which the Brigade did a little later in the day, and drove them seven miles without drawing rein), Willy Wilson was sitting on his horse, with one leg thrown over the pommel of his saddle, eating a piece of hard tack, when he suddenly threw his hand down to the calf of the other leg still in the stirrup, exclaiming with a smile : There boys, I ' ve got a furlough at last ! On examination, however, it was found that a sharpshooter ' s bullet had passed through the leg of his pants, and had merely burnt him a little in its quick passage ; and so he missed both the wound and his furlough. Upon finding this out, he laughed and calmly resumed the munching of his hard tack. This running sketch must conclude with one more incident. While in Congress, Mr. Wilson on one occasion came to Lynchburg to address at Amherst Court House the constituents of Hon. Harry Tucker, who has now succeeded to his duties at Washington and Lee. He stated to this writer that on leaving Washington for Lynchburg, he was put in a new car attached to the end of the train, which was being brought through for some special purpose ; and that in this car he found besides him- self. General Rosser, Fitz. Lee and W. H. F. (Rooney) Lee. Upon saluting these distinguished gentlemen and soldiers, he said he jocularly remarked that the quartette embraced a curious assortment of Confederate veterans ; namely, a Lieutenant Gen- eral, a Major General, a Brigadier General, and a high private —meaning himself. Rob. T. Craighill. Lynchburg, Va., May 2, 1901. 11 THE UNDISCOVERED DIAMOND. ' ■ Fiill many a flower is born to blush unseen. ' ' Amiti the sands unnoticed [irone I lie. ' Tis rare that human feet pass here all)n!:, No voice of man is heard, or weak or strong, W ' itiiin this suUtude, where onl} ' -ie The notes of liirds in heavenl - minstrelsy, With angels listening to their happy song. But when these hover near, a white-robed throng. My heart ' s aglow if I can catch their eye And feel that I like them am God ' s own chiUi. A stone, ' tis true ; and yet with heart that woos The light. Quite small indeed, in Nature ' s wikl A little stone ; and vet as pure as dews That kiss the lip of fern or flower. Both mild And bright, I shine a jewel on (jod ' s shoes. — Dunlora. 78 ijj ir g be Soutbern doUetjian, [ Sdpere A nde. ] HUMPHREY ROBINSON KEEBLE, Texas— Editor-i -Chief, THOMAS COLLIER TURNER, Georgia— Assistant Editor. 0rabam=Xcc Sccictv. ALBERT GALLATIN JENKINS, West Vircjinia. BEVERLEY DOUGLAS CAUSEY, Virginia. TlUasbinciton Society. T. D. SLOAN, West Virginia. E. W. G. BOOGHER, Virginia. CHARLES SEE McNULTY, Virginia— Athletic Editor. EDMUND RANDOLPH PRESTON, Virginia— Law Editor. WILLI A: I CARROLL MOORE, Virginia— Business Manager. WILLIAM GIBSON PENDLETON, Virginia— Assx. Business Manager. This magaziiiL ' has had a hmg and notable career, and many names that are now prominen t in the outside w(.)rld were .)nce numbered among its editors. Its precursor was a small sheet published in the fall of 1848 by the students of ' ashington College, under the suggestive name of The Owl. The literary spirit of that day was class- ical, and found expression in the translation of Horace ' s Odes, and extravagant effus- ions to dark-eyed Southern maidens, interspersed with numerous mythological allus- ions. Oftentimes the spirit of Demosthenes entered into some youthful contributor, and the result was a Philippic against the faculty. Thit austere body seem to have thought that their position of dictatorial supremacy was exempt from the freedom of the press, and at once took steps to stop the hootings of The Owl. Consequently, after a brief and troublesome life, The Owl met a premature death in 1849. 82 BOARD OF EDITORS. During the twelve long years subsequent ti) the demise of The Owl, the hjfty sentiments, chissical lore, and rythmic genius among the students were left without a channel of expression. Then came the war. and the students, led by their devoted Professor and Captain, marclied forth to battle for what they believed the right. Not until the doors of the college were thrown open t j receive the Chieftan of the Con- federacv was another attempt made to establish a student publication. This was christened The Collegian, which was issued fortnightly, and consisted of eight folio pages. The success of the enterprise was made secure at the start by having two such able men at its head as S. Z. Ammen, present editor of the Baltimore S ot, and C. R. Breckenridge, Congressman from Arkansas, and linister to Russia. Thomas Nelson Page, now famous as a writer of Southern stories, was on the Board of Editors during the sessions of 1871-72. Several other names which have attained eminence in the educational and political world, together with the world of letters, are found among the names of the editors following this sketch. During the first year of its existence, the magazine was published under the direc- tion of two editors, one from each society, an election being held every three months. The next vear the name was changed to The Southern Collegian ; also, in addi- tion to the two editcjrs chosen every three months, an annual editor was elected by the societies in joint session. In 1873 the jealousy of the societies reached such a heat that it became necessary to choose two annual editors. The Collegian became a monthly in 1878, and was published in its present magazine form. In the same year, the plan was adopted which still prevails, of having The Collegian in charge of an editor-in-chief elected jointly by the societies, and four associate editors, two being elected by each society. In 1S92, the societies began to elect an assistant editor-in- chief also. In 1870, ] Ir. Joseph Santini, of New Orleans, a former editor, gave to the Uni- versity $1,000, the revenue from which was to be used each year in purchasing a medal to be awarded to the writer of the best essay appearing in The Collegian. This year another medal has been offered by the management of The Collegian. The list below contains the names of all the editors down to 1872, after which only the names of the chief editors are given : 1868. M. B. Feagin. H. Pieles. S. Z. Ammen. George B. Peters. J. B. Stubbs. C. R. Breckenridge. W. T. Thomas. P. D. English. C. C. Garrett. A. H. Hamilton. 1871. T. S. Wilkeson. R. B. Bayly. George Santini, Annual Editor. W. M. Keil. 1870. S. R. Fisher. W. S. Graves. A. M. Gordon, Annual Editor. R. D. Haislip. 1869. J. L. Logan. M. X. Wisdom. C. A. Graves, Annual Editor. R. H. Fleming. R. J. Richy. W. L. Prather. E. G. Logan. J. K. Lake. Thomas Nelson Page. 84 1872. William Edmunds. 1873. W. II. Tayloe. W. B. Childers. 1874. C. W. Anderson. H. L. Dufour. 1875. J. H. Dillard. W. P. McCorkle. 1876. James Hay. W. K. Bocock. 1877. AV. S. Currell. A. R. Cocke. 1878. W. S. Currell. 1879. J. H. Hamilton. 1880. Glover Moore. 1881. J. E. Cockerel 1. 1882. J. G. Meadors. 1883. H. A. White. 1884. J. M. Allen. 1885. B. F. Sledd. 1886. W. C. Ludwig. 1887. L. M. Harris. 1888. T. G. Hailey. 1889. K. B. Williams. 1890. W. IT. Field. 1891. H. F. Fitzpatrick. 1892. W. R. Vance. 1893. J. II. Hall. W. McC. Martin. 1894. W. McC. Martin. 1895. D. C. McBryde. 1896. L. C. Speers. 1897. M. G. Perrow. 1898. L. C. Lind. 1899. G. P. Fishburne. Santini fIDebalists. 1874— W. Boyle. 1875— C. Edmondson. 187(;— Harold Walsh. 1877— AV. K. Bocock. 1878 — E. K. Leavel. 1879— R. F. Campbell. 1880— J. H. Hamilton. 18Sl—Glover Moore. 1882- H. D. Campbell. 1883— J. G. Meadors. 1884—11. A. White. 1885 — G. H. Xorman. 1886— B. F. Sledd. 1887- W. M. Reid. 1888—1. M. Ilarrii . 188:i— W. Z. Johnstone. 18t0— J. S. Bunting. 1891— W. H. Field. 1892- W. E. Harris. 1893— J. H. Hall. 1894— W. R. Vance. 1895— W. C. Lauck. 1896— T. S. A ' ance. 18117- W. K. McClung. 1898—!-!. C. Lind. 1899— AV. J. Lauck. The Ring-tum Phi. BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS, viU. IV WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 1901 n i Baseball 1901 .liiilguig fnini tlif number of ap- pli.Tints, ihf ilil men wlin ore back. i i ' lier in ex| eriencf nnH belter by |.iactii , n l the quulilv Hnd abilii .t several i f tlie new men, ihe out- i i|( liir a good iMini iliis spring is Reminiaceises of General Lee ! John Marshall Day. I No President Chosen AOer ihe levo iunal exereiiee on , Ala meeting of the American 51 kkti.vij of the board ' it toi - Wednesday uiorniug, Cliau-nian ! Bar as8 xjiation held ai Sarii :aj ' ' ' ' - Tucker introduoed Dr. E- f- f ' -- springs, in August 1S99, « plan pt ' The board of trunees held a caHr.i don, a member of the board of tru- . l l_ , l _ l __ _. j_ _ -. ' ,,,,.« i„g ,„ Uie preaiden. ' s .0.,,. lees from Musouri, whu gave th, ; , „ ., Tuesday evening at 8 o ' dock Tht . J , ,- I, cr«;arv ol the accession of Chief i . . ,, iitndeni simie interesting reoolleo • .■ 1 members r ..ient were Or O K ca... - • _ ;i .. , I. .Slice Marshall •i- „„ ;,:..,,,- ' Editoe-in-Ciiief— WILLIAM JETT LAUCK, West Virginia. Assistant Editor— BEVERLEY DOTKtLAS CAl ' SEY, Virginia. 2l00oclate EDftors. Li. B. Shields, Virginia. H. II. Keeblk, Texas. 8. C. Bagley, Tennessee. CiiAS. 8. McNuLTY, Virginia. A. B. Knipmeyer, Missouri, Law Editor. Business Manager — J. R.vndolpii Tucker, Virginia. Assistant Manager — Robert RiNt;, Texas. Tlie RiNG-TuM Pin supplied a long-felt need when it was first published in 1897. This was evidenced by the flattering supiiiirt wliich not only the students but the alumni gave, and are still giving to this weekly imlilication. It owes its existence to the energv and enterprise of Mr. J. S. Sheer, Jr., who was luisiness manager of the first volume. Its permanency is now assured, and its existence recognized as essential. From a financial standpoint it is the most .successful of college publications. The paper gets its name from the first line of the College yell, thus echoing the voice of the students. The following is a list of the editors and business managers : 1897 98: G. R. Houston, China, Editor-in-Ciiiep. J. S. Slicer, Jr., Virginia, Business Manager. 1898=99: Thomas J. Farrar, Virginia, Editor-in-Ciiief. Harlow S. Di.xon, West Virginia, Business Manager. 1899 00: J. Randolph Tucker, Virginia, 1 t „ William Jetf Lauck, West Mrginia, | Editors-in-Ciiief. 1900=01: William Jett Lauck, West Virginia, Editor-in-Chief. J. Randolph Tucker, Virginia, Busine.ss Manager. BOARD OF EDITORS. Zhc Cal x, ' NLIKE many dthcr institutions, ' ashington and Lee never published an annual until she had been a Universit} ' for many years. Strange as it may seem, Liberty Hall Academy- became Washington College, and Washington College evolved into Washington and Lee L niversity before the advisability of having an annual burst upon the students with full force. It is true that in previous years the need of an an- nual had been keenly felt, and material for a Thesaurus had once been collected, but the attempt failed through lack of interest and determination, and ended in talk. Not until 1894 did the interest in an annual become earnest and strong, and accordingly a mass-meeting was called to consider the advisability of issuing one. This meeting resulted in the election of an editor-in-chief, assistant editor, and business manager. The name Calyx was chosen from the calyx of a flower, signi- ficant of enclosing what is sweetest and best, and symbolical, as the source of what is sweetest and loveliest. The adoption of the word was also a play upon the term by which Lexington ' s fairest daughters are known in collegiate circles — the calic. The next session, ' 95- ' 96, came an unfortunate split among college. politicians, and as a result no Calyx was published. I ' he next year, however, the students saw the error of their wav, and all minor differences were subordinated to the j)rime object of issuing an annual. A mass-meeting was hekl, and a number of editors and a business manager were elected. In ■97- 98, the experience of previous years was remedied by electing an editor-in- chief, assistant editor, and business manager in mass-meeting, while the senior law and academic classes were permitted to elect two associate editors, the junior law and academic one. This proved a wise measure and has been followed ever since. The following is the list of editors, f)f assistants, and business managers of the Calyx : 1894-5 : WILLIAM REYNOLDS VANCE, Kentucky, EniTOR-iN-CHii;F. WILLIAM CARL LAUCK, Virginia, Assistant Editor-ix-Cuikf. J. B. BITLLITT, Kentucky, Busi.ness MAX.uiEU. 1895-0 : No CALYX. 189C-7 : JACOB 1). M. ARMISTEAD, Virginia, Editor-ix-Ciiief. ARTHl ' R F. TOOLE, Alabama, Assistant Editor-ix-Ciiiek. V. A. BATCIIKLOR. Xortii Carolina, Bisixess Manager. 1897-98 : BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARLOW, JR., West Virginia, Edituu-in ' -Ciiiek. LIVINGSTON WADDELL SMITH, Virginia, Assistant Editor-ix-Chief. GEORCiE Cl ' THBERT I ' OWELL, Bisiness Man.vger. 18ii8-99 : :M0SBY GARLAND PERROW, Virginia, Editor-in-Chief. ROBERT W. WITHERS, Virginia, Assistant Editor-in-Chief. 1 JAMES S. MtCLl ' RE, West Virginia, JAMES H. SHIVELY, Indiana. Business Ianagers. 1899-00 : GEORGE CUTHBERT POWELL, District of Culnnibia, EniTOR-ix-CniEF. GEORGE WALTER, Georgia, Assistant Editor-in-Chief. ALBERT GALLATIN JENKINS, West Virginia, Bltsixess Maxager. 8y Masbinoton anb Xee ITlnivevsit , XcxitiGton, IDiroinia. HISTORICAL PAPERS NO. 3.--I892. 1. The Scotch-Irish Settlers in the Valley of ' irginia : Alumni Aiklress at Wash- ingtfjn College, July i, 1859. By Col. Bolivar Christian. 2. Notes (jn Washington Acailemy and Washington College ; Pre])ared in 1873, at the request of the Alumni Association. B} ' Hon. Siilnev S. Baxter. 3. Memorial Tributes to the Rev. Ge(j. A. Baxter, D. D. 4. Sketches of Trustees, Continued. 5. Samuel and William Lyle, James Ramsey, John Montgomery, Trustees ; William McClung, and manv Alumni. Bv William Henr ' RufiTner, ].L. D. 90 %- - : ' v- i ;, . ' :| r ' b ' ., -( ' j- ' i: VT ' - - I , T 777 Ipreston IRancb, restpn. IRolL GEO. E. HAW Buckskin Mose J. EDMUND PRICE Ananias GEO. G. WORTHEN Whiskers HARMON D. MOESE Sheba H. HARBY, JR Madam JAMES A. PARK.S Per.x of Pike Co., Mo. JOHN W. CONOVER (who never stoops to do a dirtv deed) Silent Mike OSMAN E. SWARTZ . ' Professor ERAMPTON E. ELLIS Popular Boy FREDERIC W. GOSHORN Fritz, pv tarn, aindt i ' t JAMES W. MARSHALL . ' .? Sons. Abdullah Booboo Ameer (copyright by Swartz, Price Co.) otto— Bbibt crapltanDum est. mil Osky, Wow wow. Whiskey, Bow wow, Ola mucka bum ! Preston, Preston, Rum, rum, rum ! Business ©ircctor . AiiiaiHiui.iiiiliiii.iiiiiliiiiiniiiliiii ili!jiii.iiliiii,iijifeii.iijteiiiiiiliiBiuillliiiiiiiiitiiiAiiiifc G. E. Haw, Jokes, Puns and Funny Sayings. Call on me Short J. E. Price, (p. e. w.) for Fiction, Romance, etc. stories (?) a specialty. ij.iiiillliii) iiiiiii iiiltiiiiiiiiiliiiuiiijiiiijiiiilaiiii!iitoiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii J. V. CONOVER, Author. Latest Work — The Dictionaries I Have Read. Geo. G. Worthen, Caterer. Refreshments furnished on short notice. H. D. MoisE, Hot Shot, the Village Detective. GosHORN, Actor. N(jw starring with Mrs. Carrie Nation in Ten Nights in a Bar Room. H. Harby, Jr. Harby ' s Dime Museum — the wonder of the ase — with toes but not feet. !gr K -:5.!S A Stsr:?A Jas. a. Parks, Dancing Master. Handles No. ii ' s with ease. F ighteen years ' experience. O. E. SVVARTZ, Seamtress. jMending and repairing neatly done. Business hours fnjm 1 1 a. m. to i p. m. , Sundays. F. E. F i.Lis; Newspaper Correspondent. Pers(jnal Puffs a specialty. W Jas. W. ] Lvrshall, A WanderinR Intelligence Bureau. %minipn ' ri||iinniiipMiiT||iiniiinpriirip W 93 S, ®. dampbeirs IRancb, l elL Who are we? What are we? Where are ■e from ? We arc from Cam])bel : out on a bum. {personnel. Reformed C. Biggs Noted for his choice Urnnuas e Fire Proof Jim Corbett He beHeves nothing — and doubts that Distillery Dlxcax . . .Keeper of the universal jmnacea Pool Shark Eals Who has fled the coop Rat G. GooLSBY Regrets necessity for stuily H. Calico Hobbs. . . .He has sought new calic worlds Poet-Pilot Jenkins Doing the Jim Bludso act on the Ohio Slowest Yet Lauck The heavy si)ecuhrtor Jealous of Deacon Lord. .Who fain wouhi be a cynic Willie Escaped McCoy Who thinks they are after him William ' s Chum Newman . . Buys tobacco — sometimes. Writes — all times Sewanee Daniel The Great Reminiscer Favorite Topic of Conversation Church and State (Presbyterians and Faculty) Favorite Reading Mrs. Rorer ' s Cook Book Favorite Writing Endorsing Scholarship Checks Favorite Study Social Freaks of Athens Favorite Wonder How Can They Feed us so Well Favorite Admiration Ourselves 94 A SHELF FROM OUR LIBRARY 95 Campbeirs IRanclx ALLAN EPES, Vir ;ima. STOCKTON HETH. Jr., Vircima. |. G. SALE, ViRcixiA. S. H. FLOYD, JR., RI1SSIS.SIPP1. R. H. ALLEN, District of C ' oh-jibia. T. C. WILSON, Virginia. W. E. BOZE L N, M1SSIS.SIPP1. N. G. WOGD. ' ON, Virginia. S. A. WLrHERSPOON. jr.. Mi.ssis.sippi. H. B. GRAVBILL, West Virginia. Every day he must drink down his Lithia, Pull his mustache, and argue with vdu : End the dispute he ' ll never let you. Settling law points with a sporty, I ' ll hct you. He ' s authority on base and foot ball. Every game he sees — never misses at all. To .study and calico, he takes it by spells, His hustling and scrapjiing are fine — so he tell Skales he goes by — J- Graham is better ; A calico man both in town and by letter. Eawvers love his wisdom, he gives it free : Endless his preiiictions about scores to be. Eine in apparel, with tiiamonds to liurn : Eong in his st _)ries of the aces he ' ll turn. )nlv fi)ur feet, three, but his six-shooter along: You coons be careful, to the devil you ' ll belong. Damnation t(_) ' Nigs ' is his i ' avorite song. A man of .stature twice that of the al.iove; Eearned in law as well as in love : Eion-hearted and witty, he ' ll give you a tussle, Either with words, or better, with muscle : [I ever a centre-rush like Uncle Russell. IVhenever he thinks, he puffs his foul pipe : It he doesn ' t forget, it ' s a mixture ripe. Lectures on horses — stories of moonshine : Songs. ' Oh, no: he deals nut in rhyme. On his ancestors and wah, wah, really a fiend Now at chess, now work every teacamp keen. 96. But here is Boozy, ever in for a lark, On Psychology and Sociology he ' s surely a shark. Zoo-ology, oh, hush ! Of it he ' s so full, Even he thinks he wont pull the bull. Many author ' s he quotes, on songs, too, he dotes; A visitor ' s sure to meet his doom, ' o one ' s allowed in Bozeman ' s room. With his brow full of lines, his head nearlv bald, Over law books he lingers, not loafing at all ; Only the ring of the dinner bell, Does ever break his doleful spell. Sometimes, however, his thoughts will stray. Only about mail time, once in a day ; ' Norman Gara ' s in love, so they all say. German is surely his greatest bug-bear, Righteous he may be, but this makes him swear ; And anywhere near to the midnight hour You may drop in and help him devour ; Be it German or catsup, or candy or cakes, In devouring them all first stand he takes. Learns and then eats, he eats and then learns. Let him alone, he digests them by turns. With insomnia, he says, he ' s sufi ' ering so, I really fear to ruin he ' ll go. Through lack of sleep he ' s growing pale, Has to cut class or his health will fail. Easy to awaken — a good mark for Cupid ; Beady for a scrap, he ' s never found stupid. Spanish stories he has in very great store. Picked from Guatamalan scenes of g :)re — Often found tho ' in Spanish text-book ' s lore. On examination day he ' s awake sure enough, No one can beat Withers in running a bluff. 97 Central Ibouse alias IRockbriboe MoteL Change is the word, the house itself Coukl not keep its name; A change of boarders every week And waiters not the same. Change is the word, ' tis all around. You feel it in the air, A change in rates calls for more change ' But not a change in fare. ffavoiitc Songs H ' m a livin ' easg ®n porh cbops greasy. IRecjUlars. ' .TUDGE MAHONEY, United States, Can. ada, Ireland, Cincinnati and Coshen. His only fault is his hair. ' DAN TUCKER, Arkansas. Arkansas Traveler. ' TRIPOD COLLINS, New York and t- ginia, What ' s in a name? ' MIKE McRAE, Arkansas. What makes him look so solemn, .So blear-eyed and so pale ? It is not from hard study. And thereby hangs a tale. SPIDER WEBB, Maryland. Rather fly tho ' for a spider. ©rabbets ' PARSON GRAYBILL, West Virginia. The praying member. f ' NORMAN GARA WOODSON, Va, I UNCLE RUSS ALLEN, Va. i Companions in misery. Bmotig tbe SENATOR CLARK, Texas. Brief but brilliant was his course, BILLY MAGUIRE, Massachusetts. He found another roost, BOOZY BOZEMAN, Mississippi. I ' m a (hie) true Mississippi (hie) gentleman (hie). CUTIE FLOYD, Mississippi, He sought big game and found it. BEEF ROBINSON, Kentucky. The only tender beef ever seen liere. DAVIS CONRAD, Virginia. The hairs of his head are numbered. SANDY BAKER, Virginia. Pit cher full of water Thrown along the hall, ' Deed I didn ' t know ' twould On the missus fall. ' 1ba6=J3eens. GUSTAVI ' S ADOLPHUS HENRY, Ten- nessee. He was gathered in unto his fathers. MUD DENNIS, Maryland. You can foretell from all his words From every song and tune, Such virtue must (j lite shortly take A trip to Heaven soon. GRIM SALE, Virginia. I have troubles of my own. SUGAR WITHERSPOON, Mississippi. He giveth his beloved sleep. INNOCENT EPES, Virginia. REUBEN HETH, Virginia. KICKER WILSON. i i|f i ii i|f N i i iill|l|ii i iiilfl fi mil lfi If I f ii iiii iipiiin|| fl If npiiiiilfiiiiii|f|iiiiiifiMiifiii«| iillllli„„illll Jll. a Ill Ill IlliMiljlLllliilljlLl lillllmAl llll ' .MldlH Illllimlllll] Illlllli nallllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllilillMl Jin . If , f ,. i mif | i iii ii ip ii illf li i Nl if li iii il f li iii lfl ' il lHI i lllH li i i ' il ip f w i lfi Iil i iii l l||| ll i i l fl iiii l ipii ilflli illil lfliiiilfliii W. S. ROBERTSON, JR. H. H. ROUSS. J. C. HUDGINS. J. C. WYSOR. C. A. BOAZ. E. E. BOOKER. C. H. YOUNG. ' W. C. YOUNG. S. H. FLOYD. Miiitii, Ill iiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiriiii lii lit iiiii.,iiiiiiiii.iiiiiii iiiiii[iiii]iiiiiiiiiii mil liii liiiiiniiii liiim 99 Bvattoit IRancb. KAMES. ALIAS. VOCATION. FAVOKITE DKINK. PERSONAL PECULIAKITIES. AT TABLE. .ST. I ' ETElt ' s GREETING. Arnold One Eye Studying cat- alogues. Temperance soda water. Holding five aces. No time for talking. Give me a drink of old Bourbon. Carney Baron Mun- chausen. Shooting people ( ? ) Bay rum. Telling fish tales. Pass ' em ' lasses. Where is Alaba- ma, anywa} ' . Fielder Gripper Having a corking good time. Tobasco sauce. Being from Te5;as. Pass the hen fruit. Leave artillery outside. Handlan Nubbins Sliding on the nose. Whiskey straight. Rubber tired in the neck. Gimme some more cakes. No Wheeling stogies allowed. Morgan J. Pierpont... Dodging Squire. Unfer- mented grape juice. Oneryness. Readth and eating niaketh a full man. Sick ' em, Porto. Thompson... OldNoey Running from laun- dry boy. Old Kentucky rye. Punctuality at the table. Let every- thing come my way. One door lower, my boy. Whipple Fashion Plate. Riding the Jack. Brownsburg rot gut. Gracefulness. All biscuits look alike to me. To attendant: Let him in; he is too green to burn. Davibson 1Rancb-a8 Me are Iknown Cast ot (Tbaracters. Sir Waggletongue Pancake Duke of Jacktown ; Cute One Hall Sir Critic B- B. Shively Count Author W. B. Haskin.s Puck tlie Perfect Bridges ACT I. [Scene:— In pantry at midnight ; enter Sir Waggletongue and Duke ; Cute One.] Sir Waggletongue— Ah, ha ! Cute One, dost this melancholy bespeak a sadder event, or be it from a siokly cause ; surely your ' s is a healthy condition? Cute One— Alas ! Sir Waggletongue, my goodly spirits vanished when I sadly beheld at this evening tea, that my plate of grits was no more. Enter Critic, overhearing. Sir Critic— ' Tis cruet : aye, passing cruel to rob one of that which he most adores. Such a grevious wrong. ' ' Enter Count Author and I ' uck the Perfect. Count Author— Sir Critic, I read Hamlet today ; thinkest thou him crazy, or gravely suiierstitious? Puck the Perfect— Judge not the defects of others, lest ye be judged accordingly. Sir Critic— ' Tis a ponderous question, but to me his mind were wandering, or else it were the Authors. ACT II. [Exit all.] [Scene: In Puck ' s apartment next day : enter Puck the Perfect and Sir Waggletongue. Puck the Perfect— Woe is me, that I must dwell in such a world. Sir Waggletongue— ' • How now, Perlect One : thy condition apparently speaks of discontent ' ? Puck the 1 ' erfect— ' Tis true, lack-a-day ; when I did prepare myself last night for rest, behold, before me in ghostly shape appeared the ghost of Hard. Enter Duke of Jacktown. DtiKE— I likewise have been disturbed by this lingering ghost, who continually taunts me for cutting him at supper. Count Author entering— Count Author— Oh, ho ! a plot for me ; a second Hamlet ' s ghost. Sir Critic— Indeed a plot, but not a Master ' s Piece. Chorus— Rah, Rah, Ree ! Rah, Rah, Rus !  What the Is the matter with us ' ? Nothing at all. Nothing at all. Pancake, Hankins, Shivelv, Bridges and Hall ! [Exit— tiourish.] lOI Ube Mbite Mouse. fell. Breck — er — reck — er rash, rash, rash, Soup — Soui) — Hash — Hash. Colore: (Brecn, IWlbltc anJ (Breen. otto: CClbo ' e Dat ealO cbicften in Ms crowO. IRancb JBaDgc: 36ell. announcement. Attractions at Wliite Ranch this Season. TRAGEDY — One Night Only. The Great Tratredic Humorist, Sol Smith Russell Osborne, Late leading man of the Lexington Hotel Co., in the suhlinie and pathetic iSIelodrania, Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight. CONTINUOUS PER F(_)R]NLVNCE— Vaudeville at the White Ranch Bijou! CAST AND SYNOPSIS. ACT I, Scene 1. Mr. Sammie Ilairston appears in his famous role as a nerveless suitor, too conscientious to hold the hand of his lady-love. His unnatural Virother, Georgie Hairston, will impersonate the villian seeking to alienate the affections of the unsuspecting maiden. (To accord with the notorious characteristic of the two characters, this scene is necessarily very short. In acting short the two are experts. ) Scene 2. Opens with a mute soliloquy by Mr. Breckenridge entitled, It ' s Not so Much What I Say, but How I Look, followed by a dialogue by Mr. Brooks with himself, who, with childish exuberance, punctures the air with gestures and emits volumes of gas. Mr. Flannary is booked to take ])art in this scene, but owing to gastrononiical preoccujia- tion, usually fails to appear. ACT II. Scene 1. Thrilling race between the falling stars, Wall and Tuten, from cupola to breakfast table, rioldn the spectaton-t with intense interest, as each gentleman for that distance claims the championship of the world. Notice — During the excitement of this scene the spectators will beware of confidence men, especially 8enor Clayton, who may be recognized by his glittering and unique watch charm. N. B. — AVhile the scenery is being shifted the management will hold a Baby Show. All holding tickets are entitled to vote. Two fine hearty infants have already been entered by their fond nurses — Happy Thomas and Laughin ' Barnett. Scene 2. This scene, touching and pathetic, is entitled, The Mystery of the Timepiece, or who found Crockett ' s Watch? While Mr. Crockett explains this to the audience the famous Irish Bell Einger, Mr. Feamster, will give an exhibition. This gentleman ' s specialty consists in ringing all known and available bells at once, including every combination yet contrived from door bells to alarm clocks. This performance occurs promptly at 11 P. M., except when Mr. Feamster is other- wise engaged in the parlor. Ring out the old, ring in the new. Entre Proprietress — Exit Babies! GRAND FINALE. Scene — The Mess Room. Present — Everybody at the table, except Mr. Fox, the broken down ball-tosser, and the emaciated Crockett, who have been relegated to a side table because of unbecoming remarks to the other boarders. These gentlemen have, since some one made that mystic remark, To run that dog out, been forced to devour their soup and molasses, un. assisted by the cheering remarks of Wall and Tuten and the mellow (?) laughter of Barnett. Throughout this scene Mr. Breckenridge addresses endearing words to the lady visitors, while Rhode Island Feamster makes goo-goo eyes across the table. Brooks, the plunger and spendthrift, makes the rest of the boarders feel like the price of four Coco-Colas, while he tells of the fortunes he has blowed in on admiring females. Exclamations, Is dat so and I am comin ' in a lope, puncture the otherwise placid flow of conversation and buttermilk. Religion is argued from every point but a religious one, while the courses come and go, but beans go on forever. Mr. Allen unsteadily arises and, prefacing his remarks with the appalling announcement that he thinks it ' s going to snow, brandishes the remnants of a chicken bone and discourses upon the relative merits of New Orleans and Porto Rican molassas, and ends by making and second- ing a resolution that now, henceforth and forever, the White Ranch and New Orleans molasses be one and inseperable. CURTAIN. Continuous side show performance at all hours. Speci. lties: Brooksie, a reformed tramp, about to study law. Crooksie, the Great, Big, Fat, Bustin ' Baby. Brecksie, Facial Contortionist and lobie-shooter. 103 XEbe jFvesbinaiVs luck. The freshman sat beside the maid, The moon shone bright and clear ; Alas, the freshman did not know The maiden ' s sire was near. The sire he heard that little smack While the clond obscured the moon ; The freshman — well, he didn ' t go back, The cloud passed by too soon. The fresh man nestled close to her, The moon went under a cloud ; His lips touched hers, their noses met, But the freshman kissed too loud. 104 •Ye 8tars, hich are the poetry of heaven, 111 vour bright leaves we would read the fate of men. JENKS. Tliis Stalwart specimen first saw the bright sunbeams during that remote period known as the Dark ages. Astral conjunctions prevailing at his birth, (Minerva taking large drafts of the Year Books, the Wash-Lee Jupiter threat- ening to beat v. l. I. at football and Vulcan playing draw poker with the Gemini) contributed t.. a compromise of conflicting interests, with headquart- ers at Kile ' s. As his mug indicates, he is a man of strong determination — this quality having l)een frequentl} ' manifested by unalterable and unbnjken resolves to do nothing. Will i)r( bal ly succeed as Chairman of College Mass Meetings. His subsidiary job is writing poetry — and specials — for the Y ' ' mes. BOOKER. Ushered into the universe witli the sun (son) suffering from locomoter ataxia, Apollo afflicted with plastic panplegia, and balance of Olympus asleep, except Neptune, fumbling a football, and the Milky Way smoking cig- arettes. Would do well as Official Extender of the Freedom of the City or at a desk in the Pension Department. His main reason for living is that shuffl- ing off ' would involve certain exertions. BROOKS. Born at high-tide, with Neptune blowing a fog-horn, Sapph(-) taking an- other drink, and Minerva reading the Code of Virginia. His strong point is before a jurv ' on Common Law Marriage, about which he knows much. Would make a splendid second mate on a pirate brig. KEEBLE. This midget was born }-oung and will always remain so. The planitary aspect controlling his nativity, the Dog Star writing alleged poety, the Little Dipper half full and Orion editing the Celestial Mag, was most unfortunate. He is a hard student of everything — except his books. Loves to look upon the faces of Kings and Queens, but fears he will never sec the Royal Flush. His chief distinction is capture of the S. B. C. Oratorship. LAUCK. Started his career while Time was sleeping and Lachesis was generously disposed. The signs were favorable, v ith Felicisso in the ascendant, Saturn cornering college honors, and the planitary editors publishing only their own stuff. Would do well as a human snail in a dime museum. Very unapprecia- tive of his salary ; is a lover of the ideal : and is a quasi-gospel-shark. A favorable environment for him would be a C}erman university. ANDREWS. letis was attending morning chapel, Hygeia jiitching base ball and Nemesis writing philliiiics in his heart ' s blood when this young man concluded to waste a few years in the uni -erse. The stars say that he ought to d(j well as a Western newspaper ; has achieved great distinction in base ball and wire pulling. MAHONEY. The whole heavenly family were having a rough house when this lad determined to move to earth. Callioi)e had turned on full steam and was lec- turing to the law class of Pallas. As he quit Olymjjus, Vulcan had just started the blast furnace and that impressed him strongly. Probably would make a great success as a composite talker on law, economics, politics and people that he has known. Would be bearable if muzzled. CRAMER. Fraternitas was organizing Alpha Sigma Sigma, Sapientia had gone out of business, and Pandora had opened her box to let loose another affliction when this arrived. Since his advent the followers of Darwin feel that their chain of reasoning is complete. He is not expected to succeed at all — except in one particular, that we will leave for inference. BLEDSOE. When this Melancholy Dane stopped off, Niobe was in tears, Philo- mela ' s song had sunk into a sob of despair, and Mars, all covered with the blood of battle, had refused to leave the foot ball field. His long residence in Lexington has made him peculiarly partial to the locality. Being a leading member of the S. B. C. he cannot hojje to succeed, and would be disappoint- ed if he did. 106 SYDENSTI ICKER. This Chink has a stand-in with the stars, having made his first mistake in the Celestial Empire. When he was born, Concordia was perusing the Analects of Confucious, Sibylla glancing over Mr. Budda ' s little salvation scheme, Miriam holding the tables, Venus Aphrodite enjoying the Alcoran, and Virginia was boning up the Long Catechism. This has caused confusion in his philosophy almost as unexplainable as the distinction in the dialects of North and South China. He has strong natural prejudices against steam laundries, and was attracted to this University by the misleading Wash-Lee. Would do well as The Human Ice Box, or The lan Without Expression. TUCKER. Echo was in the ascenilant, Fortuna was expectorating tobacco juice on the imperial floors, and Fiiles was working on the famil}- tree when this distin- guished creature deigned to come among the children of men. Would make a good advertisement for Henry County Plug Tobacco Company. CORBETT. Xanthippe was ruling the roost, Lacrimosa had i)ut on a sweater. Mer- cury proceeded to make a political deal with Saturn when this vote manipula- tor arrived on the scene. It is whispered that the Moot Court Clerkship more than filled his political stomach, accounting in part for the existence of S. li. C. His specialty is Senior Law Class elections and cutting exams. Will succeed as a closet politician, his motto being: Wait until 3 ' ou ha e a ma- joritv, then call the meeting. GLASGOW. While Adorea and Erato were pla ' ing tennis antl the Earth was joining the V. M. C. A., this handsome child was born. His chief crimes consist of psalm-singing and gospel-sharking. Would probably succeed as INIain Guy in an Evangelistic tent. KNIP. I-no was reading Thayer as the parole evidence rule, Bacchus was just learning to drink, Terpsichore was doing a short turn, and that fresh young thing, Aurora, was bragging about Missouri when he came to town. He is an information shark, which means he plugs on a subject for three days in ( rder to try some one on the answer. His main characteristics are modest} ' and small teeth. ' ouIil accomplish great results as a book agent for Coke ' s Reports. PI ESTON. When this great man was born Eg(j was generated in the Constellation. It is painful to see him think — ' tis a visible operation. His love of humanity has all been inwardly directed. His favorite amusement is plugging. He will doubtless make a name in the realm of spell-bindery. BOAZ. Ps}che was the whole thing when he arrived, but Thisbe and Galatea added their softening influences. He thinks that one should study women, not books, and is the only man in College who can look out for five calic at one time. Philosophia was at her zenith just before his birth, and it is said that traces of her pre-natal influence can be distinguished — once in a great while. Would make tons of monev in the ladies ' tailoring business. HAll STON. All the stars on a spree and I-o borrowing monev when he perpetrated his presence on a long-suffering world. Has won the friendship of Manager Goshorn and a reputation for unreliability. The signs are not clear as to whether he will break into Congress. ROBINSON. Psyche was dictating sentences warm and eloquent, Harmonia was cast- ing her peaceful influence over the law class, and Terpsichore was staying awake nights devising waAS and means for the Final Ball when Beef hit the earth in a high place. He was a famous writer until the Ring Turn Phi critic touched his sensitiveness. Principally famous for his in _)ftensivness antl his effort to go this life without effort. Could make a fortune as a sandwich man for restaurants. FOSTEI . The Pleiades had cut class for a month, Hercules, the two Leos and Ursus were training for football season, and Harologium was going to Staunton by the next train. He passes exams. by giving Florida Statute answers to Common Law questions. Is a firm advocate of the eterna 1 and unalienable right of loafing. Has not wasted a moment in study since entering College. Would do well as the favorite son of a billioniare. io8 Ikappa Hlpba jFvaternit , aipba Cbapter. 3fratcrnit ? Colore: Crimson anJ ©ol?. R. H. ALLEN. ROBERT RING. E. K. FOSTER. S. H. FLOYD. Ifn Colleoio. S. C. BAGLEY. R. P. DANIEL. W. R. ALLEN. C. F. MONT(;0] IERY W. J. TURNER. W. L. NEWMAN. W. E. BOZEMAN. J. M. HUTCHESON. D. M. BARCLAY. M. B. CORSE. G. D. LETCHER, R. C. MARSHALL. E. W. NICHOLS. flu irirbe. J. H. CAMPBELL. H. C. FORD. FRANCIS MALLORY. T. IVHLTON. HUGH STOCKDELL. E. R COLES. V. Z. JOHNSTON. G. P. MARROW. E. McD. MOORE. N. B. TUCKER. H umber of Chapters, 50; Hlumni Chapters, 15. jEstabllsbeD Masbington and Xee lantversttg, 1865. f Zeta Chapter of Siotna Cbi, EstabliebeO 1866. ■fln jfacultatc. GP:0RGE H. DENNY, Ph. D. J. R. TUCKER. ,v. D. CONRAD C. G. MASSIE. J y pj j .j., G. B. SHIELDS. y. I j j . .j, J- - R ' ' - - W. A. BAKER W. S. ROBERTSON, Jr. ,r p p -j, , j R. W. CRAWFORD. Bcttve Cbapterg, 51. pbi (Bainina IDelta jFvatevnit , Forxni:!) at Washington Asn Jkfkerson in 1818. Tin jfacultatc. D.Win CARI.ISI.K Hl?.IPHREVS, C. K. WILLIAM SPKXSKK C ' URRKLL, M. A,, Ph. I). Iln ' innivcrsitatc. J. C. McPHELTKRS. r;. N. FdRRP ' .STF.R. R. W. AIcCRU.AI. H. HALL. WM. ALLAN. A. TABB. S. McP. (}LA. ' Gnw. Bctivc Cbaptcrs, 44. aiumni Cbaptcvs, 13. 114 Sic3nta IHu jFvatentit . ImUXDED ,VT the N ' lKdlNlA I [l].ITAI!Y I N.y ' l ' riTTH IX 1 8G9. Iln TTlrbc. ■. 1,. I ' RKSroN. Iln innivcrsitatc. THOS. A. BLEDSOE. C. A. R( )AZ. W. T. ELLIS. E. K. VERTNER. G. C. WEBB. W. L. THO IPSON. ii6 Diroinia Zeta Chapter of Ipbi H)clta Zhctn JFraternit , ESTAHLISHED 1884. fratres in llrbc. REV. TIIOKXTON WIIALIX(;, 1).I . DR. HUNTER PENDLETOX. SAMUEL B. WALKER, JR FRANK HOWARD CAMPBELL. jfratrcs in lllnivcrsitatc. academic. JAMES WIRT MARSHALL. OTEY TURK FEAMSTER. HUMPHREY ROBINSON KEEBLE. SAMI EL ANDREW WITHERSPOON. JAMES WARREN BAGLEY. WM. BARRETT HANKINS. DAVID BRIGHTWELL FIELDER. THOMAS DWIGHT SLOAN. HENRY BLAIR ({RAYBILL. Xaw. STOCKTON HETH, JR. ALLAN EPES. HORACE MARION F OX. Bctive ubaptcrs, 56. aiumni Ilub6, 39. ii8 Hlpba HIpba Chapter of pbi Ikappa Sujnta, FuUNDED AT T1[E UNIVERSITY UF PENNSYLVANIA IN ] S50. Ifn ' mrbe. Danikl E. Brown. Frank ] Ioore. Hn nivcrsitatc. academic. Charles S. McNulty ' ii-i; ' inia John A. IMoore ' irginia Charles F. Spencer Virginia William J. Elgin ' irginia U. Everett Tucker Arkansas R. H. Wooters Texas T. C. McRae, Jr Arkansas 5La v. William W. Glass, Jr ' irginia J. W ooD Cjlass Virginia R. O. Crockett ' iru:inia Bctivc Cbaptcrs, 30. aiumnt Cbapters, 4. IDivginia Beta Chapter of pbi Ikappa psi, EtSTAliLISllED IN 1855. •fln mrbe. W. A. ANDERSON. F. D. COE. W. T. PC) AGUE. J. II. MOORE. AV. 1 ' . II! WIN. •fln ifacultatc. JAS. A. CiUARLES, LL. D. ADDISDX IIOliTE, M. A. W. R. VANCE, Ph. J)., B. L. W. C. WERTEXBAKER. •fln ' mnivcrsitate. JOHN McNAIR ANDERSON. WILLIAM PENDLETON LAMAR. ALEXANDER II. S. ROUSS. EDJIUXD RANDOLPH PRESTON. LIYINOSTOX AVADDELL SMITH. OSMAX ELLIS SWARTZ. WILLIAM CAMiaJOX YOUNG. IRumbcr Bctive Cbapters, 3S. mumber Bliimni associations, 27. IDirotnia Sujma (Tbapter of Stoma HIpba EpsUon. Founded at University of Alabama in 1856. Ifrater in jfacultatc. WILLIAINI LYXE WILSOX, LL. D. Ifratres in lllrbe. EDWARD LACY GRAHAM. WILLIAM McELAVEE. iTratres in TUniversitatc. BcaDcmic. JAMES HARLAX IIITER. CHARLES CRAXKSHAW THOMAS. HERBERT STABLER OSBURX. PETTET ROBIXSOX. . REESE COXOR BARXETT. JAMES MOXTGOMERY PRESTOX. EDWIX J. CLARK. Xaw. COLEMAX ROCiERS ROBIXSON. FREDERICK WALTER (iOSHORX. JAMES EDWARD ARBUCKLE. Died October 17, 1900. Bctivc Cbaptcrs, 56. Blumni Bseociationg, 26. 124 H)elta Znn IDelta JFvateriiit . FncNnni) AT Bethany College ix 1860. •fin inrbe, H. ELXiEXE HYATT. •fin lanivcrsitate. acaOcmic. M. P. ANDREWS. B. D. CAUSEY. W. D. COf)KE. W. (;. PENDLETON. T. C. TURNER. (i. (i. WORTHEN. jEnc inccriiui. TH(J L S G. Sl ' ONE. active Cbapters, 42. aiumni Cbaptcvs, 16. 126 IDitoinia Hlpba Chapter of riDu Ipi Xambba, FouxDED AT Wasuixutox AND Lee Uxiveksity, 1805. •fln rbe, .TOHX PKKSTOX ALLAN. 1In Tllnivcrsitatc. acaOamic. WILLIAM PIXKERTOX OTT. RICHARD COLLIXS LORD. ALBERT MARSHALL DFXCAX. AMERICUS FREDERIC WHITE. F. A. SAMPSOX. EIXiAR SYDEX8TRICKER. DAVID EDWIX WITT. E. W. (i. I ' .()()(inER. BERXARD BOBBS SllIVELY. (iEoRCiE R. XISWAXDER. WILLIAM .TETT LACCK. Xsw. W ILLIAM McC( )Y. ROMULUS CULVER BIGGS. THOMAS HEXRY EALS. JOHX CAMERON ]McCLUER. (U ' STAV ADOLPLIUS HEXRY. IRumbcr ot Cbaptcrs, 6. 128 TLhctn Bu Epsilon. ROBERT L. C)WEN. Ifn 1Ilnivcr0itatc. J. R. TrCKER. E. E. BOOKER. C. R. ROBINSOX. S. C. BAGLEY. W. J. LAUCK. G. B. SHIELDS. F. W. GOSHORX. J. W. BAGLEY. W. D. CONRAD. R. H. WOOTERS. W. A. BAKER. J. M. DENNIS. S. J. PANCAKE. 130 - . ' ■ 11 0NE: ' iFratetnit l ells. Hi! Hi! Hi! Phi Kappa Psi I Live ever ! Die never ! Phi Kappa Psi ! Hippi ! Hippi ! Hi ! Zip! Zip! Zelta! Fizz ! Boom ! Ah ! Ha I Phi Gamna Delta ! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! Kappa Alpha ! Alpha Chapter ! ' Rah! ' Rah! Rah! Hurray K. A. ! Hurray K. A.! Kappa Alpha ! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Ree! Virginia Sigma ! S. A. E. Who ! Who ! AVho am I ? I ' m a loyal Sigma Chi ! ' Rah ! Rah ! ' Rah ! Phi! Keia! Phi Delta Theta ! ' Rah! ' Rahi ' Rah! Hi rickety ! Hoopty-do ! AV hat ' s the matter with Sigma Nu? Terra-ga-hoo ! Hullo-balloo ! Lambda Chapter, Sigma Nu. ' Rah! ' Rah! Delta! Delta Tau Delta ! ' Rah! ' Rah! Delta Tau ! Delta Tau Delta ! Hullo-balloo ! Hoo-rah ! Hoo-rah ! Hullo-bulloo ! Hoo-rah ! Hoo-rah ! Hoo-rah ! Hoo-rah ! Phi Kappa Sigma. ' Rah! ' Rah! Rambda ! Sis ! Boom ! Bambda ! Virginia Alpha Chapter, Mu Pi Lambda. US s. B. e. JOHN i I. CORBE ' IT. | W. J. T.AUCK. EDGAR SYDEXSTRICKER. . . F. E. DOWNEY. _ B. D. CAUSEY. R, C. BIGGS. MARSHALL DUNCAN. M ■ - KK -I -K- J. R. TUCKER. I T. A. BLEDSOE. 134 Sigma, lln iXlrbe. D. BARCLAY Un TUnivereitate. E. E. BOOKER. J. E. ARBUCKLE. W. D. CONRAD. y. C. BAGLEY. W. A. BAKER. F. W. GOSHORN. J. ' W. BAGLEY. J. .M. DENNIS. J. K. GRAYES. W. S. ROBERTSON. 135 NONSENSE VERSES. A zvicked btd scholarly rogjie, Who had finished the course under Hogne, Said, Not very much Greek Can I read or speak, But you bet I ' m a sound theologtie. A black minstrel man from Kazoo Played beautiful airs on the bazoo; But his chief delight Was i7i a fight To perform with the edge of his razoo. A poor 7nisguided Mexican Tried to work his math. with a Lexicon. It gave him great pain When he searched in vaift For a verb i?iscribed in a hexigon. Quoth a gallant and game old dtick, JJ ' Vio had played in very hard hick, When in trouble I slip, I keep a stiff upper lip Which was doijig quite well for a duck. 136 aa cu d x. i . UJU v a. ' u Kv e.tvd. «. ' u a isc, ,svd. itva 4 ' ;aa.£K 2.  ic ' i (i.i; ia.B a ike Kv«v(iii, ' ssv au. ' ;a Uva. i i ' «ieci ' iVujisva.- Vv A4(i •, H. F. 139 H (That with ®lb George, YEAR ago we had a little talk, George. Since then the hot white shafts of ' -uunner ' s high noon have beat down upon your unclothed and uncondied head; the ))leak, bare days of autumn have shriiude l you in their glcxjni; winter ' s winds have shrieked about that higli estate which you so dignitiedly occupy; and now have cunic the gentle, balmy days of spring, when all nature is aglow with indolence, and the base ball team is feeding on Hood ' s favorite beverage. Seems to me that your wardrobe has run down. You have had one miseral)le suit of clothes this whole year; the snow even has boycotted you. Harry Lee ' s loaned their paint to Clark and Henry to decorate the town with, an l the All)ert-Sidneys are much too cheerful now to use their best-beloved color. Pull your toga about you and brace up, old boy. Clothes don ' t make the man, though the aesthetic Mr. Graham wou.d have you think so. Vi ' e have had trouble this year. That great and good spirit who presided over this school has left us. Young fellows are ashamed to show their feel- ings, George, especially when they are the right kind of feelings, but there were more moist eyes than you would think when Mr. Wilsmi died. His health was bad for nionths before he went, but his eye beanie l so kindly, and he always sai l the right thing in the right way at the right time that every fellow here thought him ' the brainiest, gentlest, kindliest man they ever knew. And they were right, George. The freshmen became impudent early in the session, led by a beautiful boy from Kentucky, named Tabb. I don ' t believe he ever killed a man or drank whiskey in his life, George. The class of ' 03 had a few scraps with the cohorts of the beautiful Tabl) and had to sleep in the oppressive atmosphere of the Wash. Society Hall to guard their Hag, which was in close prox- imity to your own im])ortant self. But you know all this. They had a cane rush which you probably overlooked; unforttuiately Cramer was uninjured in the battle. His frat. Alpha Sigma Sigma was delighted at his survival, for Tripod was the only old man back in college. Funny thing happened in connection w ith athletics last fall. Lot of fellows, who write and study thought it would be a good thing to let everybody wear those little monogram caps you see. The students held a mass meeting, and the president of the Athletic Association praised the foot ball team, and somebody else told of the hard struggles of (dasgow and M(d ' heeters on the tennis grounds, while another fellow explained how Keeble had worn out his tender frame steering the Blues to victory. By then we were all ready to cry, and Jenks put the motion, and it was decided by the foot ball players, and the base ball players, and the boat crews, and 140 a few sympathizers, that only those who had worked and toiled and played that Athens might win could wear the insignia of rank. And thus are the unselfish rewarded even in this life. Have you heard about the Wednesday morning punishment, George? We used to hear thoughts expressed in Chapel, but now our spiritual diet is diluted with an oeean of words. Words are so dear to our beloved instructors that they make long lectures about them, and so unkindly are they disposed towards thoughts that they will not jnit one in. The catakigue says this is not a sectarian schdiil. What are you smi ling at, George? One thing is certain; you would not think it a religious one if you could hear the fellows swear after this chapel liusiness. You see, everybody has a hobby, and these professors ride theirs on chajiel morning. Mister Hogue recited beautifully for us one morning; Dr. Stevens told us al)out the ))alloons of which we read in Junior Physics another day; and Professor Humphreys told us all about everything; then I started to cutting. There is a new man here named Burks, from Bedford Circuit. He has a job teaching law. but it is more like a position than a job, he does it so easily. He never has talked in chapel, which is to his creilit. He started to once, after the Acting President had Ijegged him. He selected as his sul)ject chapter 103 of the Code, but the Acting President, who is a very pcjiitic fellow, said it would not do. You see, George dear, chapter 103 is on married women, an l there are so few of them in Lexington that it would have seemed like a discrindnation to talk only about them. Mr. Burks said, Love me, love the Code, and, hugging that precious volume to his breast, sorrowfully movecl away. You know that nervous little fellow who has so much brains. Well, he and the Senior Law Class have not been good friends. He started on the assumption that they were mentally lacking, and they thought he did not know much law. There was a row about examinations, which was not his fault nor theirs, and then some of the class got to pushing kids into the lecture room and persuading the Virginia College girls to march before his desk. All is forgiven now, and each has a better opinion of the other. George, did it ever occur to you how unap- preciative the folks here are of that young man ' s talent? You rememlier Professor ' ance, who was enticed away from Kentucky about ten years ago ? And j ' ou remember how modest and shrinking he used to be ? Well he went to Paris last summer — that ' s all. As we are speaking of the law, I want to talk about a good old custom that is being carried on in Tucker Hall. You remember how, when you were a small and vicious boy, you would meet another kid who had on new shoes, and how j ' ou would spit on them to christen ' em. Well, Fox never has gotten over that habit, so when he got here he went over to Tucker Hall and with Epes and others spit toljacco all over the floor. Ran. Tucker knew that the family reputation would be ruined if he allowed strangers to lead him in honoring the Hall. So he purchased a large slug of Xosegay to))acco and worked overtime along the same line. This forced the Board of ' Trustees to purchase three spittoons, and it was sad to see them hand out the dough. Knip and Glass are trying to get a prize or something here. Knip thought he had best bootlick the Law Faculty by learning to chew. If they could observe the heroic efforts which he makes to enjoy the vile habit I think they would tell this amateur bad )3oy that chewing was not part of the course. You knew Brooks was here? Certainly, no reason why you should not. You are not deaf. You ought to meet ] Iahoney. He is a receiver by profession, and an anecdote (with details) relater on the side. He knew a lot of law when he came here, but now he says he i)uld not be willing to testify as an expert on any branch of it. Who is Final Ball President? Why, Beef, the Arbiter Elegantiae of Athens, of rourse. He takes those sort of things, as well as himself, seriously, and so he got the jtlace. He claims to know where three dancing calic reside, and is confident he can get them to the Final Ball. It is said that Foster is going to move this town over to Statmton. He is tired of jtaying out his hard money to the express company, and barrels are shippe l at the risk of the consignee. In several houses about town it is rumored that there is a young lady, three and a half years of age, on whom neither Clayton nor Elgin have called. This is criminal neglect. AVhy should they discriminate ? Jake has gone to Lynchburg, and Dewey, having no one to protect him from a harsh and unfeeling world, has returned to Staunton. Speaking of them naturally reminds me of the Y. ] I. C. A. jMcXulty is the large tent pole for the ensuing meeting. Sammie is still there, and Willie is studying AVhat a Young Man Ought to Know, and incidentally wondering who will 1)e indicted at the next sitting of the grand jury. At the Wash. celebration Sammie was vice-president, and, George, he was attired in a dress suit and a pair of red socks, principally the latter. ' ' e all knew he was warm, but never dreamed of his being such a hot rag as that. Did you see the Chemistry benches burn? No, that ' s a fact, your back was turned to the holocaust. The fellows saj those benches were the hardest things to naake burn they ever tried. 141 Now, to come to a more serious matter, why should Shiveley pay tuition ? Do you know of any precedent for tliis high-lianded action of charging him for coming here? May be it is because lie is a North-western Yankee. It is admitted that he is not a preacher ' s son and don ' t intend to })e a preacher; he is not related to any ime i the trustees or professors; tliat he was not born in Rockbridge or any otlier Alumni Scholarship county; and that he is nut an athletic star, nor an active member of the Y. M. C. A. Still it looks hard for this lad so far from home having to cough up his tuition when he could spend it so much more pleasantly with Mr. John LaRowe. By the way, did you hear about the good moral qualification attached to scholarships now? At first we thought it would de]i ipulatc the st-hdol, but we found that the rule had no relation to scholarships for preachers ' son and those whose l)oys will be the sons of preachers. Not mucli college spirit here this year. It is kept bottled up down at Staunton, and now and then a bottle of it is imported. What is that noise, you say ? It must l e local option getting in its work. No, that is Dr. George Denny; that ' s his daily exercise in lung gymnastics. tjeorge, I wish you could come down one night. Dr. Jim Crow has a suite of rooms over the jjost office (no curious women around to wonder what causes hilarious laughter, etc., yon understand); we certainly could have a time, and Dr. Crow would tell us about Germany, and we would enjoy it — in that condition. Andrews and Mr. Kennedy made up. T1k ' - sa}- the reconciliation, whit ' h was affected by Dr. George Denny, was most touching. This is a relief to yon, I know, because you must have been tired of inhaling the fumes from the blood in which the Captain ' s denunciations were written. Through the whole controversy that ex-cadet, Yarner, stroked his beard and said, What a charming world this is. Do you know anything about the stani]) language? There is a great tall fellow here who speaks as if it were a (■oni] li(ated method if expression. Did you have it in your day, and is it really difficult? This tall fellow wants t i teach it, and says that if it is not a soun e of pleasure to us that the English language has lost its weight, and things are not what they seem. Jenks has gone, but don ' t weep, George, he will be l:)ack some day. His education is not complete; there are one or two more billiard shots that the Squire ' s son is going to teach him. The students ' friend is sad, George. He is coming to realize that you cannot spend the money you have rung from your friends and keep it, too. It is rumored that he is going to try to recoup his finances by feeding himself on a piece of bacon tied to a string, and half-soleing ids pants with seaweed. Shylock is bearing up liravely on a 300l per cent. ])rofit. His cliief source of worry is the revenue stam}) he has to place on checks that the boys give him. The Literary Societies have thrived, George. The Wash. had a calic meeting, and a fellow from China, named Sydenstricker, intimated to the audience his opinion of this town and its ])eople. And they did not like it. One of the calic said, Who could expect much from a China man, anyhow. I may be wrong, old boy, but seemed to me tliey liad enough. The Graham-Lee was addressed by the Acting President, Dr. Denny, and Senor ! Iontgomery of the Blue Hotel. The speech of the latter was a conglomeration of English and Si anish to suit his mixed audience. After a glowing eulogy ' ' to Stoiun all Lee and liohcrt E. Jacks(jn, lie launche l forth into classic Castilian, and the ot ' ier two speakers, not knowing that tongue, opened their mouths witli astonishment. The fellows enjoye l it, but the Senor would not resjiond to the encore given. Do you know anything about the S. B. C. ? That is a suggestive title. No, you did not guess right; it ' s worse than that. Hated not to let you in on that funeral, old boy, but we had to keei it quiet. Those fellows are pretty bright, but they are terribly wit ' ked. No respect for man or i)olicenian. Somebody told me they spoke unkindly of the Faculty, and even wondered if you were really great ! ! ! Don ' t get excited, old boy, this is a free country, and you are not at Mount Yernon. Would talk longer, but, having acquired tlie prayer-meeting habit, am compelled to leave you for that diversion. 142 A PARTING SIGH. T mc breathe one parting sigh For the zvonian I have lost ; Let mc breathe it tlnntgh I die, One last, at any cost. I Zi ' ors hipped her with all my heart , May God my loitncss be. Ah, let mc breathe one parting sigh. For she loas false to me. Soft eyes of childish innocence, A form of elfish grace, A voice oj gentlest melody, A szveet and fanltlcss face. And every other fem ' nine charm TJiat ever earth did see. Ah, let me breathe one parting sigh, For she was false to me. JVfiy donbt I tlie heavens And the vaidtcd sfcy beyond JJViy do I loathe my being And avoid the erstzvliile fond Because, if any purity In eartli or heaven be. An angel never coidd deceive. And slie was false to me. 143 TYPES OF SOUTHERN BEAUTY. tLvinekuftv Alva Esten. In the spring when birds were singins: And the moss-rose budding gentlv. In the fragrant leafy meadow. Where all nature breathed nepenthe, And the violet in the woodland Waking from its leafy nestling, Feeling kisses zejihyrs gave it, Hung its head in sweet contentment. Strolling by the ' plaining brooklet, Where it tumbles o ' er the craglets, 146 In confused, fantastic rainbows, Dashing diimonds into fragments, Saw he then fair Alva Esten Plucking poppies, building castles, Dreaming dreams of knights and heroes, Beniling, ofT ' ring vows ami vassals; In the brilliance of the morning Musing on the ' luring future. On a hai)py home and familw Reared in hjve, enshrined in virtue. Pausing where the sunlight, freckletl With the shade of locust ' s blossom. Fell upon her peerless features And upon her sncjwy bosom, Making gold the many ringlets Of her tresses brown and sheening, Stood she there a Grecian model, Startled, and a goddess seeming ! For no pen, or brush of artist, And no steel of sculptors wielding. Can depict the living beauties Of fair woman flushed and breathing. As the fawn, at sight of panther, Timorous, pauses ere its fleeing, So, with dainty hand uplifted, Alva, seeing, hesitated ; But his marked respect and deference. Couched in frank and manly bearing, As the sun soft mist dispelling, Sat each doubt to disappearing. Cultured, and of native talent. In refined and graceful wording. Told he stories of his travels. Of his life, his bliss and suff ' ring ; 147 And she list ' ning, as they wandered Toward her father ' s stately mansion, Smiled his blisses, sighed his sorrows. Blushing, gave him all attention. When ' twixt voung and comely persons P riemishii ' s spark is unce ignited. Often, ere the mind discovers, Wild impassioned love is lighted. So, discerned sweet Alva Esten As the days passed into fortnights. And observing, loved the passion, That had crept upon her thoughtless. Loved the passion, loved her hero ; And believed on his protesting, That he loved her, and consented. When he urged her to a trysting. And his lii)S in fervent kisses, Meeting hers (the sweet invasion He assumed when they accosted). Seemed to her no desecration. Were they not engaged to marry . ' Was he not the soul of honor.? Could he even ; ; • an action That would e ' er reflect u])on her. ' She, so thinking, ilearly loving, Happy in his fond caresses. Feels his manly arms arountl her. Blushing, sighing, yields her kisses. As he told her his devotion, And her great brown eyes were flashing Back the love his lips discovered. In his gallant courtly fashion, Showed her beauty such a lustre. Soft and yet imbued with fire. As adorned enamored Psyche, Seeing slumbering Cupid b - her. In the shady nook he ' d chosen. For their happy trysting bower, 148 Seemed to reigh a sweet enchantment Brightening every leaf and flower, — - Thrilling then her soul with rapture As her lover, handsome, valiant. Twined his shapely arms around her Looking love from eves so brilliant ; — Kissing, drew her firmly to him. Overcame her protestation. As his hot breath touched her bosom, Hushing thought, aroused sensation. Governed by this dread deception, Failing power to withstand it, She submitted to his willing ; Then fled all her sweet contentment. And Despair, that blackened vulture. E ' er on contrite hearts subsisting. Drear companion of the wretched. By its very sight distressing, Hastened on its sombre pinions To that soul erstwhile as blissful And as free from guile and sorrow As the souls of saints celestial. From her eyes the burning tear-drops Moistening her Madonna features, Fell upon her heaving bosom, Dew-drops on a field of damask. Homeward fled she to her chamber, And Remorse, wild, unrelenting, Followed her sad spirit thither In its solitude tormenting ; Tearing at her tender heart-strings. Banishing each ray of comfort ; Even Hope divine, tho ' lingering, Seemed to speak its foe triumphant. How the man. Creation ' s master. Ruler of the earth and seas . ' Ah, remorse, regret and sorrow, These were no concern of his ; Sought he in new climes and countries, 149 New acquaintance, gay, confiding ; And he smiles in sweet remembrance Of the Invc he once insiiired. From her convent walls her prayers To Almighty God uprising, Beg that blessings may be showered On the head of him she trusted ; That thou. Oh Father, triune God, Protector, Savior of mankind, Suppress deception, temper credence, Keep the young as lambs of thine ! — Howell Colston Featherston. 150 f The REDEMP- TIONg TFUO ei B Bi • The Trio, for such their constant association had caused them to lie called, were in trouble. Not that trouble was any novel experience to them, for it was the natural environment of their collegiate career. They lived and moved and had their being under the frown of the facult ' , and but few of their da s escaped the wrath of that august body. To them trouble was part of the regular order of things, and had ever a day dawnetl on which the suspicion of some wild jjrank or escajiaile had not rested on their devoted heads, the) ' woukl have ])robal lv paused to consiiler whether or not the times were out of joint. All their hours were full of trouble, and each tick of the clock might have been the harbinger of disapproval and retribution. Through all this sea of trouble the Trio mo ed with an eipianimit - of mind that was proverbial, antl with a freedom from serious punishment that bordered on the miraculous. Heretofore that good fortune which presides over the lis ' es of all college youths, together with the wisdom which arose from this astute, triatlic multi- tude of counsellors, had enabled them to escajie the penalties which their escapades deserved. The skill with which they bestrode the serviceable steeds sired b - Hinds and Noble, their ready wits, their keen insight into the frailties of human nature which enabled them to find out and prey uj)on the weakness and ulnerable points of the professors, and their wonderful talents for cramming into themselves three or four months of study during the last few days of a term, continually brought them through the trials of the class-room, and the ordeals of perioilic examination da s, while the hard-plugging burners of the midnight-oil looketl on in -onder and amazement. But the wonderful resources of this classic triad were not limited to the class- room. It was in the broader, outside field of college life and enterprise that they found ample scope for their talents. Fraternities, athletics, publications, and ilanc- ing, all numbered them among their devotees. In the still broader collegiate jiasture, they found joy in inventing ex clusive patents for making the un.soj)histicatetl fresh- man ' s life a burden, and for initiating all over zealous ones into fraternities which had no representation in Mr. Baird ' s handbook. A calathump had ne eroccurreil with- out them at his head, and seldom without them as its originators. ( )ld George, a statue of the Father of His Country, who venerably surmounted tin- main building and (jverlooked the classic shades of the campus, times without number, had suffered a change in the color of his raiment from their artistic hands ; many cadets at the sister institution across the campus had dodged stones coming from the same source ; and it is still a college tradition, that the self-same hands had once laboriously hoisted a cow into the math room, much to the discomfiture of Old Alex, and to the amuse- ment of the class on the next day. All these things, and many more had the Trio done, and yet in the face of them all, by the gift of their superior attainments, they had pursued the troublesome tenor of their way, and escaped all serious punishment except a few suspensions and probations. But at last there came a day when an extraordinary trouble loomed up in their path and despite their utmost endeavors, refused t j be overcome. The ' ' Trio, ne er before balked, seemed to have met their Waterloo, found all the penalties of their previous misdeeds swooping ilown upon them, and expulsion and disgrace star- ing them in the face. And this is how it all came about. The students of the University desired a holiday in order to go to see the football team play in a neighboring town, and with that purpose in view, the Trio had drawn up and circulated a petition praying the faculty to grant the boon. The facult) ' refused. Then the Trio arose in their wrath, and declared, faculty or no faculty, that the Universit} ' exercises would Le suspended on the following day. While seeking about for a jjlan to make good their assertion, the happy thought occurred to them, that there could n jt very well be classes unless there was a college bell to hourly summon the students to the lecture rooms, and as the clapper was the all important part in doing this ser ' ice, they deter- mined to remove it. (3n the following night, in the darkness and quiet of the midnight hour, with the assistance of a few trusty lieutenants, they ascended to the bell-tower in the main col- lege building, removed the clapper of the bell, commenced their downward journey with the booty, and in their fancied security were even indulging in unseeml} ' merri- ment at the prospective chagrin of the faculty on the next day, when, as the fates would have it, a sub-professor appeared on the scene. The Trio and their accom- plices at once made a hasty exit, and, although they successfully carried off the bell- clapper, their precipate retreat was not devoid of disastrous consequences. For one of their number, in the confusion of the sudden alarm, run headlong into the arms of the sub-professor, and in attempting to extricate himself therefrom left his coat in the clutches of that astonished instructor. This coat was afterwards used as a means of identifying him, and as the Trio during the memory of man had never been known to have worked individually, the other two members were placed under the ban, and came in for their share of the punishment. To add to their chagrin, the college ex- ercises went on as usual the next day, for, in lieu of a clapper, a man was sent by the faculty into the tower with a sledge hammer, with which to strike the hours on the bell. But the end was not yet. The faculty met to pass judgment upon this last act of insubordination, and as there was nothing in the previous collegiate years of the 152 Trio ' ' that tended to temjier their judgments with mercy, the unanimous opinion was reached that this rebellious Triad had tested their patience beyond endurance, that they were a sore upon the University body, and were greatly in need of the subjective influences of home-life Thus this e. trai rdinarv trouble came upon their notorious heads, and for this reason they were in no optimistic frame of mind, as on a certain afternoon in the late Fall they gathered in the room of one of their number, to discuss the ways and means of extricating themselves from their precarious position. They had just finished dinner, and even the effects of college boarding-house steak, which is commonly supposed to be so inspiriting to the disheartened student, had not tended to raise but rather to depress their hopes for the future. For they boanled with a jjrofessor of the college (reall_ -, that he might have an eye on them ; ostensibly, that they might have the re- fining influence of ranch-life,) and during the meal, he had left them under the impression that the faculty was irrevocable in their decision, and that their departure for home was merely the matter of a few days. Trul}- their case was a desperate one, and demanded an urgent and extraordinary remedy. The appearance of the group as they reclined in various positions, and ransacked 153 in vain theit resourceful brains for a solution of the difficulty was not of a nature to arouse any poetic feelings in a spectator as to the hopes and buoyancy of youth. But even under normal conditions, neither in looks nor appearance could three such dis- similar individuals be found in a long journey. Perhaps it was this fact that attracted and bound them together — the affinity of the unlike for the unlike. The youngest, whom for convenience we shall call plain John, had his home in the Lone Star State, but in him the characteristics which are usually attributed to the cit- izens of that wild and primitive region were wholly lacking. He was short of stature, debonair in manner, faultless in the mode and quality of his dress, and noted for his neat and spick-span personal appearance. Indeed he was the President of the Final Ball, and the acknwledged leader of all Terpsichorean social functions. But as he sat disconsolately gazing into the fire and thought of an irate father awaiting his prema- ture home-coming, it would have been difficult to recognize in him the erstwhile gay and festive society youth. Opposite him, plegmatically smoking a cigarette, and quoting an appropriate stanza of the Rubaiyat sat the friend of his bosom. Tall, thin and lanky, his face continually wore a lean and hungry look which he humorously remarked arose from the fact that they didn ' t give him enough to eat at his ranch. His dress was careless. In tastes, although he possessed the love of social life, he was decidedly literary, and had come to be popularly called George from thus signing the drawings and other articles contributed by him to the college publications. His long residence at college had made him a landmark, and although bright of intellect and warm of heart, ad- verse fortune had beguiled from him all the roseate hopes of life, and left him afflicted with strong symptoms of misantrophy and fatalism. Man to him was an unreliable creature, friendship a name, and love a delusion. Consequently he took the world as it came, and never gave himself any uneasiness at the strangeness of its doings. All things to him were a matter of course. ■ The third member of the Trio, ' whom we shall call Silas, possessed all the qualities which the other two did not ha e. His personal appearance was a cross between the neatness of John and the carelessness of George. His tastes can best be defined negatively, as his distaste for study was the only distinctive trait of his charac- ter. He was to be found wherever his inclinations led, and they seldom lingered for a long time on any one object. His intellect was crowded with bright but impractic- able ideas. In temperament, he was nervous and restless, and in speech, quick and short, with an ever ready retort. It was currently reported that in his own room he had never been seen to occupy the same chair for five minutes. Change and excite- ment were the objects of his devotion, and these he pursued with singleness of mind and heart. Such was the appearance and characteristics of this despondent group, as they vainly endeavored to contrive some plan for averting a forcible resignation from col- lege. Such problems they had often met before, and always soh ' etl, but this one defied all attempts at solution. Silas proposed a host of briljiant plans and ideas, which were plausible at first sight, but when traced to their last analysis were found 154 to contain more brilliancy than practicability. For once in his life the resourceful brain of John seemed to be equally useless, and George could propose nothing feas- ible. An emergency had at last been found to which the Trio were not equal, and the hopelessness of their position was gradually forcing itself upon them, when an event of trival importance occurred which materially changed the face of affairs— one (_)f those unimportant and unexplainable trivialities of life which have often been known to change the destinies of empires. George ' s cigarette went out, and as he had no match to relight it, he took a piece or paper from his pocket to get a light from the stove. Glancing at the paper before lio-hting it, he recognized it as a narrow slip containing a few lines of writing which he had f(jund under his plate at dinner, and absentmindedly thrust into his vest pocket. On reading the words written thereon, his face became instantly suffused with a new light, and his companions knew that a plan of campaign had been found. This proved to be the case, and forthwith George communicated the scheme which had suggested itself to him, to his fellow-sufferers, who received it with exclamations of approval and joy. The plan was bold and desperate, but such a coup-de-ctal was needed to overcome the prejudices of the faculty, and during the recital of this happy thought, despondency gave way to hope, depression was supplanted by animation and action, and the Trio set about to arrange the details for carrying the plot into execution. The institution of learning attended by our Trio was a Methodist College, dis- tinctly sectarian in its traditions and influence, and as such universally recognized. Annually a large meeting, or revival, was held in the Methodist Church on the campus, which usually resulted in the conversion of many students, and also townspeople of the village where the college was located. At the time when the Trio met with their exiraordinarv trouble this annual revival had been in progress for several weeks. On the night following the council of war at the Trio ' s ranch, the meeting had reached its height. The church was crowded with students, some of whom had come with earnest purposes, some to be with the objects of their gentler affections, and a o-reat many out of mere curiosity. The townspeople were also there in great numbers, and the members of the faculty, some of whom were ministers, occupied prominent seats at the front, or within the railing of the chancel. The great evangelist who was conducting the meetings had just finished an impressive discourse, the special chorus had sung an inspiring hymn, and the invitation to m jurners was being made, when an event occurred which will never be forgotten by the members of the congregation. It was as if some apparition had visited them, or some disembodied spirit had ap- peared in their midst. The students with staring eyes and gaping mouths, gazed at the scene and pinched themselves to see whether they were dreaming or the victims of some hallucin ation. But it was a sad reality. Up the aisle came the Trio. The tall and lank George was in the lead ; next, scarcel - reaching to his shoulders, came the neatly dressed J(jhn, who had donned a black suit for the occasi. n, and last came the quick and ner - us Silas. Amid the oppressive silence, this strange procession maile straight for the chancel, around which man - members of the faculty were groujjeii, and quickly dropped on their knees at the altar. There we shall leave them, throwing the mantle of charity over their shoulders. Suffice it to say they were not expelled, ami that the plan which George had so brilliant!}- concci eiI had been suggested to him b}- a verse of Scripture on the paper with which he was about to light his cigarette. This paper hail been ])laced under his plate before dinner b ' tlie gooil wife of the professor, who had pioush ' thought that it might ha ' e some influence on tlie wayward ' outh. It was the means of extri- cating the Trio , and to them the end justified tlie means. 156 ART GALLERY. Ill guileless love, oil, what a bliss To steal tliat first untainted kiss. We strolled upon the mountain side, We wandered b - tiie stream ; And Io X ' was with us as our g ' uide Anil life was as a tiream. She told me she hail ne ' er been kissed She thought that it was wrong, And shouki she suffer such a thing, The sting would be life-long. But love is strong and man is liolil — As bohl as he can be — And heax ' en whisjiered t(_) ni ' soul That she was maile for me. I stole my arm around her firm, Her head sank to m}- breast ; I drew her gently to m - heart, And — well, you know the rest. 158 Her lashes drooped, her cheek grew flush, Her bosom rose and fell : And we were just as happy there As daisies in the dell. That very night I chanced to pass The yard where she did stroll. And could but hear the tale of lo In glowing phrases told, Wherein my rival, gallantly, Was ixiuriuLT out his soul. He had his arm arountl her waist. She hjoked up in his eyes ; Yes, I I ,)ve you, Georgey dear, She said in mild surprise. And then they kissed one parting kiss And left with lover ' s sighs. 159 Ah, many a girl I ' ve seen and known With sweet, confiding eyes; With ways of childish innocence, With purest, saintly sighs ; But I have never loved a girl Who did not tell me lies. So, farewell to the world of lo ' e. The world where women dwell ; I ' ll hie me to the world of men. The world of liquor-smell, And lead a life of honest sin And pay the debt — in hell. -H. C. F. 1 60 be Iprofeesor. When I first saw him he was holding a quasi-scientific conversation with an ancient damsel of this ancient town, and the damsel was conversing quasi-amorously with him. He was a small, fidgety man (I say man, for I have every reason to believe that God made him), and she was a slender and tall maiden, (I say maid- en, although she had arrived at the age of an ordinary grandmother), and looked young — by which I mean, of course, that she had a young look out of her eyes. This couple wag divided by a yard fence, over which she was leaning, her face surmounted by a large (luantity of dark colored hair, done up in the loftiest fashion. She was just saying, as I came near, Oh, Mr. Professor, I almost forgot to tell you how much, how z ' «jmuch,I enjoyed your book. I could see by (he furtive movement of the Professor that he was trying to scribble down a note in his little book, which he always carried about in his hand, probably on the peculiarly long adaptability of this species to her environment. Probably, also, he was estimating how long. The Anthropological Relation of Climatic Effect ? Now, Mr. Professor, answered she with a bewitchingly deprecatory smile, which threw her fair face into a surprisingly great number of little cracks and crevices, ' ' You knozv I meant that one you lent me last week. DonH you remember? ' The Theory of the Leisure Class? ' He had just observed for the first time, as he told me afterwards, that her hair was? pure white near the roots. But that is not my book, you know ; it is a recent work of Mr. Vebhn ' s, replied the Professor. Mr. Veblinl why, I never heard of him. I — how do you do? she said sweetly, as I passed and took off my hat. I am very well — oh, good evening, said the Professor politely, as he caught sight of my back. I beg your pardon, what were you about to observe. Miss Maid? Oh, yes, I was sure that Mr. Yeblin did not lend me the book, because I never heard of him. The Professor was evidently aware of some misunderstanding, for he hastened to explain that he did not write The Theory of the Leisure Class, but merely had it in his possession. Miss Maid immediately covered up her mistake in the usual manner of females. You horrid thing? I don ' t think its right for you professors to take advantage of us girls. It cer- tainly is not fair. I turned my head so that I could catch the Professor ' s reply. Ssriously it came through the bright sunny air: I am sure I meant to be perfectly fair. Miss Maid. Do you really mean what you — and I went on my way moralizing. II. I dropped in t(j see him a month or two afterwards. He was on the back porch of his boarding house, with his note book on his knee. I noticed that a portion of the yard was neatly fenced off with wire, and a miniature house, with door and glass windows, stood in the enclosure. After cordially greeting me, he explained that he was oljserving the habits of a hen with small chicks. I looked again at the enclosure, and saw an elderly female chicken sitting quietly on the ground, but in such an attitude as to lead me to infer the presence of others of her kind beneath her ample wing. I asked the Professor how he had secured the chicks. Oh, I hatched them myself, he answered, and probaljly seeing some amusement on my face, quickly added, I — , that is — what I mean to say is — with the assistance of the hen. I procured her from Mrs. B — (meaning his landlady), and I Ijought the eggs at a farm house on one of my jaunts. The eggs, he continued, were of a very large species, but as yet I have not observed any difference worth noting between the chicks from these and those taken from ordinary eggs. How many eggs have you? I inquired. I had a half a dozen, but there is only one left, he replied with a sigh. I do not know the reason of their tendency to diminish. I have often heard that a large percentage of chickens do not survive long enough to reach pul erty, and perhaps I should have gotten more of them at first. What do you feed them ? I use cornmeal and water, which is warm to blood-heat. It was prescribed by Mrs. B — , but it doesn ' t work very well, somehow. I feed her regularly — that is, I feed the hen regu- larly, and try to let the chick have access to her at regular periods. The truth began to dawn upon me. AVhat do you give the chick? I asked. Oh, why — I had supposed that — that nature — that nature had provided the mother with means for sustaining her offspring, he replied. He looked at me with such innocent wonder that I forebore from smiling, and explained to him gently how it was. He gravely made a note of it. and thanked me for the information. Since your seem to have made some study of these things, I would like to show you the chick, he sail. I saw him take down a buggy whip that hung on the porch, and when we stood at the enclosure he gently tapped the hen on her back with the whip. She immediatelj ' and angrily arose, thereby disclosing an emaciated little thing which crept, as much as a two- legged animal can creep, after its mother. 162 Do you think that it will live? anxiously queried the Professor. Yes, indeed, said I, If you feed — good heavens ! Professor, that ' s no chicken ; it ' s a turkey ! ' ' And so it was in fact. The Professor was quite incredulous at lirst, but afterwards suggested that we go up to his room and look the phenomenon up. After searching a little while he found the correct description in a large Ixjok on ' domesticated fowls, ' (which I could see was somewhat worn, showing frequent use) and was finally satisfied as to the truth of the discovery. I don ' t know how I made the mistake, said he, leaning back in his chair, with the rul)ber of his pencil vigorously braced against his upper teeth. He always did this when he was deep in thought. III. I had grown to be (juite intimate with the Professor. He was such a true-hearted sort of a fellow, and so innocent, that it was a pleasure to be with him. He was a truly scientific man — always seeking to find out something new, and add to his store of kncjwledge. I am not a scientific man myself, and in this extremely orthodox and studious atmosphere it was a de- light to associate with such a person. All of the other professors were scientific because they said so ; the Professor did not claim to know everything. He had not yet begun to fossilize. The rest of them had. You could not bring up a subject about which they either did not know everything, which fact they would impress on you with a loud voice and hazy meaning, or about which they knew anything, which fact would not be impressed upon you by a wide generalization given with a wise look, that left you no better off than before. In my opinion they were a sorry set, delighting to live off of their salaries and making impressions on young and flexible minds, since you could make no impression on them. But, as I said, the Professor about whom I am suppo.3ed to be talking was not of their kind. He often entertained me in his rooms, and there we spent quite pleasant times together. He was a very attentive host, and was always on the qui vive to make me comfortable. As an instance of that, I remember that he was careful to provide toVjacco and cigars every time that I should happen to drop in. In regard to the cigars he made a mistake, for he did not indulge in using any form of the filthy weed, as one of his colleageus is wont to name it, except on such occasions as required him to lie sociable. These occasions were when I visited him, and often I have have had difficulty in restraining myself when he would nearly choke from a whiff of an unusually strong cigar, that would perchance wander down his throat, or when he would n.ib his nose hurriedly and vigorously upon occasion of some of the fumes rising into that organ. Very often, too, when the weather was particularly fine, we would take a walk, or a jaunt, as he would call it. There was one time which I particularly wish to call to mind. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and we were just passing along the row of professors ' houses on our way out of town. We met a baby-carriage and INIrs. Deving, the wife of one of the shining lights of learning that hover around the faculty board. The baby-carriage was very pretty, but not prettier than its attendant. She had grown into that matronly figure which betokens the blessing of motherhood, but it was graceful yet, even as the face above it was beautiful in its health and purity of line and expression. I have often wondered where these old dried- up professors obtain their spouses. She had on a wide-brimmed hat of white straw and lace, which set off very becomingly her dark complexion and hair, and her soft eyes that greeted us smilingly. Good evening, she said, where are you all off to on a Sabbath day? I made some suitalile reply, and was about to pass on ; but the Professor had stopped as if he was interested in something. You must make more than a SabVjath day ' s journey out of your walk, she contfnued, and perhaps noticing an eager look on the Professor ' s face, she said, and to keep you as long as I can, I am going to show you the sweetest and greatest attraction — behold Mr. Darwin Spencer Deving ; and don ' t make any comments on the name, please, and she drew aside the embroid- 163 ered and lace covered shade from the carriage, thereliy disclosing an infant which did not seem reniarkal)le for anything except his extreme ugliness. All infants are remarkable for that, I have heard said. I could see an intense excitement in the Professor ' s manner as he leaned over the carriage, looking carefully through his glasses at its inmate, who in turn was staring at him in mild wonder. Why don ' t you say what you think of him? asked the mother, when we had gazed at the attraction for a minute or more. I was used to such things, so I said that I thought it was a tine little fello ' , and so on. I think he is really very Ijright for his age, said she; he can already recognize people. Here, my precious little darling! — this last to the boy, of course, as she bent down over him. He could undoubtedly recognize people, for as soon as he saw her, he let loose a long, loud wail. The Professor, who had been examining him very attentively, jumped back in quite a hurry, I thought. Poor little, mamma ' s little boy, and the mother im- mediately lifted the child (that is, the infant Deving) up in her arms, whereupon he ceased all noise and appeared quite happy. He even went so far as to make a detesta- l)le little grimace, and incidently disposed of a part of his dinner on his bib. At this the Professor seemed a trifle embarrassed, but Mr. Deving, Jr., tactfully overcame this by an open-mouthed smile. A look of horror passed over the countenance of the Professor, Pass your judgment, Mr. Professor, said the mother. I should think — I should be inclined to say — that it was quite — ah — wonderful, replied the Professor. He seemed to be a little confused, as if he were not sure he was saying the right thing, es— especially so— due principally to the fact that I did not observe the presence of teeth. Why he ' s only six weeks old ! I understand ; but don ' t — is it not the regular thing — don ' t all children have teeth from the — the beginning? Mrs. Deving fairly shrieked. But when she saw the Professor ' s troubled face, she hastened to explain. - 0 IV. We continued our walk after the Professor had recovered from the effects of the extraordi- nary fact he had just learned. The conversation naturally was on the subject of children, and in the course of our talk he informed me, or rather I was able to gather from sundry remarks that he made, that he was attempting -to make a study of the physical development of that species of mammals. I should think, said he, that it would be very interesting to supplement a study of the anatomical growth of a child with observations on the concomitant brain development. That would be rather hard to do, I remarked dryly. AVell, I should be only too glad to undertake it if I could find sufficient material and opportunity. 1 think that I put in here that the town of Lexington afforded abundant 164 material — such as it wa.s, but I do not remember. The Professor was wholly oblivious to any especial meaning that lay under the simple sounding of my words. I have often reproached myself for trying to appear scientitic, for he believed that I was, and it put me in a false light. I am not scientific, as I said before, but only cynical. Yes, but I can not get hold of it to any practical purpose, replied the Professor. It is very difficult to make any satisfactory observation unless you can have the material entirely under control. I shouldn ' t fancy the job, said I. I am not afraid of the labor involved, if I only had an opportunity to undertake it. Could you, he said, turning very earnestly and wistfully around to me, could you suggest any method by which such a thing would be possible? I thought a few moments before making a reply. Several plans came into my head, such as teaching in a kindergarten, and so on ; but it occurred that I could make this reply serve for the accomplishment of two ends. Again I reflected, for I knew that if there was such a thing as altruism at all, it needed to be exercised at this moment. The devil got the best of me, so I said : To be frank with you. Professor, I should say the easiest way to have an opportunity for controlling the material, at least, would be to have children of your own. My heart smote my conscience all the more when he replied thoughtfully : I had not thought of that. I think, however, he continued slowly, that it would be a very good plan. I am sure I am very much obliged to you for the suggestion, he added politely. I waited for some more inquiries, but he maintained an apparent disinclination to talk, and was evidently in deep thought. Just before we parted at his boarding house, he suddenly burst upon me a question : Of course I do not wish you to say anything about this — I thought he was referring to our conversation, but he continued — but I observed a very peculiar phenomenon not very long ago. I mention it thinking that perhaps you know the cause. I saw — did you ever see a person with quite dark hair in every respect except next to the scalp, where it was almost white? I wondered which one of the local fair sex he meant. Well, I replied, after reflecting a while, for I wished to avoid any possibility of wound- ing his feelings, or perhaps his heart, I think I have seen cases of that sort, and I should say that you can safely ascribe anything of that sort to artificial causes. In other wofds — here 1 put on as scientific an air as possible in order to shroud any show of cynicism — such instances as the result of the hair-dying process. I see, he said, in that case the dark portion would have been subjected to this process of which you speak, while the white portion would be the natural order. Would you not think, continued he, as if he were about to make an important distinction, that this fact indicated that she — ah — what I mean to say is that this fact would indicate in most cases an advanced age? I pretended not to see his blush, and was astounded at the unusual manifestation of com- mon sense. She would be rather old, I asserted. Yes — yes — good morning, and again I went on my way moralizing. V. The summer had passed by — very pleasantly for me, since I had not spent it in Lexington. The Professor and I liad exchanged a few letters in which had been discussions of new ideas that had come under his and my observation, suggested for the most part by recent publica- 16=; tions. I noticed, a little curiously, that he had read a good many novels in the course of the summer. He had not mentioned any special investigation in which he was engaged, and, in- deed, I had not thought to ask him. So I was quite unprepared for a startling fact when I reluctantly returned. The Professor invited me to take tea with him on the evening of my arrival. He was looking very well — even a trifle sunburned. I remarked on his appearance, to which he replied that he had been in excellent health. I went around to the house where he said he was staying. It had been vacant during the preceding year, and I wondered if another boarding-house had been started. Changes are so infrequent in Lexington that anything of that sort is a fact worth noting. I .suppose the reason of this is that change is a condition of progress. I was just stepping on the porch, and thinking upon such things, when a soft, low voice said — We don ' t need an introduction, for Arthur has told me so much about you. And she — a tall, athletic girl, who surprised me agreeably by having beautiful eyes and face, and a lot of dark hair — gave me her hand, which I held, spell-bound as well as dumbfounded. This is my wife, said the Professor, with a wide smile. He said it with such a con- vincing air, too, that I did not doubt it for a moment. How long ago did this thing take place? I inquired after I had recovered my equa- nimity. Let me see, said the Professor, diving after his note-book. Mrs. Professor looked on with some amusement. I really believe that I have forgotten to put it down, said he, after some moments ' search, bracing his upper teeth with the edge of the book. And we all laughed together. i66 To rest your eyes upon him once W ' ill give yoic food or thought, But to digest such food as this, JJ e do not think you ought. — Abnormality. 167 PLITTY MAN. When first I knew Miss Linoce Tee, From Tokio, Japan, She thrczu her dainty amis nnind me And cried, A plitty man! ' I loved that little Japanee, A ozu doubt the fact who can. For zuho, with mortal vanity, Could ivithstand ' ' plitty many I thought my little Jap loved me. Bid there my woes began ; For she ran off with a Ahiscogec. Naio he ' s her ■plitty jnan. Take my advice a7id never loz e A girl from any land ; You ' II find them false in every clime. Be your awn plitty many i68 Mb tbe l oung riDan Dibti ' t pa lap. CHICAGO, Nov. 14th. My Dear Doctor : I haven ' t time to write you a letter just now, old man, but simply want to drop 3 ' ou a line so you will know I haven ' t forgotten you and the lift you gave me out west. I don ' t mean to make any excuse for not having re- t) paid that forty, which rep- resents my monetary indebt- edness to you, long before this, but — Last week I managed to have $47 left after paying my board. Fearing lest the money should burn a hole in m}- pocket I went post haste down to the office in- tending to mail you that forty immediately. Barely had I got seated at my desk when the ' ]) h o n e r a n g . Hark, now ; the plot thick, ens ! A soft, sweet feminine voice came drifting over the wire asking if I were anywhere about. It was Billv. Billy ' s other name is Ruth Harding Hampton. I met Billy down in Kentucky about five years ago and we fell desperately in love with each other. (More plot, see .?) She was then about seventeen and I was two years older. Billy ' s dad, as she called him, had some of the best trotters in the whole blue-grass region — moonlight drives and all of that ! You know, doctor.? Billy was a great kid. She owned a long-bodied, bench-legged dog that was ex- actly her age to a day. Now please treat that statement kindly, doctor, for Billy is DOWN AMONO THE GROUNDHOGS. 169 the only authority I have for the clog ' s age and how Billy knew is more than I can tell. Anyhow, the pup had a woolly face and a hump on his back like a weasel. He was fully three feet long without counting his tail and he was not more than six inches in height except at the point where the hump came in. There, he was a little higher, but as I said before I haven ' t any statistics relating to that particular pup, so it is possible that I err slightly in the matter. Billy said he was a groundhog dog. Perhaps he might have been at some time in the dim past a distant relative of the groundhog, but in the course of evolution the groundhog ' s good looks must have gone astray before the dog developed. Between the groundhog and the dog there were strained relations — no joke intended — and I think possibly that state of affairs might have been brought about at the time when the dog claimed kinship to the groundhog. But what ' s the odds . ' Billy used to take me and the dog down through the tall grass of the meadows to the little creek that wandered cool and clear through the rich bottom lands of the valley. Here was Billy ' s private hunting ground. Along either bank of the stream whole colonies of groundhogs had established themselves and thus it was that sport was never lacking for Billy and Bruiser — Bruiser being the dog ' s name. Billy always earned a long club when she started after groundhogs. In the hot summer afternoons, under the butternut trees that fringed the banks of the stream, she would sit dreamily for hours in the cool shade watching the shadows at play in the placid waters until aroused from her dreams b_v a bark from Bruiser. Then like a deer she would race to the dog to see that the fight was pulled off on the square. Billy w()u!dn ' t stand for a foul fight. If Bruiser happened to have fallen into com- pany with a groundhog that was too big and savage for him to handle, Billy would wade in with her club and whack the big rodent a few times over the head just to even things up. On the other hand, if it came about that Bruiser had met up with an undersized antagonist she would always pull him oft and give the groundhog a chance to run for it. Billy might have been a little rough at times, but if she was it was all because she was the only girl and the youngest child in a family of eight. One time I took a hand in one of the groundhog fights and Billy promptly gave me a rap over the head with her club and ordered me to mind my own business. Billy was not unsympathetic, for after she had split my head open with her club she took me down to the creek, washed the blood out of my hair, tore her apron into bandages and dressed my wound like a little major. Then she made me wait at the creek until she went home, hitched a horse to the buckboard and came back after me. Billy was indeed in a class all to herself The da}- I was to leave for home we had a crying match all to ourselves down by the creek among the groundhogs and butternuts. For nearly a year after I went home we wrote letters back and forth, and once I dropped into verse and wrote quite a wad of it. I had it right, eh, doc- tor.? Say, old man, hold the wire just a m-jment and I ' ll dig up a verse or two of that old poem, just S(j you ' ll know where I was getting oft about that time. Here we are. 170 Billy thought this verse was great: Oh, pity the pain of the brave hopes slain; Of the spirit that ' s wounded sore, Of the heart and the brain that shall never again Know the gladness they ' ve known of yore! Billy has another think coming, eh? Well, no matter; Billy was a pretty girl, and I was a fool kid, so there you are. The poem goes on, doctor, t(j the extent of seven verses, but I ' ll spare you. Well, Billy came to town last week in a private car. Swell doings, don ' t you think.? But that made no difference, for we fell upon each other ' s necks when we met in the hotel, just the same. After helding an impromptu reunion, we made ar- rangements for the theater. Cabs, supper and the rest followed. Billy was winsome as a girl, but, let me tell you, doctor, she ' s a dream as a woman ? Since I had last seen her she had learned many new tricks, and her pretty little ways soon fanned up the old flame. Her ladyship knew hcjw to order wine. That was one of the things she had learned, and at that I must admit she is indeed mighty clever. Billy insisted on talking theater and plays, but I managed after awhile to swing the conversation back to old Kentucky. I showed her the scar above my ear, and we went over a dozen groundhog fights in detail. Time marched by on a double- quick, and finally I noticed a strange troubled look come into Billy ' s brown eyes. At the same time she reached over, gave me a saucy sort of a dab on the ear with her glove and told me I must not reminisce. Billy then gave the tenor of our talk an artful yank, and Kentucky and the ground- hogs were left in the lurch. I remember she said she had merely dropped into town to have a dress made and do a little shopping. Do you know, doctor, even then I didn ' t tumble . ' ' I don ' t know whether it was the wine or whether it was Billy ' s charms, but something had surely dazed me. Billy wasn ' t in to callers next day, and, to tell the truth, I wasn ' t in either. The fact is, I was about $45.50 out! On the night following that of the celebration Billy left town. At the depot she invited me in to see the Rathmore ' s private car. Billy ' s name tomorrow, doctor, will be IMrs. Rathmore Sutherland. It was a hard jar; nevertheless, I ' ve been bumped before, so I know how to take it. I said at the beginning that I did not have time to write you a letter. Neither have I, but I al- ways have time to tell my troubles. This time I picked you out for the policeman. Don ' t despair of that forty. Every one I meet is not a Billy. Sincerely, Dick. 171 A LAST FAREWELL. I ne ' er have found a glitt ' ring gem But it did turn to claj ' , And I ne ' er adored an idol But to see it fade away. I am dying the death of a soul that : damned ; The light of my life is obscured, And leave me to sicken, to pale and to die Of a wound that will never be cured. I roamed in the dell of elysian bliss Where delicate hearts-eases quiver, And Hope whispered happiness, birds sang of rest — Which, ah, shall be known to me never ! The heart that ' s awakened by love into life Without it can never live on, And the rays of its setting betoken its death As its birth was impelled by the dawn. The love that I cherish for you is as true As the heart of a vestal at jirayer, As pure as the drifts of the Alpine snows, As wide as the earth and the air. But, ah, how cold is the shock to the soul When love cannot be returned ; And friendship is offered to solace the wound Of a heart that you know will be spurned. 172 ©fficcre. H. B. GRAYBILL President C. R. BLAIN Vice-President W. G. McDowell, Jr recording Secretary C. F. SPENCER Corresponding Secretary S. .AIcR GLASGOW Treasurer Cbairmcn of Committees, T. D. SL OAN - Bible Study Committee J. McC. SIEG Missionary Committee W. G. McDowell, Jr Membership Committee S. McP. GLASGO ' Finance Committee Cbaplains. REV. THORNTON WHALING, D. D. REV. H. R HAMILL. REV. R. J. : IcBRVDE, D. D. REV. T. A. HALL. 174 •i T i GRAHAM ° LEE OCETY THE GRAHAM-LEE LITERARY SOCIETY was organized January 19, 1809, as the Graham Philanthropic Society, and was one of the first three literarv societies organized in American colleges. Its founders were John D. Preston, Pres- ident ; Ael Wilson, Vice-President ; Joseph S. Brown, Secretary ; Randolph Ross, William C. Preston, J jhn D. Brown, Gustavus R. Jones, Edward C. Carrington and John P. Wilson. Of this number several afterwards became very distinguished in the council halls of the state and nation. Thus was foreshadowed the great work that the Graham-Lee Society was destined to do. The records of the Society were destroyed by Hunter ' s troops during the Civil War, but are complete from then until the present time. The anniversary of the founding of the Society which is publicly celebrated is also the anniversary of the birth of Gen. R. E. Lee, in whose honor it was partially named. Since 1867 the Society has been giving a debater ' s medal. A declaimcr ' s medal was given from 1871 to 1896, when it was discontinued and an orator ' s medal substituted. (5rabam =Xee ©fftccrs, lOOO OX. IPrcsi ents. J. M. CORBETT. W. J. LAUCK. A. F. WHITE. J. P. WALL. R. W. BLAIN. t)ice=lPrcs( ent6. W. C. YOUNG. L. U. MOFFETT. ,1. M. CORBETT. Secretaries. J. W. S. TUCKER. R. H. ALLAN. A. J. POWERS. D. Y. GUTHRIE. 175 a;rcagurers. J. M. CORBETT. E. P. DANIEL. E. W. BLAIN. Cen0or0. C. D. TEUTEN. H. E. KEEBLE. Critics. W. J. LAUCK. J. M. CORBETT. (5rabam =Xee flDe ali9t0. 1867 1868 18G9 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1885 1886 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 DEBATEES. GivENS Bbown Stkickler Virginia 1887 J. Harvey McLeary Texas 1888 George Boddie Peters, jK....Tenne8see 1889 AViLLiAM Lambdin Procter Texas 1890 James Batop Stubbs Texas 1801 JosEPU Willis Tay ' lor Texas 1892 Angus Neal Gordon Kentucky 1893 Henry St. George Tuck ek Virginia 1894 Miles Macon Martin Virginia 1895 Ben.iamin W. Bettis South Carolina 1896 ' Walter Eussell Bowie Virginia 1897 Frederick Cockerel Texas 1898 William Franklin Paxton Missouri 1899 Alfred Winston Gaines Kentucky 1900 A. P. Taylor Virginia 1901 J. G. Scott Virginia J. H. Smith Oregon J. A. Quarles Virginia J. Q. Chambers Missouri E. M. Jackson Missouri Vv ' . P. Johnson Virginia H. S. Powell Arkansas A. E. Eeames Oregon J. W. Wool A ' irginia H. V. Canter Virginia C. F. Myers Virginia D. K. Cameron California E. E. Preston Virginia R. W. Withers Virginia W. J. Lauck West Virginia W. C. Breckenridge Virginia DECLAIMEES. Edward Mansfield Kirtland Tenn Frederick Hugh Heiskell... Tennessee Egbert Eeynolds Bently Virginia Ben.iamin W. Bettis South Carolina Samuel Jordan Graham Virginia George Eaeles Chamberlain Miss George Anderson Robinson.. Kentucky Samuel Jack, Jr Tennessee 1879 Alfred W. Marshall Kentucky 1880 Thomas Barreit Georgia 1892 A. E. Strode South Carolina 1893 J. FisHBURNE Virginia 1894 E. A. Baker Florida 1895 C. F. Myers Virginia 1896 L. H. Willis Kentucky OEATOES. 1897 J. S. McCluer West Virginia 1898 H. W. Anderson Virginia 1899 William J. Bryan Florida 1900 B. D. Causey Virginia 1901 B. B. Siiively Indiana 176 THE WASHINGTON LITERARY SOCIETY was established in the year 1812. Unfortunately the records of its early history, which might prove interesting, are lost. It was established shortly after the Graham-Lee and has since maintained a good roll and runs hand-in-hand with its sister Sfjciety. In 1867 its members began to hold annual contests among themselves f(jr the best oration, and in 1871 declamations were introduced into the contests. In 1879 the declamations were omitted and only orators took part until 1881, in which year no medals were awarded. So much excitement and dissension was created by the elec- tions that the Faculty, for the interest of the Societies, offered medals for the best orator and declaimer in a contest between the societies at finals. In 1885, the Society revived its individual annual celebration, but holds it now on 2 2d of February with less excitement, and awards its own medals then and there. The Washington Society awarded only a debater ' s medal until 1890, from which time until 1898 a medal has also been given to the best declaimer in the annual cele- bration. Declamations were abolished in 1898 and orations substituted. Masbinoton Society ©fficers, I900= 0l. IPreslOcnts. C. S. McNULTY. T. D. SLOAN. T. C. TURNER. A. M. HAIMILTON. Ufcc lPre6i6cnt6. J. M. ANDERSON. T. C. TURNER. A. M. HAMILTON. E. C. MILLER. 177 Secretaries. A. L. BURGER. E. W. (!. BOOGHER. E. SYDENSTRICKER. F. A. SAMPSON. G reagurer. J. McC. SI EG. ORATGRS. 1867 T. T. Eaton Tennessee 1868 J. W. DuNLAP West Virginia 1869 T. S. Wilkinson Louisiana 1870 xVlston Boyd Tennessee 1871 R. H. Fleming Virginia 1872 LsAAf W. Stei ' jiens Tennessee 1873 Lawrence Rush Virginia 1874 J. R. Winchester Maryland 1875 H. L. DuFOUK Louisiana 1876 M. W. Paxton Virginia 1877 R. L. OwEN.s Virginia 1878 L. N. Shanks Virginia 1879 J. R. Tyson Alabama 1880 J. G. Pa.xton Virginia 1898 G. C. Powell Listriit of Columbia 1899 E. D. Orr Virginia 1900 T. C. Wilson Virginia 1901 MiLLEN Tennessee DECLAIMERS. 1871 Ashley Cabell New York 1872 W. W. Topp Mississippi 1873 J. P. Hawks Mississippi 1874 B. G. Kigeh Mississippi 1875 W. E. DoLD Virginia 1876 Henton Goedan Missouri 1877 W. T. Crenshaw Alabama 1878 S. F. Floyd Oregon 18i)l J. M. Graham Tennessee 1892 J. U. GooDE Virginia 1893 R. F. WexXdel Tennessee 1894 H. B. Lewis Pennsylvania 1895 E. A. Quarles Virginia 1896 R. S. McClintie Missouri 1897 E. WoHLwENDER Kentucky DEBATERS. 1891 W. P. Andrews North Carolina 1892 T. W. Gilmer Virginia 1893 M. K. YouTs Kentucky 1894 J. T. Jackson Kentucky 1895 C. A. Macatee Virginia 1896 S. B. Carlock Tennessee 1897 W. L. Cox Virginia 1898 A. W. Webb Maryland 1899 C. S. McNuLTV, Virginia 1900 B. M. Hartman Virginia 1901 F. E. Elus Georgia 178 Mtnners of XElnivevsit ( cb al8 for ©rator anb Reclamation. In 1881 the I ' niversity began to give medals for oratpry and declamation to the winners in a contest at finals between representatives of the two societies. The Declaimer ' s medal was withdrawn in 1891. ©rators. 1882 H. A. White Washington 1883 L. 0. BoYCE Washington 1884 W. A. C.VRTEK Graham-Lee 1885 W. A. Gl.vsgow Washington 1886 J. G. Scorr Graham-Lee 1887 T. G. Hailey Washington 1888 J. L. B.vuMGAKDXER Graham-Lee 1889 James Quaeles Graham-Lee 1890 J. A. Glasgow Graham-Lee 1891 Miles Poindexter Washington 18il2 J. B. Andrew Graham-Lee 1893 Charles Lyoxs Graham-Lee 1891 J. D. McRae Washington 1895 G. R. Hunt Washington 189(3 Not awarded. 1897 C. F. :Mveks Graham-Lee 1898 W. W. Key.ser Graham-Lee 1899 E. B. Pancake Graham-Lee 1900 E. D. Ott Washington Reclaimers. 1882 J. A. Steele Graham-Lee 1883 G. S. R. Y)ioND Washington 1884 J. W. W. Bias Washington 1885 J. H. Wise Washington 1886 W. T. Armstrong W ' ashington 1887 B. C. PATTER.SON Washington 1888 L. W ' . Hamilton Washington 1889 J. M.Blair Graham-Lee 1890 Kirijy S. Miller Graham-Lee 1891 I. H. Kempner Washington 179 ©fficers. ITl ' ] IPHREY ROBIXS()N KEEBLE— PREsinEKT. (iABRIEL BENOIST SHIELDS— VicE-rRESinuNT. SAMI ' EL COLVJLLE BAGLEY— Secretary. THOMAS ALEXANDER BLEDSOE— Treasurer. jeiecutive Committee, W. C. MOORE. J. K. GRAVES. J. R. TUCKER. R. RING. fIDembers. W. J. LAUCK. B. D. CAUSEY. C. S. McNULTY. S. C. BAGLEY. G. B. SHIELDS. H. R. KEEBLE. J. R. TUCKER. R. RIN(i. T. A. BLEDSOE. J. K. GRAVES. T. C. TURNER. C. G. MASSIE. E. C. SYDENSTRICKER. W. C. IMOORE. AV. (4. PENDLETON. R. H. ALLEN. J. (i. SALE. A. F. WHITE. W. P. OTT. li Ikentuck Club Though exiled from our native State Into a region dreary, We ' ll not complain against our fate For still we make it cheery. For putting from us all our cares, At times we meet together To discourse on our home ' s affairs — The state of crops and weather. We talk at length on politics, Forecast the ne.xt election. And argue how we ought to fix The things that need correction. We cite the latest moonshine raid. The latest mountain killing. And everything that may have made Occasions of blood spilling. i8i And thus in mutual intercourse We find ourselves quite lucky, And never will forget, perforce, Our dear old State, Kentucky ! Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! Rock and rye. Blue Grass country, Kentuckie ! (Jolor0 : TRcb, ©recti an J3luc. fiDembers. JOHN M. ANDERSON. JOHN KNOX ARNOLD. ROMULUS CULNER BIGGS. ALBERT MARSHALL DUNCAN. WILLIAM THOMAS ELLIS. GUY NELSON FORRESTER. RICHARD COLLINS LORD, CHARLES FRANCIS MONTGOMERY. FARRIS ATHELSTANE SAMPSON. ROBERT STUART SANDERS. ARTHUR TABB. WILLIAM LOIS THOMPSON. CHARLES HOUSTON YOUNG. WILLIAM CAMERON YOUNG. PROF. W. R. VANCE. Ibonorarg Members. PROF. JAMES LEWIS HOWE. Colora: pinh an ©reen. Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! Montaiii ! West ' irginia ! Semper Libre ! ©fficcrs. President— W. J. LAUCK. Secretary and Treasurer — J. E. PRICE. ANDREAVS. ARBUCKLE. ARNOLD. DOWNEY. FEAMSTER. OOSHORN. GRAYBILL. fIDembers. HANDLAN. JENKINS. LAUCK. McCLUER. McCOY. NISWANDER. PANCAKE. PRESTON. PRICE. ROUSS. SLOAN. SWARTZ. SYDENSTRICKER. TRIPLETT. WHITE. Occupation — At College, studying ; at home, snake killing and sang digging. Song — The West Virginia Hills. Beverage — Mountain Dew. Tobacco — Mail Pouch. 183 rf A. C BUSS KdiJiai ' i ' KixG CHUCK HUSTLER C. A. Buaz Cow HBO ' Q, H. R. KEEiiLE Keeper of the Ropes H. H ALL Cleaner of t lie G u lis A. J. PowEKs Hor?e Herder D. B. Fielder Chief Broncho Buster J. Edgak Corley Grand Rusher of the Red Eye favorite Disbcs— 1bot JTomallcs anD Gbilc doncarnie. (Brant) 1Rolln =up Hpril 2l6t. PATROX SAINT Icoxoclast Bhann 184 ©fficers. GEORGE G. BROOKS President J. P. WALL, JR Vice-President R P DANIEL, Tr Secretary and Treasurer nDembcrs. CORBETT. FOSTER. SWEARINGER. KNOWLES. TUTEN. AL LONE. WILSON. Scene— Monthly meeting. George G. Brooks, the great Common Law Lirriage Authority, in the Chair. Pn-sidoil : Mr. President — gentlemen, I mean — the (ibjcct of this meeting is to abolish the Code of Virginia. Vc came here to stiuly law. Daniel : Psychologically and sociologically you are approximatel}- correct. The Florida Club may use the Revised Statutes, which my generosity has placed in the library. Come to my home at S:oo t ' imorrow night and I won ' t meet you. At Sewanee I never kept engagements. Ware : Mr. President, let us apjxiint a Committee to temporize with the authori- ties concerning the Code. Swcaringcr : Lieut. ' ilson and m} ' self have been grossly deceix ' ed. We were told that Florida Statutes were the te.xt here. Why not move the University t(j Bartow . ' ' President: That ' s what I say. As Mr. Browne, the founder of the Jcffersonian Democracy would say, let us get our money ' s worth. Malone : You have quoted Mr. Browne incorrectly. Be more careful of your authority ; remember how I won the ••. ' -Senator debate. Foster: Why should not Lieut. Wilson play on the team . ' He has wasted two days this month in the class room ? Knoivlcs : According to C,arcias Care, the burilen of proof of an alibi is on the accused. Cor iett : Sooner would I exist in the F ' verglades of Florida than dwell with the antedeluvian aristocracy of the fossilized State of Virginia. The best part of these people, like potatoes, is under the ground. President: Gentlemen, you are out of order ; this is no bureau of complaint. What shall wc do with the Coile. ' Let ' s burn it at the stake. Tuten (Celebrated for his eloquent adjournment motions) moved adjournment for the tragedy, antl the Club did so. 1 86 Staunton Club. Omitted under the head of Local ( )ptinn in the Catalogue. Ship me somewhere North of Staunton, ■ Vhere the best is like the worst, Where there aren ' t no ten commandments, And a man can raise atliirst. motto : ©lass ! Iban lc witb Care ! cll : Ibello, Staunton ! ©Ive me Ibarman J3ro6. flDcmbers in inniversitate. (SUB ROSA. fIDembcrs in ifacultate. SEE EXPRESS COMPANY ' S RECEIPT BOOKS. Chief Social Fexci ioxs : Qcakteri-y Grand Jury Soirees. flDembers in ' larbe. SHYLOCK HOLMES McDOWELL. 187 Holds Deliberations and Liquidations every two weeks. fIDcmbers in ifacultate. JOHN L. Jl ' DAS IIOGUE. WVEXCiALI CUKKELL. MIKE DENNY. OLD DAVY. BABY WILLIS. BILL VANCE. DUNLORA. JLM CROW. SLSSY STEVENS. JIMMIE HOWE. OLD ALEX. H. A . OLD HARRY. ABSQUE HOE BURKS, Esq. HARRY TUCKER. .flibcans oi lEransportation to an trom iBcctings. TO MEETINGS ON FOOT. FROM IMEETINGS ? (No ' c of the members have physicians ' certificates of ill-health, but most of them are usually unable to walk both ways. ) Pages from the books of the Secrctarv and the Treasurer follow. These were found accidentally, and their loss has caused the owners much anxiety. .SY.V.S ' i ' STEVEXS, Treasurer of Forluightlv Cluh. Dr. Cr. igoi Jan. I. T(i Cash U 7. 32 3-8 igoi Feb. I. Mch. By U. S. Ex. Co. for C. O. D. bo. , e.vce sior lined, amtainitig extra fine XXX 106 Br So. E.x. Co., fo, C. (). D. Pk ' ge of marked ' • g ass. 3.02 7-03 188 fIDinutes of Xast fiDeetina. (Di?. JiDAs II()(!ri5, Secretary of the Fortnif htly Club.) Meeting was called to order at 3 minutes past 8. Harry Tucker was 59;! seconds late. (Would that my marking system were in vogue here !) Harr}- Campbell ga e his ludicrous account of his trip to Vesuvius. (How the students would have enjoyed hearing it again !) Jim Crow very amusingly told how thev court girls in German) ' . Jimmie Howe spoke voluminously on various subjects. (How he bores me ! He does monopolize a conversation ! That ' s why I like H. A. — when he opens up he says something.) Bill Vance delivered his 69th talk on Paris. (How much he must have learned on that trip !) Sissy Stevens, Treasurer, asked for a new assessment, as express rates were exorbitantly high, owing to the internal re ' enue laws. He also wanted to pay for a Spencerian pen point. No. 2, said to be steel, which he had gotten from Stuart ' s to write up his books. Doctor Quarles proposed that Absque Hoe be expelled if he persisted in reading the Code during meetings of the club. Mike Dennv sang his new anthem, entitled How I Love Athletics, Sissy Stevens accompan ing him with his tuning fork. Svengali related some jokes. (Ah, how some men ' s minds do run !) All business being transactetl, John L. , caterer to the club o})ened a box which had come by express. Baby Willis woke up and all regaled themselves hcartilv ex- cept the Secretary. (I-I-I went home and Davy did, too, because his wife raised sand the last time he stayed till all the fellows left. I do hope they all got home safely, and met no students as they were taking each other across the Campus. M -, how I would like to be young again like some of the boys, but, as Socra tes says, married men must go home early.) Jim Crow invited us to his room next meeting and saiil he ' d give us a gay old time. (I ' m afraid Davy and I can ' t stay.) JiDAS HoGUE, Secretary. Note. — The parts in parenthesis are the Secretary ' s personal feelings, intended only for his own perusal. 189 Camera Club, O. T. FEAMSTER, Chief Kodak Fiend J. E. CORLEY Frenzied Snap-Shooter R. C. LORD Flashlight Specialist Demons. COOPER. YOUNG. Pkof. STE ' ENS. WITT. DR. HOWE. TURNER. RING. GRAYBILL. Snapsbots, W rmj 190 Calico Club Consumate Calicoists. R. H. ALLEN. S. C. RAGLEY. COOKE. GOOLSBY. W. C. YOUNG. TABB. CORBETT. W. C. YOUNG. CONRAD. KNIPMEYER. tlbrcesmicibtesasXimecftsflften. OSBURN. PANCAKE. PHELPS. DUNCAN. PENDLETON. ELGIN. HETH. SYDENSTRICKER. Sli miQbts a mcel . COOPER. KEEBLE. ANDREWS. GOSHORN. DOWNEY. LORD. ISkDOWELL. LAMAR. BOAZ. ail tbe ;rime. SANDERS. FEA ISTER. STONE. a Callc ' 0 Xamcnt. I ' ve had a host of beaux, ' tis true, But life is short (aged eighty -two ! ) 191 H Sopbomoric ILa , Of athletes naught-three has a goodly number And its members have no lack of tongue ; But if his genius would awaken from its slumber, The world would know it all from Mote McClung. When they struggle with the freshmen in the matin, They make the air resound with war-like yelps ; But no sound comes from that fiend of Greek and Latin, The sage and solemn Richard Roscoe Phelps. There ' s another one who, buried in his book leaves, Cann(jt tell a three-spot from a deuce ; So ignorant of the world is he, it grieves To think of poor old book-worm, Harry Huse. The class also has many wicked sinners, And many who are known to be quite tough ; But of the medicine they give poor fresh beginners. The worst dose of it all — poor things — its Ruff. 192 C .U CUiB Maebington anb %cc IHnivcv- 8(t Glee anb flftanboUn Club. W. D. COOKE, President. R. W. CRAWFORD, Director. W. DAVIS CONRAD, Bltsiness Manager. nl an oUn Club. ©lUtars: COOKE. DENNI8. HALL. TUCKER. SHIVELY. PENDLETON. an olins: PANCAKE. CRAWFORD. FEAMSTER. McRAE. McPHEETERS. TURNER, T. C. IDloUns: McRAE, FEAMSTER. aSanjeutine: hall. asanjo: warner. DiolonccUo: goshorn. piano: smiley, g. r., smiley, a. t. (3lce Club. JFirst C enors: BOOKER. GLASS, W. W.. HALL. CRAWTORD. ScconD n:cnors: TUCKER. COOKE. PANCAKE, ffiret Basses: BAKER, GLASS, J. W., TABB. Sccono JSasscs: daniels, tucker, shively. be Blacl 2)iamon ©uartctte. BOOKER. FIR.ST Tenor CRAWTORD Second Tenor BAKER First Bass TUCKER Second Bass 194 196 Masbington anb %cc XDtniversit Cotillion Club, ©fficcrs. C. R. ROBINSON President VV. D. CONRAD Secretary and Treasurer flDembcrs. W. D. COOKE. E. D. PRICE. J. C. McCLUER. R. RING. J. R. TUCKER. C. A. BOAZ. F. W. GOSHORN. H. D. MOISE. H. S. OSBURN. R. H. ALLEN. R. P. DANIEL. A. H. S. ROUSS. E. E. BOOKER. G. S. HAIRSTON. AFTER THE BALL. 197 Jfinal BalL Iprcsibcnt. COLEMAN RODGEES KOBINSON. leiccutive Committee. F. W. GOSHORN, Chairman. W. W. GLASS. W. J. LAUCK. E. R. PRESTON. V. D. COOKE. J. AV. BAGLEY. ROBERT RING. HRNRY HALL. Unvitation Committee. W. D. CONRAD, Chairman. R. C. BIGGS. M. P. ANDREWS. S. McP. GLASGOW. J. E. ARBUCKLE. C. S. McNULTY. arrangement Committee. H. D. MOISE, Chairman. B. B. SHIVELY. E. E. BOOKER. R. W. CRAWFORD. STOCKTON HETH. Decoration Committee. S. C. BAGLEY, Chairman. T. A. BLEDSOE. W. S. ROBERTSON. G. B. SHIELDS. H. HARBY, Jr. 199 THE SPORTS CAREER. JJlth ' ' beer for huo Jiis sport beg tin ; It ended np with bier for one ! —H. C F. SHE. I can but swear by all that ' s good — All in that sky above her — Through all reverses life can bring I ne ' er shall cease to love her. -H. C F. ATHLLTIC5 CHAS. S. McXULTY, ' 02 President R. W. CKAWF()RI), ' 02 Vice-President M. P. ANDREWS, ' 01 Secretary T. A. BLEDSOE, ' 01 Treasurer T Jfootball. T. A. BLEDSOE Caitaix F. W. GOSHORN Manager WM. WERTENBAKER Coach T Baseball. M. P. ANDREWS Captain W. J. LAUC ' K Manager y sJi o A Committees. PROFESSOR 1). C. IirMPIIRP:YS I f.ottt .- PROFESSOR H. D. CAMPBELL j iacilt W. S. HOPKINS, Esq Alvmxi CHAS. S. McNULTY Stvdents R. W. CRAWFORD j  ii dents o N Boat Clubs. Marrv %cc: W. T. ELLLS, ' 02. CHAS. S. McNULTY WM. ALLAN, ' 02 Blbcrt Si ncTS: J. R. Tl ' CKER. A. G. JENKINS. J. OBERLIN, ' 01. rack atbletics. vTSD- HENRY HALL, ' 03. 202 SAMUEL ]McP. GLASGOW. EVOLUTION OF AN ATHLETE. 203 jFoot BalL F. W. GOSHORN, Manager. T. A. BLEDSOE, Captain. WM. WERTENBAKER, Cuach. Eeam. Center Rush R- H. ALLEN. Left Guard HUTCHESON and CROCKETT. Right Guard W. T. ELLIS and TRUNDLE. Left Tackle : IcNULTY and FIELDER. Right Tackle WHIPPLE and HAW. Left End T. A. BLEDSOE. Right End SWARTZ and A. M. SMITH. Quarter Back HALL, GRAVES and W. ALLEN. Left Half Back C. F. : IONTGO: IERY and P. ROBINSON. Right Half Back FOSTER and W. L. THOMPSON. Full Back BOOKER and BOOGHER. 204 Base Ball Zcmn, W. J. LAUCK— Manager. B. D. CAUSEY — Assistant Manager. M. P. ANDREWS— Captain. J. W. BAGLEY— Catch. W. A. BAKER — Pitch and Left Field. R. W. CRAWFORD— Third Base and Pitch. M. P. ANDREWS— Pitch and Left Field. S. C. BAGLEY — Shortstop. C. F. SPENCER— First Base. A. McD. SMITH— Second Base. H. M. FOX — Centre Field. E. W. G. BOOGHER— Right Field. Substitutes. C. F. MONTGOMERY. M. A. BRFXKENRIDGE. W. L. THOMPSON. 206 h . WILLIAM WER ' FENBAKER.. Physical Dirfxtor HLXRV HALI Captain J. C. : IcPHEETERS. S. McP. GLASGOW. F. N. JOHNSON. M. P. BURKS, Jr. G. HAW. fIDctnbcrs. T. G. STONE. W. G. PENDLETON. E.L. MOFFETT. J. : I. ANDERSON. G. G. WORTH EN. C. DAVIS. H. HALL. J. W. WARNER. 208 BOATING. annual IReoatta, JvNE ISth, 1900. Marris %cc. W. T. ELLIS, Jr.— Str oki:. H. C. COE— No. 2. C. S. McNULTY— No. 3. HENRY HALL— No. 4. R. W. McCRUM— Coxswain. aibcrt S Dne . p. OBENSCHAIN— Strokk. R. D. THOMPSON— No. 2. J. McC. SIEG— No. 3. H. D. MOISE— No. 4. H. R. KEEBLE— Co.xswAix. 1Rccor of IRaces Since 1874. ' 74 — (Draw.) ' 75— HARRY LEE. ' 76— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 77— HARRY LEE. ' 78— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 79- HARRY LEE. ' 80— HARRY LEE. ' SI— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 82— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 83— (Draw.) ' 84— (No Race.) ' 85— HARRY LEE. ' 86— HARRY LEE. ' 87— HARRY LEE. ' 88- ALP ERT SYDNEY. ' 89— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 90— HARRY LEE. ' 91— (No Race.) ' 92— HARRY LEE. ' 93— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 94— ALBERT SYDNEY ' 95— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 96— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 97— HARRY LEE. ' 98— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 99— HARRY LEE.. ' 00— ALBERT SYDNEY. ' 01-(?) HARRY LEE— 11. IDictories. ALBERT SYDNEY— 12. LAUNCHING OF THE ANNIE:,J0E:II. ' %JAt..- ' PINCKNEY PRIZE CUP. • J«:;j ' li? ii m ; r i. ' 4t:7W?.-,,f; |e ' - sii LOVERS ' LEAP. MY IDOL. Let the heatlien have his idol, Made of costly gems and mud. But I ' ll ' stow my adoration On mv own— of flesh and blood. The sweetest, quaintest little maid I e ' er have chanced to see, Through sympathy for purest love, Pretends she lares for me. No angel in bright paradise, No sportive nymph at sea Has eyes so bright, nor heart .so warm, And vet she don ' t love me. I have for her no word of blame ; Far be it from my mind To bring one sigh of care or pain To her whose greatest crime Consists of mild unselfishness. And makes her willingly Contort her friendship into love And feign she cares for me. 216 Ringtum Phi ! StickeiTBuiii I We ' re the stuff From Lexington Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! White and Blue ! Whoopla ! Whooi la ! W. L. U. Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah! Rah! Ri ! Albert Sidney ! Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah I Rah ! Rah ! Ree ! Ree! Ree! Harry Lee ! Chicky-goriink, gorimk, goree ! Heigh-ho! High-ho ! Washington and Lee ! Washington and Lee ! Washington and Lee ! Tiger ! yiss ! Boom ! Cuck-oo 217 poverty pcctB pvoveibs. In sentimental love, a bustin heart is a mighty funny ithin si td e erybody eept the owner of the heart Where ' s bustin ' . - . i . • ' ' ; . K It is the scurviest runt that makes the biggest hog. The fool loves; the wise man is beloved of others. There are more tears in one small woman than there are in any ten men you can find; but there is more real sympathetic pity in one true man than there is in a whole horse-lot full of women. Crying is one of the commonest ways women ha ' e of lying. Friendship is like a corset; it is worth the pressure it will stand. People as a rule have fewer fathers than any other relation. A public servant is a person the public serves. Unhappy the man who cannot fill his own britches. When a man is out at heel, he is generally out of heart. It is a lucky tramp that has trousers enough to cover all the legs he wears. Common sense is the uncommonest sense of all. Marriage is the outward manifestation of an inward distemper. Love is a thing that makes a man want to divide his name. A man that always thinks as you do is a very bright fellow. It is a dull sap-sucker that pecks all day on one log. Consider the English sparrows how the ' grow; not Solomon in all his glor}- was as prolific as one of these. There never was a jackass yet but blamed a mule for not having a better voice. The blackbird may be the blackest bird,, but he is not the only black bird. If matches are made in heaven, where do they get the sulphur from. ' The foot may be the most expressive feature a man has, when your back is turned. The bee is not a good liver; he is very often torpid. ■ omen nowadays -are too modest to speak the naked truth. Shirts, shot-guns and champagne are the finishing touches which civilization puts on the heathen when it Christianizes him. When the sluggard hath staid his stomach he stUl hath an appetite for sleej). A hog scratches his ear because he thinks it itches. What if the roller ran over the toad, It flatten ' d the earth and made the road. A hog is not always the biggest hog. As Christian Science hath it, the colic is an imaginary pain in an imaginary part of the body known by the imaginary name of stomachache. It is merely an ideal. ' Tis not every man who is on the hog, that rides. A canine cur is the least objectionable kind. Woman first showed man Satan in the Garden of Eden, and she has been making him see the devil ever since. Love is made blind that he may not see the frauds that are currently jjracticed upon him. Despair is derived from boiling down the dregs of the soul. Melancholy is the cinder of mirth. Show me a man that is truthful and I will show you a man who is honest. Show me a girl who is truthful, and I will — faint. The dog with the shortest tail is quickest over the fence. t flfiobern iFables, I. Zbc Jfoll of tb Misc. DN the ancient city of Athens there once lived a great master. Under him was a com- pany of teachers who taught the people from their little books. But, once a week, the great master would speak to his children from his heart, which was filled with wisdom, and the people gathered together gladly and hearkened to his words and grew wise. At last the great master was gathered to his fathers, and the people hungered for his words. Then the teachers summoned them together once a week as beforetimes, and spoke to them after the custom of the master. But the words which they spoke were all taken from their little books. And the stories which they told and the things which they taught were familiar to the people, and they profited nothing by them. So many of them went away unsatisfied and came not again, saying, These things have we heard in our infancy. Then the teachers were filled with wrath, |nd made a decree, saying, He who cometh not to the weekly assembly, and hearkeneth not to the ancient sayings which we shall teach from our little books, snail be punished even as a cutter of classes, and as a transgressor of the law. Thus were the people forced to finish their morning sleep upon the hard benches of the assembly room. Moral : What the teachers can ' t find in their little books isn ' t worth knowing. 11. ifrien 0bip. There was once a dealer in cigarettes, chewing-gum, pink colored candies and other funeral promoters. If there was anything he didn ' t know the compilers forgot to put it in the Una- bridged Encyclopedia. AVhen it came to general information he could give the Sphynx cards and spades, and then make her look like thirty cents. He had the bulge on her Ijecause he was not foolish enough to keep his statistics to himself. No, he was not short about that, in fact he was cut out for a Wednesday morning lecturer. However, he was born with an abnormal yearning for filthy lucre, and the yearning grew right along with his whiskers. With characteristic quickness of perception he saw from the start that students were, afflicted with a superabundance of coin. His philanthropic disposition prompted him to relieve their embarrassment. Therefore he surnamed himself The Students ' Friend, and opened a junk-shop where they could buy most any old thing they didn ' t want. No one ever entered his den without the spuds, or left it with any. The only trouble was inducing the more cautious to come within his sphere of influence. At first he offered as inducements the gratuitous distribution of peanuts and friendships. When this began to fail on the victims he would toss around a few of his choice observations on what other people didn ' t know. But when this choice menu failed to bring in a crop of suckers sufficient to satisfy his ambition, he put himself upon a diet of grape nuts and baled hay and thought the matter over for a week. At the end of the seventh day he jumped from the back counter, overturning a case of French liver extinguishers and exclaiming Payupa, (which was his pet oath), he immediately ordered a slot machine. It came on the next train. The manufacturers evidently hadn ' t sent any lunch along, for it had an appetite like a Blue Hotel boarder. Its swallow was built on the Whal(ing) plan, but the Jonah it had swallowed had stayed with it and exerted its traditional influence over all players. By carefully systematized playing you could exchange five dollars for fifty cents worth of chewing gum and sardines. As a result the operator ' s hirsute appendage has grown live inches, and steel-cut engravings of his never-to-be-plagiarized mug adorns a large portion of our current literature. Moral: 1. Friendship, Fame and Fortune go hand in hand. 2. Nothing for something never fails to draw the Students ' trade. 223 III. fiDisouibeb Zeal. In the Athens of the New World was situated a far famed institution of learning whither the youth gathered to receive instruction from the learned philosophers. Like all great men the philosophers had paouliar personal traits, and many of them bore historic names symbolic of their character. Among them lived one, who for many moons had borne the name of a most notorious biblical character. Some said that ties of blood had secured for him this precious heritage, while others maintained, that the eternal fitness of things had so decreed. Ofttime questio IS w.) ' .ild arise which concernei the welfare of the youths of Athens and the philosopher would co:nmu:ie with his spirit and ponder deeply that he might reach the most salutary solution of these questions. Skilled as he was in Attic lore this philosopher knew naught of logic nor could he hearken unto the voice of reason. This misfortune caused him to reach many sad and inexplicable conclusions. Nine youths whj upheld the honor of athletics in Athens, were to meet and struggle with nine other youths for supremacy in a city nearby famed for its hills. In this city were many friends of the youths of Athens, who had in days gone received instruction from the philosophers of Athens and who loved her traditions and cherished her interests Now, when these heard that the nine youths of Athens were to come among them there was much rejoicing and they said, We will give a feast and make merry and the nine youths of Athens shall eat and drink with us for, verily, our love for them is great. So they commanded that much food be prepared and that wine be brought to the feast that all might in moderation partake thereof. Now, when the philosopher who bore the biblical name heard that wine was to be served to the youths and he not among them, he was much vexed within himself and cried unto his spirit, What shall I do? A still small voice replied, Obey the golden rule and thy ways shall be the ways of the just. But the philosopher heeded not and the more he pondered the matter he became the more vexed. At length he unloosed his trousers and swore a mighty oath : By the blood of Socrates and the dust of Plato this thing shall not be ! and he sat him down and wrote as one in authority over the youths of Athens, and despatched letters to the friends of Athens in the City of Hills, declaring their course unwise and harmful and de- manding its reversal. And the friends of Athens thinking of him as one in authority heark- ened unto his words aul the wine cisksremiined sealed. The friends likewise had compassion on the youths and they said, We will not set before them a dry feast lest it choke them and the guilt be ours. The youths and their friendi were sorely grieved and the philosopher pitied them not but blessed himself for his deed, considering it more easy for a Campbell to go through the eye of a needle than for one whose lips had tasted wine to enter into paradise. Now when the youths found out who it was that had thwarted their pleasure they were exceeding wroth and reviled him saying, The golden rule hath he broken, and hath turned against us. And all the youths of Athens threw kisses at him signifying Thou art the man, But the philosopher heeded not, and sat daily in the synagogue and comforted himself with the delusion that his was the just cour.se and the course of wisdom. Now, those who from pity looked on sadly smiled and wended their way. MoKAL — A Philosopher with all his saintly zeal and fear Can ' t frighten a Lazarus from selling his beer. 224 IV. Zbc Ma ) of lit Once upon a time two youths journeyed to the Athens of the South burning with the desire to mingle with the sages, and to sit at the feet of the philosophers of whose marvelous learning they had heard so many marvelous stories. One came from down by the sea, and the other from up in the mountains. For full two years did tliey roam the streets, and stand in the market-wavs of Athens, listening to the words of the great philosophers and moulding their lives after the teachings of these great ones. The philosophers saw this and were glad. They looked upon the two youths with hope and expectation, and rewarded them with medals made of line gold, and encouraged them with presents of money called scholarships. And the youths grew and waxed strong in knowledge and in favor with the sages and philosophers. All this continued for many days, and then the two youths began to frequent the offices where a weekly paper was printed by the other youths of Athens ; and the paper pleased the youths, and they said unto the youths from the mountains and the sea, go ye and publish for us an annual named after the cup of the flower. And the two youths did as they were commanded. And while they were doing this, behold nine other youths of Athens, who played games with a ball, cams running and said : Come ! follow us ! We have no one to carry the Ijag, and to collect and distribute our monies. We are in need of a manager. And again the two youths from the mountains and the sea did as they were commanded. And thus the two youths became ex ' ceeijlingly busy, and resorted no more to the places where the sages and philosophers taught diver ' s things, and cut the quiz and examination days of these great men of learning. And the philosophers saw that the seats of these two youths were vacant, and became exceedingly wroth. And one Monday afternoon were the philoso- phers gathered together in one placcj, aiid they communed with themselves concerning the two youths, and many reviled them, saying ' : They have deserted our way, and have been basely ungrateful. But one philosopher, who had come from the Northwest, arose and defended the two youths, saying, The work they are doing is good for them ; it will surely profit them in ' after years. And wheii the two youths heard this th6y called the young philosopher blessed. And the two youths, although they love l to hear the words of the philosophers, were com- pelled to stay away, and to work on the paper and the Annual, and to carry the monies of the nine youths who played baseball. And they labored hard and hoped for great commendation, when, lo, when their work was completed the other youths of Athens became angry and criti- cized them, saying : The paper is no good ; the Annual is verily punk, and you have sold the championship of the South to Roanoke College for eighteen pieces of silver, and have permitted the nine youths who play l)all to revel in worldly amusement. And the great philosophers also criticized the two youths, and reviled them, and drove them away, saying, You have not made 65 on exams. And the two youths were exceedingly sorrowful and joined the S. B. C., and fled to their homes, one to the mountains and one to the sea. :_. Moral : Unless you look for a reward hereafter, never take charge qlx ny college enterprise. ■ X% ' ;v ' M 225 % The Goddess of the Fresh and Green, Alas, zue camtot name her; When greener still and far more fresh Is Frederick W. Cramer. g ! TlTf ANDERSON RETURNING FROM CHURCH. Such Splendid specimens of youth. We do not meet but rarely; A blessing to the world, forsooth, That they are scattered sparely. — Hamilton Brothers. 226 (Sluotations. Fantastic, frolicsome and wild With all the trinkets of a child. - -Cramer. And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. — Whipple. The helpless look of blooming infancy. — Triplet . He bore A paunch of mighty bulk before, Which still he had a special care To keep well crammed with thrifty fare. — Wilson, J . A. Their various cares in one great point combine The business of their lives — that is, lo dine.—Blain and White. From a safe point ' tis easy to give counsel. — Prof. Campbell. The ignis fatuus that bewitches And leads men into pools and ditches. — L. Lazarus. Learning by study must be won, ' Twas ne ' er entailed from sire to son. — - . R. Tucker. Besides ' tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs do squeak. — Huguc. His very name a title page, and ne.xt His life a commentary on the te.xt. — Witt. None but thyself can be thy parallel. — Glasgmv. Dreading the climax of all human ills, The inflammation of his weekly bills. — Keeble. Beyond all contradiction The most sincere that ever dealt in fiction.- — Hankins. For many a lad returns from school A Latin, Greek and Hebrew fool; In arts and knowledge still a block, Tho ' deeply skilled in hie, haec, hue. — Phelps. Explaining metaphysics to the nation — I wish he would explain his explanation. — Dr. Qiiarles. Unwept, unhonored and unsung. — Geo. Hairstoii. That which I am, I am; I did not seek This life, nor did I make myself. — Foster. Love will find its way Thru ' paths where wolves would fear to prey. — Goshorn. ] Iutual hive, the crown of all our bliss. — Goolsby and Corbetl. Only th is is sure: In this world naught, save misery, can endure. — T. A. Bledsoe. There is a pleasure in jioetic pains That none but poets know. — T. C. Wilson. Unjust decrees they make and call them just. And we submit to them, because we must. — The Facu tv. Why did she love him ? Curious fool, be still ! Is human love the growth of human will . ' — Prof. Stevens. O, there ' s nothing half so sweet As l(.)ve ' s y ,)ung dream. — Allen. By forms unfashioneil, fresh from nature ' s band. — Parks. Brief, brave and glorious was his young career. — Henry. And nothing ' s so perverse in nature, As a profound opinionator. — Dr. Howe. And now, fair ladies, one and all adieu. Good luck, good husbands and good bye to you. — Lexington Calic. •h ii ' ' ' l ' • juiir ' . ' ! ' ' hi. ' u ' ' ¥ ' • ' ' ■ ' LIBERTY HALL. 228 My Two-Fmgers Girl. ' Why call her my little Two-fngcrs Girl 1 She ' as only two fingers you- think ? No, no ; but she isn ' t inuch more for a- g ' lrl Than ttvo-firvgers is for a drinli. Here ' s William Li. McDowell, Kind -people do not faint, For his artificial halo means. He ' s a type of the college saint. The Crow. His head is hlack, his heart is too. And the whole hlamed bird is hlack clean through I 229 Frontispiece 3 Editorial Board of The Ca ly x 3-5 Greeting 6 Preface 9 In Memoriani 10 Picture of William Lyne Wilson 11 Calendar 12 Interlude 13 Corporation 15 Faculty and Officers (with picture).. 16-18 Alumni Association 19 Our Fallen Chieftain (poem) 20 ACADEMIA : My Dream 22 Senior Class Roll (with picture) 24-27 History of Seniors 28-30 Head of Lee (picture) 31 Class of 1902 32,33 History of Class of 1902 34-37 Class of 1903 38,39 Class of 1904 40-42 L. w Depaktjiext : Senior Law Class (with picture)... 46-48 History of Law Class of 1901 49, 50 Ye Song of Ye Younge Man of Lawe (Poem) 53, 54 Junior Law Class 55, 56 Literary and Biograpukai. : In Memoriam (Poem) 58 William Lyne Wilson (Illus. ) 59-64 Lee Memorial Church (Picture) 65 Looking over a few quiet, orderly Sunday-like P. O. cases (picture) 66 Letter from Ex-President Cleveland 67 Letter from President McKinley... 68 W. L. Wilson as a Public Man (by W. J. Bryan 69 William L. Wilson as a Public Man (by Charles S. Fairchild) 70 William L. Wilson as an Educator (by J. Lawrence Laughlin) 71 William L. Wilson as a College President (by H. Parker Willis) 72, 73 AVilliam Lvne Wilson as a Soldier (by Charles T. O ' Ferrall) 74, 75 William L. Wilson as a Boy and as a Soldier (by Rob. T. Craighill) 76, 77 The Undiscovered Diamond (Poem) 78 William C. Preston (Picture) 79 Publications : The Southern Collegian (with Picture) 82-85 The Ring-Tum Phi (with picture).. 86, 87 The Calyx 88, 89 Washington and Lee T ' niversity — Historical Papers No. 3 90 Ranches : Preston Ranch 92, 93 S. O. Campbell ' s Ranch 94, 95 Campbell ' s Ranch 96, 97 Central House, alias Rockbridge Hotel 98 Booker Ranch 99 Bratton Ranch 100 Davidson Ranch 101 The White House 102, 103 The Freshman ' s Luck (Poem) 104 The Athenian Astrologer 105-108 Fraternities : Kappa Alpha Fraternity (with picture) 110, 111 Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi (with picture) 112,113 Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (with picture) 114, 115 Sigma Nu Fraternity ( with picture)116, 117 Virginia Zeta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (with picture). .118, 119 Alpha-Alplia Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma (with picture) 120, 121 Virginia Beta Chapter of Phi Kap- pa Pisi (with picture) 122, 12:1 Virginia Sigma Cliapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon 124,125 Delta Tau Delta Fraternity (with picture ' . 126, 127 Virginia Alpha Chapter of Mu Pi Lambda (with picture) 128, 129 Theta Nu Epsilon 130-131 Fraternity Yells 133 S. B. C 134 Sigma 135 Nonsense Verses 13( The Faculty at One of Their Favorite Sports (Cartoon) 137 Past and Present (Poem) 139 A Chat with Old (ieorge 140-142 A Parting Sigh (Poem) 143 Types of Southern Beauty (Picture).. 144 Mi.scELL. XEors : Alva Esten (Poem) 146-150 The Redemption of the Trio 151-156 Poem 157 Innocents (Poem) 158-160 The Professor 161-166 Poem 167 PlittyMan (Poem) 168 Why the Young Man Didn ' t Pav Up . .16 )-171 A Last Farewell (Poem) 172 Societies and Ci.uns : Y. M. C. A 174 Graham Lee Literary Society 175, 176 Washington Literary Society 177, 178 AVinners of University Medals 179 Press Club 180 Kentucky Club 181, 182 West Virginia Club 183 Texas Club 184 Florida Club 185, 186 Staunton Club 187 Fortnightly Clul) 188, 18( Camera Clul 190 Calico Club 191 A Sophomoric Lay 192 Washington and Lee Glee and Mandolin Club (with picture).... 194 Cotillion Club 197 Final Ball 198, 199 The Sport ' s Career (Poem) 200 She (Poem) 200 Athletics : Athletic Association 202 Evolution of an Athlete (Picture).. 203 Football Team (with picture) 204,205 Baseball Team (with picture) 206, 207 Gymnasium Team (with j)icture)...208, 209 Boating (Picture) 211 Annual Regatta 212 Launching of the Annie Joe II. (picture) 213 Pinckney Prize Cup (picture) 214 Lovers ' Leap (picture) 214 Alliert Si(hiey Crew, ' 00 Winners (picture) 215 My Idol (Poem) 216 College Yells 217 Passing Show (picture) 219 Poverty Peet ' s Proverbs 220,221 Modern Fabi.es : I. The Folly of the Wise 222 II. 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