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

Text from Pages 1 - 260 of the 1903 volume:

Mir. 75 S W3info C..2 1 O 3 n iiB J 3hlMTef A D ilZ U I E SITT EDITORS S. A. WITHERSPOUN Editor-in-Chiei- J. C. PANCAKE Assistant Editor-in-Chiki ' R. W. BAKER J )- Senior Law P. R. MASSIE i K. L McKAY JuMOR Law 1. C. McPHEETERS. ) _ y Senior Academic C. R. PILKINGTON: ) R. W. BLEDSOE Junior Academic M. D. CAMPBELL , Appointed by Editor-in-Chiee 0. B. HARVEY ... BUSINESS MANAGERS 1. j L B. (ilL-L, Business I L nager V. D. ( ' UNRAD Assistant Business Lvnager M.D.Campbell W. D. Coiuad C. K. Pilkinmon W.R.Bledsoe J. C. Pancake Baker S. A. Witherspoon J. M. B. Gill P. R. Massie K. I. M-K ' i O. B. Harvey iiinpiiiii i up i|i i i i i i ifiii iii|ii i iiiiipi fii mi ip ri||i H iifiiiiiiiifiiiiiii|||iimii|piiiHiipiiiiiiipiiiiiipiNiiifwuipiiiiiiip ifiiiiiiiifiiiiimnii ipji imniiiMiiy.ini||n) PREFACE , iillillliMlllllilMii.li Illl]lmllllll]li.,lllllll lllllr..iMllll] ijj.li. ' li ' Illl ' l...illlll 1llllllii,i[lllll Illtlr Illhlmillllbli..|||i||||||li||i||liaumllfcu!l|lllli Ol UR friend and fellow critic, Mr. DeQuincey, has made a statement in regard to that striking, and some times very suggestive similarity which is often noticed between writers of today, and those who have preceded them, which we cannot pass over without giving it the just rebuke which we feel in our hearts that it deserves. Now the gentleman has the brazen affrontery to say that there is really no very serious objection to the use of quotation marks in many cases. He thinks that when it becomes necessary to use another man ' s ideas or thoughts for the adornment of one ' s own composition, that this is a painful and unfortunate state of affairs which can only be alleviated by disguising it. In order to convince, he also proceeds with a very forcible argument in support of his most vicious position. Quotation marks, says he, in addition to spoiling the symmetry and beauty, and solidity of a paragraph or sentence or verse, will almost always cast a damper over the spirits of the writer himself, which has a most distressing effect on the vitality of the composition. Now with this general theory as his standing ground, DeQ. proceeds to confess (after having been caught and accused, some people say,) that when it comes to a choice between marring the beauty of one of his own paragraphs, and of the chance of a little adverse criticism, that he chooses the latter without hesitation, and as for using quotation marks (except when the passage under debate is so well known that quotation marks don ' t really make any difference, when, of course, he consents to use them) he just simply passes them up. He claims, further, that he has distinguished precedents for so doing; he goes on to show how Virgil copied almost verbaiitn from Homer; how Dante took his plan of Heaven, Purgatory and Hell (Hell especially) from Virgil; how Milton was very much indebted to his friend Dante for ideas along the same line; how Keats, et als, copied from Milton almost entirely, until finally he traces it down to his own day and time. This is all very interesting, Mr. DeQ., but your nonsense is too easily reduced to an absurdity. If at first we were inclined to believe your statements, yet we cannot help thinking that if things were as you state them we would soon hold Adam accountable for all of the literary efforts of the ages. It seems, however, that notwithstanding our opinion to the contrary, there are many persons who are willing to accept the theory and follow the advice of DeQ., and these persons even wish to force such a policy upon the editors of The Calyx, U Oh, how often have we been tempted! Ever and anon some obliging friend would tell us confidentially of ' ' something I saw the other day, that would be simply fine for The Calyx, and after being told that we did not follow DeQ., but on the contrary preferred the precept of Mr. Emerson, when he says, Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string, the person would, as like as not, in the very next breath, tell us about some very funny illustration in last years Bngle or Trumpet which would be the very thing you want. Hence the conclusion: If anything appears in this volume which appears to the reader to have made it ' s appearance at some previous date, let the reader lay all the blame on DeQuincey and his demoralizing philosophy, and let him remember also the board of editors, although they admit that they are responsible for some of the written matter of this book, yet are not guilty of quite all of it. DaaabonMa Jog on, jog on the footpath way. And merrily bent the stile-a; A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad lives in a mile-a. — The Winter ' s Tale. Jog on, jog on ! That vagrant lay, I hear in dreams, beyond the sway; Beyond the sound of shop and street. Responsive to the timeful beat, I follow where the road may stray. With sowskin sack and kerchief gay, I fare in entreacte of life play. Where nomad fires and folk repeat, Jog on, jog on ! Full long will be the footpath way, Full high the stile, full dark the day; When, in the race ' s chest and cheat, Antolycus of errant feet Shall chant no more, with heart of May — Jog on, jog on ! ONLY A FRESHMAN Only a Freshman, I gazed on my queen As she glided away with stately grace On the wings of the waltz ; And I thought how fair is her form and face ; And I knew that she could not be false, With fickle thoughts to screen. Calyx 2 I dreamed we walked together, as of old, But, ah ! more sweetl -, for your lips were smiling. And melted into tenderness be.guiling, Thiise eyes whose glances once were proud and cold. Pensive, you listened, as my love I pleaded, And tho ' you spoke no word, the downcast eye And glowing cheek, made eloquent reply, I ' hat, not unwillingly, my tale you heeded. Trembling with rapture, since I dared believe, Your maiden heart was won, (that laughed at wooing), And that for me your dark eyes kindl - beamed, Which had been many a wretched night ' s undoing, 1 bent to kiss you, but, without reprieve, — The gra ' -lit morning told me 1 had dreamed. : I. Hume. i6 Freshman Class KOAKl), WII.I.IA.M lli;XR 1 ' kksidkxt CliftMii For-c, ' a. KKI.LAM, FREDERICK CESAR AU(}US ' 1 ' L ' S, Vick-Pkk.sidknt. . Rung-.teague, Va. CAUSEY, JA] IF:S DOUGLAS, A, T A,, Skikktakv and Tkeasirkr Suffolk, Va. Adajis, Chaki.ks Rohkkt.. White Ha]l, ' a. Ai.kxani)?;k, Daxiki. Wm., t . f. A., Clarksburg, W. ' a. Ai ' i ' , John Camillis. .Charleston, V. ' a. Baek, Ira Philip. . . .Huntington, W. Va Birch, Clarenxk Elton. Chincoteague,V ' a. Bird, Warren Hite, §. N.. . . Roll a, Va. BrITTINGHAM, Smith RuFIS, Portsmouth, Va. BuzBY, John Laurence, §. X...Phila., Pa. Carpenter, Coirtxey Si.kdd, TT. K. A., Roanoke, Va. Cather, Jas. Howard. Chambersville, Va. Causey, Jas. Douglas, A.T. A.. Suffolk, Va. Cockerill, Samuel North Fork, ' a. C0LEMAN,Wm. ABBETT, t .A.0., Lynchburg, Va. Cooper, Waller Raymond, Centreville, Ala. Crum, Emory Clay Frederick, Md. Cunningham, Clarence Ray, K. A., Clarksburg, W. Va. Davis, Clyde Raymond, Chattanooga, Tenn. D.wis, F;d yard Lee, Chattanooga, Tenn. Davis, Wm. Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn, Deshazo, Martin Grogan, Ridge vay,Va. DuNLAP, Chas. Augustus . . Deerfield, Va. F ' ngle, Carrol Anderson, Bakerton, X. Va. Fi.ournay, Frank Rosebro, t . f. A , Bethesda, Md. Foard, Wm. Henry. . .Clifton Forge, Va. Harris, John Thomas Mattoax, Va. HoBsoN, Chas. Hourse. . . FVankfort, Ky. Hollingsworth, P rancis Allabai ' gh, Harrisonburg, ' a. Howry, Charles Bowen, Jr., §. A. E.. Washington, D. C. Hudson, Wm. Rutledge Luray, Va. Irons, Paul Lamar, M. TT. A., Eikius.w.va. Kellam, Frederick Cesar Augustus, jr., Rungoteague, Va. KiDD, Harry Lee r.ovingston, Va. Lee, Archie Cameron, 5.A. E., Paiatk , Fia. Maish,Ale. ander Wm., Washington, D.C. ] Iann, Thos. Freeland, P. A. 0., Ft. Sjirings, W. ' a. McCrum, Chaki.es JNIercek, §. N., Lexington, ' a. McDowell, Ivan Woodkow, Broadway, Va. MecKLIN, HeRVEY HaRMAN, French Camp.Miss. Miller, Arthur Irwin, Moflfatt ' s Creek, Va. MoREHEAD,JaS.CaDDALL,TT. K.A., Pulaski, Va. Morris, George Warren, Cool Well, ' a. Morse, Harrison Reed, ] IenTmac,Mass. Moss, Clinton Joseph, Burks Garden, Va. JMoss, Wm. Harvey. . .Burks Garden, Va. Ogden, John Washington, Ind. OsBURN, John Nelson, 5.A.E., Rii.pan, w.va. Ostermann, Frederick Julius, Leavenworth, Kan. Packard, Jno. Cunningham, Rockvillc,Md. Peek, Carlyle Starke, Fla. Peery, Samuel Lelce Tazewell, ' a. Perkins, Walter Benj., Columbus, Miss. Pipes, David Washington, Jr., K. A., Clinton, La. Powell, Wm. Henry Onancock, Va. Preston, Ben Smith, t ' .K. M ., Lexington, Va. Raphel, Henry Joseph, Uj)per Falls, Md. Ray, William Addison Belton, Tex. Reherd, Albert Clinton, Harrison) mrg. Va Shields, Martin McLea, §. N., ]Mint Spring, ' a. Sjiith, Towson E.vstham, Warrenton, a. Spindle. Richard Buckner, Jr., Christiansburg, ' a. Thackston, Henry F arly, Raleigh, N. C. Trimble, Kelley Walker .. Swoope, ' a. TuRNBULL, Martin Ryerson, t . f.A., Lexingtr)n, Va. Turnbull, Stockton Greame, A. T. A., Lexington, Va. Wallace, Clarence Edwin, Merrimac, Mass Wills, Julius Hennen. . . .Franklin, Va. WisMAN, Philip Henry. . . Alonzaville, Va. Withers, Lucius Jones. . . .Lamar, Miss. Witt, Robert Eubank, M. TT. A., Lexington, va. 17 Classs of 1906 Constitution PREAMBLE. Whereas, By a remarkable series of events, far be3 ' ond the comprehension of mortal men, we find ourselves about to quench our thirst for knowledge at Wisdom ' s Fount, to-wit: Washington and Lee University, we do ordain and establish the following Constitution: ARTICLE I. Name. The name of this class shall be The Class of 1906 of Washington and Lee University, the year 1906 signifying the date when we, with the kind permission of the Faculty, liope to leave these classic shades, to relieve J. Pierpont Morgan, Richard Croker and others, of the financial, political and spiritual burdens that have so long occupied their attentions. ARTICLE II. 0]!.TECTS. The objects of the Class of 1906 shall be fourfold: (1) To astonish the world with a remarkable exhibition of mental gymnastics. (2) To lay siege to the hearts of those fair Lexington Calic who have survived the best efforts of former clas.«es. (3) To place all our spare ca-h into the hands of John, Squire and The Student ' s Friend, during our sojourn in Lexington. (4) To do all in our power to further the .icheme of annexing the Southern Seminary, as the Woman ' s Department of Washington and Lee University. ARTICLE III. Officeks. The otticers shall be as follows: (1) The Lord High Executioner; (2) Associate Executioner; (3) Navigator of the Stylus; (4) Boss of the Exche iuer. ARTICLE IV. Duties op Officeks. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Lord High Executioner to wield the gavel, silence the ambryo Braves, and when occasion ari.- es, bring order out of chao . Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Associate Executioner to wield the gavel, when the Lord High Executioner is doing duty in the Mayor ' s Court, or is otherwise engaged. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Navigator of the Stylus to prepare all records of the proceedings of the class, the same to be transmitted to our posterity, provided the class under- takes to support any of the aforenamed articles. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Boss of the Exchequer to apply financial grease to the cogs to keep the class running in good order. ARTICLE Y. Dues. Section 1. The annual dues shall be two bones per year, the same to be paid upon entrance. Section 2. For non-jiayment of dues, the Lord High Executioner is authorized to compel the delinquent to attend two rehearsals of the Chapel Choir, and if the delinquent still survives, to smoke three of Dr. Crow ' s cigars during the session. ARTICLE XL If at graduation, any money remains in the treasury, the Boss of the Exchequer is ordered to divide it among the following charities, and for the following objects: (1) To endow a chair of Remodeled Faculty .lokes. (2) To the Society for the Establishment of Rapid Transit Between Buena Vista and Lexing- ton, Va. (3) To the Foreign IMissionary Society, to Christianize the Virginia Military Institute. (4) To erect a monument to those members of the class who survive Junior Physics. i8 T Class A ONLY A SOPHOMORE Only a sophomore, I told in my heart. As it throbbed with delight at her slightest glance ; And dared to hope That life was not all, like the changing dance, To take fresh courage and cease to mope, To chose the better part. ...The Dance of Diana... aaX Illillliiiliaili.nlllllilmilllll iJlllll Illl lllliiijllllh Iltljli.ii.li llll ll]llri,rilllililiiiillMlli„iil]l[lliiilllll] Illlllliiiilllllll lllliiriiili Illlll ill lilnillllih lIliiir.AluiillIl Illhli,iil4lii, HP Shades of Night sauntered in on the stage and arranged them- T selves in their usual positions. The Chorus of Stars poj ped out at the proper intervals and winked at the Moon as a cue for her to commence her gliding act. The Queen of Night peeped cautiously from her dresssing room behind the horizon to make sure that the stars were not deceiving her. Seeing that ail was in readiness, she threw a last kiss to the East and began her stately march across the stage, keeping time to the majestic music of the Spheres. The usual aristocratic audience of mountains brightened at her appearance, and a thousand lake glasses were leveled to catch her expression. Sec how she smiles at me, whispered one of the Rockies from the bald-headed row, appropriating the look of love which she cast towards the Sun, who was watching her from behind the opposite horizon. With such stately grace she moved that all the Earth, thrilled with the poetry of her motion, kept silence until she had reached her zenith. Then, swirling her draperies of mist about her, with a last bewildering smile, she passed behind the heavy curtains of clouds. The South wind screamed out its wild delight and all the little Hills waved their trees in applause. Several phlegmatic old ' ol- canoes coughed hoarsely to conceal their emotions, and Pelee threw up a brilliant bouquet. The Oceans lost control of themselves completely, and clapped their million hands in an ecstacy of enthusiasm. So tumultuous were the encores that the { ueen was forced to peep out from the curtains six times and smile her thanks to the audience. Thus ended the billionth night appearance if this most popular of performers in the magnificently-staged Dance of Diana. H. R. Keeble. Class 1905 J. M. B. GILL, K A, N E. § President M. D. CAMPBELL, P A Q Vice-President C. N. CAMPBELL, Jr., t K § Secreiakv and Treasiker CLASS ROLL Addison, [ohn West Accumae, ' a. Lo.mhakd, Alfred Ui.ivkk, Augusta, Ga. A kers, Jas. Byrnside Danville, ' a. Magruder, Franklin Abbott, Woodstock, Va. Armstrong, Oscar Vance, Beverly, V. Va. McBryde, Wm. Waller, 4 A 9, Bell.Jno. HENDREN,4 r A, Milnesville, Va. _ Le.xingtun, Va. Bi,air, Jno. Robert, § N, Churchviile, Va. McCulloch, John, Jr., t K §, Boice, Edmund Simpson, ATA, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Ahingilon, ' a. ] Ieredith, Frederick Chas. , A A 4 , Campbell, Chas. Newton, Jr., t K §, Boston, Mass. Chailestown, W. ' a. Miller, Daniel Chambers, Mari( n, Va. Campbell, I L lcolm Duncan, t A 0, IMoore, John Alexander, t K §, Lexington, Va. Lexington, ' a. Caperton, George Henry, Jr., ■ Neel, Samuel Register, Waynesboro, ' a. Fire Creek, W. ' a. Obenschain, Arthur Bittle, Engieman, va. Cave, Wm. Walter Madison, ' a. Quisenberry, John Edward, Lexington, Va. Collins, Alfred Clark, Crockett, Tex. Rader, Franklin Kearns, t K §, Conner, Haney Berlin, Chattanooga, xenn. Lewisburg, W. ' a. Dawson, Edmund Stonestreet, X «t , Rader, George William . . . . ] Iurat, Va. Rockville, Md. Riddick, Walter Garrett, TT K A, Dotson, Franklin Thomas, Lewisburg, w. Va. Little Rock, Ark. Douglas, Ray Addison, Overfield, W. Va. Rolston, David Hopkins, Harrisonburg, va. Dudley, Wm. Arthur. . . .Anderson, Va. Ross, George Erskine, § N, Lexington. v,i. DuNLAP, Walter H., § A E, Roanoke, Va. Scarborough, Geo. Carson, onancock. va. Ford, Lewis Lamotte, ' f A,Ty ' Fy, Ga. Shaefer, Solomon Weinshank, Gard, Horace EYSTER,Martinsburg,W.Va. Yazoo City, ] Iiss. Gilbert, Geo. Gilmore . . . .Dallas, Tex. Scott, John Engelhardt. . . Staunton, Va. Gill, Jno. Monro Bannister, K A, N E, §, Semmes, Thos. Meredith, A Q, Petersburg, Va. Lexington. W. Va. Grubb, WiLLARD Neal, Christiansburg, Va. Stanley, Lon B Shelbyville, Ky. Grover, J. cob Harlin Reliance, Va. Stephenson, Lucius Homer, Monterey, Va. Handley, Harvey LocKHART,Lewisburg,w.Va. Sterrett, James Reid. . . . Lexington, Va. Hereford, Walter Donaldson, § N, Steves, Albert, Jr., K A, §, St. Albans, W. Va. San Antonio, Te.x. HoBBiE, J.vsoN Dexter, 4 K H , Roanoke, va. Tarr, Russel Hurst, 4 K §, Jenkins, Robert Emmett, t A 0, Miller.sburg, Ky. Beaufort, S. C. Thompson, Le Roy Warren, Ark. Jones, Orlando Town, jr., ATA, Tupper, CLrFTON H.vywood, Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Walker, James Pickens, ATA, Judy, Garrett Woodson, 4 K 5, Overfield, W. Va. Lexington, Ky. Waugh, James Henry. . .Buena Vista, Va. Kelly, Emerson Wyntoun . . . .Wise, Va. ' ILLIAMS, Leander McCormick, Kelly, Minter Delle Wise, Ya. Greenville, Va. Landis, Edwin Carter, t ' f A, Willoughby, Jerry Andrew, Abingdon, va. Winchester, Tenn. Withers, Henry W Abingdon, Va. Lapsley, Robert Albert, Green ille, ' a. Wysor, ]os. Lawrence, TT K A, Pulaski, ' a. Calyx 3 3 A Model Recitation Tiine: Any Tuesday, lo-ii A. jNI. Place: The Latin Room. Dratnatis Dr. Kerns, of the Chair of Latin. Perso7i}ue The Junior Latin Class. Dr. Kerns picks up his attendance book, and after carefully adjusting his spectacles, approaches the front of the room. The members of the class come streaming in at irregular intervals, making desperate attempts to throw hats, coats, etc. , on the nails along the side of the room provided for that purpose, but, unfortunately, placed about two feet too high. Dr. K. in a loud voice — Now, gentlemen, you will please answer to your names as I call them, and if any of you are not here, just let me know after the class and I will mark you absent. (Loud stamping greets this bright and thoughtful remark of the Professor. ) Dr. Kerns, at the top of his voice — Gentlemen, will you please come to order immediately; I shall not begin until I can have quiet in the room. Dr. K. proceeds to call the roll, and then goes over it twice to make sure that he has marked the attend- ance correctly. Dr. K — We have for our lesson the tenth chapter of Sallust ' s Cataline today, gentlemen, and before we take up the lesson, let me caution you to be careful of your cases. Through the correct reading of the passages, we come to feel the force of the Latin. What we want to do, gentlemen, is to eel the language, not translate it in a hit or miss sort of fashion. Mr. Stevenson, you may begin to read. Stevenson — I was sick last night, Doctor, so I am not prepared today. (As Stevenson is sick five nights out of six, his reply is greeted with an outburst of clap- ping and stamping). Dr. K — Gentlemen, we must have order. Mr. Carpenter, you may recite. (Mr. Carpenter sails successfully through the first line and is greeted with the usual outburst of applause. ) Mr. Shields enters the room, as usual, five minutes late, and the room resounds with a terrific din. He no sooner gets seated when Mr. Rader makes his apipearance. Five mintes is taken out while the Professor marks them present. Dr. A ' ., referring to his book — Mr. Bird, you may continue. Mr. Bird — I didn ' t get as far as that. Doctor. (As this is only the second sent- ence, the applause is tremendous. The Professor takes off his glasses and glares around; nobody injured.) Dr. K — There has not been sufficient time spent on this lesson; gentlemen, you 24 will have to do better in the future. Mr. Miller, take it up where Carpenter left it. (Miller sails along successfully for a few lines, but loses his place in the Jack and comes to a dead stop.) Dr. K: Well, go on, Mr. Miller; you have been doing very well so far (loud clapping) but you are altogether too free in your rendering (laughter on all sides). Miller goes back a line to get a good start, but comes to a dead halt when he reaches the place where he stopped before. Dr. K — Goon, Mr. Miller; you are wasting time. Miller: I can ' t go on, sir. Dr. K — Then, Mr. Engle. (Engle recites successfully, and is closely followed by Deshazo and the Blue Hotel. ) Dr. K- — Mr. Shields, you may reeite. (Avast amount of confusion follows the passage of the trusty Jack from the end of the last bench until it rests securely in Mr. Shields ' hands. Shields proceeds to bat the good Doctor for a home run, bringing in two men on bases. ) Dr. K — Your Latin, Mr. Shields, is a vast improvement on your past terms ' record. You show a good knowledge of the forms (a smile spreads all over the face of the aforesaid Shields, and slyly creeps down his back. ) Dr. K — Mr. Rador, what is the period of which Salust is writing. ' (Rader hasn ' t a ghost of an idea on the subject, but ventures a guess.) Dr. K — That ' s a very good guess, Mr. Rador, only it ' s a few hundred years out of the way, that ' s all. (The noise and cheers can be heard as far as House Mountain.) The Doctor looks happy and selects his next victim with care. Mr — er — Mr — the suspense is appalling, but he finally ejaculated, Mr. Pipes. (Now, Mr. Pipes is deep in Howe and Venable ' s Chemistry, after the Perodic Law, and does not hear his name called. ) ' ' Mr. Pipes, you may go on. (He spied the book and flares up in a minute.) You have all you can do to attend to the Latin, Mr. Pipes, so I don ' t want to ever see you with any other book open in this class except your Latin text. (Pipes shuts the book, and with it his hopes for a swing at Dr. Howe in Chemistry vanish. He knows his batting average is sure to suffer, but attacks the Latin with fury, and makes the Professor ' s head swim for a few moments. ) Dr. K — That will do, Mr. Pipes; a little more attention to tense, ' er, would be well, sir. Thus the recitation goes on and the hour approaches its close. Dr. K — Mr. Handly. (Handly spars for time and attempts to gum the game as much as he can by asking numerous questions on the construction. ) He finally begins to translate and the bell cuts him off short. A rush and a free-for-all fight for hats, coats, etc., ensues. Dr. K — We will go as far as page next time. He looks around and finds the room deserted before the bell has stopped ringing. He heaves a sigh of relief, wipes the perspiration off his brow, rubs his glasses, and the recitation is over. (Exeunt Omnes. ) 25 Jfaitb From the rock on which I stand, Backward lies the pleasant land; Yet because you say it best, In your hand mine own I rest, Plunging down — Down into a black abyss, Whence I hear the serpent ' s hiss, Wildly lifting up its head From the poisoned, rotting dead. Service Rough the course and cold the wind. All have left me far behind; Mocking spirits show my soul I may never reach the goal. On I press. Dying o ' er the rocks I creep. Struggling ' gainst the icy sleep. Though the Master never know, Onward, dying, I must go. Xove Eager towards the beckoning skies. On my ladder swift you rise; On my shoulder rests the weight. Pressing downward to my fate In the slime. Spurned downward by your race. Glad I meet the slough ' s embrace; Glad, if, as the waters rise, I may see you grasp the prize. H. R. K. UNIOP ONLY A JUNIOR Only a Junior, And still the flame Of my boyish love burned deep and bright, A consuming fire ; And I swore, I will tell her all to- night ; I will tell her my life ' s one great desire, And with eloquence plead my claim. bc Xanb of tbe (3reat a. B. (Written After a Post-mortem Examination.) What do they do over yonder. In the land of The Great A. B. ? They simply look back here and wonder How they ever got their degree. Their nights are all sleep, and their days are all pleasure, In the land of The Great A. B. ; O, their ' s is a joy without measure. The men who have got their degree. But we who are still on the ocean, Adrift on the troubled sea, Are tossed in a rocking motion Toward the land of The Great A. B. The cruel rocks threaten to wreck us, (Shallow water is marked with a D. ' ) And pilots, alas ! often check us, In our voyage to The Great A. B. At F there are some signs of weather, But be calm when you ' re sailing at G, For you ' ll take your crew in all together. In the port of The Great A. B. So stretch up the sails and the rigging. And keep to the open sea, And keep plugging and boning and digging, ' If you ' re bound for The Great A. B. Three times a year do the storms roai, And we struggle and beat toward the lea. And count up the wrecks when the storm ' s o ' er, But we steer for The Great A. B. That Sophomore is ' flunked ' (the poor devil); He didn ' t half work, don ' t you see, Says a bald-headed Prof, who is keeper Of the gate to The Great A. B. S. O. Phomorh. 28 Junior Class Roll ARNOLD, J. K. BLEDSOE, W. R., t5 K BURKS, M. R, JR., § X CARNEY, M. S. COLLINS, W. v., 4) K § CONNOVER, J. W., t) K H ' HAMILTON, H. W. IDEN, F. H. KOLK, R. E. L., McCLURE, M. T. MILLER, E. C. MOFFATT, L. M. MONTGOMERY, W. E. PAYNE, L. C. PRICE, J. E., § X PRITCHETT, J. I., K § SMITH, T. M. STEEVES, A., K A STONE, T. G., A T A TABB, A. , 4 r A THOMAS, C. C, § A E TRUNDLE, A. D., § N WARNER, J. W. , A T A WILSON, W. O., § N WITHERS, R. W. WORTHEN, G. G., A T A 29 Junior Class History K XOW all men by these presents, that the parties to this article, being now in , __ poor health, weakness ofbody, and furious of mind, and sensible of impending - 1 death and everlasting torment, and desiring to spread abnjad to the world their honest opinions and heartfelt convictions, do hereby make, publish, declare and solemnly affirm this to be an exact transcript of certain well-defined conceptions now existing in their minds. That, in time past, they have suffered and endured much from a certain obnoxious, offensive, and extremely exasperating substance, whose character is violently opposed and absolutely abhorrent to their x ' sthetic senses; that their health has been seriously endangered and alarmingly jeopardized on account of the said substance; that their moral nature has been greatly impaired, from having to undergo unbearable hardships; that their optical nerves have suffered much injury and have been atrophied to a very great extent; that they have fallen from that high plane of grace upon which they have been wont to recline, by emitting from their hitherto sacred, chaste and uncorrupted hearts blasphemous, terrifying and wind-splitting expressions; that their spirit of cleanliness and idea of gentlemanly behaviour has been offended and trampled upon so much that they have well-nigh lost said righteous spirit and commendable ideas; that they have lost that equanimity of temper which has heretofore been their constant companion; that their faith in mankind and conscientious approval of the course of human affairs has unceremoniously fled and deserted their pure, immaculate and unspotted bosoms, causing immortal j)angs of sorrow and immeasurable grief to their souls. From these and many other causes, the said parties, feeling themselves bounden by the sacred ties and inviolate principles of endajmonism; and, moreover, feeling and believing that the love of the good, the beautiful and true, is the greatest of human virtues, and that said love is, indeed, a part of divine inspiration and a prompter to immortal deeds; 30 and themselves belonging to that innumerable host who believe that every son and daughter of Adam and Eve is created solely and only to pursue his or her own individual happiness and general felicity of body and mind; do hereby solemnly divulge and reveal to all who have faithfully observed and sympathized with their complaints, the substance whose name it was thought best to withhold until now. Now, know ye, that the aforementioned substance, which has relentlessly pursued them in their peram- bulations, their incomings and outgoings, causing the above enumerated pitiful mis- fortunes and dire calamities is O, relief to our thoughts and peace to our memory ! But cursed be its name ! mud, pure and unadulterated; nasty, sticky, dirty, filthy, grimy, slimv, horritl, ugly and damnable mud. If you wish to see it, look, gaze and behold; If you wish to feel it, walk, slip and roll; If you have a love for it, depart from us, and stroll On the streets of Lexington. On Behalf of Complainants, J. F. BOUCHELLK. Ibow bcautitut is deatb ! Cbe sbccn anCt carnacse of tbc sunset glow, IRisseCt bv tbc gloaminci an sbaOows of Zbc nicibt into tbc wonOrous silence of Sbc eternal past, is not more beautiful; 3For Oeatb evolves tbc tintcO rose, full blown, Sborn of its tborns anC root6 n clinginci cla ; Cbe crestc awn, OevoiO of nigbt; auD life, mitbout its dross. Our Dear Boung frien s anCt comrades of ®ur bappiest bours passed down tbc long, Oarh was imbile 2ct tbc promises of life were fresb lapon tbeir brows, witb set tbc nectar of ©ne brief score scars scarce tasted on tbeir lips. ' Cwas not tbeir destinies to lead tbe van ©f marsballed soldiery, nor set to bear Cbc wild applause of public life; a rarer crown was tbeirs; ' twas tbis, tbat tbev derc loved bv men in life; twice doublv mourned lln deatb. IRo greater tribute can be paid abe dead. Cbeg stand amid tbe waste of scars, Sriumpbant in tbe dawn of immortalits. Dear bovs, farewell. w w f lf e R «S ffi «S « W w «fi!) ys 32 JTarewcU Alas ! how quickly hath my bright dream past, Leaving me more desolate than ever. ;Must I bid thee farewell; is this the last Of all my joy, and do we part forever ? Blame me not for these tears; my heart is breaking; These are the only tokens I can give. That sleeping, I shall dream of thee, and waking. Will feel how bitter ' tis from thee to live. 35 CLA5 ONLY A SENIOR Only a Senior, She leads me yet, Like some will-o ' -the-wisp, with beck- oning nod. And welds the chain That has bound me fast, and fashions the rod Under which my heart must pass again, For the sun of my life has set. He knows how sad on tongue or pen Are the wretched words, It might have been. ' ONLY A FAILURE Only a failure, My letter began, As I wrote to my papa and told him her name. And why had I failed . And he answered me back, why Janette ' s my old flame ; You must go back again ; you ought J to be jailed. But I also ran. Mekcer Hartman, ' (10. 37 Senior Class Cl)e$es j Illi MIll]! lllliii.llii lllll Il!ll.mlli llllllimlllllirMllllll it ' llllNlllillliilllllli llliirilllll MiMlllll IlllilmrltllliJ ill llln, ,illll[l llllmillll lllli,iilltlliiii3 BOOGHER, ELBERT WILLIS GRIFFIN, Lexington, Va. ' ' Stephen Phillips — A Study. Candidate for M. A. BLAIN, GARY RANDOLPH, Covesville, ' a. ' ■ ' Evolution of tlic American Doctrine of Isolation. Candidate for A. B. 38 WALLACE, ROBERT TATE, Spottswood, Va. ' ' Trithcism. Candidate for A. B. HAMILTON, ALEX. AIcCHESNEY, Raphine, Va. ' ' Clark a7id the Xorthwest. Candidate for A. B. 39 CRAMER, FREDERICK WORMAN, Frederick, Md. Ediling of ' ' Des Narr des G ucks. Candidate for A. B. PHELPS, DAVID RANDOLPH, Scotland Neck, N. C. ' ' Ati All V 1)1 pi lo Prepare Triple-Cyanates. Candidate for A. B. 40 WILSON, SAMUEL CAINIPBELL, Jr., Snyder, Va. ' ' The Pefi ram Bridge 7 ' ri xs. Camlitlate for B. S. COE, HENRY CALWELL, Mt. Jackson, Va. ' •George EUiofs Philosophy of Life. Candidate for A. B. Calyx 4 41 LACY, ROBERT MADISON, Rockbridge Baths, Va.. ' ' ■Prepare lodo — Stannaies. Candidate for A. B. RUFF, RICHARD ALEXANDER, Longwood, Va. ' ' T ie Pegram Truss. — Span 182 feel. Candidate for B. S. 42 BURKHOLDER, ALDINE CLIFFORD, Dale Enterprise, Va. The Louisiana Purchase. Candidate for A. B. SAMPSON, FARRIS ATHELSTANE, La Grange, Ky. ' ' Delcnnination of Atoviic Volume of Chlorid. Candidate for A. B. 43 McNEIL, CHAS. CHAMBERLAIN, Charlottes ' ilIe, Va. ' ' Virginia Consiilu ional Convention and the Theory of Sovereignty. Candidate for A. B. watts; CICERO FLOYD, Improve, Miss. ' ' Recent Increase of the Poiver of the Executive of the United States. Candidate for A. B. 44 WHIPPLE, CHARLES RUTLEDGE, Brownsburg, a.. An Attempt to Prepare tlie Dniible-Florids atut Briimii s if Qtiadrwalcnt Lead. Candidate for B. S. McPHEETERS. JOSEPH CHARLES, Columbia, S. C. 7V e Pulitical Aspects of the Mexican War. ' Candidate for A. B. 45 PARKS, JAMES ALLEN, Clinton, Mo. ' Bi-mt ' tallism in the United States. ' ' Candidate for A. B. WITHERSPOON, SAIM ' L ANDREW, JR., Meridian, Miss. ' ' Space — Psrc iotiigica ty, Onlolo i n ' cally and Kpislitintdoi icatlv Cansidcred. Candidate for A. B. 46 LAMAR, WM. PENDLETON, Augusta, Ga. Editing ' ' La Defense de Tarascon. Candidate for A. B. LAUCK, WILLIAM JETT, , W. Va. ■Reciprocitv and Annexadon. ' ' Candidate for A. B. 47 McCLURE, JOHN, Spottswood, Va. Some Organic Chlorruthenites. Candidate for A. B. WILSON, THOS. CAMPBELL, Brownsburg, i ■ ' jMetaphysiral Rclalioii of Soul to Both. Candidate for A. B. 48 BAGLEY, JAS. WARREN, Fayetteville, Tenn. ■ ' PcgraDi Truss Bridge — ig2y2-fitot Span. ' Candidate for B. S. McCRUM, ROBT. W., Lexington, Va. ' George Elliott ' s Philosophy of Life. Candidate for A. B. 49 JONES, ANDREW LEWIS, Monterey County, Va. The Peculiarilies of the Style of Phintus. Canilidate for A. B. SMILEY, A r., Rockbridge County, Va. A Study of Atuminum Tellurid. Candidate for A. B. 5° GUTHRIE, DAVID VANCE, Port Gibson, Miss. ' ' Specific Gravity l Iclho(]s for Sail Soliihlc in Water. Candidate for B. A. TURNER, WM. JOEL, Lexington, Va. ' ' Internal Improvements Since Coniincntal Congress. ' ' Candidate for B. A. 51 PILKINGTON, CHARLES RULE, ' ' The Pleasure of Pntcrastiiialiim. Candidate for B. A. CONRAD, W. DAVIS, Winchester, Va. ' ' The Art of Reading Human Nature. Candidate lor B. A. 52 McLANG, Ji 0. MORTON, Brownsburg, Va. ' ' The Salts of i and 2, S O 4- Candidate U x B. A. DUNCAN, ALBERT MARSHALL, Springfield, K} ' . ' ' The Theory of Rent. Candidate for B. A. 53 (GLASGOW, SAM ' L McPHEETERS, Lexington, Va. WARRKN, JOHN WILLIAM, Rockville, Mil. 54 TRIPLETT, GRANVILLE HAMPDEN, Duffields, W. Va. The Power That Is T b I A ' Sl lord of all that I survey. From my exalted station, I look down upon th()se beneath me, who come and go at my bitlding. Like the time and the tide, I wait f(jr no man. Aly commands are like the law of the Medes and Persians, which changeth not. I rule with a rod of iron. ly v()ice rings throughout the length and breadth of m_ - universe. Out of my mouth pr(jceed orders that scatter noisy groups on the campus and send hurrying throngs along the halls and up the stairways. There are some who curse me and some who bless me, for I am not always harsh: in fact, I am sometimes kindly disposed toward the whole world. At such times I send my voice abroad in the night-time to entertain those to whom slumber is burdensome. I am a real benefactor to boarding-house matrons, for I often cut breakfasts short, and thereby save much tough steak and cold coffee. I look down with compassion on the drowsy student, whose pants are wearing holes in the carved benches, and change him from one place of torments to another, that his sufferings may at least have the redeeming feature of variety. I am often mo ed with pity for the poor fellow who has bee n regaling himself with the cue while his jack to Horace lay under the table; and when his name is next on the list, I lift up my voice in his behalf and deliver him, leaving Cerberus, his stomach already distended almost to bursting with zeros, gasping and snapping for more. Although I rule, I am not the highest. There is yet one above me. He sometimes suffers from painters ' colic, and at these times, when his anguish is greatest, I howl for him, for he, for having lied once about a cherry tree which he had been t(jld to chop down, and didn ' t do it, is doomed to eternal silence. In intellectual faculties, 1 am, perhaps, somewhat deficient, but of mouth, tongue and brass, I have plenty, which fact has led some to imagine I am a Freshman. But, far from it. I have been here long enough to take all the degrees to be had here. In short, I am yours very truly, the College bell. 56 Calyx 5 Senior Law Class Roll OFFICERS STUART CHEVALIER, Kentucky President GEORGE DOUGLAS MOORE, West Virginia Vice-President GEORGE COUPER GIBBS, Florida Secretary and Treasurer RAYMOND HILL SAULSBERRY, Kentucky Historian WILLIAM WELLINGTON FARROW, Virginia Orator CALYX LAW EDITORS ROBT. WELTON BAKER, West Va. PIERCE REYNOLDS MASSIF, Virginia MEMBERS WM. BLAIR ADAMS, «t A Micliigan (B. S., Volant College.) JAS. EDWARD ARBUCKLE, §AE, 0NE West Virginia ROBERT WELTON BAKER, M TT A West Virginia THOMAS BALL, |R Virginia WILBUR FRANCIS BRIDGES, B0TT Maryland (B. A.. Hampden Sidney College.) ROBERT EDWARD BROWN Florida BEVERLY DOUGLAS CAUSEY. ATA Virginia STUART CHEVALIER, MTTA Kentucky (B. A., King College.) BALLAD FULTON COMBS Kentucky (B. S., Kentucky Wesleyan College.) ROBERT JEFFERSON DILLARD Texas WILLIAM WELLINGTON FARROW. f A Virginia GEORGE COUPER GIBBS, 4 K M Florida WALLER CECIL HARDY Virginia OLIVER BORUM HARVEY, §AE Arkansas GEORGE EDWARD HAW, K V Virginia JOSEPH EDWARD BRIDGER HOLLADAY, P TA Virginia MARCO CARSON HUDDLE Virginia LAWRENCE VILLARD KELLY Virginia ALBERT EUGENE LARRICK, TTKA Virginia DeWITT VERNER LEMON Virginia (B. A.. Roanoke College.) WILLIAM JOSEPH MAHONEY Ohio PIERCE REYNOLDS MASSIF Virginia GEORGE DOUGLAS MOORE, X 4 West Virginia ELIJAH COFFEE MOORE Kentucky EVERETT DULANEY OTT Virginia (B. A., Washington and Lee University.) WILLIAM GIBSON PENDLETON. ATA Virginia FRANCIS T. REEVES Connecticut IB. L., Southwestern Baptist University.) JOHN GRAHAM SALE, IT K A . Virginia RAYMOND HILL SAULSBERRY Kentucky GABRIEL BENOIST SHIELDS, § X, N E Mississippi (B. A.. Washington and Lee University.) HILLARD HERBERT SMITH ' . Kentucky JOHN JOSEPH SWEARINGEN Florida SIDNEY BAXTER THOMAS Virginia DeWITT EVERETT TUCKER, 4 K§ Arkansas 60 History of the Law Class of 1903 DAMS, Arbuckle, Baker, Ball, Brown, Chevalier, Combs, Dillard, Farrow, Gibbs, Haw, Huddle, Hardy, Harvy, HoUaday, Kelly, Larrick, Massie, Moore, E. C, Moore, G. D., Ott, Pendleton, Reeves, Shields, Saulsberry, Smith, Thomas. The class roll of 1903 has been called for the last time, and twenty-seven young men are about to leave the lecture-room, forever. The peaceful, tranquil life of the zealous seeker after truth must now give way to the active, strenuous scenes of an advocate at the Bar of Justice. In other words, the rule of Theory is over; the reign of Practice has begun. The desire of mankind to live in the hearts and minds of their fellow-countrymen is certainly not to be condemned, nay, rather to be lauded, for it is an incentive to right living and a stimulus to noble action. Besides, the fact that we would stretch out our lives beyond the short period of our existence here, is one of the most potent arguments that there is a land beyond the grave. It is for this reason that your humble historian shall attempt to put in enduring form, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal, some record of the class which now bids adieu to its beloved Alma Mater, so that posterity may be benefited thereby; for does not Sallust tell us that the memoria rerum gestariim, earn flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere, neque prius sedari, quam virtus (sua ipsoruin) eorum (the class of 1903) f amain atquc gloriam adtP- quaverit. ' ' We may well pause and ask, after all, what is history .? A mere place of exhibition, where the spectators are too little acquainted with the hidden causes of what they behold, and the actors are too directly interested in the result, to enable us to depend, with any degree of certainty, on the accounts of either the one or the other. Probably this is true, for a great mind has given utterance to it; yet your chronicler must write, for he who obeyeth not the orders of the court is guilty of contempt and may be fined or imprisoned. Two years ago, from many climes, we came hither. With uncovered heads and unbuckled sandals, we knocked at the portals of the Temple of Justice, and begged leave to enter. The great doors swung ajar, and on the walls, in letters large and bold, we read: He who entereth here must renounce the world, th e women, and the devil. Once initiated, we were soon busy with the solemn duties and responsibilities of a priest at her altar. Heaven is called to witness that we have endeavored to keep the fire of learning brightly burning; by day as well as by night, with anxious hearts, with earnest prayer, and with patient toil, we have sought for that truth which alone would make us free; we have ever been mindful that it is to the ■ vigilaniibus 61 lion doriiiieii iljHs th ' A.t the goddess which we worship entrusts her most jealously- guarded secrets. Do we mean to say we have never been derelict ? Ah, no. A divine teacher has said, ' ' Mark the perfect man. ' ' Too often, though the spirit was willing, the flesh was weak, and we have failed to do our duty; too often we have forgotten that self-improvement is to be our motto, not self-indulgence, and have fallen asleep, only to find upon awakening that ignorantia legis neminem excusat. Verily, verily, doth he who adores justice pay his devotion to a jealous goddess. Her first, last and only commandment is: He who would love me and know my secrets must love none other. The time of our probation is ended; we must play our part in the drama being enacted around us. Our faults will no longer receive only the reproval of kind and patient instructors, but our every mistake will be seized upon and made capital of b}- a cold, designing, relentless world, where the motto is, the survival of the fittest; devil take the hindmost. May we never forget our vows to defend the truth ! May we ever keep our robes of office pure and spotless, whether we be at the bar, on the bench, or in the halls of legislation. True it is, that all of us cannot aspire to distinction and renown, but each can hope to be an ideal lawyer — to defend the accused and the oppressed; to help those who are poor and friendless; to succor those who are about to perish; to advise those who are ignorant; to protect those who are wandering; to calm surging passion; to pacify bitter partisans; to be a comforter to the widow; to be a guardian to the orphan; to live a true patriot; to work hard and die poor, and to make the world better for having lived in it. Ours is a noble profession, and if we but live worthily of it, when old age comes and the intellect abates its one-time vigor; when the eye grows dim; when the hand trembles and the step falters, we may seek that land beyond the skies, with that peace of mind which passeth all understanding, exclaiming: . Untainterl by the guilty bribe, Uncursed amidst tlie harpy tribe; No orphan ' s cry to wound my ear; My honor and my conscience clear; Thus may I calmly meet my end- Thus to the grave in peace descend. R. H. Saulsberry. 62 Junior Law Class Roll OFFICERS CHARLER SEE McNULTY, Virginia President ELDRIDGE WATTS POINDEXTER, Virginia Vice-President WILLIAM BLOXHAM CRAWFORD, Florida Secretary and Treasurer MEMBERS BOUCHELLE, JULIAN FRED, M TT A Thomasville, Ga. BROWN, MAX M., K A Lake City, Fla. (B. S., Florida Agricultural College.) BRUMBACK, FRANK HOLIDAY Woodstock, Va. BURKS, MARTIN PARKS, JR., § X Bedford City, Va. CARNEY, MARSHAL SIDNEY Carney, Ala. CRAWFORD, WILLIAM BLOXHAM, K A Tallahassee, Fla. CROMER, ROY CLIFTON Dayton, Va. DAY, JOHN HENRY, Jr Norfolk, Va. GAY, KENNETH FLOYD Suffolk, Va. HARLE, HUGH COFFIN, §A§ New York, N. Y. HARM AN, JAMES WILLIAM Tazewell, Va. HENDERSON, HALBERT RICHARDSON, K A Lake City, Fla. HENDRICK, ALFRED GRAYOT Smithland, Ky. HOWELL, LONNIE DAMON Jacksonville, Fla. JONES, ANDREW LEWIS Monterey, Va. McKAY, KENNETH IVOR, P K t Tampa, Fla. McNULTY, CHARLES SEE, 4 K§ Monterey, Va. (A. B., Washington and Lee University.) OSBURN, HERBERT STABLES, § A E Baltimore, Md. POINDEXTER, ELDRIDGE WATTS, K ? Perrowville, Va. (A. B., Randolph-Macon College.) RODGERS, GEORGE STAFFORD Tuskeegee, Ala. SCOTT, STANLEY, P K § Eastville, Va. SMITH, SANFORD CRITHERD Danville, Va. WHITE, JOHN THOMAS, Jr Parksley, Va. WILSON, THO: IAS CAMPBELL, TTKA Brownsburg, Va. YARBOROUGH, HOWARD BURT Palm Beach, Fla. 66 The Junior Lawyers I know you lawyers can with ease, Twist words and meanings as you please; That language by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favor every client: That ' tis the fee directs the sense. To make out either side ' s pretence. THE poet who launched the foregoing jibe at the disciples of Blackstone was doubtless one of those benighted persons who persist in clinging to the ridicu- lous idea that the sole requisites for success in the legal profession are an unbounded elasticity of conscience and a facility for distorting the truth. Now, we have good reason to believe that this self-same ridiculous impression still finds favor with the ungenerous and the untaught, for it is a notorious fact that parents who have sons possessed of these admirable traits usually decide to make lawyers of them. Furthermore, the patronage of a liberal proportion invariably falls to Wash- ington and Lee. It logically follows that each succeeding fall witnesses the arrival ' here of a number of these promising youths, and that these same youths are, of their malice aforethought, prepared to get a corner on legal wisdom, and in so doing, learn all the so-called tricks of the profession. But Dean Vance, in his opening lectures, tells us that this belief is baseless; that the much-maligned legal profession is ab initio and per se the noblest of them all; and then, with versatile arguments of a true lawyer, proceeds to convince us that lawyers are a necessary evil; that without them the pillars of justice would topple, and that society would become a ch os of personal conflicts and disputes. Henceforth, let the layman beware how, in the presence of a junior law man, he makes disparaging remarks regarding the reputation of lawyers for honesty and veracity, for such insinuations will be promptly and indignantly refuted. Fully appreciating, therefore, the importance of thoroughly preparing himself for the worthy purpose of upholding truth and justice, defending the weak and innocent, (and, incidentally, making a fee) the junior lawyer at once engages himself in vora- ciously devouring an indiscriminate mass of Blackstone and Clark, Hopkins ' cases and other cases, little suspecting that he is thereby laying the foundation for a very trouble- some case of legal indigestion. This plan works nicely for a few days, until the con- tinuous round of search and research becomes burdensome and wearing to mind and body, and leads the average Junior into wishing he had never undertaken so momentous a task. He who has had the advantage of a preliminary academic course longs in vain for the friendly jack, and he who has not been thus fortunate, now concludes that he is a jack. Calyx 6 6 Why is it that professors, Pharoah-like, will assign such arduous and unreasonable tasks ? What warrant have they to ask so many useless and impertinent questions, apparently for no other purpose than to reduce the student ' s batting average ? And when a fellow strikes a rough place and appeals to one of them for assistance, why do they meet him with the unfeeling demand that the unstatable difficulty be stated, seem- ingly indifferent to the obvious fact that therein lies the difficulty ? These perplexing questions, constantly racking the brain of the jack, unanswerable then, now and forever, only serve to divert his attention from his books, and involve him deeper in the slough of despair. But it must not be inferred that the Junior Law Class of this year has been entirely without diversion, for. Be il remembered, That one John T. White, Jr., on or about the 5th day of Decem- ber, A. D. , 1902, at lecture, did then and there deliver an elaborate disquisition upon hoss-training, ' ' both as to its legal and ethical aspects, much to the elation of the students assembled; and. Your orator further alleges, that Judge Smith, upon the occasion of his argu- ment in Kinney s Case, did learnedly discuss the metamorphosis of the Ethiopian; and that Senator Howell has many times contributed to the happiness of his fellow- students by his outbursts of passionate eloquence, et seq. Some students are students in verity; others are students in moiety; and still others are students in name only. The class of this year has a full representation of each grade, and each grade is worthy of remark. Of the first, little need be said. In student parlance, those who go to make it up are called sharks. They delve in books; they eat with their books before them; when they retire they take their books to bed with them. Bright visions of the wool- sack enchant their dreams, and the thought of a life devoted to connecting up and disentangling those elusive threads of logic, the weft and warp of the fabric of law, is a source of exquisite pleasure to them. More could be said of the second class, if for no other reason, because it is by far the largest. They are just called students, about the only mark of distinction they have or ever get. For the sake of observation, let us direct our attention to one of them at about the fourth week of the session. We find him suffering acutely from an attack of the legal indigestion aforesaid, brought on, no doubt, by over-indulgence at the tree of knowledge, in frantic endeavor to re-coiip after an extended fast. He is the one who suffers most cruelly from Daddy ' s stereotyped if so, why so? He it is, who, keeping ' ' o ' the windy side of the law, persists, during the recitations, in asking questions which he can answer himself, but rarely answering any questions put to him. Conceit tells him that he is the most astute lawyer in the class, and he is ever ready to deliver an opinion off-hand, if auditors can be found. To the third class we bequeath a vested remainder of post-graduate work in Junior tickets, hereby designating Professors Vance, Burks and Long as ex-e-cutors, and desire that no bond for the faithful performance of their duties be required of them. 68 Roll §f Engineering Department SENIOR JAMES WARREN BAGLEY, 4 A0 Tennessee HENRY HALL, J T A Alabama RICHARD ALEXANDER RUFF Virginia SAMUEL CAMPBELL WILSON Virginia INTERMEDIATE JAMES BYRNSIDE AKERS Virginia HARRY NEAL HUSE Virginia FRANK HANSBROUGH IDEN Virginia ROBERT EDWARD JOHNSTON Virginia ROBERT EDWARD LEE KOLB Maryland HUBERT SHIELDS MOORE Virginia LEWIS CARLTON PAYNE Virginia AMERICUS DAWSON TRUNDLE, § N Maryland SURVEYING Geo. Henry Carpenter, Jr W. Va. Edward Stonestreet Dawson, X 4 , Md. Frank Thomas Dotson W. Va. Ray Addison Douglas W. Va. Walter Hanna Dunlap, § A E Va. George Gilmore Gilbert Tex. Jno. Sharshall Grasty, K a, N E, § . . Va. Harry Neal Huse Va. Edwin Carter Sandis, I f A 111. Alfred Oliver Lombard Ga. RoBT. White McCrum, t f A Va. Wm. Edward Montgomery, Wash., D. C. Hubert Shields Moore Va. Jno. Ale.xander Moore, t K § Va. Geo. Carson Scarborough Va. Jno. Engelhardt Scott Va. Jno. William Warner, ATA Md. James Henry Waugh Va. Jerry Andrew Willoughby Va. GRAPHICS Clarence Elton Birch Va. Geo. Henry Caperton, Jr W. Va. J as. Howard Gather Va. Jas. Douglas Causey, ATA Va. Emory Clay Crum Md. Clarence Ray Cuningham, K A. . .W.Va. Edward Stonestreet Dawson, X J . . Md. Charles Augustus Dunlap Va. Waltdr Hanna Dunlap, 5 A E Va. Jno. Sharshall Grasty, K A, ONE, S . . Va. Chas. Bowen Howry, Jr. , S A E, Wash. , D. C. Harry Neal Huse Va. Paul Lamar Irons W.Va. Alfred Oliver Lombard Ga. Died Dec. 12, 1902. Chas. Mercer McCrum, S N Va. Robt. White McCrum, 4 f A Va. Hubert Shields Moore Va. Jno. Alexander Moore, t K § Va. Harrisod Reed Morse Mass. Walter Benjamin Perkins Miss. Henry Joseph Raphel Md. TowsoN Eastham Smith Va. Jas. Pickens Walker, A T A . . . . W. Va. Clarence Edwin Wallace Mass. Americus Frederick White, M TT A,W. Va. Jerry Andrew Willoughby Va. Julius Hennen Wills Va. 70 DCPaRi)mEN§ N the days long ago, when the memory oi the papa of his country was fresh in the minds of men, the youth of the land came to sit within the classic walls of Washington College, and to swallow great slugs of knowledge as they fell from the generous minds of those ancient instructors. Faithful were these students in attendance upon this Temple of Knowledge, and much did they seek to unearth hidden treasure. In all that they did there was evidence of mysterious learning. Into the rear of this building went up students every day, uttering long Greek sentences, and upon their brows were the lines of care and much anxiety . Xenophan and his work to them was very dear, while to another throng the lines of Petronius were smooth and full of the greatest beauty. In yet another group could be heard discussions on the deeds of the ancient nations. Of Rameses and the Egyptian dynasty they knew very much; yea, there were many casaubons among those students who sought a Key to all Mythologies. Such was the state of affairs long ago; but there came a great change in the land — material development, wonderful discoveries, such as: that water, when heated very hot, was wondrous strong; a revolution in learning took place, and its influence reached even unto this College in the quiet valley. With its new learning it waxed strong and spread, and its buildings grew outward and upward. Unto this offspring was given the name Purgatory, for in it could be seen the portal with Dante ' s inscrip- tion. Time , however, has done much to divest this name of its past dread associations, and the engineering student of today looks with pleasure on this birthplace of his knowledge. Come with me, reader (if you are not exhausted by climbing the many steps that lead to this Hall of Science) and see the inner working of this Purgatory. 71 No, I did not say that is Sir Humphrey Davy in the professor ' s chair. ' Tis true that he did much for science, but he has been gathered to his fathers long since; and in our chair sits Sir Davy Humphreys. Upon him the Goddess of Justice has beamed her richest smile and he hath imbibed her spirit. Being full of wisdom in that whereof he speaks, and ruling our little kingdom with moderation and long-suffering, Sir Davy has won the affection and regard of all his pupils. His patience is often sore put to the test; for among his scholars are many whose years are far, far from the sere and yellow leaf; yea, for whose brightness to appear, it needs must be that they be saturated with kerosene and applied to the flame. Listen, even now, to that rosy-cheeked youth crying out in his distress to the Professor, How shall I draw a straight line between two points.? when in his hand he holds a pencil and ruler. But hear that wise Sophomore, when asked what is the first adjustment of the transit, speaks forth of the stories of his knowledge, Sir, to make the verticle axis horizontal. Reader, my time is up; I must pass from the scene, and in passing, let me tell you what has been my observation: All the men whom I have known that have gone out as civil engineers have looked back with hearts full of love and admiration for the man who gave them their profession at W. L. U. 72 IRonsense Derses There once was a heathen Chinese, Who foolishly put out to sea With naught but his queue And a puppy or two, That foolish, beniprhted Chinese! I know a young fellow named Burks, From dawning till midnight he works, And the hogsheads of oil He consumes in his toil, I ' m sure would astonish the Turks. I know a young fellow named Gibbs, Excessively given to fibs; Should the mercury go Out o ' sight o ' zero, Gee whiz! I ' m quite roasted, says Gibbs. A fellow from St. Augustine, Versed in guiding young maidens so green, Likes his lions to show When deep buried in snow, Only traces of them may be seen. There once was a lovelorn young Mister, Who took a trip to Buena Vista; There was a girl in the case, And to judge from his face. She was dearer by far than a sister? The Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS President (to Jan. i, 1903) C. F. SPENCER President (from Jan. i, 1903) C. R. BLAIN Vice-President. A. M. HAMILTON Secretary M. T. McCLURE Treasurer ' . . .■. .■ LEROY THOMPSON CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES Reception, C. F. SPENCER Handbook, C. F. WATTS DEVOTIONAL (a) A M. HAMILTON, Sunday Mission, W. G. McDOWELL, |r. (b) F. A. MAGRUDER, Tuesday Finance, LEROY THOMPSON (c) R T. WALLACE, Friday Membership, C. C. McNEILL Bible Study, LEROY THOMPSON Cuban Fund, H. W. HAMILTON, It is impossible to find out when religious services were first held among the students of what is now Washington and Lee; but the first record of any definite organization for such a purpose is found in the records for the session of 1835-6, where it is stated that the men organized the Friday Evening Prayer Service in the dormitory of Washington College. This continued to be held with great success till the time of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and, in fact, has been merged into the present Friday Evening Prayer Meeting. Toward the end of the session of 1865-6, an effort was made to organize the Christians of the College into a branch of the Y. M. C. A. This was accomplished with the aid and encouragement of Gen. Lee, and the first president to serve was Dr. G. B. Strickler, now Rector of the University. A library and reading room were started, which were afterward merged into those of the University. A mission chapel was built at House Mountain in 1869, where a resident missionary, assisted by student volunteers and other friends of the work, now ministers weekly. Other departments have been added as the work has expanded, till today the Y. M. C. A. of the University works along the most advanced lines known to the world-wide organization. The following is a brief outline of the work of the year, that friends of the Association may know just what is being done: The membership and interest shown, both by attendance on its services and by active co-operation, exceed those of any previous year for a decade. Nearly one-fifth of the men in the University are enrolled in a four years ' course of systematic Bible study. Systematic giving has been so developed that the amounts collected bid fair to exceed the amount pledged by a third. The historical and rational study of missions is pursued by a class composed largely of those who intend personally to engage in that work. Series of life-work meetings and evangelistic services have been held with good success. Strong delega- tions have represented the University at every convention and conference to which the Association is eligible; and they have brought back the ripest thoughts and most advanced methods of Y. M. C. A. work to enliven it and keep it in the line of steady progress. In fact, the whole retrospect is one to cause hope for the future and faith in its steady and increasing usefulness in the service of its Master and its fellowmen. 74 Calyx 7 yii i ir|| i iii ii pi miipi i i i i imi ii iiii ii y I I I j 1 1 ij i i n i wnn Ifl ' • y  w ' n T T T W ■ ' ui y i iiiiTiipii i i;|rii i ' ir |Hi 1 1 rp ■ ' iif i i ■ iH [| | i i i ' ■ ' nyi f iiu ry ' ' Y i f im i i iT|r i ' ii!« i • im|la llr ' lIi|i|l,l.lllllllll ;llJlLlmllfliL ' lllllll]lal;lllrlllLlll.l.ll!llllll■!lli Ll|llllllll ' ll■M■l!i!ln !illlr:a;lllil!. i ,illi ' h..ll)ll;.,i.;l!llli:i«il!lLli, . .;lli,,ifll!;Hi ' iiI: ' !im lJl:a .|.l!llln..nl!il ' li,.rlllllM l!lllliirlliail«.,i TjHE liraham-Lee Society was one of the first three college literary societies organized in this country, its organization dating from January 19, 1809, i!ii under the name of the Graham Philanthropic Society. On its long roll of members many names appear which have received distinction in public and scholastic life. The records of the Society are complete from the time of Hunter ' s raid, during the Civil War, at which time the previous records were destroyed. The annual celebra- tion of the Society is held on January 19th, which is both the anniversary of the Society ' s organization, and of Gen. R. E. Lee ' s birth, in whose honor the Society was partially named. At these celebrations medals for oratory and debating are awarded. OFFICERS C. R. BLAIN, ALBERT STEEVES, JR., C. R. PILKINGTON Presidents C. R. PILKINGTON, O. T. JONES, J. F. BOUCHELLE Vice-Presidents C. R. BLAIN, D. V. GUTHRIE, C. F. WATT. CARLYLE PEEK Secretaries M. T. McCLURE Treasurei L. M. MOFFETT, E. C. CRUM Censors M. T. McCLURE Critic GRAHAM-LEE MEDALISTS DEBATERS 1867 GivENS Brown Strickler Va. 1868 J. Harvey McLeary Tex. 1869 Geo. Boddie Perters, Jr. . . .Tenn. 1870 Wm. L. mbdix Procter Tex. 1 87 1 Jas. B. top Stubbs Tex. 1872 Jos. Willis Taylor Tex. 1873 Angus Neal Gordon Ky. 1874 Henry St. George Titker. . . .Va. 1875 Miles Macon RIartin Va. 1876 Benjamin W. Bettis S. C. 1877 Walter Russell Bowie Va. 1878 Frederick Cockerel Tex. 1879 WiM. Franklin Paxton Mo. 1880 Alfred Winston Gaines Ky. 1885 A. P. Taylor Va. 1886 1. G. Scott Va. 1887 I- 1888 I. 1889 J. I89U E. I89I W i8q2 H. i«93 A. 1894 J. 1895 H. 1896 C. 1897 D. 1898 E. 1899 R. 1900 W 1901 VV 1902 M. H. Smith Ore A. QUARLES Va Q. Chambers Mo M. Jackson Mo P. Johnson Va S. PowELi .Ark E. Reams Ore W. Wool Va V. Canter Va F. Myers Va K. Cameron Cal R. Preston ' a W. ' ITHERS Xz. J. Lauck W. Va C. Breckenridge Va T. McClure, Jr Va 76 DECLAIMERS 1 87 1 Edw. ] Iaxsfield Kirtland . . Tenn. 1872 Frederick Hugh Heiskell. .Tenn. 1873 RoBT. Reynolds Bently Va. 1874 Bex-ja.min W. Bettis S. C. 1875 Samuel Jordan Graham Va. 1876 Geo. Earles Chamberlain. . .Miss. 1877 Geo. Anderson Robinson Ky. 1878 Samuel Jack, Jr Tenn. 879 Alfred W. Marshall Ky. 880 Thomas Barrett Ga. 892 A. E. Strode S. C. 893 J. FiSHBURNE Va. 894 R. a. Baker Fla. 895 C. F. Myers Va. 896 L. H. Willis Kv. ORATORS 1897 J. S. xAIcCluer W. Va. 1898 H. W. Anderson Va. 1 899 Wm. J. Bryan Fla. 1 900 B. D. Causey Va. 1 901 B. B. Shively Ind. 1 902 Jack King Fla. ■ j unpav-aj 11 CU Wasftington Citerarp Socidp HEN one sits in the spacious Washington Hall and looks about him at the rows of men that constitute his fellow-members, and listens to the matchless oratory (in the embryo) that will one day sway a congregation, convince a jury, or thrill the nation; if the censor be not looking, he may close his eyes a moment, and in the secret of his thoughts become retrospective, as he wonders what was the origin and what the past history of his Society. If the wonder surpasses mere idle curiosity, I would recommend that his next rainy evening be spent in the dusty stackroom where are stored all the records of the Society, where the musty tomes will well repay his efforts to discipher the curious scrawls of some ninety years ago. The first conception of the Washington Society is shrouded in the hoary mystery of the past. Evidently its founders were faithful to their vows not to divulge any of their proceedmgs, for no minutes were kept till 1814, though the Society came into existence two years previously, in 181 2. Its origin, like that of its sister society, was somewhat as follows: In somebody ' s room, in the old main dormitory, several fellows, who usually ran together, gathered to form some visible bond of frateral union; for in those days the Greek-letter fraternities were not in vogue. At that time, when the eloquence of Virginia ' s statesmen ruled the national councils, every Virginian aspired to be another Patrick Henry; so the first feature of this Society for mutual help was a literary one. All books were to be held in common in one man ' s room, to which all were to have access. Thus a library was started. All the members swore mighty oaths, in true fraternal style, to stand by one another and by the Society. Exactly what initiation ceremonies were performed there are no ways of knowing; but they probably gave the new men an orthodox goating, as inferred from the statement of a latter amendment to the constitution, that the ceremonies therein set forth were to be used to the exclusion of all bodily injuries. The spirit of the founders is well shown by the name they chose for their organization and by their motto, Scientia et Amicitia. The Washington Society, thus started on its fraternal career, was very select for some time. Then the spirit of jealousy crept in, and the two rival societies of College started out to see which could get the most men. It became the proper thing for a man to belong to one or the other. So fierce did the rivalry become that, first, the town boys were admitted, then the classical school boys, then the cadets of the V. M. I. The societies were given their present hall when the third story was added to the main building; and since they were so close, and since there was such rivalry, exciting times often followed. In fact, society life became the main thing in College. The Faculty complained that men neglected their classes for the societies, and declared that it must stop. This led to a great feud between the Faculty and the student-body. The latter dared not openly defy authority, but they operated through the town mem- bers. These, not being subject to College discipline, made life a burden to the Faculty, till that body forbade them to enter the College grounds. The societies then moved 78 into quarters uptown and bodily challenged the Faculty to break them up. The Faculty then began in their turn to use the townspeople against the students. They got up a petition to the Board of Trustees, asking them to prohibit the societies from coming up town, alleging that the element of the baser sort do, in the quiet hours of the night, with much unseemliness of songs and yells and horrid noises, disturb the peace and slumber of the citizens, to the subversion of law and godliness ; in other words, a la West Virginia Club. This had the desired effect, for the trustees gave the rebels their choice of submitting or of rusticating. Accordingly, the societies returned to their old quarters, and secession had its first lesson. When the societies had public celebrations, the most elaborate and impressive ceremonies were undertaken. Each society marched in a body, with its banners and badges, to the Presbyterian church, where all public functions were then held. These events were great days in all the country side, and truly magnificent efforts were put forth to make each celebration record-breaking. Many were the features introduced, until they all dwindled into insignificance beside the brilliant inspiration of one who moved (January 29th, 1840) that the Washington Society invite the young ladies of the Ann Smith Academy to be present at our exercises ; and forthwith the first Wash. Calic Meeting was held in grand style. Since then it has always had a warm place in the feminine heart of the community. As the stirring times of the Civil War drew on, many were the debates on the rights of slavery and secession; they were invariably decided in the negative. Suddenly, from the first of April, 1861, the minutes stop for two years; for the Washington Society now formed part of the Liberty Hall Volunteers, in Stonewall Jackson ' s Brigade; the theories of debate had given place to the realities of action, as they went to battle and to death, to victory and immortal fame. When at length the minutes are resumed they are but the sombre records of eulogies of brothers slain in battle, and of vain efforts to sustain hopes that were fast fading away. And when, at last, the sun sank on Appomattox, the Washington Society, animated with the true spirit of the South, turned to the task of snatching victory from a seeming defeat. With the inauguration of General R. E. Lee as President of Washington College, a new era opened in the annals of the societies, as well as in everything else. The societies became wholly literary. They established a magazine and started on broader lines of literary activity. Men of genius, who had ripened into being by the hard necessities of war, filled the Washington Society with some of the spirit of their indomitable leader. On the foundation that they laid we of a later generation have builded. They went forth to adorn every wall of life. One of them established the Lautin Prize. And among them we yet have the staunchest alumni of their Alma Mater. So the task of upholding the honor of the Old Wash. has descended upon us. For the present session we can say, in all due modesty, that its honor has not suffered at our hands. The society today stands on a firmer basis than it has done for years. The quality of the average literary work done by her members is rising steadily. May the good work go on. Thus in brief, gentle reader, you have before you the history of the Washington Literary Society. The place it has filled in the life and history of Washington and Lee is no mean one. Her members have been loyal and true to their Alma Mater. They have stood before nations and kings and illustrated the lessons and principles that they received from her. They have influenced public thought from the bench, the pulpit, and legislative forum. They have become known to the world as writers of its best fiction. They have moulded public policy through the influence of the press. They have cleansed the ballot of nearly every Southern state. In every walk of life they have honored the training which they here received. So let it be always. May they ever win the honors of debate and the smiles of woman; adorn every walk of life and every virtue; receive the reward of merit, and honor their Alma Mater ! 79 iirs t)i8it to tbe Masb ' III dropped into my room the other evening with a rare collection of smiles scattered about in a careless manner over his face. I knew by this infallible sign that there was something doing in his mind, so I prudently waited until he had filled his pipe with Durham and had drawn up a rocking chair in front of the fire. After smoking for a time in silence he blurted out: Say, was yez ever to the Wash..? No, I replied, what is it ? The Wash. said he, is a bunch of students what roosts up on the top floor of the main building of a Saturday night, see! and there they hands out bunches of talk and hot air on all the questions of the day, see! They discusses any old question what comes along, and say, Jack, its as good as a circus to hear them guys spout. With this lengthy remark Bill relapsed into a deep silence and smoked steadily for some moments. Go on Bill, tell me about your visit there. Laying down his pipe on the arm of the chair, he began: T ' was just this way. Last Saturday night there was nothing doing in the pool room fer me, so I decides to improve me mind and to blow in to the ' Wash. ' The ' Wash., ' you know, is the shorthand fer the Washington Literary Society. As I was just after telling you, ' tis on the top floor of the main building. When I come in the building I looks around fer the allegator ter shoot fer the top floor, but a lad standing near the stairs sings out, ' the lift is busted. ' I knew it was up to me to climb them stairs, so I gets busy and digs hard, and in ab out five minutes I arrives at the top floor with all me wind spilted entirely and me head buzzing round like a top. It sure is a climb up them stairs, and that ' s no gas house gossip either. As I entered the Wash. Hall a lad by the name of Gilbert shot out the great, glad hand to me, and so I extended me own happy palm, and we clinched fer a moment. We ' re glad ter see you, says he. Thanks, a whole lot, says I. Would youse like to look around some before the game begins. Sure, I sa}s, ready ter stay in the game at any price. Its just this way, says he, this Society takes its name from one oi Mr. Ott ' s friends, who eats at that new boardinghouse in Washington, the White House, they calls it. The object of the bunch is to elucidate the questions of the day, and to expatrate on the doings of the Faculty. These pictures on the walls are former members. Tis me dying wish to be suspended in the Wash, room, says he, with a look towards Heaven. About this time another lad goes up to the big desk and swung a mallet fer some time, and they were off in a bunch, with honors even. They calls the roll, and after awhile the Secretary gets out the bill of fare, and the first man up is Miller, fer a declamation. He says, says he, ' I have chosen fer me subject this evening that beautiful poem, ' The Hens Will Lay No More. ' With that he gives us the most heart-rendering story of the mental struggles of a hen that yez ever heard in yez life. One-half of the crowd burst inter tears, while the other half looked at the stove fer a space of a few moments after he cut the tale oft . When the tears were mopped off the floor and quiet was restored, the little runt, Irons, read the next course. ' Kelly. ' As good luck would have it the gent wasn ' t there with the goods, so Irons sung out: ' The next is an oration by Mr. Cromer. ' ' Twas the peach of the evening. I say Jack, Booker T. wasn ' t in it with dat guy. He just naturally handed out bunches of the United States language in a way to thrill yez through and through. It was the subject of poetry in hand. He says, says he, ' Poetry is the highest expression that the race has, at all, at all, and that the poets was our teachers. They learns us everjthing that ' s good. ' He run over the names of some of the poets what had been been of great comfort to him. Shakespeare, when he wrote ' The Raven, ' and Milton when he wrote, ' That Old Sweetheart of Mine, ' done the race a turn that can never be repaid. Withers ' poetry aud that of Moseley is full of hope fer a downtrodden race. Then he says there is poets as mistakes perspiration fer inspiration. The poem that went to his heart was the one about ' Sunny Jim, and what Force done fer him. ' He said in dat poem was all sorts of lessons fer the race in general. He jammed a bunch of wind fer a half hour longer and then sat down with all the members giving him the merry ha! ha! all around. The next was the debate on the question: ' Resolved, That the method of eating soup by the aid of a sponge, now in use at The Blue Hotel, is the quickest and most expedient method possible. ' The lad named Gilbert, the same guy as showed me around the Hall, was the first man at the bat. His talk was an Ai corker, and that ' s no idle chatter. The language was grand, the logic was of the best brand. ' Soup, ' says he, ' soup is liquid food. It may be of several kinds, but ' tis essentially the same, whether it be chicken, bean, er rabbit. He then told us how it was made at The Blue. It consists fer the most part of H- O, but sometimes it contains foreign materials. He then produced figures proving the average respon- sibility of a chicken fer a soup of that variety. He then showed by the use of Math. I, the probability of finding an oyster in an oyster soup. Bean soup and the occurrence of beans, was demonstrated by chemistry. This is the way he tore on, and wound up that part of the yarn by saying that the class in Surveying had calcu- lated the probable nearness of a bone fida chicken to the soup served at The Blue the day before. He then took another task and said: ' The problem of carrying liquid food to the face has been the subject of the world ' s best thought. Ever since Adam and Eve ran that Real Estate Trust in Eden, down to the present day, the tools employed have varied widely. First ' twas the hands, then other weapons were tried, until it was decided to adopt the sponges at ' The Blue, ' and one had only to see the system in actual operation to heartily favor the scheme. Therefore, honorable judges, ' says he in closing, ' we place the soup in your hands. That is, er the question under discussion. ' With this remarkable finish he sat down, surrounded by great applause. ' ' Thompson spoke for the negative. He started in with a rush and scored in a few minutes of play. ' Our opponent has tried to show you that he has had experience with soups. Now, judges, you must know that soups at The Blue and soups elsewhere bear the same relations thai the C. O. does to its time table. Had he experienced the joys of chewing a soup, he would not advocate the sponge method. Historically speaking, he was correct, but failed to show, as that history nowhere tells us that the sponge method has been practiced before it was introduced at The Blue. He lacks a precedent. His arguments are in the soup rather than on it. ' Keeping up this fast clip, he runs on until a clap comes down on the desk with the mallet and his attack of mental football ceased. The judges then retired and returned a decision that the sponge was not respon- sible fer its misapplication, but as most soups are strong enough to take care of themselves, therefore they decided in favor of the negative, and advised ' The Blue ' to throw up the sponge. ' ' After a few more remarks by ' the man behind the desk ' the meeting busted up, and I left fer home. Jack, me boy, ' tis a great thing to be a member of the Wash. Me heart goes out to them in their efforts to ' up-lift the race. ' Bill rose from his chair, grabbed his lid and with a Ta,Ta! Jack, left the room, but 1 have firmly resolved to pay the Wash. a visit before I graduate. F. C. M. 82 9r 9r FRATERNITIES Calyx 8 THE PHI KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY Lamar Vance Haw Preston Connover THE SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNITY ' 1 % Osburn, N. Carle Bennett Lee Dunlap Thomas Arbuckle Osburn, H. S. THE PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY Morehead Vilson THE PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY ■ HI B iv«4 JB|j| ' jl| | T ' 5= , 7¥i I H H w i H ■ li M ' J ' l H H WmM A «j r mp «|i i H ' 1 E S ■ ' J 1 Scott McCuUoc McKay Poindexter Moore, J. A. Collins Tarr Campbell, C. N. McNulty Moore, F. Rader, F. THE MU PI LAMBDA FRATERNITY THE PHI GAMMA DELTA FRATERNITY Landis Holladay Glasgow Tabb TurnbuU McCrum Alexander McPheeters Flournoy THE DELTA TAU DELTA FRATERNITY Turnbull, S. G. Blain Causey ■Worther ' Warner Jones Boise Marshall Valker Stone Pendleton Moseley McNeil Calyx 9 KAPPA ALPHA, ALPHA CHAPTER ESTABLISHED 1865 D. M. BARCLAY E. W. NICHOLS H. C. FORD FRANCIS MALLORV W. Z. JOHNSTONE FRATRES IN URBE M. B. COURSE R. C. MARSHALL JOHN L. CABELL T. MILTON N. B. TUCKER G. D. LETCHER I. H. CAMPBELL r. S. CARTER E. McD. MOORE P. B. PEYTON hu(;h stockdell d. m. Bernard FRATRES IN FACULTATE loSKI ' H KA(;LANn L()X(; JOHN HENRY LATANE Turner Pipes Long Steves Crawford Grasty Henderson Latane FRATRES IN UNIVERSITATE ACADEMIC CLARENCE RAY CUNNINGHA: I ARGYLL TURNER SMILEY JOHN MONRO BANISTER GILL ALBERT STEVES, JR. JOHN SHARSHALL GRASTY WILLIAM JOEL TURNER DAVID WASHINGTON PIPES, JR. LA ' W MAXIMUS MARCELLUS BROWN WILLIAM BLOXHAM CRAWFORD HALBERT RICHARDSON HENDERSON ACTIVE CHAPTERS 43. ALUMNI CHAPTERS 25. lOI THE PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY McBryde Witherspoon Campbell, M. D. Bagley Semmes Absent when photo was taken— T, M. Mann and R. E. Jenkins THE SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY THE THETA NU EPSILON FRATERNITY ARBUCKLE, J. E. BARCLAY ' , D. W. BAGLEY, I. N. OSBURN, H. PANCAKE, J. C CONRAD, W. D. PORISE, J. E DUNCAN, A. M. TURNER, J. P. LAUCK, W. J. HA G. E. GRASTY GILL, 1. M. 107 THE SIGMA FRATERNITY CONRAD ARBUCKLE 1). BARK LEY GILL BAGLEV PANCAKE TURNER PRICE GRASrV WALKER LAUCK HAW S ' rK ' LS OSBL ' RN, H. S. BURKS DAWSON ■I ' ABB .MOORE, G. D. ' 43 To the Editor of The Calvx : Dear Sir — As regards the request with which you honor me to give you a brief account of Washington College during the time that I was a student, I can say that I was there only one session, that of 1843-4- I and three others from Paxton ' s School, some eight miles distant, entered, and on examination by the Faculty passed muster ' on Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, and at the end of the session were each awarded the degree of A. B. The Faculty was composed of Dr. Henry Ruflin, President, and teacher of Mental and ; Ioral Philosophy, Logic, Rhetoric, Belle Lettres and Criticism; he was a man of WM, A. GLASGOW great learning and broad scholarship, and was of great ability; Dr. George D. Armstrong, of Chemistry and Physics generally; George E. Dabney, of Latin and Greek and Ancient Literature; Rev. Phils Calhoun, of Mathematics. The training in Latin and Greek then required a more extensive reading of ancient authors than now, the students learning more of the history, philosophy and mythology of the times than is now learned, at present the aim being to train the mind in the construction of the language, that the student may be able to do the reading himself 109 without help. I was of opinion that the teachinp: was faithrul and thorough in all the departments. The buildings consisted of the present centre building, with ' ' Paradise on the north, and Paradise Found at equal distance from the centre on the south. The centre building was laid off into a hall on the second story, known as the Robinson Hall, used for morning roll-call and public entertainments: the halls for the Washington and (Jraham Societies, in the third story, and the rest divided into class rooms and lodging rooms for students. Paradise was divided into lodging rooms, besides a large class-room in the second story; and the Paradise Found, on the first floor, was Dr. Armstrong ' s apartment for Chemistry and Physics, the second floor for Dr. Ruffin ' s departments and library, and the third for lodging apartments. There were on the north and south of these buildings two long single-story buildings for lodging rooms — the one known as Bat Alley, where theLibrary Building stands — and the other, Buzzard Roost, on the present site of the Tucker ]Memorial Building. Most of the students roomed on the College premises and boarded at sundry places in the town. Among the students were many clever fellows and good students; some of rare gifts for public speaking, but no one has appeared in the public eye as dazzling the world with brilliancy ! Among those I now recall arc William H. Letcher, of Missouri, of rare talents for speaking, afterwards prominent in the practice of law and in the Missouri Legislature; Thomas W. Doswell, of BuUfield, Hanover County, a capital man, for a while after the war sheriff of Richmond, and successfully engaged in breeding thoroughbred horses for the courses; in this respect he surpassed everyone in Virginia; Charles F. Collier, of Petersburg, Va., prominent as a lawyer, and member of the Virginia Assembly, and fur some time Mayor of Petersburg; Peter Saunders, of Franklin County, Virginia, engaged in agriculture, and at times a member of the General Assembly; he, with myself alone, survive our graduating class of nine. These were students from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Te.xas, Louisiana and North Carolina, many good men, all that I recall dead except Saunders and myself The students, many of them, were prominent in their communities, but no one conspicuous in c ; mmand of armies, or as leaders of popular assemblies. IMany of them married [)retty women, and are no v represented by honored descendants. There was no dancing hall — the round dance had not been invented — no balls; dancing was only at private houses; the reel and waltz only were known, and these never continued after midnight; no baseball, footb,all, no golfing, no billiard or pool room; no tennis court, no gymnasium, no athletic grounds, no boating contests. Among the most interesting incidents of the session were the anniversary of the Washington and Graham Societies, when the halls, adorned with flowers, were brightened by the soft charms of women, escorted hither by ingenuous youths of the Society, to be entertained by an oration from a member honored by the votes of the Society for that function, which was followed by a debate on some question of general interest, participated in by leading members, and sometimes by gentlemen thereto invited. These were most interesting occasions, for every student was a member of one of the societies. And the present students are commiserated that they are never to feel and see the soft charms of style and beauty which adorned such occasions, and can now only look on it as of the glorious past. W. A. Gl.asgow. no ' 00 ECHOES FROM THE RECENT PAST I once had a friend (his spirit is not now fettered by the flesh) who was a periodi- cal consumer of morphia-sulphate. I confessed to him that I was a cigarette liend. Don ' t use that word ' fiend, ' my friend, he protested, it gives me the creeps. Now, I call that downright over-sensitiveness. This old world is full of sin; mistakes and follies are common liabiliries; it is agreed that no man is without sin. Therefore, it is at least reasonable that he in whom a particular vice is pre-eminently obvious must be somewhat blameless in other respects. Then, too, sin is like mo.st everything else. The survival of the fittest holds good. Let a ' man be a drunkard and lesser faults sink into oblivion. Let him play poker, and he can, with impunity, commit most grievous misdemeanors. Let him have a disregard for the amenities of good society, and no other vice is needful with which to fix his social status. Vice is (and reasonably so) the great standard of measure in the body social. Vice is universal, being in one form or another common to all the units of society; it is a genus that is sub-divisable into countless species; and as a standard is absolutely accurate. It is B. M. HARTMAN also arbitrary, there being no natural reason why some vices should glorify and others condemn; why some should apply to one sex and not to another; hence, it is a most logical standa rd of measure, bearing all the invariable marks of a perfect standard. As to its application, people differ; and hence the sub-divisions into which society is divided. In my application I have to do with that society which governs the social status of the student-body, and have deemed it wise to choose this logical socio-metre. If I have erred in mistaking virtue for vice, I apologize in humility, with the exten- uating reflection that it largely depends upon the point of view. The writer has been asked to pen the recent history of Washington and Lee. ' ' The history of a nation, says Carlyle, is but a biography of its few great men ; and I have considered this description true, also, of our student-body. The biography of a great man, and, more particularly of a student, is largely a history of hfs social life. And I have attempted to prove that his social status is largely determined by his characteristic vice. In the short sketches following, none will be found auto-biographical. The writer does not admire the recent drift of literature represented in the many confessions that glut the market. He prefers to be the victim of the murderer, rather than to adapt the role of the suicide. He generously sends forth, however, a number of pen-photographs, as a slight tribute to those illustrious men who, in recent years, have perpetuated the institutions of their progenitors, and established innovations whose perpetuity will be the chief evidence of their excellence. A STUDY IN A ' HITE AND BLACK On a day about the middle of the first term of a recent session, he ;-(?-entered the student-life. His former associates were either in the professions or delving in the marts of trade. By his boasting reference to his Freshman days in the early nineties, he beguiled many Freshmen into a love for his society — yea, many strong men were brought within the influence of his powerful personality. In the pool and billiard saloons he played long discounts. Among his fraters he talked glibly. At midnight he supped with the young on oysters and steaks. In the Literary Society his voice was often heard. In the class room his prowess was invinci- ble. His blackboard descriptions defied even a Vance. The Freshman began to admire; the Sophomore courted his companionship; the Junior accepted his hospitality; the dubious Senior was wont to remark: Now, I wonder what can be his graft 1 He began at a social sessi jn of the Kentucky Club. lany topics were discussed at this session. Representation in The Calyx was determined upon and refreshments were served. Finally, like a thief in the night, ' his graft appeared. Drawing himself up to a small table, he began a game of soltaire, unconsciously whistling, She was bred in Old Kentucky. Just how the merger took place would be tedious reading. But through the inter- mediate stages of Set-Back, Casino and Hearts, stages that appeal to the innocent, there developed the great American game of draw-poker. It is a far call from the Kentucky Club to Nelson street, and yet ! ! — but poker is a progressive game. It is ambitious, and sometimes seeks a home even in hotels. It became under the patronage of this mighty man an institution. Disciples have gone forth into foreign states to show to the denizens thereof how a Royal Plush can be whipped by a Caloola, while Florida and Texas, in particular, applaud the innovations that bear the stamp of our classic culture. A STUDY IN AMBER He came north frcim the land of sunshine and flowers, hearing the unmistakable odor of pineapple and lemon; albeit, as Lexington was dry, drearilv drv, he was soon prevailed upon to take it straight. He early established wireless communication with the city of Staun- ton. So scientifically did he perfect his system that before Christmas he could order on his way to Contracts ' ' at 9. 15 and have the goods delivered be- fore Real Property at halfafterten. S}stems live long after their found- ers die. Institutions exist after students be- come Alumni. This is but natural, for the light of dead stars is said to he even yet travelling earthward. This light will be a heritage long after we are gone. So the schemes and systems devel- oped by genius go on, like the world, forever. He is back in Plorida, doubtless describing the beauties of executor ' devices, and may in time become a Marshall or a Choate; but his name will live in the annals of the student- body as a promoter — a promoter of the perfected systems of wireless tel- egraphy, and car-less-express between this town and the cit ' of Staunton. jNr£ BALTIMORE A STUDY IN PINK He did not come at all. He was indigenous to the soil. It is said that before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the figure of George had dignified our classic dome, the spirits of his ancestors taught equity and law to pre-historic man. But he had not to do with men. Let coarser natures pass their genial jests, and blow their filthy smoke through poisoned lips. Let them lay and hatch their schemes of wicked vice. But in the winter evenings, when the welcome fire-light flickers on the frills and furbeloes of feminine finery; when the soft intonations of a sweeter voice than angels have, rise and fall like the gentle heavings of the peaceful sea, he is there. His evening dress is faultless. His shirt-front is immaculate. His hair is parted precisely parallel to his pointing nose. He is there. There to pour into her sympathetic ear weird tales of things that happen in the world. To swear that men are base and altogether bad. 3 Tliat this old world, rown weary of the fi.crht, must pcradvcnture recapitulate, unless the fair and gentler sex stoop down and lift it u]). es, he is there. And when he goes away she thinks that only he is good and great; and tells her charming chum. The chum tells her ' s; and all the gentler sex bow down before this man, and ever after shun all other men. A STUDY IN BROWN He came, announced, in dignity and state, i ' vnm where the Alligators croak their scorn. And scurning all that claimed to be Divine, lie scorned the instincts of his race as well. He claimed that fearful vice stalkeil forth in pride, and saw his mission clear to purify. He gathered arouml him Inyal hearts and true: true to their leader ' s slightest wish anil aim. He organizetl his minions, and his wuril became the highest law they knew to tlo. . nd so he slew the vice ' anil went awav amid the j)laudits of his satellites. A STUDY IN BRONZE He was here when most of us arrived. . - ome of the ladies who hold themselves out to furnish board and hulging to thrifty students, sa ' that they remember when he came. His habitat is somewhat dubious. He is said to have at one time affiliated with the members of the West ' irginia Club; but alumni of a sister state proudly regard him as their own; while he himself claims a prescrijjtive right to dona fide citizenship in the sovereign I ' ummon wealth of ' irginia. He claimed a philnsophy of life. He believed in the religiijn of Sunshine. This, perhaps, accounted lur his smile. That smile was contagious, but hard to interi)ret. It meant sometimes that he was pleased, sometimes that he was angry, and at other intervals, that he was amused. It was the same smile, wdiether given in acknowledging a compliment or in doubting your veracity. He was the original organizer of that green-ribbon conglomeration, whose views of life were said to be acid; and yet liis disposition was bright, and his digestion, according to the Best Authority, most prolific. His faults are hard to describe, for his indulgences were withal so temperate that he puzzled the Y. M. C. A., and caused the sharks to despair. As a sinner, howe X ' r, we may regard him a non-C(_)nformist. He attended church or ni)t, as it pleased him. He openly disregarded all claims of the Calic. He studied or not, as it seemed best. He treated the Newcomb Hall soirees with exasperating indiiference. He clothed himself neither after the manner of Beau Brummel nor Lazarus. He wrote pf.ietry, and yet was intensely prosaic. He excelled in football and with the .Albert-Sydney ' s; and found time for the Gra- ham-Lee. It is said that he knew not the taste of coca-cola. He disregarded the claims (if inconsistency altogether, and during a long sojourn I 14 was so exasperatingly and tantalizingiy stubborn that lie gave no text wherewith scandal could hold its carnival. Quietly he came. Happily he remained with a little wlieel a-turnin ' in his heart. Gently he went away. Good bye, Saxy, old boy; good bye. A STUDY IN GREEN He, too, hailed from Kentucky. Quietly he dawned upon Grangers, and with regular alternate impartiality scintillated between there and LaRowe ' s. For him poker had no charms. Bacchus tempted not. Neither Venus nor Diana could lure him away. At first he held a cue like a Pittsburger fishing for ocean trout. Gradually he acquired the art. Slowly he learned the angles and the diamonds. Finally, he became perfect. In the days when the campus got green, and the ladies donned the fascinating shirt- waist, he would sit on the side-walk in one of the tall chairs, longingly looking f(_)r fellow-fiends. He cared not whether he won or lost. For what purpose w-as the monthly check, if not for pool ? It is said that his name never appeared on the University bulletins, but often on the ledgers of the genial ' Squire and the jovial John. For him pool became a passion, and billiards a life-study. Since that last summer of his sojourn in the classic hill-country, he has matchctl cues with the professionals of Richmond and other cities. He is said to have had other vices in the past, but his characteristic monomania still clings and must forever abide. And so we left him in one of the Southern cities. In one of the parlors of a Blue Grass Hotel, he was too much occupied to bid us good bye, watching with ' the jaundiced eye the globular ivory rolling o ' er the green, and awaiting in h ' pnotic spell for the answering click to his accurate aim. A STUDY IN RAINBOW EFFECTS He did not hail from anv state at all: For in his home all states their center find; And from this center, stretching out her arms, Columbia gathers all unto her breast. Calyx 10 115 So from this center, Cosmopolitan Was given to us, a great Cosmopolite. I find in him no vices to deride. In him all vice and virtue found their home. In his quick brain were fashioned and conceived The many sins that make the ladies weep; And yet I know that not a single act Of this man ever made his brother mourn. His life with us was full of mirthful pranks, And ■et his soul was full of human love; He laughed away his life in careless acts, And } ' et his thoughts were deep and eloquent. And so I pen this meed of dubious praise To him who loved far more than better men The Alma Mater who has sent him forth To love and laugh within a larger world. ii6 A. M. DUNCAN, Editor-in-Chief JNO. W. WARNER, Bus. Mgr. RING-TUM PHI WM. JETT LAUCK, Editor-in-Chiet D. B. CAUSEY, Business Manager fe CALYX S. A. WITHERSPOON, Jr., Editor-in-Chief J. M. B. GILL, Business Manager The Southern Collegian EDITORS ALBERT :MARSHALL DUNCAX, Kentucky Editor-in-Chief CHARLES RULE PILKINGTON, Kentucky Assistant Editor ROBERT WHITE McCRUM, Virginia Athletic Editor STUART CHEVALIER, Kentucky Law Editor WASHINGTON SOCIETY GRAHAM-LEE SOCIETY JNO. KNOX ARNOLD Kentucky W. G. PENDLETON Virginia D. H. ROLSTON Virginia M. T. McCLURE Virginia JOHN WILLIAM WARNER, Jr., Maryland Business Manager lOHN MONRO BANISTER GILL, Virginia Assistant Business Manager ii8 THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIAN BOARD The Southern Collegian SAPERE AUDE. THE students of Washington College first realized the need of some wav in which to express their independent literary and journalistic proclivities in 1848. The result was a small paper with the suggestive name of The Owl. The College man of that day devoted his pen to writing of verses to dark-eyed maidens; and, perhaps, if his quill was from a classic fowl, he would while away his time with neat translations of Horace. Often some youthful student was inspired by his study of Cicero or Demosthenes, and his pent-up emotions would spend themselves in phillipics hurled at the Faculty. As ever, the student was uncontrollable, while the Faculty was dictatorial. Against such difficulties, the poor Owl could not contend, and early in 1849, passed awa} . Of the lofty sentiments and rhythmic gems which dwelt in the students ' minds during the years immediately succeeding the death of the unlucky Owl, we have no record. Twelve long years passed, and then war closed the doors of the College for those weary days, when the loyal students, headed by their devoted Professor and Captain, formed the Liberty Hall Volunteers, and went to the battlefield to fight for the cause they loved so well. Three years passed by after the re-opening of College before another attempt was made to establish a student publication. The name of the new publication was The Collegian, which was issued fortnightly, and consisted of eight folio pages. The first volume of the new periodical was fortunate in having at its head two men of such marked talent as C. R. Breckinridge, Congressman from Arkansas, and subsequently Minister to Russia, and S. Z. Ammen, editor of the Baltimore Sun. The support of the best talent in Ccjllege was secured, so that from the start it won the reputation of being the best student publication in the South. Thomas Nelson Page may be said to have served his literary apprenticeship on the editorial board of The Collegian, as he was one of the editors of 1871-72. In its list of editors are found the names of several men, since distinguished in letters and politics, as well as several who have become well known in the educational world. During the first year of its existence, the editing was done by two editors, one from each literary society, new editors being selected every three months. The next year the name was changed to The Southern Collegian. Also, in addition to the two editors who were elected as formerly, there was an annual editor chosen by the joint ballot of the two societies. This system continued until 1873, when the jealousy of the societies made it necessary to choose two annual editors. In 1878, The Col- legian became a monthly, and was reduced to its present magazine form. In the same year began the custom, which still prevails, of having the Magazine in charge of an cclitui-in-cliiLf, and U uv associates, two from each society. In 1892, tiie societies began to elect jointly an assistant editor-in-chief also. In 1S70, Mr. Joseph Santini, of New Orleans, gave to the University one thousand dollars, the income from which was to be used each }earin jiurchasing a medal to be awarded to the writer of the best essay appearing in Thk Collegian. The object of The Collegian is to establish a love of letters among the students, not as an example of all that is pure and worthy in literature, but as a means b}- which they can express themsehcs. Its aim is to give to the men of the University a vehicle for their thoughts, to permit them to put to practical application the rules of the class- room, and to give expression to what genius or talent they may have. It has also been the desire of the editors to issue a magazine of such a character, that, when viewed by outsiders, it would place Washington and Lee University before them as a scho(jl of lofty ideals, and with a high literary standard. ' I ' he following list contains the names i.if all the etiitors down t(j 1872, after which only the names of the chief editors are gi en. The list of Santini ■Medalists is also oi cn: S. Z. AM MEN C. K. BRECKINRIUGE C. C. (iARPvETT T. S. WILKESON W. M. NEIL W. S. GRAVES 1869 C. A. GRAVES, Annual Editor W. L. PRATHER N. B. EEAGIX (iEO. B. PETERS W. T. THOMAS A. H. HAINIILTON R. B. BAYLY 1870 A. N. GOROOX, Annual Editor J. L. LOGAN R. H. ELEMING E. G. LOGAN H. PICLES J. B. STUBBS P. D. ENGLISH LS71 (4E0. SANTINI, Annual Editor S. R. EISHER R. I). HAISLIP M. N. WISDOM R. J. RICIIY J. K. LAKE THOMAS NELSON PAGE 1X72 WM. EDMUNDS 1873 W. II. TAYLOE V. B. CHILDERS 1874 1888 C. W. ANDERSON T. (4. HAILEV H.L. DEFOUR 1889 ] S75 R. B. WILLIAMS J. II. DILLARD 1890 W. P. MeCORKLE .11. FIELDS 1876 1891 .1 AMES HAY W. K. BOCOCK H. F. FITZPATRICK 1892 1877 W. S. CURRELL v . R. VANCE 189,3 H. HALL A. R. COCKE J. 1,S7S W. S. CCRRELL w . McC. MARTIN 1894 1879 .1. H. HAMILTON w . McC. MARTIN 189.5 1880 GLOVER MOORE D. C MeHRYDE 1896 1881 J. E. COCKERELL L. C. SPEERS 1897 1882 .1. G. MEADOW u G. PERROAV 1898 1883 II. A. WHITE s. C. LIND 1899 1884 J. M. ALLEN G. P. FISHBURNE 1900 1885 B. F. SLEDD 1886 H. E. U. KEEBLE 1901 D. OTT W. C. LCDWIG 1902 1887 A. M. DUNCAN L. M. HARRIS SANTINI MEDALISTS 1874 W. BOYLE 1875 C. EDMi )NT)SON 1876 HAROLD WALSH 1877 W. K. BOCOCK 1878 E. K. LEAVEL 1879 R. F. CAMPBELL 1880 J. IL HAMILTON 1881 GLOVER MOORE 1882 H. I). CA1 [PBELL 1883 J. G. MEAI)OA ' 1881 H. A. WHITE 1885 G. H. NORMAN 1886 B. F. SLEDD 1887 W. M. REID 1888 L. M. HARRIS 1889 W. Z. JOHNSTONE 1890 J. S. BUNTING 1891 W. H. FIELD 1892 W. E. HARRIS 1893 J. H. HALL 1894 W. R. VANCE 1895 W. C. LANCK 1899 T. S. VANCE 1897 W. K. McCLUNG 1898 S. C. LIND 1898 W. J. LALCK 1900 II. R. KEEBLE 1901 STUART CHEVALIER 123 The Ring-Turn Phi W ' M. |ETT I.AUCK, West Virginia Editor-in-Chief GABRIEL BEXOIST SHIELDS, Mississippi Assistant Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS C. C. AIcXEI LI Virginia C. S. McNUL TV Virginia R. C. LORD Kentucky SJTART CIl L ALIER Kentucky j. M. B. GILL Virginia j. C. .McPHEETERS South Carolina B. D. CAUSEV, ' iKt;iNiA Business Manager R. B. SPINDLE, Jk Assistant Manager 124 THE RING TUM PHI BOARD The Ring-Turn Phi t ' HE Ring-Tu7n Phi was first published in 1897, and since that time it lias I received flattering support from both students and alumni. From a financial standpoint it is the best paying of the College publications. Its permanency is now assured and its existence recognized as essential. It is published every Saturday and is a weekly review of all phases of the University life. The following is a list of the editors and business managers since its inception: 1897-98— G. R. HOU.S ' rOX, China Editor-in-Chief J. S. SLICER, Jr., Viki;ixi. Business Alanager 1S98-99— I ' HOMAS J. FARR. R, Virgim. Editor-in-Chief HARLOW S. DIXON, West Vikcini.a Business Manager 1899-00— T. R. TUCKER, ViRGiNi.-v ) .,,., . ., . . „. T T K n 2■ - ' c Editors-in-Chiei u . J. LAUCK, West irgini.v i J. W. GARROW, Te.xas Business Manager 1900-01 — W. f. LAUCK, West ' irginia Editor-in-Chief |. R. TUCKER, ' iRGixiA Business Manager 1901-02 — B. D. CAU. ' EV, ' IRGINIA ,, ,. . ,- v- c T7T-vr- r) o-i-rM.-N-e ' i-i5T -T ' i.M ,• { Lditors-m-Chiti EDGAR S DEX-SI RICKER, China ( |. R. TUCKER Business Manager 127 Two Indies, while oft on a tear. Were buried in mud to the hair; When askeil, Are you wet? ' They replied, Not as yet, We do so enjoy this fine air ! Do you know Mr. Latane, dears? His charms hut increase with his years; And at present rate, Tis but moderate to state, Before long he will be without peers. You ' ve heard of one, jMoseley by name, A poet of no little fame; The verse he can write, Is way out o sight, And makes even Pegasus lame. Of Oom Paul I ' ve no doubt you have heard, Tho ' hist ' ry in one point has erred, For it calls him a Boer, A mistake, I am sure, ' hich is utterlv, whollv absurd ! Do you know that six-footer, named Tarr? At parties he ' s quite above par; Tho ' he starts with a break, He is no social fake, And in farces he ' s alwavs a star. I 28 The GEORGE WASHINGTON CUSTIS LEE, LL. U., 1897, Prestdent-E?neritus. GEORGE HUTCHESON DENNY, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D., 1901, President. ALEXANDER LOCKHART NELSON, M. A., 1854, Cincinnaii Professor of Mathematics. JAMES ADDISON QUARLES, D. D., LL. D., 1886, Professor of Philosophy. HENRY DONALD CAMPBELL, M. A., Ph. D., 1887, Robinsoji Professor of Geology and Biology. DAVID CARLISLE HUMPHREYS, C. E., 1889, Scott Professor of Civil Engineering. ADDISON HOGUE, 1893, Corcoran Professor of Greek. JA?k[p:S LEWIS HOWE, Ph. D., M. D., 1894, Bayly Professor of Chemistry. WILLIAM SPENSER CURRELL, M. A., Ph. D., 1895, Professor of English. HENRY PARKER WILLIS, Ph. D., 1898, Wilson Professor of Economics and Political Science. WALTER LE CONTE STEVENS, Ph. D., 1898, McCormick Professor of Physics. WILLIAM REYNOLDS VANCE, M. A., Ph. D., LL. B., Professor of Law, and Dean of the School of Law. GEORGE HUTCHESON DENNY, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D. Peabody Professor of Latin. MARTIN PARKS BURKS, B. A., LL. B., 1899, Professor of Law. CHARLES LANGLEY CROW, M, A., Ph. D., 1899 Adjunct Professor of Modern Languages. ROBERT FRANKLIN HOXIE, Ph. B., 1901, A cling Professor of Economics and Political Science. 1899, 1899, • Until Jan. 1, 1903. 131 JOSEPH RAGI.AXD LONG, B. A., B. S., I,L. B,, 1902, Pnifessnr of Laiv. JOHN HOLLADAV LATANE, Ph. D., 1902, Professor of His lory. JAMES WILEIAlM KERN, Ph. I)., 1902, Associa e Pnfessor if La iii. INSTRUCTORS WILLE M WERTENBAKER, U. D., 1900, Physical Director. RICHARD COLLINS LORD, M. A., 1902. Inslriicior in Mathematics. JOHN McCLURE, 1901, Assistant in Chemical Laboratory. HARRY NEAL HUSE, B. A., 1902, Assistant in English and Latin. HENRY CALWELL COE, 1902, Assistant in Physical Laboratory. RICHARD ALEXANDER RUEF, 1902, Assistant in Civil Engineering. CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN IMcNEILL, 1902, Assistant in Biological Laboratory. JOHN ENGELHARDT SCOTT, 1902, Lnstructor in Lnorganic Chemistry. t JOSEPH CHARLESS McPHEP:TERS, 1903, Physical Director. OFFICERS JOHN LYLE CAMPliEI.L, LL. B., 1877, Secretary of the Facultv. ANN ROBERTSON WHITE, 1895, Librarian. GEORGE MURRAY SMITH, 1902, Assistant Custodian of the Reading Room. CICERO FLOYD WATTS, 1902, Assistant Custodian of the Reading Room. J BEVERLEY DOUGLAS CAUSEY, 1902, L atv Librarian. §GEORf;E COUPER (ilBBS, 1903, L.aw Librarian. Until .Tan. 1, IflOo. X Until .Tan. J, 1903. t From Jan. 1, 1903. ' i From ,Tan. 1, 1903. Brief Sketch of Recently Elected Members of the Faculty JOHN HOLLADAY LATANE John HoUaday Latane, son of the late Bishop James Allen Latane, of Baltimore, was born in Staunton, Va. He received his preliminary education in the public schools of Baltimore, graduating from the Baltimore City College in 1889. He then entered the Johns Hopkins University and after three years spent in the classical group of studies received the degree of A. B. in June, 1892. The next three years were spent in the graduate department of History and Politics. His principal subject was History, his first Minor Jurisprudence and his second Economics. He received the degree of Ph. D. in June, 1895. During the session of 1895-6 Dr. Latane was Acting Professor of History and Economics in the Baltimore City College. The session of 1896-7 was spent in California as Master of History and English in the Military Academy at San Rafael. In the fall of 1897 Dr. Latane returned to the East and devoted himself to the study of International Law and Diplomacy, spending a large part of the next 3 ' ear in Washington. In 1898 he was appointed the first Albert Shaw Lecturer on American Diplomatic History m the Johns Hopkins University. In September, 1898, Dr. Latane was elected Professor of History and Economics in Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College. He served in this capacity until his appointment to the chair of History in ' this institution last June. The most important of his published writings are: The Early Relations between Maryland and Virginia (J. H. U. Studies, 13th Series). The Diplomacy of the United States in Regard to Cuba (Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1897). Intervention of the United States in Cuba (North American Review, March, 1898). The Diplomatic Relations of the United States and Spanish America (Johns Hopkins Press, 1900). Dr. Latane has also written a number of book reviews for the American Historical Review. In June, 1901, the Johns Hopkins University awarded him the highest honor in the gift of the department of History and Politics — the John Marshall prize. This was given in recognition of the value of his book on The Diplomatic Relations of the United States and Spanish America. In August, 1902, Dr. Latane was invited 135 to deliver one of the lectures in the course on Internationa! Law before the United States Naval War College at Newport, R. I. His subject was The Principle of Neutralization Applied to Canals. Dr. Latane is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. HENRY PARKER WILLIS Henry Parker Willis, Professor of Economics and Political Science, studied at Western Reserve University, and University of Chicago, where he received his A. B. in 1894. From 1894 to 1896 he was Fellow and Instructor at this University. The following year he spent in Europe studying at the Universities of Berlin, Liepsic and Vienna. On returning to receive his Doctor ' s degree he was appointed .Secretary to the Indianapolis Monetary Commission, and the report of this famous body was largely prepared by him. In 1898 he was appointed Professor of Economics and Political Science in Washington and Lee University. In 1 901 Prof Willis obtained leave of absence from the University in order to accept a position as Leader Writer for Xkvft New York Evening Post. In 1902 he went to Washington as correspondent for the New York Journal of Commerce and Springfield Republican. His leave of absence having expired, he has resumed his position as head of the newly endowed Department of Economics and Political Science. Besides the report of the Monetary Commission, Prof. W illis has published A History of the Latin Monetary Union and Reciprocity, published jointly with Prof. J. Lawrence Laughlin, of the University of Chicago. This last book in particular has attracted more favorable notice, probably, than any recent publication of the kind. JOSEPH R. LONG Joseph R. Long, born Dec. 15, 1S70, in Charlottesville, Va. , and was graduated at Richmond College in 1890. He spent the sessions of 1892-94 at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Mr. Long entered the Law School at the U niversity of Virginia in 1894, receiving his B. L. in 1895 and performing the traditionally impossible feat of making Prof. Davis ' course in Philosophy simultaneously with his law course. L ' pon leaving the University of Virginia, Mr. Long immediately became a member of the editorial staff of the well-known law publishing firm of the Edward Thompson Company, at Northport, N. V. He has contributed in all about forty articles for the American and English Encyclopedia of Laiv, many of these articles containing as much matter as an ordinary law book. From 1897 to 1902 Mr.Long was amemberof the bar at Denver, Colorado. In 1901 he published a text-book on the Laws of Irrigation, which has had a wide circulation throughout the West. The titles of some of the more important of Ir. Long ' s articles in the American and English Law Encyclopedia are as follows: 136 Acknowledgements. Aliens. Brokers. ' Documentary Evidence. Imprisonment for Debt and in Civil Actions. Irrigation. Officers and Agents of Private Corporations. Pensions and Bounties. Perjury. JAMES WILLIAM KERN, Ph. D. James William Kern, Ph. D., born in Winchester, Va., May lo, 1857, entered University of Virginia in 1879, and was graduated in the schools of Greek, Latin and Mathematics. He j)ursiied graduate studies in Greek and Latin during the sessions 1883-86, and was Instructor in Latin at the University of Virginia 1884-86. Dr. Kern spent the following years from 1886 to 1896 in pursuit of his chosen profession of teaching. He entered J ohns Hopkins University October, 1896, was Fellow 1898-99, and in June, 1899, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. He was elected Associate Professor of Latin in Washington and I ee University, June, 1902. Dr. Kern has published a monograph, On the Case Construction of the Verbs of Sight and Hearing in Greek. («ji cS. ' s eMs ' is ' was Xono Uqo ' Twas long ago, in jocund Spring, When all the land was decked with flowers, I heard a merry minstrel sing. Who charmed away the golden hours; So fleetly, fleetly did they fly, I scarce believed they had gone by. Now Spring is fled, and ' neath the snow The erstwhile flower-deck ' d fields are lying. And I all heavy-hearted go, Thrice saddened by the wild wind ' s sighing; The Autumn leaves fly at his will, And the minstrel ' s voice is hushed and still. H. 137 GEN. LEE AND ms FACULTY (ABOUT 18b6) 1. JOHN W. BROCKENBROUGH. Law 2. JOHN L. KIRKPATRICK, Moral Philosophy 3. CARTER J. HARRIS, Latin 4. JAMES J. WHITE, Greek 5. JOHN L. CAMPBELL, Chemistry 6. RICHARD S. McCULLOCH, Natural Philosophy 7. ALEXANDER L. NELSON, Mathematics 8. ED ' WARD S. JOYNES. Modern Languages 9. WILLIAM PRESTON JOHNSTON, History and Literature 10. WILLIAM ALLEN, Applied Mathematics YELLS Rlng-tum-phi ! Stickeri-bum ! We are the stuff from Lexington ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! White and Blue ! Whoopla ! Whoopla ! V. L. U Chic-a-go-runk ! Go-runk ! Go-ree ! Heigh, ho ! Hi, ho ! Washington and Lee ! Washington and Lee ! Washington and Lee ! Tiger ! XL x Xaet Baccbanalia (A MOURNFUL TRAGEDY IN TWO ACTS) Raillery, raillery, madam, ue have no animosity— we hit off a little wit now and then, but no animosity. ACT I Scene. On llie hanks of he Siyx. Distinguished shades loafing about in large numbers. Under a persimmon tree ivketting a rusty scythe stands Father Time, sans coat, sans macldntosh, sans everything in fact, except a pair of blue wings, much ruffled with the effects of a recent trip through the atmosphere. Enter Vergil with a swagger and singing ' ' All Coons Look Alike to Me, I ' ve Got Another Gal I ' ou See, etc. Vergil: Hello, old sport. Anything doin ' ? Father Time: Betcherlife. Regular seven ring circus last night. Veroil: Don ' t say so. Another West Virginia banquet? F. THER Time: Xope. Beats that all hollow. Fortnightly Clul) meet, so called; in the same little berg, however. Vergil: Impossible! Father Time: Fact! T ' was no fantastic object, but a truth, a real truth; no dream. I did not slumber; and could wake ever with a brooding eye to gaze upon ' t. You see I had just been spending a week or so in Chicago where a fellow has to rent a flying machine to keep up with the procession. This sort of a thing makes me dead sick, and I often wish for the old patriarchal times six thousand years ago, when I used to sit under the shadow of the pyramids during the long summer days and crack antediluvian jokes and palm nuts with .lared and Methuselah. Splendid idle Says were those, Verge. After I have gone my rounds in Chicago and places of that stripe, 1 always like to take a day off for a rest in the beautiful little town aforesaid. It reminds me of those dear old times, ' the olden days and golden, ' some forty centuries ago. However, when I struck the town on this particular trip I was somewhat painfiill - disappointed to hear the merry sound of conviviality, and the hasty shuttling of glasses an l jugs. So I dropped in very quietly, and concealed my identity behind the face of an old clock in the corner. Let me remark just here in passing that this same old clock was an exceedingly valuable heir-loom in the family of the present entertainer of the club, it having been purchased by the fifth cousin of his great-grandfather ' s stepson when the last named was mustered out of General Washington ' s army after a most gallant and distinguished service of three months as corporal and commissary sergeant But to continue, the room was crowded with a rather motley assembly and the host had risen to speak. He said something aliout a horrible dream that had disturbed his sleep the night before. (Dante and other sliades drop in casually. ) He thought he beheld a ghastly wreck on the C. 0. in yhich the baggage car was utterly destroyed; also several lives lost. But he added that he felt much relieved when the express wagon left a box of French glassware at his door on the following morning. {A twilight smile flits across the face of the florid ion of Amalthea.) At this point my old friend Vance rushed in and announced with a tremble in his voice that he would lind it practically impossible to meet with the old club any more, and then rushed out again. ( Ike Marvel shakes his head dubiously, afid Socrates remarks to Saint Paul that he canU tmder- stand 7vhy those splendid filorcs make such colossal blunders in life when they have the examples of history to Tcarn them. Father TniE: It was then suggested that some question be submitted on which there might be some intelligent discussion before the meeting had reached that point where discussion of this cliaracter would be impracticable. Ir. Burks immediately arose. {All the lazvyers in Hades applaud at the mention of this name, and John INIarshall remarks to My Lord Coke that speakina; of banquets, they would see thai Burks was given the biggest banquet ever seen on that side of the Styx, wheti he joined their company. Confucius adds, ' Lefs shake on that, John. ' ) I say Mr. Burks arose and remarked that on the nicirning Inllowing the last meeting of the club, he had by a most unfortunate mistake read a t-haiiter in the Bible, supposing he was reading a chapter in the Code, and that his conscience bad been worrying him ever since. He wanted some practical suggestion on how to avoid such a disaster in the future. Dr. Stevens was on his feet at once, (Roger Bacon, Dr. Faustus and Sir Isaac Newton shake their feet applaudingly at the mention of the ttame), and said that he had hit upon a plan that had succeeded admirably and would be glad to give the club the benefit of it. His friend. Prof. 142 Lubberwitz, of Berlin, had originated the idea, and had mentioned it to him at a private banquet which both liad attended. You select the most important objects in your room, prepare a number of slips of paper, pen and ink, and carefully write upon the slips the names of these several objects, in large, easily legible letters. Then, after spreading some DR. CURRELLS MAGIC LANTERN SHOW mucilagenunus substance on the opposite side from that on which the writing appears, attach the pieces of paper to the objects which they designate on the written side. Great care should be exercised at this junction, however, not to confuse the tags and objects, as this would frustrate the whole design. It hag been found liy experience that a person may absorb an almost unlimited quantity of ' Frenclr ' glassware, ' and yet be able by this simple and inexpen- 143 sive process to discriminate intelligentl.y between a bureau and a box of matches, or between a tlierniometer and a stove pipe. Tlie club passed a vote of tlianks to Dr. Stevens amidst great enthusiasm, and ever3-body drank freely to his health and their own. The meeting becoming somewhat disorderly, the chairman again remarked that it was necessary to decide upon a propel question for discussion before proceeding further. Whereupon Prof. Campbell arose and said that he would like to have some information on the question Avhcther a June bug has a sense of humor. ( Agazziz, who up to this point had been dozing on a bed of rubies, suddenly wakes up, punches Humljolt in the ribs, and shies an onion at Linneus, roho is occupied in trying to explain to Aristotle the Sunday Jokes in ' ' The U ' ait of the Lost. ' ' ) But Prof. Cro w objected that this question was rather abstruse, even for a mind trained in a German university, and he would prefer to investigate the question whether an oyster can be crossed in love. (Queen Elizabeth giggles audibly; Henry Ylll makes goo-goo eyes at Cleopatra; and Charles Darwin, who is ' playinif ivilh the tangles of Neaera ' s hair stops long enough to write sundry notes on his cuffs. ) After Dr. Crow sat down, Dr. Currell got the floor with some difficulty. D. NTE {inter? upting): Say, Chronos, isn ' t that the fellow who has been trying to get off some of my stunts up yonder. The first opportunity I get at him I will introduce him to a few of the literary ' circles ' of the Inferno that he may not have heard about before. Beelzebub {consoli gly): That ' s all right, old horse pistol. We ' ll fix him when he comes this way. You know I have a little grudge against him myself. Father Time [loniinuing): I say Dr. Currell got the floor and remarked that speaking on biological themes reminded him of an important historical investigation which he had been con- ducting with great success recently, and the results of which he would be glad to divulge to the club. One of the thus far unsolved problems of the Shakespearean controversy is to explain why the great English dramatist was called ' the swan of Avon. By what sort of symbolism could he be compared to this fowl? A swan does not sing habitually, writes poetry never, is amphibious in its habits, has a very graceful neck and white feathers, and is good for nothing in particular except to ornament pictures and mill ponds. It will be observed that none of these attributes are distinctly Shakespearean. ' Gentlemen of the Club, ' he added, ' I have given this problem the gravest consideration and study, and I cannot escape the painful conviction that William Shakespeare was called the swan of Avon because he was a bird. ' (Will. Shakespeare ; ' w«, oo. 5 bored, and strolls ojf with, Helen of Troy « a medicine show holding foi th on the next corner, j Iy Lord Verulam turns green, presumably cuith envy. ) A visiting member by the name of Light created a tremendous sensation at this point by proposing the following question, which I scribbled on my scythe as he read it out: ' Resolved, That Washington and Lee is a Presbyterian institution. ' (John Calvin ivinks at William Graham and the tiuo stroll off to a neighboring drug store to get a coco-cola. ) Everybody seemed much embarrassed by the suggestion, and it suddenly occurred to me that I might relieve the situation and at the same time tiave a little fun on my own score by revealing my presence to the happy revellers. So with a little tlutter I lit with one foot in the middle of a big empty punch bowl in the centre of the table, and cried out, ' Next! ' Prof. Humphreys got excited, pulled out his watch, and made a pass for my forelock, but I dodged him. Dr. Crow saw his o|)portunity, and made a dive for the door, but I caught hiui around the neck with my trusty blade and rolled him under the table without dithculty. ' I move we shourn, ' exclaimed the chairman with great effort. ' i shecond the motions, ' responded Prof. Humphreys, without a pause, and as Dr. Howe shuttled uncertainly toward the door. Dr. Crow yelled at him from his hiding place, ' ■Auf zuiederschcn, old boy. ' ' What ' s that, shir? ' Dr. Howe demanded in a terrible nice; ' You are flown with insolence and wine (hie), shir! ' But Dr.Crow, nothing daunted, replied, ' Just borrow that cliap ' s angel wings and I will fly with them too; see? I ' ll leave this crool, crool world, and I ' ll say to you once more, Auf ci ' ieder(hic)sehen. ' ' You ' re ' nothern, ' thundered the infuriated doctor, and with that he grabbed up a half empty bottle, and if I had not — The Devil {stepping up and tapping Father Time on the shoulder): Kindly give me the names of those gemlemen. Father TiJiE (iow zc za flitigatcd ): Who? Which? The Devil: O, the whole push. (The bell rings and curtain drops). ACT II Scene. The irhole pii.sk in Furnatonj. The prayer of Dives is ansirered. and Br. Currell returns to earth to warn, other errant geniuses of the sad fate of his companions. (ireek chorus singing (after Marlowe). Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight And burned is Appollo ' s laurel bough ' That sometimes grew within the learned men: Behold their state! Regard their doleful fall, Whose fienilful fortune may exhort the wise (inly to wuiidei-at unlawful things: Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits To practice more than heavenly power permits. E eUTlf 144 KWoWLEDCe COi.LE C. MeseU Goo (ness nef carers (D)ir M(D)ini(D)(fflraM FOOTBALL A. MrD. SMITH C L ' . .McXKlLl. I. STERRETT T. G. STONE A. D. TRUNDLE (lEORGE ROSS (;. HAW S]. D. CA ' BELL D. ALEXANDER J. P. WALKER : r. B. AL RSHALL E. C. MH.LER C. F. MEREDITH C. V. JIDV F. T. DOTSON C. S. McNULTY H. B. CONNER BASEBALL E. W. (;. BOOCiHER j. L. W •S()R J. W. BAGLEY C. F. SPENCER R. W. BAKER BOAT CREW L. C. PAYNE HENKV HALL W. (;. PENDLETON F. A. SAAH ON R. A. DOUGLAS K. W. .McCRUM H. C. COE ROY TOH.AIPSON TENNIS C. C. THO.ALKS TRACK TEAM J. W. CONOVER GYMNASIUM TEAM s. L (;las(;()W i. c. alphee ' jers UN FOOTBALL TEAM A. : IcI). SMITH I cft End C. C. IMcNEILL Eeft Tackle J. STERRETT Left Guard T. G. STONE Center J. V. BAGLEY Right Guard A. D. TRUNDLE Right Tackle GEORGE ROSS Right End M. D. CAMPBELL. . . Quarter Back G. HAW : Right Half Back D. ALEXANDER Left Half Back J. P. WALKER Full Back M. B. MARSHALL Sub. Quarter Back E. C. iNHLLER h- ard G. W. JUDY - Lib. ( iuard J. W. CONNOYER Sub. Tackle C. F. MEREDITH !- ' '  l - End E. T. DOTSON Sub. Half A. T. SMILEY Sub. End E. S. DAWSON Sul). End SCEDULE OF GAMES September 24, Miller ' s School Lexington September 28, U. Ya Charlottesville October 1 1, Y. P. I Lynchburg October 20, University of North Carolina Norfolk October 26, Richmond College Lexington November 11, Y. U. I Lexington November 14, Roanoke College Lexington November 20, Columbian University Lexington Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, Hampden-Sidney College. . L3 ' nchburg 149 FOOTBALL 1902 W HILE it is not up to us to brag on our football team, yet a little self-congratu- lation will not be taken amiss. At any rate, it is a fact that the team of 1902 was the best for several years, as a comparison with the scores of previous vears will show. (;)ur o-ame with Miller ' s Schi:)ol was not remarkable for anything m particular, as it came too early in the season for much teamwork, and the details of the pla}-s had not been mastered. The game with the University of Virginia, in which we were beaten 16-0, showed a surprising advance in training and endurance. Virginia made all her 150 received in that lovely town where local option is a dead letter. But the University of West Virginia held several marked cards and proceeded t(j play them, notwithstanding W. anil L. ' s protest. The game was fixed for several sports of Charleston, and we were lucky in being beaten only 17-5. If West Virginia cannot get enough eligible men to play fair football, she should quit playing till she can. The season shows that we can have a good team if a good trainer is here at the beginning of the year; for we have the men, and college spirit is behind with its hand in the pocket of each and every sucker. It is also rumored that the Athletic Committee intends to provide a dormitory and training table next year. It should remember that a literal hell is paved with the best quality of intentions and profit thereby, so that the boys will not have to sing: Oh, wait till the football is over, Oh, wait till the baseball is here. IS4 touchdowns in the first half, and in the second half the ball was in her territory. This game was before our coach, Mr. Balliet, of Princeton, arrived, and the good showing made by the team lirought out enough • ' college spirit tn employ him. Any later success is in large measure attributable to his coaching and also to his unchanging belief that we were going to win. . o the team went down to Lynchburg with the firm determination to lick the farmers from Blacksburg, anil they did it by the score of 6-0, made in the last five minutes of play by the sixty-five yard run of Captain Smith. V. P. I. ' s inability t(- be a cheerful loser does not alter that score. The next two games with Eastern and Richmond Colleges, m which we made the scores i.if 51-0 and 29-0, respectively, were easy, and only went to show that we had a good team. The annual game with the V. ]M, I. is always the g(jal of our expectations, and this year ' s contest was especially exciting, as it was felt that we had the best chance of man - years. The result, while a great disa])pointment, in nowise altered the feeling that there is something tloing fjr us in football. Their two ti: uchdo«ns were made onl ' after long anil hard work in a fair game, and there is mj kick coming from our end of Letcher a enue. When the team went to Charleston it expected a fair deal, sucli as it had heretofore Calyx 12 153 Strokes and Victories for Successive Years in the Annual Regatta 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1885, 1886 1890 1891 1895 1896 1897 1900 1 90 1 1 902 ALBERT SIDNEY CREW. HARRY LEE CREW. . HOWARD (Tie) GOLDWAITK J. B. LESLIE V. T. LEAVALL W. J. L ' ENGLE W. T. LEAVALL W. J. KINGSBURY C. S. L ' ENGLE W. J. KINGSBURY W. A. McCORKLE V. C. KINGSBURY GEO. PRESTON W. D. CARTER HAMILTON L. PEARCE . . V. S. HCJPKINS BUGG A. Q. SMITH BUGG (Tie) JAM ES HAY ( No Race ) R. L. HUNTER REID WHITE W. S. CAVIT ' t ' REID WHITE E. R. GUENTHER W. L. BRAGG (JOUDARD J. ' . MOORE R. M. ALLEN W. L, BRAGG R. H. ALLEN (No Race) S. B. AVIS A. H. WOOD S. B. AVIS ROY MITCHELL H. H. MARTZ (TTFFORD SPEROW H. H. MARTZ E. W. WI LS( )N A. G. JENKINS E. W. W ILS(JN J. OBERLIN E. W. WILSON J. S. McCLUER R. T. SHIELDS J. S. McCLUER E. McD. MOORE C. R OBERSCHAIN W. T. ELLIS, JR. T. (;. STONE W. J. ELGIN T. G. STONE A. D. TRUNDLE 157 The Baseball Team 1903 Captain, J. W. BAGLEY Business Manager, A. TABB I LEY Catcher Ai- ER Pitcher I ' NCAKE Y:..x . SHIELDS Second Base I AWSON Shortstop H -I EFORD ThirdBase FOARD l. ,,Y . 6. ' ■SOR Left Field BOUCHER... . r . V , Center Field f S Right Field M. D. CAMPBELL. ,. . o°, ,,-, , substitute SCHEDULE OF GAMES March 20, Eastern College Lexington March 23, Fishburne School Lexington March 30, Pennsylvania University Lexington April 4, V. M. I ' ' . ' ' . , ., , Lexington April 10, St. John ' s College t ■ . , ., ,. - ' ' f,c Lexington April 14, V. M. I . . ' ' . ., , Lexington April lb, Hampden-Sidney Lexington April 24, Richmond Colleg e Lexington May I, North Carolina.. . . t? 1 Mays, V.P.L -Roanoke May8,V.M.i: r. . on .i,,r TT T. Lexington May II, U. Va. . . . t 1 , Lynchburs: Gymnasium Team McPHEETERS Captain GLASGO ' Vli.rolm) Cips MOFFET Rings- withers Horizontal Bar LANDIS Parallel Bars L{.)MBARD (Jkkman Horsk ALEXANDER Mats STONE MARSHAL MAS ' 1 ' 1-;RS( )N McNEH. SHAEFER SA H ' SOX BOICE CONUVER 1 60 GYMNASIUM TEAM Sampson Withers Boice Marshall Schaefer Glasgow McNeil Landis Alexander Lombard Masterson Stone GOLF CLUB VV. V. COLLINS G. HAW V. P. LAMAR C. N. CAMPBELL W. A. DUNLAP JOHN G. : IOORE JNO. L. CAMPBELL A. TABB J. F. FARRAR H. D. CA. BELL M. P. BURKS, Sr. C. L. CROW 165 H o (Greater Xove m ONE of us knew how the White Brigade first came together. Beyond their name, they seemed to have little in common. Deal White had gone on record as the most powerful man ever in college. Too heavy in his movements for the finer sports, he had, by his exhibitions of sheei strength, become one of the pet boasts of our campus. Very moody in his nature, he neither made nor seemed to desire many friends. A more striking contrast than little Ben White could scarcely have been found. Diminutive almost to a deformity, he was compensated by a brilliancy of intellect and a charm of manner that made him at once the most popular and the most able man among us. But however widely the two differed in tastes and physique, they were bound to each other with the most devoted attachment, and no one ever struck at one without counting on dealing later with the other. You may easily see that the combination was a strongone— one of which we were justly proud— and there were few of us who did not grieve to see it break. It was the same old story, as old as Helen of Troy. The pity of it was that the woman was so unworthy of either of the two. With a face and form of rare beauty, she had grown up in an atmosphere of admiration, and womanhood had found her apparently d ependent upon it for her happiness. Even when fascinated by her winsome ways, those who knew her best agreed that at heart she was cold and selfish. Few men entered college without being warned against her charms, and few did not throw that warning to the winds after they had met her. It was said by some bitter mothers that every fall she made out a conscription of those with whom she pleased to amuse herself. Whether this were true or not, no one was ever known to let her record keep him from enjoying the sunshine of her favor while it lasted. At that time a brief engagement with Dolly Macon was considered a part of the college course— a part, to be sure, open only to the favored few whom her ladyship should elect. Little Ben had long been one of her satellites, and no one was surprised when, late one winter, it was made known that they were engaged. The wonder began when fall passed by and winter had begun to yield to spring, and still little Ben held his own. It was even rumored that they were to be married after Commencement. It was about this time that little Ben took Deal to see her. Some of us, who had known that the latter had been much grieved over his chum ' s infatuation, began to think that the affair was really serious, and that Deal was only reconciling himself to the inevitable. At any rate, contrary to all of his former habits, he began from that time to call upon her regularly. Early in the spring, when Ben was called home for a few weeks. Deal redoubled his attentions and we all kept clear, looking upon him as the watch-dog guarding his 171 friend ' s interests. A few days after the return of the absent one it was authoritatively announced that the engagement was broken. Little Ben ' s friends drew a sigh of relief and said that it was a pity that it had not come sooner. ' e knew Dully too well to seek for any specific cause of the rupture. The break- ing of one of her engagements had become too commonplace an incident to excite interest long, but with it began a tragedy which we did not fail to recognize. Instead of withdrawing his attentions, as everyone expected, Deal became the more devoted, and before another week had passed it was recognized that the mantle had fallen upon his shoulders. Beyond that, every man in College knew that the White Brigade had broken. The two were never seen together again but once. I think that every man among us took it somewhat to heart, but only the older of us knew how bitter the quarrel must have been to have separated these two. We all agreed in laying the blame at Dolly ' s door, and we did not bear her any good will for what she had brought about. Disturbed as we were by these unhappy incidents, gossip soon exhausted them, and with the approach of the all-absorbing final examinations they ceased to be the chief topic r)f conversation. With the close of these days came the climax which impresseil all that had gone before indelibly upon my memory. It was one of the time-h(. nored traditions of our community to gather together, on the afternoon of the last examination, on the banks of the river which ran close by the village. ]Man}- went to refresh themselves in the C(mA water; the less energetic to watch the others, and to discuss the approaching pleasures of commencement week. The day was as bright as the faces of the care-free youngsters who lined the north bank. From the boat-house for a quarter of a mile up the stream stretched the happy chattering crowd. Here and there a gaily beribboned trap served as a throne from which some gracious (.pieen held her C(jurt. One carriage had made itself ccjnspicuous by occup -ing the south bank ahjne. Miss IMacon had never looked more innocent and charming, and Deal ' s hapiiiness seemeti marred not at all b}- the fact that, after four years of successful work, he had just failed miserably for his degree. The usual comments aroused by the appearance of this couple were intermitted by a hearty cheer from the Senior class, greeting their little Valedictorian. They did not wait for him to join them, but rushetl in a wild cheering body ti) meet him, and soon little Ben was being tossed from shoulder to shoulder, to convince him that the} ' loved him and were proud that he had outstripped them all so far. When at last he was allowed to go on his way, no one noticed the unsteadiness in his walk and the feverish light in his eyes. Only a few thoughtless Freshmen noticed, when he threw an empty bottle from the window of the dressing room. He soon came running down the steps and divc ' d far out into the stream. Coming to the surface, he turned over on his back and floated idly diMvn the river. I remember wondering at the time if he had noticed that, when he was upon his comrades ' shoulders, the carriage on the other side had turned ancl driven far down the bank and taken its station just above the line. This was a wire cable stretched across the river, marking the boundary beyond which it was con- sidered dangerous to venture. Less than two hundred yards beyoml, the river leaped Calyx 13 THE MANTLE HAD FALLEN UPON HIS SHOULDERS over a sheer precipice to a bed of rocks below. When Ben began to swim swiftly down the stream, I concluded that he was not aware of the position of Miss Macon ' s carriage. When he had reached the line, he balanced himself upon the cable and turned his head towards the south shore. I cannot say whether he acted with drunken premeditation or from a sudden impulse, maddened by what he saw. At any rate, he did not hesitate in what he did. Drawing his body out of the water, he braced his feet against the cable and threw himself into the swift- ening current. Upon coming to the surface, he deliberately tui-ned again upon his back, and, folding his arms across his breast, allowed his body to be drawn swiftly towards the falls. Few of us saw the fool-hardy deed, and only one realized its tragic import. It was her agonized cry that brought the others to a sense of what was taking place. Save him, save him ! In God ' s name, save Benjamin ! Even as she spoke, she leaped over the wheel and was rushing with short, choked sobs to the river. For an instant Deal sat stunned, but, before she had covered half the distance to the river, he was racing after her. When he reached her, she had stepped into a bank of soft mud and was sinking helplessly down. Grasping her under the armpits, he lifted her out and sat her like a child upon the firm ground. Even while in his arms, she never took her eyes from the form in the river which was being swept ever more swiftly on towards its doom. As Deal loosened his hold upon her, she lifted her voice again in that cry that told that Dolly Macon had a heart, and that it was being torn asunder. By this time the crowd was rushing madly down the opposite bank, some praying aloud, and all of us in our hearts. Before the girl ' s voice had died away in a pitiful sob, Deal had cast off his coat and kicked his slippers into the water. I have a curious recollection of one of them striking squarely on its sole and sailing like a boy ' s boat down towards the rapids. Then I saw Deal poise upon the bank, as if measuring the distance, and throw his body out through the air, striking just abreast little Ben. Whether Ben resisted his efforts in suicidal madness or clung too tightly in terror, Deal struck him with one blow into unconsciousness. Then twining his fingers in the boy ' s hair, he put the strength of the other arm against that of the stream. Not a voice was raised as we watched the unequal struggle. Even Dolly ' s moans were hushed and she stood tense and straight, with her arms stretched out over the water. Inch by inch the rescuer drew with his burden towards the shore; but with each inch the relentless current swept him down many yards. The supreme agony was, that none of us on the north bank could hope to be close enough to give aid before the end should come. Sooner even than we, he saw the hopelessness of the fight, and began to husband his strength for the one last desperate chance. Just off the southern shore there rose from the bed of the river a narrow point of rock, like a double step. If he could hold there until we could reach him with a rope, a rescue might be made. Already a score of skiffs were hastening across, but before one of them had made half the distance the two forms were dashed against the rock. Grasping it with his free arm, Deal planted his feet on the lower step beneath the swirling water, and glanced back over his shoulder. 177 Onlv five vards awav stretched the shore, yet fully twenty minutes must pass before we ciiuld throw a rope, and long before that either he must surrender his unconscious burden or be swept himself fr jm this last hold. As he realized this, he threw back his head and shook his thick hair, just as I had often seen him do before attempting some herculean effort on Field Day, and I knew that big Deal was gathering his strength for his last great event. Bracing his legs against the base of the steps, he raised little Ben in his powerful arms and swung him toward the shore. Perhaps the strength he prayed for was added unto him; surely the feat seemed more than human. Straight over the hungry waters the body sped, dropping in the bank of soft mud by the shore. Deal, thrown by his own momentum, sank into the stream, and the current, cheated of one victim, swept the other the more swiftly on. He was too exhausted to struggle against his fate, butbefire he reached the edge his face was turncil towards the southern bank, and his eyes rested for the last time on Dolly Macon as she knelt in the mud, with her lips pressed close against the cold face of little Ben. .78 ' t f Gill Lahar Stea es ALL OsburisI GaV V. Iron s J GLEE CLUB H S OSBURN President 1 E PRICE Secretary and Treasurer F. A. T. CUNNINGHAIM J. T. ARBUCKLE J. C. PANCAKE W. A. DUN LAP A. TABB N. (JSBURN M. P. BURKS J. F. FARRAR D. BARCLAY K. C. HOBBIE P. U. C. WALKKK C. N. CAMPBELL 184 ,« tJC Miss AXXIE WHITE President :Mr. GLASGOW Secretary Mrs. morgan PENDLETON Miss I L RV RIDGELY Miss L RV MOORE Mr. EDGAR WADDEL .Mr. EARRAR Miss DUNLAP : Iiss TUCKER Mr. TARR 185 PHI ALPHA uck Moore, G. D. PendUton Chevalie Shields Gibbs Reaves Holladay Haven Hardy Ranches and State Clubs THE FLORIDA CLUB COLOR: White (without any black). YELL Razzle dazzle, Imbble gobble, shoot nigger bum, Dazzle doodle, dam a nigger, Democratic rum. Commander-in-Chief of the Host S. W. SCHAEFER Lord Keeper of the Rope G. B. SHIELDS Grand Master of the Fire S. A. WITHERSPOON The Knight of the Burning Brand W. B. PERKINS Chancellor of the Wood D. V. GUTHRIE Chief Collector of the Fragments H. H. MECHLIN Prime Minister C. F. WATTS Most Holy Bishop C. B. HOWRY Poet Laureate L. J. WITHERS 192 The Kentucky Club COLORS: Moonshine and Lead. YELL STATE TOAST Hi! Hi! Hi ! Here ' s to old Kentucky whiskey, Rock and Rye, So amber and so clear; Bluegrass Country, Not half so sweet as woman ' s lips Kaintuckei! But a sight more sincere. OFFICERS JOHN KNOX ARNOLD President RUSSELL HURST TARR Vice-President ALBERT j L RSHALL DUNCAN Secretary MEMBERS JOHN KNOX ARNOLD John Knox ' STUART CHEVALIER Law Shark ' BALLARD FULTON COMBS The Double Course Man ' ALBERT MARSHALL DUNCAN Colonel ' ALFRED GRAVOT HENDRICK The Governor ' s Son ' CHARLES HOURSE HOBSON Hobson ' s Choice— Paul Jones ' RICHARD COLLINS LORD Doctor ELIJAH COFFEE MOORE Elijah III ' CHARLES RULE PILKINGTON Golden Rule ' FARRIS ATHELSTANE SAMPSON Jim Crow ' s Friend ' RAYMOND HILL SAULSBERRY Wilsons— That ' s All ' GEORGE MURRY SMITH Chinee ' HILLARD HERBERT SMITH The Other Smith ' EON B. STANLEY In Darkest Boredom ' ARTHUR TABB j RUSSELL HURST TARR f The Handsome Pair HONORARY MEMBERS HENRY WATTERSON W. C. R BRECKENRIDGE CONSTITUTION Article I. Any felony committed by a member of this Club on the person of a non-resident who persists in reading the Courier-Journal in the University reading room, is hereby commended and lauded. ARTfcLE II. Any member caught drinking beer will be expelled a once. Article HI. The two aforesaid articles shall be the cjnly rules of this Club and shall be perpetual and inviolable. 194 MARYLAND CLUB Lord B.: This is still my Maryland of 1754. MOTTO : Eat, smoke, drink and be merry. COLORS : Orange and Black. YELL Yell, yell to beat the band Maryland, my Maryland. SONG We sing thy juice of corn and rye, Maryland, my Maryland. No town in thee shall e ' er be dry, Maryland, my Maryland. Thy fragrant weed, ihe truest joy Of bearded man and beardless boy, Thy maidens fair, so sweet and coy, Maryland, my Maryland. OFFICERS AMERICUS DAWSON TRUNDLE PREsinENx EDWARD STONESTREET DAWSON Vice-President FREDERICK NORMAN CRAMER Secretary . nd Treasurer MEMBERS HENRY JOSEPH RAPHEL FRANCIS WILBUR BRIDGES JOHN WM. WARNER SIMON BLOUNT MASON EMORY CLAY CRUM JOHN CUNNINGHAM PACKARD FRANK ROSEBRO FLOURNOY AMERICUS DAWSON TRUNDLE ROBERT EDWARD LEE KOLB FREDERICK NORMAN CRAMER HERBERT STABLER OSBORN EDWARD STONESTREET DAWSON HONORARY MEMBERS GOV. JNO. WALTER S: IITH SENATOR ARTHUR PUE GORMAN ADMIRAL WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY Calyx 14 195 B ' iUfrii ' niiiiiiiiii mmijiiti i pin ™nfliiiiiiiii|(iiiiiin 4 Hn letcbiiui A dog has started out to chase A bark he barked at me; A hen is warbling of her lay Across the sands O ' Dee. A goat is standing on his head, And l(.)oking quite forlorn; He cannot tickle with his tail The itching of its horn. An ostrich, in an old gray coat, Is fluttering in the breeze; A toad frog on the ground below Is trying not to sneeze. II n tbc 2)arl? Rain and a mist of tears: The dark, the dark of night: And the roses red of a one-time love Faded to white. Memories out of the past Come haunting the tired brain, While the wind outside moans an interlude To broken dreams of ])ain. Eyes that stare in the dark. In the dark so wide and deep: And, oh, for the gift of rest, For the boon of sleep. L. V. h Illll llllimlljiyi.iillllllmA lUl] llilii.illIlliiiilLllljli Mid! ILllll ll ill lIlli.iiiljlLlI lULn Ijlll ill lllllii .i illjllll lIll„iMlllljlmillIll„iilllll]li„ili;lljl.iillllill HjllllNiMllllili ,illl]l]liiiil 196 L. W. Moore Ranch Table Talks Autocrat TUPPER Chief Assistant Autocrat WITHERSPOON Associate Autocrats: DUNLAP, CAMPBELL, MANN, HANDLEY, JOHN MOORE, JONES Enter Witherspoon and Tapper after the rest are seated at the table. Tupper: After you, my dear Alphonse. Witherspoon: After you, my dear Gaston. Tupper AT Table: Evolution is a concomitant dissipation of motion from an indefinite incoherent heterogeneity to a definite coherent homogeneity through continuous differentiations and integrations. ' ' Campbell: All of which means what.? [An audible silence ensues.] Handley [After the consumption in ten minutes of what under different circum- stances would require at least twenty-five minutes]: The necessity of my delving into the mysteries of ancient Greece requires my presence in the class-room at nine o ' clock, so I beg to be excused [he departs.] Witherspoon: ' Sleep all day, sleep all night and don ' t go to meals until some kind friend, regardless of the epithets you hurl at him, drags you from your couch, ' is my motto. Mann: Some compounds when heated evolve no (n x o), others evolve no too (n X 02) and some when heated evolve neither no nor no2, but nothing. John Moore: Is that a pun or is it the result of profound thought systemetized into a clear-cut proposition for the enlightenment of the unscientific? DuNLAP TO Tupper: I understand that you have recently developed pugilistic characteristics and have invited a noted football player to meet you in the arena. Tupper [chagrined at the remark] : Yes. Jones: If a body see a body quite in style. If a body wink at a body, need a body smile? PRESTON RANCH YELL Osky, wow! wow! Whisky, bow! wow! Ola mucka bum, Preston! Preston! Rum! Rum! Rum! PERSONNEL J. A. PARKS Rough House G. G. WORTHEN Pretty Boy G. E. HAW Ape J. W. CONOVER Dreamy Eyes D. W. ALEXANDER Uncle Dannie C. R. CUNNINGHAM Fatsy J. L. BUZBY Uncle Tom W. M. DAVIS ) E. L. DAVIS -The Three Yaps C. R. DAVIS PRESTON ' S DELICACIES ? ? ? ? India rubl)er steak. Boiled rooster. Salmon salad. Boarding house hash. Pie. At $22 per month. 20Z wmm wmmm mmm There fluttered into our sanctum a few nights since a brief segment from a current copy of the Asbestos Times. The following dialogue, supposed to have taken place between the shade of William Wordsworth and the Poet-Laureate of Washington and Lee, ma_v prove interesting: I met a dreaming poet once of twenty years or more, A veritable freshman who had written verse galore. And I said, my gentle dreamer now wherefore art thou sad? Are there no jovial ranchmen to make thy spirits glad? Aye, there ' s the rub, he answered, I am plagued with heart-disease, And there ' s near a score of ranchmen to rob me of my ease. There is Rice McCulloch, Academ., who ' s quiet quiet enough Till it comes to graveyard apple trees, and then he ' s fearful rough. There is Tarr from old Kentucky whom the Smart Set should have smoothed ; But the way he shoots a gun revives the fears the muses soothed. Then there ' s Firebaugh, my old lady, who should be some consolation, But that laugh of his acts on my nerves with direful agitation. Then there ' s Osborne who respondeth to the Christian name of Goat, Loves the Calic, loves his lager, loves the midnight table-de-hote. And another younger Osborne, isn ' t quite as wise as Goat. Has a fancy too for Calic, calls the Kidettes selfish shoats. 203 Then tliere ' s Scarborough, Skippy Scarborough, tried to do the baseball stunt; Shouts aloud for Albert Sidney; made the Snipe and planned the hunt And McKay, the Sporting Blackstone, makes believe he ' s learning law, But Poindexter don ' t believe it, thinks a man should bone and saw. Charlie Thomas, Playful Tommy, hitched his wagon to a crow. And ' tis said twixt Crow and Calic that the wagon ' s now in tow. Scott the clever, Harle the lawyer, financiers just immense. With a capital and surplus; just the half of thirty cents. Then there ' s Powell, William Henry; ideal Freshman; he the brunt Of that antique oft-recurring, never ceasing, snipeless hunts. Then Connecticut comes forward, Dickerman reformed and good, Good for nothing, say the scorchers, but these scorchers — they are rude! Then there ' s Carney — oh! that Carney! seek him where he shouldn ' t be; Hear him when heshould be silent, say the things he shouldn ' t say. White and Gay alone are left to make my aching brain go mad, Say, oh say! my noble brother, isn ' t enough to make one sad ? There are many, then I asked him, whom your muses have to shun? Yes, the cold prosaic ratio is just sixteen to one. Then I left him, feeling somehow altogether satisfied That before his ranchmen happened, I had fortunately died. 204 BLUE HOTEL THE SAINTS ' ABODE. ' JUDGE ISAAC SAMUEL WAMPLER, Proprietor. REQUIREMENT FOR ADMISSION: Good lungs and a good set of teeth. SONG OF THE SAINTS: When the ' rolls ' are placed on the table we ' ll be there. ' MOTTO: Live to eat. ' COLORS: Blue and Red. CATALOGUE OF THE SAINTS Calico Raving Blain Self Revering Brittingham ...... Food House Brumback Right Feminine Cooper World Renowned Cooper Right Conceited Cramer Gawky Goose Gilbert . . . Jolly Boy Gill Jonah Whale Harman Flunked Altogether Hollingsworth Whistlidg Rufus Hudson Festus Cataline Ariovistus Kellam Affectionately Inspired Miller. . . . Real Properties Massey Walking F ncyclopaedia Montgomery Sorry Looking Peery . Female Admiring Magruder Harmless Little Kidd Wee Adult Ray Awful Common Reherd Solomon (the) Wise Schaefer Airy Fairy White Carrie .... Bridget . . . Broomstick Judas. . . Little Coop Johnny. . . . Texas Steer Fatty Hermit . . . Doc Bill , Reuben.. . . Calic Shark R G Monty . . . Toad Fish Mac Goat .... X-Ray . . . Old Horse Solomon Ichabod Gabriel ' s horn will find him eating. He came from Eastern Virginia. Blue Hotel steam engine. ' ' All out for Timber Ridge !! An ardent admirer of Wright Co. A terror to Roger ' s table knives. A perfect saint when his mouth is closed. His sole delight is cutting Greek. Close confinement will atone for his sins. A general favorite with the Calic. Blue Hotel musician. He is all smiles at night. Walking in the cemetery inspires him. Daddy Burks is his only terror. Class bouquets are against his re- ligious principles. His growing rotundity beats all. What a fine head of hair !! He stands where the Romans stood. Words, words, nothing but words. His handsome face will win him fame. Not half of his wisdom is yet known. His eating capacity is equal to Blain ' s. 205 COLORS: Beer-bottle Green and Sky-blue Tan. FAVORITE SONG: The Big-headed Mule. YELL Boom-er-ranger, rick-ci-racker, Boom-er-ranger, firecracker, Boom-er-ranger razoo, Johnnie blow your bazoo, Sis, boom-bah! Clifton, Clifton, Rah, rah, rah! 206 DRAMATIS PERSONS Name. Expression. Nick-Name. J- F. BOUCHELLE. . . Georgia is my State. A quasi construction from Georgia who would be a poet, may be a lawyer, but who knows what he will be. Let ' s go to town. An idle mind is the devil ' s workshop. Freddie H B Conner Bill Bailey E. C. Crum Now you see, by Gollie. Sore, Sour, Saucy, and a Sockdologer. Buddie A. G. Hendrick. . . Wait a minute. He studied law from newspapers and newspapers for law and was always caught napping. Tardy C. N. HOBSON Pass the bread, please. An evanescent being, omnipresent with noise, and with an appetite ravenous and insatiable. Sing Lee L. D. HOWELI Got any smoking.? Unequaled, unparalleled, search as you will present, past or future history. Cheroot M C. Huddle .... Hey, time to get up ? Attorney, Chief Justice, and a glum old rascal withal. Ole Hoss Pistol C. R. PiLKINGTON . . Gosh, ding it. A frog philosopher who weeps oceans of tears over the death of every slick tail mouse and hairless frog. Solomon F. T. Reeves Take a day off, lary Ann. I love girls of every clime, But only the yellow-haired girl is mine. ' ' Hurry, or we ' ll be late for dinner. An abstract thinker, but his thoughts often wandered in the fire. Judge T. E. Smith Ole Dan J- H. Wills Think the ice is safe ? Like Moses of old he smote— the ice. Moses H B. Yarbourough What ' ll you have next ? That long, lean, lanky, Florida cracker. Ole Lady 207 •A ' HALF-DeZEN- American- Beavties- THE FINAL BALL J. W. BAGLEY, Final Ball President. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE V. D. CONRAD, Chairman A. M. DUNCAN W. J. LAUCK W. G. PENDLETON G. B. SHIELDS J. M. B. GILL C. S. McNULTY J. W. McCRURI M. D. CAMPBELL INVITATION COMMITTEE J. C. PANCAKE, Chairman J. E. ARBUCKLE A. E. LARRICK J. E. PRICE J. P. WALKER J. E. B. HOLLADAY C. C. McNEILL DECORATION COMMITTEE S. A WITHERSPOON, Jr., Chairman C. N. CAMPBELL C. C. THOMAS G. E. HAW W. O. WILSON ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE W. J. TURNER, Chairman W. P. LAMAR ARTHUR TABB G. C. WORTHEN A. T. SMILEY 209 na.v.frt To feb I No3 Cou)rtir|g the ir a 3o President A Visit to the Southern Semitiary m UENA VISTA is the Mecca of the students of the Washington and Lee Uni- versity. It is there that they worship the beautiful ' ' calico among the students of the Southern Seminary. This year a certain Freshman — known to the professors as Henry Van Sycle, but better known to the students as Sauer- kraut — journeyed to the sacred city, not to worship from afar some fair goddess, but to call upon his sister, Gretchen. Now, Sauerkraut is a type of the Dutch boys who are always blundering into ridiculous positions, and then blundering out in a way sure to cause laughter. Besides this, he had never been outside his native county until he came to the University, last September, fresh from his father ' s farm. From the time he first walked across the campus, the vengeance of the whole Sophomore class was focused on him. So it is not to be wondered that, overcome by homesickness, the poor Dutch boy decided to take this trip to see dear Gretchen. Like all girls who have been away at boarding school a year or two, this older sister was so afraid that her countrified brother should do something out of the ordinary that she had sent him very detailed instructions as to how he should act and talk. With all the directions weighing heavily on his mind, Sauerkraut marched bravely up to the main entrance to the Seminary and began to search for the bell, as directed by Gretchen. Not being able to find this bell, the pig-headed Dutchman stalked into the hall and began to search more carefully. Near a door labelled Principal ' s Office there was a large gong used for calling the girls down to the little chapel at the end of the corridor. This is the very bell Gretchen meant, thought Sauerkraut, as he sounded the gong, the worst is over now. A moment later a sour-looking old maid, with glasses on the end of her pinched nose, rushed wildly into the hall from the principal ' s office to learn why the chapel bell had been rung at such an unheard-of hour. Evidently a little excited at seeing ' ' Sauerkraut, she began firing question after question at him: Did you ring that bell .? What are you doing here.? Do you know, sir, that boys are positively not allowed here without permission.? Crowds of giggling girls were now marching down the stairs and assembling about the chapel door. Undoubtedly the poor boy wished that he were any place but where he was. Blushing as red as a beet, and staring blankly at the carpet, he tried again and again to explain the difficulty, but not a word could he utter. The critical moment had arrived. The old maid was just about to show Sauer- kraut the door, when a voice near the chapel door piped out, Why, Miss Marion, Calyx 15 the door is still locked ! Truly, Miss Marion was in a place to show her generalship. That she did, too, by leaving the embarrassed boy to recover his speech, while she calmly dismissed the girls. Somewhat eased by the turn of affairs, Sauerkraut began to look about. He happened to look up the stairs, where his glance was met by a stare from Gretchen, who was coming down late to answer the call to chapel. In a second she understood all, and with a look of great pain in her eyes, the poor girl turned and rushed back to her room. This was too much for Sauerkraut. Disgusted with himself, with the Southern Seminary, with Gretchen — in fact, disgusted with the whole world — he turned, and, rushing from the Seminary, stopped only when he had put a good nine miles between the sacred city and himself. So ended Henry Van Sycle ' s trip to the Southern Semi- nary. P. L. I. ' 06. ete raVeJi. w f The Geology Trip.  r S OT many weeks ago, three large lunch baskets, accompanied by ' ' Old Harry l l and his Geology Class, made their way towards Balcony Falls. The object of |VkJ| the trip was to observe the formation of the country and to bring back a few specimens of the Iguanodon Bernissartensis and Rhamphorhynchus Phyllurus creatures, much esteemed as articles of food in this the Athens of Virginia. On the way down, one of the party obtained sole possession of the rear platform by producing a roll of the Pecopteris Strangle, known in these degenerate days as a stogie, the odor arising from the decomposition of the aforesaid article being sufficient to drive the party to cover. As this was a purely scientific expedition, Buena Vista received but scant notice. We were told to observe a dyke near the station, but the Buena Calic and their dykes completely drove Nature ' s work in the dyke line out of our heads. We reached Balcony safely and the real work began. We opened the performance by a short walk of a few miles down the track, observing as we went the dip and age of the rocks, but some devoted their entire time in observing the progress of the lunch baskets. When two o ' clock came around we decided to suspend our strenuous search after knowledge and devote a few moments to satisfying a well-known want in a well-known place. A large rock, a relic of the Archaean age, afforded us a table, and lunch was spread. Never did a bunch of students do more lusty work than we did. With our heads full of geology we could only talk of strata and kindred subjects. If a ham sandwich was in request, the demand would be couched in such terms as, Won ' t you hand me that piece of the Stegosaurus Vulgaris between those fura-trtassic strata, please P During lunch we made one startling discovery. The eggs could undoubtedly trace their ancestry as far back as the Archaeozoic age without help. This discovery is sure to revolutionize geology and make the class famous. After lunch we climbed a mountain. As the dip was only about 89 9-10°, we had no difficulty in reaching the top. At this point the thirst for knowledge abandoned some of us, so while the rest of the party kept on we made our way towards the station. A hot argument arose between Glasgow and McCrum as to whether the Archcsopteryx Macroura was a reptile or a bird. Sam declared for the bird and flew at Mac. in great style, but Mac, who maintained that the creature was a reptile, succeeded in wriggling out of a tight place. Seven good rounds were fought, and as honors were even. Old Harry declared the battle a draw. This incident soon blew over and the station was reached in safety. Of course 213 the C. O. was late, but at 6:30 we were together once more, and advanced on Lexington at a rapid (?) rate. When we reached home we thanked Old Harry for his kindness, and adjourned until the following day. Appended is the scientific report of the trip, compiled by Dr. Campbell: Number of members of the expedition 25 Number of Beuna Calic discovered 17 (Of this number 4 were rare specimens) Amount of food consumed by the class (not certain) — Distance walked 250-700 miles Favorite song employed: ' I ' ve a longing in my heart for you, Louise. F. C. M. Z )c IDision Beautiful When the day ' s fierce fight is finished; When each glaring light is out; When the midnight ' s solemn silence Drowns at last the worldly shout; Then there steals into my chamber. With a soft yet stately air, One whom all might know a fairy. By the moonbeams in her hair. Smiling archly at her welcome. Comes this queenly little miss; And each flickering, fainting ember Throws to her its dying kiss. Cool and soft her little fingers On my fevered forehead rest; Like a living lotus blossom Lies her face against my breast. As the perfume of the violet Gives its life to lifeless air. Softly steals into the silence. Rich, her voice in music rare. As a pilgrim at a fountain. After thirsting so and long, So my soul drinks in the music Of this strangely soothing song. As the sun-scorched, weary pilgrim In the cooling water laves, So my sin-stained, tired spirit Washes in the silvery waves; Waves of charming mystic music All my world-worn senses steep. So the singer, softly singing. Sings me softly into sleep. H. R. Keeblk. 214 A GLANCE Memory ' s sceptre is swayed tonight, As the soft, sweet, strains of the old-time air Bring back the hour when the flickering light Fell soft on the brown of her flowing hair. When there dwelt in the depth of her hazel eyes A liquid light, like a moon-lit sea. And her cheeks like the glow in the western skies, Were flushed with the power of her purity. I have taught my mind its lesson of toil. In the silent hour of mental strife; I have conquered my heart that it might not spoil The equal flow of a purer life: And though the song brings back the pain That ever comes with its rhythmic flow; And though we ' ll never meet again, I bless that night of the long ago. Mercer Hartman. 215 I iliimiiiliii,iiflili]iii.,i||iii Ill Ill lUi iiHi iiiiii ..iiilii [iliii.i,iiiii ii,miiiliiii.iiiiili] mliiiii,iiiiliii„irJ]hi,iiiiliiii,miili] iiCii ill ii„,.iiiiiii,i,imli iiiaiiii,iiifflm,iiiiilLiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiis (Beeynee a Reverie bye One of the Wormes.) T HE lyfe of the booke worme hathe manie peculiar pleasures which, as one of the wormes hathe saide, hee woulde not exchange for alle the wealthe of the Indies. Hee lyveth not ynn the present, but ynn in the past, a denizen of all ages, a fellow-countryman with alle the peoples of the earthe, a trusted companion of sages and poettes and heroes and kynges. Hee hathe a peculiar facultie of separating entity and quiditie and substance lyke the ghostes of defuncte bodys, and bye a peculiar and delyghtfulle metempsychosis hys soule ys translated into a lande of abstractions and dreames, into an ideale and spirytualle Hades, as yt were, where hee holdeth pleasant converse wythe the shades of the mightie who have left greate names upon the earthe. Hee hathe the secret of the wyche of Endor, and as hee turneth over the yellowe pages of hys bookes, hee callethe to him the greate spirites of the deade; kynde spirites these who wylle chyde hymme not for disturbynge theiie eternale sleepe, and who wylle telle hymme oute of theire heartes alle that they have ever suffered or felte or thoughte; who wylle forgyve hymme for frownynge at theire joques, or dozynge over theire sermones, or interruptynge their carefulle disquisitiones wythe a smylle or a nod. They mae bee forgotten and neglected and insulted; they mae bee lefte under the gatherynge duste of years ynn theire modeste lyttel alcoves, ynn uncomplainynge obscuritie, and they wylle forgyve seventie tymes seven alle such offenses as these. They are patiente companiones, longesufferynge and kynde, who wylle synge the same songe, or telle the same storie, or goe over the same simpel lessone again and again, and styll not complaine. And soe the booke worme learneth to love these lyttel bundles of paper and printe as he lovethe hys own soule. Faithfulle friends indeede, who share ynn hys sorrow, and comforte hymme ynn hys griefe, and use theire sweete enchantmente toe induce a happie forgetfulnesse of the course realitys of thys olde worlde and of the perfidie of alle other friendes than these. Thus muche of goode can bee saide of the booke worme and hys bookes. But when alle hath byn saide, there ys stylle somethynge sadlie wantynge ynn the lyfe of the bookysh anchorite. Whye ys yt that a scholastick chylle ys throwne over all that the booke worme does, alle that hee sayes, a scholastick chylle that slayes those fyne impulses of the soule which doe not lynger to calculate ? Soe yt ys that the booke worme achieves but lyttel ynn the busie world of affaires, leavynge behynde hym onlie learned fragmentes of a greate worke undone. Hys wisdome ys lyk the dymme transmytted lygthe of a thousande yeares, a mumifyed wisdome fyftie centurys olde. 216 He hathe sacrifyced the wisdome of the lyvynge present for the deade wisdome of the past, the usefulle and the pracktycal for the merely vaine and shadowie as the latter too often ys. There ys often a suggestion ynn hys learnynge of the senseless scholas- ticism of Duns Scotus and Raymond Lully. Hee woulde slaye the understandynge wythe hys ponderous tomes; he would reduce the philosophic of lyfe to a text booke, and quenche the spontaneitie of human reasone wyth hys Barbara and Felapton. As the late A. Pope hath saide, the proper studie of mankynde is man, not bookes. The booke worme needeth more of the heartie friendshipes of hys fellow men and less of mustie bookes. Bye the former, hee getteth a proper prospective of character; hee ceaseth to lyve ynn the narrowe sphere of selfe, which sorte of lyvynge worketh ynn a cyrcle, as ytt were, a cyrcle that ever deepeneth but never expandeth outwarde, encompassynge the universe of men and thynges arounde our lyttel lyves. There ys a healthie broadenynge yntoe the lygthe, yffe not soe muche a deepenynge yntoe the darker recesses of the soule. Hee feedeth on the breade of lyfe and lesse on hys owne hearte. The fine enthusiasme of native animal spirytes choketh out hys dead philosophic. A goode-hearted philanthropie displaceth the curse of the misanthrope. Hee findeth pure gold ynn the roughest stones arounde hymme; and hee looketh deeper than the skynn, learnynge to love where before hee stoode asyde and coollye measured, measured, measured. Man ys somethynge more than the genus homo. Hee hath alsoe that ineffable vyrtue which wee calle soule. Wee fynde bondes of wholesom kynshippe here, for our soules flowe out through and over these frigyd walles of fleshe. The beste of our bookes are but cloth and paper and printer ' s ink, and have noe soules; though sometimes they seeme indeed to have fleshe and bloode, and to bee lyvynge armed men, as Dr. Milton hath saide. Ynn the converse wyth our fellow men wee doe learne a thousande thynges that were never writ in bookes and never can bee; lyttel thynges, manie, but alsoe greate elemental thynges that lie at the hearte of the worlde. Verily our soules have a deepe language of theire owne, and theire converse ys as far above the babble of bookes as ys the blue of God ' s heaven wyth ytts majestick thunder stormes sweepyng across above the noisie lyttel brooke belowe. And so yt seemeth that when alle hath been saide that the fellowship of men is far above the mustie, yellow, worme eaten friendships of the wearie eyed companion of manie bookes. C. 217 jFacult Joke Scbebule Published for the benefit of next year ' s Freshmen in order to restrain uproarious and unseemly indulgence on their part in giving vent to their mirth. Name of Professor. Name of Joke. Due to Arrive. Remarks. I. Nelson a. Bees b. Pig and Log Jan. 15th Feb. 1st 2. Stevens a. Decimal Point 5. Let her R. L P. c. Serpent with crooked tongue Nov. nth Dec. 4th April 1st 3. Hovi ' E Double Decomposition Every Saturday Sept. 15th, ' 03 4. Latane My work in the Congres- sional library 5. Denny Unseen paintings in the tower Every time he speaks in chapel 6. Humphreys Hyperbolic Paraboloid and Rectangular Parallelopiped 7. Kern Stand where the Roman Stood Associate with Jacks — become a jack-ass 8. Campbell, H D Puns 9- CURRELL Van Bibber Pants on the Piano Legs April 4, ' 04 June 5th, ' 04 Every Tues. 11:30 lO. QUARLES Philosophic Error in Denial Our Old Friend the Pillar II. HOGUE Lady Lill 12. Willis Tom Sawyer ' s Fence March 15, ' 04 Freshmen are commanded to study closely the schedule in order to know what is demanded of them in time to nerve themselves for restraint. The old students adopt the following plan, viz.: Before going into the recitation room on the day when one of these great masterpieces of wit is due to arrive, those who are earnestly in favor of restraining themselves to a decent extent Till systematically read some of the touching passages in Dickens; such as the one in which Little Nell cashes in her chips, or will quote to themselves poems of the S. B. variety. Such as Oh! rose tree planted in my grief, And growing on her tomb, The dust is greening in your leaf, Her blood is in your bloom, Oh lily waving there. And laughing back the light. In vain you tell me earth is fair, When all is dark as night. This method of combatting the natural inclination is indeed successful; splendid resulti are obtained. When the joke actually arrives it is greeted by a mournfnl and restrained silence, which is much to be commended. The professors have solemly promised to run strictly on schedule time for the session ' 03- ' 04. 218 BuwiUpitTiipiiiii lllfllllllllfllNllipilll ftiSSlS d gp 3} 1 .% ? w W W£f T(?£.M(Vp « 9 «g S % umllilliiuillki! Washington ( Lee Universitj LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA The session opens on the second Tliiirsday in September. fflfl S f - Cln the Academic Department, elective courses of study lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. Cin the Professional School of Engineering, courses of study lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Science, in Civil, Electrical and Mining Engineering. Cin the Professional School of Law, the course of study leads to the degree of Bachelor of Law. CFor a catalogue giving full information, address GEORGE HUTCHESON DENNY, PRESIDENT. YOUNG MEN Who want to get a start — who must earn a Hving and would like to make more — should write for the CATALOGUE of The Best Practical School in America u We prepare more than one thousand young people for business pursuits every year and obtain desirable situations for ALL graduates of our COMPLETE COMMERCIAL COLTRSE. Merchants and business men, the officials of Railways, Banks and other corporations constantly apply to us for properly trained assistants. This course appeals with special force to COLLEGE MEN who would add a practical finish to their liberal education and thus get promptly to work in some profitable and congenial employ- ment. If a young man should read this who wants A PAYINQ POSITION let him write to us, for we can fit him for business — and find business for him — as 44,000 graduates testify For information, address CLEMENT C. GAINES, M. A., B. L, Pres., 29 WASHINGTON STREET, POUOHKEEPSIE. N. Y. MILEY SON CABBON STUDIO MARY BALDWIN SEMINAIiY = For Young Ladies Term begins September 10,1903. Located in Shenandoatt Valley of Virginia. Unsurpassed climate, beautiful grounds and modern ap= pointments. 250 students past ses= sion from 26 States. Ternis mod= erate. Pupils enter any time. Send for catalogue. Mrs. C. E. WELMAIi, Principal, Staunton, Va. Medical College OF VIRGINIA... ESTABLISHED 1838. THE SIXrY=FIFTH SESSION Commenced Sept. 30, 1902. Departments of Medicine, Den= tistry an l P ii a r m a c y. Well Equipped Laboratories. Splendid Hospital Facilities, and Abundance of Clinical Material iifforti Exeel= lent Opportunities for Practical Work. 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