Calyx . young man with the senatorialcountenance came to us with a great repu-tation made at Emory and Henry as a debaterand orator. Incidentally his coming depopulatedthe precinct of friendship. Fred came to us fresh from the fields of Francewhere he had just completed eighteen monthsof honorable service with the forces of UncleSam. having volunteered soon after the out-break of the war. While with us he has made a host of lastingfriends by his continued good nature and un-tiring efforts to assist every one in every being one of Bosss standbys, Fredhas won many honors on the campu
Calyx . young man with the senatorialcountenance came to us with a great repu-tation made at Emory and Henry as a debaterand orator. Incidentally his coming depopulatedthe precinct of friendship. Fred came to us fresh from the fields of Francewhere he had just completed eighteen monthsof honorable service with the forces of UncleSam. having volunteered soon after the out-break of the war. While with us he has made a host of lastingfriends by his continued good nature and un-tiring efforts to assist every one in every being one of Bosss standbys, Fredhas won many honors on the campus, amongthem being President of the Harding-Coolidge-Slemp Club. He was also selected to upholdhis party in the joint political discussion andwas a big gun in the party that took the swingthrough the Valley during the campaign. If hard work, honesty of purpose and upright-ness of character count for anything, Fredsclassmates can see nothing ahead of him excepta future filled with brilliant successes. 64. Thomas X. ParsonsIndependence, Virginia F.; Histo To the Class of 21 this sketch must seemmere surplusage. Everybody knows X, and all that know him like him. He has thatindefinable personality which we naturally loveand admire. He was a leader from the start andan authority as well. On a question of law heseemed unable to give an incorrect survived V. M. I. with honors as one of itsyoungest graduates and we absolutely believehe is the best man that Institution ever turnedout. When the war came, he volunteered andwas given the rank of captain, being stationedat vaiious camps as Instructor in MilitaryScience and as Judge Advocate. Since the Hall has been his domicile, and there hehas made his mark. X the State Barlast June, and out of regard for his unusualabiUty, he was elected President of the Class of21. X was the little Corsican in campuspoUtics; notwithstanding, he is well characterizedby Judge Campbells remark: Mr. P-a-w-s-o-n-s always has a smil
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