QUIPS AND CRANKS - 1913 . otball;Vale<lictorian of Phi. Society. The silver Ikery of advised age0 ye gods, behold 1 O mortal man,give ear; for lo!—the conquering herocomes, the mighty one draws nigh—theprince, the peer of orators; he licsidewhom Cicero, Demosthenes, W J. Bryan,and the whole galaxy of speakers lookdwarfed and stunted—mere pigmiesbeside a giant. From his lips pour wordsfraught with liquid eloquence—wordsnow resounding like the rushing of amighty torrent, now refreshing as a sum-mer breeze. From his eyes dart rays ofilre—now flashing like the thunderlioltsfrom the hand of Jove
QUIPS AND CRANKS - 1913 . otball;Vale<lictorian of Phi. Society. The silver Ikery of advised age0 ye gods, behold 1 O mortal man,give ear; for lo!—the conquering herocomes, the mighty one draws nigh—theprince, the peer of orators; he licsidewhom Cicero, Demosthenes, W J. Bryan,and the whole galaxy of speakers lookdwarfed and stunted—mere pigmiesbeside a giant. From his lips pour wordsfraught with liquid eloquence—wordsnow resounding like the rushing of amighty torrent, now refreshing as a sum-mer breeze. From his eyes dart rays ofilre—now flashing like the thunderlioltsfrom the hand of Jove, now gentle asthe mellow moonbeams upon a southernstream. In a word, is a irresistible combination of baldhead,ice-cream trousers, and almost super-human : the pride of the .Alley,a remorseless flirt, a noted singer, and acandidate. Can his record be equaled?We think not. There has been, is, andwill be only one GR.\xnp.\: but we wishthere were more like him—a staunch,upright Joiix Robert PhiitsGreensboro, X. C. , , 24 Vice-President Plii. Society; VarsityFootball; Class Football; Wearer of theD. .Ill Iioiirst mail, close buttoned to theell ill:Broadcloth ?;eitlhiiit. and a ~,i\inii heartir///;//( If you are looking for a good, con-servative, hghtin,s< parson, heres yourman. He wont say anything about it,l)ut he will stay with you. The Alleywill seem like the ocean without anywater in it next year when Phipps isgone. He can chew about as muchtobacco, play about as much football,and stay in a good humor about as longas anybody you can locate. He nevergets in a hurry, and says that the reasonwhy is because he got in a hurry onceand forgot something and had to go hackafter it. Luck to you, big boy I William HunsoN Rockks Amelia, Va. , Eu. .\gc, 10/?or lie. so yoitiiii and tender, -icas of Perhaijs the most youthful memberon Thirteens roll, Hi-nsox luis not yetquite overcome that hesitancy which ispeculiar to youth,
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