Daniel Calhoun Roper was born April 1st, 1867, in Marlboro county, S. C. Mr. Roper being the son of a farmer was brought up as a farmer boy. He attended the schools of his neighborhood until 1881, when he entered Laurinburg High School in Richmond county, N. C. Here he remained until ’84, when he entered Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. He was taken sick in the latter part of his Sophomore year, and was compelled to leave college on account of his health. Being attracted by the healthful climate and by the hospitality of the North Carolina people, Mr. Roper came to Trinity in September of ’86 and entered the Junior Class. He will continue to farm, after getting his diploma.
Theodore Earl McCrary has for his birth-place Lexington, N. C., and for his birth-day June 5th, 1867. He worked with his father in the furniture business, and attended various schools in Lexington, the chief of which was that conducted by Miss Laura Clement and the Southern Normal. Mr. McCrary came to Trinity College Jan. 12th, 1886 and entered the Junior Class. He remained away from college during the fall term of ’86 on account of ill-health, but returned at the beginning of the spring term of ’87. Mr. McCrary is as yet undecided as to what shall be his occupation.
John Spenser Bassett was born Sept. 10th, 1867, at Tarboro, N. C. While he was an infant his father moved to Goldsboro, N. C. At the age of nine years he moved to Richlands, Onslow county, N. C., but returned to Goldsboro in a few years and that is now his home. Mr. Bassett attended Richlands Academy; was graduated in ’85 from Goldsboro Graded and High School; then attended Davis School; came to Trinity in August of ’86 and entered the Junior Class. After leaving college, Mr. Bassett will “do anything honorable which affords a support.”
George Newton Raper was born Dec. 15th, 1867 near High Point; worked on the farm and attended the “back-woods” school until Jan., 1883, when he went to Oak Ridge Institute; remained in school there till November of the same year, and then taught a public school for three and a half months; entered the Blair High School at High Point in March ’84, and remained there until June ’85, completing the course in this school; then for a time sold books in Guilford county, and the people of that county still refer to him as “Book Agent;” taught school during the winter of ’85-’86, and entered the Sophomore Class at Trinity College Feb. 3d, 1886. Mr. Raper will teach.
John C. Montgomery was born in Concord, N.C., Aug. 30th, 1868. Concord has always been his home. He was prepared for college at Concord High School under the tuition of Prof. R. S. Arrowwood. Mr. Montgomery came to Trinity College Aug. 24th, 1885 and entered the Sophomore Class. He proposes to read medicine after leaving college. It is his intention to confine himself to a specialty, and he will devote himself to the treatment of the eye.
ANECDOTES TOLD BY OLD BOYS.
Rabbit vs. Cat.—Formerly it was customary for Trinity boys to have rabbit feasts in their rooms at night. They indulged in this to such an extent one winter season, that it became unsafe to leave a dressed rabbit exposed, for some one would be sure to steal it. A party of students caught a rabbit and left it in their room with the expectation of banqueting on it that night. While they were out, much to their chagrin a second party appropriated the rabbit, and the whetted appetites of party No. 1 had to remain unsatiated. Means for revenge were devised. They obtained a cat, dressed it, and left it in their room, as they had left the rabbit before. Again party No. 2 stole the game. They cooked it nicely and had a delicious feast. Believing they had baffled party No. 1 a second time, they, to carry out the joke more fully, returned the bones to said party. Thereupon, party No. 1 sent them the claws, hide and tail of the cat they had eaten. Shades of departed cats! what a sick set they were! “Mew, mew,” was the only sound heard about the college for two weeks.
The Joke Turns.—An old student of Trinity once took a newy snipe-hunting. After traveling about five miles from the village, he left him to hold the bag (into which he would drive the snipes), with the intention of returning to Trinity himself, and leaving the newy to find his way home as best he could. Unfortunately for the old student, he missed the road and finally wandered back to the newy who by that time suspected the joke, and found out also that the old student had lost his way. He accordingly compelled the would-be joker to pay him one dollar to conduct him back to Trinity. Tradition says that student never took another newy to hunt snipes.