1815 First Presbyterian Church, West Trade Street, Charlotte, N.C. [printed on the front]
Postcard sent to Mrs. Sallie Paisley in Davidson, June 12, 1907. Postcard reads: "My Dear Sallie: How are you + dear Mrs. Stirewalt? I've thought of you so often I've been under the weather [. . . .], I hope to see you now very soon, will drop you a card. With love for you + Mother, [off] Julia."
Sallie Stirewalt Paisley was the widow of Porter Paisley (class of 1880). After her husband's death in the late 1880s, Sallie returned to Davidson to manage a boarding house.
The Freshman Beanie was introduced in 1920. The original
style was a black cap with a red button on top and a green F attached to the
front of the cap. These later gave way to a red cap with the class year of
the freshman prominently displayed in black on the front of the beanie. The
caps had to be worn all year long unless the freshman were victorious in the
sophomore-freshmen day contest, usually consisting of a football game or other
athletic contests held in the Fall. By 1967, the move had been made to require red
and black with “Davidson” on the front instead of the class
year. This was done so the caps could be sold to the public. 1969 was the last year that the
freshmen caps were required.
William Arnett Gamble received his early education in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Prior to entering Davidson College in 1919, Gamble was employed by the G. S. & F. Railway and was later secretary to J. M. Wells, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. During World War I, he served with the U. S. Navy. Gamble graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923 and then attended Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. He received his B.D. degree in 1926.
Lake Norman is the largest man-made lake in North Carolina-32510 acres with 520 miles of shore line. The concrete dam is 1279 feet long with 11 flood gates and a total length of 7387 feet of earth and concrete dams. Lake Norman offers excellent fishing, boating and swimming. . .more variety to North Carolina's Variety Vacationland. When Lake Norman was completed, the riverboat Robert E. Lee was moored just above Davidson. It had a happy life-but brief. It burned within a couple of years after it was launched.
W. Gettys Guille was born in Athens, Tennessee to the Rev. George E. and Amy Gettys Guille. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923, Guille moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 1926. He then began a 19 year career with Wachovia Bank, and later organized Builders Supply Company.
