Items

• Quips and Cranks Excerpt
  Entry from the 1895 Quips and Cranks
• 1968 Quips and Cranks Excerpt
  This excerpt from the 1968 publication of Quips and Cranks describes students' embrace of lessening religious requirements on campus.
• Joke from the final issue of Scripts 'N Pranks
  This joke pokes fun of the WCTU with a play-on-words about drinking and adultery.
• Quips and Cranks caption
  This page from the 1968 Quips and Cranks discusses that students are no longer forced to attend religious services, reflecting on the coercion of religion.
• Davidson College Presbyterian Church
  Image of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, which was originally built in 1885 but was reconstructed from 1950-52.
• Fake Ad for "White Mule" Liquor
  This fake ad from the April 1958 Scripts 'N Pranks is for "white mule," another name for moonshine. Its accompanying text makes a joke about drinking and going to formals.
• Kent State Shooting
  This photograph of a campus scene shows the aftermath of Kent State Shooting, as chaos ensues. The period after Kent State was the most turbulent on college campuses during this era.
• Georgia Club's Group Photo, Quips and Cranks 1923
  The Georgia club reenacts a lynching scene in a picture on their annual page
• Alabama Club's Racist Mascot, Quips and Cranks 1900
  A cartoon of a Black man and his farm animal depicted on the Alabama club's page in the annual
• Georgia Club's Racist Mascot, Quips and Cranks 1900
  A cartoonish Black man eating a watermelon is the mascot of the Georgia Club
• Class of 1913 Mock Epoch, Quips and Cranks 1913
  The first paragraph of the 1913 class' mock epoch class history
• Class of 1907 Mock Epoch, Quips and Cranks 1907
  A mock epoch detailing the inception of the 1907 class' greatness
• Thos Curry Merchant Bio, Quips and Cranks 1907
  A bio which commends Merchant's wit while making fun of his looks
• James Whitted Witherspoon Bio, Quips and Cranks 1920
  A bio making fun of "Purity Jim" in the 1920 annual
• Carl Homer Cathey Bio, 1920 Q&C
  A bio in the annual describing Cathey's talents at racist impressions
• Scripts N' Pranks
  Scripts N' Pranks was a literary humor publication that began production after the demise of the yowl. It ran for almost 30 years, releasing its last issue in 1965.
• The Yowl
  The Yowl was a campus literary publication devoted to humor. It ran for six years, starting in 1930 and ceasing publication in 1936.
• Cap and Bells
  Cap and Bells was a humor publication created by 12 members of the junior class in 1923. It was only ever published once.
• December 1932 The Yowl: "Swine Song"
• November 1936 Scripts N’ Pranks: "Am I the first girl"
• December 1932 The Yowl: "It's the Woman Who Pays"
• December 1932 the Yowl: "Go Home"
• 1923 Cap and Bells: "Absent-minded Prof"
• May 1933 The Yowl: Monologue
• November 1930 the Yowl: "Credo of a Davidson Freshman" by A.H.W