The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-18
Who's W no s In Hen

iiS~Si|iy GNSh SSiSCLSu ny the hnOlSS
scholarship committee to represent
Arkansas in Oxford University in
England was born April 4, 1898, in
Rails county, Missouri, near Hannibal.
His father, j. Ii. Bishop, being an
itinerant Methodist preacher, lived as
Mr.. Bishop termed it, "All over
northeast Missouri. In 1902, when
Howard was II years of age the fam
lily moved to Beebe, Arkansas, where
they lived for five years. Here Mr..
Bishop finished the Grammar grades
and High School. Then for educa-
ton facilities they moved to CONWAY
in 1910, where Mr.. Bishop entered
the Senior Academy Glass in Hen
dirk. He graduated from Hendrix
College in the class of 1915 as the
Honor A. B. Graduate
In high school he developed a lik-
ing for Latin, Greek and football.
and strong dislIe for the fairer
sex Tin the latter however he has ere
formed.') In his early youth Dish"
as he is universally known in Con-
way, showed a strong tendency for
being a "butter.' He is said to have
developed this tendency from play
ing with his fathers sheep, goats and
calves in their own style. In his bril-
liant career as a football player he
made constant and consistent use of
! this quitting ability.
AS an athlete Mr.. Bishop was
among the best. His name is always
linked with those of Holmes, Harton,
Charles and Staples. In football he
was line man, one of the best
tackles that ever wore a Hendrix
uniform. His playing, though never
f1ashy, spectacular or brilliant, was
always consistent, steady, forceful
and effective He was never known
to take an unfair advantage of an OPP
ponent on the field. As in everything
! he stood squarely and unswervingly
for principle. In track he also ex-
celled. He was always second in the
distance runs and hurdle races only
to "Woodrow Wilson. In what
+ seemed likely to be his most success
full year in track work he fell while
running the hurdles and broke his
collar bone. Though this disabled
him somewhat, still he was able to
contribute his part to the glory of
Hendrix at the annual Track Meet.
As a college student he bears a
most enviable record. During his
first year in college he maintained a
very high average and each succeed
ing year his grade showed a higher
average, thus indicating a healthy
growth and closer devotion to his
work. In reviewing his record we
find that his course contains the
hardest, most difficult and most. educa-
tive subjects in the curriculum. He
never looked for nor chose the easy
snaps" if there be those. He main
tanned during his entire college course
an average grade Of about 80 per
cent, which is most excellent. In
student activities Mr.. Bishop always
was q leader. He was leader be-
cause he was capable OF doing things
and was always interested. His ma
Jor subjects in college were Latin and
| Greek, of the latter he was assistant
instructor for two years in Hendrix.
There was not a phase of college life
that he did not touch vitality.
Howard Bishop was a man, reserv-
ed though amiable, amicable, capable
with a deep sense of personal honor,
and profound respect for the rights
and feelings Of others. His person
ality was commanding both of respect
and confidence which is attested by
the various positions Of honor and re-
sponsibility to which he was elected
| by the literary societies and student
body at large. Following are a few
of the most significant of these:
Assistant Business Manager of
| Mirror 1884.
Assistant Editor of Mirror 1914-15.
Athletic Editor of Troubadour
1914-15.
Editor in Chief of Troubadour
1914.
Joint Open Session DICTATOR 1914.
Inter-Society Dictator (June) 1915.
President Hendrix Debating Coun-
Gil 1914-15.
President of Hendrix College Mems
Sunday School Class 1914-15.
President Conway Epworth League
1928.
Captain Hendrix Track Team 1914.
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