Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Ube jfivst Htblettc Hesembl WHEN old Sol had withdrawn his face from the horizon, the youths and maidens ran to an assembly from all sides to the Temple of Murphreecles, and when they had become quiet, there arose before them the lofty-minded sage, Hathacles, and being well-disposed thus he harangued them : O y e gods and little fishes, this day sees all the youths and maidens gathered together for the purpose of improving their strength. Ye did see how at the last Olympic meet Cortocles harangued the audience, and Arthurcles did jump fifteen feet, and showed his ability to do much more. Therefore let us increase our efforts and show to the bold Hellenes that we are great. Thus having spoken he sat down, and the applause was like unto a boiler-shop when rosy-fingered Dawn has opened the gates of the morning. Then when the dauntless Williamedes h:id sought silence and the crowd became quiet, there arose before them the youthful Meginninus, champion of those who wield the well-strung racquet, and whose serves are more terrible than the thunderbolts of the mighty Jove, and thus he spoke : We will gain much honor with the racquet and baseball and well-laced football, and our heads will be like unto the heads of those who make 100 in the mental contests. We will learn to hurl the discus aud in the gym- nasium we will became more proficient than the men of Sparta. Then he sat down and the applause was like unto the noise of a million crows in a corn-field. Then all was silent in the vast hall until a be ' ich of sturdy oak fell over, and the youthful Robicles played a tattoo on the head of Kenticles. Then Father Bucholus, large-minded and learned in the lore of all ages, arose, and holding his hand aloft thus he prayed : O ye gods dwelling at Olympus, grant us the explanation of this sign and show if it be for good or for evil. But if it is pleasing to you to break the cords with which we of this assembly are about to bind ourselves — Just then the wily Burtoucles dashed a burning goo-goo at fawnlike Elesys, and noting this his mighty form shook with anger and his eyes shot fire, but restraining his auger, he, with the aid of Venus, continued : 18

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Senior fiistory THE history of this class demonstrates the appalling fact that the majority of the young men and women who enter college do not possess the courage — yes, I may say, with perfect propriety, the backbone — to stick a college course through to the end. Think of a class numbering forty-four in the third preparatory and dwindling down to the unlucky number three by the opening of the Senior. Discouraging as it is, such is the history of this class. No surprise that our graduating classes are so small, and certain people complain of the rigidness of our curriculum. Our townspeople especially may learn a very profitable lesson from the above observation, for the majority of those who withdrew from the college are the sons and daughters of those living in town who are n a position to keep their children in college, giving them the very best advantages. Unfortunately the boys of these parents prefer to secure a position and make money, and so they leave college, accepting a position down-town paying them the munificent sum of $15.00 per month, and they board themselves. Such a pity these golden opportunities are beyond the reach of our countrified boys and girls. However, those of us who have been faithful unto the end have many things for which to be thankful. Our days have not all been halcyon, strewn with flowers and of easy sailing, nor can any respectable college course be so ; nevertheless, we are glad that we did not give up the ship. It has been our pleasure to witness the growth of the institution from an almost local patronage to an attend- ance extending to almost every county in Florida. We have also been the recipients of many advantages offered by the new improvements made in every department of the college. Last, but not least, we are particularly proud of the fact that we shall be the first to take a degree under the new title of the institution. F. A. HATHAWAY, Historian. To life, it is to linger on, To death, it is to die, To woman, it is to suffer long, To man, it is to mourn, To God, it is to reward us all, When death is but a name. —Mcintosh, in 1901 AKGO. To Bilmac : We ' d fain that you ' d explain The sense of the foregoing rhyme ; It may be good, but it ' s not understood- It certainly beats mv time. F. 17

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Grant, O beautiful Apollo, that this assembly may be au honor to us, aud that by it our youth may be more successful in the next Olympic festival. Then he explained the ways and means, and he gave them right aud fully each detail aud expense, till they all had been explained. Then he sat down. Just like a mighty oak on the mountain, which having been cut all around falls and brings dire destruction with it. And the whole assembly murmured assent. At this time lion-hearted Durrocles seemed as if joyful Bacchus ruled his mind, and after vainly attempting to address the assembly, aged Bucholus bade him march seven Parasangs to the door of the place of departed spirits. And the assembly broke up and rushed out like unto the mighty waves which roll upou the seashore, and like unto a cloud was the dust which arose under the feet of them going. Aud soon ambrosial sleep was diffused around the sacred city. J. P. Stoner, G. L. WlNTHROP, Joint Authors. ? En experiment The following experiment is taken from Bierly ' s New Manual for the chemical laboratory. The experiment appears in no other manual of our acquaintance, and is the embodiment of a new principle discovered by this famous chemist after a series of researches in his special department. Write the reaction of the equation : K I + 2 S = ? This is a very dangerous experiment — both lime and place should be taken into consideration. The result is sometimes disastrous if carelessly performed. The action is always violent. Best performed by only two in a dark room. Inexperienced experimenters should not attempt it for obvious reasous. 19