University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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26 THE PANDORA. cf| tfp ®{»$$ cf '87. S I have been a member of ’87 since it began as a wea ly Fresh class four years ago, the thought that upon me devolved the duty of writing the history of the Class has given me a great deal of pleasure. But now that the time has come for it to be written a host of doubts and fears beset me, as to what I shall say in regard to this Class. Fears that I may not be able to do it justice, that it may not be in my power to give those unacquainted with its past history an idea of the prowess for which it has been noted throughout its four years of existence. Its career has been an eventful one and a complete record of its doings and misdoings would take up too much precious (?) space. The Class of ’87 was the last Fresh class to have the pleasure of taking Math under our highly esteemed Prof, of Engineering. The Sophs of ’87 were the first ever carried on the Junior engineering trip. As Juniors, they were the last class to be whirled through the giddy mazes of descript by our distinguished Prof, of pure mathematics. And now lastly, as Seniors they have made more rapid progress in their studies than any previous class, and will graduate twenty-six men —the usual proviso being understood—’87 has had the names of two men added to its roll this year; both are men of whom any class would be proud. But at the same time 87 has been so unfortunate as to lose four fine men, all of whom were obliged to withdraw from College on account of ill health. ’87 is quite up to the average in Athletics, as Field Day will show, when she will take more prizes than any other two classes in College. Physically, the members of ’87 are all good men, some far above the average and none below it. She has the largest men in College, and if she could wipe out the Fresh class would have the oldest also. The average age of ’87 is twenty, the oldest man is twenty-seven, the

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CLASS LIST OF ’87. 25 Name. Residence. Robert Lee Johnson, ATDl.............................Columbus, Ga. Ernest Charles Kontz, KA.............................Atlanta, Ga. Charlie C. McGehee, 2AE..............................Atlanta, Ga. Henry Key Milner, ATfl................................Birmingham, Ala. John Dortch Moss, KA.................................Athens, Ga. Robert Lee Nowell, AT A..............................Monroe, Ga. Wesley Peacock, 2AE..................................Thomasville, Ga. William Barclay Powers, P AG........................Palatka, Fla. Charlie Frank Rice, P..............................Atlanta, Ga. William Frank Smith..................................Social Circle, Ga. Ben Hill Thompson, 2ZAE..............................Atlanta, Ga. Albert J. Tuggle AG................................LaGrange, Ga. Glen Waters, $rA.....................................Atlanta, Ga. Charles M. Walker, 2AE...............................Monroe, Ga. J. H. Walker, 2AE....................................Monroe, Ga. Warren W. Wimberly, 2AE...........................4... Bullards, Ga. Ulysses Virgil Whipple, $rA..........................Cochran, Ga. George H. Winston, $AG..............................West Point, Ga. Left College. 3

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CLASS HISTORY ’87. 27 youngest sixteen, their average weight is one hundred and forty-five, the heaviest man weighs one hundred and eighty-six pounds, the lightest one hundred and thirty. And when it comes to brains ’87 is in the ring. Why, no class the University has ever graduated can compare with ’87 in this respect, as any member of the faculty and the public in general will say—and when our time comes to leave, certainly no class can claim a higher or more enviable a record, or look forward more confidently to a future of usefulness and honor. HISTORIAN ’87.