University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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PANDORA ★ From the Class of ’18 Oh, sweet and solemn hour of our parting, Leaving unable to answer the heart’s desire; Yet the kindred lire which is ever descending, Down through loyalty of father and gramlsirc, Is the consolation that you will forever Ik' The same old beacon light to Georgia sons, And cause them to carry your great message free, Ami men to know you’re from the center of the South’s Culture. In your halls, for a moment to stand is to love, This love no sooner into loyalty’s great current runs; And loyalty in the domain of tender memory’s love Will make you proud you’re Georgia’s son. Not one leaf of your laurels will wither by time, Patriotism of your sons will never, never grow stale; They, like yourself, will stand in honors’ clime, And by their lives your crowned fame ever hail. G. II. Wkstbrook, ’18.

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PANDORA ★ Senior Class History or long since, some one was prowling around in one of the secluded corners of the library, not looking for a hook hut reviewing some bulletins, pamphlets, etc., among which he found a University Catalogue of the year 1914 1915. The above mentioned idle person through curiosity turned to the roll of the Freshman Class. In going down the list of names he scarcely found any names which designate Seniors who perambulate the campus today. Being somewhat amazed he turned to a nearby student and asked, “When did Ids class graduate? Certainly not before this year, and these men are not Seniors now.” Going down the list of over two hundred names he found only thirty-five that sounded reallv familiar. So it was. we entered four years ago over two hundred strong and all of this number, except thirty-five, have fallen by the road-side, while about fifteen have been added to our roll. It has not been altogether the law of the survival of the fittest that has thinned our ranks. Some of them went by this route. Some of them married, some entered business, some heard the call back to the farm, hut more of them, which is within keeping with true Georgia Spirit, heard the call to arms, and these have already given the Class of 'IS a representation in this momentous struggle which would do credit to any class. Lack of space prevents the detailed enumeration of the Class of ‘IS in college activities. From facts and records it can he said that our class has upheld its standards in athletics and in oratory, debating and classroom work, for it exceeds the ordinary class. As to the nationalities in the Class of 'IS. “No Greeks work here.” Every member of the class is a thoroughbred gentile and practically all of them were horn and raised in the sunny climes of Georgia. We arc not proud of this fact however. hut we mention it because it rarely ever happens that there is a class which is not represented by foreign constituents. Our class has another unique characteristic. We entered college just as the warring nations entered the battlefield, so our class can justly be called the first war class at the University and we sincerely hope the only war class. In making our departure we wish to express our thanks to the people of the Classic City and to the Faculty of the University who have been so faithful and earnest in working for our interest, so that we might be able to live better, more helpful and more efficient lives. Historian. V