University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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(till force, and ■ Father Bird. vr;is Rnuter-iii-cMef. We came home flinging Piltnfl of Victory and had a great celebration when w reached the mountain. I had five classes to prepare (or rwsl day and It was far into the morning when I nettled hack in my lii - rm chair, Lit raj- pipe and took a Sua] siuokc be fore retiring Friday, Jim j — Got up jnst in time for Hebrew and stayed in class-room until- dinner. The Doctor gave us a fine lecture i L ' xuj{L-hi . He ' s hard to beat, I was sitting in my room when Sam Biery brought (lie wate up after dinner, and he stopjied a few minutes, to talk over the aff:nr ;il the t ' nii-efsily . Sam says tic is thintinjt of writing a book entitled Hl Some l Lxtake of the Vice Chancellor. ' ' lit also says tlmt the laundry and the University farm are bound to fail in time, I i ed Sam if he would, mind shaking my rux ; onff -t month, and lie told mc I was gelling IW fiwtiditius. Wenl to Chelidcm at -i- 15. There were some fine speeches and Cardinal ' fciehey waxed, eloquent on the subject of Trusts. DeOies l lw;iy partuularLy fiood. on political subjects, and Cadrrinn zi-L-e . UH, the English view of tiling?:. Took tea out and met a girl who i-i In-ight as a dollar. She kept me Interested unlil 11.15 and convinced me that I bad better talre my B. D, before 1 started to arjjne w=ih lit-: . Saittrfiaj. jtott i — Spent mo t of the morning in the library ' working 011 a dehare. After dinner gathered around the big oak tree., smoked and discussed the use ol celibates- in the ministry. 1 don ' t believe in celibacy. Played golf in the afternoon. Urol« a tict t lost three balls, and decided I was unfit for my profession.. Looted on at dancing school for a while and then went tip and cun-iitieed the judges thai my side of Ihc debate was right- Went out to a small spread and came home feel-inn that Sewanee is the l»est place lo get a practical theological education. ?■■■

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AfamAtr, May — A nuke at 8.30, and, with the assistance of some small change, iwhired the waiter to find me some- thiu;; to susLaiti lift-. Went over to the printing office and found Ihe General red hot. iSpeaH mumine, cbaiiug item for the Purple. By writing four -columns ' ' saved the mail. Read a novel mid n viewed it f«r ni;Lna L:w;. At the ringing of the study Itcll w=nt to meeting of Athletic Association. Cairn: home and wrote Hebrew escTci . which was difficult. k..-.i ' .: -.1 tli:»t The™ are tibtei when it i j ood for man to be alone. Get Tip more Pwflff Stun and put, Ll in coal bouse. Tried to inahc sen exegesis nf pmuiajce Ln Koman . 1ml could not concentrate my thoughts, becan-i- -n v.- u-llows wete- rang- ing My Creole Sue beneath my window. G K «i? in disgust and Turned iu at 11.15. 7Wfj f, t iftty ?9 — Ro«e at 6,30 and went id «ark- service Ln (lie oratory. The server overslept himself and I twt his place. After breakfast read proof and helped print Purfitf. Went to Hebrew aad endeavored to get the professnr to talk over the prospects of beating Yanderbih, Ileroi mi mi: ;md Iiegau to show us some of lhc fine poinls of the language. [ told biin I thought football was of more practical value. He said f would appreciate the use of ting fori fortr vrt vn I had read the Pentateuch. I hope I will. Flayed tennis in The afiertioou. At Fral. meeting we initiated a man and had lots of sport. He wis awfully frightened. When we brawled him with the hot iron be didn ' t seem to tike it, We got in pretty late, and, as I had fifty pages of Pearson to read, it sermrtiL outline to write, and to prepare for an oral exam, under Mr. While, it w a nearly 1 o ' clock when I turned in. WaftUt y, .V j jc— Went to chapel, awl then to meeting uf Ok missionary society. The treasurer reported that the collector had returned with their lives, thirty dollar?, fifteen ioda water checks, and five orders on l nele Bob. The sei-enlysecond amendment to the constitution was adopted. Stood a B. J . exam, uuder Dr. Starr on the •■Serxtaad Cti tanmftr (if St. ALtftustiiie. Knocked it cold. Then went in fear and trembling to my oral under Mr. White. Got along well until lie asked me ou which, side the {■JiipernT El jLdriani ]j;iTtud his hair. Didn ' t know. He told me [tot always get up important poSnis, like that. At 3 t». W. went to hear Mf. Goerry criticise the sermons preached in the ora- tory, One was very k 131 - hut lacked illustration ami ■■! i ■ 1 uni pn-nerve Lttiiiy. The other had no fltitithtsia and wan |K or as to style and delivery. After supper the literary exercises of the ndjeuonary society were held and everybody s];oJ;l- threc times on the trtpie for discussion, then three committee , seven, local missionaries, and a delegate to the eomfntion reported at some length. Tlie audience was undoubtedly fldLGetl. tttfmfar.. % J — Went to chapel and then down m Ur. RLrbardaoii ' a. where- we drank coco-cola and dim-uxsed (he trip to Tnllahoma, At a left on special train to sec (tie deciding k « of the VaaLderbiLt-Sewaiiee lerie . Old War Horse ' ' Wahten pitched a great game and the department ms prnnd of him. The ftout,h Hrmse Gang vjs there in

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