Austin College - Chromascope Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1903 volume:

VOLUME V 1903 THE CHROMA5COPE i PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE STUDENTS OF | AUSTIN COLLEGE SHERMAN, TEXAS PRICE, $1.50 lL=== POSTAGE, 25 CENTS (grafting. We. the editors, respectfully place this volume of The Chromascope in your hands as a memento of the last year of our college life. All has been done to the best of our ability, and whatever ascribed to our incapability. Trustees of Austin College 1 REV. T. S. C-LYCE, D. D., President REV. A. W. WILSON, Secretary DR. J. A. McLAUCHLIN, Treasurer Executive Committee. Calendar� THOMAS STONE CLYCE, President Mental and Moral Philosophy, and Bible A. B., ’87 : Columbia Theological Seminary, ’90; Louisville WILLIAM WALTON BONDURANT CHARLES CARRINGTON SCOTT Ki 'ii m I’roffssor OF Ciifaiistry and Physics v, A. B., 'S.S: Austin College, A. M., '94: Graduate Student , Johns Hopkins University, VkiS : Graduate Scholarship, JAMES WASHINGTON CULVER W. W. FRANKLIN H. E. NESBITT Aluamimi Associsitiomio OlTR noble Alumni, in their earnest endeavors to advance the interests of the College, have done much in the past year to make the surroundings of the students pleasanter, both morally and physically. In spite of the “number.” the Alumni Park Association, con- sisting of Mr. Louis Thompson, has done well by contributing one- lialf of the cost both of the athletic park and of the baseball suits. In behalf of the student-body it gives us much pleasure to thank the “ number ” for its kindness. 13 Board of Editors. T. R. LUDLOW. Editor-in-Chief. W. J. KIBBE, Bus,ness Manager. L. W. ROPER, Literary Editor. T. M. BOGIE, Local Editor. .ssoEiaft© JEdliftoffSo • L. CUNNINGHAM, '04. L. O. CUNNINGHAM, '05. T. H. WHEELER, '06. G. FITZGERALD, '07. Mardchal Niel Rose. Officers� F. E. Hudson . Class Roll. John DeWitt Furrh, 4 $ . Elysian Fields, Texas. Winner of Latin Medal, ’99-19«� ; Manager Baseball Team, ’« ; Captain Second FootbaU Team, ’02; Captain Champion Class Team, ’02; Football Team, ’00-01-02; Executive Council Athletic Association, ’02; Vice-President of Class of ’03, ’00; Secretary of ’03 Class, ’02; President of the Class,. ’03; Treasurer, Critic, Vice-President, President of Athe- naeum Society; Corresponding Secretary Y. M. C. A. ’0'2'y Chairman Y. M. C. A. Intercollegiate Committee, ’01-02; Declamatory Contest,’01-02; San Jacinto Contest, ’03; Preliminary Contest, ’03; Delegate to State Oratorical As- sociation, ’03; Esmeralda Stock Co., ’02; Member Of Glee Club, ’02. Lygon Corbin Smith...................... . Belton, Texas. President of the Athletic Association, ’03; President of the Philennoian Society,’03; Captain of the Baseball Team, ’07; Captain of the Football Team, ’02 ; Baseball Team, ’02-03 Vice-President Class, ’03; San Jacinto Contest, ’03; Editor of the Reveille, ’03; Judge of Kangaroo Court,. ’03; Member Second Football Team, ’01. William Johnson Kibbe, $ $ 1 . . Victoria, Texas. Constitution Committee Athenaeum Society, ’00; Secretary, Critic, President of the Athenaeum Society; Declama- tory Contest,’00; San Jacinto Contest, ’03; Athenaeum Improvement Committee, ’02; Class Historian, ’00-01; Member of the Glee Club, ’02-03; Esmeralda Stock £0., ’02; Delegate toStite Y. M. C. A. Convention;’01; Chair- man of the Handbook and Social Committees Y. M. C' A., ’02; Third Vice-President of the Y. M. C. A. State Con- vention, ’03; Manager of the Champion Class Team, ’02; Manager of the Track Team, ’02-03; Business Manager of the Reveille, ’01-02; Editor-in-Chief of the Reveille, ’03; Business Manager of The Chromascope, Vol. V. Frederick Edward Hudson . . . Anson, Texas. Member of the Football Team, ’01-02; President of the Athe- naeum Society, ’03; Vice-President of the Athletic Asso- ciation, ’03; Sergeant-at-arms, ’01-02-03. Elmer Richards Sims.............Mineola, Texas. Member of the Athenaeum Society; Second Football Team, ’oo; First Football Team, ’01-02; Baseball Team, ’03; President of the Athenaeum Society. Theodore Russell Ludlow, 2 4 E . Sherman, Tex. Editor-in-Chief of The Chromascope, Volume V;Secretary, Critic, President of the Athenaeum Society; Intersociety Debate, ’02; San Jacinto Contest, ’02; Winner of the Declamatory Contest,’02; Winnerof The Chromascope Short Story Contest, ’02; Winner of the Preliminary Ora- torical Contest, ’03; Representative of Austin College at the State Oratorical Contest,’03; Member of the Tennis Club, ’02-03; Member of the Class Football Team,’02; Member of the Athletic Association, ’02-03; Member of the Glee Club, ’02; Member of the Austin College Quar- tette, ’02; Member of the Esmeralda Stock Company; Class Historian, ’03. Louis Ward Roper................................Itaski, Texas. Secretary of the Philennoian Society, ’02; President of the Philennoian Society, ’03; Member of Tennis Club, ’o -03; Class Football Team, ’02; Baseball Team, ’02-03; Member of the A. C. Orchestra; Secretary of the Class,’03; Social Editor of the Reveille, ’03; Winner Intersociety Debate, ’03; Literary Editor of The Chromascope, Volume V. Tom Miller Bogie.................Ardmore, I. T. Manager of the Third Football Team, ’02; Manager of the First Baseball Team, ’o ; President of the Philennoian Society, ’02; Tennis Team, ’02-03; Preliminary Contest, ’03; Local Editor of The Chromascope, Volume V. John Walker Vinson...........................Sherman, Texas. Treasurer of the Class, ’99-1900-01-02-03; Business Manager of the Reveille, ’02-03; President of the Y. M. C- A., ’02 13; President of the Philennoian Society; Winnerof the Inter- society Debate, ’03. Class Sisters. Here's to our fair Sisters, whose faithfulness and loyalty have inspired our noblest endeavors and have impressed a lasting image on the hearts of the Class of ’03. Their kindness and hospitality have made the last of our college days most pleasant. May the memory of them lighten our burdens, elevate our ideals, and spur us on to nobler deeds. ITS. History of the Senior Class. with one another defects in our characters have crept to the sur- face, which being thus early observed, will enable us to guard What a joy it was for us to hold our first class meeting, to elect those who should govern us during our last year at college. We were Seniors! What a weight of authority the name alone seemed to carry with it. After years of hard study, after years of discouragement and success, at length we had reached the last round of the ladder and might pause to review our labors of the past. Pause, did I say? No, not pause, but upward! Let us not turn our gaze to the earth below, from whence we have just ascended, but turning it ever higher, let us strain every muscle, stretch every nerve to grasp the prize just within our reach. Let us extend a helping hand to those following in our foot- steps. They struggle and strive below to reach the prize which upon us as we stand upon the ladder’s topmost round. To them Alas! for the limitations of human vision. Could they but stand where we stand and gaze upon the dizzy heights before us, they we stand at the foot of Fame’s ladder in the midst of a vast multi- tude. What are we in this seething tide of humanity, each strug- gling for the coveted prize? What do our honors avail with this striving, selfish crowd? Because of them, will they stand aside to give us place? No 1 what we gain must be earnest, hard-expended We enter this battle with these advantages, however: We are trained and educated men, we know how to apply our strength to the best advantage; and, where others will fail through lack of Life rears its lofty head into the fleecy clouds, its seemingly unscala- ble sides grisly with jagged points and seamy scars. Stand with us and see the myriads of human beings seeking to scale its towering height. See them bleeding and torn by the piti- less rocks. But at last, after soul-sickening struggles, they sur- mount its forbidding eminence and gaze awestruck upon the beau- teous scene presented. Before, in majestic splendor rises the awful height of the Temple of Success, its massive dome shining like an arc of gold in the glorious light, while around it play the divine colors of the rainbow. But what is this which rises as an impass- able barrier to keep them from the desired goal? It is the Wall of Unpreparedness. In its center is a brazen gate, studded with bolts of steel, grim and forbidding. Mark! how the multitudes hurl themselves in impotent fury against its massive frame! What a wail of despair comes from the parched throats as they realize that their struggles, their sacrifices, have been in vain. Useless- have been their physical sufferings, useless their mental agonies, for they are unprepared for the responsibilities of success. Ever and anon from their midst will come forward one who holds in his hand the Key of Education, and advancing boldly to the Door of Opportunity, he unlocks its Titan portals. The maddened crowd rush impetu- ously forward, only to be checked by the clanging gate. istry and in obedience to His commands will preach the gospel to all mankind. Others of us will strive to alleviate the physical suf- ferings of humanity through skill and knowledge in medicine and ing they find some means of preventing the ills common to man and of relieving the scourges that have hitherto been deemed uncurable. Man as an independent unit does not exist—we are all dependent upon one another; and in these relations of man to man will arise trespasses and disputes which stern Justice commands should be decided upon law as a life-work. But, however diverse our paths in life, our pursuit of Success is common and binds us together in fellowship. When we have left the walls of this institution which we have pleasure it will be to look back upon our college days. We will view ourselves as “Preps” again, young boys with but half-formed ideas and immature thought, performing what seemed at the time to be prodigious labor in the way of studies and being looked down upon by the remainder of the student-body. We can feel the thrill of awe we experienced when we first took our seats in chapel almost under the very nose of the president. Then came “Soph” year! If we were not the most important people in the school it was because there was no competition. Our Junior year saw us changed men, for the trials of the Sophomore year had thinned our ranks and left us with a truer sense of our bitterness. And at last we are Seniors! The memoirs of our lives will contain no brighter pages than those of our Senior year at college. Of course, they would also give a record of hard struggles with abstruse studies, but they are the fire that tries the purity of the gold. . But brightest of all the pages is that devoted to our class sisters. What do we not owe to those who have so cheered us in our work. Far from home and its influence, from mothers and sis- in the stilly night, beckoning us ever higher and higher. Ever loyal, ever true to our class, they have shown an unwavering con- stancy born of faith in our ability to achieve. What emotions rise unbidden in our breasts when we think that at last the sacrifices and loving devotions of our fathers and mothers have met with fruition. By their sacrifices most of us have achieved our hearts’ desire, and a burden of gratitude rests upon us that Time, through all Eternity, can not repay. Let us therefore strive to refund in some small measure this vast debt by being men, as we all may. Let us be men firm in purpose, with a high ideal and a persevering effort to reach it. With such high resolve we can not help but succeed under the blessing of God. T. R. L. 29 Class of 1904� Colors : Royal Purple and Old Gold. Flower : The Century Plant. Officers. L. Cunningham . . . . President ........Historian Roll. R. Stevenson Juamor Class Mnstory, the highest respect we could then command, we looked with pity upon our professors and all other men in active life. We saw them as good men fallen into the ruts of their chosen occupations. We alone commanded the whole view. We alone were broad-minded thought that the dawn of every question—whether material, philo- sophic. or otherwise—would of course dawn upon us first: and hence our eagerness to be heard and our contempt for being taught. When we returned in September, last year, we were still Sophomores, and to us it was the greatest prodigy in the world that others could not appreciate us as we felt they ought. It was amus- ing enough to provoke laughter, when we sat in our first Junior recitation and our professors braced themselves up as of old, and seemed to halloo down to us to come up higher. What an absurd- ity ! How could we? But just to humor the joke (as college boys must, through a mixture of respect and a fear of getting a low grade if they don’t), we turned our faces and attention upward, expecting to see neither professor nor anything else. Imagine our surprise at this first glance upward to find that we above, could be seen a few stars. Oh. horrors ! Where, what, and who are we ? All is prodigy which we somehow must solve during the session. Xow the session is almost over, and here is what we find : The seeming well in which we find ourselves is the pit of ignorance; the Sophomore mountain summit is a huge bump on its wall over which only a few ever pass; the kingdom of nature, as we had supposed it, is its bottom, the verdancy of which was our own reflection in the mud there; the small opening at the top is commencement day, June, ’04; and the stars far above are our professors. While Sophomores, we were honest in looking down on them, for we mistook their reflection in the mud below for the men them- selves. Forgive us : we were only Sophomores. On taking up psychology and character study in English, we began to study ourselves. After a careful examination, we found Stevenson to be the rightful Lord High Prodigy of our number, and by the laws of logic still fresh in our minds, we proceeded to elect him president. If out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketli, what a prodigy of prodigies president be. Next in order comes Tillman, the n good-hearted mart in the class. He studies more than any other two, and yet you have only to look at his picture to declare him the lightest-headed man in the class. This curious circumstance places him second, and we have given him the second honor in our power—that of vice-president. Scarcely less a prodigy Sharp. He is an acknowledged ladies’ man, and emphatically the only one we can boast. Why, oh, why is he so popular, and we not so ? We look upon him with wonder and amazement, but every attempt to follow him results in defeat, cha- grin, and added amazement. Perhaps he will be president next The fourth in order is C. B. Moore. “Demosthenes.” Hence we have elected him treasurer ; a farce on the very face of it, some would say, for it is well known that his conscience never lashes him more than when he allows the sun to go down on his money un- spent, to say nothing of the suns rising. But we, basing our calcu- lations on the unaccountable, look forward to a well-balanced record in June, as well as banquets numerous and sumptuous before that ing a prodigy as those cited above, but enough so to entitle him to the office he now holds. His election to that office was no doubt on account of his being the least man in the class, and on account of his supreme indifference to the conduct of others. The next man is a problem rather than a prodigy. Who can know the hidden processes of that mind? If we start with the proposition, “A fool uttereth all his mind,” we may safely conclude that Cox is no fool. Further than that, we will not venture. But let it be known, that the most difficult problems are not therefore the most uninteresting; nor do the others of us who are solved at a glance, therefore promise the greatest results. To “ know thyself” is a problem not found in our mathematics course, and for this reason we must, in this volume of The Chro- mascope, let X equal The Historian. «Sophomore Class- Royal Purple and White. Offices-®. L. O. Cunningham W. B. Fitzpatrick ..............President .............Class Fool Class Roll. 2Carsner, C. C. 8Cleveland, C. L. 'Cunningham, L. 8Ewing, J. H. 'Fitzpatrick, W. B. '2 Perkins, T. P. 1'Wallace, P. E. 3 SopKomore Class History� AGAIN the historian is called upon to chronicle the events and happenings of our Class throughout the past year. And it is with a growing sense of the importance and weight of his undertaking, and a feeling of his own unworthiness, that he begins his annals. Years ago, in the dim vista of “ Prepdom,” there came into existence a class whose name was destined to become famous in the ranks of men. Invincible in combat, unparalleled in the classroom, without rivals upon the athletic field, the members of this class be- gan to show their sterling worth. Many and varied have been the have fallen by the wayside. But all honor to those who have sur- vived the long and tedious march to the heights upon which we At the beginning of the first term our number was fourteen. At the opening of the second term the roll was increased to fifteen. As soon as we settled down to the regular college duties in Septem- ber we met and elected officers for the year, and it is a source of great satisfaction and pride to us that we are so well organized and united as a class. All with one accord and with one voice proclaim that ’05 has the finest and most perfect class organization within the bounds of the institution. Besides any call meeting which may be necessary, the class has a regular monthly meeting carried on in strict accordance with parliamentary law. Ye are the only class in •n and by-laws for our rule and regulation. Another source of gratification to us is the prominent part which we play in the College athletics. Out of the eleven regular to none. But it is not in the feats of strength alone that we are superior, for in all things literary and intellectual we are absolutely par excellence. In the classics there is none superior to us ; in the sciences we are second to none. Every professor with whom we are associated affirms that this class is the best Sophomore Class that has ever come to his notice. But stop! It is a law of the Kangaroo Court that the name of the Faculty must not be men- The last point of our superiority is in society work. Our members, each and every one. take an important part in the literary and parliamentary affairs of their respective societies. We were represented this year by two members on the Intersociety Debate and two on the Declamatory Contest. As to the personnel of our class, space will not allow a detailed description, but we may say that in our number every type of young manhood is represented. We have our pretty7 man and our ugly men; our ladies’ men and our woman-haters; our scholars and our humorist; our athletes and our bookworm (one); our lazy man and our rustler. They are all here ! But enough for the present. Let us look into the future. Our career lies out before us. We have yet two more years to spend within these walls. What use will we make of our opportunities ? Let us endeavor to make the Class of ’05 the best Senior Class that has ever graduated from Austin College. The glorious standards of our predecessors are before us. Their mistakes stand as constant warnings to us Let us therefore profit by them and make our that made themselves famous, but men whose influence shall tell forever on the hearts and lives of mankind. 39 Class of 1906« Colors : Black and Red. Flower : Mountain Chief. Officers. H. E. Nesbitt . T. H. Wheeler . Vice-President Roll. 3C. W. Dobbins R. A. McCurdy E. A. Stafford DEAR MOTHER : Should I attempt to enumerate to you all the doings of our class since we entered I would tire not only myself, but you as well. Ever since we arrived and clasped hands we have presented an unchanged and unassailable front to the world. We rank first among the classes. Out of eleven men on the football team, we furnished five, nearly half, and on the baseball team are found two of our men. The captain of next year’s baseball team is also our president, and both the captain and manager of the third baseball team are ours ; while the Orchestra and Glee Club, composed of about sixteen members, has six of them Freshmen. In fact, in everything that is going we are “right there with the goods.’’ You ask about my studies. Well, I do not see much difference between our lessons and those of the Seniors, except, that ours are the longest. I picked up one of their Latin books the other day and it had some of the very same Latin words in it that we study. It is true that the upper classmen do get into the laboratory and burn up their trousers with sulphuric acid and make such smells with some kind of chemicals that oftentimes the chapel is filled with what comes through the keyhole and the campus smells like an old cabbage patch ; but I believe (?) that we could do better than they do. You know what a nice drink I have often made out of vinegar, water, and a little soda, and this is just the same, only you use different things to mix. At any rate if I just had to make the same odors I ’d have respect enough for the under classmen to plug up that keyhole and buy respirators for any one who cared to walk on the campus. But about the Faculty ? Dr. Clyce is a pretty good man for president and Professor Scott is all right for vice-president, while Professor Bondurant is 43 You have often heard me speak of the two McCurdys; well, Robert, as I have told you, has sworn off riding his Latin pony and has not looked at it since, but little “ Mac” still rides on, and of course Robert can’t keep him from reading aloud, so conscientious Robert still gives a literal translation according to Hinds and Noble. “ Lord Bacon” Lang, so-called on account of his general infor- mation on all subjects, is one of our new boys, as is also Stafford, who entered in Junior and has tried everything in between and below, and finally landed in our midst with the exception of Soph. literature. Shaw is our man with a big brain and, “ by the way,” the only one in college with plenty of time, unless it be ” Little Bug” Hud- son. But “ Little Bug ” is an unbroken broncho from Anson and has a little brain, so he is not supposed to do anything. Our president, Nesbitt, is supposed to be the reincarnation of one of the old Greeks, on account of the assiduity with which he trains his body rather than his mind. “ Little Poll,” or “Jedge,” addressed by the Faculty as Taylor, H. H., fondly imagines that he will be President some day because he was born in the United States. Now, dear mother, as I approach the last my pen falters on account of the greatness of the name, W. S. TAYLOR. Not the W. S. Taylor wrho shot Goebel, because Big Poll ” is so timid that he will not even watch a shooting star. He is the ladies’ man of the College. Please send me a check ; that last 50 is gone, and write soon to Your loving son, Ed. Itor. Stub-F reshmen. Samuel G. Savage. 0. Touchstone . . . Vice-President . Sergeant-al-Arms .... Class Fool Fitzgerald [. M. Hazzard . T. Touchstone 2Walter Bellah 8R. C. Garrard 11R. C. Harrison J. A. Henderson History of fhe Class s07„ ti-riiii 11 mmanni ir if i 11 1. Artneimaieuiiffitt Society- Officers. Tfi e AttlhxeBTxsxeunm Society,, THE record of the Athenaeum Society is so deeply inscribed on the hearts of her present members that if it were only for their reading, a written history would be useless. But Athenaeums are so rapidly rising to prominence in our State that we feel that we owe it to the world to furnish a little information about the organization that laid the foundation for their success in life. Of course, we are proud of our record, and we think that we are justly so, for since 1899, when the society was founded, until now, we have come off victors in forty-one out of fifty-eight literary contests of various kinds, and this does not include two short-story prizes won this year and last. This year we returned to our old custom of sending an Athe- naeum to represent the College in the State Oratorical Contest, and every one seems to approve of the idea. Then, too, we have been making some improvements—for progress is our watchword. A fine velvet carpet, electric lights, and new debaters’ tables (the gift of Mr. Andrew Randell) have made Link Hall by far the best s ciety hall in the College, and those who profess to know’ say that it compares favorably with any hall of the kind in the Of course, these things are nice, but that which makes society work valuable is the regular weekly programs, for it is in the regular meetings that our men acquire that ease and eloquence which is so characteristic of Athenaeums, and where they gain that practical knowledge of parliamentary law’ that gives to the Athe- naeums a prestige in any assembly. The features of all literary programs are about the same, so the only criterion of the real merit of a program lies in the man- ner of execution. The intense society spirit of our members holds in derision a man who fails to perform the duty assigned to him, so that “non- 53 performance is almost a tiling of the past in our society, and, on tlie other hand, such care is exercised in tile various features of the program, and so much pride is taken in winning the debates that our society halt is a favorite resort on Saturday evenings for many friends of the College: and we regard it as a significant fact that those who attend societies purely for the pleasure and profit to be gained by so doing, attend the Athenaeum Society almost alto- gether. Another unique feature of our society is the quartet. What a pleasure it is on Saturday nights, after the rendering attended to decently and in order,” while enjoying delightful refreshments provided by some of our many beautiful and loyal hon- orary members to be entertained by the sweet melodies of favorite past, or awake in us dreams of a happy future, wherein we see our- selves as men realizing the hopes of youth, filling useful spheres of life, always equal to life’s emergencies, being blessed by our fellow- I. L. k PHilermoiaras. Black and Gold. Sine timore, sine culpa. Officers. PMlermoiam Society. Society spirit was never wider awake and the prospects of victory in the remaining contests were never brighter. But successful as the Philennoian has been in gaining competi- tive honors, its greatest glory has been in the very great benefit which its members have derived fr. m the practise in public speaking gained upon its floor. We very often have reminders of this from the Alumni, who occasionally wander back after winning the smiles of fortune in their chosen vocation to tell us what a help the Philen- noian Society has been to them. Among all its members there is a unity o aim and the same insatiable appetite for hearing a speech. When a speech is demanded a denial is almost impossible? Even a newly-elected member is not allowed to shrink away from public attention without granting the society a little sample of his talking or writing ability. Marked improvements have been ade since the writing of our last history. The Files Hall is now one of the finest literary society halls in the State, in which ,act the members take great pride. Many honorary members have been elected, the majority of whom are ladies, whose charms are unsurpassed and loyalty to the “ Black and Gold ’ ’ none can question and whose faithfulness wre most highly appreciate. Attend a program in the Philennoian Hall. The numbers are varied. There are the declamations, orations, medleys, soliloquies, and readings, all well prepared. In the debate which follows the question is live. The debaters follow one another by easy stages ; the speeches evince the clearness that is born of painstaking prepa- ration, but all traces of labor are buried beneath a wealth of forcible illustration and graceful embellishment. The significance of such excellence is this : A splendid spirit of attainment has taken possession of the members. Besides being incorporated in the by-laws of the society, this spirit is embodied in the members also. When these programs are carried out with earnest effort, as is usually the case, the educating influence upon both participants and visitors is indisputable, and in addition to this influence we should not fail to mention the genial good-fellowship which pervades these gatherings of Philennoian men. The outlook for the society is good. All of our members are full of society spirit that has made the name Philennoian memorable 57 in the past and which will make it glorious in years to come. With strong men in the ranks ; with noble Alumni to encourage us ; with honorary members to scatter sunshine and roses along our pathway— what more could we wish ? Then let us remember that with these magnificent opportunities come great responsibilities. Representatives TSms Year� State Preliminary Contest. San Jacinto Oratorical Contest. Declamatory Contest. “ Poppy.’ 59 a kimQ T ViiinicM Omma, fur? pulling the Northern Pacific Fast Mail, the lightest and fastest train on the road. A government contract, with a high forfeit, com- pelled a speed of fifty-five miles per hour, including all stops and slow-downs. Late in December, 1898, Terry was given a two weeks’ lay-off to visit his old roommate of Bowdoin, Jack Wilson, the agent and operator of Medora, N. D. The fire burned brightly in the dingy little office of Medora. “ Well, Warren,” remarked Wilson, “you haven't heard anything from any of the college people lately, have you?” ‘‘No, nothing, except er—well, I mean, Dr. Jamison wrote me about a year alter I left. He said that Rogers had been caught up with and had confessed that he was the guilty one instead of my- self. It was through his testimony, you know, that I was shipped. The dear old fellow was very much distressed over the matter and begged me to come back, but I had already chosen my profession, so I did not go. Sometimes I think it was the best thing that could have happened to me.” “ You never have been back there?” asked Wilson. “No.” “ Well, you can hardly realize how the old place has changed. So many of the old residents moved away. Let me see, there were the Lloyds, and the Archers and the Kirklands—all went to New York. Colonel Lloyd, by the way, has done remarkably well these last few years. At the last meeting of the Northern Pacific direc- tors he was elected vice-president. Fine old fellow he was. a typi- cal Southern gentleman of the o'.d school. He came to that town just after the war, empty as to his purse, and with an empty sleeve. He had laid his all on the altar of the South and lost. By the way, do you remember his daughter ? ’ ’ “Remember her?” Warren sat up suddenly. “Of course I remember her. Who could forget her ? ’ ’ “Oh, but she was a little thing when you saw her last,” his friend replied. “ You ought to see her now. Why, man, half the New York society men are wild over her. Strange, though, isn’t it, that she hasn’t married, with so many splendid offers?” Clickety, clickety-click, clickety, click, click, the sounder called, as Wilson turned to his instrument. Presently Warren looked up from his reverie. “Anything the “Nothingspecial. No. 16, the limited, is twenty minutes late. She will pass here about 5.15.” Soon the distant whistle of the train sounded, far away over the Dakota prairie. The two men stepped out to see it pass, but, to their surprise, the long train rolled in and stopped with the en- gine, a monster Baldwiu, just opposite the depot. The conductor ran forward. “What’s up ? ” he demanded. Just then the fireman climbed down from the high cab. “It’s Nelson,” he said. “Just as I was about to get up to my seat to look for the signal, his hand dropped from the throttle, he swayed, and I just managed to get to him in time to keep him from falling.” A doctor was procured, and the unconscious man was tenderly carried into the office. “Now, how are we to get out of here? Hello! there’s Tern . Say, Terry, can’t you pull us out?” “All right; here are your orders, and here, you take my watch. It’s right; I ’ll get Nelson’s.” In another minute Terry caught his throttle, the conductor swung his lantern, and the train rolled out into the gathering dark- The Limited was unusually heavy to-night, for, besides the regular ten coaches, there were two extra Pullmans and the vice- president’s car. “Won’t do,” growled Pap Lanham, the conduc- tor. “ Thirteen coaches. Won’t do at all.” “ Colonel Lloyd would like to see you, sail, in his call,” said a porter at his elbowr. “What was the matter, Lanham?” asked Colonel Lloyd as he “Poor old Nelson had a stroke of paralysis. I thought we would be laid out until we could send back for an engineer, but one of the Fast Mail engineers, Warren Terry, happened to be there, so I put him on the engine.” “Why, what is the matter, Nell?” asked the Colonel, for, at the mention of Terry’s name, the young lady had given an involun- Illpffllll! Publications. Tfine Reveille tLafF,, C. L. Cleveland, Literary The Austin College Reveille is a monthly periodical published by the Athenaeum and Philennoiaii Societies. It is edited by these societies in turn for the benefit of the student-body. This hand- some monthly fills the place in a student’s life that the newspaper does to the business man. It keeps him posted and, in after years, it serves as a pleasant reminder of some of his happiest days. Tine Q rHerly. I). F. K.xci.eton..............................Editor-in-Chief This magazine is published every three months by the Faculty, serves as a medium of communication between the College and outside world. From its pages outsiders are kept informed of events of college life. Tlhe Chromascope. i regard to this book. It is Y. Mo Co Ao IN JANUARY. 1892, a branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association was established in this institution through the untiring efforts of Will Junkin, who first filled its highest office, that of president. Since that tim it has grown steadily stronger and stronger through the zealous work of its members, until at the present day it stands as an invincible power for good among the student-body. I say invincible, because it has pressed ever onward in spite of lack of interest from some of the students and has been blessed by the grace of God. And who can withstand its power? It numbers among its members not only those who have given themselves to Christ’s ministry, but also those who, out of gratitude to a loving Creator and Father, wish to contribute their small effort towards saving his wandering children. The Associa- tion has been fortunate in having had two distinguished visitors this year, Mr. McCulloch, the volunteer Secretary of the Southern States, and Mr. Weatherford, the Intercollegiate Secretary. By their enthusiasm they infused new life into the Association and assured it as a power that no neglect could discourage nor opposi- tion overcome, for the souls of those saved by its efforts rise to bless its progress. 73 Hang'aroo Kourt. Dobbins . ............. Hudson, F. E........... Perkins, Meadows, Jolly .........Soap Holder .... Chief Spatter .... High Sheriff Removers of Padding i. Advice given without cost free gratis to the Faculty. 2. Quotations from the Faculty constitute high treason. 3. All new students shall receive a hearty and cordial welcome. ( TAYLOR CUNNINGHAM CLEVELAND DELLINGER Athenaeum Quartette. Taylor, H. H..........................................First Tenor Cunningham, L. O...............................Second Tenor Cleveland.............................................First Bass Dellinger............................................Second Bass This quartette was organized last year by Messrs. Taylor, Cun- ningham, Cleveland, and Dellinger, for the purpose of affording the Athenaeum Society a relief from the continuous line of literary pro- grams on Saturday nights. This is the only organization of its kind, and we of the Athenaeum Society may feel justly proud of it. Athletic Association. Officers. Vice-President Football Team 1902. Captain W. S. Sharp........................Manager Baseball Team 1903. Nesbitt................Captain Kibbe..............Manager EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. L. C. Smith F. E. Hudson H. E. Nesbitt T. P. Perkins � 4 Tlhie AuMeti© Associatftioim. HE Association was organized in the early spring of last year for the purpose of upbuilding and controlling athletics ir Austin College and putting them on a firmer and more substantial basis. A constitution was adopted and the Association at once began its work. Last spring Messrs. Nesbitt and Carsner were sent to Austin to represent the College in the State Field-Day Meet. This year an athletic park was given to the College by Dr. Luckett. a former president of the College. The Athletic As ociation at once under- took the work of improving and fencing this large park. By deter- mined efforts and the substantial encouragement of Mr. Louis Thompson, a former student and friend of the College, it has suc- ceeded in clearing the grounds and enclosing them with a neat But, although the Association has accomplished a great deal in the past year, there still lies open a large field for labor during the coming year. A grandstand is badly needed and it will take per- severing labor to obtain it. The Association is naturally looking to the Alumni for help, and it is to be hoped that the Association, with the aid of the Alumni, will soon be able to erect an elaborate grandstand on the grounds. Football Team, Baseball. Manager Tltae Team. Lowraxcf. . . Short-stop . Left-field . Center-field . Right-field . Substitutes RECORD. THIRD FOOTBALL TEAM. MANER BOGIE, Mgr. SHAW SHELTON MOORE PERKINS DOBBINS TAYLOR ALEXANDER KEMP STEVENSON GEORGE HUDSON Tenum© Ctolb. Editor’s Samictoimio THE BOARD OF EDITORS wishes to thank the artists and all others who have contributed to make this Annual a success. Those who have contributed are : MISS STRINGFELL MISS BLISS MISS M'FERRIN MISS BALTHROP MISS LUDLOW MISS BURNITT MRS. GOODBAR MR. LUDLOW Hullabaloo! kaneqk! kaneck! H ullabaloo! kaneck ! kaneck! Look at the Austin College Boom-alac-a! Boom-a-lac-a! Bow! Wow! Wow! Ching-a-lac-a! Ching-a-lac-a! Chow! Chow ! Chow ! Who are we ? Austin College, she’s O. K.! Boomer racker! ricker racker! Boomer racker rip zoo! Baseball! (or football). Hockety-de-hic-de-hic-de-hic! Hullabaloo! Hullabaloo! Buiismess Cards. all hours of the night and day. Faculty excepted. College Boarding For Sale.—Cheap ! A mongrel pup. Eats anything ; very fond of children. Answers to the name of Tip Inquire of Wheeler. Wanted—A position as basso primier for the sum- mer months. Have had several years experience in Dellinger. Wanted.—Tin cans of any kind—red, blue, or yellow, attached or unattached. Apply at my office on South Travis Street. Big Polly. An invention that promises to revolution- ize the art of speaking. Ball-bearing throughout, action perfectly automatic, run for an hour without rewinding. Agents wanted. Apply to Wanted.—To give the lie to the last class who said that there would not be any Chromascope this year. The Staff. Become a physical director, Free. I can in- struct you in a few months, my graduates ex- perience no trouble in securing positions. Wanted.—A position as ballet-master in “Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. ’ ’ Theatrical Managers please take notice. Big Bug. Kissing taught by male—to females. Pupils wanted between the ages of seventeen and seventy ; teachers expected. East side of College building. Uncle Buck. Wanted.—To know something that I anybody else. Eowrance. 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