Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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Daddy ' s Class Room The Kiiglish room is very (luiel, A mystery profound; We do not dare to even smile. Or inake the slightest sound. We keep our mouths closed very tight, The teacher to provoke ( ' ' ) ; The president trembles every time That Daddy cracks a joke. The Seniors, some few days ago. Went in at 2 P. M.; The teacher told a funny joke. They laughed — but not at him. The joke was new (?), and many a noise I.ssued from every throat ; There surely was a lively time When Daddy cracked that joke. The president leads what some men call A very streinious life. Makes trouble for such students as Laugh at these jokes for spite. But, somehow, when you mention it. He wears a look so grim. And wonders if we laugh at jokes. Or laujih to U(ur liini. Of all sad words of tongue or pen. What might have been seems scarcely half; For what can le nmch worse than this: To hear good joke.s when you can ' t laugh! ' F. B. McLAUHFN.

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7v PREFACE IT IX pi ' cseiitino- to the corps, tlir ;iiiiiniu, the Faculty, and the puhHc this, the f ' ouitli Annual pul)hshe(l h v (lenison ( ' olk ' ; ' e students, we desire to say that it has been our earnest effort to get out a publication upon which we may look with pride, and that any ( ' lenison student should be pleased to show as representative of his College. Though the task has been an arduous one, on account of our lack of experience in such an undertaking, and fdso on account of our limited s})are time; yet we have done oui ' l)est, and hope that we have attaiii( d to the high standard set by our predecessors. It has been the })olicy of the Editors to try to picture stuck ' ut life )ust as it is at Clemson. and to show n|) the dlirei-eut phases of oui ' College life ithout withholding and without exaggeratuig. Ve hope that tlu ' Facidty will take the jokes on them as they are meant, in a spirit of fun. They havi ' scored on us for the last foui ' years, and this is our only and last chance to reciprocate. ' I ) our c-lass-mati ' s, who ha c entinisted us with the work of compiling The Clemson College Aiuuial of 190(j. we wish to say that w ■ ha c to the best of our al)ilit - fultilled theii ' trust; and it Is our hope, that in after years, when we chance to turn the lea cs of this volume, that they will bring back to us fond memories of our friends, and pk ' asant recollections of incidents which occurred durin i ' our four years stay at CUMUson College. ' J ' hk Editors.