Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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iiig this year also, c coiitrihutrd our portion of tlii ' arsitv teams, both in football and in hasLhall. Wlu ' ii the oamcs between the elevens of the various classes were played for the class championship, we were still holding the first place, a place which we have held ever since we entered Collefifc. In literary lines also, the ( lass of ' ()() lias not been backward, being well represented by its members in the various society contests. Ere long the busy Junior year faded away, and then was readied the goal toward which we had been striving for three long years. Every College man knows that thrill of joy with which he returns to College, when he returns as a ' Senior. His successes of the three preceding years move him to make still more strenuous efforts in order that he may continue to win success. Thus did our class begin work: and we trust that we may be amply rewarded throughout tlu ' yeai-. and. finally, throughout life. It is with deep regret that we find ourselves so near the end of our College career; for tlie associations of the past four years liavc been many and pleasant. The struggle has bei ' u hard in many respects, and often it seemed as though we were fighting against uncoiujuerable foes. We have fought bravely, however, and as to the honor that we have obtained for ourselves throughout, we leave it to our professors to answer. As to the extent to which we have equipped ourselves for life ' s battle, we trust to the future for the answer. And now, in conclusion, we l)id a hearty farewell to our College, to our professors, who have been our friends and heljiers throughout, and to our conu ' ades, the lower-classmen. We extend to the Faculty thanks and apprecia- tion of their unceasing and never-tinng interest in us and in our welfare. We trust that their many words of advice and cori ' ection have not fallen on deaf ears, to be as unproductive as the seeds that fall in stony places; but that they have been heeded : and will, in due season, spring forth to yield some fifty, some sixty, and some an hundred fold. l nto the lower-classmen we wish every success throughout the remainder of their career, and may they always bear in mind the motto, which shall, u})on graduation, become the motto of each individual of the Class of 19()(): Never despair: but if you do, work on in despair. W. R. Smith, Historian. Hi

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History of Class ' 06 FKOM time iiiiiiKiiiorial. it has been i )v custom tor some ' record to ho made of the history of maiikiiid. Bearing in mind the fact that it is tlic nation that makes the history, and not the history the nation, we are forced to conchide that the extent of our interest in the mal er of a history will depend solely upon the nature of the events recorded. !• rom this it would seem that we should record simply the victories and successes, without regard to tlu ' defeats and failures. l j)on second thought, however, we reali .e that since our history is written for posterity, with the hope that those who follow may better them- selves and learn from our ex|)eriences, therefore, we feel it our duty to record it. The Class of ' Of) openid its Ck ' nisoii College history on the ninth of Septem- ber, 190 : and. from then until the proeiit. has ])vvn fighting its way bravely toward the end. Although ni ' arlv two hundred strong, we were unable to battle with the hostile u})per-classmen, who beset us uj)on every side and compelled us to spend one yi ' ar in servitude. ' J ' hese, however, wei e not the sole causes of trouble in our nndst : for there were other task-masters, who, having our welfare at heart, set numerous difficult tasks before us. With these tasks many of us were able to cope successfn.Uy, but (juite a number despaired and gave u]) tlu ' fight. ' I ' he ind of the first year canu ' at last. aM l the successful returned to the land of their birth to rest and enjoy liberty for a short time. I r()mj)tly at the opening of the next year, our band of riiniteen-six t-ould be seen gathering its subjects togetiier. Among ns wei-e a fiw strangers, some of whom were new miii, others had formei ' h ' belonged to the band oi ' niueteen- h ' ve. Kncoura je(l by the successes of the year before, we set out nobly to perform the more difficult tasks of the Sophomore vear. It «as during this year that we were so well ri ' prt ' sented in thi ' various blanches of athletics, having t N() of our runiibt ' r on the ' varsity eleven. and three on Hie ' varsity nine. And tlii ' ii, on I ' ield Day, our class showed great ability to battle with their opponents upon the athletic (icid. In diu ' time, our iieloNcd Soph, yi ' ar |)assed away ; an l we had barely left i;il ' inoii iiiiiig for t ho e of our number lioiii uc had lost in the fight with the .lune exams, when we found ourselves again called together to make ready for the Junior vear. In the i)eginning, we were, as in the preceding year, joined by a number of the Class of ' (). ). Then commenced the struggle which i)ro ((l to i)e tlu ' hardest of the three. It also ])r()ved to be the most fatal, for many of our number gave up the fight after having fought faithfully for the preceding two years. Dur- ir,

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AHTHIH FOREST BYARS. ' ■ ' irords be made of breath, and breath of life, I have no life to breathe. Byars was born in Cherokee County, September l!)th, 1885, but now resides at Marion, S. C. His early education was received at the Marion Graded School, from which he came to Clemson College, where he entered the Sophomore Class, September, 1903. Ser- u ' eMiit-.tt-Arms in the Calhoun Society. Will dig artesian wells to run electric fly fans. i t. ' ii. AKl ' Hl H IH WKI.IN CLKVKL.WD. D. D. C. He, irand ' rinfj Ion; , a irider circle made. And many langua jed nation. ' ha.i mirrey ' d. ■ ' Runt was born at Spartanburg on the 4-th of N ' o- vember, 1881-, and still signs up from that city. His early education was received at the Spartanburg Graded School. Kntered Prep Sejitembcr 8th, 1001. He being a day cadet, his military career was limited to the Hospital Corps. Clcvelad will run a co-operative creamery at S])ar- tanl)urg, S. C.