Columbia College - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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xi LIFE AT THE COLONIA Life in the Colovzia this past year was changerl entirel-v, tor bv a eomplex process, requiring a great cleal of ingenuity and skilltul maneuvering. it was transformed from a tourist hotel into a moclern college. The lobby has servecl, incleerl, as a waiting room, l'or it has always been crowtleil with girls, Waiting for mail call, the expressman, l'or classes ancl tor callers. as it has been our reception hall, parlor, reacling room ancl post-otlice all eombinecl. 'l'he pool room has eehoecl to the patient, genial voice ol' llr. Pugh explaining mathe- matical complications or giving the results ol' astronomical observations. 'llhe Walls ot the private clining rooms ancl various tinnv closets have been weariecl with the diligent practice ol' piano pupils or rackecl with the trilling ol' voice stuclents. The ever-usefl, much-abuseil sun parlor has been our chapel, a stuilio anal societ-v hall. Here quality was prerlominant. We hail rocking chairs anml arm chairs. that. according to report, cost til'teen slollars apiece. Hut thelv were. oh. so I'ew! So, since the roll was eallecl there have been so many girls present that some ol' ns have been obligecl to imitate the Japanese. 'l'here have been other inconveniences. Our beloverl 'liuflge parties ancl chafing clish suppers have hail to be given up. I'or it woulcl never clo to allow the sanctity ol' the l'olo1n'u rooms anml the expensive U0l07L'lill,',S furniture to he contaminatecl bnv the oilor ol' cooking. Then, the narrow halls linecl with trunks, renilerecl flress parailes impossible. 'llhat has been a great grievance. But it has been almost as entertaining to let the eats, with clust-pans attachecl. mlescenfl Slltltlt'lll-Y l'rom the lourth tloor. 'l'his. also, makes ouite enough noise to satisliv the most exacting. Lite here, though, has hacl its compensations. l or,one thing we have hail a ghost. whereas bel'ore we have lackecl one. Hut here a nun in trailing robes has ottien been seen sitting pensivelv on the stairs or wanmleiing through the halls. Un being pursuecl, she woulcl, vertv properltv. vanish muvsteiiouslv. liesicles, we have haml an elevator-to look at. One obtaineil much comI'ort bv glancing at it as she truclgeml wearillv to the fourth tloor. Q On the whole. we have nleriveml much benelit anml learneil manrv valuable lessons at the tillflllllill. For one thing. our ingenuitlv has been exerciseil in converting the mlining room into an auclitoiium. anil blv having to bring in the chairs anfl carrv out the tables. we have been taught to be industrious. 'l'hus. we have learnecl to be careI'ul bv hanilling at the table the clelicate lragile tltlllllllill ware. Most im- portant ol' all. though. has been the enrichment ol' our vocabularlv bv the learning ol' expressive worils to sa-v. when. on a rainwv tl2l.Y. rubbers slippeil otf. or umbrellas mleciileil to view lil'e l'rom a ilillerenti siile. as we have gone across to the Yan Metre house or arounil to the annex to report to classes. xoinix nixvis, 'l1. S7

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-ver git ter gwine, an' de sperit am dere, dare ainlt no tellinj how ver otter holler. But ,membah dis: allus say der las' p'int easy? Such was his instruction, and Uncle Ephraim showed his artistic instinct by following his own precepts. All the negroes boasted of Uncle Ephra.im's pravers, and, if a preacher ever saw him in the congregation and failed to ask him to pray, indignation prevailed in everv black bosom present. It was almost as good to hear him directing the praver ot another as to hear the master himself. I heard this once. lt was during a protracted meeting. Uncle Ephraim had prayed. twice during the service, and was hoarse as a result. The altar was full of mourners who refused to leave. Thelv were lving ilat on the floor and moaning in a heartrending fashion. The congregation had sung until the leader, with coat otli and bosom unbuttoned, was drenched in perspiration. The preacher thought the time had come tor another prayer. He cast a look out regret towards 'Uncle Ephraim, and asked a coal-black brother bv his side to lead in praver. CCGO easy, brudder, 'I, heard the husklv voice ol' the rrraster say. Go easgv, brudder. The injunction was obe-ved. Aliter a hall' dozen sentences had been spoken in a tone that seemed to litt the root, Uncle liphraim screamed. Cr-v loud fo' muhs-e-e-el As trrre as the musician under a director's baton. the negro brought all the sound-producing powers oi' his bod-v into play, and echoes were awakened in the country round about. The congregation was also responsive. ln orchestral itashion, the spirit ol' the moment was caught up in a multitude ol' ex- clamations-'fAnrenll' tlo it, brudderl Nl krrowed he'd do it! and a belated voice came in with, t'an't dat nigger pray! Then l heard the voice ol' the master himsell'. calrrring the tempest. tio easnv. nowg go easy, brudr'ler. I saw llncle lCphraim's l'ace. as lre mopped it with his handana and cast a l'ur'tive glance towards the ruourners. llisappointmerrt was written there, but there was deterrrrination also. He prrt his hand upon the shoulder of the man who was praying as il' to hrirrg him under rrrore perfect control. For a moment the words ol' the pra-ver were strangely calnr and restrained. brit it was like the calrrr that precedes violent thunder. Then carue the signal. lt was I'ollowed by a shout l'rom the whole congregation. There was a stir aruorrg the mourners. and a dozen strong rrrerr were struggling with one who raged like a madman. .Xhove the turmoil and noise the voice ol' llncle lCphraim was heard. There was no longer an-v etl'ort to 'restore order. On the contrarlv. he was the leader ol' the coruruoliorr. Go it, John, and he slapped the slrorrlder ol' the pranving rrran. l knowed -vou'd l'otch 'im tru. lle arose and stood like a captain in a storm corrurramlirrg his crew: he gave orders to this one and that one. until not a morrrner was lel't at the altar, but the-v were scattered here and there over the lrorrse. each the centre ol' a struggling mass. tio easy. .lohn. cried the hero. and .lohn closed the praver almost in a wlrisper. Stepping to the nriddle ol' the altar. l'ncle l'lphraim. his countenance transl'ormed by the jolv he l'elt. waved a long arm over the turmoil and sang in a loud. huskgv voice: 97 O. sirrrralr. won't yer glad. And the congregation caught up the response in a trulgv great chorus: When ver' come out'n der wilderness. Come out'n der wilderness. Come out'u der wilderness. l'l1'lIli.sXlAl-NOV, sinnah. won't .ver glad. ALI.- XYlrerr ver come outfn de wil-der-ne-e-s-s? S9