Florida Agricultural College - Pinakidia Yearbook (Lake City, FL)

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,, 5 -7 xx 7 Q ' -ii --J - 41.5. n. Q? IJ X U Q 1 ,,. 1 r V- I ti 54 0 RUWBWE - Hi QQ? if L ,: ill? rpg, ' . A as pl f J Q. ffl: if WL- ,A Y -V R44 -V - 1 T :.: , fg .4 - - ff ff - e' ' ..fE.Rw13LL, ' A fellow they called Sergeant stood us up in two straight rows, And showed us how to hold our guns and where to point our toes. He also ordered us to dress, and bade us do it right - XVhen we were Wearing, then and there, the nicest clothes in sight ! He told us we must order arms, but did not say from where, Nor mention who would pay the freight: he did not seem to care. But he gave me such a stony look I felt quite petrified XVhen I ventured to suggest to him that we were now supplied. He told us to present our guns. I bowed and offered mine- VVhen with a scowl as black as night he walked me hack in line. And then he swore a martial oath- BV the Right Flank, March l he said. And he asked me where I was going when I started straight ahead. 'XVe simply couldn't please the man, no matter what we'd do- His own mind for a minute I ani sure he never knew. He'd have us change position :f-then, As you were ! he'd roar. With March l and Halt! and March l again, our patience how he wore 5 I hear them call him a non-com. -and that's just what he is. No sane man could be capable of conduct such as his. And teachings in the trade of war how dare a mere apprentice Accept from an instructor known to be 11011 mnzpos zmvzlzlv F 98 A. SIUXTER in Plzrk

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lt's all for the Good of Somebody Else. , O doubt every one is acquainted with some one whose every act of whatever kind is all for the ,.' R L I good of somebody else. And recently we have come to be thoroughly acquainted with ff l just such a man. He has done more for this city than any other man. And yet it was all KZ i x I for the good of somebody else. The reader, on learning a few of this man's good deeds, I l will see the truth of this statement. Q A ' X ' It is said that this man, as an insurance agent, wrote up a policy for the college buildings for many thousands of dollars. But this was all for the good of the college. To hear him tell it 1 he had the Girls' Dormitory built, but this was all for the good of the girls 3 he had the streets of the city paved, but this was all for the good of the citizens and the liverymeng he spent much of his time dictating as to how the college should be run, this was for the good of the institution. By some means or other he did not get 111arried. This was for the good of the woman who didn't allow herself to be taken in. On being approached by the business manager of the PINAKIDIA for an ad., which would cost 52, he hurried on, saying that he had no time to talk about such a thing as that. This was for all the good of- we have been unable to End out just whom yet. K it , as ,,.. . i sf., kg p, ikqvigf wi A7 I. ' Lf' JH sfgi . ' H g Q f' Ni k . M 97

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A Transformation. if '45 ,LONE years ago it was the custom of would-be students to be questioned as to what course of in at study they desired to take, and they would answer by saying, W'ell, I don't know. just ' whatever you want me to take. To this the college ofhcial always replied, It will be well for you to take the regular course, so report to the Professor in charge of the Prep., and ' he will give you an examination. This the boy would attempt, but the result would fre- ? b t b k to the President, and here he asked that quently be unsatisfactory in lrep. circles, so the oy was sen ac he be allowed to take a Business Course, plus Telegraphy, Stenography and' Typewriting. And again he was sent forth to interview another Professor, and allowed to begin on this work only to fail in the end. Of late the conditions have Very materially changed. For now, when a boy comes to take the Business Course, he has to pass a rigid examination. If he fails in this, he is returned to the President with about this passport : DEAR PREXY: The bearer is not capable of doing satisfactorily the work in my department. However, he seems to be good raw material, and I would suggest that he be given a trial at the Prep. If he will apply himself for two years, no doubt he will be able to successfully take up, and complete in another year, the work in this department. Very respectfully, Instructor of Business Department. P. S. It is our intention to turn out students fitted for obtaining and holding positions of honor and responsibility. 99