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

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N J 4 'Z' Chappy so spry, with a glass in his eye, f And a naughty, sporty air. 1 So says an anonymous poet, and in looking over our collection, it comes to mind that one of our members is very accurately and beautifully , N described in these words. The faces in some of our etchings are strong fi intellectually, but this one A 'hi r is admired as Our Man 'NK' of the Worm. The pie- ulfre ture possesses a wonder, X ' fully magnetic power in N V i h J ' 1 attracting all representa- Z Q' I tives of the fair sex, and it - -- is said that there are some K if I worshippers ani on g the ,xl--,M number at its shrine. Every aff' 'Ta-:,TX3g ' f detail of his dress, from his gr f , neatly polished p a t en t i'I'l':'Q'Et f leather shoes to his seven- I N9 3 V inch collar is so clear and well-portrayed that, at first sight, strangers can scarcely believe that it is a painting, and regard it a real man, who has just stepped out of a tailor shop. In the first editions of Our Art Catalogue you will ind this No. 3, entitled The Palmer,'l for various persons have been deceived by it, but the name that it now bears, ofthe Man of the World, is more applicable. L K ' 28

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N T 7 tg. , i Y j...-Y , j js V i ' f f I A 'JQLL5'- 'f '- V f f ' 'V i . 'Cl . fy ,iz X ll J l -i ly if If yipfff - ff H , T ,lf-45' A ai ..,. :-, ' ,- ,. 4 , 1 Tlgri 21 Z-Q , the Spring, and required a skillful hand to mould its growth and bring it to its present high state of development, but so faithful has been the work of tl1e artists in retouching this specimen that we can say now he has not a match in College-he always BORROXVS them fro.n his next door neighbor. Another much coveted piece of art, in the possession of 19o1, is No. 2, entitled, The Evolution of Man. This treasure was fished up from the crystal depths of Foridals boast, the renowned Silver Springs. The picture is believed to have been one of Ponce De Leon's valuables, and to have been lost during his famous, but fruitless search. As fortune would have it, though, one of our naturalists, prying into the wonders of nature, discovered this pre cious relic, and, with pride, entrusted it to his Alma Mater. Of course, like the diamonds of South Africa, this piece of sculpture was somewhat rusted and degenerated by its long sojourn 'neath the waters of 27

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f No. J, in our catalogue is an artotype by a Dutch master, cele- . ffzi , ft f j brated everywhere and known as The Dutchman with the Hoe. Here he stands, a fair German youth, whose mild, trusting blue eyes and noble brow bespeak the poet and the musician. Though in youth fi f ' X -A I ' like Brownin inclined to verse almost as much as to music he in W X later years is said to have X gained a much wider reputa- jfffyi A 5 f f X2 . .. J xg ffl X. f rf! ' X +7 f 1 3 1 41 2551219 rr fl i f 04' x7 ii tion i11 the latter. Music was so ingrained in his soul that 4 ff ,.g,, X. ' L he had one time actually sung I in 24 the 13th chapter of Ist Corin- g ii , v, ' ,B 5 li thians when he should have 'ki J recited it. It seems a great x If 7,4 f f pity that a genius of so much THIS PICTURE WAS .LEM he ll- ,, h gl- N, Wing H flulflsv in IC6113dl'xl9m 4ll'T.:?. j promise should have been lead to the pursuit of an agri- cultnrist's life, but perhaps this only drew him nearer nature. Withal, he must have had 501116 native taste for agriculture, for in early youth he began his incessant demand for oats Co'itsl. He must have known his ability, for one of his early expressions was It's in nie but I can't get it out, and must have been true from his many apparent efforts to get the it out. As represented in our picture, he has reached the higher form of Agriculture known as Horticulture, and we see him busily engaged with the fair Lillie, which he is cultivating with patient attention. 29 OMITTED OUT OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE PUBLIC.