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

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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.

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T Y lx' 7 . Ji aff? , ff -X li pf, 'i if , X l 1 i i j i ix f x ' ,' in Ali- f' WJXNX wf ffy, 'lf , if r ,ffl is 31- in I KX, if gil! 11' J Q, .X lvl f ,I I!! 'XV .,,,,, xr , f rl l f' all F1 1 F 7' ' V if illxlw' IV JH' -fl , ll 4 , , 1 i N9 6 -C.. student of Philology, and, although he finds idea, still his motto, Slow and Sure, has ing. XVe believe that his scholarship. in XVe pass from the ridiculous to the sublime in going to No. 6. In arranging these as adjoining pictures, the characteristics of each stand out strong and prominent. This water color has been cata- logued The Pattilloan Monk, and it is with disgust that he gazes upon the antics of Sambof' This monk, it is said, was at one time a social star 1 but, alack, the day! he was chosen Busi- ness Manager of an ancient Greek n1anuscript,P1NA KIDIA. He was driven to drink by this, and, years after, follow- ing his reformation, he ene tered the monastery. In the Brotherhood he won fame and popularity, as is evidenced by the various regaliaithat adorns his manly breast. He was known as the adjutant of his brother monks, and was Lord High Mayor of the United Brotherhood. He is a thorough it necessary to 'L take in an never brought him out lack- this branch will make him 4 renowned as a translator of valuable Sanscrit documents. 31