Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

Page 30 text:

11 M I.l-' l I.eM ST Kir KMBKR Adclphian Society: .Innior Censor Spring Term ' IVice-President I’nil Term ’0G-‘07; ssi$tant Business Manager Furman Echo 05-’06; Advertising Manager Box-iiomii: ’Oo-’OC; Secretary and Treasurer Senior Class 0fl-’07; President .Montague Hall 'Od-'Oi; President Student Body 'O6-'07; Business Manager Bokiiomii: ’O'-'Oi; Business Manager Furman Echo 0fi-’07. Died November to, I90(». [31 j

Page 29 text:

While our pilgrimage through the Junior year was by no means easy, still a consciousness of strength, gained during our first two years' march, made it more satisfactory and less irksome; also the thought that, the distance was now shortened by one-half, added greatly to our courage, so that, when we entered upon our third year’s exploration, seventeen of our comrades, with one new man, were ready. We began our athletic record this year hv taking off the banner given to the best class team in football, and again our class furnished the star pitcher for the “Varsity” baseball team, and two captains of the team came from our midst. In addition to our efficient class room work, our class has done telling work for the upbuilding of our college community in general. Years in the work” was beginning to force upon us the imjjortance of such efforts., One of our number won second honor in the Inter-Society Oratorical Contest in the Spring of ’Ofi. In tin Y. .M. 0. A. our men engaged themselves unselfishly, and held responsible offices, one being president ami another vice-president of the Association. The year 'Oo-'Ofj marks the beginning of a reformation in the spiritual life of tlu' college that has a far-reaching significance. We began the present year’s work with as much hope as ever a class could entertain. We were a joyous band. Although we were only eight in number, still we expected to compensate with quality what was lacking in advantage of numbers. We felt, too, that eight were enough; we did not care for more. This warm merry stream of hopeful joy which had flowed continually through our midst was now disturbed by the first chilling wave of sadness, when the finger of Providence touched one of our fellow-travelers; he yielded to the touch, and the class went in a body and laid one of our best and most promising classmates Hamlet I.emaster in his grave. We had hardly resumed our march after this sad occasion before another bright, promising, godly classmate Henry Hansford Steedly—heard the urgent summons from God, and, without hesitation, departed to answer the call. Nor was this all. This year marks one of the greatest bereavements that ever came upon the I'Diversity, and our class felt it keenly, the decease of our beloved senior professor, Dr. C. II. Judson. Now we are six. Our class is not small except in number. Astronomy, Ethics, Greek, English and Philosophy have no terror for us, since the land is ours. We do not know what the future has in store for us. We cannot “look into the seeds of time and tell which will grow and which will not,” but, having passed through this pilgrimage successfully, we feel as if we arc equal to the more serious journey through life. |30|

Page 31 text:

JAS. H. MACHEX— Turkey Fool “A Pkxny for a Thought. 0XTKUKD Junior Class from University 0.5-’06; number Philosophian Society; Cl Pall Term ’06- 07; Secretory and Treast of South Carolina 'luiplniu of society L-Hsurer Class 06- 07; represented Young Men’s Christum Association in Convention at Spartanburg 0.5-’ )6; Speaker, representing Student Body, at the funeral of Dr. Judson. [8 ]