Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Alma Mater The Mountain City is her home, A mountain river laves her feet. But from far coasts her children come. And crown her brow with flowers sweet; And 'neath her shade they rest secure. And drink from wisdom’s fountain pure. And rally, loyal sons and true, 'Round our dear Alma Mater. A ship of royal make is she. And brings her treasure from afar. Her truth it is that makes us free. And shines her beacon like a star. Twas Furman's hand that laid her keel. And Judson set her ribs of steel; The Fathers, prayerful for our weal. Launched our dear Alma Mater. A mother gentle, fair and wise. And grave with weight of storied lore, She greets us with love's radiant eyes. And chains our hearts forevermore. Old Furman! Grateful sons are we. Our love, our lives we give to thee; We'll keep faith's vow to serve but thee. Our own dear Alma Mater. Edwin M. Poteat.

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A Faculty Conversation at Furman i By Dr. E. M. Poteat T TURNED upon the prospects for students next year. I he chairman of the committee on Grounds and Buildings, Prof. C. B. Martin, who has done so much to improve the general appearance of our premises and to whom the task of assigning rooms falls, has said: “What are we to do The topic was immediately taken up with interest all about the room, and we felt ourselves confronted with a serious embarrassment. The past three years we have rented residences off the campus: but it is possible that none of these will be within our reach at the opening of the session next September. The work of the alumni committee last summer made us familiar with the slogan—Four Hundred at Furman in 1914. This year the enrollment will probably go beyond 350, and students have been housed in all the available places in and near the campus. If we retain the usual proportion of the classes now in school and the Freshman class is as large as this year’s class, what arc we to do? Make down pallets and store them away somewhere in Montague Hall? Or have some big-minded, wise-hearted friend of Furman put up a new dormitory? This last suggestion, so it was remarked in the faculty meeting, would involve not less than $40,000, but there arc friends of the institution who could render this service. • I am giving only an echo here of the conversation referred to. I he faculty is ready to serve our constituency as fully as our facilities will allow, and we believe that the constituency will enlarge the facilities along with its enlarging demand of service by the institution. The two things must go together. We have to all appearances reached the limit under present conditions and our embarrassed question is—What more can we do? next fall?”

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Board of Trustees With Expiration of Terms of Service Charles A. Smith, President........................................Timmonsville A. G. Furman, Secretary..............................................Greenville 1913 Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards..........................................Ridge Springs H. J. HAYNSWORTH.....................................................Greenville R. Y. Leavell..........................................................Newberry Horace L. Bomar.....................................................Spartanburg Charles A. Smith...................................................Timmonsville 1914 R. J. Alderman...........................................................Alcolu Rev. J. H. Boldridce. D.D........................................... Lancaster Rev. C. A. Jones..................................................Bennettsvillc J. C. Spivey.............................................................Conway Rev. A. C. Wilkins, D.D..............................................Greenville 1915 J. A. Carroll...........................................................Gaffney Rev. Z. T. Cody. D.D.................................................Greenville J. W. King...............................................................Dillon A. M. Kennedy.........................................................Williston H. P. McGee..........................................................Greenville 1916 W. F. Cox..............................................................Anderson Dr. J. B. Earle......................................................Greenville T. T. Hyde...........................................................Charleston J. M. Goeer . •.......................................Greenville W. R. Rabb............................................................Winnsboro 1917 Rev. C. E. Burts. D.D..................................................Columbia A. G. Furman.........................................................Greenville Rev. Graves S. Knight..............................................Graniteville J. J. Lawton.........................................................Hartsville Dr. Brooks Rutledge....................................................Florence