Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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FTthl bonhomie PART II—WINTER Leaves are scar And flowers are dead, and fields arc drear. And streams are wild, and skies are bleak. And white with snow each mountain peak. When winter rules the year. —Peacock. Wednesday, Dec. 23------Vacation begins.—Visions of turkey, cranberry sauce, and Santa Claus arise. Friday, Jan . 1.........New Year discovered on the other side of the calendar. Tuesday, Jan. 5.........School opens again.—Visions of turkey cl al. replaced by visions of parallclopipeds and valid moods. Monday, Jan. 11.........War reported in Europe.—Shelor says it is a fact. Friday. Jan. 15.........Outlines for Senior Essays due.—Inter-Society Oratorical.—Gam- brcll in his glory.—Jordan enraptured.—Brown. Adelphian, wins.—Nobody killed. Saturday, Jan. 23.......Exams begin.—Everybody happy except student body.'—Bill Fort- ner confident he “can't Hunk on Ethics. —Ethics class organize.—Soph-Mathites follow their example. Monday. Feb. 1..........Exams end.—Round-Here Club celebrates.—Spring Term begins.— Bung Wingo returns to the fold. Monday, Ff.b. 15........Inter-Society debate at G. W. C.—A lot beans win.—Reception after- wards.—Disgruntled Philotians receive sympathy of their supporters. Monday, Feb. 22.........Washington’s Birthday.—Prof. Martin promises new supply of jokes.—Patton faints. Thursday, Feb. 25.......Dr. E. A. Steiner, noted Sociologist, lectures at Chicora on Immi- gration.—Nobody studies for tomorrow. Friday, Feb. 26.........11:00 A. M.: Philosophy Class somewhat hesitating in replies to oral quiz. 1 :(K) P.M.: Psychology Class declared “absolutely ignorant and dismissed abruptly by Dr. Fletcher. Saturday, Feb. 27.......Senior Essays in.—World’s literature appreciably increased. Monday, March 1.........March has arrived, windy. Special Reception at G. W. C. Friday, March 12........Inter-Socictv Debate.—Frank Cox, Adelphian, wins the medal.— Philosophians win the debate. Everybody satisfied. Saturday, March 20...First snow of the winter, and very opportune since winter has already served notice that the warm climate is becoming dangerous to her health. PART III—SPRING Youth of the year, celestial Spring! Again descend thy silent showers: New loves, new pleasures dost thou bring. And earth again looks gay with flowers —Peacock.

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FT TH Er BONHOMlpr Furman Echoes (1914-1915) PART 1—AUTUMN It was autumn, ami incessant Piped the quails from shocks and sheaves. And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves. . —Longfellow. Tuesday, Seit. 29......School opens two weeks late.—Fred Drake complains that he will not get his money’s worth.—Reception to “Rats” immediately after supper. Wednesday, Sept. 30 Cicero Wilkes delivers his first oration against Bovine.—Father Henderson sends Father Floyd after hot biscuit. Saturday, Oct. 10......Furman defeats Wofford in football. Wednesday, Oct. 21 Rat Blackmon calls meeting of Senior Class in his room.—Sacred ceremony takes place.—No more Senior meetings in Blackmon’s room. Thursday. Oct. 22......Miss Jenny DuFau, prima donna coloratura, smiles at Cicero at Lyceum. Monday, Oct. 26........Senior Crow turns Junior Jones, his room-mate.—Jones swears vengeance. Tuesday, Oct. 27.......Cicero delivers fourth and last oration and is received with dying knives, biscuit, and spoons.—Bovine impeached( ?). Friday, Oct. 30........Dr. Poteat and C. W. Smith sing duet in Chapel. Saturday, Nov. 14......Subjects for Senior Essays due. Friday, Nov. 20........Rchcasal of turkey-trot in anticipation of Ye Thanksgiving largely attended until a late hour. Thursday. Nov. 26......Thanksgiving.—Maryville defeats Furman.—Everybody satisfied— with dinner. Wednesday, Dec. 2......Hutch disturbed from his vespers by discovering tooth-paste con- cealed in his bed. Monday, Dec. 7.........Philosophian Public Meeting. Pickens talks forty minutes on Ex- tempore: subject. Why a Man Should Not Be a Bachelor. Saturday. Dec. 12......Jones avenges himself by leaving Crow and rooming with Cole- man. Sunday, Dec. 13........Crow endeavors to turn Junior Vaughn, but Vaughn is too clever for him—lie decides to wait until Commencement Week to turn him. Tuesday. Dec. 15.......Adelphian Public Meeting.—King declares in favor of woman suffrage.—Applause by G. W. C. and Chicora. Tuesday, Dec. 22.......Reported at Council Meeting that lights in dining-hall went off last Saturday night.

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FTTHE- BONHOMIE Sunday, March 21....Spring discovered to have crept in while all were sleeping. Pow heard to remark, In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love” Saturday. March 27...Holt and Vaughn go to the Majestic.—Vaughn pronounces it sickening. Tuesday, March 30 Rumor has it that we arc going to heat the “Pokcherry (New- berry) nine. Shelor sends his girl a ticket. Thursday, April 1...April Fool Day.—Dr. Poteat’s cow securely locked up to prevent hoys from carrying her up in the hell-tower.—Clapper of hell strangely missing.—Mark Osborne asks Miss Malone for hook entitled. Miss Bivalve of Oyster Hay. by Salmon Fish, and is immediately deprived of library privileges for remainder of the year. Saturday, April 10 Mutch’s Chicora girl goes back on him—Dodson and Patton still going strong. Thursday, April 15 Jerry Allen reports no news.” Tuesday, April 20...Prof. Vass fails to meet History.—Consternation reigns.—beared he is dangerously ill. Saturday, May 1.....One more month.—Seniors sad.—Many have recourse to the pleas- antry of the Majestic, Monday, May 3.......May Picnic conics off as scheduled.—Possum Jones informs young lady from G. V. C. that Kurope is at war.—She faints and Possum refuses to talk to anybody for the remainder of the day. Monday. May 10......Hill Fortner makes a wonderful discovery: That, after all. the wise man is only a step removed from the fool and cites himself as a notable instance of same. Monday, May 17......Intimations of approaching exams.—Proctor Drake begins to in- quire about Ethics.-—Dr. Fletcher announces his intention of exempting all who pass the examination.—George Sauls visibly moved. Friday, May 28......Final Examinations ended.—All who have not flunked are reported to have passed.—Bill Fortner doubts the truth oi the report.— Senior Ethics Class fully realize themselves, thus completing the moral process of Self-Realization.—Hodgens and Watts have to buy larger hats. Monday, May 31......Commencement Exercises start. Tuesday, June 1.....Father Floyd returns with two hot biscuits. Wednesday, June 2....School closes.—Seniors express intention of turning the world over, now that they arc out in life.—Everybody immediately filled with terror. Thursday, June 3....1:00 A.M.: Crow turns Vauglm.—Awful uproar—Session 1914-15 over.