Mississippi Delta Community College - Retrospect Yearbook (Moorhead, MS)

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' I ' licrc coiuc Id liis rescue, however, ;i sturdy fellow njiiiied S(iei;il lloui ' . With liiin Wiis his sistei-, Hejiutit ' ul. Ambition fell in love with l e;iutil ' ul jind as he (lid not eai ' e to associate with No-I ' rivilefje, he again souf ht the boon (•oni|)anionshi|) of Study Hour. 1 )etei ' nnn;it ion and Courage forgave liini for I ' m-saUing them and a ireed to assist him again on his way. I ' nder tiie guiding influence of Instrnctoi ' , the wisdom of Study Hour, and th( ins])ii ' at ion of Ueautiful, Ambition made steady i)rogi ' ess, but he feared the much-talked-of dragon, Kxams. So Ambition ke[)t close company with Study Hour, Courage and I )etei ' mination, and when the dreaded eiu-ounter with Kxanis canu ' , he enuu ' ged wounded and weary, but victorious. Ambition was self confident after his victoiy over PiXams and soon fell into the -onipany of two jolly fellows. Carelessness and Disobedience. lie began cutting chapel and lying in bed after the bell rang and slipping off to town and doing all sorts of things that Disobedience and Carelessness are ]H ' one to do. Beautiful was very sad l)ecanse of the little stickability tliat was niani- f( sted by Ambition. But by lier gentle words of reproach and strong faith she soon had And)ition under the influence of Discipline and Study Hour again. And)ition did not stray from his excellent associates so often oji the last lajise of the journey as he did at first. He settled down to liai ' d work and Will Power helped him to keep clear of the temptations of Carelessness and his associates. Another dragon had to l)e overcome before Ambition could enter the golden gates to the City of Knowledge, the longdooked-for and desired destina- ti(!n. After Ambition had conquered this fiercest of dragons, Final Examina- tion, he was sent on his way wdth a new and faithful guide, Diploma, who led him to the very gates of the beautiful city. Andiition entered in and thus his hopes were realized. Cartledge and Sfrickhnitl. 27

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Fogress As aiiiliilidii jin ' ivcd on the cainpiis of the S. -J. ( ' . he was wcai ' v and tired triiiii tlic liiii ' dfii of lui 1(1 fa lice which ho had carried all his lil ' e. lie had heai ' d so niiicli aliout the Ix ' aiitit ' ul City of Knowledge that iiis one purpose was to gain an entraiu-e to that intellectual stronghold. lie was shown tiic ()t ' liee oi ' Discipline and after receiv ng instructions coi;cei-ning tiie ( ' ontincs of the Studious, went to his given room. lie found his I ' ooniniates to he Idleness and Prep, hut he was so elated ovei ' Possihilities. wild roomed , n iiie same hall, that he paid little attention to either I ' rep or Idleness during the first week. He liegaii the liard road to the city of Knowledge and soon realized that his two rooiiiiiiat ' s were not the associates that he should have. A new friend. Will Power, was not strong enough, though, to keep him above their influence and he was soon on his wa.v to the Office of Punishment with Idleness and Pre]). There -lustice gave the three a reprimand, and Encourager gave them a firm hand clasj). Aiiiliition was sti ' ongei- after the repi-imand and the words of condolence and once more he set out for the ( ity of Knowledge. He had not traveled very far before he met Stud.v Hour, who showed him the quickest and surest way to his destination. Tlic way was easy for a time liut Ambition soon met Cheat and -J ust-(iet-B,v who jiersuaded him that the road they were ti ' aveling was smooth and ])leasant. He went with them for a period of two weeks and then found liiat their wa.v was wrong, because he bad to pass over the muddy slcugli of I ' nsatisfactory. Ambition did not like the boggy land of Unsatis- factory, so as soon as possible he parted from these undesirable associates. He knew that unless he retreated immediately he would again be lured on to Unsatisfactory, so he hastened back to his old fi ' iends. Determination and Coui ' age, who i-onsented to he his body-guards foi- a long way. Soon Slovenness and 1- 1 )()n ' t-Care overtook the three and Ambition was tempted b.v the hai)p.y air of Slovenness and I-Don ' t-Care and forsook De- termination and Courage for them. The wa.v of these two people led him to the home of their cousin, No-Privilege, whom Ambition did not like at all. 26

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opl iomores Say GooJlty Goodbye ol bi ll I l!( f(ii o I bocanie tliorcushly acquainted wit h this plac ' e I wondered why you rang so loud and so long. Finally, I came to realize that every time you sounded your voice there was a definite place for me to go and a definite thing for me to do. Three years ago I became your master. I have I ' ung you continually since that time, summer and winter — thirty times a day. Some times I would ring you at the wrong time and sometimes at the right time. But what did it matter? I would produce my watch as evidence that I was right Init it was no use to argue: Mr. Vandiver ' s time was always right. Sometimes you have been niy closest friend, for just as a hard questiini in history or a terrible sentence in English was coming my way, I Would have to leave the room to ring you. Thanks to you, old friend. I hate to leave — maybe I can find some excuse to stay with you. John T. Vickers. Goodby old school, I do not know when I shall come your way again. Six long years have T toiled with you and my head aches from the hard facts that I have stored up. Only a few have been brave enough to stick with me for six years. They are Belle Jones, who has giggled her way through; .James Crowell, whom you have not fully satisfied because you did not offer a course in love making; Leabert Wren, who has been good at all trades; Garnette Harrison and Sabin Rush who have seen you begin and grow to v hat you are — maybe that is why they smile and cling to you so. But farewell! Every dog has his day, and I ' ve had mine. Wren Cartledge. Good-bye ' ole deai ' ! I have spent many pleasant hourn upon the hard benches and window- sills in the company of your fair maidens, and under the ever watchful eye of Mr. and Miss Chaperon. In your office I have learned much bad news — off on two no privileges. There I learned to prepare to stand before the altar and say I do. Sweetheart, I left you once before, but not foi ' long. Now I am bidding you farewell again. Shall I return? Who knows? Blacku-ell Hill. I know not whether with tears or with smiles to take my departure from this noble institution of learning. I do know that I sadly resign my position as sub courier and general office flunky to the rival candidate flappers Castleberry, Roberts and Lowe. Gladly I bid farewell to the other two-thirds of the class of Spanish sharks. Having withstood the friendly sarcasm of Senor .Jones, we ' re better fitted to buffet the tough old world. A long last farewell to those who are ever on the alert to see that I am in my room just the minute the bell taps for study hour to begin. Ina Guess. 28