Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

Text from Pages 1 - 170 of the 1898 volume:

v.l Accession 269967 l8 ?8 MITCHELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY e t REVEILLE f A • ? S- +a£ Z publtstjeb by tfye £itercmj Societies of The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College MDCCCXCVIII Debtcation. Co ttjai patriot anb statesman t fyo for so long was the stand) supporter anb warm frteno of our college tfyrougfy all of its mcissituocs, tfyis polume is affectionately bebtcateb by Cfye (Ebttors, HONORABLE J. Z. GEORGE. SE itorinl. IX presenting this, the first volume of Rkykillk, we, the editors, make no claims for literary merit or finish. A short session and an ntter inexperience in such work wonld have precluded such a task even if we had ever thought of such a thing. The most we can hope for is that it will arouse a greater love and respect for our college, and, as we go into the world, make a pleasant memory of the days we have spent more or less profitably under the shadow of these old college walls. We made an attempt to secure late photographs of all of the alumni, but in some cases being unable to do this, we have used old photographs taken during the time they were students here. Even then we have been unable to secure a few. To all of those who are yet interested enough to take a copy of the book we hope that this glimpse of their alma mater as it now is will prove a pleasant memory and not as distasteful as the morning bugle call is to the sleepy cadet. Editorial Staff- W. E. HEARON, ' 98, . . Business Manager. M. W. CHAPMAN, ' 98, . . Literary Editor. T. P. GUYTON, ' 98, . . Illustrating Editor. G. H. ALFORD, ' 99, Advertising Editor uutru Associate Editors, J. W. PETERS, ' 98, I. D. SESSUMS, ' 99, J. L. STINSON, ' 98, J. Z. GEORGE ' 00 L. W. HUMMER, ' 98, R. G. HAND, W. H. KIER, ' 98, I. Y. McNEIL. EDITORS. Mississippi JVgricuIturnI mio Mechanical College. (College (Colors : MAROON AND WHITE. UUUU (College %Jell : HULLABALOO ZIP BAH I HULLABALOO RIP RAH I HULLABOOM SULLY BOOM I RE RAH RISI LE RAH ZISI RE RAH RISI RAZZLE DAZZLE RAH I A. AND M. MISS. I (©fitters illississippi Agricultural mto Ittechattical College. Hrs Excellency, A. J. McLAITHTN, . Ex-officio President Hon. A. Q. MAY, .... Ex-officio Treasurer Hon. A. A. KINCANNON, . . . Ex-officio Trustee R. C. KING, Secretary SExecutiue Committee. Hon. H. M. Street, Meridian Col. W. B. Montgomery, .... Starkville Maj. W. H. Morgan, Sheppardtown {Trustees mhose (Terms Expire in 1833. Hon. John F. McCormick, Biloxi Dr. George II. Peets, Fort Adams (Trustees tuiiose (Terms SExpirc in 1333. Col. W. B. Montgomery, Starkville Maj. T. C. Dockery, Love Station Maj. W. H. Morgan, Sheppardtown Dr. J. B. Bailey, Conehatta (Trustees mhose (Terms SExpire in 1332. Hon. H. M. Street, Meridian IIon. J. Z. George, Carrolton Hon. J. H. Sharp, Penn Dead. ilteinbeis of the acultij. General Stephen I). Lee, LL. 1 ., President. W. 0. Welborn, M. Sc., Professor of Agriculture. A. B. McKay, B. Be , Professor of Horticulture. A. J. Weichardt, M. M. E., Professor Mechanic Arts. G. W. IIerrick, B. S., Professor Biology. J. C. Robert, V. M. D., Professor Veterinary Science, and Instructor in Physiology and Hygiene. B. W. KlLGORE, M. 8., Professor of Chemistry and Physics. W. H. Magruder, A. M., Professor of English. B. M. Walker, M. 8c, Professor of Mathematics. Captain II. H. Ludlow, U. 8. A., Professor Military Science and Tactics. J. M. White, M. Sc, Professor History and Civics. J. C. Herbert, M. Sc, Professor in Charge of Preparatory Department. W. L. Hutchinson, M. S., Director of the State Experiment Station. Instructors mtii tt itv (©fficurs. C. T. Ames, 13. Sc., Assistant Professor of Horticulture. J. S. Wier, B. So., Assistant Professor of Mechanic Arts. G. E. Ard, B. Sc., Assistant Professor of Mechanic Arts. J. E. McKell. B. Sc, Instructor in Mechanic Arts. W. F. Hand, M. Sc, Assistant Chemist. E. B. Ferris, M. Sc, Assistant Chemist. W. R. Perkins, M. Sc, Assistant Chemist Experimental Station. J. S. Carroll, M. Sc, Instructor in Physics and Assistant Chemist. E. W. Magruder, A. B., Assistant Chemist. R. W. Barnett,B. Sc, Instructor in Preparatory Department. J. W. Fox, M. Sc, Associate Professor Mathematics. A. M. Maxwell, Instructor in Bookkeeping. J. S. Wallace, B. Sc, Assistant Professor in Charge of Preparatory Department. F. J. Weddell, B. Sc, Instructor in English. 18 REVEILLE. R. C. King, B. 8c, Secretary. M. D. King, B. So., Stenographer and Typewriter. W. n. Baku, M. D., Surgeon. E. A. Grosyenor, Hospital Nurse. W. J. Gallaway, Steward. J. F. Montgomery, Foreman of Farm. x c O H O XI en Brief Mistortj ol the College. THE Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College owes its existence to an act of the General Government, approved July 2d, 1802. This act provided that there should he granted to the several States an amount of public land in quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress. The Legislature of Mississippi accepted this grant and the College was established by an Act of the Legislature approved February 28th, 1878. A board of trustees was selected and they proceeded to con- sider the matter of location for the College, but, owing to the great yellow fever epidemic that year, the selection was not made till the following winter. Sealed proposals for the erection of the buildings were invited, and Mr. C. M. Rubush, of Vaiden, Mississippi, was awarded the contract. Mr. Alfred Zucker, of Vieksburg, Mississippi, was the architect. Work was begun on the academic building in the latter part of July, 1870, and the doors were first opened for the reception of students on October 6th, 1880. During the first month two hundred students matriculated, and by the close of the first session this num- ber reached three hundred and fifty-four. The first board of trustees of the institution took the oath of office before Justice J. A. P. Campbell, of the Supreme Court of the State, at Jackson, April 11th, 1878, and General Stephen D. Lee was selected president of the College by the board on April 2d, 1880. The first catalogue shows that the first faculty was made up of a president, three professors, three acting professors, a commandant and four assistants in the Preparatory Department. Since that time the num- ber of departments has increased to thirteen. The College has been blessed in having General S. D. Lee as its president since its organization. The other departments have under- gone the following changes: In the Department of English, Dr. G. S. Roudebush was the professor from 1880 to 1882 ; Dabney Lipscomb, acting professor, 1882- ' 83; W. II. Magruder, professor, 1883- ' —. 22 REVEILLE. In the Department of Agriculture, F. A. Gulley was acting professor, lSSO- ' Sl and professor, 18Sl- ' 88; B. Irby, professor, 1888- ' 89 ; J. II. Connell, professor, 1889- ' 93 ; W. C. Welbom, pro- fessor, 1893- ' —. The Department of Horticulture was under the supervision of the professor of agriculture until J. J. Colemau was elected professor in 1883 and served until 1S84 ; and A. I). McKay was acting professor, 1885- ' 87, and professor, 1887- ' 89 ; 15. W. ( ' afford, acting professor, 1889- ' 90; A. B. .McKay, professor, L890- ' — . In the Department of Biology Dr. D. L. Phares, professor, 1880- ' 89 ; Gr. C. Creelman, acting professor, 1889- ' 91, and professor, 1891- ' 97; (i. W. Herrick, professor, 1897- ' — . In the Department of Chemistry, R. F. Kedzie, acting professor, ISSO- ' Nl, and professor until February 11th, 1882 ; H. H. Harring- ton, acting professor, 1882 ; J. A. Myers, professor, 1882- ' 88 ; W. L. Hutchinson, professor, 1888- ' 97; B. W. Kilgore, professor, 1897- ' — . In the Department of Mathematics, F. B. Bolton, acting pro- fessor, 1880- ' 82 ; J. M. Barrow, acting professor, 1882- ' 83 ; A. II. Jayne, professor, lSSS- ' Si ; W. L. Buck, acting professor, ISST- ' SG ; II. C. Davis, acting professor, 1886- ' 88; B. M. Walker, professor, 1888- ' — . In the Department of Psychology and Ethics, Dabney Lipscomb was the professor from 1 8!) 1- 1( .)5, when these subjects were added to the Department of History and Civics. In flic Department of Veterinary Science, Dr. Tait Butler, pro- fessor, 1891- ' 96; Dr. J. C. Roberts, professor, 1896- ' — . In the Department of History and Civics, J. M. White, professor, L892- ' — . In the Department of Mechanic Arts, Harry Gwinner, acting professor, 1889- ' 91, and professor, 1891- ' 94 ; A. J. Wiechardt, pro- fessor, 1894- ' -—. In charge of the Preparatory Department, Dr. W. 1. J. Sullivan, from 1SS0 to lssl ; V. B. Harper, 1881- ' 82 ; tinder supervision of other departments, L882- ' S5 ; Dabney Lipscomb, professor, 1885- ' 95 ; J. ( ' . Herbert, professor, L895- ' — . Commandants of Students, Lieutenant K. 15. Bolton, Twenty- third Infantry, U. S. A., 1880- 82 ; Lieutenant W. L. Buck, Thir- teenth Infantry, IT. S. A., 1882A80; Lieutenant II. C. Davis, Third REVEILLE. 23 Artillery, IT. S. A., 1886- ' 89 ; Lieutenant J. V. White, First Artil- lery, U. S. A., 1889- ' 91 ; Lieutenant G. W. Burr, First Artillery, U. S. A., 1891- ' 93 ; Captain 0. L. Steele, Eighteenth Infantry, U. S. A., 1893- ' 97; Captain II. H. Ludlow, Third Artillery, U. S. A., 1897- ' —. Director of the Experiment Station, Professor S. M. Tracy, from 1888 to 1897; Professor W. L. Hutchinson, director from 1897- ' —. The College has been fortunate above many institutions in always having an excellent board of trustees. The following distinguished Mississippians have, from time to time, made up the board: Governor J. M. Stone, 1878- ' 96 ; General A. M. West, 1878- ' 79; Hon. Frank Butkitt, 1878- ' 81; D. L. Phares, 1878- ' 80; Colonel W. B. Montgomery, 1878- ' —; W. B. Augustus, 1878- ' 81; Major T. C. Dockery, 1878- ' —; Hon. C. L. Gilmer, 1S78- , 81; Hon. L. B. Brown, 1878- ' 88; Hon. J. M. Causey, 1S78- ' S2; General J. Z. George, 1879- ' 97; Major A. M. Paxton, 1880- ' 85; Governor Robert Lowery, 1881- ' S8; Hon. II. M. Street, 1881- ' —; Dr. II. A. Minor, 1881- ' 88; Hon. Robert Powell, 1883- ' 85 ; Dr. George H. Peets, 1884- ' 98 ; Hon. J. R. Cameron, 1886- ' 94 ; Hon. John F. McOormick, 1889- ' 98 ; Hon. W. II. Morgan, 1889- ' —; Hon. A. F. Fox, 1889- ' 90; Dr. J. B. Bailey, 1894- ' 9S; Governor A. J. McLaurin, 189(3- ' —; Hon. R. C. Lee, 181)8; Hon. J. H. Sharp, 1896- ' —; Hon. A. A. Kincannon, 1896- ' —; Hon. J. R. Densmore, 18!)N; Hon. J. J. (Viiwn, 1898. The object of the education given here is to turn the bright minds of Mississippi ' s young men from the crowded professions to the great possibilities of an industrial life ; to raise agriculture, horticul- ture, and the mechanic arts to that plane of scientific theory and prac- tice to which competition and invention are steadily pushing these industries ; to show to students that it takes as much brain and knowl- edge to make a successful industrialist as it does to make a successful professional man. The success of the College has been remark- able from the first opening to the present time, the greatest number of students in any one year being four hundred and fifteen (115), the smallest, two bunded and fifty-seven, the minimum attendance occur- ring during the year following the great financial depression of 1893. Last session the attendance was three hundred and sixty-nine. The education given is broad enough for the basis of the various callings of life as is shown by the success of many of the graduates of the institution, of whom there are now more than two hundred. GUN DRILL. Wtyt Becisitie Moment THERE are some men who make up their minds long before all the evidence has been submitted. These we call narrow men. On the other hand, there are those who have the power of keeping the intellect alert and open to impression until the latest moment of a crisis is reached — men who act with all the facts before them. This characteristic of minds great in action is illustrated by an incident that occurred at the second battle of Manassas — an incident that President Davis declared in his speech to the Mississippi Legislature (18G3) saved the day to the Confederates on that bloody field. General Stephen D. Lee, then Colonel Lee, commanding a bat- talion of light artillery, was ordered late in the evening of the twenty- ninth of August, 1862, to make an all night march from Thoroughfare Gap and to join the army under General Robert E. Lee near Manassas Junction. Just before dawn Colonel Lee went into bivouac under the direction of a guide from headquarters. When it was light enough to see, he found that his battalion occupied an advanced posi- tion upon the ground of the battle-field of the day before. Walton ' s celebrated AVashington Artillery had been withdrawn during the night in order to replenish the ammunition chests, ex- hausted by the artillery duel of August 29th, and Lee ' s battalion of eighteen guns was to take its place. The ground to be occupied was a ridge over a quarter of a mile in length. This line formed the cord of an arc, the extension of which would have passed just in front of Longstreet ' s Corps on the right and Jackson ' s on the left. As is frequently the case in land-surfaces of this particular configuration, a deep ravine came up from the rolling land below and pushed back the ridge for fifty or seventy-five yards at a point very much, nearer to Jackson than to Longstreet. Colonel Lee, as soon as there was sufficient light to clearly reveal the nature of the ground, planted four guns, commanded by Captain Eubanks, of Virginia, on the left of the ravine, and the remaining fourteen guns on the right (connecting with Hood ' s command of 28 REVEILLE. Long-street ' s Corps), Ehett ' s Battery, of South Carolina, under Lieu- tenant William Elliott, and Captains Parker and Jordan (Taylor), of Virginia. It was an admirable position, overlooking the ground in front for two thousand yards. Opposite the left of the ridge and distant some thirteen hundred yards, was a strip of timber, and behind this, during the morning of the thirtieth of August, the Federals were massing their troops for an overwhelming assault on Jackson. The forenoon and early afternoon were spent in an artillery duel ; but about three o ' clock a line of assault was seen to emerge from the woods in Jackson ' s front. So rapidly did this first line advance that the artillery did not check it, and it pushed forward, says General R. E. Lee in his report of the battle, until engaged at close quarters by Jackson ' s troops, when its progress was checked and a tierce and bloody struggle ensued. !STow approaches the decisive moment. If the enemy reinforce this line, Jackson is lost. Look at that strip of timber ! Its front is black with dense masses of Federals moving to the support of the line of assault ! Colonel Lee, who has been watching the timber through his field-glass, now gives the command, Rifle guns ! Open fire ! Howitzers ! Limber to the rear ! In a flash the young colonel of twenty-eight years has seen what is to be done. With the five howitzers he makes a detour to place tliem on the left with Eubanks. Just as he rounds the head of the ravine, he meets Eubanks with- drawing his guns. What are you doing, Captain Eubanks ! Coun- termarch your battery ! shouts the Colonel. General Featherston ordered the withdrawal of the battery, Colonel ! replies Eubanks. I don ' t care a - - for General Featherston ! Countermarch your battery ! And away went the Colonel with his five howitzers, flying toward the enemy, and closely followed by Eubanks with his smooth bores. Reaching the top of the ridge, which would have been the natural position of the pieces, Colonel Lee sees that lie must get nearer with his short-range guns. He clashes down the slope toward the flank of the enemy until within a few hundred yards of the supporting lines of Federals, and then, with nine guns crowded into a very narrow space, he pours grape and canister without stint into the moving masses. The historian, Edward A. Pollard, says: In the evening a heavy attempt was made to crush Jackson, when Lee ' s batteries turned upon the advancing columns of the enemy, and engaged in one of the REVEILLE. 29 most desperate and furious actions of the war. For three quarters of an hour the twenty guns played into the ranks of the enemy at a distance not exceeding eight hundred yards. At one time there were Federal troops not more than one hundred yards from the muzzle of the guns. The slaughter was terrific, and after a vain attempt of the enemy to encounter the fire of the batteries, he gave up the field. The affair was so conspicuous as to bring Colonel Lee into the notice of the whole army, and for the first time introduced him to the attention and favor of President Davis, who was pleased to say that his services at the critical juncture in which he had been engaged, saved the day. This characteristic made Colonel Lee a brigadier, a major-general, lieutenant-general, in rapid succession ; and his course as executive of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College has been marked by the same decision of character that brought him these promotions at the age of thirty. As president of this institution, he has been always ready to make and to meet every issue in the interest of discipline or of progressive development. It is the ability to take advantage of the decisive moment that makes men great, and every young man should cultivate with assiduity the alertness of mind that sees all that bears upon action, and the prompt decision that never hesitates when the crisis arrives. % — ,f a I XUmmi 1. II. M. Beattie, lawyer, Alcmpliis, Tenn. 2. W. A. Evans, physician, Chicago, 111. 3. II. II. Harrington, professor of chemistry, College Station, Tex. 4. B. H. Lee, lawyer, Chicago, 111. 5 . E. C. Lucas, physician, Ebenezer, Miss. 6. B. M. Walker, professor of mathematics, Agricultural College, Miss. 7. R. L. Anderson, fanner and merchant, Shuqualak, Miss. 8. -7. D. Boyd, farmer and merchant, Ambia, Texas. 9. Gr. T. Hamilton, physician, Arkansas. 10. (1. C. Hoskins, civil engineer, Brookhaven, Miss. 11. D. W. Houston, lawyer, Aberdeen, Miss. 12. B. Irl.y, merchant, Raleigh, l T . C. 13. J. M. White, professor of history and civics, Agricultural Col- lege, Miss. 1-1, R. P. DeGraffinreid, lawyer, Texas. 15. F. L. Hogan, farmer, Starkville, Miss. 16. J. J. Huggins, teacher. Slate Springs, Miss. 17. C B. Lanipkin, farmer, Columbus, Miss. 18. A. B. McKay, professor of horticulture, Agricultural College, Miss. 19. W. E. Pegues, merchant, Tupelo, Miss. 20. W. W. Porter, dead. 21. L. B. Reid, teacher, Texas. 22. T. B. Stone, lawyer, Greenville, Miss. 23. T. C. Wier, merchant. 24. N. D. Guerry, physician, Artesia, Miss. 25. J. M. Magruder, minister, Darlington, S. C. 20. C. M. McGee, dead. 27. S. A. Morris, physician, Jacksonville, Fla. 28. D. Rowland, lawyer, Coffeeville, Miss. 29. W. C. Welbourn, professor of agriculture, Agricultural College M iss. 30. W. R. Barry, physician, Texas. 36 REVEILLE. Alumni -(Continued. 31. J. F. Duggar, professor of agriculture, Auburn, Ala. 32. J. K. Fitzgerald, farmer. 33. J. C. Herbert, professor of Preparatory Department, Agricul- tural College, Miss. 34. W. W. Magruder, lawyer, Starkville, Miss. 35. D. P. McKay, lawyer, Marfa, Texas. 36. II. D. Minor, lawyer, Memphis, Tenn. 37. II. L. Noel, physician, Memphis, Tenn. 38. P. L. Turner, physician, Fllisville, Miss. 39. E. S. Watson. 40. P. K. Whitney, editor, Fayette, Miss. 41. J. W. White, druggist, Martin, Miss. 42. E. Abbot, civil engineer, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 43. C. C. Bardwell, farmer, Starkville, Miss. 44. J. H. Council, director experiment station, College Station, Tex. 45. E. L. Gladney, farming, Bostrop, La. 46. II. P. Hughs, teaching, Centerville, Miss. 47. P. W. Kelgore, professor of chemistry and State Chemist, Agricultural College, Miss. 48. P. 0. King, secretary A. and M. College, Agricultural College, Miss. 49. J. W. Lipscomb, physician, Swan Lake, Miss. 50. A. C. .Magruder, miner, ( ' ripple Creek, Col. 51. P. E. Mebane, Loftin. 52. C. W. McClain, farmer. Holly Springs, Miss. 53. J. LI. McKay, physician, Denver, Col. 54. -I. F. McKay, merchant, Madison Station, Miss. 55. E. E. Pond, merchant, St. Louis, Mo. 50. 1:5. W. Salfold, physician, Prices Mill, Ky. 57. J. E. Terral, lawyer, Quitman, JMiss. 58. R. L. White, physician, McCool, Miss. .V.). P. L. Woodward, teacher, McCool, Miss. (JO. J. D. Wilkinson, physician, Inez, .Miss. 38 REVEILLE. Alumni- Continued. 61. Mrs. Marianne Du Quercron Miller, Meridian. OS. Miss M. C. McKay, librarian, Agricultural College, Miss. 63. C. 1ST. Anderson, lawyer, Washington, 1 . 0. 64. M. Brown, mercliant, Aberdeen, Miss. ' . -I. W. Fox, assistant professor of mathematics, Agricultural Col- lege, Miss. 66. J. 11. McKinney, physician, Cooper, Texas. 67. E. B. Stinson, dead. IIS. C. Bridges, physician, Sapa, Miss. 61). C. T. Ames, assistant professor of horticulture, Agricultural Col- lege, Miss. 70. J. F. Boydston, teacher, Binnsville, Miss. 71. -J. Darrington, physician, Yazoo City. 7 . G. L. Donald, real estate agent, Meridian, Miss. 73. 11. W. Fort, bookkeeper, Yazoo City, Miss. 74. C. B. Garner, teacher. 7. . W. X. Hardee, teacher, Magnolia, Miss. 76. F. P. Johnson, editor, Kosciusko, Miss. 77. J. S. Along, chemist, .New York City. 78. F. T. Raiford, editor, Senatobia, Miss. 79. K. F. Sheeley, merchant, Lexington, Miss. 80. II. P. Sturdevoot, farmer, Graham, Miss. SI. ,}.( ' . Bridges, lumber business, Phebia, Miss. 82. I. 11. Evans, cashier of hank, West Point, Miss. 83. F. Montgomery, druggist, Natchez, Miss. 84. PI. N. Moon, lawyer, Memphis, Tenn. 85. IT. 0. Overstreet, dead. 86. B. M. Duggar, botanist, Cornell University. 87. W. II. Perkins, chemist experiment station, Agricultural Col- lege, Miss. 88. -I. I). Pickett, salesman, Meridian, Miss. 89. II. Richey, teacher, Augusta, Ga. 4-0 REVEILLE. Alumni— (Continued. 91. G. E. West, dentist, Clarkesville, Texas. 92. A. II. Ames, bookkeeper, Starkville, Miss. 93. W. I. Armstrong, commercial traveller, St. Lonis, Mo. 91. J. S. Carroll, assistant chemist, Agricultural College, Miss. 95. II. A. Darby, dead. 96. J. K. Denham, salesman, Hattiesburg, Miss. 97. J. S. Eggleston, secretary life insurance company, St. Lonis. 98. J. W. Carrier, student, Chicago University. 99. J. J. Gill, druggist, Rock Springs, Texas. 100. J. R. Heggie, farmer, A aiden, Miss. 101. E. M. Holder, physician. Memphis, Tenn. 103. A. B. Kelley, dentist, Yazoo City, Miss. 103. E. M. Lampion, cashier bank, Starkville, Miss. 104. J. II. Ledyard, superintendent cotton mills, Meridian, Aliss. L05. W. B. Mercier, farmer, Centerville, Miss. 106. A. J. Moore, assistant cashier bank, Starkville, Miss. 107. J. E. McCaskill, salesman, Macon, .Miss. 108. W. L. McLendon, salesman, St. Louis, Mo. 109. J. C. Robert, veterinary surgeon, Agricultural College, Miss. 110. E. L. Robins, chemist Meridian fertilizer factory, Meridian, Miss. 111. J. B. Scott, farmer, Clarkson, Miss. 112. R. L. Stennis, lawyer, Rutherford, Texas. 113. T. F. Watson, chemist experiment station, Morgantown, W. Va. 111. J. B. Anderson, physician, Yazoo City, Miss. 115. J. II. Beeman, editor, Hattiesburg, Miss. 116. C. T. Bookout, farmer, Baird, Miss. 117. R. A. Brown, physician, Cotton Plant, Ark. 118. J. W. Carpenter, pharmacist, Starkville, Miss. 1 19. ( ' . L. Garnett, lawyer, Holly Springs, Miss. 120. N. S. Gay, medical student, Starkville, Miss. REVEILLE. 5Vltimni -(tontittued. 121. J. A. Lamb, teacher, Alabama. 122. ,1. L. Morris, druggist, Centerville, Miss. 123. L. M. Xance, physician. Sail Francisco, Gal. 124. C. R. Shannon, lawyer, Ellisville, Miss. 125. P. Y. Shaw, farmer, Morgantown, Miss. 126. F. .1. Weddell, assistant professor of English, Agricultural Col- lege, Miss. 127. B. A. Weir, bookkeeper, Ft. Smith, Ark. 128. J. S. Weir, instructor in mechanical arts, Agricultural College, Miss. 129 C. ( ' . Champenois, medical student, Slmlmta, Miss. 130 J. T. Connell, teacher, Okalona, Miss. 131 11. II. Elmore, law student, Yamlerbilt University, Tenn. 132. G. -lacobson, bookkeeper, Meridian, Miss. 133. A. M. Lawrence, farmer, Caladonia, Miss. 134 J. S. Moore, meteorologist, Agricultural College, Miss. 135. W. E. Utterback, lawyer, Holly Springs, Miss. 136. S. J. Wallace, teacher, Monticello, A iss. 137. II. ( J. Carpenter, locomotive fireman, Starkville, Miss. 138. R. A ' . Collins, medical student, Hattiesburg, Miss. 139. L. L. Duggar, physician, (billion, Ala. 1 t0. E. B. Ferris, assistant chemist experiment station, Agricultural College, Miss. 141. W. W. Grantham, farmer, Meridian, Miss. 142. J. N. Harper, dairyman, Lexington, Ky. 143. 1). C. Hull, teacher, Philadelphia, Miss. 144. J. C. Magruder, miner, Cripple Creek, Col. 145. B. G. Miller, farmer, Rodney, Miss. 146. G. 0. Aesom, veterinary surgeon, Ames, Iowa. 147. P. E. Reegan, farmer, Rock Springs, Miss. 148. II. G. Terry, farmer, Caladonia, Miss. 149. L. P. Watt, bookkeeper, Woodville, Miss. U REVEILLE. Alumni (Continued. 150. T. W. Armistead, farming, Sardis, Miss. L51. W. F. Bolton, farming, Yazoo City, Miss. 152. II. Critz, teaching, Starkville, Miss. 153 F. P. Dargan, dairyman, Greenwood, S. C. 154. G. E. Galceran, salesman, Jackson, Miss. 155. W. P. Gayden, farming, Wilson, La. 156. -I. F. Bollinger, farming, Meadville, Miss. 157. W. T. Jones, clerk, Port Gibson, Miss. 158. L. Richey, farmer, Starkville, .Miss. 15! . F. F. nilliugtoii, teacher, Starkville, .Miss. L60. L. W. Crigler, medical student, Crawford, Miss. L61. M. I). King, stenographer, Agricultural College, Miss. L62. F. C. Mclvell, assistant in mechanical department. Agricultural ( ' ollegc, Miss. 163. T. M. Spinks, mechanic, Shnbuta, Miss. KM, R. V. Barnett, teacher, Agricultural College, Miss. L65. A. II. Barr, medical student, Agricultural College, Miss. L66. T. W. Graham, farmer, Myrtle, Miss. L67. J. II. Bester, county surveyor, Java, Miss. L68. J. M. Jayne, levee inspector, Greenville, Miss. 161). ( ' . I). Lancaster, superintendent orange grove, Myrtle Grove, La. 170. J. C. Martin, farmer, Lee, Miss. 171. T. A. Mitchell, farmer, Pleasant Grove, Miss. L72. W. L. Thompson, levee inspector, Greenville, Miss. 173. X. C. Williamson, law student, Crystal Springs, Miss. 1 7-1. ( ' . Fox, secretary to congressman, Washington, I . ( ' . 175. J. A. Loel), salesman, Columbus, Miss. L76. S. F. McClelland, Klondike miner, Alaska. 177. F. I. Rudd, surveyor, Oklahoma. 178. J. S. Butler, farmer, Yazoo City. (Officers of the 3 lumni Association. J. W. FOX, President. A. C. MAGKUDER, . . First Vice-President. X. I). GUERRY, . . Second Vice-President. J. C. HERBERT, .... Secretary. R. C. KING, Treasurer, H. P. MINOR, Orator. 0. L. GARXETT, Essayist. rR( )AI the beginning of civilization men of the world have sought to judge of a thing by whal it had accomplished or could accom- plish. This tendency to so judge is more marked now than ever before in the world ' s history. Indeed, in this busy, hustling, business age in which we live the dominant idea seems to be that of getting back returns of a substantial, practical nature from all outlay of whatever kind. Is an investment proposed, the question, AYill it pay ? is paramount to all others. If this question can be answered affirma- tively, and if the investment promises to bring returns, some thirty-, some sixty-, and some even an hundred-fold, its success, judged by the standard of returns, is at once pronounced and proclaimed. This standard, however false it may be, and frequently is, has found place not alone in the business world, but is universal. It seems to possess the mind of to-day, and has obtruded itself into all lines of human activity, as The standard of usefulness. Every public institu- tion, he it charitable, educational, eleemosynary, or religious, must undergo the most searching scrutiny, and men wish to know if it approaches the required standard. Such institutions should not lie judged by so sordid a standard. Education and character can not he measured by dollars and cents. The training of one great mind, or the forming of one grand character is worth more to the world than all the wealth of the Yanderbilts and Astors. The only true way to judge of the usefulness of an educational institution is by its representatives, the alumni. Thus judged, the .Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College is proud of its stand- ing. Though only fifteen classes comprising two hundred and four (204) men have been graduated and are to-day its representatives, the College proudly points to their achievements. Scattered from north to south. and from east to west, throughout our country,they constitute REVEILLE. 47 as earnest, self-reliant, and useful a body of men as can be found in all broad America ' s domain. Early recognizing what an influence would one day be wielded by the alumni, the graduates of the first three classes organized the Alumni Association. The purpose of this association, as expressed in the constitution, is to promote individual acquaintance and friendship among the members, and to bind the alumni into unity of influence to be exerted for the good of the Alma Mater. The alumni organization is carefully kept up, and is a sonrce of pleasure to the graduates, who by their attendance at the biennial meetings, and ! y their ready response ' s to the calls of the organization help to carry out the purposes for which it was organized. The regular biennial meeting of the association will be held at the College during the commencement exercises, June 26-29, 1898. The bnsiness meeting, as usual, will be on Tuesday afternoon, 3:30 o ' clock, in the Young Men ' s Christian Association hall. This business meet- ing will be an important one, and the official members of the associa- tion earnestly request as many members as can do so to be present. From time to time, suggestions that Alumni Day ought to lie an annual, rather than a biennial occurrence, have been made. This matter will be discussed at the business meeting, and all the members are asked to be present and express their convictions by their votes. The principal feature of the literary exercise of the association which will be in the College chapel on Tuesday evening, June 28th, 8:30 o ' clock, will be the oration by Mr. II. D. Minor, ' 87. All antic- ipate a real treat in Mr. Minor ' s or ation, and feel that many of Dent ' s friends will make unusual effort to be present on that occa- sion. The last feature of alumni reunion, but not the least in enjoy- ment, will be the banquet which is to be on Wednesday evening, June 29th. The executive committee have informed the president of the association that no pains will be spared to make the occasion one enjoy- able to all. They are not sure that there will be a feast of reason and a flow of soul, or that the much-longed-for time when the raspberry ' scrub ' shall be turned into wine, will have arrived, but they are safe in assuring all a most pleasant occasion. Every member of the association hopes to see every other member at the banquet June 29th, 1898. I I CO c D -z. O (Class of BB. Colors. Emerald and White. Hell. Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! Sis Boom Bah ! A. and M., ' 98, 11a ! Ha ! TTa ! J. W. PETERS, W. H. KIER, M. H. BRAME, (Officers. President Secretary Historian and Poet ill embers M. H. Brame. M. VV. Chapman, H. A. Gamble, T. P. Guyton, W. E. IIearon, L. W. Hummer, B. L. Jones, W. H. Kier, . 0. M. Lawrence, S. Lee, J. W. Peters, J. L. Stinson, A. P. Trotter, G. E. Teunisson, W. S. Welch, Macon . Mayhew Gemtown West Ackerman Macon Starkville Crawford Caledonia Pensacola, Fla. Artesia Meridian Monticello Welch History of the (flnss of ' 98. THE Freshman Class in ' 94 was composed of a hundred or more of as hopeful youths as e ' er came night the old A. and M. for diplomas to try. But plans will fail and hopes will die; for of the more than a hundred who came to try, only nine have been able to see the beginning of that year in which men are con- tinually sinning. For our president says that men in their last year often give more trouble than ever in a past year. But Old ' 98 is a class that ' s rather sly, and they wait to have their fun until the general turns his eye. But to return to the nine who came in November, I guess every one here will remember Mr. Welch, the captain of Company D, who, in June, the Hudson River will see; four years to submit to the very strict rule of Uncle Sam ' s great national military school. We wish him great success, for in class standing here he was the very first best. So that leaves us but eight of the ' 94 Freshmen, who hope to graduate. Of the other seven, who have come to our class, six entered the Sophomore in mass. But last in the race to be the beginner was our worthy benefi- cent, yet aged, bell-ringer. Old ' 98 is not athletic, ' t is true ; and of dead-games and swells, she has very few ; but when men are wanted, who are trusty and tried, a ninety-eight man is aften called aside. In text-books her men have a record that ' s glaring, though few of them gold medals are wearing. Still, of the sixteen, only five have ever failed to pass in any study whatever they have taken with the Class. In the military department her genius is real, though no one here fails to feel that when Brett Donald and Stone left us it was a very great blow to the soldierly record our Class ought to show. But all are reminded that true genius is still here by the deep thundering voice of Captain Bill Kier, and who can imagine a more soldierly bearing than the Captain of B is continually wearing. 56 REVEILLE. Each individual member of the Class of ' 98 has peculiar traits of character tha t are strictly up to date, and every man in the class has fully decided his life work, and to me that intention confided. That Lawrence has a most pleasing address, no one who has heard him will fail to confess, and if he will just persevere and let low be his aim, he will doubtless mount high on the ladder of fame. Lee will be a big-bug in some flower-house, as opposed to Peters in some power-house. A man of noble heart and generous traits of character is little Steve Lee, and his determined perseverance has predestined for him a most prosperous future as you will all see. Peters, the electrician and scholar, will have an example worthy to follow. Stinson, the chemist, tall and stately, made a rise in the Lab- oratory here quite lately. Teunisson, the fireman, quick of mind, will hold a high position on the railway line. Trotter, the teacher, skilled in books, will be professor or deceive his looks. Gamble, the doctor, much success will see, for in want of patience he will never be. Welch will give extras to the A. and M. preps., after years have elapsed since he climbed these old steps. That Brame will be a statesman and soldier is what the critic has told you. Chapman, the doctor, will be making up pills, and charging his patients quite exorbitant bills. Connor, the lawyer, will gain the attention of all eyes by the won- derful number of his laughing guys. Of orators and lawyers we have quite a few, but that none has surpassed our Guyton is most assuredly true. In some future day our dear old Doc will be master mechanic in some machine shop. Hummer will find a home in Klondike, if a certain girl doesn ' t return to his sight ; if she does, then in a year he will have charge of a plantation both fertile and large. REVEILLE. 57 Jones will be teaching the preps, how to make exercises in the wood-shop, if I not mistake. Kier will be pleading at the bar for some scamp who has stole a pair of shoes, some blacking, and a lamp ; but he will rise in the art of diction and some day be a Senator of distinction. Having sung their praises in a good many lines, though they will bear repetition a great many times, I will now turn to ' 98 ' s follies and discuss the way her members serve confinements, drink zip, and make fuss. In her history, I must confess that ' 98 men have been placed in arrest. One morning in our Sophomore year a stately young sergeant trembled with fear, for he had failed at inspec- tion to awake a sleeping Senior, when, alas, such fate ! the Com- mandant came directly to the room of the sleeper, placed the sergeant in arrest, and made his fear grow deeper. The corporal of the band went itnder arrest that year. For what, you inquire ? Why, he left his oil can too close to the fire. This punishment has been given to W. E. three times in succession, I see, and gritty little shag, who fought a tall man, went under arrest for raising such sand. Having related a few of the various happenings of our class, I will leave the great future to complete the historical task. Walt Whitman Brame. Hast UUill ano Testament of l c Class of 98, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, the Seniors of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, mind- ful that our exceptionally brilliant career as students of the College is about to come to an end, and being remarkably sound in mind and memory, and at the height, of our glory, and considering the great loss (?) the faculty and students of this College will sustain by our departure, do make and publish this our last will and testament in manner and form following : We recognize the looks of inordinate desire and longing cast upon us by the Juniors, the appreciative awe which the Sophomores show, and the untranslatable looks of admiration and wonder with which the verdant Freshmen follow our every move, and the worship which amounts almost to idolatry by the Preps. We appreciate the respect that our worthy Faculty have shown us. We are able to under- stand and sympathize with the heartache, sorrow and gloom the absence of the Class of ' 98 will cast upon the College, and while we fully understand the impossibility of appeasing it, we think it may justify us to bequeath a few of our valuable earthly gifts to the suf- fering humanity left behind on the campus, under the tender mercies of those who have labored with might and main — alas in vain — to keep us down to the level of ordinary graduates. First. To the Junior Class we bequeath the most precious of our jewels ; viz., the society of the Starkville four hundred. We beg you to treat them kindly, and while you can never hope to gain the affections or hearts of the fair ones, as both the affections and hearts are the property of the Class of ' 98, yet out of kindness and considera- tion, try to be as tender to them as we were. We also advise the Juniors to fasten their aspirations to a star, or, in other words, to aim at the mark the Class of ' 98 has left, although they never will attain it, and it nevermore can be reached, we agree with the poet, You should aim high. REVEILLE. 59 Second. To the Sophomores we leave a few of our deep thoughts, which if planted and properly tended in cerebral tissue, we have no doubt will grow and bloom profusely. Our high ambition we like- wise leave to them. We desire them to aim higher than the Juniors ; have ambition to some day be a Senior. We regret that they may never be such as we are. Third. Our great caution nnd deliberation we leave to the Freshmen as we have observed them to be sadly lacking in these respects. We also advise the Freshmen to study the following books which we individually bequeath to the library for the special use of the Freshmen. These volumes are the result of our extensive experience in the various subjects, being as follows : Military Fame and How to Obtain It. — Brame. The Coats and How to Train Them. — Chapman. Pleasant Looks and How to Wear Them. — Gamble. The Imitation of Demosthenes. — Guyton. The Y. M. C. A. Games. — Hearon. The Theory of Raising Chickens from Their Roost. — Hum- mer. Back Studies and How to Make Them Up. — Jones. Sporting Record and How ' T was Won. — Kier. Love Letters from the S. F. C. — Lawrence. Light Without Heat, — Lee. Scientific Crap Shooting, with Notes from the Vigilance Com- mittee. — Peters. The Erection of Flag Poles. — Stinson. How to Run a Telephone Exchange. — Teunnison. Poetry and How It Is Composed. — Troter. Courtship at a Distance. - — Welch. Fourth. We desire that our unpaid bills, for bus fare, ice cream, cigars and many other things, which will come in at the end of the month, and which we have been unable to pay on account of cheap money — our dollar going only as far as the ordinary half dollar — be paid by the juvenile Prep. We have often observed their deficiencies in business matters, also that they did not have enough work to occupy their time and desiring them to be more mindful of the dignity im- parted to them by our shining example, we bequeath as above. 60 REVEILLE. Fifth. To the Student Body we leave our places in the mess- hall, and the tough bull neck, wasp nest, and zip, which we have thrived on so long ; from experience we can advise you to eat sparingly, as a large meal of messdiall grub is good for all duties in hospital. Sixth. To the College Ave bequeath the President and Faculty, and desire that the students will endeavor to render them the valuable assistance that we have during the past year. Seventh. We appoint our dear friends, the Faculty, joint exec- utors of this, our last will and testament, and desire them to carry it out as nearly right as possible. (Signed.) Class of ' 98. Codicil. We give and bequeath to the Junior Class our shoulder straps and military honors. We have used these articles faithfully for a year and gained an unapproachable reputation on the drill- ground, and in our rooms, serving confinements. We advise you to be cautious with the use of these articles as the responsibilities are great and the punishment severe. Class of ' 99, Utotto. We ark One. Class cll. Mississippi A. and M., Sis Boom Bah ! Ninety-Nine! Ninety-Nine! Rah, Hah, Rah! Colors. Olive and Lavender. W. W. ROGERS, I. D. SESSUMS, R. G HAND, . C. R, STOCKARD, Alford, G. H. Armistead, J. W. Bacot, U. M. Batte, W . II. Brown, L. G. Cassell, J. W. Cole, W. I. Cowden, A. B. Hand, R. G. McNeil, J. Y. President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer Historian and Poet Nickle, R. C. PlCKARD, W. H. Prowell, W. R. Rogers, C. B. Rogers, W. W. Sessums, I. D. Stockard, C. R. Stone, W. I. Taylor, W. C. Watson, A. P. Whitaker, J. W. SUcrltauicnl Course. Gladney, W. T. Gorenflo, W. F. Thayer, H. M. Irregulars. Beattie, H. A. Price, R. G. distort} of 99. rROM the earliest dawn of history, we find man a restless being. Not satisfied with his position or his surroundings ; but ever and anon reaching out after new honors and new achieve- ments. And as we all follow somewhat in the paths of our ancient ancestors, I can ' t say that our ( lass is an exception. Yes, at times we have been restless and dissatisfied as every one is at school. As we have dreamed of the stately halls of the White House, and castles of the multi-millionaire, and have seen ourselves at the heads of fam- ilies in such lordly places, and then with never-failing promptness the shrill notes of reveille on the frosty air of a winter morning have swept our air castles as far out of existence as such substantial struc- tures could possibly go. But for three long years most of us have stood this without swerving. And some we have whose heads have bowed for four years to the troubles of school life, but still with Prep. sagacity they stick. Mixed with the bitters of college life, we have had the sweets. Last session onrs was the only Class graced and adorned by Missis- sippi ' s young womanhood. Ami this session Ave are one of the two Classes that is not embarrassed by the presence of Misses in zero- making. We have had our share of frolic of every kind, and have been fairly forward in them all. Through all of our trials and joys we have stood together in one inseparable body. The troubles and pleasures of one are the troubles and pleasures of all, and truly we stand united. To give a history such as the Class deserves would take many volumes. And, it is next to impossible to say anything about so glori- ous and extraordinary a Class as onrs is, in the space to which I am limited. And it is useless to attempt anything like doing justice. I almost wish the Class were less distinguished so that it could be barely possible to say something that would take in some of their attainments. At any rate, many of the individual members have gained distinction during their college career as orators, scholars, 66 REVEILLE. poets, athletes, sports, gamblers (on a small scale in secluded places), bums and preachers. And it is easy to see that a Class with snch ability and representation will cap the climax of all Classes that have gone out from under the stern supervision of Old Steve, and if we, as dignified Seniors, hold up our colors, as we have done in the past, our success is certain. As I am not allowed to write a volume on the Class itself, I will attempt to say nothing, practically, of it. When we have left the College halls, still shall our hearts beat as one, though we drift to the four winds of a boundless universe. Class t900 IHotto. Be Loyal and True to all Your Undertakings. Colors. Olive-Green, and White. i?ell. Raz-a-Dazzle, Razzle-Dazzle ! Boom-a-Luck-a-Bah ! Ninety-a-Naughty, Oh ! Two Naught, Naught ! Haste-oh-IIaste-Um ! 20 C.-a-Dawn ' en! A. and M. C. of 1900! Baker, T. W. Cook, J. 0. Craig, J. E. Davis, J. J. Diggs, G. W. Garner, A. W. Hairston, S. H. Agricultural Course. Halbert, Miss A. K. Hanisee, T. L. Minor, II. A. Mitchell, R. T. Munson, II. McKell, W. T. Peters, T. IT. Pou, R. W. Royals, T. E. Spalding, F. C. Steele, J. A. Thompson, I. G. Vest, J. P. Itlecltauical Course. Franklin, J. B. Lopez, A. Gallaway, Miss E. B. Stark, C. R. Welch, W. E. Young, II. G. George, J. Z. Crigler, A. S. IIerrington, F. Marsh, E. G. McCleland, V. T. Theriot, G. S. Irregulars. Olliphant, G. R. Noble, II. C. Robertson, P. W. Ruble, J. II. Ruble, S. II. Class (Officers. A. B. WILSON, T. H. HARRINGTON, E. R. ANDERSON, . B. B. MOSS E. L. DUKATE, Smith, A. C. L. Thorogood, G. M. Torrey, Y. H. Wilkinson, L. H. President Yice-President Secretary Treasurer Historian 3-lisIoru of Class of 1900. IT is a pleasant task for one to write a Class history and in some respects a trying one. Especially is the latter case true when the duty is of writing the history of such an excellent Class as that of nineteen hundred. Eight members of the present Sophomore Class entered the Col- lege in eighteen hundred and ninety-five and are now in their third year of college life. On entering College they saw fit to tender their services to the King of Prepdom, and they became loyal subjects of His Majesty. Well might we say that they have succeeded for to-day they stand forth as energetic and hard-working students, and no more are they subjects of King Prepdom, with the busy bee forever huzzing the sound of P-r-e-p into their ears ; but having risen in revolt they have overthrown that oppressive yoke, brushed away the buzzing bee from their ears, conquered the land of Ereshman, and reaping a rich harvest by so doing they stand to-day with their fellow-men, who met them in the land of the Ereshman, strong and united in the field of Sophomore. But, in considering the question of Class origin it would be proper to say that the Soph, rests upon the foundation formed in the Freshman year. Out of the one hundred and eighteen who were Freshmen, thirty-seven returned this session and are pursuing their work in the identical manner that Avon for them such distinction throughout the Freshman year. In speaking of the Class origin, however, it would be well-nigh impossible to fail to mention the fact that our Class has been perfected this session insomuch as we have acquired eight new members, and the Class is honored to have in it two of Mississippi ' s fairest daughters. In the young gentlemen who entered this session there are lacking none of those qualities which go to make up the Sophomore of to-day. Our Class life has had two hard blows thrust upon it during the seemingly short period of its career. God has seen fit to remove from our midst two of our classmates and friends (one death was acci- dental, the other occurring at the young gentleman ' s home), but we 72 REVEILLE. must not fee] sad forever, rather we must look for consolation to Tlim who look them from us, and then we can say, lie knoweth best. We have had an equal share of the honors that have boon allotted at different times to the various College Classes, and in more than one contest with our colleagues, the intelligent?? Juniors and Seniors, have we proved the victors. If we look at our literary societies we will readily see that our ! ' lass is well represented in this work. The base- ball and football teams all claim among their members Sophomores. So you see we are not behind in anything; studies, athletics and societies ; but are recognizing the fact that all these things go to make up the man, physically, morally and mentally. Our ( ' lass has two divisions, namely, the agricultural and mechanical, and both divisions have good students and are in a flour- ishing condition. From the view we took of the agricultural and mechanical courses it can be seen that we are advancing day by day to cherish the thought we all have in mind, to become some day the leading citizens of this grand old State of ours, her master mechanics, her chemists, and her farmers, the tillers of Mississippi ' s virgin soil. Aside from all this, that is the ( ' lass as a whole, I am only sorry that space is not afforded me to tell something about the members of the Class individually. The embodiment of the whole thought would be that in our ( ' lass we have the representatives of our State ' s best families and all show a sense of integrity that so becomes a Mississip- pian. As time speeds onward we hardly realize how fast we are approaching the close of our college career, and then we will leave the old halls and drift out on the wide sea of humanity leaving the untold future to complete our simple history. Though we leave our native State and go to the four corners of the earth, as we say, when we see the faces of our ( ' lass comrades it can not be but a ray of sunshine that will light up our pathway. Then we will remember our clays at the A. and M. and those happy, happy days when we were members of the Class we loved so well, the ( ' lass in which we had our little trials and troubles, our fates and fortunes, in other words, the Sophomore Class of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the class that closes with this greal century made up of those who wear with pride the olive- green and white. Class of 0t Colors. Orange and Purple. Hully-Roo ! Hully-Roo ! Hully-Roo ! sully-roo ! Uell. Rip ! Rah ! Zip! Bah! Hully-Roo ! Freshman, A. Hully-Roo- ' Ree ! and M. C. ! S. A. WALKER, L. a. S HELTON, W. D. JENKINS, Alston, W. Anderson, F. L. Anderson, L. T. Armistead, C. B. Bailey, F. L. Barrett, K. W. Bounds, J. E. Bourn, H. T. Brooks, C. W. Burgess, J. A. F. Burrage, C. H. Carothers, Miss L Cassedy, J. B. Catching, F. B. Chilton, H. S. Coats, E. B. Coats, J. M. Conner, E. L. Cook, C. H. Cox, D. H. CUTRER, H. E. Deas, F. H. Fairchild, J. W. Jenkins, A. B. Jenkins, W. D. Kinard, A. Crawford, D. H. Davenport, J. W. Davis, A. E. DlSMUKES, E. C. Doolittle, J. W. Drane, G. W. Farrar, A. K. Farr, D. L. Faulkner, B. J. Ferris, L. O. Ford, E. Q. Gibson. W. B. Gillespie, Miss L Gillis, L. Gholston, J. D. GUYTON, J. D. Hairston, E. Hannah, T. C. Hibau, L. Jack, W. W. Jacob, M. L. Jarnagin, H. L. Johnston, MissM.E. Lampton, C. L. Love, B. Luck, O E. Mallory, J. D. Martin, E. C. Miller, Miss E. B. Miller, MissB. M. Moore, T. H. MOREHEAD, H. L. Moss, 0. F. Munson, F. B. McKell, Miss A. B. Nelson, J. C. Newman, J M. Nisbit, W. M. Petty, A. Pou, J. F. President Vice-President Secretary Batliff, J. B. Bedditt, W. W. Eegister, J. C. Beynolds, H. H. Bobert, H. H. Bogers, J. E. Saunders, H. T. Shelton, L. G. Stratton, D. A. Stratton, J. K. Walker, S. A. Ware, Miss B. G. Welch, B. Z. Whitaker, A. M. Whittington, J. J. Williams, B. D. Wood, B. G. Woodruff, T. A. Yates, S. M. Yates, J. J. Irregulars. Marett, K. K. Maxwell, E. B. Money, J. D. Moore, J. S. McCrary, J. L. Nettles, J. Parker, F. W. Pou, G. L. Powell, F. B. Eeed, A. E. Bogers, B. B. Thetford, F. K. Thomas, O. W. Turner, J. H. Williams, S. B. Winston, H. L. Yeates, W. B. o I - CO mtstottj of ot IN collecting material from various parts of our commonwealth to prepare for the future duties of life, we have been selected to launch away on the great ship of state as the first Class of the twentieth century. We were once Preps., callous and gawky ; you could have told the species to which we belonged by looking at us; our uniforms did not fit; and we were either slouchy or tremend- ously stiff. We were regular members of the awkward squad, always had an engagement with the military department on Saturday after- noons. Reveille would invariably fail to wake us ; fall in would often blow too soon ; and the other three men in the set of fours would always get the wrong step. But like the evolution of some of the lower forms of life into the fully formed and perfect state, we come forth this session reinforced by new members and old ones found deficient, with our ranks swelled to a solid phalanx of eighty strong. Indeed our Class is a remark- able one in many ways, for, entering College two months later, we have been compelled to wade into the mysteries of quadratics, work- shop methods, English, agriculture, horticulture, and drawing with unusual rapidity, and it is generally conceded by the Faculty, student body at large, and especially by the Freshman Class, that we are a set of the brightest students that ever entered the College walls. The Prepish pillow-beating, toe-tieing, and extra walking engage- ments of last session, have given way to ideas of a more refined nature, and to-day we stand as a united band — Apostles of Science. None of our hearts have yet been thrilled by the presence of corporal chevrons, but no man living, save the President and Com- mandant, can tell what Commencement will bring forth. Ours is the first Class in the history of the college that has been honored by the presence of six young ladies. (We regret very much their extreme modesty in not having their pictures taken with us). 80 REVEILLE. Not only are we growing mentally, but evidences of our social nature, musical talent, and physical ability, crop out on I ' vcry hand. The College baseball nine is honored by six of our members and also, three of the five members of the cadet band arc members of the Class of L901. Our ( ' lass is the first that has been offered the J. Z. George scholarship, and this probably accounts for the untiring energy mani- fested by so many of our members in the preparation of their class- room work. With such a past, and such a present, the future alone can tell what time has in store for us. Preparatory Class. Alvis, M. W. Anderson, J. R. Bain, F. 13. Barrett, A. C. Bell, II. W. Berry, C. R. Berry, T. II. Beverley, L. G. Boatman, C. ( . Branum, L. I. Buchanan, T. T. Burkitt, B. Cam mack, R. S. Cleveland, W. .). Cochran, T. A. Cole, G. W. Cook, J. D. Cowan, R. C. Critz, I. C. Deane, J. B. Dickson, J. W. Elliott, C. B. Estes, C. E. Exum, R. L. Featherstone, C. D. Foss, R. II. Gibson, J. D. Grace, E. C. Gunn, W. R. IIammett, J. E. IIanisee, W. D. Hartness, W. D. Heidelberg, H. C. Henderson, J. W. Herod, T. J. IIlLBUBX, L. W. Howard, V. M. Hudson, F. Hull, E. J. HULLUM, L Jones, T. B. Kamper, F. A. Kittle, I. Kittle, R. Kittle, S. W. LOCKARD, M. M. Loftin, M. H. Lummis, R. E. Magee, II. A. Magruder, Miss K. H. Mann, C. D. May, W. A. Minga, A. A. McCann, J. II. McCarley, F. M. McDaniel, A. E. McDougale, R. B. McGaha, W. C. McKell, II. 8. McLemore, W. L. McLeod, W. I). Nason, G. T. Newman, E. S. Nolan, S. G. Patton, J. N. Patty, W. H. Parker, D. M. Ramsey, R. P. Rhodes, L. T. Richardson, R. G. Robert, J. J. Robert, S. A. Saunders, R. P. Smith, P. Tate, T. E. Terry, W. D. Theriot, R. M. TtlOROGOOD, W. TlNDALL, I). IT. Troth, R. W. Wainwrkuit, R, E. Washington, G. T. Washington, R, S. Weissinger, J. M. White, L. K White, W. E. WOOTAN, -I. L. Wylie, .1. W. Htstortj of the JJreps. T ■ ( ) be, or not to be, was the interrogatory at the beginning of the present session. To have to bear all the hardships and indignities of Pre]), life at a military institution or to return to the country school-master with his traditional rod, was the question. We chose the former and have survived. It is true thai we have had to carry coal for the tyrannical Seniors, that the Juniors have had a habit of borrowing all our spare change, tobacco and cigarettes, and that the lower classes are continually cast- ing insinuating looks at us when we eat more than three muffins, yet we have lived through if all, and stand forth to-day as living examples of that great law — the survival of the fittest. We are now just completing our course and will soon be out as full-fledged Freshmen, and candidates for corporalships. Though none of vis have ever proved ourselves orators, states- men or scholars, yet we are comforted by the thought, all things come to him who waits. The majority of us, no doubt, will return next session, and some of those who do not, will look hack over their Prep, career with pos- sibly a tinge of regret. Many more will live over those pleasant days at old A. and M. and sigh lor the merry shouts that still make the old halls ring with mirth and laughter- ' I ear old. old days fading away, ne ' er to return, never again. How to (Set it printed. I WISH to see the literary editor. The editorial room of the Reflector was empty, with the exception of the cadet whose duty it was to notify the business manager of the approach of bill collectors, and be under account to all who are in a pugilistic mood. This cadet was seated in the society and Young Men ' s Chris- tian Association editor ' s chair, with his feet on a stack of scented note paper, and in one inky hand he held a wienerwurst sandwich. ' The literary editor, said the youth, is in the laboratory writ- ing an account on Jane ' s examination papers. I do a little mind- reading myself and criticism also during his absence. Watch me call the turn on you. Your name is Jean, and that roll of paper under your arm, tied with a bine ribbon, is a story you want printed in the College Monthly. The visitor was a slender young man with rather long hair and the corner of a handkerchief visible above his breast pocket. He blushed deeply, and said : ' ' You are right about the story, but my name is not Jean, it is Reginald. It ' s all the same, said the youth in the chair. The regular nom de plume in this office for story-writers is Jean. Just sit down on that pile of papers and we will take up the story. The heroine ' s name is Mamie and she ' s in love with a poor artist, of course. Some- how, in stories girls never get mashed on the artist of any talent ; they are always poor ones. ISTow, along about the third chapter isn ' t there something of this kind ? ' Mamie ' s white fingers fluttered above the less fair keys of the grand piano, and tremulously there stole upon the air the beautiful theme expressed in Mendelssohn ' s Adagio Madura in the key of Gr minor. The count, standing by the piano with a look of evil triumph upon his Mephisto-like face, carelessly fingering in his pants pocket and drinking in the lovely strains of that marvelous melody, silently chewed a clove, while Arthur Ainsley, the poor artist, 86 REVEILLE. standing with his patched pants to the wall, took out a small pocket whetstone and ground his teeth in despair. ' ' I must confess that there is a scene somewhat resembling your description in the fourth chapter, said the visitor, wiping his brow, but you are wrong in sonic of the details. The heroine ' s name is not Mamie, and she plays Offenbach ' s Symphony in A minor, instead of the air you mention. I did not name the locality, said the critic, severely. It makes no difference whether the scene is laid in Asia Minor or the Artesia depot, that piano affair lias to be introduced some way. Now, I am on to yon in another place. Ten years ago, if your story had been written a little further along, Arthur Ainsley would have sprung from behind a lacier in the depths and rescued Mamie as the band of brigands, of which Count Schpielenstein was the leader in disguise, was bearing her off into the depths. Now, our reading public de- mands something different and you must cater to their wants. Take the advice of a sage one in these matters. Stop story-writing and take a course in dairy husbandry somewhere, or some practical science, and, perhaps, there will be standing room in the world assigned you. 1 believe I will do as you say, said the slim young man, and he rolled his MSS., tied the blue ribbon in a nice bow knot, and escaped just as t he literary editor came in and pulled off his half-ounce kid gloves. J ean. Wt n Bitter m b the Sttteet There are two paths for life ' s hurrying feet, In this we gather the bitter, in that the sweet, We look around, beneath, above, But look within, there the bitter rue or fragrant herb of Love. That scientist with heated brow, and bated breath Finds naught within the seething crucible but death ; This with the glow of sunshine in his heart Flings above it the rainbow arch of Love and calls it art. That philosopher scowls upon you with cold and cynic face, While this beams forth the effulgence of a godlike grace. This mariner plows the deep with buoyant, springing speed, Curbing with master hand his panting iron steed, Scanning the heavens with the higher attributes of Jove, Greeting every star with a reciproeant beam of love, Or with the destinies of men within his clasp Holds his ship as with a mighty, omnipotent grasp While that with failing leaden eye drawls back to his little native cot to die. See a fair, dimpled hand moving uncertainly through the circling scales Dropping from the ivory keys? She cries, I fail, I fail ; While this with true, strong hand masters the symphonies of art, And gives to the world, not music but her heart. Yonder leans a farmer slouching on the handles of his plow Overlooking the opportunities of the urgent now, But gazing with sullen and discontented mien Scorning his native for some distant scene, Picturing a gay, bright city across many a distant hill ; Ah, the bitter is in his heart, and there must linger still. But here a lithe young form stands upon his native soil Gathering the rich stores of loving, patient toil, He scans the cold, dead dust, grain by grain, Sees each atom replete with loss or gain, Reaps the one as by magic from a fairyland, 90 REVEILLE. Repairs the other with lavish beneficent hand. Here the wife ' s heart lies dead and cold Bartered and exchanged for the Midas ' touch of gold, There, she eats the bread of poverty and toil, But love supplies a never- failing cruise of oil, Overrunning her cup with joy and gladness, While here is the ceaseless monotone of woe and sadness, And so these two paths are trod by ever-moving feet, One faltering over the bitter, another stopping to pluck the sweet. This every grace of beauty, song and flower hath, Thorns and brambles choke the broad but bitter path. Here the serpent in his own green poison rages, There the bright emerald gleams with the gathered strength of ages. On and on run the two paths, each its separate way, In this the murky gloom, in that the light of day ; This y lilies, roses and violets is bound, In that piercing thorns are found ; In that people will turn their wayward feet, While Love, beckoning, calls to them, This path alone is sweet. ®he 3total 33 rink. [To the tune The Fatal Wedding. ] One evening on the baseball ground The Seniors did take part And they were full of something, too, That made them feel quite smart. They struck the ball with all their might, The bat it followed on, The Preps were dodging to and fro, To save their scalps from harm. The bugle blew and stopped our sport. The Sergeant gave fall in, The acting Major to his post — But knew not on what end, He gave command, but what command, We never could decide, The Captain on the right then gave Eight forward, left. Guide right. Choktjs. While the chapel bell was ringing, While the boys assembled there Steve did talk of drinking liquor, And on the Seniors he did rare ; Tempted by two little bottles, Furnished by a low-down Prep, Just a few more Senior privates Just a few more lost their rep. II. A committee, appointed long ago, The students knew not who, Were looking with great pleasure At the Seniors sporting so. On Monday morning a court was called, Consisting of but four, The Seniors were the guests, you bet. The charge was read, no guilt confessed, The sentence then was known, You ' re guilty of the facts set forth And you must leave for home. What proof have you? one Senior said, A Junior was bro ' t in, The Senior saw him, took his seat, He ' d had one drink with him. — Cho. BFA 7 EILLE. in. The students met and heard our case And laid we must not go, We cannot give you up, they said, For we will miss you so. The vote was cast, we boys were saved And happy is no name. The President heard, was shocked, he said, So we were lost again. A pledge was made to drink no more, And signed by Preps and all ; The Commandant took pity And he saved us from our fall. The President took our straps and jobs And placed us in the ranks, And there we ' 11 stay ' till Com. Day When we will have them blank. — Cho. 3V Christmas 05lx st. IT was Christmas eve of the year of 1893. School had closed for the holidays. I was one of the few unfortunates who remained at the College. To-night I had been into Starkville and was now hurrying back to the campus. I walked briskly; a shiver of something more than cold now and again ran over me. The night was not dark, but clouds hung in heavy drapery over the sky and the ragged half moon only at intervals looked coldly between the folds that almost hid the heavens. Other clouds, whiter and hanging lower, swept before the winter wind as pale and silent as fleeing phantoms. The rustle of dry leaves told the tale in murmuring tones of a vast and restless dead, while the barren trees sobbed in vain for their lost leaves, their singing summer children. I glanced almost fearfully across the graveyard that lay to my right — a gloomy piece of ground sparsely grown in evergreens, summer houses, and tombstones, with a good stand of conch shells, somewhat crowded by sedge grass. What conch shells are put in the graveyards for is not known, unless it is that the awak- ening dead may give an answering note to Gabriel ' s final call. Other things have been planted in graveyards, but they have not come up yet. At least, this was what I was hoping on that eventful night when 96 REVEILLE. every nocturnal sound brought a mental vision of the ghost of Ban- quo, of Hamlet ' s murdered sire, of wiil- ' o-the-wisps, and of grave- yard rabbits. Suddenly the old gate I had just passed, swung creaking on its rusty hinges and the sound of a man ' s footfall came to me. It had the seeming of one taking tremendous strides. I stopped and looked back ; a paroxysm of horror racked my form ; I staggered beneath a shock that well-nigh drove me wild. Down the incline behind me came with steady step the single foot and leg of a man. I was fixed to the earth ; I quivered in every part with the spasmodic action of terror. As the limb came nearer I saw that it acted in concert with a shadowy form, a man ' s ghost complete in all, save for the possession of this material limb. When the phantom came up to me, I perceived a grin of satisfac- tion spread over his pallid face. He was half amused, half pleased, at my condition. He said, with something of a chuckle: I am glad to find a man in my route polite enough to wait for my company. All that I have hitherto come up with have left me without ceremony; and maybe you would not think it, but the laziest fellow that I have seen the last ten years was in too much haste to give me the least direc- tion about my road. To these remarks I only replied by rattling my teeth. The ghost suggested a chew of tobacco, lest 1 incurred the necessity of dental at- tention. Noticing then that I was regaining color and gathering my faculties for immediate movement, he took a more serious tone. Stay, he said; there is nothing to dread in me; I am only a wretched and wandering spirit ; I am harmless and friendly ; you, perhaps, may do me a great favor, and it is beyond my power to do you harm. Who are you ? I asked, still trembling, though somewhat relieved to hear my new friend discourse in so practical a manner. I am the spirit of an old one-legged man who departed this life some ten years ago. You may not know it, but when a man dies his ghost has to collect any parts that may be missing and convey them to the grave before he has the privilege to go free. For ten years I have been wearing this infernal meat leg because I have lost track of mv old carcass. Thai happened in this way: You see, when a man kicks the pail, his spirit goes at once to ghost-land to report the mat- ter. If, then, there be any missing parts, he goes back in quest of REVEILLE. 97 them, and, as I said, when he has taken them back to his carcass, he is free until the final day. Dad gum it ! What ' s hurting me is I am afraid that I am going to lose all of my holiday looking for that cussed frame work of mine. I ought to be having a good time now, because something hot is going to come when this vacation is out. I asked him if he expected to take a summer course. He said, grimly, that he was going to take a course in forging, under Professor Lucifer, where instruction was only given during the warm season. Why, I said, you are not going to hades ? Yes; I can ' t get out of it; my carcass was an army officer. No, said I; I suppose there can be no chance for you. But to be on with my story. He said: When I found my leg, two of the toes were missing, and it took me six months to get them back. When I got back to where the body had been buried it was gone. Other spirits told all sorts of tales about it; some said conjure doctors dug it up ; others said rich kin came and moved it. So I was just clean off the track. I Lave been tramping all over this part of the world, carrying this leg with me. A meat leg ain ' t the thing for a ghost. It is the unhandiest thing you ever saw. I thought that one looked not at all handy; that it had rather a footy appearance. You see a ghost is made of light material ; he can float in the wind, ride the clouds, and pass like ether through granite walls and mountain barriers. A free ghost can take toboggan slides on the moonbeam ' s slant; may dance unscathed in the fury of the wildest flame, and sport with glee amid the turmoil of the cyclone. But what can one in my fix do? Only walk, with this denied leg that can do nothing but walk. Many a time, when I have been in a tight place, and could have passed out through a wall, I have had to raise a window to get this thing out. Why, sir, once I had to pull down a rail fence, just because this leg had a spell of rheumatism. This is a contrary leg, too; it is just like it was when my carcass had it. It can ' t any- more pass a dog without kicking him than you can keep out of a hen roost, sir. My carcass used to be very fond of music, and to this day if I come in hearing of a fiddle, this foot will stop and pat till the music winds up. One night I passed, or tried to pass, a house where they were having a break-down dance, and that foot patted right there in the big road plum up to the crack of dawn. 98 REVEILLE. Well, can ' t you control the limb? Control, the devil! How is a ghost going to control all of that? Once I came in company with a nigger ghost that had two meat legs, and it was what you might call a sure enough treat to see a rabbit get up before that ghost. Then talk about your control. L heard of another nigger ghost that had two meat arms, and they say he couldn ' t navel through the woods at all in the fall of the year because those arms of his would climb every tree that had a fox grapevine on it. This leg has to be clothed, too, and it actually hurts me, the amount of stealing I have to do for it. No more than last week I broke up a Methodist revival by stealing the leg off the preacher ' s ' go-to-meetin ' ' pants; and fifty miles west of here there is a poor old farmer wearing odd shoes because I had to have this boot. It is often afflicted with corns and bunions, to say nothing of in- growing toe-nails. These give me much trouble ; and in the last ten years I have broken into at least fifty drugstores and robbed twenty- two patent medicine men to get curatives for the afflictions named. No, sir; a ghost with a meat leg is not as good as an ordinary tramp; he has not half the privileges and none of the pleasures. I had rather be in Coxey ' s army. I have read the inscription on nearly ev. ;y tombstone in the United States, and have been down into every doubtful grave that I have ever seen, and not a trace or track have I of my carcass. I have given up graveyards now. I only stopped in there a while ago to see if some fellow spirits might be lurking about. My rounds henceforth shall be between medical schools and colleges. In these places one at least finds congenial company. Ghosts flock to such places. It may be that I will find my body only in small pieces at a time. If this be the case, I will have to wear each part until I make up the whole. This sort of business gets a ghost mixed. 1 once knew one to pack a ninety-nine pound abdomen for five years before he found out that it was not his property. I saw two ghosts fight once about a set of teeth before they found out that they were false. Some right complicated cases come up at times. If a part has changed form and gone into vegetable construction, or even into dumb brutes, the ghost may claim his part, and Nature will yield to his demands. There was once a whole stack of hay made to dwindle down just to give up a few scalps which had been left there by an REVEILLE. 99 Indian war party and had gone to grass. If, however, your material ever makes its way into another man, you are going to have trouble. I once knew of a man ' s leg being buried too shallow. It passed into the form of grass and was then assimilated by a certain ox. The ox passed into the gentle hand of the butcher, and the material of that man ' s leg was distributed among two hundred and two human beings, seven bull dogs, and five Chinamen, all in one morning. In due time the ghost came around to claim his material. Mature told him that he was too late for the bulk of it, but that he might have what the bull dogs and the Chinamen had. The ghost curled up his nose and said he would not have material that had been put to such use. Now, just between you and me, my friend, there is going to be trouble when the last trumpet sounds. There are too many men being made these days of second-, third-, and even down to the fif- teenth-hand material. There is going to be confusion and lots of it. It wouldn ' t be so bad if one man ' s frame is just handed over complete to the next one and used by him and passed on to another fellow, and so on down ; but it ain ' t that way; the material of one man ' s carcass may have been made up by contributions from a thousand other car- casses, while that carcass may in time be distributed among a thous- and more. Why, think of it! Suppose at judgment day your material is being held by a thousand men, and you have a thousand more at your heels demanding what you have had of theirs. What chance will you have of getting a carcass together, or of keeping one after you get it. Look here, old man ! I said, I know that all of these things that you are saying must be so, but I am not as much interested in that line as jo are, and I don ' t think you display the proper taste in keep- ing a fellow out in the cold so long to hear you talk shop. The ghost east a glance at me so full of pitiful reproach that I was sorry for what I had said, and told him he would find a gentle- man on the campus that would talk to him until daybreak, if he would only say uhmhoo at midnight. His face brightened with a smile, and he inquired the name of the talkative man. I told him that it was Mr. Nesom, the night watchman. A look of anger clouded his countenance, and he said, with much bitterness, that he saw I bore no good feeling toward him. He said, further, that he only liked to talk with men who allowed him a word at least once an hour. He seemed 100 REVEILLE. to think he knew the watchman, but I alwavs thought he had in mind another man. During the lull that followed this little spell of anger on the part of the ghost, I said : ' Well, good-bye, I hope yon much success; and I turned to leave him. Hold on ! he said, I am on my way to the College to take a look at that skeleton you have out there, and I will walk with you. It will astonish you, too, to see how my foot keeps step. So we trod off together. It was gloomy business, I tell you, marching along with that mysterious figure, silent in every movement save for the stroke of his terrible foot. In due time we arrived at the campus. Only those who haA r e remained at the College during holidays know what a death-like gloom hangs over the place. The long halls of the barracks are so dark that one must grope his way. A slamming door or a wind-shaken sash now and then disturb the stillness and startle some half frightened fellow who has lingered amid such sombre scenes to dream in despond- ing spirit of happiness at home. Imagine my feelings as I drew near a place so lonely in company with my spectre friend; and to-night was unusually dismal. Never before had the world been so blighted. The trees seemed wild and raving as they rocked and sobbed in the midnight wind, raising their shivering, naked arms to heaven, clutching at the vacancy above as in an agony of despair. The slated roof of the barracks faintly glim- mered in the murky moonlight, the walls rose cold and frowning, while the blank windows gazed on the world with the fixed and vacant stare of a dead man ' s eyes. Here and there a solitary light shot its glare into the darker surroundings, onlv to make the scene more weird and to suggest visions of ghouls or wizards in habitations thus lonely. When we had arrived at the foot of B Company steps, I said: You will find the skeleton there in the museum; good night. Hold on ! said my friend, you must go in there with me. The devil, you say ! Yes; you must open the door for me and be present at my interview. I Ml be blamed if I do ! REVEILLE. 101 Then, my friend, I will go up to your room and stay with you to-night. I don ' t need much room myself, and I suppose we can make the leg comfortable, both of us in the same bed. I looked at the ghost horror-struck. Yes, sir; he said, if you don ' t go down and let me in and show me through the museum, I will stay until to-morrow, when I can get in, and in the meantime I will be your guest and bed-fellow. That settled me; I resolved to show the ghost through the museum. Do not think, though, gentle reader, that I went without an effort. The museum at the A. and M. is the west end of a long basement, and leading to it is a hallway that can get dark enough to make the exhibition that Moses gave along that line look like a torch- light procession. To ramble in basements with ghosts at midnight is not pleasant and especially was this so in my case, for my friend stumped his mor- tal toe from time to time and made ejaculations acordingly. There are few locks. that will stop the average A. and M. man, so the ghost and I were soon within the museum. There is something about a ghost that acts on dead things like an electric current does on magnets. The minute the ghost stepped into the museum there passed over every dead thing in it, a momentary thrill of life. The fish in the jars splashed the alcohol with their tails; the sea-serpent skeleton raised its first link and hissed as nobly as it could have done in the reptilian age; the horse skeleton neighed, whirled about, and kicked the gable end of the cow so hard that her 7 O rafters rattled. The cow, in turn, curled her five joints of tail as near upon her back as possible, lowered her head, pawed the floor a time or two, and bellowed melodiously; while the deformed calf made a spluttering response from his alcoholic prison. Don ' t think all this was amusing; no, it was awful; my teeth rattled until my jaws uncoupled. The impulse was gone in a moment, though, and all was still again. I showed the ghost into the back room where the skeleton was kept. Upon seeing the tall skeleton case, he ordered me to open it. The skeleton, hanging by a hook and ring attached to its head, swung around and looked at me with an unpleasant gaze and then slowly turned a cold shoulder. In turning thus, he beheld the ghost. A look of intense surprise was his first manifestation, then glancing down at his unclad person, an expression of shame distorted his countenance; 102 REVEILLE. he clutched at the door of his box that he might protect himself from the gaze of the ghost. Seeing what a situation he was in, I forgot my fright long enough to throw my mackintosh over his bony shoulders. Then, by drawing up his feet, the skeleton presented quite a modest appearance. The tremor of embarrassment having passed away, the skeleton smiled cordially and extended a hand of welcome to the ghost. He laughed until his limbs dangled like the appendages of a mammoth jumping-] ack when he beheld my friend ' s material leg. I noticed that he looked somewhat ashamed of himself for being in such a plight. At first a series of dry grins followed each other around toward his neck ' ; then his brow clouded and he cast a reproachful glance at the hilarious skeleton who could thus laugh in the presence of affliction. This touched the skeleton, for he closed his jaws down tight, and after a suppressed snicker or two. said to the ghost in pathetic tone that he was sorry to have forgotten etiquette and kindness. The ghost accepted the apology, but he did not seem at ease after that. Instead of entering on the subject of his business, he talked awkwardly with the skeleton about the weather, telling him what a great; thing it was to lie so comfortably housed in such a time. Then they branched into the discussion of religious matters. The ghost said il must be pleasant to live in a museum. lie likened the skeleton unto Adam in the Garden of Helen, holding dominion over all manner of beasts; he also saw a strong resemblance in the position of the skele- ton to that of Noah. The skeleton could not see that he resembled man in his primitive happiness, inasmuch as he had no companion. What is the matter with my company 1 inquired the skull from under a table in the opposite side of the room. Shut up, eTohn; you presumptions piece of scattered humanity, cu know I don ' t acknowledge you in the presence of company. The skeleton said, by way of explanation to the ghost, that this isolated skull, having no other organ to take exercise with than his mouth, used that to an extent that meant persecution to those around him. This remark, thrown in by the skull, made me want the open air again, so I told the ghost that he must come to business, or let me go without him. REVEILLE. 103 The skeleton looked at me in a scornful way and asked the ghost how he came to be in such bad company. The ghost stammered a little and then told the skeleton his mission. He said: I stopped in to see if yon could be the frame of my carcass; and now I want to examine your lower appendages to see if my material limb has not been cheated out of a rightful place on your person by lawless substitution. A shriek of feminine horror escaped the skeleton. Sir, he said, yon are dealing with the skeleton of a lady, and 1 feel shocked at the indignity yon oiler me. The ghost gave one ghastly look at the blushing face of the offended female and then turned upon me black with anger. He mut- tered something about my having gotten him into this situation, and I turned around to go because I thought everything was over now; but I was wrong, it was not quite over. The ghost raised up on his ghost foot and brought me a kick with his man foot that drove me against the wall ten feet away, where I fell senseless, to remain until morn- ing. Is what I ha ve told yon true ? Every word of it. Have I proof? Plenty of it. The next morning there I lay by the wall; my mackintosh was on the skeleton, and the ghost ' s track was on me right where he had made it. All through the museum bottles were turned over and glass cases were cracked where the different birds, beasts, and fishes had cut the pigeonwing when the ghost had made his appearance. No matter what kind of trouble a man may have in this world, people always blame him and say hard things about him, even when he gets into it trying to help others. The boys all said I went down into the museum to get the alcohol that the different varmints down there are put away in. In justify- ing myself I point to my proofs — but, kind friends, if you want to keep ghost tracks off your person and bad spots off your reputation, don ' t get mixed up with spirits at Christmas time. Prof ' s ' Oh, what will the A. and M. College do ! When old get the Preps that are now so new, When Stevie ' s jokes fail, And Billy gets stale. Then what will the A. and M. College do? Oil, what will the A. and M. College do When a Freshman gets his lordly due, When Herbert gets fast, And Kilgore has passed. Then what will the A. and M. College do? Oh, what will the A. and M. College do ! When the Sophomore is tiresome — too, too too, When Eckie is drowned, And Dill has been downed. Then what will the A. and M. College do ? Oh, what will the A. and M. College do ! When the Juniors no longer are really true, When Buzz runs crazy, And Jimmie turns lazy. Then what will the A. and M. College do ? Oh, what will the A. and M. College do ! When those that now sport as great Seniors are few, When Herick ' s a mustache, And Spunk makes a mash, Then what will the A. and M. College do ? Oh, what will the A. and M. College do ! When the tutes all die in a measly crew, When Baldy gets grey, And Jess has his way. Then what will the A. and M. College do ? Oh ! what will the A. and M. College do ! When the faculty gets in the deuce of a stew, When Robert cures horses, And Wiechardt has bosses. Then what will the A. and M. College do ? Yes, what will the A. and M. College do ! When the only eagle in the air isn ' t you, When youths of renown, In your places sit down. Say, what will the A. and M. College do ? Tall oaks from little acorns grow, Large streams from little fountains flow. THIS old quotation tells very fittingly the history of The Col- lege Reflector. Its beginning was somewhat obscure; it came into the world unheralded and unsung. A small band of faith- ful, ardent members of the Dialectic Society, headed by John J. Hug- gins, the poet of the class of 1885, introduced to the local readers a very modest, unpretentious sheet, known as the Dialectic Reflector. In 1888 the Dialectic and Philotechnic societies, having largely out- grown old jealousies and strifes, decided to unite in publishing jointly a college journal. They met with nothing but encouragement at first, and had little trouble in getting out a very neat little journal, which they called The College Reflector. The career of the journal has been a check- ered one, and on no small number of occasions has been the source of sore annoyance and vexation of spirit to its editors. These editors, like all other editors, believe strongly in the freedom of the press, and like many another editor, some of the editors of The Reflector found that freedom of the press in theory was quite a different thing from the practical application of the theory. It is even rumored that freedom of sp eech through the columns of The Reflector was the cause of dreadful calamity to the editor; it caused his chosen fair one to give him the mitten, thus the story has it that a blighted (?) life is directly chargeable to The Reflector. In spite of various hindrances, not the least of which was financial embarrassment, the popular journal flourished. From the first it was popular with the entire student body, and the positions of business manager and editor of The Reflector were much sought by members of the Junior and Senior Classes. By some these positions were sought because they brought passes over the local lines, and mem- bership in the Press Association of the State; by others they were sought because they furnished opportunity for such writers as Kit, Ralph Random, Raymond Ross, and Josh Wellington to secure eager, anxious readers for their most entertaining essays and writings. During the present session The Reflector has taken on a de- cidedly more attractive appearance, and its managers hope to continue to improve it. They hope to make it reflect more fully than ever heretofore the college — its workings, its progress — and to have it con- tain such news items of a local nature as will be of interest to the student body, the members of the Faculty and the Alumni Association. Htf e dialectic Society INTIMATELY associated with the work of every college, is the organization and maintenance of one or more literary societies organized and maintained by the students themselves, separate and distinct from any official connection with the college of which they are a part, The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mis- sissippi, has been no exception to this general rule. The Dialectic Society was organized during the first collegiate year and has been in successful operation ever since. Her charter members are some of the most eminent graduates of the college and she can claim as members, a fair share of the distinguished that the college has turned out. The purpose and object of the society has been to train the mem- bers in the art of public speaking, ready debate, parliamentary usage, as well as to cultivate a love for literature in general. The order of exercises are earned on in a manner similar to most organizations of the kind and consists of weekly meetings held in their hall, with a public meeting held in the College Chapel during each term of the collegiate year. The College, several years ago, presented the society with a beau- tiful hall, which has since been fitted up by the members, with chairs, desks, and everything necessary for their convenience and comfort, A good start has been made toward a library, and new volumes are being- added every year. They have inscribed on their banner, as a motto, the word, Ex- celsior, which has always served as an incentive to its members for earnest work and love for the organization. May her unfurled banner, flaunting the motto, wave over the society in a future even more successful than the past, W e PfiHotcdintc Society 0] T November 20, 1880, Messrs. R. M Beattie, J. II. Pearson. R. T. Brownrigg, W. II. Bardwell and II. II. Lee, met in one of the section-rooms and organized the Philotechnic Society. Mr. R. M. Beattie was elected president and it was under his .vise administration that the basis of this society was laid. Hie meetings Avert- held for a short time in the various section- rooms, but its growth was so rapid that it soon became necessary to build a large hall in which to hold its meetings. After seven years of prosperity, the building was burned and the society was placed at great disadvantage until a new building could be erected. But, with this exception, the society has enjoyed great prosperity since its organiza- tion eighteen years ago. The exercises are varied — the object being to make the members familiar wit h I he different lines of work not usually taught in the Col- lege course. The society awards a medal to the host declaimer in the Fresh- man and Preparatory (lass each session. In addition to this the Alumni aives a medal each session to the winner in a contesting debate between a member of the Junior Class, selected from each society. The society at present is doing excellent work, and we trust thai her record in the future will lie equal, if it does not exceed, that of the past. We think that it will call up many fond recollections among the Alumni to see the names of the anniversarians of the society. Anni- versarians: Dunbar Rowland, 8. A. Morris, Eugene Montgomery, J. C. Herbert, E. L. Robins, R. L. White, C. F. Bookout, J. S. Meng, W. E. Utter-back, Sam Montgomery, D. C. Hull, T. W. Armistead, K C. Williamson, T. P. Guyton. We trust that this short article will suffice to give the reader a clear insight into the workings of the Philotechnic Society. G. H. A. I ?. % riSs. •• v. frc H. at c A. THE Young Men ' s Christian Association was organized in this College in the fall of 1882, with Mr. B. M. Walker president and Mr. B. Irby ; vice-president. Tlie meetings were held at that time in the hall of the Dialectic Society, situated over the old mess-hall. This building being des- troyed by fire in 1888, a new one for the exclusive use of the associa- tion, and the two literary societies was erected in 1889. The commodious room allotted to the Association has within the past four years been thoroughly furnished, and now has a seating capacity of one hundred and fifty. In the early part of the present session the vacant space in the rear of the hall was fitted up with the latest parlor games as a recrea- tion room. This has become quite a favorite resort wi th many of the students during their idle moments, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. The Association has for several years derived much benefit from sending several of its leading members as delegates to the State con- ventions, but it was not till the session of 1895 and 1896, that it fell in line with the foremost colleges of the South and sent three of its mem- bers to the Summer Training School at Knoxville, Tennessee. The good effects of this movement soon manifested itself in the increased efficiency of the work, and in the successful operation of two Bible-classes, taught by students who had received their training in the Summer School. Besides the Bible-classes the Association holds two services each week, one, a prayer-meeting, on Wednesday night, and the regular meeting on Sabbath afternoon. That the Young Men ' s Christian Association is a power for good in the College is fully recognized by both the President and members of the Faculty. Much of its success is due to the constant encourage- ment and support received from them individually and as a body. I-tc Sins Seen 3HUs tUnlerloo. iinl patch- Oh, victim of a cruel fate, How came totliee this lowered estate, To thee who in thy proud array, Once ruled a four with fearful sway. How came this dismal change to pass, That brings thee thus to hit the grass ? Thou who in confinement slept, Now meetest tasks that must be stepped. Ah, sad it is that never more Thou ' lt pose before the mess-hall door, And there in martial belted state Quell disorder and stick the late. Friend, indeed we know it ' s hard That thou no more dost post the guard, That thou must do like trodden preps, With humble heart and moderate steps. So lower, then, thy haughty head, And soften, too, thy heavy tread ; The frown that sits upon thy brow Hath not imperial power now. Hero, thine is a fallen star, For thou hast lost each golden bar That told thy glory from afar, And in its stead thou bearest a scar. Prize not fame nor power too high, For oft our fondest hopes must die, And in this world of shifting scenes Even Corporals are not evergreens. Selected from an old Reflector. V «.CkTOT I m o o r c: CD ®hc GSlee Club. TIIK (J lee (Mul) was reorganized this session by Ir. ,T. Z. George, its able president, and under his superior management, together with the combined efforts of its several members, it has proved a greater success than was anticipated. The organization has worked under many disadvantages, the greatest of which, is the short session and limited time it has had to devote to its development. The music rendered by the club consists of instrumental pieces and the latest songs of the day. It has been a source of great pleasure to its different members, and to all who have had the good fortune to attend its entertainments. Its members are as follows: L. llibou, first violin; Y. II. Tony, second violin; d. Z. George, third violin; I. D. Sessnms, bass violin; E. d. Hull, mandolin, U. M. Bacot, first guitar; R. G. Hand, second guitar; AW W. Rogers, triangle. Quar- tette: J. Z. George, I. I). Sessnms, W. W. Rogers, U. M. Bacot, It is a source of deep regret by the club that Mr. L. Hibou, the first violin, was away from the College at the time the picture was taken. The ladies on the campus always respond to the serenades of the club, which are highly appreciated, and which tends to a great degree to keep lip the interest in the organization. SE (Officers. M. W. Chapman Manager. I. D. Sessums Treasurer. W. H. Kier. deception Committee. R. Ci. Hand. W. W. Rogers. (Committee ou limitations. T. H. Harrington. S. H. Rubel. Tloor (Committee. G. E. Teunisson. H. T. Saunders. W. H. Batte. M. W. Chapman. W. H. Batte. R. G. Hand. H. T. Saunders. Jit embers. L. Hi I.I.IAI. T. H. Harrington, W. D. Jenkins. I. D. Sessums. W. H. KiER. W. W. Rogers. S. H. Rubel. G. E. Teunisson. Tinal Hop. Tuesday, June 28th, 1898, Opera House, Starkville. m T3 P. B. Club. ORGANIZED in the early days of the college. Purpose, amusement. Number of members, unknown. Number of members in good standing, who attend regularly, 25. The above picture represents a detail appointed to furnish amusement for the gang for the week ending March 1:5, 1898, paying a call on one of its sincere friends. No cards. It has no captain, for each man knows his duty and stands ready for action without com- mand. The detail is composed of the following distinguished gentle- men: Pillow swingers, Mandy Chapman, Johnny McNeil, Military Ilearon, Shag Kier; bumper, Turk Jenkins; toe-jerker, Deacon Price; Teunisson, string attacher and grand giver of the signal for action. The members of this band are known to be brave men and true, for they have all passed through many daring feats and have not been found wanting, except when the commandant or the offieer-of-the-day wanted them. Some of them have won places of high honor and are known to be authority on anything in their line. Their motto is: We are no respecter of persons. ITee Oiumo of HUississippi Agricultural ouo ilUch.Tiiicnl College. Ra ! raw ! ree ! A. and M. C. ! Ka law ! Ra raw ! Hoop la ! Lee Guard ! ! ! THE Lee Guard, the crack military organization of the State, had its origin in the early history of the ( lollege. It took its name in honor of onr beloved President, one of the noted leaders of our late war, and has ever been the pride of our institution. It is composed of the best military element in the entire student body, and is thus incentive for the cadet to assume a correct carriage and to become the best soldier possible. The officers, elected at the beginning of each session, from the two upper classes, do all in their power to keep up a lively interest in the command, and seldom fail to produce a company that would do honor to any miltary organization. The company is indebted to their Sponsor and Maids of Honor for their sincei ' e interest in its progress, and for many evenings of en- joyment that tend to break the monotony of college life. At the annual State Encampment the Lee Guard is the favor- ite from reveille to taps ' and always leave with the admiration and best wishes of the entire assembty. (Officers. M. W. ' IIAPMAN ( Al TAIN. (i. E. TEITXISSOX First Lieutenant. W. II. IvIEE Second Lieutenant. I. I). SESUMS First Sergeant. T. II. HAERLNGTOX Second Sergeant. E. G. PRICE Third Sergeant. Sponsor. Miss Blossie Yeates, of Starkville. ill. -ii 6s of Honor. Miss Kathryn Montgomery and Miss Annie Montgomery, of Starkville. Colors. Old Gold and Royal Purple. o I V ' - gW M 1Eft  illiCnnnhl Marauders; or t t Cock ' s Cast Crow. THE following article, written for The Reflector, in ' 89, shows at what an early date the crusades against the barnyard fowl were set on foot; the characters have been changed to snit th e occasion. ' T was midnight ' s holy hour, and silence reigned supreme. All was dark and still around the campus. The lonely underwriter was standing in the shadows admiring the beauties of the moon, which was not. Suddenly he hears a stealthy footstep and a ghostly form emerges from the obscurity of the surrounding darkness. It advances and Hummer stands revealed. Then from the awful gloom other forms come forth, until the whole Senior Class is arranged around its leader, J. W. Peters. The scene is weird and wild. No sound breaks the stillness, save the hoot of the far-off owl or the chirp of an occasional cricket. In a few words Peters harangues his class. He spoke thus : Friends, Seniors, and fellow thieves, we come to borrow the chicken, not to steal him. The evil of chickens lives after them, the good is oft interred within our stomachs. In yonder wayside fowl house there dwells a lordly cock. His ancestor caused the great Saint Peter to thrice deny our Lord. He should lie masticated and con- sumed for his felony. But Chapman says he is very tough, and Chapman is an honorable man. Once again I swear the eternal chicken shall be chewed. He ceased. We formed into line with military precision. Charge, Ivier, charge! On Teunisson, on, were the words of command. As we moved off some one muttered : Thou too move on, O class of H-l, Move on, O Seniors, strong and well. jSTot a word was heard, not a laughing note, With Apologies to the Author. 134 REVEILLE.. Arrived on the scene, we ascertained that it was All quiet around the old hen house to-night. After reconnoitering the ground we discovered one old rooster perched on a lofty beam, whose master had Let him alone in his glory. After some altercation, it was decided that Chapman should go forward and seize the sleeping chanticleer. The selected man crept forward under the cover of the shadows. A soul-hilling word hurst from his lips as lie collided with the business end of a rail. At last- he stood directly beneath the Lord of the barn yard. lie stretched forth his hand to grasp the prize, but started back in affright, for at that moment the fowl lifted his kingly head and loudly crew. lint it was his last; there was a smothered squall, a flutter of wings, and the noble bird was safe under Chapman ' s coat. Our friend joined us, his face wreathed in smiles of triumph. Our prize secured, we turned homeward. We soon arrived at the dormitory and began to discuss the best means to prepare the fowl. Finally it was agreed that, as we all could not get in one room, that llearon, limine and the writer should go in and cook it for the class. In about an hour the feast was ready. When we were just about to invite the class in to the feast, llearon rose ;iik| said, Friends, I come not here to starve. Ye know too will 1 he story of our hunger. We are hungrv. ' fin- bright sun fises in his course ami lights a hungry trio. He sets and his last beam rests on a hungry trio. lie finished; we looked at Hearoii, llearon looked at us. Greed was in one eye — fear of the Seniors in the other. The eye of greed began to brighten, the eye of fear grew dim. hike Caesar, we hesitated and then crossed the Rubicon. We grabbed that chicken and ate it in three minutes. The class having become impatient, came trooping in. When they saw the remains their faces were blanker than an ugly girl ' s tab- let at a ball. They cried, Piece ! piece ! and there was no piece. T Athletics. 1 1 E advancement of the athletics of a college depends, to a large extent, upon the age of that institution, and as the A. and M. was founded only eighteen years ago, a great record in the athletic arena could not be expected. It is, however, very gratifying to note that each year more attention is being paid to the physical development of the cadets. The military training, under the direct supervision of an army officer, is a thorough and systematic course in physical culture. The morning drill, or setting-up exercise, besides having a marked effect on the carriage and general appearance of the cadet, brings into play nearly every muscle of the body and produces a physique most formid- able in all classes of athletics. Boxing, as a source of amusement, is rapidly winning its way to the front, as one of the chief features in the athletics of this institution. During the winter months, it is probably engaged in to a greater extent than any other form of exercise, and we hope to see, within a short time, a regularly organized class under an instructor. Up to the present time, very little interest has been shown in football. We hope that this line of athletics will not be long in estab- lishing its favor among the students. In the last few years, tennis has received an impetus that can scarcely be accounted for, and the number of courts on the grounds has greatly increased. The championship between the Faculty and students is a much- sough t-f or honor, and great has been the excitement at these memorable games. On the diamond, the A. and M. makes up for her deficiency in other athletic sports. As soon as the season opens, class teams are rapidly organized and the hotly contested games are sources of much excitement. From the different class teams, the College team is selected. A close competition for places is always to be found. A number of brilliant games have been played by the different teams of 136 BEVEILLE. the College, especially the one with the University of Mississippi, in ' 97, which was won by us with a score of 5 to 3. As yet onr College has failed to appreciate the importance of a gymnasium. A number of the Faculty see the need of one, and we hope, by the combined efforts of the students, to elevate the whole plane of the athletics of our College. 00 co m CO Baseball Wtmn I. D. Skssums Manager. J. Y. McNiEE Captain. T. H. Harrington Secretary and Treasurer. H. T. Saunders, Catcher. J. Y. McNiee, Pitcher. T. H. Harrington, First Base. H. L. Patty, Second Base. F. Harrington, Third Base. F. W. Parker, Short Stop. F. H. Deas, Center Field. E. C. Martin, Right Field. G. W. Drane, Left Field. llccord for the 3ast 3Mue Jenrs. 1832-93. A. M. vs. University of Mississippi, . . 6 to 3. A. M. vs. University of Mississippi, . . 1 to 1. 1893-94. No games. 1894-95. A. M. vs. University of Mississippi, . . 5 to 5. 1895-98. A. M. vs. University of Alabama, ... 3 to 9. A. M. vs. University of Alabama, ... 2 to 11. t89B-97. A. M. vs. St. Thomas Hall, 24 to 7. A. M. vs. University of Mississippi, . 5 to 2. ¥ ++ ¥ ! Twinkle Twinkle little star How 1 wonder what you are, Up above the world not higher Than a diamond or a liar. And when this vast audience has set Until their cheeks with tears are wet, Then you may show your little light And twinkle here to-night. And if they were in the dark, I ' m sure they ' d thank you for your spark, For they could not see which waj r to come, If you did not twinkle some. If any of the boys were on a lark, I know they ' d thank you for your spark — To light their way and calm their sense, So they wouldn ' t run into a barbed wire fence. UUnu led ; A girl — Wilkinson. A partner in electricity — Robertson. To know the origin of Hammet. A rocker off of the cradle of the deep. To know why Mr. 1). M. Parker is so handsome. To know why the Sophs. didn ' t want the young lady students in the class picture. To know why Mr. J. Zebulon George is not in love. To know where Mr. S. Lee stopped while in Aberdeen. To know who tied the new style flag to the flag-pole. To know how Professor Herrick can sport such a heavy mous- tache. To know how much oil it takes for one of those arc lights in West Point. — A Prep. What is going to happen next? Professor White has gone and married. Professor Herbert lias bought him a new horse and buggy on the installment plan, and all of the rest of the professors are not in it. W. J. Bryan lias been to West Point and General Lee has at last found the moral sentiment of the student-body. However, there are a few old sports like Mr. Galloway, Professor J. Samuel Moore, and Professor (?) Barnett still on the campus; while there are many famous men ' s namesakes in the dormitory, such as Grover Cleveland, Senator George, Senator Money, Senator Vest, and a Governor Stone. Professor Herrick, to Mr. McNeill: Well, Mr. McNeill, don ' t be afraid of a snake; remember that yon are a Christian Scientist. Mr. McNeill: That ' s so Professor, but the snake doesn ' t know it. U 2 REVEILLE. Professor Magruder, to Mr. Ruble: Mr. Ruble, get up and tell me what the lesson is about. Mr. Ruble: It ' s about ten pages, Professor. 1 didn ' t get quite over it. A subscriber of Reflector to editor: The manager is sick, eh? What ' s the matter with Jiiui ( Editor: Indigestion, 1 suppose. General Lee sent for liim this morninc 1 and made him eat lus words. The folloAving was found iu ' ' A ( !o. ' s (rash box, and was signed by Simon Yeates. it read thus: Dear .Ma and I ' m.— I arrived here Friday nite and O ' Lawd, they ' ve got a school house here for the hoys to sleep in as big as our house, the barn, the smoke house, chicken house, and pig pen all put together. Dignified Senior, to aspiring Freshman: Does the young lady in town smile on your suit ? Aspirin - Fres hman: Smile on it ! Why, she fairly laughs at if. Oh I ' in a dandy, I ' m a swell, Just from college can ' t you tell ? I ' m the beau of every belle, I in the swellest of the swell. I ' m a king at all the balls, I in a prince in banquet halls— My daddy ' s rich they know it well — I ' m the swellest of the swell. Deacon Price: I ' m a bully. I went to West Point and run every policeman out of the town. Astonished Prep. : Why, how on earth did you do it Deacon Price: Oh, never mind. They didn ' t catch me, though. It ' s warm stuff, ain ' t it What ' . That mess-hall sausage. REVEILLE. US Mr. Galloway, to Dr. Barr: Doctor, what is the caiise of bald- ness ? Dr. B. : Falling oiit of hair. Will you pay now or shall I charge it % Major Peters, to Parson Trotter: Say, Trotter, what time is it ? Parson Trotter: I don ' t know; I hung my clock out of the win- dow for the sun to rise by and some fellow stole it for an oil can. The following is an exact copy of what some one called a compo- sition. A prep, found it just beyond the dead line, and the writing seemed to be that of a girl. It read thus: ROSES; There are many kinds of roses. There are red roses and there are white roses, and there are yellow roses; some like yellow roses and some like white roses, and some like red roses, but as for me, give me liberty or 12, ' ive me death. Mr. Hanisee, to Professor Welbourn: Professor, how long does the hair grow on a hydraulic ram ? Professor Welbourn; Yes ! now, Mr. Hanisee, you are just trying to guy me. I ' 11 just give you a zero for your ignorance. Mr. Price ' s Lamentation: Oh tell me not in mournful numbers, That life is but an empty dream, When my little girl who weighs but a hundred, Can get on the outside of a gallon of cream. Mr. Parker (on entering surgeon ' s office) : Doctor, I ' d like to get all duties and some medicine, please. Doctor: What ' s the matter, .Mr. Parker ? Parker: I have sprained my ankle. Doctor: Pix him up a dose of salts, Mr. Grovenor. 1U REVEILLE. Mr. Galloway ' s dream: I dreamed I was in paradise and that night I slept in a mansion and closed my eyes on garnished rooms to dream of A. and M. ( Vs and clover blooms. While I slept, I was serenaded by a band of mosquitoes, and this was the song they sang: Hush my dear — lie still in slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed, Heavenly skeeters without number, Sailing round vour big bald head. The following is an extract from a love-sick Freshman ' s letter: As I sit by the river ' s crystal wave, Whose flowery hands its waters lave, Methinks I see in its glassy mirror, A face which to me than life is dearer, Oh ' t is the face of my Gwendoline, As pure as an angel, free from sin ; It looks into mine with one sweet eye, While the other is turned to the starry sky — Could I but drink the watery main, Could I the ocean ' s bulk contain, I d scarcely be half so full of see, As my heart is for love of thee. He said good-night, and bent his head To kiss her linger tips, Again he said good-night, and kissed her tempting lips A witching glance shot from her eyes, Her cheeks suffused with red — It seems to me that you subsist Prom hand to mouth, she said. Section marchers verify their sections. Don ' t wait to be told. mi Class 3FaretucU, IiY A STUDENT. As birdlings, that throughout their unfledged days, Securely sheltered in the parent nest, Have grown somewhat heyond the callow state, And now, adventuring stretch their untried wings, Still flutt ' ring on the edge of the old home, And peering, question thus the great unknown : So from our Alma Mater ' s door we look And wonder what the world may be for us, And how our wings will hear us — well or ill ; And if the sunshine, and the song of birds, The hum of bees, the goodly fellowship Of friends, and the sweet sounds of home be ours, Or storm clouds darken all the sunless day, While we with toil and strife and sorrows guide, Must struggle till the long, long night shall come. With eager eye we scan each changing sign, Impatient thus at once to try our wings, Yet fearful still of what the morrow brings. And, as we look with longing to this life Which so enticing lies before our eyes, We turn with yearning to the dear old halls Where we have labored — as our records tell, And sighed, heartsick for home — or extras walked, Or jested till the old walls rang with fun — Scenes of so many mingled joys and fears ! For now to us is come that sad farewell That bids the eye grow dim, the stout heart ache, When thus our fond associations break, And we must out from these familiar walls To try our fate — have our fate try us. .No more for us the welcome recall blows, Nor the soft sounding taps calls its good-night. ' The gleaming hours of dawn unbroken pass, Nor bugle note, nor drum ' s alarm disturbs Henceforth our pleasant early morning nap. U6 REVEILLE. So as we go to face this untried world Our hearts still lingering with a half regret, Would fain some farewell greeting send To President, Professor, College-mates. We turn to him, our honored President, Whose kindly wisdom guided all cur ways — To those whose knowledge and continued care, With patient, and untiring zeal have lead Through many paths until we reach these doors; The men we called professors henceforth friends. But now our hearts are full and words grow poor, And, that the hour of parting is at hand, Our eyes grow misty, and we can not see To write the words we would — we thank you much Kind friends, and teachers, and in days to come Will hold in life a better, nobler part For your wise words, and thoughtful helpfulness. And comrades, fellow students, girls and boys, Quit you like men, and till with better grace Than we the vacant places which we leave, That you may feel more pleasure, less regret, When you in turn shall leave these hallowed walls. Farewell — Aye, fare you well, O, mother kind — And friends and class-mates, fellow students, all Farewell ! i r% i r- rt-y—fi—t- P Love , Qood Yii f it, dear and brtqfct Thro the ncfAi Comes fne Sweef eiren.i.n f Cecil t Gods cchove Und, slave, Gt i tetA, ccst I  JMwtfscnK«s 1 A Sharpies Farm Separator An Aggressive Dairyman His Herd of Choice Cows Form a trio hard to equal — a combination capable of wresting from the soil the snug competence which such a farmer is bound to gain. This herd tolerates no robber cow. This wide-awake dairyman enjoys top prices for his product. This separator enables him to command such prices. Because the SHARPLES FARM SEPARATOR delivers a smooth, uniform cream of any thickness desired, and of a quality unapproached by any other process. Moreover it will increase your gross out- put from fifteen to thirty-five per cent. ; it will save you a vast amount of time and labor ; it will add greatly to the value of your skim-milk. Has YOUR farm such a combination upon it? Are YOU an aggressive dairyman ? Have you a SHARPLES FARM SEPARATOR ? If not, wouldn ' t it be money in your pocket to sell two or three of those robber cows and buy a Sharpies Separator ? The one devours your hard-earned profits, the other will increase them wonderfully. A Sharpies Farm Separator is operated at the Mississippi Agricul- tural and Mechanical College, and receives the unqualified indorse- ment of Professor W. C. Welborn. We make two sizes of farm separators adapted to hand power, and two small sizes operated directly by a small jet of steam. We shall be pleased to give any dairyman who wishes to investigate the advantages of these machines an opportunity to do so. Our latest catalogue is yours if you wish it. P. M. SHARPLES, West Chester, Pa. Branch Houses : ELGIN, ILL. DUBUQUE, IOWA. OMAHA, NEB. ■ Mississippi Agricultural and : : : Mechanical College : : : GEN. S. D. LEE, President : R. C. KING, Secretary. ORGANIZED 1880. OBJECT: H To Promote the Liberal and Practical Education of the Masses. Average Attendance for Seventeen Years, 311 Students : : : Two separate and distiuc ' courses : the Agricultural and the Mechanic 1. Theoretical instruction in each course, supplemented by practical work in field, garden, shops and laboratories. CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION: i TZll good character. To enter the Freshman Class the} ' must also be able to pass an examina- tion on English Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography and United States History. Those who have not fully completed these studies may enter the Preparatory Department. EXPENSES The average cost of board per month for last session was $7.14. The cost of uniform, board, books, furniture, etc., for the entire session is about $125 Many students earn enough by labor in the farm and garden to reduce their expenses below $100. _ , _, ... ,, _ .. , The College has ample accom- Correspondence is Cordially Invited. , ,. , .. , r J modations for over three hun- dred students, and its equipment for literary, scientific and practical instruction is full, varied and excellent. Address all communications to the President or the Secretary. Post Office, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MISS. HAND SEPARATORS. THE MIKADO is the smallest size Empire Cream Separator, and is suitable for dairies of from five to twenty-five cows. The model 1897, or IMPROVED MIKADO, has a simpler and more effi- cient skimming or interior device in the bowl, whereby its capacity for thorough separation is increased from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds per hour. This machine is also fitted with improved bearings and new style safety clutch. PRICE : Model 1S97 MIKADO, capacity 250 lbs. per hour $85.00. The Mikado is not only the lightest running separator of its capacity on the market, but it will skim more milk in proportion to power used than any other separator, large or small, in the world. This we guarantee and are willing to demonstrate at all times. THE IMPROVED, or Model 1S97, EMPIRE 5 has been sub- stituted in place of Empire 5, which was on the market dviring 1896, on account of improvements that it embodies and its enlarged capacity. Empire 5 will make a thorough separation at the rate of five hundred pounds per hour, and is suited for dairies of from twenty to forty or fifty cows. The improvements over the 1896 machine comprise the simplified and more efficient skimming device in the bowl, new bearings and an improved safety clutch, as well as other improvements in the bowl top and skim-milk cover. It is light-running and is a very attractive machine for dairies of over twenty cows. PRICE $150.00. Although essentially a hand machine, Empire 5 may be run b3 ' power by substituting a pulley in place of the hand-crank. Power Pulley Extra $4.00. Cornish, Curtis Greene Manufacturing Co., FT. ATKINSON, WIS. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO DAIRIES AND CREAMERIES. R. K. R L. WIER, STARKVILLE, MISS. JEWELRY WATCHES SILVERWARE TOYS and FANCY GOODS CLOCKS LAMPS HAM SODA WATER CIGARS TOBACCO dt i £s«MbiiH «pj Ii ;ss m m ALL COLLEGE TEXT-BOOKS. Wier ' s Drug Store is Headquarters for College Students, | (g|E JD FOR j j j j j j jt j | s «- -£ a A SOUVENIR OF BRYAN DAY AT WEST POINT, MISS., jt jt IN HONOR OF SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE. For that day witnessed the largest crowd, the most splendid reception, and the grandest oration recorded in Mississippi within the past twenty years. Yon will also learn more of that College for Youug readies which the Great Silver Orator delighted to honor. You will learn more o r its departments of Literature, Science and Mathematics, of its Elocution, Music and Art, of its advantages, as good as the best, in preparing students for the New York School o Expression, or for the New England Conservatory, Boston, or for Royal Conservatory, Leipzig. Address A. N. ESHMAN, President. Potash is one of the three im- portant ingredients of a complete fertilizer ; the others are phos- phoric acid and nitrogen. Too little Potash is sure to result in a partial crop failure. ¥ An illustrated book which tells what 1 1 I WW Potash is, how it should be used, and how much Potash a well balanced fertilizer should contain, is sent free to all applicants. Send your address. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., NEW YORK. PRINTED AND BOUND :THE: J eldotto Studio, Southern farm Gazette. COLUMBUS, MISS. A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR FARMERS AND STOCK RAISERS. u u STARKVILLE S J MISSISSIPPI. 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