North Georgia College - Cyclops Yearbook (Dahlonega, GA)

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Soon the following letter came as a result of my iniiuiry : Dear Wiley: To think of all our class mates makes me sad. and it is with difficulty that I collected and am giving the information j-ou asked. As you remember, Flossie was the stenographer of the class, and con- tinued at this work for a number of years after finishing school. Finally, she became interested in the promotion of schools in China, and at present is private secretary to the Superintendent of Schools of the Chinese Republic. The field of educational work appealed to more than one of our class- mates. Chamlee, after futile attempts to perfect a process for the separation of gold from the ore without the tedious process of assaying, finally gained Head and is now Professor of Mathematics in Oglethorpe University. Alice McGee, for a number of years, did educational work throughout the States of Georgia and Alabama. Great was her success, and praise of her methods came from all the leading educators. But she was not to do such work always. The sweet and amiable disposition which characterized her during her college days became sweeter as she grew older. This was true to such an extent that she won the hearts of many, and finally she yielded to the pleadings of one and is now leading a happy, quiet home life with her hus- band, who is Dean of the University of Tennessee. King and Peyton, after finishing school, went West and entered into the mining of silver in the United States and Mexico. For some time they met with many difficulties in Mexico, on account of the revolution there, and had many narrow escapes with their lives. At last peace reigned, and the firm of Pe.vton and King prospered. They soon came to the head of the silver mining industry, and at present we find them living ipiietly and happily in Denver, Colorado, having retired from active mining. Rogers finally decided after graduation to study medicine. He has done great work along this line. In fact, he is not only one of the- best physicians in Atlanta, but his work is among the poorer and need.v classes, who have not the advantages of medical attention. ] Iany rays have come into his life to sweeten it and make life happy and worth living, but these (most of them) were temporary. However, one Rae, liright and joyful, came into his life, and is permanent. Little is known of Nicholson. This we know, however, that he enlisted in the United States army for service in jMexico, and l y his daring and careful attention to duty soon rose to rank of ]Major. He is now located at Fort ] rc- Pherson with the Eighteenth Infantry, and takes great interest in the Arm.v ' s Ball. Cox. known as Jnbal Andei-son Early, was forced to yield to the inclina- tions of his yoiuiger days and enter the ministry. Those who knew him well during his college days will remember his pleadings to the school ))oys. Even thus, but with increased ability, does he plead with the Indians of South America, whither he was sent as a missionary. Keith to whom we had looked for such great things from the stage as a lecturer, wandered from the purpose of his college days, and entered politics. 22

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Cla£i£i ropijecp, 1914 liife is a I ' unny proixisition. aftci- all. The world and fate are two things more mysterious than all else. It is well that none of us can see what lies in tlie futui ' e, foi- or against us. At no time during life do we wonder at our future as we did during our college days, wiien both time and money passed by so easily. Later, when the real affairs of life have brought their gladness, or clouds of gloom, we ai-e made to think of those bright, care-free days, when the future seemed so full of good things and our hopes were so high. The last days in college were days of happiness, and yet, when we think soberly and seriously of the separation from the dear old college halls, the leaving behinil forever of the many hallowed scenes around which so many pleasant memories cling, and the parting of the classmates, teachers and friends who seemed as membei-s of a great family, of which we were a part, we are made sad. Something wells up within our breast no pen can describe, tears How down our cheeks, but soon the duties and responsibilities that this new and unknown future has placed upon us make us sober and our minds are fixed only on the present. Often since my graduation have I thoiight of the other members of the class. Now ami then in an indirect way I have received information of some one of them. Having settled down to farming and stock raising in Tennessee as an old bachelor and seeing little of the world, very little infoi ' nuition has come to me of our classmates initil a few days since. One rainy afternoon, during the melancholy days of early November, 1936. I came in from my work and thought to pass away the time reading before the fire in my den. After a few moments F became tired of reading, and, allowing my book to fall, my eyes wandered over the room. Soon they fell upon a group of scenes gathered at various periods of my four years in college. Suddenly I found myself on my feet examining each scene carefully. ly surroundings were forgotten and I imagined myself a college boy again. Each episode of the four years flitted across my memory, recalling many pleasant memories. But soon my I ' everies had to be broken, but, even then, there remained an increased longing to know of the other classmates who had helped to make the college days so pleasant, and in so doing became such dear friends. As the names of the various members of the class came across my mind. following slowly one after another, nuin - memories almost forgotten came from the dark recesses of my mind. The name of our class president. JEiss Quillan, recalled the majiy pleasant and business like meetings that the class had held. Suddenly. T remembered that at our last meeting she had expressed her inten- tion of keeping up with all the members of the class. Knowing that she had information of each one of the class from hei ' (|ues- tioning letters to me. 1 decided to write her and find out about each oiu ' for mvself. 21

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Though he disappointed us in his line nf work, the sueeess which characterized him during his younger days lias foUowed him all the way. Only recently he closed a successful campaign for the United States Senate in California. Though the otlier two members of our class were not with its at our graduation, each of them received a diploma, June. 1!)2(), and I feel that they should be considered members of our famous class. James Steed continued in lianking for a few years, and, having amassed a considerable fortune, retired from active business. lie now spends half of his time on his farm near Topeka, Kan. The other half he spends in travel, sight.seeing, and collecting material for his art museum. Of our former class president, Miss Fannie McGee, I have learned but very little since her marriage, before we completed our course. At present she and her husband live in Memphis, Tenn., where he is engaged in shipping cotton. I had much rather leave my name unmentioned, but since you request it, I ' ll give you something of myself. School affairs worried me no little, and as soon as I received my ' Dip ' I determined to do something that would give me more freedom than books. I have tried many things, liut am now traveling through the West with the Star Stock Company, presenting ' The Last Hope. ' In memory of our school days. Maet Lou Quillian. Thus ended the letter, dated December 14, 1936, giving the known facts of our famous class. Since 1914 many grand classes have graduated and passed out into the fight of life. The motto, ' ' To Be Rather Than to Seem, of our grand old class of 1914 has been the ideal of great numbers of student of the old North Georgia Agricultural College. Many of them have met with success, no doubt. May we all hope that no class will have a single failure, and that happiness and peace will come to all. 23