Presbyterian College - Pac Sac Yearbook (Clinton, SC)

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THE COLLEGIAN 5 I was wondering what had become of the boys, I was roused from my reverie by a queer noise. I turned just in time to see an aeroplane sink gracefully to the ground and a tall man step out. He looked a little familiar, but I could not place him until he spoke- Hello, Lise , he said. Come for a Hy l That settled it-it couldn't be anybody but Dan! I gladly accepted his invitation and away we sailed. How glad I was it was Dan! Here was my chance to learn all that had happened since 1912, for I knew that unless Dan had changed inconceivably, he could tell me all I wanted to know. Before I could speak he said, Have you heard the news? Vfill is to be married! Yes, I replied, I had an invita- tion. But tell me about yourself and the rest of the boys. Of course I know all about Liza and Marjorie, but you 're the Hrst boy I've seen or heard of since June 1912 Dan drew a long breath and I settled myself for a spiel. 4'Since I lost my love for girls, I have invented several aeroplanes. This one is the most successful, it is modeled not like a bird but like a Merry Widow hat. I have just estab- lished a factory, and expect to be rich soon. You remember how Will and Paul used to talk about their prep school? Well, they really have one and are doing now. At first they could not agree as to who should be pres, ident. Finally, Will gave in, on condition that they put in a course in Oratory and let him have the chair. The course has not been very popular, as Will insists that every man shall learn his speech on the Initiative and Referendum the first thing. Ever since he graduated, Paul has been making a special study of astronomy, in eight volumes, and it is thought that Prof. Graham will use it in the Senior Class as soon as it is finiahcd. John is a very successful doctor, due largely to the efforts of his wife. The Rock Hill people have never gotten entirely over the influence of John 's imposing manner when he took the P. C. ball team there to the contest, so they have organized

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4 THE COLLEGIAN acted all our troubles and it is with sorrow that we leave our college and are separated from those with whom we have been associated. During the 4 years at P. C. we have given our time, energies and talents to the advancement and good of our college. And now as we are about to bid it farewell forever, we can make our lives such that our Alma Mater will never be ashamed to acknowledge us as her's. Historian. Q Q Q Zin 1920 Ever since I graduated in 1912, I have been teaching school --I have read Caesar till I no longer have to prepare each les- son with a Uteacheris edition . As everybody knows, there is nothing either interesting or exciting in the life of an old maid school teacher-the same things happen every day, only they are more so some days. Anyhow this is not going to be a history of my life-I'm just going to tell you the only exciting thing that has happened in eight long years. It was about a week ago. and I had had an unusually hard day. I was completely worn out and decided to take the short cut through the fields home. That morning I had gotten an invitation to the wedding of Will Fewell, one of my classmates. and a girl well known in Clinton society. This had turned my thoughts backwards and I wondered what had become of the other boys. Of course I had kept up with the girls. Liza had taught with me the first year and had been married the following summer. She had married a farmer, but I have never been able to imagine Liza cooking dinner for all the hands, and then exactly on the stroke of twelve, ringing the big farm hell for them to come in. Marjorie had been a stenographer for two years and then had married her employer, who had made love to her by dic- tation. While these thoughts were passing through my mind, and

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6 THE COLLEGIAN a team for him to manage every summer. lied and Ellis, though Ellis is still a Baptist, did slum work together for two years, after leaving the seminary. Now thigf have charge of the two leading churches in X-, and the denominations no longer clash. Goat has a large country place near Clinton and is happily married. He has several autos and his ine horses are famous all over the South. How did he become so rich? Why, he dis- covered a new way to plant cotton and made his fortune. lim trying to sell him an aeroplane now. Grandpa is a railroad man. He began at the bottom as a fireman and has gradually climbed up till he is now president of the Glenn Springs' Railroad. T, C. was Business Manager of the State Che got his ex- perience on the Collegianl till he persuaded the Editor to public his speech on Compulsory Education, then he studied law. He is now the leading lawyer in Philadelphia, due to his arts of exaggeration and arguing. By this time we had gotten home again and it was late. I climbed out of the machine to settle down again to my hum- drum life, and as Dan sailed away, he shouted, Don't you want to buy an aeroplane? Prophet '12, Q Q Q Mhz Qrtofs Qrt Mr. Gray, manager of the Crescent Theatre, entered the theatre one night accompanied by an old woman. When he reached the door, he turned to one of the ushers and said. Give this old lady a seat if there is any vacant. The usher took the old lady by the arm and conducted her to a vacant seat on Row F. He noticed that the old lady was very pale and seemed almost too weak to walk, but he sup- posed that her weakness was caused by old age and did not think any more about her. He thought, by the way the old lady acted, that it was the HI'St time that she was ever in a