Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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FOREWORD AMUEL Johnson, the Ursus Major among the constellations of the English literati, is said to have defined pwfzm' as that part of a book which nobody reads. Perhaps so, but we are going to chance it, and take the risk of spoil- ing a page of good white paper to no good purpose. For we believe the select and elect circle who exchange their coin for this keepsake will give ear while the manager of our little shows comes out before the curtain, makes his bow and speaks his foreword. A desire to celebrate riots in our blood, therefore this innovation. A quarter of a century ago the State Normal College of Troy, began its career. It was quite a modest institution in everything except the name. Now its dimensions have increased nearly ten fold in every way except in name. That has shrunk to School. Selah! A little while ago those who be in authority, seeing how nobly the craft had breasted the waves of adversity and ridden out the storms of opposition, put their heads together and said: Go tog let us celebrate. Qur bark that was long tempest- driven has come into halcyon waters. Let us call our children together that we may look upon each other's faces again. Let us celebrate our twenty-fifth anniversary with a glad hand and an outstretched arm. And so it was, and is. The children present and those scattered into far countries acclaimed our scheme. They answered yea with one accord, and came loyally across with their approval, their pens, their pencils, and their shining sheckels. And this memorial volume is the out- come. Now after the reader has finished this foreword, he will find coming next some pages of necessary history, possessing all the absorbing interest, thrilling qualities and dramatic climaxes of census statistics. This over, there comes an assortment of physiogomies artistically portrayed at so much per. Appended to the pictures is some valuable and engrossing biographical information including date of birth fgentlemenj, name of lucky institution which they visited in search of knowledge, and a modest reference to the distinguished services he or she rendered as principal and janitor of the seminary at Boggs' Cross Roads. After all this has been assimilated, other joys await the undaunted and persevering reader. First he will encounter other good look- ing and well intentioned people, who are undoubtedly puzzled to know what they have done to merit so much glory. Here we would pause a moment, laying aside our innocent badinage, and with uncovered heads and bowed hearts, hang a votive chaplet above the images of those noble ones who once wrought with us, but now have passed on to wider fields and greater work. After this, and best, at least to all the tribe of llflomus, come the conceits and antics, the quips and pranks of the fun makers with their pen and pencil. These budding humorists, these incipient Bill Nyes, Abe llflartins and Spangs, are all the children of our present household, and we trust that the gentle reader and kind hearted critic may find a tithe of the diversion in looking over these jokes and caricatures that these young people have had in their creation. Last, comes the privilege of looking upon the counterfeit presentmentu of many fair women and brave men, who constitute in part the sons and daughters of our school, who have gone forth from our walls year after year to reflect honor upon their Alma Klater. Sometime, possibly a year hence, if this venture prospers, the promoters of this hope to come before you again, and, with your assistance, present an offering even more acceptable than this. Now the blushing manager bows to the clapping of many imaginary hands, and retires from the footlights. So endeth the Foreword.

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DEDICATIO To' Edward Madison Shackelford TO XVHOSE ABSOLUTE DEVOTION, EXECUTIVE ABILITY, UN- TIRING ENERGY AND INDEFATIGABLE LABOR THE STATE NORNIAL SCHOOL CHIEFLY ONVES ITS SUCCESS, EFFICIEN- CY AND USEFULNESS,' AS A CO-LABORER, SYNIPATHETIC, JUST AND HONORABLEJ AS AN EXECUTIVE, FIRM, TACT- FUI. AND RESOURCEFLTLJ AS A NIAN, DIGNIFIED, SINCERE AND HONORABLE: A SAFE GUIDE AND XVORTHY EXAMPLE TO THE MANY YOUTHS ENTRUSTED TO HIS GUIDANCEQ- XVHO HAS SERVED THIS INSTITUTION CONTINUALLY FRONI ITS BEGINNING, TVVELVE YEARS AS PROFESSOR AND THIRTEEN YEARS AS PRESIDENTQ AND XVHO HAS STANIPED THE INIPRESS OF HIS NOBLE, NIANLY CHARACTER ON HUNDREDS OF YOUNG LIVES, THIS ANNUAL IS RESPECT' FULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.