Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 150 of the 1887 volume:

klivillc. (Iiattiiiiiiofii cl St. Louis RAILWAY. HUSIXJiSS MHX, TOURISTS, UMICHAXTS, UAMILIliS, The Be?l fyiirte The Be?t I oute The Be$t l oute The Be$ t aute The Be$ Route REMEMBER --TO MKMl'HIS AND 'fill : WEST IS VIA ncKENZIK. TO— West Tennessee and Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas Points is v rA McKenzie. ——TO- — Points in Hast Tennessee. Virginia, the Carolina Georgia aand Florida IS VIA CHATAXOOGA' TO SUMMER RESORTS and RETREATS of the NORTH IS VIA SASIIVILLH. ---TO--- ISA ST, WIIST, AO NTH, SOUTH IS THE N.. C. ST. L. RY. DON’T FORGET IT! -w BY THIS LINK YOU SECURE THK Maximum of Speed, Safety, Comfort, Satisfaction at the Minimum of Expense, Anxiety. Bother, Fatigue. BE SCRK AND BUY YOUK TICKETS OVER THE N., C. ST. I . Railway II' yon m going In Washington City. Baltimore. Philadplphia or New York. The- inexperienced traveler need not go amiss; lew Changes are Necessary, and such as arc unavoidable are mad - in Union Depots.' Through Coaches, At- lanta and Chattanooga and Nashville to Memphis and Little Rock. Through Sleeping Cars between Nashville. Chattanooga and Atlanta ; between Nashville, McKenzie and Memphis. 'I'llrough Parlor Cars on day trains between Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta; between Nashville, McKenzie and Martin. Call on or Address May, 1887. W. L. DANLEY, G. P. and T. A., Nashville, Tenn. 1 t i C' CORRELATED WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. ENROLLMENT FOR 1886-7, 280. la C(ttcd on a |uiet street, in one of the most elegant quarters of the city, away from the noise and hustle, vet within fifteen minutes by street ear of the Vanderbilt, near the Postotliee and I’nion Depot, and within a few minutes' walk of all the churches and business centers of tho city. Organized for the higher education of women September 1, 1880 Resident faculty of twenty able officers Correlated officially with Vanderbilt Cuiver-ity. giving exclusive privileges in tne use of I,cclures. Cabinets and Apparatus. Ex- perimental Lectures bv Professors at the the I'nivefsity. Access to Astronomical Observatory for views of the heavens Hnildings, furniture, pianos, all new and elegant. All modern improvements, electric bells, telephone, line hydraulic passenger elevator. Ih-autiful chapel ami dining-room. Art department brilliantly skylighted ami supplied with mod- els, easts and figures for drawing. All kinds of Painting, eitbei in water colors or ini. Decorative Art taught in all forms, such as Painting on Panels, Plaque.. Screens. China. Satie. Velvet. Metals ami Woods of every variety. Red- rooms neatly furnished, well lighted ami well ventilated. Sun.bine in every room. Three stairways and an outside tire-escape. Calc.thenie Hall tor exert i-c. Musie by eminent teachers Fim- t organists, vocalist and pianists in the city in the faculty. Modern Languages spoken. Elocution scientifically taught, with Del Sarto system of expression, Course very thorough and comprehensive, from Primary to Post Graduate Diplomas granted only upon merit, tested by rigid examinations. Work thorough and honest. Libraries of reference and of choice reading for pupils Two Lit- erary Societies in the College. Sabbath-School aiul Mis� n ii.iry So� -ict:e. for pupil� TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The scholastic year liegins September 1. and is divided into two equal terms of twenty weeks each, ending June 1. The expense for the full Literary Conrs.- vary from 82-10 to � 270 per annum for the collegiate year, depending upon the classification of the pupil. These amounts embrace all the items of board, furnished room, washing, light, fuel, tuition in English Course, together with instruction in Latin, Creek, the l iiiver.-ity Lectures in Science, with the use nl Libraries. Cabinets, Museum and Vppar.itus of Vanderbilt I'niversity. training in Class Singing and Calisthenics. Charges for Music and Art range from fb to $80 per annum. Rooks, Stationery. Sheet Music, Art Materials, the use of special and expensive Art Models, arc charged to pupils at dealers' rates. Parties residing in the Southwest can arrange to have their daughters brought in a special train to Nashville in care of responsible parties. Catalogues or information on application to the President, unv. ;n . v. i nucn, . .. •Viisfivt tc, Twin. :■ Jv. . v luiisTAano s jj gt1 TtHai OQ % 6r-. _.'ju Special attenti on, giVert to (£oll e-toorl Fark Flaec? y ?KK. H.B.GHUBBSCHACKEKCO. Manufacture Candy Crackers, Nos. 19. 21 and 23 Market Street. Nos. 16. 18 and 20 Front Street. Nos. I. 3. 5. 7. 9. II and 13 Clark Street. We are the largest manufacturers of Crackers and Candy West of Baltimore and South of St. Louis. All goods guaranteed to be pure and first-class. The Vanderbilt Boys must Eat Qrubbs Gaiidy Only. HUNTER CO. WHOLESALE BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS. 59 NORTH MARKET STREET, NASHVILLE, TENN. Keep the eompletest. freshest, neatest stoek of SCHOOL BOOKS AND GENERAL STATIONERY in the South, and the cheapest. NYrite for terms and any hook you want. DREKA FINE STATIONERY ENGRAVING HOUSE, 11 — 1 CMKSTNUT ST.. 1'H I LAI )lvLl M I A. HAXhSOMKM KNCRAYKM INVITATIONS F« R COMMENCEMENT, FRATERNITY, RECEPTIONS AND WEDDINGS. CLASS DIES, STEEL PLATE ILEI STRATIONS, Etc. FRATERNITY STATIONERY ALWAYS ON HAND. SAMPLES A PRICKS SENT ON APPICATlON. AND STEAM LAUNDRY NASH VILLE. TENN. MANUFACTritK To OKDKIi Forms of Measurement sent n npplieution. Also samples of Penang L. and Cheviot Shirtings. XV i • ; | 1 V J;. 3t tit i 11 (Id non flood to read this -C arefulltu . I Dear Sir: We have taken every possible means to secure for yon tin- best goods for tin lowest prices. We are selling some of the finest goods imported and manufactured in this country. Here are a few goods with our low prices: fifty pieces elegant summer silk, India silk, China silk, at 2'� cents a yard; eighty pieces elegant black silk, at 75 cents, $1.1)0 and $1.50 a yard, worth a great deal more money. We have all the trimming to go with the dress. Our immense stock of elegant French millinery, Paris large hats, trimmed in artistic style, is known all through the State. Large lots of elegant misses and children's hats. You can find a full line of ladies’ and gents’ hosiery and gloves. Special Prices to Carpet Buyers. We handle every lirst-class brand of carpets made; we can save you some money; we are the leaders of line goods at low prices. Ask your neigh- bors or any lirst-class family in Nashville, they will tell you for nice stylish goods, go to L ROSENHEIM, BRO. CO., COLB BUILDING, NASHV1U.K, - - - TKN’ N KS.-JKK. We also have a large lot of ladies muslin, underwear and bridal outfits, wedding silks and all the gloves and trimmings to match. Special department of line black goods and crapes for mourning wear. Wo are sole agents for Kd. Hurt’s line custom made shoes, lit perfectly, superior style, cost no more than any other line shoes. When you want to save money and get good value, come to Uosenheiuis. Wo have a resident buyer in New York. We employ 150 clerks. We receive goods daily from the largest auction and commission houses in the land. snxi) I'oix sAMri.ns. «« HANNER i VOLlfjVIE I. THE piTaTERNITIES OF the $ } A I] 13 EftlBJET U1} J V E S I'T Y V'v - Ra fiwffe, (Uenne Aee. -+ +- MjArY, 1887. ■+ +- r 11 k com F r. . . - w .. (A� ) sy ABOARD OF TRUSTS Hishop II. X. MrTYEIRE, Hisiiop A. W. WILSON. Hishop R. K. HARGROVE, Hishop K. R. HENDRIX, Bishop .1. Rev. s. II. Hakcock. Rev. W. P. Haiiton, Wilbur F. Rarci.ay, Rev. Robert W. Prow her, Rev. G. A. Daneli.y, .1. .1. Dement, M.D., .1. L. DeYam PERT, K. II. East, W. W. Floyd, II. W. Foote, Andrew Hunter, D.D., W. C. Johnson, I).I� ., Hishop jxo. c. keener. Bishop JXO. r. GRAXHKRY. Bishop W. U. M XVAN. Bishop C. II. GALLOWAY, S. KEY. I� . C. Kei.i.ky, I� .I ., h. Q. C. Lamar, R. .1. Morgan, C. I� . Oliver. 1 .I ., T. Y. Ramsey, I). I)., I•. T. Reynolds, .1. w. Stayton, s. K. Stone, Anson west, d.d.. A. R. Winfield, l .l .. W. It. Wood, 1«. a. Young, ! .! . T3I K COM KT. li{ k • v :: :: K § ' % • £ $f- $'• - ” • HQIeleleleleK� aeieweieieK« $ 4:; '.::1 3 ■ II Pills COM KT. . vt i t tv - r m Advice t � a New Student............................86 Athletic ...........................................57 Bachelors Association............................... 8 Bam Ball............................................60 Beta Theta Pi.......................................52 IliMrd of Editors...................................13 Board of Trust......................................14 Change ............................................8.1 Chi Phi.............................................56 College Definitions.................................84 Cut of Inter. Col. Bam Ball 'up....................00 Delta Tau Delta.....................................40 Dental De] artment..................................31 Dental Faculty................................... . 30 Department .........................................1“ Dialectic Society................................... 3 Engineering Department..............................37 Engineering Faculty.................................36 Executive Committee V. A. A.........................50 Field Sport ........................................61 Foot Ball...........................................03 Fraternities at Vanderbilt..........................30 Fraternities Sub Kosa...............................80 Fraternity Summary..................................56 Glee Club.........................................”' In Memoriam PAGE. !H Kappa Alpha 48 Kappa Sigma 44 Knights of Lalior 87 Lawn Tennis 62 Law Department • Law Faculty 21 Litorty Hall 70 Literary Department. . . . 11 Literary Faculty IS Medical Department. . . . 85 Medical Faculty 24 Pharmacy Department. . . 31 Pharmacy Faculty. . . . :t3 Phi Delta Theta 42 Philosophic Society. . . . (.1 Salutatory 15 Sigma Nu 54 The Modern Veiled Prophet. 92 Theological Department 28 Theological Faculty. . . . • 7 Vale 1 5 Vanderbilt Observer. . . . in; Voiceless Messages. . . . 91 West Side Club 68 T1IK COMET. i r 2% • • v |i( T is true tliat. compared with the brilliant Northern stars in the solar system of 3; American colleges, tin light given forth by Vanderbilt is as yet very faint. But ■ about this little planet of ours there has been growing inlluenccs which ere long will cause collegiate astronomers to rank it as a star of the first magnitude. Less than fifteen years have passed since it was evolved from original chaos, but every year has seen an increase in the density ot the intellectual atmosphere, and now that the crust of college feeling and custom has grown thick enough to stand the shock, the Comet starts forth on its annual orbit to challenge for the body that gives it birth, the place among American I'nivorsities it well deserves. The head of the Comet has been fitted up as our literary work-shop. Snugly seated therein, we have hovered over Vanderbilt. The observations and criticisms of the faults, follies and foibles of our fellow students, noted down by the fourteen little editorial cherubs sitting up aloft, make up the tail which we unfold. In christening this annual, the ■ Comi:t,” we pay a well-deserved compliment to our brilliant young astronomer Prof. K. K. Barnard, who has done so much to spread abroad the name and fame of Vanderbilt, and whose successful labor and unassuming merit have earned the respect and esteem of every student. As in every publication, which reflects student sentiment, the contradictory tone of diderent articles will seem strangely inconsistent to those unacquainted with college life. But every man who has groaned at the sound of a chapel boll, knows that a chronic growl against “the powers that be” and an ardent love for his Alma Mater are component parts of every college man, and it must be attributed to this fact, if we grow too boast- ful at times, and at other times seem harsh in our denunciation of the crimes and mis- demeanors of those in authority. 16 nil-; COMUT. We do not say this, however, in any spirit of apology for the faults of this annual, although as this is our maiden effort in this line, we might with propriety ask indul- gence. By electing us to the position we hold, our fellow students expressed their be- lief in our capacity. If we fail we shall regret it. and will feel as they will, that an injustice has been done both to them and to our college. If. on the other hand, wo succeed in issuing an annual which will amuse and interest them; if we succeed in caus- ing our friends in the North and Hast to understand that they have in Vanderbilt a future rival, and above all, if we succeed in making Southern men realize that here at their doors is a growing institution, devoted to true University training, we shall be more than satisfied, and shall feel that our work has been well done. Mein ftuiflirty. S eAielence. Gampu pieco. $' e Vitlcnc.i. ©6der ?aCor . AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA -V -s N V -V ‘V V -V V •V V -N S V ■ • _ • ■' ‘v “.T V V V ’U‘ V “W ’V U“ V ”V ’V V V V V V V V’V 8 V W W Wr V V I 1 V V V 'W V V 'V v4 7 l)F,VA.HT(l F,l'� TS ’ w' A A A A A W «V A A A A A A Ac A A Ac Ac A A A A A A. At Ac At At A A A At A X..X X. 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( . i(,| | n� i .tjiu(| | iii! jii||. . iii:i|.) «I I I “IV V HVVIJIV!) I umwmvii :i :i . .i|s;ni.ti|() i ji � .tjfti,| ) iiiifl V • «V!IHXI I | W.'A l . M I 1.1. Ti 11 : • m K r. H) liitcrvjrif TTc|iurtmonf. •• trini Literary Department at tin head of this article is hardly pr«� p«T. for under it one must include the sciences in so tar as they enter into the regular academic decrees. Beginning then with the Sciences, we would have you enter a chamber darkened with the blackness of midnight. The silence of death reigns, broken only by the labored ex- pectant breathings of two rows of dusky lignres. but dimly outlined against a sombre background. There is a dash of light. It has the unearthly glitter and jagged «alges of light- ning. By this pah- beam ejected from a Holts’ machine, one can distinguish two lignres like unto those mythical astrolo- gers of old, concocting diabolical alchemies from nature's lab- oratories. This is tin- 1‘hysic’s room, and these two lignres are Dr. Garland and Mr. Schott, illustrating tin- laws of Natural Philosophy. Dr. Satlbrd. assisted by Mr. Campbell, is the presiding genius of the Department of Natural History and Geology. Dr. Salford loves a fossil or a specimen” with all the ardor of a boy in Ins lirsi love. He fondles it, •• bills it up tenderly, Ihtnilli'H with «arc; Revivifies it with its former life, and clothes it with its real habiliments; grows eloquent on its failing beauties, and «■veil quotes poetry, rare and classical. Next in order is the Chemistry Department, with a laboratory magnificent in generating noxious odors and rare fumes such as man nor beast “wot not of.” Drs. Dudley and McGill are the especial manipulators in this department; and besides being great chemists, the are said to l� e proficient in other directions—both being members in good standing of that Croquet Association whicti holds forth under the shadows l the first mansion beyond the Gymnasium Space will hanlly let us go into detail and t 11 how Prof. Tigert makes life miserable with bogie and Moral Philosophy (Sehwcgler). or Dr. Baskervill with Knglish, Dr. Smith with Greek. Dr. Kirkland with Latin, Dr. Vaughan viih Mathematics, and Prof. Zdanowicz. with Modern Languages, but w simply make our invocation to Homer. Demosthenes, Thucydides, T1 I K COM FT. 20 Horace, Virgil, Cicero and all others of that great company who have been called the litres and the P iwt s of the study-table, from a teacher’s point of view; but from the standpoint of the average school-bov they are the evil genii, the awful fates, the unlucky stars of at least a part of this earthly pilgrimage. They assume various shapes, specters rising up Ik fore our benighted vision, and like that ghost told of by .......sweet bard of Avon. will not down at our bidding. At times they stand out like awful silhouettes, dark and threatening against the sky of graduation—sad, stern, stonily realities, upon which is too often shattered the good ship loaded with expectant A. Iks or A. M.s, striving for a Haven of Kternal llcst, where Creek. Latin, Mathematics, etc., shall be no more forever. Amen. r 111«; • i kt. ■2 -� ■ ■ ©Jaeuffy I. CAIil.AXIi. . M.. 1.1. I� ., 'liuneellor. THOM S II. M A I.ONK. M. A.. Kim iilus Professor of ....non ;iikI Statute l uv. W. |{. UKIvSK. M.A.. I «-;� � :iiiiI Professor of Coniinoii ami Statute Law. Ml� . ISAXTKK, Professor of 1111 Laws of Plrailin , Pnutiee ami I'.viilenee. W. MILLIKKN. Professor of ('oimiieivial Law ami Kipiity. • •) Tl I K l K'l'. Ttio Usjvv IDcpcirtificiif. 11K Law Depart incut of Vanderbilt Pniversity is situateil in tin west wing, nn tin third floor of tin- main building. Its rooms an nicely furn- ished with carpets, tables and chairs. The walls are embellished by portraits of many of the distinguished men of the Nation, as also with photographs of the alumni who have gone from this depart- ment in former years. The interesting laces of tin- class of 1880-87 will soon Avj, ”%J’ lend their classic grace to adorn the assemblage. fK r ' .• f, One room is maini devoted to library purposes, and as said library is a most attractive feature, a further description of its magnificence will be par- doned. It consists principally of ipiite an elaborate book-case, with glass doors and several shelves, and is very com- plete, affording every facility for tin study of law, except books. Nor. indeed, is it entirely devoid of these supcrlluities. as a well- worn copy of the Tennessee Code, edition 18-TO, lies on one of the tables; also, the second volume of “ Rouvier’s Law Dictionary,’'and an incomplete set of Patent office Reports for 1855. Next in importance to the library wo rank the Faculty. This distinguished and honorable body is compounded of Laxter and Reese, with a slight trace of Miliikon. Prof. Laxter is chiefly remarkable for urbanity and Christian forbear ance. lie is characterized by the smoothness with which his hair clings to his head when his temper is rutiled, ami has acquired national celebrity for dexterity in making zeros. It is pre- sumed that these facts are attributable to his intimate acquaintance with the rules of civil jihad iiuj and equity, which studies lie teaches. Prof. Reese instructs in constitutional branches, and it is appreciated by all that the somnorilic jokes which he continually adminis- ters have a soothing effect upon the constitutions of all who have the pleasure of studying under him. lie is an old-school gentleman of the most approved type, yet Ids decisions are always Reese-ent. Rut little can be said of Prof. Milliken. as the habitat and habits of the individual are but little known. He revolves in an orbit which seems to be somewhat rui-: roMK r. cxecntric, having Nashville and New York as foci. and including Wall street and the residence of a certain lair Nashvillian in its course. The students of the Law Department are the handsomest, most honorable and smartest hoys in the I'niversity. Thirty in number, assembled from the turpentine woods of North Carolina, the gorges of Hast Tennessee, the vine-clad hills of Alabama and the orange groves of Louisiana, on any school morning the may be seen collected in the lecture room, awaiting the advent of some beloved professor. With cigarette a smoke and heels tilted at a principal angle over the back of the nearest chair, the law student looks the picture of manly activity and acute intellect. Among its members the class of ’8(5-’S7 rejoices in the su- ........ dude, the best lighter, the highest kicker, the farthest jumper, the biggest blower. and the completes! fool of the I'niversity. We are in trepidation lost the last mentioned indi- vidual should try to crawl the “Comet’’for the allusion, but we here warn him that he would have a high climb. We would not induce the conclusion, however, that the class is composed, entirely of saints, we are forced, on the contrary, to admit that it is rather a motley crowd and that it possesses some kuotly, refly, Joyyy, ohitly individuals. In conclusion, we would say that though the boys are heartily opposed to the move, some of the authorities wish to have the Law Department taken to town. This inclination is superinduced by a fear lest the Theological students should stiller by the deleterious moral at- mosphere supposed to surround said department, and because the law students are too enter- prising and talented to be brought into competition with the literary. r11 k c j � m i ;t. :J I 4- iJacuffLj1 • TIInMAS M FAFFS. M. ! ., In an of Medical Family ami Professor of obstetrics. WII.U M I . BKIOOS. M. D.. I'rnh'fsor of Surgery. THOMAS I.. M DDIN. M. I� .. Profosor of ilu- Institutes ami Practice of Medicine ami of Clinical Medicine. WII.I.I AM I.. NICIIOL. M. I .. I’rof. vor of tin- Dis-ases of Woini'ii ami Children ami of Clinical Medicine. JOHN II. CAI.I.FNDAB. M. I� . I ri(lessor of Phyaiologv ami Psychology. .1A 1FS M. SAKFoKD. M. D.. Professor of ('lioinislry in Medical Itepartment. THOMAS A. ATCHISON. M. P., Professor of Materia Medica. Thcrupciit ii and Stale Medicine. UIABLKS S. IiltlCOS. M. I� .. Professor of Surgical Anatomy and Operative Surgery. oUVIl.I.K II. MEN KBS. M. I).. Professor of Anatoinv ami Histology. OKOUOK C. S. VAtiK, M. D. Professor of Diseases of tin- Kve and Kar. Cl I AKI.KS 1.. KVKS, M. I� .. Demonstrator of Anatomy. P. II. WOOD. M. I .. Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy. AMBHOSK MOKKlsoN, M.D.. I.ecturer on Kxperimental Physiology• Microscopy and Hygiene in Medical Department. P. A. ATCHISON, Jr.. lactiirer mi Medical Jurisprudence. PICK ADD Dol’d,AS, M. D„ Ijccturer on Pathological Anatomy. .IcillN WFSI.FY MADIHN. Ml'.. I.ecturer on Diseases of Prvgnaney. JOHN I.. WATKINS. M. D.. larcturer on Physical Diagnosis. MOSKS II. BONN Kit, M. I).. Lecturer on Fleet ro-theru| cutics. A. B. HAMSFY. M.D.. Leeturer on Venereal Diseases. TT IK COMET. 2.r AloJiovjl jrtmcnt. HIS department is an adopted child, if child it he alter having passed twenty-live years of prosperous existence. At the birth of this child, October II. 1S 0, seven eminent physicians and surgeons oltieiatcd. These gentlemen were Drs. .Ino. M. Watson, A. II. Buchanan, W. K. Bowling, 0. K. Winston, llob’t M. Porter, .J. Berrien Lindslcy and W. T. Briggs. After twenty-live years had passed, by a paralytic stroke sutiered by the old University of Nashville, the child became a virtual orphan. At the organization of Vanderbilt Univer- fflsity, it was adopted, still retaining, however, the name of its ‘honored but invalid parent, so that now it is known as the Medical Department, of Vanderbilt University and the University of Nashville. It at present embraces ten chairs. Dr. Thos. - B. Maddin. Professor of the Practice of Medicine, is President of the Faculty. A birds-eye view of the Faculty would detect three well-marked divisions. The first division is composed of Professors Thos. B. Maddin, Thos. Mcnees, Thos. A. Atchison, W. T. Briggs. .1. M. Sallbrd, W. B. Nichol. These gentlemen have been connected with medical colleges since the callow days of youth, and art? doubtless booked among the one hundred forty and four thousand that will go up through much trial and tribulation. They are the white-haired veterans. Professor Maddin, measured by his own estimation or by his physical stature, would be a decided light weight;” but measured by the estimate his profession has put upon him, lie is a giant. With a voice contralto, but soft, and an eye that speaks of a great soul within, lie leads his class into the by-paths of his branch, and illuminates the dark passages that so many before him have failed to make plain. Professor Menecs occupies the chair of Obstetrics, lie was built for a statesman. His oratory, his political ability and magnetic presence forced him for two years to abandon his profession and occupy a seat in the Confederate Congress. But after the late unpleasant- ness” had shown that we needed only one Congress in this country, he returned to his first love, after his second had been loved and lost. As executive ollicer, as teacher, as father to the boys, his equal is rarely met. Professor Atchison tills the, chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, and tills it full. Ibi is the wittiest and weightiest member of the Faculty. It seems strange that such an oak should spring from the black-jack region of Kentucky. Coming to Nashville in the prime of life, and taking a stand at the head of his profession, lie was at once o lie red the chair which lie now occupies, and which, perhaps, will never be so well tilled again. 20 THE COM 1ST. Professor T. Itriggs, tin- incmnlient of the chair of Surgery, is another Kentucky scion. Doubtless he drew much inspiration from his surroundings. He conics from a line of note in medicine, and was not long in making his way to tin- front. From Demonstrator of Anatomy in this college ho passed through seven� ! chairs to the one he now occupies. The profession in the fnited States has shown its appreciation of him in numerous ways, the latest of which is his appointment as chairman of the Department of Surgery in the International Medical Congress. In the lecture room lie is strictly a teacher. Dr. .las. M. Salford is Professor of Chemistry. He has occupied this chair in three differ- ent colleges. Despite the fact that his looks would not justify the expectation, he is prone to relieve the monotony of a dry chemistry lecture by choice morsels of poetry. He is the state Geologist, a position lie has held for a number of years. He is a gentleman of the old school. Professor W. L Xichol tills the chair of Diseases of Women and Phildrcn. lie is sui !l 'ris With the advantage of ten years’ service ill the Tinted States Navy, he has developed a judgment of remarkable precision and independence, lie is a terror in the green room.” The second class of Professors is composed of one man. Dr. John II. Callender, Professor of Physiology, who Is a class in himself, and the only man of his class. He is intermediate between the old and the young Professors. To his professional acquirements he has added a literary culture far beyond the average scholar. His graceful manner and pleasant voice, added to this culture, gives him a power before an audience that attracts, teaches and charms. He is chairman of the Department of Physiology in the International Medical Congress. His national reputation is deserved. The last division embraces the younger members of the Faculty, Professors s. Itriggs of the chair of operative Surgery, 0. II. Mcnees of the chair of natomy, and G. 0. Savage of the chair of the Eye and Ear. On account of their age. these members of the Faculty get nearest the hoys. Professors Itriggs and Memos are alumni of this department. Pro- fessor Savage was elected to his chair immediately upon his return from Europe, where he had been pursuing investigations upon his branch. The college building, with its museum, laboratory and hospital, occupies a block on South College street. The number of students is about three hundred. Whether they come from the backwoods of Arkansas, with their pants in their boots, but their brains well stocked by their own hard work, or from some southern city with their tight breeches, red cravats and mental i natu, they here meet on the common level of “stewed rats” — a suggestive soubriquet lie- stowed bv the Nashville small hoy. s soon as he arrives here the Med. proceeds to lose his former identity, ami as he passes back and forth over the city he is regarded as a specimen of doubtful biological history, but recognized as falling somewhere between the limits of an earthworm ami a jaekall. The Meds. her� ;, as elsewhere, carry questionable reputations. The opinion is afloat that a man cannot bo a gentleman during his three years study at a medical college. That this is mani- festly Untrue is abundantly testified by the manner in which ho conducts himself when he has left the dissecting-room and clinic with his credentials of proficiency in his possession. This same medical student goes out into the work I to light the wolf from his door, to light death from the bedside of others, to introduce infant humanity into the world, and to hand old age tenderly down to the last resting place. nils ’ ii:t. iJaeuffu I rilKol.oi.Ii Al .l KKV. W. I Til.I.IT. .M., I . I� .. I «‘:ui ami Professor of Sy.sinnalir Theology. KKV. OKOSS AI.KXANHKK. It. A.. It. I).. Professor of Creek ami Now Testament Kxegesis. KKV. E. K. IIOSS, M.A., I� . I .. Professor of liililii-al ami ICeelosiaxtioal History ami Homiletics. KKV. W. V. MAKTIX. M.A.. It. I .. Professor ol Hebrew ami i | | Testament Exegesis. 12 Till'. COMKT. tjc Tli olo 5N that partie of ye Campus whirl) I'aceth iho rising up • t the Sonne is situate ;m goodlie House wherein hiih-th an Com- punio of wortliio and pious .Monno. liowbeit thoy do clcpeu themselves Prophets, for n Mamie mayo see aboven ye lent poor of ye gootllic House these wise wordes. SoitOL.V Pllol’ll- BT.VKCM. et bye ye andcre Scholar they he yclept ye Thcolog. Xowe those Pious Memie cometh from divers parts of the Karth; for it hath been spoken that no prophet is greate in liis owne Countree, wherefore these Prophets tr.ivaileth from afar and J. ahidoth in this Lando that it may he spoken of them that they he great. But they he not greate. For they Ik- withal lowlie and ineeke like unto a l.amhe. even like unto Marye's hamhe. liowbeit they have little l.earnynge. But tiowe these Pious Menne have (livers great verities. Of mine owne knowledge I knowe they he loving and alfeetinnate, yea, Jilfeetionate like unto little children; for with mine owne eyes have I beholden them falle upon each others Neckc and ••Brother. ’ and then in loving Mmhrace wandcreth to and fro. whilst they poureth Balnie iip� m their Cares and diseourseili upoimc the vanities of this Worlde. Now these Pious Menne have another great Verluc: for they he exceeding frugal and temperate of Meate and Hrinke. Verilie, niethink it he amongst them an relig- ious scruple. The chiefcst partie of their food he an Milch Porridge, the which is yclept Orits, for a Mamie must have much grit to devoure the same. liowbeit these Pious Menne do eat� this Porridge at the Rising up of the Sonne, at Noontide, and yet againuc at the going d«� wne of the Sonne. Vea, these Pious Menne lie exceeding temperate, for the Milch whiche is drunken of them he a kind� - of Sangarec. which consisteth of one Partie of Milch and three Parties of Water. Of mine owne knowledge I ken not whereof I speak, liowbeit it hath been related unto me that one of ye Pious Menne did upon a weep� - and «-rye. T11 K • M 1ST. 2t time travaille into a foreign Laudc, ami there he did quafle an Tankard of pure Milch, even ye Milch which comcth of the I’dder of ye Kine, and behold ye Pious Manne did reel and falle to the Kartli in a great I H unk, even like unto a Manne which hath drunken an great cask of strong Wine- Now these Pious Mcnne do eate no Meato. Put it be an much orthodox Custom me with them to have llesh set before them on their Itoarde; yet no Manne catine devome the same, howbeit lie hath teeth like unto the teeth of an Sausage-grinder, for the llesh hath the consistendo of the Pelt of ye Alligator. Wherefore these Pious Menne do hanker much after llesh. And it hath been related unto me that when the Pious Menne of this Secte do travaille into foreign Landes their hunger after Flesh waxoth exceeding strong, ande they do chase and catche alle ye Kowle of the Ay re. besonders ye domestickc Kowle which is yclept ye t'hickenne. and they devourcth the same with much Greedc, even like unto an Oxe which hath not tasted Salt in an Twelvemonthe. Yea, a Manne hath counted unto me that when the tidings comcth that ye Pious Manne doth travaille in that Partio of the Conn tree ye Kowle of the Ayre do flee unto the Forest and hideth there Ibr Safotie. Now ye Pious Menne do betake them much unto ye game of Croquet, whereof the Kendo be to thrust an wooden Halle athwart a wire shapen like unto an Crooked A.— wherefore the name. Croquet. And when they do play ye game of Croquet they do put oll'e ye Saekelothe and Ashes, and heholdc. the countenance of ye Pious Mamie doth shone like unto the Noonetide Sonne, and he doth waxen exceeding merrie. Now in that Parlie of ye Campus toward the Setting of the ............. hideth a great and wise Mamie which be yclept ye «•rami Mogul of ye Game of Croquet, and verily he and his people do plave ye Croquet from the Kising up of the Sonne lo the going downe of the Moonc. Aye, the wind doth blowe and the iloods descend and yet ye Wise Mamie doth thrust ye Croquet Halle, and what he knoweth not of Croquet no Mamie knoweth. And it hath been quod unto me that ye Wise Mamie was upon a time an Theolog. and did dwell in ye Schule of ye Prophets, and there it he that he did learnc to thrust ye Croquet Halle. Hut verilie Ibis hath naught to do with our discourse. Ilowbeit ye Prophets do have an good lie Number of IVccadilloe, the be withal good Menne. And verilie there hideth amongst them lour greate and wise Patriarchs, whereof ye Prophets do learne ye Hoke and do waxen unto elerklie and pious Menne. 'IU-hiujimIjq • AJjsiui.n|,) |(!.ii|. |i!iiJUil|o.r| ‘ATIMM II XIHM’ MIMI. . A11 |t:|ii-N| |� m: AJ|SI|II- || . Ai|tM.Mlo j joss.tj«U4| S «| «I ‘U IV ‘XV!►JIOIV A A5IXMII lll.MII I |K|II.H| III . Sm|o|Ka‘||,| I lli: a'|I|o)|:u J ‘«I IV X« � S|31 1« 'IV MS 0151IV |ti..iii|.n:.|. | 11:111. •( | III a' 0|O|si|| |HHt . jimiiii. i| y jotcs.ijoj,! s ii «i «i iv ‘ iv iriMiMa'ijm.ij.s ji «i AJI-IIII-II •� AI|.� .OJ«� - | IH! |IM|lli:i|.� -l|V J ‘ S II II ‘ u Iv XV IVMMJIM 51 .1.51.151« 51 mii.� i� a'|| |B|ii'H| |'iii- a’ji«iiii-� i| .� aiii:j.mI( _|i .iiis«.ijiu,| miu.iin “S II il ‘SSOJI SMIVVr - v11n M |t:|ii.� i| | iii:. i| j.iii: • 7-i| i|p:,| |i:|u- i| | iii: Ai|«ii|ii.'i| ■|� :- ! !l. j ■ S || U ‘ || IV ‘XV !)5|lHV H IV AV n j :in i WA IMO. ) 'A 1 I.l Ui 'I I I K ■ M F r. 31 Eciikil jlop rtmciit. N 1n7!) tin Vanderbilt Dental Depart - ment began its labors in this world of hail tooth and amalgam Idlings. Its inception, progress and success arc $' mainly due to the unyielding determi- nation of its Dean. Dr. W. II. Morgan. Pur- suant to the demands of the highest Dental education, co-adjutors from hoth Medical and Dental sciences were called in. The first faculty consisted of -las. C. Koss, D. I). S.: Win. II. Morgan. M. I)., D. D.S.; Rob’t. K. Freeman, M. I)., D. D. S.; 'J’hos. A. Atchison. M. D.$ .lohn K. Huist. M. D.: D. li. Stubble- field. A. M., M. D.. D. D.S.; and Rob’t. W. Stegcr, M. D. We would take great pleasure in informing the, public of the names of the various chairs occupied by these- several gentlemen, and of the long-named branches taught by each, for the information is before US: but we are aware of the fact that nine-tenths of our readers will not be interested enough to wade through such a sea of dentigraphieal lore. Sullicc it to say that this article is no -old curiosity shop,” and hence, if any reader desires the his- tory in detail of the Dental Department, it can he found by consulting a catalogue. The building of the Department is located on the corner of broad and High Sts., in the City of Rocks. Prom the lirst the success of the Department has been pronounced. It has steadily gained in its number of matriculates, and lienee, presumably, in good reputation as well. Almost all of the Southern and Western States have been represented in ns halls. Thus far, however, we have never heard of any comely (or homely) maiden who has had the nerve to matriculate. This is the only object ion that a reasonanle man can bring up against this school. When one contemplates for an instant the delight, of having some dainty, taper female hand to extract a molar, or drive in a plug, or run the whirligig buzz-saw apparatus for him. it does seem that feminine dentistry ought to be encouraged. In 187!� , the first year, there were sixteen matriculates and live graduates. There has been a gradual increase upon these numbers except indeed during one year when the small-pox deterred Till', COMET. 32 students from coining in tlicir usual number. Last year the matriculates were seventy-six and the graduates forty, an average gain of over sixty per cent, a year in the number of matriculates, inn after all it is not the increase in numbers of a school that is a true indication of its worth. This worth is alone indicated by the quality of instruction imparted, and by the use made of such in- struction in after life by its students. By strict entrance, examinations and careful inspection of individual attainments, it has been the attempt of the Dental Faculty to attain such a standard of work as will he an honor to the profession. There is an Infirmary connected with the college for the mutual benelit of the public and the students. Here every year a large numl er of tilling and other dental work is «tone by the students free of charge. The Intirman is of course under the charge ot competent demonstrators, but in addition to'this.it has been the special, self-imposed task of Prof. Y. II Morgan to superintend and perfect this Department. rilK COMET. (I'll VI!M ACV. I 1.. c. GARLAND, A. M., I.!.. |). Chancellor. JAM ICS M. SAKKORD, ,M.I ., 1’n. I Dean :«ii l Professor of Natural History and Oeolony. WILLIAM L. DUDLEY, M. D., I’rol« wor of Chemistry. J. T. Mi OI I.I.. 15.S., | n. D.. Adjillirt Professor of Onanistry, A. C. (WMPPKLL. Assistant Instructor in Natural History and Geology. W. ;. KWINC. M.D.. I’ti.C., Professor of Materia Medica and Toxicology. J. C. WHARTON, Pit. I)., Professor of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy. 4 Til K coMKT. |ijrtiitciit oj Flurmjcif. ;■ hJ v.. ■ cV OB several «lays before tin Departments of the I'Diversity open in September there may Ik seen wandering arouml j tin Campus with open mouths ami staring eyes some twenty or thirty hay-sec«l representatives of the most sc- eluded swamps ami distant backwoods of the Southern States. It' these S|M « im« ns In closely ohserveil they will usually he seen to make their l« iis in •■Liberty” or “Scrub Town” ami then enter tin I’harmaeeutical Department. Alter the preliminary duties of matriculating ami of sign- ing the pledge not to visit the theatre and the like have been duly attended to. they are taken in hand by the able corps of Pharma- ceutical professors. On live days of the week for four weeks of the month and six months of the year does Dr. Salford, the venerable Doan of this De- partment. endeavor to «hive tin elements of Botany ami Mineralogy into their empty heads. Dr. Kwing, a scholarly gentleman and true frieml to the students, lectures twice a w« ek on Materia Medica and Toxicology. The Chair � ! Theoretical and Practical Pharmacy is ably hel«l by Dr. Wharton, who lectures twice per week, and devotes I'riday afternoons t« instructing the would-he knights of tin mortar and pestle m the art of eompoumling masterpieces of nastiness.” Dr. Dudley, although having held the professorship � f chemistry lot not «piite a year, has already, by bis courteous deportment ami gentlemanly bearing. mad« himself one ol the most popular professors of the I'niversity. At the meeting of the Board «� 1 Trust last, spring Dr. McGill was recalled from Berlin t the Adjunct Professorship of Chemistry, an honor undoubtedly «leserved. With these remarks concerning the professors of this department we will return to tin- students. After having attended their live morning lectures they are re«|iiire«l t«� «levote the afternoon to practical work in the chemical ami pharmaceutical laboratories. The Juniors are employed in ipialitative analysis under the supervision of Dr. McGill, win� , with indefatigable perseverance and patience, endeavors to instruct them how t« turn and T1IK COMKT. 35 not blow out the gas, and to let the water on without bonding the building. After they have successfully acquired this valuable knowledge, with that of knowing how to explode a test-tube on their neighbor without injury to themselves, and have given many practical demonstrations of their ability to make odors that would disgust a carrion crow, they re- ceive their lirst-course certificate. I'sually by this time the hay-seeders have accustomed themselves to wear a collar, to comb their hair, and some have even been known to black their shoes. There is. however, an odor something like a tannery, soap factory, or other “turnery” establishment, that hangs around them and reveals their identity. before they leave the I'uiversity. therefore, they are required by the sanitary officers to be thoroughly disinfected, less they produce a cholera epidemic wherever they go. On returning the next September the students of this department have the same course as the year before, except in the laboratory, where the seniors arc, employed in quantita- tivo analysis. They hear the same lectures on the same subjects without variation. Why it is thus no other reason can be assigned than that the pharmaceutical students are sup- posed to be such ignoramuses that they require two years to learn the same subjects that the students of other departments learn in one. Uthough they may stand all ex- animations required of other students, and even excel them in class standing, yet they are required to devote the second year to the same subject irrespective of their knowl- edge of it. Therefore in reviewing subjects perhaps already well learned there is a use- less expenditure of time that could be most advantageously devoted to work in the labora- lories, or to pursuing higher branches of study. This course of study has, moreover, a tendency to demoralize the students rather than make them thorough; for, knowing they will hear the same lectures twice, they arc careless and indilferent, the lirst year intend- ing to study them more carefully the second, and the second year having heard the ha-l- ures Indore they fail to take proper interest in them. However, if the ex-hayseeder makes the required grade he receives his certificate of examination, which may subsequently be exchanged for a diploma, if the owner, after having had the two years of practical ex- perience required, has successfully escaped the gallows or penitentiary. 30 Tills COMET. •• -s3acu?fy • « «- FNOINKKKIXO.) 1.1 N II. LAN OHKTII, C.K., M. V.. Professor of Knuinocrintr ami I Van of Kiurincorinj: Faculty. I.. TIIOKNIURO, C. K., 1 11.1� .. Assistant Instructor in Kn inccririi.'. I •)'('. ACKKIi Assistant r.n«imr«T I'. S. Naval l� .|.aitm n Assistant in Mechanical Knyinccrinj;. JOHN ASIIFOIH). Knjjinccr ami Instructor in Machim--sln | . .1. A. KTSI.KIC. Instructor in Woosl-sliop. PI I K ’ M I‘ r. 37 Engineering Eepertinent. STYI.K suitable to elucidate tin- functions of the «Tanks and eccentrics in Kngineering has somewhat «liili- cull to arrive at. Ill the small space allotted we are , av«TSel compelled to telescope oilf ideas within a . small space. for you know volumes and almanaes could he written on the subject of Knginecring, and especially this department at Vanderbilt. Placing our theodolite on linn ground we will ailjust tin instrument before you. and after presenting our ., ] views on onr line of Gpllimation we will turn the transit over t« . v V von. an«I trust that v« u ma get tin- same ti !«l notes that we do. v J - v'- V s ' '1 department •� ! Kngineering at Vanderbilt was founded in M eighteen hundred and too late, and lu-nce is not abreast with situ- ' s ilar departments and in gear with the rapid progress that the subject of Kn- it gineering now demands. 15y striet economy and a eopitms application of dc- tailed theory, the department has been able t« make but little improvement since its foundation. However. despite the disadvantages it is laboring under, it has evinced many striking pcculiaritms, some of which it will be «-ll to notice. The engineering student, on lirst arriving at Vanderbilt, with his mind settled that the first floor and basement of Science Hall is tilleil with maehinery, that then are line large drafting rooms, that the forge shops are extensive, crucible furnaces for easting, and that in this field of harvest he will g«-t regular and graded practice, is at once frustrated on In-holding a small upright' engine, a single line shaft, no furnaces, ami but three small forges, in a dingy cellar room left over in the fniversily building. This is a lesson l«i him not t jump at conclusions. Things must not be taken for granted in engineering, but must be seen and measured before eah-ulations are made. Thus at the onset the student is so impressed with this important tact that it stays with him throughout his entire course. T1 I E ’ M FT. 33 No elVurts arc Iwing made to establish an Knginccring Library. The standard mcchan- ical periodicals arc n � t even found in the I'niversity l.ihrary. The obvious suppositions are that a student should not bother lumsell about other people’s doings, but keep liis mind open and tree for invention. No visits of inspec tion arc taken to the dilfereut shops and machinery in the- city. It has been thought that this would cultivate- a roving nature, and a rambling engineer gathers no money. From tear that this department will become too practical it is endowed with a super- abundance of incompatible theory. n the strength of theory alone they are trying to supply the I'niversily with water and bailie “Scrub Town at the same- time by a four- inch main. Theoretically, hot air is sucked from the ceiling of the- boiler-rooms and made a draught for the lire- boxes. Kven the- dust of the coal-house is dilfereutiated from the atmosphere, substituted for the- septa re root of economy, spread over the grate- bars two inches thick and made- to heat all the buildings on the coldest day of winter. lint away with irony, away with satirical allusions. From the- catalogue you will see that tin- Knginccring Faculty have unlimited air castles and glass engines in view if they have- not got them in reality. As time speeds away and other engineering schools are leaving us far in the- rear, the- authorities occasionally spurt from their seemingly dormant state- and circulate- a few rumors. The- rumor now on tin- rounds is that a new build- ing will I� - erected especially for mechanical pursuits. Judging from the- time it has taken to set up a few machines in the- wood-simp, you may look for this building in the- in- finitely extended future-. However, we arc- officially informed that these rumors are grad- tally assuming the proportions of a fact, and that a structure- of some- kind is really likely to be- built. In tile- weirds of the- engineering students, give- ns something in accordance with the times. The- growing sway of our profession demands it. When a e-heap process of pro- curing aluminum is discovered a broad field will be thrown open for the- engineer. The Brooklyn span, will be- but a mere toy in comparison to what can be done with this ma- te-rial. Fleet rich is fast becoming the- most economical motive powe-r, and the- day is not far distant when the- two gases of water will be- utilized as fuel. Trusting that our bench marks arc- correct, and that tlie- instrument is yet in adjust- ment, we- will leave- you and tell our home folks that e-re long engineering at Vanderbilt will rece-ive as much attention as Theology. ri i k com ft. o o V r e b iif. Ill'] circumstances under which ••Secret Societies’’ were organized at Vanderbilt an very probably similar in many respects to those which have attended the establish- ment of such associations wherever they may he found, hut it may he interestin'' to the readers of the Oo.MKT to have a more definite outline of the hirth. growth, and present status of fraternities at this I'niversity. From the very foundation of the institution the following stringent enactment against secret fraternities was to he found in its by-laws: No student will lie allowed, during his connection with the I'niversity. to join any of those fraternities known in American colleges as •• Secret Societies. or to attend their meetings. An person otfeuding in this respect shall he excluded from the Honors and degrees in the I'niversity and participation in the public celebration of the Literary Societies. Consequently their operations here were at lirsl strictly sub-rosa, and their members were not only subject to the penalties of an outraged law, hut also to the severe and unkind criticism of many fellow-students who considered an infraction of that law a palpable breach of faith. The history of the contest between Facul jy and Fraternity, and its successful issue with the latter, bring before us prominently the fact how useless it is for the authorities of any institution to prohibit the existence and oper- ation of associations, the ven nature of which precludes the possibility of obtaining any reliable evidence as to their membership, and how unwise it is to oppose, where opposi- tion increases the evils without diminishing the strength of that which it is expected to destroy. The wonderful predilection of the average student for the mysterious is itself sutliciont to hold at bay all opposition, even when not urged on by the anticipation of the social, moral and intellectual improvement, and the pleasures and fascinations of frater- nity life. The lirst fraternity which established a chapter at Vanderbilt was Phi Delta Theta. In tin class of '75 of the old I'niversity of Nashville were Win. Lowndes Cullman and Lylton Taylor, both of Georgia, and the former a Phi Delta Theta. Taylor expected to enter the Law Department of Vanderbilt which was to begin its first session in the follow- ing September. Through Calhoun. Taylor became acquainted with C. M. Beckwith, of Sewanee. formerly of the I'niversity of Georgia, and accompancd him to the Danville Con- vention. and was there initiated into the fraternity. He entered Vanderbilt in September, and with several others applied for a charter, which was granted January 20th, 1870. The Faculty became aware of the existence of the chapter and warned Taylor to be careful, and very little more was done by him that session. None of the members re- turned the next year, and consequently 70-77 is a blank in the history of the Chapter. to rilK C'oMKT. In the tall of '77 T. M. Hobbs, of the University of Alabama, and .1. 15. Read, of Center College. Ky.. succeeded in reviving the ehapter. which has had an uninterrupted existence until the present. The biennial conventu................ the fraternity was held in Nashville in November. ?S4. and was entertained by Tcnn. Alpha. The total number of initiates is 175. Kappa Siguia was first organized during the session of 77 78 by .lames Quintard Moore and Hr. Rankin Stubblefield, both from Omikron Chapter. It met with the same dilticulties on accouut of the anti-fraternity law that had attended the organization of Phi Delta Theta. It was in operation, however, until the session of 79-80, when it died. It was revived. 8-1-85, by William C. Philips. H. M. Dunlap, and W. S. Ayers. The Rainbow Chapter was established in the spring of 1882 by Walter Cain, of the University of Miss. This Chapter was not interfered with in the least by anti-fraternity restrictions, and was prosperous from the start. In the spring of 1886 it consolidated with the Delta Tau Delta, and thus became the Lambda Chapter of that fraternity. Tin- total number of initiates is forty-nine. On the night of April 9th, 1883, the Chi Chapter of K. A. was organized by Mr. Lucas, of Delta Chapter, Wolford College. S. 0. The Charter members were Kdgar Smith, of Texas; II. II. White, of Louisiana: Andrew Hibson, of Texas: and Marion bargan. of South Carolina. It has established the following Chapters: Alpha Alpha, at Sewauee; Alpha Beta, at the University of Alabama; Alpha Gamma, University of Louisiana; Omikron. University of Texas; Pi. Knoxville, Tennessee; and Alpha Delta, William .lowed College, Missouri, in October, 1885, the Biennial Convention of the fraternity was held in Nash- ville under the auspices of the Chapter, from which time the Kappa Alpha Journal, tin- organ of the fraternity, has been published under its supervision. Total number of initi- ates is seventy-nine. As early as the fall of 1881 a petition for the establishment of a Chapter at Vander- bilt was presented to the •' � I' fraternity, but on account of the anti-fraternity law it was refused. The Cumberland Chapter, however, was allowed to initiate Vanderbilt men from time to time until February 23d. 'si, when the restrictions against fraternities having been removed, the charter was granted and lh ta Lam In la Chapter organized. The total number of initiates is sixty. At the end of the session of 82 83 there were, therefore, four fraternities in operation at Vanderbilt, viz.: Phi Delta Theta. Rainbow, Kappa Alpha, and Beta Theta Pi; the lirst three in perfect working order under their own charters, while the latter was practically a Chapter running under the charter of a sister college. College politics had assumed a quite important and interesting phase in the literary societies, and the Faculty, seemingly blind as they had I......... were now compelled not only to admit the existence of “Secret Societies, but also their inability to suppress them. During the session that body had warned all fraternity men to disconnect themselves with such organizations, and had set a date, beyond which, if am should persist in attending their meetings, they should forfeit their rights to all honors at the coming Commencement. Whether candidates for honors temporarily resigned or continued to alliliate with their fraternities is of little consequence, inas much as no stops were taken to enforce tin- above decree. Students in both the Literary and Law Departments received their diplomas in May with their badges in plain view upon their coats. I'llK ’ MKT. 11 The fraternities now began to be interested in the repeal of tlie law against them, and took steps in that direction. During the session of the Hoard of Trust in the latter part of May, the representatives of two fraternities, Mr. DeBow, of the Kainbow, and Mr. 1.’. F. Jackson, of Phi Delta Theta, went before that body. The former ottered a petition to the effect that his fraternity be recognized at Vanderbilt; the latter presented a long argument in favor of fraternities and for the repeal of the anti-fraternity law. The Board of Trust retained Mr. Jackson's paper for reference, but during their session arrived at no decision farther than leaving the entire matter to the Executive Committee, or to the judgment of the Faculty. In September, '83, the Chancellor warned the now students against connecting themselves with tlie secret fraternities, but in spite of this the frater- nities strengthened, and the new students when solicited, with but little hesitation, joined them. So affairs went on until Wednesdaj morning, Oct. 31, when Chancellor Oarland formally announced the repeal of the law, with the reservation, however, that the election of commencement speakers in oratory would from that time be in the hands of the Faculty. Fraternity men were taken completely by surprise, and the halls rang with shouts that told with what welcome it was received, even at the cost of their suffrage in the literary societies. Almost immediately the Brand Officers of Chi Phi Fraternity granted to a number of students a charter which had been refused a few months before, and Pi Chapter was es- tablished. In Feb.. '84. Beta Lambda chapter of -' h ', as has been said before, was organized. These were followed by Kappa Sigma in 84-85, and by Delta Tan Delta and Sigma Nu in 85-80. In conclusion it might be proper to add something in regard to the stand that fra- ternity men have taken at Vanderbilt. Though scholarship is by no means the only standard by which men should be judged, yet in the absence of other statistics it serves as a splendid criterion by which to arrive at a fair estimate of a body of college students. Even while the fraternities were under the ban of the Cnivcrsity authorities their member- ship included a large part of the best material in college. In 70-80, four out of six: in 80-81. seven out of ten; in 81-82. eight out of eleven; and in 82 8;}. ten out of ten ($100) scholarships were secured by fraternity men. Since the restrictions against frater- nities have been removed scarcely an honor has found its way to a non-frat. Every medalist both in the Literary and Law Departments from 79-80 up to the present time, and every Fellow, with the exception of two or throe, are members of fraternities. But there is a dark side to the picture to which it might not be out of taste to refer. •‘College polities’’ created a spirit of intolerance among the fraternities which has engen- dered such an ill-feeling that the good they have done has been to a great extent ob- scured by the evils which have attended their intercourse with each other. Front the first each stubbornly refused to recognize merit in its adversaries, was quick to detect their faults and failings, and ingenious in imputing evil motives to all their actions. Private quarrels and petty strifes gave rise to divisions among the students, the lines between which were almost as strongly marked as that between the most bitter enemies. Bad feeling was a sacred inheritance which it would have been dishonorable not to have pre- served, and new students under the influence of their associates rapidly became imbued with the old passions and prejudices. This feeling, we are glad to note, is rapidly dying out, and the present session may be called the era of good feeling in the history of our fraternities. There are unmistakable signs that henceforth the social relations between the fraternities will stand upon a higher plane, and that enmity and distrust will he superseded by an honest and generous rivalrv. 5 I 1: ti 11«; ' i kt. «es (Tk . Hh?m CjMPTKR of Till: FRATERNITY Phi lJe.l l't 'Peel'd � % V 5 .. £t. Grocfect. 5. b @y aEi?ii !pHV3 5g)Gb f-A ©JHT.sIA. PI IK COMKT. 13 ok pfti ©effci (Uftefa. lidablished January jo, 1S7O. Fratres in ifrfce. G. II. Armistkao. If. F. Jackson. B. A Prick, L. It. Camcrkm.. W. II. Jackson, C. It. It l ’ll ARIISON. V. L. Crs.w Non am. Pkkcy 1� . Maooin. J. W. Sbwki.l, F. F. Kllis. Wm. If. Manikk. Larkin Smith. K. F. Fl.KMINO. J. W. XIAN 1 HR, 0. C. Watkiis. W. II. Gooktastcrk. J. C. XlclfKYNol.OS, J. It. Wkst. A. K. IIowri.i.. T. S. Mkkk. Lvtton Tayi.or. Instructors. S. S. Crock ktt. M.l ., Assistant Instructor in Materia Medica. .1. I., Watkins. M.D.. Lecturer on I’livsical Diagnosis. Fost Graduate Felloes. W. It. Sims. A. 15.. Post (irndnatc Follow in Knglish and French. '. T. Coi.k. H.S.. Post tiruduatc Follow in Latin and History. I'l.uok Waixkr. i:.S.. Post Graduate Fellow in Matlieuiatics. Fellows. Wai.i.kr Drkkixc. A.M.. Fellow in German. Jxo. II. Watkins. Assistant in Gorman. AI.I.KX It. C.VRTKK. It. K. CROOK KTT. Stkwart Brooks. K. I. Crookktt. N. A. Gibson. Glass of '87. t ’ll A M OKIES KkI.I.AK, W. II. Witt. Glass of '88. W. II. Harris. W T. Sanukiis. W. A. Sl'KKR. W. It. Sims, Marion Wkst, Ciiaki.ks II. Wyiiik. P. M. .Ionks. S. I� . Tiiacii. It. A. Caktkk. Popk Tavlor. Kobkkt A. Armistkao, Glass of '80. F. P. Ti'rnkr. J. II. Watkins, H. II. VAtUillN. K. W. Wl.NHKI.n, J. XI. Lhvk i k. Glass of '00. Ki.i.iston Fakkrll. 'facing Special Courses. C. W. Mi kray. W. F. Harris, W. P. lion oik, Paul Anorkws, IIowkm. K. Jackson. Jr. n-£ O ZZ8i A T 4 Deleta f- Aiijsr aai va.1 - anx .10 «- ssEpigoy.s G. . SSurjCe. LAO)bd.fi chapter I ©effa (Uau Qeffa fcrne C MerrieiC. me« F b. $@)Ftb@lA @J AU $Q)fcbc A. ri 11 ; ■ m i'Yi i OK ©effa (Uau ©effa. Established as the . '. Chapter A'aiuhotc, tSS.’. Consolidated '■•'ith Delta Tan Delta, SSO. K Asiukht, HESIDEjft' niUjKjft. .Ionn T. Lkllyktt. Koiikict T. Smith. 1� . M ItKIOIIT. V. K. MrAu.istkk (Tlietii), William Simmons. W vi.tkr Cain. CoCl.ltlNCi M RK. T. T. Tvlkr, J. 1� . IS. ItKltllW. .Irs.sk OVKKTOX. Wilson T. Watkrs (Alplm). II ARK V KVVNS. J. W. Kriioi.ni. II. 1� . Wilson (Theta). Prank (S. Pitb, Kkv. .1. 1’. Srrowls (Mu). Prank Vaioiin. Krxkst 1.. RoXI. GjlflPtfE] I 0LL. Fost graduate. K. P. V M «.IIT. Glass of ’87. Prank Poms, ClIARI.KS A.VHKRSOX. I’rkston V n;iiN. Alva V. Ciiixski. Glass of ‘88. 1 • a v i: K. Jknninos. IIoiiacb K. Bkmis. Glass of ’SO. W. A. Johns. Krxkst Mkhriok. w. K. Smith. K. K. I’rii'k. Glass of '00. Jamks L. S.myskr, Tl ! K f!OM KT. 4-h Qj-II (!J4HFlilR — or rut: FRATERNITY OF - fappa eKfpfta. g 1883 ® mi i I is seEptSO IU-“ Jf. «K. § yftite. Guf er. }f AppJv eKbpJfA. rilK COMET. -19 CleKJ OF } appa J fpf a. •'.shtblishtd April , SSj. reside nulyiih. .1. I. Wmrwoit i ll I,aiiiImI;i , A. M. Slim- (I W.VURKN 4'ANHLKK (Kill). I' I� II ('. Foi.k (Sijiiii!� ). K. T. K IKKl’ATUII'K (SiglllU). T. Tanxkii (I’i). M. M. Koss (Chi). S. K. Cow ax (Clii). M I,. Kamskr. I ii O.. |{. K. Cl I.VKR. Pli.I?. Glass of '87. C. C. Kkih. II II. Win i n, it,. . Glass of ’88. .1. T. Mow Aim. C. T. I.ass. F. F. ItAi.nuiiMii; i I pint lli-ia 1. K. K. Haktiiki.i.. C. K. Al.liKS, S. L. Sl'KOTlIKK. C. N. Hi m il. W. C. Boxta. .1 I. . Wvxx. .1. 11. Kkkiii.k. Glass of '80. .1. M. Finn, T. Fixx. I . M. Ill TI.KK. Glass of '00. ---Johnson, J. K. Hart. C. I� . Moss. Glass of '01. C. W a -11 nr ii x. Total 1111111 Imt of Initiati-s siiiri I In- Founding of tin- Cliu|iU-r. 71� . 0 Till-: OOMKT. 50 P i CfljflPTLR ® FRATERNITY ®1884 ® ====E pigoiy.sss SoH': OK ©fii Established Severn her iSSj. fratres in llfbe H. W. l,o Y El E, K. IjAWKEJCCB. V. K. Smith. C. It. 'Vai.laoe, II. AI.I.EN, V. Kinnkv. V. II. Faulk. 1S.S.. S. P. hoDsox. A. II., V. .1. Pulley. .1- W. SELLER. P. 1!. Moore. F. M. iiEORGK. C. IS. Kausualb. igtWe ]ME 1RE S. Glass of '87. II. IS. Carlisle. It.A. N. W. I TI.KV. Glass of '88. II. H. Moore, is. II. Kni.ok. Glass of '80. T. E. Mount. A. C. Horarus. Glass Of '00. S. V. Mit'Kkxitss. F. Morrow, .1. V. Maihhn. Jr. II. N. S.VYIIKK, V. .1. K X« ITT. 1 . IS. CoilBS. ■I. II. Moore. K. I.. Pl'I.liKY. li. T. ISA HER. P. M. Sax. K. F. Cook. IS. IS. Petrie. .1. 1.. ISoOGIIEH. ’umber of Initiales. A. ISates, h. L. Hawso.n. Beta Lambda Chapter or Tin: FRATERNIT Y -- -£� S§efa (UHefa pi. c 1SS4 m SsE I l§Oiy .233 Fc. ft. ©avi . S3) ftsJA @J H Ft sJ A T)g8. TI I K ( '( )M KT. B6T7-1 LACDBDA CHAPTGR or S etlci @JKeta pi. I'llilblishfd SS. . Fratres iri Facultate. J. M Saffori� . I'ii. I� .. M l). i Bvtn. ’•♦. � ). Dean of tlio Faculty of l'lianiiiivv. ami Professor of tieolojry K. IC. IIosx. I). I). (Theta. T.9), Professor of S.VsDnintio Theology. r. I- Tiiott.viiNRfl. f. IC.. Pii.l .. Assint uni Instructor ill ICngincering. 1C. 1C. Barnard. Instructor in Practical Astronomy. .1. II. Kki.lkv. lecturer on ('heniistry in Mental Department. Fellov s. r. I'. Pkkrki.I,. M.A.'st!. Post graduate Follow in firvek. W. (I. Kiiiki'atrk'k. B.IC.. Post-graduate Follow in ICiiyrim-crin ;. Special Student. .1. P. Smith. M.A . 'sii. Chemistry. II OX. A NUKFU A I.M.-ON, Fratres in tfrcc. liKX. (!. P. TmtrsToN. M. J. It. It. Gt'll.l� . Kkv. It. K Brown. D. D. I'kok, W. Day. Pii.D., J. II. II AXDI.Y. M.D.. Ilox. II II. I.l KToX. Ilox. . S. CaI,DWHI,I.. W. ItRALH. 1C. V. Tiiomi-.son. Tyi.hr Cai.iioi n. A. S. Marks. Jr.. A. «I. Ham • Si. I'lEIITKII, J. It. ICOIIKKTKOX. t ■. S. A I.I.ISoN, John ItriiM. Jr.. II. M. Diiiioos. GfJflPtfER ROLL. W. G. Kirkpatrick. B.IC., Glass of ’S7. J. A. Harris. M.A. W. '. Manii v m. IC. It. Davis. Ph.G. Al.FKKD Ilf MB. It. 1). (lOOht.RTT. Glass of 'SS. A. N'. FlTK. Glass of '80. A. It. I.i:vrnri . J. ItOYY LKTT (Iota), 1.. S. Mcrkiam. A. It. Ppskv. IC. F. Mrown. It. Pbytox. Marry Bond. Glass of '00. CllA klks I!. Kirki. M . i i 11 : • m kt. 51 $m n (Chotnr i|- TIIK PRATE.RNITYV • - enigma Ru. sbEp'SCU-®3 flu. 1 III K ’ M FT. SIGCD q CHAPTER OK ossi . Ckiu'kkt. §igrna flu. Fouudtii nt tSSO. Glass of ’S7. K. M II.VKKIS. |{. 1,. Sum kkv ii.i.k. Glass of '88. .1. 1� . Sony. .1. . . Wills. 1� . Mr I) v in. Frbii W. Colk. Glass of '80. ISRNJ. M vtiikws. .1. •- Cool'tiR. Tutal mimlii-r iif luitinti-s, 8. ■ i VK!� ljj ‘111,1 III.) •i,i v«nx v«a •vii.riy V.MVJI •vi. i u| .iv.i. x � i:i(| ‘VIIMIji X.I.IXNJ •vmij, L'l:««| ni,| ‘1 VR'.ljJ • • • • ‘111,1 III,) • i,| vxan.i, vug •xii.riv v.i.iv | •xj.'i:i(| ivj, vii:«i| •v ut «is V.I.IV )| • • • • ‘VAHIIJ, UT I(| III,| •Jia uyjup jo jogujn' j S l A 1 . � M I LI. i THE CO MKT. 57 F vAv,e OS THE Vanderbilt Athletic Association was established, officers elected and work begun in the Spring of 1886. Vanderbilt University, with its various departments, large number of students, progressive growth and wide-reaching iulluence was ripe for i the organization. Some of the Faculty fearing the demoralizing influences that often attend such active associations, discouraged its growth by withholding their support and influence; other ineml crs of the Faculty have been energetic in the work, and labored to the best of their ability to promote its interests. It filled a long-felt want, and was popular with the boys from the beginning, until it is rapidly becoming one of the prime characteristics of University life. It has increased the interest in, and attendance at, the gymnasium, promoted gocnl feeling and fellowship among the students, afforded pleasant and profitable recreation, robbed the dude street brigade of its most promising members, until it is rapidly becoming the goal of the student’s ambition, and the one bright spot in the dreary waste of routine duty. The Field Day Sports claim a lion's share of the work, and hold a large portion of the- interest manifested in the- Association. We have participated in every feat and sport known to the amateur athlete. On Field Day, when hundreds witness our contests. Van- derbilt has on her holiday attire, making it the- greatest day of the year for our stu- dents. During the spring of ’S(i our athletes trained at the old fair grounds adjacent to the University, which were excellent grounds and tolerable convenient, but during this year we have been without practice grounds, and this want has Iwen keenly felt. bishop HcTyeire has Iwen kind enough (and In is always ready to befriend and aid the students), to give us a running course on the campus which he constructed into a beautiful one- quartcr-inile stretch. To practice tin other sports, the boys arc compelled to climb the fence, wander about the streets “guyed” by the street gamin, probably to light upon some neglected spot where the swine dig for angling worms during the day, and the cow with liquid eye, complacently chows her cud and rests at night. Friends, strangers, stu- dents and visitors gather around, stand in the way, get hurt, break the apparatus, and ask questions upon questions piled mountain high, until the young Hercules is frantic and weeps “for a lodge in some vast wilderness,” away from the curious crowd. (Jive the poor athlete a little rest—sweet rest, give him a practice ground that will be somewhatly secluded at least, and with grateful heart he will repay the kindness in doing honest work and making a record to which the University can point with pride. It is abso- lutely necessary, in order to have proper training and full development, that wo have practice grounds. 7 T1 I K COM KT. 5© Rase ball captured Vanderbilt by storm even before the organization of the Associa- tion. We have played with varying success, winning more often than otherwise. For this sport wo have lirst-class practice grounds, very convenient, but which are liable to enclosure by the owner at any time. Several teams have been organized in years past during each season, creating much rivalry and friendly contest. Wo have an unusual number of hojiefuls who arc already, or are fast becoming, first-class twitiers, while few there be that covet the position behind the bat. For the other positions on the nine we have a number of players to select from who are all competent to play good ball. During this season the club lias crowned itself with honor, being successful in all of its trials. We claim, and have proved our right to claim, that we have as good an amateur team as the Southland boasts. This year in contest with Sewauee we won the handsome cup given t � the champion team by Dr. Pierce, of Nashville, our hoys administering to Sewauee the severest drubbing they ever received. We shall have no fears of the future so long as our team maintains its present standard. Foot ball has never obtained a foot-hold among us. There have been two good reasons for this: first, the hoys have never become interested in the game; second, when desiring to practice and organize teams we have been unable to obtain playing grounds. We hope to soon have suitable grounds for playing a sport which will quickly grow into great popularity on its own merit. From various notices appearing on the bulletin hoards, we infer that the Lawn Ten- nis Association was organized in the Fall of ?$G. During its existence it has become prominent in several ways. It brought on the only defeat Vanderbilt suffered on Field Day. Ii is organized and controlled from top to bottom by a very select few—men with the watery eye who go mad after long hair and short breeches; men whose very presence makes their tennis court so holy that its sanctity is as great as though the shekinah of old rested over it. until the students have Ik cu led to suppose that no one dare venture near that spot except he has received a gilt-edged invitation countersigned by tin Treas- urer. While claiming to be so select and exclusive and disclaiming all connection with the Athletic Association, yet having a strong voice in its management, they contrived to slip in under the protecting wing of said Athletic Association and capture a large share of the gate receipts on Field Day. However, let it he said to the credit of the Lawn Tennis players, that they deserve much praise for their successful establishment of the sport at Vanderbilt, and we hope that it will move steadily on from its present high position. Rut the members should correct the prevailing impressions of their Associa- tion if they be erroneous, or if such impressions be correct, then they should withdraw from Athletics, for both cannot bo managed, on their present plan, harmoniously. During that season of the year when outdoor sports are impracticable, the gymnasium affords fine facilities for instruction and training. Rut it must not he inferred from this that the gymnasium is open only in bad weather, for it has a regular attendance of nearly two hundred from September to June. It is well equipped with all necessary and convenient apparatus. A. II. Krundagc, M.D., X. Y. University Medical College, has control of the gymnasium. A most competent instructor, under whose management it is rapidly becoming so popular as to he a necessity with each and every student, even though the University did not make attendance compulsory. PI IK CoMKT. S ecufi e ©ommiffee --OK-o V, Vl. + 4?' -•♦ —-- Hit. Wm. M. 11 ask :i: 11 I k. Wu. I,. I nii.kv .. .1. M. I.KVRIJIK.......... Ai.i.kn K. Caktkk......... I'liWK II. K«m; ;.......... Ciiam. N. I'.i ik ii ..... C. Kki.i.aii............... K. I.. A iconi........... .....................1‘miilmt. ...............I Vo VwVfcH . ...................Sn-rrhtrt . • ...............Trsaturi-r, ..... “fl tlaill Fit hi S mrls. Mawujer Fast Hall Tmiii. (’a tlaiii Fast Hull Tfiim. • Captain Fool Fall Team. ij£ - f • � ' 60 rilK COMKT. II I I I II I I I I I I I C3' A % ■ BALL runs -•«••- •■ ■• — ■ 1‘oi'K Tavi 'K, Ctttehrr. ('. N. lli'Ki ii, Sm.uid � .«� . A. K. Cl-KM i:ST, Left Field. N. IH kch, Manager. .1. 1 . Smith, Riteher. iK K a: ItAKNKS, Third Huff. II. 1$. Caiiuslk, Center Field. T. 15. I.vti.k, FlrM Huff. ClIAMIIIHS Ki l l AH. SF„I Sto i. (Vl rf A. It. Caktkk. Right Field. II IK COM KT. 61 ® BASIB) ® BA L U ® : --(Svame «pfcujecj-- - • Hh'HSON 0P )gg6-]ggy. - At Columbia, Muy I, Is .. vs. Columbia Kki� s, - - - - - 11 to 1 2. At Nii livill« May 7. I ;. VS. SKWANKK, - • - . - - |0 to ‘2. At Soivuireo. Juno I.’, is � ;. VS. Skwankk. . . - - . . 3 to 11. At Ntt'livllli'. Sept. ‘. 1. IN � ;. VS. MAItKKT STRBKT, - - - . . f to 1. At Nashville. April 6. INC. vs. Kattlks, ...... || to o. At Columbia, April 29, INC. vs. Columbia Kkds, . . . . . - -20 to 16. vs. Sknv xkk At Nashville. May 0. Ins?. 21 to 2. I'llK CO MKT. c -_ ClitoK jJCftltiA, OFFICERS. Prof. W. L. IHDI.KY,.................. Pkif. I.. THORN M HO.................. K. A. CARTER,......................... A. R. OARTKR.......................... SHOWN 1 1’SKY......................... Prendent. Manager. • Treasurer, Sn-relarg. St vv'c i e, A hv'iile,, Singlet deelared i rna-n vn aeeount itlnen if Se:, inss player. DOUBLES. II 1: BKMIS. I.. I akuki.i. SINGLES. II. H. BI-'.Mls. k� Lai i i I ' S i. DOUBLES. V win i:i ii i. 5 Sutt v i . • V ANOMIKII.T. 0 Sf.« li SINGLES. Y. m� i:kiiii.t, . . •'� Skwanf� :, ...'• TI I K COM KT. ( 3 JJ©©©! + K. I.. AitOM, Cap la in. Full Hack.— If. K. Cr i.vkr. Half {neks.— Pork T.WI.OK, K. I.. Akoni. Quarter Hack.— II. K. ItKMis. Hash Unr.— F. I!. Loft Kiid: H. K. Prior, (Vnter; T. It. I.vti.k, Right KikI ; If. A. Car- ter, K. Mkrrick, c. K. Harris, a. If. Carter. Substitutes.—C. I'. If A(iSI� A I.K. J. M. I.KVK4JCK, ('H AS. HUKC'II. 6+ TJIK COMKT. rilK COMET. or. ° 1 Xht cf veil lb. t ° 7:� Yanis Dash............. liniuiing l n« •lump...... Throwing Shot....... Standing High .1 utii|..... 100 Yanis Dash............. Standing Long Juni|........ Throwing Has - Mali........ I.VI Yanis Dash............ Kiinning Long l'olc la-ap... Ilifh I’oh- Leap........... 220 Yanis Dash............. Throwing 10-11� . Hammer---- Mile Klin ............... MAY 7, 168.6, ...T. I . Brandi........... ... F. It. Foo............. ---- . F. PoWKI.I.......... F. II. Fora............ ... IVh-k Tayijok......... . . . V. V. CoCIIKAN.... . . . N. A. tillSSON....... ...T. I . Branch.......... ... K. K. Cri.VKic......... ...I!. 1C. (Yi.vku........ .. ..I. I.. Sr mm kiss.... ...K. IC. Prick............ W. (J|!|l.l ........... ................SJ sec. ........20 ft. 2 in. .................82 ft. .........J ft. 5 in. .........II 2-5 see. ........!• ft. 7 in. ...............103 yds. .........IS 2-5 see. ......22 ft. SJ in. ........S ft. I] in. .........211 1-5 sir� 1. ........«Mi ft. 6 ill. -.2 min. 2-5 see. T+ MAY 6� 1887 Standing Long .lump.................... V. II. Johnston........... I’tit tin;: the Shot...................F. 15. Fonts............... Throwing Base Ball................Lino. Baknks............... loo Yanis Dash.........................Pom: TayijOU............... Kiinning l-ong Jump....................F. 15. Foot............... Throwing 5li-ll). Weight ..............1C. 1C. I’kick............. Ilunllc Bare 1120 yds.)................II. 1C. Bkmis.............. Kunning Hop. Step ami Jump.............F. B. Foia;.............. 150 Yards Dash......................... I’oi-k Tayi.oi:........... Kunning Ianig Pole l«oa|...............K. 1C. ('n.vKit............ Throwing Mi-11,. Hammer................1C. 1C. Prick.............. 220 Yanis Dash.........................II. 1C. Bkmis.............. Kunning High Pole Leap.................ti. |). Moti.ky............ Kunning High Jump......................F. It. Font;.............. HO Yards Dash..........................II. 1C. Bkmis.............. Kunning High Kick......................F. It. Fonts.............. 8 ........0 it. U in. ......82 ft. 10 in. ......275 it. «S in. ..............10.] see. ......20 ft. 10] in ........17 it. li] in ...............20} see. ........� 1 ft. 0J in ..........10 1-5 sec. ---.20 ft. 10J in ........71 ft. 0 in. ..........51 1-5 see. ........7 ft. 1} in. ........5 ft. I in. .........02 2-5 see. ..........8 ft. 0 in. T1 IK COM KT. o« Thu $250 WbsL Nnshvilln Intur-Gnllnginlu Bass-Ball Gup. PgKSK.VTUn AT DR. H. M PIERCE. OIiOBS, •-sLr' SfH'IMl'IHS. 08 TIIK OOMKT. Burke:—Military mail; full dress; no time Ibr any thing hut text-hooks. Carlisle:—Swigs beer: eats dinner with .Imlge Keese: sits in the peanut gallery. Cate:—Kittenish; all'eetinnate; her name is A Crocket:—Lengthy: has been known to break a camera; smokes cigarettes. Mavis:—Theater goer; artist: she lives on Spruce Street. tiUTtiKlE:—Minister's son; the tale is told. Harpin':—Ostentatious; well versed in the ways of E. E. Hardin. Harris:—Parliamentarian; feather weight: plays pool. .Ionns:—Euchre player: mammoth masticator; howls at night. Kinney :—stalwart: studious; steady. Knott:- Tied well: fast; pugilistic. Latham :—-It’s mighty bad. ain't it; it's awful: in fact, it’s It-. Levkql'k: Playful: stranger to a comb and brush; relieves bis lungs on the cornet. Merrick:—Plays whist: chestnuts in stock: moral. Miller:—A law student; enough said. Murray:—Cusses occasionally: uses tobacco; swings clubs. Pussy:—Tennis player: stays at home from Church on Sunday and plays guitar, lioHards:—Spindle-shanked; hook-worm ?): that pinfeather mustache. ri-IK (-OMKT. 69 If.MisiiAi.K:—Miscuit consumer: gymnast; tell the Professor I m sick to-day.’’ Smith:— I'm a sphere twirler:” nickname squcez(h)er” not misapplied. Scott:—Sorrel topped V. M. A.; conspicuous: drivels tobacco juice. Taylok :—Texas: trade and traffic. From the above, frame your ideas of life at the West Side Club. I’alumny from many mouths has been heaped upon us. We have been made the sub- ject of numerous nefarious and contumulous phrases: •• Scrubtownites!” buiscuit snatch- ers. and the like. Mut. reader, bear with us in a few words of defense. Our motto is, -Never work between meals.” Some students, however, not realizing the great strain caused by mastication, and that the body needs at least five hours rest and recuperation to prepare for the next meal, are prone to work between meals in their study rooms. These are ruining their health, and will soon die. The student who has the will power to force his molars through our beefsteak, who has the intrepidity to risk his esophagus on our butter and burnt sausage, who has the endurance to sleep between red-pepper and the din of fire-works and midnight howls, is well calculated to stand the trials of life, and will nourish the gall to play the sympathy act and beg his father-in-law to set him up in business. Men. cultured within our rooms, will score their marks high on the chimuey-llues. and pass over the routine of life giving custom to the police force and the laws of our land. «, . ye precincts of •• Scrubtown!” although but a year has passed in thy history, we predict a future lor you unrivaled by the night work of the poker player, or the cheap- ness and tumult of the free soup house of Bengal. AI read early hours have witnessed the concocting of deep laid schemes and the stealing of coal oil. Already thy walls have re-echoed the curses of busted students and the wails of dizzy stomachs. A student infuriated and kept awake by his internals trying to master hot biscuit and other indigestible ingredients, has his patience further tried by maniacs coming home from the theater, loose from the Vanderbilt box, howling, yelling, and trying to imitate the tragedy seen on the stage. Reader, words fail us further. on dismissing tin- subject, we would exclaim, like illus- trious Anonymous on viewing Naples. -Live one day in Scrubtown and die! ° Gibovtjj •$ }(u]|, • (Kxtrai-t from Vanderbilt Catalnpue.) V |iiirt. comfortable ami complete home for students, conveniently situated, near tin- 1'niver- ilv. Tin- f Hnl i� not excelled by that of any institution of tin- kiinl in tin- country, ami every- thin;: is furnished that tends to make stinh-nt life enjoyable. ‘•Terms ten or twelve dollars per month, payable in ailvatnv. With a low exceptions, these remarks an- true. No place is more “quiet’’ than Liberty Hall «luring the huts summer months, after college has closetl: ami compared with an iron foundry. a saw-mill. Niagara Falls, or other small tmisieal instruments of the ri i k com kt. ?i sort, it may l c called quiet «' year round. The quality and quantity of the quiet how- ever are matters lor individual taste to determine. The inhabitants of Liberty Hall are divided into two classes —the athletes, who occupy the upstairs rooms, and the orators who room on the first lloor. If you happen to belong to the latter class, your athletic neighbor overhead will probably conclude at about live o'clock a.m. that the quiet has grown tedious to you, and will break the monotony by going through a full course of gymnastics, occasionally varying his exercise by dropping a twenty-pound dumb-bell on the Hour, thereby precipitating a Hood of piaster from the ceiling into your half-open eyes. If. on the other hand, your Christianity is of the muscular variety, your friend beneath will lie sure to select the hours which you wish to pass in “balmy sleep,” to rehearse the speech which is sure to take the medal, and will awake the echoes of the night with his sonorous tones in a maimer which has occasionally been known to elicit remarks more forcible than polite. These pleasing little incidents, however, should annoy no man whose nervious system is properly constituted. There is also another agreeable feature of life at the Hail which must not pass unnoticed. Just as the gray dawn begins to break, ami the early birdlcts start their twittering in the trees outside, the faint and silvery sound of the rising bell is heard in the distance. Firmly wielded by the swarthy son of Africa, who holds the proud position of major-domo of Liberty Hall, the sound increases in volume and nearness. Heaching the door of the man whom he has chosen to honor as the recipient of his morning serenade, he takes a linn stand, and rings louder, longer and stronger until the exasperated student, uttering curses loud and deep, springs wildly from his erstwhile peaceful couch and with a five pound lump of coal Softly caresses the curlew toller above the left ear as a gentle reminder to •‘ring-oil .” The performance is shortly afterward repeated on the ringing of the breakfast bell. The boys take turns in knocking the negro down stairs. The club furnishes the coal, and all hut the Ethiopian enjoys the exhilarating exercise. So. taking all these things into consideration. Liberty Hall may safely be called a quiet home for students,” especially for those who prefer a variety in their quietude. And now in hushed tones and with bated breath let us speak a few words of the ••unexcelled food.” There have been times when the tables of Liberty groaned with sut prise at their load of good things. We have gazed upon the noble form of the turkey- gobbler; we have looked with interest at the juicy oysters clasping each other round the neck in their struggles to keep within narrow coniines of the dish: we have—but let us pause, and reassure the fond parents who, on reading this may fear that their boy- will be spoilt by this Epicurean life and lose his taste for plain home fare, let us hasten to say that it is not always thus. The usual Liberty spread is one of Spartan spareness. Our chief articles of diet are biscuit, butter, beef and milk. The biscuits are generally damp. The butter, though slightly decrepid, is still able to get about The quality of the milk is not strained and over the edge of the tumbler the calcareous solution droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven upon the plate beneath. The beef is always • •f the consistency and durability necessary for the the proper exercise of youthful mo- lars, it having been part of the leader of tin- herd who for many years lowed softly to his bovine favorites, and repelled with fierce bellowing tho advance of bis rivals, little «treading that the sinew and gristle of his massive neck would some day grace the head of our table. Of our other viands wo forbear to speak. Suffice it to say that if 72 THE COMET. I “man wants but little here below,” when li boards at Liberty Hall he generally gets it. The terms are certainly moderate. Board rarely reaches over twelve dollars, and the charge of the twenty-live dollars at the end of the month for “retrospective expenses,” can offend only the avaricious. After all. however, “with all her faults we love her still, and we believe that we voice the sentiment of every boarder when we conclude with the immortal words of Pat- rick Henry. “Hive me Liberty, then give me death.” TIIK COMKT. 73 ka J0ialeci6l0 | HIS Literary Society was organized in the auuiinn of the year 1875. Its charter mem- Ihts. about. twenty in number, Iiehl their first meeting in the present Law Koom, which was then the Knglish Koom under I’rof. Joynes. Ihe lirst president was Mr. (’. I’. Curd, now of Washington Fniversity. lie is the author of a text-book on Analysis used in our Knglish Course. From the first the Dialectic has been a favorite with the Theologues. who indeed were largely in the majority for several years. Hut there has always been a sprink- ling of Law students sullieient to keep up the reputation that lawyers have always had. The unregenerate Lit. seems to he in the majority at present. During the first year its membership increased to forty. From that time it steadily advanced in numbers until it. reached its maximum in 1SS3. when it enrolled eighty-nine members. Since that time there has been a great, decline, until now its membership has fallen to about twenty-five. We have spent some time in looking over the dusty records in the archives of this body, in order the bcttei to account for this decline. We have struck tin- combination, so to speak. In 1883 the law against fraternities was removed, and immediately several fraternities entered and others crept out from sub rosu. Put at the same time—timeo (iraecos cl dona ferenh’s—the election of commencement speakers was taken out of the societies and lodged in the hands of the faculty. So fraternities arc- here, and the societies no longer elect commencement speakers. These two factors have left the Dialectic about as a summer shower would leave a linen duster, somewhat limp and wilted. That the Dialectic has been a nurse of orators is shown by the fact that out of ten Founder’s Medals her contestants have captured eight. Her walls have listened to some true eloquence of words and of ideas. They have also heard the verdant youth get up into the skies and play billiards with the stars as he poured forth his lurid, .jagged-edge lightning. Some of her members have made themselves heard in the council of the chiefs, on the hustings, at the bar. and in the pulpit. Others have gone out to till the ranks in the- “cool sequestered vales of life. At times, owing to slight dilVoronces of opinion, animosity has been engendered between opposing factions. At such times the tendency has manifested itself to exchange • Roberts’ li'ules of order, the established parliamentary authority, for the more effective and com- forting -Marquis of tjueensbury's Kales. This tendency is due to the fact that when one side is badly beaten, it will search “ Koberls’ Kales in vain for any balm for an excited soul, or for any method that will bring peace of mind and comfort after an exasperating defeat. lint not so the •• Marquis of (pteensbury’s Kales. When rigidly enforced and prop- erly applied they lend great calm and comfort to a troubled breast. !) 74 T! I K M KT. However, it is but just to say that, as many Dialeetics have a natural disinclination to an ornamented eye or cheeks done up in water colors, this tendency seldom hurts anybody. In the olden time the Dialectic possessed a certain ghost which has facetiously been called a library. There were, we hear, some half a dozen volumes, more or less. Hut the members did the gallant caper by presenting the entire collection to the literary soci- eties of the Nashville College for Young Ladies. Of course the dear girls couldn't do any thing but accept. The principal books of interest, wore •• Hoyle Itcvised, or Poker for be- ginners. aud Nickel-plated Nod. the One-eyed Dude. NY hat in the name of sense will the girls do with them? « Ti 11-: ’ . i i-’ r. C( fte j fpiFo opipie. f OMK matured speck of protoplasm in this world of strangely evolutcd beings may sup- pose i hat our society is called philosophic because its founders were lovers of wisdom. They guess this because the Dialectics are such debaters that they would stop a ! pig in the road and prove that its tail was too short because it wasn’t cut oil': j, but deep philosophic research proves this to be false analogy. Those fellows did J not know anything about «deck. “Smith’s Thucydides” wasn't out, or if it was, “Tigert’s l.ogic” wasn’t. They called it “Philosophic” because they liked that name hot- ter than any other. A sketch of some of the founders might not be out of the way—I guess it would be pretty much in the way of any one who undertakes to read this book through. Of the sage from whose spring-board brain the Philosophic sprang — you can see that this sprung forth spontaneously — little or nothing is known, principally nothing. lake his brother genius. Shakespeare, what he has left of himself is his works. Unlike the im mortal Kill, his work has not come down to us in its original unemendated primitiveness but his spirit must often groan to see his constitution revised, amended, reprinted and thrown out the window at times. But rest quiet, gentle spirit, the Philosophic has a splendid constitution, though its digestive aparatus is not over strong, and it is Epicurean in its tendencies — can’t stand a mixture of food, and when it is fed to it convulsions must ensue. In the “usc-tcr-be” days, for instance, when “places” for Young’s and founder's medals were at the disposal of the society, when, of two different Fraternities, each had the best man — oh! those were good old times! — then she convulsed, heaved like a man who had taken seidlitz powders in broken doses, one at a time. Legend says that it was in one of these storms, when the wanted Philosophic tranquility was sworn to the four winds, when deep-mouthed, infernal “cuss” epithets belched forth then, ’t is said, it was that the massive marble slab adorning our rostrum was rent in many pieces by the mighty shock. We arc going to rent or buy a new one soon. The President got stuck on order, and unlike Rachel, smote a rock because it was not (it was not the rock, but the order was not. See?) The first Secretan of our Society seems to have been something of a horse-jockey — there is a good deal of this Kentuckyism here —for after laboriously trying to tlx the date by the Fall races, he says, “The Imtiful filic Philosophe was had at V. I'., sired by Elegant, dam Fine. Ely bctthcre rode her fust. You arter seen it ! She ran agin Dia- lectic, who led her ’long the quarter, hut she kem in on the home stretch — she inns’ uv smelt fodder, anyhow she led the string.” I think it is the presumption that Ely” was an element of success, as In “got. there.” Since the University came down here and the Philosophic ascended the sky of liter- rui-: ’ m i«:t. ature. she has had many ups and downs—that is. site has been “up lor Founders’ Medal ten times and been “downed” eight. There are a great many curved lines and nourishes among these archives; we don’t know whether they stand for applause or gestures, neverthemore are they good. A good many lawyers from over at Keeseville have had hold of our by-laws, and by .bulge Baxter’s coat-tails, they are a model of Jewish impudence; for instance. Art. 5, See. II. — “If a member shall carry a chair across the iloor behind him and try to sit in it at the same time. In; shall be stood on his head in the corner by the president, who shall not laugh.” I could cite numerous episodes of the same kind, but let this suflice, Art. 41. Sec. ('I.—“No one shall throw spittoons at the president, or hang out the window by his feet.” It is tradited that a large majority of the Fraternities—Billy-goat Fnions — originated their chapters at Vanderbilt in the Philosophic. Her members have plenty of push, except at the street car “push.” The origin of the State Oratorical Contest” is Philosophically traced to Vanderbilt, and I am not quite sure, but I think it suggested, with equal wisdom, Cleveland’s nomi- nation. Our doclaimers would make Ca-sar, (’icero and Grady “tuck their tails and slink olT. They really do raise a howl over at Liberty when B. F. spreads his borrowed eloquence over the stable-roof. It’s like larding a biscuit. We are not many — we prefer a select few to an indiscriminate mass. Quality, not quantity, is our motto — a good one to hunt bears by. By the way, we have a young Arkansan, who spent his youth in heroic endeavors to free his national land from bears We will have good order while he is president. We have won the last three debates, the only direct Society contest at Vanderbilt now. and will keep on winning if the Dialectics don’t. When you have done crying “Chestnuts!” “Hats!!” I will say that we do good, honest work in the North Knd Hall, and if you ever come to Vanderbilt we will give you a welcome. TIIK COMKT. $bH bUS2 . N. W. I ri.KV. Stkwart 15rooks, i'. C. VAsuiirus. W. II. Johnston. John Asiiiokh. !surfer. 1'irst Ttnor. . II. Mki:i:ii.i.. St 1‘nurf Tt'itof. I n s I Hus . Si mini Hr IS . i;. Sims. I,. liKITt'll. .1. W. I!ka1.1.. V. I.. DlHI.KV. II. II. AlIKKNS. TI I K ’ )M KT. i ssocidion. R.z’ivlz MEMBERS. Wm. I.. Dui.i.kv, M.D.. •T. s. I.. KlKKI. N'I , 1 11.1).. W. W. Martin. M.A.. Aistin II. Mkiii:iii. HoNO y ]ME}iBER. UkOVKU ('u: KI.AM . W. K. Tii.i.rt. I� .I ., •I. T. M««11i.i.. I’ll.I)., I.. Tiiokniii in;, (Mv, II. M.l). Off FSOB ITIOK. w. K. Sims. A. 15. OFFIGENS. Wdml, -....................................................... V. F. Tii.lett, D.l . I'irs-prtridml,...............................................I. T. M • ii.i.. Pii.l� . Strrtlnri null Trfiintrrr, ..........................- Wm. I,. |)ri i.Kv, M.|). tt Constitution, and By-Laws 4 -� V, B A, Article I.—ytanie. Tills organization shall Ik known as lln Vasokiuiii.t I!a iii:ioi:'s Assik-iat ion. Article II.—Object. It shall Im I ho object of this Association 1 promoto celibacy, to ....solo ami assist llioso win have hoon crossed in low, ami to warn ami protoot tho unwary against tho snares of Cupid. Article III.—JVIotto. Tho motto of this Vssnciiition shall Im . It is holtor to .Iwoll in tho oornor of a hoiis -top than with a brawling woman in a wide Inniso.” Article II'.—JVIeir.bership. Any ollioor or stmlont of Vanderbilt Cniwrsity shall ho eligible to nioinhorship in lliis Vssociation. provided ho haw tho followin'; qualifications: 1st. Ilo shall ho at least throo-soorc ami ton years old. 'id. II.• shall haw wood not loss than throe fair inaidons. and shall have hoon kicked ouch lime not loss than throe times as high as tho nearest ohnroh-stooplo. If am one of said maidens was over forty years of aye at tin- time of said wooing, it shall ho necessary that said wooer ho kicked only twice as high as tho aforesaid church-steeple. Recently ex| elt sl. Til K ’ M KT. 79 Article Y.—Officers ana their Duties. S� :« ri« N I. Tin- ollicers of this ssociation shall In President. Vice-president. .Secretary, and Treasurer. S� ;r. • . It shall hr the duly of the President lo preside at all meetings, and to see that each member of the Association keep holy and inviolate the oath hereinafter provided for. If at any time it eome to the knowledge of the President that anv nieinher is. or has been, easting amorous flam es on any maiden, fair or otherwise: or if by any dmlishness of dress or ltchavior, 01 otherwise, lie In-tray any tendency to fall from «rare, it shall he the duty of the President to give said member a eurtain lecture on the subject of feminine infidelity, to read to him three times over Longfellow's Ik-ware, lieware- she is fooling thee,-' and to direct each member of the Association to remember in his prayers his unwary and misguided brother. Sko. It shall be the duty of the Vice-president to preside in the absence of the President, and to carry on original research in regard to celibacy.4 Sko. I. When not engaged in discharging the aforesaid functions, the duties of the otliccrs shall Ik- as follows: The President shall write articles vilifying the ante-bellum South; the Vice-president shall play crispiet; the Secretary and Treasurer shall smoke cigars, play tenuis, and engage himself otherwise as he may deem most expedient to the public good. Article Yl.— Intendments. The Constitution of this Association can not be amended by any means known to man. It is :is im- mutable as the laws of the Modes and Persians. :• Irticle I.—Meetings. Tin: regular meetings of this Association shall lie held on the lirst day of April of each year. Irticle II.—Quorum. Any one member, if he be present, shall constitute a «piorum, but a less number may adjourn to a specified time. Irticle III. - Election of Members. Applicants for membership shall undergo a probation of six months previous t being voted on. Ten black balls shall reject the applicant. Article iY.—Initiation. After having been duly elected, the initiate shall be led In-fore the President, ami kneeling down shall place his right hand over I is heart i. ... if In- have a heart. If lie have none, then lie shall place his right thumb to the end f his nose, extending the lingers of the right hand. lie shall then place his left thumb to his right little linger, extending the lingers of the left hand. Then moving the lingers of each hand alternately t« the one side and then t « the otlu-r. and keeping his eyes steadfastly lix.-d on those of the President, he shall take the following sacred and binding oath: In the presem «• of this august assemblage of bachelors, and in the name of Sir linger l e ('overh-y and the Continental Congress, I do hereby solemnly swear to obey and uphold the Salic law. and never submit to petticoat government. If I should ever depart from this, my steadfast purpose. I hope I may die of the measles. I hope the great metican eagle may swoop down and carry away mv carcass and drop it in the Cult of Mexico, where it may heroine the food of sharks and alligators. The President shall then dub the initiate a true and loyal bachelor. Irticle Y — Amendments. The Uy-laws of this Association shall not be amended except by consent of the la-gislature, counter- signed by the inventor and Col. Colyar. It is well to remark tor the Information of outsiders, that tile prcsi-iil Vice | rosidcul of tin- V. It. A. tuts n little honk which he considers the golden rule of life: it Is entitled, '•Cclilwcy Conducive to lamgcvlly. 80 TIIK COMKT. $ paternities yjcb J ssa. jlil T is not perhaps generally known that there are fraternities :it Vanderbilt st ill ran. 31 uing sub rosa. It is the intention of the Comet to turn what rays it may emit upon all “ways that are dark and tricks that are vain. in order that they may (U he shown up in their true light. Therefore it will in this article discuss the nat- ure and character of two secret organizations, which by their machinations, in- • •• trigues and combinations have caused, and may still cause, much trouble and damage, not only to the legally chartered and regularly organized Greek letter fra- ternities, but also to the whole body of students. The first of these fraternities which we shall mention is the J. U. J. .. This fraternity is not a large one because of the necessary qualifications for member- ship. These qualifications are a soup-dish hat. a cambric-needle walking cane, spike-tailed coat, sharp-toed shoes ami a cranium that proves that nature still smiles kindly on a vacuum. This is a select and exclusive fraternity—selecting brass and excluding brains. The color of this fraternity is, or should be, green. Its grip is -the clutch.” Its badge is a chestnut hell. Its password is Ah, there!” but because of the fact that one of its members, after shouting this countersign a little too lustily in the ears of a certain female, received an ungentle caress in the shape of a slap in the mouth which sent him reeling into the street, it is thought that the general council of J. J. .'. will abolish it. The strangest of all the strange things about this fraternity is its chapter hall. The members have some secret understanding whereby they are able to conduct their meet- ings on any street corner, but one near MeKendrce Church is preferred. This is strange, for no one would expect a body of gentlemen to have a meeting at such a place. As said before this is not a numerous organization at Vanderbilt, Its brand Mogul resides at Wesley Hall, and its Worthy High Masher at West Side. Watch this body, it will bear it. The second fraternity which wc wish to expose is the •'. U. 2'. '. This is an old and powerful organization at Vanderbilt. The charter was obtained during the year in which the University opened. The general •’. U. . fmt. seems to be very extended, having chapters at all the leading colleges and universities in the land. It is a pernicious fraternity: avoid it as you would a viper. Its color is blue.” This is not worn in the shape of a roseatte. but at times seems to spread out over the whole countenance of its members until they are said to look ••blue.” It has no grip -or at least its members have never yet been known to get a -grip on anything in the class-rooms. It has a novei badge. It consists of any number from zero to lifty-niuc. but the lower numbers are always preferable. Its pass- word is the name of the fraternity. Its favorite place of meeting is in the mathematics 1 00111 from two to three o’clock. The most general characteristic ol this Iraternity is a glorious nonchalance and a studied neglige concerning their text-books. Oh! Greek or barbarian, these are the facts. Guard well lest thou be taken in by either of these vicious organizations. in 'I'll K ( )M KT. ■sa ] VjSJGt} « ■V-VtlV's Y. -■ Nl) it camo to puss in those «lays that, tlie mathematical student fell asleep. And while he slumbered, behold, there came unto him a vision, full of many signs and wonders. For divers and sundry spirits from the in- corporeal world of thought «li«l appear unto Y t him and hold direful converse with him. For while he slumbered and slept, the demon Infferential swooped down beside him. and, with a ghastly, grinning skull and cross-bones in its hands, did beckon and gibber. And a cloud of sulphurous vapor «Ii«l hang about the fiend. And from its nostrils did gush forth steam. Tin ml glare of lightning flashed with exceeding great brightness from its mouth. And, verily, in its hands it held a sword of tire that gleamed and shone with much vindictive fierceness. Then, behold, the evil spirit spake unto the student. And it said unto him. Young man, awake: for the time of reckoning is at hand. Verily, I say unto thee, thy doom is sealed. Thou hast been living in clover, but now I have a pass at thee, and well mayest thou tremble. For long years thou hast been monkeying with the festive sprites of the pimtical realm of Algebra, the level planes of i.’eometry, ami the three-cornered land of Trigonometry. lint thinkest thou to set them beside me? Yea, in times past, in divers manners and at «livers times, thou hast trampled under thy feet the delicate Radical, the long-winded binomial, the lop-sided Trapezoid, the naive Triangle, and the dainty tribe of Functions. Hut now thou hast an 18-karat job. Verily, I will clog thy foot-steps. I will make thee t«� mourn and imt be comforted. I will cast a cloud over thy brain, so that thou shall walk in darkness and tear thy hair at noon-dav. Verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt be sat upon. Hut think not that I alone shall work thy grief and cause thee t«� grow foot-sore ami weary. Verily. I say unto thee, there comoth one after me. whose subject I am, and who shall l« thee up with great potency. He it is that shall siezo thee and set a zero upon thy brow and shall cause thee t« wail and howl and even spit forth great car-loads of vile words and phrases. Young man, beware, for the «lay of de- jectum is come, and the great arehlieinl is at hand.” n«l 1«� ! the Dillerential vanishe«l in a cloml wlmre the jagge«l edged streaks of lire were playing. Hut in his wake there came a greater spirit. The hideous ghost «•alie� ! TltK COMKT. 83 Integral waved it.s sable pinions and stood beside the sleeper. And the Young Man still slept. And then there was a great and awful noise. It was like unto the roar of many winds. For this last spirit was a daisy. Yea, it was mighty in size and in strength. In its right hand it. carried a evclone and in its left a Grecnhill’s Calculus. And it too spake unto the V. M. and said. Oh, sleeper, awake; for thy doom must he pronounced. Thou hast heard from the lips of my messenger, the darling Differential, how thy former days have been spent among the lilies, and how thou now must travel a way fraught with many dangers and vicissitudes. Verily, if thou shalt approach me and my subject, Differential, thou shalt bo in danger of being blown to atoms. In school- boy phrase, thou shall bo ‘busted.’ So, Young Man. I charge thee, beware. Hut I will give thee choice of two things, for I am not a hard master to those who KNOW me. Here in my hands I hold two infernal machines. Thou seest them. One is a cyclone and the other Hreenhill’s Calculus. Take thy choice. If thou choosest the cyclone, then thou shalt have no more to do with me, and I shall be far from thee: but if thou ehoosest the Grccnhill’s. then 1 will be on band, and I warn thee that thou wilt not be. likely to ‘get there, Kli.’ Take thv choice.” And the Young Man arose and seized the cyclone and hugged it to his bosom and rejoiced, and shouted, “I want no Calculus.” And lo! the student awoke. Hut it was only a vision in a dream. And he was sad, for lie would have swapped olf his Calculus any time for a cyclone and given his gymnasium suit to boot. TIIE COMET. 4- O Golk ° Uefiqifion . O •• Hot Stuff.” — The June examinations. Two OF Kino.— Or. (i inland unit obi mun Shott. Perspective DrawiMi. A freshly applied poultice. LOG ARITHMS.— The sounds of a sun• mill. Law of Sinks. A win I; for the trump trad. Variation's of tiiE Nkkdi.k. Student sewing on u punts button. AN KaSY i’ll air.— .-I I 'under Id It professorship. Drill Work. Teaching the Second College Latin Class. Inferior Populace.— The subclasses. A Hard Set.— Tigerfs croquet set. OPPOSING Factions.- The messing system and digestive system. Not Patriotic.— Cries against Liberty. The Road to Insanity.— Steal fifty dollars from the (lymnasium. Addicted to Smoking.— The Scrubtown chimney flues. Two Extremes Hard to Meet. Haskervill and Athletics. A MONO THE IMPOSSI MILITI KS.— For college slung to heroine a chestnut. Strict Attention to Hooks. Students in the pooling room at the races. PI I K COMKT. I am singing fur joy. anil my lirart so gut Is keeping lime with my charger's loot. For I've found at last that my lady sweet. In you grim old castle, is hidden away. In the villain heart of her jailer proud. Hy Our Lady! my good sword shall rest ere long. And 'twixt the liars of his visor strong. Mv lame shall pierce, as he cries aloud. Then I’ll wale the walls, and haste to the cell Where my hull lies, ami I'll kiss the laee Of my own, my sweet, and in fond embrace My arms shall enfold her I love so well. The scenes of yore have faded away. My charger turns to my easy chair. And only the face of my lady fair Kemains to me of my dream that day. No noble pmtul holds pris'ncr my queen; ’Twere better, far better that it were so: For then, with my lanee in hand. I'd go And break down the walls of stone between. Cut 'round her my arms shall never fold; For love is no weapon 'gainst wealth amassed: The world’s opinion is holding her fast: And the walls of her prison are made of gold. 'Ill K com KT. Jll.dvicc Cfo l.’Ksil from the country. In honest ami |� av your street ear tare. Don’t try to save your niekel ami heat your wav until you have been here some time ami seen how this is accomplished by the older students. In starting a conversation, don't talk about the beauty of the grounds, they are as old as the hills and the subject is quite a chestnut. Appear as much as possible like a student, who has been oft' to college before, and don't be con- tinually asking questions. Ity this means you will probably pay tuition for the wrong course and miss two or three of your entrance exami- nations, while the green, inquisitive country lad will sail on smoothly before you. If I were to enter this University again, strange, as it may seem, I would connect myself with the Y. M. C. A. This will put you well before the faculty and serve to cover a multitude of your college sins. Keep aloof from the Literary societies. These institutions are not countenanced by the faculty, and you will stand a better show for speaker’s place on founders and Young medal if you run independent. Don’t attempt to cuss out the postman for not being on time. This is an art prolicient only in the mouth of an old student, and you will dis- play your ignorance as soon as you attempt it. Treat the Theologues with respect. Like most men of their profession, the majority of them have missed their calling, and they need your deepest sympathy and encouragement. If you are the hoodlum you look to be, you will continually spread your opinions about the Greek letter badges and join the first fraternity you are “spiked” for. If, after you have been here some four years the moss still clings to your back, join the Theological Department and be content with life hereafter. anc}er6iPt nigftfo of l©a6or. 88 Till-: COMET. (Ufto. e M u facfti o . kw fr TRAGICOMEDY IN ONE frGT. o+-j-c - L | £ LADIES' ]VI ! r. Df n hjS Fei ono , t J££S E3. Smasher, and General Dude, ' Cousin to the Ladies' J«Ian. SCENE. A ROOM ON THE CAMPUS. I. I� I Ks MAN.—i Standing before tin glass caressing Ins infant mnstaehios—bn in number.) Ali. 'lis well, 'I is well! They grow apace. Mighty oaks from link aeorns grow, ireat rivers from little fountains How. Tub Imoe.—(Sitting icith his heat! bowed down, robbing his upper lip in deep melancholy.) Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. (Sighs.) The Lames' M vn. Be not sad, old boy. It will not always he thus, .lust look at me. (Strikes an attitode.) Mustaohios of great men all remind us We ran make our own sublime, And. parading down the street. Make mashes on the girls belime. Mashes that |� erhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main. A jilt ed and miislaehiolesw toother Seeing shall take heart again. The ht'UE.—(Heaving a sigh.) Hope deferred inaketh the heart siek. The Lames' Man. (Paces across the room, seizes a photograph from the wall and hisses it several times. Then sings): • T is she I love, for she I'll eross the ocean. The IM'OB.—(Goes to the window, adjusts a set of mirrors and lenses to foetis on his upper lip. Itnt 7 is all in rain. He is searching for a comet whose orbit lies not in oar shies. lie sinks bach in a swoon. The Ixidici? Man flashes water in his face, and he gradually recovers.) THE COMET. 89 The Ladies’ Max.—{Proceeds with his toilet, finally adjusts his heaver at (he proper angle, steps had; from the mirror and strikes an attitude.) Mirabile visu ! Like some tall admiral. {But now he hears the tinkling of the car-hell; So, taking a last look at himself and stroking tenderly his tree little darling of latest arrival, he gallops out of the room, (loten the stairs and towards the street, and the car driver, catching sight of him. yells out, “All aboard for Edgefield!”) The brim.—(Slowly walking up and down the room, soliloquising in deep dejection.) To bo. or not to In , that is tin question : Whether 'I is the dudier thin;; to l , to suffer The misery ami wretchedness oi mnstnchiolessncss; Hr to boycott my sterile labial plateau, And, with one tell swoop, end me— (lie seises up a razor which has glided full many a time over his upper lip and has ne'er yet found aught to obstruct the even tenor of its way. lie brandishes the weapon in front of his throat.) —To die—to sleep—no— (Tin tin-tin-nab-u-lum ! I haven he praised! he is saved! The supper-hell rings, lie dashes down the razor, unbuckles his pants-straps, slips into his coat, and sweeps down the stairs like a tornado.) -f — The curiam falls while a sound of knives and forks is heard in the distance. II ri i k com l' r. 90 olaCiGGO J)%e33CLgG3 We wore standing one «lav by the old ui:tjilc tree. When a message — ’twos voiceless — came Heating to me. And what did this message so silently say As we stood in the breeze and the shadow that day.’ I could not tell, For a magic spell Seemed over niv heart and soul to play— As out from the windows that lit up her soul A message of trust and affection there stole. And through me there flashed a delicious thrill— 1 feel its magnetic hewitchery still. And a message came once from her small shapely hand. It seemed to have flitted from sonic fairy land. A missive that brought to me happiness great And henceforth together hound ever our fate- Put by my side A bonnie bride. And said we would_wandcr to Hymen’s fair gate— And there we would kneel at the god's sacred shrine And then for the future she vowed to he mine. Ah. message, the' voiceless,'you cast a bright r.� v Of brilliance and radiance over my way. A message came forth from the glad marriage ring— It asked me if 1 to the altar could bring A heart and a hand as pure and as white As she who was standing beside me that night. The past came hack— 'Twits drear and black, Hut 1 looked to the future and all was bright. Then I lmt out the vision and dared not to sen The terrible records ol past memory— A message that made me to shiver with dread As I thought in the past how the wounded had bled. A voiceless message shone out from a tear That fell as she left her old home, loved and dear. TI I K C )MKT. 91 To travel a journey—inJ own darling wife— Out in the world lull of «torn� and of strife. And like a dart It pierced my heart, As I thought of the beautiful, young, loving life— And thought of the love-vows to her 1 had made One oalin summer eve in the maple tree shade— An oath then I swore with a deep, silent hreath, To give her my love till the day of my death. The last silent message cailie forth in the gloom, It came from a still, lonely white niarlde tomb, A newly made grave, and the « rape on the d««or, A voice we shall hear on the earth nevermore. Ah. God. my grief Finds no relief. Till once more we meet on the far distant shore. Another sweet voice in the heavenly choir; Another loved hand is now sweeping a lyre; Another rose plucked from this sad world of ours Is blooming in lieavi-n, the fairest of flowers. Tlic AloJcru Veiled fYopliet. THE June breeze was sighing a symphony of summer sweetness through tin leaves of the campus trees; and the Chancellor had just announced to the sleeping audience in the chapel, that the two hundred and forty-third young gentleman on the list had jacked his authors and boot-licked his professors judiciously� and that, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty cents, lie could now step up and receive a certificate to that elVect: no human being was in sight, no sound of boyish laughter broke the stillness, for there were no groups of students on the velvety slope in front of the main building and the campus seemed to be anticipating its long summer rest. But the monotony was soon broken. Down the broad white steps came two figures, holding such sweet converse that they seemed wholly oblivious to the lovely scene lie fore them. Seated on a rustic bench, his light suit (bought from a tailor who advertises in the Comkt) and her white dress (bought from a dry goods ditto) made a bright spot l color against the background of thick foliage. Her manner was coy, even petulant, and well it might be, for the Sunday before she had waited nearly four hours for Hilbert T. Maughsbacque to pay his promised visit, and all in vain. He was earnestly explaining the reason for his tardiness and soon a sweet, soft. what-a-snap-it-is-when-you-belong-to-the-Y. M. C. A. look of conviction stole over her lovely face as he told her of the dark scheme of his rival who had induced him that day to take the street-car for town, by false as- surances that the schedule had been changed, and that the trip to the Maxwell House could be made in seven hours. She well knew that twelve hours was the time specified in the company’s rules, and easting from her all feeling of resentment, she made no pro test when he passed his arm around her slender waist. Too happy to speak, they sat as silent as the Vanderbilt Glee Club, and their thoughts strayed back to the time of their first meeting. It was at the promenade on Anniversary Night that he first saw her. Fascinated by her fair young face, lie watched her passing from arm to arm in the whirl of moving figures, and into his pale blue eyes there crept an eager, wistful. why-ain’t-she-Dr.-Smith-so- I-eould-talk-Carlyle-and-get-in-a-inash expression. At last he secured an introduction. Turning toward her he murmured. How eliawni- ing----,” when she was whisked away by a man with whom he had always been friends, but who thenceforth became as hateful to him as the sight of bis washerwoman in his busted moments. Again lie secured her arm. only to lose her. Seventeen times ho clutched her elbow, seventeen times lie whispered, -How ehawming-------------------------and as many times did TII K ( ' )M ErP. that horrible -Kxcuse nif,” fall upon Ins oar as some other fellow took his place at her side. At last she left the scene of maddening gaiety and his heart sank, for it would he many mouths before the halls of tin- main building would again echo to the foot-steps of the thrilling walk-arouud, and lie well knew that it is as difficult for a student to obtain an entree into Nashville society as it is for him to get a book from the college library. He turned sadly away, and murmuring his despair in tones as dry as the Wt'St Side bath-tubs, and with his tongue as parched as the campus fountain, he started for his dark and cheerless room. Gloomy thoughts of his hopeless love would have broken his rest that night had it not been for a slight incident that occurred on his way home. The incident was a section of the barbed wire fence, which, by the liberality of the Board, is scattered in boundless profusion in the immediate vicinity of every path on the campus. It clasped him fondly round the neck, wrapped him its chill embrace, and. writing the Bishop's autograph on his snowy brow, it effectually dissipated all thoughts «if love in fact everything save the fluent use of the current cuss-words of the day. As the wounds on his face healed, however, those in his heart grew deeper, and the thought of never scing her again made him almost as desperate as a member of the Vanderbilt real-estate syndicate. At last, however, fortune favored him. An exciting con- test arose in one of the literary societies—votes were in demand, and by using his in- fluence in the right direction, he obtained from one of the leaders in college politics an introduction to her and her family. strange to say, although he was that vilest and most despicable of objects in the eyes of the Nashville people — a Vanderbilt student — his wooing prospered. She grew to love him, and only one occurrence prevented the course of their love from running as smooth as the explanation of hr. Tigert, that his land was bought as a permanent invest- ment and not as a speculation. The thing which caused her affection to waver happened in this way. She was walking on the campus one day and feeling fatigued, she strolled into the gallery of the gymnasium. At first she thought that by mistake she had wan- dered into the ward of Wesley Hall where violent inmates are kept, and indeed her error was but natural, for a more peculiar sight never met human gaze. Poised m every con- ceivable attitude and capering about the floor beneath, were thirty or forty curious bulk- ing beings, about whose shrunk and withered forms were flapping dismally, garments iron- ically called tights, of a faint and weary blue. She was looking with deep and heart- felt pity at these specimens of physical deformity, when all at once her gaze fixed itself on one of them and a horrid suspicion entered her mind. The suspicion became a cer- tainty—one of these wretched creatures was her lover, ami as he grasped the bar and raised his attenuated nether limbs in air. she rose to her feet and with a wild, unearthly, chapel-choir shriek of honor, turned and fled. It took long weeks of patient devotion to overcome the impression made on her mind by this scene, but she finally forgave him and now seated side by side, with all past differences forgotten, they arc discussing their plans lor future happiness. Turning toward him with a wistful!, appealing, who-stole-the-coal-oil-cau expression in her large brown eyes, she says, -Darling, what on earth can we do? My father has 9 1 rilK COMET. cruelly refusal to support you. wealth is not your strong point, and I really can’t see how we are to live.” He ponders long and deeply over the dilliculty, hut at last a happy thought strikes hin.;. and in linn, self-contident. when-l-was-in-I-cipsie tones, he replies, Come and live at Scrub Town for a year and then we shall know how to do without anything at all to eat.” Filled with admiration for his brilliant idea, she lifts her sweet face to his, when glancing over his shoulder, she sees that which chills the very blood in her veins. deadly pallor takes the place of the youthful bloom of her cheek, grasping his arm fran- tically. the muscles of her face twitch convulsively, and her eyes are fixed as though fascinated by the awful sight. Her lips move as though she would speak, but only a hoarse, choked cry of terror is heard as she falls dead at his feet. Rising hastily, he looks behind him for the cause of this mystery. The same dread- ful look of flight comes over his countenance, and holding his face in his hands, he sinks on his knees by her side and groans aloud. Ho knows the reason of it now. The cause of her death is explained. She had seen R. K. Crockett without a mask. I ri i k com kt. Our college «lavs arc ending. Their moments swiftly blending. Are melting into past. And now while pensive thinking. Fond memories we are linking In «'hains of love to last. l ved voices of our fellows, King out across th«- billows Of fast increasing years. Their faces slow receding. In mute appeal are pleading. Our eyes arc dim with tears. O happy days now fleeting. Accept this farewell greeting. .So tender, sad we pray! Your happy recollection, Shall like a benediction. Attend life's weary way. Iu AtciiioHwiiii DR. JAS. 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Ilis ice cream has tin- largest sale of any firm in the city, fin- parlors are elegant and ronvenieiit. the waiters ipiiek and well- trained. the eating unsurpassed. It is a most popular resort for Vamh-rhilt students, ami wln-n von would take your girl to an ice cream saloon, go straight to C. II. A. GKUDING'S, No. 214 CHURCH STREET. NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE DONKLiSON, THU CI,()T111 MR, IS NO mil ('IIKItHYSTUISKT. Would respectfully call your nUonlioii to his beautiful lint- of Fine T AILO R -M A I) E C LOT HLNG . . _ .. . •-_ . . . w ... . - - . _ .... - ' - - - - - ..... -- FOR MEN. ROYS AND CHILDREN. ONI.V Till’. FINKST (MCA Digs OF I MI’ U5TK1 Broadcloths, Worsteds, Cheviots, Meltons, Tricots, Flannels, Serges, Mohairs, Etc., Etc. can be found in his stock. All tin- latest and most desirable patterns lor gentlemen's wear. No other house in the South can produce such an elegant line of rFA I LOIt-MA DE SIJ I rFS, and no house in Nashville has the nerve to attempt to com- pete. 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' TRUNKS, VALISES, UMBRELLAS, ETC., No. 2«) NORTH CIIHRRY STRHHT, Between Church and Union. lU’N SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY FISH’S STEAM SHIRT FACTORY. SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. Shirts, Collars and Cuffs Laundried Equal to New. TKI.KIM ION K 441). 3D North Summor Street, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. i «WATCHES TI1TANY CO.. IN I ON S(v)l'AKE, - - - N K V YORK, Particularly request attention to their line of low priced W atches, which the) con- fidently recommend as the best yet produced for the money. The move- ments are sound, stem-winding anchors, and are cased in i.X-kar at gold in variet) of styles. Hat h watch is stamped with the name of the house, there!� ) carry- ing its guarantee. LARGE SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN... $75 00 MEDIUM “ “ “ 65 00 LARGE “ “ LADIES 60 00 SMALL “ “ “ 50 00 Cuts showing sizes and styles of tin- watches, and patterns of chains suitable to be worn with them, sent on request. ALEX, de ANQUINOS, ICC CHURCH STREET, ILLE, TE 1ST NESSEE. HEADQUARTERS FOR VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. S I me I V L RlVT KS TO ST l I) TS. NONE BUT THE BEST WORK IS DONE A T THIS GALLERY. Syrup llypophosphites Compound Each Fluid Ounce contain Sodium Hypophoaphite. 3 gr : Calcium Hypophoaphite. 3 gr� .: Potaiaium Hypophosphite. 3 gra ; Manganese Hypophoaphite. 1 gr.: Iron Hypophoaphite. grs.; Quinine Hypophosphite. 3.4 gr.: Strychnine Hypophoaphite. 1-16 gr. Thin pn;|NirHliou is now unanimously endorsed lay the medical profession as vnlunMc in tin- treatment of CONSUMPTION, COUGHS, WEAK LUNGS, PNEUMONIA, N Kr I I T SWKATiS. N'ELTiAI.GI A. BRONCHITIS. GENERAL DEBILITY A.HSTX) AlSTJENdlA, Asa (ieiienl Constructive Agent, an Kxcellent Tonic anil Restorative. 1 IM F Vi I I 1C III� lit DRUGGISTS AND MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS, Importers and Dealers in Pure Drugs. Chemicals, Paints, Oils, and in Sundries and in Druggists Glassware. Manufacturers of ELIXIRS. SYRUPS. TINCTURES and other fine PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS No. 90 SOUTH MARKET STREET, SASII Vll.I.li. 7 v.V.V iss •; •;. WITH , sTKvcusisn a. i mascashsh. WHOLESALE WEST STORE, IIKAIM I AKTKRS for A I I 1.1« ANI� COMI’I.KTK LINK OF STANDARD DRAWIJMG INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS. linaranteed to give satisfaction to student and meet the a|i|iruval of the PmIVusois. VM. I). MAYO, IS 558 BROAD STREET. GRAY THE HATTER -AN l - FURVRRVARR «Hr T7 Rorth Cherry Rashville. Jenn. HATS In All l In L.'iU'si aiid M st Approved SIyles. T’TTU Y (R(( ( r{} (M)O DHo This department cannot be exce ed, as we carry the best of both Foreign and Domestic productions Prices as uprformly low as is con- sistent with the h g grade of goods. . STUDENTS' fATRONAGE ESPECIALLY SOLICITED. FRANK GRAY. .: he Tjilg O jfoUjfeE]VIEjJ|?' ■ ---------r—;---:---“ ---- NiP“ Gives Notice to the Natives and Denizens of this Vicinity that our Y ( ) ( ' '(; M UN'S Is Ready with its Spring Stock. An Early Inspection is Invited while the Lines are Unbroken. Attention is also called to the FACT THAT OUR CLOTHING Is Without Dot in the Most Stylish, the best Made and the Best Bitting in this Market, while Bit. Style and Babric considered, our Prices are Undeniably the Lowest. The conclusions to be drawn are self-evident. Call on HUNTINGTON if -� ©LOTHIEf - No. 160 Church Street, fne' Vi