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D History of Class of 'o 2.

X 1898 the F. A. C. had a valuable acquisition in the form of a set of books. By a magical power each
book represents the life and d1aracter of a member of the class that entered in that year. The different
Yolumcs in the set arc all hambomely hound, varying in color, but all ornamented handsomely and pre-
senting an attractiYe appearance. The collection includes works on 1·ariou~ subjects, and ha1•e their
periods of popularity; some are much worn by constant usc, while others look new, since they ha1·e been
"handled with care."
The first that we take from the shelf is a much worn copy, and we find leaves from it scattered 0\·er the
campus, through the barracks and in the different class-rooms. The professor of English read and re-read this
"Xonnan, The Band ~[aster, " and at different times became so inler~ted that she snatched out a great handful of
lean's from the book. \\'e read from one of these pages, " [am most too light for hea1·y work, and a liLtle too
heaYy for light work," and we abo see," \\!ell, it's later than that."
"Xumber Two" in the series has had 1·aried experiences· this book was misplaced for some days , but
fortunatt:ly it was found in a cottage way up in Tifton, (;a. It seems that it was blown there by the winds, and
the story goes that" an oltl lady wa'> found reading from it thi.., thrilling passage, 'Please gi1·e me a drink of water,
[ am so hungry that I don 't know where I will sleep to night, and if you ha1·e a match and tobacco, I haYe a
paper and will do the spitting.' '' This well· known solution traced our ' ' Little Willie, the Tobacco Fiend," and
the book was promptly returned
"\'olume Three, Hannah, the ~[ann Hater." This story is exciting, and most thrilling situations are
depicted for us. The "English " author has drawn for us a " Heroine" of a nervous, excitable temperament
who is constantly besieged by a "Mann" of '>mall stature. In few of the chapters do we catch a glimpse of her,
for she has always just gone bv. As we turn through the \'Olume we find this worn page, "Professor, I wish you
would make this' :\!ann ' slop." " [ hate you. " "I caunt."
\\'e nOll' pa'>s to \'olume ~umber Four: thi'> handsomely bound book has the softest of lea1•es. In this
book you will find the" Rules of Order ' It has been selected this ~ea..,on, and Roberts' " Rules of Order " has
been discard~d from our selection. · This book, which 11e ha1·e adopted for this season, was written by the" ih·er
Tongue Orator. Ticky." It is not a new book, and not so old; it has only been et aside for some future time.
It has all the college expressions, such as "Confound your one gall as soul." "Brush by, ~igger, brush by."
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