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HISTORY
FRANKLIN COLLEGE,
CLASS OF 1833.
In onr last we stated that unless
onr Alma-Mater-loving Alumni
should give 11s their co-operation in
this work that it would be impossi
ble 10 carry on this department of
our paper, but they persist in being
not only obstinate, but very tasiturn
concerning their former glory. Well
let them do as they please, we in
tend to carry on this department
notwithstanding the many warning
whispers of fancy concerning in
glorious exposures, and ‘’probably
the insinuations of my predecessor
is alas! but too true.” But dear
Alumni, if you have failed in life,
if you have never done any thing
in life worthy of mention, do, we
pray, tell us all about it, so we may
avoid its “ rock on which yon split.”
And if successful you may have
been, do give us the ken of it, bnt
if you wont, all anachronisms must
be excused.
Mr. J. C. Casby entered College
in 183d, and was then a resident of
Abbeville S. C. He took a very
prominent stand in his class, having
received the 2d honor upon gradua
tion. on which occasion he delivered
the Latin Salutatory in a most ele
gant manner. He not only stood
among the first in his Academic de
partments, but was during his whole
coliege course a most zealous and
worthy Demosthenian. He died at
a very early age, being snatched away
in the bloom and vigor of his man
hood.
Mr. A. G. Foster received a speak
ers place from his class upon the oc
casion of his graduation, and after
wards received the honor of Master
of Arts. He belonged to the Dem
osthenian Society, hut concerning
his actions during that time or his
whereabouts now, we are equally
unable to give the least information.
Mr. J. T. Grant was residing in
Athens during his College course,
but afterwards moved to Macon, and
since which time he has been en
gaged in the Rail Road business,
and has probably built more roads
than any other man in the State.—
During his College course he v/as
more noted for his practicality than
for the visionary theories of a hard
student. And new in the even ino
-
of his life he is enjoying the bless
ings which invariably accrue to a
life well spent in interblending the
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
theories of existence with the real
ities of earth.
J. J. Gresham entered upon his
College duties with a determination
for success which never meets with
failure. He received the Ist honor
from his class and his name ranks
high upon the roil of honorary mem
bers in the Phi Kappa Society. He
was from Burke and is now a very
prominent elder in the Presbyterian
church and a Trustee of Oglethorpe
University in Atlanta.
E. R. Harden, resident in Athens
during his college-boy days, and af
ter his graduation commenced the
study of Law, and having practiced
it in his native Stale for some time
with credit to himself and Alma
Mater, he was appointed Judge of
the U. S. Court of Nebraska, which
position he filled with equal credit.
VV. H. Harris was a member of
the Demosthenian Society, and re
ceived a speaker’s place from the
same, and the subject of his oration
was, “ The powers of man and the
vicissitudes of his existence.” And
the sound philosophy and beautiful
sentiment with which he clothed
that oration have ever been his land
marks in life’s vast wilderness,which
have guided him on to prosperity.
He was a fine lawyer, and has often
filled the position of Judge of the
Superior Court of Mississippi, and
during which time hts decisions of
justice and equity are only equalled
by those which he gave as Judge of
the Supreme Court of the same State.
He lived and died near Columbus,
Miss.
Daniel Ingles was from W'hites
borough, N. Y. After his gradua
tion he became a Presbyterian Min
ister, and labored faithfully in his
master’s vineyard, even up to the
time of his death. He died very
suddenly with an open Bible in his
hands.
Mr. C. R. Ketchum also entered
the Presbyterian Ministry after his
graduation. He shared the 3d hon
or with Mr. Habersham, and was a
member of the Phi Kappa Society.
He resided in Augusta during this
time, but afterwards he preached the
word of our Redeemer at Clarkes
ville and other places. He was then
chosen Professor of , in Ogle
thorpe University, which position
he is now filling with great credit to
the University and with equal sat
isfaction to the whole community.
In looking over some old docu
ments concerning the Commence
ment of this year, we find that the
noble, lamented Southuan champion,
Howell Cobb, was elected to a
speaker’s place from the Phi Kappa
Society, and we are sure the oration
was one which deserved the praise
which the newspapers of that day
showered upon it, even then he was
a hero among many talented class
mates. There were seventeen mem
bers of this class, who received the
degree of A. 0., and many of them
afterwards obtained that of Master
of Arts.
S— S—, N. Y., March, ’72.
Dear Collegian: —Though this
is not the season to write to papers
about the manifold beauties and
charms of nature—as none of us
have that propensity of meteorology
and scenery so enormously develop
ed as in Izaak Walton or Gilbert
White—his Natural History of Sel
borne being long ago discarded ; yet
f shall, and I hope with impunity,
venture a brief sketch and running
letter. March at the South is a
pleasant month, and frequently does
Flora deck the fields with all her
tapestry and the glad choristers of
the forest trill their joyous rounde
lays. Here it is cold, dreary and
gloomy; very suggestive of Long
fellow’s “Long Rainy Day,” and
Winter still retains his gorgeous and
sparkling jewelry, which is very
pleasant to tie sight, bnt disagree
able and uncomfortable to the feel
ing. I came through N. Y. C.,and
of course stopped over with the in
tention of sight-sei ing, and imagine
I played the role of 1 Verdant Green’
to perfetiou. Donning my best, I
started out on my tour of observa
tion and inspection, but before pro
ceeding one square from the Fifth
Avenue, l began to feel apprehensive
lest my olfactory nerves and auricu
lar faculties were endangered by this
injudicious step, so I “ right-about
ed” and wended my way with mar
vellous alacrity to this little village
inn.” However, I safely arrived at
the point of destination, and with
the assistance of a warm register,
called back the Promethean spark to
my frozen and benumbed body.—
After revolving many projects in my
head, l concluded the best course to
be pursued was to spend the day in
hugging a hotel register. With ma
ny regrets, I left this brilliant and
gay metropolis, still going North,
and landed about seventy-five miles
above the city; and here l expe
rienced a Canadian winter in the full
sense of the term. I omitted to
state that I did’nt go down to the
Grand Central to see the stair-case
that was baptized in the life-blood
of Jim Fiske, Jr.; but the trial of
his assassin, Edward Stokes, is being
prosecuted, and as such a thing as an
honest judiciary is an anomaly, he
will doubtless be acquitted. You
have doubtless seen, and certainly
read of the beautiful scenery on the
Hudson. But bwas when :
“Wide flush the fields; the softening air is
balm ;
Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ;
And every Sense and every Heart is Joy.”
But now ’tis winter—
Clothed all in frize,
Chattering his teeth for cold that did him chill;
Whilst on his hoary beard his breath did freeze,
And the dull drops that from his purple bill
As from a limbeck did adown distill.”
Now the hills loom up in the dim
distance, capp’d with snow and ice.
The course of brooklets impeded
and imprisoned by ice. The Hud
son, as far as the eye can reach,
nothing but one broad expanse of
ice, on whose bosom you see lovers
of the sport and adepts skating with
the greatest glee and > ilarity. This,
in my opinion, forms a picture, tho’
strong in contrast, yet equal, if not
superior, to that when hills and
meadows are clothed in a mantle
and garb of verdure. Here too, is
the rock of the Palisades, which
stand up with a bold columnar front,
and is said t.o be a signal instance of
granite without any appearance of
stratification. I will not attempt,
however, an extended description of
Hudson river scenery, as l feel in
adequate to the task. But I must
not close without saying something
of my temporary home. Sing Sing
is picturesquely situated on the left
bank of the Hudson, which winds
in and out among the hills and val
leys, as it pursues its sinuous course.
As I do not propose giving a minute
description, I will take from the
whole field the most attractive fea
ture—the young ladies: and in
speaking of them I must particular
ize the representative one, or in a
word, the radiantly beautiful and
charming Miss B B , the
acknowledged reigning belle of Sirg
Sing. But it would be worse than
mockery, it would be down-right
audacity, or rather presumption, to
attempt to portray to you the unri
valled beauty of her person and cha
racter. However, Sol, you can keep
this sub rosa , as seme might say we
are smitten. While we would draw
ro invidious distinction between the
Northern and Southern girls, still
the Northern lassies possess in an
eminent degree what the French
call, abandon, spirituelle and naivete.
Alvar.