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6 ilnfersttg si Strap, 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.