The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-22
RAILWAY TRAIN
WAS CURIOSITY
TO ANOTHER ARDMOREITE
WHEN HE STARTED our IN
THE WORLD.

We have another citizen of exalted
position and commanding genius
whom 1T took long time to DIS
cover that there was such thing as
railroad train.
Like the citizen mentioned IN yes
terday's issue, he, too was on his
way to temple of learning when he
made the discovery, this one TO Van
derbilt university at Nashville, Tenn.
Somewhere down in the sand hills
of Georgia there is a county that has
never been invaded by railroad,
Just what county this is does not
make any material difference to this
! tale. but sufficient to state, there Is
! such a county within its borders.
Several years ago Gust how many we
refuse to state) a child was born and,
in order to make this conventional,
! let us add of poor but honest par
ents." He grew to manhood's estate,
acquired what meager education the
locality afforded and learned above
other lessons to yearn for higher ed
ucation than was possible to secure
in that section.
Imbued with this idea he began to
dream of university education and
with his dreams came also schemes |
with the result that within few years |
he had saved sufficient money to pay |
his way to Nashville and maintain
himself for very brief period.
With the goal of his ambition as
shrine before his vision ne came DOWN
from the "cedars and sand hills" of
that Georgia home, purchased
ticket, and in few moments was
speeding toward Nashville In a rail-
way coach, the first and only one he
had ever seen up to that time.
To say that it was a novel exper
ience to this youth is but a mild as
sertion. He was elated, and not only
enjoyed every mile of the trip him
self, but furnished unbounded amuse-
ment to his fellow travellers.
Arriving at his destination he soon
found that his troubles had just be-
gun, he soon realized that getting an
education without money was an ed
ucation within itself and the word
hustle" soon replaced excelsior"
the time e-honored motto that has grac.
ed every schoolroom from time i'm q
memorial with him. Dollars did not I
come easy but they came at the op- /
perfume time, and, like Ichabod Crane h
he managed to exist ''by hook or BY
crook" II
One morning while passing throug. II
the corridors of the dormitory the y
leader of the glee club heard a lusty
voice not at all unmusical singing
with the old-time abandon or the
leader of the choir at a Georgia camp =
He paused to listen, and -'
from listening was led to investigate, u
lhe result of his investigation was =
hat he offered the Cracker" po- -
sition in the glee club. Imagine his !"
surprise at this offer, will you? Here -
le had been in college less than o
'ear and was offered berth in Van v
lerbilt's exclusive musical organiza- c
ion. OF course he accepted, but i'm s
he did so he ran full tilt b
nto another mess of trouble. You
now it is very necessary that every d
member of the Vanderbilt glee club Ii
e regaled in the conventional dress IT
nit when it makes its appearance in HI
ublic, the boys not only look better pl
4 this garb, but they sing better and in
lake bigger hit with the girls. So, NJ
hen he was informed that a dress n
lit was necessary as stated above
e was UP against trouble again. He ca
OF only did not have a dress suit, but at
e did not have the wherewithal to b
lake himself the possessor CT the an
lme. and he would have to be coach -
for several days in the art of get IN
ng in and out of one if he had it, Az
, if that is not trouble for a young in
an from the "cedars," what is! How. We
'er, like everything else he tackled, hi'
, overcame all obstacles and was ye
on letting the natives of Tennessee his
,ar some real singing of the good old su,
,orgia brand tn,
From the glee club he was drafted at
to one of the church choirs whera in
cry Sunday his voice might be heard in
lsing praises unto the Lord, but Ar
his first engagement was givinE sys
m no net results a rival church !
on made him the magnificent offer ma