The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-01
CLEMSON ''BOYs" ARE
HAVING GREAT TINE
ALL ENJOYING RETURN TO
COLLEGE
BUSY SEES SSIONs
Lyceum Course, Band Concerts
Ball Games and Other Events
Occupying Attention

Many are the tales coming to An.
derson OF the big time that the SOC
Clemson students of days gone by
are having at the famous old institu.
tion this week. Men from every part
of the state are present for the home
coming and every minute Of every day
Is taken UP with some pleasant
event.
| The clans have gathered and the fun
Is on. Hundreds OF old Clemson men
are there from all parts OF South
| Carolina and of this nation, and men
representing every profession and
calling in which real men take part
| The men look prosperous and happy
| That they love Clemson Is shown iu
many ways. In fact their presence
there shows that they are loyal. Not
| a single long facs has yet made its
| appearance. The men all are tagged
| with the college colors pinned on
with the famous tiger head. and they
all tell their names when they meet
In groups of varying size they gatho'
| and pass the time between stated
numbers on the regular programme
There were moving pictures on the
parade ground last night. and large
crowd enjoyed the amusing svenes
presented. In barracks last night
some were turned" as in the old days
when hazing was indulged in al
Clemson. Much time was taken I'D In
telling of the various stmnts that :@c-
to be pulled off. Old fights were re.
counted. sometimes by the very men
who faced and defaced each other
| Behind Barracks" And strange to
| say. each fellow Is now anxious tc
| give the other credit for putting uE
the better fight.
| The chapel exercises yesterday
morning were conducted by Professor
c M. Furman. one of the five mem
the opening OF the college The ex-
ercises were after the fashion ol
twenty years ago. The morning TIC
exercises will re- >nductcd as they
have been during he past year. There
will be singing. the giving OF the news
of the day by Col. Josiah Cummins
and the regular scripture reading and
prayer by Professor w. S. Morrison
President Riggs made a most ap.
appropriate and happy opening ad'
dress e. yesterday y, morairg. epeskini
out offs heart full of joyaatrthe eight
Of so many loyal sons of Clemson. He
| told the old boys of the increased af-
| fection they always had for the
members of the faculty after the sep.
| aration at graduation, and Of how the
| faculty are so ready to forgive any
little annoyance they may have fell
when the boys were cadets.
! The five men who were at Clemson
at the opening of the college are DR.
I p. H E. Sloan,' go long treasurer; Col
NJ. B. Hardin, Professors c. M. Fur.
man, W. s. Morrison, and R. N. Brack-
ett. These are to be. the receiving
line along with the president. Tie
love the old boys have for these men
| was evidenced yesterday morning
| when the audience broke into ap
i plause as soon as Professor Furmar
arose to conduct the morning wor
ship. President Riggs also came In fol
ia hearty -crnd of applause when hs
arose to make the announcements fol
the day.
There are 80 many events of inter
est that it will be impossible tt
chronicle them all. A picture OF In
terest Is that posted by G. H. Snider
i Of Horny, showing the burning OIL this
main college building May %. 1894. A
photographer by the name OF Pater
con happened to be here and he se
cured very large. picture. Many olt
pictures are being shown, some, o
which should be collected for the mu
\ scum. - (, x.
Furnishing frequent concerts. Marvin
Williams, noted humorist. gave {
lecture yesterday morning that KEEP
his large audience In roar OF laugh
i ter much OF the time. Powell Hal.
and the Benton Lyrics will give en-
itertainments tomorrow morning iqnt
I.eventng respectively. There willaIb
band concerts morning. afternoon ant
evening every day. A baseball game
between the ancients and the Mediae
walls will be played tomorrow after
noon, and a game between the victor,
anu inc moderns viii also take pIac,
tomorrow. There are severala athietel
l of note iug attendance, ~ = = < ~