The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20


by. the acf)on OF the frost. or to col
LETT bits OF some peculiar mineral
that out cropped beside the way. he
always appeart d to be exceedingly in
terestcd tiu,ss,f and being NO he was
always able tt interest others.
used to aInuse myself while wait
ing fer the 1eratre 70 begin by looking
over the men bat were Assem- bled-
trying to find out the ones who looked
as though they had lived in the OUT
OF. doors, and terarating them from
the city bred There Is an unmistak-
able Acmethug about a man who has
spent much II his time In the open.
Orc day my attection was attracted
b. tail ever rrewn youth, he must
have lccn n, least six feet two inches,
ruddy of conipl; xion and With legs
obv'ousl; knock Nneed from the ex-
cessive weight If his body He at
tracted nay attention because OF hts
obvious unsu!tahis'tS for out-of door
| life. Later or ] watched him as he
cIir,t.c the mountain trails OF the
fieid excursion. cid my opinions were
verified. wondered just why he
was taking such course, for It seem
ed TO me that unl. men who had lived
among mountains and valleys could
app g. late II .oticed though that
Ii was not s., much the subject that
Interested him az il was the man
who laugh, L. .ie was one OF tne
first TO Ser tpcn tho lecture plat
form after TIC kcuI vas up, and he
usually accompanied the professor to
and from his lectures To some 1t
seemed as though he were striving to
be The .tracher's pet" but it was quite
evident me that he wac greatly
enthuaed by what seemed to be sort
- deviation for his n
/ fessor
! tIlow da YOU like the course ?"
asket. h.m ol,e cay when / happened
to be sitting beside him In tho subway
i going into Boston.
/ What ,scurse - he absent minded
! ly asked apparently forgetful t/t'
, there was only one course that We
both were In.
! "Fhysiograph, l answered, cycling
! him closely.
! "Oh. he replied it's alright. but
! like Professor Atwood
That was the hidden string, HI
/ liked Professor Atwood. and he was
not alone in his affection.
filed up my program with three
/ other courses. two of which, Were
in the ecientific department, and fol
a change in atmosphere, one in the
English department. The English
composition course. with Professo
Copeland. known to all the students
as "Copegs course" and to the au
thorities b. the conservative name o
English 49, impaired somewhat ;
knowledge of that gentle art of com
position, but mostly lent a change t
a mind that was dwelling, so "Copey'
thought too long on things purel.
scientific. Well do I remember tn
teachings of the little man of multi
tudinous idiosyncrasies whom w
favored ones We're priviledged to cal
"Copeys to his face. and whom tn
unpriviledged called "Copey" benin
his Iack. From ten to twcive eacl
| night we held court in his garret-lik
room. on the top Of Hollis hall. TIL
, big room was illuminated by a gree
shaded lamp and, on special occasion:
| by email candles and a comfortahl
| open Are cast subdued rays Of ligh
over the bookcases that ran the flu
: length and height of the walls. TIL
l man who leaves the university with
out entering more than once TIL
I chamber of liberal e-ucatton ha
! missed an experience that would hav
. afforded him in later years many nc
. ments of pleasant remem brances an
g a chance to be among the ranks {
i those who have smoked cigarette
g listened to the reading of letters fror
n departed students. and talked polite
8 at the shrine of the Little Tin God. {
O Harvard.
r There are many men who go to tt
\. college that is picked out for the