.. Home MAY 27 Coming THE BUFF ALO RANGE 1939 Pu.blished by the Alumni Assodation
VOLUME 1 MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TENN. MAY 13, 1939 NUMBER 9
Attention A:lum,ni I
,'he annual Home Coming of th< Alumni will be he!d Saturday . . ay 27, 1939 iu the. dining roorr 1 :f Hardin Hall. If you expect to 1.tte11d, Rend in the coupon which vill be found in this issue. It i. 1ece.ssary that we know ho\\ nany to expeC't so that plan.- :nay be made accordingly. Thil- ;s the last announcement for th<, \ lumni meeting. Lest you for- ·. et, mail the coupon now. A... previously mentioned, place ~ards will .be made for tho~e who have notified us of their inten- An Old lnst1tution Passes tion to attend. We trust the Ah..;mni and many otheris may be 1 able to attend. S<·nd the coupon Studf'nts who attendPd Mil- Please Notice now! ligan Colle~e sincP 1912 will soon ------H J DERTHICK h note the passing of an i:::;tonca. · l This is the last num ber 0· f' .c·.,ristlan Education, Hope of World· PRESIDENT •·· institution, namely, the Power- the Buffalo Range for the present House,• headquarter:;; of the Po~- s<'hool) ear. We hope y<,u have er-House gang for many years m enjoyed newl-l of former students A Mess :: g~ From Our President Derthick the past. We believe that there and friends. We tru:::;t. that if you Alumni President Heads Tenn . State are sufficient fond memories of have enjoyed the Buffalo Range splintned paddles and the tam- during 1938-39 that you will ~ot College Associatio 1n ing of unruly minds to warrant delay in sending in your subscnp- To All Alumni and Former the commemoration of this old don for the Range next year. Students: Pr<'sident Derthick is the familiar ~pot in lines of poetry. Elsewhere in this iissue you will new head of the Tennessee We are therefore urging all Alum- find a blank for your conveniencf', You are cordially invitrd College A~sociation having been ni member:5 to submit a poem I Please fill it in now. and ur~ed to att,·nd the second recently PlectPd to the position centering its theme about the old ______annual Alumni Dinner which will bv the twPntieth spring conven- Power-House. . -character Building First of All- be held in the dining hall of thP ti0on in N a~hvillP. In point of During the present years I College on Saturday, May 27th, :,nvice, President Derthick is the stokers and furnares have been been used a~ the rear will now b<'- at 5:30 P. M. oldest colle~e pre:3ident in the installed in the boys dormitory, j rnmr the entmn<·e to thC'Adminis- An interest'n~ program is state, having been at MilliJran nd girls dormitory, gymnasium, ~ tratiou Building. now being plannPd and will be Colle~P for the past twenty-two the Brown House, thus makmg One addition~l thinr is need- over in time for you to attend yra 1 N He succeeds PresidPnt the furnace of the old Power- ed to make Milligan College corn- the annual play in the CollPgr- AndPr--on of Tusculum Collf'ge , Housc unnecessar! and . useless. plete; a dining hall. During ti1i8 i~ l·ditorium. I leaHe maJ your 11ear C rePnville, a~ head of t.b e The old furnace will be dis~a~tl- school year there has bePn 110 ·1d- re:::;ervations at on ce to J. Goff ~tate collPge organization. The ed immrdia.tely and t?e hmldmg ditional i-pare in the dining rut rn Long, SJcretary. a~socia tion <'Om priF-es th ;rt y razed during the commg ~umrr.er for vis:t.or;,, relatives, and friends colleges in Tennes:,~e among thu:::; adding another step m mak- of the students. Visitors have Do not miss this opportunity which number thne are right ing Milligan more beautiful. The been restri;.:ted to week-ends to renew old acquaintances and junior collrget-l. Alum11i mrrnhPr.s plan now is to make a new when a sufficient number of stu- form new friends in the Milligan will be pleased 1 o note 1hat entrance to the r.ampus to the dents have gone home to make family. President Dert hick has LePn highway- - by way of a twenty room available. We don't know awarded this honor. foot road circling the ch~rch, and when the proposed plans will go Cordially yours, around the top of the hill above into effect. We merely mention A l:>rittle thing is speech. Lewis Taylor, President, Anglin Field. Thus the fro_nt . of them to you that you may know So take precaution how you bend it. the · Administration bmldmg what is taking place on the cam- Milligan College Alumni For anyone can make a bren.k which has all through the. years pus. Association But mighty few can mend it. THE BUFFALO RANGE l'AG~ TWO ----- PR OGRA M S MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TENNESSEE JUNIOR PROGRAM Of Former Classes Saturday, May 14, 18~8 - - 2 :30 p m. -·------!{:------Instrumental Qu::rtf'tte, - - - Mendt>bmhn CIASS OF 1900 1st Piano, Missed WadH and Shelhurne; 211d Piano, l\ : r. Thrn1a-- und Mi:-;s Cham Motto: -- ''We are Coming." ORA1 lON M ILLIGAN COLLEGE Destined Cour::.;e of Man, - G. A. vVat:-:on, Ya Saturday Night, l.\fay 14, 1898, - - 7 O'clock VOCAL DUET INVOCATION The Laurel an R. F. D. will get to Pulaski on the 11 :13 The following letter ad- Range Renewals Draper, Virginia if nothing prevents. Mr. Minor dressed to Mrs. M. A. Shepper- J. Ross, a young prearher hen~, son, Pine, Virginia was written Dr. J. H. Hagy of Imboden, M y dear Mr Lon~, from Craig Co., Va. ii;: going to Sept. 11 , 190(' • Virginia and Mr. Fred C. Bur.k I am sending you today a pre.1rh for us at Pine, Dorapher, Milligan, Tenn. of Abingdon, Virgin in, have mai'.- p aC'ka~w containing some pie- Shilol, and Newbern this sum- Sept. , l900 11 cd their rPnewal sub~riptions for t.:i res made at M illigan and sever- mer. He is a fine yo\lg man and l Dear Grandma, the Buffalo Range and thus far al btter." fr,>m my sister written a good prearher. Every one here' We have arrived safPly at st are the first who have indicated homr w:ien she wa'3 a udent like~ him. Bess had a long chat Milligan. I have Just returned their desire for the Buffaco Range there. Fortunately : I suppose, with Mr. Ross tonight, he say~ from supper. Wf'. reat'hed John- during the years 1939-1910. At nonn of mine w2re preser:ed. he is roming home with Grare son City about 1 o'clock and the same time they includi-d a The~·e may be of slight or and me. BeR;; is going to stay for la:d over thne two hours and reservation for plates at the pcrhn.ps no in k re,t. You may re- I the summer school. Prof. Hodges came out to Milligan and reaehPd Home Coming dinner on May 27, turn ~hem to me whrn you_ havr retumrd todav. I certainly was here about 3 o'clock. B. G., Lo 1936. fini...,hed with them. en,1oye? , glad to see hi~. His brother was a" rl I wal' ed from the stati: n and "Y~ We trust that all those who so much, our rP eent visit. to M il- buried Monday. wrre the first t.o walk up to the plan to at.tend the Home Coming ligan and a,ppre~iate. your ~nd Sevnal vic,;itors have come CollegP. Prof. Hopwood came will send in for reservation sinre Mr::-:- . L'rng'::i khdne.,s in shnrmg in the last frw days and more ar< · down the walk to meet us. Prof~. :t is absolutely nece8:iary that u::i n.rnund. coming f'VPrY dRy Thomas and Hopwood met us at th we know the exact number in Kind rPgards to you bo . I will have t.o bring blanket ... Johnson City. I did not get at all order that there may be the prop- Siacerely: and bookR homr in a box. sick on the train. There were er amount of food bought. If you Olivia Sayers , SPveral of the girls aw g,:ng to s·~rnral on the train when we got H. are planning to attend please fill ( 1V. r.;._ H. s. s:y~~s) talrn UOX JS home wit.h them. I on. O in a blank to be found elsewhere P . 8. I a~ ~nclosmg mw ar began to pack my trunk this This is a pretty place. I have in this edit:on and mail it now to for subs~ript1on to the Range. evening. I got my L3.tin ,i;radP met a lot of young people this the Alumni A~sociation, Milligan tcday, it was 83. 'i hat was n Thi:-: lette, addrrsscd to Mrs. afternoon. Everyone is nire and College. Tennessee. The price for paR~ allr'g:ht,. I will µ;et all my M . A. Shepperson, Pine. Virgin if! , pleasant. I room with Be3Rie and the dinnfr will be 75cents. Mr~. other grades tomorrow. A youn~· Wdis stamped in Johnson City, Grare. We ate our lunch<'s at Derthick plans to send the st.u- man and woman were baptizPd Johnson City and Lynn boup;ht Tennessee, May 17, 1901, at 3:30 d(~nt ..; on a picnic dinner and thus this evening. I wrnt but there two water melons. P. M. turn over the dining room to the Milligan, Tennps:;ee were but a few there. Grace • andh The reunion will be tomor- Alumni. In order that we m::ty May 13, 19Jl I play our duPt tomorrow m~ t row night. know definitely the number to One of the girl-. is vi~iting us to- E .rerylhing in my trunk wa.s Dear Grandma, expect so that our plans m3.y be I know you all have looked night so I must bring my letter all right. made accordingly it is urgent to a close. Be sure and send my Bessie is suffering wi '. h for a letter from me before thi:-; the that you let us know if you phn mon<'y for me to come home oni toothache this evening. but I have been so busy with to attend. It is far better to for I have only one dollar left. I will sleep with Gnce to- examin:1tiuns I hope you will ex- make your reservation and th<'n Love and ki~ses for you all. night as Bessie is going to slPep cuse me. I rectiived my box all if yon find it is impossible to at- Excuse thi~ pencil and short let- with her old rdcm mate and lv.r~. rio-ht la~t Thursday morning. tend cancel it, rather than come ter. Goud bye "fora littlf while''. Hop·.vood hasn't fixed my bed. lv!y things are just beautiful and when we have not been notified. Yours affo ctionately I havr m 0 t all the teachers. they fit. just as nice as if I had Remember the date, May M. H. ~Ii i~s E'usie Price was on the train been there to try thPm on. I like 27, 1939, at 5 P. M., at the Din- this m1 r.1in~ on her way t) SulEn them both but my linen d re~ s it; ing Room in Hardin Hall. -Charae~er Bulldl.1g First of All- Colle~e where E.h8 is going to something I never had a dres:- t ·ach this winter. She s:1t on th~ like beforn I cer~.ainly do apprc Yon can find many ways tc sr~at w'.th me and she had somP ciate the nire thing~ you sent me. Visitors From Out a .. o:d old age beautiful tube rose::; and she gave many thanks. J went to Johns 1'. As t,hru this old world you City Saturday. I took my ol_ct me two. j On The Range r )Ve, l met t o of P of H p rood·~ h 1,t with me but did not have 1t nieres who arc here going to tr:mmPci over. I gut a real prPtt~ To brag a l:tt1e, to lo-ie W<' ll ..:chool. i haven't time to write hat for two dollard, $2.00. It To r ; W geut'> if ·n luC'k Pauline Orr ----- 19 38 much, will write more next time. Bill Davis ---- - 19 38 looked better than to have $2.0(i To own up, to pay up, [ am goinJ?; to write to f orre::;t Robert Blevins - .. - - 19.38 worth put on the old frame. I got To shut up, if beaten, realsoon. when did you hear from Durothy lVIr Kenz:e some white ribbon for my wai~t Are virtues of a ~porting name h:m? You must take good care Ellen St. John 1936 t) we, r with my whit2 dre~s, :; A horse can't pull while kicking uf you1 se:f, ma. rr.wis A.:ihwdl whitP ti~, a belt, a fan, and some This fact I merrily me11t:on Give my love to papa and Rosa Gray --- - - hand\:erchiefs. I spent $3.40 a: And he can't kic·k while pulling H>38 all of the children. Nelson St. John Johnson c:ty, Sat. and .95 for Which i ,; my c: hid cont311tic,n You must wr: te me all the Rhea Franci1:co the pictures d school and paid Lets imitate the good old horse news. Grady Adkis!-on '28 for my music and wa,hing be:;:C:es And lead a life that's fitting; Lovingly, Harry E t ~terly '38 other Lttle things. Be sure and Just pull an honest load, and then Ralph Shell ey '38 meet me W edne3day, 22nd. I There'll be no t. .me for kick- M Helen Frazier, Bristol, Va. ing. 1 PACE FOUR News of our Alumni IFormerMilligan Student Successful Milligan Alumni Miss Charlotte Wati:,;on. Makes Good Breakfast Held In Nashville class of '31, Cookville, Tennessee ------R------is planning to attend Columbia Stanley J . Carpenter, a for- On Saturday morning, April Mrs. Clarence Thomas, UniverHity during the summer mn Milligan Collrge --tudf'nt and 8, 1939, a.t the T. E. A. in Nash- Nash ville, Tennessee :,;ession, wher<' she will study in a graduate of tlrn University of ville, fNmer f-tudenti-; and rr:end:- lJorothy Kester, th~ department of fine arts. Tennes~ee has written a booklet