The Gavelyte, June 1907

· The Gavelyte. VOL II JUNE, 1907. NO. 6. A Trip to California. IW FRANK BrRD, A. R., '04. The suggestion made by the Rev. W. W. Iliffe in th February number of the Gavelyte that all members of the Alumni of "old C. C." hould keep in touch with each other through the columns of the paper devoted to their use is certainly one which must meet with the hearty approval of very Alumnus. The "Gavelyte" is a fine little paper, and is doing a good work for . C. It keeps the graduates inf(?rmed of the "College doings", it in– creases the interest which the residents of Greene ounty and vicinity take in the school; and through the interchange of College publications, it furnishes an inspiration to the. students to keep C. C. organizations on a level with those of other schools. While these are but a few of the benefits &rived from the paper, they are sufficient to demand our loyal support. To show my appreciation of the paper, I desire to contribute a little descrip– tion of my trip to California. While it had always been my desire to pa s a winter in tropical Cali– fornia, it was, I must admit, with some surprise, that I found the realization of my dream was so close. In company with my mother and sister, I left home on the morning of the twelfth day of February. The weather was cold and freezing, there being some snow on the ground. I arrived in Chicago at 6:00 p. m., the same evening, and remained there until 10:00 p. m., the next evening. Then I boarded the California ExpreRR on the anta Fe