Repository: UIHistories Project: Illio - 1896 [PAGE 80]

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Prof. T A. Clark wan his only mate!, in thin s p e c i a l s It was "at the cane" that Clark received the polish whirl, finally took away tin- countrified : i i r > ,,| Jllf. Prephood. ( l i e was the most genial and docile I'top ever seen At U. of I.) (irant Cregory. now a New York e d i t o r , u p h e l d 11.0 philosophical and political Hide of the office when he (didn't) set type. With him it was a clear cane of* hull in a china s t o r e , " a misfit of genius and circumstances. J o h n Garvin, now a professor in the Denver schools, was*, in his time, the best, most versatile writer on the paper, lie possessed great talent for such work and alwavs showed as a most genial gentleman. Of all the hungry local editors, A. S. Chapman was the hungriest. He would -kip a lecture at any time to run down a two-line personal. (irant Frederick, now a Dakota lawyer, in those days had designs upon a United States' senatorship. He had unlimited confidence in his ability to get it, and sharpened his genius for such a conquest by writing, simultaneously with each hand, two locals " o u t of his h e a d , " when the compositors pressed him for copy. Ed. Pickard found his calling as a city editor of a Chicago daily by beginning as exchange man on the Illini. Will Carrick was the scape-goat for all the sins of the office. He possessed all the vices and virtues of a good printer and editor. It was our weekly task to give him a sound thrashing in order to subdue his too hilarious nature. There were many other Illini boys that it was my good fortune to meet, (iood fellows, all! There never was a jollier crowd. We were especially jolly when we pasted the papers together, by a peculiar process which required all the office force and one more. The process required little thought and tongues were free. The effects of our jokes and stories will be seen by referring to t h e crookedly pasted files for those years. Our banner was to be found behind the door, when it could not stand alone. Its color, black as ink: The printing office towel, dear to the heart of every printer. The Illini was self-sustaining t h e n . The pay for the work done by students helped much in their expenses. It was not only an educator, but also a provider. To those who worked on it then it will always be a welcome guest. Very truly,

F. M. BKNNKTT, '68.

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