KellerW Cassette 1, Side 2
Media
Part of Interview: Keller, William B. "Judge"
Title
KellerW Cassette 1, Side 2
Source
William B. "Judge" Keller Interview
Date
1988-08-15
Description
Cassette 1
Side 2
00:07: Megginson encourages Mr. Keller to talk about his experiences in school as a youth. The schoolhouse was located near where the Hess Station and post office is now. This particular school opened in 1916. He attended with the 1918 class. He remembers Miss Maggie Morrison well: she was the daughter of a Clemson professor--she never married. There were perhaps 20-30 people in a class. Mr. Keller's eleventh grade graduating class had 8 members. He perceived no real social distinctions between Calhoun and Clemson faculty families. Lunch at school was carried from home. Books were bought at the L.C. Martin drugstore. There were no inside toilets, though there was electricity available.
12:07: Mr. Keller names the 7 other individuals besides himself in his 11th grade graduating class: Lila Vandiver (his future wife), Cornelia Newton, Grace Madden, Athelene Munson, Jack Mitchell, Ziffy (?) Moore, and a relative of Coach Josh Cody whom he cannot name.
15:33: Mr. Keller had dated his future wife Lila Vandiver while in high school, and off and on afterwards until they were married in 1940. She was born in Georgia. Her father was involved in the railroad business.
18:43: Mr. Keller thinks back on his childhood and begins to describe how Calhoun looked. Starting at the Boggs store, traveling up the street north towards the Smith house was the Smith store--up the street on the left was the Smith hotel--the Dillard house was close in proximity as well--Cochran Road ran between the Dillard and Vandiver houses--just beyond the Vandiver house was the house of Jane Prince (kept house for Clemson/Calhoun families)--the Hendricks family house was there also (originally Norman Boggs house)--across the street from Boggs store was the Payne house--west onto Calhoun Street lived Dick Pike--across the street from his house lived assistant college post master Mr. King--the Chapman's lived close--further down lived the Fendley's--on the street parallel to the railroad was the Doyle house--down at the river was the John Long residence. Keller also makes note that there was really nothing but pasture between the Presbyterian Church and the schoolhouse.
30:29: Megginson is interested in what type of housing utilities were available in the house Mr. Keller grew up in. They had electricity and water. He states that "everything on this side of the railroad tracks got electricity...and water from the college." There was indoor plumbing but no telephone. The family finally got one after World War II. There was never a telephone in the store until 1977.
31:50: Audio ends.
Side 2
00:07: Megginson encourages Mr. Keller to talk about his experiences in school as a youth. The schoolhouse was located near where the Hess Station and post office is now. This particular school opened in 1916. He attended with the 1918 class. He remembers Miss Maggie Morrison well: she was the daughter of a Clemson professor--she never married. There were perhaps 20-30 people in a class. Mr. Keller's eleventh grade graduating class had 8 members. He perceived no real social distinctions between Calhoun and Clemson faculty families. Lunch at school was carried from home. Books were bought at the L.C. Martin drugstore. There were no inside toilets, though there was electricity available.
12:07: Mr. Keller names the 7 other individuals besides himself in his 11th grade graduating class: Lila Vandiver (his future wife), Cornelia Newton, Grace Madden, Athelene Munson, Jack Mitchell, Ziffy (?) Moore, and a relative of Coach Josh Cody whom he cannot name.
15:33: Mr. Keller had dated his future wife Lila Vandiver while in high school, and off and on afterwards until they were married in 1940. She was born in Georgia. Her father was involved in the railroad business.
18:43: Mr. Keller thinks back on his childhood and begins to describe how Calhoun looked. Starting at the Boggs store, traveling up the street north towards the Smith house was the Smith store--up the street on the left was the Smith hotel--the Dillard house was close in proximity as well--Cochran Road ran between the Dillard and Vandiver houses--just beyond the Vandiver house was the house of Jane Prince (kept house for Clemson/Calhoun families)--the Hendricks family house was there also (originally Norman Boggs house)--across the street from Boggs store was the Payne house--west onto Calhoun Street lived Dick Pike--across the street from his house lived assistant college post master Mr. King--the Chapman's lived close--further down lived the Fendley's--on the street parallel to the railroad was the Doyle house--down at the river was the John Long residence. Keller also makes note that there was really nothing but pasture between the Presbyterian Church and the schoolhouse.
30:29: Megginson is interested in what type of housing utilities were available in the house Mr. Keller grew up in. They had electricity and water. He states that "everything on this side of the railroad tracks got electricity...and water from the college." There was indoor plumbing but no telephone. The family finally got one after World War II. There was never a telephone in the store until 1977.
31:50: Audio ends.
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