Old Deuteronomy Old Deuteronomy Old Deuteronomy is a character in T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and its musical adaptation, "Cats". In Eliot's original poem, Old Deuteronomy is described as an ancient, wise cat who has "lived many lives in succession" and is respected by the other cats and humans (and perhaps even dogs) in his environment. His name derives from Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, which shares the central element of law with the character (who is a magistrate). "Cats" expands on the theme of wisdom by depicting Deuteronomy as the leader
Possum Trot Church Possum Trot Church Possum Trot Church was built around 1850 in Rome, Georgia, United States, and was appropriated by Martha Berry as a Sunday school in 1900. The school grew to become Berry College. The original church building still stands on the Berry campus. The Possum Trot Church is known as the "cradle of Berry College." It was first built around the 1850s. The old church was appropriated by Martha Berry for the Possum Trot Sunday School in 1900. Possum Trot was a school from 1900 to 1954. The needs of the people at Possum Trot, and places like it,