Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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Glass of'.97. . X GENTLEMEN. CLASS YELL: - Ninety-seven, 'ReLh, 'Rahl Ninety-seven, 7Ra.h, 'Rabi Cholly Wolly ! Razzle Dazzle I Sis, Boom, Bah l Colby, Ninety-seven l 'Rah 1 'Rah 1 ! 'Rah l l ! lf Class Colors: Orange and Black. , OFFICERS. P. If. WILLIAMS, P1'esz'fz'e72!. H. B. WATSON, 01'zzz'01'. H. S. PHILBRICK, War-Pj'e5z'zz'e7zf. L. E. IVALDRON, P0622 R. M. BARKER, Sef1'ez'fz2jy. Y C. L. CLEMENT, Hz'5'i0rz'an. HOWARD PIERCE, T1'ea5zz7'e1'. H. H. CHAPMAN, Propkei. F. B. BRADEEN, Tous!-Masfeff. - Executive Committee. D. L. FLINT. G. L. BAKER. G. K. BASSETT. 24

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I I-listorg. ... i 4W ,M X HE Hrst duty of a freshman class is to cast about for something by which it may be distinguished from .every preceding freshman class. For some years the stock vaunt of the freshwomen at Colby has been We 're the largest class that ever entered Colby l Ninety-six, as by intuition, saw that anything on the curriculum was not the thing for her, so while the men of Ninety-six could boast f'We come with the new Presidentf' the women of Ninety-six could claim The President's little girl comes with us. When they began to plan to receive the men of N inety-six, they found one of the pleasantest homes in Water- ville was at their disposal. This reception was the tirst of many pleasant gatherings of the two classes. Perhaps it was because they hrst met us under such favorable circumstances that they asked to wear our colors, so the united Ninety-six wave the blue and brown to the music of the same yell. We found that the sweetest singer in Colby was in our ranks, and she organized the Ladies' Quartette of Ninety- six, which sang first at our freshman exit and afterwards won a reputation for itself at socials. Before the end of our Hrst year, one girl had gone home. Six others have left us, but our greatest sorrow came Hrst, for -she is the only one who cannot come back to us. In our second year, came a long, fierce struggle with the Leontine Georgias, only relieved by skirmishes with our Elocution teacher. Early in the spring it became apparent that Ninety-six would do her duty by the Stream and Botany excursions. What is the full result of that spring term, only time will tell. With song and laughter, and only a few tears, we did exeunt from the sophomore class by a banquet at Pratt farm and a ride home in the early, early morning. i E At the beginning of our junior year, each new comer was greeted by this announcement: H President Whitman is going abroad next year and we've got to take his work this- year. That means we can have only one election, and which one are you going to dropm? The curriculum had been adjusted anew for Ninety-six. We have worked hard and have been happy this year, and what's more, we have two professors now, one who was born so, and one who, at our last class meeting, kindly consented to be made so. 23

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I-listorg. 91, x WWW, IN THE short space that is allotted us, it is im- wf h, an ? Wg MM, possible to give a complete history of the sophomore class. ff 0,,,liM3l'! ' FX, But, whatever the historian has written, be assured that it 'III 'lx , ,ali 5 has been stated truthfully and impartially. First of all, we 'I Y point with pride at the course we have followed since we ,. F A li V va- entered college. Coming here at a time when the class jo in advance of us had abolished hazing, we have followed wi f -1 ' L X- r-T I? its example and have done all in our power to do away Jams .1 L1 rt: .4 -- - with that most barbaric of college customs. How we have its :V ' A succeeded need not be stated. It is too well known to ,,m1mm:g:,,.,,, f W 7741-ian. :Z am? W Z Wu.. every member of our college. Our relations, thus far, with both faculty and classQ have been the pleasantest, and with the continued gentlemanly conduct that we have shown in the past, we feel confident that they will be. Of our class spirit we have reason to feel proud, for we are bound together by the closest ties. No college man was ever more loyal to his class than a member of Ninety-seven. Though we have not been so successful in class games as we would wish, still we think that our standing in the classroom is enough to more than make up for this. The strength and vigor of our intellects, upon entering this institution, attracted the attention of every professor, and the reputation of our class for solid, thorough scholarship has become Hrmly established. Our treatment of the freshmen is worthy of ex- ample. Little water has been thrown, and that which has been was only for the good of some member of Ninety- eight, conspicuous as to his mouth. We have confiscated none of their propertyg we have been merciful to them in class scuflles, and, in short, have used them like gentlemen. From these brief statements, need you wonder that Ninety-seven is proud of her past? And from the belief that she will continue in her present course, she looks with confidence to the future.