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£ THE PIONEER 1915 $i OS 1—1 O 02 O 16
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3 THE PIONEER 19 15 sr: IT WAS in the fall of 1909 when fifty-four youngsters, destined to con- stitute the class of 1915, entered the ranks of Concordia. As might be expected, the first few days of our stay at a place so strange to us were none too pleasant. We had to get used to entirely new and strange conditions, only a few had friends here, and a continual longing for home made matters still worse. After several days, however, we learned to like the surroundings, and roamed about the place with the air of seniors. But alas ! alas ! After a few weeks of this gay life were over, it was impressed upon our minds that we were only sexties and that as such it was our solemn duty to get busy and help the rest of the common herd, or lower classmen, in what might be called house-cleaning. The use of the broom and mop and other cleaning utensils was practically demon- strated to us, with such effect, that even now the members of our class can give the newcomers valuable hints and instructions in this noble art. But this is not to give the impression that all our spare time was devoted to such work. On the contrary, some very good times were enjoyed. Who, for instance, can ever forget the exciting meetings of our Sexta Debating Club, when such all-important questions as Which is tne more useful, the horse or the cow? were debated upon by some silver-tongued orators of the class? Class spirit was soon awakened and literary clubs, baseball, and basket ball teams were organized and heartily supported. In this manner, the first year passed by, and although all were glad to leave for home, it was only with the determination to come back to Concordia the next year. In this manner, year after year rolled by. Each year brought with it harder studies but also more fredom and independence. Of course, we were far from being entirely free and left to ourselves. Countless days of fatigue, acquired by all kinds of transgressions of that famous law called Hausordnung always reminded us of our duty when in danger of going the wrong road. Especially that most popular of all punish- ments, dumping the cans, whereby justice is exercised upon the too- ardent consumers of Tuxedo or Prince Albert, will always linger in the memory of those who had the privilege of wheeling this Chariot of Misery from the dump to the crematory. But we lived through all these hardships, and even learned to like them. 17
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