Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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l UUUOWUOUUUOOUttOOUUOOPOUOOUUOUOUJUPUOUUUUOUUUUgBBUUOHUUUUUUUUl Prima Of Days Gone By OUR life at Concordia began in September, 1912. On those sunny days of early autumn ninety-four hopeful lads, for the first time, crossed the campus with heavy laden suit-cases. On the faces of some of us was pictured the grim determination to be men, and to make the best of the sit- uations that might arise ; others were pale and resigned, thinking of mother at home, their future appearing homeless and hope- less. Within a few weeks, however, even the latter had adapted themselves to the new mode of living, though prac- tically all looked expectantly to the day when they would see mother again. After weeks of hard work came the days when the sun rises cheerless over hills of gray, and, darkly circled, gives at noon a sadder light than waning moon. Christmas vacation was at hand. Nearly all of us went home. After two weeks we returned encouraged to stick to it. We all went to work again, and soon we were at the end of the first term. When we returned for the next school-year our number was considerably reduced, and though a few new-comers cast their lot with ours, we were but sixty-five. Nearly all of us con- tinued in the pace that we had set ourselves during the first year. But again at the end of the term many thought, like in the foregoing year, that they had not chosen the right calling, and these therefore left us to seek their opportunities and successes in other directions. They doffed with ease their scholar ' s gown to peddle wares from town to town. In the third year, Quarta, we appeared with strong and seemingly invincible forces, to conquer Greek, and to make our presence felt at Concordia. Nearly all mischief committed during that term was accredited to the class ' 18. Shortly before the ever returning Christmas vacation, every Quartaner was in possession of a loud purple and orange jersey, and our first appearance in these at a basket-ball game, was claimed by the wearers to have been the greatest event of the season. An attempt was also made at a class literary society and upon it the sages of the class looked with pride and en- thusiasm. Some careless boys that year we seemed; but in our club we had the look and air of those who wisely schemed, and hostage from the future took in training thought and lore of book. The whole class had a common interest, and each individual member was supported by the remaining ninety- TKv £XZ VC DKMAN ' 18,