Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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CLASS HISTORY Class of 1924 CCORDIXCi to tlif fiunentioiial style of n tnii ' liistorv. tliis story U ' l should commence in the begiuninu; — and .so be it. The Class of 1921 jp — . .- negan on a rather large scale toward the latter part of the month of iM ' A ' . September, 1920. witli six hundred and one subheads. — each having the firmest sort of conviction that he was undoubtedly the most im- ])ortant reason for having an educational system. Although arriving from all parts of the South, East, North and West, they soon found themselves being molded into groups for classes and still larger ones for other purposes. For a time, petty desires were forgotten, to give room for a lot of that intangible sort of thing that has been the making of the school, Tech Spirit. ' This was taken on in rather large doses twice a week, until it had the desired effect of giving to each and every one of the six liundred and one the feeling that he was a real and a ital part of the school. It was not long before the class was organized and officers elected; .lohn Staton, President; Fred Moore, Vice-President; and Red .Mur])hey. Secretary-Treas- urer. Plans began to form, plans that, if all accomplished, would do no less than make veritable volumes of history — each and every one of them containing what meant to that particular individual the very secret of a completely successful college career. Of course, this included work on school activities, as well as a firm desire on the part of every member of the class to lead his classmates along to great scholastic attainment. Books became worn from excess use and school activities were soon crowned with recruits from the class, eager to place themselves as near the top as possible. To mention every phase of this movement of enthusiasm, and to trace everv stej) in the activities of each of the many participants, would require volumes of research and investigation. It must suffice to draw conclusions.