Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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ll.-MIIL Y'U.V COLLEGE 5 2 Senior Zkpistutp lll'wt0IllllS, the biographer of IQO4 is under fur- ehxugga fllfifu 'uid peculiar dirliculties. Our .scholarly ,qhgn Pt?Ii'CLflOI1.lldh left nothing to be dCS11'Cd: our attainments in Science are equalled only by our achievements in Literature. Our orat thenes at his zenith, or Prex in a football do not deny that in the aifffrevate we .Aklldill ED by the traditional modesty of class ory recalls Demos- speech. We bb D possess more genuine manlmess than any other class in any college in any coun- try. It our athletes are not personified perfection We feel justified in the belief that personified perfection does not anywhere exist. Yet in frankness we must admit that this class has one detect. The gem has a single Haw: one, and one only. liven in 1904 of Hamilton is found no one qualified to write the history of such a class. As we entered College, our numerical strength was remarkable. But who could have guessed, even after looking us over, the individual capacity that there lay dor- mant. lformerlv fraternity feuds and lierce factional fights had been frequent. Class oliices had been meaningless, the mere spoils of political trickery. 1904 rehelledl Uur oliicers were genuinely the choice ofthe class, and we inaugurated annual elections, which the Wisdom of the succeeding classes has perpetuated. BV Sophomore year we had grown a unit. Those WCFC the 'davs when upperclassmen were sometimes less than wise, and IQO4 was called to withstand misused authority. We are a liberty-loving class. We fought. ' To that CXCH' ing week we owe much of our present sol1da,r1ty and the College much of its equitable student g0VCI'I1mC11f-

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THE HAMIL TONIAN 26 Junior year-how can it be described! Our position established, our friendships formed, it was a happy time ' A d' lasses, had f culture and development. As prece ing c o done we defeated the Seniors in debate. As no preced- 7 ing class had done, our debating team remained uncon- uered in the sequent year. fl Now, as Seniors, somewhat sobered by greater thought- fulness and more serious. work, nearing the summit we ' ' h turn to review our course. Little do we regret. T ere has been no internal dissension that brought bitterness. There has been no unworthy act to cause us shame. Our influence has been strong: we trust it has been good. We have done our work, and done it heartily. We have grown truly fond of each other. Suflicitl 1 K 4,9--,.,f , 1