Kenyon College - Reveille Yearbook (Gambier, OH)

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History of 78. electives to some of us. The Senior year has been a “balmy period.’’ It began with a new venture, the “Advance” Although our subscription list does not boast its thousands, we have managed with difficulty to make both ends meet. The Senior lecture course, it is needless to say, was a decided success. The climax of Senior grace and dignity is capped by the classical mortar boards, which, with the gowns, rightly distinguish us from the At KoXkm. Time and modesty forbid us enlarging upon our individual merits. As a class we have always agreed, and we are happy to say, that by us no college custom has been slighted.

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s78, HAT shall we say for ’78? Native modesty forbids us from giving the praise that we know is due our noble class. But ’8o, gallant ’8o, is blowing its horn for Kenyon, and we must help swell the chorus. The Fall of 1874 is the date of our birth into Kenyon’s world. Some of us were as green and all as impudent as the ideal Freshman. Our best characteristic showed itself on the second day of our college life. With pangs of delight we held our first class meeting, to exchange sentiments of mutual admiration and to elect class officers. The class feeling shown on that day has ever since been supreme. Class feeling, when it is possible, is one of the best features of college life. In less than a month we were out on the walk singing our beautiful class song. There is only one day, that to which we are looking forward with mingled pain and pleasure, that can eclipse Freshman Class- day of ’78. We had a lively Bore-day, considered one of the l cst in Kenyon’s history, and we tied the old bell for '75 as only Kenyon Freshman can. In the Sophomore year, we hardly attempted the cowardly custom of hazing. One “ smoking out ” scrape being about the limit in that direction. This year we sported our plugs and canes. With Junior year came Astronomy, that noblest of sciences, and Physics, that most delightful of all college work. We considered that what we did not know al out them was unworthy of our attention. P. and D. differed with us however, and after examinations mildly suggested them as 9

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Fratrem ne desere frater. miutts. ot ’79 A. C. DYER, J. W. SHOW ALTER, J. J. ADAMS, - I. T. BAGNALL, - President. Vice- President. Secretary. Treasurer. W. M. TOWNSEND, - Historian and Toast Master. J. J. ADAMS, - - - Capt. B. B. Nine. 21