Kenyon College - Reveille Yearbook (Gambier, OH)

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History of ’79. In athletic pursuits ’79 has always taken the lead. Her Base Ball record has never been equalled in the history of the Col- lege. She has played ten match games, winning nine and losing one. During her Sophomore year it had become evident to all that no class in College could hope to defeat her. Each one had been most soundly beaten, again and again. What was to be done? Beaten she must be by some means. At last the other three classes determined to select a Nine from their united num- bers, and in one short afternoon to humble the pride of the hitherto invincible Sophomores. The day was fixed. The game was played, and, in a word, ’79 was again victorious. Shortly after this, having lost two men from her Nine, she was defeated by '80, but in spite of this one reverse the pennant still floats from the flag-stiff of ’79. But if physical achievements were our only glory, vain indeed would be our boasting. And, for proof that we are not wanting in the higher and nobler qualities of manhood, we simply refer you to our most learned and worthy professors. Many are the compliments which they have paid to our intellectual excellence, but these it is not our province or desire to repeat, and all we would say is, that we most thoroughly admire their sound judg- ment and discriminating choice. But those restless Sophomores are impatiently waiting to l e heard, and so we will close by wishing that the remainder of 79’s course may be as pleasant as the past three years. Historian of ’79. 23

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liissfotj? of ‘79. T is with the greatest reluctance that we undertake to write even an outline of the history of 79. For who could pretend worthily to record her glorious achievements, or fittingly to comment upon her many virtues? If, then, our efforts as historian shall prove a failure, let no one infer that it is because she has no better history. More than two years have passed since the Class of '79 first entered the walls of Kenyon. The verdancies and follies of the Freshman and Sophomore years we have left far behind, and have now assumed the dignity and responsibilities of Juniors. Modesty forbids our indulging in the too common practice of self-aggrandizement, and written records are unnecessary to per- petuate our noble deeds; still, we deem it best to recount a few of them, not for our own praise, but for an illustrious example to those who shall follow us, who, although they can never hope to equal our glorious acts, may nevertheless by them be encour- aged to nobler exertions. It is, however, with a feeling of sorrow that we arc compelled to recount the loss of several of our number. Our Class, at entrance was the largest in College. Some, however, have fallen fighting valiantly to the last that intangible demon, “ Creek Prose. ’ Others, becoming entangled in the meshes of trigonometry, have hopelessly lost their way; and still others, for reasons outside of college-life, have taken their departure. I Inis have we dwindled from the largest to the smallest class in College. We deeply mourn our lost classmates. Hut in spite ot her losses, '79 still holds her own among the powers of the College.

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A[ tarov i rrtv dXXr Xnt tu eXeo. of S8Q. N. L. PIERSON, A. A. BRESEE, A. L. FRAZER, Jr., F. W. BLAKE, C. P. PETERMAN, W. I). HAMILTON, J. E. FRANKS, - President. Vice-President. Secretary. Treasurer. Poet. Toast Master. Capt. B. B. Nine. i