Kenyon College - Reveille Yearbook (Gambier, OH)

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J at ’81. E arc Freshmen, and arc proud of it. We wonder that any should think lightly of the name, as some seem to do. But perhaps it is Because we are unable “to see ourselves as others see us,” and we may look uj on the name in a different light when wc become Sophomores. Judging from the number of recruits we have received from the Sophomores, we are led to believe that even they do not abhor the title of Freshmen so much after all. Our college life thus far has been a very happy one. One reason is that we recognize the truth of the saying, “United we stand; divided we fall.” Our class is not large, but makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. We have all sizes, shapes and characters of men; in fact, each man is entirely different from the others, so that, taken together, we constitute a whole. Our life has not been without incident; there have been several occurrences which had a tendency to destroy monotony. We came to Kenyon expecting to find the Sophomores our natural enemies, but, with a few exceptions, have lieen agreeably disappointed. The principal exception was the “hazing” of a portion of our number by the class of ’80, being careful to take us one or two at a time. But, all things considered, we have rather enjoyed the Class of ?8o, and when they returned from their month’s leave of absence, none wrere more rejoiced to see them return than the Class of’81. The Sophs, have honored us with but one ‘ rush,’ and in that we gently 4 laid them down to sleep’ and relieved them of their ‘ horns,' the pride of the men of ’80. In foot-ball we have l een equally successful, having conquered them in the only 28

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Quocumque jeceris stabimus. at 8! A. 1). COE, T. C. PAGE, O. K.. WHITE, - H. S. GREGG, GUY STERLING, W. M. COVVGILL, - R. L. ALLBRITTAIN, - H. K. KARCHER, - J. P. COATES, - President. V ic e-President. Secretary. Treasurer. Toast Master. Prophet. Historian. Poet (and Postmaster). Captain B. B. Nine. 27

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History of 81. game that has been played this year. We are glad to say that the worthy Seniors appreciate our victories, and have shown the same by the following laconic local in the college paper, 44 gj.” In base ball we have been beaten ; but give us a little time, gentlemen. In view of all this, we ask, 4 Is it any wonder we like the St) is ? ' It is our intention to keep up our good reputation throughout the college course; so that when we shall have received our diplomas from the hands of our worthy President, the friends of ’81 may feel that we have not disgraced our good beginning. 29 1