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History of ' Eighty-Five. IT becomes our pleasant duty to give to the public a record of the exploits of the class of ' 85, during the two or three months of its existence ; but as any historian, however fertile a brain he may pos- sess, would find it a difficult task to cull material enough for a lengthy narrative from so short a space of time, we must be brief. For many months had we labored to achieve our purpose, and great was our satis- faction, at the opening of the college year, to enroll ourselves as students of the far-famed Lehigh University. We met first as a class on the afternoon of the 7th of September, somewhat disappointed that the number of Freshmen then assembled was less than we had been led to expect ; but the ensuing days showed a continually increasing roll, until ultimately it satisfied our most glowing anticipations ; according to the statistics, our number now exceeds that of any previous Freshman class in this University. We quickly learned which part of the students were Sophomores, as they endeavored to render themselves conspicuous by a vast amount of noise. These noisy fellows appeared to entertain the idea that we had entered the University especially for their amusement, and, not being able to effect anything against us as a class, adopted the original method of roaming around in bands at the wee sma ' hours of night, molesting the unsuspecting members of ' 85 ; then, were you the intended victim, If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber, and beware : Awake ! awake I ' I hat being a kind of sport which we did not in the least appreciate, we resolved to put a stop to all such annoyances, and to this intent repaired to the campus one evening in a body, where we found the sprightly Sophomores disporting themselves with tomahawks, Indian clubs, las- soes, and other warlike implements ; they, however, recalling the old adage about discretion, quietly withdrew into their citadel (Saucon Hall), and, if we except the blowing of a small (?) tin horn, made no Si
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more demonstrations that night. The unruly behavior of some of our men, when a party of the evil-minded members of ' 84 visited them with the hope of deriving some amusement by means of their usual practices, so amazed those reckless individuals, that they have not yet sufficiently recovered to renew the hazing. There are dark rumors afloat con- cerning the loss of a mustache by one of our imprudent class-mates, but of course we would not mention it. Many persons might, in perus- ing this narrative, receive the impression that the two lower classes were composed of savages, thirsting for one another ' s blood ; but, of course, any one connected with the University knows that these contests are carried on in the best of humor, and, in fact, break the monotony of a life which would otherwise be unbearable ; the Sophomores pretend to regard us as mild and inoffensive, while we, on the other hand, con- sider ourselves deeply indebted to them for the amusement which they afford us. To resume our history, next in order of events was the cane-rush, a time-honored institution at Lehigh ; previous to the action, no doubt had been expressed in college circles as to the result. ' 85 entered upon this with the determination to keep the cane, and keep it she did, notwithstanding the pluck of our antagonists. The scuffle fully verified the saying of an ancient historian, Vana sine viribusira est It appears to us rather unjust to crow over our friends, the hazers, concerning this victory, as any candid observer of the opposing forces would at once have declared ' 84 ' s to be a : ' lost cause. One of the red-letter days of the college year being Founder ' s Day, we anticipated a very pleasurable time ; the athletic sports in the after- noon, as would be expected, exciting most interest in a student ' s mind. ' 85 participated largely, and carried off her share of the spoils. We hope at the next meeting to be able to exhibit a larger number of athletes, after longer practice in the various departments. The game of base ball between the Freshmen and the Sophomores proved another feather in our cap, the result being in every respect highly gratifying. At one of the class meetings, action was taken relative to the establishment of a football club, and, if our expectations prove correct, this will soon be in working order. And now, as the conclusion of this narration, may we be allowed to express the hope that the Class of ' 85, which seems to have such a glorious future opening before it, may fully realize the expectations engendered by her first step in this, the opening of her 32
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