Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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found an opportunity of establishing a new custom at Lehigh, which met the hearty approbation of all. We gave the class which had received us with jeers and taunts when first we came to Lehigh from our comfortable homes, a glori- ous send-off in the shape of a hop, when they for the last time left Lehigh to return to their homes, thus earning their thanks and the praise of the ladies for the splendid get up. As seniors we present a solid front. A seemingly insignificant accident has prevented one man from being with us hitherto. He has the heartfelt sym- pathy of the entire class, and we earnestly hope that he may soon be restored to his place. What can argue more strongly the good feeling which pervades the class than the unanimity of the class elections ? Five minutes was found amply sufficient for transacting that important business, though it may seem rather degrading to prescribe such narrow limits for a senior class meeting. However, we boldly asserted our dignity one morning when pressing business induced us to enter into a conspiracy against the powers that be. When we compare the University as it now is with what it was when ' 83 first approached its walls, what a contrast ? The neglected campus, with its sev- eral foot-paths, has been converted into a magnificent park, with splendid drives and walks ; the trees which once added to the gloomy and deserted appearance, now, together with carefully kept flower-beds, enhance the beauty of the scene. The thousands of volumes in the library, and the gymnasium, soon to be completed, with a new laboratory and chapel in prospecto, render the student unwilling to part with his Alma Mater. To leave the exterior, not only has Packer Hall been refurnishe.l, but what more concerns the welfare of the college, the Faculty has been greatly enlarged both in numbers and in talent. Then, too, we have witnessed, but not passively, the establishment of a first-class college paper ; we have seen a literary society rise, and, alas ! fall, while the engineering society is thriving. Though intruding upon the domains of orations during commencement week, a few words concerning the future of the class may not be amiss. The often asked and seldom satisfactorily answered question is, What do you intend to do after getting through ? A few hinted that their intention is to make Paris howl, but it is improbable that their efforts will be crowned with such unprecedented success. If it be our lot to toil on in obscurity, let us remember that honest diligence is its own reward. And now, having discharged my duty as historian, I step from the stage, hoping that ' 83 may hold her own while at the University, and that the same success may accompany her in after life which has characterized all her efforts here. Historian. ' ?

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Prtestcmus. Class Colors : Purple and Old Gold. ■OFFICERS- J. A. Watson R. G. Cooke H. K. Myers . R. P. LlNDERMAN A. P. Smith President. Vice President. Secretary. Treasurer. Historian. E. E. Brosius, E. M. R. G. Cooke, Clas. H. B. Douglas. E. M. J. R. EXGLEBERT, C. E. W. R. Foote, E. M. C. O. Haines, M. E. H. T. Harper, C. E. H. H. Hillegass, C. E. E. F. Hofford, C. E. J. A. Jardixe, E. M. J. W. Kellogg, A. C. D. G. Kerr, E. M. C. R. Laird, C. E. . F. B. Langstox, Jr.. C. E. W. Langstox, C. E. R. F. LlNDERMAN, Lat. Sci. J. F. Merkle, C. E. A. F. Moon, C. E. H. K. Myers. C. E. A. R. Nuncio, M. E. J. W. Packard, M. E. A. S. Reeyes, E. M. Barry Searle. A. C. L. B. Semple. Clas. A. P. Smith. M. E. . M. Stewart, M. E. R. D. Stewart, A. C. J. E. Talmage, Spec. Chem. R. W. Walker, C. E. J. A. Watson, C. E. V. T. Wilsox, C. E. Lewi ton, Pa. Bethlehem, Fort Cameron, Utah Wiconisco, Pa. Rochester, X. Y. Savannah, Ga. Wiconisco Reading, Pa. Lehighton, Ra. McCainsville, X. J. Atchison, Kan. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Wheeling, W. Va. Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem, Pa. So. Bethlehem, Ra. . Cressona, Pa. Covington, Ga. Tyrone. Pa. Saltillo, Warren, O. Phcenixville, Pa. Montrose, Pa . So. Bethlehem, Pa. Norwich, Conn. Reading, Pa. Lancaster, Pa. Provo, L T tah Barneston, Catonsville, Md. Philadelphia, Pa. . . (Birch Street.) (Market Street. ) (Fourth Street.) (Fourth Street.) . (Church Street.) (Market Street.) (Saucon Hall.) . (Saucon Hall. ) (Saucon Hall.) . (Fourth Street.) . (New Street.) (Fourth Street.) . (Locust Street.) (Broad Street.) . (Broad Street.) (Fountain Hill.) . (Fourth Street. v (Market Street.) (Saucon Hall.) . (New Street.) (Saucon Hall.) (Fourth Street, i Saucon Hall. ) i Wyandotte Street. ) ( Saucon Hall. I (Cherokee Street.) i Saucon Hall, t i Fourth Street. ) (Fourth Street. ) I Birch Street, t I Birch Street. 17