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XDKR the laws of evolution that prevail at Lehigh, viz: survival of the fittest, and those failing to pass examinations dropped, a class is apt to grow beauti- fully less in numbers, however much it may increase in knowledge. ' 86 has been no exception to this, but its growth in other ways has not been so c. backward or monotonous, that its histo- rian will have to resort to romancing, glittering generalities, or fine writing. It has a history worth relating and if we but state the bare facts, w-e will be fair ro ourselves without being unfair to others, and also avoid the common error of extreme laudation. The history of a class resembles that of a man ' s life, except that it is divided into four periods, instead of seven, as Shakspeare has it. First, the infant, innocent and mild ; next, the happy, careless youth, full of pranks and jokes; then, the young man, earnest and industrious; last, the man, his work nearly c()m])leted, looking to the life beyond. To the last we ha e now arrived, and would (juestion what the outside world has in store tor us. From the nebulous mass of matter that was attracted to Lehigh nearly four years ago, was evolved the lusty infant, ' 86. The child, anoma- lously, had then its maximum size, and did as well as could be expected 25
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on a steady mathematical diet. Each succeeding year brought a change in its bill of fare, until now, from a seeming nothing in an empty void, the child has grown to its maturity. In our freshman year, we numbered 71, having entered 80; in our second, 60; third, 44; and at present, a little battle scarred band of 37 is all that is left of us. Indeed, this remnant might be said to resemble that of the famous six hundred, except we served in the infantry line, not the cavalry. But with this decrease in quantity, there was a corres- ponding increase in quality, which is saying a great deal, inasmuch, as freshmen, we had the highest percentage of unconditioned men of any class in the University. In athletics, our record is fair, having taken more than our proijortion of the laurels. We have won 59 per cent, of the first prizes in those events in which we had men entered, and 34 per cent, in all events, since our entrance. We hold the best L. U. records for 440 yards dash and half-mile run; our list of tug-of-war victories is -broken by one defeat only. The latter was inevitable, for it could not be expected that our totally inexperienced team would pull out two fresh teams in succession. In Inter-Collegiate contests, at Stenton and elsewhere, our class has been well represented; as well also in foot-ball, base-ball, and tennis, sharing in the University ' s victories and defeats. Our memories may be trusted to preserve the history of the minor in- cidents and adventures that befell us; to recall the hearty, whole-.souled nianner in which we celebrated those good old college customs, class sup- per, ( reniation, and ho]). But other customs, which we had tried and found not worth perpetuating, we were not afraid to put an end to, and lead in reform, despite taunts of cowardice. We decreed that the annual cane rush he abolished, to which the faculty assented; when the faculty delicately hinted that it would be a good thing if hazing was abolished also, we assented. In other matters, social, dramatic, musical and literary, ' 86 has always lent a willing hand. The Engin eering Society was resurrected and a quarterly journal established through our efforts. And now, can we not honestly claim success, mental, moral and phy- sical? This has been due to putting to good use what brains, grit and muscle we had. A strong loyalty to class, unity of purpo.se, hard work 26
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