Mercersburg Academy - Karux Yearbook (Mercersburg, PA)

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that preeminence of talent, Which can only result in achievements far beyond present conceptions. . Th Cl. s of '96 has excelled in almost every department of skill and strength e as and has contributed more energy to the various enterprises than any other class. Take her in athletics. The grand success of the athletic department has been almost entirely due to the excellent Work of the 'class of ' 96. A ma- jority of the foot-ball teamyvere '96 men, none of Whom could be equalled for brilliant plays. The class also Won most of the prizes on Field Day, and we are sure that the success of the base-ball team Will depend on her men. However, our superiority in the Scientilic and Literary departments of the school has been even greater than in athletics. Five of the seven men constituting the Monthly staif' are '96 men. The Prize Debate, which took place on the evening of 'Washington's Birthday, was left entirely to '96 men. As to their oratorical ability, there need be given no more evidence than the fact that they have taken- all the prizes in declamation contests. We would not be justified in closing this history Without personal refer- ence to a few of the bright stars of the class. There is I-Ieilman, the adept in music, Whose piano strains are the Wonder and admiration of all who hear them. Next We will mention Huyett, the Shakespeare of Alexandria, who is not satisfied unless he has every school scene Worked into poetry. Of foot- ball fame We will mention Hagey, the famous heavy Weight center-rush, Bahner, Schneder, Dively, Grove and Hay, Whose massive strength and irre- sistible rushes Were too much for the Academy sluggers. Others Whom I must mention are B. Black and Reed, masters of human feeling 3 Epler, Who combines in his character sufficient ability to be a master of languages and, at the same time leader of the Guitar and Mandolin Clubs, Detrich, the adept in Latin, and J ones, the peer of Sullivan and leader of the Banjo Club. There are numerous others Who deserve special mention, but space will not permit. We are sure that your ideal of our class, from these brilliant facts, cannot be other than high. After graduation, although We Will still maintain our organization as the giassxgf '93, our interests will become less common, but We are sure that mem- hc Q io ave ,constituted so remarkable a class, will also win for themselves igh honor 1n life. I-Irsfronrax. 14 p

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t History of 96 1 p V ' Q HERE has alieady been biiefly given two yeais of the history X P ., of the Class of '96 fiom which the public has doubtless de- X h , iived some idea of the gieatness of this class The duty now - 1 - devolves upon the histoiian to complete this naiiative, and i1', 'fu -,W 1 enable ieadeis of histoiy to follow this famous class, fiom its N 55.23 4 oiganivation to the time of its depaituie from the modest ' A walls of MG1C61SbLl1 g College We do not iecoid these biilliant achievements of our class simply that we may be ieinembeied as a class O1 t-hat any P2tlt1CLll21l membei should be iemembeied, foi we believe that each one of them xx 111, in aftei life, iise to even gieatei piominence in his vocation than that which chaiacteimes him now , and will accomplish that which will bring him far gieatei fame But we submit them as woithv examples of the iesults of energy and skill, and as incentu es to oui successois As the history of every piogiessive Olg3111ZELJE1Ol1 becomes biightei and giandei, as time advances, so the iecoid which we now buefly give of the achievements of the Class of '96 in this the thnd yeai of then woi 11, IS an account of then most biilhant and impoitant epoch We iegiet that space will not pe1m1t us to give a fullei account of oui class, but we aie suie that this brief nariative will be a souice of much inspnation to futuie students at M6lCQ1SbLl1U as well as of admiration on the part of all who iead it or 6 Although at the o eninff of school in September last a few of ou1 old f 1 membeis did not appeai, enough new ones weie added to inciease the class by half its original numbei, and it is now much larger than any class that has thus far been giaduated from Meiceisburg F1 om its unusual size, we might naturally expect to see in the class, won derful capabilities, remaikable examples of human skill and enei gy, seeking development along V3,110Llb lines But it piesents the many stiiking and ad mirable characteristics of human natuie to a much gieatei degiee than could be expected, merelv from num bei It piesents almost eve1 y phase of human greatness It is characteiived thiouffhout by that peiseveiinof eneigy, that compre hensiveness of mind that depth of thought, that breadth of experience and ..dmA1s...di1..4. 5, v ' 9 O E Q ,- 1 1 as gx 2 'N ff 1 L U 1 'I , X I 1 ' 1 X N 1 1 I X 7 A . 1 1 , . X li X f 1 v ' 1 1 ' 5 f K 1 I I . I ,- . ff 1 x f . . 1 1 Ff 14 1 , Q J KX 1 1 ,W I 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 . , , 1 L 1 v I -1 1 1 1 v 4 . 1 . v 1 1 1 , 1 1 ' 1 . 1 1 1 f . 1 1 . , 1 1 I 1 1. . V 1 1 1 ' 'I Y 1 1 1 U I . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 4 . 1 'I . 4. Y 1. ' I. L ' ' ' ' ' 1 v 1 ' 1 1 v ' . ' 7 ' . 1 . . . . - 1 1 . f 1 f 1 1 , , . 4 , L , , , ' 1 ' 1' 1 1 - 1 1 4 ' A l . . . . - . . . 1, 1 1 1 . . . b 1 . . 1 1 1 f 5 1 .1 1 , . 1 , . . - 1 i -O 7 P as 1 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 ' 1 1. 1 1, 1 1 1 I X 1 0 . 0 I . i n 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 5 1 c c . . . 1. 1 'I '1 5 ' un . , 1 , c ' ' ' , 1 1 1 1 , 1 11 7 7 , , , 1 1 . . 1 1, 1 1 ' 5 1' 1 1 1 1 ' ' - ' an C . . 1 , 1 A 7 cw ,, . ...i.. ...--...- -WW ..N.. ,..Y-. , ,......,, G, . .,VL , , , W., ,, ,'.. ,',,,,,, 1 , -4-N 1 .-..,..1 --, - 5..1111...... a1e-,sa-:-.,,.g- ' -

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