Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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I ' EAKING of our Athletic Association, leads us to think of Inter-Collegiate, Cham, paign and Monmouth ' s victory. Now we look into memory ' s mirror and see our ball team defeat the Knox aggregation and play the University ' s champions so close a game that their admirers were astounded, again we see the proud smiles on the faces of the Monmouth girls as the astonished natives gather around to get a look at Our S M,: once more we see our boys win tennis from Illinois, and once again we count point after point as they are scored to us, and again we hear the decision Monmouth has second place, and with loud huzzahs and happy hearts we start on our homeward journey. Oh, that we had space to tell of that happy ride! that we might ask. who courted our girls? ' ' Who broke the bed ' Who paid for it? and other kindred expressions; but we must turn our attention to other things. Our success in Inter-Collegiate had a magical influence on the college, and immediately we set about organizing a foot ball team. Although at the disadvantage of being without a regular trainer yet the team worked hard and when they met Knox, played such ball that we felt our hopes were soon to be realized, but alas, just as they were well organized and in splendid training, they ceased playing: yet the season was not near over. The foot ball team has had a hard fight for existence and we would not say a word to discourage them, but there was too much conservatism shown in their management this ear. Remember next fall Inter-Collegiate will be held at Knox, and begin practice now. Be so enthusiastic in your work that the whole College will be filled with your enthusiasm. Encourage each other. .-Vway with all selfish motives and let everything tend to the one great end, Monmouth first in Inter-Collegiate.

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TiEiE ZEiNTTEi T-i iiNriN nEiNrTS. HE course of entertainments given under the auspices oi the Philadelphian and Eccritean Societies has not only been one of the best presented b)- the societies, but one of the best ver brought to a western town. Every person on the course is universally acknowledged to be a master in his line LECTURE— ■■The TaXmuA- RABBI BROWNE, Z£Cr(: ' ?A— ' Siberian Russia ' ' .,. GEORGE KENNAN. CONCERT WHITNEY MOCKRIDGE AND COMPANY LECTURE— ' ' V oxXA Making SAMUEL PHELPS LELAND jS ' A ' T ' iEi Z-.-J .VJ .A-T-— Hazel Kirke EDWARD P ELLIOTT. ZATT ' i ' A ' ;— ' Money and Morals HENRY WATTERSON, EXTERT.UXMEXT MARSHALL P WILDER AND COMPANY, CONCERT. EDWARD REMENYI AND COMPANY. Besides the entertainments on the regular course there have been several others. Promi- nent among which are the Piano Recital by Edward Baxter Perry, given under the auspices of the A, B. L, Society, and the concert by the Lake Forest Banjo and Glee Club

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