Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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ADAM MILLER. A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing. Mid-Summer ' s Night Dream. Shuffled on this mortal coil in 1881. Named for his ancestor, we suppose, but the Dr. asserts that he has a full set of ribs, never- theless notwithstanding. Adam has taught school some, but gone to school more. As an athlete, he shines and we wish him success in his wrestling with the world. EMIL HUTCHINSON. She ' s pretty to walk with, witty to talk with, and p!easant too, to look On the tenth day of the second month in the reign of Abraham Lincoln and the third year (hereof, Emil haughtily made her debut into fashionable society. After a time, she entered college and is now ready to step forth into the world. We pro- phesy a little white school house with eight windows and a door. JAMES A. PEACOCK. When found make note of. -Dicken Come sputtering along in 1 882. Not very proud for he lost many feathers last year in pulling the Annual out, and on account of the Oracle is moulting prematurely. Chief enjoy- ment-- Riling up the faculty and adjusting mat- ters with Prof. Graham. Jimmie is a good boy, a pillar of the 1st Church. Expects to become a justice of peace. HENR ' ETTA JONES. Her modest looks, the cottage might adorn; Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. Goldsmith. Etta appeared on the scenes as a farmer ' s daughter. She was soon brought to town and began the dig for A ' s. If A ' s mean what they are intended to, Etta has certainly secured the good will of the powers that be. She will graduate as soon as the faculty can spare her.

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NELSON A. HALL Master spread yoirself. --Mid- Summer ' s Night Dream. Hitched his wagon to a star in 1881; listened to his father ' s preaching for 18 years; was a model young man until love made him a poet. He has been President of the Student Body this year, and represents Philo in debate. Nelson is undecided whether to follow in the footsteps of Calliope or his father. PAULINE COLLINS. se to err, too good to be unkind. I made my debut into this world of sin and sorrow April 26, 1881, and I ' ve been sorry ever since. I ' m bashful; I haven ' t any future laid out, but I ' m studying in the stars and hope to know soon. I ' d like to teach school if I could have just two schol- THOMAS McCKACKEN. Why then do you walk as if you had swallowed a ram rod? Epictetus. Entered college when his class-mates were in long dresses, soon became an Em- bryo Professor, and thus they were allowed to overtake him. Was a successful teacher in Bellfontaine high schools. Is a hearty eater; an all-round college fellow; and ex- pects to become one of the powers that be. LILLIAN HOLGATE. little girl, how 1 wonder what you be; etc. Lillian has arrived at the ripe age of twenty-two and now sends her biography in poetry but lack of space forbids publication. After having spent four years in Monmouth College, she writes that she is being graduated because the faculty can put it off no She is a good remedy for blues.

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MAUMCE KEES. Young in limb, in judgment, old. —Shakespeare. First began to notice the ladies ' bonnets in Newton, Iowa, 1881. Left the parental fireside to enter Monmouth in 1900. Generally known as the cat-napper; in other words, Prof. Bretnall ' s chief flunkey. Best claim to distinction—Ex-President of the Oratorical Association. His fu- ture days will be days of Grace. LENA MISENErV Never let yourself grow worried, or hur- ried, or flurried. —The Burgomaster. Lena discovered Monmouth in 1882. and has ever since besn known as a great explorer. Nothing ever destroys her equanimity and school life will indeed be lonely when Lena ' s ever cheerful smile is with us no more. Her highest aspiration is to become a shepherdess. KUSSELL STOKY. He reads much, is a great observer, and looks quite through the deeds of men. Julius Gaesar. This is no Story and yet it is a Story. It is one that has to be told so much that everyone is tired. Russell liked the appearance of this old world on the start, and has been enjoying it ever since. He is a model youth and has a whole string of sweet ' hearts. CLARA PRATT. That it should come to this. Hamlet-. Born 1882. died C ame to Monmouth to please her father, vex cupid, and worry her landlady. Her accomplishments are many and varied, but her chief aim has been to work somebody. Clara has become a celebrated soloist, and is also proud to have won money on the Bible Rendition Contest. Her future is in the hands of another.