Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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— 7— The scrap the next year was so hard fought and close, And as neither ' d give up and say die The judges despairing, threw up their job, And said rhat they ' d call it a tie. The most memorable day of this year of ' 08, Was the birthday of the father of our land. We feasted and feted the whole livelong day. As only true patriots can. Howe ' er in the evening, came the crowning event. Which we ' ll never, no never forget, For we gave a mock banquet and the speeches we heard- rsemain in our memory yet. — 10— And now e ' er we close we ' ll propose ycu a loast Which we ' re sure to your taste you will find. May the two years to come of the Sophomore class Be as good as those left behind. 1

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Junior Class. pfej) jog -= — Would that I were able lo say what I wish. Would that I wished to say whit I ought escaping divine Nemesis and avoiding human jelous- ies. For what was there lacking to this class which a good class ought to possess? And what qualities did they possess which a class ought not to possess? For this class possessed valor divinely given and strength as a human inheutance, preferring by far sweet reasonableness to arbitrary justice, by far the rectitude of speech to the severity of the law. They deemed this the most divine and the most common law — to do the right thing at the right time— both in speaking and in keeping silence, both in ac- tion and in refraining from action. They employed especially the two essential faculties of judgement and strength, by consulting the one and exercising the other: serving the unjustly unfortunate; punishing the undeservedly fortunate: arbitrary with respect to the advantageous; well disposed toward the becoming; moderating the imprudence of strength with the caution of judgement; arrogant towards the arrogant, well behaved towards the well behaved, fearless among the fearless, facing perils bravely in perils. As testimony of these virtues, they have erected trophies taken from the enemies, and set up the image of Zeus, as well as their own votive offering, ignorant neither of inborn valor or of lawful love, nor of armed strife nor beauty loving peace; respectful towards the faculty with justice, dutiful towards parents with devotion, just towards their fellowmen with equity, faithful towards their friends with fidelity. They avenged the wrongs of the faculty. They stayed the insults that were being heaped on Doc. They repelled the power of the barbadians Th-y met anH defeated the representatives from the neighboring ni ' ions. They assisted in the levying of the simoleons for the erection of the new Wallace Temple. They preserved the worship of the fathers and met together from time to rme to renew devotion, take counsel, celebrate victory, and promote the love of law. They never abandoned the care of public affairs. Accordingly the freshmen stood aside, the sophomores paid homage and brought gifts and the seniors took counsel together how they might re- gain favor among the gods and be blest. Wherefore the facu ' ty have de- pended on them and the trustees have consulted with them about the car- rying on of the school, and their fame has spread abroad and the fear of them shall live for they have compelled every class to open a path for their valor and have everywhere planted eternal memorials of their friend- ship and enmity. -26-