Moravian College - Benigna Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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A 1'l'l 'lllli llllli b A IIHEVISTAZ Q ,I g IH ,H I Q 2 6 us an W History of the Class of 1925 RETROSPECTIVE glance through the haze of the last four years brings to mind many fond memories which, enhanced by a haze of campus smoke, will remain forever enshrined in o-ur hearts. Starting from the height of senior year, going back through the trials of junior and the joys of sopho- more, our mind reverts to that distant day whereon we first entered the portals of Moravian-the day whereon the history of Twenty-Five ' first began. It is strange and, in a measure, sad to remember the illusions and ideals with which we entered college. just what has happened to them is hard tofsayg our illusions have- become dis-illusions, our ideals-some have been lost, others have been changed, in their place have come new ones, whose- value as yet we can not appraise. In the fall of 1921 the Class of 1925 entered Moravian. The only casualty being Sovocol, who, losing himself in the maze of traffic around the Jersey Central Station, was forced to- telephone to college for assistance. Eventually, however, he arrived and our history began. For the first few days we were rather dazed, the intricacies of freshman rules were decidedly puzzling to us. Fred Trafford, sensing our mis- fortunes, tried to lend us a helping hand soon after we arrived by giving us. a banquet at his house. We all had a splendid time and returned to college well satisfied with life. Our satisfaction, however, was short-lived, a few hours after we returned, our peaceful slumbers were rudely interrupted by the sophomores, and our initiation took place. After this momentous event we settled down to- the routine of the usual fresh- man class. The outstanding event of this our first year was the college party. The first in our career, it made- an impression o'n us which we can never forget. When spring came, the force of our class made itself felt in tennis. Five of the ten men on the squad came from our ranks and since that time we- have never ceased to predominate in that sport. With the end of tennis season, came the end of fresh- man year. A We started off on sophomore year with a bang. The new-found freedom from restriction urged us to the front in every activity. Tennis, basketball, baseball all claimed our attention. ln fact there was so much energy in our class that Two of our number, finding that there were not enough organizations around college to take care of their s-urplus motor expression, were forced to found lnferology. The fruit of all these evidences of energy came in junior year. Spaugh won the Kern Tennis Trophy Cup. Myers and Seems founded the M. C.'Trombone. Schade starred in the college play as Grumpy.', lnferology blo-ssomed forth in regal splen- dour. The Glee- Club and Band, in whose personnels our class played a large part, had the most successful year of their history C previous to 19255. Senior year has more than lived up to the record of Junior. Again we have given our best to- every activity on the campus. Again Spaugh has won the Kern cup, again Michael has shone on court and cage, again Schade has taken the leading part in the college play, this time one- of the most difficult farces the Footlight Club has ever staged, namely: 'Cappy Ricks. But the most surprising event of the year was the coming-out of Yaeck, who after three years on the Scrubs won the post of varsity center on the basketball team. And now our page is written, a few weeks after this book goes to press the Class of 'Twenty-Five, sheepskin in hand, will pass forever from the halls of Mora- vian. Time alone will tell what of permanence will rem'ain. If in the- dim future, when we co-me agai'n together Vigitennial to pass there remains anything on the campus traceable to our influence, We will feel that the career of 'Twenty-Five has not been in vain. Page Twelve