Moravian College - Benigna Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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' 'lfl 'lMli 'lll'W l', A a HHFEXQIQLEAT M C '25 1 ALBERT W. OERTER JOSEPH W. SCHWAGER TUSCARAWAS, OHIO ALTURA, MINNESOTA HAL!! A true friend may well be reckoned the mas- terpiece of Nature. Ohio has given to the world many famous things, such as presidents, potatoes, preachers, and other rubber goods, hence we are not at all surprised that she claims Al as a son, and judging by the executive ability he has displayed here at college, we can't blame her for adopting him. Picture, if you can, a John lVIcGraw, a Horace Greeley, and a Mark Twain rolled into one, then imagine this in- dividual sonorously snoring through the Bill- sessio'ns -and you have a portrait of Al. Of all things we admire in Al, we value most his fine quality of friendship. He's a fellow whom you can't help liking from the first moment you see him. lt's hard to say just what it is, but there's something about him that you can't resist. With this sort of a personality, we expect ere long to find that Al, as a successful en- gineer, has carried into that profession the brightness of his cheery smile. Class, secretary 2, 3. Y. M. C. A., vice presi- dent 3, 4. Baseball, assistant manager 2, man- ager 3. Athletic Association, vice president 4. Students' Committee, secretary 4. Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, vice president 4. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. C. L. S., 1, 2, 3, 4, custodian 1, treasurer 2, secretary 3, president 4. Comenian, assistant manager 2, manager 3, editor-in-chief 4. KCJOE?! A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse. Joe's home is in Minnesota, which to us is out west, but to him is God's coun- try. At any rate, the samestate which pro- duces the well-known Gold Medal Flour also gave to Mloravian a somewhat similar useful article, and called him Joe. For Joe is con- tinually acting on the principle of eventu- ally, why not now? He is adept at taking apart many things, such as chairs, syllogisms, basketballs and arguments. In fact, he was once seen to dissect even a Greek book. Some- times he restores these objects to their former shape, 'and sometimes not, but lo, the book eventually dia' take homogeneous form again, to the everlasting glory of his slogan,- any- thing to- be exempt. ln the realm of classwork he has always stood first in the clan of '25, and since in his second year he won the Sophomore Greek Prize, we predict a brilliant future for him in expounding the Septuagint. C. L. S., 1, 2, 3, 4, custodian 2, treasurer 3, chaplain 4. Band, 3. Comenian Staff, assistant manager 3, manager 4. Basketball, reserves 4, assistant manager 3. Sophomore Greek Prize, 2. Baseball, reserves 1, 2, varsity 3, 4. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, librarian 2, assistant manager 3, manager 4. B. S. A, B, Page Thirteen my

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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

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A A it-isiis :wht A ffff ffff HREVISTAZ I2 , g IH ua I q 2 6 ui in ALVIN T. ROGERS NEW YORK CITY CKABIE7? HAIL!! Every inch a king. There is a great deal that could be said about this. particular gentleman, but it had better be left unsaid. Cine loo-k at his hand- some features as set forth above will convince you, gentle reader, tha.t the personal history of such a man would, if entirely revealed, far surpass the memoirs of the famo-us Mme. Du Barry. Another look at his picture convinces you that he hails from New York City. He brought with him metropolitan ideas, among them being that trolley cars run all night, no matter in what part of the country they hap- pen to be. It is rumored that the Lehigh Val- ley Transit Company was just about to take the 3.30 A. M. car from Allentow'n to Bethle- hem from their timetable, but when Abie put in 'his appearance in this part of the country, that company declared extra dividends, and kept the car on. By keeping the car running, Abie was able to increase his acquaintance among the maid- ens of Pennsylvania Dutchlandg so well has he taken care of them-and himself-that in spite of the fact that he is not a Pennsylvania Dutchman, we have no fears for his future. Tennis, reserves 2, 3. Basketball, varsity, 2, 3,4. HM!! B. S. Page Fourteen ALBERT CLossEN PIERSON LITITZ, PENNA. AL HAMISCH,i A lion Clinej among ladies is a dreadful thing. Early realizing Lehigh's lack of individual instruction, Al brought to John Comenius all the pleasant memories, phone numbers, and other knick-knacks he had gathered during his sojourn With Asa Packer. Hence, when- ever the heads of A1 Rogers and Al Pierson are seen to-gether our hearts go out to the two unfortunate debutantes who are to be their victims. Next morning the stentorian voice of Doc Rau sounds unusually mellow and soothing to A. C. as he blissfully snoozes through Calculus Class. Throughout his college career, Al has ever been a leader in campus life. His personality has aroused, his wise counsels have guided- and in the course of that arousing and guid- i'ng he has annexed more positions in college activities than Solomon did wives. We willalways remember Al as a rare friend and a profound observer of Physical Culture. Class, president 3, 4. Students' Committee, 2, 3, 4, treasurer 3, 4. Athletic Associatioan, president 3. Athletic Committee, 3. C. L. S., 2. Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, 4. Dramatics, 3, 4. M. C. F. C., treasurer 35 business manager 4. Comenian Staff, athletic editor 2, assistant editor 3. Basketball, Varsity 2, 3.' Baseball, varsity 2, 3, 4. B. S.