Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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the Oregon Supreme court) recall that student organization as one of the most pleasant and useful associations of their college days. As the attendance of the college began to increase largely, making other student societies necessary, the Adelphian was discontinued. I do not know how long the “Jolly Sixteen” or the “Knights of Justice” held sway, and probably none of their records have been preserved. Our student activities were not numerous or complex, but they were sufficient for the times and for the number of students then attending O. A. C. They did not encroach upon the real college work and served both as an adjunct of that work and as an outlet for surplus mental energy. HARRY IIOLGATE. Secretary-Treasurer, O. A. C.. Alumni Assn. [28]

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SENIOR HISTORY VOW that the class of 1912 is about to deprive this poor old institution of ■ more brains, brawn, brilliancy, and beauty than it ever saw before or V, will ever sec again, list to the talc of our exploits and achievements that you may realize what an irreparable loss the college sustains because of our departure. We shall strictly refrain from handing ourselves any compliments, though if we should get all the bouquets we deserve even our black caps would be obscured by the floral offering. But modesty is our middle name. ICarly in our career we demonstrated our athletic prowess. Whenever we happened to feel like it we annexed a victory. But not wishing to make enemies by taking everything in sight, we decided to specialize in basketball. As Sophomores we defeated the Juniors and as Juniors we whalloped the Seniors. As Seniors we.— well, the only reason we did not beat the Rooks was that our fine sense of honor does not permit us to take advantage of a weak opponent. To grab the long end of the score in that game would of been like taking candy from a baby. We also turned out a girl's team that for three years won the championship three times in succession. The fact is, one more drop in our cup of athletic glory would cause it to slop over. When it comes to dramatics we certainly are “some there.” While yet in our childhood, mere Sophomores in fact, we dazzled the whole institution of learning with our stellar production of “The Modernized Merchant of Venice.” Who can ever forget that marvelous demonstration of precocious genius? But our histrionic career did not end at this point. As Juniors with our talents ripened and matured, we again took the public by storm. This time it was our masterly presentation of “Brown of Harvard” which earned us undying fame and some sheckels for our class monument. Thus in theatrical honors we are so far ahead of such small fry as Sarah Bernhardt and Richard Mansfield that they are but mere specks on the horizon. Our Junior year was a golden era in which we filled our souls with glory and emptied our pocketbooks of cash. We claim the unique distinction of having gone deeper into debt and taken longer to get out than any other class. We recommend as a simple and harmless remedy for this malady of financial embarrassment, a ten dollar tax. But if we have spent more money than was healthful for the paternal poeketbook, we at least have had results to show for it. When we try adequately to describe our Junior K. g. rice. President in 1911 I AY P. GREEN. President in 1912 [30]