Simpson College - Zenith Yearbook (Indianola, IA)

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E The grass on the campus is about three feet high. A A A c The Senior orations delivered during the last week averaged eight minutes. ‘A A «A 11 Next Tuesday is the day upon which Col. Carpenter will be elected governor of Iowa. A A «'A c Cannot the students of Simpson Centenary have a sociable before long? A A A c Our poet “Breatonius” (Brenton H. Badley) witnessed the great Chicago fire. A A A c Hon. Wm. B. Allison has given $1,000 to the endowment fund of Simpson Centenary. A A A • The Alpha and Literary Union societies have partially furnished their new hall, and are now holding their meetings in it. A A A The Everett and Zetalethean Societies now hold their meetings in their new hall. A A A • Three cheers were given in chapel the other morning. It was the first time we ever heard of such a thing, and we hope it may be the last. A A A The Seniors made their appearance at chapel last Monday en masse wearing their new class neckties. A A A c’The class of '72 visited Ackworth In-btute a few days since, and were favorably impressed with all they saw and heard. A A A a Plug hats have become the “crowning g’ory of the masculine portion of class ’72. A A A ll Mr. W. H. Berry, class '72, has recovered from the mumps and was able to be with the class examination day.

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“Senior Cydone.” T IS a generally accepted and self-evident fact that the opinions of both individuals and masses of mankind are subject to change in different times and under varying conditions. At present the members of the class of Naught-Six are forcibly reminded of the truth of the above. A year ago we were Juniors, and we spake as Juniors, we understood as Juniors, we thought as Juniors; but when we became Seniors we put away Juniors, we thought as Juniors; but when we became Seniors we put away childish things and our opinions changed to suit another view-point. A year ago we tried to convince ourselves that to be Juniors left nothing to be desired. It is proper to say that “we tried to convince ourselves’’ Decause deep down in the recesses of our gray matter we knew that a Senior is a being as infinitely great compared to anything else which Mother Earth has yet produced, as a star of the first magnitude is to a lightning-bug in a hay loft. Last year we would have strenuously denied this—now we admit that it is so. So much has one short twelve month in Simpson College accomplished in the broadening of our minds. As Juniors we were perhaps somewhat boastful of our prowess in the various things in which we were interested, and we called all manner of man to witness that we were what we were and that there were none others like unto us. It was not wrong perhaps to be proud of ourselves because we were the greatest Junior class ever known to history, but after all this was a small distinc- tion and looking backward from the heights of our present position we smile to our virtues or sing our own praises on any occasion. In the present free and enlightened age everyone whose education has received any attention whatever knows that a Senior is the one truly important thing known to Modern Civilization. In this connection too, we wish you to note, that we were not born thus . great, nor have we had greatness thrust upon us. By diligent and persistent effort we have raised ourselves to our present exalted station, and while we do not thrust ourselves forward before the footlights of publicity, we do not really object to people admiring us,—in fact we rather like it. It is true that for a time one thing embarrassed us considerably. This was the knowledge that as we passed along the streets, busy mothers stopped in their household tasks to point us out to baby sons and daughters, and to tell the children that if they were