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THE GAlt .VET. jiistory of ’SO. F ’89 it is the historian’s chief delight to talk. Even its rivals V 7 admit that whatever ’89 has undertaken has been carried through with enthusiasm and success. College traditions have received a new charm and impetus under its magic touch. I am not speaking from a desire to extol my own class beyond its mer¬ its, or for a foolish toadying after popularity, but because I believe what I say. ’89 has its faults, but it undoubtedly has excellent material, and this fact is tacitly acknowledged by the other classes. There is no need of argument from the historian to establish their precedence. They may not be able to boast of many crones in their ranks who are piling up the ten spots. They may, indeed, be obliged to confess that many of their number are vainly en¬ deavoring to pile up the six spots. But we are not ashamed of this, knowing that ’89 is overflowing with healthy boyish spirits, con¬ ditions that foretell for manhood a sound and well balanced mind in a healthy body. We are not ashamed, knowing that it is out of just such material that brave and useful citizens are molded, and that is by no means an infallible rule that those who pile up the ten spots and win the prize in college, score all the ten spots and win all the prizes of life. Besides ’89’s peculiar spirit and enthusiasm, let 11s just glance at her success in college. Pray, what would the glee club do but for’89? What would become of the foot ball team? Of the base ball nine? Nay, would there be such a thing as a field day? I predict not. And what would poor Wiencke do? Verily I say he would move out of town. Athletics would go to the dogs. Music would fade from the classic halls of Union, and its old gray walls would cease to ki ring with thy children ' s chorus.” Hazing would degenerate. Condition would be a thing of the past.
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2 4 THE GARNET. The college Y. M. C. A. would perhaps prosper as well as ever, it ’89 was no more. The Professor in Latin could con¬ tinue on his own hook unmolested ; the Dean wouldn’t be sorry, and Billy would stay home and dance. The freshmen—well the freshmen would miss us. One word to you, freshmen. You make excellent fresh men , but you have one fault. You are showing an inclination to follow the ad¬ vice and example of’88 in preference to your natural guardians. Y°n have shown this pernicious inclination on several occasions, but on none so signally as when, in abject and pitiful fear of’S9. you secretly hied yourselves to some dark alley down by the river and thence started to cremate your Algebra. We scoured the city in search of you, and came back disheartened, supposing that you had stolen in the back way and cremated behind some friendly hill over in the woods. And you boasted of this ! Poor uiisuphislicaled chicks ! Has Algebra so far failed to sharpen your wits, brother freshmen, that you cannot trace your conduct to its true source ? Or are you ashamed to admit the truth even to yourselves? Do you not see that by acting thus you paid the highest tribute to the Sophomore class, and indirectly acknowl¬ edged your fear of its superior courage? We congratulate you upon the success of that fence scheme — another evidence of what persons can do when impelled by — , well, no true men are brag¬ garts ; exempli gratia, men of ’89 are not braggarts. How¬ ever, be guided by wise council and don’t, within earshot of any reasonable person, boast of the way in which you cremated your Algebra. Historian ’89. The Garnet Board is not responsible for this paragraph.
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