University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Memories Like the fast fading tints of the evening sky, Like the pale white glow of the autumn moon, Like the sparkle of myriads of stars on a frosty night, Like the glistening jewels of ice which deck the supple birches, Like the delicate hues of bee-seducing flowers, Like the perfume-laden breezes from the dewy fields, Like the bass melody of the marshland denizens, Like the dreamy cloud-argosies forever being wafted through an infinite sea of azure, Like the ripple of water when a fluttering leaf has fallen on its surface, Like the plaintive note of the whip-poor-will swelling over dale and lea, Like all of these, the beauty, the sincerety, the peace-bringing charm of the memories of our college days will live with us forever until the cloud of life fades into the sunset of a dying day and the whip-poor-will’s song is stilled.

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Class of 192.5 President Willis J. Snow Vice-President Helen S. Burdick Secretary Louisa B. Latham Treasurer John J. Call an an Assistant Treasurer Vera I. Swan Honorary Member Harold W. Browning In the fall of ’2.1 our campus was enlivened by a large group of progressive youngsters, green as usual, numbering one hundred and fifty-eight and full of pep, every mother ' s son of them. We proceeded to get into the market for radiators, tickets to the Biscuit City theatre and various and sundry other commodities which every Freshman demands on his advent. Owing to procrastination and the rapid entry of drab and chilly winter we did not have the pleasure of pulling the Sophs thru Underwoods Pond that year. How- ever, we succeeded in trimming the wise boys of ’2.4 in both football and baseball, showing thereby the undeniable versatility and prowess of the then green Frcshics. We broke into the social whirl at a Freshman informal held in Lippitt hall one memorable Friday night. At this affair the banner of 1915 was first unfurled. The boys of ' 14 tried several times to capture the banner but they were up against a perfect combination and masterful team work, with the result that the banner was retained easily by the class of ' 2.5. Having come through the Frosh stage with flying colors and an added zest for the following years the class returned in the fall of ' 2.2.. The incoming Frcshics suc- ceeded after a hard tussle in pulling ' 2.5 through Underwoods Pond, but we retali- ated with compound interest by winning decisively the football game. We also beat the class of ' 2.6 in the Freshman-Sophomore Debate and the baseball game. It was during this year that the class put over a very successful Soph Hop. In the fall of ' 2.3 the class returned very much depleted in numbers but the sur- vivors were strongly imbued with the old R. I. spirit by this time and determined to carry on the good work of the past. During the year we ran the festivities of Junior week including a very credible Prom. The co-eds were defeating all rivals in basket- ball and the outstanding players of the champion team were of the class of ' 2.5. In football, basketball, baseball, and track the class has contributed more than its due share of Varsity material each year. Members are also found in large numbers in Phi Delta and in the Debating Society. At the close of the year the class ran a very successful Commencement Ball. Having come thru the scathing period of the Freshman year, the vigilant, hypercritical period of the Sophomore year and the busy, quiet and earnest plugging of the Junior year we returned in the fall of ' 14 to begin the last lap of our college life. Very different from the verdant group that arrived in ' 11, we set about the business of graduation with an earnest purpose and the usual dignified demeanor. During this year the class showed its versatility to a marked degree. Every society and activity on the campus claimed the leadership of the Seniors. We were a very busy class of Seniors getting the Grist ready for publication and sale. Despite the frenzied finance of this hectic year we succeeded in carrying on our various projects with success. Now that the end of a busy and happy four years ' sojourn on the campus is here we arc about to leave with confidence that the same success that characterized our activities in college will follow us out into the world of industry and achievement.