Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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EThe Sequel? 25 HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 'on COLORS--Olive-Green and Old Gold. FLOWER-Cream Rose. MOTTO-LaborOmniaVincit. ND v e ri ly I Say unto you. it c a m e to pass in th e - days of Gov- lulmilillll 6 r n 0 1' Tan ner of .Illi- nois that the corner stone of a beautiful building was 5 laid. And io! s t u d e n t s came and went through the corridors and rooms of this beautiful building. And it came to pass in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred three, that a new class of students entered this building and abode there. This division was supposed to be fresh and green so they were r ilfllil called Freshmen, But verily I say unto you, they were not so green as others thought and many larks had they on this, their first year. Yea, verily, the space of time for one year passed and this class began to labor again, but this time not alone, for they brought others with them to en- joy the bounties of the school, and I say unto you, they were called Sophomores, because no one now accused them of being green. And they were proud of their name and of their colors. Clive Green and Gold, and of their flower. the cream rose. They chose for their motto Labor omnia vincit, and were ready to face the world. Verily. they had need of that motto, for their trials and tribulations were beginning. Yet Provi- dence helped them by producing other students from the High School. There was one in this class who was an orator. Great was his fame, so great that he went to Missouri.

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26 E The Sequel 5 But another year rolled around and again this class came to the front proudly bearing the title of Seniorf' So modest and quiet were they that often the adjectives 'lgrave and reverend were applied to them. Verily the Faculty tried to kill them with work but the heads of the Seniors were capable of holding any amount of knowledge. But alack and alas! On one memorable occasion the Seniors, oppressed so long, revolted. Yea, ver- ily, a meeting was called and a dread secret ensued. And lo! that evening before leaving the building a small figure could be seen, going to several windows and unlocking them. But the motive! Mysterious- ly enough the gym door was left unlocked. And hearken! On that same evening about 9 p. m. dark figures could be seen approaching the building. Soon a light twinkled from the gym windows but curtains were hastily drawn and the world shut out. And verily I say unto you, the Seniors had one grand jollification until a member of the faculty was discovered in the corridor with a dark lantern. And when he appeared five minutes later the Seniors were less in numbers by five. But at length, hear- ing only sounds of mirth, the missing ones returned and the feast was prepared. Yea, verily, that mem- ber of the Faculty departed, leaving them to feast in peace. But hearken! and you shall know that they took thought for their lessons, for you shall hear of the arithmetic and physics problems pro- pounded. If nineteen Seniors are in the gym at IO p. m. and Mr. Hursh appears. how many of the aforesaid Seniors can squeeze in a three by four box? Again, How much electricity is made by the friction of five Seniors escaping through the window P Yea, verily, in this year the Senior class was not without fame for one of their number was an ora- tor. Listen! Yea, listen! and I will tell you the names of the Seniors. g And there was one by the name of Charles, whose surname was VVhite. Verily, he should be first for he is the greatest. And lo! there was Ralph, whose surname is Cordell, a jovial fellow called Happy, and well the name doth suit. And there was Lois, who is also a Cordell, a modest, dark-eyed lassie, prone to study. Yet again, there is another dark-eyed lassie, who maketh us all to laugh. Blanche, whose sur- name is Fulkerson. Behold! now a comely, blue-eyed maid who will sometime look well to the ways of her household.