University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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THE INDEX. this spring and summer, we think, and though we don ' t brag much, we will say we mounted a few specimens, or more, at the expense of some midnight oil and stores of patience. The Junior Exhibition we shall not forget right away, nor the expedition to Hobsac. The cool mountain brook, the night in the Devil ' s Pulpit, the slips and tumbles, the last grand slide down to Deertield River, the Tunnel, the tear-ful groups at the Depot, are experiences embedded in the memo- ries of all concerned. Why did we not have our pictures taken as we returned to civilization ? Shall we ever look like that again ? Some of our class who were with us then have now left the college, whom we miss in recitation and elsewhere. They would join with us in expressing n Y appreciation of the labors of the Faculty in our behalf, and doubtless leel the same complete CDnfidence with us in the character of our President and Professors. It is for us who remain to sus- tain the credit of the class and thus the credit o1 ihe College U) the extent of our ability. The showers of criticism which have fallen upon AJ. A. C. of late, iiave found the institution a stubborn fact, not easily overtlirovx n, — a plant with good stro.i. roots th It means to live and giovv. It is easy to criti- cize at a distance, but to us Ikj A nrw the ihori Ui hntss and ability ol Our instructors, such oiticitni setn)s ill-inkn med. l-)arin tiic past year vc cannot forget tliat tlie College has lost, in the death of Prolessor Clark, jne whose memory will not die in the hearts of those under his instruction. And iKJVv we close our last article hjr the Inukx. What ih class of ' 74 Decomes depends upoii its individual mem- bers. Each one of us has his duty ; let him do it. H.

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THE INDEX. 0iiitiiiiiiiratt0n Wlu-n the .«unimer fields are mown, When tlie birds sire fledfffd and flown, And the dry h ' avi-s strew tlie path ; With the falling of tlie snow. With Ihf cnwiuu- of tiie crow, Once again the tiidds we mow. And gather in ilic aftermath. — LoTif felloin. What shall we say in our last communication for the In- dex ? Class History or Statistics it seems superfluous to i;ive; the future it is not easy to fathom. Conimon sense is well enough as a seasoning, but does not the expectant public look lor uncommon sense, especially Irom grave and reverend Seiaiors. ' ' Peril. ijs tlicy expect sentiment, Irozen to the proper thickness with Senior dignity. ' J his must be it. By the way, Fellow Seniors, we must hurry and put on all the dignity that we can carry, l(jr just see bow the weeks are passing. When we watch them they seem to creep along almost imperceptibly, but when our backs are turned and we are busy with siudy, — whew — how quickly and slyly they slip by. It is not a Senior Year we have before us ; it is only fifty-l wo weeks ; not even that; S(;me Lave gone to leed the mythic fountain of the past alieady. But notwithstanding the magic disappearance cjf our Junior Year, how much was crowded into it: — Botany and Boating, Gymnastics and Ges- ture, Astronomy and Articulation, Physics and Phun, Drill, Drawing and Dutch. Cur Plant Hunters have interfered with the growth of quite a considerable amount of vegetation

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THE INDEX. We ]iave passed successfully through our Sophomore year, and now iiave entered up(jn another stage of our College course, in wliich we are known as Juniors. Though consid- erably diminished in size, the class of ' 75 still shows the gocKllv number of twenty-four on her roll. God, who is infinitely wise in his dealings with mankind, has seen fit to take from amcnig us a classmate, who was an upright and faithful student, and who was Kjved and respected by us all. Several others, among whom were a few of our best stu- dents, were obliged to discontinue their relations with us, iu our course of study, on account of ill health. One, we are sorry to s.iy, was obliged to leave us from a total in.uility, both mentally and physically, to perform the stringent duties in agriculture. In athletic sports we have always excelled, and we can- not sotM; forget the many glorious victories, which have been won by c)ur Class nine, and though we iiave lost some of our best players, we are e ea novv champions of the College. S ince we have been connected with tlie Institution, we have been well roprese.ited in ihe University boat crew, having lurnisheJ in the tw o years five different men, and they have niaintained the reputation of the class by doing their work faithfully and well.