Allegheny College - Kaldron Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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enthusiasm was manifested than ever before. The political forces were almost evenly matched and the battle was vigorously contested. lf this election is any indication of the future of some members of the class-especially the ladies--we predict for them a brilliant success in the field of politics. Hardly had elections passed when we were met with the announcement that twelve of our number would have the privilege of charming the audience on Commencement Day. Would that Demosthenes and Cicero might be present to behold the magnificent and stately Senior as he mounts the platform and begins to pour a volley of words into the innocent crowd. No doubt Allegheny will never again have the opportunity to hear such oratory as the voluminous orators of '98 will send forth. ' Now our course is almost run. lt seems but yesterday when we looked in each other's faces in front of Bentley Hall, but in reality it has been four years. Our past career in all depart- ments has been brilliant, and it is with pride that we look back over our past history. Our course has been pleasant, and to each one we extend the hand of fellowship, and especially to our professors who have been so patient with us in our work. As a parting farewell let us give three cheers for our Alma Nlater. Nlay we never be a discredit to her good name, and may she live long and prosper. HISTORIAN. 16 '

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ff? S W f X ,W A' lr- xli, ii WJIHHIIIIUIX lf! HISTORY. O WRITE a history of the Senior Class seems an almost unnecessary task, for so well has it been done by present historians-a task it is, indeed, for so prone are we to overestimate our im- portance and point to one little corner in chapel X ' and exclaim, Behold the supremus of college 'W If . classes! But to write a history without bias is almost an impossibility, and especially is this t1'ue when it is written within a few years of its occurrence. After having considered, then, the unsurmountable diiticulties which stand in the Wayof the presenthistorian let us review, briefly, the most important events in the career of '98. UM AHA i x Well do we remember when we en- tered old Allegheny on that beautiful September day when nature dressed in her garb of variegated colors smiled upon us and seemed to encourage us in our new adventure. lt was an auspicious day, and to us the omens appeared favorable. All went well, and after the 7 J 4' Q ' fd . r 57 UM I V 4 i - ' jf .,g,.- ill I it ll, Y I- I' l' x l X ' ' -A i. .X X' Q Xl? 4, : If-r-xx ' 'rn i. If .siifffr , ' - xfglgq' ' I 4' .XL V' x.Is:ss: if ll' . L l 2:2125- clf-2-:zff , it f ', - Qziifrz: l 'A W 1562751 '.-gif? 9 lp! ' 'il A ls - f I ' I f if-Vflf' I Y 5 are ,J I I , 'av 1 eg.,.g.-, - I I K, l ..1.1.,.,f,j - SPE?-Filip' ll ' .Iwi 1:':5,32:3!,. -t , ,F -1,.1g,3113:..fj,,. fi .. . Hn EEZ? P ' jflfszs,,',yg,y5I5J5! f j!!!!5'22E..,I2g1 J f .,- Q 1'-a a. ' ' 'I-fl1:l12.',Lj1.l-.lug r .. st r' usual amount of red tape had been unwound we W6l'C admitted to classes and started on our four years' course. Wearily we plodded through the Freshman year with nothing to mar our happiness save an occasional scrap with our supe1'ior Soph. But so well have the glorious victo1'ies and brilliant achievements of our first three years been described in former histories that l will pass on and come to the point in our history in which we are all interested-the Senior year. As is generally the case, at the beginning of the Fall term the first important event was the class election in which more I 15

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