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24 51 HE'HROCKET.Y-IH The Seniors INCH the Seniors are a distinr-t illlll. dignified class, superior to all pre- decessors mid surcewors: unequaled iii intelligenee, ambition, and integrity, it is proper to give :1 renew 01' their progress and nth'nnemnent? and point out to the readers oi' the t'RoCix' , Y-I the ways Flllll. means through which they have reached the summit. . The fall of 1906 marks the beginning of this illustrious class. it was then when some forty ur htty renghly-clad youths and maiden: rlirecter'l their steps in Augustunzi, the fountain of knowledge. Words cannot. describe their appearance. but the members of the Faculty remember, without dcmht, when these :tilnHuishetl pi'oductf, entered the class room for the first time. Although they came from the mine, 1310101233 and farm, they were, ncvm'iheless, filled with a desire of bettering themselves and determined to gain something that would he useful in the future. After two years of hard study some 01' the spots were removed, and they that surrived prevail to he a 'respectahle looking hunch? They not only proved to be respectable in looks, but they also proved to he a class of honest, industrious, and intelligent students. One 01' their number was already serving as assistant in the geological laboratory, and the pants were watching the others with intense interest. During this year a class organization was 'eil'eeted, and .T. E. Paulson, new of: Leland Stanford University, was elected president. A motto was also selected, and this molto-Yineit qui enititnr-hus been the guiding star for the t13ts during their entire coilege earner. Nothing in the line of ttsociety life? however, attracted them, but they won their first rictory in brisket hall hr tlefenting the Second class who claimed the interic-lass championship. rThe summer of 1909 passed, the month of Selr temhei' came, and 0n the first Tuesday in suirl month nineteen hoys and three girls enrolled in the Fresh- Imm elm: It was :1 elass that arrested the attention ol' the entire student hotly. Preps and 391115 gazed at them in astonishment: Juniors and Seniors ox- iemlexl them their congratulations, but the S'ophs who were headed by such feeble characters as Beele SlthL wunvimv r 5:23:23 man, Blomgrem and C. G. tied from them in termr. wzw Spam will not. permit us to mention in detail the , transportation of Wuhan Bill S: Company from the Gym to Ericson Hall, the wrap hurl: at the hm; dormitory, Blomgreifs harlr ing at the menu, etc., hut let it selliee to say that at all times the Sephs failed to produce anything worthy of recognition. The banquet was held at the Hotel Dm'enpurt, and, although one at the claws members did not attend, it proved, nevertheless, to he an ttenjnyuhle affair? The hasket hnll game Wzls mm-
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THEttROCKETY-I 25 Hitteti, and the Sephs suttered a terrible defeat. Later Agnes Ahmhanwon planned to en tnin the Sephs on May 24th, and to give Prexy Linden h CIMHCC to make his dehul; in society, but the Freshman e1 did not al'Iprore 01' this plan, as the 11000111112111.31ng enrteou plainly shows. As a reward for 1hei1 brilliant victory on ' the evening of May 24th, the 'Fm-Lrlty decided to give the 'lFreshmen ehlss a day ollf. 'i'he ette r was accepted aml n picnic was held at the Watch Tower. A little later in the term Martha Foss entertained the Fresh- ies, anrt that. evening will lung: he renwmhered hy the class of 11.713. But. the nhere 111e11t1'ened is not all in which the if'r'eshmen were slIr-eessfnl. Elmer L. 01- sen, a member of the class, proved to he the star in the debate with 101111151111 College, and the :111ty were forced to engage '13 men to act as assistants in the laboratories for the enlniug' year. Again the summer vacation was at hand, end, after three munths of hard labor, they returned to Augmtmm to assume their duties as Sophomores. This year it was the plan of every mmnber to study with n will and pay no attention to the dictates of upper or under classmen. This was fully realized, and when Gesunder, a Freshman from Dakota, had imposed 1111011 the ti to what they eon- sic'lercd the limit, he was given an egg-shmnpeo. The Fr ie tought revenge, but at all times they were either outclassed er nutwitted. Finally the ttnew arrivals decided to have n liamgnet, but four of their number were forced to abide lay the decision of the upper classmen. 111 the basket Imtl game the Frcshies went down in defeat. Thus the Class of 1913 had won every imeeel game and estahi iished a record that had never been made hr :1 previous ch11: When the beautiful springtime arrived the class spent e flay in Long View Park viewing the seenery and enjoying thenmeh'es t0 the utm Seen the final exams were an, end when they were fmi the elzlss 't'lia'persed for the summer. As usual they returned to Zion Hill in the I'nll and paid their tuition fees to the Treasurer who was new in the Dent:- munn Libra They were new Juniors and the days of eh scraps had passed. Strange it was; illiieeth to see the mighty :13'As in the L-hnpei without a lady in their midst. But this: did not mm the spirit which characterized the eLW A11 organizations sought the leadership and advice of the Juniors, and even the popular yonnff ladies were more er less interested in the se-eailed ttstags . But in spite of this the Juniors held their banquet without the presence of ladies and were Wl'il pleased with the Weed? During the spring term they enjereci 2111 outing: at Black Hawk. The ladies who were given the privilege to nceompanj' them offered the teHowing emnment: That Junior picnic was hotter than a hundred Senior picnics. tThat was the most; fun 1 ever had on the river. 111 the 111eantin1e preparations were made for the publishing of the rf1'toe1-u-YLT-I. J As this year desed the members of the class Git. rt.
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