Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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26 THEHROCKETY-I looked buck upon tlmir yvm'k' wm'k with a feeling 0E sutixl'urtion, Their marks were inclimtious 0E culroful. flmrnugh, and conscientious study. The Class 01' 15113 was now prvpnl'ud for Hm limll With. The Senior year had E'Ullll'. Eighteen ynung mun zmcl two young lmli s vmlpimi tho. J'mnf: sent: ill the rhzlpcl. and their dignity, vulture, and intelligence, mot wiih the approval of both profs nml sfuduufs. Tho Senim- hanqlmt Hm grmwst or all social functions during the 31. . was a happy ncn-zwiun fur the nu'mhors n! ilnc c-lnss and their :im'itod friends? 0n the r-roning ul' Docmnhm- 10111 Prof. L. W. Kling, the F s' Guardian, ontorhlinml tho r-luss :11. his home, and m . mvmhcr t'lct-lzn'wl that This event wn Hm musl- enjoyable of 311; Fiml action was tnlwn in regard in 1hr.- publishing of the 'Ror1u. 71. and nwry 'mvmher of the vi ' labored for a successful publimtion. sam' i fired and

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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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THE ROCKETY-l 27 Thus we have followed the progress and advancement of this illustrious class. A class with mun who have served us ussisizmt instructors. who have edited nwl managed the college publications, who have been lenders in 1110 winning debating teams, and who have played on the athletic teams that wntcuded for the state chmnpiuuship. From this class the church will receive faithful ministers, the schools competent instructors, and 0111' country conscientious citizens. THE SENIORS HIM; Gmn'tlhm h . . . . . . . . . Puma hmas- Wumm: KLIXG, A. M. OFFICERS President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL ALEXANDER PJL'LSUX Tim P-rr'si'd'znl . . . . . . . . . . A . Slut'nn 111x511: IIANSON Secretary A . . . . h . . . . . . . . ILLUHA Josu-zvulxlc Mtfxsox Trtwsm'ru' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ijrs Ammx IIrzzuux Class Colors Class M0110 Orange HHd 71'?!er Tincif qm' rnHHm' Fhss Ynll I4rcr-k-e-cx-o-ic-c-n ! 1.01.1. r: I 11111! mh! Whurk, Crack. Orange and Black. w