Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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SECOND-YEAR CLASS. OFFICERS. President - - Louise Fuller De Hart Vice-President - Susan Isabella Myers Secretary - ... Jessie Wallace Hughan Treasurer - - - - Agnes Crawford Leaycraft Historian - Jessie Wallace Hughan MEMBERS. Alward, Fannie Isabel Elizabeth, N. J. Berg, Clara de Lissa New York City. Bloomingdale, Rosalie New York City. Boetzkes, Edith Helen Bensonhurst, N. Y. De Hart, Louise Fuller Jersey City, N. J. Hall, Anne Richardson St. Joseph, Mo. Hawkins, Katharine Stockton . New Brighton, S. I. Heinold, Adeline Jersey City, N. J. Hughan, Jessie Wallace Brooklyn, N. Y. Lacey, Louise Elizabeth Brooklyn, N. Y, Lathrop, Ella Roselle Bridgeport, Conn. Leaycraft, Agnes Crawford New York City. Martin, Frances Estelle Newark, N. J. Meyer, Anna Emilie Helene. . . .New York City. Myers, Susan Isabella New York City. Osborne, Eleanor Frances New York City. Pollard, Grace East Orange, N. J. St. Clair, Helen New York City. Stern, Stella George New Orleans, La. Von Sholly, Anna Irene Flushing, N. Y. Wells, Ida Eloise Rah way, N. J. Wyman, Elizabeth New York City. Smith, Emily James, Dean. ..Honorary Member,

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THIRD-YEAR EDITORIAL. (SflJ INDING it our duty to take pen in hand to record the passage of the Class of ' 97 through its Junior cycle, we pause to consider. On the whole the class seems to be making its annual revolution like a dignified planet, with the peculiar little wobbles and eccentricities, it is true, which all heavenly bodies make in their course, but these only to avoid the dull flatness of uniformity. We do not compare its progress to the strange and wonderful path of a comet flying triumphantly onward and leaving a trail of glorious light behind it. The class does not believe in unutilized capital and so carries all its light with it, finding plenty of profitable investments. The Junior year is the first in which free-will gains a decided advantage over necessity, and the result follows that the hitherto undivided class is shattered into fragments by the force of indi- vidual preferences. In the required courses, however, where the class still presents an unbroken front, ' 97 still enjoys her oldtime unity and fights her battles en masse. Thus it was she layed the ghost of History B— more or less tenderly — only to find it come up like the dragon ' s teeth of the legend, an armed host in the form of Political Economy. Thus, too, she placed a dog-eared slab, bear- ing the magic inscription, Syllabus, upon another grave, only to gain the opportunity of learning to what ill uses the alphabet may be turned. And, we confess, that in spite of the knowledge thus gained, she does not believe there is any fallacy in the course of reasoning that has led her to the conclusion that brief things are exceedingly lasting. Statistics are invaluable when authentic, as Poor Richard says, and so we have taken it upon our- selves to draw some interesting though scattering items from the class record by way of rounding out this little word concerning ' 97. Midnight oil has risen in price over that of last year, owing, of course, to an increase in demand. Shares in the Library are quoted above par this term, due to a corner in the loan market. There was a decided plethora in History the first term. Daily redemption of themes stopped in January. Owing to a rise of Sophomores the ice-box is in the control of Juniors. An increase in the demand for the alphabet is to be expected at the close of the term. B.

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SECOND-YEAR CLASS. HOULD some one ask, What happened in ' 95 ? — one might mention various events, — such as the Armenian massacres, the Venezuelan affair, the panic in Wall Street, and other things which made the year notable. But the class of ' 98 would cry with one voice : Que voulez- vous ? We became Sophomores ! That ' s enough to make ' 95 memorable, is it not ? There is no doubt that from the very beginning ' 98 fully appreciated the heavy responsibilities of her new position. In fact, before three months had passed, it was observed that ' 98 was growing old — some said, old-maidish. A strange report came to us that we were serious ! It was said that we never smiled in class, positively refused to laugh at jokes, however amusing (?), insisted upon high tragedy at all times, whether it was in order or not, and, moreover, that we would not be fed with fairy tales, or any other kind of literature unless there was a moral at the end to leave a good taste in our mouths. Puritanical sermons were produced fortnightly, much to the edification of the Eng- lish Department. At first we were inclined to deny these accusations flatly, but as this process became wearisome, we decided to change our course ; to assume more jovial manners and address, to appear gay and festive on all occasion, and to become playful as kittens. We went to work heartily, and seriously ! Result : within six weeks our flippancy was past endurance ; we made more noise and accomplished less than any class in the memory of man (or woman, as it happened to be), we lacked Unity, Coherence, Elegance — in short, all the qualities which we were supposed to have acquired in our Freshman Year, — -we were horribly sentimental, we were quarrelsome and loquacious, etc., etc., etc. Alas ! for the fickleness of opinions ! However, ovdtv r fiiv dioHpepei, and so having shown our amiability by our attempts to please everybody, we are now going to please ourselves, looking forward to the Aurea Mediocritas of the Junior Year. S. I. M. 20