Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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JUNIOR POEM. Oh Junior Class! Oil Junior Class! Who can full praise thee for the past, For battles fought and victories won. For beauteous maid and noble son, And classic excellence. I look away through coming years. Whose prospects brings no weaklings fears : But eagerness to join with fate And win the battles that await Our destined powers. No wonder soph ' morcs hide their face And freshmen humbly beg for grace And seniors look with wondering awe And tell what they each heard or saw, When we come on the field. I think of times that are to come, ' Iien, no more victories to be won, Ve shall sit dov. ' U with him of old, And weep that wc have been so boh And conquered all the world. Let deeds, not words, thv motto be. Let nought o ' ercome or conquer thee, And let our colors wave on high. Old Rose and White all gloriously. While time shall last. — O. J. Stewart. •28

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Next day the sun rose bright and clear. When the mists had rolled away, behold; old rose and white proudly waved from the topmost pinacle of the old college tower. To those who so daringly placed them there, and faithfully guarded ihem let us give a hearty cheer. ' ith the opening of the next college year, this plucky class enrolled as Sophomores and lived the unevent- ful life of all such classes. Two vears of colle.ge life have worn off many rougli edges and the l- ' reshies of ' 03 now pose as polished Juniors. On the anniversary of their organization, the iirst Junior orations were given. These maiden efforts sounded very scholarly and seemed to appeal to the audience very forcibly, especially to a few who even took notes. But the keen eyes of the speakers knew full well the meaning of those busy Profs. and the whole school reaped ifor about a month) the benefit of their valuable criticisms. The Junior Class leaves this list of rules, as a bequest to her Sophomore brethren, which, if heeded, will save them much troul.ile and the faculty the emljarrassment of repeating them : - . Don ' t choose an abstract subject. Do not disturb Washington, Columbus, and other famous men. Avoid the preacher ' s tone. 4. Be interested in 3 ' our subject, Ije anxious to give an oration ( ?). 5. Be not over-composed, neither gesticulate like one throwing dustpans out of the dormitory windows. And now beloved Seniors, let us smoke the peace-pipe and may all bitter contentions vanish with its smoke, is the desire of the Junior Class of ' 05. Anna Kemp. s 27.

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JUNIOR CLASS ROLL. Colors. . . . Old Rose and White MARIE ANDERSON L. W. BARCLAY ELIZABETH CAR SON NELLIE EDWARDS ANNA KEMP KATHARINE KEITH V. L. KING MAV MADDEN L. D. MERCER D. C. MORROW GERTRUDE PHILLIPS H. A. PROCTER T. H. PROCTER NAN ROBERTS JOHN RICE H. E. SALA A. C. SHAW A. H. SMITH O. J. STEWART NIZARO SURUDA ELSIE WATKINS W. G. WINN HERBERT WVNNE EDITH JUSTICE MAUDE JENNINGS 29 -