Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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Senior Class OFFICERS. M. L. Patton President Esther RoYCE ' ' ice President Margaret Monroe Secretary Martha Cox Treasurer Colors — Double Blue and White. Flower — White Carnation. Motto — Non Nobis Solum. 27

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Senior Autobiography Who remembers one ' s very early childhood? None. Neither do we — ex- cept those first impressions of dear old Bethany, its Professors, and its large family. But obscurity was not destined long to shroud that aspiring nineteen twelve group. Progress stood near, eager to relinquish her hold upon the first mile-stone. And just here the hazy past of memory vanishes and centainty, unde- niable certainty, clusters about that first event — our first challenge, the conflict, the victory, the reward. By no special effort but with greatest ease we won that debate from the arrogant Sophs. Down deep in our trunks a menu lies buried, with this inscription thereon: The First Annual Freshman-Sophomore Debate. (Alas! that it was also the last! But we established the precedent. What more could we do?) With such an entree we well established our right to rule. Still that none might have a change to criticise us as being solely intellectual, we accepted a chal- lenge of physical strength and won a baseball game of eleven innings from the poor Freshies. They gave us a delightful picnic at the second tunnel — as a hum- ble tribute of respect to our well-rounded superiority. We leave it to our friends and critics to say that even this did not spoil us ; but as a safeguard against pre ju- dice, review our Junior career. The incoming Freshmen automatically doffed their caps to us, hailing us as Seniors. When oration time came, the Professors totaled up a bunch of grades and criticisms that more than proved our far-advanced wisdom. (Maybe that ' s why we didn ' t decorate the chapel for Senior Orations.) It isn ' t so enviable to be a Senior after such a record! In fact, it was but a small step upward. Should you look upon the recorded grades of our illustrious class, you will find an average unparalled in the past two decades ! Holding with so firm a grasp the past, we welcome the future. Age has caused us to respect and treasure the good things that our Alma Mater has given us, and has implanted within us the desire to help make Bethany ' s future still more glorious. Yet how will it be possible when this class shall have departed ? 28