Blair Academy - Acta Yearbook (Blairstown, NJ)

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dition ' that '04 will excel all other classes of the school was now realized-the Cottage had been moved from its exalted position on the hill and Clinton Hall was ere6ted in its place in order that there might be better accommodations for the instruc'tion of lim class of the school. ' ' Another year rolled by. Increased by a few new members, they were to be called Sophomores and a most fitting name it was, for what word conld more thoroughly describe' their characteristic wisdom and foolishness than that of wise foo1 ! During this year the demon of mischief seemed to get possession of nearly all, both boys and-girls. Many were the terrible acci- dents which took place 5 some rules were let fall, others were shatter- ed to pieces and the noise of the clestrucftion was at times so great as to disturb the powers that be at midnight. But all work and no play would have made '04 a dull class! The proverb is well proven in this case, for is not '04 noted for its brilliancy and ingenuity! In the fall of 'oz the third chemical change took place-some had not returned and others had come to take their places. It was not until this year that, 'for the most part, they began to see the many responsibilities that were to be handed down to them by the higher classes and in consequence were somewhat more dignified than before. i By this time '04 had grown quite large and very observing- ever keeping in mind the crowning year of its existence. The class of '03 was, to be sure, an excellent one, but perhaps it was best that they should make some mistakes, for '04, ever improving,-if such a thing is possible-profited by them. The height of their ambition was at last reached when in May

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lbistorn of the Senior Glass as HILE the prophet with a vivid imagination foretells the mysteries of the untried future, the historian must confine himself to the eventful past. However, as tl1e Class of '04 has not been organized during all of the tive years of its existence, it is im- possible to consult any record for the history of its deeds, and so, in a way, the historian is like the prophet-though his face is directed toward the past. It was in the fall of 1899 that from a New York, Susquehanna 8z Western Limited Climited as to cars, not timej alighted the first mem- bers ofthe peerless Class of 'o4. Thirteen in number, commonly known and looked upon as Preps , they distinguished themselves in the excellence of their work and by their innumerable plans won- derfully made and fearfully carried out. The fact that they number- ed thirteen and were looked down upon by the upper-classmen did not effect them in the least, for they grew and prospered among the tares , looking ever toward the time when they should emerge from that the rough-stone age of their existence. Tempus fugit . The Preps returned the next year no longer to be termed mere Preps, but tirst-formers. Nevertheless, they were still the youngest class in school, for the preparatory de- partment had been abolished that the memory of its last and most ambitious class might not be eH'aced. As 'first-formers they were no less distinguished than as Preps, but greater in numbers and wisdom. The future more-vivid con-

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