Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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{ OBITER!. .. iSJ Alumni Association of Wayne County OFFICERS President, Harold C. Box, ' 10. Secretary and Treasurer, Florence L. Walters, ' 14. Alumni Association of Mifflin County OFFICERS President, Joliii I?. Boyer, ' 04. Vice President, Edith Cole, ' 12. Secretary, H. W. Ranier, ' 12. Alumni Association of Snyder County OFFICERS President, Dr. A. J. Herman, ' 92. Secretary and Treasurer, Sue E. Toole, ' 09. Alumni Association of Lycoming County Or)j;,inized at Mnncy, December 29, 19ln. OFFICERS President, Mary Truckenmiller, ' 98. Secretary and Treasurer, V. J. Farnswortli, 05. Alumni Association of Wyoming County OFFICERS President, Dr. Clias. H. O ' Neil, ' 93. Vice President, Mrs. Adelaide McKown Hawke, ' S9. Secretary and Treasurer, Jessie R. Dersheimer, ' 13. Alumni Association of Northumberland County OFFICERS President, Benjamin Apple, ' S9. Secretary, Ruth F. Nicely, ' 13. Treasurer, Harry Ranier, ' 12. Alumni Association of Union County OFFICERS President, Paul C. Snyder, ' 0 ' . Vice President, Nellie Fetterolf, ' U4. Secretary, Helen Binginan. Treasurer, Lauretta Latsliaw, ' 96. Alumni Association of Montour County OFFICERS Organized December 2i, 1915. President, Fred W. Diehl, ' 09. Vice President, Winifred Evans, ' 00. Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Moore, S4. Alumni Association of New York City and Vicinity OFFICERS President, W. C. Fisher, ' 05. Vice President, Dr. A. K. AldiuL ' er, ' 04. Secretary, Mrs. C. C. Shuman, ' 01. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. 1 . W. McMurray, ' 04. Alumni Association of Carbon County OFFICERS President, E. P. Heckert, ' 95. Secretary and Treasurer, Alice Feiiner, ' 93.

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ixmnn A History of 1918 in its First Year EPTEMBER 27, 1914, marks the real beginning of 1918 as a class organization. »S It was on that day that a joyous, not great now but great to be, crowd paraded (y to the Chapel for the first meeting. Mr. Leidich, president of the Junior Class, was chairman. After much discussion as to who should be the head officers of the ' class the f( llowing were finally decided upon: John Gearhart, President; Mildred Avery, Vice Piesident ; Ruth Po]ie, Secretary ; and Fred B. Witchey, Treasurer. After a stornn- address by our newl -elected president, 191(S ' s first meeting adjourned. During the cour.se of the next few mouths many meetings were held in which were decided import;int questions, such as class colors, motto, class flower, appointing com- mittees, etc. All this time the class members were working hard to make a good beginning and a good history for 1918. In the classrooms the teachers were constantly being reminded that at least some of the members of this small class carried some of that material under their hats called gray matter. In athletics we were not lost sight of. Our boys were out for basket ball, track, and ba.se ball, and much good and clever ]ilaying was done. Bv March our first supply of class pennants had arrived. They sure took the lead, and if we were not ahead of the other classes in anything else we were in this line. Now our cla.ss was brot more prominentl} ' into view b ' being represented by these pennants. June 11th, 1915, marks the time as the last meeting for this year, and Father Time gives us time out until the following September. Thus you see the functions and du- ties of a great class in the embryo stage, and tho the class did not stand out .so prominent- ly, it was only a little thing, but it was the beginning, and great things always begin with little things. A History of 1918 in its Second Year CLASS OFFICERS President, Edwin D. Woodward. Vice President, Edna Davenport. Secretary, Ruth Pope. Treasurer, Fred B. Witchey. ( ? HIS is the year we came into posse.ssion of our own ; for, verily we owned the M place. There was now a cla.ss younger than ours and truly we felt weighed down with dignity. As Seniors, we smile when we think of the degree of seriousness with which we assumed the rank of Sophomores. Indeed we lorded it over that Freshman Class. At every turn domineering com- mands confronted them. Stop ! Look ! and cease not to obey, for the.se are the implaca- ble, immutable, inexorable mandates of your superiors, brilliant, majestic, omnipotent 1918. Of course, to display our lately inherited dignity, we must have a class meeting, marked by all the ])onip and splendor usually attributed to a Soi)h()more class. The first class meeting was both intellectual and interesting. After considerable debating we chose our class colors, which are burnt orange and blue. Full many a time thru the in- spiration of these colors our team has been ]iiloted to victory. We were given a fair showing in all fields of athletics because we owned the stars, Bavolack, Kester, Joyce, Woodward and Pollock. The greatest feature of our year ' s work was the Public Speaking Contest. The class as a unit heljied to make it a success. The jirizes were won by Mary Agnes Smith and Edwina Wieland. The showing in this our gala day, made us feel that we had a chance to do something really worth while for ' 1! . 24