Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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t OBITER. I V aSJJaii JiP ' ! ■l ifta ,, fi i A History of 1918 in its Third or Junior Year ( HE THIRD act of our class drama began the second week of September with the 1|l following persons occupying the leading roles : President, Kdwin D. Woodward. Vice President, lili .abeth MacI)on:iId. vSecrelar ' , Ruth Pojie. Treasurer, Fred B. Witchey. The ranks had increased greatly in number and brains ?). We had the promise of a banner class for ' IS, but the war, the cruel war, de])leted its ranks. Our motto this -ear seemed to be : Go to it boss, the world is yours if you get after it. In the words of the famous historian : IC -er one works with a will. In the fair month of October on the fairest of days, we betook ourselves to the frout campus and posed heroically before the im])osing edifice of the chapel building to have our pictures took. Then in a magnificent splurge of class spirit we all bought one to hang up over the gas jet in our respective rooms for future reference and inspiration. Just a word about our class meetings. They were the acme of intellectual outbursts. The meetings were called to order by the jiresident. The minutes of the last previous meeting were read and approved and the business on hand taken up. After lengthy (?) and anarchical discussions startling conclusions were arrived at. put in forms of motions and passed upon. A motion is now in order for adjournment. We might say here that the chapel was nearly large enuf to contain all the members of the class who attend- ed these class meetings. Bede Junior ' s attention is called to another phase of the class ' s activity, that of athletics. Let us saj- here that we shone so brilliantly that most of us failed to see anything being done at all. But this is because the dazzling stars on the Junior teams blinded us, and casts no reflection on the athletic ability of our remarkable class. But we all did see the splendid work of our classmates at the Magee Contest. There two of our members came out with as many prizes out of the three offered. June arrived with a nightmare for us all in the form of State Board Exams. Our sleep was tortured by visions of crabbed old men who walk up and down thru tiers of startled Juniors, scattering goose-eggs with an unrestrained hand. We have all lived to tell the tale, and our happy smiles proved to the world that the life of a Junior was a joyous one. In conclusion, I wish to state that I have fulfilled to the best of my ability, the duties incumbent upon a class historian. I have portrayed the joys and scarcely any of the sorrows ; I have spoken no slander nor listened to it. BEDE JUNIOR.

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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

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JOBITEPL} Senior History YPJ EAR READER : It has been our aim to give you a glimpse of our sojourn i at B. S. N. S. {Jj In the Fall of 1014, a few ardent explorers from various sections of the state chanced upon these strange coasts. Among them were gold-hunters for fame and fishermen for knowledge. We have witnes.sed a year of wondrous growth, when as Juniors our ranks were swelled b) other explorers in the pursuit of learning. We have suffered defeats and misfortunes ; we have passed thru struggles to victories ; we have experienced turbulent times and enjoyed eras of good feel- ing, all of which have gone to form a more perfect union. We have produced brilliant statesmen in the field of oratory ; valiant fight- ers on the athletic field ; and earnest e.xplorers in the realms of science. In all our endeavors we have held before us our motto : Honor, Truth, and Service. Honor has kept before us the debt we owe to ourselves and our Alma Mater. True to our ideals we have been true to ourselves. Thru Service to our classmates and friends we have served ourselves. These four years have been but a brief period of preparation for our life- long struggle in support of Honor, Truth and Service. HISTORIANS. 26