Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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1f3istor of 1Rinet ! Sit HISTORY is not, as of old, merely a chronicle of leading events, and so in writin;, ' the ' lilstory of the class of ' 96 we will take up, not the facts of their history but the causes which brought ahinit certain effects in their case. Should any one wish to inform himself as to the great achievements of ' this class, he may refer to L ' Agenda, Volumes II, III and IV, New Series. The information there gained xvith the addition of the fact that each member of the class has, through the elective system, played ijund the borders of that enchanted circle, wherein are the my.steries of his life ' s work, has learned, through psychology and ethics, to understand (?) the workings of his own mind and;to apply ethical principles to every day life, and has plunged into the abyss of philosophy and tried to drag therefrom the truths concerning the causes of being and the ultimate ground of things, complete the record of their doings. On this basis we may proceed to treat their history through the philosophic medium of cause and effect. The causes of operating in their case are so nearly analogous to those operating with other classes, that we may pass them by as already known and take up the effects (i) of the college upon the class ; (2|of the class upon the college; (3) of the class upon its sister classes. The influence of the college upon the class has been enormous ; transforming the miniature mind of the freshman in the mature mind of the senior; giving a foundation of knowledge on the ground on which it is possible to advance and, independently, acquire knowledge without the necessary intervention of a teacher ; making their strive toward higher things through the lofty spirit pervading the atmosphere of the university ; and broadening tlieir horizons morally and mentally and developing their bodies physically. While the influence of the class upon the college is not so great as that of the college upon the class, nevertheless, it is of some consequence. When ' 96 entered the university she was the largest

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statistics of ' 06 ( ontinuc ' JO. Age l ' » 24 2) 19 21 20 24 23 22 24 22 23 =3 26 22 27 29 2 27 29 10 SO 31 3 ' 22 32 16 33 27 POLITICS FUTURE OCCUPATION BY-WORD NICK- NAME RELATION TO OTHER SEX FAVORITE EMPLOYMENT EXPRESSION THE HEART BY MEANS OP THE X-KAYS FIT FOR WHAT THE POETS SAY red-hot Demo- crat carpenter Snakes ! Mac almost fencing Irish flighty work The helpless look of blooming infancy. Miigwuini) printer ' s devil Prof-Anity Bobby in puppy love dancing sleepy foxy nothing If dirt were tnnnps. what hands you would hold. — I,AMB. Kc- publican taking it easy EVrjthing Raron out of it chinning anxious shady a jack of all trades Ay. inaiT -, now muzzle your wis- dom.— Shakespeare. I- ree Whisky going to -Nori shar ! Ervin engaged writing guileless good a lover Comparisons are odious. -SHAKESPEARE. Sons of Rest baseball By dad • Bare uncertain bumming complacent worldly a ball tosscr How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue. Reform lawyer Ditto Baldy married sporting tuff worldly a sport A man like me is always a god or a devil. — Napoleon I. Straight- Jacket ditto Nit! MissR. looking out appearing nice mild modest ditto Studious and fond of humble things. Democrat minister None Sleria uncertain nothing cherubic gloomy book selling A lazv. lolling sort, nnseen at church, at senate, or at court. Reform Prfrty electioneering Dagon ! Josiah B. in love manager vacant erotic taming his chnm What a head for just a Ixjy to have. Democrat ministry Dad! Tom love-s the fe- mail taking it easy lofty good hotel prop ' r ■■ Here, too. dwells modest inno- cence. same as Pei- rine same as 3 and S Oh. girls ! Walky a Nofl mark going around the Sem childlike girlish the desert » Htental smiles his emptiness i e- tray. Democrat ministn- Well! Bert engaged editing sharp first-rate an interroga- tion point What a shadow I am ! —Ed. Bt RKB. Republican minister I ges nit ! Amos none blowing I his bugle J careless ditto a lawyer A malicious imp, ready and ripe for mischief. Dr. Mary Walker trained inirse Gr ' atguus! Tommy a woman hater chinning expectant nosey a country fair As ' gentle ' as a woman. — SUTHERLAND. Prohibition minister Precisely ! Sam inditTert-nl studying werr - lofty excellent a minister Here ' s a friend for earnest and for sport. ' — Johnson. If the camel st ill exists there.

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class that had ever matriculatefl, and in a sense, forced the university to broaden itself. During the time of her presence at Bucknell numerous additions have been made to the curriculum ; scmie because it seemed best that they shoulil be, others because the needs of this class required them. (E.G. Human Anatomy.) From this we see that the relation between college and student is a recijirocal one. The college training the mind of tlie student, the student expanding the influence of the college. When we come to consider the influence the class of ' 96 has had upon her sister classes, we have a diflicult subject to handle. In the case of our predecessor, ' 95. fear was the salient feature of her attitude. In the case of ' 97, a case of Megalo Cephalus took away at first any idea of her having superiors, but, as she gradually came to know ' 96, a great respect for ' 96 ' s merits forced its way into her mind. ' 98 and ' 99 at the time of their entrance to the college halls saw iuunediately the height to which ' 96 had attained; and ever since with wisdom and tact, have treated her with the reverence becoming her station. S])ace forbids me to give any but the principal effect ' 96 has had upon each of her sister classes. Should any one wish a detailed account it can be found in my larger work on this subject. If any one has, through the instrumentality of this article, succeeded in gra.sping a few prominent points of this vast field for hislorical research, he will at least have several nuclei around which he can, by accretion, gradually gather nitjre and more material.