Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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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.

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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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IRevcrics of a Senior T. A lamp burned low, All open book, a pair of closed eyes, Before wliich flit, in fancy, to and fro, Airy hosts and gloomy ghosts Of lessons still unfinished ; inem ' ry flies On sombre wing and slow. III. A Sophomore ; The labyrinth is fairly entered now, A maze of learning not conceived before. Latin. Greek ! It makes him weak. Yet daily at their shrine he conies to bow. His dullness to deplore. A cap and gown ; How swiftly the revolving years have turned ! The tassel of his cap falls lightly down In his face, with ain.- grace, And breaks the spell. A yawn, a stretch, a frown. A lesson still unlearned. II. Back, back, four years ; A Freshman now. all confident he stands. A graduate, from prepdom, and appears Fresh ami green as any seen; No odds he asks, no favors he demands ; No doubts has he, no fears. IV. A Junior gay ; Chrysanthemum and cane, the college sport, Unfailing at the concert and the play. Student he, pretends to be, And now and then, in passing, stops to pay To Wisdom modest court. Ifin