Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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Ode to the Century Plant. « « GOLDEN flower, sweetlj ' sleeping As the years roll fast along, Now ' tis time for thy awak ' ning : Ope thy petals ; sing thy song. Other flowers bud and blossom. Hardly lasting for a day ; Waste their fragrance and their beauty, Fading, wither soon away. But for thee fate has decided, Through thy long and quiet sleep, While wars rise and nations vanish, Waves of progress onward sweep, That at last to mark an epoch Thou shalt bloom. And may it be Since thou art a fitting emblem Of the Nineteenth Century. Thou shalt usher in another Hundred years in which to mould Many thoughts and deeds and virtues Left by former seers untold.

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Editorial. « « WE present the L ' Agenda of the Century Class to the ahimni, students, and friends of Bucknell, hoping that it will meet with their approbation. In many respects the editors have followed established precedent, yet a few innovations have been attempted. The Alumni Department has been added with the hope of arousing greater interest among old graduates in the affairs of the University. The Literary Department has been enlarged and, we think, improved. Special attention has been paid to the Art Department and to the general artistic appearance of the book. Boarding clubs and fictitious societies have been omitted to make space for more purely literarj ' matter. We have endeavored to make the book a true reflection of the life of the college during the past year. This has been the constant aim in every depart- ment. With this in view we have inserted athletic records, social events, and the military record of the alumni. W e have likewise tried to roast everyone without partiality. If we have overlooked you, forgive us ; it was entireh unintentional. Every effort has been made to publish an annual equal to any published in previous years. As to our success, the book must speak for itself. The Editors.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF Hon. Simon P. Wolverton. fS ts SIMON P. VOL ' ERTON, of Suiibury, Pennsylvania, was born January 28, 1837, in Rush Township, Northumberland Count} ' , Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph and Charity Wolverton, people well known in that section. ITntil he was seventeen years of age he worked upon his father ' s farm, availing himself of such advantages as the common schools of his district then afforded during the winter months. At seventeen he became a teacher in public schools, and commenced preparation for college at Danville Academy, about five miles from his father ' s farm. He continued there through many difficulties and, in the Spring of 1857, entered the Freshman Class at Lewisburg, now Bucknell University. At the end of his Sophomore year he left college to commence the study of law, for he felt that he was unable to supply the means for two more years in college. Dr. George N. Bliss was at that time Acting President of the University, and he insisted that Mr. Wolverton should complete his college course. At the commencement of the Senior year of his class, Mr. Wolverton determined to return to college, and Dr. Loomis, President of the Univers ity, who had returned from Europe, granted him the privilege of taking the Junior and Senior years in one ; and in the fall of 1859 he undertook the difficult task. During the Senior year he went through with the regular studies of both the Junior and Senior terms, reciting almost continuously during the day and studying during the night. He graduated in July, 1S60, taking second honors over others who had continuoush ' attended college during the whole course. After graduating, he went to Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and took charge of the Sunbury Academy, where he commenced the study of law under Alexander Jordan, then the Presiding Judge of the di,strict composed of Northumberland and adjoining counties. In April, 1862, he was admitted to the Bar at Sunbiu ' y, and has practiced there ever since. Since his admis.sion Mr. Wolverton has been engaged in some of the most important trials of his district and surrounding counties, and he has been counsel for the Philadelphia Reading Railway Company, and the Philadelphia Reading Coal Iron Company, since 1868. He has for many years been counsel for the L,ehigh Valley Railroad Company, the lychigh Valley Coal Company, and the large interests of Coxe Brothers.