Buena Vista University - Log Yearbook (Storm Lake, IA)

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Z- 1151 Q! W1 r 1oaRUDDER-10 1, 3 rl ffl 1 ,lil fl .1 ,1 i I 1 i 1 Seniors. The first ceremony was held in the commercial rooms, November 4th, 1911. The colors were presented by Bernice Gregg and received by lylabelle Conquist-Smith. The actual presentation was followed by a banquet, as has been the custom since. Since that time there have been two omissions of the ceremony. These occurred in 1912 and 1916. Both times the neglected Freshmen chose colors and introduced them by wearing them to chapel. Each year, except 191-1, when the present Seniors received their colors, the cere- mony has been held in the commercial rooms. This time it was given in South Hall, our dormitory of the past. The Pachyderms look back upon the color ceremony that was given them in 1915 with especial interest. The colors, maroon and old gold, were presented to them by Lieutenant Joseph Sohm and accepted by John Fulton, who is also now an army man. The first annual hobo day occurred in lNIay, 191-1, when Kelly's Army decided that there should be no classes on a certain day. The recruits to the army were sorry looking figures and they succeeded in terrorizing the citizens of the city. Dinner was

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4 i 51, gs ,I -,L -42 f - ff: 10-RUDDER-10 ftijs 52? when they received their name from the Seniors at a party. This name was kept during the year but was not generally known throughout the college. At one time the 1908 class was known as The Three Gracesn but in their annual, the first Rudder published, they are known as a Species not yet classified . No name was given to the class of 1909 while they were Freshmen, but in the early part of their Sophomore year, they chose The People as a fitting name for their class. In the same year this class made the custom a permanent one by formally naming the Freshmen, or the class of 1910, Dumplings , The only break in the custom was in 1911 when the class of 1915 tired of waiting for a name, even an appeal to Santy not prevailing, and named themselves Mewasams . Later the Sophomores dubbed this class Prattlers . No final agreement on the name was ever reached. Since then, the Freshman class has always been duly named by the Sophomores, although several classes have come perilously near forfeiting their right to name the new class, since this must be done before the Christmas vacation or the Freshmen are given the right to choose their own name. The color ceremony was established by the class of 1912, its purpose being to re- place the usual color rush by a formal presentation of the Freshman colors by the XX X. K 1 1' 1 ifniYwY , 1 it 1 'x as 9, v1 v seg

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C ,, e4 1 l ax 'Til X f i, gb-ff xc- W fflkw up K 19-RUDDER-10 Wim, N M nh ,W V H W iw' ly' Qfivl ffm y xl I X , , 1 EL. J 4-I --.-QC, w l r served hobo-fashion on the island after which the army enjoyed a Weary Willie trip to the Casino. The following May, the Hobo King with his Hooligan hat appeared on the Royal Burrow surrounded by the Royal Guard. This guard, allied with Kelly's Army, went from house to house begging food for the dinner which was served on Chau- tauqua Point. In 1916, Hobo Day was celebrated when a circus came to town and the interest that the band of hobos created almost overshadowed the efforts of the funny men in the parade. Last year the hobos mysteriously appeared at the Casino where they en- joyed an excellent, if meagre, dinner. Even accidents, such as falling into mud pud- dles, could not spoil the fun. In the fall, classes have private skip-days. This is primarily for the Sophomores and Freshmen, it being a part of the class fight program. Each class tries to have the first skip-day and to steal away to some other town without any one's knowing. I, a ,J 3