Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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BICGRAPI-IIES OF SENIOR CLASS MEN i Vernon Stanley Ames, A. Y. Toenail Ames hails from North Naven. I-Ie fitted for Colby at Coburn Classical Institute, and has maintained an excellent standing in scholarship. He is president of the Y. M. C. A. Made the Sophomore Decla- matioh and the junior Exhibition and took the fourth junior Honorary part. Teach- ing will be Toenail's future occupation. Carl Rubens Bryant A Y Ruben Ruben', comes from Waterville High School. He seems to have done a few stunts in the way of honor catching during his college course. Carl has made good on College and Class Track Teams, Tennis Teams, and Basketball Teams, Class Executive Committees, junior Prom. Committee, Dramatic Club and junior Exhibition: has been associated with the War Cryf' Echo, and Oracle in a literary way. He also plays Chess and Nine Men Morris. 18

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Senior History women AS ist dies? Neinl Ya!! Seniors!! And but yesterday y we were Freshmen. Is it possible that four years have passed since we were instructed to wait dutifully till all other classes were seated before entering those dread portals leading to the Chapel? Four years since we then took our trembling course across those miles and miles of wavey hardwood floor, before a sea of stern lowering faces, ready to condemn our least misstep? O, how we loved one another. lf we might only feel the pressure of one of our own number near we were safe. Our peanut drunk and a band concert took place on the same night, allowing us to eat our peanuts in com- parative pcace and safety, for who among the upper classmen, could resist, evtn for Freshmen, the alluring charms of the concert? As Sophomores we won fame in many and diverse ways. It may be that we were stiff-necked and hard to manage but lor this reason we the better trained the young shoots, springing up in our footprints, We liked independence and we won it. 'What is this we hear? 'fjunior Ease? Time for drives, enter- tainments and boating trips? I-Iinnnels donnerwetter Wir haben das Gieiche nie gesehen! ! Chemistry, History, Mathematics, Germang each demanding our whole attention What shall we do? VVhat others have done before us, and none any better than we, our best. We continued our spirit of independence while Juniors. VVe found ourselves as poor as church mice and had to return our gift, bought for the College. Board bills and term bills must be paid. The Senior year found us with the small but united and loving class of ten members. Our Senior Exhibition and Senior Reception show that we have acquired, not lost ability. Although, at times, our course has been a stormy one, we are glad to say that we can leave College in a spirit of peacefullness and loyalty and we are sorry to bid Lebewohl to our dear Alma Mater and to IQO4. 17

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Allen Clark, A. K. E. -ww' Cupid Barrel This roly-poly little fellow resides at the State Capital and is full of great ideas. Cony High School gave him a start on the path of Knowledge and Colby is complet- ing the good work. Cupid has repre- sented the college for four years at foot- ball, has been one of the main squeaks on the Glee Club for a similar length of time, and stars in fat lady roles with the College Dramatic Club. The Conimittce of Twenty and the Ode Committee find him indispensable. William Albert Cowing, Z. XII Bill,' Bill says he is registered at La Grange. Clarence Garland Gould, A. Y. Cass, Simpronius This quiet lad came to Colby from Higgins Classical Institute and his scholar- ship speaks well for himself alld his htting school. He hits the Mandolin, Guitar and Piano, and sings on the Glee Club when there is one. Simpronius is chairman of the Ode Committee and will go to the Philippines next year to get a wife. Besides being a Granger he is a Higgins Classical Institute nian and has been the main stay of the college in athletics for four years. He holds a first claim mort- gage on all the C's , having made all the athletic teams since his Freshman year. Cowing was Football captain his second and third year, Baseball captain his second, third and fourth: has held down posi- tions on the All Maine Football and Base- ball Teanis for four years, and holds the college record for the Shot Put. The oflices of Toastmaster and College Mar- shall fell to Bill in the Sophomore year. He is Potato Peeler at the commons and will deliver the Parting Address. 19