Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Zhc Class of 1900. ©fftcers. President Leona Kiteley. Vice-President W. C. Browning. Secretary and Treasurer Edna Jacques. Colors: Cherry and White. Veil: Kile ! Kilick ! Hurrah ! Hurroo ! Hula! Baloo! Baloo!! Baloo ! ! Rah! Rah! Rah! Zip! Rah! Boom!! Ninteen Hundred ! ! Give Us Room ! ! ibteton?. DHERE is something strangely happy in the countenance of our beloved Presi- dent when things are coming his way. Never, since the raising of the Pearson ' s fund, has he had such a satisfied mien as on Insignia Day, Novem- ber i, 1899. His face fairly beamed on the wearers of the caps and gowns, and well did we know that in the class of 1900 his highest hopes were realized. In this class he saw strength, intellect, character — all in a word, that he calls ideal. Individually we are great; collectively we are greater. Collectively we are not quite four years of age, yet we have summoned councils, submitted resolutions and developed a faculty for abolishing vermiform appendices. It is not the purpose of this sketch to relate the details of our class history, nor to speak of the individual members — that would take volumes. Our past is replete with victories. In no instance whatever has this noble array of young men and women been outdone. We have a record — the class of ' 99 recognized the fact ; the class of 1901 does not attempt to deny it — but we write not to recount our excellencies and our achievements, but only to make clear our characteristic position in the life of Colorado College. When we matriculated in ' 96, a little spirit never before seen, heard nor felt on the campus, matriculated also. His name is Class Spirit; and he made his first public appearance at an athletic meeting early in the fall. The cane, the Freshmen and the Spirit took front seats without opposition. But opposition was what they desired, for the cane was green, the class fresh and the Spirit fair. The result was the first regulated cane rush between Fresh- men and Sophmores. The Freshmen, as a matter of course, won. But this little member which had entered the life of the community so 27