Connecticut College - Koine Yearbook (New London, CT)

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CLASS OF 1926 Freshman YPear OFFICERS . i B vl - .. Theodosia President . ... L. S EEREEEE - e Vice President . . .o R B R R PR Helen Hoodl I o o e .....Kather SEGIEEALY -+ e ' an Treasurer .... .- oo SR ; onGa Histigiin: ;... L T R e T R e e e e Mar SodgiLeader .. S0 T e Srthn L s S Madelyn Cheer Leader .. .5 - G, L b i s Hazel COMMITTEES -' : : s ol Helen Farn; Chairman of Entertainment Committee ............... P Elisabeth- Lit Chairman of Sports Committee ... S NEEE e R R Eleanor Chairman of DecorationlCommitiee i Helen Chairman of Auditing Committee e o s . Helen Farn T'here - we were, the Freshman class! One hundred and twenty-one stron Yet, how weak we felt, especially our knees, when we acquired a college advisor, a schedule, and upper classmen, all in one day. . . September 18th, ! Weaker still we were, after viewing the wise whisperings and knowing nods amo Sophomores, as we horded together on the floor of the Gym to hear our fate pron in stentorian tones. How heartily we applauded when one of our number, who, asked to give the names of the various class Presidents . . . in numerical order . replied respectfully: Alice Holcombe, Gloria Hollister and Miss Crawford. shall say that we had not that discretion which is the better part of valor? From that time on we took courage, rallied around our newly elected o and presented a mass formation at the games and parties which followed. W the Sophomores in hockey ; we warbled our serenades; we sang our Christmas sh! ... we passed our mid-years! i Finally we acquired a bold symbol . . . our Rampant Lion. We adopts iy i class colors . . . red and white, We grew thrilled and excited as we drew cl closer to MAAY DAY. We were Freshmen, you see. 28

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S A A T ASS O M .4 . OFFICERS President ............... B T N Helen Vice President........L.'.,....., ...... B s i EEREREREE ; Spcretary e sts o R PR Ll e B -fri:asurcr ............ o AN .......... A R Hope Historiadlr 7. oo b i ey P Kath Song ixadcr ............................................ Theodo Cheer Leader: . iiiatie L. oo Marjorie COMMITTEES Chairman of Entertainment Committee ... ........ooorerenennn, Chairman. of Sports Committee. 1... .. o Elizabe 6hairman of Decoration C'qmrr;littee o S oraHE Chairman of Auditing Cofiiitice .. ereveeeo.. Dor : ' Sophomores are supposed to have a queer way of thinking that they a we, the class of '26, claimed to have graduated from such an obnoxious sentin sense of arrogance and overwhelming prestige gradually disappeared after of the Freshman initiation. During that period we had plenty of time to descendingly and cheerfully our green-capped fellow citizens, and to laug yet gently, at their sad misdemeanors. That period, however, was soon The time was approaching when they would be the Sophomores and we, was would ascend to the appalling heights of the Upper-classman ! The reali fate grew upon us as the year progressed. We had our glorious Hop, o vacation, our exams. We exerted our energies . . , not, it must be adm entirely satisfactory results . . . toward winning the basketball champions concentrated our Sophomoric genius upon that wildly exciting pinnacle in the mascot hunt. Hopefully we looked into the future, intent upon success. 30