Cornell College - Royal Purple Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IA)

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0 'Sz' . ve, C ROYAL PURPLE 1912 D meager nlll I i -Ill I iHEI.MER-PL priestess renowned for her serene temperament. Her chief occupations were going to Chapel and visiting at lVIe- chanicsville. She planned to be a Soubrette but abandoned her career to become a missionary. HKDVEY-HiS face leads you to believe that he has all the burdens of the whole world on his two small shoulders. However, it cannot be for how could he spend so much time fussing or how could he sprint so very fast? Is he going to be a preacher, or is he just in love? ,IQIDDER-quilt! of those famous philosophers turned out at Epworth. The founder of the Cornell Red Cross Society. She was cele- brated for her cool, skillful, pleasant, unapproachability. LAGRANGIE-A statesman who advocated a simple democracy. vig A M C I fon Her fame lay in the fact that she never cut Chapel and al- ways got in before nine. She lived at the Gearhart House and came out victorious in everything she undertook. LEE-UTSLI la lVIae. One of a family belonging to the antebellum period. Has had palpitations on the Campus and has been cluttered up with emotion. She w as however fully resuscitated. LONG--A famous fussee. The inspiration of that famous couplet: I want but little here below, but I want that little Loi1g.,'-Mrzllllzfr' Love-A kind of a rose-colored brain storm. IJUTES-A philosopher who preached romance as an end toward the attainment of all that is best and good. He believed that single-blessedness was a crime. He said he was sorry for those who had nothing but a hatrack to Welcome them back at night. ORR-A blaiden who lived a perfectly even life, surrounded by an important simplicity. A devotee of physical culture. A nun who lived in Bowman Convent. lVIINISH-A brave warrior of the tribe of Sherm. He later became a gimlet- eyed scientist. He was never floored by any of his pupils. When asked about anything, he would say, Weill now gentlemen, l will A Lucy Date, and then he would proceed to clear up the matter in the best forensic style. NASU-A famous traveller, who had come far and seen much. Languages had no terror for him. At last he was passing along on a noble railroad when the train passed the place where the Siren of the West lived. He was cap- tured by her beauty and kindness and so stopped at Cornell. NEAI,-A worthy athlete who won fame as a business man. He formed a close E corporation with a superlatively marvelous partner who would have taken the big prize as a Peach-show Angel. PEARSE-A guardian to one of the English Kings. A most persistent advocate and practit ioner of social psychology. His small amount of spare time was devoted to kicking a little football that he might rank according to his height in athletics.

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an on In C ROYAL PURPLE 1912 D 'SSE' DUKES-A species found in the aristocracy. Commonly known as Dukes Mix- ture. This subject was erhaustively investigated by Carhart in the year 1910. He has since continued this study. DUN-A subtle warning of the wrath of the gods Cparentsj, which is about to be wreaked on the head of the unfortunate receiver of the Dun. ELLIOT-One of the recent advocates of pantisocracy. There is some dispute as to whether she lived at the Library or at the Killheffer House. She was mixed up in many crushes. The chief one was on the Dean of Women, whom she desired to resemble in every way. ESGATE-Supposed to have been the oldest Sage of the Brackett House. A very famous fussee who has many conquests to her credit. She claims to be the original. discoverer of those little Robin Hood hats. They say, She's a clipper. FACULTY-A bunch of good old sports, who believe that virtue has its own re- ward Cplus a small salaryl. They spent their lives in laboring with the poor and unfortunate fstudentsj. They were universally honored and be- loved by all. FRAT-A word that appears sometimes in rare old manuscripts. Its derivation and meaning are unknown C U. FLIRT-See Plymesser and La Grange. FRESHMAN-AD infant. One who does not take snap courses. One who does not go to Turner's. A thoroughly unsophisticated person. One who re- sembles a prep, FRTNK-WCll known in the days of the Script'l as a writer of short stories. A star pupil in all his classes. One of the old stand-bys in the Chem., Physics, and Engineering departments. A famous fusser. Fussen-A species of college man. CSee Tucker, Russel, Frinkj. FAIRBANKS-A ghost which continually haunted the Library and Turner's. Her spirit was condemned to walk the earth because she leaked information at thc Jordan house. FREDERICS-One of the great school of romanticists, who saw sermons in the rocks, songs in the murmuring brooks, and beauty in everything. Even the Stone Quarry had charms for her. GEIGER-A famous Danseuse. She was a great friend of Gym. No one of the whole tribe of Brackett could excell her in speed when it came to walking to breakfast. She can play tennis as well as Bill Little can. GERBER-The inspiration of that song, Say do you remember sweet Alice? She is tho't to have been a mart fr for when foun f man were heard to re- fs Y mark, skmner, skinnerf'

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K ROYAL PURPLE 1912 D X -sse- PEARSKDN-A grand opera star. She rivaled the feathered songsters and made the Stars turn green with envy. She often sat on the stile althol the habit of the President, in walking home that way, made it an extremely dangerous occu- pation. PHALER-'1'he Goddess of spreads. She had a face all innocence and girlishness but a trifle haughty like a princess off he1' guard. A most persistent IUCITI- ber of the Ananias Club. PUNCH-A drink made of sweetened water and citric acid. Served at all Faculty and Y. NI. C. A. receptions. Commonly called Faculty Booze. PLYMESSER-A living question box. The myth says that she was strong on so- ciety. She believed in the education of the masses and so she came to Cor- nell to absorb knowledge that she might go out and teach all the little boys and girls in the little red school house. RAMHART ER-The successor to Cupid. He is the prize exhibit of the Basketball team. He loves beautiful pictures and is fond of dreams. Wliile playing the role of Cupid, in his basketball suit, he has broken the hearts of most of the Cornell girls. Reno-A elairvoyant who possessed a remarkable amount of supernatural power. Altho' a striking young lady with a pleasant smile, she spent her life teaching science to the Cannibals. ROACH-A singer of reknown. His greatest fame was in helping Dr. Randal. He was one of the tribe of Lisbon. He held a good reputation in spite of the fact that he was a frequent visitor in Cedar Rapids. ROBBINS-A maiden taken captive by the tribe of Killheffer. She came from lVIissouri. We showed her. Her chief aim in life was to find her affinity. She was one of the first Bible sharks. She never reformed. ROWLEY-One who was a firm believer in predestination and foreordination. His theories were supplemented by his experiences with certain Persons.'l He always blows his own horn Cin the bandl. RUSSEL-rlihe Destroyer of Midniglit Oil. Famed far and wide as a handy man with the ladies. He was a debating Star. Nothing ever disturbed the peace of his quiet serene face. SCHMIDT-CDDB of the three keepers of the Pipe of Peace. A sweet pliable dis- position, always ready to do what her friends asked. Believed the fates had intended her for a blessing for a man. Too innocent for this world. SHEETS-Tl1C Goddess of love. In her short life, she crushed the hopes of many a promising young man but is herself still heart whole and fancy free. STRAWMAN-A scare crow rival of Demosthenes, whence his name. He be- lieves that he has persuaded the most superlatively marvelous girl that he is the only one of Adam's descendants of whom that patriarch is proud. THOMPSON-A great plugger who has a strong inclination toward verbosity and is known as a,great spieler. His heart is a directory for all the beautiful damsels of his acquaintance. THCJMIDSON-A dainty little fairy with Sparkling'l black eyes, Is supposed to be up to all kinds of mischief when folks are all sound asleep. She goes to all the meetings of the Ananias Club and to all her classes and always recites and makes a hit.