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

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C ROYAL PURPLE 1912 6229 :- -2 THORPE-The god of Lightning Celectricityl. A terrible fusser. Has strong faith in the meanings of names and thinks Margaret is a pearl. TQRIESCHMANN-rrllC God of Bachelors. He has never known the delight of spending a whole spring in a light pink haze of perfect bliss. As a stump orator, he is opposed to Woman's suffrage. TURNER-I3ZlCChUS II. He feeds all those who tarry at the Wayfside. FTQUCKER--A noted Heretic. The only person who has ever abused a Pope and escaped unscathed. He has a big rep as an orator and social artist. An awful fusser. WIEDERRECHT-This promising young man exhibits one startling idiosyncrasy. He advocates most strongly a return to nature and this shows most strongly in his fondness for nuts. Especially Hazel nuts. VAN NESS-A dear little Miss but incorrigiblel Even the refining influences of Cornell College have utterly failed to overcome this trait. WILCOX-TWO brothers but not twins. The longest is a scientist of much ability and deep learning. The next to the longest is famed as an actor. He is interested in football and shows a good knowledge of banks, especially Fair banks. YOUNG-The author of Five Years a Freshman. A believer in the brother- hood and sisterhood of the human race. A Warbler of note. His favorite book is Alice in Wonderland. J fr! - Wg .s Mar ' 'fi M- efcrrgf. I w K ldxiafoodv . 1'0 i sl '59 CHAPEL

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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.

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C ROYAL PURPLE 1912 X -ess J c v , :zz A g filbw Ia, i ,- F Q Q 'F .ini , . 1 li X JUNIOR OFFICERS Ziaisturp uf the lass nf '12 Most things in their beginning are small, this howeve1' could not be rightly saidofthe class of IQI2, which began its career with a membership ofnearly 200. They were no less green and awkward than the ordinary Freshmen, but full of life, enthusiastic over their new experiences and ready to enjoy all that college had in store for them. They possessed a quality talked of hy their predecessors and envied by their successors, a genuine class spirit. Scarcely had two weeks passed by when they began holding class meetings, often, it is true, interrupted by the upper classmen, who wished to show their authority. But this did not discourage them. Finally a day came when no Freshmen could be found on the campus. They had suddenly departed. In vain did the Sophomores search and, at last, desperate, they boarded the Cedar Rapids train. The culprits were dis- covered but outwitted their college mates hy refusing them admittance to the banqueting hall. The members of this class have always proven themselves most diligent students. .Their mental abilities have been so recognized by the faculty that they have been given, not only the privilege, but the requirement of three hours more of college work than was ever demanded of any other class ever grad- uated from Cornell. In athletics this class has ever been prominent. For three successive years the basketball girls have won the cup. The football boys were champions for two years. The basketball boys won the 'first series of class games ever played in Cornell. In their Sophomore year the boys of the class dragged the Freshmen through Ink's pond. Other classes may well be envious of the record made by the ,I2lS. It will long be remembered and honored in years to come for its diligent students and famous athletes.