Cornell University - Cornellian Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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R i89. Q Class ljell-C. LL! C. LL! '89! Class Colors-Qenbarme Blue anb Cow. Class fficers. VOJTA FRANK MASHEK, V President WILLIAM IQIBHEE ARCHBOLD, Q , , , CHARLES EDWARD SHINAMAN, Vice-Presidents PERRY POST TAYLOR, - Secretary FREDERICK EUGENE TURNEAURE, Treasurer ALBERT HENRY XVASHBURN, Ivy Orator FRANK SYDNEY FIELDER, Class Orator ROBER'I' ERNEST ESTERLY, Memorial Orator GEORGE LEONARD TEEPLE, - Prophet HERBERT EUGENE MILLHOLEN, - Poet FRANK EDWARD WADE. - Historian Miss LIZZIE HARWOOD EOYNTON BYRANT HARMON BLOOD, - DE ELTON VAN CAMP SEEBER, CHARLES HENRY PARSHALL, GEORGE HALL ASHLEY, JOHN CARLETON BLISS, JOHN FILLMORE HAX'FORD, ALBERT VICKERS, - LEE HANIILTON PARKER, - 1 - Essayist - Toristmaster Prize Orator Pipe Custodian - Marshals Athletic Director Navy Director Base Ball Director FRANK NEHEMIAH WVATERMAN, - - Foot Ball Director

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'89's historg. I-IE Class of '89 presents to the eye of the impartial historian a strange mixture of qualities. Overweening conceit, puerility, wild ambition and a desire for pomp, show, and the applause of everybody are mingled with creditable and substan- tial ability. Which one of the qualities in this odd medley predominates is difficult to determine. Indeed, her defeats and her victories have resulted from an interplay of them all. Two important events 'have moulded the history of '89-tl1C victory which she gained at the beginning of her freshman year, and the victory which she did not gain at the beginning of her sophomore year. Keeping this fact in mind, let us briefly review her career from the beginning. '89 entered strong, vigorous and numerous. She had then a characteristic which she still retains-an abundance of confidence. Her natural enemy, the class of '88, resting calmly on her laurels, awaited with perfect assurance the time when the mushroom pride and joy should wither and fade. '88 had humbled '87, she had never known a defeat, and she smiled at the boldness of her new enemies. But '88 found her Waterloo, and found it in the stalwart youths who had provoked her conceited smiles. Imagine the joy of '89. The class that had been surrounded by a halo of victory, that had been so confident and great, was vanquished. The victors shouted, sang peeans, wore canes and laurels. They were wildly intoxicated with joy. With one tug-o'-war the star of '88's glory sank, and that of '89 rose clear and effulgent. Imagine a year to have passed. '89 had gone through the trying times of the class banquet, cremation, and the still greater ordeal ofthe freshman exams. She came forth successful from all these except the last, which sadly diminished her numbers. But the ghost of her first great victory would not down. It haunted her in the shape of a wild conceit. Now came her turn to smile and be confident. To her dazzled vision it was foreordained that she should again triumph, and theniher glory would be secure. But fate ordered otherwise. The contests came and '89 did not win, and not to win was as bad for her as defeat. But '89's misfortunes did not come singly. With all she had lost she was destined to lose still more. The time of under-class banquets approached, and the sophs. thought they saw again in their grasp all that had slipped from them. With their accustomed boldness they opened tire by overpowering one of the '90 men and steal- ing his toast. This summary act they thought would strike terror to the freshmen. But '89 little thought she was even then on the threshold ofthe darkest hour of her history. She did not realize that she had met more than her match. The freshmen 32