DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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HIITQIQY UI: '97 iii' K0 Cf? T was September 17,1915 My friend and I were f sitting in the Cincinnati Grand Central, waiting to con- 0 DECT,XVII-l1'RWV9Sl2-bOll11Cl train. We had glanced through 5 the morning paper Cpublished by a former class-mate fm, of minej and were entertaining ourselves by watch- gy 1.59 ing the kaleidoscopic scene of humanity before us. Pray, do look at that distinguished appearing man just enter- ing, exclaimed my friend. I wonder who he is. My attention was thus directed to a gentleman of fine bearing and strangely familiar countenance, to whom men were doffing their hats respectfully, and whom the officials treated with marked deference. Evidently,7' said I, he is no ordinary manf A bright looking youth and maiden accompanied him, and his orders to the ticket agent were, 'tThree hrst-class tickets to Greencastle, Indiana, please. 'WVell,,' said I, this is interesting. We are to take the same train. Let us find seats near them. I dare say the gentleman is taking his son and daughter there to attend De Pauw University. In a few moments our train was announced, and we followed the trio into the palace car, securing seats just behind them. The young people busied themselves for a time with their surroundings and the objects of interest seen from the windows. Then the daughter said: Papa, Won't you tell us something about your days at De Pauw? Of course, you have told some things, but now that we are going there ourselves we would like to hear the whole story, wouldnlt We, Paul? 'I Yes, indeed! Begin with Junior Prep. and take us clear through before We get to Greencastle, was the enthusiastic reply.

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Thus entreated. the gentleman leaned back in his seat and began: Wvell. my dears. I look back over the days spent in old De Pauw as among the brightest of my life. I belonged to a rousing class, the strongest that was ever in the University, and one whose graduation the faculty and trustees viewed with mingled pride and sadness. Pride, because of the record we had made and because of the fame we would win for De Pauw. Sadness, because we had outgrown Alma BTDIGITS arms. No longer would our buoyant spirits gladden her heart, our joy- ous yells inspire the faculty, nor our example of obedience and industry shed its benign influence over lower classmen. The world is familiar with the names of the class, not one of whom but has attained to some position of wide influence. There are authors, philosopl1e1's, scientists and divines of world-wide reputation. One, as you know, is now president of the United States, another was the tirst minister to the Cuban republic, One has discovered the South Pole, with its vast gold fields: another has found, on an island in the Pacific, the ' missing link' for which science searched so long. Another has in- vented a system of signals by which he communicates with the in- habitants ot' Mars: and yet another controls the 'argosies of magic sails' which 'till the heavens with commerce., But, enough! You asked me about our college days. It was a large, green and noisy class that entered Prep. in 1890. The other classes laughed at us, the professors groaned by reason of us. But little cared we. It soon became manifest that we were all addicted to the use of class spirit, and always carried a liberal supply with us. liven yet wherever a Boom-a-lacka's found there much class spirit doth abound. It made us both loyal and boisterous, patriotic and pugnacious. For instance, soon after we entered, a '96 man wrote on the Prep. blackboard, ' '97 erclrmzat multum, sed fkzcit nikilf .He was afraid to put it in English, but we, aided by Collar and Danniell, con- cluded that we had been insulted, and grew righteously indignant