Dickinson College - Microcosm Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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The remainder of our Freshman year was uneventful, and it was not until the following Fall, when we returned to college as Sophomores, that anything interesting happened. How proud we felt to know that we were no longer Freshmen. We immediately set about making things interesting for the Freshmen, and, accordingly, after the first chapel exercise, we took our stand upon the path and awaited the Freshmen. We did not have long to wait for they swarmed out of that door like bees out of a hive. We boldly stood our ground, and the way those varmints piled over us, under us, and around us, was a caution. . We gained our point, however, for we made them go around usg the only difficulty was they went around on all sides. These Freshmen were an audacious set of kids, and, as they could not find anything else to do, they gave us a holiday from chapel by removing all our seats. They only tried that once, because it cost their class about 510 to have the seats replaced. , Feeling that we had been greatly outnumbered in the class rush we desired to make a fairer test of our superiority, and, therefore, arranged a Freshman-Sophomore game of foot-ball. The greenies thought they would wipe the ground up with us, and carried a big Freshman flag out to the athletic field and hoisted it on the grand-stand. But they were badly mistaken, for the score stood I7 to 5 in our favor. It is needless to say that the flag came down, and, strange to relate, those Sophomores don't know to this day where that flag went. In the MidHWinter Sports we swept the deck. We took the shield awarded to the class making the highest number of points, we won the Freshman-Sophomore basket-ball game with a score of I7 to 6, and we won the tug of war between the Freshmen and Sophomores. We would have beaten them in base-ball if the Freshies had not been too scared to play us. The remainder of the Sophomore year is of little interest, and since we have become Juniors we have laid aside childish things and have assumed the dignity worthy of upper classmen. We realize that our course is more than half run, and that we are on the home stretch. The honors that we have gained in the past are but trifles compared to those which lie before us, and which are the rewards for brain instead of brawn. It is for these 'that we are now striving, and we feel assured that in the coming generation some of the members of the class of IQOI will cause their influence to be felt in the moral and intellectual upbuilding of the nation. HISTORIAN. -30-

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Old college bell. How happy we are in the thought that the bonds of friendship formed that morning between each and every one of us have been strengthened, and that many of the acquaintances made then will develop into life-long friendships. The first year of our college life was the most eventful. We had scarcely become accustomed to our new surroundings, when one morning, as we were coming quietly from chapel, we were met by the whole Sophomore class, dressed in their worst and howling like fiends. They formed a wedge upon the path, and proposed to make us walk around them 3 but we didn't. There was a great tangle of arms and legs for a few d' to our own opinion, we licked them, and that is all that is necessary. The ardor of moments, but, accor mg p L D . the .. Sophs if Wasfthug somewhat dampened, and, although they tried several petty tricks, they gave us no further trouble during our first term. W I f Q . ' - Soon after our return from 'our first Christmas vacation we decided to follow the ancient custom, and regale ourselves with a banquet. February 17th was the date set, and we- forthwith proceeded to make our prep- arations for the wonderful event. The Sophs ' got wind of what was going on, and innnediately made their plans to prevent our celebration. However, all went smoothly, and .at last the eventful day arrived. Early in the morning our colors were floated from the flag staff of the Wellington, guarded by a noble band of FTESII- men. The Sophs followed us about that day like little terriers, barking at our heels, and endeavoring to catch one of us napping, that they might hustle him off to the mountam's fastness. Even the wortl1y Seniors lost their dignity, and endeavored to molest us in our harmless enjoyment. At last we inarshalledour forces and proceeded in an imposing column to the hotel. Our faithful co-eds three were well provided for, and at the appointed time they were driven to the hotel accompanied by our beloved Dean and his bride, and escorted by a well armed guard. Within all was mirth and feasting, without there was weeping and gnashing of teeth, for the door was shut. Some evil minded Sophs attempted to throw H 2 S in at us, 'but were scared off by a colored girl armed with a broom. Our banquet was a big success. What an imposing sight that table was, and how rapidly things disappeared. One would have thought that we all had a case of con- sumption. We were very sorry the whole class could not be present, but several of our members were zmawz'a'ably detained. . I - i u ' . ' ' ' . We shall long remember that night w1tl1 1tS Joys and its sorrows. Some of us saw some thlngs that night that we never saw before, mayomzaz'se of chicken and lettuce, oyster paliies, nronsommc, and such dainties. One prominent member of our class was wondering when they were going to bring on the eaux glacee. He knows better now. But we must hurry on as we have other deeds to tell. -. 29 ...

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ms, 1 ol I ay 0. 4 wk!-o - 84 ueux menu UWT- CLASS OF 1901 Kccdy, R. Shnmhnugh. Dunning. Loose. Boyer Wood, J. P. Shiffcr. Kcedy, T. Miss White. Woodward. Hoover. Wood, A. B. Hnmbliu. Brooks. Hardesty. Lloyd. Earle.