Drew Seminary - Ladnacs Yearbook (Carmel, NY)

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1 Wh 1 r' E . 1 !v T- Class History Life is as a book. VVe may read and reread its many pages and find interest in doing both. This great piece of literature has in its contents only three chap- ters. We, the class of twenty-nine, have just finished reading the last page of the first chapter, and we are about to begin the second, which is the sweetest, and yet the saddest, of them all. The final chapter is yet to be read, but none of us knows what experiences that last part holds for us. j As we are about to begin our second part of Life, let us review the preceding pages of this book in order to see what our Senior class of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine has accomplished in its previous years. Just four years ago last September, we wandered into Drew. We entered expectant yet curious. With difficulty we curbed our desire to be inquisitive, we were restrained by a fear that our critics, the stately upper classmen, might term us green to our faces. Probably we' were referred to in this manner behind our backs, but we saw no reason to encourage such brutal frankness to our poor innocent faces! However, We finally lost most of our inferiority com- plexes and the crowning event of our Freshman year took place, our first enter- tainment in Smith Hall. This occasion won for us deserved credit. The following year found us under the semi-dignified title of Sophomores. That year we gave a little performance full of pep and wit, and that was a suc- cessful year, too. Exams came and, lo and behold! every Sophomore was made a Junior. Last year, as Juniors, We began to feel as though life were worth living and that we might possibly become Seniors after all! Our first efforts were expended towards raising money for .our class and for the famous Junior-Senior rush. Our helpful and loyal advisor, Miss Sheers, aided us in giving '6Three One Playsv which pleased our audience, and which brought assistance to our financial pro- gress. Inspired by this success, we decided to have a Junior night club. With zealous cooperation, we decorated the gymnasium so well that it was disguised as a fashionable rendez-vousv. This novelty was a great success and everyone enjoyed herself immensely. Then came the rush! This occasion lived up to all expectations in that it was one of the best of the traditional rushes given to the Seniors by the Juniors. After this gay event, we realized that one of our best years was ended and that we were soon to attain the enviable ranks of Seniors. Now we are near the end of our first chapter in Life's Book. Seniors! What a lot of meaning lies in those seven letters, and how much is expected of those bearing the title. We soon held our first meeting and our class was organized, thus beginning our final year. To show our remarkable dramatic ability, we gave the Senior play which did us much justice. Having had Miss Smith for our advisor, and Lee Robinson for our President, we feel that our class has been successful in all that it has undertaken to do. But now Chapter 1 is ended, and the class of twenty-nine must say good-bye to its many friends whom We have learned to love throughout our four school years. We have tried to do our best, and to make this graduating class one that Drew will be proud of. With heartiest appreciation to Dr. Wright for all that he has done to help us during our sojourn at Drew, we bid you all Farewell! VIVIAN PAYNE. 37

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Explanation of Theme Cognosce Destinatumw is a motto which hardly needs an explanation. Know thy goal are the words whichwhave spurred us onward during our short four-year history. In retrospection we find ourselves an appreciable distance nearer the fulfillment of ambition. Without a delinite end, one has nothing to work for, and effort and accomplishments are wasted, and, more often, lack- ing. With pride, we lind that we have been, and are, true representatives of the younger generation in the highest sense of the word. We Moderns could hardly be improved upon as a short expression of the spirit of 1929. Modern- yes, yet with a broad understanding and sympathy. Modern-without that radicalism the word implies. With heart and mind we enter into the spirit of youth's new freedom, yet never lose sight of the best which has gone before us. Thus we go forward into Life, our first great adventure. May we never lose sight of our goal and keep ever in mind the few words which carried us through, with banners flying, our stay at Drew. We Moderns ever! 36 ifqui 1. rf lil Q in Xie. l' lui' r A E lla? 15 9 .In 11 and . ' ol 5-its if ff 13367 if I ,..4q'-ffl NWN, Ili i .1 ,JH , Wg Fifi 7? ,-, D tara J Z' 4 . lin Q-If pw iff la5 lv 'S , A n-1,17 Tlzkf 'ff- . ...L f . Um-' 1' a J1'Pi',' ln' X lliaf rf ' l0'EiT'.fr Our Wlifilj iiif f Q Y K z'. ! 1,. Zedjhsgf 9 . ' ' 3:31-g Elllfsili -., 4 . 'f - ear-4-1 Lf Seniqiy. 1, X985 Q g, Mi ala if ilQi,1?Z'g f- . .. 1, 's i ibm Tw- . 5 U .,.- sale N mu S h BQ, to lli Yi., years Drew, I he bag 1 uf, . z

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