Elon University - Phi Psi Cli Yearbook (Elon, NC)

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Voyage of the Class of ' 30 f ' iRST Cruise |N the thirty-first day of August, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, the ship of ' 30 commenced its long and tedious journey. Nearly two hundred young and innocent boys and girls embarked ready and eager for the journey with no thought of whether the sea would be smooth or rough. It proved none too smooth when the wise Sophomores got the upper hand and played innumerable pranks and made us do unheard-of and impossible things. All this was quickly forgotten, however, in the great excitement on Tuesday, November 2, the red letter day for the Freshman Class of ' 30. This was the day we elected Freshmen officers and on account of his executive and oratorical ability we chose Jake Messer- smith as our captain. On the same day we chose as our motto The raps of today will ring the bells of tomorrow. Our captain proved to be a capable leader and under his guidance we went through a most successful year. In athletics we were well represented on the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. The cruise ended in May, ' 27. All passengers reported a wonderful time and promised to be ready for the second cruise in September, ' 27. Second Cruise September! Rack on the ship and ready to launch forth on the open sea again, confident that no ill could befall us, for we were sage Sophomores. What was there that we did not know and what problem could we not solve? Our passenger list had diminished somewhat and we missed our comrades of the first cruise. Still our steps did not falter and we pressed on toward our goal. Lefty Briggs was our captain. Staunch and true he carried us through suc- cessfully. This year we won the inter-cla.ss basketball championship and were again repre- sented on the varsity football and basketball and baseball teams. The close of this year brought us to the prime of our college career and we found that the sea was not so rough after all. Third Cruise Cammie Weightman was our captain for the tliird cruise. Reliable ami de- pendable always he quickly showed us that he could stem the ship through most any difficulty.