Franklin and Marshall College - Oriflamme Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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I peaceful and comf'orta,ble enjoyment ot' those privileges which descended to it by inheritance or reverted to it by virtue of' the laws of conquest-all these things ha.ve already been recorded in previous issues of Tull: tilRll l,AMME. It is not becoming, however, for a, man to pride himself on his ancestry, rather let him inquire whether his ancestry would be willing to pride themselves upon him. Similarly the Class of Ninety-three realized that however noble their past career, it- was not suliieient to rest satisfied with those achievements, and consequently, unlike many preceding classes, it still pro- vided new material for the Historian. Our record of events was closed in March, 1892. About this time the stail' was bnsied with the preparation of 'PHE Um- l-'x,.ixMMi4: of '93, NVith what success you are familiar. Shortly after the appearance of this annual an incident oc- cnrred which, as yet, remains a mystery, although it is gener- ally supposed that one ofthe members of the class can solve it if hc, so desires. For days and weeks there lay on the south- east window of' the Greek Hall a score or more of the liacchai of Euripedes. They were devoid of notes, and thc lord ofthe department was planning to give them to the class when ex- amination day came. Now, the motive of the professor was probably the best-he desired to remove some of' the opportuni- ties for doing unfair work on examination day. It appears, however, that the class thought they could improve on his plan, and accordingly, just preceding the time for examination, those Bacchai suddenly and mysteriously took their iiight into the vast unknown. If believe Bowman is still searching for them with Dr. Kershner's theodolite. Since then, it appears, the professor prepares all examination work by means of hec- tograph copies, and books are never required on examination days. This, the Historian believes, is a step toward the recti- fiea tion ofa serious evil which, in his cstimation,.ought to be dealt with more energetically by the authorities than is com- monly done. -1- 215' -s

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, History of 93. ' s f 0 . . it r' 57,15 I 7,1 ' ' ' 9 9 ' 1' i LA . X if ' , ff '- iii 'Z' I' 'itz 'l ul :I A .4 . ' 7' i A ,Tuff il:--rf - V' 1 -I 1 l f if f f i? f - ' f' ,fl .. TEX S . 2 1 'MUUI' 'fi I9 4 I -, . ,f .-X' .- It h , L, 4 ' ir ,' +1 final chapter in the history of the Llass of 'Vinety-three, as far f 'is its life under the protecting and fostering care of Franklin and Mar- ,f shall College is concerned, must now be written. l'our years ago, when the twenty and four founders of the colony reached this pleasant - and inviting country, in spite of the beauty ofthe scenery, the fresh and invigorating morning breezes, the ivy-crowned tower, with its romantic suggestions of feudal times to every imaginative mind, the awe-inspiring appearance of the Senior tribe, and the patriarchal expressions of the chief' ruler and his attend- ants-in spite of all these favorable influences there was, never- theless, a strange feeling of unrest stirring within the breast of each adventurer, a stifled yearning for the home. the father, mother, brother, sister, he had left behind. WVeeks lengthened into months, months swelled to years, the downy hairs that erst were like that definition of faith, which, as boys they had learned from a little black book with such a big name that no one except the preacher could pronounce it, this 'tsubstance of things hoped for grew into something visible and tangible, but that old feeling of unrest continued to exist, even though signs of life were oftentimes invisible. How the colony flourished in its early days, how it went forth to meet its treacherous enemyg how it curbed thc impetuosity and presumption of the colonial bands that arrived in later years, and how, after an able exemplilication ol'Darwin's theory concerning the survival of the fittest, it settled down to a -+ 27 -:-A

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In all the various interests of the College, but particularly in those which deal with its higher aims and purposes, the class has always been distinctly identified, and as a class it has always mutually entertained the warmest feeling of fraternal interest. But the old unrest which revealed itself in the Freshman year still stirs at times, and as the day approaches when for the second time in its history it shall be called to say ff Good-bye to everything it has learned to love, that feeling stirs more deeply. NVhat, though the future looks bright: What, though it promises increased freedom, what, though it stands inviting new companionships, the class knows full well. that even as the delightful relations of the College can never take the place of the more tender and enduring ties that hound them to their ehildhoodis home, so the attractions of the world, its gaiety, freedom, applause and appreciation can never approximate the strength of those bonds which unite them with their Alma Mater. The smile which the future calls forth is blinded with the tear that the past awakens. The class has come to realize in a. wider sense than ever before the truth of the poetls line, Parting is such sweet sorrow. The Historianls work is done, with a strange tremor that will not be controlled, he writes that linal word, at o11ce the saddest, fondest, dearest, richest, soul-inspiring word the world can ever know, a word that like an archway, spans the yet unseen, and binds the past and future lirm and sure-that friendly, hopeful word-.-I lQf'lL'i131IUI'SIfll,?I. ll xs'ro1u,xN. -1- 29 -1'