Fredericksburg College - Quips and Quibbles Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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QUIPS AND QUIBBLES Page 49. The Union Literary Colors: White and Red. Stone: Ruby. Flower: Ascension Lily. Motto: Kakov Igti tov vuuv naiSeueiv. YELLS Hullabaloo, coax, coed ! Hullabaloo, coax, coed! Union ! Union ! White and Red ! Hullabaloo, coiss, coess! Hullabaloo, coiss, coess! Hullabaloo for the. U. L. S. OFFICERS FIRST TERM SECOND TERM THIRD TERM President.G. BOYLE.E. G. GAMMON.E. G. GAMMON Vice-President.G. C. MOSELEY.J. H. GEORGE. G. C. MOSELEY H. G. LANE Secretary.W. M. SMITH.P. S. SMITH.C. M. SMITH Treasurer.A. R. HOLLADAY.. .L. H. BOYLE.L. H. BOYLE Critic on Manner.... A. E. MILLER.A. E. MILLER.F. B. ROSEBRO Critic on Matter.E. G. GAMMON.G. C. MOSELEY. G. BOYLE J. II. GEORGE Sergeant-at-Arms—WOODBRIDGE.F. B. ROSEBRO.D. L. READ Historian.F. B. ROSEBRO.F. B. ROSEBRO.F. B. ROSEBRO COMMITTEES: Executive Committee—E. G. Gammon, H. G. Lane, J. H. George. MARSHALS : For Intermediate Celebration—H. G. Lane, W. L. Brent, F. A. Shackleford, R. C- Wellford. For Final Celebration and Commencement—E. G. Gammon, Chief; R. C. Wellford, F. A- Shackleford, J. H. George, H. G. Lane, W. G. Marks, A. Flournoy, W. M. Smith, A. R. Holladay, A. E- Miller, F. B. Rosebro, C. M. Smith. MEMBERS: J. A. Armstrong, W. Beale, R. H. Beale, H. C. Biscoe, JG. Boyle, L. H. Boyle, W. L. Brent, T. N. Brent, W. P. Crismond, R. J. Denny, H. Dickinson, W. S. Dougherty, R. Dudley, A. Flournoy, F. Ficklen, E. G. Gammon, J. II. George, R. E. Goolrick, A. R. Holladay S. B. Hall, P. Karsten, J. F. Keene. G. F. Kirkpatrick, H. A. Latane, H. G. Lane, W. J. Lacy, A. E. Miller, H. H. McLean, D. Montague, fG. C. Moseley, W. G. Marks, B. S. Preston, H. G. Russell, D. L. Read, H. R. Rosebro, F. B. Rosebro, C. M. Smith, W. T. Smith, W. M. Smith, P. S. Smith, M. Smith, F. A. Shackleford, J. A. Speer, G. Scott, F. F. Terrill M. A. Tyler, S. Woodbridge, R. C. Wellford, M. G. Willis. HONORARY MEMBERS: Dr. J. N. Barney, C. A. Berry, D. J. Bouhvare, L. Bradberry, A. F. Dickson, A. B. Ellis, W M. Boyle, Gaston Boyle, C. D. Foster, M. C. Hall, Jr., R. R. Howison, LL. D., S. B. Lacy, J. A. Lewis, M. G. Latimer, T. J. Marks, Rev. B. W Mebane, W. C. Mebane, Rev. W. N. Mebane, Ph. D., S. Moore, F. P. Ramsay, R. L. Ramsay, J. W. Rosebro, D. D B. M. Rosebro, 0. L. Shackleford, S. N. Smith, F. H. Smith, J. H. Smith, S. W. Somerville, G. R. Swift, ' E. C. Sydenstricker t! H. Thompson, V. G. Weaver, T. K. Currie, £A. L. Currie. •Resigned, f Became honorary members in April, 1902. t Deceased.

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Page 48 QUIPS AND QUIBBLES History of Eumenean Literary Society FEW weeks after the return to scholastic halls, after the hubbub and excitement of old members’ returns, and arrivals of the new, had to a certain extent subsided, there appeared a flaming notice posted on the landing of the girls’ stairway, announcing an important meeting of the Eumenean Literary Society. This document also stated that there would be an election of officers, this being the first meeting of the present term. Many would-be members, arriving before the stated hour, beguiled the time by dancing, accompanied by excited conversation, thereby calling down (or rather up) to them the wrath of the harassed Math, teacher, who was struggling with an afternoon class in the room below. At last the meeting was called to order, but hardly could we sav punctually, since it was no less than fifteen minutes after the hour appointed. However, once begun, the business of election was carried through quite expeditiously. There were the usual committees and et ceteras to be appointed by the new President, and then came the motion for adjournment, which was unanimously decided upon. During the weeks that followed the meetings took place regularly and the society flourished. Its prosperity, however, was almost its ruin; since the faculty, desiring that all should share its benefits, issued a decree com¬ manding all those who occupied desks on the west side of the dividing line of the Study Hall, to join this Society. Now, when all the “Preps, in obedience to this decree, had joined, interest began to lessen, and meetings became long and dull on account of the difference of opinion and rivalry between Collegiates and “Preps. This condition of things having become so injurious to the welfare of the organization, a body of influential members went to the President, and laying the matter before him, begged for redress. After due deliberation, the faculty decided to grant the request that two societies be formed. This being accomplished, and the new bodies organized, the old time prosperity returned.

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Page so History of the Union Literary Society £tt he first historian of the Union Literary requested all future historians, upon whom his mantle should fall, not to fail to recount that first year; for everything has a small beginning, but behold, what a great deal a little thing may grow to be. So the Union Literary, starting from the amalgamation of two other societies with twenty-three members, has grown until now its membership has nearly doubled what it was that first year. The interest had weakened somewhat until, at the beginning of the present session, on account of a regulation of the Faculty, a number of new members were received. This gave a lot of new crude material from which to raise a newer and better society. Sharp and bitter have been the discussions and conflicts waged in the meeting, so sharp indeed that it almost seemed that some of the disputants must come to blows. Man after man has risen upon the rostrum and made feeble attempts to soar to a high pitch of eloquence, or attempted to overthrow, with sharp and scathing terms, his opponent in a debate, only to be mercilessly torn to pieces by the harsh, unfeeling critic. Accusations and anathemas have been hurled at one another until the very walls rang with the cry of the sweet young voices. But oh! the delight of these unfortunates, when a critic must at length take his turn. With what pleasure does his fellow critics fall upon him “with tooth and toenail?” With what cries of delight is each criticism greeted? Like those of the “wild Indians ' ' of the Study Hall when a The Eumenean has since branched off into the two present girls’ societies.— Eds. QUIPS AND QUIBBLES poor monitor is reproved for some slight breach of conduct. Many amendments to the poor constitution have been handed in this year, and sharp has been the discussion and close has been the votes over some change in that venerable document. “Wirepulling is not the name for what has been done to push through or defeat some motions. Open bribery and threats are in common use. It is no uncommon thing to see a wise Sophomore or an aspiring |unior attempt to hold a man down to keep him from rising to cast his vote. But let it be said that all this is done secretly and without the notice of the President. But oh, glory of glories, the elections! How great the canvassing and how close the race for office, from that of the distinguished President to that of the lowly Sergeant-at-arms, especially for the latter. At the last election four bosom friends so far forgot their friendship as to run against each other for this office and there was great rejoicing among his friends when the successful candidate was elected. Not satisfied with exhibiting ourselves to one another and before the casual visitors, we must needs “make fools of ourselves before a larger audience. So on the night of February 22nd we displayed our minute powers and feeble eloquence before a large and select audience. We were co-partners with the Eumaneans in this, and about equally shared the laurels, for although they had the greater number of pieces on the programme, what we lacked in number we made up in quality. But enough of such things 1 Away with them ! And I leave it to the future historian to recount more fully the glory and grandeur of the Union Lit. Historian.