Grand Island College - Islander Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Freshman Gllama THE MAKING OF A MAN--COLLEGIATE Bright sunny day-Youth strolls aimlessly along hi-way 3 occasionally a thought struggles to the surface but through lack of ambition, slinks back to dark recesses never to return. Feeble thought finally emergesg aided by nucleous of mild inspiration reaches brain and succeeds in start- ing small group of cogs to percolating-proposition of portentious future looms ominously to the fore. Get a job-work at Hide and Co., dealers in fur-not so bad-S25 per week-up at 6 bells-hum-m-m-not so good- nope-that's out-Hotel Keen needs bellhop-20 bucks per-fair-no nights off-have to miss parties, etc.--delicately overshadowed and dropped. Out to granddad's ranch-30 miles to town-small town too- not worthy of second consideration. Timothy Lane going to Uni.-why not I?-rats-have to stay with aunt-recollects with despair inconvenience of last visit-also out- Cpause, mental relapse-strain very greatb-electric!-light! I I-recollects fascinating tales of parties and pranks told by Rufus Wilde, former grad. and active high-spirited alumnus of G. I. College.-Business of colorful visionary thoughts-almost makes up mind-flash-S-H-E-C-K-L-E-S- numerous hesitations and frowns suggestive of deep thought-thought wins out in struggle for existence. Luminous vision of Dad writing check for 125 smackers saves day.-Very reasonable-proceed gentle imagina- tion-visions self football hero-tennis champ-basket ball star-orator of the day-and campus Beau Brummel. The deluge of registration passes. First vague impressions are glided over with few misgivings. First nine weeks-a merciless succession of bursting bubbles. One by one dreams fade away into atmospheric vapor. Night study proves tiresome nightmare. Finds Freshmen must be good to make football teams. Five stars expected back for basketball. Other dreams and visions fade away. Finally resolves to make a go of it. Clamps down to hard study and all that sort of rot-grades rise like thermometer on hot day. Manages to make first semester. Second semester not so hard. Makes first string basket ball man. As second semester nears end past ambitions lose former grandeur. Casts them aside as unattainable pipe- dreams of a puerile mind and looks forward to Sophomore days with the mind of a man-COLLEGIATE. Rah! Rah! Rah! -Anonymous. 46

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