Hastings College - Bronco Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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Cflrark rem Hastings College has two tradi- tional track meets hesides the reg- ular inter-collegiate contests. 'l'he first is the inter-class meet in which the memhers ot' each college class tight to decide the athletic supremacy withi11 the school. Next comes the inter-scholastic invita- tion track meet, to which every high school in the state is invited competed for honors. AFTER CHAPEL .XT 'l'lll'l IX'I'l'lIlt'l,ASN Mlfllfl' liast year more than twenty high schools Seninr ilivrngnitinn Eng ln order that the underclassnien may learn to distinguish the graduates ot' the year and to respect their dignity. a day is set aside in which the Seniors are otti- cially recognized. 'llhe President of the College or some other official makes a formal presentation ot' the class to the student hotly, after which the Juniors take charge ol' the exercises for the rest of the day. They. in the manner pe- culiar to Juniors. attempt to remove any feeling ol' superiority which the upper- classmen may have enjoyed. Senior Recognition is an event ot' pleasure tor all hut the digrnitied Seniors themselves. who. hesides tinding it very uncomfortable to wear their caps and gowns all day long, do not always ap- preciate the humorous side ot the Junior pranks. All-Night Sing The grand climax of the social functions of the Y.M.C.A. is the traditional all-night stag' party. No man in school misses this party it he can help it. At tive o'clock in the evening the men march out to some picnic ground and huild a large hontirc. Short devotional services are held and then the supper is served. Games are played until some of the men leave the hunch to tind a place to sleep. The rest organize a posse which is usually successful in disturh- ing the sleepy ones and in bringing them hack to the hontire. When morning comes and breakfast is devoured the men return in time for classes where they can sleep. l26l

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I hankagining Errakfant Evvry student in collvgc looks lilJI'W2l1'Ll to llll12lllliSg1flVl11g' with grvzlt antici- pzitiou. Not only nlo tho stucleuts 1-xpvct to pzlrtakv ot' ai good lllI1lll'l' on this ilziy, hut tlwy zlwzlit ziuxiously thv tfmlitiolml 'llll2lllliSg1lVlTlg lirw1lct':lst, which is svrvecl hy the Y. M. and Y. NY. in the Johnson gylllll21SllllIl. lu 0l'llL'1' that thu StUCl0lliS may not forgvt the grvzit Slg!'Illlll7iil1C0 ol' 'l'l1z111ksgiVihg. short clu- votional svrviccs arc hold lwfore thv l1r'callct'z1st is svrvm-ll. Manly gl'3flll2li0S :mtl li0l'lI1UI' stmlvnts am- usually presvht to help :mike this am evvnt ot' truf- thzuiks- giving. Zllunthall Eanquri Tho ziimuzll tootlmll llilllllllllf has liven at tradition ol' thi- 1-ollegc l'o1' iuany yi-zirs. VVll0il1Q1' it is 21 'flelti- 01' :1 lltli0lt'SSii affair. it is an ovczisioil ol' mum-ll vnjoymelit. The football lmmlilct this year wus an ovuzisiou ol' special rvjoiciiig l16Cil11S1' it was El l1ll?llllpl0llSlllp Cl'l1'llI'2iil0ll. At thv llH!1t11ll'l the captain-clvct is zul- noilncecl :incl thv outgoing captain is IJl'9SOIllt'il, by thi- :alumni ol' tho lust grail- unting class, with 21 gold foothall to luv worn as ei wzituli Cl12ll'lll. Dr. Nvwvll was the i'02lSilllilSil'1' this year, 'l'hosv who re-spomlecl with toasts w'vl'4- Protlissor Martin, Assistziut-f'oz1cl1 Bmll'oi'tl Johhsoii, Florvnov lllitchvll. l,I'0li6SSOl' P. XV. Hvzms. llillllillll lizilvigli llolmste-mlt. :incl thi- Vzlptziill-elm-I. llolwrt Stvplums, A'l'll.Xlbl'l'lHXHl4'Hl.IrIl.1'.- l3l'lI UIll'l 'l'lll-I HANIIC l35l

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