Hedding College - Orange Yearbook (Abingdon, IL)

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1 2i:zgf1mcei112,aQMg Orgy FRESHMAN OFFICERS President . . . . ...... ERNEST THAYEP. Vice President . . . . GEORGE BELL Secretary-Treasurer . ..... BIABEL BIEYTHALER Uhr Ahurnturr nf Ihr Uwrnlg-Six Sxuhrnla I strolled into the o-Hice of Shellrock Lohmes one morning and found my friend restlessly pacing the floor. Good morning, VVhatsit, he said, jerkily, I'm glad you've come. This inactivity is getting on my nerves. 'Tm glad to see that you are not using morphine, I remarked. Oh, I've given that up, said Shellrock. It wasn't powerful enough. Now whenever I need any stimulant I pay Hedding College a visit. By the way, he added, snatching his hat, we'll go there now if you'd like to. I readily assented, for I am always interested in the whims of my brilliant friend. In a short time we entered the main building of the aforementioned college. I noticed that Shell- rock paused before the door of the ofiice. You'd better set your watch by this clock. VVhatsit, he said. Thanks for the suggestion, I returned, my watch seems to be ten minutes fast. At that moment a tall man came from the private oiiice into the waiting roomy and seeing Shellrock, hu1'ried out. I'm glad to have you with us this morning, Mr. Lohmes, he said. He spoke with great deliberation, but there was a nervous gleam in his eyes. If you have the time I'd like for you to undertake an investigation. A startling piece of news has been conveyed to me, and I thought it feasible to communicate this bit of information to some detective who could ascer- tain the necessary data. The fact is, Mr. Lolunes, a man has kindly consented to give a million dollars to the endowment fund if a. group of college students can be found who can meet a certain efficiency test. I knew that if anyone could discover such a group, you would be that person. I will be pleased to take up the investigation, said my friend, rubbing his hands together. Meet me here at seven o'clock this evening. Promptly at the hour named, we were seated in the inner sanctuary of the office. The solution was quite simple, said Shellrock, with pardonable pride. On my several visits to Hedding I have discovered that the students are usually in four large groups. I solved the problem by the process of elimination. I first considered the Seniors-I even interviewed themg but the girls, who continually twirled their diamond rings, seemed absent minded, and I knew that their thoughts were else- where. I could readily see that the boys were of such different types, they would never be able to meet the test. The Juniors I did consider, at first, as they seemed a likely lot, but they were so busy working on the college annual they had no time to think of anything else. The Sophomores I passed by, for on a previous visit I had learned that the class had not even pep enough to initiate the Freshmen, so I knew that nothing could be expected from that quarter. I next turned my attention to the Freshman class. I first went to the ofiice and there learned that there were twenty-six in this group. Six had entered from the Hedding Academy, seven from the Abingdon High School, and the remaining thirteen from other high schools in the state. On the registration desk I found a pack of well worn grade cards, and from these I discovered that this group is on the A list. I also found out that two of them were on NY cabinets, eight had received letters in athletics, and that they were well represented in the glee club and the dramatic club. I knew that they had pep, for this class was the first to or- gamvef' My brilliant friend paused, a dreamy expression in his eyes. MSO this concluded your investigation, I remarked, anxious to hear the end. Shellrock sat up with a jerk. Oh, no, he said. Any one of these is sufficient, but, my dear WVhatsit, from long years of detective work I have learned that often the little things that so many overlook really give the clue. On my former visits to Hedding, I noticed that the Freshmen did not scatter paper in the halls as others, especially the Sophomores and Seniors were wont to do, nor did they linger in the halls. I have visited many chapel services, and I saw that while other classes gazed out of the window or looked bored, the Freshmen sang No. 416 lustily and without a murmur. Shellrock was silent. How can I ever thank you enough, Mr. Lohmes P cried our companion. That gift of a million dollars will make Hedding famous. True, added my friend, but the group of students that will make Hedding famous is the Freshman Class. D. J. VV. '24 I 35-cffsgfffs-2-'TTT L I 2 ssggiaeziefii Forty-three