Heidelberg University - Aurora Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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The publication of the lirst Aurora was a notable enter- prise, and in its wake have followed eleven others,- all alike yet vastly different. The chain has been broken by the loss of two links, the unmaterialized :Xuroras of 'HZ and 'll5. It seems not uniitting that we should make mention of our first annual at this, its thirteenth anniversary. XVe find it dedicated to the Girls of Heidelberg L'nix'ersity,, an evidence of the appreciation of co-education, which has not always, in the history of our institution. been so favorably regarded as in its later period. We also see that lilue and Gold were then the colors under which the classic hosts marched. The list of faculty members has been greatly altered, for only three of the present collegiate professors were represented as such in that first Aurora, l rofessors Hornung. lileckner, and Sonnedecker: though, of course. several of the present incumbents were then passing through the mill. The staff was composed of eleven members, of whom N. A. Loucks was editor-in-chief. XN'e find athletics in a commendable stage of development. and also several musical organizations. The literary material runs in a decided poetic vein. The jokes, we judge, were good and such as to impair the laughing apparatuses of the victims themselves. All this is observed in a hasty survey. -May 'OT creditably maintain the standard set by ,941 J -cv TVe wonder whether an artist can picture a more despair- ing object than an editor seated at a table piled high with college annuals and strewn with wads of crumpled paper, while on the shelf repose the books, unopened for the morrow's work, and the clock points ominously past the mid- night hour. Ts conscience seared? The ten o'clock rule is cruelly smashed, the lot of the fortunate beings whose sonorous slumbers alone break the dismal silence is cordially envied t?j and reckless. yet necessary, indifference to recita- tion work engendered. Again we say, we wonder! ,taco ,Tia Our sympathies are not so self-centered as to be withheld from the patient, long-suffering faculty committee who have been victimized to scan this materialere you, gentle reader, see it. Primarily, we extend them our sympathy, because the coming out of the Aurora will have no pleasure in store for them, inasmuch as the contents will then be stale. Then, of course, -such a duty as theirs involves the sacrihce of some leisure time which might be more pleasantly spent otherwise. Moreover, the embarrassment of suggesting any eliminations should be taken into account. Xfvfi indeed feel that their unlucky stars have guided them to this situation. tZ5l

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f 'Nm-1.,,, 1 ffffgfff . x x 'f , ' QA 'i' If is X254 ,, . '-A-, 1 L, ,ur i fi' Ei ij' Sill, ji sl- ij M2 .jr tr ,uf 1 Q , , mia lf I. Wfhereas we, the Aurora staff, have stabbed and rlunked disgracefully for the past two terms in our strenuous endeavor to preserve our class honor by olfering you this publication, and H. W'hereas we are aware that censure falls on the just and on the unjust who undertake so stupendous a task as pre- paring a college annual, therefore Be it resolved: Firstly, that the reader appreciate our situation: Secondly, that he allow his fellow students to form their own opinion of our endeavorg Thirdly, that he overlook any feature not to his liking, and kindly supply for himself on any blank page or margin what he thinks would add to the merit of his work. 1---Q And yet it is with pleasure that we greet you in this, the twelfth Aurora. Wfe feel that the precedent established by the juniors of 'SH is too worthy a one for us to leave un- observed, and that there is a satisfaction even in making the attempt to maintain it. But this is not all. In spite of the uncertainty of some considerations regarding the project: in spite of the necessarily vast amount of time required, and of the desperate search for ideas, in spite of the pencil-chewing. of calloused fingers, of long nights of insomnia or of dreams haunted with critics and creditors, there is something to be said for the other side. Everyone seems to regard the Aurora staff as a bureau for the collection and treatment of all the University jokes, and seeks to insure his own safety by bribing the editors with his neighbors most interesting experience. Then, too, there is the delightful mystery of it all,-the feeling that everyone is wondering what is to be in the Aurora besides the advertisements, the statistics, and the pictures of persons one sees several times a day. llflysterious? Not at all do the sus Ject that Aurora re Jorters lurk at the ke hole f y ' 1' l Il ' l l l y o every recitation-room coor. ant at nig it patro tie very corridors of the dormitories. Yes, there are a few advantages in being on the Aurora staff. C2-lj

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