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Ibiator of ' 95. UR Hiram Day is setting. A few more onward y J steps in the glory of its fading twilight, and the golden quarter post, hacked with ’95, shall have been passed. Life’s distances are often reckoned from this point. Here paths divide; and with to-morrow’s dawn, world’s gateways open, close, and seal up forever the knowledge of friends separated—yes, friends, for the class of ’95 has always been a unit. The commencement-reaper, with automatic diploma- binder, now somewhat rusty, must be readjusted for grain more perfect, even “full in the head;” and soon nothing will be left but stubble (?). For years the faculty have watched with anxiety the upward progress of this crop, growing more top-heavy with every season. But it had taken deep root in Greek and Integrals and the minds of recitation overthrew it not. Transplanted from all quarters it grew strong and vigorous; if any stalks were shorter than the rest, they made up in fibre, so that Prof. Wakefield, as he surveyed the gleaming field, “felt right good about it all.” The lottery of talent differs from that of chance. In the realm of reason, the possibility of drawing first prize is not equally divided—no, not even among college classes. Cranial scars and tattered flags were never considered “first prizes” by the class of’95. Yet even in this com¬ petitive system it has never yielded the palm to a superior. That of which it is most proud is the possession of first place in two oratorical contests. It should be said, how- 22
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