Hobart College - Echo of the Seneca Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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10 Will» «»!•• TUK si;. K« 74. It has been said by some unprincipled persons that the class of '7-1 is • « nice fellow! Doubtless i! was first remarked with paroinmiastio intent, as we have been informed that the savin originated with a young lady who has talents in that direction. jSTow we do not wish to deny that we r a 4 nice fellow Far 1‘iom it. That is our principal stock in trade, for we boast neither of being learned, witty, pretty nor brilliant. We are neither the best nor the worst class in college : we don’t expect to be the next president nor the court jester, neither are we after the town post-office. We are by no means the pet of the Faculty, but we nevertheless hope to slide through examinations hh- comlitwnaVy. In fact, our only merit lies in being a “nice fellow.” Origi- nally termed so by the foil ; trumpeted as such on the public stage : WC now show our true claim to the nuhriquet by giving to the world this last Resonation of the Seneca. This for the present will be enough to till the mind of the age with the name of 74, and wc therefore make our how, hoping hereafter to be always considered, as wc first were termed in de- rision, 44 A Nick Fki.cow.

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12 who » k riIK si:ni: . i). If is with befitting modesty 111:11 the class of 'M ends •'reeling to its friends at. a period n year earlier in its xi-danre ilum lias been tin privilege of former classes. We have just completed our initiatory year, and may 1)0 supposed to approximate a decree nearer to tlaf rather inylhieal dignity usually attributed to upper-elassmcn. Tin experience of the past year has taught many practical life-lessons, not tie I»j,o0 profitable of which is tersely told in the language of the poet: ' ■ Nil sine matron Vila laboro dedit mortal ibus, ' On our return to college we find our places usurped by a party of intrud- ers, known only by the high sounding title • ?(!.' Our attentions to this class have been ipiite marked : and, though in accordance with our prerogative, we have restrained some refractory spirits who persistantly disobeyed certain college usages, still. asentimenL of fraternity and mutual solicitude for the welfare of our common Mum fnln has prompted us to 11 Clasp hands across I he bloody chasm, ’ and pursue our respective courses in perfect harmony. Seventy-five holds within her bonds many diverse and sometimes tumul- tuous elements; but as our acquaintance matures from term to term, all local differences arc being forgotten in genuine regard for each other, ami a very pronounced « lass-feeling. The pleasure with which we resume our course for another year is tinged with regret for many absent ones to whom we are bound by the tics of sympathy, which unite those actuated by a common purpose. That good fortune may attend them is the heartfelt wish of ’To.’ On the other hand, several of the vacant chairs are occupied by strangers who demand a share of our regards. We extend to them a hearty wel- come, and may they prove, as they promise to be, valuable acquisitions, both in the class-room and on the campus during the remainder of our course—a rigid discipline, by means of which, Hobart prepares her sons to do her credit ore she sends them forth into the broad arena of the world.