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

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1SOHO OF i’llE SENECA. 11 class of '80 takers pleasure in thus making her soeond ap- pearance in the (column» of the Echo. Our first year in Collego passed away all too quickly, and almost before we could realize it, we were Sophomores, with all the rights and dignifies apper- taining thereto to uphold. Our Freshman year was distinguished for no cone rushes, midnight voyages across the lake, or any of the other courtesies, which the Sophomore usually extends to the under class. The class of ’79 has ever treated us with due forbearance, for which we heartily thank them. This forbearing disposition on the part of '79 left us ample time to pursue our studies, and we think we improved it with, good effect. We wore highly complimented for our scholarship and general ability, and one of the Professors even went so far as to say we were the host class (in his department) that had entered college for several years. We hope to deservo and maintain this high compli- ment, and that ho will never liavc to withdraw it. The present Freshman class, we think, have no occasion to com- plain of our treatment of them. We have been as forbearing toward them as was consistent with our dignity and the maintenance of old customs. They were evidently rather fresh when they first enterod, and. entertained some queer opinions of things in general. This freshness, thanks to our efficient training, has almost entirely disap- peared, and we trust that by the end of the year it will bo no longer visible. After treating one of their members to a midnight jaunt, and another to a free bath m the Seneca, we extended to them the right hand of fellowship, and bade them a hearty welcome to Old Hobart’s walls. In some mysterious way, Prex found out our little attentions to ’81, attentions which had been offered to them in perfect good faith and for their own good. The eonsequen.ee was a private reprimand to each of us, with a .rehearsal of Gen. Schofield’s order re- specting hazing, and a command to lot the poor Freshmen alone.

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r j-: y ! i; !i; !, fj. S- i li; i; I = 10 Kcno op Tina sioteca. [ETBOSPECTJ.ON is always untrustworthy and deceptive, but especially so in the College student’s “tele of the by go no. Who is likely to shed m unnatural brilliancy of color over hi» former misdeeds ? It is a characteristic of human nature that memory ever dwells with complacency op the joys of the pant, forgetting the intermingled sorrow, and it is never more true than of the student, who, attached to the duties and customs of his particular sphere, perceives himself nearing the gloaming of his College days. We are Junior b, and have succeeded to the renowned 6 • otium cum dig” of the ancients, or at least pretend to, in order to keep up the halluci- nation, though we find that this old “saw,” like all others of its kind, must he taken with limitations. That long iooked-for and most au- spicious event, viz, our transition from lower to upper classmen, has arrived, and we have entered the third year of our course with triple numbers and under favorable omens. Already the moss-grown walls of Hobart, which inspired us as Freshmen with such feelings of dread, have become dear to us and we anticipate our departure as a sorrowful event. That we so far have acted our pari well, all will testify, and 78, which this year perform» the last act on the College stage, rill carry away the reminiscences of her many encounters with 79 as souvenirs of Hobart, Sj nty-Hznjc,

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12 ECHO OF THU SEN ICC A. Wo wore pieced to welcome to our da»» this year two new morn, bars, who we think appreciate the high standard of Hobart, and the thorough instruction which they arc enabled to receive here, At the sainc time we are sorry to lose one of our old member», who is pursiu ing his studies ckowhere. . As a class we are bound together by ties of love and fellowship, which time itself can never destroy We have probably made sopie mistakes and committed some errors, but they have been the result of carelessness rather than of folly. Another ftoason of privileges and opportunities lies before us, dur- ing which w« may in some measure redeem the errors of the paftt by extraordinary effort in the future. Then let u» Btrive to improve this? precious time to the utmost, remembering that we must soon hid fare- well to these quiet retreats of study, and wo roust then be ready to fight our own battles, and to meet, and measure ourselves with, the respon- sibilities and realities of life. Eighty.