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

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ECHO OF THE SJB?TECA. i On tlio third page is found a list of the students hy classes. No class officers are given. Both Sophomores and Freshmen possess seals considerably smaller and less pretentions tlian those printed in the Echo of to-day. The motto of the Freshmen is “ Semper Pamlm” Quite an old-fashioned idea, that, but then, Freshmen are apt to talk so. There wore at- that time over one hundred students in the Academical Department, and the Medical College was quito full. In addition to these lists, the appointments for Commencement, and the Officers of the Her mean and Philopauthian debating societies aro given. Wo' notice the name of our English Professor, Charles D. Vail, as Secretary of the latter. lie was then a Junior in College. The fourth page contains the White Essay, White Bhotorieal, Groek, and Sopho- more prize mon: the seal of the venerable Gamma. Ursinot? ; the College Calendar, and a few advertisements. This, gentle reader, is a faithful picture of the first number Of the Echo. Small indeed, but the original idea has been carried out in each tjuceceding one, and is the basis of the Echo Of to- day. Much praise should be given to the class of Jf 0 for their effort. For three successive years it remained in this four-page shapo, and then, in 1861, the class of ’63 published Voh 1Y, as a pamphlet of twenty-four pages, of the general appearance which it has since re--- tained. It would be a pleasant task to sketch the gradual develop- ment of the Echo to its present proportions, but space forbids. The aim of the Editors of the Echo has always been to present a trim picture of student life, to record the manifold events which tend to make College duties less monotonous and tiresome, and to awaken in the minds of Alumni pleasant recollections of the time “ when I was in College.” The last year lias been something of a surprise to those persons who have chosen to consider-.and to talk about Hobart, as dead. The marked increase in the number of studsnts has avvakened more of enthusiasm in College matters than has been scon before iu-somo time. Among these we may briefly mention the fine new boat-house, erected during .the past summer. A carefully graded, base-ball ground has been laid out on t-ho south side of the campus, much superior to the old one, A glee club lias been organized, from which the students have great expectations. The work of remodeling Geneva Hall in a

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0 BCUO OF Tins KFXKCA, .OST djgniiled Senior, gallant Junior boastful Sophomore, and gentle Freshman, lay aside for awhile your cares and duties, and join with us in celebrating the eighteenth birth- day of “ The Echo of the Seneca.” It- is indeed an event £ worthy of congratulation by every son of Hobart. Yon, vener- i able Alumni, who havo watched -with, loving tenderness the first: steps of tliis joyous maiden, who have guarded her with jealous care through childhood's happy hours, and who have noted with the eye of affection the first signs of dawning womanhood, look upon her now, as she comes before you, clad in. the true grace and beauty of full maturity. We, to whom is intrusted the delicate task of introducing her. to her many admirers on this auspicious day, should approach the duty with proper care and thoughtfulnoss, To us was kindly given a short time since the pleasure of examin- ing the only complete file of Echoes extant, and thinking our roaders would bo as interested as we were in the subject, we have prepared for thejr benefit a short description of the first number of “'The Echo of the Seneca ' which was published in June, 1858, by the class of T 0, who were then Sophomores. It is a four-page sheet, in size about eighteen by fourteen inches The first page is adorned by a wood-cut of the College buildings. The new Chapel had not then been erected, the old Philosophical building is therefore the first in the row. The rest of the first page is devoted to the Fraternities, which were at tliat time the Alpha Delta Phi (17 members), the Sigma Phi (17 members) the Theta Dsclta Cm (15 members), the E, F., an anti- secrot society, established in 185 f , (7 members). On the second page is printed the Board of Editors; the Publishing Committee - the ed- itorial; a poem; the Faculty, and Board of Trustees. The names of the editors ave G. Applegate, S. D, Cornell, G. A, Boswell, and W. G. Milter,

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r :-i jj i ’li ;i- j; i- j i:| I j;. • i; II: i: i H . T5O0O OF THE SENECA.. stylo similar to Trinity, will be began in a few days. The plans of a new Middle building have already been sent on. Its cost will be in the neighborhood of $8G,0(M . The paat and present educational work of Hobart needs no word of commendation from our j en. Her sfcmd rd for thorough and honest scholarship has ever been, and ever will be, high. Her future success, under the efficient management of her new President, is absolutely assured. The Faculty has been lately increased by the election of the Eev. Charles i Kellner, to whom we extend a hearty welcome, congratu- lating at the same time Ihe College, which has thus secured a gentle- man wliose justly-earned reputation for rjpe scholarship lias been long known to ns. The past term lias been by no moans devoid of incident. The lVe.sk and Sophs have performed their share in keeping things lively about us. We think that the citizens of the town, oven if they had ever forgotten it, are this term fully aware of the fact that thay have a College in their midst. We must not forget, to chronicle the burning of the old Medical College, which took place November 2Gth, It was one of the oldest in the state and for many yoars ranked among the best in the country. For the past two or three years the building has only been occupied by the'laboratory, so the loss to the College is by no means a severe one. It should be remembered as an historical fact that the class of '7lJ was the last class that ever recited within its walls. And now as we bring tins article to a close, and lay aside the ed- itorial mantle, there remains for us only to join with you in wishing long life and continued prosperity to OH Hobart, our chosen Alma Mater.