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

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 tfliijij EDITOR fAL EIGHTY-TWO. we h uve shook the recitation room with our eloquence in debates nnd ora- tions. Our proficiency in these branches, however, is duo not so much to ourselves us to our respected Professor, a gentleman equally eminent for ex- tensive and varied knowledge, for the clearness of his views, and for the fairness of his decisions. Among our other achievements (although at the time wo w'ero Sopho- mores) we huve buried Calculus, nnd, wlmt is more, wo killed him before burial. gome of us, in addition, have passed the biennial'examinations in a manner sufficiently creditable to tax succeeding candidates for honors to the utmost to Burpuss. Upon the whole, affairs havo gone very well with us; and if wo continue to do ns we havo dono heretofore, there will bo no reason for dissatisfaction on the part of tlio Class of Eiglity-Two. SS lift m ll 15

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EDITORIAL EWUTY-TWO. -€DIT0Rmii'82 - -------------- 1 V T last the members of Eighty-Two ate upper classmen. We have L passed the half-way point, though graduation seems still a distant - —R event. We have found that, after all, Juniors are not overwhelmed •with happiness, and that there is still plenty of work on our hands- Since the Class of Eig'hty-Two entered Hobart a great change has taken place in our ideas and sentiments. Wc no longer set our hearts on being great scholars, nor do wc dream of becoming accomplished athletes. We have, after two years’ experience, arrived at the conclusion that Eighty-Two is -not the most remarkable class that ever adorned Hobart. We do not claim that muscle and brain are the striking characteristics of our class, ” as other classes, although at Field.Day, as well as in the recitation room, wo have not been entirely devoid of merit. What we claim is that we are as good as most classes, and are not a discredit to Hobart. We are not gen- iuses, but, we trust, not blockheads. W0 do not oxpect to bQ hcld up M models for future classes, but we shall not be stigmatized as stupid. Our aspirations are perhaps loss high than when we entered upon our collegiate course. Freshmen think that they may as well give up existence if they fail to eclipse all their predecessors. But the Class of Eighty-Two have now de- cided that it is sufficient to maintain a fair record, and not consider it nec- essary to their peace of mind that they should be a wonderful class. StilL, we have accomplished fair amount of work. We have entered with great zest upon the study of Physics; we have made fair progress iu Tacitus; and we have had the honor of beipg selected to read the hardest Greek which has been read at Hobart for several years, and for which we are pro- foundly grateful. We have listened attentively to lectures on Science and Beligion; we have spent many horns in tracing out the laws of the Syllo- gism, and have had the pleasure of being initiated into the mysteries of Anglo-Saxon paradigms; we have exercised ourselves in original criticism to Our satisfaction, and also, we hop6, to the satisfaction of our Professors; 14

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JUNIOR CLASS. W •v -f wg :.. WM;:. WA-. ?$u ; 'V =4; j-1» iJTJNIORCLflSS.h Class Colors, Cardinal and Lemon. CLSSS OFFICERS. A. L. NOBLE, CHARLES ». BEAN, J. B. BLANCHET, E. P. MALLETT, - C. C. TUTHILL, W. 0. VmPLANCK, A. N. HBNSHAW, BL A. PRINCE, - President. Vice-President. Secretary. Treasurer. Poet. Orator. Reading-Room Officer. Historian. =$• i! a .'A 16