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

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14 ECHO OF THE K EOA-. ii = ffl m class of 88 has crossed the threshold of college life IP and willinglv takes this opportunity of introducing itself to the world. For the first time though with firm hand do we grasp the editorial pen to proclaim our sentiments and to relate our experience. Under most favorable auspices ha,ve we entered college, a- class large in numbers and distinguished for personal qualifications. Well may wc boast that our class is one of the largest, both in numbers and intellect, which has ever made u Old Hobart’s'5 classic walls re-echo to its footste| a. ' Our glory and reputation for attainments are universally acknowledged. Boundless ambition and determination arc carrying Eighty-Throe to that summit of its aspirations, where it will remain a noble ex- ample to all succeeding classes. Wc arc well represented both on the campus and in the recitation room. Muscle and brain are characteristic of our class, and wc hope that, when wc bid farewell, to Hobart, these characteristics may be so fully developed that the prowess and learning of 788 may not soon be forgotten. With a hearty and sincere welcome have wc been received by the upper- classmen, and even the Sophomores, contrary to established cus- tom, came forward ancl. smoked the pipe of peace. This pipe, however, was smoked in the room of a Freshman, who was bcscig- ed by a band of would-be wily Sophs., and he would undoubtedly have succumbed to the effect of the smoke, but for the timely assistance of his friends. The Freshmen, with sincere regrets, requested the chagrined and humiliated Sophs, to leave, which they did breathing vengeance on the class of 88. The time appointed for the “cane rush ” at last arrived. We rallied for the struggle and advanced to meet the band of boasting Sophomores, whose onset was gallantly received and repulsed. rs it % 1 n u

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1 ► t! hi .Along with our college duties have we kept up tiio college cus- toms. We held our annual class supper a few weeks since at. the house of one of our number: and ours is the first class which has giv- en a Sophomore Exhibition for several years. In connection with this subject it is but right that some attention should, be paid to the Freshman burlesque (?), which met with such entire lack of notice at the time. It is unfortunate that the very first index the public received of 5835s mental capacity was so correct. It was their intention that the production should be a joke, and after three or more meetings for deliberation, after intense thought on. the subject and encouragement on the part of the Juniors, they evolved that “stinging’1 bit of sarcasm. The spirit in which the concoction of this gem of wit was undertaken was highly commend- able, but the product of their deliberations was “infinitely silly.’1' Wc sincerely hope that the pleasure of anticipation in which their infantile minds indulged while evolving this so-called burlesque, was sufficient to outweigh the utter disappointment which neces- sarily followed when they submitted it to a criticising public.. However, wc would add by way of consolation that, we noticed a fewr among the audience who by immense physical, exertion actu- ally managed to excite a visible smile. The class of ’83 has distinguished itself by a stupidity uncommon even in Freshmen. By a strange resemblance to that animal, they remind us forcibly of the Bou, rla which they will encounter in. thei r Junior Greek. (The Freshmen may obtain a- translation of this phrase by taking it to their guardians the Juniors, who will call in the aid of a “pony.”) The innocence of some of their num- ber in buying tickets to the Sophomore Exhibition, and i-he total want of class feeling exhibited by those who discovered the joke and afterward assisted in selling tickets to their class-mates, are conclusive proofs that ’83 hi the most remarkable class that has entered Hobart for years. But enough of this. That the coming year may prove for us as successful as the past year, and that we may always maintain our previous high standard, is the wish of THE CLASS OF EIGHTY-TWO. U H ft ; :t L? n k

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With redoubled determination the Sophs, “rushed again and again s ( to the onset.” Struggle after struggle ensued.. Meanwhile the )ji cane was slowly but steadily moving toward Trinity Hal), where, | ■with a mighty effort, it was lodged in safety. “My deparment,” f- which neither cords nor bauds of steel could hold, responded to its ■ f call, and with an awful voice, as if it were the oracle of old, cried aloud •. ! “ JProeul Opromi este, -profani! ” Following the custom of its predecessors, ’88 has caused the college bell to ring out loudly on the midnight air. Twice has the dangerous feat been performed, adding still more to our fame. Time is rapidly gliding by, and we are beginning to reap some of the laurels, which we hope to wear during our college career. Upward and onward are we going, ever looking forward to the time when, as graduates, we may call ' ‘ Old. Hobart ” our Alma ' Mater, And now—in tire full enjoyment of our college life, and in anticipation of the benefits which we will have reaped, when we leave Hobart’s classic shades and launch forth into the busy scenes of active life—with Virgil may we exclaim: “ ifforsitan haec olirn meminisse juvabit.” rf i EIGHTY-THPJ3J5.