Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SENIOR ACADEMY ACROSTIC EZ3Q S is for Sanford, who came from the West. E is for Edwards, Marie is the rest; N is for Neal. Vilain is her beau, I is fur Ignatius, who is—you all know. O is for )live, who from Springfield came. R is for Russell, of great business fame. A is for Adams, the quietest of men, C i' for Connie, who is sad now and then; A is for Arnold, the preacher to l e. i i - for Donnelly, who loves fair Nellie. F. i for Elcock, «f musical fame, M is For Myra, who just this year earner Y is for N't , who may read this rhyme: For jK rhaps I’ll do better some other time. What’ll they all sing about. What'll they all shout; W hen the Seniors go away. What’ll they talk about? —Oi.ive R. Smith. '17.

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our number. Painfully and wearily we climbed over many high rhetorical mountains; Mumbled througli pathways haunted by dead kings, and narrowly escaped being crushed by the glaciers and annihilated by the volcanoes of a most varied physiography. This Sub-middle year, like the Junior year, had many pleasures. Especially the enjoyment experienced at the Academy Reception, when we listened to the dramatization of “Ivatihoc and of “Cranford. But all things, even hard things, come to an end. and at last our Sub-middle year was ended. When we reassembled in the fall, we had a banner with “Mid-dlers’ upon it. Sternly we resolved that nothing should defeat us this year; for we must prepare ourselves for the final struggle. Cheerfully we divided • nr partv into three groups; a normal group, a classical group, and a scientific group. All of us in sections at stated times exercised ourselves in these gymnastic indispensable to a true Knight of the Book, Unity. Coherence, and Emphasis. Many hours were spent in a vain effort to discover the intricacies of some problem in phy sics or in chemistry. Many were the bandaged heads worn as a consequence of wrestling with German or Trench, or in again combating the tierv gocmetry giant, who. at this stage of our training, was stronger and fiercer than ever. Me were proud of the manner in which some of our number conducted themselves at the Rankin memorial contest. nd on the evening of the great feast tendered to the Senior squires, we forgot for a few hours all of our troubles. At last April closed its wet eyes and May came tripping in. her gay. laughing self breathing June and the roses. S n June reigned supreme and the Middle year had ended Seniors! Who can describe the joy that filled our hearts at the sound of tlu- word? Were we really Seniors? It had been such a short three years since we entered these halls. Ah. tightly must we gird ourselves that naught should defeat us, in this the last stage of our training fur worthy knighthood. Many brave squires joined our ranks for this last part of our work There remained only thirteen of the large number who started out with us on our ambitious course. Long shall we remember the wrestling and feats of arms of that last year, lie fore we were regarded worthy of our spurs; the brave way in which vc as followers of Burke, defended the rights of an oppressed people; the bold way in which we wrested from tile grasp of Nature many of her much prized secrets Bui it was not all strict military duty. Upon one never-to-be-forgotten evening we feasted as the gteat knights feast, around the jovial hoard. The songs and laughter and gay good fellowship of that happy cvnirg and of our last good times together will linger when our shoulders are bent and our heads are grev. At last all was ended. Joyfully yet sadly we gathered for the accolade which should mark us true Knights of the Book, ready to set out with high endeavor to perform great feats. Confidently we flung t the breeze our banner bearing the famous words. “Veni, Vidi. Vici. And when we near life's close may that banner be high advanced over the head of each member of the brave class of I'M .

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CJjc Class IDotr 00 Who has done most for the Academy? Who lias done the mo«t for tQi ? Who is the most brilliant? Who is the most dignified? Who is the most popular? Who is the most shiftless? Who is the greatest athlete? Who the most eloquent? Who is the most scientific? Who is the most versatile? Who is the nerviest? Who is the handsomest? Who is the prettiest? Who i' the most “do-right ? Who is the vainest? Who i- the best nattired? Who is the greatest llirt Who the best dressed? Who «s the biggest Muff? Who is the quietest? Who is the windiest? Who is the tallest? Who i' the shortest Who is the most religious' First Choice. Second Choice Dyett Lucas Willa Mae drown Kerry Madison Coker Peyton Adams O. Smith Elcock Dickson Panned Burke Fanned Willa Mac drown Cornelia drown Hunter Madison Elcock Coker Nunion Murphy Burke Donnelly Marie Edwards W M drown Zennbia Howse Christian Gibson Rachel Thomas Carlctie M « Stowe Clarke t ‘live Smith Christian Pearl Neal Lancaster Burris Keenan Stewart Sandford Luca Panned Freeman L. Johnson C Brown Andrews Moody. W hat i- the favorite drink « f the class? Soft drink.