Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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0 Eyes. CLASS OFFICERS. President, - - ' ' I- V- CRONE Vice-President, ' VV- 5- IOSEPH Secretary, - ANNIE M. WALKER Treasurer, ROBERT E. KING Sergeant-at-Arms, - ' - - U- R- CULE C'l.fISb' .llO7'7'O,-4 Vliicllzzzsi sine 0czz!z'.f. CLASS COLORS-CRIMSON AND WHITE. - CLASS NAI-IEf NO-EYES. CLASS YELL: HE! HI! HO! I RIP! RAH! REAVIQN! No-Eyes! No-Eyes! '97! HISTORY OF NINETY:SEVEN. FROM T. zxs PHoNoGRAPH. A lPerhaps it -was hardly fairy but the Bomb Board takes no such things into account, so when the snake editor got hold of T. Z.'s phonograph it was immediately turned over to the historian. As Franklin's room was the favorite resort of Bigelow, Dyer, Damon, Brewer and Christyfand as he himself was there occasion- allyjthe phonograph contained many things of interest to the Sophomore class. Below we give a few extracts from its eternal talk.. The name Alex is entirely nctitious, and represents anyone from Short Hart- man to Old Bear. V It is no more than just that we should here acknowledge our indebtedness to the phonograph, as many things which would otherwis l machined e iave remained undiscovered were divulged by this guileless and unprejudiced HELLO! Alex, old boy! Donlt it seem magnificent to be a Sophomore and ino longerthe butt of the entire school! When did you get back? I thought when I went home last fall that I didn't care Whether I ever came back or not, but when the time came I was as anxious to get back as I had been to get away. What studies are you going to take this term? Iill tell you what I believe, Alex, it takes a year to learn how to poun- derate facts and stow away knowledge. I bet I can pass up all my work with good marks and not put one half the time on my studies that I did last term. Am I goihg to take extra studies? WellI guess not hardly. Pm going out in society this year. The governor gave me an elegant suit and a hundred dollar bill, just to start me, you know. Work him well? I should say I did! Why, he thinks he can peer into the future and see me either a Stock broker in Chicago, a minister in the pulpit, or a States- Q

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Verses to the Class . . The Junior goarcely dareg io wrile Of Do Eye Soph'more Friehds, Their more lhan brolhers sihce lheynighl The Campus heard ihe wild alffrighi Thai called ihem from lheir dems. ?XF1dyGl'Wili'1 more lhan hrolher's love l'le'd Shower kiqclly praise Aqd blame, seeh from ihose heighls above Where Sell? siis broodihg like a dove Oh pasl and fulure days. O. Suhlle Soloh., would you coulci khow how sweei ihe life you live! Uh Prep. and Freshmah Far below Kindly and freely you besiow N Whal knowledge you may-give. To suckers and lo lshkoodahs, I you mighly lrulhg have giveq o el i eir i clg, and loo because P ni 'i They have qol liglehed lo your rahs l ' nci ciea 'ni iii l ahl eavenlu A i we YP Vi ioui l'in'1e is passing. Lei ii Ioassg Dor murmur al ils going. If some leave school, say noi ffalagli' ioul calmly, quieily anqagg 'Vifhallhings are worlhy knowing. Think noi ihe ones you lose, a loss. b iq yearg, loo gwifl in coming, Old Time will ricl your class of clross And give lo each a golden gloss, V Thai ig noi gaihed -hy bummihg.

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- TI-IE BOMB. 25 man in the president's chair. That sounds like Dyerls voice yelling Open up! I-Ie's coming down the hall this way. Yep, that's who it is! i-l I'm not a bit sleepy, are you? Then let us talk awhile-we are not held underthe thumb like the girls are. Ididn't go with the girls much last year, you know they always show a preference for upperclassmen-don't know enough to read human nature, I guess, or we would stand a better show. I raised myselfto a great degree of promi- nence at home this winter. Folks always seemed to think I was a kind of a jay before, but being in college a year just carried me right up to the top notch. I couldn't realize to the fullest my great importance, but it opened my occulars to my capabilities as a society man there. And, let me tell you, one of the first things we must do is to form our table in the diningroom. What do you say to inviting those girls we were talking to in the hall to-day? You say they are only Freshmen and that you don't care any- thing about mixed tables? That may be, but I've got to scheme some way to become popular in society, and this will-well you know. Positively, I am going to appear this term. O, by the way, had you thought that to-morrow night is the general reception? Say we go and show the junior and Senior yaps that we are their equals. -1? -- How did I enjoy myself? Immensely! I think Miss H--k is just the girl of the times--a close observer with lots of good common sense. Allow me to tell you what she said, and I know you will agree with me. She said, 'fl think the Sophomore boys are the most intellectual and highly cultured young gentlemen in schoolf' Yes, I did think some of entertaining Miss T-yl-rg but soon became aware of the fact that she is not my equal, for she seemed incapable of carrying on a very lively conversation, and finally abruptlylturned and wandered off with one of those ignoble Seniors. So you think she did not care to be capable of conversing just then? Ishould never have seen it in that light. Perhaps you larwe the best of me this time, but let me give you one piece of advice whichfis worthy of your acceptance. Hold your head high if you wish to be somebody, for if you do not exalt yourself Other people will not. I never before real- ized the utter insignificance of the Freshmen. What are they but a bewildered horde of humanity? Such a green, ignorant, gawky set! why, they don't know the first prin- ciples of etiquette! Blame the Juniors! I hate them worse than I do the Freshmen. I really don't kate the Freshmen but instead have a feeling of pity for them. But those juniors, they think they are privileged characters and say all sorts of exasperating things. Iwas just on the dizzy verge of a desperate scrap at the West House to-day. I re- marked that I must hasten back to the college, and draw for tables, or I would be com- pelled to eat with Freshmen, when a junior spoke up and said, I should think from your general appearance and the size of your cranium that you were not much above one now. 'It just made my blood boil and I would have whipped the ground with him only you know, I fully realized the depravity of class scraps and did 'not wish to lead my class into one.lWe must do something to become more popular with the girls and more noticed by the Faculty. Prex said in his chapel talk QI mean his special one, of coursej that he favored a class that had spirit and was awake to all the newness of life, and also told us to be men. Now wouldntt it be a good scheme to organize a 'tMus- tache Club to which only such members of the class whose facial expressions indicate a want of intelligence, shall be eligible, or would it be better to have every boy try it, 3