Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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16. Worked all afternoon getting ready for the “Boom.” The Freshman stunt was the best. 17. Dr. Leist didn’t like the “Boom.” The Beta house caught on fire. We all got out of class to watch it burn, but were disappointed. 18. Came to English late today, and Prof, bawled me out. I just hate him. The oratory class gave a recital in the afternoon. 19. I was talking to Percy right after chapel. He acted awful sleepy, said he worked down at the restaurant until mid—night. Didn’t believe it, because I found a long brown hair on his right coat sleeve. I believe Percy’s pretty nice. 20. We debated Simpson and Upper Iowa this evening, but lost both debates two to one. Eva hated it awful. 21. Dr. Lymer punished us because we lost the debate by making us sing 409. 22. Went to church this morning. All the Hall Parlors are in demand as it is pretty cold. Some of the girls were sore about them. 23. Packed a few of my clothes today. Got three letters from Illinois today. He’s crazy for me to come over again. 24. Sang 409 again in chapel. I got called down for not studying, but I was tired out. 25. I didn’t go to chapel, but Nell told me they sang 409 again. 26. Was asked for a date tonight. Didn’t want to go to the lecture, but went and had a good time. 27. Slim attendance at chapel. Everybody goes home. APRIL 6. Back again, and tired out. Oh, the time I had at home! About feel like I could never study again. 7. Am going to quit keeping my diary, as I don’t have enough time, and besides I’m afraid I might lose it. Have been having “oodles” of dates.

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5. Delegation left for the State Oratorical Contest at Des Moines. Wouldn’t it be fine if Stanley could win this year? 6. Hurrah! Stan won the State Contest. Viola was so happy that she cried. Nearly all the girls left the Hall after we got the report but Miss Rader didn’t want them to. Some of boys hauled boxes from down town with Mr. Laut-erbach’s wagon, and we 5y.%tc had two big bonfires on the campus. Some of the girls were awful mad because their men didn’t come out to celebrate. 7. Had a big “Pep” meeting at chapel. Classes dismissed for the rest of the day. Everybody met 178 to see the people from the contest. The men with purple and white sweaters hauled Stanley and his father all around up town in a purple and white carriage. It was awful muddy but we all waded through it. Enjoyed every minute of the celebration, had a date part of the time. 8. The smoke from the bonfires is nearly all cleared away. Heard today that they were going to take up a collection to pay Mr. Lauterbach for his wagon. 9. Julius Winters’ band gave a concert in the chapel. One of the men looked like he was trying to swallow his horn, but Fimmen said that he was playing a slide trombone and it just looked that way. 10. I guess Parsons feels sort of squelched, for their man only got fifth place in the state. 11. Think Dr. Leist is going to crack another joke some day. Saw his mouth giving indications of mirth in chapel. 12. The Croaker Staff passed around slips in chapel for us to sign if we wanted a Croaker. 1 ordered a leather one. Bet they won’t get any jokes on me. 13. The Sophomores had their Preliminary Debate tonight. School is an awful grind. 14. Someone here from Galesburg today. Went to Quo Vadis in the afternoon. At night we didn’t. My, but I had a good time. When we were at Westfall’s Dr. Schell came in with Miss Rader and Miss Baldwin and sucked straws with the rest of us. 15. Sunday. Went down the “K line” today. Saw Mr. Truitt and Hazel down on the second bridge.

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SOME FACTS Lodwiek: “From the way Jordan and “Batty” Powers are running around together, I believe that they have a pretty bad case.” Florence Seeley: “Well, Bill, if they have a bad case what do you call what we have?” “Judge” Hale: “Say, man, but I have a sore knee.” Student: “Who have you been holding on it?” “Judge”: “Don’t you know?” Jordan (looking out of window in German class). Leist: “What do you see out there of such importance, Mr. Jordan?” Jordan: “Ackerson’s got a date.” Leist: “You’re excusable.” C ourageous R are 0 bserving A ble K ingly E xcellent R ich S mart T rained A cceptable F air F aithful “That’s Us”