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

Text from Pages 1 - 274 of the 1917 volume:

THE CROAKER 1917 YEAR BOOK f IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE VOL. VI PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF 1917 IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR Qfbicatton TO DR. A. ROMMEL Dean of the Conservatory of Music Master Musician and Friend THE M KM HICKS OF THE CLASS OF 1917 DEDICATE THIS HOOK )e ibtaft Editor-in-Chief ....EDWARD F. WESTON Business Manager ...WARREN L. HUEBNER Assistant Editor AENID BEMAN A ssistan I B usiness Manager...................AIA RIE SC HICK Athletic Editor GRANT VENELL Joke Editor .BEULAH BILLINGSLEY Department Editor EARL VANDAGRIFFE Artist DONALD LAWSON Associate Editor ....EMMA BLOOMQUIST Associate Editor AGNES REANEY Associate Editor HAROLD KEMBLE A Associate Editor MIRIAM JARVIS jforetoorfo WITH NO FEELING OF PRIDE; BUT WITH A REALIZATION OF OUR MANY LIMITATIONS, WE, THE CLASS OF 1917, SUBMIT THIS BOOK TO THE FACULTY, STUDENTS AND FRIENDS OF IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE. WITHIN ITS PAGES WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PAINT A PICTURE OF COLLEGE LIFE AS IT HAS BEEN DURING THE YEAR. IF IT HAS ADDED THE LEAST BIT TO THE LORE OF OLD WESLEYAN, IF IT HAS MADE YOU LOVE HER MORE WE WILL FEEL THAT OUR WORK HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN. THE STAFF DR. ELMER E. LYMER Dean Poarb of trustees EX OFFICIO Edwin A. Schell, Ph. D., I). D......................Mt. Pleasant TERM EXPIRES 1916 Hon. Gardner Cowles, A. M...........................Dcs Moines George L. Min ear......................................Oskaloosa W. J. Steckei.........................................Bloomfield C. I.. Tennant, I). I)..............................Mr. Pleasant Thomas Osborn, A. M.................................Mt. Pleasant George T. Pulliam........................................Moulton Chris Haw .............................................Ottumwa TERM EXPIRES 1917 C. S. Rogers, M. S..................................Mt. Pleasant E. T. Willetts......................................Mt. Pleasant Hon. W. I. Barb, A. M., LL. I)......................Aurora, III. Hon. W. B. Sefi.ey, LL. B...........................Mt. Pleasant 1'. S. Pool.........................................Mt. Pleasant ii. N. Smith, A. M., Ph. I).........................New London W. A. Hanna.............................................Danville TERM EXPIRES 1918 W. F. Kopp, M. S....................................Mt. Pleasant U. S. Smith, I). D.....................................Muscatine W. P. Stoddard, A. M., I). I)...........................Grinncll Hugh A. Cole........................................Chicago, 111. Hon. W. S. Withrow, M. S..........:.................Mt. Pleasant Adam Weir...........................................Mt. Pleasant H. L. McGrew........................................Mt. Pleasant TERM EXPIRES 1919 E. J. Shook, D. I).......................................Ottumwa Mrs. M. B. Huston, M. S.......................-.....Mt. Pleasant Carl S. Williams, M. S..............................Chicago, 111. H. F. Gilbert, A. B...................................Washington T. J. Myers, D. D.........................................Agency J. W. Neasham........................................... Ottumwa H. M. Havner.............................................Marengo “A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Its loveliness increases; it ivill never Pass into nothingness When to the sessions of siveet, silent thought, I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes, new wail my dear times waste. Sounding in moral virtue ivas his speech, And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach.” - The wise, for cure, on exercise depend. Must I thus leave thee— Thy native soil, thy sacred walks and shade?” SH l esilepan Creel) I believe in Iowa Wesleyan College: her present: her promising future and her most glorious past. I believe that proportionately she has contributed more than her share toward the development of our great commonwealth. And I realize the responsibility such a record imposes upon one who calls Wesleyan Alma Mater. I believe in the ideals of her founders who raised these edifices upon the barren prairie and brot culture into the wilderness and I believe in the ultimate fulfillment of their dreams. I believe in the romance of Wesleyan, in her holy traditions, and when duty calls me into a greater field of service I shall hear the nightly voices of her campus and see in my fancy her maples silhouetted against the star strewn sky. I believe in the Wesleyan spirit which knows no defeat. In the do or die passion which has made her name famous, in the hope of better, greater things that live eternal. I believe that the greatest duty of my life is to be true to such an Alma Mater. FACULTY I LUCY A. BOOTH A. B., Ohio Wesleyan, 1881 A. M., Ohio State University, 1892 Ph. I)., Ohio State University, 1894 Phi Beta Kappa History i ARTHUR L. EATON A. B., Black Hills College, 1896 Graduate Student, University of Chicago, 1901, 1904, 1908 Beta Theta Pi Registrar Latin HENRY G. LEIST A. B., Central Wesleyan College, 1892 A. M., 1895 B. D., Garret Biblical Institute, 1895 Graduate Student, University of Berlin, 1895-97 D. D., Iowa Wesleyan University, 1909 Biblical Literature German JOHN W. EDWARDS B. S., Ohio Wesleyan, 1895 A. M., Tufts College, 1897 Phi Delta Theta Chemistry EDWIN O. KOCH A. B., University of Wooster, 1904 A. M., University of Missouri, 1911 Graduate Student, Ohio State University, 1912 University of Chicago, Summer 1914 Greek HARRY E. JACQUES B. S., Iowa Wesleyan, 1911 Graduate Student, Ohio State University, 1910-11-12-13 Secretary of the Faculty Biology r REEMT E. LUEBBERS A. B., Iowa Wesleyan University, 1909 S. T. B., Boston University, 1911 Ph. D., 1912 University of Berlin, 1913, 1914 Sigma Phi Epsilon Economics SIMON R. BOYER A. B., Epworth University, 1910 Graduate Student, University of Chicago, ’14, ’15 Mathematics J. W. BLAIR A. B., Tabor College, 1900 A. M., Washburn College, 1904 A. M., Kansas University, 1911 English ULLENA P. INGERSOLL B. S., Iowa Wesleyan University, 1909 Student, Columbia School of Expression, 1910 Pi Beta Phi Oratory MAY HILLS A. B., Iowa Wesleyan University, 1899 Student, Gertrude Estabrook’s Private Studio; also Art Institute Diploma, Northwestern Summer School Pi Beta Phi Art ORVILLE J. DICKEY M. Accts., Marion Normal College Three years at North Manchester College Commercial FLORA BALDWIN Pupil of New England Conservatory of Music, Boston James Saurage, Isidore Luckstone and G. Magnus Shcctz, New York Vocal Music CARL H. HEIDT B. S., Grinncll College, 1913 Phi Delta Theta Physical Director Physics MINNIE B. KING EDITH X. VOORHEES B. S., Northwestern University, 1914 Phi Beta Kappa Dean of Women JULIUS WINTERS Pupil of Herm Schaettner Director of City Orchestra, Teplitz, Bohemia Four years’ service in 42nd Infantry Band, Austria Two years member of Orchestra (forty-eight pieces), Teplitz, Bohemia One year member of Orchestra (fifty members), Marisnbad, Bohemia Eight years leader of Old Veteran Band, Teplitz, Bohemia Violin and Cornet bjejle aci Jj mn W I j i 1 W r� _ic ii _rvn 4- U., U -v _ r r o rJ T. 1 t i ( H f Words bi T� ou tU_ Rnicrsoa'c U)c5-teh-at ,thu hon-ored i ame, clean hauedimmvathu sa-cred uJaUs , utt the purple and the white., UJhenthe Shad-owo aU Li t tot oa oac Touched bu Na-Tures Eu-er loat a,-Q'er the. u)orla at a— in - er; boue th.ee; ao - : gfttl-f Pi f I f p r Tla-ter dear; ibaAhs be twee o’, In tha haib avswi-bied here.Sia uje JU Well ue ooethu cam-pucs een3 aquirees and Thou hast Sons (Bid daughters true, Taagr.T qt theeio dare and do , Then asad-ness yUs mu, bec-rt. M-ier Tears unbidden sum. i i 5 I J g 1J 3 � . -« Load a son6, praise sin-cere , Fairer siaht vuas neu -er Seen, 7 ou; theu,pfedae them-Selues a- neu , For the ti rue has come to part. w ttf U)es- leu.'o.n 'aies- teg • arc toes leu,- aa 06es leujin. i ui e Uj e to X --- +,17— loot tWee tone thee, touc thee loue thee £ gT ' t Commencement SUNDAY, JUNE 6 10:45 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon, President Edwin A. Schell, D. D. 8:00 P. M. Annual Sermon, Rev. Chas. H. Myers, D. D., Chattanooga, Tenn. MONDAY, JUNE 7 8:00 P. M. President Schell’s Reception. TUESDAY, JUNE 8 2:00 P. M. Meeting of Board of Trustees, Harlan Hall. 4:00 P. M. Baseball Game, Wesleyan vs. Monmouth. 8:00 P. M. Commencement Recital, Conservatory of Music. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 8:30 A. M. Meeting of Alumni Association, College Library. 9:00 A. M. Meeting of Board of Trustees, Harlan Hall. 3 :00 P. M. Weaving of the Colors, College Campus. 3:30 P. M. Organ Recital, Dr. Rommel. 6.00 P. M. Alumni Banquet, Hershey Hall. THURSDAY, JUNE 10 10:30 A. M. Commencement Exercises. Address by Rev. C. W. Stewart, D. D., President Garret Biblical Institute. Conferring of Degrees. Commencement 1915 The weather at Mt. Pleasant is proverbially beautiful during Wesleyan Commencement, and the week from June 6th to 10th, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen, was equal to tradition, for, with the exception of a few spatters of rain, J. Pluvius omitted Mt. Pleasant from his usual circuit. Commencement proper began on Sunday, the 6th, with the Baccalaureate Sermon in the college chapel. The downtown churches as usual suspended their regular services and the chapel building was taxed to its fullest capacity. Dean Elmer E. Lymer presided, and Dr. Rommel was at his place at the organ. A choir composed of the Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ Glee Clubs sang two especially fitting anthems. The sermon was preached by President Dr. E. A. Schell, after which Rev. T. J. Myers led in the closing prayer. In the evening, the annual sermon was delivered at the First Methodist church by Rev. Charles H. Myers, D. D., of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Myers is a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan, and the son of Dr. T. J. Myers. Commencement Week being fittingly started on the Sabbath, the next two days were to the visitors and college and townspeople a sort of Wesleyan Love Feast. Reunions were held from day to day, and the spirit of fellowship, so pronounced among all who have attended Wesleyan, was felt on every side. On Monday the members of the different classes were again united, many for the first time in years, and among the students the day was taken up with final examinations, black bogies which time out of mind have appeared at this season to haunt any who had applied themselves insufficiently during the college year. Tuesday afternoon a game of ball was played between the Purple and White nine and Monmouth College. The Monmouth team had beaten the locals early in the season, and it was expected that we would fall an easy prey to them. However, before a large crowd of students and alumni, Beal’s men triumphed over their Presbyterian rivals, 6 to 0. At eight o’clock that evening, the annual conservatory recital was held in the chapel before a large and appreciative audience. Wednesday was the busiest day about the campus. In the morning the meetings of the Alumni Association and the Board of Trustees were held in the college library and German chapel, respectively. During the afternoon, the campus was the scene of a beautiful event when the young ladies presented the Weaving of the Colors. This function closed with the letters “I. W. C.” ingeniously worked out in purple and white. After the Weaving of the Colors, Dr. Rommel gave an organ recital in the chapel and greatly pleased a large audience of alumni and friends with his exquisite music. This was especially appreciated, as many of the visitors had not as yet enjoyed the privilege of hearing the organ which had been installed during the year. Thursday was the last day of the school year, and the big event was the commencement exercises held in the chapel at ten-thirty. Dr. C. W. Stewart, of Garrett Biblical Institute, delivered the address, after which the services were closed by the presentation of diplomas and degrees by the President. Degrees anti honors Conferred at Commencement BACHELOR OF ARTS Ruth Schreiner Hazel Johnson Ralph Campbell Edna Owen Stanley Newell Russell Barnett Mary Stall Columbus Hayes Ralph Hileman Jean Wilson Percy Caris Howard Goehrinc Bertha Saunderson Edith Lee Floyd Haoie Fern Walker Ruth Logan BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Allen Eliason BACHELOR OF MUSIC Vi:re Dean DOCTOR OF DIVINITY E. J. Shook, Ottumwa H. F. Gilbert, Muscatine SPECIAL PRIZES AWARDED Local Oratorical, Scholarship Churley Bloomquist Best Student in American History, Medal Edward Wahl opfjomore Oratory banquet AX ORATORICAL NIGHTMARE Do not believe what we tell you here. Toastmaster .......................Warren Huebner Eat, drink and be merry. Oratorical Style.....................Harold Kemble I never saw so noble art in so poor a thine . Clearness......................................Marie Schick Nothing is so firmly believed as what we know nothing about. Impressiveness ..................... Emma Bloomquist Thin airy shoals of visionary guests.” Belief......................................... Ruth Scolcs It is not children only, that one feeds with fairy tales. Action ........................................Hanna Stalker This is the thing that I was born to do.” Entertainment..................................Acnid Beman Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.” I $u£fjbaU Since history was first recorded of the affairs of Iowa Wesleyan College there have been fights between the Freshman and Sophomore classes. Sometimes these combats took place on the athletic field; at other times a cornfield north of the city limits furnished an arena for the issue, but more frequently the fight was held in the old main building. The lower class generally barracked themselves in the tower room and with their colors nailed to the dome offered fight to all comers. The Sophomores were never slow about taking up the issue, and several injuries were always reported by the combatants. The young ladies of the college as well as the young men took part in the melees, and many were the restrictions recorded at the Hall against feminine offenders. The culmination came in 1911, when several serious injuries were received by three of the men. 'Fhc next year the faculty decided that the modern pushball game would be a wise innovation, and it so proved its worth the first year that it has since been in vogue. The event takes place a few weeks after the school year opens in the fall and draws a large number of townspeople as well as the student body. Last fall the contest was not as interesting as usual because of the overwhelming superiority of the Freshman class. The first year men won out, 14 to 2. ®f)anfe£gtbmg banquet TOAST PROGRAM THROUGH THE AGES To Stmafter, Father Time..........Dr. Leist “A Mighty Hand, from an exhaust less Urn, Pours forth the never ending Flood of Years.’’ Prehistoric Age ..............Emerson Wyse, Academy “Xot to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.” Dark Age.....................Florence Rominger, ’19 ‘ Pouch us gently, Father Time! Let us glide adown thy stream.” Stone Age.........................Newton Moats, ’18 Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.” Iron Age...........................Aenid Beman, ’17 Gold and not Iron is Queen of the World, but it is Iron that gives the Force.” Golden Age..........................Ermil Frye, ’16 “Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.” Age of Change.................C. K. Hayes, Alumnus ‘ Time stays not for any man.” Future Age......................Dr. R. E. Luebbers “And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree.” pootu “Program MARCH 20 Academy....................“An European Romance” Freshman..................“A Freak Commencement” Sophomore ............................. “Minstrel” Junior.................“A Mere Chant of Vengeance” Senior “If Shakespeare Lived Today” The Wesleyan News WBffJfYAX FI RAT- HT PLSAMmr, IOWA. FRIDAY. 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HIMPHOX AND WKJ4LKYAN Cl.Snil TODAY The � IM jvad Gold Will Remember | IW Defeat of l+ Veer Tie aupportcr of tbe Ked and Cold at lodlanola Save sot forgotten tbe defeat laSktcd open them by tbe Purpie a ad White teas Uat year Tbe tune ia � :-actbirc Itko aoaen to nothing Today tbe lea a.a Uib again. to decVie wko la tbe beat feot Vail machine Like Wfoleyan. Simp. k i baa bee ratter tbte year with n tbe atiMfl CTTIZJ’.XX OF MT. PU diW HOLD HASS HKKT1.YO Qarvtlca. lUbibx U tho CoUec Vty Rllea Doe Tueeday evening tbe President of the Coranrrnal C1 V. railed a meeting of tbe dllaeaa at tbo Coart bovae. to .liteata tbe aiitallaei In re- ard to tbe remo ) of lo«a Wole-yan college frora Mt rieeiant Adam Wei «aa made eValr the aaeeiitir aad .a a few y oar ka n plained tbe I MtSlepan i etos Editor.....................................Ermil Frye Business Manager............................Phil Logan Managing Editor.......................Rilea Doe Subscription Manager,.........VICTOR BlOOMQUIST Assistant Business Manager.............Fae Hayes Athletic.........................Edward Weston Desk ...............................Ruth Thorston Social............................... Lei.a Pape Campus..............................Miriam Jarvis Exchange........................... Gladys Ci.ine Literary....................: J. Fred Stii.weli. Local............................. Norine Short 04 b bkk cm' the ball la _ on Mt. PleaaaaCm—eT e yara Hoe 7fca ball waa e6«a ved fl� e yard M Itae amaabee by Meaa-nger. Wetteraa fumbled and XeyUr aveop-ed round atbreed up tba ball and raced tbtougb a brokra Arid fir a toaebdowa XrMMCtr Dalai coal. Tie Aral half esied with tba ball la the Freeba.ro’a loaaeaeMb on Mt. Plearaat a twelve-yard line In tba zeeofid balf both teem opraai up oa (Caat.ltted oa page « r It la «(U . eniaemeni tbe collrc n know more atudent vm for Wealeyan by ab tbe IT Croaker, than by all tbe college catalocaeK bsllrtUe . lireatbre there a man with aeal M dead Wfc ae«er ao bla alia batb aald. Thle la my own loved Annual. Wbo'a heart baa ne’er vltVIb him Vtraed Aa o’er Ita page oft ba Cursed Wklle wandering on acme fceo'gn (Continued on Page S) mlnlater porta nee prcapectlee leader of three teaxaa are men wbo have been attire In nany pbaeea of collega Ufa. Fame cd them Lave done active CbrUUan work bafora conlog here to acbool Tbe teen wbleb weal oat over Uat 8uodey did the work. Ro-Coatloued on page b; B. Crane preacnled tbe Co lerctal mrna viewpoint He told w|� t a bCg lb lag Ike college vu for town and aald that from coe liiirol ao 3 ttty to two hundred thotiand dollar waa brought Sato wn every year by tbe college. Dr. Stonmcl), W. F Koyp .C It. Rcgera and Robert Wllllta gaka abort ajeetbee that ere to lb. pc(nt. Following there Kerejrt JaffrUa a . P «lbed tba Par .ce� � propoel' '. p retail and cxyrrttrd bla bop'.e of ♦-curing balp fraon tho Rockerfellow and Carnegie foatdatlona. If tk� people wcold atari the tpllft maveooat. (Continued fr m Pago 6) T. TOje 1917 Croaker [HE class of 1905 of Iowa Wesleyan T kQ) took it upon themselves to publish jPj the first year book of the institution. [( }) The edition was small and none of the books have been available for the use of the present staff. Two years later the Junior class again published a year book on a somewhat more inclusive scale and sent it forth among the students as The Croaker’. Since that time all odd numbered classes have issued books, each book showing improvement over its predecessors. As the college has grown and expanded the publishers have attempted to keep stride with it and have endeavored to make their book representative of the life at college, as they saw it. In harmony with this it has been the earnest aim of the present Junior class to edit a book that would truly represent the college and one of which every student and friend of Iowa Wesleyan might well be proud. This has been no easy task and as you criticize we ask you to bear in mind that when we took up the work of publication last spring we had absolutely no knowledge of the nature of the job before us. But the work has been very pleasant and we have learned much. If the opportunity were again offered to do the same kind of a job there is not a member on the staff that would shirk the responsibility. We have endeavored to include every college activity within its covers and if anything has been omitted we are truly sorry. We have no apologies to offer, we have done the task to the best of our ability. We solicit no criticism, we ask no commendation. Cnbotument Campaign A couple of weeks before the Christmas season of 1915 the Board of Trustees of Iowa Wesleyan informed the citizens of Mt. Pleasant through their commercial club that unless Mt. Pleasant and Henry county raised one hundred thousand dollars before the twentieth day of January the college would be forced into a Class “B” institution, and the conference would move it to some other city. Two or three preliminary mass meetings were held in the county court house, and after discussion pro and con the citizens agreed to raise the amount demanded of them if the Conference outside of the county would raise one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. This agreed upon, the people of the town and county were organized and elected Adam Weir chairman of their committee and Herbert Jeffrey secretary. Both men were well qualified for the positions and immediately set about formulating plans for the campaign. Because of the rush of the holiday season, it was decided to postpone the start of the campaign until the first day of the new year. The faith of a few men finally conquered, and with eight days of grace granted by the Educational Senate of the Methodist Church the campaign reached a glorious climax at midnight of the 28th. A larger task has since been undertaken, but there can be no nobler sacrifice, no greater service than that rendered by the loyal citizens of Henry County. On the first day of the year 1916 was started the hardest campaign that Mt. Pleasant and Henry County had ever witnessed. At the start the committees sent out had little success, and the hearts of all but the staunchest quailed and many wished to give the thing up, a failure. H. N. JEFFREY Lillian Piper Mt. Pleasant Pi Beta Phi Ruthean; Wesleyan News Staff ’13, ’14. “Two-fifth's of her genius, three-fifths sheer fudge.’’ Er.mil Frye Donnclson Beta Theta Pi Hamline; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’16; Editor Wesleyan News ’15-’16; Winner Local Oratorical ’15; Fourth Place State Oratorical; College Debate ’15 , Iota Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. “Would that the world might knoiv how truly great am.” Jeanette Buck Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean; President Ruthean ’15; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16; President Y. W. C. A. ’15; Forensic League ’15; Iota Phi. “Her dark eyes sought the west afar; For lovers love the zees tern star'’ Laurence Truitt Agency Sigma Phi Epsilon Philo; President Forensic League ’15. “Verily zee do believe he shows igns of life.” Clarence Johnson Mt. Pleasant Philo; Forensic League ’14; Wesleyan News Staff ’14, '15; Head Usher ’14; Football (W) ’13, ’14, ’15; Captain Football ’15. “Nothin great was ever achieved without my knowledge. Hetty Young Mt. Pleasant Phi Mu Ruthcan “Quiet and reserved, just because she is thinking. Ronald Johnson Agency Sigma Phi Epsilon Philo; College Debate ’15; Pi Kappa Delta. “I am getting to he a big boy non-. Winnifrbd Dilts Salem Pi Beta Phi Ruthcan “She can appreciate a good joke; even on herself. Edward D. Wahl Victor Sigma Phi Epsilon Hamline; Glee Club ’13, ’14; Football (W) ’13, ’14, ’15; Basketball (W) ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, Captain ’15; President Tennis Association ’13; Sophomore Debate ’14; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15, ’16; President Y. M. C. A. ’16; Medal in American History ’15; Pi Kappa Delta. “A mighty man he must he who attempts to pick a scrap with me. Edna Evans Mystic Ruthcan; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16; Student Volunteer; Iota Phi. She is gentle, she is shy. But there’s mischief in her eye Harrison Barker Mt. Pleasant Phi Delta Theta Hamline; Football (W) ’12, ’13, ’15. A woman is only a woman. But a good cigar is a smoke Nellie Curran Morning Sun Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’12, ’13; Iota Phi. Let no man accost me, unless he hath a mighty good reason I I Leroy Akerson Keokuk Philo; President Philo 16; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15-’16; Student Volunteer; Gospel Team ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, '16. “I just can't hel{ smiling.” Gladys Hastings Birmingham Pi Beta Phi Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15; House President ’15; Glee Club ’16; Junior Mantel Oration ’15; Iota Phi. “Oh! it’s great to he dying with love.” Cora Gillaspey Mt. Pleasant Student Volunteer “When she trill, she trill and you may depend on it; When she won't, she iron t; and that’s the end of it.” Glenn Grant Fairfield Sigma Phi Epsilon Glee Club’12, ’13, '14; President Senior Class; Athletic Council '15; Football (W) '13, '14, '15; Basketball (W) '13, '14, '15; Captain Basketball ’15. “Some men are born with degrees, most acquire them, hut his was thrust upon him.” ------------- I Florence Buck Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean; Glee Club’11,’12,'14, 15; Reader Glee Club ’15, 16; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet’14, ’15, ’16. In order to love mankind, we must not expect too much of them Baron- Crane Mt. Pleasant Phi Delta Theta Hamline; Business Manager Wesleyan News ’14, ’15; Athletic Council ’13, ’14. lie has a studious look, but sometimes looks are deceiving Grace Howard Marengo Hypatia; Glee Club ’13, 14, ’15, ’16; Manager Glee Club 16; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16. “Liked here, liked there, liked everywhere. Chlrlev A. Bloomqi ist Kingston Sigma Phi F.psilon Philo; Winner Freshmen Debate 13; Winner Local Oratorical 15; Second Place in State Contest ’15; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet 13, ’14, ’15; Iota Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. If ho would describe a preacher?” Katherine Hull Mt. Pleasant Instructor in Domestic Science Her opinion is a mighty matter to dispose of. Dorothy Withrow Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthcan; Orchestra ’13, ’14. It would take a wiser head than mine to understand her Earl Tovera Mt. Pleasant Assistant in Chemical Laboratory; Football (W) ’12, ’14, ’15. Nearly killed by a train of thot passing thru his brain. Katherine Druse Montrose Pi Beta Phi Ruthean; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’16; House President ’14; Croaker Staff ’14; Forensic League ’12; Junior Mantel Oration ’14; Iota Phi. A deep thinker but she does not always say what she thinks. Viola E. Carson Fairfield Alpha Xi Delta Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15. “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, A nd all her paths are peace” Harry M. Burns Crete, 111. Hamline; Gospel Team ’14; College Debate ’14; Pi Kappa Delta. “He was plump, and he was chubby, He was smooth, and he was rosy” Edith Bond Muscatine Hypatia; Glee Club ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16; Student Volunteer. “Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart” Jay Hunter Danville Sigma Phi Epsilon Philo; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet '13; Sophomore Debate ’14; College Debate ’15; Pi Kappa Delta; Football (W) ’14; Track (W) ’15; Glee Club’15,’16. “It sings; I wish it did not sing.” Vivian Miller Mt. Pleasant Pi Beta Phi Hypatia; Instructor in French. “I’ll buy so met lung, girls, I’ll charge it.’’ Roy P. Anderson Oskaloosa Phi Delta Theta Hamlinc; Football (W) ’15. “A boon companion, he.’’ Lela Pape Kirkwood, 111. Alpha Xi Delta Ruthcan; Wesleyan News Staff ’16. Always in a fluster and delights in keeping others in the same fix.” Ill Htusic Pauline Scott Mt. Pleasant Ruthcan Nothing delights her more than a spin. Lora Buck Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean; Wesleyan News Staff ’14. I want ivhat I want when I want it.” Hazel Allen Olds Hypatia; Glee Club ’15, ’16. Aren’t I the spick and span little kidr Hattie Wolf Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. Full many a friendship has this maid begun, Of ladies many, but of men— but one. . Fae Hayes New London Phi Mu Hypatia; Wesleyan News Staff ’15; Glee Club ’14, ’15. “I'm looking for someone” Ruth Thorson Mt. Pleasant Ruthean; Glee Club ’14, ’15; Wesleyan News Staff ’15. Stands up for her rights.” Donald Lawson Batavia Hamlinc; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15; Croaker Staff. Once in a while the rest of us know something, give us a chance.” Helen Weaver Mt. Pleasant Ruthean Good sense and good humor are never separated.” ' I I i l i Glenn P. Campbell Mt. Pleasant Beta Theta Pi Philo; Basketball (W) ’14, ’15. “Because a man doesn’t talk is no sign he hasn’t something to say. Ruth Green Mt. Pleasant Phi Mu Ruthean Wise to resolve and patient to perform.’’ Carl J. Roberts Mt. Pleasant “Preserve that dignity, old man, it’s valuable” Marie Schick Ottumwa Phi Mu Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16; Wesleyan News Staff '14, ’15; President Hypatia ’15; Assistant Business Mgr. Croaker. “Anything to be different, that’s her hobby; and she's clever at it” Warren Huebner Mt. Pleasant Beta Theta Pi Philo; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’13, ’14; Baseball (W) ’14, ’15, ’16; Captain Baseball ’16; Reader Men’s Glee Club ’16; Iota Phi; Business Manager Croaker. He knows about it all; he knows, he knows.” Emma Bloomquist Mt. Sterling Phi Mu Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16; President Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16; Croaker Staff. “Where there's a nill there's a 99 way. Harold McCullough Mt. Pleasant Philo; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15, ’16. “He may do something sensational yet.” Florence Resor Mt. Pleasant Hypatia; Student Volunteer. “Business is my motto.” Beulah Billingsley Lockridgc Pi Beta Phi Ruthean; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’16; House President ’15, ’16; Croaker Staff. Absence makes the heart grow fonder Harold Kemble Muscatine Sigma Phi Epsilon Mainline; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15; Freshman Debate ’14; Glee Club ’14, ’15, ’16; Football (W) ’15; Croaker Staff; Pi Kappa Delta. “A rather handy man to have around Agnes Reaney Columbus Junction Phi Mu Hypatia; Forensic League ’15, ’16; Croaker Staff. x She never zvorries, and everything goes on smoothly Edward Weston Mt. Pleasant Sigma Phi Epsilon Philo; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15; Winner College Debate ’15; President Philo ’15; Wesleyan News Staff ’15; Football (W) ’14; Basketball (W) ’14; Tennis (W) ’14; President Tennis Association ’14; Pi Kappa Delta; Editor Croaker. The cares of the world rest heavy on me and the faculty. Archie Marsh Tracey Sigma Phi Epsilon Hamline; Baseball (W) ’14, ’15. “Hard work makes a brilliant man.” Esther Printz Moulton Alpha Xi Delta Hypatia; Freshman Debate ’14; Iota Phi; Pi Kappa Delta; Croaker Staff. “She would do anything for a friend.” Elmer C. Sandmeyer Mt. Pleasant “He's one of those people no one knows anything about.” Martha VanBrussell Mt. Pleasant Ruthcan “A good heart, and a level head.” I i 1 Aenid Beman Oskaloosa Alpha Xi Delta Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ’14, ’15, ’16; Assistant Editor Croaker. “Her winning smile doth ninny a man beguile.” Anna VanBrussel Mt. Pleasant Ruthcan “A friendly eye that never sees our faults.” Earl Vandagriffe Mt. Pleasant Phi Delta Theta Hamline; President Hamline ’15; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16;' President Junior Class; Wesleyan News Staff ’15; Croaker Staff. “A good disposition I far prefer to gold.” Miriam Jarvis Burlington Hypatia; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet '15, ’16; Wesleyan News Staff ’15; Croaker Staff. “The heart to conceive, the mind to direct, and the hand to execute.” Edith Rothenstin Mt. Pleasant Ruthcan “A quiet disposition, earnest and brilliant.” Grant Venell Centerville Beta Theta Pi Philo; Glee Club ’14, ’15, ’16; Manager Glee Club ’16; Freshman Debate ’14; Football (W) ’14, ’15; Wesleyan N cws Staff ’15; Pi Kappa Delta; Croaker Staff. . There's a germ in kisses, 'tis stated, But Isch-ga-bibble, I’ve been vaccinated.” Velma LaBreck Mt. Pleasant My own thots are my companions.” Ethel Snair Kalona Phi Mu Hypatia And she would eat, my, how she would eat.” La Rue Sowers Bloomfield Pi Beta Phi Ruthcan Meddle not with the affections of man. L. Dee Thompson Salem Hamline; Freshman Debate ’14; Assistant Biological Department; Football ’15. His composure is in striking contrast to the turmoil about him Bertha McChord Mt. Pleasant Ruthean “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance John Lodwick Mystic Beta Theta Pi Football ’15 “Willing to fuss, but bashful Lucile Whitney Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta “Worry and I have never met.” Fred Taylor Hillsboro Phi Delta Theta Hamline; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15; Baseball ’13, ’14, ’15; Captain Baseball ’15; Iota Phi. I love the coivs and chickens, and that is the life for me.” Zella Jordan Mt. Pleasant Ruthean Honor lives in unceasing honest toilr m)t “M” Htne The college bulletin abounds in praise of the faculty, bubbles over in regard to the success of Wesleyan’s athletes or her orators, but never so much as mentions her main attraction—the “K” Line. The Freshman visits it the first Sunday after registration in the fall, and at the time of graduation four years later it will be the last place he leaves after his sheepskin has been awarded. Here all of the picnics of the college have their setting, here science sharks delve into Mother Earth, or lure the unsuspecting butterfly into their nets. Its quietude attracts those of the student body who prefer to go by pairs, and if trees had tongues and rocks told tales many would be the mysteries exposed. Some predict that the future sons and daughters of Wesleyan will shun its velvety shades and seek pleasure in the chug of the auto, but to all who have been under the magic of its sway there will be nothing can take its place. Its smiling rivulet, its cool banks and shade trees will always linger in our memories as sweet incense. I Glenn Lee Burlington Basketball (W) ’15, ’16; Baseball (W) ’15. Edna Collins Mt. Pleasant Phi Mu Hypatia Newton Moats Moberly, Mo. Sigma Phi Epsilon Hamline; Winner Freshman Debate ’15; Glee Club ’15, ’16. Violet Ashe Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean Carrie Wentworth Phi Mu Hypatia Brighton Rilea Doe Mt. Pleasant Beta Theta Pi Football (W) ’14, ’15; Athletic Council ’15; Glee Club ’16. Alta Harding Pi Beta Phi Hypatia Keota Harold Gooch Ottumwa Football (W) ’14, ’15; Baseball (W) ’15. Alden Douds Douds-Lcando Beta Theta Pi Philo; Freshman Debate ’15; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15, ’16; Gospel Team. Pauline Gilfillan Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Hypatia Fremont Hendrickson Mt. Pleasant Philo; Wesleyan News Staff ’14, ’15. Sarah Hargrove Milton Ruthean Howard Ballew Moulton Sigma Phi Epsilon Football (W) '14, '15; Captain-elect Football; Glee Club '16. Lora Buck Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean Luther Heller Wayland Hamline Hazel Allen Olds Hypatia; Glee Club ’14, ’15. Miriam Withrow Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Glee Club ’15; Violinist Glee Club ’15. Forest Thomas Mt. Pleasant Mabel Walker New London Hypatia Wilbur Craver Mt. Pleasant Beta Theta Pi Philo; Glee Club ’16; Basketball (W) ’16. Phil Logan Mt. Pleasant Beta Theta Pi Philo; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet ’15, '16; Business Manager Wesleyan News ’15; Glee Club ’16. Edith Vass Eldon Pi Beta Phi Hypatia Frank Olliver Albia Philo Myrtle Weaver Mt. Pleasant David Armbruster Mt Pleasant Sigma Phi Epsilon Freshman Debate ’15; Track (W) ’15; Captain Track ’15. Mae Shipley New London Pi Beta Phi Hypatia Henry Dukes Centerville Beta Theta Pi Philo; Freshman Debate ’14. Ethel Forsythe Mystic Hypatia I I I I Arnold Hale Mt. Union Phi Delta Theta Haniline I Robert Fye Burlington Phi Delta Theta Hamline; Secretary to the President. Grace Hagie Mt. Pleasant Alpha Xi Delta Ruthean; Glee Club ’14. College gell WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH WESLEYAN? SHE’S ALL RIGHT! WHO’S ALL RIGHT? WESLEYAN! SHE’S A LA LA! SHE’S A LU LU! SHE GET’S THERE EVERY TIME! LET’S ALL EVOKE A FACIAL RIPPLE! H-A! H-A! HA HA! HA HA! Jfresljman Class! l oll Marie Anderson Wayne Anderson Joe Beck Marie Barnett Clara Bbntzinger Milton Baumgarten Herbert Blakeslee William Coles Edgar Carson Treva Crabbe Orville Dean Guy Davis Vernor Davidson Hulda Fellmar Katherine Firebaugh Grace Fricke Ellen Gardner Mabel Garvin Bernice Grooms Emmett Hasty Ruth Heppe Ruth Holiday Fay Hunter Roma Irons Frances Jamison Harold Jones George Jones Helen Keith Archie Kepler Robert LaMott Bevonc Lee Bedi Lee Jessie Lewis Vida Martin Harold Masden Alvin Mathews Lillian McGrew Mildred McKee Lee Messenger Lloyd Moats Hervey Morris Harry Morrow Ernest Newquist Hazel Nickolas Sherman 0Atman Arthur Olliver Vera Patterson 'x Robert Payne Wayne Peterson Alice Reed Lucille Robertson Florence Rominger James Ross Bernice Rothenstein Paul Sandmeyer Lenore Sater Louise Scott Gertrude Scott Pauline Scott Abbie Sinclair Marie Smith Ray Smith Frank Snider V Susie Spees Annie Stewart Gladys Ward Charles Wells Earl White Madge Williams Darrel Williams Guy Wilson Emerson Wise Gertrude Young CARL H. HEIDT Thru his indefatigable efforts and energy, Coach Carl H. Heidt has instilled the fighting spirit into the athletes of Iowa Wesleyan and has laid the foundation for the future success of her representatives on the gridiron, diamond and in the gymnasium. A graduate of Grinnell College, where he made an enviable record as an all-round athlete, and a coach of two years’ experience, he came to Wesleyan last fall with all of the qualifications for his position. He represents the type of leadership that for the last few years has been sorely needed among Wesleyan athletes. From the first he has held the respect and admiration of every man who has been under his tutelage, and whenever a man attempts to follow his own inclinations rather than the orders of the coach, that man is immediately and unceremoniously “sat on.” In past seasons it was the usual thing for the rules of training to be easily overrun with little protest from the captain or coach, but with the advent of Heidt at Wesleyan every man has been taught that rules are laid down for a purpose, and any man who violates them is not desirable material for a Wesleyan athlete. With a strong Freshman team to draw from and with several varsity men back, football fans expect Heidt to turn out an eleven that will make a good account of itself in the state nctx fall. “Wl Mm FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL Anderson Grant Huebner Barker Wahl Taylor Grant Campbell Lee Wahl Weston Gooch Hunter Lee Marsh Tovera Craver Johnson Dean Kemble Venell Weston Ballcw Doe TRACK Gooch Annbruster TENNIS Oatman Hunter Weston HOWARD BALLEW Captain-Elect F. B. Playing a whirlwind game at full during his first year at college Captain-elect Ballew gave promise of being the greatest fullback ever seen on the local gridiron. Injuries at the middle of the 1915 season kept him out of the game for a time but when he was replaced at the end of the season he was at his best and surprised his most ardent admirers by his brilliant play. It was noticeable that players on opposing teams kept out of his way as much as possible. He is a hard fighter and will make a splendid leader of the 1916 squad. CLARENCE JOHNSON Captain R. T. After three years of hard work on Wesleyan football teams Johnson’s athletic career was fittingly closed by the captaincy of the eleven during his senior year. He was unfortunate in his selection of a year for graduation, however, as Wesleyan’s 1915 football season was the most disastrous in her history. ‘Johns’ cannot be blamed for the showing of the team, however, because we had just entered the Iowa Conference arid the rearranging of conditions put us in bad shape for a successful season. Johnson will be missed next fall. JAY HUNTER R. H. B. Hunter was the fastest man on the squad and as a consequence his forte was getting under forward passes and running interference. He was out the latter part of the season because of injuries. If it had not been for this fact he would have taken his place among Wesleyan’s best halt’s. HAROLD GOOCH L. E. Gooch and the coach hail from the same town, which fact may account for the amount of work Hcidt was able to get out of Gooch during the past season. Harold is one of the men on the squad who has football in his head as well as in his feet and hands. He is strong on offense and on defense frequently gets around and gets the man with the ball before he is well started. HARRISON BARKER R. G. Many predicted that Barker’s rest during the 1914 season would make him forget all of his football knowledge, but instead it seemed to give him more fight than ever. He was always on the job and altho playing hard all of the time, was seemingly immune from injury. EARL Tf VERA F. B. Tovcra has played almost all of the eleven places on the football team daring his four years at Wesleyan. This season he was placed at full after injuries kept Ballew out of the game and in this position played a hard, heady game. EDWARD WAHL L. G. Wahl’s weight, strength and fight have been his big assets during his football career. His last year as a member of a Wesleyan football machine found him working harder than ever. He will be greatly missed when the call for football men is made next September. JOHN LODWICK L. H. B. John answered the call for volunteers after the second team had been driven onto the rocks. Altho a new man at the game he displayed wonderful ability. His playing in the Christian game was excellent. DEE THOMPSON L. H. B. Altho a new man in Wesleyan football circles Thompson early proved his worth as a back field man. The wealth of material for back field positions kept him from a steady place on the team. He should play a good game next fall. [ RILEA DOE Q. B. Doc is an example of a man who has made a record as a football star handicapped by lack of weight. A little bunch of bone and nerve, he played football with his head and proved a field general of exceptional ability. His injuries at the close of the season kept him out of two or three games. GLENN GRANT R. H. B. ‘Teaser’ was the hardest worker on the team and will be greatly missed from the eleven next fall. He had a knack of finding holes and going thru them with little ceremony. In the last game of the season he made three touchdowns after runs from beyond the twenty-yard line. GRANT VENELL L. T. For two years ‘Swede’ has held down the tackle job on the left side of the line and no one has ever questioned his right to the permanent berth. When the other members of the team became bewildered in the Persons game Venell was as cool as a January afternoon and plugged consistently at the Presbyterian defense. SHERMAN OATMAN R. E. Oatman started the season with the first encounter at Coe and had a part in the defeat of Christian University the last of the season. With a little more speed he would be unbeatable as an end man. With two years of football ahead of him he should develop into a master of the game. ROY ANDERSON Q. B. Anderson, erstwhile captain of the Penn College football team, came to Wesleyan at a time when his services could be best appreciated. At the start of the season he was put at center but was later pulled back and placed in a back field position. When Doe was lost to the team because of injuries Anderson was the only logical man for the quarterback job. HAROLD KEMBLE C. With no high school experience Kemble donned football togs two years ago and after only one year of training and practice on the scrubs secured a place on the varsity and won his honor W He is a man of lots of fight and pep and the possessor of a spirit that does not know defeat. He will be able to put up a good game at the pivot position next season. Left End ...... Left Tackle ... Left Guard ... Center......... Right Guard .... Right Tackle ... Right End ..... Right Halfback Left Halfback .. Fullback....... Quarterback ... THE LINEUP .........................................Gooch ....................................... Vcncll ..........................................Wahl ...............................Kemble, Mathews ........................................Barker .......................................Johnson ........................................Oatman ...............................Grant, Hunter ...........................Lodwick, Thompson ...............................Ballcw, Tovera ................................Doe, Anderson Reason With the arrival of Coach Carl Heidt at Wesleyan last September the hopes of the Purple and White fans were high for a successful season. The new coach entered upon his work with a determination to make a football machine of which Wesleyan might well be proud. The success of the season if judged by the number of victories of the team was not very striking, and to say that the followers of the gridiron sport were disappointed is putting it mildly. After a couple of weeks rehearsing the rudiments of the game Heidt led his warriors against the state championship team at Coe. Although no one expected that we would triumph over the Cedar Rapids aggregation, it was hoped that the team would make a reputable showing. The game was played in rain and mud, and after every touchdown and field goal had been counted it was found that Wesleyan had suffered a 60-to-0 defeat. The coach had been able, however, to study the weak points in both offense and defense, and the next week was spent in the hardest kind of practice. The next game on the schedule was with our ancient rivals from Fairfield, and the men entered into preparations for the game with a spirit and determination that was marvelous. Great preparations were made by the students, and for a week before the contest the chapel was the scene of daily pep meetings and the campus was covered with banners and posters of every description. A large delegation of Parsons people came down for the game, and when the referee’s whistle blew there were more people on the west campus than had ever before attended a Wesleyan football game. Both teams were in the pink of condition, but before the game had advanced very far it was seen that Wesleyan was outclassed by their heavier opponents, and the visitors took the game, 13 to 0. The game was a clean, fast exhibition of football, and although all were disappointed over the outcome it was a pleasure to know that the two schools could engage in athletics without a resumption of the ancient ill feeling. The Pella Baptists were next in order on the Wesleyan schedule, and with the hoodoo somewhat shaken off we were able to register an 18-to-12 victory. The game was a seesaw affair, with the visitors leading at the end of the first half. Anderson and Grant played exceptionally good football, both offensively and defensively. The next two games were disastrous in the extreme. With several of the men disabled, Heidt took the men against the Cornell eleven at Cedar Rapids and came home with a 40-to-0 defeat. Monmouth followed the next week with a 50-to-0 win, and Wesleyan fans had given up all hope of any more victories. Simpson was the next to hit the slumping Methodists, and piled up a score of 28 to 0 against us. One more game remained on the schedule, and there had been only one victory come to the Wesleyan aggregation. No one had any hopes whatever of a win over the much-touted Christian University team from Canton, Missouri. However, the team entered the game with a determination to win, and the result shows how well they succeeded. Thirty to 6 was the tune the people from the “Show Me” state danced to, and if the Freshman eleven had not been put in during the third quarter the visitors would not have been able to score at all. 1 }t Jfresljman ®eam With Iowa Wesleyan’s entrance into the Iowa Conference, Freshmen were barred from varsity football and basketball. Many fans were of the opinion that it would be impossible to create among the first-year men a vital interest in these two branches of sport. After the first two weeks of football practice last fall, however, it was clearly demonstrated that the Freshmen athletes were taking as much interest in football as were the varsity men, and the team developed from the twenty or so yearling warriors who reported for positions was one of which the college was justly proud. Some of the best high school athletes from this corner of the state were among the number of men who had chosen Iowa Wesleyan as alma mater, and with such men as Snider, Davidson, Kepler and Davis a nucleus for a winning team was at hand. The team was very fortunate in its choice of a captain. Frank Snider, of Kalona, who had played during the season of 1913 upon the Freshman team at the State University, was selected early in the season for that position. He is the type of football player who plays with his head as well as with his brawn, and was an ideal choice for the captain of Iowa Wesleyan’s first Freshman football team. During the football season three games were played, and although only one out of the thiee resulted in victory for the Freshman eleven, it was evident that a wonderful football machine had been built out of the mixture of experienced and green material that was available. The first game was with the fast Ottumwa High bunch, and although the men from the metropolis carried away a 6-to-0 decision the locals played an offensive game during three quarters of the matinee, and should have been on the big end of the score. The second game was played with the eleven representing Oskaloosa High, and the Purple and White carriers were seriously handicapped by injuries to Davidson and Snider. For the first half of the contest they played their opponents even, but in the last half with no substitutes of any experience twenty scores were registered against them. After a three weeks’ rest Captain Snider’s men took the field against the much tooted Mt. Pleasant High and with the odds two to one against them played a wonderful game and whipped the high school aggregation 20 to 6. The defeat was so complete that the high school eleven abandoned the remainder of their schedule The first-year men were able to play the varsity even, and from their number there will be several strong varsity men for the season of 1916. CAPTAIN SNIDER 3 (cs c_y— W i ■™r trv •■ • _Afo«rs WiIlia ms Ho s t-ji ■ arh e ws Davir!S on my or fen FRESHMAN TEAM FRESHMAN LINEUP Left End...... Left Tackle ... Left Guard ... Center ....... Right Guard ... Right Tackle ... Right End .... Quarterback ..... Left Halfback . Fullback ..... Right Halfback ............Williams ............... Dean ....Blakeslee, Payne ............ Mathews .............. Hasty ..Baumgarten, Moats ........Morris, Ross .............. Davis ..............Kepler .............'. Snider Messenger, Davidson SEASON’S RECORD Freshmen 0 Ottumwa High 6 Freshmen 6 Oskaloosa High 22 Freshmen 20 Mt. Pleasant High 6 Basketball The 1915-1916 basketball season at Wesleyan was semi-successful. The team did not strike their winning stride until the latter part of the season, when they were able to take games from Simpson, Penn and Parsons. The coach took hold of the men the early part of the season with no knowledge of the ability of the different players and several games were sacrificed before the coach found the best arrangement of his men. Four men from the previous year’s squad reported for practice but early in the year Campbell was laid up with a bad knee and only three men of any experience remained. Captain Grant, Wahl and Lee had played the year before arid the coach was aware of the fact that if he could find two other men of equal ability with the three ‘W’ men he would be able to win a majority of the games scheduled. One of the two men to be unearthed was Craver, an old Mt. Pleasant high school star who came up from the Freshman five. His only trouble was a tendency to play individual ball rather than to develop team work. After a few groomings by the coach, however, he eliminated this difficulty and proved himself to be one of the best men who ever performed in a purple and white jersey. His speed and ability to cage the ball from all corners of the floor have marked him as a star forward. Dean, who had been Campbell's understudy at the pivot position, was called upon for duty when the lanky center was injured and since having a bit of stage fright removed he has proved a valuable addition to the team. He is above all a hard fighter and should have little difficulty holding down his position for the next two years. Wahl and Grant are the two men who receive their sheepskins in June and their loss to the team will be keenly felt. Altho both of the men had a bit of trouble finding themselves the early part of the season they were going their best on the last lap of the year and in their final appearance for the Parsons game both played the best ball of their lives. Lee, the plucky little guard, did more than his share of the work of the team and at the end of the season was given honorable mention by the Capital City papers. With a strong Freshman team to draw from Wesleyan should have even a better basketball team next year than they had this. CAPTAIN GRANT VARSITY LINE-UP Right Forward.................................................Grant; Logan Left Forward..........................................Craver; Morrow; Doe Center....................................................Campbell; Dean Right Guard............................................................Lee; Hendrickson Left Guard.................................................Wahl; Armbruster SUMMARY OF SEASON Wesleyan 10 Iowa University 60 Wesleyan 14 Grinncll 26 Grinncll Wesleyan 22 Simpson 38 Wesleyan 17 Drake 25 Wesleyan 31 • Penn 29 Wesleyan 27 Monmouth 34 Mt. Pleasant W esleyan 21 Parsons 28 Wesleyan 19 Central 40 Mt. Pleasant W esleyan 35 Simpson 30 Mt. Pleasant Wesleyan 33 Penn 22 Oskaloosa Wesleyan 23 Des Moines 51 Des Moines Wesleyan 32 Parsons 17 Mt. Pleasant Jfresljman basketball The Freshman basketball team came as a direct result of the entrance of Iowa Wesleyan into the Iowa Athletic Conference. 'I'hc team was captained by ‘Bill Coles, a graduate of the Mt. Pleasant High and a basketball star of exceptional ability. During his high school basketball career he made a name for himself in this corner of the state, as one of the best guards that ever wore a crimson and gold jersey. He was the logical choice for the captaincy and he is to a large extent responsible for the showing of the team. I'hc class basketball championship went to the Freshman five early in the season. 'I'hc team won by their ability to play together. Two games were played by the freshmen and altho both were lost the scores were close in both instances. The first game was with the fast St. John’s team of Burlington and was played on the ‘Y’ floor in the ‘Orchard City’. After a hard contest the locals were forced to accept defeat at the hands of the Catholics, 31 to 22. I'hc second game played by the yearling five and the one they most desired to win was with the local high school quintette. The game was one of the fastest ever seen on the local floor and went to the high school men 36 to 35. The score is a good indicator of the relative merits of the two teams. The high school had been winning from such high schools as Ottumwa, Burlington and Keokuk and it was to the credit of Cole’s five that they held their opponents as close as they did. The Freshman team in addition to holding their opponents even in matched games proved a stumbling block in the way of the varsity five on several occasions. They were a great help in developing the collegians and from their number will come several recruits for next year’s purple and white quintette. CAPTAIN COLES FRESHMAN LINE-UP Right Forward.............................. Left Forward................................. Center .................................... Right Guard................................ Left Guard................................. I Morrow; Jones ..Smith; Wilson .............Dean ....Coles; Snider ..Morris; Davis . •m CAPTAIN TAYLOR CAPTAIN-ELECT HUEBNE® Captain-elect Huebner is very well fitted for the position given him at the end of the 1915 season. Two years’ experience at short will enable him to lead and place the men with ability. With the material at hand ‘Hebe’ has every promise for a successful season. A star at almost any position on the diamond and a heavy batter he will be there with the punch and Wesleyan fans may be assured of good leadership for the 1916 squad. Leading the team through a hard luck season, in which many injuries were contended with, Taylor played a wonderful game, filling the box in a fashion that left no doubt as to his ability. Owing to the fact that no other pitching material was available Fred was often overworked but he stayed with the team in a way that gave the men lots of fight and pep. With two more years of college baseball ahead of him he should prove even more valuable than ever to the purple and white baseball aggregation. LiQ Ul ■tiaris. ■ajrr srll HflHR i M± m BASEBALL Baseball Reason Altho the first of the season was marked with several defeats that were extremely unpleasant because of close scores, the boys finally hit their stride arid coming back strong finished the season with several well deserved victories. The greatest job confronting the coach was to find some one to help Taylor fill the box, as the work was entirely too heavy for one man. No one of any great ability was found and Taylor was compelled to do the major part of the twirling. He did exceptionally well considering the hard task he was up against and gained a reputation as one of the best pitchers in the conference. After but two weeks of practice the season opened with a two-day trip to Highland Park and Simpson. Both games were lost but by the narrow margin of one point in each instance. The game at Simpson went eleven innings before a decision was reached. The result of the two games did not discourage the team in the least. The next week, however, the jinx had settled on us for sure and after an invasion of Illinois territory the team returned with two more defeats tied on to them. The Monmouth game was not so bad but when Williams and Vasgti tromped on us 17 to 2 the followers of the nine lost all hope. The next game was with Central on the local diamond and we were able to register our first victory. A score of 8 to 6 was chalked up against the ‘Dutchmen’. The next three games on foreign fields proved as many defeats, Knox, Coe and Cornell winning over Capt. Taylor’s men only after hard games. The next home game on the schedule was with the Highland Park nine and we were forced to our knees before them to the tunc of 3 to 1. The last two weeks of the season witnessed a complete reversal of form and two games in as many weeks were taken from Knox and Monmouth. The first was 3 to 2 in our favor and the second was a 6 to 0 win over the Monmouth Presbyterians on commencement day. Altho several strong men left us by the cap and gown route there is a wealth of material in school and every one expects great things of Captain-elect Huebncr and his baseball stars this season. Pitchers...... Catcher ...... Center Field Right Field-Left Field- First Base.... Second Base-Short Stop.... Third Base... B ASF BALL LINEUP Taylor; Huebncr ..............Lee ............Hayes ............Marsh ....Can's; Logan .........Campbell ............Gooch ..........Barnett .........Goehring ®racfe For the last few years track as a division of athletics at Wesleyan has been sadly neglected. Several years back Wesleyan track teams were known and respected in this part of the state but later for lack of a coach or trainer, track was abandoned and baseball was the only spring activity. However, last year a start was made toward incorporating it into the athletics at Wesleyan. After a try-out featured by keen competition a two-mile relay team was selected to take part in the Drake Invitation Meet. The team was composed of Armbruster, Stuckey, Eliason and Hunter. They were all good men and if they had had more training and experience would have made a better showing than they did. As it was they finished ahead of several colleges in a crowded event. This spring plans arc being laid to organize a bigger track team and Heidt should be able to unearth from the embryonic track athletes a squad that will do justice to the institution. Captain Armbruster had some experience in track at Morning-side College before coming to Wesleyan and this coupled with the training he has received during two summers at the Y. M. C. A. Training School at Lake Geneva will make him a valuable assistant to the coach. CemttS Tennis has always held an important place in the athletic life of Wesleyan and with several strong Freshman net stars it should command more attention this spring than ever before. The annual spring elimination tournament was held last year but the college courts not being well worked over the wet weather made them impossible for matches with other institutions. After a three weeks’ elimination contest Weston took the singles championship and Morrow and Hunter survived for the doubles team. Weston had played the year previous and had succeeded in winning his ‘W ’. 1 lie other two men were rather dark horses and worked their way through several strong racket wiclders. To be awarded a letter for tennis a man must participate in three inter-collegiate tournaments. The tournament started by the young ladies was not completed. “When Creek meets Creek, no matter where or zuhen. They forge a chain, the fellowship of men Too strong and true for word of tongue or pen; Knowing that each has been a chosen man; Knowing that each is scion of a clan; Though each has worshipped at an alien shrine. Back in the dear, dear days of auld long syne.” ..— aiuuu- |)1k|) [ WVUIL .fituttac- iS � - i£ igma $fji Cpstlon Established 1901 RICHMOND COLLEGE Official Organ.............Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal Colors.............................Purple and Red Flowers...........................Violets and Roses IOWA ALPHA CHAPTER Established 1913 FRATER IN I'ACULTATE Reemt E. Luebbers FRA'EERS IN URBE Albert Neutzmax Floyd O. Hacie Percy H. Caris Merle C. Caris FRA'EERS IN COLLEGIO Seniors Jay Hunter Laurence 'Pruitt Ronald Johnson Edward Wahl Glenn Grant Ch urley Bloo.mquist Sophomores Howard Ballew Newton Moats David Armbrustkr Freshmen Earl White Sherman Oat.man Juniors Harold Kemble Archie Marsh Edward Weston Alvin Mathews Ray Smith Edgar Carson Archie Kepler Milton Baumgarten PLEDGES Frank Snider Harold Jones Robert Payne Peta tEfjeta $3i Established 1839 MIAMI UNIVERSITY Official Organ Colors........ Flower ....... .The Beta Theta Pi ...Pink and Blue ............ Rose ALPHA EPSILON CHAPTER Inactive Established 1868 FRATER IN FACULTATE Arthur L. Eaton FRATERS J. A. Schreiner W. F. Kopp A. W. Miller Fred Van Hon Will Evans Fred F. Hall IN URBE Milo B. Huston Paul B. Galer Karl D. Melcher Ralph C. Campbell Will R. Campbell FRATERS IN COLLEGIO Seniors Ermil Frye Juniors Grant W. Venell John Lodwick Glenn P. Campbell Warren L. Huebner Sophomores Henry Dukes Rilea Doe Wilbur Craver Alden Doud Phil Logan Freshmen Joe Beck Walter Melcher $ljt ©elta tEljeta Founded 1848 MIAMI UNIVERSITY Official Organ Scroll and Palladium (Secret) Colors Argent and Azure Flower White Carnation IOWA ALPHA CHAPTER Established 1871 FRATERS IN FACULTATE John W. Edwards Carl C. Heidt FRATERS IN URBE John VV. Palm Adam Weir C. R. Willets Clarence Smith C. S. Rogers C. Van Brussel Ledru Willets J. L. Hall Herbert Jeffrey FRATERS IN COLLEGIO Seniors Sophomores Roy Anderson Harrison Barker Robert Fye Arnold Hale Baron Crane Freshmen J uniors Fred Taylor EA R L VA N I)AG RIF FE Yernor Davidson Harry Morrow Wayne Peterson Orville Dean PLEDGES Hervey Morris Darrell Williams Wayne Anderson William Frank Otis Dean gSjgS g! —-------u - Xi Bclta Founded 1893 Official Organ.........................Alpha Xi Delta Colors.................Light Blue, Dark Blue and Gold Flower.............................Pink La France Rose BETA CHAPTER Established 1902 SORORES IX URBE Etta Antrim Julia Allen Emma Falkins Willets Nellie Tribby Gillis Edith Van Cise Willets Lucy Davis Weir Fay Duncan Ethel Caris Mabel L. Duncan Augusta Myderick Clara Bird Kopp Edna Dana Crane Elizabeth Lauer Westfall Grace Helphrey Grace McDonald Huston Laura Evans Miller Nellie Clark Hall Katherine Jackson Randall May Davis Gussie Evans Florence Seeley Ruth Willets Ethelyn Turkington Ruth Anderson Galer Bess Randle Van Brussel SORORES IN COLLEGIO Seniors Viola Carson JEANNF.TTE BUCK Dorothy Withrow Florence Buck Lela Pape Juniors A ENID BeMAN Lucille Whitney Esther Printz Sophomores Ruth Hall Grace Hagie Pauline Gilfillan Lora Buck Hattie Wolf Miriam Withrow Freshmen Mary Barnett Vida Martin Gertrude Scott Louise Scott ipfn Jltu Founded 1852 Official Organ Colors......... Flower ......... ..........Aglaia Rose and White ..... Carnation OMEGA CHAPTER Established 1914 SORORES IN FACULTATE Ruth Schreiner SORORES IN URBE Ruth Logan Inez King Mae Roberts SORORES IN COLLEGIO Senior Betty Young Juniors Agnes Reaney Ethel Snair Fae Hayes Ruth Green Emma Bloomquist Marie Schick Sophomores Edna Collins Carrie Wentworth Freshmen Ruth Holiday Frances Jamison Helen Keith Lillian McGrew Roma Irons Fae Hunter PLEDGES Anna Stewart peta ;pjt Founded 1867 MONMOUTH COLLEGE Official Organ .......................... Arrow Colors.......................Wine and Silver Blue Flower ..........................Wine Carnation IOWA ALPHA CHAPTER Established 1867 SORORES IN FACULTATE Blanche Swan SORORES Lottie Burnop Eaton Olive Gass Martha Sterns Gloeckler Mae Hills Katherine Lang Holland Margaret Campbell Hughes Lula Penn Ingersoll Bertha A. Johnson Bella Requa Leech Fannette O’Kell Lines Hattie G. McAdam Clara McAdam Mary Hulme McCoid Florence Andrews Palm Ella Penn Anna Crane Whiting Eliza Wallbank Palmer Ullena Incersoll IN URBE Nellie B. Wallbank Lillian Kendig Rodgers Mary I. Snyder Bertha Snyder Grace Swan Sarah Taylor Sophia Timmerman Hattie Gassner Torrence Ida Van Hon Nona Spa hr Laura Roberts Alma Westfall Verna Westfall Hall Mary Stall Miriam Young Melcher Lalia Jay Pyle SORORES IN COLLEGIO Seniors Winnifred Dilts Katherine Druse Gladys Hastings Lillian Piper Vivian Miller Juniors Amy Zimmerman La Rue Sowers Beulah Billingsley Sophomores Edna Benjamin Florence Rominger Pledges Edith Vass Alta Harding Ellen Gardner Mildred McKee Abby Sinclair Ruth Heppe Marie Smith Treva Crabbe 3ota ipfji HONORARY Established 1909 MEMBERS IN FACULTATE Ruth Schreiner Reemt Luebbers MEMBERS IN URBE Paul Galer Julia Allen Herbert Jeffrey Mae Roberts MEMBERS IN COLLEGIO Seniors Katherine Druse Nellie Curran Jeannette Buck Churley Bloomquist Gladys Hastings Ermil Frye Grace Howard Warren Huebner Edna Evans Juniors Warren Huebner Fred Taylor Esther Printz 33t Eappa Belta Honorary Forensic Fraternity MEMBERS IN FACULTATE Uellexa Ixgersoll Reemt Luebbers MEMBERS IN URBE Will Campbell Albert Neutzmax MEMBERS IN COLLEGIO Seniors Juniors Ermil Frye Churley Bloomqltst Ed. Wahl Jay Huxter Roxald Johxsox Sophomore Hexry Dukes Graxt Vexell Esther Prixtz Harold Kemble Dee Thompson Edward Westox tZTfje Calfpatfj (With Apologies) Walking across the campus green, A Wesleyan girl one day was seen. She made a path all bent askew; A crooked trail, as all girls do. The trail was taken up next day, And with her strolled a lad, they say. Each day in manner quite devout They trailed this zigzag path about. A century now almost is fled, And I infer these two are dead. But still they left behind their trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale. And from that day o’er campus green, Many a couple each day is seen. And many men wind in and out, And dodge and turn and bend about. A thousand others have been led By this one couple long since dead. The Proxy utters words of wrath About the windings of this path. Still they follow the beaten track, And in and out and forth and back. And still their devious way pursue To keep the path that others do. DR. THOMAS OSBORN College Pastor i ®f)e College Cfjurcf) THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF MT. PLEASANT IS DISTINCTIVELY A COLLEGE CHURCH. THE PASTOR, DR. THOMAS OS-PORN, IS A GRADUATE OF WESLEYAN AND POSSESSES QUALITIES WHICH MAKE HIM A MAN, EFFECTIVE WITH COLLEGE PEOPLE. THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE COLLEGE ARE GIVEN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CHURCH FOR THEIR BIBLE AND MISSION STUDY CLASSES AND A HEARTY CO-OPERATION EXISTS BETWEEN THEM AND THE CHURCH. im |9. Wi. C. H. Cabinet OFFICERS President Emma Bloomquist Vice-President .... Grace Howard Secretary Gladys Hastings Treasurer Hattie Wolf §9. iH. C. Cabinet OFFICERS President Edward Wahl Vice-President Harold McCullough Secretary Donald Lawson Treasurer Alden Doud gear’s HUorfe in tfjc gtegoctattons Interest in the work of the two Christian Associations for the school year 1915-1916 has been keen and spontaneous. The opening of the school in the fall witnessed a change in the time of the weekly devotional meetings. Time out of mind the young men’s meeting had been held Sunday mornings at eight o’clock and the young ladies had met on Thursday afternoons. With the opening of this school year, however, the order was changed and arrangements made whereby both associations might meet at the fourth bell on Saturday. This eliminated so many religious duties for the men of the college on Sunday and made it a more popular hour for all concerned. The plan has proved its effectiveness and it is quite likely that it will remain in vogue. The spirit of the two meetings when they are held simultaneously is more in harmony, and more and more as the new order of things becomes fixed in the minds of the students the fourth bell on Saturday will be a time set apart for worship. During the year some of the strongest Christian leaders from this section of the state have acted as leaders in the devotional meetings. Some of the out of town men who have led the meetings of the Y. M. C. A. have been: Mr. Kennedy, State Student Y. M. C. A. Secretary; Evangelist Charles Goff, who conducted a union revival meeting among the evangelical churches during the winter; Evangelist Williams, an old racehorse man who led a revival campaign among the Baptist people the early part of February; Rev. Heppe, the pastor of the First Methodist Church, of Burlington; Professor D. B. Heller, an ex-president of- the- local association, and at the present time superintendent of the Seymour public schools. Resident leaders and student leaders have been: Reverend Osborn, Dr. Luebbers, Frye, Hon. W. F. Kopp, Wiltse, Professor Koch, Stillwell, Professor Boyer, Reverend Moore, Arm-bruster, Akcrson, Professor Edwards. The young ladies have had among their leaders the following: Mrs. Sowers of Bloomfield, Miss Helmer, Miss Lynch, Miss Nutting, the Y. W. C. A. secretary of the Keokuk high school, Miss YTorhees, Miss Booth, Mrs. Warhurst, Amy Zimmerman, Katherine Druse, Dorothy Withrow, Nellis Curran, Emma Bloomquist. Other interesting meetings during the year were the Christmas and Thanksgiving services, the Day of Prayer for Colleges, and the Sunrise Easter Meeting. Two special evangelistic efforts in which the students took a vital interest were held during the winter. The first was particularly a college meeting, and was held under the auspices of the two Christian organizations. Reverend Hankins, a Wesleyan alumnus and at present pastor of the Methodist church at Morning Sun, held a week’s campaign before the Christmas holidays. The purpose of the meeting was the deepening of the religious life of the students and the salvation of souls at Wesleyan. Much good was accomplished under the leadership of Reverend Hankins. The second series of meetings in which the students took an active part was the union revival campaign under the auspices of the city churches. The Goff evangelistic party had charge, and a revival the like of which was never before witnessed in Mt. Pleasant was held. During the meetings the regular college prayer meetings were abandoned and all of the energies of the faculty and student body were expended in the union effort. The town and college will long reap the benefits of the meeting. The Associations have been glad to have in our midst during the year two Chinese students, BeVong and BeDi Lee. A collection from the faculty, student body and friends was taken up to assist in their support. The young ladies have readily taken up with American ideas and ideals and Wesleyan is fortunate indeed to have a part in their religious training. The work of biblc study and mission study has been held under the auspices of the First Methodist church. The college classes meet with the regular church Sunday school for the opening exercises each Sunday, then retire to the basement of the church, which has been reserved entirely for their accommodation. Different courses of study arc offered and the work taken up is optional with the different classes. The student volunteer hand is now composed of five members. They meet one hour each week and take up study along the lines of their life’s work. Different members of the faculty and returned missionaries have brought before the volunteers ideas of the actual work on the field. The social phase of the Association work has been more attractive than ever before. The opening of the school year witnessed the annual student mixer in the dining hall of the young ladies’ dormitory. Previous to this, however, the young ladies who were just entering school had been entertained at a Pullman party in Harlan hall, and the men were entertained at the city Y. M. C. A. These get-together gatherings have an important place in the experiences of the new students, and a spirit of Christian fellowship pervades the campus after they have been enjoyed. Other functions have been held during the year by the cabinets. The extension work of the associations, although limited by the size of the college town, has been quite extensive. The main work of the men along this line has been the gospel team work under the able direction of Professor Boyer of the mathematics department. Several of the men of the college have had an active part in Sunday schools in the capacity of teachers, and one or two others have acted as deputy scout masters under the local scout chief. Among the young ladies the extension work has taken on the form of preparing gifts for children in the cities. A class in social service has been conducted during the year by a number of the ladies with the expectation of forming extension clubs in their home communities during the summer vacation. Although much good has been accomplished during the year a much better year of service is looked forward to. It is the hope and prayer of the cabinets that still greater things are in store for them in the way of spiritual blessings. Hake (Seneba If there is any place on the western hemisphere that every college man and woman ought to visit, that place is Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Those who have had the privilege of attending either a young women’s or a young men’s conference there know only too well that no words are able to describe the wonderful beauty of the spot itself or the marvelous spiritual atmosphere that pervades it. When you embark at Williams Bay after ten days at the camp, you feel as if you are being thrust into a new and strange world. The rush and hurry of the world, the mad trampling of the better things of life under foot in order to obtain preference are in direct contrast to the spirit of thorough Christianity which one has enjoyed at camp. Every side of a person’s nature is well provided for by the many activities of the camp life. At six in the morning rising bell rings. After personal devotion a rush is made for the dining hall. Wholesome food and as much of it as you want is the order of the dining rooms. The morning is taken up by classes. After dinner the entire time is given over to sports. Tennis, rowing, baseball, hiking, golf and canoeing arc only a few of the forms of recreation offered The evening is to some extent a resumption of the work of the forenoon. At ten o’clock, taps, and then eight hours of solid comfort. e Cttp MR. J. E. SOUTHERLAND General Secretary The Young Men’s Christian Association of Mt. Pleasant plays an important role in the Christian life and influence at Wesleyan. Its place has become so real and vital that it is considered an integral part of the college, and its beautiful building regarded as one of the college structures. The board of directors have always considered the college when they have selected administrative officers. As a result the list of men who have acted as secretaries and physical directors presents a string of men who possess the type of leadership so essential in work with college students. Mac-Neill, Starr, Davis, Anderson and others will always be remembered by the men who knew them as men of sterling Christian qualities. Among the physical directors might be mentioned Westfall, Johnson, Caris and Slayton, all men who were well fitted for their positions and in addition possessed characters which made their work with college men peculiarly effective. Several men who are members of the college board of trustees are also members of the Y. M. C. A. board of directors, and in this way the two organizations are held firmly together in their work for Christ at Mt. Pleasant. The man who at the present time is at the helm of the city Association is a worthy successor to the men who have been mentioned before. Mr. Sutherland took up the work as secretary on the local field last September, and his genial manner at once won him a place in the hearts of the men and boys of the city. A young man himself, he appreciates the trials that beset the path of the new student at college, and is a distinct asset to the Christian life of Wesleyan. DAVID ARMBRUSTER Physical Director PAUL GREEN Assistant Secretary Mr. David Armbruster, physical director of the association, and a student at the college, possesses the qualities so essential to a man in his position. He has a thorough knowledge of his work in addition to ni3 very pleasing personality, and controls the men as they come to him in the gymnasium in a manner that leaves no doubt as to his ability. Before coming to Mt. Pleasant he served two years as assistant physical director in the Y. M. C. A. at Sioux City, and has had two summers’ work at the Y. M. C. A. College Summer School at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Two college classes meet three times a week, and a leader’s course is offered to college men under the regular tuition fee. Two other college men complete the administrative force of the Association—Mr. Paul Green, a student in the Academy, and Mr. Archie Marsh, a Junior in the college. Both of these men show marked talent for the work of the Y. M. C. A., and although this is only their beginning in Association work, both represent the type of leaders demanded of a challenged Christianity. The building contains twenty rooms which arc available to college men, and many take advantage of them and secure pleasant surroundings and good Christian fellowship. In addition to the gymnasium the building has a splendid swimming pool, bowling alleys, game room and an attractive reading room. A spirit of good fellowship pervades the whole building, and every Wesleyan man is invited to take advantage of its privileges. A nominal fee is charged for the college year. ARCHIE MARSH Assistant Secretary - • vfeV S Hi • .-vft ?, •• ■ ■ ■ • : . '• '(.•••'• ‘ •■'■: 1 V ‘ : ' i.r ' i£ r.'.-'f •� ■ • -;iv • ?'.;• •••••: 1'■. we Sw- • , •“ i ?■ i 'oaSkV Igr' ' - : •: ' . A :� W- v - ■ ■'� £ r v'jN v: fef4 r«-! WtA 4-... ilMp ■©I • v-.; v' r ’ ■ i ©ratorp The mere mention of oratory in the state of Iowa brings to one’s mind immediately Iowa Wesleyan College. Her record in oratory is yet to be equaled by any of the sixteen colleges of the state. In the last four years Wesleyan orators have not been lower than fourth place. Two firsts, a second and one fourth in a student generation is a record that any college in the state might well boast of. The fact that Wesleyan has always ranked well toward the top in state contests is not to be attributed to shear luck. The laws of probabilities would have decreed long ago that wc step aside for a time and permit other schools to claim the honors. The reason that Wesleyan leads the state in oratory is because Wesleyan makes orators. The present head of the department of expression is directly responsible for the recent victories of Wesleyan’s representatives on the platform. She is a graduate of Wesleyan and of the Columbia School of Expression, Chicago. It is seldom that a woman can train a man in art of oratory with any marked degree of success, but Miss Ingersoll has proved the exception to the rule and from seemingly impossible orators has developed men who ranked among the highest in the state. Her method of instruction is direct and forceful; she demands that the speaker be intensely in earnest about his subject, that he present it in a clear, concise manner. In addition to the annual try-out for the state oratorical contest, Freshmen and Sophomore oratorical contests arc held each spring. Only those who have taken work in either the Freshman or Sophomore oratory classes are eligible for these contests. This year thirty Freshmen have signified their willingness to enter the Freshman contest, and sixteen Sophomores will take part in the Sophomore struggle. Last year Glen Frye was awarded first place among the Freshmen and Dave Armbruster second place. The contest was very close, and several other contestants were dangerously near the winners. No winners were picked in the Sophomore contest last spring. The contest took on the form of an elimination and it was thought best to do away with the judging. The Sophomore oratory banquet in the spring is one of the big functions of the college year. MISS INGERSOLL ERMIL FRYE Although not a simon-pure product of Iowa Wesleyan’s department of oratory, Frye secured a sufficient amount of his training here to warrant us in taking the credit for his splendid record at the state contest. His debating experience and his platform ability make him well fitted as a college orator. His oration, “The Spirit of the True Republic,” was logically and clearly developed. He pointed out the weaknesses in the American government and offered a solution for them. The ballot, he declared, was the means by which the government of the United States was to be kept pure and true to the ideals of its founders. debate Debating has always been considered one of the “fine arts” at Wesleyan, and has been developed accordingly. Wesleyan’s record in debate, although not as brilliant as her record in oratory, is one of which we may be well proud. Dr. Luebbers, the head of the department of economics, acts as coach of the debating team, and to his untiring energy and marked ability may be attributed Wesleyan’s successes on the forum. A man of much experience in college debating, he understands the things which are necessary in the building of strong argument. At the time of this writing the preliminaries for the college debate have not been held, so it is necessary to run last year’s teams. The Freshman preliminary has been held, however, and six real debaters have been unearthed from the mass of high school talent at hand. The question to be debated by the Freshmen against the Knox Freshmen is, “Resolved, That a course in military training should be made compulsory in all colleges of the United States.” Last year the Knox teams wired at the last minute that they would be unable to debate our Freshmen, and the two contests went to us by default. The triangular with Simpson and Upper Iowa ran out last year and was not renewed. Simpson was the winner of the triangular, with Wesleyan second and Upper Iowa third. The members of the two Wesleyan teams were all strong debaters. The affirmative team, composed of Barnett, Weston and Johnson, won a clear-cut three to nothing decision from Upper Iowa on the local floor, while the negative team was forced to accept a two to one defeat at Simpson. The team which represented us at Indianola was composed of Burns, Frye and Hunter. This year a dual debate is to be held with Upper Iowa University, the question to be, “Resolved, That a system of single tax, constitutionality conceded, should be adopted by the United States.” The try-out for places will be held on the twenty-fourth of April, and about a dozen men have signified their intention of entering the preliminary. R. E. LUEBBERS Coach SntercoUegtate Betmte AFFIRMATIVE TEAM QUESTION: Resolved, That the short ballot should be adopted in state, county and municipal governments. Team Ronald Johnson Russell Barnett Edward Weston Upper Iowa at Mt. Pleasant Decision: Wesleyan, 3; Upper Iowa, 0 i SntercoUegtate Beftate NEGATIVE TEAM Question: Resolved, That the short ballot should be adopted in state, county and municipal governments. T earn Jay Hunter Ermil Frye Harry Burns Iowa Wesleyan at Indianola Decision: Wesleyan, 1 ; Simpson, 2 Jfregfjman ©ebate AFFIRMATIVE TEAM Question : Resolved, That a course in military training be made compulsory in all colleges of the United States. Team Paul Sandmeyer Eee Messenger Arthur Olliver Iowa Wesleyan Freshmen vs. Knox Freshmen Jfresfyman ©ebate NEGATIVE TEAM Question: Resolved, That a course in military training he made compulsory in all colleges of the United States. T earn George Jones Earl White Ernest Newquist Iowa Wesleyan Freshmen vs. Knox Freshmen ipjilomatfjean litterary Society Organized 1858 OFFICERS First Semester President ..Edward Weston Vice-President ....Leroy Akerson Corresponding Secretary........Fremont Hendricksox Recording Secretary ....Frank Olliver Treasurer Jay Hunter Second Semester President ....Leroy Akerson Vice-President ....Frank Oli.iver Corresponding Secretary......Fremoxt H exdrickson Recording Secretary ....Lee Messenger Treasurer ..Edward Weston aniline Htterarp is otietp Organized 1855 OFFICERS First Semester President Earl Vandacriffe Vice-President ...Donald Lawson Corresponding Secretary Baron Crane Recording Secretary Rov Anderson Treasurer ....Luther Heller j Second Semester President Edward Wahl Vice-President Roy Anderson Corresponding Secretary ...Donald Lawson Recording Secretary ....Harry Morrow Treasurer 1 1 Robert Fye j ! 1 I i «. i • Harlan ILiterarp isxjcietp Organized 1869 OFFICERS First Semester President Virgil Blakeway Vice-President f. Fred Stilwell Corresponding Secretary.. Frank Roach Recording Secretary Victor Bloomquist Treasurer Harold Seterberg Second Semester President Frank Roach Vice-President Virgil Blakeway Corresponding Secretary.. Victor Bloomquist Recording Secretary J. Fred Stilwell Treasurer Harold Seterberc tij [uifStRU Ain-n iUftii1 Lyo«tati� . .� uca Jkt.uitu 5 L If '• •. . � -te •ij'WW r - sT uTtv Cm. ' M. Uppatta Htterarp Organized 1890 OFFICERS First Semester President Vice-President Miriam Jarvis Corresponding Secretary Aenid Reman Recording Secretary Agnes Reaney Treasurer ...Nellie Curran Second Semester President Vice-President ...Nellie Curran Corresponding Secretary ....Ruth Holiday Recording Secretary Fae Hayes Treasurer ...Grace Howard Jxutfjean Hiterarp octetp Organized 1856 OFFICERS First Semester President Jeannette Buck Vice-President ....Ruth Thorsox Corresponding Secretary.............Bertha McChord Recording Secretary Lela Pape Treasurer ...Florexce Buck Second Semester President.............................Bertha McChord Vice-President..........................Betty Young Corresponding Secretary............Edith Rothexsteix Recording Secretary ....Florence Buck Treasurer Ruth Greene Cltoman Htterarp octctj Organized 1909 OFFICERS President .............. Vice-President ......... Corresponding Secretary Treasurer .............. __Gladys Clixe Gladys Wexger ...Grace Smith ...Geneva Resor vtorA3 eU cAV fcv -W W ovx o tv WXvxre A - ev 'Xouxv Vot W Viv O U Xo VutvVtty ®jfc , § Vu. xoXW “Se-cWte vxJtA oVk X aeoXXWvcv ito.a. nd i £ m m m i 1 -4 4 -4- y 7 -T----3 —•—I i -2- —- vavsK Vw 5 vw xwrt 5wtte553 o to oitvVeu-oja. ue vttVvv cAV VseAVvm, w Vvt xX,, To rm v o fcs-te cu . Wre’sXo 5 u.-tie,ttX ov - -t , cAtrgsjfc . o m m 9trtw t xn Oa%s v7 Conserbatorp of Jflustc Iowa Wesleyan College has a conservatory of music that any college in the state would be glad to claim. It is recognized throughout the middle west as one of the best seats of musical instruction in this section, and its fame has spread to many lands. The graduates of the conservatory arc in many instances filling positions of recognized standing in the world of music, and their success may be traced directly to the training received under such instructors as the present teachers in the conservatory. The life and reputation of the conservatory rest in its dean, Dr. A. Rommel, who has spent the best years of his life in Mt. Pleasant, always striving for the highest expression of his art both in himself and in his pupils. A long list of the famous seats of learning where the doctor has studied and a resume of his talents is so well known as to need no telling in this connection. Suffice it to say that as long as the genial doctor remains at the head of Wesleyan’s department of music, students will continue to come from all parts of the nation to take advantage of his ripened experience and his superb knowledge of music. The department has been materially strengthened during the year that is past by the addition of a beautiful pipe organ to the chapel. It has always been the ambition of Doctor Rommel and other music lovers of the town to have a pipe organ installed in the college chapel. When almost everyone had given up hope of ever seeing this become a reality, the college students and alumni were electrified by the report last spring that a pipe organ costing ten thousand dollars and of the best make had been presented to the institution. The organ has since been installed and adds a great deal to the effectiveness of all functions held in the chapel building. DR. ROMMEL Dean 9rgan Habitation COLLEGE CHAPEL April 13, 1915 Program Invocation Bishop William O. Shepard, LL. D. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor ... Bach “Dreams,” from the Seventh Organ Sonata Guilemant Mr. Dunham Solo, “A Highway Shall Be There” (from Isaiah) Patten Miss Nazor Offertoire in D Minor .... Batiste Mr. Dunham Congratulatory Remarks Dr. John W. Hancher Elevation in E Flat - Rousseau Scherzo from the Fourth Organ Symphony - M idor Mr. Dunham A group of songs Miss Nazor Allegretto..............................Volkmann Mr. Dunham Solo, “Where Have They Laid Him” Miss Nazor “Will o’ the Wisp”.........................Nevin Minuet................................Boccherini Mr. Dunham Fan Fare Concert Etude - Shelley Mr. Dunham I jllen’s (£lee Club PERSONNEL First Tenors Wilbur Craver O. J. Dickey Rilea Doe Sherman Oat.man Second Tenors Harry Morrow Warren Huebner Walter Melcher Howard Ballew First Boss Jay Hunter Harold Kemble Phil Logan Frank Snider Second Boss Joe Beck Newton Moats Vernor Davidson Grant Vennell Hfotoa Igesflepan Jflen’s Hlee Club PROGRAM Part I The Sword of Ferrara ------ The Glee Club Reading—“The Light From Over the Range” Warren Huebner Aloha Oc.................................. Honey Town................................ The Gypsy Trail -......................... The Glee Club Phosphorescence.......................... Armourer’s Song, from “Robin Hood” Newton Moats Come, Charm of Night A Warning The Quintette Mr. Doe and the Glee Club Bullard Cooke Lilivokalani IP idener-Robinson Galloway Loeice De Koven Part II Sailors’ Chorus The Glee Club kP agner Cradle Song ... Newton Moats Grimes’ Cellar Door The Quintette Songs of a Bygone Day The Glee Club Reading Warren Huebner Estudiantina -The College Hearth The Glee Club Lac o me ITINERARY March 29 South English April 6 ....Mt. Pleasant March 25 .. Brighton March 30 Wapello April 10 Fairfield March 26 . Brighton March 31 Morning Sun March 22 State Hospital March 27 . . Washington April 1 Burlington March 23 Wayland March 24 Packwood March 28 . Sigourney Miss Flora Baldwin, Director Mr. Grant 'exELL, Manager Miss Ruth Willetts, Accompanist trte’ @lec dub PERSONNEL First Sopranos Marie Smith Ellen Gardner Hazel Nickolaus Grace Howard Second Sopranos Jeannette Buck Florence Buck Florence Rominger Fae Hayes First Altos Ruth Thorson Hazel Allen Roma Irons Miriam Withrow Second Altos Velma Schleister Mary Barnett Edith Bond Gladys Hastings iotoa (Strls’ (Sice Club PROGRAM Nymphs and Fawns The Glee Club Reading - - Selected Florence Buck Indian Mountain Song Cad man Romance Rubinstein-Spielter Little Dutch Lullaby Stair The Glee Club A May Madrigal The Quartet The Hat of Other Days Eld ridge The Glee Club Hungarian Dance Brahms Warum Schumann Canzonetta Rudolph Friml Miriam Withrow Sailors’ Chorus (four-hand piano) Spinning Chorus (four-hand accompaniment) From “The Flying Dutchman” - Wagner The Glee Club The Quaker -------- A dams The Glee Club Reading - - Selected Florence Buck A Picnic for Two—Discovery, a Song Fcst The Glee Club ITINERARY December 27 Avery December 28 December 29 Mystic December 30 Moulton December 31 Milton January 1 January 2 Bonaparte January 3 Kcosauqua January 5 ...Mt. Pleasant Miss Flora Baldwin, Director Miss Grace Howard, Manager Miss Ruth Willetts, Accompanist ] iHtb= earg $uptte’ Recital CONSERVATORY February 15, 1916 PROGRAM March Jean Finley Schmitt Song—When the Swallows Gather Marie Smith Johnson Cornet Solo—Cavatina Paul Miller II asset man Melody in E Flat Edith Whiting Lange Song—The Anchorsmith Walter Melcher Clark The Awakening of the Lion He Di Lee De Kontski In the Chapel, piano and violin .... Misses Whiting and Weir Ellenburg Cradle Song Needham Welcome to Spring Hazel Nickolaus Chevalier Variations for two pianos on a theme from Beethoven Ruth Heppe and Dr. Rommel Saint-Saens For You Alone Till Dawn Charles Wells Loeive Violin obligato, Miriam Withrow rt at £t)eslepan kP. MAY HILLS The Art Department is one of the important and popular departments of the college. Miss May Hills, the head of this department, is a graduate of both the liberal arts and fine arts departments of Iowa Wesleyan College. Since graduation from Wesleyan she has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and received a diploma from the American Institute of Normal Methods at Northwestern University She has studied under such talented instructors as Estabrook, Van Court, Schneider, Crane, Houser, Frazee and Wight. The department offers study in oil, water color, pastel, charcoal, ink, china, design and application of design in the arts and crafts. Exhibits are on display from time to time, and the studio always welcomes visitors. Wesleyan is to be congratulated on having such an efficient head for such an important department. Commercial ORVILLE J. DICKEY During the past two years much interest has been aroused in the commercial courses at Wesleyan. Mr. Dickey, an instructor of exceptional ability and a spirit of intense perseverance, has made the commercial school one of the most popular departments of the college. Mr. Dickey hails from the Hoosier state, graduating from the Richland Center high school in 1907. Since that time he has spent one year at Rochester college, Rochester, Indiana; three years at North Manchester college, North Manchester, Indiana; two summers at Marion Normal college, Marion, Indiana. He holds the degree of M. Accts. and is a certified teacher of Gregg shorthand. Before coming to Wesleyan Mr. Dickey taught in each of the following schools: Tri-State Commercial College, Keokuk, Iowa; Twin City Commercial School, Menominee, Michigan, and at the Cream City Business College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to his duties as principal of the commercial department at Wesleyan he holds the position of supervisor of penmanship in the public schools of Mt. Pleasant. The Wesleyan commercial department offers a complete course in shorthand, typewriting, court reporting, bookkeeping, higher accounting and commercial law. Domestic detente The youngest department at Iowa Wesleyan, yet one which shows signs of the greatest potential development, is the domestic science department. Installed in the summer of 1914, it has constantly grown and expanded Each year has witnessed improvements until now it ranks well with any college domestic science department in the state The apparatus is new, modern and up to date in every particular. The head of the department, Miss Kate Hull, is a graduate of the Iowa State Teachers College and is an expert in her line. She is extremely popular with the young ladies who have the privilege of studying under her, and draws many to her classes because of her personal magnetism. � lit t §c JHtgunberjStatxb THAT WHICH APPEARS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES WAS CONCEIVED IN ALL GOOD HUMOR, DEVELOPED IN JOKOSITY AND IS PUBLISHED WITH THE USUAL CHARITY TOWARD ALL AND MALICE TOWARD NONE. WE HAVE NOT EVEN AVENGED OURSELVES ON THE SENIOR CLASS FOR THEIR CONTINUED OUTRAGES, SCORNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR PRESENT UNPROTECTED STATE, THOUGH WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THEY MERIT CHASTISEMENT. WE HAVE DEALT KINDLY WITH THE SPECIAL CASES ABOUT THE CAMPUS AND HAVE BUT CASUALLY MENTIONED THE HASTINGS-FRYE AFFAIR, AND AKERSON’S NOT AT ALL; FOR THIS WE DESERVE COMMENDATION. IF WE HAVE NEGLECTED ANYONE WHO DISLIKES SUCH TREATMENT, WE ARE HONESTLY SORRY, AND OUR ADVICE IS, “SO LIVE THAT THE NEXT CROAKER STAFF WILL NOT OVERLOOK YOU.” IF WE HAVE RIDDEN YOU A LITTLE HARD, REMEMBER WHAT WE DID KNOW, THAT WE DIDN’T PUBLISH ; REFLECT THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN LONG SUFFERING AND THAT THIS IS OUR INNING, THEREFORE REJOICE, THAT WE HAVE BEEN SO MERCIFUL. LAST OF ALL BEFORE YOU BECOME EXCITED, REFLECT THAT PERHAPS WE DIDN’T MEAN IT, AFTER ALL. WE KNOW BUT WILL NOT TELL Who stole the stove lids. Who Wayne Anderson called before breakfast for a date. Why Ermil took Gladys to Donnelspn. Why Gladys took Ermil to Birmingham. Who belongs to the Suffrage Club. Why Aenid and Marie went to Burlington. Why Flora Baldwin is single. Why McCullough doesn’t smoke. What Senior let the beans and coffee down in chapel. What girl burned an umbrella at the hall. Why Luebbers is bald-headed. Why Prof. Dickey isn’t married. A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE Prof. Luebbers (entering classroom on chilly morning) : “Well, 1 see the frost is net on the pumpkin yet.” Clarence Johnson: “Prof, must have had his hat on this morning.” DOWN THE “K” LINE Vida Martin (noticing small pool of water) : “Isn’t that a beautiful little lakelet?” A LITANY To be chanted each morning. Oh Lord, this day deliver me from: Prof. Luebbcr’s jokes. An exam in history. A chapel call. Frye’s chapel speeches. Miss Yoorhees’s lectures. Leap year proposals. Jarvis’s campus calamities. 'Lax gatherers. Doc: “Fred Taylor is certainly a good baseball pitcher.” Aenid : “Yes, he has such a wonderful arm.” I stoic a kiss the other night; Today my conscience hurts, alack! I think I’ll go around tonight And put the durn thing back. He: “Couldn’t you leant to love me, Grace?” She: “I don’t think I could, Roy.” He (reaching for his hat) : “Just as I feared. You are too old to learn.” He put his arm around her, The color left her check, But showed upon his overcoat Just about a week. RUN BY REQUEST WHY PROFESSORS GO INSANE “Shall we write on both sides of the paper?” “I didn't hear the question.” “What is the lesson for tomorrow? I forgot.” “Are the test papers marked yet?” “Must we write in ink?” “I had my theme all written but I left it at home.” “What is our theme for next week?” “Did you say our notebooks are due today?” “I studied the wrong lesson.” “May I take my lesson tomorrow?” “Miss Lee, may I please borrow your key?” “May I be excused from giving my speech today?” FROM PHILO STAR “The butterfly has wings of gauze, The firefly wings of flame; The bedbug has no wings at all, But he gets there just the same.” ____________________________________________________ KINDLY NOTICE— My Scholastic Standing........................... My Wonderful Voice............................... My Phi Beta Kappa Pin............................ The Pushball Score............................... My Ancient Jokes................................. My Iota Phi Pin.................................. My Fussing....................................... My Dancing Ability............................... Our Endowment.................................... My Chemistry Grade............................... My Dates......................................... My Clever Puns................................... My Girl Back Home................................ My “W” Sweater................................... ..........Hazel Allen ........Newton Moats ........Miss Voorhccs .........Class of 1919 ............Prof. Leist ..........Fred TaylQr ......J. Fred Stillwell ......Earl Vandagriffe Iowa Wesleyan College ...........Violet Ashe .......Harold Kemble ........Howard Ballew ...........Jay Hunter ......Frances Jamison Lives of “A” men all remind us We should study all the time; And, departing, leave behind us Men who’vc had a glorious time. 1 INTRODUCING OUR GLEE CLUB Vcncll (to people standing in back of room) : “Friends, do not be impatient; there will be plenty of seats after the first number.” A POME He met her on a rainy day, And let her share his ’brella; He met her often after that, And became her steady “fella.” The same old story came to pass, And they were tied together. He often thinks of that first day, And curses rainy weather. Wesleyan girls are not half as bad as they arc painted. __________________________________________!________ SOME IDEAS OF HEAVEN Vivian Miller.....................................A place where no one hurries Vandegriffe.............................................A school without study Prexy..................................................Nothing to do but talk Miss Voorhees..................................................Eight hours of sleep (Doc) and Aenid..............................................A trip to Iowa City Hypatia..........................................To have all the girls in school Ruthean................................................To have a dozen enrolled Hattie Wolfe............................................................Where Harold is Alvin Mathews..................................................Three squares a day Edith Vass ..................................................................... Sweden Frank Snider......................................A land of sleep and no work Clarence Johnson.................................To be councilman or sheriff Treva Crabbe.........................................A place on the Glee Club Edna Jane Benjamin...................................................Sherman and coffee VERY TRUE Fred Taylor (to Hanna Stalker after Iota Phi election) : “Gee! Didn't they run in a bunch of nuts, though ?” AT Y. M.-Y. W. CABINET MEETING Florence Buck: “Well, somebody say something. Let’s not let this be a Quaker meeting.” Dr. Lymer: “Is there any danger of that with you here, Miss Buck?” IN SECOND GERMAN Grant Venell (translating) : “The herr doctor was sick.” Dr. Lcist: “Leave off the ‘herr,’ Mr. Venell.” Venell: “The bald-headed doctor was sick.” TRUTH WILL OUT' Dr. Lucbbcrs: “Mr. Moats, your recitation reminds me of Quebec—founded upon a high bluff.” CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Percy Can’s (driving up in front of Hall in a Ford) : “Come on, Lela, and we will take a spin.” A Freshman asked an upper-classman if Bob Fye was studying for the ministry. Is lie? MORE HYMXS FOR WESLEYAN Revive Us Again....................... Rock of Ages.......................... She Givcth Her Blessed Sleep.......... Just As I Am.......................... Mark! the Herald Angels Sing.......... Come Fount of Every Blessing.......... Always With Us, Always With Us........ Fill Me Now........................... Heaven Is Not Far Away................ Oh, Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice. He Took My Place...................... Be Ready When He Comes................ Let Me Lean Harder on Thee............ I Need Thee Every Hour................ I Was a Wandering Sheep............... When He Cometh........................ ........................Band ........................Wahl ....................Voorhees ..............Florence Buck .............Girls Glee Club .............Student Council .....................Faculty .................Ethel Snair ................Viola Carson ..................Ermil Frye Archie Marsh to Fred Taylor ...............Trcva Crabbc ..............Ellen Gardner ....................My Pony .................Prof. Blair .................Susie Specs First you sing a song or two, Then you have a little chat; Then you cat some candy fudge, Then you take your hat, And hold her hand and say “Goodnight” As sweetly as you can. Now isn’t that a heck of an evening For a great big healthy man ? There is a tide in the affairs of co-education, which, taken at the flood, leads straight to matrimony. You can lead a man to college, but you cannot make him think. POOR DOG' COLE’S POND When the balmy south wind gently blows Across the campus green; When every Prof from his classroom goes, And the bell says “Four-fifteen”; When every student in dull unrest Casts off the toiler’s bond— Then give to me my treasured rest, On the banks of “Cole’s Pond.” i I For there the sun scarce finds its way Through the elms upon the hill; There near the closing of the day, When everything is still; There when the golden twilight’s nigh, In a maze of memories fond; But few who know how lovers sigh As they slowly leave “Cole’s Pond.” • • ! When Seniors muse of caps and gowns At the time of graduation, And the “shark” or co-ed frets and frowns At the thought of examination— When professors dream of wealth and kings, And fame in the great beyond, I sit and think of better things On the banks of “Cole’s Pond.” 1 WHO’S WHO AT WESLEYAN i • FIRST CHOICE SECOND CHOICE Best Misser Truitt Worst Crabber Doe Best Student Champion Cusser Heidt Chem. Shark Biggest Feet 'Ding” Anderson Prettiest Boy All-Round Athlete Best Debater Schick Sweetest Singer “Bum” Prettiest Eyes V. Miller Most Religious Best Spooner Prettiest Hair Carson Biggest Bluffer Dukes Greenest Freshman Crookedest Politician... Vcnell Math. Shark Date Shark History Shark Worst Flirt Tie Popular WOULD-BE’S AT WESLEYAN Withrow Sporty ..Miss Voorhces Stylish Industrious Prof. Blair: “Miss IN FRESHMAN ENGLISH Gardner, what are the characteristics of your favorite char- actcr?” Ellen Gardner: “Well, my favorite character is ‘Freckles,’ but I think that the author makes him do too much for having only one arm. He should have had two.” A FUSSER A boy with the cash And clothes with a dash, Fating fraternity hash— A fusscr. Forgets he’s in school, Is anyone’s fool, A sororities’ tool— A fusscr. So sure that he’ll pass He cuts every class To stroll with a lass— A fusscr. He carries her fan And does all he can To forget lie’s a man— A fusscr. You can look anywhere And lie’s sure to be there With a line of hot air— A fusser. Now if fussing’s a game, Who’d be to blame Should a girl change her name— A fusser. But as wc’vc never fussed, Necessity must Make us distrust A fusser. But if all of us would Confess what we should, We’d be if we could— A fusscr. I I I INTERVIEWING FAMOUS MEN Frye, Ermil: “Hello, Ermil, old kid.” Ermil Frye: “’Lo, old man. You’re looking handsomer than usual this morning.” Frye, Ermil: “That so? Well, I always was considered good looking.” Ermil Frye: “I know that, but I thought you always prided yourself more on your accomplishments.” Frye, Ermil: “So I do. By the way, did I ever tell you that I am the only man in college who is Beta Theta Pi, Iota Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Editor News, Ycllmastcr, Winner Oratorical, Y. M. Cabinet, Leader Gospel Team, Giver of Longest Toast at Thanksgiving Banquet, Friend of Daniel Webster, Most Popular Man in School, Freshman Chaperon, Prohibition Association, Honorary Member of Hypatia, Member Hamline, Chapel Speaker, College Debater and Fusser, all at one time?” Ermil Frye: “There aren’t many like you, hitched up with that line of highbrows.” Frye, Ermil: “Of course, my main pride is being Iota Phi. The others are mere trifles, but Iota Phi, my boy! Well,—” Ermil Frye: “I know, but Rilca Doc clearly showed himself to be the most popular man on the campus by winning the Wesleyan News’ popularity contest. And there is Edgar Carson, the classiest little fusser in college.” Frye, Ermil: “And your modesty only keeps you from mentioning yourself. Everybody admits that you made a hit with that Pi Phi Senior, although she says she’s not a particular friend of yours. By the way, I told some of the fellows that, and they said she said ‘anyone who is a friend of yours could not be very particular.’ But of course they were only joking.” Ermil Frye: “O, of course. The fellows all like an all-round, good-looking sport like myself. You can hardly blame them, can you?” Frye, Ermil: “Well, hardly, Ermil. Such men as us are rare.” A WESLEYAN ALPHABET A stands for Amour, French stuff for mush; Wise-eyed professors sometimes call it gush. B is for Banquet, a stunt in the fall ; The once in the year that we eat at the Hall. C stands for Campustry—your major, I think. It will put, per experience, grades on the blink. D is for Damsel, shy and demure (Of that latter statement we’re not quite so sure). E stands for Engagements, this we know well Who’ll be the next fool you never can tell. F is for Freshmen, a green kind of plant. Although they are pests, do without them you can’t. G stands for Grind; means suns beauty, sans love. You may get your lessons, but no turtledove. H is fr Hy-lo-the-is-ti-co-lism, A serious, supernatorial sism. I is for Ignorance; it surely is bliss. You think, and you’re right—’twould rhyme best with J stands for Juniors, a class with the pep. We’re not like the Seniors, for we’ve a good “rep.” K is for “K Line,” a popular road. Where dates often go, of course, a la mode. L stands for Luebbcrs, with bright, shiny dome; He may have------, but if so s’ not known. M is for Minister, sedate and proper; Works clear through school, without even a copper. X stands for Neatness, so much wished for by all. If you’ve never seen it just visit the Hall. O is for Oatman, who rings the old bell. Of triumphs and victories it often does tell. P stands for Philbert, philosophical gink; To work up this rhyme it took lots of think. Q is for Quest, a search or a hunt. The back of the book is never the front. R stands for Rouge, makes your face nice and rosy. That’s why Lucilc Whitney is so like a posy. S is for Strollers, on the campus so green And down the “K Line” they often are seen. T stands for Truth; stuff told by this staff. Of all of their knowledge they’ve told but the half. U is for Universe, of which we’ve learned much. If the Kaiser wins out ’twill belong to the Dutch. V’s for Vacation, when we pack up our trunks, Go home for a time and return with Dad’s plunks. W’s for Wesleyan, the best toast of all: “We’ll look for you there when the bell rings next fall.” X for ’Xeuses, so hard to obtain. Without them your strivings for grades are in vain. Y is for Yellmaster. He acts like a fool; He toots his big horn and roots for the school. Z is for Zero, the grade we all dread. This poem’s all over; the last has been said. “IF” (WITH APOLOGIES TO KIPLING) If you can study hard when all about you Arc having spreads and dreaming time away; If you can douse your light nor make commotion When “ten o’clock” you hear Miss Voorhees say; If you can sleep eight hours and not get tired of sleeping, And join the hiking club and walk for miles, And all the time the rules of honor keeping, And yet don’t pay too much attention to the styles— If you can dream and not let Doc Leist catch you; If you can chew your gum and still get by; If you can meet with Prof. Blair’s jokes and railings, And treat these two impostors just the same; If you bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken, Twisted by Profs to drive you out of school; Or work and work for diaphramatic action, And stand before the class and act a fool— If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To work o’er Luebbcr’s papers long and deep, And still rave on when there is naught to urge you, Except the bluff that says to you: “Say on”; If you can make one heap of all your knowledge, And risk it on one difficult exam, And lose and start again at the beginning, And never breathe a word about your loss— If you can raise your hand when Miss Booth questions, And talk of kings, it matters not how much; If neither dates nor dynasties escape you, Nor mar her scats by e’er so slight a touch; If you can make a hit with your professors, With mingled knowledge, bluff, and pleasant smiles; Yours are the grades and all that’s with them, And what is more, Iota Phi, my son. IN THREE ACES Act One—Maid one. Act Two—Maid won. Act Three—Made one. IN FOUR YEARS Fresh: “ must study tonight.” Soph: I must study tonight.'' Junior: “I must study tonight.” Senior: “I must study tonight.” Man wants but little here below; woman wants the rest. Depend upon a woman to keep a secret—going- MV VALENTINE FOLLIES OF 1915-1916 The Usual Spring Cases. The Everlasting Grind. Jack Edwards’ Attendance at Chapel. Iota Phi. Prexy’s Talks on Campus Paths. Most Evcry-dav Acts of Every-day Students. Suffrage Club. Stealing the Stove Lids. Hendrickson’s Athletic Aspirations. The Prohibition League. Senior Dignity. Wells’ Mustache. Frye’s Editorials. Literary Societies. Self Government at Hershey Hall. The Sophomore Basketball Team. WHAT THE YEAR 1915-1916 HAS BROUGHT US A Permanent Endowment Fund. The Slowest Senior Class Ever. A Six-Page Wesleyan News. A Flirty Mathematics Professor. Eight-Hours-of-SIeep—Yoorhces. Frances Jamison’s Tongue. Four Merry Widows—Viola, Hattie, Jeanette and Beulah. Seventy-Five Frivolous Freshmen. “Bob” Hastings Engaged. Wesleyan-Parsons Athletic Relations. Efficiency. “Jane Dear.” A Noisy Cilcc Club. Political Reform. Moanings—Ingersoll. Students’ Handbook. Suffrage Club. A New College Song. A Cussy Coach. More Pep. Short Skirts. Pipe Organ. The Late Mr. Moats. Faculty Reformation. A Track Team. S’more Pep. The Passing of the Good Old Times. DOMESTIC SCIENCE It has been reported that Frances Jamison severely strained her back recently while lifting a pan of her own biscuits from the oven. SAD BUT TRUE Old Grad: “Have you met my brother at Wesleyan?” Junior: “Yes. We sleep in the same Psychology class.’ OVERHEARD AT THE “Y” Craver (to Ballcw) : “Arc you going in the pool, old horse?” BaUcw: “I would like to see myself in that pool.” Craver: “Then you had better wait until Thursday, when they change the water. ficyC.de nil gfTf£ • A College fifes. •jr Tlscba-U Gajjtalm ficAafiV L V t V r ■n S r nKer' T ItwieTsUo-r , Fu.ssg a «.U or I Bgjafit CrflikeY r itTY ier V ax A COLLEGE STUDENT’S AMBITION ONCE They had a good meal at Hershey Hall. Earl Vandagriffc got to class on time. Leist cracked a joke. Prof. Dickey forgot to curl his hair. Dr. Luebbers had a date. Aenid Beman tried to sell her date. The Wesleyan News was out on time. Jay Hunter went to Danville. Venell wasn’t grouchy. Wilbur Craver smoked a cigarette. Akerson couldn’t talk. Moats was interesting. Hendrickson tried to get a date. Marsh didn’t laugh at his own joke. Ethel Snair got all she could eat. L SEVEN WONDERS OF THE CAMPUS Prof. Blair’s Smile. Akerson’s tongue. Freshman Basketball Team. Treva Crabbe’s Styles. Johnson’s Dates. Faculty Leniency. s«fcrjr r,rSr The Croaker Staff. _________________ A SPEECH FOR ACTION Miss Ingcrsoll: “Mr. Gooch, did Mr. Doc move you to action?” Gooch: “If he had talked a minute longer I would have gone out.” IS IT POSSIBLE? Craver (standing before looking glass after a trip to Burlington) : “You’re a pretty gay bird, you arc, you naughty, tough little boy. You smoked a cigarette, you did.” FROM LAS!' YEAR Dr. Leist: “Miss Scoles, you are not keeping up well in your German. What is the matter?” Ruth Scoles: “Well, I go to church from seven to eight; then from eight to ten I study my Bib Lit and the rest of the time I spend on my Sunday school lesson and other religious duties, and do not have time for my German.” Leist: “That may get you by in heaven, Miss Scoles, but it will never get you a grade in German.” AT JUNIOR CLASS MEETING Mr. Kemble: “I will appoint Mr. Thompson teller.” Mr. Thompson : “What do you want me to tell ?” Freshman (to Miss Schick) : “Miss Schick, did you ever have rheumatism in your tongue?” IN SOPHOMORE ORATORY Miss Ingcrsoll (after Mr. Dukes had given a speech) : “Well, Mr. Dukes, I think that was somewhat of a mixture.” Florence Resor: “Yes, a regular ‘Dukes’ Mixture.’ ” HIGHEST AMBITIONS OF SOME OF OUR CLASSMATES. Violet Ashe .............................................To get a grade in chemisry Frank Snider.........................................To slumber undisturbed in class Vivian Miller........................................To get up in time for breakfast Marie Schick.......................................................To be aristocratic Roy Akerson...........................................................To get a girl Faye Hayes.......................................................................To be popular Grace Howard....................................................To be a missionary Sherman Oatman................................................To pass in something Mildred McKee................................................To wear a “W” sweater Earl Vandagriffe..................................To be editor of the Wesleyan News David Armbruster...................................................To be an orator Bob Fyc................................................................To hold his job COURSES THAT MIGHT JUST AS WELL BE ELIMINATED Dr. Schell’s course in present day nothings. Miss Miller’s course in campustry. Miss Bladwin’s course in coquetry. Dr. Lcists’s course in gum-chewing. Prof. Dickey’s course in flattery. Prof. Blair’s course in jokes. Prof. Lucbbcr’s course in sarcasm. Prof. Edward’s course in correct sitting position in chapel. Miss Voorhees’ course in spooning. Miss Schreiner’s course in smiles. Dr. Rommel’s course in deliberation. Miss Ingersoll’s course in moanings. Dr. Booth’s course in neatness. Prof. Boyer’s course in flirting. Dr. Ly,incr’s course in chapel cutting. Miss Hull’s course in gossip. Coach Heidt’s course in cussing. Prof. Eaton’s course in promptness. Prof. King’s course in sweetness. Prof. Koch’s course in baby culture. Prof. Jaque’s course in efficiency. ON THE “K” LINE Grace Howard: “Let’s get off and walk.” Akerson: “What is your hurry?” considered good ts day far a young man to °f a young woman's arm ? assist her where she really ch assistance. if She were thway of a speeding auto-crossing a con jested street r of being fn motilef be permissible omen to take hold of her r her out of danger. AGRICULTURALLY SPEAKING Ereshic: “I think it is just lovely to hear the leaves whisper.” Dukes: “Yes, but I can’t bear to hear the grass mown.” Mary had a little lamb, Lank and lean and bony; When Mary college Latin took She swapped it for a pony. __________________ ! | AT -GLEE CLUB PRACTICE Craver: “I just love to break into song.” Ballcw: “If you would get the key you wouldn’t have to break in.” NATURALLY First Student: “What is the first thing you think of in connection with French? Second Student: “The French teacher.” MOST CERTAINLY Stranger (to Emmet Hasty) : “Do they teach French here?” Hasty: “Yes, they teach anyone.” FOUND IN THE CHEMISTRY ROOM Mother, may I go out to swim? My daughter, I reckon so. Hang your clothes on a hickory limb And shun the H..O. AT FRESHMAN CLASS ELECTION Chairman: “Nominations are now in order for a vice-president.” Miss Martin: “We do not need a vice-president. There is no vice in this class. ’ ECONOMY Jay Hunter (when asked if he would lend a nickel) : “Well, fellows, I’ll let you have it, but I have to have it back by tomorrow. I must have spending money.” NO NAMES MENTIONED Matron: “Did that young fellow kiss you last night?” Co-ed: “Do you think he came all the way he did to hear me play the piano?” Croaker gUmanac for Spril 1915 APRIL HATH XXX DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION MELANCHOLY POME FOR APRIL MEANDERINGS If all the people who knock the Croaker were put in a straight line they would reach from Oakland Mills to Klondike. If all the people who praise the Croaker were put in a Ford runabout there would be several good seats left. If all of the brains used up on this almanac had been concentrated on study we could have obtained an A. B. degree in one month. 10 words make one joke. 10 jokes make one humor department. 10 humor departments make one weary. When you are asked to sing a solo, Don’t run away and hide; But learn the words beforehand, And get the air outside. Philosophical Philbert Scz: “When ye git spring fever there’s nothin’ like leadin’ the Wesleyan N'gjvs. A ow April’s here with showers sweet. It comes hut once a year. It brings us flowers and muddy feet. And birds tee love to hear. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. 1 2 3 Spring Vacation. 4 5 6— Peary appears at North Pole (1909). 7— Look out for walk-before-breakfast liars. $—Contributor brings in old joke. 9—Life flows on as usual. 10— Last session held in German Chapel. 11— Everybody goes down ‘K’ Line. 12— Pipe organ dedicated. Prexy claps too soon. 13— Glad to be back in chapel. 14— Just prayer meeting day. 15— The sun rose and set as usual. 16— Lost! One whole period in the library.— Aenid Beman. 17— Well known planet, the earth, quakes at San Francisco. 18— Usual Sunday quiet prevails. 19— Monmouth defeats us in baseball. 20— Seniors dig in library over thesis. 21— Y. M. Geneva breakfast at Cole's Pond. 22— Croaker Staff announced. 23— Shakespeare born (1564). 2-1—Knox Freshmen fail to show up to debate our Freshmen. 25— Regular weekly Sunday. 26— Bishop Hughes lectured. Couples strolled today. 27— Ponce de Leon looks for fountain of youth (1513), Lillian Russell finds it (1913). 28— Prexy was at chapel. 29— J. P. Morgan visits Egypt (1913). Even the Nile has banks now. 30— Girls number of It'cslcyan A7 ws issued. r Croaker Almanac for illap 1915 MAY HATH XXXI DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION WANT ADS Wanted— More time to talk—Akerson. A mid-week date—E. Gardner. POME FOR MAY PP'c love thee well, O balmy May! O month of carefree joy! Our lessons do not bother us, But flies do much annoy. A little dignity—Seniors. To be in things—V. Miller. WONDERINGS Where did Frye get his gift of gab? What does Miss Voorhees’ man look like? Why Ronald Johnson sleeps in class every day? Where Guy Wilson got that ‘M sweater? The membership of Hamline is eight; or ten percent of the population of Oakland Mills. Philosophical Philbcrt Sez: “Anything the faculty’s fur, I’m agin’.” Sat. 1—Battle of Manila Bay (1898). Sun. 2—(To let—Church seats, books and organ.) Mon. 3—Monday always follows Sunday. Tucs. A—Ed Wahl sleeps in class (1908). Wed. 5—Annual spring party at Hershey Hall. Thur. 6—Wesleyan News election. Non-political. Fri. 7—Napoleon died at St. Helena (1821). Sat. 8—Academy students plant ivy about Pioneer building. Sun. 9—Rain—rain—rain. Mon. 10—Dr. and Mrs. Lcist married (1903). Tues. 11—This is Tuesday, day after Monday. Wed. 12—Miss Baldwin and Dr. Schell sing a duct in chapel today. Thur. 13—Chas. W. Fairbanks, famous ex-vice-president born (1856). Fri. 1-1—David rocked Goliath to sleep (B. C. 327). Sat. 15—Wesleyan News appears. Sun. 16—Howard Gohring at church. Mon. 17—--We win from Knox. Tues. 18—Passenger train ran into Mt. Pleasant. No fatalities. Wed. 19—Had chapel today. Thur. 20—Joke about Edward’s attendance at Chapel started (1898). Fri. 21—Hypatia and Philo enjoy talk by Luebbers. Sat. 22—Results of Iota Phi election announced. Sun. 23—A year ago today wasn’t Sunday. Mon. 2-1—House cleaning day at Hershey Hall. Tues. 25—Sun highest at noon today. Wed. 26—Queen Victoria, friend of Kipling, born (1819). Thur. 27—Dr. Schell gives talk on campus paths. Fri. 28—Y. W. C. A. cafeteria supper on campus. Sat. 29—High School number of Wesleyan News. Sun. 30—Company day at Hershey Hall. Mon. 31—One month nearer home. THE EDITOR SPEAKETH Ho-hum! I’ve got that section through, Joke section—pages twenty; There’s just a few more things to do, But those few things are plenty. i Ho-hum! Blair says my essay’s due; ; I’ll start on it tomorrow. Three books to read in German 2. Some brains I need to borrow. 1 J Ho-hum! Prof, says I’ve got to write Chem questions only thirty. This office is an awful sight. Gee whiz! but it is dirty. Ho-hum! I ought to go to work. And do some stuff for Miller. Confound this weather! Shades of Burke! This stuff will make poor filler. Ho-hum! The staff has fled away Like kids vamoose at recess; My brain won’t work on such a day. Let’s beat it to the Princess. Croaker Almanac for Suite anti September JUNE AND SEPT. EACH HATH XXX DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION VACATION VANITIES Who will when we are gone— Enjoy the quiet solitude of the library? Amuse fellow students during class hours? Successfully bluff? Chum with Miss Baldwin? Put pep in the college song? The editor lie wants a joke, His wit is on the shelf; If we politely might suggest Why can’t he use himself? Philosophical Philbert Sez: Ye can’t measure a fellow’s brain by the size of the book he carries. POME FOR JUNE AND SEPTEMBER (Half and half) June is here and much too soon, I'or Seniors notv must go; September is the month ive start To cram our empty dome. JUNE Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thu r. 1— Glenn Frye wins Fresh. Oratorical. 2— Business manager absconds with Croaker funds. Later—he went out to buy a stamp. 3— Academy Commencement. 32 graduate. 4— Fussers bid farewell to ‘K’ Line. 5— Coburn Players here. 6— A rare day in June. 7— Commencement brings in Papas and Mam- mas galore. 8— Tomorrow means home. SEPTEMBER Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. 13— The new swarm arrives. 14— The old flock comes home to roost. 15— New students complain of eats at Hall. 16— Classes start. 17— Pullman Party by Y. W. C. A. 18— Christian Associations give reception. 19— Freshmen cry for home. 20— Frances Jamison sits in the library 1J 2 minutes. She speaks in conversation with Truitt 800 words. 21— Arnold Hale arrives for winter vacation. 22— Events called off. Rain. 23— Dr. Schell first speaks of Deer Creek (1910). 24— Freshmen win in pushball. 25— Heidt begins to show his ignorance. 26— Regular weekly Sunday. 27— Lots of new dates. 28— Rev. Rauch at Chapel. 29— Pep meeting. Rushed picture shows. 30— This is the last day of September. ARCHIVES OF CHAPEL ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE NAME ATTENDANCE EXCUSE Bob Fye .............. Armbrustcr and Collins. Nellie Curran ........ Mablc Walker ......... Ermil Frye............ Newton Moats ......... F. Jamison and V. Ashe Hucbncr.............. Prof. Edwards ....... Stillwell ........... Williams ............ (- 537) ............... Alternately............. 4736i 2 ................ Usually ............... Always ................. Nov. 5-15 (records lost) Up to now.............. Twice a week............ .Three times a month.... .Generally ............. 27 .................... ....Religious scruples. ....To stroll. .....Churley might be there. .....Couldn’t find her hat. ...To make announcements. .....Collecting laundry. ...New sweaters. .—:Collecting money. ...Disgust. ...Reporter for News. ...Sleep. ALIAS “Pud”—Sounds good. A Swedish favorite. “Pruney”—Hails from a boarding school, no doubt. “Teeny”—A frolicsome creature. Name seems to be wrongly applied. “Sehr Vide”—A German name, to be sure, but she has seen more of France than Germany. “B. B.”—Has several meanings. Use your own. “Doc”—Because of a striking resemblance to “Doc Yak.” “Shorty”—By force of habit. “Tim”—Direct from the country and unsophisticated. “Deacon”—Almost forgotten, because its owner is not in school this semester. “Ding”—Figure that out for yourself. “Punk”—Always thought of when his head is hit. “Hep”—Perhaps because she strolls so much. “Kleine”—Is not German. Quiet and unobtrusive. “Popham”—Up through the ages. Been in foreign lands. “Pat”—Sounds Irishy, but runs with Smith. “Jane”—She couldn’t help it. It was wished on her. “Mic”—Like its owner, exclamatory. Croaker Almanac for ©ctofaer 1915 OCTOBER HATH XXXI DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION LOST POME FOR OCTOBER A frat pin—Ermil Frye. A coach—Miss Ingersoll. A basketball cup—Sophs. Opportu n ity— E very bod y. October is a month so drear, We really have to study; Our Creek and Latin, Cheni and Math.— They almost kill a budy. If money talks, I wonder why I only hear It say ‘Goodbye’? 1— “We see by the papers that Nicholas II will soon visit America.” 2— “That’s nothing, August 1st will be here next summer.” Be it ever so homely there’s no face like your own. Philosophical Philbcrt Sez: “Campus fussing is a lottery, in which there arc more blanks than prizes.” Fri. 1—This is the first day of the month. Sat. 2—Saturday, that’s all. Sun. 3—Hershey Mall girls take part in class scrap (1910). Mon. -1—The editor still survives. 'I'ues. 5—Frye makes plea for poverty-stricken M'es-leyan New. Result—Much disgust and one new subscriber. Wed. 6—'Heat Parsons’ banner appears on campus. Thur. 7—Much pep over Parsons game. Fri. 8—Sophomores buried Parsons at chapel and Parsons buried us in afternoon. Sat. 9—Wahl out of town. Frances awaits post- man. Sun. 10—P. Caris visits relatives near Monmouth. Mon. 11—Juniors have picnic at Oakland. Tues. 12—New rugs at Hershey Hall. Wed. 13—Or. Rommel gives recital at Chapel. Thur. 14—Table manners invented (23 A. D.). Fri. IS—We win from Central. Sat. 16—Two Seniors begin to work. Sun. 17—Dr. Osborne preached today. Mon. 18—Cleopatra invented face powder (31 A. D.). Tues. 19—Soft-mores have a meeting. Wed. 20—Work—work—work. Thur. 21—Ermil Frye bribes ye editor for honorable mention. Fri. 22—Frances Jamison declares intention of buv- ing a Croaker even if there isn’t a joke in it about her. Sat. 23—An unexciting, unpolitical day. Sun. 24—Dr. Ilanchcr announces resignation (’08). Mon. 25—Akcrson says that nothing purifies the soul like saying ‘Grace’. Tues. 26—Pony factory declares dividends. Wed. 27—Suffrage club elects officers. Thur. 28—Senator Cummins speaks. Fri. 29—Senior girls serve with dainty hands. Sat. 30—Popularity contest closes in blaze of glory. Sun. 31—Overcoats make appearance. I i j FAMOUS PARAGRAPHS PARAPHRASED “God must have loved the Hunkers, he made so many of them.” “Grades don’t make the man, but they help in getting a teacher’s certificate.” “Beware of little losses; a few C’s may flunk a whole class.” “Know more than the professor docs if you can, but do not tell him about it.” “A little fussing is a dangerous thing; you may have to go to several formals.” “If a woman will submit to being carried that is sufficient to prove that there is mud on the crossing.” “Fuss all, love few, marry none. “This world that we are living in, ’Tis mighty hard to beat; Detectives haunt you everywhere, Thc’rc cops on cv’ry street.” “Cut, and the world cuts with you; grind, and you grind alone.” “Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what the prof, sends.” “Policy is to do and say the kindest things in Prexy’s way. “Pull is the keynote to success. “Be still, poor grind, and cease repining, •( In prof’s red book your grade is shining.” a ,j ■ (Croaker SUmanac for Jtobember 1915 NOVEMBER HATH XXX DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION MELANCHOLY MEANDERINGS If all knockers practiced what they preach there wouldn’t be emit halos in heaven to go half way around. The face powder used by Hcrsh-ey Hall girls in one day would mark the athletic field an entire season. If all of us who blow our own horns were organized into a band, we could furnish music for all of the salvation armies on earth. WONDERINGS Who told Prof. Dickey he could sing? Why Beal visited in Mt. Pleasant at Xmas time? How ‘Doc’ and Aenid enjoyed their trip to Iowa City? Why Mrs. Northrup’s porch is haunted ? Philosophical Philbert Sez: “This society stuff isn’t all that it is cracked up to be.” POME FOR NOVEMBER Turkey day is bound to come, Last part of November; That feast with Hershey I fall's fair dames, IF e always will remember. Mon. 1—Euripides, inventor of movies, born (B. C. 329). Tucs. 2—Marie Smith injured in Chcm. lab. Wed. 3—Parsons wins football game at night (’ll). Thur. -1—Julius Caesar invents conditional sentences (37 A. D.). Fri. 5—I)r. Leist smiled faintly today. Sat. 6—Freshmen wallop high school. Sun. 7—Cat in piano (’ll). Mon. 8—Jitney circus. Blair sees Broadway Belles. Tues. 9—Nothing happened. Wed. 10—Joke editor starts work. Prominent students tremble. Thur. 11—Ruth Holiday spends afternoon in library. Fri. 12—Coach ships carload of hogs today. Sat. 13—Dr. Heppe leads Y. M. C. A. Sun. 1-1—Just Sunday. Everybody sleeps. Mon. 15—Frye wins oratorical contest. Tues. 16—Dog visits faculty at chapel. Leist jealous. Wed. 17—Gwent singers here. Litcrarics rich. Thur. 18—Croaker staff have feed. Fri. 19—Wc win from Christian University. Sat. 20—V'andagriffe scored by Dr. I.eist. Sun. 21—The Sabbath day is here again, Now let me rest my weary pen. Mon. 22—Ratliff speaks to a girl. Tues. 23—Less doing than yesterday. Wed. 2-1—Stove lids disappear from Hall. Thur. 25—Give us this day our daily turkey. Fri. 26—Everybody tired and cross. Sat. 27—Dan Heller at Y Sun. 28—Everybody writes home. Mon. 29—Debate today: Resolved, That the razor has done more for the race than powder. Tues. 30—Miss Schick debates in economics. Croaker Almanac for JBecember 1915 DECEMBER HATH XXXI DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION JOBS FOR JOB POME FOR DECEMBER Editing an Almanac. Keeping Akerson quiet. Raising money in chapel. Eradicating campus paths. Christmas comes but once a year, The days we all have reckoned; We pack our grips and hasten home. Tor Pa and Ala have beckoned. The tipping evil of today, What bother it entails; Why, every time you weigh yourself, You needs must tip the scales. THE PRUNE Full many years the sturdy prune Hath cheered us on our way; A loyal friend in time of need, At our right hand each day. Philosophical Philbert Sez: “The only difference vacation makes to students is that they loaf all of the time instead of nearly all of the time.” Wed. 1—1 Thur. 2—: Fri. 3—] Sat. 4— Sun. 5—' Mon. ( — Tues. 7— Wed. 8— Thur. 9—1 Fri. 10—. Sat. 11—' Sun. 12—! Mon. 13— Tues. 14— Wed. 15—1 Thur. 16—i Fri. 17 Sat. 18 Sun. 19 Mon. 20 T ues. 21 Wed. 22 Thur. 23 Fri. 24 Sat. 25 Mon. 27 Tues. 28 Wed. 29 Thur. 30 Fri. 31 Three members of faculty at chapel today. arc unhandy things anyway.” V. W. C. A. doll show. sccndcd—on the Seniors. Christmas comes but once a year. WHAT THE FRESHMAN DEBATERS DID TO KNOX LAST YEAR FAMOUS AFFINITIES Student Politics at Wesleyan and Chaos. Jeannette Buck and her Yellow Coat. Junior Class and Chapel Attendance. Bertha McChord and Miss Rothenstein. Wesleyan News Business Department and Efficiency. Wahl and Oakville. Moats and his “Line.” Hershey Hall and Appendicitis. THIRD YEAR GERMAN CLASS Dr. Leist (leaving for a minute) : “Mr. Vandagriffe, please hold anyone who attempts to leave before I return.” Ethel Snair immediately tries to leave and finally succeeds. Dr. Leist (returning) : “Did you do your duty?” Vandagriffe: “One got away, but she was so heavy I couldn’t hold her.” Dr. Leist: “Next time I will find someone who has had more experience.” Miss Hull: “Where would you find him?” Grace Hagie: “I believe Mary is saying something to Archie with her eyes. Archie Marsh : “Oh, Mary’s eyes always talk.” Croaker gUmauac for January 1910 JANUARY HATH XXXI DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION WANT ADS Wanted— A new Science Hall—■'Trustees. Votes for women—Suffrage Club. A girl—Wells. Sympathy—Dee Thompson. JOBS FOR JOB Writing themes for Prof. Blair. Raising endowment. Running a bluff on Dr. Booth. Making an eight o’clock. Lives of Freshmen all remind us, When we too were in our prime. Oft we murmured, “We should worry,” Because ignorance is sublime. Philosophical Philbcrt Sc .: “Ye can get a semester’s book learnin’ in one night, ef you apply yourself. POME FOR JANUARY This year the maiden has a chance Her mate for life to choose; Let man beware her soulful stare, Or happiness he’ll lose. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. ;i The Croaker staff makes a resolution not 2 | to work until vacation is over. 3—Edythc V'a.ss and Vcnell return together. A—We dread returning to classes. 5— Six Seniors caught studying. R. Johnson among the number. 6— A new year resolution broken (1901). 7— Air resounds with crash of broken resolu- tions. S—Girls’ Glee Club gives concert. 9— Rig crowd at church today. 10— Monday, day after Sunday. 11— Everybody studies for exams. 12— Hcrshey Hall inmates freeze. 13— Twenty below zero. 1- 1—Xmas jewelry begins to turn green. 15— Helen Keller lectures. 16— Hurt talks in behalf of college. 17— At 9:55 P. M. Ermil Frye is reported to have lost his frat pin. 18— Gladys Hastings finds Frye's pin. 19— Nine more days till exams. Gloom. 20— Ketch-up. A tonic for any who may flunk. 21— We beat Penn 31-29. 22— We parade Hancher around town. 23— Ex-president Hancher speaks at church. 2- 1—Large crowd at picture show. 25— The wise start to review. 26— Snider stays awake one hour. 27— Reign of Terror begins. Exams. 28— Editor excused to study. 29— Hurrah. Endowment is raised. No exams. 30— Exams over. Survival of the fittest. Some of us didn’t fit. 31— Registration again. MY MOUTH Softly as the summer breezes Wafted gently from the south, Come the tintitabulations Of my automatic mouth. How I love its giddy gurgle; How I love its ceaseless flow; How I love to wind my mouth up; How I love to hear it go. —Axon. OVER THE COUNTER AT ALLENDER’S Dee Thompson: “I’m sorry you don’t like our service. We generally get the best of everything here.” Freshman: “You surely got the best of me, all right.” THE CONVERSATION BRILLIANT First: “I’d say this is some day.” Second : “Cut the anti-Webster stuff.” First: “Oh, I wouldn’t ha’ said that.” Second : “I would ha’.” First: “I wouldn’t ha’ said it, tho.” Second: “Well, anyway, I should worry.” First: “Yes, Ish ka bibble.” JUST OUT OF RANGE Allen: “How near were you to the right answer to the fifth question?” Moats: “Two seats away.” A foolish habit, I would say, To get into your head, Is sending girls expensive flowers Before the girls are dead. Croaker Almanac for Jfefaruarp 1916 FEBRUARY HATH XXIX DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION LOST POME FOR FEBRUARY An alarm clock—Miss Hull. George Washington, our hero, “Pep”—? ? ? ? So noble and so brave, Patience—Edwards. Who never told a single lie, A sweater—“Tim” Campbell. Note’s lying in his grave. Tues. 1—And still the Seniors grind on that thesis. They met but once: Wed. 2—Several Freshmen at chapel today. They had never met before. Thur. 3—Frye gives his oration at chapel. Thev met but once: Fri. 4—We place in divisional contest at Penn. Sat. 5—Everyone quiet. And she was stricken sore. Sun. 6—Sunday. Day of rest. They met but once: Mon. 7—Lost. One whole hour in library. E. No more shall I allow; Gardner. Thev met but once: Tues. 8—We lose to Monmouth. Wed. 9—The office was closed for the dav. A freight train and a cow. Thur. 10—Day of prayer for colleges. Fri. 11—We didn’t pray enuf. Parsons beat us in basketball at Fairfield. THINGS TO THINK Sat. 12—An awful racket in Europe. They must be ABOUT holding a tennis tournament. Sun. 13—B. Billingsley visited home folks at New Edna Evan’s curly hair. London. Ronald Johnson’s quiet manner. Mon. 14—Faculty Club meets. Preps send valentines. C. B. Johnson’s beautiful eyes. Tues. 15—Conservatory recital. Wed. 16—Bills for electric lights arc included in cur- rent expenses. Thur. 17—Campaign for $500,000 started. Fri. 18—The desk calendar gets a day off. Sat. 19—Grace and Ack. take a trip on ‘K’ Line. Sun. 20—Sunday all day long. Mon. 21—Vacation tomorrow. Everyone leaves. CdHHHj Tues. 22—’Tis some lonesome burg. Wed. 23—Grace says Keokuk is just fine. II •—:JTi Thur. 24—Hendrickson at phone (“Hello, central, who IJS called me up last night?”) -- Fri. 25—We win from Simpson. Philosophical Philbert Scz: Sat. 26—Y. M.-Y. W. Mixer at Ilershey Hall. “Seems like some girls think all Sun. 27—Regular weekly Sunday again. a feller has to do is to sit and Mon. 28—Consolation day. wait.” Tues. 29—Leap year’s extra day. Freshman debate. Croaker Almanac for JWarcf) 1916 MARCH HATH XXXI DAYS JOIRYSE EDITION MELANCHOLY MEAXDERIXGS If all of the real jokes of the faculty were written on the back of an envelope there would still be room for two or three News editorials. If all of their would-be jokes were written in shorthand in a Webster’s Unabridged, the fly leaves would have to be utilized to make room for them all. JOBS FOR JOB Gettings Parsons’ goat. Appreciating girls’ glee clubs. Convincing Luebbcrs. Keeping Hershey Hall quiet. Philosophical Philbert Sez: “ ’Tis the orator that is loved by the ladies.” POME FOR MARCH I love to sing of spring, ’Cause bing and ring and king And thing and fling and bring Rhyme so beautifully with spring. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Flies. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. 1— V’. W. C. A. Jubilee banquet. 2— basketball team leaves. Carrie anxious. 3— Penn 22; I. W. C. 33. We take fourth place in state oratorical contest at Simpson. •1—Des Moines swamps us. 5— One couple went down K’ Line. 6— Joe and ‘Hep’ seen down ‘K’ Line. 7— Man in crow’s nest sees spring vacation ahead. 8— Girls start talk about Easter bonnets. 9— Parsons 17; Wesleyan 32. Wow! 10— Robinson Crusoe was glad when Friday came. 11— Croaker room cleaned out. Many relics dis- covered. 12— Usual Sunday quiet prevailed. 13— Fussing season formally opens. 1- 1—Miss North at chapel at night. Two dress suits also. 15— Perpetual motion discovered when Eve started to use her tongue ( ? B. C.). 16— Absolutely nothing stirring. 17— ‘Saint Patrick's day in the morninV 18— Aenid pays annual visit to Croaker room. 19— ’Nother Sunday. 20— Annual college ‘Boom’ minus four Seniors. 21— Spring has came. 22— Spring came in like a lion. 23— It’s too bad that gossips don’t get a vacation. 2- 1—Croaker material goes to press. Joke editor seriously considers not returning to school. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Spring plowing time. SEVERAL GOOD REASONS WHY SO MANY WESLEYAN MEN FLUNK SOCIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE FACULTY No flirting allowed on chapel platform. A member of the faculty may be escorted to Fairfield by a gentleman if they are accompanied by fifty-three students. Avoid all slang. Such expressions as “Pull it off,” “stone age stuff,’’ et cetera, et cetera, are not in keeping with the dignity of the institution. When Dr. Schell announces a strange hymn, at least sing the “Amen.” The men of the faculty should not flirt with coeds in class periods. It quite likely will be reported at Hcrshey Hall. You may take short cuts across the campus to avoid meeting students, but do not walk in the paths. PERHAPS Breathes there a girl with soul so dead Who never to herself hath said— A string of cuss words? THE HEIGHT OF INDIGNATION Edith Bond (draw ing herself up to her full height, breadth and thickness) : “This matter has gone quite far enuf.” LEG FOOD Armbrustcr: “Take long walks. Walking is the best possible food for the legs.” Wiltse: “Yes; as the farmer would say: ‘Boy, go out and feed the calves’.” A SURE CURE Messenger: “What reform is needed for the Glee Club.” Wells: “Chloroform.” Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust; If Greek can’t kill us, Chemistry must. PEACE, BLESSED PEACE Douds: “Shut up, fellows; you disturb my peace of mind.” Dukes: “Piece of mind is right.” CLASSICS “If they had only left poor Adam’s rib alone!”—Grant. “Felicitous in vocabulation.”—Frye. “If music is the food of love, play on!”—Lillian Piper. “Hands off; I wear a diamond.”—F. Buck. “Much can be made of a man if he can be caught young.”—Fae Hayes. “Coeducation is the thief of time.”—“Shorty.” “I need no purse; my gold is in my hair.” “I trained my hair the way it should go, but ere 1 knew it it was gone.”—Sandmeyer. “Where is the man that can live without dining?”—Miss Hull. “Work hath made this lad lean.”—“Tim.” “Fair weather up here, thank you.”—Grace Howard. “There must be hard work in him, for none ever came out.”—Vcnell. “I attribute my success as an instructor to buttermilk.”—R. Luebbcrs. “All politicians are not the scum of the earth.”—C. Johnson. “A bold, bad man.”—Tom Dyall. “All right in his way, but he weighs too much.”—Blakeway. “A lion with the girls.”—Snider. “He rambled, he rambled, he rambled all around.”—“Doc” Moats. '•L- THE SUFFRAGE CLUB Established 1915 PLACE OF MEETING—Trunk Room, Hershey Hall, 10:00 p. m. AIM—Not to get caught. PASSWORD—(----------?) Membership limited to nine. Only law abiding citizens eligible. MOTTO—“Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” Chief Boss, Ethel Snair Publicity Committee Hazel Allen Agnes Reaney Miriam Jarvis Refreshment Committee Marie Schick Beulah Billingsley “Bob” Hastings E n ter tain ment Co m m it tee Florence Rominger Edna Benjamin Political Advisor, Sherman OATMAN What you find in these closing pages has made possible the publication of this issue of Croaker These advertisers are all loyal Wesleyan supporters and deserve your patronage. They may be depended upon to aid us in the future if your patronage justifies it. : : : : Cfte 1917 Croafeer ls taff Tour Friends: Can buy anything you can give them, except: §5ottV $f)otograpf) C. Herbert Dyall, Photographer College IDfjotograpfjer 119 North Main Street A LIGHT CUT First Coed: “How old is that lamp?” Second Coed: “Oh, about two years, I guess.” First Coed: “Then turn it out; it is too young to smoke.” “All that shivers is not cold.” WELL LINED UP Lodwick: “The telephone company seems to have a line on everything. Dukes: “Yes, they are pretty well posted.” PAUSE A certain chapel speaker who had extra large hands was talking to the student body one morning. He was preparing for his climax, and extending his hands pleadingly toward the students, said: “Pause, my dear people, p-aus-se.” Poulter: “Why are you scratching your head?” Fenn: “Because no one else knows where it itches.” MISTAKEN IDENTITY One of the transfer companies in the city had recently purchased an auto truck. Late one night they were taking trunks from the opera house to the freight depot. Dave Armbrustcr heard the rumble and ran about ten blocks in hot pursuit. When he reached the machine at the depot he rushed up all out of breath and inquired in broken tones, “Where is the fire?” THE CO-ED “I chatter, chatter where I go, My tongue no man can sever; For men do try and men do sigh, But I talk on forever.” —Selected. 3.3)- }DaUtmnfe “THE SA TISFA CTOR Y STORE home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes Right- Styles for Young Men at the Right Time ufov tfje past 25 pears tlje 3otoa j) ISJeslepan College Jetoelrp anb iBoolt H tore. jf. J8. Crane, 3Tetoeler anb Optician Vienna JIafeery anb Confectionery 45eo. ILuberger, $rop. Home Made Fresh Bread, Pies and Cake Fine Candies Oysters in Season Ice Cream delivered to any part of city North Main St., PHQNK22 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA RED LETTER DAYS IN 1916 January 25—A few Freshman girls at the hall stayed up all night to study history. January 7—This date was made important by a certain engagement at 10 p. m. January 28—Mary Barnett enters Hershey by a door one story too low. February 26—Miss Baldwin didn’t ask to meet the Glee Club after chapel. February 29—A house meeting at Hershey Hall. A similar meeting will not occur for at least four years. March 10—Twelve Hershey Hall girls went to bed at eight-thirty. March 20—Juniors kidnap leading ladies in Senior stunt and give them free auto ride and feed. March 25—Dr. Schell said at chapel today: “Now, I hope that I haven’t forgotten to omit anything.” THE HANG-AROUND CLUB Motto—“ ’Tis so pleasant to go calling that we just can’t quit. SELECTED BROTHERS Seniors Sophomores Akerson Craver Frye Melcher Wahl Doe Juniors Huebxer Freshmen Marsh Davidson Taylor Beck Vex ell Morrow A cade my Bloo.mquist In Ur be P. Caris INTUITION Student (writing home): “How do you spell ‘financially’?” Other: “F-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-lTy; and there are two R’s in ‘embarrassed.’ ” SMOUSE BROS. JfloriStS anb ©arbcncrs EARLY PLANTS AND VEGETABLES CUT FLOWERS Carnations, Roses, Violets, Sweet Peas, Chrysanthemums and other Flowers in Season Designs a specialty PHONE 22 1008 N. Lincoln wSt. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa J. S. SCHRAMM CO. Burlington You will find this Store a Satisfactory and Reliable Place to do your Dry Goods Shopping We have a Great Collection of Lillis, Dress ©oobs, Htnens, Bosierp, Globes, €tc. VISIT OUR READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT And see the Latest Models in Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists, Skirts, Etc. MARCELLE WAVE CLUB Motto—“Kink, kink, kink on my old, old dome, oh, me!” Chief Apostles of the Wavy Lochs Frances Jamison Cora Gillaspy Grace Howard La Rue Sowers Gladys Hastings Possessors of the Fluffy Tresses Vivian Miller Pauline Gilfillan Anna Stewart Ellen Gardiner CO-ED ACCOMPLISHMENTS A Wesleyan coed is a colloquial noun, a qualitative adjective, a doubtful article, an inconstant conjunction and a frequent interjection. She is conjugated thus: I flirt I marry-wed You kiss I am kissed I will be engaged I can, should or would be married To be divorced Divorcing She belongs to the feminine gender, except as a suffragist. PLUG HAT CLUB Motto—“If you have a derby hat, get it on, get it on. Sole Member Grant Venell If you want to find the word “aeroplane” in the dictionary look on the fly leaf. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Scott’s EeStaurant A Place to get good things to eat Students' Patronage Solicited Prices Reasonable to Everybody West Side Square iHtss mta Carrtgan Where all College Girls get their Fashionable Millinery COLLEGE GROCERY LUNCH GOODS STUDENT SUPPLIES STAPLE GROCERIES Half Block South of Hershey Hall JOHN MORROW TURKINGTON DRUG CO. Phone 78 PURE DRUGS - CANDIES - ICE CREAM North Side A SENIOR AUTO If I wished to make an automobile 1 could find plenty of material for its construction in the Senior class. For the body of the machine I should use C. B. Johnson’s shoes, and his ears for the mudguards; both are sufficiently large. Truitt would make splendid axles because he is so well seasoned. Jonnie’s neck would make excellent tires, for it is all rubber. Lillian Piper would do for the steering wheel; she is so easy to turn. For the crank Earl Tovcra is one made to order. Frye would answer for the honk-honk, as he has such a good whistle. For brakes I would use Hunter; he is always broke. Wahl would make a serviceable windshield, for it never blows around him. For a headlight I would use Akerson’s dome; it’s such a good shiner. Crane would furnish the wheels; he knows how to get them. For a hammer to put the machine together with I should use ( ?)—she is a good knocker. For cushions any member of the class would do; they have been sat on so many times by the faculty in the last four years, they actually feel like upholstered furniture. For air to fill my tires I should resort to almost any Senior. WHAT IS ALWAYS HEARD BEFORE XMAS HOLIDAYS The Grind—“I expect to have one grand time during my vacation period. No, I do not intend to take a single book home with me.” 'Flic Profs.—“Well, I wish you all a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Forget all about your books and come back ready to do the best work you have ever done.” The Average Student—“Every book that I have goes home with me. I expect to make up all of my work and be prepared for the exams. But I will have to burn a lot of midnight mazda if I catch up.” The Dateless Coed—“Oh, I just wish that you could go home with me once during vacation time. I am sure I could get a man for you to go with. Do you know, I just have so many dates when I am home for Xmas?” AT “HEBE’S” He: “Let’s have a quiet little luncheonette together?” She: “Oh, no! Let’s have some soup, too?” Several of our fair co-eds promise their commencement guests a visit to the Photographic Studio of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dyall, just next door north of the library. This little studio is of national fame for the beautiful portraits which have received state and national honors at Photographers' Conventions. Callers are always cordially welcomed and find much to interest them in the exhibition of beautiful portraits, all the work of the artists, Mr. and Mrs. Dyall. The Remington Typewriter The Logical. Machine for the Students' Room ■ i I A. D. HAYES COMPANY Dealers in GRAIN, SEEDS, COKE, COAL, CEMENT, PLASTER, SAND, GRAVEL A COMPLETE LINE OF MILL FEED Grinding Done Quickly on netu Attrition Ad ill, Motor Driven O. H. Keith. Manager Phone 102 The main idea of every housewife is to find some means by which she can do away with A ROASTING FIRE IN THE KITCHEN AN ABUNDANCE OF ASHES AND DIRT A HEAVY FUEL BILL and yet obtain a good, clean, economical service. COOK WITH GAS Mt. Pleasant Gas Light Company - - Mt. Pleasant SUGGESTIONS Plan of Course for Freshman English, First Semester I. '1 hemes. A theme of one hundred words must be handed in at each meeting of the class or before six o’clock on day of meeting of class. This theme may be written by an upper classman or taken from a last year’s notebook. In case a translation is called for, good translations arc to be found near the northeast window in the city library. Try to find a page that has not been thumbed over and you are not so liable to get someone elsc’s translation. Ponies may be borrowed from Juniors and Seniors. Once a month a theme of from 800 to 1000 words is to be handed in. If this theme is copied from some well-known source change a few words to give it an appearance of originality. 2. Conferences. Conferences of from five minutes to two semesters are held after each long theme. The purpose of these conferences is to secure aid from the teacher in deciphering marks of correction on the papers. 3. Notebooks. Each student must secure a loose-leaf notebook. In it must be kept (a) class assignments, jokes, puns, et cetera; (b) any information given by instructor. If this is put on the first page of the book place it somewhere above the third line from the top. (c) Synopsis of readings; those that arc cut from magazines should be pasted in rather than pinned in. 4. Required Reading. Each student (and any others registered for this course) must do reading to the extent of 1250 pages during the semester. Not more than 700 pages to be taken from one author. The following are suggested: Saturday Evening Post. Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress.” “Ten Nights in a Barroom.” “Bound to Rise” (Alger). B. L. T. “Through the Window at the Black Cat.” “Robinson Crusoe.” . Red Book. Your Bank Should Be The First National Bank When you come to Mt. Pleasant, “A good place to live,” to educate your children, you will want a bank, GOOD, SAFE and ACCOMMODATING. We offer these advantages and on the strength of them WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. The accounts of students are given special care by us. Remember the Name First National Bank “Oldest bank in Henry County. WHEN IN OTTUMWA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CLAUDE MYERS DAINTY SERVICE ICE CREAM LUNCHEONETTE CANDY 108-110-112 E. Second Street Wm. Hoagltn department i5 tore EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY DRY GOODS, COATS, SUITS, SHOES, MILLINERY CARPETS AND RUGS, TOILET ARTICLES LADIES’ AND GENTS’ FURNISHINGS THE BRYAN CLUB (The mournfully melancholy mob of Those Who Also Ran) Established 1914 CHAR I ER MEMBERS Claude K. Hayes DeWitt Sowers Homer Hendrickson Howard Gobhring Charles Pogemii.ler Floyd Duncan ACTIVE Earl Vandacriffe Grant Venell A enid Be man Harold McCullough Harold Kemble Florence Seeley Will Lodwick Eva Wilson Clarence Gabeline James Wilson Ralph Hileman FIBERS Beulah Billingsley Glenn Grant Newton Moats Joe Beck Nellie Curran TO JOE AND “HEP” On the campus, they’re continually bobbing up, Or at Clausen’s sipping coffee by the cup; Any place you find them, Just for heaven’s sake don’t mind them; Any weather, they’re together—Joe and “Hep.” DEDICATED TO ? ? ? ? We never had a bald head; We never like to see one; But if all men have shining pates, We’d rather see than be one. Doling JWen’s Christian Association 4tU. -pleasant, 3otoa H. K. Smith, Pres. H. L. McGrew, Sec. Jas. T. Gillis, Trcas. W. B. Seeley DIRECTORS R. E. Luebbers J. A. Clarke James Burd F. B. Crane C. W. Cruickshank V. D. Morris C. G. Gloeckler E. Conner J. E. Southerland, General Secretary D. A. Armbruster, Physical Director 1 he building contains twenty-one dormitory rooms, assembly hall and committee rooms, gymnasium and lockers, shower baths and swimming pool, reading room and game tables—A social and recreative center for all students. CLASSIC FICTION MODERN Much Ado About Nothing Twice Told Tales The Tempest Pilgrim’s Progress The Lonesome Trail The “A” To Have and to Hold The High Cost of Loving The “E” The Little Minister The Minister’s Wife Innocents Abroad Tom Sawyer The Street Called Straight Campus Paths The Man in Lonely Land Woman Alone The Turmoil .... Hcrshcy Hall House Meeting Where Laborers Are Few The Barrier Keeping Up With Frances Ed Wahl Charge It The Handmade Gentleman The Winning Lady All of ’Em! Wonder Book The Long Shadow Tim Campbell’s The Silent Places Seats of the Flunkers Golden Silence The Judgment House The One Woman Treva Crabbe Representative Men “W” Men Consequences The Woman Haters Dukes and Moats Freckles Wells How much a man is like old shoes. For instance, both a sole may lose. Both have been tanned, both are made tight By cobblers. Both get left and right. Both need a mate to be complete. And both arc made to go on feet. They both need healing, they both get sold; And both in time will turn to mold. With shoes the last is first—with men The first will be the last; and when The shoes wear out they’re mended new; When men wear out they’re men dead too. They both are trod upon, and both Will tread on others, nothing loth. Both have their ties, and both incline, When polished, in the world to shine. And both peg out—now would you choose, To be a man or be his shoes? J. M. BURD CO. Shoes for College People Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank 720 Jefferson Street BURLINGTON, IOWA When in town drop in and visit the newest bank and enjoy our rest rooms. We operate along modern lines and will greatly appreciate your accounts. T. B. Gabeline, Pres. AUGUST WiTTE, V. Pres. M. E. Toothache, Cashier INSPIRED AT HERSHEY HALL Our new dean, Miss Voorhees, ’s come to our house to stay, To uphold the constitution and keep the dates away. To make us all to go to bed at ten o’clock, an’ keep The rules and regulations, and get eight hours of sleep. And all us wicked children, when ten o’clock has come, We set around the chafing dish and have the mostest fun. But we has to be most awful still—say nothin’, most, about— ’Cause Miss Voorhees ’ll get us if we don’t watch out. Oncet there was some little girls who wouldn’t say their prayers, And wouldn’t go to bed at ten, away up stairs. Oncet Miss Voorhees heard them holler, as they went down the hall, And she up and took their names down in a book, that’s all. Then she read the constitution, her looks I can’t express, But she kinder lost her temper, just that one time, I guess. And sent them all to bed at eight, or some time there about, And Miss Voorhees ’ll get you if you don’t watch out. An’ one time there was a little girl who always laughed and grinned, And never went to bed on time, though she knew it was a sin. And oncet she was restricted, but she had to comb her hair, So she wouldn’t go to bed at eight and said she didn’t care. And when house meeting time came round she thought she’d go and hide, But there was Miss Voorhees standing by her side. And she ’bout snatched her baldheaded, for she knew what she’s about, And Miss Voorhees ’ll get you if you don’t watch out. And Nellie Curran tells us, when the alcohol burns blue, And the chocolate fudge it sputters, and the coffee, too, And we hate to go to bed at ten, and we like to have our say, And we talk of what we ’spec’ to do with school days far away: “You’d better mind Miss Voorhees and douse your light so clear, And when Miss Voorhees reprimands shed the penitential tear, And cherish all her precepts and mind what you’re about, ’Er Miss Voorhees ’ll get you if you don’t watch out.” BIRD CRANE FURNITURE DEALERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS WINDOW SHADES WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FRAMING PICTURES B ngtons LADIES, MISSES ana CHILDRENS READY TO WEAR STORE WO W£A'5 GOOD CLOTHES Three Stores Now: Burlington, Keokuk, Davenport While in Ottumwa, Eat at the “IOWA CAFE” QUICK SERVICE, COURTEOUS TREATMENT REASONABLE PRICES, CLEANLINESS COME AND SEE Regular Meals 25c Fine Sleeping Apartments in Connection 124 EAST SECOND STREET Opposite Courier Building “Let Me Do Tour Dirty Work N. MOATS Agency Iowa Steam Laundry Ottumwa, Iowa 25 Years at Wesleyan IN SOPHOMORE ORATORY Miss Ingersoll: “Arc you cold, Mr. Armbruster?” Mr. Armbruster: “It is, just a little chilly in here.” Miss Ingersoll: “Well, don’t worry; there will be lots of hot air in here in a minute.” Once a molicc-pan Saw a bittlc-lum, Sitting on a surb-ctonc, Chewing gubber-rum. Said the molicc-pan: “Won’t you simme-gum?” “Tin on your nit-pyte!” Said the bittlc-lum. INTERESTED Frances Jamison: “Did you know that Mr. Wahl did lyceum work last summer with the International System?” Carrie Wentworth: “Let’s sec; that’s a moving picture company, isn’t it?” IVORY FLOATS Messenger (in “Y” pool) : “Look out, Hasty, or your head will go under water. L. Moats: “Don’t worry; ivory floats.” SOME DRY Olliver (waxing eloquent in Philo) : “Why, it is so dry in Kansas that the moon can’t get full.” BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING BANQUET She: “Is it to be a formal affair?” He: “No; very infernal.” jfarmers anb j$lercfyants pank illt. $lea£ant, 3otoa Resources Over One-Half Million Dollars The Friend of Iowa Wesleyan H. C. WEIR, President ROSS WALKER, Cashier H. A. GEESEKA, Vice-President JOE BURNOP, Asst. Cashier WAGNER’S HOTEL M. G. WAGNER, Proprietor 207-209-211 South Main Street Burlington. Iowa Run on American and European Plan, location Convenient to all Depots J. H. JERICO CO. DRUGS KODAKS y xaM, emedie WE HAVE A KODAK FINISHING DEPARTMENT. WORK GUARANTEED AT THE JUNIOR PICNIC Kemble: “Have you any pickles down there, Miss Bloomquist?” Miss Bloomquist: “Yes, I got one down a minute ago.” THE TEST He: “You arc the breath of my life.” She: “Did you ever try holding your breath?” ON THE FARM Mr. Ratliff: “Paul, you aren’t getting much milk from that cow any more. What is the matter?” Paul Ratliff: “I guess I’m kind o’ losing my pull.” ABSENT Dr. Lcist (in Second German) : “Anyone may answer that.” After a pause—“I guess he is not present today.” GEMS FROM FRESHMAN ENGLISH PAPERS “He wore a light overcoat, and as he came in he sniffed the air and unbuttoned even that.” “Every boy was covered with mud on his hands and feet.” “The young man took up rooms in an apartment house under an assumed name.” R. Brown Co. DEALERS IN FRESH MEATS CURED Oysters, Fish and Ga??ie in Season Telephones 63; 91 Prompt Delivery ROUT. ELY RAY ELY ELY SON STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Flour, Feed, Canned Goods, Fine Fruits, Confectionery 118 N. MAIN STREET Jit. $lea£ant is team atmbrp fEobb anb JSegoltp, -proprietors Pay Driver on Delivery Phone 98 MT. PLEASANT IA. OVER ONE HALF of the cars on American highways are FORDS THERE'S A REASON J. L. SCOTT 6c CO., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa SUGGESTIONS FOR FRESHMEN Greet the professors felicitously; you may want to make Iota Phi. Do not walk in campus paths. Never sing at regular chapel service. It only makes you look foolish. Pay your News subscription by December 1 (political reasons). Go to class whenever possible. Rush some girl steady before the Thanksgiving banquet. Tip your hat to young ladies and Seniors. Plan to go home every week-end. Never veil at a football game. There is a yell leader elected to do that. If possible keep on speaking terms with the Sophomores. You will need humility when you return home. AN INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. Lymer (reading chapel announcements) : “Geneva slides in the biological laboratory tonight at seven-thirty. Everyone invited.” THE MOST ESSENTIAL THING Senior (to Freshman) : “Do you know what Wesleyan needs most?” Freshie: “A new science building.” Senior: “Yes, we need that, but—” Freshie: “Oh, yes; more interest in literary societies.” Senior: “That is true; but what we need most is—” Freshie: “Now I have it! A new faculty!” Senior: “That may be so, but if you will listen a minute—” Freshie: “That’s easy now. A bigger Freshman class.” Senior: “No; what Wesleyan needs most is a winning football team. A NEW STUDY Blakeslee: “Did you ever take morphine?” Blakeway: “No; who teaches it?” C. W Staebler’s Cash Store Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Etc. PHONE 120 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Farmers’ Implement Company GENERAL MERCHANDISE, FARM IMPLEMENTS BUGGIES, WINDMILLS, HARDWARE, FENCING SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET H. T. WAUGH Drugstore Goods bought here are bought Right, and we have a large stock to select from Hair Brushes, Combs, Tooth Brushes, Peredixo, Tooth Paste, Perfume, Toilet Water, Face Creams San Tox Preparations H. T. WAUGH, A. D. S. Druggist Meet Your Friends at Waugh’s Music nub Art § tuvc Carries a Complete Line of Sheet Music, Art Needle Supplies, Stationery, Royal” Society Pennants, Pictorial Review Patterns, Postcards, Stamped Linen, Musical Instruments of all kinds, Musical Accessories, Etc. WHERE YOUR PATRONAGE IS APPRECIATED N. SIDE SQUARE BEN. H. WILSON, PROP. MERELY A RUMOR It is reported that at the first session of the Freshman Chemistry class after the Xmas vacation Prof. Edwards gave a particularly dry lecture. At the end of the hour he attempted to call the roll but received no responses. Finally in desperation he aroused one of the men of the class and asked him to awake the rest of the people so he could call the roll. Then they might go home and sleep. TO CRAM OR NOT TO CRAM To cram or not to cram, That is the question : Whether ’tis nobler for the soul to suffer The pain and anguish of a “C”, Or cram until the birds of morning twitter And get an “A.” I ask thee, Which is fitter? CLASS or SERVICE SYVCOL Dir VMM|« Dir Linn Bln N. t hu N t Linw N L U nom « IMu thru lyn it t!“j� thi thick i runlit ot •O' }evi.11 Cl, NKjl 0«W 111 ctanttw li lua lx) Sr, thi � r e • son'll) lit pi cluck. WESTE NEWCOMB CARLTON P� C� '0« T GCORGr W C ATKINS. VK( NnU I .BCLVIOCRC BROOKS VICePHC lO NT CLASS or SERVICE SYMBOL Dir wmid Oir luin £'� • N.(N Ml Hi 91 N.ll H- Lillee N L n nm ef i� m ihrn tpiMt iMU'ii'u' Mil«l iwNiid -artii ts'iliidir � «u� . Osh . % hints bMaMhIN ir h«l HWlriti Milr thi chick. RECEIVED AT P Mornuag Sun la 8 28-1915 Robert Payne, Rich land la Here and BLUE WANTING YOU THINK OF ME VOURS, Marie, To Bcb-nXXmxXXKXXXXXXX7XXXXXX7)(JCTXXr Kisses, Me THIS LOOKS RAD, ROB! 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North of Brazelton Hotel “THINGS TO TAKE ON GLEE CLUB TRIP” (Taken from the notebook of a member of the Girls’ Glee Club) White Stockings Ratine Shirt Pumps Middy Blouse Powder Powder Rag Rouge Soap Lilac Water Wash Cloths Towel Comb Brush Tooth Brush Tooth Powder Hair Pins Pompeian Night Cream Cough Drops Laval icr Rook Cards Switch Handkerchiefs Pendant Pennant His Picture Manicure Set Curling Iron Silk Thread (to clean teeth with) Button Hook Powder Puff Chamois Writing Material Fountain Pen Corset Cover Pink Hose Camera Note Book Perfume Ladies’ Home Journal (January) “Good Manners,” Vol I White Gloves Peroxide “THINGS TO TAKE ON GLEE CLUB TRIP” (Seen on back of letter of a member of Men’s Glee Club.) Suit Case Dress Suit Pumps Shirts Collars $2.50 (spending money) That Confident Feeling of Being “THERE” You Young Fellows know what we mean, and also know how hard it is to get just the right suit to give you that feeling of confidence $15.00 to $25.00 Men's and Young Men’s Suits Men from Maine to California are togging out in New Spring Clothes. •‘DRESS UP” The Good Clothes Store MARTIN’S A Store for All the People 232, 234 East Main Street OTTUMWA, IOWA If you are interested in Old Line Insurance get in touch with WILLIAM P. BAKER District Solicitor for the Equitable of Iowa. This old company stands for all that is good and sound in life insurance. As a student you should know more about this IMPORTANT subject. Baker will be glad to explain the Legal Reserve Plan with special reference to the safeguards thrown around it by the Iowa Code. He will not expect you to take insurance with him just because you come for information. NATIONAL STATE BANK MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA CAPITAL $100,000 SURPLUS $150,000 Our patrons appreciate not only the SECURITY we offer, but also the many conveniences and advantages placed at their disposal by our SERVICE. Make OUR bank YOUR bank AS WE SEE THEM Y. M. C. A.—A political organization run on the same principle as Tammany Hall, only better organized. IOTA PHI—An honorary fraternity created by the faculty to provide honors for those who do not take the trouble to earn them. Its standards, however, arc constantly being raised. WESLEYAN NEWS STAFF-—Active members of the college literary societies who demand an outlet for their talents. Irresponsible, sarcastic, melancholy. HERSHFY HALL HOUSE COUNCIL—An organization made up of several co-eds and two Freshmen. Meets semi-annually to inflict punishment on its own members. HYPATIA—A literary society whose membership embraces about ninety percent of the female students. PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION—An imaginary club organized annually at the beginning of the school year. Membership inclusive. ANCIENT ORDERS OF KNIGHTS Miss Booth (in Freshman History) : “Mr. Payne, you may tell us what orders of knighthood came as a direct result of the crusades?” Mr. Payne: “The Knights Templar, Knights of Columbus and the Arabian Knights.” TIT FOR TAT First: “My head is ringing.” Second : “That's' because it’s empty.” First: “Does yours ever ring?” Second: “No.” First: “That’s because it’s cracked. A STOP WATCH Freshic: Did your watch stop when you dropped it?” Soph: “Yes. Do you think it went clear through the floor?” Iowa Wesleyan College Summer School Twelve Weeks Normal Training Course Opens April 25 All Other Courses Open June 12 Twelve Weeks Normal Training Course Six Weeks Normal Training Course Special Work in Education, Agriculture Domestic Science and Manual Training College Credit Work in Departments of History, Chemistry, Latin, Greek, German Academy and High School Credit Work Conservatory of Music Art Department For Bulletin and Other Information Address H. E. JAQUES, Secretary Summer School Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Why Make Iowa Wesleyan College Your Choice? Because Iowa Wesleyan has history back of it. Oldest in Iowa. Because Iowa Wesleyan has new life ahead of it in money and friends gained during the present remarkable endowment campaign. Because Iowa Wesleyan offers individual care and Christian influence thru its present faculty. Because Hershey Hall is an ideal Christian home for young women. 1st Semester opens Tuesday, Sept. 12 2nd Semester opens Tuesday, Jan. 30 For Catalog or other information address President Edwin A. Schell Mt. Pleasant, Iowa ! i I t L jurnmniimiiimi 71 HERE WAS A TIME NOT SO VERY LONG ago, when all printing looked alike to most of us; it was just printing; but that time is past and a new day has dawned. Most everyone today has a very highly developed sense of what is right and proper in all manner of printing. It is one thing to appreciate superior quality and another to produce it. To produce it requires men of skill, industry and zeal and a good equipment. We have a corps of efficient craftsmen who are schooled in what is right and how to get the best results. We have a master printer who will give your work his personal attention. Our equipment is of the best. There is a glowing sense of satisfaction in dealing with people in whom you have absolute faith. Dependability cito Ifresssi (Economy 3bbertteing Company Iowa City, Iowa I i GLICK’S Latest Models in READY-TO-WEAR GARM ENTS Complete line of Spring Suits, Coats, Silk and Wool Dresses, Silk and Wool Skirts, Waists and Petticoats, at popular Prices. Visit our store when in Burlington and Save Money. BURLINGTON'S HOUSE OF FASHIONS FOR WOMEN 215 Jeff. St. BURLINGTON, I A. i ®()e itlt. pleasant Other Pianos in Jfree Press Stock are the: Established 1866 Bush I.ane, Harvard, Schumann, Story Clark, Concord, Victor and Bradford, at prices as low as $198 for a new instrument. Job Printing Victor Victrolas and Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs and Records in Linotype Composition stock. Easy terms of payment on all at Regular Rates goods. Stanley Miller. Editor and Publisher Phone 335 iflt. Pleasant, Hfotoa Chas. E. McLeran THANKS To the engravers and photographers for taking the pictures of people and making them good-looking—people who were—well, otherwise. To John Jericho for taking the pictures of the football and basketball men free of charge, and for having to stand with his camera all focused waiting for some of the men to wake up. To the forms and shades of previous Croaker editors whose ghostly forms have haunted the sanctum. Especially the editor of the 1915 Croaker, who is still in our midst and whose advice has been invaluable. To several members of the Croaker Staff who have, out of the kindness of their hearts, stayed away from the office. They probably would have been in the way and seriously delayed the publication of the book. To the student body for its many suggestions as to how the book might be made attractive, several days after it has been printed. To the special cases about the campus who have made possible a joke section. In this connection we might render particular thanks to Misses Heppe, Howard, Hastings, Crabbe, McKee, Harnett, Gardner, and the corresponding Messrs. To the football team for winning two games on the schedule, and the basketball five for winning four. They have saved the athletic section from being an obituary. To several who have aided us in the art work on the book. Walt Hucb-ncr, Percy and Merle Can's might be mentioned. To the janitor for sending heat into the Croaker room on hot afternoons. To the many growlers and others who have so willingly parted with their shekels and foregone the pleasures of married life in order to make possible this book. 1 By The Pasteurizing Method We Protect Your Health A method, of pasteurizing milk which most states compel by law. If ever bug you chance to eat, a little germ may it (for your sake be a sterilized one. Don’t risk your life- Trade with a firm which kjlls the microbes before they have time to grow into germs or baccili. Pleasant Hill Dairy Neal Campbell Son Season... CfREAM T fT ROUMq £in£ — QfyNDlErS toft you r f so ' 'H5BE$H°mp i1 ar tap ' ‘KEEP Sweet-i 'nnafll W'Cjit Bud, Co i 'cr V I Stream ? flW § '±} tt tt, QHje Electric (Cit jpagtrabittg OltL Buffalo € ur Hast HUortis IF YOU’VE BEEN ROASTED, DON’T GET SORE; REMEMBER YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN ROASTED MORE. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT— WHAT’S THE USE? DON’T RUN OFF AND BE A GOOSE.