Kalamazoo College - Boiling Pot Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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SALUTATORY. HOULD you ask us how it happened, Who proposed it at the outset, Who it was that toiled and labored Thought and wrote and talked and fabled That this book of college sketches, Tales of students and of classes, Grave professors, verdant freshmen, Should present a truthful picture Of Kazoo, our own dear college, I would answer, I would tell you 'Twas the Junior class who did it, Did it with their tubes and lensesg Not for greater fame as scholars, Not to show their mighty genius, Nor to hll their empty pockets, Are they present here before you, But they come to sing the praises Of their college, dear old college, Of the life as students live it, Of the fun and of the trolic, Of the battle and the conflict, How they fought and how they won it, Following closely their wise leader. Should you find upon these pages Marks and footprints of some sages That have wandered from their calling, Be thou gentle, good, and kind, 'Tis the mills of the gods that 'tgrind While the editors do the toiling. 13

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KALAMAZOO PUBLISHING COMPANY PRINTERS KALAIVIAZOO. MICHIGAN 12

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N issuing this little book, the junior class feel that they have the sympathy and p commendationlof their friends. The Cathode is the first publication of its kind ever issued from Kalamazoo College, we are the pioneers in this line, and, like pioneers along any line, we have found many difhculties to overcome. We do not presume to know it all, but beg your indulgence as you peruse these pages. Kindly look for the good, remembering the maxim, 'tWe hnd what we look for. If you find error, you may speak to the next year's Junior class, that they may profit by our mistakes. The two main objects in publishing the Cathode', have been, that we might leave a lasting monument to the class of '97, and that we might draw closer the bond of fraternal union between the college and its graduates and ex-members. lf this book shall awaken tender recollections of college life, if it shall stimu- late and impel to nobler thoughts and actions, if it shall lead some young man or woman to decide for a higher education, that may eventually lead them to honor, success, and happiness, then the editors will feel well paid for all their toil. We are able to publish the Cathode through the liberal advertising of Kalamazoo's best business hrms. We have solicited only the best and can heartily recommend them to your patronage. We desire to acknowledge the help received from the trustees of the college, also the kindly interest and sup- port shown by the Faculty, students, and alumni. Miss Keep of the college art department, Mark I-layne, A. E. Jenks and W. A. Reid have rendered valuable aid in the line of illustrations. The hearty co-opera- tion and unity of the class, together with the encouragement of our friends, have made the task much lighter and brighter, and we feel that Kalamazoo College, at least the class of '97, will receive good from the publishing of the Cathode, june 10, 1896. THE EDITORS. 14