Kansas Wesleyan University - Coyote Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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ER5rr 2 t E COY ora gf'--1 .S mg Ebe Class of 1917 ggfxfg COMPLETE and graphic history of the Senior class of 1911 would require volumes WSC so with your kind permission, gentle readers and fond admirers, the minute details ily, W will be omitted and only the essential framework of the history will be given, trusting that you will fill in what is lacking elther from memory or from original research work in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University. On September 16, 1913, a goodly number of typical high school graduates from the utter- most parts of the earth especially western Kansas Cwith all due respects to the rolling prairies and hot windsl assembled in our college and faced the complicated problem of enrollment. But there was something mysterious, peculiar and essentially different in this Freshmen class from any before. The Faculty felt it, the upper classmen were impressed by their presence, the Academy looked on with wide open eyes, yes and even the Firmament was glad and re- joiced, the hot wind ceased, the heavens became clouded and the world was refreshed by an abundance of rain. Of course it was a little lonesome for these who had arrived for the first time but their spirits were not dampened even if their clothes were and so they remained, consequently this history was made and has to be written. We were not so very much different from all Freshmen upon entering, we had to learn where our classes were and who we could trust for guidance and who were the Sophs, but we see now that this was an education in itself. Time passed rapidly and it was soon noised about by the upper classmen that the Freshmen were a bunch of cowards and the Sophs were no better for no annual class scrap had been staged for their amusement. Immediately a consultation was held with the Sophomores and after many weighty discussions it was finally decided that we were above the stages of bar- barism and could not indulge in such so-called amusement, so in order to get a holiday we staged a fake scrap on the Campus and immediately withdrew to Dry Creek. Of course we are sorry to this day that the remainder of the school followed us out there, especially the Seniors in cap and gown. We ask you to look upon it as you would a childish prank and let by-gones be by-gonesf' It was during this process of history that the class was organized and that good old yell Rick rack, rick, rack, was formed. Roy Smith was chosen president and served well. The other great event of our Freshmen year was the Kid party when the members of the class returned once more to their childhood days and blossomed forth in the has beens they had gotten from home or the clothing of innocent children who unfortunately sojourned near by. It is needless to say the party was a success although vain attempts were made to carry off the eats, 1 The Sophomore year started off with a rush. It was our Golden age. The weighty dig- nity of upper classmen had not yet settled upon our brows. We owned the earth and we felt capable of defending our rights. Floyd Lull was president and he showed his ability in that capacity. Again we used our heads, being few in number but mighty in strength we challenged the Freshmen to a tug of war across the Smokey. They accepted and consequently were forced to hop in the creek. This year our basketball team tied for first place in the class tournament being defeated by one point in the last game. , -In the Junior year Glindon Rouse was elected president. We were very busy this year in getting out the Annual, the success of which was largely due to Miss Fitzpatrick, editor and Mr. Chris Green, manager. Our picnic of this year must not be omitted for it was on the banks of Dry Creek that Claude Diehl got his first taste of cider. . Our Senior year is fast drawing to a close and we look back on the good times we have had with pleasure. Claude Diehl has been our last President and he has done well in spite of many activities. We look back with just a slight feeling of regret that we lacked just one point of winning the class basketball tournament, but that is past. We can cite with pride that for the past three years we have taken the class track meet and hope to this year. There are five W men in our class, Diehl, Shoemaker, Stolz, Earl Green and Lull. Two former Wesle- yan athletes, Charles Corsaut and Rex Stevens, were members of our class. We have our orator, Nelson Rossing and five intercollegiate debaters, Shoemaker, Lull, Bossing, Brewster and Rouse besides two girl debaters, Miss Stevens and Miss Parker, who have represented the Wesleyan. Bossing and Shoemaker have each been president of the Y. M. C. A. and Miss Matson, of the Y. W. C. A. We have nine society presidents in our class. Of the Athenaeums are Miss Matson, Miss Gardner and Miss Fitzpatrickg of the Delphian, I-Iillbrandg of the Zetagathean, Miss Traylor and Miss Parker 5 and of the Ionian, Bossing, Shoemaker and Rouse. And after it is all said and done we have others in our class who have not been so prominent in school activities but perhaps have been better students and we hope to hear from them in the near future. When we look back upon these four years it seems such a short time and yet when we think of the many things' that have happened we wonder how time was found for all. Of course we Seniors feel that we are fast approaching the parting of the ways but we will always hold 1n memory the good times we have had at the Wesleyan. We do not feel that with dur passing from the College Halls wisdom will die or that the dark ages will come again. Our highest hope is that the following Senior Classes will be larger and better and will continue to advance the standards of old We-sli. We hope that in the future the University as now, will place character building Hrst and turn out men and women of whom we may be proud to be con- sidered a partg and also that we as graduates may so live as to be a credit to her. -Glindon Rouse '17. -30- I

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