Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Sophomore Iaoo. 9ffiC6I35. FRED SLAYTON, PRESIDENT. ALICE BROTHERTON, VICI3 PRESIDENT. BESSIE CROWNOVER, SECRETARY. FRED MCFARLAND, TREASURER . Mofrro-4 'lfln-c, fm. COLOR-Light Blue. YELL-Biff! Bah! Boom! Which! What! Whom! Early, Late, Always Great! Ninety-Eight ! O WRITE or not to write, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in THE GALE to suffer the jibes and jeers of envious upper classmates, or to take up our pen in fear and trembling and the true tale of '98's existence tell to the world. The current of our college life has in the main flowed smoothly along, with scarcely a ripple to mar its peaceful surface, save where, here and there, some snag of compulsory drill or rhetoricals has reared its unsightly head above the surface to threaten the unwary voyager with ship- wreck. Our attendance at drill, however, has been very commendable, considering the many other weighty burdens that have rested upon our broad shoulders. To be sure, one of our members by his non-attendance caused Captain Weeks' company to forfeit the privilege of Haunting over their heads the glorious emblem of our national independence and had his name subjected to public ignominy thereby, but had his numerous and important engagements been known, the martial critic would rather have commended the patriotism which led him to enroll at all. We have even condescended to accompany the Lieutenant to the restaurant and eat ice cream-at his expense. Our class parties have been things of beauty and a joy forever-after they were over. Especially did we congratu- late ourselves upon the success of our Washing ton's birthday reception-until the bills were sent in. Q Of orators we have our full quota. Who that has listened Sophs.- A race of upstart creatures.

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to the eloquent periods of McFarland, that has been thrilled by the sentiment and pathos of the great and good Gorsuch, that has perceived a snaky creepiness pervade his members at beholding the realistic, aye, blood-curdling impersonations of Charley Farnum, can deny to us the rhetorical palm of old Knox. In regard to athletics, we have never done much talking, but our records stand so that he who runs may read, if he can run fast enough. We are proud of the fact that our ranks contain the football captain for the season of '96. His ex- ploits on the gridiron are too well known to need recounting in these pages. 1 Our base ball team is one to which even the haughty Juniors bow down and humble themselves in the dust. It has doubtless been a source of great relief to the Faculty, after puzzling their brains over knotty problems of Senior -- cw 1 hi' N Slim ILO' di if 1 L f and Junior conditions, to turn to the cleanCedj record of the Sophomore Class. To be sure, some of our members have shown signs of breaking out in poetry, but the attacks so far have been of a very mild and harmless sort, and it is hoped that with care and attention they will soon recover. Last year the Freshman prize essay was won by '98, with scarcely a struggle, and this year the Sophomore essay has gone the self-same road. VVhat other class in school can boast of such a record ? Of course we have had our trials and tribulations, but they have only drawn us closer together, and we have exclaimed with the Latin poet, Hf1fl.7Il 7116711l.lll3S!'j.IlZ'lIf.ii And now, behold us. Half way through our course, we stand before you. Read our list of triumphs, scan our liter- ary productions, gaze with wonder upon our athletic achieve- ments, and acknowledge us supreme. f 5- ii ill A-I-+ P,-tt.- IX vile. schemlnu politician.