Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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excellency it is exceeded by none and we, as juniors, then tniddlcrs, and lastly, seniors, have enjoyed unbounded athletic advantages which we were not slow in recognizing. The most pathetic event of the year was an epidemic of “mumps, which broke out quite suddenly and greatly disturbed the intellectual peace of Keystone State Normal School. Hut the new Infirmary was completed that year, and the patients enjoyed comforts not accorded in the old Infirmary. The saddest event of the year was the death of one of the brightest students of the Junior Class; a young woman whose personality endeared her to all who knew her, and whose departure her classmates have not ceased to mourn. The year of 1908 passed only too quickly, and almost before we realized it we were confronted by examinations and the austere “State Board.” Luckily, most of us ran the gauntlet and sur- vived the ordeal and returned to our homes full-fledged tniddlcrs. Mary Etiiki. Ki-ndig. 1 .iDibble gear. New occasions teach new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth. I.owiiu.: The Present Crisis. PROBABLY the most important year at the Normal School is when the class is in the middle of the course. During this year the student begins to gather the material which he uses in his senior year and reveals his abilities and powers upon the merits of which is determined his official standing. His former education might be termed his common schooling. In the middle year he begins what is really his professional course. The class having become settled in the early part of Septem- ber, the old members began to renew old acquaintances and seek new ones among the large number of new students from the High Schools. A large number joined the class who had passed the examinations the previous spring, while several others came with the purpose of passing both the Junior and the Middle exam- inations the following spring. The latter were known as Junior- Middlcrs. The different societies went to work, and soon the new members of the class of 1911 were made active workers of one or the other. The class soon organized, chose its officers and selected «3

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pistor? of tfje Claste of 1911. + Junior ©car. All thoughts that would the age begin Deep down within the primitive soul, And from the many slowly upward win To one who grasps the whole. —Lowkll: An incident in a K. K. car. WIv, the great and glorious class of 1911, began our splendid career primarily in the year 1908. After leaving the parental shelter of our homes to soar into unknown intellectual regions, our first duty was to adapt ourselves to the new environ- ment opened around us. This was speedily accomplished through the “condescension” of the upper classmen, whose pride was soon “nipped in the bud” when the “initiation” process set in. About three months after the new school year opened, the first class meeting was called, which proved to be an important one. The business transacted partly consisted in uniting our- selves into a more compact body, electing class officers, and selecting class colors, the final decision being garnet and blue. During the fall and spring terms quite a number of delightful excursions were made to Crystal Cave under the chaperonage of different instructors. Crystal Cave is one of the greatest works of Nature and ranks as one of the greatest wonders in Penn- sylvania. During the year several interesting plays were given. The V. M. and V. W. C. A. gave an interesting one entitled: “Mary, Queen of the Scots.” The Keystone Literary Society also gave one in Keystone Hall, which afforded great pleasure and amuse- ment to both the new and old Keystonians, including their friends, as the title, “A Perplexing Situation,” proves. The appreciation of the audience more than rewarded the hard work of rehearsals. It was in the year 1908 that our splendid gymnasium, which ranks second in the State, was completed. In equipment and 12

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its class colors. The chief events which the class was able to take part in during this term was the Hallowe'en and Thanksgiving Day celebrations. When the firs sixteen weeks were over every one was glad to go home for a joyous Christmas. We all returned, however, at the beginning of 1910 following a furious snow-storm. It proved the beginning of a long and stormy winter, during which the students kept close to the building and put in a winter of hard study. At the cud of ten weeks we were all sent home on account of an epidemic of measles. After two weeks we returned, having spent our Easter at home, and began our spring work. During this term the V. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. chose their officers for the coming year and selected their representatives at the students' conventions held respectively at Northficld, Mass., and Granville, O. We labored through a series of beautiful spring days and rainy Sundays till finally we faced the examinations of Faculty and State Board. After some deliberation, all save a very few, were passed, and after the Commencement of the class of 1910, we went home as happy, hopeful seniors. FTEK successfully sailing through the channel of ordeal in June, 1910, we embarked upon the Senior Sea. Every member became transfigured and put on the aspect of seniority, leaving the shell of inferiority “by life’s unresting sea.’’ When the calendar again pointed to September 6th the vehicles of travel were gorged with a throng of students, whose eagerness to present themselves within the arena of intellectual activity was manifested by their rapid, as well as stately gait toward this institution. The first day having been set aside for enrollment, ample time was afforded for viewing Nature’s endowment to the adjoining grounds and for reflecting on what would be dealt out to us when the instructors made their appearance. The first evening was spent in greeting old and new acquaintances. Early the next morning the buzz of routine was inchoated by the ringing of the 7.50 tap. Thereafter, Physics, Cicero, Solid Geometry, History of “ Ed,’’ Literature, Grammar and Arithmetic determined the disposal of time. Throughout the fall term monotony was Frederick A. Sterner. jentor gear.