Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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27 The Middle Class. HISTORY. On the first of April, 1891, we became middle-year men. Some two hundred of us ceased to be HD. J.'s, and we rejoiced, for we no longer had to sit on the perch and bear the jeers and sarcasm of the Senior classes. Our first arrival in Chicago, asking our way to Rush, our first ride on a Harrison Street car, the choosing of a room-mate, roaming around hunting for rooms, inspecting first this one, then that one, and finally taking up our quarters in some front parlor or back roomg all these things are easily recalled. Our gastric apparatus is able yet, though it has worked many consecutive months for West Side restaurants. Our pioneer experiences are over. Saddest of all to recall is the calamity which befell Rush at the close of our Junior year-the death of Prof. Chas. T. Parkes. We are glad that we saw him operate and heard him speak. The philosophical physician is God-like. Our departed professor proved it. At the close of September, '91, Rush was filled with voices, strengthened by a sum- mer's vacation, and the people living near as well as those living not very close by, all knew that we were back. The knowledge was forced upon them by yells of Pass him up, iVelll NVelll VVell! ff What's the matter with whiskers P He's all right! We allowed necessity to dictate to us and thought it advisable to attend all lectures and clinics during this, our middle year. What fun we had when we came together to elect our class officers. Kolar, Edwards, and Ellis in their brilliant addresses immortalized them- selves. Though many of us were rattled in our efforts to imitate them, we believe ourselves deserving of credit when we elected Tuttle as President, Meacham as Vice President, Preistley as Secretary, and Nance as Treasurer. Our committee QUllrich, Bayley, McGovern, Oatman, and Taylorj was an admirable selection. They have shown a patience rarely equalled, and according to the latest reports were still waiting for an answer.

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MILLER, A. F. MILLER, PI-IILIP. MILLER, THOS. MOELLER, T. O, E. MONROE, IAS. MCNAIR, O. H. P. NATE, R. J. NASON, W. A. NEXVELI., A. J. NOSTER, A. H. ODENDAHL, F. H. OLNEY, T. A. OLSON, O. G. O,NfAI.LEY, J. F. O,NFILI., J. W. PALMER, W. A. PEASE, J. F. PERRY, F. J. PIERCE, C. H. PITTIIAN, W. T. POOLE, J. G. QUINN, F. A. QUIRE, FRANK. REED, M. L. REAM, F. K. REES, G. M. RENNOE, C. A. RENXVICK, G. R. ROBERTSON, J. B, MEMBERS-Continued. ROGERS, B. S. RUTHERFORD, J. D SALVAGE, F. fE. SANDNER, ADOLPH SCHAFER, H, SCHILTZ, N. C. SCOTT, W. F. SEASTRAND, A. E. SHURTZ, S. W. SIMPSON, E. G. SIPPY, A. F. SKINNER, G. A. SLAVMAKER, S. R. SMITH, D. A. SPAULDING, C. H. STANTON, J. H. STEELE, I. A. STONEBREAKER, P. ST. PETER, M. SULEEBA, T. S. TFHOMPSON, O. L. FIXILLIER, S. TROOK, E. M. TRUX, L. B. VESTERBORG, P. H WEEKS, 1... C. VVINNARD, N. E. YOUNGQUIST, O. E

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28 Who of us will ever forget our University Field Day? We went to Lake Forest in our own special train, and impressed the people at the depot here and those at Lake Forest with the strength and tenacity of our lungs. We saw the sports, admired the College build- ings and returned to Chicago hungry and thirsty. We demand that some one should congratulate us for having completed our dissec- tions, and because we at present feel that if ever we become very rich we are sure to donate to Rush a large sum of money, the interest on which shall be spent in running elevators, or balloons, should they ever become practical means of transportation, for the purpose of con- veying our successors to the dissecting rooms. Who of us do not often remind ourselves that before the end of next March we hope to prove our knowledge of anatomy, physiology, materia medica, therapeutics, bacteriology, etc. We wish we were through the ordeal and crowned with success, and called the best Middle-Year Class that was ever in Rush. E. H. B.