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

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THE FORESTER. 'Che Atlyenaean fitevarg Sociefg. SOCIETI' COLOREWBZM- and LL m'f.-. H. S. TIMEERLAKE, W. U. HALBERT, H. BETTEN, C. G. SMITI-I, I. E. CARVER, H. R. REYNOLDS, ARTHUR D. COULTER. JOHN G, COULTER. HERMAN I. BETTEN. MAURICE K. BAKER. JOHN E. CARVER, OFFICERS. MEMBERS. '95- ERNEST M. FRAIJENEURGH. WILLIAM R. NASH. '96. '97- HENRX' B. CRAGIN, IR. WILLIAM U. HALBERT. ARTHUR J. REID. '98. DONALD KENNEDY. BURXVELL S. CUTLER. WALTER A. GRAFF. FOSTER MCNARX'. HARRX' R. REYNOLDS. President. Vice-President. Secretary. Critic. Treasurer. Sergeant-at-Arms. CHARLES O. PARRISH. CHARLES G. SMITH. MARION VVOOLSEY. ROBERT L. ROBERTS. HABIILTON G. TIRIBERLAKE FREDERICK C. SMITH. IUDSON I. VVILLIAZKIS.

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I6 THE FORESTER. HERE can be no true college, and no true college spirit, unless there ex- ists among the students some form of organization which is exclu- sively controlled by themselves, and which tends to contribute to their mental and social betterment. These organizations form the links which bind students so close to each otherg these make possible the associations and staunch friendships, without which but a small part of college life is en- joyed, and perhaps above all they are the source of the most pleasant rec- ollections of a college career, and recollections which last of all will fade away when memory finally refuses to perform her duty. THE FOUNDATION. Such unions most frequently take the form of fraternities or literary societies, and their formation has become to be almost co-ordinate with the dedication of a college. Lake Forest proved to be no exception to this ex- cellent custom, and while its future was a very uncertain quantity even among its most hopeful friends and staunchest supporters, the members of the first Freshman class took the initial step in the formation of a society which should develop the social and intellectual side of their nature. This move- ment resulted in the formation of the Athenaean Literary Society. Novem- ber 24, 1876, but two months after the opening of the College, this pioneer band of young people laid the foundations for the first college society. A paper was drawn up similar to the following: At Lake Forest University the members of the first Freshman class whose names are written below hereby organize themselves into an associa- tion to be called the Athenzean Lite1'ary Society: Anna Farwell, Josephine L. White, Oriella Schuyler, Allie E. Smith, joseph F. Kohout, Alfred E. Barr, Eben H. Wells, Charles F. Ward, Harvey VV. Converse, XVarner XV. Dickinson, VVilliam R. Scott, J. Dunlap Smith. joseph F. Koliout was perhaps the leading spirit in the work of construc- tion, but he was ably assisted by Eben H. Wells, Charles F. Ward and Anna Farwell. The constitution was written by Eben H. Wells who even then showed signs of that ability, which undoubtedly would have brought him to the front ranks of his profession, had he not been snatched from life at the very moment when fruit was promising to appear. THE FIRST MEETING. The first meeting of the Athenae-an was held in one of the recitation rooms in the only building then owned by the College. This building was