Lenoir Rhyne College - Hacawa Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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Sophomore History THE members of the Sopliomore Class, realizing that there must be unity of thought, actimi, aud form be- fore any number of inchviihials can conduct tlieir affairs in a business-like way, met in the first week of ( )ctober, 1908, for the jiurpose of forming the cla s organization. Shortly after this, on ( )ctober 10, the class (leciiled to have a second meeting, that cnlors and yells might be selected, and after some deliberatidU these were obtaineil. Several evenings after this the boys of the class went upon the Warpath, where they made the twilight re- verberate with the class ' s most ]iopuIar ells, and in the meantime singing that old familiar hymn, O, Freshmen, you had better lie lnw, lie low. This song once had a very dis])leasing sound to the present Sophomore boys, but that was a year ag(j, and it is now (|uite popidar with them. .Almost all the members of the class were back one ) ' ear on their Latin, thereb} ' making it necessary for them to take both I ' reshman and Sophomore Latin this year. Several students, who were with the members of this class last year as Freshmen are not attending school anywhere now; but the number of members in this class is very near where it originallv st(.iod, because several new students joined the class this year. If it were jjossible, it might be best to record what each member of the class intends to do in life; but let it suffice at present with the fact that their aims are lofty and worthy to Ije considered. O. B. Robinson, Historian.

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SurllUMoKli CLASS.

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Sophomore Poem We ' re the class of the Violet and Gold, With hearts as true as those of old; Our number is small, but not in vain Are our efforts — we try and try again. Wise Fools we are called, but only those Who have passed through similar trials know How fast we ' re bound by ties of love, Which by ovir words and deeds we prove. Hard, indeed, our tasks, we know. But lighter and lighter do they grow ; If only we will persevere. And trust our teachers, true and dear. High are our various aims in life. Which only can be reached by strife; Towards great ambitions do we work, Our duty we will never shirk. Begin with little things we must, But reward will come at last, we trust ; For, hear that which so well wc know : Large trees from little acorns grow. While thus assured, content are we That, (even as the little tree), From our beginning, though ' tis low, To nobler manhood we shall grow. So may we, if our Father wills. Forever strive our place to till. Remember all our motto truthful ; Life is short ; so make it useful. We shall remember when we ' ve gone Out in the cold, wide world alone, M of our classmates, bright and gay And may we in our own hearts say ; We ' ve all been true to the Violet and Gold, To our dear old class, so brave and bold ; To keep its motto we have striven. We, the true little band of igii. -EUL. MOEGAN, Poet.