Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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Daisy Brownlee: Entered school, ses¬ sion 1909-10. Business Course. Mem¬ ber of Business Society. “Here’s a sigh to those that love me. And a smile to those that hate. And whatever sky’s above me, Here ' s a heart for every fate.” Maud McKay: Entered school, session 1907-08. Business Course. Member of Business Society. “I can show a great deal of self-denial, when the best of everything is urged upon me.” Walter McKay, AO; Entered school, session 1907-08. Business Course. Member of Business Society. “Man was made for talk.” Anna Nelson: Entered school, session 1907-08. Domestic Science Course. Member of Home Economics Club. “Her voice was ever soft, Gentle and low; an excellent thing in woman.”

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Ray Miller : Entered school, session 1907-08. Domestic Science Course. Member of Home Economics Club. “If to her share some errors fall, Look upon her face and you’ll forget them all.” T. 13. Pardue, Entered school, ses¬ sion 1908-09. Business Course. Mem¬ ber of Business Society. Society Repre¬ sentative 1911. “I would make reason my guide.” Lamar Meadows, KE ; Entered school, session 1908-09. Business Course. Member of Business Society. “Xow as a little boy it seems. My dearest rapture runs. In fancy ever, when I dream, I am a man—a man!” 15

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Mid-Term Senior Class History TT ENIORUOM! At last we have reached the strived for goal that four years ago when we were Freshies, seemed so far and dim that we almost lost hopes of ever conquering the fields of knowledge that lay before us. But when we became Sophomores we chose as our motto, “Some good we mean to do despite our nature,” and with this constantly before us we slowly reached the longed for heights. We realize we have “conquered and yet to conquer,” for, while we have completed the course of our Alma Mater, we are just beginning life, and as we view this path we find it similar to our first school life. When we were little Freshies we thought our trials were almost unbearable —in fact, we considered ourselves mistreated, our work was so difficult and so much, our greatest trial being standing “all alone” and singing before a class of ninety our “do, ra, me’s.” Yet, when we think of these days, it is with re¬ gret, for they are gone forever. Somehow, we became Sophomores. Here we had hard times with geometry, but anything could be borne so lono as we were organized and could call class meetings. The best remembrance we have as Juniors was the planning and having our banquet. None of the work seemed half so hard with this in view. Slowly but surely Seniordom was reached. The time had come at last when we looked down on the Juniors, Sophs and Freshies, and they in turn looked up to us, because of our vast amount of knowledge and dignity. But, alas! the stage of dignity was never reached, for almost daily were our names decorating the bulletin board for talking and chewing gum, and we never reached the standard of other English classes in our understanding of “Hamlet” and “Paradise Lost.” ’Twas extremely embarrass¬ ing, but we bore it as patiently as we had borne our past trials. Though we do not boast of having a genius in our class, still we have made records that greatly elate us. We are represented in every institution in school, and even added a new one, that of matrimony. Last year both the Business and Music and Art representatives were chosen from our ranks. Also one of our number was a Y. M. C. A. delegate this year. While there was only one who represented us on the athletic field, yet nobly and heroically he did it. So when “Sport” heaped honors on himself as one of the stars, we considered them as being ours. 17