Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Class History. old. Democratic and Republican, serious and frivolous; but, each and all, we are beautiful, talented and good, and there is not one of us whose name is Jones. These unifying qualities have drawn us together till the very diversities of our character have become a source of strength. Our central purjtosc has been to do with our might whatever our hands or heads or hearts found to do, whether it was manual training, psychology or snapping. When we were Juniors, all the work expected of us was creditably done; but the duty most needing our attention was the correction of the lamentable self-esteem of the then Senior class. We addressed ourselves to the task with characteristic enthusiasm. We made banners and published posters, both innovations which our enemies could but copy, and when both sides were wrought to a high pilch of excitement, we crushed ’01 forever in the memorable rush of that year. On returning to school this fall, we found that some who had passed the Junior examinations were unable to return with us; but we were not allowed to miss them long, for we found that Junior classes for an unknown length of time had been saving their best members for us, and not only so, but Junior classes of other Normal Schools had cheerfully yielded up their wisest and fairest to swell our ranks. This conjunction of strong and diverse minds resulted in 1 ■;( Li s H i AREFUI. research has forced upon your historian the conviction that the class of 1902 is the biggest, cleverest, the most energetic, the most heterogeneous — in short, the most entirely superlative class ever graduated from Millersvillc. This statement is astounding, but so are we. One hundred and forty-eight of us there arc, and the two sides of the house are unusually well proportioned, there being .■18117'.)+ of a l oy for every girl. We are tall and short, fat and thin, young and tv

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? I V '9 j Class of 1902. a 9 CLASS OFFICERS. President........Sfknckr W. Hurst. r Ralph W. Hali.f.r, Vice-Presidents,. - ( Wrsi.ky W. Brbr . Secretary.........Ln.ua W. Bitnrr. Treasurer.........R. BARCLAY Simmons. Class Tellt Rip zoom! Room zoom! Kickera! Kickeroom! Ipsi! Ki yi! Zippery zoo! Vive, vivi! 1002. O Colcrss Purple and Gold, rtolloi 1'Quatis vita,finis ita.

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considerable friction for a season. However, the adjustment of our affairs was hastened by a lively sense of the gravity of our position. We elected Mr. Furry and Miss Lacronc our first president and secretary. With the responsibility of the entire student body upon us, the eager rivalry of our younger days died out. We “strove with none, for none were worth our strife,'’ and the bloodthirsty excitement of the Juniors filled us with placid wonder. Having found, among our newly acquired pedagogical principles. Sparc the rod and spoil the child, when once free from the cares of organizing wc gave the youngsters such a bitter experience in the rush that they have never since diverted us from our more important duties. Indeed, so extremely submissive have they become that we have been obliged to expend our surplus energy in fighting one another. All our public appearances have been unusually creditable. The Senior sociable on the evening of December fourteenth, was pronounced by the oldest inhabitant to be, of all such affairs, the liveliest and most attractive. The Reunion, held March first, with Mr. R. E. Scragg and Miss Hcrt .ler as president and secretary, was no less successful. Not only have wc done faithfully all the routine work, but we have made our influence tell in every phase of school life. The athletic teams were never so invincible, the school organizations never so flourishing, as under our leadership. The history of the class of 1902 has been the history of the school for this year. Some of our doings must not be told, at least till our diplomas arc ours. Rut we feel, on the whole, well pleased with this l ackward glance. The future of the school without us is dubious; we trust it will survive. For our own future there is no better thought than that of our Reunion song: “And if we Fight for truth and right,' Our lives with honor must be bright; And 'Rich in truth shall be our trend. For ‘As fa life so fa its cud.' t!