Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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Then as Pink pushes vigorously thro ' it. How soon the others look as i£ they knew it, And only waited for a chance to show it — How vain is life! How cruel is this Fate. That still demands of man the thing he cannot; And leaves him struggling with the deed he ' ' maun — But as I dream, still others pass in rote, Nor would I pass unheeded or neglgct to note Those who were friends to me lang syne, And to the bourne of Lethe yet their names resign: The winsome Gertrude and the tuneful Frank: Studious Stella and the tragic Will; Transparent John or John Transparent as you like : Sure one is right, ' tis right that you should right it- And Livingstone, of less familiar form and feature, Pleading the cause of every human creature: Caison, the eloquent, mijd but quite persuasive: Hester, enthusiast, quiet (?) evasive: Martha, who never could support suspension, And pitcher Logan is worthy of some mention: And there is .Arthur, guarding well the left. While gentle . lice whispered as she tarried: ■I sigh for Barca, where my heart lies buried. Then in mine ears a horrid rus hing sound, A crash of f.illing shook the quaking ground. A cry of anguish, then of wild despaii. And death-like silence filled the fevered rir. A wandering demon, gnashing, tore his locks, While muttering, Monmouth has defeated Knox; ' McGaughey ' s coaching gave the boys the victory, And gave to ' 95 an envied history. — My taper from its socket gives a fitful light. Gleams for an instant, then dies into the night. But darkness, day, nor demons, can contrive To dirh the li.ght of memory which burns for ' 95.

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In 0de to ' 95. The night wind, with a desolate moan, swept by, And the dense darkness of a starless night came down ' Till its death-like presence had forced itself An unwelcome visitor into the poets chamber; Until its pressure had reached his very soul, And wrung from thence a murmur and a sigh — ' Ye gods! give back my reason! Sleep, begone! And Grace and Beauty stand on either hand To guide my pen ' till all the fullness of my soul Be exorcised, and drop by drop my lagging stroke Shall trace the outline of sweet virtue ' s self. To-night, half waking, half asleep, I wander back In memory fond, to College days gone by: To scenes of pleasure and to friends so true. Class-mates as gay and free as I, whose names Come like enchantment ' till my wasting light Brightens and softens as they come and go; A class-room, class and stern professor come And lull my senses with familiar hum: — ' Miss Hunter, read. ' — (A good translation and well-earned ' well done. Miss Smith, .Miss Robb, Miss Hallam, each in turn Rehearse the Roman masters in another tongue. Another class; roll call — hear them answer ' Here ' — Findley, Phelps, Campbell, Downie, Hogue, Schenck, Niblock and Wallace answer clear. Each, nervous, thumbs his tp.tlered xenophrr, ' Till Jdlinny kindly calls on rinkerlcn;

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Glass l i tory o! ' 96. 5 Class TREsinENT— Miss DOW. Class Colors — V,- , rt;;, fir Class Yell of ' g6 — Howa, Howa, mensa, wah, ho Calla, walla, wah ! wah ! Ki, ) ' i, hui, yah, hoo. Ninety-six yough, yoiigh ! lr C ) PV — - WHEN we were Freshmen, we spake as Freshmen, we thought as Freshmen, we understood as Freshmen, but when wo became Sophomores, we were able to down the Freshmen. Our history as a class, during the past year, has truly been an eventful one. O ! that the mu.ses would inspire our pen. so that With eye in a fine frenzy rolling we might be able to portray in all its vivid reality history of illustrious ' g6. The word Sophomore is of Greek origin, and means ' ' 77.v II ' i ' sl- Oiu-s. How aptly the name applies to the present class. The Prep, as he gazes upon our clasic features is filled with admiration, and longs for the time when he shall be called a Soph. The Freshman turns a shade more verdant than he is, as he realizes how insignificant he becomes when compared to us. The Junior and Senior liow in humble submission to our superior intelligence. In Athletic s also we stand at the head. Who has not heard of the famous foot ball team of ' g5. What class can show such an aggregation of foot ball players, base ball players, spinsters, etc., as ours. We fear however, that two of our best foot ball men are soon to leave us — our redoubtable center-rush and our invincible auburn-haired, half-back. A certain Freshman is said to never be satis- fied with what she has but is always wanting J . ' o v. While our auburn-haired, half-back is said to be contemplating a trip abroad. Some say to Italy. To sec Florc}n ' pcrhups. Our girls are few, only four. But they more than make up for their fewness by their quality. One of them is said to be very brave. Late one night, hearing what she thought was a burg ' ar pro.vling around, she, en-Dow-ed with remarkable courage, bravely went to a neighbor ' s, almost a block away for John.