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' 99. tjiStfBaE BO NOT intend to write a eulogy upon ourselves, although , ' under the circumstances it might be permissible. We simply tsj! J mean to give, in general, a sketch of the career of one of the most notable, if not the most notable class, that has ever graced the halls and class rooms of Monmouth College. When, in the dear, dear days beyond recall, in the autumn of ' 95. we met for the first time, it was as if by magic that out of the mass of new students, those, who were to immortalize the year ' 99, gathered themselves together as the Freshman Class. From that hour until now, unity and harmony have pervaded every assemblage. But, as time went by, dark days came, when everything ahead seemed shrouded in the gloom of des- pair. We lost our boys. It was then that the girls sang amid choking sobs: They wandered on the campus in the broadest light of day, While the Faculty were busy with their work : And, with paint and brushes, Freshman colors vanished fast away, And, of all the fourteen, none of them did shirk. Just then the. Boc was seen emerging ' from the college door : ' ' Go quickly to your homes, you naughty boys! But the boys were bent on seeing those bright colors there no more, So they painted, disregarding future joys. Chokus: Come back to us, Sophomores, and be with us as of yore ; Come back to us. Sophomores, and leave us nevermore. In school ' s dull routine, our sons no longer shine: Come back and join us, we girls of ' 99 (for you we daughters pine. ) Next morning, nine were summoned to appear, that very da} ' , With the faculty at twenty after four; [right — And charges were brought against them for their deeds which were not While some students heard their voices, through the floor. Their answers were unheeded, since, before they ever came, The verdict had been settled by the court. [same — When they read- their doom, next morning, they were startled by the But the injustice guaranteed them great support. Our boys are not so very bad — we cannot think them so. A little class excitement there had been ; And the verdict seems so very sad : that they should have to go. Forgive them, then, and take them back again : For the future is o ' ershadowed with the darkness of despair. In our social life our boys no longer shine. And we ' d give a great deal, gladly, once again to meet them there, In the class room as we did in former times. But we cannot dwell on the sad thought. Therefore, let it be sufficient to say that we found them — the boys — some six weeks later, and again the future looked bright. Try as we might, we could not conceal our great- ness, and at the beginning of our Junior year, we were joined by new members coming from the North, South, East and West, (especially the West.) Uneventful and pleasant have been these last two years of our course. We have been daily increasing in wisdom and are aiming to be- come whatourmotto claims for us : Volens etPotens. We make no boasts for the future, but will strive to bring only honor to our Alma Mater, to- which we owe so much. 19
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