Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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' One was needed in Paris to tielp in the great exposition. Another is traveling through some of the Oriental countries. Two others, after be- ing with us only one year, are now domiciled as the powers behind the thrones of pastor ' s mansions. We might tell of others who have al- ready made for themselves a name. With such a record as thos e have •made who were with us only for a short time, the world for-etells of a brilliant future for those who remain to the end. Our men and women of ' 01 will be able to fill everj ' position in life. We have prospective, ward politicians, inventors, musicians galore, law- yers, professors, physicians, missionaries, ministers. All that we desire is that we may make the world better by our having lived and having .had a vital part in its history. 2P

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1901. HE years roll on. When Father Time shall have passed one- more mile-stone we shall be drawing near to one of the cher- M M ished aims of our life. Our associations together have been pleasant ones ; our- history resplendent with honors ; our banner has always floated high ; our victories, in younger days, upon the athletic field unsurpassed j, our work in the class-room unexcelled. We do not stop for obstacles in the way, for we always find a way or make one. We have always been in the front row (except in chapel). Happy is that nation that hath little history is an old adage, which is just as applicajjle to a c3llej-3 class as to a nation. We can- not boast of any long drawn out contentions, nor of struggles among ourselves, or with other classes. Our struggles have been in our study of Demonsthenes or kindred subjects, where we had to wrestle with it. because it ' s strong. Our knowledge of the modern lang-uages is more complete, than is that of our contemporary classes, for we have had French for three years; we, too, always have our Speer with us for defense; we have our Porter eager to serve us at any time, so we- are Free to enjoy ourselves even if we only have a Nlchol. Noth- ing can Barr us from our attainments, or from an evening ' s enjoy- ment, although others may plot and conspire to tamper with the rigs so that they could not be used. We need not speak of victories won on the gridiron, they were evi- dent to all, yet we did not become pufi ' ed up over them, but were able to move along in the world at the proper pace. We were sorry for the- Preps, but they are young and have yet to learn the lesson of courtesy to their superiors. The welfare and deportment of the other classes have been greatly elevated by our intiuence. It was our duty to see that the Seniors did not indulge to heavily in ice-cream at the social during the Fall term. We had to chastise the Sophs for disobeying the rules and regulations bv taking charge of their class caps, and keeping them until the Wondrously Wise Ones would acknowledge their misdeeds. There is much honor due the boys of ' 01 in showing- the Freshmen their proper place in college life, and teaching them that they were yet g-reen and didn ' t know any better. In doing this we have won the respect of the Faculty and student body, and these clases have been showing their appreciation of our efforts in their behalf ever since they have been revealed to them. Although fate- has decreed to us the name of Naughty Ones, it is evidently inconsist- ent with our character. Some of our ex-members have already distinguished themselves 25

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HE Sophomore class have ipassed a very pleasant and very suc- cessful year. Excellence in the class room, the literary hall and M M the athletic field has attracted universal admiration and prais©- We are satisfied with our record in the class room. And so are the professors. For deep study, original investigation and close thinking the class of ' 02 is unrivalled. Our ■faculty look on in amaze- ment and delight at our astonishing progress in the field of letters and science. The other classes admire and revere our astonishing wealth o intellect. In the literary halls the members of this illustrious class stand out clear and prominent against the dark and gloomy backg-round of Fresh- men, Preps, etc. In the parlimentary drills who is it that entangles and snares the presiding officer with irresistible logic and piercing eloquencey Answer, Sophomore. Who but the members of ' 02 can write such de- lightful essays, deliver such tasieful and enjoyable declamations or such original and forcible orations? When the Sophomore speaks, a reverent hush prevades ' the audience, and upon each hearer the thought forces it- self that on the platform stands the future great orator, theologian or lawyer, whose present ability gives but a faint conception of future tri- umphs. The .class of ' ' 02 has the reputation o ' having begun and carried through every enterprize of note that has occurred in Monmouth College during the past year. The nig-ht of the Freshman social the most promin- ent members of that class stood on a rock on the campus, and, under the moral suasion of members of our class, gave the most damaging testi- mony against themselves. Our little blue caps bear witness to our energy and judgment. As we go to press we learn of another glorious victory of our class. The Freshmen in the dead of night silently and with the aid of Preps hung their colors on the highest rafters of the Auditorium. They then retired to their beds feeling confident that the student body would see the -orange and black at chapel next day. But at chapel no colors were seen. a little band of Spartan Sophomores having discovered and removed the colors the previous night after the departure of the Freshmen. This is admittedly the most complete and crushing defeat the Freshman class has ■ever sustained in the annals of the college. In athletics we are great. Last fall we defeated every collegiate foot- ball team that we met. The Freshman team bit the dust before us. We humbled the proud Senior team and bowed their haughty head. How are the mighty fallen. We did not meet the Juniors. This team was de- feated by the Preps and we did not feel that they were in our class. The Prep team under circumstances which were not above suspicion scored on ■us, but this lone score was on a fluke, the merest accident in the world.