Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 198 of the 1902 volume:

r ' , i ;:f 9 - % M ' ■ - r Q y TO MISS CI EMENTI TE CALVIN, OK TBTE CHAIR OF ELOCUTIOK , A STTCCESSl tTL TEACHER, A TRTJE FRIEIsTD, A rCOBLE ' OMA r, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTI0 :ATELY DEDICATED BY THE CLASS OE NINKTEEX HUNDRED AND TWO. X £iJi iii; College is a stage, And all the students and professors merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And each man in his day plays many parts. And this is the drama that has been played this year. Although it has both Tragedy and Comedy, we have given you the play as it was acted with the hope that you will find it ifilled with Comedy. Ere long, we too, will take up our part in that greater play, where All the world ' s a stage, And as the class of Nineteen Hundred and Two gives to you their Ravelings, it is with the most earnest hope that in the centuries to come, the college which we all love will continue as she has in days gone by, to contribute to the nation and the world, men and women who stand for Truth and Right. A.nd now, gentle reader, we know that you will overlook our many mistakes and seek for the fun and kindly jest. If we have been a little hard or severe, we know that you will overlook it and take it in the kindly spirit that it was meant. And above all things do not judge a college book from the standpoint of the mature man or woman. By no meaus has our Ravelings come up to our ideal, but we hope that we have aimed high. Although we are not Roycrofters, n r have had our book printed at East Aurora, yet we have found joy in our work and made our book as well as we can. But see, the curtain rises and the play begins. EDITORIAL BOARD. EDITORS IN chief: TIRZA SAMSON, PAUL MARTIK. business managers: ROSCOE JONES, WYATT SPRAGUE. HARRY JEWELL. ASSOCIATE editors: BESS THORNTON, CALVIN JONES, FRANK CHALPANT, ARTHUR GRIER. GRACE SMITH, CHALMERS MORROW. illustrators: RODERICK MUNFORD, GEO. MCKELVEY, STEWART COLLINS, MARY BRENT, PAUL MARTI.V. tfLiV ' - ' -— S , tT- 1 ' dR U5, IflD rOH OUR CDHEDY, HcRt 5 70DP(riG TO YDUR CLE IEnC .l WC BEC VOua HfARinC PAT CrdLY. Tor 7f: have: the best actohs m thc vyoRLi . • EITHER rOfl TflACEOY COnCOY, HI5TDR V, ' l)- PASTORAL, PA5TOflAL-COniCAL,H 5T0fl(CAl.- PA5TDHAL, TRAG CAL-HI5T0fllCA( , TRAGiCAl- CDn(CAL-H 5T0RfC lL-PA5TDflAL, SCE YE ir Dl- V DUAL OR PDEA1 UH L IH I TED : 5E VECA CArWOT B£ TDD HEAVY tiOR PtAUTUS EDO L GHT. rOR THE [Avy OF HR T A(tD THE LIBEP.Iy) THESE ARE EHE PEDPiE Faculty and Instructors. SAMUEL ROSS LYONS. President. A. B. Monmouth College, 1877; A. M., ibid, 1880; B. D., Xenia Theo- logical Seminary, 1880; D. D., Westminster College, 1893. JOHN HENRY McMlLLAN, Vice President and Professor of Latin. A. B. Indiana State University. 1874; A. M., ibid, 1877; graduate -student University of Chicago, 1894; Litt. D., Western University of Pennsylvania, 1897. .1. H. WILSON, Professor of Greelf. A. B. Indiana State University, 1860; A. M. Ibid. 18(1.3; Ph. D., Par- sons College, 1885. JENNIE LOGUE CAMPBELL, Harding Professor of English Literature. B. S., Oxford, (Ohio) Ladies ' College, 1860; A. B. ibid, 1861; A. M., Monmouth, 1880. RUSSELL GRAHAM, Professor of Social Science. A. B., Monmputh College, 1870; A. M. ibid, 1873; B. D., Xenia Theo- logical Seminary, 1873; D. D., Westminster College, 1893. CLEMENTINE CALVIN, Professor of Elocution and Oratory, A. B., Alleghney College, 1882; A. M., ibid, 1885; graduate student in elocution, Boston University, 1883. SAMUEL STEEN MAXWELL, Professor of Biologv. B. S. Amity College, 1886; M. S., ibid, 1888; graduate student Johns Hopkins, 1889-90; University of Chicago, 1895-96; Ph. D., ibid, 1896. JOHN NESBIT SWAN, Pressly Professor of Chemistry and Physics. JOHN McALLION BROSIUS, Professor of Mathematics. B. S.. Monmouth College, 1888; A. M., ibid, 1897; graduate student Johns Hopkins, 1894; University of Chicago, 1896-98. ALICE WINBIGLER, Associate Professor of Mathematics and As- tronomv. B. S., Monmouth College, 1877; A. M., ibid, 1894. GRACE HELEN WOOD BURN, Assistant Professor of Latin. A. B., Indiana University. 1885; graduate student Indiana University 1893-94., A. M., ibid. 1894; graduate student University of Chicago. 1894-95. FLORABEL PATTERSON, Law Professor of History. A. M., Penn College, 1898; student in History, Michigan University, 1891-92. LUTHER EMERSON ROBINSON, Professor of English. A. B., Drury College, 1894; A. M., ibid, 1897. Graduate student Uni- versity of Chicago, 1900. TORILD ARNOLDSON, Instructor in Modern Languages. Graduate Norrmalm Latinlaroverk, Stockholm, 1898; Jur. Prel. Upsala Universitv, 1890; graduate student Universitv of Chicago, 1899; A. B., Monmouth College, 1900. J. B. HERBERT, Director Musical Department. B. S., Monmouth College, 1869; M. D., Hahnemann, (Chicago) 1872. MRS. W. H. SEXTON, Professor of .Instrumental Music, 315 South Second Street. ROSCOE .JONES, Laboratory Assistant in Biology. HARRY JEWELL, Laboratory Assistant in Chemistry and Physics. Long live the good school. ' giving out year by year Recruits to true manhood and womanhood dear. Brave men, modest nuiidens. in beauty sent forth, The living epistles and jti-oof of ita irorth. — Whit tier. J I loi n outn College, N the third of September, 1850, Monmouth College was opened. It was at first started as an Academy but was taken under the care of Monmouth Presbytery the next year as a College with Rev. David A. Wallace as the president. For more than twenty-one years Dr. Wallace gave the most efficient and faithful service to the college. It is to Dr. Wallace and the early Faculty that Monmouth owes a debt which never can be paid. Dr. Wallace resigned his position in 1878. In the spring of the same year Rev. J. B. McMichael D. D., was elected to the position and began his work in the fall of the same year. Dr. McMicheal gave nineteen of the best years of his life to the college, and it made rapid progress under his wise administration. The endow- ment was greatly increased and the auditorium was built. Dr. McMichael resigned in ' 97. Rev. S. R. Lyons, D. D., was elected president in ' 9S and has been in control of aft ' airs for three years. The college has had great success in the past and it is the hope lliat it will continue and increase. With the business affairs under the present management there will be great progress, for without doubt Monmouth College never had such a good man in charge of her finances as she has at present. The curriculum is equal to that of any minor college of the State hav- ing good tsaohers in charge of every department. During the past year no department has been more popular than that of Modern Languages under the direction of Prof. Arnoldson, and the department of History under Miss Patterson. Hundreds of men and women have received their education in Mon- mouth College and are filling every kind of positions in the world of affairs. PROF. WILSON. With the expiration of the present year, Prof .T. H. Wilson completes forty years of connection with the college: first, in the chair of Mathe- matics, and later in that of Greek. At the mid-winter meeting of the Senate he presented his resignation to take effect at Commencement. Prof. Wilson is the last remaining member who connects the present with the early Faculty — the heroic men and wjmen who made the sacrifices and bore the hardships incident to the founding of the college on these western prairies. The attainments of the present are very largely due to the unselfish devotion of these Dioneers of Christian education, ' and no one of them is deserving of more honor .than Prof. Wilson. During all these years he has been a faithful, earnest teacher, patient and skillful in imparting knowledge, a strict, but kind and just disciplinarian, a wise and discerning counseller. Not only his ability as an instructor, but the worth of his character has made him a power in the institution. Modest and unassuming, but firm in the performance of every duty, true as steel to what he considered right, he will stand in the mind ' s of the students, as a type of noble Christian manhood. As soon as, college closes Prof. Wilson goes to Colorado to reside. The Annual wishes for him many years of peace and happiness, and assures him that he will carry with liim the love and esteem of the many hundreds of students who have been under his instruction. THE ANNALS of 1901 record no more important event in the history of Monmouth College than the withdrawal from the faculty of one of the best loved teachers who have ever served in the cause of Christian education in Monmouth College, or in the U. P. church. Mrs. Jennie Logue Campbell retires from the chair of English Literature, after a faith- ful service in the institution of nearly a score of years. During this period she has ever been a devoted, loyal supporter of the best interests of the college, and a warm personal friend, as well as faithful instructor of every student who came under her tuition. Her life has nobly e.xempli- fied the vigor of intellect, the oroad Christian charity and the tenderness of heart which should unite in the ideal woman; and her efforts and her influence among the students have ever been directed toward the best and truest development of heart as well as mind. Her gentle sympathy, her kindly encouragement, and selE-saorificing service have endeared her to the hearts of hundreds of men and women scattered over our country, who, in their various lines of labor, will learn with regret of the severance of her connection with the college. Through the pages of The Ravellings do we gladly bring our tribute of affection and express our gratitude for the strength of her noble life, and for her true inspiring womanhood. And we wish her many years of happiness in the home life to which she will now devote herself. We are pleased to know that her retirement from service in the class-room does not mean the absence of her interest or her presence in college circles, and we hope to greet her in the future as a frequent visitor and loyal pa- tron of our college. ANOTHER of oiu- best teachers who leave us this year is Prof. Torild Arnoldson. For three years he has held the chair of Modern Languages and has proven himself an instructor of the highest order. There is no teacher in the colleg ' e who has a deeper place in the hearts of the students or is more respected by them than is Mr. Arnoldson. The college certaioly is sutfering a great loss in losing such a teacher as he is, for we feel sure that he has a very bright future before him and that the school to which he goes will never have cause to regret their choice. As a man, he is above reproach and will always be remembered as a kind, good hearted teacher, who is full of fun and who deserves the re- spect and love of all. The ' 02 Annual wishes him as much success in his new place — the Uni- versity of Utah — as he lias had in Monmouth College. lll 2llj]ij 3 ' ' 13iy!l2i. TIRZA SAMsr r. EDITOKS. I AtJI. :MAKTI r. ROSCOE .TOXES. PIARKX .JEWELL. WYATT SPRAGrTE. lemndDr Mnstoryc Class Colors— Crimson and Black, Yell— Oh! Wi: WaelWon! Rahl Rah! Rah? 1901 1 IT IS sometimes difficult for the historian to make history interesting without resorting- to fiction, i ' or the public takes little interest in perusing sta_ tistics and plain dry facts. Nevertheless, a few events have happened in history that read like fiction, and the historian in making a record of them is often accused of wandering from the path of truth. Therefore it is with much apprehension that the historian records for the last time in The Ravelings the history of the Class of 1901. fc - •iS? ' ' :; ' There are many experiences of the class that he ' ' )] might narrate, but, because the simple truth would • 3 7 ) j -j__ sound like a reckless exaggeration, he must con- fine his history to the enumeration of the more commonplace. Of commonplace events the most interesting are those of war. The Class of 1901 declared war against the faculty and students in the month of September, 1897. A few have been slain, but their memories will ever remain bright and cheering to ns who are left ;. isome have sustained painful and serious wounds, while others, being ■captured, have suffered inhuman ( ? ) punishment and discipline. A few •weeks more and we will have overthrown the final obstructions and will ' have been honorably discharged. Our Fi ' eshman year was marked with comparative CLuietude, although .at times it seemed as if blows could not be averted. All our m.ana?uvres were unmolested, our physical strength and intellectual mien having- such .a quieting- effect on the other classes that we were allowed the unheard of privilege of holding the annual banquet on Washington ' s birthday with- ■ out being disturbed in the least. The lull which overshadowed the school in our Freshman year was ■ only to be followed by the bloodiest and most glorious campaign of Mon- :mouth College. Although few in number we were mighty in strength. Do we not still hold the Inter-class Field Day Pennant which we won in the spring- of ' 93? Did we not fight the Class of 1902 to a standstill when they dared to challenge us to a foot-ball contest? With hearts swelling with pride and patriotism, did we not g-uard all the entrances to the Audi- torium while one of our classmates scaled the rafters and nailed to the roofthe flag of crimson and black? All during- chapel it floated over our lieads, only to come down when a professional, hired by the faculty, went over the same ground which our amateur took the night before. Did we quail when 1902, with double our numbers, attempted to burn a bogus flag the next nig-ht? No! With a rush and a few well-directed blows we captured the flag, and if you ask most any Senior he can show you a piece of that memorable cloth. Nor did we stop here. Next spring- this same class, still claiming to be our superiors, determined to try con- elusions with us on the base-ball diamond. You all know how we dressed them up to the tune of 16 to 6, giving to us the base-ball championship, which we again asserted in the following spring when we defeated the Preps. ' ' When, ' neath September ' s glowing sun, the foliage of the trees scat- tered throughout the campus was changed from green to red and gold, a no less wonderful transformation took place in the Class of 1901. We, the erstwhile wicked and bloody Sophomores, assumed the dignified mien, the sober ways befitting upper classmen. We buried the tomahawk and the knife and relegated to the boyish under classmen the color-rushes and the painting, being content to walk the streets, serene and satisfied with our new-found dignity. During our Junior year we bravely attended to every duty. O ' er the ashes of Horace we bowed in humble submission. May his rest be long and deep. Unflinchingly, we wrestled with Demosthenes, and we still bear marks of the struggle. We conquered at last, and he was laid to rest. But, students yet to come, He is not dead, but sleepeth. But why continue this narration ' ? It is not necessary to record the details of how the faculty have tried to stick us year in and year out. We need not harrow your feelings with our endless warfare against zeros. We can only, in a brief way, recount the principal events which have happened in our school years. The history of the class has just begun. Only a few weeks more and each member will go his way, mingle with the busy throng, and do his part toward completing the history of a great nation. So with fond memories of the past clinging to us, such as stealing the bell clapper, dedicating the gymnasium, ' ' greasing the blackboards, and float- ing our class flag from the rafters, let us go out into the world resolved to make history interesting. G., ' 01. )ein]n(D)ir ©Da [ Throug-h the kindness of the Monmouth College Extra. which is published whenever occasion seems to demand, we furnish the follov -ing ' interviews and pictures which the reporter, Mr. T. L. Capps, got from the members of the Senior Class. We disclaim responsibility for any- thing here said.— Editors. ] MARTHA HANNA: Yes, indeed, my college days have been pleasant. Of course, I have great attachment for my class, but notwith- standing this fact I have been often urged by one of the .Juniors to come an- other term. I hardly expect to do so. I don ' t know yet just what I will do the next few years while I ' m waiting, but I always make it a point to enjoy myself. GEORGE BARR: Well, good morning. Oh, yes. hunt- ing up something- about us ' Well, I came to Monmouth ' cause I was tired of the farm, and then I wanted to in- crease my mental qualities : and then I ' m great on having a good time. I haven ' t decided yet just what I will do, but expect to go as a missionary to some place or other. Well, good morning, but don ' t be in a hurry. I never am. ELIZABETH WEED : Well, I think that I will get up a vaudeville troupe next year. I have had some experience in this kind of work and have been very successful. I do think that there would be a splen- did opening for some woman along this line, and have decided to go into it for the edification of the saints. DELIA DAVIDSON: Oh, goodness gracious me! There comes one of those reporters around to interview me. Oh, yes, you want to interview me, and want to know what I ' m going to do? Well, I hardly know, but I think I ' will go East next year to complete my education. If I can get a Count, or even an Earl, I may go to England to live. S TEWART COLLINS : At first we could get Stewart to say nothing at all, but when he once started he talked freely. Well — per- haps — I don ' t know — but then I think that I will become a professional base- ball catcher. I ' ve had experience in this and have one hand left yet, and by working- this along ' with the Chris- tian Instructor as an advertiser, will make a living. — .B aifea NORA SMITH: ' ' Well, I positively refuse to tell you anything about myself, and besides I think that it ' s not anybody ' s business what I ' m going to do. But then, as you are a personal friend of mine, I will tell you that I am going to teach. I am very glad I came to Monomuth College. ELBERT McCREERY: When the reporter went to call on Mr. McCreery he was very busy, but after some hours he came out and greeted him with a smile. Oh, yes, I will tell you anything I know, if you will keep out that dreadful break I made up at Philo when the A. B. L. girls were up — when I said that we would all be awfully glad when the Montgomery meetings were over. ANNA ROBB : Well, sir, that is rather a pointed question, sir, and, sir, I don ' t know that I will tell you. But if you promise not to tell, I will tell you that I expert to go back to Ohio, and then to Penij- sylvania. I have heard so much about that State that I think I would like lu go there. ' ' WILLIAM McDOUGAT.: The reporter visited Mr. McDousra ' , who is the representative from Chari- ton, Iowa, but he g-ot no information from him; for although he talked much, he said nothing, as usual, of any importance. Like a great many Seniors, he does not know exactly what he will do, and we have no doubt that he will make a success of it. HUGH GALLOWAY : Yes, my home is in Iowa, although I do not live on Skunk river. I have enjoj ' ed college very much, and have dunn all I possibly could to have a good time. I intend to move my family to the State of Matrimony as soon as I am through school, as I believe it is the best state — State of the union. MYRA PATTISON : Did you ask me what I am going to do when I am through school? Well, I hardly know. I am an expert in breaking the way through snow a foot or so deep, and I have been offered a position of . this kind in Alaska. I think that I should not devote my life to anything very commonplace, how- ever. ROi GRAHAM: I am Professor Graham ' s son, and am a great lady ' s man. Why, I could make any girl in College fall in love with me in a day. But I don ' t care to have them all at once; one at a time suits me very well. Yes, I expect to enter medical college next year, and think that I will make a great doc- tor. NELLIE NICHOL : I have been educating myself with the view of going- as a foreign mis- sionary, but then it hardly seems right for me to leave when there are so many heathen at home. This has been causing me a good deal of trouble to tell what I should do. I think that we have been very successful in col- lege, and know that you will all miss our class verj ' much. DAVID McBRIDE: David, commonly called ' •Deacon. was a little hard to start when the reporter visited him. We could not start him on any subject which he considered frivolous but he always would turn it off to something about Ninth Avenue. Mr. McBride ' s strongest point is his ability to pose as a g-eneral information bureau. Mr. McBride wishes it understood that he prefers Xenia to Allegheny. JOSEPH SPEER: Well, yes sir: I think that I have been very successful in school. I have been very happy and have had a ood time. The only trouble is, that people try to roast me so much, but then we don ' t care about that now; we ' re sort of used to it. I guess I will go to Harvard .next year, and I expect to make a teacher of myself. I was go- ing to be a farmer, but it was in the contract that I wouldn ' t. .JUNIA POLLOCK: You don ' t need to come to me with any of your questions. I ' m used to dealing wiih these reporters nd I know just how to put them off, and I never give them a bit of satisfaction when they ask me questions. But then, even if I did want to tell you what I ' m going- to do I couldn ' t, for I don ' t know. ALVIN WORK: Mr. Work was very happy the morn- ing that our reporter called, and it was with difficulty that he could gei away. Yes, sir; I should smile. You bet I am a great fellow. You ought to have seen me up at the Junior party. My ! but we had a good time, and we wou the prize. You ought to. have seen us ! I tell you we did it up in style. SADIE KARR: These reporters aresuch a nuisance. But to accommodate you I will tell you that I expect to teach. Of course I will make a good teacher. Or, Mr. McDougal and I had talked of going over the country giving debates on whether it was as bad to do some- thing bad, as to want to do something that was bad. We ' ve hotli had a great deal of practice. JOHN DICK: Mr. Dick hails from New Florence, Pa. For. three years he has been with us, and has shown himself a steady man. Mr. Dick has the distinction of having belonged to a Y. W. C. A. — a fact which should hold him up to the Monmouth student as a man of destiny. [But, Oh, what a destiny I May the saints preserve him! ] ETHEL BROWN: I haven ' t the remotest idea what I shall do when I leave Monmouth. I would like to travel through our own country and through Europe. I feel confident that my parents will let me do just as I please, as. they always have. William is not through school yet, and so I will have to amuse my- self for a few years. LYTLE FREE : ' •Yes, I ' m fixed, and I ' ll merely an- swer that I ' ll go to Allegheny next year. I ' vebeen quite happy here and have always had a good time. I ' m quite a base-ball player, and have played a good deal of tennis. I should say that they will miss me when I g-o. ' ' HELEN DONNAN: As soon as I shall havo had some more training I shall go on the stage. To be able to take the part of any of Shakspeare ' s women is my greatest ambition. I think that I would prefer to be .Juliet, for she is kind of frivo- lous. I wouldn ' t like to be Ophelia, for she is always saying, ' Ham savs. ' WIRT WILEY: Mr. Wiley would hardly let our re- liorter say a word. He began telling about the Y. U. C. A. and about Lake (ieneva, and it was a long time before be could find out what Wiley was go- ing to do. However, it is likely that he will go to Xenia, but then we can not give this as a fact. GRACE McCUTCHAN: Yes, it is my intention to go on the lecture platform. My principal theme will be: The Advantages of Doing Individual Work. I have been se- cured by the lecture committee to open the Philo-Eccritean lecture course here next year. —[Any one caring to have a good lecture on this subject please address Redpath Lecture Bureau, Chi- cago.— Editors. ] LULU KILGORE: It most certainly makes me sad to think that our illustrious class will soon be scattered. Yet I am anxious to get out into the world and to en- gage in the battles of life. — [If you are looking for a scrap, Lulu, there is no need of leaving Monmouth Col- lege.— Editors. ] WILLIAM MUNN: Our reporter called at the Inn ' ' and found Tecumseh in bed. When he was wakened up he said : ' ' What do you lobsters want? Dog-gone I I don ' t see why you can ' t let a fellow alone. ' Taint supper time yet. He then turned over and pulled the covers over his head, and went to sleep again. And the reporter not caring to disturb him any more, came away. HELEN CULBERTSON: To perfect myself in themodern lan- guages is my desire. Although my opportunities have been excellent and though I have made good use of my time, I want to become better in them, for I think that they will be of vise to me some day. Yes, I would like to live in the West. ' ' HAROLD WILSON: The reporter couldn ' t find Harold at home, but found him over on Third Avenue. He didn ' t like to be dis- turbed, but it was the only chance. Yes, I believe in keeping early hours when calling on a friend. I expect to go into business here. [Harold ' s hours are early in the morning. ] EVELYN CARUTHERS: Yes, I ' m sorry that I am almost through school. I would like to get a position in some high school for a few years, although I do not expect to continue at it for any length of time. I have had quite a good time here in -school, and am sure I will be missed. ' ' EVA BEard EOSCoE c. Jones oscAR ray Main graQe maky sMith JOHN ALLEN STEWaRT LUCRETIA BARNES BLAKE ' JaMes charlesworth h |ll BBSSIE EVELYN BLACKBIJRN GeORGE ' EARLE mokelVey feaNkJbutler gaiNer aeThur jay gr|er ANDf EW RANDLES ermA ST E wart pearLE love roderick sedg tirZA EVA SAMSON caLvin orr Jones PAUL haRry Martin HELEN MARY DUNBAR MARY WILSQN brown LUCY STEW Art HARRIS MARY ELIZABETH BRENT ROBERT WYaTT SPEAGUE HARRY RiCHARD JEWELL ARCHIE LENDRUM GRAHAM FRANK CAEROLL CHALFANT HERBERT HAMILTON ACHESON CH Alm Ers G I Lles Pie morrow ELIZABETH GaRVIN THORNTON WICK MUNFORD Jiiflinin(D)ir MnMdDryc O Goddess, Sing- of that august Even when .issuing forth from out the eternity, the Class of 1902 first landed on these Shores. WELL do I remember that pleasant day in early September when first was assembled that joyous company. From country, city, hamlet, earth had sent her best, the wisest-looking, gayest lads, the handsomest, jolliest girls, that I had ever seen. On every side wonder was expressed at our presence. Our reputation had preceded us. The Faculty noted our wise looks and also looked wise ; the Seniors gave usthegladhand- shake of fellowship, recognizing our ability at the very start. The other classes looked at us in wall-eyed wonder, but we heeded them not. The Class of 1900 were so awed by our presence that they stood around sucking their thumbs and watching every move we made. The Class of 1901 were so sleepy that we judged that the Angel Gabriel would have to blow his horn for half an eternity if he ever wakened them up. This same class had won. or thought they had won, a field day some time before, and so looked on us as intruders ; but we did not oven give them a passing glance. The Preps looked at us wi ih mouths half open, and talked among themselves in whis- pers. The townspeople were glad to see us and rejoiced that the college had taken snch an upward step. So we started and so we have continued. When others wished to chant their own praises we have permitted them. You will notice, gentle reader, the sleepy Seniors, the foolish Sophomores, the verdant, grass- green Freshmen, the youthful Preps., do all by our gracious permission chant their own praises on these pages. We realize, however, that if men would be remembered thej ' must leave something more enduring than a heap of idle words, something- less elusive than a trumpet-blast on the midnight air. Therefore, as we are busy people in a busy world we would simply make known to you a few deeds of ours, trusting that, as the Scripture hath it, ' our works will follow us, We have had to meet hard conditions and difficult combinations, but up to date we have handled any and all comers with quickness and dis- patch. When we entered Monmouth College things needed the touch of a master hand, and they got it. The Sophomores made a great outcry when we derided their social attempts, but when they dared to desecrate the Auditorium with their rag ' s we gave them such a lesson as they have never forgotten. Next, we thoroughly tamed the .Juniors and the Preps. Last year the disgruntled elements disatt ' ected formed a coalition against us, but we ruthlessly put them down, the leaders of insurrection coming ' around afterward, with tears in their eyes, begging us to spare their lives, promising ' to be good. We let them out on parole. The Faculty have, at sundry times and in divers manners, opposed our rule, feeling the scepter slip from their grasp, but we have shown them that it is for the best. Thus we have labored, subduing the Indians, clearing the forest, organizing government. Lowell says: The builder ' s trowel and the settler ' s ax Are seldom wielded by the selfsame hand. But, be that as it may, we have great plans for Monmouth College. Now we stand on a lofty pre-eminence from which we can guide to fields of greater usefulness, thereby fulfilling our mission and making ourselves benefactors of mankind. But of this ye have had enow, I trow, so the bard will strike up his tuneful lyre : THE JUNIOR PICTURE The winds are raw and chilling. But never a rap care we : We ' re gay and rollicking .Juniors, A jolly good company. Then up to the college belfry 1 With never a stay nor stop I The Juniors, true to their colors, Will ever come out on top. The tripod ' s asiride the ridgepole. Our banner ' s unfurled to the breeze; We strike an attitude graceful, A pose of unconscious ease. The flecks of soot are contending. As their downward path they trace. For the honor of alighting Somewhere on a Junior ' s face. A moment of breathless silence — ' Tis done! At last we ' re through! On the plate we ' ve left deep impression. As on everything else we do. Oh! when college days have vanished And this pictured throng we view. Hearts will thrill with joyous mem ' ries Of the Class of Nineteen Two. n«; S3Jj];j Bil(Di sSii iD EJ Old Father Time leaned his head upon his hand with a weary of life sort of sigh. Another batch of news from those confounded college fellows, he groaned. Gee Whizz 1 quothed the recording angel. If they don ' t stop making history so fast down there, we ' ll have to make a new ledger. What ' s up now ' ? Oh, nothing much. The Sophs have some of those pesky Freshmen treed in the cupola, that ' s all. I hear they have wired the President for troops to suppress the riot, but he says that he ' s too busy with the Phillipinos to do anything just now. It ' s a bad business. ' ' It matters little how I attained to those regions celestial, vphether by the broomstick of Old Mother Goose, or by some other respectable means of locomo- tion, suffice it to say I was there in the very presence of those august personages when the rumor of war reached them. Seizing a convenient moment after the patriarch had taken up his scythe and g ' one forth to do some reaping, and while the angel dozed upon her pedestal, I tiptoed up to the mysterious looking volume; and as I glanced over the class record with its intermingled bliss and woe, it occurred to me that all of us who were not full-fledged United Presbyter- ians could Join heartily in the hymn, The Sins of My Life Have Been Many. There, set down in black and white were all the guileless warb lings of our Freshman days, still unsurpassed by anything ' 04 ' s peerless whangdoodles have been able to offer to the public. But I could read no farther, a mist gathered before my eyes and fell in two great briny tears upon the page, and suddenly the whole outfit, book, angel, wings and ' nalo vanished like a dream. Since human nature is what it is, and the wiles of the evil one prove so alluring, it is not surprising that we have often stubbed our toes upon the cruel stones of adversity. However, even taking into account those regrettable occurrences where our enthusiasm far out-weighed our judg- ment, we would, like Bennie Franklin, be willing to live our college days over again, although denied the privilege of correcting its follies. For instance, we realize now that our well meaning efforts to assist the powers that be in subduing the Freshmen was misplaced generosity. As a consequence of the misunderstanding, a few of the more zealous assistants were turned loose as unsolved problems ' ' into the wintry blasts. Would that our curriculum might embrace some higher branch of psychology or sociology by which cDuld be worked out a solution satis- factory alike to professors and students I For the benefit of those misguided individuals who seem to think that our sole ambition is to maul our greener, if not iceaker brethren, we would say that this is merely a diversion for our idle moments and far from being a serious occupation. Were it not for these hours of relaxa- tion after the strenuous labor of the class-room, our overtaxed minds might slip their cables and glide away into infinit} ' . It is to avoid any such horrible calamity as this that occasionally we don our regimentals, and armed only with a reeking paint brush, sally forth to do some dec orating. After such nocturnal jaunts, the front walk glows with nature ' s most vivid tints, and the solemn front of the auditorium is apt to sport as many colors as an Indian brave fresh from the war path. Mentally, morally, politically, and socially we belong to the creme de la creme of the college, the city, and the State. As far as numbers are concerned we have little to boast of, but there is a rare flavor of quality among our unfaithful few, which more than atones for our minority. To all ambitious young people who are trying to drag out a miserable ex- istence at some other institution, we would give a cordial invitation to come and join us. Don ' t be bashful, but come early and avoid the rush while there is yet time to secure a front seat in chapel. We promise you the most warm hearted, soul-stirring reception that it has ever been your good fortune to meet wtth. As for our girls they are simply adorable. If you cannot appreciate their charms, you had better go and shoot yourself, because it proves that you have a vacuum in your cranium where the cerebellum ought to be. You will find their pictures in the .luly number of the Ladies ' Home Journal under the heading, ' ' The Most Beautiful Women of America. Ask your dealer for a copy. It is not surprising, if, in recognition of the hard knocks which fate has dealt us, there should be a minor chord pervading this elegy, for we have endeavored to give you a glimpse of college life — not as it ought to be but as it is. Our boys are not the goody-goody kind who wear their hair in friz- zles and get the Preps to light their battles for them, nor are our girls the dimpled angels you read about in books; yet the sun shone brighter, the birds sang sweeter, and altogether it was a happy day for Monmouth College when we linked our fate with hers. Freslhimaiini Mnstoryo ET IS needless to introduce the Freshman class to anyone connected with Monmouth College. The people of Monmouth have both heard us and heard of us. But it is to the people of the outside world that we are best known. On February 26 there appeared in the leading papers of the United States a column headed, Riot at Monmouth. The rushing millionaire- magnate saw it and read it: the humble parson of Nextonowhere ' saw it and read it; the astute oriental read it and said: ' ' Oe! Much ' Melicano so nevel; much nervel Oh, my! Poor Chinal No samee schools there. The leader of the Newsboys ' Trust gang read it and said: Yis, Pete, them occurrences always make me regret me lack of an eddication. But the man who thought he was a second John the Baptist, although he was in a cell marked Incurable Insane, and one other — at the outside not. more than three — lone pessimistical mortals, sad victims of environment and chronic dyspepsia, saw fit to condemn us. So it is with fear and trembling that we try to write an account of our noted and notorious class. We fear lest we break the halo that has been cast around us and we should be seen as we really are, not accom- plished prison graduates, but Simon pure , smiling-eared, grinning- toothed, big-footed, little-headed Freshmen, little better than the classes that have preceded us. That they might receive the subtle touch of knowledge, in the early autumn of 1900, a crowd of those proverbially green Freshmen paddled their little canoes from their accustomed channels of life toward that fountain of learning hidden deep in the classic shades of Monmouth. We were big and awkward, the channel was none too wide, and little ripples, starting where we supposed sweet peace would reign, changed to foaming breakers before reaching us, and made us bump into the fellows just ahead, called Sophomores. But you know the rest as well as we. Surely the placid waters of Monmouth have been sorely troubled. And there were riots and rumors of riots. [ It is customary in College Annuals to tell what you think you are and what the other fellows think you are not. But we have tried to tell our little story in the simple words o f truth. Do not deal harshly with us, but be kind and forgiving, even though you may find ground in this epistle for charges of treason, murder, defamation of good name and character, or a tumultuous disturbance of th3 public peace by two or more assembled persons, who, in the execution of some private object, do an act, in itself lawful or unlawful, in a manner calculated to terrify the people. ] The class of 19.14 is ready to challenge, with her record and her re- sources, any and all comers. She has the 4-A kind and the three-E kind,. the great, big, athletic kind, and the neat, little, dude kind. She has been told that she is criminallj ' inclined. We do not know, but if so, it is but a failing of all mankind. CHRONOLOGICAL CHRONICLE. Social — At the hospitable home of our honored President. Then comes that beautiful autumn night when the Freshmen were feel- ing ' out of sight. It is midnight. Three dark objects crawl along the ridge of the Auditorium roof. The pulley is in place; willing hands draw up the paint and painter, and then gently lower him down. But the proud sign of ' 04 in gold and blue did not come down. After short prelimi- nary exercises with the Sophomores, proceed to enjoy the revelries of the jollification decreed to take place in the Auditorium. It is difficult to describe accurately, but it seemed to have a tendency rather toward the vaudeville; also an informal program of Indian war dances, cake walks, some singing, more yelling and a genuine hot time. ' ' Kindly excuse chapel on our account next morning. Feb. 22. — The Freshmen Banquet. College custom says Freshmen must have banquets. Sophomores ' duty to detain them. We were all there. Feb. 2(i. Billed to do a little work on the campus. Find Sophomores in college building against the rules. Believe it our duty to eject them and so commence operations. Get within an oak door and a boiler plate of them. With malice toward none — not even the door — and with charity toward all, we remove the door, ascend, get paint in the face, get clubs on the head, get encompassed by the genial arm of the law, and almost get to lie behind the iron bars on the cold stone floor of a prison cell. When time has dimmed the memory of college days, we shall still love to recount the deeds of those two nights. In our modesty we would have shunned such great notoriety, but greatness will go to the front, and nothing could hide the greatness of 1904. We rejoice in our past, joy in our present, and hope for our future, • ' Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt that the stars are fire. Doubt truth to be a liar: But never doubt the class of 1904. —[Hamlet, I ' ISEIPS. FL ' from the openino LTHOUGH the j ' ear has passer] with a number of storms, the Prep seems to have been lost sight of. But we would tell you it is not because he has been a minus quantity, or has been seared into hiding by the thunder and lightning- of the powers that be. No, sir 1 We were sent here by a gentleman, whom we call the Old Man, to study and get an education and become a great man some day. So, fol- lowing his paternal advice and instructions, we have buckled down and hitched up our suspenders one notch higher, took off our collars and cuffs, and begun to dig. And of school it has been one continual dig. But, along with these studious ones, we have had others who were not so inclined. And so we have let them out to the Freshman class at six per cent. (The girls paid it.) We have tried this for the last two years, and find that we are always in demand and are becoming to be recognized as some of M. C. ' s best Bghters. We have rented two ■class presidents to the Freshman class. The Freshmen thought our .price was pretty steep, but they had to fork up. The ladies came to -the rescue, so it wasn ' t so hard on the boys. But there are things that we can boast of. We have the best look ing girls in school here. They may be young, but they are as wise as ■owls. We are glad that we have a chance to show you what we are worth, but we wish you to remember that the day is coming when it will be our time to arise and show old M. C. and the world what we are made of, and that dav is not far distant. yy HEN we are asked for a history or sketch of the class of ' 00, we ' ■ are at a loss to know what to say. This is the first time we have ever been so timid in granting such a request, for, having a great reputation as a ' ' hot air pumper, ' ' we were always ready in college days to give to the public the good opinion which we had of ourselves. But one year has changed us wonderfully in this respect. We have per- haps seen a little of the world — just a little, we know— but enough to completely change our opinion of ourselves and of our surpassing ability. We find we are just common men and women after all. In one short year we have beg ' un our work. What our part will amount to, as yet we cannot tell. But we have made our start as teachers, lawyers, preachers, business men, physicians, etc. Some of our girls are teaching and some are — perhaps the word waiting ' will come as near expressing it as will any other. But, as of old. we are trying to keep things lively around us, and we are succeeding quite well. We have no doubt that those at college look back to the time when we were the moving spirit in old M. C. We are gone, but we know- that our deeds do follow us and that we have left, perhaps not our foot- prints in the sands of time, but we have left a few little marks about the college that tell many things to those who are wise. you ASK ME: Will you contribute to the Alumni Department of this year ' s College Annual ' : ' Reading- on, I discover that it is not a money contribution you want, so I am disposed to con- sider it. ' ' We will not limit you as to space or subject. ' How kind and innocent of you, Mr. Editors. Therein is an indication that you have not learned all about men yet, especially about preachers. You should have placed a limit. Then I could have said my say, counted my words as we used to do on contest, and quit. Not limit a preacher as to space or subject 1 And that, when he is supposed to be conversant with things in heaven, and in earth and under the earth I Really, now, why should I not enclose an old sermon with compliments of the author? That would s ive me time and be a superb way of cultivating your patience. But I forbear for the sake of your readers. You say that Reminisoenses of ' Boguses, ' ' Roasts, ' and something else which your secretary failed to make sufficiently legible for my under- standing, might be a sug-gestion as to a theme. Well, that ought to be a memory starter. But why make such a request here. It is a principle of law that one need not testify so as to incriminate himself. Or do you mean to insinuate that I should turn state ' s evidenceV The Immortal Ten might call for my excommunication, or some of them might be sent to the penitentiary. Then, I don ' t see how the world could get along without us now. Therefore, on the subject of Boguses, wisdom dic- tates that I should speak merely from hear-say: It hath been said that once upon a time in the remote history of Mon- mouth College a Sophomore exhibition occurred. It was the opportunity of a lifetime to several aspiring youths. The batteries of eloquence were charged to the limit of their capacity. Just as they were about to beg ' in their highly creditable performance, two sets of bogus programs began to circulate through the vast audience. These entirely diverted the atten- tion of the hearers for the evening and the surcharged orators unloaded their rhetoric and eloquence without doing any special injury to any one. But the boguses ! One was written from an Eccritean standpoint, the other from a Philadelphian view. Everything was roasted brown, from the president and faculty to the stumps on the campus. Everybody said that there had evidently been two sets of authors at work. The style and subject matter were so different. The boys began to study these docu- ments critically in the hope of discovering who were the renowned authors. The faculty, it is currently reported, did the same. The methods of the higher criticism were brought into play. It was altogether owing to a young- man ' s society affiliations as to which production was the greater master-piece. The Philos declared that the Eccritean document was a very thin aft ' air, full of stale gags and chestnuts, and evidently pro- duced without the expenditure of much gray-matter. The Eccriteans pro- nounced the other document exceedingly tame. Ten year old lads, said they, could have produced it. There was neither wit nor wisdom in it- And so the quarrel went on about these two mysterious documents. Of course it was never settled to the satisfaction of all which paper should be consigned to oblivion and which to immortal fame. It is said to be well known to a few, that if the critics had been sufficiently expert, they might have discovered the two productions were from the same set of culprits. All of which goes to prove that the methods of the higher critics are not always good. There are some doctors and lawyers and teachers and preachers that might substantiate this narrative. It is doubtful, how- ever, if they will. Now, see what you have gotten into by not limiting me as to space. Forg ' ive me, for I really began this to ask you to excuse me from con- tributing to your Annual for ' ' lack of time. ' ' We old fellows, and I am not very old, either, sometimes think we are pretty busy. We are glad to say that we have learned that life is no bogus program. Yet, it re- lieves the strain somewhat to call to mind the fun and fellowships of ye olden time. To us the old college has both its merry reminiscences and its serious reflections. Both have stamped themselves indelibU ' upon memory and character, and life has been enriched by them a thousand fold. As of old, we say: Here ' s to old Monmouth I Greetings to her noble sons and daug-hters of every clime ! Ar.ONZo C. Douglass, Class of 1890. Des Moines, la., April 12th, 1901. © ' NE OF THE EVENTS in college circles of two decades ago, around which centered a great deal of interest, was the inter- collegiate contest. We not only whooped and howled for our own college, but, if the place of meeting was not too remote, we planned for an excursion that would take us away from books and pro- fessors for a few days. One of these occasions I have vividly in mind. It was at Galesburg when our man, .J. S. E. Erskine, won first honors over W. J. Bryan. Aside from the contest and the base ball game, there was an attraction at one of the hotels where many of the visiting students rendezvoused, that was not down on the program. Monmouth was peculiar among the col- leges in that there were supposed to be no fraternity men among the stu- dents and they were frequently called upon at such times to explain the situation. On this occasion, it was C. P. Drennan, now of Butte, Mon- tana, who defended Monmouth ' s honor in an argument with a man from Chicago University, whose name I have forgotten. The Chicago man contended that the best students were in the fraternities, which Drennen denied. The interest ran high, though the best of feeling prevailed be- tween the disputants and their respective adherents. They arrived at no settlement of the dispute, however. Supper was called and the crowd re- paired to the dining room, every one fully persuaded in his own mind. The sequel of the episode appeared after the contest, when Drennan was seen eagerly looking for the Chicago man to say, I told you so. The orator from Chicago University, a fraternity man, forgot his speech and in refering to his manuscript, pulled from his pocket a hand mirror with some other things and dropped them on the stage. The judges gave him first honors at the foot of the roll, while Erskine carried off first money. s WENTY-FIVE YIOARS— a quarter of a century I A ong- time when counted by days or weeks or months. But reckoned by events, crowded thick and fast to- u ' ether, the time seems short. Hours are often required to play just one game of old fashioned checkers, and progress toward victory or defeat is slow, if only man by man is removed from the board. But when, in an effort to gain the king ' s row, we clear the board b y the three-men-at- one-jump manoeuvre, the end of the game is in sight, though the time of playing has been short. So if we lump the years we can easily get back to those days -- _ when the middle-aged men and women of to-day were the ' ' 3B boys and girls in college. Slang was not in vogue then. It belongs to the new order of things, a new fashion, and is often wonderfully expressive. Were it permitted in an article like this the writer would be tempted to introduce a bit just here. Instead, let me quote that Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table, and to remind some of those who may be allured into reading this article in the belief that it contains something worth while, that twenty-five years ago a McGregor did preside over the destinies of Monmoutli College, and wherever he governed and directed, or even suggested, there was cen- tered the faithful service, the loyal devotion, the willing obedience of every boy and girl enrolled as students of the institution. I sometimes wonder if I am getting to be an old fogy. I trust not, for I do enjoy kee sing up with the times. It is usually much better to join the ranks of the optimist, and color events with the rainbow tints of the present, than to become lost in the pessimist mists of the past. But really and truly, we older people, as age comes to us, are never quite willing to admit that we are a day older than when we were students, and somehow or other, we grow more and more prone, in spite of many and oft-renewed resolutions, to think of ourselves and college mates as the only ones who have ever traveled Paradise Road, when it ended — not in the Township of Faraway, but within the portals of Monmouth Col- lege. We did have good times together, and w-e did have to study. Bear those two facts in mind. Our Paradise Road was hedged in by such boundaries as Hamilton ' s Metaphysics and McCosh ' s Institutions, and Snell ' s-Olmstead ' s profound sciences. Oh, that metaphysics! Not the condensed, simplified, revised, modernized editions, but the old fashioned, genuine, original five or six, or Derhaps seven hundred page volume. Forty pages a day of that solid stuff was not an unusual assignment, and many a whole forenoon was spent trying to fathom its fathomless truths. Thinking of it now, I am almost persuaded that the pursuit of that study for most of us was 1 Here slang would be expressive again, but it must not be used, so fill it in to suit yourselves. But five hours a day of hard work, and a good grade, was sure to bring a Well done, ' ' from Dr. Wallace, and that was reward enough. Occasionally a back study haunted the happiness, or a failure to pass brought trouble to some one remiss in effort. Occasionally, too, the fun- provoking spirit would crop out. Once there was a naughty publication, which made all Ex- tras before or since seem like tracts of some missionary society. But for the most part there was no viciousness in the mischief, no malice in the fun, and moderation and toleration prevailed in the punishment meted out to the transgressor. Had Dr. Wallace followed the advice of his dear old mother, I am sure many would have fared better. We were examined, of course, and the examinations were often long and difficult tests: but there was comfort in the thought that while we had a hard time of it dur- ing the examination, those conducting it had hard times afterward, trying to find out from our papers how much or how little we really knew of the subject. Then it was that Grandmother Wallace would rise — apparently in defense of the students, perhaps to save her son— and urge him to grade each and every one of those papers ten. Sometimes it would be whispered that dishonesty had crept into these tests. Maybe a pony attached to a rubber cord up some boy ' s coat sleeve, or a girl ' s white cuffs, or broad white apron strings were mentioned as the bridge which carried some unfortunate over a slough of despond. I desire, however, to say right here, that in my college life I never positively knew of any such cases. I do not believe I am a stickler for the good old times, but the red letter days in the college calendar twenty-five years ago — ' ' the spots that shine — will compare favorably with those of recent years. Thanksgiving day and tlie day before it; the 22d of February: the society contests: class day and commencement used to come around once a year just as they do now. We used to know even the kind of weather to expect on each of these anniversaries. The custom of giving turkeys to favorite teachers the day before Thanksgiving prevailed as it has in later years. Some- times one turkey with trimmings for the anniversary dinner, was made to do duty for several professors, if the boys were shrewd enough to gain possession of it, through fair means or fowl, while the recipient ' s back was turned. Prof. Rogers at length put a stop to this practice, as far as his turkey was concerned, by securely locking it in the closet of his recitation room before delivering his address of thanks. The object of the students was, of course, to occupy the whole afternoon, and avoid recitations by making long addresses of presentation; and lessons were neither expected by the students nor required by the teachers, who, how- ever, made some show of resistance. They had to do something of the kind to furnish their share of condiment for the occasion. The addresses on behalf of the class were assigned to those known to be long-winded and on one occasion an address was wound upon rollers, the crank being turned with solemnity, aud the reading, as yard upon yard of speech piled up on the floor, proceeded with but little more hilarity than the reading of an uninteresting bill before the Senate of the United States. Frequent interruptions occurred and often songs were lined out and sung in chorus by all. The refrain of one of these songs is recalled. We sang it to the tune of Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching: ' ' Hark, hark, hark, the turkeys gobble. Farewell comrades, you must die; And within Professor ' s pot you will find it mighty hot. And dissolve in deflogesticated air. I have the original song, in the handwriting of one of the boys, who has since become one of the most noted divines in the United Presbyterian Church. It seems good to recall the old chapel, crowded to its utmost capacity from wall to wall, from rostrum to door — even the windows having their quota of two or three occupants — the old chapel, almost beyond the memory of man — certainly beyond that of any student of to-day. It occu- pied the whole west end of the third story of the orig-iiial buildinfj ' . We old folks need not be told where it was. Crowds of visitors and students climbed the stairs. There were no begin at 9 p. m. ' ' performances in those days, and only the early arrival was sure of a seat. On the twenty- second of February, toasts were in order — sentiments, we called them. Old people and little children alike came to help celebrate the day. Toasts to everybod} ' , with responses by all omitted from the list of toast- ers (if you will permit of an Irish bull). There was music — plenty of it; quartette and solo, chorus and congregational singing. Not that the music was better than it is to-day; not that it was always rendered by trained voices. Goodness, no I But persistent practice counted for some- thing, and the spirit helped wonderfully, even though the understanding was lacking. That college spirit was always and everywhere in evidence. Not that our toasts were wise; not that they were always witty. Our de- bates and our declamations, our essays and our orations were often feeble efforts on weak themes. But the spirit carried all things before it. This is the write-up of one twenty-second of February exercise. Tame, perhaps, to those of more recent years, but one, nevertheless, at which everybody patted everybody else on the back; when everybody complimented everybody else; from which everybody went home feeling better and happier; where a good, wholesome, hearty feeling pervaded every undertaking. As I hinted in the beginning of this rambling effort, the optimist ' s views of life and his encouragement of mutual admiration societies always promote good feeling and good will. Now for that intro- duction, which I am near forgetting: The pleasures of the twenty-second of February have been antici- pated, enjoyed and almost forgotten; but the crowded chapel, the discom- fort of those who were in it, and the disappointment of those who could not get in to hear the witty performances, still linger in the memory. Of course it is desirable for some reasons to hold these exercises in the col- lege, but for other reasons it is more desirable to hold them in some large building. There is no use jamming and crowding, and compelling people to stay at home for want of room. In the program of that day we find toasts to the city council, to the city clergy, to the lawyers, to the physicians, to the city press, the town marshal and the public schools, and these were responded to by men from these various professions. Then followed expressions of good will to the different bodies directly connected with and interested in the college itself. There was a bond existing between Monmouth and the college, a sympa- thy uniting the town and the school; a something in common, a mutual interest to work for and stand by. And that large assembly with one ac- cord and hearty good will, could together sing that rollicking song of Prof. Hutchison ' s: Here ' s to Monmouth College, Drink her down, drink her down. There was an inspiration and an enthusiasm in the very atmosphere of such a meeting, and both town and college felt its influence. The old proverb that was given as a copy on the first page of the copy books of our childhood, that All things change and we change with them, is emphasized by a comparison of an evening ' s entertainment as given in the year 1901 and one of thirty years ago. Then such entertain- ments were callea exhibitions, and were rightly called. Freshmen exhibi- tions or junior exhibitions were exhibitions not only of mental ability and attainments, but were occasions on which the classes themselves were arrayed for exhibition purposes. Only sickness or death was accepted as excuse for failure to appear and perform. The girls read their essays, the boys delivered their orations. Occasionally a debate taxed the en- durance of the debater and the patience of the audience. Orations by young- ladies were unknown. The writer has cause to remember the first oration delivered by any girl on commencement day of Monmouth Col- lege. Sometimes ill reports would g-ain ground as to the behavior of other classes during these exercises. One newspaper account of a Fresh- man exhibition tells us that The Sophs were also present, and, contrary to a slanderous report which somehow had become circulated, behaved like gentlemen, as they are. Even so long ago as the time of which I write, the crying need of a new building was often advocated, and just before the addition was made to the first building, pleas like the following appeared in print: While we are about to have great improvements to the college, the additional expense of a gymnasium would be very little. Other colleges have gym- nasiums and find them just what is needed. Then why not have one here? All that is necessary is a frame house at some distance from the main building and capable of keeping out the rain and snow. ' ' And after tvventv-five years of waiting and agitation, the gymnasium— a frame house at a little distance from the main building — was finally secured. Other things were agitated as well, and some of the pranks of boys and girls of late years are so very similar to the deeds that were dark of the ' 60s and ' 70s, that one is forced to suspect that these young people are not apt in thinking up new tricks for themselves, but have only to wait till father or mother are in reminiscent mood, and the secrets of a long buried college past are revealed. We had no class colors, so we couldn ' t fly them from the highest attainable point. But some wore pins indicative of the chosen fraternity, and we could all don the red, white and blue, or the vivid green on St. Patrick ' s Day in the Morning. One ' s head does not need to be bald to recall how by the propping of a single chair in a certain way, the least touch would upset every chair in the entire chapel; or how on more than one occasion a crisis was broug-ht about by the lively cross-firing of marbles or hickory nuts or shot. On one occasion the rattling, whizzing confusion was kept up an hour, but the recitation proceeded, and in the end that professor was voted a hero and was never afterward purposely annoyed in the school room. One ' s hair does not need to be snow white to remember a hasty, scrambling ascent into the cupola of an entire class in mathematics, just because the teacher of that class had tarried too long- in his garden and could not quite make up the five lost minutes, though he did not stop to wash, but ran all the way, while Dr. Wallace stood on the front steps shouting ■himself hoarse, Hurry, hurry; your class is going, going, gone. Per- haps that class deserved expulsion, but it wasn ' t expelled. One ' s vision does not need to be dim nor one ' s step infirm to be able to tell of the burning of a whole furnace full of sheep skin erasers (such as we used then), and the innocent look on the face of the young fellow, who is now high in political affairs of our State, as he inquired: What is it stinks so. Professor ' ? Smells like burning skin and wool. Bet someone has been Durning- erasers. One ' s hearing need not be impaired to hear, as though it were but yesterday, the sharp report of a pistol and the screams from one of the amen corners in chapel, that day when one of the twin brothers from Chicago (he married Chicag ' o ' s great mayor ' s daughter years ago) made confusion worse confounded by carelessly handling his gun. I have no recollection of his being handled himself. Perhaps he was. His chair was not vacant. One doesn ' t need to have one foot in the grave before confessing to burnt grade books; to broomsticks dressed in shawls and hoods and propped ag-ainst the recitation room door as a loud rap called the instructor to it; to mysterious rehearsals (?) in the old chapel after society; to still more mysterious meetings held at some of the homes, where whisperings and seureoy were the siae qii ' i non to admittance; to the happy family of pig and chickens secreted about the rostrum: and cats concealed in the lidded coal boxes of the chapel, to be released dur- ing the exercises. Of course we needed reproof, and of course we some- times received our just dues. We made mistakes, and we are still sorry for them. We were not half bad, and might have been much worse. There is some small comfort in thinking so. In the spring of ' 75 Dr. Wallace lost most of bis earthly possessions in the burning of his home. But little of his household furniture was saved ; his library was gone. A custom had existed for years in the grad- uating class of presenting the President and his wife some token of regard and esteem. Our class was large and the contributions were liberal. So when the tenth of June came and we received an invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Wallace to be with them at a farewell reception, we had our present ready. And what do you think it was ' : The one for Mrs. Wallace was all right, appropriate and valuable. But to the Doctor we gave a $75.00 Polyglot Bible, printed in sixteen languages. Now I think he could read in three of them. To make a bad matter worse, we saw to it that all the local papers announced the cost of the book. He needed bread: we gave him a stone. The practical side of things is not always considered by young people. And so I could go on whittling, and pile up for you more and more of these chips from an old block. I could meditate on the fate of the Courier. Of course the Oracle is all right: long may it live. But those of us who graduated years ago regret the death and burial of the Courier. I could philosophize on the desttny of those who once attended the col- lege, who were enrolled in her classes, who were identified with her socie- ties, but who left before completing the course. What a history is wrapped up in their roll. Many of them have risen to positions of great influence. The school must have left some impress upon them. They did not receive diplomas, but their efforts have not been in vain, nor their work value- less. I could ask and argue, as I have done dozens of times, why, since Monmouth College has always been co-educational; why, since it was one of the first colleges to admit girls to the same privileges as boys; why, since girls, as frequently as boys, take the highest grade in recitations, in examinations, in society work; why, since the cost of the tuition, of the books, of the board, is the same for girls as for boys; why, these things being true, but one woman has ever been granted a seat on the executive board of the institution ' ; ' Let the college be co-equal in these things, as well as co-educational. And now shall I follow the custom of a quarter of a century ago and hide my identity behind some such nom de plume as Olympic or Gar or J Bird ' ? What enjoyment there once was in seeing some initial or signature intended to deceive as to the authorship of a literary eft ' usion. What little thrills of pleasure, what little trickles of delight accompanied the reading of some article we had written for the Courier, and no one save the editor knew who the contributor was. When Queen Victoria ' s statue in the Albert Park was unveiled, none present were more pleased than the Maoris. Their first exclamation was, Aue! And then when they looked critically upon the ample bronze proportions of her form and noted her copper colored features, they said: All right; all the same as ourselves; she is one of us. So, instead of signing myself as Olympic or Gar or J Bird, it is sufficient for you to conclude, She is one of us. @NE spot in all the countryside, In boyhood ' s long ago, I loved to seek, where spring ' s warm sun Sent down the winter ' s snow. Prom meadows brown, from quiet vale And hazel covered hill. To join the roaring waterfall Beside the old red mill. One spot so full of memories, Of bended pins and strings, Of chub and cat and minnow bright, And all the finny things We used to gather from the pool So cool and deep and still, Where the swift waters paused to rest Beside the old red mill. I lie upon the sunny bank And watch my children play With hook and line and bobbing- cork. As in that by-gone day: I am a boy again, I feel The well remembered thrill I ' ve felt so often by the pool Beside the old red mill. What matters that my scanty hair Is touched with winter ' s gray; I cannot stay the flight of time Nor call back boyhood ' s day. My lost youth is my children ' s now, With them I drink my fill Prom youth ' s fair fountain, from the pool Beside the old red mill. .r.W. Matthews. ' 71 1 lii kflB ■fer ..... ml n tMB M ■P ' ' ' ifl f lil K H IsP ' ' ' ■ ' ::8 1 ' ' 1 1 HK J I ' i- ■J i ' fl rfli H I ■fl iV. 1 1 H ' 9 1 HH JHft. i ' i l E ' H H ? ' si f 1 Hh VTr R i)Dtj: riiUJL (5 I HE MEMBERSHIP of the Oratorical Association is composed of I the members of Philo and Eccritean Societies. The Ladies ' Socie- -l_ ties at one time must have been members, as the records show that a member of A. B. L. represented the College at Inter-Collegiate contest in 1876. The authorized name of the Association is The Mon- mouth College Branch of the Illinois Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Asso- ciation. ' ' The Association has two regular annual meetings, one for the election of those who are eligible to enter the contest, the other for the election of ofBcers. The stated time for the contest is the first Thursday in Marcl . The purpose of the contest is to select a man to represent Monmoiun at the Inter-Collegiate contest. The probationers have, for a number of years, been chosen only from the Junior class, but the past year the constitution has been so amended as to allow the Sophomores to enter the contest. Six eoileges are at present members of the I. I.-C. A. It might be interesting to review the history of Monmouth ' s victories. She has won five firsts and six seconds, and she never has fallen below fifth place, al- though at times there have been eight colleges or universities in the asso- ciation; besides in ' 76 Miss Henderson tied for first place, but was ruled out for speaking over time. Monmouth holds the first rank in the State, with Knox a close second. Then again we might write of the victories at Inter-State. In the twenty-seven years Monmouth has won three firsts — Ross ' 87, Wishart 94, Elliot ' 96. Douglass of ' 90 was awarded second place, but he tied the winner on the sum of ranks. Erskine of ' 81 won fourth place, after he had defeated the now Hon. W. .J. Bryan at the In- ter-Collegiate. This is our record in an association in which there are about seventy-five colleges represented. As a matter of history it might be of interest to give the complete list of Monmouth ' s contestants in the Inter-Collegiate and their rank. It might be said, too, that the Illinois Inter-Collegiate originated out of a challenge which Monmouth sent to Knox in 1872 or 1873. The record is as follows: NAME. A.G. McCoy J. R. Hanna W. A. Spauldiiig Francis Henderson Arch McKinney H. H. Swaney .John Herron J. S. E. Erskine T. F. Campbell J. M. Ross G. W. Morrison - Flavins Mekemson YEAR. SOCIETY. KANK. 1873 Ecc. 4th 1874 - 3d 1875 - 3d 1876 A. B. L. Tied for 1st 1877 Philo 3d 1878 Ecc. - 2d 1879 4th 1880 - 1st 1881 4th 1882 ' • 1st 1883 Philo - 4th 1884 Ecc. - 5th NAME. YEAR. SOCIETY. RAXK. T. H. McMichael 1885 Ecc. - - 2d R. W. McGranahan - 1886 Philo 3d R. H. Acheson - 1887 - 2d C. C. French 1888 - 2d A. C. Douglass - 1889 1st W. E. McCullough 1890 Ecc 5;h C. S. Hamilton - 1891 ' • - 3d F. D. Finley 1892 - - 5th C. F. Wishart - 1893 Philo 1st W. E. Carson 189i ■• - 2d P. E. Elliot - 1895 Ecc. 1st W. F McAllister 1896 Philo 3d W. R. Ronald - 1897 - 3d J. W. Mahaffy - 1898 3d D. S. Sharpe 1899 - - 2d Elbert McCreery 1900 - 5th Httlhleitk 7 ( TO CHRONICLiE the annals of the heroes of Monmouth College in all their brlliancy is a difficult task. From times ancient their athletic teams have waged fierce battles and returned with the banner of Victor} ' . Their brave deeds of strength and skill are now often brought up and the struggles ag ' ain are fought over in our minds with a sense of great pleas- ure. In short, the word supremacy defines the career of our athletes. For the present some of our departments of athletics are slightly de- pressed. It is, perhaps, but a pause to acquire new strength. Whether we go on to new victories or not depends upon ourselves. With the proper interest on the part of the students, and the hearty co-operation of those at the head of our College, our future is brighter than the past. Our foot-ball team ' s work this year, however, has been very satisfac- tory. We were beset with some difBculties early in the season, but under the careful training of Coach Ralph McKirahan, of Rush Medical, a fast and enduring team was developed. The players showed marked ability in the Western trip. At Simpson they put up one of the finest games e ver played by a Monmouth College team. Simpson ' s heavy men, with the advantage of a wet field, scored but once. A week later they humbled the pride of our old rivals from Knox. As the shades of evening fell they departed from our fair city with concealed colors, and it is rumored that their pocketbooks were lighter than their hearts. Our College has the advantages of a flue athletic park and a gymna- sium. The grounds of the park are exceedingly level, and as a result of the work done upon it last fall, it is second to no athletic field in the country. The usefulness of the gymnasium, however, is badly crippled as yet by lack of equipment. One of the greatest problems before us is the management of our ath- letic teams. The students as a body should be willing surporters of ath- letics, and while the manager should be responsible for his acts, there should be some one responsible for his contracted debts. The busi- ness of athletics should be conducted on an honest basis. At present the manager, while poorly supported, gets nothing but blame and cen- sure for all his tronble and work. Such a condition of affairs is radi- cally wrong. The ingoing manager should have a guarantee of some kind. Many colleges have tried the plan of increasing the tuition of all the students and setting this sum aside for athletic purposes. This money, with an additional sum direct ft ' om the College, makes a definite guarantee. The plan has worked well in the institutions where it has been tried. At all events we should place our athletics upon some firm. financial basis. MJNMOUTH COLLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIIITION, OFFICERS. President, ------ Roy Graham. Secretary and Treasurer, - - - w. J. Matthews. Trustees, - - - C. K. McMdrdy, Calvin Jones, Frank Gainer. department managers. Roy Graham, ------ Foot Ball. Albert McCoy, ----- Boy Basket Ball. Helen Dunbar, ----- Ladies ' Basket Ball. tennis association. President, ------- RoscoE Jones. Secretary and Treasurer, - - - Ralph Wilson. f DBi SalJ iS m. Captain, Harold Wilsont, Manager, Roy Graham, Coach, Ralph McKirakhan. Harold Wili=on, Ralph Tinkham, Fred Smith, James Gallowa ' , Calvin Jones, Sam Collins, Warren Brownlee, John Nichol. Bert Mai ' shall, Frank Hollida ' -, Clyde Ochiltree, Center. Right Guard. Left Guard. Right Tackle. Left Tackle. Right End. Left End. Quarter Back. Full Back. - Right Half. Left Half. Subs— Robert Young, James Harrah, C. K. MoMurdy, James Piukerton. P00t gall Schedule Score. September 15 — Monmouth, vs Reserves, ----- 32-0 22 — Monmouth vs Kirkwood, ----- 43-0 26— Monmouth vs Chicas ' o, . - . - - 0-29 October fi Monmouth vs Biggsville, ------ 20-13 12 — Monmouth vs Carthage, 27-0 20 — Monmouth vs Knox, ------ 0-23 24— Monmouth vs Lombard, ------ 0-23 November 3 — Monmouth vs Penn, ------ 15-16 9— Monmouth vs Carthage, 1--6 10— Monmouth vs Smpson, 0-6 12— Monmouth vs Penn - 0-0 17 — Monmouth vs Knox, ------ 6-11 29— Monmouth vs Iowa Western, - - - - Sl-0 ' iiiamES ol I ESEFYES, October 13 — Reserves vs Kirkwood, ------ 0-5 27 — Reserves vs Kirkwood, -..-.- n-O i i3- P00I; gall ] esGi[t7e§ Captain, Prank Galloway, James LeClair, James Harrah, Fletcher Gardiner, Prank Hoyman, Roderick Munford; Prank Chalfant, Georg-e McKelvey, Robert Young, Ross Ritchie, C. K. McMurdy, C. K. MCMUEDY. Center. Right Guard. Left Guard. Right Tackle. Left Tackle. Right End. Left End. Quarter Back. Right Half Hack. Left Half Back. Full Back. -Herbert Achison, Russel Story, Wyatt Sprague, Clyde Blair, Howard Leason, Clark Turner, Roy White. • 3a 5 13 si]]. SEASON 1901. Clj ' de McCoy and W. J. Matthews, Managers. L. R. Free, Captain. Ralph Firoved, Pitcher. John Cusack, Catcher. Harry Jewell, First Base. James McCracken, Second Base. Roy White, Third Base. Albert Foland, Short Stop. Lytle Free, Left Field. Will Porter, Center Field. Andrew Randals, Rig ' ht Field. Substitutes: Frank Chalfant, Will Matthews. L. R. Free, - . . . Senior. Andrew Randals, . . . -Junior. Ralph Firoved. - - Sophomore. Albert Foland, - - . Freshman. Chas. Blair, - . - . Preps. ;eteh; ROSCOE JONES Is a native of Warren county. He graduated from Monmouth High School in the class ' 98 and entered College the same fall, and is now a Junior. He has repre- sented Society on Open Meeting and is a good debater and origi- nal thinker. Mr. Jones has also been Chairman for the Board of Managers for the Ravelings ■ for 1902. CHALMERS MORROW Was born at Winona. 111. He is also a graduate of the ilUistri- ous class of ' QS of Monmouth High School. Mr. Morrow won the first prize in declamation of Illinois High School Associa- tion in the spring- of 93. In the fall of the same year he entered college and is a member of the Junior Class. Mr. Morrow won Declamation .in Philo-Eccritean contest two years ago. TESTHMT; RODERICK S. MUNFORD, Essayist for Eccritean, is a na- tive of Princeton, Ind. After graduatingfrom the High School there he was Principal of one of the ward schools. Mr. Munford attended the Art Institute of Chi- cago, and has artistic abilitj ' , as his Raveling-s ' ' pictures show. Last year he taught at Rose- ville, and is back this year at College, where he has shown his literary talent. WILLIAM J. MATTHEWS Is a Monmouth boy and attended the Monmouth public schoolj, and was in business for several years before entering college. He won the Chaplain Declama- tion contest in ' 9S, and has shown great ability along literary lines. ' MDL( ELBERT McCREERY, Debater, born in Loveland, Col., graduated from Loveland High School in ' 94. He entered Mon- mouth College in fall of ' 98, and is now a member of the Senior Class. He represented his So- ciety on different occasions, and the college in Interstate contest. WYATT SPRAGUE, Essayist, was born in Washing- ton county, Iowa, and graduated from the Columbia .lunction High School in ' 98. He entered Monmouth College in the fall of ' 98 ; is now a member of the Jun- ior Class and of the Ravel- ings Board. He has represented his literary society on open meetings, won Philo Declama- tion contest, and was dec) aimer in Philo-Eccritean contest last vear. [Tl nmr: J. GRAHAM STEWART, Philo deolaimer, was born in Ben- son, Minn.,buthas lived in Mon- mouth since 1890. While in Jun- ior year of Monmouth High Schjol, he stopped, and- was out of school three years, entering INIonmouth College and Philo Society in the fall of 1900 He has won a number of declamation contests and took first prize in the EUiot-Cleland Oration contest. FRANK CHALFANT, Orator, born at Lincoln, 111. He graduated from the Monmouth High School in ' 94. He has been out of school, teaching, for sev- eral years. He won Philo-Eccrit- ean declamation in ' 98. Mr. Chalfant has shown marked abil- ity as a speaker and a writer, and is a man of all-around abilitv. 2X13 Xe:xor. P ' rank C ' halfant. 1st. Tenor, ,J. C 1-Iarrah. 2nd Bass. K. .T. 1-Iowison, 1ST. Bass, Ct. .T. Sxev ' art. PEOHIBITION QUARTET, ALIAS PHILO QUARTET, ALIAS NINTH AVENUE QUARTET. These titles represent in inverse order the evolution of an aggrega- tion ol four. In the spring- of 1900, the Ninth Avenue Quartet was organ- ized with F. C. Chalfant, director; J. C. Harrah, manager: R. J. Howison, treasurer and collector, and G. J. Stewart, the all around man. From psalm sinaing, the quartet took up secular singing and enlivened the literary programs of Pbilo with Soloman Levi, Carv- ing Cheese, Dried Apple Pies, etc. The Temperance Party soon recognized the talents of the four, and the Philo Quartet, in which capac- ity it washed down (the throats of the audience) many good prohibition pills with such songs as Yacob Schneider and De Brewers ' Big Hosse ' . One concert has been given and several serenades in which latter the dreary stillness of the summer night has been broken, and the light slumbers of fair sleepers have been interrupted by the tender strains of Moony, Moony, She Sleeps, One Parting Kiss, and others. The last mentioned privilege has proved so congenial that the quartet has resolved to make it a specialty in the future.. Bible F Endition GonlE t. PROGRAM. Elijah ana the Prophets of Baal, The Resurrection of the Dead, The Healing of Naaman, The Sermon on the Mount, Jacob and Esau, ... The Prodigal Son. Christ ' s Reproof of the Pharisees, Paul ' s Defence Before Agrippa, The Crucifixion of Christ, The Death of Absalom, ... Miss Irwin was awarded first prize, 1 Harrah third. Mary Ford Lytle B. Free - R. H. Galloway Jambs Harrah Bell Irwin Chalmers Morrow Naomi Murray James F. Pinkerton Nora Smith Alvin Work Work second and Mr. (if y ii ) ' 1 June 1 Sad Farewells to Recitation Rooms. Picnic No. 1. River Water doesn ' t agree with .Jewell. Eccritean and Aletheorian Diploma Night. 2 Picnics Nos. 2 and 3. Will McD. threatened with Rheuma- tism. Philo and A. B. L. Diploma Night. .3 All Steadies attend Church for the last time. Doctor gives his parting Admonition to the Class of ' 00. ;5 Warren and Margaret spend the Day with the Home Folks. .Julius Cassar invades Monmouth and celebrates a Triumph. 6 Alumni celebrate. Seven Waiters wait on ten Tables. :7 Seniors receive an honorable Dismissal. Philo-Eccritean Con- test. Book Agents and Desk Agents gird up their Loins and sally forth. The Town dries up for the Summer. September 1 Freshmen begin to arrive. 2 C. U. President recommends that his Cabinet indulge in individual Prayer meetings. 3 Coach No. 1 comes to Town. 4 Mabel arrives and honors two Reporters with a Wink. 5 Big Four meet Trains. Old time lineup after Prayer meeting. 6 C. W. Reception. Grace comes. Galloway can ' t attend. 7 Margaret entertains the Brownlees. 8 Picnic at the River. Lost— Brown, his Hat; Barr, his Necktie ; Mary B., her Zeta Pin ; Earl and Delia, the Way. 9 The Regulars of Cupid ' s standing Army appear in the Evening. 10 Mabel v onders who took her Home from Prayer meeting. 11 Philo Open Meeting. Ralph J. and Gusta repeat their Mizpah. 12 Ralph J. leaves for Xenia. Family Pews assigned in Chapel. 13 College dismissed for the Fair. 14 Eccritean Open Meeting. Timothy attends a Children ' s Party. 15 Freshman White has his Beard trimmed. 16 Hill gets a class of little Gir ls at Second Church. 17 Prof. Maxwell gives a Clog before his Class. 18 One of the Girls introduces a new Line of Fresco. 19 Young blows out the Gas for Fern; no fatalities. 20 Annual Ball given by the Faculty. 21 Fresh, think that Art should be added to the college Cur- riculum. 22 Little Boy to Mrs. Clark. Say, Aunt Hattie, what does make Will and .June stay together so much ' ? 23 Work goes to Church. 24 Bess B. goes to Prayer meeting. 25 A. B. L. Open Meeting. Mary and Junia carry Roses. 26 Chicago-Monmouth game. Students celebrate with a Bonfire. 27 Trouble in the Clark Camp. 28 Rain descended and the Floods came. 29 Nichol seeks Pastures new. 30 Mabel takes Roy to Church. Graham S. attends Ladies ' Prayer meeting. Davis ' pet Mouse disturbs Cha pel. Old Mill burns. Junia gets lost. Bovines stray into the Gym. The Faculty receive in the evening. Martha, Lucia, and Bess T., in Costume, visit the Cemetery and Hillerby ' s Opening. William calls on Nellie, and Will ' s Chair goes over back- wards. Prof. Arnoldson goes nutting. Soph Social. Fresh keep high Mass. Father Wilson Master of Ceremonies. No Chapel. Great Excitement. Freshmen Social. Negley says that the Freshmen are still on Top. Shot in Chapel. Lombard Game. Lora shows a Lombard Girl a point or two about Footracing. A. B. L. Reception. A. B. L. liberally (?) pay the Orchestra. Rob Y. and Jim G., fearing Railroad Accidents, drive to Kirkvvood for Fern and Lulu. Five boys turned out. Temperature boiling. Mass Meeting of Students. May and Junia appear in Widows ' Weeds. Hill says he likes to go to School with his Wife. Junior Social. Grace S. takes the Cake ; Frank G. the Pan- cake. Delia recalls to the Minds of the Hamilton girls that dreadful Class Scrap when Arthur Brown broke his Collar Button. All, Galloway and Squawker included, g-o to Galesburg. .J. H. W. and .J. L. C. Scandalize the Second Church by a bold Flirtation. Deacon McBride takes to Specs. Nichol fires Munn ' s Coach. George Barr gets to Chapel on Time. Republican Day. Foland has a new Girl at Night Rally. Lora assures Foland she loves him still. Peanut Night. No one goes to Breakfast. McDougal goes to Consecration Meeting at the Christian Church. ' Oom Paul pinned down in German. Prof. Graham gets modern and gives a Test in Economics. College walk, tired lying on one side, turns over. November 1 Faculty view remains of tlie Walk. Miss Hunter gets a Pall. 2 Major McC. in Chapel. Good Boys turn back the Walk. .3 Democrat Rally. Porter sees his Finish. 4 Hugh takes Grace to Church. 5 Divorce Prayer meetings. Barr and Collins kissed una- wares. 6 Election. Everybody awaits returns. Some celebrate. 7 Some continue celebrating. McCreery resigns to the Inevit- able. 8 Some evil-minded Boy glues the Lock of Prof. Arnoldson ' s Door. 9 Beginning of Football team Trip. Charthagodelendaest. ' ' 10 Simpson 6, Mon. 0. 11 Bug ' Holliday testifies in a Y. M. C. A. Meeting at Oska- loosa. 12 Game with Penn. to 0. 13 Bostonia Sextet. Three grass Widows occupy the front Row. 14 Seniors and Seniorinas revel in Eccritean Hall. 15 Prof. Arnoldson pulls Andy ' s Hair. 16 Peacock, Rees, and Prof. R. skiD Chapel. 17 Knox-Monmouth Game. Angy takes Delia. 18 Ralph McC studies his German. 19 Sadie Karr gets an A on a test. Something New. 20 Abt Concert. Munn cuts down Expenses by his Programs. 21 Rees attends Meals in Stage Costume. 22 10:30 P. M. Grace Smith and Friend saunter down West Second Avenue. 23 Aleth Spread. Some Boys partake of the Leavings. 24 Elizabeth Weed has been out every Night for four Weeks. 25 Anna Robb goes to morning Service. 26 Randies : Fraulein is neuter, because it refers to one par- ticular Girl. 27 The Footwear Question causes much discussion in Prexy Circles. 28 Juniors introduce Leonora Jackson to Monmouth Public. 29 A Thanksgiving Farce at the Athletic Park. A Financial Success. 30 Grace Dunn takes a much-needed Rest. r 1 Bible receives Billet Doux. 2 Services at the Auditorium. 3 Devinney rings a new Cow Bell. 4 All in attendance at Chapel greatly shocked by the Arrest of the President, General Manager, and Moving Spirit of the C. U. 5 Mock Trial. Wiley convicted of stealing the Bell. 6 Will and Nellie enjoy usual Evening Stroll. 7 Prize Performance at A. B. L. 8 Yes, if you drive till .3 A. M. you must pay for it. ' ' 9 The livery Bill has not cooled his Love. 10 Hill says that Flowers, Females, and other Vegetation, are Feminine. 11 Montaville Flowers entertains the Monmouth People. 12 Oma Murray ' s Face wears a Look of Expectancy. 13 Will Galloway arrives. 14 Prof. Arnoldson: Mr. Crothers, speak a little louder: Miss Thornton wants to hear you. 15 Roy G. assaulted by the Bogy Man. 16 Will C. and Emma Robinson make their Debut in College Circles. 17 German Class presents Peace Offering to Herr Arnoldson. 18 Boys, get brave and hunt the Sun-bonnet Man. 19 Finals. Helen Dunbar gets A in Zoology. 20 Students leave. Hugh and Grace get a Shower of Rice. 21 Everyone g-lad to get away from Monmouth. 22 Home Folks glad to see us. We don ' t wonder. 23 Faculty take a much-needed Rest. 24 Everyone hangs up his Stocking. 25 Christmas. 26 Clark Brown comes to Town. 27 Belle wonderfully happy. 28 Nichol discovers a new Star. 29 McCoy ' s Xmas Present comes too late. 30 Oscar comes up for a short Visit. 31 Mame H. gets the Whooping Cough. January 1 Students begin to come back. 2 School opens. All unwind the Ball of red Tape again. .3 Recitations begin. Cusack arrives. 4 Lora says she has two Fellows. 5 McLaughlin and McCracken get a Cab to go skating. G Free takes his first Wife to Church. 7 Glee Club Concert, assisted by A. B. T. Munn. Free-for-all Scrap. Admission $1. 8 Sadie K. : Talcum Powder is simply to take the Shine off. 9 Bryan here. Negley : I am from the Country. Is it proper to take hold of a Girls Arm? 10 Icy. Take heed lest Ye fall. 11 Prof. Wilson sick. Acheson walks to School with a new Girl. 12 Bess sick. McMurdy takes her Supper to her. 13 McCracken (as Joe and Lucy enter): He goes with her, doesn ' t He? 14 Prof. Wilson still sick. Greek Class touchingly affected. 15 P. S. A. G. S. meet. 16 Mendelssohn ' s Male Quartet. Ralph Howison beats Hugh G. ' s Time. 17 Galloway sick; Heart Failure. .Toint Open Meeting. Darby plays Solo. 18 Nellie advises A. B. L. to have their Fortunes told. 19 Pearl L. goes skating: can ' t find her Mittens, but some- body keeps her Hands warm. 20 Norah entertains her Man. 21 Prof. A. : Will you please shut up a little? 12 The Senate meets behind closed Doors. 23 Big Dance. Very swell Affair. 24 Senior Reception. Negley has to hurry to be Eva Beard ' s Escort. 25 A. B. L. Spread. 26 Miss Calvin called down at the Collins Trial. 27 Who took his best Girl to the Christian Church and got sick? 28 Christian Union Meeting. 29 Fresh Class Meeting. Motion carried that Freshmen instruct Grace McK. to invite Ralph to the Banquet. 30 Montgomery Meetings begin. Meeting of the P. S. A. G. S. 31 Church from 11 A. M. to 12 M. compulsory. Tests each Day. Second Combat of Renas and Phelos. Reception. J. J. Milne and Lida Wallace attend the Hop. A Snake in the Grass. Free g-oes to Roseville. The Elements threaten a Blizzard. Free returns and the Blizzard comes. Bob pai ' ties g ' alore. Some don ' t go. Meeting: of the P. S. A. G. S. Kirkwood. Music. 1:30 A. M. Harold and .Joe save Drayage Expenses for Lucia and Lucy. Meeting ' s close, and Work returns to the Billiard Hall. 8 Prof. Maxwell leaves, and his Botany Class looks into Prof. Arnoldson ' s Room. 9 David entertains, and Ross J. responds to the Toast, Our Chaperone. Day of Prayer and — Sleigh rides. Prof. Wilson and Wiley discuss Odd Fellows and Rebeccas in Prayer Meeting. Bible Rendition Contest. Work ' s Finale. Belle Irwin wins Contest, but Work is the Hero. Most of the Girls receive Valentines, and are happy. The Trim on Prof. McMillan ' s Whiskers betokens a Test. Round up and Tank up on the Square. Freshmen skip Church. What are those infernal Machines hanging up in the Audi- torium? Junior Social. Nothing else of Importance. Freshmen Boys disappear, but the World moves on. Interstate Grand Concert Company. Bess and Lucile com- fort each other. Freshmen give a Ball in honor of George W. A relaxing to tense Nerves. Freshmen sing the Doxologv at 4 A. M. Too cold to attend Church. A wreck in the College Garret, a War of Words, a Charge of Riot, a Parade of Wandering Willies, and the usual Chapel Services. A Sentence pronounced. College turns Reform School. Story has a Visit from his Paternal Ancestor. Some pay Fines, some can, some can ' t, and some won ' t. 23 Soph. Social. Nellie reads a Love Letter with great Feeling-. Delia: O goodness, gracious me, I ' m dried up and blown away, I ' m Su thirsty. Chalfant gets to the Bottom of his Voice and falls through. Christian Union dissolved. Jess G. deeply grieved at the Thought of Singing Hymns. Since Dick belonged to a Y. W. C. A. Anna favors it. Sprague, Wiley and McCreery take in a Dance at Larchland. Mrs. Booth ' s Lecture. Girls suggest a Hope Hall for the Rioters. Seven boys retire to recuperate, by Request of the Faculty. John C. studies — a new and novel experience. Piety B. skips Church— probably to cram. One of the Junior Girls loses her Rat. The Faculty decide that the Boys under the ban can ' t go to the lecture Wednesday Evening. So of course they don ' t. Hubbard remarks that the ' Powers that be in expelling Boys from School, admit that the Problem on Hand is too much for Them. Vacation begins, every one happy. One Member of the Faculty disapproves some of Hubbard ' s Talk. Will McD. gets up an Argument at the Clark Club. Grace Dunn says that she believes in Love at First Sight. Frank C. sings Mooney to his Lady Friends. Ward and Mame have an accident. Muun asks Gertrude an all important Question. Minnie B. says that Letters are not very Satisfactory. Helen D. and Frank G. are watched through the Curtain. Many visit Champaign; the Mecca of all their Hopes and Dreams. Will and Nellie go to Church at 8:30 p. m. John Lant forgets his Necktie. Juniors smile at the Camera from the College Belfry. P. S. A. G. S. hold a secret Session. McDougal, Randies and Stewart take their Lady Friends to hear a Lecture on Courtship and Marriage. Nelson Hall takes to Smoking and the Inn has another Jubilee. It Dumpling calls on Lulu Jones. April 1 The day of days for an Election of Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. Officers. 2 Sprague purchases a Bible. 3 By hard riding- Clarke ' s Pony saves him from a disgraceful Plunk. 4 Oscar walks Home from Supper with Mabel. Edna May and Cleo angry. 5 Grace McKinlev wonders why Everyone calls Roy White dear. (i Bess T. says that she has two new Hats already. Easter — Roy sings in a D Minor. Cleo and Mabel are together. 8 Wendling ' s Lecture. Some few Changes. Lulu Kilgore makes a Recitation. 9 Sprague announces that Chemical Changes can be made by the Pumping of Hot Air. 10 Mary Mc. on Time to a Recitation. 11 Ethel Brown recovers from her Carothers Attack. 12 Myra P. developes into a sad Flirt. l;! Elizabeth W. and Eva B. get up a Vaudeville and Comic Opera Troupe. 14 Roy and Mabel have a little ' ' Set to not according to Marquis of Queensberry Rules. The Referee call it a Draw. 15 Stewart Collins tries to plav Base Ball and the Fracture costs $7.50. 1() Stewart is brought to Chapel on a Stretcher. 17 Bess walks Home from Dinner without a Body Guard. 18 May W. and ,Toe E. go to Galesourg to see Lombard Univer- sity. Rumors of a May party. Seniors anxious to keep up the old Custom. 20 The Hoymans sew on their Sofa Pillows. 21 A Girl at Church remarks ihat Roy has a contented, happy Look. 22 Grace and Hugh have ' nt Time to go to Prayermeeting. 23 Margaret C. entertains a well known Gentleman from Little York. 24 The Seniors chase Themselves down the Aisle. 25 Roy and Mabel hold a Peace Conference. 26 Faculty dismiss their usual weekly Council to attend the The- atricals in the Auditorium. The Peak ' s a howling success. 27 Emma Robinson almost drives over Clarke ' s Delivery Wagon. 28 Emil H. tries her Hand at Sunday School Teaching. 29 Heard on South Eighth St. at 10:30. Why Andy, you know how heavy I am. ;hO p. S. a. G. S. order their Wigs , . ' -jj — r , ' Seniors— Delia Davidson, Martlia Hanna, Junia Pollock. Juniors— Bess Blackburn, Mary Brent, Bess Thornton, Lucia Blake, Sophomores— Josephine Culbertson. Sisters in City— Isabel Stewart, Nelle Porter, Louise Anderson. Sisters out of City- Helen McGown, Dott Tvler. Pledged — Isabel Irwin. Theresa McConnell Jessie Graham. I go and ask ot memorj ' , That she tell sweet tales to me To make me glad; And she takes me by the hand, Leadeth to old places, Shovveth the old faces In her hazy mirag-e-land. — Lou-ell. In futuie years memory ' can show no sweeter pictures in her mirage land to ten of her girls of Monmouth College than those taken from the .Jolly Friday nijht-j spsab together by the congenial spirits of the Kappa Sigs. It began on the evening of the twenty-ninth of September, nineteen hundred, when a merry crowd of girls, after having spent a jolly evening- together, decided to insure some more just such g ' ood times and so or- ganized the Kappa Alpha Signa. Ever since they could remember these girls had heard that All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. While they never pretended to be good debaters, they argued that the effect must be the same on Mary Ann as on Jack. Therefore, to prevent such a catastrophe suffi- cient play was afforded by the ■ regular meeting of the club on Friday evenings. Of all these jolly evenings, one or two stand out like red let- ter days from among the rest in our almanac. Soon after its organization the club was very pleasantly entertained by Miss Helen Dunbar. Twice during the year the Kappas, wishing to share their good times, have invited the gentlemen to participate in ■them. First in a ghostly celebration of the mysterous rites of Hallowe ' en and at the close of .the winter term, in a farewell party given for Miss Mary Eakin, whom the Kappas were to miss from their circle during the spring term. On the twenty-ninth of January, the Kappas enjoyed the hospitality ■of Zeta Epsilon Chi, who entertained most deligiitfully with a musicale in Shultz ' s hall. E.xperience is the best teacher and from her the following girls ' club ■may add much to the enjoyment of a college year. Jessie Arnott, Mary Eakin, Editli Munford, Grace McKinley, Helen Dunbai-, Mame Hamiltou, Lora Sykes, Pearl Love, Aleta-Soule, Bertha Ale.xander. William McDougal, Walter Brown, Herbert Acheson, - S. A. Work, President and Grand High Mogul. Manipulator of Sacred Spigot. Keeper of the Golden Corkscrew. Ward Healer and General Wirepuller. Rev. Mr. McBride, Rev. Mr. McCreeky, Chaplains of the Guard. HlEtheoFiar?. Motto: AiuJe Sap ' re. Color: Pale Blue. Membees. Minnie Bi ' own. Grace Galloway. Jean Brown. Estella Kyle. Winnie Brownlee. Lulu Kilgore. Charlotte Claney. Nellie Xichol. Evelyn Carothers. Myra Pattijon. Margai-et Clark. Grace Ross. Marg-aret Dew. Nora Smith. Helen Donnan. Margaret Weed. Mahel Whiteman. HmateuF Beg Belles Lettepg. Motto: Droit et Avant. Colors: Yelloiv and White. Flower: Marguerite. Members. Bessie Avenell. Jessie Arnott. Erma Babcook. Wilda Barnes. Eva Beard. Bess Blackburn. Lucia Blake. Mary Brent. Ethel Brown. ■June Clarke. .Josephine Culbertson. Rena Cunningham. Delia Davidson. Nellie Davidson. Helen Dunbar. Mary Eakin Edna Foster. Maude Ford. Mayme Ford. Bess Gowdy. Jess Graham. Martha Hanna. Emil Hutchinson. Isabell Irwin. Sadie Karr. Mardie Lowe. Flora Lyons. Delia McClelland. Gertrude McConnel. Grace McKinley. Joanna Mitchell. Mabel Packard, Junia Pollock. Clara Pratt. Anna Robb. Tirza Samson. Grace Smith. Augusta Speer. Aleta Soule. Rath Stevenson. Lora Sykes. Erma Stewart. Bess Thornton. Lucile Watt. May Wallace. Elizabeth Weed. Motto: Vinait qui se Vincit. Colors: Crimson and Old Oold. Bert Blair. James Bradley. Walter Brown. Timothy Campbell. Frank Chalfant. John Dick. Frank Galloway. Hugh Galloway. Fletcher Gardner. Nelson Hall. James Hill. Ralph Howison. Frank Hoy man. Ralph Kyle. .John Lant. James LeClair. David McBride. Ralph McClellan. Elbert • McCreery William McDoun-al. Oscar Main. Adam Miller. James Pinkerton. William Porter. Andrew Randies. Maurice Reese. John Robinson. Fred Smith. Wyatt Sprag-ue. Graham Stewart. John Stuart. Roscoe Van Pelt. Clarence Watson. Ah ' in Work. Motto: Sic Itur ad Astra. Color: Pink. Herbert Acheson. Chas. Blair. George Barr. Warren Brownlee. Arthur Brownlee. Homer Campbell. Will Clark. Sam Collins. Stewart Collins. Hayes Crothers. Ward Davidson. Cleo Duke. Albert Poland. Emery Findley. Ralph Firoved. Lytle Free. Frank Gainar. .Tohn Gibson. Arch Graham. Roy Graham. Arthur Grier. Harry .Jewell. Calvin .Jones. Roscoe .Jones. Virgil Love. Guy Lafferty. Rov Howard Leason. Clyde McCoy. Jas. McCracken. George McKelvey. Carlyle McMurdy. Will Mathews. Hugh Martin. Paul Martin. Irving Moore. Chalmers Morrow. W. T. Munn. Roderick Munford. Henry Neg ' ley. John Nichol. Clyde Ochiltree. James Peacock. Joe Speer. Nate Speer. Russel Story. Edward Swan. Ralph Tinkham. Joe Thomas. Reed Turner. Wirt Wiley. Harold Wilson. l .alph Wilson. White. CH-RISTIA N UNION. OURING this college year, which has closed the old century and be- gun the new, the religious work of Monmouth College, as directed by the Christian Union, has been aggressive and successful. The year ' s work was begun by sending two gentlemen and three ladies to the Lake Geneva summer conference of the Young Men ' s and Young Women ' s Christian Associations. Each year we are coming to realize more fully, the advantage of such trained leadership as is to be received through these great student gatherings. During the year, five gentlemen attended the State Y. M. C. A. convention at Canton, and two ladies wei ' e sent as delegates to the Y. W. C. A. convention at Bloomington. From both of these gatherings much good was received. The following is a partial libt of the public speakers and Christian workers we have been privileged to have with us during the past adminis- tration: Dr. Moorehead, of Xenia Seminary, who preached the annual Christian Union sermon last June; Mr.W.W. Dillon, State Y. M. C. A. college secretary of Illinois, and Mr.W. J. Parker, Y. M. C. A. college secretary of Chicago, who were with us at the beginning of the school year; Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, of Charlotte, N. C, who, for a week conducted a series of most helpful evangelistic meetings during February: Mr. F. M. Gilbert, travelling secretary of the Students ' Volunteer Move- ment, and Dr. Owens, of Chicago, who were here on the World ' s Day of Prayer for Colleges; and Mr. S. D. Gordon, the evangelist, than whom few men have ever made a more profound impression upon the students in so short a time. The committees have done faithful work. The membership, has been unusually large in proportion to the total number of students. The Bible study department has been stronger than it has for several years, there being about sixty-flve students enrolled in classes. The missionary com- mitte has conducted very successful monthly missionary meetings, a lib- eral subscription has been secured for the Kruidenier fund, and a mission study class has lieen conducted. Both the Monday evening and the monthly Sabbath evening- prayermeeting-s have been well attended and full of interest. Organized personal work has been carried on during- most of the year with good results. The officers of the past year have been: Wirt Wiley, president. Evelyn Carothers, vice-president. Elbert McCreery, recoi-diug secretary. Harry .Jewell, corresponding secretary. Will MoDou al, Tii-za Sam on, treasurers. Monmoutli College Mandolin, Guitar and Glee Cluli, Motto — Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast. GLEE CLUB. First Tenor: J. A. Speer. ' Ol. J. C. Harrah, ' 04. Jas. Peacock, ' 0-t. Second Tenor: H. M. Kirkpatrick, ' 05. R. F. Galloway, ' 04. F. M. McLaughlin, ' 00. First Bass : A. G. Brown, ' 02. J. C. Hill, ' 02. H. M. Campbell, 04. Second Bass : J. C. McCoy, ' 04. Nat Speer, ' 04. R. .T. Howison, ' 04. MANDOLIN CLUB. First Mandolin: Prof. Abt. A. J. Grier, ' 02. H. M. Campbell, ' 04. Second Mandolin : H. J. Wilson, ' 01. R. J. Howison, ' 04. J. C. Hill, ' 02. Reader: J. C. McCoy. Ouitar: A. G. Brown, ' 02. E. G. Morrow, -02. Jas. Peacock, ' 04. F. M. McLaughlin, ' 01. Manager : W. T. Munn. As TO THE CROWD, we ' re feathered birds: we beat our way, or often get beaten. Prom a Pullman vestibule to a palace stock we have no choice: first or fifth rate, what ' s the diff. If we don ' t enjo ' our- Heaven helps those vvho help themselves. When we want anything-, selves, we blame nobody but ourselves. Not wishing to be egotistical, we be- lieve that we are the best organization ( of the kind ) in the State of Illinois, we get it: and sometimes we get things we don ' t want. Now, we are artists ' Believe me, we have been over the road, (both by train and on foot. ) We would not be true artists if we could not walk as well as ride. Of course you envy us our profession, as well as our skill and talent, but the heights by great men reached and kept are not attained by sudden flying, but they, while their companions weep, are climbing upward in their sleep. TBue MftnDettk Mmio To GIVE a thorough and comprehensive history of this organization is not our purpose, much less do we consider it possible. As to the founder and date of founding of this organization, of almost as much renown as M. C. itself, there is some dispute: however, it will be our pur- pose to adopt the opinion of the majority. Sometime during the latter part of the nineteenth century, a young man in New York State, having spent a greater portion of the summer milking Jersey cows, or, perchance, now and then administering ct ' bitm to the hags, doffed his bib-overalls and jacket and donned a citizen ' s uniform, the most striking article of which was a dazzling green shirt. This having been done, he started westward. Fate was so kind as to bring this young man to Monmouth, a kind- ness for which we, the inmates of the Athletic Inn, are profoundly grate- ful; for, ahl what would have become of us! Ayl even more; imagine, if you can, the present condition of other boarding houses, had not Willie, through the assistance of a small capitalist in Monmouth, susceptible to buncoism, provided for us in this manner. We are several in number, the exact number not being known, as we have never all succeeded in congregating at one time. The reader may wonder at this, since meal time generally finds every member of an eating club at his post, but our meal hours are not so rigidly enforced as most people ' s are, and yet they are very regular: breakfast being served from 7:15 a. m., Sept. 8th, 1900, to the close of the school year; dinner, five hours later; and supper, whenever Tecumseh can collect enough to buy the same. If our number were to be judged by the appearance of a quar- ter of beef after one day ' s stay with us, one would conclude either that we were a hundred strong, or that our capacity was limited only by the quan- tity. A more congenial set of fellows never surrounded the same table. A harsh word has never been heard, save now and then one is hurled at our Little Papa, when the fire is low, when the buckwheat cakes run short, or when the butter undertakes to break away. We are all musical, thus making it possible to spend many pleasant evenings together. Speer leads out with his favorite Woodpecker song. Stuart and McCoy sing a duet, and then we all sing Goo Goo Eyes. McLaughlin plays the guitar and McCracken and Crothers play trumps. We would not think of concluding this article without speaking a word of commendation for the mistress of our culinary department, to whom, we declare there is no superior in these parts. Those of us who are anticipating a return to M. C. next year, will anxiously await the pleasure of occupying a place at a table, the viands upon which shall have been prepared by our efficient cook. CLhe SoEtz Glub. 77HE Goetz Club has passed a very pleasant and profitable j ' ear. None but happy memories arise as we recall the many times we have met around the festive board; we look forward with sighing to the time when we must part. And with good reason; for where in the history of the college has there been gathered together from the four corners of the earth such a brilliant assemblage of wits, scholars, scientists, social lights, orators and athletes as you find in the Goetz Club ? Is it not a fact that in our ranks are found three members of the Philo-Eccritean contest team, the ex-editor of the Oracle, the president and the presi- dent-elect of the Y. M. C. A. and the captain of the college base ball team? In our ranks are also three M. C. Rioters. Besides these distinguished members of the club there are others whose deeds need not be mentioned but whose names give an added glory to the prestige of the Goetz Club. And in athletics we have made our name to be feared. Was it not we who defeated the Athletic Inn in base ball by the overwhelming score of 21 to 3? Did we not light on them like a thousand of brick and liter- ally clean oil the diamond with their corpses? Even our goat entered into the spirit of the game and looked on in admiration while our boys made three-baggers and home runs in quick; succession. The result of the game proved beyond a doubt that the Goetz Club butter is superior to any other. We are still waiting- for challenges from other eating clubs. We hope that we shall not wait in vain. Provided they come one at a time we hope to repeat the experiment we tried with the Athletic Inn. The girls of whom we have eight, gave admirable encouragement to the players from the bleachers. It is with sadness that we pen these lines, for we know that in one short month we will part never again to meet around the same board. But we hope that with the exception of the Seniors, the Goetzites will all return to college next year and find as pleasant and congenial a board- ing house as the Goetz Club has been this year. , SuFEka Glub. Mrs. J. M. Preston, . . . . Yell: — See Saw I See Saw ! Chaw ! Chaw ! Chaw ! Chaw . ' Wit Your Jaw; Wit Your Jaw ! At Eureka Club Y ' u Knaw ! Members : Clarence Watson. Walter Brown. Lulu Jones. Maurice Rees. Frank Hoyman. Oma Murraj-. .Jean Brown. Fern Tnompson Hugh Galloway. John Robinson. Grace Galloway. Margaret Dew. Elbert McCreery. Ralph Howison. Minnie Brown. Sadie Warnock. Bert Blair. Ralph McClellan. James Hill. Elsie Ross. Charlotte Claney. Adam Miller. Timothy Campbell. Fletcher Gardner.. We ' r u jolle ole crowd as yu wil ' se ' , An we ' r uptu th ' triks uf th ' trad ' Fur we ' ve got lots u wit und hi ho ge ' In our laught ' r we ' l lay y ' u in th ' shade. When u wanderin ' around this weary ole town, An u wantin ' fer som ' in t ' ete., Y ' u ' ve not bin u gittin ' u clear uroun ' , ' Till under our tabl ' y ' u ' ve shuved y ' r feet. Our bil ' uf far ' is all ' a ' s so rar ' , yet so var ' ed at ech periud, That we ' r ev ' r so happie for visit ' ers tu prepar ' Tu enjoy our hospetalte perty gud ' . So ef y ' u w ' ud wish to prolong y ' r lif And tu seperat ' it from th ' dross, Jest join this band next year an try ' t. Fur we ' r sur ' y ' u ' l suff ' r no los ' , The author of this poem has since been taken to Peoria for not having a government license. — Editors. TIhe ©farke ©DMlbo Andrew Randies. William McDougal. Sadie Karr. Helen Donnan. Charles Blair. Evelyn Caruthers. Marofaret Clark. Blanche Morrow. Frank Chalfant. Hallie Chalfant. Myra Pattison. Earl Blair. Grace Dunn. Mutual Hdn iFatioi? BociEty Hnd Close Gon n ur ionists. President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Sub Treasurer, .Hugh Galloway Grace Dunn Lucy Harris Joe Speek Roy Graham iMabel Packard Charter Members : Harold Wilson. James Hill. Maurice Reese. Arthur Brown. Stewart Collins. Nathaniel Speer. Roy White. John Cusack. Clarence Watson. Will McDoug-al. Prof. Arnoldson. Arthur Grier. Will Clark. Roderick Munford. John Gibson. Chalmers Morrow. Carlyle McMurdy. ( Hayes Caruthers ( Lucia Blake. Jean Brown. Grace Smith. Junia Pollock. Mary Eakin. Bess Gowdy. Grace McKinley. Lora Sykes. Winnie Brownlee. June Clark. Helen Culbettson. Bess Blackburn. Emma Robinson. Mary Brent. May Wallace. Aleta Soule. Bpss Thornton. To the following persons we extend our sincerest sym- pathy, knowing that they must have spent many lonely hours during the past year longing for the dear one who is not in college now: Augusta Speer, Naomi Murray, Lytle Free, Minnie Brown, George Barr, Joza Culbertson, Delia McClelland, Walter Brown. THE ORACLE. me ORACLE. JOHN NICHOL, Editor in Chief ARTHUR BROWN. Business Mgr in (he interest of Monmouth College Students. BY ORACLE BOARD. SUBSCRIPTION— ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Address all communications to THE ORACLE COMPANY. Mcmmoutli, III the Postoffice, Monmouth, III. Second Class Matter. MON.V.OUTH, ILL., MAY, igoi A.t the Christian Union Social — Foland appearing at pantry window and depositing checks, ' ' Plates for two, please. Did you know, said Russel, that there ' s a oig ' difference between being satisfied and being contented ' ? How ' s that ' ? Well now for instance, I ' m satis- fied that Mac is out with my girl to- night, but I ' ll be hanged if I ' m con- tented. In Political Economy — Wilson ex- plains how he supports a family on $1.25 a day. Stewart, was President Carnot stabbed or shot ' ? Neither, he just died. Prof Maxwell, to a diminished class after Thanksgiving vacation: I suspect that a number of you must be having trouble with Turkey ' ? My! Professor, just come and look here. I ' ve got a lot of little things focussed that go swimming around like smoke. Great Scot, Professor, well, well! say, are those para-para- yes, paramelum 1 Well you don ' t say ! ' ' Freshman — I smell cabbage burn- ing! Senior — You have your head too near the radiator! Wirt W — Speer is rather an un- social being, isn ' t he ' ? Speer — Well, if you knew how I study society you would think so. Cusac to Carothers — Want to sell your ticket for the next concert ' ? Carothers — No, no! ' Cusac to McMurdy — Want to sell your tickets for the next concert ' ? McM — Yes you betcha. Ethics class — Doctor makes a strong appeal in behalf of divorce laws. The result — We the undersigned solemnly wromise never to put away our wives. R. Graham, J. A. Speer, A. Wilson. Rioter — dreamily musing confuses. Little Mother with Little Minis- ter — For her boy am I. In 1880 Monmouth sent out twenty- five preachers. In 1901 Monmouth sent out twenty- four — bad boys. Those not aware of the rise in ties should consult Work ' s collar. Faculty to Student Body — Here ' s your hat! — But what ' s your hurry ' ? Throw a brick into a puddle and the encircling grows larger and larger. O College Gym., thou great big hunk Of kindling wood and useless junk! The man that built thee made a flunk, A sorry botch! Thou barn, thou great ignoble pile! A I ' ttle match, a can of ' ile. And thou wouldst gleam for many a mile- Even to Kirkwood. Thy outside paint of somber hue, Thy inside scantlings not a few; Thy fixin ' s fill my heart, they do, With joy profound. One question I would ask thee now, A thought that troubles me, I vow; O College Gym., why cumberest thou This sacred ground ' ? O for a muse of fire that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! Devise, wit I write, pen! for we are for whole volumes in folio. We were not born under a rhyming planet. Oh muse, Don ' t refuse. Lend a hand. Sand and sand Make the land. Little bits. Help a sprite In a fright — You understand. No estate. Something great All at once. Copy there, Devils swear. For the An ' . One more pump Saves a bump, Grant it. muse. Any thing, Even spring, Let ' er go. Just a verse Or even worse. Two or three. Something small. Nothing at all. Just a line. Now we jog, Not a clog, How we gee. Now a race. Steal a base. Make a score. Sit up close, More of those, Prettv, muse. Come along Good and strong-, Not so slow. Something more. You have the Hoor. Now again. Verses many, And sense — not any. So, Amen. (Lo 0UF Fair Junior . Where virtue, wit, and intellect combine, Allied with beauty and with grace divine, Where mighty Jove hath wrought with greatest care, And large-eyed Venus done her ample share, There seems no stroke of tougue or subtle pen But soundeth forth its fervent, deep ' ' amen. When words are lame, and lurid Praise, aghast, Stands mute and falters, willing then at last. There comes to every heart the homage due To those whose g ' races doth our minds imbue W ith deep respect, with reverence, and awe. And from our souls doth adoration draw. Hail thee ! all hail to thee ! our Junior fair 1 No metaphor, no simile too rare To true bespeak the virtues of the heart. Or overdo the justice of our part. Thy virtues like the lofty mountains rise From gentle vale exalted to the skies. And tho dark clouds may round their summits roll, They trouble not thy firm and trusting soul. Thy wit, like sunshine ' s golden shafts of light. Hath banished far from us the gl owing night, Thy grace and beauty like a perfume sweet — The scent of roses we were wont to greet- Oft conjures back to each half lonely heart The old home scenes where fragrant roses start. Thy intellect I Ah ! that ' s the forest oak Which, bending with the storm, is never broke ; But gath ' ring strength from each tempestuous gale. An empress stands when all the storm clouds fail. Then know thee, that this foliage of oak Is weft in wreaths by Knowledge fair bespoke. With which to crown thee in thy future days Fair Learning ' s queens, and worthy of our bays. —W. P. C. Hdjlbalb, 1. Id the reign of McKinlej ' , John Riley Tanner being Governor of Illi- nois and Lewis Hanna being State ' s Attorney of Warren County, it came to pass that the Faculty of Monmouth College sat judging the misdeeds of the children of men, and they judged from daylight till dark; and being ex- ceeding ' weary, with one accord they fell asleep, and as they slept they dreamed a dream. 2. When they awoke it was about the eighth hour, and the college hav- ing been locked up by the faithful John- son they had to climb out the window. 3. And they were sore troubled for the dream which they had dreamed, and none could it remember, and it worried them. 4. And lo and behold ! they said each to his fellow, let us offer a reward to the wise man who shall tell us the dream. 5. So at chapel the next day they called together all the wise students, and Secretary Swan read the procla- mation that whoever should make known to them the dream which thev had dreamed and the interpretation thereof, should be clothed in the gown of a Senior, and he should have free tuition, the privilege of sitting up with his girl later than 10 o ' clock, and op- tional attendance at chapel. (i. Then the wise Seniors, the know- ing Juniors, the philosophic Sopho- mores, and the verdant Freshmen, all began to worry their heads so that they soon became bald in spots, but of no avail; and when they found that they could not tell the dream or the interpretation, they sent up a great wailing and lamentation, as they all wished to escape from chapel. 7. And the Faculty became so troub- led that they could scarcely work ; and at last one told them, there is a wise man from Ohio who can tell the dream and the interpretation thereof, but he is a quiet fellow and is afraid. 8. Then the Faculty promised that they would not harm him, and Hobab, for such was his name, stood up before them tu tell the dream. 9. He said : Oh, Faculty, live for a great while. At your behest will I tell you the dream and the interpreta- tion of it. As you slept this was your dream: 10. There was a certain man who had a little dog, and he loved the dog- very much, and fed him with scraps from his table, and built him a little house, and bought him a red-and-white collar ; and the dog always ran out to meet him, and barked and wagged his tail because he was glad to see him. 11. And the dog had different tricks which he performed. He would run and jump, and stand on his head, and beg, and he amused the man greatly after his work was done ; and besides, the dog was very useful, because he would bark to warn him if prowlers came around at night. 12. But the man Lad a neighbor — a queer fellow who spent all his time studying. 13. He did not like dogs, especially little dogs. 14. He had never owned a dog him- self ; and as for petting one, he would never be guilty of an act so frivolous. 15. He spent his valuable time study- ing and getting wise and improving his mental faculties. 16. And being bothered with the dog ' s barking, one day he called ' to it and gave it a piece of meat which had some chemical substance on it ; and lo I the dog was in great agony. 17. And another dog came alotg and tried to fight it, but it could not fight ; and soon, when its master came home, he found it lying under the kitchen stove. 18. He did what he could for it, but it soon died. 19. Then, when the man found that his neig-hbor had done this, he was very angry, and bought a fero- cious bulldog, and everj ' time his neighbor went past, the dog ran be- hind him and barked at him, and bit him in the legs, so that at last he was afraid to go out of the house ; and the last state of that man was worse than the first. 20. This, then, was the dream, and this is the interpretation of it: 21. The students of this college are greatly interested in athletics. 22. It is their pet, their plaything, the solace of their leisure hours. A blow struck at this they resent as a blow struck at them. 23. You may find fault with athlet- ics; you may oftentimes think that they are not well conducted ; that they disturb you. 24, But think carefully before you decide to in any way discourage them or even fail to give them active sup- port, and plenty of it. Remember that Nature abhors a Vacuum. 25. And behold ! with one accord the Faculty became very angry, and they said : 2(3. Fellow, dost thou presume to advise us ' ? Most base in ignorance 1 thou hast never graduated from col- lege, or studied at Johns Hopkins, or Chicago University, or lived atBloom- ington, Indiana, or gone to Xenia Seminary ! Dost thou presume to in- sinuate to us ' ? ■ ' 27. And they swore out an information against him as a pestilent fellow and had him put in the county gaol, but Hobab escaping from thence by night fled into the land of the Philistines, and he came to the City of Gaza and abode there for many days. Note.— It has long been k Major was missing. This is she in the thirteenth chapter of Adri ten among the Philistines by , other documents of great value Through the courtesy of the Mc readers a very scholarly transla town by scholars and Egyptologists that part of the Acocrapha wn by a reference in the Third Book of the Macabees and also iniah. In th Captates of Josephus is a reference to a book writ- n exile named Hobab, This long-lost book of Hobab, with has been found recently among the excavations around Gaza, imouth boys at Xenia we have the privilege of presenting to our ion from the original. — Editors. To H®Efl( ( As played at the Covent Garden Theater, London, for 400 nights by the eminent tras ' edians, David Garrick and Edward Keene) Dramatis Personae. Th. E. Duke, 0. T. Hello, 1. O. Brabrant, Miss Desdemona Brabrant . Farmers, Farmhands and Justice of the Peace Student from Monmouth College Farmer at Cameron . His Daughter ' Shetalkawa Agents. Scene— 4f Cameron. Enter: Th E. Duke (Justice). O T. Hello, Brabrant {followed by a crowd). Th. E. Duke (pounding on the table) — Order I all of yez. Order in the court room. Let no one show any levity. Old Mr. Brabrant, now appear before us and enter what complaint (for such it ' is your right withal) against this man, giving us the facts that we a verdict true and just may render, and so fulfill the law. Mr. O. T. Hello, You have charged, I think, with having basely and by evil arts, stolen, taken, and carried away, your daughter ' s heart and wealth of true affection, contrary to the form and statute applying in such case. 7. Brahrant — Yes, your honor; she has been taken and stolen away from me by this young wretch who now appears before you, who has been trying to sell to me a Shetalkawa desk, because I havenot had the op- portunities of a school or college, but rather have been compelled to earn my income by a sweaty brow. This is the man who, by most crafty arts hath taken her fancy captive, contrary to the wishes of me, her father. Th E Duke — The accusation being made, what say you in your own behalf, T. Hello ' ? O. T Hello — May it please the court and these good people assembled, in accordance with the ' ' Shetalkawa Idea and the World ' s Federation of Students, which is to tell the truth as much as possible, I would reply tha I have made love to this old man ' s daughter, tis true. True, I have made a date with her to accompany her next Sunday evening to the village kirk. The very head and front of my offending hath this extent — no more I O Brabant (breaking in, fiercely) — A maiden never bold, of spirit so still and quiet that her own motion scared her. How and by what great powers hath he bewitched her ' ? Th E. D fce— Speak on Mr. Hello; speak on. O. T. Hello — Her father boarded me. Oft stayed I at his rural resi- dence and rested ; smoking, beneath his vine and fig tree, my meerschaum. While thus engaged he oftentimes did question me the story of my life — the troubles, the excitements, the warm times I had had at college. I ran it through, even from the day I left home for the city and shook the country dust from off my feet till the very moment that he bade me tell it = wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, of desperate contests on the track and field, of stealing signs and making my room look like an evil den, of the class rush, of painting up the college till like a huge and mighty barn it looked, of playing jokes on the Faculty, making them look like a lone thirty cents, of barricading up the college cupola and hanging the banner from the highmost towers, of being taken by the inso- lent police and put in the county gaol, of my redemption thence, costing me $7.46, and portance in my personal history ; wherein of studies vast and students idle, rough college yells, and the Faculty whose heads do bump thelofy stars (in their minds ' eye), it was my hint to speak. This to hear would Miss Desdemona seriously incline; but still the house affairs would draw her thence, whichever as she could with haste dispatch she ' d come again, and with ready ear would listen, all intent. Which, I observing, took once a pliant hour, and found good means to draw from her a prayer of earnest heart that I would all my experiences relate whereof by parcel she had something heard. I did acaept, and often got her excited when I did tell how I stood off the police, the Faculty — aye ' . and all the students — and so forth. My story being done, she at once set up a great talk as to how she wished she could have done all that. She said ' twas strange, ' twas passing strange. And wasn ' t it too awful I She felt kind o ' sorry she had heard it, yet she wished that heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me, and said if I had a friend that loved her, just to teach him how to tell my story and that would woo her. So I spoke. She loved me for making her think that I was all there is, and I loved here because she it believed. Th. E. Duke — Are those the facts, fair damsel? Msss Desdemona Brabrant — Yes, sir ; if you pleaee, sir. Th E. Duke — Enough 1 enough I .Join hands and we ' ll away and have the wedding right this very day. Exit omnes. ' As You Like It. V AX I. MUM from his youth had teen a boy of a roving dispo- vj I I I sition ; and although he desired to be rich, was not very fond J I V ° (the Senior whose necktie and collar button are always trying to get divorced), but was always (H. Campbell ' s nick- name) for a trip ' to the (college treasurer), or to some far-away (proprietor of girls ' dormitory on South Ninth street) or river. He took great de- (what fire makes) in hunting and fishing, and spent much time and money in these spori . Hj was not afraid of anything, not even Dears or (col- lege President). When he was attending school, every time there was a (one of Mon- mouth ' s best foot-ball players) he could almost invariably be found on .some (the fellow who wore a great pair of shoe ), or along some brook waiting for a chance to cast a (Miss Harris ' armor) at the fish in the clear water below. One day about the first of June he started out on one of his excur- sions. It was calm and wnrm, the (souvenir obtained by Galloway at Vinton) registering about 70 degrees. He did not walk this time but went in a k (what a college girl is likely to lose if she gets sweet on some boy), drawn by a (what helps get a Greek lesson quick). On his road he came to a country grocery store, and having a (Sophomore paintar) in his pocket, he stopped to purchase a (the brand of Chalfant ' s favorite pie) to eat alo.ig with his lunch. After a long drive he came to the edge of the woods where he ex- pected to spend the day, and soon found a gate — one of those old-fash- ioned ones which only had a (Senior boy) across it— through which be entered. He tied his pony to a tree and started in search of game. After walking around for about a half an hour he heard just ahead of him a peculiar noise and saw (the plural of a Senior g ' irl ' s name) move. He leveled his rifle on the spot, and as soon as he got a sight of the animal he (what disturbed chapel exercises). The (first proposed public entertain- ment announced to be held in the gymnasium) was well directed, and proved effective. He had (what has happened to college athletes) a (Sophomore graduate ), but being this time of year the game was val- ueless. He continued tramping around in search of ( Bishop ) game, but was not very successful in finding it. About 3 o ' clock in the afternoon he had just passed through a thick clump of shrubs and come to an open, grassy plot n-hen he found himself standing before a young lady who had been gathering flowers. She was greatly surprised, but he was none the less. They introduced themselves to each other, and he, seating him- self be- (what Joe S. did not buy two glasses of), engaged in conversa- tion. This lady ' s name was Minnie Mizer. They soon formed a friendship which proved to be lasting ; for although quickly formed, it was logical. Max afterward figured it out something like this : If I, a Max I. Mum, expender of time and money should be able to secure for myself a Minnie Mizer, then the Max I. Mum expenses being shared by the Minnie Mum would be decreased and I would be able to live more profitably. Supply in place of the parenthesis what this refer: Kajjll i S Siiitiiii i Darkibus nightibus, No lightorem, Climbibus fencibus. Breechibus torem. Peachibus greenibus, Fresh ibus fakem, Eatibus pluribus, Crampibus taketn. Freshlbus shriekibus Call doctorem! Canibus livibus Non longarem ! Docibus workibus Freshibus o ' eretn, Bleedibus, dosibus All nightorem. Savibus Freshibus — Big billoretn — ibus peachibus ! Freshibus sworem. Ihat all acce nted syllables unmarked id long. J. H. Kc. m)% 1 STOOD on the bridge at midnight, My hair stood on end in an instant, As the clock was striking the hour. My knees did tremble and shake; And the moon rose over Phelps ' barn In fact every bone in my body And shone on the College tower. Did nothing but shiver and shake. Among the tin cans beneath me The sewer flows steadily on. Its vraters rippling merrily In a bubbling, musical song. I was going home from the city. That dark and dismal night. When a wonderful vision before me Filled my whole being with fright. A weird sort of spooky-like vision— A man with a cape and a veil. Was slowly coming towards me, Wailing a hDrrible wail. All at once he is gone, and I see him No more with my timorous eyes. For I hasten as speedily homeward As the bird to her rock nest flies. How often. O, how often! Have I stood on that bridge since then: Perhaps with some beautiful lady. Perhaps with some brilliant young man. But forever and forever, As long as that sewer flows; As long as the heart has passions. As long as the life has woes. The man, he might have been crazy- Perha])s it was only a ghost; But when he appeared before me I thought I was certainly lost. That image in all its fury Will always appear to me, As I pass on that bridge at midnight. With those trash piles under me. l Xu J V ' Opf 1 , 1SAT one evening at sunset haze, Bj ' the door of my vine clad cot, And tearfully mused of college days, Swift flown years, and the common lot. What has become of the dear old chums I parted with long years agoV The thought of that parting still benumbs Tho I cannot tell why ' tis so. ' Has any one of my chums found rest? Is a question that comes to me, As I sit and muse, with heart oppressed. By old Memory ' s troubled sea. Has one of them found that sweet content ' ' That will o ' the wisp of our life — Which beckons us on with heart intent. Till we win, or lose in the strife? Has one of them found ' ' The Gold en touch And wrought with it treasures of gold. Bartered his soul for this earthly clutch. For his love of the yellow mold? Has any one of my chums found peace; — The peace that is spoken of God; And waiteth naught but his soul ' s release, Nor declines to pass ' neath the rod? Dear college chums! Will, Harry and Jim, I recall old memories, boys. Our cups were then all filled to the brim, And little we lost of its joys. Wherever you be, dear college chums, Let us give the old college yell, Thoughmyhairiswhite theyearning comes And throbs in my heart like a bell. What is that I been asleep have I, Will? And not an old boy after all I All of you here, and pleasanter still, It ' s only a dream I recall. Well, shako on it lads! though we should part. We ' re chums just the same as of yore. We ' ll clasp old memories close to each heart. Chums to the last,— true to the core. W. P. C. BRIGHT little man of summers four Was connning his lesson o ' er and o ' er, Until no wonder he heaved a deep sigh When his father quickly made this reply: ' You have very nicely learned A, B, and C, But I ' ll not be content until you get D. But time rolled on and the years have flown, The toddling child has to manhood grown; The alphabet is a thing of the past. And he is ready for college at last; And he hears this command as he starts away: My son, be sure to g ' et nothing ' but A. Allowance spent first week — no word from father. CA SH, ' ' spondiilics, ' ' ivhcreivithal, lucre, ' ' needful dough silver, gold, greenback, or draft, f sV - ' Thy many names I know. But oil. thy potent presence blest. Thy dollar sign and dot. That would bring Joyous smiles to I long for, but have not. R ShancE iGquainlance. iHE Team was waiting at the wharf to take the boat up the river to a small town where we were to meet another college on the gridiron. It was a bright, snappy morn- ing in early fall. As far as one could see the hills were ablaze with color, in marked contrast to the river which swept grandly at our feet. All nature was astir: every- thing showed activity. The boys were running around, larking, playing jokes on each other, and having a good time generally: glad to be away from school and its restraints, and to enjoy a holiday away from their accustomed haunts. Every little while they wjuld let off a part of their surplus enthusiasm by giving the old yell, just once more and repeat, to let the inhabitants know that we were still there. Among the crowd assembled at the wharf was a man well along in years, but who seemed to have retained much of the vigor of youth. He seemed to take a great deal of interest in everything going on around him, especially did he notice our crowd and everything which we did. At last I got to talking with him and a more interesting man it has never been my fortune to meet. It seems that in his early days he had followed the river as river pilot and as steamboat captain, although he had after- wards engaged in business. He told me many thing-s about life on the river, especially on the lower Mississippi. He asked me a great many questions about college and college life, and expressed deep regret that he had never enjoyed its advantages. Our talk at last drifted into the subject of college sports. I told him that many people were opposed to them, especially in their present form, when he turned and looked at me in a half quizical way, saying, Ah, lad, you never want to try to run a boat without a safety valve on the boiler. I used to know a Missourian who owned a small boat which did pick-up business between Mobile and New Orleans. I think they called her the ' Columbine. ' Her owner, ' Old Sol Grigsby, ' was certainly a queer one. How he ever got a license to run a boat I don ' t know, although he may have served his time. His boat was an old hulk to begin with, but her engines and boilers were simply frightful — old and worn out— ready for the scrap pile. He was always interfering- with his pilot and could hardly keep an engineer. He had so many fool notions about how a boat ought to be run that it was more than most men could stand. He had some great ideas about how steam should be properly handled and the boat navigated. He had noticed from time to time that when the valves blew off a gi ' eat deal of steam was wasted, and he studied long and deeply how this loss could be avoided. It would not do to have lower fires, because he felt it necessary to be ready to race any other boat which came along. At last he came upon a solution. He had unloaded his cargo at the wharf at Memphis, when his engineer notified him that he had quit. He sent his mite for another man and got word that an engineer by the name of Smith would be around at one o ' clock, ready to start on the trip down the river. While the deck hands, under the gentle direction of the mate, were getting on a load of cotton, ' Old Sol ' went into the boiler room to fix things. He had at last made a great discovery. Now he knew what was the matter. The steam which escaped from the valves was a great loss; it cost money; it should never be allowed to escape; it should be firmly restrained in the boiler, and if it had to get out, it should get out through the cylinders of the engine, so the boat would be made to run faster and the steam fulfill the mission planned for it. Thus ' Old Sol ' reasoned. So he got a log chain and fastened it to the valve, and ran the chain over the side of the boiler — one of the old fashioned boilers — and fastened it to a beam below the floor. At one o ' clock the new engineer came and the mate had everything ready to start. The gangplank was drawn up and the boat went churning out into the river. Nobody noticed anything wrong, and ' Old Sol ' marched up and down the upper deck as if he owned the whole river. At last he saw that another boat had also left the wharf and was headed down the river. With this prospect of a race, ' Old Sol ' got ex- cited. He ordered that the fires be crowded as much as possible; that the other boat must be distanced. The furnaces were crowded with pine and the boat hastened on. Soon the rival boat got nearer, nearer, nearer; slowly but surely she was gaining on them — now almost up with them. This was more than ' Old Sol ' could stand, and he ordered that some bar- rels of turpentine be thrown in with the wood. The boat creaked and jarred, puffed, and sent a long ' black trail of smoke up the river. The paddle wheels fairly spun, churning the water into great waves, and the boat groaned in every timber. All at once, while the boat was at the height of its speed and as ' Old Sol ' tramped up and down the upper deck, ordering the mate and the deck hands, yelling at the pilot, ringing signals to the engineer, and raving like a madman generally, there came a great crash, an upheaval from below, and the boat was rent asunder and tossed intv the air. Fragments were scattered from shore to shore of the river, but most of the crew sank beneath the waves, never to rise. The mate and one or two more were picked up by the other boat, among them one who had found out what the captain had done. The body of ' Old Sol ' Grigsby was never found. The river on which he had lived was also his resting place. So, as I was saying, my lad, you never v.ant to try to run a steam- boat without a — But there broke in the hoarse whistle of a Diamond .To as she came around the bend with her cIiom ' - chow - chow, throwing the water into foam on each side. la taiuly all was confusion on the wharf. The boys grabbed hold of me and pulled me along in their mad race as to who should first get on board, and I lost sight of my chance acquaint- ance. I have never seen him since. lititlti ti 111 WWMo Shalcenpeave. BUT wherefore do you HunkV why look y ou d azed? Be bold in fact, as you have been in thought; Let not the class see doubt nor blank dismay Govern the motion of a Senior ' s eye; Be windy as the wind; be gas with gas; Bluff the questioner and out gaze the glance Of glaring Prof; so shall those weaker minds That borrow their reliance from the bold, Grow bold by your example; and put on The audacious spirit of presumption; Show assurance and a calm compliance. Whatl shall they quelch the Senior in liis chair. And flunk him there, and make him stammer there? O, nol extemporize, expatiate, And keep humiliation from the doors, And grapple with him ere he comes so nigh. THE night was bright, the snow lay white. The round moon hovered o ' er. The bob was packed till the sideboards cracked And it could hold no more. The bells did ring, the crowd did sing. With laugn and shout they sped. But the horses stopped, their ears they dropped Aud would not go ahead. The driver swore, he raved and tore, The air turned violet blue, His teeth he gnashed, the team he lashed, ■ They would not pull him thru. A maiden young-, from bobsled sprung. Her anger was intense. You ! you !! You have little sense! This ardent talk was such a shock The team no longer stayed. And the crowd did laugh and lightly chaff The driver and the maid. V v Ballad o! the BeIifij. They were crowded ia the beltrj-, Not a soul had gone to sleep; It was midnight in the city, And a storm was brewing ' deep. We ' ll get ' jugged ' ! the leader shouted, As they hurled the Freshman back, For the city ' cops ' are coming And we ' ll have to quit the shack! ' ' ' Tis a fearful thing in winter, To be troubled with such cares, And to hear the leader shouting, Blast ' em! cut awav the stairs They were ordered to surrender, And the Freshman yelped a cheer. All were anchored at the station Ere the morn was shining clear. So they clave it in a moment. And the boys all held their tongues; For the angry Fresh were roaring. Almost coughing up their lungs. When the judge peered o ' er his glasses Swift the chills ran up each spine; When he read the law of Riots, And imposed a little fine. Then were poured the colors on them, Tlien looked each to each in silence, Poured on each a goodly share; For the wind had left each sail: Classmen ' s colors black and yellow. Though some muttered in defiance, For expense they did not care. We ' ll just lay it out in jail. Then they heard Doc ' s hoarse voice shouting, It is time I took a liand; But the Sophs still held the belfry. Spite of hiiu and Freshman band. But when all the starry passions Fled, and each his folly saw, Fines were paid by Sophs and Fresh- man, .Just to satisfv the law. MOR. ' VL In the maze of legal actions, It is well to understand. There ' s a law pertains to belfries, Tliouiili advice comes second hand . i e Qirf in 3h( ue. f N nT was the blue gown which caught my eye. ( ' ; ; 11 I was on the reception committee at the ' ' 2- lir.st party of the year. I was feeling just a wee O ' ' lonely, for I had had to stop school in Jan- I - ' uary of the last year and so had missed my ( ,„ ts==- K ' class, and all my best friends had been in that cL 7- ' s class, and — just as I was thinking how dull OL ' ' i ,_- things would be this year — that little girl in blue fluttered in. I know we spoke as she l)assed, and she smiled, but only the picture as a whole rsmained; I had none of the details. Hei ' hair was brown. Yes, I know that, for I searched for her afterward and found her on the other side of the room, laughing and talk- ing, but her back was toward me and just as I thou.o-ht she was going to turn around, someone touched me on the shoul- der, saying, Come on, Ned; help break up these stiff gangs. I never saw the beat, the way the boys stand huddled together like sheep on one side, and the girls, even a trifle meeker, on the other. So I entered the mob and did my best. I laughed, talked, I acted the fool, and then was repaid by never so much as a glimpse of my little girl all evening. But I thought of her and the blue goWn. My sisters always said I did not notice clothes. Well, I wasn ' t much in that line, I ' ll admit. I was not born observing, I had never acquired observance; but when something beautiful is thrust upon you — well, it ' s different, that ' s all— and so I thought of my little girl in blue. Looked for her all that week, but to no avail. She was gone, and gone forever, it seemed. I didn ' t know her without that dress. Days and weeks passed, and at last. I almost forgot her, because I had found another little girl, with merry brown eyes, and such dimples! I would do anything to make her smile and show those dimples. What fine times we had all year! We were together in everything. Her tastes and mine were so alike. How enthusiastic she grew over football and basketball! There never was such a game. Winter passed by all too quickly, with skating, coasting and jolly bob-rides, and then spring was here. Spring, with all its many joys; but ' twas amidst all these joys that I saw her sorrowful for the first time. The May-party was to be given Tuesday. I was with her Monday evening and she had a most mournful tale to pour into my sympathetic ears. Her dress had not come from home and she didn ' t have anything to wear to the party. Nothing but an old last year ' s dimity, and when I ' m in the ' dance, too. ' ' I cheered her up as best I could: it would surely come tomorrow and all would be well; but it didn ' t come. In the afternoon she telephoned me to go ;o the office the very latest possible. I went, but it wasn ' t there, and then I felt blue, for I knew she would be disappointed, and, jou see, her disappoint- ments somehow were my disappointments now. But I hurried around to her house early. It was a beautiful evening and I sat on the stejjs out- side waiting; for her. I heard her footstep on the stair, but did not turn around until a tearful little voice, which tried to be laughing, said: Oh, now, my dear boy, no use crying over spilt milk; I feel quite the lady in my last year ' s finery. I jumped up quickly, just as she came through the door. Could it be? And yet why had I not guessed it. I would not move. I could not, for I know I should have caught her in my arms and kissed her for there beside me stood the little brown-eyed maid, the darling of my dreams — my own little girl in blue. lt tt K Mii] , OME ride in their rubber tires And love the noisless glide. Pake joy in their handsome flyers, Delight in their swiftest stride. I |, - w|f Some dance the graceful measures C ' f _y,f)%. To the dreamy music sweet. :r :y l Two step and waltz are pleasures That make their bliss complete. But give me the suple swaying Like the grace of a bird in flight. The beams of the moon betraying The blades of the skaters bright. In perfect rythm keeping With a form of lithesome grace. The heart ' s exultant leaping As the curving lines we trace. You may sing- of the steed ' s swift stridino Or the flowing waltz ' s dream. But naught compares with the gliding O ' er the frozen moonlit stream. F-RESHMAM PHILOSOSPHg Oh, I ' m a lucky fellow: I ' ve a irl with hair gold yellow ! She smiles sweet and my heart is mellow, Ripened by her charms. Skies will be blue, and violets blooming-, The campus green and we ' re used to flunking What care we, when the spring is coming — Happy we shall be. Soon the time will come for parting. When pleasures cease I ' ll think of working ; Improve the days, and care forsaking-, Joyous let us be. ' Lest We Forget, (With apologies to Longfellow.) THE day is dark and cold and dreary, It rains, and all thing ' s sure look bleary. I think of my parents; I think of my class, I think of the D ' s that won ' t let me pass And my head needeth bumping sorely. My pocket is deep, and wide and empty, I think of the bills unpaid at the livery. I think of the lecture, my girl and the cab. I think of walking — but oh, ' tis too bad. And my head, it acheth sorely. Be still my thoughts! I cease repining. This month, ars all months will have an ending, The check, ' tis not large, but ' twill last for a week My little girl for to-night is sehr sweet And my heart with joy is singing. This orig ' inal composition with drawing was handed to us by a teacher of tti3 2ad grade in one of the wards of this city. This is a pony, a pony is a use- . beast, most ponys is brown. v |B ? ) 7nV Som is other eolers. ponys has W M H llMMiWi! . long tales ponies carrys folks. rMB LallHl2 F7 . some folks wont ride ponys and i 7«l iRKsMi il wiJ(?K iiiost folks will ride em. Most peo- C N UiM mhII ■9| ride poneys single but some Ml Vll r RiiVnilllll P ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' y dabble and Pa says ((Wl Vi[r V one time four of em rode the same pony for a long time an then all of a sudden they all went Sunk. Pa says ponys is tricky an I can ' t have one but I ' m going to some day. Vvi. Vii mm Say, Prof., I sometimes wish tliat I Was quite as big ' as you; For, if I was, you bet your life Tliere ' s some things I would do. I ' d pack up naughty Sophomores; A scrap with them arouse. For filling ' up the college gym With yellow Jersey cows. I ' d make ' em take their coats right off. For rough and tumble fight; I ' d knock them into smithereens. There ' d be an aughful sight. I next would tackle Freshmen green, They need a punishing; I ' d warm them with a great big ' gad For at their banquet dancing. But say, Prof., why I ' d like to be As big a man us you. Is owing to the grudge I ' ve got Against my room-mate, new. He is a strapping great big lad, Five feet below his head; And didn ' t do a thing one night But kick me out of bed, I guess. Prof., I could quite forgive Sophies and Freshmen, too; I ' d take an old time whipping. And a clout or two from you. If only once I had a chance To pound that selfish head. Of the lad who takes delight in Kicking me out of bed. The I easen WH- I held her hand a moment. It trembled just a bit. The moments grew to minutes I still sat holding it. A sunbeam glanced across the room, I lifted my bowed head And looked into her dear sweet face And saw one tear she shed. And do you ask the reason ? ' Twas a thorn in her thumb, and you see I was the family doctor! And she was my aunt of forty-three. Eacli day on my trusty pony, Ride, ride, ride. TJiroiigli every recitation Slide, slide, slide. Before the exajuination Cram, cram, cram. WJien papa sees my grade card- Only been used one season. Just the thing for a class getting- up an annual. Easy to run and will give anything desired in the line of Poems. Satisfaction guaranteed. Euquire at the ANNUAL OFFICE, Monmouth College. A MU NIFieE NT -REGALEME NT. The Freshman Class of Monmouth College Cover Itself With Glory or Milk — Limberger and Toasts. A FEAST OF PEANUTS AND A FLOW OF MILK. [ From the Monmouth College Extra. 1 Monmouth, III., Feb. 23, 1901. — The Freshman class of Monmouth Colleg ' s held its class lunch last night in this city. The members of our class are, with a great many exceptions, a fine lot of young people. We are very fond of social life, and last night we enjoyed the greatest social event of the year in which we are allowed to participate. Preparations for a class supper had been on foot for months, during whicli time it has been the all-absorbing topic of conversation among our members. At a meeting of the class, many of the boys objected to the squander- ing of so much money for something so soon forgotten. But just here the noble class spirit of our girls came to our rescue, and they generously promised to pay thirty-nine cents each and do all of the decorating be- sides. It is needless to say their proposition was accepted with profuse thanks. About ten days before the grand soiree the majority of us went into seclusion and fasted, in order that we might the better enjoy the feast. The evening of the 22d at last arrived. Some of us were a little timid about appearing on the street after dark, so we began to assemble about 4 o ' clock, and by 9 p. m. everyone was present. Our chaperones were given seats on the platform, where they could see us all easily. At 10:30 the president stood upon a chair, where he could be seen, and announced that the grand lunch was ready. The tables were beautifully decorated in our colors, old gold and blue, and a large bunch of blue roses adorned the center of eacli table. The menu consisted of Mock Turtle Soup Bologna Boiled Cabbage Apple Sauce Bread Warmed-up Potatoes Cowslip Greens Prunes. Assorted Calf Brains on Toast Leeks Cucumber Pickles Bread and Milk Apples (greenings) Bananas Water Milk Peanuts Toothpicks Options — Oatmeal, Snail-on-Toast, Fried Parsnips, Olives, Dried Peaches, Lemonade. After the last course had been completed and we had washed our faces in the finger bowl — amid the popping of fresh bottles of milk and the cracking of peanut shucks, the president ol ' the class arose and made a very touching opening speech, paying an eloquent tribute to the class and finishing with these sublime sentiments: The fame of our class will be heralded by the trumpets of ten thousand sages, whose commendation vacillating from their lips will flow tumultuously down the river of time, breaking into myriad ripples to beat through all eternity upon the stormy shores of that mystic sea, whose waves will roll the tidings from beach to beach and shine in the rich perfume of never-ending bliss. Several toasts were then proposed by prominent members of the class. To George Washington — .Joseph Thomas. No response. To Mrs. George Washington — Ed Swan. No response. To Our Parents (who generously and generally pay our social debts) — Nelson Hall. Response — (will come in next letter from father). To Our Past Troubles — Ralph Wilson. Response — the entrance of a beautiful cut glass fruit jar containing — ! ! 1 Intermission. More intermission. During the intermission we listened to an extemporaneous talk by Ralph, on the topic, What we will do to the Sophs when we catch them. His talk was very brilliant and contained many peachy illustrations, and some of the epithets he heaped upon the Sophs were even scandalous. By the time he had finished his speech, which, though brief, was rather long, the gentle zephyrs had begun to blow through the open windows and played upon the strings of the piano. As the breeze increased, the music increased, and soon the sound swelled into a grand two-step. And then till 4:00 a. m. «WO THE APPLICANTS for omission from the columnsof the roasts i and jokes, we desire to apologize, if by chance tlieir names ap- _M appear in these enviable columns. After considering the subject in an impartial light, the only conclusion that could be reached reasonably and wisely was this, that in many cases the sin of ommission would have been much more henious than the sin of commission. Appeals to our consciences in I ' egard to the breaking of promises will be in vain, as these sometimes troublesome upstarts, were confined behind prison bars on the fifth of last September, and they are to remain there until the sixth of June. At any rate, when you consider that you are martyrs in a noble cause, it is our hope that the measure of honor received will over-balance the measure of displeasure. Editors. tERHAPS a shoi-t Story about our college and her students May be of interest to any one who expects to be a Sharer of our joys Orr sorrows during- the coming year. Although Young in years, we are above Parr when it come to Work. The Main rule of the institution is, Put off till the Morrow what you can ' t Dew to-day. We are not a warlike people, except during the latter part of February ; but we do keep some sharp Speers simply as a means of defense. We would like to make this a Free school, but it is impossible while our treasury is so Lowe. However, we still have enough to make a jin- gle — two Nichols — and we hope to have Moore in the near future. One plan which has been suggested to help along this line is to start a me- nagerie in the gym. Our Hunter and Fisher are already securing specimens, and we can boast of two Campbells, two Lyons, a Peacock, two Martins, and a Swan. The Barnes are Ready for the animals, and as soon as they can be captured they will be placed behind strong Steele Barrs. Should any of them become unmanageable and break out, the Tinlrer will promptly repair the breach. As a special inducement to prospective students, we offer to keep all ponies well shod, for which pur- pose we employ five Smiths. We have a Miller, also, to help you grind. Then, too, there is generally one Hollidayin each term, on which you are expected to do at least two days ' work. We admit that we have our faults. There are a few Weeds among the flowers, but Love is our motto and we are sure that the dullest stu- dent will be a Jewell worthy of the finest setting when his work here is Dunn. So our advice to you is, take the first Karr for Monmouth, and when you reach the college, give your name to one of the Porters, or to the Marshall, and you will be conducted through the Hall to the different professors, who are not the least Parshall, but will pass you on to the treasurer, who will Robb you and feel good about it. If you want to climb the Hill of fame, come hither and you will be the Gainer. WM¥? Hayes Crothers is like an old maid. McClellan knows where Orion is. John Stewart didn ' t take Grace Smith to the Junior social. Helen Dunbar didn ' t have her picture taken with the A. B. Ls. Carlyle McMurdy went to St. Louis Sam Collins and Nate Speer went to Burnsides ' two days prior to February 22. Henry Negley aidn ' t take Eva Beard home from the Senior Reception. Jean Brown is always ready. Mary and Roderick took a vacation. Elbert MoCreery was taken for the dancing teacher. Graham Stewart knows what true love is. Joe and Lucy never go together. Sam Collins didn ' t go home Spring vacation. Lora Sykes studies so hard. Mary Brent left town for part of her Spring vacation. Stewart Collins likes onions. Junia Pollock ' s horse turned a somersault in the harness and didn ' t break it. James Hill doesn ' t ask a question. John Lant likes to wear borrowed shoes. The Goetz Club has such a good time. Doesn ' t George Barr get to his meals and to chapel on time. Didn ' t Stewart Collins take Mary Eakin her mail one Sunday morning. The Freshmen were so frightened. Roy Graham likes pack animals. Harold Wilson went to college. Didn ' t Lucia Blake skip Ethics. Carlyle McMurdy takes dentistry. Roderick Munford likes egg nog. Didn ' t Bess Blackburn go bob-riding one Monday evening. Chap Morrow didn ' t get second in the Bible contest. The Faculty think Cal Jones is bashful. Mary Eakin couldn ' t come back the Spring Term. Delia Davidson doesn ' t learn how to steer a coaster. Roy White didn ' t take Grace McKinley to the banquet. Watson had the Chinaman press his trousers. Virgil Love went home for the Old Maid ' s Jolly. Ed Love talks so much. Jessie Arnott likes Free Jewells. ' Chap Morrow saved his Soule. Roy White does ' nt wear his sweater to school. CLalk Witt Hui?t FHaggiE ' [Aunt Maggie will answer any question asked her about anything re- lating to school. If you are in need of any information whatever Just ad- dress Aunt Maggie care of Ravelings — Editors.] Well, Russell, we would not advise you to bother his g-irl if he has beeu ' going with her so long. He may have asked her by this time. You can ' t sometimes always tell. ' ' Myra P. — The idea of a young lady asking us such questions as that, you know that we do not buy ponies when they have had such usage, we would advise you to rent the athletic park for pasture. Grace Smith wants to know about what she ought to do when two fellows are coming her way. Well, Grace, our advice would be take your first chance. Joe — No, we don ' tthink the faculty would be as hard as Muskingum? was. Still we would not advise it. Helen— No, we do not think there is any danger about him. Of course the Mormons sometimes have as many as twenty or twenty-five wives — but not everyone in Utah has as many as that. Earle — Of course, if she wants you to come to Media every week it is all right, although she ought to be contented if you did not come quite so often as that. Edith asks us about a beau at home. Well, Edith, we would think it is all right to have one here even if the other one doesn ' t like it very well. Lulu — Well now about going to dancing school when in college, it would be all right if you could keep up your school work — but by no means neg-lect that. Ethel — Well, ' dear, I don ' t think that its just the right thing to flirt with him but still there could not be much objection since he is such a good boy. Bess — You certainly have been fortunate in having two and as you say it ' s lots better than just one ue would advise you to keep them both just as long as you can. James — Yes, indeed, Jimmie, I think it ' s mean of those bad boys to call you Angustanna. Of course it was not your fault. Cleo — Well, can ' t you find some ODe ' else ' : If you could it would be much better all around. There is no misery like a divided heart. Because I love me so. Men may come and men may go but I talk on forever. R-lp- Wi- -on. Good-night! good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That we shall say good-night till it be the morrow. L-r- S-k-s. J-h- C-s- -k. I have never seen anything in the world worth getting angry about. Wy-t- Sp- -g- -. Write me a poem that hasn ' t been writ. Prof. R-b-Dso-. B-ss Th-rn— . W-rt W-l-y. I ' m but a stranger here, heaven is my home. F-l-Dd. I love sweet features, I should like to see my portrait on a wall. Je-s- - Ar-no-t. Tomorrow we shall meet once more, ' Tis but the night that parts us. D-nn to G — low-y. No, it certainly is not the vocation of children to be silent. R-ss-1 St-ry. When my Jimmie first began to use Mellin ' s Food, he was a fragile flowret. Now, behold him ! Yours truly, Mrs. H. J-m-s H-r-ah. Modest and shy as a nun was she. O-a- M-rr-y. Two lovely berries moulded on one stem. Lr-c- H-rr-s. J-e Sp— r. When I sit down at set of sun To count the things that I have done, I ' m glad it is nobody ' s biz How very small the number is. L-r- S-k-s. The purest fruit earth holds up to its Maker is a finished man. Prof. Gr-h-m. Give me an honest laughter. M-r-ar-t D-w. A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows. A-ch G-ah-am. She has as fine a Boaz as can be found. R-t- St-v-ns-n. v. T?« D r( ' 3 Miss Packard. Sept.-(y)one a. m. Takes off her shoes before enter- ing the house. Why (V) 1 hate to put .John to so much trouble. Laura — Oh, that isn ' t trouble, wherever I go my little dog follows. Every girl would fall in love with me. Joe Speer. Lucia at Junior ' s social: Oh, girls ' I just cannot go to Ethics in the morning. I have been up until after twelve every night for over a week and must get some rest. Harold in German class next morning. Well, I went to bed early last night. I have been up until after twelve every night for a long time. Strange coincidence III! Chalfant ' s favorite song: Moony, moony, shine on me. Make me as spoony as I can be. Oh, how I like to spoon. Under the light of the silver moon. Stewart, who are you going to take to the concert? Stewart: The giantess, I guess. Stewart takes Edith Munford. 2 a. m. John — May, my dear, I must g-o. May — Oh, don ' t go yet. John — Well, I can ' t live here. Will Matthews while at Ralph Wilson ' s home one afternoon asked Ralph ' s small brother Elbert: Who is Ralph ' s girl? ' Elbert replied — Nelle. Dear Miss I would be much pleased to have the pleasure of your company to the entertainment next Thursday evening, if it doesn ' t rain. Respectfully James Harrah. March 2. ' 5d — Delia Davidson cleans her silk ties in kerosene instead of gasoline and then wonders why they are spoiled. Roderick — When I was a smalliboy my brother, sister and myself ate some turpentine on our bread. Theresa — Did it kill you? Roderick — I guess not if I remember right. Graham Stewart on the train while in deep conversation with a friend hands the conductor Maude ' s picture instead of his ticket. Sagy BtoFieg of Pfep? t0 HERE WAS ONCE a young man who was a long- way from his t home. He was on the train. The young man was good ; he would J neither steal nor cheat. He had a right to ride on the train, for he had paid his fare and had a tick-et in his pock-et. He had something else there, too. When the man who runs the train came to him for his tick-et, the young man took something from his pock-et and gave it to him. It made the man laugh. The young man saw him laugh. He would not take the photo, for he knew it would make the boy ' s heart very sad to part with it. Would you like to know the young man ' s nameV Ask Graham Stewart. ONCE up-on a time there was a boy whose name was Nate. Nate had been at a big school in the town for a long time. He was the boy who got lost in the town. At last, Nate made up his mind to go home, and he went down to take the train. Now, Nate is not a dull boy. His head is quite bright ; but he had been up late, and his eyes would go shut. Did the train come ' ? Oh, yes, the train came and went, but Nate did not go with it. He had gone to — sleep. Poor Nate I DO YOU know Ma-bel? Ma-bel has brown eyes and pink lips. Ma- bel has a friend. Her friend ' s name is Roy. Roy likes Ma-bel, and Ma-bel likes Roy. What makes them like each other so? We can not tell. When there is no school, Ma-bel and Roy go to Rock Is-land. Rock Is-land is a big town. When you grow up, you may go there, too. Some times, Ma-bel and Roy go for a walk. They do not walk fast. Roy is very kind to Ma-bel. Nellie Davidson shopping at Allen ' s — May I take this home on probation? Junia Pollock — Oh I ' m so glsid it isn ' t this spring that I have to read proof for the Ravelings. Arthur — Amen. The following poem we wanted to have new music printed with but it is very beautiful when sung to the tune found on page 174 of the Psalter called Washington, Long Meter, 7s and 8s. (Don ' t sing too fast. ) The troubles that aiHict the just In numbers many be. The Freshmen and the Sophies do Afflict the Pac-ul-ty. Josephine Culbertson — I want my card signed, where can I catch Miss C ' ? ' ' Helen — Guess you will have to catch her on the fly. Preshman — I don ' t see how you get your three hard lessons and put so little time on them. Soph— O I get through with E ' s. Little Boo Peep Has lost her sleep, And doesn ' t know what to deaux. Let her go to bed, Like a good g-irl instead Of sitting up late with her beaux. We wonder if the next year ' s annual won ' t be dedicated to Lewis Hanna. There was a young man of Kalamazoo, Who thought he was wondrous wise. He went to Monmouth College Where they opened up his eyes And when they found he was too warm The Paculty without fail. Did their level best to cool him oft ' . But he went to jail. Though I am in haste, I am never in a hurry. G-o- -6 B- -r. Enthusiasts should understand each other. H-y-s Cr-o-h-rs. C-r-y-e M-M- -d-. The tallest trees are most in power of the wind. B — s B-ac-b-rn. I prefer to belong to the intellectual rather than to the numerical majority. S-d- K- -r. Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance. S — w-rt C-1 — ns. All nature wears one universal grin. H-r-y .J-W-1-. Oh, the radiant tints of autumn I Ho-e- Ca — bel-. I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country. O- -ar M-i-. I am not one of those who do not believe in love at first sight, but I believe in taking a second look. J-s-i- Gr-h- -. R- -ph Mc-1-ll-n. L-c-a B-ak-. G-a-e D-nn. H- -h G-U- -ay. Plain living and high thinking are no more. Co-education is the thief of time. All farewells should be sudden. Such parting were too pretty. Manners are the ornaments of action. R-sc — J-n-s. She seemed to be a soul that by accident had met with a body and tried to make the best of it. Miss Pa rs-n. Conversation is the music of the mind . R-l-h W-ls— . Brevity is the soul of wit. Ch-p M — r-w. Thy fate is the common fate of all. An-v .R-n-l-s. Prof. Brosius : If a bird is sitting on a fence which is between two lots, you can ' t tell which lot it is in. Jessie Hunter: A hautboy is some kind of a servant. Some snatches from Prof. Arnoldson ' s classes: John Nichol: Prof, please may I close that closet door. I feel such a draft and I am afraid I will take cold. Prof. — Certainly. Prof. A. — Wine suggests beer and beer wine. It is a shame that in the English language bier and beer are pronounced the same. Harold Wilson coughs and clears his throat rather loudly. Prof. — Mr. Wilson we allow no braying in here. Miss Irwin: Just imagine you are a pretty little butterfly. Mr. Hill asks a question — something unusual. Mrs. Campbell: I do not care what you think, just so you think something. Prof. Wilson: When a boy comes to college he thinks he is sporty. He takes a dime and goes up town and buys himself a cigarette. eSenior L lass z) la . To be g-iven in tha Auditorium, Tuesday evening ' , June 4th. 1901. Scene: Pluto ' s Palace in the Elysian Fields. Dramatis Person.e. Pluto, - Wirt Wiley Proserpina, - . . - .JuNiA POLLOCK Venus, Anna Robb Queen Elizabeth, - - Delia Davidson Jenny Lind, - - - Grace McCutchan Hercules, D. L. McBride Raphcel, - - - - A. S. COLLINS Demosthenes, . . - _ John Dick Socrates, - - . . Lytle R. Free Mercury, . - - - Wm. McDougall Xanthippe, - . . . Myra Pattison Diana, . . . - Helen Donnan Columbus, - - . - George Barr Oracle Reporter, - Elizabeth Weede Leader of M. C. Glee Club, Roy Graham In the wintry days of old, Two men met in Monmouth town, One the sheriff, frank and bold, One a student of renown. Said the sheriff, my little man. What are you doing with that sign ' ? Satan has got you under his ban. You are liable to a heavy fine. Then said Johnny, I ' ll explain if I can, I didn ' t knowt ' was of any worth. Please don ' t arrest me Mr. man. For I am of such royal birth. The sheriff said: I can ' t help that, You ' ve committed a crime a. jainst the State, I ' ll have to arrest you, my little bat, And put you in Jail beside your mate. So all night long, poor .Johnny lay Behind the bars, I have to relate. But such is the fate of those who say, I ' ll rob the court house or the State. Feble and cold the morning lig-ht. Comes stealing ' round dim and late. The sheriff appears fresh and bright And summons the prisoner to his fate. The sheriff remarked, not with a shout. The grand jury says you ' ll go up the spout. They will fix you right, you little spout. Unless Archie can get you out. The grand jury listened with serious mien. And looked at the student green and tall, We ' ll let you go, young man, keep clean, From all such deeds which cause a faH. So Johnny is out and over his bawl, T ' was a mighty close rub is the verdict of all, This for a Sophmore would be nothing- at all. But for a Prep ' tis worse than the Faculty ball. Fkoiti a EB. G. diivY Biapy, January 1 — My goodness ! It has been such a long time since I have written in my diary; but I ' m going to begin over and do better now. I have been very busy to-day. I ' ve had nine callers, and then I ' m in great hopes that William will come to-night. You know who W. is? Why, he — he comes pretty often — Oh I there ' s the bell. January 2 — I most forgot about my diary to-day. William came last night and we had such a good time. I got up unusually early this morn- ing — 6:45 — so as to study. I do hope it doesn ' t rain to-night, because I want to wear my new white dress to the party to-night. January 3 — It is snowing to-day, and I do hope that we will have some sleighing. I flunked in two recitations to-day, and I ' m nearly pros- trated over it. January 16 — I am so busy that I haven ' t had time to write any for so long. Professor A is going to give us a test in German and I don ' t know half of the words. Oh, how I hate those tests. Just as you get over one and begin to enjoy life again, you come to another. January 21 — I went to the concert to-night and had a good time. The music was good, and I saw so many new dresses. Nellie had on such a pretty dress. It was made of silk, cut on the bias, and all gored across the front, and the sweetest little ruffles sewed on crosswise. February 1 — I have been busy again. I went to a party last night and met Mr. A . I have been dying to meet him for so long. I ate supper with him and think he is most as nice as W . I do get tii ' ed of him coming so much. February 10 — I got my invitation for the Freshman banquet. It ' s not from the one I had wanted, but I was beginning to feel afraid that I might not get any at all. February 20 — Only two more days until the banquet — the climax of the whole year. I do hope I will get a whole dozen of roses, pink ones, too, for they are the prettiest. February 23 — We got home this morning at — at — Well, it was kind of late. We had a g ' reat time. Kveryone danced, but the one mean thing- was when those Sophs threw in that awful stuff. My I but it had a smell ' . We were just eating supper. We had gotten to our de la frame, and I did want to taste it so much ; but after that I didn ' t feel like eating any more. But after the windows had been opened a while we had a peachy ' ' time, I tell you. February 24 — I hardly know what to write any more. Most e very- thing- past, and there ' s not anything to live for. ms) J; ' Mh Umi) . You write the name, we do the rest. Samples like these — anj ' thing made to order. Moninoiitli College. ; I go My Dear Miss May I have the pleasure of your company for the which is on the night of Your friend, Mr Dear Mr Monmouth College. TOO invitation for accept n ith pleasure your hind ' Monmouth College. ;. igo My Dear Mr On account of another engagement I cannot accept your kind iirvitafiou for Yours truly. Leave your order for these new styles of invitations — positively the very latest, at the office of the C ' oUeg-e E.xtra. Monmouth, Hi. Roy G. (at meeting- of students): I want it understood that I don ' t uphold the Faculty in this deal. Minnie disturbs the whole neighborhood by her wild chase after Wat- son ' s picture. Prof. G. : ' ' .Miss B., you are just the one I wanted to see. Where is Mr. Mjnford this period y Mabel couldn ' t tell whether Arthur or Frank took her home from prayer meeting. (Who is the joke on ' : ) ' i Lora ( after Hollidays) : What shall I do with two fellows ? ' Junia: Put the names in a hat, shake them up, and take your chance. Lora: Oh, I ' m afraid I wouldn ' t get the right one. Mabel: I got a letter from Roy to-dav. He ' s out at Simpson to- day. Harry: Well, what did he have to say ' ? ' Mabel: Well, five pR.ges were about foot ball and the other ten weren ' t. -X- It ' s still unknown why Tirza didn ' t kiss her brother one night last fall on the front porch. Our last year ' s gas bill was a fright, Said Junia to her beau ; Then rose the young man in his might And turned the gas down low. We promised not to tell about Edward Swan ' s ride one Sunday after- noon down by the railway track, but just ask him about it. Off again. On again. Away again, Buchannan. 3k]ff]n i5j ■John Nichol — Stubby or Brad ' . Sam Collins— G. O. P. Arch Graham— Mark Hanna. Stewart Collins — Hobson. Wyatt Sprague — Weary Willie. Carlyle McMurdy— Teddy. Hugh Galloway — Deacon. Elbert McCreery— Bible. Lora Sykes — Pie-face. Ward Davidson — Davie. John Cusack — Q. Hayes Crothers — Carrie. Roy White— Clara. Clyde McCoy— Mac. Margaret Weed — Johnnie. A T the play the curtain which falls on each act is generally one which has painted on it the signs and names of the different business houses. And as the curtain now falls on this our drama of College life, we would desire to call your attention to the business men who have given us their support. We have been careful to secure the best and we would commend them to you as well worthy and deserving of your patronage. So this is our play and as the old Roman cantors were used to say at the close of their plays we would say : If we have played our part well Give your applause — Farewell. The play is done, the curtain falls, Hero and villain trade their parts; The rich scenes change to smoliy walls The lovers e ' en forget their hearts. And so it is with life -a play Made tragedy or farce at will Who knows but as the mourners weep The dead find changes greater still. Palace Shoe Store MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS. HARRY THOMSON, Manager. $3 We are here to please you and have the nobbiest medium priced shoes in the city. Your inspection invited. North Side Square. A. A. KRONACHER CO. The Store of the Town WE ARE NOT the originators of this phrase, but we are proud to ac- cept and adopt it, for it is true of this store, and characterizes it better than any other phrase we could suggest. We are chuck full of new spring goods, novelties in their respective lines, ideas out of the common rut, into which most merchants so habitually fall. The new spring over- coats, cut long, with Kitchener ynke ' , in the new waterproof cloth. CRAVENETTE, a and $15— othe top coats fro to $15. New $5 to $t8.50. Our method: money back i wish it. t $12 r new m $5 suits, Your f you FIIL I ■■■M A good negative is ivortliy of a good print. To bring out all that is best in yonr negatives, to preserve the detail, yet secure the softest and most delieate black and white effects, use A fezv seconds ' exposure and a few more for development make the print. For sale by all dealers. NEPERA CHEMICAL CO., Division of the General Aristo Co., Nepera Park, N. Y. S Allegheny Theological Semmary [= .HIS INSTITUTION is located at Allegheny, Pa. It is the principal Seminary of the United Presbyterian Church. It has a full modern curriculum and is open to students of all denomi- nations. The Junior Class is employed in mission work in the two cities, and thus not only obtain e.xperience on important lines, but also earn something for self-support. The buildings of the institution are probably not equaled on the continent for Seminary purposes. The}- are heated with hot water and combine every modern convenience for the work to be done, including gymnasium, dormitory, bath rooms, etc. Tui- tion is free. Names of applicants are registered and assignment of new men to rooms is on this basis. The next session begins Oct. 2, 1901. For catalogue and rooms apply to PROF. D. A. McCLENAHAN, Secretary, Maple and Mclntyre Avenues, AILEGHLNY, PA. .cn fi KyS; ' Having purchased and refitted the photograph studio owned by Nicol Son, I am now prepared to furnish the latest and most artistic styles of carbon, platinum platino and aristo photos at the lowest prices, Call and examine our work. FoTo L®M(a„ Prcap. 201 South Main Street. Peirg(Q)iina a Ex(SiLnr§n(rDiin VIA three times a week from Galesburg: Tojiesdlaiyo TBniuirsdlsiyc 2:37 a. m., in improved wide vestibuled Pullman and Tourist Sleep- ing Cars. Better than ever before. At lowest possible rates. Ex- perienced e.xcursion conductors. We also have daily service be- tween Galesburg and California points without change of cars. Also fast daily service to Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver at 11:27 p. m. FAST TRAINS FOR CHICAGO. No. 6, daily, at 4 a.m. California Limited, daily, 9:35 a.m. No. 2, daily, at 2:18 a.m. No. 8, daily, at 3:49 p.m. Apply or call on W. G. WILLIAMS, Agent, Galesburg, Illinois. 1S0I s Star Livery 200 North Main St. Special attention given to students — the finest lan- dau in the city for parties and theatre calls. Lewis ' News Slao( All the Magazines, Periodicals and Chicago Papers. No. 228 South Main Street J. H. HANNA, NOTARY PUBLIC. JUSTICE of PEACE. Whole attention turned to coUection. No side issues . Give me a. chance. Tjhis Opace e on s Students ' S arber Shop. . , Cox, under Second 7 ational an c. to ohn C. Jillen. un our iJanciruff Cure, o nflttEMll Array OF CLOTH PATTERNS FOR SPRING WEAR IS NOW READY FOR YOU TO SEE, PICK AND CHOOSE FROM AT THE MONMOUTH TAILORING CO. HAVE YOU PLACED YOUR ORDER FOR YOUR SPRING GARMENTS GOOD WORK SUCH AS WE DO, MUST NOT BE UNDULY HURRIED, THOUGH WE ' RE AS PROMPT AS MOST. MdDiminnKDQiitt h Tani(D)rnimgj ©©, A. J, TOLBURG, Manager. mhy; in the Citi . Sas J ' iitin f and J ' ixtures. SOUTH FIRST STREET. zj copies 3 lational ( 4 Capita 75, 000. Surplus and Profits 52j 000. OFIi ' ICKKS. TU, ,S ' . WEIR, President. GEO. ARMSBY, Vice President. H. B. SMITH, Cashier. E. D. BRADY, Asst. Cashier. Get Ljour Clothing made to order by u . JT. Srwi ' n NORTH SIDE SQUARE. CORNER MAIN STREET. UP STAIRS t HE FITS THE PERSON AND SUITS THE PURSE. erbf i Falley 2I0NM01 TH-S MODERN SHOP. uummer J ' abri ' cs, few Waistin£fs. EAT H, F. CANDY H, and F. GLOVES Neatest in looks, Loqgest to wear, Perfect in fit, W. B. CORSETS, aqd Erect Forni iniparts KEEP that erect militaru , . SWEET, carnage, ouvi_li. !- E D SXAM RS sM . 107 EAST BROADWAY. JUST REMODELED READY TO SERVE STUDENTS. :(n)iniiie(SEn(D)inieryc AGENTS FOR GUNTHER ' S CANDY. UP-TO-DATE FOOTWEA.R. lace Boot - ' - j ' jiSl ' sfotlE owman nil MARKET PLACE   %yLc ema, , • TJ ieolo ical Oem nary. The session of 1901-2 will commence on the third Wednesday of September and will close on the first Wednesday of Ma)-. Good rooms are furnished to the students free of cost. Excellent boarding can be secured by the student at a cost of $2. 50 per week. The Faculty is composed of Professors Morehead, (who is president) McDill, Irons and Kyle. For further information send for a catalogue. Finest Photos. Latest Stf es in Cards. QlT Y )TO1D)E ' THE PHOTOGRAPH OF MISS CALVIN IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK IS A SPECIMEN OF HIS WORK. R ¥M01D) ©ENTDSTo GAS ADMINISTERED, Office over Hardin, McCoy Co. ' s SIioc Store Second National Bank Bnildins:- Soutltcast Corner of Sqnari ogue i mm, always something good in FINE AND M L D I U : I Try the New South American Reader for Schools. E4SY STORIES FOR THE PREPS, i-:gxsgJ5: :i A SAMPLE IS THIS: Our next story is a-bout John. Now, John is a nice boy, and a very g-ood boy. One night John-ie was going out to see his girl. So his friends all g-athered together to fix John up — one gave a necktie, one a vest, and another a pair of shoes. So John looked very, very nice. But, with these new things, John thought he was another boy, and asked for the wrong girl ! Did Stella care ' ? Oh, no! Stella did not care. Neither did John. ♦ ,, :i ib FOR SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON FIRST-CLASS CALL AT L: 0)0 FEME HET ©BM Corner South Main Street and Second Avenue. G. ;r. LOWER, Artist. n1 W 1 dJ Taken from the South American Reader for Preps. This is a tale about Sad-ie. Sad-ie likes to talk to the boys. Does Sad-ie like the boys? Ob, yes, Sad-ie likes all the boys: but she likes some boys best. Do you know which they are? . Do you know the one who went home wiih her Thanksgiving? It pleased her very much to have hiai go home with her. for he paid her fare. Sa-die and her friend should have had some rice. When Sad-ie went home the last time. Clo-ver took her to the train. Did Ralph care? Oh, no, not a bit ! Sad-ie should be more wise. She should not act in this wav. STUDENTS show good judgment when they get their work done at Caslin ' sBaftaSliop SOUTH SIDE SQUARE. o cvJy o Till]© (SMINOEM Razors, Barbers ' Clippers, Horse Clippers, Shears and Knives of All Kinds, and Skates. Prices Reasonable. 21 South First Street. ©ut £nameied of Patent Calf. S2. 50, S3. 00, S3. 50, S4.00, S5.00. en and u omens ' . Murdock Shoe Co. South Oidc Oquare. £ m o ' Wers Always on hand. Designs for Funerals made a Specialty PALMS AND FERNS FOR DECORATING. TIOMAS lEIITT Store, East Broadway. Phone 88. House 89. When residents of Monmouth see the name (sQ nstom they naturally think of BOOKS, STATIONERY, WALL PAPER, PICTURE FRAMES and the other well known lines that we handle. o Inio McQniinstoflii Southwest Corner Square. R. W. I-IOOD, 15. D. S., I5EN TIST. SoTTxH Side s-Qf - .re. Painless ' Dentists. NICHOLLS . WORLEY, Pillsbury Sawyer Block. NORTH SIDE SQUARE, Monmouth, III. Everything pertaining- to Dental and Oral Surs ' erv. todem o DON ' T FORGET THAT THE CTT r ldn: T® nu VmMi West MdDrillttiwestt Km o COURTEOUS TREATMENT. SPLENDID SERVICE. FREE CHAIR CARS. DINING CARS. For full information, call on any ticket agent, or address Geo. S B. ttv, G. P. . T. A. W. L. Howlano, Agt., Marshalltown, la. Monmouth, 111. lo8 West First Avenue, Monmouth, III. Makers of Collegjiate Caps, Gowns and Hoods. Renting of Cap ' and Gowns a Specialty Class Canes — College Flags — College Pins. Class and Team Hats and Caps. W. C KERN CO, - East I ' ifty-Sevcnth St., CHICAGO, ILL. Wlhait m Ae WmM it® College men know and the New Haven Union fa}-s, apropos of term- end with its good-bys: The question of zvhat in tlic ivorld to give a friend at parting seems to have been solved by the publication of SdSjjsm !i II, -sj. lij ' ii % , ' ' ' :■ i) which is alike suitable for the collegian of the past, for the student of the present, and for the boy (or girl) with hopes; also for the music-loving sis- ter, and a fellow ' s best girl. .-J llie NEIV soiii:s, all t u- OLD songs. ' ' and tile songs popular at all the colleges ; (7 li ' eleonie gift in any home anvivliere. ' AT ALL BOOK STORES AND MUSIC DEALERS. Postpaid, $1.50 or sent on approval by the publishers Postpaid, $1 . 50 HINDS NOBLE 4-5-6-l2-l3-r4 COOPER INSTITITE NEW YORK CITY Dictionaries, Translations, Stti,lenls , ids—Schoolbooks of ail Picblisliers at One Store mnted Preslbyteriiaim A Fraternal Life Insurance Association for United Presbyterians Only. All communications should be addressed to the U. P. M. B, A., Monmouth. 111. DEATH LOSSES PAID IN 1900: David T. Kenney, Swan wick, 111 $ 2,030.00 Hugh H. Snodgrass, Jamestown, Pa 1,01 3 00 Albert Finger, Denver, Col 2, oil. 25 S. Filmore Boyd, Schuline, 111 2,030 00 Amanda J. Sloan, Coin, Iowa 1,01495 Robert Fulton, Sparta, 111 2,035.00 Emma J. McCrery, Monmouth, 111 2,035.00 Rev. James A. Wiley, Adams, Iowa 1,019.00 Mary E Struthers, Monmouth, 111 2,037 50 Robert A. Gillespie, Pitzer, Iowa 2.01 50 Margaret Daniels, St. Louis, Mo 2,037. 5 i Sarah W. Smith, Sparta, III 2,042. 50 Joseph Irons, Philadelphia, Pa 1,013.65 Wilhelmina Morrin, Jamest own, Pa 2,020.00 Cerli6cates in force, December 31, 1900 — 2256, for S3 417.0 $23,358.86 = nr§tt-©D HT MEL (3? S.R.HAMILTON, Original East Side Grocer. SOUTH EIGHTH STREET. Corner Market Alley and First Street. Students ' Spccia — Xoticc. JUST WHAT YOU U ' AXT: A Membership in the Monmouth Pantitorium Club. IVcil Ih- a Lot her to You. 208 South Main Street. F. L. CAMPBELL, Manager. Sheet Music a Specialty. Kimball 3P%| Weber Whitney v _ So Wheelock Hinze ) ?7 Stuyves ' nt Pianos C Pianos G.N.HAWLEY. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING S Washburn Mandolins, Guitars and Banjos. O , Monmouth .J.Va Illinois Capital and Undivided Profits . ?: OFFICERS: Fred E Hird nj. Prsiidenf. J. R. Webster ViC3-Pre id-:nt. F. W. Harding, Cashier. H B.Webster. .-Vss ' t Cashier E. C Hardin. Teller. iSil Ydjonr NeM SWaflll§(D)m Tanll(D)r S Fir A.VD STYLE GUARANTEED Rc-pairi io- Done Neatly and Promptly. Over Bowman ' s Shoe Store in Market Alley. IF OWLER Kjh e Stu do n ts ' EAT AN TWO STORES: East Broad va_ - and West Side Square {S ) When you need an ' thins: in the line of FBXTOMl call on the Monmouth Gas Co. Office on South Main St. OU BUY either Good or Poor Health heii you buy Groceries. You go to the best doctor when sick. Why . ' You can answer easily. Isn ' t it good sense to eat what will X ' tY- you in health . ' Scoit ros, dt Co,y Srocers. 202 Cast ! roadwai . Students, Patronize )NHL Jdaroer zji op nder Peoples ' V ational yjan c, Corner Square and South vT ain St. .yiil il ork Suaranteed Satis fa ctory. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. W. H. Frantz, President. G. S. Tubbs, Vice-President. W. C. Tubbs Cashier. (P Jas, French, Ass ' t Cashier. J.P DIRECTORS G S Tnbbs. W. K. Ste art. Ivory Quiciby. H. L Je%ven. G. E Mill Wm. Fiioved. W. C. Tubbs. W. H Frantz, O. S French, Robt. Porter, E C. L E Patronage of students especial g- ly solicited— will casti your Vajl drafts and receive ' .yu ' -Ji your deposits howeversmall To Dress Proper Wear Knox Hats and Stein-Block Clothing rof. J I lar S, for which we are headquarters NECKWEAR A ND SHIRTS in new patterns and designs at all times. Sol Schloss Co The Eye Specialist. Nineteen years ' experience. Eyes examined free. See him about } our eyes. At his office the last two week, of each month. Office West Side Square. Established 1835 W[h](D)Ile§siEe TlUK eflSlt o SPECIALTIES: Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Perfumes, Toilet Articles, etc., etc. South Main Street — First Door North of Postoffice. ORDER SOMETHIxNG BECOMING, DURA- BLE AND COMFORTABLE. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST. WE MAKE THAT KIND. u riffht Sraham Artistic uailors and uhirtmakers. BL undertakers Smbalmers and jCiveij Tnen. D Turnbull holds a certificate froni tl-|3 State Board of f ealtl ' [ as an Ur|dertaker aqd Enibalmer,wl |icii is necessary now to properly prepare bodies for shipment on railway trains. Black and wfjite funeral cars. Heavy aqd light Livery, etc. Everything first-class. Telephone No. 19. 316-322 South Main Street, Monmouth. III. Jl i?5 ' . ADA TURNBULL, Einbalmer and Lady Assistant. DR. CHAUNCEY SHERRICK, 303 East Broadway, INIoiimouth, 111. 30 to 9 00 to 4 00 to 8 00 a. m. 00 p. m. 00 p. m. DR. A. G. PATTON, Physician and Surgeon. Office, Patton Block. Tel. 13«(l) Residence, 218 S. A St. Tel 139 (2) Hours : 10:00 to 11:00 a. m. 1:00 to 3:00 p. m. 7:00 to 8:00 p. m. Telephone 1-52. DR. EDWARD L. MITCHELL, Offlje and Rssidence, 112-122 West 2d Avenue. Monmouth, 1 11. Hours : 8:00 to 9 2:00 to r 7:00 to 8 30 a. m. 00 p. m. 00 p. m. J. R. EBERSOLE, M. D., Physician and Surgeon- 111) North A Street. Monmouth, 111 DR. W. S. HOLLIDAY. Office over Dunbar ' s Drug- Store. R. J. GRIER. W. K. STEWART. GRIER STEWART, Attorney at Law. Monmouth, 111. J. W. CLENDENNIN. LOUIS h. hanna. HANNA CLENDENNIN, Attorneys. Office in Court House. Monmouth. 111. C. A. MCLAUGHLIN, Attorney at Law. Madden Block, over Parlor Grocery. JO Short Order am Open Day and Night. 104 Market Place. H.n: DREDGE, Prop. THE J.W.Wor dEF Go Candy t itcl En is licadqnartcrs for Candies and ce Cream, Carr2 - ' J%ll jCi ' ne to and from a l trains. eEO.-R.PETE-RSO N p-ROp-RI ETOT(. Passengers, loc I i I Baggage, loc. Leave orders at Charley ' s Grocery, Monmouth. 111. MBPL DTY LHOMORY Work Satisfactorily Done. South Main Street, Monmouth, 111. t?{U aTIv J J Jf « Jf J Jf Jy JJf yf 1 ( J J Jy «? J a CLOTHING t KXttU COMPANY Jf Jf, a Jft Jft J]V 1 1 JJV J]V Jg VtV Jf- Jfrn Jf ' Jf ' Jf Jf yjv JJV Up-to-Date Suits, Overcoats and Sweaters, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Collars, Neckwear, Canes, Dressing Cases and Trunks. CLOTHING M COMPANY. 106-10S South Main St , Monmouth, 111. Is a college course worth the time and money spent ? That is a rea- reasonable question. Here is an answer: It has been carefully estimated by high authority that there are to-day in the United States, 150,000 college bred men, or one out of every 500 of the whole pop- ulation and yet a large per cent of the leaders in State and in society are college men. It is said by competent investigators that at least 60 per cent, of the higher positions in the country at large are filled by college men. Less than one per cent, of the population fill over 60 per cent, of the best positions in the land, and every year, men who are highly educated are forging more quickly to the front. Does it pay ' .- ' Does it pay? Here is another answer; The benefits of a college education do not consist wholly, nor even chiefly in the power it gives for leadership or for making money. That power is not to be despised but the pleasure and satisfaction thai culture gives to the possessor is of the highest value Americans are fast becoming a nation ot readers. Literary, classical and scientific references are found in abundance in all the papers, magazines and books of the day, and to be able to appreciate these, gives high pleasure in life. Life has grander possibilities than mere money making and getting on in the world, and these grander possibilities are within the reach of him who has a generous culture and a broad education. The poet said: Where ignorance is bliss, ' twere folly to be wise. True! but we live in a lime when ignorance is never bliss. ;m®otihi ■LLl Thousands of her Alumni and former students are found to-day in prominent positions in the United States and elsewhere, an honor to their Alma Mater. ttiiiE:Tiii iii2irxixi: z [iiixixzizimiiiiimiiiixxxrxmiinxiizxi? JJ iiiiixiiiiiiiiTiiiiii:; nuziixiiiiil 1IN PMP Second to none — Xot made by a Trust. miR: Printing Out Gelatine- Glossy and Matt. Developing Platino- Matt and Glossy. MeteDdDityip© Papeir If not cariitd by -our tK alers, send orders direct to tlie f,ictor -. DEFENDER PHOTO SUPPLY CO ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Picture of 01mstead s is made on Metalotype Paper. a (College Spoon AND COMMENCEMENT PRESENTS, SEE ANDREWH.fr AN DSEN South Main Street. o o m O m H m X o o CO CD a CD pd 13 D CD O ?x D a lo to o H o o o ro O o ta ? T) □ e CD o K w x Q_ ET a K O f: N HO. T) a tn e ( ) CT o O ffl m o CO w § 1 — 1 tr ' td Ir n K M a . ! y w ; a w td k; CO Kl CO 03 2 o H c m m Engraving for Colleges, i : We have the best facilities in the United States for en- grpving of all kinds — College Groups, Fraternities, Athletic Teams, Foot Ball Teams, Boat Crews. Scenes on the Cam- pus, Interiors of Class Rooms and Buildings. Get our esti- mates on engraving for Annuals, Commencement Programs, Books, Pamphlets or Papers. Many well known Colleges, Schools and Academies are our regular customers. The il- lustrations in this book are our work. - Ba.rnes-Crosby Co. Artists, Engravers, Electrotypers, Times Building, CHICAGO. o tm All new up-to-date Rubber Tire Rigs — Horses good for long or short drives — Gentle driving horses for ladies a specialty. Special care given to party or theatre calls — Two new Rubber Tire Landaus. Telephone No. 2 15. O O IR(DLn)flira; .(Dim 9 PROPRIETOR. Barn: East Side North iVIain Street, half block from Square, Monmouth, Illinois. Tlie loterstate Lecture Bufeau Company INCORPORATED CINCINNATI CHICAGO R. E. MORNINGSTAR, General Manager, 6io Neave Building, Cincinnati, (Long Distance ' Phone 3161.) CHAS. L. WAGNER, Western Mgr., 609 Steinway Hall, Chicago. HENRY S. RIGGS, Eastern Mgr., 610 Neave Bldg. Cincinnati. Representatives — Frank Caldwell, Will J. McEwen, J. R. Ellison, J. F. Swift, E. R.Perry, Frank E. Edwards, KeithVawter, A C.Coit. PARTIAL LIST OF TALENT 19011902 ENTER.TAINER.S Artiste Trio, The Beecher, Isabel Garghill Coit Novelty Co., The Conner, S. I. Cooke, Edmund Vance Cross, Ethel M. Egg ' leston, Katherine Excelsior Entertainers, The Flowers, Montaville Germaines-Magic, The Major, Chas. Mannheimer, Miss Martin, Anna Deloney Miller, Polk Phipps, Chas. E. Rain, James W. Read, Opie Saunders, Nellie Peck Saunders ' Tableaux D ' Art Co. Spedon, S. M. LECTUR.ER.S Bain, Hon. George W. Barrows, Dr. John Henry Booth, Gen ' l Ballington Booth, Maud Ballington Brandt, John L. Brown, Elijah P. Cadman, S. Parkes Copeland, Col. L. F. Dinsmore, Thos. H. Dixon, Henry C. Galloway, Bishop Chas. B. Ham, Col. H. W. J. Harrison, Rabbi Leon Hawley, Fred V. HensoD, Dr. P. S. Hervey, John McD. Hopkins, Dr. Frederick E. Howard, Gen ' l O. O. Hubbard, Elbert LECTURERS John, Dr. John P. D. Lamar, Dr. A. W. Leland, Samuel Phelps Lloyd, John Uri McCabe, Bishop C. C. Maxfield, C. E. Parlette, Ralph Peters, Madison C. Riggs, Milford Riggs, Spillman Sewell, May Wright Stone, Fred M. Swift, Fuller Taft, Lorado Towne, S enator Chas. A. Waters, Naoy McGee Welbourn, Reno B. Wilde, Mrs. Frank MUSICAL Bellstedt-Ballenburg Bind Clark, Charles W. (Barytone) DeMoss, Mamie Hissem (Soprano) Ehrgott, Oscar J. (Barytone) Frick, Romeo (Barytone) Geeding, Asa H. (Barytone) Hahn-Parke Ladies ' Quintette Hall, Glenn (Tenor) Indiana University Glee Club Innes and His Band Interstate Grand Concert Co. Klarer, Katherine (Soprano) McGibeny, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mendelssohn Male Quartette Parke Sisters String Quartette Tudor, Bessie (Soprano) Write to the Western Office, 609 Steinway Hall, Chicago, for terms. m If any of you Ladies or Gents have got any kick a comming on this here book or the way its been a runned just address the Fighting Editor of Ravelings, Monmouth College. Care S. R. Lyons D. D. ■Pres. ©ssaa SfesslnD CDii-lisi Notice the picture with Fransden ' s advertisement, It was drawn by a special artist from New York who came here for the purpose. It is of two IVtonmouth students and the one who guesses cor- rectly, who they are, will receive as a prize, a copy of Ravelings for every member of his family. The time is limited but send in your guess at once to Business Managers of Ravelings. ' ' Monmouth College. -rf = w Wfi.r irfj5 fl f r t [ ' 1 ;),j V! I J f} ] mr WM i: ' W i Pi ' ifilSA If =v :T L. ttAktAt ' MklMA 1 f I