Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 196 of the 1903 volume:

. Frank Chalfant— Frank Chalfant was born at Lincoln, 111. He lived in the west some years and came to Monmouth in the early nineties, graduating- from the High School in 1894. He has taught school several years and completed his college course since then. Mr. Chalfant is a good speaker and writer and represents Philo in debate in the Philo- Eccritean contest, this year. He has chosen teaching- as his profession. Roscoe Jones— was born near Larchland. In the fall of ' 95 the family moved to Mon- mouth and he entered the High School. He gratuated in 1898 and the same fall entered college. He has been twice manager of the foot ball team, was one of the business manager of the ' 02 Ravelings and is now business manager of the Oracle. He is a member of the Eccritean society, and last year was her representative on debate. Mary Elizabeth Brent— Mary was born near Ellison and has been in school since she was three years old. Much of her time has been spent in sig-ht seeing — a perfectly tranquil life. The most thrilling event in her career was when she saw S. A. Work slide over Nia- gra Falls. Forjher future occupation see biography of Bessie Blackburn. Chalmers Morrow— Mr. Morrow is a native of Illi- nois. He attended Monmouth High School, graduating imthe class of ' 98. Mr. Morrow won first place in declamation ' injthe ' Illinois High School Association in 1897. He has represented Eccritean Society in Philo- Eccritean contest winning ' both ' declamation and oration. Harry PiIChard Jewell- Is typical of his Dame, a rare jewell. The exact date of his birth will be found in the archives of the past. Harry is an unpretentious sort of a youth and has lived on a farm near Monmouth all his life. He spent one year at the University of Utah and became thoroughly ccnversant with the ways and customs of the Mormons. He is a scientist and will be in the Huxley class some day. Medicine will be his profession. Lucretia Barnes Blake— was born in Burlington, Iowa, somewhere in the last half of the nineteenth century. She early developed a wonderful thirst for information. At eleven she be- came literary and published a book of travels. She was often a source of anxiety to her relatives, but she was never uninter- esting. She blushingly admits that she will spend some time after her honorable dis- charge from Monmouth in the study of domestic economy. Wyatt Sprague — This member comes from the great state across tie river. He graduated from Columbus Junction High School in - 9S. He is a Philo, and won Philo Declamation contest. He has represented his society on Philo Eccritean Contest with Declamation and Essay and will again this spring with Oration. Mr. Sprague has been president of Y. M. C. A. for this year. He intends to spend the next two years in meditation. Blanche Hogue— Blanche lives in that large and prosperous metropolis, Kirkwood. She was a member of last years class, but because of her health had to drop her studies the mid- dle of last year. Miss Hogue is an A. B. L. She will teach next year. Helen Mary Dunbar— was born about one hundred years after the American Revolution. She is unmarried and lives with her parents. Her whole life has been spent in Monmouth. Her friends are numberless. She delights in athletic sports and is an artistic basket- ball player. She holds a place of eminence in tha social world and is chief instigator in the Q. P. O. and Kappa Sig-ma movements. After graduation she will engage in domes- tic economy. Jas. Charlesworth Hill— was born in latter part of the eighth decade of 19th cent, in Newton, Iowa. He early distinguished himself in the public schools and after emerging from High School engaged in the profession of doling- out prunes. He entered Monmouth College in fall of ' 98. He was the first President of his class, which position he filled with remark- able dexterity. James is of a scientific turn of mind and has devoted much time to in- vestigating the rythmical contractions of heart. He will enter the medical profession. Erma Stewart,— Erma hails from Alexis, Illinois. She has been in school a number of years, having- gone through both preparatory and collegiate departments. Miss Stewart is an A. B, L. and has been a member of the class all through school. We predict that Erma will, teach for several years, but then there is apt to come some kind of a change. Just what it is however we cannot tell. Arthur Jay Grier.— The exact date on which Arthur Grier made his debut into this world cannot be ascertained. Mr. Grier has always been a resident of Monmouth, acquiring his early education in the public schools. After com- pleting the Freshman year he spent a year in quiet repose. The zenith of his aspirations will have been attained when there is ap- pended to his name a L. L. D. — Doctor of Legal Larceny. Andrew Randles— Like all great meD. Andy was born on a farm. Somonauk, 111., was the favored spot and 1878 the long to be remem- bered year. For six years he has been active in all the departments of college life, and for the past two years has conducted a young people ' s bible class at the Ninth Avenue Church. He is also quite a mechanic and engineer, having had control of a threshing machine from his early youth. Andy is undecided yet what he will do in the future, but thinks he will make a big hit when he appears. Roderick Munford — Roderick Munford was born in Princeton. Ind. After finishing the high school he attended the University at Bloom- ington. For several years he taught in the public schools at home and at Roseville. He assisted with Prep-Latin in the college this year till he accepted a position in Mon- mouth High School. He is an Eccritean and represented her with Essay on Philo Eccritean contest last spring. Bess Blackburn— Bessie ' s advent among Mon- mouth people marks the beginning of a new epoch, altho ' Bessie at this time was quite young. She is a vocalist of rare ability, but in company with Mary Brent she will conduct a laundry with a millinery in the front part of the establishment. Paul Martin— was born at Cherry Fork, Ohio. He entered the Monmouth schools in 1890 graduating in 1898. The last four years he has spent in Monmouth College. He is a member of Eccritean Society. He was one of the managing editors of the ' 02 Ravelings Frank B. Gainer— Frank was born in Larchland, August 1, 1879. He moved to Monmouth and completed the entire course in the city schools, graduating from the High School with the class of ' 98. He entered college the same fall. During his college career he has made a reputation as an athlete, especially in basket ball and is a splendid guard. He has not announced what are his future intentions. Mary Wilson Brown — Mary was born in Tama county, Iowa, some time after the war. Her youth was passed in the beautiful pastoral life of an Iowa farm. The last five years have been spent in college. She distinctly asserts that she is going home now to live with Pa and Ma, but on being asked if this was not merely temporary, she blushed, leading us to suspicion some dark purpose in her life. Rex Gilmer— was born in Abingdon, 111., June 29, 1878, is the son of a Methodist minister, and unlike most preacher ' s boys, is rather good. He has lived in many places and done a thousand things From the noble art of preachin ' to the work of dealin ' kings. He will be a Methodist preacher. L E. H. Collins, Mary Blake, Isabelle Irwin. Perd A. Luther, Warrpn Brownlee, Carlisle K. McMurdy, Willam J. Mathews, John Nichol, William R. Lytle, Laura Sykes, Josephine Culbertson, Clarence Watson, Mayme Hamilton. Guy Lafferty, Ruth Stevenson, James Pinkerton, George McKelvey, William Clark, Hayes Crothers, Margaretta Butts, Fiank Hoyman, Jean Brown, James McC ' racken. Hugh T. Martin, Mabel Robb, Irving Moore, Charles Bell. Fulton Furguson, Charlotte Clanev. g unior 3ustorty, Motto — I Dare. Cliws Colors -Orange and Black. Class Flower — Tiger Lily. The Class of ' 03, to whom ye gentle reader ' ' is indebted for this book, is busy, very busy; indeed has scarcely time to eat, or sleep, or breath, much less .stop to calculate or even approximate the number of its golden deeds. We leave all such forms of self advertisement, needless to us, to the Apollos (?) and liars of the other classes. They will tell you of daring deeds performed and bloody battles won; of how they hold the base-ball, foot ball and marbles championships: of how they went to ihe banquet and how their friends the enemy did ' nt. In fact they will try to lead you to believe (and they are honorable men)that they are ' i,t ' ' the ' neplusultra ' and the ' real thing. ' They would lead you to imagine that they are the only ones who have never had to preambulate to the rear and assume a sitting posture. Too bad, too bad ; such artists are worthy of a better calling. And yet there is a comforting thought for them, for they can say truly with Rabbi Ben Ezra; — ' What I aspired to be, and was not, comforts me. As for the history of the Orange and Black, as before stated we are too busy turning out the same and recording in this book a true impression of college life, to catalogue it in full. The next edition of The Beacon Lights of History will contain an additional volume or so which will be an abridged account of our epoch making career. Yes, we are too busy running the ' beloved kollege, ' assisting the trustees and faculty, and advising with the nominating committee as to our next pi esident, to care very much what the world thinks of us. Future aires will see our real value and appreciate our true worth. As Freshnienettes we stood pat, and established that reputation, which speaks volume-i, of being bad people, slow to anger but fierce in wrath. Never a second time did our enemies molest us as a means of diversion, for ihe first was always too much like a Roman holiday, and the orange and black tiger always remained in the midst of the aren a . As Sophomores we ruled the roost. To be brief, we stood off the Fresh ies. the whole school en masse, the faculty and the police. Just- ice wiuki-d ihe other eye when we left our fines unpaid. But what shall I say more of the base-ball and track and field championships, of the grand celebration following the same and all our other little incidents, for time would fail to tell of even a part of them. Suffice it to say that the present Sophomore class has not squaked since last spring. In fact we are beginning to be somewhat worried about them. But doubtless they know that though the tig er purrs, his claws are still sharp. At present nineteen men at arms wear the orange and black livery. Nineteen heavy weights with hearts stout and true, guard the honor of the immortal ' 1)3. One half as many charming damsels lend beauty to the class. Lucky for us that they are so few, for it is all two knights can do to protect one lady from the advances of the other classmen. For there is none like unto them, yea even from the river unto the great tea. At odd moments we have protected other objects of less importance, the main college building, for example, on the night of the 22d of February. (Some of the authorities were overheard to whisper that they wished we had undertaken to protect them all). Part of our number have been quite active in city, county and state politics. We have placed a good man in the sheriffs office, thus securing to our- selves immunity from molestation in the future. Next year we shall place one of our number in the city council, thereby giving that body the great intellectual assistance and moral support which can alone come from an educated citizenship. As for the immediate future, we shall rest for a few weeks, after which we will once more assume con- trol and continue to run the kollege, which will undoubtedly take many a long stride in advance under our beneficent tutelage. We are already overwhelmed with applicants from other schools, who wish to join our class. Only the wise in heart can find a place among us. En- trance examinations will beg-in at the first of September. Come early and bring your credits with you. It wou ld not be amiss to send your photograph and credentials as to yonr g-ood moral character to the Executive Committee of the class. It might hasten your entrance or save you a bitter disappointment later on. Also a certificate to the effect that you have memorized the shorter and long-er catechisms with the reasons annexed thereto, will be highly acceptable. This last can- not fail to admit you. If in the past we have accomplished any good for mankind, let it but stand as an indication of our present intent and future endeavor. As for the future, we can think of no words to apply to it more fit than those of the Jewish Rabbi: — ' ' Grow old along- with me! The best is yet to be. ' ' 1904. Chni, chni hot licks Yo ko homa chop sticks, Chupe sue chop kowi Neg ' e sege ch ase, Hop long- bop Sophmore! ! Sophmore ! ! 1904! ! ! Colors — Blue and gold. Pres. — Ross Hume Once more do we get a write up in the College Annual and well do we deserve it. They all talk about the Sophomore of college having the swelled head. Now we resent that, we do not have the swelled head, we don ' t feel near as big nor as smart as our inferiors, the Freshmen. But we are here with the goods and we are going- to stick it out and be in at the dea h. We are not near as large as we were, last year, in regard to num- bers but what we lack in numbers this year we make up in noodlism. We are still too many for the Freshmen who out number us three to one. Did not every one of our m ambers get to our social? didn ' t one of our members being tied break away from them and come to the social with his hands tied behind his back? And on Feb 22 the day of days for the Freshmen when their hearts were in their mouths didn ' t this little Sophomore class give three worthy members of the Freshmen class who had toasts at the banquet, a nice three mile ride in a lumber wagon and were we not kind enough to let them walk back so as to be there in time to see the banquet break up ' ? Was not Monmouth College repre- sented at Toronto by our class president? Is not one of our members managing this victorious base ball teatn? If it were not for our love for old M. C. you would see every tree on the campus painted a beautiful Blue and Gold, a flagon the cupola and the good old ' 04 shining- out again on the auditorium but we must hang on to ourselves and not let our love for class over-run our love for college. The only thing we feel bad about this year is that all of last year ' s members are not with us, to be with us when we cash in. But we have added several new members to our flock this year and all good ones too and when we finish we will finish strong-. Looking up last year ' s record you will find we were a class of the right stuff but this year we are small and things have taken on a differ- ent hue, so we will cut this out with the statement that the ' 04 can still be seen on the auditorium and a new stair has been put in the cupalo and its door leading to the attic has been fixed, there is blue and gold paint on its rock on its campus, the ladders in the auditorium have been replaced and the window fixed and a guard is now posted to guard the building from any similar attacks this year. Silence reigns and ' 04 is studying, watching and waiting for a time and chance when there will be something- doing. Albert Foland. J esftn an 3ustorty. FRESHMAN CLASS 1902. Pres — Mr. Paul McClanahan. Class Colors — Dark red and pale blue. Yell:— Rat a to thrat to thrat to thrat, Terra to lix to lix to lix Kick a ba ba Kick a ba ba, Nineteen-five! Rah! Rah! Rah! Early in the fall of 1901 glaring-headlines appeared in the lead- ing dalies, calling attention to unusual events. As these throw light on the origin and composition of the class of ' 05 we give a few of them: BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS. ENTERS CLASS OF 1905. Boer Generals Raffle Off British Scalps. Proceeds used to send a member to class ' 05. Left Wall Street. Noted Speculator Joins Freshman Class. Special to Oracle. Cable by way of Hong Kong and London. Snip sighted. Three brothers, one cousin aboard. Only intelligible words were Freshman class or die! But alas, we are not all noted. For many of us reared in humble obscurity in the swamps of the Mississippi valley, heard the bullfrog- croak as we left. Let ' em pass, Let ' em pass, It ' s raw material, For the freshman class. But ere long we who had considered ourselves successful were tempted to envy when the time ' for enrollment in college came. What to do with those cards! In the first place they were expensive things, for after the required disbursment we found our pocketbooks just a little heavier than vanity. In addition, it was demanded that we peregrinate the college building and premises in order to secure the signature of every man, woman and professor in the vicinity. But as cost determines value, we esteemed this slip of ' paperbearing- our full name [ not initials ] worth its weight in patent leather. By this time we were entered, and began to realize into what we had entered. We found although we had crossed the Styx, we had not entered the sweet Elysian fields. But when the first agony had abated, all went smoothly for a time. Then some sinister being, Mephistoor a Sopho reminded us that a freshman social was demanded b} r custom. Accordingly arrangements were made. But in the meantime it was rumored that certain of our elder brethren had planned a similar carousal to occur a few days previous to ours. We took immediate steps to procure a stay of their proceedings. Armed with a writ of habeas corpus, a few coils of hemp, a bull ' s eye and other parapherna- lia we secured a mingling, howling quartette of the enemy. These we detained and entertained to the best of our ability. When finally we judged that the scarcity of viands would ensure temperance, they were escorted to the scene of banqueting by a freshman delegation headed by our president. On reaching the place our freshman luck deserted us for our executives command Sit Lux was followed by total darkness in the banqueting hall. Notwithstanding the fact that one of our number collided with a rapidly moving piece of coal, we passed a delightful evening. Time elapsed and brought the freshman spread. Following Shakespeare ' s advice. Speak softly, carry a stone poker and you will go far. All reached the hall in safety. Sampling the bottle of milk donated by the Sophomores [ a remnant of their feast ] we found what these Ctesars fed upon that they had grown so weak. It was skimmed, turned and skimmed, split and skimmed and diluted with aqua impura. During the winter we enjoyed an ideal sleighing party, the only casualty being- that one of our number was struck by a brick or more probably by a comet as he solemnly declared he saw stars. After this followed an interval of peace and quiet until the 22nd of February when the freshman banquet claimed a place in the worlds history. Wonderful heroism was displayed by our class on this oc- casion. It was a thrilling sight to behold a solitary freshman stand- ing off a thousand (miles or less) Sophomores, dcgs, thug ' s and other varmints. But the transcendence of the Freshman was most apparent at the evening banquet. The radiance of the halls beggared descripti n. Shortly after midnight of Feb. 23d several of the class, while in- specting the auditorium, saw a spook. Not of the kind that vanish into thin air upon the approach of flesh and blood, -but a substantial, mer- cenary messenger of wrath, who like Banquo ' s ghost, refused to down until his demands were satisfied. In athletics we are leaders. Monmouth owes to the Freshman class the glory won on the football fields. We claim not only the Goliath of the team but also a greater number of men than any other class. We confidently expect to win distinction on the diamond also Bnt mind ' s the measure of the man. We are preparing to fill more important places than those just mentioned Already one of out- number has run for town collector. As to the ladies of the Freshman class, they are the climax of culture, the acme of excellence, the pinnacle of perfection — yea more but lang ' uage is bankrupt in the effort to describe them. In the drawing room as on the gridiron, in the class and in the class scrap, the Freshmen remain, with malice toward none and charity for all. Monarchs of all they survey. Paul McClanahan. he Jpifep. Because I cannot understand my X and minus Y, And ' cause mv noodle is so dense. I make Miss Alice sigh. 9 reps, k NCE more the kind Junior has given us a page on which to m M tell of ourselves. To be sure we are still young and have never S had much of a chance to she; forth what we. may do, but know, kind friend, that i.i us lies the future of the college. They tell you of battles won and victories sained but our deeds are yet to be done. We are as yet but making preparations for things to come. We are learning the ways of the colleges, so as to be ready when we get to be Freshmen to celebrate in true Washington style. But you m- ' St never think that we do not play an important part in college affairs. In athletics we have furnished our share both of foot ball men and of base ball players. Basket ball, was however, our great speciality and we were able to show the whole school points on the game Our bo s are brave and gallant, our girls — well you should see our girls! You can pick them out in a crowd. They may be perhaps not so wise as the other girls but they are as fair as the daughters of Job, and as sweet as maple molasses, and when you see us together, both girls and boys, you are tempted to believe with Tennyson, Man with the head and woman with the heart. ' ' EAST PAST THE CAMPUS. Fw TOOK a stroll recently out through the northwestern part of M the city, and lo, I found the old college building- all torn down, % even the foundation stone being razed; and as I stood where the front entrance was forty-six years ago, I naturally turned the tables of my menory back to that period, and there I found first the faculty: President D. A. Wallace, D. D., Prof. Morrison and Prof. Brown, men of great moral force and saintly memory: men of courage and perseverance; men of faith and works. All have passed over to their rewards, but their works are still bearing fruit. Monmouth College has found a new home, and more commodious, a new, and larger faculty, but the memory of that first faculty will be handed down from one generation to another, as long as the college has an existence. Next troop up the students with beaming faces, friendly greeting and occasional yells. The college yell had not been invented then but the individual yell was sufficient for all practical purposes, though on one occasion the yell simmered down into a groan. It was at the close of the winter term. March 1 57, we resolved to have an exhibition, and a committed of arrangements was appointed. A piano must b ' borrowed. and after canvassing the city for some time, one was found at the residence of Lawyer Madden, which we could have under certain restrictions, but they were .almost prohibitory, as we were not allowed to load it on to a wagon, and there were no springs strong- enough to bear it up. So the only way was to carry it, a distance from half to three quarters of a mile. It was one of the large square pianos weighing from 800 to loOO pounds. We called for vol- unteers and fortunately had a generous response, by Major Mc- Claughry, Dr. Norcross, Dr. Brown, Rev. W. S. McClanahan, Rev. N. H. Brown, Rev. Daniel, Harris, Rev. J. R. Harris. Q. Crawford, Scott Buswell, J. R. Jamison, W. H. Blair and others. Well, after a good deal of turning and twisting, we got the piano on the street and started. It was fun for a little while but it was wonderful how the weight increased as we proceeded. The first squad began to weaken, and how to change was the puzzle as it took as many to carry it as there was room to get hold, and we could not set it down in the prairie as the mud was deep. We finally passed a couple of rails under it, and then a few fresh fellows could slip in to the relief of their com- rades, and so we marched, our faces twitching, fingers cramping, shoulders aching, knees trembling and courage almost gone. But there were the young ladies, Misses Madden, Findley, Mitchell, Harding, Denman, McClanahan and many others o. the fair sex, watching from the upper window ready to cheer which ever side gained the day. So in silent desperation we staggered on and conquered. Thisjis a sample of the difficulties which we labored under, when Monmouth was in her infancy. But now we rejoice in her develop- ment, and now since the pipe organ is put in place, the days of piano carrying have forever ceased. First Tutor of monmouth College. i fonmouth College Published 6j the C ass of ifineteen jrfundred and TJ iree. 7 onmouth, Sllinois, 1902. volume x. TO THAT MOST EXCELLENT OP TEACHERS, AND MOST GRACIOUS OF WOMEN, 3Utss FInrabcI Tatter-son, OF THE CHAIR OF HISTORY, WE DEDICATE OUR JUNIOR EFFORT, TRUSTING THAT IT MAY PROVE A NOT UNWORTHY EXPRESSION OF OUR ADMIRATION AND AFFECTION. introduction. HE class of 1903 takes pleasure in giving ' to our college publi this the tenth volume of the Ravelings. Our task has been somewhat laborious and to a certain extent the results have been disappointing but we hope that our failings may be overlooked by our friends as indeed we know they will be. We have endeavored to give a faithful picture of college life at Monmouth during the past year ■ and that from all standpoints. We have tried not alone to chronicle events but to reflect the spirit of the times. It is our hope then, that our volume will at least make material for the future his- torian of Monmouth coLlege. To a large extent we have been obliged to follow in the footsteps of those who have preceded us as to the arrangement and material for our book, but we have tried to improve on their efforts, especially as to the literary and artistic features. We are greatly indebted to Mr. James McCracken of Chicago for a number of drawings which he so kindly made for us. We are in- debted to Mr. Paiil Martin for several drawings and for the cover design, to Prof. Swan for the campus views and to a number of friends outside the class for literary work and advice. We are under great obligations to the business msn of Monmouth for their hearty support, and we bespeak for our advertisers a liberal patronage. Editors . ffiavelings udoard. EDITORS IN CHIEF. HUGH T. MARTIN. ISABEL R IRWIN. ASSOCIATE EDITORS: E. H. Collins, j Titerarv Mary Blake, literary. Josephine Culbertson, - Organizations. Warren Brownlee, - - Athletics. C. K. McMurdy, - - Miscellaneous. Charles Bell, - - - Chronology. business managers. Carlisle McMurdy, Ferd Luther, Guy Lafferty. Calvin O. Jones. January 2, 1878— December 30, 1901. Calvin O. Jones was born in Tompkins township in this county. He received his early education in the coun- try schools but in the fall of 1895 he entered Monmouth High School. He graduated with the class of ' 98 and the same fall entered Monmouth College. He entered heartily into college life and college work. He was a hard work- ing student, always recognized as a good thinker and a man of ability. Soon after entering college he became a member of the Eccritean Society. He held a number of offices in society and always performed his duties conscientiously and well. For two seasons he played foot ball on the col- lege team at right tackle. Although rather light for this position his work was characterized by great speed and aggressiveness which enabled him to play around much heavier and stronger men. Last season he was captain of the team, the duties of which which position he performed very ably. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, of the Christian Endeavor Society, and of the college Y. M. C. A. His was a true christian character, kind and friendly to all, always ready to make friends, always ready to help those needing- help. He was very sympathetic and in a q-.iet way, his influence for good was always felt. He was al- ways perfectly self controled and was absolutely trust- worthy always better than his word and had not an enemy. He possibly had the largest acquaintance of any one in school. His classmates of the Senior class have placed in the Auditorium a beautiful memorial window. This is especially fiitting for it is monument to a noble life which will ever live in the memories of those who knew him and ever be an inspiration to true living. I cannot feel that thou art far, Since near at need the angels are; And when the sunset gates unbar, Shall I not see thee waiting stand, And white against the evening star, The welcome of thy beckoning hand? ' ' faculty and Snsiructors. JOHN HENRY- McMlLLAN, Acting 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. RUSSELL GRAHAM, Professor of Social Science. A. B., Monmouth College, 1870; A. M. Ibid, 1873; B. D., Xenia Theo- logical Seminary, 1873; D. D., Westminster College 1893. CLEMENTINE CALVIN, Professor of German and Elocution. A. B., Allegheny College, 1882; A. M., ibid, 1885; graduate student in Elocution, Boston University, 1883. SAMUEL STEEN MAXWELL, professor of Biology. B. S., Amity College, 1886; M. S. ibid, 1888; graduate student Johns Hopkins, 1889-90; Marine Biological Labratorv, Wood ' s Holl, Seasons of 1894 and 1895; University of Chicago, 1895-96: Ph. D., ibid 1896. JOHN NESBIT SWAN, Pressly Professor of Chemistry and Physics. A. B., Westminster College, 1886; A. M., ibid, 1889; graduate Student Johns Hopkins, 1888-89; 1891-93; Ph. D., ibid 1893. 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 Astronomy. B. S. Monmouth College, 1877; A. M. ibid, 1894. GRACE HELLEN WOOD BURN, Assistant Professor of Latin. A. B., Indiana University 1885; A. M., ibid, 1894; graduate student University of Chicago, 1894-95. FLORAE EL PATTERSON, Law Professor of History. A. M., Penn College, 1896: 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. THOMAS BEVERIDGE GLASS, Ppofessor of Greek. A. B., Monmouth College, 1892; g-raduate student University of Chicago, 1895-97 and 1898-00. JEAN SHAW WILSON, Assistant in English, a. B., Smith College, 1901. HORACE G. BODWELL, Physical Director. B. S., Amity College, 1S95; graduate student University of Chicago, 1896-00. T. MERRILL AUSTIN, Director of the Musical Conservatory. A. B., Thiel College, 1882; A. M., ibid 1888; graduate New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, 1887; finishing courses under Ferd Seiber and Heinrich, Ehrlich, Berlin, Germany, 1890-91. KATHERINE HANNA, Teacher of Instrumental Music. Knox Conservatory, 1901. ROSCOE DEESTER JONES, Labratory Assistant in Biology. HARRY RICHARD JEWELL, Labratory Assistant in Chemis- try ' and Physics. RODERICK SEDGWICK MUNFORD, Assistant in Latin. Jxn Jvppreciati ' on. In a world wherein we are wont to forget to give honor where honor is due, and to delay our tributes until the occassion for them is past, it often requires a severe shock to call forth our latest appre- ciation. The resignation of Prof. S. S. Maxwell from the chair of biologi- cal science was a great surprise to the student (j body, and outside friends as well: and while they do not choose to consider this decision as final, it has called forth many expressions of regret. Regret that any circumstances of financial necessity should be tboug-ht suffi- cient warrant for the withdrawal of such a man as Maxwell from the faculty. All loyal friends of the college should rally to her sup- port and free her from the embarrassment of pursuing a policy cir- cumscribed by consider- ation of dollars and cents. During the years which Prof. Maxwell has been with us he has won sincere respect and golden opinions from all those associated with him. A man absorbed in his work who has yet kept abreast of the times. It is not only along scientific lines that Prof. Maxwell has rendered efficient service; his work has not stopped with the conning of lessons and the drilling in of facts, but his class room lectures have proved to many the open sesame to a life of broader scope and use- fulness. Quick to see the truth himself he has made others see it too. HW purpose in teaching seems to be to reveal God through science, a:il mmy of his lessons will live and grow in the lives of those who have been brought under this influence. Senior 3ustor . Color: — Purple and White. Miss Tirza Sampson, President IT has always been considered a task almost impossible to write the history of one ' s own time. When the historian is so near he cannot get the events in their proper connection with each other, neither can he get the true perspective. Events which he might con- sider of small importance may, in after years, be seen to have been turning- points in history. And so knowing this difficulty, we will give the evens as they happened, and the way in which they come up at present in contrast with the commonplace events of other classes, and leaving its vast influence on future ages to be estimated by pos- terity.. The older members of the faculty were expecting something unus- ual to happen in the fall of ' 98. They hud made their observations and references to their mysterious documents and had calculated that there was to be an extraordinary Freshman class enter that September. But they were mistakened in that it surpassed their wildest expecta- tions. We had our usual amount of trouble during our Freshman year. We had so many men of such high ability that it took some time be- fore we could get all placed in their proper sphere. After things had been adjusted within we sent forth the proclamation that Washington ' s birthday would be celebrated in the usual manner, and no one dared to oppose. The Extra which we got out on the Sophs was of such literary worth that the faculty gave all the credit and honor to the Seniors: and we knowing how few honors they had had, did not let the true authorship be known. But when the Sophs attempted to get one out on u-. how we did fix them! We caotured the whole issue and at chapel distributed them ourselves. Then came the burning of the flag of the Sophs, which, in the dead of night they had hung on the rafters of the Auditorium, and which was taken down by one of our class. Our Sophomore year, was also a year of war. Class caps, flags, and the stone were the principal diversions from study. During the fall a boulder, which was made especially for us at the creation, and which had been patiently waiting ever since the days of Adam, was found. With our keen insight into the ways and mysteries -of nature, we recognized the purpose for which it had been made. So, obedient to the instinct within, we carved a beautiful monogram on it and brought it to the city, and placed it in the campus where it still remains. In the winter term we hung our flag high up in the Auditor- ium in such a way that had not that upper classman given away our secret of how it was put up, it would still stay there even to this day. But we had only measured the respect with which our superior intel- lects were held by both the students and faculty. Our Junior year was spent in work. The contest men were mostly taken from our class. The Annual claimed our attention and both Plautus and Demosthenese came in for their share of the toil, but with a brave heart and a strong will we met all comers with ease. Our Senior year has been spent in meditation and study and has not been filled with wars and troubles. The social season of the year was opened by a banquet given by the Ravelings Board. The event rivaled our Freshman Banquet in its magnificence and lavish expense. All other things this year have been done on the same grand scale. We have also rendered a grand work to the college, because for the. different members of the faculty, we have prepared each term from three to seven lengthy and exhaustive manuscripts, which will help them with other classes and make them better prepared for their future work. And now the time has almost come for us to say goodbye, to all. And as we go forth into the world with a diploma and a trunk full of photographs and sovenirs, it is with the hope that we may each one pass on the good which we have received from you. And now we go to work. We already The advancing spears of day can see That o : er the eastern hill-tops rise. Paul H. martin. cSenior v i ass. Tirza Samson— With both first and last names taken from the Bible and born in a Coven- enter family Tirza is naturally a very good girl. With the exception of the six years spent in college the balance of her life has been passed at Wyman, Iowa. Her future is uncertain but bright. _ Archibald Graham- Is twenty-five years old. and like all great men hails from the rural districts. He is the oldest of several children and ex- cept when away at school, has, for the mos part, lived with his parents. Archie is not distinguished so much by the extent of his stature as the quality. He is a zealous church man and though qualified for any old calling he is at heart a Jacobite, and will preach. Lucy Harris — Lucy is little, but Oh, my. The reporter found she knew a thing or two. I was bom in the vicinity of Mon- mouth, if that ' s any of your business, on Jan. 1, 1886. I think you are too in- quisitive. Oh, yes, college was important but not so much as high school; I still re- member him in my dreams. What did you say about Cupid ' s Speer. Oh, what are you going to put down now. John A. Stewart— In the year 1879, a family in Washington, Iowa, was rejoiced by the ar- rival of a male son and they called his name John A. John graduated from the academy at Washington in 1898 and has spent three of the following years in Mon- mouth College. He is an accomplished photographer. We had to elicit this infor mation from his friends, as John, on being approached said, ' ' Oh, you darn Juniors needn ' t think you are going to get anything out of me. Eva Beard— is over 21 years old, and liU e many of America ' s noblest daughters, was born and reared on the farm. Washington county Iowa was the place of her birth. Eva is distinguished by the orthodoxy of her opinions, and by the sanctity of her life. She has a propensity for teaching and will no doubt follow her inclination. Herbert Acheson— In the spring of ' 83, in Oakville Oregon, 1here was born an infant, the incar- nation of great qualities. But Herbert de- cided to come east with his parents and lo- cate at Sugar Tree Grove, near Monmouth. He entered the preparatory department of Monmouth College in the fall of ' 96. Spend- ing six consecutive years in college, he goes forth into the world with but one B to his credit (the ■ rest A ' s. ) He expects to teach but doesn ' t know what. Grace Smith — I was born in LeC ' laire Iowa, and later we moved to Davenport. Wishing to be benefitted by the culture of the east we moved across the river to Monmouth in 1S90. O, yes I have some education, gradu- ated from high school in ' 98 and have been in college since. My future! O, that is very bright. No, I haven ' t quite decided what I will do. ' ' THE OLD ALUMNUS. Oonsentotor . TfSjEVER before in the history of Monmouth College has she had I — such reason to feel proud of her conservatory of music, never V«_ before have its prospects been so bright. It was a happy choice which lead to the selection of Prof. T. Merrill Austin as direc- tor. Only one short year has Prof. Austin been with us, yet even in this time great results have been apparent. The conservatory has been built up into a most flourishing condi- tion, and ranks in importance along with the best the college has to offer. Interest and enthusiasm along musical lines have been stimulated and encouraged, and the work of the students, as revealed in public recitals, is highly satisfactory. The people of Monmouth, as well as those associated with the college have been quick to recognize the ability of the director, and have a vailed themselves of the opportunity afforded for joining the choral union and private classes. Prof. Austin well merits his popularity. He is equipped for his work with true artistic ability, and with technique and finish carefully developed by the best American instructors and foreign study. He came highly recommended from Brooklyn, N. Y. and has fulfilled the most sanguine expectation. The new pipe organ, one of the finest in the west, was presented to the college by the Misses Delia and Nellie David- son, as a memorial to their mother, Mary Glad d is Dav icison, of the class of 1871. It is a gift appre- ciated by all interested in the wellfare of the college, and will greatly facilitate the work of the conservatory. Prof. Austin is a skilled pipe organist and will add instruction on that in- strument to his other courses. Miss Katherine Hanna, the first assistant, is a talented musician of wide experience as a teacher. Her musical education is complete and she combines with it a charming person- ality which has already made her a great favorite in the colleg We predict for the conservatory increasing prosperity and and to it pledge the hearty support and co-operation of the 1903. success, class of President, Andrew Randles. Secretary and Treasurer, Guy Laffeety. Monmouth ' s representative at Inter-collegiate at Carlinville, last iall, was Mr. James Hill. The subject of his oration was The Re- lation of Wealth to Morals. The first place was won by Mr. Brown of Knox, who spoke on The Patriotism of Stephen A. Douglas. Mr. Brown took second place at Inter state. Hoo-hah ! hoo-roo Depala! depaloo Rah-siki li! Hot, co ' d, wet or dry Get there Eli! Monmouth. Mnfleita© THE control of athletics in Monmouth college has un- dergone a change in the past year, a change, we hope and believe, very much for the better. The latter part of last year there was practically nothing clone in athletics. Although this seemed unfortunate at the time, yet if it has brought it about that such a thing- will not happen again it was a good thing Last year we had neither base ball nor track team. This was not conducive to a proper pride nor in keep- ing with the college spirit and that one of the causes of such a condition might be removed, a movement was started among the students looking to a two dollar assessment on each student for the benefit of athletics. The college authorities were petitioned to make this levy. The request was granted and the money collected this year for the first time. In addition to this the senate made an appropriation for athletic purposes. Encouraged by the prospect of financial backing, the manager (Mr, Jones) began immediately to plan for football in the fall. A coach was secured by the college in the person of H. G. Bodwell, from the University of Chicago, who was also to have charg ' e of the teams during the whole year. Then the question arose as to who should have control of athlet- ics. Daring the fall they were in charge of a committee composed of several of the faculty and trustees, and the foot ball manager. There was more or less dissatisfaction with this arrangement and late in the fall steps were taken to secure something better and which would be more permanent. It was felt particularly among the students that in order to be successful the students themselves must have considerable to do with the management. A committee from the students was chosen to confer with the trustees and after thorough discussion they agreed on the following board of control, which it is hoped will prove satisfactory. The board has complete control over all athletic affairs and is composed of five members: two to be elected by the students from their own number; two by the trustees from their own number; and these four elect a fifth from the faculty. Geo. Patton. C. K. McMdrdy. W. W. McCULLOUC4H. Ferd R. Luther. Prof. Russell Graham. The foot ball season, though not the success that had been hoped for, must not be thought a failure. There were difficulties to be met. The team was composed largely of new men. Only three of last years men were back. And then the team was light. In spite of these thing ' s and the fact that it was the team ' s first game, Chicago scored only 23 points, and the team ' s work was a cred- it to its supporters. From that time till the first Eureka game, which was said to have been the best game seen here in years, the prospects for a successful season were bright. But before the second Eureka game some of the best men were injured and the team was crippled for the reft of the season. But the games won and lost do not tell the whole result. As most of the team will be in school next year the experience gained this year will be most valuable. The prospects for a winning team next fall are the best in years. The basket ball team, under Capt. Marshall, has been a source of pride and satisfaction to everyone connected with the college. The team won nine out of its twelve games and not once has it been beaten on its own floor. For its brilliant and consistent work, it deserves much praise and by defeating Co. H., its only rival, it has proved its right to the championship of Western Illinois. Each member of the team is a star in his position, and long practice together developed team work that was hard to defeat. The team has set the standard high in basket ball and this should prove a stimulus to future teams. We feel that mention should be made of the second basket ball team, for to it is due considerable credit for the successful season of the first team. It put up an excellent practice game for the regular team and in so doing developed skill and team work of no mean order; insomuch that in an exhibition game at the end of the season it rolled up the largest score that has been made against the first team this year. The team is to be commended for its good work. The gymnasium has been provided with several hundred dollars worth of apparatus, not a full equipment, but a very good beginning. During the winter it was a lively place; quite a large number doing regular work there every evening. It has been the first time that the students have had the advan- tages of the gymnasium and it was a popular place. When it is fully equipped it will be used even more and will be of great advantage in preparing- for track work in the spring. We hope to see a first class gymnasium here soon, and money spent in that direction will not be wasted. Base ball has had advantages this year not known before in Mon- mouth. During the winter term a batting cage was placed in the gym and then Coach Bodwell worked with the candidates each day. It is hard to get a team in shape early without indoor work. New candi- dates have come in with the spring term, and the team is undoubtedly the best Monmouth has had for many a year. By pursuing a definite, consistent athletic policy, Monmouth college can regain her old place— at the top. Warren Brownlee. BaHH Tesunm; ROSCOE JONES, Manager. Calvin Jones Captain. H. G. Bodwell, Coach. FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Jewell r. e Miller LcClaire r. t Acheson, Capt. MoFadden r. g Wagner McMurdv . . e .... Galloway Hill..... 1 Collins Jones, Capt 1. g Parrish Brownlee 1. e Turner Nichol q. b Gardiner Lyttle 1. h Bell Hoyman r. h . . . Knox Pringle f. b Kyle FdDdDtl September 28 — Monmouth Chicago 23 October 5 — Monmouth 11 Augustana October 12 — Monmouth 6 Knox 16 October 19— Monmouth St. Albans 11 October 26— Monmouth 6 Eureka, O November 1 — Monmouth 12 Bradley 6 November 2— Monmouih Eureka 10 November 9 —Monmouth Knox 50 November 22 - Monmouth Lombard 17 November 23 — Monmouth 18 Bradley iaslketl BaDD Tec Geo. E. McKELVEY, Manager i | g ® S n 1 mm m. ■ ■ ' V i 1st TEAM. Randall, right forward. Marshall, Capt., left forward. Eighme, center. Gainer, right guard. Holliday, lelt guard. Clark, Sub. 2d TEAM. Blair, right forward. Anderson, left forward. Wagner, center. Hume, right guard. Jones, left guard. Capt. Laura Sykes, r. forward. Edith Sykes, 1. forward. Jessie Graham, center. Helen Dunbar, r. guard. Edith Munford, 1. guard. Mabel Packard, sub. P-w Wv n ii l Ijnil S j illi] January 2— College 30 Co. H. 38 January 9 — College 44 Fairview 12 January 21— College 21 St. Albans 12 January 29 — College 27 Lombard 16 February 7 — College 30 Augustana 9 February 13- College 32 St. Albans 29 February 14— College 23 Augustana 18 February 28— College 11 Fairfield 22 March 1— College 23 Ottumwa 28 March 6 — College 45 Lombard 10 March 8— College 41 St. Albans 18 March 24— College 29 Co. H. 22 February 6— Girls ' Basket Ball Team vs. the Ladies ' Athletic Club. The Athletic Club won 9 to 4. ;s M Teanm Manager, James Peacock. Coach, H. G. Bodwell. Pitcher, Meckemson. Catcher, E McMillan, Capt. 1st base. Marshall. 2d base, W. McMillan. 3d base, McCaslin. S. S., Rowley. R. field, Findley. L. field, Bell. C. field, Grier. Subs— Jones, Lalferty, Love, Randall, Holliday. ;ase Ballll Sdfaedanlfeo April 19 — St. Albans at Knoxville. April 24 — Bradley at Monmouth April 2ti— Knox at Galesburg. April 30— Lombard at Monmouth. May 2— Eureka at Eureka. May 3— Bradley at Peoria. May S -Knox at Monmouth. May 10— Augustana at Monmouth. May 13— Lombard at Galesburg. May 17— St Albans at Monmouth. May 19 -Iowa Wesleyan at Mt. Pleasant. May 23 — Notre Dame at Monmouth. May 27 — Augustana at Rock Island. May 30— Eureka at Monmouth. June 3 -Open. 2 ou ' ve grasped me by the fore oc c, alas air and alack, J ve mowed with scythe and sickle ' till J ' ve almost broke my back; 2 ou ' ve pulled out almost every hair, ' till J ' 11 have to get a wig, Z jut you seem Just as happy and do not care a fig. u etl folks you ' re right but do not tell this ever came from jffave all the fun while you are here but watch the faculty, TJo have your aport and fun is right as any one can aee So let the world slip for you know you ' 11 never younger be. SEPTEMBER. 4. College opens. Bryson ceases bugging Potatoes, bids Farewell to the Folks, and is off for Monmouth. 5. Christian Union Reception. McMurdy arrives. College now be- gins in Earnest. i. Lytle makes goo goo eyes at Mabel, but she flashes her Ring at him. 7. Faculty Reception. Miss Butts dawns upon our Vision. 8. Students go to Church. Ferguson tries to join the young Ladies ' Bible Class. 9. Prayer Meeting. Choral Society is organized. Howling Success. 10. Hot. Lucy is one expansive Smile. 11. Hotter. Joe arrives who gives us all the Glad Hand. 12. Don ' t mention it. Eccritean Open Meeting. Mac cries for more Room in Hades. 13. Holiday. All go to the Fair and listen to Hon. Billy Mason and W. J. Bryan spout. 14. Morris sick Says he saw Snakes. Too much red Lemonade. 15. Blanche and Oak, hailing from the same Hamlet, go to church together. 16. Choral Society takes a second inning. It might be worse. IT. Thomas Whannel admits his Voice was not very good last Night. So say we all of us. 18. The Whannels do a little stunt on the Campus— Song and Dance- 19. Holiday. Memorial exercises at the Methodist Church. 20. Philo open meeting. Bobby sees Frank flirting- on the Corner and threatens to squeal. 21. Cold Snap. Knox says he spends his Winters in Florida. 22. Crothers makes a dead Set at Grace Dean. We must be prepared for the Worst. ' 23. Lytle and Gertrude seem Serious. We wonder if their folks would approve. ' 24. Mabel lays Snares for Pringle and Ferguson. Dukie already Trapped. ' 25. Grace is another Helen of Troy, and stirs up Strife between Roy and Fulton. ' 26. Aletheorean Open Meeting. Sadie makes a Hit. 2 . Speer and Luther shoot the Chutes, and Speer ' s Raiment parts in the Middle. 28. Chicago football Game. Great Rejoicings over the small Score to which we held them. 29. Our steady Couples, as their Custom is, go to Church together. 30. Choral Society rehearses and then goes Home in Pairs. OCTOBER. 1. Dr. Brady Lectures at the Auditorium on tbe Care of the Teeth. Hume buys a Box of Dentifrice Tooth Powder. 2. Acheson goes to Sleep in German. 3. A. B. L. Open Meeting. Clara declares she will lay her down and dee. 4. Inter Collegiate Oratorical Contest at Carlinville. 5. Football game with Augustana. Score, 11-0, favor Monmouth. 6. According to Custom Foland dons a clean Collar and enters the Family Pew. 7. It is rumored that Morris has been quiet for two Meals. 8. Banquet given by last Year ' s Raveling ' s Board. Arch gets shamefully Intoxicated on Frappe. 9. Freshman Boys plan to get Sophs Tomorrow Night at the Social. iO Soph social. Hume and Swan captured, but escape and join the Festive Throng at the Duke ' s. 11. Hume says he wasn ' t scared. Question for Debate: Who smashed the Window? 12. Football Game with Knox. Girls go to Galesburg to Root. 13. Everything Serene To-day. 14. Gabby breaks a Window and starts across the Street to Apologize, but his Nerve fails him. 15. Ed. Whannel appears on the gridiron with abbreviated socks. 16 Freshman social. Buchanan ' s new theory of social economy. 17. Pringle and Lytle bombard passers-by with Paper Bags filled with water. 18. St. Albans on Deck. Mabel says Palmer is a Dream of a Player. 21. Rees gets turned down when he tries to make Dates for the whole Lecture Course. 22. The Bovs have their Attention called to the Time When we were 21. 23. A Chair at the Bridenthal Club is broken. It was overloaded. 25. Eccritean Peanut Night. Upper Crust out in force. Reg-al Ban- quet. 26. Eureka game. Speer puts coon off field. 27. It ' s a nice Evening, the Walking is Lovely, and because they love to hear Mr. Jamison preach, several Couple attend the 9th avenue church. 28. Chicken Roast. Fowls slippery and fly out of Pringle ' s and Lytle ' s Hen Roost. 29 .Who swiped the Chickens? Guilt points to Graham because he sleeps on a Feather Bed. 30. Winbigler gallantly drives away a Burglar. Ladder to enter his room. 31. Halloween Party. We wont go Home till Morning. V ypr l NOVEMBER. 1. Day after Halloween. McCoy Matthew ' s Wag-on has clinied a Tree on the Campus, and a Wheel of Prof. Graham ' s Carette is up a TelegrapQ Pole. 2. Musical at the Auditorium. Not so bad. 3. Blair finds Miss Wilson has cold Hands, but a warm Heart. ■A. It is getting very Cold, but the weather does not cool Cleo ' s Ardor. 5. Findley says Delaware is the smallest State in the Union. Also says the State of Matrimony is the Largest. 6. A certain Nymph says Findley will be in the State of Misery if he don ' t smoke up. 7. Philo Banquet. Some of the boys attend the Flower Show and squander their pennies. 8. Nichol makes a brilliant Speech in Class on the following- Sequence. 9. Knox Game. We have met the enemy and we are theirs. 10. White makes a Call, but Roscoe won ' t go to Bed when he ought to, which annovs Roy dreadfully. 11. White Bays small brothers should be Shot. 12. Miss Gowdy accepts Arch as her better Half on Conditions. 13. Skating party goes through the Ice at Cedar Creek. Maybe they will learn better some Time, but we doubt it. 1-1. They take Frog in the Throat, 10 Cents, for Colds. 15. Freshman Social. Girls scared into Imbecility. 16. Acheson dissipates down Town until 8 p. m. 17. Knox puts his watch in Soak until his financial Crisis is Passed. 18. Harriet Speer wears Roses and is escorted by the radiant Robert. ' 19. Robert Knox says he sent them. Watch still in Soak. 20. Everything Lovely. 21. Gabbey and the Boys call for Pringle and Lytle with the Oil Wagon. 22. Who lost out last Night, and who won the Stakes? provokes a heated Debate. 23. Last football Game. Banquet, in the Evening. 24. Swan ' s Pa preaches at the first Church. Swan goes to Church. 25. Oaks and Munsey cultivate the waste Places. 26. Musical in the Auditorium. Admission free. Big Crowd. 27. Day before Thankskiving. Ferguson sprints around the back yard to work up an Appetite. 28. Thanksgiving Day. Bill Munn hits town, for which Lytle is not Thankful. 29. Watson thinks he could be happy with either, were t ' other dear charmer away. 30. Fortunate Ones wander back to the old Town. DECEMBER. Cleo decides that sometimes it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Having devoured the last Remnants of the Thanksgiving Fowl, we regretfully go back to College. Bible Reading Contest. Billy Wood ' s Turkey disappears. It is found this Morning on the back Stoop of the Bridenthal club — a poor joke of the Clark Boys. The ' owner demands Restitution, but the Bridenthal People plead not Guilty. To avoid International Complications with the Faculty, the Owner is given Satisfaction. Junior Social. Lights go out before Ferd gets Home, and he traverses the rest of the Way on Hands and Knees. Luther carries his lady love ' s Picture around in his Latin. Oh Fie! Choral Society warbles. Fortisissimo Singing very fine. Second Church Social. John Stewart is the Leading Man. Final Spasm of the Choral Class before the Concert. All turn out for the Term Concert. Fine Program and finely rendered. Very cold. Lafferty puts on his Overshoes and goes calling. Still colder, but Mac and Charley come down to the Clubwearing Straw ' Hats. Save them for Easter, boys. Maurice and Tim Skip Church and get their Pictures taken. Still very Cold. Arch puts a little, dinky, flaming red Stocking on his Head, which causes a Runaway. For shame! B ' inal Exams draw near. Spraguegoes to Meeting of Presbytery. Final Exams arrive. They are not so Bad. Elliott and Murray entertain. More Exams. Students pull out for Home and Mother. Extemely cold. JANUARY. 1. We clean off the Slate and start anew. Foland Swears off on Swearing ' off. 2. College opens. The students begin to flock back and People lock their Chicken House Doors again. 3. Educational Mill running- full Time again, and the Grind makes us weary. 4. Hume arrives and says he is goiDg to study Seven times harder than last Term. He only got A ' s last Term. 5. Many Students drill down to the 9th Avenue and hear Billy Mc- Dougal Preach. 6. Speer receives some Christmas Presents from Home — one baby Whistle, a Rubber Doll and an Indelible Pencil. 7. Italian Band at the Opera House. Guiseppe Creatore, the Con- ductor, nearly dislocates his Peg Leg. 8. Speer finds that the Christmas Presents were not for him, but freezes on to them just the Same. 9. Basket ball Game. Co M. 12-Mon. 44. Hurrah for Tiddelty Ann! 10. Charlie comes Home about 1 1 :30 with his face all Blanched. 11. The Clark Apartment House enjoys a midnight Lunch. 12. Barr and Lafferty feel Awful and Sleep until Noon. 13. Tiddelty Ann Holliday holds forth on the Basket Ball Situation. 14. Munsey hires Stanhope to take Lady Friend out driving, but gid- dy Youths run away with the Rig. 15. Munsey is Mad because they didn ' t take the Girl too. 16. Lillian discourseth sweetly in the chemical Laboratory to the Edification of the Class. 17. Timothy Roars out Something that sounds like Just to be with You, but she warbles back ' ' Not on Your Life. - ' 18. Gabbey oversleeps and misses the 10:30 Train for the old Home. 19. Johnny Nichol takes Lady to hear Col. Bain speak on temper- ance at the Methodist Church. 20. As Johnny calls around for the seventh Night in Succession, young- Lady says, Temperance in all Things. 21. Hamilton goes Cutter Riding, but wife concludes it is too cold. 22. Thermometer freezes up, and Watt ' s ungainly Shape is contracted because of the intense Cold. 24. Lucia gives a unique Definiton of Gunpowder. 25. Very cold To-day. Some of the Boys go Skating and get frosted. 26. Somewhat mi der. Some of the Boys go Calling and g-et frosted. 27. Knox resigns his Place in the College and pulls out of town. 28. Lombard Basket Ball game. We win. 29. Lora catches a new Fellow. Lucky boy! 30. Roy decides to give up the Coffin nails — for a time. 31. A. B. L. Spread. Eecritean boys show off before the Ladies. Harold and Lucia hold an Alter meeting in A. B. L. Hall. FEBRUARY. 1. Freshman Class go Sleigh riding, and huddle together for mutual Warmth. The Game of freeze out is played on Lytle who tries to go. 2. Freshmen say it is too cold to go to Church. Consistency, thou art a Jewel. 3. It is so cold that the Fountain of Knowledge freezes up at the Clark house, and Crothers et al. flunk. 4. Boys hold a Rehearsal in Eccritean hall for the Concert to be given at Shultz ' s tomorrow Night. 5. Concert is given. The waltzes are rendered especially well by the Boys, considering it is their first Appearance, li. The Potato Di-h at Bridenthal ' s takes a Tumble, but Bessie Avenell catches the Spuds in a Napkin. 7. Three Freshmen are seen talking- together. Very Suspicious. 8. Swan scents the Battle from Afar, and feels his Biceps. 9. ' Tis said Mabel Robb cracks an ancient Joke. 10. The Choral Society sings Come, Dorothy, come. They have her coming-, when Kyle sings through his Nose, and she flees. 11. Mabel ' s Friend arrives from Omaha, ha, ha, ha! She bubbles with Joy. 12. The Junior class g-oes Sleigh riding. Oysters are served a la carte by Monsieur Jacques Nichol. Arch Graham chaperone. 13. Arch sick — Junior Class too rich for his Blood. 14. Mac threatened with Pneumonia. His only Wardrobe three wretched Comforters — Brownlee, Munford and the Dorg. 15. Freshman Banquet next Saturday. Swan rolls up his Sleeves, and Rees crowds Morris off the Sidewalk. 16. Prof. McMillan makes a Call on Mac as he lies Sick. Mac faints. 17. Professor Austin is Indisposed. No Choral Rehearsal. 18. Freshman Class petition the Governor to call out the Militia to protect them at the Banquet. 19. Wars and rumors of Wars. Morris arranges to take six Girls to the Banquet. 20. Washington ' s Birthday draws nigh, and the Faculty prepares for Trouble. So does Pringle. Swan spits on his Hands. 21. Just before the Battle the Faculty pass Resolutions imploring the upper Classmen to stop the mad Debauchery. 22. The students rise and Pringle, Morris and Wagner take a Ride into the Country. 23. The Day after the Banquet. The Freshmen gradually reappear. 24. The Pillows are returned, much Alpha ' s Surprise. Oh, Mamma! 25. Meeting of the Annual Board. Resolutions passed to roast Everybody, ami give and take no Quarter. 26 Hume departs for Toronto, so the Wiley House is quiet. 27. A dismal, wet day which makes Theresa homesick. 28. Unlucky Friday! LeClere takes a Shine to Viva. MARCH. 1. Clara ' s younger Sister comes to Town. 2. Myrtle brings her Friend Miss Grey to the Club. 3. Morris swipes her Handkerchief for a Souvenir. Good bye, Dolly Grey. 4. Eccritean Declamation Contest. The McClanahan ' s win out. 5. The Choral Society goes to Bat for the last time before the grand Concert. Captain Austin directs the Play. 6. Madame Wycoffe makes her Debut. Grand concert. 7. The political Pot of the college Boils. 8. The Football Team gets its Mug Shot. Alpha ' s Birthday. 10 Term Exams Tomorrow. Holliday Sings, Just before the Bat- tle, Mother. 20. Term Recital of the Music Department. Admission free. 11. Last Day of winter Term. Mr. Frank S. and Mrs. Charlotte Hoyman leave for the scene of their Childhood. 12. The Flood Gates of the Heavens are opened and much Rain descendeth upon the Earth. 13. Mac packs his Grip for St. Louis, but decides not to go. 14. The first Automobubble hits Town. Somebody calls the Boys in the front Row you saucy Things. 15. The old Town is very quiet, as Graham is Home feasting on the fatted Calf. 16. Very quiet. Blair disconsolate. 17. Right smart cold, but several devoted Couples promenade. 18. The end of Vacation Draweth Nigh and High Priest DeVinney sweeps the Temple of Learning preparatory to Opening Day. 19. The Spring Term opens. As most of the Boys are ousted finan- cially they sign Notes for Tuition, etc. 20. The Grind commences in earnest. The demand for Dates is brisk. 21. Everything lovely. 22. Eccritean society poses for the Photographer. 23. Charlie has a bad Toothache and sends a Substitute. 24. Basket ball game with the Armory. We win. Great Rejoicing. Triumphal Parade down town. 25. The Elocution Works are now running full Blast, and the Air resounds with Lochinvar. 26. Hume is locked in a Closet until he promises to dry up. 27. Preliminary Oratorical Contest. Billy Matthews on Top. 28. Mary Brent begins take an interest in the Y. M. C. A. 29. Lucy leaves a Pair of Gloves hanging out of the window, which are hooked. 30. Hume announces that the Toronto Convention was great. 31. A Son and Heir makes his Appearance at Dominie Pollock ' s APRIL. 1. Senior Reception Tonight. We meet our Brother behind the blackboard. Very enjoyable Occasion. 2. Nothing worthy of Record To-day. Everybody Saws Wood. 3. Bids are sent in for the Liquid Air Show. Juniors work the Town, selling Tickets and peddling Bills. 4. Six different Girls volunteer to go with Mac to the Show. His Joy is tempered with Misgivings. 5. He decides to go to the Matinee at two Bits a Head. 6. Some of the Girls appear with new head Gear which is rather roary. 7. The book Agent from Keokuk appears on the Scene and asks Clara for her Photo. Makes a Hit. 8. Makes the same Request of Edith. Old Man puts him out. 9. Final spasmodic Effort of the Junior Class to whoop her up for the Liquid Air Show. 10. Liquid Air Show. Large Audience is treated to a judicious Mix- i J ture of hot Air and Liquid Air. 11. Some of the Boys go to the Reception at the First Church. Pringle has two Plates of Cream. 12. Boys of the Field Club try to play Ball. They have evidently missed their Calling 13. Lawyer at the Methodist Church says Sweethearts can carry the Election for Temperance on Tuesday. Sweethearts, it is up to you! 14. Russell H. Conwell speaks on Acres of Diamonds. This kind of Land not found in Illinois. Lecture Course ever. 15. Local option Election. Theresa talks to Arch about anti-license, but he Smiles grimly, snakes his Head, and votes for Rum. 16. Fire in the south part of Town. Chap comes puffing along and fans the Flame, but Fireman T. Ann Holliday puts it out. 17. Party under direction of Prof. Austin leaves for Peoria to hear ' j Paderewski tickle the Piano. 18. Boy declaims in Eccritean Society, Horrid, horrid things I gaze at! ' ' as he looks at some young Lady Visitors. 19. Game with St. Albans. The Omens are unfavorable and there is a full Moon, so we lose. Amateurs cies ffielles jCetters. Maud Allison, Bess Avenall, Lucia Blake, Mary Blake, Cora Brunnemer, Margaretta Butts, Eva Beard, Bess Blackburn, Mary Bient, Joe Culbertson, Bird Campbell, Helen Dunbar, Grace Dean, Margaret Dunnan, Gertrude Eig ' hnie, Mayme Ford, Maud Ford, Bess Govvdy, Jessie Graham, Lucy Harris, Blanche Hogue, Lillian Holgate, Nancy Irwin, Belle Irwin, Etta Jones, Sadie Kessel, Theresea McConnel, Mildred McKown. Eva Millen, Lena Misener, Grace McKinley, Joanna Mitchell, Edith Munford. Mabel Packard, Clara Pratt, Mabel Robb, Belle Robinson, Emma Robinson, Bertha Reynolds, Olga Stoecks, Tirza Sampson, Grace Smith, Erma Stewart, Lora Sykes. Ruth Stevenson, Harriet Spear, Blanche Wilson, Alfa White. J (letheorian. Minnie Brown, Jean Brown. Winnie Brownlee, Charlotte Claney, Theola Clark, Margaret Clark, Mary Clark, Grace Gilmore, Alice Gill, Margaret Dew, Feme Thomson, Anna Randies, Grace Ross, Mary Warnock, Anna Warnock, Sadie Warnock. Philo fioll 1901-1902. Charles Bell, Burt Blair, Walter Brown,. Wallace Black, T. J. Campbell, Frank Chalfant, Andrew Cole, Milton Ewing ' , Norman Eby, James Ferguson, Frank Galloway, Fletcher Gardiner. William Gordon, Karl Gilmer, Nelson Hall, J. C. Harrah, J. C. Hill, Frank Hoyman, Ralph Kyle, J. F. LeClere, F. A. Luther, William Lytle, William McClanahan, W. C. KLCleery, Adam Miller. Fvoss McFadden, Scott McQuown. F. R. McLean, Karl Nelson, Fred Moore, John Parshall, J as. Pinkerton, Glenn Porter, Andrew Randies, M. H. Rees. A. H. Rees. Wyatt Sprag;ue, John Stewart, James Strave, Arthur Smith, F. S. Sharp, C. C. Watson. Ed Whannell, T. H. Whannell. John Whannell, Robt. Whannell. Gccritean. Herbert Acheson, Milford Barnes. Chas. Blair, Clyde Blair, Warren Brownlee, Graham Bryson, Willard Barnes, Will Clark, Hayes Crothers, Eusebius Collins, Cleo Duke, John Ewing, Albert Foland, Emery Findley, Fulton Furgeson, Arch Graham, Arthur Grier, Frank Gainer, Ross Hume, Roscoe Haverfield, H. H. Hamilton, Harry Jewell, Roscoe Jones, Willard Jones, Calvin Jones, Floyd Kirkpatrick, Virgil Love. Guy Lafferty. Thomas McOracken, James McCracken, Carlyle McMurdy, Will Matthews, Hugh Martin, Paul Martin. Irving Moore, Chalmers Morrow, Roderick Munford, Frank Morris, Oak McClurkin, Paul McClanahan, Niel McClanahan, George McKelvey, Burtis Marshall, John Nichol, Piere Norwood, James Peacock, Fred Parish, Wayne Pringle, John Robinson, Edward Swan, Nate Speer, Reid Turner, Chas. Wagner, Frank Winbigler. Roy White, Cbccritcan contestants. WILLIAM J. MATTHEWS. Eecritean has chosen Mr. Matthews as her debater for this year. Mr. Matthews home is in Monmouth and here he has re- ceived all his education. After attending- the public schools he was in business till he entered college. In ' 98 he won Eecritean declamation contest, and last year he was EccriteaD declaimer. He has been on open meeting a number of times. Mr. Matthews is a Junior, and has been one of society ' s most faithful members. PAUL MARTIN. The Eecritean Declaimer lives in Monmouth. He is an Alum- nus of the Monmouth Hig-h School. He joined Eecritean early in his eolleg-e career and has represented her on several occasions. He is much inter- ested in drawing, and a number of pictures in this volume are from his pen. He graduates with the class of ' 02. ARTHUR GRIER. Eccritean society ' s represen- tative on essay is a Monmouth boy and a graduate of the Mon- mouth schools. He has been a member of this society for the last five years. He has repre- sented the society several times on Open Meeting programs. He is a ready speaker and a man of unquestioned ability. Mr. Grier is much interested in athletics, playing on the base ball team this season. HUGH MARTIN. The Eccritean orator was born in the Buckeye State but has lived in Monmouth for the last twelve years. He is a graduate of the Monmouth High School. He has twice appeared on open meeting programs, once on oration and once on debate. He is a member of the Junior class. SWo (Contestants. FRANK CHALFANT. Philo is represented in debate by Mr. Frank Chalfant. Mr. Chalfant ' s home is at Oquawka, 111., but he has been in Mon- mouth attending school for a number of years. He graduated from the High School here in ' 94, aDd has taught school for sev- eral years. Mr. Chalfant has represented his society twice be- fore in declamation in ' 98, and last year in oration. Mr. Chal- fant is a Senior and has been one of Philo ' s best workers and deserves the honor which they have thus conferred upon him. ANDREW HANDLES. Mr. Randies was chosen to be Philo declaimer, this year. His home is in Somonauk. but he has been attending school here for six years, having taken his preparatory work here. Mr. Randies won Philo declamation contest in ' 98 and since that time has represented that society several times on Open Meeting. He has been prominent in liter- ary work of all kinds in his society, and has been a member of the Lecture Course committee for two years. WILLIAM R. LYTLE. Mr. Lytle was born in New York. He took his Preparatory course and his Freshman and Sophomore years at Hanover college in Indiana. While at Hanover he took part in a num- ber of contests representing his society in declamation last year. He also won the oration contest open to members of the Sopho- more and Freshman classes. He is a Junior and will repre- sent Philo as her essayist. Mr. Lytle is also a good athlete, having played half-back on last year ' s foot ball team. WYATT SPRAGUE. Mr. Wyatt Sprague represents Philo on oration. Mr. Sprague graduated from Columbus Junc- tion High School in ' 98, entering Monmouth College the same year. He won Philo declama- tion contest his first year here, and was chosen as contest de- claimer the next fall. Last year he was the essayist and again this year will be their orator. Mr. Sprague has been a hard student all through college, and has devoted himself especially to literary work. He is a Senior and has been president of the Y. M. C. A. during the past year. liujjijii JS-ij m ijl ixii. SORORES IN COLLEGIO. Helen Dunbar, ' 02. Luoy Harris, ' 02. Margaretta Butts, ' 03. Mary Hamilton, ' 03. Lora Sykes, ' 03. Grace McKinley, ' 04. Edith Munford, ' 04. Mabel Packard, ' 04. Cora Brunnemer, ' 05. Joanna Mitchell, ' 05. SORORES EX URBE. Bertha Alexander. Jessie Arnott. Erma Babcock. Mary Eakin. Pearl Love. Aleta Soule. May Wallace. EdDa Foster. SOHOEES IN 1 COLLEC4IO. Lucia Barnes Blake, ' 02. Mary Elizabeth Brent, ' 02. Elizabeth Blackburn, ' 02 Isabel Rankin Irwin, ' 03. Josephine Culbertson, ' 03. Jessie Edith Graham, ' 04. Theresa McConnell, ' 04 SOROKES IN URBE. Isabel Stewart, ' 00. Martha Hanna, ' 01. Louise Doig ' Anderson, ' 00. Xell Porter. SOROKES EX URKE. Delia Davidson, ' 01. Helen MacGowan. Bess Thornton. Dot Tyler, Junia Pollock, ' 01. V.W.C.Jl. anciQ . W. C. St. ' HE Christian life of Monmouth College is represented by the Y. W. C. A. an J Y. M. C. A. These two associations stand for the highest development of the Christian life of the students. To its efficient work more than anything else is credited the deepening and sustaining of the spiritual life of our institution. These two associations have been in existence only a short time, formed about a year ago from the Christian Union which had been formed in 1858, but the efficient work done by the officers and commit- tees of the new associations this year prove to all that the change of our organization was for the best interest of our Christian welfare. The year began with plans well laid and every officer and member of committee who had been appointed to conduct the work entered upon their duties with great energy. A reception room was prepared for the new students; they were met at the trains and every effcrt was put forth to get them quickly and comfortably situated. The annual reception was given by the associations on the first Thursday even- ing of the fall term. This is one of the leading social events of the college year, at which it is the desire of the old students to make the new ones feel like they are among friends. As a result of this good work of the associations, quite a number of the new students united with us at the fii-st meeting on Sabbath evening-, others have united with us at different times durinir the school year, so that now we have quite a good per cent, of the college students in our Christian organization. One delegate, Miss Beard was sent by the Y. W. C. A. ' a-t sum- mer to Lake Geneva; two, Miss Harris and Miss Brown, represented us at the State convention of the Y. W. C. A. at Aurora, last fall; two delegates, Miss Patterson and Mr. Hume, representing both the Y. W. C. U. and Y. M. C. A. were sent to the great convention at Toronto during the winter; also Mr. Hume representing the Y. M. C. A. at the convention at Champaign, this spring. The reports brought back by these delegates were very inspiring and helpful to all who listened to them. Besides the weekly Monday evening meeting, there is one held on the first Sabbath evening of each month, besides these meetings the association works through its Bible classes, several of which have done good work this year. Studies are offered in the Acts and Epistles and also on the Life of Christ. We have had with us this year several of the Y. W C. A. and Y. M. C. A. secretaries and State wi rkers. who have talked to us and strengthened us in our work, and gi ' en us many helpful suggestions. We trust that all the friends of Monmouth College will be interested in the future progress and welfare of these two organizations. Phe Happ£ Hamilfc@ns. There are eight of the Hamilton girls— two Seniors, three Juniors and ' hree refuse to be classified. Nothing but the appetites of the ladies is sharper than their wits. The Seniors are little but their hearts are disproportionately large. Their time is completely occu- pied by letter writing and the use of th- telephone. The Juniors make excellent mess-mates after one has grown accustomed to Mabel ' s per- petual chatter. The Kinderg-artner, the foreigner (for whom allowances have to be made) and the other (a perfect Jewell of a girl) have aspirations of a philanthropic nature. The Hamilton girls are confident that their board is the best, and their table conversation the most interesting in the city. g©x glub. Only those who have had the opportunity of gathering in the Cox dining room for three square meals a day can know of the pleasures enjoyed on these occasions. Thirteen college people during the year have been granted this privilege, and this number has included repre- sentatives from all the classes from Prepdom up to Seniors. That we have lived on the good things ' Of the land can very plainly be seen by our well favored countenances, and also by the brilliant successes of our athletes; for did not our worthy foot ball hero, Brownlee, build up both brawn and brain from our table? To be sure he refuses a second helping of the marguerites saying that he has one, but when it comes to substantials, only LeClaire can be counted his peer. We have watched the club people go past with that hungry, longing look on their faces and have been sorry for them, and oh, so grateful for our own good fortune. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine and Watt ' s drollery has furnished us large doses. If not too firmly suppressed by his sister, Porter often adds his mite to the merriment and Andy presides over all with a kind and brotherly care. And so as we sepa- rate we would ' wish happiness and prosperity to the patrons of the Cox House where crackers and conundrums are served fresh and crisp with every meal. k« E are the Clarke Club, the only club in college composed only of boys and good fellows. Our door is always open (in fact it is never locked for we -have lost the key) to friends at all hours and everyone is sure to find a welcome within our walls. Many are there indeed who do accept our standing invitation and frequently sleep in our beds and partake of our sumptuous fare, or sit up with us in a friendly game of penny ante. And they always return again after they have once been here, whether to get back their money or for a good time we know not. Our beds are of the best, two of thern ha ving never been broken down — the others — well you know McFadden was heavy and when he would go through some of his evening - performances something had to give. We can give you a smoke social or a little of the Bowery by Tuft ' y and lots of music by McCoy. We always keep a lunch bas- ket on hand and midnight raids are made regularly on the Bijou. If occasionally you see anything like a ghost walking around on the housetops, be not afraid, as it is only White attired in his evening undress ' ' smoking his crooked corn cob in the evening breeze. Our rooms are all numbered and a chart at the foot of the stairs will direct you to any one you wish to find with the exception of Tufty who is always on North Second Street, but we have a telephone and he can be called up. Sometimes in the evening (?) a voice is heard at the bottom of the stairs telling us what time it is so we never keep a clock.. We were told to make this short, as a club like ours ought not to have a place in the annual at all so we will, but we arestill in busi- ness at the same old stand. The following answer to roll eall at 2:15 a. m. and if not present must forfeit the makings. ' ' Clyde McCoy Mac Guy Lafferty Guy James McCracken Jimmie Geo. Barr Geo. Roy White Dear Albert Foland Bertie Floyd Kirkpatrick Kirk Hayes Crothers Carrie Frank Morris Tuft ' y Earl Stewart Shenie Chas. Bell Dingy Bpidenthal Club. SB Cj£f sa y a tnat m ' S t be said about the Bridenthal club would be no slight task. If that were attempted it would probably be necessary to include separate biographies of twenty-six individuals, for just as many ways as there are minds does the club spirit veer. For example, it is McMurdy Day and the tutelary divinity that guards that individual seems to rule the other twenty-five. Or it may be the Collins spirit is ascendant: thenthe chaste silence that habitually enwraps Sebie, enwraps us all. It is likely that the first purpose of club organization is gastro- nomic comfort. We hold this right and natural, and while the ancient motto, Here ' s Where We Eat! ' ' does not hang above the board, nevertheless notwithstanding, westilldo. Let the following cases show how successfully. We submit two from many and are ready at any time to give further information if it is desired. Case 1 — A. B., a young lady of spirituelle, retiring dispositon, entered the Bridenthal club Sept. 8. At that time she weighed sixty- four pounds and ate only pickles and whipped cream, and; was troubled with melancholia and sleeplessness. In two months she had gained ten pounds, in three months thirty pounds, and now at one hundred and and thirty-eight with a disposition like a May morning, she is a delightful, walkinga dvertisement of correct eating. The sleepless- ness still troubles her, usually until about 12:30 p. m., but that isn ' t altogether her fault. Case 2— X. Z., a young man in alarming decline, became a mem- ber of the club Sept. 8. He was at that time scarcely able to lift an ordinary text book, and weighed in at one hundred thirty. He had been unsuccessfully treated hitherto at many prominent sanitariums and institutes throughout the country In three weeks of club fare a marked improvement was noticed. He began to assume a look of blissful expectancy that continually pointed toward South Sixth street. By Christmas he was eating his dessert with a tablespoon, and running the entire gamut of a six inch fork. He is now quite too strong to lift text books and can climb to the top of the opera house gallery six nights in the week without getting short of breath. He weighs only about one hundred thirty two net, but his physician says that scant weight is due to the fact that he is overworked at the table. When it gets easier to him look out for rapid gains. As for the social advantages down here, they are as many as could be wished. All things start with us including class scraps and ghost parties, and if such occasions demand music we have the musicians. In athletics we are confident that we can give pointers to all comers, particularly in the gentle art of getting- base-hits. Have we not redoubtable men, yea, double-jointed men of valor? One little word more and we are done. We do not steal turkeys. But if a fool turkey, scandalously attired in a W. B. Erect Form pre- sents herself at the back door we hold that there is an unwritten law governing subsequent action. ' mrdksi Mrs. Frank Fields, Mistress, For (clubs) may come and (clubs) may Bui. I fi ' O on forever. Burt Blair Timothy Campbell Jean Brown Charlotte Claney Fred Sharp Walter Brown Adam Miller Margaret Riddell Grace Ross Clarence Watson Milford Barnes Edith Lee Fred Moore John Stewart Minnie Brown Margaret Dew Maurice Reese Nelson Hall Frank Hoyrnan James Hill Thos. Whannel Edward Whannel Fletcher Gardiner Wallace Barnes Fern Thompson Anna Randies Wallace Black Robert Whannel. Tlhe (KiraDWi he most desired place of a student is a good boarding club, one at which he can enjoy himself. This we have at 228 South 5th street. The club is a notorious one, not only on account of the wise supervision of our Mother but of the different trades and nationalities which go to build up its frame. Of course we are mainly students, but we also have business men who kaep us in touch with the outside world. Our club is the proud possessor of one war weapon which attracts Mike ' s ' attention very .much, a speer . Mike has been heard to rise early in the morning singing, Only if I were a Soldier. Of course our club has received a few Knox, but Sadie says that ' s all right, someone is bound to get ' em. Mack and Ewing have had the hard struggle of the club. They, having more time, were given the care of the Mills but Minnie says she don ' t know, just so it is a g - ood time. Hunter, the Bold, Bad man, has become quite a latin student, his head has become so fill that latin words were found in the top of his hat. But the greatest hit of the season, The Campbells are Coming, by Scott McQuown. Chockey would frequently entertain the crowd by his sleight of hand performance, which he has certainly become master of. Harrah, the 12 o ' clock man, always runs on time, guaranteed not to run ahead of time. But with all our gayeties and laughter we are soon to part, some going to the far west some north, others east, while the remainder to the south, carrying the good news of our club far and near, only hoping to return and encircle round the same festive board next year. Scott B. McQuown Hariet Speer Milton Ewing Walter McMillan. Phil Rowley Sylvester Mateson Sadie Warnock Chas. Nash Ed. McMillan James Harrah Howard Meckemson Jesse Slider Louis Gabby Jesse Record Edward Hunter Piere Norwood E. A. McElroy tonnttestb BIBLE RENDITION CONTEST, DECEMBER 3. Margaretta Butts, Gertrude McConnel, Winnie Brownlee, James McMichael Eva Beard, Andrew Randies, Paul Martin. Anson Rees, Paul McClanahan, Sadie Warnock. MISS SADIE WARNOCK WON FIRST PLACE. At this contest, Mr. Tracy, of Chieag ' o, gives the prize, was present and was much pleased with the success of the contest. PHILO DECLAMATION CONTEST, FEBRUARY 27, 1902. Walter Brown, F. P. Gardiner, W. Gordon, Carl Nelson, Anson Rees, Thos. Whannel. FIRST PLACE AWARDED THOS. WHANNEL, WHO SPOKE THE PILOT ' S STORY. ANSON REES, SECOND. ECCRITEAN DECLAMATION CONTEST, MARCH 4, 1902. Milford Barnes, ' ' Karl the Martyr. Neal McClanahan. The Wild Olive Wreath. J. Nathanial Speer, The Chariot Race. Paul McClanahan, Berkley ' s Revenge. PAUL MCCLANAHAN SECURED FIRST PLACE, NEAL MCCLANAHAN SECOND PLACE. FRELIMINARY ORATION CONTEST MARCH 27, 1902. Hugh T. Martin, Liberty and Law. W. J. Matthews, What of the Republic? ' William Lytle, The Burden of Militarism. Fulton Ferguson, John Bright, the Man of Peace. Nelson Hall, The Last of the Tribunes. Eusebius Collins. The Majesty of the Law. FIRST PLACE WONBY W. J. MATTHEWS, SECOND PLACE, NEL-iON HALL. OWIMY 1 The BrMoie, Upon this bridge I used to wait, In college days for winsome Kate. Once when the dear flirt tarried long, I idly framed a boyish song; What is shelike, my pretty, my sweet, So tender, merry, and wee ? She ' s like a pansy, dainty and neat. Which gladdens one but to see.] She ' s like a chord of music I ween — Soft music without the crash. She ' s like a child and she ' s like a queen, Or lightning without the flash. She ' s like an angel that comes in dreams She is like a fairy elf. Why do I sing what she ' s like or seems? Enough that she is herself. Ah me, those youthful days have fled And Kate, who loved me not, is wed. But oh, the sighing campus trees ! And oh, the old, olu memories. ASTRONOMY Master Cupid is most wise. See! He struts in new disguise He is ' cuter And astuter Than the gods of greater size. Youths and maidens walk bv night. Talking of Orion ' s light. They learn you see, Astronomy. Cupid gurgles with delight. • ' Youth, he murmers, Call me Dipper ! Call me Mercury, the ripper ! What ' s in a name? I ' m still the same Danny Cupid and a flipper: Are the stars bright overhead? Look into her eyes instead: They are as fine. Just see ' em shine: T ust tell her the things the poets said. Cupid laughs, and Oh, cries he, I am, as sure as sure can be, A clever elf To call myself That long name, Astronomy. ' ' Mary Blake. Tlhe BtMes (0)1! a Pafolfec Will you marry me or not Theodosia? This is the last time I shall ever ask you. Truly the very last time? It seems to me that I have heard that before. This time I mean it. I have been coming here on this fool ' s errand long- enough! Yes, she said slowly with a tinge of bitterness, you have been coming here long enough. Yet you can not reproach yourself with having spent much of your valuable time upon me. Considering the length of our friendship, the time you have devoted to me is not very alarmingly great, Robert. I know you have been rushed with business, and when you were free in the summer health demanded you should go on hunting trips instead of following me to the sea shore as some foolish lovers would have ' done. Theodosia ! You are the strangest girl I ever knew! I don ' t know half the time what you are driving at. ' Why not call me unique ? It isn ' t nice to be called queer. She laughed softly, and raised her hand with a little silencing gesture as he was about to interrupt. No, let me talk, I like to. She laughed again. It was a habit of hers that took the sting out of her words, even when they were sharp and cutting. Since this is ' o be our last conversation I want to make the most of it. Wouldn ' t you like to have me tell you a little story that .has been run.iing through my head all day? Yes? Don ' t look so cross, Robert. It i not at all becoming. I call it the Fable of a Man Who Wanted to Buy a Book— and Didn ' t. Not a fable in slang but a fable in prose — fearful, awful prose of my own composition. Are you listening? He nodded silently with knit brcvs; gazing abstractedly at the rug at his feet. • ' First, let me say for the purpose of elucidation, that girls and books are much alike; they are both so easy to read and so hard to understand. Now for the fable — Pardon me, has it a moral? Oh, if you like. Once upon a time there lived a man so wise that he cared very little about the ordinary affairs of life, but he desired very much to possess a certain book It seemed to him that his life would be more complete if he only had it adorning his hand- some library, close at his elbow whenever he might happen to want it. The book lay on the shelf of a neighboring book store, and the only thing that deterred him from purchasing it was the price. It was such a simple little volume to cost so much. Occasionally he called at the store to assure himself that it had not been sold, and sometimes he would ask the clerk to take it down and let him look over the leaves. It had several little marks and blemishes that a critical eye like his could not fail to observe, yet the more he saw it, the more he wanted it. He searched in vain for a similar copy in a cheaper edition, but noth- ing like it was to be found. Then a bright thought occurred to him; he would wait until the book got a little shop worn, or the clerk despaired of selling it and there would be a chance for him to secure it at a bargain. For a long time he haunted the store with one eye on the shelf and the other on the bargain counter. The clerks understood the situation and let him alone. The old man ' s daffy, they said. Finally one of them asked him: Can I do anything for you? - ' Perhaps. He pointed with his cane to the familiar niche in the shelf. The clerk ' s eyes twinkled as he laid the book on the counter, talking volubly the while. A number of people have admired this, but no one seems to want it bad enough to pay the price. We did sell it to a man once, but he died off somewhere and never came back to claim it. •How much is it? ' The clerk named the sum. ' Too much. It isn ' t worth it, I ' ll wait until you come down in your price. ' ' If that is what you are waiting for, ' said the clerk impatiently, , you are wasting your time, sir. This is a copyrighted book and will never be sold for a cent Jess. ' The purchaser went angrily away, slamming the door after him. The book is still on the shelf. ' The girl paused and glanced at the man out of the comers of her eyes. He had left his chair and was pacing the floor, his face darkly flushed. If you care for the moral, it is something like this: a man never gets anything worth having without — Stop, Theo ! I know I am a selfish brute, but do you mean to say — Oh please, she broke in deprecatingTy, I didn ' t mean any- thing-, I never do, you know. Besides, it was only a fable. There was a moment ' s silence, he seemed uncertain whether to go or stay. Then, throwing back his shoulders in a way the girl liked, he took a step toward her and said quietly, May I venture one more question, Theodosia? Suppose your story had ended in another way. Suppose the man had not gone away c .ntent to lose the prize; but suppose he thought it worth life itself, and came back and offered all he had to get it. What then? His voice trembled. He leaned toward her with a light in his eyes she had never seen before. What then, Theodosia? She laughed a little uncertainly a:id said softly: Why than -the moral would have been different. Isabel Rankin Irwin. NCE Seniors, Junior , Sophomores, all ' Gainst Freshmen joined the fray, lAnd three brave knights did bravely fall Upon that bloody day. But George ' s birthday did not pass Unhonored by the Freshman class. Sir Frank V e bold and Sir Wayne Pring, Sir Charles the Stout, likewise, Were caught and bound: they did not sing ' •Blest be the tie that ties. But ere the victors made a start The Freshman class surged round the mass. Into the fight Sir Ross McF dden Propelled his bulky shape. Sir Bobbie Lytle did him sadden And draped his eye with crepe Sir Ross was smitten hip and thigh And far and wide his forces fly. At first their comrades dear to save, The Freshmen joined the fight, And strove stoutheartedly and brave To scrap with all their might. But now their ' s was a setting sun, Each dropped his arms and ' gan to run. Sir Graham Bryson was as fast As any other knight; The way the ground smoked as he passed — It was a wondrous sight, Nor did he stop his swift career When he was asked whom he did fear. The mailedhead of Sir Barnes the Red Sir Mac he sat upon. LeClair was down, who wished, he said, The fight had ne ' er begun. An Amazon did with them stand, A cook, from Afric ' s sunny strand. Sir Robert Whannel was not scared, We truly can affirm, A course of safe retreat he cleared, And into it did turn But as he crossed the muddy street He .-lipped and slid full twenty feet. The strife, now ceased with Whannel ' s slide; The Freshmen were done up Their chiefs were bruised and fallen and tied- It was a bitter cup As silent they lay upon the ground, Their girls gave forth a mournful sound. Sir Edward Swan did raise his hand, The prison van did move. The ride they took to a strange land The captives did not sooth But now this scrap is. as you see, A matter of ancient history H PresItosiim ' sDresiQm A college Freshman lulled asleep By conning lessons o ' er Has happy dreams; his fancies leap To all the joys before. At first a pawn in chess-man strife Is he; but seasons bring The final row of college life. The pawn becomes a king. He ' wakens with a start to find His fire and vision gone, And creeps to bed, half dazed, half blind, No longer king but pawn. So I, life ' s Freshman, often dream My ' prentice warring past, And in my visions sometimes seem To have grasped joy at last. God sends such dreams which chilling hearts With tender warmth enfold. Alas ! too soon the dream departs. Awakenings are cold A. M. B. R PlhdDtogjrsiiplliio ERE in this drawer are my foolish rhymes, All neatly jingled. _Poor maudlin verses of youthful times When warm blood tingled ! I ' ve worn out my madrigals and chimes — My poor weak sparrow-like twitting. My habit of scribbling meter crimes Will soon, I doubt, be flitting. Here on one side hides a card — a note — Some friendly letters: Here are you, lines which a false hand wrote. Don ' t crowd your betters! Here, ball programs, each with dusty coat: Some German souvenirs yonder; And here, grave head on boyish throat How came you here I wonder? Ah, girl in the picture, now you stare, Tho ' all unseeming. The real girl gives me no thought nor care — Forgets my being. In college days we wer not a pair, Or couple I think we named it. My liking for you was frank and fair: No staid instructress had blamed it. Yet, when I think of that pictured face That stares so keenly - I see the chapel students in place, Seated serenely; And I, seemingly praying for grace, Of those serious eyes thinking-; And, bitter-sweet, my thoughts apace To a worldly day dream sinking. Oh, fickle fame! You must come and stay — ' This my ambition — Oh, come, make the girl behind me say, With repetition: ' That slender student from far away, Perhaps was worth better knowing; With earnest essay and simple lay -He has set all hearts a glowing. ' ■That slender brown student from afar, Who glanced so slyly, And when one looked, shook looks like tar From low brow shyly ! It might have been mine lips to unbar — What matters now the day dreaming? The feeble fire fly ' s not a star! The fame was all of my seeming. Ah, portrayed girl with your curling hair, When shadows linger! I thrust you deeper, face downwards, there, With nervous fingers. Why, you ' re of a time when fun was care! These years have made you old fashioned. Your time was of days when life was fair, And Nature herself was impassioned. Tlhe Jqhiimcoo Oniri I s ! HE Senior girl knows lots of stuff And her we do admire. She seems to be so kind of smart To her we ' d ne ' r aspire. The Sophomore girl is rather wise She flunks with lots of grace. She ' s ever got a string of beaux To take her every place. The Freshman girl is aweful pert, And cute as she can be; She ' s here for fun and that ' s all right As any one can see But ah, there ' s one we have not told, The sweetest and the best. The Junior girl is queen of all For she leads all the rest. THE JUNIOR GIRL. lichen J j ' irst Came to ommouth. Being a Narralive of Personal Exper f HEARD father say that his fine blooded colt was not develop. _ .VI ing properly. I thought to do him a kindness secretly, so I took y the developer out of Uncle Jack ' s photographic outfit and fed it to the colt. At first the results were negative. I gave him a larger dose and he developed a colic which killed him. When father found what I had done he said 1 had ' nt horse sense, and he would have to send me to college where I might get pony sense. He ponied up the money and told me to take the first train. Before I left he cautioned me particularly never again to try to do anything without asking advice and be sure when I got advice to follow it. I have kept my promise to do so. The first person I met was a student. I asked him how to begin in college. He said You will have to matriculate. I told him I didn ' t know how. I could masticate and expectorate, but I could not matriculate. None of our family ever could. He said You will have to see the Doctor. He is in the office. I went to the office. A very straight, slender man with a ruddy complexion was sitting at a desk. I said I suppose you are the Doctor? I want to matriculate He asked if I had any credits with me ' ? I told him no, I always paid cash. He said You must get the college entrance blank and fill it. I went to the front door. The entrance was blank already. There was a room open near by with a lot of chairs in it. I began to carry them out to fill the entrance. A short man with a smooth face asked me what I was doing. When I told him he saia A straight line is the shortest distance between two points and that I must change the sign and carry ' ' on that line till the chairs were replaced. I put them back and asked him how I could fill the entrance blank. He told me to see the Registrar. I found the Registrar with the Dr. He told me the entrance really didn ' t matter if I had no credits. He asked me what group I wanted? I said I didn ' t know about the groups. He said There are, as you see, groups one, two, three, etc., and you will have to take one of them. I thought a group of one would be least expensive, so I said I ' ll take group one. He said You must see Glass. I was not surprised as I had been traveling and had not had a chance to clean up. I went out into the hall and as I didn ' t see any glass, I asked a young man where I could find one. He said the only one in the build- ing was in the Ladies ' Waiting Room. Some young ladies were fixing their hair in front of it. When I saw the glass I was glad I had agreed to take that group. I asked if I could have Group one right away. They said See the acting president. I found him in the office holding a conversation with the Registrar and the Doctor. He said Did you find him? I said, No, I found her. ' ' He said 1 There is some mistake: you must see Mr. Glass who will be your adviser. I went into the next room where a young man with a cam- era was making transparancies. I said, Is this Glass? He said, No, this is Jewell. I wondered if he was a precious stone, but a bystander said he was a brick. Mr. Glass came in just at that moment. I told him I wanted Group I. He smiled and said classic. I supposed that because he- had a class sick he was not teaching at the time. He asked me what I wanted to take. I told him that when I left home I promised not to take anything stronger than lemonade, He said that Greek and Physics would be enough at first, he would arrange the Greek to-mor- row but I must see about the physics at once. I had some Seidlitz powders in my valise. I asked the Doctor if that would do. He said he was not that kind of a doctor. I must see Dr. Swan. He told me it was elementary physics. % went out and asked a man on the street where I could get ele- mentary physics. He said At Brewer ' s. I did not know the town had a brewery. A boy with a delivery wagon told me there was an old on e in the norta part of town. They told me there, to go to Brew- er ' s drug store. I found a drug store and asked Is this Brewers? Theclerksaid Rowe ' s. I said I don ' t want flowers but physics, elementary. He looked at me slantwise and asked who told me to get that kind. I said The college doctor. Oh, said he, That is ' a ' book that you get from Harvey. He said,. You are a queer bird. I suppose he thought me a bird because I was sent there by a Swan. I remarked that I felt blue. He said That ' s natural for a jay. By this time I was getting hungry. I asked a young man with a red and white badge on where I could get dinner. He was not a very cross badger but he told me I must find a club. I took a stick from a stack of cordwood and started down the street. Presently I met the badger again. He asked me if I had any dinner. I said I hadn ' t and the club had done me no good. He said the Goetz club would be bet- ter. Just then I met a policeman. I told him I was looking for Goetz. He said his name was Gates. I told him I was hungry and wanted his club. He said I would have to see the city marshal about that.. In the town hall a stout looking man was sitting by the stove. I said, Is this the marshal? He said This is Holliday. I didn ' t know it was a holiday, so I told him I was sorry to trouble him when he was a resting. He said he wasn ' t arresting any body just now. There seems to have been a strike in a shoe factory for he was trying to catch bootleggers, he said, and somebody always said, Shoo be- fore he could come on them. I concluded to give it up and go back to the college. An old student was going too. He said it was too far to walk. He would get his pony and take the carette. I didn ' t think a pony could haul it so- I walked. I saw some students going into a place that looked like a boarding house. I went in and sat down at the table. Everybody was talking very loud and the dinner was good. There were no other waiters but myself. After I had waited a long time, I said to a young man near me, Will you please pass the butter? He handed me a dish of mutton. I saw something red at the other end of the table. I said, please pass the beets. Some one said they ' re noi dead yet, and went on talking. I asked what is that red thing over there? He said, It is the Bible; it is read here every day. Just then some one said to me Pass the greens. There were none on the table, but while I was looking those fellows picked me up and passed me over their heads. My things fell out of my pockets. When they set me down I found I had lost my appetite. They said You can get it if you go to the Gym. I asked where James was? They said auditorium barn. There was no feed in the barn but one pumpkin; and a whole lot of fellows kept trying to make it stay in a basket up on the wall. There was a hole in the bottom and it fell through every time. It kept them jumping around very fast not to let it fall on the floor and get broken. I stopped one of them to ask him Where is James? He said Just before Peter, and jumped intothecrowd again. I noticed that when a certain tall young man got the pumpkin everybody yelled Hi Pete! There was another fellow who pranced in front of him nearly all the time. I thought that must be James. When he stopped for a moment I told him what I wanted. He said Vamoosere tu. I didn ' t know what that meant. They told me to ask the Latin Pro- fessor. He was busy in the office conferring with the President, the Doctor, and the Registrar and so turned me over to the Principal of Preparatory. He gave me a white card, changed it for another which I took to each professor to look ' at. When I came back he shuffled again and gave me a red card, good on presentation for a yellow card I said, I still want to matriculate. He said, You have done so. For my life I don ' t know when it happened. Uhe Origin of the jCily of the Valley. NCE, a long, long time ago, the sun was guilty of an ©unkind deed to the fairies, and altho it had a heautiful outcome, it might have been far otherwise. He chose the far-away and fairy-loving Germany for his scene of action, near the fairy queen ' s beautiful abode. Every morning this queen desired to be served with dew-drops for her breakfast. So some of her realm were wont to gather the dew for her in tiny cups. (v {v.; During the early dawn these fairies gathered on the y lawn, each one with her delicate white cup suspended on a long blade of grass. The cups were soon filled, and it being still early, the elfs fell to dancing. They became so enraptured as they flew past one another on the greensward, that they entirely forgot the command of their queen to hasten home, when first the sunbeams should tint the skies. They danced until one broad sunbeam bathed the whole scene in glowing- tints. It threw warmth around, until each tiny cup was cruelly robbed of its dew. At the same time the lung, ' green spear and the little white cup became inseparable. O, what shall we do? wailed the fairies, realizing their loss, then, We must go and tell our queen. Upon this they all agreed, and immediately they sought her presence. When they met her in a shady dell they were a mou.nful procession, sadly changed from the spritely dancing elfs. She chided them for their delay and said, Since you are so late you certainly have much refreshing dew for my breakfast. She sup- posed they had reached this secluded nook before the sun had over- taken them and that they had loitered here. Tell me, she kindly added, Why are you so sad? In concert .the fairies sobbed, The sun has robbed us of our gathered dew, and falling on their faces they one and all begged their sovereign ' s pardon. Altho very angry she said, I pardon you, yet you must be punished. Calling the fairy .god-mother, and bidding them remain where they were, the queen left them. The god-mother pitied them After gently chiding them, she touched with her magic wand the blades of grass. Immediately each one was changed into a broad, green leaf, which hid the tiny cups from the queen ' s sight, and made her forget her wrath. Whenever you look upon these flowers, said the good fairy god-mother to the elfs, may it cause you to remember your disobe- dience, and to what it might have lead. Ever since that long ago there have been the exquisite lilies of valley. Theresa McConnell. He and I, And do you love me? Yes, and you? I love you dear, so much — so much — My heart is thrilling ' through and through, To have you near to see and touch. Thus loved we ever, I and he, With tender kisses half a score: And hearers smiled, because you see, My sweetheart ' s years but numbered four. II. A Baby ' s Dream. When angels whisper messages To laddie in his rosy sleep, He clasps his hands upon his heart, The dreams to keep — the dreams to keep. We see him smile, and understand, And half in sorrow, we smile, too. For soon between the fingers wee, The dreams slip through-the dreams slip through. III. A Baby ' s Prayer. Leaning jn his mother ' s knee, Laddie prayeth tenderly — Sinless eyelids folded down, Over lids of liquid brown. Hush! the prayer he sendeth up Seemeth like a lily ' s cup, Gold within and white without, Shedding fragrance all about. For the friends he loveth most First he prayeth, then a host Nameth, lest one be forgot — Soft cheeks glowing pink and hot. Then he crieth, hands on breast, Bless all people — all the rest! Thus I, humbly, Lord to thee, Prayers ascend impartially. I my stubborn heart upbraid, Mea culpa! I have prayed. Long for those love deemeth best, Teach me prayer for all the rest. Wary Blake. W Jji . ' ■ ' ft ■£ ' : ' ' ■ ' • ' iflBjIi Y ' iS ■ J ' j ' Mp ' Pv ; ' ; . ; : V Us  -Xv s ;% ' : ' -; ' -?S ' ?Wx £?rr? ' lip] ; S T Hi 1 i : f.= . ■ ■ ' ' • ' .., j ira ' ;- . fi hH9 .. liWiP . , ,,;., ■■ —, «,„_ «WESBV?Z. : ' - ' - ' - Hl ' AS . ' ' ■ w| ' : aBi  ■ : •) _ lilJfe fc-J i . 1 ' - i - - if 1 ■ ' Jfr wiaS w-3Si ■iy IlijJ She had long been considered the frostiest maid The queerest and coolest of all. And the youth who approached her might place all his bets On a hard and disastrous fall. Wearing her hair on the top of her head this maiden walked the streets. And noticed no man by the way Till a creature with masses of hair on his head And clad in a sweater quite gay, Approached her, O dear, her heart pit-a-pat Beneath her waist ruffles did beat, And she caught her sweet breath with a cute little gasp, And blushes swift mantled her cheek. She smiled as she blushed and the creature it g - . inned, Then they wandered far from town, And when all alone, with his arm ' round her waist. He made what they call a touch down. She called him her dearie, her own duckie duck. And a lot of such googooing gush, And then for the hundred and fortieth time Her face stopped a grand center rush. She smiled as they met and she smiled some more As close as she clung to him, And found that the chances of all other girls With her dream were mighty blame slim. With her face in his face and arms round his neck, She swore she forever was his. And the way that she clung would make any vine Get out of the tree-climbing biz. What matter to her if he ' d lost an eye, If his nose was knocked ' round to the rear? Or his slatts caved in or his stomach jammed out, Clear out of its natural sphere. What matter to her if his legs were broke, Or his backbone out of place? She cared not a bit if she still could tell, The back of his head from his face. He could smoke if he wished and chew if he must, Or by influence rush the can. Since she swore a swear that he must be hers For he was her foot ball man. C. K. McMUKDY. When I was verdant, wee one, like you, I used to whisper what I should do, I should be rich, and I should be free, When I was quite grown up into me. Now that I ' ve quite grown-up into me, Lo! I was rich, and lo! I was free, When life was love, and love was true, And I was verdant, wee one, like you. e nrm Fable No. 1. Once aWise Guy, who had been Raised in the Country in the Neigh- boring State, entered the Alphabet Dispensary of Monmouth College. He had been considered Hot Stuff by the Village School Harm of his own Countree, and he Hit ' the Pike on his wayinto Monmouth Town with thefeelingin his Manly Bosom that whence Mixed with the Student Body and saw the Faculty, of Blessed Memory, he would be like a Jewel in a Swine ' s Snout. It Graveled Him to waste his Sweetness on the Desert Air. On the Contrary his Impetuous Soul chafed to Air his Sweetness on the Fairest Waist in the Bunch. The Wise Guy had rather a Handsome-Looking Mug — Alabaster Hands and a Complexion like Cod Liver Oil. He could make the Scrub Team of a Beauty Show in a Walk. A Fair Young Thing, who who was Soft, made Sheep ' s Eyes at him, and he Bit. When there was a Show in the Auditorium he gave her a Bid. A Bid, my Dears, is a thing like a Boomerang, and if it Misses Aim the First time it is g e nt, it Flies Back and Kicks the Sender, and all the Cynical Young Dogs titillate their Risables, and Give him the Merry Haw Haw. A Bid is also like the Quality of Mercy. It is not Strained, and is usually Swallowed at One Gulp. So he went Tandem to the Show, and he felt so Happy that on the Public Highway on the Way Home he Reached Around and Patted Himself on the Back, and exclaimed like Little Jacky Horner, What a Good Boy am I! She was his Steady. Likewise he was Her ' s. They were so Happy, and their Hearts Beat as One. Their Friends and all the Old Flannel Mouths Rubbered and Felicitated them, and the Willie Boys said, Aw, the Lucky Dog! But like all Good Things in this Vale of Tears they Overdid It and Ran It into the Ground. He saw her Home from the Students ' Boarding Club, where they Fed, after every Meal, and sometimes the Wise Guy and the Fair Young Thing ate between Meals. Soon it Dawned on her Sentimental Soul that he was not what he was Cracked Up to Be, and that he had Big Feet, and was a Little Bit Shy of the Box Ticket Office. Streaks of Light were permeating his Benighted Mind, and he knew that she chewed Tutti Frutti Gum, and used Pozzoni ' s Complexion Powder, for he had Found It on the Shoulder of his Coat. Thus was Love ' s Young Dream decomposed into Molecules and Atoms, and they saw in each Other only Two Lowly Mortals, who would pass in a crowd. All Bets were Declared Off, and now they do not Speak as they Pass By. Moral: All is not Gold that Glitters, and Enough is as Good as a Feast. Fable No. 2. A Green Geezer, from Sqedunkville, came to School along in the Fall, when the Boys were Kicking the Pigskin and learning how to Fall upon the Bag of Wind with Grace and Dignity. What he did not Know would fill a Large Volume, so the Faculty girded up their Loins and prepared to Teach the Young Mind how to Shoot. He was a Lubberly Bumpkin, however, and thought he would have a Shy at Football, as a Little Bird had whispered in his Ear that the Faculty were going to give Credit for all Bumps received on the Football Arena of the College. As he was a Heavyweight in Avoirdupois, weighing One Hundred and Eighty Pounds in the Shade, the Boys all Egged him On. The Day he made his Debut, the Coach put him on the Scrubs to Try him Out. The Coach observed as they Lined Up that he ought to make a Good Draw Back, and he felt Tickled to Death, as he did not Know Beans about the Game. At the First Down he got Under the Heap and said, B ' gosh, as he jammed a Fellow ' s Nose far into Terra Firma, this is great Exercise. But as the Game progressed the B ' Goshes became more frequent, and he began to Realize that Things were coming His Way. It seemed to his Disordered Mind that Bats, Baseball Bats, Brickbats, and all other Kinds of Bats were Flying through the Ozone and Landing on his Coporosity. He said, however, I ' m a Dead Game Sport, B ' gosh, and he decided to stay with It and see how It would Pan Out. As time rolled by, Parts of his Anatomy got out of Whack, and Shifted around to places where something else ought to Be. His Left Ear started down his Face and Ended Up below his Mouth, making It Look as if he had a Double Chin. His Collar Bone missed Connec- tions and became Sort of a Floating Rib. His Blue Blood, over which he was slightly Stuck Up, began to Leak, and did not look Blue at All, but rather like the Chemical Compound Potassism Iodide, KI, and served to Keep down the Dust that arose from the Sanguinary Fray. The Rooters howled and told him to Rip ' em Up and to Play Low. Finally the Game came to a Finis, and some Jolliers told him that Both Halfs were Ended. As he was good at Rapartee he replied, B ' gosh, both of My Halfs are almost Ended, b ' gosh. The Green Geezer went back to his Shack a Sadder and a Wiser Man, and made a New Year ' s resolution although it was not New Years ' Day, that thenceforth he would Devote his Whole Energy to Peaceful Pursuits, such as the Contemplation of Minus In-fee-nity, b ' gosh. Moral: Football Players are Born, not made. E. H Collins. Ttoe OimkrnidDwrni §(§a In the west the sun is sleeping, and the sea fowl homeward flies. And the storm that once was raging ' , in old Oceans bosom lies. Calm and still the evening air is, wave with wave no longer strives, In the struggle Peacehas conquered, only aheaving of the deep survives. Tell tale motion, ' tis the creeping of the tide on treacherous beach, Bearing life and hope to ocean, unknown lands the barks will reach; As each white sail skims the horizoD, moving swiftly out to sea, Fancy ponders long- and queries What does fates hand hold, for thee? Thus we leave our Alma Mater, launching ' forth on Life ' s great sea, And again we can but wonder, what may our strange fortunes be? Does it bode for us a ship wreek our hopes driven before the blast, Tempest tossed ' forlorn and threatened by angry billows as they pass? Or shall we, when safely anchored, heedless of past dangers court Fame and Honor, and fresh breezes bear us to some far off port? Who can tell? But wouldst thou, sailor, learn the secrets of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers understand its mystery. Maky Ellen Brent. ' YE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE. I dreamed a funny dream last night; Of course it might come true. But if it did, I ' d be surprised, Now, tell me, wouldn ' t you? Prank Gainer, ran my dream, had bought A tie that wasn ' t red: So no one recognized the boy, His friends all cut him aead ! And in that topsy-turvy dream, McMurdy ' s smiles were few; Eusebius had grown sedate, And all his jokes were new ! And Roderick forgot no date: Our president grew fat; The last remark in argument Was not won by Miss Pratt. Hugh Martin was an arrant flirt: Joe had cut off her curls, And gentle Mabel Robb had grown The noisiest of girls ! There! wasn ' t that a crazy dream? Of course, it might come true, But if it did, I ' d be surprised: Now, tell me — wouldn ' t you? YlvthiM tins book you ' ll find, I fear, Jokes as AelKus ' lciU old, The jokes about out- pony rides Villi once aQain he told; And joKes about He Semor ' s head Yvjhich swelled as big as two;- Put, ah; we have a brawd nev joke-- Tne joKe thai is on ypu) We ' ve ancient jokes about the girl, Vvhose dates t n cl beaux were fTiav y; And old, old jokes About the tnaid A ho never did have M  Y We once more roast the Freshman lads, Whose Wits are saaly_ few — P u f, e h ! we hd e £ fine new joke-- I he joKe that is on you! H.B. iJi pical Conversations. I— RISAB1LITY. Lucy. Harr.v. Harry. — Hello Lucy! Arent you too young to be out so late? Ha! Ha! Lucy. — Ha! Ha! Ha! Just what I was going to ask you! Ha! Ha! (Both laugh steadily for ten minutes). Harry. — Ha! Ha! I didn ' t recognize you when I first saw you. Ho! Ho! Ho! Lncv- — Isn ' t that a sign of something? Ha! Ha! Ha! Harry. — I believe it is. Ha! Ha! Ha! Goodbye! Ha! Ha! (They laugh until Harry becomes so weak that he has to be taken home in the ambulance.) II— INTELLECTUALITY. Prof. Robinson. Miss Miss B. — May we not interpret the passage as meaning Not what we are but what we shall be, is to the eternity of poetry as Nature is to the Universe? Prof. — Yes: That might be one rendition of the thought. I think however that the idealized symbolism of Browning is typified by his magnificent illumining of Man as Man. (Miss takes notes, reverently). Miss B. — (Timidly) May we not say that Man as Man in his grandest idealistic sublimities were rather more Emersonian than Browning esque? Prof. Robinson. — Perhaps, I have not given the matter the close .attention it needs. My baby keeps me busy. (Miss B makes a note). HI-ORTHODOXY. Ross H. Rex G. Ross — The people who dance are stright on the road to ! Rex. — And those who put their trust in frivolous class plays shall be ! Ross.— The will surely get them! (The reporter, at this point, was so shocked by the language that he dropped his pencil). IV. — Repartee and Noise. Seebie. Clara. Seebie. — Aha, my proud beauty! Clara. — For goodness sakes, do try to keep your mouth closed for five minutes at a time! You don ' t know how much better looking you -are with it shut. Seebie. — (Striking- an attitude). She moves! She speaks! My heart! Clara. — Yes, and you speak, too. Just keep right on! I suppose you ' re wound up and the sooner you run down, the better. Seebie. — You ' re pretty hard on a fellow. You ought to cultivate the quality of mercy. The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the earth beneath. It is twice — Clara — (With withering sarcasm) You ought to be a Shakspear- ian actor. I ' m sure you beat Irving hollow. Seebie — (Dramatically). To be or not to be, that ' is the question; whether to endure the arrows of outrageous Clara or to be egged upon the public stage! (Clara Boxes Seebie ' s ears.) V— ROMANCE. (At the last moment we are compelled to omit this conversation. The janitor was to report it some time when Mary was called from A. B. L., but he only rolls up his eyes and refuses to say a word when we question him). ns© aiinidl ©ttlh eirwii§e PRECIPITATE is produced when a Prep, boy tries to analyze the character of a Junior girl. The product is wrath. All differences in their respective stations should disappear in solution. The Junior girl should dissolve her- self in tears. The question has been asked: What is the difference between the Zetas and the Kappas? We reply: Just the difference between Poo Bah and Bah Poo. The Choral Society, if it has no other good feature (which we do not admit, ) should be encouraged as a means of bringing peace and g-oodwill between our boys and girls. However, it is a howling suc- cess, any way you look at it. The young- gentlemen of the college should place limits upon them- selves. Not more awkardly does a lobster fly through the air than do clodhoppers, unversed in the art of Terpsichore, appear on a waxed floor. The reader will notice that there is a dearth in this volume of funny cracks about the devoted couples of the college. The fact is that very few of the boys have kept steady company during the past year. We hope such a state of affairs will not occur again. If any of our readers are interested in poultry, we would recom- mend to them that valuable little treatise by Morris and Blair entitled How to Raise Turkeys. The turkey, our national bird, must be raised with the greatest care, owing to the weakness of its constitu- tion. If one wishes to avoid trouble he will always observe absolute quiet together with the greatest celerity in raising turkeys. There is a time and place for all things Church is a place for the utmost uprightness and the most perfect decorum. What wonder that Campbell and Reese were thrown out by our Methodist brethren when they tried to swipe the gas fixtures? Before they run, Pringle and Ferguson should hereafter delay long enough to ask whether the peach tree belongs to any one in par- ticular or not, and whether it is the owner who is chasing them or only a fellow student. Yes, Lytle, we agree with you that it would have been better to have eaten the fowls forthwith, as they could not then have taken to themselves wings and flown away, as they did. The girls could come around afterwards and pull the wishbones. Our editorial opinion is that Cleo is right. Mabel ought not to have imported a stranger from Omaha. Local and home talent should be encouraged. Cleo has the support of the community. Any one strolling up 2d avenue any pleasant evening to Mrs. Wiley ' s house can hear the most weird and agnoizing ditty that has ever saluted our editorial ears. The noise is produced by Sprague singing: O, Solomon Levi. We would rather be afflicted with a severe attack of the hydro-dog-bit-me than hear this song again from his lips. We would commend the following bit of poetry to those students in our midst to whom it will apply. Constancy is a beautiful trait, and the more it is practiced the easier it becomes. Those who lack this desirable characteristeric should take example from Nate Speer. Out upon it ! I have loved Three whole days together, And am like to love three more If it prove fair weather. : £ §ON ' T you know me? Me name is Micky Dugan o ' Hogan ' s Alley. I ' m de onlv original cuckoo Lily. Where doz I live, did yer ask? Oh, go chase yourself around de block. Give me sumting I kin anser. I sometimes rest me carcass at de Clarke jint on South Sixth. Hully gee but we uster raise cain down dere. Useter play poker all night sometimes. I lost all me dough, $17 las ' week. Itwas penny an ante and Swipsie Foland ' ' jist scooped me. I feed me face down to de Bridenthal club. Yer jist ought ter see me flirt wid de cook. But we ' s all broke off now. Annudder bloke heat me time. But I dont give a date on a cent anyhow fer her. Jes because she ' s got a wave in ' er hair she tinks she is de hull ocean. Well, I guess nit. She kan ' tpull me leg no more. I ' m goin ' ter stick ter Liz now. Hully Gee, but she ' s stuck on me phiz. She tinks I ' m de only tomater can on de dump. Me an ' Liz is goin ter stick now. We ' s agoing ter get hooked sume day, an den we ' s a going ter keep house in de dry goods box behind de post office. Yez jist ought ter see Liz. Hully gee, but she ' s dead swell. Her pa,s rich and her ma takes in washin ' . I ' m de hull cheese. Yez asks wot makes me tuff. Aw,me dad ' s a preacher, see! Say, I got a girl way up on North Second Street wot ' s a peach. Gee, she can most knock the spots off Liz. If Liz knowed I had anud- der girl she ' d put a blue forget-me-not under me left eye so quick it ' ud make me head swim. But Liz, she ' s in de ' tr tpolis, livin in de cheese box flat on de corner o ' Hogan ' s Alley and Baxter. No Liz wouldn ' t come to Monmouth? She said she knowed all What a young lady o ' fourteen ought to know. Dere! go way back to de tall timber and smoke that in your pipe will yez? Well, kind frens, feller citizens and feller citizenesses, I ' d like to tell yez me pedigree, but dis is all der room dat de muckers wot ' s a runnin ' dis ting ' ud give me. So I mus ' choke off. Come and see me and Liz sum time when forchune brings yez near de alley. So long., ' ' ' TOTTGHY. ' ' CANDIDATES FOE RE-ELEC- TION Pringle— Tapping Campbell— Thompson Duke — Packard White— McKinley C. Blair— Wilson B. Blair— Dew Crothers— Dean McClanahan— White Smith— Ford Matthews— Pratt Morris — Blackburn Foland— Krollman Holiday — Grier LeClaire— McMath RETIRING OFFICERS Reese — Smith Hill — Brown Jones— Samson Grier — Blackburn Jewell — McConnell Graham — Munford Hume — Brent Sprague— Irwin OFF ON VACATION Margaret Clark Hoyman Speer Soule HONORARY MEMBER Ferd Luther uSureau of V)cttes. Clara Pratt— Manager. Sebie Collins — Assistant. HFTER much consultation the following dates are given out. The different lists will be published from time to time, the one •furnishing the best list of ten will receive, besides a William for five dollars, a young man ' s devotion. The first list is as follows: Saturday, April 19, Mrs. Stoecks, a call. Monday, Aril 21, Alpha White, a walk after Chora 1 .. Substitutes, Paul McClanahan and Frank Gainer. Saturday, April 26, open anything ' at all. Wednesday, April 30, Ruth Stevenson, prayermeeting. Sabbath, May 4, Bess Gowdy for lunch. Tuesday May 6, Lucy Harris the theatre. Saturday, May 10, a vacation and rest. Sabbath, May 11, Mabel Robb, theological discussion. Thursday, May 15, Jose Culberson, a call. h,t„„,i„ at m Miss Claney, ) achat on the front Monday, May 19, Migg Ridde f,; pQrch Wednesday, May 21, another vacation. Who ' s the tallest of tall girls here? - ' Ahem! I know ' ' says Arthur Grier. Which girl is brightest of the bright? Roscoe and Wyatt begin to fight. Which is the smallest? Oh, that ' s clear. My cousin to be, says Nathan Speer. Which Monmouth girl has a red, red cheek? Roderick chuckles but does not speak. Who knows the sweetest— the dearest — who? A fearful clamor, I do! I do! Wi received the following verses from an Alumnus and our editorial, mind being- troubled by tbeir levity we submitted them to a Member of the faculty. The faculty member tells us that they will do very well — with a few alterations, which he made. We publish both the original copy and the revised version. — Ed. REMINISCENSES— (Original Copy). Monmouth College, Alma Mater, Theme of many humble lays, I sing hours whe-i first I loved you In my verdant Freshman days. When I studied lines of Plato, With a pony by my side, When I fought my way to socials Thro ' great Soph ' mores, bloody-eyed. I sing Sophomore hysterics When in riots Greek met Greek. I sing maudlin Junior raptures When 1 loved but feared to speak. I recall my Senior Glory, Solemnly be-capped and go, ned, How I reveled in my wisdom! How I talked the teachers ' round! Oh, those days of fine athletics! If our team won — joy of joys! We would celebrate right madly, Keep it up all night, vve boys! And those surreptitious dances: How fond mem ' ry to them clings! Often, still, some gay waltz-measure College recollections brings. Often, in the great assemblies Of a gay and crowded town, I recall my college partner, In her simple evening gown. I can see her fresh face glowing With a joy child-like and sweet, As she kept time to the music With a pair of dainty feet. Ah. dear Monmouth, I still love you, As when I was twenty-one, For you gave me solid learing And vou gave me lots of fun. REMINISCENCES. (Revised by member of the Faculty). Monmouth College, Alma Mater, Theme of many humble lays, I sing hours when first I loved you In my verdantJFreshman days. When I studied lines of Plato With my room-mate by my side When I took my way to socials With a sweet girl, starry-eyed. I sing Sophomore debatings When on platforms Greek met Greek. I sing maudlin Junior raptures, When I loved but feared to speak. I recall my Senior glory, Solemnly be-capped and gowned, Then I reveled in my wisdom; Then true learning I had found. Oh, those days of fine athletics! If our team won — joy of joys! We would celebrate right gladly, But with due decorum — we boys! And those Monday evening meetings! How fond mem ' ry to them clings; Often, still, some old psalm measure College recollections brings. Often in the great assemblies Of a gay and crowded town, I recall some college sister, In her simple meeting gown. I can see her fresh face glowing With a joy child-like and sweet As her voice rose to the music Of Old Hundred, common mete. Ah, dear Monmouth still I love you, As when I was twenty-one, For you gave me solid learning, And you gave me lots of fun. -a jos us JLmguae Sebie at table: I first made a hit, then a home run and let Paul and Gainer score. Nichol: My name is not ' Bath house. ' but I am a politician. Hume: I tell you, fellows, the Toronto convention had some practical results. Lucy Harris: I wouldn ' t havecared only they were my best ones. Barnes: A man ' s wife is a major obstackle. B. Marshall: What ' s the matter dear ' ? Little girl to Miss Claney and Reese: Is he your husband? Jessie Graham: What will I do with them? Chap Morrow: Love scenes should be acted professionally? Paul Martin: I like the girls, I might almost say I love them. Mary Blake: Tis better to quit school than flunk in astronomy. Bess Blackburn: Arthur and I have traced all the constella- tions. Tirza Samson: Yes, Jones is a common name, but Roscoe is a most uncommon youth. Harry Jewell: I try to be happy although she Are-not. Carlyle: My heart is most as big as my feet! Nelson Hall: Eureka: At last I ' ve found a girl that suits me Gilmer: I could not consistently do it. Nothing worse than preaching should be allowed on the stage. Grace Smith: These boys are hard to manage. Jean Brown: We are only waiting until Jimmy gets through college. Acheson: I know it is unwise to tempt fate thus, but I think I ' ll risk it, Ruth. jfcomer up to VJate. I write, O Muse, of the college, the college that is in Monmouth, Of its student body and its faculty queer and fantastic. Grant me, O thou of the lyre, much grace and ease of expression; To thee in return I ' ll offer a lively young tadpole of Maxwell ' s, Or a Freshman kid will smoke up on thy altar sacrificial. Like Athens, the center of learning, is Monmouth, the city of Maples, Among the neighboring towns, which are lacking in polish and manners. Town pumps have they, or mayhaps only an old oaken bucket, But a system of waterworks renders Monmouth exceeding-ly Boastful. No men have they of fame, or knowledge, or keen perceptions, Like Mr. John Henry McMillan, the headpiece and front of the college; Or Professor J. N. Swan, the man of acid sulphuric, The concoctor of poisonous compounds, and of noisome gases and vapors. He tests his metals with acids, but tests his classes with tests; No product is noted at first but a murmur of disapprobation, But when the papers are marked there ' s many a precipitation. The better the throw-down of students, the more sweetly expansive bis smile is. Give me the wit, O Muse, to describe the man of figures, The mathematical seer, who unconsciously travels in tangents. A goodly man and fair, although quite absent minded With finger all whitened in chalk a plan he draws on his waistcoat. Often his pupils can ' t see a secant from sine or cosine. Tell me, O Muse, of the bright-eyed and restless professor of English, Who has a spirit bold that is active and energetic; And when she ' s out walking alone her gait is something prodigious. Now sing we the praises of him who preside o ' er the Grecians, He who is skillful and strong in the art that is called pugilistic, Many a youth has brought low by means of iota subscript. But enough; this Epic I end lest the faculty prove unpropitious. No paen of praise have I sung of others likewise deserving, Or of their habits strange which cause so much vexation. The persons above are a few of the prominent people of Monmouth Who serve in the Temple of Knowledge, and ever they love to offer Some innocent, young and tender, upon the altar of learning. THE MAIDEN FIN DE SIECLE. - To College you must go my child There ' s things which you should know. Yes, Papa dear, for then perchance I too might catch a beau. Society tfotes. The Kappa Society during; the past year has grown and flourished like a green bay tree. A number of new members have been taken in, including; Lucy Harris, Retta Butts and Mabel Packard, but Mr. Paul McClanahan has identified himself with the delightful society o. Alpha. Miss Maud Allison, the sweet singer of Strong-hurst, and Mr. Neil McClanahan, the basso profundo mechanic of the First church, sang a heavenly duet recently at a pink tea givpn by the Zeta Society. The piece was entitled O Blackbird, why Rubberest Thou? It was re- ceived with vociferous applause. Mr. McClanahan is a brother of Alpha ' s McClanahan. We have been asked to state publicly in these columns that Miss Jeanette Tinker and Homer Campbell are not yet engaged. We do not know how the rumor started, but it has caused them many heart burn- ings. We wish people would not be so previous. It is reported that Miss Margaret Riddell, one of the reigning belles of the season in college society, receives four letters a week from foreign correspondents. This may create a feeling of dismay in the hearts of those who are not acquainted with the situation, but we will back our local man, Clyde Blair, against the whole world. Mr. T. Ann Holliday a few evenings ago attended the regular weekly meeting of the East End Mutual Admiration Society. The other member was Ethel Grier. The May party given by the students on a Monday evening in April was a thoroughly delightful and enjoyable affair. The May Pole dance was given with grace and precision by the happy young people. The white dresses of the sprightly dancers against the background of the dark canopy of heaven and the trees and boulders on the campus, made a vivid and picturesque scene, which will long remain impressed on the minds of the spectators. The Pauline orchestra coaxed forth sweet and entrancing strains of music, • which soothed our faculty- troubled spirits like a benediction. Johannes Nichol made a beauti- ful and bewitching May Queen. Brother Hume, translating in Greek class: The suitors came in and sat down in the stalls of the oxen. Prof.: No, Mr. Hume, not stalls. What would they naturally sit on? Hume: On the horns of the oxen. (Much applause. Blanch to Miss Dean: Say, Grace, let ' s get some dates! In elocution class. Miss Calvin to Gardner, who has pronounced beard like baird : How do you pronounce beard, Mr. Gardner? You ought to know! (Class snickers. ) Miss Calvin: Class, pronounce ' mustache. ' This page was purchased by the Freshman Class at the regu- lar advertisingrates. The Board disclaims all responsibility for this publication. Editors. We, the freshman Class of Monmouth College in the State of Ilinoy, on this the 24th Day of month of Febuary 1902 do cbalenge the Sofmore class of aforementioned college to a color rush to- morrow night at 4 o ' clock P. M. We chalena:e the entire class, not a part of it. We leave the Place of the fight to you. We send you this Chalenge as a missionary to sooth the Disquiet generating hetween the two Classes. If yon do not accept this Chalenge we declare you Beaten. We are sick of the Noisome gases which have been emitted from the mouths of some of the Sofmores. We leave this to your judgment. Respectfully Submitted, FRESHMAN CLASS. ' •AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE. ' ' J%i o cn o wtedgemen ts. ■ E regret that lack of space prevents us from printing - the following articles. We thank the authors for submitting these gems to us. 1. A religious article entitled Grace Both Before and After Eating, by Maurice Rees. 2. An interesting paper by Mary Brent on the Toronto Conven- tion, a subject which never fails in interest. We are holding this article for we will soon, we think, gather from our delegates enough material to publish a book on the subject. Subscriptions requested. 3. A lesson in cooking by our talented Mr. Nichol. It is called Graham Gems. 4. Verses, His face was blanched, but not with fear, by Chas. Blair. 5. Companion Articles, How to Study, by Albert Foland and How to play by Eva Beard. 6. Pathetic poems by James Mi Crackin. Promised to Another Verses curiously similar in tone were submitted by Frank G Chalfant. 7. How to Acquire all the Wisdom of the Ages Without Being- Puffed up About it, by Arthur J. Grier. 8. Touching verses by Jessie Graham, All she had was a Nickel. 9. A short story, Love s Young Dream. by James C. Hill and Jean Brown. 10. Admirable article on The Correct Method of Ringing a Belle, by Wyatt Sprague. 11. Clowns in and out of the Sawdust Ring, a sketch by Euse- bius H. Collins. 12. Some valuable information about one feature of architecture The Arch by Edith Munford. 13 How to Edit an Annual, by the Martin Bros. 14. Verses, Sweet Prattle, by Wm. J. Matthews. 15. Advice to Giggling Girls, by Lillian Holgate and Lena Misener It . A poem by Rex.Gilmer called The Dear Delight of Dancing. 17. Short Story by Theresa McConnell, called The Woman who was fond of Jewells. 18. A burlesque of Jessie Fathergill ' s Second Violin, written by Cleo Duke and entitled The Second Fiddle. Tfol We ' ve Promised. There is a joke that we could tell (We ' ve promised, and we won ' t) And we could tell it very well We ' ve promised, so we don ' t! For— Each writer in the ' ' Anyel He could prepare a Manyel — He could, but he is loth — On How to be a D anyel. He ' s faithful as a Spanyel And never breaks an oath. And, so although we could relate (We ' ve promised, so we don ' t!) Thrilling- things of a Senior ' s date Locked in the college with his fate — Climbing from windows high — but wait! We ' ve promised, and we won ' t. For— Each writer in the Anyel He could prepare a Manyel On How to be a Danyel, He ' s faithful as a Spanyel And never breaks an oath. TJhe College ffiell I ' ve heard the College bell to-day cleared toned across the years It ' s swinginglips all rhythmic with our vanished smiles andtears. Why is the college bell like the Senior class? It is composed largely of brass. Why is the college bell like the Junior class ? Because it is on top. Why is it unlike the Sophomore belles ? Because it lacks a tongue. Why is it like the Freshmen? Because it is a triffle dull. Why is the bell unlike the ? Because it is not cracked. If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, Poor men ' s cottages had been rich men ' s palaces, And chapel exercises had been church services. dome unanswered Questions. Where Wood ' s turkey went? What Prof. Glass carries in his satchel? What Prof. Austin knows about base-ball? Who won out on the Freshman-Soph scrap? Who was the young man from Omaha? Where was Dukie? Why Ewing forgot his girl at the Fresh, banquet? Why Sprague sang O, Solomon Levi? Why Sebie talks Svj much? Why Holliday doesn ' t talk more? What chapel talks are about? When Ferd Luther had a date? When Kate didn ' t have a date? J ' avoriie uon s. Foland — Life is Too Short to Worry. Collins — Turkey in the Straw. White — I Don ' t care if I Never Wake up. Jim McCracken — I ' se Goin ' to Live Anyhow Till I Die. TimCampbell — YouDon ' t Stopthe WorldFromGoingRound. ' ' LeClere — It Doesn ' t Matter What you Were, its What ' s you are Today. Whannel — The Shamrock. Pringle — I ' se got Chicken on the Brain. Lytle — Two Sweet-hearts of Mine. Chas. Blair — I ' ll be Your Sweetheart if You ' ll be Mine. Duke — I Love her Just the Same. Morris — ' ' Bowery. ' ' McKelvey — I Must a Been a Dreaming. Freshmen — When Reuben Comes to Town. Faculty— No. 87 Bible Songs Lord Bless and Pity us. Editors of Annual — Don ' t Tell Your Troubles to me. 77Jonmoiith ' s 9 } other Soose. Theatricals vex The soul of young Rex, The Seniors ' class play he ' ll decry. But the Seniors smiled when He shouted, Amen! Behold, what a good boy am I ! Mabel had a dozen beaux, Some with, some without, dough, And everywhere that Mabel went A beaux was sure to go. One she had at school, they say, And one she left at home. Another studied medicine Beneath a college dome. Fie, fie, Sophomore! Remember this is school. Yes, ma ' am, yes, sir, But I break every rule. When I ' m before the faculty I ' m meeker than a lamb, And just before the finals I cram, cram, cram. (The last two lines of the verse above have been altered by the editor. They were written by Mother Goose when the old lady was in a reckless mood and originally read: But when I ' m with my classmates I never care a — something or other.) Charlotte has one faithful knight Who never is out of her sight. Each thinks the other is all right, We think their heads are somewhat light. There was a girl named Blanche, Who really knew how to dance, So with Charley her beau she started to go Unto a dancing seance. No dance had he been to before, And when they got out on the floor, He frisked like a calf, which raised a loud laugh And entertainment galore. TJhe Pilot Devoted to the interests of the unmarried. It is not good for man to be alone. 15016 — Omaha, Neb. Here I am boys just sweet 19, height 5 ft. 7in. wt 132, black hair, can sing and play the piano, very pretty, wish to correspond with a young man of title, whohas money, a duke preferred Photos exchanged. Answers for all. 15769 — East Broadway, Monmouth. Am a dark-haired, ' blue-eyed girl of 18 summers, good looking, sophomore at college, can play the piano, kind disposition, will inherit. Have sparkling eyes that in every gleam reveal the undying- love hidden in their liquid depths. Would like to correspond with white man who may be willing to spend his dough freely. If it is matrimony you are seeking write me. Send photo in first letter. 15820 — Little York. Grass-widower, aged 22, height 6ft 1 in, curly hair, cultured and refined, uses neither tobacco nor liquor. Wish to correspond with young lady of suitable age. Prefer short girl, blue eyes, light complexion. All letters answered, photos exchanged. 15871 — Loveland, Col. Hello girls, jnst what you are looking for. Retired cowboy out prospecting for more civil life. Have black hair that curls up beautifully in front. Am about 21 yrs. old, height 5 ft. 8 in. weight 130 lbs. Will make home happy for some girl. Prefer a girl with glasses. Everybody write. Address, ( General Delivery ) Field Club, Monmouth, 111. 15902— Ohio. Would any lady leave her happy home for me ' r If not I will allow you to hypmotize me and go with you. Am 23 yrs old, height5 ft. 9 in., weight 105 lbs., cultured and refined, fine tennis player, ex-school teacher. 15915 — Philadelphia. Girls I want to hear from you soon; don ' t care if you are a hundred years old. I have seen 21 winters and a few summers. Weight 130, height 5 ft 9 in., black hair, and can tickle the keys of a piano to beat the baad. Am not good looking but will pass in a crowd if it is a big one. Newspaper man by trade. Am good at repartee and have a good stock of stale jokes. Want to hearfru.n all of you. 15937 — North 3rd St., Monmouth, 111. American, bachelor, age 19, height 5 ft 8 in., weight 138 pounds, nice looking, ambitious, wears glasses. Would like to correspond with anybody or ever) body. Widows not barred. Object an early marriage. jfcer 77firror. Upon her dresser is a thing ' Twould scarcely cost a dollar But if she lost it, on my life She ' d raise a mighty holler. She might loose her pocket book, Her Bible and her Psalter, And every school book that she had, Her joy ' twould never alter. But if by chance some one misplaced This bit of glass and leather, She ' d hunt and hunt till it was found, Or she ' d not brave the weather. But I must stop for fear you think We ' re only trying to jeer her; But as it is we love her so, We ' re jealous of the mirror. ' On her head a cap so sweet, O ' er her dress a gown so neat, But in her head O wondrous thought Is every thing the college taught Jf Parting. And we must say good-bye; the night is falling; The sun ' s last rays the bill-tops glorify. Par in the dusk we hear the night-bird calling Love to his mate, and we must say good-bye. 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Then during the summer months tourist tickets are sold at greatly reduced rates, so the expense is not great. Let me send you maps, time tables, ticket rates; and if you want to know more about the country enclose six cents in postage for our book on Colorado. It is a beautiful work, of literary excellence and profusely illustrated. P. S. EUSTIS, General Passenger Agent, C. B. Q. R. R., Chicago, 111. 1902. An Oxford year Ladies Patent Kid, Louis XIV heels, the kind $ that don ' t crack, O Mens ' Russia and Patent Calf $ 3 to % PALACE St h Sh e b North side Square. z) ms Jdooft Was printed by the Republican-Atlas Printers. If you want the very latest engraved visiting cards, invitations or programs, they have them. Alliens Store We have everything that is new and nothing that is old. 2)ry Soods Carpets jCadies ' Suits J urs and Cloaks Our Progress is evidence that we please our patrons. Sohn C Jillen Woelber Shoemaker. Tinder Wright 6c S rah am ' s O. M . DAVMUDEI, DENTI ST. Office ouer Hardin McCoy Co ' s Shoe Store. Dr. J. €. Wallace, uuryeon ana Zrhystcian 218 East Broadway, ' Phones — Ind. 1t Bell, 1181. Health officer. Fine repairing done. Quinby, Hallam Hallam. LAW, REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND INSURANCE. Room 1 Quinby Building. No. 32 Both ' Phones The photograph of Miss Patterson was made by Root Son, Photographers. South Main Street. Central Lyce um Bureau f Chicago Advance List of Attractions for 1902- ' 03 EXCLUSIVELY CONTROLLING THE FOLLOWING: Ex-Gov Bob Taylor Eugene V. Debs. - Thos. Dixon, Jr. Senator J. P. Dolliver ■ DeWitt Miller Fred Emerson Brooks Dr. Frank Bristol Margaret Haley Frederick E. Hopkins Leonard Garver Miss Ida Benfey John Temple Graves Prof. W. J. Clarke (Liquid Air.) Elbert Hubbard Col. H W. J. Ham Rev. Fr. F. C. Kelley John R. Clarke Hon. Chas. B. Landis Spellman Riggs Wallace Bruce Amsbary Thos. McClary Melvin Robinson The Opie Read, Chas. Eug-ene Banks and Wallace Bruce Amsbary Combination The Famous Banda Rossa Brook ' s Chicago Marine Band Orchestra Ernest Gamble Recital Company Boston Ladies ' Symphony Orchestra Wesleyan Male Quartette „ Mozart Symphony Club Duruo (Magician) and Company Ritchie Entertainers Imperial Hand Bell Ringers — Geo. H. Jott Concert Company Roney ' s Boys Bostleman String Quartette Bostonian Ladies ' Quartette May Parker ' s Pickaninnies and Concert Company THE CENTRAL LYCEVM BVREAV NEW TRIBUNE BUILDING, FRED PELHAM. Manager. Cj. - T- TV J i w -v TV - J ?- -T- T •T - ■ « J 1 M 4 r -T T K J HLLJ PnimesH H©m Op s tt(D) s ©a(l® ;®§tt Seirwii© iw Brkk Bara tt si. Cj?5 stf ifr If • • slf • • Jf Ir ilr r • tfr itf tfr If tf 3 I R Desnm i i YOU will fir cl that we want to meet all wishes half way. We desire to please and generally succeed, and we wish to continue to do so. Wl en you visit this store feel at home, aqd take due time to buy what you want, and as you want it. We are here to give you our tirqe, the benefit of our experi- ence and entire satisfaction We aim to please all our visitors all the tnr[e. That is what we are here for, and we hope to keep at till we have made every customer a friend of ours DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, LADIES ' FURNISHINGS. Guarantee all prices the lowest. A. H. CALL West Side Square for FRESH and SALT MEATS. Affair but a daily affair for us to please our customers. Ji we please you tell others: if not, tell us. Remember us when you return next fall, boys. Will have plenty wagons for Hollowe ' en. Goodbye. May you have a hot time this summer. For the Fanciest Groceries And Finest Bakery Goods Kirby ' s Cash Grocery 88 Northwest corner square. Go to KIMBALL, WHITNEY AND HINZE PIANOS. HALLETT DAVIS, SCHUMANN AND HAINS PIANOS S. 9 . jfcawley, ' Dealer in Irian os and Organs. Y. M. C. A. Building, Monmouth, III. Students ,§hmu gnnri .judgment rahrn thru pri their ronrk dnnr at 3l£ttVs Barber Shop .Smith side S vunrr. Tke Students ' WATCH, OL-OOK AND JEWEL.RV REPAiRER. FRANK McCHAY, Patton Block City square, opposite Court House. C ALL AT miiss feaetfg LATEST AND U P-TO-DA - FOR L-AXEST AND U P-TO-D ATE PRICES THE LOWEST 111 S. MAIH STREET. P. J. BohlandEF, Butcher. Frest) and SaU Meats, provisions. 107 South 1st Street. BLACKBURN TURNBULL Undertakers, Embalmers and Livery 316-322 South Mam Street. Largest and Finest Undertaking Establishment in the County. Z jlack and white funeral cars, ambulance. Carriages for parties, weddings, etc., with care ful drivers ADA TURNBULL, Lady Embalmer, holds state certificate. DAVID TURNBULL, Embalmer, holds state certificate. Calls answered day or night Tel. No. 19, either phone. H S B a I I I I K a 11 a S u | | FREDS BARBER SHOP | jj B | I 1 EVERYTHING VP-TO DATE. Manr ©tmtttfninii fynder National Bank of Monmouth. F. N. WILDEMUTH. PROP. ivrasssisjnimgio FRonmoutl? (tailoring Go. ECONOMY IS WEALTH Says the sage, but there is wisdom in ' W ZLLt 3- J7 ' ' w, ||)| knowing how to apply it. Get a durable, well- cop rishV • made and perfect fitting suit of clothes made by a first-class tailor and you will find it cheaper in the long run. Garments made by us bear the stamp of style, hang weli and fit well and are made from the best imported or domestic woolens. R. J. CLolbupg. J. R. EBERSOLE, M. PHXSICIAlSr and SCEGEOX D. ft. W. Jfood, D. D. S. no Xokth A Street MONMOUTH, ILL. ' Dentist. Bell Telephone 23 1KB. Phone 23. South Side Square. P. S. Orth, D. D. 6. ' Dentist. jKirkpatr ck 6c Sraham Peoples ' 9 at. 32anJc filct ' g. Jxttorneys at £aw. 77 cnmout i Illinois. HOUES: 8:30 to 12:00 M u D . .phone 1:00 to 5:00 P M 305. 1794. 1902. Xenia Theological Seminary. The 108th session of the Xenia Theological Seminary will open September 17, 1902. Catalogues for 1901-2 may be obtained by application to members of the faculty. Xenia, Ohio. Jt.W.Slass, tf.$., ' D. ' D.S. isental ui rpeo 2j Jffinysbury {Building, Cast S Jroaatvay. 77}. C. ' 97. 7}. 77. t D. S. ' 07. Qirls 1)0 you want a new hat? Call and see Snez S ja cer £ test Styles in 77fillinery 209 €. Broadway The Interstate Lecture Bureau Company. INCORPORATED. Cincinnati Chicago Buffalo R. E. MORNINGSTAR, - - - General Manager 610 Ncave Building, Cincinnati. Long distance Phone 3161. EDWARD R. PERRY, - - Manager Western Branch Steinway Hall, Chicago. D. Adna Brawn. - - - Manager Eastern Branch Ellicott Square, Buffalo. Partial List o? latent, 1902-03. ENTERTAINERS Montaville Flowers, Herbert Sprague, Maro, The Saunders Tableaux, Dart Company, The Rogers, Grilley Combination, Catherine Eggleston, The Phil Hunter Company, Chas. Major, Ethel Marie Surface, Nellie Peck Launders, Mijorand Eggleston, Hugh J. Emmett, Geo. E. Fax. MUSICAL. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Liberati ' s Grand Military Band, The Hahn-Parke String Quintette, The Tudor Geeding Company, The Ernest Gamble Company, The Imperial Concert Company, The Detroit Lyric Concert Company, The Tyrolean Quartette. LECTVRERS James Speed. Father J. F. Nugent, Mabel L. Conklin, Lorado Taft, Ralph Parlette, Dr James L Parsons, Reno B. Welbourn, Prof. Thomas H. Dinsmore, Jr , George L McNutt, Miss Ellen M. Stone, Hon. Geo. VV. Bain, Dr John Henry Barrows, James A. Becker, John L. Brandt, Elijah P. Brown, Dr. S P Caelman. W.J. Frazer, Geo. E. Gowdy, Fred V. Haw- ley, Dr. P. S. H n-;on, Dr John P D John, Dr. A W. Lamar, Samuel Phelps Leland, John J. Lewis. John Uri Lloyd, William J Long.C. E. Maxfield, Bishop C C McCabe, Madison C. Peters, Asher S. Preston, John O. Rust, Frr-d M. Stone. Alexander R Tarr. John S. Van Cleave, Mrs. Frank Wilde Milton W. Brown G. J. KOBLER. H. J. KOBLER. The Pioneer Meat Market Kobler Son Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 104 South Main Street Both Phones 54  j% ' % % % % %. % ' % ' % ' % ' % ' %. % ' ' W ' V O.D.Hawkins Fine Family Groceries Fruits and Vegetables Flour, Teas, CoFfees, Butter and Cheese. Best Goods. J Student Club Trade Solicited $ North Side Sq, Monmouth 111. H. A. Johnson, Jeweler and Optician. 105 East Broadway. MONMOUTH, ILL. Sign of the Big Spec. P. J. IWIG The best place For up-to-date Shoes at always the lowest prices. 109 South Main Street, Monmouth III. [TTTTTT HHfTT rTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTI IIi::iI iir,IIII5 | Do Not Neglect I H To take advantage of my offer — the K a experience of 20 years entirely at your  I! service — consultation and examination H p free — prescriptions for glasses order- K ii ed and made for your eyes if I find S a you need them. k Then, too, mv frames fit your face — § y make the old appear as young- as pos- B a sible and the young no older than 3 S they are. Flat noses, extra high K g noses improved in appearance by my 5 3 frames. jj K Call or write. Visitors from out of K K town always welcome. Children ' s K K eyes a specialty. Hours, daily except K m Sunday, 9 to 6. K h Any time when you need a change g E made in your lenses it will be made « M free of any charge to you. p At my office over McQuiston ' s book 3 B store from the 10th to the last of every K g month. h I PROF. L. M4RKS, 1 Opthalmologist. Itxiixilxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmxxxxxixxxxizxx: xxxzxxx: ' ixx::x: xxxxij : §K ' J 5 tf jitlegheny Uheological Seminary. Tqe building is new and one of tlqe most complete in the couqtry. Rooms siqgle or iq suite. For information respecting courses of study, gyrqnasiurq, scholarships, fiqancial assistance, etc:, etc:, see catalogue, wqicqwill be seqt on application to Prof. D. A. McClenahan, Allegheny, Pa. Finest PKoios. Latest Styles in Cards. ROOT SON ' S ART STVDIO. 213 South Main Street. I I Monmouth, III. p  £ Oafer Zthan Jx S dank. l ; TTTW Di; Tht elect teriorate, wear out or fall in price. The; ways be realized on immediately. YOU CAN WEAR DIAMONDS We sell them on easy payments, and largest stock in this part of the country from. To show our faith in Diamonds this contract: Contract:— Any time within 3 date of purchase, we agree to buy back this Di_ mond, paying therefore, 90 per cent, of the pur- H chase price. E nths frc ANDREW H. FRANDSEN, Monmouth. Illinois. Mrs. Ella Ball. Headquarters For LATEST STILES II MILLINERY. EAST BROADWAY. John Devinney DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries. 514 So Third St. Both Phones. ±hxe q TT Tiiiii: :i ::nr:Ei innnnnKiiiif! Ravelings WOULD BE NCOMPLETE Without the admonition to Students and Their Friends TO ALWAYS TAKE THE LOW RATES m Jrt Wf FA STTIME COURTEOUS mCSiS GOOD SERVICE TREATMENT {2{«j When They Travel North, West, Northwest and Southwest. QUICKEST and DIRECT LINE TO St. Paul and Minneapolis IF YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING A VACATION TRIP THIS SUMMER It Will Pay You To inquire of local Ticket Agent forfolders, rates or other information, or address GEO. S. BATTY, G. P. T. A. MARSHALLTOWN IOWA. Clothes Because They are Cheap. Order something Becoming-, Durable and Comfortable The Best is the Cheapest. We make that kind WRIGHT a GRAHAM, Artistic Tailors and Shirtmakers United Presbyterian Mutual Benefit Association. $4,300,000 Insurance in Force. A Fraternal Life Insurance Association for United Presbyterians Only. Address for information Monmouth, III. E J. BLAIR, Pres. HIGH R. MOFTET, Sec. Losses Paid to March 1, 1902. Wn A. Ja Hn 111. Jennie A. Wallace, Golden, 111 — John H Hayes, Franks, 111 Isabella C. McClain, E Liverpoo Wm D. Livingston, Columbus, Ol Wm. tocPhilhmy, Philadelphia, Rev E. B Graham, Sioux City, : Mary C. Spohn, Moline. Ill Alex. McGraw, E. Liverpool, Ohii Arthur Kirkpatrick, Pittsburg, Pa. Rev. David McCaw, Hanover, 111. Robt. J. Stewart, Swanwick, III. I. T. Gilh Daniel Co Cha Iox r, Philadelph Harriet L. Gowdy, Monmouth, III Robert R. Royer, Adamsville, P=. David T. Kenney, Swanwick, III. Hugh H. Snodgrass, Jamestown, Albert Fingrr, Denver, Col S. Fillmore Boyd, Schnline, 111... Robert Fulton, Sparta, III Amanda J, Sloan, Coin, lowa .... Pa 1,023.00 Emma J. McHrerv, Monmouth, 111 Rev. James A. Wiley, Adams, Iowa MaryE. Struthers, Monmouth, 111 Robert A. Gillespie, Pitzer, Iowa Margaret Daniels, St. Louis, Mo Sarah W. Smith, Sparta, 111 Joseph Irons, Philadelphia, Pa Wilhelmina Morrin, Jamestown, Pa John N. Wallace, Kansas City, Yo _ — Elmer E. Smith. Oxford, Ohio Lucretia V. Smith, Pawnee City, Neb Lucius O Frazier, Pittsburg, Pa Geo S. Boyd. M. D., Beaver Falls, Pa John L. Glass, Monmouth, 111 A. C. Van Fossen, E. Liverpool. O - Jennie R Ewing, Allegheny, Pa Annie M. Burnett, Kansas, City, Mo Margaret M. Robertson, Monmouth, 111 Disability Benefits. Elmira Speer, Monmouth, 111 , loss of hand Robert M Boyd, Schuline, III., loss of hand. John E.E.ving.B eaver Falls, Pa , loss of foot Whole amount since organization. ......J 1,019.: 2.0:17. 2.012 1,013.1 2.020 l 2.017.: 2 023 ' l.ois : 1,010.. 1,012.; 1.02s i 2,02s.- 1 000 t THE PHOTOG R APH E R, 201 South Main Street. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. T Pf S i 7: « «: W jJ 3 333333333 J-33 3 33333333 j Of Monmouth, Illinois. Capital and Undivided Profts, $175,000. OFFICERS: FRED E. HARDING, Pres. J. R. WEBSTER, Vite Pres. F W. Harding Cashier. H. B. WEBSTER, Asst.Cashi r. E. C. HARDIN, Teller. 33333330 33 33 3 i3 3 ?33J j 3333 3333 Sam I, Smith ' s Barber Slog. Under People ' s National Bank. Corner Square and South Main St. All Work Guaranteed Satis- factory Patent Leather Is the Correct Footwear For Dres . Let i;3 show you our vfany Patterns and Lasts. FOR MEN $3.00 TO $5.00. FOR WOMEN $2.50 TO $4.00. E. G. Bowman. 1893 1902 BIJOU JJ Short Order Restaurant Open Day and Night. H. W. Dredge, Prop. MONMOUTH, ILL. 104 Market Place. s s 3 3 OBISON ' S STAR. LIVERY FIRST CLASS SINGLE AND DOUBLE RIGS OF ALL STYLES: ALSO GOOD CARRIAGES FOR PARTY AND THEA- TRE CALLS. 200-206 NORTH MAIN STREET. Both Phones No. 20 Open day and night B rTTTYTTC - imixnimnnii xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx; [innii xxxx 1 xxrxxxxxxxixxxxx 1 xxxrxxxxixxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx:: 1 2: :cxxx xxl Strictly High Cla ss THE Profit Sharer, 5c Cigar. THE MAPLE CITY CIGAR CO Makers. We Make The Goods. Monmouth, Illinois. $ Maple I eity J Steam Laundry. Work Satisfactorily Done. Monmouth, - Illinois U South Main Street. ICE eREHM] AND ALL KINDS OF j FANCY ICES J FINE Home Made Candy I IS OUR SPECIALTY. i CANDY KITCHEN,! I H. L. SPEAKMAN. j So. W. Cor. Square. Ind. Phone 167 t J. H. Hanna Notary Public, Justice of Peace, Police Magistrate. Whole Attention turned to Collections. No side issues. Give me a call. CM Students Soger ' s 97?eat i far cet CAMM For Your Class Pins and Watch Work. 100 South Main Street. Watckes Cleaned and carefully repaired at Reasonable Rates. Engraving Done on short notice in Good f. P. Saj er. u. •?. JTamilton O riff in a l Oast Side Srocer. South £iffhth Street. mafBank. T. H. SMITH. Ind. Phone 219. Bell ' Phone 1443. ifjgggHngsnHHgsHH 9i 1 VK new Pipe Organ is being built by tke leading pipe organ builders of America, Messrs. LYON HEALEY, of Chicago  sHK!IIi iiisHHHlBSSHHHKS; EBneydle ©(Do Cor. So. A. Street and W. 1st. Ave. Makers of the Famous maple City Wheel. All kinds of repair work neatly and promptly done. Wheels built to order and old wheels enameled to look as nice as new. C. Wiley. Harry Wiley. I Myron H. Bigsby, D. t rr e ■«, c« Ind. Phone 148. ,122 S. 1st St. JOHNSON ' S Drug Store. Cor. East Broadway and 1st. St. Fine Society Stationery A Specialty. For Everything In The Drug Line. JPANTITORIUMJ | WE CLEAN j AND PS ESS YOUR PAINTS. A Month ' s Membership Costs You J | Then You are a Neat Dresser. WE SHINE YOUR SHOES. JPANTITOIUM If It Is Good Groceries Reasonable Prices And Fair Teatment You wish, You Will Always be Satisfied if you Trade With Us. CLARENCE GLflSS AT The None-Such Cash Grocery. Corner East 1st Ave. and South Main St. ESTABLISHED H35. fohn C. isiinbar Specialties; o cji ( Tie Razors, Barbers ' Clippers, H irse Dip- pers, Shears and Knives of all kinds and Skates. Prices Reasonable. 215 S. First Street. Carry all jCine Tjo and from all trains. Seo. ffl. Patterson, {Proprietor. Passengers 10c. baggage Oc. Leave orders at Charley ' s Grocery. Mon- mouth, 111. detail Druggist, ZjrusseSj Shoulder S Zracesj Perfumes, Tjoilet Jirticles, etc. South 97 a in Street. ioiv l Bank Of Monmouth CAPTAL AND SURPLUS $325,000.00 ORRIOERS W. H. Franlz, V. Pres. Jas. French. Ass ' t. Cashii D I RECTO RS G. S. Tubbs. Ivory Quinby, Wm. Firoved, G. E. Miller. O. S. French, E C. Linn. W. K. Stewart H. L. Jewell, VV. C. Tubbs, W, Harrison Frant Robt. Porter, Patronage of student s especially solicited- will cash your drafts and receive yonr deposits, however small. A Welcome Gift in Any Home. FOUR GREAT SUeeESSES Compiled by college men Endorsed by college presidents Proo ' ramed bv college glee clubs Rah-rah ' d by college students Brotbered by college alumni Sistered by col ege alumna? WORDS AND MUSIC THROUGHOUT Songs of All the colleges. Attracive and durable cloth binding, ■$ I .fo postpaid Neio edit with 104 new songs for 67 other colleges. Over seventy college presi- dents have actually purchased this volume to have in their own homes, so they tell us. for tbe students on soci-d occasions. Ten editions have gone into many thousands of homes If yon have a piano but do not play , the pianola and other piano players will play many of these songs for you and your friends to sing. Songs of the Western Colleges Notable and durable cloth binding, $ 7 .3j postpaid Songs of the Eastern Colleges Novel and durable cloth binding; $1 3j postpaid. Ideally complete portrayal of the musical and social side, the joyous side, of the student life in our Western and Eastern colleges, respectively. Plenty of the old favorites of all colleges, while crowded with the new songs that are sung — many never before in print. To own all three of tbe above books is to possess the most complete, the most adequate illustration ever attempted of this phase of the genius, the spirit of Young America. New Songs for College Glee Clubs. Paper. 5 oc postpaid. Not less than twenty humorous hits besides numerous others, sentimental and serious. Not a single selection in this book but has been sung by some glee club locally to the delight of an encoring audience. Never before published, the are really new. Glee club leaders will appreciate a collection every piece in which, by the severe test of both rehearsal a d concert, is right — the musical notation, tbe harmony of the voice parts, the syllabification, tbe rhythm, the rhyme, the instrumentation, and last, but not least with audiences, the catchonati-eeness. HINDS NOBLE, Publishers 4-5-6-12-13-14 Cooper Institute, Mew York City. Schoolboo cs of all publishers at one store The Best Dressed Students WEAR Stein-Bloch and Kuppenheimer Clothing. Knox Derbies and Soft Hats. Holmes Ide Collars and Cuffs. For which we have Exclusive Sale. Sol Scliloss cfe Oo- ' DLLflBM MkKENLEY BoMmeSo ©aiTTnsi(m©§ Eft The largest, exclusive Grocery House in the county, located on the corner of Market Place and First Street, arjd are the originators of Low Prices. We will guarantee everything we sell to please you. Give us a trial. Qarke People ' s Rational Bank You b IV Capital, $75,000 Surplus and Profits, $55,000 OFFICERS GEO. AEMSBT, Pkesidbxt JOHN C. DUXBAE, VrcE-PBKSiDEST H. B. SMITH, Cashier E. D. BRABY, Ass ' t. Cashier Set your clothing made to order by uJ.j.Srwirij Cast Side Square Corner 77jf r a in Street. He fits the person ; nd suits the purse. K Either good or poor I health when you buy K groceries. You go to R the best doctor when  sick. Why You can R answer easily. Isn ' t it H good sense to eat what H will keep you in health? jj SCOTT BROS. ® CO. r Grocers R 202 East Broadway Pharmacist Gaot Usroadivaj Special attention given to the careful filling of prescriptions. Students ' patronage solicited Birgains in box and bulk Stationery ED. DENNIS STAPLE - FANCY Groceries. 203 S. Main St., MONMOUTH, ILL. if. % g, fatten, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office, Patton Block. Residence, 218 S. A. Street RS: Ind Phone 0ffice I02  A.M. ln °- none I Residence 158 10 P M ' Bell Phone ' ° ffice I39 ' Lntrnim DR. CMUNCEY SHERRICK. 303 EAST BROADWAY MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS HOURS: 30 to 9 00 to 4 00 to 8 00 A M. 00 P. M. 00 P. M. Bell Phone 51 Ind. Phone 51 J. W. CLENDENNIN LOUIS A. HANNA OFFICE: ROOMS 4 and 3 NATIONAL BAJNTK OF MONMOUTH BUILDING. Independent Phone SO. RESIJlENf ' E:- IS 0. S03 EAST BROADWAY. Independent and Bill Phone S ' 2. OFFICK HOTJRS:- lO TO 12 A. M. •Z TO 4 P. M. T TO 8 P. M. HANNA CLENDE ATTORNEYS. Oflice in Court House Monmouth, Illinois. Ind. Phone 81 Bell Phone 81 Dr. W. S. Jeolli ' daj Office Over Dunbar ' s Drug Store. Residence 216 South First Street. Telephones No. 22. HOURS:— 10:00 to 12:00 A. M. 2:00 to 4:00 P. M. 7:00 to 8:00 P. M. R. J. GRiER W. K. STEWART r i dr. ;r AVAK.irtr i . mitchkll, OFFICE and RESIDENCE 1 SiOO - i 2.00 ■ T 7:00 ■ 30 A.M. OO P. M. OO P. M. .J Srier dt Stewart Attorneys at Law. MONMOUTH, C. A. McLaughlin ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Firoved Block. MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS. NEW PLATES THROUGHOUT. 25, AL WORDS PHRASES AND DEFINITIONS :r the supervision of V. T. HARRIS: Ph.D., LL.D., United States ■ of Education, assisted by a large corps of competent specialists. Rich Bindings. 2354 Pages. 5000 Illustrations. Prepared i al ■ sfiru Also Webster ' s Collegiate Dictionary with Scottish Glossary, etc. First class in quality, second class in size. Webster ' s —Nichol as Murra y Butler. Webster ' s i COLLEGIATE _ ,, , , , ,. . I COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY Specimen pages, etc., ot both books sent on application. dictionary, G. tS C. MERRIAM CO., Springfield, Mass. Call on ©. m (aft en Jor your Suit or Overcoat Suits made to order, $12.50 and up. Pants made to order, $3.00 and up. J ' it and satisfaction guaranteed. Soulh Main street, over telegraph office j resh Cut J lowers Jxtways on J¥and. DESIGNS ROR RUN ERALS A SREOIAL.TV. J alms and J erns for decorating. TJhos. jfcewitt, Store, f ast ffiroadivay ' Phone SS Jfouse 89 Penmeuth f @lle£ e 46(h YEAR. HLOMMI Huqdreds of prominent business meq, doctors, lawyers, rr|i rasters, statesmen, whose nances and lives are highjy honored PR@OLTY Strong in character and culture. Graduates of leadiqg col- leges, aqd of Boston, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Indiana and Michi- gan universities. rtm©olrt: Thousands of them who are filling high positions of useful- qess. FLHMT, Stearq heated, electric lighted buildings. Central Hall with 30 roonis with Literary Halls and Libraries. Musical Conserva- tory. Auditorium with Assembly Hall, Batqs and Lockers, Com- rqodious gymnasium, bine Athjetic Fields .TOBEMT: A large ; ody of earnest youqg mer and women from the best homes of our country STUDENTS- BARBER SHOP. J.%Cox Under Second Na.tiona.1 Bank TJry our Dandruff Cure When you need anything in the line of Gas Fixtures Call on the MONMOUTH GAS CO. Office on South Main Street. Hayes Eastman BEST PLUMBERS IN THE CITY. Gas Fitting and Fixtures South First Street Siininminiinni; u e i eir Sun dc Cycle Co. ■jnd. ' tPhone 237 OS 9 . J rst tfoe. MONMOUTH, ILL. H0D Confectionery. South Main Street, Monmouth, 111, When residents of Monmouth seethe name o They naturally think of Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Picture frames and other well known lines that we handle. W. H. McGuiston Son Southwest Corner Square. Jroyi e jamieson urni ' ture Carpet j and ffiugj. Southeast Corner Square. ::;iixrxniniiiiivii:i:i:iiiii:i;::i::ii2iiiiii:iiriiiiiiiiiiii BOYS ■jf you want to be dresssed correctty as to Ott ie, J 7 it and Jippearance ury the 3. .MONMOUTH. ILLINOIS. ;;Liiiiii:iir:iiii;:ii:;iiTlilliiii::iii:ii:::Tiirr:TiTiiiiiiM P©IIX0 ' ;jiiii::iiiziiiiiiiiixi.ciiiiiiixrTiiriiiiiiiiriiiiiiiij::iiiiiniii2iiiiTiiiiii2iiiiii2i::iTi::xi;:;mn; | Confectionery ai d Caterers f ExXXEXXXXXXXXXXXXXT SREOIAL ATTENTION GIVEIIMTO a BANQUET ' S. RECEPTIONS AND SOCIAL EVENTS PURE ICE CREAM, ICES. CRUSHED FRUIT AND SODA V ATER Fancy Box Candy a Specialty. Sin ii::ix: :il: :mii: