Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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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.

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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. ' '