Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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the guardianship of Monmouth College to other hands and our best wishes are that they may never stop her progress: that class and college spirit may never die in the future and in their death struggle mourn for those good old days when there were giants in the land. —24-

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Senior History. HE CLASS of ' 07 has reached her goal. She has run a gccd race and finished strong. The struggles and trials of the College courge have thinned her ranks, but they have made strong men and women of the survivors. The class of nineteen hundred and seven has always been remarkable. As Freshmen we were named by one in very high authority the best Freshmen class that ever entered Monmouth College. In order to vindicate the judgment, integrity and foresight of this declaration, we proceed to demonstrate the fact to the public at large and especially to a certain class who seemed to doubt the entire truth of the statement; and in the light of present day c ivilization our dealings with ' 06 seems indeed rather harsh. But class and college spirit were strong in those days and we feel justified. In that year also we won the Palmer-Livingston cup which has since been conceded to us without a struggle. In our Sophomore year we were the terror of the institution. Just here we would like to pass over the color rush of that year but pride prevents it. We were outnumbered, overwhelmed and gloriously defeated; but we were not conquered as the Freshmen and Monmouth police force realized about the 2 1st of February. In our Junior year we got down to good hard studying as Juniors always do. But we did other things besides. We published our justly famous annual, furnished nine men of the champion football team. Our debators and orators made themselves famous, while we also looked after the management of most of the athletic teams of the college. Our greatest enjoyment during this year was in our social affairs, picnics, ban- quets, socials, etc , which gave us occasional and delightful recesses from work During the past year we have ever endeavored to conduct ourselves in that stately and dignified man- ner, befitting the noble senior. This difficult task was not made easier by the conduct and actions of certain classes in our beloved college, and at times we have been sorely tempted to return to mediaevil remedies, but whatever we did, all was done with proper dignity. During this year also we have been very busy, but found time to engage in athletics, literary contests and social affairs of which perhaps the most enjoyable was our banquet on the the 22nd of February in the Gymnasium. Now our college days are over and we are face to face with the cold, cold world. But we feel that we are not without weapons for the fight. We have done our best for Monmouth College and she has done as well by us, and if we are not prepared for the struggle it is not her fault. We are glad we came to Mon- mouth College and we are proud of our college and hope that she is proud of us. Monmouth has made rapid progress in the past few years and has risen to a high rank among the freshwater colleges, and in this progress the class of ' 07 claims her part, Our class was one of the largest that ever entered the college, her athletes have never been surpassed and her literary men are marvels of ability. What factors these have been in the progress of Monmouth Col- lege is evident to all. But now the last chapter of our college history has been written and we must leave you. We resign —23—

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% lUnnnrictm. (Hraxje l Itzctbctly ;Btiff t Burn m-trdt 23, 1883. pied Way 23, 1907. 77ie e s no Death ! What seems so is transition; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal we call death She is not dead, the child of our affection, — But gone unto that school Where she no longer needs our poor protection, And Christ himself doth rule.