Mount Union College - Unonian Yearbook (Alliance, OH)

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lfiainrg nf 'HEL The Sophomore class has a record this year of unexampled heroism. There is no department in college, of any notoriety fexcept the equestriansj in which the sophomores do not have a leading part. This is especially true in athletics- either in basket ball or base ball, they are supreme-as well as in societies, classes, oratorical contests, debating contests and original research. The first event of the year was the appearance on the college dome of the freshmen Hag-a little red rag with 'o6 in white-but no sooner was it espied than it disappeared. This was supposed to have been placed there by freshmen. However, the next night another flag, of similar character, was nailed to the dome at twenty-nine past midnight. VVhereupon the sophomores, waiting below for the completion of the task, rushed forward armed with clubs and axes, with the expectation of meeting some opposition, but to their surprise the mob fled like the dew before the morning sun, and having secured the second fo6 flag the whole mob was captured and bound by the sophomores, and behold! there was one freshman, three preps and five juniors. A This event brought such humiliation to both juniors and freshmen that they besought Dr. Riker to regain for them their lost banner. And thereupon Riker, sympathizing with his own,', tried to secure the flag with much words and threats, so heavy that his whole being did shake and tremble. Not being able to recover the priceless rag in this way, he called together the faculty three times during the day, where he, with the help of Mrs. Franklin, did much extol the valor of the sophomores and they were decreed too violent for the powerful CFaculty.D The juniors, preps, cops, and freshmen had a banquet at the home of Mr. Davidson's, Alliance, Ohio. The sophomores, accompanied by a few seniors, paid them a visit in the early part of the evening. But the freslnnen being so much frightened by the sudden arrival of unexpected guests, raised great shouts and groans of fear, and having secured greater safety by locking up some in the bath room and hiding others under tables and beds, they left an easy access to the kitchen where the sophomores joyfully consumed most of the refreshments in- tended for the banquet. Then a few sophomores entered an open window in the upper apartment in order to console the terror stricken ones within, whereupon they heard much wailing and gnashing of teeth whereby the freshies were im- ploring the cops saying, O dear cops I those invincible sophs are upon us, save us, save us, and we will honor and praise ye all the days of our lives. Then- as agreed to by the sophomores,--the freshmen hired, at their own expense, rubber-tired hacks to take back the sophomores who returned home singing and yelling for the joy of their triumph in the utter humiliation of '06, who will be heard of no more. The sophomore banquet, May S, was the climax of this eventful year. All that poetry, music and festivities can add to pleasure were combined here. Undisturbed by juniors and freshmen who were unable to collect their dying forces, the sophomores celebrated their heroic deeds with an ambrosial feast. The future success of 'o5 is assured. For two years the class has been vic- torious in every attempt, and attempted every good thing. You'll hear from us again. 36 HrsToRrAN 'o5.

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