Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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History of the Class of '97, BY ALFRED S. HARTZELL. dale' CHAPTER I. I. And when even was come, we did Uird . I, zz ' N x' our loins and betake fx ,W ourselves onward. 'Y ,, 2. And behold, as I ...XX -1 5 gazed into heaven, I V q Yi XL, ' F gf did see four stars of A ',5Pd5gic- 9 dazzling brightness: .737 XNQV' the hrst, like unto the ii'-3' 90 51,9 moon in grandeur, the TNQ Qsvffl' second, still fairer, ME 9.959 W , and the last two did fi, '- shine even as doth the sun. , f f 2 Q ff 3. And I turned to AM. F m y conipanion and ,xi 1. ' ,ilef 'lf '4- said, Prithee, cast thine eyes above and tell me of these wonders,-whence they caine and what is the meaning thereof. 4. And he answered and said, lVist ye not of their import? Thine ignor- ance is passing strange. Hast thou never heard of that band of heroes, mighty in deed and fame? Give ear, and I will tell thee things, the like of which thou hast ne'er before even dreamt. . 5. Four years ere now, there as- sembled within the classic halls of Muhlenberg ta place whereof thou surely niust have heardj a company of men from divers places. 6. Straightway did these youths convene and organize themselves into a mighty band, the fame of which can never die. 7. CLASS OF '97 was the name which they did adopt, and scarcely had they done this ere the ever-lurk- ing foe was on their heels. 8. The Sophomores, a rival band, did gaze upon these heroes with the eye of envy and vengeance, and, ere they were aware, the Freshmen tfor so were the heroes also calledj were im- prisoned in the room wherein they met. 9. But alack ! alas, for the workers of envy ! The doors were quickly forced aj ar, and a grievous fight ensued, in which the Sophs were vanquished. Io. The Sophomores wept. II. This was the beginning of niir- acles which were done at Muhlenberg. Nor did the Freshmen cease here, but continued in well-doing, all of which I cannot tell thee, for it waxeth late. 12. At the close of that eventful year, they did bring about their great- est achieveinent. A play, such as ne'er before or since was seen upon the stage, did they present, and the fanie of it did spread throughout the land.

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Ja GOIIER B. M.-x'rrHr:ws, .... Allentown, Pa. Euterpean Literary Society g Missionary Society CI-IRIs'rIAN C. MILLER, . . . . . Reading, Pa. Euterpean Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association g Missionary Society g Augsburg Society g Press Association 5 Senior German Society. FRANCIS MILLER, .... . Philadelphia, Pa. Euterpean Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association Q Missionary Society g Augsburg Society 5 Press Association 3 Senior German Societyg Business Manager of Thr flhzlzleazbeljg. IRA O. NOTHSTEIN, ..... Lehighton, Pa. Euterpean Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association 3 Missionary Society 3 Augsburg Society g Press Association g Senior German Society. J.-xy E. REED, ....... Pillow, Pa Sophronian Literary Society 5 Franklin Literary Association g Missionary Society 5 Augsburg Society 3 Senior German Society. ARCHIBALD C. ScHENR, .... South Bethlehem, Pa. Euterpean Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association g Missionary Society 5 Senior German Society. H. MORRIS SCHOFER, ..... A East Greenville, Pa Euterpean Literary Society 3 Franklin Literary Association g ' Missionary Societyg Augsburg Society 3 Senior German Society. EDGAR E. SIEGER, . ..... Allentown, Pa Euterpean Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association 3 Senior German Society. JOHN F. STINE, A T Q, ..... Fogelsville, Pa Sophronian Literary Society 5 Senior German Society. JOHN H. SYKES, A T SZ, , . . ' . . Allentown, Pa Sophroniani Literary Society g Senior German Society. JACOB A. TREXLER, .,.. Shamrock Station, Pa Sophronian Literary Society g Franklin Literary Association 3 Senior German Society. 21 J

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CHAPTER II. I. And he continued and said, The next year brought these heroes back again, renewed in mind and body. 2. And lo, another class had come to follow in their path. 3. This set of green goods did gaze upon the Sophs Cfor so the heroes now were calledj with uncertain eye. After deliberation of marvelous length, they did produce a cane and lustily cried out for a rush. 4. They rushed. Moreover, it snowed the day following, and the Sophomores did revel right justly in their victory. 5. Next did a voluntary it of for- getfulness seize these heroes, inasmuch as they did 11Ot turn up for class one bright morning. 6. Verily, the professor's black bile did overflow. 7. On a banquet they next did venture, to the hamlet Lansdale by name, Hllfl they did, of a truth, make them a name at that place. S. And it came to pass that the Freshies had a sleigh-ride, also that the Sophomores discovered ity and, VVl1C11 they did return, they wailed and gnashed their teeth. 9. Again was there weeping when the Freshies attempted to create havoc while the Sophs were burning Livy in eiiigy. Io. Also did the Freshies bemoan their fate when the Sophs cut down the sign with which they had defaced the campus. I r. These and many other things did the heroes bring to pass i11 their second year, of which I was an eye witness. CHAPTER HI. I. And he furthermore continued, The third year did these heroes put away childish things, and lo, they saw even as they were seen. 2. To their sorrow they did lose a few men, but, as joy ever follows sorrow, a new man joined their ranks. This man hailed from Kutztown. 3. Great was the work which he accomplished, for he organized a quar- tette, which later became the nucleus of that world-renowned Glee Club. 4. This Club has revolutionized the world of song. 5. But the crowning point of their achievements was still to come. A number of these heroes did assemble themselves and began operations on a book. 6. Long did they work, powerfully did they scheme, and verily, their reward was well meritedg for, a few days before the joyous Easter-tide, the world of literature was raised to a standard well worthy of envy: 7. So great was the book which they brought forth. S. This book was the 797 CIARLA. 9. Ere the close of this eventful year did they again immortalize them- selves. io. A contest, in which oratory held the sway, did they produce. The air changed to a bluish hue. Demos- thenes did tur11 in his grave, and, truly, the sun did smile. CHAPTER IV. I. Again he continued and spake thus, For the fourth and last time