Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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191 T Cl ARL A SOPHOMORE HISTORY T HE actual achievements of the class of 1918, during the scarce two years of its existence at Muhlenberg, are such as to require no embellishment on the part of the chronicler. Who of us feels not a thrill of pride at the recollection of our successes? One of the great outstanding facts of our career here is that up to the present time — near the close of our second year — we have not been defeated in an inter-class athletic contest or series of contests. As Freshmen we were unconquered in football, basketball, baseball and tennis, and took second place in the inter-class track meet, running 1916 close for first honors. Nor did we as Sophomores choose to rest content with laurels already won. First, on the gridiron, we demonstrated, for the benefit of the newcomers, football as it should be played, winning easily; next, we continued our course of instruction in the cage, taking the series in three straight games; a victory for 1918 in the cross-country run concludes the list for the present. The future is full of promise. Proud as we are of our prowess on the athletic field, we point with even greater satis- faction to the part we play in college affairs. There are six Sophomores in the Glee Club, a majority in both Band and Orchestra, a large representation in the Dramatic Association, while 1918 athletes are a big factor in all Varsity sports. The football programs and the college calendar published by our class won well-merited praise. Our college course is now half run. If we may judge the future by the past, are not these two years an augury of the happy conclusion of a successful race, an assurance of two more years of achievement and conquest — of devotion to Muhlenberg? Historian.