North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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jS ' ot .inlv liMs I hi ' class taken an active part and studi] liiiili in atliletic ' S, but it has sIiMiil hinh in liic classnioni also. .Many of tlic hoys lia c made llic Iioikh- roll every year. rile class, in one way, lias lieeii xt-ry mifortunale. iwice liaxc vc liecii saddened liy the dealli of a heloved comrade. Early in oiir I ' reshnian year the class was caused lo luoni ' ii the death of ilr. Weaver. We had known him only a short time, hiil he had made iiiauy friends aiiKJiii; ' ns. In the liei;inniin; nf onr Junior year we wei ' e ai;aiii cau.sed to grieve the loss (d ' another of oni ' jolly hand. The death of .Mr. d. . . Porter hronght soriew to the heart of t-very aieiuber of the class. lie was loved and resjiected hy all, stood high in all his classes, and tool: a ereal interest in everything ilie idass nudertook to do. He had a smile and pleasant word for all. Onr last Christnias holidays as college men have passed; and, as usual, they well a most enjoyahle jieriod in the year; but there was a tinge of sadness about them. For some of us they were the last we would ]iend at home fur some time: We ai ' e on the last stretch of our college life, it will soon be oxer, d ' he day whifdi we lia e looked forward to so long will come and go. We will leave dear old . . iV .M . to go out into the world and take onr places as men. We will no longer be looked n]Min as lioys, but as trained men, prepai ' eil to ilo the work that the State and ( ' oiiiitry is calling for ns to do. 1 think I am correct when I say there is not a member in the class who will not feel a sadness at heart when he comes to say a last farewell to . . tV: .M. and bid his classmates gooddiye. We will be leaving, i erha))s ne -ei- to return, and can hope only for an occasional meeting. Throughout lite we may form frieml- ships, but not the kind bu ' iued in college, for they are the idosest ami dearest (d ' life. But the world is calling for us, so let us go forwanl with a determina- tion to do something. We liaxc received an education- now let us show to the woi ' lil that we are able and willing to do our part.

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with till ' ;iiiliiii;- nf iiiir tiiial cxiniiiiiatidu c lookcil tni-ward with pleasure til ihc lime whi-u vc ciiulil cnrull niirsclvcs as Seniors, and we parted — with many a vow as tn what we w inld An when the liniii-envied Senior year eame. At hist we are Seniors I That time to which we have looi ed forward with a longing nniitterahle is here. But we are a little disap]iointetl. Another ideal has heen shattered. For three long years we looked with womlei- ai the Senior and his doings and longed for the time when we wouhl hohl that exalted jiosition. But it seemed that nothing out of the ordinary hain)ened when we returned this year and registered as Seniors. The world took very little iiotiee of the im])ortanf affair; we came to the conclusion that Seniors ar e only students after all, with a few more privileges and a lot more work than other students. We were Seniors, ready to fight our last battle at old A. A: I. and then to enter the great, cold world. Many, I suspect, had had varied ideas regarding what it meant to be Seniors, but it was not long till we realized that it was a serious thing. There was no class to look u]) to for a lvice; we were the leaders, we were to set the pace. Most of the boys who had gone through the .Inni ir year returned. There were sixty-four Seniors registered — the largest graduating class that had ever been at A. M. Many changes have taken place during the four years of our stay at A. M. To the delight of the boys, the wearing of the uniform has been done awa - with, except while on drill. Hazing has been stopped, mainly through the efforts of the ' 09 men. The high standing that the college now has in athletics has been accomplished during the four years of our stay, and A. i: M. now is on an equal standing in athletics with any college or university in the South. The ' 09 class has done more than any other to bring about this high standard : such men as Thomjison, Stephens, Fox, Sadler, Johnson and Long are recognized throughout the South as among the best men in college athletics. There has heen a great im])ro ' ement in the militai ' v de])artment. This dejiartnient. under command of Lieuteiuiiit Young, has reached a high efficiency. The changes made in the uniform this year have been satisfactory and gi ' eatly improved the a]i]iearance of the iiattalion. All are jiroml of . . A: M. ' s record in football this year. The ' 00 class was represented on the Varsity liy Thompson, .lohuson, Sadler. Stpjihens, L ' Hig, Marshall and Davidson.

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.Toiix Ai.i.KX Akkv. X. ( Buck, i AiiriiMilriii ' i ' Ihii li ' II iiiiifi. ' hiol,:- iiii . ' Iliilh Ihti toil I Ihr iiiiiliiiiilll .. . WiiiiM ' i- of Stiuli-nt I.mIjui- I ' rize, Oj; Secrptary lliiiiil Scii ' ilcf (lull, 117; ' I ' lcM uii ' i- Tenerian Litpviiry S,„i,-ty. ' (IT: Vii-i--l ' ie i(lpnt BiiiU)};ical Club. ' OT- ' OS; K.litnr lull rrolh-giitii. ■(17- ' 0.S; Cliainuan I ' rayiT MiH ' tiii Cuiumittoe. ' Oli- ' OS ; Editor .V. f. Stiidciit Fiiniicr, ' 08- ' 0i): Presidont liidlos ii ' al (lull. (IS; ( litip T. L. S.; Country (Jeiuiciucn : HiA ' ,;; Seuii r I ' livMlc. Couipany (,l; . .l;i ' . ±1 xcir-; Ili ' jht. .i It. !l ill.; Wi ' iijlit. Ilil) i.ouikK. Whin ilii siriiiul irhisllr lilnirs. i ull inll in ' l ■■Hurl. liillil Ihrrr. Hi xlri ps nnst irhni the flitiih-cis lire sfiiiiiliiiii thiir cuius. His iiiriilrsi c.r- licnsc is for oil iiiiil liiiiiii iriil.s. Iloinrir. hi ' s nil to thr 1 110(1. WlI.I.I.VM 11eI;I!K1!T |)lll(;HTY R-VXCK. Dniir Civil Engiiiecrinfi- Let me not hurst in iijnorance. Senior Private. Company Q; Civil Eni;ineeriii i; Society; Leazar Literary Society; Aero Cluli; Age. 21 years: Heiglit. fi ft. 10 in.; Weight. 1.5(i pounds. The hero (fl of the eliiss. He enreful hoir i oii talk- to Bill (It the table, tinles.f i ou want to take a trip to the athletie fiehl. Failed to net toyether in VJS ' . and deeided to irait for ' Hit. His prospects are ijood for ' I.!. AViliuinoriiii. X. (