Northern Oklahoma College - Roundup Yearbook (Tonkawa, OK)

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..-. A' Fergusonian Society Motto: A journey of a thousand miles is begun by a step. ' Emblem: Ostrich. C0101's: Old Rose and Gold. SOCIETY YELL Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Ra-li! Rouian! Wlioop-a-la! Zip-a-la! Fergusonian! President .... Vice-President ...... Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary ......... Chairman of Executive Committee. Cllalflllall of Delilrquent Committee Marshal .................... . .... I-Iistorian ffor tlie yearj ', , . Critic .................. Officers . . . .S. Earl Trekell . . . . . Oren Roberts Virgil' K. Hzilcleman ... .A. Ray Smith .Floyd O. Moore . . . .VVilbu1' G. Guild .. ..Kietl1 sLynch .... . .S. Earl Trekell Harry Winebreun er '73 l

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' 2-is. f --rx V X' f. I. - .N 7- The Fergusonian Society was 'organized during the winter of 1903 for the purpose of developing the literary talent of school boys and for the purpose of giving parlia- mentary practice to those desiring same. Mark Shartel was the one chosen to fill the president's chair for the first time. Since then there have been new presidents chosen each term. This gave a chance to the best men to rise to the high office even when there were only two terms in the school year, and since the number has been increased to three there is even a greater chance for the ambitious member. There were twenty- two members during the first year, all being charter members. During the first year a contest was held with the Athenian Society, in which the Fergusonians were victorious. The second year the membership increased to fifty- three, and again the Fergs were victorious in the Spring contest. It was this year that our present critic, 1-larry Winebrenner, acted in capacity of society essayist in the contest. The third year for the society seemed to be a rather hard one, the membership falling to twenty-eight. The society divided during this year and some of the former members formed what was known for a short time as the Adelphia Society. However, it soon died. The contest was lost this year to the Athenian Society. During the next year the membership increased to thirty-nine, and with the in- creased membership came increased interest. Th society again won first place in the contest. As in the former enumerated years, the same winning and losing was maintained and the society seemed to progress slightly until in 1912, when they again came to the front and took first place in the Spring contest. Itnwas during this year that Mr. Finley, who had always acted as advisor for the society, left, and as youth first in the world alone, we put forward a bold front, we worked hard, and above all, we made progress. There were forty-three members during the year. In the year 1913 the membership increased to forty-six. Mr. Pechstein acted as our advisor. The society won first place in the Spring contest. The society was also successful and won first place in the contest of 1914. During that year Miss Lois Borland acted in the capacity of Critic. The greatest number of active members ever graduated from school went forth to the world during this year. The society was almost depleted. The burden of carrying on the further work fell to under- classmen. Upon them depended the future of the society. Their work stands as a showing of their achievement, even granting that the society was not successful in the contest of 1915. Mr. Hopkins acted as advisor and- critic during that year. The school year of 1915-16 has been such that it IS hardto tell of the work done by the society. The Spring contests have been done away with on account of the ex- tremely antagonistic spirit which was always prevalent at the contests. Instead of having the contests, the school 'was considered as a state, Utopia by name, and a general election held. Candidates delivered speeches and .general party feeling ran high, The Hashrapers, a party formed from the Fergusonian soclety, were suc- cessful in landing the greater number of votes, hence elected the. majority of their L-andidateg, The presidents for the year were Virgil Haldeman, Wilbur Guild, and S. Earl Trekell, each holding office in the order named, as there were three terms. 77

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Fergusonian Society