Northwestern University Dental School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Q. UU CLASS HISTORY an fi 1 J ,Q 5 H. I S We gaze upon the short, yet interesting, history of the ' class of 'o3, we cannot refrain from extending our E' sympathy to the class prophet of the future-if the 7555 . history of that organization is to be as eventful as the past. Hailing from almost every part of this great globe fincluding parts of Germany and the Holy Landj, on the third day of October, assembled, in accordance with the school schedule, a motley crowd of young, middle-aged and a few older men, together with a much smaller number of like varying aged women in a large lecture hall on the fifth floor of the Dental Department of North- western University. Strangers among strangers. it took some little time before the necessary acquaintances could be made and companions chosen, therefore, we are compelled to cut part of this uninteresting period of the history of the class and again take it up with the hrst movement toward organizatio-ng The man of the houry' proved to be a lad from the far XVest, whose impressive manners and commanding voice have been much in evidence throughout the history of the class. Succeeding in convincing a few of his friends that an organiza- tion of the class wa.s necessary, this bold organizer took the liberty to post, in a conspicuous place, a notice, to the effect that immediately following a delightful repast by Prof. Wfiggin, a caucus meeting of the Freshies', would occur. ' Accordingly, upon the departure of the Doctor, our friend from .I IQ, with all the dignity imaginable. arose, and in deep and command- ing tones ordered silence. His wish gratified, he at once proceeded to explain the purpose of the meeting, and was soon chosen tem- norarv president of the class by acclamation. ISI

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3 4 The temporary secretary and treasurer were then chosen, the favored ones happening to be Bacon, of whom we will afterward hear, and VVelsh, the f'heavyweight from VVisconsin, whose fame on the 'Varsity crew and ability in football have made his notoriety cope well with his avoirdupois. s It was then decided to postpone further organization until such time when the class had beco-me well enough acquainted to select a suitable candidate for the all-important office -of president. Again the history of the class, for a time, is to be recorded in un- written page-s, as nothing, excepting an o-ccasiona.l Hying apple core or banana peeling, broke the monotony of the regular course of events. At length it became evident to at least a pa.rt of the class that a permanent organization was necessary. It was at this time that the ambitious ones were most active, and among them the temporary secretary figured most pro-minently. Seizing the opportunity of winning laurels for himself, and acting on a supposition that a class faction existed, he at o-nce p-roceeded to balance matters by organizing a contra faction and holding, behind' closed do-ors a meeting of a'select few+without the lobsters s-o a an I a termed. - The war had begun and it soon became evident that the slighted o-nes were real live lobsters, after all. Q During the remainder of the day the smoking roo-m served as a lobby. for the wirepullers and the logrollers of the class. At the close of the afternoon lecture it was announced that the class would remain for a short time after the lecturer's departure. a ' No one seemed to understand the impo-rt of the meeting, and the class was dispersing, when a volunteer from the- front row, Bacon, by name, and at o-nce recognized as the tempo-rary secretary, arose, and suggested that the tempo-rary president occupy his seat and call the meeting to order. VVhere-upon he was informed by his honor that the meeting had not beencalled by the p-reside-nt, and was there- fore out o-f order. , ' Vlfhat was known as Baconis rebellion followed, and with all the cha.racteristic rebelliousness of his auburn locks, Mr. Bacon informed the class that a dangerous factio-n of office grabbers had been formed, and unless immediate steps were taken to suppress it, that no one else would have a chancef 132 T i 1 l l l , I '. . A i F il el 3 is S hr s 5 4 3 r l