Oberlin Academy - Etean Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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The first senior class party was held November 22, at the Academy Building. It was an informal affair, the main event being a taffy-pull, which was greatly enjoyed by all, but not so greatly by the janitor, who found taffy in every nook and cranny after the festivities were over. In the latter part of November, the Cad eleven was entertained at a Football Banquet, given by the Athletic Advisory Board at the Park Hotel. Needless to say, the many excellent courses were duly appreciated, and in a manner atoned for the season's hard grind. At each 1nan's plate, was his hard-earned certificate, granting permission to wear the football O. A. At the end of the banquet, Dan Dudley was chosen captain for 1914-15. On the sixth of December, the Juniors gave the Junior Middlers another Sticky Social, in the form of a masquerade. Once more everybody had a fine time but the janitor. Soon after the Senior distinctions had put in their appearance, J annette J arrell gave a Movie-Party for all the senior girls. About five rows in the central part of the Apollo looked, to the casual observer, like a Held of mushrooms, but under each mush- room was a Senior face, with a six-inch grin on it. The matinee was followed by ices and wafers at Hobbs', leaving everybody in the happiest frame of mind. Shurtleff gave a May-Day party, which was a real May-Day party. They had a May-pole, May-baskets, and lots of flowers, and ended up with a good dinner as usual. The girls of Shurtleif, with Mrs. Hitchcock's splendid oversight and suggestions, have had many successful dinners and entertainments, and we are all looking forward to their June Party, which is to be the event of the year. O I1 I rl lAfllFft'L'l

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SOCIETY NOTES The social season started off in fine order with a Backwards Party, given by the Middle Class. True to its name, it reversed the usual order of things from the start to finish, and a few aspiring Middlers even arrayed themselves hind-side-fore. When the guests arrived at the Academy building, they were ushered in the back door, and upon removing their wraps, all gathered around the piano and sang Goodnight Ladies. Parlor-football, songs, a recitation by Berthoff and a stunt by Protzman and Diserio, were followed by refreshments in the form of ice cream and macaroons. After this, the celebration ended with a Grand March. Wal naow, I swan! Was you-all there, When all them Middles They had some hard-times jinx for fair? All patched they was, an' didn't care l A rap for fuss and fiddles. The loidies wore their aprons there, An' they looked great, I vum! But every feller,-on the square- Wuz dressed in hand-me-downs, I swear, An' looked just like a bum! Last fall there was a wedding in which the Academy students took a great deal of interest. This was the marriage of Miss Rachel Coss, former teacher of English in the Academy to Mr. William Cochran, of Cleveland. As the bridal party entered the Second Church, the vested choir sang Lohengrirfs Wedding March, and the double-ringed cere- mony, which followed, was a very beautiful and impressive one. We all think of Mrs. Cochran with love and admiration and wish her many, many years of the greatest happiness. One Hundred an rl Eight

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For the remainder of the term, we can only phophecy. For one thing, we know the Seniors are to give a banquet to all the athletic men. Whether this includes the janitors, whose chief occupation is muscle developing, or not, we haven't yet been told. Anyway if We give it, it is sure to be a success, and we feel safe to add the usual Hav- ing partaken of light refreshments in the shape of ice cream and macaroons, the guests thanked their hosts and hostesses and departed, each vowing that he had had the most enjoyable evening of his life. The Middlers are planning a party to be given in honor of the Seniors. This, also, shall be an evening of rare delights. On Saturday evening, May the twenty-third, the grounds in the rear of the Academy willbe the scene of great festivities. Of course the Etean is still a trifle in-the-hole, and in order to bring it up intoithe glorious sunlight, we devised a happy and original plan, by which to obtain the necessary 1ucre. This plan consists of three principal parts,-the outdoor movies, the candy and refreshment booths, and the Coney Isle in the barn. The movies will be out on the side of the barn, with rows of chairs facing them. The Coney 'Isle will consist of about eight different shows or stunts going on in the several rooms in the barn, from six-thirty until eight o'clock, followed by one hour of movies. Among the enticements will be a nigger-baby gallery, three shots for a nickel, and other similar irresistibilities. There is no doubt but that this new method will have the desired effect of ending all our financial worries, aside from all the fun we'll get out of it. One H I i I I lx