Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Some of the invitations and answers were a little hard to read. but they answered the purpose. Next came the slcighing party, which went clear to lilyria, and stayed until nine deloek--two distinctly novel features. There aren't many classea that could be trusted so far. lint life isn't all hilarity, even for Seniors. VVhat taxes us to the utmost, in more ways than one, is the Nlemorial-the slight token of esteem we leave behind us. VVe have tried to consider every possible need of the College, and not be prej- udiced. What we really favored most was a new railroad station: but il' a con- structive form which shows its purpose makes architecture, we thought the old one could not be improved upon. Then wc considered a chandelier, as a delicate compliment to our especial luminary, Dr. St. Jiohng but we decided that our class ilag was about as bright a thing as we needed to leave behind us. Mr. Mclfelvey, who has had a large and varied experience with our best American Colleges, sug- gested easy chairs for the Library: but as Prof. Root says the Library is too con- versational in its tone already. we had to give that np, too. lint Mr. linsh hit upon the very thing. He suggested rustic benches placed in secluded spots on the campus. His notion was warmly seconded. by a young lady who doesn't want her name mentioned in this eonncction. This seems on the whole a valuable gift, in harmony with the recognized Oberlin spirit, and especially adapted to the use of Seniors. For after all the chapter in our Theology which must ever prove most in- teresting is not Personal Rights and Duties, or The Nature of Man, -but that short and momentous one which bears the suggestive title- The lfuture Lifef' xX K Q, 'T . . 'ii - rl! 532932. V , S .j L: t 7 .4 ,ti C 1 ' . 1' i. 2 41' x, . 'L 3 T T i. - sf -XJ? -f U -ff ---1+ 3 V Y N ' it it K ll , iz! X T T i f yi A 7 W 'fl WW' te gTT .gi X 32

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Seniors. The great surprise of the Sophomore year is that one knows so little: but the Senior is continually amazed that he knows so much. Not in the way of detinitc information, of course-he has had too much else on his mind to acquire much of that-but occasionally a lecturer alludes to something which has a familiar sound: or a fragment of Trig., which the Senior had supposed consigned to oblivion, comes floating back g or some glittering generality shapes itself in his mind, to be imme- diately seized upon and carefully committed to memory for the editication of his fond parents. All that is very pleasant, for it warms the weary studeut's heart to come so unexpectedly upon these signs of awakening intellect. Still, that isn't the only fun there is in being a Senior. ln the Hrst place. he wears a cap and gown-any way, he does sometimesg but the less said about that the better. Ask Rob Brown what he thinks. 'l'hen there is Theology, which isn't at all bad, because it is administered in homeopathic doses. The reason that only Seniors take it is because it is so hard to Lew understand. Even a Senior doesn't grasp all the points perfectly. A - 133.0 ,M D- ' E-DIL-J..-,-, .. PA il V f. .i M-'LA '11 ' 1.. .. 'Q :ii i JJ' I5 4 , . IIA -I . .,..i,! ..,4 .1 ,nf gn , 1- J lui. l Auf . ii nl' . f l71.. l ,ai I 1 I .ua I 1 -5-JMU 1111.10 77 ,. ' l UL114.. 1 1141 1 1 .ul .6 ' ... .ff , ,, 4 , , I--1 q'iv l I l uv..- '.-M A... 1114. . - ,U VVe have chapel-seating, too. The front seats are the best in the room, and ui rather enjoy being an example to the rest of the institution. The liaculty chose our seats there because they like to see us. Maybe they would like to see us a little oftener. The girls have been racing with the Faculty, to see which could show the most vacant seats in a week. Of course the 'Faculty won, being so hardened, but the Senior girls ran a close second. . Speaking about the girls reminds us of the Nocturnal Society. which gets up early in the morning and goes serenading. We use it to work the Profs. We think we beat the record when it comes to parties. Wliy', the llresideut was so impatient to entertain us that he couldn't wait until spring, but asked us down to his house the week after Tlianksgiving. Then we had a party in the Gymnasium, and renewed our youth. VVe even had a class list, just like Freslnnen, 31

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