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

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ical deals being too exciting for steady diet we adopted a milder form, when our boys accommodating their dress to the weather, appeared on a raw and gusty afternoon in January in white ducks and straw hatseSunshine Club, :g, , ' ,I I -1.1. they were called, and much sunshine did they bring into .YQ . ll! , HI' IQ f A V I gloomy Peters on that otherwise dismal day. Exchanges of ' i' I I flf'l HI n ,,,,, ,It ' ' It mutual admiration have been tendered off and on during the . ,' -t 'ff , ', ' . . I , My l year. A sleigh ride in which the boys served as horses was P, QM. I the result of one ' ' ' ' 'f 'f't M i iii! particular burst of altruistic feeling. VI, In JI, Nba,-hu 4 Could such gallantry be excelled? A little token of appre- ciation in the shape of fudges was later tendered by the ' girls. A beautiful spirit of harmony and love prevails throughout the class. Here Conscience concluded with a satisfied air and looked inquiringly at the Impartial Specta- tor to pass judgment. As the recountal proceeded the Impartial Spectator was ob- served to grow more and more friendly in his mien toward the Conscience. Each new deed brought a fresh smile of satisfaction to his face, and now that the Con- science had finished he arose glowing with admiration and approval. gf ff W ' ,v -FFL T ' ' ' iiieeff- r -T' 15. , . Fivel he shouted. Five plus. At last perfection is reached, hcrc we have an embodiment of the good, the true, and the beautiful such as has never before come to the attention of the psychical world. Ah, and to think this praise comes from the Impartial Spectator himself, ob- served the Conscience, beaming with joy. - Again there was a triumphant flourish of spectral handkerchiefs and then the pale light grew more dim, there was a faint rattle of desks and singly the Junior spirits, followed by the two strange personalities, faded into the outer darkness. ' ff - dl at ' Q- fm ' X? 5 3 'A l x -if -T2 -, 91-gi' ,3 A l , .gi-4:-L ...... V -r,... - 051: Fudge 38 J

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vote in the faculty had been visited and put through a course of argumentation. Per sistence won the day. lfntcrprise, too, has not been wanting in our class as shown from the fact that we entered a realm wholly unexplored by our predecessors, namelv literature, which resulted in the Tooter. lirom our point of view our stag parties have been successful, but it took pt-r- severance almost verging on stubbornness ' f to hold our stand as superior to the sopho- i 1 inores and a year later to teach the liresh- bfi men their place and station. Both of these N classes have been rather unruly for subor- : ::4..'L N ' l dinates and have manifested several ways t' 4 their dissatisfaction at their position. For 'A 'tiff ly t Ki instance, in the dead of night defacing our t ' tt sacred plot in Ladies' Grove by their class f' ' 112: X - -N number, writing their mnnber all over town instead of '02, etc. We entered heartilr into the custom of observing Arbor Day' with a day's vacation and have done our ' best to show our approval of the new ob- servance. The pretty water tower decoration which we contributed free gratis to the town was not accepted as the happy surprise intended, and the accurate care 'Il 5 Wy. x 'tl it all l I : ii2t,'wHl' 'Wgtfr V ,!l,y.L I l ' A illhi I iiilliti in 4 V, N ,1 'wt l , xg - 1 ff. , ' A ' ,, -V Fi-. taken that it might be kept a secret was thor- oughly ll1lZI.1J131'CClZltCtl. .-Xgain our boys dis- played their force of reserve by refusing' to be led to the confessional. We alone seem to recognize instances of this kind as epoclis in our character building. Nearing the close of our sophomore year when about to enter upon the duties of upper classmen, we as- sumed borrowed mustaches in order to be- come accustomed to the appearance and dig- nity soon to be incumbent upon us. NVQ, how- ever, put them aside at the request of the President, he preferring to keep us children as long as possible. , MODERN. sr- W 92-at K ., W' 449 faiifa ajax Bi di? ' tt u 85 Fgfv TVN li ti iii! . 'fit 4, x -ti lift Ht ll? if ' Zia is- Q, .t n- 0 ' ' ..' I W - J Tk r., gt s K a. c Soon upon our entrance to -Iuniorship We were thrown into a political whirlpool and the troubles of state immediately surrounded us. liver anxious to learn and broad- minded enough to take in all sides of a question, when election time drew near, hav- ing had only Republican and l'rohibition speakers we decided to hear the argu- ments of the Democratic party, whereupon we organized a club and sent to Cleve- land for a speaker. A lively meeting, well attended, ensued, and though we were not sufficiently convinced by the Democratic representative to vote that ticket, our minds felt easier at voting the Republican. Again the faculty misunderstood our coinniendable zeal and attributed our appetite for learning to love of trouble. Polit- 37

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