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

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ilu Grateful jllllemory of Giharles jlillartin ilaall 186311914 Bachelor of Qtts of QBberlin tnlollege, 1885 flilaster of Qrts, 1893 Biscouerer in 1886 of the process for the inoustrial pcoouction of aluminum, succeeoing where oistinguisheo chemists in tlliurope ano Simerica for fifty years hah faileo. Ufrustee of ilDberlin Qlollege 1905:l9l4. Igonoreo in 1910 by his Silma Qpater with the Degree of Doctor of Laws, ano in 1911 by the affiliateo Qlhemical ano Qlilectros Qlhemical Societies with the awaro of the Lwerkin Qmeoal. Qfreator of the age of aluminum, ano thereby benefactor of the rate. Generous giver to great causes at home ano abroao. 1319 his gifts to snnerlin Qcouege, ooubling its enoowment funos, beautifying its surrounoings, insuring to succeeo: ing generations the beauties of park ano arboretum ann forest reserbe, enriching its art collections, ano propioing a stately center for college ano community life. Q man of keen, penetrating, ano oetermineo mino, with beep lone of the beautiful, lofty ano courageous in his moral purposes, Deeply earliest ano unselfisb in his oeootionto great causes. bis Silma sjpater gratefully honors his memory, as that of a maker of a new perioo in its history. Lbenry QE. Liing.

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Foreword f 'HE first l-ll-O-HI was published in l890 by the Junior class of that year. lts editors, R. A. Millikan and E. H. Abbott, were pioneers in the annual field. In their bow to the public they expressed the hope of the editors and of all loyal sons and daughters of our beloved institution that the Annual had come to stay. lt has a noble career before ilf, ln this the first year of its history it attained considerable size, boasting one hundred and sixty-two pages of reading matter exclusive of advertisements. This was an auspi- cious beginning, and the interest which made it possible guaranteed the permanence and success of the book. What has been the noble career prophesied by the first editors? Between the years l89l and 1907 the annual was published in a variety of sizes and with a constantly increasing number of pages. The year '95 marked a turning point in its history. Rapid evolution had taken place since the first issue and now the college was able to afford a volume of 3l2 pages, well illustrated with photographs and drawings. From that time on each succeeding Junior class maintained a high standard of quality. The organization of editorial and business staff became more and more complex as the demands made by the work grew heavier. Photographs and drawings increased in number and quality, replacing the literary department that in older days had enjoyed such prominence. The annual was finally to become primarily a pictorial, and only secondarily a literary, record. Finally there was evolved the Oberlin annual of recent years, a book that compares favorably with any other annual in the country. During the twenty-five years of its development the l-ll-O-HI has increased in size and complexity almost to the breaking point. It makes demands upon the time and strength of its editors that no one who has not been a member of the board can appreciate. It now employs fourteen men and women for an entire year. The drawing can be done only with the assistance of half a dozen amateur artists. The photographs have become so numerous asto make necessary the election of a photograph editor, who devotes a large amount of time to the su- f pervision of this department alone. Illus- trations of all kinds number nearly eight hundred. The pages of reading matter and illustrations total 368, and the total cost of printing, engraving, and photo- graphing approximates 33,000.00 Surely the thought, labor, and time that represent the effort of the Junior class to record faithfully the life of the college I Hi-0-Hi Office place the HI-O-HI among the foremost of 6