Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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--I 5 l s -- To a Fire-Opal . CWinne1' of the Wheeler Prize, 1915.3 Where did God find the color for you, Beautiful stone? From the skies' deep blueg From the sunset's roseg from the emerald hue Of the deep-sea wave as it flashed, and curled, And sparkled up from the under-worldg From the night's rich purple with silver set, Or the paler petals of violet, Or the jewelled drops of the fountain's jet? When I think of the colors, the shadings, the tints In this one fire-opal, its beauty hints Of the Wonderful splendor that shines and glints In the whole great earth for the eyes of man, If he opens them Wide, to see, as I can, In one small stone, God's whole World plan. -Pauline Zepp. 5

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--Q Title Page ...... Dedication ........ Table of Contents. . To a Fire Opal . . Editorial ......... Table of Contents BooK I. THE UNIVERSITY Trustees, Corporation, Buildings .................. Our Hall of Fame' In Memoriam ..... Faculties of the Various Colleges. . . Governing Bodies. . The College Classes Athletics ......... BooK II. INTERCOLLEGIATE Oratory and Debate ..................,............. Publications ...... Honorary Societies. BooK III. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS .................................. Clubs Cof divers sortsb .... Fraternities ....... Musical Organizations ..... Literary Societies . . BooK IV. SOCIETY Social Events, Commencement, etc. .......... . Monnett ......... BooK V. HUMORESQUE With Malice Towards None .................... Advertisements .... 4 ElVlLliIl--

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.llwlli ' I Editorial 4, T is not our purpose to apologize for the Bijou of 1916. We know that fggfg I, there are mistakes, and, looking back from the vantage point which 'T we have gained through our experience, we see many things which 1 1 - we would do otherwise had we the chance. But the die is cast which, being interpreted means, the printer's forms are locked up and the opportunity is gone forever. In justice, however, to ourselves and to the class of '17 we should state that we have worked under difficulties. We marched in the parade on Janu- ary 31. The iron hand of probation fell heavily on us and for a time we were sadly disorganized. This necessitated much hurried work at the last, and the omission of several features which we had planned to include. We beg you to consider these things as you pronounce judgment on our production. When the Board assumed the toga of ofiice, we were told that we would rest many nights on couches to which Morpheus would be a stranger. And it has been even so! We hope plans will be devised by which, through greater backing on the part of the powers that be, and through the establishment of an office and the accumulation of records, the duties of future Bijou Boards will be less onerous. Until then we can but offer them our sincerest sympathy. As usual there have been those who, because of modesty or indifference, have failed to part with their solios. And there have been those who have submitted oversized solios, undersized solios and solios, with imposible back- grounds, with the vague idea that in some miraculous way we could transform them into things of beauty and conformity. To all those who, either actively or passively, have hindered us we extend forgiveness. To those who have helped finance our undertaking, as well as to those who have aided with their pens and with words of encouragement we are truly grateful. And these have been many! l But now we must send our book amongst you. We trust that in after years you will find in it some reminders of those good old days when you paved your pathway to success in Wesleyan's classic halls-that you will value it, not because of its artistic merit or the excellence of its binding, but because of the associations and memories that will be aroused as you turn its pages some evening when the fire burns brightly and the wind howls without. . For if ffgisabe true we shall have our reward and the purpose of this book will be u e . 6