Olivet College - Oaks Yearbook (Olivet, MI)

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THE SENIOR CLASS. OFFICERS. First Seme.rz'e1'. Second S67'I1-GSZIG7' President, . . . IQATHRYNE VVYCKOFF. . CECIL I-I. LONOMAN Vice-President, . . ROBERT TUCKER. . JESSIE F. BRONVNSON Secretary, . . HIENRXI C. C.xMPBi3LL. Q ST. CLARE PARSONS CL.xss CoLoRs-BLUE AND GOLD. YELLS. Rickety rack, rickety russ, Naughty seven, thatis us! Run, nigger, hot tater! Half past alligator! Biff, boom, bulliator! Chick-a-wah-hah l Seniors, Seniors! Rah! Rah! Rah! u HONOR.-XIQX' IXIIZMBERS-PROIF. ,xi D AIRS. BIILLER. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY. IQSO was drawing to a close: the old-fashioned clock on the mantel showed that in a few hours the new year would be ushered in. Out of doors the wind was whistling with that peculiar sound which makes one thankful for home, and the old gray-haired' man who sat before the wide lireplace was indeed thankful for warmth and shelter. His expression was one of reminiscent thoughtfulness and the smile which occasionally lighted up his face proved that his reveries were not unpleasant. As he sat thus, the door softly opened and a little girl of flve or six stole quietly across the room and placed her hands upon his knee. The smile on the olds mans face deepened as he gently lifted her up and asked, XVell, little fairy, wheat shall it be this time P Tell me a story, grandpa,

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MARION STEELE. Guild, Soronian, Y. VV. C. A. Y. VV. C. A. Pres. C455 Class Pres. ffjbj . Soronian Sedy Q3Q 3 Guild Vice-Pres. Q33 g Soronian Public C4j. EDNA A. VVHIPPLE. Guild, Y. VV. C. A. Guild Pres. Q4j . CLARA E. AVERY. KATHRYNE DILLINGHAM WYCKOFP. Sorouiau, Y. W. C. A. Y. VV. C. A. Vice-Pres. Qgjg Sorouian Vice-Pres. Qgj 5 Editor-in-Chief of the Echo Qgjg Class 'Pres C4jg Soroniau Pres. f4jg Sorouiau Public C4j. Latin Assistant C.4j 5 1 g f ',..- . Vi d , ROBERT H. TUCKER. Phi Alpha Pi, Y. M. C. A. ' Phi Alpha Pi Public M V .. -as , Soroniau, Y. W. C. A. Soroniau Public C4j 1

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a true one, with you in it. And after thinking a moment, grandpa began: Today I have been looking over the journals I kept at college, and scenes once familiar have been brought back vividly to my mind. The child nestled contentedly against his shoulder, and he continued: HOne Saturday afternoon in September, IQO3, fifty-eight students gathered in the chapel recitation room at Glivet and organized the class of ,O7. As is customary with college classes, we at once began to make plans for a party where we might all get acquainted and have a general good time. At college, you know, the Freshman and Sophomore classes are hostile to each other and try to break up these partiesg so we kept everything secret. XV hat a time we had that night! There were lots of good things to eat and quite a crowd of people outside who wanted to help eat them, too, but we dfdn't feel like letting them in. There was a scrap which lasted for about an hour and was fast and furious all the time, but at the end, only the class of 'o7 and a few invited guests partook of the pumpkin pie and cider. There were three more scraps that yearg two over class ban- ners, and the other at our next party. f'You mustn't think, though, that we did nothing but scrap. VV'e had a good Freshman oratorical contest, and in the college contest our orator won second place. It was also a member of our class who won the con- test in the spring. At baseball, we beat the Sophomores I8 to 6. Qf course the social function of the year was the Scipio banquet. This was a pleasant occasion, especially the attempt on the part of the janitor to throw hot water on some boys outside. Our first Sophomore party was held in the gymnasium. Again we had things our own way, and the Freshman boys who climbed the front porch were pulled in and tied up. VV e enjoyed our taffy immensely. At Halloween, our class instituted the Sophomore Barbecue and presented the knife, which has been handed down from year to year. A large bon- fire was built on the campus, and roast pork sandwiches were served to all comers. In February, the pennant put up for the winners of an inter- class indoor meet was carried away by 707, and it may still be seen in the college library. The next year our orators won first and second in the college contest, and second place in the State contest. At last we found ourselves Se- niors. The time had seemed short since we were Freshmen, and yet we felt a great improvement. Laying aside our dignity, we spent a day at the county fair and caught the spirit of the rustics in line shape. At this point grandpa noticed that his audience was fast asleep. W-fell, well, said he, fthis has been pretty dry, hasn't it? And he dropped once more into pleasant thoughts of the class sleigh-ride and of commencement week in 1907. I