Olivet College - Oaks Yearbook (Olivet, MI)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS. COLORS-TWAROON AND GOLD. H01z.o1'a1-y llfembers-P1'0fes.r02' cmd llifrs. S7'lL'if11. YELL. 709: 709 Feeling fine. Tmmer ein Ts our sign. Har! T-Tar! Har! CLASS OFFICERS. First .S'el1zeste1'. Second Semester. President, . . . HEBER STOUT, . XFERNE B. BROWN. V ice-President, . FEURIEL EWVING. . IOSEPHINE BACON. Secretary, . . . CORA BROWVN. . I-I. L. HUNSBERGER. Treasurer, . . . XVM. I-I. SKENTLEBURY. . lVl.xR'rHA E. STEELE. Athletic Manager, . . S. I. BRAINERD. . ARTHUR I-IADDEN. CL.axss Morro-TA 1cALA, TA cHixL13P.x. CLASS HISTORY. At the organization of the class of ,OQ, the ingenious Mr. B. Dodds was chosen president. Forthiwith our then Freshman class decided to give a party in the college gymnasium. The enthusiastic but misguided Sophomores attempted to interfere with the progress of the party, resort- ing to the diabolical expedient of burning sulphur by pailfuls, in the effort to create a smudge dense enough to drive us out. Sulphurous fumes seeped through the Hoor and walls of the edifice, but we did not withv draw. A hand-to-hand conflict later ensued, which called forth the efforts of the dean to put it down. The besiegers were peremptorily ordered away and left the Freshmen in peace. The anti-sophomoric spirit thus aroused 'first expressed itself in an attack on the Sophomores while giving a party at the lake. The Sopho- more president, Mr. Ashby, appeared on the dock at the lakels edge. From out of the darkness a form hurled itself against the slender class presi- dent. It proved to be the Freshman president. Thle two class presidents clinched, and both went off into the water. The Freshmen, having accom- plislied their object, beat a hasty retreat with a number of Sophomores in pursuit. The Freshman president, hard pressed, followed the instinct in-

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herited from his simian ancestry, and exhibited astonishing dexterity in climbing a tree. In the darkness he was not discovered, and vengeance on the Sophomores was obtained. A proof that the class of '09 is eminent in other ways than class scraps is to be seen in the library. Conspicuous on the wall hangs a large ban- ner, a trophy of the indoor meet of the winter of IQO6, in which all college classes contended with each other in the effort to prove athletic suprem- acy. A basket-ball game was played, in addition to the regular indoor events. This fall, when we happily began our second relay in the quadrennial pursuit of knowledge, the importance of Sophomores attached to us, and we assumed a little additional dignity. The genial Mr. Heber Stout was chosen pr-esident. Yery soon we made arrangements for a party at the lake. The Freshmen learned of this, and, on the night, made an attack. Thereupon the Sophomores used their best powers of persuasion to induce the reluctant Freshmen to taste the delights of chasing tadpoles by moon- light in the oozy depths of Pine Lake. Some Sophomores even joined in the merriment. These aquatic exercises over, the Freshmen were invited to watermelon. At dawn, a few weeks later, the ensign of the Freshmen was seen, fastened to a wire stretched across the street, from which position it Haunted itself in the eyes of all Sophomores. A rush was made, and the Freshmen valiantly defended their precious Hag, wlven, after many futile attempts by others, Gloomy Chrisman proved the hero of the hour by climbing a telephone pole and sliding out on the wire till he reached and lowered the flag. Then ensued a furious struggle for the possession of the banner. Both sides, panting, held on, and neither had the advantage. Finally, at the president's instance, a truce was made and hands counted. The result of the count was a tie. The victory, therefore, technically was the Sophsg for the banner should have been divided. The Sophomore girls who, in a circle, witnessed the valorous deeds of their brother classmates, generously treated the Sophomore boys to an oyster supper, and thereby won their lasting gratitude. The barbecue given by the class of '07 on Halloween was unique. The ingenuity of our versatile Mr. Paddy Brown conceived the idea of having a Macbeth witch scene, in connection with the barbecue. :Xc- cordingly all Sophomores procured high-peaked hats and dark gowns. and, as they circled around the witches' cauldron, gave a picturesque effect. After the little play given here was concluded, roast pork sandwiches were served, and then the barbecue adjourned to the college gymnasium. There fortune-tellers and various kinds of sideshows made time pass pleasantly till the minstrel troupe concluded the entertainment with a mirth-pro- voking program. - '