Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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Ktnbi mx}— mwv8 MA in ' FAULKNER Her voice ivas ever soft, gentle and low. Salutatorian of Class. HUGH BEXXER A musical genius. Full of life and ever ready to help you. Assist- ant Conductor of the Concert Band; member of Orchestra. CAROLL PEXDRY cal We calculate that he will always be on guard. Member of the Concert Band and Orchestra. SIDXEY MASSIE • sid He hails from the Buckeye State. Member Class Quartette and Concert Band. 20

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Aratomg— footera E. E. TURNER Our preacher member. Class Treasurer; member of Class Quartette. MRS. E. E. TURNER is not good that man should he alone. Late in joining us, but a loyal and honored member. R. WAYNE GARDNER Math is a strong hold, but Greek is a (?). Class Historian ; Associate Editor of the 1914 Aurora; President of the Athletic Association; member of Concert Band and Orchestra. 19

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IjiHtonj of Arauemg (Elans ' 15 LEGEND tells us that iu A. D. 1910, prehistoric to the time of the launching of the Class of 1915, two young men, one from North Dakota and the other from Maryland, stepped forth as Freshmen in the Illinois Holiness University. After a year of arduous labor they left us. In the fall of 1911 two other young men, both of Illinois, joined the Sopho- more class; later in the year a third man entered the class. To these three we give the honor of being the charter memhers of the Senior class of 1915, al- though the class was not officially organized until 1913. It was in the year 1912 that the wayward member from Maryland returned. The young gentleman from North Dakota came also, having succeeded in bringing with him two of his sisters. At this time a young lady from southern Illinois (better known as Egypt) entered the class. It was also during this year that the dear old Ploosier state sent us the much honored president of the Class of ' 15. It was in the fall of 1913 that our historian came to us from the hills of Pennsylvania. In vain did he search for the hills, the roaming over which had been the delight of his youth. In his eager search for things of interest he saw, as it were, a speck on the horizon. He looked as it grew nearer and nearer and became larger and larger. Was it a speck that he saw? No; it was the Class of 1915 on their steady and rapid march to higher and greater things. As they drew near he heard them say, Come and join us. He joined, not realizing that he was to become the historian of this noted class. In the fall of 1913, when the junior year arrived, life ' s activities began to hum. The first event of much importance was the election of officers. This meeting gave us a good knowledge of the working of a national convention. The class showed that its members possessed political ability and a knowledge of parliamentary law which is not written in books. When the election storm ceased, we found the following officers had been chosen: Albert L. Walters, President; Joshua C. Breuninger, Vice-President; Essie Fischer, Secretary, and Guy Matthewson, Treasurer. Our class pins were selected and people soon knew that there was a new organization in the institution. Our motto, To the Stars Through Difficulty, is one that gives fitting expression to a class like ours. Our great stroke this year was the old but timely custom of a Junior re- ception for the Seniors. This was given at the home of our President, Doctor Ellyson. The entertainment consisted of a number of games, an excellent program by members of the class and, last lint not least, the beautiful and appetizing refreshments, which we were all fully able to enjoy. It was owing to the active work (if our class and to our desire to accomplish something that would be of vital interest and help to the student body and ad- vertise the scholastic work of the school by presenting it in a graphic way before the public, that the Class of 1915 made their master-stroke by introducing and then resuming the responsibility of introducing and publishing the first nuni- 21