Otterbein University - Sibyl Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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Histor of the Class of 1903 0 write a history of the Class of 1903-what a task! Not a task in that there is nothing about which to write, but a task in that there is so . much. Students of such rare mental and physical ability cannot be discussed in a single page, neither can it be done by an ordinary mind: but, what follows is nevertheless true. Happy were we when permitted to leave the realms of prepdom, and become fulliiedged college students: but thrice happy were we when the mantle of the giddy freshman fell from our shoulders and we stood face to face with the realities of college life, and the real power by which its wheels go round. Not to cast any reflections upon ourselves while we were yet freshmen, all are aware that our Hag at that time, which one morning waved so proudly over our heads, at the beginning of prayers, at the close was dragged in the dust ty- H2 O J, tho Hollis made a brave and noble resistance to defend it even to the last. This brought us no disgrace. It rather made us appear in the light of the charge of the light brigade, since the combined forces of the preparatorians and upper classmen swooped down upon us like the eagle upon a defenseless mouse. XYe took our defeat, but deep down in our hearts we resolved to make older classes realize that there were other classes in the world, and that those yet to come would do well lim copy after us, and to remember that tho' cne is vanquished lie may not be con- quered, and that he who laughs last laughs best. That we are of sterling quality and worth was manifest in the fact and man- ner by which we Hoated our colors aloft one morning after prayers, while still in the early days of sophomorism. After the other classes had endeavored in vain for weeks to fioat their colors some morning until nine o'clock, and continued to strive after each preceding failure, behold, our colors raised themselves high in the air, sailing proudly above the heads of the amazed and defeated Seniors. and 27

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none dared to molest or to make afraid. All will remember the visit of the l'resident's doves to the chapel. This showed our marked genius and originality, and impressed upon the other classes our presence and power, while it made them fuer' tlzuii' fizruy in that they were so slow. Uur ability to do genuine college work is no less unnoticed. Everybody takes his hat off to us. Xlith lkie for a weather prophet and Uushong' to com- fort the sick by the promise of ilowers, we never make any hasty excursions in the rain. and always have in mind the good of our fellows. NYe are philanthropists in that we love our fellow students: and what we would not do for them to alleviate their sufferings could pass through the eye of a needle. The responsibility we take upon ourselves to carry the singing' during' prayers illustrates this fact. ln addition to being philanthropic, we are educated in cosmopiwlitanism and natural theology. Tho we have but fifty cents. our way is clear to travel-even to Columbus and take in the sights of that city, making' us broad in our views, free in our manners, and liberal in our education. Thereupon we return, full of theology, having' feasted bountifully on a three-cent lunch. Ilut fair reader, think not of these as the only powers and abilities we pos- sess. Xog they are numberless as the stars. and even as these are of various magnitudes, so are we individually of various degrees of illumination. To carry the tigure still farther, as the appearance of the stars gives no clue to their real size or distance, neither does our size furnish any key to our powers nor our light- i headlight J. His'1'o1:1AN. 28