Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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SENIOR CHRONICLES- tCanlinuea'.D 1906. june 7. Frivolous Sophs vanished. Sept. l8. Opening of the Greater PARSONS. Oct. 8. Began practice for the junior Play. Oct. 20. Brouse at Chautauqua Park after play practice. Found QU, a hen. Larry: If we had that cockerel's Adams apple, we would make apple sauce. Oct. 24. Class Meeting at Leggett's. Nov. 5. Charley's Aunt at Keosauqua. A big success and a packed house. Jim strained a ligament at the dress rehearsal in the afternoon. Mary fell in the river at IZ P. M. Lafe: My goodness, get a boat, there's a man drowning. Potts : I can't find 203 I can't find my hat. 1 Nov. 6. Charley's Aunt at Fairlield. The hit of the season. Did you ever hear VVhen Papa's Glass Eye Fell Into the Gravy? Nov. l7. Class Meeting at Boswortlfs. Lobster a la Newberg and Creamed Salmon. Flashlights in Orio-Elzevir Hall. 1907. Feb. 5. Class Meeting at Cnreenleafis. Feb. I6. Class Meeting at Raney's. Marcli 4. Class Meeting at Ballard Hall. April 4. Class Meeting at Ballard Hall. blade the banner for the Junior Banquet. April 5. Annual Junior Banquet. Frank C. Raney, Toastmaster. Cecelia M. Greenleaf, l-lonour. Laurance W. Parsons, The Seniors. May 22. Class Meeting at C1reenleaf's. May 27 and 28. Trip to Brighton. Spent a ctiuple of delightful days on .liars farm. The boy's dared not break training and so took their uconstitutionali' as usual. June 3. Annual Home Meet. Won by the I908 Class with 36 points. Albert Mutschler, Laurance Parsons, James Potter. Frank Raney. June 6. The brilliant Juniors are no more. Sept. I7. HSENIORSH-The last round. Sept. 20. First appearance at Chapel in caps and gowns. Sept. 20. Brouse at the Waterworks. Cec's hair stood on end. Had a nice little concert on the old well. Sept. 30. Class Meeting at Creenleaf's. Taffy-pull. Larry and Frank found another old hen. Much dressed it, ibut he was so long that we put off serving it until the next night. Oct. l. Six o'clock dinner at Greenleatvs. The old hen was served a la carte, garnished with pin-feathersg water melon dressing. Oct. I6. Brouse at Chautauqua Park. jenn and Frank chaperons. Nov. IS. Class Meeting at Bean's. C-host stories. l:rank's hair stood on end. Mary used her new chafing dish. Dec. 3. Seniors attended the ,lunior Play enmasse in caps and gowns. Dec. I9. Progressive Class Meeting: Greenleaf's and Raney's. Dec. l9. Class Mee'ting at Leggett's. l908. lan. I5. Class Meeting at Bean's. Tried a little Psychology. Feb. 7. Class Meeting at Raney's. Margie and Bah ubutted in. Feb. I9. Class Meeting at C-reenleaf's. Flashlights. March 4. Seniors had their picture taken. March 9. Senior Breakfast at Dr. and Mrs. I. V. Beans Fine. Nlarch 9. Class Meeting at Greenlealvs. Xvrote this history. March I6. Class Meeting at Raney's. Planned for Commencement. Marcli 23. Class Meeting at Greenlealvs. Made candy and wrote songs. March 23-June 2. flncompletej June 2. Class Day. . June 3. Valedictory Exercises of the Literary Societies. June 4. COMMENCEMENT. 20

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Class of l 909. Colors-Violet and Steel Gray. YELL. Fine! F ine! Superhne! Hurrah for the Class of I909! Motto- N0hlesse Olvligef' President ........ . . . Secretary and Treasurer OFFICERS. . . . . .G. Oliver Wirtz . .... Claude Downard CLASS ROLL. George Ohver Wirtz ........,............ Fairfield Manga a lady friend had he. 1 hope 1 shall always possess frmness and virtue enough lo maintain what 1 consider the mosl enviable of all titles-an honest man. Ollie, The Kid. The youngest member of the class, he was unanimously elected its president. Practical and hard-headed to a fault, he is nevertheless most sus- ceptible to feminine charms and has had more bad cases than any other man in college. Is famous for his toast, To the Rose-bud Garden of Girls. Never becomes over-enthusiastic and would argue the point if 'told that Saturday was the last day in the week. 22