Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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several members of the Faculty as being superior in mental •ability to the average Freshman class. In the society annu- als of ' 89, the members of the class who took part in the entertainments demonstrated the superiority of the class to which they belong most effectually. It would not do to close this histo ry without mention ot the girls of ' 92. Although they are in a minority, they con- tribute to a very great extent to the intellectual strength of the class, and for beauty of face and figure they are unrivaled. After what has been said regarding the abilities of the class, it may fairly be assumed that its prospects are most brilliant. We came here at the beginning of the year, many of us entire strangers to college life, and very green, no doubt. But if we were at first the subjects of hazing on the part of the upper classmen, we were very soon able to demonstrate to them that we were not so green as we appeared. In this first year ' s march along the highway of college life we have lost some members from various causes. Some were unable to keep up with the procession, and, becoming weary, dropped out of line. Others have been obliged to leave us, and among these are some whom we expect to see back again next year. Although our experience as Freshmen has been one of uninterrupted success, yet our ambition is not yet satisfied, but, like Alexander, we long for more worlds to conquer. We have already begun to contemplate the Sophomore seats in chapel with a view of occupying them ourselves in the near fu- ture, while the restless Preps, will soon take upon themselves the dignity and importance of full-fledged Freshmen and will occupy the places which we will have left forever. Historian.

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History of tke Glass of ? 92. THE 6th day of September, 1888, was an eventful one in the history of Purdue University, for on that day the Freshman class of ' 92 first gathered within its classic halls. That this was an event of no ordinary importance, will be seen upon consideration of the superiority of the material of which the class is composed. In size it exceeds any that has ever entered the college, and it is as much superior in appear- ance as in size. We had already made a record as Preps of which no class need be ashamed. To be sure, but few opportunities to win notoriety were offered during the year. The class pur- sued the even tenor of its way, performing every duty faithfully and maintaining its rights and dignity upon all oc- casions. When the new building of the experiment station was completed, it became the ambition of several of the classes to paint the roof in designs of their own invention. But ' 92 eclipsed them all, for one fine morning the figures ' 92, painted high up on the roof of the building, met the eyes of all who happened to look in that direction. In athletic sports we stand preeminent. The pride of the University last year was its base ball team ; but where would that team have been without our Freshman short stop? He has been obliged to leave us this year, and by a singular co- incidence the base ball team has also gone. In the class-day athletic sports we won everlasting fame and one prize. But the fact that we only took one prize is no proof of physical inferiority. Several other prizes would have been ours. but for a combination of unfavorable circumstances. While the majority of the class are from Indiana, a num- ber of other states are represented. The class has won dis- tinction on several occasions, and has been spoken of by

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JMembers of Glass of ' 92. George Bateman Abel, Seymour. S William Beecher Anderson, Otwell. M Arthur Avis, Tipton. M Chas. L. C. Bailey, Green Hill. M Henry Baughman, Lowell. C James Beard, Mt. Carmel. S Margaret J. Beckman Brunswick. S Chauncey C. Beaver, Newton. M Clarence Bivens, Bedford. S Charles W. Bivens, Bedford. M Harry M. Bounnell, Lebanon. S Carrie E. Boyer, W. Lafayette. S Victor E. Browning, Lafayette. M Fountain Burks, Guion. A Edwin H. Carr, Rushville. S Albert H. Caulkins, W. Lafayette. M Esther J. Cloyd Lafayette. S Chas. Cottingham, Independence. C Harry S. Cover, Goshen. M Clarissa Cox, Culver. S Martin Crain, Angola. M Edward Clarence Crider, Buck Creek. M Frederick E. Davis Lafayette. M William R. Deardoff, Shadeland. C Clinton Dickson, Mt. Carmel. S Fred Eihl Dorner, Lafayette. M Chas. Edgar Dynes, ....... Centreville. M Will Sherman Elliott, Stockwell. S Helen Errington, Battle Creek, Mich. S William J. Etten, • Lafayette. S Walter Wallace Ford, Rich Valley. S Samuel E. Fouts, West Point. M