Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1917 volume:

wv f 19 1? ALMA MATER CAR within Wisconsin ' s prairies Wreathed in laurels green. Stands our noble Alma Mater, Ripon ' s glorious queen. Long she ' s stood ' mid cloud and sunshine, Firmly braved the storm, Loyal heaits now give thee greeting. Praises true and warm. CHORUS Lift the chorus, speed it onward. Shout from sea to sea, Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail, to thee! ¥ (Mnmmn $vMl tyQ SPso %¥ tw$$nH lp$ m (§®ihg$ $n Up $}mv mn£n4 MxUm © Ripon ' s Crimson WHEN September ' s ripenmg hand Touches orchard, field and hill, Crimson dyed the maples stand; Crimson vines wreath gray walls still. Beckoned by their crimson (lame, Ripon, to thy walls we come; Let ns praise thy glorious name, For Ripon is our college home. Autumn ' s chill and Winter ' s snow Whiten vine and tree and glade. Yet, where Truth ami Honor grow Crimson glory cannot fade; So when |une, with hastening days, Brings the hand-clasp of farewell, For our Alma Mater ' s praise Her roses weave their crimson spell CHORUS Brighter far than leaves by autumn dyed Or the crimson rose of June beside, Fadeless, stainless shall our crimson show Ripon ' s hearts with loyal love aglow. Dedication To THOSE WHOM. BY THEIR GENEROUS AND SACRIFI- CIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, HAVE ENABLED OUR COLLEGE TO LIVE. WE, THE STUDENTS OF RIPON COLLEGE. GRATEFULLY DEDICATE THIS, OUR 1917 CRIMSON. Editorial TH E CRIMS( )N is now in your hands. You are comparing it favorably nr unfavorably with similar publications of past years, and with the Annuals of other institutions ; you are considering your one dollar and a half either well invested or foolishly spent. 1 he Editor, upon whose head will fall either praise or censure, honestly hopes that the volume pleases you; it so. hi satisfaction is unlimited; it not. he submits gracefully. We may not have anything witty in our hook, and we mav nut have anything that pleases your fastidious taste, hut it you do not like it you need not tell us of its faults, tor we know more about the faults of this hook by this time than you do. However, there is one thing of which we feel jutsly proud. This Crimson has been compiled in two months ' time. In other years the work was started in the tall, hut this year there was barely two months from the time the staff was selected until The Crimson went to press. We undertook this tremendous task that you might have some little remembrance of this year ' s work. The Editor feels that if this Annual is at all successful, it is largely due to the hearty support given by the student body. The various organizations have responded promptly and cheerfully to the demands made upon them. 1 he spirit of mutual help and co-operation, by the way, has asserted itself very generally this year, and seems to have permeated our whole College life. From the start, and in all the arduous labors incident to com- piling this volume, the Editor has had the hearty and earnest sup- port of the members of The Crimson staff, and to them he feels deeply grateful. On behalf of the staff he wishes to thank all those who have in any way contributed towards the success of this Annual ; thanks is due also to the Oshkosh Engrav ing Companj for their splendid and rapid work, and to the Meyer Rutier Printing Company for their careful and conscientious work in the printing and binding. We cannot but feel grateful also ti r advertisers whom we recommend to your patronage. We have endeavored to set down on these pages a faithful record of events which in after years will cause you to re-live sum; ot vour former experiences on our beloved Campus, ami incidents which in years to come will freshen and recreate in vour memorj scenes and faces of other days. This has been our aim, and in closing we ask you to attend with diligence to this 1917 Crimson of Dear Old Ripon, in which volume may he found fact and fiction dea r to a Ripon world. Our Ripon Fair she rises on our vision, crowned with trees and clustering spires; Fair is she in springtime verdure, winter ' s snows and autumn ' s fires. Smiling skies are grav above her; in her heart eternal youth Glows, and lights, for those who love her, paths to victory, paths to truth. CHORUS Ripon ' s name and banner ' s hue Inspires to courage and victorv, Beauty and strength for service true Greet us, O Ripon, in thee! From the bosom of her hillsides came the gray strength of her walls, Friendships ' bonds in hearts are stronger, bonds no time or space appals; Years may scatter, fame disdain us, yet the love which she imparts Bids us pledge her lives of service, grateful tribute of true hearts. R. F. G. ' 11. D. K. D., ' 15. { r5RiMsOKf w. Editorial THE CRIMSON is nun in your hands. You are comparing it favorabl; or unfavorably with similar publications of past years, ami with the Annuals of other institutions; you are considering your one dollar and a half either well invested or foolishly spent. 1 he F.ditor, upon whose head will fall either praise or censure, honestly hopes that the volume pleases you; it so. his satisfaction is unlimited; it not, he submits gracefully. We may not have anything witty in our book, and we may not have anything that pleases your fastidious taste, but it you do not like it you need not tell us of its faults, for we know more about the faults of this book b this time than you do. However, there is one thin}; of which we feel jutsly proud. This Crimson has been compiled in two months ' time. In other cars the work was started in the fall, but this year there was barely two months from the time the staff was selected until The Crimson went to press. We undertook this tremendous task that you might have some little remembrance of this year ' s work. The Editor feels that if this Annual is at all successful, it is largely due to the hearty support given by the student body. I In- various organizations have responded promptl) and cheerfully to the demands made upon them. 1 he spirit of mutual help and co-operation, b the way, has asserted itself very generally this year, and seems to have permeated our whole College lite. From the start, and in all the arduous labors incident to com- piling this volume, the Editor has had the hearty and earnest sup- port of the members of The Crimson staff, and to them he feels deeply grateful. On behalf of the staff he wishes to thank all those who have in any way contributed towards the success of this Annual ; thanks is due also to the ( )shkosh Engraving Company tor their splendid and rapid work, and to the Meyer-Kotier Printing Company for their careful and conscientious work in the printing and binding. We cannot but feel grateful also to our advertisers whom we recommend to your patronage. We have endeavored to set down on these pages a faithful record of events which in after years will cause you to re-live some of your former experiences on our beloved Campus, and incidents which in years to come will freshen and recreate in your memory scenes and faces of other days. This has been our aim. and in closing we ask you to attend with diligence to this I ' M Crimson of Dear Old Ripon, in which volume maj be found tact and fiction dear to a Ripon world. ft Our Ripon Fair she rises on our vision, crowned with trees and clustering spires; Fair is she in springtime verdure, winter ' s snows and autumn ' s fires. Smiling skies are gray above her; in her heart eternal youth Glows, and lights, for those who love her, paths to victory, paths to truth. CHORUS Ripon ' s name and banner ' s hue Inspires to courage and victory, Beauty and strength tor service true Greet us, O Ripon, in thee! From the bosom of her hillsides came the gray strength of her walls. Friendships ' bonds in hearts are stronger, bonds no time or space appals ; Years may scatter, fame disdain us, yet the love which she imparts Bids us pledge her lives of service, grateful tribute of true hearts. R. F. G. ' 11. D. K. D„ ' IS. { TDi sOn Board of Trustees ( (FFICERS Sn as F s. President of the College, ex-officio President. William J. Mitch, Vice-President. Mm ii. M. Pedrick, Secretary. John W. Wright, Treasurer. TERM EXPIRES 1916 John W. Wright, Ripon, President Ripon Knitting Works. Frederick Spratt, Ripon, Cashier First National Bank. Frank K. Sanders, Topeka, Kansas, President Washburn College. Mrs. Harriet H. Robertson, Milwaukee. Arthur E. Leonard, Eau Claire, Pastor First Congregational Church. James L. Stone, Ripon, Cashier German National Hank. W. B. Foster, Ripon, President Mattice-Foster Co. E. J. Barrett. M. I).. Sheboygan. TERM EXPIRES 1917 ii i i im J. li rcii, Ripon, Professor Ripon College Samuel M. Pedrick, Ripon, Lawyer. A. E. Thompson, ( Ishkosh, Lawyer. Fred W. R ' gers, Milwaukee, Real Estate and Insurance. L. H. Keller, Madison, General Superintendent Wisconsin Congre- gational Association. |, B. Barlow, |r., Ripon, President. Barlow Cv Seelig Manufacturing Co. F. A. Chadbourn, Columbus, President First National Bank. TERM EXPtRES 1918 ( ). H. INGRAM, Eau Claire. Lumberman and Banker. Frederick W. Uph i, Chicago, 111., President .it Board of Review, Cook County, Illinois: of Upham Agler; of Wisconsin Oak Lumber Company; and of City Fuel Company. W. H. Hatton, New London, Lumberman and Manufacturer. Miss Shirley Farr. Chicago, 111., Department of History, The I ni ersity of Chicago. D. D. Sutherland, Fond du Lac, Lawyer. William R. I es. Chicago, 111., First Vice-President Central Trust Company of Illinois. ' I ' m m s 1). Howell. Racine, with J. I. Case Threshing Machine Companj . STANDING COMMITTE1 S Executive Committee: Messrs. J. L. Stone, Swii ii M. Ped- rick, F. Spratt, J. W. Wright, W. B. Foster, i J. B. Barlow. Jr. Committee on Instruction: Miss Farr. Messrs. Sanders, Rogers, Barlow, and Mrs. Robertson. Committee on Grounds and Buildings Messrs. Fcster, Stone. Barlow, nd Bartlett. Auditing Committee: Messrs. Sutherland vnd Chadbourn. Committee on Investments: Misers. Wright, Pedrick, Srum wd Stone. Committee on Honorarj Degrees: Messrs. Ingram, Leonard, Kl l 1 I R. WIi I ' ll MPSON. Special Committee on Finance anil Indouinent: Mr. INGRAM Miss Farr, Messrs. Dawes, I pham, wd Chadbourn. The President of the College is. ex-officio, member of all committees. ,n x a Dr. Silas Evans is our beloved pres- ident. His strong personality and won- derful ability has a great influence upon all. His chapel talks and class- room work will always be remem- bered by the students. Although a verj busy man, President Evans al- ways has time to give personal advice to those who seek his aid. other institutions envy us our pro- fessor of physics, and well may they do so. As dean of the college. Pro- fessor W. H. Barber ' s influence ex- tends to every individual student. Un- der his guidance everything is con- ducted in a businesslike manner. The personal acquaintance of Pro- fessor Jesse Fox Taintor with the homes and writings of our English writers, renders him a most interest- ing and impressive interpreter of Eng- lish literature. Professor Taintor is a roval entertainer and the pleasant evenings spent by the students at his home will long be remembered. The personal supervision of Profes- sor A. F. Oilman has made our Chem- istrv department famous. As a teacher and friend he has won a place in the heart of every individual student. Dr. Oilman is also a fluent speaker and his lectures are always of the very best character. Dr. William James Mutch, profes- sor of philosophy and education, is an author of some distinction and is very well known in educational circles. His quaint humor and vital interest in his suhject instills into his classes an in- spiration to search for deeper truths. Much credit is due Dr. Mutch for his untiring efforts for the endowment. As professor of history and political science, Mr. V. B. Smith renders these popular subjects vitally interesting by his amazing mastery of his subjects. 1 His work as faculty member on the ■: social committee has meant a great § deal to the social side of our college ■ ' £ life. Beyond a doubt she is a master of music. Professor Elizabeth Battle Bintliff demands serious work from all her students, and because of this fact the Music Department is one of the strongest departments in college. Mrs. Bintliff turned out a very successful Glee Club this year and now she is in charge of that immense chorus which will give the Creation at commence- ment time. Miss Edna Van Harlingen is our professor of German. Her quiet dis- position and strong personality has won her manv a loyal friend. The news of her return to Ripon College was welcomed by all those who had the privilege of knowing her. - The personal interest which Dr. Grace Gertrude Goodrich, our es- teemed professor of the classics, ten- ders the individual, makes the student feel that to excel in these languages is, if nothing else, a tribute of respect to her. Prof. Wilson Woodmansee is our registrar and professor of mathemat- ics. He did not pose for this picture, but as he appears here, is the way we rind him when we seek his advice in registration troubles. As for mathe- matics, he believes a person should work, and strange to say they alwa s do. His cordial attitude toward the students has won for him the good will of everv member of the student body. In the capacity of college librarian, every student testifies to Miss Josephine Ruth Hargrave ' s efficiency and never- ceasing effort to be of service to the student body. Miss Olive Smith has recently re- tired from the position of associate professor of German and preceptress of Bartlett Hall. We miss Miss Smith and cordially wish her every success in her new field of work. Our professor of economic? and so- ciology has the good will of all the student body. Outside of Professor August Fehlandt ' s busy round of col- ege activities he has found time to figure largely in the interest of a pro- hibitum campaign in this city. We consider oursel es very fortu- nate in having Mr. Henry Phillips Boody as professor of English compo- sition and public speaking. Although a new member of the faculty, Profes- sor Boody has long since proved him- self an indispensable factor in our col- lege life. Miss Hester M. Cunningham, our rofessor of Romance languages, petite et charmante, is never seen without a smile. Fluent in German, French and Spanish, she imparts to her students the atmosphere of the mother coun- The chair of biology is occupied this year by Dr. J. C. Oilman, who came to us from the Wisconsin University. The work of the biology department has an agricultural tendency this year rather than physiological. We were fortunate in securing Mr. William T. Sherman for our physical director this year. He has charge of all athletics for men excepting foot- hall, but upon the football field with his untiring efforts he was of great as- sistance to Coach Of stic. Miss Laura S. Stark is instructor in German and English. She is numbered among our new faculty members. To know Miss Stark is a privilege which everv student may envy. A man that can be a fellow among fellows and still retain their high re- gard and esteem is our football coach, Harold Ofstie. His quiet confidence and assurance made his personality felt by all who came in touch with him. Miss Vine Miller presents the sub- ject of history in such an attractive manner that the students count it a privilege to be in her classes. She is pleasant and well liked by all the students. Miss Blanche Gibson, the new pre- ceptress of Bartlett Hall, is well liked by all tlit girls. In ad dition to her graduate work, she is assistant teacher in education and in that capacity roves verv efficient. The soul of the violin is imparted h Miss Louise Thomas to all those who are fortunate enough to study under her. And the history of music, as taught by Miss Thomas, becomes a vital and most interesting subject. Mrs. Estella Hall Reade is instruc- tor in vocal music, and is also director of the choir at the Congregational Church. Her pleasing voice and at- tractive manner places her in great demand. Miss Louise Conklin is one of our new faculty members. She has come here as teacher of piano, pipe organ and theory. Her cordial attitude and pleasing personality won her a place with the students in a short time. 9 Cup Held by Students of Latin Department — y . The cup is awarded annually to the college winning the highest average in a competitive examination open to the colleges of the Latin League of Wisconsin. It will become the property of the college holding it for three years. The examination in 1915 was set b the University of Michigan, and was given under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin. The colleges entering the examina- tion were Beloit, Lawrence, Carroll, Milton, Milwaukee Downer, and Ripon. The Ripon contestants were: Lorraine Peter Cora Smith .. . John Fra ne 1915 1016 1917 RIPON COLLEGE THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, (if moral evil and of good. Than all the sages can. Walk from Bartlett to Smith Walk in Front of Smith Hatv sweet, uhen labours close. To — stretch the tired limbs, and lay the hind Down on your delightful bed! MS = U Ingram from Bartlett Mount where science guttles, Go measure earth, weigh air, and state the tide Instruct the planets in what orbs to run. Correct old time, and regulate the sun. f I MS N T Bartlett across lampu 1 would build — a college like a man ' s, and I would tench them all that men are taught. II c are twice as quid. President ' s House si Here lives a king, A true, right king, that dares do aught, save tvrong; Fears nothing mortal, hut to be unjust. N Under the greenwood tree, Who lores to lie with me And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird ' s throat. Conn hither, come hither, come hithe Showing West from Gvmna ium Republican House Thy honors with increase of ages grow, As streams roll dozen, enlarging as they go. ' Thou art beautiful, dear campus; But I need not tell you this. For feu 1 have borne unconsciously. The spell of loveliness. ' So fantastic robe. That e ' er caprice invented, custom wore. Or folly smiled on. could eclipse thy charms. SENI OR S 4 • ► 4 M Senior Class Officers John R. Roberts President Marvin J. Williams Vice-President Robert C. McClain Secretary Hans C. LARSEN Treasurer GRlM§0ffD RAY BEACH— Fori Atkinson. Student Senate, 1; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Woodside Club, 1, 2; Treasurer, 3; President, 4; Football Squad, 1,2; Social Committee, 4; Major, Economics. KLSA BRATLIE— Milwaukee. Milwaukee Normal, 1, 2; V. V. C. A., 3; Presi dent. 4; Major, Chemistry. OTTO BIRR— Tomah. Woodside Club. I, 2, 3, 4; Treasurer, 3: Freshman Debate, 1; Class President, 1, 2; Intercollegiate Debate, 2; Dramatic Club, 2; Baseball Manager, 2; Manager Intercollegiate Athletics, 3 ; Student Senate, 3, 4 ; Major, History. ETHEL LILLIAN BRYAN— Clyde, Kansas. League, 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary, 2; Y W. C. A., 1, 2, 3, 4: Cabinet. 2, 3; Chorus, 2, 3; Major, Music (Piano). ALICE [OLA BONNELL— R, • „,. Milwaukee Normal, 1, 2; League, 3, 4; Y VV. C. A., 3, 4; Library Assistant, 3, 4; Major, English. CLAYTON fAMES CAREY— Randolph. Woodside Club, 1. 2. 3, 4; Baseball. 1, 2. 3, 4; Captain, 4; Football Squad, 1.4: Basketball Squad, 2, 3 ; Major, History. CHARLES WILLIAM DEGREE! Big Ston, Citj S. Dak. Marquette Club, 1 ; Y. M. C. A.. 1. 2. 3, 4; Major, Biology, Histon . FAYETTE MERVIL COFFEEN— Peebles. Y. M. C. A., 2, 4; Laboratorj Assistant Quantita- tive Analysis, 4; Fellow in Chemistry, 4: Major. Chemistrj . LOl IS lil RW1 I.I. FARVOl R A ' Pigmy Club, I. 2. 5; Football Squrd, I : Fellowship II iston ; Major, Histoi . F.DYTHE WEST C ' l RRIE— Milwaukee. League, 1: Y. W. C. A., I; Class Vice-President, 2; Major. Music (Piano, Public School). HERBERT ERNST F ' UTSCHEL— Milwaukee. Woodside Club, 1, 2, 3; Track Team, 1 . 2, 3 ; Foot- ball, 1 ; Cheer Leader. 1, 2, 3; Debating Team, 1 ; Dramatic Club Vice-President, 3 ; German Club, 3 ; College Days Staff, 1, 2, 3; Crimson Staff, 3 : Major, Chemistry. ARCHIE LYNNE HIRST— Hancock. Y. M. C. A., 1, 2, 3, 4; Treasurer, 2, 3, 4; Fresh- men Debate, 1; Intercollegiate, 3; Community De- bate, 4 ; State Oratorical, 4; Atheni; n, 2 ; Forum. 3 ; Pi Kappa Delta, 3, 4; Band, 1,2, 3; Manacer Ten- nis, 4; Manager College Days, 3, -1: Manager Crimson, 4; Major, Physics. ,YNN GERALD HASKIN— Pardeeville. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4: Manager, 2, 3; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Y. M. C. A., 1, 2. 3. 4; Athenian. 2; Forum, 3; Booster Club, 3; German, 3; Dramatic Club. 3; Hilltop Club, 4; Class President, 3; President West Hall, 4; Student Senate, 2, 3; Oratorical Board, 4; College Days Staff. 1,2; Assistant Editor, 3; Editor, 4; Crimson Staff. 3, 4; Major, History. HAROLD HOWARD- Woodside Club. 1, Major, Physics. -Fort Atkinson. 2, 3, 4; Fussers Club, lOHX WALLACE HUGHES— Randolph. Woodside Club, 1. 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Assistant Manager Crimson, 3; Major, Economics. History. ANT N ( . [VERS( N— Tomahawk. Y. M. C. A.. 2. 4: German Club. 3 : Student Senate, 4; Track Team. 1. 2, 3; Captain. 4; Basketball Squad _ ' . 3; Football Squad, 3, 4; Major, Eco- nomics. LUCILE KLEINER— Eau Claire. Basketball. 1. 2, 3, 4; V. W. C. A.. 3; Social Com- mittee. 3 ; German Club. 3; Bartlett House Com- mittee. 3; Major, English. I LSA l HNSTl m -Waupun. . W. C. A.. I. 2, 3, 4; Cabinet, 2; Class Secretary. 2; Class Vice-President, 3; Bartlett House Commit- tee. 2. 3 ; Bartlett House President. 4; Secretary Oratorical Union, 3; Crimson Staff. 3; Major, English. MABEL 1. 1 CILE KREBS— Ripon. League, 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary. 2: Vice-President, 3; President. 4; Y. V. C. A.. 2, 3; German Club. 3; Orchestra, 1. 3, 4; Basketball, 2; Major, Music ( Violin). ORMA KEUPER— Plymouth. Oshkosh Normal, I, 2; League, 3; Y. V. C. A., Treasurer, German Club, 3 ; Major, German. HANS CHRISTIAN LARSEN— Stanley. Football, 1, 2, 3. 4; Captain, 3. 4; President Athletic Association, 3, 4; Social Club, 2, 3; Chair- man, 4; Y. M. C. A., 1 ; Cabinet, 2. 3, 4; Athenian. 2; Forum, 3, 4; West Hall Committee, 2; President, 3: Secretary, 4; Class Treasurer, 3, 4; Crimson Staff, 4; Hilltop Club, 4; Assistant Biology Labora- tory, 4; Fellow in Industrial Chemistry; Major, Chemistry, Biology. MILDRED LUCILE LITTLE— Ripon. League. 1, 2, 3, 4; V. W. C. A., 3, 4; Class Treas- urer, 1 ; Crimson Staff, 4 : Assistant in Biology ; Major. Biologj . WAYNE ANTHONY MARCHANT— Rosendah . Y. M. C. A., 2, 4; Dramatic Club. 3. 4; Smith House Committee, 4: Fellowship in Chemistry (Paints), 4; Major, Chemistry. MARIAN MAYNARD— Sheboygan. Class Secretary, 1 ; Bartlett Play, 1 ; Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Library Assistant, 1, 2, 3, 4; Y. W. C. A., 1, 2. 3. 4; Dramatic Club, 3; Social Committee, 4; Bartlett House Committee. 4; Major. English. ROBERT CRAWFORD McCLAIN— Oakfield. Y. M. C. A., 1. 2. 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4: Tennis Club, 3, 4; Class Secretary, 4; Assistant Manager College Days, 3; Assistant Physics Laboratory, 4; Major, Physics. ffTjR M06bT [ENS KMII. NELSON— Baldwin. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Football, 1. 2, 3; Crimson Staff. 3; Chemistrj Laborator) Assistant, 4; Fellow in Industrial Chemistry, 4; Major, Chemistry, Physics. DORIS HELEN POTTER— Neenah. ■ . W. C. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; Cabinet, 2; German Club. 3 ; Crimson. 4: Fellow-in-English, 4: Major, I ng lish. WILLIAM ELEAZER ORVIS— Oakfield. Y. M. C. A., I, 2, 3, 4; Tennis Club, 1, 2, 3; German Club, 3 ; Social Committee, 2: Chairman. 3; College Days St. ft. 2; Manager Crimson, 3; Assist- ant Manager, 4; President Hilltop Cluh, 4; Assist- ant Mathematics, 3; Fellow-in-Physics, 3; Assistant in Physics, 4; Major, Physics, Mathematics. ERWIN FERDINAND REICHMUTH— Ripon. Wocdside Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Freshmen Debate. 1: Forum, 3; Football Squad. 2. 3, 4: College Days Staff, 1.2. 5, 4; Major, Economics. 1ICHARD WILLIAM OWEN Bethesda, N. Wales. Y. M. C. A., I, 2, 3; Glee Club. I, 2. 3; Welsh Club. I : President, 2, 3; Pnstot Remsen, N. Y.. 4; Major, Philosophy. .12 ' .DWARD STEPHEN ROBERTS— Chicago, III. Glee Club, 1,2; Vice-President, 3; College Quar- tette, 1, 2, 3; Welsh Club, 1, 2, 3; V. M. C. A.. 1, 2, 3; Pastor Dodgeville, 4; Major, Philosophy. WILLIAM CHARLES SAINSIJURY— 6 „. County School, London, England ; Harlley College, Manchester, England, 1, 2, 3; Glee Club, 4; Man- ager, 4; College Quartette, 4; State Peace Orator- ical, 4; Major, Language. JOHN RHYS ROBERTS— Oshiosh. Wooster College, O., 1,2; Marion Law College; Y. M. C. A., 3; President, 4; Glee Club, 3; Presi- dent, 4; College Quartette, 4; Treasurer State Ora- torical Union, 4; Student Senate, 4; Hilltop CMub, 4; High Klak Smith Hall, 4; Class President, 4; Editor-in-Chief Crimson, 4; Fellow-in-Philosophy, 4; Major. Philosophy. VERNON FRED SELDEN— L , Centei Baseball Squad, 1 ; Team. 2, 3, 4; Y. M. C. A., 1, 2, 3, 4; Fussers Club, 4; Major, Physics. MARIAN SHAW— Valhalla, N. Y. League, 1 , 2 ; Y. W. C. A., 1. 2, 3, 4; Secretary, 4; li.irtlett House Committee, 3; German Club, 3; Major, English. gZx$jM0GtT MORRISON SIMS— Brandon. V. M. C. A.. 1. - ' . .1. 4; Glee Club, 1. 2, 3, 4: Presi dent Glee Club, 3; Leader, 4; Orchestra, 3, 4; Major, Biology. CORA D. SMITH— Ripon. Y. W. C. A., 1, 2. 3, 4; Cabinet, 3, 4; League, 1, 2, 3 ; Athenian. _ ' ; Dramatic Club, i; Crimson Start. 3; Hikers Club. 3, 4; Fellow-in-Latin, 4; Major, Latin. DELMAR DAVID WENSINK— Plymouth. Freshman Debate, 1; Intercollegiate, 2: Athenian, 1 ; Secretary, 2; Y. M. C. A., 1. 2, 3, 4; Vice-Presi- dent, 5; Manager Dining Association, 3, 4; Hilltop, 4: West Hall Vice President, 4; l ' i Kappa Delta, 3; Secretary, 4; Oratorical Board Vice-President, 3 ; President, 4; State Peace Association Vice-President, 4: College Days Staff, 1. 2: Assistant Manage) Crimson, 4 ; Major, Biologj . CHARLOTTE WALLS— Rod ford. III. Director Physical Education, Public Schools and High School ot Ripon, 4: Director Physical Educa tion for Women. 4; Major, Education. MARVIN fOHN WILLIAMS— Oshkos h. Hand, 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, I, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club, 1. 2, 3, 4; Secretary, 2; Y. M. C. A., 1. 2, 3, 4; Assistant Manager, Athletics. 2; General Manager Athletics. 3; Manager Football, 4: College Quai tette, 3; Student Senate. 2; Chairman, 4; Social Club, 1, 2; House Committee, 4; Freshman Debate. 1 ; Hilltop Vice-President, 4; Associate Editor Crim- son, 3; Class Vice-President, 4; Crimson Start. 4; Major, Physics, Mathematics. MY The only living member of the first graduating class of Ripon College. MISS LUTHE ' RA ADAMS Omro, Wis. 3n jfklrmortam The entire Ripon College constituency has been veiled in grief and sorrow. The unexpected and untimely death of Victor Beck is the saddest blow within the mem- ory of the College students. Born- April 13, 1896. Died— June 22, 1915. VICTOR BECK CRlMSOfl) The Graduates of Fifty Years THE Class of I S67 included four graduates- all women. The class of 1916, the fiftieth class, numbers 43; men 31, women 12. The total number for the fifty classes is 631. Of these 383 were men, 248 women. Of the class of 1867 only one survives — Miss Luthera Adams, of Omni. Of the total num- ber of graduates, 577 are still living. Four of the Alumni are at present regular members of the Faculty. Jesse F. Taintor, 1873, Professor of English Literature. Silas Evans, 1898, President of the College anil Professor of Biblical Literature. Grace (i. Goodrich, 1906, Professor of the Classics. Josephine R. Hargrave, 19()b, Librarian of the College. Blanche Gibson, 19(18, during the second semester of the year is serving as the Head of Bartlett Hall. Vine Miller, 1911, tor the second semester is a substitute teacher in History during the temporary ab- sence ot Professor Smith. Thirty-four of the Alumni at present reside in Ripon. About two hundred and forty of the Alumni reside in Wisconsin. The others are widely scattered. No exact statistics have yet been gathered as to the life work of the Alumni, but the follow- ing estimate including all the Alumni is approximately correct: Ministers and Missionaries 75 Teaching in Collegiate Work 35 Teaching in High Schools 200 Law vers $2 Physicians 23 Editorial or Literary Work 10 Scientific Pursuits 25 Farming lb Business 51 In Graduate Work at Present 20 37 Cta sXSf Oi The estimate for the High Schools includes those who after graduation have spent some |9l ' J time in teaching. It does not mean that there are at present 200 engaged in High School work. V_X The percentage of those who enter upon the work of teaching immediately after graduation is much larger than in former years. Only a comparatively small per cent, however, make teach- ing their life work. In connection with the table given above it should be noted that the classes named are not always mutually exclusive. Some of the alumni after teaching have gone into business, some into the law; and ministers have turned to teaching, so that a number may be included in more than one class. It is a fact, probably surprising to many, that of the 383 men who have been graduates from Ripon about twenty per cent have entered or are preparing to enter the ministry. Ten per cent of the men have become law vers and fifteen per cent have gone into business. There is an increasing tendency in these days for students to continue their work in some graduate school — many of them securing scholarships in some of the I niversities. J. F. Taintor. JUNIORS ¥ 4« t A Junior Class Officers LYNN Howard President SHIRLEY ROTTMAN Vice-President [ULIUS H. ZOBEI Secretary and Treasurer LYNN HOWARD Junior Class President LYNN U. HOWARD— Mondovi. I niversitj t Wisconsin, 2: Football, 1, 3; Captain Elect, 3; Basketball. 1, 3; Baseball. I, 3; Kims Club. I, .? ; President, 3; President Class, 3; Major, Biologj , Economics. MY ERNA LOUISE BAGEMIHL— Milwaukee. Milwaukee Normal. 1.2; Y. W. C. A., 3 ; Cabinet. .1 ; Major, History. HERMAN HASWELL BRIEN— AV . Football Squad, 1, 2; Woodside Club. 2. 3; Class Basketball, 3; Crimson Staff, 3; Major, Chemistry, Mathematics. RUFUS NORMAN BOARDMAN— New Richmond. Freshman Debate, 1; Intercollegiate Debate, 2; President Pi Kappa Delta, 3; College Days Staff, 2, 3; Crimson Staff, 3; Major, Philosophy. STAFFORD DELOS BYRUM— Plymouth. Track, 1, 2, 3; Class Basketball, I, 2, 3; Major, Chemistry. ATTABELLE JANE B()OTE- ii « . League, 1, 2. 3; Secretary and Treasurer, 3; Y. W. C. A., 2, 3; German Cluh, 2; Major, German. JAMES FREMONT CORBETT— Plymouth. Sheboygan County Club, 1,2; Football Squad, 1,2; Track 1,2; Major, Physics, Chemistry. FRANCIS CUJAK— Berlin. League, 1, 2, 3; Y. W. C. A„ 1,2; Major, Latin. ;MMA JOHANNA GARBER— Berlin. Hikers Club, 1, 2; Y. W. C. A., 1, 2; Cabinet, 2; House Committee, 3 : Major, German. U S TIN LEE ELY— Strong ' s Prairie. Turk, 1, 3; Athenian, 1 ; Forum, 2; Glee Club, Major, Chemistry. FLORFNCF RL ' TH GRAHAM— Ripon. League, 1, 2, 3; Secretary and Treasurer, 2 : . V C. A„ 1, 2, 3; Cabinet. 3; German Club, 2; Social Club, 2; Maim, Education. Ji )I1N GEORGE FRAYNE— Crossabeg, Ireland. Dublin University. 1 ; Forum, 2, 3 ; Y. M. C. A.. 2. i : Fellow in Physics, 5; Major, Mathematics, Physics. CATH FR I N 1 1 1 ARC iR AY E— Ripon. League, 1. 2. 3; Y. V. C. A.. 2. 3; German Club, 2; Major. Music. MY ALMA MARGARET HAUG— Milwaukee. Milwaukee Normal, 1, 2; German Club, 3; House Committee, 3 ; Bartlett Secretary and Treasurer, 3 ; Major, Latin. WILLIAM R. JONES— Randolph. Woodside Club, 1 , 2, 3 ; Major, Economics, Chem- istry. ELSIE HEIPP— Mi u aukti. Milwaukee Normal. I, 2; Y. W. C. A., 3; Major, Economics. MABEL EDITH KRAMER— Fond du Lac. V. W. C. A.. 1, 2, 3; Cabinet, 1, 2, 3; German Club, 2; Chorus, 2; Major, English. FLORENCE MARGARET HELMICH— Watertown. Northwestern College, 1,2; League, 3; Y. W. C. A., 3; Major, German. ALFRED LESHMERE KUEBLER— Oshiosh. Elms Club, 1, 2, 3; Football, 1, 2, 3; Basketbal 1, 2, 3; Captain, 2; Major, Economics. J AVIS W. LINDERMAN—Ironwood, Mich. V. W. C. A., I. 2. 3; League, 1. 2, 3 : College Daj Staff. I.J: Major, English. DAVID MALDWIN MORGAN— Cambria. Football Squad, 1, 2, 3; Band, 1,3; Glee Club. 1,3; i . M. C. A., 3 : Journal Club, 2, 3 ; Major, Biology. WILLIAM JOSEPH MacNEILL— Kaukauna. I Ims Club, 1. 2. 3; President, 2: Football, 1. 2. 3; Glee Club. 1. 2. 3; Track, 1, 3; Crimson Stan , 3 ; Major, Physics. EDNA Ll ' CRITA MORSE— Milwaukee. I niversitj of Wisconsin, 1, 2; League, 3 : Major, English. CLAUDE ROBERT MASON— Savanna, III. Track, 1, 2, 3; Freshman Debate, 1; Forum, 2; Major, History. LUTIE PARKER— Tomahawk. V W. C. A.. 1. _ ' . 3; German Club. 2; Major, English. crImsoCI) LAIRD MAC PUGH— Hayward. University of Wisconsin. 1, 2; Major, Economics. FLORENCE MAGDALINE SHAW-Arfra. Y. V. C. A., 1. 2, 3 ; Bartlett House Committee, 3 ; Major, English. SHIRLEY MIRIAN ROTTMAN— Ripon. League, 1 . 2, 3 ; Dramatic Club, 2, 3 ; German Club, 2; Oratorical Board, 3; Social Club, 3; Vice-Presi- dent Class, 3; Associate Editor Crimson, 3; Major, Biology. R. LEE SHEPHERD— Crawfordsville, hid. Wabash College, 1; Football, 1, 2. 3; Basketball Squad, 2, 3 ; Elms Club, 3 ; Crimson Start, 3 ; Major. English. MAUD MILLICENT RUSSELL— Ripon. League, 1 . 2, 3 ; German Club, 2 ; Girls ' Basketba 2; Y. W. C. A., 3; Major, English. RUTH TASCHE— Sheboygan. Days Staff. 1, 2, 3; Y. W. C. A., 1, 2, 3; Athenian, 1 ; Bartlett House Committee, 3 ; Secre- tary Oratorical Union, 3; Crimson Staff, 3; Fellow in German, 3; Major, German. fQ$jM06H AIMEE [EANETTE VANDERVELDE— Brandon. Y. V. C. A.. 1, 2, 3; German Club, 2 ; House Com- mittee, 3 ; Major, German. JOHN JAY WILLIAMS— Berlin. Football Squad. 1 . - 1 ; Freshman Debate 1 ; Forum, 2; Track Squad, 3 ; Major, Economics. EVA WELLER— Ripon. League, 1, 2, 3 ; German Club, . ' ; Y. W. C. A.. 2, .1 ; Major, English. EARL WILLIAM WYMAN-OjMmIi. Elms Club. 1. 2, 5; Tra ck. 1, 3; Social Committee. 2; Football. 2. 3; Basketball, 1, 2. 3; Captain, i; Associate Editor Days, 3; Major. Physics, Mathe- matics. WILLIAM THEODORE WENDT— Berlin. Baseball Squad. 1, 2: Athenian. 1; Hand, 2, 3; German. 2, 3 ; Forum, 2, 3; Tennis Club. 2, 3 ; Social Committee, 3; Hilltop Club, 3; Assistant Manager Dining Association, 3; Major Economics, Philosophy. JULIUS HERMAN ZOBEL— Ripon. Secretary-Treasurer Class, 2; Vespers Martial. 3; Major, English. SOPHOMORES Sophomore Class Officers WILLIAM IVERSON President GEORGE BROWX Vice-President IRMA Sc ' RIBXER Secretary and Treasurer FROSH BEWARE! Obey these rules, you misshapen monstrosities, at the peril of your scurVy blockheads. 1. Show proper respect at all times to Sophs, Upper Classmen and Faculty. 2. Never appear without the prescribed headgear on your lowly domes. 3. Press the button at all times to Sophs, Upper Classmen and Faculty. 4. Ye shall wear the prescribed headgear until November 1st, and from April 1st to June 1st. 5. Ye shall not chase on or across the Campus. 6. Smoke clay pipes, and those only when in your rooms. OBEY: Signed Mighty Sophs 18 Freshman Glass Officers Thomas McDERMOTT President HAROLD G. BARLOW Vice-President LEO J. McCULLOUGH Secretary and Treasurer 31 n jftUmortam Born, September 27, 1896. Died, January 23, 1916. ELMER ALFRED ZIXZ.oU NY- The Endowment MANY important events have distinguished this year at Ripon College from all former years. 3ut the rest are all like Lilliputians compared with the New Endowment. The college has been growing steadily for the last dozen years. But when it is remembered that every student costs the college more than twice what he pays in, it will be readily seen that student prosperity and financial adversity have been pretty nearly syn- onymous terms. Strenuous efforts have been made through all those years to get a new endowment. But for a long time no large gifts could be found to start the fund, and the alumni were reluctant to start it with many smaller gifts. Industrial depressions and panicky times prevailed. The annual deficit kept increasing, and the trustees saw shoals ahead for the old craft. Even after the Ingram and Carnegie offers were secured it seemed as if nothing else could be found. The public saw that without the backing of the Gen- eral Education Board the future of the college was uncertain, and people were slow to invest money in it. The key to the situation was found when the Rocke- feller Foundation was persuaded to make an offer of fifty thousand dollars. Confidence was now established. The alumni came forward with small gifts in large numbers totaling about fifteen thousand dollars. But the alumni who are accounted wealthy did not respond, and have not done so yet. One of the gratifying episodes was the rapid-fire work in the city of Ripon in October, 1915. Fifty- thousand dollars was considered a rather visionary figure to expect the citizens of Ripon to subscribe. Mr. C. S. Ward was secured to organize the move- ment, and in one week fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars had been pledged, nearly fifteen dollars for every man, woman and child in the city, and a record- breaker in that line. Mr. W. E. Haseltine was the efficient head of the local organization. Then came the tug-of-war for one hundred and twenty-five thousand more. Here is where out-of- town trustees and other friends came in. It is at this point where the loyalty of Miss Farr saved the situa- tion; and when the total gifts for three years are cast up, she appears pretty close to the top of the list. It is needless to recall the heart-breaking disap- pointments and happy surprises, the weary journeys and the sore sacrifices. But on March 23, the notice went out to all the eight hundred subscribers that the conditional pledges had been validated. Three hun- dred and twenty-five thousand dollars had been defi- nitely pledged, and Ripon College had been set free. ift MSSN Within the last three years, and including gifts for the current deficit, over three hundred and seventy- five thousand dollars have been given or pledged to Ripon College. Bv next Julv this will have been paid in cash, except the deferred payments of install- ment subscriptions. And it will be bearing an income which will for all time support its share of the work of Ripon College. The debts of the college will be paid, and there will be a clear half-million dollars of permanent endowment. During the entire campaign the teaching has never been neglected. President Evans and Dr. Mutch have alternated between held work and double duty in the classroom, and nobody will suspect that either of them is sorrv that the campaign is over. The 1916 Endowment is the biggest landmark thus far set up in the history of Ripon College. Part of the Institution Saved INGRAM HALL FROM NORTH COLLFGF (i i.M.Mi iXS BA RTLETT COTTAGE, DORMITORY FOR WOMEN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE GYMNASIUM INDOOR ATHLETIC FIELD III! LOBBY, WEST HALL, DORMITORY FOR MEN PARLORS OF BARTLETT HALL, DORMITORY FOR WOMEN ' ( ' .,; 7 l  ' i ' M ' ■ ■,,,, ' . Smith Hall THIS year the number of fellows living at Smith Hall has exceeded that of any previous year in the history of the college. With the advent of the Freshman class the membership was raised to fifty, so that many of the three-roomed suites which before have been occupied In but two men, have been occupied by three this year. Increased numbers have not caused strained relationships, but on the contrary the spirit of co-operation has never been better. The High K.iak has shown exceptional ability, and the floor Kiafcs have been faithful in performing their duties. The Annual Banquet held at Hotel Leroy on the evening of March twenty-first was a great success. M i ' lnli  tfL - OFFICERS John R. Roberts High Kiak THEO. 1. VOLK First Floor Kiak Marvin |. Williams Second Floor Kiak WAYNE A. MarchaNT Third Floor Kiak Coffeen Roberts A. Iverson Selden Marchant Sims McClain M. Williams Board man I ! y ru m Corbett C. Mason Morgan Wendt Bannach Bush « hesley I lolll.LII Ellis SMITH HALL W. [verson Shellman W. Willian Lane Soderberg Walter Morson Stauss Zerler Roman B. Williams Baeseman Barlow BIoi k Edwards Egdahl Gales Helmer Hough Jans sen Jones McDermott Sanford Kanable McMullen Si hoenerberg Longenecker P. Mason Volk .1  Lurvey Menzel ' fit N West Hall THIS hall contains the College Commons. The upper part of the building is used for dor- mitory purposes, and has during the past year been the home of twenty-three men. The organization has been perfected this year to such an extent that the fellows have been able to enjoy the entertainments afforded by a Victrola, which they have purchased. OFFICERS Lynn (;. Haskin Pres. I)i lmar I). Wensink. . .Vice-Pres. HANS C. LARSEN.. . .Sec. and Treas. Ilaskin Larsen I trvis Itly Hirst Wl Wensink Pugh Williams Mussissian Brown Khanlian WEST HALL ].■•■•- Boettage ln phi ■ il Bristol N ile 1 [elm Langdon Fischer Kuhn ( Iwen l ' rucler Shaw Thrall Bartlett Hall BARTLETT HALL is the home of most of the young women of the college, and is bv far the most popular place on the campus. There is ample room for entertainment in its beau- tiful parlors, while the large basement is an ideal place for the girls to have their parties. Miss Gibson, the new Preceptress, has taken up her work in the right spirit, and so life at Bartlett is a joy to all. OFFICERS Elsa Johnson President ANNA JOHNSON Vice-President ALMA H. rc; Secretary and Treasurer Ada QUIGLEY Librarian i ain Kraemer Garber Parker Fischei Caschi Breckehfeld I ' .i ennei A. Johnson 1 lungerfonl Bratlie Quigley 1 1 aug S( lu eft I ' . Johnson RARTLETT HALL Kilker 1 li ipkins Smith Bagemihl M aynard M Shaw Duel Manz Mill l i iwer F. Shaw Zemlikn libson RlSSer ( mi ie 1 leipp Buxton Potter X ' .iiidervelde U ilb i Miller Ilolidaj I ' Neill The League THE League is an organization composed of all the college girls who are not living in Bart- lett Hall. Its aim is to unify the girls through common interests into a strong organization. The rest-roo m on the third floor of Ingram Hall has been furnished by these irirls and is devoted to their use. The present patroness is Miss Josephine Hargrave. OFFICERS MABEL KREBS President Frances Wilson Vice-President Attabki.i.k Bootf. Secretan and Treasurer Elms Club SINCE its organization seven years ago, the membership of the Kims Club has steadily grown larger, but never in its history has the Club been able to boast of so man} active members as it has during the present year. This organization furnishes us with many of our athletes and has now well established itself as a factor in college life. FACULTY Y. H. Barber OFFICERS Lynn W. Howard President Charles H. Anderson Vice-President fOE N. GLASER Secretary LEO J. MORIARITY Treasurer i ■ ' £ Br v ' Ittat p : l l npr A H - y A kfi KSf ' ■Ail ■ A i • % H R - | L - - 3«i 1 B 1 1 U J P, fl t j r t f ' | m ' J B 1 1 B JH A T B B r B aL J b9 ELMS CLUB Gtittman Icks Ouiglej Stein lliol. st Leaper Men el M Cullough 1 lalverson S M . «. Neil] W ' yman Howard Glaser Anderson Mnri.-irty Howard Lockwood Walker W. Mai Neil! Kuebler ,9! ' Woodside Club THK Woodside Club has been the scene of many social event- during the year. Woodside is noted chiefh for being the home of the majority of our baseball men. The club has grown, ami now has a large number of honorary member-. FACULTY Albert Franklin Gilman OFFICERS Ray F. Beach President Clayton J. Carey Vice-President [OHN W. HUGHES Secretary Otto A. Birr Treasurer MY Bir Searle Cuff WOODSIDE CLUB McGregor Swift Brien Hyer Fanning Montie Lueck Reichmuth Beach Carey Jones Fritschel Kenyon Howard Blair Bollenback Mille fftXQMfiGN Hill Top Club THE Hill Top is an organization formed this year for social purposes only. Its members have enjoyed a number of very pleasant events. It is hoped that this organization will be- come permanently established as an essential factor in college life. OFFICERS WILLIAM ORVIS President Marvin . Williams Vice-President Edward E. Zi ' .Kl.i ' .R Secretary and Treasurer HILL TOP Johnson VI Will iams Sanford Zerler McClain B Williams Larsen Roberts Wendt Orvis Page Ilaskin Sims Mi I lermott Wensink Brown Y()l will always find leaders connected with the Y. M. C. A. movement. The Ripon College i . M . C. is not unlike other associations in this respect for most of the students who are recognized as leaders Ere affili ated with this great Christian organization. Earl; in the season we had Dr. Davies, president of the Chicago I Geological Seminary, with us. The splendid work .lone h Messrs. Eddj and Sheldon was an inspiration to all hi had tin- privilege of hearing them. The messages which President Evans had during the Lenten vesper sen ices will be remembered by manj for some time to come. Ripon has been represented at the Lake Geneva confei ences of late, and it is expected that a large Ripon delegation will be present at the Lake Geneva camp this year. ( )FFICERS John R. Roberts President Gei rce Brown Vice-President ARCHIE L. Hirst Treasurer CABINET . ( i. II skin Religious Meetings Norm w Boar man Membership Wll ii m ( rvis Social Clarence Soderberg Finance 1 1 s C. Larsen Community Service CYRUS THIEME Deputation Team 74 THE College Association is connected with the national anil international movements, and, therefore, tries to carry out the aims and purposes of these larger units of the work. Its purpose in Ripon College is to co-oper- ate ami assist in the religious lite of the school, to bring the students into a deeper and closer relationship with Jesus Christ, and so to develop each student, that when she leaves Ripon and goes into some other line of endeavor she may be better able to meet new responsibilities because her individual powers have been developed through the Asso- ciation. OFFICERS Ei.sa Bratlie President Mabel Kramer Vice-President Marian Shaw Secretary M vrgaret Hn.i Treasurer m m Crimson Staff THK Crimson Staff has not been chosen exclusively from the members of the Junior class as has been the custom. Owing to a misunderstanding on the part of the Juniors, the I ' M 7 Crimson is the product of a representative staff. It will be noticed that the staff is larger than usual. This is due to the fact that work on the Crimson was not begun until late in the year, and consequently it has been necessary to double up on work in order that the annual might go to press at the proper time. By means of a representative staff, we hope that we have made the book representative. This has been our aim, and we ask you to be the judge a- t how well we have succeeded. John R. Roberts Editor-in-Chief SHIRLEY RoTTMAN Associate Editor ARCHIE L. HIRST Business Manager LITERARY Norman Boardman Ruth Tasche Hans Larsen Doris Potter Lynn (i. Haskin Lee Shepherd Herman Brien William MacNeill ART Marvin (.Williams Mildred Little Herbert Fritschel ATHLETIC Leo Moriaritv ASSISTANT MANAGERS Delmar D. Wensink William Orvis Clarence Soderberg - f k ?5? vvvvv- vV X VV x C VV W , Ripon College Days THE Ripon College Days is The Oldest College Newspaper in Wisconsin. Several im- provements have been made in the paper this year. It is the only college paper which has been running a pink sheet. Besides this addition, an appropriate view of the campus has been placed at the heading, which adds greatly to the appearance of the paper. A better grade oi paper also has been used this year. The staff has tried to make the paper reflect our college life in its varied manifestations. Lynn G. Haskin Editor-in-Chief ARCHIE 1.. Hirst Business Manager EARL H. Wyman Associate Editor KENNETH 1 ' . THRALI Ass ' t Business Manager STAFF Norman Boardman, ' 17 Feature Ruth Tasche, ' 17 Social Lucile Kleiner, ' 17 Musical Leo Moriarity, ' IS Athletic Erwin Reichmuth, ' Id General Herbert Fritschel, ' Id General George Brown, ' IS General C) rus Thieme, ' IS General Byron Langdon, ' ' ) General Eileen Miller Alumni 7B Social Committee THE aim of the Social Committee is to provide a wholesome social atmosphere in Ripon College. Hiese activities take the form of receptions, class socials, feature socials and dances. Each class is expected to give a social within the year, and the students are allowed three dances each semester. rhe two most important social e ents of the year are the football banquet and dance, and the college promenade The football banquet and dance is held near the close of the football season in honor The event this year was a splendid affair, wel feeling between students and townspeople. The College Promenade tin ' s year was held on the third of March, and with the splendidly decorated gymnasium and well-arranged program ami refreshments, it was pronounced by all to have been the greatest social event of the year. The social committee is composed of representatives from the trustees, facultj and students. I lie representatives from the trustees and facultj are advisory and the main part of the H oik is done bj the student members ot the com mittee. Much credit is due these students. interests sociallj tor Ripon College. Hans Larsen, ' 16 Marian Mawiaid Raj Beach, ' 16 Sliiilt- Rottman, of the football team and coach, attended bv students and townspeople. and does much to create a bettei who have worked so faithfullj and harmoniousl) to bring about the be ' 1(. Wi Anna Johnson l.eo Moriaritj Wendt, Ti ' IS ' IS James I.. Stone. Trustee Prot. W. R. Woodmansee,) M.s. Re.ule. Faculty MUSIC UNDER the able leadership of Mrs. Elizabeth Battle Bintliff, our Glee Club this year sur- passed any previous one, both in the excellence of its singing and in the novelty of its program. The Glee Club Orchestra was an entirely new feature this year, and added very much to the club with instrumental numbers, quartets, duets, violin and vocal solos and readings, the program pleased all lovers of both classical and popular music. Before leaving on the trip, the boys were very enjoyably entertained as the guests of their manager, Mr. Y. C. Sainsbury, at a banquet held at the Englebright Hotel. After completing their tour thev were royally entertained at the home of Mrs. Bintliff. OFFICERS Jiihv R. Roberts President Benjamin L. Pack Vice-Presidenl Ch irles Anderscn Secretarj and Treasurei Mi rrisiin Sims Pianist and Student Leader Prof. Elizabeth Battli Bin Musical Directoi William C. Sainsbury Business Manager j( • „: r . ( Hb ■j- • Li m T5 vS ' Mi r K Pr-y. 1 fli - fc ■■W 1 JIm ' i j B i B ■..-■ . J - - i ' T [■ Bl I ' «  HBi - r _ ■■■ iJKrq H J r « : k d HfcT i 1 1 1 Mi S J X ' ■ ■I I 1 f[ JV ' 32«. K — ■ iH ■• B ■ik 15 flH ft • JH F, (wn h  JH Hv H ■ J ■ B IV i P H ■ ■ ii  A ■ V 1 ! 1 In fl j j huBelvJ P a j lL « yi s K M ■■ xAh GLEE CLUB M. Williams Lockw .od Helmer Sainsbury MacNeill Folley Roberts Schmidt B. Williams Bryan Lucas Page Con n. mt Howard MacClain 1 in-. V L. Lueck Kenyon «u. L Ai i£ j £ g 1 1 S d9 | 1 ' ■■ L4 VI ' 1 1% I III - B ' fid ' f 1 • i. f I ri ■ m £ , Y -: A, ► W 4p_. GLEE Cl.l ' H ORCHESTRA 1 1 1 1 , i : M Williams l; Williams tlryan Km ) i ii Sainsbury 1. 1 uc. k Sims I olley 1 .. i, 1. i Ol 1 Glee Club Program 1. Alma Mater. Hunting Song Henry Smart Gypsy Sonfj Herbert E. Hyde 2. Musical Scenes from Italy Otto Langey Glee Club ( )n hestra. 3. Quartet — The Night lias a Thousand Eyes Wrightson William C. Sainsburj Wilfred M. Lucas Frederic Lueclc Dwight M. Kenyon 4. At the Mermaid Inn indrews 5. Duet — The Two Vagabonds Stanley Gordon Wilfred M. Lucas Frederic Lueclc 6. Violin — Mazourlca Hurbay George C. Brown. 7. Solo and Chorus — Bj the Sea Fearh Wilfred M. Lucas and Glee Club. 8. Reading — Where Ignorance is Bliss Howard Fielding William C. Sainsbury. 9. The Silent Rose I hi Mammj ' s Li ' l Pigeon Fearis 1(1. Solo — The Charge of the Light Brigade Bergen Wilfred M. Lucas. 1 1. Unison Chorus — Smiles E. L. Ashford Charles H. Anderson Lyle Howard David M. Morgan William J. MacNeill Robert C. McClain Benjamin L. Page Stanlej B. Lockwood Marvin Schmidt 12. Concert Valse — ( )p. 64, No. 1 Chopin The Palms Faure Glee Club ( )rchestra. 13. Solo and Chorus — The Toreador ' s Song. Carmen . .Bizet Frederic Lueck and Glee Club. 14. Quartet— Folk Songs. All Through the Night Welsh Killarney Irish 1 5. College Songs — Heidelberg Lui di rs Chapel Steps Gow Love ' s Old Sweet Song Mutiny 16. Quartet and Chorus — The Phantom Band Sewcomb ITINERARY March 2( Waukau Apr April 1-2 Waupun Apr April 3 Cambria Apr April 4 Beaver I )am Apr Api il 5 Milwaukee Apr April 6 Plymouth Apr April 7 Shiocton Apr 1 8-9 New London I in Appleton 1 11 Oakfield 1 12 Rosendale 1 1 3 Almond I 14 Green Lake 1 24 Ripon BAND The Ripon College Band AMONG the most prominent of musical organizations of Ripon College dur ing the past year, _ is the College band. This band stands second to none as regards the other college bands in the state, and is without a peer in the history of the school. It is conducted b Mr. Edgar II. Zobel through whose untiring effort the present high standard has been attained. PERSONNEL Director: Mr. Edgar II. Zobel. Cot nets Altos, Lorenz Lue It Stanlej Lockwood A. L. Hirst Ernest Longenecker Byron Langdon Robert Pynch Clifford ( Juthrie Leo I i m in Howard P. Soule Elmer Zinzow Harold Baldwin I run R. McMullen [sadore lilmk Raritont s — ' , nors Fred Nothnagel Clarence Wegel Trombont s I dgar Zobel Herbert Fritschel Frank C. Boese Flute- Wni. ( 1. Fischer Din i i i : Edgai 1 1. Zobel Bernard Williams Arthur Cole Ben Ilu.ltl.it1 Basses Lyle Howard Jonathan Lovejov OFFICERS Manager: Bernard Williams Clarim ts Man in J. Williams H i I Bryan Win. T. Wrn.lt Harold M. Swift 1 )wight K. in i m Drums — Lynn ( !. I laskin Elmei Williams Benjamin I ' ai e Hindi Fanning Lib, Harold Baldwin TO ffo r Edgar Zobel Concert Orchestra THl ' ' . Edgar Zobel Concert Orchestra, although in name not directlj connected with the college, is primarilj one of the principal musical activities of Ripon College. This orchestra was organized and is conducted and managed bj Edgar fl. Zobel, of the class nt 1907, and lias, dur- ing the two ears since its organization, through the untirin ; efforts of Mr. Zobel, developed into one of the verj finest of amateur musical organizations, playing with a finish and unity seldom equalled outside professional ranks. Doing solely concert work and confining itself to the playing of only the better class of music, this orchestra affords excellent opportunity for all those qualified and interested in orchestral work. The orchestra at present has thirt} members, chosen from among the citj ami college musicians. I ' liis year this orchestra made its initial appearance on the local Lyceum ami Lecture Course, scoring the hit ol the season. A tour of the state is being planned tor this coming year besides a scries of local concerts. ' iolins — ( ini. C. Brow n Emil C. Voss m. C. Sainsbury Bernard Williams Mabel Krebs Edward Boese Eunice l ' rich Bruce 1.. Kanablc Audrej M.ihnn PERSONNEL Edgar II. Zobel, Conductor and Manager. Viola — Cornets — Trombones— Verna Howard E.J. Burnside Lyle Howard ;, a., Emmons Luetsche lutl I C. J. Haas Anna Smith l.orcn Lueck Harold Pitcher Ernst Longenecker Horns - Howard I . Soule Elmer Xm o Herbert Washkoske E. H. Zobel Bassi I Wm. loll F. W. Milke R. L. Bryan Clarinets — [an in Williams Byrl Bryan Din ' us and Tympany — I. nn Maskin Plum Lillian A. Zobel CAMBRIA TOWN PUM, -asa- CROSS COUNTRY - M ;v-- ' :,-- ' ;.: ' ; ' - ' • • ' ■• .■■--■■■ :•: ..■• : ' ..- ' : .v.: v - ■ ' ' , -. ' • ' .v. •.■,. ■.■.;-:■ ;:: . ' ' .w ' ■■■ ■ -- •v-? ' r,v ' - v .. V,; ■ 2$ 4 « A - . 1 l,«, «K 1 X ■■: ■■.■ . I ' . ' f -• ■ . ' 1 J :■■ 4, ;:® . 1 , ( V..v..- «.« ■ ' .■■• ' ■• ■- ' ■ . ' , ' Oratorical Board OFFICERS Henry Phillips Boody Facultj August Frederick Fehlandt Facultj Dei. mar D. V i: si. k President SHIRLEY Ron max Vice-President Rl I ' ll TASCHE Secretary fOHN R. ROBERTS Oratorical Representative Lynn G. Haskin Editor of College Days ARCHIE L. Hirst Manager of College Davs Debate AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE U (I I.I.I II (,II SODEUBERG M, DERMOTT [VERSI IN THE Debating Teams tliis year have been composed mostly of the last year ' s Freshman de- bating teams. As must of the debaters are only Sophomores, success in coming years is assured. With an instructor here on the grounds, more personal attention has been given to the coaching of the teams. The Oratorical Board thought it wise to discontinue the Freshman triangular of which Ripon has been a member for the last three years so that Freshmen are now eligible for intercollegiate debating. Our volume must go to press before we can print the results of this year ' s efforts, but we can safely say that the men who represent us 01 these teams will do their Alma Mater honor. RESOLVED That foreign immigration to the United States should be further restricted v the imposition ot an educational test. i i 35 s? 1 % i 1 I I r m 1_: n It f IS ■ fir ' wa - tSpMSg,, ' p « S«Kp. |4 1 ' {....JtS . i it IB M I •t ' (a I- i „tfl. , f £s S j ti s ■- mm THE local chapter nt Pi Kappa Delta has grown more this year than in anj preceding year. With but three nt the ulil members returning, the Ripon organization now includes about ten active members, thus mine than qualifying tor the continuance of the chapter. By means of The Forensic its members are kept in touch with the proceedings of other societies which belong to this organization. In the last issue of this official publication, quite a space was devoted to the Ripon news. Of the active members of last year, practicall) all have been sup- plied with keys, which speaks well for the Ripon chapter. We are proud to say that the National President of Pi Kappa Delta. Prof. E. R. Nichols, was formerlj instructor of Public Speaking and Debating at Ripon College. OFFICERS Norman Boardman President Ari mi L. II i km Vice-President |)ii i r I). Win ' sink Secretarj and Treasurer MS fif- §3 ■■- p. - i- $ - ' : igft i BBS 1 1 m - Ji:ait ' •%. t ' J A5Ki X. rSB 1 ' C.-. ' 4 % £ • ■■c j.-.., ' ■uy- .- ,; ; ?,m 1 % t ; r A :-, w5 .: m $1 . Ji h ' ' ' - . ' l ' ' ' . w r-7- ' ' -. :} ALTHOUGH RIPON was not successful in placing in the state oratorical contest this year, the year has not been a failure by any means. The Ripon rep- resentative received first place in the state Peace con- test which was held at Waukesha, thus duplicating Mr. Dexter ' s achievement of two years ago. Mr. Sainsbury has excellent chances for placing in the interstate con- test. In the Old Line contest, Mr. Hirst came within one point of receiving second place so that the failure to participate in the interstate contest is not as fatal as it might appear. Prospects for the Prohibition contest are very encouraging. SAIXSBl ' RY HIRST Go-operation : And the World ' s Peace IN Central Europe, one summer da) in the year of our Lord Nineteen hundred and fourteen, an assassin fired a pistol. In a night the dreams of a world peace were rudel) dispelled. The echo nt that shot has reverberated throughout the entire world. Might) kingdoms have been shaken. Societj has been outraged. Commerce has left its normal tracks. Industr) has poured its wealth and work into munition manufactures. Coun- tries have been changed into graveyards. From the belligerent nation- of Europe, a wail has gone up like that which rose from Egypt when cursed with the last plague. The first born and the last born have been taken. It is a criminal offense tor the traveler who climbs Pike ' s Peak i set a -tone in motion down the mountain side. The danger rises from the huge boulders which are so delicatel) balanced by nature, that a little shock upsets them, and the) go hurtling down the mountain carrying death into the valley. So the vibration of that revolver shot has released powers of war, carrying death and destruction to the unsuspecting world below. Who is responsible for this cataclysm of disaster? We are not interested in the fanatic who tired the pistol. The man who started the -tune down the hill is not primarilj responsible. The onus of blame rests upon the power that turned the pyramid of civilization on its apex so that it might easilj be cast down. Who poised the boulders of international feeling with such fiendish v that a tremor scattered them headlong? What power weakened the sluice ' ates which dam the Hood- of war? Where due. the responsibility rest tor the crime that has unchained the h u dogs ot hell? The underlying cause of all tlu- upheaval is economic maladjustment, of whic h militarism i- tin natural con- sequence. From the time when man ceased to be a solitarj creature, w. it- have been the common lot of humanity. Men have fought for glory; for wealth; tor religion; for country. They have gone to war because the) were greedy and wanted to possess the earth. According to Lecky, the causes ot war in Europe may be reduced to three categories; namely, religious, economic, and political. This classification is further reduced by those who believe in the economic interpretation of history until we have but one dominant cause, the economic. Behind our system of competitive commerce kirks the industrial warfare. Mar- i- found m business first ot all. l ' lie occasion tor war may be trivial enough the assassina tion of a Crown Prince, mobilization ot armies, royal ambitions, national jealousies, and race prejudices. Hut the cause is con sistent throughout — commercial rivalries, desires foi an outlet to the sea, or a place in the sun. Militarism is the most striking embodiment ot this economic unrest, lake commerce, it i- not local, nor is it restricted to an) one country or people; but like a tell plague, it i- transmissible. 1 hus far in tin- country we have been preserved from it- poison. Hut we are not immune. Once the deadly virus enters a nation ' s veins, it burn- like a fevi I until the victim breaks out into the insanity of war. Fhe witness ot Biology ha- usually been considered good evi- dem !■ ut the necessit) ot the competitive system. Sav- the biologist, all life is a warfare. From the amoeba to the most civilized man, there i- incessant struggle and conflict. It man i- to attain, he must fight. Fhe biologist tell- us that we enter the battle ground of lite, and survive because we struggle; we conquer because we compete. We are conscious that there and vet no -mall ground tor error much truth in this statement. To w in in any l lite ' - a hiev e merits we must conquer. But what does the biologist mean by conquest. And what implication does the militarist read into the term? We know too well what the militarist means. He means coercion. The victories of war are always by the subjugation of the vanquished. Alexander and Napoleon both won their victories by coercion. But this is only one phase and a mistaken phase of conquest. It is true that biology tells man of his inheritance of struggle and his birthright to victory, but it everywhere tells man also that he may win by co-operation. The extinct saurians are proof of the futility of coercion. They were the militarists of the animal kingdom. Yet the pterodactyl and the dinasaur have gone. With their mighty tusks, monstrous wings, leathery hide, they coerced — but could not conquer. But the surviving animals are those who have co-operated. The horse, the deer, the beaver, the dove. These are the pacifists of the animal world. And the same principle is at work today. The tiger is dying out; the elephant lives on. The snake and hyena are disap- pearing from Africa, but not the ostrich. Apply the principle to man and the results are similar. We do not make war upon nature. We join hands with her. The farmer enters into partnership with nature. He struggles with her vagrant moods and sits by her side until he wins her. Man competes until he learns how to co-operate. The battles of biology have been won by patience and adaptation and co-operation. The victories of militarism have come by coercion and isolation and competition. But militancy has not exhausted its apologia though defeated by biology. History is called to witness and what comfort does competition glean from the past? History ' s pages are stained with the blood of a thousand battles fought for economic advantage. In primitive times men were dependent upon nature ' s ready- made foods. Not skilled in production they needed great stretches of territory. Wandering in search of food the tribal groups met and fought. Here the cause of war was obvioush; economic. The tribal wars of the American Indians rose from this source. ' 1 he economic cause is dominant in the early wars of history. Great movements of peoples meeting other civilizations resulted in the struggle for supremacy and the fight for food. Later, Greece and Rome extended their borders and converged the wealth of their victories to support their kingdoms. So on throughout the middle ages the storj is consistent, a constant reve- lation of the economic basis of war. Nations sought new trade routes, acquired fresh ter ritory, contested each other ' s markets, always under the illusion that trade followed the flag. And when the history of this present struggle is written, it will be made clear that the cause was commercial rivalry. There remains one other witness, often called upon to justify war ' s exploits — religion. History has its so-called holy wars, though even these wars were based on a false economic system. With one exception, all the belligerents in the present struggle invoke the divine warrant for their operations. The Turk is the most honest of all. Islam has always won its victories by the sword. And like the sword is doomed to oblivion. Let Christian- ity serve as the religious touchstone. And does Christianity espouse the cause of economic warfare? Paul ' s idealism did not spring from such a system. The philosophy of the Christian religion is laid down by its Founder in the Golden Rule: As ye would that men should do unto you, so do ye also to them. This is the economic standard for all nations as well as for individuals. Before the bar of humanity this war-breeding economic system stands condemned. We ask for a verdict from every right think- ing son of America that shall consign this monstrous system, hoary with crime, to the fate it deserves. Rejected by biology, repudiated by history, renounced by religion, why should we tolerate its pres- ence in this country? Let us embrace the enlightenment that this terrible struggle has brought us to shake off from our system any j symptoms of the disease be the) evei so insipient. What verdict arises from the manless cities and villages of Europe and the be reaved homes of half the world? Does the testimony of that frenzied woman who rushed out from her home to join the fugi tives and onlj afterwards, when it was too late, remembered her helpless mtant, count for nothing? And it the crj of that forsaken child is multiplied thousands of times, are we so deaf that we can- nut hear? Can we not see what an armed industrial system has brought to Europe? Freezing trenches, fetid with tilth and death. weltering horrors, strangulating gas. Retrogression, financial ruin, depleted morals, hymns of hate, in a word — scientific barharism. Let us not be deceived, Mars has not reformed. His recent out- break is only the natural harvest of a militarj system that places an embargo on co-operation and a premium on competition. The sublime opportunity of our countrj has come. Once he- tore m the historj of the world we led the way to a new freedom and once again we can lead the vanguard of a new era. A kindlj fate has placed the destinies of the world ' s peace in our hands. Shall we ruin this opportunity In following the suicidal course of European economics? We can he the Moses who shall lead the m ; , of the earth out of the Egyptian night of competition anil war into a promised land of co-operation and peace. Lester Ward has said, War is in its ensemble a measure of direct coercion. The action is directlj balanced by the reaction. The algebraic Mini of all wars is nil. Alread) the nations of Europe know that wai is the great illusion. Do we know it in this country. ' And have we risen to the great task thrust upon us of forestalling the slow processes of evolution h foresight and control ? This is the preparedness tor which we should aim. If we strike the rock at this hour of our history and draw forth the waters h military power, we shall only display our own inability to rise to the need of the world. In a machine age of commer- cialism, militarism is hound to survive. But if America will realize her privilege, she can strike off the shackles which hind rations, and give freedom to the slaves of commerce. Our aim is peace, but peace is not possible without a change in the conditions which make war inevitable. Those changes are within our own reach. We can ser a new standard for the business of the world, a league of the nations, based upon the recognized rights of the brotherhood of man ami the Fatherhood of God. With such a co-operation, peace would indeed rei n from the rivers unto the ends of the earth. International good-will would usher in the age when — No strife shall rage, nor deadly feuds Disturb those peaceful years; To ploughshares men shall beat their swords to pruning hooks their spears. No longer host encountering hosl shall crowds of slain deplore; They hang the trumpet in the hall, and study war no more. W. C. SaINSBI RY, ' 16. c s HANS I ARSEN Captain HANS Hans C. Larsen. Quarterback, ' 16 iptain I. Stanley II. S. Age, 2- year : ; height, 5 ft. 6 in.; weight, 142 lbs. ears 1 expe- rience. authorities as the best player r i c upon thei i field. His headwork and generalship as hi I mderful. He was chosen as all state quarter- k . ' . are sorry that Hans will next vear. Ofstie Coach Sherman Assistant H ans Larsen Captain I ,j nn Howard Captain-elect Marvin William Manager TEAM Left End Lane. MacNeill Left Tackle Hudtloff, Bannach Left Guard Loos Center Kenyon Right Guard Shepherd Right Tackle Doman Right End Leaper, Murium Quarter Wyman, Larsen Left Half Johnson Right Half Kuebler Full Back Halverson, Howard Date. Sept. 25 Oct. I I, ' I ct. -CI .. v n In 30 6 13 27 Ripon . Ripcin . Ripon . Ripon Ri| i Ri] Rip i Ripon . SCHEDULE Score. .25— Oshkosh High.. . .60 — Oshkosh Normal .12 -Carroll 7 Marquette U. . . 20 Campion . 70 Northwestern. . i ! . -. i :nc« .2(1— Monmouth. 111. .0 .0 . 7 i .6 PL, Ripon Ripon Ripcin Mik aukcc Prairie du Chien Appli • n Monmouth. 111. TUBB ' S ' HOWARD Captain-elect. TUBBY ' . . i.n 1! wai !. Halfback an I; M m lovi H s !2 years; height. 5 ft. 10 in.; lit, 1SS lbs. Four ; experience. A mountain in action, last foi hi weight, his Eine-plunges featured many games while he was death on tackling. I bl chosen as all-stm II tcl Bi captain-eli ct, the I next year under his guidance should win another championship. CROW Dwight Kenyon — Center. ' 18. Phillips H. S. Age, 23 years; height, 6 ft. 3 in.; weight, 200 lhs. Six years ' experience. Crow was the pep of the team. Always jollying and full of life. Never was he outplayed hy any man this season. He was an accurate passer and a prominent factor in every shift play. He was the pick of the state for the pivot position. JOHN John Loos— Guard. ' 18. Kiel H. S. Age, 22 years ; height, 5 ft. in. ; weight, 164 lhs. Five years ' experience. John never says much but lets his actions speak louder than words. He hails from a German town and he plays every minute of the game as though he were in the war and his life depended upon it. JOE Joe Bannach — Tackle. ' 17. Stevens Point H. S. Age, 22 years ; height, 5 ft. 11 in.; weight, 175 lbs. Three years ' experience. Though slow in appearance, Joe was always the first through the line, blocking many punts and breaking up plays before they were well started. Great things are expected of him next year. ALLIE Vlfred Keubler— Halfback and Fullback. ' 17. Oshkosh H. S. Age, 22 years; height, 5 ft. Ill in.; weight, 155 lbs. Five years ' experience. You never hear Allie but you always see him in the thick of the fight. He carries the ball well, keeps his feet and always gains ground. He is an earnest, consistent player and a quick thinker. His punting was an essential part of the championship garre this year. MAC William MacNeill — End. ' 17. Kaukauna H. S. Aye, 22 years; height, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 162 lbs. Five years ' experience. Mac was a fast ami sure tackier. His record with the forward pass and speed in getting under punts rank him as one of the best ends in the Little Five Conference. SHEP ,ee Shepherd — Guard. ' 17. Crawfordsville, [nd., H. S. Age, 21 years; height, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 176 lbs. Five years ' experience. Shep is a regular stone wall, and one of the old standbys of the Crimson ma- chine of 1916. He won his place by earnest, consistent work which was always above par; it is men of his caliber that make a winning team. BEN Benjamin Hudtloff — Tackle. ' 18. Wausau H. S. Age, 22 years; height. 6 ft. 2 in.; weight, 185 lbs. Three years ' experience. Big Ben was a tartar for the opposing teams this year and his happiest moments are when he is under fire. This is (inly his second year and he will undoubtedly be heard of later upon the Ripon gridiron. MOREY Moriarty — End and Quarterback. ' 18. Aurora, .Minn. H. S. Age, -III years; height, 5 ft. 7 in.; weight, 14 lbs. Four years ' experience. Leo possessed an abundance of fighting spirit and never dreamed de- feat. Quick, alert and gritty, he was an earnest, enthusiastic worker and a most valuable asset to the team. AB Charles Doman — Tackle. ' 17. Oshkosh H. S. Age, 22 years; height, 5 tt. 10 in.; weight, 17(1 lbs. Five years ' experience. Never spec- tacular but always steady, he was a tower of strength on defense and equally as good on offense. Ah knows more football than anj other man, and he has been chosen for the last two ears on the all- state team. He i, one of the best tackles that ever played on the Ripon eleven. 103 BUCK Guj Leapei End and Fullback. ' 19. (mm Baj II. S. Age, 19-years; height, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 152 lbs. Tun years ' experience. He was one of the finest examples of nerve and speed on the gridiron. His work is not the kind which can he seen by the spectators but which is felt b those on the field. This is Gin ' s lirst year and he will no doubt be heard of for a few more years with the Crimson eleven. HOWY Howard Johnson — Halfback. ' 19. Racine H. S. Age, 21 years; height, 5 tt. 6 in.; weight, 135 lbs. Three years ' experience. Howy was the find of the season. ( )ne of the lightest but fastest backfield men that ever represented the Crimson. He made up in speed what he lacked in weight. He kicked eleven goals without missing one. We are counting strong on Howy for next year. HALVY ,eslej Halverson — Fullback. 19. Fond du Lac H. S. Age, 20 years; height, 5 ft. 11 in.; weight, 166 lbs. Two w.n- ' experience. This was Halvy ' s first year and he made good from the start. He was a plunging backfield man and one that could be shitted to till various positions. He will be a mightj good man for Ripon in the coming years. HUSS Khoran Hussissian — Tackle. ' 18. Age. 21 years; height, 5 ft. 11 in.; weight, 104 lbs. One year ' s experience. His strong physique and regularity at practice won for him his R. Huss tears into the opposing line with the boldness of a lion and the strength of an ox. He may well be called the fighting Armenian. He will be a valu- able asset for the Crimson eleven in the coming years. ICH Earl Wyman — Halfback and Quarterback. ' 17. Oshkosh H. S. Age, 21 years; height, 5 ft. 11 in.; weight, 154 lbs. Five years ' experience. Ich is tall and speedy and is very hard to tackle. His kicking ability was far superior to any opponent this season. He is recog- nized as one of the best kickers in the Middle West. HOB Robert Lane— End. ' 19. Oshkosh H. S. Age, 21 years; height, 5 ft. 10 in.; weight, 155 lbs. Three years ' experience. No man shows more interest in the game than Bob. His record at practice has been perfect and he is game from head to foot. He is a very valuable man in helping the injured and training the men. He will be with us again next year. Larsen Howard FOOTBALL SQUAD Kuebler rohnson Wyman l ,, , ill I ' .aiinacli LoOS Kenyi in Shepherd 1 ii iman Moriarty Leper M i irgan Schmidt Helverson Lane I [ussissian Ki irdenat [Iudtlofl McCllIloh Khanlian ( Suston Cuff Howard Carey Fanning Ridpreman Sherman Williams Itn -i Football THE Ripon College Football Team of this year must go down in our history as one of the greatest ami most successful aggregations of athletic warriors ever produced bv the Crimson; indeed all critics are of the opinion that it is the very best. A glance at the scores will verify the fact that no other team that has represented the college has made as good a record as has the team of 1915. Compare the 227 points for Ripon with the 13 doubtful ones scored by her op- ponents, and you will have some estimate of the supe- riority and excellence of our team. Of these the seven points made bv Marquette and the six scored by Mon- mouth will always remain a mystery to those who saw the games. The nearest approach to this record was made bv the team of 1909, which succeeded in scoring 216 points to its opponents 19. This team was, how- ever, defeated in its last game thereby losing the championship. The team of this year on the con- trary went through the season without a defeat, ami was onl) scured on twice. Ripon has lad other teams with as main if not more stars, but never has she had a better balanced, and alwavs coached-to-the-minute team. Never dur- ing the whole season have any signs of staleness been exhibited. But what is more to the point only a very tew accidents occurred during the season, and these were of a minor character. Much credit is due to the common-sense methods of Coach Ofstie and his assistant, Mr. Sherman, also Mr. Lane who faithfully cared for the injured. ' While the team developed vers slowlx the training was so methodical that in their first game against the Oshkosh High School they were in tlie making of a powerful machine. At the next game without any apparent effort and with very few plays the Oshkosh Normals were easily disposed of to the tune of Ml to 0. The third game was with one of our great rivals, the Carroll team, the Yellow and White came up to Ripon with a crowd of rooters evidently expect- ing to repeat their feat of last year. The) came with a heap big injun too ; but poor Carroll had to return home with another guess coming as the 12 to (I score indicates. Can ' t you imagine that you still hear the Congo church bell ringing out the glad news.- ' The fourth game which was played against Cam- pion College resulted in a 20 to II victory tor old Ripon. The closest game of the season was ih.it played against Mar |uette University, of Milwaukee, which ended in a 7 to 7 tie. The game with North- western was simply a romp as the poor Germans went down to defeat 76 to 0. Every sub as well as regular man got a chance that day. On November 13th came the great game, when no less than 500 rooters followed our noble warriors up to Appleton with the hopes of bringing back the state championship which had been in Lawrence ' s posses- sion for four consecutive years. It was indeed a happv crowd that helped the boys bring back the bacon to Ripon that day. As the fame of our team had travelled far, Mon- mouth College thinking that she would like to be champion of Wisconsin as well as Illinois challenged the Ripon eleven; Ripon nursing the same desire promptly accepted her challenge for a game which was to be played on Thanksgiving day. November 27th saw our boys start all alone to fight for the championship of the two states; all alone did I say? Almost, but not quite; for when they awoke that Thanksgiving morning, they must have felt a tingle going up and down their spinal columns when they received nearly half a hundred telegrams telling them that the Rooters of Ripon were behind them. On that afternoon even the most staid old inhabitants of this city made excuses to get away soon after their Thanksgiving repast to hang around the ticker to hear the latest reports of the game. What a glorious shout went up from hundreds of throats when it was learned that Ripon had brought home the Championship of the Middle West. Before closing we must chronicle the fact that the team only loses one man for next season. It is very true that the loss of as valuable a man as Captain Larsen must be offset. However, with a team com- posed mostly of third and fourth-year men, and with Coach Ofstie again on deck, who could predict any- thing other than a championship team. Geo. A. Talbert. i-tta 4 !■■■■ , l| l )• L - -. fii C—TT LJ L IO l arv. Basketball Sherman Coach Birr Manager Wvman, Captain Center Giedlinski Right Forward Moriarity Lett Forward Kuebler Right Guard Howard Left Guard WVMAN, (C ' apl.) k l l I: Morey BASKETBALL TEAM Ben Ma: Jack Basketball THE Ripon College Basketball Team closed one of the most successful basketball seasons ever known to the local institution, and brought home the long-looked-for championship, which has not been in the possession of the Crimsonites since 1912. The team won fourteen out of eighteen games, and finished up the season in a blaze of glory bv entering the A. A. U. Basketball Meet at Chicago, and won their first game against the strong Grand [unction team of Iowa, and lost the second game to the Oak- land Golds of Oakland, California. The first game of the season was played against the strong Sevens Point Normal aggregation on Decem- ber 17, and it resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Crimson quintet by a score of 38 to 19. The second game was played against Coach Mean- well ' s University of Wisconsin proteges on December 30, and resulted in a victory for the Cardinal five by a score of 27 to 13. This was considered one of the best games ever played on the local floor, and the University boys were forced to go the limit in order to win. The Oshkosh Feds were played on January 10th, and as a result the locals added another scalp to their collection, winning from the Sawdust boys by a large margin. On the following Saturday the boys in- vaded the Sawdust city, and took the Oshkosh Nor- malites into camp, winning by a score of 25 to 9. The big blow-up of the season came when the Crimsonites were defeated by the Campion College team of Prairie du Chien, 24 to 17. All was now ready for the opening game of the Little Five Conference, and Ripon journeyed to Lawrence with as much confidence as ever. The Blue and White still thought that they had our num- ber but on the evening of January 20th they were made to believe otherwise when we outclassed them in every way, and won by the score of 24 to 17. The next evening a surprise was dealt the Crim- sonites when they played a ragged game, and lost to Stevens Point Normal, 23 to 25. Then came the Carroll quintet who were defeated bv the locals after a whirlwind finish bv a score of 31 to 20. Every one now began to feel confident that the Riponites would surely win the champion- ship. Beloit was encountered and defeated after a hard battle, 14 to 10. On the next afternoon the Crimson quintet defeated the Whitewater Normal basket tossers at the Whitewater Gym, 23 to 16. Then came a fatal game for the Riponites at Wauke- sha against Carroll College, 19 to 22. |f5l?MSCN 1 Milton College was played on the next evening, ami came near defeating the locals, a close game, 19 to 17. Then on the night of February 26th the Blue and White of Appleton invaded our territory, but we only doubled them to the tune of 34 to 17. The Tomah Cardinals, claiming the championship of the United States, came next, and were easily de- feated b our championship machine who drubbed them to a score of 46 to 18. Great was the excitement during the next week when it became known that the Crimsonites were to enter the National A. A. I ' . Tournament at Chicago, 1 11., on March 1 Sth to the 18th, The team went down, and certainly held up the reputation of Ripon College as they had been doing all the past season. In the afternoon the Grand Junction team of Iowa were defeated by a 4X to 25 score in a game that kept the spectators on their teet all the time. In the evening the Oakland, California. Y. M. C. A. team was met with, and the locals were deteated 36 to l ( . This was the lowest score that the Oakland team was held to in the tournament, and it was easily the hardest game that the Westerners had. We are the undisputed champions oi Wisconsin, and we feel that we can expect the same honor next year, for we do not lose one oi our men. Individual Basketball Records for 1916 Mori arty. Giedlinski Howard. . . Kuebler. . . Blair Page Johnson . . . Wvman . . . Hudtloff. . Games Fid. Gls Foul l-M, 52 34 14-m 64 27 HM 3 30 17M 8 24 6% 6 16 3 2 12 9 2 6 3 18 54 23 IK2 5 F. I Made • T. Vlissed rotal Pis. 104 1 128 6 16 12 24 12 64 209 Halverson, Volk, Sanford and Gla?er plaved in part of one game. TJZACK TEAM Lawrence, 83, Ripon 43; Carroll 4-8, Ripon 77. THESE bare results do not speak very well for Ripon ' s prowess in track. But cold figures cannot picture the merits of our 1915 track team. Weather for this sport last spring was anything but agreeable. ( tur two meets fell upon days that were dark, gloomy, and cold, which certainly prevented our team from doing its best. In addition to unfavorable weather conditions, our coach worked with a squad composed mostly ol new men. With the wealth of experienced material now on hand, and with the spirit of energy and co-operation that the fellows are showing this spring in practice, our 1916 team will show the true merits of the 1915 team. Ripon track devotees believe that the College is going to see a new era in this department of her athletic activities. K. C. Lambert Coach Clyde Morgan Captain ANTON O. Iverson Captain Elect Marvin J. Williams Manager THE TEAM Mason 100 yard Mason 220 yard Zerler, Morgan 440 yard Morgan, [yerson, Cameron SKO yard Baldwin, Cameron 1 mile Donlin, Brown 2 mile Byrum, Bannoeh 120 yard high hurdles Bvrum - ' yard low hurdles ( jlaser, B rum Pole Vault Fi itschel High Jump Fritschel Broad Jump Loos Shot Put Loos Disi us Bannoch, Loos • Hammer N Girls ' Gymnasium Work FOR the first time in its history Ripon College has had a compulsory and complete gymnasium course for the young women. The work has been under the sole direction of Miss Charlotte Walls who has proved herself very efficient in the work. The purpose of this kind of work is to give the girls such training and exercise as is necessan, for their individual well-being and development. Shortly after the spring vacation an open evening is to be given. The demonstrations and special features to be performed by a combination of all the classes. Miss WALLS m LITERARY Looking Backward THE close of another year is upon us. We may start with surprise and even refuse to face the reality, but the stubborn fact remains. The senior may shut his eves to shun the unwel- come truth, the undergraduate may rub his in sheer amazement, but the fact remains that another golden year has sped past, never to return. Yearning will not recall it, wishing will not repro- duce it; it is gone. But the end of our college year should not leave us sad; it should bring us that sense of true joy and pleasure which is the rightful heritage of every loyal son and daughter of Ripon. If our college year has meant anything to us, if it has witnessed a forward step in the life of our Alma Mater, then of a truth we should rejoice and be glad and light-hearted, not, of course, because it is past, but because another glorious epoch has been added to Ripon ' s splendid record. Though we all share in this feeling of joy, it presents itself to us differently according to our class standing. The Senior, pondering over his happy four years, holds fast to all their mem- ories, but to none does he cling more fondly than the memory of his last year in college. That year has seen in him an unfolding of his powers, and a command of himself hitherto undreamed of. To the Junior comes the welcome feeling that he has become a more important factor than ever in college circles, and he feels within him a new and pleasant sense of responsibility and duty. The Sophomore, as he looks backward, remembers with roguish delight his somewhat Bohemian behavior during the earlv part of the vear, but he vows to be found worthy of the dignity of a funior next fall. But how shall we describe the feelings of the Freshman, who realizes with a gasp of joy that the past year has developed him into a semi-civilized college student? This is beyond our powers of expression, and so we can only recommend that you exercise your imagination. Let us not disturb the reflections of the Freshman in looking backward, but let us agree that his past year has been one of pleasure and profit. In a broad sense, too, looking backward makes glad. Our causes for joy are not circum- scribed bv class rank; every son and daughter of Ripon has a share in the large fund of recollec- tions of the past year, which are not limited to any one class, but are distinctly the possessions of all of us. The past vear has been one of unusual gain in attendance. Ripon is nothing unless pro- gressive, and we note with pleasure that the splendid Freshman class this year is the largest in the history of our beloved institution. So much new and buoyant life, so much spirit and enthusiasm which was added this year to our college, makes us feel that a sure and certain step forward has been made during the year now at its close. If we ever had cause for rejoicing, we have it now. Our backward glance does indeed bring us pleasure. In numbers, in scholarship, in literarv attainments, in social life and athletic achievements, Ripon has taken mighty strides. Our col- lege year has been free from discord and confirms our belief that we are steadilv advancing. Mindful of the splendid past, and hopeful for the future, we close with the sentiment, Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail, to thee! Spring 1 When the robin starts to sing And the lark is on the wing In balmy air. When the brooks begin to flow And the showers come and go Now here now there, When the rlowerlet buds appear And the heart knows not a tear For the sunshine ' s warm and clear Ah ! Spring is there! When the maids wear pretty frocks .And tie ribbons in their locks With jaunty air, When the men new ties are flashing And appear as bold and dashing As they dare, When young folks seem not to know That where moonbeams come and go You can hear their murmurs low Then Spring is there! When the College couples stroll Over field and grassv knoll Without a care, When the class bell ' s merry strain And the class roll ' s called in vain And professors tear their hair. When a bench will hold but two And you wonder what they do Sitting there an hour or two Why, Spring is there! When the man who ' s sworn off chasing, Pensive leans on window casing (For some air) When he wishes that somehow He ' d tlio ' t twice about that vow He ' d made back there, For he ' s got a queer sensation In his ribs — or that location Which is might} near temptation Spring is there! CRlMS sfD Old Ripon ' s Safe! Baseball. The score is tied, and Ripon ' s in, Is Ripon safe? ( )ur slugger bats amidst the din, Is Ripon sate ? I he ball is hit right on the nose, ' I he man on third jumps up, and goes, He ' s sate, yells out the man who knows; OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! Football. Our gridiron warriors now are set, Is Ripon safe? They have to make a touchdown yet. Is Ripon safe ' Hans gives each man a little tip, Thev circle end without a slip, They win the game, and CHAMPIONSHIP; OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! Basketball. We nerd i tew more points to win. Is Ripon safe? Come boys, pep up, and put them in; Is Ripon safe? The score goes up, they fight, they run. The ball goes in, the game is won, Our Crimson team bows down to none ; OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! 1 he Freshie enters Smith to room, Is Ripon safe ' . And soon he ' s booked, and giv ' n a broom, [s Ripon safe ? He sweeps the Soph ' s two rooms just so, The carpet feeis his mighty blow ; Ah, Freshie! 1 was once that low-; OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! It is the Club ' s ' Nidation night, Is Ripon safe? Will everyone come out all right ' . Is Ripon safe? One boy is giv ' n the Third Degree, The others do the Club ' s decree, But on the morrow they shall see OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! )ur school is sore in need of cash, [s Ripon safe? We see ahead a mighty crash, Is Ripon safe? A huge Endowment Fund then starts, We all give freely from our hearts, 1 he cloud from Ripon ' s heav ' n departs, OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! The Commons still supplies our mug, Is Ripon safe? The food may hold most any drug. Is Ripon safe? Well, if you saw the crowd each day That rushes in, but gets away, You surely would be forced to say, OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! Let Safety First our motto be, Old Ripon ' s safe ; Hail. Ripon Fair! we ' ll stand by thee, Old Ripon ' s safe; Of course we ' ve knockers in our school, In every crowd there is a fool, But we are true, and we are cool ; OLD RIPON ' S SAFE! tft RIMSCN JfeL A COLLEGE MOTHER GOOSE FOR COLLEGE LOVERS ' USE. Wedding take, wedding cake, baker man. Hake up the cake as SOOn as you can, Fur Squire has asked her, she ' s answered, ( . K. And now they may need it must any day. Dear little Gertrude, sa you ' re my own We ' re in the parlors and quite alone. E ' en the matron, who watches stray sheep She ' s under the coverlet, fast asleep. Miss Smith, may I go out to walk? )h, yes, mj dear Miss Cotter, You always meet the men you should Not those you hadn ' t ought ' er. Little Miss Kleiner played softly B Minor on Hartlett piano one day, When Rueping there spied her. and sat down beside her; Now engaged is Miss Kleiner the; say. There was a young woman who lived in a stew, She ' d so many lovers she didn ' t know what to do, ' Till cupid one day to fair Irma just said: Choose Bob. and ' twas done in a jiffy — ' tis said. Rub-a-dub-dub, Margaret and Bub; Ami w ho do you think will be there? The butcher, the baker, and. of course, the dressmakei They all will he there, so that soon he may take her. There was a little man And he had a little gun And his bullets were living arrows ' Stead ot lead. lead. lead. ( Ince he spied bis mortal game And then took his fatal aim And missing Sim ' s heart He shot his head, head, head. So since that fatal day Sims has hail a funnj w a . For w hen he sees a L ' irl He blushes red, red, red. Bean porridge hot. bean porridge cold; Some would eat Common ' s grub nine days old. Come when it ' s cold, come when it ' s hot Always a lover waits, bidden or not. Frayne, Frayne, the Irisli swain Loved Miss Haug with might and main; Made mad love to her in Greek And kissed her on her rosy cheek. Willie Shellman sat on a wall, Willie ' s heart had had a great tall. And all the King ' s horses, anil all the Kind ' s men Couldn ' t put his heart together again. Simple youth and simple maiden, Just a heedless pair. Said Wensink unto the maiden Kiss me it j on dare! Lutie said unto the beggar Tell me first how many; I ' ll leave that all to you, he said, I ' m glad if I get any. Little Si, little Si. where have you been? I ' ve been to Bartlett to visit my queen. Little Si, little Si, what did you do there? There wasn ' t much room mi we sat on one chair. John, John, tile preacher ' s son. Stole a kiss and away he run. The kiss was sweet, and Sis so neat; Now John comes smiling up the street. William was a Welshman. Williams was a thief, For he went to Shirley ' s house, and kissed her without lief; She went to William ' s house, his father wasn ' t home, Then he went to Shirley ' s house and fed her dog a hone. Note — That squared things. Pitj Griff Edwards, he sighs tor another. For what does he wait ? Why, here is the bother : How shall he marry without a wife? How will he get her if he ' s shy all his life? Evelyn lived in our town And she was wond ' rous wise, She found that Limy loved her By looking in his eyes. So when she saw his heart was gone With all her might and main, She looked into his eyes again Nor was it done in vain. No prettier dream than Jack built! But Jack poor lad, was all forlorn His heart with love was tattered and torn. Till on a wondrous happy morn He won the maid — then what? Forlorn? — Glad was the dream that Jack built. He ' s blind thrice, he ' s blind thrice. Who chases all his college life And does not get himself a wife To cheer the days with gloom so rife; ' ' lea, he ' s blind thrice. Hickory, dickory dock, hang the Bartlett clock. The clock strikes ten. out go the men — Hickory, dickory dock. I ' ll tell yim a stin about Mickey Carey; And now my story ' s begun ; I ' ll tell one for Silver of Natalie Wilbur And now my story ' s done. Birthplace of the Republican Party PURSUANT to a call published in the Ripon Herald a meeting was held by men of all parties at the Congregational Church, February 2 l ), 1854, to discuss the Nebraska Swindle, and vigorous resolutions were passed against the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill by Con- gress, and for a new party to be organized, such a one as the country has not hitherto seen, composed of Whigs, Democrats and Free Soilers, to accomplish its repeal if passed. Three days previous the moving spirit, Alvan E. Bovay, wrote to Horace Greeley, of the New York Tribune, suggesting a new party under the name Republican. It becoming evident that the bill would pass, a second meeting was held at the schoolhouse shown in the picture on page twenty-three, where steps were taken, cutting loose from the established parties; but, acting under the advice of Bovav, no name was adopted, it being thought that while the name Republican seemed most suitable, a formal christening should not be by so small a body of men. See Wilson ' s Historv of the rise and fall of the Slave Power in America, and Flower ' s History of the Repub- lican Partv for full recognition of the claims of Ripon, Wisconsin, as the birthplace of the party. ' l WAR, Then Comes PEACE THE Freshman-Sophomore scrap this year was by tar the most drawn out and bitterly contested hattle ever recorded in the annals of Ripon College. To be exact, hostilities be- gan at 11 p. m. Friday, September the 17th, and the outcome was in grave doubt until 2:20 p. m. on Saturday, September the 18th, when the shrill clarion announced that peace should reign for one more year. Regardless of precedents the Freshmen took the initiative anil mobilizing their forces with extreme care and much secrecy, strongly entrenched themselves in the old grandstand just outside the city ot Ripon, while the Sophomores were imbibing in the pleasures ot the walk-around. When the second-year men, drunk with pleasure, returned to their respective abodes and found each ear- line ' s bed empty, their gayetj gave wa to suspicion and a few- minutes later every Soph had donned his uniform and a determined aspect which bespoke evil things for the Frosh. Strict order and oppressive discipline was now instituted and a unique swcm of man-hunting was adopted. A small detachment was sent in the fastest automobile obtainable to scour Green Lake anil vicinity, while the rest of the army was divided into scouting expeditions to comb the town. This system proved its worth when the cntiie Freshman arm) was discovered by one of these small parties. Immediately the Sophomore ranks were in order and each man armed with a short stout cudgel. Their attack upon the grand stand was brilliant and daring and would have sent the defenders to oblivion, if they had been there. Apparently the Freshies were being led bv a cunning strategist and one familiar with the wilds of the country, tor the Sophs spent a night of fruit- less search. The wily Freshman leader had led his timorous band under cover of darkness to Green Lake, where they remained un- molested until the hour of battle. A tew of the boldest Sophs journeyed thither to ascertain the whereabouts of the Freshmen, but inadvertentlj ran into their whole army, when, being hope- lessly outnumbered the) were tied to the stake. At this time Providence came to the rescue in the form of a small penknife, and the Sophomore arnn was whole once more. But the night had not proved altogether fruitless for the Sophs. When the final battle was about to be fought, fifteen beautiful budding Freshmen were securely bound in far-off Green Lake. Football men were ex- cluded and thus the battle began with equal numbers. The first attack of the Freshmen was delivered with tremen dous force and the second-), ear line was pierced repeatedly, but invariably the gap was filled with the ever-present Sophs. Charge after charge was met with a calm stubborn resistance. 1 he first line trenches were carried In the yearlings and the Sophs strategi- cally retired to better fortified positions, which the) held perma- nently. Fearing the unexpected, the defenders had stationed an experienced airman upon the summit of the pole, from whence he was able to hurl a continual shower of the latest mule bombs and thus discouraged the hopes of all the aspirins; assailants. ' 1 he Freshies rushed up reinforcements in a vain endeavor to overcome the weary defenders, hut true to the old school tradition the Sophs stood firm and the class of 1919 was finally compelled to retreat in tlie greatest disorder. If I MSON Confessions of a Freshman HAVING been a Freshman myself, once, for one whole year, and still having in my mind a vivid picture of my thoughts and feelings before and after entering Ripon College, I herebv put mv feelings down in black and white, trusting that it may be of interest to those who have been ground through the mill, and also to the legions yet to come. It was the summer after my graduation from High School, when 1 was generally known as A Cocky High School Lad, that 1 enrolled for a course known as Bulletin Study. This was a thorough course in the comparative study of the myriad College Catalogues of the country. Upon my table an in- finite number of these volumes were piled, and every leisure hour found me delving into the depths of this supposedly dry literature. The truth of the matter is, that the comparative study of College Bulletins is the most fascinating studv imaginable. My chart is laid out before me. Now I must mark down one point under the column of Michigan Uni- versity, for her strong faculty and the many oppor- tunities to hear great men; here goes a point down to Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, because she has offered me a scholarship; now one to Oberlin, for her excellent buildings and wonderful equipment; here is one big black mark for Princeton, because when I graduate from there I can turn up mv nose several degrees, throw out my chest a few extra inches, and sa 1 am a graduate of Princeton. Old Eli i im Alma .Mater. After several hours of such marking, 1 lean back in my chair and take a general iew oi the situation. Mv eye is at once drawn to a column with black marks, much darker than the rest. What can it be? Why, it is Ripon College. 1 haven ' t heard so very much about that school. Let ' s see what it says. Whv, it ' s bv far the cheapest of the lot, and that n 1 - pretty near my heart, as it strikes my pocketbook; it- campus scenes have excelled all others in natural beauty, and that means that it i an excellent place- to study; it is the smallest college of the lot, which, of course, means it is the most thorough; this Ripon College has a wonderfullv capable man at its head, which means that the school must come up to his standard; the Alumni speak volumes lor this school which is, of course, the real test. But it was none of these black marks that lin.illv awakened in me a strong desire to attend Ripon. However, foolish it ma) sound, 1 can truthful!) sax that it was the Ripon College bulletin that lid this. I did not know what the reason was. at the time, hut now I believe that it was the spirit ol democracy which poured forth from these pages, an 1 entered into mv system, ami took such complete possess of me that I wished to be now here but in Ripon. The neat, plain cover; the clear-cut type; the simple pre- sentation of facts; the concise arrangement of details: the curious feeling of cordiality from cover to cover — all these drew me to Ripon College, as no other bulletin was able to do for its College. Thus it was that 1 found myself in Ripon one September morn. But, oh, what a disappointment! When 1 first saw the town I thought the conductor had fooled me, and put me off at Ripon, North Dakota, or some other wild state. The first day Ripon impressed me as a wild-west town. I journeyed up to the College. The natural beautv of the campus fulfilled all my expectations. But the buildings, espe- cially Smith, West and East were a disappointment, as I had expected to see fresh-looking, pressed brick buildings; but hiding my petty disappointment, I set my face resolutely with the avowed intention of liking Ripon. But strange to say, it required no effort what- soever. The same spirit I had breathed in from the bulletin, I was now drinking, in long and pleasant draughts. My ideal Ripon has been realized, and I shall never be through thanking the unseen power which directed me to Ripon, where the brotherhood of man is beautifully exemplified. When When Professor Taintor loiters in the halls And William Sherman elopes with Charlotte Walls; When Prexy Evans wears a derby hat And dear Miss Goodrich takes to growing fat; When Miss Cunningham refuses to talk And Elizabeth Bintliff does nothing but walk; When Dean Barber, in chapel, sings a long solo And Miss Louise Conklin plays nothing but polo; When Estella Hall Reade plays ragtime in chapel And Dr. A. Gilman starts dealing in cattle; C CR1MS@ ! i When Miss Louise Thomas is athletic trainer And dashing Miss Stark ' s a bold lion tamer; When Woodmansee divorces his wife And Professor Boody plays ball all his life; When Warren B. Smith buys ten Mackinaws And our dear Miss Gibson is rooming in ( Dawes) When Dr. Mutch wears his hair in curls And young Dr. Oilman ' s a favorite with girls; When Josephine Hargrave is never laconic And August Fehlandt drinks beer for a tonic; Then will freshmen run the college! ' Ye Editor ;m ! ]i is Secretary 1 w: The College Commons The Commons, the Commons, the place where we eat. Ami where every day nearly all of us meet. We know it could be quite a sociable place But down with that rot, give me food for m face. Come, open this door. Whatcha mean being late? Quit crowding back tbere. Don ' t you know how to wait? That waiter of ours, has he gone on a striker Let ' s start up a fund ami present him a bike. Such soup, by the gods, ' tisn ' t fit lor m dog. This meat woul 1 bring blushes to any old hog. That side-dish, 1 s ' pose, is the Paris ' goo-lash. ' The pudding don ' t praise it by calling it hash. Who threw that dill-pickle right square in m eye? There ' s some one round here just aching to die. You ' ll get your desserts after dinner, don ' t tret. For now 1 have rooms in my stomach ' to let. ' Hum up, you obi poke, ami put down the remains. Don ' t talk while you eat, if you have am brain-. Come boys, lei him rest, for we came here to eat. And not to attend a synodical meet. We know this i- same, but then what ' s the use Of playing the hog, and vet being a goose? A bog is a fellow both selfish and mean. But a goose why a goose i- a creature clear ofl ol it- bean. This sounds like a lecture directed at boys, Hut girls are quite clever at making a noise; They ' re not quite a- rough and as loud in their way, But they knock, and they eat as it eating for pay. The Common-, the Common-, the place where w e eat. And the place v here it should be a pleasure to meet. We ' ll take heed of our manners, take time for a chat. And soon we ' ll grow plea-ant and later grow tat. grImsoITB Nammengemischte Reichm(o) uth(s) make Max Sims. To Helmich, Wood(a)mansee a Lyon in the Lane and Cease to Erna Bagemihl? Shaw, what Rottman! Nein, das ist Guttmann. Bill Wendt to Stalker and Oys- ter) d) a Kanable to Russell a Bush, and with his Armstrong prepared for a Little Duel. Wyman, don ' t Cuff him and give him the Boote. (Re) Frayne from the Folley, but Hver this Baesman for the Frey. Tostev(a)in a Hirs(t) since she ' s Lesley. The Bat- tle is now over, not even a Websters. The Lyon in his Coffeen, has been given a Har(d)grave. But we must not fill our Thiem(e) with DeGreef for fear of re.Morse. Callahan (som), yelled a Brown Fox as he was chased from his ( B)lair by a Kuhn Roman up the Hill, in spite of the Holiday Gale(s). Shep- herd and called, Iverson but tha Taintor, you Bone(s) (head) that ' s only Halverson. Watson her trail? Wilson her trail and there ' s a Rober(t) Atta- belle. Fayette too Mutch Graham and is now Akin. Wensi(n)k, his Page enThrall(s) him with Lut(ie) so that he doesn ' t get Hough (y) when Eunice Jane(s) Winifred Helm. Hughes going to Leh(a)man Swift when the Baldwin a Loos Tasche of Kleiner Stein. Pugh! What a Cunningham! If Grace falls into the Well(s) and you see Si Walker(n) round ( H ) askin for Mo(we) r, get a Boardman and Fischer out and then he ' ll be Gladys as other Volk(s) again. Hclmer and Garber and Carter Anderson to the Walls of the Schoeneberg in the Suther ( n ) land where there ' s Morson for Erskine and less Owen for Cole. Mac, O ' Neil by her side on the Sody Beach where grow the Birr(s) and Kingsbury (s). Here Menzel Egdahl(s) to a Doman and Hansen a Mil- dred Gibbon with a Groesebeck and a Long(e)neck- (er). Alice going to Leaper. Wilber(t) Carey Reuben Martin a Tub(by) to see the Miller? Isa- dore a Block? No, a Doris Helen Potter (vc) Haug(s). Howard when (y)Ely Mason. I Rll ' ON TOAST Long may she live, our Ripon fair Long may she live, our Ripon fair, Long live, Long live. Long may she live, Our Ripon fair. RIPON LYRIC CALL R-I-P-O-N, R-I, ri, P-O-N, Ripon, Ripon. i Repeat once. ) Tunc: — Hot Time in the Old Town. Cheer, boys, for Ripon ' s got the hall. Hold it tight and do not let it fall, For when we hit their line They ' ll have no line at all, For Ripon must win today — By (linger! (Repeat indefinitely.) MEDLEY Oh, that little old red shawl, that little old red shawl, That little old red shawl my mother wore, On the very night she died, She called me to her side, .And gave to me that little Old oaken hucket, the iron hound bucket. The moss covered hucket, that hung In the evening by the moonlight. We can hear those darkies singing. In the evening by the moonlight, We can hear those banjos ringing, How the old folks would enjoy it — They would sit all night and listen, As we sang one s,  ng for my old Kentuck home. For m old Kentuckv home far away. us any more BOOLA Well, here we are. Well, here we are, Just watch us rolling up the score. We ' ll leave those fellows behind so far That the won ' t want to pla We ' ll roll the score so ver high That you can hear them si h. Then boola, boola, boola, hoola, Boola, boola, boola, boo. Chorus — Hoola, boola, boola, boola, Boola, boola, boola, boola, When we ' re through with those pom tellows The} will holler boola boo, Go Ripon, go Ripon, go Ripon, etc. Now isn ' t it a shame. Now isn ' t it a shame. To do those fellows up so bail. We ' ve done it before, we can do it once more, Though the feel so very, very sad. We ' ve hope ami faith in old Ripon, To win we cannot fail. Then buola, hoola, boola, boola, Boola, boola, boola, boo. Chorus — Boola, boola, boola, boola, Boola, hoola, boola, hoola, When we ' re through with those poor fellov The will holler hoola, boo. Oh, Ripon, dear old Ripen, Heai old Ripon, .lea, old Ripon, Oh, Ripon, dear old Ripon, Pear old Ripon, boola, boo. VIVE I. A RM ' t ) Oh, we ace joll} students from Ripon College, Pretty little city built upon a plane, There ' s where we dig .n id delve for tun ami know ledge, [ hough at times it costs us not .1 little pain. Then drink, drink, drink, drink, drink ot know I edge free, Prink, drink, drink, drink, students true are w Free from care and despair, what care we, ' lis knowledge free thai brings us liberty. (Repeal first foui lines, We love to ing like anything, And make a noise quite much likewise, So line now goes .1 .nil.-- yell and mark it well, well, well. Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, zip boom hah, Ki, Ri, P-O-N , rah-de -kali. Rah, rah, rah, zip boom bah. rah-de-kah, Rah, zip, ah boom. Oh Ripon, rah-de-kah, Ml DLEY I ' ve been working on the railroad AM ihe In elong day, I ' ve been working 011 the railroad, J ust to pass the time aw a , Don ' your hear the darkies shouting, Rise up so earh in the morn, Don ' you heai the darkies calling, I mah blow your horn. Sing me a s:ni ; t cities, i ' in- w ith a sw eel rei 1 ain, Niggah ' s u i hah so happy As w hen he ' s mil oi jail, Norfolk t i its o ster shells, Boston for its beans. Charleston for its pretty gals, But for N ' iiigah — New Orleans GLORY FOR THE CRIMSON Tunc : — Joint Brown ' s Body. Let us raise the crimson banner to the place it held of yore, With that same loyal spirit that shall live for- evermore. The sun shall set in crimson as the sun lias set before, For this is Ripon ' s daw Chorus — Glory, glory for The Crimson ( Repeat twice. ) For this is Ripon ' s da . Ripon ' s brave eleven comes marching on the held, ( Repeat twice. I While the routers shout with joy. Chorus — See our line it ' s holding fast and strong, (Repeat twice.) And (Lawrence) cannot gain. Chorus — See our backs they ' re smashing (Lawrence ' s) line, ( Repeat twice. ) And we go scoring on. Chorus — Dear old pals, jolly old pals, Always together in all sorts of weather, Always gay, ever the same, Oh, give me for friendship, Those jolly old pals. ( UR COLLEGE HOME Tu n r — Solo m on Levi. We come a band of students gay With joyful song and fun, With hearts aglow with loyalt) And love for old Ripon. And while we ' re gathered here tonight, Our orators to cheer, We ' ll tell you of our college home, Our Alma Mater dear. Chorus — Oh Ripon College, Ripon, rah, rah, rah. Uh Ripon College, rah, rah, rah, etc. ( Repeat verse. ) With mirth and joy we ' ll sing of thee Our well beloved home, A dearer place we ne ' er shall find, Howe ' er so wide we roam; For her, kind nature seems to bring Her gifts both small and great, To make for us a college home In the good old Badger State. Chor Ripon, Tune: — Solomon Levi. Rip it into ' em, Ripon, Rip up the (Lawrence) line. Rip it into ' em, Ripon, Rip ' em up, tear ' em, smash ' em up, And when our backs go smashing through, To win we cannot fail. There won ' t be anything left of (Lawrence U) To tell the tale. And while we ' re standing here, we ' ll show you (Lawrence) while we wait, That Ripon College Football Team ' s The champions of the state. — Latimer Johns, ' 12. OLD COLLEGE CHUM uld College Chum, dear College Chum, Lhe days may come, the days may go, Hut still my heart to memory clings, To those College days of long ago. Thro ' youth, thro ' prime, and when the days Of harvest time, to us shall come, Thro ' all we ' ll hear the memories dear, of those golden days — Old College Chum. FOOTBALL SONG Tune — Manhing through Georgia. Bring the good old football boys, We ' ll have another game, Play it as we used to play it When we won our fame, Play it with the spirit Which is anything but tame, While we are cheering for Ripon. CHORUS Hurrah! Hurrah! a touchdown every time. Hurrah! Hurrah! watch us smash their line, The way our boys can do it is something extra fine. While we are cheering for Ripon. GOOD NIGHT, LADIES Good night, ladies! etc. We ' re going to leave you now. Merrily we roll along, etc. O ' er the deep blue sea. Farewell, ladies! etc. Merrily, etc. Sweet dreams, ladies! etc. Merrily, etc. s  EHI — . Freshmen ' s Heads Are Hollow! Ram it in and cram it in, Freshmen ' s heads are hollow Slam it in and jam it in, Still there ' s more to follow; Chemistry and mystery, Philosophy and history; Astronomy and sciences, Plus physical appliances; Histology and languages, Mythology and slanguages. Ram it in and cram it in, Freshmen ' s heads are hollow. Grind it in and bind it in, Freshmen must have knowledge; Scrunch it in and punch it in, That ' s why they ' ve come to college; Psychology and education, Physics too, and calculation; Embr ' ology and Shakespeare ' s plays, Physiology and ancient ways; The presidents and prohibition, Phrenology and inhibition; Grind it in and bind it in, Freshmen ' s heads are hollow. Favorite Poems from Our Best Authors Daffydils I. ] wandered lonel) as a cloud That floats on high o ' er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of co-ed Daffydils, Out on the grass with frenzy rife, Running ami dancing for dear life. 11. Continuous as the Common ' s hash They gamboled, danced with rush and dash And raised a never-ending din About the plot where stands the Lj m. Six dozen s aw I at a glance And each wore bloomers for the dance. 111. The wind above them shrieked, but the) Outdid the storm with piercing din; A poet could perhaps be ga) In jocund company, tat and thin; But 1 gazed, then ran and little tho ' t What fright the show to me had brought. [V. The fearsome sight doth haunt me yet; In classes, when I lain would rest, The scene returns 1 can ' t forget! I see them there of sense divc-t Ami then m heart with terror fills And shudders at the Daff dils! Cupid ' s a Heartsmith Under a spreading cedar tree A college couple stands, From Smith, a mighty man is he. With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Hold her like iron bands, He looks his fair one in the face And grabs her by the hands. The others getting in at ten Look out thru ' the open door, They love to see those flaming sparks And hear the matron roar And catch the burning words Which fall like chaff on a threshing floor. The rest have left them in the lurch But such are lovers ' joys, She hears him boldly pray and speak, He hears the matron ' s voice Calling from the window higher, Does it make his heart rejoice When it sounds to him like a mother ' s voice Calling in sweet disguise? And knowing that the world is hard He kisses her and sighs. Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing, On up the hill he goes, hacb morning brings her back again ; Each eve ' —away she goes. His loved one bears the matron ' s wrath. While he will seek repose. Thanks, thanks, to thee my worthy friend. For the lesson thou hast taught, That those who linger after ten Will, sure as death, get caught. The Hilltop ( )nce upon a midnight drear) someone pondered long and weary Over man) a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore; As he nodded nearlj napping, suddenly there came a tapping ( )t an idea gentl) rapping, rapping at liis chamber door; ' Tis some fancy there, he muttered, tapping at m chamber door. Only this and nothing more. Deep into the darkness peering so he sat there wandering, tearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before ; Hut the silence w ;: unbroken and the stillness gave no token. For the word was yet unspoken which shall live forevermore. But the idea so persistent, as he sat there, knocked, insistent Kept on knocking, gently knocking there upon his chamber door. Then with feai and trembling yearning, and his soul within him burning. As he heard the idea whisper, whisper at his chamber door No one home I ' ll come no more! Hr threw open w ide the portals that were never meant tor mortals. ( Ipened wide the portals leading to his soul ' s most inner door: And the idea came in tripping, joyful, laughing, never slipping, Hut the onl) words it uttered were — The Hill Top Evermore! Quickly then he sought bis cronies, who were working hard on ponies, Working hard on paper ponies, safe behind their fast-barred door . An the) sat there laughing, joking, snme abstaining, others smoking. Right into their midst he hounded, as though last pursued or 1 nded. Breathless bis idea propounded. Let ' s discuss it, nothing more. So where no one could come poking; laughing, planning, smoking: Sate from prying eyes or pails of water coming from an uppet floor, Came the might) realization that should Stil the world and nations, That should stir all college circles as they never were before For the idea crystallizing, wrought with planning and surmis ng Gave birth to an organization, which was never known before, Born the Hill-top ne ' er before. An. I the Dean was not invited, was not asked to be beknighted B the might) organization which was never known before. Before the Dean himself was winding, to his chair himself was binding, With the red tape be was spinning, ( Yards! ) upon the office floor. He was brooding over matters, such as meters, lights anil smatters, Business smatters such as these which clamber at his chamber door. And he said all must consult me or otherwise insult me. As concerns all trivial matters taking place behind the doors This he said and nothing more. S.o we L ' irls present this token of our feelings, tho ' t and spoken Feelings more profound than others that were ever felt before. And now that we have spoken, we ' re not laughing now or joking We would wish iiii ever) token tor success forevermore. Live the Hill ' Fop! Evermore! She Game to Stay The night is cold and dark and dreary ; It rains, and the wind is never weary. The lights burn dim in Bartlett Hall, The shadows flicker on the wall And the night is dark and dreary. From striking ten the clock ' s long still, When o ' er the slippery window sill l he rain-drenched traveller seeks repose And falls upon the matron ' s toes — Ah. the world is dark and dreary! Be still sad heart and cease repining; When penance ' s done moons will he shining Thy fate is the common fate of all ( )f those who wander from the hall When nights are dark and dreary. THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE 149 A Psalm of Life Tell me not in mournful numbers Education ' s but a dream. That my brain within me slumbers And things are not what they seem. This stuff ' s real and I ' m in earnest. To be grave is not m goal. But when a con the Prof, returneth lis a blight upon m soul. Mostly bucking, not enjoyment I my destined end or way; After days of hard employment I am glad to hit the ha . Day is long and night is fleeting And altho ' I ' m here to learn, Still when life ' s small joys I ' m meeting 1 must have some fun in turn. In the Strife for education, 1 n the bivouac of life, Do not live in hermitatii  n Meet the Dean in battle rife. Trust no future howe ' er pleasant Let the dead past bury the dead; Act act in the vital present, 1 ' riends around the Dean ahead Lives of great men all remind us. That at times in our career We can do some things but study, In our strenuous sojourn here. Let us then be up and doing With a vim for any fate, But be sure if conscience pricks us We can go to bed at eight. Eve Did It I A story complete in this issue.) WITH a sharp intake of his breath, a firm grasp cm the at- mosphere, and a valiant suppression of an insane desire to run, Freshie firmlj held his ground and awaited the onslaught. sin of the graj shoes and red-feathered hat was coming toward him as though she intended to speak. He had known that it must hap- pen eventually although he had done his best to avert the attack. Couldn ' t she- lunc known that he loathed girls, particularlj those who chased a telluvv and grinned insanely in a chummy va when a fellow wanted to he left alone? Oh, ye gods! Did a fellow always feel like a rain-drenched bumblebee when attacked thus? Would his heart punch all the buttons off his vest acting like pos- sessed, and did a fellow ' s pompadore always rise and crawl all over his head when the confessedly prettiest girl in school came toward him with a bewitching smile to say in honeyed accents: 1 believe you picked up my note book by mistake in class this morning. Could you please bring it down to the house this evening — thank you — it you ' ll he so kind. Clasping like a chicken in mid-ocean. Freshie attempted to catch his hair before it crawled awaj completely and keep his knees from knocking against the wall at the same time he gulped, reddened and revived in time to see a red feather-tip turn the corridor at the lower end of the hall. Her book ? ireat cats, he ' d never seen it. Bet she was kiddin ' him, bet she was laughing about him now down in the cloak room. Well, he ' d show her. You bet there wasn ' t any girl could kid him. He ' d take her up on it and make her crazy about him, then cut her dead. Serve her right, too. Somewhat soothed by this revengeful inspiration, Freshie lived through the day afflicted by alternate spasms of irresolutis and dar- ingitis. Nevei before hrd the Commons hash been as rotten as the grub slung that night, quoting Freshie. Somehow he didn ' t relish eating, his tongue kept interfering with his teeth and the interested, What ' s up Frosh, got a girl? of the upper classmen made his collar feel tight and his ears too big. No matter, he couldn ' t back- out now and let her laugh at him — not he. If she was kiddin ' him and wanted him to come up. he wasn ' t the man to be tooled with! After supper be carefully brushed his best suit, the one he ' d worn at the High School graduating exercises, and laid it out with tender solicitude. Then he surreptitious!} borrowed his roommates razor, he didn ' t possess one as yet, but an occasion as critical is tin always demands a razor, and Freshie was doing the thing up right. Fight o ' clock found him trembling up the walk leading to her house. At the last second, be experienced a panickj desire to run, he half turned — hut no, flight was impossible for there she -at on the veranda in the moonlight waiting for him. Well, anyway, she sure did look nice — perhaps revenge would be sweeter than he had thought. Summoning all his latent courage he stumbled up the first Step. Then he remembered his hat and fumbled at it. knocking it In mis take into the rosebushes at the side of the porch. His heart failed him, he plunged headlong after it. F ' rom above came the twittering giggle of the girl accompanied by the smothered laugh of a man. Then she had company, came the stinging thought. The rose-thorn pricked him and he felt that the whole world was thorn lined. Grabbing the offending hat fiercely, he extricated himself from the rose-bushes and again approached tin- steps. Oh, it ' s you, Freshie, came the girl ' s voice. Then you did find my book! Wh. why — whj — ! stammered the Freshie. Oh, excuse me, she interrupted. Freshie, meet Mr. Bill, our new coach. Glad to know von, sohnnie, boomed a big voice. Freshie gasped, then she did have a date with another man. one who called hint Sohn nie. Rot! How fickle women were! I was so sorry to lose that particular note-book because it contained all my history notes, she gushed sweetly, it ' s so nice of you to — Why — but, inter- rupted Freshie, I haven ' t — I thought — I — ! You haven ' t it, why — ! It was her turn to exclaim. Why — er — I just come to tell you I saw it in the library this morning, lied Freshie under a sudden inspiration. Then seized by a reactive loathing for deceitful womankind, he backed down the steps and hurried through the gate as though by twenty Sophs. The twittering giggle of the girl and the accom- panying laugh of the man, followed Freshie far down the walk. The moonlight was a mockery. Life was cruel, women deceit- ful. He ' d go to the and then she ' d feel Heedless of his reputation, not caring what he came to, oppressed by the desire for revenge, he boldly walked into the town ' s notorious Movie and sat through two long shows for a dime, reveling in his degradation. Utterly reckless, he deliberately walked into Ripon ' s Cabaret and ordered a pure grape juice, gulping it at a draught, he drank an- other and another, and then found his way home. He crawled into bed without cracking a book and dreamed that all the girls in school were crazy about him. The returns of the quiz the following morning brought him a Con, but he didn ' t care. His soul was blighted and Fve had Just a Little Story AFTER .1 long and fruitier search for inspiration along the . line cit that terror to all writers — the short-order story — I retired at the witching hour of midnight with nothing accomplished except the complete ruin of my disposition, and composed myself to slumber, hut not to pleasant dreams! Suddenly I awoke to find myself sitting up in bed staring in horrified astonishment at a figure that stood gracefully leaning on the hack of a chair and gazing at me with a combination of baleful glare and brilliant smile that made my hair stand up and my blood run cold. This may seem to you. gentle reader, a queer expression of countenance for a person to bear, hut I assure you that it was as nothing compared with the queerness of the rest of its ( 1 saj Its , because there is no other word in the English language with which to refer to so composite a figure) appearance, for the red, white, and blue turkeys with the straw hats on of the ancient storj where the invention of a calm and unimaginative mind when con- sidered in connection with this creation! It apparently began nowhere and ended nowhere, and between these two vague limits, seemed to be composed of more pieces ji ' l:— aw puzzle, and to be eternally changing as to order and arrangement. Black and yellow patches rapidly appeared and disappeared, and the uncertain outline of the face (if it could he called a face) changed incessantlj from grave to gay. from gentle to fierce, and to a combination of all of them, with an effect as startling as it was kaleidoscopic. At times it was vaguely susisestive of a beautiful woman, at times, of a child or a dwarf, and at times. ;i suit of visual hash of all of these. I ga ed and gazed in a sort of hypnotic admiration and might have been gazing yet. if the apparition had not chosen to break the silence — and its voice was as striking as the rest of its attributes — tor it ran up and down the scale from the lisping of early infancj to the growl of the heavj villian ot the melodrama, and changed with a rapidity that would make the ventriloquist in the vaude- ville show turn green with envy. I ' m a story! it announced abruptly — and waited. This statement in consideration of my previous struggles made me slightly peevish, and 1 snapped back: Well, this is a prettj time for you to show up! 1 don ' t want you anyway, now. and 1 don ' t think your much of a storj anywaj ! Go awaj and let me sleep ! I hue more it directed at me a combination ot smile and glare that seemed to he its ordinar expression when it wasn ' t represent- ing something else, and continued calmly: I ' m a pel teeth -nod story, containing all the elements of interest recommended by the best authors, and illustrated according to the latest style in art. 1 heard you were looking tor me. so 1 came. Looking tor you! I shrieked, -ecu such a creature as you are. and mj wa to get the experience, either! a storj you look like you ' d drive the editor to the insane asylum before he finished reading you! This assertion so startled it that it remained t « i nearlj a minute in the same form, a decided rest after the speed with which it had been changing from hero to heroine, villian, and bandit, and finally retorted with as much asperity as the voice of a verj young child, which seemed to he assigned to it for that moment, would permit. I plainly see that you do not appreciate mj makings. I in volve all the characters and situations any one can possiblj want in a story! These spots of comedy and tragedj are the best procurable, and guaranteed to produce an unlimited amount of thrill. My Never in m life have I m sure I ' d never go out of Win. if vou ' re the kind of action is rapid, and my characterization is perfect. What more can you want? And ir changed so rapidly through the whole series of its repertoire that the beautiful blonde heroine became sadly confused with the villian, and for sonic moments apparently wore its omnipresent riding-boots over a party gown and had a nicely waxed black mustache. When this confusion once more gave place to the ordinary shifting of scenery, so to speak, it went on. 1 ou sec. in the first chapter, the heroine is lost in a great forest, filled with wild animals, and the villian — Still pursues her! I ' ve heard you so often, I must confess you make me tired ! What you say about action is all right. You make 1 1 1 bead ache! Please go away ! It glared at me with all the ferocity of a bandit-chief in the second chapter, but the force was somewhat weakened by the fact that just then it became the little sister of heroine in the fifth, so I was not nearly so frightened as I might have been, and went on in utter desperation, my brain whirling in a vain effort to keep up with its vagaries. 1 don ' t think you ' re a story anyway! You ' re a nightmare. And if you don ' t go away I ' ll scream tor help! So there! With a cry of rage, the story jerked off the pirate-captain from the vestpocket of the hero ' s dress suit, and with its golden hair floating behind, sprang at me. Do you wonder, gentle reader, that I awoke with a start, and have firmly resolved, never, never. NEVER to write another storv ? Ripon College Exhibit for College Year IQI5-I6 Ripon College graduates this year its fiftieth class. The graduating class numbers 4-3. Excepting only the classes of 1910 and 191 I, which numbered 46 and 44 respectively, this is the largest class in the history of the College. The entering Freshman class of this Commence- ment Jubilee year is the largest 111 the history of the College. It numbers 101. The enrollment of students in College classes during the year 1915-16 exceeds that of any other year. There have been enrolled 260. The financial campaign carried on during the early part of the vear has resulted in doubling the endow- ment. The total income-producing endowment will be a half million dollars. The city of Ripon has shown a more vital and a more general interest in Ripon College than ever before. The city raised as its share of the endow- ment $57,500. The College Band this year exceeds in number and excels in quality all similar organizations of former years. The College Glee Club has been the best and most successful. The following table presents a summary of the events of this year, in which Ripon has competed with other Colleges. Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest Ripon took the third place. Mr. Hirst, the Ripon representative in this contest fell below the Lawrence speaker bv just one point in the total of averages. Intercollegiate Peace Oratorical Contest Ripon took the first place. Mr. Sainsbury, the rep- resentative for Ripon, will represent Wisconsin in the Interstate contest. Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, England, awarded this vear to Mr. Latimer Johns of Ripon, class of 1911. ' Latin Contest The contest for this year occurs later. The repre- sentatives for Ripon, in April, 1915, won the silver cup for the highest average. Intercollegiate Debate Ripon ' s affirmative team won unanimous decision over Carroll College. Athletics In football the Ripon team won the state cham- pionship. Bv defeating Monmouth College, the champions of Illinois, the Ripon team became Inter- collegiate Champions of the Middle West. In basketball the Ripon team won the state cham- pionship. f. F. Taintor. o ][ SK ' NK- ' S HOTEL the k ofet W ( ttiati The world is old, Yet likes to laugh; New Jokes are hard to find. A whole new editorial staff Can ' t tickle every mind. So if you meet some ancient joke, Decked out in modern guise, Don ' t frown and call the thing a fake — Just laugh — don ' t be too wise. Prof. Fell 1 and t — (addressing Lyle Howard on the first day of school) Are you Lynn ' s brother, Mr. Howard? ' ' Red — Yes, Sir. Prof. Fehlandt — Well, then, take the front seat. Doris Potter in English — What was the longest day in Adam ' s life? Whistle Hughes — That in which there was no Eve. Freshman conjugating dono — dono — dono — dono — dono — Miss Goodrich — ' Well I guess you don ' t know. Prof. Fehlandt in Economics — Mr. Wendt, Mr. Wendt, Mr. Wendt! Bill Wendt sleeps on peacefully, and never stirs. Prof. Fehlandt — Well, I guess Bill Wendt (went) to sleep. Prof Taintor (illustrating the picture of the universe in Para- dise Lost, and he got it too low to get all of it on the board) Well, 1 see I will have to raise h a little. Boardman — The meat here tastes like sawdust. Coffeen — ' A cs, we have fine board here. You ' re a lemon dear, Sam said. He said it just to tease her — If I ' m a lemon, she replied, Then you ' re the lemon squeezer. Dr. J. C. Gilman, at the LeRoy — Say Max, that fish I just had was not as good as the piece I had last week. Max Fox — That ' s funny, it was off the same fish. Freshman (on way home from reception) — How dark it is where there are no lights shining. Eunice — How very strange. Wensink — A very important meeting of the West Hall boys after dinner. A general whisper — A new record for the Victrola. Prof Fehlandt — How many immigrants landed in N. Y. at 1 p. m. June 15, 1880. Bill Iverson — I ' m no encyclopedia! Prof. Fehlandt — Well, you don ' t exactly look like one, Mr. Iverson. Dr. Mutch — Don ' t you think ' Yes, sir ' is a better expression than ' Yes ser ' ? DeGreef — Yesser. Marv went to see Shirley on Saturday. The next morning Rev. Rottman preached from the text, My daughter is grievously tor- mented by a devil. .Miss Holiday (at a social) — Won ' t you buy some chocolates for your lady love? Prof. Woodmansee — That wouldn ' t be hardly right; I ' m a married man. Peaches and Pairs S ' More Peaches and Pairs Big Joe did gj with Alice, And a dandy pair they made; But a stranger came to town And put Joe in the shade. Shirley had a noble pup, whose heart with love did glow, And everywhere that Marvin went the dog was sure to go — But still its love for Shirley was noble, fond and true, For everywhere that Shirley went, why, Marv. and Don went, too. A newspaper marvel called Si Whose mental attainments were Met a Freshman called Grace With a bright, pretty face — And she sure was a winner with high, •si; Archie and Bernice are destined, you see To appear in this picture together. Who knows, perhaps hapny Fates may decree To leave them together — forever. It s not from Big Ben that I Is trying to get away; But from Charlie DetJreef does kneel And snaps all who come ittle O ' Neill who with kodak his wav. I ' ll give you a conundrum More sad, I fear, than true: If he had to fight a Duel Prav, what would Bill Orvis do? Stanley loves the tallest girl, Stanley loves red hair; Marian loves her Cornet boy Who blows a lot of air. Fine Home-Made Candie. Ice Cream mul I .inn hei High-Grade Box Candies REICHMUTH ' S | Headquarters for Students i Middleton Lumber Fuel Co. Opposite C. f N. IV. Depot Phone Black 20 I +-.. W yE bought this space in ▼ V The Crimson so that we could thank our many friends at Ripon College for the liberal and joyful patronage we received from them during the past year. We trust that our old and tried friends will remain with us, and that the coming year will be the means of widening our circle of acquaintances at Ripon. «. Again we thank you — and wish you the best of success and happiness. The. HOMEoJ HART, SCHAFFNER MARX CLOTHES BUY A FARM ; the Famous Mouse River Loop Section North Dakota IMPROVED LANDS LOCATED CLOSE TO MARKETS $20.00 to $60.00 Per Acre Small cash payment, easy terms for balance For land lists, maps, special railroad rates, and further particulars, inquire of W. C. MITCHELL RIPON, WISCONSIN Ire you one of these people who are always going to save but Never Get Started? If you are, you will never be financially inde- pendent unless you open a Savings Account Right A ow RIPON STATE BANK Make this Bank your business home t + - The Query Box t ■ This department has been added for the enlightenment of our read- ers. Its aim is to give the faint tieart courage; to replace perplexed looks with pleasant ones; to suggest proper actions where improper ones have been practiced, and to make the proper people more proper. Miss Fixem, who has charge of the department, is prepared to answer all questions of any nature. Question — How i .in I L, ' t ' t a Ln ' rl that I can keep over two weeks? — Jens Nelson. Answer — Get one so old that no one else will want Iter. Q. — Will 1 graduate before 1919?— Charles DeGreef. A. — It ' s hard to tell. You better trj the farm. Q. — My sweetheart has returned my love letters. What shall 1 do?— Morey. A. — Make a copj of the lest ones, and get another girl. Q. — Should 1 give up mj lady friend because she slapped me on the cheek? — Wensink. A. — No. offer her the other and take heart. Q. — Should 1 borrow mj wedding trousseau ' — Elsa Johnson. A. — Surelv, he probably will not have his own dress suit. Q. — When I take im girl to the movies, should I have a chaperon ' — Bobbins. A. — Certainly, someone must watch the show to tell you about it later. Q. — How can 1 overcome he temptation to he quiet? — Estella Cain. A. — A man is your only remedy. Q, — How can I keep the L ' irls behind me in chapel from reading nn love letters? — Franc Holiday. A. — Have him put the Darling mine in the center of the page. GRIMS n) (J. — What can 1 d with my feet when I sit down? — Ben Hudtloff. A. — (Can any reader suggest an answer?) Q. — What ' s a sure protection from the ladies? — Stauss. A. — Raise a mustache like Fritschels. Q. — Why won ' t the girls go with me? 1 am not had looking? — Bern Williams. A. — Because your opinion concerning them changes so quickly. Q. — Is a preacher ' s daughter a safe partner for a Matrimonial Venture? — Marv Williams. A. — Yes, hut you should begin venture with a small v. Q. — I am a Freshman in College and my best hoy friend is a Senior. Should 1 call him Bill? — Gertie Duel. A. — Certainly, hut insist on Miss Duel for yourself in public. Q. — Do you think it pleases my young man friend when he knows that I am wearing my mother ' s diamond ring? — Tasche. A. — Yes, if he ' s bashful. Q. — I go with a young man named Wendt. My girl friends call me Gone. What shall I do? — Exner. A. — Just go with Wendt and you ' ll he gone some day. Q. — My best girl lives many miles away hut her sister is con- veniently near. Should I chase her sister? — Hirst. A. — Yes, if she ' s drawing a salary. Q. — Are we expected to sweep under our beds? — Smith Hall Boys. A. — No let the old lady sweep everything under the bed. 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HLNOLD College Barber Prompt Good Work Hail Cutting and Massaging .1 Spei ialtj t •v Freshman If s About Some of the Faculty It Miss Miller is fat, is M iss Conklin? It Oilman can carrj a tune, what can Mrs. Bintlitt I It Venison is dear meat, is Miss Cunning-ham? It Gibson sings, will Mrs. Reade? It grape juice is wine, is Miss Van Harlingen? It a man with thirtj cents is poor, is Miss Good-rich? It it were 7:30 in Ripnn on Dec. 21st, could Woodman-see Mutch? It a 42 centimeter gun can shoot twenty miles, where would Feh-landt? It it takes 200 men to run a battleship, what would Sher-man? It it takes ten years to save $1000, how much could Miss Tho-mas ? It all the men were Chinks, how could the College Barber? It you ask her how old she is, would Miss Harg-rave? It Sainsbun wins at Lake Mohunk, who would run off with the Boodj ' ' It you don ' t like coffee, would you care foi Ofstie? It might be she. but it Taintor. The Freshie stood on the burning deck, liui as far as he could learn, He stood in perfect safety, Foi lie was too green to burn. Little Johnny surprised his father with — Pap;; I love grand- mother and I want to marry her. Papa — Why, Johnny, that would be impossible. Johnny — Why, papa ? Papa — Because she is my mother. Johnny — Well, papa, didn ' t you marrj mj mother? Two little t;irls, a tanner ' s daughter and a parson ' s daughter were arguing as to whose father was the hest. Farmer ' s daughter — My papa makes $29.00 a week. Parson ' s daughter — Aw. m papa maki $200.00. The poor little farmer ' s girl tried something new. Farmer ' s daughter — Well, we ' ve got a hen that lays an egg every day. Parson ' s daughter — I hat ' s nothing, my father lays a corner- stone every week. PROOF KNOUGH Prot. — Was Browning a good man? Student — Yes, but he swore. Prof. — Where did you get that information? ' Student — The author says that when Browning was tvirned out by the father of the L ' irl who later became his wife, he swore that he ' d get the girl. The hook is considered authority. English is a language And it will always be. It started with the Saxons, And now it ' s come to me. ' Latin is a language At least it used to be, First it killed the Romans, And now it ' s killing me. t Dr. Edw. C. Johnson Dentist ' hone Green 24 Ripon, Wisconsin W. W. DAVY Watches, Jewelry, Gold and Silverware Diamonds and College Specialties We Solu it Your Patronage RIPON STEAM LAUNDRY Established IS83 FAUSTMAN ' S ON THE SQUARE Dry Goods and Ladies ' Wearing Apparel Exclusively €1 N i + - DuVALL GROCERY COMPANY Sole Agents for The Finest Coffee on Earth or Good Things to eat, and the Best Teas and Coffees in the world to drink . A full line of Robert A . Johnston Co. Hand- Made Candies. c Ivin Baking Co. Goods — the best the art of baking can produce. 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But. oh. beloved reader. The ti uest sign that grow s Is the one that hits each one of us And centers in the nose ! To the tunc of: 1 Shut An Arrow Into the Air. I shed a button upon the stair It fell right down 1 knew not where, For so swiftly it bounced tin- sight Could not follow it in its flight. 1 breathed a joke into the : ir It fell right down I knew not where, But certainly that joke tell Hat There isn ' t the slightest doubt of that. Long, long afterward what do you think 1 hat button became a tiddle-de-wink, And the joke from beginning to end I heard again from the mouth of a friend. Lives of football men remind us That they write their names in blood, And departing, leave behind them Half their faces in the mud. THE Klondyke Kamp Kooker THE STOVE TO TAKE ON THAT TAMPING TRIP Manufactured by Barlow Seelig- Co. Hardware RIPON, WISCONSIN Write for Booklet I C5i mso Our Business Relations All business entrusted to our care is held in strict confidence. 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Phone Blue 228 Ground Fluor Studio -• 176 Thoughts of Luv When the campus walks are covered With tlu-ir muddj little streams, And the mushy winds lend music To the magic t your dreams; When your soles are soaked with moisture, And your heart with rapture burns; Well — it isn ' t to his studies That a young man ' s fancy turns. So we hope you dear professors Will he lenient this spring, And let us make a studj ol This most delightful thing; For it ' s something that we honestlj Would like lykelle to learn. And we ' er going to go the limit It our fancies ever turn. In the parlor there are three. The lamp, also the girl and he. Two is con p.un ; no doubt That is win the lamp went out RIFON | THEATRE ' V. T. 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Worte fehlen mir wie sie dir so lange gefehlt haben ; jedoch lasst uns nicht langer von einander leben. Es ist nicht gut dass man allein lebt. Wahrlich, ich Hebe dich von ganzem Herzen. S Ol K Spring and Summer Footwear has personality in each style for the student who cares DEMING thf. shof: man The Home of Good Shoes S) L. W. Cleveland, D.D.S. Dentist Where Ike students go RIPON WISCONSIN i CHAS. SAW Chinese Hand Laundry Ripon, Wisconsin Pro Bono Publico CITY DRUG PHARMACY SCHALLERN 1 II t keep the quality up Wi keep the prices dawn i Yout main . ' worth or your money ba RIPON, [SCONSIN VALLEY DAIRY FARM Milk and Cream M VDKINS I I I Ten of the Faculty i To the tune of I en Little Indians. Ten of the Faculty I n chape] on time. 1 ' rew goes a-begging, Then there are nine. Nine i 1 the Fa( ultj Sh at being late. Gilman mixes acid, Then there are eight. Eight of the Faculty Come to hear of lieav ' n. Taintor talks on Mackinaws, Then there are seven. Seven of the Faculty Sure are good to mix. Smith departs for Chi, Then there are six. Six of the Faculty Funny they ' re alive. Gilman rights a vicious bug, Ami then there are five. CR)MS0r fT) Five of the Faculty Longing for the door. Along comes a Studebaker, Then there are four. Four of the Faculty Longing to be free. Fehlandt sings a solo, Then there are three. Three of the Faculty Wondering what to do. Boody gives a public speech Then there are tun. Two of the Faculty Only there for fun. Barber cracks a smile, Then there is one. One of the Faculty Surely fame has won. Mutch deserves an epitaph. When they ' ll be none. - i Ripon Lumber Co. Building Material and Fuel UPON, WISCONSIN Phone, Black 42. Remember this Trade Mark Oj SuppetCo. I I S I ANUS FOR THE BEST IN ' BASEBALL, TENNIS and TRACK MERCHANDISE We Sell Wright Ditson. Victor, Slazenger and Lee Rackets Dodge-Davis Baseball Uniforms. 5 ami 7 WELLS ST. MILWAUKEE — + Safety First THE HANK OF R] l. SERVICE German National Bank RIPON, WISCONSIN A Hard Luck Story I ' m feeling tough, my ho of snuff has long since disappeared, And now I ' m broke, I soon will croak, :i thing I long have feared. I sure feel punk, my head ' s a chunk of everj k i ml of pain; Bur 1 must smile, my friends beguile, and all my grief disdain. Mi old hiines ache, with ague shake, my eyes are on the Mink. My teeth are poor, my feet are sore, my nose a pretty pink. I ' ve got the blur-, for m old shoes are just shot full of holes. My wad is spent. I ' ve not a cent, to buy a cake or rolls. My coat is worn, my pants are torn, my vest it needs repair. I ' ve L r t no dough, nor thread to sew. so I am in despair. M -hut i- -oiled, my necktie ' s spoiled, my girl I dare not see. M heart is weak, my voice will squeak when I put in my plea. My razor ' s dull and my old skull is loaded down with hair. I need a shave, I roar and rave, bur no one seems to care. • + • ■ • ■  ■ ■ ■  ■■  ■ ■ «- ■ i l l I ' m getting poor, my bed ' s the floor, I ' ve not a crumb to chew; And when it snows the cold wind blows my whiskers through and through. 1 had a hat. and who got that I hardly dare to think; Hut now it ' s gone. It ' s in the pawn, to buy another drink. My horse needs oats, but still he floats upon the wings of time. And as he drinks, I ' m sure he thinks I never had a dime. My hens would lay an egg per day if they but had the hash. Hut I ' ve no mun to buy a bun, so they must live on trash. My old Roanes is skin and hones, and so is poor dog Trix ; So now miu see, that as for we, we ' re in an awful li . Hut I ' ve learned one thing. I ' ll do by Jing, e ' en though I ' m thought a crank ; If e ' er I ' m flushed, with monev rushed, I ' ll store it in the BANK. BUTSIN KUSSMAN RIPON, WISCONSIN Furniture . Undertaking . Picture Framing R. E. Shave Co. THE STORK OF PERSONAL SERVICE FANCY GROCERIES AND FRUIT Exclusive Agents for Richelieu Goods JOHN S. FOAT, M. 1). Office. City Hall Building Phone, 1-2 Ripnn College 1899 Rush Medical 1902 C. II. ELLSWORTH O. A. LUCK C. H. Ellsworth Co. PRIN 1KRS Publishers of THK RIPON COMMONWEALTH Established 1863 ff SJ Sf CENTRAL HARDWARE COMPANY 1 General ; Hardware Prices Lowest R. G. Prochnow Highest Qualities in M E AT S Prices ml arc ru ht The Modern Improvements GAS ELECTRICITY is as i heap as kerosene ar.d — is i rfectly saft It is convenient It is clean It is odorless It i available instantly at any hour — night or ilny WATER ( In. nl, purr water is priceless — We furnish water as pure as ;m in rlu world at the turn of the faucet. is as cheap as wood or gasolim and — is quicker It is safer It is titancr It is more convenient m Ripon Light and Mater Company MERE MATTER OF FORM IN RIPON Professor — Students! Let us come to order, please. Instead of the regular recitation this morning, I will substitute a written examination. 1 am a great believer in the honor system, so I will not exercise any supervision over you whatsoever. However, for convenience. 1 will have you sit two seats apart. Although 1 have implicit confidence in your honor, 1 have divided the class into two divisions and given each alternate row different questions. You will please bring your notebooks to my desk and leave them there, lest they get in your way and interfere with your writing. While the examination goes on I will stroll around the room, not for the purpose of supervision or that I expect to discover anything going on that would he unfair to you or me. but simply because I am rather nervous today and think it would benefit me to walk around. The examination will now begin. Franc Holiday ' s heart is just like the moon, ever changing but always has a man in it. Mutch — Speaking of a hilU country, Mr. Hirr. I think you make a mighty good bluff. Ben Hudtloff — I dot two of my ears freezed. Avis Linderman wanted me not to mention her name among the jokes. I put this in so she would see that I hadn ' t. 184 The funny editor may scratch on a pen Till the ends of his finders are sore, When someone is sure to remark with a jest: Rats! Oh! how stale; I ' ve heard that before. A SERIOUS AFFAIR Faith, said John Frayne, examining the broken window at Smith Hall, this is more serious than Oi thought it was! It ' s broke on both soides! THE DEPOT WAS LOST Chinaman: You tellee me where railroad depot? Orvis: What ' s matter, Charlie? Lost? Chinaman: No! Me here. Depot lost. A WIDE-AWAKE COP Ye say ye ain ' t been speeding, eh? said August as he stopped the car. Not speeding. said the chauffeur, trying to be amiable. When did you leave Green Lake? demanded August sus- piciously. Five o ' clock this morning, said the chauffeur, with a wink at his companion. Five this morning, eh? said August, catching the wink. Taken ye ten hours to come six miles. Wa — al I guess I ' ll run ye in, anyhow, only I ' ll change the complaint from overspeeding to obstructing the highway. TOO MUCH FOR THE FRESHMAN GIRL While enjoying luncheon at South Woods, the Senior said to his lady friend, These little sardines are sometimes eaten by the larger fish. The Freshman girl gazed at the sardines in wonder and asked: But how do the large fish get the cans open? Graf Jussen DEALERS IX Fresh and Salt MEATS RII ' ON WISCONSIN i - Ripon Packing Company Manufacturers and Packers oi SALT AND VINEGAR PICKLES Sweet SpiieJ Piikles a Specially RIPON WISCONSIN The college men are verj slow. They seem to take their ease. For even when they graduate, They do it hy degrees. Little marks in German, Little grades in French, Make the college athlete Sit upon the bench. LATIN Everybody dead who spoke it, Everybody dead who wrote it. Everybody dies who learns it, Blessed death — they surely earned it. Anderson with brightest red hair Once said to .1 young maiden fair, ' For you 1 would die. ' She said : ' If you try, Dye slowly, but surely, that hair. ' lie sipped the nectar from her lips As in the moonlight there the sat. And wondered to himself the while. Whoever drank from a mug like that. ' t t When :ill my thinks in vain are thunk, When all my winks in vain are wunk. What saves me from an awful flunk. ' Mj Pony. The time has come, the poet said, Of many things to sing — Of coughs and colds and noses red And other signs of spring ! I caddob wride bore boedrj I cad ' t wride eben brose. Begause lb subbrig derribly Frob a bad cod id by dose! I did not write this sillj dope .My own sweet whim to suit — And so 1 hope you won ' t believe I ' m thinking that it ' s cute. In fact it makes me very sick Whene ' er I read it o ' er — It strikes me that the whole thing is A deadly, tedious bore! Best wishes ' The Youghiogheny Ohio Coal Company Milwaukee V isconsin 187 I + . MEYER-ROT1ER SERVICE Extends to every detail of a printing order — its completeness gives customers a feeling of confidence that they will get the best that can be obtained — and in the printing of Booklets, Catalogs, and Advertising Matter, you will find Meyer-Rotier Service especially profitable T K L E P H O N E US ABOUT I T MEYER-ROTIER PRINTING CO. M I L V A V K E E I j September September is so full of bee-youtiful days, I ' m sure we would all be as happ as jays. 14 — Frosh initiation at Smith; big sale of green caps. 15 — Dorothv takes toboggan down the banister. 16 — Prof. Fehlandt mistakes Dr. J. C. Oilman for a Frosh. 17 — Walk around. Sophs spend the night in futile search for Frosh. 18 — Class rush. Mighty Sophs win. 21 — Shaw elected President of Y. M. C. A. of West. Starts raising a fund for new building. 24 — Professors Mutch and Taintor entertain Seniors. 27 — Miss Walls starts reforming Ripon. 28 — Endowment fund started. 29 — Kanable goes to ' ' Coop in a barrel. GRlMSO T B October I here ' s something kind ' hearty like about the atmosphere, When the ht-at of summer ' s over and the coolin ' fall is here; Oh, it sets nn heart a clickin ' like the tickin ' of a clock. When the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder ' s in the shock. 1 — Searchlight from physics laboratory detects all chasers on campus. 2 — Glorious becomes popular. 5 — Big parade over endowment. 6 — Frosh pull off their party. Why did Bern and Gloz go to Green Lake? 7 — Emma and Grace dance into the fire extinguisher. 9— Beware Carroll. Ripon 12, Carroll 0. 1 1 — Barber gets peeved; no holiday today. 14 — Fritschel cuts off misplaced evebrow. 16 — Marquette and Ripon in desperate battle. 1 — Sherman locked in Bartlett. 19 — Big feed in Hank ' s room. 20 — Mickey and Dynamite make their first public appearance. 28 — Thieme blackens Longenecker ' s lamp. 29 — John Loos stars as a soloist at Burnett Junction. 30 — Campion walloped 20 to 0. J9 ' r November The dead leaves their rich mosaics ( )f olive and green and brown, Had laid on the rain-wet pavements, Through all the embowered town. ' Hoch der Kaiser. I — Hallowe ' en party. Green caps disappeared. 3 — Hirst chases to a free conceit. 4 — German feed in Bartlett basement. 6 — Northwestern annihilated. 7 — Seniors appear in cap and gown. 8 — Bartlett keys disappear. 13— Lawrence Special. Ripon cops game and championship. 15— Grand holiday to celebrate and recuperate. 16 — John Paul reluctantly departs. 17 — Cole wears a collar. 18 — Football banquet and dance. 21 Memorial service for Victor Beck. 24 — Thanksgiving vacation. 25 — Ripon wins interstate championship by defeating Monmouth. 30 — Commercial Club gives banquet in honor of football team. December The sun that brief December day Rose cheerless over hills of gray, And, darklj circled, gave at noon A sadder liL ' ht than waning moon. ' 1 — Coach Ofstie departs. 5 — Cemetery too cold ; grand rush for Athenian. 15 — Dr. Mutch gives an interesting talk in chapel. 16 — Y. W. C. A. has Christmas party. 17 — Stevens Point 19, Ripon 38. Elms Club dance. 18 — Junior hard time party. The Mackinaw climbs the flag pole. 22 — Christmas vacation. January ( ) good New car, we clasp This warm shut hand of thine. Losing forever, with halt sigh, halt gasp, That which from ours tall like dead fingers twine. 4 — Coffeen appears with 100,000 League badge. 7 — Leap year dance. Linn makes his debut. 8 — Party in Bartlett; Broch meets Miss Smith on elevator. 12 — Home oratorical contest. 14 — Commercial Club dance. 17— McMullen chases Miss Walls. 20 — DeGreef does his chores for Dr. Senn in cap and gown. 22 — Hill Top banquet at Le Roy. 25, 26, 27. 28— (Those awful exams.) February Come where the rains Have glazed the snow and clothed the trees with ice; While the slant sun t February pours Into the bowers a Hood of light. 1 — Football sweaters given out. 8 — Wholesale vaccination. 10 — Standings given out. Many curses for J. C. Gilman. 1 1 — Eastern Star. 12 — Kanable gets decision over Lane in one round. 13 — Hirst becomes assistant preceptress at Bartlett. 15 — Sainsbury gets a hair cut. 16 — Then wins Peace Oratorical contest. 21 — Leo Florian Kcuper arrives at Coop. 22 — Pageant at gym. Geo. Brown receives hurried call from Two Rivers. 23 — Mackinaw skidoos. 26 — Ripon wins state basketball championship. 29 — President and Mrs. Evans entertain Seniors. jRagnjjpTSN March Ah, March, we know thou art kind-hearted Spin- of uglj looks and threats, And, out of sight, art nursing April ' s violets. 1 — Bartlett entertains faculty ladies. 3 — junior Prom. Stauss appears in dress suit but forgets his vest. 4— The morning after the night before seems to be the general appearance. 7_Birr, Carey, and Fritschel fail to shine in philosophy. 8 — Si announces Grace as his private secretary. 10 — Alice and Elsa ' s announcement party. 1 1 — West Hall annual spanking; Langdon weeps. 12— Tubby Wells outstrips all competitors for Linda ' s favor. 14 -Basketball team off for Chi. 18 — Ripon High wins first place in tournament. 19 — Orvis removes Bartlett squelch bell. 20 — Orvis returns it, such a mistake. 22 — Smith Hall banquet. A howling serenade. 23 — Hirst buys dish of cream for co-ed. 24 — Then collects price of cream from said co-ed. 28 — Tennvson party at Professor and Mrs. Taintor ' s. 30 — Vacation begins. April A gust of bird song, a patter of dew, A cloud and a rainbow ' s warning. Suddenly sunshine, and a perfect blue, An April day in the morning. 1— $% () • ' $ $) ' % 11 — Students all back, and looking fresh. 12 — All Coop girls attend vesper service. 13 — Bartlettodians lose couple ten o ' clock nights. 14 — Great inundation at West Hall: Swash; glub, glub; wow? IS — The ben ches are out for the season. 20 — Crimson goes to press. TrlC CND, Ifc