Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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1,,,.,,.7,,v-w-v-.-...,,.r,,-.-,,.-- by --- - ..' ,,..,.,..1...,. -. Y Svrninr Clllana igiatnrg X, HE fall of 1904 was noteworthy for two reasons, the Presi- SIW Q dential campaign and the promising Freshman class that g 5 ' . entered Rockford College. That the one was closely con- Qfy' 5'Xi nected with the other was shown at the Ha11owe'en party, 0 -573 2 . . . . . W., when unmistakably distinguished from all other parties or r classes by our overalls and jumpers, we rallied around our leader as the Republican labor party. It was a distinct success though only a repetition of what previous classes had done. Wewere prouder of three innovations, the Baby-party, the color rush and the Freshman banquet and all three being well founded on such a precedent have grown into annual customs. The second year was less eventful. We were successful a second time in the color rush, but with that we put childish things behind us and form- ing our ideas on those of our sister class, the one of 1906, we steadfastly devoted our energies to the more serious life of the school. That year we included the Senior class in our banquet and on this occasion we chose the jonquil as our class flower that it might be a symbol of the harmony of our affections as well as of our colors. In the spring we were the Seniors guests at a launch ride up the river. We were less light hearted that Commence- ment than the previous one. Its separations were harder for us and we looked ahead with a new appreciation of what our own would mean to us. With the opening of the Junior year we came forward boldly as an ac- tive power in the life of the school. Ceasing to be led, we took upon our- selves the leading of the entering Freshman class. Now too the number was more closely determined and we looked forward to our Seniorhood as a certainty and no longer a vague possibility in the future. All the latent class spirit within us grew strong and we acted as a body with a single pur- pose. Our triumphs were not all social and intellectual that year-we held for the second time the championship in tennis. But the most important event was Vine Day when renewing an old custom, we planted our ivy under the chapel window and christened it with magic rites. This is our final year. But little more will happen that will be of impor- tance in the class history. We are not thinking so much of what we can do as a class, but rather what all the things we have done will mean to us. Perhaps we intended much and have done little. Perhaps what we have done has fallen far short of what we wishedg but at least looking back through the years we know that we have lived unswerving in our loyalty to the ideals of the school and to each other. We have not sacrificed its best interests to our own selfish good. We have fought a good fight, we have kept the faith. F fISl

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A Svminr 2-Xlphahrt A's the mature Age that as Seniors we reach, I am sure that alone recommends us to teach. B stands for the Banquets vve've had in years past And oh! that those jolly, good times could but last. C is the Cap that each stern Senior wears, Donning it in a hurry as she hustles down stairs. D stands for Determinism that vve've heard about, We argue against it and win, Without doubt. E is for Ethics-each day we return From class with more notes than We ever could learn. F is the Freshman-were We .ever thus? Did we o'er Lab and Latin ever make such a fuss? G is the Gym that we don't have to take, No more hunting for gym shoes and muscles all ache! H stands for Helen our president grand, In a circle about her we all take our stand. I is the Inkling We had in advance Of the party the sophs gave us out at Maud's Aunt's. J stands for the Juniors, our bitterest foes, They swear that to us they owe most of their Woes. K is the Knowledge vve've learned in four years At the cost of some Hunk notes, some sighs and some tears L stands for Logic-deductive and in On the reasoning process We work ourselves thin. Meetings, class meetings We hold by the score While curious Juniors idly go past the door! N is our Number which We grant is small Though few, I dare swear vve'll be missed some next fall. lI7l