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

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snowy whlte We had the tea room all to ourselves and ended up with all the Rockford songs we could think of including our two new class songs April 25 1906 At a class meeting this morning we were told of a challenge from the Sophomore class to a tennis tournament to be held before June We re all going to play tenn1s from now on May 26 1906 We ve lost our first fight but weve shown what we re good for Every one of us rs to hoarse to talk we have class spirit even rf we dldnt get the Tennis 06 pennant Cheer up well do better next time Sophomores ought to be able to do more than Freshmen anyhow September 14 1906 Back again at school and mighty glad I am to be here So IS everyone else I guess I couldn t help feeling a little bit lone some this mormng though with so many of the old girls gone and so many more new girls to take their places that I believe I felt ex en more a stran ger than last year Sex eral of our class and of the Seniors are not back No hunting for class rooms or getting lost this year. We're old girls now. ' I . . . . , . - . . . , . . , , . . 7 9 y x ' y . . . 1 - ' 2 u ' 9 ra 1 , . . . , . '- . , . . . 1 1 . . . 1 V ' Y . February 2, 1907. Practice makes perfect. The Sophomore banquet tonight proved it, this one being even a greater success than that of last year if such a thing were possible. After all-there's no class like the class of 1909. April 25, 1907. XVe displayed our good sense as a class this morning by not engaging in a color rush where we were outnumbered at least three to one. It was Junior Vine Day. june 10. Two days more and our Sophomore year is over. VVe haven't done anything really great or wonderful, but we have done nothing on which we need to look back with regret. But then they say, It's the little things that count. Vile gave a breakfast to the Seniors this morning and helped them carry out their tree exercises. They adopted the big box-elder tree on the campus with most appropriate and impressive ceremonies and entrusted it to our care. I do wish that they didn't have to leave us so soon-even if they are few in numbers. they've been many in spirit. Breakfast was served out- doors afterwards-real early before the people indoors had theirs. All was beautiful and bright-just enough rain last night to make everything fresh and green and cool for us. In the center of the table we had a big bowl full of lillies-of-the valley-picked this morning, with the dew still on them. Each place had a small bunch of them too. Oh! but they were sweet. Three of our class of last year were back--it made it feel sort of like a class reunion. I wish that classes didn't have to break up-next year, at least I22I

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gr-- , Zluninr Gllama lginturg Extrarta Zllrum a Biarg September 15, 1905. At last I'm here! At last I've reached the Col- lege girl stage. To begin at the beginning. I arrived here this morning just inqtime for chapel exercises. I know I'm going to enjoy chapel ever so much-I wonder why they don't have more of it at the high schools. Afterwards we were given a reception in Middle Hall which I enjoyed about as much as I do all receptions. From what I saw this morning, there are some of the best girls in the Freshman class, although I heard some of the older girls saying that we were not as many as usual. We'll have to make up in quality what we lack in quantity I guess. I had an awful time getting to some of my class rooms-I don't believe I'll ever be able to End my way in all those halls and corridors. There will be a reception for the new girls tomorrow night, guess I'll go. 'October 13, 1905. Now we're really and truly Rockford College girls- tried and proven and not found wanting. We had Tolo initiation tonight. We were the first to be initiated-all the old girls are charter members- and we gave them such a successful entertainment that they're going to continue the practice next year and every other next year. They divided us into groups of three, each group furnishing live minute entertainments. Some of them were great. There were ghosts, prima donnas fwho couldn't sing any more than a rabbitj, an organ grinder of the most approved type with two of the best monkeys, except that one was minus a tail before the end of the performance, old fashioned country school marm with her class, professional reader, and many more, besides some just plain good things. If a class with such an amount of originality, resourcefulness, and abilty to produce everything out of nothing doesn't make its mark-it won't be our fault. ' November 12, 1905. Had our first class meeting today. We unan- imously elected our president and secretary, and chose dark red and a dark red rose for our class color and flower. Also, we decided to have a class banquet and invite the Juniors-even a small class sometimes has its ad- vantages. March 16, 1906. At last We've had our long planned for banquet. But then, you never wait too long for a good time-and this certainly was worth waiting for. The tables looked so pretty with the dark red roses in the center and dark red lettering on the place-cards with everything else 1211

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F...- r .Ii vvvv-' --www v-qv,-v-i,.,..... vv---V, .-v.. V I F11 three more will be gone. Then we'll have to take our own stand--we'll be upper classmen and we'll have Freshmen looking up to us. September 13, 1907. I guess junior year must be the best year of the four-at least that's the way I feel about it. We seem to have found our place in the school. We have the grandest Freshman class to look after this year-larger than for many many years-and we intend to show our ap- preciation of them. A week from today we entertain at an informal tea in various Junior rooms in honor of them. That's a beginning at least. October 26. We have got the nicest Freshmen this year! Think of it-a cotillion tonight in our honor. Oh! it's great to be an upper classman, to be respected and looked up to by those who have not yet reached our own intellectual heights. But the cotillion-music, flowers, gallant Fresh- men in white shirt-waists and black skirts to give the needed masculine touchg Juniors in their best, carrying roses from devoted Freshmen, and most wonderful favors-colored paper boas, moons, canes, etc., etc. It most certainly was a success-one well worthy of our gay, young Freshmen. bk PF Dk wk Ik June 12, 1907. And now little diary good-bye for this year. You have been good to hold in these pages, our pleasures, good fellowships, and our loyalty to our beloved Alma Mater and the class of '09, And Juniors, now you must put aside childhood's gay garment, and take upon you the black and solemn robe of dignity, reserve, and majestic calmness-the inherit- ance of a Senior. - - ' 5 x j , 1 QJ JTFXEQ ANI IW' . v Y Y E231