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

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EVA HELEN KINZEL Mattoon High School, '07, Secre- tary and Treasurer of Tolo, '08, Glee Club, '08, 'ogg Inter-class Tennis, 'ogg Mother Bruin in The Land of Heart's Desire, '09, Graduate of Department of Home Economics, '09: Eastern Illinois State Normal School, '10, Member of Athletic Council, '11, Captain of Inter-class Hockey, '1 1 3 Secretary and Treasurer of Class '11, President of German Club, '1 1, Silvins in As You Like It, '1 IQ Dramatic Club, '1 1, General Manager of As You Like It, '1 1. Chairman of Reception Com- mittee for Spring Promenade, '1 IQ Director of Dramatic Club, '1 1. ELIZABETH MCKEE Rockford High School, '03, Glee Club, '00, '07, 'oS3 Secretary and Treasurer of Day Students 'IOL Secretary of Classical Club, '1 ig Class Historian, '1 1. CLARA A. NOYES Monticello High School, '05, Grinnell College, Grinnell Ia., '05- 'ojg Dramatic Club, '10, joke Edi- tor of Cupola, '10, Secretary of House Committee, 'Il g President of Dramatic Club, '11.

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Class History of 1911 N a bright September morning, four short years ago, we gathered in the chapel for our first chapel service. To many of us, this was our introduction to this place of repose and restful harmonies, where we come to lose ourselves in the Great Presence. VVhat was said and done on this particular morning, is probably a blank to most of us, as we struggled with that queer, lost feeling, which comes when we find ourselves in the midst of strangers. But in a few days, this feeling began to wear away, for our upper class- men gave a baby party in our honor, where we lost some of our loneliness, and some of our freshness toog we had been adopted into the big family. As the nights grew chilly. we liked to gather around the fire-place and recount the tales of the day, and, as the fire-light danced and flickered, it lit up the faces about us with its rosy glow, the faces which memory keeps for us still. So the weeks rolled by, brightened by new friendships and new interests. In the spring, a restless feeling took possession of us, we felt we must do something to show our mettle. Our opportunity carrie in the color-rush with the sophomores. There were gallant spirits among us, who stood nobly by the cause, fat the risk of taking heavy colds,i and helped us to win the davg rather presuming in us too, wasn't it? The warm spring days slipped happily away, and soon the sunshine and music of Commencement time was warming our hearts. Class-day came, and all we little sisters in our flower dresses joined hands, bowed our heads, and danced ourselves away. September came again, all too soon for some of us, though deep down in our hearts we felt it was good to be one of the big family again. We were so happy, it was good just to be alive, we were no longer strangers, and though we. were sort of irresponsible creatures in those days, still we found room in our hearts for our new sisters. Later in the year, a party was given for us in the art studio, where mem- bers of the faculty gave us things out of paper bags and fed us from spoons. The statues were shocked at such undignified doings and turned their pale faces to the wallg but then, we were only children and rather enjoyed shock- ing them. The happy year sped ou. Yictories waited for us in basket-ball, in the class-room, and other victories too. The time had come again for parting, we were sorry, for we were to lose some of our sisters, and we didn't want to spare a single one. lYe rallied on the campus to greet the college colors, as they slowly loosened their folds in the blue of a June sky. A new love came into our hearts for our collegeg the very walls were dear to us. iVe gave ex- 20