SUNY at Fredonia - Fredonian Yearbook (Fredonia, NY)

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W' HE 01 s had safelv accomplished their historic Journey through Laona and Shumla, and hav- . ing ascended the hills of Aikwiight they picnicked beside the falls. The even tenor of the day g- . was only interrupted by a few trifling incidents, such as the absconding of the treasurer, the F -- simultaneous disappearance of the luncheon pies and several prominent Zetesians, and the precipitation of a venturesome party of explorers over the falls. Though seemingly a most unfortunate accident the last-named event is entered in the annals of class history as a prodigy, showing wherein the gods favor 1901 above '00, '02, and all other classes of the F. N. S. This is how it came to be so regarded. Among the rocks at the foot of the cliff, the rescuing party discovered a cavern from whence issued the sound of rustling leaves and the prophetic strains of a sibyl. Here, then, was presented a rare opportunity for the class to learn what of weal and woe, of honor and distinction, of glory and success, lay before them in the closely veiled future. Ventum erat ad liinen cum virgo, ' Poscere fata Tempus ait l As a sufficient propitiatory offering the class yell rang out and then the long array of 1901 entered the cave, headed by Baldwin and Newberry as being most familiar with those romantic regions. To each favored one, as he entered, the sibyl handed a leaf whereon, in characters unintelligible to any save stu- dents of second year Greek, was inscribed his destiny. It is not known th at the leaders of the line of march received such souvenirs. But, be that as it may, fate has since dealt kindly with the two, one a country parson, the other a widower twice emancipated. The first one favored by the sibyl was a petite young maid, whose scroll was thus inscribed- Thou follower of Ascalaphus, with mortar and pestal let your future life be inseparably connected. Therein lie fame and fortune for you-Take Springerfs Golden Relief. WHAT BEFEL THE CLASS OF 1901. Q, A 26

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Those Wicked people needed fire- The hardened wretches ate the fudge The hour was getting late- Indeedg they called it fine. Then-horrible! They lit the gas It did not last so very long, Belongmg fo fhe Sfafe! Divided among nine. The bell has sounded-off they go. Ye gods and little fishes! These people who had planned so well Forgot to Wash their dishes I Who is there now who does not know The moral of this tale is clear, The sequel so heartrendingP And easy to be seen. And stealing is a dreadful sin Just heed the good professors words- To greater evils tending. Please keep your tables clean. 25

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The dark-eyed, debonnair young man who t-ook the proffered leatlet from the priestess with an air acquired only by a season's experience in a Chautauqua cafe, read this inscription- Be undaunted, O youth, let sines be cosines, let artists only attempt to pass as artists, and you shall yet preside, the land- lord of a wayside inn. The sibyl, being very choice of the remaining leaves,allowed a. group of girls topass without agreet- ing. This oversight on her part may be remedied by refering to the historian, who says t-he principals of Glenmore Academy, Misses Conic and Maxson, are general favorites in both the educational and the social world. Miss Montague has achieved fa-me as being the first to introduce discipline into the Froebel sys- tem. J. R. Wheeler is the author of several standard works on Botany which would be more popular if they were couched in language more familiar to the common ear. It is said that the prophetess extended a leaf to the class president and then suddenly withdrew it, as if wishing to leave him in ignorance of his future fate. lt- was well, for he would hardly have survived the shock of learning that he was to be director of the Philalethean Saengerbund. A high-browed youth with poetic cast of countenance received this bit of sibylline advice- Every horse is not a- Pegasus. Bear this in mind and two dozen of your first edition may be sold. The sibyl was about to hand forth a prophecy to a fair-haired, blue-eyed young Diana, when .sud- denly a darkness obscured the sun, silence reigned within the cave, the sibyl vanished. Unavailing search for her was made by those members of the party who stillremained uneulightened as to their future. The since famous author, known by the pen name of Puritan Priscilla, Woodcock, editor of the New York En- terprise, Advertiser and Leader, and Ruttenbur, now starring with DeWolfe Hopper, were most disconso- late at this sight. The disappearance of the sihyl could only be accounted for by the fact that it was seven o'clock and she had not yet adopted the half-hour-later regulation. The return to Fredonia was made with most of the party in a contemplative frame of mind, pondering upon the revelations they had heard. In conclusion it might be well to say that the prophecies have not all been verified, owing to t-he en- tanglement of certain threads of fate. 27