Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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l l Lucius D. MooRE GEORGE INIICDERNIOTT Pre:z'n'mzl Secretary J ' r Class Colors NILE GREEN AND WHITE. Yell LET'ER RIP! LET'ER ROARl LET7ER Go, ONCE MORE! - RAZZLE DAZZLEE RAZZLE Dix! WE7RE THE CLASS or 1906! The Tale of Ought-Six A Lf., - HE class of greenhorns that met as Freshmen in 1901-oz elected T. C. I Q Maxwell president after a close and exciting contest. As Maxwell V 15.6 V Aj thought he could be the whole works himself, no other officers were K chosen. It was in the spring of this year, that green paint was so 5 profusely daubed on the walks and rocks over College Hill. And it ' was about the same time, that four of us braved the maledictions of the faculty and hanged a prep from the steeple. The next fall Maxwell was again given the office of president to keep him from sulking. With the exception of one class party, nothing unusual took place. This year the class of '06 are much in evidence. To begin with, Moore was made president, McDermott, secretary and treasurer, Dubois, prime minister, King, chaplaing Parrish, general fac-totumg and Maxwell, court fool. The Salic law excludes girls from holding oflice until the senior year. Several parties have al- 24

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ready been heldg our yell was the first heard in chapel, while we came out in our caps and gowns the same day the seniors tried to show off by their puerile bur- lesques on the faculty. ' Thus for three years we have climbed the steep hill of fame, bearing in a fitting manner, the arrogance of the upper classmen, the deference of the under classmen, and enduring with the composure of the Stoics, the intolerable brightness of the faculty, as we communed with them face to face. HHumility is the badge of all our tribe. The vicissitudes of time and circumstances have broken and disor- ganized our serried ranks, as we passed through the trying ordeal of term exams., but we have never been entirely hors de combat. The march begun in the fall of 1901 has been interrupted by desertions and strengthened by accessions, but now we stand forth a living testimony that the Httest survive. Marriage, that last infirmity of noble minds, got in its nefarious work on but one poor sinner, but he has borne himself well under the added responsibilities of supporting a family while in school. The strong stress of circumstances has cer- tainly brought out all the nobility in this man. He has written poetry that brought down the envious execrations of the foremost poetaster of Kansas. This man, who is none other than the present grand and glorious Poet Laureate at Athens, also has the distinction of being the only preacher in his class, at least the only one who is now working at his trade. Among others who have attained less and done less good than King is Bert McMillen, a man exceeding well Htted by nature, training, antecedents, and pro- clivities to become the social favorite of S. K. C., yet he absolutely refuses to use his advantages for his own private benent. Bert did not decline when two pieces of cake were offered him at the last junior party. After writing of commonplace things how pleasant it is to turn to the pride of the Juniors and the despair of the amorously inclined Sophomores, the paragon of beauty, wit, excellence, learning. and grace, Mary Bell. This year at Christmas time Mary shook the scrubby Sophs and joined the crowd. She said that she picked us as winners two years ago and began studying extra hard to catch up. In leaving her classmates she also bade her old beaus good-bye. Then there is a certain man with an eye that betokens the craft of Ulysses, M. W. Parrish. As a devotee of the Hsmooth and oily art, as a craftsman in cunning and forethought, and as a possessor of common sense he is easily supreme. He never sees anyone doing something mean but what he is at once Hlled with a desire to go one better in iniquity. His father sent him to college in order to abate this evil propensity. G. H. Broyles is the one gifted mortal who can get pleasure out of misfortune. The microbes of Uennui thrive luxuriously in his system? By satisfying their rapacious appetite with an inordinate self-love he manages to be happy. Did he not have an indulgent father, a loving mother, and a sympathetic sister, he would come to perplexing grief. :'None knows him but to love him, None names him but to praise. The most delectable jewel in Southwestern is Thomas Carlyle Maxwell. In him are combined the highest measure of brilliant and well developed intellectuality, and a sweetness of disposition passing the ideal of saintliness. It is seldom that such native goodness is combined with such precocious wit and understanding. Yet all is not told, for this paragon of virtue and wisdom is just now Hin florem 25