Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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2etatem, but scarcely out of his knee trousers. But even now such opaque sub- stances as Bowneism, DeBuskism, and Dubois's conceit are transparent fallacies to him. Like all great men he has a few faults such as credulity, bashfulness, constitu- tional laziness, a loving disposition, and a desire to write poetry and sing. L. D. Moore is a plain harmless boy not worth mentioning. George McDermott is a youth of fine feeling and sympathetic instincts, of mas- sive and well trained intellect. A prodigious memory, a flaming wit, and an entire disregard for the eternal fitness of his speech mark the outline of this most extraor- dinary character. From babyhood, when he pleased his mother and disgusted his father by quoting: Quodsi me lyricis natibus inseris, Sublime feriam vertice sidera, until he graduated from high school at the milky age of fifteen, he has followed in the paths of prescient lore marked out by Hugo. Grotius, and Baruch Spinoza. At ten he delivered a philippic against the enemies of Henry VIII. Eight years later he brought ridicule to the class by writing some stuff entitled HAmbition and HSonnet of a Bachelor, No. ut' which he had thebrass to call poetry. This verit- able prodigy is much sought after by the sweet faced daughters of joy at all recep- tions and banquets. Bert Dubois is problematical if not enigmatical. His raising will account for some of his oddities, but it is left to genius to explain the others. This man gave little promise to his enemies of what he would in a short time be. A Western Kansas ranch is not usually an incubator for poets and beau-brummels. The Par- cae certainly surprised people. He made his debut early in 1903, when he quietly took his place beside Browning and others, who write verses that no one can under- stand. Prof. Weeks after laboring all night long gave it up in despair and asked Bert what he was trying to say. When this indigestible product of mentality be- came known over College Hill, Dubois was taken up by the elite of S. K. C., and became the conhdant andfriend of all the married women. But Mirabile dictul all this adolation did not make a solipsistic idealist of him, for he gladly condescended to lead the Grand March at the Iunior Ball this year. In giving the salient characteristics of Josephine Bell no improvement can be made on the following clipping from Duboisls HGirls I Have lVlet : It is well that one of such gracious loveliness should be discussed negatively. To be sure, she cannot be accused of being square. Her sweetness of temperament, her charitable ways cannot but fail to attract Professors, et cetera ....... Her hair falls gently over her lofty brow like that of the meekest Puritan damsel ....... Her lips are gently parted, around which play with fairy tread the most fascinating of smiles. Her chin is a warning to suitors. It is truly masterful ....... Helen of Troy ....... beside Joe. Of Elsie Rupp, Chicago and Baker both have said: HPost se longo intervallo omnes relinquitf' Of well trained and exact scholarship, caring little for the vain pomp and glory that affect this sterile promontory, she possesses in full heaped and rounded measure all the splendid qualifications that go to make the ideal Junior co-ed girl. dl 26

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CHARLES D. WHITWAM EVA ROSECRANS HARRV BAKER Ouviz Bukcnrusr. Treasurer P1'e:1'de1zt Secretary If'1'ce-Pn'rz'dent Sophomores Colors SORREL AND DRAB. H Sophomore History HE girls in the Sophomore class outnumber the boys. Doubtless, that is the reason we are called Hthe jolliest class in all the school. The Freshman year was a continual round of new experiences. We then had much to learn, and many were the pitfallslset for our unwary feet. That we all escaped alive is a cause for continual thanksgiving. But with the advent of our Sophomore year came a conndence before unknown. With Rosecrans for President and Baker for class Fool, things were sure to hum. Our President is indeed HRosy in more ways than one. Many times in the darkness the Ere from her brilliant head struck terror to the hearts of our foes. Gur motto has been, HSomething doin. Our Hl'St serious blunder, CFO1' even we, Htell it not in Gath, have made blundersj was in holding out the olive Cbranch not Burchtiell to the Freshies. Inviting them to our President's home, we did our best to entertain with games and toys, but it all proved to be merelylcasting pearls before swine, and no return reception was ever given. 28