St Johns College - Johnnie Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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T H E J U N I O R S ,,,-gh team in tennis doubles last spring was composed of JUDIOYS. gh Another member of the Class has been quite a prominent player in our basket-ball quintet and a member of the base- ball team. The Juniors have also made a grand showing in the inter-society contests of '16, They have furnished quite an addition to the orchestra in the form of violinists. Besides this, perhaps the best octet since the days of '13, is the Junior Octet. Juniors will soon be Seniors, and We -are, therefore, always especially interested in the Juniors. Juniors! Juniors ! D0n't you sigh! Y0u'l! be Seniors by and by! ftfge -rr'ATxr- ffbb- agu Q 4 C.

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.llllllbiil i is ry? , .- P- , Ei .mil 1 l 'Q ' T Qrefsaxgx- ' 9- l - ' .4 ,. ,N Six 1 HEBREW N k , Ill X f' if , U V Y, gg A V Kbnevmm President, L. BoRiAcK. Treasurer, H. KLEIN. UNIORS, as a rule, are very much envied by the lower class-men, as they have finished the more diiiicult part of college work, but are not yet burdened with the grave re- sponsibility of seniors. These certainly are ample reasons for envy: but every rose, no matter how beautiful and fra- grant, has its thorns. So the Junior also soon finds many arduous and almost invincible tasks awaiting him. The first herculean work is to captivate that dreadful enemy, Hebrew, a new recruit in the ranks of his studies. And then Latin and Greek seem to have changed garbs since he saw them last, as he is now required to translate real classical literature, in which the philosophers of old reveled. Mathe- matics and the other studies have also taken a more definite form and have become more difficult to master. These ene- mies, with their combined forces, prove a mighty adversary for the Junior. But a student who has gone through the ar- duous life of Preps and Freshman and Sophomore is fully in a position to endure severe hardships. The Juniors of '16 have fought nobly and have taken a lively interest in all branches of college life. The winning 1.-

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SUPHUMUKE rg, .LBJ '1 fain sie iw .. ff , ml 1 -ff i f Z I ff' 1 A! ,,Illf!fZ,.?f2' .1 We 1 ji! Z v 1 President, H. Grmzcxr. Secretary, J. MANKE. ,gif-,..fff1' -. N., A Sophomore is that part of a real live college that never wholly sinks into a state of oblivion. Although on- ly a human being of little less importance than a Prof,, and despite the fact that he is always exceeding the speed lirnits of the college rules and regulations, we must give him credit for his faithfulness in piloting the storm-tossed ship that carries the Freshmen safely across the billowy sea of Freshman life. St. John's, indeed, has her' Sophomores. Is not their presence felt in the very atmosphere of all college ac- tivities? Are they not ever at hand to put their shoulders to the wheel that slowly but surely revolves year after year carrying the burdens of Dear Old Alma Mater? The opening day of school in the year 1912 brought together several small green things commonly known as sextaners, for the sole purpose of education. However, we must remember that from small acorns tall oaks grow. Likewise, as these Sextaners were exceptionally good seedlings, there has grown during the three years, the largest class in the history of the college. having twenty members to sally forth under the brilliant banners of Cerese and Green, beautined with the motto, Sine labore, nulla corona. The Class '18 is well represented in college athletics. During its brief years of existence it has furnished men to uphold the well-known reputation of St. John's on the diamond. In basket-ball she has contributed her just share, having given to the quintet such able men as Meierdirks, Gerecke, Mappes. Schaaf and Summers to up- hold the records of the Orange and Black. In track she has been a worthy contender, carrying off the medal for the high jump at the height of five feet and three inches. and winning nineteen points in the meet of '15. X 1 All