Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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26 THE E UNO MIAN. ©LASS OP ' 8a. THE Sopbs as a cl ass are remarkable in a number of ways. Tbey liave gained the name in the college of warriors; and among sundry other things of more or less merit, the following are perhaps not inaptly applied: Skill in business — fifteen dollars for a secretary ' s book — ten dollars for a gavel (they bought one for fifty cents afterward); stu- pidity in general — they plant their tree in open daylight — stupidity unequalled ! Orators, poets, musicians, and athletes are there found in countless confusion. It is said, when they are all assem- bled the various efforts of those versed in oratory and the various wiles of persuasion approach a bedlam. Preserve us from the scene! The crowning glory of their sophomore year, — the planting of their tree has passed. How glorious: — how incomparable to -all others was this event, — let others say. Far be it from us to criticize a class which plants a tree in the day time, in open sunlight, before the wistful eyes of the infantile Pr p. How small they appeared in the eyes of that same individual on the following morning, let us say nothing. But when we heard that they could not plant the tree, guarded so carefully by the President, until the Freshmen signed the paper, which signified that they had given their permission, our amazement knew no bounds. No ; we were so much more overcome when we heard that they had planted, — nay buried that same syca- more tree in six feet of soil, that we had to glance at their cowed and ignorant craniums to see if they had filled that vacuum, so graciously advised by the President of the class of ' 83. We could not exactly satisfy ourselves, owing per- haps to having our attention suddenly called to other equally astonishing statements. Enchanting class, adieu !

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THE EUNOMIAN. 27 Oppigei s of ifhe ©lass op ' 86. PRESIDENTS. J. LAWRENCE LIPPINCOTT, 1st. half year, C. PERCY WILLCOX, 2nd. half year. VICE-PEESIDENT. NATHAN H. CONROW, 2nd. half year. SECRETARIES. EMMA S. BONES, 1st. half year. HELEN G. JOHNSON, 2nd. half year. TREASURERS. C. PERCY WILLCOX, 1st. half year. GEORGE J. FREEDLEY, 2st. half year. Historian, .... ELLA MERRICK. Orator, ... ARTHUR S. COCHRAN. Poet, . . . ELIZABETH H. COCKS. Prophet, . . . EMMAS. BONES. Presenter, . . . C. FRED. KOHL.