Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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DITORI?lb. OLLOWING the custom established by the Class of ' 84, the present Junior Class publish a Halcyon, with the aim and intent both of confirming this cus- tom and of giving to our friends and fellow collegians a suitable memoir of the Class of ' 89, a record of college events for the past year, and a deline- ation of the follies and foibles of stud- ent life. We have, with more freedom than has been cus- tomary, pointed out the peculiarities of our fellow students, and have attempted to chronicle for the benefit of the au- thorities, some of the prevailing abuses. We believe this to be in the province of a college annual, and in this belief we request the indulgence of all. If any think we have been severe, pardon us. Let each take in good part what was written in good faith and with no prejudiced feelings. Since the issue of the last Halcyon, many important and notable events have transpired, which it becomes us to chronicle. The standard of the College has been raised by the zealous efforts of our excellent corps of professors and by the untiring energy of our President. The number of students in the College has increased wonderfully. Radical 11

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Prologue. Oh, Halcyon, nursling of our tend ' rest care. Thou whom we ' ve watched from day to day unfold Thy leaves, with beating heart and joy untold. Too soon must we give up in thee our share, Consign thee with thy beauties rich and rare, To a capricious public, — there to meet Not always praise and commendation sweet. But be thy mission, howsoe ' er thou fare, To mirror in thy pages pure and bright Our college life in many a different phase ; That thus through thee it may be shared afar By kindly friends. And so, with lingering gaze, We send thee now abroad to do thy mite. Farewell, fulfil thy mission, — make or mar.

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changes have been made in the arrangement of report periods and terms; and, upon the whole, the management is to be congratulated upon the prosperous condition and encouraging outlook. The literary societies, with increased membership and greater interest in literary work, were never in a more pros- perous condition. It is in athletics that Swarthmore has made the most sweeping advances. Whittierfield has been conceived and built; our athletes have competed with the best in the country and attained a fair degree of suc- cess. Swarthmore holds second place in the State of Penn- sylvania; and, with the increased amount of material, may hope for as much success in the future. In conclusion, we request your mild criticism and your kind indulgence.