Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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To the class vvlio lioiiorcd us with tin ' s cliarge we owe a duty, the thought of which has ever been an inspiring incentive, and to the kind and lenient judgment of our classmates we now submit the result of our labors. A vital demand for change in the financial outcome of Tm: Halcyon has led to some reductions and changes for which we have endeavored to com- pensate in other ways. We shall have failed in our purpose if any of our pleasantries shall leave a sting behind. They are meant in pure fun — we pray you take them so. As our work nears its completion, the satisfaction wliich we feel is largely mingled with regret that the pleasant ties which have Ixjund us to- gether are to be finally severed, that our pleasant labors, for the work upon this pleasant task has been a congenial one, are at last ended. And we are reminded of the fact, but too strongly emphasized, that our college days will soon be over, and we shall be out in the world fighting our battles and winning our victories. May they all bring credit upon our college. iVnd now, dear Swarthmore, when this shall come to pass, when ' 94 shall have left thy sheltering walls 10 meet no more, when the seed planted long ago and nurtured by thy care through four swift years shall be bringing forth fruit worthy of thy name, and when those whom we have known in our pleasant college days shall be widely separated, may this little memorial which we now present to thee remain forever as token of our lasting love and gratitude. 15

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PREFACE. MONG the duties of a class during its college course there is none which involves greater re- sponsibility or which calls for more serious effort than does the publication of The Hal- cyon. The function of a college annual is a varied and a rather difficult one to fill. Coming, as the book does, from young and inexperienced hands, it necessarily contains much that is crude and imperfect, and as its production is accom- plished under cir cumstances not the most favora- ble, there may appear to be much within its covers that is deserving of criticism. With much justice, as experience has taught us, former editors have emphasized the fact that The Halcyon is entirely the product of the spare hours of the first semester, and that really the work is confined to a very limited period of time. The Halcyon must somewhat unfairly, in consequence of the manner of its production, serve as a criterion by which outside readers may judge of the college, and to that class a word is necessary. The social side of college life at Swarthmore is appreciated by the students, all of whom realize the great good it has accomplished for them, and not one of us would willingly do aught that might be construed as re- flecting upon the system which is here in vogue. Humorous incidents will occur everywhere, and Swarthmore is no exception, but we sincerely trust that nothing within this little volume will be so misunderstood or so miscon- strued as to bring the least discredit upon the name of our Alma Mater. 14

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Swarthmore College, SWARTHMORE, PA. INCORPORATED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, 1864. First Class Graduated 1873 COLOR— Garnet. Cheer ' Rah, ' rah! ' Rah, ' rah, ' rah! ' Rah, ' rah! ' Rah, ' rah, ' rah! Swarthmore !