Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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preface. ■ HE supreme moment for which we have lived and longed, the moment which should grant us the opportunity to redress wrongs and punish oppression, to retaliate against and explain all things in our own Halcyon, has at last presented itself, but with it, alas ! comes a modification of our wicked intentions. We find ourselves forgiving slander- ous epitaphs of former days, and endeavoring strenuously to avoid unpleasantries in the future. A spirit of peace and good-fellowship seems to o ' erspread us as we suppliantly lay our little volume at your feet to be trodden on or admired. We beseech you to receive it graciously, and if our jokes — or call them what you will — are too copious for your compre- hension, or if they are too juvenile to court your mirth, lay it aside gently, and regret the mistake made by our beloved class in its selection of editors. If you are unable to interpret allusions to yourself as friendly and respectful suggestions, we have failed in our attempt at clearness, for nothing has been further from our intentions than to insult or wound you. Checked as we have been by the general financial depression of the country, in our desire to decorate our book with the picturesque views of the college buildings and grounds, we have thrown all the energies of our spare moments into collecting from the many pleasing incidents of college life little odds and ends. These will, we hope, be to you, dear classmates, 6

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most happy reminiscences in years to come, when we shall have no longer the guardian care of our Alnui Mater and the loving watchfulness of our instructors to shield us from the stern discipline of the heartless world, and safely guide our careless steps in the noble struggle for existence. As we complete our pleasant task of publication, we realize that one more of the duties of our class is done, and that we are one step nearer the end of college days. But although Commencement will sever some of the happiest associations of our life, we are impatient for our battle with the world, impatient to rise into prominence and to reflect the credit due to our Alma Mater. But if we fail we must regretfully acknowledge that we have wasted the most valuable opportunities which life affords. For the sake of ourselves and our college may we not fail.