University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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These are those who are left of all that goodly assembly, who gathered four years ago in Room B of the Temple of the Normal School. And it came to pass that after these had assem- bled together with others, there came unto them the head of the faculty, and spake unto them, telling them the duties that the future tribal life involved. These laws they have kept, yea even unto this day. Now of the many leaders of the tribe there was one patriarchal father, Hutton by name, v ' ho taking pity on this small tribe, taketh them under his wing, and even so helped them on their way. But of all the children of the tribe, this good father did cherish their baby of the house of Emery. Within this tribe they looked upon themselves as wise, but others counted them as a drop in the bucket, yea, as the small dust of the balance were they counted. But those who so rated them are past and gone from the Temple of the Normal School, and at last they stand at the head of the tribes of the Temple, and look not with contempt upon those behind them. Verily, they deserve their achievements. Trials and tribulations have they met on all sides. Yea, times have found them in the deep Slough of Despondency or in the Dungeon of Despair. Behold, once they defied their elders, and besought with much wailing and gnashing of teeth that their burdens be lightened, and the good elders called an assembly and brought forth judg- ment, even so that they were released. Verily, they thank them and declare them good even unto this day, even though some of these good elders and teachers dealt hard with the chil- dren of this tribe. Yea, some of the wise ones were held captive for ten or twenty weeks, and made obedient to the law of the Temple, even

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.SHU V mm mi g ' 1 IF H m, H 1 ' ' J ■ P P c H k . Mi . Class History. And it came to pass that in the eighteen hun- dred and ninety-eighth year there was gathered together unto Room B of the Temple of the Nor- mal School a goodly multitude, and these be the names of those gathered there : Lottie of the house Emery, Elsie of the house Goodhue, Grace of the house Murphey, which was come from Ireland, Rebecca of the house Gun- ning, Anna of the house Ford, Jessie of the house Henderson, and May of the house Burnett. These were those who gathered with others unto Room B of the Temple of the Normal School. Now of these, Grace of the house Murphey, who came from the land of Ireland, had possessed herself of an e in her name and was strong in the faith, Methodism. Jessie of the house Hen- derson hath turned her face toward the circus when it comes to town. Innocent and bland is she and studious withal. Lottie of tne house Emery, comely and fair to look upon, raven-haired and rosy-cheeked, and even so the baby of the tribe. Rebecca of the house Gunning, who openeth her mouth and speaketh many words. Lottie of the house Emery and Rebecca of the house Gunning loved each other passing well, but strife was stirred up in their hearts, and in the second year of fellowship they were cut asunder, and no longer do they look upon each other with favor, and yea it is so even unto this day. Elsie of the house Goodhue, quiet and demure, who was moved to speak slang this summer. Alma of the house Ford, who, when pro- voked to anger, looks with fiery eyes upon the offender, and who lives in brotherly love with May of the houseBurnett, shall and gentle, and withal athletic.

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tliat of work and stud) ' . Woe unto him who suf- fered himself to be led aside from the path of the right course in Reading or in Botany, for the elders were exceeding wroth and marked heavily. Now as the tribe began to weaken and grow less in numbers,, it came to pass that a second lot came unto the tribe. Yea, from the higher Tem- ple an older and wiser tribe came unto them, and verily they have proved a goodly help unto the smaller tribe. Differed they greatly from the younger tribe, tall they were, yea, and of great leadership. These were they of the tribe of the High Temple. Maude of the house Parker, Harriet of the house Sheldon, Louise of the house Satterlee, Mabel of the house Dooner, Emily of the house Monroe, May of the house Petray. -- nd to this tribe of ours came also from foreign tribes, Mattie of the house Clapp, Amy of the house Noble, Mabel of the house Johnson, Mabel of the house Crum, Aimee of the house Daniels, Eva of the house Tullis., Inez of the house Alee, Orra of the house Gardner, Grace of the house Greene, Grace of the house Davies, Edith of the house Ouinn, Bernice of the house Wolfe, Ethel of the house Cocke, and Laura of the house Finch. So, all these were added unto them, and a good- ly number doth it make. It was not fit that among this wise multitude one of the sterner gen- der should intrude, and thus have they kept unto themselves. I am besought by many to tell of the deeds of these, when all had been assembled. Verily, they decided to have a time of feasting and merry-making, and upon the 30th of October they assembled in a ghostly multitude to welcome into the gates the other Dwellers of the Temple. Mirth and laughter entered with them, and with great joy did they gather.