University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE BLUE AND GOLD. SAAJ Volume varies inversely as the strength of the liquid. At first the Freshman Mewling and puking in his nurse ' s arms ; Then the ambitious Sophomore, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school ; and then the Junior Sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress eye-brow ; then the Senior Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard ; Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble graduation. [Shakespeare, adapted. ]

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18 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,

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20 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. VERY fourth year the people of our country eagerly await the decision of a gieat political contest, the Presidential election. While widespread attention was directed to this important strug- gle, the members of a new class quietly flocked to Berkeley. For four years ' 80 has enjoyed the efficient instruction afforded by our Uni- versity, and now we will soon depart, each upon his separate path, as citizens, ready, let us trust, to repay to our State the debt we owe her. But let us abandon, for the present, all thoughts of the serious future, and linger, for a few sweet moments, over the records of the past. We all can vividly recall our first impression of Berkeley, of her College Halls standing like twin citadels as strongholds of learning. How easily called to mind are the terrors of matriculation, and how, after running the gauntlet of examinations, we attempted to count noses. But alas, being innocent of further evil, we unwittingly counted in a number of jolly Sophomores, who kindly insisted upon organizing our union for us just for the fun of the thing. . From that date the war began. In the first place to our dismay ' 79 greatly outnumbered us ; and though it was no honor to prevail by mere force of numbers, ' 79 did attempt to lord it over