University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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GRADUATE SCHOOL THOMAS CLAUDE SPAULDING, B.S. GERTRUDE E. SPENCER, A.B. ADALINE EUGENIA STANLEY, B.S. JOHN WALLACE STEPHEN, A.B. NORMAN HAMILTON STEWART, A.B. SIDNEY SMITH STEWART, A.B. JULIET WILLISTON STOCK- BRIDGE, A.B. HERBERT JOHN STOCKTON, A.B. THURMAN WENDELL STONER, A.B. JULIA LORETTA STOTT HARRY BRYAN STOVER, A.B. ARTHUR FLOYD STROME, A.B. MARY CLARE SULLIVAN, A.B. OLIVE MAY SUTHERLAND, A.B. ROSE MARGUERITE TAYLOR, A.B. ERNEST WOOD THORNTON, B.S. SAMUEL THURMAN, A.B. HARRY CONRAD THURNAU, A.B. ORA TRAVIS, A.B., A.M. WILLIAM EVERETT TREBILCOCK. A.B. OSCAR STUART TRUMBLE, A.B. LOUISA AMELIA VAN DYKE, A.B. AGNES CARR VAUGHAN, A.B. OLGA OLIVE VON ZELLEN, A.B. JULIUS F. VORNHOLT, A.B. MARTHA LUCIA WAGNER ISABEL MARY WAIT HOWARD GEORGE WALKER, A.B. CAROLYN TRUE WARREN, A.B. ROYDEN E. WEBSTER, A.B. FREDERICK WILLIAM WECK, A.B. JAMES ERWIN WEYANT, A.B. WILLIS HAMEL WILCOX, Ph.B. FRANKWOOD EARL WILLIAMS, A.B. LEVI PHILIP RAY WILLOUGHBY, A.B. JOHN E. WINTER, A.B. CHARLES HENRY WOOLBERT, A.B. GERTRUDE WORDEN, A.B. JAMES SNOWDEN WORRALL, B.S. ELIZABETH DOROTHY WUIST, A.B. MERLE CARLYLE YOKOM, A.B. JOHN ZEDLER, A.B., A.M. 1-16

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LITERARY of tfje 1909 Utterarp By John Titus Kenny. T the outset no theorist in the field of exact science could have foreseen with any considerable degree of exactitude the history of the Literary class of 1000. Here all a priori considerations must fail, for this class is distinctly different from any that has gone before, and its existence has endured throughout a period of a marked transitory nature in the Uni- versity ' s development. Extension of governmental regulation has been felt in all branches of underclass activities, and especially has this movement touched the Literary department. Everything has been conventionalized, hair-cutting supplanted by systematized struggles; class politics subjected to theoretically pure cleansings. and as quickly released therefrom; attendance at classes required, and absences recorded. All these and many other changes have resulted from the University-wide tendency toward strict regulation. Until this year, none of us has realized the true value of our academic experiences, but now retrospection, forced upon us by approach- ing departure, crystallizes an appreciation which will not be fully developed until after we are graduated, but which does tinge the closing days with sorrow. The evolution with which we are concerned, began early in our freshman year. To begin with, we lost the rush. This was not strange. It was held early in the fall, before the trees and fields had taken on) their autumnal hues, and with such a background, we were undiscernible to the Sophs who pushed Floyd Rowe over our heads to capture the flag, tied to the Freshman Oak above. But this gathering around f he Oak served as an organizer of inestimable value. It presented us with Eggeman. Bundscbu and Watkins as leaders. Before the limelight was turned off, Ben and Bunny entered the presidential race, with Dana as a third candidate. Bunny was from Missouri, and after the election presided as the class executive. The Freshman Banquet was held that year in Granger ' s Academy, and was notable only because President Angell ' s presence was necessary to disperse the second-year men while engaged in their frantic, fruitless endeavors to check the festivities. At this time the Student Council put forth its first official decrees regarding underclass hostilities. Hair-cutting was declared abolished, and conventionalized friction in the forms of a river tug-of-war. a rock stunt, an obstacle relay race, and a push-ball contest, was substituted. With an organization far better than that shown in the fall rush, we made a clean sweep in these events, and for the first time gave an indication of the strength that was in us. In athletics we were already conspicuous. I.oell, Watkins and Pattengill had been our representatives on the All-Fresh football team, while Bishop and Dana had ccme into the notice of track fans. The following year the composition had so far materialized that the class did n 2