University of Montana Western - Chinook Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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the words of the masterpieces the Juniors had sung onjjumof Sunday, descended to the dining room, and there waved the banner before the jealous eyes of the Juniors. The one Junior boy who could not help but admire the bravery of this feat, treated the whole Freshman class. The Seniors had proudly watched the development of the Freshmen, and had encouraged them along every line; so the Freshmen felt they must show their Seniors how much they appreciated their very kindly interest, so they entertained them at a Japanese tea. in.YOUTH. As an adolescent che class of ’09 was anything but timid and shy. The number had increased twofold, but it seemed as if their numbers had been increased infinitely. All because two boys had condescended to join their ranks. Organizing was quick and sudden. Their president was a girl who knew just how to run things. The aim of these youths was to be on top always, they succeeded in this by the aid of strong cheese, tanglefoot, a proposed auction, and the changing of bureau drawers. The youths thot they were being a little too hard on their elders, so they wanted to do something original. On May day they hung pretty little baskets of flowers and candy at each Senior’s door. The only real humiliation the adolescents had to suffer was when taken into Sorority. Here they were taught obedience to their elders. However, they were allowed one more day of grace, Junior Sunday. On this day they showed their musical ability, their dramatic ability, and their eating capacity. Despite all fights and adversities, they entertained the Seniors and Faculty most royally at a party in the Gym. IV. SECOND CHILDHOOD. Dignity, dignity, it was a minus quantity. W ho could have seen it better than those who attended the Hallowe’en party? Such frivolity as was indulged in by the brownies was most shocking. The lack of dignity was also shown when the Juniors tried to show the Seniors how to dress up for a Hallowe’en stunt. Altho the Seniors were in their second childhood, the Juniors were in their babyhood, as was shown by the trick they tried to play on the Seniors. The Seniors tried to make them fit, but didn’t succeed in all cases. The people who were now gallant youths presented those who were in their second childhood with a Christmas present. So far all has been successful for the class of 09, and all they ask is that the remaining days be calm and peaceful. —23—

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The Evolution of '09 I. INFANCY. All things have a beginning. The class of ’09 got started one afternoon at four-thirty-five, in room eleven, just across the hall from the President’s office. Miss Mott gave the push that started the class rolling. This was a great event for the Baby Preps, and they wanted to make as big a showing as any one else, so they chose a president just as big folks do, and pretty, dainty, baby colors, old rose and gray. The Babies were too young to know just where they did belong, so when Hallowe’en came they helped the Freshmen stack the Juniors’ rooms. The Juniors then coaxed the little people over to their side, and after that had no more trouble with them. The social instinct cropped out early in these children, so again they imitated the grownups, and had a party in honor of those present. The party was held at the country home of one of their number. They stayed awake until after twelve o’clock, and then bravely marched home through the stubble fields. In June ’06, the faculty put the Preps in charge of excellently trained nurses, their mothers, and in the fall found them quite well-behaved children. II. CHILDHOOD. These lively youngsters now needed no help from older people, so they took their new members to the tower, and chose a new president, and bright colors this time, such as children love. Boldly they marched into the dining room that evening yelling their yell like circus advertisers. When Hallowe'en rolled around again the children were able to play the part of nurse girls. They displayed their colors, Nile green and maroon in the dainty little caps they wore. Like all children, they could and would get into mischief. When the cat’s away the mice will play; so the Juniors being gone one night, these Freshmen got busy and even stole state property from the Juniors. To say the Juniors were angry would be putting it mildly, for it was no fun putting up clean sheets for window curtains. Again the Freshmen got ahead of the Juniors by going to the photographers and trying to break the cameras before the Juniors had a chance. They failed and it cost them one seventy-five apiece. Early Junior Sunday morning the banner of ’08 was floating from the college stack. This was too much for the Freshmen, so one of their acrobats scaled the ladder, secured the banner and descended with the prize. They liked to show oil', so they changed —22—

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