University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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people, of how tl1e next morning in Chapel the Sophomore seats were vacant, until as Prexy rose in dignity to make the announceinents, a fair naughty-eightess stepped to the piano and played the prelude to Chopin's Funeral March: and a mournful procession tiled in, crepe on arm and grief-stricken faces buried in handanas scarlet and green and purple, bearing the banner of 'C9 at half-mast? And then. joy of joys. came the party on lleacon street. that spot of ever delightful memories to the Class of '08, XVho has not heard the tale of the children of '09-how they came so valiantly to steal the refreslnnents. to maltreat the Sophomore men. to break up the party! And how. when Curfew tolled its warning note. a big policeman came and sent the terrified little Freshmen home to their mammas! while within the besieged mansion all went merry as the marriage-bell. The Sophs were busy and delighted with an Intercol- legiate Track Meet, with frequent intermissions for running to the windows to watch the playful antics of the verdant ones. In the merry month of May came a skating picnic at Playa del Rey. and later a lark at Dreamland And a day or two after. as memories go, the Sophomores were Sophs no more. vacation had come again. And now the Junior year: Is there word of pen that can describe the glories and activities of '08 in this year? When September's heralds called them again almost every one of the old class was back, with a few new friends to swell their ranks. As soon as they had properly chaperoned the Freshmen and gotten the University in good running order, they felt that they had earned a vacation. so they ran away to Naples for a boating party and a joyful time. A - ' But the greatest of all their aecomplislnnents, overshadowing as well anything that any other class had done or ever could do. was the production of a Junior Annual, the tirst since the one published by the class of '99. The modesty of the Class of '08 is a well- known historical fact. so I offer no eulogy of the production other than lil Rodro, OS, which all who run may read. But along with it must be remembered that greatest extravaganza of the century. the junior Play- The Merchant of Venice Up-to-date. On March 16 the juniors carried the care-burdened Seniors away to frolic in the wilds of Eaton's Canyon. A volume could be written on the delights of the occasion, suffice it to say that it was just too. too everything for anything! Then a red-letter day: Miss Bertha Hall tendered a most delightful reception to the Seniors and Juniors, and added another joyful memory to the store she had already helped to give the Class of '08. Soon came Class-day. and of course the jnnior stunt was the best, the prettiest, the most wonderful of all. And dare I whisper of their little surprise, when all the pretty feats of the Seniors were over. how the Juniors, with all due rights and ceremonies, con- signed '07 to the dust and raised the banner of 'OS over the lamented' grave of the dear departed. Another vacation, all too brief. brought them hack to dear old U. S. C.--and to all the bitter-sweet life that is the heritage of the Senior. Dignitied and glorified by the guardianship of the sacred shovel, the mysterious bag, the dog-on-button, the Senior som- breros, they stepped into the charmed and honored role that is set apart for Seniorites. Revered, treated with all due deference and respect-even by Freshmen-and idealized by the small Ac-ites, they are loath to leave it all. One cause for joy among them was the attaining to the privilege of wearing the Cap and Gown all the year long. There have been delightful parties, and whispers come to me of more that are to be. They are Seniors and ahead of them stretches a future bright with Seniorial celebrations-a Senior Prom, which is to be the dazzlingest dazzle- ation taccording to Prof. SJ that ever could be: of a Class-day unsurpassed and an Ivy- day full of surprisesg of the greatest Commencement the University has ever held and of many unknown joys. They would gladly, if worthily, claim the tribute of '07 last year, that they are the Class who has done things. They have ever stood among the best on track and gridiron, in oratory and the Literary Societies. on the College Paper staff, in the work of the Chris- tian Associations, in Student Body affairs and in all departments of the College life. They are staunch and true to their Alma Mater. and from one of their number came the beautiful College Hymn, with all its inspiration. And as ther draw near to the time of their departure from the halls of the Loving Mother who has sheltered them and nourished them and guided them so well, every mem- ber of the Class of '08 registers the vow that he will strive to prove true, by his life, the class motto of Only a Cornnn'm't'1m'nt, that '08 may give to the world a manhood and womanhood. noble. pure and strong. worthy of the Alma Mater that they love so well. Er..nNI2 Axminsox. 37

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-S IWIN P. .'Xslicic.x1f'r, .'lri.vln1rliun Earnust in tliculogical rcscarch. Aims unly ln do his duty. ls diligcnl to ln-arn .Xml makes his nmral In-ing his prim ' .. L' CHIC lfmlxii .-Xxlniksox. livin Phi, .-'lflzcua lfflicicnl in making a stir. .fkinhitious to hu considcrc-d a wit. Nlcnllwr Cmirici' Staff 13, 45: lil Rodeo Board 131: Class lflismrian I-Hg President Student Vnlunlucrs Q4J. Ago cannot willwi' hor. nm' custom stale, llvr intiniic variety. L1liN'l'Rl'lni-1 llli.XNli, . llllrml Gu-:ncat undcavm' is to sustain a dignillcd air. llcncvolcmly inclincd lmvarrl thc less lcarncd. l'lL'l' taco is like thu milky way 1' thc Sky, a if mu-ting of gcntlc lights without a name. 39