University of Vermont - Ariel Yearbook (Burlington, VT)

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guryiep Qdltonlal. 00000000 HE editor must confess, at the start, that, in the following brief review of the eventful course of the junior class, no attempt can be made to give a complete account of its varied achievements and experiences. Such a task as the latter would ill accord with our limitations of space and our humble descriptive powers. It is, however, our purpose, without intentional self-laudation or spirit of boastfulness, to point out a few landmarks of our career, and to mention some of the many indications of progress which have been noticeable among faculty and students since the advent of the class of '9o. If, kind reader, you should chance upon any- thing which, at First sight, might seem indicative of unseemly self-appreciation on the part of the class, pray do not ascribe it to any innate lack of modesty, but rather to the effect of public opinion reacting upon us. , How well do we remember that bright morning, when with pal- pitating hearts and bated breath, we quietly took our seats in the Freshman row I .How for a long time we were haunted by that sardonic grin with which the heartless Sophomores turned about and leered at us! The various emotions, hopes, and aspirations, which in those days were struggling in our breasts, only we our- selves shall ever know. The Faculty, encouraged by our intelli- gent appearance, immediately began to look about them to see what could be devised to make our stay pleasant and agreeable to us. First came the abolishment of annual examinations, which result of modern progressive thought we were the hrst class to 27

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fully enjoy. The establishment of the Honor List, and the new' regulations respecting absences gave us further cause for congratulation. Then, as if in answer to our inward prayers, the department of modern languages was broadened and a few elect- ives offered, and lastly comes a full quota of electives for the Junior and Senior years. To claim that our presence is the cause of this progress would, perhaps, be somewhat rash, yet, by our numbers and manifold ability, we have doubtless had a share in bringing about these improvements. Wliile our achievements as a class have been in the intellectual rather than in the athletic line, we have, nevertheless, on various occasions, made a very creditable display of skillfully trained muscular-tissue. We have also the enviable reputation of possessing,in a remarkable degree, that rare and peculiar combination of mental qualities which the college man calls 5mza'. This article would be far from complete, without a glance at our contemporaries in the paths of knowledge. The grave and rever- end Seniors will soon go forth-to be with us 7zz'm11zf1' Zl7ZIZ,17ZZ.l7Z77ZL 7'- 77Z.C'fZ7'.n As at the thought we assist an irresolute tear to escape our lachrymal gland, we cannot refrain from thinking that soon the Senioric mantle is to fall upon our shoulders, and, to cheer the Senior on his way, we hereby assure him that, when our 'turn shall come, we shall endeavor to fill the front seats with becoming grace and dignity. That heterogeneous conglomeration of protoplasm, familiarly known as the H Sophomore class, we would fain pass by without remark, but justice demands a few comments. Were it not for their ubiquitous corporosity, the College, as a whole, would hardly be led to suspect their presence. It is, however, said that certain peculiar phenomena exhibited by the class have excited the atten. tion and puzzled the wits of a few members of the Faculty. One professor, it is stated, suggests as a partial explanation, that the nerve cells in the gray matter of their spinal cords, instead of being of the normal form, are probably flat and without processes. But, injustice to the Sophomores, it should be said that this is 28