University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Senior Class History. •f Prtstdt -VIKCENT H. IIUCK I in- PrtfidtHl—K A N N Y ST OK I) Y K Stcretnry DAISY CLEMENS Trtanirtr—C. W. VANDE WALKER “Time glides with undiscovered haste The future but a length behind the past.” THIS we as seniors now fully realize as, saddened with thoughts of parting, we stand ready to bid farewell to our alma mater. We cannot leave you, schoolmates, without a bit of our history ; for in emulation of our achievements, your future success will be assured. With eiglity-five in our ranks, we leave you strong in number but stronger in spirit, with ages varying from the indefiniteness of some forty years to the simplicity of eighteen summers. On the subject of personality and beauty modesty bids us be silent. Five have since early childhood trod the Normal paths, while two-thirds of our number, being high school graduates, look back to but two short years of study, whilst the remainder, coming from the district school, have many a time been weighed in the balance of quarterly examinations and have been found not-wanting. From all corners of the state, from all counties, have we assembled. Iowa and Indiana have sent representatives to swell our number. Our characteristics are varied; yes, as varied as our names, which include everything from a Turkish potentate (Calef) to lenten fish (Sauerhering). We live on general principles with the exception, possibly, of our class-day orator who prefers to deal with a particular rather than a general notion; and that particular—the front seat near the center aisle of the ladies' study. Nor are we as Seniors proud and haughty, as evidence of which note the partiality of six of our number for Junior companionship. Our capabilities are indescribable. Agitators, orators, musicians and athletes have won for us renown. What visions of foot-ball do not the names (ireen and Senn conjure! How ‘our one girl’ electrified the world with her oratory ! Has not our hair stood upon end, when Mr. Jones,discussing the cap and gown, has in classmeeting, with the eloquence of a Burke and the determination of a Patrick Henry, declared that he would not wear petticoats? What Junior 25

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maiden can, with queenly dignity, equal Miss Ellsworth in entertaining in the ladies study from four to live. Mr. Bassett can do anything from giving a normal yell or stealing a cat, to expounding the theories of Pythagoras. Even our staid and dignified president, who alone in classmeeting can curb unruly spirits, has given proof of new possibilities within him, when in an eloquent address he speaks of “love-sick maidens pillowing their bosoms on their lovers' heads.” As we have climbed the Hill of knowledge we have realized a few things, namely, that sulphuric acid is not always to be treated with sublime indifference, that academy students may know more than seniors on the subject of hygienic cooking ; that it is sometimes more profitable to know the names of all the human nerves than to realize that one has such. But ignorance of these facts has not disturbed the equanimity of our spirits. We have in the past learned many new and valuable lessons, and have had many experiences. The last class of the old and the first class of the new administration, we hope that we have lived well, and that the juniors will be proud to follow in the footsteps of the class which our alma mater sends forth in ninety-nine. 26