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

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History of the Class of 1901 President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, David K. Alien Alta Lewis Nina R. Bakbkk Louis C. Arps Class F low e r—Marguerite. Mono—Man is Equal to Every Event. THE Class of ’oi as leaders of the century have judged it only right and proper to attempt to live up to the spirit of the time, and have sought always to follow the tenets and principles of the twentieth century, that is to be original and progressive. But our efforts along these lines have not always been successful or appreciated, unfortunately, in fact we have sometimes brought upon ourselves the criticism and ridicule of our fellow-students. Still, at the close of our career in the Normal, we venture to hope that we have made our personality felt, and that if classes of the future reap what we have sown, it has not been vain striving on our part. As Seniors we are fortunate in having a remarkable president, whose watchful, paternal care for our interests we acknowledge gratefully. It is his privilege to have been the first as well as the last president of our illustrious class, so his opportunities for judging its progress are unequalled. Our patron saint and guardian angel has been Professor Briggs. He is most regular in paying his dues and more regular in attendance at class meetings than many of the members and bis advice and help has been invaluable to us in all our difficulties, financial and factious. There are a few members of this class who are not able to recall their entrance and matriculation in this institution. They have a dim idea, or their mothers have told them, that it was away back in the eighties when they first trod Normal paths. As a Junior Class it may be remembered we were inclined to be hot-headed, even a little belligerent perhaps. We had a decided contempt for established tradition and an aversion to grand marches and hippy-ti-hops. But the proper amount of Faculty cold water quenched and chilled our enthusiasm and zeal for radical reform, so as Seniors we have been more conservative in our demands. There is a reform, though, which we carried through and take the entire credit for, that is the inauguration of the “escort system” which was put into effect at the Senior reception to the Juniors last fall. In the past it had been the custom for the girls, who wished to attend any social function at the school, to gather in squads, armed with hat-pins to ward off attack, and thus organized proceed to the building. Tfie Seniors however put an end to this by sending to each young man in the Junior and Senior classes the names of the young ladies he was expected to escort and protect for the evening of the reception. Whether or not our example will be followed by succeeding classes will be seen. At any rate we believe the plan to be admirable. 1 o

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Another affair under the patronage of the Seniors, or at least a part of them, was a raid on the Junior party. The raiders do not lay claim to originating this idea—they believe it has been used with success in various schools and colleges of the country. They succeeded in finding the refreshments for the party, and made way with seventeen sandwiches and three pumpkin pies. The Juniors were entirely unaware of the presence of the raiders, though they endeavored to make themselves heard, but their levity and hilarity drew upon them the eyes of the Faculty and the Senior raid became the principal topic of conversation. The raiders were labored with singly and in groups, and they now understand not the folly and recklessness but the wickedness of their deed. It is still a question whether the unfortunates will ever be able to live down this mad escapade, but it is hoped in the course of time they will be allowed to forget it. Little has been said of the abilities of this wonderful class of 'oi, but we are accomplished along all lines. Onr literary ability speaks for itself when we announce that last year, when we edited The Quiver, we were left with some sixty volumes on our hands, which are now selling at forty cents (original price, one dollar). Indeed, our enemies say our greatest ability lies in contracting debts, but we protest—we have still a greater, that of liquidating them; and to them we quote our class motto, “Man is equal to every event. 20 I