University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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done thou good and faithful servant. While we aim to give praise where praise is due, still there are those among us for whom we have the greatest anxiety, and our only prayer is one for boundless mercy. Among others for whom we have special fear are J. G. S., who shines his shoes on Sunday, I. W., who also desecrates the Sabbath studying theory of equations, J. F. C., the mournful giggler, N. A. the human toad, F. B. P. who broke her heart, L. H. M., whose ability as an escort is somewhat questionable, and last but not least lV. S., whose ability as a 'fpublisher can not be questioned. Unassuming, but with the utmost veracity, we have endeavored to give you a view as a whole, as Prof. H. says, of the class of Hoo. But unassuming does not mean unimportant. That our number is legion is at- tested by the Normal Catalogue. The faculty is most certainly proud of this, the class which closes such a wonderful century. We propose to tell you next year in the most eloquent and glowing terms of the great achievements of the last one hundred years. And are we not--if 'Our Muse suddenly withdrew at this point. For Continuation sec next year's Annual. Q XC!! ff' X , I i K ff ., f ' f .U Q X, X f- 554-FQ, - i SW C i1 . . ...- lo

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J-,-'M ,M V-Y , M ,v ,,, -- xy Xxx . :MJ ., i Qilxs - NW i , JUNlQlQ?gQ f , t fir' Z,l,49GC.-f fr li .FP , I ' r J X . if-ki at Class Gfficcrs. ea! l'i.:i -n-i s 1, Ili i-:nts li1lllIllllllQl'l'. Si-'vi:i4ipxnx'. lYi1.1.ll.xvls. Yi-i l'i,:i sim s 1, l-Isnt I I .x liomxsos. 'l'nl-i.xst'n1-in. l..x1'n,x l'll'tilll-IS. ,agua Colors Klhitc and Grccn. flower' Hloilv of thc Valley. Motto fcstina Lcntc. L4 Yi ii llonlile nauglitf lloulmle nanglitf Xipf Iloomf llahf ll'e're the rlass ul' naughty naughtsl llalif llalif Ralif lS'l'tllQY? 'l'liere is none. Not an ein-yelopedia in the land land there are several i even refers to there lieing such an organization, and we were mei mill- .ongiiioiis til' our existenre through seeing our names in the Normal tlirgilogiie under the head of l reshinCn. l'p-in seeing this. several of our liand ltegan to make inquiries as to the prob- tlile meaning uf the term and smw-eeded in learning that it meant only alittle rt-en. This was indeed a hard lilow to us poor freshies. but we consoled our- selves with that maxim ot' llic-kens l'is trilles that make up the sum of life. Since neither friends nor strangers know the true history of this class, and sinie the luniors themselves did not realize that they were expected to make a 5 ter ortl worthy uf preservation. it has fallen to our lot to write a short sketch to save llll.'l'l1liS from the depths of olilivion. so far as a written history tends to perpet- nale glory. , Still in a true sense. this 1-lass can not die, though the life of its individual mem- liers niay lie linite. lts example and inlluence will be a potent factor for good i throughout all eoniing generations. When GalJriel's trumpet sounds, there will be rent rqjoif-ing in the holy regions: as the sainted faces of il. E. N., E. B. R., l'. Y.. W. tl. 'l'.. and others appear, to lie greeted by those thrillingwords f'Well dc foi lllf Oll .lv llc: DU vie tes wo git: we

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pgiwiiil mir fl 17 r 1' N N H Q' 4 .0 M T i'..f?7fff X -' L ' jf:-4' . x i If :NL'f, -....... . , . .... ... .......,.J. V- , l Class Officers. ta! l'l.jls1IrlXI- lilltlillv lit xr. Si-:rural xnr. l,tc.tu W.-tvs!-t. Yuri l't:ts11-1xt,l1-x ll. liiprp, 'l'nt-1.tst'nl-zu. l,Hl'lS Non'runot'. 94045 Colors Lilac and Corn. flower -Columbine. Motto Build sure and strong. ual - H' there is a great :lax untltllltl- atltl to our years hut two more antl all the ' ,iyilimrl worhl will wontler anti speak our names with awe. f Sim e ilu' HU- .gmifarioti ul- this elass so manv events have oeeurretl, that when a ,,,CL.U,,L1 it no 4-alletl antl some one was neetletl to make a ret-ortl, no one tlaretl venture. kkitltn to.-lil hlame them? lt wonhl take volumes to tell even in the briefest Wu, Um. h3,1,',,f wymt has ht-en an-omplishetl. Finally the most meek anrl lowly who hall it not in their he:t,rts ltr refuse. rouseutetl --not to writ: a history but a 1,1-M-I etyiopsis as follows: Um. ,,f the most notetl events ul- the sf-hool year was the Sophomore banquet, hel-l in the Normal gymnasium .Xpril JS. Nloclern games antl music? were enjoyed by l-oth t'.n nlty anti stntlents. lit was hartl to tlistinguish the former from the latter, so akin were they in looks anal at-tions.y 'l'he longing juniors looketl in thrimgh the wimlows -with eager eyes. Hue was so overpowerecl at the sight of such bountiful .het-r that he lost his halanre. llis st-arretl visage is the retnintler of that pleasant l.U.,,g,,g, so it goes on without further telling that in the social line even the Seniors fottltl tml tantl ,fn not i surpass us. We retrain from mentioning the athletic sportsg we generously leave that for the l-'reshmen it wonhl have heen unkind to have taken advantage of youthfulness.