University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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®f)t Mentors; as linoton bp tfje Class IbbtSer When Mr. Crabtree came to our school he instituted the system of class advisers, in which a class keeps the same adviser throughout the course. Whether Mr. Crabtree expected this to benefit the adviser or the class is a point upon which we have no information. Whatever the intentions of the President, the advisor of the class of 1914, is in no doubt ns to the pleasure and benefit he has derived from association with the class. Because of the businesslike manner in which the class has conducted its affairs, the actual duties of the adviser have been light. Class business has always been transacted with promptness and despatch both in class meeting and by committees. Under the leadership of Mr. Dickey and Miss Davis as presidents, everything was foreseen and provided for. There have been no dissensions of any kind in the career of the class and the doubtful abilities of the adviser as a peacemaker have never been called into use. While the duties of the adviser have not been numerous, the associations have been wholly pleasant. The class membership of the class of 1914 ranks high in ability and experience, if not in age. An unusual number of its members have hud experience in work of different kinds before entering school. Most of the young men have worked a year or more after graduating from High School; they came to us from country schools, farms, saw mills, surveying camps and blacksmith shops. These people came here with the serious intention of getting all that the school has to offer. No class in recent years, at least has included so many people who have known what real work means. That the responsibility and experience of the members of the class of 1914, has impressed school hoards, is evident from the large number of excellent positions which they have secured. While the career of the class of 1914 has been characterized by a serious intention of getting all that the school has to offer, they have also given the best they have to the school. In all lines of school activity they have made their presence felt. In athletics, music, debating and all other activities they have had a prominent part. They have added to the solidarity and school spirit I y maintaining excellent relations with the other classes. While the members of the present graduating class will be greatly missed in all lines of school activity, we expect that our loss will be others’ gain. We confidently expect them to make a large place for themselves in the educational affairs of Wisconsin. And we trust that the growing influence and importance of the members of the class of 1914 may rebound to the influence and usefulness of the ir Alma Mater. 26

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SENIOR MEN EDISON MORSE BOERKE Wausau “Berk Aim: “To got enough lo cat.” Claim to Distinction: Resorts to his memory for his jokes, and his imagination for his facts. II. S. Agricultural Course; President Lincolnian Debating Club, '13; Treasurer Athletic Association, ’14; N. A. A.; Bovs’ Glee Club, T3-’I4; Normal Orchestra, ’13-14; Deutsche Gesellschaft, ’13-’14; AgRiFallian, 13-’14; Meletcan Staff; Football Team. '13. RALPH A. PETERSON Ellsworth '‘Big Pdc” Aim: High. Claim to Distinction: Member of 1913 crew at Madison U. II. S. Agricultural Course; AgRiFallian, '14; Glee Club, ’l l; Basket Ball. T4. HERBERT EVERETT RACE . Hagar City “Hub Aim: To keep up with his name. Claim to Distinction: One brown eye. Four Year English Course; Boys' Glee Club, ’14. GERALD C. DARCEY Plum City Aim: To be ambitious. Claim to Distinction: Acquaintance with a Bergman. II. 8. English Course; Basket Ball, ’13; Bovs’ Glee Club, 13-T4; N. A. A. EDGAR BLISS...............................River Falls “VUle —“Blister Aim: To own a sheepskin. Claim to Distinction: His excellent playing on the gridiron. Five Year Agricultural Course; Football, ’12-’13-'14; Basket Ball, ’12-'13; Orchestra; N. A. A.; Meletcan Staff.