University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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20 GEM OF THE MOUNTAINS earned it by work during the summer vacations, by work during the school year; some by staying out a year. Some taught school, taught music, some tutored students in special work; some borrowed; some obtained scholarships. In the summer time they worked in the mines, in the hayfields, in surveying camps, in electrical establishments; dur- ing the school year they did janitor work, office work, stenography, waited on table, did practical work in the electrical department by way of wiring and lighting the buildings on the campus. In the words of the seniors themselves they obtained their money ‘‘from the parental strong box,’’ ‘‘by grafting the old folks,” ‘‘by copping crooks and shinning poles.”’ Three persons out of every five think that the secret society sys- tem at Idaho is on the whole having a commendable effect. Practically all recognize that there is both good and evil in the system. Seventy per cent of the seniors think that a boys’ dormitory would make a beneficial addition to our equipment; only one person is completely opposed to the idea; the remainder think it is not a pressing need at present. At a ratio of four to one they have decided that the preparatory department should be separated from the college. There is some difference of opinion as to the best means of obtain- ing an athletic field. One-half of them think it must be obtained by contributions from students and alumni, or at least as one says ‘‘in no other way.’’ Others think the ‘‘citizens of Moscow should help,’’ that the matter should be ‘taken up by the A. S. U. I.’”’ The concensus of opinion seems to be that the elective system in force at present in our curriculum is the best. Some think the system “should be made more flexible;’’ that it is proper to have ‘‘elective courses, but not free electives; that there should be ‘‘more free elec- tives than we have here, but not an entirely elective system.”’ Two-thirds of the seniors will take post-graduate work. They will distribute themselves among the Universities of Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Boston Technological School, and University of Chicago. University of Washington has been voted the most popular college next to Idaho for undergraduate work. Among the seniors wil] be found teachers, Y. M. C, A. workers, scientists, mining engineers, electrical engineers, civil engineers, min- isters, pharmacists, horticulturists, chemists, farmers, sports.

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SENIORS It has been the custom heretofore for each senior class to make its appearance in the yearbook heralded by a long narration of the won- derful deeds they have done, and of the greatness—in their own estima- tion—of their existence at the University of Idaho. It is but a matter of evolution that such trivial matter as this must in time give way to something more substantial—something that, while it has the spirit of mirth and jest which is supposed to prompt these boastful prefaces, yet has a kernel of deeper worth, something which has the true seriousness of life in it. And so the senior class of 1907 are to be the ones to take this first long stride—not to be sure, because they have no prowess to boast of, for all their deeds can be found recorded in the succeeding pages of this book. You need only turn to the departments of debate, of athletics, of student organizations, of military, of prizes and schol- arships, to find that the seniors claim their share of honors. It is rather because they prefer to leave with us some of the seriousness which they get from life. To this end they have furnished the annual staff with statistics, with their views on certain questions concerning the welfare of the University, with personal estimates of themselves and their instructors. The results which follow are the sum total of the answers received and do not show fully the diversity of opinion which existed in some cases. This is the way they have decided : The average expenses of the seniors’ four years in college were: Freshman, $235; Sophomore, $255; Junior, $280; Senior, $322. The lowest expenses of any one student were: Freshman, $125; Soph- omore, $160; Junior, $225; Senior, $250. ‘The highest expenses of any cne student were: Freshman, $325; Sophomore, $340; Junior, $350; Senior, $400. One-half of the seniors have kept a cash account of their expenses while in college. One-half of them have paid all their way through college; about one-third of them have paid part, while the very small remaind er have not depended upon themselves at all. The means by which they earned this money are many. Some

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CLASSES—SENIORS 21 The Freshman year has been voted the hardest year the seniors had to contend with. They are a class noted for their modesty in some respects. This is especially so in regard to their vocal talents. Only two were willing to acknowledge that they could not sing at all, while but one was willing to say unreservedly that he possessed that ability. Others possess the ability in varying degrees, as the following indicates: ‘‘A little,’’ ‘‘Sometimes,’’ ‘‘N—ot when anyone is near,’’ ‘‘I should say not,’”’ ‘‘Too modest to say,” “Sure, when they'll let me,’’ ‘‘No, Josh does that,’’ ‘‘Yes!!! Yes!! Basso Profundi, immer schon.”’ ‘ The Marble Fawn’’ has been voted the favorite novel of the sen- iors. Others of interest are ‘‘Daring Dave’s Desperate Dash,’’ ‘“Tom Jones’’ (with apologies to T. R.), ‘‘One I wrote myself,’’ ‘‘Miss Son- na,’’ ‘‘The Dread and Dismal Swamp.”’ Before chronicling the following results it will be well to make a statement. The individual members of the facnlty whose names ap- pear here are asked neither to go into ecstacies nor to become despond- ent and commit suicide, for you who have fared well know not how little you may have lacked of faring ill on some other question, and as for you who have fared ill, your bosoms would swell with pride if you were to know how nearly you came to winning out in some more lucky place. Professor Morley has been voted by a great majority to be the most popular professor. The electrical engineers consider Pro- fessor Sheldon to be the best instructor; the miners and B. S. students have bestowed the honor upon Professor Little; the A. B.’s have given the palm to Professor Hulme. Dean Eldridge has been voted at once the most broad-minded man and the hardest worker in the Faculty. The most difficult man to whom to recite is Professor Little, with Professor Peters a close second. Professor Janes and Professor Cogswell for a time ran a neck-to-neck race to decide which was the easiest man to bluff, but Professor Cogswell finally won out. Tommy Matthews has been voted the handsomest man in school; Hazel Morrow the handsomest girl. One person suggests that every- one look in the mirror. In spite of the apparent inconsistency with the above, it has been decided that the homeliest man and homeliest girl are to go together as a bad case—it’s Tommy and Lucy. Others think the U. I. has none; some evidently think they will be considered ser- rious when they answer ‘‘nie.’’ Jim Frazier and Josh Jensen divide honors as the windiest person