University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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THE INDEX. % — y HE past year has quickly flown, and we are no longer Sophomores, but have reached the enviable Junior year. We are just beginning to comprehend the mean- ing of those familiar words: For once I was a Sophomore, But now I am a man ! With a slight decrease in number, we begin the second half of our stay at the M. A. C. Nearly all of those who have departed from us are busily engaged in the various du ties of science, agriculture and music, — one who was unfortu- nately called to his home in Japan, has been appointed to an important and responsible position in that country. He still has an almost insatiable thirst for education, and we hope he will have a chance to satisfy it, either in this country or in Europe. In scholarship we can safely say we stand at the head. During the past year we have had a class average above any other in college. The principles of Mechanics; the Science of Fruit Culture; and the structure, form and habits of in- sects are a few of the many interesting studies in which we are now engaged. German and Rhetoric have taken the place of French and History. Zoology with all its prizes for increasing our love of snakes and turtles, is past, but not forgotten ; for what we don ' t know about it isn ' t worth knowing. All the practical surveying we are having this term, is find- ing the bearmg and distance of the dinner table, and having ar- rived at this station we do our levelho-sX. at going through

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established reputation of the clafss may not fall, but on the contrary, may take a higher stand before all who have been acquainted with our career. And now in closing this article, we would wish to bid farewell to all the members of the fac- ulty, especially those who have shown so much interest in our welfare. One there is whose name is not now enrolled among the Instructors, to whom we feel that we are doubly indebted for his efforts to conduct us through the intricate mazes of mathematics, and also for his patience and perse- verence which we know were often put to a severe test. Fellow Students, in bidding you adieu, there is little that we can say, endeavor to emulate our example so far as it may have seemed right, taking equal care to avoid our failings. Cultivate a spirit of class independence. Do what in your own judgment appears for the best, without regard to what other classes have done or may expect of you, and in this way you will gain the hearty admiration, if not open praise of all who know you. Finally, wishing you all the success, both in College and after life, that you have energy to labor for, and courage to receive, we bid you God Speed. B.

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THE INDEX. three or four courses while some of us taking PIE as a factor, compute the area and volume and find they nearly equal in- finity. We have not yet had a chance to try our muscle at boating, but we have enough for all practical purposes, if the manner in which we handle the twelve pounders is a criterion. Our class nine need have no hesitation in claiming the col- lege championship. No other class has a nine that can beat it. Class supper at Greenfield and accompanying incidents, and our last farewell as a class to Mr. Naito, aie occasions that will long be remembered. No doubt, the remaining years of our course will pass as quickly as the two that have just gone, and even now we are looking forward to the time when we shall be grave and rev- erend Seniors. Classmates, let us so improve the time that is left to us that when we graduate we shall be an honor, both to ourselves and to our Alma Mater. S.