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

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TBE INDEX. College, it is more than probable that the custom of having Fall Athletics will be kept up in years to come. Aud now, since the province of the Editorial is limited to a review of the year and gossip of a general character, we pause. To our readers, who have patiently followed us thus far, we would say : If in the succeeding pages be found anything that is not as it should be, impute it to the devoted editors of the work, and give all the honor of whatsoever is well done to our beloved class. Those who will succeed us in the year to come, we would thus advise : Avoid our faults, and profit by whatever of good you may find herein: If we fail, be not dismayed. Mark but our fall and that that ruined us, — fail not to publish the Index. We would here take occasion to thank all those who have, in any way, aided us in our work. The compilation of these pages has, indeed, been a pleasant task, and it is not without much regret that we relinquish the pen, doff the editorial robes, exchange the sanctum for a study, and relapse into the calm seclusion of private life.

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TEE INDEX. former Farm Superintendent, for under him the farm prospered well. Visitors were always charmed by his genial, cheerful man- ner, and his kindly welcome lent a touch of pleasure to the otherwise somewhat dull ceremony of looking round the place. His connections with the students were of the most pleasant character, and now, at times, we miss the familiar sight of his sturdy figure, clad in robes of blue, striding through the blos- soming fields, doggedly followed by his faithful canine friend. We wish him all success in the new profession he has chosen. May he increase in this world ' s goods, and lay up treasures in Heaven. Under the wise supervision and fostering care of our newly installed Farm Superintendent, South wick, the Farm has put on a better appearance than it ever before possessed. Great improvements have been made in the way of grading and drainage, where these operations were most necessary to the appearance of the farm and the condition of the soil, and a large amount of land has thus been fitted for cultivation. The crops have all turned out well, both in quality and quantity. The Superin- tendent has good reason to be proud of having obtained so great success in so short a time, and yet greater successes and improve- ments are to be looked for in the near future. The social life of the College, it seems to us, has been improved in many respects. Classes and individuals hold not so much aloof from each other as formerly. Students of all classes mingle together in relations of the most friendly nature, and to such an extent have the restrictions of caste been removed, that the tender Freshmen and the hardened Post-graduate dwell together in unity, forming a veritable happy family. Truly, the Golden Age is at hand ! (Tn the matter of Athletic Sports, a great advance has been made. An association, properly officered and constitutioned, has been formed, having a board of directors, composed of represent- atives from each of the several classes, whose duty it is to arrange and direct the annual series of games. This fall, our success was as marked as that of last year. Eecords were made in many of the sports that stand on par with the achievements of the mighty men of the other Colleges of the country, — institu- tions much larger numerically than our own, and more generous- ly supplied with the apparatus and the opportunities necessary for the practice of such exercises. As the association formed is to be a permanent one, and composed of all the students in

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When Time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures, too, Then mem ' ry of the past will stay And half our joys renew. How swiftly the years glide by ! How short seems the time since we were Freshmen, looking forward longingly to the day when we should be Seniors ! How impatient to have completed our college course, to walk forth with honors crowned, to join the madening crowd ! How eager to reap, giving no thought to the sowing ! How hasty to cry victory, not thinking of the hard-fought battle ! Well, time has left us at the coveted station. We are Seniors. The day is very near when we shall be cast loose from our Alma Mater. Not without some sinking at the heart, do we now think of that hour when we must bid farewell to scenes and faces made dear by four years of close relationship. We review with feelings of regret those plans unfinished ; those wishes not con- summated. We ask ourselves, Has it been all for naught, — our college life? Is the harvest worth the seeding? Is the vic- tory worth the battle? The answer conies reassuringly. Our garner consists of full measures of healthy knowledge well suited to feed vigorous minds; sound bodies, enlarged ideas, with capac- ity to expand them ; a higher appreciation of a manly and self- sustaining character ; a closer acquaintance with God through His matchless works. We are well pleased with the harvest. Our years here have been full of activity. Many subjects have claimed our attention and interest. Language, with its awful intricacies ; Philosophy, with its dreary formulas ; Chemistry, with its magical reactions ; Botany, w ith its wonderful revela-