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

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1900. OOOOO0O0 Class Colors. Purple and Old Gold. Class Yell. Hip-su ! Rah-su ! Sis-boom-bah 1900 ! Rah! Rah! Rah! GI ass History. Th % • T Wif () Tool EPTEMBER has come and gone, but it has bequeathed to Aggie, as an evi- dence of its interest toward the institution, the class of 1900. It is our good fortune to be the century class. As to our being unaccustomed to college life we will admit it, but as to being green, — never ! During our first days here we heard, now and then, allusions to the Owl Club. Though we had heard of this club, yet we could not come to any definite conclusion as to its mode of operation. It presented to our minds only vague ideas of a something, — what shall we call it ? — with which in due time we would become acquainted. And so we did ! On a certain memorable Friday night we were unceremoniously introduced to the secrets, — heretofore unknown, — and the mysteries of the Owl Club forever vanished. Now, I believe, there are none M ' ho have not the most complete mental image of that order. But we soon suf- ficiently recovered from our informal midnight reception to win the rope-pull. It was a closely contested struggle. At the signal to drop, the Sophs., as they were more experienced, took in at least a foot of the rope, but they could not

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hold the advantage thus gained ; for, when our men began to heave, the rope was slowly pulled back. When time was called we had fairly won by an inch and a half. It was only a small gain, but sufficient to give us the victory. As this was our first class victory we naturally felt very jubilant, and, as you may imagine, we passed the night in celebration. But our supremacy was short-lived. In a few weeks the Sophomore-Freshman football game came off. Here we were defeated by a score of 6 — - o. Our men were quite the superiors in regard to individual playing, but as for team work, we were completely surpassed by the motherly Sophs. Although we were worsted by that wise and honorable body we would not, however, have it thought that our men cannot play. That would be a great injustice to ourselves. Think for a moment ! Five able-bodied men from our class are on the ' Varsity team ! Does that look as though we had no players ? Nor have we been slow in other directions. We are represented on the Glee and Banjo Club. And (for we certainly must mention it) we are well repre- sented at the Hash House. We have come here with a determination so to acquit ourselves that we will do credit to our college, and so to train ourselves that we will be the more fitted for life ' s work. And what is our life ' s work to be ? Some of us have already chosen, but by far the most have not made known their preferences. But let us all, who have not decided, be ever alert to those opportunities which come to every man. Let us not be compelled to say in the next Index that we have not chosen our life ' s work. 25