University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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History of the Class of 1905 tt Libras virosque 0mm ,, UT Virgil had the advantage of the freshman historian, because the adventures of Aeneas and his valiant followers had already been completed when Virgil told their story; whereas, most of the great and glorious historLyr 0f the class Of 1905 lies in the future. Besides, the history of a freshman class is always a sad and mournfnl subject, a tale of suffering, of blighted hopes and unappreciated merit; and we, like all the rest, have learned our hitter lessons under that relentless pedagog, Experience. we came, we saw, we expected to conquer. But alas! we were greeted with jeers and derision. The lirst thing we learned was to have unbounded respect for upper elassmen; those who lacked the bumps 0f reverence when they arrived, very soon received several bumps which answered the same purpose. Hard- ships gathered thick and fast. We no sooner escaped from his- tory, with its mediaeval horrors than we fell into the clutches of Sallust, and our very dreams were troubled with Dynamics, and Logarithms pursued us into the midst. of examinations. Our noblest efforts were misunderstood and our very best themes were returned to us blotted beyond recognition with red ink. But. after all, our examination returns showed a very low rate of mortality and the freshmen are beginning to rise under their weight of woes. Next year you will find us WELSH; no longer, and we give promise that as seniors we will be men and women of whom the University will he Droud to say, WIhis is the Class Of 19053, 18

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