Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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Senior Class History T is with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow that wo take u| the writing of flu- final history f our class. MY art glad to know that we arc soon to enter on our life work: while, on the other hand, we know that in leaving our Alma Mater we will, necessarily, discontinue associations and friendships as valuable as life itself. Our class, at the time of its entrance, was the largest on record. M e have had our share of ministers, orators, athletes, and financiers, and Ix-sides these some noted philosophers, suffragettes and socialists. MY arrived in Collegeville in the fall of 11 10 as green as tin campus itself. For several evenings before school opened, hazing was carried on. hut after school was opened and the class became organized the hazing suddenly ceased. In the various athletic eontests of the year we were victorious. The Freshman Bampict was a brilliant affair made so by the presence of the President of the Sophomore Class in captivitate. And then came the Sophomore year. In the beginning of tin-year tin- class declared itself against hazing and also eliminated |M sters and other time-wasting practices. Soon after this Kill Yeager got us red hats, and they were some scenery! Fate in tin- year tin- first annual inter-class field meet was held, and it is with pride that we mention that our boys won first place by a margin of twenty-five points. The Junior year hurried on and everybody ln-gan to look wise owing to their exposure to logic, psychology, and other high-sounding, long-named subjects. During this year, we published our Ruby which was a success Imth from a literary and a financial stand-jMiint. Again our boys won the majority of ribbons in the annual inter-class meet, and our name was the first to be inscribed on the cup which is to be contested for annually. All too soon came our Senior year. Although in our studies we were ready for our caps and gowns, sentimentally we disliked to don them. The thought of entering the last lap of the race, which would finally lend to commencement, was unpleasant to us. During our last year many of our genii blossomed forth. June has conic almost too soon for us and as we prepare to leave these halls we are determined to lake with us into the world tin- spirit of t'rsinus; and wo believe that the world will lie made better through it. MY have agreed that in future years we will gather together frequently, and give a go«id old “Ki si r cc i' for our Alma Mater. 21

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Senior Class Poem Barren and Imre arc tlic fields «f autumn. Dormant tin- seeds that the tillers have sown. Some have died with the season that brought them. Some to bountiful harvests have grown. Under the mantle of cold and bleak winter Nurtured hv nature the flowerets sleep. Storing the forces that nothing may hinder. Revealing the secrets that nature docs keep. When April unbosoms her vernal endeavor Bringing to life- what was seemingly dead. Heaven rejoices that earth does forever Respond to her call ami arise from her bed. We. in our childhood, by ignorance thwarted; Knowledge, the power that freedom docs bring. We. in our work by its ageneii ' guarded. Thus to Ursinus this tribute we sing. a