Vassar College - Vassarion Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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PREFACE. The Vrxssrxizrou Committee were in despair. Contributions did not How in as they had fondly expected. There seemed to be an unusually small amount of artistic ability in the College and what little there was belonged to people whose time was already Well occupied. Everybody was too busy to Write until after exams, and then 'f until after Valentine's Day, and then until after Trig. Ceremonies? The business men had invariably decided to Wait until another year J' before inserting the full- page advertisement requested. This was incidentally encouraging for '94 but death to '9E3. The chairman of the VASSARION Committee, in despair, Wrote to an experienced friend asking for pmctfzfcal suggestions on the Work. She received the following useful hints, which it has been thought might prove valuable to other classes, if published. fl. Get plenty of advertisements and make the thingpay. Go for the business men and talk them over. 2. Don't imitate old VASSARIONS. Strike out on a new line. Be original and bright. 3. Have plenty of humor-and humor with enough point to it to bear being explained to an outsider. 4. Have it contain real tfzougfat but- don't let it seem heavy. 5. Get it beautifully illustrated Qll. 6. Have everything about it neat and elegant UQ. 7. Have all the Wit and humor high-toned but sparkling, and full of local color-yet such local color as can be appreciated by all. 8. Let a high literary tone pervade the whole thing fly, I hope you will ind these suggestions useful and fruitful. I These suggestions have been faithfully carried out, as may be seen. We would sum up our advice to '94 in these few Words : Have the VASSARION a production perfect of its kind, and make a fortune by it. We hope they will find this suggestion useful and fruitful. fAny one who doubts the authenticity of those quotations may see the original document, which is in the hands of the chairman of the VASSARION Board. 1

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TO MRS. KENDRIGK. Our hearts we dedicated long ago, And dedicate them now a second time, With these few bits of college prose and rhyme,- Faint college echoes, lingering, tho' we go,- To one who's strewed on our angustau way, That broadens now to meet our golden day, Sweet flowers of kindness that shall ever grow Deep in our hearts, where all sweet memories blow

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TABLE OE CONTENTS. Dedication, Preface, - ORGANIZATIONS, Board of Trustees, - - - Officers of Government and Instruction, Class of '93, --.. Class of '94, - Class of '95, - Class of '96, - - - Collegiate Special Association, - In Special Courses, - - Students' Association, - - Young Womens Christian Association, PHILALETHETS, - - - Chapter Alpha, - Chapter Beta, Chapter Omega, - Non-Chapter Members, T. and M., - - Qui Vive, - - Shakespeare Club. Dickens Club, Tennis Club, - Floral Society, Hellenic Society. Art Club, Thekla, - Chapel Choir, , - - College Glee Club Portraits. College Glee Club, - Class Glee Clubs, - Vassar Harmonic Club, Harrison and Reid Club, Democratic Campaign Club, Current Topic Club, - College Settlement Chapter, SOCIAL EVENTS, - Campaign of 1892, Tennis Tournament, - Hal1oWe'en, - Senior Parlor Opening, PAGE 2 3 5 5 6 9 I1 13 16 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54