Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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History of the Class of '09 .-:Q N many ways and o11 account of man 'B ' 'KT . ' ' Y things was the debut of the Class of '09 famous at NVabash. ln the first place the M N 'class ente1'ed the college with Prof. --. That is, at the same time. However, the ' .Professor was from Harvard and of course presented his naturalization pape1's at the front wicket. The Freshmen were from the other half of God's count1'y and were glad to be admitted even at the postern. And here another 1'emarkable thing may well be noted. That the rank and file of the class really had greatness thrust upon them by being impressed at once into the service of the literary world by the new compulsory cou1'se in Eng. Comp. l. ,l--lere many brave ones lost every- thing, pouring out, as it were, in one mighty deluge all their hopes-this for the good of humanity. Concerning the class of '09, as about every lfreshman class, it was said that it was remarkable for its strength and precocity. The noticeable thing about this remark at the time was, that it was true. The class was the first to pass the centenary ma1'k in its enrollment. The scrap of October 5, 1905, owing to the ruling of the high powers that were at that particular time, was a double-headed aliray. Hy valiant deeds and the cleverest of strength the Class of '09 had the Sophs firmly bound ...f...lf4v', me ...i.....t-S 7 with ropes inside of a few minutes. But, since this con- dition was not of particular interest to the upper classmen, it was deemed fit a11d proper that all the 1'0pes be excluded and the light begun over again. llut this change made little difference in the success of the '09ers. Vein, vidi, vici never applied to any of Czesar's campaigns with half the fitness that it did to the onslaught under the old beech tree-'09 was completely victorious. The next act in this Freshman drama occurred on the night of February 21, '06. Space forbids a complete tran- script of the lines here, but we record a few of the ones pre- se1'ved as authentic records by the historical talking ma- chine: XVhere, oh where is my own sweet water wagon g Good-bye, Hi-I'liram, let's have a tl- parade. No, let's not. Hey, there. You're a liar. You're another. tlflere the action of thc drama is very rapid. Stars ap- pear.j Get off that little man, you big slob! Fight some- one your sizef' 'ln justice to the reader we must say here that a few members of the class were later placed on pro- hibition by the faculty, lint let not this divert your at- tention from the fact that '09 won the 22nd scrap. l.est someone may think that this class has been re- markable only for its pugnacious qualities, we wish to state that it claims the honor of abolishing the traditional. annual desecration of VVashingt0n's bi1'thday. Wfith ordinary ,com- 32

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mon sense the Class of '09 could see no prospective satis- faction in wallowing under the rules in the mud of the athletic Field. The prevailing opinion in the class was to the effect that because men were undcrclassmen in college they need not reproduce the barbarities of their pre-historic an- cestors. So against a remarkably stubborn protest by the Senior-junior element the Class of 309 abolished the 22nd scrap. ' VVhatever is true of the individual is true of society. And as the junior in college begins to pat his juvenile vagaries and shoulder his responsibilities, so the Class of '09 in its junior year began to assume the dignity of a profound and stable organization. Its members learned the value of quiet contemplation, and sought to withdraw from the vital activities of college albfairs in order to develop a 33 seriousness of thot and mein which should be compatible with their coming seniority. Advancement towards the front of the Chapel lent its powerful influence to whatever still remained of the unchaste. Too much distressing col- lege work, and all other worries, were carefully avoided by its members, and everything made to contribute t-oward a common end, the development of a Senior class worthy of the name. The priority of this publication prevents an account of the '09 commencement, and for this we are sincerely sorry. This zenith in the history of '09 will be a fair page in the chronicles of Wabasli. But of all this beauty and grand display we can speak only prophetically. Therefore we shall say nothing-'09 will be there. , ' X! 1X Qs, 4- -. Aki. ,-f' ' -' M ' . 17 .F , fnik'