Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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S w I.I.I. i;si.i:n- i.i-:(;K n, . ancient book of similar appearance. As it is, we hope that they may not be dissatisfied that our minds should have happened .o find the same channels. The purpose of this book is to give, to those who are sufficiently inter- ested to seek it. some idea of student life at Wellesley during the past year; and, though we have felt that such a picture would be far from complete without a mention of matters — such as the Stu dents ' Association and societies — of serious and vital interest in college life, yet, in general, the aim has been to give the lighter side of life from the students ' stand-point. In all this we have been greatly aided by the kindness of our friends, even those outside the class as whose especial organ this book is issued. Particularly we shall remember Miss Bertha Jones, a former student at Wellesley, and a member of Z A, Miss Edith Luther, A. S., Miss C. R. Green, S. S., the interest of all of whom has materialized in a way most acceptable to our art editors. From the President of our class, in this as in many other matters, we have received sympathy, appreciation, and help; and our love and loyaliv increase. Several members of the class have given us especial aid ; and to the Senior Class, as a whole, we would express our gratitude for and appre- ciation of the honor paid us in their choice of us to edit their annual. As we give it to the public, we feel that our fondest dream will be realized and our highest aim attained, if it prove to be no discredit to the Class of ' 91. The Editors.

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WELLESLEY LEGENDA. and appreciative of her success, and we trust we may not be misunderstood if we say that the Class of ' 91 feels itself somewhat aggrieved in being called upon to pass through this its Senior year without that President who has led us through the preceding years of our course, and who, it would seem, has given us a claim upon her in the honorable right to add her name to our list of members. But, in spite of Plate ' s unkindness, we issue the annual, which, it is hoped, has become a regular feature of the college year, although, as yet, of but three years ' standing. To ' 89 ' s heroism and to ' 90 ' s discretion we owe this privilege. If we have endangered it to succeeding classes, our excuse is that the sole legacy of the Dragon to us was the command ' ' to have our jokes funny, ' ' and we felt justified in taking some risk to attain that end. Ponder well, O reader, the dire result to future generations before you pro- nounce not funny. The Dragon may be only sleeping and waiting to be roused by the verdict which means disobedience. We would not mention this to dampen your criticism, but purely from thoughtfulness for our neighbors. From a similar motive we call attention to a slight change from the cus- tom of our predecessors, concerning the period of time covered by the cal- endars. It is for many reasons safer to write of things of which we know, than to trust the accuracy of prophe tic visions or even women ' s plans. And, therefore, the record in this book is limited by the month of publication. But we are still unwilling that the great day of the Class History, the Senior Tree Day, be granted no historian ; and we would accordingly direct the attention of those who come after us to this fact, that we have been proud to record in our annual a short account of the Tree Day of our predecessors. Were it not for the expensive lessons of experience, we would leave this fact, with its accompanying suggestion, to insinuate itself into the acute mind of ' 92. But editorial training teaches us that the point is occasionally missed, and that hints must not be too delicate if they would attain their end ; hence, we speak plainly. Since this page is the only one where the editors can speak for them- selves, we must sacrifice unity to the needs of the case, and also mention here the regret we feel at discovering the similarity of our choice in the exterior of the book to that of a brother college. Were we not so confident in the fairness and justice of that college, we might fear the suspicion of imitation, and be tempted to mention that one of our number possesses a genuinely

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CONTENTS. l ' . GE ADVKRTISEMKNTS . 152 ALUMN.K AND CLASSES X ' 9 Alumna; Assoui i lion . 20 Class of go 24 Class of ' 91 2y Class of ' 92 37 Class of ' 93 43 Class of ' 94 51 Club of ' 95 . 57 Graduate Students 21 Sijecials 60 ! ASSOCIATIONS . 73 1 Chapel Fund 75 Christian 74 College Settlement 78 Students ' 77 Student Volunteer 74 ATHLETICS . 85 Boating 89 Gymnasium 86 Mental 88 Tennis 87 CALENDARS: April 94 May 95 June . 96 September . 104 October 114 November . 5 December . 116 January 125 February 126 March 140 EDITORIALS: Class of ' 90 23 Class of ' 91 27 Class of 92 35 Class of ' 93 41 Class of ' 94 49 College Settlement • 78 Societies . 64 Specials 59 Students ' Association • 76 LIBRARIES AND READING ROOM 92 MODERN LITERATURE . 93 Artistic .... y7 A Wellesley Idyl . 97 Ninety ' s Tree-Day . 98 Pastels in Pr ose 99 lAGK Dk.amatic 105 Hamlet with Ihunlet left out 107 I-egenda Board lias its I ' liotograph taken ...... 105 Poetic 117 An Editor ' s Flight .... 117 I ' m an S. A. Young Woman iig Inspired on the night of the Stanley Lecture 123 I Wish I Were . . . . 120 Ninety-One Crew Song ... go Questionings ..... 122 The Float 118 To . . . . . .124 To Charles ' s Lantern . .124 Tupelo 121 Verses 119, 124 Where Are You Going ? . . 84 Realistic T27 Faculty Note to a Disconsolate Junior, 137 Freeman Aviary ..... 136 Grinds 141 Hopeful Indications of Progress . 139 Localized Notables .... 131 My Experience with Stilts . . 127 Our Bulletin Board .... 138 Programs: Federal Elections Bill 133 Physics Celebration . . . 135 Three Men in the Same Boat . 129 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT AND INSTRUCTION u Board of Trustees and Visitors ... 12 Faculty 13 PRESIDENTS OF WELLESLEY COL- LEGE 10 PUBLICATIONS, WELLESLEY . 91 SOCIETIES 63 Mi ' Ti ' ALLY Exclusive .... 63 Art 67 Z A 69 Microscopical and Scientific . . 71 Shakespeare 66 ' ! 2 68 Musical 79 Beethoven .... . . So Ninety-One Glee Club ... 83 Wellesley College Banjo Club . . 82 Wellesley College Glee Club . . 81 (9)