Western College - Multifaria Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Che QIGSS of l9I4 The class of 19144 needs no written history, the story of its glory has been graven year by year on the hearts of all the students and faculty who have watched our progress. 'We have, of course, done the same things, had the same big days that all classes have, we have taken the same colllege courses that all classes must take, but it is the way 1914+ has done them that is to become traditional. Even from the ancient history of our Freshman year, the vioElet haze still lingers. What Senior can forget the tramp across the Tallawanda to Violet Bank when we, as Freshmen, for the first time made May Baskets for the Juniors! Nor can we forget the making of our Freshman Hag-how we each were anxious to sew on at least one petal of the violets! But these .memories concern only the 19144 girls. In our career, there have been many things which have affected the whole col- lege. It was during our Freshman year, as we stood one morning in chapel singing lustily, How firm a foundation, that we heard a mighty roar beneath. lt was not the foundation-only the plastering from the dining hasll ceiling. There was much confusion and excitement when the tables were at last arranged in the long base- ment corridor. Although we sang it of ourselves, it was quite the reputation we established that year for the professors could not discover i 'A Such a class as 191-L, VVe were so downright cleverf' When we came back as Sophomores, a remarkable change had taken place in the front corridor of Peabody Hall. The proverbial green carpet had been laid in the corridor, and the clock was apparently in good condition. We presented that masterpiece, Beauty and the Beast for our stunt on College Day, then rushed off to the Miami gymnasium to play the Sophomore-Freshman basket ball game. That was long before we dreamed of having a gym of our own. To prove our cleverness the second year, we wrote the class play, The Century Plant, which was undoubt- edly a success. As a gentle hint to chaperones of other classes, one of our most remarkable good times was the hay-ride which our chaperones gave us that spring. None but the Seniors know how the country looks from the top of the old mill roof! 1 And now among the traditions of the Middle Ages, we must include the happen- ings of our Junior year. Quite an exciting year that! The first thing was the fire in Peabody Hall when' all Miami came rushing out in time to rescue-Miss Pea- body's portrait, the College Bible, and the hymnubooks. That fall the Juniors had the championship in basket ball, of which we were all duly proud. The all impor- tantlbody, the finance committee Qsecond in importance only to the council, which has even the privilege of revoking legitimate vacationsj, was organized that year- the woe of every treasurer in college, even to the treasurer of- our class, who was never known to have money. hen carneour elaborate-1Junior breakfast, so elaborate, in fact, that severe restrictions have been placed on alll succeeding breakfasts ffor full particulars, see the Committee on Oversight of Entertainmentsj. We were the only class who could be Juniors in the flood time of 1913, when Ysaye gave a two 27

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A Senior Zlass mganization ,. I , , President ............................. A .......... FRANCES ORB Vice President, . . . .... REBECCA GLIVTER Secretary ...... . . .RUTH MAVITY Treasurer .... A . . .NORAH SPRAGUE COLORS: TWO shades Of ,Violet A MOTTO: X-1. CLASS .FLOWVERZ Violet 26 ,

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thousand dollar concert in our parlors gratuitously. Another thing that will always be a tradition of that year was the two-o'c,lock Hre drill--when all the beauty s-ecretsof the college were laid bare even in the face of such a mystery. Our Junior year came gloriously to a close with the publication of our annual. As for thehistory of modern times-there are many things worth recording. For the first time in history, every member of the Senior class came back some kind of an official-each thoroughly impressed with the dignity of herposition. In addi- tion we have each for the first time-in our advisory capacity, undertaken to guide six erring Freshmen through their first year. Most of our Freshmen know us by sight at least. That we should be here to record the completion of our gym is remarkable, but it is finished even to the swimming pool-and. wonder of wonders, once a week the Seniors are privileged to have an evening swimming party. As unique as ever, the Seniors did not stand in line at Senior Reception. Only our august officials received, while the rest of us were stationed in each room much after the fashion of the five-spot on a domino. The most distinguishing thing of all, however, is the way we keep Senior parlor-well, of course. That's the way we have always done things. lt has not been all play, but a remarkable mixture of hard worksand hard play. Four years ago we came, the dream of years is almost over, and at the end we are forced to say with Stevenson: i ' To 'travel hopefully is more Than to arrive at the goal. A Eig uunri A u..u 'LT I N ' 'M ff i 4 T t. 28