Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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P. A. KUHN juniors in COLORS-RGC1 and Black. YELL-Nike, Nike, ,A la tote Boola, Boola, 1908. President-P. A. Kuhn. Vice President-S. R. Fulton. Secretary-Miss Clara Dickey. Treasurer-Z. R. Scott. Pipe of Peace Orator-F. IJ. Kelso 32

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uiington on each telegraph pole and every tree, posters bore' witness to our philan- thropic spirit. But, sad to relate, the minds of the Freshies had not yet developed sufficiently to appreciate this magnanimity, and they insinuated that it was put there through a lack of knowledge on our part. However, let us consider the source and pass it by. ' As Juniors, the individuality of our class became still more marked. The per- sonality of each member became more strongly felt. There is Alice Wray, our Maud Muller, and Eleanor Clark and Anna Barackman, our learned pedagogues, who are the staunchest material of 'O8. We point with pride to our two wise men from the east, John Shrader of Bethlehem and Fred Kelso of Galilee. It is known only to a few that John really came not from Bethlehem of Judea but from New Bethlehem hard by a distillery near Brocton, Our class would not be complete without Kirk Thompson, our Beau Brummel, who adorns his physiognomy with the most exquisite down, commonly called side-burns, nor must we slight our baby Nadem Henernesf, nor Emily Redmond, who never gives us anything but straight goods, nor our Southern warhlers, the Texas Kcontingentf' Indeed, P0S's brilliant lights have shown in many directions. In society, in the class-room, and in athletics she has been foremost. She always has been and always will be the hope of her allies, the dread of her foes, and the pride of Westminster. C. D., 'O8. 'I-F. WS l' or-+91l.XXivir:?5w F Y' Y' ' -.STi?H-E152 i:i'lf117I.'nll 34