. ... Debris. HISTORY OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS. IME, last fall; place, railroad station anywhere. A rope-bound trunk at one side,containing an assortment of freshly darned socks and clean handkerchiefs, abunch of letters tied up in blue ribbon along with a picture, some other unim-portant trifles of clothing, and down beneath all, in the back left-hand corner, aBible. Across from this, a group consisting of father, mother, sister, and perhapssome one better than a sister. A train whistled, drew puffing into the station,whirled away with our hero, leaving behind a trail of smoke and sorrow. Thehis
. ... Debris. HISTORY OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS. IME, last fall; place, railroad station anywhere. A rope-bound trunk at one side,containing an assortment of freshly darned socks and clean handkerchiefs, abunch of letters tied up in blue ribbon along with a picture, some other unim-portant trifles of clothing, and down beneath all, in the back left-hand corner, aBible. Across from this, a group consisting of father, mother, sister, and perhapssome one better than a sister. A train whistled, drew puffing into the station,whirled away with our hero, leaving behind a trail of smoke and sorrow. Thehistory of 1905 had begun. The first part of the journey his spirits fell as he thought of all he had leftbehind, but as he neared LaFayette he began to feel the inspiration of the nameand fame of Purdue. Any terror he might have felt upon his arrival was soondispelled by the kindness of the Y. M. C. A. boys, who piloted him about in searchof where to lay his head. If it had remained the size it had been before he lefthome it might have been a
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