. The Ottawan. y class famous. But all these things are the least of our glory. On the same night that two Freshmen orators got first and secondplace in the oratorical contest, the Freshman class started the movementwhich will leave a testimonial of their enterprise on the campus foryears to come. During the banquet at Sims that night they started theball rolling for a new gymnasium, and started it right, with twenty-fivehundred dollars in subscriptions. Later the rest of the college, facultyand trustees, fell into line, and under the lead of the Fresbman class, anew and first class gym for O.


. The Ottawan. y class famous. But all these things are the least of our glory. On the same night that two Freshmen orators got first and secondplace in the oratorical contest, the Freshman class started the movementwhich will leave a testimonial of their enterprise on the campus foryears to come. During the banquet at Sims that night they started theball rolling for a new gymnasium, and started it right, with twenty-fivehundred dollars in subscriptions. Later the rest of the college, facultyand trustees, fell into line, and under the lead of the Fresbman class, anew and first class gym for O. U., a thing dreamed of, but scarcely con-templated, is about to become a reality. With these brief hints of our accomplishments, we must leave fain would tell you more of ourselves and our doings—and they arenot all done yet for track, baseball and interclass basketball are yet tocome—but our activities are many and our time is limited. As one hassaid, The Freshmen are too busy doing things to [46]


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