. ... Debris . losed, and then, in a stately, dignifiedmanner, we took leave of Purdue for a few days. The return was in the same way. You couldtell us as soon as we came in sight. There was something in our conduct, in our bearing,that distinguished us from any of the lower classmen. We had lost all our boyishness, ourhaughtiness, our meekness, and were Seniors worthy of the name and the position. When we were settled down to our work after the holidays, we soon discovered that {.*(.) wasgoing to graduate (by more than twenty) the largest class ever graduated from Purdue. The a man. All were
. ... Debris . losed, and then, in a stately, dignifiedmanner, we took leave of Purdue for a few days. The return was in the same way. You couldtell us as soon as we came in sight. There was something in our conduct, in our bearing,that distinguished us from any of the lower classmen. We had lost all our boyishness, ourhaughtiness, our meekness, and were Seniors worthy of the name and the position. When we were settled down to our work after the holidays, we soon discovered that {.*(.) wasgoing to graduate (by more than twenty) the largest class ever graduated from Purdue. The a man. All were backthat great day when weward. That day. whichseemed so distant thatcouraged and had given holidays had not lost usdetermined to be in atshould receive our re-three years ago hadsome had become dis-up the attempt, was nowahead. About this timecustomary with all Sen-class, and we all suc-this attack, which costturned our thoughts to-we expected to give someto be strictly a Senior af-a secret from the •weather. but a few short monthsthe picture fever, as isior classes, struck ourcumbed. We outlivedus an extra ten, andward the Senior ball thattime in April. This wasfair. In order to keep itdepartment, so as not to have a bad night, the date was not made public, only the members of our class knowing when itwas to come off, and in this way the weather bureau did not get the date. A ball is only pleasant Suffice it toour college to those present, so it would only be a waste of time for me to try to describe ours. say, that its date ever stands out prominent as one of the many which hrightenei days. April brought, also, her usual athletic fever. Base-hall, in which our class in the past had been so prominent, was calling out the good players, and we responded—Clark. Stewart and others appearing upon the diamond. Later, on local and state field-day, we did good work for our class and for Purdue. The track team, captained by Cole, proved itself worthy of the colors it defended. By
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