Purdue debris . History of the Senior Class. N THE spring everything is green but were you toview the campus in the fall you would think thatspring had returned. September, 1909, offered noexception to this as the prospective members of theclass of 1913 wound their way through the intrica-cies of the Registrars initiation into University customs began with yell, Freshmenout! We had the good fortune to win a preliminary but in spite ofvaliant fighting we lost the Tank Scrap. However, we soon ralliedfrom our disappointment and wore our green headgear with priderather than chagrin. Our
Purdue debris . History of the Senior Class. N THE spring everything is green but were you toview the campus in the fall you would think thatspring had returned. September, 1909, offered noexception to this as the prospective members of theclass of 1913 wound their way through the intrica-cies of the Registrars initiation into University customs began with yell, Freshmenout! We had the good fortune to win a preliminary but in spite ofvaliant fighting we lost the Tank Scrap. However, we soon ralliedfrom our disappointment and wore our green headgear with priderather than chagrin. Our class contained men of rare athleticability and by their efforts we easily won the class championship infootball and in basketball. We followed the custom originated bythe 12 Class and observed St. Patricks Day by parading to theFamily Theatre amid a shower of eggs and bags of water. As theyear drew to a close we had become accustomed to the inevitableeight oclock and the tiresome shop lectures. June found us alittle less green and a littl
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