Ravelings . ng during the year, which have given us a distinction enjoyed byfew Freshmen classes. As we trudged home, upon that memorable morning of the classscrap, leaving the dazed and defeated Sophs to bind up their wounds andwonder how it happened, there dawned upon us the fact that when itcame to brawn and valor, we were second to no class in the college. Forthe particulars of that scrap, for the story of how each Sophomore wastumbled over and held in the mud, while the cheering crowd witnessedthe mingling of Sophomore colors with Sophomore axel grease, and thenailing of the orange and bl
Ravelings . ng during the year, which have given us a distinction enjoyed byfew Freshmen classes. As we trudged home, upon that memorable morning of the classscrap, leaving the dazed and defeated Sophs to bind up their wounds andwonder how it happened, there dawned upon us the fact that when itcame to brawn and valor, we were second to no class in the college. Forthe particulars of that scrap, for the story of how each Sophomore wastumbled over and held in the mud, while the cheering crowd witnessedthe mingling of Sophomore colors with Sophomore axel grease, and thenailing of the orange and black to the pole, we refer you to any were all there. With pity in our hearts, we remember how kindly the nine bigmen of the Sophomore class accompanied us to the Gym before goingto their kid social. How cute they looked standing in a row, intheir short trousers and wide collars. Some of them even consented toaid us in a practical demonstration of that old adage, spare the rodand spoil the And our banquet—but why should we sing our own praises? It issufficient to say that in spite of the strenuous efforts upon the part of theClass of 07, we lacked but three of our entire number at the hour ap-pointed for the banquet. The hour appointed for the banquet, de-serves mention. Owing to what some have termed a childish impatienceto plunge into the glories of the crowning event of the Freshman year,we made use of the early hours of Washingtons birthday instead of thewaning ones. In this way the whole affair fell upon the twenty-secondinstead of extending into the twenty-third, a day which we did Dot wishto commemorate. In athletics we have had able representatives on every team, foot-ball, base ball, basket ball and track. If we have been in a large measure successful in our undertakings,if you wonder at the results obtained, we pointwith pardonable pride toour inspiration. While we realize that anything we can say upon thisinteresting subject is superfluous and u
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