Ravelings . WINTER SCENE. Hlumni et Hlumnae. ^I^yf^l HEN we take retrospective views of our college lives, there always seem to be a fewexperieni es that^Jj^JA are indelibly impressed upon the memory. To a member of the class of 99, Saturday, Octobertenth, 1896 and the occurrences of that day and night will remain so deeply impressed that they cannever be effaced. The occasion was a picnic at Jacks Mills. Although the day was rainy and the ;ads bad, nothingseemed to mar our pleasure until the return trip. We had driven but a few miles, when suddenly in the dark-ness, our bus overturned. T


Ravelings . WINTER SCENE. Hlumni et Hlumnae. ^I^yf^l HEN we take retrospective views of our college lives, there always seem to be a fewexperieni es that^Jj^JA are indelibly impressed upon the memory. To a member of the class of 99, Saturday, Octobertenth, 1896 and the occurrences of that day and night will remain so deeply impressed that they cannever be effaced. The occasion was a picnic at Jacks Mills. Although the day was rainy and the ;ads bad, nothingseemed to mar our pleasure until the return trip. We had driven but a few miles, when suddenly in the dark-ness, our bus overturned. Terror and tears reigned supreme. Pen cannot picture our plight. Broken dishes,muddy hands, dishevellfd hair, lost hats, torn clothes and bruised bodies, these things may suggest our pre-dicament. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. Ironing boards and bandages, borrowed from a neighbor-ing farmhouse, rendered our homeward ride tolerably c mfortable. But hours had pa sed before we were in acondition to resu


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