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the honor, as he excelled all other~ in writing, at times Brewillg-ton(s) of dnnger. Next! Who could fill the bill? Who was the mall to haudle the cash? And other such qnesuons were asked hy our members. There was bilt one thing required. Should he attempt to escape with the boodle, he could be overtnk eu thirty days after starting. Honesty did not enter into the question at so T did 1I0t get it. Smith did, though. Ail our officers were elected but one. To office was attached milch importance. It was much desired that the deeds of this illustrious class should be recorded and handed down to posterity. But who should do it? Tacitus was dead-yes sir. dead! So were Gibbon and Macaulay, nnd, in fact, all whom' we would like to have had. After much advertising, one from our metropolis, formerly f1"0111 the broad acres, sub- mitted himself for examination. The qualifications for this office were just opposite to those of the president; it was desired that he should have not a spark of dignity, and should be ever ready to ride the ponies, hook recitations, break ill the pantry and din- iug.hnll-c-provided detective W. was not around-smile at the girls and go on the par- ades. It was also required that he should have the highest regard for truth. The fellow from the got the position, and as all know, both faculty and students, until quite recently he filled the hill; minus of dignity he has ever been ready to ride or hook, break or smile at the opposite sex, 110t drawing the line at the Faculty B11t here time has wrought its changes, and 110W, on account of Dig. he smiles 110 more; it 110 doubt, because no one will smile at him; neither does he go on any more parades. Again, because of goodness, or afraid of being caught, he re- fnses to break the pantry. But the officers were elected nnd our class was ready for biz. Bv this time some folks had become juniors, and the time had come to hand down the cane, and also an opportunity, as they thought, to set down on the '93'S, an opportunity for which they had waited ever since '93 had declined to be snown the ropes. \Ve assembled to wither beneath the blighting speech of the junior president, in which he, for some reason, failed to explain the absence of the members of his class From the bnrnillg of our effigy, as they had intended to be present to prohibit the performances. After our president had accepted the cane ami assured them that '