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entertain a visiting friend or relative, thou shalt obtain a careful estimate of his hash- consuming propensities and consult the caterer one week prior to expected arrival. No'n:,-Tf thou dost contemplate violating of the above rules, thou shalt make such intention known to the faculty one week to offense, as otherwise the Prof. may fail to discover the fact. N. B,-Above rules subject to change without previous notice. And now another sophomore class is in existence, another president has been elected, another class is to receive the cane-not the same cane-for as with all other things which has passed through the hands of '93, so with the cane. The old has be- come new, the silver, gold, free from alloy, a true emblem of the class that gave it. Another change was noted. No advantage was taken of our successor's position, no attempt to jest at another's expense/ but in tones of love and words of good cheer was it given, and it was received by '94 with a speech from its president, character- istic of all that is noble and true. Old Tempus now ceased in its fugiting long enough to remind us of the junior banquet. \Ve heeded the waming, once more gathered ourselves arcuud the consulta- tion board to decide when it should be and the nature of it. It was worthy of om best efforts, it was the recipient of the sallie; there was spared neither time, labor nor money; we felt that our faille was at stake, and with sleeves rolled lip our little girls beat biscuits and made dainties uusurpassahle .. and with breeches rolled up our boys trudged for turkeys and other fowl, over hills and through bogs almost impassable, not only so, but all dress-makers were employ ed for miles around, nud, as was proven later, their work and taste on that occasion was uusurpassable. The result was, that Oil the 1eth of February, 189~, there was a banquet held at \V. l\1. C. never before equaled, ancl of which some of our dignities partook until their Esophagus was impassable. J~Ol want of space we cannot give any further description of it here, but let us say there was spent for the occasion nearly :r'L,OOO. One who was present and partook most largely of the repast, wrote about it thus: "And can certainly be said to equal any similar event in the history of the college." We think it did 1 With the many events of school life we found our junior year drawing to a close, every day testifying to the superiority of the now famous class of our Alma Mater. and the time I;ad indeed come when their flag should wave from its towers. It was a dar- ing feat, such feet as some of our boys have.] How well do we remember it. All things been made ready, and at the appointed hour six of the daring, the brave, glided noiselessly down from fourth hall, then separating, two ascended the steps of Hering Hall to the top of the tower and were 50011 running along the roof over the not dead but sleeping, unsuspecting '92's. And now the deed is done, the hanner is unfurled, and '93 proudly floats on the air. Nor are the four behiud, although a larger task, although a deed more daring, yet not too much so for them; with fearless hearts they pass the Prof.ts door, ascend the creaking stairs to the literary hall of webster, then dropping themselves by ropes to the adjoining roof below, along which they run to the extreme end from the flag which '\Jl-s ..~Iready unfurled. Reaching this point 54