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at eleven o'clock to see how everything and report. They started at the appointed hour to their duty. had not proceeded lar before every step caused a mew from a cat, a bark fr0111 a dog, or a [rom a Sub-Fresh, who through fear had crawled under the to However, \\'C heeded them not, but went on cur The which now we wished to solve was, .. Where are the as yet not one had been seen. Soon we saw OIlC. A brave fellow was, or he would have never come so close to us. As the shadows flee before the sun, so lie fled at the words Go back!" What became 01 him we know not, lor WC: saw him no mere. \'Ve finished our task and reported all to our class. Again we were com- missioned to go out and find the Sophs, if they were 011 the hill. went, taking more care as to where we placed our feet, for we pitied poor little Sub-Frnshics who were thus to torture. While making a tonr of the campus we found one little who, either because he could find no place to hide, or because he thought that we were Sophs, dared to stand out on the Davis pulled his and asked him where the Scphs frightened out wits, told LIS all that hc knew. \·Vc ag-ain reported to class and retired for the night. On the following night we cremated Caesar, at which cremation the entire school was in attendance. The Sophs said that it was done through cowardice, but as you have seen in 0111' past actions, where was essential, that we failed not to meet the requirements, and if you would what was thought of cur departure, consult the Faculty, whosc judgment is worthy of consideration. Hip! Hip!' Hurrahll! 'vVe arc Sophs. No longer does the verdure of the cabbage cling to us, even if we have cabbage-beads. Now we can enjoy pleas- ures that were denied us as Frcshies ; for instance, wc can roll all the campus without being in COil stant dread of being masticated by the college stock As Sophs we found out that, contrary to general opinion, all great minds do not run in the same channel, for the Faculty hardly ever agreed with us, and as a consequence we were compelled to elect officers in order that we might transact our business to suit ourselves. As Sophs we spent a great part of our time in showing the Freshmen the ropes, with which many of them hung themselves. Juniors we are! Only twenty-four of liS have passed through all the different stages from butedom to Seniors. Although bearing tnany scars, we arc not disabled, and will continuc in the warfare with our foe until we overcome. In all things we are among" the first, whether it he on the cliarnoncl or in the society hall. Our motto has ever been: "Dum vivimus vivamus." HISTORIAN. 8,
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