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"there's going to be a scrap 'round here" the boys give each other a knowing wink, and although he invariably gets the worst of the "scrap," he always comes up with a smiling countenance, puffing and blowing as much as ever. Ridgely has had a successful College career. In this time he has held many important offices, among which may be mentioned business manager and editor- in-chief of the College Monthly, and has always performed his duties in a credit- able manner. In addition to this he has made a good record as a student. All of this success is spoiled though when we think of his cornet-blowing. To hear him blow a cornet is something awful, and to hear the "shut ups" bellowed from a dozen throats is even worse. Evidently he is the cause of it all. He expects to get married soon. Strange as it may seem, Iona Jewell Simpson is the youngest member of the class-sixteen-but yet she has had more love affairs than any girl in school. She began this tour of conquest while in the Preparatory Department, and has continued ever triumphant in it to the present day. 'he is so exceedingly fickle that after gaining one victory, she becomes dissatisfied and immediately seeks new fields. And now that she has reached her Senior Year, she weeps, as did Alexander of old, because the material for conquering is exhausted and she graduates. She has argued on many occasions that man loves with his brain instead of his heart- this explains her inconstancy. She is also a strong advocate of woman's rights, or rather the superiority of woman to man intellectually, and has demonstrated this to the satisfaction of all concerned-and now woman reigns supreme, peerless, and poor man must take his place one step lower. Her home is at the foot of the campus and by her proximity to College she is the first to break news to the girls. In very truth she is The Morning Herald and Evening Star. Miss Simpson was one olf Philo's winning contestants in '98, and she gradu- ates as the cia. s valedictorian. She is an accomplished musician and has won deserved credit by reason of her skill. Emma Carter Smith became a rnern ber of the class in her Junior Year. She was formerly a member of the Ninety-eight Class, but she remained at home one year for the double purpose of teaching some "young ideas," and of joining the Ninety-nine Class. As a schoolmarm she was in the height of her glory and became endeared to her pupils who are waiting for her return. There are two habits which she indulges in when studying. The first is curling and twisting a little lock that falls over her right temple and tucking it hack into her hair; the second is humming to herself. She reminds us of a little humming bird that when engaged in its most laborious tasks sings the loudest. This is the only time when 55