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History Of junior £Iass. W HEN, in the September of 1898, the natural world gave evidence of a a crowd of girls and boys who had come new life and a new season, of doors from different "old 'vV. M. c." parts of the country entered the open through the This crowd, after passing successfully work of the Sophomore Year, were again ready to engage in the work of another collegiate season. As we, the members of their crowd, looked ahead of us, the way appeared steep and rough; new branches of science and philosophy loomed up before us, but as we looked behind us, we saw what others hacl clone, then took courage and went about our work with renewed eagerness and hope. We begin our Junior work with perseverance as our prevailing character- istic, and progress as our inspiring motto, anel as the new and fleeting difficulties and the short-lived perplexities of College life hovered about us we still worked on with cheerfulness of disposition and complacency of mind. We realized that no real success was ever achieved without a true effort and an honest purpose, and ill view of this fact, we labored on, in the hope that our efforts would be crowned with success. Many a "Psy" lesson has found us careless and negli- gent:; often has the English lesson failed to inspire us on account of our inat- tentive minds; the beauties of botany have often faded into matters of no import- ance and of no consequence, because of our occasional insincerity; yet we. have, in spite of our many faults, passed through all the duties of another year. With what success we have done this, we leave to others to judge. A fondness for sport is still a quality to be found dominant in the characters of the Juniors. Indeed, this quality is so prominent that in consequence of its influence it has placed the "naughty-naught" boys first in all kinds of athletic sports. The basket-ball floor, the baseball field, the tennis court, the football field, all find the Junior boys active, skillful, and determined. In those boys is seen that delight in sport, joined with discretion and moderation, which renders possible a broad, general development, and thus prepares the way for greater and more lasting usefulness. Where is displayed a greater love for pleasure than in the Class of 1900? No opportunity to have a good time is ever lost. The mind that is wearied with the cares and tasks of the day must experience a period of entire diversion from work, and how can it better do this than by responding to the call, "Come in, boys; I have a box," or "Let's meet in room No. I31, and sing our new song?" "Feast" after "feast" has been participated in by us : and here could be heard ready wit and college lore that would fill the most comprehensive mind with amazement. When the "boxes" failed to reach us, we could easily go "down the hill" and there find anything that the hungry College boy could hope for. Two suppers were here 81