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History of Class of '24 ~~~~§~HE 'Class of 1924 has a most unique historical setting; begin- ning shortly after the world's greatest war, it has been rocked in the cradle of Peace. Two great presidents have offered their live" unon the altars of Peace and a third is now la- boring to gle-an from the fields made fertile by the blood of martyrs the golden harvest of international concord. It has been the privilege of the class of 1924 to receive greetings from these three great Presidents, and we publish herewith the photographs autographed and presented with greetings to the staff. Following the wake of the war came a period which vitally upset our domestic tranquillity. Though the whir of industry had once more taken place of the cannon's roar, though nations were groping blindly for the hand that would lead them back to normalcy, our great war President, Woodrow Wilson, was being sacrificed upon the altars of political jealousy and party hatred, and his immortal message of peace could not be heard above the lying tongues of political bigots. Days of endless toil had given to the wofld a new babe of peace, the covenant of The League of Nations. But, alas! In swift succession came the decree of the political Herod that the babe must be killed in its infancy. In order to save the great ideal Woodrow Wilson went out to win the west, but swift upon the great man came disaster. Wil- son suffered a physical collapse from which he only momentarily rallied. passing out within the short span of our college days. To the memory of this great man whom history will accord a place with the greatest of all times, the class of 1924 offers its tribute. With the passing of Woodrow Wilson and Wilson idealism came War- ren G. Harding whom his party hailed as the practical man. But Harding was riot what the world terms practical. In the heart of this big man was more of the ideal than of the practical, and he labored to make the ideal practical to the common application. Buried deep in his inmost soul. coupled with his love for mankind was his burning desire to end war. The next great move in our school of international democracy was the calling of the world's great powers into conference for the purpose of limiting armament Contributing his best to the ever moving tide of peace Harding followed in the trail blazed to the west by his predecessor to carry his message of peace. But again alas, for mortal flesh proved too weak to combat the ever beating storm of opposition. He had used up his quota of human en- ergy; he, too, was stricken and just as the western sun crowned the heav- ens with its departing glory Warren G. Harding offered his life upon the altars of peace. To the noble life and the greater cause we offer our tribute to the memory of Warren G. Harding. Calvin Coolidge, the President of the United States, is now in office. 'Mid the storm of slander and political scandal that precedes a normal po- litical crisis he stands at the helm of the government, unmoved by the waves of human emotion, preferring the golden silence to silver tongued eloquence. To the President we pledge allegiance. Whether Democrat or Republican we, the class of 1924, rededicate ourselves to Our government and pledge our loyal support to the President of our beloved country. One' Hundred and Twenty