Cedarville College Memorabilia

JUNIOR CLASS. President. CARRIE RIFE. Class Colors, Old Rose and White. Mr. Editor:-Understanding that your cla s intends to publish an Annual, and knowing that your class historian would not dare tell all th e good qualities about the class and its members, because "self praise is half scandal;" I take the liberty to write you and give some points of interest which I have gathered by observation and inquiry, and which, no doubt, will help some in preparing a history. I arrived in Cedarville a few weeks since on Monday eve and after supper I trolled out toward the College, and, seeing a light, ventured in. Before leaving I visited both societies and heard some of the best productions that I ever heard given by college students. After dismissal as I walked down town with a gentle– man I asked who the students who had given such excellent productions, were. He kindly informed me as to the names and also that they were members of the Junior class. Not having to leave your village until the following evening I at once determined to visit the college and hear this class in the recitation room. Accordingly 1 ar– rived at the college the following- morning in ample time and lounged about th e halls and library to observe their conduct there, which I found to be the best. Overhearing them saying "l don't know a thing today," I began to consider that because of society the previous evening, possibly I had come at an inopportun e time and they were not fully prepared. But once in the class room all doubts were quickly cleared away. John Stuart Mill never handled log ic better and Sir Will– iam Ham ilton never knew more about Sense-perception, Though t o r Intuitions. Our vocabulary is entirely devoid of epithets; that would justly express the ease and fullnes · of their recitations. Their work commends itself. I understand that they are urpassing any preceding class and are establishing a reco rd that will be very difficult for succeeding classes to attain. Their civility to the othe r member of the college is very marked. Another very noticeable characteristic is that all are about on an equal standing, no one seems to be in the least in advance of the other mem– bers, wh·ich is of rare occurrence, as clatses almo t always have one or more mem– bers who compose the rear guard. As to athletics l shall mention nothing because the people of Cedarville well know the ability of the Junior Class in that line. But what I hall mention is that the Junior Class furnishes almo t half of the coatestants for the present year, which . hows that their ability i fully recognized and appreciated hy th e other member of the college. Also their conduct in chapel is not to be overlooked. The cla i composed of but ten member ; but these are assembled from half of the U. S. rep– representing that portion lying betw en th e Atlantic ocean and the Father of Water . Hoping that I have said enough to be of some h nefit to your historian in prepar– illg a history, I now shall clo e by wi bing the class a much ucces 111 the future as it i now achieving. Truly Your , \Vilmer \Vinkl er id . fSin e having r ceived the foregoing communication our historian ha b en x– cu~ed from writing. EDITOR .] 23