1916 Cedrus Yearbook

19 Junior History 16 W HEN the school bell called us, at the beginning of this college year, to again take up our duties, several of our old members did not appear in their usual places. Two were engaged in the art of teaching; one, for reasons unknown,remained at home; and another having attended summer school, was promoted to the Senior Class, thus failing to experience the joys and privileges which naturally attend this Junior Class. All these departures from the straight course make our class seem rather small. But two new ones were added to our number, making eight in all; not a very large class yet, to be sure, but one which you will all agree made up that quality which is so essential. Our president,John Collins, gained quite a reputation as center of the Boys' Basket Ball Team,and ably assisted by the left forward,Paul Creswell, did much to gain Cedarville's victories. The Girls'Basket Ball Team was also well represented by our class. Florence Somers played center and Donna Burns,forward,on the first team. Ruth Ramsey and Mabel Stormont were "defenders of the ball" on the second team. But playing basket ball was not our greatest•accomplishment by any means. As evidenced in the class rooms we spent much time in study,for members of our class have long been "old stand-bys" of the professors in several of the various classes, and in last year's Bible Reading Contest, Miss Somers won first place. Then,to educate us in the higher arts and to help us pass away our leisure hours, we can call upon our two musicians, Irma Creswell, who has taken music at the College for several years,and Mary Chesnut, who,before coming to Cedar- ville,attended Forest Park University,St.Louis, where she took a music course for two years. These then are some of our good qualities. There are others, too, and when the Juniors get together there is always "something doing". Whether it is in the winter months, when the fire burns merrily and the Chesnuts are sputtering on the hearth, or in the happy Somer-time, that they meet together, the Juniors of 1917 are sure to have a jolly evening,and one worthy of such an illustrious class. Mabel Stormont,'17. 34