1918 Cedrus Yearbook

19 izDai 18 FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY HEN Cedarville College opened her doors of learning in the fall of 1917, twelve fine and promising young men and maideris regis- tered as Freshmen. To be sure, we were these Freshies, and, of course, we were sniffed at for a few days, but we soon learned the ways of College life, and now we are the pets of our Professors and the praise of the students. Of course we do not mean to be proud or to be afflicted with megalomania, (excuse the big word). However, we are proud of the fact that we have a student from the largest city in the land, Nelson Thorn, a real New Yorker. He is a member of the first basket-ball team, and plays a great game. Our President, Robert Edwards, is from Clifton, a small city out near "No Man's Land." His ability as an executive is well worth mentioning. Harry Wright,the genius of the Science Department, discov- ered just recently that there were only two germs in kissing—namely, marriage and divorce. (Beware! Beware!) What did you say? The girls? Oh, sure, we must not forget the girls. We have tall girls and short girls, heavy-set girls and slim girls; girls who are pretty and those who are beautiful; those whose hair is curly and those who cannot curl it. There is Zelpha Dobbins,the girl with a determinatio n to make her mark in the world. Ida Rees, Uncle Sam's patriotic cook, who has shown her ability in working out the Hooverized meals at th e Club. Nothing needs to be said about one of our members,just ask "Bob. " Hannah Isaac, our Pennsylvania girl, failed to return after vacation. W e understand that she has changed her name. Oh, well! another soldier wa s made happy. Grace Bradford also left our class a short time before the h olidays. Then there are Helen Stewart, Lois Burns,and Elizabeth Dean, all expect - ing to be teachers. Ohio will have reason to feel proud when such girls as these go out into her schools. It is beyond the power of any historian to describe our social fu nctions. You would really have to attend them in order to know the real good time s that we have together. We are famed for our spreads and our kna ck of getting away with them. Yes,friendships have been formed which we can never forget, and many faces have become endeared to us. If the following words of the historian were prophetic, they would be after this manner: I see the class of 1921 graduating from the halls of Ce- darville College. In it are included doctors, ministers, professors, scie ntists and teachers who are just about to assume their places in the wo rld, fight- ing the good fight in the Battle of Life. D.H.H. 39