1918 Cedrus Yearbook

19 18 OCTOBER 19. First snow of the season. OCTOBER 22. Everything and everybody out of sorts. OCTOBER 23. Weather turned around. We've been *having March in October. OCTOBER 26. Girls entertain boys at Hallowe'en party at Miss Creswell's. Some time finding the place. "Oh, those ghosts!" Various mem- bers of the Faculty told exciting but true ghost stories. .--OCTOBER 30. Listen! Orange and Blue had their first meeting. And so did some one else. Cedarville Herald said that it was great. NOVEMBER 2. Another temperance meeting at Opera House in charge of the Cedarville Public Schools. NOVEMBER 6. Election Day. Ohio Dry. Beautiful Day. NOVEMBER 7. Did you see the morning paper? Yes, it's wet. No,it isn't. Yes, Cincinnati found a lot of votes. Isn't that a shame? NOVEMBER 10. Greeted our first foreign student, Walter C. T. Chu. NOVEMBER 13. Yes, two weeks are up. Another meeting of the Orange and Blue. Prof. Allen ran out of words in describing the pro- ductions. NOVEMBER 16. Oh! For a spread! NOVEMBER 20. Second Lecture Course number, "Bought and Paid For." Several new and astonishing couples. NOVEMBER 21. Alumni basketball game. Boys successful. Girls Proceeds for Y. M. C. A. NOVEMBER 22. An eventful day. Dr. Marsh announced smallpox in col- lege. Some sad bunch. About 8:30 their exclamations changed, for they were going home. JANUARY 1. Students began coming back. Trains all late. But a Happy New Year to you all. JANUARY 2. College opened, everybody glad to get back and have our ranks unbroken. Students still straggling in. JANUARY 3. Professor Bauman applies his biological knowledge to macaroni. JANUARY 4. Rumor—College closed again on account of smallpox. All glad was false report. JANUARY 5. Tears shed for Hannah. But another soldier is happy. JANUARY 7. Third number of lecture course. JANUARY 8. Several students attend prayer meeting at U. P. Church in observance of week of prayer. JANUARY 11. Several of the students went home, and started to return Sabbath evening or Monday morning, but "best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglee," and— JANUARY 14. Was bitter cold and deep snow so the trains could not come through. JANUARY 15. Still more snow, 14 inches on now. At 10 p. m., the poor stragglers reached home. JANUARY 16. "Please don't touch my arm." "Yes, I think it is going to take." "Oh,I forgot you were vaccinated." JANUARY 17. Prof. Sloan prays for our "arms" in Chapel. JANUARY 18. Prof. Allen explains Connotation by calling Mr. Rickenbach, Mr. Gilkey. An apt illustration. JANUARY 21. Debate class is given several beauty hints. JANUARY 22. Honor roll of those vaccinated read in chapel. Some honor. 88