1919 Cedrus Yearbook

19 SECRET THOTS OF JUNIORS ANY times have our upper classmen sung our praises, but nev er have we really had the opportunity of telling you our modest opinion of ourselves. It makes us blush terribly to tell you some of these things, but nevertheless we are willing to blush if you will listen. We,the self-possessed and respecting Juniors, were (if you can believe. it) once green and awkward Freshmen. We, like you, my dear Freshies, stumbled into classes amid the laughs and grins of the upper classmen. We also had spreads and midnight raids by which we distingui shed ourselves by painting our grinning mugs and initials upon the C ollege entrance. And—the following morning we listened to an interesting speech by the President, who honored us by mentioning our names severa l times in his remarks. Those were gay times in our career, but long si nce have we put away childish things and have become men. Our idea no longer is to bluff our professors as we did in that memorable Sophomore class (just ask them if you doubt it). They themselves will tell you that they are astonished at the answers wh ich come from our mouths (for they cannot be recognized as coming from ou r brains). We (as you can see from our history) do not thinkas w e did formerly— thought we knew it all. And now we are Juniors. In our estimation we are by far the greatest class in College. In fact (we think), the College w ould close were it not for our strengthening and uplifting presence. We m ay be small, but yet we are mighty. We expect (if the professors see fit) to be dign ified Seniors next year. Then, ah, then will we look down upon every one,fo r we will have accom- plished our great mission in life (to graduate so metime). But although we may be dignified and stately, we will never forget our Junior year and the many spreads which we never had. And if you do not mistake the muddiness of this epitome for depth, you will conc lude that the Juniors are the extraordinary beings that they are. Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and am not a Junior, I a m become as sounding brass or a tinkling symbol. The Junior suffereth long and is kind; ha envieth not; he is not puffed up; doth not behav e himself unseemly; seeketh not his own, but that of some one else; is not easily provoked; thinketh no evil; beareth all things; belie veth all things; hopeth all things; endureth all things. The Junior never "faileth"; but w hether there be Freshies, they shall fail; and whether there be Sophs,they shall cease; whether there be Seniors,they shall vanish away. But the greatest of these is the Junior. HISTORIAN. 26