1914 Yearbook
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Title
1914 Yearbook
Description
Senior Academic History
MEMORABLE is the day in the Fall of 1910, when we
entered St. Ambrose as Freshmen. To be sure, we
were very youthful and extremely inexperienced, and
for many days we continued to get into wrong places
and were greeted on all sides by the jeers of the
upper-classmen. The Sophomores, especially, made
it a point never to overlook a single blunder. But
soon the meek and submissive feeling experienced by all Freshmen
disappeared; for, had not the professors declared that we were the
most precocious class that had ever entered St. Ambrose! The greater
part of the year was spent as most Freshmen spend it, trying to
fathom the secrets of Senior indifference and bravado, which permitted only occasional manifestations of class spirit.
A few months of rest and then as Sophomores we came back the
following September. We were greatly disappointed that so many
had left our ranks, but others had filled some of the vacancies. This
year the class had twenty-four members who made further contributions to the honor of the class, both mentally and physically. Charles
Toynbee, one of the '14 men, was awarded the medal for general excellence in studies, which he also received the preceding year.
It was during the Junior year that we made our greatest effort
to attain fame. During this year the class excelled in branches of
activity. Edward Rump, Charles McDonnell and Mell Morrin took
part in the Annual Elocution Contest and displayed much ability in
this important event of the year, and won the admiration of all that
heard them, especially Mr. Morrin, who was awarded the second prize.
Also on the gridiron, two of the members of the class helped to form
the best team that was ever produced at S. A. C.
At last, after so many struggles, we have reached our Senior year,
and as we review it, we feel as proud of our accomplishments as we
did in the preceding years. We have not fallen back in the race for
honors, but have pursued them with good results. Many of the mem-
bers were prominent in dramatics. In the debating society, Messrs.
Granquist and McDonnell more than once entertained the members by
their arguments, which were often very conclusive and more often
were tinged with humor. The class was reinforced by the addition
of Mr. Beecher, a pianist of no mean ability. Had it not been for the
MEMORABLE is the day in the Fall of 1910, when we
entered St. Ambrose as Freshmen. To be sure, we
were very youthful and extremely inexperienced, and
for many days we continued to get into wrong places
and were greeted on all sides by the jeers of the
upper-classmen. The Sophomores, especially, made
it a point never to overlook a single blunder. But
soon the meek and submissive feeling experienced by all Freshmen
disappeared; for, had not the professors declared that we were the
most precocious class that had ever entered St. Ambrose! The greater
part of the year was spent as most Freshmen spend it, trying to
fathom the secrets of Senior indifference and bravado, which permitted only occasional manifestations of class spirit.
A few months of rest and then as Sophomores we came back the
following September. We were greatly disappointed that so many
had left our ranks, but others had filled some of the vacancies. This
year the class had twenty-four members who made further contributions to the honor of the class, both mentally and physically. Charles
Toynbee, one of the '14 men, was awarded the medal for general excellence in studies, which he also received the preceding year.
It was during the Junior year that we made our greatest effort
to attain fame. During this year the class excelled in branches of
activity. Edward Rump, Charles McDonnell and Mell Morrin took
part in the Annual Elocution Contest and displayed much ability in
this important event of the year, and won the admiration of all that
heard them, especially Mr. Morrin, who was awarded the second prize.
Also on the gridiron, two of the members of the class helped to form
the best team that was ever produced at S. A. C.
At last, after so many struggles, we have reached our Senior year,
and as we review it, we feel as proud of our accomplishments as we
did in the preceding years. We have not fallen back in the race for
honors, but have pursued them with good results. Many of the mem-
bers were prominent in dramatics. In the debating society, Messrs.
Granquist and McDonnell more than once entertained the members by
their arguments, which were often very conclusive and more often
were tinged with humor. The class was reinforced by the addition
of Mr. Beecher, a pianist of no mean ability. Had it not been for the
Date
1914
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