1915 Yearbook
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1915 Yearbook
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ON SEPTEMBER 9th, 1914, our class assembled within the walls
of St. Ambrose College for another year's work. From the
class of nineteen that finished the Academic Course the previous year only seven returned to take up the Freshman Collegiate Course. Some of those who did not return are taking professional work at universities, others have already begun their
career of business life.
Shortly after our arrival we all saw the necessity of organizing our class,
and October 1 was set for the date of the class meeting. The class came to order
with Mr. Kleffmann as temporary chairman. This gentleman rose so happily to
the occasion in a stirring appeal for class spirit and organization that he was
the unanimous choice for President of our class. The other officers are as follows: David Murphy, Vice-President; Charles Toynbee, Treasurer; George Mil-
lett, Class Representative for the Annual; Ray J. Beecher, Historian.
Though small, our class feels that it has achieved considerable success, and
accordingly has merited space in the Ambrosian. The melodious voice of our
esteemed President has been heard in the College Choir and Glee Club. His
prowess has also been felt in the 1914 Basketball Quintet. For two consecutive
years Charles Toynbee was awarded the gold medal for general excellence in
studies, and he was also a close competitor for first place in the elocution contest
of 1914. For the last two years George Millett has represented the class in
the College Band and College Orchestra. If we were given to boasting we could
say much of George's ability as a mathemetician. He thinks in sines and cosines
and enjoys his recreation in unfolding the impossible problems of trigonometry.
The scholastic year is drawing to a close and our Freshman days will soon
be over. They were happy and profitable days, days in which we mingled judiciously pleasant recreation and earnest and diligent study. We appreciate the
honor of being the Freshman Collegiate Class at St. Ambrose, where the serious pursuers of knowledge always find the fountain running over and refreshing. RAYMOND J. BEECHER, '17.
of St. Ambrose College for another year's work. From the
class of nineteen that finished the Academic Course the previous year only seven returned to take up the Freshman Collegiate Course. Some of those who did not return are taking professional work at universities, others have already begun their
career of business life.
Shortly after our arrival we all saw the necessity of organizing our class,
and October 1 was set for the date of the class meeting. The class came to order
with Mr. Kleffmann as temporary chairman. This gentleman rose so happily to
the occasion in a stirring appeal for class spirit and organization that he was
the unanimous choice for President of our class. The other officers are as follows: David Murphy, Vice-President; Charles Toynbee, Treasurer; George Mil-
lett, Class Representative for the Annual; Ray J. Beecher, Historian.
Though small, our class feels that it has achieved considerable success, and
accordingly has merited space in the Ambrosian. The melodious voice of our
esteemed President has been heard in the College Choir and Glee Club. His
prowess has also been felt in the 1914 Basketball Quintet. For two consecutive
years Charles Toynbee was awarded the gold medal for general excellence in
studies, and he was also a close competitor for first place in the elocution contest
of 1914. For the last two years George Millett has represented the class in
the College Band and College Orchestra. If we were given to boasting we could
say much of George's ability as a mathemetician. He thinks in sines and cosines
and enjoys his recreation in unfolding the impossible problems of trigonometry.
The scholastic year is drawing to a close and our Freshman days will soon
be over. They were happy and profitable days, days in which we mingled judiciously pleasant recreation and earnest and diligent study. We appreciate the
honor of being the Freshman Collegiate Class at St. Ambrose, where the serious pursuers of knowledge always find the fountain running over and refreshing. RAYMOND J. BEECHER, '17.
Date
1915
Rights
St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/3599