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The Crescent Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 5-1912 The Crescent - May 1912 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - May 1912" (1912). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 112. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/112 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. #7 23 THE CRESCENT PACIFIC COLLEGE MAY, 1912 SENIOR NUMBER THE CRESCENT VOL. XXIII. MAY, 1912 NO. 7 jinking 3&tk It is always in order to look back and make a sum mary of the doings of a college class at the end of its course. This should not be done in a boastful way if it has done big things, nor should it be done in an apolo getic way in any case. We merely want to follow the path and chronicle the fortunes of the class of nineteen hundred twelve. In the fall of 1905 a class of twenty-five, composed of various kinds of people entered Pacific College Acad emy as students in the second year academy, or it would be called the first now. There were those who were brilliant in their classes, and those who were not. Some were destined to stay in school for a whole course, while others would last only one, or perhaps two years. When the class was ready to graduate from the Acad emy in 1908 there were seven members. They were: Victor Rees, Florence Rees, Mabel Haworth, Claude Lewis, Chris Smith, Ross Newby, and Claude Calkins. The first four members having three years in the acad emy, and the last two only two years. In theFreshman college year the number in the class was raised to nine, 2 THE CRESCENT and in the THE CRESCENT Sophomore year to thirteen. 3 there were six and as As Juniors Seniors five. prep Some of the ones who when he was elected assistant business manager have been in the class of the be mentioned. First Lloyd should Crescent. He was also Treasurer of the Athletic was Armstrong, alias “Scotty,” Association. a member of the class for Since he has been President of the Stu one three years and every dent was sorry when he had Body, President of Y. M. C. A., President of the to quit at the end of Athletic Junior year. Then we were his Association, President of Agoreton Literary Sophomore Particularly glad in the Society, basket ball captain two seasons, year to have four new member of the They were: girls enter the class. Crescent Staff four years, various time committeeman. Lucy Mills, Maude Gregory, and Kathryn Merle Youngs, Chris Smith has been a popular Bryan—now Mrs. Ernest office holder at var the Sophomore Brunton. Since ious times. He was editor of the Crescent, President year quality has counted tity in the lady more than quan of the Athletic Association, base ball captain, bashet members of the class, A detailed there being one. ball captain, football captain two years, and has exposition of the actions held the members and doings of several other important offices. of the class is impossible, space. It from want of In athletics we have furnished the backbone for would be a safe conjecture that of this class, though the members various teams. Smith and Lewis have played on the not many, have held body offices during their more student basket ball team for four and five years respectively. college course than any Rees class that ever graduated. It other was with the team part of two seasons. Arm all will be impossible to strong was of the various offices held give a regular part of two seasons. In football was my members. Victor and track business manager of the Rees and base ball also these men have good records. Crescent two years, In and President of the Oratorical Treas. all around efficiency the class may be proud, just times, association at different of its record both in classroom member of the state executive ly, work and in the activ I. 0. committee of the ities of the college. It has A. 0., and also of the debating always been loyal to the football league. He was college and the traditions manager for 1911—1912. of the college. Ross Newby has While the class has maintained a controlling influ been Treasurer of various zations, including the organi ence in most of the various student activities it has not athletic association in He was basket-ball manager 1911—1912 been dictatorial or overbearing. It has believed in fair of the 1911—1912 and member play and a wholesom.e class spirit. Crescent staff; member of This spirit will be two years. Y. M. C. A. cabinet useful in the business or professional life which the mem bers Florence Rees has been may take up. May our loyalty to Paciffc College staff, a member of the Crescent never wane, and where opportunity Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, and offers may we be er of Secretary, and Treasur ready to serve our Alma Mater. the Student Body. She C. A. L. ‘12 State represented Pacific in the Oratorical (‘ntest in 1910. Claude Lewis’ gan his political life in college as a Rae Smith, formerly a student here, visited chapel May 10. 11 4 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 5 “IIjitj” and everyone was agog to see her. There was much speculation as to what she would be like, if she would “Has Prof. Bob made a date for the Commencement be very provincial in her manner and dress. Bob heard ball yet?” of this and at first felt hotly resentful, but decided to “Agnes Thorpe said a month ago that she was sure let things take their course. of being his choice for the big event but I really don’t The first glimpse they got of Ilda—they had learned think he has asked her. She wouldn’t give Jack Horn- that her name was Ilda Thomas—she was in a neat man a definite answer, and I know she is just waiting tailored suit and small traveling hat. She was rather for an invitation from Prof. Bob.” tall and slender and carried herself with a grace which “If you girls will promise upon honor not to breathe the physical director might envy. They thought her a word of it, I’ll tell you what I know,” said a third hair was brown but her eyes were surely blue, and she with a great air of importance. “Cross my heart!” was smiling—yes, she was really very pretty. “Never a word!” chorused the other girls of the little On the next afternoon Bob had proudly introduced group who were lounging in one of the rooms of the her to some of his best girl friends and left her with women’s dormitory in a big coed school. them while he went to attend to some final work in his / “Well,” she continued. “you know Hal is an aw department. Yes, she was different from their set, fully good friend of Prof. Bob, and he wouldn’t betray frank and sincere, yet bright and happy and thoroughly a confidence for anything, but he let a word slip and I enjoying everything. She had a certain charm which just teased it out of him. Agnes may just as well go they could not understand. “She is a perfect darling,” with Jack for Bob has invited a little girl from his old they had told Bob later. But Agnes Thorpe did not fall home to come for Uommencement week. She is coming under her charms. “I should think he would hate to with his aunt and they will he his guests for the week. bring her here,” she had been heard to say. Hal has seen her picture and says she is really very The festivities of the week were drawing to a close pretty.” and the evening of the Commencement ball had come. The young professor, Robert King, or “Prof. Bob,” Ilda was delighted with the beautiful gowns and the had been promoted since his graduation, two years be flowers and the music. But when Bob hunted her out fore, to the position of first chemistry assistant. As he and suggested a stroll in the cool, beautiful night, she ‘ had been leader in all student activities while a mem was glad to go. As she chatted happily they wandered ber of the ‘udent body, he was still popular, alike with down to the shore of the lake. “Isn’t Miss Thorpe students ad fellow professors. He had been nicely beautiful!” she exclaimed. “Yes,” he answered, “she attentive to different ones of the fair coeds, among is considered a very handsome girl. But do you know, them the dashing Agnes Thorpe. Ilda, none of them are even pretty compared with you. As Commencement time drew near, the rumor There is a soul beauty which must be added to regular spread that Prof. Bob’s boyhood sweetheart was coming, features and pretty hair, and which those girls too often 6 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 7 lack. They care only for the flowers and dinners and The approach of the local oratorical contest presents that a fellow buys has them. Do you remember, always been a time of increasing class spirit.
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