The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-17

of you know, was the dearth OF great
and good citizens. IL Is needless for me
TO point out to you that a similar disaster
is today menacing the 'Womens College
I'm Brown University Many times re-
Gently / have seen you conVersing In
earnest and sorrowful groups and have
refralned from suggesting that loud talk
ing might disturb recitations I'm the be-
lief that YOU could not be better employed
than In discussing the merits of the class
OF 1901 and In planning what course 10
pursue when this chosen few have de-
parted
1T would III become me, as member
OF this glorious band TO say anything
in it's praise-and indeed why should |
make your grief deeper than IL is? Let
me- instead, speak TO you few words OF
hope History repeats itself and another
wonderful class may come 10 Pembroke.
1t will not. indeed, be necessary that this
class shall he so great as 1901. for, the
foundation having once been laid, other
hands can carry on the work.
''It even seems so easy-this continuing
with what has already been so we'll be-
gun-that the faint hope arises that per-
haps some one OF the Glasses now in
college may be able to undertake the
responsibility. Let us. however, tnves-
tigate this hope, lest IL indeed. prove to
be but the dream of those who wake
Naturally, we first think OF the class
| OF 1902 and in very truth, we have sell
| dom ceased 10 think OF II since II came
| TO college. Never has more time and
| thought been spent upon the development
| of my class The faculty recognized at
| once that extreme remedies are very
appropfiate- -feF-eStFeHfe diseases and -be-
gan giving course OF training un-
| eaualled I'm the history of Pembroke.
''In the freshman year, they tried Pater-
| culus. which ought to have had sooth-
ing effect II anything could: and I'm the
sophomore year. they tried Rhetoric ex-
| amInations And with what results? If
the romance department is still seeking
! for a tale OF horror and woe which shall
| surpass even that OF Galveston. let II con-
| suit the records of the class of lo0 IN
| Junior History and I'm its first piece oi
| augmentation, remembering that In the
| latter course, whenever marks rose above
the dreaded r. the jublant possessers
thereof were gently but plainly assured
that ~ was n narrow escape-a very
| narrow escape
And so,alas,in spite of all their effort:
| the faculty can only wiring their hands
| and cry, like the little girl In Maine
What have / done, What have i done!
AS might have been expected the efforts
| OF the class OF al succeeded somewha
better than those of the faculty. We un
dertook the social Improvement OF lsO2
| And. verify. III WIS Io bif'AN''
Evidently, II anything were TO be done
all. Il must be done at once: so very earl!
I'm its career the class OF 1902 received
summons 10 the usual sophomore-fresh
man initiation Just what happened ol
that occasion, we all promised most sol
| emnly not to tell, therefore some OF on
guests. from out OF town, may neve
have heard the full truth; and far be !
from me 20 reveal the secret.
THE reward OF our efforts, however
though long delayed. came at last; for a
tie last junior promenade. we felt tina
our labor was indeed crowned with sue
cess. and that, II the faculty had bu
tried even stronger measures than Pater
culus, the case would not have proved
hopeless one As II IT., however, ] leav
YOU to decide n the class OF 1902 can n
our places.
"wltat. then Of 1902 Wen. what Of IN
FAINT precocity In general7 Ia their fresf
man year they gave 'grown-up bal
aud one OF them read Latin poetry "a
recrca ton. This year member OF IN
class has had fortnightly return VIII
out a single correction. Such things hay
never happened before In the history
the college MAY they never happe
again / ask you IN sober sadness, sha
| such n class be our successor7
In despair we turn 20 1904, and our d