isa-normaladvance-1903-00121-Apr

Description:	The Normal Advance,Vol. VIII.TERRE HAUTE, IND., APRIL, 1903.No. 7: ■■ ■ ?Zechiel, Prest.Metzinger, V. Prest. Miss Anderson, Secy. Hawkins, Treas. Hanna, Class Editor.FRESHMAN OFFICERS, FALL TERM.Freshmen.They came in their innocence fresh as the dew,With their coats buttoned over their hearts .strongand true.They came in bunches they came alone, bytrain, by wagon, by bicycles. By every meansknown to a suffering public, they came. Gazing,wondering, stumbling over door-mats, up chapelstairs, and over the upper classmens toes but theycame, .they saw, and for a moment faded beneaththe haughty glare of the Sophs, but their stick-to-it-iveness stuck. The tears shed over the first-letters home revived their spirits the Octoberbreezes turned their greenness into gold, and thechill November winds found them Freshmen inname only. They no longer trembled when theRegistrar passed them in the hall they saw a number of false stones slip from beneath the pedestalof their teachers street cars and foot ball beganto differentiate celluloid collars were relegated tothe rear, and a nucleus was formed about whichsoon gathered two hundred fifty jolly boys andgirls destined to be known as the Freshmen ClassOrganization. Their pride is pardoned and theirintroduction is forgotten.Enthusiasm is a commendable trait and theFreshmen had it to spare. The night watchmanused to go up to their bi-weekly meetings and cartit away in huge chunks. How to do it or call outthe fire department. Investigation along the linehere suggested might throw light upon the decrease in expenditures for fuel by the trustees, ifproperly followed up. But enough of it was leftto keep the organization driving toward the goalline with increased attendance at meetings andbargain counter chances on class yells and songs.Early in the year the track was cleared for thetrial sjjeedings for oratorical honors and Mae Gallop won in a walk-a-way. Chester Zechiel developed speed enough to head the Freshman hook-
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