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war of the civilized ages broke out . It seems to me, that the men of the
our fathers stood for what they be- | larger universities and colleges have
lieved was right and just, and our: ,, , .
^ , i gotten up a splendid way of keeping
fathers sons are standing as they have
stood. Our fathers advanced to con- j ! * llive the spllit of 'ellowship among
fiict to the snarl of fife and roll ot\! different classmates, besides aid-
drum, and they wore the gray. We ing their institution in a w r ay which
had no muic to cheer us, to stir our tends to bring them to the front. At
blood and hearts, we had only sand, j
determination and knowledge of right
Harvard, for instance, before the grad-
to spur on to conflict,-but we too wore | uatin S class separates, Its members
the gray. And when our sons come ' a class treasurer. Thereafter, at
to old A. and M. they will be ‘ proud 'the end or each year, each member of
to say, “Why, father was of the class | the class contribute at least 10.00.
’09.” And our grandchildren will lis
ten with flashing eyes and flushed
cheeks to the tales we tell of our
mighty struggle. Gentlemen.
we
Harvard has about 600 graduates each
year. At the Qiid of five years, the
sum contributed by that one class will
Class Future.
Mr. Toastmaster .and Fellow-Jun
iors: Speaking is not in my lino ror
to do, useful for ourselves and for
mankind. Those of us who go to
farming, among whom I shall be one
will be pursuing the primitive
in the line of my life work. It is a most healthful, happy and independent
labor for me to speak and not one of human avocations, and will be en-
rendered easy by practice either. To gaged in furthering and improving the
propose a toast “to the future of the basis industry cf al things. That indus-
propose a toast “to othe future of the try w^hich upholds all others, without
Junior class”—my friends and com- whose growth and well being there can
panions—is however a labor of love be no prosperity for any, and upon
and pride. , whose growth and well being all pro-
All of us when we go hence to the : gress, prosperity and industrial and
world’s struggles,will have useful work national strength and wealth, indeed
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have something to be proud of for | amoun ^ a ^ 0ll t $oU,000. Not only , ^
we are ot the class of 09. And when
our course is nearly won we can say
with pride:
Listen, my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight council of the 1909.
’Twas on a night of the second month
I believe,
We recked not of > trouble nor of time,
For we were sitting in council-round,
To try and save pur people from an
terrible woivnd.
And then we talk/on and tell them 1 all
Of how we fought and came near to
fall, j , f
And when our . story’s over and we
, are no more,
Our children /vvill hearken and listen
and Idng,
For the st^ies and tales that they
hehrd of yore,
Of/the time of the strike and the
/ mighty class, the class of the
brave, the true and the free,
The class- of ’09.
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Comradeship Among aur Classmates.
Ever MryceJflpe day our class fought
for nearly two hours in" the nfemora-
able cane rush of 1906, when we
stood shoulder to shoulder and battled
against the upper classmen, until
some of us dropped from exertion,
there have been ties of comradeship
that have brought us closer and closer
together.
From that day until now, that which
has concerned the class concerned the
individual: We have become such in
timate friends that we have learned to
love each other as brother. The
comradeship among us is what makes
college life what it is. Without it we
should not have the feeling for this
institution that we do have.
After next year, when we shall have
left these walls, we shall often long
for the chance to come back to the
place where we sp&it four years in
such good comradeship. We shall
recall the dear old buildings and the
various places now familiar to ’’S.
But these are not the things which
make our college life such. that we
shall long for it later on. It is the
personal attachments, the comrade
ship and friendships of days gone by
that will make this place always dear
to our memory. If in later years you
come here and see these buildings, but
no familiar faces, you will feel very
lonesome, indeed. It is to be feared
that there will be a tendency for the
ties of frienship now existing to loos
en soon after we shall have left here.
This fact is detrimental to the devel
opment of our institution. It is not
the board of directors, the president
or the faculty that make an institu
tion what it is. Its progress devolves
on the alumni They go out into
the world, if they do their part by
their institution, to fight the battle
of life not merely for themelves but
also for the welfare of their college.
that c^ne class but all the others do ,
the same thing. At the end of each i
fifth year, those classes go back to
Harvard’ once more to meet all of
their old associates, again to shake
hands with the men who fought with
them on the gridiron or on the track.
There are banquets and other social
demonstrations to make time enjoy
able while they are together office
more. They also decide upon what
is to be done with the $30,000 which
the class treasurer holds. This is
either donated to the university in
the form of some present or is set
aside until it has increased. Presi
dent Roosevelt graduated with the
class of 1880. His class decided to j
hold not only meetings every fifth j
year, but also a meeting after 25 !
years, m<=>t in 1905 At all
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The College Store
As Usual Shows the
New Styles First
OUR COLLECTION OF
New Spring
Suits
Is the largest and hand
somest in town.
. The new Elephant greys
the new Tans and Browns
and Blue Serges, made in
the latest kink and turn
of fashion and all moder
ately priced at
$12.50, $15.00, $18 00
$20.00
The new spring Hats,
Qxfc.rds,
are here ready" fob yofTr'
inspection.
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PARKS & WALDROP
“THE COLLEGE STORE”
The class met in 1905. At all
previous meetings it had set aside its
money, so that in 1905, that class con- (^)
tributed $600,000 to a structure which C0J
contains the stadium, a place for foot- j
ball and track athletics the largest of 1 ~
its kind in the world. In that way,- the
alumni make an institution what
should be. Besides-fbejieiitting^ thei
college, they keep up that spirit of
comradeship which they so cherished
while still in college. j .|g|
In my opinion, twenty-five years j
from now nearly every director and | W
nearly every member of the faculty |
of this institution will be a graduate ! (if’
from here. That is if the college i (^)
grows as it should. To make this $$$•§>$$$<$#$$$ #$$$$$$$$•$#•
possible, our alumni will have to make 1
the effort that those of other intitu-
tions are making. And what a record
it would be for us if the class of ’09
should start such a movement, even
on a small scale. Suppose that our
class should adopt a plan of donating
$10.00 each year. Some could donate
more if they felt disposed to do so.
At the end of five years we should
have several thousand dollars, with
out taxing any of us heavily. Then
have a big class re-union at the end
of five years, and you have no idea
how glad each of us would be to
see each other once more. The money
could be set aside and allowed to ac
cumulate for several years, and then
something substantial could be done
for our college. You must remember
that not only our class but all suc
ceeding graduating classes would take
the idea and if this is done nothing
could hinder the progress of our col
lege. Not only this, but it would tend
to keep up our present relationship,
our present comradeship. It would
indeed be a great thing if every five
years we could once more sit down to
a banquet as the one now spread be
fore us. Besides, if our class
should begin such a movement , it
would mean the • making of our col
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Thanking the A. and M. College Cadets for their liberal pat
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