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Foreword 


AUSE  fcr  a  moment  in  the  busy  whirl  of  life,  and  as 
you  pauss,  glance  through  these  pages  compiled 
about  you,  for  you,  and  through  your  efforts.  For 
not  alone  the  staff  is  responsible  for  the  result  in  hand.  It 
has  had  its  place,  but  it  is  only  a  part.  Faculty,  students, 
end  alumni— all  have  contributed  their  share,  as  well  as 
those  parents  who  have  made  it  possible  for  us  to  attend 
the  institution  herein  represented.  The  splendid  spirit  that 
has  been  manifested  is  true  McKendree  spirit — the  spirit 
that  does  not  wane. 

Not  one  moment's  work  do  we  regret — rather  do  we 
rejoice  at  every  moment  of  pleasure  that  our  efforts  may 
bring  to  you.  We  only  hope  that  you  may  receive  an  en- 
joyment commensurate  with  that  which  we  have  had  in 
editing  it.     Criticise,  if  you  will — but  do  it  charitably. 

—THE  EDITOR. 


2.0^1^ 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Dedication 

O  W.  C.  Walton,  who  manifested  not  merely  a  professional  attitude 
toward   his   students   but   fatherly   interest   in   them   as   well,   we   re- 
spectfully dedicate  this  book  which  is  meant  to  reflect  the  life  of  the 
school  in  which  he  has  so  faithfully  labored  for  the  good  of  others. 


He  who  is  patient  in  turmoil,  and  calm  in  distress, 
Who  even  in  failure  sees  a  gleam  of  success, 
Who  is  cheerful  and  helpful  from  dawn  to  day's  end — 
Such  an  one  is  a  MAN — and  the  students'  real  friend. 


To  be  the  President  of  McKendree  College  is  to  be  in  a  position  which 
both  merits  honor  and  involves  responsibility.  To  obtain  this  office  is  one 
thing,  but  to  do  credit  to  it  is  another.  McKendree  College  has  honored  Dr. 
Geo.  E.  McCammon  by  conferring  upon  him  the  office  of  President.  But  that 
is  only  half  the  story.  President  McCammon.  in  return  for  the  deference 
shown  to  him,  has  served  in  a  capacity  of  president  faithfully  and  well.  He 
has  not  only  labored  conscientiously  in  his  discharge  of  administrative  duties 
on  College  Hill,  but  he  has  done  a  work  beyond  the  limits  of  the  campus 
which  is  worthy  of  recognition.  The  value  of  the  work  done  in  the  latter 
connection  can  scarcely  be  estimated,  for  he  has  helped  to  create  a  sentiment 
with  respect  to  McKendree  College  which  cannot  but  be  of  great  value  to 
the  institution.  He  has  met  with  a  response  that  has  been  manifested  in  an 
appreciable  financial  success  as  well  as  a  wide-spread  interest. 


Mere  works  can  do  but  little  in  expressing  cur  gratitude  to  Dr.  McCam- 
mon or  our  appreciation  for  his  work.  Only  by  our  hearty  co-operation  in 
the  work  which  he  is  doing  and  our  loyal  support  to  the  institution  which 
he  is  serving  so  faithfully  can  we  best  do  honor  to  him  to  whom  honor  is  due. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Deans 


It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  college  dean  who  is  more  admired  and  re- 
spected than  Dean  Baker.  McKendreans  do  not  believe  there  is  such  a  man. 
He  is  a  man  of  influence,  and  is  situated  in  such  a  way  that  he  is  able  to  use 
that  influence  to  good  advantage.  Not  only  does  he  see  and  champion  the 
cause  of  right,  but  he  is  so  convincing  in  speech  and  manner  that  others  are 
led  to  adopt  his  course.  Find  a  McKendrean  wherever  you  will — and  you 
will  find  a  person  in  whose  heart  there  is  only  love  and  reverence  for  Dean 
Baker. 


Dean  Sheridan  has  been  with  us  but  cne  year,  but  during  that  brief  per- 
iod she  has  accomplished  a  work  worthy  of  commendation.  To  the  girls 
she  has  been  an  advisor  and  a  friend,  and  has  had  the  interest  of  everyone 
of  them  at  heart.  Through  her  endeavors  Clark  Hall  is  being  made  much 
more  attractive  and  thus  made  more  homelike  for  the  girls.  Her  influence 
has  made  itself  felt  not  only  among  her  girls,  but  among  the  people  of  Le- 
banon as  well.  Largely  through  her  efforts  the  people  of  the  College  and 
those  of  the  town  are  becoming  more  interested  in  the  activities  which  in 
reality  should  be  of  mutual  interest. 


Faculty 


WALLACE   N.   STEARNS 

A.  B.,  Canfield  Normal  College,  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University,  Harvard;  A.  M..  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  Harvard;  B.  D..  Harvard:  Ph. 
D.,  Boston  University;  Professor  of  Bibli- 
cal Literature  and  Religious  Education; 
Head   of   Division  of   Biblical   Literature. 


ELIZABETH  BROOKS 
A.  B.,  Moores  Hill  College,  1914;  A.  M., 
Clark  University,  1917;  Graduate,  Study 
University  of  Chicago,  Summer  1918;  Pro- 
fessor of  History  and  Social  Science;  Head 
of  Division  of  Social  Science. 


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JAMES  C.  DOLLEY 

A.  B.,  Randolf-Macon  College,  1838;  A. 
M.,  1898;  Graduate  Study,  Washington  Uni- 
versity; M.  A.,  Wisconsin  University,  1918; 
Professor  of   Latin  and  Greek. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Faculty 


AUGUST  HALLING 

Graduate,  Chicago  College  of  Vocal  and 
Instrumental  Art,  1893;  Organ  and  Voice, 
Chicago,  1895,  1898;  Oberlin  Conversatory 
of  Music,  1906,  '08;  Rcyal  Conservatory  of 
Music,  Leipzig,  1913,  '14;  Professor  of 
Piano  and  Voice. 


H.  FRANK  LAURENCE 
A.  B.,  Missouri  Wesleyan,  '20. 


WILLIAM    C.   WALTON 

A.  B..  McKendree,  1892;  A.  M„  1894;  Ph. 
D.,  1897;  Graduate  Study,  University  of 
Chicago,  1900;  Graduate  Study, University 
of  Illinois,  1917,  '18;  Professor  of  Philos- 
ophy and  Education;  Head  of  Division  of 
Education. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Faculty 


KATHLEEN    TAYLOR 

Oxford  College  for  Women,  1914,  '15; 
A.  B.,  University  cf  Illinois,  1919:  Professor 
cf  Home  Economics. 


THOMAS    ELBERT    WIGGINS 

A.  B.,  Ureka  College,  1913;  Graduate 
Study,  Harvard  University,  1913,  '14;  A. 
M.,  University  of  Chicago,  1916;  Professor 
of   English. 


LILLIAN    GRACE   CHEESEMAN 

B.  Ph.,  Meridian  College,  1914;  Graduate, 
Leland  Powers  School  of  the  Spoken  Word, 
Boston,   1917;  Professor  of  Expression. 


HARRIET    H.    STANLEY 
Graduate,   State    Normal,    Salem,    Massa- 
chusetts;   Graduate,   State    Library    School. 
New  York,  1895:  Librarian. 


Faculty 


CHARLES    JACOB    STOWELL 

B.  S.,  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  1911; 
M.  A.,  University  of  Illinois,  1912:  Ph.  D.. 
University  of  Illinois,  1917;  Professor  of 
Mathematics  and  Physics. 


ESTHER  BLYSS  BURNETTE 

Ph.  B.,  University  of  Chicago,  1919;  Pro- 
fessor of  Heme  Economics. 


HOWARD   W.   GOULD 

B.  S.,  McKendree  College,  1918;  Univer- 
sity of  Illinois,  Summer  1920;  Instructor  of 
Physics  and  Chemistry. 


Faculty 


PEARL  McCOY 

Graduate  Chicago  Normal  College,  1913; 
U.  cf  Chicago,  Summer  1916,  '17,  '18;  Spec- 
ial Study,  Northwestern;  B.  S.,  University 
of  Chicago,  1917:  M.  S.,  1918;  Professor  of 
Biology. 


S.  M.  McCLURE 
B.  S.,  Drury  College,  1914:  M.  S.,  1915: 
Graduate  Study,  Northwestern  University, 
1915,  '16;  Drury  College,  Summer  1916; 
University  cf  Illinois,  Summer  1920;  Pro- 
fessor of  Chemistry:  Head  of  Division  of 
Science. 


LORRAINE   PIERSON 

A.  B.,  Transylvania  University,  1916:  A. 
M.,  1917:  University  of  Wisconsin,  1920; 
Frofessor  of   French. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


JOHN    ELIOT    NOON 

A.   B.,  University  of  Illinois,   1914;   Bos- 
ton  University,   1911,   '12. 


E.  B.  WAGGONER 
B.  S.,  McKendree  College,  1875:  A.  M„ 
1876;  Carbondale  Normal  School;  Val- 
paraiso Normal  School;  Graduate  Study. 
Chautauqua  Summer  School,  1910-15; 
Dean,  McKendree  Academy. 


ELOISE  SUTHERLAND  THETFORD 
A.  B„  St.  Mary's  College  (Junior),  Dal- 
las, Texas,  1917;  A.  B.,  Southern  Metho- 
dist University,  Dallas,  Texas,  1919;  Grad- 
uate Study,  University  of  Chicago,  1919, 
'20;   Instructor  of  English. 


JOHN   WILLIAM   ANDREW   KINISON 
A.   B,   McKendree.   1915;   B.   D.,  Garrett 
Bibliral  Institute,  1918;  Instructor  of  Latin 
and    Bible. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


5EIHDA5 


THE     McKENDREAN 


RUTH  KATHLEEN  WALTON 

Scientific  Course. 

Clio,  President  First  Semester, 
'20;  Religious  Meetings  Chair- 
man, '20 :  President  Y.  W.  C.  A., 
'19;  Teachers'  Club,  '20;  English 
Seminar,  '20;  McKendree  Orches- 
tra, '19,  '20,  '21 :  Teacher,  Leban- 
on Public  School,  '21 ;  Vice-Pres- 
ident, Junior  Class,  '20;  May 
Queen,  '21 ;  Scientific  Society,  '21. 

WALTON. 
Ruth's  right  there  with   her  pep 
and   to   spare. 
Whenever  we  start  a  moment- 
ous  affair  ; 
Her    friends    they    are    countless, 

her  foes  they  are  few ; 
If  I  were  a  Homer,  I'd  give  her 
her  due. 

EDWIN  M.  GOULD 

Scientific  Course. 

Plato;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  Teachers' 
Club.  '20,  '21;  Director,  McKen- 
dree Orchestra;  President,  '19, 
'20,  '21 :  Assistant  Editor,  Mc- 
Kendrean,  '21  ;  Assistant  Busi- 
ness Manager,  '20. 

GOULD. 
He's  kneeling  to  "Dean,"  but  you 
never  can  tell 
Whether  he  means  it  or  not ; 
If  he   were  in  earnest 

I'm  sure  he'd  seek  a  more  se- 
cluded spot. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


ALICE  LOIS  EVERETT 

Classical  Course. 

Clio,  President,  First  and  Sec- 
ond Semester;  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Vice- 
President,  '18;  President,  '20; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Senior 
Class;  Teachers'  Club,  '20,  '21; 
English  Seminar,  '20;  McKendree 
Minstrel,  '21 ;  Expression  Plays, 
'21:  Editor-in-Chief,  McKen- 
drean,   '21. 

EVERETT. 

She  sails  away  with  her  degree 
In  June,  but  after  that 

She  hasn't  said  a  word,  but  we 
Have  got  her  plans  down  pat. 


LAURENCE  JOHN    EAST 

Scientific  Course. 

Philo;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  Football, 
'17;  Baseball,  '18,  '19.  '20,  '21; 
Class  President;  McKendree  Min- 
strel, '21 ;  Assistant  Editor,  Mc- 
Kendrean,  '20,  '21 :  Bachelors' 
Club,  '20,  '21 :  Scientific  Society, 
'20,  '21. 

EAST. 

East  is  not  one  who  likes  to  live 

Within  a  giddy  whirl, 
But    his    delight    is    a    moonlight 
night 

And  just  one  girl. 

ORIN  FLESH. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


LOLA  DEY 

Scientific  Course. 

Clio,  President,  First  Semester; 
Social  Service  Chairman,  '19;  So- 
cial Chairman,  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  '20: 
McKendree  Minstrel,  '21;  Vice- 
President,  Senior  Class ;  Art  Ed- 
itor, McKendrean,  '21 ;  Scientific 
Society,  '21 ;  English  Seminar, 
'20. 

DEY. 
Lola  has  two  sparkling  eyes 

And   manner  most   vivacious, 
And   if  she   looks  your  way,  my 
lad, 
Be  careful,  goodness  gracious! 


JOSEPH  HARREL 

Classical  Course. 

Plato,  President,  First  Semes- 
ter: Student  Paster;  Y.  M.  C.  A.; 
English  Seminar,  '20 :  Assistant 
in   English,   '18,  '20.   '21. 

HARRELL. 
Here  is  the  only  senior  who  has 
A  wife  to  his  credit,  you  know; 
But  even  she  doesn't  seem  to  tri- 
umph 
Over  the  great  independence  of 
Joe. 


Senior  Prophecy 


SEVEN  WONDERS 


OU'VE   heard   of   the   seven  wonders   in   the  history   of   the   past. 
And  the  record  of  those  wonders  no  doubt  will  always  last ; 
isLtelJl  And  so  it  is  with  the  Seniors  of  the  class  of  twenty-one; 


They,  too,  are  seven  wonders,  and  their  record's  just  begun. 

For  years  I've  watched  these  Seniors,  for  I  knew  their  worth  was  great; 
But  just  about  their  future  I  have  wondered  much  of  late. 
1  knew  no  underclassman  could  tell  the  heights  they  would  attain. 
And  not  even  a  professor  could  know  the  laurels  they  would  gain. 

I  knew  of  but  one  person  whose  great  wisdom  could  forsee 
How  great  would  be  their  record,  and  how  famous  they  would  be; 
So  Father  Time  I  summoned,  for  I  knew  he'd  counsel  well, 
And  he  surely  would  not  fail  me,  for  always  "Time  will  tell." 

"Oh,  Father  Time,"  I  pleaded,  "Take  the  Seniors,  name  by  name. 
And  tell,  e'en  though  briefly,  just  what  paths  they'll  tread  to  fame. 
Not  one  will  disappoint  ycu,  for  they're  as  loyal  as  can  be." 
Then  quietly  and  cautiously  he  whispered  this  to  me  : 

"To  start  with,  there's  Joe  Harrel;  why,  he's  famous  even  now; 
You'd  think  he  owned  McKendree  (in  partnership  with  his  frau)  ; 
But  greater  things  await  him,  and  to  glory  he  will  rise, 
For  he  is  a  minister  and  leads  souls  to  Paradise. 

"I  can  picture  Lola  nowhere  except  in  a  happy  home. 
Where  housework,  neat  and  tidy,  boasts  of  labor  that's  her  own. 
Family  quarrels  may  arise  ;  love'll  be  stronger  for  the  jar. 
And  she'll  usually  get  what's  wanted,  whether  a  Wagon-er  a  car. 

"There's  Ed  Gould,  quite  domestic,  and  with  lots  of  manly  pride; 
E'er  he  starts  his  great  career,  he  will  capture  some  fair  bride. 
Though  he  is  musical,  he'll  not  be  a  great  musician, 
For  Time  has  recorded  that  he'll  be  a  mathematician. 


"For  a  time  I  was  puzzled  as  to  what  was  in  store 

For  Alice,  the  diverse-minded,  'Big  Sister'  on  third  floor; 

She  is  quite  secretive,  but  just  this  I  must  confess. 

In  the  labor  she  has  planned,  she  will  meet  with  great  success. 

"Looking  into  the  future,  I  see  East,  a  man  of  wealth, 
A  capitalist  and  financier,  with  money,  love  and  health; 
He'll  live  in  a  stately  mansion,  with  each  want  satisfied, 
For  to  do  his  bidding  will  be  the  Porter  by  his  side. 

"There's  no  question  what's  in  store  for  that  brilliant  girl  named  Ruth; 
1  know,  though  independent,  she  will  ever  stand  for  truth; 
Teaching  school  is  not  her  calling ;  that  will  not  bring  her  fame ; 
She'll  be  a  great  musician,  and  as  such  will  make  her  name. 

"Then,  there's  Orin  Flesh,  a  smart  young  man  with  talents  many; 

He  could  teach  or  preach  cr  write,  and  quite  succeed  at  any: 

But  as  to  what  vocation  and  the  final  work  he'll  do, 

I  honestly  can't  tell  you,  for  he's  got  me  guessing,  too. 

"I  think  that  this  will  prove  to  you,  the  Seniors  are  the  best 

Of  all  McKendree  students,  fit  examples  for  the  rest; 

But  honor  and  position  never  constitute  real  fame, 

And  power  and  wealth  are  not  the  things  that  make  a  lasting  name. 

"Their  real  worth  will  be  measured  by  the  standards  they  uphold, 
By  the  ideals  they  will  stand  for,  and  the  characters  they  will  mould; 
By  the  way  that  they  will  struggle  in  battling  for  the  right, 
And  ever  show  true  colors,  e'en  though  losing  in  the  fight." 


Thus  ending,  Father  Time  departed ;  well  I  knew  his  words  were  true, 
That  they'd  stand  for  old  McKendree  and  her  standards  keep  in  view; 
They'd  not  fail  the  hopes  of  loved  ones,  but  would  e'er  uphold  the  right, 
And  in  life's  defeats  and  triumphs  wave  the  purple  and  the  white. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Modest 

Unique 

Earnest 

Lovable 

Logical 

Eager 

Rwhteous 


VY^t 


VIONTY     

Musical  • 
0  bscvinu. 
Nobby  ' 
Tailored 
Gay . 

Orn&nvei\\al 
Matrimonial 
Exceptional 

uouvnful. 


Willful 
Hearty 
Intellwje  nt 


Juniors 


>E  have  about  reached    the  first  line  trenches     in  the  college  life   s.J 
eventful   and   so   far-reaching  in  meaning.      In   September   1918,   we 
'l$l       were  ushered  to  the  campus  by  admiring  followers  and  suitors  amid 


the  hoots,  howls,  and  jeers  of  the  upper-classmen.  Some  of  the  jests  passed 
to  and  fro  cut  and  hurt  very  much,  yet  we  consoled  ourselves  in  the  fact  that 
others  had  traveled  this  way  before  and  survived.  What  others  had  dans, 
so  could  we  do.  Here  it  was  that  Captains  Baker,  Thrall,  and  Walton  took  us 
in  charge,  plucked  us  in  the  rough,  and  protected  and  guided  us  through  our 
embryo  stage.  'Tis  true,  we  have  been  a  source  of  trouble  and  the  subject  of 
many  a  lecture,  but  with  many  drillings  and  much  work  we  became  victor- 
ious over  discouragements,  and  finally  passed  the  rookie  test. 

It  was  thus  that  we  left  behind  us  forever  "Freshman  Alley"  with  its 
charming  nooks  and  crannies,  and  ascended  into  regular  standing.  We  had 
proved  ourselves  fit,  and  had  assumed  a  highly  important  position  in  the  every- 
day college  life :  for  we  were  the  wise  as  well  as  the  mighty  Sophomores.  But 
a  few  more  skirmishes  with  self-centralization  and  our  enemy,  "Ego,"  we  ar- 
rived at  the  place  where  we  respected  not  our  own  knowledge,  but  that  of 
others.     Then,  and  only  then,  did  we  find  ourselves  as  Juniors. 

As  Juniors,  we  find  ourselves  weighted  with  many  responsibilities,  but 
our  Herculean  efforts  have  enabled  our  broad  shoulders  to  carry  them, 
though  the  path  has  been  winding  and  narrow.  On  the  dark,  troublesome 
nights  of  study  we  found  ourselves  ably  guided  by  the  light  of  perseverance 
over  the  deep  pitfalls  and  through  the  treacherous  sands,  until  we  have  almost 
reached  the  straight  and  smooth  road  of  the  well-meaning  Senior. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Sophomores 


T  is  a  regrettable  fact  that  this  picture  does  not  do  justice  to  the  Sopho- 
more class.  We  offer  this  not  as  an  apology,  but  simply  to  let  you 
know,  dear  reader,  that  we  are  better  looking  than  we  appear.  But  that 
dcesn't  grieve  us,  because  we  realize  that  REAL  good  looking  people  cannot 
be  flattered  by  a  picture.  Then,  too,  we  must  admit  that  all  members  of  the 
class  could  not  be  present  when  the  picture  was  taken.  This  is  explained 
by  the  fact  that  some  of  us  had  to  be  looking  after  the  interests  of  the  school, 
while  the  rest  posed  for  a  picture.  Just  as  it  is  impossible  to  get  a  group  pic- 
ture of  our  nation's  great  men,  so  it  is  impossible  to  get  a  group  picture  of 
McKendree's  most  illustrious  students.  But  we  have  done  cur  best  and  we 
hope  you  will  not  feel  too  greatly  grieved  about  the  rest  of  the  picture.  The 
gentleman  in  the  front  row,  wearing  a  "jazz  bow"  is  Mr.  Canedy,  our  presi- 
dent, better  known  as  "Snake  Brains."  Being  president  of  the  Soohomore 
Class  is  about  the  greatest  thing  that  can  be  said  of  anyone.  However, 
"Snake's"  ability  to  play  basketball  and  to  eat  more  than  anyone  else  in  school 
makes  him  the  envy  of  all  his  fellow  students,  and  a  shining  example  for 
Freshmen.  Our  vice-president,  Mr.  J.  L.  Clements,  was  one  of  our  number 
who  was  delegated  to  give  advice  to  the  Freshmen  at  the  same  time  the  pic- 
ture was  taken.  Next  to  "Snake"  is  Marie  Crewell,  our  secretary  and 
treasurer.     We  will  speak  of  her  later. 

On  the  extreme  right  of  the  picture  is  a  young  man  in  sitting  posture, 
but  he  has  a  perfect  right  to  rest.  He  is  Lawrence  Cralley,  the  hustling  pas- 
tor of  the  Methodist  church  at  Troy,  Illinois,  and  has  the  distinction  cf  being 
the  only  minister  in  school  entitled  to  wear  an  "M."  In  spite  of  his  many 
responsibilities,  Mr.  Cralley  takes  the  prize  for  his  hearty  chuckle.  If  you 
don't  believe  it,  ask  him  to  tell  you  a  joke. 

To  the  left  of  Mr.  Cralley,  we  note  the  likeness  of  Mr.  B.  C.  Maxey, 
known  by  all  the  students  as  an  "all  state  end."  Maxey  is  one  of  Coach  Law- 
rence's "Fighting  Football  Fellows."  He  is  noted  for  his  successful  piloting 
of  the  Kitchen  Police  Basket  Ball  team  to  victory  in  the  Scrub  Tournament 
He  is  the  only  captain  on  the  hill  who  has  led  his  team  through  a  season  with- 
out losing  a  game. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


The  boy  who  is  proudly  displaying  his  wrist  watch  is  Harry  Lapp.  No, 
he  can  still  see.  That's  just  his  way  of  smiling.  But  first.  1st  us  dispel  any 
ideas  you  may  have  about  Harry  being  a  juvenile.  He  is  a  full  fledged  man 
with  a  family,  and  he  has  a  Rev.  before  his  name.  Mr.  Lapp  is  noted  for  his 
efforts  on  a  slide  trombone.  He  firmly  believes  that  great  things  are  done 
up  in  small  packages.  His  wife  says  that  Harry  is  the  smartest  student  pas- 
tor in  school.     Well,  Harry  admits  it. 

The  next  smile  to  the  left  of  Mr.  Lapp  is  Miss  Glenn.  This  "smile"  is 
always  with  us.  If  not  seen  on  her  lips,  you  will  find  it  in  her  eyes.  Class 
1923  is  exceedingly  fond  and  proud  of  her  flower,  Violet.  Besides  Violet's 
accomplishments  of  being  a  firm  friends,  a  good  mixer  and  a  happy-go-lucky 
optimist,  she  is  an  A  student,  and  a  Faculty  member  of  the  Academy  Staff. 

In  the  same  row,  and  to  the  left  of  Miss  Glenn  is  Winifred  Grantham 
who  hails  from  her  dad's  big  farm  at  Sycamore  Hill,  near  Hillsboro.  She 
was  a  homesick  child  at  McKendree  till  someone  discovered  that  they  called 
her  "Fritz"  at  Sycamore  Hill.  Then  she  felt  at  home.  "Fritz"  is  keeper  of 
a  porcelain  zco.  Her  animals  are  caged  in  her  room  in  Clark  Hall.  Guard- 
ing each  side  of  her  dresser  are  her  elephant  and  the  big  dog.  In  their  aquar- 
ium on  the  table,  merrily  splash  her  gold  fish,  Red  Top  and  Sunshine.  One 
poor  little  puppy,  Toto,  she  has  chained  and  wears  about  her  neck.  Her  little 
animals  love  her  and  so  do  we,  for  she  is  a  good  sport,  and  is  always  full  of 
enthusiasm  and  pep. 

Like  the  Overall  boys  of  our  kindergarten  days,  the  Crewell  sisters  are 
here,  one  behind  the  other.  We've  never  seen  Bone  Gap,  but  it  must  be 
some  little  city. 

It   gave    us    Crewell    sisters,    two, 

Marjorie  and  Marie. 
To  think  that  two  such  pretty  maids. 

Should   bless   one  family. 
They're  not  just  what  their  name  implies, 

For  they  are  very  cute  and  sweet. 
And  if  their  town  is  just  like  them, 

We'll  say  Bone  Gap  is  hard  to  beat. 


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See  the  cute  smile  wedged  between  the  Crewell  Sisters?  That's  Marie 
Shurtleff,  and  she  also  hails  from  the  hamlet  of  Bone  Gap.  Petite  Marie  lives 
in  the  shadow  of  greatness,  and,  of  course,  can  not  help  absorbing  soma  of  it. 
Greatness?  Yes!  She  is  the  editor's  "roomy."  Marie  is  otherwise  noted, 
for  she  is  the  true  McKendree  Catter. 

No,  the  sturdy  maid  with  the  checked  skirt  doez  not  need  the  support  of 
the  brick  wall,  for  she  is  Mabel  Bower,  our  class  pugilist.  She  not  only  looks 
energetic,  but  IS  energetic.  Mrs.  Sheridan  says  that  if  anything  is  to  be 
dene,  to  tell  Mabel  about  it,  for  she  is  so  full  of  pep.  She  is  a  veritable  cham- 
eleon, changing  with  her  surroundings.  In  the  Library,  she  is  as  dignified 
an  assistant  as  Miss  Stanley  could  desire  (and  that  is  saying  a  good  deal). 
Out  by  the  Rock  Well,  she  makes  a  charming  picture  of  romance.  Freeman 
rays,  "She  was  a  mother  to  me,"  while  others  on  the  campus  have  been  known 
to  utterly  fade  away  before  her  tormenting  wit.  She  regrets  enly  two  things: 
her  middle  name  and  her  constant  blushes. 

Now,  follow  us  back  to  the  right,  and  you  will  be  acquainted  with  some 
more  of  McKendree's  best  people.  Just  behind  Miss  Bower  is  Bonnie  Bee 
Waggoner.  You  might  think  we  were  referring  to  hair  nets,  but  we  are 
really  speaking  of  the  tiniest  bit  of  femininity  in  the  Sophomore  Class  Lack 
of  stature  doesn't  mean  lack  of  pep  in  her  case,  for  she's  always  jazzing  about 
with  a  smile  on  her  lips  and  coquetry  in  her  eye. 

Now,  we  have  reached  the  point  where  we  can  show  our  class  giggler. 
She  is  an  out-of-town  girl,  and  can  tell  endless  tales  of  Belleville  shows  which 
"Ralph  and  I"  saw.  You'll  readily  surmise  that  Ralph  is  Etta  Bussong's  beau. 
Etta's  folks  forbade  her  the  pleasure  of  attending  funerals  due  to  the  spon- 
taneity of  her  bubbling  smile. 

'S  funny,  i:n't  it,  how  a  picture  will  bring  forth  smiles?  But  the  bland 
smile  on  Florence  Early,  better  known  as  "Flossie,"  is  of  the  type  that  "won't 
wear  off."  She  is  our  biggest  tease.  Woe  unto  he  or  she  who  is  the  victim, 
and  everyone  gets  their  turn,  sooner  or  later.  The  sad  part  cf  it  is  the  im- 
possibility cf  kidding  her  in  return.  If  she  were  Zimmie,  she  would  say  "Ya 
can't  kid  me."  She  seems  impervious  to  kidding.  However,  we  think  of  the 
vulnerable  heel  of  Achilles,  and  take  heart  again.     We'll  kid  her  yet. 


Yes,  that  chap  with  the  determined  look  on  his  face  really  means  it.  Nor- 
ris,  better  known  as  "Warty"  Sayre,  is  an  athlete  who  wears  a  purple  "M," 
signifying  that  he  has  successfully  competed  in  three  branches  cf  athletics. 
"Warty"  believes  in  being  thorough.  Instead  of  earning  only  the  required 
three  "M's"  in  one  year,  Warty  earned  four.  That's  going  them  one  better, 
isn't  it?  In  baseball,  Warty  is  a  pitcher;  in  football,  a  fullback;  in  basketball, 
a  forward ;  in  track,  a  pole  vaulter,  and  in  the  orchestra  he  cavorts  around  the 
tuba.  He  believes  that  an  athlete  should  have  a  musical  mind,  and  a  mu- 
sician should  have  an  athletic  frame. 

The  fellow  with  the  protruding  ears  is  Johnston,  better  known  as  "John- 
ny." His  ability  to  "electrocute,"  especially  in  the  line  of  Jewish  impersona- 
tion, has  won  for  him  fame  as  the  "derby  king."  Johnny  piloted  the  Sopho- 
mores safely  through  that  critical  Freshman  period  last  year,  as  class  presi- 
dent. Johnny  has  accomplished  many  other  things,  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion in  this  brief  article. 

The  chap  with  the  "Mike  Farady"  face  and  trim  collar  and  tie  has  a  name 
that  reminds  one  of  some  very  unpleasant  sounds  emitted  by  angry  canines, 
but  when  you  know  him  you  will  find  nothing  unpleasant  about  him.  George 
Grauel  is  the  wizard  of  college  hill.  If  you  want  anything  done  in  the  way  of 
electrical  work,  "Let  George  do  it."  He  is  the  ODerator-in-chief  of  the  only 
wireless  telegraph  office  in  Lebanon. 

And  now  we  win  see  what  damage  can  be  done  to  the  back  row.  From 
his  high  and  CONSPICUOUS  position  en  the  extreme  right,  stands  our 
mighty  Van  Dyke,  just  "Van"  for  short.  Van  was  a  star  on  McKendree's 
football  team  of  1920,  having  made  more  touchdowns  than  all  the  rest  of  his 
team  mates.  Another  football  distinction — he  is  the  only  man  who  was  cap- 
able of  playing  every  minute  cf  all  the  games  of  the  season.  While  Van  made 
a  mark  for  himself  on  the  gridiron,  his  greatest  stronghold  is  with  the  girls. 
Ask  any  of  them  and  see. 

Mr.  Kean  seems  to  be  rather  shaded  in  this  picture.  Let  it  go  at  that. 
In  a  picture  is  about  the  best  possible  chance  one  has  of  shading  him.  In 
the  orchestra,  he  is  a  bright  and  shining  light.  He  plays  a  cornet  like  the 
man  who  invented  the  instrument.  His  grades  show  that  he  is  a  real  student, 
in  spite  of  his  many  activities.  For  an  adjective  to  describe  him  best,  we 
must  needs  go  to  his  name,  and  say  that  he  is  a  "Keen"  fellow. 

The  lad  who  is  craning  his  neck  in  order  to  get  his  smiling  physiognomy 


THE     McKENDREAN 


College  Hill 


From  3000  Feet 


in  the  picture,  is  Ernest  Mathis — better  known  as  "Matty  the  tailor."  Sounds 
funny,  but  that's  him — not  the  funny  part,  but  the  tailor  part.  He  is  one 
busy  man.  He  always  has  a  pressing  engagement.  "Matty"  is  a  minister, 
and  the  head  of  a  family,  but  even  so,  he  is  always  with  the  gang  in  every- 
thing they  do. 

This  next  "Feller"  is  going  to  be  an  M.  D.  some  day.  He  surely  will 
make  a  good  one  if  excelling  in  studies  will  make  him  one.  There  is  an  offer 
from  the  student  body  of  a  hand  embroidered  collar  button  for  the  professor 
who  catches  Mr.  Feller  without  his  lesson  prepared.  Mr.  Feller  doesn't  say 
much  but  when  he  says  anything  about  any  cf  his  studies,  he  is  just  as  good 
an   authority   as   a   reference   book. 

Now,  gentle  reader,  please  don't  get  excited  when  I  tell  you  that  the 
boy  and  girl  who  are  next  in  line  are  mutually  in  love.  Yessir! — and  with 
each  other,  too.  He's  her'n,  and  she's  his'n.  They  are  to  be  described  to- 
gether because  that  is  the  way  they  always  are.  Just  as  the  photographer 
snapped  their  picture,  these  two  happy  mortals  were  not  so  happy  as  they 
usually  are.  Of  course,  you  can  easily  see  the  air  of  timid  repulsion  about 
them,  and  that  "I  won't  speak  to  you  for  five  minutes"  look  on  hsr  face. 
They've  just  had  a  childish  quarrel.  But  "childish  troubles  will  soon  pass 
o'er,"  and  he  will  again  be  Prof.  Garret,  known  on  the  campus  as  "Ezra,"  and 
she  will  become  Miss  Kolb,  the  hard  working  student.  "Ezra"  is  noted  as  an 
athlete  of  no  mean  ability.  Miss  Kolb  owes  her  claim  to  prominence  for  be- 
ing  Ezra's   steady   girl   for  two   years. 

The  little  maid  with  curly  blonde  hair,  who  is  next  in  line  is  affection- 
ately know  as  "Pooks."  Pooks  would  neglect  anything,  even  hsr  French, 
rather  than  lose  some  of  her  beauty  sleep.  If  this  is  responsible  for  her  good 
looks,  we  will  all  arrange  for  an  extra  hour  of  repose. 

The  last,  but  not  least  in  line  is  the  trim  looking  chap — Milton  Hailing. 
He  is  really  and  truly  a  versatile  youth.  He  not  only  serves  as  a  ladies'  man 
but  is  an  athlete  and  a  misician  besides.  Milton  has  had  quite  a  bit  of  bad 
luck  with  his  athletics  though.  In  football,  especially  at  Cape  Girardeau,  he 
"just  couldn't  get  started."  In  basketball,  he  would  have  been  able  to  star  at 
(he  tournament,  but  the  opposition  "was  riding  him  all  the  tine."  Milton 
surely  shows  that  he  is  a  real  sport  because  there  is  no  school  activity  in 
which  he  does  not  indulge. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


FRE5HMEN 


Freshmen 


HERE  was  great  consternation  in  my  mind  when  I  was  asked  to 
write  a  short  sketch  about  the  class  of  '24.  I  was  not  capable  of 
looking  into  the  future  and  telling  all  of  the  wonderful  things  that 
we  were  going  to  do.  In  sheer  desperation  I  snatched  up  a  newspaper. 
My  unspoken  prayer  was  answered.  There  in  great  scare  lines  I  read : 
"Madame  Ima  Medium,  skilled  in  the  art  of  divination.  Past,  present  or 
future  revealed."     Here  was  my  chance      I  would  ask  her  what  to  say. 

I  hurried  immediately  to  the  address  given,  and  was  granted  an  audience 
with  the  great  Madame.  Before  I  could  speak,  she  uttered  these  words: 
"You  desire  to  know  all  concerning  the  Freshman  Class  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege.     Listen !" 

I  was  awed  to  silence  by  her  uncanny  knowledge  of  my  errand.  Gazing 
into  a  crystal  globe,  she  spoke  again  : 

"Your  class  entered  college  September  27,  1920,  numbering  about  fifty. 
At  the  first  class  meeting,  Harold  Seneff  was  elected  president,  and  Florence 
Dey,  secretary  and  treasurer.  Then  the  fun  began.  In  a  few  days  a  moon- 
light picnic  was  staged.  The  chaperones  and  eats  were  conveyed  to  Perry's 
in  Professor  Wiggin's  automobile.  By  the  use  of  much  stealth  and  clever- 
ness, you  all  arrived  safely.     The  poor  Sophs  were  badly  fooled. 

"Next,  came  the  call  for  football.  Cornett  and  Seneff  answered,  and 
were  two  big  factors  in  every  game.  Then  Richy,  Seneff,  Adams  and  Ccr- 
nett  ably  represented  your  class  in  basketball. 

"You  have  many  talented  members  in  the  orchestra.  Recently,  Miss 
Cheeseman  staged  a  play  in  which  the  feminine  roles  were  taken  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Freshman  class. 

"Your  three  remaining  years,  each  marked  with  new  achievements, 
will  pass  quickly.  Your  class  will  grow  in  spirit,  if  not  in  numbers.  You 
will  become  more  and  more  a  part  of  the  life  of  the  College.  Finally,  you 
will  depart,  the  most  respected  and  best-loved  class  ever  graduated  from 
McKendree." 

Madame  ceased  speaking  and  made  a  gesture  of  dismissal.  With  a  light 
heart  I  left  her  presence  and  hastened  home.     My  problem  was  solved. 

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THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Academy 

SENIOR  CLASS  OF  1921. 

Class  Colors,   Orange  and  White 

Class    Motto,    Know   Thyself. 

Class  Flower,  Daisy. 

OFFICERS 
Guy    O.    Karnes  -  ----..__  President 

Constance    Hailing     -  -  Vice    President 

John   B.   Zimmerman  -  -  -_-...  Secretary 

Roderick    L.    Ccrleton         -  ------         Treasurer 

Frcf.  J.  E.   Nocn        --------  Faculty  Advisor 

|AST  year  we,  the  Academy  Juniors  of  1920,  looked  forward  with  long- 
ing hearts  to  the  time  when  we  would  be  styled  the  "Seniors  of  1921." 
We  had  long  been  planning  on  the  time  when  we  wculd  come  to  grad- 
uation. At  last  our  dreams  have  been  realized.  Now  that  we  have  reached 
the  honored  and  respected  position  of  Seniors,  we  can  look  back  over  the- 
years  spent  in  McKendree  Academy  and  say  with  authority  that  we  apDre- 
ciate  the  saying,  "Tempus  fugit." 

The  class  of  '21  can  rightfully  claim  to  be  one  of  the  leading  classes 
graduated  from  McKendree  Academy.  We  have  in  our  class  students  from 
ail  parts  of  the  country.  Among  our  number  may  be  found  splendid  talent 
in  every  line  of  athletics  and  scholarship.  As  a  class,  we  have  taken  an  active 
part  in  the  various  societies,  clubs  and  associations  of  the  Hill. 

We  wish  to  extend  our  thanks  and  appreciation  to  the  faculty  for  their 
invaluable  help  and  service  rendered  to  us  throughout  our  course  in  Mc- 
Kendree Academy.  We  are  especially  indebted  to  our  beloved  teacher  and 
principal,  Prof.  E.  B.  Waggoner,  for  his  interest  and  co-operation  in  our 
studies  and  other  school  activities. 

It  is  with  a  deep  feeling  of  regret  that  we  leave  the  Academy,  the  stage 
cf  our  trials  and  triumphs  these  last  few  years;  but  we  are  carried  on,  by' 
our  aims  and  inspirations,  to  become  the  very  best  and  noblest  men  fandi 
women;  that  we  may  prove  our  worth  to  McKendree  Academy  in  return  for 
all  that  she  has  done  for  us. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


GUY  KARNES 

"Where  duty  leads  my 
course    be    onward    still." 


RODERICK  LEWIS 

CARLETON 

"Of  the  highest  in  the 
measure  of  a  man." 


J.  B.  ZIMMERMAN 

"My  mind  to  me  a  king- 
dom is." 


ELIZABETH  PRATT 

"Good  temper,  like  a 
sunny  day,  sends  a  bright- 
ness over  everything." 


THE     McKENDREAN 


C.  R.  LIZENBY 

"Where  duty  calls  or 
danger,  be  never  wanting 
there." 


JOHN  W.  KRAEMER 

"Each  man  makes  his 
own  statue  and  builds 
himself." 


IDA  STARR 

"Fair  as  a  star  when 
only  one  is  shining  in  the 
sky." 


CONSTANCE 
HALLING 

"Peerless    in    her    own 
grand  way." 


THE     McKENDREAN 


GEO.  A.  McCAMMOM 

"He  dares  do    all    that 
may  become  a  man." 


KENNETH 
WAGGONER 

"Unmatched    for    cour- 
age, spirit,  strength." 


E.    LOUDENBERG 

"A    merry   heart   makes 
cheerful    countenance.' 


ISABELLA  FIELDS 

"Her  face  is  fair,  her 
heart  is  true.  As  spotless 
as  she's  bonnie,  oh!" 


C.   L.   ROCKWELL 

"And  still  the  wonder 
grew  how  one  small  head 
could  hold  all  he  knew." 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Bryant,   J.   T. 
Carleton,  R.  L. 
Dolley,  Robert  D. 
Harris,   F.    E. 
Karnes,  Christina 
Lee,   Mary   Bramley 
Myerscough,    O.    E. 
Waggoner,   Carrie 


R. 


Starr,  Ora 
Baer,  H.  A. 
Bailey,  L.  E. 
Fleming,   D. 
King,  L.  C. 
Ryan,  R.   K. 
Snyder,   Dorothy 
Wiegand,  S.  P. 


Betanccurt.    Julius 
Gibson,   Ruby 
Gibson,  Mabel 
Gibson,  Hazel 
Gurnsey,   Donald 
Kurz,    Edwin 
Mueller,  Harry 
Newcomb,  Julia 
Ryan.  Addiscn 

ACADEMY 

UNDERCLASSMEN 

HE  fact  that  the  Academy  enrollment  is  very  small  is  no  reflection  on 
McKendree — nor  is  it  a  fact  to  be  lamented.  Though  there  has  been 
a  decrease  in  the  Academy  attendance,  there  has  been  a  correspond- 
ing increase  in  the  number  of  college  students.  This  is  a  natural  develop- 
ment; for  as  the  quality  and  number  of  high  schools  have  increased,  the  Acad- 
emy has  become  less  and  less  necessary ;  while,  on  the  other  hand,  with  the 
growth  of  high  schools  there  has  been  a  corresponding  growth  in  the  demand 
for  college  training.  Consequently,  the  McKendree  Academy,  having  ful- 
filled its  mission,  by  years  of  service  at  the  hand  of  competent  teachers,  will 
no  longer  exist,  but  all  energy  will  be  exerted  upon  college  interests. 


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Platonian  Literary  Society 


1849—1921 


EVENTYTWO  years  ago  on  the  night  of  April  21,  sixteen  men 
founded  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  These  men  had  not,  prior 
to  this  time,  affiliated  themselves  with  any  other  society  which  had 
an  organization  in  the  College.  The  work  which  has  been  done  by  the  society 
during  her  seventy-two  years  of  history  stands  out  pre-eminently  as  one  of 
the  brightest  pages  of  McKendree  history.  Almost  twenty-three  hundred 
men  who  have  passed  through  McKendree's  halls  as  students  have  been  loyal 
members  of  the  Society.  Approximately  fifteen  hundred  of  these  are  still 
alive  and  are  staunch  defenders  of  the  purple  and  gold. 

The  Platonian  Literary  Society  was  organized  in  the  face  of  opposition 
and  became  at  once  the  rival  of  a  similar  organization  which  was  twelve 
years  its  senior.  Competition,  however,  is  essential  to  growth.  Her  present 
membership  is  about  fifty,  of  which  number  thirty-three  were  in  school  last 
year.  The  presence  of  so  many  old  members  has  made  the  meetings  through- 
out the  year  of  exceeding  interest  and  value. 


The  Platonian  Literary  Society  is  proud  of  its  record.  Platonians  are 
to  be  found  in  every  walk  of  life  and  a  high  percentage  are  filling  places  of 
trust  and  responsibility.  A  large  number  have  made  national  reputations, 
and  many  have  achieved  international  fame.  Among  the  latter  are  the  fol- 
lowing: A.  C.  Bernays,  physician  and  surgeon;  Nelson  S.  Cobleigh,  journal- 
ist; General  J.  H.  Wilson,  United  States  Army;  J.  A.  Halderman,  first  United 
States  Minister  to  Siam ;  C.  P.  Johnston,  ex-Governor  of  Missouri  and  eminent 
criminal  lawyer,  and  Major-General  Wesley  Merritt,  United  States  Army. 
There  are  college  presidents,  teachers,  ministers,  missionaries,  physicians, 
merchants,  lawyers,  bankers,  mine  operators,  legislators  and  successful  farm- 
ers who  are  proud  of  the  fact  that  they  walked  in  "Wisdom's  Way"  while 
students   in   McKendree   College. 


The  Platonian  Literary  Society  is  a  vital  factor  in  the  life  of  the  College. 
Her  heritage  appeals  to  all  who  possess  noble  aspirations  and  worthy  ambi- 
tions. Her  ideals  are  of  the  highest  type.  She  moulds  character  and  trains 
the  mind  so  that  opportunities  are  met  and  difficulties  surmounted  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  bring  the  greatest  success.  The  society  is  at  present  in  splen- 
did condition.  Her  work  this  year  has  been  equal  to  that  of  any  in  her 
history.  This  effectiveness  is  due  to  the  spirit  of  loyalty  and  devotion  which 
permeates  the  very  being  of  those  who  are  enrolled  under  the  banner  of  the 
purple  and  gold.  Her  door  is  ever  open  to  the  youth  who  has  a  desire  to 
be  transformed  into  a  capable  man,  ready  to  render  service  to  the  world  in 
any  vocation  to  which  his  heart  responds. 


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Clionian  Literary  Society 

gl  HE  Clionian  Literary  Society  is  the  only  girls'  organization  in  literary 

work  en  the  campus.     The  aims  of  the  society  are  far-reaching  and 

jj:   manifold;    but   primarly,   they   are   to   bring   the   girls   together   as   a 


group  to  promote  college  spirit,  and  to  encourage  literary  work  among  the 
members. 

This  year,  Clio  can  boast  of  on:  of  the  largest  enrollments  in  her  history. 
Almost  every  girl  in  school  is  enrolled  as  a  member,  and  every  member  is 
a  loyal  McKendrean. 

During  the  year  many  interesting  programs,  helpful  as  well  as  entei- 
taining.  have  been  given.  Clio  has  always  held  the  reputation  for  doing  the 
unusual  in  the  literary  line,  and  this  year  has  been  no  exception  in  this 
respect.  Part  of  her  success  is  du:  to  the  support  which  the  other  two 
societies  have  given  her  by  their  excellent  attendance  at  open  session  pro- 
grams and  by  their  loyal  co-operation. 

The  social  side  of  Clio  has  been  by  no  means  neglected  this  year.  The 
annual  banquet,  held  December  11,  was  an  important  event  in  her  year's 
history.  Nearly  one  hundred  and  eighty  were  in  attendance,  repressnting 
Clio  in  various  years  of  her  development. 

Clio  serves  as  an  incentive  to  mental  life  and  action,  teeming  with  possi- 
bilities which  must  ultimately  lead  to  greater  literary  advancement.  As 
true  Clionians,  we  can  feel  justly  proud  of  the  work  of  our  society  during 
the  past  year,  and  we  can  feel  assured  that  Clio  of  1921  has  been  well  worth 
while.  May  we  ever  strive  to  emulate  cur  past  efforts,  and  may  our  successes 
bid   fair  to  future  progress. 


EAR    Clio,    companion    of    my 

happy  hours. 
Thy    sacred    walls    what    tales 

could  tell 
Hew  young  ambition  here  held  sway, 
How     timorous     genius,     dressed     in 

stammering  words, 
Each  Friday  night  was  want  to  rouse 
Some  worthy  soul  to  heights  sublime. 
No   mute   inglorious    bard   could    here 

be  found. 
And  each  performed  with  eager  haste, 
Whatever  task  assigned  to  her. 
Their  earnest  efforts  thus  supplied 
The  silver  tongue  and  artful  phrase. 
Then    art    supplied    what    knowledge 

lacked. 
How  often  have  we  blest  the  twilight 

hours 
"When   toil   remitting   lent  its  turn  to 

play" 
And  all  the  girls  from  labor  free 
Came  here  at  night  their  joys  to  share. 
Here     loathed     melancholy     took     its 

flight 
Instead  came  peace  and  merriment. 
No  troubles  marred  these  happy  hours 


For  "All  is  well"  on  every  hand. 
Told    in    few   words   that,   come    what 

may, 
Eternal  sunshine  everywhere  abounds. 
And  summer  always  summer  is  our  lot, 
"No  matter  how  the  winds  may  blow." 
Each  program  better  than  the  one  be- 
fore 
In    choice    words    told    how    turns    the 

world 
Or  hew  some  genius  fame  secured. 
Perhaps  Chopin  their  presence  graced 
Or  Webster's  fiery  tongue  some  theme 

pursued 
Nor  left  a  doubt  or  chance  to  scoff. 
Here  once  a  month  came  august  swains 
The  learned  word  or  news  to  hear. 
Then  gala  dress  adorned  the  place 
Then  every  word  sage  wisdom  spoke. 
No  dullness  then;  no  thoughtful  mood. 
Here  only  mirth  and  coquetry. 
When  comes  the  day,  as  come  it  must, 
When  we  thy  sacred  walls  must  leave, 
The  lips  that  once  in  simple  lays 
Sang  of  the  merits  of  the  school 
Or  praised  the  skill  thy  court  instilled. 
Thy  praise  will  sing  with  reverence. 


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Philosophian  Literary  Society 


1837—1921 
N  enviable  record  has  been  established  by  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  Since  her  organization  in  1837,  as  the  first  literary  society 
west  of  the  Allegheny  mountains,  she  has  been  furnishing  leaders 
in  every  profession  and  walk  of  life.  Many  of  our  greatest  ministers,  pro- 
fessors, bankers,  physicians,  editors  and  statesmen  are  proud  to  be  called 
Philos.  Limited  space  allows  us  to  mention  only  a  few  names  which  head 
the  list.  Among  them  are:  John  Locke  Scripps,  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Chicago  Tribune  ;  William  E.  Hyde,  formerly  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Republic, 
and  Isaac  N.  Higgins,  at  one  time  editor  of  the  San  Francisco  Morning 
Call.  Among  our  great  statesmen  are  the  names  of  Hon.  Chas.  S.  Deneen, 
L.   Y.  Sherman  and  W.  J.  Bryan. 


The  purpose  of  the  society,  as  stated  in  the  original  constitution,  was 
"the  mutual  improvement  of  its  members  in  oratorical  attainments,  and  scien- 
tific and  literary  pursuits."  She  has  never  wavered  or  drifted  to  things  of 
minor  importance,  but  still  views  the  old  purpose  valuable  enough  to  every 
student  to  make  it  worthy  of  his  greatest  endeavors. 

On  College  Hill,  as  well  as  in  the  outside  world,  Philo  has  achieved 
her  share  of  honors.  She  has  shown  her  efficient  training  on  all  exhibitions, 
and  has  won  the  Bryan  Essay  Medal  every  year  except  1901.  This  year 
the  members  have  endeavored  to  maintain  the  high  standard  that  has  been 
established.  Throughout  the  year  on  every  session  the  members  have  given 
exceptionally  good  programs.  The  exhibition  of  the  night  of  January  13 
showed  originality  of  thought,  and  the  delivery  was  largely  the  result  of 
Philo  training.  It  is  the  aim  of  the  society  to  continue  to  be  one  of  the 
greatest  organizations  of  its  kind;  to  give  thorough  literary  training  without 
overlapping  other  activities  of  the  college  ;  to  send  out  the  best  of  men  into 
every  vocation  of  life,  and  to  help  her  men  to  work  toward  her  motto,  "Detur 
Digniori." 


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EARL   CHARLES   WAITE 
Died   March   7,   1921. 
Westminster    College,    '18:    Mounds 
High  School,  '19;   Freshman,   McKen- 
dree,  '20;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  Platonian  Lit- 
erary Society  ;  Orchestra  ;  Football. 

On  March  7,  1921,  the  student  body  heard  with  extreme  sorrow  of  trie 
death  of  Earl  Waite.  But  it  was  upon  us,  the  inmates  of  Carnegie  Hall, 
that  the  greatest  burden  of  grief  fell.  It  was  with  us  that  he  lived  and  had 
his  closest  friendships.  For  this  reason  we  can  speak  with  greater  assurance 
than  our  companions  in  the  disclosure  of  his  merits. 

He  had,  first  of  all,  a  most  pleasing  personality.  He  was  seldom  with- 
out a  smile  and  a  cheerful  word  for  his  comrades.  His  door  was  at  all  times 
open  to  entrance.  His  room  was  the  center  of  frequent  and  happy  gather- 
ings.    He  was  to  each  of  us  a  friend. 

While  he  was  not  without  the  common  lot  of  little  weaknesses,  he  led 
i>  consistent  Christian  life.  His  conduct  was,  in  almost  all  cases,  exemplary 
He  was  a  kindly,  affectionate  and  lovable  young  man,  in  whose  passing  we 
felt,  and  still  feel,  a  distinct  loss.  We  have  reserved  for  him  in  our  hearts: 
a  permanent  place  as  one  of  the  most  likable  persons  whom  it  has  been  our 
privilege  to  know. 


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The  brown  thru:h  pcurs  his  heart  out  to  the  spring, 
The  green  fields  answer  to  the  mounting  sun, 
With  sweet  assent  each  living  thing 
Chimes  with  the  joyous  bourgeoning  ; 
The  ploughman  hath  his  ancient  toil  begun. 

But  where  is  he  whose  gallant  youth  did  fling 

A  beckoning  radiance  round  our  common  earth? 

Alas,  for  him  doth  new  grief  wring 

The  memory.     Our  fend  thoughts  bring 

A   daily   tribute   to    his    modest   worth. 

Sen  of  the  native  roil — to  him  did  cling 

Its  wholesome  strength,  reserve,  rnd  sweetness  sane 

Round  that  old  word  American 

His  innate  fineness  set  a  golden  ring 

Of  fresh  intent,  or  rarer  strain. 


To  what  new  music  dost  thou  tune  the  string 
In  what  divine  adventure  take  a  place? 
Although  thy  pathway  we  no  longer  trace, 
Be  to  our  laggard  feet  the  wing, 
And  to  cur  devious  ways  a  grace. 


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1HE  Y.  W.  C.  A.  aims  to  bring  young  women  into  a  closer  touch 
with  God,  and  to  cause  them  to  realize  the  proper  place  for  religion 
in   their   lives. 

The  Association  is  especially  helpful  to  new  girls,  who,  having  been 
requested  by  letter  before  their  arrival  to  become  members,  are  met  at  the 
train  by  Y.  W.  C.  A.  members  and  made  to  feel  very  much  at  home.  The 
fellowship  of  Christian  young  women  gives  them  a  feeling  of  contentment, 
and  the  longing  for  home  is  soon  forgotten. 

One  of  the  most  impressive  devotional  services  was  a  candlelight  serv- 
ice which  was  held  near  the  beginning  of  the  year.  In  this  service  new 
members  were  added  to  the  association.  These  new  members  marched 
into  the  hall  and  placed  tiny  candles  around  a  larger  one  which  furnished 
the  light  for  the  room.  This  little  ceremony  demonstrated  the  fact  that 
each  girl,  by  adding  the  light  cf  her  life  to  that  of  God's,  can  help  to 
brighten   the    world. 

The  regular  devotional  meetings  are  held  every  Wednesday  evening, 
and  are  led  by  the  members  themselves  or  by  out-of-town  speakers.  One 
of  the  out-of-town  speakers  we  were  privileged  to  have  was  Miss  Lola 
Wood,  who  is  a  missionary  teacher  in  our  sister  college  at  Seoul,  Korea. 

The  social  life  of  McKendree  is  promoted  by  this  association,  in  co- 
operation with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  through  a  series  of  entertainments.  An 
acquaintance  party  was  held  at  the  beginning  of  the  year;  likewise,  lively 
socials  upon  such  holidays  as  Hallowe'en,  Christmas  and  Valentine's  day. 
On   March   17,    1921.   the  annual   banquet  was   given. 

The  association  workers  are  sincere  and  loyal.  We  are  sure  that  the 
Y.  W.  C.  A.  Dlays  a  very  important  palt  in  maintaining  the  moral  atmos- 
phere of  the   College. 


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HE  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  affords  one  of  the  greatest 
opportunities  on  College  Hill  for  the  religious  activities  of  the 
young  men.  This  organization  holds  its  place  at  the  front,  with  its 
tri-colors  pointing  toward  the  highest  standard  in  physical,  mental 
and  spiritual  development.  Every  Wednesday  night  it  offers  the  inspiration 
of  good  speakers,  spiritual  devotion  and  fellowship.  It  is  the  purpose  of 
the  "Y"  to  encourage  men  on  the  campus  toward  the  acceptance  of  Christ 
and  to  definite  Christian  service.  It  seeks  to  combine  the  spirituality  of 
the  prayer  meetings  and  the  visual  messages  of  the  greatest  men  available. 
The  students  this  year  are  preparing  an  Association  Hand  Book  to  assist 
new  students  in  carrying  on  the  work  from  the  beginning  of  th:  autumn 
term  of  1921. 

Prominent  speakers,  special  music,  devotional  spirit  and  wholesome  en- 
tertainment are  the  features  of  the  evening  programs.  We  were  privileged 
this  year  in  having  addresses  from  Rev.  Ralph  Wakefield,  Prof.  C.  S.  Gen- 
try, Prof.  J.  E.  Noon,  Prof.  C.  Crouse,  Dr.  J.  W.  Cummins,  Branch  Rickey, 
Hon.   Geo.  W.  English,  "Dad"  Elliot  and   Dr.  T.   E.   Green. 


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Ministerial  Group 


Though  not  a  theological  seminary,  McKendree  College  has  neverthe- 
less done  her  full  share  in  preparing  men  fcr  the  Christian  ministry.  There 
are  eighteen  young  men  enrolled  this  year  who  have  chosen  the  ministry  as 
their  vocation  in  life.  Fifteen  of  this  number  are  serving  student  appoint- 
ments. They  go  out  week-ends  to  their  charges  and  return  Sunday  evening 
or  Monday  morning.  No  other  class  of  students  travels  so  extensively  as 
this  distinguished  group,  since  they  serve  a  territory  in  Illinois  and  Mis- 
souri having  a  radius  of  sixty  miles  from  Lebanon.  A  very  marked  char- 
acteristic of  this  gang  is  the  variety  in  size.  There  is  a  large  size,  consisting 
of  Kean,  Harris,  Billings,  Harrel  and  Lizenby ;  also  a  medium  size,  made  up 
of  Myerscough,  Hanhaum,  Mathis,  Cralley,  Smith,  Whitlock  and  Spreckel- 
meyer ;  then  the  bantamweights  are  Karnes,  Kimmerman,  Flemming,  Buford 
and  Lapp. 


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Student  Volunteer  Band 


O  the  casual  observer,  the  college  students  may  appear  to  lead  com- 
paratively care-free  and  irresponsible  lives.  Perhaps  such  is  the  case, 
fllJIll  to  a  certain  extent;  and  yet,  why  shouldn't  it  be?  Not  that  the  col- 
lege students  should  be  entirely  free  from  responsibility — and  they  are  not — 
but  they  should  have  some  time  to  call  their  own;  time  for  both  physical 
and  mental  recreation,  as  well  as  earnest  meditation.  It  is  in  college  that 
many  conclusions  are  reached  and  decisions  made  which  in  a  large  part  mould 
the  future  life  of  the  individual. 

Be  it  said  to  the  credit  of  those  represented  by  the  above  picture  that 
they  have  made  their  great  decision.  Since  they  have  all  decided  upon  the 
same  vocation — missionary  work — they  have  banded  together,  stimulated  by 
the  common  purpose  to  help  to  accomplish  the  realization  of  their  motto, 
"The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  the  Present  Generation." 

Time  alone  will  show  what  harvest  will  result  from  the  seeds  sown  by 
this  earnest  band  of  workers.  Some  day,  McKendreans  will  be  only  too 
proud  of  the  fact  that  these  very  persons  were  fellow  students  of  theirs  on 
College  Hill. 


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Frances  Cartwright  Club 

j  HE  Frances  Cartwright  Club  is  an  association  of  the  wives  of  pros- 
pective clergymen  of  the  College.  Its  purpose  is  to  bring  the  young 
women  together  for  the  consideration  of  topics  and  problems  that 
will  be  met  when  they  have  entered  upon  the  active  duties  of  the  parsonage. 
The  topics  studied  and  discussed  include  temperance,  Americanization,  philan- 
thropy, missions,  social  and  community  betterment,  and  similar  themes.  Of 
special  value  has  been  the  memorizing  of  choice  scriptural  passages  and  the 
study  of  great  spiritual  leaders  and  current  events.  A  further  motive  is  to 
devise  ways  and  means  as  suggestions  for  development  when  active  life  shall 
begin  in  earnest.  Since  many  of  these  college  men  are  now  serving  as 
student  pastors,  much  valuable,  practical  material  is  always  at  hand,  and 
there  is  always  opportunity  to  try  out  plans  and  theories. 

Organized  February  24,  1920,  in  renewal  of  an  earlier  and  similar  society, 
the  club  today  numbers  fifteen  members.  All  denominations  are  welcome 
to  membership.     Wives  of  local  pastors  are  honorary  members. 


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History  Club 

The  Lebanon  History  Club  has  spent  a  profitable  year  in  the  study  of 
sociology  and  present-day  poets.  This  club  was  organized  in  1907,  and  was 
the  outgrowth  of  the  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scientific  Circle.  It  has  tak- 
en several  years  of  the  Bays  View  course  and  three  years  of  the  chautauqua 
course.     Though  the  year  the  studies  have  been  from  the  best  of  literature. 

President Mrs.  E.  B.  Waggoner 

Vice-President Mrs.    G.    E.    McCammon 

Secretary Mrs.    J.    E.    Noon 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Behymer,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Kirkland,  Miss  Belle  Shepherd,  Mrs.  A. 
Hailing,  Mrs.  W.  N.  Stearns,  Mrs.  E.  Fields,  Miss  Elizabeth  Brooks,  Mrs. 
W.  F.  Sheridan,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Stowell,  Mrs.  T.  E.  Wiggins,  Mrs.  Jean  Ulbright. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Current  Literature  Seminar 


gsEj'HE  English  Seminar,  which  was  organized  soon  after  the  opening 
of  the  school  year,  is  the  first  attempt  on  the  part  of  the  English 
Department  to  organize  a  seminar.     It  began  with  a  nucleus  of  three 


members,  which  soon  grew  to  include  about  a  dozen  students  in  the  depart- 
ment. The  bi-weekly  meetings  consist  of  the  reading  of  a  paper  on  some 
recently  published  work  of  a  modern  author,  followed  by  an  informal  dis- 
cussion of  the  topic  and  material  under  consideration.  They  evolve  a  sur- 
prising number  of  theories  and  ideas  on  the  current  literature  of  the  day, 
and  they  develop  an  appreciation  for  the  worth-while  products  in  the  field 
of  literary  endeavor. 


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Schoolmasters'  Club 

j  MEETING  was  held  on  October  22,  1919,  for  the  purpose  of  bringing 
together  such  members  of  the  student  body  and  the  faculty  of  Mc- 
Kendree  College  as  were  interested  in  the  formation  of  a  professional 
teachers'  organization.  The  advantages  accruing  from  such  a  unit  were 
pointed  out.  A  permanent  organization  was  decided  upon,  and  for  it  the 
name  of  "The  Schoolmasters"  Club"  was  informally  adopted  On  October 
27,  a  second  meeting  was  held,  at  which  time  a  more  formal  organization 
was  effected.  For  the  remainder  of  the  year  the  name  of  "The  Schoolmasters' 
Club"  was  retained.  However,  On  October  11,  1920,  it  was  changed  to 
"The  Teachers'  Club.".     Under  that  name  the  organization  has  since  become 

The  meetings  are  varied.  Sometimes  they  consist  mainly  of  a  thor- 
ough discussion  of  a  topic  at  issue  by  all  who  care  to  take  part;  sometimes 
the°y  consist  of  a  more  formal  and  elaborately  prepared  lecture;  sometimes 
an  outside  speaker  of  educational  note  is  given  charge  of  the  meeting;  some- 
times club  members,  well-fitted  to  speak  on  particular  lines,  are  given  the 
floor;  but  always  the  enthusiastic  spirit,  the  zest  for  new  and  better  ideas 
and  methods  of  presentation  pervades  these  gatherings. 


Scientific  Society 


IHE  increased  demand  for  courses  in  the  sciences  during  the  past  two 
years  has  not  only  resulted  in  the  reorganization  of  the  various 
separate  departments  into  a  division  of  science,  but  has  been  re- 
flected as  well  in  the  student  interest  manifested  in  these  subjects.  Chief 
among  the  evidences  of  such  interest  during  the  past  semester  has  been  the 
formation  of  the  Scientific  Society  for  the  purpose  of  extra-curriculum  study 
in  the  sciences. 

The  work  of  the  organization  is  directed  by  a  student  council  com- 
posed of  the  representatives  of  each  department  and,  at  first,  these  students 
formed  the  initial  members.  Membership  in  the  society  is  strictly  elective 
by  vote  of  the  organization  as  a  whole,  and  is  restricted  in  general  to  students 
majoring  in  some  one  of  the  sciences. 

The  past  semester  has  been  devoted  largely  to  the  details  of  organization 
and  meetings  for  programs  were  not  held  until  late  in  the  year.  It  is  the 
plan  of  the  society  to  hold  such  meetings  monthly  for  the  discussion  of 
various  phases  of  the  sciences,  including  addresses  on  special  topics,  abstract 
reports  of  current  science  literature,  teaching  methods  and  similar  subjects. 
A  brief  review  of  the  historical  development  of  the  larger  branches  of  science 
was  undertaken  during  the  past  year. 

The  Council  of  the  Scientific  Society  for  1920-21  consisted  of  the  fol- 
lowing representatives  from  the  different  departments: 


Biology 

Chemistry 

Geology 

Home  Economics 

Mathematics 

Physics     - 


B.  E.  Montgomery 

C.  G.  Johnston 
O.  A.  Catt 
Lois  Dee 

E.  H.  Orr 

J.  B.   Harmon 


Travel  Club 


(1HE  purpose  of  the  Travel  Club  is  to  provide  for  students,  who  desire 
a  larger  knowledge  of  the  world  and  its  peoples,  a  systematic  course 
„_.,_,  cf  reading  such  as  will,  in  a  modest  way,  serve  as  a  course  of  travel 
and  observation.  In  case  later  years  provide  opportunities  for  •'globs-trot- 
ting," such  reading  will  provide  matter  for  more  intelligent  appreciation  of 
things  seen  and  heard. 

Fourteen  persons  of  the  college  group,  some  of  whom  have  seen  some 
travel,  enrolled  the   first   semester.      Regular   readings   were   posted   on   the 
College  bulletin-boards,  and  some,  at  least,  have  profited  therefrom. 
One  can  never  tell  what  may  come  of  humble  beginnings. 


Membership 


G.  E.  McCammon 
E.   P.   Baker 
Thomas  E.  Wiggins 
Wallace  N.  Stearns 
Mrs.  W.  N.  Stearns 
W.  C.  Walton 

Ruby  C.  Ice 


Elizabeth    Brooks 
Grace  Cheeseman 
F.  E.  Faverty 
Roland   K.   Ryan,  Jr. 
Agnes    Tressler 
William   Mitchell 
Earl  C.  Waite 


FACULTY    READINGS. 

Something  different  has  been  instituted  in  the  form  of  Faculty  Readings. 
Several  times  throughout  the  year  individual  members  cf  the  Faculty  have 
read  choice  selections  of  literature  for  the  benefit  of  all  who  cared  to  bear 
them.  For  the  most  part,  these  selections  have  been  such  as  particularly  ap- 
pealed to  the  reader  or  that  were  of  special  interest  to  him  or  her  bcause  of 
the  particular  department  which  he  or  she  represented.  These  Faculty  Read- 
ings have  been  well  worth  while,  and  will  likely  be  continued  in  the  coming 
year  with  an  even  greater  interest. 


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Conscientious 


Objectors 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Then  here's  to  McKendree,  the  school  we  love  yet 
With  pleasures  and  friendships  we  ne'er  shall  forget, 
Whose  memories  grow  dearer  with  each  passing  day ; 
Dear  Father,  preserve  old  McKendree  for  ave. 


O  often  are  emotions  "remembered  in  tranquillity,"  really  more  true 
and  more  vital  to  us  than  are  the  actual  experiences  themselves. 
Too  often  we  are  dispelled  by  the  illusion  of  the  near,  and  are 
unable   to   see   things   at  their  face  value. 

This  fact  is  especially  true  in  connection  with  college  life.  When  in 
the  midst  of  college  activities,  little  do  we  realize  the  opportunities  and 
advantages  which  are  ours.  We  are  so  engrossed  in  the  affairs  of  the 
moment  that  we  fail  to  catch  the  real  significance  of  the  experiences  which 
are  having  such  a  vital  and  lasting  influence  upon  us :  and  at  the  moment 
they  seem  to  have  merely  a  temporary  interest  and  value.  We  work  for 
the  present,  feeling  that  the  grade  or  the  coveted  honor  is  the  goal;  w:  take 
part  in  the  social  functions,  feeling  that  to  be  a  "good  fellow"  now  is  the 
big  aim  :  we  make  friends,  thinking  that  they  are  for  our  present  enjoyment, 
especially;  we  do  all  these  things  in  the  light  of  the  present,  too  often 
regardless  of  the  future.  But,  alas,  that  bright  light  fades,  and  we  find 
ourselves  out  of  school  life  into  life's  school.  Then,  and  not  until  then, 
do  we  realize  the  real  significance  of  college  life.  What  we  thought  was 
mere  preparation  was  life  itself,  where  responsibilities  should  have  been 
regarded  as  such,  and  not  as  useless  burdens  to  be  passed  by  as  easily 
and  light-heartedly   as   possible. 

All  this  seems  to  be  mere  moralizing, — a  didactic  lecture  to  the  col- 
lege   student — for   which   he   cares   nothing.      But   just    this   word: 

Wait  until  you  have  spent  four  happy  years  in  the  midst  of  all  the 
college  activities ;  wait  until  you — arrayed  in  the  conventional  cap  and 
gown — have  walked  up  the  aisle  to  the  rostrum,  stately  and  exultant,  yet 
struggling  to  repress  the  tears;  and  what  is  more,  wait  until  you  have 
passed  forever  from  within  those  sacred  walls,  and  have  but  the  mem- 
ories as  a  link  between  what  life  held  in  store  for  you  and  the  good,  old 
days  you  regarded  so  lightly.  Wait,  I  say,  till  then — then  as  you  reflect, 
see  if  what   I   say   is  mere  moralizing.  AHAZ    BIN. 


What  could  be  more  inspiring  to  the  students  of  a  college  or  more  en- 
couraging to  those  in  authority  who  are  interested  in  its  future,  than  the 
expressions  of  heartfelt  praise  that  came  to  it  from  former  students.  Mc- 
Kendree  is  the  mecca  of  all  her  students  A  McKendree  student  is  a  Mc- 
Kendree  friend  and  booster.  The  replies  received  by  the  circulation  man- 
ager from  many  McKendreans  who  were  solicited  with  regard  to  purchase  of 
The  McKendrean  were  dominated  by  that  idea  of  reverence  and  love  for 
their  Alma  Mater.  We  cannot  print  all  the  letters,  but  a  few  extracts  will 
serve  tc  rhow  what  McKendree  means  to  those  who  have  passed  out  from 
its  walls : 

"Wishing  you  and  your  assistants  all  ooss'bls  success  in  this  proposi- 
tion and  with  all  the  kindest  regards  for  my  old  professors  and  all  of  you 
connected  with  McKendree.  I  am 

Yours   truly, 
1903  H.  P.  BARNES, 

Harrisburg,   Illinois." 

"I  have  not  been  back  to  McKendree  since  receiving  my  'sheepskin,'  but 
not  because  I  did  not  want  to  go  back. 

Very  truly  yours, 
1884   (Senate)  ROBT.   J.   McELVAIN, 

Murphysboro,    Illinois." 

"Your  letter  in  regard  to  the  McKendrean  came  to  me  direct,  and  may 
I  assure  you  cf  my  support  in  your  work;  and  to  show  my  further  appre- 
ciation, you  will  find  enclosed  a  check  to  pay  for  same. 

Very  truly  yours, 
1911   (House  of  Representatives)  JULIAN   D.  RAY, 

Helena,  Montana." 

"Here  we  come  with  the  stuff,  $2.00.  Glad  to  hear  that  the  "Minstrels' 
covered  themselves  with  glory  as  well  as  with  black  paint.  Will  be  glad  to 
see  your  booklet. 

M.  P.  WILKIN, 

Urbana,  Illinois." 


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Library 


HAVE  a  friend  whom  we  will  call  George,"  writes  Mr.  J.  B.  Kerfoot. 
"Abcut  once  a  year  George  comes  around  and  asks,  'How  do  you  man- 
age to  remember  all  that  you  read?'    'George,'  I  reply,  'you  eat  three 

meals  a  day  every  day  in  the  year;  hew  do  you  manage  to  hold  all  that  you 

eat?'  " 

The  real  satisfaction  in  reading  is  not  to  become  a  storehouse,  but  a 
new  creature.  It  is  the  two-fold  service  of  books  that  gives  to  a  library  its 
value  and  charm,  providing  upon  occasion  the  proper  tcol  to  our  hand  and 
yielding  to  our  fortunate  off-hour  "the  full  adventure  of  the   mind." 

The  library  cf  McKendree  College  is  favored  in  being  the  newest  build- 
ing on  the  campus,  pleasing  in  architecture  and  conveniently  designed.  The 
donor  of  the  building,  Mrs.  Jennie  Jewett  Wood  of  Effingham,  Illinois,  has 
this  year  made  another  generous  gift,  a  library  fund  of  about  $12,000,  the 
donations  being  in  memory  of  her  husband,  the   Hon.  Benson  Wood. 

The  library  now  contains  over  seventy-five  hundred  volumes,  exclusive 
cf  U.  S.  documents,  and  receives  currently  over  fifty  periodicals.  With  funds 
for  building  up  the  book  collection  with  standard  literature  and  for  com- 
pleting the  periodical  files,  the  library  hn~  a  good  prospect  for  serving  a& 
the  hub  of  the  wheel  for  both  scientific  and  cultural  departments  of  the 
college  and  for  the  personal  gratification  of  students  among  books. 


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MUSIC 


Music 


i HE  great  potential  message  of  music  to  mankind  is  not  yet  under- 
stood. However,  we  are  moving  rapidly  to  the  goal,  and  are  not  far 
SSa  hem  revelations  of  the  meaning  of  music  to  humanity  far  beyond 
any  of  which  the  past  ever  dreamed.  To  teach  the  understanding  and  appre- 
ciation cf  the  best  among  the  masterpieces  of  present  and  past  composers 
paves  the  way  for  a  realization  of  the  ultimate  goal.  The  embodiment  of 
this  underlying  principle  has  ever  been  the  ideal  of  McKendree's  Department 
of  Music,  and  it  is  felt  that  the  school  has  always  stood  for  all  that  is  best 
and  worthiest  in  the  development  of  a  broad  musical  culture.  Hundreds  of 
graduates  are  now  filling  high  positions  throughout  the  country,  so  that 
there  is  scarcely  a  state  which  has  not  a  representative  from  the  McKendree 
School  of  Music. 

The  piano  and  vocal  departments  are  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
August  Hailing,  whose  thorough  training  and  wide  musical  experience  es- 
pecially fit  him  to  fill  the  position.  Through  his  efforts,  McKendree  has 
been  one  of  the  first  schools  to  point  the  way  to  the  better  things  musically 
in  the  great  change  that  has  occurred  in  the  leading  music  schools  of  the 
country  during  the  past  few  years. 

The  violin  department  has  been  singularly  fortunate  this  year  in  secur- 
ing the  services  of  Mr.  Harry  Mueller,  who  received  much  of  his  training 
under  Professor  Fransee,  one  of  America's  foremost  violinists.  This  is  the 
first  time  since  the  early  years  of  the  late  war  that  an  organized  violin 
department  has  been  maintained.  But  the  year  has  been  a  successful  one, 
the  advance  students  being  called  upon  to  furnish  music  for  the  various 
college  functions,  from  recitals  to  literary  exhibitions  and  orchestra  con- 
certs. Particularly  in  the  recitals  have  the  members  of  the  violin  depart- 
ment, along  with  those  of  the  piano  and  vocal  departments,  given  full  meas- 
ure in  the  rendition  of  music  par  excellence  on  some  of  the  most  delightful 
programs  of  the  year. 


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Orchestra 


The  present  orchestra  is  a  comparatively  recent  institution,  having 
been  organized  in  the  early  spring  of  1920,  after  the  lapse  of  a  number  of 
years  during  which  the  College  boasted  no  orchestral  organization  of  any 
kind.  At  that  time  a  few  enthusiasts  initiated  a  movement  to  place  Mc- 
Kendree  on  the  orchestra  map.  Their  friends  smiled ;  then  sighed.  The 
rest  were  cynical  or  indifferent.  Nevertheless,  in  spite  of  such  primitive 
antagonism,  those  few  irrepressibles  decided  to  hold  a  meeting,  being  pos- 
sessed by  the  only  real,  spontaneous  and  pure  musical  impulse  extant,  viz., 
the  unconquerable  desire  of  certain  human  beings  to  assemble  themselves 
together  and  express  their  emotions  through  the  more  or  less  harmonious 
medium  of  string,  reed,  brass  and  percussion,  an  impulse  that  was  account- 
able  for   the   first   rehearsal. 

But  friends  were  considerate,  the  faculty  patient ;  the  pulmotcr  of  re- 
hearsal was  applied,  so  that  in  a  little  more  than  a  year's  time  the  organization 
displayed,  with  a  wholly  pardonable  touch  of  youthful  bombast  and  audacious 
flourish,  an  orchestral  ensemble  which,  as  to  balance  of  tone,  precision  of 
attack,  unity  and  command  of  shading,  would  be  a  distinct  credit  to  a  body 
of  far  more  pretentious  performers. 

The  popularity  of  the  orchestra  is  not  confined  to  the  student  body  and 
faculty  alone,  but  has  spread  to  many  neighboring  communities  where  con- 
certs have  been  given.  Some  of  the  engagements  filled  were  in  Bunker 
Hill,  Caseyville,  O'Fallon,  Trenton,  Shattuc  and  St.  Louis. 


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1XPRESS 


MECHANICAL  JANE. 

Priscilla  Robins.  ..Irene  Darrow 

Tabitha    Robins Marie    Shurtleff 

Mechanical  Jane Mabel  Gibson 

From  time  immemorial  Priscillas  and  Tobithas  have  never  been  able 
to  agree.  These  were  no  exceptions.  But  strange  things  sometimes  inter- 
cede. What  could  be  a  more  peculiar  means  of  reconciliation  than  a  lifeless 
mechanical  servant?     But  it  worked! 

NEIGHBORS. 

Mrs.   Abel Mabel   Bower 

Grandma Agnes  Tressler 

Inez   Abel  Isabelh    Fields 

Mrs.  Moran Carrie  Waggoner 

Mrs.  Trot.  Emily  Mabrey 

Mrs.  Ellsworth Dorothy  McCammon 

Peter William    Daniels 

Ezra   Williams George   McCammon 

They  were  real  neighbors,  too.  They  say  Bill  was  in  his  element — 
and  Isabelle  had  reason  to  be.  Miss  Stanley  says  that  if  she  were  a  man  she 
would  be  afraid  to  marry  some  of  these  girls  for  fear  that  what  was  merely 
played  here  might  be  actual  facts  later  on. 


WILL-O-THE  WISP. 

The   Poet's  wife Violet  Glenn 

The  country  woman Alice  Everett 

Will-o-the    Wisp  .    .Winifred    Grantham 

Maid Delta    Jessop 

Oh !  but  it  made  you  feel  creepy !  The  maid  succumbed  to  fear  at 
once,  for  the  old  woman's  talk  was  too  foreboding  for  her.  Try  as  she  would 
the  poet's  wife  could  not  be  indifferent  to  the  Will-o-the  Wisp  nor  resist  her 
charms.  Feigning  triumph,  she  followed  the  mysterious  being  over  the  cliff 
to  her  own  doom. 


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JOINT  OWNERS  IN  SPAIN. 

Miss  Dyer Etta  Bussomb 

Mrs.   Blair Ruby   Gibson 

Mrs.  Fullerton Winifred  Grantha 

..Alice  Everett 

How  sad  for  these  few  friends  to  be  marocned  in  an  old  ladies'  home ! 
What  was  worse — such  dispositions  as  Ruby  and  Etta  manifested!  "Vin- 
egar and  cold  molasses,"  sure  enough.  How  touching  was  their  sweet  re- 
conciliation ! 

SUPPRESSED   DESIRES. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Brewster ...Alice  Walton 

Stephen    Brewster  Robert    White 

Mabel Mildred  Wilton 

A  real  play — and  apparently  real  actors.  How  natural  it  seemed  to  be 
for  them!  We  rejoice  with  Bob  and  Alice  that  love  triumphed  over  psycho- 
analysis, but  we  cannot  help  but  pity  poor  Mildred  who  had  to  "keep  sup- 
pressing" her  desire. 


THE  BRINK  OF  SILENCE. 

Ernest    Cole O.    A.    Catt 

Macredy ..Harold   Van   Dyke 

Johnson George  McCammon 

Darton Dale  Coleman 

Imagine  yourself  in  the  far  north  with  one  homesick  companion  and 
your  own  lonely  heart.  Suppose  there  would  suddenly  appear  the  one  you 
wished  to  see  the  most  of  anyone  in  all  the  world.  Would  you  for  his  sake 
suppress  your  deepest  desires  and  heartfelt  emotions?  Would  you  for  his 
sake  let  your  own  son  unknowingly  call  you  MR.  COLE? 


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Football  1920 

In    life's    great    race    where    all    must    run. 
We  cannot  all  be  Number   One: 
For  some  one  when  the  race  is  run 

Will   have  to   be  an  "Also  ran." 
But  if  the  man  who  lost  can  smile. 
And  say,  "I'm  beaten  by  a  mile, 
But  still  I'm  glad  I  made  the  trial," 

He's  proved  himself  a  man. 

EREIN  lies  the  reason  by  which  we  are  able  to  say  that  our  foot- 
ball season  of  1920  was  a  success.  With  an  inexperienced  squad 
it  was  foolish  to  expect  a  "Wonder  Eleven,"  and  yet,  noting  the 
development  and  improvement  in  the  individual  players,  one  must  acknowl- 
edge that  wonders  were  accomplished.  To  those  men  who  faithfully  gave 
every  ounce  of  their  ability  and  remained  loyal  to  the  end,  always  keeping 
in  condition,  let  them  mark  it  down,  their  labors  have  not  been  in  vain. 
They  bore  the  brunt,  gave  all  they  had  and  may  feel  content  in  their  hearts. 
For  in  a  losing  fight,  THAT  TAKES  THE  MAN. 

They    gave    their    time    and    energy    without    stint ;    in    the    words    of 

the  coach,  they  were  "not  scrubs,  but  thoroughbreds."     When  asked  to  sum 

up  the  season's  work  we  may  further  quote  the  coach  in  this  poetic  strain : 

"When  the  last   Great   Scorer  comes  to  write   against  your   name, 

He'll  ask  not  what  you  won  or  lost,  but  HOW  you  played  the  game." 

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Basketball 


Garrett 


East 


Coach:  Laurence 

Seneff 

Johnston 


Canady 


Adams 


Illinois   College  at   Jacksonville 

Illinois,   21;    McKendree,    19. 
Carbondale  (S.  N.  U.)  at  Lebanon 

Carbondale,     8;  McKendree,  13. 

Carbondale,   19;  McKendree,  23. 
Carbondale  at   Carbondale 

Carbondale,  22;  McKendree,  23. 

Carbondale,   13;   McKendree,  24. 
Shurtleff  at   Lebanon 

Shurtleff,  22;  McKendree,   15. 
Shurtleff  at  Alton 

Shurtleff,    12;   McKendree,   16. 
Tournament  at  Decatur 

Charleston,  22;   McKendree,   15. 

Lincoln,   19;  McKendree,   14. 


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Letter  Men 


HE  major  sport  at  McKendree  has  always  been  basketball  and  the 
beginning  of  the  season  showed  no  reason  for  a  change.  Four 
letter  men  of  last  year's  squad,  Captain  Garrett,  Ex-Capt.  Wagener, 
Canedy,  and  Sayre  were  among  the  forty  who  reported  for  the  first  practice. 
That  this  would  be  the  fastest  team  in  McKendree's  history  was  the  predic- 
tion. Then  came  examinations,  and  of  the  team,  which  was  then  com- 
posed of  Canedy  at  center,  Garrett  and  McCammon  or  Ritchie  at  forwards, 
and  Sayre  and  Adams  at  guards,  Ritchie,  McCammon  and  Sayre  were  lo»% 
through  ineligibility.  The  team  was  even  then  conceded  a  fighting  chance 
to  place  in  the  "Little  19"  Tournament  at  Decatur.  But  in  the  first  five  min- 
utes of  play  in  the  very  first  game,  Garrett  painfully  injured  his  shoulder  and 
was  not  able  to  start  the  second  game,  which  eliminated  us. 

The  three  letter  men:  Capt.  Garrett,  Canedy  and  Adams,  deserve  special 
mention  for  their  loyalty  and  hard  work  during  the  entire  season.  Garrett 
is  a  fast  floor  man  and  a  dead  shot ;  Canedy's  outstanding  characteristic  was 
his  eternal  fight ;  while  Adams  always  took  care  of  more  than  his  share  of 
the  work  at  guard.     Johnston  and  Seneff  were  creditable  substitutes. 


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ACADEMY    BASKETBALL 

Julius  Betancourt  Clare  King  Roderick  Carleton 

Guy   Karnes  Leslie   Bailey  John   Bryant 


KITCHEN   POLICE 
Winners  of  Scrub  Tournament 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Baseball  1921 


T  ITS  best  baseball  is  a  peppy  popular  sport,  and  ours  is  a  peppy 
popular  baseball  team.  Never  did  a  college  squad  more  deserve 
these  epithets.  Baseball  ability  far  more  prominent  in  this 
squad  than  in  the  average  college  nine,  and  Coach  Laurence's  instructions 
in  hitting,  base  running  and  sliding  have  worked  wonders  with  thi'~  already 
excellent   material. 

Being  short  a  catcher  at  the  start.  Captain  Wagoner  had  to  be  taken 
from  first  base  and  placed  behind  the  bat,  where  he  performed  equally  well 
as  at  first.  Naumer,  playing  his  first  year,  covered  first  in  great  style ; 
Garrett,  last  year's  second  baseman,  held  down  his  old  position  in  true 
form,  as  did  the  veteran  East  at  short.  Ritchey,  Seneff,  Johnson  and  Mc- 
Cammon  in  the  field  did  creditable  work  and  some  exceptional  hitting. 
Sayre  and  Meyerscough  proved  to  be  dependable  pitchers,  Sayre  assuming 
the  leading  role,  generally  humiliated  all  visiting  crack  hitters.  By  much 
practice  and  competent  instructions,  the  team  showed  great  improvement. 

Owing  to  much  bad  weather  in  the  early  part  of  the  season  our  sched- 
ule was  necessarily  abbreviated.  We  have  twice  defeated  the  Union  Metho- 
dists, Prof.  Noon's  proud  bunch  from  St.  Louis,  by  the  scores  of  8  to  5  and 
3  to  2.  Eden  Seminary  suffered  a  defeat  by  the  score,  2  to  0.  The  schedule 
for  the  rest  of  the  season  promised  more  victory.  On  May  21  we  journey 
to  Alton  to  open  the  annual  two-game  series  with  Shurtleff.  The  next  two 
games  will  be  on  Hypes  Field,  May  24,  the  second  game  with  Shurtleff,  and 
later  in  the  week  we  will  settle  an  old  score  with  the  Lebanon  Models.  The 
last  game,  on  May  28th,  will  give  Concordia's  fast  nine  a  chance  to  redeem 
themselves  on  their  home  field  in   St.   Louis. 

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The  Interscholastic 

||:KENDREE'S  high  school  interscholastic  track  and  field  meet  has  be- 
corr,?  the  largest  and  most  popular  meet  this  side  of  Champaign. 
Clean  athletics  has  always  been  its  slogan,  but  the  big  feature  of  this 
meet  was  not  only  fairness  but  speed.  Five  new  records  for  the  annual 
event  were  established  en  Hypes  Field  on  May  7th.  By  the  scant  margin  of 
one-fifth  of  a  point,  Centralia  High  School  won  the  anhletic  contest,  scoring 
a  total  of  twenty-four  and  one  fifth  points.  Olney  ran  a  close  second  with 
twenty-four  and   Marion  third  with  twenty-two  points. 

Cox  of  Centralia  has  the  distinction  of  lowering  the  time  for  both  the 
middle  distance  runs  considerably.  The  time  for  the  mile  run  was  cut  from 
4  minutes,  54  2-5  seconds  to  4:47  2-5,  and  the  half-mile  time  was  lowered 
from  2  minutes  54  4-5  seconds  to  2:07  2-5.  Guthrie  of  Olney  raised  the  pole 
vault  record  from  9  feet  101  2  inches  to  10  feet  V/2  inches.  Vallet  of  Sparta, 
added  one  foot  and  one-half  inch  to  the  discus  record,  making  it  107  ft.  10  in.: 
and  McLauchlan  of  Staunton,  added  three  feet  to  the  record  for  the  javelin 
threw,  making  it  153  feet. 

Stanley  cf  Olney  won  the  cup  for  high  point  man,  scoring  11  points. 
The  two  records  set  by  Cox  of  Centralia  placed  him  second  with  ten  points. 
Followell  of  Murphysboro  featured  in  the  meat  by  running  five  heats  for 
the  hundred-yard  dash  each  in  10  1-5  seconds. 

The  track  on  Hypes  Field  was  in  excellent  shape  and  continues  to  be 
the  fastest  track  in  Southern  Illinois.  Over  a  thousand  spectators  witnessed 
one  of  the  fastest  meets  ever  held  at  McKendree.  The  success  of  the  meet 
may  be  attributed  largely  to  the  efficient  management  cf  Coach  Laurence 
and  to  the  loyal  support  given  us  by  the  townspeople  of   Lebanon. 

The  tennis  tournament  brought  out  superior  playing,  and  many  strong 
teams  were  eliminated  in  the  preliminaries.  It  was  only  after  many  close 
contests,  lasting  throughout  the  day,  that  East  St.  Louis  and  Alton  were 
able  to  place  first  and  second  in  the  doubles,  and  Alton  and  Greenville  first 
and  second  in  the  singles. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


STANDING   OF   SCHOOLS. 


Centralia 
Olney 


24  1-5 
24 


Marion    22 

Murphysboro    ...  9   1-5 

East    St.    Louis 6   1-5 

Staunton    6 

Nashville 5 

Sparta - 5 

Belleville    4 

Collinsville 3  1-5 

Brighton    3 

Edwardsville    , 3 

Bridgeport - 1 

Carlyle 1 

Sandoval  1-5 


The  Intellectual  Contest 

jHE  unusual  talent  displayed  in  the  intellectual  contest  last  year  prob- 
ably accounts  for  the  great  increase  of  interest  in  the  events  this  year. 
A  large  and  attentive  audience  crowded  into  the  Chapel  for  the  final 
Each   event    was   hotly   contested    and    it   was    with    difficulty    that 

It  was  extremely   hard  to   decide 
Over   a    hundred    students    were 


contest. 

the  judges  were  able  to  select  the  best, 
which  was  best  from  the  preliminaries, 
entered   in   the  various  intellectual  events. 

SUMMARY    OF    EVENTS 

Girls*    Quartet 

1st — Marion Pulley,  Applegate,   Boyd,  Sullivan 

2d — Sparta Bell,    Sproul.    Hess,   Stephenson 

3d  — East  St.  Louis 

Boys'    Quartet 

1st  -Marion Springer,    Casey,    Jeter,    Walker 

2d — Olney    Guthrie,  Moore,   Gray,  Weber 

3d — Murphysboro Chase,  Weatherly,  Craine,  Hanson 

Girls'   Solo 

1st — Marion    Pulley 

2d — East   St.    Louis Curry 

3d — Murphysboro Seibert 

Boys'   Solo 

1st — Marion Springer 

2d  — Olney      Moore 

3d  — Marissa  Collum 

Girls'    Reading 

1st — Murphysboro Keiser 

2d  —  Carlyle Krebs 

3d — East  St.  Louis Leonhard 

Boys'    Reading 

1st — Murphysboro    Crawford 

2d  — Marion    Stuart 

3d  — East   St.    Louis Smith 

Standing  of  Schools 

Marion    .23  points 

Murphysboro    .   12 

Olney    6 

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THE     McKENDREAN 


THE     McKENDREAN 


JLST 
A  WHILE 


OUR  TRACK  TEAM 

Standing  broad  grin  ---_..  Prof.   Hailing 

Standing  joke  .._.....  "Chi"  Ryan 

Running  sarcasm  ---....       jesse  Clements 

Low  gurgle  --------    "Fritz"  Grantham 

Hop,  skip,  and  flunk  ------  Kiefer  Cornet 

Throwing  the  bluff  -------     Lawrence  John 

Hurling  hot  air  --------  -        Monty 

Long  slump  --------  "Bob"  Dolley 

Delay  team  -  Lienish,  "Jew  Boy"  Kurz,  Loudenburg,  Addison  Ryan 

Hight  grades  ----...         Lois  Dee  and  Orr 

We  know  a  man  who  calls  his  wife  "Honesty,"  because  he  says  it  is  the 
best  policy. 

"Warty"  calls  Miss  Pierson  "Experience,"  for  she  is  a  dear  teacher. 

The  cooks  say  Smith  should  be  called  "Prescription,"  for  he  is  so  hard 
to  fill. 

Gentry  calls  Grace  "Revenge,"  because  she  is  so  sweet. 

The  student   body   call   the   Exams   "Delay,"   as   they   are   so   dangerous. 

We  call  certain  of  our  classmates  "Fact,"  because  they  are  such  stub- 
born things. 

Truth  is  said  to  be  stranger  than  fiction;  it  is  to  some  folks. 

If  the  McKendree  boys  did  not  have  well  balanced  heads  how  could  they 
part  their  hair  in  the  middle? 

About  the  hardest  thing  a  boy  is  called  upon  to  do,  is  to  "cat"  two  girls 
at  once  and  keep  a  good  average. 

Next  to  a  clear  conscience  for  comfort  comes  a  good  "pony." 

The  infidel  argues  just  like  a  bull  chained  to  a  post.  He  bellows  and 
paws  but  we  notice  he  never  gets  away  from  the  post. 

Some  people  see  two  sides  to  every  argument,  their  side  and  the  wrong 
one. 

Single  misfortunes  never  come  alone,  and  the  greatest  of  all  possible  mis- 
fortunes is  generally  followed  by  one  a  great  deal  worse. 

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STEOCEPH ALISM  is  an  old  cult,  masking  under  a  Hellenizsd  name 
for  a  twentieth  century  American  concept.  The  chief  peculiarity 
3g|  of  the  devotees  of  this  cult — and  they  are  numerous — is  the  con- 
sciousness of  their  devotion.  They  worship  at  the  osteocephalic  shrines, 
but  dream  they  are  paying  homage  to  the  Gods  of  Ambition  and  Native 
Genius.  The  congregations  are  shifting  ones,  recognition  of  membership 
being  quite  dependent  on  the  point  of  view  of  the  observer.  Marblehead 
sees  Ivorydome  at  his  devotions,  Ivorydome  all  the  while  seeing  clearly 
that  it  is  Marblehead,  not  he,  who  is  prostrating  himself  b2fore  the  image 
of  the  God,  Osteocephal.  The  effort  to  discover  the  devotees  of  the  sect 
must,  therefore,  center  in  an  observation  of  the  act  rather  than  of  the  iden- 
tity of  the  individual.  By  their  deeds  ye  shall  know  them.  Ain't  Greek 
wonderful? 


Hote-L 


We  must,  in  a  great  measure,  take  our  friends  as  they  are,  if  we  are 
to  have  them  at  all.  We  cannot  remodel  any  of  them  at  will.  When  once 
we  have  accepted  this  fact,  and  the  kindred  fact  that  our  friends  are  probably 
longing  quite  as  fervently  to  improve  us,  we  shall  get  a  great  deal  more 
pleasure  out  of  our  companionship,  and  escape  much  mental  friction. 

Finish  each  day  and  be  done  with  it.  You  have  done  what  you  could. 
Some  blunders  and  absurdities  no  doubt  crept  in;  forget  them  as  soon  as  you 
can.  Tomorrow  is  a  new  day;  begin  it  well  and  serenely,  and  with  too  high 
a  spirit  to  be  cumbered  with  your  old  nonsense.  This  day  is  all  that  is 
good  and  fair.  It  is  too  dear  with  its  hopes  and  invitations  to  waste  a 
moment  on  the  yesterdays. — Emerson. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


FACULTY 


Facultyology 


=+7t  ACULTYOLOGY!  There  is  something  peculiar  about  this  subject, 
^<Im  for  though  it  is  not  regularly  prescribed,  no  student  can  attend  col- 
(jjj  \  lege  without  taking  it,  or  at  least  being  exposed  to  it.  Though  not  in- 
cluded in  the  curriculum  as  stated  in  the  catalogue,  yet  it  is  required  of  ev- 
ery student,  struggle  as  he  will  to  avoid  it.  Consequently,  all  college  stu- 
dents submit  to  the  inevitable,  and  take  up  the  subject,  distasteful  as  it  is 
to  the  majority  (Monty,  Warty,  and  Clements  seem  to  be  the  only  ones  so 
engrossed  as  to  take  private  lessons.  Even  Bob  withdrew  after  a  few  weeks' 
instruction.) 

There  are  two  outstanding  peculiarities  attached  to  this  subject:  The 
first  is,  that  though  it  may  be  studied  in  the  class  room,  a  broader  and  more 
comprehensive  view  of  it  may  be  obtained  during  the  chapel  hour.  The  other 
is  that  there  is  no  text-book  whatever,  the  whole  course  being  imbibed 
through  observation  (A  text  has  been  recently  suggested:  viz.,  "The  Idio- 
syncrasies of  Eccentric  Pedagogues.") 

Therefore,  all  students,  unless  detained  by  less  important  matters,  as- 
semble daily  in  the  chapel  in  order  to  delve  into  the  mysteries  of  Facultyology. 

We  all  agree  that  faculty  members  posses  admirable  traits,  and  we  high- 
ly honor  those  men  and  women  who  are  giving  their  lives  for  our  sakes,  un- 
worthy though  we  be.  But  at  its  best,  college  life  is  a  rough  and  rocky  road; 
and  though  we  respect  and  venerate  our  teachers,  hours  spent  in  the  pres- 
ence of  these  adorable  personages  would  be  little  less  than  unbearable  if  we 
were  not  able  to  see  an  occasional  gleam  of  humor  or  some  freakish  charac- 
teristic. So  bear  with  me  as  I  reveal  to  you  what  they  so  innocently  reveal 
to  all  when  seated  in  chapel. 

Just  as  on  a  dark  night  when  the  moon  suddenly  emerges  from  behind 
the  clouds,  attention  is  immediately  arrested  by  it;  so  they,  sitting  in  their 
reserved  seats,  turning  their  gaze  upward  for  the  first  time,  letting  their  eyes 
wander  ever  the  platform,  have  their  attention  instantly  arrested  by  a  strange 
something  which  appears  to  be  a  glaring  headlight.  Closer  observation  proves 
that  such  is  the  case;  and  the  bright  shining  dome  is  but  the  convex  surface 
which  surmounts  a  face  like  in  all  respects  to  that  of  the  man  in  the  moon 
when  he  has  on  his  Hallowe'en  smile.  He  is  a  modern  man  in  the  moon,  for 
before  his  eyes  is  placed  a  pair  of  oyster-shell  rims  which  add  mightily  to 
his  classic  appearance. 

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THE     McKENDREAN 


Near  him  sits  another  worthy  pedagogue  whose  headlight  is  fast  becom- 
ing equal  in  brilliance.  Close  by  sits  the  little  dumpy  man  who  reminds  us 
of  a  jumping  jack,  and  our  nerves  are  constantly  on  edge  for  fear  he  will  pop 
up  at  an  inopportune  time  and  upset  the  solemn  decorum  of  the  service. 
From  his  comrade  nearby  we  expect  no  such  rash  action,  for  he  is  staid  and 
reserved,  having  gained  his  poise  and  ease  by  constant  association  with  Plato, 
Rousseau,  and  Pestalozzi.  His  neighbor  also  remains  quiet  and  reserved ; 
yet  we  never  know  when  he  will  pipe  up  with  a  remark  which  will  cause  all 
to  burst  forth  in  a  peal  of  laughter.  Directly  in  front  of  all  these,  and  at  a 
step  lower  down  sits  another  man.  He  does  his  utmost  to  make  the  tones 
from  the  piano  reach  the  clouds,  and  no  one  knows  through  what  tribulations 
that  poor  piano  is  passing. 

Let  us  now  gaze  at  those  few  huddled  together  at  one  end.  As  we  fasten 
our  attention  upon  one,  we  cannot  help  reading  the  words  written  so  plainly 
in  outline  form:  "Saturday  lunch,  beans  and  tomatoes;  Tuesday  lunch,  spin- 
ach and  macaroni;  Sunday  breakfast,  pears  and  coffee  cake."  We  fail  to  read 
the  remainder,  for  we  begin  to  wonder  if  we  would  dare  to  suggest  that  toast 
and  creamed  beef  and  potatoes  with  jackets  on  might  not  appear  on  the  pro- 
gram together  in  the  future;  for  either  alone  is  difficult  to  manage,  while  a 
struggle  with  both  consumes  so  much  time  and  energy  that  the  persons  con- 
cerned are  late  to  class,  and  have  no  power  left  with  which  to  grapple  with 
the  perplexing  problems  which  await  them  in  the  class  room. 

The  small  are  sometimes  mighty,  and  being  capable  of  grasping  volumes 
at  a  time,  naturally  expect  others  to  be  equally  capable.  Such  an  one  now 
meets  our  gaze,  and  we  seem  to  see  French  verbs  racing  madly  across  her 
brow;  sentences,  phonetics,  vocabulary,  constructions,  and  what-not  rushing 
pell-mell,  scrambling  and  falling  head  over  heels  over  each  other  in  their 
efforts  to  get  a  place  in  her  next  assignment.  And  verily  none  will  be  disap- 
pointed, for  not  one  will  be  slighted. 

Another  of  these  little  muses,  because  of  associations,  reminds  us  of  rab- 
bits and  other  desirable  pets;  while  from  another  we  seem  to  hear  unearthly 
sounds,  and  in  our  mind's  eye  see  her  wildly  gesticulating,  as  if  endeavoring 
to  express  thereby  what  her  lips  fail  to  utter.  Also  here  sits  one,  the  bane 
of  all  the  Academy  English  people  because  of  her  knowledge  of  their  lack 
of  knowledge  of  grammar,  spelling,  and  countless  other  necessary  evils. 
Martyrs  always  attract  our  attention,  and  on  the  face  of  one  of  these  honored 

114 


persons  is  a  martyrdomical  expression  which  suggests  to  us  that  the  burden 
of  the  world  rests  upon  her  shoulders,  and  that  it  is  her  duty  to  solve  all  the 
economic  and  sociological  problems  of  the   universe. 

Not  far  away  sits  a  benign  personage  with  a  sweetly  solemn  expression 
which  we  infer  is  more  sweet  than  solemn  when  persons  are  late  in  enter- 
ing the  class  room.  Only  a  few  feet  away  sits  another  who  uses  such  grim 
phrases  as  "Pay  your  fines,"  "Doors  will  be  locked  at  12:00."  etc.,  that  all  but 
the  lack  of  stripes  makes  us  feel  in  her  presence  as  if  we  belonged  behind  the 
bars.  And  now  to  the  one  who  rules  the  Angel  roost.  Some  see  only  the 
outer  surface  of  our  lives,  but  she  pierces  the  outer  crust  and  discovers  cur 
inner  selves,  and  finding  anything  questionable  there,  she  dormitories  us  for 
long  dreary  days  or  forbids  us  from  treading  on  forbidden  territory,  such  as 
the  region  of  the  boys*  dorm  or  the  north  campus  and  the  cemetery. 

Now,  turning  our  eyes  to  the  opposite  portion  of  the  platform,  we  see 
one  man,  small  and  insignificant  in  appearance,  but  mighty  in  deed  and  word, 
about  whom  not  one  word  of  disapproval  could  be  spoken,  no,  not  even  in  a 
jest.  Another  little  fellow,  light-haired  and  bright  eyed,  looks  as  if  he  had 
escaped  from  the  student  body  and  was  eagerly  watching  his  chance  to  leap 
from  the  platform  back  into  his  native  haunts.  A  second  one  near  him  seems 
ready  to  be  a  close  second,  while  a  third  is  on  his  toes,  ready  to  give  "nine 
rahs"  when  the  leaping  takes  place.  Near  them  sits  one  with  a  face  of  ad- 
monition who  gives  the  impression  that  frivolity  is  disgusting  to  him  and 
that  life  should  be  taken  seriously.  Then  there  is  a  vacant  chair.  One  per- 
son is  always  conspicuous  by  his  absence.  We  would  say  more,  but  propriety 
forbids  us  to  speak  ill  of  the  absent. 

This  completes  the  list  of  celebrities,  with  the  exception  of  two  whom  I 
hesitate  to  mention.  From  our  childhood  days  we  have  been  taught  to  say 
nothing  about  a  person  unless  it  is  complimentary.  But  when  a  person  has  no 
redeeming  qualities,  must  we  keep  silent?  I  will  not  say  that  these  two  pro- 
fessors are  absolutely  without  any  admirable  attributes.  All  I  say  is  that 
they  have  kept  them  well  hidden.  I  feel  justified  in  what  I  am  about  to  say 
because  of  the  sighs  and  groans  and  sleepless  nights  I  have  witnessed  in 
Clark  Hall.  It  is  bad  enough  to  waste  one's  own  life  as  these  men  are  doing, 
but  it  is  unforgivable  when  they  not  only  waste  their  own  lives,  but  also 
wreck  the  lives  and  destroy  the  happiness  of  all  those  who  enter  the  Chamber 
of  Horrors  located  on  third  floor  of  Science  Hall. 


THE     McKENDREAN 

And  with  all  our  hilarity  let  us  be  seriously  minded. 

The  College  Anuual  is  supposed  to  set  forth  the  life  of  the  institution 
in  lighter  vein.     Play  is  essential  to  right  living;  it  is  right  and  righteous. 

But  this  does  not  excuse  trifling,  vulgarity  or  that  cheap,  tawdry  effect 
called  bluff.  There  is  a.  period  in  the  developing  life  when  to  appear  tough, 
to  swagger,  to  play  the  posseur  seems  the  great  thing.  The  only  fear  is, 
apparently,  the  dread  of  obscurity.  In  an  age  of  flamboyant  posters  and 
"fierce"  bill-heads,  modesty  goes  unknown. 

But  the  world  looks  on,  observes,  ponders,  comes  to  conclusions.  We 
are  all  seeking  favors  of  the  public.  Ere  long  we  shall  leave  college  halls 
and  enter  upon  active  life.  We  desire  our  due  share  of  the  good  things.  The 
world  has  watched  us  mostly  in  our  idle  moments.  And  when  we  halt  be- 
fore openings  to  fields  and  fair  prospects,  the  bars  will  be  up.  The  world 
has  seen  and  decided. 

Let  us  not  be  deceived  by  the  present  demand.  Wages  are  high,  and 
men  are  scarce  and  women  are  few.  Normality  will  come  again.  Already 
competition  is  renewing,  and  the  best  man  will  win. 

They  who  run  in  the  race,  run  all,  but  one  receiveth  the  prize.  The' 
balance  is  well-nigh  even,  the  contest  is  close,  a  hair's  breadth  may  turn  the 
scale.  The  recalling  of  a  vile  oath,  an  obscene  remark,  a  questionable  story, 
an  improper  suggestion,  unkempt  attire,  a  powdered  face  inartistically  done, 
will  bar  the  way  to  progress. 

It  is  hard  to  overcome  handicap;  it  is  criminal  to  permit  or  practice 
those  things  that  at  any  time  can  stand  between  us  and  success. 

The  wise  man  foreseeth  the  evil  and — 

GLEANINGS. 

"It's  well  we  should  feel  as  life's  a  reckoning  we  can't  make  twice  over; 
there's  no  making  amends  in  this  world,  any  more  nor  you  can  mend  a  wrong 
subtraction  by  doing  your  addition  right." 

"That's  the  peculiarity  about  God's  arithmetic  (after  you  get  the  Gospel)  ; 
if  you  want  to  add,  you  subtract;  if  you  want  to  multiply,  you  divide." 

A  motto  for  all  Americans:  "I  serve."  Somewhere,  each  and  every  one 
of  us  must  serve  the  nation  to  the  very  best  of  our  ability. 

Whatever  a  man  puts  into  the  ground,  he  is  going  to  get  for  a  crop. 

The  soul  of  culture  is  the  culture  of  the  soul. 

It  is  in  the  choices  one  makes  that  character  is  displayed. 

The  correspondence  between  the  soul  and  God  is  kept  up  by  faith  and 
prayer. 


Quotations  Heard  in  Clio 

"ALL'S   WELL.'' 

"Live  while  you  live,  for  you're  going  to  be  a  long  time  dead." 
"Whep  a  man  gives  you  his  heart  in  love,  remember  that  it  is  more  than 
money  or  fame." 

"The  senior  girls   may   venture  more. 

But  the   little  Freshies   must  keep  near  shore." 
"Cats  go  catting  out  on  the  back-yard  fence; 

The  young  folks  in  the  hammock  haven't  any  more  sense." 
"Life,  like  a  dome  of  many-colored  glass. 

Stains  the  white  radiance  of  eternity." 
"Be  it  ever  so  homely,  there's  no  face  like  your  own." 
"KEEP  SMILING." 

"I've  got  a  man, 

I  won't  tell  you  his  name; 
For  your  man  and  my  man 
Might  be  the  same." 
"Boys,  flyin'  kites,  haul  in  their  white-winged  birds; 

But  you  can't  do  that  with  angry  words." 
"Life  is  one  fool  thing  after  another ; 

Love  is  two  fool  things  after  each  other." 
"A  hair  on  the  head  is  worth  two  in  the  brush." 
"GOD    IS   LOVE." 
"Every  cloud  has  a  silver  lining." 
"A  bird  in  the  hand  gathers  no  moss." 

"Everything  that  grows  has  to  go  through  a  certain  stage  of  greenness." 
"Oh,  wad  some  power  the  giftie  gie  us 

To  see  ourselves  as  ithers  see  us." 
"Thoughts  unexpressed  may  fall  back  dead, 

But  God  him:elf  crn't  stop  them  when  they're  said." 
"He  was  given  the  greatest  heritage  that  a  man  can  receive, — a  pious 
mother." 

"ALL'S  WELL— SO  KEEP  SMILING." 


THE     McKENDREAN 


Springtime 


jIS  in  the  spring  that  college  life  is  best; 

Oh,  say,  when  seven  months  of  school  are  past, 
And  May,  with  all  its  fullest  beauties  blest, 

Is  here,  and  we  so  wish  'twould  always  last. 
Oh,  yes,  the  winter  days  were  not  so  bad. 

(I  mean,  they  weren't  when  Stone  kept  up  the  fire), 
But  what's  in  winter's  days  to  make  you  glad? 

"Pis  always  springtime  on  the  College  Hill, 
May  time  that  makes  life  real  and  worth  the  most. 

Oh,  give  us  spring,  with  field  trips  not  a  few, 
A  hunt  for  frogs  and  plants  and  flowers 

Before  the  morning  sun  drives  away  the  dew 
Upon  the  fields  and  down  in  shady  bowers. 

This  time,  O'  year,  we  always  sit 
With  some  good  friend  upon  the  chapel  step 

And  say,  "Somehow,  we  wouldn't  care  one  bit; 
We'd  rather  cut  than  go  to  class,  excep' 

The  doctor  says  it's  worse  than  counterfeit 
To  spend  your  time  in  such  an  idle  way, 

A-whispering  in  the  ears  of  some  fair  maid 
When  all  the  world  will  look  to  you  some  day, 

And  you'll  fall  short  because  you  haven't  made 
The  most  of  every  opportunity." 

You're   right,   there's   little   studying   done 
When  days  are  warm  and  trees  are  leafing  out; 

There's  always  other  things  that're  greater  fun 
And  other  things  that  're  worth  as  much,  no  doubt; 

The  good  we  get  from  every  class-room  talk 
Would  'mount  to  little  else  but  naught, 

Unless  digested  by  a  little  walk. 
A  little  stroll  upon  the  campus  green 

Gives  college  life  a  pleasing  touch, 
A  stroll,  with  your  room-mate,  of  course,  I  mean ; 

To  go  with  others,  who'd  ever  think  of  such! 


IN   inquiring   disposition 
f^X§3l  Has  a  laudable  ambition 

To  make  sure  of  its  position 
There  is  little  doubt  of  that; 
Yet  we  study  by  the  hour, 
Hegel,   Kant  and  Schopenhauer, 
And  they  haven't  any  power 

To  inform  us  "where  we're  at." 
They  may  try  by  process  mental. 
Or  by  methods  transcendental, 
Or  by  means  experimental 

To  accomplish  what  they  want ; 


But  the  sum  of  their  collusion 
And  their  intricate  confusion 
Is  the  adequate  conclusion 

That  the  things  we  do,  we  don't 
So  I  guess  we'll  have  to  stop  it 
And  ingloriously  drop  it, 
For  there's  certainly  no  profit 

In  such  doings,  none  at  all; 
Fix  our  minds  on  our  complexicns. 
Or  the  state  of  our  affections. 
And  not  squander  our  reflections 

Butting  up  against  a  wall ! 


(Respectfully  dedicated   to   Pickles,   Grace  and   Ruth) 
It's  hard  to  get  your  Latin,  it's  hard  to  get  your  Greek ; 
It's  hard  to  write  an  English  theme  three  days  in  every  week; 
It's  hard  to  learn  your  Bible  lesson  and  keep  up  with  the  preachers: 
It's  hard  to  keep  a  note-book  that  will  satisfy  your  teachers. 
It's  hard  to  mind  the  matron,  and  obey  her  every  rule; 
To  speak  in  all  sincerity — it's  hard  to  be  in  school; 
But  the   hardest  thing  of  all — when  you  long  for  rest  sublime, 
Is  to  get  downstairs  to  breakfast — especially —  ON  TIME. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


] WISH  I  was  a  monkey 

A-setting   in   a   tree, 
IWith  all  the  other  monks  a-throw- 
in' 

Cocoanuts  at  me. 
I  wouldn't  wash  my  face  at  all, 

I   wouldn*t  comb  my  hair; 
But  twist  my  tail  around  a  limb 

And  dandle  in  the  air. 
I  wouldn't  go  the  chapel, 

I  wouldn't  go  the  church  ; 
But  throw  at  people  as  they  passed. 

From  way  up  in  my  perch. 
I  wouldn't  go  the  school  at  all, 

Nor  learn  to   read  and  write ; 
I  wouldn't  ever  go  to  bed 

Till  twelve  o'clock  at  night. 
I'd  swing  across  from  tree  to  tree. 

And  live  on  nuts  and  fruit; — 
If  I  was  just  a  monkey, 

I'd  never  evolute. 


I  was  taken  with  la  grippe 

Not  so  very  long  ago ; 
And   I   called   for   some   assistance. 

The  pain  did  hurt  me  so. 
Miss    Brooks   came   in   with   mustard. 

And  burned  my  skin  so  red, 
I  said,  "Is  this  cremation? 

I'm  sure  I  am  not  dead." 
But  one  came  to  my  rescue 

And  a  soothing  balm  applied ; 
Had  this  not  come  so  quickly, 

I  surely  would  have  died. 
And  now  I  this  am  wondering, 

If  I  take  ill  again. 
Will   I   take    Miss   Brooks'   treatment, 

Or  bear  the  worst  of  pain? 


HALLUCINATION. 
Upon  a  high  mountain  I  wandered. 

And  gazed  far  over  the  scene ; 
On  the  beautiful  fields  and  grasses 

That  shone  in  the  sunshine  so  green. 
But  lo,  they  seemed  to  approach  me, 

Surely  that  cannot  be  grass ; 
When   the   details   stood    out   more   distinctly, 

I  saw  'twas  the  Freshman  class. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 

A  Perplexity 

I  With  all   ilue  respects  to  Shakespeare  who   lived   hefore  "Catting"   was  in   vogue) 

gO  cat,  or  not  to  cat;  that  is  the  question: 
Whether  'tis  nobler  in  the  mind  to  suffer 
The  slings  and  arrows  of  outrageous  popularity, 
Or  to  take  arms  against  a  sea  of  admirers. 
And  by  opposing,  fail  them?    To  stag,  to  cat 
No  more;  -Ay,  but  there  comes  a  rub. 
For  in  this  college  life  how  oft  needs  must  we 
A  beauteous  lady's  company  seek. 
Our  duties  here  permit  us  not  to  go  with  speed 
To  some  forlorn  and  naked  hermitage, 
Remote  from  all  the  pleasures  of  the  world. 
There  stay  until  the  twelve  celestial  signs 
Have   brought  about   their  annual   reckoning. 
Each  month  Duty  says,  "Invite  your  friends  to  Plato  Hall. 
Present  them  with  a  program  always  much  appealing. 
And  pray,  do  not  ask  them  to  come  alone. 
Lest  on  those  dark  stairs  they  should  fall." 

So,  where  Duty  calls  or  danger,  perhaps  I  should  never  be  wanting  there; 
Yet,  how  oft  have  I  with  much  embarrassment  met. 
Once  it  was  the  sixth  one  I  asked,  who  said : 
"Van,  I'd  like  to  go,  but  not  with  you  just  yet." 

T  VAN  DYKE. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


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^^!  *  CALAMITIES 


DAD  ELIOT. 

Anybody  can  go  with  the  current.  Show  me  the  life  that's  standing 
against  unrighteousness,  and  I'll  show  you  the  life  that's  full  of  power. 

The  only  excuse  that  justifies  a  student  to  study  seven  days  out  of  the 
week  is  the  desire  for  lower  grades  and  less  chance  to  graduate. 

Young  man,  you  who  are  willing  to  sacrifice  35%  of  your  efficiency  for 
the  fun  of  smoking,  the  time  will  come  when  you'll  wish  you  had  the  plus. 
I  say.  what's  it  going  to  get  you? 

A  quitter  is  a  player  who  does  not  do  in  a  game  what  he  has  been  coached 
to  do  in  practice.  The  biggest  quitter  is  not  in  the  physical  realm,  but  in 
the  moral  or  spiritual. 

If  you  take  a  diploma,  part  of  which  you  never  earned,  you're  cheating. 

What  kind  of  an  atmosphere  are  you  making? 

If  there's  a  God,  why  don't  we  live  as  though  there  is  one? 

What  would  happen  if  you  treated  your  love  letters  like  you  treat  God's 
letters? 


STEARNISMS. 

Trying  to  keep  boys  in  Sunday  School  without  any  outside  interests  is 
like  trying  to  fish  by  wireless. 

Why  was  Solomon  so  wise?  Because  he  had  so  many  wives  to  tell  him 
what  to  do. 

It  isn't  necessary  to  toot  your  horn  for  all  the  stations  before  you  stop. 
Stop  up  all  the  gaps. 

If  a  teacher  is  full  of  his  subject,  he  teaches  it:  it  leaks  out  at  all  the 
pores. 

Don't  drink  at  a  dry  well. 

Let's  not  vegetate — of  course  the  saddle  is  off  the  horse's  back  part  of 
the  time — but  what  of  it? 

You  can  always  recognize  the  inexperienced  teacher;  there  is  a  certain 
vegetableness  about  the  new  recruit. 

If,  when  I  go  to  Heaven,  St.  Peter  gives  me  a  harp,  I'll  say,  "Here,  give 
this  to  McClure;  I'll  take  a  geography." 

Now  these  are  not  my  pigeons,  but  those  of  one  who  knows  what  he's 
talking  about. 


EXPLOSIONS  IN  THE  CHEMICAL  LABORATORY. 

John  McCammon  (on  a  chemistry  quiz):  "The  ancients  didn't  have 
chemistry  as  such,  but  had  it  unconsciously." 

(Don't  some  of  the  Freshmen  wish  they  could  have  it  that  way?) 

Lenisch:  "Prof.,  I'm  doing  my  best  to  get  ahead." 

Prof. :  "Heavens  knows  you  need  one." 

Prof.  McClure  (explaining  the  attraction  of  ions)  :  "It's  just  one  of  our 
chemistry  assistants  and  a  certain  young  lady." 

Paul  Jones  to  Prof.  McClure:  "Why  do  married  men  live  so  long?" 

Prof.  McClure:  "They  don't,  they  just  seem  to." 

Prof.  McClure:  "If  all  the  brains  of  all  the  girls  in  this  class  were  put  into 
a  pigeon,  it  would  fly  backwards." 

INDIGESTIONS  FROM  D.  S.  (We  Mean  Home  Economics) 

Some  of  the  girls  made  some  cookies  to  give  to  certain  boys,  but  the 
ooys,  after  eating  one  of  them,  were  too  bashful  (?)  to  eat  any  more;  so  they 
threw  the  rest  to  some  ducks  on  the  College  pond.  In  about  an  hour  a  small 
boy  reported  to  the   Dean: 

"Your  ducks  have  sunk,  sir." 

We  advise  all  amateur  cooks  not  to  cook  spagetti  too  long.  About  ten 
inches  is  right. 

BREAKS  IN  EXPRESSION. 

Miss  Cheeseman:  "Miss  Darrow,  what  did  you  work  on  over  vacation?" 

Irene:  "That  old  Sweetheart  of  Mine." 

Miss  Cheeseman:  "Now,  Mr.  White,  where  is  your  object  when  you 
practice  this  exercise?" 

Bob  (blushing  and  pointing  toward  Miss  Cheeseman):  "My  object's  over 
there." 

Miss  Cheeseman:  "Why  do  people's  voices  differ?" 

Agnes  Tressler:  "It's  due  to  the  different  arrangement  of  their  jaws." 

Bill  (at  play  practice):  "I'll  go  now,  but  by  the  Great  Horn  Spoon,  I'll 
come  back." 

Bryant:  "How  come?     I  thought  she  taught  expression." 

Harry:  "Well,  she  makes  us  do  the  HO  exercise." 


THE     McKENDREAN 


BIOLOGY. 


Prof.  Waggoner:  "Did  any  of  you  ever  see  an  elephant's  skin?" 

Addison   Ryan:    "I   did." 

Prof.  Waggoner:  "Where?" 

Addison:  "On  an  elephant." 

Prof,  to  Marjorie  Crewell:  "Please  remove  your  gum,  Miss  Crewell,  so 
we  may  proceed." 

Marjorie:  "I  haven't  any  gum." 

"Prof:  "Then  what  are  you  chewing." 

Marjorie:  "That  is  a  bean  I'm  soaking  for  my  botany  class." 

Miss  McCoy  (on  botany  field  trip):  "Oh,  look  at  that  tufted  titmouse 
over  there  on  that  lilac  bush." 

Mr.  Cralley:  "Is  that  a  lilac  bush?" 

Miss  McCoy:  "Yes,  why?" 

Mr.  Cralley:  "Oh,  I  just  wondered.     It  had  quinces  on  it  last  year." 

YE  CATTERS. 

Carrie  Waggoner  (looking  at  the  clouds  passing  over):  "I  wonder  where 
those  clouds  are  going?" 

Zimmie  (absently)  :  "I  think  they  are  going  to  thunder." 

Catt:  "Gee,  I  hate  to  wash  these  dishes." 

Ruby  Gibson:  "I  hope  you  will  learn  a  lesson  from  this,  and  treat  your 
wife  well." 

Catt:  "If  I  ever  get  married,  I'll  be  so  tickled  I'll  do  all  the  work." 

Ruby  Ice:  "Wanda,  what  is  your  favorite  song?" 

Wanda:  "Holmes,  sweet  Holmes." 

Prof.  Wiggins  says  that  cats  always  go  alone.  Our  Alonzo  must  be 
a  rare  specimen. 

Bob  Dolley:  "Say,  this  floor  sure  is  slick.  It's  hard  to  keep  on  your 
feet." 

Julia  Newcomb:  "So  you  were  trying  to  keep  on  my  feet.  I  thought  it 
was  purely  accidental." 

New  Student  (unused  to  McKendree  ways):  "Where  have  you  been  this 
evening?" 

Hardened   Catter:  "Out  to  the  cemetery." 

New  Student:  "Any  one  dead?" 

Hardened  Catter:  "Yes.     All  of  'em." 

Gentry  was  going  to  leave  on  the  6  :50,  and  Grace  was  to  accompany  him 
to  the  station.     Grace  said  to  Pickles,  "I  wonder  if  it  will  be  dark  by  6:50." 

Even  glasses  are  deceiving.  Flesh  ran  two  blocks  to  catch  up  with  Mil- 
dred, and  then  found  out  it  was  not  her. 


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sor.ietimes  at  least.  One  Thursday,  when  a  certain  bald-headed  man  found 
a  hair  en  his  pancake,  he  poured  gum  on  his  head,  and  scratched  his  pancake. 

Bernard  Howland  complained  that  he  had  a  ringing  in  his  head. 

"Do  you  know  the  reason  for  that?"  asked  Mitchell. 

"No." 

"I'll  tell  you.     It's  because  it's  empty. 

"Don't  you  ever  have  a  ringing  in  your  head,  Mitch?" 

"No." 

"Do  you  know  the  reason  for  that?" 

"No." 

"It's   because  yours   is   cracked. 

"Coleman,  do  you  understand  Spanish?" 

Dale:   "Yes,  if  it's  spoken  in   English." 

Traffic  Cop:  "Move  on.     What's  the  matter  with  you?" 

Guy  Karnes:  "I'm  fine,  thank  you,  but  my  engine's  dead." 


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Mcnty  (looking  out  of  the  window) — "Did  you  know  the  trees  were  leav- 
ing?" 

Bill     "Leaving!" 

Monty — "Yes;  don't  you  see  their  trunks?" 

Marjorie  (returning  from  botany  trip)— "I  have  a  piece  of  matrimonial 
vine." 

Ruby  G. — "I  wish  I  could  find  one." 

Marie   C. — "Leone,  did  you  hear  about  the   explosion  last  night?" 

Leone — "No;  what  blew  up?" 

Marie  C. — "The  wind  blew  up  the  street." 

Prof.  Stowell — "Mr.  Harmon,  do  you  have  that  theory  in  your  head?" 

Bert— "Yes." 

Prof.  Stowell — "Then  you  have  the  chapter  in  a  nut-shell." 

"It's  the  little  things  that  tell,"  remarked  Lois  Dee,  as  she  pulled  herl 
young  nephew  out  from  under  the  sofa  when  Jim  was  calling  last  Sunday 
eveniqg. 

Wiggins — "What's  the   greatest  book  of  fiction?" 

Bill — "A  college  catalogue." 


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THE     McKENDREAN 

IN   THE   CLASS    ROOM. 
Dr.  Walton:  "What  does  'seven'  suggest?" 
John  McCammon  (half  asleep)  :  "'Leven." 

Miss  Thetford  :  "At  the  university  last  summer  we  spent  six  weeks  on 
the  comma." 

Mabel  Gibson:  "Then  we  are  not  the  only  class  that  hasn't  any  brains." 
Dr.  Stowell:  "What  did  you  do  to  the  barometer  just  then.  Miss  Parker?" 
Helen:  "Nothing." 

Dr.  Stowell:  "But  I  distinctly  saw  you  do  something  to  it." 
Helen:  "Well,  I  had  a  date  for  tonight,  so  I  set  the  barometer  for  fine." 
Prof.   Dolley :  "Wesley  translated  the  Iliad  on  horseback.     Now-a-days 
we  use  a  pony." 

The  calculus  class  was  discussing  whether  the  symbol  II  belonged  with- 
in a  parenthesis  or  not. 

Bert  Harmon:  "I  put  the  Pi  (pie)  inside." 
Dr   Stowell:  "That  would  be  the  place  for  pie  if  it  was  good." 
Prof.  Wiggins  (trying  to  define  love  to  his  class)  :  "There  are  two  defi- 
nitions of  love:    One  is  that  love  is  charity;  and  the  other  is — oh     well,  you 
know." 

Prof.   Kinnison  :  "What  is  a  connoisseur?" 
No  answer. 

Prof.   Kinnison:  "What  would  you  call  a  person  that  thinks  he  knows 
all  about  something?" 

Irene   Edwards:   "I   know.     A  professor." 
Dr.  Stearns:  "Now,  who  was  the  first  man?" 

Cornett:  "Washington.     He  was  first  in  peace,  first  in  war ." 

Dr.  Stearns:  "Oh,  no.     Adam  was  the  first  man." 

Cornett:  "Oh,  if  you're  talkin'  cf  foreigners,  I  guess  he  was." 

Crip  Carvel:  "Did  Moses  have  dyspepsia?" 

"I  don't  know.     Why  did  you  ask?" 

'"Well,  the  Bible  says  the  Lord  gave  him  two  tablets." 


LARD  SAUSAGE 

CITY   MEAT   MARKET 

Blumenstein  Bros.,  Props. 
HOME  DRESSED  BEEF,  PORK  AND  VEAL 


THE     McKENDREAN 

Smith  to  the  Doctor:  "Doctor,  I'm  troubled  with  insomnia  lately.  Every 
time  the  boys  throw  a  table  down  stairs.  I  wake  up." 

The  doctor  gives  him  some  powder. 

Smith:  "Thanks,  doctor,  but  how  do  I  take  them?" 

The  doctor:  "You  dcn't  take  them.    Give  them  to  the  boys." 

Bill  Collector:  "How  often  must  I  climb  all  the  way  to  the  third  floor 
to  get  the  amount  of  this  bill?" 

Sauerage :  "You  don't  think  I'm  going  to  move  to  first  floor  just  to  ac- 
commodate my  creditors,  do  you?" 

"Are  caterpillars  good  to  eat?"  asked  Crip  of  Miss  McCoy. 

"No,  of  course  not.  What  makes  ycu  ask  a  question  like  that  at  the 
table?" 

"Well,  you  had  one  on  your  spinach,  but  it's  gone  now." 

Buford:  "I  want  my  hair  cut." 

Van  Dyke:  "Any  particular  way?" 

Buford:  "Yes.     Off." 

Virginia  (ceeing  a  wild  west  show  for  the  first  time):  "What  do  they 
do  with  that  rope?" 

Clare  King:  "They  use  that  to  catch  horses." 

Virginia:  "I  see.     But  what  do  they  use  for  bait?" 

Milton  Hailing  to  Kenneth  Waggoner:  "Where  have  you  been  with  that 
gun,  Kenneth?" 

Kenneth:  "Just  killed  a  dog." 

Milton:  "Was  he  mad?" 

Kenneth :  "Well,  he  didn't  seem  to  be  very  well  pleased." 

SAYINGS. 

If  you  can't  laugh  at  the  jokes  of  the  age,  just  laugh  at  the  age  of  the 
jokes. 

The  prof,  who  said  that  the  Freshman  girls  are  dead  from  the  neck  up 
surely  never  saw  Virginia  or  Katherine  chew  gum. 

A  pedagogue  is  a  professcr  who  will  not  listen  to  reason. 


College  Jewelers 

for  most  of  the 
Leading    Western    Schools 


We've  furnishhd  many  of  their  grad- 
uates with  their  engagement  andwedding 
rings      and  their  household  silver,  too. 

He:s   &    Culbertson   Jewelry   Co. 

7th  and  St.  Charles  St.  Louis 


Bunge's  Bakery 

For    Good     Bread,    Pies,     Cakes 
Candies  and  Fruit 


THE     McKENDREAN 


HEARD  AT  THE  MINSTREL. 


Pickles  (at  rehearsal)  :  "Now,  Norris,  if  you  don't  do  this  right,  I'll  keep 
you  here  till  nine  o'clock." 

John   McCammon:  "If  you  do,  you'll  flunk  Spanish  tomorrow." 

Lauchner  (to  Pickles  while  having  his  face  made  up  for  the  Minstrel): 
"I  would  like  to  put  some  of  this  on  your  face." 

Pickles  (leaning  forward)  :  "All  right." 

Lauchner:  "But  I  haven't  the  stick." 

Bcb  White:  "Wish  we  could  have  the  minstrel  all  the  time,  because  the 
girls  are  all  so  much  better  looking." 

The  girls  all  say,  "Ditto." 

Virginia  Porter — You  looked  so  foolish  when  you  proposed  to  me. 

East — Maybe  I  was. 

Marie — Elizabeth,  do  you  know  the  difference  between  Agnes  and  a 
phonograph? 

Elizabeth — Well,  a  phonograph  runs  down  sometimes,  but  Agnes  never 
does. 

Miss  Taylor — Did  you  mop  the  floor? 

Bill  Daniels— No. 

Miss  Taylor — No  what? 

Bill — No  mop. 

Prof.  Stowell — What  is  a  vacuum? 

Faverty — I  got  it  in  my  head,  but  I  can't  express  it. 

A  person  who  trims  himself  to  suit  everybody  will  soon  whittle  himself 
away. 

Handsome  is  as  handsome  does,  but  it  saves  a  lot  of  trouble  to  be  born 
good-looking. — Monty. 


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CALENDAR 


SEPTEMBER. 

27-28 — Registration  days.  Freshmen  unwit- 
tingly  sign   up   for  a   semester  of   torture. 

28— Y.  M.  and  Y.  W  C.  A.  reception.  Every- 
body meets  everybody  else. 

29— glasses  begin.  Jolly  time  at  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
•   tea. 

30- — Still  getting  settled.  Homesick  blues 
very  apparent.  New  girls  on  third  floor 
initiated  into  a  real  dorm  life  at  a  spread 
given  by  old  timers. 


OCTOBER 

1 — First  session  of  the  societies.     Old  cat- 

ters  resume  operations.     New  ones  be- 
gin  to   show   interest. 
2 — Faculty  recital  by  Miss  Cheeseman  and 

Prof.    Hailing    of    the    Departments    of 

Expression  and  Music. 
3 — First    Sunday    at   the    College    Church. 

Unusual  attendance. 
4 — Orchestra  holds  its   first  practice.   The 

inmates   of   Clark   and    Carnegie    Halh 

suffer   accordingly. 
5 — Freshies    are    introduced    to    real    lab 

work.     How  thrilling  ! 
6— First  regular  Y.   M.   and   Y.  W.   C.   A. 

meetings. 
7 — Nothin'  doin.' 
8 — Freshmen    and    Academy    girls      given 

instructions   by   the    Dean.      Chaperons 

in  order. 
9 — Lyceum    number.      Cathedral    Quartet. 
11 — Teachers'  Club  organized  for  the  year. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 

16 — Epworth  League  social. 

18 — Coach   Lawrence   makes   a   rousing   speech    in    chapel. 

The  gym  class  takes  the  first  hike  of  the  ceason. 
19 — Poor  Agnes.     She  renorts  that  her  bed  is  French-made. 


Ott  to 

12 — Sophs  entertain  the  Seniors  at  "weenie"  roast  at  Perry's. 
15 — Clio  takes  in  new  members. 

"What's  the  matter  with   Clio? 
She's  all  right. 
Who's  all  right? 
C— L— I— O." 
20 — Y.  W.  C.  A.  candle-light  recognition  service. 

23 — The  "Howling  Hundred"  gives  the  football  boys  a  send-off.     Pres.  and 
Mrs.  McCammon  at  home  to  Seniors,  Juniors  and  Sophs. 


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24— Mrs.  Wiggins  entertains  thr  girls  at  Clark  Hall  by  a  musical  program. 

26 — Bco-o-o-o!     Cold  and  getting  colder. 

29 — Pep  meeting  with  real  PEP. 

31 — First  football  game  of  the  season  played  with  Blackburn      Score  26-0  (??) 

NOVEMBER 
1— Rain. 
2 — More  rain. 
3 — Rev.  Wakefield  addresses  joint  meeting 

of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W. 
5 — Open  session  again. 
6 — Special  car  to  Alton.  Car  derailed.  Lots 

of  pep. 
7 — Convalescence. 

8 — East  and  Virginia  go  down  town. 
9 — Virginia  and  East  go  down  town. 
10— Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  led  by  Miss  Brooks. 
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11 — Everybody  studies. 

12 — Clio  open  session. 

13 — Shurtleff  eleven  defeats  McKendree  eleven.     Score   !": !?::;?!;::?  (modesty 

forbids). 
14 — Men's  night  at  church.     Orchestra,  quartet,  'n  everything. 
16 — Monty  and  Miss  Taylor  begin  to  attract  casual  notice. 
17 — Academy  seniors  get  organized. 
18 — Not  much  goin'  on. 
19 — Monty  and  Miss  Taylor  attract  mere  attention. 
23 — Orchestra  goes  to  Bunker  Hill. 

22 — Everybody  workin'.  /•— — ^ 

23 — Thanksgiving  party  for  the  girls  given  by  Dean        £j  £J  CD  E3"Ua Pj*3"" 

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25 — Vacation. 
26 — More  vacation. 
29 — Nobody  knows  nothin'. 
30 — East  and  Virginia  walk  down  town  together. 


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DECEMBER. 

•Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  finance  campaign  begun.  Joint  meeting  led  by  Prof. 
Neon. 

$35G  raised.     Lyceum  lecture,  Dr.  Burns.     Plato  spread. 
Beginning  of  education   week.      Dr.   McCammon  speaks  at   Evangelical 
Church. 

Dr.  Walton  speaks  in  chapel  on  the  finance  of  education.  All  of  the  eco- 
nomics class  cuts  except  Lois  and  Garett.  He  swears  never  to  return 
again  after  leaving. 

Prcf.  Dolley  speaks  in  chapel  on  the  value  of  the  classics.  Everybody 
agrees  with  him?  ?  ?  ? 

Dr.  Stearns  speaks  in  chapel.  Y.  W.  C.  A.  is  addressed  by  Miss  Eber- 
hardt.  Industrial  Secretary. 

Prof.   Wiggins   speaks   in   chapel.      Miss    Brooks   entertains   the    History 
Club.     The  Foods  class  is  delighted  to  serve  refreshments. 
Prof.  Schmidt  of  Belleville  speaks  in  chapel,  Lebanon  High  School  being 
present. 

Clio  banquet.     Biggest  affair  in  history  for  several  years. 
Clio's    guests    lingeringly    depart. 
Flunker's   Mondav. 
Faculty  reading  by  Prof.  Wiggins. 

Miss  Lola  Wood  of  Korea  speaks  at  Y.  W.     Everyone  enjoys  it. 
Lebanon  Township  Teachers'  Meeting,   guest  of   McKendree  Teachers' 
Club. 

Christmas  party  in   Pearson's   Hall.     Santy  on  hand. 
Music  recital. 

Faculty  reading  by  Miss  Cheeseman. 

All  aboard  for  Christmas  vacation.     Merry  Christmas  and  Happy  New 
Year. 
-Jan.  3— O-OH— R-A-P-T-U-R-E. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


JANUARY 
3 — All  out  for  McKendree. 
4 — All  out  to  chapel  except  Dr.  McCammon, 
who   is   in   New   York,   and    Dean   Baker, 
who  is  in  St.   Lcuis.     Pulpit  stand  miss- 
ing.    Some   ministerial   student   probably 
practicing  with   it. 
5 — Everything  called  off  for  the  reception  of 
the     new     minister     at     the      Methodist 
Church. 
3 — The  orchestra  honors  chapel  service  with 
its   audible   presence. 
7 — Thirteen  M's  awarded  in  chapel.     Ccach  makes  another  speech. 
10    -Annual  boosters  make  speeches  in  chapel.     Miss  Everett,   Mr.   White, 
Mr.  East. 
12 — Rev.  Allen  addresses  a  joint  meeting  of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W. 
13 — Philo   exhibition. 
14 — Clio  exhibition. 
15 — Plato  exhibition. 

17 — Scientific  Club  furnishes  a   program  at   Teachers*   Club  meeting. 
19 — Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  gives  a  Farewell  reception  for  Mrs.  Noon.     Detective  in 

Clark  Hall.     Classes  called  off.     No  necessity  for  classes  without  girls. 
20 — Staff  meeting.     Girls  on  second  floor  "stuck  up." 
21 — McKendree  quintet  wins  from  Carbondale  13-3. 
22 — McKendree  five  again  wins  from  Carbondale  24-19.     Hurrah! 
24 — Smallpox  loose  in  Clark  Hall.    See  Florence  Dey.    Everybody  to  be  vac- 
cinated. 
27- — D.  S.  girls  weigh  food  for  a  whole  day  to  calculate  "caligories."     Sore 

arms.     O,  ye  vaccination. 
29 — More  sore  arms.    The  remedy  promises  to  become  worse  than  the  disease. 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


FEBRUARY 
1 — Faculty  reading  by  Dean  Sheridan. 
2— Joint  meeting  of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.     Dr.  J. 

W.   Cummins  speaks  on  "Tadmor  in  the 

Wilderness." 
3 — Miss  Stanley  escapes  from  quarantine. 
4 — Coach   goes  to  chapel   again.      Plato  and 

Philo  open  session. 


5 — McKendree  vs.  Carbondale. 

7-12 — Misery!  Exams!  Flunks!  East  and  Virginia  stop  catting  tempor- 
arily. Zimmie  has  a  date  with  Hazel  to  celebrate  the  end  of  exams; 
starts  to  colored  church,  but  falls  by  the  wayside. 

12 — Bob   and    Miss   Cheeseman   hear   Chrisler.      Ghost   party.      History    Club 
banquet  at  Dr.  McCammon's. 

14 — Registration.     Valentine  party  in  reception  room  of  Clark  Hall. 

15 — Classes  begin  again.     Faculty  reading  by   Dean  Baker. 

16 — Y.  W.  led  by   Miss  Burnette;   Y.   M.  led  by  banker    at    O'Fallon    and 
former  McKendrean. 

17 — Staff  meeting. 

18 — W.  C.  T.  U.    Williard  Memorial  service  at  Mrs.  Chamberlain's. 

19 — Lyceum  number.     Birthday  party  for  John. 

20 — Fritz  and  Lola  at  College  pond.    Sh-h-h-h-h! 

22 — Holiday.     Whoop-ee-e. 

23 — Y.  W.  led  by  Violet  Glenn.     Plan  for  aiding  starving  Europe.     Banquet 
at  Methodist  church  at  which  Dr.  Young  spoke  on  "Spirit  of  America." 

24 — Dr.  Stearns  meets  class  for  the  first  time  in  the  semester. 

25 — Society.     Orchestra  goes  to  Caseyville,  Mr.  Johnston  accompanying  as 
reader. 

26 — Basketball  game  at  Shurtleff.    We  win. 

28 — Current  Literature   Seminar  meeting. 

29 — Prof.  McClure  sings  a  vocal  solo  in  chapel. 


M.  J.  CLARKE 

COSTUMER   &   WIG   MAKER 

Costumes   and    Wigs   Rented  for   Plays. 

Operas,    Historical     Pageants    and 

Entertainments    of    All     Kinds 

Theatrical  Goods  of  Every   Description 

507   NORTH    BROADWAY 

ST.   LOUIS 


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THE     McKENDREAN 


MARCH 
2 — Rev.  Hall  addresses  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  meeting. 
3 — Everybody  busy. 
4 — Open  session.  Plato  and  Philo. 
5 — "Schones  wetter." 

6 — Rain.     Betty  can't  wear  her  new  suit. 
8 — Photographs  for  the  Annual.     Individual  sittings.     This  is  all  we  could 

get  of  Flesh.     (See  page  141). 
9 — Joint  meeting  of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  addressed  by  Mills  Anderson.  Web- 
ster Groves,  on  "Builders  of  Empire." 
10 — Photographer   on   the   campus   again.      Group   pictures   including   every- 
body except  Flesh  and  Clements. 
11 — Clic  open  session.     Everybody  gets  bawled  out. 
12 — Pictures  taken  in  St.  Louis.     The  Follies  are  popular. 
13 — Foreign  Missionary  Society  pictures  shown  at  the  Methodist  Church. 
14 — Pictures   of   school   buildings   shown   at   the   Teachers'   Club.      Practices 

popular. 
15 — Pageant  at  Church. 

16 — Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.     Collinsville  man  addresses  the  Freshman  girls  in  par- 
ticular on  "Shades  of  Green." 


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17 — Staff  meeting.     Proofs  are  selected.     Read  'em  an'  weep. 

18 — Y.  W.  banquet.    The  Dean  takes  her  girls  out  for  a  moonlight  stroll. 

19 — Baseball  game.     Fuzzy's  ring.     All  the  girls  promise  not  to  tell. 

20     Windy,  windy,  more  windy. 

21 — Rain.     Announcement  of  holiday      Rehearsal  for  minstrel. 

23 — Fuzzy's  de-nouncement  party. 

25 — Easter  vacation.  Great  number  of  students  leave.  Rumors  of  chicken 
for  Sunday  dinner. 

26 — Stay-overs  awful  lonely. 

27 — Happy  Easter.    Rain  for  seven  Sundays  hence. 

£8 — Bob  Dclley  takes  his  girl  to  the  party.     Prof,  intercedes — still  rehearsing. 

29 — New  dishes  for  dining  room.  Clements  has  new  pitcher.  Dean  Baker  re- 
quests a  meeting  cf  all  the  inmates  of  Carnegie  Hall  at  6:30. 

30 — Heard  in  chapel:  "The  teacher's  fault  if  the  student  flunks."  Dress  re- 
hearsal at  Singer  Hall. 

31 — Japanese  chorus  practice. 


APRIL 

1 — Minstrel   chorus    practice.      Boys   open    session.      Zimmie    takes    Carrie. 

Ditto  Smith  with  respect  to  Agnes. 
2 — Minstrel  a  howling  success.     Clears  $185.     Rumors  of  repetition. 
3 — Sunday  School  attendance  slim.    Flashlight  pictures  in  demand. 
4 — Blue  Monday.     Everybody  has  all  lessons  prepared  as  per  usual,  except 

Feller  and  Flesh. 


THE     McKENDREAN 

5 — Meeting  of  Minstrel  corps  in  dining  hall  after  lunch. 
6 — Minstrel  repeated.     Another  howling  success. 
7 — Tests  sprung  by  all  instructors. 

8 — Clio  open  session.     Monty  and  Miss  Taylor  reprimanded. 
9 — Baseball  game.     McKendree  vs.  Luccock  Lodge.     Score  8-6.     Weather 
freezing.     Dean  Sheridan  entertains  second-floor  girls  in  room  50. 
10 — Residents  cf  both  Halls  invited  out  to  Sunday  dinner.     Large  crowd  at 

both  Sunday   School  and  Church.     Collection  increased. 
11 — Indigestion  reigns  supreme.     No  Sunday  dinner;  therefore,  no   hash  on 

Monday.     Dean  Sheridan  entertains  third  floor. 
12 — Girls  sell  tickets  for  "Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  Farm."     Benefit  Clark  Hall. 
13 — Rev.  Green  speaks  at  joint  meeting  of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.     "Rebecca"  at 

the   Sun  well  attended. 
16— Baseball. 

18 — Prcf.  McClure  springs  another  test. 

19 — First  group  of  one-act  plays  at  Singer  Hall.     Good  program. 
20 — Chi  comes  to  dinner  with  a  collar  on.     Mr.  John  Elder  makes  a  memor- 
able talk  at  a  joint  session  of  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W. 
21 — Mr.  Elder  talks  again  in  chapel  on  Bohemia. 
23 — Only  three  couples  caught  in  the  act. 
25 — Students'  Volunteer  Band  organized. 
26 — Second  group  of  one-act  plays  at  Singer   Hall. 
28 — Dad  Elliot.     Minstrel  at  O'Fallon.     Dr.  Stearns  forgets  his  hat. 
30 — Orchestra  makes  big  hit  at  Union  M.  E.  Church  at  St.  Louis. 


FLESH 
Mr.   Flesh  looks  down  upon 
The   lowly,   common    crowds, 
And  though  he  may  not  walk  on  them 
At  least  he  bumps  the  clouds. 


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1— Members  of  the  Bachelor's  Club  all  sporting  club  pins. 

2—  English  Seminar  reorganized  for  the  coming  year. 

3 — Three  more  windows  smashed.     Blame  the  football. 

5 — Grand  rehearsal  for  the  May  Fete. 

6— May  Fete.     Behold  the  Queen.     Who  stole  the  May  pole? 

7 — Inter-scholastic. 

8 — Recuperation.     Pictures  at  the  Church. 

9— Teachers'  Club,  Staff  hard  at  it  till  1 :30  P.  M. 
10 — Rain,  rain,  rain.    Bob  takes  more  Annual  dope  to  the  press.     Open  house 

in  Home  Economics  Department. 
11— "Little  Shepherd  of   Kingdom   Come"  at  the   Sun.     Bob   not   returned; 

must  have  gone  to  the  press  himself. 
14— Children's  recital  at  Clio  Hall. 
16 — Annual  goes  to  press— Staff  falls  asleep. 

17— Photo  album  program  at  chapel,  given  by  the  Ladies'  Aid  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church. 
19-20-21— Tennis  tournament  (Y.  M.  C.  A.) 
24 — Catters  all  busy. 
26 — Violet  still  smiling. 

29— Fellers  still  hard  at  it— Staff  still  sleeping. 
31 — Cram!  Cram!  Cram!    Last  day  of  orace. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


JUNE 

1-4 — Second  semester  exams.     Nobody  has  time  for  nothin'. 

4 — Philo  exhibition. 

5 — Baccalaureate  sermon.  Seniors  seen  in  their  caps  and  gowns  for  the  first 
time. 

6 — Clio  exhibition.     Trunks  beginning  to  leave. 

7 — Plato  exhibition. 

8 — Meeting  of  the  joint  board  of  trustees.  Academy  Ccmmencement.  Alum- 
ni reception.    Old  friends  greeted. 

9 — Commencement.     Plato  triennial.     Farewell. 


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Vice-President,  A.  C.  Johnson 


Vice-President,  H.  C.  Eisenmayer 
Cashier,  O.  S.   Heinecke 


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New   York  City. 

Gentlemen :— Enclosed  herewith  is  $5.00  for  which  kind- 
ly send  me  your  shorthand  course  in  ten  easy  lessons  by  mail, 
l't  is  understood  that  at  the  end  of  rive  days,  1  am  not  satis- 
fied, my  money  will  be  gladly  refunded. 


Name  ... 

Street 

City   and   State. 


THE     McKENDREAN 


OUR  ADVERTISERS 
WILL  APPRECIATE 
YOLK  PATR<  )XAGE 


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vertiser 

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S.  ALLEN, 

Publisher 

$1.50   Per 

Year 

LEBANON, 

ILL. 

OVERHEARD  IN  PASSING. 

One  day  when  Harry  Lapp  was  sick,  his  little  boy  asked,  "Mamma,  is 
papa  going  to  die  and  go  to  Heaven?" 

Mrs.  Lapp:  "Certainly  not,  child,  what  put  that  absurd  idea  into  your 
head?" 


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Quality  Printing 

We  are  specializing  in 
College  and  High  School 
Annuals,  as  well  as  cata- 
logues and  commerical 
printing. 

Britt  Printing  &  Publishing 
Company 

S.  W.  Cor.   Walnut-Ninth 
St.  Louis 


The  Staff 


Business   Manager 
ROBERT  WHITE 

LAURENCE  J.  EAST 
LOIS   DEE 


Editor-in-Chief 
ALICE  EVERETT 

Circulation  Manager 
FLORENCE   HEIM 

Assistant  Editors 

WINFIELD  HANDBAUM 
EDWIN   GOULD 
BERTRAM  HARMON 

Cartoonist 
LOLA  DEY 


Assistants    to   Circulation    Manager 
VIRGINIA  PORTER  MAYO  CARVEL 


Thank    You 

This   Means   You. 

You  members  of  the  staff  who  have  worked  so  faithfully — and  maybe 
flunked  as  a  result. 

You  students  who  have  labored  as  wholeheartedly  as  the  staff — and  may- 
be more  so. 

You   professors   who   throughout   have   given   only   help   and   encourage- 
ment— and  maybe  a  few  low  grades. 

You  alumni  whose  letters  brought   evidence   of  your   hearty  support — 
and  maybe  a  two-dollar  bill. 

You  people  on  the  side  lines  who  have  backed  us  with  interest  and  en- 
thusiasm— and  maybe  a  wee  bit  of  impatience — 

THANK  YOU. 


Ye  EDITOR. 


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The  end  has  come.  Whether  it  brings  satis- 
faction or  relief,  we  know  not  If  the  former 
is  true — no  one  is  happier  than  we  ;  if  the  latter 
— we  are  truly  sorry.  If  you  have  been  slight- 
ed, it  was  not  intentional ;  if  you  have  been 
included,  it  was  all  in  the  spirit  cf  jest.  You 
to  us  are  as  the  customer  to  the  dealer.  We 
want  you  satisfied.  We  are  not  advertising, 
nor  do  we  expect  to  be  in  the  publishing  busi- 
ness another  year.  Our  work  is  done.  Your 
feelings  we  can  only  surmise.  As  for  us — we 
wish  you  well — and  humbly  retire. 


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