The Briar Patch, 1910 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Briar Patch, 1910 Dramatics, also, came to the front. Instead of existing as one club, it now formed two chapters, The Billikens and The Merry Jesters, thus making competition play an important part in awakening enthusiasm. Another club, which has proven extremely helpful to its members, is the Current Events Club, begun by the head of the History Department during the spring of this year. But let me tell you something more of the class spirit exhibited during the year 1908-09. As in all other institutions, there was a continual struggle of Sophomores and Freshmen. First one meeting then another was broken in upon. Sophomore banners waved gloriously in the breeze, to be taken down by the Freshmen. Plots conceived by one side were discovered by the other. Suspicion lurked in every corner, until weary of this manner of strife these classes decided to expend their energies in a more intellectual manner. Accordingly, a Debating Club was begun, and a constitution framed, providing for interclass debates. Oh! Dear students, you should hear the eloquence which is called forth by the weighty subjects which these classes now discuss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.