History of the Class of 1908 ,, The Freshmen have but the record of one year wh~n: by their position as a college class may be judged. Before this year, in Iligh Schools and .\cademies here and there, and the Preparatory Department, thC) worked and looked forward. But it is proper to regard those who came from the Preparatory Department as the nucleus of the class and to regard their record as a pn:lude to its collegiate career. Tf the promise of the prelude is carried out the 'o8 record will be all bright -with no word of reproach contained therein. For, as a preparatory organization, the class had brilliant representatives on every varsity athletic team, some of its members represented literary societies in inter-socidy debates, and to the Preparatory debating team, which won five victories out of !>ix contests, it furnished far more than its quota of members. At the beginning of the school year 1904-0S the preparatory graduates were joined by many new students from all over the state. Officers were duly elected, and the ball started rolling. \\'ith admirable philanthropy the class bought red paint and began to improve the color scheme of the city of :\roscow by dotting the ~idewalks and public edifices with the class numcrals. \\'hen football came around, the Freshmen were on the scene with their share of brawn for the \'arsity team, and the pace set there has been maintained in all the intercollegiate contests. St.
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