History, '04
After a career of four years filled with divers vicissitudes, our class, or, more correctly, the survivors, find themselves almost prepared to leave these halls, which have done so much to mould both mind and character. As we look a few short weeks and we shall have to step out into the busv world to fight for ourselves. back to our entrance here, we have a mental picture of a small but determined body of students eagerly setting
Only
out on
their
College
course.
From time to time we have lost first one member, then another, until now but two ofthe original group are left. As a recompense we have had our number increased by our first ladv member, who joined our ranks at the beginning of this year. Yet our lack of numbers is not surprising. We have been studying here during a time of great instablity and unrest and are proud to realize that we have been able to help uphold the college during one of the most trying periods of its history. We enjoy the unusual distinction of being the smallest class ever
graduated here,
lose our honorary and cordial interest in
to
and
sincerely hope
that
we
may
member. Miss Sanderson, but us
and wish her all
possible
part with that honor. We were so unfortunate as shall always remember with gratitude her kindly help in her new^ field of work.
never
we
success
No doubt many of our friends were much surprised when they failed to receive their 1904 Grist, and are glad to say that the fault was not ours. After carefully preparing volume which we deemed worthy regard, we were bitterly disappointed at the unsatisfactory treatment accorded us by our publishers, and rather than present an annual totally inferior to our anticipations and standards, w^e deemed it best to refuse the edition with the sincere hope that future editors might have a more rosy path to tread. we
a
of
so small a class there has been little of interest enacted outside our routine of college may add, has been strenuous to a marked degree and it is with a feeling partly of regret, that we bid farewell to friends and co-workers at the R. I. C. Our most cher ished wish is for the future success ofthe college and of all who may call it Alma Mater.
Naturally
work.
partly
This latter,
of
with
we
pleasurable expectation,
IS