Excerpt from The Book of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twelve Murmurs of approval were heard about the room. Truly, a fine youth, came from the Even side; and even the Odds were graciously pleased to pronounce him an honest fellow. Presently he resumed his narrative: It is an incident greatly to be remembered that for me there were no Fresh men Rains. I made my appearance freshly, in the garb of a sunny morning, undaunted, unafraid. The Office held no terrors for me. The Advisors were as if they had never been, for indeed I changed classes and schedules and hours at will. Even from Freshmen Frolic, I emerged starched and smiling - a feat, good sirs, I would challenge any of you, with all due respect to your age and great Wisdom, to accomplish. At Sophomore Reception, I again shone, my rosy cheeks and chubby arms enticing all who saw, or sought to see, me in the whirl. Thus it is plain that long before Mountain Day, I had become a sturdy young child, able to hold my own among companions, yet not lacking in that deference which is befitting toward greater years and added gray matter - which last shall be shown hereafter. 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.