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Caption: Illio - 1896
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year we felt constrained to enlighten our teachers on many difficult point*, and graciously conferred on them the inestimable privilege of seeing a n d associating with n a l intellectual prodigies. About this time the weight of our knowledge BO oppressed us that many of our number were obliged to u s e c a n e s to support t h e m selves in walking. Feeling, however, that the general public was in sore need of wisdom, we undertook to impart it to them by issuing a class annual. Our effort was warmly appreciated, and we felt amply repaid in observing t h e great intellectual and scientific awakening which followed its publication. Not till then did we realize the true greatness of some of our n u m b e r , a n d we immediately determined to give ourselves a banquet, in order to become better acquainted with the other brilliant geniuses in our class. Surely never has t h e r e been such a gathering— poets, scientists, orators, diplomats, athletes and retired army officers. There was the venerable patriarch t h e r e , t h e highest nobles of t h e realm and foreign ambassadors from far Russia, Japan and beloved Italy. All had come to do honor to this mighty class—and full justice to its big spread. Then, in some unknown, inexplicable way, we became Seniors, a n d the Faculty, recognizing the value of our ideas and opinions, respectfully solicited from each member of the class a work which should be a contribution to human knowledge and aid succeeding classes of students in seeing to what heights this remarkable class had attained. We realize our own importance, that is, as much as a n y t h i n g so vast can be' realized, and our earnest hope is that our worthy example may prove an inspiration to those who are to come after us. You will soon see our names exalted high in the annals of history—perhaps even in the daily papers—you will recognize our fame and renown, but we are kind-hearted as well as talented and we shall try not to forget old friends as we soar high on the wings of t r i u m p h a n t genius. Our last u admonition to you, fellow students, in our beloved 'Varsity is: Try to appreciate us, yet a little while and we shall be with you no m o r e . " • pernor Cfa*6. EDWARD LANG FORD ADAMS, rARD LONGFORD ADAMS, Mechanical Engineering, Austin 111 Mechanical and Electrical Engineers' Society; '96 ILLIO Board. AMELIA DARLING ALPINER, 77 B $, English and Modern Languages, Kankakee, 111 Fr LE n °H?g b S S T l ^ d X S i e e t , '95. A «*itecta»l' Engineering, Chicago, 111 EDWARD AARON BANSCIIBACH. S t t y w ^ . '»• •«• M S %&®%s Y £°n°; X, p IH JAMES GEORGE BEACH, 2 Architectural Engineering, Appalache, N. Y. •J
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