A COLLEGE EDUCATION
Now, in those barbarous days, Freshman class officers were always sought out for special attentions by the entertainment committees from the Sophomore class. Elliot was hazed in proportion to his importance. But this he took, like the printing of his name in two-inch capitals on the annual Sophomore proclamation, as due a man of such consequence in the class commune. It did not affect his disease except to increase it.
Again, at the regular class meeting, later—the first is only for temporary purposes—he ran for his class office once more, and was reëlected, as were the other officers, because there was nothing against him.
At about the same time he was appointed manager of the Freshman football team, and made a very good one. He was a capital organizer.
In short, young Elliot became very important; was secretary of his class, which was large, led cheers at class games, had a nodding acquaintance with a number of upper-classmen, and was sought out by the toady-
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