Class History of '17s. Ye who read must needs know that in the following account of the life of the class, the prime motif of the narrative will always be to reach the bedrock foundation of the tale, to bring out the truth, all the truth, and nothing but the truth. There will, then, be no wild flights of oratory on the wings of imagination, soaring to heights unbelievable. The grandiose braggadocio will be absent. The effervescent efflulgent fountain of vaunting power will be dry. The beatific -- but "nuff said," stern thyself tot he task and harken to my tale.
