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St. John's College
Volume III
CLASS OF 1900
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE JUNIOR CLASS
Editor
A ssociate
]. R. PHELPS
C. C. HERMAN
Annapolis, Maryland, May, l899
�Dedication.
B AL TI :\IO I~E
To
W. EVANS, U.S.V.,
our kind friend and advise r, remembe ring
him with gntttude and esteem, we respectfully
dedicate th is volume.
IEUT. - C OL. ELL WOOD
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�Lieut.-Col. Ellwood W. Evanst U.S.V.
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I.
CO LLEGE is g reat or little in proportion as it has men of sound scholarship and loft y character on its Faculty. O f th e two conditions, th e latter
is the mo re import ant . Great learning may compel the student's admir ati o n ;
manly character wins his respect and love. U nconsciously he patterns after the
example. The ennobling influence finds expression in what vve call love of
A lma ll1ater; in love of co untr y'; in devotion to duty. It has b een the good
fortun e of St. J ohn's m en to find always among their instructors those whose
example was stron ger than th eir precept. Su ch a man is Lieut .-Col. E ll wood
\V . E vans, to whom this volume has b een dedicate d.
Lieutenant-Colonel Evans is a native of Maryland . l-I e was born at Laurel
in r866. M ost of his early boyhood was spent in the extrem e W est, wher e his
father, the late Capta in Evans, was station ed. Comin g ·East at about th e age
of fourteen , he entered D ickin son College, and later the North Carolina M ili tary
Inst~tute. H e e;1tered th e U nited States Military Academy in r883, and g raduated in r887 as Seco nd Lieutenant of Cavalry. His fir st detail took him to
T exas. \ Vhile station ed th ere he took part in the m emorable march from T exas
to Dakota, th e longest march eyer under taken by so large a body of troops.
LIEUT.-COL. ELLWOOD W. EVANS, U. S. V.
During the S ioux cam paig n in r8go and r8g r , h e w as often pl aced in tryin g
situations with the lndians. Hi s co urage and goo d judgment always found a
solutio n that n ot merely averted disaster , but refl ected g reat credit on himsel i.
In Septemb er, 1894, he was promoted to the rank of F irst Lieutenant ,
shortly after bein g detailed to St. J obn's as In structor in M ilitary Science and
Tactics. In the sprin g of 1898, as the close of his detail at the College was
approachin g, and th e country was on the ver ge of the war with Spain, h e applied
to the War D epartment for service that would take him to th e seat of war.
After the Presid ent's call for troops, permission was g ranted to Lieutenant E vans
to accept a co mmission in th e Maryland Volunteers. H e was at once commis7
�sioned Major in the First Maryland Volunteers, and, when the battalion was
recruited up to the full regiment, advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel.
This r ecognition of merit was most gratifying to his admirers at St. John ·s .
It resu~ted from those qualities that had endeared him to us all; genuine and
hearty mterest, r ea dy sympath y, candor, courage, hon or. A more ardent worker
neve~ labored f.or the welfare of th e College. Nothing was too insignificant
for hrm to consrder ; nothing too great to undertake. His buoyant enthusiasm
~ll ed us witl.1 hope, while his manliness inspired us to lofty ideals . The good
mftuence which he exerted will remain with us during all the years to come, and
be handed clown among the most cherished traditions of the College.
]. w. c.
Introduction.
S I N MILITARY LIFE, the drumm er with his drum-beat calls t ogether
everybody within the lines, so in our College life we with the RAT-TAT
drum together all the stray roasts and grinds and all the odd bits that ar e to be
foun d lying around loose or unrevealed in some fertile editorial brain. We
assume no responsibility; it is our duty to collect all available material impartially and without r egard to anything but quality. Therefore, let no one be
surprised when he finds himself laid open to the critical eye of the public.
There is, however, a deeper purpose underlying all this, something to bring
back the old life in the minds of those who have left us, to let them hear once
more the hearty laughter which follows the story cleverly told at the midnight
gathering, and the sweet tinkling of the mand olin, or th e subdued voices blended
in the Co llege song, accompanied by the richer notes of the guitar. Many happy
hours they have spent at St. J olm's, and we cannqt but think that ·it will be a
pleaEure for them again to . view their Alma Mate?', if only in the pages of the
RAT-TAT.
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In our work some slight changes will be noted, as in the Alumni D epartment, where to a great extent we have departed from the plan of publishing the
biographi es of a few of the Alumni, a~1d have instead devoted that space largely
to what concerns them all-the Alumni Associations. Then, since students and
graduates alike are enthusiastic over the victories achieved in A thletics, we have
pub1ished a record of the scores for the last ten years in the two principal
branches, Football and Baseball. A few other less important changes have been
made, bu t we have necessarily, to a certain extent, foll owed in the footsteps of
our .p redecessor s.
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A nd now, with this short introduction , we place our work before the public,
hoping that every one who has shared in th e life of old St. John's will find
something to please him, and that all, even th ose who are not of us, will be
urged to a mor e active interest in the College that we love.
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�Editorial Board.
Editor-in-Chief.
J . ROYAL PHELPS .
Associate Editor.
c.
CHARLES
HERMAN, JR .
Literary Editors.
BENJAMfN
F.
CoNRAD.
JESSE
0.
PuRv r s.
Alumni Editors.
WILLIAM H. WYATT.
HowARD
C.
HILL.
Athletic Editor.
S. T U RNER MACKALL.
Miscellaneous Editors.
OscAR
K.
ToLLEY.
BERTRAJVI W. ANDERSON.
A ssistants.
JoHN
Lours BAER.
B. CAsSIDY.
vVrLLIAM
P.
LAwsoN.
Staff Artist.
PAUL
I-I .
HERMAN.
Business Managers.
WILLIAM
J.
HENRY P. TURNER.
SHARTZER.
II
�Ellicott City, Md., 1852
J AlliES MAC KUBIN,
D ANIEL M. THO MAS,
VJILLIAM HARWOOD,
Annapolis, Mel., I 87 3
GEORGE WELLS, M.D .,
Board of Visitors and Governors.
Baltimore, Mel., I859
Annapolis, Md.,
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882
. Elkton, Mel . , r 882
Ho N. JoHNS. WmT ,
\iVJLLI A:M G. RIDOUT, M.D.,
Annapolis, Md., 1882
HoN.]. WIRT R ANDALL ,
Annapolis, Mel., r 882
RICHARD M. VENABLE,
Baltimore, Mel., r 884
HIS EXCELLENCY, LLOYD LOWNDES,
PHILEMON H. TUC K,
Baltimore, Mel. , r885
Ann apolis, Md .
RICHARD M . CHASE,
Annapolis, Mel., 1887
MARSHAL OLIVER, U.S.N.,
Annapolis, Mel., 189 1
L. DoRSEY GASSAWAY,
Annapoli!!i , Mel., 189 1
DANIEL R. MAGRUDER,
Annapolis, Mel., I891
SPENCER C. }ONES,
Annapolis, M d ., 1892
President.
r8')6.
The Governor of Maryland.
Under the Charter, elected annually.
PRESIDENT (pro tempore).
BLANCHARD RAND ALL,
Baltimore, Mel., :892
Ho N. }AMES REVELL, .
Annapolis, Mel., r 893
SECRETARY.
Ho N. JoHN G. RoGERS,
Ellicott City, Mel., I 894
L. DORSEY GASSAWAY.
Ho N. H. W. TALBOTT,
Rockville , Mel ., I894
HE NRY WILLIAlVfS,
Baltimore, Mel., I S94
JAMES M. MUNROE,
Annapolis, Md . , 1897
RoBERT Moss,
Annapolis, Mel., 1897
HONORABLE JAMES REVELL.
(ex officio.)
HoN. ]. WrRT RANDALL, President of the Senate,
Ann a polis , Md.
HoN . Lours E. SCHAEFER, Speaker of the Hous e of Delega tes,
Baltimore, l\fd.
HoN. ]AMES McSHERRY, Chief Judge Court of Appea ls ,
Frederick, Mel.
Ho N. W. SHEPARD BRYAN, Judge Court of Appeals,
Baltimore, Mel .
Ho N. D AVID FowLER, Judge Court of Appeals,
. Towson , Mel .
HoN.
]OHN
P. BRISCOE, Judge Court of Appeals,
Ho N. HENRY PAGE , Judge Court of Appeals ,
HoN. CHARLES B. RoBERTS, Judge Court of Appeals,
.
L. ALLISON WILMER,
. La Plata, Mel ., I 897
FRANK H. STOCKETT,
Ann apolis, Md.,
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897
JAMES A. F ECI-~T I G, JR. ,
Ba ltimore, Mrl.,
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899
CHARLES G. FELD\1EYER,
Annapolis, Md.,
I
899
Prince Frederick, Mel. ·
Princess Anne, Md.
Westmin~ter,
Md.
Ho N. A . HUNTER BOYD , Judge Court of Appeals,
Cumberlancl, Md.
HoN. J. A. PEARCE, Judge Court of Appeals,
Chestertown, Mel.
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�The Facuity.
THOMAS FELL, A.M., Ph . D. , LL.D.
Professor of Mora l Sciences and Ancient Languages.
JAMES
w.
President.
Graduate of Yale University .
CAIN, A .M.
Professor of Politi cal and Social Sciences.
Graduate of St. John 's College.
JOI-IN L. CHEW, A .M .
Professor of Mathematics .
Graduate of University of Athens.
ARISTOGEITON M. Sono, A.M., Ph .D.
Professor of Greek and French.
Graduate of St. John's College.
EDWIN D . PusEY, A.M.
Professor of Latin an d German.
Graduate of St. John's College.
B. VERNON CrssEL, B.Sc.
Professor of Ch emistry and P!J.ysi cs.
Graduate of University of Michigan.
FREDERICK F. BRIGGS, B .A .
Professor of English, History and English Language.
Graduate of St. John's College.
FRANCIS E . DANIELS, A.M .
Professor of Mechanical Enginee ring and Drawing, Botany and Biology.
Graduate of Geneva College.
JoHN B. WHITE, A.M.
Assistant Professor of Greek.
REGINALD H . RIDGLEY, B.S.
Assistant Professor of Botany and Biology.
P. HowARD EDWARDS, B.A.
Assistant Professor of Latin and German.
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Graduate of S t . John's College.
Gracluat':! of St. John 's College.
�St. J
ohnts College History.
HE ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, which granted th e charter of St.
John's College in 1784, was the outgrowth of nearly a century of effort to
found such an institution in Maryland, as would preclude th e necessity of crossing
the Atlantic for the completion of a classical and polite education .
In r6g6 King ·william's School was founded, but not o pened till 1704. This
School is noted in the annals of the State as the nursery oi some of her greatest
men, among others the distinguished lawyer and statesman, 'Nilliam Pinkney.
In I784, two years after the establishm ent of vVashington Coll ege on the Eastern
Shore on a similar basis, St. J olm's was founded at Annapolis and King Vv'illiam 's
School incorporated vvith it. On November r I , 1789, the College was formally
· opened, and " th e dedication was performed with much so lemnity, all the public
bodies being in attendance, and formin g a long procession from the State House
lo the College Hall."
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, and others of its original incorporators, were
graduated from St. John's Coll ege, Oxford, and to this th e institution is said to
owe its name. The charter provides that "the College shall be founded and
maintained forever upon a most liberal plan for the b enefit of the youth of every
religious denomination, and it shall be fitt ed to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honorabl e men for discharging the various offices and duties of
iife, both civil and religious, with usefulness and r eputation." How well this
provision has been carried out, the many distinguish ed nam es found on the
regis ter of Alumni are sufficient proof. \Vithin the brief p eriod of thirteen years
from 1793, when the first class was graduated, until r8o6, the nam es of four
Governors of Maryland, six United States S enators , five members of the House
of Representatives, twelve Judges, and scores of others who had gained eminence
in the various protessions, are to be found. The lists of later years are no less
illustrious.
In providing for the financial welfare of the new College, the Legislature
did not resort to the expedient, proposed on a previous occasion, of levying a
tax of from five to twenty shillings upon the bachelors of the province. Private
subscriptions to the amount of $32,000, not considered a small capital in those
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�days, were collected and paid into the State T reasury under an ex press agreem ent on the part of th e State to appropriate "annually and for ever, the sum of
£ 1750 ($ 8666.66 ) in o rder to provide a perm anent fund fo r the payment of the
current expenses of the College." In r8o6, wi thout the slig htest justificati on or
reasonabl e pretext, the State r efu sed to pay longer the stipulated amount, and
th e offi cers of the College wer e fo rced to susp end operations for som e tim e. This
action was strong ly condemned by th e leading men of th e State. Said W illiam
Pin kney : " Th e clay which witn esses the degradation o{ S t. J ohn 's College, in th e
very dawn of its p romi,se, will prove the darkest clay M aryland has known ."
In r8r r , $rcoo was r estored, and in r824 a kittery was g ranted which r ealized
abo ut $2o,ooo. At a lat er elate some efforts wer e made to recover the arrears,
but were fin all y ab anclonecl, and in r868 an allowance of $r2,ooo was granted for
fi ve years, an d afterward ren ewed from time to time till r88o. wh en it was
suspended . Si nce that t ime little aiel has been rece ived fro m the S tate exeept
th e $3000 per annum appropri ated to the Coll ege in 1833. A t the foundation of .
th e Coll ege in 1784, a building, which w as little more than a ruin, was gi ven to
the Boar d of V isitors and Governors. T hi s was
"O le\ B laden's p lace, once so fa m ed,
And now too we ll ' T he Folly' named. "
It was situated on th e banks of th e Severn , and bad been intended as the residence of the Governor , but had never been completed. It was surro un ded by
four acr es of land, ·which wer e g iven with the building . The work was pushed
rapidly to completion , and the building is now k nown as McD owell Hall, the
central one of th e six buildings comprising th e College. Althoug h a hundred
years have passed, the poi nt where the Trus tees began to build may be easily
distinguished. Th e original found er s of the Coll eg e did n ot propose to board the
students. They were allowed to live in private famil ies about th e city. L ater it
was thoug ht th ey could be better managed if they wer e m ore directly under the
surveill an ce of the authori.ties, and the upper stories of M cD owell Hall were
mad e into dormitories, and a dining-room was op en ed in the basem ent for the
accomm odation of the studpnts. The bachelor professors lived in the sam e
building, and were expected to keep an eye on the boys and see that their work
was not n eglected. No doubt these old halls have witn essed the perp etration
of many a College prank and been th e scen e of man y a forbidden midnight revel.
Th e first President of the College was Dr. J ohn McD owell , "a man of fine
presence and of pleasing ancl winning address, combining in a remarkable degree
g reat firmn ess and dig nity of character with almost feminin e g entl eness; a
thoroug h scholar and Christian gentl<eman. g reatly loved by all who knew him. "
Like other learn ed men , Dr. McD owell was a person of great modesty and
sim plicity of character , and many interesting an ecdotes are preserved of him in
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M'DOWE LL HALL.
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INTERIOR OF C H APE L.
the College tradition s. It is r elated that he becam e very much enamored of a
youn g lad y in the town , of rare beauty and amiability. H e was very assiduous
in his attention s, but could n ever "screw his courage to th e sticking point"
sufficiently to put th e all-important qu estion. A t last he hit upon a rather odd
exp edi ent. H e indited to the object of his affection s a page or two of beautiful
Latin ver se. setting fo rth th e ardor of his passion. Th e lady, however , could
not appreciate such classical devotion , and many years after the good old D octor
di ed-a bach elor.
Ralph Higgenboth am , a native of Ireland, and a graduate of Trinity College .
Dublin, was V ice-President. He had been head mast er of King \i\Ti lliam School
when it was in corporated with St. J ohn 's, and he was made Vice-Presid ent of
that institution and appointed to the chair of ancient languages. H e is said to
have taken special pride and pl easure in the Class of 1796, of which Francis Scott
Key and Dr. John Shaw wer e members. H e jocularly termed this class his
"tenth legion, " and when any of his literary fri end s visited him he was accustom ed to order it out on parade. Key, who is best known as the author of
"The Star-Spang led Bann er," entered St. J ohn's at' its very beginning in 1789.
and was graduated in 1796 with honor.
Since the fou ndation of the College several buildings have b een er ected on
the campu s in additio n to McDowell Hall. The corner-stone of th e first of
these, Humphreys H all , was laid with imposing ceremonies in r835. This building stand s on th~ left of McDowell Hall and is used as a dormitory for the lower
classes . On the rig ht is Pinkney Hall, erected in r855 , and used as a dormitory .for Juniors and Seniors . Beyond Pinkn ey Hall are th e houses of the
Presi dent and Vice-Pr esident, and on the extreme left are hou ses for the p ro fessors. During th e war, from t86r to r866, the work of t he College was suspend ed and the buildings wer e occupied as a hospital. Imm ediately a.fter the
war, in r866, the buildin gs vvere repaired . Th e Coll ege was r eopened with Dr.
Henry Barnard as P resid ent. In the followi ng summ er Dr. Barnard r esig ned
and Dr. Jam es C. 'V\T
ellin g was chosen President in his stead, and the session
began in the fall with I I 5 students.
t St. J ohn's, like all institutions of learning, has its tradition s of student sport.
The Harvard man tells with g lee of the number of signs he has stolen, of the
barber poles h e has overturned. Not so h e of St. John's. True to hi s So uthern
proclivities, the St. John's man has a penchant for chickens. Y es, chicken s-veritable hen-roosts ar e the favorite game of the youth at St. J ohn's, and any
one who has ~journ ecl within those classical p recincts can recount nmi1erous
tales of the midnight descents he has made on the neighboring hen-houses, and
of t he feathered trophies he has bagged.
Back of th e College buildings flows the placid College Cr eek, in whose
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�waters the collegians delight to cool themselves in the heat of summer. H ere,
too, th e youth who aspir es to fame as an oarsman may display his skill.
In front of th e campus runs College Avenue, wh er e the city maid ens
prom enade to be ogled by the "stately" Juniors or the "grand old" Seniors, or
even by the bolder of the "gay youn g" Sophomor es.
The session of 1884-85 was th e darkest p eriod of the College smce its
reorganization. In the summer of r884 President L eavitt r etired and went
abroad, and Dr. \ Villiam H. Hopkin s succeeded him as acting President. Dr.
Hopkin s resig ned in 1886 to becom e President of the ·w oman's College, Baltimore, and was succeeded by Dr. Th o mas F ell , under whose admini strati o n the
College has rapidly improved .
The Faculty is now composed of eleven m embers.
The Military D epartm ent was r evived under th e administration of President
H opkin s, who secured th e detail of an Army officer as Military Instructor. The
uniform first adopted was blue, but vvas afterwards changed to g ray.
At the outbreak of the r ecent war with Spain, many of the Alumni and
stud ents of the College found the Yalu e of this instruction when enlisting for
active servi ce, and took a prominent part during the conflict. Th e following is
a parti al li st of thos e who served during the campaign:
R. H. Nobl e, '94 ·
J . B. Douglas, '97
\7\T. C. Claude . .
J. D. Igl ehart, ' 72
J. Ramsburg, 'go.
C. C. Marbury, 'go
C. Brewer, '85 ·
E. D. Pusey, '89
J. C. Porter . .
H . R. Ri ley, '93
T. L . Brewer, '8g
S. R. Tydings . .
0. H. W. Talbott , ' gs
0 . Norris, Jr. , 'g6
C. H. Schaffer , 'g6
K . L. Whitson, 'g8
N. O rem , '98
B. D. Chambers, '94
J . E. Abbott . . . .
H. Vl . Holiclayoke, 'g8
D. C. L yles, 'g8 . .
T. Ches ley L yles, 'gg
R egular Army . .
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1st Regiment , M.V.
. . . . Majo r.
2cl Lieutenant.
Surgeon-Major.
Surgeon-Captain.
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1st Regiment, M.V.
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Captain.
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Lieutenant.
Sergeant-Major.
Color Sergeant.
Sergeant.
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Signal Corps
sth Regiment , M.V.
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Corporal.
. Private .
�C. C. R ey no ld s, rgoo
P . D. Ly ons, 'gg . .
T. S. Co rrell , rgo r .
G . B urlin gam e, 'g6 .
E llico tt W orthing ton
J. R . R oseberry , 'g6
J . A . H opkins . . .
J . H. Waller ,' 93 ·
F . 0 . K lakring , Igoo
A . R. Cheston , ' g6
F . M . M un son , 'g8 .
L ee M unso n, 'gg . .
B. K irk pa trick , ' gg .
. 5th R egiment , M. V.
Private .
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rs t R egim ent. M .V.
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T exas R ange rs
. Lieutenant.
N avy.
Paym aster, "Sco rpion ."
. . Yeoman, "Dix ie."
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" A jax ."
Paymaster ·s C lerk , " Detroit."
E. B . Ig leh a rt , '94
G. F. Carey , rgoo .
C. M . Newm an .
G . Sou t hg ate . .
T. H . H icks, '87.
F. A rm s, '8g . .
R. Goldsbo roug h , 'g8
Pay m ~s t e r .
P aym ast er' s Clerk, ·' Norfolk .''
T h e cadets of St. J ohn' s vie with those of the N aval Academ y at the m any
ball s an d germ an s of th e A nnapolis season , and a re as full y celebrated for their
devotion to T erpsichore as th e latter.
T h ere ar e t wo literar y societies a m ong the stud en ts, th e Philokalian a nd
Philom athean , each of whi ch gives a n annu al hop a nd reception a t Comm en cem ent in Jun e. In r889 the centen n ial celebration of th e College took place.
l\!Iany of the ole\ students return ed for th e occas ion , an d , owing to the large
assemblage of visito r s, a tent was er ected on the campus in t h e shade of the
fa m ous old pop lar, where the litErary features of the p rogramm e were carried out.
A platform had be en erected aga in st th e trunk of th e poplar tree . O n this was
ack
seated Govern or T son , who was ex officio Preside nt of th e Board of V isitors;
R ev . · D r . C. K . .Ne lson , J ohn M . L eavitt and P rof. \ lV. K . H opkins, fo rm er
P residen ts of the Co llege; Dr. Thomas Fell , the present P resid ent: Dr. A bram
Claude. Majo r S prigg H a r wood , Captain J ohn M ull en, Messrs. J . Schaaf!
Stockett , Nicho las B rewer , P hilemon H . Tuck , Dr. S. B arton B rune, D r . J a m es
D. I g leha rt, B on . J ohn S . \ i\Tirt and M r. F rank H. Stock ett, who presided and
T!l ade a brief add res s of welcom e. At tb e close of the literar y exercises a scion
oi th e old poplar tree was planted o n th e cam p us b y Mrs. J ack son, wife of Gov.
E. E. Jack son .
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The College year 1898-99, n ow drawing to a close, has b een on e of steady
progress in scholar ship , numb ers and dis cipline. The g raduatin g class numb er s
thirteen memb er s. The corp s of cad ets is larger than at an y tim e for years.
The spirit of College life, as evinced in th e conduct of th e stud ents on campus
and in town has b een g ratifying to every well-wish er. Th e A lumni are displaying
every indication of inter est in th e progr ess a nd welfare of the institution. The
a thl etic fam e of St . I ohn 's has n o t increased , hut h er traditional prestige
am on g th e M a ryland Coll eges a nd U niver sities has been well maintained. Let
us h op e that thi s v en erable in stitution , which h as played so inter esting and
valuable a p art in the histor y of l\!Iarylan d , m ay continu e to increase in numbers ,
prosp erity a n d esteem , until St. J ohn's b e regard ed ever ywh ere as on e of the
leadin g instituti on s of the country .
�Alumni.
TIS BY THE ALUMNI of a College, both as a whole and individually, that
we judge of the College and of the sort of interest which she imbues into
her students.
The Alumni of St. John's have ever held prominent pos1trons in their
resp ective professions or callings. Some of the most prominent m embers of
our last L egislature, and, ind eed, of preceding ones, have their names enrolled as
form er students of the "Old College on the Severn." Such names as Hon. John
S. Wirt, leading member in the House of Delegates, 1897-98; J ohn \TV. Randall,
President of the State Senate the sam e year, and State Senator Dryden are illustrative of this fact. And passing beyon d the bounds of the State Legislature into
National affairs, we see H on . Sidney E. Mudd, Maryland R epresentative in
Congress, through whose efforts chiefly the bill appropriating money for the
improvements in the Naval Academy at Annapolis ~.-as pass ed.
St. John's is well represented not only in the political world, but also by
prominent la·wyers, clergymen and nien of every profession . Passing over th e
names of Key, Johnston , Pi.n kn ey and others ," which have been brought to your
notice so often, we come cl own to the present.
Practicing law we have men lik e Herbert Noble, of the firm of Villard &
Noble. New York; Jas . A. F echtig, Jr. , Baltimore ; Judge J. P. Briscoe, Maryland Court of Appeals ; H on. Jas. Revell, Maryland Circuit Court; Hon . Henry
D. Harlan , Juclge Sup erior Court, Baltimore ; Sommerville P. Tuck, Judge of the
International Court of Egypt; N . \TValter Dixon, Judge Supreme Court,
Colorado.
In the ed ucational line \Ve might mention G. A. Harter, President of Delawa!:e College; vV. H. Hopkins , Professor of Latin , \TV oman's College, Baltimore ;
Rev. J ohn P. H yde, President Valley College, vVinchester , Va.
In the pulpit there are Rig ht Rev. C. K. Nelson , Bishop of Georgia; Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins, President of Wilmington Conference Academy, Dover, Del.
Other names worthy of our mention are Wm. W. Blunt, vVestinghouse
Company, London; Blanchard Randall , ex-President of th e Chamber of Com-
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�merce, Baltimore; L. A llison \i\filmer, Adjutant-Gen eral of the State; H on .
J as. P. Gorter, chairman of State Democratic Committee; and we might go on
mentioning names, but lack of space comp els us to stop here with the m ention
of those who represented St. J o hn's in our war with Spa in . When the call was
made by the President for volunteers, so many St. J ohn's men responded that
with those who were already servin g, our Coll ege had m or e men in the A rmy
and Navy than any other College of its size in the country. It is also very
pleasing to note how quic kly th ey were promoted to positions of r esponsibility.
But while our AlumniJ are so successfully upholding the d ignity and r eputation of the College abroad, none the less ar e they taking an active interest in
the welfare of their Alma M at.er. Besides the General A lumni Association,
branch associations have been form ed in New York and Baltimore, to provide
for endowments.
Ilurthermore, th e A lumni take a lively inter est in the Athletics and all the
organizations of the students, and ar e ever r eady to lend a helping hand in any
movem ent to promote th e best inter ests of the College.
The General Society of A lumni holds its annual m eetin gs o n Commencement Day. A ny person who has com pl eted hi s education (wheth er a graduate
or not) at S t. I ohn's College is eligible to m embership.
At the meeting held in I un e, r8g8, the following· officers and committees
were elected fo r the year r8g8-r8gg:
'
R. MAGRUDER, '63,
Vv. H. H oPKINs, '59, ·
] AS. A. FECI-lTIG, JR. , '95,
JoHN L. CHEw, '85,
FRANK A. MONROE, '84, .
DANIEL
President.
Isz Vice-President.
2d Vice-President.
Secretary.
Treasurer.
DR.
Executive Committee.
J. M. Monroe.
L. D. Gassaway .
W. Z . Childs.
B . V. Cissel.
D. R. Randall.
Entertainment Commiffee.
Dr. Thomas Fell.
L. D. Gassaway.
T. Kent Green .
J. A. ·w alton .
Hisforiograplter .
H erbert No bl e, '8g.
Assistant Historiographer.
W. T . Kemp , '97.
Dedicated to our Alumni and Students who, in her time of need,
so nobly responded to their country's call.
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that on these occasions the older A lumni recounted th e doings of the days when
they were students, and no one will ever think of these me etings without r ecalling
th e zest with which the late Mr. Vom·h ecs used to tell a n incident in the life of
a student, afterwards a distingui shed clergyman, who, on one occasion, during
the presidency of the Rev. Hector Humphreys, arose in chapel, after a night
som ewhat uproariously spent, and exclaim ed :
Society of the New york Alumni
of St. J
ohnts College.
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8
the distingui sh ed President of St. J olm 's
H EN, I N THE YEAR I 93,_
ff t towards securino- an endowm ent
College, Dr. Fell, b egan acytrvel-eAo s 11 n1uch plea sur: by sp ending a
lr
.
·
1 gave the New d or. '- f umr
for the College, 1e
- nhat we believe will some day, 111
.
d 1 ·ng the foun at10n 01 vv
.
. . 1 .
little tnne here, an ayr
t t the College. H1s v1s1t 1e1 e
- 1 ·ina some enc1owmen o
f
.
f
the n o d1stant utUI e, ) 1 :::,
.
d . t 1 Coll ege that some form o
·
t.
to those 111 tereste 111 1e
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A
d ' 1 a m eetin o- of the Alumm 111
a-ave su ch an mcen rve
b
.
•
d
d desirable.
ccor m g y, c
:::,
or o·anlzatlon was eeme
ffi
£ the late Philip R. Voorhees, an
b
11 d t be h eld at the o ce o
f 1.
N evv York was ca e ' o
1 - - ,f this city. As a result o t 11S
f S J 1 's and a well-known awve1 o
1. 1 .
Alumnus o t. ~· 11:
ro. ected A c;nstitution was drawn up, w 11C 1, 111
meetino- an assocratlon was p J
. d .
mb ers all m en who had at any
:::,
d b - d enouo-h to a mit as m e
I'
its terms was m a e 1oa
:::,
1
.ded that any one h ole 111g an
'
d
f tl Colle o-e It a so prom
1.
time been stu ents o 1e
. ,., .
11 1'1
··se b e entitled to members 1tp,
the Colleo·e shou c I <ewr
. .
honorary degree from
:::,1 .
·ted ')roviclin o- for admrsslon to m em.
i: t clause was a so m se1
' t
:::,
1 e
and a very nnpot an
.
" f tl
Co-leo-e tho6e p ersons w 10S
l
· ·
"F1 · cls o
·1en
1e
:::, •
bers1 · 111 the assocrat1on as
11p ·
· d
· ·
-·
inter est m rts succ ess could b e enllste ·
.
the eleventh o f N ovem b e1 u1
annu al b anqu et on
l1
It was decided to 1 c an
10
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f tl e Colleo-e after the Revohtt'
f th e open111o- o 1
:::-.
.
each vear , in commemora IOn o
-:::,
' pleasure to those Alumm of
b
a constant som ce or.
.
I. 1
_ ·
twn ar )' War .
t las een
-N
York to m eet once or twtce
•
t 1 · and n ear I ew
St. John's wh o h ave been 1oca ec 111 1
1
hose interests h ad a common
.
- 11 o-nes as wel as t 1ose w
1 I
a year the1r former co ea::-.
'
1\/[ t .
Every year we h ave 1ac OUI
d o·rowth of Al-ma a Cj.
t
center in the we1£are an b
.
I fSt John's we have n ever yet sa
1
far removec rom
·
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hanqt<et , and a1t 1 g 1 so c
10u
A t1
])anquets it has generally b een our
. less t1
t we nt)' men .
t J.ese ll . the company of ot h er we11 rlown vnth
1an
ffi . t
F 11 as our o-uest as we as
: :-. · '
d mong these persons a su cren
pleasure to h ave D r . e
A c1 we have always 1
1a a
c
d
known gent1em en .
n ,
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1. 1' ht th ose whose graduating a ys were
.
.
'to
number of m en JU S t ou t of Colleo-e to ce tg
,.,
.
f College ltfe anc1 to rect c
r'th th e fresher stones 0
.
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som ewhat more remote. "1
.
d B
ball T eam s. It is needless to sav
the h eroic deeds of th e F ootball an
as e
W
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" lc ec tor , Hector, so n of P ri am,
i
Did you ever see a man as drunk as I am?"
Nor shall we soon forge t "Tommy's" surpri se wh en h e h eard for the first
time, at one of the banqu ets, that on one occasio n when he had visited a student.
and had been entertained, among o ther things , with som e delicious p each es,
that th e stud en t had only arrived in his room s about five minutes befor e the
D octor's visit from stealin g the ver y p eaches from the Doctor's own garden,
and had b een somewhat embarrassed by the Do ctor's question, "\ iVh ere did
you get them ?"
P erh aps, for the sake of histor y, it oug ht also to be r ecorded that it was at
one of th ese banqu ets t hat the following facts were first told-h ow on on e
occasion , when Dr. Fell "could not find words to express hi s indi g nation"
because som e sacrilegi ous student had put a picture of a ver y gay b allet girl
in the m ost promin ent place in the chapel, and the D octor saw it and exclaimed
that he " could n ot find words," as aforesaid; th at thereupon a very facetious
student sent " Garver" t o him with a 1N ebster's U n abrid ged Di ctionary.
The work of the A lumni Associa ti on in New York, howeve r, has not alone
been the meeting of congen ial spirits who go t together fo r the fun o.f an evenin g-.
The serious purpose has always been to know what the College is doin g, to discuss
plans for its ben efit , and to receive mutual encouragem ent in the work which a
ntlmb eT of m en are doing here in trying to procure an actual end owm ent for the
in stitution . As a partial result of the foundation laid by Dr. Fell, and fost ered b y
this association, it is known that at least two gentlemen in this city have left some
portion of thei·r estates toward the end owm ent of the College. If we could
secure the endowment of a sing le chair, great results wou ld th ereby be accomplished, and it is confidently to be expected that oth er endowm ents would follow.
We have not stopped at securing the inter est of the gentlemen r eferred to in
leavin g somethin g to the in stitution in their wills , but h ave endeavor ed to have
th em indu ce other p ersons to become interested in the College. A nd while
som e of the m ore confid ent members o:f the association in New Yo rk expected
actual resu lts for the present b en efit of the institution b efor e this time, they
realize, nevertheless , that in extending the pame of the College, in havin g
accounts of m eetings and banqu ets p ubli sh ed in the paper s, in bringin g its needs
before persons of wealth, and last hut not least , in securing th e promise from at
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�least two persons to leave a portion of their estates to the institution, that the
work has not been in vain, and that the spirit of the present College management
in actively canvassing for an endowm ent for the College has been justified. In
our efforts, however, to secure the interest of persons who are able to contribute
money, we have been hampered by the fact that none of the officials of the
institution r es ide here, and by the furth er circumstances that no matter how
much disposed to give one might find some persons, it is impossible to offer to
such person an opportunity to become a member of the governing body of the
College, so as in some measure, at lea st, to have some influence in the application
of the funds g iven . It is to be seriously regretted that the rul es governing
membership in the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College are not so
flexibly arranged that men of wealth, whose inter est in the College has b een
enlisted, could not be offered m embership in that body. If this be a difficulty
arising from some inhibition of the charter, the L egislature of the State might
properly be asked to come to the relief of the College in that respect, so as to
allow som e of the members of the board to b e non-residents of the State. It is
known that one wealthy man in New York City, vvhose interest in the College
has been somewhat enlisted, would serve in that capacity. His active participation in the welfare of the institution would thus be secured, and perhaps his
own wealth in part mi ght be devoted to the success of the old College. But
above everything else, if his active help for the institution were once given, he
mig·ht bring the needs of the College to th e attention of others. It is in some
such way as this , undoubtedly, that endowments are most likely to come. With
such a person or persons r es ident here, the New York Alumni Association would
always stand r eady to encourage them , and could so act as to stimulate their
interest in the College, and through such persons secure a large membership
of "Friends" of the College, through whom the institution might benefit in a very
practical form .
These have always been the purposes of the New York Alumni Association,
and whatever the r esults may have been, these have been the ends which it has
'o ught to attain.
Th e: nam es of th e first officers of the association follow:
Philip R. Voorhees, '55 .. ...... . . .. .. ... ... President.
Herbert Noble, '89 .. . .. . ..... . . ......... . .. Treas urer.
"Elon S. Hobbs, '82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Secretary.
The names of the present officers are:
Herbert Noble, '89 .... ... ................ .. President.
Dr. Charles Brewer, '85 ... . ... . ....... ... .. Treasurer.
vV. T. Kemp , '97 .... .. ........ . .. . ... . . ... . Secretary.
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Baltimore Alumni of St. ]ohnts Co11ege.
.
F
OR MANY YEARS t 1 A lumnt. of the old Colle
'-le
.
Maryland's metropolis 1 .
b
. g-e, g-athered m and about
.
' lave een endeavonng t
·
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mteres ts into one common eff ·t f . ·1
o umte thetr mdividual
,,
OJ or t 1e advancem ent of tl
lf
Alma Mater as well as fo tl
1e we are of their
,
r 1e purpose of keepino- alive tl
ld C 11
The formation and successful
. .
o
1e o
o ege sentiment.
.
opetatwn of the New Yo 1 S .
.
mterest in the project in Balti
.
l:f .
.
r ( Ociety mfused new
mor e.
or some ttme t1
and agitated with more or less
tl .
l e matter was discussed
.
en 1USiasm. Though
then· brethren in New y ·1 tl 1
.
. nearer to t 1 College than
1e
or (, 1e oyal sons of the Coll o· 1 . f
.
hour, wh ether of triumph or n eed tl . .
.
.
eoe 1er e elt that 111 any
.
, lei! mamfest mterest ar d
at 1
1er command in some tltli.t 1 ·f .
"LI
1 servrces should be
ec OJ m r: er Al . . 1 I .
becom e prominently identified
"tl tl .
. . mnm 1ac 111 many instances
WI 1
1e political and
·
the city and State . many 1 d 1
.
.
c
commercwl progress of
'
1a )ecome em ment 111 1 '
l
]" .
.
a"' an c m ec ICme a nd in other
sciences and art s I b .
c
• •
n usm ess soctal an d
r · 1r
.
sh ed additional lustre upon oJd, St J I , po It~ca rfe their own achievements
. om s, and It was prop tl t 1 .
s h oulcl be made part of hers.
er 1a t l eir success
It was not ' howe ver, un fl 1ast wmte r-in Decem ! . . 8 8
.
.
I
steps were taken and then at tl . . .
. )et, L 9 -that any definite
,
, c
1e mvitatw n of the more . t . t d
13, 1898, about thirty Alumni met . d f . .
_meres e , on December
temporary organization by tl
. 1, ~n a ter cl!scu ssmg the proj ect effected
1e se ec twn of vValt . I D 1 .
leading member of the Balt"
b
c
er .
aw ons, ·Esq., '82, a
c
Imore ar as teml)O
1 .
A. Fechtig- J r ,
, c
rary c 1auman, and Mr. James
'
., 95, as t emporary Secretary and M. S I-I
.
.
temporary treas urer It '
·I .
'.
r. . . . Lmthi cnm , '95, as
.
"'as t let eup on dectcled to m eet
.
9, 1899, when p ermanent 0 . 0 . . .
agam on February
,I ::,anJza twn would be effected t
I f 1
. .
' o )e . ol owed by a
b anquet. For th e clraftino- of
o
a ConstJtutwn and B)r-Laws tl1e commrttee
' .
3
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�appointed was T hos. E. L atimer , '94 ; Geo . R. A . Hiss, '92, and Sp rig nel P.
\i\T
iley, "97, and fo r the banquet, Judge Henry D. Harlan, '78; W alter I. Dawkins,
'82; Phil. H. Tuck, '78; Chas. H . Newman, '92; vVm. A. Case, '94, and J ames
A. Fechtig, Jr. , '95· The new association was christen ed the Baltimore A lumni
Association of St. J olm's College.
The g eneral meeting and dinner was acco rding ly held on Thursday, February 9, at the beautiful home of the Baltimore Country Club, at R oland Park.
It was preceded by the business meeting, at vvhich the Constitution ancl By-Laws
prepar ed by the committee was adopted and the following permanent officers
elected: P r esident, H on . Henry D . Harlan ; Vice-P residents, Hon. Daniel R.
Magrnder, vVm. C. Devecmon and Blanchard Randall ; S ecretary-Treasurer,
Jam es A. Fechtig, Jr.; Board o.f Directors, Philemon H. Tuck, vV alter I.
D awkins, Charles H . Eclwarcls, Jam es P. Gorter, Dr. J ames D . Iglehart, S. P .
\i\T
iley and S. H . Linthicum.
At th e banquet table were gather ed members of the Board of Governors of
the College, the President and member s of the Faculty, distinguished visitors
and many A lumni, numb ering in all about fifty~a goodly number for such a
winter night as that was. Mr. Phil. H. Tuck, so well known for his enthusiastic
inter est in the College, presided and introduced the sp eakers. Dr. F ell responded
to the toast of the " Faculty" in his usual happy style, and pointed out the signs of
prosperity in the College and its needs . Hon. J ohn P. Poe, ex-A ttorney-General
of Maryland, r espond ed on behalf of Princeton U niversity with all his accustomed
wit and brilliancy, and paid high tribute to the position of St . J ohn's in the
community. Prof. vV. C. Clarke, for Johns Hopkins, alluded to the early
researches made by memb ers of the Faculty of St. J ohn's in the geological
world and how that work was now being continued at Hopkins. Mr. F reel.
Sasscer very happily r esponded to the toast of "Alma !Ylater," and called attention to the work she had done in the making of Marylan d hi story. Hon. John
S. \ i\Tr t, replying for " The Alumni," referred to the many m en of note that St.
i,
J ohn's had given to the State and Nation . Mr. J ames A . Fechtig, Jr. , answered
the toast of "Younger St. J ohn's," and assured the eld er Alumni and Facul ty of
lhe support of the younger members in every good work in aiel of the College.
Other informal speeches were made by Judge John P. Briscoe, of the Court of
App eal s, and Judge Henry D. Harlan, of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore.
The banqu et was voted a success, and will be continu ed from year to year.
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Rev· C. S. Baker.
The Rev . C . S . Ba!<ei. was born on a farm in Su
C
2I, r8ss. He attended the ))ublic scho 01 f 1 .
.ssex ounty, D el., January
, . f
s o . 11s native count
c1
·
} ems o age began to t each, in which work h
.
y, an at elg 1
lteen
as a teacher was in Sussex Count D I
~':as emme~1tly successful. His work
ties, in Maryland. Subsequentl/'he :~~e:~~e~n WKomi~o and Vlorcester ConnDel. In March r88r MI· B 1 .
.
the Lalll el Academy, at Laurel
.
' ·
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'
· a <et was admitted 0 t- · 1 ·
fe rence of the M ethodist Epi·s
l Cl
n I Ia mto t 1 e Wilmington Conl
· ·
copa
1urch A
m easure of success aile! llas s . d
.
s a mmister he has hac! a lar ae
'
erve some of tl 1 t
.
o
en ce. At the session in March 8 8 B. 1 le )es appomtments in his ConferPresiclin~· E lder of tl1e Dov er D.' tr. et 'whic]10p J ohn P. Newman appointed him
9
~s ·
~
1s n
t
..
r89S his College conferred upon h" 'tl 1 1 Impor ant positiOn h e now fill s. In
un le 10norary cleoTee of Doctor of D" ..
b
IV111Ity .
Vaughan S. Coiiins.
Rev. Va ug han S. Collins was born in B ·]"
At th e early ao·e of thirteei1 1 . . cl I
ei 111, Mel., November 4, r8s8
.
o
1e J01'11e t le Met] cl" t E .
.
r cce!ved preparation for ColleO"e t tl B I"
:o Is
piscopal Church . H e
teaching of Edward Martin E"' a leA er 111 High School und er the effici ent
lumnus of St J 0 1 '
sq.,
1n s. I n Septemb er
1 878 , he matriculated at St ' J o! , an
·
·
·
m s anc1 enter ed tl
S 1
'
remaming two vears he left t 0 tt cl D" .
1e op 1omore Class. After
·
'
'
a en
1chnso C 11
m Jun e, r88r. Durin a 1 J .
1J·s
'"
n o ege, wher e he g raduated
.
o
umor year at Coli o· 1
.
rece~ve:l his first appointment in r88r. Mr eoe 1.e was 1Icensed to preach, and
_
Berlm 111 I882 and r883 at1cl
1 . cl . Collms sei vecl as Postmaster at
'
was ac I111tte to tl \1
V"l ·
ence of the Methodist E j)iscopal Cl . 1 M
1e
I mmg ton Ann ual ConferlUI c 1,
arch r883 H I
c!lurches, assistant at Dover
t . 1
'
.
e las served various
•
c
' pas or Ill c large at Camb .cl .
·
s
mmgton, Centreville Mel NJ
C I
n ge, cott Church, \t\fil1
·
·' ew ast e and Georg t
I .
was e ected to his j)r esent positi.on P!-· . I f e lown.
n I8g8 , Mr. Co llins
, . mc1pa o t 1 e \i\T"J ·
A cademv at Dove1 In tl ·
··
· ·
.
I mmgton Confer ence
1IS positiOn 1 e
· ·
.
1
bringing t he Academy to
.
rs ~·~qui ttmg himself ad mirably, and is
a prospet ous condtt!On .
N. Walter Dixon.
Jud ge N. vValter Dixon was born in .P rine
A
.
on September 22 1 8-8 H . . d .
ess nn e, Some1set Co unty M el
'
J ·
e 1ece1ve l11s earl}· 1 f
"
'
.,
Academy," located in t11 at to
fi
ec uca !On at th e old \i\TashinO"ton
0
c
wn.
e entered St J 1 ' ·
fourteen. and joined the " First p ·.
-.
. "o 111 s m I 872, at the age of
I eparatory Class.
During hi s coll ege career,
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�Mr. Dixon was for several years an active memb er of the Philokalian Society,
and was for several term s one of the l mwnat editors. H e graduated, valedictorian
of his class, in 1877.
After leaving Coll ege, Mr. Dixon was employed as school teacher for several
years, most of the time as Principal of th e Crisfield High School, located in
Cri sfi eld, Mel., vvhcre he was married in 1881. During this p eriod he read law,
and was admitted to the bar. In 1887, he was elected State's Attorn ey of his
native county, and held this office until the early part of the year 1891, when he
moved with his family to Pueblo, Col., to engage in the practice of law. In
th e fall of 1894, Mr. Dixon was elected one of the judges of the District Court of
the Tenth Judicial District of Colorad o, and went upon the bench in January,
1895, for a term of six years. H e now holds that position.
l\Ir. Dixon is a R epublican in p olitics, and a Protestant E piscopalian in faith.
He has thre e children, two girls and a boy, aged sixteen, eleven and nine years.
S everal years after his g raduation, St. John's conferred the honorary degr ee of
M.A. upon him .
Mr. Dixon has ever been an influ ential p erson, and is likely to rise to a
high er p os ition through his great abilities.
Seth H. Linthicum.
Mr. Seth Hance Linthicum was born in A nne Arundel Co unty, about five
miles south of Baltimore City; on July 26, 1873. H e is the son of Mr. Sweetser
Linthicum. who is one of th e oldest and best known land owners of Maryland.
Mr. Linthicum, after taking a course at the Baltimore City College, entered
St. John's College, graduating wi,th the degree of B .S., in Jun e, 1895. A fter
graduating, he pursued a course in Chemi stry, Geology and Mineralogy for nearly
two years at the Johns Hopkins U niversity. Then, choosing the profession of
law, Mr. Linthi cum entered the Maryland U niversity School of L aw, and took
th e bar examina tion in January, 1898. In February of the same year, his broth er,
Mr. J. Charles Linthicum, a well-known a'n d prominent member of the Baltimore
bar, who had a very extensive practice, took him in as a partner, and formed the
lavv firm of J. Charles Linthicum & Bro., which now enj oys a large and lucrative
practice.
Daniel R. Randall.
Daniel R. Randall, the son of Alexander and E li zabeth (Blanchard) Randall,
was born at Annapolis, D ecember 25 , 1864. H e entered th e Preparatory School
of St. John 's College in the fall of 1877, and matriculated in the College as a
Freshman in 1879, graduahng in 1883, with the degr ee of A.B.
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�The follmving fall he entered Johns Hopkins University, taking the special
course in .tristory, International Law and Politics. In r886, he was appointed
to the Fellowship in History, and received the degree of Ph.D. in r 887.
After a year's study at the 1\IIaryland University Law School, and a year in
the office of his brother Hon. J. \1\Tirt Randall, he was admitted to the practice of
law in r888 . H e has practiced in Annapolis since r888 as junior in the firm of
Randall & Randall.
In July, r8g8, Mr. Randall was appointed Assistant United States Attorney
hy the Attorney-General of the United States, with offices at Baltimore. MrRandall is also a State Manager of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane at
Catonsville. In r892 he married Miss E lizabeth \ 1\1. Harding, of Boston, and has
three children.
Mr. Randall has been very successful in his profession, bringing credit upon
himself by the numerous important cases he has won.
T. Henry Randall.
Mr. Randall enter ed St. John's in January, r878, as a " Second Prep." (Class
of '82), and remained in that class till the beginning of the Senior year. During
his college career he vvas a member of the College Football Team, and also Captain of his class crew. In the autumn of r88r he pursued a special scientific
course at the Johns Hopkins University as the first step in his architectural
trammg. Here, too, he was on the Football Team-the first that Hopkins ever
had-and the following autumn he beg·an his professional studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Boston. He took the two years' course
there, and incidentally the two prizes for "Designs" and for "Mechanics of
Architecture," at the end of it . He also figured in football there. In the following summer he entered the o.ffice of H. H. Richardson, of Brookline (a suburb
of Boston), as a student, and there began his " practice" of architecture under the
in. Germanv . Fo·r a t.rme 1 1JVed 111 the old walled .
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wrth a lot of art students from the M . I S
Clty of Rothenburg (Bav~.ria)
few months, visitino· tl1e Catl1ecl· a I t owns 1 F _
unrc of chool; then he traveled ag·ar··rl for a'
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~rchrtects. After two years of office )~c_l':'Jm, Mead & Vlhite, the well-known
mto the world.
I actrce there, he launched himself out
Mr. Randall is the architect of St J I ,
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attractrve as its cxte _ - .
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Richard Beauregard Tippett.
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Mr. frppett was born in St Mar ' C
rs the son of Robert Bruce T" . c y s ounty, Mel., on J anuary 14 r86z H
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Johns Coll ege . He graduated from tl 1
. all Mrlrtary Academy and St.
honors and delivered the valec!l.ct llde atter 111 the Class of '84 with hie-11
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Marlboro, Prince Georo·e' C xam111atron m law, and vvas admitted at U
f
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ounty, to practice law
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1erea ter Mr · . TilJpe tt came to l3altir ,·
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110Je to resid e and practice his
P ro essron, and subsequent!)' ' witl1 1 . 1 - 1
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speech, soon won for him an e 't
. < c 1a JJ rty, hrs fluent and eloquent stvle of
he .
x ens rve and remt
t.
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rs regarded as one of the leacl - f ~] .
mera rve clientage, so that now
0 n A . 7, r88s Mr T" c erso .tlevouno- m en o f t I1e Baltimore bar
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of Baltimore ' and has' fi ve .c1 _ Jpe t was mar ned to Miss ~Maro·aret F · Tl1orn t on
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ong vValbrook tl1e 'peasant
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most fortunate and charming circumstances.
The training he received there was entirely in the "Romanesque School" of
architecture, a "style" which Richardson himself had introduced there after his
studies in Europe. Two years following Richardson's death, in r885 , he spent
in Europ e, not "at school," as young men do now who are training, but traveling
almost continuously from place to place, studying monuments and making notes,
sketches or drawings , as the spirit moved him, or other things did not prevent.
He stayed at K eble College, Oxford , with an old friend of his during "Eighth's
\1\1 eek," and again a month later during "Commem. \Veek ," in the spring of r886.
He spent a few days at Cambrid ge, too, when he was "doi'n g" the Cathedral
towns of England. That summer was spent in the North of Europe, principally
He rs a. Ia r » owner o f real estate " 1 .
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. ' ~nc rs connected wrth many ente - _
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an d mdustnes in th e 1\I
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0 n eptember 29, r8g8, Mr Ti
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Democratic standard-bearer for Con p~ett ]was nommated by acclamatioiJ1 as the
. gr ess Jy the Democrats of the Second Con-
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�gressional District, and while suffering defeat at the general election, the aggressive and fearless campaign made by him, single-handed and alone, won for him
many friends and admirers.
Alumni Addresses.
Richard Irving Watkins.
Rev. Richard Irving Watkins was born in Baltimore, Md., September r6, r8sg.
He received his early training in the Grammar Schools and Baltimore City College. He also studied at Arlington Classical Institute, the. successor to the
famous \ A/ est River Classical Academy, and prepared for college at Stewart Hall
Academy. He entered the Sophomore Class at St. John's in 1879 and graduated
therefrom in r882, receiving the degree of B.A. He matriculated at the Drew
Theological Seminary, Madison, N. ]., in r883, where he graduated in r886 with
the degree of B.D. In r887 he took the degree of M.A. from St. John' s.
Mr. Watkins also studied for the degree of Ph.D. in the U. S. Grant University,
at Chattanooga, T enn . He was admitted into the Witlmington Conference at
the session of r886, held in Elkton, Mel. Mr. Watkins at present is engaged in
the ministry and is stationed at New Castle, Del. He is now Secrdary of the
vVilmington Conference Board of Examiners, and Treasurer of the Second
General Conference District; also a Tru stee of the \A/ilmingto n Conference
Academy, at Dover, Del.
F rands Peet Willes.
R ev. Francis P eet vVilles is a natitve of California. After pursuing a
course of study at Burlington, N . ]., and at Trinity College, Hartford, Com1.,
he entered St. John's as a Junior in r886 and graduated in r888. After graduating from St. Johns, Mr. Willes attended the General Theological Seminary, in
New York, where he completed his cours e in 1891, and in the same year received
the degree of M.A. from St. J ohn's. He at once entered the ministry of the
Episcopal Church, and took charge of missions in Anne Arundel and Baltimore
Counties. In 1892, Mr. Willes was elected R ector and is still in charge of St.
Thomas' Parish, Prince George County, Mel. Mr. Willes is recognized as an
able and effici·e nt rector, and is ccmsiclered a person of great mind and understanding, clue to the careful educati on he has received.
ARMS, F. THORNTON
ANDERSON, BRUNER
ADAMS, DR. ]. FRED., .
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ALMONY, FRANKLIN J .,
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ALBERT, J. STOUL, Attorney at Law,
ADAMS, DR. FRANK B
ABBOTT,]. EDWARD, .,
ASHE, SAMUEL T.'
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BARROLL, HOPE, .
BOSWELL, H. H.,
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BREWER, THOMAS L
BREWER, DR. CHAR~~~.
BREWER, NICHOLAS
BRISCOE, J OHN R.' '.
BOWIE, ROBERT
BREWER, J. CL~Y~ON, .
BASIL, ]OSEPH S. M., ]R.,
BLAKISTON E, GEORGE,
BILLINGSLEA, ]As. D.,
BoND, THos : T .,
BowrE, HoN. W . D.,
Bucrc, REv . C. E.,
BENNETT, GEo. E.,
BERKELY, w . M .,
. BAKER, REv . C. s.
BoEHM, LEvvr~ C., '
BrAYS, ] As. P ., ]R. ,
BROWN, E . H.' .
Chestertown, Mel.
Port Tobacco, Mel.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
New York City, N. Y.
Hagerstown, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
·
44 South St., Baltimore, Mel.
15 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore, Mel.
33 N . Broadway, Baltimore, Mel.
Prince George's Co., Md.
3238 0 Street, Washington, D. C.
Marclella, Mel.
Staunton , Va.
Dover, Del.
. Snow Hill, Mel.
care 19 N. Liberty St. , Baltimore, Md.
Centreville, Md .
CLAUDE, DR. ABRAM
CLAUDE, DENNIS
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CLAUDE, GORDON H
CRABBE, WALTER
CHEW, JOHN L., .
CARL, C. EDwARD
CHASE, RICHARD ,M ...
R.·:
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Navy Department, Washington, D . C.
. Woodwardville, Mel.
Rehobeth, Somerset Co., Mel.
. Rockville, Mel.
.
.
Washington, D. C.
Camden Station, Baltimore, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
Wilmington, N . C.
4I
Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
Hague, Va.
Annapolis, Mel.
H agerstown, Mel.
. Annapolis, M d .
�CoLLISON, JosEPH,
CRAIN, ROBERT,
CLARKE, PROF. E.].,
CARLISLE, CALDERON,
CISSELL, B. V., .
CLARKE, LEWIS T.
CoLLINS, REv. VAUGHAN S.,
CooPER, H. L.,
.CRAPSTEH., ERNEST R., .
CROCHETT, REV. STEWART,
CHAMBERS, B. DUVALL, .
CHILDS, w . ZACHARY.
CLAGGETT, L. B. KEENE,
CoLLIER, G. K., .
Cr-rESTON, ·A . R.,
COMEGYS, CORNELIUS,
I
DAWKINS, WALTER I. ,
DE VECMON, J. S.,
DE VECMON, WM.' .
DuvALL , R . J .,
DASHIELL, PAUL J.,
DuvALL, DouGLA ss F.,
DUBOIS, CHARLES,
DAVIS, REV. V\'. W.'
DANIELS, F. E.,
DRYDEN, A. L.,
DUVALL, WIRT A ., M . D. ,
DASHIELL, RUFUS D '
DEVRIES , REv. B. F .,
DRYDEN, (HA S. E.,
DERN, H ARVEY,
DuvALL, C. A.,
DouGLASS, ] . B.,
DIXON, N. WALTER,
DUVALL, D. H.,
DULANEY' JOHN M . '
DoRSEY, JoHN W., .
Annapolis , Md.
Green Building, St. Paul St., Baltimore, Md.
Washington College, Chestertown, M d.
. Washington , D. C.
Annapolis, Md.
Columbia, Howard Co. , Md.
Dover, Del.
Denton, Mel.
Daily Record Office, Baltimore, Md.
East Stroudsburg, Pa .
Poolesville, Montgomery Co . , Md.
. Annapolis, Md.
Petersville, Md.
Wilmington , N. C.
1835 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Scranton, Pa.
Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md.
Cumberland, Md.
Cumberland, Md.
. Annapolis, Md.
Naval Academy.
West Point, N. Y.
Annapolis, Mel.
2306 Madison Ave. , Baltimore, Mel .
Annapolis, Md.
Crisfield , M d.
529 N. Fulton Ave., Baltimore, Md.
. Prin cess Anne, Mel.
Jarrettsville, Harford Co., Mel.
. Berlin, Mel .
Johnsville , Mel .
Parole. Md.
Fort Hamilton, N . Y.
cor. Michigan and Orman Aves., Pueblo, Col.
Parole, Md.
8 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Mel.
407 N. Charles St. , Baltimore, Md.
15 N. Calhoun St., Baltimore, Md.
2013 East Chase St., Baltimore, M d.
Portland , Oregon.
EDWARDS, CHAS . G .'
EDWARDS, P. H. ,
ECKERSON, R. ].,
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FRICK, GEO. A.,
FELDMEYER, ]As. D. ,
FoRBES, GEo., JR.,
FREEMAN, M. B., .
FuLTON, JoHNS.,
FE CHTI G, JAS. A. , Jr.,
FENN, REv . PERCY B.,
FAY, W. GARLAND,
FLOR Y, CHARLES I..
FooTE , ]. HowARD,
GARNER, SAMUEL.
GREEN, PROF. J. B.
GRA CE, PRO!'. c. H.,
GIBSON. J. B. ,
GROFF, PRoF. JosEPH C ..
GRA NT, CHARLES T .,
GALE, H . A.,
GoLDSBOROUGH. RoBERT ,
GREENE, S. DANA ,
GASSAWAY , L. D '
. Shelby, N. C.
Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Mel.
Bryantown, Mel.
Salisbury, Md.
14 Eas t Lexington St., Baltimore, Mel.
Boonton, N. J.
So Broadway, N.Y. , Bell & Co .
Leesburg-, Florida.
33 Maiden Lane, N. Y.
Annapolis, M d .
Kenyon Military Academy, Gambier, Ohio.
. McDonnogh School, Baltimore, Md.
ro German-American Bank Building, Baltimore, M d.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Alpha , Howard Co., Mel.
1503 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md.
Cambridge, Md.
Edison El ectric Co., N.Y.
Annapolis, Mel.
HAGN ER, Hox. A. B . .
HAGNER, ALEX.,
HARLAN, JuoGE H. D.,
HARLAN. w. H.,
HARLAN, W. BEATTY,
Hi cKs , T. H . ,
HOBBS, E. S.,
HARD CASTLE , DR. EDWARD M., JR .,
HOPKINS, WM. H.,
HOPKINS, A. H.'
HA RLAN, HERBERT, M.D. '
HITCH COCK , REv . W . A.,
HEYDE, EUGENE W.,
HuRsT, REv. vv. L.,
HYDE, REv. JoHN P ..
HEBDEN, H . M.,
Hiss, GEo. R. A. ,
HuGHES, RICHARD,
HILLEARY, E. D .'
HAWKINS, J. M.,
r8r8 H St., N. W., Washington, D . C.
Hagerstown, Mel.
Baltimore, Mel.
. Bel Air. Mel.
Bel Air, Mel.
Cambridge, Mel .
280 Broadway, New York.
. Easton, Mel .
. Woman's College, Baltimore, Mel.
Bel Air, Mel.
. 230 Madison Ave . , Baltimore, !VIc!.
Granite, Mel.
Parkton, Md.
Odessa, Delaware.
Valley Female College, Winchester, Va.
15rr E. North Ave., Baltimore, Mel .
2 roo N. Charles St., Baltimore, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel .
2009 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
. Cockeysville, M d.
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�HOTCHKISS, R. N. J
BUFFINGTON, ] . WALTER,
HARRINGTON, EMERSON C.,
HODSON, T. S.,
3105 W. North Ave. , Baltimore,
Quantico,
Cambridge,
6 E. Lexington St., Baltimore,
1214 Linden Ave., Baltimore,
Annapolis,
Annapolis,
Thurmont,
IGLEHART, DR . ]AS. D.'
I GLEHART, E . B J
I GLEHART , E . W.,
ISANOGLE, A. M . .
Md .
Md.
Md.
Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Easton, Md .
Elkton, Md.
Bloomington, Ala.
Leonardstown, Md.
667 Kerrmore Ave., Edgewater, Chicago, Ill.
JACOBI, J . FRANK,
JACOBI, CHARLES A.,
JOHNSON, M. T., .
] AMAR,]. H. R.,
JoHNSTON, CAPTAIN C. A.,
JARBOE, C.].,
]oNEs, Guy L.,
. Cumberland, Md.
Columbia University, N .Y.
KELLER, C. EDGAR,
KEMP, V>l. T ..
LEAGUE, JoHN B.,
LATIMER, C . H., M.D.,
LATIMER, T HOS . E.,
L'ENGLE, E. M., .
LINTHICUM , SETH H.,
LYLES, DEWITT C.,
LINTHICUM, c. E.,
Md .
Md.
Md .
Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Governor H ospital for Insane, Washington, D. C .
20 East L exington St., Baltimore, Md.
. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
203 a nd 204 Herald Building, Baltimore, Md .
H arwood , Md.
. Rutla nd, Md.
462 Louisana Ave., Washington, D. C.
Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Washington, D. C.
. Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
. Bryantown, Charles Co ., Md.
. Ellicott City, Howard Co., Md.
University of Georgetown, D. C.
. Hagerstown, Md.
Princess Anne, Md.
. Easton, Md.
. Annapolis, Md.
U. S. Marine Hospital , Baltimore, Md.
MADDOX , SAMUEL,
MAR CHAND, G. E. J
MAGRUDER, DANIEL R.,
MULLAN, JoHN, Attorney-at-Law,
MUNROE, ]AMES M.,
MUNROE, FRANK A.,
MuDD , HoN. SYDNEY E.,
MAGUIRE, ]AMES c., ]R., .
MARBURY, c. c. , M.D.,
MAGRAW, A. K .,
MADDOX, R .. F.,
MARTIN, S . A. , .
MAGRUDER, P. H.,
MURPHY, J . ] ., .
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MULLIKI N, ADDISON E.,
MADDOX , G. A.,
MACNABB, C. H ., .
Trappe, Md.
H arris Lot , Md.
Bel Air, Md.
NOBLE, HERBERT,
qr Broadway, New York, N.Y.
NELSON, RT. R Ev. CLELAND K., Bishop of Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga.
NEAL, w. T. G.'
Upper Marlboro, Md.
NEWMAN, ]OHN S.,
. Frederick City, Md.
NORRIS, HO\NARD c '
Ingleside, Md.
OLIVER,
OFFUTT,
OLIVER ,
OFFUTT,
OFFUTT,
OLIVER,
MARSHALL F ..
NOAH E ., .
LESLIE A . .
THOS.,
]AS . P . ,
c. K.,
PARKER, M. c.,
PARKS, REV. LEIGHTON , D. D ..
PRESTON, w. W.,
PRESTON,]. HARRY,
PIERSON, G. B.,
PAINE, GORDON P .,
p ARLETTE, E. \ \f.,
PENINGTON, Rowr
PRoCTER, BuRTON,
PARROTT , EDWARD M.,
PrcKE LLS, REv. CHARLES,
P us EY, EDvVI N D .,
PRETTYMAN, R EV . F . ].,
Boston lnst. Technology, Boston, Mass.
. Towson, Mel.
. Annapolis, Md.
Granite, Baltimore Co., Mel.
Granite, Baltimore Co., Mel.
203 E. Preston St., Baltimore, Md .
1423 H St. , N. E., Washington, D. C.
Bremmer St., Boston, Mass.
. Bel Air, M d.
220 St . Paul St., Baltimore, Mel.
209 Lanca:;ter St., Albany, N. Y.
rrrs St. Paul St., Baltimore, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel .
907 Market St., Wilmington, Del.
. Bel Air, Mel.
. Gen . Theo . Sem., N .Y .
8 Grates Place, Blackheath, London, S. E .
Annapolis, Md.
Lexington, Va .
RANDALL , HoN. J oHN WtRT,
RA NDALL , DANIEL R ..
R AN DALL, BLANCHARD,
RANDALL, BuRTON A.,
RANDALL, T. HENRY, .
RANDALL, W YATT W .
RAY, jOH N G.,
REVELL, jUDGE JAMES,
REVEL , E.]. W., .
RIDouT, DR vv. G .,
RIDOUT, ]01-IN,
REESE, GEo. C.,
Ann apolis, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
Exchange Building, Baltimore, Mel.
. r8o6 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Madison Square, N ew York City, N . Y.
Lawrenceville, N. ] .
. Annapol is, Mel
Annapolis, Mel.
209 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Md .
Annapolis, Mel.
Annapolis, Mel .
Elkton , Mel .
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�RAMSBURG, JESSE H., .
REGISTER, GEO. M.,
RoBERTS, REv. EMERSON P.,
RILEY, HoN. H. R.,
RoDGERS, HoN . JoHNS .,
RIDGLEY, HAROLD C .,
Ross, ARTHUR M.,
RIDGELY, REGINALD H .,
RosEBERRY , ]. R.,
SASSCER, FREDERI CK ,
STEELE, GEo. A., .
SHOBER, WILLIAM B. ,
STUMP, HERMAN A.,
SMITH , REV. ERNEST c.,
STEVENS, J. KEMPE,
SINCELL, E. H.,
SLOANE, DAVID w .,
SouTHGATE, GEo. T.,
ScHLEY, W . ScoTT, Jr.,
SNYDER, RoY H.,
SIMMONS, R. E. ,
SKIRVIN, w . A.,
SMITH, w. D.,
STARLINGS, A. SYDNEY,
SERCUSON, REV . R. K.,
STINE, JOSEPH, .
Frederick City,
Lewes,
Bishopville,
Annapolis,
Ellicott City,
Annapolis,
U.S.N. A ., Annapolis,
Annapolis,
Laurel,
Md.
Del.
Md .
Md .
Md.
Md.
Md .
Md.
Md .
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Elkton, Md.
Cumberland, Md.
Bank of Baltimore Building, Baltimore, Md .
1933 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Md .
Denton, Md .
Oakland, Md .
Lonaconing, Md.
Annapolis, Md .
Tompkinsville, N . Y.
. Port Deposit, Md.
Continental National Bank, St. Louis, Mo.
912 E. Preston St ., Baltimore, Md.
West Point, N. Y.
Annapolis, Md.
Seaford, Del.
Severn Hotel, Baltimore, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
TILTON, McLANE,
Norfolk, Va.
TILTON, JoHN G., Attorney-at-Law ,
Churchill, Md.
TRENCHARD, WILLIAM E.,
Times Building, Baltimore, Md.
TUNIS, E. L.,
Lexington and Calvert Sts., Baltimore, Md.
cor.
THOMAS, DANIEL M. ,
207 N . Calvert St., Baltimore, Md.
TucK, PHILEMON H.,
Pittsville, M d.
TRUITT, JoHN T., .
Elkton, Md.
TORBETT, VICTOR M.,
Princess Anne, Md.
TuLL, GoRDON,
Templesville, Md.
TEMPLE, JOHN, .
Norfolk, Va.
TILGHMAN, GRANVILLE, M.,
Norfolk, Va.
TILGHMAN, HovVARD,
Fishing Point, Md.
THOMAS, T. TASWELL,
Cambridge, Md .
THOMPSON, J . WATSON,
TALBOT, H. W. ,
THOMPSON, E. M .
THOMPSON, ]AMEs GuY,
TALBOTT, HoN. HATTERSBEY W . ,
TULL,]. L.,
TIPPETT, R. B.,
. Rockville,
Gaithersburg,
. Annapolis,
Rockville,
Tulls Corner,
Walbrook,
\i\T ATKINS, REV. R. IRVING ,
WATKIN, F . ENGRAM,
WILMER, JOSEPH R. .
WILMER, L . ALLISON,
WILLS, GEORGE, .
WEBSTER, EDWIN,
WALTON, DR. H. R.
WILLIAl'viS , ]AY D . , .
WELLES, REV. FRANK P. ,
WORTHINGTON , JOHN D.,
WILLEY, A. C.,
WALLER , J . H .,
WAGAMAN, S.M.,
WILHELM, W. H .,
\iVILSON , H. B.,
\!VILLARD, ARTHUR D.,
WINCHESTER, H. R ., M.D.,
WATKINS, }AS. C.,
WILSON, c. F .,
WILLIAMS, R. H.,
WAGAMAN, F. G.,
WALLS,C . L., .
WrLEY, SPRIGNEL PAYNE
W YATT, REV. c. T.,
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WHITE, FRAN CIS 0.,
WILKINSON, A. L ., .
WOLFINGER, ScoT M.,
WHITSON, K . L.,
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New Castle, Del.
Annapolis, Md .
Annapolis, Md.
La Plata, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
. Bel Air, Md.
Annapolis , Md.
Salisbury, Md.
Croome, Md.
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Bel Air, Md.
care]. H. Willey, Syracuse, N. Y.
Salisbury, Md .
Hagerstown, Md .
Beckleysville, Md.
r ro6 S . roth St., Omaha, Neb.
Broad Run, Md.
. Annapolis, Md.
409 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Md.
55 Franklin St., New York City.
Drum Cliff, Md .
Hagerstown, Md .
Ingleside, Md.
. Law Building, Baltimore, Md.
. Cri sfield, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
905 McCulloh St., Baltimore, Md .
Hagerstown , Md.
Hagerstown, Md.
YELLOTT, OSBORNE I.,
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Highland, Md .
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�THE SENIOR.
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�SENIOR CLASS.
�Class of '99.
Motto-lil omnia paratus.
Colors- GARNET AND \iVHTTE.
Class Yell.
Rock-chock! Jay-hawk! Hi! Ho! Ha!
Ninety-nine ! N inety-nin e ! ' Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah!
Officers.
Hl<: NRY G. DouGLAS, Presid ent.
\A/ ALTE R L. B Ri\DY, Vice-President.
P. DouGLAS LYONS, Secretary.
T . A. CoLLISON, Treasurer.
Members.
F. I olms Bohanan, .
Walter L. Brady, .
Thomas A. Collison,
Henry G. Douglas,
Frank \i\T . Evans,
P . Douglas Lyons,
William L. Mayo,
Ridgley P. Melvin,
Eugene H. Mullan,
Daniel H. Nichols,
Joseph M. Sinclair,
John S . Strahom, .
Park Hall, Mel.
Cornhill St., Annapolis, Mel.
Linkwood , Mel .
Rosaryville, 1\!Icl.
Salisbury, Mel.
2215 N. Calvert St. , Baltimore, Mel.
Market St., Annapolis , Mel .
. Hotel Maryland , Annapolis, Mel .
r 14 College Ave., Annapolis , Mel.
rog Main St., Annapolis, Mel.
N aval Academy, Annapolis , Mel.
Annapolis, Mel.
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�History · of
'99.
T H A S BE EN SA ID, " H appy are those who have no history." Yet that does
not necessarily imply that those who have a hi story are unhappy.
Never did a more happy and joyou s class ever enter upon the threshold _
of
graduation than the Class of '99 · Even though we should not pick_up a p_en t~ JOt
down one event in our whole college course, yet the mark of N m ety-mne I S so
en rrraved in all the worki·n gs of the College that for ages to come it will be looked
upbto as a model. E ven upon the chairs and desks of the class~ room _our marks
will r emain until effa ced by some m aliciou s hand . Yes, our history I S too well
proclaimed to attempt to suppress it. A nd since the College l~as the hono~ of
bearing forever our imprint, why should we deny the Class of oo the honor of
publi shing the third and last ·w ritten history of our honored. a~1d respected class?
So with thi s noble spirit which has always been charactenstlc of the clas~, v~e
condescend to chronicle fo r th eir fir st publi cation , the College A nnual, whi~h I S
even now their g reatest pride, a true record of the events and wonderful aclueve-
I
ments of our class.
w e have already recorded , in previous publications, the asse~nbling of thirtyeight vottths of many diffe rent types, but consistin g chiefl y of nu1ocen~ cherubs
from -the rural di stricts. T hese, however, soon fo rmed themselve~ rnto that
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g reat orgam· zatw n known as t1 Cl ass of ' 99· D t:1ring that )'ear • which was th e
1e
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beginnin o- of our college course, we disting ui shed ourselves m athleti cs as well
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as in our studtes, and so we11 d. d we con d uc t om·se 1 es , that at the close of th e
year we r eceived much praise from the P resident of the College.
It is a notable fact that there has always been i'n the Class of '99 a ten:lency .
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to skip recitati ons. In the inauguratio n of this custom, which occ u~red early _o ur
Freshman year , persuasion did n ot av ail , but only mere for ce obtam ed the_ des tred
· · t A t a meetin o- it was declared that any m emb er who did not skt p when
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the class so desired, should be declared g uilty by the Judge an giVel1 111 0
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hands of the "chief- slatter" t o receive hi s five -and-twenty. Never afterwards
was th eTe, or has there been, any obj ection to skipping classes.
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W e have recorded previously how, when May came around, and the night
of the great "Shirt-tail l'arade" was at hand , we defeated the Sophomores in the
cane-rush. But to leave this and other achievements which did credit to us as
Freshmen, we co me to a mor e interesting stage of our career-the Sophomore
year.
vVhen we were assembl ed for the second time we found that many of our
members had "fallen by the ·wayside," and although several new members had
joined us, we fott'nd that, on the whole, ten of the old members were conspicuous
by their absence. However, our one yea r's experience had been of g reat benefit
to us, and what v lacked in n umbers was made up in genius. Anoth er thing
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we found out was that during our absence in the summer many changes had
occurred in the College. Th e most notable of these was that, much to our reli ef,
" Th e Old Bird'' had taken his flig ht far , far away, never to return . vVe also
had the pleasure of welcoming to our class "Peter" Brady, who, recogni zing the
superior qualities of which it was composed, preferred to desert his own class and
gradu ate with us.
Durin g this year five of our members secured positions on tbe F ootball
T eam, six on the Baseball T eam , and one on the R elay T eam. vVe wer e quite
pro ud o f the fact that we then held second place in the interclass Football contes t,
second place in the College field sports, and that we mi.doubtedly had th e strongest
Baseball T eam in College. So, letting this suffice to prove our athletic abilities,
we refer to yet another thing which vve as a class did in our Sophomore year.
T his was the adopting of a class p in, the first ever adopted in the history of the
College. It is made in "the class colors, maroon and white, and the cut may be
seen in thi s volume.
A s Sophomores it is needless to say tha t, in our estimation, there was no
place large enough to hold us. As a matter of course we wielded our authority
with an iron hand, and in consequ ence the F reshmen were quite obedi ent and
r espectful.
In our Junior year the r emarkable intellectual powers which had been gradually developing began to manifest themselves. Not that we made any brillia11t
marks in the r ecitation room. F ar from it. vVe could never be accused of that.
Unlike our immediate predecessors, we ar e a class which n ever has cared for
hig h marks. But we manifested our abiliti es by the v
vork which we did as a class.
W e proved ourselves true to our motto, "In Om nia P aratus," and as a result of
our diligent efforts, the R AT-T AT, which was ori ginated by the Class of '97, and
which th e Class of '98 failed to get out, was successfully publi shed. Thi s undertakin g, while costing us a vast amount of labor , nevertheless gave us much needed
ex peri ence, which has since proved of great value to us.
Toward the close of the year, when our country became involved in the war
with Spain, one of our members volunteered in the Fifth Maryland Regiment,
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�thus sacrificing an important part of his college life for the service of his country.
Being, however , retain ed in the service only five months, he was enabled to return
to College i'n time to enter upon hi s Senior year.
At last the time came when w e assembled in the halls of our Alnw 111 ater for
the last year of our college life. Our long-treasured hopes were realized and we
wer e Seniors-yes, grave, dignified Seniors, possessed with a consciousness of
the responsibilities which rested upon us. We entered upon our duties with the
realization of the fact that it vvas the last year which would present such favorable
opportunities for a preparation for our future life. We resolved that in no way
should the standard of the College be lowered, eith er in studies, or athletics, or
any of those features which help to make college life so plea sant. The Collegian
under our guidance retained, if not surpassed, its usual standard of excellence,
and meri ted the prai se of the A lumni and fri ends of the College. In athleti cs
St. J ohn's r etained her already high standard.
In the first part of May the "Shirt-tail Parade," which feature has been previously r eferred to, took place in all its grandeur. Th e long procession of whiterobed figures \vas, after some preliminary movements, draw n into line for dress
parade, to hear the orders read. A di splay of calcium lights illuminated the
ghost-like battalion, to the great enj oyment of an immense crowd of spectators.
This feahn·e of the "S hirt-tail Parade" is o'ne to be remembered by the College
students long after other things are forgotten.
The time is now at hand when the Class of '99 must prepare to depa rt
forever from the well-beloved precincts of old St. John's . Needless to say, our
departure will be attended with great sorrow and regret- sorrow, since we must
part from those with whom we . have been associated for so long ; regret, that
perhaps we have not fulfilled our duty as we should have.
The past brings to our memory recollections of the happy times and pleasant
associates which it has been our privilege to enj oy.
The distant, uncertain Future, which is to witness the fate of every one now
awaits us. We know not what adverse stream may tend to mar the current of
our lives, but we enter upon our future life with assurance of a well-spent college
course, and with that determination w hich has always characterized the Class
of '99, nam ely, that of " being prepared in all things."
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THE JUNIOR .
�JUNIOR CLASS.
�Class of 1900.
Motto-Mens agitat molem .
Colors-GARNET AND ORANGE.
Class Yell.
R a h! Rah! Rhe ! Who a re we?
We a re th e Class of the Century!
Century! Century!
Nin eteen-Hundred! S. ] . C!
Officers:
] . R. PHELPS, President.
W. H. W YATT, Vice-President.
H. G. HILL , Secretary and Treasurer.
BERTRAM W. ANDERSON, "Valier," • . . . . .
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Annapolis, Md.
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"I charge the e, fling away ambition."-Sizakespeare.
Society <I>. M., Q uartermaster Sergeant, ,·9 8-'99; Miscellaneous Editor of
RAT-TAT, '99; A ssista nt Manager Baseball Team, 1900 .
Lours BAER, ''Senator, ''
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. Annapolis, Md .
" Night after nig ht, he sat
And bleared his eyes with books. "-Longfellow.
Sergeant, '98-'99; Poet of R AT-T AT, '99.
BENJAMIN F. CONRAD, "La Vache," .
. . Huyett , Md.
"A man who could ma ke so vile a pun,
Would not scruple to pick a pocket. " -Jo/zn Dennis.
Society <I> M., Sergeant, '98-' 99; V ice-President of class, '97-' 98; Literary
Editor of RAT-TAT, '99; Sub. Football Tea m, '97, '98; Glee Club, '98 .
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]OHNIB. CASSIDY, "Pat. Booth," • • • • • , • . . . . . . • Annapolis , Md.
"A wi t with dunces, and a dunce with wits."-Pope.
Extra Sergea nt , '98-'gg; Humorous Editor of RAT- TAT, '99; Class Football
Team, 'g6; Glee Club, '97·
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�LE RoY FAIRBANK, "Slim,"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltim ore, Md.
''Has a lean and hungry look,"-Shakespeare.
Society <P. K., Mandolin Club, '99; Assistant Business Manager of Collegian,
ryoo.
GEORGE B. GIRAULT, "Midge," . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annapolis, Mel.
'' Parvum in Parvo. ''
Society <P. K., Sergeant, '98-'99; Secretary Class, '96-'97.
Baltimore, Md.
CHARLES C. HERMAN, JR . , "Sis," . . . .
"Some th ere be that shadows kiss."-Shakespeare.
Society <1> . K., Color Sergeant, '98- '99; Class President, '96-'97; A ssociate
Edito r RAT-TAT, '99; Captain Class Relay T eam, '97; College Relay Team,
'g8; H op Committee, '98-'99; Humorous Editor of Collegian, rgoo.
PAUL H. HERMAN, "Pauline," . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, Md .
''Framed to make women false. ' '-Shakespeare.
Society <P. M ., Sergeant, '98-'99; Class President '97-'98; Staff Artist ot
RAT-TAT, '99; Sub. Football Team, '98; Mandolin Club, '.99; Intercollegiate and Exchange Editor of Collegian, rgoo.
. . . . Frostburg, Md.
HowARD C. HILL , "Congressman," . . . . .
"My Tongue is the pen of a ready writer."-Bib/e.
Society <P. K., Alumni Editor RAT-TAT, '99; Glee Club, '98; Literary Editor
of Collegian ,' rgoo ; Treasurer a nd S ecretary of Class '98-' 99·
THOMAS PENINGTON, ''Dumpy,'' . . . . . . . .
"A wise son maketh a glad father." Society <1>. M., First Sergeant '98-'99; Captain
Football Team, 'g6,'97,'98; Hop Committee,
Collegian, r goo.
J.
. . . . . . Seaford, Del.
Bible.
Class Football Team, '96;
'97 - '98; Athletic Editor of
RoYAL PHELPS , " Horser," . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, R. I.
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"-Sliakespeare.
Society <P. K., Sergeant, '98-gg; Class President, '98-'99; Editor-in-Chief of
RAT-TAT , '99; Class Football Tea m, 'g6; Editor-in-Chief of Collegian, rgoo.
] ESSE 0. P uRV IS, "Flip," . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Annapolis, Md.
"Applause in spite of trivial faults is due."-Pope.
Society <1> . K., Corporal, '97-'98; First Sergeant, '98-'99; Vice-President of
Class '96-' 97; Literary Editor of RAT-TAT, '99; AJ.umni Editor of Collegian,
rgoo.
WILLIAM
J.
SHARTZER, "Dutchman," . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland, Md·
"My only books,
Were women 's looks ,
And folly's all they've taught me. "-Moo?'e.
Society <P.M., First Sergeant, '98-'99; Business Manager of RAT-TAT, '99;
Class Football Team , '96; Football Team '97-'98; Mandolin Cluh, '97;
Leader Mandolin Club, '99; Hop Committee, '98- '99; Town and Campus
Editor of Collegian, rgoo.
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Annapolis, Md.
HENRY P. T URNER, "N. A." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easton, Mel.
''I never dare to be as funny as I can. "-Holmes.
Society <P . K., Sergeant, 'g8- ' 99; Secretary of Class, '98; Business Manager
of RAT-TAT, '99; Business Manager of Collegian, rgoo; Man~ger of Football T eam, rgoo.
. . West River, Md.
O scAR K. ToLLEY, "B. A." . . . . . . .
. Taylor, Md .
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. " -Pope.
Society <P. K., Humorous Editor of RAT-TAT, '99; Sergeant, '98-'99; Class
Relay Team, '97; Baseball Team '98; Humorous Editor Collegian, rgoo.
. . . . . . . . . . . . Cri sfield, Md.
WILLIAM P : LAwsoN . "Plunket," .
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever. " - Keats.
Society <1>. K., Sergeant, '98- '99; Miscellaneous Editor of RAT-TAT, '99·
FERDINAND WILLIAMS, "Jackass," . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, Md.
"If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. "-Shakespeare.
Society <P . M., Sergeant, '98-'99 ; Secretary and Treasurer of Class, '98-'99
(resigned ); Alumni Editor of RAT-TAT, ' 99 (resigned); Football Team,
98; Baseball Team, 98; Hop Committee, '98-'99.
SAMUEL T. MACKALL, "Liz," . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mackall, Md.
"Eter?al st?il~s ?is et?p~in_ess betray. " -:-Pope.
Society <1>. M., Sergeant Major, '98-99; Corporal '97-'98; Treasurer of Class,
'97-'98; Athletic Editor of RAT-TAT, '99; Baseball Team, '97-'98; F ootball Team, '97-'98; Vice-President Athletic Association, '98-'99; Hop
Committee, '97-'98, '98-'99; Associate Editor of Collegian, rgoo.
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WILLIAM H. WYATT, "Peggy," . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Crisfield, Md.
"Let no such man be trusted."
"Such men are dange rous. "-Shakespeare.
Society <I>. K., Sergeant, '98-'99; Corporal, '98; Class Historian, '97-'98,
'g8-'99i Vice-Pr~sident of _Class, '98- '99; Alumni Editor of RAT-TAT, '99;
Ma?dolm Club, 99; Asststant Manager Football Team , 'g8; Literary
Edttor of Collegian, 1900.
CHARLES H. HoDGES , . . . . . . . .
"The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt !ere,
Is to res treine, and kepen wei thy tonge. "-C/zaucer.
Sergeant, '98-' 99·
WALTON HoPKINS, "Cherub,"
"Laugh and grow fat ."-Jolmsott.
Society <I>. K., Sergeant, '98-' 99·
�History of l900.
HERE BEGAN TO GATHER, on a balmy day of
September, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six,
a band of youths, picked and chosen from far and near.
It would require a writer of Chaucer's abilities to give
a true picture of them as they labored up .t he verdant
campus, loaded down with their bulged-out satchels, grips,
etc. Anyhow, close attention was not necessary to observe
the hayseeds clinging to their straggling locks, the lagging
gait of the country lad, and the resigned expression on their youthful faces. But
notwithstanding these characteristics, they presented a striking appearance.
Their broad shoulders and healthy looks showed that some day the fellow who
should run against them in football would have cause to regret it.
But let us look more closely at them. vVho is that rollicking youth with a
don't-care expression on his face? Why, perhaps you have heard of him through
his renown in baseball. He never minds the weather when engaged i·n this
sport. He has a suspicious look, but his name is 0. K. Tolley, and therefore he
must be ail right. Surely you ought to know that hero with the daring Yankee
look on his face, the famous bareback pony rider, "Horser" Phelps. And here
is a hero as broad as he is long, with so much flesh that we must caii him
"Dumpy." What about this curly-headed boy with a smiling face and twinkling
eyes? Certainly you know him, for he is a heart-breaker (in his mind) among
the fair sex. His name is Herman, but we will call him Pauline, to distinguish
him from his brother, " Sis," who is destined to be the leader of this valiant band
in their role as Freshmen. But here is an Annapolitan, rather diminutive, but
possessing the air of a tragedian. If you would enjoy a good laugh, seek the
presence of "Pat Booth," Irish comedian and dramatist, known among the
people of the Ancient City as Cassidy. But do 11ot fail to form the acquainrance
of "Dutch" Shartzer, the musician, who ever has a choice vocabulary of AngloSaxon words at hand. It is also necessary to introduce "Liz" Mackall who
wiii appear very frequently in this recital. Unlike his classmate, "D~mpy"
Penington, his breadth is not as great as his length; while receiving the warm
sun rays of Calvert, he continued to grow towards the sky.
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But let this suffice. A description of all these individuals would crowd everything else out of the book. Their deeds are to be recorded, not their good looks
or their other peculiarities. Yet it is well to know them, that you may become
better acquainted with them later on.
The greedy Class of '99 feasted their eyes on these heroes; expecting to find
ri>ch fruit. \iV ell, they probably did obtain some consolation for the "running" they
had experienced the preceding year, as the boys did not care to show too much of
their spirit, but behaved like model Freshmen. If any of these naughty Sophs.
had a girl in town, he was very careful that no Freshie should form her
acquaintance.
It is well said that at St. John's there is as much enthusiasm displayed over
football as in any college in the United States, so the Freshmen were aroused to
an early exhibition of their prowess on the gridiron. They were used as "scrubs,"
and many had their tales of woe to tell after the first line-up. But this by no
means checked their ardor, for our "Dumpy" got rid of some of his superfluous
flesh and held center for the orange and black that season. When the time
for the class games came around, Nineteen-hundred quickly organized a team
which gave Ninety-eight all the fun they were looking for, and we were clowned
only after a hard struggle.
After the football season had closed, the harum-scarum Sophomores began a
series of petty annoyances. Nothing pleased them more than to make a raid on
a Freshman's room and .cause it to appear as if a cyclone had recently swept over
that section . This same crowd had a pet English mastiff in their "Zoo," who
did not appreciate a "bow-wow" at him. One day a Freshman had the audacity
to bark at him. At this "doggie" became furious and called a meeting of his
comrades to mete out punishment to the offender. But wrath and woes descended
not only upon his head, but his classmates also felt the hand of vengeance, in the
early hours of morning, when this hobo gang swooped down upon them in their
dreams. But as their catfish leader said, they came merely to give warning this
time, but beware!
The Freshmen participated in the winter series of boxing matches, held
on their floor, and nacl their fun whenever one of them ·happened to land accidentally ( ?) a heavy blow on a Soph.'s face, and see him lose his temper and get
furious.
N in eteen-hundred's essential quality, unity, was well illustrated when one of
the special "Preps." came up on their floor and played a prank on one of their
number, which was resented because it came from a fourth-ward man. So Nineteen-hundred at once united and put him off the floor, amid the shouts of the other
classes. Wnen the offender reached the lower floor he was in a very dilapidated
condition, and immediately sought the aid of his fellow-classmen. This coilection hurried up to the Freshmen floor with the intention cf doing something
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�desperate, but came to terms when the whole Freshman Class approached them
armed with bed slats.
In May, a hobo gang of white-robed figures surprised the sleeping Freshies with an evening call, warning them to pay due regard to the laws prepared
for their benefit. Outside of a little scaring, nothing serious resulted from this.
Baseball season had now arrived. Long boy "Liz" Mackall achieved success
by capturing a position on the team, while our friend Tolley was not so fortunate,
as he succeeded only in making substitute. But his time was yet to come. In track
athletics, Nineteen-hundred did not do particularly well, as it was the first opportunity they had had for trying these sports. However, her Relay Team made a
good showing. The remainder of the year, especially after the struggle with
the final examinations, was pleasantly passed in idleness.
In the fall, Nineteen-hundred returned, leaving many a fair maiden's heart
in distress. It was noted with sorrow that some were absent, but the class was
consoled by the appearance of a few worthy individuals fortunate enough to
become Sophomores. Although "Scabby" Lawson did not create an excessive
amount of excitement, it was due, it is safe to say, to ignorance on the part of
those unacquainted with 'li.im. Since then he has captured honors and won a
crown. But space will not permit his achievements to be recorded. The "Bird,"
C. Carter Reynolds, was not alone to grace Nineteen-hundred's "Zoo," for to the
great amazement of everybody , one clay a cow was seen loping up the green
campus. His class, from their proclivity to French, immediately named him
"La vache Conrad. " It is supposed that he escaped from near Hagerstown. But
another animal was let loose, this time from Baltimore. It is difficult to say
whether he has ever closed his mouth or not, even in his sleep. At first he entered
the Cla.ss of 'or, but he deserves credit for perceiving the advantage that he would
derive from leaving that dass and joining the Class of 'oo. On account of his
constant braying, he is everywhere known as "Jackass" Williams. The others
you may meet later on.
Of course, Nineteen-hundred had the usual amount of dignity possessed by
Sophomores. Very soon, they reorganized, and adopted a class pin and class cap.
It was easily seen that the class had improved greatly since their Freshman year.
They were the life of the College at all times; they seemed to take an active
interest in all affairs pertaining to the interests of the College. During their
Freshman year, they were somewhat restricted from taking a forward position
in matters, but now there was nothing to prevent them from doing anything
they wished. With a large and firmly united class, nothing appeared too great
or too difficult to try. This year, Nineteen-hundred contributed valuable material
to the Football Team. The splendid work of "Dumpy" Penington, "Liz" Mackall, "Buzz" Reynolds, "Dutch" Shartzer, and "Cow" Conrad was commented
upon by every one in the College. No class games were arranged, so Nineteen-
jumping over the center-field fence and catching a fly on the wing before it hit the
ground. Nineteen-hundred had one member, C. C. Herman, on the Relay Team.
It is quite unusual for a class to hold many members until the Junior year, but
.in September, r898, twenty gallants of Nineteen-hundred returned to grace the
halls and walks of old St. John's. But in a few days this number was increased
by the arrival of a tall, slim young man, who called himself Leroy_Fairbank.
Football, of course, claimed the new Juniors' attention, and this year they had
five nien on the team and two "subs." Besides these, about half of the members
of the second team were Nineteen-hundred men. · At the end of the season, NineleC11-hundred, realizing her strength, challenged the other classes to play for the
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hunclrecl did not have the wished-for opportunity of showing her brawn in this
sport.
Owing to this interest in football, the collection of greenies had run a little
out of the proper course, but a few corrections brought them to subjection. The
fellows, however, could not resist the temptation of indulging in a little harmless
"running" at the expense of the Freshies, for they were a young and innocent
looki11g lot, and had to be looked after.
Agai'n baseball claimed their attention. By faithful practice, Mackall, Williams, Tolley and Hill won places on the College Team. Tolley's turn had come
at last; his base sliding was the feature of every game, and he broke all records by
�interclass championship, but none of them seemed to care much about running up
against the Ju'n ior Team. Therefore Nineteen-hundred virtually holds the championship of the College.
About this time the Sophomores took it into their heads to chastise the Freshmen a little. On the appointed night, or rather morning, the Sophs. congregated
in their leader's room, where, finding that their number was not sufficiently large
for their purpose, they asked three Juniors, who were in the immediate vicinity, to
assist them in their undertaking. A few days later the Faculty got wind of the
affair and summoned a number of the students before them. The Sophomores
and one Junior confessed and were suspended, although the Juniors had simply
been spectators. When the Faculty's decision was read, Nineteen-hundred
immediately left chapel, and in the class-meeting which · £ollowed, resolved to
stand by their classmate. Before the day was over the Faculty r econsidered
their action, as the students had in the meantime agreed not to do any more hazing during the session.
After this affair, Nineteen-hundred settled down and devoted their time to
the preparation of this book. They had a hard struggle with the semi-annual
examinations, which for some reason were much more difficult than they had
expected.
It is clearly evident that the class is now in a stronger position than ever
before. In athletics her members have achieved brilliant successes. Although
they are now and then characterized by a spirit of fun and liveliness, their practical
jokes n ever interfere with the College curriculum. There are twenty-one men
in the class, who are and have been so firml y united that dissension has never
arisen among them. Doubtless this unity has been one of the causes of the
success that has attended them in all their efforts. The class has an excellent
prospect of placing several of its members on the Baseball Team, while many of
them are expected to shine in track athleti cs. But let us draw the curtain here
and permit Nineteen-hundred to write a few more pages in Father Time's
record book.
HrsTORIA~.
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THE SO PHOMOR E.
�SO PHO MO RE CLA SS .
�Class of l90l.
Mo tto-Faire mon devoi1'.
Colo rs- OLIVE AND \VHITE .
Class Yell.
S is ! Boom! F ling!
S is ! Boom! Fling!
rgor is the thing!
Are we in it ?
Well , I g uess !
St. J ohn' s Co llege !
]{es ! ]{es ! ]{es!
Officers.
G. FRANKLIN vVrsxER , President.
J OHl\" R. CAULK, V ice-P resid ent.
E . C. FoNTAINE, Secretary .
\VILLARD J. \ VILEY,
Trea~urer.
Members.
P hi li p J . Kearn ey .
Harry S. A lmony.
A ndrew H. K rug.
J ohn P . B ri scoe.
Henry L. Retz.
Tracy Brown.
G. Richard Roberts.
J ohn R. Ca ulk.
Harry G. Rullman.
Oscar B. Cobl entz.
Willard J. Wi ley ,
E. Clarke Fo ntaine.
G. F rank lin vVisner.
Irvi ng D. Ireland.
Malco lm MeL. \Vorthing ton .
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�History of 190 l .
During the vacation a number of our m embers, eith er from necessity or
desire to pursue a different course of study, decided not to return. We regret
th e loss of these men, but our wishes are that in some future clay, whether or not
their names are enrolled among those of the prominent men of the world, they
may look back with pride and rem ember that they were once students of St. John's
and members of the Class of 'or. D eath overtook one classmate, a.nd as one who
was beloved and esteemed by all, his loss brought grief into our midst.
.
At the opening of College this ):ear we found that the vacant places of those
absent ones had been filled by new men. Much to our joy, we discovered that
they w·e re worthy of becoming members of Nineteen-one, and that they could
uphold our supremacy in intell ectual strength. Following the example set by the
classes of the few latter years, we decid ed to el ect n ew officers each vear but our
worthy President was re-elected . Of course i.t was necessary for a class 'like ours
to express its sentim ents in a motto, a nd " Faire mon devoi1'" ("to do my duty"),
th e first French motto which has ever been adopted at St. John's, was chose n.
That our m en have a love for, as well as a good taste in the selection of, the
beautiful is clearly demonstrated by th e ha ndsome class pin and colors-olive and
white-which were selected.
T IS DIFFICULT to look back upon th e year that has passed a nd remember
that we were once green, insignificant and much-despi sed F reshm en. Yet
to-clay we are grand, g lori ous, honorable Sophomores! vVhat th oug hts the
memor y calls up! How we crou ched beneath the haug hty gaze of the Senior, or
iookecl up to th e Junior, and envie<l the Sophomore. Then vv e "saw as through
a glass cla rld y," but now th ose tim es have passed, th e clay of g lad ness is at hand,
so let us rejoice.
It is a fact th at the Class of 'or, since its org·ani zati o·n, has not been noted for
its numb ers. B ut of th at number , what! 'Tis not quantity that makes superiority, but quality. Read the histories of th ose who have preceded us, a nd you
will find that some of the smallest classes did the best work a nd the most for
St. J ohn's If a class consists of ever so few men, and they h e united , as N inet een-one has always b een , let them fight their way and v ictory shall be their
rewa rd.
During that year of youthful innocence in which we were known as
" Freshi es," many were the trials a nd difficulti es undergone by us. V\Te were,
according to a custom, given the usual training by the "Sophs." They took upon
th em selves th e duty of preparing us for our future college life, and we mu st
confess th at this ed ucati on, if such it ma y be call ed, lin gered in our memories long
a fter we had forgotten th e value of x, or who was th e las t Roman emp eror, and
no doubt man y of us would have been di sappointed had we 'n ot rece ived these
midnig ht visits. Despite the fact th a t v were in thi s way made the object of the
ve
"Sophs." attention, we kn ow that we were kindly treated in comparison with
som e of th ose who had preceded us.
\ Ale worked earn estly during our Freshman year, and most of us were
rewat·cl ecl by passing all of our exami'nations. A few , however, fa iled and retired
to th e rea r with th e determinati on of doing better work in th e futnre. It was with
both pride and interest th a t we awaited th e close of th e session , as we had performed very creditably th e work allotted to us as a Freshman Class. Then we
b ecam e conscious of our intellectual strength . as n earl y half of the class had
obtain ed fir st g rade certifi cates. The futur e seem ed bright and inviting. a nd
after parting we repai·red to our respective h om es.
. Vl/e hac! learn ed from those around us the value of class unity, and nobly
chcl we stand togeth er in that our time o f distress. But before we could reach the
parental hearths, the two upper classes took speeclv m easures to secure o ur
resto:ation. This consisted in getting th e Freshman .Class to promise to obey
certam rul es of conduct mad e by the uppe r classes. On thi s condition pled ges to
ab stain from hazin g for the remainder of th e season were o-iven by th e three
high er classes. Th en, aft er a petition to the Fac ulty, we w:re restored to our
former honorab le positions. If the purpose for which we had espoused the cause
of hazing could be effected through any other m eans , we were perfectly satisfied.
Thus was it our victory, and so " all's well that ends well. "
N ineteen-one, or rather those who compose it, have ever been a set of sensitive
men, and th e hi storia n feels a delicacy in approaching th e subject of personal
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ln the ea rly part of thi s session, rem embering our experi ences of the previous
year, we came to the conclu sion that hazing in some cases was both necessary
and beneficial, and th erefore we determined to haze a man, not because he was a
Freshman, but because he needed it. Soon it became necessary for us to act. Of
th e Class of ' 02 th ere were five members in whom we determined to in still respect
for the upper classes. At , 2.30 a. m ., October 3 r, we rounded them up and led
th em clown to the "Gym." There we will draw the curtain. Everything was
appa rently quiet for a few clays, but th e Faculty had taken the affair in hand and
we were summoned before th em. F eeling perfectly able to justify ourselves, we
confessed our actions, but the Faculty couldn't see it as we did, so nine of our
m embers were suspended.
�hi story, as he imagines fe w of them would care to reveal to th eir loved ones at
home-and loved ones in Annapoli s also-the many and va ried titles tha t are
daily bestowed upon them. But as this history is not chronicled so much fo r
their benefit as fo r the edification of the public, let us hav e the truth.
.E very class at S t. J ohn's is blessed with any number of those pestilential
bugs known as Easter'n S horemen, and we are no exception. Among these there
is one whom we all know as .. Daffy" R oberts, and if you ever meet him, you will
know him also, fo r hi s trouser-legs are six ty-one in ches long, and he stands just
six feet in his stockings, wh en he has any on, so I will leave it to the reader 's
keen pe1•ceptio·n to know this individual when he meets him.
O n ce upon a time ther e was a m onkey, a nd it is said by som e and believed by
others that he became a man. If you doubt thi s, call around som e clay a nd we will
show you the mi ssin g link bet ween a ma n and a monkey, by the name of F ontaine,
e:: ven if h e has no spin al appendix. "Harry," "Jim ," "Chief" A lmony, or wha tever hi s latest title may be, has proved a disappointment to man y. With all the
chances of victory with th e fair damsels of th e A ncient City, he sta rted in hi s
g lorious pa th, but soon fe l1 hy th e wayside. T hu s a little thing, even a ha t-pin,
may change a man's destiny.
O ur old f ri end and adviser, '' P arson" Wi sner, has changed f rom the studious
habits whi ch he pursued last year, a nd thi s year has been engaging in a new business- walking from a nd to P inkney Hall at a bout the hours of 8.oo and 10.30
o'clock each nig ht, S unday not excepted, and it is to be inferred that some fair lady
of A nnapoli s is th e obj ect of his devoted attentions.
T here is one Caulk-called by some Cork- from the same place as the abovementioned " D affy." He is under the impression that he is so on going to the
promised land , a nd if you loo k at him cross-eyed, h e will inform you that it will
g ive h im a cold . "Stump '' vVorthing ton is both in na ture a nd form sawed off
and hammered dow·n, and we are a fraid th at by the time he becomes a S eni or he
will have to walk on stilts in order to look dig nified . Th ese a re only a few of t11 e
adventures and titles of some of the m embers of thi s t ruly g reat class .
Vve wo uld not in a class hi story leave out our part in that great adjunct of a
collegiate education-athl eti cs. V·- h cannot boast, it is true, of having th e g reatest
number of men on the various team s, becau se w e have n ot enough men to be able
to do so, but we feel satisfied that those who have been placed in these pos itions
were worth y of the places th ey held, a nd tha t th ey did their best in fulfillm ent of
th eir d uti es . Jn our F reshman year we were represented on both th e F ootball
and Baseball Tea ms. T hi s yea r we had one of the best players on th e F ootball
T eam, a ma n who had developed him self into a star playe r i'n one year. \ N'e also
expect to p lace o ur m en on the Baseb all Team and on th e F ield S po rt Contests
thi s year. Espec iall y does it behoove us to m aintain the hig h standard of excell ence
to whi ch S t. J ohn's has always attained. T o athletics we will always give our
h ea rti est suppo rt, a nd in proportion to our numuers help to bea r th e sta nda rd of
St. J ohn 's to v ictory.
Th e foregoing- 11·e feel to be a t ru e acco unt of some of t he event s th at have
~1 a p pened to, ancl til e fo r tun es that have fo llowed, t hi s honorabl e class. V
Vherever
1ts member s have bee n, they have p roved tru e to th eir motto, and by doin a· th eir
du ty l:a1e aclvar;ced the class to its present hi g h position. A nd when ~n our
retu_ nex t yea r, hav in g clim be d another step in t he co urse a ncl gain ed th,c titi ~ oi
rn
Jun1_ors an cl upp :.: r-c lassmen, let us hope th a t we will all be uni ted aga in a nd
contmu e to ra1se til e sta nd a rd o f l\ in etee n-one an d ac hi eve honor a nd o·lory for
nld S t. J ohn 's.
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Hr ST O RI AN.
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<rbarles lb. IDenisont
of tbe
(!lass of 1Rineteen==bunbreb==anb==ont,
:annapolis, rob.
:fSorn,
1880.
lDtet'l, 3-Ul)? 30, 1898.
jfortis atque
ft~elt s.
Ti l E F RES IHI A"' .
" H o w tencl ed y he ga th ers th e m in. · '
�Class of 1902.
Motto-Fideli ceria merces.
Co lo rs-O RANGE AND GREEN.
Class Yell.
Hip! Hip! H ip! Hi! Ho! Ha!
Vve a re co ming-,
'Rah! 'I~ah ! 'Rah!
Co ming, coming, coming·, who?
St. John 's! St. John 's! 1902.
Officers.
vVILLfi\M 0. SI'A'l'ES, P res ident . .
LE ROY P . BA I
;:ER, V ice-Pres id ent.
vV. \AlAY:-JE KEYS, Sec reta ry.
R ICIL\RD B. S I'E:-JCER, Treasu rer.
Members.
W. Wayne Keys.
John A ftun g .
Leroy P. Baker.
\ 1\T. Osca r La l\!Iotte.
Robert T. M illi k in.
Mo rgan Morgan s.
J. Howard Beard .
L ittle ton J. B ishop.
Danie l vV. Burroug hs.
T. Spencet· C rane.
Cha rl es L. Owens.
0. Truman Pea rre .
A lex ander Randal l.
Unit Ras in.
Jay. \ 1\T. C rawford.
Charles S. Despard.
J, Charles Eichm an.
J ohn T . Russe ll.
l\11ario n D. Schoolfi eld .
W illiam Fait.
A lexander A. Gi rau lt.
J. G rant I-:Tayclen .
E lli ot I-I. Hutchens.
A ubrey j ackson.
Cha rl es M. Ke lly.
L o u H. Seth.
Wi lli am 0 . Spates.
R ichard B. Spe ncer.
Geo rge A. Staubs.
Eclwarcl I-L Tarbutton.
Samuel Townshend.
�OW IN THE TWELFTH YEAR of the reign of T ommy, King of St.
John's, there came into the kingdom a band of yo uths, impelled by a dearth
of knowledge in their own land, seel<i'ng training for their undeveloped brains out
of the immense storehouse of knowledge laid up from many years.
Novv the King took thi s band of unassuming youths into his hand, with part
of the lucre of the land of their habitation, aml he carried them into the land of
Pinkney to the fields of the fourth floor, and he brought the lu cre into the treasurehouse of the city of Ann.
And the K ing spake unto vVisneronia, master of the G. 0. H. , that he should
bring in certain of this band of youths, even to th e royal seats of the chapel.
Youths in whom there was much blemish , being ill-favored and unskilled in
wisdom , and in cunning, in knowledge, and in understanding of science, and
such as had not th e ability to stand in the King's presence, and that he should
teach them the learni.ng and th e tongu e o f th e St. John 's .
And the King appointed for them th eir daily portion of the King's meat, and
of the water which he drank, that they should be nouri shed four years.
That at the end thereo f they might stand b efore the King.
Now among these were Spa-tes, their leader ; Aftung, Despard and others
of their kind , in all thirty-two in number.
And Wi sneronia gave unto them names: unto A ftung he gave th e name
Fatty, and unto Despard he gave the name Co-lo-nel, unto Ta-rub-button he gave
the name Frog, and to the others according to their characteristics.
But Jac-ka- son purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the
King's meat, nor with the water which he drank : therefore he requested of Wisneronia that he might not defile himself.
Now it came to pass, as these youths began to grow in knowledge and in
favor with the King, that the followers of Wisneronia became wroth against them
and m et them in arms on the broad fields to the westward of the stronghold of
Gymnasium .
Long and fierce was the battle, lasting until the second hour i'n the morning,
when the followers of vVisneronia struck down many of the army of the youths,
taking many prisoners, whom they tortured according to the customs of the times.
vVhen King Tommy heard of thi s he grew exceeding wroth against \Visneronia and his band, and decreed that they be expelled from the kingdom.
But l_)help-si-kia, captain of a band of the kingdom's greatest warriors, made
intercession befo re th e King for the followers of Wisneronia, so that the King
withdrew hi s decree and permitted \Visneronia and his followers to remain.
But the king issu ed a decree by which this band of youths should no more be
attacked by any of the warriors of th e kingdom.
N ow the King hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because
there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of respect among the youths.
There is na ught but swearing, and back-biti'ng, and breaking out.
Therefore shall th e land mourn, a nd every one that dwelleth therein shall
lang ui sh with the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air.
Yet let no man strive, n eith er let any m an reprove; for thy people are as they
tha t strive with fate; yea, n ot only aga inst Fait, but against the whole band of
youth s.
But a captain of th e K ing beheld on e of th e youth s tampering with th e storeh ouse of knowledge; then did th e K in g conven e all the captains of the
kingdom togeth er i'n th e royal seats around hi s throne, and did send thi s offender
from the kingpom.
A nd upon th e same day th e K in g issued a proclamation to all the youths of
the land.
" H ear ye, 0 ye youths, and hearken ye inhabitants of Fo urth-Floor, and give
ear, 0 greenies of F reshm en, for unto you p ertaineth judgment, for ye have been
a snare in th e kingdo m ! The revolters have gon e deep in making mischief, but
I am the rebuker o f them all."
"I kn ow Froggy, and Dani el is not hid from me: for no w, 0 F reshman , ye
have co mmitted unpard o nable faults! T he kingdom is defil ed."
Now when this youth had returned to the land of his fathers he m editated a
great deal and rep ented of hi s fault.
Then he sa id , "I will return unto the kingdom of Tommy, even unto the seats
o f hi s throne, and there I will acknowledge my fault ; I will seek his fa ce and in
m y affliction I w ill seek him ea rnestl y.''
A nd when he was come into th e presence of the King h e fell upon hi s neck
and did pray. "0 K in g, thou hast to rn and thou canst heal, thou hast smitten,
but th o u canst bind it up ; let m e return unto my pl ace .''
Then after two 'Neeks he was revived ; on the third the King raised him up
so th at he mig ht li ve before him .
A nd now hi s going out is as the mornin g, and his coming in as th e rain;
yea, as th e latter rain that watereth th e earth .
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�Then did thi s band of youth s appear befor e K ing Tommy saying, Make us,
we pray th ee, as one of thy warriors, take us and assign to us a portion of thy
kingdom.
Then did King Tommy's heart soften and he accepted them unto himself and
assign ed them that portion of the king dom wh ere th ey dwell ed, and at last th ey
were received among the warriors as equals.
B low ye th e trumpet in St. J ohn's, and sound an alarm in old Pinkney; let the
inhabitants of th e land be sorrowful, for a clay of darkness and g loominess, a day
of clouds an d thi ck darkn ess is at han d, when th e warriors of th e kingdom shall b e
separated and sent to th e land of their fa thers.
L et a ·n oise a ri se as th e noise of chariots on the tops of mountain s, as th e noise
of fir e in the stubble, for a clay is at hand when ye mu st separate from th e warriors
of the kingd om of Tomm y.
There are also many other things which these youth s did , th e whi ch if th ey
sho uld b e written every one, I suppose tha t even th e wo rld itself could not contain
th e book s th at should be w ritten. A 11ten.
�P TII LOKALTAN SOC IETY.
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�Philokalian Society.
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Members.
Ha rry S . Alm ony .
L e roy P . Ba k er.
Littl e ton J . Bishop.
John R . Ca ulk .
Oscar B. Coblentz .
Th omas A. Co ll iso n.
Ch arles S. D espa rd .
Fra nk W . E vans.
L eroy J . F airba nk .
E . Clark e F o nt a in e.
A lexa nd er A. G irault .
G eorge B. G irault .
Ch:u les C. H erm a n.
H owa rd C. Hi ll.
\V alt on H opkin s.
E lliott Hutchins.
A ub rey J ack so n.
Ch a rl es M . K ell ey .
W . Way ne K ey es .
Andrew H . Kru g .
Oscar L a Mott e.
William P . L awson.
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Willi a m L. Mayo .
Rid g ley P. Melvin .
Ch a rl es L. O wens.
0 . Trum a n P earre .
J . Ro yal Phelps.
J esse 0 . Purvi s.
U nit R asin .
G. Richard R oberts.
J ohn T . Ru ssell.
Ma rio n B. S choolfi eld .
L o u H . S eth .
J osep h M . Sincl air.
Willi a m 0 . S p a t es .
Ri chard B. S pencer.
J ohn S S tra h o rn .
E d wa rd H. T a rbutton.
Osca r K. T oll ey .
H enry P. T urn er.
Wi ll ard J. W iley.
G . Fra nk lin Wisner.
Malcolm M . Wor thington .
Wi ll iam H . W yatt.
�l.' lllLO ThJ A T LI.EA 1\ SO C IETY.
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�Philomathean Society.
M embers.
J . Grant H ayden .
P aul H. Herm a n.
P . Doug las Ly ons.
S. Turn er Mackall.
John Aftung.
Bertram vV. And erso n .
F. Johns Bohanan.
J ohn P . Briscoe .
Daniel W . Burroug hs.
Benjamin F. Conrad.
Robert T. Millikin.
Thos. Peningtor. .
H arry G. Rullman.
T. Spence r Cra ne.
Jay W . Crawford .
Henry G. Dou g las.
J . Cha rles Eichman .
William Fait, Jr.
William J. Sha rtzer.
Samu el G . Townsend .
Ferdinand ·w illiams.
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�Mandolin Club.
WILLIAM ] . SHARTZE R, P resident and L ead er.
OscA R B . CoB LENTZ, Secretary.
P AUL H. H ERMAN , Treasurer.
First Mandolins.
William]. Shartzer.
Wi lli am Fait, Jr.
William H. W yatt.
tan ley H. H a rtman .
Paul H . H erman.
Second Mandolins.
Oscar B. Coblentz.
Joseph ·M. Sinclair.
A lexander Randall.
Guitars.
B. Ve rn o n Cisse l.
R eg inald H. Ridgeley .
L eroy ]. F airbank .
] . Grant Hayden.
Flute.
A ri stoge ito n M . Soho.
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�Glee Club.
DR. SOI-IO, PROF. CISSEL, Directors.
First Tenors.
Leroy P. Baker.
Robert Milli kin.
J ohn R. Caulk.
Second Tenors.
Henry G. Douglas .
George B. Girault.
Howard C. Hill.
John S. Strahorn .
First Bassos.
Oscar B. Coblentz.
Daniel W . Burroughs.
J. Grant Hayden .
John P. Briscoe, Jr.
John B. Cassidy .
Second Bassos.
Prof. B. V. Cissel.
Elliott H. Hutchins.
Morga n Morgans .
Th omas M. Webb.
Harry G. Rullman .
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�Cotillion Club.
P. D. LYONS, President.
H. G. DouGLAS, Vice -President.
C. C. HERMAN, Treasurer.
Hop Committee.
P. Iilouglas Lyons, '99, Clzairman.
Ridgley P. Melvin, 'gg.
Ferdinand Williams, 'oo.
Henry G . Douglas, 'gg.
William J. Shartzer, 'oo.
F. John s Bohanan, '99·
John P. Briscoe, 'or.
S. Turner Mackall, 'oo.
W . Tracy Brown, 'or.
Charles C. Herman, 'oo.
Members.
F. Johns Boh;:~nan .
John P. Briscoe.
W. Tracy Brown.
Prof. John L. Chew .
Prof. B. Vernon Cissel.
Jay W . Crawford .
Henry G. Douglas.
William Fait. Jr.
Charles C. Herman.
Paul H. Herman.
Philip J. Kearney.
P. Douglas Lyons.
Samuel Mackall.
Ridgley P. Melvin.
Thomas Penington.
Willi a m J. Shartzer.
Ferdinand Williams.
Series of Dances.
December gtb, January r3th , January 27th, April 7th and May sth,
r8gg .
Informal Hops.
October 14th and 29th, November 4th, rgth and 25th, December 2d and r6th,
January 6th , Apri l rsth and 29th, and May 2oth.
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�Dramatic Association.
P . DouGLAS L YONS, Preside nt .
S . T u RNER MACKA LL, S ecretary a nd Treas urer.
H ENRY P. T u RNER , Ma nag er.
J . GRANT H AYD EN , Stage Manager.
WILLI AM J . S HARTZER, Musical Director.
Members.
John B. Cassidy.
H owa rd C. Hill.
John L. Chew.
Osca r B. Coblentz.
P. D ouglas Lyons.
S . Turn er Mackall.
Thomas P ening ton.
J ay W . Crawford .
Fra nk W. E va ns .
Willi am J . Sha rtzer.
John S entman S tra horn .
H enry P. Turner.
Leroy J. F airbank .
J. Gra nt H ayden .
WILLIA M P. L AvVSON, Presid e nt .
BENJAM T F . CoNRAD , Vice-President.
N
E. C LARKE F oNTAINE, Secre ta ry .
WILLIAM J . S HARTZER , Treasurer.
Members.
Leroy P . Bak er,
E ugene H . Mulla n.
John P. Briscoe, Jr.
Benj a min F. Conrad .
E. Clarke Fontain e.
J. R oyal Ph elps.
Willi a m J . Shartzer.
Ma rion B. S ch oolfi eld.
Ferdinand Williams .
Howard C. Hill.
Willia m P. L awson.
roo
Willi a m H . W yatt.
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�Officers.
FRANK W. EVANS, President.
H ENRY G. DouGLAS, Vice-President.
HowARD C. HILL, Secretary.
B. F. CONRAD, Treasurer.
Members.
Harry S. Almony.
Frederick F . Brig·gs.
Leroy P. Baker.
John P. Briscoe, Jr.
Daniel W. Burroughs .
B. A . Bryan.
John R . Caulk.
T . Spencer Crane.
Oscar B. Cobl e ntz.
Jay W. Crawford .
E . Clarke Font aine.
Elliott H . Hutchins.
Aubrey Jackson .
W. Wayne Keys.
Andrew H . Kru g.
Oscar La Motte.
William P. Lawson
Charles Owens .
J. Richard Roberts .
Marion B. Schoolfield .
Joseph M. Sinclair.
Lou H. Seth.
William 0 . Spates .
JohnS. Strahorn.
Samuel G. Townshend.
Henry P . Turner.
G . Franklin Wisner.
Willard J. Wiley .
Malcolm M. Worthington.
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�Military Department.
MAJOR B. V. CrsSEL, Commandant o f Cadets.
Staff and Non-Commissioned Staff.
Cad et-Li eutenant E. H. M uLLAN, Adjutant.
Cadet-Lieutenant F . J . Bor-IANAN, Quartermaster.
Cadet-SergeantS . T. M1
\CKALL, Sergeant-Maj or.
Cadet-Sergeant B . W. A ND ER SON, Q uartermaster-Sergeant.
Cadet-Sergeant C. C. H ERMAN, Color-Sergeant .
Cadet-Sergeant J. B. CASSID Y, Extra Sergeant.
Musicians.
Privates.
M. Morgans.
H. C. Hill.
S. H . Hartman.
Company C.
Captain .
P. D. L YONS.
Lieutenants.
W. L. M AYO.
D. I-I. N ICHOLS.
First S ergeant.
TH OMAS P ENINGTON .
S ergeants.
P. H . HER:.\1;\N.
{
J . R. PHELPS .
vv.
H oPKINs.
F . vVrLLrAM s .
Co1j;orals .
G. F. ·w rsNER.
P. J . K EARC\TEY .
A. I-I. KRUG.
E. C. FONTAINE.
Privates .
Aftung.
B erry.
Boughman, E. H.
Boughm an, G. H.
Briscoe.
Coffman.
Cob lentz.
Co mbs.
Cropper.
D es pard .
Duva ll.
E ichman.
Gill et.
Grant.
Halbert.
Hayden.
J ones, G. R.
L a Motte .
Messenger.
l\e il son .
Owens.
IOS
R evell.
Schoolfield.
Sc hubert h .
Taylor, T. C.
Townshend.
Wilmer.
�Company B.
Captain .
J.
F.
w.
S. STRAHORN.
Lieutenants.
J. M.
SINCLAIR.
H. P.
G. B.
EVAN S.
T URN ER.
First Sergeant.
J. 0.
PURVIS .
S ergeants.
B. F. CoNRAD.
L. BAER.
GIRAULT.
Corporals .
I-I. S.
Bag-gar.
Beard .
B ishop.
Blecker.
Bryan.
Carter.
Caulk .
I. J.
Privates.
Chamberl ain.
Jackson.
Jones, T. Vv.
Crane.
Kelly.
Crawford.
Magruder.
Fairbank .
Rasin.
Farra!.
Randall.
Feldm eyer.
Howard.
AL!VI ONY.
IR ELAND.
Sturdy.
Somerville .
Taylor, G. W.
Turner, H . S.
Webb.
V· ort hington.
/
Company A .
Captain .
W. L.
BRADY.
Lieulenauls.
I-I. G.
R. P .
DouGLAS.
'vV .
I-I. W Y1\TT.
C. H . HoD GEs.
Baker.
Becker.
Bunvell.
Burroughs,
Fait.
Green.
J. SHARTZER.
Sergeants.
v..r.
\ A/.
lVI ELVI J\.
First S ergemd.
J.
WIL EY .
'vV . P.
L A WS ON.
0 . K.
TOLLEY.
H. G.
R U LL MAN .
Corporals .
H. R ET Z.
Privates.
1\!Iillikin.
McCartney.
Pearre.
Roberts.
Russell.
Spencer.
Girault , A. A .
Handy.
Hutchins.
Keys.
Knox.
Mitkiewitcz.
I06
Spates.
Seth .
Tarbutton.
Wood .
Wrede .
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�Athletic Association.
Officers for l898-'99.
P.
Presiden t , .
V ice-President,
DouGLAS L YoNs,
' gg
S. T uRNER MACKALL, 'oo
Secretary,
Treasurer,
P.
HEN R Y
.
TuRNER, ' oo
\iVrLLARD J . WILEY, or
Football.
Manager,
Assistant Manage r ,
Captain,
JOl-IN S. STRAHORN,
' gg
vVrLLIAM H . WYATT, 'oo
G.
Dou GLAS,
'gg
. THO S. A. COLLISON,
'gg
HENRY
Baseball.
Manager,
Assistan t Manager,
Captain, .
BERTRAM \IV . A NDERSON, ' oo
.
\iVALTER L . BRA DY ,
'gg
Track T earn.
Man ager,
FRANK
Assistant Manager,
Captain,
CHAS .
v..r.
C.
EvANs, ' 99
HE RJVIAN, 'oo
FRANK W. EvANS,
'gg
Football, '99-'00.
Manager,
.Assistan t Manager,
Captain, .
.
H ENRY
P.
T uRNER, 'oo
. J o r-r N CAULK, ' or
S.
T uRNER :MAcKALL, ' oo
�FootbalL
T . E. Latimer, L. E.
A. Kennedy, L. T.
H . R. Riley, L. G.
W. G. Coppage , C.
G. Burlingame, R. G.
Team '88-'89.
J. A. Nydegger,
L. E.
B. V. Cissel, C. R.
M. B. Freeman, Rusher.
H. Noble, Rusher.
M. T. Johnston, Rusher.
J. H. Ramsburg, R.
J. W. Johnson, Rusher.
W. T. G. Neale, F. B.
W. E. Trenchard, H . B.
C. H. Grace, H. B.
Captain C. H. Schoff, Q. B.
E.
T earn '89-'90.
Captain J. A. Nydegger, L . E.
B. V. Cissel, C . R.
M. T. Johnston, Rusher.
M. B. Freeman, Rusher.
C. B. Harrison, Rusher.
C. M. Newman, R.
H . R. Jamar, Rusher.
E. W. Hyde, F. B.
F . J. Adams, H . B.
J. H . Ramsburg, H. B.
J . L. Chew, Q. B.
E.
Team '90-'9t.
H . C. Ridgely, L. E.
W. H. Wilhelm, C. R.
M. T. Johnston, Rusher.
C. E . Keller, Rusher.
Gordon Tull, Rusher.
C. E. Dryden, Rusher.
B. Proctor, F. B.
H. R. Jamar, H . B.
E. B. Iglehart , H. B.
Captain]. L. Chew, Q. B.
J.P. Biays, R . E .
Team '9J-'92.
E . D . Pusey, Rusher.
B. Proctor, F. B.
J . H . Waller, H . B.
E. B. Igleh art, H. B.
Captain J. L. Chew, Q. B.
W . H. Wilh elm , L. E.
G. Burlingame, C. R.
M. T. Johnston, Rusher.
C. E . Kell er, Rusher.
G. Tull, Rusher.
J. P. Biays, R . E.
T earn '92-'93.
C. E. Keller, R. T .
Captain J . P. Biays, R. E .
C. B. Jones, Q. B.
E. B. Iglehart , L. H . B.
J. H. Waller, R. H. B.
T. E . Latimer, L. E.
W. H . Wilhelm, L. T .
W. C. Coppage, L . G.
G. Burlingame, C.
R . H. Ridgely , R . G.
B. Proctor, F . B.
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T earn '93-'94.
J. A. Fechtig, R. T.
H. Dern, R . E.
C. B. Jones , Q. B.
Capt. E. B. Iglehart, L. H . B.
R. H. Ridgely, R. H . B.
B. Proctor, F. B.
W. D. Smith, L. E.
G. A. Maddox, L. T.
L. Dorsey, L. G.
E. D. Hilleary, C.
R. H. Rid gely, R. G.
T earn '94-'95.
Captain J. A. Fechtig, R . T .
R . Snyder, R . E.
C. B. Jones, Q. B.
J . B. Douglas, L. H. B.
L . H . Gadd, R. H . B.
B. Proctor, F. B.
Team '95-'96.
W. D. Smith, L. E.
Captain G. A. Maddox, L. T.
C. Schaffer, L. G.
B. Kirkpatrick, C.
E. D. Hill eary, R. G.
R. H. Ridgely, R. T .
T earn '96-'97.
W . D. Smith, L. E.
B. Kirkpatrick, L. T.
J . T. Torbert, L. G.
J. M. Hawkins, C.
L. T . Greneisen , R. G.
J . B. Noble, R . G.
T earn '97-'98.
C. C. Reynolds, L. E.
K. L. Whitson, L. T .
T. Penington, L. T .
W . J. Shartzer, L. G.
J . T. Torbert, L. G.
T. A. Collison, C.
W . 0. Spates, R. G.
Team '98-'99.
J. M. Sinclair, L. E.
T. Penington, L. T .
E. Hutchins, L. G .
T . A. Collison, C.
W. 0. Spates, R. G.
S. T . Mackall, F.
III
L . A. Walls, R . E.
J . P. Offutt, Q. B.
J . B. Douglas, L . H. B.
L. C. Boehm, R . H. B.
J . Cooper, R. H. B.
G. L. Jon es, F. B.
E . D. H illeary, R . T.
Captain L. A. Walls, R . E .
P. P. Blanchard, Q. B.
J. B. Douglas , L. H. B.
L. C. Boehm, R . H. B.
G . L . Jones, F. B.
J. M. Sinclair, R. T.
W. R. Winchester, R. E.
G. F. Wisner, R . E.
H. G. Douglas, Q. B.
W. L. Brady, L. H . B.
Capt. P. P. Blanchard, R . H. B.
S. T. Mackall, F . B.
W. J. Shartzer, R. T .
G. F. Wisner, R . E.
F. Williams , Q. B.
Capt. H . G. Doug las, L. H . B.
W. L. Brady, R. H. B.
B.
�Season '92-'93.
Maryland Agricultural College,
Scores of Football Games.
Virginia Military Institute,
Washington and Lee
Johns Hopkins,
Delawa re Field Club,
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Season '88-'89.
Naval Acaden>y,
Johns Hopkins,
Na val Academy,
J o hns Hopkins ,
W as hingto n College
St. John's ,
St. John ' s,
St. John's,
St . J ohn' s,
St. John's ,
4
0
6
6
0
6
4
20
10
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Season '89-'90.
N aval A cade my , .
University Virginia,
Johns H op kin s,
Gallaudet,
20
14
St.John's,
St. John 's,
St. John 's,
St. John's ,
IO
4
University Virginia,
Washington College,
St. John ' s,
St. John' s,
St. John's,
IO
St. J o hn 's,
S t . John 's,
20
St.John's,
0
25 minutes to play.
St. John' s ,
34
St. John ' s,
4
45
0
0
2
4
8
0
30
20
0
0
roo
0
14
Season '91-'92.
Delaware College,
Staunton Military Academy ,
Virginia Military Institu te.
W as hington and Lee,
Hopkins,
N aval Academy,
D elaware Field Cl u' >.
St. John 's,
4
St.John's ,
0
S t . J ohn ' s,
r8
r6
St. John's,
St. John' s,
0
( Forfeited.)
St. John's,
28
St. John' s,
0
II2
St. John' s,
s8
r6
r6
0
4
6
6
r8
18
20
ro
6
St. John's ,
St. John's,
St. John's,
St. John's,
0
4
6
I2
Season '93-'94.
Baltimore City College
Episcopal Hig h School
Johns Hopkins,
Johns Hopkins
Warren Athlet ic Club .
0
St. John's,
St.John's,
St. John's,
St. John 's,
St. John's,
IO
6
ro
4
34
12
6
r6
6
Season '94-'95.
ro
Season '90-'91.
Naval Academ y,
Franklin,
Johns Hopkins ,
Columbia, .
Columbia, .
Washington College,
0
30 minutes to play.
W ashing ton College,
Maryland Agricultural College .
Episcopal High School, .
W estern Maryland College,
Johns Hopkins,
W a rren Athletic Club,
8
St. J ohn 's,
6
St. John's,
0
St. John's,
St. John 's,
4
0
St. John's,
\Forfeited.)
12
St. J ohn's,
24
26
26
42
6
0
Season '95-'96.
Baltimore City Coll ege, .
Baltimore Athletic Club,
Swarthmore ,
J oh ns Hopkins ,
Baltimore City College
U niversity of Maryland,
J ohns Hopkins
Warren Athletic Club,
0
ro
22
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
4
0
0
0
12
J ohn's,
John's ,
John's ,
John's,
John's,
John's,
J ohn's ,
John 's,
20
0
22
22
42
4
r8
0
Season '96-97.
Baltimore Lawyers',
University of Maryland,
University of Virginia.,
Naval Academy,
Gallaudet, .
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
4
2
48
so
8
I 13
J ohn's,
John 's,
J ohn's ,
J o hn 's ,
J ohn ' s,
r8
0
0
0
9
�Washington and Lee, .
Virginia Military Institute,
Haverford,
University ofMaryland,
St. John's,
St. John ' s,
St. John's,
St. John's,
24
I4
IO
6
0
0
IO
II
;i,
Season '97-'98.
Western Maryland College, .
Maryland Agricultural College ,
Johns Hopkins,
Gallaudet, .
Baltimore City Colleg-e, .
Baltimore Medical Colleg e,
University of Maryland, .
Delaware College, .
Swarthmore, .
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
0
4
6
6
0
0
24
4
I8
John ' s,
John's,
John's,
John's ,
John's,
John's,
John's,
John's ,
John's,
I6
6
0
6
0
I8
0
I2
4
Season '98-99 .
Physicians and Surgeons,
Delaware College,
Haverford,
Western Mary land College,
Maryland Agricultural College,
St. John ' s,
St. John ' s,
St. John's,
St. John's,
St. John's ,
0
0
52
6
0
2I
0
0
II
6
( Forfeited. )
Baltimore Medical College,
Gallaudet, .
Johns Hopkins
2
6
St. John's ,
St. John's,
St. John's,
0
IJ 4
J
'
'"
,.,"
0
0
b:l
:>-
I:"
I:"
,.,
~
f!::
2I
5
6
�ST. Jon N' s .
Brady . . . .
Douglas (captain)
Mackall . . . . .
League Games.
ST. JoHN's, rr; W EsTERN MARYLAND,
6.
On October 22, St. J ohn's played her first game of the Intercollegiate
Association with Western Maryland College. The game opened with Western
Maryland kicking off, Sinclair making a fin e return. W estern Maryland then
advanced the ball from her 2S-yard line almost to the center of the field, but could
rush it no farther, and it went over to St. John's on downs. St. John's then, by
good rushes by Mackall, Douglas and Sinclair, advanced the ball to Western
Maryland's 5-yard line, when Mackall was sent through the center for a touchdown. Sinclair kicked goal. For the remainder of this half the ball was in
Western Maryland's territory and at the close of it St. John's was on Western
Maryland's ro-yard line.
Score : St. John's, 6; Western Maryland, o.
Second Half.-St. John's kicked off and Western Maryland made several
rushes for gains, but soon was forced to kick. St. John's then took the ball down
the field by rushes of Mackall and Brady through the line. Finally, with the ball
four yards from Western Marylancf's goal, Brady was sent through right tackle
for a touchdown.
Score: St. John's, II; Western Maryland, o.
Western Maryland kicked off and St. John's, by good work, took the ball to
W estern Maryland's 25-yard line, but here they fumbl ed, and C. C. Baker, of
Western Maryland, picked up the ball, and, aided by interference, made an 85-yard
run and touchdown. H. D. Baker kicked goal. There was no more scoring
done after this. For St. John's Mackall, Brady, Douglas, Sinclair, Spates and
Williams did the best work, while H. D. Baker, Melvin and Reese excelled for
W estern Maryland. St. John's easily showed her superiority in endurance and
team-work.
The line-up was as follows:
ST. J onN's.
Sinclair . .
Penington.
Hutchin s
Collison .
Spates .
Shartzer.
Wi sner .
Williams
PosiTIONS.
. left md .
left tackle .
left guard .
. center . .
right guard .
right tackle.
. rigid end .
quarter back .
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WESTERN MARYLAND.
. . . Kenny
. . . C. C. Baker
Reese, McConnell
. . . . . . Dill er
. Patterson , R eese
. . . . Stauffer
Melvin, Grahm
. . B . 0. Wells
PosiTIONs.
. right ha(f back .
. left ha(f back . .
. . full back . .
WESTERN MARYLAND .
. . . . . . Roberts
. . . Dashiell , Marine
. H. D. Baker (captain)
Umpire-Passed Assistant E ngineer Trench, U.S . N.
Referee- Mr. Skinner of
M.A . C. Touchdowns-For St. J ohn 's, Mackall and Brady; for Western Maryland, C. C.
Baker. Goals-Sin clair, I; H. D . Baker, I. Time-20-minute halves .
6; St. JOHN's , s.
St. John's second league game was played in Washington on October 29.
This was to be St. John's hardest game in the League, as it so proved. There are
several excuses for our losing this game. The first and most eminent is that we
lost the game on account of a bust at goal, or rather at a punt out . Then we were
outweighed by fifteen pounds to a man, and our players were mere boys compared
to Gallaudet's men, most of whom have been playing from four to six years.
Thus by mere superior team-work did we succeed in making the good showing
which we did .
In the first half neither side scored, although Gallaudet at one time was dangerously nea r our goal, but lost the ball on a fumble.
In the second half St. John's began by playing better ball, and by most excellent line-plunging of Spates and rushes by Brady, the ball was taken clown the
field and Brady was sent around left tackle for a touchdown. Sinclair made a
failure of the punt out.
Score: St. John's, 5; Gallaudet, o.
Here Gallaudet braced up again , and for some time kept the ball in St. John's
territory. Fi'nally, when there were only four minutes to play, Geilfus, of
Gallaudet, ran around St. J ohn's left end for fifteen yards and a touchdown.
Bumgartner kicked goal. No more scoring was clone after this.
The line-up was as foflow s:
GALLAUDET,
ST . J oHN's.
Sinclair .
Penington
Hutchins
Collison .
Spates . .
Shartzer .
Wisner
Williams
Brady . .
D ouglas (captain )
Macka ll . . . .
GALLAUDET.
PosiTIONS.
. Geilfuss
. left end .
. L. Rosso n
. left tackle .
. . . Jon es
. left guard.
. H ems treet
. . cniler. .
. Brooks
. rt:t; ht gua1'd .
. Carpenter
. 1ight tackle .
Stutsman
. right end . .
Bumgartner
. quarte?' back .
Andree
right haif bark.
left haif back .
W. Rosson (captain )
. . . . . . Waters
. . full back . .
Umpire-Watts of W este rn Maryland. R efer ee- M r. Skinn er of M. A. C. Touchdowns-For St . J ohn ' s , Brady , I; for Gallaudet, Geilfuss . 1 . Goals-Bum gartn er . r.
Tim e-2o-minute halves.
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�MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE, o; ST. JoHN's, 6.
The game which was to have been played with Maryland Agricultural
College, on November I2, was canceled, and thus forfeited by Maryland Agricultural College. This was a very wise thing for them, as their team was vastly
inferior to St. John 's.
ST. JoHN's, 6; JoHNS HoPKINs, o.
The last game of the Intercollegiate League, as well as the last game of the
season which our team played, was played on November I9 with Johns Hopkins
University. The Hopkins crowd arrived at IO o'clock a. m., and soon were in
their football clothes. There was much speculation in regard to the result of the
game, as last year Hopkins defeated us at Cambridge, and we did not know but
what their team was equally as strong this year. However, we were very anxious
to defeat our old rivals, and we went into the game with that determination. The
game was called at I 1.30 a. m. Hopkins won the toss and chose the north goal
with the wind. St. John's kicked off and Hopkins made a poor catch and was
downed on her ro-yard line. They took the ball slowly for a few downs, but lost
the ball on downs. St. John's then advanced the ball to Hopkins' 5-yard line
and lost on clowns. Hopkins made about 20 yards by different rushes and again
lost on downs. St. John's then went through Hopkins' line like a streak.
By brilliant rushes the ball was carried to Hopkins' ro-yard line, where Brady
was sent through tackle and over the line for what would have been a touchdown,
but in trying to get behind the goal posts he fumbled the ball, and a Hopkins man
fell on it. Thus it went as a touchback for Hopkins instead of a touchdown for
St. J ohn's.
Soon after this our two best players, Spates and Brady, were put out of the
game, Spates having an injured shoulder. We were thus partly handicapped,
although Morgans and Herman, the two substitutes, showed up in fine style.
No more scoring was clone in this half, although the ball was several times
inside of Hopkins' IS-yard line.
Score: St. John's, o; Hopkins, o.
In the second half St. Joh'n's had the advantage of the wind, and thus played
more of a kicking game. Hopkins kicked off and Sinclair returned it. St.
John's soon got possession of the ball on downs, and made a repetition of the first
half, rushing it to Hopkins' Io-yard line. She was held for dow'ns and H opkins
took the ball. Several times did St. John's in this half take the ball inside of
Hopkins' Io-yard line, but could advance it no further. Finally, with about three
minutes to play, the ball was three yards from Hopkins' goal. Hopkins expecting
a center play, Sinclair took the ball around left end for the only touchdown of
the game. Williams made a fine punt out against the wind, and Mackall made a
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pretty catch. Sinclair kicked a pretty goal. In this game St. John's tried a new
mass play through the tackle. Coa.ch Armstrong had just given it to us the day
before, and we had not tried it against the scrub, but it worked beautifully.
The best playing for St. John's was done by Sinclair, Douglas, Williams,
Wisner, Brady, Mackall, Penington and Collison. For Hopkins, Robinson,
Guggenheimer and Armstrong excelled.
The line-up was as follows :
ST. J oHN's .
POSITIONS.
]OHNS HOP KINS .
Sinclair, Herman .
. left end .
. Armstrong
Penington
left tackle .
. . . Bruton
Hutchin s .
. left guard .
. Bull, Smith
Colli so n .
. . center . .
. Hancock
Spates, Morgans
right guard.
Rushmore
Shartze r . .
right tackle .
. . Griffin
Wisner . . . .
. rigltt end .
. . Mullen
William s . .
. . . . . . . . quarter back
Robin son (captain )
Brady, Sinclair . . . . . . . right half back . . . . . . . . . Guggenheim er
Doug las (captain) . . . . . . . left half back
. . Riggs
Mackall . . . . . . . . . . . .. full back . . . . . . . . . .
. . . Butler
Umpire- Naval Officer - -. R efe ree-Naval Officer Crosley.
clair, r. Goal-Sinclair . Time-25-minute halves.
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Touchdowns-Sin-
�Songs Heard at the Hopkins Game.
Yells Heard at the Hopkins Game.
Rah ! Rah!
Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah!
St. John's!
Rah!
Rah!
Rah!
St. John's! St. John 's!
There'll be Cash for Everybody.
(A1R-"A
There ' ll be cas h for everybody
In that good old, good old town,
Wh en we've whipped the Hopkins babies
And their joy comes rolling down.
Th ere 'll be good old Kid and Brady
And they ' ll kn ock tha t line so d ead
Th at old Hopkins can't distinguish
Which is tail or which is head.
S . J . ! S. J.!
Hip Hip! Ray! Ray!
S. ].! S. J .!
Hip Hip! Ray! Ray!
St. John's! St . John's! St. John's .
Rat-Tat! Bed Slat! Sis! Boom! Ah?
St. John's! St. John 's! Rah! Rah! Rah!
CHORUS :
When you hear
That score come rolling in
What we'll do to Hopkins is a sin,
And when the game is o'er
Ren1ember what there' ll beThere'll be a hot time in St. John's to-nig ht.
Drink whiskeyWhen you see
St. John 's that pig -skin wield ,
When you see old St. John's take the field.
And when the game is o'er
How sad Hopkins will feelTh ere' ll be a slow tim e in Hopkins to -n ~ght.
Drin k water-
Hipety Huss! Hipety Hu ss!
What the hell 's the matter with us?
Nothing at all! Nothing a t all!
We're the boys that play football.
Who?- - St.John 's.
Hooray! Hooray! Beauty play!
Wisner.
Dutchman! Dutchma n ! Flying Dutchm an!
Shartzer!
Big man! Strong man! Freshman
Spates!
Chaunce! Chaunce! Game-legged Chaunce!
Collison!
Through the line Dumpy tore,
Give him the ball a nd rush!him some more.
Penington!
Liz! Liz! knows his biz! Ma ckall!
Joe! Jo e! Let her go!
Sincla ir!
Ja ck ! J ack! Cracker~ack!
Quarterback! Williams!
Kid! Kid! Captain K id ! D ouglas!
Pete! Pete! Football Pete!
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Brady!
H ot T£me.")
Who Did Johns Hopkins Meet?
(A1R-"Corcoran Cadets.")
'
Who did Johns Hopkins meet?
St. John 's, St. John's , St. John 's .
Who on the fie ld did beat?
St. John's, St. John's, St. John's.
If you one and all
Wish to know how to play football,
Come around some day and call
On St . John 's, St. John's, St . J ohn's.
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�Hurrah for the Orange and Black!
St. John's, St. John's, St. John's.
This year the glory comes back
To St. John's, St. John's, St. John' s.
Of all the teams in the State,
St. John's the lead \\ill take ,
That's why Johns Hopkins hates,
St. John 's, St. John's, St. John's.
Here's to Old St. John's.
(A IR- " Here's to Good Old Yale." )
Here's to Old St. John's ,
Drink her down, drink her down.
Here's to O ld St. John"s,
Drink her down, drink her down.
Here's to Old St. John's ,
She's the jolliest place in town.
Drink her down, drink her down,
Drink her down, down , down.
CHORUS :
Balm of Gilead, Gilead,
Balm of Gilead, Gilead,
Balm of Gilead,
Way down on Bingo farm .
Here's to St. John's College,
Drink her down , drink her down.
H ere's to St. J ohn's College,
Drink her down, drink her down .
Here's to St. John's College,
She' s the source of all our knowledge,
Drink her down, drink her down ,
Drink her down, down, down.
CHO RUS.
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Football.
Football at S t. John's has always held predominance over the other forms of
athletics, and in no other sport has so much interest been taken as in this. The
evidence of this is seen when we remember St. John's many victories over colleges
and universities so greatly superior to her both in numbers and in wealth.
St. John's first came into prominence in football about the fall of 1888, and
in the following year she won the championship of the South, which she held for
two years . F rom that time tt'ntil the present she has held a high position, and has
comp eted with the best of colleges and universities.
Among the many who have played on her teams may be mentioned Schoff,
who was afterward Captain of Pennsylvania; Blunt, Trenchard, Chew, qrace,
Ramsburg, Nydegger, Iglehart and Smith, who is now Captain of the West Point
Team. We may well look back with pride ·upon these men who have so well
done their share in bringing St. John's into the foreground in athletics.
In the fall of 1897, when the Intercollegiate L eague of Maryland and the
District of Columbia was formed, the Football Team of St. J ohn's was composed
almost entirely of new men. This was accounted for by the fact that six of the
regular players had graduated in the Class of '97, and three others failed to return.
Thus we began our first season in the L eague with only two old players. But, as
is always the case at St. John's, so great was the interest taken in the team that
we developed quite a strong one, and succeeded in winning second place.
In taking a brief review of the past season there is every reason to be proud
of our record. While we did not win first place, we nevertheless succeeded in
making it immensely interesting for the team which did secure that honor. We
were defeated by only one point by Gallaudet Coll ege, on whose team there are
men who have played football for six or seven years. A g reat deal, perhaps, may
have been expectea of our team , for the fa ct that we had for a coach Arm strong,
of Yale, but, on the other hand , it will be remembered that we did not obtain Mr.
Armstrong until th e first two weeks, the most important part of the season, had
elapsed. Nevertheless, the ability of our coach was soon shown, and by his
careful training, our team was sufficiently improved to enable us to have a most
successful_season, in which we won five games, lost two, and tied one.
For ou r team next year the prospects are good. Although we lose thi s year
at least four players, nevertheless the interest taken in football, which has caused
St. John's to be so successful in clays of yore, will still be kept up, and th e
vacancies will be filled with competent men.
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�Scores of Baseball Games.
Baseball.
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Season '92-'93.
T earn '92-'93.
Captain B. Proctor, C.
C. B. Jones, P .
C. E . Dryden, I B.
A. K. Handy, 2 B .
G. T . Southgate, 3 B.
W. L. Brady, S. S.
G . A. Maddox, R . F.
L. B. K. Claggett, C. F .
E. D. Hilleary , L. F .
T earn '93-'94.
E. D . Hilleary, C.
Captain C. B. Jones, P.
J. P. Biays, I B.
E. B. Iglehart, 2 B.
L. B. K. Claggett, 3 B.
W. L. Brady, S. S.
H. Dern , R. F.
J. Stine, C. F.
B. Proctor, L. F.
T earn '94-'95.
E . D. Hilleary , C.
Captain C. B. Jones, P.
R. H. Ridgely, I B.
J. Stine, 2 B.
L. B. K. Claggett, 3 B.
W. L. Brady, S. S.
H. S. Grattan, R. F.
G. A. Maddox, C. F.
J. L. Tull, L. F.
T earn '95-'96.
G. A. Maddox, C.
Captain E . D . Hilleary, P.
W . F. Wickes, I B.
J . L. Tull, 2 B.
J. M. Hawkins, 3 B.
W. L. Brady, S. S .
C. C. Catron, R. F.
B. Kirkpatrick , C . F.
C. I. Flory, L. F.
T earn '96-'97.
R. N. Hotchkiss, C.
Captain E. D. Hilleary , P.
B. Kirkpatrick, I B.
H. S. Grattan , 2 B.
J. M. Hawkins, 3 B.
W. L. Brady, S . S.
S . T. Mackall, R. F.
F. J . Gilbert, C. F.
C. I. Flory, L. F.
Team '97-'98.
W. 0. Spates, C.
W. M. Clarke, P.
S . T. Mackall, I B.
P. P. Blanchard, 2 B.
F . Williams, L. F .
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H . G. J ones, 3 B.
Captain W. L. Brady, S. S.
G . F . Wisn er, R . F.
0. K. T olley, C. F.
Naval Academy, . .
University Vermont,
Johns Hopkins ,
W ash ington College,
Gallaudet,
. . . .
Western Maryland,
Naval Academy, . .
St. John 's,
St. John's, .
St. John's, .
St. John 's, .
St. John 's,
St. John' s,
St . John' s,
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15
4
3
2
4
3
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Season '93-'94.
Naval Academy, . . .
Baltimore City College,
University Columbia, .
Epis copal H igh School,
Washington College,
St. John's ,
St. John' s,
St. John' s,
s~. John 's,
St. John's ,
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4
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Season '94-'95.
Baltim ore City College,
Johns H opkins ,
Naval Academy, . . .
Annapolis, . . . . .
Episcopal Hig h School,
Virginia Military Institute',
Randolph Macon, . .
W ashington and Lee, . . .
Western Maryland, . . . .
Maryland Agricultural College,
Richmond , . . . . .
Baltimore City College,
Baltimore City College,
Naval Academy, .
Annapolis, . . . . .
St. John' s,
St. John 's,
St. John 's,
St. John 's,
St. John's,
St. John's,
St. John's ,
St. John 's,
St.John's,
St. John 's,
St. John's,
St. John' s,
St. John 's,
St. John 's,
St. John 's,
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12
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6
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Season '95-'96.
Rockville,
University Virginia,
Washington and Lee,
St. John's,
St. John 's,
St. John's, .
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�Virginia Military Institute ,
Western Mary land ,
Naval A cademy,
St. John's,
St. John's ,
St. John' s,
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7
7
Season '96-'97.
Baltimore City College,
Gallaudet,
University Maryland, .
Maryla nd Agricultural Coll ege,
University Columbia,
Western Maryland , .
University Maryland,
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St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
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John's,
John's,
John's, .
John 's,
J o hn 's,
John's,
John 's,
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Season '97-'98.
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Yale L aw School,
W estern Mary land,
Allegha ny Institute ,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Virginia Military Institute,
Washin g ton a nd Lee , .
University of Virginia,
Johns Hopkins ,
Washing ton College,
Rock Hill,
Galla ud et
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St. John's,
St.John's,
St. John's ,
St. John 's ,
St. John 's,
St. John's ,
St. John's, .
St. John 's, .
St.John's,.
St.John's,.
St. John's,
St. John's, .
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Schedule, Season '98-'99.
April
April
April
April
April
April
May
r-Naval Academy.
8--Walbrook A . C .
rs-Op en.
r8-Western Maryla nd .
22-J ohns Hopkins.
29-Washington College.
4-Fordham College .
May
May
May
May
May
June
6-Maryland Agricultural College.
I3-Gallaudet .
20-Baltimore City College.
27-University Ma ryland.
30-'---0pen.
3-0pen.
Class Championship Games.
June 17- '99 vs. 1901.
June I9-1 900 vs. 1902 .
June 20-The winners.
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�Baseball Teamt t98-99.
Catcher-G. F . Wisner.
Pitchers-G . A. Staub,
B. F. Conrad.
I st Base-S. T. Mackall.
2d Base-- E . H. Mullan.
3d Base-R. P. Melvin, Cap tain.
Short Stop-W. L. Brady.
Right .held-] . G. H ayden,
0. K . Tolley.
Center Field-H . C. Hill.
L ift Field- B. F . Conrad, R . Spencer.
Substitutes-E. C. Fonta ine,
B. W. And erson.
Relay T earns.
Team for '95-'96.
U. A. Skirven , Captain.
H . A. Gale.
L ewis C. Boe hm .
W. D. Smith.
J. S. Strahorn, Substitute.
I/Vo7l-Second pl ace at U. of P. m eet.
Each member of Team a si lver cup.
St. J ohn's has always taken great interest in baseball, although not so much
as in football. A glance at the records will show what she has done in former
years, and judging of this season by what she has done in the past, vve cannot but
hope for a successful year. It is true the record she made last year is nothing to
be proud of, but it must be taken into consideration that all the men, with o·n e or
two exceptions, were perfectly new, and that they did not have the advantage of
coaching of any kind, except that which the captain himself could give them. In
former years P rofessor Cain very kindly gave the team the benefit of his
knowledge and experience, but this season, owing to an increase of duties, he was
unable to coach u s, as I am sure he would otherwise have done.
For this season our prospects are fairly good. M any of the men are new,
but are showing up well in practice. At the tim e when th e RAT-TAT goes to
press we have not had an opportuni ty of seeing what they will do in a game, but
feel confident that th ey will not disappoint us, and that old and 'n ew men will join
in upholding the reputation which St. J ohn 's sons gain ed for her in the past on the
gridiron , diamond and track.
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T earn for '96-'97.
U . A. Skirven , Captain .
H. A . Ga le.
J. S. Straho rn .
\1V. D. Smith.
Geo rge Q uaid , Substitute.
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;Vo7l- First place at U. of P. meet.
Each member of Team a g·olcl watch.
Team for '97-'98.
C. C. Herman , Jr.
J. lVI. Sinclair, Captain .
F. vV. Evans.
C. H. MacN abb.
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�Relaying at St. Johnt s.
Ever since St. John's has taken any interest in relaying it has been a source of
real prid e. \i\Then you stop and think of the numb er of students at St. John' s as
compared with the oth er colleges throug hout th e country, only prai se can be
mentioned in connection with her relaying career.
In 1896 her team was compo sed of Gale, Boe hm, Skirven a nd Smith. Thi s
year in the races given under th e auspices of th e Un iversity of Pennsylvania she
competed with Ursinus Colleg e, Gettysburg College, and University of \ t\Testern
Pennsylvania, and won second place. The prizes, w hich co·n sisted of ve ry pretty
silver cups, appropriately inscribed, were the first St. John's had ever won at
relayin g, an d the members of the team were justly proud of th em.
In 1897, Gale, Strahorn, Skirven an d Smith composed th e team. This year
in the Penn sylvani a races the team took first prize, which consi sted of a gold watch
for each member of th e team and a silken bann er for the College. The competitors were Maryland U niversity, J ohns Hopkins and U niversity of Columbia.
St. John 's time was 3-41.
For the season of 1898 several mishaps caused some . little change in St.
John' s work alo·n g this line. Only one member of the '97 T eam was left, and
before tim e fo r active work on th e track, hi s health was so impaired as to cause
him, much to his sorrow, to give up running altogether (even to make inspections) .
H owever, the few recrqits went to work, outfitted themselves and formed the
team . vVb en the time for the P enn sylvan ia races came, the men had little expectation of going, and h ad about g iven up all hope when Dr. Soho came to their
aiel and said they must go a nd do their best. A lm ost entirely by the Doctor's
efforts the fo ur boys a nd a manager got the necessary funds and left on th e last
evening train and arrived at Philadelphia at midnig ht, tired out and feeling in
very p oo r condition fo r the races, which were to take place th e followin g afte rnoon. Th e team was composed of C. C. Herman , 'oo ; F. \i\1. Eva ns, '99; J. M.
Sinclair, '99, and C. H. MacN'abb, '98, who ran in th e order given.
H opkins won, not so much by the superiority of their men as by their trainin g
and coaching. The race was close between Columbia and St. J ohn 's, but Meigs,
their last man , saved th e clay for Columbia. Badl y as our b oys hated defeat, th ey
were rather pleased at their time, which was 3-45·
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�Their next appearance was at Maryland Oval, Baltimore, on May 21, where
they competed with Maryland Agricultural College, Gallat,Jdet, \iVestern Maryland
and Johns Hopkins for the championship of Maryland.
H opkins ' first man, for some reason, early in the race knocked down H erman,
St. John's first man, and despite the kick of the Hopkins supporters, the referee
disqualified the team and thu s the trophy and championship went to 'Western
Maryland.
Owing to the fact that so many of St. John' s athletes joined the army at the
breakin g out of th e "unpleasantness" with Spain , th e usual interclass field clay was
abandoned.
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�St. Johnts.
\!Vide to t he breeze th y ba nn e rs fl ing,
F or loyal sons their g ree tin gs brin g;
Thy so ns with raven lock s or g ray
vVi th raptu re ha il th y na tal day,
S t. J o hn 's!
Yo n shining g ree n, thi s stat ely h a ll ,
G lad college days t o all reca ll .
Th e lin de ns, elms, th e poplar tree,
Bid lov ing h earts all turn t o th ee,
S t. J ohn 's !
Th e Severn bea rs yon Coll ege cree k ,
A tribute to th e C hesapeak e,
Whi ch onwa rd bea rs it t o the sea
T o si ng of thee. to s ing of th ee,
S t . J ohn 's !
Be nea th th y sh ad es have h eroes trod ,
Th ey foug ht fo r ma n , th ey sleep in God.
Th eir g low in g deeds lik e morn 's brig ht flood
Illume th e wo rld a nd fire th e blood,
S t . J ohn 's!
A n a ncient , fa ir, hist oric t ow n ,
Which Fa me and Glory ri chl y crown ,
A scept red q uee n o n jeweled thro ne
G ua rds t h ee with treas ures all h er ow n ,
S t . J o hn 's !
In every realm of upward th oug ht ,
Wh ere men have d elved or men have wroug ht ,
Th y sturdy so ns h igh carve t hy name
O n a rches b road of a ncient fame,
St. J ohn 's!
In a ll t he st ro ng, th e ge ntl er a rts,
Whe re brawn or brain o r th robb ing h earts,
L ift up the race t o heig hts sublime,
Th y standards sweep t he heig ht of tim e,
St. J ohn 's!
A blessed past do th blessi ngs bring Brin gs music in th e h eart t o s in g.
It sin gs to- day of a uld la ng sy ne,
Whe n yo uthful lives were li ved in thin e,
S t . J ohn's!
Th y shinin g path shall, li ke th e sun ,
Pour bless ings rich on every one.
The sp lendors of t he ages crown
Thy cl ass ic shades with fa ir ren own ,
S t . J ohn 's!
Praises t o His g racious power,
\N h o spa ns t he ages as a n hour,
S catters th e bl oom of ages cl ow n
T o wreath e for th ee a fragra nt crow n ,
St. J ohn 's !
EDW I N HI GGINS.
Ilfarch, 1899·
H ere, g ift ed mind s, a nd h elpful hands,
O ut to th e world send knig htly band s.
In th o usand lives t hey liv e aga in
As from th e so ng sprin gs th e refrain,
S t. J ohn 's!
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�The Cows and the Campus.
I am going to tell a yarn of Old St. John's. O ld, in the above sentence,
refers to St. John's in the concrete, a nd th e concrete in St. John 's, rather than
the period to which th e yarn belongs . Althoug h t o me they seem far distant in
th e dim vistas of th e p ast , yet 1 eckoned by th e calendar these eve nts wou ld easily
find a place in modern history. This yarn is of th e days of the Gastronomic Club
(whisper it low) and "le cercle des clzats cltauds, " when ''th ere ·were no ten com mandments" a nd Bob Hays, Bull Martin, Buck Ig lehart, Monty Gi lpin and D as h
De Shields were in the h eyday of their youth- - before they beca me as th ey are
to-day, of the earth-earthy, decent and uninteresting. It was said tha t while th ese
fellows were at St.John 's whenever a ny mischief was afoot, Dr F ell would wisely
put their names down as being in it for sure and would then look for the rest.
Dr. Fell's method of detective action was somewhat different from Vidocq ' s,
whose motto was "clterclzez la femm e." Dr. Fell had only to write down the
nam es of these fellows and "clzerclzez" the rest. One incident abou two ofth;s
precious quintette before I tell the yarn of whi ch I spoke .
Dr. Fell in those days acted as banker for ma ny of th e students. Their
allowa nces were received a nd disbursed by him . One day my attention was
attracted to Bob and Buck engaged in earnest conversation in McDowell just
outside the office door . I h eard Bob say : "All right, Buck, I think I can work
it. Lend me y our hat.'' Bob then took Bu ck's somewhat dilapidated h eadgear
a nd left Buck his derby, which was perfectly g-ood . Entering the office with his
St. Anne's choir countenance, Bob addresses the President with becoming meekness . ' ·Sorry to interrupt you, Doctor, but I need some money . I must have a
new hat" The Doctor ever ready to check any tend e ncy toward s extravagance
takes th e ha t off Bob's head a nd examines it critically. " W ell , this is rath er a
bad hat, Hays . How much will a new one cost?" h e asks. "Fi•;e doll a rs,"
replies Bob. "Five dolla rs,' ' exclaims Dr . F ell , "why, I don ' t pay that mu ch for
a suit of cloth es . H ere take two doll a rs and don ' t spend it a ll if you can h elp it . ''
"All right, D octor , mu ch o bliged ," ex claims Bob , backing out with ma ny bows.
Outs ide he me ets Buck; they exchange hats a nd go downtown t o in ve;.;t th eir
rich es in unw a tered Bond's on State Circle.
I relate the above incid ent si mply to show ho w rea lly clever th ese fell ows were
and that th eir subseq ue nt success is but a natural se qu ence. For Bob H ays is now a
prominent a ttorney in Ca mden, New J e rsey, enj oy ing a lu crativ e prac t ice; whil e
Buck Ig leha rt du ring our lates t unpl easa ntn ess condu cted th e nava l operations
abo ut Cuba in co njuncti o n with Schley, Sampson a nd George Southgate.
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Now for t hat ot her yarn . Of course, yo u have h eard a bout th e cow in ~ h e
Chapel ? W ell , I'm going to tell you how it h ap pened . In th ose da ys th e calv es
killed for th e prodiga ls of S~ . John 's were fatted on th e premises. All th e broad
campus was th eir g raz ing ground a nd at eventide 'twas a t ouchin g sce ne to watch
"t he lowing h erd wind slow ly o'er th e lea' ' a nd d isa ppear behind Hum p hreys'
tinted walls. Greatly they thrived upon butterc ups (ranunculus bulbosus) a nd
tennis balls. Th ey consid ered th e campus th eir ow n by right of imm emorial usage
a nd rese nted the ma neu vers of the battalion of cad ets by getting in front of the
columns of fours a nd licking th e face of the adjutant at dress pa rad e. Th e argum ent of th e cows was that th ey never went into th e halls and bothered th e
students, th en why should the stud ents com e o ut o n the campus and disturb th em?
These ideas th e cows neve r communicated to th e students, he nce th eir actions
were considered by th e students as pure cussed ness. Each s ide endeavored to
ge t even a nd th ere was a sworn fu ed between the cows a nd the College . The
cows continued t o worry the stud ents a nd the students in turn made life miserable
for the cows. Fin ally, a course of definite action was agreed upon by th e stud ents,
who decided t o punish a few cows indiv idu all y as a n example to th e rest. One
particularly froli cso me calf was t aken bodily up two flights of stairs in Pinkney a nd
placed in th e bed of a professo r who already had a room fu ll of ponies. Of course,
when the professor return ed home a nd found the addition t o his stable th e ca lf
was cuffed a nd kicked all th e way downstairs and smartin g with the memo ry of
this assault forever afterwa rds gave the stu dents a wide benh. It was next
d ecided to put a cow up in the belfry of McDowell , but thi s proj ect was abandon ed
for fear of awakening Gregory , who th en lived in McD owell , because a cow is not
a sy lphlike creature to ta ke up three flights of steps protected with a rmor pla t e.
Finally , a more feasi bl e id ea lodged in th e fertil e minds of the co nspirato rs. Why
not put a cow in Chapel ? Th e id ea see med refreshingly original a nd suffi cientl y
daring to add th e sp ice of sport . So it was d ecid ed th at a full gro wn cow sh ould
be placed up on th e dais in th e Chapel wh ere it could bett er ch ew th e cud of
reflection, repent the folli es of the past and d ecid e in future not to interfe re with
" J a mar 's warriors who wabbled wh en th ey walked." In th e d ea d of nig ht th e
deed was done . Th e nex t mornin g as the stud ents fi led in Chape l a nd t oo k th e ir
seats th ey found up on th e dais a cow calmly a nd co mpl acently chew ing h er cud
and eye ing th em with sole mn seri ousn ess . Each stud ent sat in silence . Soon
th e augu st fa culty , h eaded by T . F ell , LL.D. , Ph .D., ma rch ed slowly up th e aisle.
Th e lea rn ed Doctor was the first to see th e usurper.
"A moment speechl ess, motionless, amazed,
T he throneless monarch on the Angel gazed,
vVbo met his look of anger and surprise
vVith th e divine compassion of his eyes."
Dr. Fell th en t urn ed hi s a tte ntion to th e students, who sat in si lent rows with
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�fac es as serious a nd unco ncerned as if it was a n every-day occurren ce for a cow to
be on the da is. H e ordered thos e n earest to him t o "Remove th e beast, " but
they sat lik e men of stone . It was a sol emn mom ent. Thin gs were at an issue
bet ween th e D octor a nd th e cow , and it was the D octor' s move . Th e choir com p osed of D utch Zimm erma n a nd F ra ncis Oliver slow ly cha nt ed : "So h e h as put
d ow n the mig hty fro m th eir thrones a nd exalted th ose of low d egree.'' This
seemed to goad th e fac ulty t o action . A s it was g ettin g late th ere was nothing
fo r the facult y t o d o but t o take Tim e by th e fo relock a nd the cow by th e horns
a nd remove h er t o her p roper level. Th e cow ~ee m ed t o lik e its p oint of va nt age
a nd stu bbo rnl y refu sed to m ove. Pull as th ey mi g ht th ere st ood th e cow lik e
Gibraltar and th ere sat th e solemn rows of exasp era ting ly solemn faces. Fin a lly ,
one mem ber of th e fac ult y, re memb ering th e old days up on th e farm , seize d a nd
tw ist ed the cow's t ail. This was too mu ch for th e cow . a nd wh en she yie lded she
y ield ed all at once. D ow n th e a isle pellm ell r ushed th e cow . R eachin g th e d oor
it saw the flig ht of stone st eps and p referring a twist ed t ai l t o a t wisted neck sh e
again stood h er g roun d . Th e tw ist lost its virtu e an d th e cow st ood fas t. Th ere
was nothing to d o but t o turn the cow into one of the class rooms u nt il aft er Chapel,
wh en it was re moved by Gregory a nd Mr . Garver.
This ep isod e ended th e practice of pasturing th e cows on th e campus. It
was not kn own to what ends th e stud e nts would go, so th e faculty removed th e
t empta ti on by remov ing th e cows, and th e campu s was no longer a cow-ya rd, a nd
th ere was peace again in ol d S t. J ohn 's.
R OBE RT P EN I NGT ON, ' 93·
Ringt Bells of the Centuriest Ring!
Annapolis, !649- !899.
Ring, bells of the centuri es, ring,
O ver th e tow n where ivies cl in g,
0' er th e t ow n of song a nd st ory ,
Brig ht wit h fa me all robed in g lor y.
Ring out yo ur a nt he ms, sweet a nd rare;
Ring bloom a nd blosso m everyw here.
Go pla nt to -day a fragra nt tree ,
In y ea rs t o co me ' twill s ing with th ee.
Pla nt m arke rs bold in sto ri ed stree t,
Wh ere S t ate a nd N atio n fond ly g reet
Ce nturies of th e dear old t own,
A nd wr eathe a new h er qu ee nly crown .
R ing, bells of the centuri es, ring,
Your silver t ones lik e bann ers fl ing ,
Above h er da rk hi st ori c walls,
Within h er loft y s tat ely halls.
Ring ma nly deeds, ring wo ma n' s words;
Rin g arm of steel, ring song of birds .
Th ey' 11 lift the wo rld t o nobler life,
A nd sweep away dread huma n strife .
H o nor th e men who shackles bro k e,
The tyra nny of ages s mote.
H onor men wh o fo r free do m wroug ht ,
Freed om fo r conscience , sp eech a nd th oug ht.
Ring round the world on eagle's wing Brave fr eedo m is th e people's king.
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�By th e ga tes of th e d ear old t own
Th e sil ent bells look nig htly down .
Th ey g uard th e graves where h eroes sleep.
Each cherished spot th ey fo ndly k eep.
At rise of sun th ey wake the c him e
Of ant hems for th e realms of tim e.
They' ll lift the world to nobl er life
A nd sweep away dread hum a n strife.
On some brig ht morn th ey all will rin g.
Th e bells of wa r will rise and sing,Th ey' ll ring from every warrior g un
Th a t war has cease d , its course is run .
Rin g sweet est benedictio ns down
Upon this brave histori c town.
He who k eeps the century flower,
Keeps th e oa k when storm clouds lower;
Rings th e bells in their spheres sublime,
Will keep this t own till end of time.
EDWIN HI GGINS.
"Motus T emporis."
So silently th e nig ht goes g liding by
And ush ers in the g lorious morn ;
The shining sun procla im s so noiselessly
Th at nig ht is subj ect to his scorn .
But, a h ! life' s very bri g ht est noon
Must need s obey returnin g ni g ht .
But th ere's a clay beyond th e tomb
\!\T hose sun sh all never lose its lig ht.
With meas ured pace t he clays are g liding by,
As they t o each thei r treas ures give.
Th e yea rs with all their joys a re pass ing by
And leaving less of life to liv e .
Tim e's blessi ngs come a nd go too soon,
And life is most of all reg ret.
But th ere's a d ay beyond th e t omb
\!\T hose gold en sun shall never set.
The Poplar.
Oh, mig hty tree! that sta nd eth stanch and tru e ,
Thoug h th y hoary boughs a re with ivy twin ' d;
H ow ma ny sto rms have blown thy branch es throu g h ?
How ofte n hath thy trunk withstood th e wind ?
How often ha th th e silver moonlig ht bath' d
Thee in its pale a nd iridescent rays?
H ow often h ave refreshin g raindro ps lav' d
Thy parched foliage in th e summer days?
How often h as t thou seen th e g old en sun
Ris e o'er the ri ver's bloom ena meled shore,
And hea rd the birds when day had scarce begun ,
Peal forth th e ir sweetest ca rols o'e r a nd o'er?
Thou hast se en th e redma n ' neath th y bra nch es t all ,
On ly t o vanish in the forest g lade.
Thou has t seen thy sister oaks a nd popla rs fall
Und er the woodman 's keen and flashing bl ade .
And seen the halls of learning slow ly rise,
vVhere wildest deer and antlered elk did graze,
And sheltered 'neath thy shade from burning skies
How many travelers on th eir different ways?
And still thou stanclest there so fir m and strong,
Although decay assails th y sturdy heart ,
And shrivels up thy branches once so long,
Thou standes t lik e a patriarch , apart
From all the m ona r chs of the forest wild,
And may'st thou ever stretch thy lofty a rms
Unto th e h eavens ever blu e and mild ;
And may no storm a ttack thee with a larms ;
And may no tempest toss thy limbs so gray,
But let th em , with th y verdant ivy twin ' d,
Kiss ' d softly by th e ge ntle summer wind,
Stand there defying Ti me's e ternal sway .
R.
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MALCOLM Hu N TER .
�Barry Sidney.
A Story of Colossal Nerve.
UN
ER VE and money rul e the world,'' said Sidney sent entiously- a bit
triumph a ntly, I thought.
There had been silence in the club-room for so me minutes , if I except the lazy
puff, puff of a half dozen cigarettes, and when this remark was made we all turned
anxiously upon the speaker.
'' Another m ess,'' muttered Darcy in disgust.
Sidney had not been long with us; h e had come from the N orth with a new
insurance corporation, and was a comparative stranger to all of us but Darcy.
We only kn ew that he had plenty of money and plenty of n erve, and was well
liked by both men and women. But was there ever such a fellow for getting into
scrapes? No, we thought not, and he had a m ost happy (?) way of shoving his
troubles on the shoulders of th e club.
"Yes," he continued, gazing intently at Martin's cowlick , " that's true,
fellows-nerve and money rule th e world!"
"Are you going to t ell us a joke," asked Williams, with a shudder. Sid's
cigars were better than hi s jokes .
"I never joke," r emarked that person, with cru shing hauteur.
"Excuse Williams , Barry," I sa id, " and tell us you r story if you've got one."
The dear boy beamed affection ately at me, and passing his cigar case to me,
said :
''Do any of you know Miss Beauty?''
We sighed.
Miss Beauty was the favorite topi c of conversation at the club. More
than ha lf its members were madly in love with her, a nd no one ha d ever
discovered her real na m e nor where she lived; nor, in fact, a nything about her. She
was very unapproachable . We h ad named her "Beauty," with astonishing appro pri ;tteness. She used to walk past our bay window quite often , and once the
ru sh of fellows was so great that Darcy fell through, la nding in a highly touching
and sentimental position at Miss Beauty's d ai nty feet.
He stuttered and got red in the face, and continued to abuse himself all to no
purpose; not a smile did he win . She only gathered her skirts togeth er in a more
fas cinatinv. manner, and tripped away. Since then Darcy has r efuse d to smile.
"Well, it seems as though you didn't know her," dryly remark ed Sid . We
sighed twice. "But I oo!!!"
There was a long rhetorical pause, broken a t last by Darcy's saying with ill co ncealed envy, "The devil you do.''
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"I never joke," r eplied Barry with a superior smile; "it came about this way.
One day I was sauntering on the avenue, when all of a sudden my heart gave a
thump, for who should be just ahead of me but the angel-Miss B ."
''A thought came to me" ( I fear we a ll look ed skeptical h ere) ''and I said,
'All's fair in love'--I will follow h er . No sooner thought th a n done. After
making a few turns, she ran lightly up the steps of a pretty little house , and let
herself in with a latch k ey. It did not tak e Barry Sidney long to run up those
same steps and rin g the bell."
vVe a ll gasped. "'Oh, don ' t you see," said this paragon of colossal nerve,
''I figured it out like this. She would hav e had only enough time to get into
the hall, and look at hers elf in th e h all mirror (ail girls do that, you know), and
hearing the bell she would open the door. Then I would say something-hadn't
thought what, and she would answer , and th en-w ell , then I would have spoken
to her anyway. Don't you see?''
We could only nod our h eads in si len ce.
·'But to my disgust a dapper young fellow opened the door imm ed ia tely, and
the gi rl was nowh ere to be seen. His ap,Jearing like one of Aladdin's genii so
startled me that for the mom ent I was embarrassed.'' ( Martin gave me a nudge
and laugh ed up his sleeve.) ''Stammering a Iit tie I asked, 'Does Miss Sidney live
here?''
''Your own name,'' the fellows int errupted in surprise.
"Yes. by gad! it was the only one I could think of. But, listen, the young
dude said, 'Yes, she is exp ecting J'Ozt!' vVell, boys, if Darcy had paid me that
ten dollars, I could not have been more staggered. I felt quite ill for th e mom ent
but went in, a nd to my grea t relief the dude betook himself down the st reet, instead
of following me into th e drawing-room. He first called up th e steps in an indifferent manner, 'He's here , !11ugs!'
'' 'Mugs!' I thou g ht in disgust; 'oh torture! is her na me 111ugs .fl Bea utyMugs. From the s ublim e to the ridiculous.' She kept me waiting some tim e, so I
looked around .''
" Did you swipe any photos of her?" inquired Darcy with suspicious eagerness.
"No, I didn't see any, or I would, old man ," la ugh ed Barry .
'· Oh, well," expostulated Jarvis, "go on with your yarn-never mind what
vou saw."
So Sid went on-"In a few minutes (after I had looked around, Jarvis) there
was a rustle, and then before I could turn around, she was in the room , only a
couple of yards from me, looking up with the loveliest smile.''
D a rcy groaned. Poor chap !
"Ye gods, I was afraid to look at her, I dreaded to see that smile fade, a nd
to hear 'Excuse me , sir; I think you have made a mistake ; I do not know you . '
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�''But, no! ·when I did look up, she only smiled the more bewitchingly, so
having nothing better to do, I smiled, too.
"'Well," she said, 'aren't you going to speak to me?'
"I murmured that I was waiting for her to speak to me, at which she laughed
and called me 'silly.'
"I felt better, more at ease, equal to the emergency, etc. Evidently I was not
discovered.
" 'How changed you are. Not a bit like your photograph,' she hinted, with
a mischievous look.
"My knees clashed-it was coming!
" 'Let me see,' she went on, 'where did I put it? Maybe you didn't know that
Aunt Helen sent one to Mugs.'
"That everlasting Mugs. May she die a sudden death before she sees me, I
prayed.
" 'Did you know it?' I was asked.
"'Oh, dear yes.' I asserted boldly, 'I helped her to do it up.'
'' 'Oh,' screamed Miss Beauty, 'what a story-teller you have grown to be. It ' s
very wrong to be deceitful,' and diving into an embroidered bag on the table she
produced a photo of a hideous baby, on which was written,
'Harold-3 months
and 4 days.'
''So I was Harold. Good!
•· 'Now you helped her to do that up!' Miss Beauty pointed a tapering forefinger scornfully at the luckless babe.
"'Oh, that was only a joke,' I said lamely; for you know, fellows, I never
joke (here Jarvis treated his sleeve to another sunny smile) but it had the desired
effect and she smiled, asking solicitously, 'How is poor Aunt Helen?'
'' 'Oh, very much better,' I answered at a venture.
" 'Has she been ill ? ' inquired Miss B. in surprise, opening her sweet eyes
wide. 'Why she never told Mugs!'
"That blessed Mugs again. Why would she disturb my peace of mind?
'' ·Oh. nothing serious,' I assured her, 'only one of the old attacks.'
"I hadn't an idea what to say if she asked me the nature of the attack. But
she spared me and said, 'Oh, yes, tell me about Cousin Sue?'
"'Oh, she's tip-top,' I said gayly, bound not to subject Cousin Sue to any
ailments.
'''Now, Harold, you are very wicked to treat me this way.' The little finger
was being shaken at me solemnly.
'' 'Why?' I queried as lightly as I could.
" ·You are trying to puzzle me, Harold, by pretending Sue is a girl when I
know he is not; now aren't you ?'
'' 'You are a clever little--' and here my heart stopped-so did 1-1 did not
know what name to call her. A spasm chased itself across my face, painfully, but
she did not see it, thanks be to-Mugs, perhaps, I don't know.
''Stealing a look at her, I was surprised to see her deep in thought, and fearing
another question about some more cousins, I started the conversation on an easier
basis. 'Won't you play for me, I love music!'
''My simple request had a startling and unlooked-for effect. She flashed
around at me and said indignantly: 'Harold, I don't believe you know whether
I'm Betty or Kit ?'
"My eyes dropped before her accusing ones, I could not answer; but, eureka,
I happened to notice the initial 'B' on her dainty little handkerchief, so with a
radiant smile I said, 'Now I'll fool you, for you are Betty.'
'' 'No.I' she said, in sepulchral accents.
'' 'You can't be Kit?' feigning wonder, but certain of my game.
"'Nol' she said again , shaking with uncontrollable laughter. 'You ar~ too
good, Harold !'
''1 was certainly nonplussed at all events, and looked sheepish beyond a doubt.
"Just then some one was heard on the stairs. 'Here comes Mugs,' cried
Beauty joyfully.
'How glad she will be to see you.'
And with these words she
darted from the room, leaving me in mortal terror, to have a whispered consultation with the dreaded Mugs.
"When she entered I looked up eagerly. She was no dragon, but a very sweet
looking old lady, undoubtedly Beauty's mother.
"'How do you do?' I said. 'I am so glad to see you,' accenting every other
word, and rushing at her like a man goes for a free lunch counter.
"She thanked me and said she was very well, and hoped I had left them all
well at home. I assured her they were all very well, especially 'Sue.' It seemed
for a moment she was mystified, but Beauty reminded her to ask me to lunch.
''Of course, I had a thousand excuses ready, but the imperious little lady would
hear of none, so stay I must.
"The young dude came back and we had quite a merry(?) famil'y party. Never
will I forget that awful meal. I didn't even find out her name, for Mugs called
her 'dear' or 'pet' or 'love,' and the dude called her 'Sis.' Where Betty and Kit
were, 1 knew not. Then the terrible catechism I · had to undergo. The dude
wanted to know if I was anything of a sportsman, and to my reply in the negative,
said r ought to be, living in the country all my life.
'' 'Oh, well,' I said, 'you know dear mother was so nervous.'
" 'Nervous!' echoed Beauty, 'why Mugs used to tell me what a splendid shot
she was. Surely, she wasn't afraid to trust you with a gun!'
"I stammered something about that being some time ago, and looking up at
Mugs, found quite a kindly look in her eyes. But Beauty, the relentless vixen,
must next know about 'Sue's' college days, and if he got into any scrapes.
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�" 'Barrels,' I vowed, with alacrity, 'I' II tell yo u some of th em after while.'
"'Yet he used to be such a quiet fellow, ' said Beauty, apparently lost in
thoug ht.
''But everything com es to a n end-so did lun ch. Mugs a nd th e dude disappeared a nd Beauty and I seemed fated to another tete- a-tete.
"But th e door-bell ra ng a nd in came a messenger with a note, which requested
Beauty's compa ny at an informal afternoon tea , so I suggested leav ing at once.
" 'Well,' she said, 'yes, tha t would be very ni ce to let me go to my friends,
but you must promise to come back to-morrow evening, now won't you?'
"O h , if you could have see n h er smile ! No amount of catechis ms, no fear of
discovery could keep me away when she asked me to come, a nd I hinted as much
to her. But she only laug hed and called me 's illy' agai n, which I did not mind
much-from her. "
" But, my d ea r boy, " interposed D a rcy, "yo u didn't go back?"
Th e conte mpt wi th which Barry regard ed his friend wa s more tha n withering,
it was an nihila ting.
"Certainly," he sa id emphati ca lly. " I went back that nig ht and nearly
every nig ht since."
"Weren't you found ou t ?" ask ed J arvis.
"Oh, yes, " rep li ed Sid, indifferently, "last night I told h er who I was, and
she said--"
W e all stopped smoking in our eagerness to he:1r what she did to Barry,
when she called him down.
''S he said-she !tad known it ever since tlze first jive minutes she talked to mel"
''And didn't she expla in he r pa rt of the farce?'' W e all ask ed brea thless!y.
" Yes ," she had noti ced how I followed her so ma ny times (I didn't t ell you
of all the tim es I followed her-I only told you of th e last tim e) a nd she was going
to teach me a lesso n . So she concocted an imagin a ry Cou sin H arold , a nd m ade
my life a burden-though a delightful one it was. Mrs. Larim er had not approved
of he r course of act ion, but Sidney's word is la w."
"Sid11ey? who is Sidney?"
·· Wh y Beauty , of co urse. W as n' t it a stra nge coincidenc e, fellows, th at in
my e mbarrassme nt th at day I stood lacing the dud e, I asked for Miss Sidney,
and he th ought I reall y knew his sister, a nd Mugs, dea r Mugs, felt so sorry for
me, when Sidney mad e her promise to tak e her part in the little drama. Is there
a nythin g else you wa nt to know? "
"Well. yes; wha t 's the end of it?" It was D a rcy who asked the question.
"The e nd of it , old ma n, is-won 't you be my best ma n on the tenth of
November?''
Darcy sta red a moment , then murmured weakly, ''You are joking !''
'' I never joke,'' replied Sidney solemnly.
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Poem.
0 God! when sorrow sinks the heart
To deepest depths of wild despair,
Lives still th e hope to-morrow 's sun
Will shine with cl earer lig ht and fair!
What work hath bitterness to do?
What virtu e do we find in loss?
H ave tears th eir own reward in view?
Is there a crown for every cross?
Great God! who mov'st 'midst myriad spheres,
And dw ell 'st in hearts of lowly men ,
Will nobl e r d eeds displace frail fears?
Will li ves dejected rise ag;:~in?
Made g lorious thro ' their nig hts of g ri ef?
We so mehow feel tha t Thou art good;
That th ou a rt Faith's one, sole reli ef,
And yet we live not as we should .
Thy plans mysterious escape
Th e last a nalysis of thoug ht,
And yet we feel tha t Th ou dost ma ke
The web of life just as it ought
T o be; for Thou a rt just, and faith
In Thee joins our poor souls to thee .
Thou wilt not give o'er us to D eath ,
We e'en now feel th e victory.
Through life t o death we onwa rd g lide,
And death's life's gat eway dark,
O 'er life's roug h sea may Heaven g uide
Our shifting, tossi ng bark.
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�Our Bel Air Hero.
I
T is the last inning. Nine times '·Forrest Hill'' has
been retired , leaving only sixteen runs to th eir cred it.
Through eight long innings "Bel Air" has struggled for
victory. At the bat for the last time, the score stands six teen
to sixteen, with two out and three on bases.
Now the mig hty Captain Stump springs up, spitting on
his hands and seizing his largest bat in a powerful grip, he
places himself in position.
Whir- r- r!! ''Strike one,'' declares the umpire.
Whiz! ! "Strikes two," the official repeats.
An awful crisis is at hand. The brave captain pulls up
his trousers, braces himself and again faces the pitcher.
~
Crack ! ! ! Something has happened. Stump is off
with lightning speed, a nd the ball, after describing a
graceful curve, drop3 lightly into infinity, so mewhere behind the centre-field fence.
Th e hero of the day canters in behind hi s three base-runners, and the honor
of Bel Air is saved-saved by Stump Worthin g ton.
The Pinkney Glee Club.
G
REAT exc itement prevails among the residents of Pinkney. Da ni el Webster
Burroughs, a Freshm an, from the rustic confines of Charles, feels that his
voice should ming le with the melodious strains produced by the recently organized
Pinkney Glee Club. At his r equest, the President has called a special meeting for
the purpose of t esting his mu sica l powers.
At the appointed hour all th e members are assembled, anxiously awaiting the
appearance of the candidate. The fiddler is present to play accompaniments.
The musical director, the Hon. W. H. Wyatt, who, if Burroughs' views are correct , has a reputation throughout the State, is also present to honor the occasion.
Now the candidate enters and is enthusiastically welcomed. The supreme
moment has a rrived and all is hushed; the silver tongued orator takes the floor.
After several attempts to get in tune with the fiddler, he manages to run the scale
u pwards, but, in trying to descend, he stops to ask th e assistance of the competent
director, who simply says, ''Go on; do the best you can."
The club, not yet satisfied with his mirth-producing efforts, requests him to
sing so me popular airs, by which th ey can probably gain a better knowledge of his
vocal powers. Daniel W. , being exceedingly desirous of displaying his sweettoned voice, responds with "Nearer My God to Thee." This is so well rendered
that his hearers a re thrilled with wonder and admiration and he sits down amidst
loud outbursts of applause. He is unanimously voted in, and the club appreciates
his worth so highly that he is at once elected Vice-President. Speech! Speech!!
is heard on all sides. He responds with the following: ''Gentlemen, I feel that
I ought to be proud of the honor to be elected to this honorable position--"
He is interrupted at this point by a gentle knocking upon the door. This disturbance is found to be caused by Mr. Howard Beard, another member of that
embryonic Class of 1902 ; he having heard the applause, also wishes to join.
The candidate is requested to take his position and get in tune with the
fiddler. Upon the musical director's asking him to run the scale, he remarks
that he would rather sing a favorite selection. And there being no dissatisfaction on the part of the members, he renders "The St~r Spangled Banner" to an
air which no one present is able to locate.
Being encored he sings (?) ''On the Banks
of the Wabash' ' to the same tune. After
the applause has somewhat subsided, he is
declared a member.
Now, to the great astonishment of his
fellow-members, Vice-President Burroughs
rises and tenders his resignation, saying,
''Gentlemen, I hate to do it and I hope you
won't think hard of me , but I 've got a lot of
lessons to stud y, and want to join the
Athletic Society a nd one of the Literary
Associations, so I won't have tim e to do my duty to the club,
a nd I ' ll have to resign my position." Mr. Penington arising,
addresses the meeting with these words: ''Mr. President a nd
gentlemen, althoug h we all d eeply regret that th e honorable
gentleman mu st resign, let us rejoice in the fact th at we have
another in our midst, one who is fully competent of assuming
the responsibilities of this office, therefore I take great pleasure
in nominating Mr. Howa rd Beard.'' ( Here Mr. Burroughs profusely tha nks Mr.
Penington. ) Mr. Beard being the only nominee, the Secretary casts th e ballot.
Study call inte rrupts th e new Vice - President in the act of a rising to tha nk the club.
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�The Leader of Company B .
How Tommy Draws Them ln.
.:1H E gallant and dashing leader of Company B did not appear on the parade
ground at drill period, and his celebrated band of h eroes found themselves
under the command of their noble First Lieutenant, whose a uburn locks were
carefu lly plastered down for the occasion, and whose elega nt Oehm 's blouse co ncealed afeeling in his bosom.
Mirabile dictul Company B won the mark. Was it not proper that the tall
captain should receiv e some recognition for the in estimable service he had done
his company by staying away. At least the Juniors thought so, and two or three of
them scurried away to prepare a banquet for His Majesty.
About fiftee n minutes later th e honored one strolled into the dining-room
with a beaming smile on his countenance, for he had just returned from a call on
his fiancee. He seated himself at his table, and pushed his cumbersome feet to
the other end, but upon turning his plate over he recoiled, startled at what he
T
saw. There lay a cold and juicy rat, carved to suit the most fastidious taste.
The students cou ld restrain themselves no longer, and the Jackass sarcastically
remarked , "Aha, Mr. Chinaman, you will put vinegar in our milk!" The brave
captain' s stomach could not reconcile the idea of milk and chopped rat, and he
rushed hastily from the dining-room where he was not seen again that day.
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"Will you walk into my office?"
Says our Tommy with a smile.
"We're fixed up for College students
In the very latest style.
W e've a second-handed organ
And a goodY. M. C. A.
A ball ground a nd a tenni s court
Q uite la rge enough for play.
Th en our little sweat· box bed-rooms,
With no ma tting on the floor ,
Are fitt ed up with extra nails
For clothing-on the door.
All the walls were lately papere ~l
For th e fourteenth time at least ,
And bugs, in beds of cobblestones,
Are eage r for a feast.
Our roach-fly speckled dining-room,
Has brand-new bills of fare.
And boarders will be highly pleased
(If they can live on air) .
Our waiters ca nnot be excelled
For making others wait,
And tipping dishes over all
Who do not tip th em straig ht.
We will furnish milk lik e wa ter
And oleomargarine,
Besides our view of Buzzards' Roost
Is the finest ever seen.
Our prices are so v ery small
For the luxuri es we give,
That we have to crowd you in
To make enough to live.
' Tis only twenty doll ars ,rnonth ly
(And some big ex tras, too) ,
But just walk into my of.fice
And we'll see what we can do .
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�Commencement Day.
Wednesday, June JS, 1898, at J0.30 A.M.
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Order of Exercises.
Music.
u Stump's
Inquiry."
Procession of Candidates for Degrees, Alumni, His Excellency, Governor
L. Lowndes, and the Board of Governors, the Superintendent of the Naval
Academy, and other distinguished Visitors, the Faculty and President of the
College.
Reading of Scriptures,
Prayer,
Music.
" H ave you seen the mail?" our little stump asked,
As he rushed in my room in a flurry.
" I have not, my dear littl e boy," I said,
'' But, what makes you seem in a hurry?''
'' Oh, Kidney and I, Tha nksgivin g were hom e,
You remember th e excellent weather?
We talked on the way of the fun we would have,
And the girls we would haul round together.
''The first night at hom e we both started out,
To pay a society duty;
And Kidney got st ruck on Joe's little girl ,
I tell you what, she's a beauty.
''So I thought I would stop , and ask for th e mail,
As my girl now owes me a letter.
Oh, dear, I a m a nxious , I wish she would write,
' Tis impossible I shou ld forget her. "
J. W . Buffington, Annapolis, Mel.
Salutatory Address,
Music.
A. L. Wilkinson, North Keys, Mel.
P rize Oration ,
Music.
CoNFEHRING OF DEGREES.
Governor L. Lowndes.
Address to the Graduating Class, .
Music.
AWARDING CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION AND PRIZES.
Address on behalf of the Society of Colonial Dames of Maryland ,
By Hon. J . Wirt Randall.
Music.
P. H. Edwards, Annapolis, Mel.
Valedictory Address,
Music.
Annual Address before the Alumni, . Rev. Ed. 0. F lagg, D.D., New York, N.Y.
BENEDICTION .
DEGREES to be conferred at the Commencement on vVednesday , June IS ,
I8g8:
Graduate Degrees.
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Albert Livingstone 'vVilkinson,
Philip Howard Edwards,
Annapoli s, Md.
North K ey , Md.
J ames 'vV a!ter H uffington ,
Peter Parrott B lanchard ,
Annapoli s, Md.
Annapolis , Md.
A lvey Michael Isanogle,
Edward Russell Cassidy,
Annapo li s, Md .
Catoctin, Md .
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�Charl es Edward Terry ,
Edwin H. Brown, Jr.
Ce ntrev ill e, Md.
An napolis, M d .
James Bayard Noble,
Owen Si ncl a ir Ceci l,
Hickman , D el.
Mi ll er sv ill e, Md .
Charles Hutchinson MacNabb,
N icholas O rem ,
St . M ichael's . Nld.
Macton, Mel.
Kao lin L ochi el vVhitson.
Hager stow n , JV[cl.
BA HELOR OF SCIENCE.
'98 Class Day Exercises.
Robe rt Goldsborough ,
Daniel H erbert Duvall ,
Par·o le, Mel.
Cambrid ge, Mel.
Wi lli am Maybell Clarke,
D eW itt Clinton L yles,
Marri o ttsv ill e, Mel.
Ha rwood , Mel.
June H, J898, 0 A.M.
In M c D owe ll Hall.
MASTER OF ART S.
Thomas G. Latimer, Class '94 ,
L. A ll ison Wilm er, Class ' 71.
Annapol is,
Baltim ore, Mel.
~Icl .
Program .
Honorary Degrees.
D ocT O R O F DrviNIT Y .
ew York ,
J. \iValter Buffington
Roll Call and Reading of ·M inutes,
R ev . J ohn A . G utteri dge ,
Rev. Charl es Campbell P ierce,
Newark, N. ] .
Y.
James B . Noble
Class History.
Class P rop hecy,
Baltimore , Mel.
Docr o R OF L AW S,
Charl es E. Terry
Farewell Add ress,
Rev . Chas. W. Baldwin ,
A . L. Wilkinson
By the Presid ent , Charl es E. Terry
P resentati on of Mock D ipl o mas,
R ev . Edward Octavu s F lagg,
New Yo r k , N. Y.
PRES IDEN"'r's F .\R E \VELL AnDRE SS .
Prizes.
Prize offered by the Alumni to S enior Class for the Best Original Oration.
A lbert L. vVilkinson.
SMOKIN G THE P I PE OF PE.\ CE .
Prestdent' s Prize for Btblical Study.
Ui\'VE! LI NG O F T!I E CLASS S ill ELD.
Howard C. Hi ll.
Prizes Awarded by the Society of the .Colonial Dames of Maryland for the Best Essays on
the Colonial History of Maryland.
FLR ST PRIZE.
SECOi\D PRIZE.
D eW itt C. Ly les .
AD J OU R Ni\l E~ T .
Charl es E . Terry.
Prestdent's Prize Medal for Oratory to Members of the J unior Class .
W illiam L. M ayo,
Ridgeley P . Melvin.
A nn apo li , Mel .
A nn apo li s, :\1cl.
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�St. Johnt s Publications.
Philokalian and Philomathean Societies.
The 30th and 29th Anniversaries.
The HCollegian."
June, J898.
For '99- J900.
Program.
. James B. Noble, <I>. K.
Address of Welcome,
Music.
R ev . Edw ard R. Parrott, <I>. K.
Address by Alumnus,
Music.
]. Walter Huffington , <I>. K.
Orator,
Music.
John H. Waller, <I>. M.
Address by Alumnus,
Music.
. J. R.
Editor-in-Chief, .
Associate Editor,
Litera ry Editors,
Alumni Editor,
Athletic Editor, .
Town and Campu s Editor ,
Humorous Editors, .
Ex change a nd Intercoll egiate Editor,
Business Manager,
Assistant Business Man ager,
PHELPS
. S. T. M ACKALL
\\ ' . H .
WYATT, H.
c. HILL
j. 0.
P U R V IS
TH OS. PENI NGTON
W.
C.
C. HERM AN ,
J. SHARTZER
0.
K. T oLLEY
. P. H. HERMAN
H. P . TUR NER
. L.
J.
FAIR BANK
Alva M. Isan ogle, <I>. M.
Farewell Address,
Music.
The HRat-Tat."
DANCING.
For '99- J900.
Executive Committee.
} AMES B. NOBLE,
<I>. K.
ALVA M. l SANOGLE,
]. WALTER H uFFINGTON,
CHA R LE
H. MACNABB,
<I>. M.
G.
DouGLAS,
<I>. M.
s. TURNER
<I>. K.
MACKALL,
<I>. M.
HENRY
<I>. K.
Reception Committee.
} Ol-IN
s.
CHARLES
STRAHORN,
c.
<I>. K.
HERMAN,
HENRY P. T URNER,
H ENRY
<I>. K.
G.
PAUL H . H E RMAN,
F.
<I>. K.
rs8
<I>. M .
<I>. M.
DOUGLAS,
} OHNS BOHANAN,
<I>. M .
Editor- in- Chief, .
Associate Editor,
Literary Editor,
Poetical Editor,
Humorous Editor,
• A .
G.
H.
KR UG
F . WISNER
H . S. ALMONY
j.
P. BRISCOE , JR.
E. C.
M. M.
Alumni Editor,
Athletic Editor,
Art Editor,
Miscellaneous Editor,
Business Managers ,
FoNTAINE
WORTHIN GTON
P.
J.
KEARNEY
. G. R . RO BERTS
. J. R. C AU LK
W . ].
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WILEY ,
0. B.
COBLENTZ
�The Shirt Tail Parade.
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HE Shirt Tail Parade, as usual, was held thi s year. T he Battali on was
fo rm ed at I I P. M. The campu s and parade g round were brilliantly
illuminated with colored li ghts. A fter battalio n drill the compani es were formed
fo r dress parade and the following o rde rs were read :
O rdered , that Sergeants Cow a nd Jackass be stabl ed and put in separate stall s.
O rdered, that two o rderli es be detai led to repo rt to Lieutenant Chri ster ,
every mo rning, with curling-irons a nd hair-o il.
Ordered, that P ri vate Carter, Company B , be detailed to keep the train of
Cap tai n traho rn's cape from dragging on t he g ro und .
O rde red, that Sergeant Tolley mutilate part of hi s B.A.
O rdered, that a derrick be pur ·based to rai se Q uartermaster Bohanan's
vo ice.
O rde red , that P riva te B riggs be p laced in a g la s ca~e and labeled.
O rdered , that a stab le be bui lt for Colonel Soho's trotting ho rse.
By req uest of the fair sex :
O rdered, t hat Li eutenant Melvin refrain from thrusting hi s obnox ious presence upon the young ladi es of A nnapo lis.
O rdered, that Corpo ral White's legs be placed in st raig ht jackets.
O rdered , that coffee and pisto ls be provided for Lieutenant Douglas and
Serg·eant Shartzer, a nd that the winner call eig ht times a week on Prince
Geo rge St reet.
O rd ered , that P riva te Hutchins leave hi s robe de nuit at home when he call s
on th e young ladies.
O rdered, that P rivate Fait be call ed every m o rning at su x -suxty-sux.
O rdered, that a red, ·w hite and blue necktie be presented to Co rpo ral
A lm on y, and that h e g ive hi s g reen one a rest.
Ordered, that P riv ate \Vorthington place a chain a roun d hi s head .
Ordered, that Sergeant Conrad use a flatiron to sm ooth so me of th e wrinkl es
·
in his face .
O rdered, that Sergeant Baer Jearn to walk in a strai g ht lin e.
O rde red, that Se rgeant Lawson be reduced to th e ra nks fo r p lay in g poker.
O rdered, t ha t Ad jutant E. H. :M ullan summ o n up so me amb iti on.
O rde red , that Corpo ra l Wisner keep o ff P rin ce Geo rge treet.
O rde red, t hat Quartermaster- Sergeant T. Fell be confin ed to the guard house fo r wast ing the Co ll ege's suppl y of demerits.
O rde red , that Captai n Lyons be cou rt-marti aled for defeating Major Cissel 's
force , Ap ril 14th .
Ordered, that Quartermaster-Sergeant A nd erson be g iven a bath, and ten
big cigarette stu mps.
O rde red, tha t Sergeant Hodges be sent to Hades to torture the Devi l with
hi s questions.
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A Visit of the G. 0. H.
[Submitted by a Freshman.]
It was at the midnight ho ur,
vV hen all throug h the hall
No sound was heard,
Not the faintest foot-fall.
Innocent F reshmen, thinking of no mi shap ,
'vVere settling themselves for a winter nap.
S uddenl y there a rose such a clatter,
Every F reshm an got up to see wha t was the m atter ,
A nd were dismayed to see in the clark
Masked Sophs. o ut for a lark.
Freshmen were seized to the number of fi ve,
By brave Sopho m ore's, and those who had a rri ved .
To the tune that was sung by the braves g rim ,
These poor F reshmen were h astil y m a rched over to the Gym,
A nd fo r two long hours were put through the mill ,
For the purpose of g iving over their power of will.
vVhen dawn had arrived som e F reshmen appeared rather m eek,
And one o r two couldn 't sit fo r a week .
A Common Quesfton.
Maid of A nnapoli s, ere I go,
Tell m e, "Is that clock mu ch slow ?"
Fo r in spect io n I must make
O r ten deme rits sad ly take.
Ha rk ! I hear the o ld church clock
I sho uld n ow have gone one b lock,
Bu t before I go, just say,
May I co me . ain this way ?
Maid of A nnapoli s, ere I go,
Tell m e, "Is that clock mu ch slow ?''
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�The G. 0. H.
First Annual Masquerade,
Held in Gymnasium October 31, 1898, at 2.30 A. M .
Program.
Officers (ex officio) .
William J. Shartzer, L.S.:VI.P.H.G.M.
*- - - - -- , I.C.M.P.W.S.K.
Paul H. Herman, P.E.C.S. B.
William H. Wyatt, C.S.
Charles C. H erman , H.M-M.C.T.
Ferdinand Willi;1ms, Angel.
William P. L :twson, Chaplain.
Prayer
. . by the Chaplain.
Boxing Match
. Aftung vs. Mi llikin.
Mr. Aftung won by delivering a knock-out blow of .0037 horsepower, in th e sixth round,
after three and one-half minutes of fighting.
Three Excuses for Living . . . . . . . F ait, Millikin, Aftung, Eichm a n, Kell y.
Mr. Eichman won with the followin g: ( a) ' 'To be a Freshman . "
by the Sophs." (c) "To be here to enjoy myself."
(b)
"To be hazed
Boat Race . . . • . • Provided-two bowls full of water and four toothpicks.
Aftung vs. Kelly.
Mr. Kelly won. Mr. Aftung, on account of his specific gravity, displaced too much water
and was not able to seat himself properly in his boat.
Barking Contest . . . . . . Object-The Moon. Volum e, Sweetness and Floibity of T one considered, . . . Fait, Millikin, Aftung, Eichman, Kell y .
Mr. Millikin won.
Officers .
G. Franklin Wisner, Lord Supreme a nd Most Puissa nt High Grand Mogul.
Harry S. Almony, Indian Chief Poopli-ki and Most Potent Wielder of the Scalping Knife.
Oscar B. Coblentz, Pre-eminent and Exalted Commander of the Slat Brigade.
E. Clarke Fontaine, Chief Slatter.
John P. Briscoe, Jr., High Muckyty-Muck of the Chain Twisters.
Willard J. Wiley, Angel in charge of Victims.
Andrew H. Krug, Chaplain.
Members (ex officio).
Class of I 900.
Members.
Class of I 90 r.
*The Class of 1900 was not fortunate enough to have a savage of Poopli-ki 's abilities in
their camp.
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Ch asing Smiles . . .
. . . . . Fait, Millikin, Aftung, Eichman, Kelly.
A ll five won the first prize.
Imitation of Short Line Railroad Train . . . . . . Provided-contestants elbows
to serve as wheels, and a gymnasium horse to serve as a tunnel.
Fait vs . Aftung.
Mr. Fait won. Mr. Aftung tried to ch ange his gear whi le in the tunnel , and broke his
steam-steering apparatus.
Distribution of Prizes and Conferring of Stripes.
O scar B. Coblentz, P.E.C.S. B.
E . Cl arke Fontaine, C.S .
�St. John's Established Church.
St. John's Regiment of Volunteer Prevaricators.
P op e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. K. Toll ey , B.A.
Cardinals . . ]. R. Ph elps, W . H . W yatt, B.N , B. F .
B ishop. Hi s wors hip , Th e Ve ry Rt . R ev. T . A . Coll ison
P riests . F a t hers, Bu ggeus Lyo ns, Thom as P eningt on*
Brotlzers
P . H . H erm a n J C. C. H erm a n
Saint . . . . .
. Edgar F ontaine
L ocal P reacher
. H. S. Almony :j:
A lta1 B oys . .
'
. S choolfi eld, Ei chm a n. Aftun g
*Called d o wn for going to church tw ice in on e day.
t Excommunica ted for attendin g th e E piscopa l Church wh en
his g irl was in to wn .
t Suspended for s itting o n th e steps o f th e Method ist Church
with a youn g lad y.
Colonel.
H a rmless Boha na n.
L ieutenant- Colonel.
L . I. A. R . Crawford. *
Majors.
Dum py P ening ton .
Stump W orthin g ton.
Captaius.
S . F. C. P . Lawso n.
W. ] . Sha rtzer.
Za ntbus A nd erson .
F . 0. U . Irela nd .
L ieutenants.
Anderson's Soliloquy.
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This pipe is all th at 's left me now ,
I puff a nd chew a nd sp it.
When on ce a ma n begin s t o s mok e
He d on't know where he 'll g it.
Last year I sm ok ed a cigarette,
T wo y ears ago, a sni pe,
But finall y I settled d ow n,
Determined on th e pi pe .
Th ey used to call me yell ow kid,
' Twas yea rs ago, alack!
To -d ay th e Dr. called m e brown ,
To -morrow I ' ll be black .
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L. I. Hill. :j:
P eter Br.1dy.
Bu g . L yons .
Kidd Melvin .
N . A. Turn er .-f
Uniqu e R as in .
F . Y. Fa it .§
Tub Aftun g .
Higlz Private in tlze R ear R anks.
J oh n Chinama n S tra horn.
*Pro moted fo r e xtraord ina r y proficiency.
so.
t Long imaginatio n.
~ F i s h ya rn .
·r Ro rn
�Q
President.
S \V!LLT ,UI~.
JA CKA
Vice-President.
HoN. TnoMA S
PEKINGTO~ ,
P.D .Q.
The White Ribbon Society.
Secretary and T reasurer.
Cow CoNRAD.
Long-eared Jacks.
Wm. Fait.
H . G. Retz.
D. Burroughs.
P. D. L YONs,* P res ident.
Tum,rAs PE~INGTON ,t V ice-P re iden t.
SltorL-eared Jades.
C. C. Herman.
Officers in Charge of Intoxicated Members.
LeRoy Fai rb ank .
H. C. Hi ll.
General Asses.
B . vV. Anderson.
0. K. Tolley.
Blooming Ass.
J oh n Strah orn.
H ostler.
Polecat Cob len tz.
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J . R. P helps.t
P . H. Herman:!
Jlfzdes.
vV. J. Shartzer.
T. . CoLLISON, Secretary.
W. J . SnARTZER,t Trea urer.
S. T . Mackall.
W . P. Lawson.§
H. S. Almony.
Members.
H. P. Turner.
Wm. Fait. II
0. K. Tolley.
W. 0. Spates. ·
E . C. Fontaine.
J. W. Crawford.
C. C. Herman . II
M. Morgans.
W. H . Wyatt.
·x· At prese nt dodging t he Grand Jury.
t Whiskey
proof.
t In Mexico. Suit entered against him by Chas . E. Crandall & Co.
~O n e "smil e" and a "grin" hi s limit.
IJ Suspended for being so ber on Saturday night.
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�Growler Rushers.
Dark. Fac itis G ross.
Dr. Africanus Garver.
First meeting held in Y. M . C. A . room.
Second meeting held in Faculty room .
Third m eeting indefinit ely postpo ned .
Questions from our Semi-Annual Exams.
I.
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Heard on the Parade Ground.
The equation to the North Pole being, y
m.x
American flag hoisted upon it. (Junior Math. )
+ b,
find the diameter of th e
2.
Right face ! Halt!
Right dress! March!
Sq uad jump! March!
Co mpany! vVhoa Paul!
Compa ny halt! March!
Left dress! Halt!
Sq u ad turn around!
S hoot double tim e ! F ire!
Batt ali o n , open ranks ! Fours left!
Right forward , fours left ! March!
Battali o n! A m en!
(a) By drawings, show the difference between a musical beat, a drum beat
and a dead beat .
(b) Give one method fo r determining th e velocity of tim e.
(c) Given the specific gravity of light, the weight of sound, and the luna r
attraction of Jupiter, st ate the conservation of energy in a bucket of water. (Physics. )
3·
Treat a pound of boarding club butter with the gastric juices and send fo r a n
undertaker. (Chemistry .)
March!
4
(a) Give the pedigree of William Shakspeare's dog, and state whether or
not he spoke Irish.
( b) Describe the pen, and give the color of the ink, with which Milton wrote
his "Paradise Lost."
(c) State whether or not Chaucer Knew J\ liu s Cresar, and if not, \vhy not.
( Freshmen English.)
5·
( a) Tell why Nap oleon did not win the battle of Waterloo .
(b) Compare th e inh abitants of Ann apolis with those of Ancient Spa rta .
( Freshman History. )
6.
(a ) Give th e phys iolog ical effects of robbing a green apple tree.
( b) Turn off the gas and analyze tu-lips. ( Botany .)
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�Adventures of a Cow.
SLIM-Because he is so brassy.
CHRISTER (with a f eeling in /z£s noble bosom)- There goes a nother.
BoTTLE (sniffling)-! smell hair oil. Say, Christer, you applied the contents
of a whole bottle before you came over, didn't you?
PEGGY (imitating Clzrister's style)-- I feel it in my bosom that he did.
CHAUNCEY (laugliing at !zis own wit [.11'] )-Any man that eats as much as you
have eaten ought to feel it in his bosom.
A Mellow-Drama in Two Acts.
Dramatis Personae.
COW,.
Chauncey,
Slim,
Jackass, .
Peggy,
Dutchman,
Poopli-ki,
Christer, .
Harmless,
Chinaman,
Bottle, .
Frostburg,
. B. F. Conrad
T. A. Collison
L. J . Fairbank
F. Williams
. W. H. Wyatt
W. J. Shartzer
H. S. Almony
F. W. Evans
F. J. Bohanan
J. S. Strahorn
0. K. Tolley
. H . C. Hill
ACT I.
ScENE I. -Dining Room of S.J. C. B . C.
SYNOPSIS.
Ditmer time. Clean (.!') table-cloths on seven neatly set tables. A handsome Pinkney
water pitcher adoms the .Junior table. Waiters itt jitll dress (i. e., with all their clot/us O?t).
Bill of fare-Beef or pork, sweet potatoes a Ia spotlge, nice sour bread, and oth er dainties.
[Harmless enters.]
HARMLESS (inhaling the fragrance of cabbage)-By Gosh! We never have
no sich truck daown aour way.
BoTTLE (dryry)- What kind of stuff do you have down your way, Harmless?
HARMLESS (gruflly) -By Gum! We have lots of taters, herring-Cow (interrupting) -! 've been !zearing of this before.
( GroaftS Cow receives pain from all quarters.
the Pinkney ornammt, spilling the water.)
(Cow now gets up from the table, and lingers around the other tables, wondering why his
puns do not create !aug/iter )
CURTAIN FALLS.
ACT II .
ScENE II.-Same as Scene .1.
SYNOPSIS.
Seated at the .Junior table, Slim , Dutchman, .Jackass, Peggy, and the others, with the
exception of Cow. M enu- Pork or bee./. fragrant coffee and prunes. Utaiters stilt in jitll dress.
DuTCHMAN-Say, fellows, when Cow comes in, give him plenty of opening
for his puns, but don't crack a smile. ( Cow lopes in and sits down ) .
JACKASS (making an opening)-Cow, pass me the butter.
Cow (grasping the opportunity)- There's none here , but you had butter send
for some. (All are able to keep their faces straight except Peggy.)
DUTCHMAN-Why did you laugh?
PEGGY-How could I help it; it was so ridiculous.
FROSTBURG-Wesley, what have we for supper?
WESLEY (in full dress) - We have beef fo' a change, sah.
FROSTBURG-Well, you can keep the change .
BoTTLE (holding up two fingers at Poopli-ki of the Sophomore table)-Say,
Poopli-ki, how's your white girl .!'
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PoOPLI-KI (in angry tone)-N one of your business, Bottle.
(Now Cow rises from !tis seat and meanders toward the door, but before he gets there,
another brig itt [?] idea overcmnes lzim, and so he exclaims, ' ' I'll open the door and let in some
ere I go.'' But this is too m1tch for !tis hearers, who spring from their seats and rttSh toward
the Cow. After a good pounding , they throw lzim out of the door.)
In the mix up, .Jackass, as ttsual, upsets
CURTAIN FALLS.
Cow-Now, wat-er you going to do about that? (Receives more bread. )
CHINAMAN-Just listen to the Junior jokes.
FROSTBURG-Why is it that Chinaman is so bright?
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�Often Heard.
Facts.
-- - ! ! !- - ? ! !--!- - ,! !- - ?? ?! !!
I ' ll be dogged.
I had a good dinner to-day .
Oh, my g racious !
Let 's get that La tin out.
Ju lius Pri est !
I think you ' re bug hou se.
I certainly do .
I a in't a go ing to d o it.
I've los t my book, Professor.
R ead th e D u tch to me .
I haven' t look ed a t this lesso n.
I didn ' t go uge a bit.
Th a t ain ' t no li e .
Ma mi e, my littl e ga l. (song.)
She's a peach.
Say, fe ll ow s, I ' m in lov e .
H ave you see n th e mail yet ?
N ot until yet .
What train a re y ou going home on next Jun e?
I do n 't kn ow, d o you ?
All out for Y.M . C. A .
My Gosh!
L et' s g o to church , for a cha nge .
Gee whiz!
H e flunk ed me aga in .
L et's ge t to work .
I d on ' t ca re if I do.
Is it tim e to get up ?
Are we go in g to ha ve drill ?
H as in spection been ta k e n up ?
It 's j est th is way .
You cannot just a lways t ell .
Goll y !
You ' re a brick .
I never jok e.
Is tha t so?
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D. 'vV. B urro ug hs
'vV . H . Beard
J . \ ,Y. C rawfo rd
Harm less Boha n an
. 0 . K. To ll ey
T he Cheru b
La Vache Co nrad
J ack ass 'vV ill ia m s
Polecat Coblentz
Ho rse r P help
J . S. St ra ho rn
W. P. L awson
A nd rew K rug
D um py Penin g to n
A ftun g
L. Bae r
W. H . Wyatt
La Motte
H.u ll man ·
. Bake r
l\IIo rgan
. J o hn Chri ster E van s
Mayo
\ V. J. Sha r tze r
B rady
D isputed
Capt ain Hayden
Co m pany B
Slim Fa irbanl~
ophomo re Class
H. C. H ill
D. N icho ls
Bishop
H utchin s
best lad ies' man ,
best singer ,
best dancer,
m os t da ngero us m a n,
m ost rapi d m an ,
m ost ski llful gouger,
most g racefu l m an ,
wo rst ki cker , .
g reatest nui sance,
sweetest vo ice,
sm allest feet,
best po ker player,
best all -a round athl e te,
tall est m an ,
best relay runn er,
best g ui de in the batt ali o n . .
q ui etest m a n,
noisiest m a n, .
best stu dent,
best g ra mm aria n , .
best d rill ed m a n,
ho li est m a n ( ?) ,
mos t efficient offi cer .
m ost poli shed swearer.
best mathem ati cia n, .
ha ndso mest m a n , .
best m in st rel,
best drilled co m pany,
fattest m a n,
m ost intell ectual cl ass, .
best foot ball pl ayer, .
best baseball playe r ,
best litera ry man,
tri cki est m an ,
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�Time-Table of Important Events.
Don,ts for the Students.
Don't fail to buy a "RAT-TAT."
Don't fail to subscribe to next year's Collegian.
Don't swear when you read this year's Collegian.
Don't lock Toby in the safe. You a re liable to be suspended.
Don ' t haze the Freshmen. They might not like it.
Don't shave Crawford's mustache off. He can't play center against Harvard.
Don ' t fail to borrow tobacco or cigarettes.
Don't call on the girls more than seven nights in the week.
Don't study too much. It leads to serious results .
Don't overeat in the Boarding Club.
Don't knock upon a door when you wish to enter a room . Just kick it in.
Don ' t fail to gouge in exams. It's the quickest way to get out of College.
Don't forget to jump on Stump's bed. It is good exercise.
Don't take a bath every week. It is easy to overdo the matter.
Don't try to jolly the Annapolis girls. They have been fooled before.
Don't fall in love with an Annapolis girl. Look a t those who have done so.
Don't run the toughs offthe Campus. They might feel offended.
Don't be surprised when you see roast beef in the Club.
Don't act disorderly in the Club.
Don ' t fail to answer "Present" when the "Church Roll" is called .
Don't let Fait smell the cork of your witch-hazel bottle.
Don't attempt to answer Hodges' questions.
Don't look down on Strahorn.
Don't let Christer meet your best girl.
Don't monkey with Professor Brigg's lock.
Don't fail to use a ''Pony'' for Latin .
Don ' t laugh at "Pokey's" jokes or the " Cow's'' puns.
Don ' t offer to take a girl to the Hop if it looks like rain .
Don't ask us whom we danced with at the "Soldier's Ball."
Don't get in La Motte's way, he's in a hurry.
Don't kick up a row.
Don ' t fail to smash $7 .so worth of test tubes in the Laboratory.
Don't do it, it's already done.
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September 22 .
23.
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Nineteen-hundred arrived and college opened.
Tommy's collection for the backwoods arrived and fourth floor
of Pinkney changed color. (Green.)
26. Conrad received a ''Jackass Promotion'' and came to the conclusion that he wouldn't drill any more.
28. Pinkney Glee Club organized.
29. Burroughs enlisted.
October
3· Student Beard given his Physical examination for the Glee Club.
6. Tolley, B.A ., discarded his (once) white sweater.
I3. Strahorn' s reputation under a doctor's care.
14· Buck let a candidate cut him out.
20. Cherub and the Villain met behind the Gym.
2!. The Cherub had a black eye.
24. Pat made a mash.
27. Had t a rget practice in Townshend's room. Whole Junior shooting-match turned out.
3I. Fourth floor delegation entertained the G. 0. H., at 2 A.M . , in
the Gym.
November I. Much
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7· Disquieting rumors circulated.
8. The Sophs. shipped. College took a holiday. Students amused,
Profs. perplexed. Several Faculty meetings, and one massmeeting. The Black Sheep t aken back into the fold.
I I.
Brady discovered tha t Strahorn had three feet.
I7. Purvis flunked in Math.
Ig . Defeated Johns Hopkins on the gridiron.
20. "Swelled Heads" in evidence.
24. Thanksgiving Day. The Students in the Club got something
to eat.
25.
First Sergeants Bill and Dumpy went to Baltimore (shopping?)
and ca me back loaded.
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December
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Dr. Fell proved to the students that they were getting too much
to eat in the Clu\;>.
Dumpy went to early class without his breakfast. Students
greatly worried on his account.
Th e result of the great combine and the downfall of the Jackass .
Hill, H. C., received a handicap in Dutch.
Scabby, Chauncey, Peggy, Oscar, B.A., the Dutchman and the
Ja ckass attended Y.M.C.A. meeting. Very import ant.
Chauncey knocked five (ten-pins in th e Gym ) .
Everybody went to church.
Dumpy, as usual, passed "math." exam.
Pinkney quartet sang "Home, Sweet Home," on Freshman floor.
Left Annapolis to astonish the old folks a t home.
H appy(?) reunion.
Sis, Pauline, a nd Freshman Fait did th e town.
Som ething mysterious happened to Professor Brigg's lock .
Sergeants Her ma n, P. H., and Phelps, th e guides ofC Company,
were on extra duty as guides for their Captain.
Harmless n~ad Latin ~ t sight (third sight ).
A very windy day. Crawford's' mustache blown off.
Craw ford unable t o drill without his mustache. Colonel John
put vinegar in the Junior's milk .
To hn Chinaman had (a) rat for dinner.
Plunket lost five collars playing poker.
Lieutenant Christer, Company B, took charge of th e battalion
and commanded: ''Battalion, Amen!"
Dr. African us took th e bath prepared for Skelly.
Some one answered "Absent" to the Church Roll.
Pokey didn't try to crack a jok e.
Students began to arrange their gouges.
Our "Reign of Ten·or" began.
Mandolin Club began to think of encores.
Long faces. Many flunks. Few happy.
Lawson went to Baltimore to see his Crisfield girl.
Freddie at the risk of his life dove into the snow bank and rescued
the "Wash Lady."
The Collegian came out on time!!!
Aftung departed this (college) life.
C. C. Herman traded hats with his coloJ.;ed barber.
Dr. Soho explained his system of marking.
Prof. Briggs took us to an Egyptian banquet.
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The soldiers came home . We tramped through the mud.
We cleaned our shoes.
Prof. ''Skelly'' upset a bucket of 1\'ater over his head.
Poopli-ki called on his wltile girl.
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H ad roast ox for dinner.
The club's butter lifted the tables .
Fairbank forgot to tie his socks and they walked off during the
night.
Dr. Soho gave Purvis a "zip" for not skipping with the rest of
the Class.
Senator Baer returned from his mysterious trip .
Christer received a case of hair oil.
The Hot Cat Club held its monthly meeting.
Bromo seltzer to burn.
''S kelly '' left us.
Collison's misfits were fooled.
Brady and Mullan d ecided to go to Cuba and organize a baseball
team .
Paymaster Du stin played tennis.
The war began . The battle of" Buzzards' Roost."
Battle of the ' 'Short Line Bridge." Briscoe killed 500 men, more
or less.
Church Club h eld its weekly meeting. Pop e Tull ey presided.
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�Information Wanted.
Why has Captain Straho rn so many ch ildren (in his compan y ) ?
Why does Skelly like the Class of rgoo so \Nell ?
What shall we name the new bui lding?
Is Humphreys Hall lighted by electricity or by Israelites?
Why does Mackall make a certain young lady wea ry ?
Did B ill cut Paul out , or was it sim ply a succession?
Why did Tubby ge t back so quickly from his mid-winter vacati on ?
Are large n oses the prevailing features in Crisfield ?
Is J ohn Christer as fond of little children as he pretends to be, or does he
prefer his aunt ?
Where did Skelly get the idea of handicaps?
Why did Dr. Soho flunk all but four Juni ors, in F rench ?
Why didn't Beard join the College G lee Club?
How many of the students took a bath whil e the pipes were frozen ?
Why did Hopkins get a zero in Logic exam.?
W ho g ave W iley the name of Angel?
Why does A lm ony get angry when he is called Poopli-ki ?
In what respect does Fontaine resemble a monkey ?
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Is it true that Hutchins is so soft that a finger can be stuck in him ?
Why does Pokey persist in cracking jokes?
Why did Conrad m ake an hundred and one mistakes in hi s French exam .?
Is Polecat Cob lentz an orator?
\ i\T ill Jackass ever stop singin g?
In what class is Hayden ?
Does Pearre know how to swear ?
Does Jimmy know how to manage a baseball team ?
Why d id the lig hts go out at the hop, February ro?
How many oranges did Millikin bring away in hi s pockets from the Soldiers'
banquet?
Why d id soda water intoxicate Bohanan ?
How many revolutions per minute will it take t o make Rullman "buzz?"
What will a lump of sodium do to a water pitcher?
Will Pete actually be an alumnus next yea r ?
As We Know Them.
" H armless" Bohanan.
"Pete" Brady.
''Chauncey'' Collison.
"Kid" Douglas.
" ] ohn Christer" Evans.
''Buggy Doug' ' Lyons.
"Gassy" Mayo.
"Puddin" Melvin.
'' Gene ' ' Mullan.
''Picks' ' Nichols.
" ] oe" Sinclair.
"] ohn Chinama n'' Strahorn.
' 'Yaller'' or ' 'Zan thus' ' And erson.
"Sen ator" Baer.
"Pat Booth" Cassidy.
"La Vache" (Cow) Conrad .
"Slim'' Fairbank.
' 'M idge'' Girau lt.
"Pauline " H erm a n.
' 'Sis'' Herman.
"Congressman" Hill.
"Cherub" Hopkins.
"Scabby"
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''Plunk et ''
L awson.
''Villain'' etc.
"Liz" Mackall.
"Dumpy" Penington.
'' Hors er' ' Phelps.
"Fli p" Purvis.
''Dutchman'' Sha rtzer.
0. K . Tolley, "B. A."
Henry Turner, "N. A .''
''] ackass'' Willia ms.
''Peggy ' ' Wyatt.
"Poopli-ki" Almony.
"Monkey'' Fontaine.
"Catfish" Kearney .
''Andrew'' Krug.
" Frenchy ' ' Retz .
"Buzz" Rullm an.
"Bu ck" or "Angel " Wiley.
''Parson'' Wisner.
''Polecat'' Coblentz.
''Daffy'' Roberts.
" ] ohnni e" Briscoe .
"Stump" Worthington.
" Tubby" Aftun g.
''Whiskers'' Beard.
' 'Mole'' Burroughs.
"Colonel' ' D espard .
"Little" Bishop.
"Willie'' Fait.
''Docus" Eichman.
"Sweety" Kelly .
'' Cousin George' ' Morgans.
' 'Big F oo t " Keyes .
"Hippity-Hop" Baker.
''Yankee'' Pearre.
''Cappie" H ay den.
"Froggie" T arbutton.
"Big Mouth" Millikin .
''Skeete r" Schoolfi eld .
''Sam'' Townshend .
" Tripe " R asin .
'' Baby '' Hutchins.
''Mike'' Girault.
"Spa-tes" Spates.
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�WANTED-Funds.
THE SENIOR CLASS.
WANTED-An interest in mathem atics.
Advertisements.
THE J UNIOR CLASS.
THE SoPHOMORE CLASS.
WANTED-Most any old thing.
WANTED-To learn how to talk to the girls.
SIN CLAIR.
WANTED-A littl e haz ing.
LOST -A "Bond.''
TH E FRESHMAN CLASS.
Finder please return to
WANTED-A new bedspring eve ry clay, and some one to believe all I say .
WoRTHINGTON.
LOST-Pres idency of'gg .
WANTED
LOST -A thoroughbred calf.
J os. SINCLAIR.
Some jokes for the Collegian.
T. A. COLLISON.
WANTED -A few more positions and a cure for "Love Sickness. "
J. S. STRAHORN.
WANTED-Some good actors for a play, entitled "A Farce in Mathematics."
J. B. CASSIDY.
WANTED-Some one to answer all my q uestions.
c.
H. HOD GES .
c.
WANTED-Some elephant's milk to make me grow.
E.
WANTED-To find a g irl who ca n enjoy my company.
E. H. HuT CHINs.
WANTED-A good cure for the big h ead .
0. B. CoBLENTZ.
WANTED-To be a soldier boy.
FONTAI NE.
B. F . CONRAD.
WANTED-To know how to win back what I have lost in poker, and a free
tick et to Baltimore while my girl from Crisfield is th ere .
CHARLIE, THE CRISFIELD GAMBLER.
WANTED- To know how to gouge und er Professor Briggs, and something to
make me grow fat.
AFTUNG .
J. S. STRAHORN.
Finder will pease return to
Miss M-
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LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN-A gam e chicken. Finder will recog nize by
size of foot. Ample rew;..rcl will be given if left at Crisfield before
June 3 r.
LOST-Befo re th e Chri stmas holidays, a class pin on Prince George Street. Find er
G. F . W1s 'ER .
pl ease return to
LOST-A spotless reputation.
Pleas e return to
ANGEL WILEY.
LOST-On Sunday last, six Y.M .C.A . m embers. Iffound please return them to
F . W. EVANS, 6 Pinkney Hall.
LOST-A tw enty-five cent nig ht-sh irt. Finder wil l be liberall y rewa rded upon
returnin g th e same to
MR. HuTCHINS, Offi ce, 4th fl oor Pinkney .
LOST -Sh ort ly before Christmas , one mark belonging to Company B. R eturn
to
CoLONEL JoHNS. STRAHORN, Commanding.
LOST-Somewh ere on Prince George Street, a W as hington County Cow , regisH. C. HILL.
tered. Return to
WANTED--Some anti-lean.
FAIRBANK.
LOST-A gold medal received for good conduct and excell e ncy in studies.
Please return to
MR. T. D uMPY P EN INGTON.
WANTED-To know the age, pedigree and use of Toby.
STUDENTS.
LOST-One of our Poets.
W"ANTED-Something to eat.
WANTED-To find some one
Y .M.C.A.
BOARDING CLUB .
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RAT-TAT.
ESCAPED-From captivity, a " Cran e. "
the Class of rgoo fit to be President of the
WANTED-A stand-in with Bacchus.
P. D. LYONS.
WANTED-Material for a mustache.
J. W. CRAWFORD.
w.
WANTED- A nose to fit my face.
STOLEN-From the Maryland Hotel, a Pucldin.
be given for its return.
FOUND--A bracelet, ma rk ed H. R. to E. F.
H. WYATT.
WA NTED-To know the difference between a zero in Class, and a zero among
the girls .
J . P. BRISCOE.
A liberal , if small, rewa rd will
Owner please apply to
"BuzZARDs' RousT."
FOUND-An India n Chief, says h is name is Poopli-ki.
WANTED-A way to keep the Juniors from guying me in the dining-room .
F . W . EvANS.
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If found olease return to
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F. J. BOHANAN .
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Apply to
CHAUN CEY CoLLISON.
�"The Uses of a B.A . ; or, The Advantages of a College Graduate." 0. K.
Tolley.
" Baseball from a Scientific Standpoint; How to Bat, Steal Bases, etc.
Useful Information and Personal Experiences of the Author." E. H. Mullan.
Publications.
"Foolish Frank; or, Love at First Sight."
Walk and Other Tales." G. F. Wisner.
By the Author of "My Daily
"A n Oakland Heart Breaker; or, Beauty Personified."
W. J. Shartzer.
"Cast Adrift; or, Learning English with Difficulty." By the Author of
"The Hazing of a Plebe at ·west Point." Jack S. \iVilliams.
"The Magic Power of the Blarney Stone; or, My Sins Forgiven." F. Johns
Bohanan.
"An Active Member of the Zoo; or, My Tale of Woe." Polecat Coblentz.
"How I R eceived Twenty Demerits."
Hearted Guy." J. 0. Purvis.
"Uncle Tom in the City."
T. Dumpy Penington.
By the Autho r of "A B ro ken
"The Gentleman of St. Mary's." By the Author of "I Love My Little
Pipe Next to My Littl e Girl ;" " How I L earn ed to Tell 'Em ," and others.
I. M. Harm less .
"The Cork of the Whiskey Bottle." By th e Author of "Card Sharping
R educed to a Science;" "Scabby, the Wizard;" "Cards and Magic;" Why I
Failed to Break the Bank," and "Fiuter th e Poker P layer." The Rt. Rev. Dr.
Plunket Lawson.
"A Sugared Oyster ; o r, The Cow's R evenge."
"Twenty of My Selected Orations. "
Benjamin Franklin C.
W . H. Wyatt.
"The Captain of Company C; or, Lieutenant Mayo's Disappointment."
By the Author of "Tall Hopes and Hard Lucie " W. L. Mayo.
"The Disadvantages of Living in Pinkney; or, The Girls of Annapolis ."
S. T. Mackall.
"The Adventures of a Fool; or, My Trip to Baltimore." William Fait, Jr.
" Three N ights in a Glee Club," and " How I Sang the Star Spangled
Banner." Howard Beard.
"F!uter, the Tal e of a V illain."
" A Treatise on :ty[oss Roses ."
Ambition." H . C. Hill.
"Zanthus , the Sheep."
B- - Anderson.
By Creeper.
By the Author of " How I Lost My
By the Author of "Me and My Sword."
Yall er
"Six \iVeeks on the Money Question; or, The Value of an American Si lver
Dollar in China." Monsieur La Vache.
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By the Author of "How I Got Burned."
��Dr. Solto-" Mr. Girault translate, 'There was a wooden table in the room . ' "
Grinds
Midge-'' What's wooden, Professor?' '
Dr. So !to (Patting him on the head)-'' That's wooden.''
Lyons-Among ladies are most dangerous things .
Prof. Cain (In Political Economy ) - '' Is there anyone here who can enlighten
us on this matter of farming? Mr. Conrad, you look as if you might be able
Melvin-So wis e, so young; they say do ne'er live long.
to tell us something about it.' '
liliillia>nj·-Whistl e d as h e went for want of thought.
From Anderson' s composition-'' We awoke after having dressed and eaten
Evans-His pathway lies among the stars.
our breakfast.''
Dr. Solw (The morning after the "Soldiers' Ball," pointing to Mr. Lyons,
who has fallen asleep during the recitation)-"Love's dream after the Ball. "
Fait- The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
Prof. Cissel-'' What is specific gravity?''
Pat Cassidy-" Why, Professor you
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drop a stone down and th
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fi ' go to a well, a nd take the cover off and
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e t1me rom the
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strikes the water is the s
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moment It eaves your hand until it
peCI c grav1ty.''
Dr. Solto (To Oscar, who has been disturbing the recitation) - " Mr. Tolley,
what are you going to do with your funny ways when you graduate?''
Oscar (Taken by surprise)- ' ' Um-er-er g-g-go on the stage, I guess.' '
Dr. Solw-" Don't-don' t do it; cabbages will be s0 high that Mr. Shartzer
Prof. C.-"Mr . T o ll ey, gJve the law of parallel currents "
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0 scar- '' T wo currents running parallel to each other meet at an apex."
and I can't eat sauerkraut."
Pro'_,, How h as e I ectnClty 1m proved?''
. . .
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Gzrault- ' ' With time.''
me 4.8o.''
Puddin-" He gave me s.so, perhaps part of it belongs to y ou. "
railer-'' Professor Briggs didn't treat me right in English, he only gave
Prof. Q. (Speaking of Bohanan) -" There seems to be little doubt that
Darwin's theory holds good in some particular instances. But what a joke on the
Prof.- "No w, M r .. A nderson, where shall I draw that line?"
Yall. (Afi
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ter thmkmg a moment)-"Oh ' anyw h ere m particular."
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monkey.' '
Sergeant Conrad (To Major Cissel) - " I don't hesitate to say that I ' m the
----------------Prof.-'' Mr . Fairbank ' h ow wou ld you prepare hydrogen?''
Slim ''J
-
ust the way you are doing it.''
best drilled man in the battalion .' '
Cassidy (Introducin g himself to. a " Bay Ridge Lady." )- " My name's Pat
Sinclair (in Calculus) - " p ro f<essor, IS that dx a constant variable?"
•
Cassidy, and this is my friend, Bum Jones .' '
Hodges (Seated in front of a gas furnace)-'' Bu t • p ro,essor, I don't see the
c
urnace."
fi
1ave b een in a bad way last night. "
Prof. C. - "Yo u must 1
Burrouglts-'' What did your mandolin cost, Fait?''
Fait-•·Oh, I don't know, about eighteen dollars I guess."
Burrouglts-"They cheated you then ; you c.an get them down town for two
Rullman-" I d on 't k now my French to-day Professor "
c·
D r . voho- ' ' 0 h ' t h at ' s all right, you'll have 'all next year to learn it."
and a half.' ' ·
Ireland-" Say, Poopli-ki, where did you get that pretty green necktie I've
seen you wearing around here for the last two or three days?"
Jim-' 'Oh, I got that from pa. He wore it when he was here.''
Prof. (In Chemistry)-If that had been a test tube
Herman (In the front row)- " And so would 1." ' it would have gone."
186
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�Tolley--"Don' t y ou think I ' m ra ther good lookin g?"
H is L ady Friend- " In a way."
Tolley- " Wh at kim! of a way?"
H is L ady Friend- " A way off."
Oscar- " S ay, Buck, Wisner is a s maller fi:sh than I thoug ht he was."
Buck-' 'Wh y ?"
Oscar-"He was caug ht by a net ."
Monk-" I' m go ing to be a n actor. "
Hyatt- " Wh at cast are y ou g oing to tak e?"
Monk- ' 'A cast out. "
Ireland- " ! have a cold or something in my h ead ."
Cltorus - " lt mu st be a cold."
H odges-( In H erm a n's room) - " S ay, S is, what a re th ese things? "
H erman-" Th ey' re milita ry brush es."
H odges- " Wh at a re th ey for, to brush y our un ifo rm with ?"
H opkins-" H ey, Baer, can a ma n ma rry his widow's sister ?"
Baer ( Dubiously)- "! d on' t know a bout t ha t ; you ' ll have to ask w me
lawyer. ' '
Brady ( Ma king out th e positiOns of th e p layers on t he Baseba ll T ea m.)" Wh ere d id you p lay last year, La Mott e?' '
La MoLLe-"U p home .''
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H erman- ' ' W ell , W yatt , where did you say Mik e came from ?"
T;fjlaLL-" Th e people dow n in Crisfield say th at he ca me from Irela nd 1n a
bark ca noe. ' '
H erman- "Wo ul dn' t t hat be ra th e r da ngerous?"
lili)tatt-"No , I g uess not. I suppose h e kep t along th e sh ore all th e way
over. ''
Harmless- '' Th ere a re very fe w men wh o ca n do two thin gs a t th e same t im e.''
An d so ~ay in g h e proceeded to spit in his burea u drawer a nd drop hi s colla r in
t he buck et.
Jl!fr. Coblentz on H igher Englislt-'' Thi s here course in En g lish ain ' t no good
at all , t hey oug ht to ra ise it so as t he fe llows would stu dy so me. W hy wh ere I
co me from th ey never had no sich nonse nse li ke t his. Gosh ! Th ose poems do n't
do a nyo ne no good nohow. T hey oug ht to learn th e fe llers to talk good E ng lish.
I neve r hea rd su : h la ng uage before in all my life.' '
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�Index.
Alumni
Alumni Addresses .
Athletic Association
Baltimore Alumni of St. John ' s College .
Baseball . . .
. . . .. .. .
Board ofVisitors and Governors
Chess Club.
Class of '99 . .
Class of I goo .
Class of Igor .
Class of I9o2 .
Cotillion Club
Dedication . .
Dramatic Association .
Editorial Board .
Football . . .
Glee Club . . .
History of '99 , .
History of Igoo .
History of rgoi .
History of rg:>2 .
In. Memoriam-Charles H. Denison ~
Introduction . . . . · .
Leag ue Games . . . . . . . . . . .
Lieut.-Col. Ellwood W. Evans, U.S. V ..
Ma ndolin Club . . .
Military Department .
Philokalian Society . .
Philomathean Society .
Rel aying at St. John's
Relay Teams . . . . .
Society of the New York Alumni of St. John's College .
Songs Heard at the Hopkins Game .
St. John 's College History
The Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . .
Y. M. C. A . . . . . . . . . . .
Yells H ea rd at the Hopkins Game .
191
. 27
.
4I
. 108
. 33
. 126
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53
61
73
81
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5
• 100
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. 110
97
54
64
74
82
78
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. 105
. 8g
. 93
. 1 33
. •31
. 30
. I21
. 17
. IS
. I02
• 120
�MISCELL ANEOUS-
A Common Question
Ad ve ntures of a Cow .
"Adve rtisements"
Anderson 's Soliloquy .
As W e Know Th em
A Visit of the G. 0. II.
Barry Sidney . . . . .
Commencement Day .
Dont's for th e Students .
Facts
First Annual Masquerade .
Grinds . . . . . . . . . .
Heard on the Parade Ground .
How Tommy Draws Them In .
Inform ation Wanted
I. 0. J.. . .. .
Leade r of Compa ny B
"Motus Temporus " .
Often Heard . . . . .
Our Bel Air Hero . .
Philo kali an anti Philomathean Societi es .
Pinkney Gl ee Club
Poem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Questions from Our Semi-Annual Exams.
Ring, Bells of the Century, Rin g .
St. John's . . . . . . . .
St. John's Establish ed Church . . .
St. John 's Publications . . . . . .
St. John's. Regime nt of Vo luntee r Pre varic:ators
"Stump's Inquiry" . . . . .
The Cows ann th e Campus .
The G. 0 . H.
The Poplar . .
The Shirt Tail Parade
The White Ribbon Society
Time-Tabl e of Important Events
'98 Class Day Exercises . . . .
Advertis ements . . . . . . . . .
I 92
. J61
. 170
. I SO
·. 164
. 179
. 16!
. 144
. 155
. 174
. 173
. 163
186
. ! 68
153
. 178
. ! 66
. 152
. 142
. 172
. ISO
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. ISO
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149
182
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141
136
! 64
159
165
154
I38
!62
143
16o
167
175
157
. . . . . . . ito vi
Illustrations.
Alumni Group
Athletics . . .
Baseball . . .
Base ball Team
Chess Club . .
Class Pin, '99 .
Class Pin, 1900
Class Pin , 1901
Cotillion . . .
Dedic-ation to Alumni a nd Students .
Editorial Board .
End . . . . .
Football . . . .
Football T eam .
Freshman Class
Frontispiece
G lee Club
Grinds . . .
Initial . . .
In Memoriam-R-i!v. Vv . T. S. Deavor .
Interior of Chapel .
I. 0. J... .. .. .
Junior Class . . .
Leader of Company B.
Lieut.-Col. Ellwood W. Evans, U.S. V.
Mandolin Cluh .
Me Dowell Hall .
Military . . . .
Miscellaneous
:\liscellaneous Illustrations . . . . . . . .
Our Bel Air Hero
Philokalian Society . .
Philokalian Pin . . . .
Philomathean Society .
Philomathean Pin .
Pinkney Hall . . . . .
. 36
. 107
125
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150
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193
�Relay Team . . . .
Senior Class . . . .
Societies . . . . . . . . . . .
Sophomore Class . . . . . . .
St. John 's Established Churc.h .
The Battalion . . .
The Campus . . .
The Faculty . . .
The Freshman
The G. 0. H . .
The Junior . . . .
The Senior . . . .
The Sophomore .
The White Ribbon Society
Underg raduates . . . .
Y. M. C.A .. . . . . . . .
STE\A/ART &
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STEEN,
46 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa .
MAKHRS OF
£oll~g~
€ngrao~rs
ana
CLASS PINS AND BUTTONS,
STATIONERY, PROGRAMMES,
BANQUET MENUS, WEDDING
AND RECEPTION INVITATIONS,
Print~rs
Visiting Cards, Plate and so
Cards, Seventy-five Cents.
eon~g~ and £tass·day Tnoltattons, £nsts and .
£oats of Jfrms, monograms and Jfddr~s Dl~s.
. 6g
. !67
. 48
ATHLETIC AND GYMNASIUM OUTFITTERS .
. !02
The A. G. Alford Sporting Goods Co.
120 E. BALTIMORE STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS.
C. J. DUNN & CO.
manufacturtrs ot •.•...
321
~runks, trao~nng
\,
•
•
Bags, Sattb~ls, Suit £as~ and
Eouytblng R~qulslt~ for trao~lus.
N. CALVERT STREET, opposite City Hospital.
Branch: 23 WEST BALTIMORE STREET,
Between Hanove r and Charles Streets.
f3A L TIMORE . MD .
IF YOU WANT A GOOD FITTING CORRECT STYLE
CREDITABLE SUIT OF CLOTHES , WHY. GO TO
.. KEELER ..
OF COURSE.
If not convenient to call , send for samples and prices and
self-measurements and oth er information.
JNO. M.
5 N. CALVERT STREET,
IY4
KISELER,
BALTIMORE.
�GILBERT & MUSTERMAN,
6~-s Calfd~s,
CONFECTIONER,
Pharmacists,
Drugs,
fb~mlcats
Pat~nt m~dleln~s.
. . . Ma nu fac turer and Dealer in . . .
ana
ANNAPOLIS, MD .
Fine Candies, Creams
and Ices- - - - - - -
FANCY AND TO/I...ET ARTICI...ES ,
FINE BRANDS OF CIGARS, CIGARETTES and TOBACCO .
Soft Drinks of an 1\lnds.
So~a an~ ~iner a l
Cor. Main and Frances Streets and State Circle.
J.
tbt UP·to-4att J:tacltr In
~ents'
jfurnisbings anb Shoes,
\A/N\.
~
KEN\PEL,
~
Tailor,
223 1€ast
-
Where you can always find sty le, fit and quality at lowest prices.
36 Market Space, Annapolis, Md.
10
Wlaters.
· - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILIP MILLER,
<!lotbing,
CENTRAL DRUG STORE,
jfa~ette
Street,
BALTIMORE , MD.
SUITS FROM $ 15 UP.= = = = = = = = =
per cent. off to Collegians.
T e lephone Call 24 .
BUFFHAM,
PHOTOGRAPHER ,
... ANNAPOLIS AND BAY RIDGE ...
LIVERY AND HIRING STABLES.
\l?iews of St. 5obn's, m. S. 'IRa"al :acabetn)? anb
:annapolis, also mass anb Htblettc <Sroups of
'IRa"al :acabem)? anb St. 5olm's.
AND BAGGAGE EXPRESS,
No. 59 WEST STREET,
Slngt~
PICTURES FRAMED AND ENLARGED
Studio: 48 Nlal'yland
H"enu~ ,
WM . H . VANSANT,
NAVAL OUTFITTER,
l\1ail orders
I. HOHBERGER & CO., Manufacturers of Fine Havana Cigars ,
Annapolis, Md., U.S. A.
Special
~rices
to Stubents ..•
ARUNDEL BUILDING, ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Il l
II
Manager.
JVIercbant "Cailor,
Ortolan,
}
Capt. Bob
REGISTERED BRANDS CIGAR.
o r a Flat Cap
No. 78 Main Street,
)llr~.
F. M. WILLIAMSON,
Clear Havana Hand=nlade Cigars?
5 cents each o r $.=,.oo per hundred , prepaid by mail. Satisfaction guaranteed .
given prompt attention. Open 314 days in th e year.
ana Doubt~ t~ams ana Sad~l~ )lors~s for
A ll Orders Promptly Attended to.
Hnnapolis, )Vld.
Would You For 5 CENTS Do Without One of My
IF NOT, TRY AN
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
�THERE
is a great difference in tai.lor-m ade clothing.
Some people know the dtfference and wear
HBMDIJRG[R(P
n IJU [ 0
ALEX.
HART,
GEO. DAVIS,
Manu fac tu re r and Dealer in
Constantly adding the newest effects to our Custom
Tm7oring Department make it better than ever and
sti7! the best.
Cigars, Tobacco. Pipes
HAN\BURGERS',
No . 75 MARYLAND AVENUE,
MAIL ORDERS CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO.
BALTIMORE AND HOWARD STREETS,
antl Smokers'
MERCHANT
TAILOR,
articles,
Maryland A venue,
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.
Soft Drinks of all Kinds.
ANNAPOLIS.
Ube <to I leg fan,
Chas. G. Feldmeyer,
B. WIEGARD.
Books and Stationery,
£onftctiontr and £attrtr,
VOL. XII.
Tobacco and Cigars,
AGEN T FOR H UY LER'S C ANDIES.
B~LT'IMC>RE,
MD,
Will be published by the Class of rgoo, every month during the
scholastic year r8gg-rgoo
State House Circle,
Agency for NEW YORK, PHILADELPHI A, HA LTIMORE and WAS HINGTON DA ILI ES.
D. R. McRAE,
44 MARYLAND AVENUE,
mtrcbant
tan or___
ANNAPO LIS, MARYLA ND.
The hearty support of the Alumni and Friends of the College is
only needed to make this the best Collegian ever issued from
St. John's
IQour Subscription ts
Soltctte~.
Address all business communications to TURNER & FAIRBANK.
Terms,
~r.oo
77Tortbington's
'-'-'
Pharmacy,
C. A. Crandall,
3I MAIN STREET,
9 Francis St.,
101 CHURCH STREET,
ANNAPOLIS,
Per Year, IN ADVANCE.
MARYLAND.
RICHARD G.
C~NEY,
HIRING AND LIVERY STABLE,
121 West St., Near A. , W & 8 R. R. Depot, Annapolis , Md.
.
Teams for Hire, Furniture Handled and Hauling of
all Kinds Attended to at Short Notice.
Fine Imported and Domestic Liquors,
BOTTLER OF BARTHOLOMAY LAGER BEER.
Free delivery to all parts of city.
IV
BAGGAGE DELIVERED.
An napolis, Md.
WAGONS TO MEET All TRAINS.
Horses Taken at Livery.
Marriages, Balls and Funerals a Specialty .
.Q-Leaveordersat Posta l T e leg raph Offi c e, Md . Ave.,
and W a tch H o use, Main Gate Nava l Aca demy
which connects direct with stables by te l ephon~
unti l 9 P.M. Orders for earlie. morn ing t rains wil l
H
be att e nded to .
v
Annapolis.
�Williams & Wilkins Company
Engravers .;~. Printers
Bookbinders
6 S. CAL VERT STREET, BALTIMORE
AT COI\S ISTENT PRICES
W¢dding lnoitations
Uisiting flaras
CORRECT IN FOIOI, FAULTLESS IN EX ECUTION
CONFORMING WITH THE VARY I NG STYLES
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Yearbooks
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This collection contains yearbooks from St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. Yearbooks are sometimes referred to as the "Rat Tat", "Cicerone", or "Canvas". This collection includes all published yearbooks since 1896. Please note that yearbooks were not published every year.<br /><br />Holdings: <br />1896 v. 1<br />1898 v. 2 - 1899 v. 3<br />1901 v. 4 – 1912 v. 15<br />1914 v. 17 – 1918 v. 21<br />1920 v. 22 – 1945/1946<br />1947 – 1951/1953<br />1957<br />1982<br />1986 – 1990/1991<br />1992 – 2001/2002<br />2015/2016 – 2017/2018<br />2021/2022 - 2022/2023<br /><br />Click on <strong><a title="Yearbooks" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=21">Items in the Yearbooks Collection</a></strong> to view and sort all items in the collection.
Coverage
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Annapolis, MD
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St. John's College Greenfield Library
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yearbooks
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paper (bound book)
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194, vi pages
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'99 Rat Tat
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College yearbook for the years 1899-1900. Rat = Tat of St. John's College, Volume III, Class of 1900. Published annually by the Junior Class.
Creator
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Phelps, J. R. (editor)
Herman, C. C. (associate)
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Williams & Wilkins Company Press, Baltimore
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Annapolis, MD
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1899-05
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St. John's College owns the rights to this publication.
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text
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pdf
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English
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1899
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